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Yeung TT, Morales AI, Wu J, Liu M, Yuan C, Nishimura S, Phong VH, Fukuda N, Tain JL, Davinson T, Rykaczewski KP, Yokoyama R, Isobe T, Niikura M, Podolyák Z, Alcalá G, Algora A, Allmond JM, Agramunt J, Appleton C, Baba H, Caballero-Folch R, Calvino F, Carpenter MP, Dillmann I, Estrade A, Gao T, Griffin CJ, Grzywacz RK, Hall O, Hirayama Y, Hue BM, Ideguchi E, Kiss GG, Kokubun K, Kondev FG, Mizuno R, Mukai M, Nepal N, Nurhafiza MN, Ohta S, Orrigo SEA, Pallàs M, Park J, Rasco BC, Rodríguez-García D, Sakurai H, Sexton L, Shimizu Y, Suzuki H, Vitéz-Sveiczer A, Takeda H, Tarifeno-Saldivia A, Tolosa-Delgado A, Victoria JA, Watanabe YX, Yap JM. First Exploration of Monopole-Driven Shell Evolution above the N=126 Shell Closure: New Millisecond Isomers in ^{213}Tl and ^{215}Tl. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2024; 133:072501. [PMID: 39213556 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.133.072501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Isomer spectroscopy of heavy neutron-rich nuclei beyond the N=126 closed shell has been performed for the first time at the Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory of the RIKEN Nishina Center. New millisecond isomers have been identified at low excitation energies, 985.3(19) keV in ^{213}Tl and 874(5) keV in ^{215}Tl. The measured half-lives of 1.34(5) ms in ^{213}Tl and 3.0(3) ms in ^{215}Tl suggest spins and parities 11/2^{-} with the single proton-hole configuration πh_{11/2} as leading component. They are populated via E1 transitions by the decay of higher-lying isomeric states with proposed spin and parity 17/2^{+}, interpreted as arising from a single πs_{1/2} proton hole coupled to the 8^{+} seniority isomer in the ^{A+1}Pb cores. The lowering of the 11/2^{-} states is ascribed to an increase of the πh_{11/2} proton effective single-particle energy as the second νg_{9/2} orbital is filled by neutrons, owing to a significant reduction of the proton-neutron monopole interaction between the πh_{11/2} and νg_{9/2} orbitals. The new ms isomers provide the first experimental observation of shell evolution in the almost unexplored N>126 nuclear region below doubly magic ^{208}Pb.
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Strasser P, Fukumura S, Iwai R, Kanda S, Kawamura S, Kitaguchi M, Nishimura S, Seo S, Shimizu HM, Shimomura K, Tada H, Torii HA. Improved Measurements of Muonic Helium Ground-State Hyperfine Structure at a Near-Zero Magnetic Field. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2023; 131:253003. [PMID: 38181354 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.131.253003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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Muonic helium atom hyperfine structure (HFS) measurements are a sensitive tool to test the three-body atomic system and bound-state quantum electrodynamics theory, and determine fundamental constants of the negative muon magnetic moment and mass. The world's most intense pulsed negative muon beam at the Muon Science Facility of the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex allows improvement of previous measurements and testing further CPT invariance by comparing the magnetic moments and masses of positive and negative muons (second-generation leptons). We report new ground-state HFS measurements of muonic helium-4 atoms at a near-zero magnetic field, performed for the first time using a small admixture of CH_{4} as an electron donor to form neutral muonic helium atoms efficiently. Our analysis gives Δν=4464.980(20) MHz (4.5 ppm), which is more precise than both previous measurements at weak and high fields. The muonium ground-state HFS was also measured under the same conditions to investigate the isotopic effect on the frequency shift due to the gas density dependence in He with CH_{4} admixture and compared with previous studies. Muonium and muonic helium can be regarded as light and heavy hydrogen isotopes with an isotopic mass ratio of 36. No isotopic effect was observed within the current experimental precision.
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Fujita N, Momota M, Horiguchi H, Hatakeyama S, Ito H, Yoneyama T, Hashimoto Y, Nishimura S, Yoshikawa K, Ohyama C. High aortic calcification burden is a risk factor for acute kidney injury in patients who undergoing radical cystectomy: A multi-institutional retrospective cohort study. Eur Urol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)00198-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Iimura S, Rosenbusch M, Takamine A, Tsunoda Y, Wada M, Chen S, Hou DS, Xian W, Ishiyama H, Yan S, Schury P, Crawford H, Doornenbal P, Hirayama Y, Ito Y, Kimura S, Koiwai T, Kojima TM, Koura H, Lee J, Liu J, Michimasa S, Miyatake H, Moon JY, Naimi S, Nishimura S, Niwase T, Odahara A, Otsuka T, Paschalis S, Petri M, Shimizu N, Sonoda T, Suzuki D, Watanabe YX, Wimmer K, Wollnik H. Study of the N=32 and N=34 Shell Gap for Ti and V by the First High-Precision Multireflection Time-of-Flight Mass Measurements at BigRIPS-SLOWRI. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2023; 130:012501. [PMID: 36669221 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.012501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The atomic masses of ^{55}Sc, ^{56,58}Ti, and ^{56-59}V have been determined using the high-precision multireflection time-of-flight technique. The radioisotopes have been produced at RIKEN's Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory (RIBF) and delivered to the novel designed gas cell and multireflection system, which has been recently commissioned downstream of the ZeroDegree spectrometer following the BigRIPS separator. For ^{56,58}Ti and ^{56-59}V, the mass uncertainties have been reduced down to the order of 10 keV, shedding new light on the N=34 shell effect in Ti and V isotopes by the first high-precision mass measurements of the critical species ^{58}Ti and ^{59}V. With the new precision achieved, we reveal the nonexistence of the N=34 empirical two-neutron shell gaps for Ti and V, and the enhanced energy gap above the occupied νp_{3/2} orbit is identified as a feature unique to Ca. We perform new Monte Carlo shell model calculations including the νd_{5/2} and νg_{9/2} orbits and compare the results with conventional shell model calculations, which exclude the νg_{9/2} and the νd_{5/2} orbits. The comparison indicates that the shell gap reduction in Ti is related to a partial occupation of the higher orbitals for the outer two valence neutrons at N=34.
