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Etching Efficacy of Self-Etching Functional Monomers by Yoshihara, K., Hayakawa, S., Nagaoka, N., Okihara, T., Yoshida, Y., Van Meerbeek, B.

“…Besides chemically interacting with hard tooth tissue, acidic functional monomers of self-etch adhesives should etch the prepared tooth surface to dissolve the…”
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Self-assembled Nano-layering at the Adhesive Interface by Yoshida, Y., Yoshihara, K., Nagaoka, N., Hayakawa, S., Torii, Y., Ogawa, T., Osaka, A., Meerbeek, B.Van

“…According to the ‘Adhesion–Decalcification’ concept, specific functional monomers within dental adhesives can ionically interact with hydroxyapatite (HAp)…”
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Nano-Layering Adds Strength to the Adhesive Interface by Yoshihara, K., Nagaoka, N., Nakamura, A., Hara, T., Yoshida, Y., Van Meerbeek, B.

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD) surface analysis and ultrastructural interfacial characterization using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) confirmed that the…”
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Touch-Cure Polymerization at the Composite Cement-Dentin Interface by Yoshihara, K., Nagaoka, N., Benino, Y., Nakamura, A., Hara, T., Maruo, Y., Yoshida, Y., Van Meerbeek, B.

“…Ceramic restorations are often adhesively luted onto the tooth prep. The so-called touch-cure concept was developed to yield optimum polymerization of…”
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HEMA Inhibits Interfacial Nano-layering of the Functional Monomer MDP by Yoshida, Y., Yoshihara, K., Hayakawa, S., Nagaoka, N., Okihara, T., Matsumoto, T., Minagi, S., Osaka, A., Van Landuyt, K., Van Meerbeek, B.

“…Previous research showed that the functional monomer 10-methacryloxydecyl dihydrogen phosphate (MDP) ionically bonds to hydroxyapatite (HAp) and forms a nano-…”
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Acrylamide monomers in universal adhesives by Ahmed, M.H., Yoshihara, K., Nagaoka, N., Yao, C., Matsukawa, A., Yoshida, Y., Van Meerbeek, B.

“…The mono-functional monomer 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) is often added to universal adhesives (UAs) to improve surface wetting and prevent phase…”
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Structural and Chemical Analysis of the Zirconia–Veneering Ceramic Interface by Inokoshi, M., Yoshihara, K., Nagaoka, N., Nakanishi, M., De Munck, J., Minakuchi, S., Vanmeensel, K., Zhang, F., Yoshida, Y., Vleugels, J., Naert, I., Van Meerbeek, B.

“…The interfacial interaction of veneering ceramic with zirconia is still not fully understood. This study aimed to characterize morphologically and chemically…”
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Self-etch Monomer-Calcium Salt Deposition on Dentin by Yoshihara, K., Yoshida, Y., Hayakawa, S., Nagaoka, N., Torii, Y., Osaka, A., Suzuki, K., Minagi, S., Van Meerbeek, B., Van Landuyt, K.L.

“…Previous research, in which the bonding effectiveness of the 3 self-etch monomers HAEPA, EAEPA, and MAEPA was determined, showed that MAEPA was most effective…”
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Novel Fluoro-carbon Functional Monomer for Dental Bonding by Yoshihara, K., Yoshida, Y., Hayakawa, S., Nagaoka, N., Kamenoue, S., Okihara, T., Ogawa, T., Nakamura, M., Osaka, A., Van Meerbeek, B.

“…Among several functional monomers, 10-methacryloxydecyl dihydrogen phosphate (10-MDP) bonded most effectively to hydroxyapatite (HAp). However, more…”
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Modeling of thin wires in a lossy medium for FDTD simulations by Baba, Y., Nagaoka, N., Ametani, A.

“…An equivalent radius of a thin wire in a lossy medium, represented by the finite-difference time-domain method, is derived using the concept that was proposed…”
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Analyses of shape of eyes and structure of optic nerves in eyes with tilted disc syndrome by swept-source optical coherence tomography and three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging by Shinohara, K, Moriyama, M, Shimada, N, Nagaoka, N, Ishibashi, T, Tokoro, T, Ohno-Matsui, K

“…Purpose To evaluate the deeper structures of the optic nerve and to analyze the shape of eyes with tilted disc syndrome (TDS) by swept-source optical coherence…”
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High-frequency wave-propagation along overhead conductors by transmisson line approach and numerical electromagnetic analysis by Ametani, A., Lafaia, I., Miyamoto, Y., Asada, T., Baba, Y., Nagaoka, N.

“…•Wave propagation in a high frequency region, fe<f<fs, shows transition between TEM and TE or TM modes in calculated results by the TL approach and by the…”
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FDTD Simulation of Insulator Voltages at a Lightning-Struck Tower Considering Ground-Wire Corona by Tran Huu Thang, Baba, Y., Nagaoka, N., Ametani, A., Itamoto, N., Rakov, V. A.

“…In this paper, a simplified model of corona discharge for the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) computations has been applied to the analysis of transient…”
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An Improved Thin Wire Representation for FDTD Computations by Taniguchi, Y., Baba, Y., Nagaoka, N., Ametani, A.

“…We have shown that finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) electromagnetic computations for a conductor system having a radius smaller than 0.15Deltar or larger…”
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A Simplified Model of Corona Discharge on Overhead Wire for FDTD Computations by Tran Huu Thang, Baba, Y., Nagaoka, N., Ametani, A., Takami, J., Okabe, S., Rakov, V. A.

“…A simplified model of corona discharge on overhead wire has been proposed for propagating surge computations using the finite-difference time-domain method…”
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3-D FDTD Computation of Lightning-Induced Voltages on an Overhead Two-Wire Distribution Line by Sumitani, H., Takeshima, T., Baba, Y., Nagaoka, N., Ametani, A., Takami, J., Okabe, S., Rakov, V. A.

“…Lightning-induced voltages on a 738-m long overhead two-wire line have been computed using the 3-D finite-difference time-domain (3-D FDTD) method for solving…”
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Propagation Characteristics of Power Line Communication Signals Along a Power Cable Having Semiconducting Layers by Okazima, N, Baba, Y, Nagaoka, N, Ametani, A, Temma, K, Shimomura, T

“…The propagation characteristics of power line communication (PLC) signals along a single-core power cable having two 3-mm-thick semiconducting layers are…”
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Effectiveness of silane coupling agent incorporated in universal adhesive by Yoshihara, K, Nagaoka, N, Irie, M, Sonoda, A, Makita, Y, Yoshida, Y, Van Meerbeek, B

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Representation of an Arbitrary-Radius Wire for FDTD Calculations in the 2-D Cylindrical Coordinate System by Taniguchi, Y., Baba, Y., Nagaoka, N., Ametani, A.

“…We have shown that a perfectly conducting wire has an equivalent radius, a 0 = 0.135 Delta r (Delta r is the lateral side length of rectangular cells used), if…”
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FDTD Simulation of a Horizontal Grounding Electrode and Modeling of its Equivalent Circuit by Tsumura, M., Baba, Y., Nagaoka, N., Ametani, A.

“…Transient responses of a horizontal grounding electrode in three different arrangements of a current lead wire and a voltage reference wire are calculated…”
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