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Kin F, Itoh K, Bando T, Shinohara K, Oyama N, Terakado A, Yoshida M, Sumida S. Impact of avalanche type of transport on internal transport barrier formation in tokamak plasmas. Sci Rep 2023; 13:19748. [PMID: 37957265 PMCID: PMC10643559 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-46978-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
Abstract
In magnetic fusion plasmas, a transport barrier is essential to improve the plasma confinement. The key physics behind the formation of a transport barrier is the suppression of the micro-scale turbulent transport. On the other hand, long-range transport events, such as avalanches, has been recognized to play significant roles for global profile formations. In this study, we observed the impact of the avalanche-type of transport on the formation of a transport barrier for the first time. The avalanches are found to inhibit the formation of the internal transport barrier (ITB) observed in JT-60U tokamak. We found that (1) ITBs do not form in the presence of avalanches but form under the disappearance of avalanches, (2) the surface integral of avalanche-driven heat fluxe is comparable to the time rate change of stored energy retained at the ITB onset, (3) the mean E × B flow shear is accelerated via the ion temperature gradient that is not sustained under the existence of avalanches, and (4) after the ITB formation, avalanches are damped inside the ITB, while they remain outside the ITB.
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- F Kin
- National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Naka, 311-0193, Japan.
- Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Uji, 611-0011, Japan.
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- Frontier Research Institute, Chubu University, Kasugai, 487-8501, Japan
- Research Center for Plasma Turbulence, Kyushu University, Kasuga, 816-8580, Japan
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- Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, 441-8580, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Naka, 311-0193, Japan
- The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, 277-8561, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Naka, 311-0193, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Naka, 311-0193, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Naka, 311-0193, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Naka, 311-0193, Japan
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Tokuzawa T, Nasu T, Inagaki S, Moon C, Ido T, Idei H, Ejiri A, Imazawa R, Yoshida M, Oyama N, Tanaka K, Ida K. 3D metal powder additive manufacturing phased array antenna for multichannel Doppler reflectometer. Rev Sci Instrum 2022; 93:113535. [PMID: 36461436 DOI: 10.1063/5.0101723] [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: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Measuring the time variation of the wavenumber spectrum of turbulence is important for understanding the characteristics of high-temperature plasmas, and the application of a Doppler reflectometer with simultaneous multi-frequency sources is expected. To implement this diagnostic in future fusion devices, the use of a phased array antenna (PAA) that can scan microwave beams without moving antennas is recommended. Since the frequency-scanning waveguide leaky-wave antenna-type PAA has a complex structure, we have investigated its characteristics by modeling it with 3D metal powder additive manufacturing (AM). First, a single waveguide is fabricated to understand the characteristics of 3D AM techniques, and it is clear that there are differences in performance depending on the direction of manufacture and surface treatment. Then, a PAA is made, and it is confirmed that the beam can be emitted in any direction by frequency scanning. The plasma flow velocity can be measured by applying the 3D manufacturing PAA to plasma measurement.
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- T Tokuzawa
- National Institute for Fusion Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Toki 509-5292, Japan
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- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Toki 509-5292, Japan
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- Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji 611-0011, Japan
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- Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, Kasuga 816-8580, Japan
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- Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, Kasuga 816-8580, Japan
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- Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, Kasuga 816-8580, Japan
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- Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8561, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, 801-1 Mukoyama, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, 801-1 Mukoyama, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, 801-1 Mukoyama, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Toki 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Toki 509-5292, Japan
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Terakado A, Koide Y, Yoshida M, Nakano T, Homma H, Oyama N. Design of Heat-Resistant in-Vessel Components for Deuterium Beam-Aided Charge Exchange Recombination Spectroscopy in JT-60SA. Fusion Science and Technology 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/15361055.2021.1951529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- A. Terakado
- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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Kin F, Nakano T, Oyama N, Terakado A, Wakatsuki T, Narita E. Prediction of a single Gaussian shape of spectral line measured with low-dispersion spectrometer by using machine learning. Rev Sci Instrum 2021; 92:053505. [PMID: 34243237 DOI: 10.1063/5.0039781] [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: 12/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We have developed a denoising autoencoder based neural network (NN) method to determine a spectral line intensity with an uncertainty lower than the uncertainty determined by fitting the spectral line. The NN method processes the measured raw spectral line shape, providing a single Gaussian shape based on the training dataset, which consists of synthetically prepared Doppler shift and broadening free spectral lines in the present work. It is found that the uncertainty reduction level significantly depends on the training dataset. Limitations originating from the training dataset are also discussed.
