Abstract: In a molding die, movable die elements are respectively received in die element receiving holes formed in a frame plate. An end surface of the frame plate, which faces a cavity at a location that is other than locations of the die element receiving holes, forms a frame portion compression surface. An end surface of each movable die element, which faces the cavity, forms a split compression surface. Die element drive devices respectively drive the split compression surfaces of the movable die elements. A whole compression plate commonly supports an opposite end part of the frame plate and opposite end parts of the movable die elements, which are opposite from the cavity. When the whole compression plate is moved forward, the whole compression plate integrally drives the frame plate and the movable die elements forward. A whole drive device drives the whole compression plate.

Abstract: In a molding die, movable die elements are respectively received in die element receiving holes formed in a frame plate. An end surface of the frame plate, which faces a cavity at a location that is other than locations of the die element receiving holes, forms a frame portion compression surface. An end surface of each movable die element, which faces the cavity, forms a split compression surface. Die element drive devices respectively drive the split compression surfaces of the movable die elements. A whole compression plate commonly supports an opposite end part of the frame plate and opposite end parts of the movable die elements, which are opposite from the cavity. When the whole compression plate is moved forward, the whole compression plate integrally drives the frame plate and the movable die elements forward. A whole drive device drives the whole compression plate.

Abstract: Disclosed are core-shell type polymeric micelle compositions comprising a hydrophilic-hydrophobic block polymer carrying an antigen, an antibody or the like on the hydrophilic region wherein a compound undergoing a change in physical characteristic in response to a structural change of the micelles or a part thereof has been incorporated into the core region. These compositions can be used in an indirect agglutination reaction (or a passive agglutination reaction) for assaying an analyte (an antibody, an antigen or the like) in a biological sample.

Abstract: This is a method of cutting out a front part of clothing and the like. A human body is drawn as a flat stereoscopic projection without breasts, then a basic original pattern piece (1) used as a body form is divided into a plurality of segments a.sub.1, a.sub.2, a.sub.3, a.sub.4 along a plurality of cutting lines (13, 14, 15, 16) toward the periphery from a bust point BP as the center, the segments a.sub.1, a.sub.2, a.sub.3, a.sub.4 are moved in response to measured personal dimensions and are placed so as to conform to the clothing of the design required. The profile of the figure is then used to obtain pattern pieces X.sub.1, X.sub.2, X.sub.3 for the front, and the cloth is cut out using the pattern pieces. When clothing of a design having darts is fabricated, triangular notches (18, 21, 23) are formed in the pattern pieces X.sub.1, X.sub.2, X.sub.3 to obtain darts (19, 20, 22) at the desired cutting positions indicated by the cutting lines (13, 14, 15, 16) and these are cut out.