著者
Hishida M Tanaka K
出版者
IOP Publishing
雑誌
Journal of physics. Condensed matter (ISSN:09538984)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.24, no.28, pp.284113, 2012-07
被引用文献数
22

What role does water play in the self-assembly of soft materials? To understand the correlation between the hydration state and the various self-assembled structures of a nonionic surfactant, terahertz time-domain spectroscopy has been performed for a C(12)E(5) solution with complementary use of small-angle x-ray scattering. Precise observations of the hydration state show clearly that transitions of the hydration state are accompanied by structural phase transitions of the surfactant from hexagonal to micelle to lamellae. These transitions of hydration state suggest that water is not a homogeneous solvent, and the interaction between water and the soft material is important for self-assembly.
著者
Ikeda Atsushi Miyazaki Kunimasa
出版者
American Institute of Physics
雑誌
The journal of chemical physics (ISSN:00219606)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.135, no.2, pp.024901, 2011
被引用文献数
15

We numerically study thermodynamic and structural properties of the one-component Gaussian core model at very high densities. The solid-fluid phase boundary is carefully determined. We find that the density dependence of both the freezing and melting temperatures obey the asymptotic relation, log Tf, log Tm∝ − ρ2/3, where ρ is the number density, which is consistent with Stillinger's conjecture. Thermodynamic quantities such as the energy and pressure and the structural functions such as the static structure factor are also investigated in the fluid phase for a wide range of temperature above the phase boundary. We compare the numerical results with the prediction of the liquid theory with the random phase approximation (RPA). At high temperatures, the results are in almost perfect agreement with RPA for a wide range of density, as it has already been shown in the previous studies. In the low temperature regime close to the phase boundary line, although RPA fails to describe the structure factors and the radial distribution functions at the length scales of the interparticle distance, it successfully predicts their behaviors at longer length scales. RPA also predicts thermodynamic quantities such as the energy, pressure, and the temperature at which the thermal expansion coefficient becomes negative, almost perfectly. Striking ability of RPA to predict thermodynamic quantities even at high densities and low temperatures is understood in terms of the decoupling of the length scales which dictate thermodynamic quantities from the interparticle distance which dominates the peak structures of the static structure factor due to the softness of the Gaussian core potential.
著者
Markland Thomas E. Morrone Joseph A. Miyazaki Kunimasa Berne B. J. Reichman David R. Rabani Eran
出版者
American Institute of Physics
雑誌
The journal of chemical physics (ISSN:00219606)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.136, no.7, pp.074511, 2012
被引用文献数
34 7

A comprehensive microscopic dynamical theory is presented for the description of quantum fluids as they transform into glasses. The theory is based on a quantum extension of mode-coupling theory. Novel effects are predicted, such as reentrant behavior of dynamical relaxation times. These predictions are supported by path integral ring polymer molecular dynamics simulations. The simulations provide detailed insight into the factors that govern slow dynamics in glassy quantum fluids. Connection to other recent work on both quantum glasses as well as quantum optimization problems is presented.
著者
Guo Lanlan Chen Yi Zhang Zhao Fukushima Takehiko
出版者
The Scientific World Journal
雑誌
The scientific world journal
巻号頁・発行日
vol.2012, pp.257392, 2012
被引用文献数
5 2

Nitrogen and phosphorus are considered the most important limiting elements in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. however, very few studies have focused on which is from forested streams, a bridge between these two systems. To fill this gap, we examined the concentrations of dissolved N and P in storm waters from forested watersheds of five regions in Japan, to characterize nutrient limitation and its potential controlling factors. First, dissolved N and P concentrations and the N : P ratio on forested streams were higher during storm events relative to baseflow conditions. Second, significantly higher dissolved inorganic N concentrations were found in storm waters from evergreen coniferous forest streams than those from deciduous broadleaf forest streams in Aichi, Kochi, Mie, Nagano, and with the exception of Tokyo. Finally, almost all the N : P ratios in the storm water were generally higher than 34, implying that the storm water should be P-limited, especially for Tokyo.
著者
Akiyama Shigeki Komornik Vilmos
出版者
Elsevier
雑誌
Journal of number theory (ISSN:0022314X)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.133, no.2, pp.375-390, 2013-02
被引用文献数
16

