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Study of hadron interactions in a lead-emulsion target
Topological and kinematical characteristics of hadron interactions have been
studied using a lead-emulsion target exposed to 2, 4 and 10 GeV/c hadron beams.
A total length of 60 m tracks was followed using a high speed automated
emulsion scanning system. A total of 318 hadron interaction vertices and their
secondary charged particle tracks were reconstructed. Measurement results of
interaction lengths, charged particle multiplicity, emission angles and momenta
of secondary charged particles are compared with a Monte Carlo simulation and
appear to be consistent. Nuclear fragments emitted from interaction vertices
were also detected by a newly developed emulsion scanning system with
wide-angle acceptance. Their emission angle distributions are in good agreement
with the simulated distributions. Probabilities of an event being associated
with at least one fragment track are found to be greater than 50% for beam
momentum GeV/c and are well reproduced by the simulation. These
experimental results validate estimation of the background due to hadron
interactions in the sample of decay candidates in the OPERA oscillation experiment.Comment: 14 pages, 11 figure
Two Cases of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosed in the Start of Lower Cranial Nerve Palsy
Effect of Functional Electrical Stimulation in Convalescent Stroke Patients: A Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial
Background: We evaluated whether the Walkaide® device could effectively improve walking ability and lower extremity function in post-stroke patients with foot drop. Patients aged 20–85 years with an initial stroke within ≤6 months and a functional ambulation classification score of 3 or 4 were eligible. Materials and Methods: Patients were randomly allocated to the functional electrical stimulation (FES) or control group at a 1:1 ratio. A 40 min training program using Walkaide was additionally performed by the FES group five times per week for 8 weeks. The control group received the 40 min training program without FES. Results: A total of 203 patients were allocated to the FES (n = 102) or control (n = 101) groups. Patients who did not receive the intervention or whose data were unavailable were excluded. Finally, the primary outcome data of 184 patients (n = 92 in each group) were analyzed. The mean change in the maximum distance during the 6-MWT (primary outcome) was 68.37 ± 62.42 m and 57.50 ± 68.17 m in the FES and control groups (difference: 10.86 m; 95% confidence interval: −8.26 to 29.98, p = 0.26), respectively. Conclusions: In Japanese post-stroke patients with foot drop, FES did not significantly improve the 6 min walk distance during the convalescent phase. The trial was registered at UMIN000020604
sj-pdf-2-cep-10.1177_03331024231156925 - Supplemental material for Developing an artificial intelligence-based headache diagnostic model and its utility for non-specialists’ diagnostic accuracy
Supplemental material, sj-pdf-2-cep-10.1177_03331024231156925 for Developing an artificial intelligence-based headache diagnostic model and its utility for non-specialists’ diagnostic accuracy by Masahito Katsuki, Tomokazu Shimazu, Shoji Kikui, Daisuke Danno, Junichi Miyahara, Ryusaku Takeshima, Eriko Takeshima, Yuki Shimazu, Takahiro Nakashima, Mitsuhiro Matsuo and Takao Takeshima in Cephalalgia</p