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Kim DH, Han JS, Kim GJ, Basurrah MA, Hwang SH. Clinical predictors of polyps recurring in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Rhinology 2023; 61:482-497. [PMID: 37453133 DOI: 10.4193/rhin23.136] [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] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Identification of perioperative risk factors for recurrent nasal polyps (RNPs) is important for selection of further treatment and determination of appropriate follow-up period. However, the relative prognostic significance of these risk factors has not been investigated. METHODOLOGY We compared the nasal symptoms, endoscopic polyp and Lund-Mackey computed tomography scores, and the laboratory and pathological findings of RNP and non-RNP patients. The risk of bias was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale. RESULTS Patients with poor nasal symptom scores and olfactory dysfunctions and high Lund-Mackey computed tomography scores were at higher risk of postoperative RNPs, as were those with allergic conditions and elevated tissue and serum eosinophil levels. The tissue neutrophil counts/percentages were significantly lower in the RNP than the other group. The tissue eosinophil level was of higher diagnostic utility than the serum eosinophil level. The RNP diagnostic odds ratio afforded by the tissue eosinophil count or percentage was 54.1247. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.936. The sensitivity and specificity were 0.8809 and 0.8834, respectively. CONCLUSION The tissue eosinophil level reliably predicts RNP after endoscopic sinus surgery.
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- D H Kim
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul Saint Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul Saint Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul Saint Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Bucheon Saint Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Kwon EJ, Hwang SH, Seo S, Park J, Park S, Kim S. Efficacy of Mesenchymal-Stromal-Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Ameliorating Cisplatin Nephrotoxicity, as Modeled Using Three-Dimensional, Gravity-Driven, Two-Layer Tubule-on-a-Chip (3D-MOTIVE Chip). Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:15726. [PMID: 37958709 PMCID: PMC10647511 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242115726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 10/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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Mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC)-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) are known to have a therapeutic effect on nephrotoxicity. As animal models require significant time and resources to evaluate drug effects, there is a need for a new experimental technique that can accurately predict drug effects in humans. We evaluated the therapeutic effect of MSC-derived EVs in cisplatin nephrotoxicity using a three-dimensional, gravity-driven, two-layer tubule-on-a-chip (3D-MOTIVE chip). In the 3D-MOTIVE chip, 10 μM cisplatin decreased the number of attached cells compared to the vehicle. Conversely, annexin V and reactive oxygen species (ROS) were increased. Cell viability was increased 2.8-fold and 2.5-fold after treatment with EVs at 4 and 8 µg/mL, respectively, compared to the cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity group. Cell attachment was increased 2.25-fold by treatment with 4 µg/mL EVs and 2.02-fold by 8 µg/mL EVs. Annexin V and ROS levels were decreased compared to those in the cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity group. There were no significant differences in annexin V and ROS levels according to EV concentration. In sum, we created a cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity model on a 3D-MOTIVE chip and found that MSC-derived EVs could restore cell viability. Thus, MSC-derived EVs may have the potential to ameliorate cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity.
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- Eun-Jeong Kwon
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Republic of Korea; (E.-J.K.); (S.-H.H.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Republic of Korea; (E.-J.K.); (S.-H.H.)
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- Osong Medical Innovation Foundation, Cheongju-si 28161, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Republic of Korea; (E.-J.K.); (S.-H.H.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Republic of Korea; (E.-J.K.); (S.-H.H.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea
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Shin HJ, Son NH, Hwang SH, Song K. Reliability of synthetic diffusion-weighted imaging with a high b-value for paediatric abdominal MRI. Clin Radiol 2023; 78:616-621. [PMID: 37149417 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2023.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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AIM To evaluate the reliability of synthetic diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) using a high b-value in comparison to conventional DWI for paediatric abdominal MRI. MATERIALS AND METHODS Paediatric patients (<19 years old) who underwent liver or pancreatobiliary MRI with DWI using 10 b-values (b = 0, 25, 50, 75, 100, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1,500 s/mm2) from March to October 2021 were included in this retrospective study. Using the software, synthetic DWI using b = 1,500 s/mm2 was generated automatically by selecting the b-value required as output. Conventional and synthetic DWI values for b = 1,500 s/mm2 were measured at the liver, spleen, paraspinal muscle, and mass lesions, if present, and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values were calculated using the mono-exponential model. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were calculated to assess the reliability of conventional and synthetic DWI and ADC values with b = 1,500 s/mm2. RESULTS Thirty paediatric patients (M:F = 22:8, mean 10.8 ± 3.1 years old) were included and four had tumours on abdominal MRI. ICC values were 0.906-0.995 between conventional and synthetic DWI and ADC with b = 1,500 s/mm2 in the liver, spleen and muscle. For mass lesions, ICC values were 0.997-0.999 for both synthetic DWI and ADC images. CONCLUSIONS Synthetic DWI and ADC values obtained using a high b-value showed excellent agreement with conventional DWI for the liver, spleen, muscle, and mass in paediatric MRI.
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- H J Shin
- Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science and Center for Clinical Imaging Data Science, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 363, Dongbaekjukjeon-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16995, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Statistics, Keimyung University, 1095 Dalgubeol-daero, Dalseo-gu, Daegu, 42601, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science and Center for Clinical Imaging Data Science, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 363, Dongbaekjukjeon-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16995, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Paediatrics, Division of Paediatric Endocrinology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 363, Dongbaekjukjeon-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16995, Republic of Korea
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Lee JM, Hwang SH, Lee KB, Byun JI, Hwang HY. Standardization of 129I using the movable 4πβ(LS)-X(NaI(Tl)) system. Appl Radiat Isot 2021; 179:110022. [PMID: 34781075 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2021.110022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 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: 06/06/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The 129I standardization, using the movable 4πβ(LS)-X(NaI(Tl)) coincidence system, was performed for two 129I radioactive sources - one was dissolved in 0.1M NaOH solution and the other in 0.1M HNO3 solution. The system incorporates three movable PM tubes for a β-counter placed on a plane and a X-ray detector that can be moved up to the bottom of the vial. The β-efficiency depending on the amount of radioactive solution was investigated with 14 liquid scintillation samples prepared by gravimetrically dispensing 4.4-145 mg of 129I radioactive solution. The β-efficiencies above 90% were observed at less than 56 mg, but it was at most 70% at 145 mg. This occurred regardless of the activity of the sample or the type of chemical solution used to dissolve 129I source. The activity concentration of each 129I source was determined by efficiency-extrapolation method for samples with an activity range of 0.28-4.5 kBq. The β-efficiency points were derived over 10 intervals by moving 3-PM tubes in fine steps of about 1 mm from the sample. The highest value for β-efficiency was 95%. The combined uncertainty were 0.25% and 0.26%, respectively. The stated precision obtained using the system is better than that previously reported in the literature obtained by the triple to double coincidence ratio (TDCR) or the CIEMAT/NIST efficiency tracing method.
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- J M Lee
- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 267, South Korea
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 267, South Korea
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 267, South Korea
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- Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 62, South Korea
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 267, South Korea.
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Hwang SH, Lee YM, Choi Y, Son HE, Ryu JY, Na KY, Chin HJ, Jeon NL, Kim S. Role of Human Primary Renal Fibroblast in TGF-β1-Mediated Fibrosis-Mimicking Devices. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221910758. [PMID: 34639099 PMCID: PMC8509581 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221910758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Renal fibrosis is a progressive chronic kidney disease that ultimately leads to end-stage renal failure. Despite several approaches to combat renal fibrosis, an experimental model to evaluate currently available drugs is not ideal. We developed fibrosis-mimicking models using three-dimensional (3D) co-culture devices designed with three separate layers of tubule interstitium, namely, epithelial, fibroblastic, and endothelial layers. We introduced human renal proximal tubular epithelial cells (HK-2), human umbilical-vein endothelial cells, and patient-derived renal fibroblasts, and evaluated the effects of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and TGF-β inhibitor treatment on this renal fibrosis model. The expression of the fibrosis marker alpha smooth muscle actin upon TGF-β1 treatment was augmented in monolayer-cultured HK-2 cells in a 3D disease model. In the vascular compartment of renal fibrosis models, the density of vessels was increased and decreased in the TGF-β-treated group and TGF-β-inhibitor treatment group, respectively. Multiplex ELISA using supernatants in the TGF-β-stimulating 3D models showed that pro-inflammatory cytokine and growth factor levels including interleukin-1 beta, tumor necrosis factor alpha, basic fibroblast growth factor, and TGF-β1, TGF-β2, and TGF-β3 were increased, which mimicked the fibrotic microenvironments of human kidneys. This study may enable the construction of a human renal fibrosis-mimicking device model beyond traditional culture experiments.
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- Seong-Hye Hwang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si 13620, Korea; (S.-H.H.); (Y.-M.L.); (Y.C.); (H.E.S.); (J.Y.R.); (K.Y.N.); (H.J.C.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si 13620, Korea; (S.-H.H.); (Y.-M.L.); (Y.C.); (H.E.S.); (J.Y.R.); (K.Y.N.); (H.J.C.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si 13620, Korea; (S.-H.H.); (Y.-M.L.); (Y.C.); (H.E.S.); (J.Y.R.); (K.Y.N.); (H.J.C.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si 13620, Korea; (S.-H.H.); (Y.-M.L.); (Y.C.); (H.E.S.); (J.Y.R.); (K.Y.N.); (H.J.C.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si 13620, Korea; (S.-H.H.); (Y.-M.L.); (Y.C.); (H.E.S.); (J.Y.R.); (K.Y.N.); (H.J.C.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si 13620, Korea; (S.-H.H.); (Y.-M.L.); (Y.C.); (H.E.S.); (J.Y.R.); (K.Y.N.); (H.J.C.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si 13620, Korea; (S.-H.H.); (Y.-M.L.); (Y.C.); (H.E.S.); (J.Y.R.); (K.Y.N.); (H.J.C.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea
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- Program for Bioengineering, School of Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
- Correspondence: (N.L.J.); (S.K.); Tel.: +82-31-787-7051 (S.K.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si 13620, Korea; (S.-H.H.); (Y.-M.L.); (Y.C.); (H.E.S.); (J.Y.R.); (K.Y.N.); (H.J.C.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea
- Correspondence: (N.L.J.); (S.K.); Tel.: +82-31-787-7051 (S.K.)
