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Superstrate-type photovoltaics with copper indium sulfide (CuInS2) fabricated by solution processes: correlation between interfacial charge transfer and solar cell performance
Copper indium sulfide, CuInS2 (CIS) semiconductors have currently attracted a great deal of attention as photosensitizers for solar cells. In this study, CIS/CdS/TiO2 solar cells were prepared by a simple, low-co...
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Open AccessFractional quantum Hall effects in In0.75Ga0.25As bilayer electron systems observed as “Finger print”
Observations of fractional quantum Hall (FQH) plateaus are reported in bilayer electron gas system in wide (>80 nm) In0.75Ga0.25As wells. Several q/p (p = 5, 3, and 2, q > 5) QH states are confirmed at high tempe...
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Open AccessEffects of atorvastatin on renal function in patients with dyslipidemia and chronic kidney disease: assessment of clinical usefulness in CKD patients with atorvastatin (ASUCA) trial
Dyslipidemia is a risk factor for the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). While conventional lipid lowering therapy provides a benefit to CKD management, the effect of statins on eGFR remains unclear.
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Open AccessBivalent vaccine platform based on Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) elicits neutralizing antibodies against JEV and hepatitis C virus
Directly acting antivirals recently have become available for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, but there is no prophylactic vaccine for HCV. In the present study, we took advantage of the pr...
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Effects of atorvastatin on renal function in patients with dyslipidemia and chronic kidney disease: Rationale and design of the ASsessment of clinical Usefulness in CKD patients with Atorvastatin (ASUCA) trial
Since dyslipidemia has been shown to be an independent risk factor for the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)-lowering therapy can be potentially associate...
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Influence of the Nano-mesh Metal Electrode to Light Excitation of Carriers in Semiconductor
A thin metal film with nano-apertures, called “nano-mesh electrode,” generates near-field lights near the electrode. We investigated carrier excitations in semiconductors by the near-field light. Finite-differ...
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Long-term effects of candesartan and amlodipine on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in Japanese high-risk hypertensive patients: the Candesartan Antihypertensive Survival Evaluation in Japan Extension Study (CASE-J Ex)
In the Candesartan Antihypertensive Survival Evaluation in Japan (CASE-J) trial, comparable efficacy was noted between candesartan and amlodipine in the incidence of cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality...
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Cl Do** Effect by Thermal Treatment with KCl for ZnO Single Crystals
We investigated the optical and electrical properties of ZnO single crystals coated with KCl by examining the photoluminescence (PL) at 9 K and the temperature dependence of the carrier concentration. The band...
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Role of diabetes and obesity in outcomes of the candesartan antihypertensive survival evaluation in Japan (CASE-J) trial
The Candesartan Antihypertensive Survival Evaluation in Japan (CASE-J) trial assessed cardiovascular outcomes in high-risk hypertensive patients receiving either candesartan or amlodipine. The aim of this stud...
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Relationship between the achieved blood pressure and the incidence of cardiovascular events in Japanese hypertensive patients with complications: a sub-analysis of the CASE-J trial
Various guidelines for hypertension specify that the target blood pressure (BP) should be below 140/90 mm Hg and that strict control is recommended for patients with cardiovascular risk factors. We examined th...
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The Optimal Target Blood Pressure for Antihypertensive Treatment in Japanese Elderly Patients with High-Risk Hypertension: A Subanalysis of the Candesartan Antihypertensive Survival Evaluation in Japan (CASE-J) Trial
For hypertensive patients, it has been recommended that antihypertensive treatment strategies be chosen on the basis of the patients' conditions and age. In this sub-analysis of the Candesartan Antihypertensiv...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Bi-Directional Ray Tracing
Ray tracing is one of the most powerful techniques used in computer graphics. Although ray tracing techniques can take into account the effects of reflection from neighbouring surfaces, it has hitherto been im...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Environment for Fast Elaboration of Constructive Solid Geometry
This paper describes a set of software entities, both algorithms and data structures, which together comprise a system for the efficient elaboration of complex shapes defined by arbitrary volumetric Boolean co...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Accelerated Ray Tracing
This paper proposes algorithms for dealing with two essential problems encountered in generating continuous-tone images by the ray tracing method: speed and aliasing. These two factors are considered an Achill...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Jag Free Images on a Raster CRT
This paper presents an algorithm for removing all kinds of jags (staircase-like effects) due to the aliasing phenomenon which is intrinsic in all synthesized wire frame and continuous-tone images displayed on ...
