Masahiro Kuroda

A Study of Autonomous Data Coherency Protocol for Mobile Devices (2008)

Masahiro Kuroda, Takashi Sakakura, Takashi Watanabe, Tadanori Mizuno, Yoshiki Shimotsuma

The optimistic consistency scheme has been established with respect to data consistency and availability in distributed systems. Wireless networks are becoming popular in data communication and...

An Evaluation of Handover by Virtual MAC Address Scheme on Mobile Ethernet (2008)

Tetsuya Aoyama, Koichi Ishibashi, Yoshia Saito, Akira Okubo, Keiichi Shimizu, Masaki B, ...

Abstract — Mobile Ethernet is one of mobility management architectures for integrating future heterogeneous wireless systems. This paper describes the virtual MAC address scheme on Mobile Ethernet...

MINIMUM INFORMATION UPDATING WITH SPECIFIED MARGINALS IN PROBABILISTIC EXPERT SYSTEMS (2008)

Masahiro Kuroda, Zhi Geng

A probability-updating method in probabilistic expert systems is considered in this paper based on the minimum discrimination information. Here, newly acquired information is taken as the latest true...

A new capacitive heating applicator for the simultaneous radiohyperthermotherapy of superficial and shallow-seated tumors. (2007)

Tanaka, Akio, Kuroda, Masahiro, Inamura, Keiji, Kawasaki, Shouji, Hiraki, Yoshio

External capacitive heating is the usual method of electromagnetic wave heating, in which the tumor is caught and heated between two opposite applicators. Using a phantom, the authors developed and...

Preoperative multidisciplinary treatment with hyperthermia for soft tissue sarcoma (2007)

Makihata, Eiichi, Kuroda, Masahiro, Kawai, Akira, Ozaki, Toshifumi, Sugihara, Shinsuke, Inoue, Hajime, ...

We report the results of phase I/II studies of preoperative multidisciplinary treatment of 14 patients with soft tissue sarcoma using hyperthermia from November 1990 to April 1995. The preoperative...

Hyperthermotherapy for postoperative local recurrences of rectal cancer. (2007)

Kuroda, Masahiro, Hizuta, Akio, Iwagaki, Hiromi, Makihata, Eiichi, Asaumi, Junichi, Nishikawa, Koji, ...

Between November 1984 and August 1992 we used hyperthermotherapy in six cases of local recurrence of rectal cancer. Hyperthermotherapy was performed on the average 8.7 times (range: 3-18) for each...

Hyperthermotherapy added to the multidisciplinary therapy for penile cancer. (2007)

Kuroda, Masahiro, Tsushima, Tomoyasu, Nasu, Yasutomo, Asaumi, Junichi, Nishikawa, Koji, Gao, Xian Shu, ...

We performed a long-term follow-up of 4 patients with penile cancer who underwent hyperthermotherapy from August 1985 until August 1992. Hyperthermia was applied using a frequency of 350 MHz with a...

Report of a study using phantom materials, and clinical experience with simultaneous radio-hyperthermotherapy. (2007)

Kuroda, Masahiro, Inamura, Keiji, Tahara, Seiji, Mimura, Seiichi, Mikami, Yasutaka, Kawasaki, Shoji, ...

Simultaneous radiohyperthermotherapy (SRH) is a combined hyperthermia-radiation therapy in which irradiation is given during heating. Mutual interference between the high energy radiotherapy system...

Cepharanthin Reduces Thermotolerance by Enhancing Thermosensitivity in NIH3T3 Cells (2007)

Kuroda, Masahiro, Kawasaki, Shoji, Hiraki, Yoshio

The effects of cepharanthin (Ce), glycyrrhizin (G), verapamil (V), and G plus V on induced thermotolerance in NIH3T3 cells were studied. Cells were heated with or without the drug at 45 degrees C for...

Kinematic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the normal shoulder: assessment of the shapes and signals of the superior and inferior labra with abductive movement using an open-type imager. (2006)

Togami, Izumi, Sasai, Nobuya, Tsunoda, Masatoshi, Sei, Tetsuro, Yabuki, Takayuki, Kitagawa, Takahiro, ...

A preliminary study was conducted to evaluate the superior and inferior glenoid labra with abductive movement using an open-type MR unit in asymptomatic healthy volunteers. Both fast low angle shot...