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Lee JM, Agung A, Hwang SH, Lee KB, Hwang HY. Development of a movable 4πβ(LS)-γ coincidence counting system for activity standardization of β-γ emitters. Appl Radiat Isot 2021; 174:109743. [PMID: 33915348 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2021.109743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A new movable 3PM-γ coincidence system, based on 4πβ(LS)-γ coincidence counting, for activity measurement of β-γ emitters has been designed at the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS). The system incorporates 3 PM tubes on the plane and two detectors placed above and below the center of the plane. The 3 PM tubes for β-counters in the plane are movable up to 100 mm from a liquid scintillation vial, thus enabling the variation of β-detection efficiencies by a geometrical technique. A NaI(Tl) γ-counter was set above for the present work. The β-event is determined by counting the logical sum of three double coincidences. All the necessary electronics, i.e., logical sum, adjusting the duration of dead-time of each counting channel and coincidence resolving times, and analyzing coincidence relation, were specially designed to be fabricated in an integrated circuit. Details of the detectors, the electronics, the overall movable 3PM-γ coincidence system are presented, as well as the results of investigations to assess its operating characteristics. Validation measurements have been performed with 60Co and 57Co sources. The highest β-detection efficiency achieved with 60Co and 57Co was 97% and 95%, respectively. The activity concentration determined with a new system agreed with calibrated values within the uncertainty range. Further results from validation measurements and the corresponding uncertainty budgets are presented.
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- J M Lee
- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 267, South Korea
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 267, South Korea
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 267, South Korea
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 267, South Korea
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- Mokwon University, Doanbuk-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon, 88, South Korea.
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Hwang SH, Lee S, Park JY, Jeon JS, Cho YJ, Kim S. Potential of Drug Efficacy Evaluation in Lung and Kidney Cancer Models Using Organ-on-a-Chip Technology. Micromachines (Basel) 2021; 12:215. [PMID: 33669950 PMCID: PMC7924856 DOI: 10.3390/mi12020215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Revised: 02/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Organ-on-a-chip (OoC) is an exponential technology with the potential to revolutionize disease, toxicology research, and drug discovery. Recent advances in OoC could be utilized for drug screening in disease models to evaluate the efficacy of new therapies and support new tools for the understanding of disease mechanisms. Rigorous validation of this technology is required to determine whether OoC models may represent human-relevant physiology and predict clinical outcomes in target disease models. Achievements in the OoC field could reveal exciting new avenues for drug development and discovery. This review attempts to highlight the benefits of OoC as per our understanding of the cellular and molecular pathways in lung and kidney cancer models, and discusses the challenges in evaluating drug efficacy.
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- Seong-Hye Hwang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Korea; (S.-H.H.); (Y.-J.C.)
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- Department of Urology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Korea; (S.-H.H.); (Y.-J.C.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Korea; (S.-H.H.); (Y.-J.C.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea
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Hayakawa SH, Agari K, Ahn JK, Akaishi T, Akazawa Y, Ashikaga S, Bassalleck B, Bleser S, Ekawa H, Endo Y, Fujikawa Y, Fujioka N, Fujita M, Goto R, Han Y, Hasegawa S, Hashimoto T, Hayakawa T, Hayata E, Hicks K, Hirose E, Hirose M, Honda R, Hoshino K, Hoshino S, Hosomi K, Hwang SH, Ichikawa Y, Ichikawa M, Imai K, Inaba K, Ishikawa Y, Ito H, Ito K, Jung WS, Kanatsuki S, Kanauchi H, Kasagi A, Kawai T, Kim MH, Kim SH, Kinbara S, Kiuchi R, Kobayashi H, Kobayashi K, Koike T, Koshikawa A, Lee JY, Ma TL, Matsumoto SY, Minakawa M, Miwa K, Moe AT, Moon TJ, Moritsu M, Nagase Y, Nakada Y, Nakagawa M, Nakashima D, Nakazawa K, Nanamura T, Naruki M, Nyaw ANL, Ogura Y, Ohashi M, Oue K, Ozawa S, Pochodzalla J, Ryu SY, Sako H, Sato S, Sato Y, Schupp F, Shirotori K, Soe MM, Soe MK, Sohn JY, Sugimura H, Suzuki KN, Takahashi H, Takahashi T, Takeda T, Tamura H, Tanida K, Theint AMM, Tint KT, Toyama Y, Ukai M, Umezaki E, Watabe T, Watanabe K, Yamamoto TO, Yang SB, Yoon CS, Yoshida J, Yoshimoto M, Zhang DH, Zhang Z. Observation of Coulomb-Assisted Nuclear Bound State of Ξ^{-}-^{14}N System. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 126:062501. [PMID: 33635678 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.062501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
In an emulsion-counter hybrid experiment performed at J-PARC, a Ξ^{-} absorption event was observed which decayed into twin single-Λ hypernuclei. Kinematic calculations enabled a unique identification of the reaction process as Ξ^{-}+^{14}N→_{Λ}^{10}Be+_{Λ}^{5}He. For the binding energy of the Ξ^{-} hyperon in the Ξ^{-}-^{14}N system a value of 1.27±0.21 MeV was deduced. The energy level of Ξ^{-} is likely a nuclear 1p state which indicates a weak ΞN-ΛΛ coupling.
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- S H Hayakawa
- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai 319-1195, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai 319-1195, Japan
- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
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- Helmholtz Institute Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- High Energy Nuclear Physics Laboratory, RIKEN, Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- Faculty of Education, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai 319-1195, Japan
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- Faculty of Education, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Institute of Nuclear Energy Safety Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai 319-1195, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Faculty of Education, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai 319-1195, Japan
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon 34113, Korea
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
- Meson Science Laboratory, RIKEN, Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Faculty of Education, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- High Energy Nuclear Physics Laboratory, RIKEN, Wako 351-0198, Japan
- Graduate School of Engineering, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Center for Advanced Photonics, RIKEN, Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, China
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- Faculty of Education, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen 041004, China
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
- Meson Science Laboratory, RIKEN, Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Lashio University, Lashio 06301, Myanmar
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- Department of Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Faculty of Education, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-0043, Japan
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- High Energy Nuclear Physics Laboratory, RIKEN, Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- Faculty of Education, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Faculty of Education, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
- Graduate School of Engineering, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai 319-1195, Japan
- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai 319-1195, Japan
- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Faculty of Education, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Helmholtz Institute Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany
- Institut fur Kernphysik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai 319-1195, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai 319-1195, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Helmholtz Institute Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Yangon, Yangon 11041, Myanmar
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Research Institute of Natural Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
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- Accelerator Laboratory, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai 319-1195, Japan
- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai 319-1195, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Faculty of Education, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Research Institute of Natural Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
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- High Energy Nuclear Physics Laboratory, RIKEN, Wako 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Faculty of Education, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen 041004, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen 041004, China
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Seon Y, Hwang SH, Lee JM, Lee KB, Heo DH, Han MJ, Kim HJ. The primary system for measurement of beta emitting radioactive gases at KRISS. Appl Radiat Isot 2020; 164:109238. [PMID: 32554125 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2020.109238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 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: 03/28/2019] [Revised: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) is developing a length-compensated proportional counting (LCPC) system as a primary system for standardization of beta emitting radioactive gases. The pilot experiment was performed with 85Kr and the optimized high voltage and pressure were found to be 1700 V and 0.203 MPa, respectively. The total activity of 85Kr was deduced by the length compensation of each count. The expanded uncertainty was estimated to be around 0.8% (k = 2) for the 85Kr measurement.
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- Y Seon
- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, 34113, South Korea; Department of Physics, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, South Korea
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, 34113, South Korea.
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, 34113, South Korea; University of Science & Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34113, South Korea
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, 34113, South Korea; University of Science & Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34113, South Korea
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, 34113, South Korea
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, 34113, South Korea; University of Science & Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34113, South Korea
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- Department of Physics, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, South Korea
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Kim BJ, Lee KB, Lee JM, Hwang SH, Heo DH, Han KH. Design of optimal digital filter and digital signal processing for a CdZnTe high resolution gamma-ray system. Appl Radiat Isot 2020; 162:109171. [PMID: 32501226 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2020.109171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Revised: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We have developed an online digital signal processing system based on an FPGA. The system consists of pile-up rejection, baseline restorer, peak detection and pole-zero cancellation for evaluation of deposited energy in the detector. The shaping algorithm employed is a Moving Window Deconvolution (MWD) to shape digitized data into a trapezoidal form. For the purpose of verification, the developed digital system was tested for 137Cs gamma rays. The entire system is programmed using the LabVIEW environment.
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- B J Kim
- Ionizing Radiation Center, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea; University of Science & Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Ionizing Radiation Center, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea; University of Science & Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea.
