The films of Japanese director Kurosawa Kiyoshi in the late 1990s and early 2000s capture the malaise of the 'lost decade' (ushinawareta jû-nen) of the 1990s, a ... Charisma (Karisuma 1999 Karisuma, 1999. DVD. Directed by Kurosawa Kiyoshi. Nikkatsu Studio. [Google Scholar]), Pulse (Kairô 2001 Kairo, 2001. DVD. Directed by Kurosawa Kiyoshi. Tokyo: Daiei Studio. [Google Scholar]), and other cinematic works in light of their narrative references to radicalism, this article will flesh out the layered process through which Kurosawa's films engage the past while coping with ...
Tópico(s): Asian Culture and Media Studies
2015 - Routledge | Japan Forum
... 9279-6Marc Yamada The post-Aum films of Kurosawa Kiyoshi, Japan Forum 27, no.44 (Aug 2015): 476– ...
Tópico(s): Chinese history and philosophy
2007 - University of Chicago Press | History of Religions
A striking feature of Kurosawa Kiyoshi's film Retribution (Sakebi, 2007) is the extent to which it is haunted by tropes and images from preceding films in his own body of work, perhaps the most noteworthy of which is its repetition of the apocalyptic finale of Pulse (Kairo, 2001). In this respect, Kurosawa's film could very well be aligned with the broader phenomenon of proliferating apocalyptic fantasies that are symptomatic of a failure ...
Tópico(s): Cinema and Media Studies
2014 - Duke University Press | positions asia critique
Tolga Sursal, Deborah J. Stearns-Kurosawa, Kiyoshi Itagaki, Sun‐Young Oh, Shiqin Sun, Shinichiro Kurosawa, Carl J. Hauser,
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is a fundamental host response common to bacterial infection and sterile tissue injury. Systemic inflammatory response syndrome can cause organ dysfunction and death, but its mechanisms are incompletely understood. Moreover, SIRS can progress to organ failure or death despite being sterile or after control of the inciting infection. Biomarkers discriminating between sepsis, sterile SIRS, and postinfective SIRS would therefore help direct care. Circulating ...
Tópico(s): Immune Response and Inflammation
2012 - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | Shock
Kenji Kurosawa, Kiyoshi Imaizumi, Mitsuo Masuno, Yoshikazu Kuroki,
Abstract Limb‐body wall complex is a malformation of body and limbs with craniofacial defects. We describe here the epidemiology of this complex using the population‐based registry data in the Kanagawa Birth Defects Monitoring Program during the period 1982–1991. Eleven infants (11/428,599 births) with the complex were ascertained in the study. The incidence and spectrum of the defects observed in our cases were similar to those of other studies. The parental ages in the study group were not significantly ...
Tópico(s): Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
1994 - Wiley | American Journal of Medical Genetics
Hiroki Kurosawa, Kiyoshi Ito, Hitoshi Nikura, Tadao Takano, Satoru Nagase, Hiroki Utsunomiya, Takeo Otsuki, Masafumi Toyoshima, Tomoyuki Nagai, S. Tanaka, Mika Watanabe, Nobuo Yaegashi,
Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most prevalent gynecologic malignancy in Japan. Atypical endometrial hyperplasia (AEH) is viewed as the premalignant lesion of EC, however it is often difficult to distinguish EC from AEH. The rate of concurrent EC in women diagnosed preoperatively with AEH based on endometrial biopsy was reported as 17-52%. Although hysteroscopic inspection and total curettage are considered as useful methods to make diagnosis of endometrial lesions, there is no report using this combined ...
Tópico(s): Uterine Myomas and Treatments
2012 - Tohoku University | The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
Ichiko Misumi, Satoshi Gonda, Tomizo Kurosawa, Kiyoshi Takamasu,
Precision measurements of 240 nm-pitch one-dimensional grating standards were carried out using an atomic force microscope (AFM) with a high-resolution three-axis laser interferometer (nanometrological AFM). Laser sources of the three-axis laser interferometer in the nanometrological AFM were calibrated with an I2-stabilized He–Ne laser at a wavelength of 633 nm. The results of the precision measurements using the nanometrological AFM have direct traceability to the length standard. The uncertainty ...
