M. Yoshida

Resonant inelastic x-ray scattering in single-crystal superconducting PrFeAsO0.7 (2009)

Jarrige, I., Ishii, K., Yoshida, M., Fukuda, T., Ikeuchi, K., Ishikado, M., ...

Resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) spectra at the Fe K-edge were measured for a single crystal of the iron oxypnictide superconductor PrFeAsO0.7 (Tc=42 K). They disclose a weak, broad feature...

Optical and Near-Infrared Photometric Observation during the Superoutburst of the WZ Sge-Type Dwarf Nova, V455 Andromedae (2009)

Matsui, R., Uemura, M., Arai, A., Sasada, M., Ohsugi, T., Yamashita, T., ...

We report on optical and infrared photometric observations of a WZ Sge-type dwarf nova, V455 And during a superoutburst in 2007. These observations were performed with the KANATA (V, J, and K_s...

Early phase observations of extremely luminous Type Ia Supernova 2009dc (2009)

Yamanaka, M., Kawabata, K. S., Kinugasa, K., Tanaka, M., Imada, A., Maeda, K., ...

We present early phase observations in optical and near-infrared wavelengths for the extremely luminous Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 2009dc. The decline rate of the light curve is $\Delta...

Universal zero-bias conductance through a quantum wire side-coupled to a quantum dot (2009)

Seridonio, A. C., Yoshida, M., Oliveira, L. N.

A numerical renormalization-group study of the conductance through a quantum wire side-coupled to a quantum dot is reported. The temperature and the dot-energy dependence of the conductance are...

Simultaneous MITSuME gRI monitoring of S5 0716+714 (2009)

Stalin, C. S., Kawabata, K. S., Uemura, M., Yoshida, M., Kawai, N., Yanagisawa, K., ...

We present results of our intra-night optical flux monitoring observations of S5 0716+714 done simultaneously in gRI filters. The observations were done using Multicolor Imaging Telescopes for Survey...

Spin Singlet Formation from S = 1/2 Tetrahedral Clusters (2009)

Waki, T., Kajinami, Y., Tabata, Y., Yoshida, M., Takigawa, M., Watanabe, I., ...

Muon spin relaxation ($\mu$SR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments revealed that the spin singlet state with an excitation gap of $\sim$200 K is realized from $S = 1/2$ Nb$_4$...

Universality and the zero-bias conductance of the single-electron transistor (2009)

Yoshida, M., Seridonio, A. C., Oliveira, L. N.

The thermal dependence of the electrical conductance of the single-electron transistor (SET) in the zero-bias Kondo regime is discussed. An exact mapping to the universal curve for the symmetric...

Phase Diagram and Spin Dynamics in Volborthite with a Distorted Kagome Lattice (2009)

Yoshida, M., Takigawa, M., Yoshida, H., Okamoto, Y., Hiroi, Z.

We report 51V-NMR study on a high-quality powder sample of volborthite Cu3V2O7(OH)2/2H2O, a spin-1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnet on a distorted kagome lattice formed by isosceles triangles. In the...

Thermoelectric effects in quantum dots (2009)

Yoshida, M., Oliveira, L. N.

We report a numerical renormalization-group study of the thermoelectric effect in the single-electron transistor (SET) and side-coupled geometries. As expected, the computed thermal conductance and...

Type Ib supernova 2008D associated with the luminous X-ray transient 080109: an energetic explosion of a massive helium star (2009)

Tanaka, Masaomi, Tominaga, Nozomu, Nomoto, Ken'ichi, Valenti, S., Sahu, D. K., Minezaki, T., ...

Discovery of a Giant Lyα Emitter Near the Reionization Epoch. (2009)

Ouchi, M., Ono, Y., Egami, E., Saito, T., Oguri, M., McCarthy, P.J., ...

Original article can be found at: http://www.iop.org/EJ/journal/ap Copyright American Astronomical Society. DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/696/2/1164 [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]

Solar neutrino measurements in Super-Kamiokande-II (2008)

Cravens, J. P., Abe, K., Iida, T., Ishihara, K., Kameda, J., Koshio, Y., ...

The results of the second phase of the Super-Kamiokande solar neutrino measurement are presented and compared to the first phase. The solar neutrino flux spectrum and time variation as well as...

Strange filamentary structures ("fireballs") around a merger galaxy in the Coma cluster of galaxies (2008)

Yoshida, M., Yagi, M., Komiyama, Y., Furusawa, H., Kashikawa, N., Koyama, Y., ...

We found an unusual complex of narrow blue filaments, bright blue knots, and H-alpha emitting filaments and clouds, which morphologically resembled a complex of ``fireballs,'' extending up to 80 kpc...

Type Ib Supernova 2008D associated with the Luminous X-ray Transient 080109: An Energetic Explosion of a Massive Helium Star (2008)

Tanaka, Masaomi, Tominaga, Nozomu, Nomoto, Ken'ichi, Valenti, S., Sahu, D. K., Minezaki, T., ...

We present a theoretical model for supernova (SN) 2008D associated with the luminous X-ray transient 080109. The bolometric light curve and optical spectra of the SN are modelled based on the...

Instructional Technology and Education of the Deaf: Supporting Learners, K- College: An International Symposium (2008) (2008)

Tsutomu, A, Parton, B, Saksiri, B, Trager, B, Briggs, C, Camp, C, ...

Precision measurements of positronium decay rate and energy level (2008)

Asai, S., Kataoka, Y., Kobayashi, T., Namba, T., Suehara, T., Akimoto, G., ...

Positronium is an ideal system for the research of the bound state QED. New precise measurement of orthopositronium decay rate has been performed with an accuracy of 150 ppm, and the result combined...

