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    Extension of bacterial rDNA sequencing for simultaneous methylation detection and its application in microflora analysis

    Although polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and sequencing of the bacterial 16S rDNA region has numerous scientific applications, it does not provide DNA methylation information. Herein, we propose ...

    Motoi Nishimura, Tomoaki Tanaka, Syota Murata, Akiko Miyabe in Scientific Reports (2023)

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    Cut-off values of serum IgG4 among three reagents, including a novel IgG4 reagent: a multicenter study

    Elevated serum IgG4 is a useful marker of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) activity. However, there is no uniformity in the cut-off values of IgG4 among the various reagents. The aim of this study was to compare...

    Yoko Usami, Mitsutoshi Sugano, Takeshi Uehara, Masayoshi Koinuma in Scientific Reports (2021)

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    Exfoliative toxin A staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome in preterm infants

    Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) demonstrates dermal symptoms due to exfoliative toxin (ET) A or ETB produced by Staphylococcus aureus. We examined the association between anti-ETA antibodies and SSSS ...

    Ken Saida, Kenji Kawasaki, Kanae Hirabayashi in European Journal of Pediatrics (2015)

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    Pathophysiological Investigation of the Gastric Surface Mucous Gel Layer of Patients with Helicobacter pylori Infection by Using Immunoassays for Trefoil Factor Family 2 and Gastric Gland Mucous Cell-Type Mucin in Gastric Juice

    The trefoil factor family (TFF) 2 protein is produced by gastric gland mucous cells (GMCs), and the secreted TFF2 shares a mucosal barrier function with GMC-type mucin. Recently, we presented an enzyme-linked ...

    Seiko Kubota, Kazuyoshi Yamauchi, Mitsutoshi Sugano in Digestive Diseases and Sciences (2011)

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    Ion Emitter based on Carbon Nanotubes in Liquid Helium

    Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are employed to construct field emitters to inject ions into liquid helium. The nanotube field emitter (NTFE) works at voltages as low as +380 V for positive ion and −100 V for negative...

    Kenji Kawasaki, Kazuhito Tsukagoshi, Kimitoshi Kono in Journal of Low Temperature Physics (2005)

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    Microstructure development of steel during severe plastic deformation

    The microstructure development during plastic deformation was reviewed for iron and steel which were subjected to cold rolling or mechanical milling (MM) treatment, and the change in strengthening mechanism ca...

    Setsuo Takaki, Toshihiro Tsuchiyama, Koichi Nakashima in Metals and Materials International (2004)

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    Phase Transitions of Superfluid 3He in 0.8-μm Slab Geometry

    We have studied superfluid 3 He in 0.8 μm slab geometry by cw-NMR method. The static magnetic field for NMR was 22 mT and was perpendicularly applied to the surface. At pressure...

    Kenji Kawasaki, Tomohiro Yoshida, Hideo Yano in Journal of Low Temperature Physics (2002)