Hiroshi Takahashi

Abstract 2 Concepts of Accelerator Based Transmutation Systems (2009)

Hiroshi Takahashi, Herbert Rief

The search for an optimum strategy of rad-waste disposal is an extremely complex task depending on economic parameters and long tenrI hazard estimates for which public consent still has to be...

( Alternate Ways to D~pose of High Level Waste: The Merits of the Antartic Icefield, the Moon, and Outer Space) (2009)

Hiroshi Takahashi

The use of minor actinides and a small power proto ~ accelerator for fast reactor with a high breeding gain.

Aortic valvular calcification predicts restenosis after implantation of drug-eluting stents in patients on chronic haemodialysis (2009)

Ishii, Hideki, Kumada, Yoshitake, Toriyama, Takanobu, Aoyama, Toru, Takahashi, Hiroshi, Amano, Tetsuya, ...

Background. Even in the drug-eluting stent (DES) era, the restenosis rate of the follow-up period after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is higher in haemodialysis (HD) patients than in...

Explosive Speciation of Takifugu: Another Use of Fugu as a Model System for Evolutionary Biology (2009)

Yamanoue, Yusuke, Miya, Masaki, Matsuura, Keiichi, Miyazawa, Seita, Tsukamoto, Naofumi, Doi, Hiroyuki, ...

Although the fugu Takifugu rubripes has attracted attention as a model organism for genomic studies because of its compact genome, it is not generally appreciated that there are approximately 25...

Monolithically Integrated Waveband Selective Switch Using Cyclic AWGs (2008)

Ishii, Kiyo, Hasegawa, Hiroshi, Sato, Ken-ichi, Kamei, Shin, Takahashi, Hiroshi, Okuno, Masayuki

We propose a novel waveband-selective switch that uses cyclic Arrayed-Waveguide Gratings. The device is fabricated on one chip using Planer Lightwave Circuit technologies. Tests demonstrate that the...

A Multicenter Phase I Trial of Interferon-{beta} and Temozolomide Combination Therapy for High-grade Gliomas (INTEGRA Study) (2008)

Wakabayashi, Toshihiko, Kayama, Takamasa, Nishikawa, Ryo, Takahashi, Hiroshi, Yoshimine, Toshiki, Hashimoto, Nobuo, ...

A multicenter phase I clinical trial, namely, Integrated Japanese Multicenter Clinical Trial: A Phase I Study of Interferon-β and Temozolomide for Glioma in Combination with Radiotherapy (INTEGRA...

Fault Diagnosis on Multiple Fault Models by Using Pass/Fail Information (2008)

TAKAMATSU, Yuzo, TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi, HIGAMI, Yoshinobu, AIKYO, Takashi, YAMAZAKI, Koji

In general, we do not know which fault model can explain the cause of the faulty values at the primary outputs in a circuit under test before starting diagnosis. Moreover, under Built-In Self Test...

Fault Simulation and Test Generation for Transistor Shorts Using Stuck-at Test Tools (2008)

HIGAMI, Yoshinobu, SALUJA, Kewal K., TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi, KOBAYASHI, Shin-ya, TAKAMATSU, Yuzo

This paper presents methods for detecting transistor short faults using logic level fault simulation and test generation. The paper considers two types of transistor level faults, namely strong...

Post-BIST Fault Diagnosis for Multiple Faults (2008)

TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi, HIGAMI, Yoshinobu, KADOYAMA, Shuhei, TAKAMATSU, Yuzo, YAMAZAKI, Koji, AIKYO, Takashi, ...

With the increasing complexity of LSI, Built-In Self Test (BIST) is a promising technique for production testing. We herein propose a method for diagnosing multiple stuck-at faults based on the...

Maximizing Stuck-Open Fault Coverage Using Stuck-at Test Vectors (2008)

HIGAMI, Yoshinobu, SALUJA, Kewal K., TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi, KOBAYASHI, Shin-ya, TAKAMATSU, Yuzo

Physical defects that are not covered by stuck-at fault or bridging fault model are increasing in LSI circuits designed and manufactured in modern Deep Sub-Micron (DSM) technologies. Therefore, it is...

Long-term outcome of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in chronic haemodialysis patients with peripheral arterial disease (2008)

Kumada, Yoshitaka, Aoyama, Toru, Ishii, Hideki, Tanaka, Miho, Kawamura, Yoshihiro, Takahashi, Hiroshi, ...

Background. Chronic haemodialysis patients are at an increased risk of peripheral artery disease (PAD). Although percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) has become a widely used therapeutic...

pH-dependent formation of membranous cytoplasmic body-like structure of ganglioside G(M1)/bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate mixed membranes. (2007)

Hayakawa, Tomohiro, Makino, Asami, Murate, Motohide, Sugimoto, Ichiro, Hashimoto, Yasuhiro, Takahashi, Hiroshi, ...

Membrane structures of the mixtures of ganglioside G(M1) and endosome specific lipid, bis (monoacylglycero) phosphate (BMP, also known as lysobisphosphatidic acid) were examined at various pH...

Low-Phase Noise Photonic Millimeter-Wave Generator Using an AWG Integrated with a 3-dB Combiner (2005)

HIRATA, Akihiko, TOGO, Hiroyoshi, SHIMIZU, Naofumi, TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi, OKAMOTO, Katsunari, NAGATSUMA, Tadao

We present a low-phase-noise and frequency-tunable photonic millimeter-wave (MMW) generator based on two-mode beating. The generator consists of a single-mode laser, an external optical intensity...

