Abstract: The present invention provides an equol-producing lactic acid bacteria-containing composition comprising, as an essential component thereof, a lactic acid bacterial strain belonging to the genus Lactococcus having an ability to utilize at least one daidzein compound selected from the group consisting of daidzein glycosides, daidzein, and dihydrodaidzein to produce equol. Such a composition is effective for the prevention and alleviation of malaise inclusive of climacteric disturbance in middle-aged and elderly women for which no effective prophylactic method or alleviating means has heretofore been available.

Abstract: A continuity maintaining part restarts recording of data onto the optical disk after pause of recording occurring due to buffer under-run, in such a manner that continuity with information recorded immediately before the occurrence of the pause occurred is maintained. A counting part counts the number of times of operation of the continuity maintaining part during the recording of the information onto the optical disk. A display part displays the number of times of operation of the continuity maintaining part counted by the counting part.

Abstract: This invention provides a composition comprising a daidzein-containing substrate and a strain of micro-organism capable of metabolizing daidzein to equol as essential ingredients. This composition is effective in the prevention and alleviation of unidentified clinical syndrome inclusive of menopausal syndrome in middle-aged to elderly women for which no effective means of prevention or alleviation has heretofore been avai lable.

Abstract: This invention provides a composition comprising a daidzein-containing substrate and a strain of micro-organism capable of metabolizing daidzein to equol as essential ingredients. This composition is effective in the prevention and alleviation of unidentified clinical syndrome inclusive of menopausal syndrome in middle-aged to elderly woman for which no effective means of prevention or alleviation has heretofore been available.

Abstract: An information recordation system includes a plurality of information recordation devices that records information onto information recordable mediums using at least one recording software. A host computer is provided to transmit write information from at least one storage device to the plurality of information recordation devices. A write information candidate display device is provided to selectively display at least one write information candidate stored in the at least one storage device on a display. A write information selection device is provided to select at least one write information among the at least one write information candidate. An information recordation device candidate display device is provided to display a plurality of information recordation device candidates, which are available to cooperate with the host computer using the at least one recording software, on the display.

Abstract: An information recordation system includes a plurality of information recordation devices that records information onto information recordable mediums using at least one recording software. A host computer is provided to transmit write information from at least one storage device to the plurality of information recordation devices. A write information candidate display device is provided to selectively display at least one write information candidate stored in the at least one storage device on a display. A write information selection device is provided to select at least one write information among the at least one write information candidate. An information recordation device candidate display device is provided to display a plurality of information recordation device candidates, which are available to cooperate with the host computer using the at least one recording software, on the display.

Abstract: A continuity maintaining part restarts recording of data onto the optical disk after pause of recording occurring due to buffer under-run, in such a manner that continuity with information recorded immediately before the occurrence of the pause occurred is maintained. A counting part counts the number of times of operation of the continuity maintaining part during the recording of the information onto the optical disk. A display part displays the number of times of operation of the continuity maintaining part counted by the counting part.