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Varsi F, Ahmad S, Chakraborty M, Chandra A, Dugad SR, Goswami UD, Gupta SK, Hariharan B, Hayashi Y, Jagadeesan P, Jain A, Jain P, Kawakami S, Kojima H, Lipari P, Mahapatra S, Mohanty PK, Moharana R, Muraki Y, Nayak PK, Nonaka T, Oshima A, Pant BP, Pattanaik D, Paul S, Pradhan GS, Rameez M, Ramesh K, Reddy LV, Saha S, Sahoo R, Scaria R, Shibata S, Zuberi M. Evidence of a Hardening in the Cosmic Ray Proton Spectrum at around 166 TeV Observed by the GRAPES-3 Experiment. Phys Rev Lett 2024; 132:051002. [PMID: 38364164 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.132.051002] [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: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
Abstract
We present the measurement of the cosmic ray proton spectrum from 50 TeV to 1.3 PeV using 7.81×10^{6} extensive air shower events recorded by the ground-based GRAPES-3 experiment between 1 January 2014 and 26 October 2015 with a live time of 460 day. Our measurements provide an overlap with direct observations by satellite and balloon-based experiments. The electromagnetic and muon components in the shower were measured by a dense array of plastic scintillator detectors and a tracking muon telescope, respectively. The relative composition of the proton primary from the air shower data containing all primary particles was extracted using the multiplicity distribution of muons which is a sensitive observable for mass composition. The observed proton spectrum suggests a spectral hardening at ∼166 TeV and disfavors a single power law description of the spectrum up to the Knee energy (∼3 PeV).
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- F Varsi
- Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, India
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- Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
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- Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
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- Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh 786004, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
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- Graduate School of Science, Osaka Metropolitan University, Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
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- Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, India
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- Graduate School of Science, Osaka Metropolitan University, Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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- College of Engineering, Chubu University, Kasugai, Aichi 487-8501, Japan
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- INFN, Sezione Roma "Sapienza", Piazzale Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
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- Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Jodhpur 342037, India
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- Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, Tokyo University, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8582, Japan
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- College of Engineering, Chubu University, Kasugai, Aichi 487-8501, Japan
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- Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Jodhpur 342037, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
- Utkal University, Bhubaneswar 751004, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
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- Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore 453552, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
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- Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, India
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- Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore 453552, India
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- Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore 453552, India
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- College of Engineering, Chubu University, Kasugai, Aichi 487-8501, Japan
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
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Doden K, Watanabe T, Yoshimura T, Shibata S, Yamagishi Y, Kimura K, Iwaki Y, Kawaguchi M, Kato H, Inaki N. Indocyanine green fluorescence imaging-guided laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer in a patient with situs inversus totalis: A case report with video. Asian J Endosc Surg 2023; 16:95-100. [PMID: 35799403 DOI: 10.1111/ases.13105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Situs inversus totalis is a rare congenital anomaly. Most surgeons have seldom performed laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for situs inversus totalis. Inadequate knowledge regarding the anatomy of situs inversus totalis can result in increased intraoperative bleeding and prolonged operative time. A 74-year-old man was diagnosed with early gastric cancer with situs inversus totalis. We performed laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy with D1+ lymphadenectomy and Billroth-I reconstruction by reversing the standard laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy setup. Mirror images of the operative video of the standardized laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy were created using video editing software. Lymphadenectomy was performed by indocyanine green fluorescence imaging of the lymphatic flow with operative time of 220 minutes and 100 mL intraoperative bleeding. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 10, without postoperative complications. Laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy with indocyanine green navigation is safe and effective in patients with situs inversus totalis and is comparable with standard laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy.
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- Kenta Doden
- Department of Surgery, Yokohama Sakae Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Yokohama Sakae Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Yokohama Sakae Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Yokohama Sakae Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Yokohama Sakae Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Yokohama Sakae Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Yokohama Sakae Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery/ Breast Surgery, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa, Japan
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Mizuno Y, Shibata S, Miyagaki T, Ito Y, Taira H, Hisamoto T, Oka K, Takahashi-Shishido N, Boki H, Sato S. 501 Serum cell-free DNA as a new biomarker in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.09.515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Doden K, Yoshimura T, Shibata S, Kimura K, Iwaki Y, Kawaguchi M, Kato H, Watanabe T. Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair for recurrent obturator hernia initially treated by open mesh plug repair: A case report with video. Asian J Endosc Surg 2022; 15:816-819. [PMID: 35534991 DOI: 10.1111/ases.13076] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2022] [Revised: 03/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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An 80-year-old woman presented to our emergency department with vomiting which had begun half a day prior to presentation. She had undergone open mesh plug repair for a right obturator hernia 1 year prior to presentation. Computed tomography detected recurrence of the right obturator hernia. Since intestinal viability was maintained, manual reduction of the incarcerated intestine was performed. The patient was admitted to our department to monitor delayed intestinal perforation. Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair for obturator hernia was performed 5 days after admission. A self-fixating mesh was placed over the obturator hernia defect and femoral ring without tacking. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 6 without postoperative complications. At the 4-month follow-up, no signs of hernia recurrence or neuropathy were observed. Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair for recurrent obturator hernia status post-open mesh plug repair by using self-fixating mesh is a safe and suitable procedure.