Non-dipping is a potent predictor of cardiovascular mortality and is associated with autonomic dysfunction in haemodialysis patients (2003)

Liu, Manchang, Takahashi, Hiroshi, Morita, Yoshiki, Maruyama, Shoichi, Mizuno, Masashi, Yuzawa, Yukio, ...

Background. Lack of nocturnal blood pressure (BP) fall (non‐dipping) is common among haemodialysis (HD) patients, but much less is known regarding its...

Glia maturation factor produced by thymic epithelial cells plays a role in T cell differentiation in the thymic microenvironment (2003)

Utsuyama, Masanori, Shiraishi, Junichi, Takahashi, Hiroshi, Kasai, Michiyuki, Hirokawa, Katsuiku

In order to determine molecules on thymic epithelial cells which play an important role in the process of T cell differentiation, mAb recognizing thymic epithelial cells were made using stromal cells...

Clarithromycin suppresses lipopolysaccharide-induced interleukin-8 production by human monocytes through AP-1 and NF-{kappa}B transcription factors (2002)

Kikuchi, Tohru, Hagiwara, Koichi, Honda, Yoshihiro, Gomi, Kazunori, Kobayashi, Takao, Takahashi, Hiroshi, ...

Erythromycin and other macrolides are effective for the treatment of chronic inflammatory airway diseases such as diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB) and chronic sinusitis. The effect of macrolides in DPB...

The Molecular Cloning and Expression of {alpha}2,8-Sialyltransferase (GD3 Synthase) in a Rat Brain (1996)

Watanabe, Yumiko, Nara, Kiyomitsu, Takahashi, Hiroshi, Nagai, Yoshitaka, Sanai, Yutaka

We have cloned the cDNA for a GD3 synthase (α-2,8-sialyltransferase, [EC 2.4.99.8]) from a rat embryonic brain cDNA library. Mammalian cells transfected with the cloned cDNA expressed GD3 on the...

A New Freeze-Drying Instrument Using t-Butyl Alcohol for Scanning Electron Microscopy (1989)

INOUÉ, Takao, OSATAKE, Hitoshi, TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi

A new freeze-drying instrument was developed for drying biological materials by the t-butyl alcohol freeze-drying method. A cold trap containing molecular sieves was equipped between a specimen...

Synthesis of nucleoside analogs from hydrazine derivatives (1978)

Ogura, Haruo, Takahashi, Hiroshi, Sakaguchi, Masakazu

Reaction of 6-hydrazino-l,3-dimethyluracil (1) with glycosyl isothiocyanates (2a,b,c) gave the glycosyl thiosemicarbazides (3a,b,c) in good yield, which were cyclized to pyrimidothiadiazines (5a,b,c)...

Immunological Studies on the Light Chains of Myosin with Special Reference to the Relationship between Light Chain Components (1973)

KATOH, Norio, KUBO, Shuichiro, TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi

1. Immunological analyses of light chains prepared from highly purified myosin showed the presence of two kinds of light chain components. The light chains were separated, usually into two...

Skeletal and Cardiac Troponins and Their Components (1972)

STAPRANS, Ilona, TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi, RUSSELL, Mary P., WATANABE, Shizuo

Troponin was purified by ammonium sulfate salting-out in the presence of 5 M urea. Three major components of the purified troponin were separately eluted with different concentrations of LiCl from a...

Expression, purification and crystallization of a human tau-tubulin kinase 2 that phosphorylates tau protein

Kitano-Takahashi, Michiko, Morita, Hiroyuki, Kondo, Shin, Tomizawa, Kayoko, Kato, Ryohei, Tanio, Michikazu, ...

The kinase domain (residues 1–331) of human tau-tubulin kinase 2 was expressed in insect cells, purified and crystallized. Diffraction data have been collected to 2.9 Å resolution.

Cilostazol Improves Long-Term Patency after Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty in Hemodialysis Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease

Ishii, Hideki, Kumada, Yoshitake, Toriyama, Takanobu, Aoyama, Toru, Takahashi, Hiroshi, Yamada, Shigeki, ...

Background and objectives: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is common in patients on hemodialysis (HD). Recently, cilostazol has been reported to reduce target lesion revascularization (TLR) after...

Clinical Performance of a Salivary Amylase Activity Monitor During Hemodialysis Treatment

Shimazaki, Masaru, Matsuki, Takayuki, Yamauchi, Kazuaki, Iwata, Michihiro, Takahashi, Hiroshi, Sakamoto, Kenichi, ...

The hemodialysis procedure is thought to be a physical stressor in the majority of hemodialyzed patients. Previous studies suggest that elevated salivary amylase level may correlate with increased...

Impact of the elder abuse prevention and caregiver support law on system development among municipal governments in Japan

Nakanishi, Miharu, Hoshishiba, Yumiko, Iwama, Nobuyuki, Okada, Tomoko, Kato, Etsuko, Takahashi, Hiroshi

Objectives Japan enacted the elder abuse law in April 2006. The present study was aimed to examine the progress of systems development and difficulties with implementing activities in municipal...