著者
Jong-Kwang KIM Seung-Jin CHOI Young-Hwan YOU Hyoung-Kyu SONG
出版者
The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
雑誌
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications (ISSN:09168516)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.E101-B, no.12, pp.2445-2452, 2018-12-01
被引用文献数
1

Multiple input multiple output with orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (MIMO-OFDM) is used in various parts of wireless communication systems. Because the MIMO-OFDM system simultaneously transmits parallel data streams and each receive antenna receives all data streams at one time, the detection ability of the receiver is very important. Among the detection schemes suitable for OFDM, maximum likelihood (ML) detection has optimal performance, but its complexity is so high that it is infeasible. Linear detection schemes such as zero-forcing (ZF) and minimum mean square error (MMSE) have low complexity, but also low performance. Among non-linear detection schemes, the near-ML detection which is the sphere detection (SD) or the QR decomposition with M algorithm (QRD-M) also has optimal performance but the complexity of SD and QRD-M detection is also too high. Other non-linear detection schemes like successive interference cancellation (SIC) detection have low complexity. However, the performance of SIC detection is lower than other non-linear detection schemes. In this paper, selectively iterative detection is proposed for MIMO-OFDM system; it offers low complexity and good performance.
著者
若林 明雄 バロン-コーエン サイモン ウィールライト サリー
出版者
公益社団法人 日本心理学会
雑誌
心理学研究 (ISSN:00215236)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.77, no.3, pp.271-277, 2006-08-25 (Released:2010-07-16)
参考文献数
28
被引用文献数
15 27

Empathizing is a drive to identify another person's emotions and thoughts and respond to them appropriately. Systemizing is a drive to analyze systems or construct systems. The Empathizing-Systemizing (E-S) model suggests that these are major dimensions in which individuals differ from each other, and women being superior in empathizing and men in systemizing. In this study, we examined new questionnaires, the Empathy Quotient (EQ) and the Systemizing Quotient (SQ). Participants were 1 250 students, 616 men and 634 women, from eight universities, who completed both the EQ and SQ. Results showed that women scored higher than men on the EQ, and the result was reversed on the SQ. Results also showed that humanities majors scored higher than sciences majors on the EQ, and again the result was reversed on the SQ. The results were discussed in relation to the E-S theory of gender differences.
著者
Gülbike DEMİREL Gürkan GÜR Fatma Funda DEMİRSOY Evrim Güneş ALTUNTAŞ Burcu YENER-İLCE Mehmet Ali KILIÇARSLAN
出版者
The Japanese Society for Dental Materials and Devices
雑誌
Dental Materials Journal (ISSN:02874547)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.39, no.1, pp.101-110, 2020-01-30 (Released:2020-01-31)
参考文献数
46
被引用文献数
7

The aim of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxicity of contemporary flowable and paste-like bulk-fill dental composites by using a real-time cell analysis. In the present paper, cytotoxicity levels of five flowable, five paste-like bulk-fill composite materials and one conventional flowable, one conventional paste-like resin composite were examined on L929 mouse fibroblast cell line. After seeding 25,000 cells/300 μL/well cell suspensions into the wells of an E-plate, test materials were added and observed at every 30 min intervals for 72 h. Kruskal Wallis H and Mann Whitney U multiple comparison tests were used to analyze the results. Pre-reacted glass-ionomer (PRG) containing bulk-fill composites were severely toxic at all time points (24, 48 and 72 h, p<0.05). None of the tested composites demonstrated high cell viability (>70%) at 48 and 72 h. Flowable and paste-like composites of the same brand exhibited similar cytotoxic properties (p>0.05).
著者
Tien-Pen Hsu Yu-Jui Lin
出版者
Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies
雑誌
Proceedings of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies
巻号頁・発行日
pp.93, 2007 (Released:2008-04-04)

