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Response of the geomagnetic horizontal component during solar events at RANAU station
The solar surface activity produces space weather. Solar flares, coronal mass ejections (CMEs), and coronal holes are examples of solar activity phenomena that can compress the magnetosphere and cause a geomag...
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The development of compression long-period pulsations on the recovery phase of the magnetic storm on May 23, 2007
The features of the excitation of spatially localized long-period (10–15 min) irregular pulsations with a maximum amplitude of ~200 nT at a geomagnetic latitude of 66° in the morning sector 5 MLT are considere...
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The 2011 eruption of Aso volcano, Japan, and its signature on the geomagnetic field measurements
High-resolution (1-s) geomagnetic data from the MAGDAS Network, Kyushu University, Japan, were examined to detect any local anomalous geomagnetic behavior that is possibly linked with the eruption of the Aso v...
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Open AccessA new index to monitor temporal and long-term variations of the equatorial electrojet by MAGDAS/CPMN real-time data: EE-Index
A new index, EE-index (EDst, EU, and EL), is proposed to monitor temporal and long-term variations of the equatorial electrojet by using theMAGDAS/CPMN real-time data. The mean value of the H component magnetic v...
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An adult form of Alexander disease: a novel mutation in glial fibrillary acidic protein
Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) mutation has been reported in Alexander disease. We report a patient with the adult form of Alexander disease who shows a novel mutation in GFAP. This case presented with pr...
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Endovascular treatment of basilar tip aneurysms associated with moyamoya disease
We report the efficacy and safety of endovascular treatment of basilar tip aneurysms (BTA) in five patients with moyamoya disease. The patients underwent intra-aneurysmal embolisation with detachable platinum ...
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Experimental investigation on the crushing properties of carbon fibre braided composite tubes
Braided textile fabric reinforcements are popularly used in manufacturing composite tubes due to the near-net-shape of the final tubular preform. Their Fabrication technique is highly automated offering good b...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Clinical usefulness of temporal subtraction technique for detection of interval changes on digital chest radiographs
The temporal subtraction image which is obtained by subtracting a previous chest radiograph from a current one, can enhance interval changes considerably. In this article, we provide an overview of the scheme ...
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Delayed Cerebral Radiation Necrosis Occurring Twice at Different Regions and Times in a Patient with a Metastatic Brain Tumour
¶ No case of histopathologically confirmed delayed cerebral radiation necrosis (DCRN) that occurred twice at different regions and times in the same patient has been previously reported. We present a patient w...
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Demonstration of the Optic Pathway in Sellar/Juxtasellar Tumours with Visual Disturbance on MR Imaging
Objective. To prospectively compare the demonstration of the intracranial optic pathway in patients with sellar/juxtasellar tumours and with clinical evidence of visual disturbance using either spoiled gradient ...
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MIB1 immunopositivity is associated with rapid regrowth of pituitary adenomas
Pituitary adenomas are generally regarded as benign tumours, but they may recur. We identified eight patients with pituitary adenomas that showed rapid regrowth within 2 years of initial surgery. We estimated ...
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Matrix metalloproteinase-9 secretion by human pituitary adenomas detected by cell immunoblot analysis
Twenty-two pituitary adenomas were examined on the secretion of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) using a cell immunoblot assay, and discussed regarding an...
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Isolation and characterization of the nuclease O gene (nucO) from Aspergillus oryzae
Nuclease O in the mycelia of Aspergillus oryzae has been purified 55-fold by successive steps of chromatography from the filtrate of the autolyzate. The molecular mass of nuclease O was 32 kDa, as estimated by S...
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Type IV collagenase activity and cavernous sinus invasion in human pituitary adenomas
Pituitary adenomas are regarded generally as benign tumours, but some of them can invade the cavernous sinus. On the other hand, matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), which is a type IV collagenase, recently has...
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MRI of pineal region tumours: relationship between tumours and adjacent structures
A variety of tumours may arise in the pineal region; accurate diagnosis is important in the selection of treatment and prognosis. A retrospective analysis of the MRI studies of 25 patients with pathologically ...
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Spontaneous disappearance of an aneurysmal malformation of the vein of Galen
We describe spontaneous disappearance of an aneurysmal malformation of the vein of Galen (AMG), an anomaly that occurs most often in children, with a high mortality due to the accompanying severe cardiac failu...
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Transfer of an insecticidal protein gene ofBacillus thuringiensis into plant-colonizingAzospirillum
A fusion plasmid, pRKC, was constructed, using pACYC184, RSF1010 and a kanamycin-resistance cartridge from pUC4K, to convey thecryIA(a) gene intoAzospirillum spp. With the pRKC plasmid, the number of putative tra...
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Analysis of the growth rate and cavernous sinus invasion of pituitary adenomas
Pituitary adenomas generally are regarded as benign tumours, but a part of them can invade the cavernous sinus and recur. We examined 43 pituitary adenomas for the following factors: tumour volume, endocrinolo...
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Surface anatomy scanning (SAS) in intracranial tumours: comparison with surgical findings
We evaluated the usefulness of surface anatomy scanning (SAS) in intracranial tumours, comparing it with surgical findings. We examined 31 patients with brain tumours preoperatively. The tumours included 16 me...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Use of fast spin-echo sequence in T2-weighted and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI of sellar lesions
We evaluated fast spin echo (FSE) sequences in dynamic and T2-weighted MRI of sellar lesions. We examined 25 patients with sellar lesions by dynamic FSE imaging (400/17, ETL 8, 256 × 128, 2 signal averages eve...
