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Basic study of alkaline water electrolysis by Manabe, A., Kashiwase, M., Hashimoto, T., Hayashida, T., Kato, A., Hirao, K., Shimomura, I., Nagashima, I.

“…In order to realize future hydrogen society, hydrogen production systems must meet the large demand of hydrogen usage. Alkaline water electrolysis (AWE) would…”
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Roles of TLR2, TLR4, NOD2, and NOD1 in Pulp Fibroblasts by Hirao, K., Yumoto, H., Takahashi, K., Mukai, K., Nakanishi, T., Matsuo, T.

“…Pulp fibroblasts express various pro-inflammatory mediators leading to marked infiltration of inflammatory cells in the progression of pulpitis. We…”
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Self-organized nanogratings in glass irradiated by ultrashort light pulses by Shimotsuma, Yasuhiko, Kazansky, Peter G, Qiu, Jiarong, Hirao, Kazuoki

“…Periodic nanostructures are observed inside silica glass after irradiation by a focused beam of a femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser. Backscattering electron images…”
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Predictor of buckwheat allergy in children based on challenge test results: a retrospective observational study in Japan by Kajita, N, Yoshida, K, Morikawa, E, Hirao, K, Yokoyama, S, Narita, M

“…Buckwheat (BW) is a major food allergen and one of the leading causes of food-induced anaphylaxis in Japan. The standard method of diagnosing food allergy is…”
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Chronic kidney disease categories and renal–cardiovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes without prevalent cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study (JDDM25) by Yokoyama, H., Araki, S., Haneda, M., Matsushima, M., Kawai, K., Hirao, K., Oishi, M., Sugimoto, K., Sone, H., Maegawa, H., Kashiwagi, A.

“…Aims/hypothesis In type 2 diabetic patients at low risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), the relationship between the clinical course of nephropathy by stage…”
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Observation of pressure wave generated by focusing a femtosecond laser pulse inside a glass by Sakakura, M, Terazima, M, Shimotsuma, Y, Miura, K, Hirao, K

“…The pressure (or stress) wave generated by focusing a femtosecond laser pulse inside a glass has been considered one of the important factors in determining…”
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Heating and rapid cooling of bulk glass after photoexcitation by a focused femtosecond laser pulse by Sakakura, M, Terazima, M, Shimotsuma, Y, Miura, K, Hirao, K

“…To investigate the energy dissipation process after focusing a femtosecond laser pulse inside a zinc borosilicate glass, the time-dependent lens effect in the…”
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Van der Waals interactions studied by density functional theory by Sato, T., Tsuneda, T., Hirao, K.

“…A new density functional theory (DFT) for calculations of van der Waals (vdW) complexes is presented. In this scheme, a long-range-corrected…”
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Detection of Drug Interaction Between Warfarin and Antibacterial Agent that has Susceptibility to Bacteroides Spp . Using a Medical Information Database by Yagi, T, Naito, T, Kato, A, Hirao, K, Kawakami, J

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of co-treatment of antibacterial agent that has susceptibility or non-susceptibility to Bacteroides spp. on…”
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Photowritten optical waveguides in various glasses with ultrashort pulse laser by Miura, K., Qiu, Jianrong, Inouye, H., Mitsuyu, T., Hirao, K.

“…We show that permanent optical waveguides can be formed in various bulk glasses by photoinduced refractive index change with an ultrashort pulse laser. The…”
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Radiophotoluminescence from silver-doped phosphate glass by Miyamoto, Y., Takei, Y., Nanto, H., Kurobori, T., Konnai, A., Yanagida, T., Yoshikawa, A., Shimotsuma, Y., Sakakura, M., Miura, K., Hirao, K., Nagashima, Y., Yamamoto, T.

“…Glass dosimeter utilizing radiophotoluminescence (RPL) is one of accumulation type solid state dosimeters, which is based on luminescence phenomenon of silver…”
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Emission mechanism of radiophotoluminescence in Ag-doped phosphate glass by Miyamoto, Y., Yamamoto, T., Kinoshita, K., Koyama, S., Takei, Y., Nanto, H., Shimotsuma, Y., Sakakura, M., Miura, K., Hirao, K.

“…The objective of this study is to investigate the emission mechanism of radiophotoluminescence (RPL) in the Ag +-doped phosphate glass (glass dosimeter), which…”
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Differences in clinical course between dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease by Hanyu, H., Sato, T., Hirao, K., Kanetaka, H., Sakurai, H., Iwamoto, T.

“…Background and purpose:  To investigate whether there may be differences in the clinical course and changes in cognitive progression between dementia with Lewy…”
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Three-dimensional optical memory with rewriteable and ultrahigh density using the valence-state change of samarium ions by Miura, K., Qiu, Jianrong, Fujiwara, S., Sakaguchi, S., Hirao, K.

“…We report the recording, readout, and erasure of a three-dimensional optical memory using the valence-state change of samarium ions to represent a bit. A…”
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Periodic metallo-dielectric structure in diamond by Shimizu, M, Shimotsuma, Y, Sakakura, M, Yuasa, T, Homma, H, Minowa, Y, Tanaka, K, Miura, K, Hirao, K

“…Intense ultrashort light pulses induce three dimensional localized phase transformation of diamond. Photoinduced amorphous structures have electrical…”
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Formation of ferroelectric single-crystal architectures in LaBGeO5 glass by femtosecond vs. continuous-wave lasers by STONE, A, SAKAKURA, M, SHIMOTSUMA, Y, STONE, G, GUPTA, P, MIURA, K, HIRAO, K, DIEROLF, V, JAIN, H

“…We have succeeded in crystallizing LaBGeO5 glass with an 800nm, 250kHz repetition rate femtosecond laser and observed different crystallization behavior when…”
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Caries-related Bacteria and Cytokines Induce CXCL10 in Dental Pulp by Adachi, T., Nakanishi, T., Yumoto, H., Hirao, K., Takahashi, K., Mukai, K., Nakae, H., Matsuo, T.

“…Marked infiltration of inflammatory cells, such as activated T-cells, is observed in the progression of pulpitis; however, little is known about the mechanism…”
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Effects of extracellular DNA and DNA‐binding protein on the development of a Streptococcus intermedius biofilm by Nur, A., Hirota, K., Yumoto, H., Hirao, K., Liu, D., Takahashi, K., Murakami, K., Matsuo, T., Shu, R., Miyake, Y.

“…Aims The aim of this study was to clarify the effects of homologous and heterologous extracellular DNAs (eDNAs) and histone‐like DNA‐binding protein (HLP) on…”
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Low incidence of cardiovascular events in Japanese patients with Type 2 diabetes in primary care settings: a prospective cohort study (JDDM 20) by Yokoyama, H., Matsushima, M., Kawai, K., Hirao, K., Oishi, M., Sugimoto, H., Takeda, H., Minami, M., Kobayashi, M., Sone, H.

“…Diabet. Med. 28, 1221–1228 (2011) Aims  To investigate whether a reduced incidence of cardiovascular disease in Type 2 diabetes can be achieved in a newly…”
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Pioglitazone treatment and cardiovascular event and death in subjects with type 2 diabetes without established cardiovascular disease (JDDM 36) by Yokoyama, H, Araki, S, Kawai, K, Hirao, K, Oishi, M, Sugimoto, K, Sone, H, Maegawa, H, Kashiwagi, A

“…Abstract Aims The protective association of pioglitazone with cardiovascular events and death was investigated over 6-years in large-scale type 2 diabetic…”
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