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Nagami F, Kuriki M, Koreeda S, Kageyama M, Shimizu O, Toda S, Hozawa A, Kuriyama S, Osumi N, Yamamoto M. Public Relations and Communication Strategies in Construction of Large-Scale Cohorts and Biobank: Practice in the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2020; 250:253-262. [PMID: 32321870 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.250.253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The Tohoku Medical Megabank Project was designed as part of the national reconstruction project for addressing the damage from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. It is an integrated project involving the genome cohort study of 150,000 participants, integrated biobank construction, and multi-omics analyses. Public relations and communication activities emerged to be extremely important in the successful development of this project. To gain insights into the contributions of these activities, we divided the public relations and communication activities for the project into three phases based on the situations surrounding the project. Prior to the start of the cohort study (Phase I), a cooperative relationship was established with a focus on concluding cooperation agreements with local governments. Until the participants reached the target number (Phase II), we actively communicated with the media to publicize the project. During the phase in which use of the constructed biobank is promoted (Phase III), for ensuring the industrial utilization of the biobank, visits from the industry are promoted. Throughout the execution of these activities, we explored the best strategies for building relationships with multiple stakeholders like local government, media and industry. By paying attention to these phases that have been changing according to the project's progress, we were able to adapt the strategies and methods of public relations and communication. The success of these activities has enabled the overall project to progress smoothly. We hope that the process of designing our project's public relations and communication activities will be useful for other similar initiatives.
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- Fuji Nagami
- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University.,Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University.,International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University.,Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University.,Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University
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Yasuda J, Kinoshita K, Katsuoka F, Danjoh I, Sakurai-Yageta M, Motoike IN, Kuroki Y, Saito S, Kojima K, Shirota M, Saigusa D, Otsuki A, Kawashima J, Yamaguchi-Kabata Y, Tadaka S, Aoki Y, Mimori T, Kumada K, Inoue J, Makino S, Kuriki M, Fuse N, Koshiba S, Tanabe O, Nagasaki M, Tamiya G, Shimizu R, Takai-Igarashi T, Ogishima S, Hozawa A, Kuriyama S, Sugawara J, Tsuboi A, Kiyomoto H, Ishii T, Tomita H, Minegishi N, Suzuki Y, Suzuki K, Kawame H, Tanaka H, Taki Y, Yaegashi N, Kure S, Nagami F, Kosaki K, Sutoh Y, Hachiya T, Shimizu A, Sasaki M, Yamamoto M. Genome analyses for the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project towards establishment of personalized healthcare. J Biochem 2019; 165:139-158. [PMID: 30452759 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvy096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Accepted: 11/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Personalized healthcare (PHC) based on an individual's genetic make-up is one of the most advanced, yet feasible, forms of medical care. The Tohoku Medical Megabank (TMM) Project aims to combine population genomics, medical genetics and prospective cohort studies to develop a critical infrastructure for the establishment of PHC. To date, a TMM CommCohort (adult general population) and a TMM BirThree Cohort (birth+three-generation families) have conducted recruitments and baseline surveys. Genome analyses as part of the TMM Project will aid in the development of a high-fidelity whole-genome Japanese reference panel, in designing custom single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays specific to Japanese, and in estimation of the biological significance of genetic variations through linked investigations of the cohorts. Whole-genome sequencing from >3,500 unrelated Japanese and establishment of a Japanese reference genome sequence from long-read data have been done. We next aim to obtain genotype data for all TMM cohort participants (>150,000) using our custom SNP arrays. These data will help identify disease-associated genomic signatures in the Japanese population, while genomic data from TMM BirThree Cohort participants will be used to improve the reference genome panel. Follow-up of the cohort participants will allow us to test the genetic markers and, consequently, contribute to the realization of PHC.
