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Ichiji N, Yessenov M, Schepler KL, Abouraddy AF, Kubo A. Exciting space-time surface plasmon polaritons by irradiating a nanoslit structure. J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis 2024; 41:396-405. [PMID: 38437427 DOI: 10.1364/josaa.508044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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Space-time (ST) wave packets are propagation-invariant pulsed optical beams that travel freely in dielectrics at a tunable group velocity without diffraction or dispersion. Because ST wave packets maintain these characteristics even when only one transverse dimension is considered, they can realize surface-bound waves (e.g., surface plasmon polaritons at a metal-dielectric interface, which we call ST-SPPs) that have the same unique characteristics as their freely propagating counterparts. However, because the spatiotemporal spectral structure of ST-SPPs is key to their propagation invariance on the metal surface, their excitation methodology must be considered carefully. Using finite-difference time-domain simulations, we show that an appropriately synthesized ST wave packet in free space can be coupled to an ST-SPP via a single nanoscale slit inscribed in the metal surface. Our calculations confirm that this excitation methodology yields surface-bound ST-SPPs that are localized in all dimensions (and can thus be considered as plasmonic "bullets"), which travel rigidly at the metal-dielectric interface without diffraction or dispersion at a tunable group velocity.
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Sakaguchi J, Nakayama K, Komai K, Kubo A, Shimizu T, Omori J, Uno K, Fujii T. Carbon dioxide uptake in a eutrophic stratified reservoir: Freshwater carbon sequestration potential. Heliyon 2023; 9:e20322. [PMID: 37767477 PMCID: PMC10520817 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Carbon capture and storage due to photosynthesis activities has been proposed as a carbon sink to mitigate climate change. To enhance such mitigation, previous studies have shown that freshwater lakes should be included in the carbon sink, since they may capture as much carbon as coastal areas. In eutrophic freshwater lakes, there is uncertainty about whether the equilibrium equation can estimate the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2), owing to the presence of photosynthesis due to phytoplankton, and pH measurement error in freshwater fluid. Thus, this study investigated the applicability of the equilibrium equation and revealed the need to modify it. The modified equilibrium equation was successfully applied to reproduce pCO2 based on total alkalinity and pH through field observations. In addition, pCO2 at the water surface was lower than the atmospheric partial pressure of carbon dioxide due to photosynthesis by phytoplankton during strong stratification. The stratification effect on low pCO2 was verified by using the Net Ecosystem Production (NEP) model, and a submerged freshwater plants such as Potamogeton malaianus were found to have high potential for dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) sequestration in a freshwater lake. These results should provide a starting point toward more sophisticated methods to investigate the effect of freshwater carbon on DIC uptake in freshwater stratified eutrophic lakes.
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- Jinichi Sakaguchi
- Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-Cho Nada-Ku, Kobe City, 658-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-Cho Nada-Ku, Kobe City, 658-8501, Japan
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- School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Engineering, Kitami Institute of Technology, 165 Koen-cho, Kitami, 090-8507, Japan
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- Department of Geoscience, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-Ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan
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- Water Quality Laboratory, Kobe City Waterworks Bureau, Kobe, Hyogo, 652-0004, Japan
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- Water Quality Laboratory, Kobe City Waterworks Bureau, Kobe, Hyogo, 652-0004, Japan
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Kobe City College of Technology, 8-3 Gakuenhigahimachi, Nishi-ku, Kobe City, 651-2194, Japan
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- School of Science Education, Nara University of Education, Takabatake-Cho, Nara, 630-8528, Japan
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Kubo A, Tanaka H. Recalcitrant dissolved organic carbon release and production from aquatic plants leachate. Mar Pollut Bull 2023; 189:114742. [PMID: 36841210 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Leached dissolved organic matter (DOM) from withered aquatic plants plays a critical role as a nutrient source for coastal waters, and potentially contributes to marine carbon fixation. In this study, withered seaweed (Ecklonia cava) and seagrass (Zostera japonica) were incubated under laboratory conditions to estimate the amount and decomposition properties of the resulting leached dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and fluorescence dissolved organic matter (FDOM). Concentrations of leached DOC from E. cava were higher than those from Z. japonica because the cell walls of the former were relatively more easily degraded and hydrolyzed than those of the latter. As humic-like fluorescence increased from the beginning of the incubation period, it was inferred that recalcitrant DOC (RDOC) leached directly from withered aquatic plants. Additionally, recalcitrant component production was attributed to the microbial carbon pump using labile DOC. Leached RDOC from withered aquatic plants contributes to blue carbon and CO2 uptake by photosynthesis.
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- Atsushi Kubo
- Department of Geosciences, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan.
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- Department of Geosciences, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan
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Umeno Y, Kawai E, Kubo A, Shima H, Sumigawa T. Inductive Determination of Rate-Reaction Equation Parameters for Dislocation Structure Formation Using Artificial Neural Network. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:2108. [PMID: 36903223 PMCID: PMC10004333 DOI: 10.3390/ma16052108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The reaction-diffusion equation approach, which solves differential equations of the development of density distributions of mobile and immobile dislocations under mutual interactions, is a method widely used to model the dislocation structure formation. A challenge in the approach is the difficulty in the determination of appropriate parameters in the governing equations because deductive (bottom-up) determination for such a phenomenological model is problematic. To circumvent this problem, we propose an inductive approach utilizing the machine-learning method to search a parameter set that produces simulation results consistent with experiments. Using a thin film model, we performed numerical simulations based on the reaction-diffusion equations for various sets of input parameters to obtain dislocation patterns. The resulting patterns are represented by the following two parameters; the number of dislocation walls (p2), and the average width of the walls (p3). Then, we constructed an artificial neural network (ANN) model to map between the input parameters and the output dislocation patterns. The constructed ANN model was found to be able to predict dislocation patterns; i.e., average errors in p2 and p3 for test data having 10% deviation from the training data were within 7% of the average magnitude of p2 and p3. The proposed scheme enables us to find appropriate constitutive laws that lead to reasonable simulation results, once realistic observations of the phenomenon in question are provided. This approach provides a new scheme to bridge models for different length scales in the hierarchical multiscale simulation framework.
