Abstract: A blade tensioner of a blade tensioner system for a chain that drivingly connects a drive shaft to a driving shaft in an engine, that improves the chain-damping efficiency in a blade tensioner applied to the chain within an engine, prevents the sideways tilt of the blade tensioner during operation, in a blade tensioner applied to the chain in an engine, and provides a blade tensioner with a functionality that allows it to transversely guide a chain along the chain sliding face in a blade shoe, while maintaining the flexural deformability (i.e., the flexibility) of the blade shoe.

Abstract: A 1,2-dioxetane derivative of the formula (I): 1

Abstract: Provided is a preventive or remedy for diseases caused by a cerebrovascular disturbance, which comprises as an effective ingredient a cyclohexenone long-chain alcoholic compound represented by the following formula (1): [wherein, R1, R2 and R3 each independently represents H or CH3 and X represents a C10-28 alkylene or alkenylene group].

Abstract: A preventive and/or therapeutic agent for dysuria, which comprises as an effective ingredient a cyclohexenone long-chain alcoholic derivative represented by the following formula (1):[wherein, R1, R2 and R3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and X represents a linear or branched C10-28 alkylene or alkenylene group]. This compound alleviates dysuria due to hypofunction of the urinary bladder so that they are useful as a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for dysuria.

Abstract: Provided is a stem-cell differentiation and induction promoter, which comprises as an effective ingredient a cyclohexenone long-chain alcoholic derivative represented by the formula (1):[wherein, R1, R2 and R3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and X represents a linear or branched C10-28 alkylene or alkenylene group]. Since the cyclohexenone long-chain alcoholic derivative according to the present invention promotes differentiation-induction of stem cells into cells expressing a specific biological function, a medicament comprising the derivative is useful as a preventive or remedial drug for diseases such as nervous diseases, bone diseases, circulatory diseases and myopathy, caused by the degeneration of tissues or cells or cell death.

Abstract: An adhesive, a flocked weather strip, and a process for producing the weather strip. The adhesive is a moisture-curing reactive hot-melt adhesive for weather strip flocking, which comprises as the main component a urethane prepolymer containing isocyanate groups, the adhesive having a dielectric constant at 25° C. of 3 to 10 and a melting point of 40° C. to 150° C. The flocked weather strip comprises a substrate and piles flocked thereon through the moisture-curing reactive hot-melt adhesive. The process for producing the flocked weather strip comprises thermally melting the moisture-curing reactive hot-melt adhesive, applying the melt to a substrate in a thickness of 40 to 150 &mgr;m, electrostatically flocking piles in the resulting layer of the molten adhesive, cooling the adhesive to solidify the same and fix the flocks to the substrate, and then cutting the substrate into a given size.

Abstract: A 1,2-dioxetane derivative of the formula (I): wherein Ar is an aryl group which may have an alkyl group, an aryl group, a halogen atom, an alkoxyl group, a carboxyl group, a formyl group, an alkyl ester, an aryl ester, an alkylketone, an arylketone or a hetero ring bonded thereto, X is a substituent capable of labeling an organic compound or a biological molecule, or an ester, Y is a hydrogen atom, an acyl group or a group of the formula —Si(R4R5R6) (wherein each of R4, R5 and R6 which are independent of one another, is an alkyl group or an aryl group), Z is an alkyl group, an aryl group, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a carbonyl group, —(CO)—O—, —O—(CO)—, —NH—, —NH—CO—, —CO—NH—, —OSi(R7R8)— (wherein each of R7 and R8 which are independent of each other, is an alkyl group or aryl group) or a group of the formula —(R9R10)SiO— (wherein each of R9 and R10 which are independent of e

Abstract: A preventive and/or therapeutic agent for diabetes complications, which comprises as an effective ingredient a cyclohexenone long-chain alcoholic derivative represented by the following formula (1): wherein, R1, R2 and R3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and X represents a linear or branched C10-28 alkylene or alkenylene group. The cyclohcxcnone long-chain alcoholic derivative of the present invention significantly suppresses a reduction in a peripheral nerve conduction rate and alleviates the hypofunction of the bladder so that it is useful as a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for diabetes complications, particularly, for diabetic neuropathy.

Abstract: A 1,2-dioxetane derivative of the formula (I): 1

Abstract: The present invention provides a TNF-&agr; production inhibitor containing a kavalactone as an active ingredient, which inhibitor has high safety, exerts an excellent effect of inhibiting TNF-&agr; production, and is useful as a drug or an animal drug for preventing, ameliorating, or treating diseases such as cachexia attributed to cancer or infectious diseases, chronic rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory diseases, osteoarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rejection during bone marrow transplantation, multiple organ failure, AIDS, meningitis, hepatitis, and type-II diabetes. The present invention also provides a preventive, ameliorating, or therapeutic agent for diseases caused by abnormal production of TNF-&agr;, the agent containing a kavalactone as an active ingredient.