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- Kenta Doden
- Department of Surgery, Yokohama Sakae Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Yokohama Sakae Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Yokohama Sakae Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Yokohama Sakae Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Yokohama Sakae Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Yokohama Sakae Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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Hirano K, Harada H, Shibata S, Chou E, Naka Y, Kawaguchi K, Nishimura Y, Akayama K, Miyazaki K, Mandai K. P36.01 Primary Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Bronchial Ground Origin: A Case Report. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.08.425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kamigaichi A, Harada H, Katsumata R, Hirano K, Matsumoto Y, Kawaguchi K, Nishimura Y, Miyazaki K, Shibata S. P05.11 Preoperative Low Muscle Quality Predicts Poor Outcomes After Surgery for Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Harada H, Yagyu K, Nishida M, Kamigaichi A, Miyazaki K, Nishimura Y, Kawaguchi K, Matsumoto Y, Hirano K, Shibata S. P35.07 Analysis of Inter-Tumor Heterogeneity Among Lesions in Autopsy Cases With Untreated Lung Cancer by DNA Methylation Profiling. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Imamura S, Shibata S, Kishine M, Kushida A, Uema M, Noda M, Zou B, Kawasaki C, Miura T, Fukunaga Y. Interlaboratory Evaluation of a Method for Quantification of Norovirus RNA as an Alternative Use for ISO 15216-1:2017 to Conduct Japan Baseline Survey of Oysters. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2021; 18:331-336. [PMID: 33600236 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2020.2874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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In this study, we aimed to investigate the standard method used for quantification of norovirus in oysters in Japan for the provisional adaptation of the method as an alternative to ISO 15216-1:2017, to conduct a Japan baseline survey of norovirus in oysters. For this purpose, the method provided by the Japan Committee for Standardization of Virus Detection in Food was subjected to an interlaboratory study to determine the performance characteristics of the standard method used in Japan. As a result, the theoretical limit of quantification for norovirus GI and GII in oysters by the standard method used in Japan was expected to be 1.92 and 1.85 log10 copies/g, respectively. The repeatability standard deviations (Sr) were 0.26 and 0.30 log10 copies/g for GI and GII, respectively, and the reproducibility standard deviations (SR) were 0.47 and 0.44 log10 copies/g for GI and GII, respectively. Through the interlaboratory study, we specified several critical points to obtain scientifically reliable results by using the standard method used in Japan. Especially, necessity for application of using process control virus was the most crucial point that needed to be improved. In addition, there are many participating laboratories that could not handle dilution of standard and quantify or detect the viruses in the test samples. To ensure scientifically reliable test result, capacity building of laboratories and implementation of proficiency testing should be considered for future tasks in combination with an application of process control materials in the method. On the assumption that the problems revealed in this study will be solved, the standard method used in Japan would be suitable for use in Japan baseline survey of norovirus in oysters, which will contribute to the international action against norovirus in oysters, led by the EU.
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- Saiki Imamura
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council Secretariat, Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries, Chiyoda-ku, Japan.,Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries, Chiyoda-ku, Japan
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- Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries, Chiyoda-ku, Japan
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- Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries, Chiyoda-ku, Japan
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- Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries, Chiyoda-ku, Japan
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- National Institute of Health Sciences, Kawasaki City, Japan
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- National Institute of Health Sciences, Kawasaki City, Japan
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- Incorporated Foundation Tokyo Kenbikyo-in, Chuo-ku, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Health, National Institute of Public Health, Wako, Japan
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- Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries, Chiyoda-ku, Japan
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Uchida T, Sekine R, Matsuo K, Kigawa G, Umemoto T, Kijima K, Harada Y, Wakabayashi T, Takahashi Y, Shiozawa T, Oyama H, Shibata S, Tanaka K. Association between low preoperative skeletal muscle quality and infectious complications following gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Surg Today 2021; 51:1135-1143. [PMID: 33491103 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-020-02225-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 11/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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PURPOSE It is known that sarcopenia affects the overall short- and long-term outcomes of patients with gastric cancer (GC); however, the effect of muscle quality on infectious complications after gastrectomy for GC remains unclear. We investigated the associations between the preoperative quantity and quality of skeletal muscle on infectious complications following gastrectomy for GC. METHODS The subjects of this retrospective study were 353 GC patients who underwent radical gastrectomy between 2009 and 2018. We examined the relationships between their clinical factors, including skeletal muscle mass index and intramuscular adipose tissue content (IMAC), and infectious complications after gastrectomy. RESULTS Infectious complications developed in 59 patients (16.7%). The independent risk factors for infectious complications identified by multivariate analysis were male gender (P < 0.001), prognostic nutritional index below 45 (P = 0.006), and high IMAC (P = 0.011). Patients with a high IMAC were older and had a higher body mass index, as well as a greater age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index, than those with low or normal IMAC. CONCLUSIONS Low skeletal muscle quality defined by a high IMAC is a risk factor for infectious complications following gastrectomy. When feasible, preoperative nutritional intervention and rehabilitation aiming to improve muscle quality could reduce infectious complications after gastrectomy for GC.
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- Tsuneyuki Uchida
- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, 1-30, Fujigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 2278501, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, 1-30, Fujigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 2278501, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, 1-30, Fujigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 2278501, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, 1-30, Fujigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 2278501, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, 1-30, Fujigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 2278501, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, 1-30, Fujigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 2278501, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, 1-30, Fujigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 2278501, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, 1-30, Fujigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 2278501, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, 1-30, Fujigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 2278501, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, 1-30, Fujigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 2278501, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, 1-30, Fujigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 2278501, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, 1-30, Fujigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 2278501, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, 1-30, Fujigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 2278501, Japan
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Taka M, Mizuno E, Sakurai T, Shibata S, Takamatsu S, Kobayashi S, Gabata T, Kumano T. Does Reduction Of Urethral Dose In Ultra-Hypofractionated Radiotherapy For Prostate Cancer Improve Acute Genitourinary Toxicity? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Takano S, Shibata S, Maehara M, Hobo A, Hotta N, Ozawa Y, Shibamoto Y. Reasons for Undergoing CT During Childhood: Is the Population Comparable to the Population with No Experience of CT? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.1615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Shibata S, Mizuno R, Mineno H. Semisupervised Deep State-Space Model for Plant Growth Modeling. Plant Phenomics 2020; 2020:4261965. [PMID: 33313556 PMCID: PMC7706328 DOI: 10.34133/2020/4261965] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The optimal control of sugar content and its associated technology is important for producing high-quality crops more stably and efficiently. Model-based reinforcement learning (RL) indicates a desirable action depending on the type of situation based on trial-and-error calculations conducted by an environmental model. In this paper, we address plant growth modeling as an environmental model for the optimal control of sugar content. In the growth process, fruiting plants generate sugar depending on their state and evolve via various external stimuli; however, sugar content data are sparse because appropriate remote sensing technology is yet to be developed, and thus, sugar content is measured manually. We propose a semisupervised deep state-space model (SDSSM) where semisupervised learning is introduced into a sequential deep generative model. SDSSM achieves a high generalization performance by optimizing the parameters while inferring unobserved data and using training data efficiently, even if some categories of training data are sparse. We designed an appropriate model combined with model-based RL for the optimal control of sugar content using SDSSM for plant growth modeling. We evaluated the performance of SDSSM using tomato greenhouse cultivation data and applied cross-validation to the comparative evaluation method. The SDSSM was trained using approximately 500 sugar content data of appropriately inferred plant states and reduced the mean absolute error by approximately 38% compared with other supervised learning algorithms. The results demonstrate that SDSSM has good potential to estimate time-series sugar content variation and validate uncertainty for the optimal control of high-quality fruit cultivation using model-based RL.