A new experimental system for irradiating tumors in mice using a linear accelerator under specific pathogen-free conditions. (2006)

Kuroda, Masahiro, Inamura, Keiji, Tahara, Seiji, Kurabayashi, Yuzuru, Akagi, Tadaatsu, Asaumi, Junichi, ...

We developed a reliable system for the irradiation of xenografted tumors in mice which allows for accurate local irradiation under specific pathogen-free conditions. The system presented here...

The Results of Radiotherapy for T1 Glottic Cancers: Influence of Radiation Beam Energy (2006)

Yamamoto, Michinori, Joja, Ikuo, Takemoto, Mitsuhiro, Kuroda, Masahiro, Hiraki, Yoshio

We analyzed the influence of various parameters on the results of radiotherapy for T1 glottic cancer by assessing the outcomes of 60 patients with this cancer who received definitive radiotherapy...

Role of O-6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase and effect of O-6-benzylguanine on the anti-tumor activity of cis-diaminedichloroplatinum(II) in oral cancer cell lines (2005)

Maki, Yu, Murakami, Jun, Asaumi, Jun-ichi, Tsujigiwa, Hidetsugu, Nagatsuka, Hitoshi, Kokeguchi, Susumu, ...

The DNA repair enzyme, O-6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) modulates the effectiveness of alkylating agents. However, the relationship between MGMT and the sensitivities to other agents...

Effects of histone deacetylase inhibitor FR901228 on expression level of telomerase reverse transcriptase in oral cancer (2004)

Murakami, Jun, Asaumi, Jun-ichi, Kawai, Noriko, Tsujigiwa, Hidetsugu, Yanagi, Yoshinobu, Nagatsuka, Hitoshi, ...

We speculated whether or not the expression level of telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) would be modulated by agents targeting epigenetics in oral cancer cell lines. Although hTERT is known to...

Effects of demethylating agent 5-aza-2 '-deoxycytidine and histone deacetylase inhibitor FR901228 on maspin gene expression in oral cancer cell lines (2003)

Murakami, Jun, Asaumi, Jun-ichi, Maki, Yuu, Tsujigiwa, Hidetsugu, Kuroda, Masahiro, Nagai, Noriyuki, ...

Maspin, which belongs to the serine protease inhibitor (serpin) superfamily, has been proposed as a potent tumor suppressor that inhibits cell motility, invasion, angiogenesis, and metastasis. In the...

Technological change and capital accumulation in Japan (2001)

黒田, 昌裕, クロダ, マサヒロ, Kuroda, Masahiro, 野村, 浩二, ノムラ, コウジ, Nomura, Koji

Objective of our analysis is to evaluate quantitatively the characteristics of thetechnical progress from the viewpoint of the static and dynamic production linkages.We try to define measures by...

Changes in major blood components after adopting the supine position during haemodialysis (2001)

Inagaki, Hitoshi, Kuroda, Masahiro, Watanabe, Shiro, Hamazaki, Tomohito

Background. In Japan, haemodialysis (HD) is usually performed with patients in the supine position. However, the effects of changing posture on major blood components have not been...

環太平洋地域における多部門一般均衡モデルの構築 (2000)

黒田, 昌裕, クロダ, マサヒロ, Kuroda, Masahiro, 野村, 浩二, ノムラ, コウジ, Nomura, Koji

表紙上部に"日本学術振興会未来開拓学術研究推進事業複合領域「アジア地域の環境保全」"の表示あり

日米生産性比較と国際競争力 (岩田暁一教授退任記念号) (1999)

黒田, 昌裕, Kuroda, Masahiro, 野村, 浩二, Nomura, Koji

この研究は,我が国の国際競争力について,特に日米の国際比較を中心に産業30部門分類のレベルで現状を把握し,その問題点を明らかにし,再生への視...

環境政策の一般均衡分析 (西川俊作教授退任記念号) (1998)

黒田, 昌裕, Kuroda, Masahiro, 野村, 浩二, Nomura, Koji

昨年12月に京都で開催された,いわゆるCOP3において,京都議定書として,参加161国が2008年から2012年の期間に地球温暖化ガスの削減に向けて努力すること...

An input-output analysis on Japan-China environmental problem (2) : issues in the joint implementation program (1995)

黒田, 昌裕, クロダ, マサヒロ, Kuroda, Masahiro, Wong, Yu Ching

According to the input-output tables compiled for the analysis of air-pollutants inJapan and Chinas, total CO2 emissions in China and Japan in 1985 amounted to 2.376billion ton (in molecular mass of...

