著者

ガルシア G.W. マックフアーレン R.A. ラロ C.H.O. ヨンクマン T. ビプタ N. 牧田 登之

出版者

日本野生動物医学会

雑誌

Japanese journal of zoo and wildlife medicine (ISSN:13426133)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.6, no.2, pp.61-66, 2001-09

参考文献数

7

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トリニダード・トバコ(ウエストインディズ)が英国から独立した1962年にコクリコは国鳥に指定されたが,1963年のハリケーンで森林の被害が甚大であったので森林の辺縁で棲みつくようになり農民から害鳥扱いされている。1980年の野生動物規制改定から保護鳥から害鳥に扱いが変わったため,コクリコ(ワキアカヒメシヤクケイ)の保存が危機的になってきている。コクリコの繁殖のために,トリニダードの動物園でのコクリコの飼育状態とトバコでコクリコを飼育している推定15名のうち5名(4ヶ所)に面接し,質問状を送った10名中の2名から返答を得たことを併せて報告する。コクリコの肉は蛋白質(24.1%)に富み脂肪が少ない(0.4%)ので健康食品として注目されている。コクリコ飼育者はすべて40歳以上の男性で趣味として飼っている。この人達は,アグーチ,ペッカリー,イグアナ等他の野生動物も飼っている。飼育中のコクリコは,動物園でもトバコの4ヶ所でも,地面や巣箱に産卵し,ふ化にも成功している。季節性はないようである。野生でコクリコが繁殖している南米本土に近いトリニダードで野生コクリコが見られず,トリニダードより北東25km離れたトバコではコクリコが土着であるのは興味深い。

著者

市瀬 龍太郎 Kappara Venkata Narasimha Pavan Vyas O.P.

出版者

人工知能学会

雑誌

人工知能学会全国大会論文集 (ISSN:13479881)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.25, 2011

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本論文では、Linked Dataを用いた知識発見手法について報告する。

著者

Esperanza O. CAYANAN Tsing-Chang CHEN Josefina C. ARGETE Ming-Cheng YEN Prisco D. NILO

出版者

Meteorological Society of Japan

雑誌

気象集誌. 第2輯 (ISSN:00261165)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.89A, pp.123-139, 2011 (Released:2011-05-05)

参考文献数

14

被引用文献数

37 42

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Intense southwest monsoon (SWM) rainfall events causing massive landslides and flash floods along the western sections of the Philippines were studied. These rainfall events, are not directly coming from the tropical cyclones (TCs) for they are situated far north to northeast of Luzon Island. The heavy rainfall is hypothesized as caused by the interaction of strong westerlies with the mountain ranges along the west coast of Luzon that produces strong vertical motion and consequently generates heavy rainfall. Four of heavy SWM rainfall cases were examined to determine how the presence and position of tropical cyclones in the Philippine vicinity affect these SWM rainfall events; three cases with TC of varying positions within the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) and the fourth case without TC. Using a spatial Fourier decomposition approach, the total streamfunction is decomposed into two flow regimes: monsoon basic flow (Waves 0-1) and tropical cyclone perturbation flow (Waves 2-23) over a domain of (20°E-140°W, 5°S-35°N). The purpose of this flow decomposition is to determine the latter’s effect on or contribution to the monsoon activity. The analysis utilized the NCEP Final (FNL) data with 1° long. × 1° lat. resolution. Results show that the tropical cyclones over the Pacific Ocean located northeast of Luzon generate strong southwesterly winds over the west coast of Luzon. These in addition to the southwesterlies from the basic flow strengthened the southwest winds that interact with the high Cordillera Mountain ranges

著者

Kenji Kawatoko Yasuyoshi Washio Tomoyuki Ohara Satoru Fukuyama Takanori Honda Jun Hata Taro Nakazawa Keiko Kan-o Hiromasa Inoue Koichiro Matsumoto Tomohiro Nakao Takanari Kitazono Isamu Okamoto Toshiharu Ninomiya

出版者

Japan Epidemiological Association

雑誌

Journal of Epidemiology (ISSN:09175040)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.JE20230207, (Released:2023-12-02)