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- S. Shibata
- Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 432-8011, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 432-8011, Japan
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- College of Informatics, Academic Institute, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 432-8011, Japan
- JST, PRESTO, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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The synchondrosis in the cranial base is an important growth center for the craniofacial region. Abnormalities in the synchondroses affect the development of adjacent regions, including the craniofacial skeleton. Here, we report that the transcription factor TBX1, the candidate gene for DiGeorge syndrome, is expressed in mesoderm-derived chondrocytes and plays an essential and specific role in spheno-occipital synchondrosis development by inhibiting the expression of genes involved in chondrocyte hypertrophy and osteogenesis. In Tbx1-deficient mice, the spheno-occipital synchondrosis was completely mineralized at birth. TBX1 interacts with RUNX2, a master molecule of osteoblastogenesis and a regulator of chondrocyte maturation, and suppresses its transcriptional activity. Indeed, deleting Tbx1 triggers accelerated mineralization due to accelerated chondrocyte differentiation, which is associated with ectopic expression of downstream targets of RUNX2 in the spheno-occipital synchondrosis. These findings reveal that TBX1 acts as a regulator of chondrocyte maturation and osteogenesis during the spheno-occipital synchondrosis development. Thus, the tight regulation of endochondral ossification by TBX1 is crucial for the normal progression of chondrocyte differentiation in the spheno-occipital synchondrosis.
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- N Funato
- Department of Signal Gene Regulation, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Research Core, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease and Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Maxillofacial Anatomy, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Life Science Center for Survival Dynamics, Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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SUGAWARA H, Moniwa N, Tanno M, Miki T, Kuno A, Yano T, Sato T, Kouzu H, Shibata S, Miura T. SUN-047 PROTECTION AFFORDED BY ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR ACTIVATION AGAINST ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY IS ASSOCIATED WITH UPREGULATION OF TUBULAR AUTOPHAGY. Kidney Int Rep 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.02.570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Shibata S, Miura T, Sugawara H. SUN-046 ROLE OF NECROPTOSIS IN CONTRAST-INDUCED NEPHROPATHY IN A RAT MODEL OF CKD AND ITS MODIFICATION BY TOLVAPTAN. Kidney Int Rep 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.02.569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Takahashi T, Haitani T, Tanaka F, Yamagishi T, Kawakami Y, Shibata S, Kumano H. Effects of the time-of-day (morning vs. afternoon) of implementing a combined physical and cognitive exercise program on cognitive functions and mood of older adults: A randomized controlled study. Adv Gerontol 2020; 33:595-599. [PMID: 33280348] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This study examined the effects of the time of conducting a combined physical and cognitive exercise program on cognitive functions and the mood of older adults. We randomly assigned 17 participants (8 men, 9 women, age 73,24±3,75) to the morning group (AM Group), 18 (8 men, 10 women, age 73,11±4,84) to the afternoon group (PM Group), and they completed a 12-week, dual-task exercise program in the morning or the afternoon, respectively. Moreover, the waiting-list control group consisted of 12 participants (6 men, 6 women, age 73,25±5,93). The cognitive functions and the mood of the participants were assessed before and after the program by using the Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Examination, and the short version of the Profile of Mood States, respectively. As a result, the exercise program conducted in the afternoon had broader effects on cognitive functions (increased Repetition and Memory) than in the morning (increased Repetition), or the waiting-list control group (increased Judgment). Moreover, the program in the afternoon tended to reduce Anger-Hostility, and Fatigue. In conclusion, conducting the exercise program in the afternoon might be more effective for improving cognitive functions and the mood of older adults than in the morning. However, there was heterogeneity between the groups despite the randomization. Therefore, we suggest conducting a more rigorously controlled study using a larger sample to validate these findings.
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- T Takahashi
- Graduate School of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan 359-1192, e-mail:
- Japan Society for The Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan 102-0083
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- Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Saitama, Japan 359-8555
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- Organization for University Research Initiatives, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan 169-8050
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan 359-1192
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan 359-1192
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan 169-8555
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- Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan 359-1192
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Uechi T, Shibata S, Suda T, Hata N, Hirabuki K, Tsukada T, Hirasawa A, Matsuda T. P1707Non-business hours and cold exposure independently worsen neurological outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz748.0462] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
It has been known that survival rates after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are lower at night than during the day. It may be explained by diurnal temperature changes.
Purpose
The purpose of the present study was to test our hypothesis that diurnal variation of the prognosis after OHCA would be independent from the ambient temperature changes.
Methods
We used the All-Japan Utstein Registry (2005–2010) combined with atmospheric temperature from the Automated Meteorological Data Acquisition System, and enrolled adult OHCA patients who had suffered from a witnessed cardiac arrest and who had been resuscitated.
The primary outcome was a favorable neurological outcome one month after OHCA and the secondary outcome was the presence of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) before hospital admission. Effects of business vs. non-business hours and ambient temperature on the primary and secondary outcomes were assessed with adjustment for factors that are known to potentially affect OHCA outcomes. Sub-group analysis based on the initial cardiac rhythm (VT/Vf, PEA and Asystole) was also performed.
Results
Among the 263,750 witnessed OHCA patients, neurological survival and ROSC rates were significantly increased with an adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 1.13 (95% CI 1.08–1.18) and hazard ratio (HR) of 1.06 (95% CI 1.04–1.09) for non-business hours, and OR of 1.11 (95% CI 1.05–1.17) and HR of 1.05 (95% CI 1.02–1.08) for each 20°C increase in temperature. The effects were different between business vs. non-business hours and ambient temperature dependent on the initial cardiac rhythm.
Conclusions
These findings suggest that both the outdoor temperature and business hours are independent factors for predicting neurological outcomes after OHCA with different characteristics based on the initial cardiac rhythms. Diurnal variability of prognosis after OHCA is likely to be attributable to diurnal variation of medical resources.