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- F Kin
- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 801-1 Mukoyama, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 801-1 Mukoyama, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 801-1 Mukoyama, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 801-1 Mukoyama, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 801-1 Mukoyama, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 801-1 Mukoyama, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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Utsunomiya A, Chino T, Oyama N, Niwa S, Hasegawa M. 475 A curcumin-derivative LG283 that inhibits TGF-β/Smad/Snail-dependent mesenchymal transition ameliorates bleomycin-induced skin fibrosis and vascular injury. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.02.499] [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: 10/21/2022]
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Kasamatsu H, Chino T, Hasegawa T, Utsunomiya N, Utsunomiya A, Oyama N, Yamada M, Hasegawa M. 466 A calpain inhibitor ALLN alleviates bleomycin-induced skin fibrosis via antagonizing TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.02.490] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Tojo H, Pasqualotto R, Fassina A, Giudicotti L, Sasao H, Homma H, Oyama N. Design of JT-60SA core Thomson scattering diagnostic system. Rev Sci Instrum 2021; 92:043556. [PMID: 34243487 DOI: 10.1063/5.0043669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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An incoherent Thomson scattering diagnostic will be installed in the JT-60SA tokamak to measure electron temperature and electron density profiles. The target radial spatial resolution is 25 mm with 46 spatial channels. The accuracy in electron temperature and density is a few percent at ne = 7.5 × 1019 m-3, which is the expected value in the plasma core. This paper presents the designs of collection optics, fibers with their alignment system, and polychromators. The collection optics overcomes unique issues for superconducting fusion devices, i.e., limited design space, high-temperature measurements, and harsh radiation condition. When in several years the more performing plasma will generate intense nuclear radiation, the lens materials of the optics can be replaced by radiation resistant glasses without major changes in the lens holder. It will prevent transmission degradation and keep stable measurement accuracy.
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- H Tojo
- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), 801-1 Mukoyama, Naka 311-0193, Japan
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- Consorzio RFX, C.so Stati Uniti 4, Padova 35127, Italy
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- Consorzio RFX, C.so Stati Uniti 4, Padova 35127, Italy
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- Consorzio RFX, C.so Stati Uniti 4, Padova 35127, Italy
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- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), 801-1 Mukoyama, Naka 311-0193, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), 801-1 Mukoyama, Naka 311-0193, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), 801-1 Mukoyama, Naka 311-0193, Japan
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Sumida S, Shinohara K, Nishitani T, Ogawa K, Bando T, M Sukegawa A, Ishikawa M, Takada E, Bierwage A, Oyama N. Conceptual design of a collimator for the neutron emission profile monitor in JT-60SA using Monte Carlo simulations. Rev Sci Instrum 2020; 91:113504. [PMID: 33261467 DOI: 10.1063/5.0025902] [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: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Materials and structures of a collimator for a new neutron emission profile monitor in JT-60SA are examined through Monte Carlo simulations using the Monte Carlo N-Particle transport code. First, the shielding properties of various material combinations are compared in order to determine a combination with high shielding performances against both neutrons and gamma-rays. It is found that a collimator consisting of borated polyethylene and lead has a high shielding performance against neutrons. Moreover, a high shielding performance against gamma-rays is obtained when a lead pipe with a radial thickness of 0.01 m is inserted into a collimation tube. Second, we demonstrate that it is possible to improve the spatial resolution to a desired level by installing a thin tubular extension structure that fits into the limited space available between the main collimator block and the tokamak device. Finally, the collimator structures that meet both the targeted spatial resolutions (<10% of the plasma minor radius) and the targeted counting rate (105 cps order) are discussed.
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- S Sumida
- Naka Fusion Institute, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Naka Fusion Institute, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Toki, Gifu 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Toki, Gifu 509-5292, Japan
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- Naka Fusion Institute, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Naka Fusion Institute, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Naka Fusion Institute, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Department of Electrical and Control Systems Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Toyama College, Toyama, Toyama 939-8630, Japan
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- Rokkasho Fusion Institute, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Rokkasho, Aomori 039-3212, Japan
