Scientific Commons: S. Ito

New descriptions of lattice SU(N) Yang-Mills theory towards quark confinement (2008)

Shibata, A., Shinohara, T., Murakami, T., Kato, S., Ito, S.

We give new descriptions of lattice SU(N) Yang-Mills theory in terms of new lattice variables. The validity of such descriptions has already been demonstrated in the SU(2) Yang-Mills theory by our...

A facile non-oxidative method for synthesizing 1,3-disubstituted pyrroles from pyrrolidine and aldehydes (2007)

Oda, M, Fukuchi, Y, Ito, S, Thanh, NC, Kuroda, S

12CO 4-3 and [CI] 1-0 at the centers of NGC 4945 and Circinus (2007)

Hitschfeld, M., Aravena, M., Kramer, C., Bertoldi, F., Stutzki, J., Bensch, F., ...

Studying molecular gas in the central regions of the star burst galaxies NGC4945 and Circinus enables us to characterize the physical conditions and compare them to previous local and high-z studies....

Recent Advances in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Research and Manufacture (2007)

Thampi, K.R., Kuang, D., Ito, S., Liska, P., Zakeeruddin, S.M., Graetzel, M.

High Effiiciency and Stable Mesoscopic Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells based on a High Molar Extinction Cofficient Ru-sensitizer and non-volatile electrolyte (2007)

Kuang, D., Klein, C., Ito, S., Humphry-Baker, R., Evans, N., ...

Clumpy photon-dominated regions in Carina. I. [CI] and mid-J CO lines in two 4'x4' fields (2007)

Kramer, C., Cubick, M., Roellig, M., Sun, K., Yonekura, Y., Aravena, M., ...

The Carina region is an excellent astrophysical laboratory for studying the feedback mechanisms of newly born, very massive stars within their natal giant molecular clouds (GMCs) at only 2.35 kpc...

Toward gauge independent study of confinement in SU(3) Yang-Mills theory (2007)

Shibata, A., Kato, S., Murakami, T., Shinohara, T., Ito, S.

Dual superconductivity is believed to be a promising mechanism for quark confinement and has been investigated on a lattice effectively by a particular gauge called the maximal Abelian (MA) gauge. We...

Usefulness of multi-detector row Computed Tomography for accurate preoperative assessment of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: report of a case (2007)

Maeda, H, Okabayashi, T, Kobayashi, M, Morishita, S, Nishimori, I, Ito, S, ...

A 74-year-old female underwent surgical treatment for adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Preoperative multi-detector row computed tomography (MD-CT) demonstrated tumor invasion into the accessory...

Compact lattice formulation of Cho-Faddeev-Niemi decomposition: gluon mass generation and infrared Abelian dominance (2007)

Shibata, A., Kato, S., Murakami, T., Shinohara, T., Ito, S.

This paper complements a new lattice formulation of SU(2) Yang-Mills theory written in terms of new variables in a compact form proposed in the previous paper. The new variables used in the...

A broadband study of galactic dust emission (2007)

Paladini, R., Montier, L., Giard, M., Dame, T., Ito, S., ...

We have combined infrared data with HI, H2 and HII surveys in order to spatially decompose the observed dust emission into components associated with different phases of the gas. An inversion...

A broadband study of galactic dust emission (2007)

Paladini, R., Montier, L., Giard, M., Dame, T., Ito, S., ...

We have combined infrared data with HI, H2 and HII surveys in order to spatially decompose the observed dust emission into components associated with different phases of the gas. An inversion...

A broadband study of galactic dust emission (2007)

Paladini, R., Montier, L., Giard, M., Dame, T., Ito, S., ...

We have combined infrared data with HI, H2 and HII surveys in order to spatially decompose the observed dust emission into components associated with different phases of the gas. An inversion...

The Electronic Role of the TiO2 Light-Scattering Layer in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (2007)

Zhang, Z., Ito, S., O'Regan, B., Kuang, D., Zakeeruddin, S.M., Liska, P., ...

A novel blue dye for near-IR "dye-sensitised" solar cell applications (2007)

Burke, A., Schmidt-Mende, L., Ito, S., Grätzel, M.