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- T Uechi
- Kyorin University School of Medicine, Department of General Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Kyorin University School of Medicine, Department of General Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Kyorin University School of Medicine, Department of General Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Kyorin University School of Medicine, Department of General Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Kyorin University School of Medicine, Department of General Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Kyorin University School of Medicine, Department of General Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Kyorin University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Health and Welfare, Tokyo, Japan
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- Kyorin University School of Medicine, Department of Traumatology and Critical Care Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Morimura S, Takahashi-Shishido N, Oka T, Takahashi T, Suga H, Shibata S, Miyagaki T, Asano Y, Sato S, Sugaya M. 219 Epidermal fatty acid-binding protein is expressed by epidermis and dermal infiltrating cells in psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. J Invest Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.07.220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Shibata S, Yamamoto K, Sato Y, Bou S, Takamatsu S, Saga Y, Minami H, Y. M, Sasaki M, Tameshige Y, Tamamura H. Assessment of Changes of the Distance from Liver Surface to Isocenter during Proton Beam Treatment for Liver Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.1986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Hariharan B, Chandra A, Dugad SR, Gupta SK, Jagadeesan P, Jain A, Mohanty PK, Morris SD, Nayak PK, Rakshe PS, Ramesh K, Rao BS, Reddy LV, Zuberi M, Hayashi Y, Kawakami S, Ahmad S, Kojima H, Oshima A, Shibata S, Muraki Y, Tanaka K. Measurement of the Electrical Properties of a Thundercloud Through Muon Imaging by the GRAPES-3 Experiment. Phys Rev Lett 2019; 122:105101. [PMID: 30932668 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.122.105101] [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: 01/06/2019] [Revised: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The GRAPES-3 muon telescope located in Ooty, India records rapid (∼10 min) variations in the muon intensity during major thunderstorms. Out of a total of 184 thunderstorms recorded during the interval of April 2011-December 2014, the one on December 1, 2014 produced a massive potential of 1.3 GV. The electric field measured by four well-separated (up to 6 km) monitors on the ground was used to help estimate some of the properties of this thundercloud, including its altitude and area that were found to be 11.4 km above mean sea level and ≥380 km^{2}, respectively. A charging time of 6 min to reach 1.3 GV implied the delivery of a power of ≥2 GW by this thundercloud that was moving at a speed of ∼60 km h^{-1}. This work possibly provides the first direct evidence for the generation of gigavolt potentials in thunderclouds that could also possibly explain the production of highest-energy (100 MeV) gamma rays in the terrestrial gamma-ray flashes.
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- B Hariharan
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
- Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Raj Bhavan, Ooty 643001, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
- Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Raj Bhavan, Ooty 643001, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
- Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Raj Bhavan, Ooty 643001, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
- Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Raj Bhavan, Ooty 643001, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
- Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Raj Bhavan, Ooty 643001, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
- Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Raj Bhavan, Ooty 643001, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
- Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Raj Bhavan, Ooty 643001, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
- Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Raj Bhavan, Ooty 643001, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
- Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Raj Bhavan, Ooty 643001, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
- Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Raj Bhavan, Ooty 643001, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
- Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Raj Bhavan, Ooty 643001, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
- Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Raj Bhavan, Ooty 643001, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
- Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Raj Bhavan, Ooty 643001, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
- Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Raj Bhavan, Ooty 643001, India
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- Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Raj Bhavan, Ooty 643001, India
- Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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- Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Raj Bhavan, Ooty 643001, India
- Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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- Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Raj Bhavan, Ooty 643001, India
- Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
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- Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Raj Bhavan, Ooty 643001, India
- College of Engineering, Chubu University, Kasugai, Aichi 487-8501, Japan
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- Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Raj Bhavan, Ooty 643001, India
- College of Engineering, Chubu University, Kasugai, Aichi 487-8501, Japan
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- Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Raj Bhavan, Ooty 643001, India
- College of Engineering, Chubu University, Kasugai, Aichi 487-8501, Japan
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- Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Raj Bhavan, Ooty 643001, India
- Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 446-8601, Japan
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- Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Raj Bhavan, Ooty 643001, India
- Graduate School of Information Sciences, Hiroshima City University, Hiroshima 731-3194, Japan
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Kamiya K, Koga K, Matsumoto H, Muraki Y, Shibata S. Angular and Abundance Distribution of High-energy Gamma Rays and Neutrons Simulated by GEANT4 Code for Solar Flares. EPJ Web Conf 2019. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201920814005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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In the solar flare observed on June 3, 2012, high energy gamma-rays and neutrons were observed. The event includes a remarkable feature of a high neutron/gamma-ratio in the secondary particles. We have examined whether this high n/γ-ratio can be explained by simulation. As a result of simulations using the GEANT4 program, the high n/γ-ratio may be reproduced for the case that helium and other heavy ions were dominantly accelerated in the flare.
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Nakamura T, Ikeda M, Shibata S, Kon Y, Konuma K, Sanada T, Gonda H, Suto Y, Kobayashi K, Tamura H, Kobayashi M, Hasegawa A, Amagasa Y, Suzuki A, Fukuda M, Aoyagi C, Matsuura N, Kawashima Y, Shimura M, Takita N. Malignant lymphoma detected by screening program with esophagogastroduodenoscopy of one private screening center in Japan. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy297.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Ogawa M, Kagaya H, Shibata S, Inamoto Y, Aoyagi Y, Onogi K, Mori S, Akahori R, Saitoh E. Swallowing rounds in patients with dysphagia. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2018.05.1056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Kagaya H, Ogawa M, Mori S, Aoyagi Y, Shibata S, Onogi K, Inamoto Y, Mori H, Saitoh E. Development of peripheral magnetic stimulation system to stimulate suprahyoid muscles. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2018.05.812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Mizokoshi E, Kagaya H, Aoyagi Y, Shibata S, Onogi K, Inamoto Y, Pongpipatpaiboon K, Saitoh E. Factors affecting aspiration in chew-swallow and discrete swallow in stroke patients. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2018.05.420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ruschel VC, Shibata S, Stolf SC, Chung Y, Baratieri LN, Heymann HO, Walter R. Eighteen-month Clinical Study of Universal Adhesives in Noncarious Cervical Lesions. Oper Dent 2018; 43:241-249. [PMID: 29676975 DOI: 10.2341/16-320-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical performance of Scotchbond Universal (3M Oral Care) and Prime & Bond Elect (Dentsply Sirona) in the restoration of noncarious cervical lesions (NCCLs). METHODS AND MATERIALS This was a randomized controlled clinical trial involving 63 subjects. Two hundred and three NCCLs were restored using Scotchbond Universal and Prime & Bond Elect using both an etch-and-rinse and a self-etch technique. Lesions were notch-shaped NCCLs, and the restorations were placed without any mechanical retention. Restorations were finished immediately after placement and scored with regard to retention, marginal discoloration, marginal adaptation, and secondary caries. Similar assessment of the restorations was performed 18 months after placement. Logistic regression was performed for each outcome separately with a compound symmetric variance-covariance structure assumed to consider a correlation of restorations within subjects. All analyses were conducted using SAS version 9.4 (SAS Inc). RESULTS One hundred and fifty-eight teeth (77.8% of the restorations placed) in 46 subjects (73% of subjects enrolled) were available for the 18-month follow-up. A statistically significant difference was reached only for the comparison Scotchbond Universal/self-etch (SU_SE) and Prime & Bond Elect/etch-and-rinse (PBE_E&R) groups ( p=0.01), where a restoration with SU_SE was 66% less likely to maintain a score of Alpha for marginal discoloration than a restoration performed with PBE_E&R. CONCLUSIONS Scotchbond Universal and Prime & Bond Elect presented acceptable clinical performance after 18 months of clinical service. However, Scotchbond Universal, when applied with a self-etch approach, did demonstrate a relatively high level of marginal discoloration when compared to the other groups.
