Abstract: A laser processing machine to perform laser processing by focusing a laser beam onto a workpiece, includes a light-focusing optical system to focus the laser beam, wherein the light-focusing optical system has an aberration, and a lateral aberration with respect to a laser beam diameter:D86.5 containing 86.5% of the laser power of a laser beam before being focused is 0.2 mm or more, the lateral aberration being at a light focusing point relative to a light beam corresponding to the laser beam diameter:D86.5.

Abstract: A laser processing machine to perform laser processing by focusing a laser beam onto a workpiece, includes a light-focusing optical system to focus the laser beam, wherein the light-focusing optical system has an aberration, and a lateral aberration with respect to a laser beam diameter: D86.5 containing 86.5% of the laser power of a laser beam before being focused is 0.2 mm or more, the lateral aberration being at a light focusing point relative to a light beam corresponding to the laser beam diameter: D86.5.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel 2-phenylpyridine derivative or a salt thereof, wherein the pyridine ring is substituted with a carboxyl group or the like and the benzene ring has an electron-withdrawing group such as a cyano group and an electron-donating group such as a substituted alkoxy group at the same time. Since the compound of the invention has good xanthine oxidase-inhibitory action and uric acid-lowering action and does not have a structure derived from nucleic acid, the compound has advantages of high safety and excellent effects as compared with conventional compounds and is useful as a therapeutic or preventive agent for hyperuricemia, gout, inflammatory bowel diseases, diabetic kidney diseases, diabetic retinopathy, or the like.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a 2-phenylthiophene derivative or a salt thereof, wherein the thiophene ring is substituted with a carboxyl group or the like and the benzene ring has an electron-withdrawing group such as a cyano group and an electron-donating group such as a substituted alkoxy group at the same time. Since the compound of the invention has good xanthine oxidase-inhibitory action and uric acid-lowering action and does not have a structure derived from nucleic acid, the compound has advantages of high safety and excellent effects as compared with conventional compounds and is useful as a therapeutic or preventive agent for hyperuricemia, gout, inflammatory bowel diseases, diabetic kidney diseases, diabetic retinopathy, or the like.

Abstract: There is provided a pharmaceutical drug, particularly a novel compound useful for prophylaxis or a therapeutic treatment of various diseases involving infections with viruses of the herpesvirus family, specifically various herpesvirus infections such as varicella (chicken pox) via varicella zoster virus, varicella zoster via recurrent infection with latent varicella zoster virus, herpes labialis and herpes encephalitis via HSV-1 and genital herpes via HSV-2 infection. An N-{2-[(4-substituted phenyl)amino]-2-oxoethyl}tetrahydro-2H-thiopyran-4-carboxamide derivative, of which phenyl group is substituted at position 4 with a specific 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group, and a salt thereof have an effective anti-virus activity, and the oral administration thereof at a low dose enabled the therapeutic treatment of the above diseases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a 2-phenylthiophene derivative or a salt thereof, wherein the thiophene ring is substituted with a carboxyl group or the like and the benzene ring has an electron-withdrawing group such as a cyano group and an electron-donating group such as a substituted alkoxy group at the same time. Since the compound of the invention has good xanthine oxidase-inhibitory action and uric acid-lowering action and does not have a structure derived from nucleic acid, the compound has advantages of high safety and excellent effects as compared with conventional compounds and is useful as a therapeutic or preventive agent for hyperuricemia, gout, inflammatory bowel diseases, diabetic kidney diseases, diabetic retinopathy, or the like.

Abstract: A process for producing an azulene derivative useful as a Na+-glucose cotransporter inhibitor, which is high in yield, is simple in operation, is low in cost, is suited for environmental protection, and is advantageous industrially, the process being characterized by reducing and deprotecting at least one compound selected from penta-acyl compounds and tetra-acyl compounds or salts thereof to obtain a C-glycoside compound; and a useful intermediate for synthesis of such an azulene derivative, obtained in the course of the above process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel 2-phenylpyridine derivative or a salt thereof, wherein the pyridine ring is substituted with a carboxyl group or the like and the benzene ring has an electron-withdrawing group such as a cyano group and an electron-donating group such as a substituted alkoxy group at the same time. Since the compound of the invention has good xanthine oxidase-inhibitory action and uric acid-lowering action and does not have a structure derived from nucleic acid, the compound has advantages of high safety and excellent effects as compared with conventional compounds and is useful as a therapeutic or preventive agent for hyperuricemia, gout, inflammatory bowel diseases, diabetic kidney diseases, diabetic retinopathy, or the like.

