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Thermal shock fracture analysis of auxetic honeycomb layer based on non-Fourier heat conduction by Hu, J.S., Wang, B.L., Hirakata, H., Wang, K.F.

“…•The non-Fourier thermal fracture of an auxetic honeycomblayer investigated theoretically.•The temperature field will be unaffected by non-Fourier effects if t…”
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Interlaminar Fracture Toughness Measurement of Multilayered 2D Thermoelectric Materials Bi2Te3 by a Tapered Cantilever Bending Experiment by Wang, P., Wang, K. F., Wang, B. L., Xi, L., Sano, K., Shimada, T., Hirakata, H., Fang, D. N.

“…Background Multilayered thermoelectric material bismuth telluride (Bi 2 Te 3 ) is widely used in engineering owing to its exceptional thermoelectric…”
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Lifetime prediction of thermoelectric devices under thermal cycling by Wang, P., Li, J.E., Wang, B.L., Shimada, T., Hirakata, H., Zhang, C.

“…Thermoelectric (TE) devices under thermal cycling are prone to interface defects. Based on the experimental observation, this paper proposes a generalized…”
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Analysis of three-dimensional ellipsoidal inclusions in thermoelectric solids by Wang, P., Wang, B.L., Wang, K.F., Hirakata, H., Zhang, C.

“…Thermoelectric (TE) materials as energy functional semiconductors can directly convert heat into electrical power. Due to the brittle nature of semiconductors,…”
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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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Cerebral oxidative stress induces spatial working memory dysfunction in uremic mice: neuroprotective effect of tempol by Fujisaki, Kiichiro, Tsuruya, Kazuhiko, Yamato, Mayumi, Toyonaga, Jiro, Noguchi, Hideko, Nakano, Toshiaki, Taniguchi, Masatomo, Tokumoto, Masanori, Hirakata, Hideki, Kitazono, Takanari

“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is frequently associated with uremic encephalopathy and cognitive impairment. Recent studies have demonstrated that cerebral…”
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Persistent hyperparathyroidism in renal allograft recipients: Vitamin D receptor, calcium-sensing receptor, and apoptosis by Taniguchi, M., Tokumoto, M., Matsuo, D., Motoyama, K., Sugitani, A., Kuroki, S., Yotsueda, H., Tsuruya, K., Hirakata, H., Iida, M.

“…The phenotypic changes in parathyroid cells after successful renal transplantation remain to be elucidated. We compared 10 diffuse and 11 nodular hyperplastic…”
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Anti-monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 gene therapy attenuates nephritis in MRL/lpr mice by Shimizu, S., Nakashima, H., Masutani, K., Inoue, Y., Miyake, K., Akahoshi, M., Tanaka, Y., Egashira, K., Hirakata, H., Otsuka, T., Harada, M.

“…Objective. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is up-regulated and recruits and activates inflammatory cells in human diffuse proliferative lupus…”
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Parathyroid growth and regression in experimental uremia by Taniguchi, M., Tokumoto, M., Matsuo, D., Tsuruya, K., Hirakata, H., Iida, M.

“…Early 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (VD3) therapy during the course of renal failure prevents the downregulation of VD3 receptor (VDR), calcium-sensing receptor…”
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Experimental and theoretical investigations of delamination at free edge of interface between piezoelectric thin films on a substrate by Shang, F., Kitamura, T., Hirakata, H., Kanno, I., Kotera, H., Terada, K.

“…The interface strength of Pb(Zr,Ti)O 3 (PZT) thin films on a silicon substrate is studied experimentally and theoretically in this work. The focus is put on…”
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Up-regulated interleukin-4 production by peripheral T-helper cells in idiopathic membranous nephropathy by Masutani, Kohsuke, Taniguchi, Masatomo, Nakashima, Hitoshi, Yotsueda, Hideki, Kudoh, Yuji, Tsuruya, Kazuhiko, Tokumoto, Masanori, Fukuda, Kyoichi, Kanai, Hidetoshi, Hirakata, Hideki, Iida, Mitsuo

“…Background. Helper T (Th) cells are classified into Th1 and Th2 subsets based on cytokine production and the Th1/Th2 paradigm explains differences in…”
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Genetically determined interferon‐γ production influences the histological phenotype of lupus nephritis by Miyake, K., Nakashima, H., Akahoshi, M., Inoue, Y., Nagano, S., Tanaka, Y., Masutani, K., Hirakata, H., Gondo, H., Otsuka, T., Harada, M.

“…Objective. To clarify whether the interferon‐γ (IFN‐γ) gene (IFNG) is associated with the histological phenotype of lupus nephritis. Method. We analysed…”
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Lanthanum carbonate treatment of patients with hyperphosphatemia undergoing CAPD by Kawanishi, H, Ishida, M, Ishizaki, M, Takuma, Y, Tamura, H, Kobayashi, S, Tamura, T, Ohashi, H, Hiramatsu, M, Minakuchi, J, Hirakata, H, Shigematsu, T

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Glomerular crescent formation in renal amyloidosis. A clinicopathological study and demonstration of upregulated cell-mediated immunity by Masutani, K, Nagata, M, Ikeda, H, Takeda, K, Katafuchi, R, Hirakata, H, Tsuruya, K, Iida, M

“…Several studies examined glomerular crescents associated with renal amyloidosis. However, the incidence of crescents, the association between the 2 lesions,…”
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Depressed cerebral oxygen metabolism in patients with chronic renal failure: A positron emission tomography study by Kanai, Hidetoshi, Hirakata, Hideki, Nakane, Hiroshi, Fujii, Ken-ichiro, Hirakata, Eriko, Ibayashi, Setsuro, Kuwabara, Yasuo

“…To elucidate brain oxygen metabolism in uremic patients, regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF), oxygen extraction (rOEF), and oxygen metabolism (rCMRO2) were…”
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Two cases of calciphylaxis treated by parathyroidectomy: importance of increased bone formation by Maeda, H, Tokumoto, M, Yotsueda, H, Taniguchi, M, Tsuruya, K, Hirakata, H, Iida, M

“…Calciphylaxis (calcific uremic arteriolopathy) is a poorly understood and highly morbid syndrome of both vascular calcification and skin necrosis. The main…”
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Candida glabrata fungemia in a diabetic patient with neurogenic bladder: successful treatment with micafungin by Haruyama, N, Masutani, K, Tsuruya, K, Sugiwaka, S, Toyonaga, J, Yao, T, Goto, K, Tokumoto, M, Hirakata, H, Iida, M

“…A 69-year-old man was transferred to our hospital because of fever and acute renal failure. 5 weeks prior to admission, he was admitted to another hospital and…”
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DELAMINATION TEST AND THE EFFECT OF FREE EDGE ON INTERFACE STRENGTH OF PZT THIN FILMS by SHANG, F., KITAMURA, T., HIRAKATA, H.

“…This paper studies the interfacial delamination resistance for weak interface between piezoelectric PZT and metallic Cr thin films deposited on silicon…”
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Diminutive gastrointestinal lesions in cholesterol crystal embolization by Hirahashi, M, Matsumoto, T, Esaki, M, Nagata, M, Hirakata, H, Yao, T, Iida, M

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Strong polarization toward Th1 immune response in ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis by Masutani, K, Tokumoto, M, Nakashima, H, Tsuruya, K, Kashiwagi, M, Kudoh, Y, Fukuda, K, Kanai, H, Akahoshi, M, Otsuka, T, Hirakata, H, Iida, M

“…Human immune response can be classified into 2 different subsets of T helper cells (Th1 and Th2) based on the pattern of cytokine production. In modern…”
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