Abstract: Disclosed is a compound which is useful in preventing and treating cardiac arrhythmia such as atrial fibrillation. A compound represented by formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the same. In formula (1), ring X represents benzene or pyridine; R1 represents an optionally substituted alkyl group; R2 represents an optionally substituted aryl group, an optionally substituted heterocyclic group, an optionally substituted arylalkyl group or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group-substituted alkyl group; R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9 represent each hydrogen or an alkyl group, provided that R3 and R5 may be bonded to each other to form, together with the carbon atom adjacent thereto, a cycloalkyl group; and m represents 0 or 1.

Abstract: The present invention provides a large conductance calcium-activated K channel opener comprising a compound of the formula (I): wherein R1 and R3 are each sulfonamide, carbamoyl, acyl, amino, and the like, m and n are each 0 to 2, R2 and R4 are each cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, an alkoxy, a halogen, or an alkyl, Ring A is benzene or a heterocyclic ring, Ring B is benzene, a heterocyclic ring, a cycloalkane etc, and Ring Q is pyrazole or isoxazole, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing silicon single crystal from melted silicon by the pull-up process using a seed crystal, wherein at least a portion of a device in contact with the melted silicon includes a layer of silicon nitride precipitated from gaseous phase and comprising 20% or above of .beta. phase, or comprising 80% or above of .alpha. phase whose crystal grains have grain diameters of 5 .mu.m or above at a ratio of 10% or more.