Development of High-Performance Composite Fiber-Optic Overhead Ground Wire, (9999)
Nakagaki,K., Masuda,Y., Ishikawa,M., Kimura,Y., Matsubara,I.
We have developed a new high-performance composite fiber-optic overhead ground wire (OPGW), which contains newly designed six-fiber units, for large capacity transmission and application to extra...
Multi-phase matching in the Grover algorithm (2008)
Toyama, F. M., Van Dijk, W., Nogami, Y., Tabuchi, M., Kimura, Y.
Phase matching has been studied for the Grover algorithm as a way of enhancing the efficiency of the quantum search. Recently Li and Li found that a particular form of phase matching yields, with a...
Lin, X, Fujita, M, Kanemitsu, N, Kimura, Y, Tambara, K, Premaratne, GU, ...
Fabrication and characterization of nanoscale suspended floating gates for NEMS memory (2006)
Momo, N., Nagami, T., Matsuda, S., Tsuchiya, Y., Saito, S., Arai, T., ...
Pairing in stratified fluid, one step to turbulence (2005)
Othéguy, Pantxika, Chomaz, Jean-Marc, Kimura, Y., Billant, Paul
Aiba, Y, Oh-hora, M, Kiyonaka, S, Kimura, Y, Hijikata, A, Mori, Y, ...
The use of radar rainfall data in relation to topography (2004)
Kimura, Y., Ostendorf, Bertram Franz
http://nla.gov.au/anbd.bib-an25318051
The use of radar rainfall data in relation to topography (2004)
Kimura, Y., Ostendorf, Bertram Franz
http://www.bom.gov.au/announcements/conferences/hawr2004/
Fabrication and biocompatibility of collagen sponge reinforced with poly(glycolic acid) fiber (2003)
Viscosities of Liquid Metal Alloys from Nonequilibrium Molecular Dynamics (2002)
Y. Qi, T. Cagin, Y. Kimura, W. Goddard Iii, Phys Rev E, Yue Qi, ...
Wehave developed a nonequilibrium molecular dynamics (NEMD) approachto predict viscosityby including external shear rates directly into the Hamiltonian equations of motion. Using the quantum...
Noncommutative Gauge Theory on Fuzzy Sphere from Matrix Model (2001)
Iso, S., Kimura, Y., Tanaka, K., Wakatsuki, K.
We derive a noncommutative U(1) and U(n) gauge theory on the fuzzy sphere from a three dimensional matrix model by expanding the model around a classical solution of the fuzzy sphere. Chern-Simons...
Critical temperature measurement method of composite superconductors (2001)
Murase, S, Itoh, K, Wada, H, Noto, K, Kimura, Y, Tanaka, Y, ...
Sugauchi, F, Mizokami, M, Orito, E, Ohno, T, Kato, H, Suzuki, S, ...
There have been no reports of DNA sequences of hepatitis B virus (HBV) strains from Australian Aborigines, although the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) was discovered among them. To investigate...
Supercurrent Interactions in Noncommutative Yang-Mills and IIB Matrix Model (2000)
It is known that noncommutative Yang-Mills is equivalent to IIB matrix model with a noncommutative background, which is interpreted as a twisted reduced model. In noncommutative Yang-Mills, long...
A new self-assembled porphyrin-silver(I) network (2000)
Kondo, M, Kimura, Y, Wada, K, Mizutani, T, Ito, Y, Kitagawa, S
Synthesis and structures of coordination polymers with 4,4 '-dipyridyldisulfide (2000)
Kondo, M, Shimamura, M, Noro, S, Kimura, Y, Uemura, K, Kitagawa, S
Explosive Hot Consolidation of Alumina Powder; Influence on Structure. (1998)
Yoshida, M., Yoshioka, Y., Kimura, Y., Hirabayashi, H., Sawaoka, A. B.
