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Nernstian stability of the Eh–O2 relationship reveals redox structural shifts Open

K. Morimoto, Mayumi Seto, Kenichi Ito · 2025

Oxidation-reduction potential (Eh) offers a compact descriptor of aquatic redox status, yet its interpretation is obscured by the many co-occurring electron-transfer reactions that determine it. We tested the hypothesis that the persistenc…

TREND ANALYSIS OF BIOMETRIC INFORMATION AND QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES DURING THE USE OF A QUIET ROOM WITH A SIMPLE STRUCTURE IN PEOPLE WITH SENSORY SENSITIVITY AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER TENDENCIES COMPREHENSIVE COMPARISON OF QUIET ROOM DEMONSTRATIONS IN JAPAN, USA, AND FRANCE Open

Shoko Kimura, Ayaka Fujii, Kenichi Ito, Yoichi Miyawaki, Keisuke KITAGAWA , et al. · 2025

Effect of a Multifactorial Intervention on Retinopathy in People With Type 2 Diabetes Open

Takayoshi Sasako, Kohjiro Ueki, Kengo Miyoshi, Kana Miyake, Tomohisa Aoyama , et al. · 2025

Importance Prevention of diabetic retinopathy is important to keep vision and quality of life. Objective To examine the effects of an intensive multifactorial intervention and hypoglycemia on retinopathy in people with type 2 diabetes. Des…

Leaching behavior of heavy metals and metalloids from geomaterials under reducing conditions Open

Takahiro Katō, Naohito Abe, Kenichi Ito, T. Inui, Sho Oyama , et al. · 2025

Prediction of oxidation and elution behavior in long-term up-flow percolation test using accelerated oxidation treatment and batch tests with differing liquid-solid ratios Open

Kenichi Ito, M Kotani, Kanako Ito, Kenji HOSOBORI, Noboru Okamoto , et al. · 2025

Knockout of the ING5 epigenetic regulator confirms roles in stem cell maintenance and tumor suppression in vivo Open

Buthaina Al Shueili, Arthur Dantas, Etienne Mahé, Tak‐Ho Chu, Yang Yang , et al. · 2025

INhibitor of Growth (ING1-5) proteins are epigenetic readers that target histone acetyltransferase (HAT) or histone deacetylase (HDAC) complexes to the H3K4Me3 mark of active transcription. ING5 targets Moz/Morf and HBO1 HAT complexes that…

Salmon nasal cartilage proteoglycan up-regulates Listeria monocytogenes-mediated immune response in mice Open

Akio Nakane, Phawinee Subsomwong, Tatsuji Takahashi, Kenichi Ito, Krisana Asano · 2025

Proteoglycan (PG) is a complex glycohydrate that is widely distributed in the extracellular matrix. We have reported that daily oral administration of PG extracted from salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) nasal cartilage modulates the severi…

INCLUSIVE QUIET ROOM: CONSIDERATION OF A DEMONSTRATION EXPERIMENT IN FRANCE FOR SOCIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF QUIET ROOM USING A FOLDABLE, PORTABLE, AND EASY-TO-BUILD STRUCTURE Open

Shoko Kimura, Ayaka Fujii, Kenichi Ito, Keisuke KITAGAWA, Yoshinori NATSUME · 2024

DEMONSTRATING EXPERIMENT FOR SOCIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF QUIET ROOM USING EASY-TO-BUILD STRUCTURE Open

Shoko Kimura, Ayaka Fujii, Kenichi Ito, Keisuke KITAGAWA, Yoshinori NATSUME · 2024

Many people with autism or developmental disabilities have sensory hypersensitivity. The spread of "quiet rooms" in which they can feel at ease is necessary to support them, but their high setup cost is a hurdle. We developed the "Inclusiv…

Proteoglycan 4 (PRG4) treatment enhances wound closure and tissue regeneration Open

Roman Krawetz, Saleem Abubacker, Catherine Léonard, Anand O. Masson, Sophia Shah , et al. · 2022

