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Moon SJ, Schafgans AA, Kasahara S, Shibauchi T, Terashima T, Matsuda Y, Tanatar MA, Prozorov R, Thaler A, Canfield PC, Sefat AS, Mandrus D, Basov DN. Infrared measurement of the pseudogap of P-doped and Co-doped high-temperature BaFe2As2 superconductors. Phys Rev Lett 2012; 109:027006. [PMID: 23030200 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.109.027006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2011] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We report on infrared studies of charge dynamics in a prototypical pnictide system: the BaFe2As2 family. Our experiments have identified hallmarks of the pseudogap state in the BaFe2As2 system that mirror the spectroscopic manifestations of the pseudogap in the cuprates. The magnitude of the infrared pseudogap is in accord with that of the spin-density-wave gap of the parent compound. By monitoring the superconducting gap of both P- and Co-doped compounds, we find that the infrared pseudogap is unrelated to superconductivity. The appearance of the pseudogap is found to correlate with the evolution of the antiferromagnetic fluctuations associated with the spin-density-wave instability. The strong-coupling analysis of infrared data further reveals the interdependence between the magnetism and the pseudogap in the iron pnictides.
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- S J Moon
- Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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Matsuda Y, Rathore JS, Interrante LV, Dauskardt RH, Dubois G. Moisture-insensitive polycarbosilane films with superior mechanical properties. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2012; 4:2659-2663. [PMID: 22500550 DOI: 10.1021/am300312y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We report cross-linked polycarbosilane (CLPCS) films with superior mechanical properties and insensitivity to moisture. CLPCS are prepared by spin-coating and thermal curing of hexylene-bridged disilacyclobutane (DSCB) rings. The resulting films are siloxane-free and hydrophobic, and present good thermal stability and a low dielectric constant of k = 2.5 without the presence of supermicropores and mesopores. The elastic stiffness and fracture resistance of the films substantially exceed those of traditional porous organosilicate glasses because of their unique molecular structure. Moreover, the films show a remarkable insensitivity to moisture attack, which cannot be achieved by traditional organosilicate glasses containing siloxane bonds. These advantages make the films promising candidates for replacing traditional organosilicate glasses currently used in numerous applications, and for use in emerging nanoscience and energy applications that need protection from moisture and harsh environments.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 496 Lomita Mall, Durand Building, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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Matsuda Y, Liu M, Sato M, Wang X, Zehong G, Keshavjee S, Chow CW. 96 Spleen Tyrosine Kinase Modulates Obliterative Bronchiolitis Associated Lymphoid Neogenesis after Lung Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2012.01.100] [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] Open
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Yeung J, Boutros P, Zamel R, Cypel M, Bai XH, Matsuda Y, Waddell T, Liu M, Keshavjee S. 296 Time-Course Microarray Analysis of Rejected Human Donor Lungs during 12 Hours of Acellular Normothermic Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion. J Heart Lung Transplant 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2012.01.304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Putzke C, Coldea AI, Guillamón I, Vignolles D, McCollam A, Leboeuf D, Watson MD, Mazin II, Kasahara S, Terashima T, Shibauchi T, Matsuda Y, Carrington A. de Haas-van Alphen study of the Fermi surfaces of superconducting LiFeP and LiFeAs. Phys Rev Lett 2012; 108:047002. [PMID: 22400881 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.108.047002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We report a de Haas-van Alphen oscillation study of the 111 iron pnictide superconductors LiFeAs with T(c) ≈ 18 K and LiFeP with T(c) ≈ 5 K. We find that for both compounds the Fermi surface topology is in good agreement with density functional band-structure calculations and has almost nested electron and hole bands. The effective masses generally show significant enhancement, up to ~3 for LiFeP and ~5 for LiFeAs. However, one hole Fermi surface in LiFeP shows a very small enhancement, as compared with its other sheets. This difference probably results from k-dependent coupling to spin fluctuations and may be the origin of the different nodal and nodeless superconducting gap structures in LiFeP and LiFeAs, respectively.
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- C Putzke
- HH Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TL, United Kingdom
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Hashimoto K, Kasahara S, Katsumata R, Mizukami Y, Yamashita M, Ikeda H, Terashima T, Carrington A, Matsuda Y, Shibauchi T. Nodal versus nodeless behaviors of the order parameters of LiFeP and LiFeAs superconductors from magnetic penetration-depth measurements. Phys Rev Lett 2012; 108:047003. [PMID: 22400882 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.108.047003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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High-precision measurements of magnetic penetration depth λ in clean single crystals of LiFeAs and LiFeP superconductors reveal contrasting behaviors. In LiFeAs the low-temperature λ(T) shows a flat dependence indicative of a fully gapped state, which is consistent with previous studies. In contrast, LiFeP exhibits a T-linear dependence of superfluid density infinity λ(-2), indicating a nodal superconducting order parameter. A systematic comparison of quasiparticle excitations in the 1111, 122, and 111 families of iron-pnictide superconductors implies that the nodal state is induced when the pnictogen height from the iron plane decreases below a threshold value of ~1.33 Å.
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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Nanmoku K, Matsuda Y, Yamamoto T, Tsujita M, Hiramitsu T, Goto N, Katayama A, Watarai Y, Kobayashi T, Uchida K. Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Renal Transplantation in Elderly Recipients. Transplant Proc 2012; 44:281-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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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Kim JS, Stewart GR, Kasahara S, Shibauchi T, Terashima T, Matsuda Y. Specific heat discontinuity, ΔC, at Tc in BaFe2(As0.7P0.3)2-consistent with unconventional superconductivity. J Phys Condens Matter 2011; 23:222201. [PMID: 21572230 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/23/22/222201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We report the specific heat discontinuity, ΔC/T(c), at T(c) = 28.2 K of a collage of single crystals of BaFe(2)(As(0.7)P(0.3))(2) and compare the measured value of 38.5 mJ mol(-1) K(-2) with other iron pnictide and iron chalcogenide (FePn/Ch) superconductors. This value agrees well with the trend established by Bud'ko, Ni and Canfield, who found that ΔC/T(c) is proportional to aT(c)(2) for 14 examples of doped Ba(1 - x)K(x)Fe(2)As(2) and BaFe(2 - x)TM(x)As(2), where the transition metal TM = Co and Ni. We extend their analysis to include all the FePn/Ch superconductors for which ΔC/T(c) is currently known and find ΔC/T(c) is proportional to aT(c)(1.9) and a = 0.083 mJ mol(-1) K(-4). A comparison with the elemental superconductors with T(c) > 1 K and with A-15 superconductors shows that, contrary to the FePn/Ch superconductors, electron-phonon-coupled conventional superconductors exhibit a significantly different dependence of ΔC on T(c), namely ΔC/T(c) is proportional to aT(c)(1.9). However ΔC/γT(c) appears to be comparable in all three classes (FePn/Ch, elemental and A-15) of superconductors with, for example, ΔC/γT(c) = 2.4 for BaFe(2)(As(0.7)P(0.3))(2). A discussion of the possible implications of these phenomenological comparisons for the unconventional superconductivity believed to exist in the FePn/Ch is given.
