Search Results - "AKIBA, T."

Direct observation of the topological charge of a terahertz vortex beam generated by a Tsurupica spiral phase plate by Miyamoto, K., Suizu, K., Akiba, T., Omatsu, T.

“…A terahertz (THz) spiral phase plate with high transmission (>90% after Fresnel correction) and low dispersion has been developed based on the Tsurupica olefin…”
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Incidence and risk factors for hip or other bone fractures among hemodialysis patients in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study by Jadoul, M., Albert, J.M., Akiba, T., Akizawa, T., Arab, L., Bragg-Gresham, J.L., Mason, N., Prutz, K.-G., Young, E.W., Pisoni, R.L.

“…The available data on bone fractures in hemodialysis (HD) patients are limited to results of a few studies of subgroups of patients in the United States. This…”
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Total 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels predict fracture risk: results from the 15-year follow-up of the Japanese Population-based Osteoporosis (JPOS) Cohort Study by Tamaki, J., Iki, M., Sato, Y., Kajita, E., Nishino, H., Akiba, T., Matsumoto, T., Kagamimori, S.

“…Summary We found that community-dwelling women with 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels <20 ng/mL compared to levels ≥20 ng/mL indicated increased risks for clinical,…”
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Quality of life of Japanese elderly oral cancer patients during the perioperative period by Aoki, T., Ota, Y., Sasaki, M., Suzuki, T., Uchibori, M., Nakanishi, Y., Akamatsu, T., Irikura, K., Akiba, T., Arai, T.

“…Japan’s aging society has an increasing incidence of oral cancer. This study investigated perioperative changes in quality of life (QoL) among 172 oral cancer…”
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Vascular access use and outcomes: an international perspective from the dialysis outcomes and practice patterns study by Ethier, Jean, Mendelssohn, David C., Elder, Stacey J., Hasegawa, Takeshi, Akizawa, Tadao, Akiba, Takashi, Canaud, Bernard J., Pisoni, Ronald L.

“…Background. A well-functioning vascular access (VA) is essential to efficient dialysis therapy. Guidelines have been implemented improving care, yet access use…”
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Unusual photoinduced crystal structure dynamics in TaTe2 with double zigzag chain superstructure by Koga, J., Chiashi, Y., Nakamura, A., Akiba, T., Takahashi, H., Shimojima, T., Ishiwata, S., Ishizaka, K.

“…Transition metal dichalcogenides with superperiodic lattice distortions have been widely investigated as the platform of ultrafast structural phase…”
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Research note: Measurement of blue light hazard risk level using a hyperspectral camera by Shibuya, T, Akiba, T, Iwanaga, T

“…Using a calibrated hyperspectral camera, we evaluated the hazard risk level of blue light illumination using the IEC TR 62778:2014 method. The risk levels…”
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A randomized trial of JTT-751 versus sevelamer hydrochloride in patients on hemodialysis by Yokoyama, Keitaro, Akiba, Takashi, Fukagawa, Masafumi, Nakayama, Masaaki, Sawada, Kenichi, Kumagai, Yuji, Chertow, Glenn M., Hirakata, Hideki

“…Background JTT-751 is a novel phosphate binder containing ferric citrate as the active ingredient. Methods In this Phase 3, multicenter, randomized,…”
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Basic evaluation of a novel 4D target and human body phantom by Matsumoto, Y, Kabuki, S, Sugawara, A, Kitahara, T, Akiba, T, Fujita, Y, Kawamata, I, Yamada, K, Amino, K, Sasaki, Y, Nishida, M, Murakami, K, Sugahara, K, Saito, N, Kunieda, E

“…Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is usually verified with a dynamic phantom or solid phantom, but there is a demand for phantoms that can accurately…”
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Longer treatment time and slower ultrafiltration in hemodialysis: Associations with reduced mortality in the DOPPS by Saran, R., Bragg-Gresham, J.L., Levin, N.W., Twardowski, Z.J., Wizemann, V., Saito, A., Kimata, N., Gillespie, B.W., Combe, C., Bommer, J., Akiba, T., Mapes, D.L., Young, E.W., Port, F.K.

“…Longer treatment time (TT) and slower ultrafiltration rate (UFR) are considered advantageous for hemodialysis (HD) patients. The study included 22 000 HD…”
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Biochemical markers for bone turnover predict risk of vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women over 10 years: the Japanese Population-based Osteoporosis (JPOS) Cohort Study by Tamaki, J., Iki, M., Kadowaki, E., Sato, Y., Chiba, Y., Akiba, T., Matsumoto, T., Nishino, H., Kagamimori, S., Kagawa, Y., Yoneshima, H.