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- Yoshitaka Umeno
- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Yamanashi, 4-4-37, Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi 400-8510, Japan
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- Department of Energy Conversion Science, Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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Leelaprachakul T, Kubo A, Umeno Y. Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Polycarbonate Deformation: Dependence of Mechanical Performance by the Effect of Spatial Distribution and Topological Constraints. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 15:polym15010043. [PMID: 36616393 PMCID: PMC9824171 DOI: 10.3390/polym15010043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Polycarbonate is an engineering plastic used in a wide range of applications due to its excellent mechanical properties, which are closely related to its molecular structure. We performed coarse-grained molecular dynamics (CGMD) calculations to investigate the effects of topological constraints and spatial distribution on the mechanical performance of a certain range of molecular weights. The topological constraints and spatial distribution are quantified as the number of entanglements per molecule (Ne) and the radius of gyration (Rg), respectively. We successfully modeled molecular structures with a systematic variation of Ne and Rg by controlling two simulation parameters: the temperature profile and Kuhn segment length, respectively. We investigated the effect of Ne and Rg on stress-strain curves in uniaxial tension with fixed transverse strain. The result shows that the structure with a higher radius of gyration or number of entanglements has a higher maximum stress (σm), which is mainly due to a firmly formed entanglement network. Such a configuration minimizes the critical strain (εc). The constitutive relationships between the mechanical properties (σm and εc) and the initial molecular structure parameters (Ne and Rg) are suggested.
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- Tatchaphon Leelaprachakul
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Meguro-ku, Komaba, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Meguro-ku, Komaba, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
- Correspondence:
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Tanaka R, Kurihara Y, Ouchi T, Funakoshi T, Takahashi H, Arao N, Tanikawa A, Kubo A, Amagai M, Yamagami J. 064 Early Clinical Score Changes Predict Additional Treatment Necessity In Pemphigus/Pemphigoid. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.09.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Imafuku K, Iwata H, Natsuga K, Okumura M, Kobayashi Y, Kitahata H, Kubo A, Nagayama M, Ujiie H. 197 Tissue proliferation and turnover spatially regulates tight junctions in squamous epithelia. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.09.208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Tahara U, Matsui T, Atsugi T, Fukuda K, Kubo A, Amagai M. 532 Unexpected expression of hemoglobin α as an endogenous antioxidant in epidermal keratinocytes. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.09.547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Noguchi N, Ito SI, Hikichi M, Cho Y, Goto K, Kubo A, Matsuda I, Fujita T, Miyauchi M, Kondo T. Highly Dispersed Ni Nanoclusters Spontaneously Formed on Hydrogen Boride Sheets. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27238261. [PMID: 36500350 PMCID: PMC9736194 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27238261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Hydrogen boride (HB) sheets are two-dimensional materials comprising a negatively charged hexagonal boron network and positively charged hydrogen atoms with a stoichiometric ratio of 1:1. Herein, we report the spontaneous formation of highly dispersed Ni nanoclusters on HB sheets. The spontaneous reduction reaction of Ni ions by the HB sheets was monitored by in-situ measurements with an ultraviolet-visible spectrometer. Acetonitrile solutions of Ni complexes and acetonitrile dispersions of the HB sheets were mixed in several molar ratios (the HB:Ni molar ratio was varied from 100:0.5 to 100:20), and the changes in the absorbance were measured over time. In all cases, the results suggest that Ni metal clusters grow on the HB sheets, considering the increase in absorbance with time. The absorbance peak position shifts to the higher wavelength as the Ni ion concentration increases. Transmission electron microscopy images of the post-reaction products indicate the formation of Ni nanoclusters, with sizes of a few nanometers, on the HB sheets, regardless of the preparation conditions. These highly dispersed Ni nanoclusters supported on HB sheets will be used for catalytic and plasmonic applications and as hydrogen storage materials.
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- Natsumi Noguchi
- Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8574, Japan
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- Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8573, Japan
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- Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8573, Japan
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- School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8574, Japan
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- Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8573, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8581, Japan
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kochi University of Technology, 185 Miyanokuchi, Tosayamada, Kami 782-8502, Japan
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- School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
- Correspondence: (M.M.); (T.K.)
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- Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8573, Japan
- R&D Center for Zero CO2 Emission Functional Materials and Tsukuba Research Center for Energy Materials Science (TREMS), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8573, Japan
- The Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
- Correspondence: (M.M.); (T.K.)
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Kubo A, Kawarasaki K, Hara H. Silica removal at sewage treatment plants causes new silica deficiency. Sci Rep 2022; 12:8141. [PMID: 35581363 PMCID: PMC9114124 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-12272-8] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The dissolved silicate (DSi) concentration in coastal waters has decreased due to anthropogenic activities. Many studies have indicated that dam construction is a main reason for this reduction. However, recently, dam construction alone has not been sufficient to explain the DSi reduction in some coastal waters. In this study, we focused on silica removal at sewage treatment plants (STPs). DSi and particulate silica (PSi) concentrations were measured in STP influent and effluent waters from September 2020 to September 2021. Dissolution experiments on PSi were also conducted to estimate the fraction of soluble PSi in the STP influent. DSi and PSi were removed by 29.5% and 96.9%, respectively, at the STP. In addition, the soluble PSi in the STP influent accounted for 20.3% of the PSi removed. Therefore, in addition to the DSi removal in STPs, removal of soluble PSi can also cause potential DSi depletion in downstream and coastal waters. In addition to the effect of dams, the silica supply delivered to coastal waters may be further reduced in the future due to the progress of sewage treatment development in coastal areas.
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- Atsushi Kubo
- Department of Geosciences, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan.
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- Department of Geosciences, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan
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- Sewer Water Quality Section, Water Quality Management Division, Waterworks Department, Waterworks and Sewerage Bureau, Shizuoka City Hall, Shizuoka, Japan
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Ichiji N, Kubo A. Resonance-order-dependent plasmon-induced transparency in orthogonally arranged nanocavities. Opt Lett 2022; 47:265-268. [PMID: 35030583 DOI: 10.1364/ol.446534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We investigate plasmon-induced transparency (PIT) in a resonator structure consisting of two orthogonally arranged metal-insulator-metal nanocavities. Finite-difference time- domain simulations reveal that when both cavities in this structure resonate at the same frequency, the PIT effect can be used to induce spectral modulation. This spectral modulation depends on the resonance order of the cavity coupled directly to the external field, as it occurs when first-order resonance is exhibited but not with second-order resonance. We confirmed that this behavior is caused by the discrepancies between odd-order and even-order resonances using classical mechanical models analogous to nanocavities. By tuning the resonance frequency and resonance order of the cavities, one can modulate the spectrum of the resonator structure in an order-selective manner. The resonant order-dependent PIT provides insight into the development of metamaterials that function only at specific resonant orders for incident waves of various bands.