Antiferromagnetic Nuclear Resonance in the Quasi-Two-Dimensional (CuBr)LaNb2O7 (2008)

Yoshida, M., Ogata, N., Takigawa, M., Kitano, T., Kageyama, H., Ajiro, Y., ...

We report nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) studies in the antiferromagnetic state of the quasi-two-dimensional (CuBr)LaNb2O7. The NMR spectra at zero magnetic field and 4.2 K indicate a unique Cu and...

Coordinated expression of functionally diverse fructosyltransferase genes is associated with fructan accumulation in response to low temperature in perennial ryegrass (2008)

Hisano, H., Kanazawa, A., Yoshida, M., Humphreys, Mervyn O., Iizuka, M., Kitamura, K., ...

Fructan is the major nonstructural carbohydrate reserve in temperate grasses. To understand regulatory mechanisms in fructan synthesis and adaptation to cold environments, the isolation, functional...

Search for matter-dependent atmospheric neutrino oscillations in Super-Kamiokande (2008)

Abe, K., Hayato, Y., Iida, T., Ikeda, M., Kameda, J., Koshio, Y., ...

We consider ν_μ→ν_τ oscillations in the context of the mass varying neutrino (MaVaN) model, where the neutrino mass can vary depending on the electron density along the flight path of the...

KEKB PERFORMANCE (2008)

M. Yoshida, M. Yoshioka, S. Yoshimoto, F. Zimmermann

We summarize the machine operation of KEKB during past one year. Progress for this period, causes of present performance limitations and future prospects are described.

The Subaru/XMM-Newton Deep Survey (SXDS) - II. Optical Imaging and Photometric Catalogs (2008)

Furusawa, H., Kosugi, G., Akiyama, M., Takata, T., Sekiguchi, K., Tanaka, I., ...

We present multi-waveband optical imaging data obtained from observations of the Subaru/XMM-Newton Deep Survey (SXDS). The survey field, centered at R.A.=02:18:00, decl.=-05:00:00, has been the focus...

On the ionospheric perturbation associated with the 2007 Niigata Chuetsu-oki earthquake, as seen from subionospheric VLF/LF network observations (2008)

Hayakawa, M., Horie, T., Yoshida, M., Kasahara, Y., Muto, F., Ohta, K., ...

In order to investigate any precursory effect of ionospheric perturbations associated with the large 2007 Niigata Chuetsu-oki earthquake (16 July 2007) (magnitude, 6.8), we have made full use of our...

On the generation mechanism of terminator times in subionospheric VLF/LF propagation and its possible application to seismogenic effects (2008)

Yoshida, M., Yamauchi, T., Horie, T., Hayakawa, M.

The signals from VLF/LF transmitters are known to propagate in the Earth-ionosphere waveguide, so that the subionospheric propagation characteristics are very sensitive to the condition of the lower...

On the ionospheric perturbation associated with the 2007 Niigata Chuetsu-oki earthquake, as seen from subionospheric VLF/LF network observations (2008)

Hayakawa, M., Horie, T., Yoshida, M., Kasahara, Y., Muto, F., Ohta, K., ...

In order to investigate any precursory effect of ionospheric perturbations associated with the large 2007 Niigata Chuetsu-oki earthquake (16 July 2007) (magnitude, 6.8), we have made full use of our...

On the generation mechanism of terminator times in subionospheric VLF/LF propagation and its possible application to seismogenic effects (2008)

Yoshida, M., Yamauchi, T., Horie, T., Hayakawa, M.

The signals from VLF/LF transmitters are known to propagate in the Earth-ionosphere waveguide, so that the subionospheric propagation characteristics are very sensitive to the condition of the lower...

Detection of ionospheric perturbations associated with Japanese earthquakes on the basis of reception of LF transmitter signals on the satellite DEMETER (2008)

Muto, F., Yoshida, M., Horie, T., Hayakawa, M., Parrot, M., Molchanov, O. A.

There have been recently reported a lot of electromagnetic phenomena associated with earthquakes (EQs). Among these, the ground-based reception of subionospheric waves from VLF/LF transmitters, is...

Detection of ionospheric perturbations associated with Japanese earthquakes on the basis of reception of LF transmitter signals on the satellite DEMETER (2008)

Muto, F., Yoshida, M., Horie, T., Hayakawa, M., Parrot, M., Molchanov, O. A.

There have been recently reported a lot of electromagnetic phenomena associated with earthquakes (EQs). Among these, the ground-based reception of subionospheric waves from VLF/LF transmitters, is...

Numerical analysis of the effect of fast-ion losses on plasma rotation in a tokamak with toroidal field ripple (2008)

Honda, M, Takizuka, T, Fukuyama, A, Yoshida, M, Ozeki, T

Web interface for plasma analysis codes (2008)

Emoto, M, Murakami, S, Yoshida, M, Funaba, H, Nagayama, Y

On the generation mechanism of terminator times in subionospheric VLF/LF propagation and its possible application to seismogenic effects (2008)

M. Yoshida, T. Yamauchi, T. Horie, M. Hayakawa

The signals from VLF/LF transmitters are known to propagate in the Earth-ionosphere waveguide, so that the subionospheric propagation characteristics are very sensitive to the condition of the lower...

Detection of ionospheric perturbations associated with Japanese earthquakes on the basis of reception of LF transmitter signals on the satellite DEMETER (2008)

F. Muto, M. Yoshida, T. Horie, M. Hayakawa, M. Parrot, O. A. Molchanov

There have been recently reported a lot of electromagnetic phenomena associated with earthquakes (EQs). Among these, the ground-based reception of subionospheric waves from VLF/LF transmitters, is...

