Search Results - "MINAMI, M."

Determination of residual strength parameters of jointed rock masses using the GSI system by Cai, M., Kaiser, P.K., Tasaka, Y., Minami, M.

“…The Geological Strength Index (GSI) system, proposed in 1995, is now widely used for the estimation of the rock mass strength and the rock mass deformation…”
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STAT3 integrates cooperative Ras and TGF-β signals that induce Snail expression by Saitoh, M, Endo, K, Furuya, S, Minami, M, Fukasawa, A, Imamura, T, Miyazawa, K

“…The epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a crucial morphological event that occurs during the progression of epithelial tumors. EMT can be induced by…”
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Do differences in ecological conditions influence grouping behaviour in a solitary ungulate, the Japanese serow? by Takada, H, Minami, M

“…Abstract One aim of animal behaviour research is to explain why animals live in groups. The grouping behaviour of solitary mammals is important for…”
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Effect of Haskap (Lonicera caerulea) on streptococcus pneumoniae infected aged-mouse by Minami, M., Nakamura, M.

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87Sr/86Sr compositional linkage between geological and biological materials: A case study from the Toyota granite region of Japan by Minami, M., Suzuki, K.

“…The strontium isotope value (87Sr/86Sr) is often used to identify the origins of agricultural products and the movements of ancient people. Maps delineating…”
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How does pain induce negative emotion? Role of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis in pain-induced place aversion by Minami, M, Ide, S

“…Pain consists of sensory-discriminative and negative-affective components. Neuronal mechanisms for the sensory component of pain have been investigated…”
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Estimation of rock mass deformation modulus and strength of jointed hard rock masses using the GSI system by Cai, M., Kaiser, P.K., Uno, H., Tasaka, Y., Minami, M.

“…Rock mass characterization is required for many applications in rock engineering practice including excavation design, support design, stope design, amongst…”
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Generalized crack initiation and crack damage stress thresholds of brittle rock masses near underground excavations by Cai, M, Kaiser, P.K, Tasaka, Y, Maejima, T, Morioka, H, Minami, M

“…The rock mass failure process is characterized by several distinct deformation stages which include crack initiation, crack propagation and coalescence. It is…”
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FLAC/PFC coupled numerical simulation of AE in large-scale underground excavations by Cai, M., Kaiser, P.K., Morioka, H., Minami, M., Maejima, T., Tasaka, Y., Kurose, H.

“…Acoustic emission (AE) and microseismic (MS) events are indicators of rock fracturing or damage as the rock is brought to failure at high stress. By capturing…”
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Visual servoing to catch fish using global/local GA search by Suzuki, H., Minami, M.

“…This paper presents a vision-related technique for a real-time visual servoing. The method utilizes the global search feature of a genetic algorithm (GA) and a…”
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Back-analysis of rock mass strength parameters using AE monitoring data by Cai, M., Morioka, H., Kaiser, P.K., Tasaka, Y., Kurose, H., Minami, M., Maejima, T.

“…Most back-analyses in geotechnical engineering are based on methods that utilize field displacement monitoring data. In the present study, a novel method is…”
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Large scaled analysis of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA integration in HBV related hepatocellular carcinomas by Murakami, Y, Saigo, K, Takashima, H, Minami, M, Okanoue, T, Bréchot, C, Paterlini-Bréchot, P

“…Background and aims: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA integration into or close to cellular genes is frequently detected in HBV positive hepatocellular carcinomas…”
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Real-time measurement of Cp2Mg vapor concentration using the non-dispersive infrared spectroscopy by Hayashi, D., Teraoka, A., Sakaguchi, Y., Minami, M., Nishizato, H.

“…We demonstrated real-time measurement of bis-cyclopentadienyl magnesium (Cp2Mg) vapor concentration by using a non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) spectroscopy. The…”
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A green tea polyphenol, epigalocatechin-3-gallate, induces apoptosis of human hepatocellular carcinoma, possibly through inhibition of Bcl-2 family proteins by Nishikawa, T., Nakajima, T., Moriguchi, M., Jo, M., Sekoguchi, S., Ishii, M., Takashima, H., Katagishi, T., Kimura, H., Minami, M., Itoh, Y., Kagawa, K., Okanoue, T.

“…A major polyphenol of green tea, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), has previously been shown to induce cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis in various cancers…”
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Fe-oxide concretions formed by interacting carbonate and acidic waters on Earth and Mars by Yoshida, H, Hasegawa, H, Katsuta, N, Maruyama, I, Sirono, S, Minami, M, Asahara, Y, Nishimoto, S, Yamaguchi, Y, Ichinnorov, N, Metcalfe, R

“…Spherical Fe-oxide concretions on Earth, especially in Utah, USA, have been investigated as an analog of hematite spherules found in Meridiani Planum on Mars…”
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Serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) as a clinical marker in acquired idiopathic generalized anhidrosis: a close correlation between serum CEA level and disease activity by Honma, M., Iinuma, S., Kanno, K., Komatsu, S., Minami-Hori, M., Iizuka, H., Ishida-Yamamoto, A.

“…Background Hypohidrosis/anhidrosis are congenital or acquired sweating impairments. Among them, acquired idiopathic generalized anhidrosis/hypohidrosis (AIGA)…”
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PO042 ROLE OF CORONARY CTA IN ASYMPTOMATIC SUBJECTS WITH TYPE 2 DM AFTER MEDICAL EXAMINATION by Yoshimoto, S, Minami, M

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Investigation of clinical utility of contrast-enhanced MRI in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy by Nishio, N., Kido, A., Kurata, Y., Minami, M., Tokunaga, K., Honda, M., Mandai, M., Togashi, K.

“…To investigate whether contrast-enhanced (CE)-magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) improves identification of implantation site of ectopic pregnancy. This…”
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Immunology mini-review: the basics of T(H)17 and interleukin-6 in transplantation by Nakagiri, T, Inoue, M, Minami, M, Shintani, Y, Okumura, M

“…The outcomes of organ transplantation are determined by graft rejection, the mechanisms of which are some of the most important areas of study in the…”
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Modeling shark bycatch: The zero-inflated negative binomial regression model with smoothing by Minami, M., Lennert-Cody, C.E., Gao, W., Román-Verdesoto, M.

“…The zero-inflated negative binomial (ZINB) regression model with smoothing is introduced for modeling count data with many zero-valued observations, and its…”
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