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Characteristics and Reliability of Amorphous Silicon Photocnductor Drums for PPC or LBP
The reliability of the a-Si drum has been investigated via environmental tests and durability copy testing, and its electrophotographic properties have been confirmed to be very stable. Regarding imaging prope...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Bio-imaging by functional nano-particles of nano to macro scale
Nano-materials are expected to be used for medical applications such as research on pharmacokinetics and novel therapeutic agents. Their acute toxicity should be examined and systemic distribution of the nano-...
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Complement Receptor Type 3 (CR3)- and Fc Receptor (FcR)-Mediated Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) Secretion and Their Intracellular Signalling of Bovine Neutrophils
Complement receptor type 3 (CR3)- and Fc receptor (FcR)-mediated metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) secretion and their intracellular signalling of bovine neutrophils were evaluated. Relative density of MMP-9 secrete...
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Changes in biochemical parameters after anterior cruciate ligament injury
We studied the biochemical characteristics of human knees with deficient anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) and analysed their relationship to the time after ligamentous injury. Thirty-two patients with isolate...
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Quantitative evaluation of anterior tibial translation during isokinetic motion in knees with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using either patellar or hamstring tendon grafts
We studied 79 patients with unilateral injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The patients were randomly allocated to reconstruction with autologous patellar bone-tendon-bone (BTB) grafts (49 knees) o...
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Long-period accelerometer monitoring shows the role of physical activity in overweight and obesity
Physical activity (PA) plays an important role in obesity. A new accelerometer has been developed to assess total energy expenditure as well as PA.
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A split-root apparatus for examining the effects of hydraulic lift by trees on the water status of neighbouring crops
We describe a split-root system for examining the effects of hydraulic lift by trees on crop growth. In this system, upper lateral tree roots were grown in a container set on the ground through which the tapro...
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Muscle performance after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
We measured muscle strength in 36 patients after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with autogenous bone-patellar tendon-bone graft. Quadriceps and hamstring isokinetic strength was assessed durin...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Modeling the transport of low molecular weight metal complexes across the liquid–liquid interface during extraction in a synthetic boundary cell by using the finite differences method
We determine transport parameters such as the diffusion coefficient, D, the integral mass flux and the transfer coefficient across the liquid–liquid interface, α, in solvent extraction systems by using analytical...
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Physiological Changes in the Concentrations of Biotin in the Serum and Milk and in the Physical Properties of the Claw Horn in Holstein Cows
Physiological changes in the concentrations of biotin in the serum and milk and in the physical properties of the claw horn were examined in Holstein cows. A lower concentration of biotin in the serum and a hi...
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Prototheca Zopfii? Mastitis in Holstein Dairy Herds and Its Characteristics of Insufficient Elimination from the Udder
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Network-based RTK-GPS for Nationwide High-accuracy Positioning and Navigation in Japan
We operate a network-based RTK-GPS Positioning Augmentation Service (PAS) in the Osaka district, and are also to expand this to the Tokyo metropolitan area, for use in geographical surveys as well as facility ...
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Exposure to Mercury in the Urban Population of Rio Branco City, State of Acre, Brazil
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Concentration of plutonium in squids collected from Japanese inshore measured by HR-ICP-MS, 1981–2000
In order to obtain the information about plutonium contamination in ocean environment, plutonium in the internal organs of squid collected from Japanese inshore were determined by HR-ICP-MS. Although the pluto...
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Surgical Treatment of a Mixed Pineocytoma/Pineoblastoma in a 72-Year-Old Patient
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Analysis of Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity of CD18-Deficient Bovine Neutrophils
Killing activity (KA) and antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity (ADCC) of neutrophils from normal cattle and cattle with bovine leucocyte adhesion deficiency (BLAD) were compared in order to evaluate the cytot...
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Density-dependent growth and reproduction of the apple snail, Pomacea canaliculata: a density manipulation experiment in a paddy field
To examine density dependence in the survival, growth, and reproduction of Pomacea canaliculata, we conducted an experiment in which snail densities were manipulated in a paddy field. We released paint-marked sn...
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Determination of thorium in the organs of deceased thorotrast patients
“Thorotrast” was widely used in the past as an X-ray contrast medium, containing a colloidal solution of thorium dioxide (232ThO2). After injection, thorium accumulates and is mainly retained in the liver. Thus o...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Development of Vortex Structure Behind a Circular Disk
Vortical structure behind a circular disk was investigated experimentally in water as the flow past the disk was accelerated from rest and successively moved at constant speeds. Initial vortex ring growth and ...
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Myosin heads contact with thin filaments in compressed relaxed skinned fibres of frog skeletal muscle
When skinned skeletal muscle fibres with rest sarcomere length (L=2.5 μm) are compressed by the addition of various concentrations ([PVP]) of polyvinylpyrrolidone, the relation between the 1,0 spacing (d) of t...
