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kn-title=Automated identification of the origin of energy loss in nonoriented electrical steel by feature extended Ginzburg–Landau free energy framework
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kn-abstract=This study presents the automated identification of the complex magnetization reversal process in nonoriented electrical steel (NOES) using the feature extended Ginzburg–Landau (eX-GL) free energy framework. eX-GL provides a robust connection between microscopic magnetic domains and macroscopic magnetic hysteresis using a data science perspective. This method employs physically meaningful features to analyze the energy landscape, providing insights into the mechanisms behind function. We obtained features representing both the microstructure and energy of the domain wall. The causes of iron loss were traced to the original domain structure, through which we could successfully distinguish and visualize the role of pinning as a promoting and resisting factor. We found that the reversal process was governed not only by general grain boundary pinning but also by segmented magnetic domains within the grain. This method revealed the complex interplay between magnetism and metallography and introduced a new means for transformative material design, bridging structures and functions.
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en-affil=Kyoto University
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kn-title=Collective motions in the primary coordination sphere: a critical functional framework for catalytic activity of the oxygen-evolving complex of photosystem II
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kn-abstract=Photosynthetic water oxidation, vital for dioxygen production and light energy conversion, is catalyzed by the oxygen-evolving complex of photosystem II, where the inorganic Mn4CaO5 cluster acts as the catalytic core. In this study, we investigate the functional significance of collective motions of amino acid side chains within the primary coordination sphere of the Mn cluster, focusing on their role in modulating the energetic demands for catalytic transformations in the S3 state. We applied regularized canonical correlation analysis to quantitatively correlate the three-dimensional arrangement of coordinating atoms with catalytic driving forces computed via density functional theory. Our analysis reveals that distinct collective side chain motions profoundly influence the energetic requirements for structural reconfigurations of the Mn cluster, achieved through expansion and contraction of the ligand cavity while fine-tuning its geometry to stabilize key intermediates. Complementary predictions from a neural network-based machine learning model indicate that the coordination sphere exerts a variable energetic impact on the catalytic transformations of the Mn cluster, depending on the S-state environment. Integrated computational analyses suggest that the extended lifetime of the S3YZ˙ state, consistently observed after three flash illuminations, may result from slow, progressive protein dynamics that continuously reshape the energy landscape, thereby shifting the equilibrium positions of rapid, reversible chemical processes over time. Overall, our findings demonstrate that collective motions in the primary coordination sphere constitute an active, dynamic framework essential for the efficient execution of multi-electron catalysis under ambient conditions, while simultaneously achieving a high selectivity with irreversible nature required for effective 3O2 evolution.
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affil-num=2
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=5
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kn-title=Supporting Multiple OS Types on Estimation of System Call Hook Point by Virtual Machine Monitor
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kn-abstract=Methods to hook system calls issued by a guest operating system (OS) running on a virtual machine using a virtual machine monitor are proposed. The address of the hook point is derived from the guest OS’s source code and established prior to the kernel startup process. Due to changes in system call processing in OS updates and address space layout randomization, the addresses of these hook points cannot always be pre-determined before the kernel startup process. To address this challenge, a method for estimating the system call hook point is proposed in Linux by analyzing the guest OS memory on x86-64 CPUs rather than pre-calculation. Although the method supports Linux, the method can be extended to support other OS types. In this paper, we propose a method to extend the method to support additional OSes. Specifically, we present analysis results and a novel method for estimating hook points on FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD. The effectiveness of our proposed method is also demonstrated through evaluation.
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en-aut-name=OmoriTaku
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en-aut-name=YamauchiToshihiro
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en-aut-name=TaniguchiHideo
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Okayama Prefectural University
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kn-title=Nephronophthisis and Retinitis Pigmentosa (Senior-Loken Syndrome) After Living-Donor Kidney Transplantation: Twelve-Year Follow-Up in a Young Woman
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kn-abstract=Senior-Loken syndrome is a hereditary ciliopathy with recessive trait that manifests as nephronophthisis and retinitis pigmentosa. This report described an 18-year-old woman who was referred to a University Hospital to set up a treatment plan for chronic renal failure of an unknown cause. She had experienced nocturnal polyurea from the age of 12 years and was found to have an elevated level of serum creatinine at 3 mg/dL at the age of 15 years. She underwent renal biopsy at a hometown regional hospital which showed global glomerulosclerosis in six of the 13 glomeruli examined, renal tubular dilation in irregular shape, and marked interstitial fibrosis with lymphocytic infiltration. At the age of 19 years, she received a living-donor kidney transplant from her 46-year-old father as a preemptive therapy. At surgery, biopsy of the father’s donor kidney showed two glomeruli with global sclerosis out of 24 glomeruli examined, in association with minimal interstitial fibrosis and lymphocytic infiltration. She began to have extended-release tacrolimus 4 mg daily and mycophenolate mofetil 1,000 mg daily. According to the standard protocol, she underwent biopsy of the transplanted donor kidney to reveal interstitial fibrosis and lymphocytic infiltration, in addition to no sign of rejection and no glomerular deposition of immunoglobulins and complements, both 4 weeks and 14 months after the kidney transplantation. At the age of 23 years, 4 years after the kidney transplantation, she was, for the first time, diagnosed retinitis pigmentosa, and hence, Senior-Loken syndrome. She was followed up in the stable condition with basal doses of tacrolimus 5 mg daily, mycophenolate mofetil 1,000 mg daily, and prednisolone 5 mg daily up until now in 12 years after the kidney transplantation. The interstitial fibrosis with lymphocytic infiltration in the donor kidney might be a milder presentation of the disease with recessive inheritance.
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en-aut-name=TanakaTakehiro
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en-aut-name=ArakiMotoo
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affil-num=2
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affil-num=3
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affil-num=4
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affil-num=5
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en-title=Improved sedimentary layer model including the accretionary prism in the fore-arc region of the Ryukyu arc, Japan
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kn-abstract=　We combine the recent seismic reflection profiles to construct a new seismic velocity model of the sedimentary layer incorporating the accretionary prism along the Ryukyu trench. In constructing the new model, we refer to the zoning (ZONE1 to ZONE4) identified by Okamura et al. (2017, Tectonophys.). The construction process consists of the following steps: First, we digitize either unconformities or VP=4 to 5 km/s lines as the seismic basement, whichever is more clearly identifiable. Second, the digitized thickness data of the sedimentary layer from the reflection profiles are geometrically modeled and interpolated to make the three-dimensional structure model. Finally, we supplement the external region of the constructed 3-D sedimentary model using the J-SHIS model provided by the NIED to complete the velocity structure model in the entire Ryukyu arc. The main features of our model are as follows: In ZONE1, off Ishigaki-jima island, the thick sedimentary layer extends about 50 km wide from the Ryukyu trench. In ZONE2, off Miyako-jima island, the thinner layer compared to the other zones is found near the trench, with a thin sedimentary terrace covering the area behind it. In ZONE3, off Okinawa-jima island, the sedimentary layer deepens as it approaches the trench. In ZONE4, off Tokara islands, the deepest layer among all zones is identified. We then conduct 3-D finite-difference simulations of seismic wave propagation using the new and the previous models to confirm the improvement of the new model. In the simulations, the effects of the accretionary prism along the Ryukyu trench on the seismic wave propagation are clearly identified.
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kn-title=A Case of a Metal Foreign Object Remaining in the Maxillary Bone for an Extended Period: A Case Report
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kn-abstract=We report a rare case in which a metallic foreign body remained undetected in a patient's maxilla for nearly 40 years after a childhood bicycle accident. Despite the accident, the implant remained in place without causing infection due to the lack of imaging studies at the time. The metal was accidentally discovered during a routine dental imaging examination 40 years later and subsequently surgically removed. This case highlights the importance of comprehensive imaging and the dangers of overlooking foreign bodies, especially in the vulnerable head and neck region. The patient, 53 years old at the time of discovery, presented to the dentist due to discomfort in the palate and nasal cavity. During this visit, radiographs were taken and a foreign body was discovered. Surgical removal of the foreign body revealed significant corrosion and surrounding granulation tissue indicative of foreign body granuloma. Elemental analysis of the foreign body confirmed that it was an iron-based metal, unlike biocompatible materials such as titanium. These findings reinforce the need for close post-trauma evaluation and follow-up, especially in cases of pediatric trauma, to avoid the possibility of long-term complications arising from unnoticed foreign bodies in anatomically significant areas.
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kn-abstract=K. Brown [1] studied the random to top shuffle (the Tsetlin libary) by semigroup method. In this paper, (i) we extend his results to the colored permutation groups, and (ii) we consider a q-analogue of Tsetlin library which is different from what is studied in [1]. In (i), the results also extends those results for the top to random shuffle [4],[5], [6] to arbitrary distribution of choosing cards, but we still have derangement numbers in the multiplicity of each eigenvalues. In (ii), a version of q-analogue of derangement numbers by Chen-Rota [3] appears in the multiplicity of eigenvalues.
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kn-abstract=In the digital age, sharing moments through photos has become a daily habit. However, every face captured in these photos is vulnerable to unauthorized identification and potential misuse through AI-powered synthetic content generation. Previously, we introduced SnapSafe, a secure system for enabling selective image privacy focusing on facial regions for single-party scenarios. Recognizing that group photos with multiple subjects are a more common scenario, we extend SnapSafe to support multi-user facial privacy protection with dynamic access control designed for online photo platforms. Our approach introduces key splitting for access control, an owner-centric permission system for granting and revoking access to facial regions, and a request-based mechanism allowing subjects to initiate access permissions. These features ensure that facial regions remain protected while maintaining the visibility of non-facial content for general viewing. To ensure reproducibility and isolation, we implemented our solution using Docker containers. Our experimental assessment covered diverse scenarios, categorized as "Single", "Small", "Medium", and "Large", based on the number of faces in the photos. The results demonstrate the system's effectiveness across all test scenarios, consistently performing face encryption operations in under 350 ms and achieving average face decryption times below 286 ms across various group sizes. The key-splitting operations maintained a 100% success rate across all group configurations, while revocation operations were executed efficiently with server processing times remaining under 16 ms. These results validate the system's capability in managing facial privacy while maintaining practical usability in online photo sharing contexts.
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affil-num=3
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en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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en-title=Exploring Home Learning That Bridges Lessons to Foster Autonomous and Self-Directed Learning
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en-abstract=　For students to develop the ability to learn independently, they need learning experiences that extend beyond the classroom, including at home. In other words, learning is not confined to the classroom but is reinforced through a wide range of activities. This study aimed to nurture “autonomous and self-directed learning” among students in the second grade at a public junior high school by integrating classroom and home learning. Teachers emphasized the importance of learning strategies and goal setting, and encouraged metacognition. As a result, students became more aware of the self-regulated learning cycle and began exploring learning strategies tailored to their needs. In addition, working at home on assignments connected to the class not only increased students’ active participation in class but also improved their motivation to learn independ ently outside of class.
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kn-title=Evaluation of CT Findings in Squamous and Non-Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Maxillary Sinus
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kn-abstract=The aim of the present study was to compare CT images between squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and non-SCC found in the maxillary sinus, and to identify features that could be used to differentiate between SCC and non-SCC. Patients who visited the Faculty of Dentistry, Okayama University Hospital, between April 2007 and March 2023, underwent head and neck CT, and had tumors extending into the maxillary sinus that were diagnosed histopathologically as malignancy, were enrolled. The main seat of the mass, bony changes in the maxillary sinus wall, and extension into the surrounding area were assessed. These imaging features were evaluated according to SCC or non-SCC, and the characteristics of the two classes were assessed. Comparisons between the two groups were made using the Fisher exact probability test. There were 11 cases each of SCC and non-SCC. In 11 SCC and 7 non-SCC cases, the main seat of the mass occupied the entire maxillary sinus. The frequency of mass occupying the whole sinus was significantly higher in SCC than in non-SCC (p<0.05). Bone-thickening type disease was found only in squamous cell carcinoma 4/11 (36.4%), with there being a significant difference between SCC and non-SCC (p<0.05). Occupancy of the entire maxillary sinus by the mass and bone thickening on CT images were useful for differentiating between SCC and non-SCC arising in the maxillary sinus.
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kn-title=Effects of caffeine on the longevity and locomotion activity of the common green bottle fly, Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
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kn-abstract=The common green bottle fly, Lucilia sericata (Meigen) (Diptera: Calliphoridae), is a promising and useful managed pollinator for greenhouse agricultural crops. The fly can pollinate at lower and higher temperatures than European honeybee. However, management of the longevity of pollinators is important for growers using greenhouses. Previous studies using other insects showed that caffeine affects insect longevity and behaviors. For instance, European honeybee live longer and have increased memory after caffeine consumption. How caffeine affects the longevity and behavior of pollinators is worth investigating because it can affect pollinator’s behavior, extend longevity, or be an insecticide against pollinators. In the present study, therefore, the longevity and locomotion of L. sericata were investigated when they were given different caffeine concentrations. First, the longevity of L. sericata with five different caffeine concentrations was compared to the control. The results showed that higher concentrations of caffeine (2%, 1%, and 0.5%) significantly decreased the life span compared to lower concentrations (0.05% and 0.01%). Second, the locomotion activities of L. sericata were examined at those two caffeine concentrations with treated and control male and female flies utilizing a Drosophila Activity Monitor (DAM). Treatment with 0.05% caffeine dramatically reduced locomotion, but treatment of 0.01% caffeine did not. We also compared lipid concentrations of flies: flies treated with 0.05% caffeine had a lower lipid concentration compared to flies treated with 0% and 0.01% caffeine. These results indicate that caffeine had negative effects on the longevity and locomotion activities of the pollinator L. sericata in laboratory conditions.
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en-aut-name=FujiokaHaruna
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affil-num=3
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kn-abstract=This paper proposes overloaded MIMO spatial multiplexing that can increase the number of spatially multiplexed signal streams despite of the number of antennas on a terminal and that on a receiver. We propose extension of the channel matrix for the spatial multiplexing to achieve the superb multiplexing performance. Precoding based on the extended channel matrix plays a crucial role in carrying out such spatial multiplexing. We consider three types of QR-decomposition techniques for the proposed spatial multiplexing to improve the transmission performance. The transmission performance of the proposed spatial multiplexing is evaluated by computer simulation. The simulation reveals that the proposed overloaded MIMO spatial multiplexing can implement 6 stream-spatial multiplexing in a 2×2 MIMO system, i.e., the overloading ratio of 3.0. The superior transmission performance is achieved by the proposed overloaded MIMO spatial multiplexing with one of the QR-decomposition techniques.
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kn-title=An Implementation of Web-Based Answer Platform in the Flutter Programming Learning Assistant System Using Docker Compose
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kn-abstract=Programming has gained significant importance worldwide as societies increasingly rely on computer application systems. To support novices in learning various programming languages, we have developed the Programming Learning Assistant System (PLAS). It offers several types of exercise problems with different learning goals and levels for step-by-step self-study. As a personal answer platform in PLAS, we have implemented a web application using Node.js and EJS for Java and Python programming. Recently, the Flutter framework with Dart programming has become popular, enabling developers to build applications for mobile, web, and desktop environments from a single codebase. Thus, we have extended PLAS by implementing the Flutter environment with Visual Studio Code to support it. Additionally, we have developed an image-based user interface (UI) testing tool to verify student source code by comparing its generated UI image with the standard one using the ORB and SIFT algorithms in OpenCV. For efficient distribution to students, we have generated Docker images of the answer platform, Flutter environment, and image-based UI testing tool. In this paper, we present the implementation of a web-based answer platform for the Flutter Programming Learning Assistant System (FPLAS) by integrating three Docker images using Docker Compose. Additionally, to capture UI images automatically, an Nginx web application server is adopted with its Docker image. For evaluations, we asked 10 graduate students at Okayama University, Japan, to install the answer platform on their PCs and solve five exercise problems. All the students successfully completed the problems, which confirms the validity and effectiveness of the proposed system.
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en-aut-name=KyawHtoo Htoo Sandi
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en-aut-name=KaoWen-Chung
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en-affil=Department of Information and Communication Systems, Okayama University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Information and Communication Systems, Okayama University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Computer and Information Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
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affil-num=5
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dt-pub-year=2024
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kn-title=Bright Quantum-Grade Fluorescent Nanodiamonds
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kn-abstract=Optically accessible spin-active nanomaterials are promising as quantum nanosensors for probing biological samples. However, achieving bioimaging-level brightness and high-quality spin properties for these materials is challenging and hinders their application in quantum biosensing. Here, we demonstrate bright fluorescent nanodiamonds (NDs) containing 0.6–1.3-ppm negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers by spin-environment engineering via enriching spin-less 12C-carbon isotopes and reducing substitutional nitrogen spin impurities. The NDs, readily introduced into cultured cells, exhibited improved optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) spectra; peak splitting (E) was reduced by 2–3 MHz, and microwave excitation power required was 20 times lower to achieve a 3% ODMR contrast, comparable to that of conventional type-Ib NDs. They show average spin-relaxation times of T1 = 0.68 ms and T2 = 3.2 μs (1.6 ms and 5.4 μs maximum) that were 5- and 11-fold longer than those of type-Ib, respectively. Additionally, the extended T2 relaxation times of these NDs enable shot-noise-limited temperature measurements with a sensitivity of approximately 0.28K/√Hz. The combination of bulk-like NV spin properties and enhanced fluorescence significantly improves the sensitivity of ND-based quantum sensors for biological applications.
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kn-title=Undetermined Ruptured Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Following High-Energy Blunt Abdominal Trauma Requiring Emergency Laparotomy
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kn-abstract=Blunt abdominal trauma causing intraperitoneal injury and/or bleeding can be life-threatening, requiring immediate intervention. Diagnosing these cases can be challenging, especially when pre-existing conditions are involved. Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm (LAMN) is a rare tumor of the appendix that can lead to pseudomyxoma peritonei. Herein, we present a case of ruptured LAMN following blunt abdominal trauma after a high-energy head-on collision, complicating the differentiation from other intraperitoneal injuries. A 42-year-old Japanese female was brought to our hospital following high-energy head-on collision. She presented with stable vital signs, complaining of anterior chest pain and abdominal tenderness without peritoneal irritation. Computed tomography scans indicated multiple fractures in her chest and complex fluid around the Douglas fossa extending to the ileocecal area, with a slightly dilated appendix tip. Despite stable vitals, emergency laparotomy was needed for suspected peritonitis and/or intraperitoneal hemorrhage. Emergency laparotomy revealed yellowish, jelly-like ascites and a ruptured appendiceal tumor. LAMN was suspected, and the appendix was completely resected, with cytoreductive surgery carefully performed. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of LAMN. Postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged on Day 13 and referred for further LAMN management. This case report highlights the diagnostic difficulties of LAMN rupture following blunt abdominal trauma, stressing the need to consider rare conditions like LAMN in differential diagnoses of acute abdomen posttrauma.
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kn-title=Laparoscopic resection for oesophageal duplication cyst: A case report
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kn-abstract=Introduction: Oesophageal duplication cyst is a congenital malformation and rare tumour, clinically manifesting as dysphagia, epigastric pain, or respiratory distress. Duplicate cysts associated with abscess formation or mediastinal penetration and malignancies have been reported, necessitating surgical resection. <br>
Presentation of case: A 55-year-old woman had chest discomfort for 1 year. Preoperative imaging, including computed tomography (CT), upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, and endoscopic ultrasound, revealed a tumour extending from the anterior wall to the lesser curvature of the near the oesophagogastric junction (OGJ) and a suspected mural nodule within the tumour. Contrast-enhanced CT revealed a cystic nodule on the wall of the lesser curvature of the OGJ, with an unclear boundary between the cystic nodule and the oesophageal wall. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an isointense signal on T1-weighted imaging and hyperintensity on T2weighted imaging. Laparoscopic lower oesophagectomy and proximal gastrectomy with lymph node dissection were performed to the confirm mucinous cyst. Pathological findings revealed a cystic lesion in the muscularis propria of the OGJ filled with mucinous components and lined with multilayered columnar epithelial cells. The cyst was diagnosed as a duplicate without malignancy. <br>
Discussion: Since the border between the cyst and the oesophageal walls was unclear, and the cyst potentially contained a malignant component, instead of cystectomy, lower oesophagectomy and proximal gastrectomy with lymph node dissection were performed with oesophagogastric anastomosis using the double-flap technique, tailored specifically for OGJ cancer. <br>
Conclusions: Oesophageal duplication cysts are rare. Lower oesophagectomy and proximal gastrectomy are selective surgical approaches for cyst duplication at the OGJ.
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kn-title=Searching Method for Three-Dimensional Puncture Route to Support Computed Tomography-Guided Percutaneous Puncture
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kn-abstract=In CT-guided percutaneous punctures-an image-guided puncture method using CT images-physicians treat targets such as lung tumors, liver tumors, renal tumors, and intervertebral abscesses by inserting a puncture needle into the body from the exterior while viewing images. By recognizing two-dimensional CT images prior to a procedure, a physician determines the least invasive puncture route for the patient. Therefore, the candidate puncture route is limited to a two-dimensional region along the cross section of the human body. In this paper, we aim to construct a three-dimensional puncture space based on multiple two-dimensional CT images to search for a safer and shorter puncture route for a given patient. If all puncture routes starting from a target in the three-dimensional space were examined from all directions (the brute-force method), the processing time to derive the puncture route would be very long. We propose a more efficient method for three-dimensional puncture route selection in CT-guided percutaneous punctures. The proposed method extends the ray-tracing method, which quickly derives a line segment from a given start point to an end point on a two-dimensional plane, and applies it to three-dimensional space. During actual puncture route selection, a physician can use CT images to derive a three-dimensional puncture route that is safe for the patient and minimizes the puncture time. The main novelty is that we propose a method for deriving a three-dimensional puncture route within the allowed time in an actual puncture. The main goal is for physicians to select the puncture route they will use in the actual surgery from among the multiple three-dimensional puncture route candidates derived using the proposed method. The proposed method derives a three-dimensional puncture route within the allowed time in an actual puncture. Physicians can use the proposed method to derive a new puncture route, reducing the burden on patients and improving physician skills. In the evaluation results of a computer simulation, for a 3D CT image created by combining 170 two-dimensional CT images, the processing time for deriving the puncture route using the proposed method was approximately 59.4 s. The shortest length of the puncture route from the starting point to the target was between 20 mm and 22 mm. The search time for a three-dimensional human body consisting of 15 CT images was 4.77 s for the proposed method and 2599.0 s for a brute-force method. In a questionnaire, physicians who actually perform puncture treatments evaluated the candidate puncture routes derived by the proposed method. We confirmed that physicians could actually use these candidates as a puncture route.
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kn-title=High-quality expert annotations enhance artificial intelligence model accuracy for osteosarcoma X-ray diagnosis
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kn-abstract=Primary malignant bone tumors, such as osteosarcoma, significantly affect the pediatric and young adult populations, necessitating early diagnosis for effective treatment. This study developed a high-performance artificial intelligence (AI) model to detect osteosarcoma from X-ray images using highly accurate annotated data to improve diagnostic accuracy at initial consultations. Traditional models trained on unannotated data have shown limited success, with sensitivities of approximately 60%–70%. In contrast, our model used a data-centric approach with annotations from an experienced oncologist, achieving a sensitivity of 95.52%, specificity of 96.21%, and an area under the curve of 0.989. The model was trained using 468 X-ray images from 31 osteosarcoma cases and 378 normal knee images with a strategy to maximize diversity in the training and validation sets. It was evaluated using an independent dataset of 268 osteosarcoma and 554 normal knee images to ensure generalizability. By applying the U-net architecture and advanced image processing techniques such as renormalization and affine transformations, our AI model outperforms existing models, reducing missed diagnoses and enhancing patient outcomes by facilitating earlier treatment. This study highlights the importance of high-quality training data and advocates a shift towards data-centric AI development in medical imaging. These insights can be extended to other rare cancers and diseases, underscoring the potential of AI in transforming diagnostic processes in oncology. The integration of this AI model into clinical workflows could support physicians in early osteosarcoma detection, thereby improving diagnostic accuracy and patient care.
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kn-title=Adaptive Resonance Theory-Based Global Topological Map Building for an Autonomous Mobile Robot
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kn-abstract=3D space perception is one of the key technologies for autonomous mobile robots that perform tasks in unknown environments. Among these, building global topological maps for autonomous mobile robots is a challenging task. In this study, we propose a method for learning topological structures from unknown data distributions based on competitive learning, a type of unsupervised learning. For this purpose, adaptive resonance theory-based Topological Clustering (ATC), which can avoid catastrophic forgetting of previously measured point clouds, is applied as a learning method. Furthermore, by extending ATC with Different Topologies (ATC-DT) with multiple topological structures for extracting the traversable information of terrain environments, a path planning method is realized that can reach target points set in an unknown environment. Path planning experiments in unknown environments show that, compared to other methods, ATC-DT can build a global topology map with high accuracy and stability using only measured 3D point cloud and robot position information.
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kn-title=Middle-Ear Salivary Gland Choristoma with Congenital, Single-Sided Hearing Loss
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kn-abstract=Middle-ear salivary gland choristoma (SGCh) is a rare, benign tumor that causes conductive hearing loss owing to middle-ear morphological abnormalities. Early diagnosis is challenging, and surgical resection is indispensable for a definitive diagnosis. We report the case of a 3-year-old boy diagnosed with middle-ear SGCh during the follow-up period for left-sided hearing loss discovered at newborn hearing screening (NHS). Long-term follow-up after the NHS result, subsequent computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging, and surgical resection led to its relatively early diagnosis and treatment.
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en-aut-name=KariyaShin
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en-aut-name=ShimizuAiko
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affil-num=5
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en-affil=Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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kn-title=Novel strategy for activating gene expression through triplex DNA formation targeting epigenetically suppressed genes
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kn-abstract=Triplex DNA formation is a useful genomic targeting tool that is expected to have a wide range of applications, including the antigene method; however, there are fundamental limitations in its forming sequence. We recently extended the triplex DNA-forming sequence to methylated DNA sequences containing 5mCG base pairs by developing guanidino-dN, which is capable of recognizing a 5mCG base pair with high affinity. We herein investigated the effect of triplex DNA formation using TFOs with guanidino-dN on methylated DNA sequences at the promoter of the RASSF1A gene, whose expression is epigenetically suppressed by DNA methylation in MCF-7 cells, on gene expression. Interestingly, triplex DNA formation increased the expression of the RASSF1A gene at the transcript and protein levels. Furthermore, RASSF1A-activated MCF-7 cells exhibited cell growth suppressing activity. Changes in the expression of various genes associated with the promotion of apoptosis and breast cancer survival accompanied the activation of RASSF1A in cells exhibited antiproliferative activity. These results suggest the potential of increases in gene expression through triplex DNA formation as a new genomic targeting tool.
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en-aut-name=SasakiShigeki
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en-aut-name=TaniguchiYosuke
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University
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affil-num=2
en-affil= Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki International University
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affil-num=3
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en-title=
kn-title=New lineages of RNA viruses from clinical isolates of Rhizopus microsporus revealed by fragmented and primer-ligated dsRNA sequencing (FLDS) analysis
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kn-abstract=Rhizopus microsporus is a species in the order Mucorales that is known to cause mucormycosis, but it is poorly understood as a host of viruses. Here, we examined 25 clinical strains of R. microsporus for viral infection with a conventional double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) assay using agarose gel electrophoresis (AGE) and the recently established fragmented and primer-ligated dsRNA sequencing (FLDS) protocol. By AGE, five virus-infected strains were detected. Then, full-length genomic sequences of 12 novel RNA viruses were revealed by FLDS, which were related to the families Mitoviridae, Narnaviridae, and Endornaviridae, ill-defined groups of single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) viruses with similarity to the established families Virgaviridae and Phasmaviridae, and the proposed family "Ambiguiviridae." All the characterized viruses, except a potential phasmavirid with a negative-sense RNA genome, had positive-sense RNA genomes. One virus belonged to a previously established species within the family Mitoviridae, whereas the other 11 viruses represented new species or even new genera. These results show that the fungal pathogen R. microsporus harbors diverse RNA viruses and extend our understanding of the diversity of RNA viruses in the fungal order Mucorales, division Mucoromycota. Identifying RNA viruses from clinical isolates of R. microsporus may expand the repertoire of natural therapeutic agents for mucormycosis in the future.
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en-aut-name=ZhaoYan-Jie
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en-aut-name=KondoHideki
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en-aut-name=SuzukiNobuhiro
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en-aut-name=BanSayaka
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en-aut-name=YaguchiTakashi
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en-aut-name=UrayamaSyun-Ichi
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en-aut-name=HagiwaraDaisuke
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Laboratory of Fungal Interaction and Molecular Biology (Donated by IFO), University of Tsukuba
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Laboratory of Fungal Interaction and Molecular Biology (Donated by IFO), University of Tsukuba
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Laboratory of Fungal Interaction and Molecular Biology (Donated by IFO), University of Tsukuba
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en-keyword=Rhizopus microsporus
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dt-pub-year=2023
dt-pub=20231025
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en-title=
kn-title=Structure of a diatom photosystem II supercomplex containing a member of Lhcx family and dimeric FCPII
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en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Diatoms rely on fucoxanthin chlorophyll a/c-binding proteins (FCPs) for their great success in oceans, which have a great diversity in their pigment, protein compositions, and subunit organizations. We report a unique structure of photosystem II (PSII)-FCPII supercomplex from Thalassiosira pseudonana at 2.68-angstrom resolution by cryo-electron microscopy. FCPIIs within this PSII-FCPII supercomplex exist in dimers and monomers, and a homodimer and a heterodimer were found to bind to a PSII core. The FCPII homodimer is formed by Lhcf7 and associates with PSII through an Lhcx family antenna Lhcx6_1, whereas the heterodimer is formed by Lhcf6 and Lhcf11 and connects to the core together with an Lhcf5 monomer through Lhca2 monomer. An extended pigment network consisting of diatoxanthins, diadinoxanthins, fucoxanthins, and chlorophylls a/c is revealed, which functions in efficient light harvesting, energy transfer, and dissipation. These results provide a structural basis for revealing the energy transfer and dissipation mechanisms and also for the structural diversity of FCP antennas in diatoms.
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en-aut-name=LiZhenhua
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en-aut-name=LiuXueyang
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en-aut-name=ZhouCuicui
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en-aut-name=ZhangJinyang
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en-aut-name=SangMin
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en-aut-name=HanGuangye
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en-aut-name=YangWenqiang
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ORCID=