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- Ionizing Radiation Center, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea; University of Science & Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Ionizing Radiation Center, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Ionizing Radiation Center, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- ULS Co., Ltd., Daejeon, 34186, Republic of Korea
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Tang TL, Uesaka T, Kawase S, Beaumel D, Dozono M, Fujii T, Fukuda N, Fukunaga T, Galindo-Uribarri A, Hwang SH, Inabe N, Kameda D, Kawahara T, Kim W, Kisamori K, Kobayashi M, Kubo T, Kubota Y, Kusaka K, Lee CS, Maeda Y, Matsubara H, Michimasa S, Miya H, Noro T, Obertelli A, Ogata K, Ota S, Padilla-Rodal E, Sakaguchi S, Sakai H, Sasano M, Shimoura S, Stepanyan SS, Suzuki H, Takaki M, Takeda H, Tokieda H, Wakasa T, Wakui T, Yako K, Yanagisawa Y, Yasuda J, Yokoyama R, Yoshida K, Yoshida K, Zenihiro J. How Different is the Core of ^{25}F from ^{24}O_{g.s.} ? Phys Rev Lett 2020; 124:212502. [PMID: 32530645 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.212502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 10/25/2018] [Revised: 12/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The structure of a neutron-rich ^{25}F nucleus is investigated by a quasifree (p,2p) knockout reaction at 270A MeV in inverse kinematics. The sum of spectroscopic factors of π0d_{5/2} orbital is found to be 1.0±0.3. However, the spectroscopic factor with residual ^{24}O nucleus being in the ground state is found to be only 0.36±0.13, while those in the excited state is 0.65±0.25. The result shows that the ^{24}O core of ^{25}F nucleus significantly differs from a free ^{24}O nucleus, and the core consists of ∼35% ^{24}O_{g.s.}. and ∼65% excited ^{24}O. The result may infer that the addition of the 0d_{5/2} proton considerably changes neutron structure in ^{25}F from that in ^{24}O, which could be a possible mechanism responsible for the oxygen dripline anomaly.
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- T L Tang
- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Institut de physique nucléaire d'Orsay, 91406 Orsay, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Rd, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehakro, Bukgu, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi-shi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehakro, Bukgu, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuen Kibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RCNP, Osaka University, 10-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
- Department of Physics, Osaka City University, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, AP 70-543, México City 04510, DF, México
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- Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehakro, Bukgu, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- CYRIC, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RCNP, Osaka University, 10-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Lugendo IJ, Ahn JK, Kumwenda MJ, Lee JW, Hong B, Hwang SH. Lifetime measurement of the first excited 5/2 + state in 133Cs using NaI(Tl) and LaBr 3(Ce) detectors. Appl Radiat Isot 2019; 150:141-145. [PMID: 31146218 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2019.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 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: 10/09/2018] [Revised: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We report a new high-precision lifetime measurement of the first excited 5/2+ state of 133Cs using NaI(Tl) and LaBr3(Ce) detectors. The time difference between the coincident decays of two successive states was measured using fast-timing electronics. The 356-keV (1/2+→5/2+) gamma transition was tagged by the successive 81-keV (5/2+→7/2+) transition of 133Cs. The half-life of the first excited 5/2+133Cs state was measured as T1/2=6.283±0.004 (stat.) ±0.011(syst.) ns.
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- I J Lugendo
- Department of Physics, University of Dar Es Salaam, P.O. Box 35063, Dar Es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
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- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Physics, University of Dar Es Salaam, P.O. Box 35063, Dar Es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
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- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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Hwang E, Hwang SH, Kim J, Park JH, Oh S, Kim YA, Hwang KT. ABT-737 ameliorates docetaxel resistance in triple negative breast cancer cell line. Ann Surg Treat Res 2018; 95:240-248. [PMID: 30402442 PMCID: PMC6204323 DOI: 10.4174/astr.2018.95.5.240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Revised: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Purpose This study aimed to validate the synergistic effect of ABT-737 on docetaxel using MDA-MB-231, a triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) cell line overexpressing B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2). Methods Western blot analysis was performed to assess expression levels of Bcl-2 family proteins and caspase-related molecules. Cell viability was assessed by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Cell cycle distribution was determined by flow cytometry analysis. Benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp(OMe)-fluoromethylketone (z-VAD-fmk) was used for pretreatment to assess the role of caspases. Results Cell viability of MDA-MB-231 after combination treatment with ABT-737 and docetaxel was significantly lower than that after docetaxel or ABT-737 monotherapy based on MTT assay (both P < 0.001), with a combination index of 0.41. The proportion of sub-G1 population after combination treatment was significantly higher than that after docetaxel or ABT-737 monotherapy (P = 0.001, P = 0.003, respectively). Pretreatment with z-VAD-fmk completely restored cell viability of MDA-MB-231 from apoptotic cell death induced by combination therapy (P = 0.001). Although pro-caspase-8 or Bid did not show significant change in expression level, pro-casepase-9 showed significantly decreased expression after combination treatment. Cleaved caspase-3 showed increased expression while poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase cleavage was induced after combination treatment. However, hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha and aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 totally lost their expression after combination treatment. Conclusion Combination of ABT-737 with docetaxel elicits synergistic therapeutic effect on MDA-MB-231, a TNBC cell line overexpressing Bcl-2, mainly by activating the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis. Therefore, adjunct of ABT-737 to docetaxel might be a new therapeutic option to overcome docetaxel resistance of TNBCs overexpressing Bcl-2.
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- Eunjoo Hwang
- Department of Surgery, Seoul Metropolitan Government - Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul Metropolitan Government - Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul Metropolitan Government - Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government - Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biostatistics, Seoul Metropolitan Government - Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Seoul Metropolitan Government - Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul Metropolitan Government - Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Kohri H, Shiu SH, Chang WC, Yanai Y, Ahn DS, Ahn JK, Chen JY, Daté S, Ejiri H, Fujimura H, Fujiwara M, Fukui S, Gohn W, Hicks K, Hosaka A, Hotta T, Hwang SH, Imai K, Ishikawa T, Joo K, Kato Y, Kon Y, Lee HS, Maeda Y, Mibe T, Miyabe M, Morino Y, Muramatsu N, Nakano T, Nakatsugawa Y, Nam SI, Niiyama M, Noumi H, Ohashi Y, Ohta T, Oka M, Parker JD, Rangacharyulu C, Ryu SY, Sawada T, Shimizu H, Strokovsky EA, Sugaya Y, Sumihama M, Tsunemi T, Uchida M, Ungaro M, Wang SY, Yosoi M. Differential Cross Section and Photon-Beam Asymmetry for the γ[over →]p → π^{-}Δ^{++}(1232) Reaction at Forward π^{-} Angles for E_{γ}=1.5-2.95 GeV. Phys Rev Lett 2018; 120:202004. [PMID: 29864366 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.120.202004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 01/24/2018] [Revised: 03/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Differential cross sections and photon-beam asymmetries for the γ[over →]p→π^{-}Δ^{++}(1232) reaction have been measured for 0.7<cosθ_{π}^{c.m.}<1 and E_{γ}=1.5-2.95 GeV at SPring-8/LEPS. The first-ever high statistics cross-section data are obtained in this kinematical region, and the asymmetry data for 1.5<E_{γ}(GeV)<2.8 are obtained for the first time. This reaction has a unique feature for studying the production mechanisms of a pure uu[over ¯] quark pair in the final state from the proton. Although there is no distinct peak structure in the cross sections, a non-negligible excess over the theoretical predictions is observed at E_{γ}=1.5-1.8 GeV. The asymmetries are found to be negative in most of the present kinematical regions, suggesting the dominance of π exchange in the t channel. The negative asymmetries at forward meson production angles are different from the asymmetries previously measured for the photoproduction reactions producing a dd[over ¯] or an ss[over ¯] quark pair in the final state. Advanced theoretical models introducing nucleon resonances and additional unnatural-parity exchanges are needed to reproduce the present data.
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- H Kohri
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
- Department of Physics, National Central University, Taoyuan City 32001, Taiwan
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Light Source Division, National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5143, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Wakayama Medical College, Wakayama 641-8509, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3046, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Research Center for Electron Photon Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 982-0826, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3046, USA
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- Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8602, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Rare Isotope Science Project, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon 34047, Korea
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- Proton Therapy Center, Fukui Prefectural Hospital, Fukui 910-8526, Japan
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- High Energy Accelerator Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Research Center for Electron Photon Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 982-0826, Japan
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- High Energy Accelerator Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Research Center for Electron Photon Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 982-0826, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- High Energy Accelerator Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Pukyong National University (PKNU), Busan 608-737, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5143, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E2, Canada
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
- Physics Department, University of Michigan, Michigan 48109-1040, USA
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- Research Center for Electron Photon Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 982-0826, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow Region 142281, Russia
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Education, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3046, USA
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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Lee SH, Oh JS, Lee KB, Lee JM, Hwang SH, Lee MK, Kwon EH, Kim CS, Choi IH, Yeo IY, Yoon JY, Im JM. Evaluation of abundance of artificial radionuclides in food products in South Korea and sources. J Environ Radioact 2018; 184-185:46-52. [PMID: 29334620 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2017] [Revised: 01/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Food samples are collected nationwide from January 2016 to February 2017 and their contents of artificial radionuclides are measured to address the growing concerns regarding the radioactive contamination of food products in Korea. Specifically, 900 food samples are collected for this study and their contents of representative artificial radionuclides 134Cs, 137Cs, 239,240Pu, and 90Sr are analyzed. The analysis shows that the activity concentrations of 137Cs in fish range from minimum detectable activity (MDA) to 340 mBq/kg of fresh weight. The concentration factor (CF) determined for 137Cs as a measure of its bioavailability is calculated to be ca. 74 and found to be very similar to that (100) recommended by the International Atomic Energy Agency. With an MDA of <0.221 mBq/kg, the results reveal that 239,240Pu values in fish are below the MDA. The activity concentrations of 137Cs and 90Sr are lower than the MDA in both shellfish and seaweed, while the activity concentrations of 239,240Pu in shellfish range from 0.26 to 2.18 mBq/kg, and for seaweed samples range from 2.07 to 3.38 mBq/kg. The atom ratios of 240Pu/239Pu in shellfish caught at the Korean coast vary from 0.209 to 0.237, with a mean of 0.227. The higher 240Pu/239Pu atom ratio determined in shellfish is thought to be caused by the plutonium transported from the Pacific Proving Grounds rather than other sources such as the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident. The activity concentrations of 137Cs in mushrooms are found to vary from 1.0 to 21.4 Bq/kg, with the highest concentrations observed in the Oak (shiitake) and Sarcodon asparatus. 134Cs is detected in three mushroom specimens collected from Jeju Island and about 3-3.6% of 137Cs present in the wild mushrooms native to the Jeju Island are introduced as a result of the Fukushima nuclear plant accident. The annual effective doses of 137Cs received through consumption of mushrooms and fish are 2.0 × 10-4 mSv yr-1 and 3.9 × 10-5 mSv yr-1, and those values are negligible compared to the annual effective doses limit of 1 mSv yr-1.