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-8440, USA
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Kanadzu M, Asami K, Hamaguchi S, Kurahara Y, Tsuji T, Nakao K, Nishie K, Goto T, Hirooka A, Takeuchi N, Kagawa T, Tamiya A, Matsuda Y, Yamanaka H, Okishio K, Kawaguchi T, Atagi S, Maruyama K, Takada M. Early prediction of clinical response to first-line treatment with gefitinib using integrated FDG-PET for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e18049] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Shimojima T, Sakaguchi F, Ishizaka K, Ishida Y, Kiss T, Okawa M, Togashi T, Chen CT, Watanabe S, Arita M, Shimada K, Namatame H, Taniguchi M, Ohgushi K, Kasahara S, Terashima T, Shibauchi T, Matsuda Y, Chainani A, Shin S. Orbital-Independent Superconducting Gaps in Iron Pnictides. Science 2011; 332:564-7. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1202150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- T. Shimojima
- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
- JST, Transformative Research Project on Iron Pnictides, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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- Beijing Center for Crystal Research and Development, Chinese Academy of Science, Zhongguancun, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Hiroshima Synchrotron Radiation Center and Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Hiroshima Synchrotron Radiation Center and Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Hiroshima Synchrotron Radiation Center and Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Hiroshima Synchrotron Radiation Center and Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
- JST, Transformative Research Project on Iron Pnictides, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan
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- Research Center for Low Temperature and Materials Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Low Temperature and Materials Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan
- JST, Transformative Research Project on Iron Pnictides, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan
- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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The physicochemical properties of amorphous forms of frusemide, prepared by spray-drying at 50 or 150°C, and their hygroscopic stability at temperatures of 25 and 40°C, and at 0 and 75% relative humidity were investigated. The glass transition temperature of the amorphous form A was 44·2°C as measured by differential scanning calorimetry, while that of the amorphous form B was 54·4°C. The activation energies for glass transition and crystallization processes were calculated from the differential scanning calorimetry thermograms of amorphous forms A and B, respectively. Stability determined by X-ray diffraction at 0% relative humidity, 25 and 40°C suggested that form B was more stable than form A. However, the stability of form A at 75% relative humidity and 25 and 40°C was similar to that of form B.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Kobe Women's College of Pharmacy, Japan
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Yeung J, Koike T, Cypel M, Chen M, Rubacha M, Cook D, Sato M, Matsuda Y, Waddell T, Slutsky A, Liu M, Keshavjee S. 420 Airway Pressure and Compliance in the Evaluation of Donor Lung Injury during Protective Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion in a Porcine Brain Death Model. J Heart Lung Transplant 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.01.429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Kumagai K, Shishido H, Shibauchi T, Matsuda Y. Evolution of paramagnetic quasiparticle excitations emerged in the high-field superconducting phase of CeCoIn5. Phys Rev Lett 2011; 106:137004. [PMID: 21517416 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.106.137004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We present (115)In NMR measurements in a novel thermodynamic phase of CeCoIn(5) in a high magnetic field, where exotic superconductivity exists with the incommensurate spin-density wave order. We show that the NMR spectra in this phase provide direct evidence for the emergence of the spatially distributed normal quasiparticle regions. The quantitative analysis for the field evolution of the paramagnetic magnetization and newly emerged low-energy quasiparticle density of states is consistent with the nodal plane formation, which is characterized by an order parameter in the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov (FFLO) state. The NMR spectra also suggest that the spatially uniform spin-density wave is induced in the FFLO phase.
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- K Kumagai
- Department of Physics, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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Yoshida T, Nishi I, Ideta S, Fujimori A, Kubota M, Ono K, Kasahara S, Shibauchi T, Terashima T, Matsuda Y, Ikeda H, Arita R. Two-dimensional and three-dimensional Fermi surfaces of superconducting BaFe2(As(1-x)P(x))2 and their nesting properties revealed by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. Phys Rev Lett 2011; 106:117001. [PMID: 21469889 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.106.117001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We have studied the three-dimensional shapes of the Fermi surfaces (FSs) of BaFe(2)(As(1-x)P(x))(2) (x=0.38), where superconductivity is induced by isovalent P substitution and by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. Moderately strong electron mass enhancement has been identified for both the electron and hole FSs. Among two observed hole FSs, the nearly two-dimensional one shows good nesting with the outer two-dimensional electron FS, but its orbital character is different from the outer electron FS. The three-dimensional hole FS shows poor nesting with the electron FSs. The present results suggest that the three dimensionality and the difference in the orbital character weaken FS nesting while partial nesting among the outer electron FSs of d(xy) character and/or that within the three-dimensional hole FS becomes dominant, which may lead to the nodal superconductivity.