en-aut-name=KuangTingyun
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en-aut-name=WangWenda
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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affil-num=8
en-affil=China National Botanical Garden
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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affil-num=11
en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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affil-num=12
en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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affil-num=13
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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kn-title=Circadian Rhythms Fluctuate the Treatment Effects of Intravesical Treatments on Rat Urinary Frequency Models
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kn-abstract=Objectives. It is still not clear how the intravesical instillation of drugs affects rat urinary frequency. This study aimed to examine the dynamics of intravesical treatments' treatment effect on rat urinary frequency models by real-time and extended monitoring using a novel continuous urination monitoring system. Methods. Nine eleven-week-old female Wistar rats were divided into three groups to receive intravesical instillation of 0.1% acetic acid (AA), 1.0% AA, or phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). Thirty minutes later, these drugs were voided, and rats were moved to a continuous urination monitoring system, UM-100. UM-100 monitored rat urination quantitatively and continuously for 24 hours. Rats were then euthanized, and histopathologic examinations using a damage score validated the severity of bladder inflammation. We used nine additional rats to determine the treatment effect of various drugs against the urinary frequency. These rats were also treated with 1.0% AA in the same way and divided into three groups (n = 3 each) to receive intravesical instillation of lidocaine, silver nitrate (AgNO3), or dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), respectively. Thirty minutes later, rats were catheterized again and moved to the UM-100, and their voiding was monitored for 24 hours. Results. Intravesical instillation of AA increased the urinary frequency and decreased the mean voided volume (VV) in a concentration-dependent manner, with statistical significance at a concentration of 1.0% (urinary frequency; p = 0.0007 , mean VV; p = 0.0032 , respectively) compared with PBS. Histopathological analysis of these models demonstrated a significantly higher damage score of bladder mucosa in both 0.1% AA and 1.0% AA compared with PBS, with the severity in concordance with the clinical severity of urinary frequency (0.1% AA: p < 0.0001 , 1.0% AA: p < 0.0001 ). Moreover, intravesical instillation of lidocaine, AgNO3, and DMSO decreased the urinary frequency. Continuous monitoring with UM-100 also demonstrated that the treatment effect of these intravesically instilled drugs occurred only at night. Conclusions. The extended monitoring of rat urination by UM-100 revealed a significant fluctuation in the treatment effect of intravesically instilled drugs between day and night. These findings may help establish novel therapies for urinary frequency.
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en-aut-name=SekitoTakanori
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en-aut-name=EdamuraKohei
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kn-abstract=Organized chronic subdural hematoma (OCSDH) is a relatively rare condition that forms over a longer period of time compared to chronic subdural hematoma and is sometimes difficult to diagnose with preoperative imaging. We resected an intracranial lesion in a 37-year-old Japanese man; the lesion had been increasing in size for >17 years. The preoperative diagnosis based on imaging findings was meningioma; however, pathological findings revealed OCSDH. Clinicians should be aware that OCSDH mimics other tumors and consider surgical strategies for this disease.
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kn-title=Effect of Lipopolysaccharide on the Duration of Zolpidem-Induced Loss of Righting Reflex in Mice
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kn-abstract=Zolpidem, a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic, is primarily used to treat insomnia. In a previous study, pior treatment with non-benzodiazepine receptor agonists was associated with inflammation. The present study aimed to clarify the association between the effects of zolpidem and inflammation in mice treated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a known model of inflammation. We assessed the zolpidem-induced loss of righting reflex (LORR) duration 24 h after LPS treatment in mice. Additionally, the expressions of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)A receptor subunit and K+-Cl− cotransporter isoform 2 (KCC2) mRNA in the hippocampus and frontal cortex were examined in LPS-treated mice. Pretreatment with LPS was associated with significantly prolonged duration of zolpidem-induced LORR compared to control mice. This effect was significantly attenuated by administering bicuculline, a GABAA receptor antagonist, or flumazenil, a benzodiazepine receptor antagonist, in LPS-treated mice. Compared to controls, LPS-treated mice showed no significant change in the expression of GABAA receptor subunits in the hippocampus or frontal cortex. Bumetanide, an Na+-K+-2Cl− cotransporter isoform 1 blocker, attenuated the extended duration of zolpidem-induced LORR observed in LPS-treated mice. LPS significantly decreased Kcc2 mRNA expression in the hippocampus and the frontal cortex. These findings suggest that inflammation increases zolpidem-induced LORR, possibly through a reduction in KCC2 expression.
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kn-title=The optimum quantity of debt for an aging Japan: welfare and demographic dynamics
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kn-abstract=Japan’s government is heavily indebted, and the current net debt tends to increase. This paper uses an extended life-cycle general equilibrium model with endogenous fertility to investigate an optimal size of government debt from two viewpoints: individual welfare and future demographic dynamics. A simulation analysis finds that the level of net government debt, which maximizes per-capita utility, is negative at − 220% of Japan’s gross domestic product (GDP). The results also indicate that the net debt-to-GDP ratio of − 220% produces a considerable per-capita welfare gain; however, compared to the baseline simulation with a debt-to-GDP ratio of 150%, it substantially decreases the total population in the long run.
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en-title=
kn-title=Superstructure of Fe5–xGeTe2 Determined by Te K-Edge Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure and Te Kα X-ray Fluorescence Holography
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kn-abstract=The local structure of the two-dimensional van der Waals material, Fe5–xGeTe2, which exhibits unique structural/magnetic phase transitions, was investigated by Te K-edge extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) and Te Kα X-ray fluorescence holography (XFH) over a wide temperature range. The formation of a trimer of Te atoms at low temperatures has been fully explored using these methods. An increase in the Te–Fe distance at approximately 150 K was suggested by EXAFS and presumably indicates the formation of a Te trimer. Moreover, XFH displayed clear atomic images of Te atoms. Additionally, the distance between the Te atoms shortened, as confirmed from the atomic images reconstructed from XFH, indicating the formation of a trimer of Te atoms, i.e., a charge-ordered (3⎯⎯√×3⎯⎯√)𝑅30◦ superstructure. Furthermore, Te Kα XFH provided unambiguous atomic images of Fe atoms occupying the Fe1 site; the images were not clearly observed in the Ge Kα XFH that was previously reported because of the low occupancy of Fe and Ge atoms. In this study, EXAFS and XFH clearly showed the local structure around the Te atom; in particular, the formation of Te trimers caused by charge-ordered phase transitions was clearly confirmed. The charge-ordered phase transition is fully discussed based on the structural variation at low temperatures, as established from EXAFS and XFH.
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affil-num=1
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affil-num=2
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Physical Science and Technology, Nagoya Institute of Technology
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Materials and Chemistry, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Graduate School of Information Sciences, Hiroshima City University
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Physical Science and Technology, Nagoya Institute of Technology
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affil-num=11
en-affil=Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI)
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affil-num=12
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affil-num=13
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kn-title=Vibriosis in South Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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kn-abstract=Objectives: South Asia remains home to foodborne diseases caused by the Vibrio species. We aimed to compile and update information on the epidemiology of vibriosis in South Asia. <br>
Methods: For this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and Google Scholar for studies related to vibriosis in South Asia published up to May 2023. A random-effects meta-analysis was used to estimate the pooled isolation rate of non-cholera-causing Vibrio species. <br>
Results: In total, 38 studies were included. Seven of these were case reports and 22 were included in the meta-analysis. The reported vibriosis cases were caused by non-O1/non-O139 V. cholerae, V. parahaemolyticus, V. fluvialis, and V. vulnificus. The overall pooled isolation rate was 4.0% (95% confidence interval [CI] 3.0-5.0%) in patients with diarrhea. Heterogeneity was high (I-2 = 98.0%). The isolation rate of non-O1/non-O139 V. cholerae, V. parahaemolyticus, and V. fluvialis were 9.0 (95% CI 7.0-10.0%), 1.0 (95% CI 1.0-2.0%), and 2.0 (95% CI: 1.0-3.0%), respectively. Regarding V. parahaemolyticus, O3:K6 was the most frequently isolated serotype. Cases peaked during summer. Several studies reported antibiotic-resistant strains and those harboring extended-spectrum beta-lactamases genes. <br>
Conclusions: This study demonstrates a high burden of infections caused by non-cholera-causing Vibrio species in South Asia.
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en-aut-name=KhatiwadaJanuka
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en-aut-name=DuttaShanta
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en-aut-name=MiyoshiShin-Ichi
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Social Work Institute
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Division of Bacteriology, ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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kn-title=Recent advances in CGG repeat diseases and a proposal of fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome, neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease, and oculophryngodistal myopathy (FNOP) spectrum disorder
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kn-abstract=While whole genome sequencing and long-read sequencing have become widely available, more and more focuses are on noncoding expanded repeats. Indeed, more than half of noncoding repeat expansions related to diseases have been identified in the five years. An exciting aspect of the progress in this field is an identification of a phenomenon called repeat motif–phenotype correlation. Repeat motif–phenotype correlation in noncoding repeat expansion diseases is first found in benign adult familial myoclonus epilepsy. The concept is extended in the research of CGG repeat expansion diseases. In this review, we focus on newly identified CGG repeat expansion diseases, update the concept of repeat motif–phenotype correlation in CGG repeat expansion diseases, and propose a clinical concept of FNOP (fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome, neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease, and oculopharyngodistal myopathy)-spectrum disorder, which shares clinical features and thus probably share some common disease pathophysiology, to further facilitate discussion and progress in this field.
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en-aut-name=TsujiShoji
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en-aut-name=TodaTatsushi
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
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affil-num=3
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kn-title=Assessing the efficacy of simulation-based education for paramedics in extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma under physician guidance
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kn-abstract=We investigated the effectiveness of simulation-based education in Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) to increase the number of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) capable of performing ultrasound examinations in vehicles under the guidance of a physician. Twenty-eight paramedics watched a 14-min video on the features of the ultrasound system, its use, and the scanning method for each part of the body. Each participant performed four FAST examinations using a portable ultrasound device, and the task performance was rated using the Task Specific Checklist (TSC) and Global Rating Scale (GRS). The time required for visualizing each examination site and each FAST was assessed. The mean time required for the first and fourth FAST was 144.6 ± 52.4 s and 90.5 ± 31.0 s, respectively. The time required for each test significantly decreased with repeated testing (p < 0.001). The time to complete FAST was significantly shortened for the pericardial cavity (33.4 ± 23.1/15.3 ± 10.6 s, p < 0.01), right thoracic cavity (25.2 ± 11.8/12.1 ± 8.3 s, p < 0.01), Morrison fossa (19.1 ± 10.8/10.8 ± 6.3 s, p < 0.05), and left thoracic cavity (19.0 ± 8.3/15.6 ± 8.3 s, p < 0.05). TSC and GRS scores were elevated, and all EMTs could obtain valid images. The combination of a brief video lecture and hands-on training significantly reduced the time required for FAST performance. Moreover, repeated practice enabled the EMTs to efficiently obtain accurate and clinically useful images.
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en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Department of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Okayama  University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Department of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Okayama  University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Department of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Okayama  University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Department of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Okayama  University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Department of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Okayama  University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Department of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Okayama  University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Department of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Okayama  University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Department of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Okayama  University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Department of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Okayama  University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Department of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Okayama  University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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kn-title=Treatment interruption in hypertensive patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: An interrupted time series analysis using prescription data in Okayama, Japan
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en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Background: The COVID- 19 pandemic has impacted healthcare behaviors, leading to fewer pediatric visits in Japan and potentially fewer visits by adult patients. However, existing Japanese studies on treatment interruptions have generally relied on questionnaire- based methods. In this study, we assessed the impact of the pandemic on antihypertensive treatment interruption using real- world prescription data. <br>
Methods: We conducted an interrupted time series analysis using the National Health Insurance Database in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Participants included individuals aged 40-69 years with at least one antihypertensive prescription between 2018 and 2020. Treatment interruption was defined as a 3- month or longer gap in prescriptions after medication depletion. We used segmented Poisson regression with models unadjusted and adjusted for seasonality and over- dispersion to assess monthly treatment interruptions before and after Japan's April 2020 emergency. <br>
Results: During the study period, 23.0% of 55,431 participants experienced treatment interruptions. Cyclical fluctuations in interruptions were observed. The crude analysis indicated a 1.2 - fold increase in treatment interruptions following the pandemic; however, the adjusted models showed no significant changes. Even among higher- risk groups, such as women, younger adults, and those with shorter prescriptions, no significant alterations were observed. <br>
Conclusion: We found no significant impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic on antihypertensive treatment interruption in Okayama Prefecture. The less severe outbreak in the area or increased use of telemedicine and extended prescriptions may have contributed to treatment continuity. Further research is needed using a more stable and comprehensive database, broader regional data, and detailed prescription records to validate and extend our findings.
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en-aut-name=MatsumotoNaomi
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en-affil=Department of Epidemiology, Okayama  University Graduate School of Medicine,  Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences 
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine,  Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Epidemiology, Okayama  University Graduate School of Medicine,  Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences 
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Academic Affairs Division, Okayama  University
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Epidemiology, Okayama  University Graduate School of Medicine,  Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences 
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kn-title=pSPICA Force Field Extended for Proteins and Peptides
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kn-abstract=Many coarse-grained (CG) molecular dynamics (MD) studies have been performed to investigate biological processes involving proteins and lipids. CG force fields (FFs) in these MD studies often use implicit or nonpolar water models to reduce computational costs. CG-MD using water models cannot properly describe electrostatic screening effects owing to the hydration of ionic segments and thus cannot appropriately describe molecular events involving water channels and pores through lipid membranes. To overcome this issue, we developed a protein model in the pSPICA FF, in which a polar CG water model showing the proper dielectric response was adopted. The developed CG model greatly improved the transfer free energy profiles of charged side chain analogues across the lipid membrane. Application studies on melittin-induced membrane pores and mechanosensitive channels in lipid membranes demonstrated that CG-MDs using the pSPICA FF correctly reproduced the structure and stability of the pores and channels. Furthermore, the adsorption behavior of the highly charged nona-arginine peptides on lipid membranes changed with salt concentration, indicating the pSPICA FF is also useful for simulating protein adsorption on membrane surfaces.
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en-aut-name=ShinodaWataru
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
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en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
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en-title=
kn-title=Attenuation of pulmonary damage in aged lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation mice through continuous 2 % hydrogen gas inhalation: A potential therapeutic strategy for geriatric inflammation and survival
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Introduction: With the global population aging, there is an increased prevalence of sepsis among the elderly, a demographic particularly susceptible to inflammation. This study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic potential of hydrogen gas, known for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, in attenuating inflammation specifically in the lungs and liver, and age-associated molecular markers in aged mice.<br>
Methods: Male mice aged 21 to 23 months, representative of the human elderly population, were subjected to inflammation via intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The mice were allocated into eight groups to examine the effects of varying durations and concentrations of hydrogen gas inhalation: control, saline without hydrogen, saline with 24-hour 2 % hydrogen, LPS without hydrogen, LPS with 24-hour 2 % hydrogen, LPS with 6-hour 2 % hydrogen, LPS with 1-hour 2 % hydrogen, and LPS with 24-hour 1 % hydrogen. Parameters assessed included survival rate, activity level, inflammatory biomarkers, and organ injury.<br>
Results: Extended administration of hydrogen gas specifically at a 2 % concentration for 24 h led to a favorable prognosis in the aged mice by reducing mRNA expression of inflammatory biomarkers in lung and liver tissue, mitigating lung injury, and diminishing the expression of the senescence-associated protein p21. Moreover, hydrogen gas inhalation selectively ameliorated senescence-related markers in lung tissue, including C-X-C motif chemokine 2, metalloproteinase-3, and arginase-1. Notably, hydrogen gas did not alleviate LPS-induced liver injury under the conditions tested.<br>
Conclusion: The study highlights that continuous inhalation of hydrogen gas at a 2 % concentration for 24 h can be a potent intervention in the geriatric population for improving survival and physical activity by mitigating pulmonary inflammation and modulating senescence-related markers in aged mice with LPS-induced inflammation. This finding paves the way for future research into hydrogen gas as a therapeutic strategy to alleviate severe inflammation that can lead to organ damage in the elderly.
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affil-num=3
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=5
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=7
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en-title=Parameter study of strong ground motion simulation for the Median Tectonic Line in the case of the Iyo-Bungo Earthquake of September 1st, 1596
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kn-abstract=The purpose of this study is to verify the fault length and earthquake magnitude of the Iyo-Bungo earthquake in 1596 estimated by Ishibashi (2019) using historical documents written in the same period. According to Ishibashi (2019), the length of the source fault was estimated to have been less than 100 km and the earthquake magnitude was roughly estimated to have been around 7.5. In order to attempt to reproduce the interpretation, we conducted two different strong ground motion simulations: the attenuation equation method and the characterized source model method, both used in the Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion. We simulated earthquake ground motions based on several source fault models including estimation by Ishibashi (2019). For the length of the fault, a 100 km length corresponding to the Iyonada segment of the Median Tectonic Line active fault system was the first model and 130 km and 160 km models extending onshore to the northeast were taken into account as epistemic uncertainties. Regarding the dip angle of the fault, both 40 and 90 degree models were considered also as epistemic uncertainties. Our calculation with other uncertainties shows that the models with a fault length of 100 km with a dip angle of 90 or 40 degrees are consistent with the seismic intensity and seismogenic fault length of offshore fault estimated by Ishibashi (2019) based on reliable first-grade documents. If low-certainty intensity estimates by Ishibashi (2019) are used to evaluate fault length in our calculation, the possibility of 130 or 160 km length models with additional onshore faults will remain. Our results show that the strong ground motion simulation could reinforce the expert’s interpretation of historical documents and propose quantitative source fault models for historical earthquakes.
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en-keyword=Median Tectonic Line
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en-title=
kn-title=Cochlear Implantation in the Poorer-Hearing Ear Is a Reasonable Choice
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kn-abstract=Choosing the optimal side for cochlear implantation (CI) remains a major challenge because of the lack of evidence. We investigated the choice of the surgery side for CI (i.e., the better- or poorer-hearing ear) in patients with asymmetric hearing. Audiological records of 74 adults with a unilateral hearing aid who had undergone surgery at Okayama University Hospital were reviewed. The definition of ‘better-hearing ear’ was the aided ear, and the unaided ear was considered the poorer-hearing ear. We performed a multiple regression analysis to identify potential predictors of speech recognition performance after unilateral CI in the patients. Fifty-two patients underwent CI in the poorer-hearing ear. The post-Ci bimodal hearing rate was far higher in the poorer-ear group (77.8% vs. 22.2%). A multivariate analysis revealed that prelingual hearing loss and the patient’s age at CI significantly affected the speech recognition outcome (beta coefficients: 24.6 and −0.33, 95% confidence intervals [11.75-37.45] and [−0.58 to −0.09], respectively), but the CI surgery side did not (−6.76, [−14.92-1.39]). Unilateral CI in the poorer-hearing ear may therefore be a reasonable choice for adult patients with postlingual severe hearing loss, providing a greater opportunity for postoperative bimodal hearing.
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en-aut-name=FukushimaKunihiro
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en-affil=Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kawasaki Medial University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Hayashima Clinic of Otolaryngology and Dermatology
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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kn-title=Axion cosmology in the presence of nontrivial Nambu-Goldstone modes
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kn-abstract=Axion cosmology is reexamined taking into account the effect of kinetic pseudo-NambuGoldstone modes. When Peccei-Quinn (PQ) symmetry is broken by a chiral U(1) singlet, we find that the effect of the kinetic Nambu-Goldstone mode makes the axion dark matter untenable. When PQ symmetry is extended and is broken by two singlets, we find that axion cosmology works, but there are several differences from the axion cosmology studied in the literature. The differences are (1) an ordinary type of dark matter scaling of 1/cosmic scale factor(3) arising from a modulus field and not from the usual angular field, (2) the mass of the dark matter quantum in the ultralight range (10(-32)-10(-14)) eV, (3) the emergence of dark energy with a present density of order (a few meV)(4), consistent with observations, (4) the presence of a long-range spin-dependent force, and (5) slow-roll inflation after PQ symmetry breaking when conformal coupling to gravity is introduced.
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kn-title=Several homotopy fixed point spectral sequences in telescopically localized algebraic K-theory
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kn-abstract=Let n ≥ 1, p a prime, and T(n) any representative of the Bousfield class of the telescope v−1n F(n) of a finite type n complex. Also, let En be the Lubin-Tate spectrum, K(En) its algebraic K-theory spectrum, and Gn the extended Morava stabilizer group, a profinite group. Motivated by an Ausoni-Rognes conjecture, we show that there are two spectral sequences<br>
IEs,t2 ⇒ πt−s((LT(n+1)K(En))hGn) ⇐ IIEs,t2<br>
with common abutment π∗(−) of the continuous homotopy fixed points of LT(n+1)K(En), where IEs,t2 is continuous cohomology with coefficients in a certain tower of discrete Gn-modules. If the tower satisfies the Mittag-Leffler condition, then there are isomorphisms with continuous cochain cohomology groups:<br>
IE∗,∗2 ≅ H∗cts(Gn, π∗(LT(n+1)K(En))) ≅ IIE∗,∗2.<br>
We isolate two hypotheses, the first of which is true when (n, p) = (1, 2), that imply (LT(n+1)K(En))hGn ≃ LT(n+1)K(LK(n)S0). Also, we show that there is a spectral sequence<br>
Hscts(Gn, πt(K(En) ⊗ T(n + 1))) ⇒ πt−s((K(En) ⊗ T(n + 1))hGn).
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en-aut-name=DavisDaniel G.
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en-affil=Department of Mathematics, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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en-keyword=Algebraic K-theory spectrum
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kn-title=Relative stereochemical determination of the C61–C83 fragment of symbiodinolide using a stereodivergent synthetic approach
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kn-abstract=Structural determination is required in the use of marine natural products to create novel drugs and drug leads in medicinal chemistry. Symbiodinolide, which is a polyol marine natural product with a molecular weight of 2860, increases the intracellular Ca2+ concentration and exhibits inhibitory activity against cyclooxygenase-1. Seventy percent of the structure of symbiodinolide has been stereochemically clarified. Herein, we report the elucidation of the relative configuration of the C61–C83 fragment, which is among the remaining thirty percent, using a stereodivergent synthetic strategy. We first assigned the relative configuration of the C61–C74 fragment. Two candidate diastereomers of the C61–C74 fragment were synthesized, and their NMR data were compared with those of the natural product, revealing the relative stereochemistry of this component. We then narrowed down the candidate compounds for the C69–C83 fragment from 16 possible diastereomers by analyzing the NMR data of the natural product, and we thus selected eight candidate diastereomers. Stereodivergent synthesis of the candidates for this fragment and comparison of the NMR data of the natural product and the eight synthetic products resulted in the relative stereostructural clarification of the C69–C83 fragment. These individually determined relative stereochemistries of the C61–C74 and C69–C83 fragments were connected via the common C69–C73 tetrahydropyran moiety of the fragments. Finally, the relative configuration of the C61–C83 fragment of symbiodinolide was determined. The stereodivergent synthetic approach used in this study can be extended to the stereochemical determination of other fragments of symbiodinolide.
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en-aut-name=TakamuraHiroyoshi
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en-affil=Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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en-affil=Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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en-affil=Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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en-affil=Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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kn-title=Increased evidence for no benefit of contact precautions in preventing extended-spectrum β-lactamases-producing Enterobacteriaceae: Systematic scoping review
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kn-abstract=Introduction: Extended-spectrum β-lactamases-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) is a critical antimicrobial resistance pathogen, to which we need to pay the greatest attention. This study was aimed at uncovering the present evidence for the preventive effectiveness of contact precautions for patients colonized or infected with ESBL-E.<br>
Methods: According to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systemic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) Extension for Scoping Reviews, we searched MEDLINE for articles with relevant keywords from the beginning of 2010 to October 18, 2022.<br>
Results: Of the 355 articles found, 9, including 8 observational studies and 1 randomized controlled trial, were selected. Safety of discontinuing contact precautions was evaluated mainly in acute-care and long-term care hospitals. Consistently, all authors concluded that contact precautions can be safely discontinued in patients colonized or infected with ESBL-E.<br>
Conclusion: The clinical impact of discontinuing contact precautions for patients with ESBL-E is minimal and can be safely withdrawn at acute, noncritical, adult care wards. Relevant data from pediatric and geriatric wards, as well as intensive care units, were insufficient and should be investigated in future research.
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en-aut-name=HagiyaHideharu
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en-aut-name=OtsukaFumio
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Antimicrobial resistance
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kn-title=A soft rotary actuator with a flexible shaft using flexible pneumatic actuators
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=This paper proposes a soft rotary actuator that can rotate even when its shaft is bent. The tested rotary actuator consists of three Extension-type Flexible Pneumatic Actuators (EFPA), flexible plates for restraining the EFPAs geometrically, and a polyurethane tube as a shaft. The EFPA consists of a silicone rubber tube covered with a sleeve that can expand significantly in the axial direction when the tube is pressurized. By restraining the EFPA to a helical shape using plates, the proposed rotary actuator can rotate when the three EFPAs are extended in the rotational direction upon the application of pressure. It is confirmed that the tested actuator could rotate even if the shaft is bent, because the shaft and EFPAs consist of flexible materials. The maximum rotation angle and torque are approximately 400° and 0.5 Nm, respectively, for an input pressure of 500 kPa. An analytical model of the tested actuator is proposed to predict the relationship between the rotation angle and the input pressure. A comparison between the calculated and experimental rotation angles reveals that the experimental results can be accurately predicted using the proposed analytical model, which considers the effects of EFPA friction and restraining.
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en-aut-name=ShimookaSo
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aut-affil-num=1
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en-aut-name=KawanakaMiku
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en-aut-name=GofukuAkio
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Faculty of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Faculty of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Faculty of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University
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en-keyword=Soft rotary actuator
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en-keyword=Extension soft actuator
kn-keyword=Extension soft actuator
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dt-pub=20230922
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kn-title=Resection of Orbital Myxoma With Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evidence of Ethmoid Sinus Origin: Case Report and Review of 20 Patients in the Literature
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kn-abstract=A 41-year-old woman showed a palpable mass at the superonasal orbital edge on the right side. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a lobulated fluid-containing tubular mass which extended anteriorly to posteriorly along the medial orbital wall, nasal to the eyeball. She was followed once a year for 8 years until the age of 49 years when she decided to undergo surgical resection because of the enlarged mass. The lobulated large mass was resected and the pathology showed sparsely distributed spindle cells, positive for CD34, in alcian blue-positive mucous substances, indicative of myxoma. Postoperative magnetic resonance imaging showed residual lobulated tubular mass along the optic nerve on the medial side and superior to the eyeball. The residual orbital mass showed stable structure with more evident connection with the ethmoid sinus lesion, suggestive of the ethmoid origin, in 12 years until the age of 61 years. In the review of 20 patients with orbital myxomas in the literature, in addition to this case, roughly classified locations in the orbit were retrobulbar in 8 patients, on the lateral side of the orbit in 4, on the superior side in 6, on the medial side in 1 (this patient), and in the orbit with no specific description in 2. In pathological examinations, immunohistochemistry was not done in 8 patients, done but all negative in 2, and positive in 11 patients: nerve sheath myxoma was diagnosed in 3 patients based on positive S100 staining. Orbital myxoma is rare but considered in differential diagnosis of orbital masses.
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en-aut-name=MatsuoToshihiko
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en-aut-name=TanakaTakehiro
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affil-num=1
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Okayama University
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kn-title=White Box Watermarking for Convolution Layers in Fine-Tuning Model Using the Constant Weight Code
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kn-abstract=Deep neural network (DNN) watermarking is a potential approach for protecting the intellectual property rights of DNN models. Similar to classical watermarking techniques for multimedia content, the requirements for DNN watermarking include capacity, robustness, transparency, and other factors. Studies have focused on robustness against retraining and fine-tuning. However, less important neurons in the DNN model may be pruned. Moreover, although the encoding approach renders DNN watermarking robust against pruning attacks, the watermark is assumed to be embedded only into the fully connected layer in the fine-tuning model. In this study, we extended the method such that the model can be applied to any convolution layer of the DNN model and designed a watermark detector based on a statistical analysis of the extracted weight parameters to evaluate whether the model is watermarked. Using a nonfungible token mitigates the overwriting of the watermark and enables checking when the DNN model with the watermark was created.
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en-aut-name=KuribayashiMinoru
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en-aut-name=MalikAsad
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Computer Science, Aligarh Muslim University
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en-keyword=DNN watermark
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kn-title=Semiconductor-metal transition in Bi2Se3 caused by impurity doping
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en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Doping a typical topological insulator, Bi2Se3, with Ag impurity causes a semiconductor-metal (S-M) transition at 35 K. To deepen the understanding of this phenomenon, structural and transport properties of Ag-doped Bi2Se3 were studied. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SC-XRD) showed no structural transitions but slight shrinkage of the lattice, indicating no structural origin of the transition. To better understand electronic properties of Ag-doped Bi2Se3, extended analyses of Hall effect and electric-field effect were carried out. Hall effect measurements revealed that the reduction of resistance was accompanied by increases in not only carrier density but carrier mobility. The field-effect mobility is different for positive and negative gate voltages, indicating that the E-F is located at around the bottom of the bulk conduction band (BCB) and that the carrier mobility in the bulk is larger than that at the bottom surface at all temperatures. The pinning of the E-F at the BCB is found to be a key issue to induce the S-M transition, because the transition can be caused by depinning of the E-F or the crossover between the bulk and the top surface transport.
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Advanced Science Research Center, Okayama University
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kindai University
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affil-num=11
en-affil=Department of Nanotechnology for Sustainable Energy, Kwansei Gakuin University
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affil-num=12
en-affil=Institute for Molecular Science, UVSOR Synchrotron Facility
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affil-num=13
en-affil=Department of Physical Science and Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology
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affil-num=14
en-affil=Department of Physical Science and Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology
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affil-num=15
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=16
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=17
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=18
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
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dt-pub=202306
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kn-title=Current Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance in Okayama from a National Database between 2018 and 2021
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kn-abstract=Antimicrobial resistance is an emerging global threat that must be addressed using a multidisciplinary approach. This study aimed to raise awareness of high-level antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) pathogens in Japan by comparing their recent prevalences among prefectures, particularly Okayama. Data for the isolation proportions of meropenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium, cefotaxime-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, and levofloxacin-resistant E. coli and K. pneumoniae were collected from the Japan Nosocomial Infections Surveillance, a national database sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, between 2018 and 2021. The average isolated proportions of the seven AMR pathogens were higher in Okayama compared to other prefectures: the worst (19.9%) was meropenem-resistant P. aeruginosa, the sixth worst (57.2%) was methicillin-resistant S. aureus, the eighth worst (3.3%) was vancomycin-resistant E. faecium, the second (37.8%) and fifth worst (17.6%) were cefotaxime-resistant E. coli and K. pneumoniae, respectively, and the fourth (49.9%) and third worst (8.7%) were levofloxacin-resistant E. coli and K. pneumoniae, respectively. Our study highlights the notably high prevalences of representative AMR pathogens in Okayama, suggesting the need for fundamental infection prevention and control by healthcare professionals, promoting antimicrobial stewardship, and educating undergraduates and postgraduates in Okayama.
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en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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kn-title=Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Cooperative Surgery for Gastric Submucosal Tumor Near Esophagogastric Junction With Sliding Hiatal Hernia
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kn-abstract=The usefulness of laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery (LECS) for gastric submucosal tumors in the cardiac region has been reported in recent years. However, LECS for submucosal tumors at the esophagogastric junction with hiatal sliding esophageal hernia has not been reported, and its validity as a treatment method is unknown. The patient was a 51-year-old man with a growing submucosal tumor in the cardiac region. Surgical resection was indicated because a definitive diagnosis of the tumor was not determined. The lesion was a luminal protrusion tumor, located on the posterior wall of the stomach 20 mm from the esophagogastric junction, and had a maximum diameter of 16.3 mm on endoscopic ultrasound examination. Because of the hiatal hernia, the lesion could not be detected from the gastric side by endoscopy. Local resection was considered to be feasible because the resection line did not extend into the esophageal mucosa and the resection site could be less than half the circumference of the lumen. The submucosal tumor was resected completely and safely by LECS. The tumor was diagnosed as a gastric smooth muscle tumor finally. Nine months after surgery, a follow-up endoscopy showed reflux esophagitis. LECS was a useful technique for submucosal tumors of the cardiac region with hiatal hernia, but fundoplication might be considered for preventing backflow of gastric acid.
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en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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kn-title=Hydrogen gas treatment improves survival in a rat model of crush syndrome by ameliorating rhabdomyolysis
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kn-abstract=Objectives: Crush syndrome (CS) is characterized by a systemic manifestation of traumatic rhabdomyolysis, leading to multiple organ dysfunction and death. Ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury is commonly responsible for systemic response. Extending studies have shown that hydrogen gas treatment ameliorated IR injury in numerous experimental models; however, its effect on CS has not been well examined. This study aimed to investigate the effects of hydrogen gas inhalation following crush injury in an experimental model of CS.<br>
Methods: Male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to experimental CS by applying a total of 3.0 kg weight to both hindlimb under general anesthesia for 6 h. Immediately after decompression, the animals were randomly placed in a gas chamber filled with either air or 1.3% hydrogen gas. Animals were sacrificed 18 h or 24 h following gas exposure for non-survival studies or for survival study, respectively.<br>
Results: The rats with hydrogen treatment (n = 6) had a higher 24-h survival than the rats with air treatment (n = 9) (100% vs. 44%, p = 0.035). Lactate concentrations (2.9 +/- 0.2 vs. 2.2 +/- 0.2 mmol/L, p = 0.040) and creatine kinase (34,178 +/- 13,580 vs. 5005 +/- 842 IU/L, p = 0.016) were lower in the hydrogen group compared with the air group 18 h after decompression (n = 4 in the air group, and n = 5 in the H-2 group). Histological analysis revealed that the damage to the rectus femoris muscle and kidney appeared to be ameliorated by hydrogen treatment.<br>
Conclusion: Hydrogen gas inhalation may be a promising therapeutic approach in the treatment of CS.
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en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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en-keyword=Crush syndrome
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kn-title=The Genotypic and Phenotypic Characteristics Contributing to Flomoxef Sensitivity in Clinical Isolates of ESBL-Producing E. coli Strains from Urinary Tract Infections
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kn-abstract=We carried out a molecular biological analysis of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing E. coli strains and their sensitivity to flomoxef (FMOX). Sequence type (ST) analysis by multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and classification of ESBL genotypes by multiplex PCR were performed on ESBL-producing E. coli strains isolated from urine samples collected from patients treated at our institution between 2008 and 2018. These sequences were compared with results for antimicrobial drug susceptibility determined using a micro-liquid dilution method. We also analyzed cases treated with FMOX at our institution to examine its clinical efficacy. Of the 911 E. coli strains identified, 158 (17.3%) were ESBL-producing. Of these, 67.7% (107/158) were strain ST-131 in ST analysis. Nearly all (154/158; 97.5%) were CTX-M genotypes, with M-14 and M-27 predominating. The isolated strains were sensitive to FMOX in drug susceptibility tests. Among the patient samples, 33 cases received FMOX, and of these, 5 had ESBL-producing E. coli. Among these five cases, three received FMOX for surgical prophylaxis as urinary carriers of ESBL-producing E. coli, and postoperative infections were prevented in all three patients. The other two patients received FMOX treatment for urinary tract infections. FMOX treatment was successful for one, and the other was switched to carbapenem. Our results suggest that FMOX has efficacy for perioperative prophylactic administration in urologic surgery involving carriers of ESBL-producing bacteria and for therapeutic administration for urinary tract infections. Use of FMOX avoids over-reliance on carbapenems or beta-lactamase inhibitors and thus is an effective antimicrobial countermeasure.
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=6
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en-title=Half a Century of Experience in Labor Input and Productivity in the Vietnamese Economy
kn-title=ベトナム経済の労働投入と生産性の半世紀
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en-abstract=　This paper aims to analyze changes in productivity over a half-century by measuring quality-adjusted labor input （QALI） in the Vietnamese economy for the period 19702020. The biggest barrier to the construction of productivity account for the Vietnamese economy is that compensation of employees （COE） is not estimated in the Vietnamese System of National Accounts（ VSNA）. The time-series estimates on hours worked and hourly wage rates, which are cross-classified by gender, education, age, and employment status, are constructed based on fragmentary available data in Vietnam. The constructed data enables to development of not only the QALI but also the COE and labor share with a micro foundation. In August 2022, the VSNA based on the 2008 SNA was released, resulting in a significant upward revision of GDP. Based on the new VSNA, which extends back to 1970 in this paper, the labor quality improvement has accelerated from 0.6% per year in 19702000 to 2.0% per year in 200020（ mainly through improvements in education）. This acceleration explained 65% of the increase in QALI and 14% of the increase in labor productivity over the same period. This paper also finds that total factor productivity in the Vietnamese economy started to improve later than in the previous analysis, becoming more pronounced in the second half of the 2010s.
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en-keyword=労働分配率 (Labor share)
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en-keyword=全要素生産性 (Total Factor Productivity)
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kn-title=A Case of Radiation-Induced Osteosarcoma with RB1 Gene Alteration Treated by Skull Base Surgery and Craniofacial Reconstruction
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kn-abstract=A 35-year-old female presented with headache, photophobia and developed sudden loss of vision after having undergone right-side ophthalmectomy and radiochemotherapy for retinoblastoma in infancy. A neoplastic lesion was found in the left middle cranial fossa and was surgically removed. The diagnosis was radiation-induced osteosarcoma with RB1 gene alteration. Although she received chemotherapy for the residual tumor, it progressed 17 months later. Maximal surgical resection with craniofacial reconstruction was required. We utilized two three-dimensional models for surgical planning. She was discharged without neurological deficits other than loss of light perception subsequent to left ophthalmectomy. In cases where retinoblastoma is treated with radiotherapy, long-term follow-up is necessary to monitor for radiation-induced tumor development.
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en-affil=Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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kn-title=Chemical synthesis and antifouling activity of monoterpene–furan hybrid molecules
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kn-abstract=Geraniol, a monoterpene, and furan are structural motifs that exhibit antifouling activity. In this study, monoterpene-furan hybrid molecules with potentially enhanced antifouling activity were designed and synthesized. The nine synthetic hybrids showed antifouling activity against the cypris larvae of the barnacle Balanus (Amphibalanus) amphitrite with EC50 values of 1.65-4.70 mu g mL(-1). This activity is higher than that of geraniol and the reference furan compound. This hybridization approach to increase antifouling activity is useful and can also be extended to other active structural units.
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kn-title=Total Synthesis of Scabrolide F
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kn-abstract=The first total synthesis of scabrolide F, a norcembranolide isolated from the soft coral Sinularia scabra, is described. Hydroxycarboxylic acid, which is the key synthetic intermediate, was synthesized in a convergent manner by fragment coupling. The obtained hydroxycarboxylic acid was subjected to macrolactonization and subsequent transannular ring-closing metathesis (RCM) to furnish scabrolide F. The synthetic protocol can be extended to the total synthesis of other norcembranolides.
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en-aut-name=TakamuraHiroyoshi
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en-aut-name=SugitaniYuki
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affil-num=3
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kn-title=Longevity of Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826) used as pollinator
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kn-abstract=Pollinators play an important role in the production of many agricultural products. Honeybees, Apis mellifera L., are leading pollinators, but the number of honeybees in the world is declining. Finding alternatives is beginning to be important. In the present study, we compared the longevity of Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826), which is used as a pollinator, in cages in the laboratory and in a vinyl greenhouse under controlled feeding conditions. First, we showed that the longevity of the flies was significantly extended (c.a. 40 days) in the laboratory when water and sugar were supplied compared to the cases without sugar and/or water. Second, we found that the average longevity was 20 days with water and sugar in cages kept in a vinyl greenhouse during the summer. Finally, we released marked flies into a vinyl greenhouse where strawberries were cultivated without feeding water or sugar in the spring. As a result, fewer than 10% of the flies survived 10 days after release. Based on the result, we discuss the use of this species as a pollinator in the context of its survival rate.
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en-aut-name=SatoTakuya
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en-aut-name=YoshidaYuichi
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en-aut-name=NaingShine Shane
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en-aut-name=MiyatakeTakahisa
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en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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kn-title=A Case of Paraplegia Treated with Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage and Permissive Hypertension after Graft Replacement of the Ascending Aorta and the Total Aortic Arch for Acute Aortic Dissection Stanford Type A
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kn-abstract=Paraplegia after an operation for acute aortic dissection Stanford type A (AADA) is fairly uncommon, and there is no consensus about optimal treatment. We present a case in which cerebrospinal fluid drainage (CSFD) and permissive hypertension were used for treatment of paraplegia. When the patient showed complete bilateral paraplegia after operation for AADA, we immediately began CSFD and maintained mean arterial blood pressure at over 90 mmHg. His neurological deficit gradually recovered, and he was eventually able to walk without support. The combination of CSFD and permissive hypertension could be a first-line emergent treatment for postoperative paraplegia after AADA surgery.
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affil-num=2
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affil-num=3
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kn-title=High frequency of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae carriers at a Japanese long-term care hospital
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kn-abstract=Introduction: Long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) are at a high risk for the inflow and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) pathogens. However, owing to limited laboratory resources, little is known about the extent to which AMR organisms are endemic.<br>
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Methods: We performed active surveillance for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) in newly admitted patients at Marugame Medical Center, a nearly 200-bedded LTCH located in Kagawa, Japan. From August to December 2021, we tested stool samples from patients wearing diapers and confirmed the genetic variants using specific PCR assays. We also collected clinical variables and compared them between AMR carriers and non-carriers.<br>
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Results: Stool samples were collected from 75 patients, with a median age of 84 years. CRE strain was not detected, but 37 strains of ESBL-E were isolated from 32 patients (42.7%). During the study period, 4.9% of in-hospital patients (37 per 756 patients) were identified to be ESBL-E carriers in the routine microbiological processing, suggesting that active surveillance detected approximately 9-fold more ESBL-E carriers. The bla(CTM-M-9) group was the most common (38.5%), followed by the bla(TEM) (26.9%). The clinical backgrounds of the ESBL-E non-carriers and carriers were not significantly different.<br>
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Conclusion: Our active screening demonstrated that nearly half of the patients hospitalized or transferred to a Japanese LTCH were colonized with ESBL-E. We highlight the enforcement of universal basic infection prevention techniques at LTCHs where patients carrying AMR pathogens gather.
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affil-num=4
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Nursing, Marugame Medical Center
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Aging society
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kn-title=Colonization with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and traveler's diarrhea attack rates among travelers to India: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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kn-abstract=Background India is an attractive destination for travelers. Unfortunately, numerous reports exist on traveler's diarrhea (TD) and fecal colonization with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC) among international travelers visiting India. Here, we systematically reviewed studies published on the acquisition of ESBL-EC and TD attack rates among international visitors to India. Methods Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. A systematic search was performed using Google Scholar, PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and gray literature from 2000 to December 2021, for studies containing data for ESBL-EC acquisition or TD experience related to a trip to India. Random effects models were used to compute the prevalence of ESBL-EC acquisition and TD attack. Results The literature search yielded a total of 5023 records. Of these, 31 met our inclusion criteria for systematic review and only 17 could be meta-analyzed (9 for TD, and 8 for ESBL-EC). The overall pooled attack rate of TD was 39% (95% confidence interval, CI: 25-53%). In studies where travelers' memory was used to diagnose TD, the pooled attack rate of TD was slightly higher (42%, 95% CI: 21-64%) compared to those where TD was objectively documented (33%, 95% CI: 17-49%). There were significant risks to be colonized with ESBL-EC among the travelers who experienced TD. The pooled rate of ESBL-EC colonization was 72% (CI: 67-78%). Most ESBL-EC produced CTX-M-15 enzyme. Furthermore, most of the travelers who acquired ESBL-EC were from highly industrialized countries recruited from travel clinics: Canada (n = 80), Germany (n = 69), Netherlands (n = 20), Sweden (n = 18), Japan (n = 10), Finland (n = 8), USA (n = 7), Spain (n = 5), and Denmark (n = 3). Conclusions TD pooled attack rate and ESBL-EC acquisition among international travelers visiting India were high in this study. However, we cannot make generalizations based upon this TD pooled attack rate for the current situation, due to a lack of current data. Our study highlights that travelers should be advised on TD to ensure that they do not disregard the risk of contracting TD and be better prepared as a result. It also illustrates the importance of international travel in acquiring antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli.
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en-aut-mei=Basilua Andre
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en-aut-name=OhnoAyumu
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en-aut-name=OkamotoKeinosuke
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en-aut-mei=Keinosuke
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en-aut-name=MiyoshiShin-Ichi
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ORCID=