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- Naka Fusion Institute, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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Ishikawa Y, Sakata H, Wei Y, Oyama N, Itami T, Sano T, Yamashita K. The effect of transnasal administration of alfaxalone-butorphanol-medetomidine combination in rabbits. Vet Anaesth Analg 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaa.2019.08.021] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Utsunomiya A, Chino T, Utsunomiya N, Luong V, Sugai M, Higashi K, Sugawara K, Tsuruta D, Oyama N, Hasegawa M. 348 Homeostatic functions of dermokine in skin barrier and innate immunity. J Invest Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.07.350] [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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Tojo H, Sasao H, Oyama N, Tsubakimoto K, Yoshida H. Laser transfer technique using wavefront correction and beam homogenizers in Thomson scattering diagnostics. Fusion Engineering and Design 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Hasegawa M, Luong V, Utsunomiya A, Chino T, Oyama N, Matsushita T, Obara T, Kuboi Y, Ishii N, Machinaga A, Ogasawara H, Ikeda W, Imai T. LB1141 Anti-mouse CX3CL1 monoclonal antibody therapy in mouse models of systemic sclerosis. J Invest Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.06.114] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Takahashi H, Oyama N, Amamoto M, Torii T, Matsuo T, Hasegawa M. 464 A prospective trial for the clinical efficacy of topical washing with miconazole nitrate-containing soap to diaper candidiasis. J Invest Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.03.540] [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: 10/27/2022]
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Utsunomiya N, Oyama N, Chino T, Utsunomiya A, Vu Huy L, Hasegawa M. 003 Detection of serum autoantibodies to extracellular matrix protein 1 (ECM1) and relevant abnormal expression of hemidesmosomal antigens in lichen sclerosus. J Invest Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.03.007] [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: 11/24/2022]
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Takasugi J, Sakaguchi M, Todo K, Miwa K, Gon Y, Murase S, Oyama N, Sasaki T, Mochizuki H. Infarct pattern on magnetic resonance imaging in stroke patients with MPO-ANCA-associated vasculitis. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.2688] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Yaita K, Oyama N, Sakai Y, Iwahashi J, Masunaga K, Hamada N, Watanabe H. Typhoid fever: A rare cause of relative bradycardia in Japan. J Gen Fam Med 2017; 18:317-318. [PMID: 29264058 PMCID: PMC5689433 DOI: 10.1002/jgf2.75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Kenichiro Yaita
- Department of Infection Control and Prevention; Kurume University School of Medicine; Fukuoka Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine; Kurume University Hospital; Fukuoka Japan
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- Department of Infection Control and Prevention; Kurume University School of Medicine; Fukuoka Japan
- Department of Pharmacy; Kurume University Hospital; Fukuoka Japan
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- Department of Infection Control and Prevention; Kurume University School of Medicine; Fukuoka Japan
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- Department of Infection Control and Prevention; Kurume University School of Medicine; Fukuoka Japan
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- Department of Infection Control and Prevention; Kurume University School of Medicine; Fukuoka Japan
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- Department of Infection Control and Prevention; Kurume University School of Medicine; Fukuoka Japan
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Hasegawa M, Luong V, Chino T, Oyama N, Sasaki Y, Ogura D, Niwa S, Fujita M, Okamoto Y, Otsuka M, Ihn H. 667 A novel TGF-beta/Smad signaling inhibitor ameliorates bleomycin-induced skin fibrosis. J Invest Dermatol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.07.344] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Oyama N, Sakaguchi M, Higashida K, Murase S, Gon Y, Watanabe A, Terasaki Y, Todo K, Sasaki T, Yamamoto J, Saito S, Toda K, Sawa Y, Mochizuki H. Remarkable effect of a phosphodiesterase type 3 inhibitor, milrinone in a reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome patient with ischemic stroke: A case report. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.1808] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Luong V, Chino T, Tokuriki A, Oyama N, Sasaki Y, Ogura D, Niwa S, Fujita M, Okamoto Y, Otsuka M, Ihn H, Hasegawa M. 270 A novel small compound HPH-15 antagonizes TGF-β/Smad signaling and ameliorates experimental skin fibrosis. J Invest Dermatol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.02.286] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Sugie T, Hatae T, Koide Y, Fujita T, Kusama Y, Nishitani T, Isayama A, Sato M, Shinohara K, Asakura N, Konoshima S, Kubo H, Takenaga H, Kawano Y, Kondoh T, Nagashima A, Fukuda T, Sunaoshi H, Naito O, Kitamura S, Tsukahara Y, Sakasai A, Sakamoto Y, Suzuki T, Tobita K, Nemoto M, Morioka A, Ishikawa M, Ishida S, Isei N, Oyama N, Neyatani Y, Itami K, Sakurai S, Tamai H, Tsuchiya K, Higashijima S, Nakano T, Nagaya S, Chiba S, Lee S, Shitomi M. Diagnostics System of JT-60U. Fusion Science and Technology 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst02-a242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- T. Sugie
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka Fusion Research Establishment 801-01 Mukoyama, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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Kamada Y, Fujita T, Ishida S, Kikuchi M, Ide S, Takizuka T, Shirai H, Koide Y, Fukuda T, Hosogane N, Tsuchiya K, Hatae T, Takenaga H, Sato M, Nakamura H, Naito O, Asakura N, Kubo H, Higashijima S, Miura Y, Yoshino R, Shimizu K, Ozeki T, Hirayama T, Mori M, Sakamoto Y, Kawano Y, Isayama A, Ushigusa K, Ikeda Y, Kimura H, Fujii T, Imai T, Nagami M, Takeji S, Oikawa T, Suzuki T, Nakano T, Oyama N, Sakurai S, Konoshima S, Sugie T, Tobita K, Kondoh T, Tamai H, Neyatani Y, Sakasai A, Kusama Y, Itami K, Shimada M, Ninomiya H, Urano H. Fusion Plasma Performance and Confinement Studies on JT-60 and JT-60U. Fusion Science and Technology 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst02-a227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Y. Kamada
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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Ozeki T, Aiba N, Hayashi N, Takizuka T, Sugihara M, Oyama N. Integrated Simulation Code for Burning Plasma Analysis. Fusion Science and Technology 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst06-a1221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- T. Ozeki
