Abstract: A pair of electrode tights which does not require that one be naked when lying down to take a beauty treatment. Six pairs of flat electrodes EL1 to EL6, ER1 to ER6 are attached to selected places symmetrical relative to the center fine inside of the garment, with the flat electrodes facing the underbelly, the inguinal region, the hip, the femoral region, the rear side of the knee and the calf of the body. These flat electrodes are connected to a pulse beauty treatment apparatus via electrically conductive press studs and a bundle of electric wires. The pair of electrode tights may have an elongated tubular bag for containing the bundle of electric wires. The elongated tubular bag has a fastener running along its full length for holding together two parts of the bag, and a plurality of relay terminals fixed inside for connecting the electric wires to the flat electrodes.

Abstract: A micro-plate adapter for mounting a micro-plate onto a centrifugal separator rotor. The micro-plate has a sample injection hole portion containing a sample therein and as a box-like external wall. The adapter includes a bearing surface contacting a back bottom surface of the sample injection hole portion. A swing rotor for a centrifugal separator includes a rotor body attached to a driving shaft of the centrifugal separator and provided with a plurality of bucket storage portions; buckets all swingably engaged with the rotor body in the respective storage portions so that samples stored in the buckets are subjected to centrifugal separation by a centrifugal force generated by rotation of the swing rotor. Each of the buckets is formed to have a shape which adapts with a bottom surface of a micro-plate so as to contact with the back bottom surface of a sample injection hole portion of the micro-plate to bear a centrifugal load of the micro-plate.

Abstract: A light depilating apparatus comprising a light depilating probe, an electric controller, and a connection cable for connecting the light depilating probe to the electric controller whereby the light depilating probe is brought into contact with a portion of skin to be depilated; wherein the light depilating probe includes: a hollow body; a head cap having opened and closed ends and being attached at its opened end to one end portion of the body so as to form an inner space in the head cap; a transparent contacting cylinder provided on a head of the head cap at its closed end so that the cylinder is brought into contact with skin; a holding block provided in the inner space of the head cap; a connection cap provided at the other end portion of the body to hold a terminal of the cable connected to the electric controller; a plurality of light-emitting sources constituted by semiconductor laser elements mounted in holes formed in the holding bock so as to be excited by the electric controller through electric c

Abstract: A bisphosphonic acid derivative of the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A is an optionally substituted cyclic group; R.sup.1 is hydrogen atom or a lower alkanoyl group; R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are the same or different and are hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; m is 0, 1 or 2; and n is an integer from 2 to 10, or a salt thereof is disclosed. A process for its production and a bone resorption inhibitor containing the compound of the general formula (I) or a salt thereof are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed are peptides and salts thereof represented by general formul ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents Ser or Aib; R.sub.2 represents Met or a naturally occurring hydrophobic amino acid; R.sub.3 represents Leu, Ser, Lys or an aromatic amino acid; R.sub.4 represents Gly or a D-.alpha.-amino acid; R.sub.5 represents Lys or Leu; R.sub.6 represents Met or a naturally occurring hydrophobic amino acid; R.sub.7 represents Glu or a basic amino acid; R.sub.8 represents Val or basic amino acid; R.sub.9 represents Trp or 2-(1,3-dithiolane-2-yl)Trp; R.sub.10 represents Arg or His; R.sub.11 represents Lys or His; R.sub.12 represents Lys, Gln or Leu; and R.sub.13 represents Phe or Phe-NH.sub.2 ; except that simultaneously R.sub.1 consists of Ser, R.sub.2 consists of Met, R.sub.3 consists of Leu, R.sub.4 consists of Gly, D-Ala or D-Pro, R.sub.5 consists of Lys, R.sub.6 consists of Met, R.sub.7 consists of Glu, R.sub.8 consists of Val, R.sub.9 consists of Trp, R.sub.10 consists of Arg, R.sub.11 consists of Lys and R.sub.

Abstract: A bisphosphonic acid derivative of the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A is an optionally substituted cyclic group; R.sup.1 is hydrogen atom or a lower alkanoyl group; R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are the same or different and are hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; m is 0, 1 or 2; and n is an integer from 2 to 10, or a salt thereof is disclosed. A process for its production and a bone resorption inhibitor containing the compound of the general formula (I) or a salt thereof are also disclosed.

Abstract: An oxazole compound having the formula (I): ##STR1## in which A is a group of the formula --CH.sub.2 OR.sup.2 (wherein R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted hydrocarbon residue, an optionally substituted heterocyclic group or an acyl group) or an aldehyde group, B is an optionally substituted phenyl group, R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted alkyl group, and n is an integer of 0 to 6, provided that when n is 2, R.sup.1 is an optionally substituted alkyl group, or its salt, which is useful as a therapeutic agent for metabolic bone diseases including osteoporosis.

Abstract: An agent for inhibiting bone resorption comprising an indole derivative of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein each ring of A and B is optionally substituted, R is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or an acyl group, and A is a hydroxymethyl group or an esterified or amidated carboxyl group; or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent or excipient.

