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Sekizawa O, Uruga T, Takagi Y, Nitta K, Kato K, Tanida H, Uesugi K, Hoshino M, Ikenaga E, Takeshita K, Takahashi S, Sano M, Aoyagi H, Watanabe A, Nariyama N, Ohashi H, Yumoto H, Koyama T, Senba Y, Takeuchi T, Furukawa Y, Ohata T, Matsushita T, Ishizawa Y, Kudo T, Kimura H, Yamazaki H, Tanaka T, Bizen T, Seike T, Goto S, Ohno H, Takata M, Kitamura H, Ishikawa T, Tada M, Yokoyama T, Iwasawa Y. SPring-8 BL36XU: Catalytic Reaction Dynamics for Fuel Cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/712/1/012142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Altobelli N, Postberg F, Fiege K, Trieloff M, Kimura H, Sterken VJ, Hsu HW, Hillier J, Khawaja N, Moragas-Klostermeyer G, Blum J, Burton M, Srama R, Kempf S, Gruen E. Flux and composition of interstellar dust at Saturn from Cassini's Cosmic Dust Analyzer. Science 2016; 352:312-8. [PMID: 27081064 DOI: 10.1126/science.aac6397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2015] [Accepted: 03/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Interstellar dust (ISD) is the condensed phase of the interstellar medium. In situ data from the Cosmic Dust Analyzer on board the Cassini spacecraft reveal that the Saturnian system is passed by ISD grains from our immediate interstellar neighborhood, the local interstellar cloud. We determine the mass distribution of 36 interstellar grains, their elemental composition, and a lower limit for the ISD flux at Saturn. Mass spectra and grain dynamics suggest the presence of magnesium-rich grains of silicate and oxide composition, partly with iron inclusions. Major rock-forming elements (magnesium, silicon, iron, and calcium) are present in cosmic abundances, with only small grain-to-grain variations, but sulfur and carbon are depleted. The ISD grains in the solar neighborhood appear to be homogenized, likely by repeated processing in the interstellar medium.
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- European Space Agency, European Space Astronomy Centre, Madrid, Spain.
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- Institut für Geowissenschaften, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. Institut für Raumfahrtsysteme, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institut für Geowissenschaften, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Institut für Geowissenschaften, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. Klaus-Tschira-Labor für Kosmochemie, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Kobe University, Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan
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- International Space Sciences Institute, Bern, Switzerland
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- University of Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Institut für Raumfahrtsysteme, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institut für Geophysik und Extraterrestrische Physik, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Institut für Raumfahrtsysteme, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- University of Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Institut für Geowissenschaften, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. Institut für Raumfahrtsysteme, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany. University of Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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Kimura H, Onishi Y, Sunada S, Kishi S, Suzuki N, Tsuboi C, Yamaguchi N, Imai H, Kamei H, Fujisiro H, Okada T, Ishigami M, Ogura Y, Kiuchi T, Ozaki N. Postoperative Psychiatric Complications in Living Liver Donors. Transplant Proc 2016; 47:1860-5. [PMID: 26293064 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2015] [Revised: 06/02/2015] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND To understand the impact of psychologic variables on donor quality of life, we studied long-term data on postoperative psychiatric complications in living liver donors. This study is a focused psychological investigation of diagnoses, treatments, and long-term clinical courses of living liver donors with psychiatric complications. METHODS Of the 142 donors who underwent live-donor liver transplantation at Nagoya University Hospital between April 2004 and July 2014, we investigated those without a history of mental illness who had developed such illness after transplantation and required psychiatric treatment. RESULTS A total of 6 (4.2%) donors developed the following psychiatric complications after transplantation: major depressive disorder (n = 2), panic disorder (n = 2), conversion disorder (n = 1), and substance use disorder (n = 1). Concerning psychiatric treatment, all donors received antianxiety drugs, 3 took antidepressants, and supportive psychiatric therapy was concomitantly provided to all subjects. The average treatment period was 53.3 months. Regarding subject outcomes, 3 donors achieved remission, and the other 3 continued treatment. All subjects showed improvement in Global Assessment of Functioning Scale. CONCLUSION It is important to accurately diagnose postoperative psychiatric complications and provide long-term treatment in close coordination with transplant surgeons.