affil-num=1
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences,  Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences,  Okayama University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences,  Okayama University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences,  Okayama University
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences,  Okayama University
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en-keyword=ESBL-EC
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dt-pub=202208
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kn-title=Molecular-targeted Therapy for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma As First-line Therapy: A Single Institution 13-year Experience
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kn-abstract=We aimed to identify the role of first-line monotherapy with vascular endothelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (VEGFR-TKI) in patients with metastatic RCC. Eligible patients were categorized into three groups (favorable, intermediate, and poor risk) according to the International Metastatic RCC Database Consortium risk criteria. Overall survival (OS) was the primary endpoint. Survival was compared using the log-rank test. A total of 108 patients were retrospectively analyzed. The numbers of patients in the favorable-, intermediate-, and poor-risk groups were 32 (30%), 66 (61%), and 10 (9%), repestively. The median OS values in the entire cohort was 36 months (95% confidence interval [CI] 29-53). The median OS in the favorable, intermediate, and poor risk groups were 94 months (95% CI: 43-Not reached), 30 months (95% CI: 20-38), and 8 months (95% CI: 0-Not reached), respectively (p<0.05). Prior nephrectomy, clear cell histology, clinical T stage ≤2, no metastasis at the time of diagnosis, nivolumab beyond first-line therapy, and objective response to VEGFR-TKIs were factors significantly prolonging OS on univariate analysis. VEGFR-TKI monotherapy as first-line therapy was an effective treatment option for patients with metastatic clear cell RCC with favorable risk.
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en-aut-name=BekkuKensuke
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kn-abstract=This study aimed to determine the optimal position and port placement during robotic resection for various mediastinal tumors. For anterior mediastinal tumors, total or extended thymectomy is commonly performed in the supine position using the lateral or subxiphoid approach. Although it is unclear which approach is better during robotic thymectomy, technical advantages of subxiphoid approach are beneficial for patients with myasthenia who require extended thymectomy. Partial thymectomy is performed in the supine position using a lateral approach. Superior, middle, and posterior mediastinal tumors are resected in the decubitus position using the lateral approach, whereas dumbbell tumor resection, which requires a posterior approach, can be performed in the prone position. The position and port placement should be chosen depending on the size, location, and aggressiveness of the tumor. In this study, we describe how to choose which of these different robotic approaches can be used based on our experience and previous reports.
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kn-title=A Proposal of the Fingerprint Optimization Method for the Fingerprint-Based Indoor Localization System with IEEE 802.15.4 Devices
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kn-abstract=Nowadays, human indoor localization services inside buildings or on underground streets are in strong demand for various location-based services. Since conventional GPS cannot be used, indoor localization systems using wireless technologies have been extensively studied. Previously, we studied a fingerprint-based indoor localization system using IEEE802.15.4 devices, called FILS15.4, to allow use of inexpensive, tiny, and long-life transmitters. However, due to the narrow channel band and the low transmission power, the link quality indicator (LOI) used for fingerprints easily fluctuates by human movements and other uncontrollable factors. To improve the localization accuracy, FILS15.4 restricts the detection granularity to one room in the field, and adopts multiple fingerprints for one room, considering fluctuated signals, where their values must be properly adjusted. In this paper, we present a fingerprint optimization method for finding the proper fingerprint parameters in FILS15.4 by extending the existing one. As the training phase using the measurement LQI, it iteratively changes fingerprint values to maximize the newly defined score function for the room detecting accuracy. Moreover, it automatically increases the number of fingerprints for a room if the accuracy is not sufficient. For evaluations, we applied the proposed method to the measured LQI data using the FILS15.4 testbed system in the no. 2 Engineering Building at Okayama University. The validation results show that it improves the average detection accuracy (at higher than 97%) by automatically increasing the number of fingerprints and optimizing the values.
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en-affil=Department of Electrical and Communication Engineering, Okayama University
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kn-title=Indecomposable integrally closed modules of arbitrary rank over a two-dimensional regular local ring
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kn-abstract=In this paper, we construct indecomposable integrally closed modules of arbitrary rank over a two-dimensional regular local ring. The modules are quite explicitly constructed from a given complete monomial ideal. We also give structural and numerical results on integrally closed modules. These are used in the proof of indecomposability of the modules. As a consequence, we have a large class of indecomposable integrally closed modules of arbitrary rank whose ideal is not necessarily simple. This extends the original result on the existence of indecomposable integrally closed modules and strengthens the non-triviality of the theory developed by Kodiyalam.
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kn-title=Counterfactual Explanation of Brain Activity Classifiers Using Image-To-Image Transfer by Generative Adversarial Network
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kn-abstract=Deep neural networks (DNNs) can accurately decode task-related information from brain activations. However, because of the non-linearity of DNNs, it is generally difficult to explain how and why they assign certain behavioral tasks to given brain activations, either correctly or incorrectly. One of the promising approaches for explaining such a black-box system is counterfactual explanation. In this framework, the behavior of a black-box system is explained by comparing real data and realistic synthetic data that are specifically generated such that the black-box system outputs an unreal outcome. The explanation of the system's decision can be explained by directly comparing the real and synthetic data. Recently, by taking advantage of advances in DNN-based image-to-image translation, several studies successfully applied counterfactual explanation to image domains. In principle, the same approach could be used in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data. Because fMRI datasets often contain multiple classes (e.g., multiple behavioral tasks), the image-to-image transformation applicable to counterfactual explanation needs to learn mapping among multiple classes simultaneously. Recently, a new generative neural network (StarGAN) that enables image-to-image transformation among multiple classes has been developed. By adapting StarGAN with some modifications, here, we introduce a novel generative DNN (counterfactual activation generator, CAG) that can provide counterfactual explanations for DNN-based classifiers of brain activations. Importantly, CAG can simultaneously handle image transformation among all the seven classes in a publicly available fMRI dataset. Thus, CAG could provide a counterfactual explanation of DNN-based multiclass classifiers of brain activations. Furthermore, iterative applications of CAG were able to enhance and extract subtle spatial brain activity patterns that affected the classifier's decisions. Together, these results demonstrate that the counterfactual explanation based on image-to-image transformation would be a promising approach to understand and extend the current application of DNNs in fMRI analyses.
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affil-num=1
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affil-num=2
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affil-num=3
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affil-num=4
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affil-num=5
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kn-title=Retrospective Cohort Study of Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Cefozopran for Treating Febrile Neutropenia during Chemotherapy in Patients with Lung Cancer
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kn-abstract=Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a serious side effect in patients undergoing cancer chemotherapy and frequently proves fatal. Since infection control is crucial in the management of FN, the antimicrobial agent cefozopran (CZOP) has been recommended but not approved for routine use in clinical care of FN in Japan. However, few studies of CZOP in the management of FN have used a thrice daily dose schedule. The aim of this study was to retrospectively compare the efficacy and safety of CZOP at a dose of 1 g three times daily to those of cefepime (CFPM) in the treatment of FN in our lung cancer patients. The response rates of the CZOP and CFPM groups were 89.5% (17/19 cases) and 83.0% (39/47 cases), respectively, with no significant difference between the two groups. The median duration of antimicrobial treatment was 6 days (4-10 days) in the CZOP group and 7 days (3-13 days) in the CFPM group, with no significant difference between groups. The incidence rates of adverse events were 21.1% (4/19 cases) in the CZOP group and 19.1% (9/47 cases) in the CFPM group. No adverse events of Grade 3 or higher were observed in either group. The findings of the present study suggest that CZOP administration at a dose of 1 g three times per day as an antimicrobial treatment alternative against FN.
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affil-num=1
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kn-title=Cultural relevance of validation during mathematical modeling and word problem-solving: Reconceptualizing validation as an integration of possible fictional worlds
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kn-abstract=This study proposes a theoretical view for bridging mathematical modeling and word problem-solving activities. We introduce and elaborate on two theoretical ideas of the fictionality of word problems and the creation of possible fictional worlds. A world described by a word problem exists only fictionally (or potentially). A fictional world includes any imaginable world, any model for the real world, and any mathematical model. We developed a semi-open problem based on these theoretical ideas and observed Japanese eighth-grade students’ activity when solving it in an experimental lesson. Consequently, we identified a theoretically overlooked type of validation: considering the cultural relevance of solutions. The most important implication we draw from our observation is that the current definition of validation as a comparison between two stages in modeling should be extended to consider the integration of a target into a base possible fictional world.
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en-aut-name=UegataniYusuke
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kn-title=Thrombolysis with Low-Dose Tissue Plasminogen Activator 3–4.5 h After Acute Ischemic Stroke in Five Hospital Groups in Japan
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kn-abstract=Clinical data from Japan on the safety and real-world outcomes of alteplase (tPA) thrombolysis in the extended therapeutic window are lacking. The aim of this study was to assess the safety and real-world outcomes of tPA administered within 3-4.5 h of stroke onset. The study comprised consecutive acute ischemic stroke patients (n = 177) admitted across five hospitals between September 2012 and August 2014. Patients received intravenous tPA within <3 or 3-4.5 h of stroke onset. Endovascular therapy was used for tPA-refractory patients. In the 3-4.5 h subgroup (31.6 % of patients), tPA was started 85 min later than the <3 h group (220 vs. 135 min, respectively). However, outcome measures were not significantly different between the <3 and 3-4.5 h subgroups for recanalization rate (67.8 vs. 57.1 %), symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (2.5 vs. 3.6 %), modified Rankin Scale score of 0-1 at 3 months (36.0 vs. 23.4 %), and mortality (6.9 vs. 8.3 %). We present data from 2005 to 2012 using a therapeutic window <3 h showing comparable results. tPA following endovascular therapy with recanalization might be superior to tPA only with recanalization (81.0 vs. 59.1 %). Compared with administration within 3 h of ischemic stroke onset, tPA administration within 3-4.5 h of ischemic stroke onset in real-world stroke emergency settings at multiple sites in Japan is as safe and has the same outcomes.
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kn-abstract=VhCBP is a periplasmic chitooligosaccharide-binding protein mainly responsible for translocation of the chitooligosaccharide (GlcNAc)2 across the double membranes of marine bacteria. However, structural and thermodynamic understanding of the sugar-binding/-release processes of VhCBP is relatively less. VhCBP displayed the greatest affinity toward (GlcNAc)2, with lower affinity for longer-chain chitooligosaccharides [(GlcNAc)3–4]. (GlcNAc)4 partially occupied the closed sugar-binding groove, with two reducing-end GlcNAc units extending beyond the sugar-binding groove and barely characterized by weak electron density. Mutation of three conserved residues (Trp363, Asp365, and Trp513) to Ala resulted in drastic decreases in the binding affinity toward the preferred substrate (GlcNAc)2, indicating their significant contributions to sugar binding. The structure of the W513A–(GlcNAc)2 complex in a ‘half-open’ conformation unveiled the intermediary step of the (GlcNAc)2 translocation from the soluble CBP in the periplasm to the inner membrane–transporting components. Isothermal calorimetry data suggested that VhCBP adopts the high-affinity conformation to bind (GlcNAc)2, while its low-affinity conformation facilitated sugar release. Thus, chitooligosaccharide translocation, conferred by periplasmic VhCBP, is a crucial step in the chitin catabolic pathway, allowing Vibrio bacteria to thrive in oceans where chitin is their major source of nutrients.
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kn-title=Usefulness of Middle Colic Artery Transposition Technique for Hepatic Arterial Reconstruction in Conversion Surgery for an Initially Unresectable, Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
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kn-abstract=The outcomes of pancreatectomy with resection and reconstruction of the involved arteries for locally advanced pancreatic cancer following chemotherapy have improved in recent years. In pancreatic head cancers in which there is contact with the common and proper hepatic arteries, margin-negative resection requires pancreati-coduodenectomy, with the resection of these arteries and the restoration of hepatic arterial flow. Here, we describe a middle colic artery transposition technique in hepatic arterial reconstruction during pancreatoduo-denectomy for an initially unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer. This technique was effective and may provide a new option for hepatic artery reconstruction in such cases.
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en-aut-name=YoshimotoMasashi
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en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=hepatic artery
kn-keyword=hepatic artery
en-keyword=locally advanced pancreatic cancer
kn-keyword=locally advanced pancreatic cancer
en-keyword=middle colic artery
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en-keyword=pancreatoduodenectomy
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dt-pub=2021829
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en-title=
kn-title=Anti-high mobility group box 1 monoclonal antibody suppressed hyper-permeability and cytokine production in human pulmonary endothelial cells infected with influenza A virus
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kn-abstract=Objective<br>
High mobility group box-1 (HMGB1) has been reported to be involved in influenza A virus-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We studied the efficacy of an anti-HMGB1 mAb using an in vitro model of TNF-α stimulation or influenza A virus infection in human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (HMVECs).<br>
<br>
Methods<br>
Vascular permeability of HMVECs was quantified using the Boyden chamber assay under tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) stimulation or influenza A virus infection in the presence of anti-HMGB1 mAb or control mAb. The intracellular localization of HMGB1 was assessed by immunostaining. Extracellular cytokine concentrations and intracellular viral mRNA expression were quantified by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and quantitative reverse transcription PCR, respectively.<br>
<br>
Results<br>
Vascular permeability was increased by TNF-α stimulation or influenza A infection; HMVECs became elongated and the intercellular gaps were extended. Anti-HMGB1 mAb suppressed both the increase in permeability and the cell morphology changes. Translocation of HMGB1 to the cytoplasm was observed in the non-infected cells. Although anti-HMGB1 mAb did not suppress viral replication, it did suppress cytokine production in HMVECs.<br>
<br>
Conclusion<br>
Anti-HMGB1 mAb might be an effective therapy for severe influenza ARDS.
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en-aut-mei=Takahiro
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en-aut-name=TsugeMitsuru
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en-aut-name=YashiroMasato
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en-aut-name=SaitoYukie
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en-aut-name=LiuKeyue
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en-aut-name=NishiboriMasahiro
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en-aut-name=MorishimaTsuneo
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en-aut-name=TsukaharaHirokazu
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en-affil=Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Pharmacology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Pediatrics, Aichi Medical University
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Influenza
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en-keyword=High mobility group box 1
kn-keyword=High mobility group box 1
en-keyword=Human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cell
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en-keyword=Cytokine
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start-page=2711
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2021
dt-pub=2021727
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en-title=
kn-title=A second capsidless hadakavirus strain with 10 positive-sense single-stranded RNA genomic segments from Fusarium nygamai
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kn-abstract=A unique capsidless virus with a positive-sense, single-stranded RNA genome (hadakavirus 1, HadV1), a member of the extended picorna-like supergroup, was isolated previously from the phytopathogenic fungus Fusarium oxysporum. Here, we describe the molecular and biological characterisation of a second hadakavirus strain from Fusarium nygamai, which has not been investigated in detail previously as a virus host. This virus, hadakavirus 1 strain 1NL (HadV1-1NL), has features similar to the first hadakavirus, HadV1-7n, despite having a different number of segments (10 for HadV1-1NL vs. 11 for HadV1-7n). The 10 genomic RNA segments of HadV1-1NL range in size from 0.9 kb to 2.5 kb. All HadV1-1NL segments show 67% to 86% local nucleotide sequence identity to their HadV1-7n counterparts, whereas HadV1-1NL has no homolog of HadV1-7n RNA8, which encodes a zinc-finger motif. Another interesting feature is the possible coding incapability of HadV1-1NL RNA10. HadV1-1NL was predicted to be capsidless based on the RNase A susceptibility of its replicative form dsRNA. Phenotypic comparison of multiple virus-infected and virus-free single-spore isolates indicated asymptomatic infection by HadV1-1NL. Less-efficient vertical transmission via spores was observed as the infected fungal colonies from which the spores were derived became older, as was observed for HadV1-7n. This study shows a second example of a hadakavirus that appears to have unusual features.
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en-aut-name=KhanHaris Ahmed
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en-aut-name=SatoYukiyo
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en-aut-name=KondoHideki
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en-aut-name=JamalAtif
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en-aut-name=BhattiMuhammad Faraz
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en-aut-name=SuzukiNobuhiro
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Crop Diseases Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University
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no-vol=30
cd-vols=
no-issue=4
article-no=
start-page=1491
end-page=1498
dt-received=
dt-revised=
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dt-pub-year=2021
dt-pub=20210705
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kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Postoperative external tibial rotation is correlated with inferior meniscal healing following pullout repair of a medial meniscus posterior root tear
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en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of tibial rotation on the postoperative healing status of the medial meniscus (MM) following pullout repair of MM posterior root tear (MMPRT).<br><br>
Methods: Ninety-one patients (68 women and 23 men, mean age: 63.3 ± 8.8 years) who had undergone transtibial pullout repair of MMPRT were enrolled in the study. The tibial external rotation angle (ERA) in each patient was measured postoperatively using computed tomography in the extended knee position. The meniscal healing status following transtibial pullout repair was assessed by second-look arthroscopy (mean postoperative period: 12 months) using a previously published scoring system (range 0–10). The association between ERA and meniscal healing score was investigated using univariate linear regression models. The ERA cut-off for improved meniscal healing score (≥ 7) was determined using receiver-operating characteristic analysis. <br><br>
Results: The ERA and meniscal healing score were significantly associated, this confirming increased ERAs to be correlated with worse meniscal healing status (R = -0.28; P < 0.001). The optimum ERA cut-off was 0.69º, with a sensitivity of 65% and a specificity of 66%. The mean meniscal healing score was 7.2 among patients with an ERA of < 0.69º, and 6.1 among patients with an ERA of ≥ 0.69º (P < 0.001). <br><br>
Conclusion: This study demonstrated that ERA was significantly correlated with postoperative meniscal healing status. Postoperative tibial rotation could be one of the causes affecting postoperative outcomes of pullout repair of MMPRT. Surgeons should consider some protective strategies for the repaired meniscus in patients with large postoperative tibial external rotation.
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en-aut-name=FurumatsuTakayuki
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en-aut-name=OkazakiYuki
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en-aut-name=KintakaKeisuke
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en-aut-name=KamatsukiYusuke
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en-aut-name=ZhangXiming
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en-aut-name=XueHaowei
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en-aut-name=OzakiToshifumi
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affil-num=1
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affil-num=2
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kousei Hospital
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kochi Health Sciences Center
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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en-keyword=Medial meniscus
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2021
dt-pub=20210615
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en-title=
kn-title=Exclusion of the Possibility of "False Ripples" From Ripple Band High-Frequency Oscillations Recorded From Scalp Electroencephalogram in Children With Epilepsy
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kn-abstract=Aim Ripple-band epileptic high-frequency oscillations (HFOs) can be recorded by scalp electroencephalography (EEG), and tend to be associated with epileptic spikes. However, there is a concern that the filtration of steep waveforms such as spikes may cause spurious oscillations or "false ripples." We excluded such possibility from at least some ripples by EEG differentiation, which, in theory, enhances high-frequency signals and does not generate spurious oscillations or ringing. Methods The subjects were 50 pediatric patients, and ten consecutive spikes during sleep were selected for each patient. Five hundred spike data segments were initially reviewed by two experienced electroencephalographers using consensus to identify the presence or absence of ripples in the ordinary filtered EEG and an associated spectral blob in time-frequency analysis (Session A). These EEG data were subjected to numerical differentiation (the second derivative was denoted as EEG ''). The EEG '' trace of each spike data segment was shown to two other electroencephalographers who judged independently whether there were clear ripple oscillations or uncertain ripple oscillations or an absence of oscillations (Session B). Results In Session A, ripples were identified in 57 spike data segments (Group A-R), but not in the other 443 data segments (Group A-N). In Session B, both reviewers identified clear ripples (strict criterion) in 11 spike data segments, all of which were in Group A-R (p < 0.0001 by Fisher's exact test). When the extended criterion that included clear and/or uncertain ripples was used in Session B, both reviewers identified 25 spike data segments that fulfilled the criterion: 24 of these were in Group A-R (p < 0.0001). Discussion We have demonstrated that real ripples over scalp spikes exist in a certain proportion of patients. Ripples that were visualized consistently using both ordinary filters and the EEG '' method should be true, but failure to clarify ripples using the EEG '' method does not mean that true ripples are absent. Conclusion The numerical differentiation of EEG data provides convincing evidence that HFOs were detected in terms of the presence of such unusually fast oscillations over the scalp and the importance of this electrophysiological phenomenon.
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en-aut-name=KobayashiKatsuhiro
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en-aut-mei=Katsuhiro
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aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=

en-aut-name=ShibataTakashi
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en-aut-mei=Takashi
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ORCID=

en-aut-name=TsuchiyaHiroki
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ORCID=

en-aut-name=AkiyamaTomoyuki
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ORCID=

affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Child Neurology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Child Neurology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Child Neurology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Child Neurology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Okayama University Hospital
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en-keyword=epilepsy
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start-page=1481
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dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2021
dt-pub=202169
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en-title=
kn-title=Foreign investment or divestment as a near-term solution to performance shortfalls? The moderating role of vicarious learning
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en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Most studies on problemistic search do not pay sufficient attention to how below-aspiration organizations decide what types of strategic actions to use to cope with performance shortfalls. In this study, we examine the preferences of multinational corporations (MNCs) for selecting foreign investment or divestment as a near-term solution to performance shortfalls. We first argue that foreign divestment is generally a more preferred performance solution. Drawing on the literature on vicarious learning, we further argue that MNCs are more likely to engage in foreign investment or foreign divestment to combat large performance shortfalls if peers recently and actively undertook the same type of strategic action. Moreover, they are less likely to undertake the other type of strategic action simultaneously because they adopt the satisficing principle and time constraints deter them from implementing multiple types of strategic action substantially. The analysis of the data about Japanese manufacturing MNCs reveals that vicarious learning influences MNCs’ selection preferences in certain conditions, thereby extending the literature on problemistic search.
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en-aut-name=HuiKent Ngan-Cheung
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en-aut-mei=Kent Ngan-Cheung
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en-aut-name=Gong Yuanyuan
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en-aut-name=CuiQi
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en-aut-name=JiangNaipeng
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affil-num=1
en-affil=School of Management, Xiamen University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Discovery Program for Global Learners, Okayama University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Organization and Human Resources, Renmin University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Tourism Department, Fudan University
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kn-title=Cellular and transcriptomic analyses reveal two-staged chloroplast biogenesis underpinning photosynthesis build-up in the wheat leaf
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kn-abstract=Background The developmental gradient in monocot leaves has been exploited to uncover leaf developmental gene expression programs and chloroplast biogenesis processes. However, the relationship between the two is barely understood, which limits the value of transcriptome data to understand the process of chloroplast development. Results Taking advantage of the developmental gradient in the bread wheat leaf, we provide a simultaneous quantitative analysis for the development of mesophyll cells and of chloroplasts as a cellular compartment. This allows us to generate the first biologically-informed gene expression map of this leaf, with the entire developmental gradient from meristematic to fully differentiated cells captured. We show that the first phase of plastid development begins with organelle proliferation, which extends well beyond cell proliferation, and continues with the establishment and then the build-up of the plastid genetic machinery. The second phase is marked by the development of photosynthetic chloroplasts which occupy the available cellular space. Using a network reconstruction algorithm, we predict that known chloroplast gene expression regulators are differentially involved across those developmental stages. Conclusions Our analysis generates both the first wheat leaf transcriptional map and one of the most comprehensive descriptions to date of the developmental history of chloroplasts in higher plants. It reveals functionally distinct plastid and chloroplast development stages, identifies processes occurring in each of them, and highlights our very limited knowledge of the earliest drivers of plastid biogenesis, while providing a basis for their future identification.
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en-affil=Department of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London
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kn-title=Relevance of CYP3A5 Expression on the Clinical Outcome of Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma
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kn-abstract=Background/Aim: This study aimed to elucidate the detailed characteristics of CYP3A5 expression and the association between CYP3A5 expression and clinical outcomes in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Patients and Methods: This study retrospectively enrolled 124 Japanese patients with RCC treated at the Okayama University Hospital. The commonest CYP3A5 gene polymorphism, CYP3A5*3, and expression levels of CYP3A5 mRNA and protein in each tissue were examined. Results: Expression of CYP3A5 mRNA and protein in RCC tissues was significantly down-regulated compared to that in adjacent normal tissues. High level of CYP3A5 mRNA expression significantly extended cancer-specific survival (p=0.004) and overall survival (p=0.002). The CYP3A5 mRNA expression level was identified as a significant independent prognostic factor for both cancer-specific survival and overall survival. Conclusion: CYP3A5 could serve as a potential marker for prognostication and treatment planning for patients with RCC.
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en-affil=Department of Personalized Medicine and Preventive Healthcare Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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en-affil=Department of Personalized Medicine and Preventive Healthcare Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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en-affil=Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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en-affil=Department of Personalized Medicine and Preventive Healthcare Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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en-title=Synthetic nearfield seismograms at a subsurface position in a horizontally layered half-space
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kn-abstract=We extend the computational code of Takenaka and Sasatani (2000) for synthetic nearfield seismograms for horizontally layered elastic media, based on the reflection/transmission matrices and the discrete wavenumber summation method, to calculate seismic motion and its spatial derivatives at a subsurface position in the attenuative media. In this paper we describe the theory of this extension and show some numerical examples to verify the extended code.
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en-aut-name=TakenakaHiroshi
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en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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kn-title=Immunocytochemical Analysis of α-Tubulin Distribution Before and After Rapid Axopodial Contraction in the Centrohelid Raphidocystis contractilis
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kn-abstract=The centrohelid Raphidocystis contractilis is a heliozoan that has many radiating axopodia, each containing a bundle of microtubules. Although the rapid contraction of the axopodia at nearly a video rate (30 frames/s) is induced by mechanical stimuli, the mechanism underlying this phenomenon in R. contractilis has not yet been elucidated. In the present study, we described for the first time an adequate immunocytochemical fixation procedure for R. contractilis and the cellular distribution of α-tubulin before and after rapid axopodial contraction. We developed a flow-through chamber equipped with a micro-syringe pump that allowed the test solution to be injected at a flow rate below the threshold required to induce rapid axopodial contraction. Next, we used this injection method for evaluating the effects of different combinations of two fixatives (paraformaldehyde or glutaraldehyde) and two buffers (phosphate buffer or PHEM) on the morphological structure of the axopodia. A low concentration of glutaraldehyde in PHEM was identified as an adequate fixative for immunocytochemistry. The distribution of α-tubulin before and after rapid axopodial contraction was examined using immunocytochemistry and confocal laser scanning fluorescence microscopy. Positive signals were initially detected along the extended axopodia from the tips to the bases and were distributed in a non-uniform manner within the axopodia. Conversely, after the induction of a rapid axopodial contraction, these positive signals accumulated in the peripheral region of the cell. These results indicated that axopodial microtubules disassemble into fragments and/ or tubulin subunits during rapid axopodial contraction. Therefore, we hypothesize that the mechanism of extremely rapid axopodial contraction accompanied by cytoskeletal microtubule degradation in R. contractilis involves microtubule-severing at multiple sites.
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en-aut-name=KurokawaMiki
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en-aut-name=MuraiMomoka
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en-aut-name=SaitoNoboru
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en-aut-name=AndoMotonori
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en-affil=Laboratory of Cell Physiology, Department of Science Education, Graduate School of Education, Okayama University
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en-affil=Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Pharmacology, Department of Animal Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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kn-title=In vivo crystals reveal critical features of the interaction between cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) and the PDZ2 domain of Na+/H+ exchange cofactor NHERF1
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kn-abstract=Crystallization of recombinant proteins has been fundamental to our understanding of protein function, dysfunction, and molecular recognition. However, this information has often been gleaned under extremely nonphysiological protein, salt, and H+ concentrations. Here, we describe the development of a robust Inka1-Box (iBox)–PAK4cat system that spontaneously crystallizes in several mammalian cell types. The semi-quantitative assay described here allows the measurement of in vivo protein-protein interactions using a novel GFP-linked reporter system that produces fluorescent readouts from protein crystals. We combined this assay with in vitro X-ray crystallography and molecular dynamics studies to characterize the molecular determinants of the interaction between the PDZ2 domain of Na+/H+ exchange regulatory cofactor NHE-RF1 (NHERF1) and cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), a protein complex pertinent to the genetic disease cystic fibrosis. These experiments revealed the crystal structure of the extended PDZ domain of NHERF1 and indicated, contrary to what has been previously reported, that residue selection at positions −1 and −3 of the PDZ-binding motif influences the affinity and specificity of the NHERF1 PDZ2-CFTR interaction. Our results suggest that this system could be utilized to screen additional protein-protein interactions, provided they can be accommodated within the spacious iBox-PAK4cat lattice.
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en-aut-name=MartinEleanor R.
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en-aut-name=RobinsonRobert C.
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en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
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en-keyword=PDZ domain
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kn-title=Sparse Modeling in Quantum Many-Body Problems
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kn-abstract=This review paper describes the basic concept and technical details of sparse modeling and its applications to quantum many-body problems. Sparse modeling refers to methodologies for finding a small number of relevant parameters that well explain a given dataset. This concept reminds us physics, where the goal is to find a small number of physical laws that are hidden behind complicated phenomena. Sparse modeling extends the target of physics from natural phenomena to data, and may be interpreted as “physics for data”. The first half of this review introduces sparse modeling for physicists. It is assumed that readers have physics background but no expertise in data science. The second half reviews applications. Matsubara Green’s function, which plays a central role in descriptions of correlated systems, has been found to be sparse, meaning that it contains little information. This leads to (i) a new method for solving the ill-conditioned inverse problem for analytical continuation, and (ii) a highly compact representation of Matsubara Green’s function, which enables efficient calculations for quantum many-body systems.
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en-aut-name=OtsukiJunya
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en-aut-name=OhzekiMasayuki
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en-aut-name=ShinaokaHiroshi
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en-aut-name=YoshimiKazuyoshi
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University
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affil-num=3
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kn-title=Evaluation of dental caries, tooth crack, and age-related changes in tooth structure using optical coherence tomography
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kn-abstract=Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an imaging technique that can visualize the internal biological structure without X-ray exposure. Swept-source OCT (SS-OCT) is one of the latest version of OCT, wherein the light source is a tunable laser that sweeps near-infrared wavelength light to achieve real-time imaging. The imaging depth of OCT is highly influenced by the translucency of the medium. The medium that does not transmit light and the deeper structure beyond the range of light penetration depth are not relevant for OCT imaging. In OCT, sound enamel is almost transparent at the OCT wavelength range, and enamel and dentin can be distinguished from each other as the dentin-enamel junction (DEJ) appears as a dark border. Demineralized enamel and dentin are imaged as bright zones because of the formation of numerous micro-porosities where the backscatter of OCT signal is increased. In cavitated caries at interproximal or occlusal hidden zone, the upper margin of the cavity reflects the signal showing a distinct bright border in the SS-OCT image. SS-OCT is capable of determining crack penetration depth even when the cracks extended beyond the DEJ. SS-OCT has a high degree of sensitivity and specificity for the detection of dental caries and tooth cracks. SS-OCT is also capable of detecting non-carious cervical lesions and occlusal tooth wear in cross-sectional views to estimate the amount of tooth structure loss.
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en-aut-name=ShimadaYasushi
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en-aut-name=YoshiyamaMasahiro
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en-aut-name=TagamiJunji
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en-aut-name=SumiYasunori
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no-issue=1
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start-page=307
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kn-title=Hemobilia after bile duct resection: perforation of pseudoaneurysm into intra-pancreatic remnant bile duct: a case report
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kn-abstract=Background</br>
Hemobilia occurs mainly due to iatrogenic factors such as impairment of the right hepatic or cystic artery, and/or common bile duct in hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgery. However, little or no cases with hemobilia from the intra-pancreatic remnant bile duct after bile duct resection (BDR) has been reported. Here, we report a case of massive hemobilia due to the perforation of psuedoaneurysm of the gastroduodenal artery (GDA) to the intra-pancreatic remnant bile duct after hepatectomy with BDR.</br>
Case presentation</br>
A 68-year-old male underwent extended right hepatectomy with BDR for gallbladder carcinoma. He presented with upper gastrointestinal bleeding 2 months after the initial surgery. Upper endoscopy identified a blood clot from the ampulla of Vater and simultaneous endoscopic balloon tamponade contributed to temporary hemostasis. Abdominal CT and angiography revealed a perforation of the psuedoaneurysm of the GDA to the intra-pancreatic remnant bile duct resulting in massive hemobilia. Subsequent selective embolization of the pseudoaneurysm with micro-coils could achieve complete hemostasis. He survived without any recurrence of cancer and bleeding.</br>
Conclusion</br>
Hemobilia could occur in a patient with BDR due to perforation of the pseudoaneurysm derived from the GDA to the intra-pancreatic remnant bile duct. Endoscopic balloon tamponade was useful for a temporal hemostasis and a subsequent radiologic interventional approach.
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Radiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Radiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=11
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=12
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=13
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=14
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Hemobilia
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en-keyword=Bile duct resection
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dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20201130
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en-title=
kn-title=Evaluation of dental caries, tooth crack, and age-related changes in tooth structure using optical coherence tomography
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kn-abstract=Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an imaging technique that can visualize the internal biological structure without X-ray exposure. Swept-source OCT (SS-OCT) is one of the latest version of OCT, wherein the light source is a tunable laser that sweeps near-infrared wavelength light to achieve real-time imaging. The imaging depth of OCT is highly influenced by the translucency of the medium. The medium that does not transmit light and the deeper structure beyond the range of light penetration depth are not relevant for OCT imaging. In OCT, sound enamel is almost transparent at the OCT wavelength range, and enamel and dentin can be distinguished from each other as the dentin–enamel junction (DEJ) appears as a dark border. Demineralized enamel and dentin are imaged as bright zones because of the formation of numerous micro-porosities where the backscatter of OCT signal is increased. In cavitated caries at interproximal or occlusal hidden zone, the upper margin of the cavity reflects the signal showing a distinct bright border in the SS-OCT image. SS-OCT is capable of determining crack penetration depth even when the cracks extended beyond the DEJ. SS-OCT has a high degree of sensitivity and specificity for the detection of dental caries and tooth cracks. SS-OCT is also capable of detecting non-carious cervical lesions and occlusal tooth wear in cross-sectional views to estimate the amount of tooth structure loss.
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en-aut-name=YoshiyamaMasahiro
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en-aut-name=TagamiJunji
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affil-num=1
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Operative Dentistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=3
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affil-num=4
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kn-title=Effect of Honeycomb β-TCP Geometrical Structure on Bone Tissue Regeneration in Skull Defect
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kn-abstract=The effect of the geometric structure of artificial biomaterials on skull regeneration remains unclear. In a previous study, we succeeded in developing honeycomb beta-tricalcium phosphate (beta-TCP), which has through-and-through holes and is able to provide the optimum bone microenvironment for bone tissue regeneration. We demonstrated that beta-TCP with 300-mu m hole diameters induced vigorous bone formation. In the present study, we investigated how differences in hole directions of honeycomb beta-TCP (horizontal or vertical holes) influence bone tissue regeneration in skull defects. Honeycomb beta-TCP with vertical and horizontal holes was loaded with BMP-2 using Matrigel and Collagen gel as carriers, and transplanted into skull bone defect model rats. The results showed that in each four groups (Collagen alone group, Matrigel alone group, Collagen + BMP group and Matrigel + BMP-2), vigorous bone formation was observed on the vertical beta-TCP compared with horizontal beta-TCP. The osteogenic area was larger in the Matrigel groups (with and without BMP-2) than in the Collagen group (with and without BMP-2) in both vertical beta-TCP and horizontal beta-TCP. However, when BMP-2 was added, the bone formation area was not significantly different between the Collagen group and the Matrigel group in the vertical beta-TCP. Histological finding showed that, in vertical honeycomb beta-TCP, new bone formation extended to the upper part of the holes and was observed from the dura side to the periosteum side as added to the inner walls of the holes. Therefore, we can control efficient bone formation by creating a bone microenvironment provided by vertical honeycomb beta-TCP. Vertical honeycomb beta-TCP has the potential to be an excellent biomaterial for bone tissue regeneration in skull defects and is expected to have clinical applications.
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en-aut-name=TakabatakeKiyofumi
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en-aut-name=TsujigiwaHidetsugu
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affil-num=2
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affil-num=5
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affil-num=6
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affil-num=7
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kn-title=A note on products in stable homotopy groups of spheres via the classical Adams spectral sequence
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kn-abstract=In recent years, Liu and his collaborators found many non-trivial products of generators in the homotopy groups of the sphere spectrum. In this paper, we show a result which not only implies most of their results, but also extends a result of theirs.
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en-aut-name=Shimomurakatsumi
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affil-num=1
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en-keyword=Stable homotopy of spheres
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en-title=Input pricing under strategic delegation: Application of Cournot-Ikema curve
kn-title=垂直統合企業の中間財価格決定と戦略的な経営権委任：池間カーブの応用
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kn-abstract=　Once a fi rm is vertically integrated, it is well-known that such a firm has an incentive to delegate quantity decision to its downstream affiliate to increase its total profits by manipulating its input price. This kind of analysis has been analytically done but this note applies Ikema's diagrammatic demonstration to the model with a vertically integrated fi rm to show how to derive the market equilibrium in "quantity-price" plane diagrammatically. First, we derive the locus that firms' optimal supplies at any price level, which is called "Cournot-Ikema curve" and derive the equilibrium point which is identifi ed with the intersection of a demand curve and the Cournot-Ikema curve. This paper fi nds that strategic delegation rotates the curve clockwise with a fixed point at a price level equal to marginal cost. Finally, our model is extended to the case that a multinational enterprise manipulates transfer price, and shows that such a tax motivated transfer price further rotates the curve.
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kn-title=Structure and phase behavior of high-density ice from molecular-dynamics simulations with the ReaxFF potential 
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kn-abstract=We report a molecular dynamics simulation study of dense ice modeled by the reactive force field (ReaxFF) potential, focusing on the possibility of phase changes between crystalline and plastic phases as observed in earlier simulation studies with rigid water models. It is demonstrated that the present model system exhibits phase transitions, or crossovers, among ice VII and two plastic ices with face-centered cubic (fcc) and body-centered cubic (bcc) lattice structures. The phase diagram derived from the ReaxFF potential is different from those of the rigid water models in that the bcc plastic phase lies on the high-pressure side of ice VII and does the fcc plastic phase on the low-pressure side of ice VII. The phase boundary between the fcc and bcc plastic phases on the pressure, temperature plane extends to the high-temperature region from the triple point of ice VII, fcc plastic, and bcc plastic phases. Proton hopping, i.e., delocalization of a proton, along between two neighboring oxygen atoms in dense ice is observed for the ReaxFF potential but only at pressures and temperatures both much higher than those at which ice VII–plastic ice transitions are observed.
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dt-revised=
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en-title=
kn-title=Hadaka Virus 1: a Capsidless Eleven-Segmented Positive-Sense Single-Stranded RNA Virus from a Phytopathogenic Fungus, Fusarium oxysporum
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kn-abstract=The search for viruses infecting fungi, or mycoviruses, has extended our knowledge about the diversity of RNA viruses, as exemplified by the discovery of polymycoviruses, a phylogenetic group of multisegmented RNA viruses with unusual forms. The genomic RNAs of known polymycoviruses, which show a phylogenetic affinity for animal positive-sense single-stranded RNA [(+)RNA] viruses such as caliciviruses, are comprised of four conserved segments with an additional zero to four segments. The double-stranded form of polymycovirus genomic RNA is assumed to be associated with a virally encoded protein (proline-alanine-serine-rich protein [PASrp]) in either of two manners: a capsidless colloidal form or a filamentous encapsidated form. Detailed molecular characterizations of polymycoviruses, however, have been conducted for only a few strains. Here, a novel polymyco-related virus named Hadaka virus 1 (HadV1), from the phytopathogenic fungus Fusarium oxysporum, was characterized. The genomic RNA of HadV1 consisted of an 11-segmented positive-sense RNA with highly conserved terminal nucleotide sequences. HadV1 shared the three conserved segments with known polymycoviruses but lacked the PASrp-encoding segment. Unlike the known polymycoviruses and encapsidated viruses, HadV1 was not pelleted by conventional ultracentrifugation, possibly due to the lack of PASrp. This result implied that HadV1 exists only as a soluble form with naked RNA. Nevertheless, the 11 genomic segments of HadV1 have been stably maintained through host subculturing and conidiation. Taken together, the results of this study revealed a virus with a potential novel virus lifestyle, carrying many genomic segments without typical capsids or PASrp-associated forms. IMPORTANCE Fungi collectively host various RNA viruses. Examples include encapsidated double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) viruses with diverse numbers of genomic segments (from 1 to 12) and capsidless viruses with nonsegmented (+)RNA genomes. Recently, viruses with unusual intermediate features of an infectious entity between encapsidated dsRNA viruses and capsidless (+)RNA viruses were found. They are called polymycoviruses, which typically have four to eight dsRNA genomic segments associated with one of the virus-encoded proteins and are phylogenetically distantly related to animal (+)RNA caliciviruses. Here, we identified a novel virus phylogenetically related to polymycoviruses, from the phytopathogenic fungus Fusarium oxysporum. The virus, termed Hadaka virus 1 (HadV1), has 11 (+)RNA genomic segments, the largest number in known (+)RNA viruses. Nevertheless, HadV1 lacked a typical structural protein of polymycoviruses and was not pelleted by standard ultracentrifugation, implying an unusual capsidless nature of HadV1. This study reveals a potential novel lifestyle of multisegmented RNA viruses.
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en-aut-name=SuzukiNobuhiro
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Crop Diseases Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University
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en-keyword=fungal virus
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en-keyword=polymycovirus
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en-keyword=Fusarium oxysporum
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article-no=
start-page=863
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dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20200121
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kn-title=Pulmonary aspergillosis as a late complication after surgery for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with induction chemoradiotherapy
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kn-abstract=Purpose</br>
Some long-term survivors after surgery for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with induction chemoradiotherapy (trimodality treatment) develop chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA). The aim of our study was to assess the characteristics and outcomes of CPA that develops after trimodality treatment.
Methods</br>
We retrospectively reviewed the data of 187 NSCLC patients who underwent trimodality treatment between 1999 and 2018.</br>
Results</br>
Six male ever-smoker patients developed CPA. All 6 patients had undergone extended resection for NSCLC and had a history of either adjuvant chemotherapy (n = 3) or radiation pneumonitis (n = 4). Among the 4 patients with CPA localized in a single lung, 3 patients were treated surgically (completion pneumonectomy or cavernostomy) and 1 patient was treated with antifungal therapy alone. Both treatments led to the improved control of CPA. In contrast, patients with CPA in both lungs were not candidates for surgery, and died of CPA. The survival rates after trimodality treatment in the CPA group and the group without CPA were comparable (10-year survival rate, 50.0% vs. 57.6%, P = 0.59).</br>
Conclusion</br>
The early diagnosis of CPA localized in a single lung after NSCLC surgery is critical to improving control and survival in patients with CPA.
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en-aut-name=OkazakiMikio
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en-aut-name=YamaneMasaomi
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en-aut-name=OtoTakahiro
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en-aut-name=KanazawaSusumu
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=11
en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=12
en-affil=Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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en-keyword=Lung cancer
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start-page=4422
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en-title=
kn-title=The Effects of Mutual Interaction of Orexin-A and Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 on Reflex Swallowing Induced by SLN Afferents in Rats
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=(1) Background: Our previous studies revealed that orexin-A, an appetite-increasing peptide, suppressed reflex swallowing via the commissural part of the nucleus tractus solitarius (cNTS), and that glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), an appetite-reducing peptide, also suppressed reflex swallowing via the medial nucleus of the NTS (mNTS). In this study, we examined the mutual interaction between orexin-A and GLP-1 in reflex swallowing. (2) Methods: Sprague-Dawley rats under urethane-chloralose anesthesia were used. Swallowing was induced by electrical stimulation of the superior laryngeal nerve (SLN) and was identified by the electromyographic (EMG) signals obtained from the mylohyoid muscle. (3) Results: The injection of GLP-1 (20 pmol) into the mNTS reduced the swallowing frequency and extended the latency of the first swallow. These suppressive effects of GLP-1 were not observed after the fourth ventricular administration of orexin-A. After the injection of an orexin-1 receptor antagonist (SB334867) into the cNTS, an ineffective dose of GLP-1 (6 pmol) into the mNTS suppressed reflex swallowing. Similarly, the suppressive effects of orexin-A (1 nmol) were not observed after the injection of GLP-1 (6 pmol) into the mNTS. After the administration of a GLP-1 receptor antagonist (exendin-4(5-39)), an ineffective dose of orexin-A (0.3 nmol) suppressed reflex swallowing. (4) Conclusions: The presence of reciprocal inhibitory connections between GLP-1 receptive neurons and orexin-A receptive neurons in the NTS was strongly suggested.
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en-aut-name=FujitaMasako
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en-aut-name=MitohYoshihiro
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en-aut-name=YoshidaRyusuke
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en-aut-name=MatsuoRyuji
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affil-num=1
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Medical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Tokyo City University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Oral Physiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Oral Physiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Oral Physiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Oral Physiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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start-page=187
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kn-title=Direct Measurement of Interaction Forces between Surfaces in Liquids Using Atomic Force Microscopy
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kn-abstract=The stability of particle suspensions, which is important in numerous industrial processes, is generally dominated by the interaction forces between the suspended particles. Understanding the interaction forces between surfaces in liquids is therefore fundamentally important in order to evaluate and control how particulates, including fluid droplets in emulsions and air bubbles in foams, behave in various systems. The invention of the surface force apparatus (SFA) enabled the direct measurement of interaction forces in liquids with molecular level resolution and it has led to remarkable progress in understanding surface forces in detail. Following the SFA, the application of atomic force microscopy (AFM) to force measurement has further extended the possibility of force measurements to a broad field of research, mainly due to the range of materials that can be employed. This review provides an overview of developments in the investigation of interaction forces between surfaces using AFM. The properties of various interaction forces, important in particle technology, revealed by the studies using AFM are described in detail.
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aut-affil-num=1
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en-aut-name=CraigVincent S. J.
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affil-num=1
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Applied Mathematics, RSPE, Australian National University
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en-keyword=atomic force microscopy
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kn-title=Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes Regenerated from iPS Cells Have Therapeutic Efficacy in a Patient-Derived Xenograft Solid Tumor Model
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kn-abstract=Current adoptive T cell therapies conducted in an autologous setting are costly, time consuming, and depend on the quality of the patient's T cells. To address these issues, we developed a strategy in which cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) are regenerated from iPSCs that were originally derived from T cells and succeeded in regenerating CTLs specific for the WT1 antigen, which exhibited therapeutic efficacy in a xenograft model of leukemia. In this study, we extended our strategy to solid tumors. The regenerated WT1-specific CTLs had a strong therapeutic effect in orthotopic xenograft model using a renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cell line. To make our method more generally applicable, we developed an allogeneic approach by transducing HLA-haplotype homozygous iPSCs with WT1-specific TCR α/β genes that had been tested clinically. The regenerated CTLs antigen-specifically suppressed tumor growth in a patient-derived xenograft model of RCC, demonstrating the feasibility of our strategy against solid tumors. 
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en-aut-name=InoueTakamitsu
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en-aut-name=TakedaMasashi
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en-aut-name=KobayashiTakashi
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en-aut-name=SaitoShigeyoshi
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en-aut-name=HiguchiTakahiro
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en-aut-name=Ichise Hiroshi
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en-aut-name=KobayashiYuka
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en-aut-name=IwaisakoKeiko
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en-aut-name=TeradaKoji
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en-aut-name=AgataYasutoshi
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en-aut-name=NumakuraKazuyuki
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en-aut-name=SaitoMitsuru
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en-aut-name=NaritaShintaro
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en-aut-name=YasukawaMasaki
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en-aut-name=OgawaOsamu
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en-aut-name=HabuchiTomonori
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en-aut-name=KawamotoHiroshi
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Laboratory of Immunology, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Laboratory of Immunology, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Laboratory of Immunology, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
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affil-num=5
en-affil= Department of Urology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Urology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
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affil-num=7
en-affil= Laboratory of Immunology, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Urology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Medical Physics and Engineering, Division of Health Sciences, Osaka University
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine
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affil-num=11
en-affil=Laboratory of Immunology, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
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affil-num=12
en-affil=Laboratory of Immunology, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
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affil-num=13
en-affil=Department of Medical Life Systems, Faculty of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University
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affil-num=14
en-affil=Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shiga University of Medical School
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affil-num=15
en-affil=Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shiga University of Medical School
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affil-num=16
en-affil=Department of Urology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine
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affil-num=17
en-affil=Department of Urology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine
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affil-num=18
en-affil=Department of Urology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine
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affil-num=19
en-affil=Department of Hematology, Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime University
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affil-num=20
en-affil=Department of Urology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
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affil-num=21
en-affil=Department of Urology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine
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affil-num=22
en-affil= Laboratory of Immunology, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
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en-keyword=Cancer
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article-no=
start-page=72
end-page=78
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2019
dt-pub=201908
dt-online=
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en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Quorum-dependent expression of rsmX and rsmY, small non-coding RNAs, in Pseudomonas syringae
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Pseudomonas syringae pathovars are known to produce N-acyl-homoserine lactones (AHL) as quorum-sensing molecules. However, many isolates, including P. syringae pv. tomato DC3000 (PtoDC3000), do not produce them. In P. syringae, psyI, which encodes an AHL synthase, and psyR, which encodes the transcription factor PsyR required for activation of psyI, are convergently transcribed. In P. amygdali pv. tabaci 6605 (Pta6605), there is one nucleotide between the stop codons of both psyI and psyR. However, the canonical stop codon for psyI in PtoDC3000 was converted to the cysteine codon by one nucleotide deletion, and 23 additional amino acids extended it to a C-terminal end. This resulted in overlapping of the open reading frame (ORF) for psyI and psyR. On the other hand, stop codons in the psyR ORF of P. syringae 7 isolates, including pv. phaseolicola and pv. glycinea, were found. These results indicate that many pathovars of P. syringae have genetically lost AHL production ability by the mutation of their responsible genes. To examine whether PtoDC3000 modulates the gene expression profile in a population-dependent manner, we carried out microarray analysis using RNAs prepared from low- and high-density cells. We found the expressions of rsmX and rsmY remarkably activated in high-density cells. The activated expressions of rsmX and rsmY were confirmed by Northern blot hybridization, but these expressions were abolished in a ΔgacA mutant of Pta6605. These results indicate that regardless of the ability to produce AHL, P. syringae regulates expression of the small noncoding RNAs rsmX/Y by currently unknown quorum-sensing molecules.
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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en-keyword=N-acyl-homoserine lactone
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start-page=218
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2019
dt-pub=20191209
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kn-title=The Unlimited Potential of Microbial Rhodopsins as Optical Tools
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kn-abstract= Microbial rhodopsins, a photoactive membrane protein family, serve as fundamental tools for optogenetics, an innovative technology for controlling biological activities with light. Microbial rhodopsins are widely distributed in nature and have a wide variety of biological functions. Regardless of the many different known types of microbial rhodopsins, only a few of them have been used in optogenetics to control neural activity to understand neural networks. The efforts of our group have been aimed at identifying and characterizing novel rhodopsins from nature and also at engineering novel variant rhodopsins by rational design. On the basis of the molecular and functional characteristics of those novel rhodopsins, we have proposed new rhodopsin-based optogenetics tools to control not only neural activities but also "non-neural" activities. In this Perspective, we introduce the achievements and summarize future challenges in creating optogenetics tools using rhodopsins. The implementation of optogenetics deep inside an in vivo brain is the well-known challenge for existing rhodopsins. As a perspective to address this challenge, we introduce innovative optical illumination techniques using wavefront shaping that can reinforce the low light sensitivity of the rhodopsins and realize deep-brain optogenetics. The applications of our optogenetics tools could be extended to manipulate non-neural biological activities such as gene expression, apoptosis, energy production, and muscle contraction. We also discuss the potentially unlimited biotechnological applications of microbial rhodopsins in the future such as in photovoltaic devices and in drug delivery systems. We believe that advances in the field will greatly expand the potential uses of microbial rhodopsins as optical tools.
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en-aut-name=ShibukawaAtsushi
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en-aut-name=SudoYuki
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University,
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University,
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2019
dt-pub=201908
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kn-title=Stroking hardness changes the perception of affective touch pleasantness across different skin sites
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kn-abstract=Human unmyelinated tactile afferents (CT afferents) in hairy skin are thought to be involved in the transmission of affective aspects of touch. How the perception of affective touch differs across human skin has made substantial progress; however, the majority of previous studies have mainly focused on the relationship between stroking velocities and pleasantness ratings. Here, we investigate how stroking hardness affects the perception of affective touch. Affective tactile stimulation was given with four different hardness of brushes a three different forces, which were presented to either palm or forearm. To quantify the physical factors of the stimuli (brush hardness), ten naive, healthy participants assessed brush hardness using a seven-point scale. Based on these ten participants, five more participants were added to rate the hedonic value of brush stroking using a visual analogue scale (VAS). We found that pleasantness ratings over the skin resulted in a preference for light, soft stroking, which was rated as more pleasant when compared to heavy, hard stroking. Our results show that the hairy skin of the forearm is more susceptible to stroking hardness than the glabrous of the palm in terms of the perception of pleasantness. These findings of the current study extend the growing literature related to the effect of stroking characteristics on pleasantness ratings.
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en-aut-name=YangJiajia
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en-aut-name=WuQiong
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en-aut-name=TakahashiSatoshi
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en-aut-name=EjimaYoshimichi
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en-aut-name=WuJinglong
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en-affil=Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary, Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary, Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary, Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary, Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary, Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University
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en-keyword=Neuroscience
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en-keyword=Pleasantness ratings
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start-page=254
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dt-accepted=
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en-title=
kn-title=Feasibility of lung transplantation from donors mechanically ventilated for prolonged periods
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en-abstract=
kn-abstract=PURPOSE:<br/>
When patients are mechanically ventilated for more than 5 days, they are usually declined as donors for lung transplantation (LTx); thus, the long-term outcomes of LTx from such donors remain unclear. We investigated the feasibility of LTx from donors that had been mechanically ventilated for prolonged periods.<br/>
METHODS:<br/>
The subjects of this retrospective comparative investigation were 31 recipients of LTx from donors who had been mechanically ventilated for < 5 days (short-term group) and 50 recipients of LTx from donors who had been mechanically ventilated for ≥ 5 days (long-term group).<br/>
RESULTS:<br/>
The median duration of donor mechanical ventilation was 3 days in the short-term group and 8.5 days in the long-term group. However, other than the difference in the duration of donor ventilation, there were no significant differences in the clinical characteristics of the donors or recipients between the groups. The overall survival rate after LTx was comparable between the long-term group and short-term group (5-year survival rate, 66.6% vs. 75.2%).<br/>
CONCLUSION:<br/>
The potential inclusion of donors who have been on mechanical ventilation for more than 5 days could be a feasible strategy to alleviate donor organ shortage.
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Organ Transplant CenterOkayama University Hospital
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of General Thoracic SurgeryOkayama University Hospital
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and ResuscitologyOkayama University Hospital
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of General Thoracic SurgeryOkayama University Hospital
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of General Thoracic SurgeryOkayama University Hospital
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and ResuscitologyOkayama University Hospital
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Organ Transplant CenterOkayama University Hospital
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kn-title=Imaging Amyloplasts in the Developing Endosperm of Barley and Rice
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kn-abstract=Amyloplasts are plant-specific organelles responsible for starch biosynthesis and storage. Inside amyloplasts, starch forms insoluble particles, referred to as starch grains (SGs). SG morphology differs between species and SG morphology is particularly diverse in the endosperm of Poaceae plants, such as rice (Oryza sativa) and barley (Hordeum vulgare), which form compound SGs and simple SGs, respectively. SG morphology has been extensively imaged, but the comparative imaging of amyloplast morphology has been limited. In this study, SG-containing amyloplasts in the developing endosperm were visualized using stable transgenic barley and rice lines expressing amyloplast stroma-targeted green fluorescent protein fused to the transit peptide (TP) of granule-bound starch synthase I (TP-GFP). The TP-GFP barley and rice plants had elongated amyloplasts containing multiple SGs, with constrictions between the SGs. In barley, some amyloplasts were connected by narrow protrusions extending from their surfaces. Transgenic rice lines producing amyloplast membrane-localized SUBSTANDARD STARCH GRAIN6 (SSG6)-GFP were used to demonstrate that the developing amyloplasts contained multiple compound SGs. TP-GFP barley can be used to visualize the chloroplasts in leaves and other plastids in pollen and root in addition to the endosperm, therefore it provides as a useful tool to observe diverse plastids.
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en-aut-name=MatsushimaRyo
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ORCID=