Tópico(s): Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements
2003 - IOP Publishing | Measurement Science and Technology
Keisuke Tanaka, Y. Kurosawa, Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Takao Oishi,
Summary The erythrocyte esterase‐D (Es‐D) of four European‐American pig breeds, two Taiwan native pigs (Taoyuan and Short ear breeds), Philippine native pig and wild boar populations (Sus scrofa riukiuanus) in Japan was investigated by using starch gel electrophoresis. Analysis of parentage records of the pigs revealed that the phenotypic variation of erythrocyte esterase‐D was controlled by two codomi‐nant alleles Es‐D A and Es‐D B . The allele Es‐D b was mostly found in three European ‐American pig ...
Tópico(s): Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
1980 - | Animal Blood Groups and Biochemical Genetics
Hideo Kurosawa, Kiyoshi Yasuda, Rokuro Okawara,
Abstract Several dimethylthallium derivatives were studied by means of a study of their IR and NMR spectra and by measurements of their physical properties. These new compounds, (CH3)2· TlSC6H5, (CH3)2TlOC6H4Cl-o, and (CH3)2Tl[B(C6H5)], are described. By correlation with earlier reports, it is possible to classify dimethylthallium derivatives into two groups according to the nature of the hybridization of the Tl-bonding orbitals. The experimental results can be interpreted in a straightforward and ...
Tópico(s): Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
1967 - Oxford University Press | Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
... with auteur directors such as Kore'eda Hirokazu, Kurosawa Kiyoshi, and Kawase Naomi, and incisive analysis of select ...
Tópico(s): Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics
2012 - Association of College and Research Libraries | Choice Reviews Online
Koichi Chiba, Masao Kurosawa, Kiyoshi Tanabe, Hiroki Haraguchi,
Abstract A discrete microsampling technique using an electrothermal tungsten-boat vaporization device has been applied to atmospheric pressure helium microwave-induced plasma emission spectroemtry. The detection limits of 10−10–10−9 g were obtained for Cd, Cu, Fe, Pb, Zn, and P, and the reproducibilities were in the range of 2.4–11.4%.
Tópico(s): Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
1984 - Oxford University Press | Chemistry Letters
Yoshikazu Kuroki, Kenji Kurosawa, Kiyoshi Imaizumi,
Tópico(s): Family and Disability Support Research
2015 - Karger Publishers | Medicine and sport science/Medicine and sport
... by such directors as the late Ichikawa Jun, Kurosawa Kiyoshi and Toyoda Toshiaki. This plethora of filmic images ...
Tópico(s): Cinema and Media Studies
2010 - | Cineaction!
Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Shigeo Yoshida, E. Mori, G. Takahashi, Shinobu SAITO,
This paper deals with the principles, design, assembly, testing results and practical application of a new type of optical voltage instrument transformer based on the Pockels effect, developed for the measurement of DC voltage, with a view to the protection and control of DC power transmission systems including frequency changer power equipment. In order to develop more accurate devices, the authors conceived a new scheme capable of overcoming the particular problems of DC voltage measurement which ...
Tópico(s): Advanced Electrical Measurement Techniques
1993 - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
Toshihiko Yoshino, Toru Hashimoto, Makoto Nara, Kiyoshi Kurosawa,
The common path type of differential heterodyne fiber-optic sensing scheme has been developed. It uses a polarization maintaining fiber as either a sensor or an optical lead and a dual-frequency dual-polarization laser beam. The sensing schemes are applied to the measurements of temperature, strain, force, pressure, rotation rate (gyro), magnetic and electric fields, and thin film thickness. The sensing scheme and main performances for each measurand are described. High precision and high stability ...