On the ionospheric perturbation associated with the 2007 Niigata Chuetsu-oki earthquake, as seen from subionospheric VLF/LF network observations (2008)

M. Hayakawa, T. Horie, M. Yoshida, Y. Kasahara, F. Muto, K. Ohta, ...

In order to investigate any precursory effect of ionospheric perturbations associated with the large 2007 Niigata Chuetsu-oki earthquake (16 July 2007) (magnitude, 6.8), we have made full use of our...

On the statistical correlation between the ionospheric perturbations as detected by subionospheric VLF/LF propagation anomalies and earthquakes (2008)

Y. Kasahara, F. Muto, T. Horie, M. Yoshida, M. Hayakawa, K. Ohta, ...

Relatively long-period (4 years) data on different propagation paths by means of Japanese-Pacific VLF/LF network observation, are used to obtain further statistical significance on the correlation of...

OBSERVATION OF VERTICAL BEAM BLOW-UP IN KEKB LOW ENERGY RING (2007)

M. Tejima, M. Tobiyama, T. Tsuboyama, N. Yamamoto, M. Yoshida, S. Yoshimoto, ...

This paper describes an experimental study of the enlargement of the vertical beam size observed in single beam operation at the KEKB LER. 1

LATTICE DIAGNOSTICS USING SINGLE KICK CLOSED ORBIT AT KEKB (2007)

Y. Ohnishi, K. Akai, N. Akasaka, A. Enomoto, J. Flanagan, H. Fukuma, ...

We have measured beta functions using single kick closed orbit at KEKB. The measured beta functions were compared with the model lattice and gradient errors were extracted from the result in a beta...

Beam-Beam Effect Observed In The Kekb (2007)

Funakoshi Akai Ebihara, Y. Funakoshi, K. Akai, K. Ebihara, K. Egawa, A. Enomoto, ...

This report summarizes observed phenomena related to the beam-beam effects in the KEKB collider. A general performance of the beam-beam effect is described. An emphasis is put on the reduction of the...

KEKB PERFORMANCE (2007)

Current Ma Current, Y. Funakoshi, K. Akai, N. Akasaka, K. Bane, A. Enomoto, ...

This report summarizes a recent progress of the KEKB whose commissioning started on December 1st 1998. Since the commissioning of earlier period was described in other papers [1][2], this report...

Discovery of a WZ Sge-Type Dwarf Nova, SDSS J102146.44+234926.3: Unprecedented Infrared Activity during a Rebrightening Phase (2007)

Uemura, M., Arai, A., Krajci, T., Pavlenko, E., Shugarov, S. Yu., Katysheva, N. A., ...

Several SU UMa-type dwarf novae, in particular, WZ Sge-type stars tend to exhibit rebrightenings after superoutbursts. The rebrightening phenomenon is problematic for the disk instability theory of...

Magnetic and Structural Studies of the Quasi-Two-Dimensional Spin-Gap System (CuCl)LaNb2O7 (2007)

Yoshida, M., Ogata, N., Takigawa, M., Yamaura, J., Ichihara, M., Kitano, T., ...

We report magnetization, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) studies on the quasi-two-dimensional spin-gap system...

Observation of the anisotropy of 10 TeV primary cosmic ray nuclei flux with the Super-Kamiokande-I detector (2007)

Guillian, G., Hosaka, J., Ishihara, K., Kameda, J., Koshio, Y., Minamino, A., ...

The relative sidereal variation in the arrival direction of primary cosmic ray nuclei of median energy 10 TeV was measured using downward, through-going muons detected with the Super-Kamiokande-I...

MITSuME--Multicolor Imaging Telescopes for Survey and Monstrous Explosions (2007)

Kotani, T., Kawai, N., Yanagisawa, K., Watanabe, J., Arimoto, M., Fukushima, H., ...

Development of MITSuME is reported. Two 50-cm optical telescopes have been built at Akeno in Yamanashi prefecture and at Okayama Astrophysical Observatory (OAO) in Okayama prefecture. Three CCD...

Thermal dependence of the zero-bias conductance through a nanostructure (2007)

Seridonio, A. C., Yoshida, M., Oliveira, L. N.

We show that the conductance of a quantum wire side-coupled to a quantum dot, with a gate potential favoring the formation of a dot magnetic moment, is a universal function of the temperature....

Intraosseous malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor with focal epithelioid differentiation of the thoracic spine (2007)

Miyakoshi, N, Nishikawa, Y, Shimada, Y, Okada, K, Yoshida, M, Enomoto, K, ...

Sunpower's CPT60 Pulse Tube Cryocooler (2007)

Wilson, K., Fralick, C., Gedeon, D., Yoshida, M., Kawahara, S.

Effective Diffusion Coefficients of Self-Interstitials and Vacancies in Interactive Diffusion in Silicon in Oxidizing Atmosphere (2007)

Yoshida, M., Gösele, U., Morooka, M., Tanaka, S.

Is the urothelium involved in mediating bladder responses to beta-adrenoceptor agonists? Comparison of dome vs trigone (2007)

Murakami, S, Chapple, CR, Sellers, DJ, Akino, H, Masunaga, K, Yoshida, M, ...

Irregular parameter dependence of generalized diffusion coefficients based on large deviation statistical analysis (2006)

Yoshida, M, Miyazaki, S, Fujisaka, H

Histone deacetylase inhibitor reduces monocyte adhesion to endothelium through the suppression of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 expression (2006)

Inoue, K., Kobayashi, M., Yano, K., Miura, M., Izumi, A., Mataki, C., ...

Objective - Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha initiates numerous changes in endothelial cell (EC) gene expression that contributes to the pathology of various diseases including inflammation. We...

