Zoekresultaten - "Tohoku University"

Proanthocyanidins (PACs), also called condensed tannins, are oligomers or polymers composed of flavan-3-ols. This review aimed to explore the potential role of PACs in ameliorating oral health problems, with a particular focus on their effects within the intestine—especially the colon, where most or...

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In this study, the impact of surface radiation on the natural convection inside a differentially heated cubic cavity was experimentally evaluated. The thermal boundary layer near the vertical isothermal walls was visualized for cases with two emissivity of 0.1 and 0.94 on the top and bottom walls, u...

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Abstract Organic–inorganic hybrid films based on TiO2 and a fluorinated polymer are fabricated, and their properties are investigated for bioelectronic applications. The analysis revealed that the preparation process requires (1) aging the blend solution before spin coating and (2) spin coating unde...

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ABSTRACT Global climate change is increasingly associated with the prevalence of extreme precipitation and large wildfires. The influence of large wildfires on downstream flood discharge is concerning, particularly from a flood risk management perspective, where understanding the impact at a watersh...

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This paper presents a novel method for structural data recognition using a large number of graph models. In general, prevalent methods for structural data recognition have two shortcomings: 1) only a single model is used to capture structural variation and 2) naive classifiers are used, such as the...

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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multifaceted autoimmune disease in which the complex interplay of genetic predisposition and environmental factors triggers aberrant immune responses, ultimately leading to vasculopathy and fibrosis. This review offers a comprehensive overview of current perspectives on...

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This study examines the role of public education in the advocacy strategies of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) under authoritarian constraints, using Chinese environmental NGOs (ENGOs) as a case. Despite the increasing use of social media, the advocacy function of public education remains unde...

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Abstract Accurate modeling of the Venusian cloud structure remains challenging due to its complex microphysical properties. Condensation primarily determines the cloud particle size distribution within the various cloud layers. However, existing Venus microphysics models mainly use a full‐stationary...

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Abstract Background Recent studies have shown that sleep disturbances are frequent at different stages of psychosis, including clinical high risk for psychosis (CHR‐P). However, the comorbidity of hypersomnia with CHR‐P and its treatment have rarely been reported or discussed. Case Presentation A 16...

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Density and viscosity are fundamental properties necessary for processing of red palm oil (RPO). The main fatty acid constituents of RPO were determined to be palmitic acid (C_16:0), oleic acid (C_18:1), and linoleic acid (C_18:2). Rh...

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Reservoir computing (RC) is a bio-inspired framework suited for temporal data processing. Here we propose an all optical coherent RC for the equalization of the impairments of fiber optic (FO) system based on coherent detection. We compare the performances of the RC systems based on semiconductor sa...

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To improve the post-earthquake resilience evaluation of concrete buildings with various construction types, this study presents a generalized recovery-based framework that ext-ends the FEMA P-58 methodology. The proposed method introduces a dynamic repair scheduling approach that incorporates two ke...

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Testing and the estimation methods for predicting the life of crack initiation and crack growth for P92 steel using a circular sharp notched round bar specimen (CNS) under strain-controlled creep and fatigue conditions have been reported previously. A unique estimation method for the cycle-sequentia...

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TbCu₇-type Sm-based compounds can be produced in bulk and potentially surpass Nd₂Fe₁₄B as permanent magnets. However, as the processes to prepare anisotropic magnetic particles are limited, the full potential of TbCu<sub>7<...

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Subclinical Cushing’s syndrome (SCS) is frequently encountered during the clinical evaluation of adrenal incidentalomas and is typically associated with reduced levels of serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S). Cytochrome b5 is a component of the electron transfer system that enhances the act...

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Abstract We analyzed the hydrogen and oxygen isotope compositions of interstitial water collected from Miocene–Quaternary carbonate platforms beneath the continental shelf margin off northwestern Australia during the International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 356. By integrating isotope data w...

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Recent experiments followed by our first-principles calculations have shown that heavily Mg-doped GaN epitaxial layers suppress hole traps due to oxygen vacancy V _O in the GaO _x interfacial layer at the GaN/SiO _2 interfaces, but leave a serious issue of controlling hole-concentration profiles. In...

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The oxidation behavior of low carbon steel (SS400) was investigated at 500 °C under different air pressures: 1 atm, 1/10,000 atm, and 1/50,000 atm. The results showed that the oxide growth rate at 1/10,000 atm was higher than at atmospheric pressure, primarily due to the reduced formation of dense F...

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Abstract Background Soft coagulation is widely used for hemostasis because of its significant advantage in inducing tissue coagulation and denaturation without carbonization. However, a few cases of airway damage have been reported at the site, where soft coagulation was directly applied. Case prese...

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The aim of this note is to examine the claim of B´eziau that S5 is paraconsistent. In particular, I wish to clarify what exactly is implicitly assumed behind his claim, and how we might be able to assess the claim “S5 is paraconsistent”.