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Application of a Photothermal Microscope To Study the Process of Cutaneous Lesion Formation of Malignant Melanoma by Nakata, K., Okumura, K., Kobayashi, T.

“…In this study, we applied a photothermal microscope to study the process of malignant melanoma formation. We analyzed benign papilloma tumors, their metastatic…”
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Herschel Detects a Massive Dust Reservoir in Supernova 1987A by Matsuura, M., Dwek, E., Meixner, M., Otsuka, M., Babler, B., Barlow, M. J., Roman-Duval, J., Engelbracht, C., Sandstrom, K., Lakićević, M., van Loon, J. Th, Sonneborn, G., Clayton, G. C., Long, K. S., Lundqvist, P., Nozawa, T., Gordon, K. D., Hony, S., Panuzzo, P., Okumura, K., Misselt, K. A., Montiel, E., Sauvage, M.

“…We report far-infrared and submillimeter observations of supernova 1987A, the star whose explosion was observed on 23 February 1987 in the Large Magellanic…”
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Wetting transitions on textured hydrophilic surfaces by Ishino, C., Okumura, K.

“… We consider the quasi-static energy of a drop on a textured hydrophilic surface, with taking the contact angle hysteresis (CAH) into account. We demonstrate…”
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Development of a Radiological Characterization Submersible ROV for Use at Fukushima Daiichi by Nancekievill, M., Jones, A. R., Joyce, M. J., Lennox, B., Watson, S., Katakura, J., Okumura, K., Kamada, S., Katoh, M., Nishimura, K.

“…To decommission the Fukushima nuclear power plant after the accident caused by a tsunami in 2011, characterization of the fuel debris is required. The precise…”
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Targeting death-inducing receptors in cancer therapy by Takeda, K, Stagg, J, Yagita, H, Okumura, K, Smyth, M J

“…Deregulated cell death pathways may lead to the development of cancer, and induction of tumor cell apoptosis is the basis of many cancer therapies. Knowledge…”
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Toughness of double elastic networks by Okumura, K

“…We consider isotropic composites comprising of soft and hard elastic networks. We examine the minimum elastic model of purely elastic, intertwined but…”
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Multilevel magnetization switching by electric field in c -axis oriented polycrystalline Z-type hexaferrite by Okumura, K., Haruki, K., Ishikura, T., Hirose, S., Kimura, T.

“…Direct and converse magnetoelectric (ME) effects, namely, magnetic-field (B) induced electric polarization (P) and electric-field (E) induced magnetization…”
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The antimicrobial protein S100A7/psoriasin enhances the expression of keratinocyte differentiation markers and strengthens the skin's tight junction barrier by Hattori, F., Kiatsurayanon, C., Okumura, K., Ogawa, H., Ikeda, S., Okamoto, K., Niyonsaba, F.

“…Summary Background S100A7/psoriasin is a member of the S100 protein family and is encoded in the epidermal differentiation complex, which contains genes for…”
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GIANT MOLECULAR CLOUD EVOLUTIONS IN THE NEARBY SPIRAL GALAXY M33 by MIURA, Rie E, KOHNO, Kotaro, MINAMIDANI, Tetsuhiro, KOMUGI, Shinya, NAKANISHI, Kouichiro, SAWADA, Tsuyoshi, KANEKO, Hiroyuki, KAWABE, Ryohei, TOSAKI, Tomoka, ESPADA, Daniel, HWANG, Narae, KUNO, Nario, OKUMURA, Sachiko K, HIROTA, Akihiko, MURAOKA, Kazuyuki, ONODERA, Sachiko

“…We present a giant molecular cloud (GMC) catalog of M33, containing 71 GMCs in total, based on wide-field and high-sensitivity CO(J = 3-2) observations with a…”
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Magnetism and magnetoelectricity of a U-type hexaferrite Sr4Co2Fe36O60 by Okumura, K., Ishikura, T., Soda, M., Asaka, T., Nakamura, H., Wakabayashi, Y., Kimura, T.