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- H Kimura
- Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
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- Transplantation Surgery, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Transplantation Surgery, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Transplantation Surgery, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Transplantation Surgery, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Transplantation Surgery, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Transplantation Surgery, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Sing-Kobe Liver Transplant Centre, Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Nishimura K, Kobayashi S, Tsutsui J, Kawasaki H, Katsuragawa S, Noma S, Kimura H, Egawa H, Yuzawa K, Umeshita K, Aikawa A, Uemoto S, Takahara S, Ishigooka J. Practices for Supporting and Confirming Decision-Making Involved in Kidney and Liver Donation by Related Living Donors in Japan: A Nationwide Survey. Am J Transplant 2016; 16:860-8. [PMID: 26555560 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2015] [Revised: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 08/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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This nationwide survey investigated the actual practices for supporting and confirming the decision-making involved in related living-organ donations in Japan, focusing on organ type and program size differences. Answers to a questionnaire survey were collected from 89 of the 126 (71%) kidney and 30 of the 35 (86%) liver transplantation programs in Japan that were involved in living-donor transplantations in 2013. In 70% of the kidney and 90% of the liver transplantation programs, all donors underwent "third-party" interviews to confirm their voluntariness. The most common third parties were psychiatrists (90% and 83%, respectively). Many programs engaged in practices to support decision-making by donor candidates, including guaranteeing the right to withdraw consent to donate (70% and 100%, respectively) and prescribing a set "cooling-off period" (88% and 100%, respectively). Most donors were offered care by mental health specialists (86% and 93%, respectively). Third parties were designated by more of the larger kidney transplant programs compared with the smaller programs. In conclusion, the actual practices supporting and confirming the decision to donate a living organ varied depending on the organ concerned and the number of patients in the program.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Sakura, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Transplantation Surgery, National Hospital Organization Mito Medical Center, Mito, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Technology for Transplantation, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Kimura H, Kunisaki R, Tatsumi K, Koganei K, Sugita A, Endo I. Prolonged Medical Therapy Increases the Risk of Surgical Complications in Patients with Severe Ulcerative Colitis. Dig Surg 2016; 33:182-9. [PMID: 26859413 DOI: 10.1159/000442676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2015] [Accepted: 11/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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AIMS To determine the risk factors of surgical complications and the optimal timing of surgery for patients with severe ulcerative colitis (UC). METHODS One hundred one UC patients who had undergone surgery for a severe indication were retrospectively reviewed. Indications included severe disease unresponsive to medical therapy, massive bleeding, toxic megacolon, and colon perforation. Outcomes were compared based on the occurrence or absence of surgical complications. Patients with severe disease unresponsive to medical therapy were investigated separately to determine the optimal timing of surgery. RESULTS There was no significant difference regarding the use of rescue therapy. The duration of all medical therapy for a severe attack was the only significant factor associated with a surgical complication (p = 0.032). In patients with severe disease unresponsive to medical therapy, the receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that 30.5 days was the length of medical therapy after which the risk of surgical complications significantly increased. CONCLUSIONS In patients with severe UC, rescue therapy itself was not related to an increased risk of surgical complications. However, prolonged medical therapy increased the risk of surgical complications. Patients should undergo surgery within 30 days from the institution of medical therapy for a severe attack.
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- Hideaki Kimura
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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Shiraishi E, Suzuki K, Harada A, Suzuki N, Kimura H. The Phosphodiesterase 10A Selective Inhibitor TAK-063 Improves Cognitive Functions Associated with Schizophrenia in Rodent Models. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 356:587-95. [DOI: 10.1124/jpet.115.230482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Kudo S, Igarashi K, Kimura H. Influence of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident on environmental radioactivity in Aomori Prefecture. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2015; 167:353-357. [PMID: 25953795 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncv278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Radioactive nuclides with a short half-life, such as (131)I and (134)Cs, were detected in environmental samples collected in Aomori Prefecture after the Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in March 2011. In addition, the observed (137)Cs concentration was increased over the background level. The gaseous (131)I concentration in air observed in April was higher than that observed in March immediately after the accident. Using a backward trajectory analysis, the authors found that the air mass had passed the vicinity of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant when the gaseous (131)I concentration in air was increasing. Maximum (131)I and radioactive Cs concentrations in daily fallout samples collected in Aomori city were observed on 28 April, when (131)I was also detected in air. (134)Cs and (137)Cs concentration ratios in pine needles and pasture grass were nearly equal to 1, which indicates that the source of these radionuclides was the nuclear power plant accident.
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- Aomori Prefectural Nuclear Power Safety Center, 400-1 Kurauchi Sasazaki, Rokkasho-mura, Aomori, Japan
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- Aomori Prefectural Nuclear Power Safety Center, 400-1 Kurauchi Sasazaki, Rokkasho-mura, Aomori, Japan
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- Aomori Prefectural Nuclear Power Safety Center, 400-1 Kurauchi Sasazaki, Rokkasho-mura, Aomori, Japan
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Kumagai K, Ookubo H, Kimura H. Discrimination between natural and other gamma ray sources from environmental gamma ray dose rate monitoring data. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2015; 167:293-297. [PMID: 25948830 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncv265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In this study, a method to discriminate between natural and other γ-ray sources from environmental γ-ray dose rate monitoring data was developed, and it was successfully applied to actual monitoring data around nuclear facilities. The environmental dose rate is generally monitored by NaI(Tl) detector systems in the low dose rate range. The background dose rate varies mainly as a result of the deposition of (222)Rn progeny in precipitation and shielding of the ground by snow cover. Increments in the environmental dose rate due to radionuclides released from nuclear facilities must be separated from these background variations. The method in the present study corrects for the dose rate variations from natural sources by multiple regression analysis based on the γ-ray counting rates of single-channel analysers opened in the energy ranges of γ-rays emitted by (214)Bi and (208)Tl. Assuming a normal distribution of the results and using the one-sided type I error of 0.01 while ignoring the type II error, the detection limit of the γ-ray dose rate from artificial sources was 0.77 nGy h(-1).