Abstract: There is provided a pharmaceutical drug, particularly a novel compound useful for prophylaxis or a therapeutic treatment of various diseases involving infections with viruses of the herpesvirus family, specifically various herpesvirus infections such as varicella (chicken pox) via varicella zoster virus, varicella zoster via recurrent infection with latent varicella zoster virus, herpes labialis and herpes encephalitis via HSV-1 and genital herpes via HSV-2 infection. An N-{2-[(4-substituted phenyl)amino]-2-oxoethyl}tetrahydro-2H-thiopyran-4-carboxamide derivative, of which phenyl group is substituted at position 4 with a specific 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group, and a salt thereof have an effective anti-virus activity, and the oral administration thereof at a low dose enabled the therapeutic treatment of the above diseases.

Abstract: The invention relates to a triazole derivative with an activity inhibiting glycine transporter and for use as a pharmaceutical drug, and a novel triazole derivative. The inventive triazole derivative has an excellent activity inhibiting glycine transporter and is useful as a therapeutic agent of dementia, schizophrenia, cognitive disorders, or cognitive disorders involved in various diseases such as Alzheimer disease, Parkinson's disease, or Huntington disease or the like, or spasm involved in diseases such as nerve degenerative diseases and cerebrovascular disorders, or the like. Particularly, the pharmaceutical drug is useful for the amelioration of learning disability of dementia and the like.

Abstract: The invention relates to a triazole derivative with an activity inhibiting glycine transporter and for use as a pharmaceutical drug, and a novel triazole derivative. The inventive triazole derivative has an excellent activity inhibiting glycine transporter and is useful as a therapeutic agent of dementia, schizophrenia, cognitive disorders, or cognitive disorders involved in various diseases such as Alzheimer disease, Parkinson's disease, or Huntington disease or the like, or spasm involved in diseases such as nerve degenerative diseases and cerebrovascular disorders, or the like. Particularly, the pharmaceutical drug is useful for the amelioration of learning disability of dementia and the like.

Abstract: The invention relates to a triazole derivative with an activity inhibiting glycine transporter and for use as a pharmaceutical drug, and a novel triazole derivative. The inventive triazole derivative has an excellent activity inhibiting glycine transporter and is useful as a therapeutic agent of dementia, schizophrenia, cognitive disorders, or cognitive disorders involved in various diseases such as Alzheimer disease, Parkinson's disease, or Huntington disease or the like, or spasm involved in diseases such as nerve degenerative diseases and cerebrovascular disorders, or the like. Particularly, the pharmaceutical drug is useful for the amelioration of learning disability of dementia and the like.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel amide derivative which is an N-({[4-(substituted thiazol-4-yl)phenyl]carbamoyl}methyl)amide derivative having a characteristic in that an aryl or heteroaryl group as an aromatic ring group is directly substituted on the N atom of amido group. Since said amide derivative has excellent anti-herpesvirus action, it is useful as medicaments and antiviral agents, particularly as preventive or therapeutic agents for various diseases accompanied by Herpesviridae virus infections, illustratively, varicella (chickenpox) accompanied by varicella zoster virus infection, shingles accompanied by the recurrent infection of latent varicella zoster virus, labial herpes and herpes encephalitis accompanied by HSV-1 infection, genital herpes accompanied by HSV-2 and the like various herpesvirus infections.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical drug, particularly a novel compound useful for the prophylaxis or therapeutic treatment of various diseases involving infections with viruses of the Herpesviridae family, specifically various herpesvirus infections such as varicella (chicken pox) via varicella zoster virus, varicella zoster via recurrent infection with latent varicella zoster virus, herpes labialis and herpes encephalitis via HSV-1 and genital herpes via HSV-2 infection. N-{2-[(4-Substituted phenyl)amino]-2-oxoethyl}tetrahydro-2H-thiopyran-4-carboxamide derivative where the phenyl group is substituted at position 4 with a specific five-membered or 6-membered heteroaryl group, has such great anti-virus activity that the oral dosing thereof at a low dose enabled the therapeutic treatment of the diseases.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical drug, particularly a novel compound useful for the prophylaxis or therapeutic treatment of various diseases involving infections with viruses of the Herpesviridae family, specifically various herpesvirus infections such as varicella (chicken pox) via varicella zoster virus, varicella zoster via recurrent infection with latent varicella zoster virus, herpes labialis and herpes encephalitis via HSV-1 and genital herpes via HSV-2 infection. N-{2-[(4-Substituted phenyl)amino]-2-oxoethyl}tetrahydro-2H-thiopyran-4-carboxamide derivative where the phenyl group is substituted at position 4 with a specific five-membered or 6-membered heteroaryl group, has such great anti-virus activity that the oral dosing thereof at a low dose enabled the therapeutic treatment of the diseases.