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency 801-1 Mukouyama, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency 801-1 Mukouyama, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency 801-1 Mukouyama, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency 801-1 Mukouyama, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- ITER International Team, Naka Joint Work Site, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency 801-1 Mukouyama, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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Motojima O, Yamada H, Komori A, Watanabe KY, Mutoh T, Takeiri Y, Ida K, Akiyama T, Asakura N, Ashikawa N, Chikaraishi H, Cooper WA, Emoto M, Fujita T, Fujiwara M, Funaba H, Goncharov P, Goto M, Hamada Y, Higashijima S, Hino T, Hoshino M, Ichimura M, Idei H, Ido T, Ikeda K, Imagawa S, Inagaki S, Isayama A, Isobe M, Itoh T, Itoh K, Kado S, Kalinina D, Kaneba T, Kaneko O, Kato D, Kato T, Kawahata K, Kawashima H, Kawazome H, Kobuchi T, Kondo K, Kubo S, Kumazawa R, Lyon JF, Maekawa R, Mase A, Masuzaki S, Mito T, Matsuoka K, Miura Y, Miyazawa J, More R, Morisaki T, Morita S, Murakami I, Murakami S, Mutoh S, Nagaoka K, Nagasaki K, Nagayama Y, Nakamura Y, Nakanishi H, Narihara K, Narushima Y, Nishimura H, Nishimura K, Nishiura M, Nishizawa A, Noda N, Notake T, Nozato H, Ohdachi S, Ohkubo K, Ohyabu N, Oyama N, Oka Y, Okada H, Osakabe M, Ozaki T, Peterson BJ, Sagara A, Saida T, Saito K, Sakakibara S, Sakamoto M, Sakamoto R, Sasao M, Sato K, Seki T, Shimozuma T, Shoji M, Sudo S, Takagi S, Takahashi Y, Takase Y, Takenaga H, Takeuchi N, Tamura N, Tanaka K, Tanaka M, Toi K, Takahata K, Tokuzawa T, Torii Y, Tsumori K, Watanabe F, Watanabe M, Watanabe T, Watari T, Yamada I, Yamada S, Yamaguchi T, Yamamoto S, Yamazaki K, Yanagi N, Yokoyama M, Yoshida N, Yoshimura S, Yoshimura Y, Yoshinuma M. Review on the Progress of the LHD Experiment. Fusion Science and Technology 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst04-a535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- O. Motojima
- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
| | - M. Ichimura
- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
| | - A. Isayama
- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5292, Japan
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Gon Y, Sakaguchi M, Takasugi J, Kawano T, Kanki H, Watanabe A, Oyama N, Terasaki Y, Sasaki T, Mochizuki H. Plasma D-dimer levels and ischaemic lesions in multiple vascular regions can predict occult cancer in patients with cryptogenic stroke. Eur J Neurol 2016; 24:503-508. [PMID: 28026909 DOI: 10.1111/ene.13234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 06/12/2016] [Accepted: 11/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cancer patients with cryptogenic stroke often have high plasma D-dimer levels and lesions in multiple vascular regions. Hence, if patients with cryptogenic stroke display such characteristics, occult cancer could be predicted. This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of cryptogenic stroke as the first manifestation of occult cancer and to determine whether plasma D-dimer levels and lesions in multiple vascular regions can predict occult cancer in patients with cryptogenic stroke. METHODS Between January 2006 and October 2015, data on 1225 patients with acute ischaemic stroke were extracted from the stroke database of Osaka University Hospital. Among them, 184 patients were classified as having cryptogenic stroke, and 120 patients without a diagnosis of cancer at stroke onset were identified. Clinical variables were analyzed between cryptogenic stroke patients with and without occult cancer. RESULTS Among 120 cryptogenic stroke patients without a diagnosis of cancer, 12 patients had occult cancer. The body mass index, hemoglobin levels and albumin levels were lower; plasma D-dimer and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels were higher; and lesions in multiple vascular regions were more common in patients with than in those without occult cancer. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that plasma D-dimer levels (odds ratio, 3.48; 95% confidence interval, 1.68-8.33; P = 0.002) and lesions in multiple vascular regions (odds ratio, 7.40; 95% confidence interval, 1.70-39.45; P = 0.01) independently predicted occult cancer. CONCLUSIONS High plasma D-dimer levels and lesions in multiple vascular regions can be used to predict occult cancer in patients with cryptogenic stroke.
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Oyama N, Matsuda M, Hamada T, Numata S, Teye K, Hashimoto T, Hasegawa M. Two novel missense mutations of STS gene underlie X-linked recessive ichthyosis: understanding of the mutational and structural spectrum. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2015; 30:1629-31. [PMID: 26387488 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.13231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- N Oyama
- Division of Dermatology and Dermato-Allergology, Matsuda General Hospital, Ohno, Fukui, 912-0026, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology, 67 Asahimachi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology, 67 Asahimachi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology, 67 Asahimachi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology, 67 Asahimachi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology, 67 Asahimachi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Fukui University, Fukui 23-3, Matsuoka-Shimoaizuki, Eiheiji, Yoshida, Fukui, 910-1193, Japan
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Takizuka T, Oyama N, Fukuda T. Resonant Magnetic Perturbation for ELM Suppression with Helical Ferritic Steel Inserts in Tokamak DEMO Reactor. Fusion Science and Technology 2013. [DOI: 10.13182/fst13-a16875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- T. Takizuka
- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan
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- Naka Fusion Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 801-1 Mukoyama, Naka 311-0193, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan
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Arrays of quartz crystal resonators are fabricated on a single quartz wafer as a multichannel quartz crystal microbalance (MQCM). Three types of four-channel array of 10-MHz resonators are prepared and tested. Mechanical oscillation of each channel is entrapped within the channel almost completely, so that the interference between the channels via the quartz crystal plate is almost negligible. A mass change on each channel is quantitatively evaluated on the basis of Sauerbrey's law. Thus, each channel of a MQCM device can be used as an independent QCM. Influence from a longitudinal wave generated from another channel is also negligible compared to the influence from the wave from the monitored channel itself. The simultaneous oscillation of channels is also possible. The potential applicability of MQCM to the two-dimensional mapping of mass changes is demonstrated.