By the m-spectrum of a real number q>1 we mean the set Ym(q) of values p(q) where p runs over the height m polynomials with integer coefficients. These sets have been extensively investigated during the last fifty years because of their intimate connections with infinite Bernoulli convolutions, spectral properties of substitutive point sets and expansions in noninteger bases. We prove that Ym(q) has an accumulation point if and only if q<m+1 and q is not a Pisot number. Consequently a number of related results on the distribution of points of this form are improved.
著者
Matsukawa Yasuaki Yoshise Akiko
出版者
Springer
雑誌
Japan journal of industrial and applied mathematics (ISSN:09167005)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.29, no.3, pp.499-517, 2012-10
被引用文献数
10 4

We call a positive semidefinite matrix whose elements are nonnegative a doubly nonnegative matrix, and the set of those matrices the doubly nonnegative cone (DNN cone). The DNN cone is not symmetric but can be represented as the projection of a symmetric cone embedded in a higher dimension. In Yoshise and Matsukawa (Proceedings of 2010 IEEE Multi-conference on Systems and Control, 2010), the authors demonstrated the efficiency of the DNN relaxation using the symmetric cone representation of the DNN cone. They showed that the DNN relaxation gives significantly tight bounds for a class of quadratic assignment problems, but the computational time is not affordable as long as we employ the symmetric cone representation. They then suggested a primal barrier function approach for solving the DNN optimization problem directly, instead of using the symmetric cone representation. However, most of existing studies on the primal barrier function approach have assumed the availability of a feasible interior point. This fact means that those studies are not inextricably tied to the practical usage. Motivated by these observations, we propose a primal barrier function Phase I algorithm for solving conic optimization problems over the closed convex cone K having the following properties: (a) its interior int K is not necessarily symmetric, (b) a self-concordant function f is defined over int K, and (c) its dual cone K* is not explicit or is intractable, all of which are observed when K is the DNN cone. We analyze the algorithm and provide a sufficient condition for finite termination.
著者
Sukegawa Noriyoshi Yamamoto Yoshitsugu
出版者
Springer
雑誌
Japan journal of industrial and applied mathematics (ISSN:09167005)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.29, no.3, pp.547-560, 2012-10
被引用文献数
4

Concerning the strategic manipulability of the stable matching produced by the Gale–Shapley algorithm, Kobayashi and Matsui recently considered the existence problem of a preference profile of women, that is, given a preference profile of men, find a preference profile of women that makes the Gale–Shapley algorithm produce the prescribed complete matching of men and women. Reformulating this problem by introducing the set of proposals to be made through the execution of the algorithm, and switching the roles of men and women, we consider the existence problem of a preference profile of men and show that the problem is reduced to a problem of checking if a directed graph is a rooted tree and it is solvable in polynomial time. We also show that the existence problem of preference profiles of both sexes when a set of proposals is given is solvable in polynomial time.
著者
Shimoda Yoichi Han Junkyu Kawada Kiyokazu Smaoui Abderrazak Isoda Hiroko
出版者
Hindawi
雑誌
Journal of biomedicine and biotechnology (ISSN:11107243)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.2012, pp.428514, 2012
被引用文献数
6