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- T Yoshida
- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Horikawa Y, Tsuchiya N, Yuasa K, Narita S, Saito M, Takayama K, Nara T, Tsuruta H, Obara T, Numakura K, Satoh S, Habuchi T, Hu X, Guo J, Lin Z, Sun L, Xu Z, Cang C, Wang G, Kanda T, Sakamoto K, Matsuki A, Ohashi R, Hirota S, Fujimori Y, Matsuda Y, Yajima K, Kosugi S, Hatakeyama K, Kitahara K, Watanabe M, Nakazono S, Wada N, Kakizaki H, Li J, Gong FJ, Sun PN, Shen L, Li Q, Li N, Qiu M, Liu J, Yi C, Luo D, Li Z, Gou H, Yang Y, Cao D, Shen Y, Wang X, Xu F, Bi F, Li Q, Zhang X, Li N, Wei W, Luo HY, Wang ZQ, Wang FH, Qiu MZ, Teng KY, Ruan DY, He YJ, Li YH, Xu RH, Matsusaka S, Mizunuma N, Suenaga M, Shinozaki E, Mishima Y, Terui Y, Hatake K, Nara E, Kodaira M, Mishima Y, Yokoyama M, Saotome T, Terui Y, Takahashi S, Hatake K, Nishimura N, Nakano K, Kodaira M, Ueda K, Yamada S, Mishima Y, Yokoyama M, Saotome T, Takahashi S, Terui Y, Hatake K, Nozawa M, Mochida Y, Nishigaki K, Nagae S, Uemura H, Oh SY, Jeong CY, Hong SC, Lee WS, Kim HG, Lee GW, Hwang IG, Jang JS, Kwon HC, Kang JH, Ozaka M, Ogura M, Matsusaka S, Shinozaki E, Suenaga M, Chin K, Mizunuma N, Hatake K, Pua PF, Ganzon D, Chan V, Sailaja K, Vishnupriya S, Raghunadharao D, Markandeya G, Reddy PRK, Reddanna P, Praveen D, Sakamoto K, Kanda T, Matsuki A, Takano T, Hanyu T, Yajima K, Kosugi S, Hirota S, Hatakeyama K, Shigekawa T, Ijichi N, Takayama S, Tsuda H, Ikeda K, Horie K, Osaki A, Saeki T, Inoue S, Subhashini J, Rajesh B, Rajesh I, Ravindran P, Takagi K, Chin K, Oba M, Kuboki Y, Ichimura T, Oto M, Kawazoe Y, Watanabe T, Ozaka M, Ogura M, Suenaga M, Shinozaki E, Matsusaka S, Mizunuma N, Hatake K, Ueda K, Saotome T, Yamada S, Nishimura N, Nara E, Nakano K, Kodaira M, Katsube A, Mishima Y, Terui Y, Yokoyama M, Takahashi S, Hatake K, Yao X, Yang Q, Li C, Diao L, Chen X, Yu Z, Zuo W, Wang Y, He Y, Zhang X, Cai S, Wang Z, Xu J, Zhan W, Zhang YF, Misumi M, Takeuchi H, Nakamiya N, Shigekawa T, Matsuura K, Fujiuchi N, Osaki A, Saeki T. CLINICAL OUTCOMES. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyq254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Okazaki R, Shimozawa M, Shishido H, Konczykowski M, Haga Y, Matsuda TD, Yamamoto E, Onuki Y, Yanase Y, Shibauchi T, Matsuda Y. Anomalous low-field diamagnetic response in ultraclean URu2Si2superconductor. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/273/1/012081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Okazaki R, Shibauchi T, Shi HJ, Haga Y, Matsuda TD, Yamamoto E, Onuki Y, Ikeda H, Matsuda Y. Rotational symmetry breaking in the hidden-order phase of URu2Si2. Science 2011; 331:439-42. [PMID: 21273481 DOI: 10.1126/science.1197358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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A second-order phase transition is characterized by spontaneous symmetry breaking. The nature of the broken symmetry in the so-called "hidden-order" phase transition in the heavy-fermion compound URu(2)Si(2), at transition temperature T(h) = 17.5 K, has posed a long-standing mystery. We report the emergence of an in-plane anisotropy of the magnetic susceptibility below T(h), which breaks the four-fold rotational symmetry of the tetragonal URu(2)Si(2). Two-fold oscillations in the magnetic torque under in-plane field rotation were sensitively detected in small pure crystals. Our findings suggest that the hidden-order phase is an electronic "nematic" phase, a translationally invariant metallic phase with spontaneous breaking of rotational symmetry.
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- R Okazaki
- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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Enomoto Y, Kuroda N, Michishio K, Kim CH, Higaki H, Nagata Y, Kanai Y, Torii HA, Corradini M, Leali M, Lodi-Rizzini E, Mascagna V, Venturelli L, Zurlo N, Fujii K, Ohtsuka M, Tanaka K, Imao H, Nagashima Y, Matsuda Y, Juhász B, Mohri A, Yamazaki Y. Synthesis of cold antihydrogen in a cusp trap. Phys Rev Lett 2010; 105:243401. [PMID: 21231524 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.105.243401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We report here the first successful synthesis of cold antihydrogen atoms employing a cusp trap, which consists of a superconducting anti-Helmholtz coil and a stack of multiple ring electrodes. This success opens a new path to make a stringent test of the CPT symmetry via high precision microwave spectroscopy of ground-state hyperfine transitions of antihydrogen atoms.
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- Y Enomoto
- RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Beppu T, Gil-Bernabe P, Boveda-Ruiz D, D'Alessandro-Gabazza C, Matsuda Y, Toda M, Miyake Y, Shiraki K, Murata M, Murata T, Yano Y, Morser J, Gabazza EC, Takei Y. High incidence of tumors in diabetic thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor and apolipoprotein E double-deficient mice. J Thromb Haemost 2010; 8:2514-22. [PMID: 20723031 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.04023.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Activation of the complement system has been implicated in tumor growth. The antifibrinolytic protein, activated thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFIa), can modulate the activation of the complement system by inactivating the anaphylatoxins C3a and C5a. The apolipoprotein-E (ApoE) genotype has been associated with carcinogenesis. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate whether TAFIa can affect the development of cancer in the ApoE-deficient mouse model. METHODS TAFI and ApoE double-knockout mice were generated. A group of mice was treated with the diabetogenic and carcinogenic compound streptozotocin (stz). Mice treated with saline, single knockout mice and wild-type (wt) mice served as controls. RESULTS Six months after treatment with stz, mice were sacrificed. Hepatic tumors were found in male double-knockout mice treated with stz but none was found in control animals that were not treated with stz or in single knockout of ApoE or wt animals. There was no significant difference in coagulation system activation between the groups of mice. The plasma concentrations of C5a, factor D and transforming growth factor-β1 were increased in TAFI/ApoE double-deficient mice treated with stz compared with the mice of the same genotype treated with saline. CONCLUSION Apo-E deficiency alone was not associated with tumors but the lack of TAFI appears to make the mice permissive for tumor formation in ApoE mice.