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- Jun Yasuda
- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Applied Information Sciences, Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-6-05 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan.,Institute of Development, Aging, and Cancer, Tohoku University, 4-1, Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan.,United Centers for Advanced Research and Translational Medicine
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Molecular Hematology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan.,International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University, 468-1, Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Education and Support for Community Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan.,International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University, 468-1, Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan.,Medical Data Science Promotion Office, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 2-3-10 Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan.,Institute of Development, Aging, and Cancer, Tohoku University, 4-1, Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Iwate Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Disaster Reconstruction Center
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- Iwate Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Disaster Reconstruction Center
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- Iwate Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Disaster Reconstruction Center
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- Iwate Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Disaster Reconstruction Center.,Division of Ultrahigh Field MRI, Institute for Biomedical Sciences Iwate Medical University, 2-1-1 Nishitokuta, Yahaba, Shiwa, Iwate, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Medical Biochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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Adler S, Bazarko AO, Bergbusch PC, Blackmore EW, Bryman DA, Chen S, Chiang IH, Diwan MV, Frank JS, Fujiwara T, Haggerty JS, Hu J, Inagaki T, Ito MM, Jaffe DE, Jain V, Kabe S, Kettell SH, Kitching P, Kobayashi M, Komatsubara TK, Konaka A, Kuno Y, Kuriki M, Li KK, Littenberg LS, Macdonald JA, Meyers PD, Mildenberger J, Miyajima M, Muramatsu N, Nakano T, Ng C, Ng S, Nomura T, Numao T, Poutissou JM, Poutissou R, Redlinger G, Sato T, Shimada K, Shimoyama T, Shinkawa T, Shoemaker FC, Stone JR, Strand RC, Sugimoto S, Tamagawa Y, Tsunemi T, Witzig C, Yoshimura Y. Measurement of theK+→π0μ+νμγbranching ratio. Int J Clin Exp Med 2010. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.81.092001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 11/07/2022]
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Honda Y, Kubo K, Anderson S, Araki S, Bane K, Brachmann A, Frisch J, Fukuda M, Hasegawa K, Hayano H, Hendrickson L, Higashi Y, Higo T, Hirano K, Hirose T, Iida K, Imai T, Inoue Y, Karataev P, Kuriki M, Kuroda R, Kuroda S, Luo X, McCormick D, Matsuda M, Muto T, Nakajima K, Naito T, Nelson J, Nomura M, Ohashi A, Omori T, Okugi T, Ross M, Sakai H, Sakai I, Sasao N, Smith S, Suzuki T, Takano M, Taniguchi T, Terunuma N, Turner J, Toge N, Urakawa J, Vogel V, Woodley M, Wolski A, Yamazaki I, Yamazaki Y, Yocky G, Young A, Zimmermann F. Achievement of ultralow emittance beam in the accelerator test facility damping ring. Phys Rev Lett 2004; 92:054802. [PMID: 14995314 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.92.054802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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For high luminosity in electron-positron linear colliders, it is essential to generate low vertical emittance beams. We report on the smallest vertical emittance achieved in single-bunch-mode operation of the Accelerator Test Facility, which satisfies the requirement of the x-band linear collider. The emittances were measured with a laser-wire beam-profile monitor installed in the damping ring. The bunch length and the momentum spread of the beam were also recorded under the same conditions. The smallest vertical rms emittance measured at low intensity is 4 pm at a beam energy of 1.3 GeV, which corresponds to the normalized emittance of 1.0x1.0(-8) m. It increases by a factor of 1.5 for a bunch intensity of 10(10) electrons. The measured data agreed to the calculation of intrabeam scattering within much better than a factor of 2.
