Akira Yoshida

Microtexture and Magnetoresistance of Glass-Like Carbons. (9999)

Yoshida, Akira, Kaburagi, Yutaka, Hishiyama, Yoshihiro

Microtextures of glass-like carbons commercially available were investigated through scanning electron microscopy and measurement of their magnetoresistance. A field-emission electron gun type SEM,...

Effect of Ga Addition on the Electrical and Structural Properties of (Zn,Mg)O Transparent Electrode Films (2008)

Suh, Kwang-Jong, Wakahara, Akihiro, Yoshida, Akira

(Zn,Mg)O (ZMO) thin films doped with Ga $(0\~0.03mol\%)$ in the target source were prepared by pulsed laser deposition on c-plane sapphire substrates at $500^{\circ}C$, and the effect of Ga contents...

Electrochemical Properties of Surface-Fluorinated Vapor Grown Carbon Fiber for Lithium Ion Battery (2008)

Nakajima, Tsuyoshi, Hashimoto, Ken-ichi, Achiha, Takashi, Ohzawa, Yoshimi, Yoshida, Akira, Mazej, Zoran, ...

Surface fluorination of graphitized vapor grown carbon fiber (VGCF) has been performed with F2, F2-O2, NF3 or ClF3 under mild conditions. Charge/discharge characteristics were investigated in 1 mol/l...

Advances in High-Tc Single Flux Quantum Device Technologies (2008)

TANABE, Keiichi, WAKANA, Hironori, TSUBONE, Koji, TARUTANI, Yoshinobu, ADACHI, Seiji, ISHIMARU, Yoshihiro, ...

We have developed the fabrication process, the circuit design technology, and the cryopackaging technology for high-Tc single flux quantum (SFQ) devices with the aim of application to an...

Superconductor/Semiconductor Hybrid Analog-to-Digital Converter (2008)

FURUTA, Futoshi, SAITOH, Kazuo, YOSHIDA, Akira, SUZUKI, Hideo

We have designed a superconductor-semiconductor hybrid analog-to-digital (A/D) converter and experimentally evaluated its performance at sampling frequencies up to 18.6 GHz. The A/D converter...

Modified inverse square sensitometry for the determination of the characteristic curve of radiographic screen/film systems. (2007)

Yoshida, Akira, Hiraki, Yoshio, Ohkawa, Yoshihiro, Yamada, Toshiharu, Hashimoto, Keiji, Aono, Kaname

To determine the characteristic curve of the radiographic screen/film systems in a short focal spot-film distance, the inverse square sensitometric method was modified by changing the radiation...

Down-regulation of transcription elogation factor A (SII) like 4 (TCEAL4) in anaplastic thyroid cancer (2006)

Akaishi, Junko, Onda, Masamitsu, Okamoto, Junichi, Miyamoto, Shizuyo, Nagahama, Mitsuji, Ito, Kouichi, ...

Abstract Background Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is one of the most aggressive human malignancies and appears to arise mainly from transformation of pre-existing differentiated thyroid cancer...

The Impact of Cell Division and Cell Enlargement on the Evolution of Fruit Size in Pyrus pyrifolia (2006)

ZHANG, CAIXI, TANABE, KENJI, WANG, SHIPING, TAMURA, FUMIO, YOSHIDA, AKIRA, MATSUMOTO, KAZUHIRO

• Background and Aims Dramatic increases in fruit size have accompanied the domestication of Pyrus pyrifolia. To evaluate the contribution of cell division and cell enlargement in the evolution of...

The Impact of Cell Division and Cell Enlargement on the Evolution of Fruit Size in Pyrus pyrifolia (2006)

ZHANG, CAIXI, TANABE, KENJI, WANG, SHIPING, TAMURA, FUMIO, YOSHIDA, AKIRA, MATSUMOTO, KAZUHIRO

• Background and Aims Dramatic increases in fruit size have accompanied the domestication of Pyrus pyrifolia. To evaluate the contribution of cell division and cell enlargement in the evolution of...

Polarization-based Shape Estimation of Transparent Objects by Using Raytracing and PLZT Camera (2005)

Daisuke Miyazaki, Noriyuki Takashima, Akira Yoshida, Eiki Harashima, Katsushi Ikeuchi

In the first part of this paper, we present a method to estimate the shape of transparent objects by using polarization. Few existing methods for this procedure consider internal interreflection,...

13C-photosynthate accumulation in Japanese pear fruit during the period of rapid fruit growth is limited by the sink strength of fruit rather than by the transport capacity of the pedicel (2005)

Zhang, Caixi, Tanabe, Kenji, Tamura, Fumio, Matsumoto, Kazuhiro, Yoshida, Akira

In Japanese pear, the application of GA3+4 during the period of rapid fruit growth resulted in a marked increase in pedicel diameter and bigger fruit at harvest. To elucidate the relationship between...

13C-photosynthate accumulation in Japanese pear fruit during the period of rapid fruit growth is limited by the sink strength of fruit rather than by the transport capacity of the pedicel (2005)

Zhang, Caixi, Tanabe, Kenji, Tamura, Fumio, Matsumoto, Kazuhiro, Yoshida, Akira

In Japanese pear, the application of GA3+4 during the period of rapid fruit growth resulted in a marked increase in pedicel diameter and bigger fruit at harvest. To elucidate the relationship...