“…Summary We evaluated how bone turnover might predict vertebral fracture risk in postmenopausal women over 10 years. After adjusting for age and femoral neck…”
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Neural Correlates of Preference: A Transmodal Validation Study by Akiba, Henrique T, Costa, Marcelo F, Gomes, July S, Oda, Eduardo, Simurro, Paula B, Dias, Alvaro M

“…Liking is one of the most important psychological processes associated with the reward system, being involved in affective processing and pleasure/displeasure…”
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Reduced expression of Toll-like receptor 4 contributes to impaired cytokine response of monocytes in uremic patients by Ando, M., Shibuya, A., Tsuchiya, K., Akiba, T., Nitta, K.

“…Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play a pivotal role in pathogen recognition and subsequent cytokine synthesis by immune cells. Uremic patients have a high…”
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The survival advantage for haemodialysis patients taking vitamin D is questioned: findings from the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study by Tentori, Francesca, Albert, Justin M., Young, Eric W., Blayney, Margaret J., Robinson, Bruce M., Pisoni, Ronald L., Akiba, Takashi, Greenwood, Roger N., Kimata, Naoki, Levin, Nathan W., Piera, Luis M., Saran, Rajiv, Wolfe, Robert A., Port, Friedrich K.

“…Background. Retrospective studies of haemodialysis patients from large dialysis organizations in the United States have indicated that intravenous vitamin D…”
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Depressive symptoms predict the future risk of severe pruritus in haemodialysis patients: Japan Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study by Yamamoto, Y., Hayashino, Y., Yamazaki, S., Akiba, T., Akizawa, T., Asano, Y., Saito, A., Kurokawa, K., Miyachi, Y., Fukuhara, S.

“…Summary Background  Recent reports suggest a cross‐sectional association between psychiatric distress and pruritus in patients on haemodialysis (HD). However,…”
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Cohort Profile: The Japanese Population-based Osteoporosis (JPOS) Cohort Study by Iki, Masayuki, Tamaki, Junko, Sato, Yuho, Morita, Akemi, Ikeda, Yukihiro, Kajita, Etsuko, Nishino, Harumi, Akiba, Takashi, Matsumoto, Toshio, Kagamimori, Sadanobu, Kagawa, Yoshiko, Yoneshima, Hideo, Matsukura, Tomoharu, Yamagami, Takashi, Kitagawa, Jun

“…The Japanese Population-based Osteoporosis (JPOS) Cohort Study was launched in 1996 to produce a reference database of areal bone mineral density (aBMD) by…”
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Diabetes, glycaemic control and mortality risk in patients on haemodialysis: the Japan Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Pattern Study by Hayashino, Y, Fukuhara, S, Akiba, T, Akizawa, T, Asano, Y, Saito, A, Bragg-Gresham, J. L, Ramirez, S. P. B, Port, F. K, Kurokawa, K

“…Aims/hypothesis There are few data on the target level of glycaemic control among patients with diabetes on haemodialysis. We investigated the impact of…”
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Low health-related quality of life is associated with all-cause mortality in patients with diabetes on haemodialysis: the Japan Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Pattern Study by Hayashino, Y., Fukuhara, S., Akiba, T., Akizawa, T., Asano, Y., Saito, S., Kurokawa, K.

“…Aims  Whether health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) can be accurately predicted in patients with extremely low HRQoL as a result of diabetic complications is…”
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Symptoms of depression, prescription of benzodiazepines, and the risk of death in hemodialysis patients in Japan by Fukuhara, S., Green, J., Albert, J., Mihara, H., Pisoni, R., Yamazaki, S., Akiba, T., Akizawa, T., Asano, Y., Saito, A., Port, F., Held, P., Kurokawa, K.

“…Many hemodialysis patients in Japan have symptoms of depression, but whether those patients are treated appropriately is unknown. As part of the Dialysis…”
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Usefulness of measuring reticulocyte hemoglobin equivalent in the management of haemodialysis patients with iron deficiency by MIWA, N., AKIBA, T., KIMATA, N., HAMAGUCHI, Y., ARAKAWA, Y., TAMURA, T., NITTA, K., TSUCHIYA, K.

“…Summary The evaluation of iron status in dialysis patients provides information essential to the planning of adequate recombinant human erythropoietin…”
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