M. Watanabe

Publication List Details

Period

1979 - 2009

Number

118

Co-Authors

Evidence against AMPA receptor-lacking glutamatergic synapses in the superficial dorsal horn of the rat spinal cord (2009)

Yasaka, T., Hughes, D.I., Polgár, E., Nagy, G.G., Watanabe, M., Riddell, J.S., ...

Pure NMDA receptor (NMDAr)-mediated EPSCs, thought to correspond to "silent" glutamatergic synapses that lack AMPA receptors (AMPArs), have been observed in superficial spinal dorsal horn of neonatal...

Growth of regenerated tree seedlings associated with microclimatic change in a mature larch plantation after harvesting (2009)

Kitaoka, Satoshi, Watanabe, M., Watanabe, Y., Kayama, M., Nomura, M., Sasa, K.

In order to further develop methods of sustainable forest management, we evaluated the effects of logging practices during the winter on micro-climatic factors and growth of four seral deciduous...

Mental-physical co-morbidity and its relationship with disability: results from the World Mental Health Surveys (2009)

Scott, K.M., Von Korff, M., Alonso, J., Angermeyer, M.C., Bromet, E., Fayyad, J., ...

BACKGROUND: The relationship between mental and physical disorders is well established, but there is less consensus as to the nature of their joint association with disability, in part because...

Mental-physical co-morbidity and its relationship with disability: results from the World Mental Health Surveys (2009)

Scott, K.M., Von, Korff M., Alonso, J., Angermeyer, M.C., Bromet, E., Fayyad, J., ...

BACKGROUND: The relationship between mental and physical disorders is well established, but there is less consensus as to the nature of their joint association with disability, in part because...

Ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 2: clinical, biological and genotype/phenotype correlation study of a cohort of 90 patients (2009)

Anheim, M., Monga, B., Fleury, M., Charles, P., Barbot, C., Salih, M., ...

Ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 2 (AOA2) is an autosomal recessive disease due to mutations in the senataxin gene, causing progressive cerebellar ataxia with peripheral neuropathy, cerebellar...

Spectroscopy of superconducting charge qubits coupled by a Josephson inductance (2008)

Yamamoto, T., Watanabe, M., You, J. Q., Pashkin, Yu. A., Astafiev, O., Nakamura, Y., ...

We have designed and experimentally implemented a circuit of inductively-coupled superconducting charge qubits, where a Josephson junction is used as an inductance, and the coupling between the...

Expression of AMPA receptor subunits at synapses in laminae I-III of the rodent spinal dorsal horn (2008)

Polgar, E., Watanabe, M., Hartmann, B., Grant, S., Todd, A.J.

BACKGROUND:Glutamate receptors of the AMPA type (AMPArs) mediate fast excitatory transmission in the dorsal horn and are thought to underlie perception of both acute and chronic pain. They are...

Presented at the 5th International (2007)

T. Tamayama, M. Shimada, M. Watanabe

Histologic distribution of insulin and glucagon receptors Department of Anatomy, Osaka Medical College,

Search for B decays into η'p, η'K^*, η'φ, η'ω and η'η^(') (2007)

Schümann, J., Wang, C. H., Abe, K., Aihara, H., Anipko, D., Arinstein, K., ...

We report on a search for the exclusive two-body charmless hadronic B meson decays B → η'ρ, B → η'K^*, B^0 → ηφ, B^0 → η'ω, and B0 →η'η^('). The results are obtained from a data...

Phosphorylation of ERK in neurokinin 1 receptor-expressing neurons in laminae III and IV of the rat spinal dorsal horn following noxious stimulation (2007)

Polgár, E., Campbell, A.D., MacIntyre, L.M., Watanabe, M., Todd, A.J.

Background There is a population of large neurons with cell bodies in laminae III and IV of the spinal dorsal horn which express the neurokinin 1 receptor (NK1r) and have dendrites that enter the...

Liquefaction of biomass in high pressure high temperature water with catalysts. (2007)

Watanabe, M., Kruse, A.