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- S H Lee
- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea.
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, Daejeon, 34142, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, Daejeon, 34142, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, Daejeon, 34142, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, Daejeon, 34142, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, 34057, Republic of Korea
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Yang SB, Ahn JK, Akazawa Y, Aoki K, Chiga N, Ekawa H, Evtoukhovitch P, Feliciello A, Fujita M, Hasegawa S, Hayakawa S, Hayakawa T, Honda R, Hosomi K, Hwang SH, Ichige N, Ichikawa Y, Ikeda M, Imai K, Ishimoto S, Kanatsuki S, Kim SH, Kinbara S, Kobayashi K, Koike T, Lee JY, Miwa K, Moon TJ, Nagae T, Nakada Y, Nakagawa M, Ogura Y, Sakaguchi A, Sako H, Sasaki Y, Sato S, Shirotori K, Sugimura H, Suto S, Suzuki S, Takahashi T, Tamura H, Tanida K, Togawa Y, Tsamalaidze Z, Ukai M, Wang TF, Yamamoto TO. First Determination of the Level Structure of an sd-Shell Hypernucleus, _{Λ}^{19}F. Phys Rev Lett 2018; 120:132505. [PMID: 29694189 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.120.132505] [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: 12/20/2017] [Revised: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We report on the first observation of γ rays emitted from an sd-shell hypernucleus, _{Λ}^{19}F. The energy spacing between the ground state doublet, 1/2^{+} and 3/2^{+} states, of _{Λ}^{19}F is determined to be 315.5±0.4(stat)_{-0.5}^{+0.6}(syst) keV by measuring the γ-ray energy of the M1(3/2^{+}→1/2^{+}) transition. In addition, three γ-ray peaks are observed and assigned as E2(5/2^{+}→1/2^{+}), E1(1/2^{-}→1/2^{+}), and E1(1/2^{-}→3/2^{+}) transitions. The excitation energies of the 5/2^{+} and 1/2^{-} states are determined to be 895.2±0.3(stat)±0.5(syst) and 1265.6±1.2(stat)_{-0.5}^{+0.7}(syst) keV, respectively. It is found that the ground state doublet spacing is well described by theoretical models based on existing s- and p-shell hypernuclear data.
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- S B Yang
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics (RCNP), Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow Region 141980, Russia
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- INFN, Sezione di Torino, via P. Giuria 1, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon 34113, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Faculty of Education, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics (RCNP), Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow Region 141980, Russia
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Research Center of Nuclear Science and Technology (RCNST) and School of Physics and Nuclear Energy Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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OBJECTIVE A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate whether depression is associated with periodontal diseases in a representative sample of South Korean adults Methods: We used data from the sixth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES VI), conducted in 2014. We included in this study 4328 participants aged over 20 years (1768 males and 2560 females). Depression was assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and history of physician-diagnosed depression. Periodontal diseases were assessed a gingival bleeding, calculus and periodontal pockets. The data were analyzed using the chi-square test and multiple logistic regression. RESULTS People with any periodontal diseases tended to be old, male, married, low income, poor education, blue-collar occupation, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, overweight, smoking, not using dental floss or interdental brush in univariate analysis. Neither self-reported nor diagnosed depression was associated with the presence of any or severe periodontal disease in the total sample. In participants aged 20-29 years only, the presence of any periodontal disease was associated with self-reported depression (OR, 2.031; 95% CI, 1.011-4.078). In the same age group, the presence of severe periodontal disease was associated with both self-reported depression (OR, 6.532; 95% CI, 2.190-19.483) and diagnosed depression (OR, 7.729; 95% CI, 1.966-30.389). CONCLUSION Self-reported depression was significantly associated with the presence of any or severe periodontal disease, and diagnosed depression was significantly associated with severe periodontal diseases only in participants aged 20-29 years.
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- S H Hwang
- Department of Dentistry, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, South Korea
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Yoon HY, Lee HS, Kim IH, Hwang SH. Post-operative corticosteroid irrigation for chronic rhinosinusitis after endoscopic sinus surgery: A meta-analysis. Clin Otolaryngol 2017; 43:525-532. [PMID: 29054113 DOI: 10.1111/coa.13015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recently, topical steroid therapy delivery using high-volume sinonasal irrigations has been used more frequently, following endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS), to improve drug delivery into the paranasal sinuses. OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to perform a systematic review with meta-analysis of the efficacy of steroid nasal irrigation on post-operative management of Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) following ESS. METHODS Five databases (PubMed, SCOPUS, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane database) from inception to March 2017 were independently reviewed by two researchers. Studies that scored CRS endoscopic findings and CRS-related quality of life (QOL) post-operatively before and after steroid nasal irrigation and that compared the effects of steroid nasal irrigation (treatment groups) with saline alone irrigation (control group) were included in the analysis. RESULTS Twelve studies (n = 360) met inclusion criteria. Steroid nasal irrigation significantly reduced the endoscopic score compared with pre-treatment values and also improved QOL. Adverse effects following steroid nasal irrigation such as increased intraocular pressure (IOP) and hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis disturbance were not significant. However, compared with saline alone irrigation, the additional effects of steroid irrigation were not significant in the view of the endoscopic score and disease-specific QOL. CONCLUSION Although steroid nasal irrigation would not induce adverse effects related to systemic steroid absorption, the beneficial effects of additional steroids in saline irrigation were ambiguous in regard to endoscopic score and CRS-related QOL improvement compared with saline alone irrigation. However, further clinical trials with robust research methodologies should be conducted to confirm the results of this study.
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- H Y Yoon
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Park IA, Hwang SH, Song IH, Heo SH, Kim YA, Bang WS, Park HS, Lee M, Gong G, Lee HJ. Expression of the MHC class II in triple-negative breast cancer is associated with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and interferon signaling. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0182786. [PMID: 28817603 PMCID: PMC5560630 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) have been known for their strong prognostic and predictive significance in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Several mechanisms for TIL influx in TNBC have been elucidated. Major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II) is an essential component of the adaptive immune system and is generally restricted to the surface of antigen-presenting cells. However, it has been reported that interferon-gamma signaling may induce MHC-II in almost all cell types, including those derived from cancer. We aimed to examine the relationship between MHC-II expression in tumor cells and the amount of TILs in 681 patients with TNBC. Further, the prognostic significance of MHC-II and the association of MHC-II with a couple of molecules involved in the interferon signaling pathway were investigated using immunohistochemical staining. Higher MHC-II expression in tumor cells was associated with the absence of lymphovascular invasion (p = 0.042); larger amounts of TILs (p < 0.001); frequent formations of tertiary lymphoid structures (p < 0.001); higher expression of myxovirus resistance gene A, one of the main mediators of the interferon signaling pathway (p < 0.001); and higher expression of double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase, which can be induced by interferons (p = 0.008). Moreover, tumors that showed high MHC class I expression and any positivity for MHC-II had larger amounts of CD4- and CD8-positive T lymphocytes (p < 0.001). Positive MHC-II expression in tumor cells was associated with better disease-free survival in patients who had lymph node metastasis (p = 0.009). In conclusion, MHC-II expression in tumor cells was closely associated with an increase in TIL number and interferon signaling in TNBC. Further studies are warranted to improve our understanding regarding TIL influx, as well as patients’ responses to immunotherapy.
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- In Ah Park
- Departments of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Departments of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
- Asan Center for Cancer Genome Discovery, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Departments of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Departments of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
- Asan Center for Cancer Genome Discovery, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Departments of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
- Asan Center for Cancer Genome Discovery, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Departments of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
- Asan Center for Cancer Genome Discovery, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Departments of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
- Asan Center for Cancer Genome Discovery, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Departments of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Departments of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Departments of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Guedes A, Galuppo L, Hood D, Hwang SH, Morisseau C, Hammock BD. Soluble epoxide hydrolase activity and pharmacologic inhibition in horses with chronic severe laminitis. Equine Vet J 2016; 49:345-351. [PMID: 27338788 DOI: 10.1111/evj.12603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The roles of soluble epoxide hydrolase and lipid mediators in inflammatory and neuropathic pain could be relevant in laminitis pain management. OBJECTIVES To determine soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) activity in the digital laminae, sEH inhibitor potency in vitro, and efficacy of a sEH inhibitor as an adjunct analgesic therapy in chronic laminitic horses. STUDY DESIGN In vitro experiments and clinical case series. METHODS sEH activity was measured in digital laminae from euthanised healthy and laminitic horses (n = 5-6/group). Potency of 7 synthetic sEH inhibitors was determined in vitro using equine liver cytosol. One of them (t-TUCB; 0.1 mg/kg bwt i.v. every 24 h) was selected based on potency and stability, and used as adjunct therapy in 10 horses with severe chronic laminitis (Obel grades 2, one horse; 3-4, nine horses). Daily assessments of forelimb lifts, pain scores, physiologic and laboratory examinations were performed before (baseline) and during t-TUCB treatment. Data are presented as mean ± s.d. and 95% confidence intervals (CI). RESULTS sEH activity in the digital laminae from laminitic horses (0.9±0.6 nmol/min/mg; 95% CI 0.16-1.55 nmol/min/mg) was significantly greater (P = 0.01) than in healthy horses (0.17±0.09 nmol/min/mg; CI 0.07-0.26 nmol/min/mg). t-TUCB as an adjunct analgesic up to 10 days (4.3±3 days) in laminitic horses was associated with significant reduction in forelimb lifts (36±22%; 95% CI 9-64%) and in pain scores (18±23%; 95% CI 2-35%) compared with baseline (P = 0.04). One horse developed gas colic and another corneal vascularisation in a blind eye during treatment. No other significant changes were observed. MAIN LIMITATIONS Absence of control group and evaluator blinding in case series. CONCLUSIONS sEH activity is significantly higher in the digital laminae of actively laminitic compared with healthy horses, and use of a potent inhibitor of equine sEH as adjunct analgesic therapy appears to decrease signs of pathologic pain in laminitic horses.