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- T Tatsuma
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Technology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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Urano H, Takizuka T, Kikuchi M, Nakano T, Hayashi N, Oyama N, Kamada Y. Small ion-temperature-gradient scale length and reduced heat diffusivity at large hydrogen isotope mass in conventional H-mode plasmas. Phys Rev Lett 2012; 109:125001. [PMID: 23005950 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.109.125001] [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: 05/19/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The dependence of the ion-temperature-gradient scale length on the hydrogen isotope mass was examined in conventional H-mode plasmas in JT-60U tokamak. While identical profiles for density and temperature were obtained for hydrogen and deuterium plasmas, the ion conductive heat flux necessary for hydrogen to sustain the same ion temperature profile was two times that required for deuterium, resulting in a clearly higher ion heat diffusivity for hydrogen at the same ion-temperature-gradient scale length. On the other hand, the ion-temperature-gradient scale length for deuterium is less than that for hydrogen at a given ion heat diffusivity.
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- H Urano
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Naka Fusion Institute, Ibaraki, Japan
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Edmonds E, Oyama N, Chan I, Francis N, McGrath J, Bunker C. Extracellular matrix protein 1 autoantibodies in male genital lichen sclerosus. Br J Dermatol 2011; 165:218-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10326.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Tanamachi C, Hashimoto K, Itoyama T, Horita R, Yano T, Tou K, Oyama N, Wada A, Sagawa K. [A case of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans cultured from blood in Japan]. Rinsho Byori 2011; 59:466-469. [PMID: 21706860] [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: 05/31/2023]
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We report a case of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans bacteremia in a 60-year-old-man. In our case, anaerobic blood culture bottle turned out positive after five days' incubation. Gram stain showed the presence of slightly-curved Gram negative rod. Suspecting Campylobacter and Helicobacter, we added microaerobic culture while tentatively reporting Campylobacter to the physician. We then added anaerobic culturing with Brucella HK (RS) Agar because microaerobic culture proved the absence of microaerophile. We found small colonies on the third day, then we started anaerobic culture and eventually identified Desulfovibrio desulfuricans. We believe this is the first report of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans cultured from blood in Japan. In case Gram stain shows the presence of spiral bacterium, it is recommended to observe closely considering Desulfovibrio.
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- Chiyoko Tanamachi
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume 830-0011, Japan.
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Miwa Y, Oyama N, Akino H, Yokoyama O. 45 Is the severity of lower urinary tract symptoms associated with ejaculatory dysfunction except for the influence of benign prostatic hyperplasia? Journal of Men's Health 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s1875-6867(11)60078-x] [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: 10/18/2022] Open
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Akino H, Nagase K, Watanabe N, Tanase K, Oyama N, Miwa Y, Yokoyama O. 973 ATP RELEASE FROM BLADDERS IS INCREASED IN-VIVO AND SUPPRESSED BY ALPHA-1 ADRENOCEPTOR BLOCKER IN A RAT MODEL OF BLADDER OUTLET OBSTRUCTION. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-9056(11)60955-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Kamiya K, Ida K, Sakamoto Y, Matsunaga G, Kojima A, Urano H, Oyama N, Koide Y, Kamada Y. Observation of a complex multistage transition in the JT-60U H-mode edge. Phys Rev Lett 2010; 105:045004. [PMID: 20867854 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.105.045004] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A complex multistage transition of the edge radial electric field is observed in JT-60U H-mode phase without edge localized mode. An interesting feature is that the poloidal rotation velocity of the carbon impurity ions changes in the later H-phase without a comparable change in the main ion pressure gradient, indicating a change in the parallel momentum (and particle) balance channel.
