M.A. Mannan, M. Nagano, K. Shigezumi, T. Kida, N. Hirao, Y. Baba
Boron carbonitride (BCN) thin films with a thickness of ~4 mm were synthesized on Si (100)substrate by radiofrequency and microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition usingtrimethylamine...
Hayashida Honda, N. Hayashida, S. Imaizumi, N. Inoue, K. Kadota, F. Kakimoto, ...
A very energetic cosmic ray of energy about (1.7¸2.6)\Theta10 20 eV was observed by the Akeno Giant Air Shower Array (AGASA) on December 3, 1993 from the direction of galactic longitude l=131 ffi...
Fluorescence in damp air and comments on the radiative life time (2005)
Sakaki, N., Kobayakawa, K., Nagano, M., Watanabe, Y.
Photon yields in damp air excited by an electron using a Sr90 $\beta$ source are compared withthose in dry air. Water vapors considerably reduce the yields, however, a further study is needed to...
The focal surface of the EUSO telescope (2005)
Kawasaki, Yoshiya, Bertaina, M., Ebisuzaki, T., Kajino, F., Miyazaki, Y., Nagano, M., ...
The Extreme Universe Space Observatory (EUSO) is a space mission to study extremely high-energy cosmic rays. The EUSO instrument is a wide-angle refractive telescope in near-ultraviolet wavelength...
The focal surface of the EUSO telescope (2005)
Kawasaki, Yoshiya, Bertaina, M., Ebisuzaki, T., Kajino, F., Miyazaki, Y., Nagano, M., ...
The Extreme Universe Space Observatory (EUSO) is a space mission to study extremely high-energy cosmic rays. The EUSO instrument is a wide-angle refractive telescope in near-ultraviolet wavelength...
Nagano, M., Kobayakawa, K., Sakaki, N., Ando, K.
The air fluorescence technique is used to detect ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECR), and to estimate their energy. Of fundamental importance is the photon yield due to excitation by electrons, in...
The Use of Nuclear Transfer Procedure for Evaluation of Abattoir Derived Bovine Oocyte (2004)
M. Nagano, S. Katagiri, Y. Takahashi
Using nuclear transfer procedure, this study was conducted to investigate the effect of oocyte quality on the in vitro development of bovine embryos. Immature oocytes from slaughterhouse-collected...
The Use of Nuclear Transfer Procedure for Evaluation of Abattoir Derived Bovine Oocyte (2004)
M. Nagano, S. Katagiri, Y. Takahashi
Using nuclear transfer procedure, this study was conducted to investigate the effect of oocyte quality on the in vitro development of bovine embryos. Immature oocytes from slaughterhouse-collected...
Photon yields from nitrogen gas and dry air excited by electrons (2003)
Nagano, M., Kobayakawa, K., Sakaki, N., Ando, K.
In order to detect ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays (UHECR), atmospheric fluorescence light from the trajectory of the extensive air shower may be measured by mirror-photosensor systems. In this type of...
Energy determination in the Akeno Giant Air Shower Array experiment (2002)
Takeda, M., Sakaki, N., Honda, K., Chikawa, M., Fukushima, M., Hayashida, N., ...
Using data from more than ten-years of observations with the Akeno Giant Air Shower Array (AGASA), we published a result that the energy spectrum of ultra-high energy cosmic rays extends beyond the...
Similarities and differences in meat consumption patterns in Asia and Pacific-Rim countries (2002)
Koizumi, S, Kobayashi, S., Pan, I-J., Takaku, S, Baba, M, Jussaume, R A, ...
Similarities and differences in meat consumption patterns in Asia and Pacific-Rim countries (2002)
Koizumi, S, Kobayashi, S., Pan, I-J., Takaku, S, Baba, M, Jussaume, R A, ...
Updated AGASA event list above 4x10^19eV (2000)
Hayashida, N., Honda, K., Inoue, N., Kadota, K., Kakimoto, F., Kakizawa, S., ...
After our Ap.J. publication of the Akeno Giant Air Shower Array (AGASA) results in 1999 (Takeda et al., 1999), we observed nine events with energies above 4 $\times$ 10$^{19}$eV until May 2000. This...
