K. Nakao, S. Suenaga, K. Furumoto, M. Yoshimoto, K. Fukunaga
The effects of suspended solid particles on the hydrodynamic and mass transfer properties were experimentally studied in a wide range of the superficial gas velocity, solid particle property and...
Compensation of the Crossing Angle with Crab Cavities at KEKB (2007)
Abe, T., Akai, K., Akemoto, M., Akiyama, A., Arinaga, M., Ebihara, K., ...
Crab cavities have been installed in the KEKB B--Factory rings to compensate the crossing angle at the collision point and thus increase luminosity. The beam operation with crab crossing has been...
Upstream migration of adult chum and pink salmon in the Shibetsu River (2007)
Makiguchi, Y., Nii, H., Nakao, K., Ueda, H.
The migratory behavior and swimming patterns of anadromous upstream migratory fish have been poorly described in the Shibetsu River in eastern Hokkaido, Japan. In this 2004 study, we used...
Upstream migration of adult chum and pink salmon in the Shibetsu River (2007)
Makiguchi, Y., Nii, H., Nakao, K., Ueda, H.
The migratory behavior and swimming patterns of anadromous upstream migratory fish have been poorly described in the Shibetsu River in eastern Hokkaido, Japan. In this 2004 study, we used...
Physical and functional interactions between Daxx and STAT3. (2006)
Muromoto, R., Nakao, K., Watanabe, T., Sato, N., Sekine, Y., Sugiyama, K., ...
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) play key roles in the intracellular signaling pathways of the interleukin (IL)-6 family of cytokines, which exhibit a diverse set of...
Physical and functional interactions between Daxx and STAT3. (2006)
Muromoto, R., Nakao, K., Watanabe, T., Sato, N., Sekine, Y., Sugiyama, K., ...
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) play key roles in the intracellular signaling pathways of the interleukin (IL)-6 family of cytokines, which exhibit a diverse set of...
Joint LIGO and TAMA300 search for gravitational waves from inspiralling neutron star binaries (2006)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., ...
We search for coincident gravitational wave signals from inspiralling neutron star binaries using LIGO and TAMA300 data taken during early 2003. Using a simple trigger exchange method, we perform an...
Akutsu, T., Akutsu, T., Ando, M., Arai, K., Araya, A., Asada, H., ...
We analyze the data of the TAMA300 detector to search for gravitational waves from inspiraling compact star binaries with masses of the component stars in the range 1M[sun]–3M[sun]. In this...
Upper limits from the LIGO and TAMA detectors on the rate of gravitational-wave bursts (2005)
Abbott,B., Abbott,R., Adhikari,R., Ageev,A., Agresti,J., Ajith,P., ...
Upper limits from the LIGO and TAMA detectors on the rate of gravitational-wave bursts (2005)
Abbott,B., Abbott,R., Adhikari,R., Ageev,A., Agresti,J., Ajith,P., ...
Upper limits from the LIGO and TAMA detectors on the rate of gravitational-wave bursts (2005)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., ...
Ando, M., Arai, K., Aso, Y., Beyersdorf, P., Hayama, K., Iida, Y., ...
Upper limits from the LIGO and TAMA detectors on the rate of gravitational-wave bursts (2005)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., ...
Nishida, T, Kubota, S, Kojima, S, Kuboki, T, Nakao, K, Kushibiki, T, ...
Nishida, T, Kubota, S, Kuboki, T, Nakao, K, Kushibiki, T, Tabata, Y, ...
Anisotropic resistivity and Hall effect in MgB2 single crystals (2002)
Eltsev, Yu., Nakao, K., Lee, S., Masui, T., Chikumoto, N., Tajima, S., ...
We report resistivity and the Hall effect measurements in the normal and superconducting states of MgB2 single crystal. The resistivity has been found to be anisotropic with slightly temperature...
Anisotropic Superconducting Properties of MgB2 Single Crystals (2002)
Eltsev, Yu., Lee, S., Nakao, K., Chikumoto, N., Tajima, S., Koshizuka, N., ...
In-plane electrical transport properties of MgB2 single crystals grown under high pressure of 4-6 GPa and temperature of 1400-1700oC in Mg-B-N system have been measured. For all specimens we found...