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- Y Honda
- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Kubo K, Akemoto M, Anderson S, Aoki T, Araki S, Bane KLF, Blum P, Corlett J, Dobashi K, Emma P, Frisch J, Fukuda M, Guo Z, Hasegawa K, Hayano H, Higo T, Higurashi A, Honda Y, Iimura T, Imai T, Jobe K, Kamada S, Karataev P, Kashiwagi S, Kim E, Kobuki T, Kotseroglou T, Kurihara Y, Kuriki M, Kuroda R, Kuroda S, Lee T, Luo X, McCormick DJ, McKee B, Mimashi T, Minty M, Muto T, Naito T, Naumenko G, Nelson J, Nguyen MN, Oide K, Okugi T, Omori T, Oshima T, Pei G, Potylitsyn A, Qin Q, Raubenheimer T, Ross M, Sakai H, Sakai I, Schmidt F, Slaton T, Smith H, Smith S, Smith T, Suzuki T, Takano M, Takeda S, Terunuma N, Toge N, Turner J, Urakawa J, Vogel V, Woodley M, Yocky J, Young A, Zimmermann F. Extremely low vertical-emittance beam in the accelerator test facility at KEK. Phys Rev Lett 2002; 88:194801. [PMID: 12005637 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.88.194801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2001] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Electron beams with the lowest, normalized transverse emittance recorded so far were produced and confirmed in single-bunch-mode operation of the Accelerator Test Facility at KEK. We established a tuning method of the damping ring which achieves a small vertical dispersion and small x-y orbit coupling. The vertical emittance was less than 1% of the horizontal emittance. At the zero-intensity limit, the vertical normalized emittance was less than 2.8 x 10(-8) rad m at beam energy 1.3 GeV. At high intensity, strong effects of intrabeam scattering were observed, which had been expected in view of the extremely high particle density due to the small transverse emittance.
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- K Kubo
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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Adler S, Aoki M, Ardebili M, Atiya MS, Bazarko AO, Bergbusch PC, Blackmore EW, Bryman DA, Chiang IH, Convery MR, Diwan MV, Frank JS, Haggerty JS, Inagaki T, Ito MM, Jain V, Kabe S, Kazumori M, Kettell SH, Kitching P, Kobayashi M, Komatsubara TK, Konaka A, Kuno Y, Kuriki M, Kycia TF, Li KK, Littenberg LS, Macdonald JA, McPherson RA, Meyers PD, Mildenberger J, Miyajima M, Muramatsu N, Nakano T, Ng C, Nishide J, Numao T, Otomo A, Poutissou JM, Poutissou R, Redlinger G, Sasaki T, Sato T, Shinkawa T, Shoemaker FC, Soluk R, Stone JR, Strand RC, Sugimoto S, Tamagawa Y, Witzig C, Yoshimura Y. Search for the rare decayK+→π+γ. Int J Clin Exp Med 2002. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.65.052009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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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Suzuki H, Asano K, Eiro M, Kuriki M, Hashimoto S, Katoh T, Watanabe T, Watanabe K. Recovery from renal failure in malignant hypertension associated with primary aldosteronism: effect of an ACE inhibitor. QJM 2002; 95:128-30. [PMID: 11861963 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/95.2.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Adler S, Bazarko AO, Bergbusch PC, Blackmore EW, Bryman DA, Chen S, Chiang IH, Diwan MV, Frank JS, Haggerty JS, Hu J, Inagaki T, Ito M, Jain V, Kabe S, Kettell SH, Kitching P, Kobayashi M, Komatsubara TK, Konaka A, Kuno Y, Kuriki M, Li KK, Littenberg LS, Macdonald JA, Meyers PD, Mildenberger J, Miyajima M, Muramatsu N, Nakano T, Ng C, Ng S, Numao T, Poutissou JM, Poutissou R, Redlinger G, Sato T, Shimada K, Shimoyama T, Shinkawa T, Shoemaker FC, Stone JR, Strand RC, Sugimoto S, Tamagawa Y, Witzig C, Yoshimura Y. Further evidence for the decay K+ -->pi+nu(nu). Phys Rev Lett 2002; 88:041803. [PMID: 11801107 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.88.041803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2001] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Additional evidence for the rare kaon decay K+-->pi+nu(nu) has been found in a new data set with comparable sensitivity to the previously reported result. One new event was observed in the pion momentum region examined, 211<P<229 MeV/c, bringing the total for the combined data set to two. Including all data taken, the backgrounds were estimated to contribute 0.15+/-0.05 events. The branching ratio is B(K+-->pi+nu(nu)) = 1.57(+1.75)(-0.82)x10(-10).
