T. Yamamoto

Publication List Details

Period

1979 - 2009

Number

308

Co-Authors

Energy Determination of Solar Neutrons by the SEDA-AP on-board JEM of ISS (2009)

Koga, K., Goka, T., Matsumoto, H., Obara, T., Muraki, Y., Yamamoto, T.

A solar neutron detector has been launched on the Japan Exposure Module (JEM) of the International Space Station (ISS) in August 4, 2009. The detector works satsifactory. The detector comprises...

The Fluorescence Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory (2009)

Abreu, P., Aglietta, M., Aguirre, C., Ahn, E. J., Allard, D., ...

The Pierre Auger Observatory is a hybrid detector for ultra-high energy cosmic rays. It combines a surface array to measure secondary particles at ground level together with a fluorescence detector...

Astrophysical Sources of Cosmic Rays and Related Measurements with the Pierre Auger Observatory (2009)

Abreu, P., Aglietta, M., Aguirre, C., Ahn, E. J., Allard, D., ...

Studies of the correlations of ultra-high energy cosmic ray directions with extra-Galactic objects, of general anisotropy, of photons and neutrinos, and of other astrophysical effects, with the...

Operations of and Future Plans for the Pierre Auger Observatory (2009)

Abreu, P., Aglietta, M., Aguirre, C., Ahn, E. J., Allard, D., ...

Technical reports on operations and features of the Pierre Auger Observatory, including ongoing and planned enhancements and the status of the future northern hemisphere portion of the Observatory....

Calibration and Monitoring of the Pierre Auger Observatory (2009)

Abreu, P., Aglietta, M., Aguirre, C., Ahn, E. J., Allard, D., ...

Reports on the atmospheric monitoring, calibration, and other operating systems of the Pierre Auger Observatory. Contributions to the 31st International Cosmic Ray Conference, Lodz, Poland, July 2009.

The Cosmic Ray Energy Spectrum and Related Measurements with the Pierre Auger Observatory (2009)

Abreu, P., Aglietta, M., Aguirre, C., Ahn, E. J., Allard, D., ...

Studies of the cosmic ray energy spectrum at the highest energies with the Pierre Auger Observatory.

Studies of Cosmic Ray Composition and Air Shower Structure with the Pierre Auger Observatory (2009)

Abreu, P., Aglietta, M., Aguirre, C., Ahn, E. J., Allard, D., ...

Studies of the composition of the highest energy cosmic rays with the Pierre Auger Observatory, including examination of hadronic physics effects on the structure of extensive air showers....

Scaling behavior of the crossover to short-stack regimes of Josephson vortex lattices in Bi$_2$Sr$_2$CaCu$_2$O$_{8+\delta}$ stacks (2009)

Kakeya, I., Kubo, Y., Kohri, M., Iwase, M., Yamamoto, T., Kadowaki, K.

We report the systematic investigations of the oscillation of the Josephson vortex (JV) flow resistance in Bi$_2$Sr$_2$CaCu$_2$O$_{8+\delta}$ micro-fabricated junctions with various geometries and...

Emission of Terahertz Waves from Stacks of Intrinsic Josephson Junctions (2009)

Gray, K. E., Ozyuzer, L., Koshelev, A. E., Kurter, C., Kadowaki, K., Yamamoto, T., ...

By patterning mesoscopic crystals of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 (BSCCO) into electromagnetic resonators the oscillations of a large number of intrinsic Josephson junctions can be synchronized into a macroscopic...

Thermal Management in Large Bi2212 Mesas used for Terahertz Sources (2009)

Kurter, C., Gray, K. E., Zasadzinski, J. F., Ozyuzer, L., Koshelev, A. E., Li, Q., ...

We present a thermal analysis of a patterned mesa on a Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 (Bi2212) single crystal that is based on tunneling characteristics of the c-axis stack of ~800 intrinsic Josephson junctions in...

Online available since 2006/Oct/01 ‘Top-Down ’ Approaches for the Study of Single-Cells: Micro-Engineering and Electrical Phenotype (2008)

V. Senez, T. Akalin, S. Arscott, N. E. Bourzgui, B. Bocquet, T. Fujii, ...

Abstract. Single-cell analysis is a very important field of research and is currently at the frontier of physical and biological sciences. Understanding how the phenotype of a single-cell arises from...

$\mu$SR studies of the frustrated quasi-2d square-lattice spin system Cu(Cl,Br)La(Nb,Ta)$_{2}$O$_{7}$: evolution from spin-gap to antiferromagnetic state (2008)

Uemura, Y. J., Aczel, A. A., Ajiro, Y., Carlo, J. P., Goko, T., Goldfeld, D. A., ...

We report muon spin relaxation ($\mu$SR) and magnetic susceptibility measurements on Cu(Cl,Br)La(Nb,Ta)$_{2}$O$_{7}$, which demonstrate: (a) the absence of static magnetism in (CuCl)LaNb$_{2}$O$_{7}$...

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...

Comparison between 3-D and z-axis automatic tube current modulation technique in multidetector-row CT (2008)

Matsubara, K., Koshida, K., Suzuki, M., Tsujii, H., Yamamoto, T., Matsui, O.