Improvement of charge injection efficiency in organic-inorganic hybrid solar cells by chemical modification of metal oxides with organic molecules (2007)

Kudo, N, Honda, S, Shimazaki, Y, Ohkita, H, Ito, S, Benten, H

New Trends in Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Research (2007)

Thampi, K.R., Liska, P., Ito, S., Snaith, H., Klein, C., Graetzel, M.

New strategies to obtain flexible dye sensitized solar cells (2007)

Upadhyaya, H.M., Ito, S., Calnan, S., Bowers, J., Khrypunov, G., Comte, P., ...

Projectile fragmentation reactions and production of nuclei near the neutron drip-line (2007)

Notani, M., Sakurai, H., Aoi, N., Iwasaki, H., Fukuda, N., Liu, Z., ...

The reaction mechanism of projectile fragmentation at intermediate energies has been investigated observing the target dependence of the production cross sections of very neutron-rich nuclei....

High-efficiency (7.2%) flexible dye-sensitized solar cells with Ti-metal substrate for nanocrystalline-TiO2 photoanode (2007)

Ito, S., Rothenberger, G., Liska, P., Comte, P., Zakeeruddin, S.M., ...

High-efficiency flexible dye-sensitized solar cells were fabricated with a Ti-metal foil substrate for photo anode and using a Pt-electrodeposited counter electrode on ITO/polyethylene naphthalate...

High Molar Extinction Coefficient Ion-Coordinating Ruthenium Sensitizer for Efficient and Stable Mesoscopic Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (2007)

Kuang, D., Klein, C., Ito, S., Moser, J.E., Humphry-Baker, R., Zakeeruddin, S.M., ...

). A High Molar Extinction Coefficient Charge Transfer Sensitizer and its Application in Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (2007)

Nazeeruddin, Md. K., Bessho, T., Cevey, L., Ito, S., Klein, C., De Angelis, F., ...

Highly Efficient dye-sensitized solar cells based on carbon black counter electrodes (2007)

Murakami, T. N., Kay, A., Ito, S., Wang, Q., Nazeeruddin, Md. K., Bessho, T., ...

Establishing a blueprint for CED-3-dependent killing through identification of multiple substrates for this protease. (2007)

Taylor, R C, Brumatti, G, Ito, S, Hengartner, M O, Derry, W B, Martin, S J

Genetic studies have established that the cysteine protease CED-3 plays a central role in coordinating programmed cell death in Caenorhabditis elegans. However, it remains unclear how CED-3...

High-Tc Superconducting Fault Current Limiting Transformer ( HTc-SFCLT ) With 2G Coated Conductors (2007)

Okubo, H., Kurupakorn, C., Ito, S., Kojima, H., Hayakawa, N., Endo, F., ...

We developed a 3-phase, 100 kVA, 6600 V/210 V high temperature Superconducting Fault Current Limiting Transformer (HTc-SFCLT) with functions of both superconducting transformer and fault current...

A Broadband Study of Galactic Dust Emission (2006)

Paladini, R., Montier, L., Giard, M., Dame, T., Ito, S., ...

We have combined infrared data with HI, H2 and HII surveys in order to spatially decompose the observed dust emission into components associated with different phases of the gas. An inversion...

Photovoltaic Characterization of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells: Effect of Device Masking on Conversion Efficiency (2006)

Ito, S., Nazeeruddin, Md.K., Liska, P., Comte, P., Charvet, R., Pechy, P., ...

On substitution Invariant Sturmian Words: An Application of Rauzy Fractals (2006)

Berthe, V., H., Ei, Ito, S., Rao, H.

On substitution Invariant Sturmian Words: An Application of Rauzy Fractals

Quark confinement and gauge invariant monopoles in SU(2) YM (2006)

Kato, S., Ito, S., Murakami, T., Shibata, A., Shinohara, T.

We give a short review of recently obtained results on a new lattice formulation of the non-linear change of variables which was once called the Cho--Faddeev--Niemi decomposition in SU(2) Yang-Mills...

