Emotional Similarity Word Embedding Model for Sentiment Analysis

We propose a method for constructing a dictionary of emotional expressions, which is an indispensable language resource for sentiment analysis in the Japanese. Furthermore, we propose a method for constructing a language model that reproduces emotional similarity between words, which to date has yet not been considered in conventional dictionaries and language models. In the proposed method, we pre-trained sentiment labels for the distributed representations of words. An intermediate feature vector was obtained from the pre-trained model. By learning an additional semantic label on this feature vector, we can construct an emotional semantic language model that embeds both emotion and semantics. To confirm the effectiveness of the proposed method, we conducted a simple experiment to retrieve similar emotional words using the constructed model. The results of this experiment showed that the proposed method can retrieve similar emotional words with higher accuracy than the conventional word-embedding model

KEY FACTORS FOR THE SEPARATION OF SILICON AND IRON DURING PHOSPHORUS RECOVERY FROM SLAG DISCHARGED FROM THE DOUBLE-SLAG REFINING PROCESS

In the present study, we developed a technology for concentrating and recovering phosphorus from slag-like phosphorus-containing unused resources and applied it to slag discharged during the latest steelmaking process, that is, double-slag refining process (DRP). The technology we developed consists of the following four processes: Process (1) is the initial acid elution; Process (2) involves alkali precipitation; Process (3) is the second acid elution; and, Process (4) utilizes ion-exchange. In Process (1), the addition of DPR slag to 0.5 M of a nitric acid solution for 24 min resulted in sufficient phosphorus dissolution. In Process (2), ammonia was added to the dissolved solution, and phosphorus was precipitated with high efficiency. The timing of the addition of ammonia significantly influenced the removal of silicon and iron, which would have been inconvenient to accomplish in subsequent processes. In Process (3), the precipitation obtained in Process (2) was re-dissolved in a nitric acid solution. The dissolution of phosphorus together with other elements progressed sufficiently, and we confirmed that silicon could be completely separated as silica by using high-concentration nitric acid at this stage. The fact that silicon could be removed during Process (3) was an important finding, since silicon could not have been separated in the Process (4). In Process (4), by passing the phosphorus-containing solution obtained in Process (3) through an ion exchange resin, elements other than phosphorus and silicon could be removed, which confirms that the range of applications for this technology could be expanded

A Case of Severe Hemorrhagic Cystitis Caused by Melphalan with Successful Bladder Preservation by Ligation of Bilateral Internal Iliac Arteries

Hemorrhagic cystitis is a disorder which causes bleeding from diffusely inflammatory bladder mucosa. Here we present a case of severe hemorrhagic cystitis caused by melphalan. A 70-year-old man with multiple myeloma was presented with suddenly commenced massive gross hematuria. During an attempt of transurethral coagulation of bladder mucosa, bladder perforation into peritoneal cavity was suspected, then open laparotomy was indicated. We isolated bilateral internal iliac arteries and ligated them in order to control continued bleeding. After that, bladder bleeding was suddenly diminished. Ligation of internal iliac arteries may be a choice in controlling massive bleeding from bladder with severe hemorrhagic cystitis when laparotomy was inevitable

Effects of canagliflozin on WBC counts

Aims/Introduction: Clinical evidence is lacking about the influence of sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors on white blood cell (WBC) counts, a commonly used and widely available marker of inflammation. The aim of the present analysis was to assess the effect of canagliflozin relative to glimepiride on WBC counts. Materials and Methods: This was a post-hoc subanalysis of the CANDLE trial (Effects of Canagliflozin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Heart Failure: A Randomized Trial; UMIN000017669), an investigator-initiated, multicenter, open-label, randomized, controlled trial. A total of 233 patients with type 2 diabetes and concomitant heart failure were randomly assigned to either canagliflozin (n = 113) or glimepiride (n = 120) treatment for 24 weeks. Overall, patient baseline characteristics were as follows: mean ± standard deviation age, 68.6 ± 10.1 years; hemoglobin A1c, 7.0 ± 0.9%; left ventricular ejection fraction, 56.7 ± 14.4%; and median N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, 252 pg/mL (interquartile range 96–563 pg/mL). The mean baseline WBC counts were 6704 cells/μL (95% confidence interval 6,362–7,047) in the canagliflozin group and 6322 cells/μL (95% confidence interval 5,991–6,654) in the glimepiride group. There were no significant differences between treatment groups in terms of changes in WBC counts from baseline to weeks 4 and 12. In contrast, a group difference (canagliflozin minus glimepiride) from baseline to week 24 was significant (mean difference − 456 cells/μL [95% confidence interval −774 to −139, P = 0.005]). Conclusions: Our findings suggest that 24 weeks of treatment with canagliflozin, relative to glimepiride, reduced WBC counts in patients with type 2 diabetes and heart failure

