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Current-induced magnetic domain wall motion below intrinsic threshold triggered by Walker breakdown
Controlling the position of a magnetic domain wall with electric current1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 may allow for new types of non-volatile memory and logic devices10,12,13,14. To be practical, however, the threshold...
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We herein report a case study of a female newborn with multiple pituitary hormone deficiencies who presented with generalized seizures, hypoglycemia and hyperammonemia at 18 h after birth. In addition, we revi...
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Analytical validation in practice at a quality control laboratory in the Japanese pharmaceutical industry
Analytical validation is required as the basis for any evaluation activities during manufacturing process validation, cleaning validation and validation of the testing method itself in the pharmaceutical indus...
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A 47-year-old male with a solid, previously cystic tumor in the subphrenic part of the liver consulted for surgery. Laparotomy showed a well-circumscribed tumor originating from the diaphragm, which made a sig...
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Association study between CD30 and CD30 ligand genes and type 1 diabetes in the Japanese population
CD30-CD30 ligand (CD30L) signal transduction appears to protect against autoimmune diabetes by preventing expansion of autoreactive T cells and suppressing Th1-cytokine response. The purpose of this study was ...
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New Self-Organized Nanostructure: Chain of Crystalline-Silicon Nanospheres
We have grown chains of crystalline-Si nanospheres: the crystalline-Si nanospheres of about 10 nm in diameter are supported in amorphous silica and carbon at a nearly equal spacing by a self-organized process....
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Analytical validation in practice at a quality control laboratory in the Japanese pharmaceutical industry
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Pulsed and cw-ESR study of E′ and Al hole centers in quartz produced by irradiations and crushing
E′ centers in quartz irradiated by alpha-rays (He+-beam), neutrons, and those produced by gamma-irradiation after crushing as well as in gamma-irradiated silica glass were investigated using cw/pulsed electron sp...
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Spin excitations, phonons and phase diagram in high-T c cuprates
The implications of the slave-boson mean-field theory for the extended t-J model are summarised and compared with various experiments on spin fluctuations and certain phonon modes in high-Tc cuprates, placing spe...
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We consider the effects of spin-phonon coupling within the slave-boson mean-field treatment of the extended t-J model. With no additional assumptions the theory is found to give a semi-quantitative account of ...
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This study was designed to assess the changes in the body composition in patients with GH deficiency after 3 months of human growth hormone (hGH) treatment. Nine prepubertal patients (1 female and 8 males, age...
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The Future of Japanese Agriculture: Simulation of Agriculture Management Programmes for the Development of Small Rural Villages
In an earlier paper, (see Kohno, 1989), we have identified some drastic and long-term possibilities for solving the problem: “In which direction should we orient and adjust Japanese agriculture, considered in ...
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Osteofibrous dysplasia of the tibia treated by bracing
Osteofibrous dysplasia of the tibia in children will commonly recur after surgical resection. The use of a leg brace until puberty offers a useful method of conservative management. Seven female patients, age ...