Eltsev, Yu., Lee, S., Nakao, K., Chikumoto, N., Tajima, S., Koshizuka, N., ...
We report on study of the electronic anisotropy of the newly discovered MgB2 superconductor using the in-plane resistivity measurements in magnetic field applied perpendicular and parallel to Mg and...
Suzuki, S., Higai, S., Nakao, K.
We study two-dimensional sigma-hole systems in boron layers by calculating the electronic structures of Mg_{1-x}Na_xB_2 and Mg_{1-x}Al_xB_2. In Mg_{1-x}Na_xB_2, it is found that the concentration of...
Newtonian Analysis of Gravitational Waves from Naked Singularity (2000)
Nakao, K., Iguchi, H., Harada, T.
Spherical dust collapse generally forms a shell focusing naked singularity at the symmetric center. This naked singularity is massless. Further the Newtonian gravitational potential and speed of the...
Inoue, M., Itoh, H., Ueda, M., Naruko, T., Kojima, A., Komatsu, R., ...
SPIN-FLIP TRANSITION OF Y3Fe5O12 IN ULTRA-HIGH MAGNETIC FIELDS UP TO 350 T (1988)
Nakao, K., Goto, T., Miura, N.
Faraday rotation of YIG at a wavelength of 1.15 µm was measured at low temperatures in ultra-high magnetic fields up to 350 T generated by an electromagnetic flux compression system, and the...
SPIN-FLIP TRANSITION OF Y3Fe5O12 IN ULTRA-HIGH MAGNETIC FIELDS UP TO 350 T (1988)
Nakao, K., Goto, T., Miura, N.
Faraday rotation of YIG at a wavelength of 1.15 µm was measured at low temperatures in ultra-high magnetic fields up to 350 T generated by an electromagnetic flux compression system, and the...
SPIN-FLIP TRANSITION OF Y3Fe5O12 IN ULTRA-HIGH MAGNETIC FIELDS UP TO 350 T (1988)
Nakao, K., Goto, T., Miura, N.
Faraday rotation of YIG at a wavelength of 1.15 µm was measured at low temperatures in ultra-high magnetic fields up to 350 T generated by an electromagnetic flux compression system, and the...
II. - CRYSTAL, IONIC, AND MAGNETIC STRUCTURESPHYSICAL ASPECTS OF MAGNETITE (1977)
Iida, S., Mizushima, K., Mizoguchi, M., Mada, J., Umemura, S., Yoshida, J., ...
After presenting a hystorical review of the physical studies on magnetite, our recent studies on the low temperature phase of Fe3O4 are surveyed. X-ray diffraction with superstructure lines...
II. - CRYSTAL, IONIC, AND MAGNETIC STRUCTURESPHYSICAL ASPECTS OF MAGNETITE (1977)
Iida, S., Mizushima, K., Mizoguchi, M., Mada, J., Umemura, S., Yoshida, J., ...
After presenting a hystorical review of the physical studies on magnetite, our recent studies on the low temperature phase of Fe3O4 are surveyed. X-ray diffraction with superstructure lines...
II. - CRYSTAL, IONIC, AND MAGNETIC STRUCTURESPHYSICAL ASPECTS OF MAGNETITE (1977)
Iida, S., Mizushima, K., Mizoguchi, M., Mada, J., Umemura, S., Yoshida, J., ...
After presenting a hystorical review of the physical studies on magnetite, our recent studies on the low temperature phase of Fe3O4 are surveyed. X-ray diffraction with superstructure lines...
Targeted disruption of the Rad51 gene leads to lethality in embryonic mice.
Tsuzuki, T, Fujii, Y, Sakumi, K, Tominaga, Y, Nakao, K, Sekiguchi, M, ...
The mouse Rad51 gene is a mammalian homologue of the Escherichia coli recA and yeast RAD51 genes, both of which are involved in homologous recombination and DNA repair. To elucidate the physiological...
Kawamoto, T, Mitsuuchi, Y, Toda, K, Yokoyama, Y, Miyahara, K, Miura, S, ...
A gene encoding steroid 18-hydroxylase (P-450C18) was isolated from a human genomic DNA library. It was identified as CYP11B2, which was previously postulated to be a pseudogene or a less active gene...