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Phong VH, Nishimura S, Lorusso G, Davinson T, Estrade A, Hall O, Kawano T, Liu J, Montes F, Nishimura N, Grzywacz R, Rykaczewski KP, Agramunt J, Ahn DS, Algora A, Allmond JM, Baba H, Bae S, Brewer NT, Bruno CG, Caballero-Folch R, Calviño F, Coleman-Smith PJ, Cortes G, Dillmann I, Domingo-Pardo C, Fijalkowska A, Fukuda N, Go S, Griffin CJ, Ha J, Harkness-Brennan LJ, Isobe T, Kahl D, Khiem LH, Kiss GG, Korgul A, Kubono S, Labiche M, Lazarus I, Liang J, Liu Z, Matsui K, Miernik K, Moon B, Morales AI, Morrall P, Nepal N, Page RD, Piersa-Siłkowska M, Pucknell VFE, Rasco BC, Rubio B, Sakurai H, Shimizu Y, Stracener DW, Sumikama T, Suzuki H, Tain JL, Takeda H, Tarifeño-Saldivia A, Tolosa-Delgado A, Wolińska-Cichocka M, Woods PJ, Yokoyama R. β-Delayed One and Two Neutron Emission Probabilities Southeast of ^{132}Sn and the Odd-Even Systematics in r-Process Nuclide Abundances. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2022; 129:172701. [PMID: 36332266 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.172701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2022] [Revised: 07/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The β-delayed one- and two-neutron emission probabilities (P_{1n} and P_{2n}) of 20 neutron-rich nuclei with N≥82 have been measured at the RIBF facility of the RIKEN Nishina Center. P_{1n} of ^{130,131}Ag, ^{133,134}Cd, ^{135,136}In, and ^{138,139}Sn were determined for the first time, and stringent upper limits were placed on P_{2n} for nearly all cases. β-delayed two-neutron emission (β2n) was unambiguously identified in ^{133}Cd and ^{135,136}In, and their P_{2n} were measured. Weak β2n was also detected from ^{137,138}Sn. Our results highlight the effect of the N=82 and Z=50 shell closures on β-delayed neutron emission probability and provide stringent benchmarks for newly developed macroscopic-microscopic and self-consistent global models with the inclusion of a statistical treatment of neutron and γ emission. The impact of our measurements on r-process nucleosynthesis was studied in a neutron star merger scenario. Our P_{1n} and P_{2n} have a direct impact on the odd-even staggering of the final abundance, improving the agreement between calculated and observed Solar System abundances. The odd isotope fraction of Ba in r-process-enhanced (r-II) stars is also better reproduced using our new data.
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Yoshinaga K, Araki M, Wada K, Sekito T, Watari S, Maruyama Y, Sadahira T, Nishimura S, Sako T, Edamura K, Kobayashi Y, Watanabe M, Watanabe T, Nasu Y. Well controlled patients with diabetes mellitus has the potential to expand the kidney donor pool. Eur Urol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(21)00724-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Estee J, Lynch WG, Tsang CY, Barney J, Jhang G, Tsang MB, Wang R, Kaneko M, Lee JW, Isobe T, Kurata-Nishimura M, Murakami T, Ahn DS, Atar L, Aumann T, Baba H, Boretzky K, Brzychczyk J, Cerizza G, Chiga N, Fukuda N, Gasparic I, Hong B, Horvat A, Ieki K, Inabe N, Kim YJ, Kobayashi T, Kondo Y, Lasko P, Lee HS, Leifels Y, Łukasik J, Manfredi J, McIntosh AB, Morfouace P, Nakamura T, Nakatsuka N, Nishimura S, Otsu H, Pawłowski P, Pelczar K, Rossi D, Sakurai H, Santamaria C, Sato H, Scheit H, Shane R, Shimizu Y, Simon H, Snoch A, Sochocka A, Sumikama T, Suzuki H, Suzuki D, Takeda H, Tangwancharoen S, Toernqvist H, Togano Y, Xiao ZG, Yennello SJ, Zhang Y, Cozma MD. Probing the Symmetry Energy with the Spectral Pion Ratio. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2021; 126:162701. [PMID: 33961456 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.162701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Many neutron star properties, such as the proton fraction, reflect the symmetry energy contributions to the equation of state that dominate when neutron and proton densities differ strongly. To constrain these contributions at suprasaturation densities, we measure the spectra of charged pions produced by colliding rare isotope tin (Sn) beams with isotopically enriched Sn targets. Using ratios of the charged pion spectra measured at high transverse momenta, we deduce the slope of the symmetry energy to be 42<L<117 MeV. This value is slightly lower but consistent with the L values deduced from a recent measurement of the neutron skin thickness of ^{208}Pb.
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Sato T, Sugishita Y, Suzuki Y, Kashiwagi M, Furuyama S, Nishimura S, Uekawa A, Koizumi T, Awaji M, Sawa T, Tozawa A, Komatsu V, Suzuki N. Correction to: Radiofrequency identification tag system improves the efficiency of closed vitrification for cryopreservation and thawing of bovine ovarian tissues. J Assist Reprod Genet 2020; 38:543. [PMID: 33377999 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-020-02039-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Fujiwara T, Takeda N, Hatano M, Nishimura S, Komuro I. A novel three-dimensional visualization system revealed an essential adaptive angiogenic response during the early phase of pulmonary hypertension. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is characterized by increased pulmonary vascular resistance and right heart failure with progressive narrowing or occlusion of the pulmonary artery. However, the assessment of vascular remodeling is mostly limited to averaged increases in wall thickening, and even the role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), remains incompletely understood; Although abundantly expressed VEGF is expected to elicit angio-obliteration and the knockout of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) prevents PH in mice, VEGF inhibitor Sugen exacerbates hypoxia (Hx)-induced PH model, which is referred to as VEGF paradox.
