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Letter from George H. Hand, Chief Engineer, Rancho San Pedro to re: G. Minami, January 18, 1926
No full textGeneric Salutation. Grants permission to G. Minami to conduct water from a tract not leased by Mr. Nishimoto who is G. Minami's employer. Also grants use to flumes, ditches and other waterways on the same land
Letter from Frank Chin to Dale [Minami], December 7, 1997
No full textA letter from Frank Chin to Dale [Minami] thanking him for sending a VHS clip for "Michi Day." Chin devotes the bulk of the letter to a proposal for creating a bell, that would be made of pieces of metal from incarceration camps, to celebrate Japanese American redress.These materials are from box 73 and 74 of the Frank Chin Papers. The Frank Chin Papers contain personal and professional correspondence between Frank Chin and Michi Weglyn relating to particular projects on which either author was working as well as files related to the Day of Remembrance Tribute to Michi Weglyn
Ryoshin Minami, The turning point in Economic Development. Japan's experience
No full textCahn Roger H. Ryoshin Minami, The turning point in Economic Development. Japan's experience. In: Tiers-Monde, tome 14, n°56, 1973. La coopération internationale, sous la direction de Georges Fischer. pp. 881-882
THz emission from intrinsic Josephson junctions in high-Tc superconductors for imaging applications
No full textIn 2007 [1], we have succeeded in observing strong, coherent, and continuous THz emission from a mesa of Bi 2 Sr 2 CaCu 2 O 8+s single crystal with a rectangular dimension of a few hundred micrometers in length, several tens of micrometers in width, and a few micrometers in thickness. Since then, great progress has been made both in understanding the fundamental mechanism of the radiation [2-6] and in practical applications [7-9] . References: [1] L. Ozyuzer, A. E. Koshelev, C. Kuter, N. Gopalsami, Q. Li, M. Tachiki, K. Kadowaki, T. Yamamoto, H. Minami, H. Yamaguchi, T. Tachiki, K. E. Gray, W. –K. Kwok and U. Welp, "Emission of Coherent THz Radiation from Superconductors", Science, 318, 1291 (2007). [2] K. Kadowaki, H. Yamaguchi, K. Kawamata, T. Yamamoto, H. Minami, I. Kakeya, U. Welp, L. Ozyuzer, A. Koshelev, C. Kurter, K. E. Gray and W. –K. Kwok, "Direct Observation of Terahertz Electromagnetic Waves emitted from Intrinsic Josephson Junctions in single crystalline Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+ ", Physica C468, 634-639 (2008). [3] K. Kadowaki M. Tsujimoto, K. Yamaki, T. Yamamoto, T. Kashiwagi, H. Minami, M. Tachiki and R. A. Klemm, "Evidence for Dual- Source Mechanism of Terahertz Radiation from Rectangular Mesas of Single Crystalline Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+ Intrinsic Josephson Junctions", J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 79, 023703 (2010) [4] M. Tsujimoto, K. Yamaki, K. Deguchi, T. Yamamoto, T. Kashiwagi, H. Minami, M. Tachiki, K. Kadowaki, and R. A. Klemm, "Geometrical Resonance Conditions for THz Radiation from the Intrinsic Josephson Junctions in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+ ", Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 037005 (2010). [5] M. Tsujimoto, T. Yamamoto, K. Delfanazari, R. Nakayama, T. Kitamura, M. Sawamura, T. Kashiwagi, H. Minami, M. Tachiki, K. Kadowaki, and R. A. Klemm, "Broadly Tunable Subterahertz Emission from Internal Branches of the Current-Voltage Characteristics of Superconducting Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+ Single Crystals", Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 107006 (2012). [6] T. Kashiwagi, M. Tsujimoto, T. Yamamoto, H. Minami, K. Yamaki, K. Delfanazari, K. Deguchi, N. Orita, T. Koike, R. Nakayama, T. Kitamura, M. Sawamura, S. Hagino, K. Ishida, K. Ivanovic, H. Asai, M. Tachiki, R. A. Klemm, and K. Kadowaki, "High Temperature Superconductor