Sea ice changes during the early 20th century Arctic warming in an Earth System Model

The Tenth Symposium on Polar Science/Ordinary sessions: [OM] Polar Meteorology and Glaciology, Thu. 5 Dec. / 2F Auditorium , National Institute of Polar Researc

THE DISTANCE COVERED OF SOCCER AND RUGBY REFEREES DURING THE MATCH USING A MOBILE "GPS"

The purpose of this study was to measure the distance covered of soccer and rugby referees during the match using mobile GPS method. And also, the distance covered measured by GPS method 'Nas compared with VTR method and manual tracing method, so as to examine availability of a mobile GPS. Nine soccer referees and ten rugby referees participated in this study. The distance covered was measured by mobile GPS method, VTR method and manual tracing method. In the case of soccer referee, there was no significant difference between mobile GPS method and VTR method. While the case of rugby referee, there was no significant difference among three methods. Therefore, it was concluded the mobile GPS might have the possibility of one effective instrument for measuring the referee's distance covered during soccer and rugby match

Immunohistochemical expression of keratan sulfate: a possible diagnostic marker for carcinomas of the female genital tract

Aims The authors previously reported the expression of keratan sulfate (KS), a glycosaminoglycan, in the epithelium of normal and neoplastic endometria. The aim of this study was to evaluate its potential use as a diagnostic marker, and the expression of KS was investigated in other human epithelial tissues. Methods Expression was examined immunohistochemically using 102 samples of normal epithelia and 110 samples of carcinomas from the female genital tract (FGT; cervix, endometrium, ovary, fallopian tube), digestive organs (gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, liver), urinary tract, lung, mammary gland, thyroid and mesothelium. Results In normal tissues, KS was consistently detected in the FGT and ectopic endometrium (25/26), but was not found in the digestive organs (1/42) and urinary tract (0/6), and was only partly detected in the lung (7/10), mammary gland (3/9) and thyroid (4/4). In malignant tissues, KS was consistently observed in carcinomas of the endometrium, ovary and fallopian tube (29/32), and was partly detected in carcinomas of the lung, mammary gland, thyroid, pancreas and mesothelium, but was absent in carcinomas of the gastrointestinal tract (0/17), liver (0/5) and urinary tract (0/11). Among carcinomas of the FGT, digestive organs and urinary tract, KS positivity suggested the possibility of FGT carcinomas, with 79.5% (31/39) sensitivity and 92.9% (39/42) specificity. Conclusions KS is a potentially useful marker for the supportive diagnosis of the primary site of metastatic carcinomas or unknown primary carcinomas, especially in the abdominal cavity.ArticleJOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY. 64(12):1058-1063 (2011)journal articl

Evaluation of roller arrangement of sphere by omnidirectional integral value

Roller arrangement problem is a sphere conveyance problem of driving rollers. In this research, the roller arrangement problem, viewed as an evaluation function, is thought of as mean of roller kinetic energy with respect to the sphere direction. Furthermore, theoretically, we derive the function, and find the contact point such that the evaluated value is minimal.The 2022 International Conference on Artificial Life and Robotics (ICAROB 2022), January 20-23, 2022, on line, Oita, Japa

ANALYSIS OF MATCH ACTIVITIES IN HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER PLAYERS USING A MOBILE GPS AND VTR METHODS

The purposes of this study were to obtain the match activity of high school soccer player, and to examine the measured value between GPS and VTR methods during a match play. The players' match activity ratios of total distance covered were walking 37.8%, jogging 16.6%, running 32.2%, sprinting 6.8%, back-walking 3.9% and back-running 3.1%, respectively. The total distance covered by GPS method was 5140.7 ± 476.6 m, and by VTR method was 5105.6 ± 459.8 m. As for the total distance covered, no significant difference was found between GPS and VTR methods. These finding,s gave suggestion that the distance covered by soccer player could be used with mobile GPS receiver. In the near future, more new accurate data will be got with GPS technique of new receiver in high quality

Bullous Pemphigoid IgG Induces BP180 Internalization via a Macropinocytic Pathway

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune blistering skin disease induced by pathogenic autoantibodies against a type II transmembrane protein (BP180, collagen type XVII, or BPAG2). In animal models, BP180 autoantibody-antigen interaction appears insufficient to develop blisters, but involvement of complement and neutrophils is required. However, cultured keratinocytes treated with BP-IgG exhibit a reduction in the adhesive strength and a loss of expression of BP180, suggesting that the autoantibodies directly affect epidermal cell–extracellular matrix integrity. In this study, we explored the consequences of two distinct epithelial cells treated with BP-IgG, particularly the fate of BP180. First, we followed the distribution of green fluorescent protein–tagged BP180 in an epithelial cell line, 804G, and normal human epidermal keratinocytes after autoantibody clustering. After BP-IgG treatment, the adhesive strength of the cells to their substrate was decreased, and BP180 was internalized in both cell types, together with the early endosomal antigen-1. By using various endocytosis inhibitors and a fluid-uptake assay, we demonstrated that BP-IgG–induced BP180 internalization is mediated via a macropinocytic pathway. Moreover, a macropinocytosis inhibitor rescued a BP-IgG–induced reduction in the adhesive strength of the cells from their substrate. The results of this study suggest that BP180 internalization induced by BP-IgG plays an important role in the initiation of disease pathogenesis

