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NaInX₂ (X = S, Se) layered materials for energy harvesting applications: first-principles insights into optoelectronic and thermoelectric properties

In recent times, layered chalcogenide semiconductors have attracted great interest in energy harvesting device applications. In the present study, the structural, electronic, optical and thermoelectric propert...

M. M. Hossain, M. A. Hossain, S. A. Moon… in Journal of Materials Science: Materials in… (2021)

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Adverse prognostic impact of KIT mutations in childhood CBF-AML: the results of the Japanese Pediatric Leukemia/Lymphoma Study Group AML-05 trial

M Tokumasu, C Murata, A Shimada, K Ohki, Y Hayashi, A M Saito, J Fujimoto… in Leukemia (2015)

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Development and evaluation of MALDI-TOF MS-based seroty** for Streptococcus pneumoniae

Surveillance of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes is important for the successful implementation of vaccination strategies to prevent the spread of invasive pneumococcal diseases. The standard method of serotypi...

S. Nakano, Y. Matsumura, Y. Ito, T. Fujisawa… in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology … (2015)

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Seasonal trend and clinical presentation of Bacillus cereus bloodstream infection: association with summer and indwelling catheter

Bacillus cereus, an opportunistic pathogen, can cause fatal infection. However, B. cereus bloodstream infections (BSIs) have not been well characterised. From 2008 to 2013, B. cereus isol...

K. Kato, Y. Matsumura, M. Yamamoto, M. Nagao… in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology … (2014)

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Growth form-dependent response to physical disturbance and thermal stress in Acropora corals

To predict the community structure in response to changing environmental conditions, it is necessary to know the species-specific reaction and relative impact strength of each disturbance. We investigated the ...

S. Muko, S. Arakaki, M. Nagao, Kazuhiko Sakai in Coral Reefs (2013)

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Cefotaxime for the detection of extended-spectrum β-lactamase or plasmid-mediated AmpC β-lactamase and clinical characteristics of cefotaxime-non-susceptible Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteraemia

We investigated the performance of cefotaxime for the detection of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) or plasmid-mediated AmpC β-lactamase (pAmpC) and the clinical characteristics of cefotaxime-non-susceptible

Y. Matsumura, M. Yamamoto, A. Matsushima… in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology … (2012)

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Regional spread and control of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis in Kyoto, Japan

The purpose of this investigation was to control the post-outbreak prevalence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in the affected Kyoto region. The study period was from 2005 to 2010. Faecal samples were...

A. Matsushima, S. Takakura, M. Yamamoto… in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology … (2012)

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Meat consumption in relation to mortality from cardiovascular disease among Japanese men and women

Although high or low (no) meat consumption was associated with elevated or reduced mortality from cardiovascular disease, respectively, few studies have investigated the association between moderate meat consu...

M Nagao, H Iso, K Yamagishi, C Date, A Tamakoshi in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2012)

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Surface Modification of Si Field Emitter Arrays for Vacuum Sealing

Vacuum packaging is a very important issue for vacuum microelectronics devices, especially for field emission displays. Emission current from the field emitter array (FEA), however, is known to decrease signif...

M. Nagao, H. Tanabe, T. Kobayashi, T. Matsukawa… in MRS Online Proceedings Library (2011)

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Surface Modification of Si Field Emitter Arrays for Vacuum Sealing

Vacuum packaging is a very important issue for vacuum microelectronics devices, especially for field emission displays. Emission current from the field emitter array (FEA), however, is known to decrease signif...

M. Nagao, H. Tanabe, T. Kobayashi, T. Matsukawa… in MRS Online Proceedings Library (2011)

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Bending modulus of lipid bilayers in a liquid-crystalline phase including an anomalous swelling regime estimated by neutron spin echo experiments

Membrane fluctuations of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) and dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) were investigated by neutron spin echo spectroscopy. The intermediate structure factor was analyzed in t...

H. Seto, N. L. Yamada, M. Nagao, M. Hishida, T. Takeda in The European Physical Journal E (2008)

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Long- and short-term freezing induce different types of injury in Arabidopsis thaliana leaf cells

In nature, intact plant cells are subjected to freezing and can remain frozen for prolonged periods. We assayed the survival of Arabidopsis thaliana leaf cells following freezing and found that short- and long-te...

M. Nagao, K. Arakawa, D. Takezawa, S. Fujikawa in Planta (2008)

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Hyperfine interaction of ²⁵Al in α-Al₂O₃ and its quadrupole moment

The electric quadrupole (Q) moment of short-lived nucleus ²⁵Al \((I^{\pi} = 5/2^{+}, T_{1/2} = 7.18~{\rm s})\) has been...

K. Matsuta, M. Mihara, T. Nagatomo, R. Matsumiya, S. Momota… in Hyperfine Interactions (2007)

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Polarization of ²³Ne, ^24m,25Al and ²⁸P produced through single nucleon pickup and charge-exchange reactions at 100 AMeV

We measured the polarization of the \(\upbeta \) -emitting ²³Ne (I ^{π ...}

T. Ohtsubo, H. Hirano, S. Takahashi, K. Matsuta, M. Mihara… in Hyperfine Interactions (2007)

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Small interfering RNA expression vector targeting hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha inhibits tumor growth in hepatobiliary and pancreatic cancers

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic carcinomas are hypovascular tumors that can proliferate under hypoxic conditions. Recent reports have demonstrated that hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha (HIF1α) plays an important rol...

T Mizuno, M Nagao, Y Yamada, M Narikiyo, M Ueno, M Miyagishi… in Cancer Gene Therapy (2006)

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Origin of the metallic properties of heavily boron-doped superconducting diamond

The recent discovery that heavily boron-doped diamond is a superconductor with a transition temperature of 7.4 K raises the prospect of superconducting devices with the unique properties of diamond. A study of...

T. Yokoya, T. Nakamura, T. Matsushita, T. Muro, Y. Takano, M. Nagao… in Nature (2005)

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Overview of mammalian zinc transporters

In recent years, a number of mammalian zinc transporters have been identified, and candidate genes are rapidly growing. These transporters are classified into two families: ZIP (ZRT, IRT-like protein) and CDF ...

T. Kambe, Y. Yamaguchi-Iwai, R. Sasaki… in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences CMLS (2004)