affil-num=1
en-affil= Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil= Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University
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en-title=
kn-title=Synthesis of the extended phenacene molecules, [10]phenacene and [11]phenacene, and their performance in a field-effect transistor 
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en-abstract=
kn-abstract= The [10]phenacene and [11]phenacene molecules have been synthesized using a simple repetition of Wittig reactions followed by photocyclization. Sufficient amounts of [10]phenacene and [11]phenacene were obtained, and thin-film FETs using these molecules have been fabricated with SiO2 and ionic liquid gate dielectrics. These FETs operated in p-channel. The averaged measurements of field-effect mobility, <μ>, were 3.1(7) × 10-2 and 1.11(4) × 10-1 cm2 V-1 s-1, respectively, for [10]phenacene and [11]phenacene thin-film FETs with SiO2 gate dielectrics. Furthermore, [10]phenacene and [11]phenacene thin-film electric-double-layer (EDL) FETs with ionic liquid showed low-voltage p-channel FET properties, with <μ> values of 3(1) and 1(1) cm2 V-1 s-1, respectively. This study also discusses the future utility of the extremely extended π-network molecules [10]phenacene and [11]phenacene as the active layer of FET devices, based on the experimental results obtained.
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en-aut-name=TakabayashiYasuhiro
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en-aut-name=YenPaul Yu-Hsiang
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affil-num=1
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=5
en-affil= Department of Chemistry, Okayama University
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University
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affil-num=10
en-affil=NARD Co Ltd
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affil-num=11
en-affil=NARD Co Ltd
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affil-num=12
en-affil=National Synchrotron Radiation Center
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affil-num=13
en-affil=National Synchrotron Radiation Center
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affil-num=14
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start-page=12951
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dt-received=
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2019
dt-pub=2019910
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en-title=
kn-title= Long-term stabilization of hydrogen peroxide by poly(vinyl alcohol) on paper-based analytical devices 
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kn-subtitle=
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kn-abstract= Stabilizing reagents that can be deposited onto paper is an important issue for researchers who depend on paper-based analytical devices (PADs), because long-term stability of the devices is essential in pointof-care testing. Here, we found that poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) would stabilize hydrogen peroxide placed on a paper substrate following exposure to air. Horseradish peroxidase was employed as a sample in colorimetric measurements of PADs after hydrogen peroxide and 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine were deposited as substrates in an enzymatic reaction. The addition of PVA to hydrogen peroxide significantly suppressed its degradation. Concentrations of PVA that ranged from 0.5 to 2%, increased the duration of the stability of hydrogen peroxide, and the results for a PVA concentration of 1% approximated those of 2% PVA. Storage of the PADs at 4 degrees C in a refrigerator extended the stability of the hydrogen peroxide containing 2% PVA by as much as 30 days. The stability of hydrogen peroxide without PVA was degraded after one day under room temperature.
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kn-title=“Active Guide” Brochure Reduces Sedentary Behavior of Elderly People: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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kn-abstract= The aim of this study was to examine in a randomized controlled trial how much the sedentary behavior (sitting time) of community-dwelling elderly Japanese subjects decreased as a result of using the “Active Guide” brochure published by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (2013) and additional documents related to the benefits of reducing sedentary behavior. A total of 86 elderly people who participated in health-club activities for one year were randomly allocated to two groups. Subjects in the intervention group received explanations of the importance of physical activity using the “Active Guide” brochure (n=42) and additional documents, while subjects in the control group did not (n=44). Physical activity was measured using a triaxial accelerometer for two weeks at baseline and again after one year. After one year of intervention, the difference in the sedentary behavior rate from baseline was −2.2% for the intervention group (n=40) and +2.5% for controls (n=40) (Welch’s t-test, p=0.007). Use of the “Active Guide” brochure and additional documents may reduce the sedentary behavior of community dwelling elderly people in Japan.
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kn-abstract=Human unmyelinated tactile afferents (CT afferents) in hairy skin are thought to be involved in the transmission of affective aspects of touch. How the perception of affective touch differs across human skin has made substantial progress; however, the majority of previous studies have mainly focused on the relationship between stroking velocities and pleasantness ratings. Here, we investigate how stroking hardness affects the perception of affective touch. Affective tactile stimulation was given with four different hardness of brushes at three different forces, which were presented to either palm or forearm. To quantify the physical factors of the stimuli (brush hardness), ten naïve, healthy participants assessed brush hardness using a seven-point scale. Based on these ten participants, five more participants were added to rate the hedonic value of brush stroking using a visual analogue scale (VAS). We found that pleasantness ratings over the skin resulted in a preference for light, soft stroking, which was rated as more pleasant when compared to heavy, hard stroking. Our results show that the hairy skin of the forearm is more susceptible to stroking hardness than the glabrous of the palm in terms of the perception of pleasantness. These findings of the current study extend the growing literature related to the effect of stroking characteristics on pleasantness ratings.
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kn-abstract=The Japanese Surveillance Committee conducted a second nationwide surveillance of antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of uropathogens responsible for acute uncomplicated cystitis (AUC) in premenopausal patients aged 16–40 years old at 31 hospitals throughout Japan from March 2015 to February 2016. In this study, the susceptibility of causative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus saprophyticus) for various antimicrobial agents was investigated by isolation and culturing of organisms obtained from urine samples. In total, 324 strains were isolated from 361 patients, including E. coli (n = 220, 67.9%), S. saprophyticus (n = 36, 11.1%), and K. pneumoniae (n = 7, 2.2%). The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 20 antibacterial agents for these strains were determined according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) manual. At least 93% of the E. coli isolates showed susceptibility to fluoroquinolones and cephalosporins, whereas 100% of the S. saprophyticus isolates showed susceptibility to fluoroquinolones and aminoglycosides. The proportions of fluoroquinolone-resistant and extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing E. coli strains were 6.4% (13/220) and 4.1% (9/220), respectively. The antimicrobial susceptibility of K. pneumoniae was retained during the surveillance period, while no multidrug-resistant strains were identified.</br>
In summary, antimicrobial susceptibility results of our second nationwide surveillance did not differ significantly from those of the first surveillance. Especially the numbers of fluoroquinolone-resistant and ESBL-producing E. coli strains were not increased in premenopausal patients with AUC in Japan.
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en-title= 網膜静脈分枝閉塞症による黄斑浮腫に対するラニビズマブ硝子体注射Treat?and?Extend法の結果
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kn-abstract= We report a case of congenital multiple ocular motor nerve palsy combined with splitting of the lateral rectus muscle (LR). A 59-year-old Japanese female was investigated for worsening esotropia after corrective surgery. She presented with left hypertropia (35Δ) and esotropia (45-50Δ). Orbital magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed reduced belly sizes in the superior rectus, inferior rectus, and superior oblique muscles and splitting of the LR, extending from the origin to the belly, in the left eye. Splitting of the LR belly was detected on MRI in a case of congenital multiple ocular motor nerve palsy.
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kn-abstract= The local structures of 122-type paradium arsenides, namely BaPd2As2 and SrPd2As2, are examined by As K-edge extended x-ray absorption fine structure measurements to find a possible correlation between the variation of their superconducting transition temperature and the local structure. The local atomic distances are found to be consistent with average distances measured by diffraction techniques. The temperature dependence of mean square relative displacements reveal that, while BaPd2As2 is characterized by a local As-Pd soft mode, albeit with larger atomic disorder, SrPd2As2 shows anomalous As-Pd correlations with a kink at similar to 160 K due to hardening by raising temperature. We have discussed implications of these results and possible mechanisms of differing superconducting transition temperature in relation with the structural instability.
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kn-title=Impact of Polyp Regression on 2-year Outcomes of Intravitreal Aflibercept Injections: A Treat-and-Extend Regimen for Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy
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kn-abstract= We conducted intravitreal aflibercept injections (IVAs) for 37 Japanese patients (28 males, 9 females, mean age 73.4 years) with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV), with a treat-and-extend regimen (TER). We evaluated the impact of polyp regression after a loading dose (2-mg IVA 1×/month for 3 months) on the patients' 2-year treatment outcomes. Thirty-seven eyes were treated with IVA by a TER for 2 years. We divided the patients into 2 groups based on their polyp status after the loading dose: polyp regression (PR+) (n=19) and no polyp regression (PR−) (n=18). We compared the groups’ best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central retinal thickness (CRT), recurrence rate, total number of injections, and final treatment interval. Both the BCVA and CRT were significantly improved by the treatment in both groups, with no between-group difference in the amount of change (p=0.769). In the polyp regression (+) group, recurrence was significantly less common (p=0.03), the mean total number of injections was significantly lower (p=0.013), and the mean treatment interval was significantly longer (0.042). Regarding the 2-year outcomes for PCV, the eyes with post-loading-dose polyp regression demonstrated less frequent recurrence and required fewer numbers of injections compared to the eyes without polyp regression.
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kn-title=Results of a Treat-and-Extend Regimen of Intravitreal Ranibizumab Injection for Macular Edema due to Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion
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kn-abstract= To investigate the effectiveness of a treat-and-extend regimen (TAE) of intravitreal ranibizumab injections (IVR) for macular edema (ME) due to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). We retrospectively examined 35 eyes of 35 patients with ME due to BRVO who underwent TAE for 1 year. Patients whose treatment interval extended to 12 weeks were switched to a pro re nata regimen (PRN; TAE to PRN group), while TAE was continued for patients whose treatment interval was less than 12 weeks (continued TAE group). Changes in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central retinal thickness (CRT), and predictive factors for inclusion in the TAE to PRN group were analyzed. BCVA and CRT both improved significantly at 1 year compared with baseline (p<0.001). Sixteen eyes (45.7%) were included in the TAE to PRN group, while 19 eyes (54.3%) were included in the continued TAE group. BCVA in the TAE to PRN group was significantly better than that in the continued TAE group at 1 year (p=0.047). BCVA at baseline and macular BRVO were significant predictive factors for inclusion in the TAE to PRN group. TAE was effective for improving BCVA and CRT. The TAE to PRN group showed significantly better prognosis.
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en-keyword=branch retinal vein occlusion
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en-title=A case study on the cyclone activity around Europe from winter to spring of 2000
kn-title=ヨーロッパの冬から春にかけての 低気圧活動に関する事例解析（2000年を例に）
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kn-abstract= Although the extratropical cyclone is one of the basic systems that characterize the weather and climate in mid-latitude regions with the large meridional temperature gradient, its activity and characteristics would be greatly influenced by the seasonal transition and regional differences of the mean atmospheric fields such as between Europe and East Asia. Furthermore, detailed knowledge of the daily cyclone activity would help to understand deeply the differences of regional climatology including seasonal cycles among various areas. In such interest, the present study performed a case study on the cyclone activity around Europe from winter to spring of 2000. In winter, intraseasonal variation of the Icelandic Low was dominant. In the stage when such intraseasonal-scale Icelandic Low approached to the northwestern Europe, the several lows passed eastward with a few days interval around the intraseasonal-scale low pressure area or its southern edge where the baroclinicity was relatively strong. It is also noted that their center pressure was rather low (below 980hPa). After April, when the seasonal mean Icelandic low had disappeared, different types of the intra-seasonal-scale cyclones and anticyclones were dominantly observed. In the lower SLP stage of the intraseasonal variation in Europe, the low to the southwest of England in the middle of April was of the equivalent barotropic structure and persisted for about ten days. On the other hand, high pressure area extending from England to the northern coast of Germany also persisted for about half month. The southern half of that high area was also of equivalent barotropic structure with warmer air there.
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en-keyword=cyclone activity around Europe
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en-title=Synoptic climatological analyses on the rainfall features in southern Kyushu and the atmospheric fields around April
kn-title=九州南部における4月頃の大雨日の降水の特徴と 大気場に関する総観気候学的解析
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kn-abstract= Around April, total precipitation in southern Kyushu already attains rather large value due to the increase in contribution of the “heavy rainfall days” (with daily precipitation more the 50 mm/day, referred to as HRD). The present study examined the rainfall features and atmospheric conditions on the HRDs at Kagoshima in southern Kyushu, based on the operational observation data from 1990 to 2009. The HRDs there in April appeared mainly associated with the extratropical cyclone passage, together with tentative appearance of the stationary front. The mean daily precipitation on the HRDs was 82 mm and contribution of the intense rainfall more than 10 mm/h attained up to 38 mm, which accounted for 46 % of the daily total precipitation. In April, the high specific humidity area in the time mean field was still located far to the south of the Japan Islands and the stratification around the Japan Islands was very stable for deep moist convection. However, the zone with rather strong seasonal mean baroclinicity extended to rather southern area near 20°N. This would provide a favorable condition for the long-distance moistur
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kn-title=Tourism Inventory of Okayama Prefecture: An Analysis on Main Sightseeing Spots in terms of the Number of Tourists
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kn-abstract=   At the early stage of this paper, Okayama prefecture was analyzed by the author focusing on the tendency of main sightseeing-areas based on the number of tourists for three decades (Ichiminami, 2002). In this study, the main sightseeing spots in Okayama pref. are also examined and the developments are explained in a more detailed and updated perspective by extending over current features and the number of tourists. One of the important reasons in a significant increase in tourists in Okayama is the opening of the highways, the bullet train and cross-linking of the Seto Ohashi Bridge. At the same time, there are some waves in the increase or decrease of the tourist trends appearing from several vital developments such as environmental, climatic, social, economic and spatial. In this regard, research objectives of the study are mainly based on investigating and making a comprehensive study on main sightseeing spots in Okayama pref. to find new tourism values and to provide a tourism inventory of Okayama pref. by means of information, data and clues from the field in/between the tourist destinations such as hotel guests, gardens and castles. Therefore, Okayama pref. has a rich potential of historical and cultural heritage in terms of spatial planning and growth. The important point is that the structural adaptation between historical and cultural assets and the city life should be provided and protected for domestic and foreign tourism as much as creating better futures in health tourism, gastronomy tourism, cultural tourism, belief tourism, congress tourism, thematic tourism and local tourism.
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en-title=A case of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the duodenum and literature review of 16 cases reported in Japan
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kn-abstract=　Primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the duodenum is rare. Here we report a case we recently encountered, and we review 16 cases reported in Japan. An 82-year-old Japanese woman was admitted to our hospital complaining of abdominal pain and heartburn. An endoscopic examination revealed a Type 2 tumor in the descending limb of the duodenum, and endoscopically obtained specimens revealed a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. We performed a curative pancreatoduodenectomy with lymph node resection, and the surgical specimen revealed that the duodenum was the primary site of the mucinous adenocarcinoma. The patient is currently alive ＞ 1 year after the operation without any evidence of recurrence. Of the 16 patients reviewed, all patients had advanced tumors those depth were T3-T4. 9 patients had lymph node metastasis and 4 patients had peritoneal dissemination at the time of surgery. Since mucinous adenocarcinoma of the duodenum is often progressive cancer at a diagnosis, which is tend to have a worse prognosis than other histological types.
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kn-affil=姫路赤十字病院　外科

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kn-affil=姫路赤十字病院　外科

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kn-affil=姫路赤十字病院　外科

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kn-affil=姫路赤十字病院　外科

affil-num=7
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kn-affil=姫路赤十字病院　病理診断科
en-keyword=原発性十二指腸癌（primary duodenal cancer）
kn-keyword=原発性十二指腸癌（primary duodenal cancer）
en-keyword=粘液癌（mucinous carcinoma）
kn-keyword=粘液癌（mucinous carcinoma）
en-keyword=膵頭十二指腸切除（pancreatoduodenectomy）
kn-keyword=膵頭十二指腸切除（pancreatoduodenectomy）
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dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2006
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en-title=A post -Skinnerian perspective in behavior analysis (16) : Behabiors as temporally extended patterns of action
kn-title=スキナー以後の行動分析学(16): 長期的な視点で行動を捉える
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en-aut-name=HasegawaYoshinori
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affil-num=1
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kn-affil=岡山大学
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article-no=
start-page=534
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dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2015
dt-pub=20150921
dt-online=
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en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Clinical decision upon resection or observation of ocular surface dermoid lesions with the visual axis unaffected in pediatric patients
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Ocular surface or epibulbar dermoid lesions may present as limbal dermoids at the corneal limbus or dermolipomas in the conjunctival fornix. The purpose of this study is to review clinical features of ocular surface dermoids (grade I), with the visual axis unaffected, in pediatric patients, in order to find key features for making clinical decision, either resection or observation. The study involved 13 consecutive patients with limbal dermoids or fornix dermolipomas which did not affect the visual axis, seen in 11 years at a referral-based institution. Eight patients underwent surgical resection at the age, ranging from 1 to 18 (median, 4) years, with concurrent preauricular appendage resection in 3 patients. Limbal dermoids in 6 patients presented dome-shaped elevation from the ocular surface, and extended in inferotemporal quadrant for 1-2 clock hours. The remaining 2 patients showed dermolipomas in the temporal conjunctival fornix. Postoperative astigmatism at the final visit ranged from 0 to 7 (median, 2.9) diopters in 6 patients with limbal dermoids while ranged from 0 to 1 diopters in 2 patients with fornix dermolipomas. All patients with meaningful astigmatism wore glasses before and after the surgery, resulting in no apparent ametropic or anisometropic amblyopia. Observation was chosen in 5 patients with the age at initial visit, ranging from 0 to 2 (median, 1) years, and the age at the final visit, ranging from 2 to 6 (median, 3) years. Flat limbal dermoids, extending for 1-2 clock hours, were noted in 3 patients, a dome-shaped limbal dermoid for 1 clock hour in one, and a fornix dermolipoma in one. Three patients had preauricular appendages. No patient, except for one with a dome-shaped limbal dermoid, showed astigmatism, greater than one diopter. In conclusions, dome-shaped limbal dermoids were excised while flat limbal dermoids observed. The age at surgery varied largely in pediatric patients with limbal dermoids (grade I) or fornix dermolipomas which did not affect the visual axis. The surgical timing was influenced by surgical scheduling for preauricular appendage resection, determined by a plastic surgeon. Surgical decision was made for cosmetic purposes, but not for medical needs to avoid amblyopia.
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en-aut-name=MatsuoToshihiko
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aut-affil-num=1
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affil-num=1
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kn-affil=Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Medical School and Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Dermoid cyst
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en-keyword=Ocular surface
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dt-pub-year=2015
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en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Native structure of photosystem II at 1.95 Å resolution viewed by femtosecond X-ray pulses
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en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Photosynthesis converts light energy into biologically useful chemical energy vital to life on Earth. The initial reaction of photosynthesis takes place in photosystem II (PSII), a 700-kilodalton homodimeric membrane protein complex which catalyses photo-oxidation of water into dioxygen through an S-state cycle of the oxygen evolving complex (OEC). The structure of PSII has been solved by X-ray diffraction (XRD) at 1.9-ångström (Å) resolution, which revealed that the OEC is a Mn4CaO5-cluster coordinated by a well-defined protein environment1. However, extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) studies showed that the manganese cations in the OEC are easily reduced by X-ray irradiation2, and slight differences were found in the Mn–Mn distances between the results of XRD1, EXAFS3–7 and theoretical studies8–14. Here we report a ‘radiation-damage-free’ structure of PSII from Thermosynechococcus vulcanus in the S1 state at a resolution of 1.95 Å using femtosecond X-ray pulses of the SPring-8 ångström compact free-electron laser (SACLA) and a huge number of large, highly isomorphous PSII crystals. Compared with the structure from XRD, the OEC in the X-ray free electron laser structure has Mn–Mn distances that are shorter by 0.1–0.2 Å. The valences of each manganese atom were tentatively assigned as Mn1D(III), Mn2C(IV), Mn3B(IV) and Mn4A(III), based on the average Mn–ligand distances and analysis of the Jahn–Teller axis on Mn(III). One of the oxo-bridged oxygens, O5, has significantly longer Mn–O distances in contrast to the other oxo-oxygen atoms, suggesting that it is a hydroxide ion instead of a normal oxygen dianion and therefore may serve as one of the substrate oxygen atoms. These findings provide a structural basis for the mechanism of oxygen evolution, and we expect that this structure will provide a blueprint for design of artificial catalysts for water oxidation.
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en-aut-name=SugaMichihiro
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en-aut-name=AkitaFusamichi
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en-aut-name=HirataKunio
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en-aut-name=UenoGo
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en-aut-name=MurakamiHironori
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en-aut-name=NakajimaYoshiki
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en-aut-name=ShimizuTetsuya
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en-aut-name=YamamotoMasaki
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en-aut-name=AgoHideo
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en-aut-name=ShenJian-Ren
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affil-num=3
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kn-affil=RIKEN SPring-8 Center

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affil-num=6
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kn-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University

affil-num=7
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kn-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University

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kn-affil=RIKEN SPring-8 Center

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kn-affil=RIKEN SPring-8 Center

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dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2015
dt-pub=20150707
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en-title=
kn-title=Solid-liquid critical behavior of water in nanopores
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Nanoconfined liquid water can transform into low-dimensional ices whose crystalline structures are dissimilar to any bulk ices and whose melting point may significantly rise with reducing the pore size, as revealed by computer simulation and confirmed by experiment. One of the intriguing, and as yet unresolved, questions concerns the observation that the liquid water may transform into a low-dimensional ice either via a first-order phase change or without any discontinuity in thermodynamic and dynamic properties, which suggests the existence of solid−liquid critical points in this class of
nanoconfined systems. Here we explore the phase behavior of a model of water in carbon nanotubes in the temperature−pressure−diameter space by molecular dynamics simulation and provide unambiguous evidence to support solid−liquid critical phenomena of nanoconfined water. Solid−liquid first-order phase boundaries are
determined by tracing spontaneous phase separation at various temperatures. All of the boundaries eventually cease to exist at the critical points and there appear loci of response function maxima, or the Widom lines, extending to the supercritical region. The finite-size scaling analysis of the density distribution supports the
presence of both first-order and continuous phase changes between solid and liquid. At around the Widom line, there are microscopic domains of two phases, and continuous solid−liquid phase changes
occur in such a way that the domains of one phase grow and those of the other evanesce as the thermodynamic state departs from the Widom line.
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en-aut-name=MochizukiKenji
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kn-aut-mei=建爾
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ORCID=

en-aut-name=KogaKenichiro
en-aut-sei=Koga
en-aut-mei=Kenichiro
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affil-num=1
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kn-affil=岡山大学大学院自然科学研究科

affil-num=2
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kn-affil=岡山大学大学院自然科学研究科
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en-keyword=carbon nanotube
kn-keyword=carbon nanotube
en-keyword=ice
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kn-subject=
en-title=genotype2型C型慢性肝炎に対するペグインターフェロンとリバビリン併用療法の治療期間延長の有効性
kn-title=Effectiveness of Extending Treatment Duration in Therapy with Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin for Genotype 2 Hepatitis C Virus Infection
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en-aut-name=NanbaShintarou
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ORCID=

affil-num=1
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kn-affil=岡山大学大学院
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no-vol=69
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start-page=237
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dt-pub-year=2015
dt-pub=201508
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kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Effectiveness of Extending Treatment Duration in Therapy with Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin for Genotype 2 Hepatitis C Virus Infection
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en-abstract=
kn-abstract=The effectiveness of extending treatment duration as response guided therapy was previously reported for chronic hepatitis C (CHC) genotype 1, but is still controversial for genotype 2. The present study is a retrospective cohort study to investigate the effectiveness of extending treatment duration in therapy with pegylated interferon and ribavirin for patients with CHC genotype 2 by focusing on the timing at which patients obtained undetectable HCV RNA. A total of 306 patients who obtained undetectable HCV RNA by week 24 of treatment and completed 24 weeks of treatment were enrolled. Rapid virological response (RVR) to standard therapy was achieved by 122 patients (51ｵ), and 89ｵ of them obtained sustained virological response (SVR), while 69ｵ of non-RVR patients achieved SVR. Non-RVR patients with undetectable HCV RNA at week 8, and insufficient adherence＜80ｵ pegylated interferon and ribavirin during the first 24 weeks, significantly improved their SVR rate by extended therapy. Among patients receiving extended therapy, drug adherences did not differ between SVR and non-SVR patients, indicating that extending treatment duration might compensate for insufficient antiviral effects due to insufficient drug adherences. This finding might be useful in creating a guideline for extending treatment duration for patients with CHC genotype 2.
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en-aut-name=IkedaFusao
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en-aut-name=FujiokaShin-ichi
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en-aut-name=ArakiYasuyuki
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en-aut-name=TakaguchiKouichi
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en-aut-name=HashimotoNoriaki
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en-aut-name=SekiHiroyuki
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en-aut-name=TakakiAkinobu
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en-aut-name=YamamotoKazuhide
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kn-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University

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kn-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University

affil-num=3
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kn-affil=Department of Internal Medicine, Hiroshima City Hospital

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kn-affil=Department of Internal Medicine, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital

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kn-affil=Department of Internal Medicine, Mihara Red Cross Hospital

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kn-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University

affil-num=8
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kn-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University

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kn-affil=Health Service Center, Okayama University

affil-num=10
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kn-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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en-title=グリセロール無添加希釈液中でのトレハロースを用いた豚精子の凍結保存
kn-title=CRYOPRESERVATION OF BOAR SPERMATOZOA USING TREHALOSE IN A GLYCEROL-FREE FREEZING EXTENDER
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en-aut-name=GALABADA RALALAGE RUKMALI RUWANTHIKA ATHURUPANA
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affil-num=1
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kn-affil=岡山大学大学院
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dt-pub=201412
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kn-title=Visualization of Astrocytic Primary Cilia in the Mouse Brain by Immunofluorescent Analysis Using the Cilia Marker Arl13b
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kn-subtitle=
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kn-abstract=In vertebrates, almost all somatic cells extend a single immotile cilium, referred to as a primary cilium. Increasing evidence suggests that primary cilia serve as cellular antennae in many types of tissues by sensing chemical or mechanical stimuli in the milieu surrounding the cells. In rodents an antibody to adenylyl cyclase 3 (AC3) has been widely used to label the primary cilia of neurons in vivo by immunostaining, whereas the lack of markers for the primary cilia of astrocytes has made it difficult to observe astrocytic primary cilia in vivo. Here, we obtained a visualization of astrocytic primary cilia in the mouse brain. In the somatosensory cortex, a large portion of neurons and astrocytes at postnatal day 10 (P10), and of neurons at P56 had AC3-positive primary cilia, whereas only approx. one-half of the astrocytes in the P56 mice carried primary cilia weakly positive for AC3. In contrast, the majority of astrocytes had ADP-ribosylation factor-like protein 13B (Arl13b)-positive primary cilia in the somatosensory cortex and other brain regions of P56 mice. The lengths of astrocytic primary cilia positive for Arl13b varied among the brain regions. Our data indicate that Arl13b is a noteworthy marker of astrocytic primary cilia in the brain.
en-copyright=
kn-copyright=

en-aut-name=KasaharaKyosuke
en-aut-sei=Kasahara
en-aut-mei=Kyosuke
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=

en-aut-name=MiyoshiKo
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en-aut-mei=Ko
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=

en-aut-name=MurakamiShinki
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en-aut-mei=Shinki
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=

en-aut-name=MiyazakiIkuko
en-aut-sei=Miyazaki
en-aut-mei=Ikuko
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=

en-aut-name=AsanumaMasato
en-aut-sei=Asanuma
en-aut-mei=Masato
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=

affil-num=1
en-affil=
kn-affil=Department of Brain Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

affil-num=2
en-affil=
kn-affil=Department of Brain Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

affil-num=3
en-affil=
kn-affil=Department of Brain Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

affil-num=4
en-affil=
kn-affil=Department of Brain Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

affil-num=5
en-affil=
kn-affil=Department of Brain Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
en-keyword=primary cilia
kn-keyword=primary cilia
en-keyword=astrocyte
kn-keyword=astrocyte
en-keyword=ADP-ribosylation factor-like protein 13B
kn-keyword=ADP-ribosylation factor-like protein 13B
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no-vol=146
cd-vols=
no-issue=6
article-no=
start-page=1534
end-page=1537
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2013
dt-pub=201312
dt-online=
en-article=
kn-article=
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kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Unilateral lung transplantation using right and left upper lobes: An experimental study
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Objective: The shortage of organ donors is a serious problem in Japan. The right and left upper lobes of rejected extended-criteria lungs have the potential to be used for downsized lung transplantation; however, the 2 upper lobes are too small for a size-matched recipient. The present study investigated the feasibility of unilateral transplantation using the right and left upper lobes. 

Methods: After harvesting the heart-lung block from donor swine, a left lung graft was created using the right and left upper lobes and transplanted into the left thoracic space of the recipient swine (group A, n = 5). We then evaluated graft function for 6 hours and compared these results with those of a control group (group B, n = 5), in which orthotopic left lung transplantation had been performed. 

Results: The mean partial pressure of oxygen in the arterial blood gas after reperfusion was 507 mm Hg in group A and 463 mm Hg in group B (P = .2). The mean pulmonary arterial pressure was 30.3 mm Hg in group A and 27.5 mm Hg in group B (P = .4). The mean airway pressure was 6.4 mm Hg in group A and 6.2 mm Hg in group B (P = .7). 

Conclusions: Our results suggest that unilateral left lung transplantation using the right and left upper lobes is technically and functionally feasible for size-matched recipients. In addition, this technique enables the use of rejected lungs if the upper lobes are still intact.
en-copyright=
kn-copyright=

en-aut-name=NishikawaHitoshi
en-aut-sei=Nishikawa
en-aut-mei=Hitoshi
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=

en-aut-name=OtoTakahiro
en-aut-sei=Oto
en-aut-mei=Takahiro
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=

en-aut-name=OtaniShinji
en-aut-sei=Otani
en-aut-mei=Shinji
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=

en-aut-name=HaradaMasaaki
en-aut-sei=Harada
en-aut-mei=Masaaki
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=

en-aut-name=IgaNorichika
en-aut-sei=Iga
en-aut-mei=Norichika
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=

en-aut-name=MiyoshiKentaroh
en-aut-sei=Miyoshi
en-aut-mei=Kentaroh
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=6
ORCID=

en-aut-name=MiyoshiShinichiro
en-aut-sei=Miyoshi
en-aut-mei=Shinichiro
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=7
ORCID=

affil-num=1
en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Gen Thorac Surg

affil-num=2
en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Gen Thorac Surg

affil-num=3
en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Gen Thorac Surg

affil-num=4
en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Gen Thorac Surg

affil-num=5
en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Gen Thorac Surg

affil-num=6
en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Gen Thorac Surg

affil-num=7
en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Gen Thorac Surg
END

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cd-vols=
no-issue=4
article-no=
start-page=341
end-page=349
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2009
dt-pub=200912
dt-online=
en-article=
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en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Validation of rice blast resistance genes in barley using a QTL mapping population and near-isolines
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=There are prior reports of Pyricularia grisea-the causal agent of blast of rice-causing disease in barley. In order to determine the specificity of this resistance in barley, we extended our previous mapping efforts to include blast isolates from barley and rice grown in Thailand and we assessed two resistance phenotypes: leaf blast (LB) and neck blast (NB). The largest-effect resistance QTL, on chromosome I H, was associated with NB and LB and is located in a region rich in resistance genes, including QTL conferring resistance to stripe rust (incited by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. hordei) and the mildew (Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei) resistance gene Mla. The LB, NB and mildew resistance alleles trace to one parent (Baronesse) whereas the stripe rust resistance allele traces to the other parent (BCD47) of the mapping population. Baronesse is the susceptible recurrent parent of a set of near-isogenic lines (NILs) for three stripe rust resistance QTL, including one on 1H. Unigene (EST) derived single nucleotide polymorphism haplotypes of these NILs were aligned with the blast mapping population QTL using Mla as an anchor. Baronesse and all NILs without the 1H introgression were resistant to LB and NB. However, two NILs with the I H introgression were resistant to LB and NB. Both are resistant to stripe rust. Therefore, the QTL conferring resistance to stripe rust is separable by recombination from the blast resistance QTL.
en-copyright=
kn-copyright=

en-aut-name=KongprakhonPhinyarat
en-aut-sei=Kongprakhon
en-aut-mei=Phinyarat
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=

en-aut-name=Cuesta-MarcosAlfonso
en-aut-sei=Cuesta-Marcos
en-aut-mei=Alfonso
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=

en-aut-name=HayesPatrick M.
en-aut-sei=Hayes
en-aut-mei=Patrick M.
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=

en-aut-name=RichardsonKelley L.
en-aut-sei=Richardson
en-aut-mei=Kelley L.
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=

en-aut-name=SirithunyaPattama
en-aut-sei=Sirithunya
en-aut-mei=Pattama
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=

en-aut-name=SatoKazuhiro
en-aut-sei=Sato
en-aut-mei=Kazuhiro
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=6
ORCID=

en-aut-name=SteffensonBrian
en-aut-sei=Steffenson
en-aut-mei=Brian
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=7
ORCID=

en-aut-name=ToojindaTheerayuth
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en-aut-mei=Theerayuth
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aut-affil-num=8
ORCID=

affil-num=1
en-affil=
kn-affil=Kasetsart Univ Chalermphrakiat Sakon Nakhon Prov, Fac Nat Resources & Agro Ind

affil-num=2
en-affil=
kn-affil=Oregon State Univ, Dept Crop & Soil Sci

affil-num=3
en-affil=
kn-affil=Oregon State Univ, Dept Crop & Soil Sci

affil-num=4
en-affil=
kn-affil=ARS, USDA

affil-num=5
en-affil=
kn-affil=Rajamangala Univ Technol Lanna, Lampang Agr Res & Training Ctr

affil-num=6
en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Res Inst Bioresources

affil-num=7
en-affil=
kn-affil=Univ Minnesota, Dept Plant Pathol

affil-num=8
en-affil=
kn-affil=Kasetsart Univ, Rice Gene Discovery Unit, Natl Res Ctr Genet Engn & Biotechnol
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en-keyword=barley
kn-keyword=barley
en-keyword=resistance gene
kn-keyword=resistance gene
en-keyword=QTL mapping
kn-keyword=QTL mapping
en-keyword=near-isolines
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start-page=145
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dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2014
dt-pub=201401
dt-online=
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kn-article=
en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=THE BEST CONSTANT OF L<sup>p</sup> SOBOLEV INEQUALITY CORRESPONDING TO DIRICHLET-NEUMANN BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=We have obtained the best constant of the following L<sup>p</sup>
Sobolev inequality
sup
<sub>0≤y≤1</sub>|
u<sup>(j)</sup>(y)|
≤C (∫ <doubleint><sub>0</sub><sup>1</sup>
</doubleint> |
u<sup>(M)</sup>(x)|
<sup>p</sup>
dx)<sup>1/p</sup>
,
where u is a function satisfying u<sup>(M)</sup> ∈ L<sup>p</sup>(0, 1), u<sup>(2i)</sup>(0) = 0 (0  ≤i ≤
[(M − 1)/2]) and u<sup>(2i+1)</sup>(1) = 0 (0 ≤ i ≤ [(M − 2)/2]), where u<sup>(i)</sup> is
the abbreviation of (d/dx)<sup>i</sup>u(x). In [9], the best constant of the above
inequality was obtained for the case of p = 2 and j = 0. This paper
extends the result of [9] under the conditions p > 1 and 0 ≤ j ≤ M −1.
The best constant is expressed by Bernoulli polynomials.
en-copyright=
kn-copyright=

en-aut-name=YamagishiHiroyuki
en-aut-sei=Yamagishi
en-aut-mei=Hiroyuki
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=

en-aut-name=WatanabeKohtaro
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en-aut-mei=Kohtaro
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=

en-aut-name=KametakaYoshinori
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en-aut-mei=Yoshinori
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=

affil-num=1
en-affil=
kn-affil=Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology

affil-num=2
en-affil=
kn-affil=Department of Computer Science, National Defense Academy

affil-num=3
en-affil=
kn-affil=Faculty of Engineering Science, Osaka University
en-keyword=L<sup>p</sup> Sobolev inequality
kn-keyword=L<sup>p</sup> Sobolev inequality
en-keyword=Best constant
kn-keyword=Best constant
en-keyword=Green function
kn-keyword=Green function
en-keyword=Reproducing kernel
kn-keyword=Reproducing kernel
en-keyword=Bernoulli polynomial
kn-keyword=Bernoulli polynomial
en-keyword=Hölder inequality
kn-keyword=Hölder inequality
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start-page=351
end-page=358
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dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2013
dt-pub=201312
dt-online=
en-article=
kn-article=
en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=A New Navigation System for Minimally Invasive Total Knee Arthroplasty
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=A computer-assisted navigation system to be used for total knee arthroplasties (TKAs) was reported to improve the accuracy of bone resection and result in precise implant placement, but the concomitant surgical invasion and time consumption are clinical problems. We developed a computed tomography (CT)-based navigation system (NNS) to be used for minimally invasive TKA. It requires only the reference
points from a small limited area of the medial femoral condyle and proximal tibia through a skin incision to obtain optical images. Here we evaluated the usefulness and accuracy of the NNS in comparison with the commercially available BrainLAB image-free navigation system (BLS). In a clinical experiment, the registration times obtained with the NNS tended to be shorter than those obtained with the BLS, but not significantly so. The NNS group tended to be in the extended position in the sagittal plane of the distal femur within 3 degrees, and the BLS group showed rather flexed deviation in the sagittal plane of the anterior femur.
en-copyright=
kn-copyright=

en-aut-name=YokoyamaYusuke
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en-aut-mei=Yusuke
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=

en-aut-name=AbeNobuhiro
en-aut-sei=Abe
en-aut-mei=Nobuhiro
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=

en-aut-name=FujiwaraKazuo
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en-aut-mei=Kazuo
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=

en-aut-name=SuzukiMasahiko
en-aut-sei=Suzuki
en-aut-mei=Masahiko
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=

en-aut-name=NakajimaYoshikazu
en-aut-sei=Nakajima
en-aut-mei=Yoshikazu
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=

en-aut-name=SugitaNaohiko
en-aut-sei=Sugita
en-aut-mei=Naohiko
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=6
ORCID=

en-aut-name=MitsuishiMamoru
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en-aut-mei=Mamoru
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=7
ORCID=

en-aut-name=NakashimaYoshio
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en-aut-mei=Yoshio
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=8
ORCID=

en-aut-name=OzakiToshifumi
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en-aut-mei=Toshifumi
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=9
ORCID=

affil-num=1
en-affil=
kn-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

affil-num=2
en-affil=
kn-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sport Medicine, Kawasaki Hospital, Kawasaki Medical School

affil-num=3
en-affil=
kn-affil=Department of Intelligent Orthopaedic System, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

affil-num=4
en-affil=
kn-affil=Research Center for Frontier Medical Engineering, Chiba University

affil-num=5
en-affil=
kn-affil=School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

affil-num=6
en-affil=
kn-affil=School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

affil-num=7
en-affil=
kn-affil=School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

affil-num=8
en-affil=
kn-affil=Nakashima Medical Co., Ltd

affil-num=9
en-affil=
kn-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=navigation system
kn-keyword=navigation system
en-keyword=minimally invasive surgery
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cd-journal=joma
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cd-vols=
no-issue=3
article-no=
start-page=
end-page=
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2013
dt-pub=20130328
dt-online=
en-article=
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en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Cartilage-Specific Over-Expression of CCN Family Member 2/Connective Tissue Growth Factor (CCN2/CTGF) Stimulates Insulin-Like Growth Factor Expression and Bone Growth
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Previously we showed that CCN family member 2/connective tissue growth factor (CCN2) promotes the proliferation, differentiation, and maturation of growth cartilage cells in vitro. To elucidate the specific role and molecular mechanism of CCN2 in cartilage development in vivo, in the present study we generated transgenic mice overexpressing CCN2 and analyzed them with respect to cartilage and bone development. Transgenic mice were generated expressing a ccn2/lacZ fusion gene in cartilage under the control of the 6 kb-Col2a1-enhancer/promoter. Changes in cartilage and bone development were analyzed histologically and immunohistologically and also by micro CT. Primary chondrocytes as well as limb bud mesenchymal cells were cultured and analyzed for changes in expression of cartilage-related genes, and non-transgenic chondrocytes were treated in culture with recombinant CCN2. Newborn transgenic mice showed extended length of their long bones, increased content of proteoglycans and collagen II accumulation. Micro-CT analysis of transgenic bones indicated increases in bone thickness and mineral density. Chondrocyte proliferation was enhanced in the transgenic cartilage. In in vitro short-term cultures of transgenic chondrocytes, the expression of col2a1, aggrecan and ccn2 genes was substantially enhanced; and in long-term cultures the expression levels of these genes were further enhanced. Also, in vitro chondrogenesis was strongly enhanced. IGF-I and IGF-II mRNA levels were elevated in transgenic chondrocytes, and treatment of non-transgenic chondrocytes with recombinant CCN2 stimulated the expression of these mRNA. The addition of CCN2 to non-transgenic chondrocytes induced the phosphorylation of IGFR, and ccn2-overexpressing chondrocytes showed enhanced phosphorylation of IGFR. Our data indicates that the observed effects of CCN2 may be mediated in part by CCN2-induced overexpression of IGF-I and IGF-II. These findings indicate that CCN2-overexpression in transgenic mice accelerated the endochondral ossification processes, resulting in increased length of their long bones. Our results also indicate the possible involvement of locally enhanced IGF-I or IGF-II in this extended bone growth.
en-copyright=
kn-copyright=

en-aut-name=TomitaNao
en-aut-sei=Tomita
en-aut-mei=Nao
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=

en-aut-name=HattoriTakako
en-aut-sei=Hattori
en-aut-mei=Takako
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=

en-aut-name=ItohShinsuke
en-aut-sei=Itoh
en-aut-mei=Shinsuke
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=

en-aut-name=AoyamaEriko
en-aut-sei=Aoyama
en-aut-mei=Eriko
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=

en-aut-name=YaoMayumi
en-aut-sei=Yao
en-aut-mei=Mayumi
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=

en-aut-name=YamashiroTakashi
en-aut-sei=Yamashiro
en-aut-mei=Takashi
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=6
ORCID=

en-aut-name=TakigawaMasaharu
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en-aut-mei=Masaharu
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=7
ORCID=

affil-num=1
en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Sch Dent, Dept Biochem & Mol Dent

affil-num=2
en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Sch Dent, Dept Biochem & Mol Dent

affil-num=3
en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Sch Dent, Dept Biochem & Mol Dent

affil-num=4
en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Sch Dent, Biodent Res Ctr

affil-num=5
en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Sch Dent, Dept Biochem & Mol Dent

affil-num=6
en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Sch Dent, Dept Orthodont, Grad Sch Med Dent & Pharmaceut Sci

affil-num=7
en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Sch Dent, Dept Biochem & Mol Dent
END