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To analyze three-dimensional (3D) spatiotemporal changes of pulmonary microstructure and function, which reflect the disease activity and lead to resolve the paradox.
Methods and results
We developed a novel 3D visualization system of microstructural networks in whole mouse organ with single-cell resolution, using combined tissue clearing technique called CUBIC and multiphoton excitation microscope. The system enabled the simultaneous 3D evaluation of microvascular structure, invaded macrophages and fibrosis with effective penetration of several mm (whole organ). Three-dimensional observations of PH mice models including Hx, Sugen/Hx, and human-like Alk1+/− hereditary PH models, revealed that not only inward (negative) microvessel remodeling with stenosis, but also marked elongation of microvascular ECs, was evident except Sugen/Hx model at the early phase, which had not been detected by 2D histological sections. Comparable transcriptome analysis revealed that PGC1α, which regulates HIF-independent VEGF expression and angiogenesis, plays an important role in the characteristic response for mitochondrial and microvascular maintenance. PGC1α was up-regulated in the early phage in Hx and Alk1+/− PH models with microvascular angiogenetic change, whereas Sugen/Hx-model did not increase PGC1α expression and did not show microvascular remodeling. Furthermore pulmonary ECs-specific PGC1α-deficient mice exacerbated Hx-PH model with decreased VEGF expression and microvessel density, and administration of Baicalin, a flavonoid enhancing PGC1α expression, ameliorated Hx-PH model with increased VEGF expression.
Conclusions
The 3D visualization system disclosed an unexpected change of angiogenic microvascular structure in the early phage of PH, which is regulated by EC PGC1α. Microvascular angiogenesis which is induced by up-regulation in PGC1α -VEGF pathway is a crucial factor for compensation of PH in the early phase, which provides a potential novel therapeutic target for PH.
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Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): JSJP
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Frotscher A, Gómez-Ramos M, Obertelli A, Doornenbal P, Authelet G, Baba H, Calvet D, Château F, Chen S, Corsi A, Delbart A, Gheller JM, Giganon A, Gillibert A, Isobe T, Lapoux V, Matsushita M, Momiyama S, Motobayashi T, Niikura M, Otsu H, Paul N, Péron C, Peyaud A, Pollacco EC, Roussé JY, Sakurai H, Santamaria C, Sasano M, Shiga Y, Shimizu N, Steppenbeck D, Takeuchi S, Taniuchi R, Uesaka T, Wang H, Yoneda K, Ando T, Arici T, Blazhev A, Browne F, Bruce AM, Carroll R, Chung LX, Cortés ML, Dewald M, Ding B, Dombradi Z, Flavigny F, Franchoo S, Giacoppo F, Górska M, Gottardo A, Hadyńska-Klęk K, Korkulu Z, Koyama S, Kubota Y, Jungclaus A, Lee J, Lettmann M, Linh BD, Liu J, Liu Z, Lizarazo C, Louchart C, Lozeva R, Matsui K, Miyazaki T, Moschner K, Nagamine S, Nakatsuka N, Nita C, Nishimura S, Nobs CR, Olivier L, Ota S, Patel Z, Podolyák Z, Rudigier M, Sahin E, Saito TY, Shand C, Söderström PA, Stefan IG, Sumikama T, Suzuki D, Orlandi R, Vaquero V, Vajta Z, Werner V, Wimmer K, Wu J, Xu Z. Sequential Nature of (p,3p) Two-Proton Knockout from Neutron-Rich Nuclei. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 125:012501. [PMID: 32678621 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.012501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Revised: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Twenty-one two-proton knockout (p,3p) cross sections were measured from neutron-rich nuclei at ∼250 MeV/nucleon in inverse kinematics. The angular distribution of the three emitted protons was determined for the first time, demonstrating that the (p,3p) kinematics are consistent with two sequential proton-proton collisions within the projectile nucleus. Ratios of (p,3p) over (p,2p) inclusive cross sections follow the trend of other many-nucleon removal reactions, further reinforcing the sequential nature of (p,3p) in neutron-rich nuclei.
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Lizarazo C, Söderström PA, Werner V, Pietralla N, Walker PM, Dong GX, Xu FR, Rodríguez TR, Browne F, Doornenbal P, Nishimura S, Niţă CR, Obertelli A, Ando T, Arici T, Authelet G, Baba H, Blazhev A, Bruce AM, Calvet D, Caroll RJ, Château F, Chen S, Chung LX, Corsi A, Cortés ML, Delbart A, Dewald M, Ding B, Flavigny F, Franchoo S, Gerl J, Gheller JM, Giganon A, Gillibert A, Górska M, Gottardo A, Kojouharov I, Kurz N, Lapoux V, Lee J, Lettmann M, Linh BD, Liu JJ, Liu Z, Momiyama S, Moschner K, Motobayashi T, Nagamine S, Nakatsuka N, Niikura M, Nobs C, Olivier L, Patel Z, Paul N, Podolyák Z, Roussé JY, Rudigier M, Saito TY, Sakurai H, Santamaria C, Schaffner H, Shand C, Stefan I, Steppenbeck D, Taniuchi R, Uesaka T, Vaquero V, Wimmer K, Xu Z. Metastable States of ^{92,94}Se: Identification of an Oblate K Isomer of ^{94}Se and the Ground-State Shape Transition between N=58 and 60. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 124:222501. [PMID: 32567911 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.222501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Here we present new information on the shape evolution of the very neutron-rich ^{92,94}Se nuclei from an isomer-decay spectroscopy experiment at the Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory at RIKEN. High-resolution germanium detectors were used to identify delayed γ rays emitted following the decay of their isomers. New transitions are reported extending the previously known level schemes. The isomeric levels are interpreted as originating from high-K quasineutron states with an oblate deformation of β∼0.25, with the high-K state in ^{94}Se being metastable and K hindered. Following this, ^{94}Se is the lowest-mass neutron-rich nucleus known to date with such a substantial K hindrance. Furthermore, it is the first observation of an oblate K isomer in a deformed nucleus. This opens up the possibility for a new region of K isomers at low Z and at oblate deformation, involving the same neutron orbitals as the prolate orbitals within the classic Z∼72 deformed hafnium region. From an interpretation of the level scheme guided by theoretical calculations, an oblate deformation is also suggested for the ^{94}Se_{60} ground-state band.