Tópico(s): Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
1992 - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | Journal of Lightwave Technology
T Sawa, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, T. Kaminishi, Takeshi Yokota,
The authors describe the design(, assembly(, and testing results for prototypes of an optical current transformer (CT) and a voltage-dividing-type voltage transformer (PD). The optical CT and PD were developed to be applicable to three-phase enclosed-type 300 kV gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) and air-insulated 168 kV substation systems. Test results for the newly developed optical CT and PD showed that their basic properties conform with JEC 1201, the Japanese standard for electric-power instrument ...
Tópico(s): Electrical Fault Detection and Protection
1990 - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
Thinh Van Nguyen, Yasuhito Osanai, Tatsuro Adachi, Phong K. Thai, Nobuhiko Nakano, Akinori Ozaki, Yoshihiro Kuwahara, Ryosuke Kato, Masato Makio, Kiyoshi Kurosawa,
The first investigation of arsenic (As) contamination in soil cores in the biggest estuarine ecosystem in northern Vietnam was conducted using FE-EPMA, ICP-MS and XRD techniques. Concentrations of arsenic and five heavy metals were measured and mineralogical characteristic of soils and sediments in different land uses were analyzed. Most of the soils contained high proportions of As and heavy metals in the potential mobility fractions and silicate minerals. High concentrations of As and heavy metals ...
Tópico(s): Mercury impact and mitigation studies
2018 - Elsevier BV | Microchemical Journal
Makoto Ehara, Kimihiko Hyakumura, SATO Ren’ya, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Kunio Araya, Heng Sokh, Ryo Kohsaka,
The Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) framework has been applied to various environmental problems at multiple spatial and temporal scales and attempts have been made to conceptually improve the framework to encompass various stakeholder perspectives. However, recent literature experiences in the field have challenged the inclusive character of the framework applications. In particular, the framework's inability to incorporate the aggregated informal responses of people affected by changes ...
Tópico(s): Economic and Environmental Valuation
2018 - Elsevier BV | Ecological Economics
Minhaz Ahmed, Masaru Matsumoto, Kiyoshi Kurosawa,
Tópico(s): Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
2018 - Springer Science+Business Media | International Journal of Environmental Research
Thinh Van Nguyen, Yasuhito Osanai, Hai Do Nguyen, Kiyoshi Kurosawa,
A series of arsenic remediation tests were conducted using a washing method with biodegradable organic acids, including oxalic, citric and ascorbic acids. Approximately 80% of the arsenic in one sample was removed under the effect of the ascorbic and oxalic acid combination, which was roughly twice higher than the effectiveness of the ascorbic and citric acid combination under the same conditions. The soils treated using biodegradable acids had low remaining concentrations of arsenic that are primarily ...
Tópico(s): Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
2017 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Thinh Van Nguyen, Akinori Ozaki, Hoang Nguyen Tho, Anh Nguyen Duc, Yen Tran Thi, Kiyoshi Kurosawa,
Heavy metal contamination of soil and sediment in estuaries warrants study because a healthy estuarine environment, including healthy soil, is important in order to achieve ecological balance and good aquaculture production. The Ba Lat estuary of the Red River is the largest estuary in northern Vietnam and is employed in various land uses. However, the heavy metal contamination of its soil has not yet been reported. The following research was conducted to clarify contamination levels, supply sources, ...
Tópico(s): Arsenic contamination and mitigation
2016 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Joram ten Brink, Joshua Oppenheimer,
... of Violence: History, Horror and the Cinema of Kiyoshi Kurosawa, by Adam LowensteinOn Historical Violence and Aesthetic Form: ...
Tópico(s): Cinema and Media Studies
2013 - Association of College and Research Libraries | Choice Reviews Online
This paper describes the development and applications of a fiber-optic electric current sensing technique with the stable properties and compact, simple, and flexible structure of the sensing device. The special characteristics of the sensors were achieved by use of the special low birefringence fiber as the Faraday-effect sensing element and were also achieved with creation of sensing schemes which matched with the features of the fiber. Making use of the excellent features of the sensing technique, ...
