著者
Hebert S. C. Fabre Ricardo L. Navarro Paula V.P. Oltramari-Navarro Rodrigo F. Oliveira Deise A. A. Pires-Oliveira Rodrigo A. C. Andraus Nelson Fuirini Karen B. P. Fernandes
出版者
理学療法科学学会
雑誌
Journal of Physical Therapy Science (ISSN:09155287)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.27, no.6, pp.1645-1648, 2015 (Released:2015-06-30)
参考文献数
27
被引用文献数
2 44

[Purpose] This study aimed to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of intraoral application of low-level laser therapy (660 nm) to control pain, swelling and interincisal opening following the extraction of mandibular third molars. [Subjects and Methods] Ten patients underwent removal of lower third molars using the same surgical protocol and pharmacological approach. In the postoperative period, all patients received four consecutive daily sessions of low-level laser therapy, beginning 24 hours after the surgery. Intraoral applications using the diode laser with 660 nm wavelength in the continuous scan mode were performed covering the entire surgical area, which was divided into four quadrants, each of 1 cm2 area at a distance of 1 cm. The energy applied at each point was 5 J/cm2 during 8 seconds. [Results] The swelling and interincisal opening returned to normal 24 hours after the first low-level laser therapy application (Friedman test). Moreover, the pain intensity was reduced on the third postoperative day, according to the Friedman test. [Conclusion] Low-level laser therapy (660 nm), at the dosimetry used in this study, was effective in reducing postoperative pain and swelling following oral surgery.
著者
Lawrence P. Lai Jeffrey S. Shilt John S. Georgy
出版者
Japan Society of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences
雑誌
International Journal of Sport and Health Science (ISSN:13481509)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.201420, (Released:2015-12-14)
参考文献数
27

Herpes Zoster, also known as Shingles, is an eruption of latent Varicella Zoster viral particles which classically leads to a dermatomal skin eruption. While the causes of this reactivation are yet unknown, Shingles usually affects older individuals or those who are immunocompromised due to other disease processes or pharmacotherapy following organ transplant. We report the unique case of a world class triathlete who developed a painful dermatomal rash following a period of particularly intense training, travel, and competition. His training schedule for three months following the illness and return to competition is documented. The athlete's subsequent period of underperformance and profound fatigue suggest an inadequate recovery period. Review of the literature reveals a paucity of information describing an appropriate return to training and competition.
著者
Cláudia S. L. Vicente Sota Ozawa Koichi Hasegawa
出版者
日本微生物生態学会 / 日本土壌微生物学会 / Taiwan Society of Microbial Ecology / 植物微生物研究会
雑誌
Microbes and Environments (ISSN:13426311)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.ME16088, (Released:2016-08-11)
被引用文献数
1 27

Cockroaches are parasitized by thelastomatid nematodes, which live in an obligate manner in their hindgut and interact with the resident microbial community. In the present study, a composition analysis was performed on the gut microbiome of Periplaneta fuliginosa and P. americana to investigate natural and artificial infection by thelastomatid nematodes. Nine libraries of the 16S rRNA gene V3–V4 region were prepared for pyrosequencing. We examined the complete gut microbiome (fore-, mid-, and hindgut) of lab-reared P. fuliginosa naturally infected with the parasitic nematode Leidynema appendiculatum and those that were nematode-free, and complemented our study by characterizing the hindgut microbial communities of lab-reared P. americana naturally infected with Hammerschmidtiella diesingi and Thelastoma bulhoesi, artificially infected with L. appendiculatum, and those that were nematode-free. Our results revealed that the fore- and midgut of naturally infected and nematode-free P. fuliginosa have close microbial communities, which is in contrast with hindgut communities; the hindgut communities of both cockroaches exhibit higher microbial diversities in the presence of their natural parasites and marked differences were observed in the abundance of the most representative taxa, namely Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, and Bacteroidetes. Our results have provided basic information and encourage further studies on multitrophic interactions in the cockroach gut as well as the thelastomatid nematodes that play a role in this environment.
著者
ミデール ライムンドS.
出版者
The Association of Japanese Geographers
雑誌
地理学評論 Ser. A (ISSN:00167444)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.59, no.6, pp.362-369, 1986