In this study, the 3-D automatic tube current modulation (3-D ATCM) technique was compared with the z-axis ATCM technique on multidetector-row CT. Absorbed dose measurements were performed by...

Solution of Systems of Polynomial Equations by Using Bernstein Expansion (2007)

G. Alefeld, S. Rump, J. Rohn, T. Yamamoto, Jurgen Garloff, Andrew P. Smith

Systems of polynomial equations appear in a great variety of applications, e.g., in geometric intersection computations (Hu et al. 1996), chemical equilibrium problems, combustion, and kinematics, to...

An Analysis of Departure Time and Route Choice Behavior Under Congestion Pricing Using Stated Preference Data (2007)

T. Yamamoto, S. Fujii, R. Kitamura, H. Yoshida, Toshiyuki Yamamoto, Toshiyuki Yamamoto, ...

Driver behavior under congestion pricing is analyzed in this study to evaluate the effects of alternative congestion pricing schemes. The analysis, which is based on stated-preference survey results,...

P-5-309 Evaluation of Neutron Flux Distribution for Radioactivity Analysis of Biological Shield Concrete Required for Study on Decommissioning of Tokai Power Station (2007)

M. Takemura, J. Takaya, T. Yamamoto, S. Suzuki

The Tokai Power Station (Tokai 1), a 166MWe gas-cooled graphite-moderated reactor of advanced Calder-Hall type, ceased commercial operation in March 1998 after 32 years of service, and spent fuels...

Analyses of gustatory related neural responses detected by brain magnetic fields C. Yamamoto (2007)

Nagai Takahashi Nakagawa, C. Yamamoto, H. Nagai, K. Takahashi, S. Nakagawa, M. Yamaguchi, ...

Introduction Recent studies on non-invasive recordings from human brain have shown the existence of tasteelicited activation areas in the cerebral cortex [1,2]. Magnetoencephalogram (MEG) is a...

Orchiectomy for suspected microscopic tumor in patients with anti-Ma2-associated encephalitis (2007)

Garcia-Merino, A, Yamamoto, T, Landolfi, J C, Rosenfeld, M R, ...

Abstract-- OBJECTIVE: To report the presence of microscopic neoplasms of the testis in men with anti-Ma2-associated encephalitis (Ma2-encephalitis) and to discuss the clinical implications. METHODS:...

Performance of MPGD-based TPC prototypes for the linear collider experiment (2007)

Kobayashi, M., Araki, T., Arogancia, D.C., Bacala, A.M., Boudjemline, K., Burke, D., ...

We conducted a series of beam tests of prototype TPCs for the International Linear Collider (ILC) experiment, equipped with an MWPC, a MicroMEGAS, or GEMs as a readout device. The prototype operated...

Performance of MPGD-based TPC prototypes for the linear collider experiment (2007)

Kobayashi, M., Araki, T., Arogancia, D.C., Bacala, A.M., Boudjemline, K., Burke, D., ...

We conducted a series of beam tests of prototype TPCs for the International Linear Collider (ILC) experiment, equipped with an MWPC, a MicroMEGAS, or GEMs as a readout device. The prototype operated...

Myocilin Gly252Arg mutation and glaucoma of intermediate severity in caucasioan individuals (2007)

Hewitt, AW, Heon, E, Craig, JE, Mackey, DA, Bennett, SL, Richards, JE, ...

To determine the phenotype of an Australian pedigree with the myocilin (MYOC) Gly252Arg mutation, comparing it with other pedigrees carrying the same mutatio

The role of small specimen test technology in fusion materials development (2007)

Lucas, G. E., Odette, G. R., Matsui, H., Moslang, A., Spaetig, P., Rensman, J., ...

Small specimen test technology (SSTT) has long been an integral part of fusion materials development. Past work has led to an array of techniques that not only have provided a means of efficiently...

Performance of MPGD-based TPC prototypes for the linear collider experiment (2007)

Kobayashi, M., Araki, T., Arogancia, D.C., Bacala, A.M., Boudjemline, K., Burke, D., ...

We conducted a series of beam tests of prototype TPCs for the International Linear Collider (ILC) experiment, equipped with an MWPC, a MicroMEGAS, or GEMs as a readout device. The prototype operated...

Monitoring Saline Irrigation Effects on Barley and Salts Distribution in Soil at Different Leaching Fractions (2007)

A. Al-Busaidi, T. Yamamoto, M. Inoue, Y. Mori, M. Irshad, A. Zahoor

Population growth and global warming would substantially impact the availability and quality of existing freshwater supplies. The utilization of marginal water resources for agriculture is getting...

Response of Drip Irrigated Sorghum Varieties Growing in Dune Sand to Salinity Levels in Irrigation Water (2007)

T. Yamamoto, M. Inoue

Saline-water drip irrigated sorghum varietal response to limited available soil water in dune sand was assessed using salinity response function. In a randomized complete block design three sorghum...

The Ameliorative Effect of Artificial Zeolite on Barley under Saline Conditions (2007)

A. Al-Busaidi, T. Yamamoto, M. Irshad

This investigation was aimed to evaluate the effects of zeolite in conjunction with seawater irrigation on barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) growth and salt composition of soil. A sand dune soil was...