Abstract: The invention relates to a triazole derivative with an activity inhibiting glycine transporter and for use as a pharmaceutical drug, and a novel triazole derivative. The inventive triazole derivative has an excellent activity inhibiting glycine transporter and is useful as a therapeutic agent of dementia, schizophrenia, cognitive disorders, or cognitive disorders involved in various diseases such as Alzheimer disease, Parkinson's disease, or Huntington disease or the like, or spasm involved in diseases such as nerve degenerative diseases and cerebrovascular disorders, or the like. Particularly, the pharmaceutical drug is useful for the amelioration of learning disability of dementia and the like.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel amide derivative which is an N-({[4-(substituted thiazol-4-yl)phenyl]carbamoyl}methyl)amide derivative having a characteristic in that an aryl or heteroaryl group as an aromatic ring group is directly substituted on the N atom of amido group. Since said amide derivative has excellent anti-herpesvirus action, it is useful as medicaments and antiviral agents, particularly as preventive or therapeutic agents for various diseases accompanied by Herpesviridae virus infections, illustratively, varicella (chickenpox) accompanied by varicella zoster virus infection, shingles accompanied by the recurrent infection of latent varicella zoster virus, labial herpes and herpes encephalitis accompanied by HSV-1 infection, genital herpes accompanied by HSV-2 and the like various herpesvirus infections.

Abstract: The invention relates to a triazole derivative with an activity inhibiting glycine transporter and for use as a pharmaceutical drug, and a novel triazole derivative. The inventive triazole derivative has an excellent activity inhibiting glycine transporter and is useful as a therapeutic agent of dementia, schizophrenia, cognitive disorders, or cognitive disorders involved in various diseases such as Alzheimer disease, Parkinson's disease, or Huntington disease or the like, or spasm involved in diseases such as nerve degenerative diseases and cerebrovascular disorders, or the like. Particularly, the pharmaceutical drug is useful for the amelioration of learning disability of dementia and the like.

Abstract: A direct positive silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is used for forming a light-absorbing layer of a lenticular lens sheet that includes a film-form substrate and a plurality of light input lenses provided on a light input side of the substrate, the light absorbing layer (black stripes) being provided on a light output side of the substrate in a region other than a condensing region of each of the light input lenses, the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material including a support, and at least one light-sensitive layer having light-sensitive silver halide grains with a grain size of 1 &mgr;m or less at a silver coat weight of 1.5 g/m2 or more on one side of the support, wherein on the side of the support opposite the light-sensitive layer there is no light absorbing layer, and by developing after exposing, from the side opposite the light-sensitive layer via the light input lenses, the light absorbing layer is formed based on a silver image.

Abstract: To provide a seam welding apparatus and a seam welding method that may operate at a low pressure to obtain a suitable overlapped alignment amount. In the seam welding apparatus, a trailing plate clamp moving means is provided with link mechanisms for overlapping and aligning a leading end of a trailing plate with a trailing end of a leading plate and a link drive source for operating the link mechanisms under an extended condition. The link mechanisms are arranged in parallel along both side edges of the trailing plate. The pair of link mechanisms are connected to a link drive source to form a parallel link mechanism assembled through a coupling link. Also, a movable portion of the leading plate clamp means has a tilt pivot. This tilt pivot is adapted to be movable so that the overlapped alignment amount may be adjusted.