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- K Kumagai
- Aomori Prefectural Nuclear Power Safety Center, 400-1 Kurauchi Sasazaki, Rokkasho-mura, Aomori, Japan
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- Aomori Prefectural Nuclear Power Safety Center, 400-1 Kurauchi Sasazaki, Rokkasho-mura, Aomori, Japan
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- Aomori Prefectural Nuclear Power Safety Center, 400-1 Kurauchi Sasazaki, Rokkasho-mura, Aomori, Japan
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Kimura H, Takahashi K, Futami K, Ikeuchi H, Tatsumi K, Watanabe K, Maeda K, Watadani Y, Nezu R, Kameyama H, Nakao S, Kurachi K, Hotokezaka M, Otsuka K, Watanabe T, Ozawa H. Has widespread use of biologic and immunosuppressant therapy for ulcerative colitis affected surgical trends? Results of a questionnaire survey of surgical institutions in Japan. Surg Today 2015; 46:930-8. [PMID: 26467558 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-015-1259-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2015] [Accepted: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of the study is to assess the relationship between the introduction of biologic and immunosuppressant therapy and the number of patients undergoing surgery for ulcerative colitis (UC). METHODS A questionnaire survey about patients undergoing surgery for UC was sent to 26 teaching hospitals throughout Japan. The questionnaire period spanned from 2008 to 2013, to account for the introduction of tacrolimus (2009) and infliximab (2010). RESULTS The total number of patients who underwent surgery was 297, 291, 273, 255, 300, and 305 in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 2012, and 2013, respectively. The emergency surgery rate remained stable at 32-34 % each year. The proportion of patients who underwent surgery for cancer increased from 13.8 % in 2008 to 20 % in 2013. In 2013, 41, 38, and 6 % of patients who underwent surgery had received treatment with a biologic, tacrolimus, and cyclosporine, respectively. No institution reported an increase in postoperative complications among patients treated with immunosuppressive drugs. CONCLUSIONS The number of patients undergoing surgery decreased temporarily soon after infliximab and tacrolimus first became widely available, but subsequently increased again. The emergency surgery rate remained unchanged throughout the study period. These data show that immunosuppressive drugs have had little effect on the risk of postoperative complications.
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- Hideaki Kimura
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4-57 Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama, 232-0024, Kanagawa, Japan.
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Tohoku Rosai Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital, Chikushino, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Yokohama Municipal Citizen's Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Osaka City University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nishinomiya Municipal Central Hospital, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Digestive and General Surgery, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Second Department of Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Second Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Tochigi Cancer Center, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
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Umemura E, Ito M, Tokura T, Nagashima W, Kimura H, Kobayashi Y, Tachibana M, Miyauchi M, Arao M, Ozaki N, Kurita K. The treatment pathway of chronic orofacial pain triggered by dental treatment – relieving effect and concurrent depressive symptoms of duloxetine treatment. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2015.08.834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Yoshida Y, Yamazaki K, Mizusawa J, Satoh M, Hinoi T, Tsuchida A, Otsuka K, Sato T, Watanabe M, Baba H, Kimura H, Idani H, Kanazawa A, Fukunaga M, Okuda J, Tajima Y, Hasegawa H, Katayama H, Hamaguchi T, Shimada Y. 2129 Predictive factor for toxicities and treatment termination in adjuvant capecitabine therapy for stage III colorectal cancer; based on the data of a randomized trial, JCOG0910. Eur J Cancer 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)31051-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Matsushima Y, Ishikawa M, Shimizu T, Komane A, Kasuo S, Shinohara M, Nagasawa K, Kimura H, Ryo A, Okabe N, Haga K, Doan YH, Katayama K, Shimizu H. Genetic analyses of GII.17 norovirus strains in diarrheal disease outbreaks from December 2014 to March 2015 in Japan reveal a novel polymerase sequence and amino acid substitutions in the capsid region. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 20. [PMID: 26159307 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2015.20.26.21173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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A novel GII.P17-GII.17 variant norovirus emerged as a major cause of norovirus outbreaks from December 2014 to March 2015 in Japan. Named Hu/GII/JP/2014/GII.P17-GII.17, this variant has a newly identified GII.P17 type RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, while the capsid sequence displays amino acid substitutions around histo-blood group antigen (HBGA) binding sites. Several variants caused by mutations in the capsid region have previously been observed in the GII.4 genotype. Monitoring the GII.17 variant's geographical spread and evolution is important.
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- Division of Virology, Kawasaki City Institute for Public Health, Kanagawa, Japan
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Kimura H, Suzuki M, Konno S, Nishimura M, Bobolea I, Barranco P, del Pozo V, Romero D, Sanz V, López-Carrasco V, Canabal J, Villasante C, Quirce S. Sputum periostin in patients with different severe asthma phenotypes. Allergy 2015; 70:884-5. [PMID: 26081263 DOI: 10.1111/all.12639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- H. Kimura
- First Department of Medicine; Hokkaido University School of Medicine; Sapporo Japan
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- First Department of Medicine; Hokkaido University School of Medicine; Sapporo Japan
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- First Department of Medicine; Hokkaido University School of Medicine; Sapporo Japan
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- First Department of Medicine; Hokkaido University Hospital; Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Allergy; Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research (IdiPAZ); Madrid Spain
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- Department of Allergy; Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research (IdiPAZ); Madrid Spain
- Spanish Network of Centers for Biomedical Research on Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES); Madrid Spain
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- Spanish Network of Centers for Biomedical Research on Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES); Madrid Spain
- Department of Immunology; IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz; Madrid Spain
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- Department of Pneumology; Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research (IdiPAZ); Madrid Spain
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- Spanish Network of Centers for Biomedical Research on Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES); Madrid Spain
- Department of Immunology; IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz; Madrid Spain
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- Department of Allergy; Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research (IdiPAZ); Madrid Spain
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- Department of Allergy; Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research (IdiPAZ); Madrid Spain
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- Department of Pneumology; Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research (IdiPAZ); Madrid Spain
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- Department of Allergy; Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research (IdiPAZ); Madrid Spain