Water Flow and Solute Transport Under Drip Irrigation in Sand Dune Field (2007)

H. Dehghanisanij, T. Yamamoto, M. Inoue, M. Akbari

The scarcity of fresh water in arid and semi-arid regions (ASAR) makes saline water a valuable alternative water source for irrigation of agriculture crops, if we can improve the management of saline...

Participation of the Fas and Fas ligand systems in apoptosis during atrophy of the rat submandibular glands (2007)

Takahashi, S., Gobe, G. C., Yoshimura, Y., Kohgo, T., Yamamoto, T., Wakita, M.

Most acinar cells and some duct cells undergo apoptosis during atrophy of the submandibular gland. The present study was designed to elucidate whether Fas and its receptor ligand (FasL) are involved...

Myocilin Gly252Arg mutation and glaucoma of intermediate severity in caucasioan individuals (2007)

Hewitt, AW, Heon, E, Craig, JE, Mackey, DA, Bennett, SL, Richards, JE, ...

To determine the phenotype of an Australian pedigree with the myocilin (MYOC) Gly252Arg mutation, comparing it with other pedigrees carrying the same mutatio

Rejection of Stimulus-related MEG Artifacts Using Independent (2006)

S Iwaki, C Yamamoto, M Tonoike, T Yamamoto

Electro-gustatory (EG) stimuli have been used to investigate the gustatory information processing in the human brain with precise temporal and spatial accuracy. But this technique was not widely...

Thermal desorption of Na in meteoroids Dependence on perihelion distance of meteor showers (2006)

Kasuga, T., Yamamoto, T., Kimura, H., Watanabe, J., 山本, 哲生

Context.The observed sodium abundance of meteoroids in meteor showers might differ from the original abundance because of processing in interplanetary space after ejections from their parent bodies....

Momentum transfer to fluffy dust aggregates from stellar winds (2006)

Minato, T, Kohler, M, Kimura, H, Mann, I, Yamamoto, T, 山本, 哲生

Aims. Dust-plasma interaction may play a dominant role in the dynamics of dust particles around young main-sequence stars. Circumstellar dust is expected to be an aggregate consisting of small...

Mutational analysis of the Lem3p-Dnf1p putative phospholipid-translocating P-type ATPase reveals novel regulatory roles for Lem3p and a carboxyl-terminal region of Dnf1p independent of the phospholipid-translocating activity of Dnf1p in yeast (2006)

Noji, T., Yamamoto, T., Saito, K., Fujimura-Kamada, K., 山本, 隆晴

Lem3p-Dnf1p is a putative aminophospholipid translocase (APLT) complex that is localized to the plasma membrane; Lem3p is required for Dnf1p localization to the plasma membrane. We have identified...

Parity effect in superconducting aluminum single electron transistors with spatial gap profile controlled by film thickness (2006)

Yamamoto, T., Nakamura, Y., Pashkin, Yu. A., Astafiev, O., Tsai, J. S.

We propose a novel method for suppression of quasiparticle poisoning in Al Coulomb blockade devices. The method is based on creation of a proper energy gap profile along the device. In contrast to...

Similarity of rocky intertidal assemblages along the Pacific coast of Japan : effects of spatial scales and geographic distance (2006)

Nakaoka, M, Ito, N, Yamamoto, T, Okuda, T, Noda, T, 野田, 隆史

Factors and processes affecting community structures operate at various spatial and temporal scales. We analyzed how similarities of rocky intertidal assemblages vary at different spatial scales...

Role of disorder-order transformation in consolidation of ceramics (2006)

Kodera, Y, Yamamoto, T, Toyofuku, N, Ohyanagi, M, Munir, Zuhair A

The ordering of stacking-disordered silicon carbide prepared from the elements by high energy ball milling was investigated during sintering. A sharp increase in density in the temperature region...

Microsatellite markers spanning the apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) genome (2006)

Silfverberg-Dilworth, E., Matasci, C.L., Walser, M., Kodde, L.P., ...

A new set of 148 apple microsatellite markers has been developed and mapped on the apple reference linkage map Fiesta x Discovery. One-hundred and seventeen markers were developed from genomic...

Near-infrared polarization images of the Orion Nebula (2006)

Tamura, M, Kandori, R, Hough, J. H, Lucas, P, Chrysostomou, A, Bailey, J, ...

Wide-field (~8' × 8') and deep near-infrared (JHK bands) polarization images of the Orion Nebula are presented. These data revealed various circumstellar structures as infrared reflection nebulae...

Near infrared polarization images of the Orion Nebula. (2006)

Tamura, M., Kandori, R., Kusakabe, N., Nakajima, Y., Hashimoto, J., Nagashima, C., ...

Original article can be found at: http://www.iop.org/EJ/journal/apjl Copyright American Astronomical Society DOI: 10.1086/508168 [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]

Effects of different corticosteroids on the development of osteonecrosis in rabbits (2005)

Miyanishi, K., Yamamoto, T., Irisa, T., Motomura, G., Jingushi, S., Sueishi, K., ...

