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Chapter and Conference Paper
Automated voxel-based analysis of brain perfusion SPECT for vasospasm after subarachnoid haemorrhage
We evaluated regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) during vasospasm after subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) using automated voxel-based analysis of brain perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT).
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Thermal Diffusivity Measurements of CMSX-4 Alloy by the Laser-Flash Method
In the present work, thermal diffusivity measurements have been carried out on industrial samples of CMSX-4 nickel-base superalloy using the laser-flash method with emphasis on studying the effect of temperatu...
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Ambulatory blood pressure variability and brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity in untreated hypertensive patients
Blood pressure (BP) variability is estimated as the standard deviation of 24-h ambulatory BP. The present study was performed to determine the effect of the mean 24-h ambulatory BP values and standard deviatio...
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Multicentre prospective study of perinatal depression in Japan: incidence and correlates of antenatal and postnatal depression
A multicentre study on the epidemiology of perinatal depression was conducted among Japanese women expecting the first baby (N = 290). The incidence rate of the onset of the DSM-III-R Major Depressive Episode ...
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The role of Gamma Knife radiosurgery in the treatment of pineal parenchymal tumours
Object. The aim of this study was to document the possible role of Gamma Knife radiosurgery, suitable for the treatment of deep and well limited tumors, in the management of pineal parenchymal tumors (PPT).
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Effect of vitamin C on common cold: randomized controlled trial
To investigate the relationship between the common cold and vitamin C supplementation.
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Influence of fat pad removal on patellar tendon length during growth
During various knee operations, the changes caused by the surgical invasion to the infrapatellar fat pad (IPF) is still unknown. If any changes exist, it will have great influence especially on growing generat...
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Long-term effects of statins on arterial pressure and stiffness of hypertensives
Although lowering blood pressure (BP) reduces aortic stiffness, achieving the recommended BP goal can be difficult. Recent studies have shown that short-term use of statins can reduce BP significantly. To dete...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Poster Summaries
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Experimental model of knee contracture in extension: its prevention using a sheet made from hyaluronic acid and carboxymethylcellulose
Treatment once extension contracture of the knee has completed is difficult and costly. The most effective treatment might be the prevention of contracture, especially after joint injury. In order to establish...
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A gene homologous to β-type carbonic anhydrase is essential for the growth of Corynebacterium glutamicum under atmospheric conditions
Carbonic anhydrase catalyzes the interconversion of CO2 and bicarbonate. We focused on this enzyme in the amino acid-producing organism Corynebacterium glutamicum in order to assess the availability of bicarbona...
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Acid-base responses to lethal aquatic hypercapnia in three marine fishes
Ocean sequestration of CO2 is proposed as a possible measure to mitigate environmental changes due to the increasing atmospheric concentration of the gas. However, toxic effects of CO2 on marine organisms are poo...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Gamma Knife Surgery for Epilepsy Related to Hypothalamic Hamartomas
Objective. Drug resistant epilepsy associated with hypothalamic hamartoma (HH) can be cured by microsurgical resection of the lesion. Morbidity and mortality risks of microsurgery in this area are significant. Ga...
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Neuropathological analysis in spinal muscular atrophy type II
We performed a neuropathological analysis, including in situ nick end labeling (ISEL) and immunohistochemistry, of two cases of clinicogenetically confirmed infantile spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type II. Bot...
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Another phenotype of frontotemporal dementia and parkinsonism linked to chromosome-17 (FTDP-17) with a missense mutation of S305N closely resembling Pick’s disease
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Efficient 40°C fermentation of l-lysine by a new Corynebacterium glutamicum mutant developed by genome breeding
We have recently developed a new l-lysine-producing mutant of Corynebacterium glutamicum by "genome breeding" consisting of characterization and reconstitution of a mutation set essential for high-level productio...
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Thermal Diffusivity Measurements of Liquid Silicate Melts
The effect of structure on the thermal diffusivities/conductivities for liquid silicates have been summarized based on recent experimental work carried out by the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm and t...
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Systematic review of ceramic inlays
The purpose of the present study was to conduct a systematic review of ceramic inlays, assess the quality of published clinical studies, and determine the clinical effectiveness of ceramic inlays compared to o...
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Open AccessVegetables and fruit intake and cancer mortality in the Hiroshima/Nagasaki Life Span Study
The association between green-yellow vegetables and fruit consumption and risk of cancer death was investigated in a prospective study of 38 540 men and women who were atomic-bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Na...
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Donor T-lymphocyte infusion for unrelated allogeneic bone marrow transplantation with CD3+ T-cell-depleted graft
In T-cell-depleted allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (TCD-BMT) using unrelated donors, the role of donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) for survival and disease control has not been defined. In a study of 116 ...