Tópico(s): Power Systems Fault Detection
2013 - Springer Nature | Photonic Sensors
T. Yamada, Seitaro Kon, Naoki Hashimoto, Tatsushi Yamaguchi, Kenichi Yazawa, Reishi Kondo, Kiyoshi Kurosawa,
A high-accuracy error measurement system for calibration of digital-output equipped electronic current transformers (ECTs) is described. The system has been developed in conformity with the requirements for digital information networks in IEC 61850-9-2 and for accuracy class and error measurement procedures in IEC 60044-8. The system has also been designed to achieve simultaneous and synchronous samplings between an ECT/MU and a reference measuring unit, a procedure for capturing and filtering sampled ...
Tópico(s): Magnetic Properties and Applications
2012 - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
Motohiro Tani, M. Jahiruddin, Kanoko Egashira, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, A. Z. M. Moslehuddin, M. Zulfikar Rahman,
Arsenic (As) consumption through foods by adults and children in the As contaminated Marua village of Chowgacha upazila under Jessore district was studied. The Asian Arsenic Network (AAN) and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have provided some interventions such as installation of deep tube-wells and As-Fe removal plants and awareness program to reduce drinking water As exposure of people living in the village. But scope exists for food crops grown in this area to accumulate As ...
Tópico(s): Heavy metals in environment
2012 - | Journal of Environmental Science and Natural Resources
Md. Shamim Uddin, Kiyoshi Kurosawa,
The effect of chemical nitrogen fertilizer application on groundwater arsenic pollution was examined. Arsenic and N concentrations in peat sediment were high. In the groundwater, a high arsenic concentration was observed under a high ammonium-N concentration with reducing conditions. From _15N analysis, the source of N in peat sediment and groundwater was possibly chemical N fertilizer. Thus, we assumed that a high N environment created by the fertilizer led the groundwater to reducing conditions ...
Tópico(s): Coal and Its By-products
2011 - Elsevier BV | Procedia Environmental Sciences
... themes in the films of two eco-auteurs, Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Peter Greenaway. Willoquet-Maricondi's introduction provides ...
Tópico(s): American Environmental and Regional History
2011 - Association of College and Research Libraries | Choice Reviews Online
Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Kazuhiko Egashira, Masakazu Tani, M. Jahiruddin, Abu Zofar Md. Moslehuddin, M. Zulfikar Rahman,
Abstract Arsenic (As), ammonium‐nitrogen (N), nitrate‐N concentrations, and oxidation–reduction potential (ORP) in the water samples from the river, pond, dug well, and shallow and deep tube wells (TW) were investigated in a farming village of southwestern Bangladesh. Concentrations of As and ammonium‐N were the highest, whereas ORP was the lowest in the shallow TW water among the water sources. The ammonium‐N concentration correlated positively with the As concentration and negatively with ORP for ...
Tópico(s): Mercury impact and mitigation studies
2008 - Taylor & Francis | Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis
Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Kazuhiko Egashira, Masakazu Tani, M. Jahiruddin, Abu Zofar Md. Moslehuddin, Md. Zulfikar Rahman,
To clarify the groundwater-soil-crop relationship with respect to arsenic (As) contamination, As concentration was measured in tubewell (TW) water, surface soil from farmyards and paddy fields, and fresh taro (Colocasia esculenta) leaves from farmyards in the farming villages of Bangladesh. The As concentration in TW water from farmyards was at least four times higher than the Bangladesh drinking water standard, and the concentration in fresh taro leaves was equal to or higher than those reported previously ...
Tópico(s): Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
2008 - Elsevier BV | Environmental Pollution
Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Kazunori Yamashita, Tomohiro Sowa, Yasuhisa Yamada,
Tópico(s): Photonic and Optical Devices
2000 - Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers | IEICE Transactions on Electronics