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Shiiya C, Aoki S, Nakabayashi K, Hata K, Amagai M, Kubo A. Linear and disseminated porokeratosis in one family showing identical and independent second hits in MVD among skin lesions, respectively: a proof-of-concept study. Br J Dermatol 2021; 184:1209-1212. [PMID: 33481264 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.19824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Revised: 01/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- C Shiiya
- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Maternal-Fetal Biology, National Centre for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Maternal-Fetal Biology, National Centre for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Kubo A, Umeno Y. Machine-Learning-Based Atomistic Model Analysis on High-Temperature Compressive Creep Properties of Amorphous Silicon Carbide. Materials (Basel) 2021; 14:1597. [PMID: 33805878 PMCID: PMC8036361 DOI: 10.3390/ma14071597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) based on silicon carbide (SiC) are used for high-temperature applications such as the hot section in turbines. For such applications, the mechanical properties at a high temperature are essential for lifetime prediction and reliability design of SiC-based CMC components. We developed an interatomic potential function based on the artificial neural network (ANN) model for silicon-carbon systems aiming at investigation of high-temperature mechanical properties of SiC materials. We confirmed that the developed ANN potential function reproduces typical material properties of the single crystals of SiC, Si, and C consistent with first-principles calculations. We also validated applicability of the developed ANN potential to a simulation of an amorphous SiC through the analysis of the radial distribution function. The developed ANN potential was applied to a series of creep test for an amorphous SiC model, focusing on the amorphous phase, which is expected to be formed in the SiC-based composites. As a result, we observed two types of creep behavior due to different atomistic mechanisms depending on the strain rate. The evaluated activation energies are lower than the experimental values in literature. This result indicates that an amorphous region can play an important role in the creep process in SiC composites.
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- Atsushi Kubo
- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan;
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Miura H, Ishimaru T, Ito Y, Kurihara Y, Otosaka S, Sakaguchi A, Misumi K, Tsumune D, Kubo A, Higaki S, Kanda J, Takahashi Y. First isolation and analysis of caesium-bearing microparticles from marine samples in the Pacific coastal area near Fukushima Prefecture. Sci Rep 2021; 11:5664. [PMID: 33707572 PMCID: PMC7952385 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-85085-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A part of the radiocaesium from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident was emitted as glassy, water-resistant caesium-bearing microparticles (CsMPs). Here, we isolated and investigated seven CsMPs from marine particulate matter and sediment. From the elemental composition, the 134Cs/137Cs activity ratio, and the 137Cs activity per unit volume results, we inferred that the five CsMPs collected from particulate matter were emitted from Unit 2 of the FDNPP, whereas the two CsMPs collected from marine sediment were possibly emitted from Unit 3, as suggested by (i) the presence of calcium and absence of zinc and (ii) the direction of the atmospheric plume during the radionuclide emission event from Unit 3. The presence of CsMPs can cause overestimation of the solid-water distribution coefficient of Cs in marine sediments and particulate matter and a high apparent radiocaesium concentration factor for marine biota. CsMPs emitted from Unit 2, which were collected from the estuary of a river that flowed through a highly contaminated area, may have been deposited on land and then transported by the river. By contrast, CsMPs emitted from Unit 3 were possibly transported eastward by the wind and deposited directly onto the ocean surface.
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- Hikaru Miura
- Atmospheric and Marine Environmental Sector, Environmental Science Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, 1646 Abiko, Abiko, Chiba, 270-1194, Japan.
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Graduate Faculty of Marine Science, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Graduate Faculty of Marine Science, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan
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- Ningyo-Toge Environmental Engineering Centre, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 1550 Kamisaibara, Kagamino-cho, Tomata-gun, Okayama, 708-0698, Japan
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- Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwanoha 5-1-5, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8564, Japan
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- Centre for Research in Isotopes and Environmental Dynamics, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8577, Japan
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- Atmospheric and Marine Environmental Sector, Environmental Science Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, 1646 Abiko, Abiko, Chiba, 270-1194, Japan
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- Atmospheric and Marine Environmental Sector, Environmental Science Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, 1646 Abiko, Abiko, Chiba, 270-1194, Japan
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- Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Science College of Science, Academic Institute, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan
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- Isotope Science Centre, The University of Tokyo, 2-11-16 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0032, Japan
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Graduate Faculty of Marine Science, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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Dai Y, Zhou Z, Ghosh A, Mong RSK, Kubo A, Huang CB, Petek H. Plasmonic topological quasiparticle on the nanometre and femtosecond scales. Nature 2020; 588:616-619. [PMID: 33361792 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-3030-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
At the interface of classical and quantum physics, the Maxwell and Schrödinger equations describe how optical fields drive and control electronic phenomena to enable lightwave electronics at terahertz or petahertz frequencies and on ultrasmall scales1-5. The electric field of light striking a metal interacts with electrons and generates light-matter quasiparticles, such as excitons6 or plasmons7, on an attosecond timescale. Here we create and image a quasiparticle of topological plasmonic spin texture in a structured silver film. The spin angular momentum components of linearly polarized light interacting with an Archimedean coupling structure with a designed geometric phase generate plasmonic waves with different orbital angular momenta. These plasmonic fields undergo spin-orbit interaction and their superposition generates an array of plasmonic vortices. Three of these vortices can form spin textures that carry non-trivial topological charge8 resembling magnetic meron quasiparticles9. These spin textures are localized within a half-wavelength of light, and exist on the timescale of the plasmonic field. We use ultrafast nonlinear coherent photoelectron microscopy to generate attosecond videos of the spatial evolution of the vortex fields; electromagnetic simulations and analytic theory confirm the presence of plasmonic meron quasiparticles. The quasiparticles form a chiral field, which breaks the time-reversal symmetry on a nanometre spatial scale and a 20-femtosecond timescale (the 'nano-femto scale'). This transient creation of non-trivial spin angular momentum topology pertains to cosmological structure creation and topological phase transitions in quantum matter10-12, and may transduce quantum information on the nano-femto scale13,14.
