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1. Sex differences in use of inhalants by elderly patients with asthma

Author

Hirose M, Kondo R, Ban N, Kuwabara K, Shiga M, and Horiguchi T

Subjects
asthma, elderly, gender, inhalation, therapy, Geriatrics, RC952-954.6
Abstract

Masahiro Hirose, Rieko Kondo, Naoaki Ban, Kazunobu Kuwabara, Mamoru Shiga, Takahiko Horiguchi Department of Respiratory Medicine II, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan Background: The number of elderly patients with asthma has been increasing in Japan. Treatment for these patients should be provided based on the condition of individual patients. This study was performed to clarify the relationship between inhalation procedure and sex difference in elderly patients with asthma.Methods: The inhalation procedure was examined in 155 elderly patients with asthma (male: n=66, average age ± standard deviation: 75.5±5.65 years old; female: n=89, average age ± standard deviation: 78.7±6.87 years old) during a medical examination.Results: For the three items that were common to all devices, the percentages of the 155 patients who could/could not perform the actions were examined by separate Fisher’s exact tests for males and females. A statistically significant difference (P=0.007) was observed for “breath holding”, and more females than males were not able to hold their breath. Although no significant difference was seen in the “accurate number of times of inhalation”, females tended to not be able to inhale accurately compared to males (P=0.072).Conclusion: Our results suggest that elderly female patients with asthma have less understanding of inhaled steroid therapy, compared to elderly male patients. Therefore, it is particularly important to confirm that the correct inhalation procedure is used by elderly female patients with asthma. Keywords: asthma, elderly, sex, inhalation, therapyA Letter to the Editor has been received and published for this article.

Published
2015

3. First application of superconducting transition-edge-sensor microcalorimeters to hadronic-atom x-ray spectroscopy

Author

Okada, S., Bennett, D. A., Curceanu, C., Doriese, W. B., Fowler, J. W., Gard, J., Gustafsson, F. P., Hashimoto, T., Hayano, R. S., Hirenzaki, S., Hays-Wehle, J. P., Hilton, G. C., Ikeno, N., Iliescu, M., Ishimoto, S., Itahashi, K., Iwasaki, M., Koike, T., Kuwabara, K., Ma, Y., Marton, J., Noda, H., O'Neil, G. C., Outa, H., Reintsema, C. D., Sato, M., Schmidt, D. R., Shi, H., Suzuki, K., Suzuki, T., Swetz, D. S., Tatsuno, H., Uhlig, J., Ullom, J. N., Widmann, E., Yamada, S., Yamagata-Sekihara, J., and Zmeskal, J.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear Experiment, Nuclear Theory, Physics - Atomic Physics
Abstract

High-resolution pionic-atom x-ray spectroscopy was performed with an x-ray spectrometer based on a 240-pixel array of superconducting transition-edge-sensor (TES) microcalorimeters at the piM1 beam line of the Paul Scherrer Institute. X-rays emitted by pionic carbon via the 4f->3d transition and the parallel 4d->3p transition were observed with a full-width-at-half-maximum energy resolution of 6.8 eV at 6.4 keV. Measured x-ray energies are consistent with calculated electromagnetic values which considered the strong-interaction effect assessed via the Seki-Masutani potential for the 3p energy level, and favor the electronic population of two filled 1s electrons in the K-shell. Absolute energy calibration with an uncertainty of 0.1 eV was demonstrated under a high-rate hadron beam condition of 1.45 MHz. This is the first application of a TES spectrometer to hadronic-atom x-ray spectroscopy and is an important milestone towards next-generation high-resolution kaonic-atom x-ray spectroscopy., Comment: 11 pages, 3 figures, submitted to PTEP

Published
2016

4. Absolute Energy Calibration of X-ray TESs with 0.04 eV Uncertainty at 6.4 keV in a Hadron-Beam Environment

Author

Tatsuno, H., Doriese, W. B., Bennett, D. A., Curceanu, C., Fowler, J. W., Gard, J., Gustafsson, F. P., Hashimoto, T., Hayano, R. S., Hays-Wehle, J. P., Hilton, G. C., Iliescu, M., Ishimoto, S., Itahashi, K., Iwasaki, M., Kuwabara, K., Ma, Y., Marton, J., Noda, H., O'Neil, G. C., Okada, S., Outa, H., Reintsema, C. D., Sato, M., Schmidt, D. R., Shi, H., Suzuki, K., Suzuki, T., Uhlig, J., Ullom, J. N., Widmann, E., Yamada, S., Zmeskal, J., and Swetz, D. S.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract

A performance evaluation of superconducting transition-edge sensors (TESs) in the environment of a pion beam line at a particle accelerator is presented. Averaged across the 209 functioning sensors in the array, the achieved energy resolution is 5.2 eV FWHM at Co $K_{\alpha}$ (6.9 keV) when the pion beam is off and 7.3 eV at a beam rate of 1.45 MHz. Absolute energy uncertainty of $\pm$0.04 eV is demonstrated for Fe $K_{\alpha}$ (6.4 keV) with in-situ energy calibration obtained from other nearby known x-ray lines. To achieve this small uncertainty, it is essential to consider the non-Gaussian energy response of the TESs and thermal cross-talk pile-up effects due to charged-particle hits in the silicon substrate of the TES array., Comment: Accepted for publication in J. Low Temperature Physics, special issue for the proceedings of the Low Temperature Detectors 16 conference

Published
2016
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5. Extra-large crystal emulsion detectors for future large-scale experiments

Author

Ariga, T., Ariga, A., Kuwabara, K., Morishima, K., Moto, M., Nishio, A., Scampoli, P., and Vladymyrov, M.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract

Photographic emulsion is a particle tracking device which features the best spatial resolution among particle detectors. For certain applications, for example muon radiography, large-scale detectors are required. Therefore, a huge surface has to be analyzed by means of automated optical microscopes. An improvement of the readout speed is then a crucial point to make these applications possible and the availability of a new type of photographic emulsions featuring crystals of larger size is a way to pursue this program. This would allow a lower magnification for the microscopes, a consequent larger field of view resulting in a faster data analysis. In this framework, we developed new kinds of emulsion detectors with a crystal size of 600-1000 nm, namely 3-5 times larger than conventional ones, allowing a 25 times faster data readout. The new photographic emulsions have shown a sufficient sensitivity and a good signal to noise ratio. The proposed development opens the way to future large-scale applications of the technology, e.g. 3D imaging of glacier bedrocks or future neutrino experiments., Comment: Version accepted for publication in JINST

Published
2015
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14. GLCCI1 variant accelerates pulmonary function decline in patients with asthma receiving inhaled corticosteroids

Author

Izuhara, Y., Matsumoto, H., Kanemitsu, Y., Izuhara, K., Tohda, Y., Horiguchi, T., Kita, H., Kuwabara, K., Tomii, K., Otsuka, K., Fujimura, M., Ohkura, N., Tomita, K., Yokoyama, A., Ohnishi, H., Nakano, Y., Oguma, T., Hozawa, S., Nagasaki, T., Ito, I., Inoue, H., Tajiri, T., Iwata, T., Ono, J., Ohta, S., Tamari, M., Hirota, T., Yokoyama, T., Niimi, A., and Mishima, M.

Published
2014
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21. The OPERA film: New nuclear emulsion for large-scale, high-precision experiments

Author

Nakamura, Taku, Ariga, A., Ban, T., Fukuda, Takako, Fukuda, Tutomu, Fujioka, T., Furukawa, T., Hamada, K., Hayashi, H., Hiramatsu, S., Hoshino, K., Kawada, J., Koike, N., Komatsu, M., Matsuoka, H., Miyamoto, S., Miyanishi, K., Miyanishi, M., Morishima, K., Nada, H., Naganawa, N., Nakano, T., Narita, K., Natsume, M., Niwa, K., Nonaka, N., Park, B.D., Sato, O., Takahashi, S., Toshito, T., Uetake, T., Nakamura, M., Kuwabara, K., Nishiyama, S., Nonoyama, Y., and Kodama, K.