Gluon mass generation and infrared Abelian dominance in Yang-Mills theory (2006)

Shibata, A., Ito, S., Kato, S., Murakami, T., Shinohara, T.

The dual superconductivity is believed to be a promising mechanism for quark confinement. Indeed, what this picture is true has been confirmed in the maximal Abelian (MA) gauge. However, it is not...

High Molar Extinction Coefficient Heteroleptic Ruthenium Complexes for Thin Film Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (2006)

Kuang, D., Ito, S., Wenger, B., Klein, C., Humphry-Baker, R., ...

Stable Mesoscopic Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Tetracyanoborate Ionic Liquid Electrolyte (2006)

Kuang, D., Wang, P., Ito, S., Zakeeruddin, S.M., Graetzel, M.

Synthesis, Characterization, and DFT-TDDFT Computational Study of a Ruthenium Complex Containing a Functionalized Tetradentate Ligand (2006)

Barolo, C., Nazeeruddin, Md. K., Fantacci, S., Di Censo, D., Comte, P., Liska, P., ...

A ruthenium complex trans-[Ru(L)(NCS)2], L ) 4,4¢¢¢-di- tert-butyl-4¢,4¢¢-bis(carboxylic acid)-2,2¢:6¢,2¢¢:6¢¢,2¢¢¢- quaterpyridine (N886), was synthesized and characterized by...

High-Efficiency Organic-Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Controlled by Nanocrystalline-TiO2 Electrode Thickness (2006)

Ito, S., Zakeeruddin, S. M., Humphry-Baker, R., Liska, P., Charvet, P., Comte, P., ...

Compact lattice formulation of Cho-Faddeev-Niemi decomposition: string tension from magnetic monopoles (2006)

Ito, S., Kato, S., Murakami, T., Shibata, A., Shinohara, T.

In this paper we begin on a new lattice formulation of the non-linear change of variables called the Cho--Faddeev--Niemi decomposition in SU(2) Yang-Mills theory. This is a compact lattice...

Electromechanical coupling factors of single-domain 0.67Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O-3-0.33 PbTiO3 single-crystal thin films (2006)

Wasa, K, Ito, S, Nakamura, K, Matsunaga, T, Kanno, I, Suzuki, T, ...

In Search of Microscopic Evidence for Molecular Level Negative Thermal Expansion in Fullerenes (2006)

Brown, S., Cao, J., Musfeldt, J. L., Dragoe, N., Cimpoesu, F., Ito, S., ...

We report the high-resolution far infrared vibrational properties of C60 and endohedral Kr@C60 fullerene as a function of temperature. Anomalous softening of the F1u(1) mode (526 cm-1) is observed...

Zinc modulates primary afferent fiber-evoked responses of ventral roots in neonatal rat spinal cord in vitro (2006)

Otsuguro, K., Ohta, T., Ito, S., 乙黒, 兼一

Zinc ions (Zn2+) are known to modulate the functions of a variety of channels, receptors and transporters. We examined the effects of Zn2+ on the reflex potentials evoked by electrical stimulation...

Zinc modulates primary afferent fiber-evoked responses of ventral roots in neonatal rat spinal cord in vitro (2006)

Otsuguro, K., Ohta, T., Ito, S.

Zinc ions (Zn2+) are known to modulate the functions of a variety of channels, receptors and transporters. We examined the effects of Zn2+ on the reflex potentials evoked by electrical stimulation...

Zinc modulates primary afferent fiber-evoked responses of ventral roots in neonatal rat spinal cord in vitro (2006)

Otsuguro, K., Ohta, T., Ito, S.

Zinc ions (Zn2+) are known to modulate the functions of a variety of channels, receptors and transporters. We examined the effects of Zn2+ on the reflex potentials evoked by electrical stimulation...

Continuous Energy Management of the HVAC&R System in an Office Building System Operation and Energy Consumption for the Eight Years after Building Completion (2006)

Akashi, Y., Shinozaki, M., Kusuda, R., Ito, S.

The authors continuously studied the energy consumption of a heating, ventilating, air- conditioning and refrigerating (HVAC&R) system in an office for the operation of the system in terms of its...