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Mohanty P, Arunbabu K, Aziz T, Dugad S, Gupta S, Hariharan B, Jagadeesan P, Jain A, Morris S, Nayak P, Rakshe P, Ramesh K, Rao B, Zuberi M, Hayashi Y, Kawakami S, Subramanian P, Raha S, Ahmad S, Oshima A, Shibata S, Kojima H. Was the cosmic ray burst detected by the GRAPES-3 muon telescope on 22 June 2015 caused by a transient weakening of the geomagnetic field or by an interplanetary anisotropy? Int J Clin Exp Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.97.082001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Nagai K, Koshiba H, Shibata S, Hirasawa A, Ebihara T, Kozaki K. Relationship of Serum Carnitine Level with Falls and Gait Disturbance in the Elderly. J Frailty Aging 2018; 6:178-182. [PMID: 29165532 DOI: 10.14283/jfa.2017.36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gait disturbance and falls are serious events that can impair activities of daily living (ADL) in the elderly. On the other hand, carnitine plays essential roles in energy production, and carnitine deficiency leads to low activity levels. OBJECTIVES We examined whether a lower serum carnitine concentration was correlated with falls and gait disturbances in the elderly. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS We performed a cross-sectional study. One hundred and ninety-eight elderly patients (male, 83; female, 115; 81 ± 6 years old) were enrolled in this study. MEASUREMENTS Physical performance (hand grip strength, leg strength, walking speed, one-leg standing time, and tandem gait steps) and frailty status (The Edmonton Frail Scale: EFS) were evaluated. The serum total, free, and acylated carnitine levels were measured using an enzyme cycling method. We then investigated the associations between the serum carnitine level, history of falls, and the results of these physical examinations. RESULTS Of the 198 subjects, 56 (28%) had a history of falls within the past one year. The patients with a history of falls had lower serum total carnitine and free carnitine levels than those without a history of falls. Regarding the physical performance results, the patients with a history of falls had higher EFS scores, a weaker hand grip strength, a slower walking speed, a shorter one-leg standing time, and a smaller number of tandem gait steps than those without a history of falls. A logistic regression analysis showed that the low serum total carnitine concentration was identified as an independent factor associated with a history of falls, a slow walking speed after adjustments for age, sex and modified EFS. CONCLUSIONS A low serum carnitine level is associated with a history of falls and gait disturbances in elderly people.
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- K Nagai
- Kumiko Nagai, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan, Phone: +81-422-47-5511, Fax: +81-422-44-1917, E-mail:
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Shibata S, Arimura SI, Ishikawa T, Awai K. Alterations of Membrane Lipid Content Correlated With Chloroplast and Mitochondria Development in Euglena gracilis. Front Plant Sci 2018; 9:370. [PMID: 29636759 PMCID: PMC5881160 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Euglenoids are unique protists that can grow photoautotrophically, photomixotrophically, and heterotrophically. Here we grew Euglena gracilis under these different growth conditions and determined cellular contents of seven membrane lipids and one storage lipid (triacylglycerol), which account for more than 94 mol% of total membrane lipids. We also describe the relationship among chloroplast and mitochondria developments with lipid contents, protein contents, and oxygen evolution/consumption rates. In photoautotrophic growth conditions, E. gracilis cells accumulated chlorophyll, photosynthetic proteins, and glycolipids typical to thylakoid membranes. The same occurred for the cells grown under photomixotrophic conditions with higher respiration rates. In heterotrophic conditions, E. gracilis cells had higher respiration rates compared to cells grown in other conditions with the accumulation of pyruvate: NADP+ oxidoreductase, a mitochondrial protein and phospholipid common in mitochondria. Cells were also observed using a confocal laser scanning microscope and found to show more chlorophyll autofluorescence when grown photoautotrophically and photomixotrophycally, and fluorescence of MitoTracker when grown photomixotrophically and heterotrophically. These results suggest that under illumination, E. gracilis develops functional thylakoid membranes with membrane lipids and proteins for photosynthesis. In the medium with glucose, the cells develop mitochondria with phospholipids and proteins for respiration. Possible application based on lipid analysis for the enhancement of wax ester or alkene synthesis is discussed.
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- Shiori Shibata
- Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University, Matsue, Japan
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, Japan
- Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Japan
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Ouchi T, Morikawa S, Shibata S, Takahashi M, Yoshikawa M, Soma T, Miyashita H, Muraoka W, Kameyama K, Kawana H, Arima Y, Saya H, Okano H, Nakagawa T, Asoda S. Recurrent Spindle Cell Carcinoma Shows Features of Mesenchymal Stem Cells. J Dent Res 2018; 97:779-786. [PMID: 29494307 DOI: 10.1177/0022034518759278] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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This study investigated a case of spindle cell carcinoma (SpCC) in tongue pathological lesions. The patient experienced a local recurrence and distant metastasis after surgical intervention. Although standard chemotherapy was administered, a granulomatous mass continued to develop. This aggressive growth led to survival of the tumor. Secondary debulking surgery was performed to improve the patient's quality of life at the request of the patient. Using a tissue sample derived from the secondary debulking surgery, we performed an analysis of the tumor's cell surface antigens, differentiation potential, metastatic ability, and inhibition potential by anticancer reagents. In vitro analysis revealed that the cell population grown under adherent culture conditions expressed the mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) markers CD73, CD90, and CD105. The cell line established from this SpCC contained colony-forming unit fibroblasts (CFU-Fs) and exhibited multipotent differentiation into several mesenchymal lineages, including bone, cartilage, and fat. The SpCC cells also displayed vigorous mobilization. These characteristics suggested that they had the differentiation potential of mesenchymal cells, especially MSCs, rather than that of epithelial cells. The surgical specimen analyzed in this study resisted the molecular target reagent cetuximab, which is an epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor. This clinical insight revealed that chemotherapy-resistant SpCC cells have different characteristics compared to most other cancer cells, which are sensitive to cetuximab. Our cell death assay revealed that SpCC cell death was induced by the anticancer drug imatinib, which is known to inhibit protein tyrosine kinase activity of ABL, platelet-derived growth factor receptor α (PDGFRα), and KIT. Here, we report recurrent SpCC with characteristics of MSCs and potential for treatment with imatinib.
