Joakim Aalstad Alslie, Aril Bernhard Ovesen, Tor-Arne S. Nordmo, Håvard D. Johansen, Pål Halvorsen, Michael A. Riegler, Dag Johansen,
... distributed Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications on the edge. Áika provides engineers and researchers with several building blocks in the form of Agents, which enable the expression of computation pipelines and distributed applications with robustness and privacy guarantees. Agents are continuously monitored by dedicated monitoring nodes, and provide applications with a distributed checkpointing and replication scheme. Áika is designed for monitoring and surveillance in privacy- ...
Tópico(s): Age of Information Optimization
2022 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Big Data and Cognitive Computing
... is Swedish’ in 2013.163 Ihalainen, and others, ‘Aika kielipolitiikassa’.Additional informationNotes on contributorsPasi IhalainenPasi Ihalainen is a professor of comparative European history at the Department of History and Ethnology, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. He has published widely on parliamentary history since the 18th century, mostly applying comparative perspectives. He is the author of Agents of the People: Democracy and Popular Sovereignty in ...
Tópico(s): Electoral Systems and Political Participation
2014 - Routledge | Scandinavian Journal of History
Aika Takeshima, Mio Shimogaki, Taichi Kano, Keiji Maruoka,
Ketone-based brominating agents (KBA), ortho-substituted 2,2,2-tribromoacetophenones, have been developed, and the highly enantioselective and practical α-bromination of aldehydes with KBA was achieved. The reaction could be performed in the presence of only 0.1–1 mol % of catalyst without using a halogenated solvent at 0 °C and was found to be scalable.
Tópico(s): Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
2020 - American Chemical Society | ACS Catalysis
Ioan Balint, Akane Miyazaki, Ken‐ichi Aika,
... well as on the nature of the oxidizing agent (i.e., O2 and NO). The formation of ...
Tópico(s): Catalysts for Methane Reforming
2003 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Catalysis
Ioan Balint, Akane Miyazaki, Ken‐ichi Aika,
... H2 in the presence of a structure-directing agent (polymer of N-isopropylacrylamide). The Pt nanocrystals, having ...
Tópico(s): Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
2002 - Elsevier BV | Applied Catalysis B Environment and Energy
... Crisis, see e.g. Jakobson, Pelon ja toivon aika, 313–14; Kallenautio, Suomi kylmän rauhan maailmassa, 139– ...
Tópico(s): European history and politics
2011 - Routledge | Scandinavian Journal of History
Azusa Takahashi, Yukako Okazaki, Aika Nakamoto, Sanae Watanabe, Hirohide Sakaguchi, Yukari Tagashira, Atsuko Kagii, Shunji Nakagawara, Ohki Higuchi, Takashi Suzuki, Hideyuki Chiji,
Haskap (Lonicera caerulea L.) fruit contains some bioactive phenolic phytochemicals, mainly cyanidin-3-glucoside (cy3-glc) and chlorogenic acid. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of anthocyanin-rich phenolic phytochemical (containing 13.2% anthocyanin) purified from a Haskap fruit (named Haskap phytochemical) on postprandial serum triglyceride and blood glucose levels. The Haskap phytochemical (containing cy 3-glc at 300 mg/kg of body weight) was administered orally to rats fasted ...
Tópico(s): Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
2014 - Japan Oil Chemists' Society | Journal of Oleo Science
Tiina Äikäs, Anna‐Kaisa Salmi,
Abstract Abstract The changes in the Sámi ethnic religion practised by the indigenous people in northern Fennoscandia have often been described in terms of Christianization brought by Lutheran missions. The changes were, however, more long term and multifaceted. Archaeological excavations conducted at Sámi offering places have shown that the ethnic religion was never static, but the offering practices changed with time and in connection with changes in livelihood and society. In addition, syncretistic ...
Tópico(s): Indigenous Studies and Ecology
2013 - Routledge | World Archaeology
Ewa Pacholewicz, Sri Aika Sura Barus, Arno Swart, Arie H. Havelaar, Len J.A. Lipman, Pieternel A. Luning,
Campylobacter remains the most commonly reported zoonotic agent worldwide. Reducing the concentration of Campylobacter on chicken meat is seen as the most efficient strategy to diminish the number of human campylobacteriosis cases. Analysis of risk factors related to characteristics of broiler batches and processing conditions could, however, not fully explain differences in impact of processing on contamination levels between slaughterhouses. Our study aimed at investigating whether compliance ...