Histone deacetylase inhibitor reduces monocyte adhesion to endothelium through the suppression of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 expression (2006)

Inoue, K., Kobayashi, M., Yano, K., Miura, M., Izumi, A., Mataki, C., ...

Objective - Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha initiates numerous changes in endothelial cell (EC) gene expression that contributes to the pathology of various diseases including inflammation. We...

Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 mediates the inhibitory effects of hyaluronan on interleukin-1{beta}-induced matrix metalloproteinase production in rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts via down-regulation of NF-{kappa}B and p38 (2006)

Hiramitsu, T., Yasuda, T., Ito, H., Shimizu, M., Julovi, S. M., Kakinuma, T., ...

Objective. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), it is well known that rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts (RSF) produce matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) when stimulated with proinflammatory cytokines such as...

Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 mediates the inhibitory effects of hyaluronan on interleukin-1{beta}-induced matrix metalloproteinase production in rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts via down-regulation of NF-{kappa}B and p38 (2006)

Hiramitsu, T., Yasuda, T., Ito, H., Shimizu, M., Julovi, S. M., Kakinuma, T., ...

Objective. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), it is well known that rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts (RSF) produce matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) when stimulated with proinflammatory cytokines such as...

Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 mediates the inhibitory effects of hyaluronan on interleukin-1{beta}-induced matrix metalloproteinase production in rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts via down-regulation of NF-{kappa}B and p38 (2006)

Hiramitsu, T., Yasuda, T., Ito, H., Shimizu, M., Julovi, S. M., Kakinuma, T., ...

Objective. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), it is well known that rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts (RSF) produce matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) when stimulated with proinflammatory cytokines such as...

Electrochemical evaluation of lipophilic antioxidants from Iryanthera juruensis fruits (Myristicaceae) (2005)

Silva,D. H. S., Pereira,F. C., Yoshida,M., Zanoni,M. V. B.

TLC autographic assays revealed in the hexane extract of Iryanthera juruensis (Myristicaceae) the presence of two compounds, with antioxidant properties towards beta-carotene. They were isolated and...

Molecular cloning and functional analysis of a novel 6&1-FEH from wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) preferentially degrading small graminans like bifurcose (2005)

Yoshida, M

Like barley and other cereals, wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) accumulates branched graminan-type fructans containing both beta-(2, 1) and beta-(2,6) fructosyl linkages, mainly with a quite low degree...

Cloning, characterization and functional analysis of novel 6-kestose exohydrolases (6-KEHs) from wheat (Triticum aestivum) (2005)

Yoshida, M, Kawakami, A

Cereals accumulate graminan-type fructans which are subject to stress-related degradation by fructan 1-exohydrolases (1-FEHs) and fructan 6-exohydrolases (6-FEHs). To find new FEH genes related to...

CIGR E-Journal Volume 7 (2005)

Adejumo, B., Adetunji, J., Ajav, E., Ajisegiri, E., Al-Kufaishi, S., Annuk, A., ...

Peer Reviewed Original Research Articles --- 1.) A. Tambunan, Y. Sagara, Y. Seo, and Y. Kawagoe. Image Analysis on Temperature Distribution within Lettuce Undergoing Vacuum Cooling. Manuscript FP 04...

Influence of structure and chemical composition on thermal softening of Palasan canes (Calamus merrillii) (2005)

Abasolo, W. P., Yoshida, M., Yamamo, H., Okuyama, T.

A linear correlation between energy of LMCT band and oxygenation reaction rate of a series of catecholatoiron(III) complexes: initial oxygen binding during intradiol catechol oxygenation (2005)

Hitomi, Y, Yoshida, M, Higuchi, M, Minami, H, Tanaka, T, Funabiki, T

CIGR E-Journal Volume 7 (2005)

Adejumo, B., Adetunji, J., Ajav, E., Ajisegiri, E., Al-Kufaishi, S., Annuk, A., ...

Peer Reviewed Original Research Articles --- 1.) A. Tambunan, Y. Sagara, Y. Seo, and Y. Kawagoe. Image Analysis on Temperature Distribution within Lettuce Undergoing Vacuum Cooling. Manuscript FP 04...

Effects of radiotherapy and of differences in the extent of surgery for early breast cancer on local recurrence and 15-year survival: an overview of the randomised trials (2005)

ABE, O, ABE, R, ENOMOTO, K, KIKUCHI, K, KOYAMA, H, MASUDA, H, ...

Effects of chemotherapy and hormonal therapy for early breast cancer on recurrence and 15-year survival: an overview of the randomised trials (2005)

ABE, O, ABE, R, ENOMOTO, K, KIKUCHI, K, KOYAMA, H, MASUDA, H, ...

The Discovery of Primeval Large-Scale Structures with Forming Clusters at Redshift 6 (2004)

Ouchi, M., Shimasaku, K., Akiyama, M., Sekiguchi, K., Furusawa, H., Okamura, S., ...

We report the discovery of primeval large-scale structures (LSSs) including two proto-clusters in a forming phase at z=5.7. We carried out extensive deep narrow-band imaging in the 1 deg^2 sky of the...

Limits on the neutrino magnetic moment using 1496 days of Super-Kamiokande-I solar neutrino data (2004)

Ashie, Y, Fukuda, S, Fukuda, Y, Ishihara, K, Itow, Y, ...

A search for a nonzero neutrino magnetic moment has been conducted using 1496 live days of solar neutrino data from Super-Kamiokande-I. Specifically, we searched for distortions to the energy...

Are portal vessels present in the pituitary gland veins? A histological study (2004)

Yoshida, M, Coombs, RJ, Kuno, M, Wada, I, Horiuch, O, Herbert, DC, ...