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- T Ouchi
- 1 Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,2 Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,2 Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- 2 Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,3 Division of Gene Regulation, Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- 4 Division of Diagnostic Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- 3 Division of Gene Regulation, Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- 3 Division of Gene Regulation, Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- 2 Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Shibata S. Theoretical Considerations on the Health Checkup Accuracy of Combination Testing. Methods Inf Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
Abstract
Summary
Objectives:
To find basic theoretical evidence for an optimum combination of multi-phasic health checkup testing obtained by considering how the health checkup accuracy changes with the number of tests (n) and kinds of combination methods (A, B, C, D and E).
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To find how the health checkup accuracy changes with the number of tests and type of combination method, generalized formulas as functions of the number of tests, are obtained to calculate the over-all health checkup accuracy which is defined by sensitivity ( ), specificity ( ) and odds-ratio ( ), based on the two-by-two table. Five kinds of combination methods were considered: A) Sequential tests. B) Sequential tests after changing the order in A. C) Simultaneous tests using the Believe-the-Negative Rule. D) Simultaneous tests using the Believe-the-Positive Rule. E) Simultaneous tests using the Believe-all-Positive-all-Negative Rule.
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It was provend that combination methods A, B and C are “equivalent” for health checkup accuracy. Therefore, the five methods could be summarized into three patterns. For A, B and C:andincreased but a decreased with increasing n. For D:increased butanddecreased with n. For E:,andincreased with n.
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Health checkup accuracy of combination testing is the best in case of E, although problems exist concerning how to judge the borderline subjects.
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Shibata S, Ohtuka Y, Hattori M, Aoshima T, Tohyama S, Uchiyama A, Kashihara H, Tamura M, Tsuchiya A, Yoshida K, Sasamori N, Tanaka Y. Subjective Symptoms Acquisition System in a Health Promotion System for the Elderly. Methods Inf Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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AbstractA previous report was concerned with the evaluation of quality of life using a Health Promotion System for the Elderly. In the present report, we describe one part of that system: a subjective symptoms acquisition and reporting system.The main purpose of this system is to permit any physician or nurse to uniformly employ questionnaires to acquire accurate subjective symptoms. This system is applied in three steps. First, the subjective answers to 21 questions displayed on a personal computer are obtained. These answers correspond to the basic subjective symptoms. Second, if a basic subjective symptom is “positive”, more detailed questions are automatically generated. Finally, clear sentences regarding subjective symptoms are generated and output as a “finding report”.This information is helpful to physicians and nurses in their health-counseling work. An artificial intelligence (AI) program based on “XpertRule” produces detailed questions which are generated by an interactive questionnaire using branching logical rules.
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Nemoto O, Hirose K, Shibata S, Li K, Kubo H. Safety and efficacy of guselkumab in Japanese patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis: a randomized, placebo-controlled, ascending-dose study. Br J Dermatol 2018; 178:689-696. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K.; Tokyo Japan
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- Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K.; Tokyo Japan
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- Janssen Research and Development, LLC; Spring House PA U.S.A
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- Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K.; Tokyo Japan
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Shibata S, Inamoto Y, Saitoh E, Kagaya H, Aoyagi Y, Ota K, Akahori R, Fujii N, Palmer JB, González-Fernández M. The effect of bolus volume on laryngeal closure and UES opening in swallowing: Kinematic analysis using 320-row area detector CT study. J Oral Rehabil 2017; 44:974-981. [PMID: 28891595 DOI: 10.1111/joor.12573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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This study investigated the effects of three different volumes of honey-thick liquid on the temporal characteristics of swallowing. Twenty-six healthy subjects (15 males, 11 females) underwent 320-row area detector CT scan while swallowing 3, 10 and 20 mL of honey-thick liquid barium. Three-dimensional images were created at 10 images/s. Kinematic events involving six structures (velopharynx, hyoid bone, epiglottis, laryngeal vestibule (LV), true vocal cords (TVC), upper esophageal sphincter (UES)) and timing of bolus movement were timed using frame by frame analysis. The overall sequence of events did not differ across three volumes; however, increasing bolus volume significantly changed the onset and termination of events. The bolus head reached to pharynx and esophagus earlier and the duration of bolus passing through UES was significantly longer in 10 and 20 mL compared to 3 mL (P < .05). Consequently, the onset of UES opening was significantly earlier with increased volume (P < .05). LV and TVC closure occurred later in 20 mL compared to 3 mL (P < .05). These changes in motion of pharynx and larynx appeared to promote swallow safety by preventing aspiration, suggesting that anatomical structure movements adapt in response to bolus volume. Our findings also suggest that the pharyngeal swallow behaviours may be modified by afferents in the oral cavity. The three-dimensional visualization and quantitative measurements provided by 320-ADCT provide essential benchmarks for understanding swallowing, both normal and abnormal.
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- S Shibata
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan.,Faculty of Rehabilitation, School of Health Sciences, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Faculty of Rehabilitation, School of Health Sciences, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Nakamura T, Kon Y, Konuma K, Sanada T, Shibata S, Gonda H, Suto Y, Amagasa Y, Suzuki A, Fukuda M, Aoyagi C. Gastric cancer detected after Helicobacter pylori eradication at one private screening center in Japan. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx383.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Kim E, Nakamura T, Konno A, Uwamino Y, Nakanishi N, Imamura M, Nakao N, Shibata S, Tanaka S. Measurements of Neutron Spallation Cross Sections of12C and209Bi in the 20- to 150-MeV Energy Range. NUCL SCI ENG 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/nse98-a1977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- E. Kim
- Tohoku University, Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980, Japan
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- Tohoku University, Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980, Japan
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- Tohoku University, Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980, Japan
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- Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-01, Japan
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- Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-01, Japan
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- University of Tokyo, Institute for Nuclear Study, 3-2-1, Midori-cho, Tanashi, Tokyo 188, Japan
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- University of Tokyo, Institute for Nuclear Study, 3-2-1, Midori-cho, Tanashi, Tokyo 188, Japan
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- University of Tokyo, Institute for Nuclear Study, 3-2-1, Midori-cho, Tanashi, Tokyo 188, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Takasaki Research Establishment 1233 Watanuki-cho, Takasaki, Gunma 370-12, Japan
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Sakamoto M, Shibata S, Asahina R, Yamazoe K, Kamishina H, Ishigaki K, Asano K, Maeda S. Contrast-enhanced ultrasonographic findings of hepatic arterioportal fistulas in a dog. J Small Anim Pract 2017; 58:419. [PMID: 28466480 DOI: 10.1111/jsap.12687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2016] [Revised: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- M Sakamoto
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Applied -Biological Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Applied -Biological Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Applied -Biological Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Applied -Biological Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Applied -Biological Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Applied -Biological Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan
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Hau CS, Shimizu T, Tada Y, Takeoka S, Shibata S, Mitsui A, Kamata M, Asano Y, Sugaya M, Kadono T, Sato S, Watanabe S. 023 The vitamin D3 analog, maxacalcitol, ameliorates imiquimod induced murine psoriasiform skin inflammation by inducing regulatory T cells and downregulating Th17 responses. J Invest Dermatol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.02.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Composite resin may make a restoration noticeable as time passes, on account of its color instability. The repair technique is a minimally invasive treatment for class IV composite resin restorations that show unsatisfactory coloration. Thus, the objective of the present article was to report a clinical case involving a conservative technique used for repairing a class IV composite resin restoration in the left maxillary central incisor and the replacement of a class IV restoration in the right maxillary central incisor.