Objectives. Osteonecrosis (ON) of the femoral head is a devastating complication occurring in patients receiving corticosteroid treatment. This study examined the effect of three corticosteroids on...

Quantum noise in the Josephson charge qubit (2004)

Astafiev, O., Pashkin, Yu. A., Nakamura, Y., Yamamoto, T., Tsai, J. S.

We study decoherence of the Josephson charge qubit by measuring energy relaxation and dephasing with help of the single-shot readout. We found that the dominant energy relaxation process is a...

Cosmogenic Neutrinos from Ultra-High Energy Nuclei (2004)

Ave, Maximo, Busca, N., Olinto, A. V., Watson, A. A., Yamamoto, T.

We calculate the flux of neutrinos generated by the propagation of ultra-high energy iron over cosmological distances and show that even if ultra-high energy cosmic rays are composed of heavy nuclei,...

Single-shot measurement of the Josephson charge qubit (2004)

Astafiev, O., Pashkin, Yu. A., Yamamoto, T., Nakamura, Y., Tsai, J. S.

We demonstrate single-shot readout of quantum states of the Josephson charge qubit. The quantum bits are transformed into and stored as classical bits (charge quanta) in a dynamic memory cell - a...

Consolidation of nanostructured SiC with disorder-order transformation (2004)

Ohyanagi, M, Yamamoto, T, Kitaura, H, Kodera, Y, Ishii, T, Munir, Zuhair A

Sintering of nanostructured cubic SiC to 98% relative density is accomplished without the use of additives or very high pressures. Evidence demonstrating the role of a disorder-order transformation...

Benign familial neonatal-infantile seizures: Characterization of a new sodium channelopathy (2004)

Berkovic, S. F., Heron, S. E., Giordano, L., Marini, C., Guerrini, R., Kaplan, R. E., ...

We recently reported mutations in the sodium channel gene SCN2A in two families with benign familial neonatal-infantile seizures (BFNISs). Here, we aimed to refine the molecular-clinical correlation...

Benign familial neonatal-infantile seizures: Characterization of a new sodium channelopathy (2004)

Berkovic, S. F., Heron, S. E., Giordano, L., Marini, C., Guerrini, R., Kaplan, R. E., ...

We recently reported mutations in the sodium channel gene SCN2A in two families with benign familial neonatal-infantile seizures (BFNISs). Here, we aimed to refine the molecular-clinical correlation...

Tensile properties of a tempered martensitic iron-chromium- carbon model alloy (2004)

Bonade, R., Spaetig, P., Victoria, M., Yamamoto, T., Odette, G. R.

A detailed study of the strain-hardening on a Fe-9Cr-0.1C tempered martensitic model alloy has been undertaken in the temperature range of 77-343 K. The true stress-true strain curves were calculated...

Effects of different corticosteroids on the development of osteonecrosis in rabbits (2004)

Miyanishi, K., Yamamoto, T., Irisa, T., Motomura, G., Jingushi, S., Sueishi, K., ...

Objectives. Osteonecrosis (ON) of the femoral head is a devastating complication occurring in patients receiving corticosteroid treatment. This study examined the effect of three corticosteroids on...

Effects of different corticosteroids on the development of osteonecrosis in rabbits (2004)

Miyanishi, K., Yamamoto, T., Irisa, T., Motomura, G., Jingushi, S., Sueishi, K., ...

Objectives. Osteonecrosis (ON) of the femoral head is a devastating complication occurring in patients receiving corticosteroid treatment. This study examined the effect of three corticosteroids on...

Demonstration of conditional gate operation using superconducting charge qubits (2003)

Yamamoto, T., Pashkin, Yu. A., Astafiev, O., Nakamura, Y., Tsai, J. S.

Since the first demonstration of coherent control of a quantum state of a superconducting charge qubit a variety of Josephson-junction-based qubits have been implemented with remarkable progress in...

Sodium channel alpha1-subunit mutations in severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy and infantile spasms (2003)

Wallace, R.H., Hodgson, B.L., Grinton, B.E., Gardiner, R.M., Robinson, R., Rodriguez-Casero, V., ...

Background: Mutations in SCN1A, the gene encoding the 1 subunit of the sodium channel, have been found in severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (SMEI) and generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures...

Impact of heat deposition profile on global confinement of NBI heated plasmas in the LHD (2003)

Yamada, H., Murakami, S., Yamazaki, K., Kaneko, O., Miyazawa, J., Sakamoto, R., ...

Energy confinement and heat transport of net-current-free NBI heated plasmas in the large helical device (LHD) are discussed with emphasis on density and power deposition profile dependences....

Recent advances in the LHD experiment (2003)

Motojima, O., Ohyabu, N., Komori, A., Kaneko, O., Yamada, H., Kawahata, K., ...

In the first four years of the LHD experiment, several encouraging results have emerged, the most significant of which is that MHD stability and good transport are compatible in the inward shifted...

Sodium channel alpha 1-subunit mutations in severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy and infantile spasms (2003)

Wallace, RH, Hodgson, BL, Grinton, BE, Gardiner, RM, Robinson, R, Rodriguez-Casero, V, ...

Background: Mutations in SCN1A, the gene encoding the alpha1 subunit of the sodium channel, have been found in severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (SMEI) and generalized epilepsy with febrile...

