Abstract: Use of hyaluronic acid derivatives for the preparation of biomaterials for the prevention of the formation and the treatment of cutaneous scars, wherein the hyaluronic acid derivatives are optionally combined with pharmacologically or biologically active compounds.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display includes a pair of substrates; an organic electroluminescent device between the pair of substrates, including: a pair of electrodes of an anode and a cathode, and a light-emitting layer between the pair of electrodes; and a light scattering film on a substrate on the viewing side of the pair of substrates, including: a transparent substrate film, and a light scattering layer which contains a light transmitting resin and a light scattering particle having a particle size of from 0.3 ?m to 1.2 ?m, wherein a ratio of (np/nb) is from 0.80 to 0.95 or from 1.05 to 1.35, taking a refractive index of the light scattering particle and the light transmitting resin as np and nb, respectively.

Abstract: An output shaft of a power unit having a driven gear for supplying a power of an internal combustion engine via a transmission mechanism and for outputting the power to an outside of a unit case. Borne members are connected respectively at each end of a cylindrical member of the output shaft. The borne members are rotatably supported by the unit case via a pair of bearings. The driven gear is fitted to one of the borne members in a position adjacent to one of the bearings. As a result, the output shaft of the power unit can be manufactured by a compact manufacturing apparatus, and the output shaft can be reduced in weight while maintaining the strength.

Abstract: Method for the condition monitoring of the safety switches of the safety circuit of an elevator. Inferences can be made about the condition of a safety switch by measuring and examining the current of the safety circuit of the elevator after the state of the safety circuit has changed. The current signal is filtered, after which the amount of interference caused by contact malfunctions of the switch is determined from it. Based on the amount of interference it is possible to determine in what condition the switch is.

Abstract: This is a method of forming a fracture start portion of a ductile metal part on an inner circumferential face of a through hole by irradiating laser to an opposing position of the inner circumferential face of the thorough hole of the ductile metal part having a predetermined through hole and by forming a large number of recess portions separated with a predetermined distance at a predetermined interval from one opening to the other opening of the through hole, in which a recess part is formed, instead of by focusing the laser exactly onto the inner circumferential face of the through hole, by irradiating it onto the inner circumferential face of the through hole while defocusing from the inner circumferential face of the through hole by a predetermined amount as well as by supplying an assist gas to a position of the laser irradiation, and the laser is moved linearly at a predetermined speed from one side opening to the other side opening on the inner circumferential face of the through hole while irradiatin

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing R-(?)-sertaconazole mononitrate. The invention also relates to R-(?)-sertaconazole mononitrate hemiacetonate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cooling fan including a fan rotated by a motor, for forcibly circulating the air, and a fan housing having a through hole with a predetermined inside diameter so that the fan can be mounted thereon. A curvature radius of the end of the inner circumference of the through hole sucking the air is smaller than a curvature radius of the end of the inner circumference of the through hole discharging the air. As a result, the cooling fan can minimize noises in the operation.

Abstract: A configuration of an iron golf-club head is defined as follows in order to offer ease of addressing a ball with face open. In a projected figure of the head focused on a projection plane including a sweet spot and normal to a perpendicular from a center of gravity of the head to a face thereof, a maximum transversal is defined by a straight line cutting across a face contour over the greatest length as passing through an intersection of a leading edge and a straight line drawn from a heel-side end point of a face line in a predetermined direction of the projected figure, and forms an angle of 39° to 50° (inclusive) relative to a horizontal line. The face contour has a radius of curvature of 10 mm to 22 mm (inclusive) in the vicinity of a toe-side intersection of the face contour and the maximum transversal.

Abstract: A system and display for providing guidance to elevator passengers generates call data and transmits the call data to the group control systems of one or more elevator banks. The group control systems process the call data to produce group call data and distribute the group call data to an elevator controller of the elevator bank. The guidance system also includes a display device which displays the group call data for one or more group control systems.

Abstract: Compositions (reporter systems), which contain a ribozyme-encoding DNA sequence and an oligonucleotide substrate that is cleaved by the ribozyme transcribed by the DNA sequence, are described. In a preferred embodiment, the oligonucleotide substrate is labeled by a fluorophore group (reporter group) and a fluorescence-quenching group (quencher group), the fluorescence of the fluorophore being prevented from being quenched by the fluorescence-quenching group after cleavage by the ribozyme has taken place, and therefore a fluorescence signal is generated. Moreover, methods for measuring transcription rates, for instance for determining transcription-inhibitors or transcription activators, are described.