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- Yanan Dai
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. .,Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Physics, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba-shi, Japan
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- Institute of Photonics Technologies, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. .,Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Watanabe Y, Seya D, Ihara D, Ishii S, Uemoto T, Kubo A, Arai Y, Isomoto Y, Nakano A, Abe T, Shigeta M, Kawamura T, Saito Y, Ogura T, Nakagawa O. Importance of endothelial Hey1 expression for thoracic great vessel development and its distal enhancer for Notch-dependent endothelial transcription. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:17632-17645. [PMID: 33454003 PMCID: PMC7762959 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.015003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Thoracic great vessels such as the aorta and subclavian arteries are formed through dynamic remodeling of embryonic pharyngeal arch arteries (PAAs). Previous work has shown that loss of a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor Hey1 in mice causes abnormal fourth PAA development and lethal great vessel anomalies resembling congenital malformations in humans. However, how Hey1 mediates vascular formation remains unclear. In this study, we revealed that Hey1 in vascular endothelial cells, but not in smooth muscle cells, played essential roles for PAA development and great vessel morphogenesis in mouse embryos. Tek-Cre-mediated Hey1 deletion in endothelial cells affected endothelial tube formation and smooth muscle differentiation in embryonic fourth PAAs and resulted in interruption of the aortic arch and other great vessel malformations. Cell specificity and signal responsiveness of Hey1 expression were controlled through multiple cis-regulatory regions. We found two distal genomic regions that had enhancer activity in endothelial cells and in the pharyngeal epithelium and somites, respectively. The novel endothelial enhancer was conserved across species and was specific to large-caliber arteries. Its transcriptional activity was regulated by Notch signaling in vitro and in vivo, but not by ALK1 signaling and other transcription factors implicated in endothelial cell specificity. The distal endothelial enhancer was not essential for basal Hey1 expression in mouse embryos but may likely serve for Notch-dependent transcriptional control in endothelial cells together with the proximal regulatory region. These findings help in understanding the significance and regulation of endothelial Hey1 as a mediator of multiple signaling pathways in embryonic vascular formation.
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- Yusuke Watanabe
- Department of Molecular Physiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Osaka, Japan; Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
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- Department of Molecular Physiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Physiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Osaka, Japan; Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Physiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Osaka, Japan; Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Physiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Osaka, Japan; Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Developmental Neurobiology, Institute of Development, Aging, and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Physiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Osaka, Japan; Laboratory of Animal Experiment and Medical Management, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Experiment and Medical Management, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Experiment and Medical Management, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory for Animal Resources and Genetic Engineering, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe, Japan
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- Laboratory for Animal Resources and Genetic Engineering, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe, Japan
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Developmental Neurobiology, Institute of Development, Aging, and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Physiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Osaka, Japan; Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
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Kubo A, Tanabe K, Ito Y, Ishimaru T, Otsuki M, Arakawa H, Watanabe YW, Miura H, Tsumune D, Kanda J. Changes in radioactive cesium concentrations from 2011 to 2017 in Fukushima coastal sediments and relative contributions of radioactive cesium-bearing microparticles. Mar Pollut Bull 2020; 161:111769. [PMID: 33091633 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Sedimentary cesium-137 concentrations around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) were measured from 2011 to 2017 at eight stations. Although high values were observed until 2013, decreasing trends were observed at the surface sediments of seven stations. We isolated 25 radioactive Cs-bearing microparticles (CsMPs; 1.0-5385 Bq per particle). The contribution ratio of CsMPs to each sample ranged from 4.1% to 99.5% (median 58.8%), with the contribution ratio of the CsMPs in the southern part of the FDNPP was low compared to that from the northern part. In the southern part of the FDNPP, small CsMPs that could not be isolated in this study were present in large quantities immediately after the accident, and gradually diffused away and/or were dissolved over time. In contrast, the CsMPs in the northern part of the FDNPP have most likely accumulated over time, as suggested by the silty nature of the sediments there.
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- Atsushi Kubo
- Department of Geosciences, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan; Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Environmental Science Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Chiba, Japan
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- Environmental Science Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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Agematsu A, Kamata M, Uchida H, Nagata M, Fukaya S, Hayashi K, Fukuyasu A, Tanaka T, Ishikawa T, Ohnishi T, Tada Y, Kubo A. A case of type 1 segmental Darier disease showing widespread Blaschkoid skin lesions with p.P160L mutation in
ATP2A2. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020; 34:e633-e635. [DOI: 10.1111/jdv.16506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- A. Agematsu
- Department of Dermatology Teikyo University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Teikyo University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Teikyo University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Teikyo University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Teikyo University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Teikyo University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Teikyo University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Teikyo University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Teikyo University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Teikyo University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Teikyo University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Keio University School of Medicine Shinjuku Japan
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Kubo A, Yamahira N. Super typhoon induced high silica export from Arakawa River, Japan. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2020; 27:36838-36844. [PMID: 32577975 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09634-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Dissolved silicate (DSi) and particulate silica (PSi) concentrations were measured at Arakawa River and at sewage treatment plants (STP) during October 2018 to October 2019. These included flooding observations after super Typhoon Hagibis. At ordinary water levels, the STP effluents were found to be the largest source of DSi in the river. Although DSi concentrations during the flooding events (165 μmol L-1) decreased by about 25% compared to that of ordinary water level (221 μmol L-1), PSi was more than sixteen times higher value (301 μmol L-1) compared to that of ordinary water level (18 μmol L-1). Loading amounts of DSi and PSi (± 1 standard error) were 1.5 × 108 (± 0.1 × 108) and 0.15 × 108 (± 0.02 × 108) mol year-1, respectively, excluding the data of Typhoon Hagibis. Loading amounts during flooding events of DSi and PSi were 1.2 × 108 (± 0.1 × 108) and 2.4 × 108 (± 0.4 × 108) mol 15 days-1, respectively. Although the silica loading at ordinary water level was mainly derived from DSi, the silica loading during flooding events was extremely large due to both high level of DSi and PSi; moreover, it was higher than the annual loading amount.
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- Atsushi Kubo
- Department of Geosciences, Shizuoka University, 856 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka city, Shizuoka Prefecture, 422-8529, Japan.