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Vaquero V, Jungclaus A, Aumann T, Tscheuschner J, Litvinova EV, Tostevin JA, Baba H, Ahn DS, Avigo R, Boretzky K, Bracco A, Caesar C, Camera F, Chen S, Derya V, Doornenbal P, Endres J, Fukuda N, Garg U, Giaz A, Harakeh MN, Heil M, Horvat A, Ieki K, Imai N, Inabe N, Kalantar-Nayestanaki N, Kobayashi N, Kondo Y, Koyama S, Kubo T, Martel I, Matsushita M, Million B, Motobayashi T, Nakamura T, Nakatsuka N, Nishimura M, Nishimura S, Ota S, Otsu H, Ozaki T, Petri M, Reifarth R, Rodríguez-Sánchez JL, Rossi D, Saito AT, Sakurai H, Savran D, Scheit H, Schindler F, Schrock P, Semmler D, Shiga Y, Shikata M, Shimizu Y, Simon H, Steppenbeck D, Suzuki H, Sumikama T, Symochko D, Syndikus I, Takeda H, Takeuchi S, Taniuchi R, Togano Y, Tsubota J, Wang H, Wieland O, Yoneda K, Zenihiro J, Zilges A. Fragmentation of Single-Particle Strength around the Doubly Magic Nucleus ^{132}Sn and the Position of the 0f_{5/2} Proton-Hole State in ^{131}In. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 124:022501. [PMID: 32004026 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.022501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Revised: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Spectroscopic factors of neutron-hole and proton-hole states in ^{131}Sn and ^{131}In, respectively, were measured using one-nucleon removal reactions from doubly magic ^{132}Sn at relativistic energies. For ^{131}In, a 2910(50)-keV γ ray was observed for the first time and tentatively assigned to a decay from a 5/2^{-} state at 3275(50) keV to the known 1/2^{-} level at 365 keV. The spectroscopic factors determined for this new excited state and three other single-hole states provide first evidence for a strong fragmentation of single-hole strength in ^{131}Sn and ^{131}In. The experimental results are compared to theoretical calculations based on the relativistic particle-vibration coupling model and to experimental information for single-hole states in the stable doubly magic nucleus ^{208}Pb.
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Visser LC, Nishimura S, Oldach MS, Bélanger C, Gunther-Harrington CT, Stern JA, Hsue W. Echocardiographic assessment of right heart size and function in dogs with pulmonary valve stenosis. J Vet Cardiol 2019; 26:19-28. [PMID: 31794914 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvc.2019.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Revised: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVES We sought to determine the prevalence and clinical significance of right heart remodeling and right ventricular (RV) dysfunction in dogs with pulmonary valve stenosis (PS). We also sought to evaluate repeatability of several measurements of severity of PS, right heart size, and RV function in dogs with PS. ANIMALS, MATERIALS AND METHODS Several indices of right atrial (RA) size and RV size and function were prospectively evaluated in 48 dogs with PS. Regression analysis was used to determine if indices of right heart size and function were independently associated with maximum transpulmonary pressure gradient (max PG) and adverse clinical findings (exercise intolerance, syncope, or right heart failure). Eight dogs underwent a second echocardiogram performed by the same operator to assess repeatability of the echocardiographic indices, which was quantified by coefficient of variation (CV) and repeatability coefficient. RESULTS Increased RA size (81%), increased RV wall thickness (83%), and decreased tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE [81%]) were common. Right atrial size, end-diastolic RV area, and RV wall thickness were independently associated with max PG. Decreased TAPSE was independently associated with adverse clinical findings. All indices except RA area (18.6%) and RV systolic velocity (20.7%) had CVs <15%. Repeatability coefficients are available to help distinguish a true change versus measurement variability during serially obtained exams. CONCLUSIONS Right heart remodeling and RV dysfunction are common in dogs with PS and are associated with echocardiographic and clinical severity. Results support the quantitative assessment of right heart size and function in dogs with PS.
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Sato T, Sugishita Y, Suzuki Y, Kashiwagi M, Furuyama S, Nishimura S, Uekawa A, Koizumi T, Awaji M, Sawa T, Tozawa A, Komatsu V, Suzuki N. Radiofrequency identification tag system improves the efficiency of closed vitrification for cryopreservation and thawing of bovine ovarian tissues. J Assist Reprod Genet 2019; 36:2251-2257. [PMID: 31691057 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-019-01599-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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PURPOSE A radiofrequency identification (RFID) tag system was designed to streamline cryopreservation and thawing procedures. This study evaluated the usefulness of the RFID tag system for improving the efficiency of cryopreserving/thawing bovine ovarian tissue by the closed vitrification protocol. METHODS Six participants carried out closed vitrification and thawing of bovine ovarian tissues procedures using either the conventional or the new RFID tag method, and the time required to perform each step of the respective methods was measured. After normality of data was confirmed by the Shapiro-Wilk test, the significance of differences was assessed by the unpaired t test. RESULTS When closed vitrification was performed, the time required for each step showed a significant difference between the two methods (t(4) = 2.938, p = 0.042, d = 2.40), and the total cryopreservation time was 11 min shorter using the RFID tag system. When thawing was performed, the time required for each step also showed a significant difference between the two methods (t(4) = 2.797, p = 0.049, d = 2.28), and the total thawing time was 2 min shorter using the RFID tag system. CONCLUSION The RFID tag system tested in this study seems to be suitable for managing biological samples stored in liquid nitrogen. Adoption of an RFID tag system by fertility centers may not only improve the efficiency of cryopreserving/thawing reproductive tissues but could also reduce human error.