“…We report on structural, magnetic, and magnetoelectric (ME) properties of a U-type hexaferrite Sr4Co2Fe36O60 prepared by solid state reaction. Samples sintered…”
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Evaluation of gadolinium’s action on water Cherenkov detector systems with EGADS by Marti, Ll, Ikeda, M., Kato, Y., Kishimoto, Y., Nakahata, M., Nakajima, Y., Nakano, Y., Nakayama, S., Okajima, Y., Orii, A., Pronost, G., Sekiya, H., Shiozawa, M., Tanaka, H., Ueno, K., Yamada, S., Yano, T., Yokozawa, T., Murdoch, M., Schuemann, J., Vagins, M.R., Bays, K., Carminati, G., Griskevich, N.J., Kropp, W.R., Locke, S., Renshaw, A., Smy, M.B., Weatherly, P., Ito, S., Ishino, H., Kibayashi, A., Koshio, Y., Mori, T., Sakuda, M., Yamaguchi, R., Fernandez, P., Labarga, L., Bandac, I., Perez, J., Amey, J., Litchfield, R.P., Sztuc, A., Uchida, Y., Ma, W.Y., Goldsack, A., Simpson, C., Wark, D., Anthony, L.H.V., McCauley, N., Pritchard, A., Di Lodovico, F., Richards, B., Cole, A., Thiesse, M., Thompson, L., Imber, J., Cao, S.V., Ito, K., Takeuchi, Y., Akutsu, R., Nishimura, Y., Okumura, K., Hirota, S., Muto, F., Yokoyama, M., Suda, Y., Zhang, H.

“…Used for both proton decay searches and neutrino physics, large water Cherenkov (WC) detectors have been very successful tools in particle physics. They are…”
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Wetting transitions on rough surfaces by Ishino, C, Okumura, K, Quéré, D

“…We consider microscopic contact states of a drop deposited on textured rough surfaces. The energies of three possible (meta)stable wetting states are compared…”
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Mite serine protease activates protease-activated receptor-2 and induces cytokine release in human keratinocytes by Kato, T, Takai, T, Fujimura, T, Matsuoka, H, Ogawa, T, Murayama, K, Ishii, A, Ikeda, S, Okumura, K, Ogawa, H

“…House dust mites produce serine and cysteine proteases. Mite-derived proteases have been suggested to be involved in the pathogenesis of allergies; however,…”
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Reactive oxygen species mediate crosstalk between NF-κB and JNK by Nakano, H, Nakajima, A, Sakon-Komazawa, S, Piao, J-H, Xue, X, Okumura, K

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Betacellulin is downregulated in plaque psoriasis and may reflect disease severity by Peng, G., Tsukamoto, S., Kishi, R., Tominaga, M., Takamori, K., Okumura, K., Ogawa, H., Ikeda, S., Niyonsaba, F.

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Cathelicidin LL-37 induces the generation of reactive oxygen species and release of human α-defensins from neutrophils by Zheng, Y., Niyonsaba, F., Ushio, H., Nagaoka, I., Ikeda, S., Okumura, K., Ogawa, H.

“…Summary Background  Psoriasis is characterized by epidermal infiltration of neutrophils that destroy invading microorganisms via a potent antimicrobial arsenal…”
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Allergen‐specific basophil reactivity exhibits daily variations in seasonal allergic rhinitis by Ando, N., Nakamura, Y., Ishimaru, K., Ogawa, H., Okumura, K., Shimada, S., Nakao, A.

“…It remains poorly understood how symptoms in allergic rhinitis are most severe during overnight or early in the morning. The circadian clock consisting of a…”
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Wicking within forests of micropillars by Ishino, C, Reyssat, M, Reyssat, E, Okumura, K, Quéré, D

“…We describe how a wetting liquid brought into contact with a forest of micropillars impregnates this forest. Both the driving and the viscous forces depend on…”
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Impact of Drain Insertion After Perforated Peptic Ulcer Repair in a Japanese Nationwide Database Analysis by Okumura, K., Hida, K., Kunisawa, S., Nishigori, T., Hosogi, H., Sakai, Y., Imanaka, Y.

“…Background Many perforated peptic ulcers (PPUs) require surgical repair due to diffuse peritonitis. However, few studies have examined the clinical effects of…”
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Inhibition of plasmin attenuates murine acute graft-versus-host disease mortality by suppressing the matrix metalloproteinase-9-dependent inflammatory cytokine storm and effector cell trafficking by Sato, A, Nishida, C, Sato-Kusubata, K, Ishihara, M, Tashiro, Y, Gritli, I, Shimazu, H, Munakata, S, Yagita, H, Okumura, K, Tsuda, Y, Okada, Y, Tojo, A, Nakauchi, H, Takahashi, S, Heissig, B, Hattori, K

“…The systemic inflammatory response observed during acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) is driven by proinflammatory cytokines, a ‘cytokine storm’. The…”
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