268 research outputs found
Postcard from Sachiko Segawa to Mr. and Mrs. Sokiku Nakatani
No full textPostcard from Sachiko Segawa to Kikuye Nakatani.The collection consists of documents, diaries, letters, books, calendars, newspapers, photographs, artifacts and audiovisual media pertaining to Kikuyo Morimoto Nakatani, a Japanese-born woman who lived in Isleton, California. During World War II, her family was incarcerated in the Minidoka and Tule Lake incarceration camps. After the war, she moved to Los Angeles and studied tea with Madame Sosei Matsumoto, and became a tea master acknowledged by the Urasenke Headquarters in Japan. The collection also contains letters from her son, Kunio, who served aboard the Yamato battleship for the Empire of Japan during World War II
Letter from Sachiko Okada to Pvt. George H. Nakamura, August 15, 1945
No full textCorrespondence from Sachiko Okada to George Hideo Nakamura regarding general updates on family and friends and feelings about the end of World War II.The Japanese American Archival Collection documents the people, places, and daily life of Japanese Americans, primarily those who lived in the once thriving community of pre-war Florin in the Sacramento region, as well as the conditions in American incarceration camps during World War II. The approximately 7,000 original items include personal and official letters, photographs, diaries, arts and crafts, newsletters, textiles, camps artifacts, yearbooks and other publications
Design and fabrication of salicylic acid-based polyanhydride devices for wound healing and tissue regeneration
No full textWound healing and tissue regeneration after injury is regulated by inflammatory response degree and duration. Localized, controlled release of anti-inflammatory drugs at the injury site can modulate inflammation, thereby, controlling the wound healing process. This research uses salicylic acid-based poly(anhydride-esters) (SAPAEs) to release salicylic acid (SA), an anti-inflammatory drug, in a controlled manner for wound healing and tissue regeneration applications. In the first studies, SAPAE-containing bone regeneration devices were developed. SAPAEs were melt-cast as guided bone regeneration (GBR) caps onto osteoconductive scaffolds, then in vitro drug release was quantified. In vivo inflammation and bone regeneration capacity were evaluated. The SAPAE caps suppressed inflammation and had no effect on bone formation in a rabbit cranial trephine defect model. Second, SAPAEs were blended with polycaprolactone (PCL) and electrospun to create flexible GBR mats. Electrospun mat structure, mechanical properties, and in vitro drug release were determined. Mats were assessed in vivo for their ability to prevent heterotopic ossification (HO) in a rat femoral defect model. Initial studies indicate that the SAPAE:PCL blends prevent HO, but also inhibit bone regeneration in the defect site. Third, SAPAE:poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) copolymers at various ratios were developed for fibrous adhesion prevention. These, copolymers behave as viscous liquids at room temperature. Rheological properties, in vitro drug release profiles, cytotoxicity, and anti-inflammatory activity were assessed. Shear viscosities are comparable with FDA-approved fibrous adhesion barriers and have the additional benefit of drug release to modulate the excessive inflammation that causes adhesion formation. Fourthly, SAPAEs exhibit an initial lag period in drug release, which could be unfavorable in applications where immediate SA release is desired. By varying the amounts of small molecules incorporated into an SAPAE matrix with an 11-day lag period, immediate and constant SA release profiles were achieved. Overall, SAPAEs were utilized to create bone scaffolds and wraps to direct bone growth, as injectable adhesion barrier devices, and to control early SA release. All these approaches were focused on controlling the wound healing process with biodegradable SAPAEs.Ph. D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Sabrina Sachiko Snyde
"Global Observation Data Analysis System (GODAS): Visualization tools for global atmospheric data based on PV-wave and their applications to data analysis of ILAS, TOMS, and SAGEII"
No full textThe intercultural meanings of "Nikkei" in the era of global capitalism: an ethnographic study in San Francisco's Japantown
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The intercultural meanings of "Nikkei" in the era of global capitalism: an ethnographic study in San Francisco's Japantown
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On the Long Term Variation of Stratospheric Aerosol Content After the Eruption of Volcano El Chichón: Lidar Measurements at Nagoya, Japan
No full textLidar observation of stratospheric aerosol increase after the El Chichon eruption: Nagoya, April to December 1982
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The Effects of the Volcanic Eruption of St. Helens on the Polarization Properties of Stratospheric Aerosols; Lidar Measurement at Nagoya
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