556 research outputs found
sj-pdf-1-sjs-10.1177_14574969211061953 – Supplemental material for Preoperative nutritional score predicts underlying liver status and surgical risk of hepatocellular carcinoma
No full textSupplemental material, sj-pdf-1-sjs-10.1177_14574969211061953 for Preoperative nutritional score predicts underlying liver status and surgical risk of hepatocellular carcinoma by Ryosuke Umino, Yuta Kobayashi, Miho Akabane, Kazutaka Kojima, Satoshi Okubo, Masaji Hashimoto and Junichi Shindoh in Scandinavian Journal of Surgery</p
sj-pdf-1-jcb-10.1177_0271678X231185658 - Supplemental material for Association between time-dependent changes in cerebrovascular autoregulation after cardiac arrest and outcomes: A prospective cohort study
No full textSupplemental material, sj-pdf-1-jcb-10.1177_0271678X231185658 for Association between time-dependent changes in cerebrovascular autoregulation after cardiac arrest and outcomes: A prospective cohort study by Jotaro Tachino, Yuta Nonomiya, Satsuki Taniuchi, Ayumi Shintani, Shunichiro Nakao, Ryosuke Takegawa, Tomoya Hirose, Tomohiko Sakai, Mitsuo Ohnishi, Takeshi Shimazu and Tadahiko Shiozaki in Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism</p
Exploring How Generative AI Painting Systems Can Enhance Social Connectedness Between Young Adults and Parents Living Apart
No full textThis study explores how generative AI (Gen AI) painting systems can enhance social connectedness between young adults and children who live apart. We designed a system that transforms personal sound recordings, emotional prompts, and photos into visual artworks, and investigated how different levels of parents’ related information involvement affect young adults’ connectedness with their parents. Through a within-subject pilot study with three participants, we compared three modes of AI-assisted visualization, ranging from different levels of human information involvement based on Gen AI support. Our findings suggest that greater personalization, particularly when incorporating emotionally meaningful photos, can elicit stronger feelings of connection. However, more involvement does not always produce stronger connectedness; effectiveness depends on perceived emotional intent and contextual relevance. We conclude with design implications for future human-AI co-creative systems that aim to foster social connectedness in long-distance families.</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
Accessibility and Empowerment Research Summit
No full textFollowing the successful workshops organized at ICEC 2024, this version aims to gather researchers in the fields of game accessibility and generative AI to explore gaps, opportunities, and challenges in advancing accessibility, inclusion, and empowerment through AI.</p
Exploring gender bias in LLM-generated hero and heroine narratives.
No full textNarrative structures such as the Hero’s Journey and Heroine’s Journey have long influenced how characters, themes, and roles are portrayed in storytelling. When used to guide narrative generation in systems powered by Large Language Models (LLMs), these structures may interact with model-internal biases, reinforcing traditional gender norms. This workshop examines how protagonist gender and narrative structure shape storytelling outcomes in LLM-based storytelling systems. Through hands-on experiments and guided analysis, participants will explore gender representation in LLM-generated stories, perform counterfactual modifications, and evaluate how narrative interpretations shift when character gender is altered. The workshop aims to foster interdisciplinary collaborations, inspire novel methodologies, and advance research on fair and inclusive AI-driven storytelling in games and interactive media
POT1a deficiency in mesenchymal niches perturbs B-lymphopoiesis
No full textAbstract Protection of telomeres 1a (POT1a) is a telomere binding protein. A decrease of POT1a is related to myeloid-skewed haematopoiesis with ageing, suggesting that protection of telomeres is essential to sustain multi-potency. Since mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are a constituent of the hematopoietic niche in bone marrow, their dysfunction is associated with haematopoietic failure. However, the importance of telomere protection in MSCs has yet to be elucidated. Here, we show that genetic deletion of POT1a in MSCs leads to intracellular accumulation of fatty acids and excessive ROS and DNA damage, resulting in impaired osteogenic-differentiation. Furthermore, MSC-specific POT1a deficient mice exhibited skeletal retardation due to reduction of IL-7 producing bone lining osteoblasts. Single-cell gene expression profiling of bone marrow from POT1a deficient mice revealed that B-lymphopoiesis was selectively impaired. These results demonstrate that bone marrow microenvironments composed of POT1a deficient MSCs fail to support B-lymphopoiesis, which may underpin age-related myeloid-bias in haematopoiesis
Formation of Titanium Sulfide from Titanium Oxycarbonitride by CS2 Gas
No full textPreviously this group reported that a good quality titanium metal powder can be produced from titanium sulfides by electrochemical OS process. In this study, the sulfurization procedure was examined to synthesize titanium sulfide from titanium oxycarbonitride by CS2 gas. The experiments were carried out in the temperature range of 1173 K to 1523 K (900 A degrees C to 1250 A degrees C) in a tube reactor with continuously flowing argon (Ar) as carrier gas of CS2. The formation of titanium sulfide phases from the commercial TiN, TiC, and TiO powders was studied as the initial step. Then, TiO0.02C0.13N0.85 coming from ilmenite was sulfurized to prepare single phase of titanium sulfide. The products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, and the morphology of the sulfides was rigorously investigated, and the sulfur, oxygen, and carbon contents in the products were analyzed. The process was remarkably dependent on the temperature and time. TiN and TiO0.02C0.13N0.85 powders could be fully converted to the single phase of Ti2.45S4 (Ti2+x S-4) at 1473 K (1200 A degrees C) in 3.6 ks. The maximum weight gain of TiN sample was similar to 55.3 pct indicating a full conversion of TiN to Ti2S3 phase. The carbon and oxygen contents in this sulfide prepared from the oxycarbonitride were about 1.8 wt pct C and 1.4 wt pct O, respectively. Therefore, the titanium sulfide could be a promising feedstock for the production of commercial grade titanium powder
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
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