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- T Beppu
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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Nakai Y, Iye T, Kitagawa S, Ishida K, Ikeda H, Kasahara S, Shishido H, Shibauchi T, Matsuda Y, Terashima T. Unconventional superconductivity and antiferromagnetic quantum critical behavior in the isovalent-doped BaFe2(As1-xPx)2. Phys Rev Lett 2010; 105:107003. [PMID: 20867541 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.105.107003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Spin dynamics evolution of BaFe2(As(1-x)Px){2} was probed as a function of P concentration via 31P NMR. Our NMR study reveals that two-dimensional antiferromagnetic (AF) fluctuations are notably enhanced with little change in static susceptibility on approaching the AF phase from the superconducting dome. Moreover, the magnetically ordered temperature θ deduced from the relaxation rate vanishes at optimal doping. These results provide clear-cut evidence for a quantum-critical point, suggesting that the AF fluctuations associated with the quantum-critical point play a central role in the high-T(c) superconductivity.
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- Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
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Yoshido A, Sahara K, Marec F, Matsuda Y. Step-by-step evolution of neo-sex chromosomes in geographical populations of wild silkmoths, Samia cynthia ssp. Heredity (Edinb) 2010; 106:614-24. [PMID: 20668432 DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2010.94] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Geographical subspecies of wild silkmoths, Samia cynthia ssp. (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), differ considerably in sex chromosome constitution owing to sex chromosome fusions with autosomes, which leads to variation in chromosome numbers. We cloned S. cynthia orthologues of 16 Bombyx mori genes and mapped them to chromosome spreads of S. cynthia subspecies by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to determine the origin of S. cynthia neo-sex chromosomes. FISH mapping revealed that the Z chromosome and chromosome 12 of B. mori correspond to the Z chromosome and an autosome (A₁) of S. c. ricini (Vietnam population, 2n=27, Z0 in female moths), respectively. B. mori chromosome 11 corresponds partly to another autosome (A₂) and partly to a chromosome carrying nucleolar organizer region (NOR) of this subspecies. The NOR chromosome of S. c. ricini is also partly homologous to B. mori chromosome 24. Furthermore, our results revealed that two A₁ homologues each fused with the W and Z chromosomes in a common ancestor of both Japanese subspecies S. c. walkeri (Sapporo population, 2n=26, neo-Wneo-Z) and S. cynthia subsp. indet. (Nagano population, 2n=25, neo-WZ₁Z₂). One homologue, corresponding to the A₂ autosome in S. c. ricini and S. c. walkeri, fused with the W chromosome in S. cynthia subsp. indet. Consequently, the other homologue became a Z₂ chromosome. These results clearly showed a step-by-step evolution of the neo-sex chromosomes by repeated autosome-sex chromosome fusions. We suggest that the rearrangements of sex chromosomes may facilitate divergence of S. cynthia subspecies towards speciation.
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- A Yoshido
- Laboratory of Applied Molecular Entomology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan.
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Haniu H, Matsuda Y, Usui Y, Aoki K, Ogihara N, Shimizu M, Hara K, Ishigaki N, Nakamura K, Saito N, Endo M. De novo toxicological study of multi-walled carbon nanotubes using proteomic approach. Toxicol Lett 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2010.03.1122] [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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Kaku M, Kamada H, Kawata T, Koseki H, Abedini S, Kojima S, Motokawa M, Fujita T, Ohtani J, Tsuka N, Matsuda Y, Sunagawa H, Hernandes RAM, Ohwada N, Tanne K. Cryopreservation of periodontal ligament cells with magnetic field for tooth banking. Cryobiology 2010; 61:73-8. [PMID: 20478291 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2010.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2009] [Revised: 05/10/2010] [Accepted: 05/10/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to establish a long-term tooth cryopreservation method that can be used for tooth autotransplantation. Human periodontal ligament (PDL) cells were frozen in 10% dimethyl sulfoxide (Me(2)SO) using a programmed freezer with a magnetic field. Cells were cryopreserved for 7 days at -150 degrees C. Immediately after thawing, the number of surviving cells was counted and the cells were cultured; cultured cells were examined after 48 h. Results indicated that a 0.01 mT of a magnetic field, a 15-min hold-time, and a plunging temperature of -30 degrees C led to the greatest survival rate of PDL cells. Based on these findings, whole teeth were cryopreserved under the same conditions for 1 year. The organ culture revealed that the PDL cells of cryopreserved tooth with a magnetic field could proliferate as much as a fresh tooth, although the cells did not appear in the cryopreserved tooth without a magnetic field. Histological examination and the transmission electron microscopic image of cryopreserved tooth with a magnetic field did not show any destruction of cryopreserved cells. In contrast, severe cell damage was seen in cells frozen without a magnetic field. These results indicated that a magnetic field programmed freezer is available for tooth cryopreservation.
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- Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Developmental Biology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Science, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan.
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Abramowitz L, Weyandt GH, Havlickova B, Matsuda Y, Didelot JM, Rothhaar A, Sobrado C, Szabadi A, Vitalyos T, Wiesel P. The diagnosis and management of haemorrhoidal disease from a global perspective. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2010; 31 Suppl 1:1-58. [PMID: 20500735 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2010.04278.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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- L Abramowitz
- AP-HP Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France.
