Abstract: A method is provided for reducing weight in a subject by administering an effective amount of a composition comprising omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), at least one of L-arginine, L-ornithine, an L-arginine precursor and an L-ornithine precursor, and at least one of a nucleobase, a nucleoside and a nucleic acid. The method can also be used to treat obesity, hyperlipidemia, diabetes and/or hypertension and for improving diathesis, or treating adult disease or disposition to adult disease.

Abstract: A method is provided for reducing weight in a subject by administering an effective amount of a composition comprising omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), at least one of L-arginine, L-ornithine, an L-arginine precursor and an L-ornithine precursor, and at least one of a nucleobase, a nucleoside and a nucleic acid. The method can also be used to treat obesity, hyperlipidemia, diabetes and/or hypertension and for improving diathesis, or treating adult disease or disposition to adult disease.

Abstract: The intermolecular mutual recognition between a disease-state inducing substance (e.g., allergen group, pathogen et cetera) and a living body which functions at the time when such a disease-state inducing substance reaches the living body is inhibited by making use of pectins and nucleic acids.

Abstract: A method of highly efficiently transferring various selected molecules into various cells and a method of fusing cells. Cells and/or selected molecules such as polynucleotide are treated with cold gas plasma to thereby transfer the selected molecules located around cells into the cells, or cells are fused by treating the cells with cold gas plasma. Moreover, an apparatus for transferring selected molecules or fusing cells having a cold gas plasma generation unit for transferring selected molecules into cells is provided.

Abstract: A plasma discharger in which, even on a rotating disk-like workpiece, a uniform energy distribution can be obtained over a wide range is provided. In a plasma discharger in which a pulse voltage is applied to a pair of rod-like discharge electrodes (6) (7) to produce a corona discharge between the discharge electrodes (6) (7), and the surface of a workpiece (W) is irradiated with excited species including plasma produced by the corona discharge, the pair of rod-like discharge electrodes (6) (7) are formed into an asymmetrical shape, and one discharge electrode (6) is formed into a substantially L-like shape.

Abstract: Intermolecular mutual recognition between pathogenic matter, such as allergen group or disease-causing microbe, capable of functioning at the attachment thereof to living organism and a living organism is inhibited by the use of pectins or nucleic acids.

Abstract: A hydraulic control device for an industrial machine, which can efficiently control a high flow rate of a pressure oil by a simple hydraulic instrument configuration, is provided.