Abstract: The present invention provides novel benzene compounds presented by the following formulas, and analogs thereof, that exert an ACC activity-inhibiting effect that is effective in the treatment of obesity, hyperlipemia, fatty liver, hyperglycemia, impaired glucose tolerance, diabetes, diabetic complications (diabetic peripheral neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic macroangiopathy, hypertension, arteriosclerosis), hypertension, and arteriosclerosis.

Abstract: The apparatus includes: a heel resting board mounted at a rear portion of an outer frame section, the outer frame section being an outer frame of the entire apparatus; a pair of right and left sliding exercise boards mounted in front of the heel resting board and being movable forward and backward relative to the outer frame section; springs for constantly biasing the pair of right and left sliding exercise boards forward; convex sections disposed on each sliding exercise board at positions corresponding to base portions of a user's toes when the user rests his/her heels on the heel resting board.

Abstract: An optical waveguide plate for a surface light emitting apparatus and a surface light emitting apparatus using the optical waveguide plate that provides excellent uniformity in surface emission is disclosed. The optical waveguide plate comprises an end face introducing light emitted from a light source, and a light emitting surface outputting light introduced from the end face. The end face has a light introducing portion comprising a plurality of notched prisms which disperse incident light. The intervals between two adjacent prisms are set to become greater in proportion to the distance from the center of the light introducing portion. The angles of the prisms are also adjusted to provide uniform surface emission.

Abstract: Specified phenylalanine derivatives and analogues thereof have an antagonistic activity to ?4 integrin. They are used as therapeutic agents for various diseases concerning ?4 integrin.

Abstract: Specified phenylalanine derivatives and analogues thereof have an antagonistic activity to ?4 integrin.

Abstract: Specified phenylalanine derivatives and analogues thereof have an antagonistic activity to ?4 integrin. They are used as therapeutic agents for various diseases concerning ?4 integrin.

Abstract: Phenylalanine derivatives of the following formulae and analogues thereof have an antagonistic activity to ?4 integrin.

Abstract: A light source having a planar main surface capable of emitting a white light includes a blue LED, an optical guide plate having a planar main surface and an edge face receiving injection of the light from the blue LED, and a coating material of transparent resin or glass containing fluorescent materials positioned between the blue LED and the optical guide plate. The fluorescent materials can be exited by absorption of a part of the blue light from the blue LED to emit fluorescent light and the fluorescent light can be mixed with a remaining part of the blue light to make white light in the optical guide plate.

Abstract: An surface light emitting device that is capable of emitting light of high luminance with higher uniformity is disclosed. The surface light emitting device comprising; a light guide plate, a reflector on the under surface of the light guide plate and, an LED light source having at least one LED element and provided so that a light emitted by the LED element is incident on at least one end face of the light guide plate, wherein the light guide plate has a light diffusing portion on the one end face so that a light emitted from the LED light source enters the light guide plate while being diffused therein, and the light diffusing portion has the top end being space from the top surface.

Abstract: Protrusion of head elements to an air bearing surface is effectively reduced and their contact with a recording medium is thereby prevented by forming a level gap (concave) of about 3 nm in a multilayered protective film on the air bearing surface in a part matching an inductive write thin film head in a recording/reproducing separated type magnetic head and thereby offsetting protrusion of the head elements to the air bearing surface due to thermal deformation of the heads.

Abstract: An optical waveguide for emitting light of uniform intensity distributed over the light emitting surface so as to suppress the occurrences of bright lines includes an optical waveguide and surface light emitting apparatus that has a light emitting plane and a reflecting plane that oppose each other. The reflecting surface has a plurality of dots formed thereon so that light entering from the light source, provided on one end face or two opposing end faces, is output through the light emitting surface with uniform intensity, wherein the dots are arranged so as to form band regions each being defined as a region that has a constant density of distribution. A plurality of vertical lines of the dots are formed at substantially equal intervals in each of the band regions in the direction toward adjacent bands, and the interval between the vertical lines of dots is made different in different bands.

Abstract: A programmable controller has a first (executing) CPU unit and a second (standby) CPU unit for a duplexed operation. Each CPU unit stores CPU version indicating its functionality and function version indicative of the functionality of the user program stored in itself. Before the duplexed operation is started, the first CPU unit acquires the unit version of the second CPU unit, compares it with the function version stored in itself and judges from this comparison whether a duplexed operation is possible or not. Only if it is judged that the duplexed operation is possible, the first CPU unit copies the user program stored in itself to the second CPU unit together with the function version and the duplexed operation is started.

Abstract: Specified phenylalanine derivatives and analogues thereof have an antagonistic activity to ?4 integrin. They are used as therapeutic agents for various diseases concerning ?4 integrin.

Abstract: Specified phenylalanine derivatives and analogues thereof have an antagonistic activity to ? 4 integrin. They are used as therapeutic agents for various diseases concerning ? 4 integrin.

Abstract: Phenylalanine derivatives of the following formula, analogues thereof and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof have an antagonistic activity to &agr;4 integrin. They are used as therapeutic agents or preventive agents for various diseases concerning &agr;4 integrin in which &agr;4 integrin-depending adhesion process participates in the pathology, such as inflammatory diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel diseases, systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, Sjögren's syndrome, asthma, psoriasis, allergy, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, arterial sclerosis, restenosis, tumor proliferation, tumor metastasis and transplantation rejection.

Abstract: An optical waveguide plate for a surface light emitting apparatus and a surface light emitting apparatus using the optical waveguide plate that provides excellent uniformity in surface emission is disclosed. The optical waveguide plate comprises an end face introducing light emitted from a light source, and a light emitting surface outputting light introduced from the end face. The end face has a light introducing portion comprising a plurality of notched prisms which disperse incident light. The intervals between two adjacent prisms are set to become greater in proportion to the distance from the center of the light introducing portion. The angles of the prisms are also adjusted to provide uniform surface emission.

Abstract: Protrusion of head elements to an air bearing surface is effectively reduced and their contact with a recording medium is thereby prevented by forming a level gap (concave) of about 3 nm in a multilayered protective film on the air bearing surface in a part matching an inductive write thin film head in a recording/reproducing separated type magnetic head and thereby offsetting protrusion of the head elements to the air bearing surface due to thermal deformation of the heads.

Abstract: Specified phenylalanine derivatives and analogues thereof have an antagonistic activity to &agr;4 integrin. They are used as therapeutic agents for various diseases concerning &agr;4 integrin.

Abstract: Specific phenylalanine derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable. salts thereof have an antagonistic effect on the &agr;4 integrins and, therefore, are usable as therapeutic agents or preventive agents for diseases in which &agr;4 integrin-depending adhesion process participates in the pathology, such as inflammatory diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel diseases, systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, Sjögren's syndrome, asthma, psoriasis, allergy, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, arterial sclerosis, restenosis, tumor proliferation, tumor metastasis and transplantation rejection.

Abstract: An surface light emitting device that is capable of emitting light of high luminance with higher uniformity is disclosed.