参考文献数

48

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Background: Studies on the association between preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) and dementia are limited. Indeed, PRISm has often been overlooked or ignored as an index of lung function impairment. Therefore, we investigated the association of PRISm with the risk for the development of dementia in an older Japanese population.Methods: A total of 1202 community-dwelling, older Japanese participants aged ≥65 years without dementia were followed up for a median of 5.0 years. Participants were categorized by spirometry as follows: normal spirometry (FEV1/FVC ≥0.70 and FEV1 ≥80% predicted), PRISm (≥0.70 and <80%), airflow limitation (AFL) Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 1 (<0.70 and ≥80%), and AFL GOLD 2 to 4 (<0.70 and <80%). Hazard ratios (HRs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were computed using a Cox proportional hazards model.Results: During the follow-up period, 122 participants developed dementia. The age- and sex-adjusted incidences of dementia in the participants with normal spirometry, PRISm, AFL GOLD 1, and AFL GOLD 2 to 4 were 20.5, 37.0, 18.4, and 28.6 per 1000 person-years, respectively. Participants with PRISm had a higher risk of dementia (HR 2.04 [95%CI, 1.19-3.49]) than those with normal spirometry after adjusting for confounders. Moreover, both reduced FEV1% predicted values and FVC% predicted values were associated with the risk for dementia.Conclusion: PRISm was associated with an increased risk of dementia in a general older Japanese population.

著者

Satoshi WATANABE Naofumi YOSHIDA Kairi BABA Hiroyuki YAMASAKI Natsuko O. SHINOZAKI Masato OGAWA Tomoya YAMASHITA Aya K. TAKEDA

出版者

BMFH Press

雑誌

Bioscience of Microbiota, Food and Health (ISSN:21863342)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.2022-047, (Released:2023-10-18)

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Gut microbiota imbalance plays an important role in the pathogenesis of various diseases. Here, we determined microbe–microbe interactions and gut microbiome stability in a Japanese population with varying body mass indices (BMIs) and enterotypes. Using 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing, we analyzed gut microbial data from fecal samples obtained from 3,365 older Japanese individuals. The individuals were divided into lean, normal, and obese groups based on their BMIs. They were further categorized according to their gut microbiota enterotypes: Bacteroides (enterotype B), Prevotella (enterotype P), and Ruminococcus (enterotype R). We obtained data on different host factors, such as age, BMI, and disease status, using a survey questionnaire evaluated by the Mykinso gut microbiome testing service. Subsequently, we evaluated the co-occurrence network. Individual differences in BMI were associated with differences in co-occurrence networks. By exploring the network topology based on BMI status , we observed that the network density was lower in the lean group than that in the normal group. Furthermore, a simulation-based stability analysis revealed a lower resistance index in the lean group than those in the other two groups. Our results provide insights into various microbe–microbe interactions and gut microbial stability and could aid in developing appropriate therapeutic strategies targeting gut microbiota modulation to manage frailty.

著者

Rebecca L. Mccarthy Marianne De brito Edel O’toole

出版者

The Keio Journal of Medicine

雑誌

The Keio Journal of Medicine (ISSN:00229717)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.2023-0012-IR, (Released:2023-09-28)

参考文献数

61

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Pachyonychia congenita (PC) is a rare, autosomal dominant inherited disorder of keratinization that is characterized by a triad of focal palmoplantar keratoderma, plantar pain, and hypertrophic nail dystrophy. It can be debilitating, causing significantly impaired mobility. PC is diagnosed clinically alongside identification of a heterozygous pathogenic mutation in one of five keratin genes: KRT6A, KRT6B, KRT6C, KRT16, or KRT17. Each keratin gene mutation is associated with a distinct clinical phenotype, with variable age of onset and additional features, which has allowed classification by genotype. Additional features include pilosebaceous cysts, follicular hyperkeratosis, natal teeth, oral leukokeratosis, hidradenitis suppurativa, itching, and neurovascular structures. Although classed as rare, the prevalence of PC is likely to be underestimated. There is no cure or specific treatment for PC at present. Current treatments are limited to conservative measures to reduce plantar friction and trauma, mechanical debridement, topical treatments, and treatments for associated features or complications, most commonly infection. However, through active research in collaboration with PC Project, a patient-advocacy group, and the International PC Research Registry, a global registry of PC patients, there are now many new potential therapeutic options on the horizon. This review summarizes the clinical features associated with PC and highlights the current and future treatment of its manifestations.

