Abstract: A medical hollow needle assembly includes an outer cylindrical body including a through-hole; a hollow needle having an outer peripheral surface, wherein a proximal portion of the hollow needle is disposed in the through-hole of the outer cylindrical body, and wherein the outer peripheral surface of the hollow needle has an outer reduced-diameter surface that has a smaller outer diameter than that of a more proximal portion of the outer peripheral surface of the hollow needle; and an inner cylindrical body including an insertion hole in which the hollow needle is disposed, wherein the inner cylindrical body is disposed between the hollow needle and an inner peripheral surface of the through-hole of the outer cylindrical body, and wherein the inner cylindrical body joins the outer cylindrical body and the hollow needle.

Abstract: A medical hollow needle assembly includes an outer cylindrical body including a through-hole; a hollow needle having an outer peripheral surface, wherein a proximal portion of the hollow needle is disposed in the through-hole of the outer cylindrical body, and wherein the outer peripheral surface of the hollow needle has an outer reduced-diameter surface that has a smaller outer diameter than that of a more proximal portion of the outer peripheral surface of the hollow needle; and an inner cylindrical body including an insertion hole in which the hollow needle is disposed, wherein the inner cylindrical body is disposed between the hollow needle and an inner peripheral surface of the through-hole of the outer cylindrical body, and wherein the inner cylindrical body joins the outer cylindrical body and the hollow needle.

Abstract: Disclosed is a taste enhancing agent for achieving sufficient saltiness or sweetness even in cases where the salt content or sugar content in food is reduced. Specifically disclosed is a taste enhancing agent which contains one or more substances selected from among linear aliphatic aldehydes having 3-10 carbon atoms and linear aliphatic alcohols having 4-10 carbon atoms as active ingredients. The amount of salt content or sugar content added to food can be reduced by adding the taste enhancing agent to the food.

Abstract: To prevent a random coil of and an overwind of a belt with simple structure, a belt hoist includes a random coil preventing member pressed against the belt wound around a winding member to prevent a random coil of the belt, the random coil preventing member being movable in response to changes in circle diameter of the belt; and control means for controlling drive of drive means in association with the random coil preventing member when the circle diameter becomes a specified diameter. Further, a belt guide having a belt guide portion is supported between two side plates in such a freely sliding manner as to allow the winding of the belt onto the winding member.

Abstract: To prevent a random coil of and an overwind of a belt with simple structure, a belt hoist includes a random coil preventing member pressed against the belt wound around a winding member to prevent a random coil of the belt, the random coil preventing member being movable in response to changes in diameter of the belt; and control means for controlling drive of drive means in association with the random coil preventing member when the diameter becomes a specified diameter. Further, a belt guide having a belt guide portion is supported between two side plates in such a freely sliding manner as to allow the winding of the belt onto the winding member.

Abstract: Ferroelectric liquid crystal mixtures containing compounds of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is, for example, a straight-chain or branched alkyl radical having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, in which one --CH.sub.2 -- group may be replaced by --O-- or --CO--O--.

Abstract: Novel compounds which increase a response speed of a liquid crystal composition by mixing with a liquid composition are represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, X represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, an ethyl group or a halogen atom, and Y represents an unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic ring.

Abstract: The inclusion of a substantially saturated dicarboxylic acid, anhydride or ester substituted with at least one hydrogen and carbon containing group of at least 30 carbon atoms and optionally an acidic C.sub.2 and/or C.sub.3 olefin polymer or copolymer of molecular weight 500 to 30,000 having an acid number from 30 to 300 wt. % of a resin in a resin based hot melt road marking formulation containing aggregate gives a formulation of improved colour and melt viscosity.