Search Results - "Kitamura, A."

Testing mosses exposed in bags as biointerceptors of airborne radiocaesium after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station accident by Di Palma, A., Adamo, P., Dohi, T., Fujiwara, K., Hagiwara, H., Kitamura, A., Sakoda, A., Sato, K., Iijima, K.

“…Eight years after the Fukushima nuclear accident, mosses exposed in bags were used to investigate their ability to accumulate radiocaesium and therefore to act…”
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The discovery of emerged boring bivalves at Cape Omaezaki, Shizuoka, Japan: Evidence for the 1361 CE Tokai earthquake along the Nankai Trough by Kitamura, A., Seki, Y., Kitamura, Y., Haga, T.

“…This study found several in situ fossil shells of the boring bivalve Penitella gabbii exposed in mudstone at an elevation of 1.05–1.35 m above mean sea level…”
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Interaction of Eating Status and Dietary Variety on Incident Functional Disability among Older Japanese Adults by Hata, T., Seino, S., Yokoyama, Y., Narita, M., Nishi, M., Hida, A., Shinkai, S., Kitamura, A., Fujiwara, Yoshinori

“…Objectives To examine whether eating status and dietary variety were associated with functional disability during a 5-year follow-up analysis of older adults…”
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Association between Oral Frailty and Dietary Variety among Community-Dwelling Older Persons: A Cross-Sectional Study by Hoshino, Daichi, Hirano, H., Edahiro, A., Motokawa, K., Shirobe, M., Watanabe, Y., Motohashi, Y., Ohara, Y., Iwasaki, M., Maruoka, Y., Yokoyama, Y., Narita, M., Taniguchi, Y., Shinkai, S., Kitamura, A.

“…Objective To examine the association between the severity of oral frailty (OF), which is one of the comprehensive oral functions evaluated, and dietary variety…”
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Influence of gamma-ray irradiation on mechanical property of YSZ for oxygen sensors in ADS by Okubo, N., Okuno, Y., Kitamura, A., Taguchi, T.

“…In the accelerator driven system, oxygen sensors, on which yttria-stabilized-zirconia (YSZ) is used for the electrolyte, will be irradiated by gamma-ray in…”
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Nocturnal intermittent hypoxia and the development of type 2 diabetes: the Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS) by Muraki, I, Tanigawa, T, Yamagishi, K, Sakurai, S, Ohira, T, Imano, H, Kitamura, A, Kiyama, M, Sato, S, Shimamoto, T, Konishi, M, Iso, H

“…Aims/hypothesis Although the associations between obstructive sleep apnoea and type 2 diabetes mellitus have been reported in cross-sectional design studies,…”
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Effects of Low-Dose Dairy Protein Plus Micronutrient Supplementation during Resistance Exercise on Muscle Mass and Physical Performance in Older Adults: A Randomized, Controlled Trial by Seino, Satoshi, Sumi, K., Narita, M., Yokoyama, Y., Ashida, K., Kitamura, A., Shinkai, S.

“…Objectives To investigate whether supplementation with low-dose dairy protein plus micronutrients augments the effects of resistance exercise (RE) on muscle…”
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Comparative analysis of water contamination of the Shagan river at the Semipalatinsk test site with heavy metals and artificial radionuclides by Gorlachev, I., Kharkin, P., Dyussembayeva, M., Lukashenko, S., Gluchshenko, G., Matiyenko, L., Zheltov, D., Kitamura, A., Khlebnikov, N.

“…The purpose of this paper is to determine the degree of contamination of the largest waterway of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site (STS), the Shagan River,…”
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Trends in the Prevalence of Frailty in Japan: A Meta-Analysis from the ILSA-J by Makizako, Hyuma, Nishita, Y, Jeong, S, Otsuka, R, Shimada, H, Iijima, K, Obuchi, S, Kim, H, Kitamura, A, Ohara, Y, Awata, S, Yoshimura, N, Yamada, M, Toba, K, Suzuki, T

“…ObjectiveTo examine whether age-specific prevalence of frailty in Japan changed between 2012 and 2017.DesignThis study performed meta-analyses of data…”
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Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations of Creatinine-to-Cystatin C Ratio with Sarcopenia Parameters in Older Adults by Kitago, M., Seino, S., Shinkai, S., Nofuji, Y., Yokoyama, Y., Toshiki, H., Abe, T., Taniguchi, Y., Amano, H., Murayama, H., Kitamura, A., Akishita, M., Fujiwara, Yoshinori

“…Objectives Accumulating evidence from cross-sectional studies suggests that the serum creatinine-to-cystatin C ratio (CCR) may be a useful biomarker for…”
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Score-Based and Nutrient-Derived Dietary Patterns Are Associated with Depressive Symptoms in Community-Dwelling Older Japanese: A Cross-Sectional Study by Yokoyama, Yuri, Kitamura, A., Yoshizaki, T., Nishi, M., Seino, S., Taniguchi, Y., Amano, H., Narita, M., Shinkai, S.