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start-page=197
end-page=202
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2013
dt-pub=201306
dt-online=
en-article=
kn-article=
en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Proximal Vertebral Body Fracture after 4-Level Fusion Using L1 as the Upper Instrumented Vertebra for Lumbar Degenerative Disease: Report of 2 Cases with Literature Review
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
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kn-abstract=Some cases with lumbar degenerative diseases require multi-level fusion surgeries. At our institute, 27 and 4 procedures of 3- and 4-level fusion were performed out of a total 672 posterior lumbar interfusions (PLIFs) on patients with lumbar degenerative disease from 2005 to 2010. We present 2 osteoporotic patients who developed proximal vertebral body fracture after 4-level fusion. Both cases presented with gait disability for leg pain by degenerative lumbar scoliosis and canal stenosis at the levels of L1/2-4/5. After 4-level fusion using L1 as the upper instrumented vertebra, proximal vertebral body fractures were found along with the right pedicle fractures of L1 in both cases. One of these patients, aged 82 years, was treated as an outpatient using a hard corset for 24 months, but the fractures were exacerbated over time. In the other patient, posterolateral fusion was extended from Th10 to L5. Both patients can walk alone and have been thoroughly followed up. In both cases, the fracture of the right L1 pedicle might be related to the subsequent fractures and fusion failure. In consideration of multi-level fusion, L1 should be avoided as an upper instrumented vertebra to prevent junctional kyphosis, especially in cases with osteoporosis and flat back posture.
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en-aut-name=TanoueTakashi
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en-aut-name=SennariTakashi
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en-aut-name=HijikataYasukazu
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kn-affil=Department of Spinal Surgery, Shinkomonji Hospital

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kn-affil=Department of Spinal Surgery, Shinkomonji Hospital

affil-num=4
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kn-affil=Department of Spinal Surgery, Shinkomonji Hospital

affil-num=5
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kn-affil=Department of Spinal Surgery, Shinkomonji Hospital

affil-num=6
en-affil=
kn-affil=Department of Spinal Surgery, Shinkomonji Hospital

affil-num=7
en-affil=
kn-affil=Department of Spinal Surgery, Shinkomonji Hospital

affil-num=8
en-affil=
kn-affil=Department of Spinal Surgery, Shinkomonji Hospital

affil-num=9
en-affil=
kn-affil=Department of Spinal Surgery, Shinkomonji Hospital

affil-num=10
en-affil=
kn-affil=Department of Spinal Surgery, Shinkomonji Hospital

affil-num=11
en-affil=
kn-affil=Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Hospital

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en-affil=
kn-affil=Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Hospital

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en-affil=
kn-affil=Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Hospital

affil-num=14
en-affil=
kn-affil=Department of Spinal Surgery, Shinkomonji Hospital

affil-num=15
en-affil=
kn-affil=Department of Spinal Surgery, Shinkomonji Hospital
en-keyword=degenerative lumbar scoliosis
kn-keyword=degenerative lumbar scoliosis
en-keyword=osteoporosis
kn-keyword=osteoporosis
en-keyword=pedicle fracture
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en-keyword=vertebral body fracture
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cd-journal=joma
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cd-vols=
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article-no=
start-page=185
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2013
dt-pub=201306
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en-title=
kn-title=Development of Dysphagia and Trismus Developed after C1-2 Posterior Fusion in Extended Position
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kn-abstract=Cervical misalignment after upper cervical fusion including the occipital bone may cause trismus or dysphagia, because the occipito-atlanto joint is associated with most of the flex and extended motion of the cervical spine. There are no reports of dysphagia and trismus after C1-2 fusion. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the potential risk of dysphagia and trismus even after upper cervical short fusion without the occipital bone. The patient was a 69-year-old man with myelopathy caused by os odontoideum and Klippel-Feil syndrome, who developed dysphagia and trismus immediately after C1-2 fusion and C3-6 laminoplasty. Radiographs and CT revealed that his neck posture was extended, but his symptoms still existed a week after surgery. The fixation angle was hyperextended 12 days after the first surgery. His symptoms disappeared immediately after revision surgery. The fixation in the neck-flexed position is thought to be the main cause of the patientʼs post-operative dysphagia and trismus. Dysphagia and trismus may occur even after short upper cervical fusion without the occipital bone or cervical fusion in the neck-extended position. The pre-operative cervical alignment and range of motion of each segment should be thoroughly evaluated.
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en-aut-name=TanakaMasato
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en-aut-name=SugimotoYoshihisa
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en-aut-name=KoshimuneKouichiro
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en-aut-name=OzakiToshifumi
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affil-num=1
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kn-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kure Kyosai Hospital

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kn-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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kn-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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kn-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe Red Cross Hospital

affil-num=5
en-affil=
kn-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-title=Discussion of Possible Semantic Description for Documents Based on Analysis of Predicate-Argument Structure
kn-title=述語の分析に基づく文書解析の考察
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en-abstract=The results of our previous work of construction of Japanese verb thesaurus revealed that a verb meaning often contains not only action or change-of-state meaning, i.e., objective meaning, but subjective meanings. To describe verb meaning, lexical conceptual structure was applied, but it does not have a place of subjective and modal meaning; then they are described using natural language embedded in an extended LCS-based schema. Modal logic gives us a description framework, but verb meanings have more complex meaning, such as event attributes, progress and possibility. In the manuscript we summarize the wide variety of verb and adjective verb meaning from the view of change-of-state and subjective meaning, then discuss a description framework of them according to modal logic study.
kn-abstract=動詞間で共通する意味属性を考慮して,シソーラス上に整理した動詞項構造シソーラスを提案し,形容動詞まで拡張して分析を進めてきた.動詞項構造シソーラスの背景には語彙概念構造という状態変化を主に記述する形式を拡張してきたが,「必要だ」や「必ず〜する」といった主観的な内容を記述する場所が無く,意味記述の中に自然言語で埋めることになっている.本稿では述語の分析から必要となる意味構造の要件を明らかにする.その中でも可能世界意味論に関係している点を事例をもとに明確化し,文書解析のための意味構造について考察する.さらに,人工知能で議論されてきた様相論理,動的命題,設計学,オントロジー工学との関係について概観する.
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en-aut-name=TakeuchiNao
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en-aut-name=IshiharaYasuhiro
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affil-num=1
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dt-pub=201304
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kn-title=Living Donor Liver Transplantation to a Survivor of LiverResection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with  Major Portal Vein Invasion
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kn-abstract=We present a case of living donor liver transplantation to a 3-year disease-free survivor of liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with major portal vein invasion. A 48-year-old man had HCC in the right lobe with a portal venous tumor thrombus extending into the left portal vein. An extended right lobectomy with thrombectomy was performed to remove the thrombus. Three years after liver resection, the patient experienced liver failure, with massive ascites and jaundice due to the formation of a thrombus in the main and left portal veins. During the 3 years after liver resection, no metastasis or recurrence of HCC had been detected, and tumor markers had been within normal ranges. The portal venous thrombus did not show any arterial enhancement under contrast-enhanced computed tomography, suggesting that the co-existence of any HCC component in the portal venous thrombus may have been negative. Based on these findings, living donor liver transplantation was performed using a right lobe graft from the patientʼs son. The patient is alive at 87 months after the transplantation, with no evidence of HCC recurrence.
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en-aut-name=YagiTakahito
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en-aut-name=ShinouraSusumu
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en-aut-name=UmedaYuzo
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en-aut-name=YoshidaRyuichi
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kn-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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kn-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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kn-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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kn-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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kn-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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kn-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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kn-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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kn-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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kn-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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dt-accepted=
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dt-pub=20130401
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en-title=Cancer immunotherapy with blocking of immune checkpoints
kn-title=免疫チェックポイント制御とがん免疫治療
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=がんワクチンによる免疫治療では，如何にCD8T細胞を感作（プライミング）しその数を増やすか（免疫増強）という点に多大の努力が払われて来た．樹状細胞への抗原デリバリーと抗原プロセシング／提示，Toll様受容体などの刺激，即ち自然免疫系の活性化の併用などはそれに該当する．しかし十分に活性化されたＴ細胞をもってしても癌の拒絶は容易ではない．それには癌組織という特殊な環境が禍している．Ｔ細胞は癌塊内に入り込み莫大な数の癌細胞と遭遇する．癌組織内での繰り返す抗原認識の過程でＴ細胞は疲弊し，次第に本来あるべき機能を喪失していく．この疲弊（exhaustion）と呼ばれる現象は，Ｔ細胞に発現する複数の免疫抑制性分子―免疫チェックポイント分子―と腫瘍に発現するそのリガンドの結合によってもたらされる．代表的なチェックポイント分子の機能を抑制し，エフェクターＴ細胞が疲弊することなくその機能を長く維持できれば，これからのがん免疫治療に飛躍的な進展がみられるかもしれない．
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en-aut-name=UdonoHeiichiro
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kn-aut-mei=平一郎
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ORCID=

affil-num=1
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kn-affil=岡山大学大学院医歯薬学総合研究科　免疫学
en-keyword=がんワクチン
kn-keyword=がんワクチン
en-keyword=CTL
kn-keyword=CTL
en-keyword=免疫チェックポイント
kn-keyword=免疫チェックポイント
en-keyword=Ｔ細胞疲弊
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dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2012
dt-pub=20121231
dt-online=
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kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Reflections on Learning from a Study Leave: One Year Later
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Surviving, thriving, and evolving followed by further noticing, reflecting, and acting are
some of the stages a teacher-researcher goes through before, during, and after the study
leave experience. Having the opportunity to literally remove oneself from the daily
concerns, routines, and habits entrenched in one’s local institutional context for an
extended period of time（ e.g., six months） is an experience like no other. Blood donation
campaigns call giving blood ‘a gift that keeps on giving’. While the majority of people in
our profession do carry on with their work quite well without ever going on a study
leave （or donating blood）, an important revelation that I have had is: a study leave is
also ‘a gift that keeps on giving’.
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affil-num=1
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kn-affil=岡山大学言語教育センター
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en-keyword=professional development
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en-keyword=reflective learning
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start-page=39
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dt-accepted=
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en-title=A case study on persistent appearance of the ensemble of precipitation bands in the warm sector of the Baiu front in the western Japan around 19 June 2001
kn-title=地上梅雨前線の南方の九州における 線状降水帯の集団の維持について （2001年6月19日頃の事例解析）
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en-abstract=
kn-abstract=A case study on persistent appearance of the ensemble of precipitation bands in the warm sector of the Baiu front in
Kyushu District, the western part of Japan around 19 June 2001 was performed based on the operational observational
data. Around 00UTC (09JST) 19 June when the Baiu front on the surface weather map was still located about a few
100kms to the north of Kyushu, the number and the total area of the meso-β or γ-scale line-shaped precipitation
bands increased around Kyushu rapidly. These precipitation bands had been sustained there and gradually gathered
each other to change into the Baiu frontal precipitation zone extending from the northern Kyushu to Seto-Naikai (Seto
Inland Sea) around 09UTC (18JST) 19 June (the intense rainfall zone was still located in the warm sector of the Baiu
front).
Until ~09UTC (18JST) 19 June, the moist air flow with the latently unstable stratification had been sustained
around Kyushu corresponding to the low-level southerly wind toward the surface Baiu front to the north of Kyushu.
This large-scale situation would contribute greatly to the maintenance of the ensemble of the line-shaped precipitation
bands in the warm sector of the Baiu front.
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en-aut-name=KatoKuranoshin
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en-aut-name=TsukamotoOsamu
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kn-affil=岡山大学大学院教育学研究科

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kn-affil=岡山大学大学院教育学研究科自然教育学系理科教育講座

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kn-affil=岡山大学大学院自然科学研究科
en-keyword=ensemble of line-shaped precipitation bands
kn-keyword=ensemble of line-shaped precipitation bands
en-keyword=precipitation in the warm sector of the Baiu front
kn-keyword=precipitation in the warm sector of the Baiu front
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2013
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kn-title=UNIFORM STABILITY AND BOUNDEDNESS OF SOLUTIONS OF NONLINEAR DELAY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS OF THE THIRD ORDER
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kn-subtitle=
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kn-abstract=In this paper, a complete Lyapunov functional was con-
structed and used to obtain criteria (when p = 0) for uniform asymptotic
stability of the zero solution of the nonlinear delay differential equation
(1.1). When p ≠ 0, sufficient conditions are also established for uni-
form boundedness and uniform ultimate boundedness of solutions of
this equation. Our results improve and extend some well known results
in the literature.
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en-aut-name=Adeleke TimothyAdemora
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en-aut-mei=Ademora
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kn-aut-sei=
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en-aut-name=Peter OlutolaArawamo
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affil-num=1
en-affil=
kn-affil=Department of Mathematics University of Ibadan

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kn-affil=Department of Mathematics University of Ibadan
en-keyword=Uniform stability
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en-keyword=Uniform boundedness
kn-keyword=Uniform boundedness
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kn-keyword=Uniform ultimate boundedness
en-keyword=Lyapunov functional
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2013
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kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=ON MONO-INJECTIVE MODULES AND MONO-OJECTIVE MODULES
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=In [5] and [6], we have introduced a couple of relative generalized
epi-projectivities and given several properties of these projectivities.
In this paper, we consider relative generalized injectivities that are
dual to these relative projectivities and apply them to the study of direct
sums of extending modules. Firstly we prove that for an extending
module N, a module M is N-injective if and only if M is mono-Ninjective
and essentially N-injective. Then we define a mono-ojectivity
that plays an important role in the study of direct sums of extending
modules. The structure of (mono-)ojectivity is complicated and hence it
is difficult to determine whether these injectivities are inherited by finite
direct sums and direct summands even in the case where each module
is quasi-continuous. Finally we give several characterizations of these
injectivities and find necessary and sufficient conditions for the direct
sums of extending modules to be extending.
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kn-copyright=

en-aut-name=Keskin TütüncüDerya
en-aut-sei=Keskin Tütüncü
en-aut-mei=Derya
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=

en-aut-name=KuratomiYosuke
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en-aut-mei=Yosuke
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kn-aut-sei=
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affil-num=1
en-affil=
kn-affil=Department of Mathematics, Hacettepe University

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en-affil=
kn-affil=Kitakyushu National College of Technology
en-keyword=(generalized) mono-injective module
kn-keyword=(generalized) mono-injective module
en-keyword=(weakly) mono-ojective module
kn-keyword=(weakly) mono-ojective module
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cd-vols=
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article-no=
start-page=81
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dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2012
dt-pub=20121127
dt-online=
en-article=
kn-article=
en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=The Changes in Physics Education in Upper Secondary Level in Germany  - A Comparative Study between the Gymnasial Upper Stage in Saxony and the Extended Secondary School in East Germany
kn-title=ドイツにおける後期中等教育段階の物理教育の変遷 ― 旧東ドイツ地区・ザクセン邦ギムナジウム上級段階物理と東ドイツ拡大オーベル シューレ物理との比較考察 ―
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=ドイツ・ザクセン邦のギムナジウム上級段階と東ドイツの拡大オーベルシューレとに焦点
を当て，ほぼ30年を経た，いわば新旧指導要領などの比較考察から，後期中等教育段階の物
理教育の変遷を明らかにした。この新物理に至り，必修でなく選択教科や分野の設定，可能
な履修時間幅の拡大があり，目標も変容し，現代物理学の重視という変化もあり，生徒の興
味関心・教師の自由裁量を考慮・許容してきている。結局，イデオロギーの変化や科学技術
の発展に加えて，対象生徒数の増大に対応してきたといえるだろう。
en-copyright=
kn-copyright=

en-aut-name=TanakaKenji
en-aut-sei=Tanaka
en-aut-mei=Kenji
kn-aut-name=田中賢二
kn-aut-sei=田中
kn-aut-mei=賢二
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=

affil-num=1
en-affil=
kn-affil=岡山大学大学院教育学研究科自然教育学系理科教育講座
en-keyword=東ドイツ
kn-keyword=東ドイツ
en-keyword=ザクセン邦
kn-keyword=ザクセン邦
en-keyword=後期中等教育段階
kn-keyword=後期中等教育段階
en-keyword=物理教育
kn-keyword=物理教育
en-keyword=歴史的研究
kn-keyword=歴史的研究
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cd-vols=
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article-no=
start-page=137
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dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2012
dt-pub=20120801
dt-online=
en-article=
kn-article=
en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=Study for the structures of the HA complexes produced by Clostridium botulinum type A mutant strain
kn-title=ボツリヌスＡ型菌変異株が産生するHA複合体の構造に関する研究
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Clostridium botulinum produces seven neurotoxin (NTX) serotypes, classified from as A to G. In culture, NTX forms protein complexes by association with non-toxic components, such as nontoxic-nonhemagglutinin (NTNH) and hemagglutinins (HA1, HA2, HA3). C. botulinum serotype A produces three types of toxin complexes, M-toxin (NTX and NTNH), L-toxin (M-toxin and HAs) and LL-toxin (dimer of L-toxin). In this study, I found three HA complexes in the culture of a nontoxigenic mutant serotype A lacking ntx and ntnh expression. The HA complexes displayed similar banding patterns on SDS-PAGE, but the staining intensities of the HA1 and HA2 bands were different. In addition, their native-PAGE banding profiles exhibited different behaviors. The large-molecular-size HA complex showed the highest activity, similar to that of an L-toxin. Based on the combined results of the PAGE and gel-filtration profiles, the differences in molecular size among the three HA complexes were thought to be caused by different numbers of HA1 and HA2 molecules. This paper reports for the first time the purification and characterization of a native HA complex of serotype A, and suggests that the HA can form complex structures without NTX and NTNH. This may help in understanding the toxin complex assembly pathway.
en-copyright=
kn-copyright=

en-aut-name=MaShaobo
en-aut-sei=Ma
en-aut-mei=Shaobo
kn-aut-name=馬少博
kn-aut-sei=馬
kn-aut-mei=少博
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=

affil-num=1
en-affil=
kn-affil=岡山大学大学院医歯薬学総合研究科　病原細菌学
en-keyword=ボツリヌス毒素（botulinum toxin）
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en-keyword=ボツリヌス菌（Clostridium botulinum）
kn-keyword=ボツリヌス菌（Clostridium botulinum）
en-keyword=血球凝集素（hemagglutinin）
kn-keyword=血球凝集素（hemagglutinin）
en-keyword=タンパク質複合体構造（protein complex structure）
kn-keyword=タンパク質複合体構造（protein complex structure）
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dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2007
dt-pub=200706
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en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Effects of Unilateral Compound-Eye Removal on the Photoperiodic Responses of Nymphal Development in the Cricket Modicogryllus siamensis
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=The cricket, Modicogryllus siamensis, shows clear photoperiodic responses at 25 degrees C in nymphal development. Under long-day conditions (LD16:8), nymphs became adults about 50 days after hatching, while under short-day conditions (LD8:16) the duration of nymphal stage extended to more than 130 days. Under constant dark conditions, two developmental patterns were observed: about 60% of crickets became adults slightly slower than under the long-day conditions, and the rest at later than 100 days after hatching, like those under the short-day conditions. When the compound eye was unilaterally removed on the 2nd day of hatching, an increase of molting and an extension of the nymphal period were observed under the long-day conditions, while under the short-day conditions, some crickets developed faster and others slower than intact crickets. These results suggest that this cricket receives photoperiodic information through the compound eye, that a pair of the compound eyes is required for a complete photoperiodic response, and that interaction between bilateral circadian clocks may be also involved in the response.
en-copyright=
kn-copyright=

en-aut-name=SakamotoTomoaki
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aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=

en-aut-name=TomiokaKenji
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aut-affil-num=2
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affil-num=1
en-affil=
kn-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University

affil-num=2
en-affil=
kn-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
en-keyword=cricket
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en-keyword=nymphal development
kn-keyword=nymphal development
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dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=1928
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kn-subject=
en-title=Experimental studies on the antagonistic function between the spleen and the thyroid gland 4. Report. On blood-components (white blood corpuscles in the splenic arteries and veins, hemoglobin, reticulated red cells) and the histological picture of the blood-making organs
kn-title=脾臟ト甲状腺トノ交互作用ニ關スル研究 第4囘報告 脾動靜脉ノ白血球,血色素,網状赤血球等血液成分竝ニ造血臟器ノ組織像ニ就テ
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Having studied, as mentioned in the previous report, the changes of blood-platelets in the splenic arteries and veins, I extended my investigation into white corpuscles, hemoglobin and reticulated red cells: and with the object of ascertainning what their changes mean, I carried out an histological research of the spleen, the liver and the bonemarrow in the above-stated procedures and came to the following conclusions. 1) In the case of a normal rabbit, the number of the white corpuscles especially the lymphocytes in the splenic veins exceeds that in the splenic arteries. 2) After thyroidectomy and the injection of phenylhydrazin the white corpuscles in splenic veins increase more remarkably than those in splenic arteries, the lymphocytes and monocytes also showing a remarkable augmentation. 3) When adrenalin or silver-elecroid is injected, the white corpuscles in splenic veins outnumber exceedingly those in splenic arteries. When adrenalin is injected, the lymphocytes and monocytes increase especially. When silver-elecroid is injected, the augmentation of the lymphocytes is not comparatively remarkable, while on the other hand, the pseudoeosinophile-leucocytes increase. 4) In the case of a normal rabbit, as well as in that where the thyroidectomy is performed, a greater quantity of hemoglobin is found in the splenic veins than in the splenic arteries, and it is especially so when phenylhydrazin is injected. But the continuous injection of silver-elecroid does not cause any remarkable change of the contents of splenic veins and arteries. The quantity of the hemoglobin fluctuates almost in the same way as the number of the red blood corpuscles does. 5) No remarkable change of the reticulated red cells occurs in splenic arteries and veins. 6) After thyroidectomy and the injection of phenylhydrazin, the appearance of the megacaryocytes in the spleen is demonstrable, but no remarkable change occurs in the liver. 7) Thyroidectomy gives rise to the atrophy of the bone-marrow, the proliferation of adipose tissue and the decrease of megacaryocytes. A similar tendency is recognizable when phenylhydrazin is injected. 8) From these above-stated blood pictures of the splenic arteries and veins, as well as the histological researches of the blood-making organs, it may be inferred that from thyroidectomical causes, the spleen regains, in a compensatory sense, its blood-making function outside the bone-marrow.
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en-aut-name=TsunashimaYoshito
en-aut-sei=Tsunashima
en-aut-mei=Yoshito
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ORCID=

affil-num=1
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start-page=83
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2002
dt-pub=200203
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en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Experimental Verification of Common-Mode Excitation Model for PCB Having Partially Narrow Return Path
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Suppression of common-mode current is important to achieve electromagnetic compatibility of high-speed and high-density electronic circuits. The authors have focused on the common mode current flowing on a printed circuit board (PCB) to explain the excitation mechanism. A narrow ground pattern in microstrip structure excites common-mode current. In the previous paper, the authors explained the mechanism of common mode generation by means of "current division factor" for simple PCBs. The estimated radiation from a simple PCB agreed well with measured one. In this paper, the authors extend the theory to be applied to generalize ground structure. The validity of the theory is confirmed by comparing the measured radiation and the estimated value using the common-mode model for a test PCB. The estimated radiation agrees well with the measured one within 3 dB up to 900 MHz.
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kn-copyright=

en-aut-name=WatanabeTetsushi
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en-aut-name=WadaOsami
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en-aut-name=KogaRyuji
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en-aut-name=ToyotaYoshitaka
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en-aut-name=MiyashitaTakuya
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affil-num=1
en-affil=
kn-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology Okayama University

affil-num=2
en-affil=
kn-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology Okayama University

affil-num=3
en-affil=
kn-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology Okayama University

affil-num=4
en-affil=
kn-affil=Department of Communication Network Engineering Okayama University

affil-num=5
en-affil=
kn-affil=Computer Center Okayama University
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kn-title=Application of Transfer Matrix Method with Signal Flow-Chart to Analyze Optical Multi-Path Ring-Resonator
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=A multi-path ring-resonator (MPRR) was proposed to extend FSR of ring resonator. However, it is complicated to analyze the MPRR by using well-known analysis techniques such as scattering matrix or other numerical methods. This paper describes procedure for deriving transfer matrix by means of signal flow-chart to analyze the MPRR. We do not need complicated calculation for steady state analysis because transfer matrix elements are formulated clearly. As a result, The calcultaion time in this method can be reduced 1/3 to 1/20 times compared with using scattering matirx method. Furthermore, a transmittance characteristics of the MPRR at FSR extension-factor of 10 will also be shown. This suggests that analysis of other types of the MPRR by using this method can be performed simply and take a shorter time.
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en-aut-name=HidayatIip Syarif
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en-aut-mei=Iip Syarif
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=

en-aut-name=ToyotaYoshitaka
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en-aut-name=TorigoeOsamu
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en-aut-name=WadaOsami
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en-aut-name=KogaRyuji
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aut-affil-num=5
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affil-num=1
en-affil=
kn-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University

affil-num=2
en-affil=
kn-affil=Departement of Communication Network Engineering, Okayama University

affil-num=3
en-affil=
kn-affil=Departement of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Okayama University

affil-num=4
en-affil=
kn-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University

affil-num=5
en-affil=
kn-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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dt-pub-year=2011
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kn-title=Factors That Influence Primary Cilium Length
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Almost all mammalian cells carry one primary cilium that functions as a biosensor for chemical and mechanical stimuli. Genetic damages that compromise cilia formation or function cause a spectrum of disorders referred to as ciliapathies. Recent studies have demonstrated that some pharmacological agents and extracellular environmental changes can alter primary cilium length. Renal injury is a well-known example of an environmental insult that triggers cilia length modification. Lithium treatment causes primary cilia to extend in several cell types including neuronal cells;this phenomenon is likely independent of glycogen synthase kinase-3β inhibition. In renal epithelial cell lines, deflection of the primary cilia by fluid shear shortens them by reducing the intracellular cyclic AMP level, leading to a subsequent decrease in mechanosensitivity to fluid shear. Primary cilium length is also influenced by the dynamics of actin filaments and microtubules through the levels of soluble tubulin in the cytosol available for primary cilia extension. Thus, mammalian cells can adapt to the extracellular environment by modulating the primary cilium length, and this feedback system utilizing primary cilia might exist throughout the mammalian body. Further investigation is required concerning the precise molecular mechanisms underlying the control of primary cilium length in response to environmental factors.
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en-aut-name=MiyoshiKo
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en-aut-name=KasaharaKyosuke
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en-aut-name=MiyazakiIkuko
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en-aut-name=AsanumaMasato
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kn-affil=Department of Brain Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

affil-num=3
en-affil=
kn-affil=Department of Brain Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

