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Open AccessInvestigation of cryotherapy for pain relief after arthroscopic shoulder surgery
Recently, cryotherapy has become a common practice for postoperative pain management. The current accepted practice in Japan is the use of cryotherapy at 5 °C after arthroscopic shoulder surgery. However, this...
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A backpropagation neural network improved by a genetic algorithm for predicting the mean radiant temperature around buildings within the long-term period of the near future
This study aimed to develop a neural network (NN)-based method to predict the long-term mean radiant temperature (MRT) around buildings by using meteorological parameters as training data. The MRT dramatically...
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Open AccessThe tremendous potential of deep-sea mud as a source of rare-earth elements
Potential risks of supply shortages for critical metals including rare-earth elements and yttrium (REY) have spurred great interest in commercial mining of deep-sea mineral resources. Deep-sea mud containing o...
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Open AccessTranslation of the humeral head scale is associated with success of rotator cuff repair for large-massive tears
Although a loss of rotator cuff integrity leads to the superior migration of the humeral head, the parameters that characterize the anterolateral migration of the humeral head have not been established. The pu...
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Antioxidant and anti-adipogenic activities of acorn shells
Antioxidant and anti-adipogenic activities of water extract (WE) and methanol extract (ME) of acorn shells (AS), from Quercus acutissima Carruth. grown in Korea, were investigated. At a concentration of 50 μg/mL,...
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Antioxidant and anti-adipogenic activities of chestnut (Castanea crenata) byproducts
The antioxidant and anti-adipogenic activities of chestnut byproducts were evaluated. At 100 μg/mL, the methanol extract (ME) scavenged 34.2% of DPPH and 78.8% of ABTS radicals. The DPPH and ABTS radical scave...
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Anti-oxidant and anti-adipogenic effects of acorn (Quercus acutissima CARR.) shell extracts via regulation of wnt signaling in 3T3-L1 cells
Acorn (Quercus acutissima CARR.) is a nut from the Fagaceae family that has been used in traditional medicine for many years. However, shells from acorns are regarded as a by-product and are mostly discarded. Ant...
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Pseudoaneurysm as a complication of shoulder arthroscopy
A case of pseudoaneurysm that is a rare complication of shoulder arthroscopy is reported. A 73-year-old man with rotator cuff tear underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. On post-operative day 3, a pulsati...
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Rapid and Direct Compositional Analysis of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) in Whole Bacterial Cells by Thermally Assisted Hydrolysis and Methylation-Gas Chromatography
Thermally assisted hydrolysis and methylation-gas chromatography (THM-GC) in the presence of an organic alkali was applied to the direct analysis of copolymer composition for poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyva...
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Rapid Determination of Terephthalic Acid in the Hydrothermal Decomposition Product of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) by Thermochemolysis-Gas Chromatography in the Presence of Tetramethylammonium Acetate
Thermochemolysis-gas chromatography in the presence of tetramethylammonium acetate was applied to the direct determination of terephthalic acid (TPA) contained in solid decomposition products obtained from the...
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Aquiba: An Energy-Efficient Mobile Sensing System for Collaborative Human Probes
Portable sensory devices carried by humans—which are referred to as Human Probes—facilitate easy-to-use sensing and monitoring of urban areas. In this demonstration, we developed a prototype of Aquiba sensing sys...
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A Shoes-Integrated Sensing System for Context-Aware Human Probes
Human Probes, which are human integrated or embedded with sensors, allow the acquisition of a variety of contextual information, facilitate collaborative information sharing and community action as well as the pr...
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Characterization of Cross-linking Structures in UV-cured Acrylic Ester Resin by MALDI-MS Combined with Supercritical Methanolysis
The cross-linking structure of the ultra violet (UV)-cured resin prepared from dipentaerithritol hexacrylate (DPHA) was characterized by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS)...
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Determination of Polymeric Hindered Amine Light Stabilizer in Polypropylene Frmuated with Magnesium Hydroxide Flame Retardant by Reactive Thermal Desorption-Gas Chromatography
A polymeric hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS), Tinuvin 622 (MW = 4000), in PP materials formulated with a magnesium hydroxide flame retardant was determined by reactive thermal desorption (RTD) gas chroma...
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Rapid Characterization of Total Fatty Acids in Wood by Reactive Thermal Desorption-Gas Chromatography with Tetrabutylammonium Hydroxide
Acacia species are widely used for raw materials of papers [1]. However, fatty acid components remaining in paper often cause the paper slide on a printer drum. For this reason, rapid characterization of total fa...
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Direct Analysis of Condensed Tannins in Bark by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry Combined with Solid Sample Preparation
Condensed tannins, mainly comprised of flavan-3-ol (catechin and epicatechin) units, are one of the phenolic compounds in wood with molecular weights between 500–3000 as shown in Figure 1 [1, 2]. The condensed ta...
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Characterization of Natural Resin Shellac by Reactive Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography
Shellac is one of the thermosetting resins of animal origin secreted by the lac insect Kerria lacca which parasitically grows on some types of trees-such as mulberries commonly found in India, Thailand, Myanmar a...
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Characterization of Photo-Yellowing Trigger Compounds Repressing Paper Recyclability of Eucalyptus globulus by Pyrolysis-GC/MS
Aucalyptus is a widely utilized species in tree plantation, especially intended for pulp production [1]. E. globulus is one of the fast growing species in tempertae zone with a rotation period of 8–10 years [2]. ...
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Determination of Fortified Rosin-Glycerin Ester Sizing Agents in Paper by Reactive Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography in the Presence of an Organic Alkali
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Compositional Analysis of Cationic Polyacrylamide Resins by Reactive Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography in the Presence of Organic Alkali
Reactive pyrolysis-gas chromatography (Py-GC) in the presence of tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) was successfully applied to the compositional analysis of cationic polyacrylamide (PAAm) resins, prepared f...