- Spanish Network of Centers for Biomedical Research on Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES); Madrid Spain
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Kinoshita N, Oguchi H, Kita A, Yoshioka C, Sasamoto K, Nishimoto Y, Adachi T, Shioura H, Kimura H. SU-E-T-204: Comparison of Absorbed-Dose to Water in High-Energy Photon Beams Based On Addendum AAPM TG-51, IAEA TRS-398, and JSMP 12. Med Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4924565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Hirata K, Shimada N, Kimura H, Deie M, Adachi N, Ochi M. The relationship between proprioceptive function and dynamic balance in ACL injured knees. Physiotherapy 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.3390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sasaki K, Sarada K, Taito S, Kawae T, Sekikawa K, Wada M, Watanabe T, Hirohashi N, Tanigawa K, Ito Y, Kimura H, Kataoka T. Proposals by paramedical staff to initiate rehabilitation in patients with critical illnesses on mechanical ventilation. Physiotherapy 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.1269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shimada N, Deie M, Hirata K, Asaeda R, Kono Y, Terai C, Ueda K, Kimura H, Ochi M. Characteristics of knee kinetics during gait for two types of total knee arthroplasty (PS type and CS type). Physiotherapy 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.1332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Iwabuchi S, Hayashi M, Yokouchi T, Sato K, Nakayama H, Harashina J, Iwama J, Ishii M, Hiramoto Y, Hirai N, Hirata Y, Saito N, Ito K, Kimura H, Aoki K. Prophylactic intra-arterial administration of fasudil hydrochloride for vasospasm following subarachnoid haemorrhage. Acta Neurochir Suppl 2015; 120:167-9. [PMID: 25366618 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-04981-6_28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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PURPOSE We evaluated patients treated with prophylactic intra-arterial administration of fasudil hydrochloride (IAF) after subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). MATERIALS AND METHODS Between August 1998 and December 2012, 92 patients with aneurysmal SAH were treated with IAF for angiographic vasospasm without ischemic symptoms after their follow-up angiography. Patients comprised 50 women and 42 men, aged 24-83 (mean 56.6) years. IAF consisted of 15 mg of fasudil hydrochloride dissolved in 20 ml physiological saline and injected through a catheter during approximately 15 min, after diagnostic angiography. The clinical outcome was evaluated using the Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) at discharge and ischemic lesions resulting from vasospasm were assessed on computed tomography (CT) scan at discharge. RESULTS Forty-eight patients underwent surgical clipping and 44 patients underwent endovascular coiling. Angiographic improvement was observed in all patients (100 %). At discharge, 76 (83.0 %) of 92 patients showed good recovery on GOS. Nine patients developed progression of delayed ischemic neurological deficits (DIND) and three of these patients had ischemic lesions on CT scans. No patient had any significant changes in vital signs or any other adverse effects resulting from IAF. CONCLUSION IAF therapy was safe and effective for patients with vasospasm following SAH. Prophylactic IAF therapy may prevent symptomatic vasospasm.
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- Satoshi Iwabuchi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, 2-17-6 Ohashi, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8515, Japan,
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Shirasuna K, Usui F, Karasawa T, Kimura H, Kawashima A, Mizukami H, Ohkuchi A, Takahashi M. Nanosilica-induced placental inflammation and pregnancy complications: different roles of the inflammasome components NLRP3 and ASC. J Reprod Immunol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2014.09.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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To provoke a rejection response, an allograft's antigens must be presented to the host by accessory cells of the graft's MHC genotype. Tolerance induction, too, in neonatal rodents is an MHC-restricted response: third party grafts on tolerant animals survive longer if they are MHC-compatible with the tolerizing cells, rather than the host. In this article, Willys Silvers and his colleagues review the evidence for these observations and discuss their implications.
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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Sakaki H, Furudate K, Sato H, Itoh R, Kobayashi W, Kimura H. Identifying a point mutation in the SH3BP2 gene in cherubism. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2014.06.268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Nakagawa H, Kubota K, Kon T, Mimura M, Kobayashi W, Kimura H. Hypothyroidism after radiotherapy for head and neck cancer patients. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2014.06.186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Umemura E, Ito M, Nagashima W, Tokura T, Kimura H, Arao M, Kobayashi Y, Miyauchi T, Ozaki N, Kurita K. Phychiatric profiles of patients with oral psychosomatic disorders-a 16 year study in Japan's liaison psychiatric clinic. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2014.06.205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Sasaki T, Kunisaki R, Kinoshita H, Kimura H, Kodera T, Nozawa A, Hanzawa A, Shibata N, Yonezawa H, Miyajima E, Morita S, Fujii S, Numata K, Tanaka K, Tanaka M, Maeda S. Doppler ultrasound findings correlate with tissue vascularity and inflammation in surgical pathology specimens from patients with small intestinal Crohn's disease. BMC Res Notes 2014; 7:363. [PMID: 24927748 PMCID: PMC4080771 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2013] [Accepted: 05/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Crohn’s disease (CD) is routinely evaluated using clinical symptoms, laboratory variables, and the CD activity index (CDAI). However, clinical parameters are often nonspecific and do not precisely reflect the actual activity of CD small-intestinal lesions. The purposes of this prospective study were to compare color Doppler ultrasound (US) findings with histological findings from surgically resected specimens and confirm the hypothesis that color Doppler US can distinguish tissue inflammation and fibrosis. Methods Among 1764 consecutive patients who underwent color Doppler US examinations, 10 patients with CD (12 small-intestinal CD lesions) who underwent US examinations before elective small-intestine resection were evaluated in the present study. Areas of thickened intestinal walls were evaluated in terms of blood flow using color Doppler US imaging. The blood flow was semiquantitatively classified as “hyper-flow” and “hypo-flow” according to the Limberg score. Resected lesions were macroscopically and histopathologically processed. Inflammatory cell infiltration, fibrosis and vascularity were evaluated by myeloperoxidase (granulocytes), CD163 (macrophages), CD79a (B cells), CD3 (T cells), Masson’s trichrome (fibrosis), and factor VIII staining (vascular walls). All histopathological images were entered into virtual slide equipment and quantified using a quantitative microscopy integrated system (TissueMorph™). Results There were no significant differences in disease features or laboratory findings between “hypo-flow” lesions (n = 4) and “hyper-flow” lesions (n = 8). Histopathologically, “hyper-flow” lesions showed significantly greater bowel wall vascularity (factor VIII) (p = 0.047) and inflammatory cell infiltration, including CD163 macrophages (p = 0.008), CD3 T cells, and CD79a B cells (p = 0.043), than did “hypo-flow” lesions. There was no apparent association between the blood flow and CDAI. Conclusions In this study, active CD lesions were macroscopically visible in surgical specimens of patients with increased blood flow on preoperative color Doppler US imaging. Additionally, these CD lesions exhibited significantly greater vascularity and numbers of inflammatory leukocytes microscopically. Color Doppler US may predict tissue inflammation and fibrosis in small-intenstinal CD lesions.
