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Active control of broadband sound through the open aperture of a full-sized domestic window by Lam, Bhan, Shi, Dongyuan, Gan, Woon-Seng, Elliott, Stephen J., Nishimura, Masaharu

“…Shutting the window is usually the last resort in mitigating environmental noise, at the expense of natural ventilation. We describe an active sound control…”
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Asthma-like Features and Clinical Course of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. An Analysis from the Hokkaido COPD Cohort Study by Suzuki, Masaru, Makita, Hironi, Konno, Satoshi, Shimizu, Kaoruko, Kimura, Hiroki, Kimura, Hirokazu, Nishimura, Masaharu

“…Some patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have asthma-like features, such as significant bronchodilator reversibility, blood…”
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Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2017 Report: GOLD Executive Summary by Vogelmeier, Claus F, Criner, Gerard J, Martinez, Fernando J, Anzueto, Antonio, Barnes, Peter J, Bourbeau, Jean, Celli, Bartolome R, Chen, Rongchang, Decramer, Marc, Fabbri, Leonardo M, Frith, Peter, Halpin, David M G, López Varela, M Victorina, Nishimura, Masaharu, Roche, Nicolas, Rodriguez-Roisin, Roberto, Sin, Don D, Singh, Dave, Stockley, Robert, Vestbo, Jørgen, Wedzicha, Jadwiga A, Agusti, Alvar

“…This Executive Summary of the Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of COPD (GOLD) 2017 Report focuses primarily on the revised and…”
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Association of longitudinal changes in quality of life with comorbidities and exacerbations in patients with severe asthma by Matsumoto-Sasaki, Machiko, Suzuki, Masaru, Kimura, Hirokazu, Shimizu, Kaoruko, Makita, Hironi, Nishimura, Masaharu, Konno, Satoshi

“…Quality of life (QoL) assessment is important in the management of severe asthma, and comorbidities and/or exacerbations may affect longitudinal QoL. However,…”
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Annual Change in Pulmonary Function and Clinical Phenotype in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by NISHIMURA, Masaharu, MAKITA, Hironi, IGARASHI, Takeshi, AKIYAMA, Yasushi, OGURA, Shigeaki, NAGAI, Katsura, KONNO, Satoshi, NASUHARA, Yasuyuki, HASEGAWA, Masaru, SHIMIZU, Kaoruko, BETSUYAKU, Tomoko, ITO, Yoichi M, FUKE, Satoshi

“…Although the rate of annual decline in FEV1 is one of the most important outcome measures in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), little is known…”
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Blood eosinophil count variability in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and severe asthma by Abe, Yuki, Suzuki, Masaru, Kimura, Hirokazu, Shimizu, Kaoruko, Takei, Nozomu, Oguma, Akira, Matsumoto-Sasaki, Machiko, Goudarzi, Houman, Makita, Hironi, Nishimura, Masaharu, Konno, Satoshi

“…Blood eosinophils are essential biomarkers that vary substantially over time in patients with COPD and asthma. However, no study has identified the changes and…”
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Parenchymal destruction in asthma: Fixed airflow obstruction and lung function trajectory by Shimizu, Kaoruko, Tanabe, Naoya, Oguma, Akira, Kimura, Hirokazu, Suzuki, Masaru, Yokota, Isao, Makita, Hironi, Sato, Susumu, Hirai, Toyohiro, Nishimura, Masaharu, Konno, Satoshi

“…Fixed airflow obstruction (FAO) in asthma, particularly in nonsmokers, is generally believed to be caused by airway remodeling. However, parenchymal…”
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Insulin resistance assessed by short insulin tolerance test and its association with obesity and insulin resistance-related parameters in humans: A pilot randomized trial by Hayashishita, Akiko, Watanabe, Taku, Suzuki, Naoko, Nakaya, Toshitaka, Sugimoto, Ayako, Yokota, Isao, Ohira, Hiroshi, Nishimura, Masaharu, Tsujino, Ichizo

“…The aim of this study was to examine the association of insulin resistance (evaluated by the short insulin tolerance test [SITT]) with parameters related to…”
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Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition Defines Feedback Activation of Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling Induced by MEK Inhibition in KRAS-Mutant Lung Cancer by Kitai, Hidenori, Ebi, Hiromichi, Tomida, Shuta, Floros, Konstantinos V, Kotani, Hiroshi, Adachi, Yuta, Oizumi, Satoshi, Nishimura, Masaharu, Faber, Anthony C, Yano, Seiji

“…KRAS is frequently mutated in lung cancer. Whereas MAPK is a well-known effector pathway of KRAS, blocking this pathway with clinically available MAPK…”
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Orchestrating Role of Apoptosis Inhibitor of Macrophage in the Resolution of Acute Lung Injury by Kimura, Hiroki, Suzuki, Masaru, Konno, Satoshi, Shindou, Hideo, Shimizu, Takao, Nagase, Takahide, Miyazaki, Toru, Nishimura, Masaharu

