Exoplanet Characterization and the Search for Life (2009)
Kasting, J., Traub, W., Roberge, A., Leger, A., Schwartz, A., Wooten, A., ...
Over 300 extrasolar planets (exoplanets) have been detected orbiting nearby stars. We now hope to conduct a census of all planets around nearby stars and to characterize their atmospheres and...
A deep look into the core of young clusters. II. lambda-Orionis (2009)
Bouy, H., Huelamo, N., Navascues, D. Barrado Y, Martin, E. L., Petr-Gotzens, M. G., Kolb, J., ...
Over the past years, the lambda-Orionis cluster has been a prime location for the study of young very low mass stars, substellar and isolated planetary mass objects and the determination of the...
The Physical Properties of Four ~600 K T Dwarfs (2009)
Leggett, S. K., Cushing, Michael C., Saumon, D., Marley, M. S., Roellig, T. L., Warren, S. J., ...
We present Spitzer 7.6-14.5 μm spectra of ULAS J003402.77–005206.7 and ULAS J133553.45+113005.2, two T9 dwarfs with the latest spectral types currently known. We fit synthetic spectra and...
Darwin —- a mission to detect and search for life on extrasolar planets (2009)
Cockell, C. S., Léger, A., Fridlund, M., Herbst, T. M., Kaltenegger, L., Absil, O., ...
The discovery of extrasolar planets is one of the greatest achievements of modern astronomy. The detection of planets that vary widely in mass demonstrates that extrasolar planets of low mass exist....
Darwin-A Mission to Detect and Search for Life on Extrasolar Planets (2009)
Cockell, C S, Léger, A, Fridlund, M, Herbst, T M, Kaltenegger, L, Absil, Olivier, ...
The discovery of extrasolar planets is one of the greatest achievements of modern astronomy. The detection of planets that vary widely in mass demonstrates that extrasolar planets of low mass exist....
The discovery of an M4+T8.5 binary system (2009)
Burningham, Ben, Pinfield, D. J., Leggett, S. K., Tinney, C. G., Liu, M. C., Homeier, D., ...
We report the discovery of a T8.5 dwarf, which is a companion to the M4 dwarf Wolf 940. At a distance of 12.50 (+0.75,-0.67) pc, the angular separation of 32arcsec corresponds to a projected...
The Physical Properties of Four ~600K T Dwarfs (2009)
Leggett, S. K., Cushing, M. C., Saumon, D., Marley, M. S., Roellig, T. L., Warren, S. J., ...
We present Spitzer 7.6-14.5um spectra of ULAS J003402.77-005206.7 and ULAS J133553.45+113005.2, two T9 dwarfs with the latest spectral types currently known. We fit synthetic spectra and photometry...
Fukue, T., Tamura, M., Kandori, R., Kusakabe, N., Hough, J. H., Lucas, P. W., ...
We present a deep circular polarization image of the Orion BN/KL nebula in the Ks band and correlations of circular polarization, linear polarization, and H-Ks color representing extinction. The...
Nishiyama, S., Tamura, M., Hatano, H., Kanai, S., Kurita, M., Sato, S., ...
Original article can be found at: http://www.iop.org/EJ/journal/apj Copyright American Astronomical Society. DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/690/2/1648 [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]
Fukue, T., Tamura, M., Kandori, R., Kusakabe, N., Hough, J., Lucas, P.W., ...
Original article can be found at: http://www.iop.org/EJ/journal/apjl Copyright American Astronomical Society. DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/692/2/L88 [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]
The physical properties of four ~600 K T dwarfs. (2009)
Leggett, S., Cushing, M.C., Saumon, D., Marley, M., Roellig, T.L., Warren, S.J., ...
Original article can be found at: http://www.iop.org/EJ/journal/apj Copyright American Astronomical Society DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/695/2/1517 [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]
Planetpol polarimetry of the exoplanet systems 55 Cnc and tau Boo. (2009)
Lucas, P.W., Hough, J., Bailey, J., Tamura, M., Hirst, E., Harrison, D.
‘The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com.’ Copyright Blackwell Publishing / Royal Astronomical Society
Young Brown Dwarfs in the Core of the W3 Main Star-Forming Region (2008)
Ojha, D. K., Tamura, M., Nakajima, Y., Saito, H., Pandey, A. K., Ghosh, S. K., ...
We present the results of deep and high-resolution (FWHM ~ 0".35) JHK NIR observations with the Subaru telescope, to search for very low mass young stellar objects (YSOs) in the W3 Main star-forming...
An Eight-Octant Phase-Mask Coronagraph (2008)
Murakami, N., Uemura, R., Baba, N., Nishikawa, J., Tamura, M., Hashimoto, N., ...
We present numerical simulations and laboratory experiments on an eight-octant phase-mask (EOPM) coronagraph. The numerical simulations suggest that an achievable contrast for the EOPM coronagraph...
Using SPICA Space Telescope to characterize Exoplanets (2008)
Goicoechea, J. R., Swinyard, B., Tinetti, G., Nakagawa, T., Enya, K., Tamura, M., ...
We present the 3.5m SPICA space telescope, a proposed Japanese-led JAXA-ESA mission scheduled for launch around 2017. The actively cooled ( 18 um). SPICA is one of the few space missions selected to...
Planetpol polarimetry of the exoplanet systems 55 Cnc and tau Boo (2008)
Lucas, P. W., Hough, J. H., Bailey, J. A., Tamura, M., Hirst, E., Harrison, D.
We present very sensitive polarimetry of 55 Cnc and tau Boo in an attempt to detect the partially polarised reflected light from the planets orbiting these two stars. 55 Cnc is orbited by a hot...
Optical to Near-IR Spectrum of a Massive Evolved Galaxy at z = 1.26 (2008)
Matsuoka, Y., Peterson, B. A., Oyabu, S., Kawara, K., Asami, N., Sameshima, H., ...
