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Solar Activity in the Past and Its Impacts on Climate
Solar activity is suggested to impact the climate system through the influence of total solar irradiance (TSI), solar ultraviolet (UV), and galactic cosmic rays (GCRs). This chapter reviews the variability of ...
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Open AccessInvestigating age and regional effects on the relation between the incidence of heat-related ambulance transport and daily maximum temperature or WBGT
Although age and regional climate are considered to have effects on the incidence ratio of heat-related illness, quantitative estimation of age or region on the effect of occurring temperature for heat stroke ...
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Open AccessPSTEP: project for solar–terrestrial environment prediction
Although solar activity may significantly impact the global environment and socioeconomic systems, the mechanisms for solar eruptions and the subsequent processes have not yet been fully understood. Thus, mode...
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Open AccessComparison of correction factor for both dynamic total thermal insulation and evaporative resistance between ISO 7933 and ISO 9920
Thermal insulation and evaporative resistance of clothing are the physical parameters to quantify heat transfer and evaporative dissipation from the human body to the environment, respectively. Wind and body m...
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Open AccessMicrosporidial keratitis retrospectively diagnosed by ultrastructural study of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded corneal tissue: a case report
The utility of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) corneal tissue specimens for retrospective diagnosis of microsporidial keratitis was evaluated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis and the ...
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A New Solar Imaging System for Observing High-Speed Eruptions: Solar Dynamics Doppler Imager (SDDI)
A new solar imaging system was installed at Hida Observatory to observe the dynamics of flares and filament eruptions. The system (Solar Dynamics Doppler Imager; SDDI) takes full-disk solar images with a field of...
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Formation and Microstructures of Whipped Oils Composed of Vegetable Oils and High-Melting Fat Crystals
This paper reports the experimental results of processes used for the formation of whipped oils composed of vegetable oils (salad oil) and high-melting fat crystals [fully hydrogenated rapeseed oil rich in beh...
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Clinical outcomes and nadir prostate-specific antigen (PSA) according to initial PSA levels in primary androgen deprivation therapy for metastatic prostate cancer
To investigate the clinical outcomes of metastatic prostate cancer patients and the relationship between nadir prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels and different types of primary androgen deprivation therapy...
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Validation of TNM classification for metastatic prostatic cancer treated using primary androgen deprivation therapy
The current tumor–node–metastasis (TNM) classification system has been used for many years. The prognosis of patients with metastatic prostate cancer (mPC) treated using primary androgen deprivation therapy (P...
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Open AccessThe capacity-building and science-enabling activities of the IUGONET for the solar-terrestrial research community
This paper presents an overview of the capacity-building activities and science-enabling services of the Inter-university Upper atmosphere Global Observation NETwork (IUGONET) project. This Japanese program, w...
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Selection of adjuvant intravesical therapies using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer scoring system in patients at intermediate risk of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer
We investigated whether the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) scoring system can be used for the selection of adjuvant intravesical therapies for individual patients who underg...
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Mixing Phase Behavior of 1,3-Dipalmitoyl-2-Oleoyl-sn-Glycerol (POP) and 1,2-Dipalmitoyl-3-Oleoyl-rac-Glycerol (PPO) in n-Dodecane Solution
We examined the mixing phase behavior of 1,3-dipalmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycerol (POP) and 1,2-dipalmitoyl-3-oleoyl-rac-glycerol (PPO) in organic solutions containing n-dodecane (C12) as a solvent to confirm whether...
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Open AccessProgress of the IUGONET system - metadata database for upper atmosphere ground-based observation data
The Interuniversity Upper atmosphere Global Observation NETwork (IUGONET) project is a 6-year research project which started in 2009. The objective of this project is to establish a metadata database of variou...
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Nadir prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level and time to PSA nadir following primary androgen deprivation therapy as independent prognostic factors in a Japanese large-scale prospective cohort study (J-CaP)
The aim of this study was to investigate whether nadir prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level and time to PSA nadir (TTN) are independent prognostic factors equivalent to the pretreatment factors in the data of...
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Cumulative probability of prostate cancer detection in biopsy according to free/total PSA ratio in men with total PSA levels of 2.1–10.0 ng/ml at population screening
The aim of this study was to investigate the cumulative probability of prostate cancer detection according to free/total prostate-specific antigen (PSA) ratio in men with PSA levels of 2.1–10.0 ng/ml and also ...
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Structures and Binary Mixing Characteristics of Enantiomers of 1-Oleoyl-2,3-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycerol (S-OPP) and 1,2-Dipalmitoyl-3-oleoyl-sn-glycerol (R-PPO)
We performed differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction (SR-XRD) experiments of polymorphic structures and binary mixing characteristics of the enantiomers of 1-oleoyl-...
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Modulation of Th1/Th2 Balance by Infliximab Rescues Postoperative Occurrence of Small-Intestinal Inflammation Associated with Ulcerative Colitis
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Microbeam X-ray Diffraction Study of Granular Crystals Formed in Water-in-Oil Emulsion
Margarine and fat spread contain typical water-in-oil emulsions, including semi-solid fats, as continuous oil phases. The application of palm oil, one of the most promising trans-fat alternatives, for semi-solid ...
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Solar adaptive optics system using an electromagnetic deformable mirror
A solar adaptive optics system has been improved by using a high-speed electromagnetic deformable mirror and adopting a modified sum-of-absolute-differences algorithm in wavefront sensing. Results of laborator...
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Massive jejunal bleeding due to Heyde syndrome successfully treated with double balloon endoscopy
There is a well-documented relationship between aortic valve stenosis and recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding from angiodysplasia in elderly patients, called Heyde syndrome. We report a case of Heyde syndrome ...