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- Department of Geosciences, Shizuoka University, 856 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka city, Shizuoka Prefecture, 422-8529, Japan
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Ihara D, Watanabe Y, Seya D, Arai Y, Isomoto Y, Nakano A, Kubo A, Ogura T, Kawamura T, Nakagawa O. Expression of Hey2 transcription factor in the early embryonic ventricles is controlled through a distal enhancer by Tbx20 and Gata transcription factors. Dev Biol 2020; 461:124-131. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2020.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Revised: 02/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Inoue-Masuda Y, Hirai I, Yanagisawa E, Kurihara Y, Funakoshi T, Yamagami J, Amagai M, Kubo A. An adult case of X-linked chronic granulomatous disease with skin ulcer on the nose and internal canthus. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020; 34:e388-e391. [PMID: 32043662 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.16291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Y Inoue-Masuda
- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Morita M, Ogawa C, Omura A, Noda T, Kubo A, Matsunaka T, Tamaki H, Shibatoge M, Seno H, Minami Y, Ueshima K, Sakurai T, Nishida N, Kudo M. The Efficacy of Sonazoid-enhanced Ultrasonography in Decision-making for Liver Abscess Treatment. Intern Med 2020; 59:471-477. [PMID: 32062622 PMCID: PMC7056389 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.2510-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Objective The usefulness of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) for making decisions in the treatment of liver abscess is unknown. Methods We evaluated the internal blood flow in the arterial-predominant phase by CEUS using Sonazoid® in 21 patients. The stain area rate was evaluated in maximum parting plane of abscess in CEUS. Patients were divided into two groups: the vascular phase enhancement (VE) group, in which ≥50% of the abscess cavity was enhanced (12 patients), and the vascular phase non-enhancement (VNE) group, in which <50% of the abscess cavity was enhanced (9 patients). The rate of patients who were cured by conservative treatment alone was examined in both groups. The defect rate of all liver abscesses in the post-vascular phase was also evaluated. Results In the VE group, improvement by conservative treatment alone was obtained in 11 out of 12 patients (91.7%), while in the VNE group, improvement by conservative treatment alone was obtained in only 1 out of 9 patients (11.1%), a significant difference (p<0.001). In the VE group, one patient did not improve with conservative treatment alone because the abscess ruptured near the liver surface. In the VE group, the abscess size was smaller than in the VNE group. By examining the defect rate in the post-vascular phase, it was found that 16 out of 21 patients (76.2%) showed 71% or more defects. Conclusion The enhancement rate in the arterial-predominant phase of CEUS was considered useful for determining the treatment approach for liver abscess.
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- Masahiro Morita
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Japan
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Japan
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Kubo A, Imaizumi R, Yamauchi S. Lake water phosphate reduction with advanced wastewater treatment in watershed, at Lake Hamana, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, from 1995 to 2016. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2020; 27:2120-2130. [PMID: 31773537 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06947-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Lake Hamana is a semi-enclosed brackish lake amid agricultural and residential land. Monthly vertical profiles of nutrients, total phosphorus (TP), and total nitrogen (TN) at twelve sampling stations in the lake were obtained from 1995 to 2016. Freshwater samples were also obtained from five stations in the river flowing into the lake. Significant decreases were seen in phosphate, TP, and TN concentrations at most lake and all river stations. Decrease in phosphate concentration reflects reduced organic matter and nutrient load into the lake due to increased sewage coverage. Nitrate concentration significantly increased at four stations, whereas ammonium and TN concentrations significantly decreased. This could be due to inefficient nitrification/denitrification of wastewater. At all stations, the nitrogen to phosphate ratio in surface water was higher than 16 and increased significantly. Therefore, phosphate limitation could be strengthened by the decrease in phosphate and increase in nitrate concentrations in the lake.
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- Atsushi Kubo
- Department of Geosciences, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan.
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- Department of Geosciences, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan
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- Shizuoka Institute of Environment and Hygiene, 4-27-2, Kitaando, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, 420-8637, Japan
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Umegaki-Arao N, Ono N, Tanaka R, Sasaki T, Fujita H, Shiohama A, Aoki S, Amagai M, Kubo A. A nonepidermolytic keratinocytic epidermal naevus associated with a postzygotic mutation in the gene encoding epidermal growth factor receptor. Br J Dermatol 2019; 182:1303-1305. [PMID: 31745974 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- N Umegaki-Arao
- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Center for Supercentenarian Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,KOSÉ Endowed Program for Skin Care and Allergy Prevention, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,KOSÉ Endowed Program for Skin Care and Allergy Prevention, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,KOSÉ Endowed Program for Skin Care and Allergy Prevention, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Yoshinaga K, Beppu F, Yamatani Y, Kubo A, Yoshinaga-Kiriake A, Nagai T, Yoshida A, Kanda J, Gotoh N. Effect of Calcium Treatment on Catabolic Rates of 13C-Labeled Fatty Acids Bound to the α and β Positions of Triacylglycerol. J Oleo Sci 2019; 68:1149-1155. [PMID: 31611519 DOI: 10.5650/jos.ess19197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
Abstract
The absorption efficacies and catabolic rates of fatty acids are affected by their binding position on triacylglycerol (TAG). However, the kind of effect calcium treatment has on the catabolism of fatty acids is unclear. In this study, the catabolic rates of 13C-labeled palmitic acid, oleic acid, and linoleic acid bound to sn-1, 3 (α) and sn-2 (β) position of TAG in the presence of calcium were compared using isotope ratio mass spectrometry. The catabolic rates of 13C-labeled fatty acids were evaluated using the ratio of 13C to 12C in the carbon dioxide expired by mice. The catabolic rate of palmitic acid bound to the α position was significantly lower than that of palmitic acid bound to the β position of TAG. The rates of 13CO2 formation from palmitic acid at the β position remained higher for a long time. In contrast, oleic and linoleic acids at the α position were as well catabolized as those at the β position. These results indicate that in the presence of calcium, the saturated fatty acid bound to the β position is highly catabolized, whereas that bound to the α position is not well catabolized. Saturated fatty acid at the α position is hydrolyzed by pancreatic lipase to promptly form insoluble complexes with calcium, which are excreted from the body, and thereby reducing the catabolic rate of these fatty acids.
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- Kazuaki Yoshinaga
- Faculty of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Fukushima University.,Tsukishima Foods Industry Co. Ltd
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
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- Department of Ocean Science, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
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Kubo A, Tanabe K, Ito Y, Ishimaru T, Arakawa H, Kanda J. Spatial variation in sedimentary radioactive cesium concentrations in Tokyo Bay following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. Chemosphere 2019; 235:550-555. [PMID: 31279117 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.06.215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Revised: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Cesium-137 concentrations in sediment (137Cs) at Tokyo Bay were measured at 26 stations during 2017. Average 137Cs concentrations at the Arakawa river mouth (117 ± 46 Bq kg-1) were approximately six times higher than those of the other stations in the bay (20 ± 16 Bq kg-1). There were radiocesium-bearing microparticles in the bay sediment as well as in suspended matter of Fukushima coastal waters. Radioactivity of radiocesium-bearing microparticles was estimated to be 0.12 Bq. However, the contributions of radiocesium-bearing microparticles to each 137Cs concentration of the bulk sample were low; 3% was the maximum. The 137Cs inventory in sediment at the entire bay was 0.67 TBq, showing that a large amount of 137Cs was supplied to the bay from the river following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. Approximately 9.2% of the 137Cs which was fallout in the drainage basin has already flowed into the bay from the watershed, which is approximately 3.2 times higher than that of a previous estimate.