We present the optical to near-infrared (IR) spectrum of the galaxy TSPS J1329-0957, a red and bright member of the class of extremely red objects (EROs) at z = 1.26. This galaxy was found in the...
Exploring the substellar temperature regime down to ~550K (2008)
Burningham, Ben, Pinfield, D. J., Leggett, S. K., Tamura, M., Lucas, P. W., Homeier, D., ...
We report the discovery of three very late T dwarfs in the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) Third Data Release: ULAS J101721.40+011817.9 (ULAS1017), ULAS J123828.51+095351.3 (ULAS1238) and...
Fifteen new T dwarfs discovered in the UKIDSS Large Area Survey (2008)
Pinfield, D. J., Burningham, B., Tamura, M., Leggett, S. K., Lodieu, N., Lucas, P. W., ...
We present the discovery of fifteen new T2.5-T7.5 dwarfs (with estimated distances between ~24-93pc, identified in the first three main data releases of the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey. This...
DARWIN - A Mission to Detect, and Search for Life on, Extrasolar Planets (2008)
Cockell, C. S., Leger, A., Fridlund, M., Herbst, T., Kaltenegger, L., Absil, O., ...
The discovery of extra-solar planets is one of the greatest achievements of modern astronomy. The detection of planets with a wide range of masses demonstrates that extra-solar planets of low mass...
Hashimoto, J., Tamura, M., Kandori, R., Kusakabe, N., Nakajima, Y., Kurita, M., ...
We report the detection of eighteen infrared reflection nebulae (IRNe) in the $J$, $H$, & $Ks$ linear polarimetric observations of the NGC 6334 massive star-formation complex, of which 16 IRNe are...
THE INTERACTIVE DATA VISUALIZATION WITH Java 3D (2008)
M. Emoto, M. Shoji, S. Suzuki, S. Yamaguchi, R. Muratsu, J. Narlo, ...
Near-Infrared Imaging Polarimetry of M42: Aperture Polarimetry of Point-like Sources. (2008)
Kusakabe, N., Tamura, M., Kandori, R., Hashimoto, J., Nakajima, Y., Nagata, T., ...
Original article can be found at: http://www.iop.org/EJ/journal/aj Copyright American Astronomical Society DOI: 10.1088/0004-6256/136/2/621 [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]
Hashimoto, J., Tamura, M., Kandori, R., Kusakabe, N., Nakajima, Y., Kurita, M., ...
Original article can be found at: http://www.iop.org/EJ/journal/apjl Copyright The American Astronomical Society DOI: 10.1086/587837 [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]
The UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey (2007)
Lucas, P. W., Hoare, M. G., Longmore, A., Schroder, A. C., Davis, C. J., Adamson, A., ...
The UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey (GPS) is one of the five near infrared Public Legacy Surveys that are being undertaken by the UKIDSS consortium, using the Wide Field Camera on the United Kingdom...
H. Moriarty-schievcnl, G. Wannierz, Jocelyn Keene, P. G. Wannicr, Jocelyn Kccne, M. Tamura, ...
submitted to The Astrophysical Journal We have obtained 800 ancl 1100/177 ~ photo~netric observations of a complete, flux-limited, lRAS-selected sample of colcl sources in Taurus, whose infrared and...
To be submitted to Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (2007)
Michael G. Burton, T. Hasegawa, David J. Axon, M. Tamura, Cheshire Sk Dl
(1987). The profile of the H2 1-0 S(1) line has been observed at 35 km/s velocity resolution at several locations within OMC-1, including in the molecular hydrogen reflection nebula. The profiles...
An X-ray Imaging Study of the Stellar Population in RCW49 (2007)
Tsujimoto, M., Feigelson, E. D., Townsley, L. K., Broos, P. S., Getman, K. V., Wang, J., ...
We present the results of a high-resolution X-ray imaging study of the stellar population in the Galactic massive star-forming region RCW49 and its central OB association Westerlund 2. We obtained a...
Forbrich, J., Preibisch, Th., Menten, K. M., Neuhäuser, R., Walter, F. M., Tamura, M., ...
Multi-wavelength (X-ray to radio) monitoring of Young Stellar Objects (YSOs) can provide important information about physical processes at the stellar surface, in the stellar corona, and/or in the...
Planetary Formation Scenarios Revistied: Core-Accretion Versus Disk Instability (2007)
Matsuo, T., Shibai, H., Ootsubo, T., Tamura, M.
The core-accretion and disk instability models have so far been used to explain planetary formation. These models have different conditions, such as planet mass, disk mass, and metallicity for...
Near-Infrared Imaging Polarimetry of the Star Forming Region NGC 2024 (2007)
Kandori, R., Tamura, M., Kusakabe, N., Nakajima, Y., Nagayama, T., Nagashima, C., ...
We conducted wide-field JHKs imaging polarimetry toward NGC 2024. We found a prominent and extended polarized nebula over NGC 2024, and constrained the location of illuminating source of the nebula...
Two T dwarfs from the UKIDSS Early Data Release (2007)
Kendall, T. R., Tamura, M., Tinney, C. G., Martin, E. L., Ishii, M., Pinfield, D. J., ...
We report on the first ultracool dwarf discoveries from the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) Large Area Survey Early Data Release (LAS EDR), in particular the discovery of T dwarfs which are...
Gene silencing by the tRNA maturase tRNase ZL under the direction of small-guide RNA. (2007)
Nakashima, A., Takaku, H., Shibata, H., Negishi, Y., Takagi, M., Tamura, M., ...
We have been developing a unique system for the downregulation of a gene expression through cutting a specific mRNA by the long form of tRNA 3'-processing endoribonuclease (tRNase ZL) under the...