Tópico(s): Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
2016 - Elsevier BV | Food Control
Toshiki Shiga, Hiromitsu Mori, Keiichi Uemura, Ryota Moriuchi, Hideo Dohra, Aika Yamawaki-Ogata, Yuji Narita, Akihiro Saito, Yohei Kotsuchibashi,
Poly([2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl]trimethyl ammonium chloride) (METAC) and the gels were prepared and evaluated for their bactericidal and fungicidal activities. The antimicrobial properties of poly(METAC) were tested against Escherichia coli (E. coli), Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis), Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Sa. cerevisiae), methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa), and Candida albicans (C. albicans). ...
Tópico(s): biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
2018 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Polymers
Koji Inazu, Mai Kitahara, Ken‐ichi Aika,
Abstract Supported metal catalysts for wet decomposition of ammonium nitrate were investigated in order to develop the catalysts, which can convert both ammonium ion and nitrate ion selectively to N 2 and H 2 O under mild conditions, and to investigate the possible reaction pathways for simultaneous decomposition of ammonium and nitrate. Pt/active carbon (AC) catalysts were revealed to be the most active among the catalysts examined in this study. Effects of the reaction conditions such as metal ...
Tópico(s): Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
2004 - Elsevier BV | Catalysis Today
Tsukasa Ohno, Hiroto Suenaga, Aika Yamawaki-Ogata, Kei Kanie, Ryuji Kato, Koichiro Uto, Mitsuhiro Ebara, Hideki Ito, Yuji Narita, Akihiko Usui, Masato Mutsuga,
The use of bone wax (BW) is controversial for sternal haemostasis because it increases the risk of wound infection and inhibits bone healing. We developed new waxy bone haemostatic agents made from biodegradable polymers containing peptides and evaluated them using rabbit models.We designed 2 types of waxy bone haemostatic agents: peptide wax (PW) and non-peptide wax (NPW), which used poly(ε-caprolactone)-based biodegradable polymers with or without an osteogenesis-enhancing peptide, respectively. ...
Tópico(s): Hemostasis and retained surgical items
2023 - Oxford University Press | Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
Seiichi Ohyama, Kyu Eun Lee, Ken‐ichi Aika,
Carbon monoxide (CO) hydrogenation in the liquid medium was carried out at 373 K and 423 K with an initial pressure of 5 MPa using a catalyst composed of a metal carbonyl and potassium methoxide. Among the metal carbonyls tested, nickel tetracarbonyl showed a peculiarly high production of methanol, and its performance largely depended on the amount of alkoxide. The role of alkoxide in the reaction was discussed.
Tópico(s): Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
1999 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical
Yu Okubo, Hiroaki Uchida, Aika Wakata, Takuma Suzuki, Tomoko Shibata, Hitomi Ikeda, Miki Yamaguchi, Justus B. Cohen, Joseph C. Glorioso, Mitsuo Tagaya, Hirofumi Hamada, Hideaki Tahara,
Membrane fusion, which is the key process for both initial cell entry and subsequent lateral spread of herpes simplex virus (HSV), requires the four envelope glycoproteins gB, gD, gH, and gL. Syncytial mutations, predominantly mapped to the gB and gK genes, confer hyperfusogenicity on HSV and cause multinucleated giant cells, termed syncytia. Here we asked whether interaction of gD with a cognate entry receptor remains indispensable for initiating membrane fusion of syncytial strains. To address ...
Tópico(s): Animal Virus Infections Studies
2016 - American Society for Microbiology | Journal of Virology
Takayuki Katagiri, Aika Hosokawa, Masashi Maita, Makiko Hirai, Shusaku Takagi, Makoto Endo,
In many yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata farms in the vicinity of Uwajima city, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, a new disease has caused heavy mortalities of yearlings, mainly in summer and autumn. Symptoms included anorexia, lethargy with occasional bursts of swimming and redness in the central nervous system. In a histological survey, the most noticeable sign was severe encephalomyelitis. It is suspected that densely packed parasite-like cells (about 4 μm in diameter) in the spinal cords are the causative ...
Tópico(s): Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
2007 - Japanese Society of Fish Pathology | Fish Pathology
Kouichi Sugaya, Takehito Terajima, Aika Takahashi, Jun‐ichi Onose, Naoki Abe,
Bisorbicillinol, which is isolated from Trichoderma sp. USF2690, is an inhibitor of β-hexosaminidase release and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and Interleukin (IL)-4 secretion from rat basophilic leukemia (RBL-2H3) cells, with IC50 values of 2.8 μM, 2.9 μM and 2.8 μM respectively. We showed that the inhibitory mechanism of β-hexosaminidase release and TNF-α secretion involved inhibition of Lyn, a tyrosine kinase. The inhibitory activities of bisorbicillinol indicate that this compound is a new candidate ...