Crystal Structure of a Central Stalk Subunit C and Reversible Association/Aissociation of Vacuole-type ATPase (2004)

Iwata, M., Imamura, H., Stambouli, E., Ikeda, C., Tamakoshi, M., Nagata, K., ...

The vacuole-type ATPases (V-ATPases) exist in various intracellular compartments of eukaryotic cells to regulate physiological processes by controlling the acidic environment. The crystal structure...

Regular regime and drying characteristic function of porous slab with surface resistance for mass transfer (2004)

Imakoma, H, Yoshida, M, Miyahara, M, Ohmura, N

Prediction of adsorption rate on slab with an adsorption amount-dependent diffusion coefficient (2004)

Imakoma, H, Yoshida, M, Miyahara, M, Ohmura, N

Crystal Structure of a Central Stalk Subunit C and Reversible Association/Aissociation of Vacuole-type ATPase (2004)

Iwata, M., Imamura, H., Stambouli, E., Ikeda, C., Tamakoshi, M., Nagata, K., ...

The vacuole-type ATPases (V-ATPases) exist in various intracellular compartments of eukaryotic cells to regulate physiological processes by controlling the acidic environment. The crystal structure...

COOH-terminal heparin-binding fibronectin fragment induces nitric oxide production in rheumatoid cartilage through CD44 (2004)

Yasuda, T., Kakinuma, T., Julovi, S. M., Yoshida, M., Hiramitsu, T., Akiyoshi, M., ...

Objectives. To examine the mechanism of nitric oxide (NO) production by a COOH-terminal heparin-binding fibronectin fragment (HBFN-f) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) cartilage. Methods. Articular...

COOH-terminal heparin-binding fibronectin fragment induces nitric oxide production in rheumatoid cartilage through CD44 (2004)

Yasuda, T., Kakinuma, T., Julovi, S. M., Yoshida, M., Hiramitsu, T., Akiyoshi, M., ...

Objectives. To examine the mechanism of nitric oxide (NO) production by a COOH-terminal heparin-binding fibronectin fragment (HBFN-f) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) cartilage. Methods. Articular...

COOH-terminal heparin-binding fibronectin fragment induces nitric oxide production in rheumatoid cartilage through CD44 (2004)

Yasuda, T., Kakinuma, T., Julovi, S. M., Yoshida, M., Hiramitsu, T., Akiyoshi, M., ...

Objectives. To examine the mechanism of nitric oxide (NO) production by a COOH-terminal heparin-binding fibronectin fragment (HBFN-f) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) cartilage. Methods. Articular...

Influence of grid control on beam quality in laser ion source generating high-current low-charged copper ions (2003)

Hasegawa, J., Yoshida, M., Ogawa, M., Oguri, Y., Nakajima, M., Horioka, K., ...

Search for nu(e) from the sun at Super-Kamiokande-I (2003)

Fukuda, S, Fukuda, Y, Ishitsuka, M, Itow, Y, Kajita, T, ...

We present the results of a search for low energy nu(e) from the Sun using 1496 days of data from Super-Kamiokande-I. We observe no significant excess of events and set an upper limit for the...

Search for supernova relic neutrinos at Super-Kamiokande (2003)

Morii, M, Fukuda, S, Fukuda, Y, Ishitsuka, M, Itow, Y, ...

A search for the relic neutrinos from all past core-collapse supernovae was conducted using 1496 days of data from the Super-Kamiokande detector. This analysis looked for electron-type antineutrinos...

Indications of neutrino oscillation in a 250 km long-baseline experiment (2003)

Aoki, S, Bhang, H, Casper, D, Choi, J H, ...

The K2K experiment observes indications of neutrino oscillation: a reduction of nu(mu) flux together with a distortion of the energy spectrum. Fifty-six beam neutrino events are observed in...

Fructan 1-exohydrolases. beta-(2,1)-trimmers during graminan biosynthesis in stems of wheat? Purification, characterization, mass mapping, and cloning of two fructan 1-exohydrolase isoforms (2003)

Yoshida, M, ...

Graminan-type fructans are temporarily stored in wheat (Triticum aestivum) stems. Two phases can be distinguished: a phase of fructan biosynthesis (green stems) followed by a breakdown phase (stems...

XMM-Newton observations reveal AGN in apparently normal galaxies (2003)

Severgnini, P., Caccianiga, A., Braito, V., Della Ceca, R., Maccacaro, T., Wolter, A., ...

XMM-Newton observations reveal AGN in apparently normal galaxies (2003)

Severgnini, P., Caccianiga, A., Braito, V., Della Ceca, R., Maccacaro, T., Wolter, A., ...

On the mechanisms of oxygenations of catechols by oxygenases and their model complexes (2003)

Funabiki, T, Yoshida, M, Yoshida, H, Tase, Y, Ando, A, Hitomi, Y

Chemical characterisation of the oligosaccharides in hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) and Australian fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus) milk (2001)

Urashima, T., Arita, M., Yoshida, M., Nakamura, T., Arai, I., Saito, T., ...

Carbohydrates were extracted from hooded seal milk, Crystophora cristata (family Phocidae). Free oligosaccharides were separated by gel filtration and then purified by ion exchange chromatography,...

Budding of fowlpox and pigeonpox viruses at the surface of infected cells (2001)

Hatano, Y, Yoshida, M, Uno, F, Yoshida, S, Osafune, N, Ono, K, ...

Chick embryo fibroblasts and chorioallantoic membranes infected with fowlpox virus (FWPV) or pigeonpox virus (PPV) were examined by transmission and scanning electron microscopy. Immature virus...

