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CHEMICAL ABUNDANCES OF THE MILKY WAY THICK DISK AND STELLAR HALO. II. SODIUM, IRON-PEAK, AND NEUTRON-CAPTURE ELEMENTS by Ishigaki, M N, Aoki, W, Chiba, M

“…The main aim of this study is to examine chemical similarities and differences among metal-poor stars belonging to these old Galactic components as a clue to…”
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A chemical signature of first-generation very massive stars by Aoki, W., Tominaga, N., Beers, T. C., Honda, S., Lee, Y. S.

“…Numerical simulations of structure formation in the early universe predict the formation of some fraction of stars with several hundred solar masses. No clear…”
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LINE-OF-SIGHT VELOCITY AND METALLICITY MEASUREMENTS OF THE PALOMAR 5 TIDAL STREAM by Ishigaki, M. N., Hwang, N., Chiba, M., Aoki, W.

“…ABSTRACT We present Subaru/Faint Object Camera and Spectrograph and Keck/Deep Imaging Multi-Object Spectrometer medium-resolution spectroscopy of a tidally…”
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A randomised controlled trial of pectoral nerve‐2 (PECS 2) block vs. serratus plane block for chronic pain after mastectomy by Fujii, T., Shibata, Y., Akane, A., Aoki, W., Sekiguchi, A., Takahashi, K., Matsui, S., Nishiwaki, K.

“…Summary Thoracic interfascial plane blocks are effective for post‐mastectomy acute analgesia. However, their effects on chronic pain are uncertain. We randomly…”
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Tracing the Origin of Moving Groups. II. Chemical Abundance of Six Stars in the Halo Stream LAMOST-N1 by Zhao, J. K., Zhao, G., Aoki, W., Ishigaki, M. N., Suda, T., Matsuno, T., Shi, J. R., Xing, Q. F., Chen, Y. Q., Oswalt, Terry D., Kong, X. M., Liang, X. L.

“…We present the chemical abundances of six stars in the halo stream Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST)-N1, a new kinematically…”
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DEPENDENCE OF THE Sr-TO-Ba AND Sr-TO-Eu RATIO ON THE NUCLEAR EQUATION OF STATE IN METAL-POOR HALO STARS by Famiano, M. A., Kajino, T., Aoki, W., Suda, T.

“…ABSTRACT A model is proposed in which the dependence on the equation of state (EOS) of the scatter of [Sr/Ba] in metal-poor stars is studied. Light r-process…”
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The Subaru Telescope High Dispersion Spectrograph (HDS) by Aoki, W.

“…The High Dispersion Spectrograph (HDS) is the échelle spectrograph for an open‐use instrument of the Subaru Telescope. The current status of the instrument is…”
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Characterization of xanthine oxidase from Cellulosimicrobium funkei possessing hypoxanthine‐metabolizing activity by Kozono, I., Takeuchi, M., Kozono, S., Satomura, A., Aoki, W., Hibi, M., Ogawa, J.

“…Aims Purine‐degrading enzymes are favourable as medications and diagnostic tools for hyperuricemia. This study aimed to characterize enzymes isolated from…”
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Identification and evaluation of a novel sperm protamine abnormality in a population of infertile males by Aoki, Vincent W., Liu, Lihua, Carrell, Douglas T.

“…BACKGROUND: A significant relationship exists between an abnormally high sperm protamine-1 (P1)/protamine-2 (P2) ratio and male infertility. In this study we…”
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Neutron-Capture Elements in the Very Metal Poor Star HD 122563 by Honda, S, Aoki, W, Ishimaru, Y, Wanajo, S, Ryan, S G

“…We obtained high-resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) spectroscopy for the very metal poor star HD 122563 with the Subaru Telescope High Dispersion…”
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Centrifugal microfluidic platform for single-cell level cardiomyocyte-based drug profiling and screening by Espulgar, W, Aoki, W, Ikeuchi, T, Mita, D, Saito, M, Lee, J-K, Tamiya, E

“…Drug screening and profiling is an important phase in drug discovery, development, and marketing. However, some profiling tests are not routinely done because…”
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Tracing the Origin of Moving Groups. I. The γ Leo Moving Group with High-resolution Spectra from the Subaru Telescope by Liang, X. L., Zhao, J. K., Zhao, G., Aoki, W., Ishigaki, M. N., Matsuno, T., Chen, Y. Q., Kong, X. M., Shi, J. R., Xing, Q. F.