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- A Guedes
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, USA.,Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, USA
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- Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, USA
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- The Hoof Diagnostic and Rehabilitation Clinic, Bryan, Texas, USA
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- Department Entomology and Nematology, and UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, USA
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- Department Entomology and Nematology, and UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, USA
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- Department Entomology and Nematology, and UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, USA
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Ryu SY, Ahn JK, Nakano T, Ahn DS, Ajimura S, Akimune H, Asano Y, Chang WC, Chen JY, Daté S, Ejiri H, Fujimura H, Fujiwara M, Fukui S, Hasegawa S, Hicks K, Horie K, Hotta T, Hwang SH, Imai K, Ishikawa T, Iwata T, Kato Y, Kawai H, Kino K, Kohri H, Kon Y, Kumagai N, Lin PJ, Maeda Y, Makino S, Matsuda T, Matsuoka N, Mibe T, Miyabe M, Miyachi M, Morino Y, Muramatsu N, Murayama R, Nakatsugawa Y, Nam SI, Niiyama M, Nomachi M, Ohashi Y, Ohkuma H, Ohta T, Ooba T, Oshuev DS, Parker JD, Rangacharyulu C, Sakaguchi A, Sawada T, Shagin PM, Shiino Y, Shimizu H, Strokovsky EA, Sugaya Y, Sumihama M, Tokiyasu AO, Toi Y, Toyokawa H, Tsunemi T, Uchida M, Ungaro M, Wakai A, Wang CW, Wang SC, Yonehara K, Yorita T, Yoshimura M, Yosoi M, Zegers RGT. Interference Effect between ϕ and Λ(1520) Production Channels in the γp→K^{+}K^{-}p Reaction near Threshold. Phys Rev Lett 2016; 116:232001. [PMID: 27341225 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.116.232001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The ϕ-Λ(1520) interference effect in the γp→K^{+}K^{-}p reaction has been measured for the first time in the energy range from 1.673 to 2.173 GeV. The relative phases between ϕ and Λ(1520) production amplitudes were obtained in the kinematic region where the two resonances overlap. The measurement results support strong constructive interference when K^{+}K^{-} pairs are observed at forward angles but destructive interference for proton emission at forward angles. Furthermore, the observed interference effect does not account for the sqrt[s]=2.1 GeV bump structure in forward differential cross sections for ϕ photoproduction. This fact suggests possible exotic structures such as a hidden-strangeness pentaquark state, a new Pomeron exchange, or rescattering processes via other hyperon states.
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- S Y Ryu
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- RIKEN, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Konan University, Kobe, Hyogo 658-8501, Japan
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- XFEL Project Head Office, RIKEN, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5143, Japan
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Light Source Division, National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5143, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Wakayama Medical College, Wakayama 641-8509, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Research Center for Electron Photon Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 982-0826, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Yamagata University, Yamagata 990-8560, Japan
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- Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5143, Japan
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Proton Therapy Center, Fukui Prefectural Hospital, Fukui 910-8526, Japan
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- Wakayama Medical College, Wakayama 641-8509, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, Miyazaki University, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- High Energy Accelerator Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Research Center for Electron Photon Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 982-0826, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- High Energy Accelerator Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Research Center for Electron Photon Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 982-0826, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- High Energy Accelerator Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5143, Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5143, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E2, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Research Center for Electron Photon Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 982-0826, Japan
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow Region, 142281, Russia
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Education, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Research Center for Electron Photon Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 982-0826, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, Miyazaki University, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5143, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3046, USA
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- Akita Research Institute of Brain and Blood Vessels, Akita 010-0874, Japan
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, Konan University, Kobe, Hyogo 658-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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An optofluidic birefringent lens is demonstrated using hydrodynamic liquid-liquid (L(2)) interfaces in a microchannel. The L(2) lens comprises a nematic liquid crystal (NLC) phase and an optically isotropic phase for the main stream and the surrounding sub-stream, respectively. When the optofluidic device is subjected to a sufficiently strong electric field perpendicular to the flow direction, NLCs are allowed to orient along the external field rather than the flow direction overcoming fluidic viscous stress. The characteristics of the optofluidic birefringence lens are investigated by experimental and numerical analyses. The difference between the refractive indices of the main stream and the sub-stream changes according to the polarization direction of incident light, which determines the optical behaviour of the lens. The incidence of s-polarized light leads to a short focal point, while p-polarized light has a relatively long focal distance from the same L(2) interface. The curvatures and focal lengths of the lens are successfully evaluated by a hydrodynamic theory of NLCs and a simple ray-tracing model.
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- D Wee
- Research Institute of Advanced Materials (RIAM), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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Seo JH, Kang JM, Hwang SH, Han KD, Joo YH. Relationship between tinnitus and suicidal behaviour in Korean men and women: a cross-sectional study. Clin Otolaryngol 2016; 41:222-7. [PMID: 26147195 DOI: 10.1111/coa.12500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study investigated the prevalence of suicidal ideation and behaviour in a representative sample of South Koreans with or without tinnitus. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SETTING Based on data from the 2010 to 2012 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). PARTICIPANTS The study included 17 446 Korean individuals. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Participants provided demographic, socio-economic and behavioural information, as well as responses to questionnaires assessing the presence and severity of tinnitus, mental health status regarding stress, depression, and suicidal ideation and attempts. In the univariate analysis, the Rao-Scott chi-square test and logistic regression analysis were used to test the association between tinnitus and risk factors. Simple and multiple linear regression analyses were used to examine the association between tinnitus and mental status. RESULTS A total of 20.9% and 1.2% of participants with tinnitus, and 12.2% and 0.6% of those without, reported suicidal ideation and attempts, respectively (P < 0.0001 and P = 0.001). Participants reporting suicide attempts showed a higher proportion of severe annoying (6.0%) and irritating (11.8%) tinnitus than those with suicidal ideation (1.4% and 10.2%, respectively). Risks for experiencing tinnitus were significantly associated with suicidal ideation and attempts after adjusting for confounding variables. CONCLUSION This study has important implications for enhanced screening and evaluation of mental health status and suicidal ideation/behaviour among tinnitus patients.
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- J H Seo
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biostatistics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Ballistocardiogram (BCG), which displays the mechanical activity of heart, has been a subject of interest for several years due to its advantages in taking unobtrusive physiological measurements. In the field of sleep science, researchers actively study sleep architecture and clinically apply various sleep-related conditions through BCG-derived biological information such as the heartbeat, respiration and body movements of subjects. However, most of these studies have involved only adults. This area of research may be even more important with babies to monitor their biological signals without confinement. For this reason, we developed a physiological signal monitoring bed for baby by using a load cell. Heartbeat and respiration information was assessed with average respective performance errors of 1.53% and 2.53% compared to commercial equipment. The results showed the possibility of applying BCG technology to baby. Therefore, we expect that BCG-derived signals can be extensively applied to analyze sleep architecture and clinical applications in baby as they are with adults.
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Yamamoto TO, Agnello M, Akazawa Y, Amano N, Aoki K, Botta E, Chiga N, Ekawa H, Evtoukhovitch P, Feliciello A, Fujita M, Gogami T, Hasegawa S, Hayakawa SH, Hayakawa T, Honda R, Hosomi K, Hwang SH, Ichige N, Ichikawa Y, Ikeda M, Imai K, Ishimoto S, Kanatsuki S, Kim MH, Kim SH, Kinbara S, Koike T, Lee JY, Marcello S, Miwa K, Moon T, Nagae T, Nagao S, Nakada Y, Nakagawa M, Ogura Y, Sakaguchi A, Sako H, Sasaki Y, Sato S, Shiozaki T, Shirotori K, Sugimura H, Suto S, Suzuki S, Takahashi T, Tamura H, Tanabe K, Tanida K, Tsamalaidze Z, Ukai M, Yamamoto Y, Yang SB. Observation of Spin-Dependent Charge Symmetry Breaking in ΛN Interaction: Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy of _{Λ}^{4}He. Phys Rev Lett 2015; 115:222501. [PMID: 26650298 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.115.222501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The energy spacing between the spin-doublet bound state of _{Λ}^{4}He(1^{+},0^{+}) was determined to be 1406±2±2 keV, by measuring γ rays for the 1^{+}→0^{+} transition with a high efficiency germanium detector array in coincidence with the ^{4}He(K^{-},π^{-})_{Λ}^{4}He reaction at J-PARC. In comparison to the corresponding energy spacing in the mirror hypernucleus _{Λ}^{4}H, the present result clearly indicates the existence of charge symmetry breaking (CSB) in ΛN interaction. By combining the energy spacings with the known ground-state binding energies, it is also found that the CSB effect is large in the 0^{+} ground state but is vanishingly small in the 1^{+} excited state, demonstrating that the ΛN CSB interaction has spin dependence.
