T. Kawai

Publication List Details

Period

1960 - 2007

Number

72

Co-Authors

Photoemission and x-ray absorption studies of valence states in (Ni,Zn,Fe,Ti)$_{3}$O$_{4}$ thin films exhibiting photo-induced magnetization (2007)

Kobayashi, M., Ooki, Y., Takizawa, M., Song, G. S., Fujimori, A., Takeda, Y., ...

By means of photoemission and x-ray absorption spectroscopy, we have studied the electronic structure of (Ni,Zn,Fe,Ti)$_{3}$O$_{4}$ thin films, which exhibits a cluster glass behavior with a...

The Infrared Astronomical Mission AKARI (2007)

Murakami, H., Baba, H., Barthel, P., Clements, D. L., Cohen, M., Doi, Y., ...

AKARI, the first Japanese satellite dedicated to infrared astronomy, was launched on 2006 February 21, and started observations in May of the same year. AKARI has a 68.5 cm cooled telescope, together...

Soft x-ray magnetic circular dichroism study of weakly ferromagnetic Zn$_{1-x}$V$_x$O thin film (2006)

Ishida, Y., Hwang, J. I., Kobayashi, M., Takeda, Y., Mamiya, K., Okamoto, J., ...

We performed a soft x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) study of a Zn$_{1-x}$V$_x$O thin film which showed small ferromagnetic moment. Field and temperature dependences of V 2$p$ XMCD signals...

Characterization of Magnetic Components in the Diluted Magnetic Semiconductor Zn$_{1-x}$Co$_x$O by X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism (2005)

Kobayashi, M., Ishida, Y., Hwang, J. L., Mizokawa, T., Fujimori, A., Mamiya, K., ...

We report on the results of x-ray absorption (XAS), x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD), and photoemission experiments on {\it n}-type Zn$_{1-x}$Co$_x$O ($x=0.05$) thin film, which shows...

TRISPEC: A Simultaneous Optical and Near-Infrared Imager, Spectrograph, and Polarimeter. (2005)

Watanabe, M., Nakaya, H., Yamamuro, T., Zenno, T., Ishii, M., Okada, M., ...

Original article can be found at : http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/ Copyright The Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Demonstration of a solid deuterium source of ultra-cold neutrons (2003)

Saunders, A., Anaya, J. M., Bowles, T. J., Filippone, B. W., Geltenbort, P., Hill, R. E., ...

Ultra-cold neutrons (UCN), neutrons with energies low enough to be confined by the Fermi potential in material bottles, are playing an increasing role in measurements of fundamental properties of the...

Observation of vortex distribution in samples of Bi-2223 Ag-sheathed tapes with and without uranium doping by means of the high-resolution Bitter method (2003)

Ohshima, S., Ujiie, K., Kawai, T., Moriai, K., Yamada, H., Marinaro, D. G., ...

We examined the distribution of vortices in both Bi-2223 Ag-sheathed tape and U-doped Bi-2223 Ag-sheathed tape applying the high-resolution Bitter method. In the low temperature region (T/spl...

Observation of vortex distribution in samples of Bi-2223 Ag-sheathed tapes with and without uranium doping by means of the high-resolution Bitter method (2003)

Ohshima, S., Ujiie, K., Kawai, T., Moriai, K., Yamada, H., Marinaro, D. G., ...

We examined the distribution of vortices in both Bi-2223 Ag-sheathed tape and U-doped Bi-2223 Ag-sheathed tape applying the high-resolution Bitter method. In the low temperature region (T/spl...

Measurements of Ultracold-Neutron Lifetimes in Solid Deuterium (2002)

Morris, C. L., Anaya, J.M., Bowles, T. J., Filippone, B.W., Geltenbort, P., Hill, R. E., ...

We present the first measurements of the survival time of ultracold neutrons (UCNs) in solid deuterium (SD2). This critical parameter provides a fundamental limitation to the effectiveness of...

Measurements of ultracold neutron lifetimes in solid deuterium (2001)

Morris, C. L., Anaya, J. M., Bowles, T. J., Filippone, B. W., Geltenbort, P., Hill, R. E., ...

We present the first measurements of the survival time of ultracold neutrons (UCNs) in solid deuterium SD2. This critical parameter provides a fundamental limitation to the effectiveness of...