Inhibitory effects of an anti-rheumatic agent T-614 on immunoglobulin production by cultured B cells and rheumatoid synovial tissues engrafted into SCID mice (2003)

Tanaka, K., Yamamoto, T., Aikawa, Y., Kizawa, K., Muramoto, K., Matsuno, H., ...

Objective. To clarify the pharmacological action of an anti-rheumatic agent T-614, we investigated its effects on immunoglobulin (Ig) production by cultured B cells and Ig secretion from synovial...

Inhibitory effects of an anti-rheumatic agent T-614 on immunoglobulin production by cultured B cells and rheumatoid synovial tissues engrafted into SCID mice (2003)

Tanaka, K., Yamamoto, T., Aikawa, Y., Kizawa, K., Muramoto, K., Matsuno, H., ...

Objective. To clarify the pharmacological action of an anti-rheumatic agent T-614, we investigated its effects on immunoglobulin (Ig) production by cultured B cells and Ig secretion from synovial...

Relationship between transcardiac gradient of endothelin-1 and left ventricular remodelling in patients with first anterior myocardial infarction (2003)

Tsutamoto, T., Wada, A., Hayashi, M., Tsutsui, T., Maeda, K., Ohnishi, M., ...

Aims To evaluate whether plasma endothelin-1 (ET-1) is extracted or produced through the heart in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and the relationship between transcardiac extraction...

Inhibitory effects of an anti-rheumatic agent T-614 on immunoglobulin production by cultured B cells and rheumatoid synovial tissues engrafted into SCID mice (2003)

Tanaka, K., Yamamoto, T., Aikawa, Y., Kizawa, K., Muramoto, K., Matsuno, H., ...

Objective. To clarify the pharmacological action of an anti-rheumatic agent T-614, we investigated its effects on immunoglobulin (Ig) production by cultured B cells and Ig secretion from synovial...

Quantum oscillations in two coupled charge qubits (2002)

Pashkin, Yu. A., Yamamoto, T., Astafiev, O., Nakamura, Y., Averin, D. V., Tsai, J. S.

Despite an apparent progress in implementing individual solid-state qubits, there have been no experimental reports so far on multi-bit gates required for building a real quantum computer. Here we...

Recent progress in small specimen test technology (2002)

Lucas, G. E., Odette, G. R., Sokolov, M., Spaetig, P., Yamamoto, T., Jung, P.

Small specimen test technology (SSTT) has enabled, the development of fusion materials by efficiently using available irradiation volumes. The technology has also evolved in anticipation of the...

Charge echo in a Cooper-pair box (2001)

Nakamura, Y., Pashkin, Yu. A., Yamamoto, T., Tsai, J. S.

A spin-echo-type technique is applied to an artificial two-level system that utilizes charge degree of freedom in a small superconducting electrode. Gate-voltage pulses are used to produce the...

Clock recovery from 160 Gbit/s data signals using phase-locked loop with interferometric optical switch based on semiconductor optical amplifier (2001)

Yamamoto, T., Oxenlowe, L.K., Schmidt, C., Schubert, C., Hilliger, E., Feiste, U., ...

Clock recovery from optical time division multiplexed data signals up to 160 Gbit/s is experimentally demonstrated using a phase-locked loop with a semiconductor optical amplifier in a loop mirror as...

Kinetics of hepadnavirus loss from the liver during inhibition of viral DNA synthesis (2001)

Zhu, Y., Yamamoto, T., Cullen, J., Saputelli, J., Aldrich, Carol E., Miller, Darren Scott, ...

Hepadnaviruses replicate by reverse transcription, which takes place in the cytoplasm of the infected hepatocyte. Viral RNAs, including the pregenome, are transcribed from a covalently closed...

Kinetics of hepadnavirus loss from the liver during inhibition of viral DNA synthesis (2001)

Zhu, Y., Yamamoto, T., Cullen, J., Saputelli, J., Aldrich, Carol E., Miller, Darren Scott, ...

Hepadnaviruses replicate by reverse transcription, which takes place in the cytoplasm of the infected hepatocyte. Viral RNAs, including the pregenome, are transcribed from a covalently closed...

A high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio as a potential risk factor for corticosteroid-induced osteonecrosis in rabbits (2001)

Miyanishi, K., Yamamoto, T., Irisa, T., Yamashita, A., Jingushi, S., Noguchi, Y., ...

Objective. This study was designed to determine the potential risk factors for corticosteroid‐induced osteonecrosis (ON) based on lipid metabolism, using a rabbit ON model....

Evolving Robust Gaits with AIBO (2000)

G.S. Hornby, S. Takamura, J. Yokono, O. Hanagata, T. Yamamoto, M. Fujita

An evolutionary algorithm is used to evolve gaits with the Sony entertainment robot, AIBO. All processing is handled by the robot's on-board computer with individuals evaluated using the...

Long-term follow-up of clinical symptoms in TMD patients who underwent occlusal reconstruction by orthodontic treatment (2000)

Imai, T, Okamoto, T, Kaneko, T, Umeda, K, Yamamoto, T, Nakamura, S

Fifty-eight patients (mean age 18.4 years) who had received splint therapy for internal derangement of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) were examined retrospectively to investigate the efficacy of...

