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Convenient preparation of phosphopeptide fragments using High TFMSA system and its application to synthesis of long chain phosphopeptides
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Three-dimensional computer-aided diagnosis schemes for classification of benign and malignant pulmonary nodules
We present an example-based assisting approach for classifying pulmonary nodules in 3-D thoracic CT images. The technique represents the internal and surrounding structures of the nodule by means of the distri...
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Article
Simple prognostic model for patients with multiple myeloma: a single-center study in Japan
The range of survival duration in myeloma patients is wide and several percent of patients live longer than 10 years. Therefore, a precise prediction of survival for the individual patient is required to deci...
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Continuously cast Cu-Al-Ni shape memory wires with a unidirectional morphology
The possibility of applying the Ohno continuous casting (OCC) process to the fabrication of Cu-Al-Ni shape memory alloy wires has been investigated. It was established that Cu-Al-Ni shape memory alloy wires of...
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CREB antisense oligonucleotides induce non-apoptotic cell death in proliferating leukemia cells, but not normal hematopoietic cells, by a bizarre non-antisense mechanism
We report that antisense phosphorothioate oligodeoxyribonucleotides (PS-ODNs) against cyclic AMP response element-binding protein (CREB) induce the death of human leukemia cell lines including HL-60, Kasumi-1 ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
CAD System for the Assistance of Comparative Reading for Lung Cancer Using Serial Helical CT Images
The objective of this study is to develop a computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system to support comparative reading of sequential helical CT images for lung cancer screening without using film displays. The place...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Pulmonary Nodules Using Three-Dimensional Thoracic CT Images
We are develo** computerized feature extraction and classification methods to analyze malignant and benign pulmonary nodules in three-dimensional (3-D) thoracic CT images. Internal structure features were de...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Analysis of Pulmonary Nodule Evolutions Using a Sequence of Three-Dimensional Thoracic CT Images
This paper presents a method to analyze volume evolutions of pulmonary nodules for discrimination between malignant and benign nodules. Our method consists of four steps; (1) The 3-D rigid registration of the ...
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Immunohistochemical detection of cathepsin D, K, and L in the process of endochondral ossification in the human
Cathepsins D, K, and L were immunolocalized in tissue undergoing endochondral ossification in the human. Cathepsins D, K, and L were localized in osteoclasts and chondroclasts attached to bone matrix and cart...
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HLA-mismatched CD34-selected stem cell transplant complicated by HHV-6 reactivation in the central nervous system
We report here a patient who suffered from PCR- confirmed human herpesvirus type 6 (HHV-6) meningoencephalitis after allogeneic purified CD34+ cell transplantation from his HLA-mismatched sibling donor, even thou...
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Article
The β-1,3-galactosyltransferase-4 (B3GALT4) gene is located in the centromeric segment of the human MHC class II region
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Chapter
Active Force Closure for Multiple Objects
This paper discusses the active force closure (AFC) for manipulation of multiple objects. AFC for multiple objects is defined in such a way that the finger can generate an arbitrary acceleration onto a certain...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Differential Geometry Based Vector Fields for Characterizing Surrounding Structures of Pulmonary Nodules
This paper presents a scheme to analyze surrounding structures of pulmonary nodules by using differential geometry based vector fields. In this scheme the differential characteristics such as the principal cur...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Hybrid Classification Approach of Malignant and Benign Pulmonary Nodules Based on Topological and Histogram Features
This paper focuses on an approach for characterizing the internal structure which is one of important clues for differentiating between malignant and benign nodules in three-dimensional (3-D) thoracic images. ...
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Chapter
Magneto-Optical Recording
The capacity of the magneto-optical (MO) disk has grown to 640 Mbyte per 3.5—inch diameter since it was put on the market in 1988. At the beginning of this chapter, the following subjects related to the magnet...
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Article
Dynamic control of redundant manipulators using the artificial potential field approach with time scaling
This paper proposes a new method for the dynamic control of redundant manipulators via the artificial potential field approach. In the artificial potential field approach, the goal is represented by an artific...
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Article
Extensive epidural teratoma in early infancy treated by multi-stage surgery
We report a rare case of extensive extradural teratoma successfully treated by multi-stage laminotomy and thoracotomy. A 34-day-old, dyspneic infant had a large posterior mediastinal mass identified on a chest X...
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Article
High Cervical Disc Lesions in Elderly Patients – Presentation and Surgical Approach
The incidence of high cervical disc lesions is extremely rare, and the mechanism of their development is unclear. We report these three cases, and discuss the possible mechanisms. We also describe surgical st...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Potential Usefulness of Curvature Based Description for Differential Diagnosis of Pulmonary Nodules
This paper examines the problem of obtaining a representation of the three-dimensional(3-D) pulmonary nodule images, which is a key problem in discriminating benign and malignant nodules for differential diagn...
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Article
High Density Recording on Conventionally Structured Magneto-Optical Disk by Magnetic Field Modulation
Two recent topics on high density recording are reviewed in this paper on conventionally structured MO disk by magnetic field modulation. One topic is the MO disk with a capacity of 650 MB/ φ 64 mm. Using a li...