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- VC Ruschel
- Vanessa Carla Ruschel, DDS, MSD, PHD, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Operative Dentistry, Florianopolis, Brazil
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- Sheila Cristina Stolf, DDS, MS, PhD, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Operative Dentistry, Florianopolis, Brazil
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- Shizuma Shibata, DDS, MSD, PhD, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Operative Dentistry, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Luiz Narciso Baratieri, DDS, MSD, PhD, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Operative Dentistry, Florianopolis, Brazil
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Jin ZW, Abe H, Jin Y, Shibata S, Murakami G, Rodríguez-Vázquez JF. Positional changes in tendon insertions from bone to fascia: development of the pes anserinus and semimembranosus muscle insertion in human foetuses. Folia Morphol (Warsz) 2016; 75:503-511. [DOI: 10.5603/fm.a2016.0020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2016] [Accepted: 03/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mohanty PK, Arunbabu KP, Aziz T, Dugad SR, Gupta SK, Hariharan B, Jagadeesan P, Jain A, Morris SD, Rao BS, Hayashi Y, Kawakami S, Oshima A, Shibata S, Raha S, Subramanian P, Kojima H. Transient Weakening of Earth's Magnetic Shield Probed by a Cosmic Ray Burst. Phys Rev Lett 2016; 117:171101. [PMID: 27824449 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.117.171101] [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: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The GRAPES-3 tracking muon telescope in Ooty, India measures muon intensity at high cutoff rigidities (15-24 GV) along nine independent directions covering 2.3 sr. The arrival of a coronal mass ejection on 22 June 2015 18:40 UT had triggered a severe G4-class geomagnetic storm (storm). Starting 19:00 UT, the GRAPES-3 muon telescope recorded a 2 h high-energy (∼20 GeV) burst of galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) that was strongly correlated with a 40 nT surge in the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF). Simulations have shown that a large (17×) compression of the IMF to 680 nT, followed by reconnection with the geomagnetic field (GMF) leading to lower cutoff rigidities could generate this burst. Here, 680 nT represents a short-term change in GMF around Earth, averaged over 7 times its volume. The GCRs, due to lowering of cutoff rigidities, were deflected from Earth's day side by ∼210° in longitude, offering a natural explanation of its night-time detection by the GRAPES-3. The simultaneous occurrence of the burst in all nine directions suggests its origin close to Earth. It also indicates a transient weakening of Earth's magnetic shield, and may hold clues for a better understanding of future superstorms that could cripple modern technological infrastructure on Earth, and endanger the lives of the astronauts in space.
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- P K Mohanty
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India†
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India†
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India†
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India†
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India†
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India†
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India†
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India†
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India†
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India†
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- Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, 558-8585 Osaka, Japan†
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- Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, 558-8585 Osaka, Japan†
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- College of Engineering, Chubu University, Kasugai, Aichi 487-8501, Japan†
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- College of Engineering, Chubu University, Kasugai, Aichi 487-8501, Japan†
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- Bose Institute, 93/1, A.P.C. Road, Kolkata 700009, India†
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune 411021, India†
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- Faculty of Engineering, Aichi Institute of Technology, Toyota City, Aichi 470-0392, Japan†
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Nakamura T, Kon Y, Shibata S, Konuma K, Sanada T, Gonda H, Suto Y, Kobayashi K, Takita N, Shimura M, Yoshida H, Suzuki A, Onuki S, Fukuda M, Aoyagi C, Hasegawa Y, Nishiwaki A. Duodenal neoplasm in screening esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw385.07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Jin ZW, Shibata S, Abe H, Jin Y, Li XW, Murakami G. A new insight into the fabella at knee: the foetal development and evolution. Folia Morphol (Warsz) 2016; 76:87-93. [PMID: 27665955 DOI: 10.5603/fm.a2016.0048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 06/21/2016] [Revised: 08/09/2016] [Accepted: 08/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Using longitudinal semiserial sections of 12 lower extremities from 8 human foetuses at 15-18 weeks, we compared foetal morphologies of the knee in specimens with and without fabellae. We also compared the fabella, if present, with the hallucal sesamoid in the same foetus. Cartilaginous fabella, positive for versican and tenascin by immunohistochemistry, was found in 5 of the 8 foetuses. This structure was embedded in a thick and tight lateral fibrous band, providing a common origin of the plantaris muscle and the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle. The plantaris was covered by the lateral head of the gastrocnemius, but these 2 muscles were separated by a distinct fascia or space. Notably, the foetal fabella did not attach to the joint capsule. In the 3 specimens without fabellae, the lateral fibrous band was thin, containing a fibrous mass, negative for versican and tenascin, in place of the fabella. The "medial" head of the gastrocnemius faced or covered the plantaris, while the lateral head was continuous with the plantaris. A hallucal cartilaginous sesamoid, positive for versican and tenascin, was present in all 8 specimens. It carried a flat surface facing the joint cavity and was covered by tendons of the short muscles of the foot. Because of the difference in topographical relation of muscles between specimens with or without fabella, rather than mechanical stress to the tendon, fabella development may require a distinct plantaris muscle independent of the gastrocnemius. We discussed about an evolutionary aspect of the fabella and plantaris muscle.
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- Z W Jin
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Yanbian University Medical College, Yanji, China.
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Oka T, Sugaya M, Takahashi N, Takahashi T, Shibata S, Miyagaki T, Asano Y, Sato S. 243 CXCL17 Attenuates imiquimod-induced Psoriasis-like skin inflammation by recruiting myeloid-derived suppressor cells and regulatory T cells. J Invest Dermatol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.06.263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Shibata S, Taguchi CMC, Gondo R, Stolf SC, Baratieri LN. Ceramic Veneers and Direct-Composite Cases of Amelogenesis Imperfecta Rehabilitation. Oper Dent 2016; 41:233-42. [DOI: 10.2341/15-079-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The aim of this article is to present two case reports for the treatment of patients affected with amelogenesis imperfecta. One case was treated with composite resin and the other case with ceramic veneers. Esthetic and functional results were achieved using both treatments, and a review of advantages and disadvantages is presented.