Gene silencing by the tRNA maturase tRNase ZL under the direction of small-guide RNA. (2007)
Nakashima, A., Takaku, H., Shibata, H., Negishi, Y., Takagi, M., Tamura, M., ...
We have been developing a unique system for the downregulation of a gene expression through cutting a specific mRNA by the long form of tRNA 3'-processing endoribonuclease (tRNase ZL) under the...
Two T dwarfs from the UKIDDS early data release. (2007)
Kendall, T.R., Tamura, M., Tinney, C.G., Martin, E., Ishii, M., Pinfield, D.J., ...
Near Infrared Polarization Images of the Orion Nebula (2006)
Tamura, M., Kandori, R., Kusakabe, N., Nakajima, Y., Hashimoto, J., Nagashima, C., ...
Wide-field (~8' x 8') and deep near-infrared (JHKs bands) polarization images of the Orion nebulae (IRNe) around young stellar objects (YSOs), both massive and low-mass. We found the IRNe around both...
Subaru IR Echelle Spectroscopy of Herbig-Haro Driving Sources. I. H2 and [Fe II] Emission. (2006)
Takami, M., Chrysostomou, A., Ray, T.P., Davis, C.J., Dent, W.R., Bailey, J., ...
PlanetPol : a very high sensitivity polarimeter (2006)
Hough, J. H, Lucas, P. W, Bailey, J. A, Tamura, M, Hirst, E, Harrison, D, ...
We have built and used on several occasions an optical broadband stellar polarimeter, PlanetPol, which employs photoelastic modulators and avalanche photodiodes and achieves a photon-noise-limited...
Near-infrared polarization images of the Orion Nebula (2006)
Tamura, M, Kandori, R, Hough, J. H, Lucas, P, Chrysostomou, A, Bailey, J, ...
Wide-field (~8' × 8') and deep near-infrared (JHK bands) polarization images of the Orion Nebula are presented. These data revealed various circumstellar structures as infrared reflection nebulae...
Subaru IR echelle spectroscopy of Herbig-Haro driving sources. I. H₂ and [Fe II] emission (2006)
Takami, M, Chrysostomou, A, Ray, T. P, Davis, C. J, Dent, W. R.F, Bailey, J, ...
We present infrared echelle spectroscopy of three Herbig-Haro (HH) driving sources (SVS 13, B5-IRS 1, and HH 34 IRS) using Subaru IRCS. The large diameter of the telescope and wide spectral coverage...
PlanetPol : a very high sensitivity polarimeter (2006)
Hough, J. H, Lucas, P. W, Bailey, J. A, Tamura, M, Hirst, E, Harrison, D, ...
We have built and used on several occasions an optical broadband stellar polarimeter, PlanetPol, which employs photoelastic modulators and avalanche photodiodes and achieves a photon-noise-limited...
Near-infrared polarization images of the Orion Nebula (2006)
Tamura, M, Kandori, R, Hough, J. H, Lucas, P, Chrysostomou, A, Bailey, J, ...
Wide-field (~8' × 8') and deep near-infrared (JHK bands) polarization images of the Orion Nebula are presented. These data revealed various circumstellar structures as infrared reflection nebulae...
Subaru IR echelle spectroscopy of Herbig-Haro driving sources. I. H₂ and [Fe II] emission (2006)
Takami, M, Chrysostomou, A, Ray, T. P, Davis, C. J, Dent, W. R.F, Bailey, J, ...
We present infrared echelle spectroscopy of three Herbig-Haro (HH) driving sources (SVS 13, B5-IRS 1, and HH 34 IRS) using Subaru IRCS. The large diameter of the telescope and wide spectral coverage...
Near infrared polarization images of the Orion Nebula. (2006)
Tamura, M., Kandori, R., Kusakabe, N., Nakajima, Y., Hashimoto, J., Nagashima, C., ...
Original article can be found at: http://www.iop.org/EJ/journal/apjl Copyright American Astronomical Society DOI: 10.1086/508168 [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]
Subaru IR Echelle Spectroscopy of Herbig-Haro Driving Sources I. H_2 and [Fe II] Emission (2005)
Takami, M., Chrysostomou, A., Ray, T. P., Davis, C. J., Dent, W. R. F., Bailey, J., ...
We present infrared echelle spectroscopy of three Herbig-Haro (HH) driving sources (SVS 13, B5-IRS 1 and HH 34 IRS) using Subaru-IRCS. The large diameter of the telescope and wide spectral coverage...
A deep survey of brown dwarfs in Orion with Gemini (2005)
Lucas, P. W., Roche, P. F., Tamura, M.
We report the results of a deep near infrared (JHK) survey of the outer parts of the Trapezium Cluster with Gemini South/Flamingos. 396 sources were detected in a 26 arcmin^2 area, including 138...
A coronagraphic search for brown dwarfs and planets around nearby stars (2005)
Nakajima, T., Morino, J. I., Tsuji, T., Suto, H., Ishii, M., Tamura, M., ...
HL Tau: 3-D Polarisation Modelling and Magnetic Field Structure. (2005)
Lucas, P.W., Fukagawa, M., Tamura, M., Chrysostomou, A., Beckford, A.
Magnetic alignment of the chiral nematic phase of a cellulose microfibril suspension (2005)
Kimura, F, Kimura, T, Tamura, M, Hirai, A, Ikuno, M, Horii, F
A circumstellar disk associated with a massive protostellar object. (2005)
Jiang, Z., Tamura, M., Fukagawa, M., Hough, J., Lucas, P.W., Suto, H., ...
Original article can be found at: http://www.nature.com/nature/index.html Copyright Nature Publishing Group. DOI: 10.1038/nature04012 [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]
V1647 Orionis (IRAS 05436-0007) : A New Look at McNeil's Nebula (2004)
Ojha, D. K., Kusakabe, N., Tamura, M., Nakajima, Y., Fukagawa, M., Sugitani, K., ...