Abstract: A process for preparing an osteogenesis promoting substance, which comprises extracting a demineralized bone powder with a solution of chaotorpic reagent, subjecting the extracted solution to ultrafiltration to collect a fraction containing substances ranging from 1,000 to 100,000 daltons as molecular weight, dialyzing the collected fraction and collecting the water-insoluble fraction from the dialyzing liquid. The osteogenesis promoting substance prepared by the present invention is useful as a bone repairing agent and a bone grafting agent.

Abstract: A sulfur-containing hetrocyclic compound of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein the ring A is an optionally substituted benzene ring, R is a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon residue, B is a carboxyl group which may be esterified or amidated, X is --CH(OH)-- or --CO--, and n is an integer of 0, 1 or 2, or its salt, which is useful in the prevention or treatment of osteoporosis.

Abstract: A process for producing microcrystalline barium ferrite platelets which comprises: forming an aqueous alkaline dispersion containing coprecipitates of hydroxides of barium ions, iron (III) ions, and optionally ions of a substituent element; heating the dispersion to a temperature of not less than 50.degree. C. and not more than the boiling point of the dispersion under an atmospheric pressure to convert the coprecipitates to precursors of the barium ferrite; calcining the precursors to provide microcrystalline barium ferrite platelets; the improvement comprising the step of adding a carbonating agent such as sodium carbonate to the aqueous alkaline dispersion before or after the heating of the aqueous dispersion to insolubilize water soluble barium ions therein, and the step of calcining the barium ferrite precursors in the presnece of sodium sulfate at temperatures of 700.degree.-900.degree. C., to provide microcrystalline barium ferrite platelets of about 0.03-0.1 .mu.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sulfur-containing heterocyclic compound of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein ring A is a benzene ring which may be substituted; R is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted; B is a carboxyl group which may be esterified or amidated; X is --CH(OH)-- or --CO--; k is 0 or 1; and k' is 0, 1 or 2 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.Also, it provides a process for producing the compound (I) or a salt thereof and a pharmaceutical preparation for use in the treatment of osteoporosis comprising the compound (I) or salt thereof.The compounds (I) and salts thereof show excellent bone resorption inhibitory activity.

Abstract: A process of producing a spinel structure Ni/Zn ferrite-modified, Co/Ti-substituted microcrystalline barium ferrite platelets having an average particle size of 0.03-0.15 .mu.m, a temperature coefficient of coercive force of not more than +1 Oe/.degree. C., including small absolute values in negative region, and a saturated magnetization of not less than 56 emu/g, which comprises: forming substantially amorphous preecursors of Co/Ti-substituted barium ferrites; adding an aqueous solution of nickel salts to the dispersion of the precursors of Co/Ti-substituted barium ferrites, and subjecting the slurry to hydrothermal reaction, thereby to provide precursors of spinel structure nickel ferrite-modified, Co/Ti-substituted barium ferrites; depositing a water insoluble zinc compound on the precursors; and calcining the precursors in the presence of barium chloride, washing the calcined products to remove therefrom the barium chloride, and drying.

Abstract: A portable physical checker which is provided with a display part, a group of the function changing-over keys and ten-keys for data input on the surface of the unit case where is sufficiently thinner than dimensions of height and width thereof and has the electrodes for measuring inner body impedance at reverse side of the above unit case, the central processing unit processes according to the input from above electrodes based on the setting with the above function changing-over keys and keys for data input and also the memory unit for data storage.

Abstract: This invention relates to an automatic system for beauty equipment of eternal epilation, facial treatment, beautiful skin creation, weight reduction, etc. This system provides the measuring apparatuses (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) that measure the condition of the portion to which beauty treatment is to be applied, e.g. skin moisture, temperature, pH, etc. It processes the output obtained through the above measuring apparatuses by central processing unit (11, 12, 13, 14) in operation and then controls the operating condition of beauty equipment (22, 23, 24, 25), e.g. strength or weakness of the output, on or off, based on the above result.

Abstract: This invention relates to a non-contact electro-optical displacement follower which captures the image of a target or device under test optically, converts the said image into an electron image by optical-electrical conversion, and measures displacement. It forms a variable voltage which moves the electron image on the displayer to the desired location and can be applied to each deflection coil (8, 9) by arranging a variable voltage generator (18h, 18v) attached to each deflection coil so that the set-up and adjustment of the equipment and measurement preparations can be performed easily. Moreover, this equipment possesses a displayer (A1, A2, A3, A4) to indicate which position (up, down, right or left) the electron image moved due to the variable voltage, in spite of the fact that the electron image may be damaged temporarily if adjustment is excessive.

Abstract: A compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or hydroxy, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl and Y is carboxyl or a group convertible to carboxyl is effective for prevention or treatment of osteoporosis.

Abstract: A preparation containing, as the main pharmaceutically active ingredient, a peptide having a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone activity, is improved in its absorption by adding thereto a water-soluble aliphatic carboxylic acid of 2 to 6 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A process for preparing shaped catalysts or carriers mainly containing titanium oxide and improved in mechanical strength which comprises calcining a material mainly comprising titanium oxide or a substance convertible into titanium oxide on calcination in the presence of metatitanic acid sol or gel, said metatitanic acid sol being the one prepared by deflocculation of metatitanic acid obtained in the course of the production of titanium oxide according to a conventional sulfuric acid process and said metatitanic acid gel being the one prepared by adjusting said metatitanic acid sol to pH 1 or higher.