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan.
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Yokoo T, Ohoyama K, Itoh S, Suzuki J, Nanbu M, Kaneko N, Iwasa K, Sato TJ, Kimura H, Ohkawara M. Construction of Polarized Inelastic Neutron Spectrometer in J-PARC. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/502/1/012046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Igarashi K, Yamamoto N, Shirai T, Hayashi K, Nishida H, Kimura H, Takeuchi A, Tsuchiya H. The long-term outcome following the use of frozen autograft treated with liquid nitrogen in the management of bone and soft-tissue sarcomas. Bone Joint J 2014; 96-B:555-61. [DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.96b4.32629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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In 1999, we developed a technique for biological reconstruction after excision of a bone tumour, which involved using autografts of the bone containing the tumour treated with liquid nitrogen. We have previously reported the use of this technique in 28 patients at a mean follow up of 27 months (10 to 54). In this study, we included 72 patients who underwent reconstruction using this technique. A total of 33 patients died and three were lost to follow-up, at a mean of 23 months (2 to 56) post-operatively, leaving 36 patients available for a assessment at a mean of 101 months 16 to 163) post-operatively. The methods of reconstruction included an osteo-articular graft in 16, an intercalary in 13 and, a composite graft with prosthesis in seven. Post-operative function was excellent in 26 patients (72.2%), good in seven (19.4%), and fair in three (8.3%) according to the functional evaluation system of Enneking. No recurrent tumour occurred within the grafts. The autografts survived in 29 patients (80.6%), and the rates of survival at five and ten years were 86.1% and 80.6 %, respectively. Seven of 16 osteo-articular grafts (44%) failed because of fracture or infection, but all the composite and intercalary grafts survived. The long-term outcomes of frozen autografting, particularly using composite and intercalary grafts, are satisfactory and thus represent a good method of treatment for patients with a sarcoma of bone or soft tissue. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2014;96-B:555–61.
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- K. Igarashi
- Kanazawa University, Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa
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- Kanazawa University, Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa
920-8641, Japan
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- Kanazawa University, Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa
920-8641, Japan
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- Kanazawa University, Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa
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- Kanazawa University, Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa
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- Kanazawa University, Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa
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- Kanazawa University, Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa
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- Kanazawa University, Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa
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Hasegawa K, Ohno S, Kimura H, Itoh H, Makiyama T, Yoshida Y, Horie M. Mosaic KCNJ2 mutation in Andersen-Tawil syndrome: targeted deep sequencing is useful for the detection of mosaicism. Clin Genet 2014; 87:279-83. [PMID: 24635491 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2013] [Revised: 01/28/2014] [Accepted: 02/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Andersen-Tawil syndrome (ATS) is an inherited disease characterized by ventricular arrhythmias, periodic paralysis, and dysmorphic features. It results from a heterozygous mutation of KCNJ2, but little is known about mosaicism in ATS. We performed genetic analysis of KCNJ2 in 32 ATS probands and their family members and identified KCNJ2 mutations in 25 probands, 20 families who underwent extensive genetic testing. These tests revealed that seven probands carried de novo mutations while 13 carried inherited mutations from their parents. We then specifically assessed a single proband and the respective family. The proband was a 9 year old girl who fulfilled the ATS triad and carried an insertion mutation (p.75_76insThr). We determined that the proband's mother carried a somatic mosaicism and that the proband's younger brother also carried the ATS phenotype with the same insertion mutation. The mother, who exhibited mosaicism, was asymptomatic, although she exhibited Q(T)U prolongation. Mutant allele frequency was 11% as per TA cloning and 17.3% as per targeted deep sequencing. Our observations suggest that targeted deep sequencing is useful for the detection of mosaicism and that the detection of mosaic mutations in parents of apparently sporadic ATS patients can help in the process of genetic counseling.