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Kawamichi Y, Makino Y, Matsuda Y, Miyazaki K, Uchiyama S, Ohta H. Riluzole Use during Pregnancy in a Patient with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Case Report. J Int Med Res 2010; 38:720-6. [DOI: 10.1177/147323001003800237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Pregnancy with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is rare and generally considered dangerous. Riluzole is the only drug approved for use in ALS, but the effect on maternal and fetal health is unknown. We describe the case of an ALS patient taking riluzole throughout pregnancy. A 34-year old Japanese woman, who had been diagnosed with probable ALS 4 years earlier, visited our hospital for abdominal distension, without knowing that she was pregnant. The patient had been taking riluzole for 2 years, inclusive of her gestational months, and we decided to continue administration of the medication. The patient delivered a normal female infant transvaginally at 38 weeks gestation. The patient's neurological status was stable 1 year after delivery and the baby had developed normally. We found that, in this case, riluzole did not cause any side-effects to the pregnant woman or her fetus.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Makino I, Matsuda Y, Yoneyama M, Hirasawa K, Takagi K, Ohta H, Konishi Y. Effect of maternal stress on fetal heart rate assessed by vibroacoustic stimulation. J Int Med Res 2010; 37:1780-8. [PMID: 20146876 DOI: 10.1177/147323000903700614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This study was designed to determine whether maternal stress levels, state and trait anxiety levels, and stress hormones affect fetal heart rate (FHR) patterns after vibroacoustic stimulation (VAS) at 30 weeks of gestation. A total of 24 healthy pregnant women with a single fetus pregnancy were enrolled. Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) and adrenocorticotropic hormone in maternal plasma and cortisol, and chromogranin A in saliva were measured. The FHR patterns after VAS were divided into three types: type I, a long period of acceleration or one acceleration lasting > 1 min or at least two accelerations lasting > 15 s; type II, a biphasic response with acceleration followed by deceleration; and type III, no response or prolonged deceleration. In the high trait anxiety group, CRH levels were significantly higher than in the low trait anxiety group, and FHR patterns after VAS showed mostly a type II response pattern. These findings suggest that stress in pregnant women with high trait anxiety may influence FHR patterns after VAS.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Medical Centre East, Tokyo, Japan.
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Shishido H, Shibauchi T, Yasu K, Kato T, Kontani H, Terashima T, Matsuda Y. Tuning the Dimensionality of the Heavy Fermion Compound CeIn
3. Science 2010; 327:980-3. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1183376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- H. Shishido
- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
- Research Center for Low Temperature and Materials Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Research Center for Low Temperature and Materials Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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Shishido H, Bangura AF, Coldea AI, Tonegawa S, Hashimoto K, Kasahara S, Rourke PMC, Ikeda H, Terashima T, Settai R, Onuki Y, Vignolles D, Proust C, Vignolle B, McCollam A, Matsuda Y, Shibauchi T, Carrington A. Evolution of the Fermi surface of BaFe2(As1-xPx){2} on entering the superconducting dome. Phys Rev Lett 2010; 104:057008. [PMID: 20366792 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.104.057008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2009] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Using the de Haas-van Alphen effect we have measured the evolution of the Fermi surface of BaFe2(As1-xPx){2} as a function of isoelectric substitution (As/P) for 0.41<x<1 (T{c} up to 25 K). We find that the volumes of electron and hole Fermi surfaces shrink linearly with decreasing x. This shrinking is accompanied by a strong increase in the quasiparticle effective mass as x is tuned toward the maximum T{c}. These results are not explained by simple band structure calculations, and it is likely that these trends originate from the same many-body interactions which give rise to superconductivity.
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- H Shishido
- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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Koike T, Yeung J, Cypel M, Rubacha M, Matsuda Y, Liu M, Waddell T, Keshavjee S. 283: Lactate Production during Acellular Normothermic Ex Vivo Pig and Human Lung Perfusion. J Heart Lung Transplant 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.11.295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Okada Y, Sakurada A, Sado T, Matsuda Y, Watanabe T, Endo C, Hoshikawa Y, Noda M, Oyaizu T, Maeda S, Ooishi K, Kondo T. [Surgical approaches for superior sulcus tumor]. Kyobu Geka 2010; 63:51-56. [PMID: 20077833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Surgical approach is one of the most crucial aspects in the treatment of superior sulcus tumor (SST). Posterior approach as described by Paulson and coworkers is appropriate for the resection of SST invading posterior part of the 1st rib and the vertebrae, whereas anterior approaches as described by Masaoka, Dartevelle, Grunenwald, or Rusca are suitable for resection of SST involving subclavian vessels. We present 2 cases of SST who underwent complete resection through the posterior approach and a modified hemi-clamshell approach, respectively. We also discuss the surgical approaches for SST with referring to literatures.
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- Yoshinori Okada
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Sanuki T, Hirokane M, Matsuda Y, Sugioka S, Kotani J. The Parker Flex-Tip⢠tube for nasotracheal intubation: the influence on nasal mucosal trauma. Anaesthesia 2010; 65:8-11. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.06123.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Iio M, Bhang H, Cargnelli M, Choi S, Curceanu C, Doce O, Enomoto S, Fujioka H, Fujiwara Y, Guaraldo C, Hashimoto T, Hayano R, Hiraiwa T, Ishimoto S, Ishiwatari T, Itahashi K, Iwasaki M, Kou H, Kienle P, Marton J, Matsuda Y, Noumi H, Ohnishi H, Okada S, Outa H, Sakuma F, Sato M, Sekimoto M, Shi H, Sirghi D, Sirghi F, Suzuki T, Tanida K, Tatsuno H, Tokuda M, Tomono D, Toyoda A, Tsukada K, Vidal A, Widmann E, Wunschek B, Yamazaki T, Zmeskal J. Precision Spectroscopy of Kaonic Helium-3 Atoms X-rays at J-PARC. EPJ Web of Conferences 2010. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100303017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Ajimura S, Beer G, Bhang H, Bragadireanu M, Buehler P, Busso L, Cargnelli M, Choi S, Curceanu C, Enomoto S, Faso D, Fujioka H, Fujiwara Y, Fukuda T, Fukuda Y, Guaraldo C, Hashimoto T, Hayano R, Hiraiwa T, Iio M, Iliescu M, Inoue K, Ishikawa T, Ishimoto S, Ishiwatari T, Itahashi K, Iwai M, Iwasaki M, Kienle P, Kou H, Marton J, Matsuda Y, Mizoi Y, Morra O, Nagae T, Noumi H, Ohnishi H, Okada S, Outa H, Pietreanu D, Sada Y, Sakaguchi A, Sakuma F, Sato M, Sekimoto M, Sirghi D, Sirghi F, Suzuki K, Suzuki S, Suzuki T, Tatsuno H, Tokuda M, Tomono D, Toyoda A, Tsukada K, Widmann E, Yamazaki T, Yim H, Zmeskal J. A search for deeply-bound kaonic nuclear states at J-PARC. EPJ Web of Conferences 2010. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100307015] [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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This study aimed to investigate comparative clinical courses for a series of women with amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) and to assess factors associated with patient survival. Clinical courses of nine patients with AFE in a single tertiary centre were reviewed. AFE was diagnosed when a woman presented with typical clinical symptoms accompanied by abnormal laboratory tests (including abnormal coagulation) or at autopsy when fetal debris was found in the maternal pulmonary arteries. Five patients survived and four died. The first clinical manifestations of AFE were variable; dyspnoea was noted in only four patients. Other signs were state of shock, abdominal pain and uterine atony. The mean ± SD interval between the onset of clinical manifestations and treatment was significantly shorter for survivors (48.0 ± 36.3 min) than for non-survivors (137.5 ± 49.7 min). The number of failed organs was significantly fewer for the survivors compared with the non-survivors. AFE was accompanied by a wide variety of clinical manifestations, but early diagnosis and treatment appeared to be the most critical factors associated with survival.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Perinatal Medical Centre, Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kagoshima City Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kagoshima City Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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Srikulnath K, Matsubara K, Uno Y, Thongpan A, Suputtitada S, Apisitwanich S, Matsuda Y, Nishida C. Karyological characterization of the butterfly lizard (Leiolepis reevesii rubritaeniata, Agamidae, Squamata) by molecular cytogenetic approach. Cytogenet Genome Res 2009; 125:213-23. [PMID: 19738381 DOI: 10.1159/000230005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/19/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Karyological characterization of the butterfly lizard (Leiolepis reevesii rubritaeniata) was performed by conventional Giemsa staining, Ag-NOR banding, FISH with the 18S-28S and 5S rRNA genes and telomeric (TTAGGG)n sequences, and CGH. The karyotype was composed of 2 distinct components, macrochromosomes and microchromosomes, and the chromosomal constitution was 2n = 2x = 36 (L(4)(m) + L(2)(sm) + M(2)(m) + S(4)(m) + 24 microchromosomes). NORs and the 18S-28S rRNA genes were located at the secondary constriction of the long arm of chromosome 1, and the 5S rRNA genes were localized to the pericentromeric region of chromosome 6. Hybridization signals of (TTAGGG)n sequences were observed at the telomeric ends of all chromosomes and interstitially at the same position as the 18S-28S rRNA genes, suggesting that in the Leiolepinae tandem fusion probably occurred between chromosome 1 and a microchromosome where the 18S-28S rRNA genes were located. CGH analysis, however, failed to identify sex chromosomes, suggesting that this species may have a TSD system or exhibit GSD with morphologically undetectable cryptic sex chromosomes. Homologues of 6 chicken Z-linked genes (ACO1/IREBP, ATP5A1, CHD1, DMRT1, GHR, RPS6) were all mapped to chromosome 2p in the same order as on the snake chromosome 2p.
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- K Srikulnath
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Yokohira M, Matsuda Y, Suzuki S, Hosokawa K, Yamakawa K, Hashimoto N, Saoo K, Nabae K, Doi Y, Kuno T, Imaida K. Equivocal colonic carcinogenicity of Aloe arborescens Miller var. natalensis berger at high-dose level in a Wistar Hannover rat 2-y study. J Food Sci 2009; 74:T24-30. [PMID: 19323775 DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2009.01070.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A 2-y carcinogenicity study of Aloe, Aloe arborescens Miller var. natalensis Berger, a food additive, was conducted for assessment of toxicity and carcinogenic potential in the diet at doses of 4% or 0.8% in groups of male and female Wistar Hannover rats. Both sexes receiving 4% showed diarrhea, with loss of body weight gain. The survival rate in the 4% female group was significantly increased compared with control females after 2 y. Hematological and biochemical examination showed increase of RBC, Hb, and Alb in the 4% males. The cause of these increases could conceivably have been dehydration through diarrhea. AST and Na were significantly decreased in the males receiving 4%, and Cl was significantly decreased in both 4% and 0.8% males. A/G was significantly increased in the 4% females, and Cl was significantly decreased (0.8%) in the female group. Histopathologically, both sexes receiving 4% showed severe sinus dilatation of ileocecal lymph nodes, and yellowish pigmentation of ileocecal lymph nodes and renal tubules. Adenomas or adenocarcinomas in the cecum, colon, and rectum were observed in 4% males but not in the 0.8% and control male groups. Similarly, in females, adenomas in the colon were also observed in the 4% but not 0.8% and control groups. In conclusion, Aloe, used as a food additive, exerted equivocal carcinogenic potential at 4% high-dose level on colon in the 2-y carcinogenicity study in rats. Aloe is not carcinogenic at nontoxic-dose levels and that carcinogenic potential in at 4% high-dose level on colon is probably due to irritation of the intestinal tract by diarrhea.
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- M Yokohira
- Dept of Pathology and Host-Defense, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa Univ, Kita-gun, Kagawa, Japan
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Kobayashi T, Hara I, Matsuda Y, Park JY, Oshio S, Kaneko S, Umeda T, Akihama S. Detection and Separation of Two Kinds of Acidic Arginine Amidases from Boar Sperm Using Lima Bean Trypsin Inhibitor and Aprotinin Affinity Adsorptions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 28:7-13. [PMID: 1372493 DOI: 10.3109/01485019208987673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Two kinds of acidic arginine amidase activity were found in boar sperm. One enzyme was separated by a treatment consisting of lima bean trypsin inhibitor (LBTI) affinity adsorption and elution. The other enzyme was separated by aprotinin affinity adsorption and elution through the same solutions as those used for first enzyme; the two enzymes provisionally named boar sperm acidic arginine amidases 1 (BSAA-1) and 2 (BSAA-2), respectively. The amidolytic activity of BSAA-1 was increased by high concentrations of calcium chloride, while the activity of BSAA-2 was independent of calcium chloride. Their behavior with LBTI and aprotinin, and profiles of their substrate specificities, were also different. The affinity of LBTI to BSAA-1 was approximately 14 times higher than that to BSAA-2.