Motorcycle has its advantage of price and mobility to become the main transportation mode in Asia countries where there are high density of population and the economic development falls behind the developed countries. When people have enough economic capability to buy a motor vehicle, the car and the motorcycle have a relation of substitution. It is also a major work to develop a Multinomial Logit Model of motor vehicle chosen. The variables of cost in Multinomial Logit Model are insignificant to the models, and car owners and motorcycle owners usually underestimated the expected cost of another type of vehicle. In sensitive analysis, we can find that three utility factors, such as travel time reliability, convenience and safety are the major reasons influenced the ownership of motor vehicle.
著者
Hiroshi Akiyama Hideki Matsuoka Takanori Okuyama Kyohei Higashi Toshihiko Toida Hiroyuki Komatsu Yoshiko Sugita-Konishi Satomi Kobori Yukio Kodama Midori Yoshida Hitoshi Endou
出版者
Food Safety Commission, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
雑誌
Food Safety (ISSN:21878404)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.2014036, (Released:2015-03-11)
参考文献数
37
被引用文献数
6

A novel type of encephalopathy associated with the ingestion of Sugihiratake mushroom (Pleurocybella porrigens) occurred in patients with chronic renal failure treated on hemodialysis in fall, 2004 in Japan. To clarify the mechanism of encephalopathy onset, we, for the first time, purified the cyanogen glycoside fraction (CG) from Sugihiratake mushroom using reversed phase high-performance liquid chromatography and hydrophilic interaction chromatography. Furthermore, we investigated single dose toxicity of the CG in an adenine-induced rat model of chronic renal damage (CRD). Pathological examination of kidneys indicates the development of CRD. Oral administration of the CG induces the accumulation of thiocyanate in the hemolyzed blood and brain in CRD rats, although no morphological changes were found in the brain. No further enhancement of kidney damage is observed after the oral administration of the CG in CRD rats. This is the first experimental report to suggest that acute encephalopathy, induced by Sugihiratake mushroom intake in the patients with chronic renal failure, is associated with intoxication of cyanide and thiocyanate, presumably produced metabolically produced after the ingestion of Sugihiratake mushroom.
著者
Da-Ming Gao Takashi Kobayashi Shuji Adachi
出版者
Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology
雑誌
Food Science and Technology Research (ISSN:13446606)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.21, no.6, pp.801-803, 2015 (Released:2016-01-28)
参考文献数
13
被引用文献数
2 5

The solubility of d-galactose, d-tagatose, and d-talose in aqueous ethanol (20 – 80 wt%) was measured in the temperature range of −30°C to 20°C. The solubility of each sugar decreased upon increasing the ethanol concentration and decreasing the temperature. The solubility of d-talose and d-tagatose was higher than that of d-galactose under all conditions. The temperature dependence of the solubility of each hexose can be expressed by the van't Hoff equation. The dissolution enthalpy of each hexose decreased upon increasing the ethanol concentration. The dissolution enthalpy of d-talose was higher than that of d-galactose and d-tagatose.
著者
Jun-ichi Takahashi Shin-ichi Akimoto Eisuke Hasegawa Jun Nakamura
出版者
JAPANESE SOCIETY OF APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY AND ZOOLOGY
雑誌
Applied Entomology and Zoology (ISSN:00036862)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.37, no.3, pp.481-486, 2002 (Released:2003-04-25)
参考文献数
29
被引用文献数
12 14

Vespa ducalis is a monogynous hornet with an annual life cycle. Its colonies are the smallest in the genus Vespa. Generally, it is thought that the number of queen matings and colony size are positively correlated, so we analyzed the queen mating number and genetic relatedness between workers of V. ducalis using microsatellite DNA markers. We examined foundress queens and 20 workers from each of 20 colonies. All colonies were found to have one queen inseminated by one male. The genetic relatedness between workers was 0.724±0.0029 (mean±SE), which is not significantly different from the expected value of 0.75 for full sisters. This result suggests a possible conflict in male production between queens and workers based on kin selection prediction. Therefore, we performed microsatellite analysis of 400 males from 20 colonies to verify whether males are derived from either queens or from workers. No males could be assigned to workers developed ovaries were not found in a total of 880 mature workers. These results strongly suggest that queens dominate production of males in V. ducalis colonies.
著者
Shigehiro KAGAYA Yumi SAEKI Daiki MORISHIMA Takehiro KAJIWARA Waka KAMICHATANI Hideyuki YANAI Toshifumi KATOH Mitsuru SAITO Makoto GEMMEI-IDE Yoshinori INOUE
出版者
The Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry
雑誌
Analytical Sciences (ISSN:09106340)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.36, no.5, pp.583-588, 2020-05-10 (Released:2020-05-10)
参考文献数
36
被引用文献数
2