Comparison of AGASA data with CORSIKA simulation (1999)
Nagano, M., Heck, D., Shinozaki, K., Inoue, N., Knapp, J.
An interpretation of AGASA (Akeno Giant Air Shower Array) data by comparing the experimental results with the simulated ones by CORSIKA (COsmic Ray SImulation for KASCADE) has been made. General...
Cluster Analysis of Extremely High Energy Cosmic Rays in the Northern Sky (1999)
Uchihori, Y., Nagano, M., Takeda, M., Teshima, M., Lloyd-Evans, J., Watson, A. A.
The arrival directions of extremely high energy cosmic rays (EHECR) above $4\times10^{19}$ eV, observed by four surface array experiments in the northern hemisphere,are examined for coincidences from...
The Anisotropy of Cosmic Ray Arrival Direction around 10^18eV (1999)
Hayashida, N., Honda, K., Inoue, N., Kadota, K., Kakimoto, F., Kakizawa, S., ...
Anisotropy in the arrival directions of cosmic rays around 10^{18}eV is studied using data from the Akeno 20 km^2 array and the Akeno Giant Air Shower Array (AGASA), using a total of about 216,000...
Takeda, M., Hayashida, N., Honda, K., Inoue, N., Kadota, K., Kakimoto, F., ...
With the Akeno Giant Air Shower Array (AGASA), 581 cosmic rays above 10^19eV, 47 above 4 x 10^19eV, and 7 above 10^20eV are observed until August 1998. Arrival direction distribution of these...
Takeda, M., Hayashida, N., Honda, K., Inoue, N., Kadota, K., Kakimoto, F., ...
The cosmic-ray energy spectrum above 10^{18.5} eV is reported using the updated data set of the Akeno Giant Air Shower Array (AGASA) from February 1990 to October 1997. The energy spectrum extends...
The Anisotropy of Cosmic Ray Arrival Directions around 10$^{18}$eV (1998)
Hayashida, AGASA Collaboration: N., Honda, K., Inoue, N., Kadota, K., Kakimoto, F., Kamata, K., ...
Anisotropy in the arrival directions of cosmic rays with energies above 10$^{17}$eV is studied using data from the Akeno 20 km$^2$ array and the Akeno Giant Air Shower Array (AGASA), using a total of...
Comparison of AGASA data with CORSIKA simulations. (1998)
Nagano, M., Heck, D., Shinozaki, K., Inoue, N., Knapp, J.
Wissenschaftliche Berichte, FZKA-6191 (November 98)
The Detection of TeV Gamma Rays from Crab using the Telescope Array Prototype (1997)
Aiso, S., Chikawa, M., Hayashi, Y., Hayashida, N., Hibino, K., Hirasawa, H., ...
The Telescope Array prototype detectors were installed at Akeno Observatory and at the Utah Fly's Eye site. Using these detectors, we have observed the Crab Nebula and AGN's since the end of 1995....
Hayashida, N, Honda, K, Honda, M, Inoue, N, Kadota, K, Kakimoto, F, ...
The cosmic ray energy spectrum above 10$^{19}$ eV determined by AGASA (1996)
Doi, T, Hayashida, N, Honda, K, Honda, M, Inoue, N, Kadota, K, ...
Characteristics of Giant air showers of energies around 50 EeV observed by AGASA (1996)
Doi, T, Hayashida, N, Honda, K, Honda, M, Inoue, N, Kadota, K, ...
Composition of cosmic rays between 10$^{16.5}$ eV and 10$^{19.0}$ eV observed at Akeno (1996)
Doi, T, Hayashida, N, Honda, K, Honda, M, Imaizumi, S, Inoue, N, ...
Point source search for cosmic rays above 3 x 10$^{17}$ eV by AGASA (1996)
Doi, T, Hayashida, N, Honda, K, Honda, M, Inoue, N, Kadota, K, ...
Performance test of leadburger: detector for measurement of highest energy cosmic rays (1996)
Hashimoto, K, Honda, K, Kawasumi, N, Kutter, T, Nagano, M, Tsushima, I
Inclined giant air showers with energies above 10$^{19.5}$ eV observed by AGASA (1996)
Doi, T, Hayashida, N, Honda, K, Honda, M, Inoue, N, Kadota, K, ...
