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Abnormal microarchitecture and stiffness in postmenopausal women using chronic inhaled glucocorticoids
Postmenopausal (PM) women using inhaled glucocorticoids (IGCs) had substantial abnormalities in volumetric BMD (vBMD), microarchitecture, and stiffness using high resolution peripheral computed tomography (HRp...
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Bone density and microarchitecture in hepatitis C and HIV-coinfected postmenopausal minority women
We found that HIV+/HCV+ women had 7–8% lower areal bone mineral density (aBMD) by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) at the spine, hip, and radius (p < 0.01) and 5–7% lower volumetric BMD (vBMD) by central qu...
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Cortical microstructure compensates for smaller bone size in young Caribbean Hispanic versus non-Hispanic white men
Hispanic men have smaller bone size but thicker and denser cortices compared to white men, leading to similar mechanical competence.
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New precise measurement of muonium hyperfine structure interval at J-PARC
MuSEUM is an international collaboration aiming at a new precise measurement of the muonium hyperfine structure at J-PARC (Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex). Utilizing its intense pulsed muon beam, we...
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Operator variability in scan positioning is a major component of HR-pQCT precision error and is reduced by standardized training
In this study, we determined that operator positioning precision contributes significant measurement error in high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT). Moreover, we developed softw...
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New muonium HFS measurements at J-PARC/MUSE
At the Muon Science Facility (MUSE) of J-PARC (Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex), the MuSEUM collaboration is planing new measurements of the ground state hyperfine structure (HFS) of muonium both at ...
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Development of muon rotating target at J-PARC/MUSE
A pulsed muon beam with unprecedented intensity will be generated by a 3-GeV 333-micro A proton beam on a muon target made of 20-mm thick isotropic graphite at J-PARC. The current muon target with a fixed targ...
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Open AccessUltra slow muon microscopy by laser resonant ionization at J-PARC, MUSE
As one of the principal muon beam line at the J-PARC muon facility (MUSE), we are now constructing a Muon beam line (U-Line), which consists of a large acceptance solenoid made of mineral insulation cables (MI...
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Open AccessThe tumour-suppressive function of miR-1 and miR-133a targeting TAGLN2 in bladder cancer
On the base of the microRNA (miRNA) expression signature of bladder cancer (BC), we found that miR-1 and miR-133a were significantly downregulated in BC. In this study, we focussed on the functional significance ...
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Open AccessLY6K is a novel molecular target in bladder cancer on basis of integrate genome-wide profiling
The aim of this study is to find a novel molecular target based on chromosomal alteration and array-based gene expression analyses in bladder cancer (BC). We investigated a cancer testis antigen, LY6K, which is l...
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Open AccessmiR-145 and miR-133a function as tumour suppressors and directly regulate FSCN1 expression in bladder cancer
We have recently identified down-regulated microRNAs including miR-145 and miR-133a in bladder cancer (BC). The aim of this study is to determine the genes targeted by miR-145, which is the most down-regulated mi...
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Non-destructive elemental depth-profiling with muonic X-rays
An elemental analysis method using muonic X-rays has been developed. Applying the unique features of the negative muon, this method enables elemental distribution in an object to be obtained three dimensionall...
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Nobeyama CO Atlas of Nearby Spiral Galaxies
The results of a CO(1–0) map** survey of 40 nearby spiral galaxies performed with the Nobeyama 45-m telescope are presented. The maps of CO cover most of the optical disk of the galaxies. We investigated the...
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Magnetic resonance cisternography for preoperative evaluation of arachnoid cysts
With a high likelihood of clinical improvement and low rates of complications, minimally invasive neuroendoscopic surgery is becoming the treatment of choice for symptomatic or growing arachnoid cysts. In neur...
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Study of electronic X-rays emitted from pionic and muonic atoms
The electronic X-ray energies of muonic atoms were precisely measured. The atomic number (Z) dependence of the energy difference between electronic X-rays of muonic atoms and Z-1 atoms (energy shift) was systemat...
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Neonatal cavernous angioma located in the basal ganglia with profuse intraoperative bleeding
A rare case of congenital cavernous angioma detected during pregnancy is described. The tumor was pointed out by ultrasound in a fetus at 39 weeks gestation. The male baby was delivered by cesarean section. Co...
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Radiation damage of SiC Schottky diodes by electron irradiation
The impact of radiation damage on the device performance of 4H-SiC Schottky diodes, which are irradiated at room temperature with 2-MeV electrons is studied. After irradiation the reverse current increases, wh...
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Polymorphism of the solute carrier family 12 (sodium/chloride transporters) member 3, SLC12A3, gene at exon 23 (+78G/A: Arg913Gln) is associated with elevation of urinary albumin excretion in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes: a 10-year longitudinal study
We have shown previously that the SLC12A3 +78G/A polymorphism in exon 23 (Arg913Gln) was a new candidate for conferring susceptibility to diabetic nephropathy. The aim of this study was to confirm the effect of t...
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Nano-atomization of titanium diboride using ordered mixture and metallothermic reaction methods
The effects of the ordered mixture and metallothermic reaction methods for the preparation of titanium diboride were investigated on the atomization of the boride in its production process with titanium oxide ...
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μSR Study of Magnetic Order in LTO and LTT Phase of La2−x M xCu1−y Zn y O4 (M=Sr, Ba)
In order to investigate the origin of so-called 1/8 anomaly in La(Sr,Ba)-214, we have performed μSR experiments for the low-temperature orthorhombic (LTO) and low-temperature tetragonal (LTT) structure phases ...
