Yoshiaki Yamada

A Human Detector Based on Flexible Pattern Matching of Silhouette Projection (2009)

Hajime Ohata, Nobuyoshi Enornoto, Akio Okazaki, Hmaki Kawasumi, Shigeo Sudo, Yoshiaki Yamada

In this paper. we propose a method for detecting a human being using silhouette projection pattern matching, and present experimental results of its application in video surveillance systems. There...

Holmium YAG laser ablation of a hemangioma involving a lower pole renal calyx - using the new-generation flexible ureteroscope URF type P5®: a case report (2009)

Nakamura, Kogenta, Yamada, Yoshiaki, Rosser, Charles J, Aoki, Shigeyuki, Taki, Tomohiro, Honda, Nobuaki

Abstract Hemangioma of the renal calyx is a rare disease, which is difficult to diagnose and an even greater challenge to treat. We report the use of the new-generation flexible ureteroscope, in the...

WDD53-1 43-Gbit/s OTN Interface Prototype (2008)

Masahito Tomizawa, Tomoyoshi Kataoka, Takashi Ono, Akihiko Matsuura, Yoshiaki Kisaka, Yoshiaki Yamada, ...

Abstract: This paper reports, for the first time, a 43-Gbit/s OTN interface prototype that implements more system functions than optical sending/reception, such as framing, scrambling/de-scrambling,...

Ecological Aspects of the Japanese Eel, Anguilla japonica, Collected from Coastal Areas of Japan (2007)

Aya Kotake, Takaomi Arai, Akihiro Okamura, Yoshiaki Yamada, Tomoko Utoh, Hideo P. Oka, ...

The ecological characteristics of 597 yellow and silver-stage Japanese eels, Anguilla japonica, were examined and compared among collection sites located at three different latitudes of Japan...

PAPER Joint Special Issue on Photonics in Switching: Systems and Devices Q-Factor-Based Level Design for Photonic ATM Switches # (2007)

Shinji Mino +a, Tohru Matsunaga, Yasuo Shibata, Akira Misawa, Yoshiaki Yamada, Keishi Habara

SUMMARY A photonic ATM switch based on wavelengthdivision multiplexing will include several lossy passive devices, erbium-doped fiber amplifiers, and semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) in a...

PAPER Joint Special Issue on Photonics in Switching: Systems and Devices Q-Factor-Based Level Design for Photonic ATM Switches # (2007)

Shinji Mino, Tohru Matsunaga, Yasuo Shibata, Akira Misawa, Yoshiaki Yamada, Keishi Habara

SUMMARY A photonic ATM switch based on wavelengthdivision multiplexing will include several lossy passive devices, erbium-doped fiber amplifiers, and semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) in a...

Primary adenocarcinoma of the ureter: report of a case (2007)

Zennami, Kenji, Yamada, Yoshiaki, Nakamura, Kogenta, Katuda, Remi, Tobiume, Motoi, Naruse, Katuya, ...

The patient was a 66-year-old man who presented with asymptomatic hematuria. Left hydronephrosis was observed on drip infusion pyelography (DIP), and retrograde pyelography (RP) was performed because...

Lactate dehydrogenase is a prognostic indicator for prostate cancer patients with bone metastasis (2007)

Naruse, Katsuya, Yamada, Yoshiaki, Aoki, Shigeyuki, Taki, Tomohiro, Nakamura, Kogenta, Tobiume, Motoi, ...

We analyzed clinical data to identify prognostic indicators in prostate cancer patients with bone metastasis. The subjects were 60 patients with bone metastasis out of 165 patients diagnosed with...

Hardware-Based Precise Time Synchronization on Gb/s Ethernet Enhanced with Preemptive Priority (2006)

YAMADA, Yoshiaki, OHTA, Satoru, UEMATSU, Hitoshi

Time synchronization is indispensable for wide area distributed systems including sensor networks, automation systems, and measurement/control systems. Another application is clock distribution,...

Measurements of Several Metallic Elements and Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs) in Saliva from Patients with Taste Disorder (2005)

Watanabe, Mamoru, Asatsuma, Masumi, Ikui, Akihiro, Ikeda, Minoru, Yamada, Yoshiaki, Nomura, Shuichi, ...

We have measured and compared several metallic elements and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in saliva from patients with taste disorder and healthy subjects. Stimulated whole saliva was collected...

The Creation of a Database of Odorous Compounds Focused on Molecular Rigidity and Analysis of the Molecular Features of the Compounds in the Database (2002)

Yoshii, Fumiko, Yamada, Yoshiaki, Hoshi, Takashi, Hagiwara, Hisahiro

It is important to select odorous molecules for experiments on olfaction and for the development of an electronic nose. Odorous molecules having a small number of conformers, namely structurally...

A Versatile Chromatographic Procedure for Purifying PS II Reaction Center Complex from Digitonin Extracts of Spinach Thylakoids (1985)

Yamada, Yoshiaki, Itoh, Naoki, Satoh, Kimiyuki

A versatile, two-step chromatographic method using DEAE-Toyopearl (Toyo Soda, Japan) is described for purifying photosystem II reaction center complex from digitonin extracts of spinach thylakoid...

Noxious Stimulation Reduces Blood Pressure But Not Flow in the Internal Carotid Artery as Measured in Rabbits

Oi, Kumiko, Yamada, Yoshiaki

The purpose of this study was to examine effects on blood flow by alteration of blood pressure resulting from noxious stimuli. The experiment was carried out in anesthetized and paralyzed rabbits....

Holmium YAG laser ablation of a hemangioma involving a lower pole renal calyx - using the new-generation flexible ureteroscope URF type P5®: a case report

Nakamura, Kogenta, Yamada, Yoshiaki, Rosser, Charles J, Aoki, Shigeyuki, Taki, Tomohiro, Honda, Nobuaki

Hemangioma of the renal calyx is a rare disease, which is difficult to diagnose and an even greater challenge to treat. We report the use of the new-generation flexible ureteroscope, in the...