Abstract: The objective of the present teaching is to provide a porous material including carbon nanohorns. The porous material includes carbon nanohorns and has a predetermined three-dimensional shape.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for producing carbon nanoparticles at low cost and with good efficiency. According to the disclosure of the present description, a voltage is applied between a graphite positive electrode and a negative electrode in an aqueous medium to generate arc discharge in a gap. An inert gas is introduced into the gap from a cylinder bottle at a predetermined flow rate. In this manner, carbon nanoparticles can be produced from carbon steam that is generated in the gap as a result of the arc discharge.

Abstract: The objective of the present teaching is to provide a porous material including carbon nanohorns. The porous material includes carbon nanohorns and has a predetermined three-dimensional shape.

Abstract: The purpose of showing the present description is to provide a dense material containing carbon nanohorns. For this purpose, the present description shows the dense material containing carbon nanohorns and having a predetermined three-dimensional shape.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for producing carbon nanoparticles at low cost and with good efficiency. According to the disclosure of the present description, a voltage is applied between a graphite positive electrode and a negative electrode in an aqueous medium to generate arc discharge in a gap. An inert gas is introduced into the gap from a cylinder bottle at a predetermined flow rate. In this manner, carbon nanoparticles can be produced from carbon steam that is generated in the gap as a result of the arc discharge.

Abstract: Auction methods, auction systems and servers which can satisfy requirements other than the price for a client are provided. An auction client selects a desired one from time slide schemes from a terminal, and enters a due date in an associated entry field. For example, a due date advance scheme is a scheme in which a person who offers the soonest possible trading date from a due date is determined as a successful bidder. Also, specific details (paying-in, delivery and so on) on the trading date for a payment or delivery of an article, requested to a partner, are specified. These bid condition data are transmitted to the server through a network, and the server collects participants in a bid on a home page. The server receives trading dates offered from terminals of participants, and determines a participant who offers the trading date that most satisfies the trade due date condition offered by the client as a successful bidder.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide scalp and hair of scalp composition which realizes hair growing, hair growth or the like by arranging the scalp environment without inhibiting the function of sebaceous membrane and dark cell (superficial type cell) of scalp. To achieve the object, the present invention provides a composition which contains extraction component of fungi belonging to basidiomycetes and extraction component of the root of a plant of Araliceae. The composition may contain fats and fatty oils of Hippophae rhamnoides L. whose raw material is fruit and/or seed of Elaeagnaceae Hippophae rhamnoides L. plant.

Abstract: Auction methods, auction systems and servers which can satisfy requirements other than the price for a client are provided. An auction client selects a desired one from time slide schemes from a terminal, and enters a due date in an associated entry field. For example, a due date advance scheme is a scheme in which a person who offers the soonest possible trading date from a due date is determined as a successful bidder. Also, specific details (paying-in, delivery and so on) on the trading date for a payment or delivery of an article, requested to a partner, are specified. These bid condition data are transmitted to the server through a network, and the server collects participants in a bid on a home page. The server receives trading dates offered from terminals of participants, and determines a participant who offers the trading date that most satisfies the trade due date condition offered by the client as a successful bidder.

Abstract: Auction methods, auction systems and servers which can satisfy requirements other than the price for a client are provided. An auction client selects a desired one from time slide schemes from a terminal, and enters a due date in an associated entry field. For example, a due date advance scheme is a scheme in which a person who offers the soonest possible trading date from a due date is determined as a successful bidder. Also, specific details (paying-in, delivery and so on) on the trading date for a payment or delivery of an article, requested to a partner, are specified. These bid condition data are transmitted to the server through a network, and the server collects participants in a bid on a home page. The server receives trading dates offered from terminals of participants, and determines a participant who offers the trading date that most satisfies the trade due date condition offered by the client as a successful bidder.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide scalp and hair of scalp composition which realizes hair growing, hair growth or the like by arranging the scalp environment without inhibiting the function of sebaceous membrane and dark cell (superficial type cell) of scalp. To achieve the object, the present invention provides a composition which contains extraction component of fungi belonging to basidiomycetes and extraction component of the root of a plant of Araliceae. The composition may contain fats and fatty oils of Hippophae rhamnoides L. whose raw material is fruit and/or seed of Elaeagnaceae Hippophae rhamnoides L. plant.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a mixed composition of a herbal medicine with an effective physiological activity. The composition comprises an extract component from any one of a carpophore, a mycelium and a culture from more than two kinds of the Basidiomycete fungi selected from a group comprising a fungus belonging to Basidiomycetes Aphyllophorales Ganoderma Ganodermaceae, a fungus belonging to Basidiomycetes Polyporaceae Coriolus, a fungus belonging to Basidiomycetes Agaricales Agaricaceae Agaricus, and a fungus belonging to Basidiomycetes Agaricales Hymenochaetaceae Phellinus and an extract component from a root of a plant belonging to Araliaceae, and has an oxidation-reduction potential sufficient to express the antitumor effect and hypoglycemic effect.

Abstract: A method of selling at least one right associated with contest participants through a computer network is disclosed. The method includes broadcasting contests between the participants through the network, and transmitting to potential buyers an indicator of advertising effectiveness for each participant. The potential buyers are connected to the network via terminals.

Abstract: Compositions are taught that may comprise active components of one or more types of Basidiomycotina that belong to polyporaceae Basidiomycotina and active components of the root of a plant that belongs to Araliaceae. Such compositions have shown hypoglycemic effects and anti-tumor activity. More preferably, the Basidiomycotina may be Ganoderma Lucidum and/or Coriolus versicolor and the plant that belongs to Araliaceae may be medicinal ginseng, e.g. Panax ginseng and/or Panax japonicus. Preferably, an aqueous solution of the composition has an oxidation-reduction potential of less than about 1230 mV, more preferably less than about 900 mV and most preferably less than about 330 mV. Methods for making such compositions are also taught and may include hot water extraction of the above-mentioned components. Furthermore, methods for treating patients are also taught and include administering a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the present compositions.

Abstract: Compositions are taught that may comprise active components of one or more types of Basidiomycotina that belong to polyporaceae Basidiomycotina and active components of the root of a plant that belongs to Araliaceae. Such compositions have shown hypoglycemic effects and anti-tumor activity. More preferably, the Basidiomycotina may be Ganoderma lucidum and/or Coriolus versicolor and the plant that belongs to Araliaceae may he medicinal ginseng, e.g. Panax ginseng and/or Panax japonicus. Preferably, an aqueous solution of the composition has an oxidation-reduction potential of less than about 1230 mV, more preferably less than about 900 mV and most preferably less than about 330 mV. Methods for making such compositions are also taught and may include hot water extraction of the above-mentioned components. Furthermore, methods for treating patients are also taught and include administering a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the present compositions.

Abstract: Auction methods, auction systems and servers which can satisfy requirements other than the price for a client are provided. An auction client selects a desired one from time slide schemes from a terminal, and enters a due date in an associated entry field. For example, a due date advance scheme is a scheme in which a person who offers the soonest possible trading date from a due date is determined as a successful bidder. Also, specific details (paying-in, delivery and so on) on the trading date for a payment or delivery of an article, requested to a partner, are specified. These bid condition data are transmitted to the server through a network, and the server collects participants in a bid on a home page. The server receives trading dates offered from terminals of participants, and determines a participant who offers the trading date that most satisfies the trade due date condition offered by the client as a successful bidder.