Tópico(s): Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
2019 - Elsevier BV | Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Aika Tsujinaka, Yasuyuki Takai, Yoshitsugu Inoue, Masaki Tanito,
Brimonidine tartrate (BT), an α2 adrenergic receptor agonistic ocular hypotensive agent, is associated with ocular side-effects including conjunctival injection, allergic conjunctivitis and blepharitis (Manni et al. 2004; Kaneko et al. 2012); however, corneal side-effects are uncommon (Shah et al. 2015). We report a case of bilateral corneal opacity possibly associated with BT use. A 74-year-old man with bilateral primary open-angle glaucoma was referred to us because of insufficient intraocular pressure ( ...
Tópico(s): Ocular Infections and Treatments
2019 - Wiley | Acta Ophthalmologica
Aika Matsushima, Shinsuke Mizuno, Shogo Minamikawa, Yasuo Nakagishi, Masashi Kasai,
... and identify microbial infections using the appropriate specimens. Aika Matsushima and Shinsuke Mizuno conceptualized the study; collected, ...
Tópico(s): Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
2024 - Wiley | Pediatric Pulmonology
K. Uchida, Takeshi Tateda, Hirofumi Hino, Osamu Ookawa,
To the Editor: A foreign substance exhibiting the properties of a viscous liquid was observed in the delivery tube and common outlet of five anesthesia machines used in our institution. The machines consisted of three models: the Custom50®, Popular77®, and Safer100®; all were manufactured by the same company (Aika, Inc., Chiba, Japan). In view of its properties, the foreign substance was suspected of having its origin in the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) tubing in the anesthesia machines. To test this ...
Tópico(s): Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research
2003 - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | Anesthesia & Analgesia
Miho Yamasaki, Yusa Fukuda, Aika Tanimoto, Miko Narahara, Yumi Kawaguchi, Hiromi Ushiroda, Saburo Fukuda, Teruo Murakami, Yorinobu Maeda,
Hepatectomy is a highly invasive procedure with a high probability of postoperative delirium. Treatment with antiulcer drugs is indispensable after hepatectomy for anastomotic ulcer management. The clinical pathway for hepatectomy was reviewed and the antiulcer drug used was switched from famotidine, a H2-receptor antagonist, to omeprazole, a proton pump inhibitor, owing to the pharmacist's intervention.Hepatectomized recipients over 65 years of age, except in the cases of laparoscopic surgery and ...
Tópico(s): Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
2019 - BioMed Central | Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences
Nobuo Suzuki, Kazuki Watanabe, Aika Sekimoto, Makoto Urata, Mohamed I. Zanaty, Toshio Sekiguchi, Yoichiro Kitani, Hajime Matsubara, Ajai K. Srivastav, Atsuhiko Hattori,
For determining the effect of environmental pollutants on fish bone metabolism, we have developed an in vitro bioassay system using teleost scales that has osteoclasts, osteoblasts and bone matrix as markers: alkaline phosphatase (ALP) for osteoblasts and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) for osteoclasts. Using this bioassay, the influence of gadolinium (Gd) on osteoclasts and osteoblasts of goldfish scales was examined in the present study. Gd sensitively inhibited TRAP activity. Even Gd ...
Tópico(s): Bone health and osteoporosis research
2019 - | American Journal of Environmental Sciences
Hirobumi Okawa, Aika Yamawaki-Ogata, Yuji Narita, Hisaaki Munakata, Ryotaro Hashizume, Akihiko Usui,
Abstract Objective The pathogenesis of aortic aneurysm (AA) is characterized by the chronic inflammation of the aortic wall with the accumulation of macrophages and the degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM) including elastin. Colchicine (COL) is an alkaloid derived from the plant Lily family Colchicum autumnale, and it is known for anti-inflammatory effects. Plant extracts containing COL have been used in the treatment of gout from ancient period. Currently, pseudogout, familial Mediterranean ...
