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Future Technologies on Molecular Catalysts
This chapter discusses future prospects on the role of molecular catalysts in the energy conversion technology in various fields of applications. New concepts of the molecular design are presented. In the futu...
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Historical Overview and Fundamental Aspects of Molecular Catalysts for Energy Conversion
In this chapter we focus on the historical background of the electrocatalysts especially of molecular catalysts that are considered as key technology for energy conversion systems. The energy conversion is a b...
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Electrochemical Methods for Catalyst Evaluation in Fuel Cells and Solar Cells
In this chapter, electrochemical methods for the catalyst research for fuel cells, charge transport in electrode reaction, and heterogeneous charge transport are presented and discussed with some examples of d...
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Environmental Cleaning by Molecular Photocatalysts
Visible light absorbing organic photosensitizers and photocatalysts active in photodegradation of pollutants were described in this chapter. An important reactive is singlet oxygen obtained by energy transfer ...
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Charge Transport in Molecular Catalysis in a Heterogeneous Phase
This chapter focuses on the fundamental aspects in controlling charge transport (CT) processes through molecules in energy conversion systems. The central reactions involved in the energy conversion are the ch...
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Molecular Catalysts for Electrochemical Solar Cells and Artificial Photosynthesis
Molecular catalysts for electrochemical solar cells and an artificial photosynthesis were described. The fundamental principle of molecule-based solar cells was at first explained in comparison to conventional...
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Article
The first nationwide surveillance of bacterial respiratory pathogens conducted by the Japanese Society of Chemotherapy. Part 1: a general view of antibacterial susceptibility
The Japanese Society of Chemotherapy (JSC) conducted the first nationwide surveillance of bacterial respiratory pathogens during the period from January to August 2006. With the cooperation of 32 medical insti...
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Article
First observation of the ΣN decay of the S = - 2 system
An event emitting a Σ- -hyperon from a Ξ- -hyperon nuclear capture at rest has been observed in a hybrid-emulsion experiment. The event has been analyzed as the first observation of the weak decay of the S = - 2 ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
First observation of the ΣN decay of the S = −2 system
An event emitting a Σ −-hyperon from a Ξ −-hyperon nuclear capture at rest has been observed in a hybrid-emulsion experiment. The event has been analyzed as the first obs...
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Article
Open AccessMYCN gene amplification is a powerful prognostic factor even in infantile neuroblastoma detected by mass screening
MYCN is the most powerful prognostic factor in cases of older children. However, how MYCN is related to the prognosis of infantile cases is not clear. A mass screening program was carried out by measuring urinary...
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Peripheral blood stem cell mobilization by granulocyte colony-stimulating factor alone and engraftment kinetics following autologous transplantation in children and adolescents with solid tumor
In 56 pediatric and adolescent patients (median age 7 years, range 1–21) with various solid tumors, peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) were mobilized with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) alone, a...
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Open AccessHigh expression of telomerase is an independent prognostic indicator of poor outcome in hepatoblastoma
Telomerase, an enzyme related with cellular immortality, has been extensively studied in many kinds of malignant tumours for clinical diagnostic or prognostic utilities. Telomerase activity is mainly regulated...
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Water phase sensitization of nanoporous TiO2 film
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Autoimmune hepatitis following allogeneic PBSCT from an HLA-matched sibling
A 7-year-old boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in second remission received an allogeneic PBSCT from his HLA-matched sister. Acute grade II graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) resolved with corticostero...
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Cyclosporin-A ameliorated interstitial pneumonitis in a patient with amyopathic dermatomyositis
A 40-year-old woman with amyopathic dermatomyositis (ADM) developed acute pneumonitis. Despite pulse methylprednisolone therapy, the pneumonitis worsened. We therefore initiated cyclosporin-A (Cy-A) therapy w...
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Subclinical renal tubular acidosis in patients with primary and secondary Sjögren's syndrome: a possible marker of disease progression
To clarify the prevalence of subclinical renal tubular acidosis (RTA) and its association with clinical and laboratory parameters in primary and secondary Sjögren's syndrome (SS), an acid-loading test was con...
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Construction of self-disruptive Bacillus megaterium in response to substrate exhaustion for polyhydroxybutyrate production
In order to establish a novel recovery system for polyhydroxyalkanoates, a self-disruptive strain of Bacillus megaterium that responds to substrate exhaustion was constructed. A gene cassette carrying the lysis ...
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Open AccessExperience with International Neuroblastoma Staging System and Pathology Classification
The International Neuroblastoma Staging System and Pathology Classification were proposed in 1988 and in 1999, respectively, but their clinical value has not yet been fully studied in new patients. Six hundred...
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Article
Isotypes of rheumatoid factors in rheumatoid arthritis and chronic liver diseases
We studied isotype-specific rheumatoid factors (RFs) to clarify their significance in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to verify the difference in RF isotypes between RA and chronic liver diseases (CLD). Isotype...
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Development of a Hybrid Artificial Liver Support System with Porcine Hepatocyte Spheroids for Preclinical Use
In this study, we investigated culture conditions of primary porcine hepatocytes for development of a hybrid artificial liver using polyurethane foam (PUF)/spheroid culture. Porcine hepatocytes in the pores of...