New chelating resins immobilizing carboxymethylated polyallylamine (CM-PAA) were prepared by immobilizing PAAs with some molecular weights on methacrylate resins and then carboxymethylating a part of amino groups in the PAAs using various amounts of sodium monochloroacetate. The molecular weight of PAA barely affected both the amount of PAA immobilized on the resin and the relationship between the carboxymethylation (CM) rate and the ratio of the amount of monochloroacetate used in the CM step. The selectivity of CM-PAA resin for solid-phase extraction of trace elements was almost the same as that of a resin immobilizing carboxylymethylated polyethyleneimine; 10 elements, namely Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Mo, Ni, Pb, Ti, V, and Zn, could be quantitatively recovered over a wide pH range and alkali and alkaline earth elements were scarcely extracted under acidic and neutral conditions. The CM-PAA resin was applicable to the separation and preconcentration of the elements in a certified reference material (Waste Water, EU-L-1) and a real environmental water sample (ground water).
著者
Koichi HARAGUCHI Mineshi SAKAMOTO Akito MATSUYAMA Megumi YAMAMOTO Dang T. HUNG Hiromitsu NAGASAKA Keisuke UCHIDA Yasunori ITO Hitoshi KODAMATANI Milena HORVAT Hing M. CHAN Matthew RAND Ciprian M. CIRTIU Byoung-Gwon KIM Flemming NIELSEN Akane YAMAKAWA Nikolay MASHYANOV Nikolai PANICHEV Elena PANOVA Tomoaki WATANABE Naoki KANEKO Jun YOSHINAGA Ranny F. HERWATI Alfrida E. SUOTH Hirokatsu AKAGI
出版者
The Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry
雑誌
Analytical Sciences (ISSN:09106340)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.36, no.5, pp.561-567, 2020-05-10 (Released:2020-05-10)
参考文献数
28
被引用文献数
5

A certified reference material, NIMD-01, was developed for the analysis of mercury speciation in human hair. We collected the hair of Vietnamese males from a barbershop in Hanoi in 2016 and prepared 1200 bottles containing 3 g of sieved and blended hair powder. The certified value was given on a dry-mass basis, with the moisture content obtained by drying at 85°C for 4 h. Certified values with the expanded uncertainties (coverage factor, k = 2) were as follows: methylmercury, 0.634 ± 0.071 mg kg−1 as mercury; total mercury, 0.794 ± 0.050 mg kg−1; copper, 12.8 ± 1.4 mg kg−1; zinc, 234 ± 29 mg kg−1; selenium, 1.52 ± 0.29 mg kg−1. An indicative arsenic concentration of 0.17 ± 0.03 mg kg−1 was measured. Extended uncertainties were estimated by sample homogeneity, long- and short-term stabilities, and a characterization from measurements made by collaborating laboratories.
著者
Akunna Francess UJUAGU Ziteng WANG Shin-ichi MORITA
出版者
The Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry
雑誌
Analytical Sciences (ISSN:09106340)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.36, no.5, pp.511-514, 2020-05-10 (Released:2020-05-10)
参考文献数
13
被引用文献数
5