1st Asian Conf.on Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Tokyo, J, March 6-9, 2007

Arctic hydrology during global warming at the palaeocene/Eocene thermal maximum (2006)

Pagani, M., Pedentchouk, N., Huber, M., Sluijs, A., Schouten, S., Brinkhuis, H., ...

The Palaeocene/Eocene thermal maximum represents a period of rapid, extreme global warming approx55 million years ago, superimposed on an already warm world. This warming is associated with a severe...

Observation and resonant x-ray optical interpretation of multi-atom resonant photoemission effects in O 1s emission from NiO (2006)

Mannella, N., Mun, B. S., Kay, A. W., Sell, B. C., ...

We present experimental and theoretical results for the variation of the O 1s intensity from a NiO(001) surface as the excitation energy is varied through the Ni 2p1/2,3/2 absorption resonances, and...

The Cenozoic palaeoenvironment of the Arctic Ocean (2006)

Moran, K., Backman, J., Brinkhuis, H., Clemens, S.C., Cronin, T., Dickens, G.R., ...

The history of the Arctic Ocean during the Cenozoic era (0–65 million years ago) is largely unknown from direct evidence. Here we present a Cenozoic palaeoceanographic record constructed from >400...

Simulation of spring snowmelt runoff by considering micro-topography and phase changes in soil layer (2006)

Nakayama, T., Watanabe, M.

The NICE model was extended to include the effect of the micro-topography in slope and shading characteristics and the phase changes in soil moisture on snow/frost depths and snowmelt runoff by...

Simulation of spring snowmelt runoff by considering micro-topography and phase changes in soil layer (2006)

Nakayama, T., Watanabe, M.

The NICE model was extended to include the effect of the micro-topography in slope and shading characteristics and the phase changes in soil moisture on snow/frost depths and snowmelt runoff by...

Simulation of spring snowmelt runoff by considering micro-topography and phase changes in soil layer (2006)

T. Nakayama, M. Watanabe

The NICE model was extended to include the effect of the micro-topography in slope and shading characteristics and the phase changes in soil moisture on snow/frost depths and snowmelt runoff by...

Layered (1-x-y)LiNi1/2Mn1/2O2 center dot xLi[Li1/3Mn2/3] O-2 center dot yLiCoO(2) (0 (2005)

Zhang, LQ, Takada, K, Ohta, N, Fukuda, K, Osada, M, Wang, LZ, ...

An exploration of new cathode materials along the two lines having the nominal compositions of (1 - x - y)LiNi1/2Mn1/2O2.xLi[Li1/3Mn2/3]O-2.yLiCoO(2) (0 less than or equal to x = y less than or equal...

Condition and trends of ecosystem services and biodiversity (2005)

Pereira, H.M., Reyers, B., Watanabe, M., Bohensky, E., Foale, S., Palm, C., ...

The sub-global assessments show that several ecosystem services are in fair to poor condition and declining. Despite some gains in the provisioning of food, water, and wood, the capacity of...

Layered (1-x-y)LiNi1/2Mn1/2O2 center dot xLi[Li1/3Mn2/3] O-2 center dot yLiCoO(2) (0 (2005)

Zhang, LQ, Takada, K, Ohta, N, Fukuda, K, Osada, M, Wang, LZ, ...

An exploration of new cathode materials along the two lines having the nominal compositions of (1 - x - y)LiNi1/2Mn1/2O2.xLi[Li1/3Mn2/3]O-2.yLiCoO(2) (0 less than or equal to x = y less than or equal...

Bi2212 HTS tubular bulk with a conical shape for current lead use. (2005)

Tamura, H., Mito, T., Yamada, Y., Watanabe, M., Ohkubo, J., Tachikawa, K., ...

7th European Conf.on Applied Superconductivity (EUCAS 2005), Wien, A, September 11-15, 2005

The influence of test method on failure mechanisms and durability of a thermal barrier system (2004)

Mumm, Daniel R, Watanabe, M, Evans, A G, Pfaendtner, J A

Failure mechanisms that occur in commercial thermal barrier systems with a Pt-aluminide bond coat and an electron beam vapor deposited thermal barrier coating have been compared for two different...