Hot explosive compaction was applied for consolidation of alpha-Al2O3 powder. Cylindrical capsules containing the powder were heated and then brought into a cavity of the explosive charge. Additional...
High-Performance Boron-Nitride Fibers from Poly(Borazine) Preceramics. (1998)
Kimura, Y., Kubo, Y., Hayashi, N.
Boron-nitride (BN) fiber has been fabricated by utilizing the preceramic method. A melt-processable polymer precursor, poly(aminoborazinyl), was readily prepared by thermal condensation of...
Improving Performance of Wide Area Distributed Client-Server Applications (1998)
Glenn Mansfield, K. Jayanthi, Y. Kimura, Thomas Johannsen, S. Noguchi
Network configuration information can be very effectively used for network traffic optimization and improving network performance. Various approaches have been explored to provide a workable and...
Techniques for automated Network Map Generation using SNMP (1998)
Glenn Mansfield, M. Ouchi, K. Jayanthi, Y. Kimura, Kohei Ohta, Yoshiaki Nemoto
Network configuration information is useful in producing a visual map of the network complete in all details. The visual map is an essential component for network management and operations. It is...
On Internet Cartography (1995)
Glenn Mansfield, K. Jayanthi, M. Ouchi, Y. Kimura
There is a need for a Network Map containing infrastructural and service related information about communication networks which is accessible from all places and at all times in a reasonably...
Optimising FTP Traffic in the Internet (1994)
K. Jayanthi, Glenn Mansfield, Y. Kimura, Thomas Johannsen
Network configuration information can be very effectively used for network traffic optimization and improving network performance. FTP traffic, one of the largest consumers of network bandwidth, is...
RAMAN STUDY OF La2-xBaxCuO4 (x= 0, 0.016) SINGLE CRYSTALS (1988)
Koshizuka, N., Unoki, H., Oka, K., Hayashi, K., Okuda, T., Kimura, Y.
Raman scattering of La2-xBaxCuO4 (x = 0, 0.016) single crystals has been measured at various temperatures in the frequency range between 100 and 5000 cm-1. Besides an A1g phonon line at 430 cm-1, the...
RAMAN STUDY OF La2-xBaxCuO4 (x= 0, 0.016) SINGLE CRYSTALS (1988)
Koshizuka, N., Unoki, H., Oka, K., Hayashi, K., Okuda, T., Kimura, Y.
Raman scattering of La2-xBaxCuO4 (x = 0, 0.016) single crystals has been measured at various temperatures in the frequency range between 100 and 5000 cm-1. Besides an A1g phonon line at 430 cm-1, the...
RAMAN STUDY OF La2-xBaxCuO4 (x= 0, 0.016) SINGLE CRYSTALS (1988)
Koshizuka, N., Unoki, H., Oka, K., Hayashi, K., Okuda, T., Kimura, Y.
Raman scattering of La2-xBaxCuO4 (x = 0, 0.016) single crystals has been measured at various temperatures in the frequency range between 100 and 5000 cm-1. Besides an A1g phonon line at 430 cm-1, the...
The complete amino acid sequence of Clostridium sticklandii selenoprotein A, a selenocysteine-containing protein component of the glycine reductase complex, has been established. Both the intact...
Genetically engineered rice resistant to rice stripe virus, an insect-transmitted virus.
Hayakawa, T, Zhu, Y, Itoh, K, Kimura, Y, Izawa, T, Shimamoto, K, ...
The coat protein (CP) gene of rice stripe virus was introduced into two japonica varieties of rice by electroporation of protoplasts. The resultant transgenic plants expressed the CP at high levels...
Protective Roles of γδ T Cells and Interleukin-15 in Escherichia coli Infection in Mice
Takano, M., Nishimura, H., Kimura, Y., Mokuno, Y., Washizu, J., Itohara, S., ...
The number of γδ T cells in the peritoneal cavity was increased after an intraperitoneal (i.p.) infection with Escherichia coli in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-responsive C3H/HeN mice but not in...