affil-num=4
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kn-affil=Department of Brain Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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kn-title=Estimation of Ground Resisitivity Distribution Using 3D DRM Charge Simulation Modelling
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kn-abstract=Resistivity distribution sounding of the non-homogeneous earth is important for electrical ground system design, geophysical prospecting and survey or monitoring the groundwater flow level. The previous paper presented that the direct inversion of the electric resistivity distribution in a domain is possible from the impedance data measured over the domain boundary using the dual reciprocity boundary element modelling in two-dimentional field [1]. The proposed inversion technique is extended to the distribution in three-dimensional space [2]. This technique is capable of inversion without iteration and meshing of the domain. Electric field with spatially varying conductivity is governed by Laplace equation, which is transformed into a Poisson-type expression with an inhomogeneous term involving the conductivity difference as a source term. Dual reciprocity method (DRM) is a technique for transforming the domain integral associated with the inhomogeneous term in Poisson equation into the boundary integral expression. The resistivity distribution in the field can thus be identified from the data observed over its boundary, for which some examples are demonstrated [2]. In this paper, the examination is extended to the case where only the data measured over the single surface is used for the inversion.
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en-title=Studies on the bioluminescence
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kn-abstract=The bioluminescence is especially interesting for physiologists in the sense that the end of the intracellular mechanism of the light producing cells is revealed by the light. Whole energy liberated by the process is represented by the light only, unmixed by other energies e. g. movement or heat. This special fact simplifies the experiment enormously, because the light intensity can be measured accurately and conveniently. Photometries used for these studies were following two, according for the purpose. a) Photographic method comparing either of the intensity grade or the diameter of the dark spot on the negative plate or film. b) Comparison method of the brightness of the light with the aid of the adjustable dark glasses (double frame detached from the Hess' differential pupilloscope). The results obtained on the Japanese firefly (Genzi-hotaru and Heike-hotaru) were summariesed as follows. 1) The light producing organ kept in exsicator could be brought to emitt light again by moisting with water, even after two years. 2) The spectrum of the light of the Japanese firefly extends continuously from the reddish orange (660μμ) to the bluish green (480μμ). 3) The intensity of the light increases by the stimulation of the light producing organ with the faradic current or by the chemicals which affect only muscle but not nerve. This phenomenon does not suggest the excitability of the organ or the presence of the exciting nerve for the organ, but can be explained by the increased supply of air by the contraction of the tracheal muscle. 4) The light extinguishes at temperature 0°--7°C., it reappears again dy warming. At the temperature over 40°C. the light becomes gradually reddish and extinguishes at 48°C-54°C. It does not reappear by cooling. The temperature coefficient for intervals 10°C. of the light intensity is 1.2-1.3. The same for the velocity of decay of light is 1.9-2.1. 5) Oxygen is indispensable to the light production of the light producing substance of firefly, which does not emit light under 1/40 atomospheric pressure of oxygen. The intensity of the light increases propotional to the oxygen pressure in the extent of 1/40 to I atomospheric pressure; over that pressure the light intensity approaches asymptotic to the maximum. Further increase of pressure beyond the maximum, also until 4-5 atomospheric pressure or even to 15 atm. pr. does not show any tendency to decrease the light intensity. 6) The light emission from the minced light producing organ of the firefly is not affected by carbon monoxide. It shows that the oxidizable substance does not combine with CO more forcible than with oxygen as haemoglobin does. 7) The light is given out, when the hot water extract from the light producing organ or the non-luminous part of the firefly or from certain animals like cocoonworm (Kaikono-Mayu) which have no light producing organ, is added to the cold water extract from the light producing organ of the firefly. 8) HCN-gas has no influence upon light production of the light producing organ or the mixture of cold water and hot water extracts from the light producing organ, the oxidation concerned with the light production by the firefly would refer to other than the oxidation connected with iron. 9) The authers measured the CO(2) production from the isolated light producing part and non-luminous part of the firefly with Osterhout's indicater method applied for the CO(2) -gas measurement of nerve fibre by Parker and came to the conclusion that the oxidation reaction does not accompany with CO(2) production, for the light producing part did not give out more CO(2)-gas than the non-luminous part. 10) The decay curve of the light emitted from the mixture of the hot water extract from non-luminous part of the firefly or from the larva of the Dendrolimus pini (Matu-Kemusi) and the cold
water extract from the light producing part of the firefly indicates that the luminescent reaction in the firefly belongs to a monomolecular reaction, provided, the light intensity at any instant is assumed to be proportional to reaction velocity at that instant. 11) The velocity of the decay of the light intensity which emits from the mixture of cold and hot extract quickens by the increase of the quantity of the cold water extract of the light producing part of firefly. From this fact it seems that the cold water extract contains an enzymlike substance which hastens the luminescent reaction. On the contrary, when the quantity of the hot water extract from luminous part or non-luminous part of the firefly or from non-luminous animals increases, the light of the mixture decays slowly and lasts longer. This fact is explained by an assumption that the hot water extract lets the photogenic substance active (e. g. it sets the inactive photogenic substance combined with protein free.) and at the same time enzymlike substance becomes correspondingly inactive (e. g. by the adsorption). At the addition of the cold water extract into the cold and hot water mixture, it sometimes brightens the emitted light and sometimes lessons it. This initial flash is accounted for granting that the hot water extract acts at bravest at an optimal concentration which is proved especially in case of that from non-luminous part of the firefly. 12) The extinguished but still active cold water extract emits the light by the addition of alkali instead of the hot water extract. On the contrary, we could not let shine the hot water extract by any means. 13) Potassium bromide or erytrosin inhibits luminescence of the light mixture, but Potassium cyanide does not. 14) The active hot water extract is formed by heat from the firefly or certain non-
luminous animals; i.e. by the convertion of the precursor into its efficacious form and by the destruction of material preventing the action of the active substance. Required temparature and time for this purpose is about over 3 min. at 50℃. or 15-16 min. at 100℃.. On the contrary, the active cold water extract loses its power by warming at 42°-43°C. over 3 min. 15) The active hot water extract in solution does not degenerate in half a day, and is efficacious even after a day, but the active cold water extract diminishes in power remarkably in 1-2 hours at room temperature. 16) The active component in the hot water extract passes easily through filterpaper, Chamberand filter and collodium membrane, but the active substance in the cold water extract does not filter through collodium membrane. 17) Charcoal adsorbs the active part both in hot and cold water extracts, but the latter is less adsorbed than the former. 18) Such an efficacious component as that in the active hot or cold water extract can not be extracted by alkohol or ether.
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en-title=On the Development of the Bird's Lung, especially on Uroloncha domestica Flower
kn-title=肺臓原基ノ形態學的發生ニ就テ（鳥類殊ニ十姉妹ニ於ケル檢索）
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kn-abstract=Though many experiments concerning the development of the avian lung anlage have been performed, our knowlegde is still inadequate and defective with regard to the state of the development of air-sacs, parabronchi and recurrent bronchi. The author investigated to the development of the lung anlage of Uroloncha domestica Flower, comparing his results with those of Rösler, Shikinami, Murayama and Yakushiji, and in connection with this, further observed the state of the dovelopment of air-sacs, parabronchi and bronchial circuits. Most of the embryos were fixed in Zenker's fluid, and stained with borax-carmine. After subsequent treatment in the usual manner, these specimens were embedded in paraffin and trimmed and cut in transverse serial sections with a thickness of 10 microns. A number of models were prepared according to Born-Peter's method of wax-plate reconstruction. From the results obtained the following may be concluded. 1) The lung anlage of Uroloncha domestica Flower develops in pairs as in the case of the mammals and other birds. 2) In an embryo of 28 somites and 4.0mm in length, the first appearance of the lung anlage comes in as an enlargement of each side of the foregut caudal to the third gill-pouch. 3) In an embryo of 3.5mm length and of 31 somites, the lung anlage appears as a hernious enlargement on each side of the foregut. The distal end of the anlage foreshadows the bronchus anlage. 4) In an embryo of 4.5mm in length, the bronchus anlage is clearly distinguished and its distal portion is divided into the right and left mesobronchi. Each of the mesobronchi, markedly extending in the caudal direction, shows in the central portion of the dorsal surface the first division of the bronchus, i.e. Ent. 1., as a papillar bud-like enlargement. 5) In an embryo of 5.0-6.5mm length, each mesobronchus, divided from the bronchus, shows irregular spindle-shaped enlargement which forms the embryonic vestibulum. In an embryo of 7.0mm length, the embryonic vestibulum, surrounded by the mesobronchus, does not show any clear outline. 6) In an embryo of 5.0mm in length, the mesobronchus shows not only the Ent. 1. and 2., and at the caudo-medial portion Ent. 3. and 4., but also Ect. 1. and 2., which developed from the dorsal surface of the embryonic vestibulum. The four entobronchi enumerated in Uroloncha domestica Flower and these are in front of the embryonic vestibulum. 7) In an embryo of 5.5mm length, not only do each of the Ent. 1., 2., 3. and 4. show enlargement and proliferation, but the Ect. 1., 2. and 3. develop from the dorsal surface of the embryonic vestibulum, and the Lat. 2. is foreshadowed at the lateral wall of the embryonic vestibulum. 8) In an embryo of 6.0mm length, three branches from Ent. 1., extending towards cranial, transverse and medial, two branches from Ent. 2. towards ventro-lateral and dorso-lateral, two branches from Ent. 3. towards cranial and ventral, develop in connection with the enlargement of Ent. 4. The outlines of Ect. 1., 2., 3., 4., and Lat. 1., 2., 3. are clearly seem. 9) In an embryo of 6.5mm length, the first appearance of the air-sacs and parabronchi, which are proper to the bird's embryo, is observed. It arises from the Ent. 1., cranial the cervical air-sac, transversal the lateral moiety of the interclavicular airsac: from the Ent. 3., cranial the medial moiety of the interclavicular air-sac, ventral the anterior intermediate air-sac: from the Lat. 3., the posterior intermediate air-sac: from the Ent. 1. and 2., respectively 3. and 2. parabronchi: from the Ent. 3., each two parabronchi of the ventral and dorsal walls, and from Ent. 4. none. Further the ectobronchi develops 4 on the right side and 5 on the left. Ect. 1. divides in cranial and dorsal branches, from each of which two parabronchi develop. 3 parabronchi rise from Ect. 3.,4 . from Ect. 3.,a nd 2., from Ect. 4. At this time, Lat. 1., 2.,a nd 3. begin to appear and one parabronchus develops from Lat . 2. 10) In an embryo of 7.0mm length, each bronchial tree shows not only more enlargement and ramification, but each branch arising from the bronchial tree also shows marked development and grape-like appearance where they come in contact with each other. Ent. 1., and 2. from the ventral portion of the upper region of the lung. The tree-like parabronchi arising from Ent. 1., and 2., come in contact at the lateral surface of the upper region of the lung with the parabronchi from Ect. 1., 2. and Lat. 1., 2., which extend in a cranial direction. Ent. 3., and 4. from the ventral portion of the caudal lung region, and the parabronchi arising from these come into contact at the lateral and medial sides of the dorsal surface of the lung with those from the Ect. 2., 3., and 4. In this way, the parabronchi which come in contact with each other, combine together and from the bronchial circuits. And the anterior-intermediate-air-sac of the Ent. 3., as mentioned in the embryo of 6.5mm length, extending towards ventral, forms a rod-like prominence and develops the medial moiety that extends from cranial to ventral direction. At this stage, the first appearance of the recurrent bronchi is observed at the cranial extremity of the posterior-intermediate-air-sac, rising from Lat. 3.
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en-title=On the development of the hypophysis of the Anura, especially of Rhacophorus schlegelii
kn-title=無尾兩棲類腦下垂體ノ發生ニ就テ（特ニ青蛙Rhacophorus schlegeliiニ於ケル檢索）
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kn-abstract=Although the literature dealing with the development of the hypophysis is voluminous, there is still a great deal of confusion concerning the cradle of the anlage of the epithelial lobe of the hypophysis. An endless chain of discussion has been evoked by the question as to whether the epithelial hypophysis is derived from the entoderm or from the ectoderm, or whether it is compounded of elements derived from both of these germ layers. On account of these discrepancis, the auther investigated the development of the hypophysis of the Anura, especially on Rhacophorus schlegelii, in comparison with previous results. Most of the materials were fixed in formalin-alcohol fluid, and stained with borax-carmine. After subsequent treatment in the usual manner, the specimens were embeded in paraffin, trimmed and cut in transverse serial sections and longitudinal serial sections of 10.0 and 20.0 microns' thickness. Some sections were stained with eosin-hämatoxyliu. A number of models were prepared according to Born-Peter's method of waxplate reconstruction. From the results of my experiments, the following summary and conclusions were made: 1) The hypophysis of Rhacophorus schlegelii consists of three epithelial lobes and a neural lobe. The epithelial hypophysis is derived from the ectoderm and consists of the pars anterior, the pars intermedia, and the pars tuberalis. 2) The pars anterior developer from the main central portion of the solid epithelial anlage. It is a flatish elliptical shape except in the case of the early stages, and lies caudal and ventral to the other lobes of the hypohysis. It moves caudally at an early stage, in the adult it connects with the infundibulum indirectly through the pars intermedia and the pars neuralis. 3) The pars intermedia is derived from the dorso-caudal region of the solid epithelial anlage. It has a long axis extending from side to side, and lies between the pars anterior and the pars neuralis. 4) The pars tuberalis arises from the pars lateralis which developes from the pars anterior. In the early stages it connects with the pars anterior but later on becomes detached, forming two epithelial disks lying close under the ventral wall of the infundibulum. 5) The pars anterior is the largest of three epithelial lobes, the pars intermedia the next smaller and the pars tuberalis the smallest. 6) The pars neuralis devolopes from the caudal tip of the infundibulum. It has a long axis extending from side to side and connects with the crauio-dorsal region of the pars intermedia.
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kn-title=Regulation of Mitochondrial Dynamics and Neurodegenerative Diseases
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kn-abstract=Mitochondria are important cellular organelles in most metabolic processes and have a highly dynamic nature, undergoing frequent fission and fusion. The dynamic balance between fission and fusion plays critical roles in mitochondrial functions. In recent studies, several large GTPases have been identified as key molecular factors in mitochondrial fission and fusion. Moreover, the posttranslational modifications of these large GTPases, including phosphorylation, ubiquitination and SUMOylation, have been shown to be involved in the regulation of mitochondrial dynamics. Neurons are particularly sensitive and vulnerable to any abnormalities in mitochondrial dynamics, due to their large energy demand and long extended processes. Emerging evidences have thus indicated a strong linkage between mitochondria and neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease. In this review, we will describe the regulation of mitochondrial dynamics and its role in neurodegenerative diseases.
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kn-affil=Department of Physiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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en-title=Epidemiology of Infectious Hepatitis 1st. Chapter Epidemiologic Observations for Infectious Hepatitis in Akaiwa District (No. 1)
kn-title=流行性肝炎の疫学研究 第1報 赤磐地区における流行性肝炎の疫学観察（其の一）
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kn-abstract=Since August 1951 to Feb. 1953, there was a great epidemic of serious infectious hepatitis over the area including Toyota, Onoda, Kama villages in Akaiwa County, as well as Kumayama village in wake County; observing its state, the following results were obtained. 1. Death toll has amounted to 13, out of 93 patients: its mortality rate, 13.98%; in number of the patients, Kama at the top, next, Toyoda, Onoda and Kumayama village, in literal order. 2. The epidemic took the direction, from the south extending to the north in a slow march, taking a hamlet as unit, showed a lack of specific seasonal occurence. 3. As to age, it has ranged roughly from 10 to 60, amid which 21-30 figured out as top years; below 10, only 4 cases; above 70, 5 cases. As to sex, almost similar in number. 4. As to profession, principally, farming people; as one can suppose from its locality. In making investigations into the cause of disease. certain consideration must be taken on the great responsibility imposed on farmers' wives. 5. The infection for this disease was classified as village infection or familiary infection; among 22 cases (23.4% of total patients) of familary infection, there were 4 families, each yielding even 3 sickened members; 5 families whose two members taken infection; in total, amnunted to 9 families. Among these tribal infection, report has been submitted about 1 family whose infection tract was clearly traced, as well as a family in which, if man did not expose certain inapparent infections, all cases have proved utterly whimsical. 6. The incubation period for this disease may probably be estimated to be about 24-27 days, if it may be supposed from these infectious state, and would be considered perorale infection.
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kn-affil=岡山大学医学部第一内科教室

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kn-affil=岡山大学医学部第一内科教室

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kn-affil=岡山大学医学部第一内科教室

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kn-affil=岡山大学医学部第一内科教室

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kn-affil=岡山大学医学部第一内科教室

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kn-affil=岡山大学医学部第一内科教室

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kn-affil=岡山大学医学部第一内科教室

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kn-affil=岡山大学医学部第一内科教室

affil-num=12
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kn-affil=岡山大学医学部第一内科教室

affil-num=13
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kn-affil=岡山大学医学部第一内科教室

affil-num=14
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kn-affil=岡山大学医学部第一内科教室

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kn-affil=岡山大学医学部第一内科教室
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start-page=289
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=1955
dt-pub=19550131
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en-title=STUDIES ON THE RENAL FUNCTION IN RENAL TUBERCULOSIS (ESPECIALLY ON THE FLUID TEST AND COLOURING MATTER EXCRETION TEST)
kn-title=腎結核における腎機能に関する研究 第1編 偏側性腎結核の腎機能（特に水試験と色素排泄試験成績について）
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=I have made a study on the renal function in 163 cases of unilateral renal tuberculosis by examining the fluid test, indigocarmin and phenolsulfonphthalein excretion test and obtained the following results: (1) Concerning the fluid test, 46 cases (29.6%) out of 155 cases had insufficiency in excretion ability, 91 cases (58.7%) had insufficiency in concentration ability, and 46 cases (29.6%) had insufficiency both in excretion and concentration abilities. Moreover, 61 cases with insufficiency in concentration ability showed normal excretion ability, and 16 cases (10.3%) with insufficiency in excretion ability showed normal concentration ability. (2) The renal dysfuntcion in renal tuberculosis appears first in concentration then second in excretion ability. (3) In indigocarmin excretion test, 24 cases (25.8%) out of 93 cases showed disturbance in left side, 35 cases (37.6%) in right side, and 24 cases (25.8%) in both sides. (4) In phenolsulfonphthalein test, only 7 cases (8.8%) showed disturbance of excretion, i.e., excretion less than 45% in an hour, and 72 cases showed normal value, i.e., 26 cases (32.9%) with excretion over 71% and 46 cases (52.8%) with excretion between 70% and 46% in an hour. (5) The results of the previous 3 tests did not always completly coincide with each other, so the summarised dicision of the results of various examinations must be made in order to learn the renal function distinctly. (6) No difference could be found between the male and female, or the side of affection, In the research of the age of patients, the patients from 21 to 40 years old were affected more frequently but the extend of the insufficiency of renal function was rather slight.
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affil-num=1
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kn-affil=岡山大学医学部皮膚科泌尿器科教室
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start-page=2345
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dt-received=
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=1957
dt-pub=19570930
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kn-subject=
en-title=Relationship between Lymph Nodes Metastases and Prognosis in Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix, with Especial Reference to the Sites Pertaining to its Recurrence
kn-title=子宮頸癌骨盤内淋巴節転移と予後との関係並びに再発々生部位
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=We have examined histopathologically the removed lymph-nodes of 334 cases of carcinoma of the uterine cervix which were submitted to Okabayashi's abdominal extendive radical operation. We checked the lymph-node metastasis in every case and made a review on the interrelationship between the pelvic lymph-nodes metastasis and 5 year survival rate, and also the sites where recurrence of carcinoma happened. Results were summarized as follows: 1) In the group with positive lymph-nodes metastases 5 year suvival rate was 26.1 per cent (17 out of 65 cases). 2) In the group where no pelvic lymph-nodes metastases were found, 5-year survival rate was 71 per cent (194 out of 269 cases). 3) The prognosis is far better in the group in which no metastasis was present. 4) Recurrence was frequently found within the pelvic cavity, especially quite often at the vaginal stump or the parametrial region. With regard to recurrence, no specific difference was found between the group with metastasis and without it.
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en-aut-name=KawadaKenji
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en-aut-name=TachibanaShogo
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en-aut-name=YamaguchiKazuo
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kn-affil=岡山大学医学部産婦人科教室

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kn-affil=岡山大学医学部産婦人科教室

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kn-affil=岡山大学医学部産婦人科教室
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dt-pub-year=2010
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en-title=Comparison of large-scale cloud distribution and atmospheric fields around the Akisame (autumn rainfall) front in East Asia among 1993, 1994 and 1995
kn-title=1993，1994，1995年における東アジアの秋雨前線帯付近の雲分布や大気場の総観的特徴の比較
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kn-abstract=In order to examine year-to-year variability of the Akisame (autumn rainfall) frontal zone in East Asia, large-scale cloud distribution and atmospheric fields around the frontal zone were compared among 1993, 1994 and 1995, when their characteristics were rather different among each other. While the Akisame frontal zone extended zonally and the deep convective clouds tended to appear in that frontal zone near the southern coast of the Japan Islands in 1993, the frontal zone extends from southwest to northeast and the large amount of precipitation was brought mainly in the northern Japan. In 1995, although the surface front on the weather maps appeared frequently also around the southern coast of the Japan Islands, the rainfall amount there was not so large. The area with frequent appearance of the deep convective clouds in the Akisame frontal zone was seen only to the east of the Japan Islands. As such, it is noted that the active area of the Akisame frontal zone shows rather large year-to-year variability also in the zonal direction. It is also suggested that such great variability of the Akisame frontal zone in the zonal direction seems to correspond to the
variations of the subtropical high and the ITCZ in the western Pacific region around September.
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affil-num=1
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kn-affil=岡山大学教育学部理科教室

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kn-affil=岡山大学大学院教育学研究科自然教育学系理科教育講座
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kn-keyword=Akisame (autumn rainfall) front
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start-page=79
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=1997
dt-pub=19971210
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en-title=
kn-title=Global Comparative Statics for Models with Hicksian Imperfect Stability
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=This note is to provide a bridge between traditional local analysis for comparative statics and its global counterpart. Many economists vaguely believe that it is possible to obtain a global result by applying consecutively a series of local results. This belief is not well founded in models where parameters enter in a not-so-simple way. An example is given to show that local analysis is after all local. In the proof of the first main theorem, a consecutive use of a well known local result is employed. Some necessary assumptions are explicitly stated. Then this theorem is applied to establish another main theorem in which a simple repetitive application of local analysis may break down because some required properties cease to hold. This two-stage approach seems to be useful in tackling with other types of equations. As an application of our theorems, a general equilibrium model with Hicksian imperfect stability is taken up. A comparative statics result due to Hicks is extended to the case of global changes. An interesting point to note is that when dealing with global comparative statics, the old system plays no explicit role. Only the new system matters together with the new and old equilibrium values. Understanding this point is important when we come to consider such real situations as involve technical changes in which new processes as well as new commodities turn up.
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kn-copyright=

en-aut-name=FujimotoTakao
en-aut-sei=Fujimoto
en-aut-mei=Takao
kn-aut-name=藤本喬雄
kn-aut-sei=藤本
kn-aut-mei=喬雄
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ORCID=

affil-num=1
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start-page=345
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dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=1999
dt-pub=19990310
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kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Univalence of Nonlinear Mappings : A Qualitative Approach
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=This note is a sequel to the previous one published in this journal (Vol. 30, No.1). In that article, we used one of mean value theorems to prove the univalence of a nonlinear mapping based on the qualitative regularity ofthe Jacobian matrix. The qualitative regularity is a property of a matrix whose regularity is shown to be valid by using only the sign patterns of mappings involved. In this note, we extend the result into a vector space over an integral domain. The vectors themselves are of n-tuples of elements in the integral domain. This integral domain is totally ordered, and some natural properties are assumed concerning this order. First two lennnata are given, and the first one is in fact a sort of mean value theorem for mappings from a direct product of discrete spaces into a discrete space, and utilizes mathematical induction. The second lemma depends on the fact that theory of matrices and determinants can be constructed also on a ring except for inverse matrix. Finally, our main proposition derives from the very integrity of a given domain. Another merit of the result is that the domain of a mapping need not be convex, and can be even a set oflattice points.
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kn-copyright=

en-aut-name=FujimotoTakao
en-aut-sei=Fujimoto
en-aut-mei=Takao
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2000
dt-pub=20000310
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kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=A Univalence Theorem for Nonlinear Mappings: An Elementary Approach
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=This note is to extend a well-known theorem due to Gale and Nikaido on the univalence of nonlinear mappings. Our approach is based on a simple elimination method of variables, and the key proposition used is the implicit function theorem. In terms of the condition on signs of
principal minors, our result is more general than that of Gale and Nikaido since the sign of a minor can be positive or negative. Besides we require the sign condition only for the leading principal minors. On the other hand, the domain of mappings we can deal with has to be unbounded for all but one variable. In addition, the value of each principal minor must be in a finite range.
Some remarks are given in the final section.
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en-aut-name=FujimotoTakao
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en-aut-name=HerreroCarmen
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affil-num=1
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kn-affil=

affil-num=2
en-affil=
kn-affil=University of Alicante
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start-page=59
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2000
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kn-subject=
en-title=Income Distribution and Tax Reforms in Aging Japan
kn-title=所得分布と高齢化社会における税制改革
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=This paper examines the effects of changes in the variance of income distribution on both capital accumulation and social welfare in Japan, the
society with an aging population. To analyze the problem, we adopt a simulation approach for an extended life-cycle general equilibrium model
of overlapping generations with continuous income distribution. The simulation results indicate that the changes in the variance affect economic variables under a progressive tax scheme but they do not under a proportional tax scheme. The results also show that social welfare greatly increases as the variance shrinks. Therefore, the recent shift in Japan, where the taxation system has tended in effect to become flat, may cause a significant damage to social welfare.
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en-aut-name=OkamotoAkira
en-aut-sei=Okamoto
en-aut-mei=Akira
kn-aut-name=岡本章
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ORCID=

affil-num=1
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kn-affil=岡山大学
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start-page=1
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dt-received=
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2000
dt-pub=20000610
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kn-article=
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kn-subject=
en-title=Heterogeneous Labor Endowments and Tax Reforms in Aging Japan: Progressive Taxes and Intragenerational Redistribution
kn-title=労働異質性と高齢化社会における税制改革―累進税制の選択と資産格差への影響―
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=This paper examines the effects of a progressive labor income tax scheme and a progressive consumption tax scheme on capital stock and on
intragenerational wealth distribution in Japan, the society with an aging population. To analyze the problem, we adopt a simulation approach for
an extended life-cycle general equilibrium model of overlapping generations. As a progressive tax is likely to mitigate the inequality of resource distribution, it is crucial to allow for the existence of heterogeneous labor. This is incorporated by assuming that each cohort
has three representative individuals with equal tastes but unequal annual labor endowments, corresponding to three income classes, namely,
low, middle, and high income classes. As the simulation results indicate, a progressive labor income tax shrinks the inequality in the distribution of wealth, while a progressive consumption tax furthers slightly.
en-copyright=
kn-copyright=

en-aut-name=OkamotoAkira
en-aut-sei=Okamoto
en-aut-mei=Akira
kn-aut-name=岡本章
kn-aut-sei=岡本
kn-aut-mei=章
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=

affil-num=1
en-affil=
kn-affil=岡山大学
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article-no=
start-page=8139
end-page=8148
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=1959
dt-pub=19591120
dt-online=
en-article=
kn-article=
en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=Experimental Study on the Repair of Tympanic Perforations
kn-title=鼓膜穿孔閉鎖術に関する研究2編 鼓膜穿孔閉鎖術に関する実験的研究
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Recently an attempt to repair the perforated drum has become quite common. However, as regards the questions what histopathological finding could be observed in both the tympanic membrane and the transplanted graft, and whether such a graft would cover up the perforations to take place of the tympanic membrane, or the graft would play only a role aiding regeneration of the tympanic membrane, there are still no histopathological studies. In order to solve these questions central perforations in pars tensa of the tympanic membrane of rabbits were made with injection needles and these perforations were repaired by transplanting free skin or buccal mucous membrane graft from the same animals, and the following conclusion were obtained. 1. Of the 14 ears transplanted with free skin graft, in 7 cases (50%) the transplantation was successful, namely, the free skin graft adhered to the tympanic membrane. Of 10 ears receiving the transplantation of buccal mucous membrane graft it was successful in two cases. (20%). 2. By the fifth to sixth day after the transplantation, there could be observed no marked changes in the skin graft or in the buccal mucous membrane graft, and also no fibrous adhesion could be observed between the transplanted graft and the tympanic membrane. 3. On the seventh day it was observed that transplantation began to take hold of itself between the transplanted free skin graft or the buccal mucous membrane graft and the tympanic membrane. 4. In the case where the transplantation had come to take hold of itself, the epithelium of the mucous membrane of tympanic membrane, extending along the interior side of the transplanted graft, closed the perforation, and the submucous tissue of tympanic membrane adhered directly to the connective tissue of the skin graft or the buccal mucous membrane graft. 5. When the adhesion takes place, the grafted skin or the buccal mucous membrane loses their morphological characteristics. As the times go on, the structure of the grafted tissues is used to change metaplasically to the tissue which reminds us of the lamina propria of the tympanic membrane. In this instance the new tympanic membrane is quite thick at the beginning but it gradually becomes thinner.
en-copyright=
kn-copyright=

en-aut-name=NaganoToichiro
en-aut-sei=Nagano
en-aut-mei=Toichiro
kn-aut-name=永野統一郎
kn-aut-sei=永野
kn-aut-mei=統一郎
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=

affil-num=1
en-affil=
kn-affil=岡山大学医学部耳鼻咽喉科教室
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article-no=
start-page=7095
end-page=7109
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=1959
dt-pub=19591020
dt-online=
en-article=
kn-article=
en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=Histological Studies on Experimental Hepatitis with Ectromelia Virus Part 1 Studies on the Histological Changes of Various Organ Tissues by the Inoculation of Various Virus Dosis
kn-title=Ectromelia Virusに依る実験的肝炎の組織学的研究 第1篇 接種Virus量を変えた場合の諸種臓器組織の組織学的変化に就いて
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=The changes of various organ tissues were hirtologically observed per day on the intraperitoneal inoculation of ectromelia virus to mouse. And the results were as follows. 1. The changes of various organ tissures found at first was the findings accompanied by the functional and organic changes of blood vessel, the changes of lymph vessel system, reticuloendothelial cell system and connective tissue system, and was the remarkable appearance of perilobular tissue reaction including the wandering cells, and then the change extended to the parenchymal tissue and the various organ tissues became showing the special pathologic picture respectively. 2. The living period of animal was contracted with the increase of inoculated virus dosis. And there was quantitative difference, but no qualitative difference on the histological change at that time, and the convalescent process was not found at all and the infiltration of round cell was also very few in the cases with the exceedingly short living period. 3. The histological change was especially remarkable in the liver, spleen and bone marrow, and it was hemorrhagic alveolitis in the lung and the pathologic picture of nephronephritis in the kiduey. 4. The changes at the maximum stadium of the cases inoculatied the extremely high dosis of ectromelia virus were similar to those of the histological pictures of various organs in fulminant hepatitis of human and the changes at the maximum stadium of the cases inoculated the relatively high dosis of ectromelia virus were similar to those of the histological pictures of various organs at the maximum stadium of acute hepatitis in human. And the histological pictures of liver at the period from the inoculation to the maximum stadium and those of the animals being relieved of death were also similar to those, examined by the liver biopsy, at the period from the beginning to the maximum stadium and at the convalescent stndium in human hepatitis. 5. The pathologic pictures of mice with the inoculation of ectromelia virus were very similar to those of epidemic hepatitis in human and it was thought that both of them were based on the interlobular reaction.
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en-aut-name=IkedaTamotsu
en-aut-sei=Ikeda
en-aut-mei=Tamotsu
kn-aut-name=池田保
kn-aut-sei=池田
kn-aut-mei=保
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kn-affil=岡山大学医学部第一内科教室
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start-page=6657
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dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=1959
dt-pub=19590920
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en-title=Immuno-histological Studies on Hepatitis Part 3. A Study on the Pathogenesis of the So-called Hapatitic Cholecystopathy
kn-title=肝炎に関する免疫組織学的研究 第3編 いわゆる肝炎性胆のう症の発生病理に関する研究
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kn-subtitle=
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kn-abstract=In the cases of infectious hepatitis that has a complication of cholecystopathy, the author studied mainly its pathogenesis; and obtained the following results. 1. Out of 138 cases with hepatitis 33 cases (23.9%) had cholecystopathy as the complication. When these 33 cases are studied histologically by liver biopsy, periacinar form of chronic infectious hepatitis is found in 13 cases (39.3%), occupying the greatest percentage; followed by acute infectious hepatitis in 5 cases (15.2%), parenchymatous form of chronic infectious hepatitis in 4 (12.1%), posthepatitic cirrhosis in 4 (12.1%); and posthepatitic fibrosis in 2 (6.1%). On the other hand, judging cholecystopathy from various patho-histological forms, cholangiolitic hepatitis in 100%; periacinar form of chronic infectious hepatitis in 43.3%; posthepatitic fibrosis in 28.6%; parenchymatous form of chronic infectious hepatitis in 20%; posthepatitic cirrhosis in 11.9%; and acute infectious hepatitis in 11.8%. 2. Those showing biliary dyskinesia are mainly composed of the form revealing no marked changes in the liver biopsy (so-called posthepatitis syndrome) or the periacinar form of chronic infectious hepatitis. 3. Those having the complication of cholecystitis are more frequently found in acute infectious hepatitis and posthepatitic cirrhosis. 4. Generally even in the liver biopsy at the time of operation the infiltration of round cells and edema formation in portal region are characteristic traits of the common cholecystitis. 5. In the necropsy of infectious hepatitis likewise the liver and gallbladder are affected simultaneously; and the edema formation from the sublayer of mucous membrane to the sublayer of serous membrane and the congestion of capillary blood vessels with cell infiltration are the main common histological changes in the gallbladder. 6. When the antiserum obtained from the rabbit sensitized with dog abdominal organs (liver, gallbladder, duodenum, stomach, and rectal mucous membrane) as the antigen is injected into dogs, allergic cholecystitis can be induced in 100% of the animals with the use of gallbladder antiserum; in 80% with liver antiserum; in 60% with antiserum of rectal mucous membrane; and in 40% each with stomach antiserum or with antiserum of duodenal mucous membrane. In these instances intralobular and portal cell infiltration and edema formation in portal region can also be observed. 7. The characteristic traits of hepatitic cholecystopathy are the edema formation extending from the sublayer of the gallbladder mucous membrane to the sublayer of serous membrane and cell infiltration around blood vessels. As for the pathogenesis there seems to multiple factors; namely, dyscholia due to functional disturbances of the liver, the loss of the gallbladder motility due to invasion of inflammation inducing substances from portal tract through lymph ducts on serous inflammation, and also it is possible to be met with the secondary infection with an increase in the number of intestinal bacteria coexisting, and in some the involvement of allergic inflammation in gallbladder can be recognized.
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en-aut-name=OhtaYasuyuki
en-aut-sei=Ohta
en-aut-mei=Yasuyuki
kn-aut-name=太田康幸
kn-aut-sei=太田
kn-aut-mei=康幸
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kn-affil=岡山大学医学部第一内科教室
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start-page=4365
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=1959
dt-pub=19590710
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en-title=Studies on the Relationship Between the Detection of Bacteria and the Histological Pictures of Inflammatory Reaction in Carcinoma of the Cervix
kn-title=子宮頸癌に於ける組織内細菌の検索並びに組織炎症像との関係について
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=This investigation was performed on 67 carcinoma of the cervix patients who were subjected to the Okabayashi Operation during the period from June 1957 to Dec. 1958. These patients consisted of 50 unselected cases, the 2 cases who had the postoperative retroperitoneal suppuration, and 15 cases who were subjected to the preoperative x-ray radiation on one side. The bacteriologic examination with Good-pasture's and methylenblue staining was done on the primary sites of cancer, the parametrial tissues and the regional lymph nodes after the serial section. The further investigation was extended to the histological examination concerning the inflammatory reactions.
Following results were obtained: 1) The rates of detecting bacteria in the primary sites of carcinoma, parametrial tissues, and lymph nodes were 54.0%, 22.3% and 21.8% respectively. No relationship with the clinical stage was found. 2) The rate of detecting bacteria from the standpoint of C. P. L. classification (IMAI) was same in each type as far as the primary sites concerned, but in both the parametrial tissues and lymph nodes the type L was meaningly higher than type C and P. 3) According to Nagase's classification there were present no significant difference regarding the primary sites and parametria, but in lymph nodes the type II was meaningly higher than the type I in rate. 4) The relationship with growth-type of carcinoma was as follows: Those having the endophytic type in growth were revealed to have the higher incidence of bacteria in both the primary sites and lymph nodes compared with those of exophytic type. 5) Dividing the parametrial tissue into the superior, middle, and inferior parts, the last was meaningly low in rate compared with the superior and middle parts. This was seemingly due to the anatomical relationship of lymph-vessels. 6) As regard to lymph nodes, the hypogastric nodes were 28% and the obturator nodes, superior iliac and inferior iliac nodes were around 15% each in rate. As regard to the relation of the detection rate with the size of lymph nodes, it was revealed that the larger the lymph nodes are, the higher is the incidence. It is, however, noticeable fact that even the bean-sized lymph nodes were not always negative of bacteria. It should be kept in mind, therefore, on the removal of lymph nodes at the time of operation to avoid mashing the lymph nodes as far as possible for protecting the postoperative infection. 7) Those having the metastasized lymph nodes or the parametrial infiltration of cancer were revealed to be higher in rate than those having neither the infiltration nor the metastasis. 8) The lymph nodes and the parametria which were positive of bacteria in the primary sites of cancer were higher in rate than those having no infection in primary sites. 9) The variety of bacteria investigated mostly consisted of cocci and far less of bacilli. 10) No influence to detection rate was arisen from by X-ray preoperative treatment as far as dosage of 1.164 r to 1.392 r concerned. 11) 3 out of 50 cases were complicated with the postoperative retroperitoneal suppuration.
12) It was disclosed that in all three parts, primary sites, parametria, and lymph nodes, those having the servere inflammatory reaction not always showed the high rate of bacteria-detection. It highly seems to us that other factor aside from the bacterial infection, probably anti-carcinoma protecting reaction, could play the important role for the inflammatory reaction of parametrial tissue and stromal tissue of the primary sites of cancer.
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en-aut-name=ShigemasaNorio
en-aut-sei=Shigemasa
en-aut-mei=Norio
kn-aut-name=重政典男
kn-aut-sei=重政
kn-aut-mei=典男
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affil-num=1
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kn-affil=岡山大学医学部産科婦人科学教室
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start-page=1269
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=1959
dt-pub=19590325
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kn-subject=
en-title=Studies on the Monocyte Series in the Bone-Marrow and Peripheral-Blood Tissue Cultures Part 3. Morphalogical Comparisons of Histiocytes, Fibroblasts, and Monocytes, and the Possible Mutual Transformation among Themselves in the Rabbit Bone-Marrow Tissue Culture
kn-title=骨髄並びに末梢血；体外組織培養に於ける単球系について 第3編 家兎骨髄体外組織培養に於ける組織球，繊維芽細胞と単球との比較並びに相互化生有無の吟味 附．全編の総括
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=By studying the vital findings, vital stainings with neutral red and Janus green, the intake of lithium carmine dye, and carbonparticle phagocytosis, in the fibroblasts and histiocytes appearing in the bone-marrow tissue culture of healthy rabbit femur by coverslip method, and also by observing the fixed and stained specimens of cultured tissues, the author studied the morphological and functional properties of these cells and also scrutinized the relationship of these cells with monocytes and the possiible mutual transformation. 1. Fiqroblasts are spindle-shaped, possessing peculiar granules but showing no movement or transformation at all; and they contain only a few neutral-red granules, taking no lithium carmine dye and having practically no phagocytic capacity. 2. Histiocytes are polymorphous, and those oval shaped ones have tentalce-like projections around their cell-body, which are extending and contracting. Although their motility is not so marked, their morphological changes can be observed. Histocytes on the other hand can take in lithium carmine dye and their phagocytic capacity is marked, showing a deep neutralred stain as well as a few granules stained by Janus green. 3. In fibroblasts, histiocytes and monocytes can be observed the characteristic shape, movement and function of respective cells, but there can be recognized no mutual transformation among themselves in the observations up to the tenth day of the culture.
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en-aut-name=MatsukiShigeru
en-aut-sei=Matsuki
en-aut-mei=Shigeru
kn-aut-name=松木茂
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kn-aut-mei=茂
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affil-num=1
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kn-affil=岡山大学医学部平木内科教室
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start-page=1083
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dt-pub-year=1990
dt-pub=199010
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en-title=Changes in and the significance of serum immunosuppressive substances (ISS) and NK activity in murine cardiac homotransplantation
kn-title=ラット同種心移植における血清中免疫抑制物質 (ISS) およびNK細胞活性の推移とその意義に関する研究
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kn-abstract=Heterotopic homotransplantation of rat hearts was performed and ISS and NK activity levels were determined before and after rejection. The effects of prostaglandin (PGE(2)), cyclosporin A, and indomethacin on the acceptance of transplanted hearts as well as on ISS and NK activity were studied. PGE(2) and PGI(2) significantly extended survival when compared to a control group, while indomethacin decreased survival. ISS peaked 4 days before the rejection of transplanted hearts, suggesting its usefulness as a marker of rejection. Moreover, NK activity was significantly higher around the time of rejection, suggesting the importance of NK cells in this process. Finally, rejection was suppressed by administration of PGE(2).
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en-aut-name=KimuraTakanobu
en-aut-sei=Kimura
en-aut-mei=Takanobu
kn-aut-name=木村隆信
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kn-aut-mei=隆信
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kn-affil=岡山大学医学部第一外科学教室
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en-keyword=プロスタグランジン
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start-page=39
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dt-pub-year=2005
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en-title=Regional Economic Interdependency in an Open Economy : An Introduction
kn-title=地域経済の循環構造：序説
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en-abstract=
kn-abstract=In this article I present an estimation procedure for regional economic variables which determine regional economic independency or autonomy such as export and import using some statistical data. In recent years not a few regions have been experienced a dependency on Tokyo central region in many respects and also been noticed thin effects of past policies in order to vitalize regional economies. The most important point is that local government does not recognize spillover effect which is derived from implementing regional policies. For examples, some materials are imported from outside the region even if local government invests on public capital formation, or some amounts of output sales are often transferred to headquarters at Tokyo from local factories. The local government, Akasaka−cho in Okayama Prefecture, has noticed the above situation and made a research project evaluating regional spillover/spillin effect in monetary term, which means to construct small region’s IO table in an extended version. As a result, Akasaka−cho grasped the circular−flow−of−the−economy constitution of the area, and carried out the policy evaluation analysis using it and succeeded to introduce regional money circular type factory and also
job−creating industry. However, the case like Akasaka−cho is a very unique. To conduct such a research it is necessary for local governments to prepare both much time and money. Thus, this paper showed the model which estimates one section of a regional economy circulation constitution from such enquiry and the existing statistical data, and the example of an actual proof in the Tsuyama City zone is shown. By doing this procedure, we can identify which industry is baasic or nonbasic or which industry is effective for spreading an economic consequence. I want to develop the estimation procedure of an expenditure side from now on, to combine with a questionnaire or hearing enquiry, and to build the means of grasping the circulation constitution of regional economy comprehensively.
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en-aut-name=NakamuraRyohei
en-aut-sei=Nakamura
en-aut-mei=Ryohei
kn-aut-name=中村良平
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kn-aut-mei=良平
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kn-affil=岡山大学
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start-page=25
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dt-pub-year=1959
dt-pub=195905
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kn-subject=
en-title=Studies on the Influences of Balneal Treatment on Female Sexual Function
kn-title=雌性性機能に及ぼす温泉浴の影響に関する研究
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=In the present study, observations of changes on female sexual function by balneal treatment were carried out with female rats with respects to sexual cycle, histological changes in ovary and uterus, histo-chemical changes in pituitary, cholinesterase activity in brain, cholesterol levels in ovary, etc. The results obtained
were as follows. 1) Significant changes of sexual cycle appeared in 47 (62%) out of the 76 rats which were treated with several kinds of artificial balneal water at the temperature of 42°C (for 5 minutes per single course of the balneal treatment, twice daily during 4 weeks). Similar changes of sexual cycle also appeared in the subjects which were treated with the same kinds of balneal water at 37°C, though having showed to be less than the changes in case of the balneal treatment at 42°C. 2) A significant tendency of regulating sexual cycle of rat to normal was demonstrated in the subjects which were treated with artificial balneal sulfer, and on the other hand, a significant tendency of disturbing the cycle was demonstrated in the sUbjects which were treated with artificial balneal acid and alkali. 3) A tendency of extending the period of dioesterus phase in sexual cycle of rat was found in the subjects which were treated with our laboratory' balneal water at 42°C for 10 minutes per single course four times daily during 10 days. In these subjects, it was also demonstrated that the period of the estrus phase tended to be
prolonged. 4) Histological pictures in ovary and uterus indicated normal growth in the subjects of which the sexual cycles were normalized by balneal treatment, whereas indicated an atrophy in the subjects of which the cycles were disturbed. Significant atrophy tended to appear remarkably in the subjects which developed some irregular cycles due to the treatment with artificial balneal acid or alkali. In view point of the daily changes in these tissues, it was demonstrated that atrophic changes appeared at the 10th day after onset of the treatment with a balneal water at 42°C for 5 minutes per single course or with a balneal water at 37°C for 5 minutes, and then turned to normal pictures at the 20th day after onset of the treatment. It was also indicated that remarkable atrophic changes in ovary and uterus appeared immediately after 10 days treatment with a balneal water at 42°C for 10 minutes per single course four times daily, and then turned to show a slight hyperfunction in the ovary at the 10th day after discontinuation of this balneal treatment. 5) A certain correlation was found between cholinesterase activity in the brain of rat and counts of PAS positive cells in the anterior pituitary (on the sexual zone named by Purves, H. D and W. E. Griesbach). Both the activity and the counts decreased at the 10th day after onset of the balneal treatment at the temperature of 42°C for 5 minutes per single course twice daily, and then increased at the 20th day after onset of this treatment. It was also demonstrated that both the activity and the counts decreased significantly at the 10th day after onset of the balneal treatment at 42°C for 10 minutes per single course four times daily, and then increased remarkably at the 10th day after discontinuation of this treatment. 6) A negative correlation was demonstrated between changes of cholesterol levels in ovary and those of cholinesterase activity in brain. Both the levels and the activity increased transitorily at the 10th day after the balneal treatment at 42°C for 5 minutes per single course, and then decreased at the 20th day after onset of the treatment. It was also demonstrated that both the activity and the levels increased at the 10th day after onset of the treatment at 42°C for 10 minutes per single course four times daily, and then decreased after discontinuation of this treatment. From the results mentioned above the following deduction may be drawn: (a) Sexual function is affected apparently by balneal treatment; (b) As to the mode of action of balneal water on sexual function, it is likely that balneal water acts extensively on autonomic nervous system, followed by producing changes in sexual function. In the other words, it seems that balneal water primarily affects on upper central nervous system, i. e. diencephalo-hypophyseo-system, and secondarily produces changes in sexual gland; (c) It was also demonstrated that though a transitory
depression in sexual function appeared individually in some subjects which were treated with extensive stimulative balneal water or over time of balneal treatment, but in even the same subjects hyperfunction often appeared after discontinuation of such a treatment. These evidence should be taken into consideration in case of clinical balneotherapy; (d) In view point that the balneotherapy produces changes in sexual
function through acting on central nervous system, it may be suggested that balneotherapy with conventional hormon therapy could produce the most desirous effect for the treatment of fertility and insufficiency of sexual function.
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en-aut-name=HasegawaYasumasa
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en-aut-mei=Yasumasa
kn-aut-name=長谷川安正
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kn-aut-mei=安正
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affil-num=1
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kn-affil=岡山大学医学部産婦人科教室
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dt-pub-year=2005
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kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Vortex structure in spinor f=2 bose-einstein condensates
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=<p>Extended Gross-Pitaevskii equations for the rotating F=2 condensate in a harmonic trap are solved both numerically and variationally using trial functions for each component of the wave function. Axially symmetric vortex solutions are analyzed and energies of polar and cyclic states are calculated. The equilibrium transitions between different phases with changing of the magnetization are studied. We show that at high magnetization the ground state of the system is determined by interaction in "density" channel, and at low magnetization spin interactions play a dominant role. Although there are five hyperfine states, all the particles are always condensed in one, two, or three states. Two interesting types of vortex structures are also discussed.</p>
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en-aut-name=MachidaK
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kn-affil=Okayama University