第2次大戦後のポーランド経済,とくに工業の急激な発展によって,急速な都市化過程が生じた.1950~80年の間に,都市人口割合は総人口の38.4%から58.7%へ増大した.この時期に,ポーランドの市・町の人口は1,140万人(54.3%)増加した.そのうち,ちょうど42.4%は自然増加, 33.9%は農村地域からの流入, 23.7%は行政区域の変更によるものである.<br> 1980年末には,ポーランドには804の都市と都市的集落とがあった.ポーランドの町のうちでは,小さい集落(人口1万人以下)が圧倒的に多い.それらの小集落は,都市的集落総数のうち55.9%を占め,同時に全都市人口の約10%を占めている.同年,人口5万人以上の町は75(都市的集落総数の9.3%)を数え,全都市人口の62%以上を占めている.<br> 空間的視点から見て,最も都市化しているのはポーランド西部および南央部であり,全国の都市化指数を超えている.国土には16の都市アグロメレーションがつくり出され,その中で9つが充分に発達したもの(上シロンスク,ワルシャワ,ウッジ,クラクフ,プロツラフ,ポズナニ,シュチェチン,グタニスク・グジニア,ビドゴシュチ・トルニ)であり, 7つがある程度発達した都市アグロメレーションである(スデーティ,スタロ・ポルスカ,ビエルスコ,オポーレ,チェンストホバ,ルブリン,ビアウイストック).顕著な16の都市アグロメレーションは,全国人口の20%以上,都市人口の60%以上,全産業人口の約65%以上を占めている.別に, 4つの都市アグロメレーションの発生が目立つ.すなわち,タルノブジェック—スタロバ・ボラ—サンドミエシ,周カルパチア,下シロンスク,カリシュ・オストルフである. 20世紀末には,ポーランドの総人口は, 3,900~4,000万人の水準に達し,そのうち65~75%は都市人口と推定される.現在目立つ16の都市アグロメレーションは,多中心地結合集落システムの内部で主要な経済的中心地の機能を果たし,ポーランドの都市人口の約80%が集まっているであろう.
著者
Ramachandran Vilayanur S. Oberman Lindsay M.
出版者
日経サイエンス
雑誌
日経サイエンス (ISSN:0917009X)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.37, no.2, pp.28-36, 2007-02

自閉症の少年に会っても,一見しただけでは特に変わったところがあるとは思わないだろう。しかし,話しかけてみれば,何かがおかしいことがすぐにわかる。
著者
Samer S. Merchant Yasuhiro Kosaka H. Joseph Yost Edward W. Hsu Luca Brunelli
出版者
日本循環器学会
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.CJ-16-0180, (Released:2016-06-15)
参考文献数
42
被引用文献数
1 7

Background:Ventricular non-compaction is characterized by a thin layer of compact ventricular myocardium and it is an important abnormality in the mouse heart. It is reminiscent of left ventricular non-compaction, a fairly common human congenital cardiomyopathy. Non-compaction in transgenic mice has been classically evaluated by measuring the thickness of the compact myocardium through histological techniques involving image analysis of 2-dimensional (D) sections. Given the 3D nature of the heart, the aim of this study was to determine whether a technique for the non-destructive, 3D assessment of the mouse embryonic compact myocardium could be developed.Methods and Results:Micro-computed tomography (micro-CT), in combination with iodine staining, enabled the differentiation of the trabecular from the compact myocardium in wild-type mice. The 3D and digital nature of the micro-CT data allowed computation anatomical techniques to be readily applied, which were demonstrated via construction of group atlases and atlas-based descriptive statistics. Finally, micro-CT was used to identify the presence of non-compaction in mice with a deletion of the cell cycle inhibitor protein, p27Kip1.Conclusions:Iodine staining-enhanced micro-CT with computational anatomical analysis represents a valid addition to classical histology for the delineation of compact myocardial wall thickness in the mouse embryo. Given the quantitative 3D resolution of micro-CT, these approaches might provide helpful information for the analysis of non-compaction.
著者
IKEDA Shin S.
出版者
GRIPS Policy Research Center
雑誌
GRIPS Discussion Papers
巻号頁・発行日
vol.16-03, 2016-06

I construct data on the numbers of workers and suicide victims in their working ages in Japan from 1980 to 2010 for each of 10 occupation classes and for males and females separately. I document a complex transition of the job profiles of occupation classes, and establish a correspondence between Japanese and international job classifications. Four general characteristics of occupation-wise suicide risk in Japan emerge from graphical analyses of constructed data. First, heterogeneous aging patterns of suicide deaths and numbers of workers create complex aging patterns of suicide rates. Second, the age-adjustment and stabilizations of suicide rates are crucial for an accurate measurement and a fair comparison of suicide risk for workers in each occupation or over the entire economy. Third, the surge of overall suicide risk in Japan since 1998 might be driven by that in few occupations for each gender. Particularly, (a) a high suicide-risk profiles for male workers in agricultural, forestry and fishery and jobless categories has been stable over time, hence not a main culprit of such surge, and (b) less informative patterns of female suicide rates may be a consequence of the cancellations of higher suicide risk in some occupations and lower suicide risk in any other occupations during such surge. Fourth, gender- and occupation-wise pattern of suicide risk is further confounded with heterogeneity across regions.
著者
Tamagawa Toru Hayato Asami Nakamura Satoshi TERADA Yukikatsu BAMBA Aya HIRAGA Junko S. HUGHES John P. HWANG Una KATAOKA Jun KINUGASA Kenzo KUNIEDA Hideyo TANAKA Takaaki TSUNEMI Hiroshi UENO Masaru HOLT Stephen S. KOKUBUN Motohide MIYATA Emi SZYMKOWIAK Andrew TAKAHASHI Tadayuki TAMURA Keisuke UENO Daisuke MAKISHIMA Kazuo
出版者
社団法人日本天文学会
雑誌
PASJ : publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan (ISSN:00046264)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.61, no.1, pp.S167-S174, 2009-01-30