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- K Hasegawa
- Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan; Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Niigata University School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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Sasaki T, Kunisaki R, Kinoshita H, Yamamoto H, Kimura H, Hanzawa A, Shibata N, Yonezawa H, Miyajima E, Sakamaki K, Numata K, Tanaka K, Maeda S. Use of color Doppler ultrasonography for evaluating vascularity of small intestinal lesions in Crohn's disease: correlation with endoscopic and surgical macroscopic findings. Scand J Gastroenterol 2014; 49:295-301. [PMID: 24344807 DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2013.871744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE. Ultrasonography (US) is a simple, inexpensive and minimally invasive method. We evaluated the vascularity of small intestinal lesions in Crohn's disease using color Doppler US (CD-US) and retrospectively compared them with endoscopic and surgical macroscopic findings. MATERIAL AND METHODS. In order to compare CD-US and endoscopic findings, 108 Crohn's disease patients who underwent examination of the terminal ileum by both colonoscopy and CD-US were included in the study. Vascularity was evaluated in CD-US using a semiquantitative method, the Limberg score. We analyzed correlations between Limberg score and simple endoscopic score for Crohn's disease (SES-CD), an index reflecting endoscopic activity. Scores of SES-CD 3 and higher were defined as endoscopically active. For comparison with surgical macroscopic findings, 22 Crohn's disease patients who received CD-US and subsequent iliectomies were included. Lesions with apparent open ulcers were defined as active, and those without as non-active. These findings were compared with the Limberg score. RESULTS. A substantial positive correlation was observed between Limberg scores and SES-CD (ρ = 0.709 [p < 0.001]). Notably, all 27 cases with a Limberg score of 3 or 4 were classified as endoscopically active. Compared to surgical macroscopic activity, Limberg scores of active lesions were significantly higher than those of non-active lesions (p = 0.005). In particular, all 11 cases with a Limberg score of 3 or 4 were classified as active lesions. CONCLUSION. Vascularity of small intestinal lesions of Crohn's disease evaluated by CD-US with Limberg score is well correlated with endoscopic and surgical macroscopic findings.
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- Tomohiko Sasaki
- Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center , Yokohama , Japan
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Kokunai Y, Nakata T, Furuta M, Sakata S, Kimura H, Aiba T, Yoshinaga M, Osaki Y, Nakamori M, Itoh H, Sato T, Kubota T, Kadota K, Shindo K, Mochizuki H, Shimizu W, Horie M, Okamura Y, Ohno K, Takahashi MP. A Kir3.4 mutation causes Andersen-Tawil syndrome by an inhibitory effect on Kir2.1. Neurology 2014; 82:1058-64. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000000239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Adachi Y, Kimura H, Sato N, Nagashima W, Nakamura K, Aleksic B, Yoshida K, Fujimoto Y, Nakashima T, Ozaki N. Preoperative Level of Depression is a Predictor of Postoperative Levels of Depression in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2014; 44:311-7. [DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyu002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Kimura H, Asaka K, Nakamura H, Kimura S, Yoshimoto N. Energy efficient IM-DD OFDM-PON using dynamic SNR management and adaptive modulation. Opt Express 2014; 22:1789-1795. [PMID: 24515187 DOI: 10.1364/oe.22.001789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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This paper describes the demonstration of an energy efficient orthogonal frequency division multiplexing passive optical network using the dynamic signal to noise ratio (SNR) management and adaptive modulation. Controlling the calculation precision and modulation format minimizes the energy consumption of digital signal processor while satisfying the requirements of bit error ratio. We show that the calculation precision and modulation format can be optimized according to the optical received power, and realize a 58.7% effective energy efficiency per bit in an FPGA-based receiver experimentally.
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Shimura H, Masuda S, Kimura H. Research and development productivity map: visualization of industry status. J Clin Pharm Ther 2014; 39:175-80. [DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Accepted: 12/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- H. Shimura
- Pharmaco-Business Innovation Laboratory; Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; Tokyo Japan
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- Pharmaco-Business Innovation Laboratory; Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; Tokyo Japan
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- Pharmaco-Business Innovation Laboratory; Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; Tokyo Japan
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Tanida H, Fukuda K, Murayama H, Orikasa Y, Arai H, Uchimoto Y, Matsubara E, Uruga T, Takeshita K, Takahashi S, Sano M, Aoyagi H, Watanabe A, Nariyama N, Ohashi H, Yumoto H, Koyama T, Senba Y, Takeuchi T, Furukawa Y, Ohata T, Matsushita T, Ishizawa Y, Kudo T, Kimura H, Yamazaki H, Tanaka T, Bizen T, Seike T, Goto S, Ohno H, Takata M, Kitamura H, Ishikawa T, Ohta T, Ogumi Z. RISING beamline (BL28XU) for rechargeable battery analysis. J Synchrotron Radiat 2014; 21:268-72. [PMID: 24365948 PMCID: PMC3874024 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577513025733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2013] [Accepted: 09/17/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The newly installed BL28XU beamline at SPring-8 is dedicated to in situ structural and electronic analysis of rechargeable batteries. It supports the time range (1 ms to 100 s) and spatial range (1 µm to 1 mm) needed for battery analysis. Electrochemical apparatus for battery charging and discharging are available in experimental hutches and in a preparation room. Battery analysis can be carried out efficiently and effectively using X-ray diffraction, X-ray absorption fine-structure analysis and hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Here, the design and performance of the beamline are described, and preliminary results are presented.
