Abstract: A hepatic disorder suppressant comprising extracts having hepatic disorder suppressing effect as effective ingredients, wherein the extracts is obtained by extracting an avocado plant and/or a processed product thereof with an organic solvent is disclosed.

Abstract: A safe additive that increases the feeling effects from a hair cosmetic is provided at low costs. The additive that increases the feeling effects has less stickiness, can be easily and uniformly mixed with hair cosmetics, and can provide feelings, effects and advantages that are similar to those of sterol wax and lanolins including lanolin itself, liquid lanolin, and hard lanolin. The additive that increases the feeling effects comprises a composition (I) prepared by distillation, fatty acid esterification, decoloring, and deodorization of a by-product obtained when tocopherol is extracted, separated and purified from a vegetable oil deodorized distillate.

Abstract: A hepatic disorder suppressant comprising extracts having hepatic disorder suppressing effect as effective ingredients, wherein the extracts is obtained by extracting an avocado plant and/or a processed product thereof with an organic solvent is disclosed.

Abstract: A hepatic disorder suppressant comprising extracts having hepatic disorder suppressing effect as effective ingredients, wherein the extracts is obtained by extracting an avocado plant and/or a processed product thereof with an organic solvent is disclosed.

Abstract: A probe for measuring a depth of a periodontal pocket includes an emitting device for emitting, from a position at a distance from the periodontal pocket, a light beam toward the periodontal pocket, a receiving device for receiving, at a position at another distance from the periodontal pocket, the light beam after being reflected on a bottom of the periodontal pocket, and an analyzing device for displaying the depth of the periodontal pocket after a calculation thereof on the basis of an analysis of the light beam received at the receiving device.

Abstract: A method for preparing a solution of an alkali salt of anthrahydroquinone, which comprises reacting a solution of an alkali salt of 1,4-dihydro-9,10-dihydroxyanthracene with anthraquinone in the presence of an alkali.

Abstract: A method of processing an image takes a picture of an object by CCD camera, and calculates a center position of an edge of the image of the object formed on an image field to determine the size of the object. A differential between picture elements is formed from image data to detect an edge region. A differential for each picture element located with the edge region is converted into an edge existence width estimate which is centered about the associated picture element and into an edge probability estimate that that picture element is an edge center. These estimates are used to weight the x position of the respective picture element in the edge region. A center x position Ejcp of an assemblage of weighted positions of all the picture elements in the edge region is calculated and is defined to be the center of the edge region.

Abstract: A 2-(1-alkylaminoalkyl)-3-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is an alkyl group or a cycloalkyl group, and R.sup.2 is an alkyl group having at least 2 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A 2-(1-alkylaminoalkyl)-3-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is an alkyl group or a cycloalkyl group, and R.sup.2 is an alkyl group having at least 2 carbon atoms.The compounds are used in the preparation of a 2-(1-alkenyl)-3-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone having insecticidal and fungicidal activity and a 2-alkyl-3-acyloxy-1,4-naphthoquinone having insecticidal and fungicidal activity and a 2-alkyl-3-acyloxy-1,4-naphthoquinone having miticidal activity.