Shimizu, H, Yagi, R, Kimura, Y, Makino, K, Terato, H, Ohyama, Y, ...
alpha-2'-Deoxyadenosine (alpha) is a major adenine lesion produced by gamma-ray irradiation of DNA under anoxic conditions. In this study, single-stranded recombinant M13 vectors containing alpha...
A Novel Class of Herbicides (Specific Inhibitors of Imidazoleglycerol Phosphate Dehydratase).
Mori, I., Fonne-Pfister, R., Matsunaga, Si., Tada, S., Kimura, Y., Iwasaki, G., ...
A new mode of herbicidal action was established by finding specific inhibitors of imidazoleglycerol phosphate dehydratase, an enzyme of histidine (His) biosynthesis. Three triazole phosphonates...
Kitamura, A, Hoshino, K, Kimura, Y, Hayakawa, I, Sato, K
Inhibitory effects of five quinolones against DNA gyrases purified from four quinolone-resistant clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the quinolone-susceptible strain PAO1 were examined....
Baba, M, Okamoto, M, Makino, M, Kimura, Y, Ikeuchi, T, Sakaguchi, T, ...
We have found novel piperazinyloxoquinoline derivatives to be potent and selective inhibitors of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) replication in both acutely and chronically infected...
Tsujibo, H, Fujimoto, K, Tanno, H, Miyamoto, K, Kimura, Y, Imada, C, ...
The gene encoding the periplasmic beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase (GlcNAcase B) from a marine Alteromonas sp. strain, O-7, was cloned and sequenced. The protein sequence of GlcNAcase B revealed a highly...
Propionyl coenzyme A carboxylase is required for development of Myxococcus xanthus.
Kimura, Y, Sato, R, Mimura, K, Sato, M
A dcm-1 mutant, obtained by transposon mutagenesis of Myxococcus xanthus, could aggregate and form mounds but was unable to sporulate under nutrient starvation. A sequence analysis of the site of...
Inhibition by quinolones of DNA gyrase from Staphylococcus aureus.
Tanaka, M, Sato, K, Kimura, Y, Hayakawa, I, Osada, Y, Nishino, T
In order to clarify the mechanism of action of quinolones against Staphylococcus aureus, the subunit A and B proteins of DNA gyrase were separately purified from a crude extract of S. aureus FDA...
Characterization of a porcine kidney cell line resistant to influenza virus infection.
Kimura, Y, Yokochi, T, Miyadai, T, Yoshida, K, Yokoo, J, Matsumoto, K
A mutant cell line of porcine kidney cells that resists the cytopathic effect of influenza virus has been obtained and characterized. These cells, designated ESK-R, were originally obtained by...
Yokochi, T, Nakashima, I, Kato, N, Miyadai, T, Yoshida, K, Kimura, Y
Changes in the number of macrophage colony-forming cells in various tissues of mice injected with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, or Salmonella enteritidis were...
Okuda, K, Naito, Y, Ohta, K, Fukumoto, Y, Kimura, Y, Ishikawa, I, ...
A total of five bacteriological samples from the periodontal pockets of two sisters with localized juvenile periodontitis and their mother with advanced periodontitis was studied. Gram-negative...
Todome, Y, Ohkuni, H, Yokomuro, K, Kimura, Y, Hamada, S, Johnston, K H, ...
We describe the measurement by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of antibody to group A Streptococcus C carbohydrate in immunized rabbits and human sera, with trypsin-pronase-treated group A...
Akahane, K, Kimura, Y, Tsutomi, Y, Hayakawa, I
The combination of some new quinolone antibacterial agents with 4-biphenylacetic acid (BPAA), a metabolite of fenbufen, is known to specifically induce functional blockade of the gamma-aminobutyric...