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Abraham I, Mccullough J, Golick J, Cadman K, Cirignani G, Sta Maria M, Maynard V, Nelson L, Nishimura S, Oremovich E, Palma L, Valero L, Walker M, Zubel S, Cuellar S, Chacra W, Venepalli NK. Universal hepatitis B screening in a high risk community. J Clin Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.27_suppl.244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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244 Background: 2015 ASCO guidelines for Hepatitis B (HBV) screening in patients (pts) receiving chemotherapy recommend a risk-adaptive strategy considering patient and treatment-specific factors. The University of Illinois Cancer Center (UICC) is an academic center with largely underserved, minority and socioeconomically disadvantaged pts. UICC implemented a universal HBV screening policy in 2016. We aimed to increase HBV screening from 60% to 95% over 18 months. Methods: A multidisciplinary team of oncologists, hepatologists, fellows, nurses and pharmacists created an ideal process map for universal HBV screening in all pts starting chemotherapy outlining screening parameters, laboratory tests required and follow-up for positive screens. Four Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles were tested. Interim analysis was done targeting specific providers for additional education. Results of screening were analyzed by chart review. Results: A total of 589 treatment-naive pts were screened for HBV between Aug 2017 and Feb 2019. Educational sessions were held for nurses, pharmacists and fellows to review ideal process maps between Jan and March 2018. 0% of pts had insurance denials for HBV screening coverage. Screening rates improved from 65% in Aug 2017 to 100% in Feb 2019. Positive HBV screen rate was 3% (N = 18) and all were new diagnoses. 61% (N = 11) of positive screens had no risk factors for HBV exposure and would not have met risk adaptive criteria for screening. 27% (N = 3) of positive screens without prior risk factors were initiated on prophylactic ART. 50% (N = 9) of all new HBV diagnoses initiated prophylactic ART to prevent reactivation, while 50% received active surveillance on chemotherapy. 0% of pts on active surveillance developed reactivation. Conclusions: Implementing and sustaining a universal HBV screening program was feasible and effective in identifying pts at risk for reactivation in a high risk population. 61% of positive screens lacked traditional risk factors. Risk-adaptive screening may miss cases in diverse populations where HBV is not endemic, precluding appropriate management. Further evaluation will include expanding screening to inpatient chemotherapy starts and cost-benefit analysis of universal screening in this unique population.
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Lubos D, Park J, Faestermann T, Gernhäuser R, Krücken R, Lewitowicz M, Nishimura S, Sakurai H, Ahn DS, Baba H, Blank B, Blazhev A, Boutachkov P, Browne F, Čeliković I, de France G, Doornenbal P, Fang Y, Fukuda N, Giovinazzo J, Goel N, Górska M, Ilieva S, Inabe N, Isobe T, Jungclaus A, Kameda D, Kim YK, Kojouharov I, Kubo T, Kurz N, Kwon YK, Lorusso G, Moschner K, Murai D, Nishizuka I, Patel Z, Rajabali MM, Rice S, Schaffner H, Shimizu Y, Sinclair L, Söderström PA, Steiger K, Sumikama T, Suzuki H, Takeda H, Wang Z, Warr N, Watanabe H, Wu J, Xu Z. Improved Value for the Gamow-Teller Strength of the ^{100}Sn Beta Decay. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 122:222502. [PMID: 31283269 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.122.222502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A record number of ^{100}Sn nuclei was detected and new isotopic species toward the proton dripline were discovered at the RIKEN Nishina Center. Decay spectroscopy was performed with the high-efficiency detector arrays WAS3ABi and EURICA. Both the half-life and the β-decay end point energy of ^{100}Sn were measured more precisely than the literature values. The value and the uncertainty of the resulting strength for the pure 0^{+}→1^{+} Gamow-Teller decay was improved to B_{GT}=4.4_{-0.7}^{+0.9}. A discrimination between different model calculations was possible for the first time, and the level scheme of ^{100}In is investigated further.
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Chen ZQ, Li ZH, Hua H, Watanabe H, Yuan CX, Zhang SQ, Lorusso G, Nishimura S, Baba H, Browne F, Benzoni G, Chae KY, Crespi FCL, Doornenbal P, Fukuda N, Gey G, Gernhäuser R, Inabe N, Isobe T, Jiang DX, Jungclaus A, Jung HS, Jin Y, Kameda D, Kim GD, Kim YK, Kojouharov I, Kondev FG, Kubo T, Kurz N, Kwon YK, Li XQ, Lou JL, Lane GJ, Li CG, Luo DW, Montaner-Pizá A, Moschner K, Niu CY, Naqvi F, Niikura M, Nishibata H, Odahara A, Orlandi R, Patel Z, Podolyák Z, Sumikama T, Söderström PA, Sakurai H, Schaffner H, Simpson GS, Steiger K, Suzuki H, Taprogge J, Takeda H, Vajta Z, Wang HK, Wu J, Wendt A, Wang CG, Wu HY, Wang X, Wu CG, Xu C, Xu ZY, Yagi A, Ye YL, Yoshinaga K. Proton Shell Evolution below ^{132}Sn: First Measurement of Low-Lying β-Emitting Isomers in ^{123,125}Ag. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 122:212502. [PMID: 31283301 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.122.212502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The β-delayed γ-ray spectroscopy of neutron-rich ^{123,125}Ag isotopes is investigated at the Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory of RIKEN, and the long-predicted 1/2^{-} β-emitting isomers in ^{123,125}Ag are identified for the first time. With the new experimental results, the systematic trend of energy spacing between the lowest 9/2^{+} and 1/2^{-} levels is extended in Ag isotopes up to N=78, providing a clear signal for the reduction of the Z=40 subshell gap in Ag towards N=82. Shell-model calculations with the state-of-the-art V_{MU} plus M3Y spin-orbit interaction give a satisfactory description of the low-lying states in ^{123,125}Ag. The tensor force is found to play a crucial role in the evolution of the size of the Z=40 subshell gap. The observed inversion of the single-particle levels around ^{123}Ag can be well interpreted in terms of the monopole shift of the π1g_{9/2} orbitals mainly caused by the increasing occupation of ν1h_{11/2} orbitals.