We present a study of the newly discovered McNeil's nebula in Orion using the JHKs-band simultaneous observations with the near-infrared (NIR) camera SIRIUS on the IRSF 1.4m telescope. The cometary...
Detection of Stellar Variability in the Central Parsec of the Galaxy (2004)
Tamura, M., Werner, M., Becklin, E., Phinney, E.
This paper describes the results of a search for time variability of stars in the central 1 pc region of the galaxy through K-band imaging and photometry.
Circum-Protostellar Environments II. Envelopes, Activity, and Evolution (2004)
Moriarty-Schieven, G.H., Wannier, P.G., Keene, J., Tamura, M.
We have obtained 800 and 1100 micrometer photometric observations of a complete, flux-limited, IRAS-selected sample of cold sources in Taurus, whose infrared and molecular properties indicate them to...
A near-infrared study of the NGC 7538 star forming region (2004)
Ojha, D. K., Tamura, M., Nakajima, Y., Fukagawa, M., Sugitani, K., Nagashima, C., ...
We present sub-arcsecond (FWHM ~ 0".7), NIR JHKs-band images and a high sensitivity radio continuum image at 1280 MHz, using SIRIUS on UH 88-inch telescope and GMRT. The NIR survey covers an area of...
Baba, D., Nagata, T., Nagayama, T., Nagashima, C., Kato, D., Kurita, M., ...
We present deep near-infrared (J, H, Ks) images toward an embedded cluster which lies in a C18O clump in the cloud C of the Vela Molecular Ridge. This cluster has at least ~ 350 members and a radius...
Klosterman, P S, Hendrix, D K, Tamura, M, Holbrook, S R, Brenner, Steven E
Release 2.0.1 of the Structural Classification of RNA (SCOR) database, http://scor.lbl.gov, contains a classification of the internal and hairpin loops in a comprehensive collection of 497 NMR and...
Deep near-infrared observations of W3 Main star forming region (2004)
Ojha, D. K., Tamura, M., Nakajima, Y., Fukagawa, M., Sugitani, K., Nagashima, C., ...
We present a deep JHKs-band imaging survey of the W3 Main star forming region, using the near-infrared camera, SIRIUS, mounted on the University of Hawaii 2.2m telescope. The near-infrared survey...
Detection of a warm molecular wind in DG Tauri (2004)
Takami, M., Chrysostomou, A., Ray, T.P., Davis, C.J., Dent, W.R., Bailey, J., ...
Scattering and Trapping of Nonlinear Schroedinger Solitons in External Potentials (2004)
Soliton motion in some external potentials is studied using the nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation. Solitons are scattered by a potential wall. Solitons propagate almost freely or are trapped in a...
Takita, H, Vehof, JWM, Jansen, JA, Yamamoto, M, Tabata, Y, Tamura, M, ...
Network analysis of potential migration routes for Oriental White Storks (Ciconia boyciana) (2004)
Shimazaki, H, Tamura, M, Darman, Y, Andronov, V, Parilov, MP, Nagendran, M, ...
Detection of a warm molecular wind in DG Tauri (2003)
Takami, M., Chrysostomou, A., Ray, T. P., Davis, C., Dent, W. R. F., Bailey, J., ...
We detect near-infrared H2 emission in DG Tau using the Infrared Camera and Spectrograph (IRCS) on the 8.2-m SUBARU telescope. The spectra obtained along the jet axis show that the centroidal...
Mapping the Fermi velocity in the quasi-2D organic conductor k-(BEDT-TTF)2I3 (2003)
Kovalev, A. E., Hill, S., Kawano, K., Tamura, M., Naito, T., Kobayashi, H.
We demonstrate a new method for determining the Fermi velocity in quasi-two-dimensional (Q2D) organic conductors. Application of a magnetic field parallel to the conducting layers results in periodic...
An Optical and Near Infrared Search for Brown Dwarfs in the Pleiades Cluster (2003)
Nagashima, C., Dobbie, P. D., Nagayama, T., Nakajima, Y., Nagata, T., Tamura, M., ...
We have carried out a brown dwarf search over an area of 14' x 23' near the central portion of the Pleiades open cluster in five optical and near infrared bands (i', Z, J, H, Ks) with 10 sigma...
A submillimetre imaging polarimeter at the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (2003)
Greaves, J.S., Holland, W.S., Jenness, T., Chrysostomou, A., Berry, D.S., Tamura, M., ...
A Submillimetre Imaging Polarimeter at the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (2003)
Greaves, J. S., Holland, W. S., Jenness, T., Chrysostomou, A., Berry, D. S., Murray, A. G., ...
A polarimeter has been built for use with the Submillimetre Common-User Bolometer Array (SCUBA), on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) in Hawaii. SCUBA is the first of a new generation of...
Hough, J., Lucas, P.W., Bailey, J., Tamura, M.
Copyright 2003 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. DOI: 10.1117/12.458222 [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]
Oshima, Y., Ohta, H., Koyama, K., Motokawa, M., Yamamoto, H. M., Kato, R., ...
Magnetooptical measurements of several quasi-two-dimensional (q2D) organic conductors, which have simple Fermi surface structure, have been performed by using a cavity perturbation technique. Despite...
Miyazaki, M., Shimasaku, K., Kodama, T., Okamura, S., Furusawa, H., Ouchi, M., ...
We study the evolution of elliptical galaxies at z >~ 1 on the basis of a sample of 247 Extremely Red Objects (EROs) with R-Ks >= 3.35 (AB) and Ks
Itoh, Y., Tamura, M., Tokunaga, A.