Slitrk2 deficiency causes hyperactivity with altered vestibular function and serotonergic dysregulation

SLITRK2 encodes a transmembrane protein that modulates neurite outgrowth and synaptic activities and is implicated in bipolar disorder. Here, we addressed its physiological roles in mice. In the brain, the Slitrk2 protein was strongly detected in the hippocampus, vestibulocerebellum, and precerebellar nuclei—the vestibular-cerebellar-brainstem neural network including pontine gray and tegmental reticular nucleus. Slitrk2 knockout (KO) mice exhibited increased locomotor activity in novel environments, antidepressant-like behaviors, enhanced vestibular function, and increased plasticity at mossy fiber–CA3 synapses with reduced sensitivity to serotonin. A serotonin metabolite was increased in the hippocampus and amygdala, and serotonergic neurons in the raphe nuclei were decreased in Slitrk2 KO mice. When KO mice were treated with methylphenidate, lithium, or fluoxetine, the mood stabilizer lithium showed a genotype-dependent effect. Taken together, Slitrk2 deficiency causes aberrant neural network activity, synaptic integrity, vestibular function, and serotonergic function, providing molecular-neurophysiological insight into the brain dysregulation in bipolar disorders

心房粗動性頻拍に対する冷凍外科治療経験

Two cases of atrial tachyarrhythmias with atrial flutter requiring cryosurgical treatment are reported. In two cases, preoperative electrophysiological studies revealed supraventricular reentrant tachyarrhythmias during atrial flutter and showed enhanced conduction through the AV node that conducted atrial impulses rapidly to the ventricle. Based on intraoperative endocardial mapping, the earliest excitation site was localized along the AV node and His bundle during supraventricular tachyarrhythmias in one case. The cryosurgical treatment was administered at Koch\u27s triangles and in one case additionally at coronary sinus. After the operation, supraventricular tachyarrhythmias were not inducible and no clinical recurrences have occurred. Normal atrioventricular conduction was preserved in two cases. We concluded that cryosurgical treatment is useful for the treatment of the atrial tachyarrhythmias

タク ハンガ ニ ヨル イメージ ソウシュツ ニ ツイテ : キョウザイ ト シテ ノ ココロミ

This research focused on the print-making in the context of art education.Taking advantage of the features of a print, I studied the simplest kind of Taku print, and performed an educational practice by Taku print. In Chapter 1 of this paper, I carried out a comparative examination of drawing and transfer, and then studied the history of prints, comparing many kinds of prints from the formalistic point of view. In Chapter 2, I inquired into Taku print, not only analyzing the essential features of Taku, but also exploring the possibility of its expression. In Chapter 3, I used Taku as teaching materials of print, and performed a lessons in the classroom in Yamaga city and Kumamoto city, the practices of which were recorded. Thus, I considered widely about the great possibility of Taku print and its practical application to art education, and put it into practice in the classroom

オクガイ ヘキガ セイサク ニ ヨル チイキ コウケン : アソシ ウチノマキ ニ オイテ

本研究は内牧地区を他にはない存在として打ち出すものとしての取り組みであり，地区の活性化の一助を美術で行うことの実践である．内牧温泉街繁栄会からの依頼に基づき研究・実践を行う．About the mural painting work in Uchinomaki in Aso City in Kumamoto Prefecture, this paper considers and Ipractice it. I considered the possibility of mural painting work of fine arts as one of the local contributions, and performedwork which attains to 4 term from 2013 to 2014. And I completed six huge mural paintings. It is "the wall of imaginathion, the wall of "ai" "those who wait for a bus" "the town on a hill" "a time of the night of a town" "the hill of reading" and "the tradition of a cat". I tackled the new charm structure with a mural painting. I cooperated with the Uchinomaki Onsen town prosperity meeting, and repeated and practiced deliberations. It is work for a total of 17 days. In the work, 120 Kumamoto University students participated in all. I am recording the knowledge from examination and practice of work