Unobservable Potentials to Explain a Quantum Eraser and a Delayed-Choice Experiment

We present a new explanation for a quantum eraser. Mathematical description of the traditional explanation needs quantum-superposition states. However, the phenomenon can be explained without quantum-superposition states by introducing unobservable potentials which can be identified as an indefinite metric vector. In addition, a delayed choice experiment can also be explained by the interference between the photons and unobservable potentials, which seems like an unreal long-range correlation beyond the causality.Comment: 21pages, 2figures. The related paper is "arXiv:1709.04103 [physics.gen-ph]" published by "Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, Volume 14, Number 8, August 2017, pp. 4121-4132(12)." DOI: 10.1166/jctn.2017.679

Harnessing environmental microbiota for the discovery of novel biocatalytic enzymes using microbial single-cell genome sequencing

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宮船坂ビエンナーレ2012 「竹林」 について

2012年10月21日(土)から11月24日(土)にかけて,兵庫県西宮市山口町船坂において「西宮船坂ビエンナーレ2012」 が,船坂里山芸術祭推進委員会の主催によって開催された。 この芸術祭に「井上雅人研究室+森本真研究室(武庫川女子大学)Masahito Inoue Laboratory+Shin Morimoto Laboratory (Mukogawa Women\u27s Univ.)」名義で「竹林」というタイトルの作品を出展した。 「竹林」は旧船坂小学校の四年生の教室を使用した。旧船坂小学校裏の竹林から竹を切り出し,教室内に設置し,空間を構成した。この作品のコンセプトは以下の通りである。この部屋で私たちは「いま,インテリアデザインが出来ることは何か」を模索しました。この部屋はインスタレーションではなく,休憩室です。私たちは,リラックスするとはどういうことか,を考えることからスタートしまし た。船坂という特別な場所を感じ,人とつながり,見逃していたものに気づいてもらいたいと思います

Multi-Wavelength Observation of Electron Acceleration in the 2006 December 13 Flare

We present a multi-wavelength observation of a solar flare occurring on 2006 December 13 with Hinode, RHESSI, and the Nobeyama Radio Observatory, to study the electron acceleration site and mechanism. The Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) on board Hinode observed elongated flare ribbons, and RHESSI observed double-footpoint hard X-ray (HXR) sources appearing in part of the ribbons. A photospheric vector magnetogram obtained from SOT reveals that the HXR sources are located at the region where horizontal magnetic fields change the direction. The region is interpreted as the footpoint of magnetic separatrix. Microwave images taken with the Nobeyama Radioheliograph show a loop structure connecting the HXR sources. The brighter parts of the microwave intensity are located between the top and footpoints of the loop. We consider these observations as an evidence of the electron acceleration near the magnetic separatrix and injection parallel to the field line.Comment: 20 pages, 7 figures, accepted by Ap

A study of oxidative stress and the newer antiepileptic drugs in epilepsy associated with severe motor and intellectual disabilities

AbstractBackgroundPatients with severe motor and intellectual disabilities (SMID) are those who have both severe intellectual disabilities and severe physical disabilities. Intractable epilepsy is often associated with SMID. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the relationship between epilepsy associated with SMID and oxidative stress, and to clarify the safety and efficacy of the newer antiepileptic drugs (newer AEDs), lamotrigine and levetiracetam.MethodsThis study was conducted in 27 SMID patients with epilepsy who were treated with the newer AEDs. The patient characteristics and the safety and efficacy of the newer AEDs were investigated. The reactive oxygen metabolite (d-ROM) and biological antioxidant potential (BAP) levels were measured as indicators of the degree of oxidative stress. The relationship between the investigation results (the patient characteristics, and the safety and efficacy of the newer AEDs) and the results of measurements of the d-ROMs/BAP were analyzed.ResultsAll the patients who discontinued the newer AEDs had abnormal plasma d-ROM levels. In addition, all the patients who developed adverse events also had abnormal d-ROM levels. Furthermore, there was a trend toward a lower response rate in patients with higher plasma d-ROM levels.ConclusionThe results of this study suggested that d-ROM levels are useful for predicting the safety and efficacy of the newer AEDs (lamotrigine, levetiracetam) in SMID patients with intractable epilepsy. Therefore, d-ROMs could be important biomarkers for determining the safety and efficacy of drug therapy in SMID patients with epilepsy