Abstract: A self-supporting container formed by folding a shape-retaining paper sheet in substantially W-shape and joining opposite side edges of the inner surface thereof. At least one side wall of the container is provided with a see-through window and graduations for measuring the contents are formed at or adjacent to the window. By reading these graduations, the contents are easily measured. Supplementary graduations for measuring small amounts and auxiliary members for accurate measuring are also added.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an insulated vessel which may be produced at low cost, has superior insulating capabilities and excellent volumetric efficiency, and which may be suitably employed in a thermos, cooler, icebox, insulated cup, thermal insulated lunch box, thermal insulated electric pot, heat retaining rice cooker, refrigerator or freezer box insulating material, or as an insulating layer in a bath tub. The insulated vessel of the present invention is characterized in the formation of an insulating layer in the space interval between the inner vessel and the outer vessel of a double walled vessel which is filled with a low thermoconductive gas consisting of at least one the gases of xenon, krypton, and argon, and in the disposition of a metallic heat radiation preventing material at the insulating layer.

Abstract: A blade tensioner of s blade tensioner system for a chain that drivingly connects a drive shaft to a driving shaft in an engine, that improves the chain-damping efficiency in a blade tensioner applied to the chain within an engine, prevents the sideways tilt of the blade tensioner during operation, in a blade tensioner applied to the chain in an engine, and provides a blade tensioner with a functionality that allows it to transversely guide a chain along the chain sliding face in a blade shoe, while maintaining the flexural deformability (i.e., the flexibility) of the blade shoe.

Abstract: The present invention provides a TNF-&agr; production inhibitor containing a kavalactone as an active ingredient, which inhibitor has high safety, exerts an excellent effect of inhibiting TNF-&agr; production, and is useful as a drug or an animal drug for preventing, ameliorating, or treating diseases such as cachexia attributed to cancer or infectious diseases, chronic rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory diseases, osteoarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rejection during bone marrow transplantation, multiple organ failure, AIDS, meningitis, hepatitis, and type-II diabetes. The present invention also provides a preventive, ameliorating, or therapeutic agent for diseases caused by abnormal production of TNF-&agr;, the agent containing a kavalactone as an active ingredient.

Abstract: A 1,2-dioxetane derivative of the formula (I): 1

Abstract: The present invention provides a TNF-&agr; production inhibitor containing a kavalactone as an active ingredient, which inhibitor has high safety, exerts an excellent effect of inhibiting TNF-&agr; production, and is useful as a drug or an animal drug for preventing, ameliorating, or treating diseases such as cachexia attributed to cancer or infectious diseases, chronic rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory diseases, osteoarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rejection during bone marrow transplantation, multiple organ failure, AIDS, meningitis, hepatitis, and type-II diabetes. The present invention also provides a preventive, ameliorating, or therapeutic agent for diseases caused by abnormal production of TNF-&agr;, the agent containing a kavalactone as an active ingredient.

Abstract: The present invention is disclosed to provide a heat insulating container constructed to avoid the deterioration of an appearance or to prevent the noisy sound from occurring by the scraps generated in the course of welding. An inner casing is arranged in an outer casing so as to maintain a space therebetween, the inner casing and the outer casing being joined by welding and a scrap movement blocking member is provided at least one of the inner and outer casings for preventing the scraps generated in the process of welding moving into the space.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermally insulated synthetic resin container and a thermally insulated synthetic resin lid. The synthetic thermally insulated container has a thermally insulating layer formed in the space between the inner container and the outer container, which comprise at least one synthetic resin selected from among the group comprising polyester, aromatic polyamide, polyketone, polyvinylidenefluoride, acrylonytrile-type resin, and cycloolefin-type resin, with a low thermally conductive gas having a thermal conductivity lower than air sealed therein. Similarly, the thermally insulated synthetic resin lid has an thermally insulating layer formed in the space between the synthetic resin lower lid member and the upper lid member. The thermally insulated synthetic resin container and lid can be made from only one type of resin, are easy to manufacture, and are superior in thermal insulation performance and maintaining thermal insulation performance over time.

Abstract: An adhesive, a flocked weather strip, and a process for producing the weather strip. The adhesive is a moisture-curing reactive hot-melt adhesive for weather strip flocking, which comprises as the main component a urethane prepolymer containing isocyanate groups, the adhesive having a dielectric constant at 25° C. of 3 to 10 and a melting point of 40° C. to 150° C. The flocked weather strip comprises a substrate and piles flocked thereon through the moisture-curing reactive hot-melt adhesive. The process for producing the flocked weather strip comprises thermally melting the moisture-curing reactive hot-melt adhesive, applying the melt to a substrate in a thickness of 40 to 150 &mgr;m, electrostatically flocking piles in the resulting layer of the molten adhesive, cooling the adhesive to solidify the same and fix the flocks to the substrate, and then cutting the substrate into a given size.

Abstract: In an orthogonal type three-axis robot for mounting a part on or removing a part from a board, a hand element placed on a supporting element for holding a part is moved by an X-axis step motor, a Y-axis step motor, and a Z-axis step motor, and heights or Z coordinates of four reference points formed on the board are previously measured. When mounting a part to or removing a part from a specified position by utilizing the hand element, a height or Z coordinate of the hand in the direction of Z axis is corrected for the specified position by using the heights or Z coordinates of three of the four reference points.