Review on the progress of the LHD experiment (2004)

Motojima, O., Yamada, H., Komori, A., Watanabe, K. Y., Mutoh, T., Takeiri, Y., ...

Recent progress in the Large Helical Device (LHD) experiment during the last 2 yr is reviewed. The LHD has been extending its operational regime toward fusion-relevant conditions while taking...

Synthesis and electrochemistry of layered 0.6LiNi(0.5)Mn(0.5)O(2) center dot xLi(2)MnO(3) center dot yLiCoO(2) (x=0.4) cathode materials (2004)

Zhang, LQ, Takada, K, Ohta, N, Wang, LZ, Sasaki, T, Watanabe, M

Layered cathode materials with the nominal compositions of 0.6LiNi(0.5)Mn(0.5)O(2) . xLi(2)MnO(3) . yLiCoO(2) (x=0.4) were synthesized by conventional solid-state reaction. Their XRD patterns...

Synthesis and electrochemistry of layered 0.6LiNi(0.5)Mn(0.5)O(2) center dot xLi(2)MnO(3) center dot yLiCoO(2) (x=0.4) cathode materials (2004)

Zhang, LQ, Takada, K, Ohta, N, Wang, LZ, Sasaki, T, Watanabe, M

Layered cathode materials with the nominal compositions of 0.6LiNi(0.5)Mn(0.5)O(2) . xLi(2)MnO(3) . yLiCoO(2) (x=0.4) were synthesized by conventional solid-state reaction. Their XRD patterns...

Self-assembled multilayers of titania nanoparticles and nanosheets with polyelectrolytes (2003)

Wang, ZS, Sasaki, T, Muramatsu, M, Ebina, Y, Tanaka, T, Wang, LZ, ...

Self-assembled multilayer films of titania nanoparticles and composite films of nanoparticles/nanosheets have been fabricated on various substrates using appropriate polyelectrolytes as counterions....

Synthesis of a Li-Mn-oxide with disordered layer stacking through flocculation of exfoliated MnO2 nanosheets, and its electrochemical properties (2003)

Wang, LZ, Takada, K, Kajiyama, A, Onoda, M, Michiue, Y, Zhang, LQ, ...

A new type of layered Li-Mn-oxide with heavy stacking faults has been synthesized via flocculation of delaminated MnO2 nanosheets with Li ions. Flocculated products were characterized by powder X-ray...

Self-assembled multilayers of titania nanoparticles and nanosheets with polyelectrolytes (2003)

Wang, ZS, Sasaki, T, Muramatsu, M, Ebina, Y, Tanaka, T, Wang, LZ, ...

Self-assembled multilayer films of titania nanoparticles and composite films of nanoparticles/nanosheets have been fabricated on various substrates using appropriate polyelectrolytes as counterions....

Synthesis of a Li-Mn-oxide with disordered layer stacking through flocculation of exfoliated MnO2 nanosheets, and its electrochemical properties (2003)

Wang, LZ, Takada, K, Kajiyama, A, Onoda, M, Michiue, Y, Zhang, LQ, ...

A new type of layered Li-Mn-oxide with heavy stacking faults has been synthesized via flocculation of delaminated MnO2 nanosheets with Li ions. Flocculated products were characterized by powder X-ray...

RESEARCH REPORTS (2003)

Biomaterials Bioengineering, Y. Hattori, C. Satoh, S. Seki, Y. Watanabe, Y. Ogino, ...

To determine whether shortened dental arches (SDAs) cause functional overloading of the teeth and the temporomandibular joints, which has been implicated in periodontal diseases and temporomandibular...

Cadmium-dependent generation of reactive oxygen species and mitochondrial DNA breaks in photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic strains of Euglena gracilis (2003)

Watanabe, M., Henmi, K., Ogawa, K., Suzuki, T.