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Paul N, Obertelli A, Bertulani CA, Corsi A, Doornenbal P, Rodriguez-Sanchez JL, Authelet G, Baba H, Calvet D, Château F, Chen S, Delbart A, Gheller JM, Giganon A, Gillibert A, Isobe T, Lapoux V, Matsushita M, Momiyama S, Motobayashi T, Niikura M, Otsu H, Péron C, Peyaud A, Pollacco EC, Roussé JY, Sakurai H, Santamaria C, Sasano M, Shiga Y, Steppenbeck D, Takeuchi S, Taniuchi R, Uesaka T, Wang H, Yoneda K, Ando T, Arici T, Blazhev A, Browne F, Bruce AM, Carroll R, Chung LX, Cortés ML, Dewald M, Ding B, Dombradi Z, Flavigny F, Franchoo S, Giacoppo F, Górska M, Gottardo A, Hadynska-Klek K, Korkulu Z, Koyama S, Kubota Y, Jungclaus A, Lee J, Lettmann M, Linh BD, Liu J, Liu Z, Lizarazo C, Louchart C, Lozeva R, Matsui K, Miyazaki T, Moschner K, Nagamine S, Nakatsuka N, Nita C, Nishimura S, Nobs CR, Olivier L, Ota S, Patel Z, Podolyák Z, Rudigier M, Sahin E, Saito TY, Shand C, Söderström PA, Stefan IG, Sumikama T, Suzuki D, Orlandi R, Vaquero V, Vajta Z, Werner V, Wimmer K, Wu J, Xu Z. Prominence of Pairing in Inclusive (p,2p) and (p,pn) Cross Sections from Neutron-Rich Nuclei. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 122:162503. [PMID: 31075035 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.122.162503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Fifty-five inclusive single nucleon-removal cross sections from medium mass neutron-rich nuclei impinging on a hydrogen target at ∼250 MeV/nucleon are measured at the RIKEN Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory. Systematically higher cross sections are found for proton removal from nuclei with an even number of protons as compared to odd-proton number projectiles for a given neutron separation energy. Neutron removal cross sections display no even-odd splitting, contrary to nuclear cascade model predictions. Both effects are understood through simple considerations of neutron separation energies and bound state level densities originating in pairing correlations in the daughter nuclei. These conclusions are supported by comparison with semimicroscopic model predictions, highlighting the enhanced role of low-lying level densities in nucleon-removal cross sections from loosely bound nuclei.
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Mori M, Izawa T, Sasaki H, Sonoyama J, Nishimura S, Shimamura S, Shimada T, Hasegawa T, Kuwamura M, Yamate J. A Case of Feline T-cell Lymphoma with Tropism for Striated Muscle and Peripheral Nerve. J Comp Pathol 2019; 168:8-12. [PMID: 31103059 PMCID: PMC7094551 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2019.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Revised: 01/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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An 11-year-old female American shorthair cat was presented with a 3-month history of hindlimb ataxia and knuckling of the left forelimb. Clinical abnormalities included weight loss, hyperaesthesia of the neck and back, cardiac murmur and systemic muscle atrophy. The cat died 10 days after the initial presentation and a necropsy examination was performed. Grossly, extensive pale lesions were seen in the wall of the left ventricle and the septum of the heart. There were no detectable masses in the heart, skeletal muscles or peripheral nerves. Histopathological examination revealed diffuse, extensive infiltration of atypical lymphoid cells in the heart; the cardiac muscles were markedly degenerate and atrophic and were replaced by the neoplastic cells. Neoplastic cells with similar morphology were seen in all specimens of the skeletal muscles and peripheral nerves. Clonality analysis of the paraffin wax-embedded heart tissue revealed a monoclonal rearrangement of the gene encoding the T-cell receptor γ chain. Based on these findings, the case was diagnosed as T-cell lymphoma with tropism for striated muscle and peripheral nerve.
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Strasser P, Abe M, Aoki M, Choi S, Fukao Y, Higashi Y, Higuchi T, Iinuma H, Ikedo Y, Ishida K, Ito T, Ito TU, Iwasaki M, Kadono R, Kamigaito O, Kanda S, Kawagoe K, Kawall D, Kawamura N, Kitaguchi M, Koda A, Kojima KM, Kubo K, Matama M, Matsuda Y, Matsudate Y, Mibe T, Miyake Y, Mizutani T, Nagamine K, Nishimura S, Ogitsu T, Saito N, Sasaki K, Seo S, Shimizu HM, Shimomura K, Suehara T, Tajima M, Tanaka KS, Tanaka T, Tojo J, Tomono D, Torii HA, Torikai E, Toyoda A, Tsutsumi Y, Ueno K, Ueno Y, Yagi D, Yamamoto A, Yamanaka T, Yamazaki T, Yasuda H, Yoshida M, Yoshioka T. New precise measurements of muonium hyperfine structure at J-PARC MUSE. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2019. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201919800003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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High precision measurements of the ground state hyperfine structure (HFS) of muonium is a stringent tool for testing bound-state quantum electrodynamics (QED) theory, determining fundamental constants of the muon magnetic moment and mass, and searches for new physics. Muonium is the most suitable system to test QED because both theoretical and experimental values can be precisely determined. Previous measurements were performed decades ago at LAMPF with uncertainties mostly dominated by statistical errors. At the J-PARC Muon Science Facility (MUSE), the MuSEUM collaboration is planning complementary measurements of muonium HFS both at zero and high magnetic field. The new high-intensity muon beam that will soon be available at H-Line will provide an opportunity to improve the precision of these measurements by one order of magnitude. An overview of the different aspects of these new muonium HFS measurements, the current status of the preparation for high-field measurements, and the latest results at zero field are presented.