13C-photosynthate accumulation in Japanese pear fruit during the period of rapid fruit growth is limited by the sink strength of fruit rather than by the transport capacity of the pedicel (2005)

Zhang, Caixi, Tanabe, Kenji, Tamura, Fumio, Matsumoto, Kazuhiro, Yoshida, Akira

In Japanese pear, the application of GA3+4 during the period of rapid fruit growth resulted in a marked increase in pedicel diameter and bigger fruit at harvest. To elucidate the relationship between...

Intraspecific Learning and Interspecific Evolution by Genetic Algorithms (2001)

Yoshida, Akira

http://library.naist.jp/mylimedio/dllimedio/show.cgi?bookid=95109

Evolution from Associative Memory to Mutual Associative Memory (1998)

Yoshida, Akira

http://library.naist.jp/mylimedio/dllimedio/show.cgi?bookid=20801

GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS OF ALCOHOL METABOLIZING ENZYMES RELATED TO ALCOHOL SENSITIVITY AND ALCOHOLIC DISEASES (1994)

YOSHIDA, AKIRA

Indiciduals with the atypical aldehyde dehydrogenase ALDH22 allele, both homozygous and heterozygous status, are alcohol sensitive and have a markedly reduced risk of developing alcoholic diseases....

Phosphorylation of Ryanodine Receptors in Rat Myocytes during {beta}-Adrenergic Stimulation (1992)

Yoshida, Akira, Takahashi, Masami, Imagawa, Toshiaki, Shigekawa, Munekazu, Takisawa, Haruhiko, Nakamura, Takao

We studied β-adrenergic agonist-stimulated phosphorylation of the ryanodine receptor in rat cardiac myocytes. The ryanodine receptor solubilized from myocytes and Immuno-precipitated by a monoclonal...

Molecular Characterization of 1, 4-Dihydropyridine-Sensitive Calcium Channels of Chick Heart and Skeletal Muscle (1990)

Yoshida, Akira, Takahashi, Masami, Fujimoto, Yoshiko, Takisawa, Haruhiko, Nakamura, Takao

A monoclonal antibody designated as MAC-LI immunoprecipitated [3H]PN200–110–labeled calcium channels of chick cardiac and skeletal muscle. On specific immuno-precipitation of 125I–labeled...

Bi-Directional Regulation of Dephosphorylation of cAMP-Dependent Phosphorylated Proteins by cAMP and Calcium in Permeabilized Rat Heart Cells (1989)

Yoshida, Akira, Takisawa, Haruhiko, Nakamura, Takao

We studied the regulation of dephosphorylation of cAMP-dependent phosphorylated proteins of isolated, permeabilized (skinned) myocardial cells from adult rat. Staurosporine, a potent inhibitor of...

Biosynthesis of Lactosylceramide and Paragloboside by Human Lactose Synthase A Protein (1982)

YAMATO, Kunio, YOSHIDA, Akira

Lactosylceramide and paragloboside were synthesized from their precursor glycolipids and UDP-galactose by lactose synthase A protein [UDP-Gal: GlcNAc β-4-galactosyltransferase, EC 2.4.1.22] purified...

Complete Amino Acid Sequence of Mouse Liver Metallothionein-II (1981)

HUANG, I-Yih, KIMURA, Masami, HATA, Akiko, TSUNOO, Hajime, YOSHIDA, Akira

The complete amino acid sequence of thionein-II, one of the two major mouse liver thionein components, was determined. The main fragmentation of thionein-II, which consists of 61 amino acid residues,...

Exon/intron structure of aldehyde dehydrogenase genes supports the “introns-late” theory

Rzhetsky, Andrey, Ayala, Francisco José, Hsu, Lily C., Chang, Cheng, Yoshida, Akira

Whether or not nuclear introns predate the divergence of bacteria and eukaryotes is the central argument between the proponents of the “introns-early” and “introns-late” theories. In this...

Poisoning of human DNA topoisomerase I by ecteinascidin 743, an anticancer drug that selectively alkylates DNA in the minor groove

Takebayashi, Yuji, Pourquier, Philippe, Yoshida, Akira, Kohlhagen, Glenda, Pommier, Yves

Ecteinascidin 743 (Et743, National Service Center 648766) is a potent antitumor agent from the Caribbean tunicate Ecteinascidia turbinata. Although Et743 is presently in clinical trials for human...

Use of a Gastric Juice-Based PCR Assay To Detect Helicobacter pylori Infection in Culture-Negative Patients

Yoshida, Haruhiko, Hirota, Katsutaro, Shiratori, Yasushi, Nihei, Takeshi, Amano, Shin, Yoshida, Akira, ...

A gastric juice-based PCR assay was compared with culture, microscopy, and a rapid urease test with specimens from 114 subjects. The PCR and conventional tests were positive for 76 and 62% of the...