Terahertz Emitters: Fundamental Physics and Applications", Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 51 (2012) 0101113. [7] H. Minami, I. Kakeya, H. Yamaguchi, T. Yamamoto, and K. Kadowaki, "Characteristics of terahertz radiation emitted from the intrinsic Josephson junctions in high-Tc superconductor Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+ ", Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, (2009) 232511. [8] K. Yamaki, M. Tsujimoto, T. Yamamoto, A. Furukawa, T. Kashiwagi, H. Minami, and K. Kadowaki, "High-power terahertz electromagnetic wave emission from high-Tc superconducting Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+ mesa structures", OPTICS EXPRESS 19 (2011) 3193. [9] H. Minami, M. Tsujimoto, T. Kashiwagi, T. Yamamoto, and K. Kadowaki, IEICE Trans. Electron., E95-C, (2012) 347. [10] M. Tsujimoto, H. Minami, K. Delfanazari, M. Sawamura, R. Nakayama, T. Kitamura, T. Yamamoto, T. Kashiwagi, T. Hattori and K. Kadowaki, "Terahertz imaging system using high-Tc superconducting oscillation devices", J. Appl. Phys. 111, (2012) 123111.© 2013 IEEE
Importance of sympathetic activation for the expression of Na+-Ca2+ exchanger in end-stage failing human myocardium
No full textAims In end-stage heart failure, an alteration in the expression of the Na+-Ca2+ exchanger has been reported. Regulation of its expression is largely unknown. We sought to find out whether Na+-Ca2+ exchanger in human heart failure is regulated by sympathetic activation. In addition, since Na+-Ca2+-exchange is electrogenic, we conjectured whether increased expression of Na+-Ca2+ exchanger is associated with an increased incidence of cardiac arrhythmias. Methods and Results Twenty-three patients suffering from end-stage cardiac failure were examined in the hours preceding cardiac transplantation. Plasma levels of norepinephrine, epinephrine, atrial natriuretic peptide, renin activity, aldosterone, tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, and TNF-receptors were measured. All parameters were elevated relative to 21 healthy control subjects. As determined by immunoblots, protein levels of the Na+-Ca2+ exchanger were increased by 56% and protein levels of sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+-ATPase were decreased by 20% in left ventricles of the explanted failing hearts. A significant correlation between protein and neurohumoral levels was exclusively found for the Na+-Ca2+ exchanger with norepinephrine (r=0(.)64; P=0(.)01). Recent Holter ECGs revealed that patients with sustained or nonsustained ventricular tachycardia (more than three consecutive beats) had significantly higher Na+-Ca2+ exchanger protein and plasma norepinephrine levels than patients with a maximum of two consecutive beats (Na+-Ca2+ exchanger: 109 +/- 10 vs 83 +/- 7, n = 11 each, P<0(.)05; norepinephrine: 1359 +/- 159 vs 656 +/- 88 pg.ml(-1), n = 9 each, P<0(.)001). Conclusions Sympathetic activation may enhance the expression of Na+-Ca2+ exchanger in end-stage heart failure. The data support the hypothesis that increased Na+-Ca2+-exchange could favour malignant ventricular arrhythmias
Polymerized ionic liquids as durable antistatic agents for polyether-based polyurethanes
No full textIonic liquid (IL) fillers, which are composed of polymerized [2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl]trimethylammonium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, were applied as antistatic agents for polyether-based polyurethane (PU). Surface and volume resistivities of 10 10 Ω sq −1 and 10 8 Ω cm, which are hundred times smaller than those of pristine PU and also are desired values for realizing antistatic effects, were achieved at the concentration of fillers of only 1000 ppm. The fillers exhibited excellent antistatic effect, equivalent to the effect caused by conventional ILs, even though the fillers are solid