Nakagawa, O, Ogawa, Y, Itoh, H, Suga, S, Komatsu, Y, Kishimoto, I, ...
We previously demonstrated that brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a cardiac hormone mainly produced in the ventricle, while the major production site of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is the...
Ogawa, Y, Itoh, H, Tamura, N, Suga, S, Yoshimasa, T, Uehira, M, ...
Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a cardiac hormone that occurs predominantly in the ventricle. To study the roles of BNP in chronic cardiovascular regulation, we isolated mouse BNP cDNA and genomic...
Mukoyama, M, Nakao, K, Hosoda, K, Suga, S, Saito, Y, Ogawa, Y, ...
Using a specific radioimmunoassay for human brain natriuretic peptide (hBNP) with a monoclonal antibody, we have investigated its synthesis, secretion, and clearance in comparison with those of...
Yasue, H, Obata, K, Okumura, K, Kurose, M, Ogawa, H, Matsuyama, K, ...
To examine whether atrial natriuretic polypeptide (ANP) is released from the left ventricle in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) we measured plasma ANP level in the aortic root (Ao), the...
Augmented expression of atrial natriuretic polypeptide gene in ventricle of human failing heart.
Saito, Y, Nakao, K, Arai, H, Nishimura, K, Okumura, K, Obata, K, ...
To elucidate the expression of the atrial natriuretic polypeptide (ANP) gene in the ventricle of the human failing heart, we have measured ANP and ANP messenger RNA (ANPmRNA) levels in left...
Itoh, H, Nakao, K, Mukoyama, M, Yamada, T, Hosoda, K, Shirakami, G, ...
To explain the pathophysiological significance of endogenous atrial natriuretic polypeptide (ANP) in the development of hypertension, we examined the effect of chronic, repetitive administrations of...
Suga, S, Nakao, K, Itoh, H, Komatsu, Y, Ogawa, Y, Hama, N, ...
C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP), the third member of the natriuretic peptide family, is thus far known to be distributed mainly in the central nervous system and is considered to act as a...
Nakao, K, Miyao, Y, Ohe, Y, Tamaoki, T
Human hepatitis B virus infection is characterized by a high degree of hepatotropism which may be due to the dependency of viral genes on specific host factors for their expression. To learn more...
c-Ha-ras down regulates the alpha-fetoprotein gene but not the albumin gene in human hepatoma cells.
Nakao, K, Lawless, D, Ohe, Y, Miyao, Y, Nakabayashi, H, Kamiya, H, ...
We studied the effects of transfection of the normal c-Ha-ras gene, rasGly-12, and its oncogenic mutant, rasVal-12, on expression of the alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and albumin genes in a human hepatoma...
Serum leptin level is a regulator of bone mass
Elefteriou, F., Takeda, S., Ebihara, K., Magre, J., Patano, N., Ae Kim, C., ...
Leptin is a powerful inhibitor of bone formation in vivo. This antiosteogenic function involves leptin binding to its receptors on ventromedial hypothalamic neurons, the autonomous nervous system and...
Methionine-enkephalin and leucine-enkephalin in human sympathoadrenal system and pheochromocytoma.
Yoshimasa, T, Nakao, K, Ohtsuki, H, Li, S, Imura, H
To elucidate the physiological and pathophysiological significance of methionine- and leucine-enkephalin (Met-and Leu-enkephalin, respectively) in human sympathoadrenal system, the contents of these...
Nakao, K, Nakai, Y, Oki, S, Horii, K, Imura, H
To elucidate whether or not beta-endorphin exists in plasma of normal subjects, plasma extracts obtained before and after metyrapone administration were subjected to gel exclusion chromatography, and...
Sugawara, A, Nakao, K, Morii, N, Yamada, T, Itoh, H, Shiono, S, ...
To elucidate the synthesis of atrial natriuretic polypeptide (ANP) in the failing heart, 20 human right auricles obtained at cardiovascular surgery were studied. The concentration of alpha-human...
Myosin heavy chain gene expression in human heart failure.
Nakao, K, Minobe, W, Roden, R, Bristow, M R, Leinwand, L A
Two isoforms of myosin heavy chain (MyHC), alpha and beta, exist in the mammalian ventricular myocardium, and their relative expression is correlated with the contractile velocity of cardiac muscle....