Properties and origin of energetic particles at the duskside of the Earth's magnetosheath throughout a great storm (1999)

Sarafopoulos, D. V., Athanasiu, M. A., Sarris, E. T., Yamamoto, T., Kokubun, S.

We study an interval of 56 h on January 16 to 18, 1995, during which the GEOTAIL spacecraft traversed the duskside magnetosheath from X @ -15 to -40 RE and the EPIC/ICS and EPIC/STICS sensors...

Properties and origin of energetic particles at the duskside of the Earth's magnetosheath throughout a great storm (1999)

Sarafopoulos, D. V., Athanasiu, M. A., Sarris, E. T., Yamamoto, T., Kokubun, S.

We study an interval of 56 h on January 16 to 18, 1995, during which the GEOTAIL spacecraft traversed the duskside magnetosheath from X @ -15 to -40 RE and the EPIC/ICS and EPIC/STICS sensors...

Autonomous evolution of gaits with the Sony quadruped robot (1999)

G. S. Hornby, M. Fujita, S. Takamura, T. Yamamoto, O. Hanagata

A trend in robotics is towards legged robots. One of the issues with legged robots is the development of gaits. Typically gaits are developed manually. In this paper we report our results of...

Simultaneous ionospheric and magnetospheric observations of azimuthally propagating transient features during substorms (1998)

Yeoman, T. K., Mukai, T., Yamamoto, T.

During the 6th August 1995, the CUTLASS Finland HF radar ran in a high time resolution mode, allowing measurements of line-of-sight convection velocities along a single beam with a temporal...

Magnetotail response during a strong substorm as observed by GEOTAIL in the distant tail (1998)

Belehaki, A., Mcentire, R. W., Kokubun, S., Yamamoto, T.

Simultaneous energetic particle and magnetic field observations from the GEOTAIL spacecraft in the distant tail (XGSM? ?150 Re) have been analysed to study the response of the Earth's magnetotail...

Simultaneous ionospheric and magnetospheric observations of azimuthally propagating transient features during substorms (1998)

Yeoman, T. K., Mukai, T., Yamamoto, T.

During the 6th August 1995, the CUTLASS Finland HF radar ran in a high time resolution mode, allowing measurements of line-of-sight convection velocities along a single beam with a temporal...

Magnetotail response during a strong substorm as observed by GEOTAIL in the distant tail (1998)

Belehaki, A., Mcentire, R. W., Kokubun, S., Yamamoto, T.

Simultaneous energetic particle and magnetic field observations from the GEOTAIL spacecraft in the distant tail (XGSM? ?150 Re) have been analysed to study the response of the Earth's magnetotail...

Magneto-Optical Faraday Effect of YIG Films with Random Multilayer Structures (1997)

Inoue, M., Yamamoto, T., Fujii, T.

Magneto-optical Faraday effect of Bi-substituted yttrium iron garnet (Bi:YIG) films with random multilayer structures was analyzed by using the random matrix approach. It was found that the random...

XAFS Characterization of Platinum Clusters Synthesized in the Channel of a Mesoporous Zeolite (1997)

Shido, T., Yamamoto, T., Harada, M., Ichikawa, M.

[Pt15(CO)30]2- was synthesized by reductive carbonylation of H2PtCl6 in the channels of FSM-16 modified with NEt4Cl. The platinum clusters in the channels whose diameter was 28 Å were characterized...

Magneto-Optical Faraday Effect of YIG Films with Random Multilayer Structures (1997)

Inoue, M., Yamamoto, T., Fujii, T.

Magneto-optical Faraday effect of Bi-substituted yttrium iron garnet (Bi:YIG) films with random multilayer structures was analyzed by using the random matrix approach. It was found that the random...

XAFS Characterization of Platinum Clusters Synthesized in the Channel of a Mesoporous Zeolite (1997)

Shido, T., Yamamoto, T., Harada, M., Ichikawa, M.

[Pt15(CO)30]2- was synthesized by reductive carbonylation of H2PtCl6 in the channels of FSM-16 modified with NEt4Cl. The platinum clusters in the channels whose diameter was 28 Å were characterized...

Observations of flux rope ? associated particle bursts with GEOTAIL in the distant tail (1997)

Belehaki, A., Sarris, E. T., Tsiropoula, G., Mcentire, R. W., Kokubun, S., Yamamoto, T.

Geotail energetic particle, magnetic field data and plasma observations (EPIC, MGF and CPI experiments) have been examined for a number of energetic particle bursts in the distant tail (120Re

Spatial structure of the plasma sheet boundary layer at distances greater than 180 RE as derived from energetic particle measurements on GEOTAIL (1997)

Sarafopoulos, D. V., Sarris, E. T., Angelopoulos, V., Yamamoto, T., Kokubun, S.

We have analyzed the onsets of energetic particle bursts detected by the ICS and STICS sensors of the EPIC instrument on board the GEOTAIL spacecraft in the deep magnetotail (i.e., at distances...