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- T O Yamamoto
- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Dipartimento di Scienza Applicate e Tecnologica, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 10129 Torino, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Torino, via P. Giuria 1, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- INFN, Sezione di Torino, via P. Giuria 1, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Universit di Torino, Via P. Giuria 1, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow Region 141980, Russia
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- INFN, Sezione di Torino, via P. Giuria 1, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), Japan Atomic Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), Japan Atomic Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), Japan Atomic Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), Japan Atomic Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), Japan Atomic Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Departiment of Physics, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, Korea
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- Departiment of Physics, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, Korea
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- Faculty of Education, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Korea
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- INFN, Sezione di Torino, via P. Giuria 1, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Universit di Torino, Via P. Giuria 1, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), Japan Atomic Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), Japan Atomic Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Research Center of Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki 567-0047, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), Japan Atomic Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), Japan Atomic Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow Region 141980, Russia
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Korea
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Červenka L, Melenovský V, Husková Z, Sporková A, Bürgelová M, Škaroupková P, Hwang SH, Hammock BD, Imig JD, Sadowski J. Inhibition of soluble epoxide hydrolase does not improve the course of congestive heart failure and the development of renal dysfunction in rats with volume overload induced by aorto-caval fistula. Physiol Res 2015; 64:857-73. [PMID: 26047375 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.932977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The detailed mechanisms determining the course of congestive heart failure (CHF) and associated renal dysfunction remain unclear. In a volume overload model of CHF induced by creation of aorto-caval fistula (ACF) in Hannover Sprague-Dawley (HanSD) rats we explored the putative pathogenetic contribution of epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs), active products of CYP-450 dependent epoxygenase pathway of arachidonic acid metabolism, and compared it with the role of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS). Chronic treatment with cis-4-[4-(3-adamantan-1-yl-ureido) cyclohexyloxy]benzoic acid (c-AUCB, 3 mg/l in drinking water), an inhibitor of soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) which normally degrades EETs, increased intrarenal and myocardial EETs to levels observed in sham-operated HanSD rats, but did not improve the survival or renal function impairment. In contrast, chronic angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition (ACEi, trandolapril, 6 mg/l in drinking water) increased renal blood flow, fractional sodium excretion and markedly improved survival, without affecting left ventricular structure and performance. Hence, renal dysfunction rather than cardiac remodeling determines long-term mortality in advanced stage of CHF due to volume overload. Strong protective actions of ACEi were associated with suppression of the vasoconstrictor/sodium retaining axis and activation of vasodilatory/natriuretic axis of the renin-angiotensin system in the circulating blood and kidney tissue.
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- L Červenka
- Department of Pathophysiology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Yoo SA, Park JH, Hwang SH, Oh SM, Lee S, Cicatiello V, Rho S, De Falco S, Hwang D, Cho CS, Kim WU. Placental Growth Factor-1 and -2 Induce Hyperplasia and Invasiveness of Primary Rheumatoid Synoviocytes. J I 2015; 194:2513-21. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1402900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Ro J, Kim H, Hwang SH, Yun G, Lee J. Impact of pharmaceutical excipients on in vitro association of saquinavir to chylomicrons. Pharmazie 2014; 69:745-746. [PMID: 25985563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This study was performed to investigate the impact of pharmaceutical excipients commonly used for lymphatic transport on in vitro drug association with chylomicrons (CM). A CM association study was conducted using saquinavir solubilized in four different pharmaceutical excipients. We observed a linear relationship between saquinavir solubility and drug association, suggesting that the solubility of saquinavir in excipients is a key determinant for successful lymphatic delivery. Broadly, these results suggest that excipients with good solubilization properties may be advantageous for enhancing lymphatic drug delivery.
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Kim B, Lee JS, Kim EJ, Sung HM, Shin YM, Hwang SH, Yoo HK. Treatment Adherence of Osmotic-Controlled Release Oral Delivery System Methylphenidate in Korean Children and Adolescents with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Soa Chongsonyon Chongsin Uihak 2014. [DOI: 10.5765/jkacap.2014.25.2.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Kim MJ, Kim BY, Lee DC, Choi J, Hwang SH, Park CS, Kim SW, Kim SW, Cho JH, Park YJ. A modified uvulopalatal flap with lateral pharyngoplasty for treatment in 92 adults with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome. Clin Otolaryngol 2014; 38:415-9. [PMID: 23731664 DOI: 10.1111/coa.12134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- M J Kim
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Hwang SH, Park SG, Min JY. Relationship between chewing ability and depressive symptoms. Community Dent Health 2013; 30:254-256. [PMID: 24575529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Depression, as one of the most common mental health problems, has many related factors. Recent studies have suggested chewing difficulties as a risk factor for depression in the elderly. This study seeks to investigate whether chewing ability is associated with depressive symptoms in a Korean population. METHODS This study used data from the Fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES V) conducted in 2010. Self-reported questionnaires assessed depressive symptoms and chewing ability for the purposes of this study. A total of 6,255 subjects aged over 19 years were included for this study (2,704 males and 3,551 females). RESULTS Comparing depressive symptoms with chewing ability (i.e., very poor, poor, moderate, good, and very good), the adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and confidence intervals (CI) were 1.05 (95% CI: 0.84-1.32) for good vs. very good (as a reference), 1.31 (95% CI: 1.00-1.73) for moderate vs. very good, 1.41 (95% CI: 1.12-1.78) for poor vs. very good, and 1.76 (95% CI: 1.16-2.76) for very poor vs. very good. CONCLUSION This study suggests that subjects with reduced chewing ability were more susceptible to having depressive symptoms.
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- Department of Dentistry, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Ulu A, Appt S, Morisseau C, Hwang SH, Jones PD, Rose TE, Dong H, Lango J, Yang J, Tsai HJ, Miyabe C, Fortenbach C, Adams MR, Hammock BD. Pharmacokinetics and in vivo potency of soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitors in cynomolgus monkeys. Br J Pharmacol 2012; 165:1401-12. [PMID: 21880036 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01641.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitors (sEHIs) possess anti-inflammatory, antiatherosclerotic, antihypertensive and analgesic properties. The pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics in terms of inhibitory potency of sEHIs were assessed in non-human primates (NHPs). Development of a sEHI for use in NHPs will facilitate investigations on the role of sEH in numerous chronic inflammatory conditions. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH PK parameters of 11 sEHIs in cynomolgus monkeys were determined after oral dosing with 0.3 mg·kg(-1). Their physical properties and inhibitory potency in hepatic cytosol of cynomolgus monkeys were examined. Dose-dependent effects of the two inhibitors 1-trifluoromethoxyphenyl-3-(1-propionylpiperidin-4-yl) urea (TPPU) and the related acetyl piperidine derivative, 1-trifluoromethoxyphenyl-3-(1-acetylpiperidin-4-yl) urea (TPAU), on natural blood eicosanoids, were determined. KEY RESULTS Among the inhibitors tested, TPPU and two 4-(cyclohexyloxy) benzoic acid urea sEHIs displayed high plasma concentrations (>10 × IC(50)), when dosed orally at 0.3 mg·kg(-1). Although the 4-(cyclohexyloxy) benzoic acid ureas were more potent against monkey sEH than piperidyl ureas (TPAU and TPPU), the latter compounds showed higher plasma concentrations and more drug-like properties. The C(max) increased with dose from 0.3 to 3 mg·kg(-1) for TPPU and from 0.1 to 3 mg·kg(-1) for TPAU, although it was not linear over this range of doses. As an indication of target engagement, ratios of linoleate epoxides to diols increased with TPPU administration. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS Our data indicate that TPPU is suitable for investigating sEH biology and the role of epoxide-containing lipids in modulating inflammatory diseases in NHPs.
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- Department of Entomology and Cancer Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease worldwide. Excess accumulation of extracellular matrix and the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition contribute to renal fibrosis, which is associated with DKD. The present study examined whether delayed treatment with human umbilical cord blood-derived stem cells (hUCB-SC) showed a therapeutic effect on DKD progression. Experimental diabetes was induced by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ; 50 mg/kg) into 6-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats. Age-matched control rats received an equivalent volume of sodium citrate buffer alone. At 4 weeks after the STZ injection when diabetic renal injury had developed, hUCB-SC were administered (1 × 10(6) cells/rat) through the tail vein. Four weeks after administering the hUCB-SC, rats were sacrificed and we measured indices of DKD, including urinary protein excretion as well as fibronectin, α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), and E-cadherin mRNA, and protein expression. Diabetic rats developed significantly increased urinary protein excretion and renal hypertrophy compared to those in control rats. Renal expression of fibronectin and α-SMA mRNA, and protein were increased significantly in diabetic rats compared to those in the controls. E-cadherin protein expression in diabetic kidneys decreased significantly. Intravenously administered hUCB-SC effectively reduced proteinuria, renal fibronectin, and α-SMA up-regulation, as well as renal E-cadherin down-regulation in diabetic rats without a significant effect on blood glucose. Engrafted hUCB-SC in diabetic kidneys were confirmed by human DNA PKcs. The results demonstrated that delayed treatment with hUCB-SC attenuated the progression of diabetic renal injury.
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- Department of Bioinspired Science, Division of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
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Hwang SH, Hicks K, Ahn JK, Nakano T, Ahn DS, Chang WC, Chen JY, Daté S, Ejiri H, Fujimura H, Fujiwara M, Fukui S, Gohn W, Hotta T, Imai K, Ishikawa T, Joo K, Kato Y, Kohri H, Kon Y, Lee HS, Maeda Y, Miyabe M, Mibe T, Morino Y, Muramatsu N, Nakatsugawa Y, Niiyama M, Noumi H, Oh Y, Ohashi Y, Ohta T, Oka M, Parker J, Rangacharyulu C, Ryu SY, Sawada T, Sugaya Y, Sumihama M, Tsunemi T, Uchida M, Ungaro M, Yosoi M. Spin-density matrix elements for γp→K*0Σ+ at Eγ=1.85-3.0 GeV with evidence for the κ(800) meson exchange. Phys Rev Lett 2012; 108:092001. [PMID: 22463625 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.108.092001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The exclusive reaction γp→K(+)π(-)Σ(+) was measured for the first time using linearly polarized photons at beam energies from 1.85 to 2.96 GeV. Angular distributions in the rest frame of the K(+)π(-) system were fitted to extract spin-density matrix elements of the K(*0) decay. The measured parity spin asymmetry shows that natural-parity exchange is dominant in this reaction. This result clearly indicates the need for t-channel exchange of the κ(800) scalar meson.