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- T Kobayashi
- Department of Biochemistry, Meiji College of Pharmacy, Tokyo, Japan
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Uemoto K, Matsuda Y, Tasaka S. Thermal Oligomerization of Plastics in Stearic Acid without Catalysts. Journal of Polymer Engineering 2009. [DOI: 10.1515/polyeng.2009.29.5.281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Katsushima K, Nishida C, Yosida S, Kato M, Okanoya K, Matsuda Y. A multiplex PCR assay for molecular sexing of the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber). Mol Ecol Resour 2009; 10:222-4. [PMID: 21565015 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02742.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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For molecular sexing of the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber), we designed a PCR primer set to amplify part of the Y-linked DBY gene. When this primer set was applied to the samples of known sex with the 16S rRNA gene (16S rDNA) primers as control, PCR products were successfully obtained as two DNA bands in males, a male-specific 163 bp DBY band and a 446 bp band of 16S rDNA shared with females, whereas females showed only the common band. This result shows that this multiplex PCR assay is useful for sex identification of H. glaber.
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- K Katsushima
- Laboratory of Animal Cytogenetics, Biosystems Science Course, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, North 10 West 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan Laboratory for Biolinguistics, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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Hashimoto K, Shibauchi T, Kasahara S, Ikada K, Tonegawa S, Kato T, Okazaki R, van der Beek CJ, Konczykowski M, Takeya H, Hirata K, Terashima T, Matsuda Y. Microwave surface-impedance measurements of the magnetic penetration depth in single crystal Ba1-xKxFe2As2 superconductors: evidence for a disorder-dependent superfluid density. Phys Rev Lett 2009; 102:207001. [PMID: 19519062 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.102.207001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We report high-sensitivity microwave measurements of the in-plane penetration depth lambda_{ab} and quasiparticle scattering rate 1/tau in several single crystals of the hole-doped Fe-based superconductor Ba(1-x)K(x)Fe(2)As(2) (x approximately 0.55). While a power-law temperature dependence of lambda_{ab} with a power approximately 2 is found in crystals with large 1/tau, we observe an exponential temperature dependence of the superfluid density consistent with the existence of fully opened two gaps in the cleanest crystal we studied. The difference may be a consequence of different levels of disorder inherent in the crystals. We also find a linear relation between the low-temperature scattering rate and the density of quasiparticles, which shows a clear contrast to the case of d-wave cuprate superconductors with nodes in the gap. These results demonstrate intrinsically nodeless order parameters in the Fe arsenides.
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- K Hashimoto
- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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Asami K, Kawahara M, Atagi S, Kawaguchi T, Kubo A, Okishio K, Yagi Y, Matsuda Y, Kagawa T, Kitaichi M. Influence of smoking dose on the outcome of Japanse patients with non-small cell lung cancer who had gefitinib treatment. J Clin Oncol 2009. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.e19004] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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e19004 Background: Non-smoking history and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation are associated with increased sensitivity to gefitinib in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, it is still unclear how much smoking dose is associated with survival and response to gefitinib among smokers. Methods: NSCLC patients (pts) with detailed smoking history who received gefitinib at our institution between 9/02 and 9/04 were reviewed. An analysis was conducted to the pts for association between smoking dose, EGFR mutations, performance status (PS), response and overall survival using multivariate analysis. Results: Data were available for 100 pts including 30 females and 70males. We expressed smoking dose as pack year (Py).The median dose of smoking was 32 Py (0.1–100 Py). We defined the group of <10 Py as light smokers(17 pts) and the other group of 10 Py or more as heavy smokers(83 pts). We detected 31(31%) EGFR mutation (median 14 Py 0.1–75 Py) with exon 18 / 19 /21 mutation;3/17/11 pts .Cox survival analysis showed that overall survival was preferably associated with small dose of smoking(<10 Py)(HR=0.505; [95% CI 0.277–0.921; P=0.013]), EGFR mutation(HR=0.452[95% CI 0.235–0.87;P=0.035])and PS;0–1(HR=0.347 [95% CI 0.207–0.583 P<0.001]). EGFR mutations were significantly more frequently observed in light (12/17:71%) than heavy smokers(19/83:23%) (p<0.001). Disease control rate(DCR) was significantly higher in light (13/17;76%;PR 6, SD 7) than heavy smokers(29/83;35%;PR 15, SD 14)(P=0.002), but there was not significant difference between those groups in terms of response rate (RR)(P=0.187). There were significant differences between pts with EGFR mutations (PR 13 SD 14; RR 42%,DCR 87%) and pts without EGFR mutations (PR 8 SD 15; RR 12%, DCR 33%) in terms of RR(P<0.001) and DCR(P<0.001). In pts with EGFR mutation, there was no significant difference between light and heavy smokers in terms of RR (light smokers 5/10, heavy smokers 8/21; P=0.701) and DCR (light smokers 10/10, heavy smokers17/21; P= 0.277). Conclusions: EGFR mutations were predictive factor and prognostic factor. Small dose of smoking (< 10 Py) was prognostic factor, however it was not a predictive factor of smokers with NSCLC. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- Kinki Chest Medical Center, Sakai, Japan
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- Kinki Chest Medical Center, Sakai, Japan
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- Kinki Chest Medical Center, Sakai, Japan
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- Kinki Chest Medical Center, Sakai, Japan
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- Kinki Chest Medical Center, Sakai, Japan
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- Kinki Chest Medical Center, Sakai, Japan
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- Kinki Chest Medical Center, Sakai, Japan