“…We present chemical abundances of 15 stars in the γ Leo moving group based on high-resolution spectra with the Subaru High Dispersion Spectrograph. The sample…”
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An optical spectrum of the afterglow of a γ-ray burst at a redshift of z = 6.295 by Watanabe, J, Yatsu, Y, Kobayashi, N, Sekiguchi, K, Yoshida, A, Suzuki, M, Tamagawa, T, Yamada, T, Kawabata, K. S, Kosugi, G, Ohta, K, Komiyama, Y, Ogasawara, R, Iye, M, Shirasaki, Y, Totani, T, Aoki, W, Hurley, K, Noumaru, J, Nomoto, K, Furusawa, H, Takata, T, Mizumoto, Y, Sato, R, Hattori, T, Terada, H, Kawai, N, Aoki, K

“…The prompt γ-ray emission from γ-ray bursts (GRBs) should be detectable out to distances of z > 10 (ref. 1), and should therefore provide an excellent probe of…”
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Neutron-Capture Elements in the Very Metal Poor Star HD 122563 by Honda, S, Aoki, W, Ishimaru, Y, Wanajo, S, Ryan, S. G

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HE 1327–2326, an Unevolved Star with [Fe/H] < –5.0. I. A Comprehensive Abundance Analysis by Aoki, W, Frebel, A, Christlieb, N, Norris, J. E, Beers, T. C, Minezaki, T, Barklem, P. S, Honda, S, Takada-Hidai, M, Asplund, M, Ryan, S. G, Tsangarides, S, Eriksson, K, Steinhauer, A, Deliyannis, C. P, Nomoto, K, Fujimoto, M. Y, Ando, H, Yoshii, Y, Kajino, T

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A novel mechanism of protamine expression deregulation highlighted by abnormal protamine transcript retention in infertile human males with sperm protamine deficiency by Aoki, V.W., Liu, L., Carrell, D.T.

“…Sperm protamine deficiency has been associated with human male infertility. However, the aetiology of deregulated protamine expression remains elusive. The…”
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A high-resolution spectral analysis of three carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars by Goswami, Aruna, Aoki, Wako, Beers, Timothy C., Christlieb, Norbert, Norris, John E., Ryan, Sean G., Tsangarides, Stelios

“…We present results of an analysis of high-resolution spectra (R∼ 50 000), obtained with the Subaru Telescope High Dispersion Spectrograph, of two…”
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DNA Integrity Is Compromised in Protamine-Deficient Human Sperm by Aoki, Vincent W, Moskovtsev, Sergey I, Willis, Jennifer, Liu, Lihua, Mullen, J. Brendan M, Carrell, Douglas T

“…The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between DNA integrity and protamines in human sperm. One hundred forty‐nine male infertility…”
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He 1327–2326, An Unevolved Star with [Fe/H] < –5.0. III. Does its Atmosphere Reflect its Natal Composition? by Korn, A. J, Richard, O, Mashonkina, L, Bessell, M. S, Frebel, A, Aoki, W

“…Based on spectroscopic constraints derived from nonlocal thermodynamic equilibrium line formation, we explore the likely range of stellar parameters (T eff and…”
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On the Spectrum and Spectropolarimetry of Type Ic Hypernova SN 2003dh/GRB 030329 by Kawabata, K. S, Deng, J, Wang, L, Mazzali, P, Nomoto, K, Maeda, K, Tominaga, N, Umeda, H, Iye, M, Kosugi, G, Ohyama, Y, Sasaki, T, Höflich, P, Wheeler, J. C, Jeffery, D. J, Aoki, K, Kashikawa, N, Takata, T, Kawai, N, Sakamoto, T, Urata, Y, Yoshida, A, Tamagawa, T, Torii, K, Aoki, W, Kobayashi, N, Komiyama, Y, Mizumoto, Y, Noumaru, J, Ogasawara, R, Sekiguchi, K, Shirasaki, Y, Totani, T, Watanabe, J, Yamada, T

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