Observations of flux rope ? associated particle bursts with GEOTAIL in the distant tail (1997)

Belehaki, A., Sarris, E. T., Tsiropoula, G., Mcentire, R. W., Kokubun, S., Yamamoto, T.

Geotail energetic particle, magnetic field data and plasma observations (EPIC, MGF and CPI experiments) have been examined for a number of energetic particle bursts in the distant tail (120Re

Spatial structure of the plasma sheet boundary layer at distances greater than 180 RE as derived from energetic particle measurements on GEOTAIL (1997)

Sarafopoulos, D. V., Sarris, E. T., Angelopoulos, V., Yamamoto, T., Kokubun, S.

We have analyzed the onsets of energetic particle bursts detected by the ICS and STICS sensors of the EPIC instrument on board the GEOTAIL spacecraft in the deep magnetotail (i.e., at distances...

Improvement of the Sensitivity of CdTe Radiation Detectors in the High Energy Region (1996)

Ikegami, K., Nishizawa, H., Usami, T., Yamamoto, T.

Cadmium telluride (CdTe) radiation detectors are usable at room temperature. Recently, very pure CdTe crystals have become available thanks to recent improvements in their manufacturing process,...

Collective Field Description of Spin Calogero-Sutherland Models (1995)

Awata, H., Matsuo, Y., Yamamoto, T.

Using the collective field technique, we give the description of the spin Calogero-Sutherland Model (CSM) in terms of free bosons. This approach can be applicable for arbitrary coupling constant and...

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...

IMPAIRED LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY GOUT--INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL INTAKE AND BODY WEIGHT (1994)

TAKAHASHI, S., YAMAMOTO, T., MORIWAKI, Y., TSUTSUMI, Z., HIGASHINO, K.

Using logistic regression analysh, we investigated whether or not excessive alcohol intake and increased BMI, both of which are known causes of lipid metabolism abnormality, are associated with...

Thermoluminescence, Thermally Stimulated Exoelectron Emission and Emission Spectra of (CaF2:Natural + NaCI) Pellets (1993)

Okuno, E., Owaki, S., Yamamoto, T., Chubaci, J.F.D., Inabe, K., Fukuda, Y.

Brazilian fluorite-based dosimetric pellets were X irradiated at -170 oC to record simultaneously TL and TSEE glow curves at a heating rate of 1 oC per 6 s. A close relationship between TL and TSEE...

Transient Dose Distribution in LiF Single Crystals Irradiated with High Energy Pulsed Electrons (1990)

Yamamoto, T., Oda, K.

The build-up stage of short-lived excitons corresponds to the accumulating stage of the absorbed dose at the same region. Hence sequential observation of the former stage would make it possible to...

CHARACTERISTICS OF AMORPHOUS MAGNETIC FIBERS OF 10 µm IN DIAMETER AND MINIATURIZED CLOTH TRANSFORMER (1988)

Matsuki, H., Miyazawa, H., Yamaguchi, M., Watanabe, T., Murakami, K., Yamamoto, T.

Amorphous magnetic fiber of 10 µm in diameter was developed, which shows high value and desirable frequency characteristic of the permeability. The cloth transformer of thickness less than 1 mm...

STRUCTURE AND MAGNETISM OF Fe/Al MULTILAYERED FILMS BY ION BEAM SPUTTERING METHOD (1988)

Nagakubo, M., Yamamoto, T., Naoe, M.

The crystal structure and magnetic properties of Fe/Al multilayered films prepared using the ion beam sputtering method have been investigated. The crystallite orientation and magnetism of Fe layers...

CHARACTERISTICS OF AMORPHOUS MAGNETIC FIBERS OF 10 µm IN DIAMETER AND MINIATURIZED CLOTH TRANSFORMER (1988)

Matsuki, H., Miyazawa, H., Yamaguchi, M., Watanabe, T., Murakami, K., Yamamoto, T.

Amorphous magnetic fiber of 10 µm in diameter was developed, which shows high value and desirable frequency characteristic of the permeability. The cloth transformer of thickness less than 1 mm...

STRUCTURE AND MAGNETISM OF Fe/Al MULTILAYERED FILMS BY ION BEAM SPUTTERING METHOD (1988)

Nagakubo, M., Yamamoto, T., Naoe, M.

The crystal structure and magnetic properties of Fe/Al multilayered films prepared using the ion beam sputtering method have been investigated. The crystallite orientation and magnetism of Fe layers...

Pump-induced population changes in broadband coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (1987)

Gierulski, A., Noda, M., Yamamoto, T., Marowsky, G., Slenczka, A.

Bu using a powerful, excimer-laser-pumped broadband CARS system, considerable changes were obsd. in the populations of room-temp. N2 under atm. pressure. Pump-induced populations in the 1st, 2nd, and...

Application of TSEE Characteristics to High Energy Radiation Dosimetry Around an Electron Linear Accelerator (1986)

Yamamoto, T., Nakasaku, S., Kawanishi, M., Oda, K.

The response of the exoelectron dosemeter to the absorbed dose has been investigated with the LiF sample irradiated with high energy electrons from a linear accelerator and ? rays from a 60Co source....