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- S Shibata
- Shizuma Shibata, DDS, MS, Operative Dentistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Carolina Mayumi Cavalcanti Taguchi, DDS, MS, Operative Dentistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Renata Gondo, DDS, PhD, Operative Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Sheila Cristina Stolf, DDS, PhD, Operative Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianopolis, Brazil
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- Luiz Narciso Baratieri, DDS, PhD, Operative Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianopolis, Brazil
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Sato Y, Maeda Y, Minami H, Yasukawa Y, Yamamoto K, Tamamura H, Shibata S, Bou S, Sasaki M, Tameshige Y, Ooto H, Kasahara S, Shimizu Y, Saga Y, Omoya A, Saito M, Aoyama M. Daily Dose Evaluation Utilizing In-Room Computed Tomography Positioning System for Prostate Cancer Treatment in Proton Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.1163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Sakiyama Y, Shibata S, Sanayama H, Ono S, Maekawa M, Matsuo M, Irie T, Eto Y. Intrathecal 2-Hydroxypropyl-Beta-Cyclodextrin (HPBCD) therapy in adult-onset Niemann-Pick Disease Type C (NPC). J Neurol Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.08.719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Fujikawa K, Yokohama-Tamaki T, Morita T, Baba O, Qin C, Shibata S. An in situ hybridization study of perlecan, DMP1, and MEPE in developing condylar cartilage of the fetal mouse mandible and limb bud cartilage. Eur J Histochem 2015; 59:2553. [PMID: 26428891 PMCID: PMC4598603 DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2015.2553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2015] [Revised: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 08/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The main purpose of this in situ hybridization study was to investigate mRNA expression of three bone/cartilage matrix components (perlecan, DMP1, and MEPE) in developing primary (tibial) and secondary (condylar) cartilage. Perlecan mRNA expression was first detected in newly formed chondrocytes in tibial cartilage at E13.0, but this expression decreased in hypertrophic chondrocytes at E14.0. In contrast, at E15.0, perlecan mRNA was first detected in the newly formed chondrocytes of condylar cartilage; these chondrocytes had characteristics of hypertrophic chondrocytes, which confirmed the previous observation that progenitor cells of developing secondary cartilage rapidly differentiate into hypertrophic chondrocytes. DMP1 mRNA was detected in many chondrocytes within the lower hypertrophic cell zone in tibial cartilage at E14.0. In contrast, DMP1 mRNA expression was only transiently detected in a few chondrocytes of condylar cartilage at E15.0. Thus, DMP1 may be less important in the developing condylar cartilage than in the tibial cartilage. Another purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that MEPE may be a useful marker molecule for cartilage. MEPE mRNA was not detected in any chondrocytes in either tibial or condylar cartilage; however, MEPE immunoreactivity was detected throughout the cartilage matrix. Western immunoblot analysis demonstrated that MEPE antibody recognized two bands, one of 67 kDa and another of 59 kDa, in cartilage-derived samples. Thus MEPE protein may gradually accumulate in the cartilage, even though mRNA expression levels were below the limits of detection of in situ hybridization. Ultimately, we could not designate MEPE as a marker molecule for cartilage, and would modify our original hypothesis.
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Mitsui A, Tada Y, Takahashi T, Shibata S, Kamata M, Miyagaki T, Fujita H, Sugaya M, Kadono T, Sato S, Asano Y. Serum IL-33 levels are increased in patients with psoriasis. Clin Exp Dermatol 2015; 41:183-9. [PMID: 25976154 DOI: 10.1111/ced.12670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Interleukin (IL)-33 is a recently identified cytokine, which is a member of the IL-1 family and binds to a heterodimeric receptor comprising ST2 (suppression of tumorigenicity 2) and IL-1 receptor accessory protein. Serum levels of IL-33 have been reported to be upregulated in various T helper (Th)1/Th17-mediated diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease. IL-33 expression is increased in lesional skin in patients with psoriasis, but serum levels in patients with psoriasis have not yet been studied. AIM To study serum IL-33 levels in patients with psoriasis, a Th1/Th17-mediated skin disease, before and after anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α therapy. METHODS Serum IL-33 levels were measured in patients with psoriasis vulgaris (PV), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) or pustular psoriasis (PP), and compared with those of healthy controls. Associations between serum IL-33 levels and serum TNF-α, IL-6, vascular endothelial growth factor and C-reactive protein levels were also studied. In addition, the effect of IL-33 stimulation on IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α and VEGF secretion by human keratinocyte was analysed. RESULTS Serum IL-33 levels in patients with PV, PsA and PP were significantly higher than those in healthy controls. Serum IL-33 levels correlated with serum TNF-α levels in patients with psoriasis, and decreased after anti-TNF-α therapy. IL-33 stimulated IL-6 and IL-8 secretion by human keratinocytes. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that serum IL-33 levels generally reflect increased inflammation in patients with psoriasis.
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- A Mitsui
- Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Abstract
Symptoms and laboratory parameters of allergic diseases exhibit prominent ~24-h variations. For instance, in most allergic rhinitis patients, symptoms worsen overnight or early in the morning. Accordingly, there are benefits to nighttime dosing of anti-allergy medications in such patients. Although the circadian pathophysiology of allergic diseases is well documented, the biological basis of this phenomenon remains poorly understood. Recent studies have begun to reveal that the internal timekeeping system termed the circadian clock plays a key role in temporal regulation of allergic reaction, and may therefore underlie the circadian pathophysiology of allergic diseases. Here, we review new knowledge that highlights the emerging role of the circadian clock as a potent regulator of allergic reactions. Given the strong influence of circadian rhythms on allergic diseases, we believe that research on how the time of day impacts allergic reaction which we may call 'chronoallergology' will provide new insight into previously unknown aspects of the biology of allergies. Such knowledge should facilitate novel strategies for prevention and treatment of these diseases.
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Affiliation(s)
- A. Nakao
- Department of Immunology; University of Yamanashi Faculty of Medicine; Chuo Yamanashi Japan
- Atopy Research Center; Juntendo University School of Medicine; Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Immunology; University of Yamanashi Faculty of Medicine; Chuo Yamanashi Japan
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology; School of Advanced Science and Engineering; Waseda University; Shinjuku-ku Tokyo Japan
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