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- K Kamiya
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, JAEA, Naka, Ibaraki-ken, 311-0193, Japan
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Suzuki T, Oyama N, Asakura N. Measurement of type-I edge localized mode pulse propagation in scrape-off layer using optical system of motional Stark effect diagnostics in JT-60U. Rev Sci Instrum 2010; 81:043502. [PMID: 20441336 DOI: 10.1063/1.3378752] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Propagation of plasma ejected by type-I edge localized mode (ELM) has been measured in scrape-off layer (SOL) of the JT-60U tokamak, using optical system of motional Stark effect (MSE) diagnostics as beam emission spectroscopy (BES) diagnostics through a new technique developed. This MSE/BES system measures Dalpha emission from heating neutral beam excited by collisions with the ejected plasma, as well as background light (e.g., bremsstrahlung). While spatio-temporal change in the beam emission gives information on propagation of the ejected plasma, the background light that is observed simultaneously in all spatial channels veils the information. In order to separate the beam emission and the background light, a two-wavelength detector is newly introduced into the MSE/BES system. The detector observes simultaneously at the same spatial point in two distinct wavelengths using two photomultiplier tubes through two interference filters. One of the filters is adjusted to the central wavelength of the beam emission for the MSE diagnostics, and the other is outside the beam emission spectrum. Eliminating the background light, temporal change in the net beam emission in the SOL has been evaluated. Comparing conditionally averaged beam emission with respect to 594 ELMs in a discharge at five spatial channels (0.02-0.3 m outside the main plasma near equatorial plane), radial velocity of the ELM pulse propagation in SOL is evaluated to be 0.8-1.8 km/s (approximately 1.4 km/s for least-mean-squared fitting).
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- T Suzuki
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 801-1, Mukoyama, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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Miura T, Kawakami Y, Oyama N, Ohtsuka M, Suzuki Y, Ohyama B, Hashimoto T, Motoki Y, Yamamoto T. A case of pemphigus herpetiformis with absence of antibodies to desmogleins 1 and 3. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2010; 24:101-3. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03331.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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 M, Sakamoto Y, Takenaga H, Ide S, Oyama N, Kobayashi T, Kamada Y. Rotation drive and momentum transport with electron cyclotron heating in tokamak plasmas. Phys Rev Lett 2009; 103:065003. [PMID: 19792576 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.103.065003] [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: 02/11/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The role of electron cyclotron resonance heating (ECRH) on the toroidal rotation velocity profile has been investigated in the JT-60U tokamak device by separating the effects of the change in momentum transport, the intrinsic rotation by pressure gradient, and the intrinsic rotation by ECRH. It is found that ECRH increases the toroidal momentum diffusivity and the convection velocity. It is also found that ECRH drives the codirection (co) intrinsic rotation inside the EC deposition radius and the counterdirection (ctr) intrinsic rotation outside the EC deposition radius. This ctr rotation starts from the EC deposition radius and propagates to the edge region.
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- M Yoshida
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Naka, Ibaraki-ken, 311-0193, Japan
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Sasaki T, Nakagawa T, Oyama N. [Immune-enhancing diet (IED) for acute respiratory distress syndrome]. Kyobu Geka 2009; 62:790-793. [PMID: 19670780] [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: 05/28/2023]
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A 63-year-old man who was involved in a traffic accident was transferred to our hospital. He was unconscious and had a flail chest. On chest X-ray, he had a left hemopneumothorax and multiple rib fractures. After endotracheal intubation, a 16 Fr chest tube was immediately inserted, and drainage was started with negative pressure suction. Intravenous administration of sivelestat sodium hydrate and methylprednisolone was ineffective, but the Pao2/Fio2 ratio improved rapidly after enteral nutrition with an immune-enhancing diet (IED, Oxepa) was started. The patient was extubated on hospital day 34. This case suggests that an IED may be useful for the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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- T Sasaki
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Senboku Kumiai General Hospital, Daisen, Japan
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Matsunaga G, Aiba N, Shinohara K, Sakamoto Y, Isayama A, Takechi M, Suzuki T, Oyama N, Asakura N, Kamada Y, Ozeki T. Observation of an energetic-particle-driven instability in the wall-stabilized high-beta plasmas in the JT-60U tokamak. Phys Rev Lett 2009; 103:045001. [PMID: 19659361 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.103.045001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We have observed a bursting mode in the high-beta plasmas above the ideal beta limit without a conducting wall. The mode frequency is chirping down as the mode amplitude increases, and its initial value is close to the precession frequency of the trapped energetic particle from the perpendicular neutral beams. The mode structure is radially extended with a peak around the q = 2 surface. This mode can finally trigger the resistive wall mode (RWM) despite enough plasma rotation for RWM stabilization. It is concluded that the mode is driven by trapped energetic particles. The mode is attributed to the interaction between the trapped energetic particles and a marginally stable mode in the wall-stabilized high-beta_{N} region.