Energy metabolism is a very important process to improve and maintain health from the point of view of physiology. It is well known that the intracellular ATP production is contributed to energy metabolism in cells. Cistus monspeliensis is widely used as tea, spices, and medical herb; however, it has not been focusing on the activation of energy metabolism. In this study, C. monspeliensis was investigated as the food resources by activation of energy metabolism in human intestinal epithelial cells. C. monspeliensis extract showed high antioxidant ability. In addition, the promotion of metabolites of glycolysis and TCA cycle was induced by C. monspeliensis treatment. These results suggest that C. monspeliensis extract has an ability to enhance the energy metabolism in human intestinal cells.
著者
Zhang Wei Tsurushima Hideo Oyane Ayako Yazaki Yushin Sogo Yu Ito Atsuo Matsumura Akira
出版者
BioMed Central Ltd.
雑誌
Journal of biomedical science (ISSN:10217770)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.18, pp.62, 2011-08
被引用文献数
28 16

BackgroundSafe and efficient gene transfer systems are needed for tissue engineering. We have developed an apatite composite layer including the bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) gene and fibronectin (FB), and we evaluated its ability to induce bone formation.MethodsAn apatite composite layer was evaluated to determine the efficiency of gene transfer to cells cultured on it. Cells were cultured on a composite layer including the BMP-2 gene and FB, and BMP-2 gene expression, BMP-2 protein concentrations, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, and osteocalcin (OC) concentrations were measured. A bone defect on the cranium of rats was treated with hydroxyapatite (HAP)-coated ceramic buttons with the apatite composite layer including the BMP-2 gene and FB (HAP-BMP-FB). The tissue concentration of BMP-2, bone formation, and the expression levels of the BMP-2, ALP, and OC genes were all quantified.ResultsThe apatite composite layer provided more efficient gene transfer for the cultured cells than an apatite composite layer without FB. The BMP-2 concentration was approximately 100~600 pg/mL in the cell-culture medium. Culturing the cells on the apatite composite layer for 27 days increased ALP activity and OC concentrations. In animal experiments, the tissue concentrations of BMP-2 were over 100 pg/mg in the HAP-BMP-FB group and approximately 50 pg/mg in the control groups. Eight weeks later, bone formation was more enhanced in the HAP-BMP-FB group than in the control groups. In the tissues surrounding the HAP button, the gene expression levels of ALP and OC increased.ConclusionThe BMP-2 gene-FB-apatite composite layer might be useful for bone engineering.
著者
二瀬 由理 三浦 佳世
出版者
一般社団法人電子情報通信学会
雑誌
電子情報通信学会技術研究報告. HIP, ヒューマン情報処理 (ISSN:09135685)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.100, no.444, pp.63-66, 2000-11-10

本研究では, 文字情報を含む字幕映画と音声情報をもつ吹き替え映画を用いて, 文字情報と音声情報の統合過程を分析することを試みた.まず, 実験1では, 吹き替え映画の一場面を被験者に提示し, SD法を用いて映像に出ている特定の人物の印象を評定させた.その印象評定値をもとに因子分析を行い, 映像内での人物の印象を形成する基準となる因子を明確にした.実験2では, 文字情報の与え方が異なるプライム映像を提示し, その後に提示される吹き替え映像の人物の印象を評定させ, プライム映像のない場合の人物評定値との間に相違が生じるのかどうかを検討した.因子分析の結果, 内面的特性, 表面的特性, 友好性の3つの因子が抽出された.また, プライム映像を見ることにより, 文字情報に関係なく人物の表面的な特性は印象が薄れ, 友好性はシーンの内容が理解可能になる程度の文字情報が与えられた場合に印象が大きくばらつくことが示された.
著者
近藤 みゆき
出版者
名古屋文理大学
雑誌
名古屋文理大学紀要 (ISSN:13461982)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.8, pp.49-52, 2008-03

近赤外分光法を用いて,道明寺粉デンプンの糊化・老化による分子構造の変化を調べた.加熱過程における近赤外スペクトルの変化の検討からは,加熱時間の増加にともない4770cm^<-1>にみられるデンプン由来のOH基に関連するバンド強度が弱くなる様子が観察された.これは,アミロペクチン分子の水和状態が道明寺粉の糊化とともに変化したためと考えられる.一方,充分に糊化した道明寺粉の冷却過程ではスペクトル変化は観察されず,アミロペクチンの老化が進んでいないことが示された.