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Dielectric Elastomer Transducer (High-Efficiency Actuator and Power Generation System)
In recent years, much research has been conducted on how to utilize dielectric elastomer (DE) transducers in order to build a sustainable social infrastructure in an energy recycling society. As one of the eff...
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Open AccessMaximizing T c by tuning nematicity and magnetism in FeSe1−x S x superconductors
A fundamental issue concerning iron-based superconductivity is the roles of electronic nematicity and magnetism in realising high transition temperature (T c). To address this issue, FeSe ...
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Sophisticated Rate Control of Respiration and Pulse during Sleep Studied by Body Motion Wave
The purpose of the present study is to consider how respiration and pulse are controlled by autonomic nervous system during sleep, i.e., unconscious state. In addition, how and why slee** posture change occu...
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Open AccessE/N-cadherin switch mediates cancer progression via TGF-β-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a fundamental process governing not only morphogenesis in multicellular organisms, but also cancer progression. During EMT, epithelial cadherin (E-cadherin) is dow...
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Vortex formation in a viscoelastic entry flow of asymmetric planar contraction
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Sol–gel synthesized powder and pulsed laser deposited film of amorphous indium zinc oxides doped with Fe
Amorphous indium and zinc oxides (IZO) doped with various concentration of Fe were prepared by a sol–gel method. 1% Fe do** indicated the ferromagnetic behavior and showed the magnetic relaxation peaks in ad...
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Sol–gel synthesized powder and pulsed laser deposited film of amorphous indium zinc oxides doped with Fe
Amorphous indium and zinc oxides (IZO) doped with various concentration of Fe were prepared by a sol–gel method. 1% Fe do** indicated the ferromagnetic behavior and showed the magnetic relaxation peaks in ad...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Elasticity Distribution Imaging of Sliced Liver Cirrhosis and Hepatitis using a novel Tactile Map** System
In the recent past, it has been indicated that the liver consistency can be useful to estimate functional reserve for hepatectomy however, it is still unknown how the liver gets hardened when it becomes chroni...
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CEMS study of stainless steel films deposited by pulsed laser ablation of AISI316
Thin stainless steel films deposited on SiO2/Si wafer were prepared by a pulsed laser ablation of austenite stainless steel (AISI316), and characterized by conversion electron Mössbauer spectrometry (CEMS) using ...
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Clinical significance of cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigenemia in the prediction and diagnosis of CMV gastrointestinal disease after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
To evaluate the clinical significance of a cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigenemia assay in the prediction and diagnosis of CMV gastrointestinal (CMV-GI) disease after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT),...
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Protection effects of a silver fiber textile against electromagnetic interference in patients with pacemakers
The use of the wireless cellular phone has increased dramatically, and this use could influence pacemaker function with electromagnetic interference (EMI). A textile lined with silver fiber has been developed...
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Dose-adjusted preemptive therapy for cytomegalovirus disease based on real-time polymerase chain reaction after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
We have prospectively evaluated the efficacy of real-time PCR-guided preemptive therapy for CMV diseases in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients with grades II–IV acute GVHD. The dose of ga...
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Cell Death of Osteocytes Occurs in Rat Alveolar Bone during Experimental Tooth Movement
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Open AccessTelomerase reverse transcriptase and telomeric-repeat binding factor protein 1 as regulators of telomerase activity in pancreatic cancer cells
Telomerase adds hexameric repeats of 5′-TTAGGG-3′ termed telomeres to ends of chromosomal DNA. This enzyme has been implicated in cellular immortalization and cellular senescence. Recently, a number of relevan...
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Open AccessRegulatory effect of interleukin-4 and interleukin-13 on colon cancer cell adhesion
To assess the role of interleukin-4 (IL-4) and interleukin-13 (IL-13) in colon cancer cell–cell adhesion, we investigated the effect of both cytokines in human colon cancer cell line, colo205 cell–cell adhesio...
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Risk-adapted pre-emptive therapy for cytomegalovirus disease in patients undergoing allogeneic bone marrow transplantation
We prospectively evaluated a risk-adapted pre-emptive treatment with ganciclovir for CMV diseases in patients undergoing allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT). High-level CMV antigenemia (10 or more pos...
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Prospective evaluation for upper gastrointestinal tract acute graft-versus-host disease after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
The incidence and clinical significance of upper gastrointestinal tract acute graft-versus-host disease (upper GI GVHD) were prospectively evaluated in 44 Japanese patients who underwent allogeneic (n = 26) or au...
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Asymmetric imine-ene reactions: Diastereofacial selective reactions with chiral glyoxylate-derivedα-imino esters and asymmetric catalysis of enantiofacial selective reactions with prochiralα-imino esters
The diastereofacial selective “imine-ene” reactions withα-imino esters, prepared from (−)-8-phenylmenthyl glyoxylate, are shown to provide an efficient entry to the asymmetric synthesis ofα-amino acids. The feasi...
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Ultrafast Relaxation of Excitons and Photopolymerization Process in Fullerenes
We have studied relaxation dynamics of photoexcitation and initial processes of the photopolymerization in C60 molecules and solids by means of time- resolved spectroscopies. The femtosecond pump and probe spectr...
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Fluorometric Determination of L-Kynurenine with Glycolaldehyde by High Performance Liquid Chromatography
L-Kynurenine (KYN) is one of the metabolites of L-tryptophan(Trp) on the kynurenine pathway. The first step of the kynurenine pathway is an oxidative cleavage of the indole ring of Trp, which is catalyzed by t...