Watanabe, N, Madaule, P, Reid, T, Ishizaki, T, Watanabe, G, Kakizuka, A, ...
Rho small GTPase regulates cell morphology, adhesion and cytokinesis through the actin cytoskeleton. We have identified a protein, p140mDia, as a downstream effector of Rho. It is a mammalian homolog...
STAT3 activation is sufficient to maintain an undifferentiated state of mouse embryonic stem cells.
Matsuda, T, Nakamura, T, Nakao, K, Arai, T, Katsuki, M, Heike, T, ...
Embryonic stem (ES) cells can be maintained in an undifferentiated state in the presence of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF). LIF acts through a receptor complex composed of a low affinity LIF...
Alternative RNA splicing of the human endothelin-A receptor generates multiple transcripts.
Miyamoto, Y, Yoshimasa, T, Arai, H, Takaya, K, Ogawa, Y, Itoh, H, ...
In order to elucidate the regulatory mechanisms of expression of the human endothelin-A receptor (hET-AR) gene, we characterized hET-AR transcripts using reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR analysis in a...
Preservation of recurrent laryngeal nerve invaded by differentiated thyroid cancer.
Nishida, T, Nakao, K, Hamaji, M, Kamiike, W, Kurozumi, K, Matsuda, H
OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to determine whether the recurrent laryngeal nerve involved in differentiated thyroid carcinoma could be preserved. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Few investigations...
Influence of vitamin A on wound healing in rats with femoral fracture.
Seifter, E, Crowley, L V, Rettura, G, Nakao, K, Gruber, C, Kan, D, ...
Groups of healthy wounded rats with and without comminuted femoral fractures, and maintained on nutritionally complete commercial rat chow with and without supplemental vitamin A, were studied. The...
An appraisal of radical pancreatoduodenectomy based on glucagon secretion.
Miyata, M, Hamaji, M, Yamamoto, T, Nakao, K, Sakaguchi, H, Sakamoto, T
In an attempt to elucidate changes in endocrine functions of the pancreas associated with radical pancreatectomy for periampullary cancer, plasma levels of insulin (IRI) and pancreatic glucagon (IRG)...
Gastric inhibitory polypeptide secretion after radical pancreatoduodenectomy.
Miyata, M, Nakao, K, Tanaka, Y, Sakamoto, T, Hamaji, M, Taketani, H, ...
To elucidate the role of gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP) in the alteration of insulin secretion following pancreatoduodenal resection, in which the main sources of GIP are removed, plasma levels...
Levenson, S M, Kan, D, Gruber, C, Crowley, L, Jaffe, E R, Nakao, K, ...
Inoue, Y, Oike, M, Nakao, K, Kitamura, K, Kuriyama, H
1. The effects of endothelin (ET) on the Ca2+ channel current in smooth muscle cells of the guinea-pig portal vein were investigated using the patch-clamp technique with whole-cell and cell-attached...
Referral patterns to and from inpatient psychiatric services: a social network approach.
Nakao, K, Milazzo-Sayre, L J, Rosenstein, M J, Manderscheid, R W
Interorganizational linkages have assumed more import for mental health service systems during the past three decades because of increased levels of complexity in service delivery patterns. This...
Targeted disruption of the Rad51 gene leads to lethality in embryonic mice.
Tsuzuki, T, Fujii, Y, Sakumi, K, Tominaga, Y, Nakao, K, Sekiguchi, M, ...
The mouse Rad51 gene is a mammalian homologue of the Escherichia coli recA and yeast RAD51 genes, both of which are involved in homologous recombination and DNA repair. To elucidate the physiological...
Kawamoto, T, Mitsuuchi, Y, Toda, K, Yokoyama, Y, Miyahara, K, Miura, S, ...
A gene encoding steroid 18-hydroxylase (P-450C18) was isolated from a human genomic DNA library. It was identified as CYP11B2, which was previously postulated to be a pseudogene or a less active gene...
Nakagawa, O, Ogawa, Y, Itoh, H, Suga, S, Komatsu, Y, Kishimoto, I, ...
We previously demonstrated that brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a cardiac hormone mainly produced in the ventricle, while the major production site of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is the...