“…Objectives This study evaluated associations of score-based and nutrient-derived dietary patterns with depressive symptoms in community-dwelling older…”
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Difference between “Physical Fitness Age” Based on Physical Function and Chronological Age Is Associated with Obesity, Hyperglycemia, Depressive Symptoms, and Low Serum Albumin by Toyoshima, Kenji, Seino, S., Tamura, Y., Ishikawa, J., Chiba, Y., Ishizaki, T., Fujiwara, Y., Shinkai, S., Kitamura, A., Araki, A.

“…Objectives This study aimed to (1) develop the physical fitness age, which is the biological age based on physical function, (2) evaluate the validity of the…”
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Identification of tsunami deposits using a combination of radiometric dating and oxygen-isotope profiles of articulated bivalves by Kitamura, A., Ito, M., Sakai, S., Yokoyama, Y., Miyairi, Y.

“…Four tsunami deposits (deposits I–IV) have been identified on Ishigaki Island, southwest Japan. The youngest tsunami deposit (deposit I) was caused by the…”
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Fluoropolymer-based nanostructured membranes created by swift-heavy-ion irradiation and their energy and environmental applications by Yamaki, T., Nuryanthi, N., Kitamura, A., Koshikawa, H., Sawada, S., Voss, K.-O., Severin, D., Trautmann, C.

“…We have realized the importance of developing micro/nanofabrication techniques for fluoropolymers in order to further pursue their potential for future…”
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Cross-cultural comparison of the sleep-disordered breathing prevalence among Americans and Japanese by YAMAGISHI, K, OHIRA, T, SHAHAR, E, FOLSOM, A. R, ISO, H, TANIGAWA, T, NAKANO, H, BIELINSKI, S. J, SAKURAI, S, IMANO, H, KIYAMA, M, KITAMURA, A, SATO, S, KONISHI, M

“…The aim of the present study was to compare the prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing among Hispanic and white Americans and Japanese. A 1-night sleep study…”
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Astaxanthin ameliorates heat stress-induced impairment of blastocyst development In Vitro: –astaxanthin colocalization with and action on mitochondria by Kuroki, T., Ikeda, S., Okada, T., Maoka, T., Kitamura, A., Sugimoto, M., Kume, S.

“…Purpose The effects of astaxanthin (Ax) on the in vitro development of bovine embryos cultured under heat stress were investigated in combination with the…”
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Space environmental effects on MOS2 and diamond-like carbon lubricating films : Atomic oxygen-induced erosion and its effect on tribological properties by TAGAWA, M, YOKOTA, K, MATSUMOTO, K, SUZUKI, M, TERAOKA, Y, KITAMURA, A, BELIN, M, FONTAINE, J, MARTIN, J.-M

“…Effect of 5eV atomic oxygen beam exposure on the surface properties of sputter-deposited molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) and diamond-like carbon lubrication films…”
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Effect of dentist's clinical experience on treatment satisfaction of a complete denture by Kimoto, S., Kimoto, K., Kitamura, A., Saita, M., Iijima, M., Kawai, Y.

“…Summary The relationship between the prosthodontic experience of dentists and satisfaction of complete denture wearers remains unknown. To investigate whether…”
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Holocene evolution of the Song Hong (Red River) delta system, northern Vietnam by Tanabe, Susumu, Saito, Yoshiki, Lan Vu, Quang, Hanebuth, Till J.J., Lan Ngo, Quang, Kitamura, Akihisa

“…The Song Hong (Red River) delta, located on the western coast of the Gulf of Bac Bo (Tonkin) in the South China Sea, formed as a result of the Song Hong…”
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Common carotid intima-media thickness does not add to Framingham risk score in individuals with diabetes mellitus: the USE-IMT initiative by den Ruijter, H. M., Peters, S. A. E., Groenewegen, K. A., Anderson, T. J., Britton, A. R., Dekker, J. M., Engström, G., Eijkemans, M. J., Evans, G. W., de Graaf, J., Grobbee, D. E., Hedblad, B., Hofman, A., Holewijn, S., Ikeda, A., Kavousi, M., Kitagawa, K., Kitamura, A., Koffijberg, H., Ikram, M. A., Lonn, E. M., Lorenz, M. W., Mathiesen, E. B., Nijpels, G., Okazaki, S., O’Leary, D. H., Polak, J. F., Price, J. F., Robertson, C., Rembold, C. M., Rosvall, M., Rundek, T., Salonen, J. T., Sitzer, M., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Witteman, J. C., Moons, K. G., Bots, M. L.

“…Aims/hypothesis The aim of this work was to investigate whether measurement of the mean common carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) improves cardiovascular…”
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