Initiation of Rabbit Hemoglobin Synthesis: Methionine and Formylmethionine at the N-Terminal*

Yoshida, Akira, Watanabe, Sumiko, Morris, Josephine

Ribosome-bound peptides were prepared from rabbit reticulocytes incubated in a reaction mixture that contained all essential amino acids except tryptophan. The peptides were fractionated by Sephadex...

Material Isolated from Normal and Variant Human Liver that Immunologically Crossreacts with Alpha1-Antitrypsin

Matsubara, Shoji, Yoshida, Akira, Lieberman, Jack

A material that strongly reacts with antibodies against alpha1-antitrypsin, but has little trypsin inhibitory capacity, has been isolated and purified to homogeneity from human liver. The molecular...

Tetrazolium Oxidase Polymorphism in Rainbow Trout

Cederbaum, Stephen D., Yoshida, Akira

Tetrazolium oxidase from the blood and liver of rainbow trout was found to be genetically polymorphic. The inheritance pattern of the liver enzyme was compatible only with a one locus-two allele...

Exon/intron structure of aldehyde dehydrogenase genes supports the “introns-late” theory

Rzhetsky, Andrey, Ayala, Francisco José, Hsu, Lily C., Chang, Cheng, Yoshida, Akira

Whether or not nuclear introns predate the divergence of bacteria and eukaryotes is the central argument between the proponents of the “introns-early” and “introns-late” theories. In this...

Poisoning of human DNA topoisomerase I by ecteinascidin 743, an anticancer drug that selectively alkylates DNA in the minor groove

Takebayashi, Yuji, Pourquier, Philippe, Yoshida, Akira, Kohlhagen, Glenda, Pommier, Yves

Ecteinascidin 743 (Et743, National Service Center 648766) is a potent antitumor agent from the Caribbean tunicate Ecteinascidia turbinata. Although Et743 is presently in clinical trials for human...

Use of a Gastric Juice-Based PCR Assay To Detect Helicobacter pylori Infection in Culture-Negative Patients

Yoshida, Haruhiko, Hirota, Katsutaro, Shiratori, Yasushi, Nihei, Takeshi, Amano, Shin, Yoshida, Akira, ...

A gastric juice-based PCR assay was compared with culture, microscopy, and a rapid urease test with specimens from 114 subjects. The PCR and conventional tests were positive for 76 and 62% of the...

Initiation of Rabbit Hemoglobin Synthesis: Methionine and Formylmethionine at the N-Terminal*

Yoshida, Akira, Watanabe, Sumiko, Morris, Josephine

Ribosome-bound peptides were prepared from rabbit reticulocytes incubated in a reaction mixture that contained all essential amino acids except tryptophan. The peptides were fractionated by Sephadex...

Material Isolated from Normal and Variant Human Liver that Immunologically Crossreacts with Alpha1-Antitrypsin

Matsubara, Shoji, Yoshida, Akira, Lieberman, Jack

A material that strongly reacts with antibodies against alpha1-antitrypsin, but has little trypsin inhibitory capacity, has been isolated and purified to homogeneity from human liver. The molecular...

Tetrazolium Oxidase Polymorphism in Rainbow Trout

Cederbaum, Stephen D., Yoshida, Akira

Tetrazolium oxidase from the blood and liver of rainbow trout was found to be genetically polymorphic. The inheritance pattern of the liver enzyme was compatible only with a one locus-two allele...

Rapid and Simple Detection of Hot Spot Point Mutations of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor, BRAF, and NRAS in Cancers Using the Loop-Hybrid Mobility Shift Assay

Matsukuma, Shoichi, Yoshihara, Mitsuyo, Kasai, Fumio, Kato, Akinori, Yoshida, Akira, Akaike, Makoto, ...

A simple and rapid method to detect the epidermal growth factor receptor hot spot mutation L858R in lung adenocarcinoma was developed based on principles similar to the universal heteroduplex...

Identification of prothymosin-α1, the necrosis–apoptosis switch molecule in cortical neuronal cultures

Ueda, Hiroshi, Fujita, Ryousuke, Yoshida, Akira, Matsunaga, Hayato, Ueda, Mutsumi

We initially identified a nuclear protein, prothymosin-α1 (ProTα), as a key protein inhibiting necrosis by subjecting conditioned media from serum-free cultures of cortical neurons to a few...

DA-Raf1, a competent intrinsic dominant-negative antagonist of the Ras–ERK pathway, is required for myogenic differentiation

Yokoyama, Takashi, Takano, Kazunori, Yoshida, Akira, Katada, Fumiko, Sun, Peng, Takenawa, Tadaomi, ...

Ras activates Raf, leading to the extracellular-regulated kinase (ERK)–mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway, which is involved in a variety of cellular, physiological, and pathological...

Novel type of Gq/11 protein-coupled neurosteroid receptor sensitive to endocrine disrupting chemicals in mast cell line (RBL-2H3)

Mizota, Kaori, Yoshida, Akira, Uchida, Hitoshi, Fujita, Ryousuke, Ueda, Hiroshi

Agonistic neurosteroids, including pregnenolone, dehydroepiandrosterone and its sulfate (DHEAS), caused rapid degranulation in measurements of β-hexosaminidase (β-HEX) release from a mast cell...