particles. Temperature dependence of ionic conductivity of the intrinsic fillers was found to follow the Arrhenius model, while that of the filler-PU composites followed the Vogel–Fulcher–Tammann model. This suggests that IL units of the fillers are effectively dissociated in the polyether matrix, and migration of the dissociated ions occurs associated with the relaxation of polyether chains. Employing the polymerized ILs, the reduced resistivity was retained also after ultrasonication treatment of films in methanol. The polymerized IL fillers are concluded to be promising additives for the sustainable and durable antistatic treatment of polyurethanes
Change in H-reflex amplitude associated with cognitive load
No full textDuring voluntary movements like walking, the spinal cord regulates functions such as motor and posture control and through inputs from higher cortical areas such as the motor cortex, and from peripheral sources such as the skin and muscle spindles. When cognitive processes are involved during voluntary movements, further input from higher cortical areas may also modulate the spinal cord function. To investigate how changes in the functioning of the higher central nervous system responsible for cognitive functions affect spinal cord function, the amplitude of H-reflexes was induced in the gastrocnemius muscle during a choice reaction time task and
a numerical comparison task. Response times to visual stimuli increased in the order of the choice reaction time task and the numerical comparison task. Furthermore, the amplitude of the H-reflex increased as the response times increased. Our findings suggest that changes in activity of the higher central nervous system such as the parietal association cortex and the prefrontal cortex (which are thought to be active in this task) may modulate the degree of spinal cord disinhibition and, in turn, regulate motor function.Original Articlearticl
Über die Schutzkolloidwirkung des inaktivierten Serums nach Minami bei der Salvarsaninjektion
No full textDas Verfahren mit inaktiviertem Serum nach Minami habe ich in dieser Zeitschrift Jg. 41, Nr. 6 beschrieben. Diesmal habe ich zu 10 cc dieses Serums Kochsalz 0.05-0.1g, Ammonium sulfuricum 0.02-0.05 oder Magnesium sulfuricum 0.02-0.05g zugesetzt, dann Salvarsan darin gelöst und unter Verwendung von Hammelerythrozyten wie beim Grünbaumschen Versuche die Affinität der Erythrozyten mit dem Salvarsan untersucht. Rekurrensmäuse und Menschenserum wurden dabei mit SE 0.5cc bei der Verdünnung 1:100 von Normalneotanvarsan (einem japanischen Neosalvarsan) verwandt. Diesmal wurden die Rekurrensspirochäten nach der Injektion vernichtet oder wenigstens sehr vermindert, obwohl ein Rezidiv später manchmal beobachtet wurde, während die Spirochäten wie bei der ersten Mitteilung durch Salvarsan in inaktiviertem Serum gar nicht getötet wurden. Daher wird das inaktivierte Serum erst bei Zusatz der erwähnten Salze dem Salvarsan die Affinität mit den Erythrozyten verleihen, d. h. das inaktivierte Serum spielt die Rolle eines Schutzkolloides bei der Salvarsaninjektion und verringert die Organotropie, indem die Parasitotropie des Salvarsans in diesem Serum sich ebenso wie die des Salvarsans in der wässerigen Lösung verhält. Das inaktivierte Serum nach Minami kann wahrscheinlich in diesem Sinne der Nebenwirkung von Salvarsan vorbeugen, wenn es auch eine etwas komplizierte Manipulation darstellt
Computed back trajectories at 2-h intervals for the 36-h period.
No full textComputing was at 0000 UTC of 21 July 2009 at Saga City (A), 29 July 2009 at Minami-Satsuma City (B), 13 July 2010 at Goto City (C), and 14, 15, 26, 27 and 30 July at Iki City (D–H), respectively. Each figure is the result of a backward trajectory analysis of HYSPLIT using the NOAA website: https://www.ready.noaa.gov/HYSPLIT.php. (TIF)</p
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