Abstract: A rare earth sintered magnet is prepared from a corresponding alloy powder, using a mold comprising a die, an upper punch, and a lower punch which is divided into a plurality of punch segments which are independently movable within the die. The method comprises the steps of filling the mold cavity with the alloy powder when one or more selected punch segments are moved to a higher position than the remaining punch segments; moving the selected punch segments down to the position where the selected and remaining punch segments assume the normal shape of the lower punch during the compression step; compressing the alloy powder between the upper and lower punches under a magnetic field while the normal shape of the lower punch is maintained, for thereby molding a compact; and heat treating the compact.

Abstract: A rare earth sintered magnet is prepared from a corresponding alloy powder, using a mold comprising a die, an upper punch, and a lower punch which is divided into a plurality of punch segments which are independently movable within the die. The method comprises the steps of filling the mold cavity with the alloy powder when one or more selected punch segments are moved to a higher position than the remaining punch segments; moving the selected punch segments down to the position where the selected and remaining punch segments assume the normal shape of the lower punch during the compression step; compressing the alloy powder between the upper and lower punches under a magnetic field while the normal shape of the lower punch is maintained, for thereby molding a compact; and heat treating the compact.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for treating hyperlipidemia containing, as the active ingredient, at least one carboxamide compounds represented by the formula (1) which possess excellent activities in lowering serum lipid, as well as having low toxicity with high safety.Said carboxamide compounds represented by the formula (1) are known compounds developed by the present inventors, but the pharmacological activities for treating hyperlipidemia have not been found yet.

Abstract: Novel carboxamide compounds represented by the general formula (I) possess excellent activities for lowering lipids and thus they are useful as agents for treating and preventing various diseases (hyperlipidemia) such as hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hyperphospholipidemia, hyperlipacidemia, and the like.