中国沿海地区経済開発の波及効果 : 平成4年度現地調査の概要及び資料等 (1993)

佐々波, 楊子, サザナミ, ヨウコ, Sazanami, Yoko, 馬, 成三, マ, チョンサン, Ma, Chonsan, ...

平成4年度の現地調査として9月13日~20日(佐々波、黒田、吉岡、菊池、及び馬は北京より同行)及び2月15日~19日(浦田)に北京、天津、広州、深[セン]、...

CO2排出量安定化と経済成長 (1992)

黒田, 昌裕, クロダ, マサヒロ, Kuroda, Masahiro, 新保, 一成, シンポ, カズシゲ, Sinpo, Kazushige

地球環境保全の諸施策と経済活動との関係が注目されている。地球温暖化防止政策の一環としてのC02排出量安定化に関しては、その方法、政策の導...

CO2排出量安定化と経済成長 (1992)

黒田, 昌裕, クロダ, マサヒロ, Kuroda, Masahiro, 新保, 一成, シンポ, カズシゲ, Shinpo, Kazushige

地球環境保全の諸施策と経済活動との関係が注目されている。地球温暖化防止政策の一環としてのCO2排出量安定化に関しては、その方法、政策の導...

Economic growth and structural change in Japan : 1960-1985 (1992)

黒田, 昌裕, クロダ, マサヒロ, Kuroda, Masahiro

The purpose of this analysis is to explain the growth of the Japanese economy duringthe period 1960 - 1985. Our analysis is principally based upon the traditional theoryof the producer's behavior. It...

The measurement of sectoral capital input (1985)

黒田, 昌裕, クロダ, マサヒロ, Kuroda, Masahiro, 吉岡, 完治, ヨシオカ, カンジ, Yoshioka, Kanji

This report is a prelimanary report in theco-research project, 'Energy and Economi cGrowth in the United States and Ja p an', whichis processing between Keio Economic Observ a toryand Harvard. Please...

Quality changes of labor input in Japan (1984)

Imamura, Hajime, 黒田, 昌裕, クロダ, マサヒロ, Kuroda, Masahiro

This paper analyzes the characteristics of Japanese economicdevelopment by focusing on quality change in labor inputs. For thatpurpose, we investigate the changes of labor input in...

Productivity and market performance : time-series observation (1960-1977) in the Japanese economy (1983)

黒田, 昌裕, クロダ, マサヒロ, Kuroda, Masahiro, Imamura, Hajime, イマムラ, ハジメ

After the periods Simon Kuznets concerned in his eminent book, Economic Growth of Nations (1971), the Japanese economy experienced dramatically rapid economic growth higher than the historical...

Relative price changes and biases of technical change in Japan (1982)

黒田, 昌裕, クロダ, マサヒロ, Kuroda, Masahiro

We experienced a remarkable change of the relative pricesystem in Japan by the impact of the oil crisis. In our paperwe aim to search quantitatively the possibility of the substitutionamong various...

Acceleration of the EM algorithm using the vector epsilon algorithm

Mingfeng Wang, Masahiro Kuroda, Michio Sakakihara, Zhi Geng

The vector ε algorithm, The EM algorithm, The Louis’s EM algorithm, Acceleration of convergence,

Acceleration of the EM and ECM algorithms using the Aitken [delta]2 method for log-linear models with partially classified data

Kuroda, Masahiro, Sakakihara, Michio, Geng, Zhi

In this paper, we discuss the MLEs for log-linear models with partially classified data. We propose to apply the Aitken [delta]2 method of Aitken [Aitken, A.C., 1926. On Bernoulli's numerical...

A method of estimation for the updating transaction matrix in the input-output relationships

黒田, 昌裕, クロダ, マサヒロ, Kuroda, Masahiro

MethodologyThe RAS method has been utilized as an estimation procedure forthe updating transaction matrix in the input-output relations sinceStone's proposal in 1962 [Stone 1962]. Mathematical...

Productivity and market performance : time-series analysis (1960-1977) in the japanese economy

黒田, 昌裕, クロダ, マサヒロ, Kuroda, Masahiro, Imamura, Hajime

After the periods Simon Kuznets concerned in his eminentbook, Economic Growth of Nations(1971), the Japanese economyexperienced dramatically rapid economic growth higher than thehistorical standard....