Tópico(s): Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
2019 - Oxford University Press | European Heart Journal
Yaqing Liu, Hiroshi Katoh, Tsuyoshi Sekizuka, Chaewon Bae, Aika Wakata, Fumihiro Kato, Masafumi Sakata, Toshiyuki Yamaji, Zhiyu Wang, Makoto Takeda,
Mumps virus (MuV) is the etiological agent of mumps, a disease characterized by painful swelling of the parotid glands and often accompanied by severe complications. To understand the molecular mechanism of MuV infection, a functional analysis of the involved host factors is required. However, little is known about the host factors involved in MuV infection, especially those involved in the late stage of infection. Here, we identified 638 host proteins that have close proximity to MuV glycoproteins, ...
Tópico(s): Virus-based gene therapy research
2022 - Public Library of Science | PLoS Pathogens
Isabel Naomi Aika, Ehijie Enato,
Antibiogram development and use is a core element of antimicrobial stewardship practice, such data is scarce in healthcare settings in developing countries. The study aims to determine the epidemiology of clinical isolates and their antibiograms in secondary healthcare (SHC) and primary healthcare (PHC) facilities in Benin City, Nigeria. This was a retrospective study in three laboratories in SHC and PHC facilities. Microbial culture and susceptibility report over the past 4 years was collated. Ethical ...
Tópico(s): Urinary Tract Infections Management
2022 - Public Library of Science | PLOS Global Public Health
Yohei Kawai, Yuji Narita, Aika Ogata, Akihiko Usui, Kimihiro Komori,
Introduction - The pathogenesis of aortic aneurysm (AA) is characterized by destruction of extracellular matrix with chronic inflammation in aortic wall. The current available treatment of AA is either open surgical repair or endovascular repair, but there are still some surgical disadvantages and complications, and also surgically inapplicable cases for various condition of the patient. Therefore, it is necessary to develop alternative noninvasive therapy for AA. Recently, leukotriene D4 (LTD4), which ...
Tópico(s): IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
2019 - Elsevier BV | European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Yuki Oe, Hiroshi Nomoto, Kyu Yong Cho, Kei Yokozeki, Tsubasa Ono, Aika Miya, Hiraku Kameda, Akinobu Nakamura, Yoshiaki Arimura, Tatsuya Atsumi,
Abstract Background Oral semaglutide in older subjects with type 2 diabetes was as effective as in younger subjects, according to phase 3 clinical trials. However, its efficacy can be limited in very aged population, due to the presence of impaired cognitive function and the complex instructions for its use. Here, we investigated its efficacy and safety by further age bracket in older subjects in real-world. Methods We retrospectively studied subjects > 65 years of age with type 2 diabetes who started ...
Tópico(s): Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients
2024 - BioMed Central | BMC Endocrine Disorders
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Jakeline Godinho Fonseca, Aika Ribeiro Kubo, Juliana Melo do Prado, Amanda Lohanny Sousa Campos, Pollyanna Neta de Brito, Nayara Rodrigues Gomes de Oliveira,
The SARS-CoV-2 virus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) became known worldwide as the cause of the disease COVID-19. COVID-19 can compromise the central nervous system, causing neurological disorders such as Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). GBS is triggered by viral and bacterial agents, defined as polyradiculoneuropathy of acute/subacute onset, with sensory manifestations, muscle weakness, temporary quadriparesis and even severe respiratory failure with respiratory and diaphragmatic ...
Tópico(s): Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
2024 - Elsevier BV | Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy
Yae Hidaka, Aika Kuriyama, Anri Nishinaka, Kei Takahashi, Seigo Nakaya, Takeshi Kubota, Shinsuke Nakamura, Masamitsu Shimazawa, Hideaki Hara,
Macular edema is a sight-threatening symptom in patients with retinal vein occlusion (RVO) and diabetic retinopathy. It is treated by the intravitreal injection of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents, but this has a physical burden on patients. Thus, it is important to develop a treatment that can be administered orally. The probiotic Lactobacillus pentosus TJ515 can reduce inflammation by regulating host immunity via its induction of interleukin-10 (IL-10). However, its action on inflammatory ...
Tópico(s): Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
2023 - Pharmaceutical Society of Japan | BPB Reports
Aika Shibata, Fumio Takahashi, Nobutaka Imamura, Masahiro Kasahara,
SUMMARY Paramecium bursaria has hundreds of chlorella in the cell. These symbiotic chlorella cells supply maltose, a photosynthetic product, to the host. Only symbiotic chlorella retains the ability to release maltose to the extracellular space, whereas free‐living chlorella does not. To provide the host with maltose, a maltose transporter localized on the symbiotic chlorella plasma membrane is required. However, the molecular identity of the maltose transporter and its properties are unknown. To ...
Tópico(s): Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
2021 - Wiley | Phycological Research