The photosynthetic strain Z of Euglena gracilis is more susceptible to cadmium chloride (Cd) than the non-photosynthetic strain SMZ. We investigated the correlation of intracellular reactive oxygen...

Mitochondrial DNA Strand Breaks by CdCl2-exposure in Euglena gracilis (2003)

Watanabe, M., Henmi, K., Ogawa, K., Suzuki, T.

Inorganic cadmium causes cellular damage to eukaryotes as a result of reactive oxygen stress. We have demonstrated cadmium chloride (Cd)-induced ROS in the unicellular eukaryote Euglena gracilis Z...

The Correlation of Susceptibility to CdCl2 with the Level of ROS in the Photosynthetic Euglena gracilis Strain Z and Nonphotosynthetic SMZ (2003)

Watanabe, M., Henmi, K., Ogawa, K., Suzuki, T

We have shown that the photosynthetic strain Z of Euglena gracilis is more susceptible to cadmium chloride (Cd) than the non photosynthetic strain SMZ. We here investigated the correlation of the...

Role of the dimerized gap due to anion ordering in spin-density wave phase of (TMTSF)2ClO4 at high magnetic fields (2002)

Matsunaga, N., Ayari And, A., Monceau, P., Ishikawa And, A., Nomura, K., Watanabe, M., ...

Magnetoresistance measurements have been carried out along the highly conducting a axis in the fieldinduced spin-density wave (FISDW) phase of hydrogenated and deuterated (TMTSF)2ClO4 for various...

The u'g'r'i'z' Standard Star Network (2002)

Smith, J. A., Tucker, D. L., Kent, S., Richmond, M. W., Fukugita, M., Ichikawa, T., ...

We present the 158 standard stars that define the u'g'r'i'z' photometric system. These stars form the basis for the photometric calibration of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). The defining...

Ultrafast coherent control of excitons and exciton-polaritons in quantum nanostructure (2002)

Komori, K., Hayes, G., Okada, T., Deveaud, B., Wang, X. L., Ogura, M., ...

We have demonstrated ultrafast coherent control of excitons and exciton-polaritons in semiconductor quantum nanostructures. An InGaAs/AlGaAs multi-quantum-well Bragg structure and an AlGaAs/GaAs...

Ultrafast phase-locked spectroscopy of excitons in quantum nanostructures (2002)

Komori, K., Hayes, G. R., Deveaud, B., Wang, X. L., Ogura, M., Watanabe, M.

We have investigated the ultrafast coherent dynamics of exciton-polaritons and excitons in semiconductor quantum nanostructures, including InGaAs/AlGaAs multi quantum well Bragg structures and...

Fabrication of controllable ultrathin hollow shells by layer-by-layer assembly of exfoliated titania nanosheets on polymer templates (2002)

Wang, L, Sasaki, T, Ebina, Y, Kurashima, K, Watanabe, M

Core-shell composites and titania hollow shells have been fabricated via the layer-by-layer self-assembly approach using exfoliated unilamellar titania nanosheets Ti1-upsilonO24upsilon- (delta...

Fabrication of controllable ultrathin hollow shells by layer-by-layer assembly of exfoliated titania nanosheets on polymer templates (2002)

Wang, L, Sasaki, T, Ebina, Y, Kurashima, K, Watanabe, M

Core-shell composites and titania hollow shells have been fabricated via the layer-by-layer self-assembly approach using exfoliated unilamellar titania nanosheets Ti1-upsilonO24upsilon- (delta...

Emergence of Field Intelligence for Collective Block Agents (2000)

Kinoshita Kawakami Watanabe, M. Kinoshita, T. Kawakami, M. Watanabe, Y. Kakazu

: This paper describes the collective behavior of block agents existing in a spatially constrained environment. The difficulty of this problem is the determination of the behavior of a block agent...

The Percolation Model for Rapid Crack Propagation (1996)

Watanabe, M., Shudoh, S., Katsura, S.