INTERACTION BETWEEN BWR FUEL CLADDING AND FUEL COMPONENTS IN EARLY PHASE OF SEVERE ACCIDENT Open

Kan Sakamoto, Yoichi Endo, Masato Mizokami, Mutsumi Hirai, Kenichi Ito , et al. · 2022

The interaction between the BWR fuel cladding and fuel components was examined to estimate the conditions of fuel failure (temperature and location) in the early phase of Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNP) accident. In the first…

Effects of salmon cartilage proteoglycan on obesity in mice fed with a high‐fat diet Open

Shouhei Hirose, Krisana Asano, Seiyu Harada, Tatsuji Takahashi, Eriko Kondou , et al. · 2021

This study investigated the effects of salmon nasal cartilage proteoglycan (PG), which shows anti‐inflammatory properties, on obesity induced by high‐fat diet (HFD) in a mouse model. Mice were fed either a HFD or normal diet (ND), with or …

The protective effect of Centella asiatica and its constituent, araliadiol on neuronal cell damage and cognitive impairment Open

Honoka Fujimori, Takuya Ohba, Masashi Mikami, Shinsuke Nakamura, Kenichi Ito , et al. · 2021

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by progressive cognitive decline, and the number of affected individuals has increased worldwide. However, there are no effective treatments for AD. Therefore, it is important to prevent the onset …

Determining Adsorption Parameters of Potentially Contaminant-Releasing Materials Using Batch Tests with Differing Liquid-Solid Ratios Open

Hirofumi Sakanakura, Kenichi Ito, Jiajie Tang, Mikako Nakagawa, Hiroyuki Ishimori · 2021

Adsorption parameters such as the distribution coefficient are required to predict the release behavior of contaminants using advection-dispersion models. However, for potentially contaminant-releasing materials (PCMs) such as dredged slud…

Oral Administration of Salmon Cartilage Proteoglycan Attenuates Osteoarthritis in a Monosodium Iodoacetate-Induced Rat Model Open

Tuyen Danh Le, Hien Thi Thu Vu, Arunasiri Iddamalgoda, Kenichi Ito, Tadahiro Makise , et al. · 2020

Proteoglycan (PG) is a type of glycoprotein which forms an extracellular matrix with collagen and hyaluronic acid to maintain articular cartilage, synovial membrane, and synovial fluid. This study aimed to evaluate the antiosteoarthritis e…

Transgenic Expression of Cacna1f Rescues Vision and Retinal Morphology in a Mouse Model of Congenital Stationary Night Blindness 2A (CSNB2A) Open

Derek Waldner, Kenichi Ito, Lili Chen, Lisa Nguyen, Robert L. Chow , et al. · 2020

These data have relevance in the treatment of CSNB2A and in understanding how photoreceptor integration might be achieved in retinas in which photoreceptors have been lost, such as retinitis pigmentosa, age-related macular degeneration, an…

INSOLUBILIZATION OF HEAVY METALS IN VOLCANIC DEPOSIT WITH MAGNESIUM OXIDE INSOLUBILIZER Open

Yutaka Dote, Kenichi Ito, Tomoo Sekito, Seiichi OBANA, Shingo FUJII · 2020

本研究ではMgO系不溶化材による火山噴出物由来河川堆積物の不溶化処理効果について評価することを目的として，堆積物の不溶化処理，pH依存性試験，逐次抽出試験を行った．堆積物からBやAsなどの有害重金属等が土壌環境基準を大きく超える濃度で溶出した．堆積物をMgO系不溶化材で処理した結果，添加率の増加と共にpHは増加し，添加率10%でpHは8.0〜10.0に達した．添加率6%で全ての試料について全ての元素の溶出濃度を土壌環境基準値以下にすることができた．CdとFについては，pH2…

Using mineral compositions to indicate the origin of sediments in a tidal flat of an estuarine marsh Open

Yoshihiro Suzuki, Yasuhiro Arao, Kenichi Ito, Hiroki Yoshitake, Kenichirou Hamaguchi · 2019

