The disclosure features novel lipids and compositions involving the same. Nanoparticle compositions include a novel lipid as well as additional lipids such as phospholipids, structural lipids, and PEG lipids. Nanoparticle compositions further including therapeutic and/or prophylactics such as RNA are useful in the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactics to mammalian cells or organs to, for example, regulate polypeptide, protein, or gene expression.

A compound represented by specific chemical formula, a core including the same, and core-shell dye including a shell surrounding the core, a photosensitive resin composition including the same, and a color filter manufactured using the photosensitive resin composition are disclosed.

The present invention provides novel compounds which activate the Kv7 potassium channels. Separate aspects of the invention are directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds and uses of the compounds to treat disorders responsive to the activation of Kv7 potassium channels.

The present teachings are directed at 1,1-disubstituted alkene monomers (e.g., methylene beta-ketoester monomers), methods for producing the same, polymerizable compositions including a methylene beta-ketoester monomer, and polymers, compositions and products formed therefrom. The monomer preferably is a high purity monomer. In the method for producing the methylene beta-ketoesters of the invention, a beta-ketoester may be reacted with a source of formaldehyde. The methylene beta-ketoester monomers may be used in monomer-based products (e.g., inks, adhesives, coatings, sealants or reactive molding) and polymer-based products (e.g., fibers, films, sheets, medical polymers, composite polymers and surfactants).

A compound having a structure represented by the general formula (I): ##STR00001##
(wherein n is 0 or 1;
R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom (only if n=0), a halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkyl group, an optionally substituted amino group, an optionally substituted phenyl group, a C1-C6 alkylthio group, a C1-C6 alkoxy group, a C1-C6 haloalkoxy group or a C7-C12 aralkyloxy group;
R.sup.2 represents —(CH.sub.2).sub.p—[O(CH.sub.2).sub.q].sub.r—X (wherein X is a halogen atom, p is an integer of 1 to 6, q is an integer of 1 to 4, and r is an integer of 0 to 4);
R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C7-C16 aralkyl group or a C6-C14 aryl group; and
R.sup.4 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C6 alkyl group), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof excels FAMT in terms of the tendency to accumulate intensively in cancer, the affinity for LAT1 and the selectivity for cancer, and can be labeled using an automated synthesizer in clinical settings, and therefore is useful as a highly versatile PET imaging agent.

The present invention includes compounds useful as modulators of TRPM8, such as compounds of Formulae (Ia), (Ib) and (Ic), and the subgenus and species thereof; personal products containing those compounds; and the use of those compounds and the personal products, particularly the use of increasing or inducing chemesthetic sensations, such as cooling or cold sensations. ##STR00001##

Novel chemokine CXCR1 and CXCR2 receptor antagonist compounds of general formula (I) are described. Also described, are pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and use of the compounds and the compositions for the treatment of chemokine-mediated pathologies, more specifically in the field of dermatology.

The present invention relates to a biaryl derivative expressed by the chemical formula 1, a method for producing the biaryl derivative, a pharmaceutical composition comprising same, and use of same, the biaryl derivative expressed by the chemical formula 1, as a GPR120 agonist, promoting GLP-1 generation in the gastro-intestinal tract, reducing insulin resistance in the liver, muscles and the like from anti-inflammatory activity in the macrophage, pancreatic cells and the like, and allowing effective use in prevention or treatment of inflammation or metabolic diseases such as diabetes, complications from diabetes, obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, fatty liver disease, and osteoporosis.

This disclosure relates to the field of molecules having pesticidal utility against pests in Phyla Arthropoda, Mollusca, and Nematoda, processes to produce such molecules, intermediates used in such processes, pesticidal compositions containing such molecules, and processes of using such pesticidal compositions against such pests. These pesticidal compositions may be used, for example, as acaricides, insecticides, miticides, molluscicides, and nematicides. This document discloses molecules having the following formula (“Formula One”).

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Disclosed is a novel stabilizer represented by formula I,

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Further disclosed is a liquid crystal composition comprising a compound of formula I. The liquid crystal composition disclosed in the present invention has a low viscosity γ.sub.1, a moderate dielectric anisotropy Δ∈, a moderate optical anisotropy Δn, and most principally a high reliability, and can achieve a quick response of liquid crystal display.