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- JASRI/SPring-8, Japan
- Riken Harima Institute, Japan
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- JASRI/SPring-8, Japan
- Riken Harima Institute, Japan
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- JASRI/SPring-8, Japan
- Riken Harima Institute, Japan
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- JASRI/SPring-8, Japan
- Riken Harima Institute, Japan
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- JASRI/SPring-8, Japan
- Riken Harima Institute, Japan
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- JASRI/SPring-8, Japan
- Riken Harima Institute, Japan
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- JASRI/SPring-8, Japan
- Riken Harima Institute, Japan
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- JASRI/SPring-8, Japan
- Riken Harima Institute, Japan
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- JASRI/SPring-8, Japan
- Riken Harima Institute, Japan
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- JASRI/SPring-8, Japan
- Riken Harima Institute, Japan
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- JASRI/SPring-8, Japan
- Riken Harima Institute, Japan
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- JASRI/SPring-8, Japan
- Riken Harima Institute, Japan
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- JASRI/SPring-8, Japan
- Riken Harima Institute, Japan
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- JASRI/SPring-8, Japan
- Riken Harima Institute, Japan
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- JASRI/SPring-8, Japan
- Riken Harima Institute, Japan
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- Ritsumeikan University, Japan
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Kinoshita N, Takemura A, Toi A, Kita A, Nishimoto Y, Adachi T, Shioura H, Kimura H. PO-0791: Changes in absorbed dose to water for high-energy electron beams by beam quality correction factor. Radiother Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(15)30909-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Hasegawa T, Hashimoto T, Kimura H, Iyo M. EPA-0291 – What clinical and social factors determine whether patients with schizophrenia work or not? Eur Psychiatry 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(14)77736-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Kimura H, Kanahara N, Komatsu N, Ishige M, Muneoka K, Suzuki T, Yamanaka H, Yoshimura M, Komatsu H, Watanabe H, Iyo M. EPA-0937 - Association in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia between withdrawal psychosis and antipsychotics. Eur Psychiatry 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(14)78256-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Tatsumi K, Sugita A, Koganei K, Futatsuki R, Kuroki H, Yamada K, Nakao S, Sako M, Kimura H, Arai K, Fukushima T. [Long-term outcomes of ileal pouch-anal canal anastomosis in children with ulcerative colitis]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2013; 110:2081-2088. [PMID: 24305096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The present study investigated the long-term outcomes of restorative proctocolectomy in pediatric patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). We report a series of 25 patients who underwent total proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal canal anastomosis (IACA). Surgery was performed for medically intractable colitis and severe colitis in 14 and 11 patients, respectively. Early and late complications were observed in 6 (24%) and 14 (56%) patients, respectively. The long-term quality of life outcomes were satisfactory, including both bowel function and social function. Growth retardation was observed in 6 patients. Five patients exhibited catch-up growth and 3 patients overcame growth retardation. Patients with growth retardation tended to have a younger onset and longer duration of UC, as well as a longer duration and higher total dose of steroid use. In conclusion, the long-term outcomes of pediatric patients with UC undergoing IACA are satisfactory. Furthermore, to minimize the risk of growth retardation, surgery should be performed without delay.
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- Kenji Tatsumi
- Department of Surgery, Yokohama Municipal Citizen's Hospital
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Matsuoka H, Arao T, Makimura C, Matsumoto K, Kimura H, Imamura C, Tanigawara Y, Nishio K, Nakagawa K. Comt Genotype and Patients' Recognition of Pain Reduction are Predictive Markers for the Response to Morphine Treatment. Ann Oncol 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt459.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Namba Y, Nakazawa Y, Niinaka M, Yano Y, Yoneda T, Kimura H, Mori M, Okada T, Yamaguchi T, Yokota S. Characteristics of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Rare Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Gene Mutations. Ann Oncol 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt459.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Itakura M, Terashima Y, Shingyoji M, Yokoi S, Ohira M, Kageyama H, Matui Y, Yoshida Y, Ashinuma H, Moriya Y, Tamura H, Harigaya K, Matushima K, Iizasa T, Nakagawara A, Kimura H. High CC chemokine receptor 7 expression improves postoperative prognosis of lung adenocarcinoma patients. Br J Cancer 2013; 109:1100-8. [PMID: 23922113 PMCID: PMC3778295 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2013] [Revised: 07/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Chemokines and chemokine receptors not only have significant roles in cancer metastasis and tumorigenesis but also act as antitumour agents. The interaction between the Crk-like adaptor protein (CrkL), which is encoded by the CRKL gene, and non-receptor tyrosine kinase c-ABL is reported to transform many cells into malignant cells. We examined the effects of CC chemokine receptor 7 (CCR7), CCR7 ligands and CrkL and c-ABL in lung adenocarcinoma. METHODS One hundred and twenty patients with lung adenocarcinoma were included in this historical cohort analysis. We examined CCR7 and CCR7 ligands and CrkL and c-ABL mRNA expressions in surgically resected lung adenocarcinoma specimens and evaluated their contribution to prognosis, and the relationship with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and TP53 mutations. RESULTS High CCR7 mRNA expressions indicated better prognoses than those of the groups with low CCR7 mRNA expressions (P=0.007, HR=2.00, 95% CI of ratio: 1.22 -3.31). In lung adenocarcinoma, CrkL and c-ABL mRNAs were related to CCR7 mRNA expression (P<0.0001). CrkL and c-ABL mRNA expressions were influenced by EGFR mutations. A high expression of CCL19 was a good prognostic factor of lung adenocarcinoma. CONCLUSION We propose that CCR7 and CCL19 are clinically good prognostic factors and that CCR7 is strongly related to CrkL and c-ABL kinase mRNA expression in lung adenocarcinoma.
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- M Itakura
- Department of Thoracic Disease, Chiba Cancer Center, 662-2 Nitona-cho, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8717, Japan.