We have carried out near-infrared spectroscopic observations of 23 very low-luminosity young stellar object (YSO) candidates and 5 their companions in Heiles Cloud 2, one of the densest parts of the...
The magnetic field structure in W51A (2002)
Chrysostomou, A., Aitken, D., Jenness, T., Davis, C.J., Hough, J., Curran, R., ...
Takami, M., Chrysostomou, A., Bailey, J., Gledhill, T. M., Tamura, M., Terada, H.
We present long-slit spectroscopy and spectro-astrometry of HeI 1.083 micron emission in the T Tauri star, DG Tau. We identify three components in the HeI feature: (1) a blueshifted emission...
The Magnetic Field Structure in W51A (2002)
Chrysostomou, A., Aitken, D. K., Jenness, T., Davis, C. J., Hough, J. H., Curran, R., ...
We present 850 micron imaging polarimetry of the W51A massive star forming region performed with SCUBA on the JCMT. From the polarimetry we infer the column-averaged magnetic field direction,...
Murakawa, K., Tamura, M., Suto, H., Itoh, Y., Hayashi, S., Oasa, Y., ...
Tamura, M, Imakubo, T, Yamanaka, K, Mori, Y, Nishio, Y, Kajita, K, ...
Jitsukawa, S., Tamura, M., Klueh, R.L., Alamo, A., Petersen, C., ...
10th Internat.Conf.on Fusion Reactor Materials (ICFRM-10), Baden-Baden, October 14-19, 2001
Submillimeter Imaging Polarimetry of the NGC 7538 Region (2001)
Momose, M., Tamura, M., Kameya, O., Greaves, J.S., Chrysostomou, A., Hough, J., ...
Submillimeter Imaging Polarimetry of the NGC 7538 Region (2001)
Momose, M., Tamura, M., Kameya, O., Greaves, J. S., Chrysostomou, A., Hough, J. H., ...
Imaging polarimetry of the 0.85mm continuum emission in the NGC 7538 region, obtained with the SCUBA Polarimeter, is presented. The polarization map is interpreted in terms of thermal radiation by...
Acceleration of fracture healing in nonhuman primates by fibroblast growth factor-A (2001)
Kawaguchi, H, Nakamura, K, Tabata, Y, Ikada, Y, Aoyama, I, Anzai, J, ...
Circular polarisation in star-forming regions: possible implications for homochirality. (2001)
Hough, J., Bailey, J., Chrysostomou, A., Gledhill, T., Lucas, P.W., Tamura, M., ...
Original article can be found at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02731177 Copyright Committee on Space Research. DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(01)00063-1 [Full text of this article is not...
Infrared Star Count Models and Their Application to the Subaru Deep Field (2000)
Nakajima, T., Iwamuro, F., Maihara, T., Motohara, K., Terada, H., Goto, M., ...
We construct infrared star count models of the Galaxy applicable at faint magnitudes. In addition to dwarfs and subdwarfs, we also take into account L dwarfs, T dwarfs, and white dwarfs of both disk...
The role of char surface structure development in pulverized fuel combustion (2000)
Lorenz,H., Carrea,E., Tamura,M., Haas,J.
The present work is concerned with the effect of different bituminous coal chars pore surface structure on their combustion behavior. The chars were sampled in a semi-industrial coal jet flame of 2.5...
The role of char surface structure development in pulverized fuel combustion (2000)
Lorenz, H., Carrea, E., Tamura, M., Haas, J.
The present work is concerned with the effect of different bituminous coal chars pore surface structure on their combustion behavior. The chars were sampled in a semi-industrial coal jet flame of 2.5...
Fracture behavior of notched unidirectional Si-Ti-C-O/BMAS composite (2000)
Ochiai, S, Okumura, I, Tanaka, M, Hojo, M, Sato, M, Tamura, M, ...
Fracture behavior of notched unidirectional Si-Ti-C-O/BMAS composite (2000)
Ochiai, S, Okumura, I, Tanaka, M, Hojo, M, Sato, M, Tamura, M, ...
The magnetic field structure of the DR21 region. (1999)
Itoh, Y., Chrysostomou, A., Burton, M., Hough, J., Tamura, M.
‘The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com.’ Copyright Blackwell Publishing / Royal Astronomical Society. DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-8711.1999.02318.x [Full text of this article...
Hayakawa, H., Yoshitake, A., Tamura, M., Natsume, S., Gotoh, A.
A reduced-activation ferritic steel, Fe-8Cr-2W-0.2V-0.04Ta(F-82H) has been developed for improved creep properties and toughness over HT9; mechanical properties of weld metal and welded joints using...
Takemura, M., Hyakubu, T., Yoshitake, A., Tamura, M., Niino, M.
This paper concerned mmc in some important way and contained information about, utilized, or discussed these subjects: basic topics:, data, mmc, mmc data, reinforcement data materials and material...
Fenno, JC, Hannam, PM, Leung, WK, Tamura, M, Uitto, V-J, McBride, BC
Prominent antigens of Treponema denticola have been suggested to be mediators of the cytopathic effects typically seen in periodontal disease. In the present study of the T. denticola major surface...
Bailey, J., Chrysostomou, A., Hough, J., Gledhill, T., McCall, A., Clark, S., ...
Original article can be found at: http://www.sciencemag.org/magazine.dtl Copyright AAAS DOI: 10.1126/science.281.5377.672 [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]
Magnetic Properties of d8-(DMe-DCNQI)2Cu Studied by muSR (1997)
Pratt, F L, Pattenden, P A, Blundell, S J, Jestaedt, Th, Chow, K H, Hayes, W, ...
Zero Field muSR and Cu-QLCR in the Molecular Metal System (DMe-DCNQI)2Cu (1997)
Pratt, F L, Pattenden, P A, Blundell, S J, Chow, K H, Hayes, W, Kato, R, ...