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- Atsushi Kubo
- Department of Geosciences, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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Kunimasa K, Ito K, Yamanaka T, Fujimoto D, Mori M, Maeno K, Tomomatsu K, Tamura A, Tanaka H, Watanabe S, Teraoka S, Hataji O, Suzuki K, Hontsu S, Hara S, Bessho A, Kubo A, Okuno M, Nakagawa K, Yamamoto N. The safety assessment of crizotinib and alectinib from real-world data of 840 ALK-inhibitor naïve patients with NSCLC harboring ALK-rearrangement (WJOG9516L). Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz260.066] [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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Ichiji N, Otake Y, Kubo A. Spectral and temporal modulations of femtosecond SPP wave packets induced by resonant transmission/reflection interactions with metal-insulator-metal nanocavities. Opt Express 2019; 27:22582-22601. [PMID: 31510547 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.022582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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To study the dynamical optical interactions of nano-scaled metal-insulator-metal (MIM) structures in temporal-frequency domain, femtosecond surface plasmon polariton (SPP) wave packets propagate over a surface with a MIM structure. The resonance nature of the SPP-cavity interaction is reflected as strong modulations in the spectra of transmitted and reflected SPP wavepackets, which show peaks and valleys, respectively, corresponding to the MIM cavity's eigenmode. These features indicate that the MIM structure acts as a Fabry-Pérot etalon-type spectrum filter. With appropriate tuning of the resonance frequency of the cavity, one can extract a wave packet with a narrower time duration and temporally shifted intensity peak.
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Tamaki H, Noda T, Morita M, Omura A, Kubo A, Ogawa C, Matsunaka T, Shibatoge M. Efficacy of 1.2 L polyethylene glycol plus ascorbic acid for bowel preparations. World J Clin Cases 2019; 7:452-465. [PMID: 30842956 PMCID: PMC6397816 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i4.452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Revised: 12/24/2018] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A low-volume polyethylene glycol (PEG) solution that combines ascorbic acid with PEG-based electrolyte solution (PEG-ASC) is gaining mainstream acceptance for bowel preparation due to reduced volume and improved taste. Although several reports showed that bowel preparation with PEG-ASC volume lower than 2.0 L with laxative agents could be an alternative to traditional preparation regimen, the cleansing protocols have not been fully investigated.
AIM To evaluate the cleansing efficacy of 1.2 L PEG-ASC solution comparing with 2.0 L PEG electrolyte (PEG-ELS) for bowel preparations.
METHODS A randomized, single-blinded, open-label, single-center, non-inferiority study was conducted. In total, 312 Japanese adult patients (aged > 18 years) who underwent colonoscopy were enrolled. Patients were randomly allocated to bowel lavage with either 1.2 L of PEG-ASC solution with at least 0.6 L of an additional clear fluid (1.2 L PEG-ASC group) or 2.0 L of PEG-ELS (PEG-ELS group). Then, 48 mg of sennoside was administered at bedtime on the day before colonoscopy, and the designated drug solution was administered at the hospital on the day of colonoscopy. Bowel cleansing was evaluated using the Boston Bowel Preparation Scale (BBPS). The volume of fluid intake and required time for bowel preparation were evaluated. Furthermore, compliance, patient tolerance, and overall acceptability were evaluated using a patient questionnaire, which was assessed using a visual analog scale.
RESULTS In total, 291 patients (1.2 L PEG-ASC group, 148; PEG-ELS group, 143) completed the study. There was no significant difference in successful cleansing, defined as a BBPS score ≥ 2 in each segment, between the two groups (1.2 L PEG-ASC group, 91.9%; PEG-ELS group, 90.2%; 95%CI: -0.03-0.09). The required time for bowel preparation was significantly shorter (164.95 min ± 68.95 min vs 202.16 min ± 68.69 min, P < 0.001) and the total fluid intake volume was significantly lower (2.23 L ± 0.55 L vs 2.47 L ± 0.56 L, P < 0.001) in the 1.2 L PEG-ASC group than in the PEG-ELS group. Palatability, acceptability of the volume of solution, and overall acceptability evaluated using a patient questionnaire, which was assessed by the visual analog scale, were significantly better in the 1.2 L PEG-ASC group than in the PEG-ELS group (7.70 cm ± 2.57 cm vs 5.80 cm ± 3.24 cm, P < 0.001). No severe adverse event was observed in each group.
CONCLUSION The 1.2 L PEG-ASC solution was non-inferior to the 2.0 L PEG-ELS solution in terms of cleansing efficacy and had better acceptability among Japanese patients.
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- Hiroyuki Tamaki
- Department of Gastroenterology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-0017, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-0017, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-0017, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-0017, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-0017, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-0017, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-0017, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-0017, Japan
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Yu D, Oda-Ishii I, Kubo A, Satou Y. The regulatory pathway from genes directly activated by maternal factors to muscle structural genes in ascidian embryos. Development 2019; 146:dev.173104. [PMID: 30674480 DOI: 10.1242/dev.173104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Striated muscle cells in the tail of ascidian tadpole larvae differentiate cell-autonomously. Although several key regulatory factors have been identified, the genetic regulatory pathway is not fully understood; comprehensive understanding of the regulatory pathway is essential for accurate modeling in order to deduce principles for gene regulatory network dynamics, and for comparative analysis on how ascidians have evolved the cell-autonomous gene regulatory mechanism. Here, we reveal regulatory interactions among three key regulatory factors, Zic-r.b, Tbx6-r.b and Mrf, and elucidate the mechanism by which these factors activate muscle structural genes. We reveal a cross-regulatory circuit among these regulatory factors, which maintains the expression of Tbx6-r.b and Mrf during gastrulation. Although these two factors combinatorially activate muscle structural genes in late-stage embryos, muscle structural genes are activated mainly by Tbx6-r.b before gastrulation. Time points when expression of muscle structural genes become first detectable are strongly correlated with the degree of Tbx6-r.b occupancy. Thus, the genetic pathway, starting with Tbx6-r.b and Zic-r.b, which are activated by maternal factors, and ending with expression of muscle structural genes, has been revealed.
