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Open AccessReduction of respiratory motion artifacts in gadoxetate-enhanced MR with a deep learning–based filter using convolutional neural network
To reveal the utility of motion artifact reduction with convolutional neural network (MARC) in gadoxetate disodium–enhanced multi-arterial phase MRI of the liver.
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Lessons Learned from the Construction of Artificial Beaches in Okinawa
In Okinawa, the coastal zone has extensively developed around the island, and it has become difficult to find completely natural sandy beaches with a coral reef. As measures against the disappearance of natura...
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Adaptive Coastal Management for Gravel Beach Nourishment in Tuvalu Based on Monitoring Results
Beach nourishment using coral gravel and sand was proposed and implemented as an environment and user-friendly coastal conservation measure in Tuvalu. Beach monitoring was continued for two years after the con...
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Channel and Basin Sedimentation Modelling Under Limited Data Availability: Case Study of a Port in Eastern Africa
Since channel and basin sedimentation has an impact on the port operation, it is important to estimate future volume of the sedimentation appropriately at the planning stage of port development. However, the p...
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Hyperphosphatemic familial tumoral calcinosis secondary to fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) mutation: a report of two affected families and review of the literature
Hyperphosphatemic familial tumoral calcinosis (HFTC), secondary to fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) gene mutation, is a rare genetic disorder characterized by recurrent calcified masses. We describe young L...
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Measurement of the first ionization potential of lawrencium, element 103
Lawrencium, with atomic number 103, has an isotope with a half-life of 27 seconds; even so, its first ionization potential has now been measured on an atom-at-a-time scale and agrees well with state-of-the-art...
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Development of a He/CdI2 gas-jet system coupled to a surface-ionization type ion-source in JAEA-ISOL: towards determination of the first ionization potential of Lr (Z = 103)
We report on development of a gas-jet transport system coupled to a surface ionization ion-source in the JAEA-ISOL (Isotope Separator On-Line) system. As a new aerosol material for the gas-jet system, CdI2, which...
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Tilted-foil technique for producing a spin-polarized radioactive isotope beam
The tilted-foil method for producing spin-polarized radioactive isotope beams has been studied for the application to nuclear physics and materials science, using the radioactive nucleus 8Li (
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Open AccessSpin-polarization of radioactive 123Ing.s. by the tilted-foil method
A spin-polarized radioactive 123In (I π , g = 1.220(2) , T 1/2 = 5.97(5) s) beam has been successfully generated by the tilted-fo...
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Electron Holographic Nano-Characterization of Gold Catalyst at Interface
The catalytic properties of nanostructured gold catalyst are known to depend on the size of the gold particles and to be activated when the size decreases to a few nanometers. We investigated the size dependen...
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The flow induced by a jellyfish
The purpose of this study is to understand the propulsion mechanism of a jellyfish during its swimming. We observed the motion of a jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) by a motion-capture camera, and measured the vector f...
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Association studies of ALOX5 and bone mineral density in healthy adults
Animal studies suggest that arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase (encoded by ALOX5) may be a genetic determinant of bone mineral density. We tested this hypothesis in a sample of healthy men and women and did not find ...
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Qβ measurements of 158, 159Pm , 159, 161Sm , 160-165Eu , 163Gd and 166Tb using a total absorption BGO detector
Q β values of the neutron-rich isotopes of 160-165Eu and 163Gd were measured for the first time using a total absorption bismuth germanate (BGO) detector, and previously obtained ...
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Tokai Radioactive Ion Accelerator Complex (TRIAC)
An ISOL-based radioactive nuclear beam (RNB) facility, Tokai Radioactive Ion Accelerator Complex (TRIAC), has been jointly developed by High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) and Japan Atomic Ene...
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In-beam γ-ray study of the neutron-rich nuclei 240U, 246Pu, and 250Cm produced by the (18O, 16O) reaction
We have measured deexcitation γ rays in the neutron-rich nuclei of 240U, 246Pu, and 250Cm produced by the (18O, 16O) two-neutron transfer reactions, in coincidence with the 16O particles using Si ΔE−E detectors. ...
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Open AccessThe effect of interaction between hepatitis C virus and cigarette smoking on the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma
We evaluated the interaction between hepatitis C virus (HCV) and cigarette smoking on death from hepatocellular cancer in The Japan Collaborative Cohort Study. The odds ratio of death from HCC for smoking was ...
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Nanoscale characterization of Pd/TiO2 catalysts and Ag/TiO2 catalysts by electron holography
Catalytic properties of noble metal catalysts are often caused by their nanostructures and the interaction between nano particles and oxides supports. We examine the mean inner potential of Pd particles in Pd/TiO
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Open AccessCoffee and risk of death from hepatocellular carcinoma in a large cohort study in Japan
We examined the relation between coffee drinking and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) mortality in the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study for Evaluation of Cancer Risk (JACC Study). In total, 110 688 cohort member...
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10th Annual scientific session September 29–October 2, 2005 Seattle, Washington
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Proton-neutron configurations in 236g, mAm and its EC-decay daughter 236Pu
The EC decay of 236Am has been studied using a gas-jet coupled on-line isotope separator. A half-life analysis revealed that there are two EC-decaying states in 236Am: the 5- state with T1/2 = 3.6(2) min and the ...