The percolation model for rapid crack propagation is proposed and it's properties are examined. In this model, a crack progresses through a two dimensional square lattice when initially closed...

The Percolation Model for Rapid Crack Propagation (1996)

Watanabe, M., Shudoh, S., Katsura, S.

The percolation model for rapid crack propagation is proposed and it's properties are examined. In this model, a crack progresses through a two dimensional square lattice when initially closed...

Induction of the acyl-coenzyme A synthetase gene by fibrates and fatty acids is mediated by a peroxisome proliferator response element in the C promoter. (1995)

Schoonjans, K, Watanabe, M, Suzuki, H, Mahfoudi, A, Krey, G, Wahli, W, ...

The long-chain acyl-coenzyme A synthetase (ACS) gene gives rise to three transcripts containing different first exons preceded by specific regulatory regions A, B, and C. Exon-specific...

Prediction of smoking behavior in Japanese young adults (1992)

Kawabata, T., Orlandi, M.A., Takahashi, H., Nishioka, N., Okajima, Y., Watanabe, M., ...

Eighty-eight second grade students of a senior high school in Saitama prefecture in Japan participated in a prospective study to predict cigarette smoking behavior 3.5 years later. Predictor...

QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE DYNAMIC CRACK INITIATION AND PROPAGATION (1991)

Watanabe, M.

Experimental results of the fast fracture of the crack is analyzed based on the extended energy balance equation in which the effect of micr ovoids generated at the tip of the crack is taken into...

QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE DYNAMIC CRACK INITIATION AND PROPAGATION (1991)

Watanabe, M.

Experimental results of the fast fracture of the crack is analyzed based on the extended energy balance equation in which the effect of micr ovoids generated at the tip of the crack is taken into...

In-vitro antibacterial activity of DQ-2556 and its stability to various {beta}-lactamases (1990)

Fujimoto, T., Watanabe, M., Inoue, M., Mitsuhashi, S.

DQ-2556, a new cephalosporin, showed a broad antibacterial spectrum over Gram-positive and -negative organisms. The activity of DQ-2556 against recent clinical isolates of Gram-positive cocci and...

OBSERVATION OF MAGNETIC DOMAIN IN A FERROMAGNETIC SERIES K2Cu1-xCoxF4 BY FARADAY EFFECT AT LOW TEMPERATURES (1988)

Watanabe, M., Yokotani, A., Matsuura, M., Yamada, I.

Magnetic Domain observation on randomly mixed series K2Cu1-xCoxF4 is made by applying Faraday effect at low temperatures. A stripe shaped domain pattern is observed for the compounds with x ≲...

OBSERVATION OF MAGNETIC DOMAIN IN A FERROMAGNETIC SERIES K2Cu1-xCoxF4 BY FARADAY EFFECT AT LOW TEMPERATURES (1988)

Watanabe, M., Yokotani, A., Matsuura, M., Yamada, I.

Magnetic Domain observation on randomly mixed series K2Cu1-xCoxF4 is made by applying Faraday effect at low temperatures. A stripe shaped domain pattern is observed for the compounds with x ≲...

ELLIPSOMETRIC STUDIES OF OXYGEN ADSORBED ON SILVER FILMS (1983)

Watanabe, M., Wissmann, P.

Adsorption of oxygen on evaporated silver films is studied at 295 and 77 K by means of ellipsometry and resistance measurements. The dielectric constant of atomically adsorbed oxygen obtained at...

ELLIPSOMETRIC STUDIES OF OXYGEN ADSORBED ON SILVER FILMS (1983)

Watanabe, M., Wissmann, P.

Adsorption of oxygen on evaporated silver films is studied at 295 and 77 K by means of ellipsometry and resistance measurements. The dielectric constant of atomically adsorbed oxygen obtained at...

MÖSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY ON THE MIXED AND AVERAGED VALENCE FERROCENE DERIVATIVES (1979)

Watanabe, M., Iijima, S., Motoyama, I., Sano, H.