Generalized Equivalence Principle in Extended New General Relativity (2000)

Kawai, T., Shibata, K., Tanaka, I.

In extended new general relativity, which is formulated as a reduction of $\bar{Poincar\'e} $gauge theory of gravity whose gauge group is the covering group of the Poincar\'e group, we study the...

Iron Loss Analysis of Ferrite Cores (1997)

Saotome, H., Kawai, T., Sakaki, Y.

Iron loss measurement of ferrite cores up to MHz range is carried out. Taking the DC magnetic hysteresis, the eddy and displacement currents into account, the electromagnetic fields and iron losses...

Iron Loss Analysis of Ferrite Cores (1997)

Saotome, H., Kawai, T., Sakaki, Y.

Iron loss measurement of ferrite cores up to MHz range is carried out. Taking the DC magnetic hysteresis, the eddy and displacement currents into account, the electromagnetic fields and iron losses...

Iron Loss Analysis of Ferrite Cores (1997)

Saotome, H., Kawai, T., Sakaki, Y.

Iron loss measurement of ferrite cores up to MHz range is carried out. Taking the DC magnetic hysteresis, the eddy and displacement currents into account, the electromagnetic fields and iron losses...

Hadron Masses and Decay Constants with Wilson Quarks at $\beta=5.85$ and 6.0 (1995)

Iwasaki, Y., Kanaya, K., Yoshi{é}, T., Hoshino, T., Shirakawa, T., Oyanagi, Y., ...

We present results of a high statistics calculation of hadron masses and meson decay constants in the quenched approximation to lattice QCD with Wilson quarks at $\beta=$ 5.85 and 6.0 on $24^3 \times...

Duality of orbifoldized elliptic genera (1994)

Kawai, T, Yang, S K

We discuss duality and mirror symmetry phenomena of Landau-Ginzburg orbifolds considering their elliptic genera. Under the duality (or mirror) transform performed by orbifoldizing the Landau-Ginzburg...

Quantum electrodynamics at large distances; 3, verification of pole factorization and the correspondence principle (1994)

Kawai, T, Stapp, Henry P

In two companion papers it was shown how to separate out from a scattering function in quantum electrodynamics a distinguished part that meets the correspondence-principle and pole-factorization...

STUDY OF FRACTURE IN Cu-Al-Ni SHAPE MEMORY BICRYSTALS (1982)

Miyazaki, S., Kawai, T., Otsuka, K.

The intergranular fracture in Cu-based shape memory alloys is most hazardous for the application of these alloys. In order to clarify the cause of the fracture, the fracture behavior of several...

STUDY OF FRACTURE IN Cu-Al-Ni SHAPE MEMORY BICRYSTALS (1982)

Miyazaki, S., Kawai, T., Otsuka, K.

The intergranular fracture in Cu-based shape memory alloys is most hazardous for the application of these alloys. In order to clarify the cause of the fracture, the fracture behavior of several...

STUDY OF FRACTURE IN Cu-Al-Ni SHAPE MEMORY BICRYSTALS (1982)

Miyazaki, S., Kawai, T., Otsuka, K.

The intergranular fracture in Cu-based shape memory alloys is most hazardous for the application of these alloys. In order to clarify the cause of the fracture, the fracture behavior of several...

Endotoxin-inactivating activity in normal and pathological human blood samples.

Obayashi, T, Tamura, H, Tanaka, S, Ohki, M, Takahashi, S, Kawai, T

The endotoxin-specific chromogenic test revealed that plasma endotoxin-inactivating activity was markedly diminished by endotoxemia, but not by fungemia or by dialysis with cellulose membranes,...

Elevated interleukin-8 levels in the urine of patients with urinary tract infections.

Ko, Y C, Mukaida, N, Ishiyama, S, Tokue, A, Kawai, T, Matsushima, K, ...

Pyuria is one of the main features of urinary tract infections (UTI). Nevertheless, the mechanism of polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) recruitment into the urine remains to be investigated. We...

Specific increase in interleukin-8 concentrations in dialysis fluid of patients with peritonitis receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

Ko, Y C, Mukaida, N, Kasahara, T, Muto, S, Matsushima, K, Kusano, E, ...