Spectral pretreatments, such as background removal from Raman big data, are crucial to have a smooth link to advanced spectral analysis. Recently, we developed an automated background removal method, where we considered the shortest length of a spectrum by changing the scaling factor of the background spectrum. Here, we propose a practical way to correct the systematic error caused by noise from measurements. This correction has been realized to be more effective and accurate for automatic background removal.
著者
永松 敦 足立 泰二 陳 蘭庄 篠原 久枝 宮崎公立大学民俗学演習 Atsushi NAGAMATSU Taiji ADACHI Lanzhuan CHEN Hisae SHINOHARA SEMINAR-MMU FOLKLORE 宮崎公立大学人文学部 宮崎大学 南九州大学 宮崎大学 宮崎公立大学人文学部 Miyazaki Municipal University Faculty of Humanities Miyazaki University Minami Kyushu University Miyazaki University Miyazaki Municipal University Faculty of Humanities
雑誌
宮崎公立大学人文学部紀要 = Bulletin of Miyazaki Municipal University Faculty of Humanities (ISSN:13403613)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.27, no.1, pp.121-200, 2020-03-06

現在、伝統野菜・在来野菜のブームが地域創生との関連で湧き上がっている。特定の地域に根差した食材としての野菜を地域づくりに活用する試みが、全国各地で展開している。ただ、伝統野菜・在来野菜の定義が曖昧なまま広範囲に利用だけが促進されると、逆に、地域文化の改変、及び、損失につながりかねない状況も起こりうる危険性も孕んでいる。本稿では、従来の見解を一度、整理しなおし、宮崎、鹿児島(種子島)の事例を中心に、理想的な伝統野菜・在来野菜利用のあるべき姿を探ってみたい。 末尾に、在来野菜に関する助成事業の報告書3種を添付する。
著者
Bei Song Zhen-Zhou Zhang Jiu-Chang Zhong Xi-Yong Yu Gavin Y. Oudit Hai-Yan Jin Lin Lu Ying-Le Xu Zamaneh Kassiri Wei-Feng Shen Ping-Jin Gao Ding-Liang Zhu
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.77, no.12, pp.2997-3006, 2013 (Released:2013-11-25)
参考文献数
34
被引用文献数
27 37

Background: Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) has been implicated in human heart failure, but the mechanism remains elusive. We hypothesized that ACE2 deficiency would exacerbate angiotensin (Ang) II-mediated myocardial injury. Methods and Results: 10-week-old ACE2 knockout (ACE2KO) and wild-type mice received by mini-osmotic pump either AngII (1.5mg·kg–1·day–1) or saline for 2 weeks. ACE2 deficiency triggered greater increases in the expression of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), fractalkine (FKN) and phosphorylated ERK1/2 in AngII-treated ACE2KO hearts. These changes were associated with greater activation of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 2, MMP9 and MT1-MMP and exacerbation of myocardial injury and dysfunction. In cultured cardiofibroblasts, exposure to AngII (100nmol/L) for 30min resulted in marked increases in superoxide production and expression of CTGF, FKN and phosphorylated ERK1/2, which were strikingly prevented by recombinant human ACE2 (rhACE2; 1mg/ml) and the CTGF-neutralizing antibody (5μg/ml), but were aggravated by ACE2 inhibitor DX600 (0.5μmol/L). These protective effects of rhACE2 were eradicated by the Ang-(1–7) antagonist A779 (1μmol/L). More intriguingly, rhACE2 treatment significantly abolished AngII-mediated increases in MMP2, MMP9 and MT1-MMP in cardiofibroblasts. Conclusions: Loss of ACE2 exacerbates AngII-mediated inflammation, myocardial injury and dysfunction in ACE2-deficient hearts via activation of the CTGF-FKN-ERK and MMP signaling. ACE2 gene may represent a potential candidate to prevent and treat myocardial injury and heart diseases.  (Circ J 2013; 77: 2997–3006)
著者
Tetsuya Takahashi Tatsunori Shitara Megumi Kumamaru Masanobu Taya Hiroko Kazama Jun-ichi Nishikawa Harue Nakano Masami Inokuma Tomoyuki Morisawa Simio Yamada Hikaru Matsuda
出版者
The Society of Physical Therapy Science
雑誌
Journal of Physical Therapy Science (ISSN:09155287)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.23, no.1, pp.21-23, 2011 (Released:2011-04-28)
参考文献数
9