Monocations of diferocenylacetylene and [2.2] ferrocenophane-1, 13-diyne were studied by means of Mössbauer spectroscopy and other physical measurements. The Mössbauer results have clearly shown...

The +869T/C polymorphism in the transforming growth factor-β1 gene is associated with the severity and intractability of autoimmune thyroid disease

Yamada, H, Watanabe, M, Nanba, T, Akamizu, T, Iwatani, Y

The severity of Hashimoto's disease (HD) and the intractability of Graves' disease (GD) vary among patients. To clarify whether the +869T/C polymorphism in the transforming growth factor-β1...

Microsatellite instability in human prostate cancer.

Watanabe, M., Imai, H., Shiraishi, T., Shimazaki, J., Kotake, T., Yatani, R.

Microsatellite instability (MSI) was examined at 36 loci, and found in 9 (43%) of the 21 prostatic cancers. A loss of heterozygosity had occurred in five cases (24%). MSI did not correlate with...

Deletion mapping on chromosome 1p in well-differentiated gastric cancer.

Ezaki, T., Yanagisawa, A., Ohta, K., Aiso, S., Watanabe, M., Hibi, T., ...

To define the region on the short arm of chromosome 1 that is thought to include one or more tumour-suppressor genes for gastric cancers, we carried out loss of heterozygosity (LOH) studies in 26...

Identification of the high-risk group for metastasis of gastric cancer cases by vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 overexpression in peripheral blood

Kosaka, Y, Mimori, K, Fukagawa, T, Ishikawa, K, Etoh, T, Katai, H, ...

Identification of an isolated tumour cell with metastatic ability is important for predicting the recurrence and prognosis of gastric cancer. A biological marker for evaluating the metastatic ability...

Clinical usefulness of microsatellite instability for the prediction of gastric adenoma or adenocarcinoma in patients with chronic gastritis

Kashiwagi, K, Watanabe, M, Ezaki, T, Kanai, T, Ishii, H, Mukai, M, ...

To assess a role of microsatellite instability (MSI) in the development of gastric adenocarcinoma or adenoma from chronic gastritis, we analysed mutations of five microsatellite loci in gastritis,...

Prognostic factors in patients with submucosal carcinoma of the oesophagus

Watanabe, M, Kuwano, H, Araki, K, Kawaguchi, H, Saeki, H, Kitamura, K, ...

To clarify the prognostic factors in patients with submucosal carcinoma of the oesophagus, we examined the results of surgical treatment for 78 cases over the last decade. The clinicopathological...

p53 expression in squamous dysplasia associated with carcinoma of the oesophagus: evidence for field carcinogenesis

Yasuda, M, Kuwano, H, Watanabe, M, Toh, Y, Ohno, S, Sugimachi, K

Squamous epithelial dysplasia is often observed multifocally in the cancerous oesophagus and is presumably considered to be a pre-cancerous lesion. A mutation of the p53 tumour suppressor gene is...

Analysis of differentially expressed genes in human hepatocellular carcinoma using suppression subtractive hybridization

Miyasaka, Y, Enomoto, N, Nagayama, K, Izumi, N, Marumo, F, Watanabe, M, ...

The genetic basis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has not yet been fully understood. Although various methods have been developed to detect differentially expressed genes in malignant diseases,...

Regulatory effect of interleukin-4 and interleukin-13 on colon cancer cell adhesion

Kanai, T, Watanabe, M, Hayashi, A, Nakazawa, A, Yajima, T, Okazawa, A, ...

To assess the role of interleukin-4 (IL-4) and interleukin-13 (IL-13) in colon cancer cell–cell adhesion, we investigated the effect of both cytokines in human colon cancer cell line, colo205...

Downregulation of HLA Class I molecules in the tumour is associated with a poor prognosis in patients with oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Mizukami, Y, Kono, K, Maruyama, T, Watanabe, M, Kawaguchi, Y, Kamimura, K, ...

As antigenic peptides in the context of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I molecules are recognised by cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL), the downregulation of HLA class I molecules is one of the...