Magnet power supply system for KEKB accelerator (2000)

Akiyama, A, Katoh, T, Kubo, T, Kurokawa, S, Nakamura, T T, Yoshida, M

Oral immunization with size-purified microsphere beads as a vehicle selectively induces systemic tolerance and sensitization (2000)

Matsunaga, Y, Wakatsuki, Y, Tabata, Y, Kawasaki, H, Usui, T, Yoshida, M, ...

First Results from Dark Matter Search Experiment in the Nokogiriyama Underground Cell (1999)

Ootani, W., Minowa, M., Miuchi, K., Inoue, Y., Watanabe, T., Yoshida, M., ...

An experiment to search for hypothetical particle dark matter using cryogenic thermal detector, or bolometer is ongoing. The bolometer consists of eight pieces of 21 g LiF absorbers and sensitive NTD...

Efficiency and gain enhancement of RF-Pulse compressor for C-band RF system (1999)

Yoshida, M, Shintake, T

Results from hardware R and D on C-band RF-system for $e^{+} e^{-}$ linear collider (1999)

Shintake, T, Akasaka, N, Matsumoto, H, Oh, J S, Yoshida, M, Watanabe, K, ...

Application of M-Type cathodes to high-power cw klystrons (1999)

Isagawa, S, Higuchi, T, Kobayashi, K, Miyake, S, Ohya, K, Yoshida, M

Identification of a novel Sry-related gene and its germ cell-specific expression (1999)

Osaki, E, Nishina, Y, Inazawa, J, Copeland, NG, Gilbert, DJ, Jenkins, NA, ...

Drug-induced apoptosis and p53, BCL-2 and BAX expression in breast cancer tissues in vivo and in fibroblast cells in vitro (1999)

Suzuki, K, Kazui, T, Yoshida, M, Uno, T, Kobayashi, T, Kimura, T, ...

Different targets for the fragile X-related proteins revealed by their distinct nuclear localizations (1999)

Tamanini, F, Bontekoe, C, Bakker, CE, Van Unen, L, Anar, B, Willemsen, R, ...

High power CW klystrons and maintenance of water quality (1998)

Isagawa, S, Baba, H, Bessho, K, Ebihara, K, Kanda, Y, Nakanishi, H, ...

A study of $\Sigma^{+} p$ elastic scattering in the region of $300\leq p\Sigma\leq 600 MeV/c$ with a scintillating fiber target (1998)

Ahn, J K, Bassalleck, B, Chung, M S, Chung, W M, Enyo, H, Fukuda, T, ...

Enhanced $\Lambda\Lambda$ production near threshold in the $^{12}C(K^{-},K^{+})$ reaction (1998)

Ahn, J K, Aoki, S, Chung, K S, Chung, M S, Enyo, H, Fukuda, T, ...

C-band RF-system development for $e^{+}e^{-}$ linear collider (1998)

Shintake, T, Akasaka, N, Matsumoto, H, Oh, J S, Yoshida, M, Watanabe, K, ...

KEKB power supply interface controller module (1998)

Akiyama, A, Nakamura, T, Yoshida, M, Kubo, T, Yamamoto, A, Katoh, T

R and D and system for KEKB magnet power supply (1998)

Yoshida, M, Kubo, T, Akiyama, A, Nakamura, T, Yamamoto, S

Human asparaginyl-tRNA synthetase: molecular cloning and the inference of the evolutionary history of Asx-tRNA synthetase family (1998)

Shiba, K, Motegi, H, Yoshida, M, Noda, T

Cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, 5-fluorouracil and high-dose toremifene for patients with advanced/recurrent breast cancer. The Japan Toremifene Cooperative Study Group (1998)

Tominaga, T, Nomura, Y, Uchino, J, Hirata, K, Kimura, M, Yoshida, M, ...

Solution structure of the novel antitumor drug UCH9 complexed with d(TTGGCCAA)2 as determined by NMR (1998)

Katahira, R, Katahira, M, Yamashita, Y, Ogawa, H, Kyogoku, Y, Yoshida, M

Survey of entomopathogenic nematodes (Rhabditida : Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) in Japan (1998)

Yoshida, M., Reid, A.P., Briscoe, B.R., Hominick, W.M.

Une enquête a été menée concernant les nématodes entomopathogènes dans les cinq régions climatiques du Japon : les îles subtropicales, la région tempérée chaude des côtes du pacifique, la...

Scalar and vector meson production and two-step processes in $(K^{-}, K^{+})$ reaction on $^{12}C$ (1997)

Ahn, J K, Aoki, S, Chung, K S, Shung, M S, Enyo, H, Fukuda, T, ...

Substrate and mispairing properties of 5-formyl-2'-deoxyuridine 5'- triphosphate assessed by in vitro DNA polymerase reactions (1997)

Yoshida, M, Makino, K, Morita, H, Terato, H, Ohyama, Y, Ide, H

M-type cathodes and insulation in high power klystrons (1996)

Isagawa, S, Higuchi, T, Kobayashi, K, Yoshida, M

Ovarian ablation in early breast cancer: Overview of the randomised trials. (1996)

CLARKE, M, COLLINS, R, DAVIES, C, GODWIN, J, GRAY, R, PETO, R, ...

Dystrophin-associated proteins in muscular dystrophy (1995)

Ozawa, E, Yoshida, M, Suzuki, A, Mizuno, Y, Hagiwara, Y, Noguchi, S

Evidence for inter-generational instability in the CAG repeat in the MJD1 gene and for conserved haplotypes at flanking markers amongst Japanese and Caucasian subjects with Machado-Joseph disease (1995)

Takiyama, Y., Igasrashi, S., Rogaeva, E.A., Endo, K., Rogaev, E.I., Tanaka, H., ...

The size of the (CAG)n repeat array in the 3′ end of the MJDI gene and the haplotype at a series of microsateilite markers surrounding the MJD1 gene were examined in a large cohort of Japanese and...