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- S Adler
- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973
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Adler S, Aoki M, Ardebili M, Atiya MS, Bergbusch PC, Blackmore EW, Bryman DA, Chiang IH, Convery MR, Diwan MV, Frank JS, Haggerty JS, Inagaki T, Ito MM, Kabe S, Kettell SH, Kishi Y, Kitching P, Kobayashi M, Komatsubara TK, Konaka A, Kuno Y, Kuriki M, Kycia TF, Li KK, Littenberg LS. Measurement of direct photon emission in K+-->pi(+)pi(0)gamma decay. Phys Rev Lett 2000; 85:4856-4859. [PMID: 11102135 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.85.4856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We have performed a measurement of the K+-->pi(+)pi(0)gamma decay and have observed 2x10(4) events. The best fit to the decay spectrum gives a branching ratio for direct photon emission of (4.7+/-0.8+/-0. 3)x10(-6) in the pi(+) kinetic energy region of 55 to 90 MeV and requires no component due to interference with inner bremsstrahlung.
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- S Adler
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, New York 11973, USA
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Adler S, Atiya MS, Chiang IH, Diwan MV, Frank JS, Haggerty JS, Kettell SH, Kycia TF, Li KK, Littenberg LS, Sambamurti A, Stevens A, Strand RC, Witzig C, Komatsubara TK, Kuriki M, Muramatsu N, Sugimoto S, Inagaki T, Kabe S, Kobayashi M, Kuno Y, Sato T, Shinkawa T, Yoshimura Y, Kishi Y. Measurement of structure-dependent K+ --> &mgr;(+)nu(&mgr;)gamma decay. Phys Rev Lett 2000; 85:2256-2259. [PMID: 10977985 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.85.2256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We report the first measurement of a structure-dependent component in the decay K+-->&mgr;(+)nu(&mgr;)gamma. Using the kinematic region where the muon kinetic energy is greater than 137 MeV and the photon energy is greater than 90 MeV, we find that the absolute value of the sum of the vector and axial-vector form factors is |F(V)+F(A)| = 0.165+/-0.007+/-0.011. This corresponds to a branching ratio of B(SD+) = (1.33+/-0.12+/-0.18)x10(-5). We also set the limit -0. 04<F(V)-F(A)<0.24 at 90% C.L.
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- S Adler
- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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Adler S, Atiya MS, Chiang IH, Diwan MV, Frank JS, Haggerty JS, Jain V, Kettell SH, Kycia TF, Li KK, Littenberg LS, Ng C, Strand RC, Witzig C, Kazumori M, Komatsubara TK, Kuriki M, Muramatsu N, Otomo A, Sugimoto S, Inagaki T, Kabe S, Kobayashi M, Kuno Y, Sato T, Shinkawa T. Further search for the decay K+-->pi(+)nunu;. Phys Rev Lett 2000; 84:3768-3770. [PMID: 11019201 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.84.3768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A search for additional evidence for the rare kaon decay K+-->pi(+)nunu; has been made with a new data set comparable in sensitivity to the previous exposure that produced a single event. No new events were found in the pion momentum region examined, 211<P<229 MeV/c. Including a reanalysis of the original data set, the backgrounds were estimated to contribute 0.08+/-0.02 events. Based on one observed event, the new branching ratio is B(K+-->pi(+)nunu;) = 1.5(+3.4)(-1.2)x10(-10).