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Adare A, Aidala C, Ajitanand NN, Akiba Y, Alfred M, Andrieux V, Aoki K, Apadula N, Asano H, Ayuso C, Azmoun B, Babintsev V, Bai M, Bandara NS, Bannier B, Barish KN, Bathe S, Bazilevsky A, Beaumier M, Beckman S, Belmont R, Berdnikov A, Berdnikov Y, Blau DS, Boer M, Bok JS, Boyle K, Brooks ML, Bryslawskyj J, Bumazhnov V, Butler C, Campbell S, Canoa Roman V, Cervantes R, Chen CH, Chi CY, Chiu M, Choi IJ, Choi JB, Chujo T, Citron Z, Connors M, Cronin N, Csanád M, Csörgő T, Danley TW, Datta A, Daugherity MS, David G, DeBlasio K, Dehmelt K, Denisov A, Deshpande A, Desmond EJ, Dion A, Diss PB, Dixit D, Do JH, Drees A, Drees KA, Dumancic M, Durham JM, Durum A, Elder T, Enokizono A, En'yo H, Esumi S, Fadem B, Fan W, Feege N, Fields DE, Finger M, Finger M, Fokin SL, Frantz JE, Franz A, Frawley AD, Fukuda Y, Gal C, Gallus P, Garg P, Ge H, Giordano F, Glenn A, Goto Y, Grau N, Greene SV, Grosse Perdekamp M, Gunji T, Guragain H, Hachiya T, Haggerty JS, Hahn KI, Hamagaki H, Hamilton HF, Han SY, Hanks J, Hasegawa S, Haseler TOS, Hashimoto K, He X, Hemmick TK, Hill JC, Hill K, Hodges A, Hollis RS, Homma K, Hong B, Hoshino T, Hotvedt N, Huang J, Huang S, Imai K, Imrek J, Inaba M, Iordanova A, Isenhower D, Ito Y, Ivanishchev D, Jacak BV, Jezghani M, Ji Z, Jia J, Jiang X, Johnson BM, Jorjadze V, Jouan D, Jumper DS, Kanda S, Kang JH, Kapukchyan D, Karthas S, Kawall D, Kazantsev AV, Key JA, Khachatryan V, Khanzadeev A, Kim C, Kim DJ, Kim EJ, Kim GW, Kim M, Kim MH, Kimelman B, Kincses D, Kistenev E, Kitamura R, Klatsky J, Kleinjan D, Kline P, Koblesky T, Komkov B, Kotov D, Kudo S, Kurgyis B, Kurita K, Kurosawa M, Kwon Y, Lacey R, Lajoie JG, Lallow EO, Lebedev A, Lee S, Lee SH, Leitch MJ, Leung YH, Lewis NA, Li X, Li X, Lim SH, Liu LD, Liu MX, Loggins VR, Lökös S, Lovasz K, Lynch D, Majoros T, Makdisi YI, Makek M, Malaev M, Manion A, Manko VI, Mannel E, Masuda H, McCumber M, McGaughey PL, McGlinchey D, McKinney C, Meles A, Mendoza M, Metzger WJ, Mignerey AC, Mihalik DE, Milov A, Mishra DK, Mitchell JT, Mitrankov I, Mitsuka G, Miyasaka S, Mizuno S, Mohanty AK, Montuenga P, Moon T, Morrison DP, Morrow SI, Moukhanova TV, Murakami T, Murata J, Mwai A, Nagai K, Nagashima K, Nagashima T, Nagle JL, Nagy MI, Nakagawa I, Nakagomi H, Nakano K, Nattrass C, Netrakanti PK, Niida T, Nishimura S, Nishitani R, Nouicer R, Novák T, Novitzky N, Novotny R, Nyanin AS, O'Brien E, Ogilvie CA, Orjuela Koop JD, Osborn JD, Oskarsson A, Ottino GJ, Ozawa K, Pak R, Pantuev V, Papavassiliou V, Park JS, Park S, Pate SF, Patel M, Peng JC, Peng W, Perepelitsa DV, Perera GDN, Peressounko DY, PerezLara CE, Perry J, Petti R, Phipps M, Pinkenburg C, Pinson R, Pisani RP, Pun A, Purschke ML, Radzevich PV, Rak J, Ramson BJ, Ravinovich I, Read KF, Reynolds D, Riabov V, Riabov Y, Richford D, Rinn T, Rolnick SD, Rosati M, Rowan Z, Rubin JG, Runchey J, Safonov AS, Sahlmueller B, Saito N, Sakaguchi T, Sako H, Samsonov V, Sarsour M, Sato K, Sato S, Schaefer B, Schmoll BK, Sedgwick K, Seidl R, Sen A, Seto R, Sett P, Sexton A, Sharma D, Shein I, Shibata TA, Shigaki K, Shimomura M, Shioya T, Shukla P, Sickles A, Silva CL, Silvermyr D, Singh BK, Singh CP, Singh V, Skoby MJ, Slunečka M, Smith KL, Snowball M, Soltz RA, Sondheim WE, Sorensen SP, Sourikova IV, Stankus PW, Stepanov M, Stoll SP, Sugitate T, Sukhanov A, Sumita T, Sun J, Sun Z, Suzuki S, Syed S, Sziklai J, Takeda A, Taketani A, Tanida K, Tannenbaum MJ, Tarafdar S, Taranenko A, Tarnai G, Tieulent R, Timilsina A, Todoroki T, Tomášek M, Towell CL, Towell R, Towell RS, Tserruya I, Ueda Y, Ujvari B, van Hecke HW, Vazquez-Carson S, Velkovska J, Virius M, Vrba V, Vukman N, Wang XR, Wang Z, Watanabe Y, Watanabe YS, Wei F, White AS, Wong CP, Woody CL, Wysocki M, Xia B, Xu C, Xu Q, Xue L, Yalcin S, Yamaguchi YL, Yamamoto H, Yanovich A, Yin P, Yoo JH, Yoon I, Yu H, Yushmanov IE, Zajc WA, Zelenski A, Zharko S, Zhou S, Zou L. Pseudorapidity Dependence of Particle Production and Elliptic Flow in Asymmetric Nuclear Collisions of p+Al, p+Au, d+Au, and ^{3}He+Au at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200 GeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2018; 121:222301. [PMID: 30547634 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.121.222301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Revised: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Asymmetric nuclear collisions of p+Al, p+Au, d+Au, and ^{3}He+Au at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200 GeV provide an excellent laboratory for understanding particle production, as well as exploring interactions among these particles after their initial creation in the collision. We present measurements of charged hadron production dN_{ch}/dη in all such collision systems over a broad pseudorapidity range and as a function of collision multiplicity. A simple wounded quark model is remarkably successful at describing the full data set. We also measure the elliptic flow v_{2} over a similarly broad pseudorapidity range. These measurements provide key constraints on models of particle emission and their translation into flow.
