Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of inhibiting neurodegeneration in a subject suffering from or genetically at risk and/or destined to develop Huntington's Disease comprising increasing, in neurons of the subject, the activity of the TIM23 mitochondrial protein import complex.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of treating a neurodegenerative disorder, the method comprising administering a DNA methyltransferase inhibitor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of inhibiting neurodegeneration in a subject suffering from or genetically at risk and/or destined to develop Huntington's Disease comprising increasing, in neurons of the subject, the activity of the TIM23 mitochondrial protein import complex.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of inhibiting neurodegeneration in a subject suffering from or genetically at risk and/or destined to develop Huntington's Disease comprising increasing, in neurons of the subject, the activity of the TIM23 mitochondrial protein import complex.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of treating a neurodegenerative disorder, the method comprising administering a DNA methyltransferase inhibitor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of inhibiting neurodegeneration in a subject suffering from or genetically at risk and/or destined to develop Huntington's Disease comprising increasing, in neurons of the subject, the activity of the TIM23 mitochondrial protein import complex.

Abstract: [Problem] Provided is a material that is capable of suppressing the loss of carbonation in an alcohol-containing carbonated beverage over time to reduce changes in flavor, including mouthfeel, when drinking the beverage. [Solution] Addition of a water-soluble soybean polysaccharide into an alcohol-containing carbonated beverage that contains distilled liquor, not fermented liquor, as the alcohol source and does not contain any milk protein material suppresses the loss of carbonation over time to retain carbonation in the carbonated beverage for a long period of time, thereby reducing changes in flavor during a period from immediately after opening the container thereof to when drinking the beverage after storage.

Abstract: [Problem] Provided is a material that is capable of suppressing the loss of carbonation in a carbonated beverage over time to reduce changes in flavor, including mouthfeel, when drinking the beverage. [Solution] Addition of a water-soluble soybean polysaccharide into a non-alcoholic carbonated beverage suppresses the loss of carbonation over time to retain carbonation in the carbonated beverage for a long period of time, thereby reducing changes in flavor during a period from immediately after opening the container thereof to when drinking the beverage after storage.

Abstract: Disclosed is gluten having good dispersibility in water. Also disclosed is a method for producing active gluten, a gluten-containing food or a gluten gel efficiently by using a gluten dispersion solution. Further disclosed is a method for producing a gluten hydrolysate efficiently by preparing a gluten dispersion solution in a simple manner and hydrolyzing the dispersion solution. Gluten, which normally forms an aggregate in water, can be dispersed readily by mixing gluten with a water-soluble polysaccharide containing galacturonic acid. The gluten dispersion solution thus prepared can be used to produce active gluten, a gluten-containing food or a gluten gel efficiently, and can be also used to prepare a gluten hydrolysate in a simple manner, efficiently and stably.

Abstract: A lip categorizing method uses the size and shape of the lips as viewed from the front of the face as a first categorization index and the three-dimensional form of the lips as a second categorization index. The lip categorizing map is composed of a first coordinate axis showing the degree of the first categorization index and a second coordinate axis showing the degree of the second categorization index and has a coordinate system in which the first and second coordinate axes are orthogonal. It also generates makeup information for two-dimensionally correcting the lips of a subject based on preset reference by setting a plurality of points for determining the form features of lips on an image that depicts the lips, and judges the form features of the lips of the subject based on analytical values of the two-dimensional features of the lips measured from the set points.

Abstract: Disclosed is gluten having good dispersibility in water. Also disclosed is a method for producing active gluten, a gluten-containing food or a gluten gel efficiently by using a gluten dispersion solution. Further disclosed is a method for producing a gluten hydrolysate efficiently by preparing a gluten dispersion solution in a simple manner and hydrolyzing the dispersion solution. Gluten, which normally forms an aggregate in water, can be dispersed readily by mixing gluten with a water-soluble polysaccharide containing galacturonic acid. The gluten dispersion solution thus prepared can be used to produce active gluten, a gluten-containing food or a gluten gel efficiently, and can be also used to prepare a gluten hydrolysate in a simple manner, efficiently and stably.

Abstract: A texture word map is produced by selecting a plurality of texture words to express the makeup textures; classifying the plurality of selected texture words into two types; producing a texture word map by arranging one characteristic in the ordinate and the other characteristic in the abscissa and arranging positional correlations of the texture words one another in the coordinates of the ordinate and the abscissa. A texture image map is produced by overlapping individual images on the texture word map and makeup with a texture is done based on the texture image map.

Abstract: A lip categorizing method uses the size and shape of the lips as viewed from the front of the face as a first categorization index and the three-dimensional form of the lips as a second categorization index. The lip categorizing map is composed of a first coordinate axis showing the degree of the first categorization index and a second coordinate axis showing the degree of the second categorization index and has a coordinate system in which the first and second coordinate axes are orthogonal. It also generates makeup information for two-dimensionally correcting the lips of a subject based on preset reference by setting a plurality of points for determining the form features of lips on an image that depicts the lips, and judges the form features of the lips of the subject based on analytical values of the two-dimensional features of the lips measured from the set points.

Abstract: The invention relates to a carpet comprising a stainproof-treated textile, wherein the carpet has stainproof ratio (%) of at least 30% as defined below: Stainproof ratio (%)=100×(?EN?ETn)/?EN ?EN: Color difference after stainproof test of untreated carpet; ?ETn: Color difference after stainproof test of carpet treated by the stainproof agent; n: the number of cleaning; cleaning is conducted according to AATCC-138, n?20.

Abstract: A texture word map is produced by selecting a plurality of texture words to express the makeup textures; classifying the plurality of selected texture words into two types; producing a texture word map by arranging one characteristic in the ordinate and the other characteristic in the abscissa and arranging positional correlations of the texture words one another in the coordinates of the ordinate and the abscissa. A texture image map is produced by overlapping individual images on the texture word map and makeup with a texture is done based on the texture image map.

Abstract: The invention relates to a carpet comprising a stainproof-treated textile, wherein the carpet has stainproof ratio (%) of at least 30% as defined below: Stainproof ratio (%)=100×(?EN??ETn)/?EN ?EN: Color difference after stainproof test of untreated carpet; ?ETn: Color difference after stainproof test of carpet treated by the stainproof agent; n: the number of cleaning; cleaning is conducted according to AATCC-138, n?20.

Abstract: A surface treatment agent containing; (A) a metal alkoxide, and (B) a polymer comprising (B-i) a monomer having a carbon-carbon double bond and a metal alkoxide group, (B-ii) a fluorine-free (meth)acrylic acid derivative monomer, and (B-iii) a fluorine-containing compound having a functional group reactive with the metal alkoxide, or (B-iv) a fluorine-containing monomer having a carbon-carbon double bond, can impart durability maintaining sufficient water- and oil-repellency and soil releasability before and after cleaning.

Abstract: The relates to a carpet comprising a stainproof-treated textile, wherein the carpet has stainproof ratio (%) of at least 30% as defined below: Stainproof ratio (%)=100×(&Dgr;EN−&Dgr;ETn)/&Dgr;EN &Dgr;EN: Color difference after stainproof test of untreated carpet; &Dgr;ETn: Color difference after stainproof test of carpet treated by the stainproof agent; n: the number of cleaning; cleaning is conducted according to AATCC-138, n≦20.