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- S Adler
- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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Midorikawa S, Hashimoto S, Kuriki M, Katoh K, Watanabe T, Sasano H, Nishikawa T. A patient with preclinical Cushing's syndrome and excessive DHEA-S secretion having unilateral adrenal carcinoma and contralateral adenoma. Endocr J 1999; 46:59-66. [PMID: 10426568 DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.46.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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We report a case of preclinical Cushing's syndrome in a 54-year-old male associated with bilateral adrenocortical tumours. Physical findings and general laboratory data were unremarkable except for mild hypertension (158/90 mmHg) and impaired glucose tolerance. Endocrinological evaluation revealed the presence of autonomous cortisol secretion including unsuppressible serum cortisol by 8 mg dexamethasone test (11 microg/dl), high serum DHEA-S (3580 ng/ml, normal: 400-3500) and increased urinary 17-KS excretion (31.0-35.8 mg/day, normal: 5.8-21.3). CT scan demonstrated the presence of tumours in both adrenals and bilateral adrenalectomy was subsequently performed. Histological examination of the resected specimens revealed an adrenocortical carcinoma on the right side and an adenoma on the left side with noticeable cortical atrophy in non-neoplastic adrenals. Immunohistochemical study of steroidogenic enzymes demonstrated that all the steroidogenic enzymes involved in cortisol biosynthesis were expressed in both right and left adrenal tumours. Enzymatic activities of 21, 17alpha, 18, 11beta-hydroxylases were detected in both right and left adrenals except for the absence of 11beta-hydroxylase activity in the left adrenal adenoma. Results of in vitro tissue steroidogenesis examined in short-term tissue culture of the specimens revealed no significant differences between carcinoma and adenoma in cortisol production, but the production of adrenal androgens in carcinoma was significantly higher than that in adenoma, which may indicate the importance of evaluating adrenal androgen levels in patients with adrenocortical neoplasms.
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- S Midorikawa
- Department of Internal Medicine III, Fukushima Medical University, School of Medicine, Japan
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Abe K, Akagi T, Anthony PL, Antonov R, Arnold RG, Averett T, Band HR, Bauer JM, Borel H, Bosted PE, Breton V, Button-Shafer J, Chen JP, Chupp TE, Clendenin J, Comptour C, Coulter KP, Court G, Crabb D, Daoudi M, Day D, Dietrich FS, Dunne J, Dutz H, Erbacher R, Fellbaum J, Feltham A, Fonvieille H, Frlez E, Garvey D, Gearhart R, Gomez J, Grenier P, Griffioen KA, Hoibraten S, Hughes EW, Hyde-Wright C, Johnson JR, Kawall D, Klein A, Kuhn SE, Kuriki M, Lindgren R, Liu TJ, Lombard-Nelsen RM, Marroncle J, Maruyama T, Maruyama XK, McCarthy J, Meyer W, Meziani Z, Minehart R, Mitchell J, Morgenstern J, Petratos GG, Pitthan R, Pocanic D, Prescott C, Prepost R, Raines P, Raue B, Reyna D, Rijllart A, Roblin Y. Measurements of the proton and deuteron spin structure function g2 and asymmetry A2. Phys Rev Lett 1996; 76:587-591. [PMID: 10061497 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.76.587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Abe K, Akagi T, Anthony PL, Antonov R, Arnold RG, Averett T, Band HR, Bauer JM, Borel H, Bosted PE, Breton V, Button-Shafer J, Chen JP, Chupp TE, Clendenin J, Comptour C, Coulter KP, Court G, Crabb D, Daoudi M, Day D, Dietrich FS, Dunne J, Dutz H, Erbacher R, Fellbaum J, Feltham A, Fonvieille H, Frlez E, Garvey D, Gearhart R, Gomez J, Grenier P, Griffioen KA, Hoibraten S, Hughes EW, Hyde-Wright C, Johnson JR, Kawall D, Klein A, Kuhn SE, Kuriki M, Lindgren R, Liu T, Lombard-Nelsen RM, Marroncle J, Maruyama T, Maruyama XK, McCarthy J, Meyer W, Meziani Z, Minehart R, Mitchell J, Morgenstern J, Petratos GG, Pitthan R, Pocanic D, Prescott C, Prepost R, Raines P, Raue B, Reyna D, Rijllart A, Roblin Y. Precision measurement of the deuteron spin structure function gd1. Phys Rev Lett 1995; 75:25-28. [PMID: 10059106 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.75.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Kuriki M, Fujihra N, Hasegawa S, Fujioka M. [Acute encephalitis and bacterial meningitis in children in Aichi Prefecture (1984-1993)]. Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi 1995; 42:338-45. [PMID: 7647351] [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: 01/26/2023]