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- G Matsunaga
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Naka 311-0193, Japan
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Sercu S, Lambeir AM, Steenackers E, El Ghalbzouri A, Geentjens K, Sasaki T, Oyama N, Merregaert J. ECM1 interacts with fibulin-3 and the beta 3 chain of laminin 332 through its serum albumin subdomain-like 2 domain. Matrix Biol 2009; 28:160-9. [PMID: 19275936 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2009.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2008] [Revised: 02/23/2009] [Accepted: 02/24/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The extracellular matrix protein 1 (ECM1) is an 85 kDa secreted glycoprotein, comprising four variants and playing a pivotal role in endochondral bone formation, angiogenesis, and tumour biology. A computational model for the three-dimensional structure of ECM1a was determined to identify the potential and/or concealed region(s) for binding with candidate partners in human skin. Multiple alignments for the secondary structure of ECM1a and b revealed similarity with serum albumin. The N-terminal domain of ECM1a consists mainly of alpha-helices (alphaD1), while the remaining three domains, namely serum albumin subdomain-like (SASDL) domains 2-4, were topologically comparable with the subdomain of the third serum albumin domain. Yeast-two-hybrid screening of a human foreskin cDNA library using both full-length ECM1a and the hot spot region for ECM1 gene mutations in lipoid proteinosis, an autosomal recessive genodermatosis (complete SASDL2 and the linker to SASDL3: aa177-aa361), as bait, isolated seven extracellular proteins. The site-specific interaction of ECM1a with two of these candidate binders, laminin 332 beta-3 chain and fibulin-3, was confirmed by in vitro and in vivo co-immunoprecipitation experiments. Immunohistologically both binders co-localized with ECM1 in human skin. Together, ECM1 is a multifunctional binding core and/or a scaffolding protein interacting with a variety of extracellular and structural proteins, contributing to the maintenance of skin integrity and homeostasis. Hence, disruption of the ECM1 function may cause the failure of multi-communication among the surrounding skin interstitial molecules, as seen in lipoid proteinosis pathology.
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- S Sercu
- Laboratory of Molecular Biotechnology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium
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Miyake M, Oyama N. Effect of amidoalkyl group as spacer on aggregation properties of guanidine-type surfactants. J Colloid Interface Sci 2009; 330:180-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2008.10.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2008] [Revised: 10/14/2008] [Accepted: 10/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Shinohara K, Oikawa T, Urano H, Oyama N, Lonnroth J, Saibene G, Parail V, Kamada Y. Effects of ferromagnetic components on energetic ion confinement in ITER. Fusion Engineering and Design 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2008.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Suzuki T, Isayama A, Matsunaga G, Oyama N, Fujita T, Oikawa T. Magnetic fluctuation profile measurement using optics of motional Stark effect diagnostics in JT-60U. Rev Sci Instrum 2008; 79:10F533. [PMID: 19044675 DOI: 10.1063/1.2965780] [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] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Motional Stark effect (MSE) diagnostics in JT-60U works as polarimeter to measure the pitch angle of magnetic field as well as beam-emission-spectroscopy (BES) monochromator simultaneously at 30 spatial channels. Fluctuation in the BES signal using MSE optics (MSE/BES) contains fluctuations in not only the density but also the pitch angle (or the magnetic field). Correlation analysis of the magnetic fluctuation between two spatial channels is applied to high-beta plasma with a magnetohydrodynamic activity at frequency of about 0.9 kHz. It has been found that the magnetic fluctuation measured by the MSE/BES is spatially localized near the magnetic flux surface having safety factor and that the phase of the fluctuation is inverted at about the surface, suggesting magnetic island structure by tearing mode. The phase of the magnetic fluctuation measured by the MSE/BES at outside of the q=2 surface is consistent with that by the pickup coil placed outside the plasma.
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 801-1, Mukouyama, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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Ida K, Sakamoto Y, Takenaga H, Oyama N, Itoh K, Yoshinuma M, Inagaki S, Kobuchi T, Isayama A, Suzuki T, Fujita T, Matsunaga G, Koide Y, Yoshida M, Ide S, Kamada Y. Transition between internal transport barriers with different temperature-profile curvatures in JT-60U Tokamak plasmas. Phys Rev Lett 2008; 101:055003. [PMID: 18764400 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.101.055003] [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: 06/20/2007] [Revised: 03/01/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A spontaneous transition phenomena between two states of a plasma with an internal transport barrier (ITB) is observed in the steady-state phase of the magnetic shear in the negative magnetic shear plasma in the JT-60U tokamak. These two ITB states are characterized by different profiles of the second radial derivative of the ion temperature inside the ITB region (one has a weak concave shape and the other has a strong convex shape) and by different degrees of sharpness of the interfaces between the L mode and the ITB region, which is determined by the turbulence penetration into the ITB region.
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- K Ida
- National Institute for Fusion Sciences, Toki, Gifu, Japan
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Yoshida M, Kamada Y, Takenaga H, Sakamoto Y, Urano H, Oyama N, Matsunaga G. Role of pressure gradient on intrinsic toroidal rotation in tokamak plasmas. Phys Rev Lett 2008; 100:105002. [PMID: 18352196 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.100.105002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 05/03/2007] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The toroidal plasma rotation generated by the external momentum input and by the plasma itself (intrinsic rotation) has been separated through a novel momentum transport analysis in the JT-60U tokamak device. The toroidal rotation, which is not determined by the momentum transport coefficients and the external momentum input, has been observed. It is found that this intrinsic rotation is locally determined by the local pressure gradient and increases with increasing pressure gradient. This trend is almost the same for various plasmas: low and high confinement mode, co and counterrotating plasmas.