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Hotta S, Kimura H, Lee SA, Tamaki T. Synthesis of thiophene/phenylene co-oligomers. II
[1]. Block and alternating co-oligomers. J Heterocycl Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/jhet.5570370210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Aita K, Ohmae T, Takase M, Nomura K, Kimura H, Nishinaga T. Dithieno[3,4-b:3′,4′-d]thiophene-Annelated Antiaromatic Planar Cyclooctatetraene with Olefinic Protons. Org Lett 2013; 15:3522-5. [DOI: 10.1021/ol401125f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Kazunari Aita
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan, and Bruker BioSpin K. K., Moriya, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama 221-0022, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan, and Bruker BioSpin K. K., Moriya, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama 221-0022, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan, and Bruker BioSpin K. K., Moriya, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama 221-0022, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan, and Bruker BioSpin K. K., Moriya, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama 221-0022, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan, and Bruker BioSpin K. K., Moriya, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama 221-0022, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan, and Bruker BioSpin K. K., Moriya, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama 221-0022, Japan
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Kabuki S, Sonoda S, Hatsukawa Y, Kimura H, Asai M, Hashimoto K, Komura S, Kubo H, Matsuoka Y, Mizumoto T, Nagai Y, Nakamura S, Sato T, Sawano T, Takada A, Toyoshima A, Tsukada K, Kunieda E, Tanimori T. SU-C-144-01: Imaging Study of An Electron-Tracking Compton Camera for Nuclear Medicine. Med Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4813990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Sekizawa O, Uruga T, Tada M, Nitta K, Kato K, Tanida H, Takeshita K, Takahashi S, Sano M, Aoyagi H, Watanabe A, Nariyama N, Ohashi H, Yumoto H, Koyama T, Senba Y, Takeuchi T, Furukawa Y, Ohata T, Matsushita T, Ishizawa Y, Kudo T, Kimura H, Yamazaki H, Tanaka T, Bizen T, Seike T, Goto S, Ohno H, Takata M, Kitamura H, Ishikawa T, Yokoyama T, Iwasawa Y. New XAFS beamline for structural and electronic dynamics of nanoparticle catalysts in fuel cells under operating conditions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/430/1/012020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Kimura H, Kanahara N, Komatsu N, Ishige M, Muneoka K, Yoshimura M, Yamanaka H, Suzuki T, Komatsu H, Sekine Y, Watanabe H, Iyo M. [Effectiveness of long-acting injectable risperidone for patients with treatment refractory schizophrenia]. Nihon Shinkei Seishin Yakurigaku Zasshi 2013; 33:85-87. [PMID: 25314746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Sugita A, Koganei K, Tatsumi K, Yamada K, Futatsuki R, Kuroki H, Kimura H, Kitou F, Fukushima T. [Management of rectal cancer including cancer in the anal fistula with Crohn's disease]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2013; 110:396-402. [PMID: 23459533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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- Akira Sugita
- Department of Surgery, Yokohama Municipal Hospital, Japan.
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Yoshino K, Ishizuka Y, Sugihara N, Kariya N, Namura D, Noji I, Mitsuhashi K, Kimura H, Fukuda A, Kikukawa I, Hayashi T, Yamazaki N, Kimura M, Tsukiyama K, Yamamoto K, Fukuyama A, Hidaka D, Shinoda J, Mibu H, Shimakura Y, Saito A, Ikumi S, Umehara K, Kamei F, Fukuda H, Toake T, Takahashi Y, Miyata Y, Shioji S, Toyoda M, Hattori N, Nishihara H, Matsushima R, Nishibori M, Hokkedo O, Nojima M, Kimura T, Fujiseki M, Okudaira S, Tanabe K, Nakano M, Ito K, Kuroda M, Fukai K, Matsukubo T. Gender difference in tooth autotransplantation with complete root formation: a retrospective survey. J Oral Rehabil 2013; 40:368-74. [PMID: 23438017 DOI: 10.1111/joor.12038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Gender-related risk factors in the survival of transplanted teeth with complete root formation have not yet been identified. The purpose of this study was to investigate gender differences in tooth autotransplantation at dental clinics. We asked participating dentists to provide information on transplantations they had undertaken from 1 January 1990 to 1931 December 2010. The data were screened to exclude patients who underwent more than one transplantation, smokers or those whose smoking habits were unknown, patients under 30 or who were 70 years old and over, cases where the transplanted teeth had incomplete root formation or multiple roots and those with fewer than 20 present teeth post-operation. We analysed 73 teeth of 73 males (mean age, 47.2 years) and 106 teeth of 106 females (mean age, 45.3 years) in this study. The cumulative survival rate and mean survival time were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method. The cumulative survival rate for males was 88.3% at the 5-year mark, 64.8% at 10 years and 48.6% at 15 years; for females, it was 97.2% at the 5-year mark, 85.9% at 10 years and 85.9% at 15 years. A log-rank test indicated the difference between males and females to be significant (P = 0.011). There was also a significant difference in the main causes for the loss of transplanted teeth: males lost more transplanted teeth due to attachment loss than females (P < 0.05). These results indicate that males require more attention during the autotransplantation process, particularly at the stage of pre-operation evaluation and that of follow-up maintenance.
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- K Yoshino
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan.
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Kimura H, Ohtsuka K, Matsumoto A, Fukuoka H, Oishi Y. Synthesis and characterization of phenylethynylcarbonyl terminated novel thermosetting imide compound. EXPRESS POLYM LETT 2013. [DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2013.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Yamamoto Y, Hattori R, Kitahara A, Kimura H, Yamashita M, Strüssmann C. Thermal and Endocrine Regulation of Gonadal Apoptosis during Sex Differentiation in PejerreyOdontesthesbonariensis. Sex Dev 2013; 7:316-24. [DOI: 10.1159/000353506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Kimura H, Kanahara N, Komatsu N, Ishige M, Muneoka K, Yoshimura M, Yamanaka H, Suzuki T, Komatsu H, Sekine Y, Watanabe H, Iyo M. 2742 – A prospective comparative study of risperidone long-acting injection for treatment-resistant schizophrenia with dopamine supersensitivity psychosis. Eur Psychiatry 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(13)77342-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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