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A survey was performed of acute encephalitis and bacterial meningitis in infancy and childhood from 1984 to 1993 using a questionnaire directed to departments of pediatrics in large hospitals in Aichi prefecture. The case records for 391 patients with acute encephalitis including related diseases and 328 patients with bacterial meningitis were obtained from 63 hospitals. Of 391 patients with acute encephalitis, 224 were male and 167 were female. Of 328 patients with bacterial meningitis, 200 were male and 128 were female. Sex ratio were 1.3, 1.6 respectively. Of the patients, 52.4% of encephalitis and 84.8% of meningitis were under 4 years of age and 0 year olds made up 53.7% of the latter. The causes of these diseases were confirmed in 38.7% and 82.9% of the encephalitis and meningitis patients, respectively, etiologically. In encephalitis, rubella virus was the most frequent with 29 cases, followed by measles virus (27 cases), herpes simplex virus (24) and varicella-zostervirus (19). In meningitis H. influenzae (95 cases), S. pneumoniae (56), Group B streptococcus (41) and E. coli (27) were frequently diagnosed. These diseases showed respective patterns of age distribution and clinical course, and moreover, the increases in their onset were clearly related to the prevalence of causal infections. Therefore, the results of this study should be utilized in the development of administrative measures for prevention of these diseases.
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- M Kuriki
- Environmental Sanitation Division, Department of Health, Aichi Prefecture
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Abe K, Akagi T, Anthony PL, Antonov R, Arnold RG, Averett T, Band HR, Bauer JM, Borel H, Bosted PE, Breton V, Button-Shafer J, Chen JP, Chupp TE, Clendenin J, Comptour C, Coulter KP, Court G, Crabb D, Daoudi M, Day D, Dietrich FS, Dunne J, Dutz H, Erbacher R, Fellbaum J, Feltham A, Fonvieille H, Frlez E, Garvey D, Gearhart R, Gomez J, Grenier P, Griffioen KA, Hoibraten S, Hughes EW, Hyde-Wright C, Johnson JR, Kawall D, Klein A, Kuhn SE, Kuriki M, Lindgren R, Liu TJ, Lombard-Nelsen RM, Marroncle J, Maruyama T, Maruyama XK, McCarthy J, Meyer W, Meziani Z, Minehart R, Mitchell J, Morgenstern J, Petratos GG, Pitthan R, Pocanic D, Prescott C, Prepost R, Raines P, Raue B, Reyna D, Rijllart A, Roblin Y. Precision measurement of the proton spin structure function gp1. Phys Rev Lett 1995; 74:346-350. [PMID: 10058735 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.74.346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Katoh K, Mizuno K, Hashimoto S, Okazaki K, Asahi K, Kuriki M, Yamada D, Fukuchi S. Direct evidence for erythropoietin-induced release of endothelin from peripheral vascular tissue. Life Sci 1994; 54:PL253-9. [PMID: 8152333 DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(94)00842-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The effect of recombinant human erythropoietin (r-HuEPO, 0.1 to 2.0 U/ml) on endothelin-1 (ET-1) release was examined in isolated hind legs perfused with Krebs-Ringer solution from normal rats. r-HuEPO increased immunoreactive (ir-) ET-1 release in a dose-dependent fashion; the maximal percent increment in ir-ET-1 release evoked by r-HuEPO (2.0 U/ml) was about +210% over the basal rate of release. However, r-HuEPO showed no effect on release of angiotensin II, thromboxane B2 or vasodilatory prostaglandin I2 from the vasculature. These results not only provide direct evidence that r-HuEPO has the potential to specifically stimulate release of ET-1 from peripheral vascular beds, but, hence, suggest a contributory role of ET-1 in r-HuEPO-induced hypertension in anemic human subjects undergoing r-HuEPO therapy.
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- K Katoh
- Third Department of Internal Medicine, Fukushima Medical College, Japan
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