Given the importance of tidal flats as habitats for a wide range of organisms, a considerable amount of related research has accumulated. However, in Japan, as elsewhere in the world, tidal flats are disappearing because of increasing seas…

Mechanism Underlying the Preventive Effect of Hyuganatsu Orange (Citrus tamurana Hort. ex Tanaka) on Osteoporosis Open

Shoko Nishizono, Hiroko Hata, Munetoshi Miyatake, Taichi Kobayashi, Junko Matsubara , et al. · 2019

Here, we examined the preventive effect of Hyuganatsu orange juice (Citrus tamurana Hort. ex Tanaka) on osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and evaluated whether the underlying mechanism involves altered calcium absorption in the intestin…

Experimental and Numerical Analyses of Temperature-Reducing-Effect by Heat of Water Evaporation on a Moss-Greening Ceramic Utilizing Waste Silica Open

Kentaro Yasui, Ayako Tanaka, Kenichi Ito, Minoru Fujisaki, Hiroyuki Kinoshita · 2018

To recycle silica byproducts and to moderate the heat-island phenomenon, a porous ceramic was prepared by mixing waste silica powder with clay, and then firing the resultant mixture. By exploiting the high water-absorption capacity of the …

Solar-radiant heat reducing effect of a moss-greening material with ceramic containing waste silica Open

Kentaro Yasui, Ayako Tanaka, Dike WANG, Atsuki KUSHIMA, Kenichi Ito , et al. · 2018

Solar-radiant heat reducing effect by heat of water evaporation of a moss-greening material with ceramic containing waste silica. Open

Ayako Tanaka, Kentaro Yasui, Kenichi Ito, Minoru Fujisaki, Hiroyuki Kinoshita · 2018

To recycle silica byproducts and to moderate the heat-island phenomenon, a porous ceramic was prepared by mixing waste silica powder with clay and then firing the resultant mixture. The high water-absorption capacity of the ceramic was use…

Reproducibility of up-flow column percolation tests for contaminated soils Open

Tetsuo Yasutaka, Angelica Naka, Hirofumi Sakanakura, Akihiko Kurosawa, T. Inui , et al. · 2017

Up-flow column percolation tests are used at laboratory scale to assess the leaching behavior of hazardous substance from contaminated soils in a specific condition as a function of time. Monitoring the quality of these test results inter …

Ground surface temperature reducing effect of a moss greening material with a ceramic base using waste silica Open

Ayako Tanaka, Kentaro Yasui, Kenichi Ito, Minoru Fujisaki, Hiroyuki Kinoshita · 2017

To recycle silica byproducts and to moderate the heat-island phenomenon, a porous ceramic was made by mixing waste silica powder with clay before firing the resultant mixture. The high water-absorption capacity of the ceramic was used to p…

Challenges for enhancing Fukushima environmental resilience (4) Open

Tsuyoshi Yaita, Mitsunori Honda, Iwao Shimoyama, Kenichi Ito, Yuzo Manpuku , et al. · 2017

本稿(第4回)では，1Fの事故後に伴う環境汚染に対して事故からの復興へ向けて取り組んだ減容化除染と再生利用に関連する研究への取り組みについて，日本原子力研究開発機構(JAEA)と国立環境研究所(NIES)が取り組んできた吸着機構の基礎から物理的除染および減容と熱処理に関する研究を紹介する。

Deep heating using microwave diathermy decreases muscle hardness: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial Open

Koji Nonaka, Kataoka Masataka, Shinya Ogaya, Kenichi Ito, Junichi Akiyama · 2016

Human 3β‐hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 in human breast cancer: clinical significance and prognostic associations Open

Toru Hanamura, Tokiko Ito, Toshiharu Kanai, Kazuma Maeno, Yasuyo Shimojo , et al. · 2016

Active sex steroids including estrogens and androgens are locally produced from circulating inactive steroids by various steroid‐metabolizing enzymes, and play pivotal roles in the progression of hormone‐dependent breast cancers. Human 3 β…

Improved cell seeding results in improved mineralization Open

J. Melke, Sandra Hofmann, Kenichi Ito · 2016

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