Identification of the exciting source of Herbig-Haro objects 135 and 136. (1997)
Tamura, M., Hough, J., Chrysostomou, A., Itoh, Y., Murakawa, K., Bailey, J.
Original article can be found via: http://cdsads.u-strasbg.fr/ Copyright Royal Astronomical Society [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]
Magnetic Fields in Star Forming Regions - Near-Infrared and Submillimeter Approaches. (1996)
Tamura, M., Hayashi, S., Itoh, Y., Hough, J., Chrysostomou, A.
Millimeter polarimetry of star-forming regions: magnetic field structure and low mass stars. (1995)
Tamura, M., Hayashi, S., Hough, J.
“The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com”. Copyright Springer. DOI: 10.1007/BF00667815 [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]
KISHKURNO, S., HARADA, K., TAMURA, M., ITO, T., OGASAWARA, M., ABE, T., ...
Tamura, M., Sasano, H., Suzuki, T., Fukaya, T., Funayama, Y., Takayama, K., ...
Immunolocalization of transforming growth factor-α (TGFα), epidermal growth factor (EGF), cripto-1, amphiregulin and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR ) was studied in 51 premenopausal human...
KISHKURNO, S., HARADA, K., TAMURA, M., ITO, T., OGASAWARA, M., ABE, T., ...
Tamura, M., Sasano, H., Suzuki, T., Fukaya, T., Funayama, Y., Takayama, K., ...
Immunolocalization of transforming growth factor-α (TGFα), epidermal growth factor (EGF), cripto-1, amphireg-ulin and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR ) was studied in 51 premenopausal human...
Tamura, M., Sasano, H., Suzuki, T., Fukaya, T., Watanabe, T., Aoki, H., ...
It has been demonstrated that co-administration of growth hormon (GH) augments ovarian response to human menopausal gonadotrophin, and GH itself increases steroidogenesis in cultured ovarian cells....
Physiology: Distribution of tenascin in normal cycling human ovary (1993)
Tamura, M., Sasano, H., Suzuki, T., Fukaya, T., Watanabe, T., Kusakabe, M., ...
Tenascin is an extracellular matrix glycoprotein, which has been reported to be involved in parenchymal—mesenchymal interactions during morphogenesis, wound healing, and carcinogenesis. Tenascin...
Hough, J., Whittet, D.C.B., Sato, S., Yamashita, T., Tamura, M., Nagata, T., ...
Original article can be found via: http://cdsads.u-strasbg.fr/ Copyright Royal Astronomical Society [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]
Spectropolarimetry of the molecular-hydrogen line emission from OMC-1. (1988)
Burton, M., Hough, J., Axon, D.J., Hasegawa, T., Tamura, M., McCaughrean, M.J., ...
Copyright Royal Astronomical Society. [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]
Infrared reflection nebula in W75N. (1988)
Yamashita, T., Sato, S., Tamura, M., Suzuki, H., Gatley, I., Hough, J., ...
Original article can be found via: http://cdsads.u-strasbg.fr/ Copyright Royal Astronomical Society [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]
Sato, S., Tamura, M., Nagata, T., Kaifu, N., Hough, J., McLean, I.
Original article can be found via: http://cdsads.u-strasbg.fr/ Copyright Royal Astronomical Society [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]
Spectropolarimetry of the 3-micron ice band in Elias 16 (Taurus Dark Cloud). (1988)
Hough, J., Sato, S., Tamura, M., Yamashita, T., McFadzean, A.D., Rouse, M.F., ...
Original article can be found via: http://cdsads.u-strasbg.fr/ Copyright Royal Astronomical Society [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]
Magnetic field structure in dark clouds. (1987)
Tamura, M., Nagata, T., Sato, S., Tanaka, M., Kaifu, N., Hough, J., ...
[Full text of this paper is not available in the UHRA]
Yamashita, T., Sato, S., Tamura, M., Suzuki, H., Kaifu, N., Takano, T., ...
Original article can be found at: http://www.adsabs.harvard.edu/ Copyright Astronomical Society of Japan [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]
Fluorinated-1,2,3-triazines and related systems. (1984)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Durham, 1984.
RNA heptamers that direct RNA cleavage by mammalian tRNA 3' processing endoribonuclease.
Nashimoto, M, Geary, S, Tamura, M, Kaspar, R
Mammalian tRNA 3' processing endoribonuclease (3' tRNase) can recognize and cleave any target RNA that forms a precursor tRNA-like complex with another RNA. Various sets of RNA molecules were tested...
Nashimoto, M, Wesemann, D R, Geary, S, Tamura, M, Kaspar, R L
Mammalian tRNA 3' processing endoribonuclease (3' tRNase) can remove a 3' trailer from various pre-tRNAs without 5' leader nucleotides. To examine how 5[prime] leader sequences affect 3' processing...
Subtype cross-reactive, infection-enhancing antibody responses to influenza A viruses.
Tamura, M, Webster, R G, Ennis, F A
Antibody-dependent enhancement of the uptake of influenza A virus by Fc receptor-bearing cells was analyzed by using virus strains of the three human influenza A virus subtypes, A/PR/8/34 (H1N1),...
Tamura, M, Tokuda, M, Nagaoka, S, Takada, H
Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) prepared from Bacteroides intermedius (Prevotella intermedia) and Bacteroides (Porphyromonas) gingivalis by hot phenol-water extraction induced interleukin-8 (IL-8) mRNA in...
Matsumoto, M, Matsubara, S, Matsuno, T, Tamura, M, Hattori, K, Nomura, H, ...
A purified human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (hG-CSF) was studied for its protective effect on the induction of neutropenia and enhanced susceptibility to microbial infections in mice...
Matsuda, H, Kohno, S, Maesaki, S, Yamada, H, Koga, H, Tamura, M, ...