Tycho's supernova remnant was observed by the XIS and HXD instruments onboard the Suzaku satellite on 2006 June 26-29 for 92 ks. The spectrum up to 30 keV was well fitted with a two-component model, consisting of a power-law with photon index of 2.7 and a thermal bremsstrahlung model with temperature of 4.7 keV. The former component can alternatively be modeled as synchrotron emission from a population of relativistic electrons with an estimated roll-off energy of around 1 keV. In the XIS spectra, in addition to the prominent Fe K_alpha line (6.445 keV), we observe for the first time significant K_alpha line emission from the trace species Cr and Mn at energies of 5.48 keV and 5.95 keV, respectively. Faint K_beta lines from Ca (4.56 keV) and Fe (7.11 keV) are also seen. The ionization states of Cr and Mn, based on their line centroids, are estimated to be similar to that of Fe K_alpha (Fe XV or XVI).
著者
Eri Katsuyama Ken-ei Sada Noriko Tatebe Haruki Watanabe Takayuki Katsuyama Mariko Narazaki Koichi Sugiyama Katsue S. Watanabe Hiroshi Wakabayashi Tomoko Kawabata Jun Wada Hirofumi Makino
出版者
一般社団法人 日本内科学会
雑誌
Internal Medicine (ISSN:09182918)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.55, no.8, pp.991-994, 2016 (Released:2016-04-15)
参考文献数
16
被引用文献数
8

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a syndrome of increased intracranial pressure and presents as an intractable headache, vomiting, and ophthalmologic manifestations. We herein report the case of a young girl who presented with bilateral abducens nerve palsy due to IIH as the onset of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The patient was successfully treated with corticosteroid therapy. Our case lacked the typical symptoms of IIH, such as headache or nausea; therefore, it is necessary to carefully determine the cause of bilateral abducens nerve palsies. The development of IIH in SLE patients is a rare occurrence, but this manifestation should not be overlooked.
著者
S. Maninang John C. Lizada Ma. Concepcion Gemma Hiroshi
出版者
Elsevier Ltd
雑誌
Food chemistry (ISSN:03088146)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.117, no.2, pp.352-355, 2009-11
被引用文献数
18 8

The scientific basis of the adverse, or at times lethal, effect of ingesting durian (Durio zibethinus Murray) while imbibing alcohol has not been established. Symptoms are reminiscent of the disulfiram–ethanol reaction (DER) arising from the inhibition of aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH). Cognizant of the inhibitory effect of sulphur compounds like disulfiram on ALDH and the rich sulphur content of durian, the influence of durian fruit extract on the ALDH-mediated oxidative metabolism of acetaldehyde was investigated. We report a dose-dependent inhibition of yeast ALDH (yALDH), at most 70% at 0.33 ppm (mg extract/l assay mix), by dichloromethane:pentane extracts. Sulphur-rich TLC fruit extract fractions that eluted farthest from the origin effected the greatest inhibitory action. yALDH assay using diethyl disulfide as internal standard further supports the role of durian’s sulfury constituents in the fruit’s ALDH-inhibiting property. Insight into the etiology of DER-like symptoms felt upon simultaneous durian and alcohol consumption is hereby presented.
著者
FIORI Franco CROVETTI Paolo S.
出版者
一般社団法人電子情報通信学会
雑誌
IEICE transactions on electronics (ISSN:09168524)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.86, no.11, pp.2309-2319, 2003-11-01
被引用文献数
1

In this paper a second order Volterra series model of an operational amplifier (opamp) circuit is presented. Such a model is suitable to the investigation of the rectification and demodulation effects of radio frequency (RF) interference superimposed on the nominal input signals and on the power supply voltage of an opamp. On the basis of the new model, some design criteria to improve the immunity of opamps to RF interference are proposed. Model predictions are verified by comparison with experimental test results.