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Perturbation Theory of KMS States
We extend the new perturbation formula of equilibrium states by Hastings to KMS states of general \(W^*\) ...
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Improvement of the Photoconductive Characteristics of ZnO Single Crystals by Annealing
The photoconductive characteristics of undoped ZnO single crystals grown by the hydrothermal method were improved by annealing in oxygen gas. The photocurrent in the visible light region decreased with anneali...
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Open AccessAssessing the progression of chronic periodontitis using subgingival pathogen levels: a 24-month prospective multicenter cohort study
The diagnosis of the progression of periodontitis presently depends on the use of clinical symptoms (such as attachment loss) and radiographic imaging. The aim of the multicenter study described here was to ev...
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Open AccessThe longitudinal effect of the aldehyde dehydrogenase 2*2 allele on the risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) detoxifies toxic aldehydes and has a key role in protecting the liver. An elevated gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) level is related to oxidative stress and nonalcoholic fatty ...
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Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 as a potential protective factor for renal insufficiency in Japanese subjects with heart failure: a pilot study
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Radioactivity measurement with a plastic scintillation vial
Liquid scintillation counting is widely used to measure radioactivity, but it generates radioactive organic liquid waste. Not to generate the liquid waste using a liquid scintillation counter, novel counting m...
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The Green-Kubo Formula for the Spin-Fermion System
The spin-fermion model describes a two level quantum system \(\mathcal{S}\) (spin 1/2) coupled to finitely many free ...
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The Green-Kubo Formula and the Onsager Reciprocity Relations in Quantum Statistical Mechanics
We study linear response theory in the general framework of algebraic quantum statistical mechanics and prove the Green-Kubo formula and the Onsager reciprocity relations for heat fluxes generated by temperatu...
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Linear Response Theory for Thermally Driven Quantum Open Systems
This note is a continuation of our recent paper [V. Jakšić Y. Ogata, and C.-A. Pillet, The Green-Kubo formula and Onsager reciprocity relations in quantum statistical mechanics. Commun. Math. Phys. in press.] whe...
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Numerical and experimental investigation of laser propulsion
Aiming at the application of laser propulsion to stratospheric flight, we propose here a repetitive propulsion system, friction-less environment and metal-free ablation in a water cannon target. A special rese...
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A new ultimate anus-preserving operation for extremely low rectal cancer and for anal canal cancer
To avoid permanent colostomy, we perform a new ultimate anus preserving operation for extremely low rectal cancer or for anal canal cancer. According to our pathologic study, two different removal methods of a...
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Laser-driven vehicles – from inner-space to outer-space
Laser-supported propulsion of a micro-airplane with a water-covered ablator is demonstrated. The repetitive use of an overlay structure is experimentally demonstrated with a specially designed water supply. Va...
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Tritium separation from heavy water by electrolysis with solid polymer electrolyte
A tritium separation from heavy water by electrolysis using a solid polymer electrode layer was specified. The cathode was made of stainless steel or nickel. The electrolysis was performed for 1 hour at 5, 10,...
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Removal of the impurities from environmental water samples for tritium measurement by liquid scintillation counting
Liquid scintillation counting is the most popular method for tritium measurement, however, it takes much time and a lot of doing to distill off the impurities before mixing the sample water and liquid scintill...
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Successful bone marrow transplantation from an unrelated donor in a patient with adult T cell leukemia
We report a 51-year-old male with adult T cell leukemia (ATL) who received a BMT from an HLA-identical unrelated donor. The ATL proved refractory to chemotherapy, and he underwent BMT conditioned with CY/TBI. ...
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Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptor KDR (kinase domain-containing receptor)/Flk-1 (fetal liver kinase-1) as prognostic factors in human colorectal cancer
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Seismicity Analysis through Point-process Modeling: A Review
—The occurrence times of earthquakes can be considered to be a point process, and suitable modeling of the conditional intensity function of a point process is useful for the investigation of various statistic...
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Expression of mRNA Encoding Tissue-Nonspecific Alkaline Phosphatase in Human Dental Tissues
Tissue-nonspecific-type alkaline phosphatase (TNSALP) is found in the bone, liver, kidney, and other tissues, and its gene consists of 12 exons with the coding sequence beginning in the second exon. Recently,...
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A Dream to Solve All Phases of Matter, Solid, Liquid, and Gas, Simultaneously
Various innovations in basic technology have made the develo** speed of computer hardware faster than that of software technology. Similar innovations are required in order to accelerate the develo** speed...
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Clinical evaluation of gastric fundic gland polyps without familial polyposis coli
Assessments were made of 63 cases of fundic gland polyposis (FGP) unassociated with adenomatosis coli. These cases were evaluated by radiological examination over 2 years follow-up. All polyps were pathologica...