[Purpose] The aim of this study was to determine the lower-limb muscle activities during muscle exercise using an on-the-bed muscle training device that utilizes the intermittent inflation of an oval rubber balloon placed against the sole. [Subjects and Methods] Ten healthy subjects were asked to adopt a semi-recumbent position with a flat oval chloridized polyvinyl balloon placed against the sole. The subjects were asked to extend both their legs when they felt the inflation of the balloon on their plantar surface. This exercise was defined as leg exercise against intermittent sole pressure stimulation (ExISPS). [Results] The root-mean-square (RMS)-EMG values of the vastus medialis during ExISPS in the semi-recumbent position were similar to those when standing up from 45-degree knee flexion and calf-raising. The RMS-EMG values of the biceps femoris showed no significant difference among these exercises. The RMS-EMG values of gastrocnemius medialis during ExISPS in the semi-recumbent position were higher than those when standing up from 45-degree knee flexion and standing up from a chair. [Conclusion] The findings of this study suggest that the muscle activities during ExISPS mimic or are greater than those required of the leg in daily life.
著者
Hiroto Takenaka Tatsunori Ikemoto Junya Suzuki Masayuki Inoue Young-Chang Arai Takahiro Ushida Masataka Deie Mitsuhiro Kamiya
出版者
The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research
雑誌
Spine Surgery and Related Research (ISSN:2432261X)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.4, no.2, pp.164-170, 2020-04-27 (Released:2020-04-27)
参考文献数
46
被引用文献数
4

Introduction: The present study aimed to investigate the association between trunk muscle strength, lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD), lumbar scoliosis angle (LSA), and appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (ASMI) and the severity locomotive syndrome (LS) using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) technology in elderly individuals.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we enrolled 168 individuals aged >60 years. We measured their trunk muscle strength (flexion and extension) and BMD, LSA, and ASMI using DXA. We defined degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS) as LSA ≥ 10° by the Cobb method using the DXA image. The locomotor function was evaluated using the timed up-and-go (TUG) test and the 25-question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale (GLFS-25) score. Normal locomotor function, LS-1, and LS-2 were defined as a GLFS-25 score of <7, ≥7 and <16, and ≥16, respectively. We compared the three groups, analyzing the associations between all variables and the locomotor function using univariate and multivariate analyses.Results: Although there was no significant difference in sex ratio, BMD, ASMI, and trunk-flexor strength, significant differences were observed in age (p < 0.01), the prevalence of DLS (p = 0.02), trunk-extensor strength (p < 0.01), and trunk-extensor/flexor strength ratio (p < 0.01) among the three groups. In multiple regression analyses, the significant risk factors of the TUG test were age (β = 0.26), body mass index (β = 0.36), LSA (β = 0.15), ASMI (β = −0.30), and trunk-extensor strength (β = −0.19), whereas the significant factor of the GLFS-25 score was trunk-extensor strength (β = −0.31).Conclusions: The results indicate that it is clinically important for LS to pay careful attention not only to BMD but also to lumbar scoliosis when DXA examination of the lumbar spine is routinely conducted. Moreover, it is essential to note that trunk-extensor strength is more important than trunk-flexor strength in maintaining locomotor function in elderly individuals.
著者
Mitsuyuki Kuroki Naoki Kamo Yonosuke Kobatake Yukichi Abe Shin-ichi Ishii
出版者
Japan Society for Cell Biology
雑誌
Cell Structure and Function (ISSN:03867196)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.11, no.2, pp.199-204, 1986 (Released:2008-04-18)
参考文献数
22
被引用文献数
2 2