Continuous Energy Management of the HVAC&R System in an Office Building System Operation and Energy Consumption for the Eight Years after Building Completion (2006)

Akashi, Y., Shinozaki, M., Kusuda, R., Ito, S.

The authors continuously studied the energy consumption of a heating, ventilating, air- conditioning and refrigerating (HVAC&R) system in an office for the operation of the system in terms of its...

Migration and transfer of excitation energy in homogeneously dispersed porphyrin monolayers prepared from amphiphilic copolymers (2006)

Ogi, T, Ito, S

Electromechanical coupling factors of single-domain 0.67Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O-3-0.33 PbTiO3 single-crystal thin films (2006)

Wasa, K, Ito, S, Nakamura, K, Matsunaga, T, Kanno, I, Suzuki, T, ...

Structure and photochemical properties of (mu-alkoxo)bis(mu-carboxylato)diruthenium complexes with naphthylacetate Ligands (2006)

Nakai, M, Funabiki, T, Ohtsuki, C, Harada, M, Ichimura, A, Tanaka, R, ...

Electron cyclotron current drive experiments in LHCD plasmas using a remote steering antenna on the TRIAM-1M tokamak (2006)

Idei, H, Hanada, K, Zushi, H, Ohkubo, K, Hasegawa, M, Kubo, S, ...

The role of hard segments of aqueous polyurethane-urea dispersion in determining the colloidal characteristics and physical properties (2006)

Tawa, T, Ito, S

Diversity of pigmentation in cultured human melanocytes is due to differences in the type as well as quantity of melanin (2006)

Wakamatsu, K., Kavanagh, R., Kadekaro, A. L., Terzieva, S., Sturm, R. A., Leachman, S., ...

Cultured human melanocytes differ tremendously in visual pigmentation, and recapitulate the pigmentary phenotype of the donor's skin. This diversity arises from variation in type as well as quantity...

Lattice construction of Cho-Faddeev-Niemi decomposition and gauge invariant monopole (2005)

Kato, S., Murakami, T., Shibata, A., Shinohara, T., Ito, S.

We present the first implementation of the Cho--Faddeev--Niemi decomposition of the SU(2) Yang-Mills field on a lattice. Our construction retains the color symmetry (global SU(2) gauge invariance)...

Photoinduced intramolecular charge separation in a polymer solid below the glass transition temperature (2005)

Benten, H, Ohkita, H, Ito, S, Yamamoto, M, Tohda, Y, Tani, K

Base-induced generation of aryl(1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)carbenes from 1-[(N-phenylsulfonyl)benzohydrazonoyl]-1,2,3-triazoles and their ring enlargement to 3-aryl-1,2,4-triazines (2005)

Tanaka, Y, Oda, S, Ito, S, Kakehi, A

INNER AND OUTER FLOW VELOCITY DISTRIBUTIONS THROUGH TALL SIMULATED VEGETATION. (2005)

Ito,S., Cermak,J. E.

The velocity distribution in and above model vegetation is the subject of this study. Experiments have revealed that flow over a surface which has been made rough by covering it with tall simulated...

Development of ultrathin polymer films and their characteristics in two dimensions (2005)

Ito, S, Mabuchi, M, Sato, N, Aoki, H

Biocompatible polymer enhances the in vitro and in vivo transfection efficiency of HVJ envelope vector (2005)

Mima, H, Tomoshige, R, Kanamori, T, Tabata, Y, Yamamoto, S, Ito, S, ...

Photoinduced intramolecular charge separation in a polymer solid below the glass transition temperature (2005)

Benten, H, Ohkita, H, Ito, S, Yamamoto, M, Tohda, Y, Tani, K

Nano-imaging of polymers by optical microscopy (2005)

Ito, S, Aoki, H

Preparation and reactions of hydrophilic isocyanate micelles dispersed in water (2005)

Tawa, T, Ito, S

Photocurrent generation in heterostructured ultrathin films fabricated by layer-by-layer deposition of polyelectrolytes bearing tris(2,2 '-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) and ferrocene moieties (2005)

Fushimi, T, Oda, A, Ohkita, H, Ito, S