Abstract: Remedies for dry eye and diseases associated with dry eye which contain as the active ingredient peptides represented by the general formula (I): H-His-Ser-Asp-Ala-Val-Phe-Thr-Asp-Asn-Tyr-Thr-Arg-Leu-Arg-X1-Gln-X2-Ala-Val-X3-X4-Tyr-Leu-X5-X6(SEQ ID NOS: 26-36) ??(I) wherein X1, X3 and X4 represent Lys or Arg, respectively; X2 represents Met, Leu or nLeu; X5 represents a chemical bond, Asn, Asn-Ser, Asn-Ser-Ile, Asn-Ser-Ile-Leu(SEQ ID NO: 37) or Asn-Ser-Ile-Leu-Asn-X7(SEQ ID NOS: 38-43) (wherein X7 represents a chemical bond, Gly, etc.); and X6 represents —OH or —NH2, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof:.

Abstract: Remedies for dry eye and diseases associated with dry eye which contain as the active ingredient peptides represented by the general formula (I):

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition including a compound of the BaTiO.sub.3 --Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5 --Co.sub.3 O.sub.4 group. The composition contains 1.1-1.4 mo. % of in total Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5 and Co.sub.3 O.sub.4 wherein the molar ration of Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5 to Co.sub.3 O.sub.4 is between 4.4 and 5.0. The composition contains 0.02-0.06% by weight of MnCO.sub.3, 0.02-0.25% by weight of Nd.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0.02-0.10% by weight of Y.sub.2 O.sub.3 and 0.05-0.15% by weight of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 with respect to the weight of the composition. Laminated ceramic capacitors including the dielectric ceramic material show a capacity changing ration which is less than 15% in the temperature range between -55.degree. C. and +125.degree. C., a dielectric loss which is smaller than 3.5% and a dielectric constant which is 4000 or more.