Immunohistochemical expression of keratan sulfate: a possible diagnostic marker for carcinomas of the female genital tract

Aims The authors previously reported the expression of keratan sulfate (KS), a glycosaminoglycan, in the epithelium of normal and neoplastic endometria. The aim of this study was to evaluate its potential use as a diagnostic marker, and the expression of KS was investigated in other human epithelial tissues. Methods Expression was examined immunohistochemically using 102 samples of normal epithelia and 110 samples of carcinomas from the female genital tract (FGT; cervix, endometrium, ovary, fallopian tube), digestive organs (gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, liver), urinary tract, lung, mammary gland, thyroid and mesothelium. Results In normal tissues, KS was consistently detected in the FGT and ectopic endometrium (25/26), but was not found in the digestive organs (1/42) and urinary tract (0/6), and was only partly detected in the lung (7/10), mammary gland (3/9) and thyroid (4/4). In malignant tissues, KS was consistently observed in carcinomas of the endometrium, ovary and fallopian tube (29/32), and was partly detected in carcinomas of the lung, mammary gland, thyroid, pancreas and mesothelium, but was absent in carcinomas of the gastrointestinal tract (0/17), liver (0/5) and urinary tract (0/11). Among carcinomas of the FGT, digestive organs and urinary tract, KS positivity suggested the possibility of FGT carcinomas, with 79.5% (31/39) sensitivity and 92.9% (39/42) specificity. Conclusions KS is a potentially useful marker for the supportive diagnosis of the primary site of metastatic carcinomas or unknown primary carcinomas, especially in the abdominal cavity.ArticleJOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY. 64(12):1058-1063 (2011)journal articl

The SAC51 Family Plays a Central Role in Thermospermine Responses in Arabidopsis

The acaulis5 (acl5) mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana is defective in the biosynthesis of thermospermine and shows a dwarf phenotype associated with excess xylem differentiation. SAC51 was identified from a dominant suppressor of acl5, sac51-d, and encodes a basic helix-loop-helix protein. The sac51-d mutant has a premature termination codon in an upstream open reading frame (uORF) that is conserved among all four members of the SAC51 family, SAC51 and SACL1-SACL3 This suggests that thermospermine cancels the inhibitory effect of the uORF in main ORF translation. Another suppressor, sac57-d, has a mutation in the conserved uORF of SACL3 To define further the function of the SAC51 family in the thermospermine response, we analyzed T-DNA insertion mutants of each gene. Although sacl1-1 may not be a null allele, the quadruple mutant showed a semi-dwarf phenotype but with an increased level of thermospermine and decreased sensitivity to exogenous thermospermine that normally represses xylem differentiation. The sac51-1 sacl3-1 double mutant was also insensitive to thermospermine. These results suggest that SAC51 and SACL3 play a key role in thermospermine-dependent negative control of thermospermine biosynthesis and xylem differentiation. Using 5' leader-GUS (β-glucuronidase) fusion constructs, however, we detected a significant enhancement of the GUS activity by thermospermine only in SAC51 and SACL1 constructs. Furthermore, while acl5-1 sac51-1 showed the acl5 dwarf phenotype, acl5-1 sacl3-1 exhibited an extremely tiny-plant phenotype. These results suggest a complex regulatory network for the thermospermine response in which SAC51 and SACL3 function in parallel pathways

Synthesis and gas permeation properties of chabazite-type titanosilicate membranes synthesized using nano-sized seed crystals

Chabazite (CHA)-type zeolite membranes have received considerable attention regarding their high permeance and separation performance. A recent report detailing a unique preparation procedure for a CHA-type titanosilicate (Ti-CHA) zeolite—in which titanium heteroatoms were incorporated into the zeolite framework by substitution of aluminum—demonstrates excellent physico-chemical properties when compared with conventional aluminosilicate CHA-type zeolites. In this study, the synthesis of Ti-CHA zeolite membranes (Ti-CHA membrane) was investigated. The Ti-CHA membrane was synthesized on an alumina support via a secondary growth method using Ti-CHA zeolite seed crystals. The Ti-CHA membrane properties were studied as a function of seed crystal size. The average particle diameter was observed to reduce from 2.3 μm to 450 nm by increasing the loading of Ti-CHA into the synthesis gel. Regardless of the seed crystal particle size, the presence of CHA-type zeolites on the alumina support was confirmed by x-ray diffraction. UV-Vis demonstrated the incorporation of titanium heteroatoms into the zeolite framework. The results indicated the successful synthesis of the Ti-CHA membrane regardless of the seed crystal particle size. Additionally, the membrane thickness decreased by using the seed crystal. Single gas permeation tests showed that the thinnest Ti-CHA membrane prepared in this study exhibited a relatively high CO2 permeance of 1.5×10−6 mol m−2 s−1 Pa−1, compared with that of previously reported CHA-type zeolite membranes. The influence of moisture on the separation performance of the Ti-CHA membrane was evaluated in the presence of gas mixtures composed of CO2, methane and H2O ranging from 0.1 to 5 vol.%. In the presence of 1 vol.% H2O, the CO2 permeance and selectivity were only marginally reduced as a result of the highly hydrophobic pore structure.This work was partially supported by Kansai University Fund for Supporting Young Scholars, 2018