Tuning measurement of multi-cavity klystrons in diode mode operation (1994)

Isagawa, S, Yoshida, M, Ohkubo, Y, Yonezawa, H

Upgrading of high power klystron YK1303 (1994)

Isagawa, S, Yoshida, M, Demmel, E, Jäger, G

Coating techniques and improvement of high power CW klystrons for TRISTAN (1994)

Isagawa, S, Yoshida, M, Takeuchi, Y, Itoh, K, Ohya, K, Kobayashi, K, ...

A case report of synchronous triple cancer resected simultaneously (1994)

Okajima, E, Ozono, S, Nagayoshi, J, Uemura, H, Hirao, Y, Nakajima, Y, ...

Vascular response to vasoactive agents in dialysed patients with chronic renal failure with and without diabetes mellitus (1994)

Nishi, K., Yoshida, M., Wada, Y., Kitani, K., Ikeda, K., Kawano, T., ...

Using a muscle bath technique the vascular response to KCl, noradrenaline, angiotensin II, acetylcholine, and sodium nitroprusside were evaluated in 13 patients with diabetes mellitus (DM group) and...

SYSTEMIC TREATMENT OF EARLY BREAST-CANCER BY HORMONAL, CYTOTOXIC, OR IMMUNE THERAPY - 133 RANDOMIZED TRIALS INVOLVING 31000 RECURRENCES AND 24000 DEATHS AMONG 75000 WOMEN .2. (1992)

ABE, O, ABE, R, ASAISHI, K, ENOMOTO, K, HATTORI, T, INO, Y, ...

Endotoxin and cytokines in patients with gastrointestinal tract perforation (1992)

S. Endo, K. Inada, Y. Inoue, T. Otsu, T. Kasai, Y. Kuwata, ...

Plasma levels of endotoxin and various cytokines were assessed in 70 patients with gastrointestinal tract perforation. Sepsis developed in 29 of them, and eight of these (27.6%) had on admission...

Inactivation of new carbapenem antibiotics by dehydropeptidase-I from porcine and human renal cortex (1992)

Hikida, M., Kawashima, K., Yoshida, M., Mitsuhashi, S.

The stability of the new carbapenem antibiotics, panipenem, meropenem and LJC 10,627, against porcine and human renal dehydropeptidase-I (DHP-I) was compared with that of imipenem. The order of...

Two-step Glycosylation of the Contact Site A Protein of Dictyostelium discoideum and Transport of an Incompletely Glycosylated Form to the Cell Surface (1987)

Hohmann, H. P., Bozzaro, S., Yoshida, M., Merkl, Rainer, Gerisch, G.

Two different types of oligosaccharides, designated type 1 and 2 carbohydrate residues, are present on the contact site A molecule, an 80-kDa glycoprotein involved in the formation of EDTA-stable...

飼料作物の生理生態学的研究 : 第１報　主要荳科牧草の播種当年における最終刈取時期が越冬性並びに次年度の生育収量に及ぼす影響 (1964)

田口, 啓作, 高橋, 直秀, 喜多, 富美治, 吉田, 稔, TAGUCHI, Keisaku, TAKAHASHI, N., ...

Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) in human milk.

Saito, S, Yoshida, M, Ichijo, M, Ishizaka, S, Tsujii, T

The amount of TGF-beta contained in human whey was studied by the colony formation of NRK47F cells. It was noted that a factor inducing colony formation did exist in human whey, and its action was...

Production of tumour necrosis factors by human T cells stimulated by a superantigen, toxic shock syndrome toxin-1.

Akatsuka, H, Imanishi, K, Inada, K, Yamashita, H, Yoshida, M, Uchiyama, T

The capacity of human T cell subsets, CD4+ or CD8+ T cells, to produce tumour necrosis factors (TNF-alpha and TNF-beta) upon stimulation with toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) and the requirement...

Novel autoantigens of perinuclear anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (P-ANCA) in ulcerative colitis: non-histone chromosomal proteins, HMG1 and HMG2

SOBAJIMA, J, OZAKI, S, OSAKADA, F, UESUGI, H, SHIRAKAWA, H, YOSHIDA, M, ...

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) in sera from ulcerative colitis (UC) patients have been described as reacting with proteins in the granules of human neutrophils such as cathepsin G and...

Prevalence and characterization of perinuclear anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (P-ANCA) directed against HMG1 and HMG2 in ulcerative colitis (UC)

Sobajima, J, Ozaki, S, Uesugi, H, Osakada, F, Shirakawa, H, Yoshida, M, ...

In a previous study, we reported that the high mobility group (HMG) non-histone chromosomal proteins HMG1 and HMG2 were novel target antigens of P-ANCA. In this study, we determined the...

Electrocardiographic features in patients with acute myocardial infarction associated with left main coronary artery occlusion

Kurisu, S, Inoue, I, Kawagoe, T, Ishihara, M, Shimatani, Y, Nakamura, S, ...

Compartmentalized, multiphasic nanocolloids with potential applications in drug delivery and biomedical imaging

Yoshida, M.

Nanoparticles are excellent candidates for drug delivery or biomedical imaging, because they often exhibit superb tuneability of critical properties, such as size, surface characteristics,...

Vapor-Based Initiator Coatings for Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization X. J. and H. Y. C. contributed equally to this work. The authors gratefully acknowledge support from the NSF in form of a CAREER grant (DMR-0449462) and funding from the NSF under MRI program (DMR 0420785). We thank Professor Ronald G. Larson, University of Michigan, for use of the fluorescence microscope.

Jiang, X., Galvan, G., Yoshida, M.

A novel polymeric initiator coating for surface modification via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) is reported. The synthetic approach involves the chemical vapor deposition of...