Published
2006
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32. Lay theories of networking: how laypeople's beliefs about networks affect their attitudes and engagement toward instrumental networking

Author

Kuwabara, K, Hildebrand, C, and Zou, X

Subjects
Motivation, Attitudes
Abstract

Who builds effective networks remains an elusive question, particularly given mounting evidence that many people actually feel conflicted or ambivalent about the idea of instrumental networking. Here, we turn to an important piece of the puzzle that has been under-theorized: lay beliefs and attitudes that inhibit networking. Borrowing from the literature on implicit theories in motivational psychology, our theoretical model examines people's beliefs about three basic aspects of networking: the fixed versus malleable nature of social intelligence, social relations, and social capital. We explain how each lay belief affects people's attitudes toward both the utility and morality of networking, with consequences for their engagement in different forms of networking (i.e. searching for new ties, maintaining existing ties, and leveraging social capital). We also consider their downstream effects for the size, diversity, and cohesiveness of networks people build. Overall, by examining the role of domain-specific beliefs and attitudes that undermine people's motivation to network, our model departs from existing views of networking based on rationality, personality, and perception to shed new light on the motivational psychology of networking

Published
2018

36. 192Early effect of transcatheter aortic valve implantation on cardiac sympathetic nervous function assessed by 123i-metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy in patients with severe aortic stenosis

Author

Kadoya, Y, primary, Zen, K, additional, Tamaki, N, additional, Ito, N, additional, Kuwabara, K, additional, Yamano, M, additional, Yamano, T, additional, Nakamura, T, additional, Sakai, O, additional, Oka, K, additional, Yaku, H, additional, and Matoba, S, additional

Published
2019
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41. Extra-large crystal emulsion detectors for future large-scale experiments

Author

Ariga, T., Ariga, A., Kuwabara, K., Morishima, K., Moto, M., Nishio, A., Scampoli, P., Vladymyrov, M., Ariga, T, Ariga, A., Kuwabara, K., Morishima, K., Moto, M., Nishio, A., Scampoli, Paola, and Vladymyrov, M.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, FOS: Physical sciences, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), Solid state detector, Instrumentation, Mathematical Physics, Particle tracking detector
Abstract

Photographic emulsion is a particle tracking device which features the best spatial resolution among particle detectors. For certain applications, for example muon radiography, large-scale detectors are required. Therefore, a huge surface has to be analyzed by means of automated optical microscopes. An improvement of the readout speed is then a crucial point to make these applications possible and the availability of a new type of photographic emulsions featuring crystals of larger size is a way to pursue this program. This would allow a lower magnification for the microscopes, a consequent larger field of view resulting in a faster data analysis. In this framework, we developed new kinds of emulsion detectors with a crystal size of 600-1000 nm, namely 3-5 times larger than conventional ones, allowing a 25 times faster data readout. The new photographic emulsions have shown a sufficient sensitivity and a good signal to noise ratio. The proposed development opens the way to future large-scale applications of the technology, e.g. 3D imaging of glacier bedrocks or future neutrino experiments., Comment: Version accepted for publication in JINST

Published
2016

47. Formation of MnSb during the growth of MnSi layers in the presence of an Sb flux.

Author

Matsuda, K., Takano, Y., Kuwabara, K., Tatsuoka, H., Kuwabara, H., Suzuki, Y., Fukuda, Y., Hashimoto, S., Yan, Y., and Pennycook, S. J.

Subjects
FLUX (Metallurgy), CRYSTALLINE interfaces, SILICIDES
Abstract

Structural and compositional analyses of a MnSi layer have been performed to elucidate the growth mechanism. The MnSi layer was grown by reactive deposition epitaxy in the presence of an Sb flux. The existence of Sb was found at the MnSi/Si interface and on the surface of MnSi layer by secondary ion mass spectrometry. In addition, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurement shows that MnSb is formed on the surface of the grown MnSi layer. On the atomic scale, scanning transmission electron microscopy observations reveal the existence of an Sb–Mn–Sb structure at the interface between the MnSi layer and the Si substrate. The formation of the MnSb plays an important role for the improvement of crystalline quality of the silicide layer, acting both as a surfactant and as a compliant substrate for stress relief. © 2002 American Institute of Physics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2002
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50. School-based stroke education using a manga for elementary schoolchildren aiming at spreading awareness of stroke: A meta-analysis

Author

Hino, T., primary, Yokota, C., additional, Nishimura, K., additional, Nakai, M., additional, Arimizu, T., additional, Tomari, S., additional, Wada, S., additional, Kato, S., additional, Kuwabara, K., additional, Takekawa, H., additional, Okamura, T., additional, Ohnishi, H., additional, Toyoda, K., additional, and Minematsu, K., additional

Published
2017
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