287 research outputs found
sj-docx-1-car-10.1177_19476035211059597 – Supplemental material for Quantification of Cartilage Surface Degeneration by Curvature Analysis Using 3D Scanning in a Rabbit Model
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-car-10.1177_19476035211059597 for Quantification of Cartilage Surface Degeneration by Curvature Analysis Using 3D Scanning in a Rabbit Model by Dawei Liang, Tomohiro Onodera, Masanari Hamasaki, Ryosuke Hishimura, Kentaro Homan, Liang Xu, Yuan Tian, Satoshi Kanai and Norimasa Iwasaki in CARTILAGE</p
From the 'Rescue of the Nation State' to the Emergence of European Spaces. EUIJ-Kansai Workshop on "New Research Horizons of the History of European Integration", May 10, 2008, Toyonaka (Osaka)
No full textThe aim of this paper is to make some contribution to the discussion on the future direction of the historical research on the European integration processes. What I intend to do here is, broadly, to link the contemporary European studies to the Historical studies, and concretely, to emphasise the transnational dimension of European integration. This exercise should be read as presenting my "wish list" to the Integration Historians
Elucidation of the association between additional distal femoral resection and extension angle improvement following the actual surgical steps with the Robot-TKA system
No full textBackground: This study investigates the association between additional distal femoral resection and improved flexion contracture in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with a robot-assisted system. Flexion contracture is a common issue in patients with knee osteoarthritis, which causes postoperative complications and functional limitations. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of additional bone resection in flexion contracture correction and knee extension angle improvement after the actual surgical steps. Methods: The study included 11 patients who underwent posterior-stabilized (PS)-type TKA with a robot-assisted system. The surgical technique consisted of precise bone resection and range of motion evaluation using a navigation system. A precut technique was used to facilitate posterior access and remove osteophytes that cause the contracture. The amount of additional distal femoral resection was determined based on the thickness of the insert trial required for achieving full extension. Results: The flexion contracture correction angle and the amount of additional distal femoral resection demonstrated a linear relationship. An average of 2.0 degrees with the standard error (SE) of 0.6 degrees improvement in flexion contracture was observed per 1.0 mm of additional bone resection. The postoperative evaluation demonstrated a significant improvement in knee extension angle, thereby reducing the contracture degree. Conclusion: This study was the first to perform the additional distal femoral resection on the living knee, which closely replicates the actual surgical steps. The current study revealed that an additional 1.0 mm of distal femoral resection in PS-type TKA improves knee extension angle by 2.0 degrees (SE 0.6 degrees) within an additional resection range of 1.0 mm to 3.3 mm. O 2024 Elsevier B.V. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies
SimpleBounce: A simple package for the false vacuum decay
No full textWe present SimpleBounce, a C++ package for finding the bounce solution for the false vacuum decay. This package is based on a flow equation which is proposed by the author R. Sato (2020) and solves Coleman–Glaser–Martin’s reduced problem (S. R. Coleman et al. 1978): the minimization problem of the kinetic energy while fixing the potential energy. The bounce configuration is obtained by a scale transformation of the solution of this problem. For models with 1–8 scalar field(s), the bounce action can be calculated with O(0.1) % accuracy in O(0.1) s. This package is available at http://github.com/rsato64/SimpleBounce
APPLICATION OF A MARKOV PROCESS TO A MECHANICAL MODEL OF GRANULAR MATERIALS (2)
No full textIn the previous paper the author proposed a mechanical model of particulate materials as aMarkov process and explained the concepts of the potential barrier and the potential slip planewhich are introduced in the proposed model. Furthermore, the strain of particulate materialswas defined by using the change of contact angles at the contact points of particles and the dis-continuous motion of particles.In this paper the results of shearing tests obtained by the modified triaxial apparatus whichis designed and constructed, and can generate three different principal stresses are presented.The results of numerical experiments which are carried out by using the proposed model arealso presented. From both results it is shown that the proposed model can versatilely follow themechanical behaviours of particulate materials such as sands with complicated stress paths include-ing the stress reverse and repeated loading.In the previous paper the author proposed a mechanical model of particulate materials as aMarkov process and explained the concepts of the potential barrier and the potential slip planewhich are introduced in the proposed model. Furthermore, the strain of particulate materialswas defined by using the change of contact angles at the contact points of particles and the dis-continuous motion of particles.In this paper the results of shearing tests obtained by the modified triaxial apparatus whichis designed and constructed, and can generate three different principal stresses are presented.The results of numerical experiments which are carried out by using the proposed model arealso presented. From both results it is shown that the proposed model can versatilely follow themechanical behaviours of particulate materials such as sands with complicated stress paths include-ing the stress reverse and repeated loading
Rescue of Metabolic Alterations in AR113Q Skeletal Muscle by Peripheral Androgen Receptor Gene Silencing