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- M Yoshida
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Naka, Ibaraki-ken, 311-0193, Japan
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Yamada N, Higashi M, Otsubo R, Sakuma T, Oyama N, Tanaka R, Iihara K, Naritomi H, Minematsu K, Naito H. Association between signal hyperintensity on T1-weighted MR imaging of carotid plaques and ipsilateral ischemic events. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2007; 28:287-92. [PMID: 17296997 PMCID: PMC7977430] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE To investigate associations between cerebral ischemic events and signal hyperintensity in T1-weighted MR imaging (T1WI) of carotid plaque according to stenosis severity and to estimate persistence of T1WI signal hyperintensity. METHODS A total of 222 patients (392 atherosclerotic carotid arteries) underwent plaque imaging using 3D inversion-recovery-based T1WI (magnetization-prepared rapid acquisition with gradient-echo [MPRAGE]). Carotid plaque with intensity on MPRAGE of >200% that of adjacent muscle was categorized as "high signal intensity" and correlated with ipsilateral ischemic events within the previous 6 months. A total of 58 arteries (35 patients) underwent repeat MR imaging a total of 70 times at a median interval of 279 days (range, 10-1037 days). RESULTS Ipsilateral ischemic events were more frequent in patients with MPRAGE high signals than in patients with low signals in the 0%-29%, 30%-69%, and 70%-99% stenosis groups: Relative risk (95% confidence interval) was 2.50 (0.96-6.51), 7.55 (1.84-31.04), and 1.98 (1.01-3.90), respectively. In the 70 cases of repeat MR imaging, 29 of 30 cases with high signals on the preceding MR imaging maintained high signals. Of the 58 arteries that underwent repeat MR imaging, 4 of 22 carotid arteries with high signals developed ipsilateral subsequent ischemic events within 1 year, whereas none with low signals developed subsequent events. CONCLUSIONS Carotid plaque signal hyperintensity on T1WI is strongly associated with previous ipsilateral ischemic events, persisting over a period of months, and may indicate risk of subsequent events. Larger clinical trials are warranted to clarify associations between signal hyperintensity and risk of subsequent cerebral ischemic events.
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- Department of Radiology, Cerebrovascular Division, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
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Mase A, Kogi Y, Hojo H, Yoshikawa M, Itakura A, Cho T, Tokuzawa T, Kawahata K, Nagayama Y, Oyama N, Luhmann NC, Park HK, Mazzucato E. Progress in Microwave Diagnostics and Physics Issues in Magnetically Confined Plasmas. Fusion Science and Technology 2007. [DOI: 10.13182/fst07-a1312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Art, Science and Technology Center for Cooperative Research, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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- Art, Science and Technology Center for Cooperative Research, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, Toki, Gifu 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, Toki, Gifu 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, Toki, Gifu 509-5292, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Department of Applied Science, University of California at Davis, Davis, California 95616, U.S.A
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- Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08543, U.S.A
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- Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08543, U.S.A
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Oyama N, Kaneda T, Nakai M, Shioyama N, Matsuta Y, Miwa Y, Yokoyama O, Okazawa H, Fujibayashi Y, Yonekura Y. UP-03.55. Urology 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2006.08.914] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Nakai M, Akino H, Kaneda T, Matsuta Y, Shiyama R, Tanase K, Ito H, Aoki Y, Oyama N, Miwa Y, Yokoyama O. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor acting on the brain improves detrusor overactivity caused by cerebral infarction in rats. Neuroscience 2006; 142:475-80. [PMID: 16905267 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2006.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2005] [Revised: 05/12/2006] [Accepted: 06/09/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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PURPOSE The functional contribution of the cholinergic pathway in the frontal cortex to micturition was evaluated following cerebral ischemia. Furthermore, it was examined whether reactivation of this regulatory system using acetylcholinesterase inhibitor could improve detrusor overactivity. METHODS Left middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) was performed in female Sprague-Dawley rats. Choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) activities after MCAO were assayed to assess the damage to cholinergic neurons. ChAT activities in the bilateral cortex, hippocampus, and pons were calculated by measuring the conversion of 1-[14C] acetyl-coenzyme A to [14C] acetylcholine. Effects on cystometrography of i.v. or i.c.v. donepezil hydrochloride (DON), a centrally acting acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, were investigated in conscious sham-operated (SO) and cerebral infarcted (CI) rats. To investigate whether DON in the forebrain was affected, we decerebrated rats after CI or SO, and investigated the effects on cystometrography of i.v. DON. RESULTS Bladder capacity was markedly decreased after MCAO, and remained below half of the pre-occlusion capacity. The greatest increase in bladder capacity was attained at 1.2 x 10(-2) nM/kg of DON given i.v., with a change of 52.8% (P < 0.05). In cases of i.c.v. DON, the greatest increase in bladder capacity was at the dose of 6 x 10(-2) pmol with the change of 95.8% (P < 0.01). The activity of ChAT was decreased in the left cortex and hippocampus 24 h after MCAO (P < 0.05). In decerebrated rats, low dose of DON did not change micturition parameters. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that by upregulation of the forebrain muscarinic inhibitory mechanism, acetylcholinesterase inhibitor improves detrusor overactivity by cerebral infarction.
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- Department of Urology, University of Fukui, 23-3 Shimoaizuki, Matsuoka, Fukui, Japan.
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