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Shinsako K, Okui Y, Matsuda Y, Kunimasa J, Otsuka M. Effects of bead size and polymerization in PMMA bone cement on vancomycin release. Biomed Mater Eng 2009; 18:377-85. [PMID: 19197114 DOI: 10.3233/bme-2008-0554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) bone cement loaded with antimicrobial agents is used for the treatment and prevention of infections in orthopaedic surgery. The use of antimicrobial-loaded bone cement allows for high local doses while avoiding systemic toxicity. The release of vancomycin (VCM) from bone cement has been reported. However, the exact mechanism behind the release is unknown. We studied the influence of bead size and polymerization time on elution, and considered the release mechanism for VCM. We used CMW Endurance Bone Cement. Cements were prepared by mixing 6 g of VCM with 40 g of polymer, and then 10 g of liquid monomer was added. We kneaded and shaped the preparation into spheres containing 10.7 w/w% VCM. We measured the release of VCM from PMMA beads of three different sizes. Average weights of the beads were 0.96 g (SB) (n = 6), 2.86 g (MB) (n = 2) and 5.65 g (LB) (n = 1). Additionally, we studied beads made with different polymerization times. The polymerization time was taken as the period from the making of the beads until the start of the study, and was 15 min (B15), 20 min (B20), 60 min (B60) or 180 min (B180). The release of VCM showed a bimodal curve with a high initial release followed by a sustained release. Regarding the size of the beads, SB released 7.2%, MB released 4.3% and LB released 3.1%. Regarding polymerization time, B15 released 10.0%, B20 released 6.5%, B60 released 6.3% and B180 released 4.3%, respectively. The release of VCM from PMMA beads was influenced by bead size and polymerization time. Those beads which were smaller and had a shorter polymerization time released more VCM. Total pore volume of beads that polymerization time was 30 min after drug-release test was 1.33 times grater than that of control beads that polymerization time was one week before drug-release test. This suggested that the short polymerization time caused the beads to leak more VCM. We proposed a model with four kinds of the dissolution from bone cement. (A) Dissolution from drug particles on the cement surface. This type shows the burst effect of release curve. (B) Dissolution from micropores near the cement surface. It is responsible the grater part of the curve based on Higuchi's equation. (C) Dissolution from ink-bottle-neck-type micropores. It causes a release based on a non-Higuchi's equation. (D) No dissolution from Encapsulation micropores.It can be concluded that the release of VCM from bone cements is controlled by a combination of surface area and polymerization time. PMMA beads loaded with VCM should be used carefully in orthopaedic surgery, taking into consideration the influence of bead size and polymerization time.
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- K Shinsako
- Department of Pharmacy, Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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Shishido H, Hashimoto K, Shibauchi T, Sasaki T, Oizumi H, Kobayashi N, Takamasu T, Takehana K, Imanaka Y, Matsuda TD, Haga Y, Onuki Y, Matsuda Y. Possible phase transition deep inside the hidden order phase of ultraclean URu2Si2. Phys Rev Lett 2009; 102:156403. [PMID: 19518659 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.102.156403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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To elucidate the underlying nature of the hidden order (HO) state in heavy-fermion compound URu(2)Si(2), we measure electrical transport properties of ultraclean crystals in a high field, low temperature regime. Unlike previous studies, the present system with much less impurity scattering resolves a distinct anomaly of the Hall resistivity at H;{*} = 22.5 T, well below the destruction field of the HO phase = or approximately 36 T. In addition, a novel quantum oscillation appears above a magnetic field slightly below H;{*}. These results indicate an abrupt reconstruction of the Fermi surface, which implies a possible phase transition well within the HO phase caused by a band-dependent destruction of the HO parameter.
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- H Shishido
- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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Yatsuyanagi E, Matsuda Y, Kusajima K. [Surgical results of a video-assisted lung resection for lung cancer; does surgical approach affect patient's satisfaction of surgery?]. Kyobu Geka 2009; 62:316-320. [PMID: 19348217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Ninety five patients with lung cancer who underwent a single lobectomy were studied. In these patients, 42 were underwent a video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy with minithoracotomy (Va group), 43 were operated under a muscle sparing thoracotomy (Ms group) and 10 were operated under a posterolateral thoracotomy (P1 group). White blood cell (WBC) numbers, C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and visual analogue scale (VAS) scores in Va group were significantly lower than those in P1 group until 3 or 7 postoperative day (POD). However, at 14 POD, there were no significant differences in these dates between these 2 groups. There were no significant differences in WBC numbers, CRP levels and VAS scores between Va and Ms groups. There were no significant differences in changing ratios of vital capacity and patient's satisfaction of surgery among these 3 groups. VATS lobectomy had several advantages over the conventional open surgery. However, those differences disappeared shortly and patient's satisfaction of surgery was not affected by surgical approaches.
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- Eiji Yatsuyanagi
- Department of Chest Surgery, National Obihiro Hospital, Obihiro, Japan
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Okazaki R, Kasahara Y, Shishido H, Konczykowski M, Behnia K, Haga Y, Matsuda TD, Onuki Y, Shibauchi T, Matsuda Y. Vortex lattice melting in the ultraclean heavy-fermion superconductor URu2Si2. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/150/5/052198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Kasahara Y, Iwasawa T, Shishido H, Shibauchi T, Behnia K, Matsuda TD, Haga Y, Onuki Y, Sigrist M, Matsuda Y. Gap structure and exotic superconducting state of URu2Si2. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/150/5/052098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Hashimoto K, Shibauchi T, Kato T, Ikada K, Okazaki R, Shishido H, Ishikado M, Kito H, Iyo A, Eisaki H, Shamoto S, Matsuda Y. Microwave penetration depth and quasiparticle conductivity of PrFeAsO1-y single crystals: evidence for a full-gap superconductor. Phys Rev Lett 2009; 102:017002. [PMID: 19257228 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.102.017002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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In-plane microwave penetration depth lambda_{ab} and quasiparticle conductivity at 28 GHz are measured in underdoped single crystals of the Fe-based superconductor PrFeAsO_{1-y} (T_{c} approximately 35 K) by using a sensitive superconducting cavity resonator. lambda_{ab}(T) shows flat dependence at low temperatures, which is incompatible with the presence of nodes in the superconducting gap Delta(k). The temperature dependence of the superfluid density demonstrates that the gap is nonzero (Delta/k_{B}T_{c} greater, similar1.6) all over the Fermi surface. The microwave conductivity below T_{c} exhibits an enhancement larger than the coherence peak, reminiscent of high-T_{c} cuprate superconductors.
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- K Hashimoto
- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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