Fujita, T, Reis, L F, Watanabe, N, Kimura, Y, Taniguchi, T, Vilcek, J
Nuclear protein IRF-1 (interferon regulatory factor 1) was earlier shown to bind to cis-acting regulatory elements present on interferon (IFN)-alpha/beta genes and some IFN-inducible genes. Here we...
Retention of bacterial lipopolysaccharide at the site of subcutaneous injection.
Yokochi, T, Inoue, Y, Yokoo, J, Kimura, Y, Kato, N
The tissue distribution of Klebsiella pneumoniae O3 lipopolysaccharide (KO3 LPS) was studied in mice injected subcutaneously (s.c.) or intraperitoneally (i.p.) with 125I-labeled KO3 LPS. Marked...
Fujita, T, Miyamoto, M, Kimura, Y, Hammer, J, Taniguchi, T
Interferon-beta (IFN-beta) gene is transcriptionally activated following virus infection of various cell types such as fibroblasts. In the previous studies, regulatory DNA sequences that mediate the...
Natural interferon-producing cells in mice.
Ito, Y, Aoki, H, Kimura, Y, Takano, M, Shimokata, K, Maeno, K
When mouse lymphoid cells derived from untreated C57BL/6 mice were cocultivated in liquid cultures with L-cell monolayers for 3 h, overlaid with soft agar, and then further incubated for 12 h,...
Ito, Y, Aoki, H, Kimura, Y, Shimokata, K, Maeno, K
Various processes of in vitro immune interferon production by sensitized spleen cells stimulated with allogeneic cells were investigated. When L cells, an interferon-inducing antigen, were fixed with...
Temperature-sensitive virus derived from BHK cells persistently infected with HVJ (Sendai virus).
Kimura, Y, Ito, Y, Shimokata, K, Nishiyama, Y, Nagata, I
BHK-HVJ cells, a cell line of baby hamster kidney cells persistantly infected with HVJ (Sendai virus), started to produce infectious virus by shifting down the incubation temperature from 38 to 32 C....
Minami, Y, Kimura, Y, Kawasaki, H, Suzuki, K, Yahara, I
The majority of mouse HSP90 exists as alpha-alpha and beta-beta homodimers. Truncation of the 15-kDa carboxy-terminal region of mouse HSP90 by digestion with the Ca(2+)-dependent protease m-calpain...
Interferon-producing capacity of germfree mice.
Ito, Y, Nisiyama, Y, Shimokata, K, Kimura, Y, Nagata, I
The general capacity of germfree mouse spleen cells to produce interferon in vitro in response to various stimuli was investigated. The interferon response of germfree mouse spleen cells in vitro,...
Pathogenesis of Sendai virus infection in the central nervous system of mice.
Shimokata, K, Nishiyama, Y, Ito, Y, Kimura, Y, Nagata, I
The present study was aimed to clarify the pathogenesis of Sendai virus infection to the central nervous system (CNS) of mice. One-to 2-day-old suckling and 4-week-old mice were inoculated...
Affinity of Sendai virus for the inner ear of mice.
Shimokata, K, NISHIYAMA, Y, Ito, V, Kimura, Y, Nagata, I
The direct immunofluorescent antibody method revealed that Sendai virus, which was thought to be most prevalent in respiratory diseases in mice, infected the inner ear of mice when the virus was...
Fujita, T, Sakakibara, J, Sudo, Y, Miyamoto, M, Kimura, Y, Taniguchi, T
Transcription of the human interferon-beta (IFN-beta) gene is induced by a variety of agents such as viruses, dsRNA and some cytokines. In this study, we describe a nuclear factor, termed interferon...
Enumeration of immune interferon-producing cells induced by allogeneic stimulation.
Ito, Y, Aoki, H, Kimura, Y, Takano, M, Maeno, K, Shimokata, K
We succeeded in enumerating interferon-producing cells induced by allogeneic stimulation, and proved that they were indeed T lymphocytes. The peak level of these cells in spleen was attained on day 5...