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- Deli Yu
- Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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Yoshinaga K, Beppu F, Yamatani Y, Kubo A, Yoshinaga-Kiriake A, Nagai T, Yoshida A, Kanda J, Gotoh N. Examination of the Catabolic Rates of 13C-Labeled Fatty Acids Bound to the α and β Positions of Triacylglycerol Using 13CO 2 Expired from Mice. J Oleo Sci 2019; 68:591-598. [DOI: 10.5650/jos.ess19012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Kazuaki Yoshinaga
- Faculty of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Fukushima University
- Tsukishima Foods Industry Co. Ltd
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
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- Department of Ocean Science, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
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Yamaguchi T, Morikawa S, Yuko O, Asada K, Oguri T, Inui N, Ito K, Kimura T, Kunii E, Matsui T, Kubo A, Kato T, Shindo J, Tsuda T, Okuno M, Hida T, Imaizumi K. P083 Efficacy of EGFR-TKIs in Patients Harboring EGFR Mutations with Non-Adenocartinoma Histology. J Thorac Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.10.096] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Tanaka K, Inui N, Asada K, Abe T, Hataji O, Hayai S, Ito K, Imaizumi K, Kimura T, Kubo A, Kunii E, Murotani K, Okuno M, Oya Y, Shindoh J, Taniguchi H, Tsuda T, Yamaguchi T, Hida T, Suda T. Real-world data of EGFR minor mutated NSCLC treated with EGFR-TKI: Comparative analysis including compound mutation and de novo T790M mutation. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy425.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Ito K, Murotani K, Kubo A, Kunii E, Taniguchi H, Shindo J, Asada K, Imaizumi K, Tanaka K, Inui N, Okuno M, Hataji O, Hayai S, Abe T, Kimura T, Tsuda T, Yamaguchi T, Oya Y, Yoshida T, Hida T. Comparative analysis of overall survival using propensity score between first- and second-generation EGFR-TKI: Real world data of 1354 patients with EGFR mutant NSCLC. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy292.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Matsumoto Y, Kawaguchi T, Sawa K, Isa S, Ando M, Tamiya A, Kubo A, Saka H, Matsumura A, Koh Y. P2.16-07 Impact of de Novo T790M on Outcome for Resected NSCLC from EGFR Mutant Cohort of Japan Molecular Epidemiology (JME) Study. J Thorac Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.1482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Sohma A, Shibuki H, Nakajima F, Kubo A, Kuwae T. Modeling a coastal ecosystem to estimate climate change mitigation and a model demonstration in Tokyo Bay. Ecol Modell 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2018.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kato M, Kito K, Kubo A, Takagi H. P1479Effects of preoperative exercise training on safety and exercise capacity in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.p1479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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- M Kato
- Tokoha University, Faculty of Health Science, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Shizuoka Medical Center, Department of Rehabilitation, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Tokoha University, Faculty of Health Science, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Shizuoka Medical Center, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shizuoka, Japan
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Nomura H, Kurihara Y, Saito M, Fukushima A, Shintani Y, Shiiyama R, Toshima S, Kamata A, Yamagami J, Funakoshi T, Kameyama K, Amagai M, Kubo A, Umegaki-Arao N. Azathioprine-induced alopecia and leukopenia associated with NUDT15 polymorphisms. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2018; 32:e386-e389. [PMID: 29704867 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.15028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- H Nomura
- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Division of Diagnostic Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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Ito K, Saito S, Yorozu A, Kojima S, Kikuchi T, Higashide S, Aoki M, Koga H, Satoh T, Ohashi T, Nakamura K, Katayama N, Tanaka N, Nakano M, Shigematsu N, Dokiya T, Fukushima M, Takahashi Y, Tsukiyama I, Nasu Y, Harada M, Fukagai T, Yamashita T, Matsubara A, Igawa M, Egawa S, Kakehi Y, Katsuoka Y, Kanetake H, Kubota Y, Kumon H, Yamasaki I, Suzuki K, Deguchi T, Ueno M, Naito S, Namiki M, Baba S, Hayakawa K, Hirao Y, Fujioka T, Horie S, Miki T, Murai M, Yoshida H, Itami J, Inoue T, Imai Y, Kataoka M, Kubo A, Shibuya H, Nishio M, Tanaka H, Tanaka Y, Teramukai S, Harada C, Yamashiro K, Kiba T, Kitagawa SI, Uno E, Nishimura T, Kinoshita F, Iida S, Maruo S, Miyakoda K, Daimon T, Kawamoto A, Kaneda H, Yoshidomi M, Nishiyama T, Yagi Y, Namitome R, Toya K, Koike N, Yoshida K, Tabata K, Tsumura H, Kimura M, Ishiyama H, Kotani S, Tanaka N, Kondo H, Fujimoto K, Hasegawa M, Tamamoto T, Asakawa I, Nishizawa S, Hashida I, Takezawa Y, Harada K, Tanji S, Sato K, Matsuura T, Ariga H, Ehara S, Nakamura R, Nakano M, Hayashi S, Ohtakara K, Kihara K, Hayashi K, Okamoto K, Sho K, Kono N, Okihara K, Kobayashi K, Betsuku K, Katayama N, Takemoto M, Kanazawa S, Miyakubo M, Kato H, Noda H, Nagashima J, Harabayashi T, Nagamori S, Nishiyama N, Kanemura M, Aruga T, Fukumori T, Furutani S, Kotoh S, Masumoto H, Yamasaki T, Kawashima K, Inoue K, Matsubara A, Teishima J, Kenjo M, Hashine K, Tatsugami K, Kuroiwa K, Inokuchi J, Ohga S, Nakamura K, Sasaki T, Shuin T, Kariya S, Miki K, Sasaki H, Kido M, Yonese J, Kozuka T, Sumura M, Uchida N, Morita M, Ogawa Y, Hamada K, Nakai Y, Yoshioka Y, Sakai H, Hayashi N, Masumori N, Hori M, Hasumi M, Kudo S, Uemura H, Hayashi N, Sano F, Ogino I, Ishikawa A, Shiraishi K, Muraishi O, Nakamura N, Shiroki R, Ito F, Tomioka S, Ohta S, Yokoyama O, Shioura H, Hioka T, Suzuki K, Kageyama Y, Saito Y, Kikugawa T, Nishikawa A, Nagata H, Sugawara A, Kawakita S, Shiga Y, Momma T, Yamashita S. Nationwide Japanese Prostate Cancer Outcome Study of Permanent Iodine-125 Seed Implantation (J-POPS): first analysis on survival. Int J Clin Oncol 2018; 23:1148-1159. [DOI: 10.1007/s10147-018-1309-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 06/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Bendiab E, Hantaz S, Valentine F, Borlot F, Ramdani M, Suma C, Kubo A, Gaume M, Teron B, Thibaud JC, Oziol E. Polyarthrite aiguë rapidement destructrice avec panniculite : le syndrome PPP. Rev Med Interne 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2018.03.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Kubo A, Tanabe K, Suzuki G, Ito Y, Ishimaru T, Kasamatsu-Takasawa N, Tsumune D, Mizuno T, Watanabe YW, Arakawa H, Kanda J. Radioactive cesium concentrations in coastal suspended matter after the Fukushima nuclear accident. Mar Pollut Bull 2018; 131:341-346. [PMID: 29886956 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.04.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Revised: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Radioactive cesium concentrations in the suspended matter of the coastal waters around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) were investigated between January 2014 and August 2015. The concentrations of radioactive cesium in the suspended matter were two orders higher in magnitude than those determined in the sediment. In addition, we discovered highly radioactive Cs particles in the suspended matter using autoradiography. The geometrical average radioactivity of particles was estimated to be 0.6 Bq at maximum and 0.2 Bq on average. The contribution ratio of highly radioactive Cs particles to each sample ranged from 13 to 54%, and was 36% on average. A major part of the radioactive Cs concentration in the suspended matter around the FDNPP was strongly influenced by the highly radioactive particles. The subsequent resuspension of highly radioactive Cs particles has been suggested as a possible reason for the delay in radioactive Cs depuration from benthic biota.