Hayashida, N, Honda, K, Honda, M, Imaizumi, S, Inoue, N, Kadota, K, ...
Kato, M., Yamashina, S., Takeda, N., Mochizuki, S., Morishita, T., Nagano, M.
The adenine nucleotide translocator or ADP/ATP carrier protein (AAC) is an integral protein present in the inner mito-chondrial membrane, which performs the exchange of cytoplasmic and...
Hayashida, N, Honda, K, Honda, M, Imaizumi, S, Inoue, N, Kadota, K, ...
Yoshida, S, Hayashida, N, Honda, K, Honda, M, Imaizumi, S, Inoue, N, ...
MORISAKI, H., TANAKA, T., ISHIMURA, Y., TAKEDA, J., SEKIGUCHI, H., NAGANO, M.
Inhibitory effects of diazepam and flunitrazepam on the superoxide anion (O2−) -generating system in granulocytes were examined for their clinical relevance. When the effects of commercial...
Clapp, C, Torner, L, Gutiérrez-Ospina, G, Alcántara, E, López-Gómez, F J, Nagano, M, ...
The 23-kDa form of prolactin (PRL) has been proposed to function as both a mature hormone and a prohormone precursor for different uniquely bioactive forms of the molecule. We have shown that the...
Ikewaki, K, Nishiwaki, M, Sakamoto, T, Ishikawa, T, Fairwell, T, Zech, L A, ...
The cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) transfers lipids among lipoprotein particles and plays a central role in lipoprotein metabolism. Humans with genetic deficiency of CETP have both...
Osumi, M, Nagano, M, Yamada, N, Hosoi, J, Yanagida, M
Electron microscopic investigations using the cryosectioning technique, together with electron diffraction, optical diffraction, and computer simulation, were carried out for the determination of the...
Watanabe, C, Inaoka, T, Kadono, T, Nagano, M, Nakamura, S, Ushijima, K, ...
Spot urine samples were collected from the inhabitants of two rural communities in northwestern Bangladesh. We compared arsenic levels in the urine samples ([As](u); n = 346) with those in water from...
Clapp, C, Torner, L, Gutiérrez-Ospina, G, Alcántara, E, López-Gómez, F J, Nagano, M, ...
The 23-kDa form of prolactin (PRL) has been proposed to function as both a mature hormone and a prohormone precursor for different uniquely bioactive forms of the molecule. We have shown that the...
Ikewaki, K, Nishiwaki, M, Sakamoto, T, Ishikawa, T, Fairwell, T, Zech, L A, ...
The cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) transfers lipids among lipoprotein particles and plays a central role in lipoprotein metabolism. Humans with genetic deficiency of CETP have both...
Osumi, M, Nagano, M, Yamada, N, Hosoi, J, Yanagida, M
Electron microscopic investigations using the cryosectioning technique, together with electron diffraction, optical diffraction, and computer simulation, were carried out for the determination of the...
Watanabe, C, Inaoka, T, Kadono, T, Nagano, M, Nakamura, S, Ushijima, K, ...
Spot urine samples were collected from the inhabitants of two rural communities in northwestern Bangladesh. We compared arsenic levels in the urine samples ([As](u); n = 346) with those in water from...
Matsumura, K, Nagano, M, Kato-Yoshinaga, Y, Yamazaki, M, Clare, A S, Fusetani, N
Immunological investigation has revealed that a settlement-inducing protein complex (SIPC), which induces cypris settlement of the barnacle Balanus amphitrite, is synthesized during larval...
The neurotoxicity of methyl n-butyl ketone is known to be enhanced by combination with methyl ethyl ketone. This study was conducted to clarify the potentiating effect of aliphatic monoketones on the...
In order to determine the specific structural properties responsible for neurotoxic activity, the comparative neurotoxicity of n-hexane, methyl n-butyl ketone, 2,5-hexanedione, and their relatives...
Futatsuka, M, Kitano, T, Nagano, M, Inaoka, T, Arimatsu, Y, Ueno, T, ...
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to determine the actual prevalence of liver disease and to investigate the contribution of various risk factors to liver disease among the population in a methyl mercury...