著者

Paul Virilio Sylvère Lostringer translated by Mark Polizzotti postscript translated by Brian O'Keeffe

出版者

Semiotext(e)

巻号頁・発行日

1997

著者

X. Zhang J. Xia O. A. Tretiakov H. T. Diep G. Zhao J. Yang Y. Zhou M. Ezawa X. Liu

出版者

The Magnetics Society of Japan ( Nihon Jiki Gakkai )

雑誌

Journal of the Magnetics Society of Japan (ISSN:18822924)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.47, no.1, pp.20-27, 2023-01-01 (Released:2023-01-01)

参考文献数

82

被引用文献数

1

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Topological spin textures on artificial pinning landscape may show unique static and dynamic properties. Here, we computationally show that the helicity of frustrated skyrmions on an artificial square-grid obstacle pattern can be switched by a spin current pulse. The obstacle pattern is formed by defect lines with enhanced perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, which could protect the skyrmion from being annihilated at the sample edge. It is found that the skyrmion driven by a moderate current shows a circular motion guided by the boundary of the obstacle pattern, while it shows an almost straight motion toward the sample edge in the absence of the obstacle pattern. By applying a short pulse current to drive the skyrmion in a sample with the obstacle pattern, we find that the helicity of the skyrmion could be switched between Bloch-type configurations favored by the dipole-dipole interaction. Besides, we demonstrate the possibility of switching the helicity of an array of skyrmions on the square-grid obstacle pattern using the same method. Our results could be useful for the helicity control of topological spin textures, and may provide guidelines for building future helicity-based spintronic functions.

著者

Kelvin Moseti Okong'O

出版者

東京農工大学

巻号頁・発行日

2020-03-25

著者

Hiroshi OKETANI Katsumi HARIMAYA Teruaki ONO Kazushige TERADO Satoshi INOHA Satoshi O. SUZUKI Takato MORIOKA

出版者

The Japan Neurosurgical Society

雑誌

NMC Case Report Journal (ISSN:21884226)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.10, pp.109-113, 2023-12-31 (Released:2023-04-21)

参考文献数

19

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Lumbar canal stenosis (LCS) has been reported as a precipitating factor by which a tethered spinal cord, which is asymptomatic during childhood, develops into tethered cord syndrome (TCS) in adulthood. However, only a few reports on surgical strategies for such cases are available. A 64-year-old woman presented with unbearable pain in the left buttock and dorsal aspect of the thigh approximately 1 year ago. Magnetic resonance imaging showed cord tethering with a filar-type spinal lipoma and LCS due to the thickening of the ligamentum flavum at the L4-5 vertebral level. Five months after the decompressive laminectomy for the treatment of LCS, an untethering surgery was performed at the dural cul-de-sac at the S4 level. The severed end of the filum was elevated rostrally by 7 mm, and the pain subsided postoperatively. This case study shows that surgeries for both lesions should be indicated for adult-onset TCS triggered by LCS.

著者

E. Owen D. WAYGOOD Yusak O. SUSILO

出版者

Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies

雑誌

Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (ISSN:18811124)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.9, pp.271-286, 2011 (Released:2011-10-31)

参考文献数

22

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The analysis of children’s activity-travel patterns has gained increasing attention in a variety of research fields. Most of the previous studies suggested that more compact development promotes less car-dependent travel among children. Unfortunately distinguishing what was a cultural artefact and what was a ‘universal’ truth of children’s travel is difficult as existing literature on children’s travel vary not just by country, but also by measures and analysis. The aim of this paper is to help bridge this gap of knowledge. Using the UK National Travel Survey and the Osaka Regional Area person trip datasets, this paper compares children’s travel behaviour in two countries with significantly different cultures. This paper discusses both consistencies and discrepancies of travel behaviours between the countries to highlight what factors are consistent despite cultural differences, and what may vary within cultures or different built environments.