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- Atsushi Kubo
- Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Geosciences, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan; Faculty of Bioenvironmental Science, Kyoto Gakuen University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Environmental Science Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Chiba, Japan
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- Fukushima Prefectural Fisheries Experimental Station, Fukushima, Japan
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- Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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Yasuda-Sekiguchi F, Shiohama A, Kawasaki H, Ebihara T, Kubo A, Amagai M, Sasaki T. 404 Genetic variants in TLR1, TIRAP and PSAPL1 are enriched in a specific subgroup of adult atopic dermatitis showing persistent skin manifestation on the face and neck area. J Invest Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.03.411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Fujita H, Sasaki T, Miyamoto T, Mori T, Nakabayashi K, Hata K, Matsuura S, Matsubara Y, Amagai M, Kubo A. 733 Identification and molecular characterization of a CDC20 mutation in a novel mosaic variegated aneuploidy syndrome with premature aging phenotypes. J Invest Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.03.743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Takahashi H, Nomura H, Iriki H, Kubo A, Mukai M, Sasaki T, Mikami Y, O'Shea J, Amagai M. 013 Cholesterol 25-hydroxylase expressing CD4+ T cell regulates skin inflammation. J Invest Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Takahashi S, Ishida A, Kawasaki H, Kubo A, Amagai M, Okada T. 701 Imaging of the epidermal nerve dynamics and activity in the normal and pruritic dermatitis conditions. J Invest Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.03.710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Sato M, Uematsu M, Hama Y, Kondo M, Kutsuki S, Shigematsu N, Ando Y, Kusano S, Kubo A. Low-Dose Induction Radiotherapy for Stomach Conservation in Patients with Massive Gastric Lymphoma. Tumori 2018; 86:286-8. [PMID: 11016705 DOI: 10.1177/030089160008600405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Low-dose induction radiotherapy was performed in 4 patients with massive gastric lymphoma in order to treat the disease without gastrectomy. Following the radiotherapy, gastric lesions had shrunk considerably without any complications. Standard chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy could then be performed safely, and stomach conservation could be achieved in all 4 patients.
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- M Sato
- Radiation Oncology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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Horikawa H, Kurihara Y, Funakoshi T, Umegaki-Arao N, Takahashi H, Kubo A, Tanikawa A, Kodani N, Minami Y, Meguro S, Itoh H, Izumi K, Nishie W, Shimizu H, Amagai M, Yamagami J. Unique clinical and serological features of bullous pemphigoid associated with dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors. Br J Dermatol 2018; 178:1462-1463. [PMID: 29478242 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- H Horikawa
- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.,Center for Preventative Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Ogawa C, Morita M, Omura A, Noda T, Kubo A, Matsunaka T, Tamaki H, Shibatoge M, Tsutsui A, Senoh T, Nagano T, Takaguchi K, Tani J, Morishita A, Yoneyama H, Masaki T, Moriya A, Ando M, Deguchi A, Kokudo Y, Minami Y, Ueshima K, Sakurai T, Nishida N, Kudo M. Hand-Foot Syndrome and Post-Progression Treatment Are the Good Predictors of Better Survival in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Sorafenib: A Multicenter Study. Oncology 2017; 93 Suppl 1:113-119. [PMID: 29258090 DOI: 10.1159/000481241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between treatment outcomes and hand-foot syndrome (HFS), and the relationship between survival rate and post-progression treatment after sorafenib therapy. METHODS The study assessed 314 patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with sorafenib at 5 general hospitals in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. RESULTS At the start of sorafenib therapy, 23.6% of the patients had HCC of a Child-Pugh class other than A. The initial sorafenib dose was 800 mg in 9.2% of the patients and 400 mg in 64.3%. Time to progression was 129 days (95% CI: 87.3-170.7) and the median overall survival (OS) was 392 days (95% CI: 316.0-468.0). The OS of the patients with Child-Pugh class A HCC was significantly better than that of the patients with Child-Pugh class B HCC (p < 0.0001). The survival curves for Child-Pugh class A-5 points and class A-6 points were significantly different, with that for class A-5 points being better (p < 0.0001). A significant difference was observed between the patients who exhibited HFS and those who did not, with the former exhibiting a better survival rate (p < 0.001). In addition, the survival rate of the patients who received post-progression treatment after sorafenib therapy was significantly better than that of the patients who did not (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION In sorafenib therapy, patients with HFS and those who received post-progression treatment exhibited good OS.
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- Chikara Ogawa
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Takamatsu, Japan
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Kubo A, Atsugi T, Yokouchi M, Hirabayashi A, Ohyama M, Amagai M. 245 Tight junction barriers in sebaceous glands are crucial for proper terminal differentiation of sebocytes. J Invest Dermatol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.07.243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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