TSEE and TL from Physically Processed Surface of Dosemeter Material (1983)

Kawanishi, M., Kikuchi, R., Yamamoto, T., Kubozoe, T., Watanabe, Y., Okabe, S., ...

With the purpose of searching for a way to discriminate with a single dosemeter between the absorbed dose in the surface region identified by TSEE or TL and that of the bulk by TL of different...

Thermoelectric power of Gd(Al1-xCux)2 (1979)

Yamamoto, T., Sakurai, J., Komura, Y.

The thermoelectric power (TEP) of the intermetallic compounds Gd(Al1-xCux)2 was measured in the temperature range 10 ~ 250 K. Magnetic contribution to the TEP from ferromagnetic ordering below Tc...

When is Onuf's nucleus involved in multiple system atrophy? A sphincter electromyography study

Yamamoto, T, Sakakibara, R, Uchiyama, T, Liu, Z, Ito, T, Awa, Y, ...

Background: External anal sphincter (EAS) electromyography (EMG) abnormalities can distinguish multiple system atrophy (MSA) from Parkinson's disease in the first five years after disease onset....

Poliomyelitis surveillance in Shandong Province, China, 1990-92.

Chiba, Y., Xu, A., Li, L., Lei, T., Takezaki, T., Hagiwara, A., ...

In Shandong Province, China, programmes were initiated in 1991 for mass immunization against poliomyelitis and for the immediate reporting of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). The incidence of...

Deoxyribonuclease treatment prevents blood-borne liver metastasis of cutaneously transplanted tumour cells in mice.

Sugihara, S., Yamamoto, T., Tanaka, H., Kambara, T., Hiraoka, T., Miyauchi, Y.

Murine L5178Y-ML cells, when transplanted subcutaneously into the flank of (BALB/c x DBA/2)F1 mice, grew locally and always formed spontaneous metastases in the liver. Even after surgical removal of...

Serine protease-induced enhancement of blood-borne metastasis of rat ascites tumour cells and its prevention with deoxyribonuclease.

Sugihara, S., Yamamoto, T., Tsuruta, J., Tanaka, J., Kambara, T., Hiraoka, T., ...

Serine proteases, such as alpha-chymotrypsin or elastase, caused an aggregation of rat ascites tumour cell lines, AH-130, AH-109A and YS, in a protein free medium which preserved the cell viability....

Distribution of c-yes-1 gene product in various cells and tissues.

Sugawara, K., Sugawara, I., Sukegawa, J., Akatsuka, T., Yamamoto, T., Morita, M., ...

The distribution and degree of expression of c-yes-1 gene product in a variety of cell lines, human foetal tissues, and adult normal and malignant tissues were examined using immunohistochemical...

Correlation between serum prolactin levels and hepatocellular tumorigenesis induced by 3'-methyl-4-dimethylaminoazobenzene in mice.

Yamamoto, R., Iishi, H., Tatsuta, M., Yamamoto, T., Koike, K., Kanda, Y., ...

Ovariectomy at 1 month of age promotes development of hepatocellular adenomatous nodules in female C57BL/6 x DS-F1 mice treated neonatally with 3'-methyl-4-dimethylaminoazobenzene (3'-Me-DAB)....

Antitumour effects of streptococcal lipoteichoic acids on Meth A fibrosarcoma.

Usami, H., Yamamoto, A., Yamashita, W., Sugawara, Y., Hamada, S., Yamamoto, T., ...

The antitumour effects of lipoteichoic acids (LTA) extracted from Streptococcus pyogenes were studied in comparison with other streptococcal cellular components. LTA suppressed the tumour growth of...

Gene amplification and overexpression of EGF receptor in squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck.

Ishitoya, J., Toriyama, M., Oguchi, N., Kitamura, K., Ohshima, M., Asano, K., ...

Tumours of the head and neck were examined for gene amplification and expression of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor by Southern blot and Western blot analyses. The EGF receptor gene was...

Study of p53 gene alteration as a biomarker to evaluate the malignant risk of Lugol-unstained lesion with non-dysplasia in the oesophagus

Kaneko, K, Katagiri, A, Konishi, K, Kurahashi, T, Ito, H, Kumekawa, Y, ...

Mutations of the p53 gene are detected frequently in oesophageal dysplasia and cancer. It is unclear whether Lugol-unstained lesions (LULs) with non-dysplastic epithelium (NDE) are precursors of...

BRAF mutations and phosphorylation status of mitogen-activated protein kinases in the development of flat and depressed-type colorectal neoplasias

Konishi, K, Takimoto, M, Kaneko, K, Makino, R, Hirayama, Y, Nozawa, H, ...

Although some molecular differences between flat-depressed neoplasias (FDNs) and protruding neoplasias (PNs) have been reported, it is uncertain if the BRAF mutations or the status of phosphorylated...

Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma with major portal vein thrombosis by combined therapy with subcutaneous interferon-α and intra-arterial 5-fluorouracil; role of type 1 interferon receptor expression

Ota, H, Nagano, H, Sakon, M, Eguchi, H, Kondo, M, Yamamoto, T, ...

We previously reported the beneficial effects of combination therapy of interferon (IFN)-α/5-fluorouracil (FU) for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with tumour thrombi in the major portal...