Increased defecation during stress or after 5-hydroxytryptophan: selective inhibition by the 5-HT4 receptor antagonist, SB-207266

Sanger, G J, Yoshida, M, Yahyah, M, Kitazumi, K

5-HT4 receptor antagonism pr2events the ability of exogenous 5-HT or 5-HTP to sensitize the intestinal peristaltic reflex and increase the rate of defecation, generally without affecting...

Modulation by nitric oxide and prostaglandin of the renal vascular response to angiotensin II (3-8).

Yoshida, M., Kikukawa, M., Hisa, H., Satoh, S.

1. The aim of this study was to investigate the renal vascular response to angiotensin II (3-8) (AIV). The effect of the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) or...

Ergosterol peroxide from an edible mushroom suppresses inflammatory responses in RAW264.7 macrophages and growth of HT29 colon adenocarcinoma cells

Kobori, M, Yoshida, M, Ohnishi-Kameyama, M, Shinmoto, H

Heat shock-enhanced T cell apoptosis with heat shock protein 70 on T cell surface in multicentric Castleman's disease

ISHIYAMA, T, KOIKE, M, AKIMOTO, Y, FUKUCHI, K, WATANABE, K, YOSHIDA, M, ...

We report here that T cells from patients with multicentric Castleman's disease (MCD) are sensitive to hyperthermia. T cells from two of three patients with MCD revealed DNA ladder formation and...

Hochu-ekki-to inhibits rhinovirus infection in human tracheal epithelial cells

Yamaya, M, Sasaki, T, Yasuda, H, Inoue, D, Suzuki, T, Asada, M, ...

Eye-head co-ordination in patients with Parkinsonism and cerebellar ataxia.

Shimizu, N, Naito, M, Yoshida, M

Eye-head co-ordination of patients with Parkinsonism and cerebellar ataxia was investigated and compared with that of normal subjects. In Parkinsonian patients eye-head co-ordination was of the same...

Apparent reduction in the size of one side of the face associated with a small retrosplenial haemorrhage.

Ebata, S, Ogawa, M, Tanaka, Y, Mizuno, Y, Yoshida, M

A 68 year old Japanese female with unilateral metamorphopsia of the face that developed after a small haemorrhage in the contralateral retrosplenial region, is described. The patient claimed that the...

Effects of exposure to microwaves on cellular immunity and placental steroids in pregnant rats.

Nakamura, H, Seto, T, Nagase, H, Yoshida, M, Dan, S, Ogino, K

OBJECTIVES: Microwaves produce various detrimental changes based on actions of heat or non-specific stress, although the effects of microwaves on pregnant organisms has not been uniform. This study...

Relapsing herpes simplex encephalitis: pathological confirmation of viral reactivation

Yamada, S, Kameyama, T, Nagaya, S, Hashizume, Y, Yoshida, M

Prognostic significance of plasma D-dimer levels in patients with lung cancer

Taguchi, O., Gabazza, E. C., Yasui, H., Kobayashi, T., Yoshida, M., Kobayashi, H.

BACKGROUND: The peripheral blood concentrations of several proteases of the clotting system have been shown to predict survival in patients with malignancy. A study was undertaken to investigate the...

Endotoxin and cytokines in patients with gastrointestinal tract perforation

Endo, S., Inada, K., Inoue, Y., Otsu, T., Kasai, T., Kuwata, Y., ...

Plasma levels of endotoxin and various cytokines were assessed in 70 patients with gastrointestinal tract perforation. Sepsis developed in 29 of them, and eight of these (27.6%) had on admission...

Nuclear factor κB inactivation in the rat liver ameliorates short term total warm ischaemia/reperfusion injury

Suetsugu, H, Iimuro, Y, Uehara, T, Nishio, T, Harada, N, Yoshida, M, ...

Background: In hepatic ischaemia/reperfusion injury, activated liver macrophages (Kupffer cells) are dominantly regulated by a transcription factor, nuclear factor κB (NFκB), with respect to...

Neutrophil chemotactic factors produced by malignant fibrous histiocytoma cell lines.

Yoshida, M., Matsuzaki, H., Hata, H., Matsuno, F., Takeya, M., Okabe, H., ...

The clinicopathological features of malignant cells are sometimes modified by autologous cytokine production. Inflammatory fibrous histiocytoma (IFH) is characterised by leukocyte infiltration and is...

A cell line from a human salivary-gland carcinoma.

Yoshida, M., Uchibori, N., Sato, E., Sobue, M., Miura, K., Takeuchi, J.

A phase II study of cisplatin, vindesine and continuously infused 5-fluorouracil in the treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. Osaka Lung Cancer Chemotherapy Study Group.

Nakano, T., Ikegami, H., Nakamura, S., Kawase, T., Nishikawa, H., Yokota, S., ...

Fifty-two previously untreated patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were treated on a 14 day cycle with cisplatin (60 mg m-2 i.v.) and vindesine (3 mg m-2 i.v.) on day 1,...

Prognostic significance of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase expression in breast cancer

Horiguchi, J, Takei, H, Koibuchi, Y, Iijima, K, Ninomiya, J, Uchida, K, ...

We have investigated dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase expression as a prognostic marker in breast cancer. A total of 119 women with breast cancer undergoing surgery between 1985 and 1996 were included...

Evidence for biological nitrification inhibition in Brachiaria pastures

Subbarao, G. V., Nakahara, K., Hurtado, M. P., Ono, H., Moreta, D. E., Salcedo, A. F., ...

Nitrification, a key process in the global nitrogen cycle that generates nitrate through microbial activity, may enhance losses of fertilizer nitrogen by leaching and denitrification. Certain plants...