AIMS--To evaluate the influence of interleukin-8 (IL-8) and other inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1 beta and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha)) on the occurrence of peritonitis in patients...

Human alpha 1-microglobulin levels in various body fluids.

Takagi, K, Kin, K, Itoh, Y, Enomoto, H, Kawai, T

alpha 1-Microglobulin levels in serum and urine were estimated by using single radial immunodiffusion, resulting in the following mean values: umbilical cord blood serum, 40.6 mg/l; normal adult...

Recombinant bovine conglutinin, lacking the N-terminal and collagenous domains, has less conglutination activity but is able to inhibit haemagglutination by influenza A virus.

Eda, S, Suzuki, Y, Kase, T, Kawai, T, Ohtani, K, Sakamoto, T, ...

Conglutinin is a bovine serum protein which was first described as a vertebrate lectin. This protein belongs to the family of C-type lectins. These lectins are composed of four characteristic...

Structure of a truncated human surfactant protein D is less effective in agglutinating bacteria than the native structure and fails to inhibit haemagglutination by influenza A virus.

Eda, S, Suzuki, Y, Kawai, T, Ohtani, K, Kase, T, Fujinaga, Y, ...

Surfactant protein D (SP-D) is a lung-specific protein that is synthesized and secreted by lung epithelial cells and is believed to play an important role in lung host defence. This protein belongs...

Antigen direction of specific T-cell clones into gingival tissues.

Kawai, T, Shimauchi, H, Eastcott, J W, Smith, D J, Taubman, M A

This study was performed to investigate T-cell traffic to periodontal tissues during infection with a periodontal pathogen Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (Aa). Rowett rat T-cell clones, A3...

Molecular analysis of the inhibition of interleukin-8 production by dexamethasone in a human fibrosarcoma cell line.

Mukaida, N, Gussella, G L, Kasahara, T, Ko, Y, Zachariae, C O, Kawai, T, ...

In order to analyse the effects of glucocorticoids on interleukin-8 (IL-8) production more precisely, we examined the effects of dexamethasone on IL-8 production at the molecular level in a human...

Effects of anti-Tac antibody on the response of large granular lymphocytes to interleukin-2.

Mukaida, N, Kasahara, T, Hosoi, J, Shioiri-Nakano, K, Kawai, T

Large granular lymphocytes (LGL), which consist of a unique population comprising almost all of the natural killer (NK) cell activity, were separated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells by...

beta2-Microglobulin production by highly purified human T and B lymphocytes in cell culture stimulated with various mitogens.

Kin, K, Kasahara, T, Itoh, Y, Sakurabayashi, I, Kawai, T, Morita, M

This study attempts to evaluate beta2-microglobulin production by highly purified (greater than 98%) peripheral and tonsil T and B lymphocytes cultured with various mitogens. beta2-Microglobulin was...

Effect of Staphylococcus aureus Cowan i bacteria on the mitogenic response of human B-cell subsets.

Harada, H, Kasahara, T, Ogata, K, Shioiri-Nakano, K, Kawai, T

We have made a detailed investigation to determine which of the B-cell subsets could be stimulated by Staphylococcus aureus Cowan I bacterium (SpA CoI). B-cell subsets were separated from peripheral...

Differences in lectin binding of malignant pleural mesothelioma and adenocarcinoma of the lung.

Kawai, T., Greenberg, S. D., Truong, L. D., Mattioli, C. A., Klima, M., Titus, J. L.

In order to differentiate between malignant pleural mesothelioma and adenocarcinoma of the lung, the glycoconjugate profiles of 6 reactive mesothelial lesions, 23 mesotheliomas (17 epithelial, 1...

Cellular differentiation of epithelioid sarcoma. An electron-microscopic, enzyme-histochemical, and immunohistochemical study.

Mukai, M., Torikata, C., Iri, H., Hanaoka, H., Kawai, T., Yakumaru, K., ...

For the purpose of clarifying cellular differentiation of epithelioid sarcoma, studies based on various methods were performed. Enzyme histochemical studies showed that epithelioid sarcoma tumor...

Histogenesis of clear cell sarcoma of tendons and aponeuroses. An electron-microscopic, biochemical, enzyme histochemical, and immunohistochemical study.