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Olivier L, Franchoo S, Niikura M, Vajta Z, Sohler D, Doornenbal P, Obertelli A, Tsunoda Y, Otsuka T, Authelet G, Baba H, Calvet D, Château F, Corsi A, Delbart A, Gheller JM, Gillibert A, Isobe T, Lapoux V, Matsushita M, Momiyama S, Motobayashi T, Otsu H, Péron C, Peyaud A, Pollacco EC, Roussé JY, Sakurai H, Santamaria C, Sasano M, Shiga Y, Takeuchi S, Taniuchi R, Uesaka T, Wang H, Yoneda K, Browne F, Chung LX, Dombradi Z, Flavigny F, Giacoppo F, Gottardo A, Hadyńska-Klęk K, Korkulu Z, Koyama S, Kubota Y, Lee J, Lettmann M, Louchart C, Lozeva R, Matsui K, Miyazaki T, Nishimura S, Ogata K, Ota S, Patel Z, Sahin E, Shand C, Söderström PA, Stefan I, Steppenbeck D, Sumikama T, Suzuki D, Werner V, Wu J, Xu Z. Erratum: Persistence of the Z=28 Shell Gap Around ^{78}Ni: First Spectroscopy of ^{79}Cu [Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 192501 (2017)]. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2018; 121:099902. [PMID: 30230867 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.121.099902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This corrects the article DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.192501.
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Okai T, Mizutani K, Nakao M, Kajio K, Nishimura S, Ito A, Iwata S, Takahashi Y, Murakami T, Shibata T, Yoshiyama M. P4507The impact of MS with annular calcification for worsening heart failure just after TAVR. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy563.p4507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Maruyama Y, Sadahira T, Mitsui Y, Wada K, Tanimoto R, Nishimura S, Kobayashi Y, Watanabe T, Nasu Y, Araki M. Acute Inflammatory Syndrome Paradoxically Induced by De Novo Purine Inhibitors Synthesis Before Renal Transplantation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:895-897. [PMID: 29571743 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Revised: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and mizoribine (MZR) are increasingly used as immunosuppressive agents for organ transplantation and chronic inflammation. We report a patient with rheumatoid arthritis who had an acute inflammatory syndrome triggered by preoperative immunosuppression therapy with both MMF and MZR. CASE REPORT A 41-year-old woman with IgA nephropathy was referred to our department for living donor renal transplantation. She had rheumatoid arthritis that was adequately treated with prednisolone 5 mg once a day and salazosulfapyridine 2000 mg once a day. MMF 1000 mg twice a day was started for desensitization therapy. Three days later, the patient developed arthritis in the joints of her left hand and elevated inflammatory markers. On day 7, MMF was switched to MZR 150 mg 3 times a day. However, the symptoms extended to both shoulders and the joints of the right foot; MZR was discontinued. The arthritis and inflammatory markers improved. Two months later, the patient was rechallenged with MMF followed by MZR, resulting in a similar clinical course as previously. Tacrolimus (TAC) 3 mg twice a day and everolimus (EVL) 0.5 mg twice a day were introduced as alternative immunosuppressant therapies. No arthritis occurred. ABO-compatible living donor renal transplantation was successfully performed. The patient received TAC, EVL, prednisolone, rituximab, and basiliximab, and her postoperative course was uneventful without arthritis or rejection. At 9 months postoperatively, the serum creatinine was 0.79 mg/dL. CONCLUSIONS Acute inflammatory syndrome is an extremely rare complication triggered by preoperative immunosuppression therapy. If antimetabolites cannot be used in immunologically high-risk patients, transplantation becomes very difficult. Clinicians should keep in mind this paradoxical reaction.
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Tanaka T, Yoneyama T, Noro D, Imanishi K, Yuta K, Tobisawa Y, Mori K, Yamamoto H, Imai A, Hatakeyama S, Hashimoto Y, Koie T, Tanaka M, Nishimura S, Kurauchi S, Takahashi I, Ohyama C. Aberrant N-glycosylation profile of serum immunoglobulins is a diagnostic biomarker of urothelial carcinomas. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-9056(18)31832-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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