No full textSummarySpinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA), a progressive degenerative disorder, is caused by a CAG/glutamine expansion in the androgen receptor (polyQ AR). Recent studies demonstrate that skeletal muscle is an important site of toxicity that contributes to the SBMA phenotype. Here, we sought to identify critical pathways altered in muscle that underlie disease manifestations in AR113Q mice. This led to the unanticipated identification of gene expression changes affecting regulators of carbohydrate metabolism, similar to those triggered by denervation. AR113Q muscle exhibits diminished glycolysis, altered mitochondria, and an impaired response to exercise. Strikingly, the expression of genes regulating muscle energy metabolism is rescued following peripheral polyQ AR gene silencing by antisense oligonucleotides (ASO), a therapeutic strategy that alleviates disease. Our data establish the occurrence of a metabolic imbalance in SBMA muscle triggered by peripheral expression of the polyQ AR and indicate that alterations in energy utilization contribute to non-neuronal disease manifestations
Double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using autologous hamstring tendon hybrid grafts in a patient with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome : A case report
No full textBackground: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a connective tissue disorder characterized by skin hyperextensibility, joint hypermobility, and tissue friability. Hypermobile type Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) is considered one of the EDS subtypes characterized by generalized joint hypermobility. Although there have been a few case reports which described surgical considerations for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions in patients with other types of EDS, no reports have described those in patients with hEDS. Case presentation: We report a case of ACL injury in an 18-year-old male patient with hEDS. The patient was successfully treated with an anatomic double-bundle ACL reconstruction using autologous hamstring tendon hybrid grafts which consist of hamstring tendons connected in a series with commercially available polyester tape. The autogenous tendon portion of the anteromedial and posterolateral bundles were composed of 4 and 2 strands of hamstring tendons, respectively. After 2 weeks of knee joint immobilization, continuous passive motion exercise of the knee joint and partial weight-bearing was allowed. A hinged knee brace was used for a period of 5 months postoperatively. Second-look arthroscopy at 30 months showed that the ACL graft had no laceration and an excellent coverage of the synovium. At 36 months after surgery, the side-to-side differences in the anterior laxity was remarkably improved. The operated knee showed negative Lachman test and had a full range of motion. Conclusions: To the best of our knowledge, this represents the first report of anatomic double-bundle ACL reconstruction in patients with hEDS and demonstrates excellent clinical and functional outcomes. (C) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved
Multiplicative Characters and Gaussian Fluctuation Limits
No full textIt is known that extreme characters of several inductive limits of compact groups exhibit multiplicativity in a certain sense. In the paper, we formulate such multiplicativity for inductive limit quantum groups and provide explicit examples of multiplicative characters in the case of quantum unitary groups. Furthermore, we show a Gaussian fluctuation limit theorem using this concept of multiplicativity.The author gratefully acknowledges comments from Professor Makoto Katori at the early stage of this work. The author is grateful to Professor Yoshimichi Ueda for the useful discussion and his comments on the draft of this paper. Finally, the author gratefully thanks the referees for their kind reading and comments. This work was supported by JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists PD (KAKENHI Grand Number 22J00573)
Dataset: An empirical study on self-admitted technical debt in modern code review
No full textThis data was used in the IST paper "An Empirical Study on Self-Admitted Technical Debt in Modern Code Review". The program to use this data is published in GitHub (https://github.com/Yutaro-Kashiwa/ReviewSATD_RP)
When you use this data in your research, please cite the following papers:
```
@article{Kashiwa:IST:2022:SATD_Review,
author = {Yutaro Kashiwa and
Ryoma Nishikawa and
Yasutaka Kamei and
Masanari Kondo and
Emad Shihab and
Ryosuke Sato and
Naoyasu Ubayashi},
title = {An empirical study on self-admitted technical debt in modern code
review},
journal = {Information and Software Technology},
volume = {146},
pages = {106855},
year = {2022},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infsof.2022.106855},
doi = {10.1016/j.infsof.2022.106855}
}
``
Anharmonic vibrational computations with a quartic force field for curvilinear coordinates
No full textThe direct vibrational self-consistent field (VSCF) method, which combines anharmonic vibrational theory with electronic structure calculations, is a sophisticated theoretical approach to calculate the vibrational spectra of molecules from first principles. Combining the VSCF approach with the quartic force field (QFF) is a good alternative to direct VSCF, with a lower computational cost. QFF is a 4th-order Taylor expansion of the potential energy surface near an equilibrium geometry. In this study, a new strategy is proposed to derive the QFF in terms of normal coordinates; the QFF coefficients are determined through numerical differentiations of the energy by representing the normal coordinates in internal rather than Cartesian coordinates. The VSCF/QFF-internal method was implemented in the General Atomic and Molecular Electronic Structure System electronic structure program and applied to the evaluations of the fundamental vibrational frequencies of HNO2, HNO3, H2O dimer, and H2O trimer, using Møller-Plesset second order perturbation theory and the aug-cc-pVDZ and aug-cc-pVTZ basis sets. The results are much improved, especially for the intermolecular vibrational modes, compared with the Cartesian coordinate representation of the normal coordinates in the VSCF/QFF approach.This article is published as Harabuchi, Yu, Ryosuke Tani, Nuwan De Silva, Bosiljka Njegic, Mark S. Gordon, and Tetsuya Taketsugu. "Anharmonic vibrational computations with a quartic force field for curvilinear coordinates." The Journal of Chemical Physics 151, no. 6 (2019): 064104. DOI: 10.1063/1.5096167. Copyright 2019 Author(s). Posted with permission
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