著者

Paulo H. Barbosa Júlio B. B. de Camargo Tiago V. Braz Luan O. Col Marcelo S. Aoki Paulo H. Marchetti Jonato Prestes Charles R. Lopes

出版者

Active Aging Research Center

雑誌

Journal of Trainology (ISSN:21865264)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.12, no.1, pp.1-4, 2023-01-10 (Released:2023-01-22)

参考文献数

14

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Objective: The aims of this study were to: 1) quantify the weekly volume of sets prescribed for each muscle group of the lower limbs in recreationally-trained women; 2) assess the association between resistance training experience and the weekly volume. Design and Methods: The training programs of 1019 recreationally-trained women subjects were analyzed. Data was ana lyzed for the following lower limb muscle groups: quadriceps femoris, knee flexors, hip adductors, gluteus medius, gluteus maximus, triceps surae, and tibialis anterior. A k-cluster analysis was performed to subdivide the weekly volume of sets into 3 groups (low, medium, and high). Results: A significant difference in RT experience (years) and weekly frequency was observed between the 3 groups. For relative (%) weekly volume of sets, a larger number was noted for quadriceps femoris (34.29%), followed by gluteus maximus (28.57%), knee flexors (11.43%), and hip adductors, gluteus medius and triceps surae (all 8.57%). A moderate correlation was observed between RT experience and AVS (rs = 0.56; 95% CI = 0.50 to 0.59; p = 0.001) and a strong correlation between weekly frequency and AVS (rs = 0.73; 95% CI = 0.69 to 0.75; p = 0.001). Conclusion: In conclusion, strength coaches usually prescribe high weekly volumes of sets for lower limb muscle groups. Additionally, a higher weekly volume of sets was prescribed for the quadriceps femoris and gluteus maximus muscles when compared to the knee flexors. This results suggest that training experience positively correlates with to the absolute weekly volume of sets.

著者

Yoshiaki Endo Sebastian O. Danielache Moeko Ogawa Yuichiro Ueno

出版者

GEOCHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN

雑誌

GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL (ISSN:00167002)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.56, no.1, pp.40-56, 2022 (Released:2022-02-28)

参考文献数

80

被引用文献数

3

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The sulfur isotope fractionation that occurs during SO2 photolysis is key to explaining the isotope signatures stored in ancient sedimentary rocks and understanding the atmospheric compositions of the early Earth and early Mars. Here, we report the photoabsorption cross-sections of 32SO2, 33SO2, 34SO2, and 36SO2 measured from 206 to 220 nm at 296 K. The wavelength resolution was set to 1 cm–1, 25 times higher than that of previous SO2 isotopologue absorption spectra measurements. The precision of ~10% is in agreement with previously reported SO2 absorption spectra. In comparison with previously reported high-resolution spectra of natural abundance, SO2 measurements demonstrate smaller cross-sectional magnitudes at absorption peaks and an offset wavelength by ~0.016 nm. Using the newly recorded isotopologue spectra, we calculated the sulfur isotope fractionation for self-shielding during SO2 photolysis. The calculated 34S fractionation (34ε) roughly reproduces the observed relationship between 34ε and the SO2 column density in previous photolysis experiments. Thus, the cross-section is useful for predicting 34S/32S isotope fractionation in an optically thick SO2 atmosphere. In contrast, for mass-independent fractionation (MIF-S, i.e., non-zero Δ33S), the measured spectra predicted a weakly negative Δ33S/δ34S slope of about –0.1. The small Δ33S/δ34S slope is consistent with the slopes of SO2 photolysis experiments under high-pressure atmospheres (i.e., the pressure broadened absorption line width will be comparable to the spectral resolution). Therefore, MIF-S during photolysis experiments was linked to spectroscopic measurements for the first time. We conclude that reasonable precision and high-resolution spectroscopic measurements are key to explaining the origin of MIF-S at column densities below 1018 cm–2. However, MIF-S production in chamber experiments or atmospheric conditions may require understanding pressure or temperature effects, such as linewidth broadening on the UV-absorption spectra, and how these effects manifest themselves on isotopologues.