Mukai, M., Torikata, C., Iri, H., Mikata, A., Kawai, T., Hanaoka, H., ...

For the purpose of clarifying the histogenesis of clear cell sarcoma of tendons and aponeuroses (CCS) as well as the problem of whether or not CCS is a heterogeneous group of neoplasms, studies based...

Synthesis and secretion of alpha 1-microglobulin by human lymphocytes.

Itoh, Y, Kin, K, Kasahara, T, Sakurabayashi, I, Kawai, T, Shiori-Nakano, K, ...

alpha 1-Microglobulin (alpha 1-m) was purified by column chromatography from a supernatant fluid of cultured T and B lymphocytes stimulated with mitogens. This protein had a molecular weight of...

Cellular cooperation in lymphocyte activation. II. Cooperative response of human peripheral T and B lymphocytes to rabbit anti-human beta 2-microglobulin.

Kin, K, Kasahara, T, Itoh, Y, Sakurabayashi, I, Kawai, T, Morita, K

In the present study we attempted to clarify the effects of anti-beta 2-microglobulin (a-beta 2m) on lymphocyte activation. Neither a-beta 2m IgG fraction nor F(ab')2 had a mitogenic effect on either...

Alveolar macrophage migration inhibition in animals immunized with thermophilic actinomycete antigen

Kawai, T., Salvaggio, J., Harris, J. O., Arquembourg, P.

Intratracheal immunization of rabbits with Micropolyspora faeni, a thermophilic actinomycete known to be a rich source of `farmer's lung hay' antigen leads to development of pulmonary lesions similar...

Innate immune peptide LL-37 displays distinct expression pattern from beta-defensins in inflamed gingival tissue

Hosokawa, I, Hosokawa, Y, Komatsuzawa, H, Goncalves, R B, Karimbux, N, Napimoga, M H, ...

Anti-microbial peptides produced from mucosal epithelium appear to play pivotal roles in the host innate immune defence system in the oral cavity. In particular, human beta-defensins (hBDs) and the...

Characterization of muscarinic receptors mediating relaxation and contraction in the rat iris dilator muscle.

Masuda, Y, Yamahara, N S, Tanaka, M, Ryang, S, Kawai, T, Imaizumi, Y, ...

1. The characteristics of muscarinic receptors mediating relaxation and/or contraction in the rat iris dilator muscle were examined. 2. Relaxation was induced in a dilator muscle by application of...

Blockade of Ca-activated K conductance by apamin in rat sympathetic neurones.

Kawai, T., Watanabe, M.

Effects of apamin on rat sympathetic neurones were investigated by means of intracellular and extracellular recording. Apamin (50 nM) significantly shortened the after-hyperpolarization (AH)...

Atropine-resistant relaxation induced by high K+ in iris dilator muscle of the rat and pig.

Ryang, S., Takei, S., Kawai, T., Imaizumi, Y., Watanabe, M.

1. The effects of high K+ ion concentration on the isometric tension in dilator muscle strips of the rat and porcine iris were examined. A high K+ solution, prepared by the replacement of Na+ in the...

Effects of tetraethylammonium and 4-aminopyridine on outward currents and excitability in canine tracheal smooth muscle cells.

Muraki, K., Imaizumi, Y., Kojima, T., Kawai, T., Watanabe, M.

1. The effects of tetraethylammonium (TEA) and 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) on membrane currents and on single channel K currents in smooth muscle cells isolated from canine trachea were examined by use of...

Biological monitoring of workers exposed to acetone in acetate fibre plants.

Fujino, A, Satoh, T, Takebayashi, T, Nakashima, H, Sakurai, H, Higashi, T, ...

Concentrations of acetone in urine, alveolar air, and blood were measured by gas chromatography with flame ionisation detection for 110 subjects occupationally exposed to acetone (mean 372 ppm) in...

Occupational exposure to solvent mixtures: effects on health and metabolism.

Ukai, H, Takada, S, Inui, S, Imai, Y, Kawai, T, Shimbo, S, ...

Exposure monitoring by personal diffusive samplers, biological monitoring of toluene exposure by urinary hippuric acid determination, haematology, serum biochemistry for liver function, and a...