The ubiquinone systems and electrophoretic comparison of enzymes were used to determine the relatedness among 64 isolates of seven Aspergillus spp. These were 31 clinical and 3 nonclinical isolates...
Cytokine induction by extracellular products of oral viridans group streptococci.
Takada, H, Kawabata, Y, Tamura, M, Matsushita, K, Igarashi, H, Ohkuni, H, ...
During an etiological study of Kawasaki disease (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome [MCLS]), we found that dominant viridans streptococcal strains on tooth surfaces and in the throat of both MCLS...
Molecular cloning of cDNAs of human liver and placenta NADH-cytochrome b5 reductase.
Yubisui, T, Naitoh, Y, Zenno, S, Tamura, M, Takeshita, M, Sakaki, Y
A cDNA coding for human liver NADH-cytochrome b5 reductase (cytochrome b5 reductase, EC 1.6.2.2) was cloned from a human liver cDNA library constructed in phage lambda gt11. The library was screened...
Tamura, M, Yubisui, T, Takeshita, M
The effects of bivalent cations on cytochrome b5 reduction by NADH:cytochrome b5 reductase and NADPH:cytochrome c reductase were studied with the proteinase-solubilized enzymes. Cytochrome b5...
Takeshita, M, Tamura, M, Yubisui, T
Gestational and postnatal changes of microsomal NADH:cytochrome b5 reductase and NADPH:cytochrome c reductase activities were examined in rat brain. The specific activity of NADH:cytochrome b5...
The inhibitory effect of halides and carboxylates on hepatic NADH: cytochrome b5 oxidoreductase.
Tamura, M, Yubisui, T, Takeshita, M
The inhibitory effect of several halides and carboxylates on bovine liver microsomal NADH: cytochrome b5 oxidoreductase (EC 1.6.2.2) was examined. The magnitude of inhibition was altered by various...
Age-dependent decay of cytochrome b5 and cytochrome b5 reductase in human erythrocytes.
Matsuki, T, Tamura, M, Takeshita, M, Yoneyama, Y
Age-dependent decrease in cytochrome b5 was observed in erythrocytes from both a normal person and a patient with hereditary methaemoglobinaemia without neurological symptoms. With aging,...
Purification and characterization of human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF).
Nomura, H, Imazeki, I, Oheda, M, Kubota, N, Tamura, M, Ono, M, ...
A colony-stimulating factor (CSF) has been purified to homogeneity from the serum-free medium conditioned by one of the human CSF-producing tumor cell lines, CHU-2. The molecule was a hydrophobic...
Ogata, K, Nishimoto, N, Uhlinger, D J, Igarashi, K, Takeshita, M, Tamura, M
Spermine, a cellular polyamine, down-regulates O2- generation in human neutrophils stimulated by receptor-linked agonist [Ogata, Tamura and Takeshita (1992) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 182,...
Deactivation of neutrophil NADPH oxidase by actin-depolymerizing agents in a cell-free system.
The cell-free activation of human neutrophil NADPH oxidase (O(2)(-)-generating enzyme) is enhanced by actin [Morimatsu, Kawagoshi, Yoshida and Tamura (1997) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 230,...
Ushijima, K, Sassa, H, Tamura, M, Kusaba, M, Tao, R, Gradziel, T M, ...
Almond has a self-incompatibility system that is controlled by an S locus consisting of the S-RNase gene and an unidentified "pollen S gene." An almond cultivar "Jeffries," a somaclonal mutant of...
Physiological aspects of free-radical reactions.
Yamazaki, I, Tamura, M, Nakajima, R, Nakamura, M
Enzymes which catalyze the formation of free radicals in vitro will catalyze similar reactions in vivo. We believe that the formation of some kinds of free radicals has definite physiological...
RNA heptamers that direct RNA cleavage by mammalian tRNA 3' processing endoribonuclease.
Nashimoto, M, Geary, S, Tamura, M, Kaspar, R
Mammalian tRNA 3' processing endoribonuclease (3' tRNase) can recognize and cleave any target RNA that forms a precursor tRNA-like complex with another RNA. Various sets of RNA molecules were tested...
Nashimoto, M, Wesemann, D R, Geary, S, Tamura, M, Kaspar, R L
Mammalian tRNA 3' processing endoribonuclease (3' tRNase) can remove a 3' trailer from various pre-tRNAs without 5' leader nucleotides. To examine how 5[prime] leader sequences affect 3' processing...
Subtype cross-reactive, infection-enhancing antibody responses to influenza A viruses.
Tamura, M, Webster, R G, Ennis, F A
Antibody-dependent enhancement of the uptake of influenza A virus by Fc receptor-bearing cells was analyzed by using virus strains of the three human influenza A virus subtypes, A/PR/8/34 (H1N1),...
Tamura, M, Tokuda, M, Nagaoka, S, Takada, H
Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) prepared from Bacteroides intermedius (Prevotella intermedia) and Bacteroides (Porphyromonas) gingivalis by hot phenol-water extraction induced interleukin-8 (IL-8) mRNA in...
Matsumoto, M, Matsubara, S, Matsuno, T, Tamura, M, Hattori, K, Nomura, H, ...
A purified human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (hG-CSF) was studied for its protective effect on the induction of neutropenia and enhanced susceptibility to microbial infections in mice...
Matsuda, H, Kohno, S, Maesaki, S, Yamada, H, Koga, H, Tamura, M, ...
The ubiquinone systems and electrophoretic comparison of enzymes were used to determine the relatedness among 64 isolates of seven Aspergillus spp. These were 31 clinical and 3 nonclinical isolates...
Cytokine induction by extracellular products of oral viridans group streptococci.
Takada, H, Kawabata, Y, Tamura, M, Matsushita, K, Igarashi, H, Ohkuni, H, ...