著者

Masaki Yoshioka Keisei Kosaki Masahiro Matsui Shoya Mori Natsumi Nishitani Chie Saito Kunihiro Yamagata Makoto Kuro-o Seiji Maeda

出版者

The Japan Endocrine Society

雑誌

Endocrine Journal (ISSN:09188959)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.EJ22-0063, (Released:2022-09-03)

被引用文献数

2

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Fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF23) is a phosphaturic hormone secreted by the bone in response to dietary phosphate intake. Since the phosphate content in the diet correlates with the protein content, both plant- and animal-based protein intake can increase the serum FGF23 level. However, a higher percentage of energy from plant protein than from animal protein is associated with a lower serum FGF23 level in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the United States. Since dietary habits differ between Asian and Western populations, we performed a cross-sectional study to determine the association between the percentages of energy from plant and animal proteins and the serum FGF23 level in Japanese CKD patients. In 107 non-dialysis CKD patients (age: 66 ± 9 years; estimated glomerular filtration rate: 56 ± 21 mL/min/1.73 m2), the percentages of energy from plant and animal proteins were assessed using a food frequency questionnaire based on food groups. Venous blood samples were used to measure the serum FGF23, phosphate, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, and intact parathyroid hormone levels. The percentages of energy from plant and animal proteins showed a negative and positive association, respectively, with the serum FGF23 level. Furthermore, isocaloric substitution modeling showed that replacing animal protein with plant protein was associated with a low serum FGF23 level. Our findings suggest that encouraging diets with high plant protein level may prevent an increase in the serum FGF23 level in Japanese CKD patients.

著者

浅野 元紀 Muriel Bechu Mark Tame Sahin Kaya Ozdemir 生田 力三 Durdu O Guney 山本 俊 Lan Yang Martin Wegener 井元 信之

雑誌

2015年第62回応用物理学会春季学術講演会

巻号頁・発行日

2015-02-06

著者

Kome;Do not eat著 第二I/O編集部編

出版者

工学社

巻号頁・発行日

2011

著者

K.O. 著

出版者

現代史出版会

巻号頁・発行日

1980

著者

K・O著

出版者

徳間書店(発売)

巻号頁・発行日

1980

著者

Yoichiro Fujioka Sayaka Kashiwagi Aiko Yoshida Aya O. Satoh Mari Fujioka Maho Amano Yohei Yamauchi Yusuke Ohba

出版者

Japan Society for Cell Biology

雑誌

Cell Structure and Function (ISSN:03867196)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.21047, (Released:2022-04-28)

被引用文献数

4

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The ongoing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has threatened human health and the global economy. Development of additional vaccines and therapeutics is urgently required, but such development with live virus must be conducted with biosafety level 3 confinement. Pseudotyped viruses have been widely adopted for studies of virus entry and pharmaceutical development to overcome this restriction. Here we describe a modified protocol to generate vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) pseudotyped with SARS-CoV or SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in high yield. We found that a large proportion of pseudovirions produced with the conventional transient expression system lacked coronavirus spike protein at their surface as a result of inhibition of parental VSV infection by overexpression of this protein. Establishment of stable cell lines with an optimal expression level of coronavirus spike protein allowed the efficient production of progeny pseudoviruses decorated with spike protein. This improved VSV pseudovirus production method should facilitate studies of coronavirus entry and development of antiviral agents.Keywords: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), SARS-CoV-2, pseudovirus, vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), spike protein

著者

Lea KRUMP Ríona G. SAYERS Emer KENNEDY Jim O’MAHONY Gearóid P. SAYERS

出版者

JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE

雑誌

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.83, no.11, pp.1715-1721, 2021 (Released:2021-11-16)

参考文献数

35

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An observational study was conducted to comparatively assess the efficacy of three different oral rehydration and buffering solutions, differentiated by their strong ion difference (SID) concentration, for treatment of neonatal calves with naturally acquired diarrhea. The SID concentrations tested were 100 mM, 170 mM and 230 mM for treatments SID100, SID170 and SID230, respectively. Clinical assessment and blood gas analysis were completed for 18 diarrheic calves once pre- and twice post- (6 and 24 hr after) oral administration with one of the three treatments. A repeated measure mixed model approach was used to analyze (a) the within-group efficacy of each treatment over time and (b) the between-group comparison at each timepoint. SID230 treatment resulted in a significant increase in blood pH, HCO3−, BE, SID and Na+ at 6 and 24 hr after treatment, and a significant decrease in AG and K+ by 24 hr after treatment. There were no significant changes in any of the blood gas parameters after treatment with SID100 and SID170. SID230 treatment also resulted in blood gas parameter changes that were significantly different to the other two groups. These results suggest that the optimum SID concentration for the treatment of calves with diarrhea is likely to be higher than current recommendations.