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kn-affil=Okayama University

affil-num=4
en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama University
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kn-title=Formation of low-resistivity region in p-Si substrate of SiGe/Si episystem by remote-hydrogen plasma treatment
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=<p>We have studied effects of hydrogen treatment on the resistivity profile of the SiGe/Si episystem by spreading resistance (SR) method. In this paper, we present experimental findings that hydrogen treatment reduces the resistivity at a specific part in the Si substrate region. This position was confirmed to be under the interface between SiGe and Si that emerged on the bevel surface during hydrogen treatment. We investigated the depth of resistivity-reduced regions which was formed by various hydrogenating conditions and found that the region was extended to the same depth as the penetration depth of hydrogen. We concluded that the low-resistivity region was formed under the influence of hydrogen introduced from bevel surface. We attributed this resistivity reduction to formation of some defects which originally existed at the interface and diffused into Si substrate with hydrogen.</p>
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en-aut-name=YamashitaYoshifumi
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en-aut-name=SakamotoYoshifumi
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en-aut-name=KamiuraYoichi
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en-aut-name=IshiyamaTakeshi
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affil-num=1
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kn-affil=The Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University

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kn-affil=The Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University

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kn-affil=The Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University

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en-affil=
kn-affil=The Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
en-keyword=SiGe/Si
kn-keyword=SiGe/Si
en-keyword=Hydroge. Resistivity reduction
kn-keyword=Hydroge. Resistivity reduction
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dt-pub-year=2004
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en-title=
kn-title=On the thermodynamic stability of clathrate hydrates IV: Double occupancy of cages
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kn-abstract=We have extended the van der Waals and Platteeuw theory to treat multiple occupancy of a single cage of clathrate hydrates, which has not been taken into account in the original theory but has been experimentally confirmed as a real entity. We propose a simple way to calculate the free energy of multiple cage occupancy and apply it to argon clathrate structure II in which a larger cage can be occupied by two argon atoms. The chemical potential of argon is calculated treating it as an imperfect gas, which is crucial to predict accurate pressure dependence of double occupancy expected at high pressure. It is found that double occupancy dominates over single occupancy when the guest pressure in equilibrium with the clathrate hydrate exceeds 270 MPa. (C) 2004 American Institute of Physics.
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kn-abstract=<p>Application-level multicast (ALM) communications replicate packets on host level to deliver them from a single source to multiple clients, so that it can efficiently realize a variety of network applications using moving pictures such as video conferences, distance learning, and video-on-demands. In this paper, we propose the CT+ (compact tree plus) algorithm for finding a better ALM routing tree in terms of delay minimization between hosts. CT+ consists of a tree construction stage from the existing CT algorithm, and a newly added iterative tree improvement stage. Then, we define the extended ALM routing problem and its heuristic algorithm ExCT+, to optimize the effectiveness of the multihome network in ALM communications by selecting multihomed hosts and connections in the ALM routing tree simultaneously. For their evaluations, we construct a network simulation model named MINET (multiple-ISP network simulator), where the topology is composed of multiple ISP backbone networks with IX connections, and the network traffic is generated by following the M/M/1 queuing process. The simulation results using MINET verify the effectiveness of our algorithms.</p>

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kn-abstract=<p>A regular boundary element method is employed for the variational formulation of the Helmholtz equation that governs waveguiding problems. The problems are defined on the boundary as usual, but as in the charge simulation method, the source points associated with the fundamental solutions are allocated outside the domain so that the singular integrals which occur in the standard boundary element procedure can be avoided. First, the formulation is developed for the two-dimensional (2-D) scalar Helmholtz problem, solving for the axial components of either electric or magnetic fields. Then the formulation is extended for the analysis of dielectric waveguides of the open type incorporating axial components of both electric and magnetic fields, for the solution of the propagating modes which are generally of hybrid types. Very close agreements have been found when the solutions obtained by the present formulation are compared with the ones obtained by different methods. One merit of the extended formulation is that it has been fixed to suppress the spurious solutions </p>

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en-aut-name=WangZhi Liang
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en-aut-name=WadaOsami
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en-aut-name=KogaRyuji
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kn-abstract=<p>First, injective modules are one of the most popular objects in homological algebra. In most cases, base rings are commutative and Noetherian so that the testing the injectivity of a given module is an important topic. Bear's criterion for injective modules over any ring gives a big tool to classify injective modules. Every morphism from an ideal I of R should be extended to the whole ring R to be an injective module R-module. In this paper, we can show that the Baer's test can be reduced from all ideals of R to all prime ideals of R to test the injectivity of a given R-module M if the base ring R is commutative and Noetherian. Second, the Enochs' Theorem can be extended to an arbitrary sequence {&#402;i} of endomomorphisms of an injective left Noetherian and if a diagram of the minimal injective resolution of RM is commutative, then the locally nilpotence of &#402; implies the locally nilpotence of other maps in the diagram.</p>

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kn-abstract=<p>In [16], Thuyet and Wisbauer considered the extending property for the class of (essentially) finitely generated submodules. A module M is called ef-extending if every closed submodule which contains essentially a finitely generated submodule is a direct summand of M. A ring R is called right ef-extending if R<sub>R</sub> is an ef-extending module. We show that a ring R is right ef-extending and the R-dual of every simple left R-module is simple if and only if R is semiperfect right continuous with Sl = Sl &#8804;<sup>e</sup> R<sub>R</sub>. We also prove that a ring R is a QF-ring if and only if R is left Kasch and R<sub>R</sub><sup>(&#969;)</sup>
 is ef-extending if and only if R is right AGP-injective satisfying DCC on right (or left) annihilators and (R &#8853; R)<sub>R</sub> is ef-extending.</p>

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en-aut-name=MinhNguyen Van
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p-mixed of torsion-free rank one so that G<sub>p</sub> is totally projective. The same isomorphism H &#8773; G is fulfilled when G is p-local algebraically compact too. Besides if F<sub>p</sub> is the simple field with p-elements and G<sub>p</sub> F<sub>p</sub>H 
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Each of the reported achievements strengthens our statements in this direction (Southeast Asian Bull. Math., 2001-2002) and also continues own studies in this aspect (Hokkaido Math. J., 2000) and (Kyungpook Math. J., 2004).</p>

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affil-num=2
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kn-affil=Okayama University
en-keyword=adaptive control
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kn-keyword=   learning (artificial intelligence)
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kn-title=Extended QDSEGA for Controlling Real Robot : Acquisition of Locomotion Patterns for Snake : like Robot
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kn-abstract=<p>Reinforcement learning is very effective for robot learning. It is because it does not need prior knowledge and has higher capability of reactive and adaptive behaviors. In our previous works, we proposed new reinforce learning algorithm: &quot;Q-learning with dynamic structuring of exploration space based on genetic algorithm (QDSEGA)&quot;. It is designed for complicated systems with large action-state space like a robot with many redundant degrees of freedom. However the application of QDSEGA is restricted to static systems. A snake-like robot has many redundant degrees of freedom and the dynamics of the system are very important to complete the locomotion task. So application of usual reinforcement learning is very difficult. In this paper, we extend layered structure of QDSEGA so that it becomes possible to apply it to real robots that have complexities and dynamics. We apply it to acquisition of locomotion pattern of the snake-like robot and demonstrate the effectiveness and the validity of QDSEGA with the extended layered structure by simulation and experiment. </p>

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en-aut-name=MatsunoFumitoshi
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kn-affil=Tokyo Institute of Technology

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kn-affil=Tokyo Institute of Technology
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start-page=2963
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2004
dt-pub=20046
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kn-title=Differential localization of the centromere-specific proteins in the major centromeric satellite of Arabidopsis thaliana
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kn-abstract=<p>The 180 bp family of tandem repetitive sequences, which constitutes the major centromeric satellite in Arabidopsis thaliana, is thought to play important roles in kinetochore assembly. To assess the centromere activities of the 180 bp repeats, we performed indirect fluorescence immunolabeling with antibodies against phosphorylated histone H3 at Serl0, HTR12 (Arabidopsis centromeric histone H3 variant) and AtCENP-C (Arabidopsis CENP-C homologue) for the A. thaliana cell cultures. The immunosignals from all three antibodies appeared on all sites of the 180 bp,repeats detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization. However, some of the 180 bp repeat clusters, particularly those that were long or stretched at interphase, were not fully covered with the signals from anti-HTR12 or AtCENP-C. Chromatin fiber immunolabeling clearly revealed that the centromeric proteins examined in this study, localize only at the knobs on the extended chromatin fibers, which form a limited part of the 180 bp clusters. Furthermore, outer HTR12 and inner phosphohistone H3 (Ser1O) localization at the kinetochores of metaphase chromosomes suggests that two kinds of histone H3 (a centromere variant and a phosphorylated form) might be linked to different roles in centromere functionality; the former for spindle-fiber attachment, and the latter for chromatid cohesion.</p>

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no-issue=5
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kn-title=Intramesocolic Diverticular Perforation of the Sigmoid Colon Diagnosed by Detecting Air Collection in Anterior Pararenal Space on Computed Tomography: Report of a Case
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kn-abstract=A 64-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with lower abdominal pain. Routine laboratory values were unremarkable except for the white blood cell count (15,000/micro litter) and the C-reactive protein (CRP) value (22.5 mg/dl). A Computed tomography (CT) scan revealed air collection in the middle of the anterior pararenal space. One day later, CT revealed air collection in the anterior pararenal space spread to the right side and abscess in the sigmoid mesentery. Because an intramesocolic perforation of the sigmoid colon was suspected, an emergency operation was performed. Abscess formation was recognized in the sigmoid mesentery, and sigmoidectomy including the contaminated mesentery and Hartmann.s procedure were performed. The perforation was 3 cm in diameter, and some diverticula were present in the vicinity of the perforated site. The specimen microscopically revealed perforation at the edge of the diverticulum in association with sudden disruption of the proper muscle layer. Based on pathological findings, intramesocolic diverticular perforation of the sigmoid colon was diagnosed. The present case is a very rare condition. However, it was possible to make a diagnosis preoperatively by detecting air collection in the anterior pararenal space on CT scan. If a sigmoid perforation occurs between the leaves of the mesocolon, air extends into the root of the sigmoid mesocolon and within the anterior pararenal space.
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en-aut-name=AshizawaTatsuto
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en-aut-name=HamaKoichiro
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en-aut-name=AndoMasayuki
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kn-affil=Tokyo Metropolitan Toshima General Hospital

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kn-title=Ultrastructure of the extended ribonucleic acid molecules from purified ribosomes of Rous sarcoma virus-induced mouse ascites sarcoma cells
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kn-abstract=<p>To clarify the ultrastructure of the extended ribosomal
RNA molecules, electron microscopic observations were carried out on the RNA molecules extracted from purified ribosomes of mouse ascites sarcoma cells. By the treatment with ethylenediamine-tetraacetate agglomerated rRNA molecules were elongated to thread-like structure by partial unfolding. The lengths of thread-like molecules
were measured as less than Iii. The strand of RNA molecules stained with uranyl acetate was observed approximately l5A in width.</p>

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en-aut-name=YamamotoGoki
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en-aut-name=OdaTakuzo
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kn-affil=Okayama University
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dt-pub-year=1992
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kn-title=Acute superior mesenteric artery syndrome following left hemicolectomy: a case report.
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kn-abstract=<p>Acute superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) following a major surgical procedure is extremely rare, and represents an iatrogenic cause of postoperative upper gastrointestinal obstruction. In this report, the first documented case of acute SMAS following a left hemicolectomy is presented in an obese patient. Upper gastrointestinal roentgenographic series and conservative management remain to be the first line diagnostic and therapeutic modalities and were successful in our patient. Up to date no patient with SMAS reported to be obese but apparently obesity per se, can not be considered as an insurance. A postoperative acute SMAS is impossible to predict depending on the previous history, predisposing factors and the physique of the patient. Therefore, the surgeon should be aware of the SMAS and it is his task to secure all the precautions in order to preclude excessive traction on the mesenteric vasculature and vascular compression of the duodenum during surgery. In cases in which SMAS is suspected during extended colonic resections with lymph node dissection, duodenal mobilization seems to be selectively justifiable.</p>

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en-aut-name=YerdelMehmet Ali
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en-aut-name=MoreiraLuis Fernando
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ORCID=

en-aut-name=IwagakiHiromi
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en-aut-name=KamikawaYasuaki
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en-aut-name=TanakaNoriaki
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en-aut-name=OritaKunzo
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kn-affil=Okayama  University

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kn-affil=Okayama University 

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en-affil=
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en-title=
kn-title=An experimental study on the efferent connections of the amygdaloid complex in the cat
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kn-abstract=<p>The amygdalofugal fibers were studied III the cat with the silver method of NAUTA-GYGAX. 1. The amygdalofugal fibers are distributed by way of the stria terminalis, the longitudinal association bundle, the inferior thalamic
peduncle, and the medial forebrain bundle. 2. The amygdalofugal fibers running through the longitudinal association bundle arise in the lateral principal, intermediate principal nuclei and the lateral and possibly intermediate parts of the periamygdaloid cortex, and terminate in the lateral preoptic nucleus, the bed nucleus of the anterior commissure, the olfactory tubercle, the nucleus of the diagonal band of Broca, the nucleus accumbens, the medial and posterior septal
nuclei and the basal part of the head of the caudate nucleus. In addition, there are scattered fibers coursing along the longitudinal association bundle proper. These fibers may have a widespread origin from the amygdaloid
complex. The longitudinal association bundle contributes no fibers to the medial forebrain bundle. 3. The fibers, originating from the lateral principal, intermediate principal and medial principal nuclei, join the medial forebrain bundle to distribute widely in the lateral hypothalamic nucleus. A few fibers are seen to reach the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus, and are considered to arise in the medial principal nucleus. 4. By way of the inferior thalamic peduncle some fibers from the amygdaloid complex course dorsally into the medial part of the dorsomedial thalamic nucleus at its caudal levels. They may arise widely from the amygdaloid complex. A few of them extend farther dorsally to reach the lateral habenular nucleus and the parataenial nucleus. They probably originate from the lateral principal nucleus.
5. The fibers forming the stria terminalis originate from the medial principal nucleus, the medial nucleus, the periamygdaloid cortex and the cortical nucleus, and are distributed in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis
and the lateral preoptic nucleus (preoptic component), as well as the medial preoptic nucleus, the anterior hypothalamic nucleus and the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (supracommissural component). The cortical
nucleus, particularly its caudal part, and possibly the medial part of the periamygdaloid cortex are regarded as the main sources of the stria terminalis
fibers ending in the hypothalamic region. The intermediate principal and lateral principal nuclei do not appear to contribute fibers to the stria terminalis.
6. The ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus receives amygdalofugal fibers both from the medial principal nucleus by way of the medial forebrain
bundle, and from the cortical nucleus via the stria terminalis. 7. In addition to intrinsic internuclear fibers within the amygdaloid complex, some of the fibers from the complex are distributed to the ventralmost part of the putamen, the medial part of the claustrum, the
periamygdaloid cortex, the prepiriform area and the anterior amygdaloid area, but do not reach the hippocampus.</p>

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en-aut-name=KawamuraSyosuke
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en-aut-name=TanakaOsamu
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affil-num=1
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kn-affil=Tokushima University

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kn-title=Studies on the treatment of malignant tumors with fibroblast-inhibiting agent III. Effects of chloroquine on human cancers
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=<p>A fibroblast-inhibiting agent, chloroquine, used in the treatment of animal tumors led to a reasonably good result, and this approach was extended to the treatment of human cancers. Of histologically proven 54 cases, the drug was effective in 38, ineffective in 15, and unknown in one. It proved to be effective in all the patients who were
treated for over 2 months with exception of terminal patients. Of the various malignant tumors treated, excellent therapeutic effects were obtained in patients with carcinoma of the lung and bladder. In the cases where the drug was effective there were a decrease of the size of tumors, fall of serum lactic dehydrogenase, increase of necrosis, inhibition of the stroma, as well as improvement of the symptoms and general condition. As to the mechanisms of the drug action, it would be necessary to consider of its anti-inflammatory and humoral effects upon the host in addition to its inhibitory action on the stromal connective tissue of cancers. The present chloroquine treatment appears to have its indication in inoperable cases, and pre- and post-operative cases, and for the prevention of reccurrence of tumors. Studies are currently in progress in our laboratory to discover more potent fibroblastinhibiting agents and on the combined chemotherapy of chloroquine and other anti-turnor agents. We are indebted to the Department of Urology of our University for the generosity to allow us to use the clinical data on patients with cancer of the urinary bladder.</p>

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en-aut-name=HirakiKiyoshi
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en-aut-name=KimuraIkuro
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kn-affil=Okayama University
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start-page=161
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en-title=
kn-title=Immunohistochemical characterization of the lymphocyte and the immunoglobulin-containing cell in the epithelium and the lamina propria of normal human intestines.
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=<p>In order to clarify difference of the mucosal immunity in various sites of normal large and small intestines, we studied the population of lymphocyte subsets and immunoglobulin (Ig)-containing cells in situ in biopsy specimens taken from various sites (ascending colon, sigmoid colon and rectum) of the large intestine and from the duodenum using an immunohistochemical method. Monoclonal antibodies against pan-T (Leu 1), cytotoxic/suppressor T (Leu2a), helper/inducer T (Leu3a), suppressor T (Leu15) and natural killer/K (Leu7) cells, and polyclonal antibodies to human IgG, IgA and IgM were used. In the duodenum, intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) were more prominent than in the large intestine. Immunoelectron microscopic observation revealed that some Leu2a+ IELs possessed pseudopods extending into intestinal epithelial cells, indicating that some IELs belong to the cytotoxic T cell subset. Leu7+ IELs were scarcely observed and Leu7+/Leu1+ ratio was higher in the large intestine than in the duodenum. Furthermore, the number of Leu7+ cells were more in the distal than the proximal colon. In the lamina propria Ig-containing cells tended to be fewer in the rectum than in the duodenum and the proximal colon. Our findings may suggest the variation of local immune responses and the difference of assigned immunological functions among the various sites of the intestines.</p>

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en-aut-name=MatsuedaKazuhiro
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en-aut-name=YamadaGotaro
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en-aut-name=TsujiTakao
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affil-num=3
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kn-title=Intrapulmonary lymph nodes: thin-section CT findings, pathological findings, and CT differential diagnosis from pulmonary metastatic nodules.
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kn-abstract=<p>We compared the thin-section CT findings of 11 intrapulmonary lymph nodes with pathological findings and evaluated the possibility of CT scan differential diagnosis from pulmonary metastatic nodules. First, we retrospectively reviewed CT scan and pathological findings of intrapulmonary lymph nodes. The median size of these nodules was 6.2 mm. The nodules appeared round (n=3) or angular (n=8) in shape with a sharp border, and they were found below the level of the carina. The median distance from the nearest pleural surface was 4.6 mm, and 3 of the 11 nodules were attached to the pleura. On thin-section CT scan, linear densities extending from the intrapulmonary lymph nodes were frequently visualized, and were pathologically proven to be ectatic lymphoid channels. We then compared the thin-section CT findings of 8 metastatic nodules less than 1 cm in diameter with those of the 11 intrapulmonary lymph nodes. The median size of these nodules was 6.8 mm, and the median distance from the nearest pleural surface was 16 mm. All nodules appeared round in shape. None of the nodules had linear densities extending from the nodules. The linear densities on thin-section CT scan may be the most useful characteristic of intrapulmonary lymph nodes, when differential diagnosis from metastatic nodules is necessary.</p>

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en-aut-name=HyodoTsuyoshi
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en-aut-name=KanazawaSusumu
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en-aut-name=DendoShuichi
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en-aut-name=KobayashiKeita
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en-aut-name=HayashiHirohide
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affil-num=1
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kn-affil=Okayama University

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kn-affil=Okayama University

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kn-affil=Okayama University

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kn-affil=Tsuyama Central Hospital

affil-num=8
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kn-affil=Okayama University
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=1979
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kn-title=Vectorcardiogram of complete right bundle branch block with left axis deviation by the Frank and Kimura systems.
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kn-subtitle=
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kn-abstract=<p>Vectorcardiogram (VCG) recorded by both the Frank and Kimura systems were examined in 45 patients with complete right bundle branch block (RBBB) and left axis deviation (LAD) to investigate the relationship seen on electrocardiogram (ECG) between RBBB with LAD and bilateral bundle. The sample included: 13 cases of type SI, SII, SIII, SaVF; 21 cases of type SI, SII, SIII, aVF; and 11 cases of types SI, SII, SIII. VCG recorded by the Frank system were classified into seven types according to the QRS loop pattern on the frontal plane and into three types according to the horizontal plane. The main findings were: (a) In the Frank system the QRS loop in the frontal plane showed a variety of patterns in RBBB with LAD. (b) On VCG of complete RBBB judged complicated by a left anterior hemiblock by the Frank system, the main portion of the QRS loop extended to the left superior or merely to the left in the frontal plane. The direction of rotation and position on the horizontal plane were not consistent. (c) The results of this study suggest the usefulness of the Kimura system as an auxiliary diagnostic technique.</p>

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en-aut-name=MaeRitsuo
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en-aut-name=IoriyaKazuo
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en-aut-name=HaraokaShoichi
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aut-affil-num=7
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affil-num=1
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kn-affil=Okayama University

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kn-affil=Okayama University

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en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama University

affil-num=4
en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama University

affil-num=5
en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama University

affil-num=6
en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama University

affil-num=7
en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama University
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en-title=
kn-title=Malacoplakia of probable retroperitoneal origin.
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=<p>A case of extravesical malacoplakia, the first case in Japan, is described in detail. The patient was a 61-year-old woman with a right flank mass. Radiologically, the mass was thought to be of the renal origin. Surgically, however, the tumor was found attached not only to the cortical surface but extended to the retroperitoneum and psoas muscle. Pathological examination confirmed the lesion to be malacoplakia characterized by the presence of von Hansemann cells and Michaelis-Gutmann bodies.</p>

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en-aut-name=MoriokaMasaaki
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en-aut-name=ArakiTohru
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en-aut-name=MatsumuraYosuke
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en-aut-name=OhmoriHiroyuki
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en-aut-name=TanakaToshio
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affil-num=1
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kn-affil=Okayama University

affil-num=2
en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama University

affil-num=3
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kn-affil=Okayama University

affil-num=4
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kn-affil=Okayama University

affil-num=5
en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama University

affil-num=6
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kn-affil=Okayama University
en-keyword=malacoplakia
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start-page=21
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dt-pub-year=1993
dt-pub=199302
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en-title=
kn-title=Inhibition of Liver Regeneration in Mice Following Extended Hepatectomy by Transfusion of Lymphokine Activated Killer Cells
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=<p>Lymphokine activated killer (LAK) cells can destroy not only tumor cells but also syngeneic liver cells. In this study, the effects of passive transfer of LAK cells on liver regeneration were examined by the 3H-thymidine uptake and bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) labeling methods after resection of 70% of the volume of the liver. LAK cells were infused 12h after hepatectomy and the effects on regeneration of liver cells were examined 36 h later. The transfusion of LAK cells induced significant inhibition of liver regeneration at a dose of 5-10 x 10(7) cells. Neuraminidase treatment of lymphocytes is desirable to enhance the selective entrapment of LAK cells into the liver. When LAK cells were treated with neuraminidase (0.5 units/ml), and transfused into hepatectomized mice, more potent suppression of liver regeneration was induced in comparison with the same dose of LAK cells. The intraperitoneal injection of recombinant interleukin 2 (rIL-2) after partial hepatectomy also inhibited the regeneration of remnant liver. From these results, lymphocytes such as LAK cells appear to regulate liver regeneration.</p>
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en-aut-name=UrabeTakamitsu
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en-aut-name=NaomotoYoshio
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en-aut-name=GotohKiyotoshi
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en-aut-name=OritaKunzo
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kn-affil=Okayama University

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kn-affil=Okayama University

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dt-pub=196102
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en-title=
kn-title=Studies on relationship between serum properdin and cancer II. Studies on the serum properdin levels of tumor bearing animals and patients with malignant tumors
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kn-abstract=<p>1. The properdin levels in sera from mice bearing Ehrlich ascitic carcinoma and from rabbits with Brown-Pearce carcinoma decrease inversely with the increase of the ascites or the tumors. In the incipient period of tumor transplantation, the level rather rises. When the tumor is proliferating or large, the level keeps falling or is low. On the contrary, when the tumor is regressing or
disappears, the level elevates or reverts to that before transplantation. Strong A and R III mice with spontaneous mammary cancer have markedly low serum properdin levels as compared with those of healthy mice. 2. The properdin levels are less than 2 units per milliliter of the serum in
44.4 per cent of patients with gastric cancer, in 18.2 per cent of ones with non-malignant tumor and in 18.2 per cent of ones with gastric or duodenal ulcer. The abnormal low level has been found in 33.3 per cent of patients
without recurrence, who had undergone extended radical gastrectomy combined with radical lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer. 3. Some correlation can be seen between the serum properdin levels and the degree of progress of gastric cancer. 4. The cancer patients with low total serum protein have lower serum properdin levels than those having nomal protein. 5. As for influence of surgical operation on the serum properdin levels, there is observed a tendency that a minor operation causes the levels to increase and a major operation causes the levels to fall. 6. It has been inferred that the properdin system could be one of the host natural resistance against cancer.</p>

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en-aut-name=OritaKunzo
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no-issue=6
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start-page=319
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dt-pub-year=1998
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kn-title=Results of surgical treatment for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the thoracic spine.
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=<p>Conservative treatment is ineffective for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) in the thoracic spine, and surgical treatment is indicated for most cases, while such cases are not often experienced. In the present study, the results of surgical management involving mainly posterior decompression for this disease were evaluated clinically. The study included 9 patients (1 man and 8 women) who underwent surgical treatment for OPLL of the thoracic spine between 1984 and 1993. Laminectomy was performed in 5 patients, and laminectomy plus anterior decompression of the OPLL via the posterior approach based on Otsuka's method was performed in 2 patients. In 1 patient, laminoplasty for OPLL of the cervical spine was combined with laminectomy of the symptomatic lesion in the thoracic spine. One patient underwent anterior decompression and fusion. The results were evaluated using the Japanese Orthopaedic Association score (JOA score) and recovery rate. The postoperative follow-up period ranged from 1 year to 10 years and 3 months (mean, 4 years and 6 months). The mean JOA score was 4.8 before surgery and improved to 7.6 at the final examination. This was a mean recovery rate of 50.1%. Symptoms caused by OPLL in the thoracic spine can be alleviated by posterior decompression where OPLL extends from the upper to the middle thoracic spine or extends from the middle to the lower thoracic spine. It seems, however, that OPLL localized to the middle thoracic spine requires anterior decompression.</p>

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en-aut-name=HaradaYoshiaki
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en-aut-name=TakeuchiKazuhiro
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