“…Appropriate resolution of inflammation is known to be essential in tissue homeostasis. In this study, we evaluated the significance of a macrophage-derived…”
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Subtyping emphysematous COPD by respiratory volume change distributions on CT by Shima, Hiroshi, Tanabe, Naoya, Oguma, Akira, Shimizu, Kaoruko, Kaji, Shizuo, Terada, Kunihiko, Oguma, Tsuyoshi, Kubo, Takeshi, Suzuki, Masaru, Makita, Hironi, Sato, Atsuyasu, Nishimura, Masaharu, Sato, Susumu, Konno, Satoshi, Hirai, Toyohiro

“…There is considerable heterogeneity among patients with emphysematous chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We hypothesised that in addition to…”
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Neutrophil predominance in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid is associated with disease severity and progression of HRCT findings in pulmonary Mycobacterium avium infection by Inomata, Takashi, Konno, Satoshi, Nagai, Katsura, Suzuki, Masaru, Nishimura, Masaharu

“…Pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection is increasing in prevalence worldwide even in immunocompetent individuals. Despite its variable clinical…”
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Differential role of mucus plugs in asthma: Effects of smoking and association with airway inflammation by Oguma, Akira, Shimizu, Kaoruko, Kimura, Hirokazu, Tanabe, Naoya, Sato, Susumu, Yokota, Isao, Takimoto-Sato, Michiko, Matsumoto-Sasaki, Machiko, Abe, Yuki, Takei, Nozomu, Goudarzi, Houman, Suzuki, Masaru, Makita, Hironi, Hirai, Toyohiro, Nishimura, Masaharu, Konno, Satoshi

“…The physiological importance of mucus plugs in computed tomography (CT) imaging is being increasingly recognized. However, whether airway inflammation and…”
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Validation Study on the Accuracy of Echocardiographic Measurements of Right Ventricular Systolic Function in Pulmonary Hypertension by Sato, Takahiro, MD, Tsujino, Ichizo, MD, PhD, Ohira, Hiroshi, MD, PhD, Oyama-Manabe, Noriko, MD, PhD, Yamada, Asuka, MD, Ito, Yoichi M., PhD, Goto, Chisa, MD, Watanabe, Taku, MD, Sakaue, Shinji, MD, PhD, Nishimura, Masaharu, MD, PhD

“…Background The accuracy of echocardiographic parameters of right ventricular (RV) function has not been sufficiently validated in patients with pulmonary…”
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B7-H1 Expression on Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells and Its Relationship with Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes and Their PD-1 Expression by KONISHI, Jun, YAMAZAKI, Koichi, AZUMA, Miyuki, KINOSHITA, Ichiro, DOSAKA-AKITA, Hirotoshi, NISHIMURA, Masaharu

“…Purpose: B7-H1/PD-L1 (B7-H1) and B7-DC/PD-L2 (B7-DC) are ligands for the receptor PD-1, which is known to negatively regulate T-cell activation. In the present…”
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Association of abdominal visceral adiposity with sputum IL-5 levels in asthma by Goudarzi, Houman, Kimura, Hirokazu, Makita, Hironi, Abe, Yuki, Oguma, Akira, Sato, Michiko, Matsumoto, Munehiro, Takei, Nozomu, Kimura, Hiroki, Shimizu, Kaoruko, Suzuki, Masaru, Ito, Yoichi M., Nishimura, Masaharu, Konno, Satoshi

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Airflow Limitation and Airway Dimensions in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Hasegawa, Masaru, Nasuhara, Yasuyuki, Onodera, Yuya, Makita, Hironi, Nagai, Katsura, Fuke, Satoshi, Ito, Yoko, Betsuyaku, Tomoko, Nishimura, Masaharu

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by airflow limitation caused by emphysema and/or airway narrowing. Computed tomography has been…”
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Serum periostin is associated with body mass index and allergic rhinitis in healthy and asthmatic subjects by Kimura, Hirokazu, Konno, Satoshi, Makita, Hironi, Taniguchi, Natsuko, Kimura, Hiroki, Goudarzi, Houman, Shimizu, Kaoruko, Suzuki, Masaru, Shijubo, Noriharu, Shigehara, Katsunori, Ono, Junya, Izuhara, Kenji, Ito, Yoichi Minagawa, Nishimura, Masaharu

“…Many studies have attempted to clarify the factors associated with serum periostin levels in asthmatic patients. However, these results were based on studies…”
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Determination of the cutoff values of Th2 markers for the prediction of future exacerbation in severe asthma: An analysis from the Hokkaido Severe Asthma Cohort Study by Kimura, Hirokazu, Makita, Hironi, Taniguchi, Natsuko, Takei, Nozomu, Matsumoto, Munehiro, Kimura, Hiroki, Goudarzi, Houman, Shimizu, Kaoruko, Suzuki, Masaru, Nishimura, Masaharu, Konno, Satoshi

“…We recently reported that severe asthma patients with frequent exacerbations showed high blood eosinophil counts (Eo) and fractions of exhaled nitric oxide…”
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Transfer coefficients (Kco) better reflect emphysematous changes than carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (DLco) in obstructive lung diseases by Shimizu, Kaoruko, Konno, Satoshi, Makita, Hironi, Kimura, Hirokazu, Kimura, Hiroki, Suzuki, Masaru, Nishimura, Masaharu

“…The overlap between asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has attracted the interest of pulmonary physicians; thus, measurement of carbon…”
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