During an etiological study of Kawasaki disease (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome [MCLS]), we found that dominant viridans streptococcal strains on tooth surfaces and in the throat of both MCLS...
Molecular cloning of cDNAs of human liver and placenta NADH-cytochrome b5 reductase.
Yubisui, T, Naitoh, Y, Zenno, S, Tamura, M, Takeshita, M, Sakaki, Y
A cDNA coding for human liver NADH-cytochrome b5 reductase (cytochrome b5 reductase, EC 1.6.2.2) was cloned from a human liver cDNA library constructed in phage lambda gt11. The library was screened...
Tamura, M, Yubisui, T, Takeshita, M
The effects of bivalent cations on cytochrome b5 reduction by NADH:cytochrome b5 reductase and NADPH:cytochrome c reductase were studied with the proteinase-solubilized enzymes. Cytochrome b5...
Takeshita, M, Tamura, M, Yubisui, T
Gestational and postnatal changes of microsomal NADH:cytochrome b5 reductase and NADPH:cytochrome c reductase activities were examined in rat brain. The specific activity of NADH:cytochrome b5...
The inhibitory effect of halides and carboxylates on hepatic NADH: cytochrome b5 oxidoreductase.
Tamura, M, Yubisui, T, Takeshita, M
The inhibitory effect of several halides and carboxylates on bovine liver microsomal NADH: cytochrome b5 oxidoreductase (EC 1.6.2.2) was examined. The magnitude of inhibition was altered by various...
Age-dependent decay of cytochrome b5 and cytochrome b5 reductase in human erythrocytes.
Matsuki, T, Tamura, M, Takeshita, M, Yoneyama, Y
Age-dependent decrease in cytochrome b5 was observed in erythrocytes from both a normal person and a patient with hereditary methaemoglobinaemia without neurological symptoms. With aging,...
Purification and characterization of human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF).
Nomura, H, Imazeki, I, Oheda, M, Kubota, N, Tamura, M, Ono, M, ...
A colony-stimulating factor (CSF) has been purified to homogeneity from the serum-free medium conditioned by one of the human CSF-producing tumor cell lines, CHU-2. The molecule was a hydrophobic...
Ogata, K, Nishimoto, N, Uhlinger, D J, Igarashi, K, Takeshita, M, Tamura, M
Spermine, a cellular polyamine, down-regulates O2- generation in human neutrophils stimulated by receptor-linked agonist [Ogata, Tamura and Takeshita (1992) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 182,...
Deactivation of neutrophil NADPH oxidase by actin-depolymerizing agents in a cell-free system.
The cell-free activation of human neutrophil NADPH oxidase (O(2)(-)-generating enzyme) is enhanced by actin [Morimatsu, Kawagoshi, Yoshida and Tamura (1997) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 230,...
Ushijima, K, Sassa, H, Tamura, M, Kusaba, M, Tao, R, Gradziel, T M, ...
Almond has a self-incompatibility system that is controlled by an S locus consisting of the S-RNase gene and an unidentified "pollen S gene." An almond cultivar "Jeffries," a somaclonal mutant of...
Physiological aspects of free-radical reactions.
Yamazaki, I, Tamura, M, Nakajima, R, Nakamura, M
Enzymes which catalyze the formation of free radicals in vitro will catalyze similar reactions in vivo. We believe that the formation of some kinds of free radicals has definite physiological...
Localized near-infrared spectroscopy and functional optical imaging of brain activity.
Changes in cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebral metabolic rates (CMRO2) have been used as indices for changes in neuronal activity. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) can also measure cerebral...
Hanada, A, Okita, K, Yonezawa, K, Ohtsubo, M, Kohya, T, Murakami, T, ...
OBJECTIVE—To estimate muscle metabolism and oxygen delivery to skeletal muscle in patients with chronic heart failure. METHODS—13 patients with chronic heart failure and 15 controls performed...
Occupational hypersensitivity pneumonitis in Japan: data on a nationwide epidemiological study.
Yoshida, K, Suga, M, Nishiura, Y, Arima, K, Yoneda, R, Tamura, M, ...
OBJECTIVES--Diagnostic criteria were prepared for hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) and a nationwide survey was conducted to investigate epidemiological and clinical characteristics of HP in Japan....
Kudo, S, Nomura, Y, Segawa, M, Fujita, N, Nakao, M, Schanen, C, ...
Rett syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder with severe mental retardation caused by mutations in the MECP2 gene. Mutations in the MECP2 gene are also associated with other genetic disorders,...
Abrupt aggravation of atrioventricular block and syncope in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Tamura, M, Harada, K, Ito, T, Enoki, M, Takada, G
A 10 year old girl with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) developed high grade atrioventricular (A-V) block unexpectedly, which instantly led to syncope; she required a permanent pacemaker. High...
Nakamura, T., Matsuzawa, S., Sugiura, M., Tamura, M.
AIMS—To test the hypothesis that lavage with exogenous surfactant before partial liquid ventilation in meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) would improve debris removal, and therefore the...
So, B. H., Tamura, M., Mishina, J., Watanabe, T., Kamoshita, S.
Using a preset protocol for early extubation, 50 babies were randomly selected to post-extubation headbox or post-extubation nasal continuous positive airway pressure (N-CPAP). All infants weighed...
Takemasa, H, Nagatomo, T, Abe, H, Kawakami, K, Igarashi, T, Tsurugi, T, ...
Systemic interleukin 12 displays anti-tumour activity in the mouse central nervous system.
Kishima, H., Shimizu, K., Miyao, Y., Mabuchi, E., Tamura, K., Tamura, M., ...
In various systemic cancers, interleukin 12 (IL-12) induces anti-tumour immunity mediated by T lymphocytes and natural killer cells. To determine whether IL-12 has anti-tumour activity against...