Stimulation of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) by tetravalent concanavalin A (α-ConA) induces membrane depolarization preceding the onset of superoxide anion (O2-) production. Both divalent and monovalent ConA analogues were studied to evaluate the role of valence. Monovalent ConA (m-ConA) was inactive in stimulating O2-production and divalent derivatives were less active than native a-ConA. Similarly, membrane depolarization was dependent on the valency of ConA. m-ConA did not induce a marked change in membrane potential, whereas sustained depolarization occurred with multivalent ConA. The formation of multiple linked interactions between surface receptors may be an important early event in the activation of PMN by ConA.
著者
Satoki Aoki Takako Aboshi Yoshihito Shiono Ken-ichi Kimura Toshihiro Murata Daisuke Arai Yoshiaki Iizuka Tetsuya Murayama
出版者
The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
雑誌
Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin (ISSN:00092363)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.68, no.5, pp.436-442, 2020-05-01 (Released:2020-05-01)
参考文献数
31
被引用文献数
6

Six new sesquiterpenes, tsukiyols A–C, neoilludin C, and 4-O-methylneoilludins A and B, were isolated from the fruiting body of Omphalotus japonicus (Kawam.) Kirchm. & O. K. Mill. Additionally, six known compounds, illudin S, neoilludins A–B, 5-hydroxydichomitol, ergosterolperoxide, and 3β,5α,9α-trihydroxyergosta-7,22-diene-6-one, were also obtained. Their chemical structures were determined with MS, IR, and NMR spectra and the absolute configurations of neoilludins A–C, 4-O-methylneoilludins A, and B were determined with electronic circular dichroism (ECD). Illudin S and 3β,5α,9α-trihydroxyergosta-7,22-diene-6-one showed cytotoxicity against human acute promyelocytic leukemia HL60 cells. Illudin S, 4-O-methylneoilludin A, B, and tsukiyol C showed growth-restoring activity against mutant yeast via Ca2+-signal transduction.
著者
Van-Long Pham Keiji Wada
出版者
The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan
雑誌
IEEJ Journal of Industry Applications (ISSN:21871094)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.9, no.3, pp.227-234, 2020-05-01 (Released:2020-05-01)
参考文献数
19
被引用文献数
4

This paper proposes a normalization design for series inductances in a triple active bridge (TAB) converter. The voltage variations and inductances are normalized based on percentage, and the complicated relationships between the elements of the TAB converter are clarified. The limitation of inductances corresponding to the different voltage variations is specified. The inductances are designed by considering the operation range of the phase shift angles. Based on this, the proposed method allows the inductances in TAB converter to be designed for various applications. A prototype converter rated at 200V and 500W is implemented to verify the proposed method. The experimental results show that the converter can operate under the rated power, indicating that the proposed method can be applied for designing of a TAB converter.
著者
赤崎 正一 戸田 ツトム 寺門 孝之 小山 明 黄 國賓 Shoichi AKAZAKI Tztom TODA Takayuki TERAKADO Akira KOYAMA Kuo-pin HUANG
出版者
神戸芸術工科大学
雑誌
芸術工学2013
巻号頁・発行日
2013-11-25

本研究は杉浦康平名誉教授の1950年代からはじまるデザイン活動の包括的な研究を目指すものである。就中、1970年代~ 80年代の杉浦名誉教授の活動を中心に成立したと思われる「エディトリアルデザイン」概念の成立過程の検証を重点的な目的とする。本研究の基盤をなすものとして2011 年度後半に相次いで開催された「脈動する本」展(武蔵野美術大学美術館)、「メタボリズムの未来都市」展(森美術館)などで明示的になった、1960 年世界デザイン会議を契機に展開した戦後デザインの爆発的な拡張の様相への再認識がある。当時の日本デザイン界全体の沸騰の中にあっても、とりわけて実験的であり続けた、杉浦デザインの現代までにいたる50 ~ 60 年の実践活動の内実を、「エディトリアルデザイン」をキー概念として調査・研究する。以下が研究(平成24年度)の具体的な活動の細目となる。1)杉浦デザインによるポスターの収集(500 ~ 600 種程度)と整理・分析→ 1次リスト完成→さらなる整理継続中。2)杉浦名誉教授による2002年度視覚情報デザイン学科講義映像記録の整理編集→ 1次編集完成→記録映像アーカイブ化のための準備中。3)杉浦名誉教授によるレクチャーをふくむ研究会の開催→ 2度にわたって実施→レクチャー記録整理中。