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- Department of Physics, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Republic of Korea
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Hwang SH, Jung KA, Lee WJ, Yang KH, Lee DW, Carter A, Park CH, Hunter DJ. Morphological changes of the lateral meniscus in end-stage lateral compartment osteoarthritis of the knee. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2012; 20:110-6. [PMID: 22133800 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2011.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2011] [Revised: 11/01/2011] [Accepted: 11/08/2011] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the morphological changes of the lateral meniscus in end-stage lateral compartment osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. METHODS One hundred fifty-eight knee joints from 133 patients that subsequently underwent total knee joint arthroplasty from January 2008 to December 2009 were enrolled. There were 26 men and 107 women. Their ages ranged from 56 to 81 (mean 67.4 ± 6.5 years). All study participants had complete obliteration of the lateral joint space identified by weight-bearing radiography. Meniscal position was assessed by measuring meniscal subluxation and meniscal height. The meniscal morphology was assessed using a modification of the whole-organ magnetic resonance imaging score (WORMS). The frequency of different meniscal morphology and their respective positions was calculated. RESULTS The predominant type (42.4%, 53.8% and 52.5% in the anterior horn, mid-body and posterior horn, respectively) of abnormal meniscal morphology was a complete maceration/destruction or complete resection. The anterior horn of non-macerated lateral meniscus was more subluxed than that of the non-macerated medial meniscus in patients with lateral OA. CONCLUSION This study suggests that the lateral meniscus in persons with end-stage lateral OA are mostly macerated or destroyed. Also, unlike isolated end-staged medial compartment OA, the anterior horn of the lateral meniscus in isolated end-stage lateral OA is commonly affected.
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- Joint & Arthritis Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Himchan Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Hwang SH, Lim JA, Kim MJ, Kim HC, Lee HW, Yoo KY, You CW, Lee KS, Kim HS. Profiling of differentially expressed genes in haemophilia A with inhibitor. Haemophilia 2011; 18:e247-53. [PMID: 22176207 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2516.2011.02702.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Inhibitor development is the most significant complication in the therapy of haemophilia A (HA) patients. In spite of many studies, not much is known regarding the mechanism underlying inhibitor development. To understand the mechanism, we analysed profiles of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between inhibitor and non-inhibitor HA via a microarray technique. Twenty unrelated Korean HAs were studied: 11 were non-inhibitor and nine were HA with inhibitor (≥5 BU mL(-1)). Microarray analysis was conducted using a Human Ref-8 expression Beadchip system (Illumina) and the data were analysed using Beadstudio software. We identified 545 DEGs in inhibitor HA as compared with the non-inhibitor patients; 384 genes were up-regulated and 161 genes were down-regulated. Among them, 75 genes whose expressions were altered by at least two-fold (>+2 or <-2) were selected and classified via the PANTHER classification method. The expressions of signal transduction and immunity-related genes differed significantly in the two groups. For validation of the DEGs, semi-quantitative RT-PCR (semi-qRT-PCR) was conducted with the six selected DEGs. The results corresponded to the microarray data, with the exception of one gene. We also examined the expression of the genes associated with the antigen presentation process via real-time PCR. The average levels of IL10, CTLA4 and TNFα slightly reduced, whereas that of IFNγ increased in the inhibitor HA group. We are currently unable to explain whether this phenomenon is a function of the inhibitor-inducing factor or is an epiphenomenon of antibody production. Nevertheless, our results provide a possible explanation for inhibitor development.
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea
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Haemophilia A (HA) is an X chromosome-linked inherited bleeding disorder caused by heterogeneous mutations of coagulation factor VIII (FVIII). Although more than 900 mutations of FVIII gene are reported in the HAMSTeRS database, the mutation data regarding the FVIII gene in the Korean population is currently insufficient. The aim of this study was to profile the mutations of FVIII in Korean HA, 38 unrelated Korean HA male patients were examined. Peripheral blood samples were obtained from the patients. Long distance-PCR was performed for the identification of inversions in intron 22 and intron 1. Then gross exon deletion was examined to the inversion-negative patients by multiplex-PCR. Finally, direct sequencing was performed on exons 1-26, 5'- and 3'-UTR. We identified 33 mutations from the 38 patients. These included 15 inversions in intron 22 (39.5%), one inversion in intron 1 (2.6%), one gross exon deletion (2.6%), five deletions (13.2%), two insertions (5.3%), six missense (15.8%) and three nonsense mutations (7.9%). Mutation types for five patients (13.2%) were not identified in this study. We determined that the most common defect in FVIII in this study was an inversion mutation in intron 22; this is consistent with the findings of other studies. For the first time in Korean HA, a patient with intron 1 inversion was found. In addition, we report eight novel mutation types which never been reported in HAMSTeRS database. The mutation data in this study should prove useful as a reference for the diagnosis of HA and the detection of carriers in the Korean population.
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- S H Hwang
- Department of Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences, Korea
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Jeon DS, Kim DH, Kang HS, Hwang SH, Min JH, Kim JH, Sung NM, Carroll MW, Park SK. Survival and predictors of outcomes in non-HIV-infected patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2009; 13:594-600. [PMID: 19383192] [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: 05/27/2023] Open
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SETTING A tuberculosis (TB) referral hospital in South Korea. OBJECTIVE To evaluate predictors of treatment outcomes and survival among non-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients with extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB). DESIGN Patients who were diagnosed with XDR-TB at the National Masan Tuberculosis Hospital from January 2001 to December 2005 were included in this study. We conducted a retrospective review of their medical records and mortality data. RESULTS A total of 176 non-HIV-infected patients with XDR-TB were included. TB-related mortality was 48% (84/176), and the median survival time from the diagnosis date of XDR-TB was 51 months (range 0-127, 95%CI 32.53-69.47). Cure and treatment completion were classified as favourable outcome and treatment failure, death during treatment and default as poor outcome. Previous TB treatment with second-line drugs (aOR 2.76, 95%CI 1.02-7.44) and cavitary disease (aOR 3.01, 95%CI 1.12-8.08) were independent risk factors for poor outcome. Use of linezolid (aOR 0.10, 95%CI 0.01-0.69) and surgical resection (aOR 0.18, 95%CI 0.04-0.78) were associated with favourable outcome. CONCLUSION There was high mortality in non-HIV-infected patients with XDR-TB at a TB referral hospital in South Korea. Adjunctive surgical treatment and linezolid improved the outcome for selected patients with XDR-TB.
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- National Masan Tuberculosis Hospital, Masan, South Korea; and International Tuberculosis Research Center, Masan, South Korea.
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Lee SH, Lee SJ, Chung JY, Jung YS, Choi SY, Hwang SH, Choi D, Ha NC, Park BJ. p53, secreted by K-Ras-Snail pathway, is endocytosed by K-Ras-mutated cells; implication of target-specific drug delivery and early diagnostic marker. Oncogene 2009; 28:2005-14. [PMID: 19347028 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2009.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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p53 is eliminated from K-Ras-mutated cancer cells through direct interaction with Snail. However, it is not achieved through proteasome-mediated degradation or transcriptional repression. Here we provide evidence that p53, binding with Snail, is exported from a K-Ras-mutated cell through a vesicle transport-like mechanism, independently using a p53-nuclear-exporting mechanism. Although we can detect p53 in culture media, a majority of p53 might be degraded by extracellular proteases. Thus, we can recover the secreted p53 in culture media by the inhibition of protease and endocytosis. In addition, a considerable amount of p53 is endocytosed by neighboring cells. As p53 resorption occurs in a K-Ras-dependent manner, treatment of recombinant p53 is detected in the whole-cell lysate of K-Ras-mutated cells, but not in that of wild-type cells. Using the property of p53, we can deliver the chemical (propidium iodine) into K-Ras mutated cells selectively. In contrast, Snail, a co-secreted protein with p53 in response to oncogenic K-Ras, shows resistance to endocytosis and protease, and results in remaining in the media. Thus, we can detect an autoantibody against Snail in the serum of a human cancer patient. Our finding can be used for a mutant K-Ras-specific anticancer drug delivery system and for the diagnosis of pancreatic, colon and lung cancers.
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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Rho BS, Hwang SH, Lim JW, Kim GW, Cho CH, Lee WJ. Intra-system optical interconnection module directly integrated on a polymeric optical waveguide. Opt Express 2009; 17:1215-1221. [PMID: 19188948 DOI: 10.1364/oe.17.001215] [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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A new intra-system optical interconnection module directly integrated on a polymeric optical waveguide is suggested. A polymeric optical waveguide plays a role in the propagation path of optical signals from the transmitter to the receiver and in a platform integrated with various optical/electrical devices such as a vertical cavity surface emitting laser, photodiode, very large scale integrated circuit chips, and electrical connectors. Because the polymeric optical waveguide is simultaneously used as an integrated platform, the fabrication process of the optical interconnection module is very simple, and the proposed process is compatible with the conventional printed circuit board process. The suggested optical interconnection was also successfully demonstrated with a 5-Gb/s data transmission through the module directly integrated on a polymeric optical waveguide.
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- Integrated Optical Module Laboratory, Korea Photonics Technology Institute, Gwangju 500-460, Korea
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Hwang SH, Lee WJ, Lim JW, Jung KY, Cha KS, Rho BS. Chip- and board-level optical interconnections using rigid flexible optical electrical printed circuit boards. Opt Express 2008; 16:8077-8083. [PMID: 18545520 DOI: 10.1364/oe.16.008077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A new optical interconnection scheme based on a rigid flexible optical electrical printed circuit board (RFOE-PCB) is suggested. The easily installed RFOE-PCB can be universally applied for both chip- and board-level optical interconnections. This letter describes the detailed fabrication process, optical properties, and heat-resisting property of the RFOE-PCB. The fabricated RFOE-PCB was also successfully demonstrated with a 2.5-Gb/s data transmission through a 45 degrees-ended optical waveguide embedded in the RFOE-PCB.
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- Integrated Optical Module Laboratory, Korea Photonics Technology Institute, Gwangju 500-460, Korea
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Kim SY, Kim YJ, Hwang SH, Kim HH, Lee EY, Chang CL. Evaluation of an acid-fast bacilli autostainer for concentrated sputum smears. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2008; 12:39-43. [PMID: 18173875] [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: 05/25/2023] Open
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SETTING An automatic acid-fast bacilli (AFB) stainer was developed to improve laboratory workflow and protect laboratory workers. OBJECTIVE To determine the usefulness of the 7720 Aerospray AFB slide stainer for liquefied and concentrated respiratory specimens. DESIGN With 24 smear-positive specimens submitted for AFB stain and culture in a tertiary care hospital, the autostainer was evaluated to determine whether smears would be sloughed from slides during the staining process by loading distilled water instead of staining reagents. With 109 more specimens, the performance of the 7720 Aerospray was compared with manual florescence staining as a gold standard. The tested smears were prepared with Mycohold treatment. RESULTS In most cases, the slides exposed to the autostainer containing distilled water showed lower grades of AFB than those slides not exposed to the autostainer (14/24 in Mycohold-treated slides). Almost half (54/109, 49.5%) of the Mycohold-treated autostained smears had a lower grade than the same smears stained manually. Among 62 Mycohold-treated autostained smear-negative specimens, respectively eight (12.9%) and 19 (30.6%) were high and low false-negatives. CONCLUSION The 7720 Aerospray showed poor performance in AFB staining of concentrated sputum specimens.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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Yun KA, Lee W, Min WK, Chun S, Lee YW, Kim SB, Park JS, Yang WS, Park H, Hwang SH. Discrepancy of interleukin-6 levels between end-stage renal disease patients and patients with acute-phase response with increased lipoprotein(a) concentrations. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 2005; 64:223-8. [PMID: 15222632 DOI: 10.1080/00365510410005749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Though the concentration of serum lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is mostly determined by genetic factors, secondary factors such as acute-phase response (APR) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) also contribute to its increase. Lp(a) is known to be one of the acute-phase reactants and interleukin-6 (IL-6) is the key cytokine in the hepatic synthesis of acute-phase proteins. The serum concentrations of Lp(a) and IL-6 were measured in patients with APR and in patients with ESRD to investigate the relationship between Lp(a) and IL-6. A total of 180 patients were selected for the study: 60 patients were normal controls, 60 were patients with renal disease who had been on hemodialysis for more than 6 months [C-reactive protein (CRP)<4.0 mg/L], and 60 were APR patients who had a erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) of over 50 mm/h. The three groups were age- and sex matched. The serum concentrations of Lp(a) and IL-6 were measured by ELISA. The serum concentrations of Lp(a) [median (interquartile range)] in normal controls, ESRD patients, and APR patients were 0.222 (0.103-0.364) g/L, 0.511 (0.308-0.755) g/L, and 0.546 (0.234-0.747) g/L, respectively; those of IL-6 were 1.0 (0.7-1.3) pg/mL, 2.1 (1.4-3.3) pg/mL, and 26.2 (15.2-35.6) pg/mL. The concentration of IL-6, which increases Lp(a) synthesis, was much lower in ESRD patients than in APR patients (p<0.001). However, there were no significant differences in Lp(a) concentration between the two groups (p=0.88). In APR patients, the increase in Lp(a) synthesis seems to play a significant role in the increase in blood Lp(a), but there might be different mechanisms that regulate the increment of serum Lp(a) concentrations in ESRD patients other than synthesis of Lp(a).
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center and University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Songpa-Gu, Seoul, Korea
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Lee IJ, Hwang SH, Jeon BH, Song SM, Kim JS, Paik KH, Kwon EK, Jin DK. Mutational analysis of the α-l-iduronidase gene in 10 unrelated Korean type I mucopolysaccharidosis patients: Identification of four novel mutations. Clin Genet 2004; 66:575-6. [PMID: 15521993 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2004.00374.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ahn JO, Choi ES, Lee HW, Hwang SH, Kim CS, Jang HW, Haam SJ, Jung JK. Enhanced secretion of Bacillus stearothermophilus L1 lipase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by translational fusion to cellulose-binding domain. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2004; 64:833-9. [PMID: 14740195 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-003-1547-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 10/23/2003] [Revised: 12/02/2003] [Accepted: 12/12/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The secretion of Bacillus stearothermophilus L1 lipase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae was investigated by employing a fusion partner, a cellulose-binding domain (CBD) from Trichoderma harzianum endoglucanase II (THEG). The CBD was connected to the N-terminal of L1 lipase through an endogenous linker peptide from THEG. The expression cassette for the fusion protein in S. cerevisiae was constructed using the alpha-amylase signal peptide and the galactose-inducible GAL10 promoter. Secretion of CBD-linker-L1 lipase by this fusion construct was dramatically 7-fold enhanced, compared with that of the mature L1 lipase without CBD-fusion. The fusion protein was secreted into the culture medium, reaching levels of approximately 1.3 g/l in high-cell-density fed-batch cultures. Insertion of a KEX2 cleavage site into the junction between CBD-linker and L1 lipase resulted in the same level of enhanced secretion, indicating that the CBD-linker fusion probably plays a critical role in secretion from endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi apparatus. Therefore, the CBD from THEG can be used both as an affinity tag and as a secretion enhancer for the secretory production of heterologous proteins in S. cerevisiae, since in vivo breakage at the linker was almost negligible.
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- Bio-Pilot Plant, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yusong, 305-600 Taejon, Korea
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Han GC, Cha HE, Hwang SH. Head tilt suppression test as a differential diagnostic tool in vertiginous patients. Acta Otolaryngol Suppl 2002; 545:94-6. [PMID: 11677753] [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: 02/22/2023]
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The head tilt suppression test has been known to be a diagnostic tool to distinguish between centrally originating dizziness and peripheral vertigo, as the latter enhances the natural spontaneous firing rate of the velocity storage system and decreases the time constant; however, the otolith organ is now considered to be a cause of head tilting effect. Therefore we questioned whether the head tilt suppression test is still worth differential diagnostic tool. We measured the time constant and initial eye velocity of pre- and post-rotatory nystagmus in a velocity step test in nine healthy adults. The time constant was significantly affected by head tilting (p = 0.001), pre- and post-rotatory nystagmus (p = 0.020) and the compounding interaction between them (p < 0.000). The initial eye velocity was also significantly affected by pre- and post-rotatory nystagmus (p = 0.016) and the compounding interaction (p < 0.000), but not by head tilting (Wilks' Lambda = 0.054). The head tilt suppression test is a useful method for the differential diagnosis of vertiginous patients. It is affected by pre- and post-rotatory nystagmus and their interaction, however, other central parameters in vestibular function testing should also be considered in order to obtain an exact differential diagnosis.
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- G C Han
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Gil Hospital, Gachon Medical School, Incheon, South Korea.
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Yoon HY, Hwang SH, Lee EY, Kim TU, Cho EH, Cho SW. Effects of ADP on different inhibitory properties of brain glutamate dehydrogenase isoproteins by perphenazine. Biochimie 2001; 83:907-13. [PMID: 11698113 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-9084(01)01325-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Incubation of glutamate dehydrogenase isoproteins (GDH I and GDH II) from bovine brains with perphenazine resulted in a time-dependent loss of enzyme activity. 2-Oxoglutarate and NADH, separately or together, gave partial but not complete protection against the inhibition. Although there were no detectable differences between GDH I and GDH II in inhibition by perphenazine in the absence of ADP, the sensitivities to the inhibition by the drug were significantly distinct for the two isoproteins in the presence of ADP. Low concentrations of ADP (0.05-0.20 mM) did not interfere with the inhibition of GDH I and GDH II by perphenazine. However, in the presence of high concentrations of ADP (0.5-1.0 mM), inhibitory effects of perphenazine on GDH isoproteins were significantly diminished as determined by enzyme kinetics and quantitative affinity chromatography on perphenazine-Sepharose. GDH I was more sensitively reacted with ADP than GDH II on the inhibition by perphenazine. Since physiological ADP levels can vary from 0.05 to > 1.0 mM depending on the rate of oxidative phosphorylation, our results suggest a possibility that two types of GDHs are differently regulated by the antipsychotic actions of perphenazine depending on the physiological concentrations of ADP. GTP and L-leucine, other well-known allosteric regulators, did not affect the inhibitory actions of perphenazine on bovine brain GDH isoproteins.
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- H Y Yoon
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1 Poongnap-dong, Songpa-ku, Seoul 138-736, South Korea
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Hwang SH, Hayashi K, Takayama K, Maitani Y. Liver-targeted gene transfer into a human hepatoblastoma cell line and in vivo by sterylglucoside-containing cationic liposomes. Gene Ther 2001; 8:1276-80. [PMID: 11509962 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3301510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2001] [Accepted: 05/22/2001] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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We investigated the transfection efficiency of beta-sitosterol beta-D-glucoside (Sit-G)-containing liposome/DNA complex (Sit-G-liposome/DNA complex) for liver targeting. The Sit-G-liposome/DNA complex was composed of Tfx-20 reagent (Tfx), ie synthetic cationic lipid [N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-N,N'-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-2,3-di(oleoyloxy)-1,4-butanediammonium iodide] with L-dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DOPE), 3 beta[N-(N',N'-dimethylaminoethane)-carbamoyl]cholesterol (DC-Chol) and Sit-G with plasmid DNA. The in vitro studies were performed in HepG2 cells in serum-containing medium and the in vivo studies were carried out in the mice following intravenous injection. The Sit-G-liposome produced a Sit-G-liposome/DNA complex of relatively small size (100--250 nm). Transfection efficiency of the luciferase marker gene by Sit-G-liposome/DNA complex was increased in the presence of 10% serum in vitro, and was selectively high in the mouse liver reaching expression values up to an average of 14.9 pg luciferase/mg tissue protein, compared with Tfx/DNA complex, which showed approximately three-fold higher gene expression than Sit-G-liposome/DNA complex in vitro. High in vitro transfection efficiency by Sit-G-liposome/DNA complex seemed to be possible even with large lipid precipitates, whereas high in vivo activity seemed to be related to small and dispersed complexes. The interaction of liposome/DNA complexes with serum may be a key point to predict the in vivo efficiency of a liposome vector.
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- S H Hwang
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Hoshi University, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- B C Lee
- Department of Neurology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Korea.
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