Search for an emission line of a gravitational wave background

In the light of the history of researches on electromagnetic wave spectrum, a sharp emission line of gravitational-wave background (GWB) would be an interesting observational target. Here we study an efficient method to detect a line GWB by correlating data of multiple ground-based detectors. We find that the width of frequency bin for coarse graining is a critical parameter, and the commonly-used value 0.25 Hz is far from optimal, decreasing the signal-to-noise ratio by up to a factor of seven. By reanalyzing the existing data with a smaller bin width, we might detect a precious line signal from the early universe.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure

Search method for an emission line of a GW background

A sharp emission line of a gravitational-wave background (GWB) would be an interesting observational target. Here we study an efficient method to detect a line GWB by correlating data of multiple GW detectors. We find that the width of frequency bin in the data analysis is a critical parameter, and, with the commonly-used value 0.25 Hz, the signal-to-noise ratio could be decreased by up to a factor of 6.6, compared with a finer width of 0.02Hz. By reanalyzing the existing data with a smaller bin width, we might detect a precious line signal from the early universe

Cosmic Microwave Background-Weak Lensing Correlation: Analytical and Numerical Study of Nonlinearity and Implications for Dark Energy

Evolution of density fluctuations yields secondary anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background ( CMB), which are correlated with the same density fluctuations that can be measured by weak lensing (WL) surveys. We study the CMB-WL correlation induced by the integrated Sachs-Wolfe (ISW) effect and its nonlinear extension, the Rees-Sciama (RS) effect, using analytical models as well as N-body simulations. We show that an analytical model based on the time derivative of matter power spectrum agrees with simulations. All-sky cosmic-variance-limited CMB and WL surveys allow us to measure the correlation from the nonlinear RS effect with high significance (50 sigma) for l(max) = 10(4) whereas forthcoming missions such as Planck and LSST are expected to yield 4 l p 10 1.5 sigma detections, on the assumption of that the point-source contributions are negligible. We find that the CMB-WL correlation has a characteristic scale which is sensitive to the nature of dark energy.Alfred P. Sloan FellowshipAstronom

Differentiation of Smooth Muscle Cells from Human Amniotic Mesenchymal Cells Implanted in the Freeze-Injured Mouse Urinary Bladder

Background: The multipotency of human amniotic mesenchymal cells (HAMCs) has been reported, but the role of HAMCs in urinary tract regeneration is unknown. Objective: The aim of the study was to determine if cells derived from HAMCs support the structural and functional reconstruction of freeze-injured mouse bladders. Design, setting, and participants: HAMCs were harvested from an amnion membrane, and cells were cultured for 7 d prior to injection into the freeze-injured bladder walls of nude mice. Intervention: Three days prior to implantation, the posterior bladder walls were freeze injured for 30 s. The cultured HAMC-derived cells (0.5 x 10(5) cells per 50 mu l) were implanted into the injured regions. Control bladders received a cell-free injection. At 1, 2, 4, and 6 wk after the cell implantation, the experimental bladders were extirpated. Measurements: The bladder tissues were examined by immunohistochemistry for alpha-smooth muscle actin (SMA). The HAMC-derived cells were detected by antihuman nuclei antibody (HuNu). Separately, bladder muscle strips were examined for contractile responses to potassium. Results and limitations: At 1 wk after implantation, the HAMC-derived cells, which were detected by HuNu, differentiated into muscular layers composed of SMA-positive cells. From 2 to 6 wk after implantation, abundant layers of SMA-positive and HuNu-positive cells developed. In control bladders, few SMA-positive cells remained at the injured regions at 1 wk, but by 6 wk, more were present. At 1 wk, the contractile responses to potassium of the cell-implanted bladders were significantly higher than those of the control-injected ones. Control-injected bladders also recovered by 6 wk, but the rate of recovery was slower. Conclusions: Freeze-injured mouse bladders implanted with HAMC-derived cells recovered morphology and function faster than control-injected bladders.ArticleEUROPEAN UROLOGY. 58(2):299-306 (2010)journal articl

Far-infrared phonon-polariton dispersion probed by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy

We report observations of the intensity and phase transmission spectra related to phonon-polariton propagation using coherent far-infrared radiation for a high-quality ferroelectric bismuth titanate crystal plate. In order to determine the polariton-dispersion relation, the phase delay was determined minutely as a function of the THz radiation frequency in the region between 3 and 100 cm-1. The anisotropy of polariton dispersion relation was also successfully determined on the c plate simply by switching the polarization direction of an incident beam from E∥a to E∥b. The observed polariton dispersion relations are consistently reproduced by the calculation using Kurosawa’s formula

Gosha-jinki-gan Reduces Transmitter Proteins and Sensory Receptors Associated with C Fiber Activation Induced by Acetic Acid in Rat Urinary Bladder

This is a preprint of an article published in [NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS. 27(8):832-837 (2008)].ArticleNEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS. 27(8):832-837 (2008)journal articl

Serum levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, and 25-hydroxyvitamin D in nondialyzed patients with chronic renal failure

Serum levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, and 25-hydroxyvitamin D in nondialyzed patients with chronic renal failure.BackgroundIn patients with chronic renal failure (CRF), abnormalities in vitamin D metabolism are known to be present, and several factors could contribute to the abnormalities.MethodsWe measured serum levels of three vitamin D metabolites, 1,25(OH)2D, 24,25(OH)2D and 25(OH)D, and analyzed factors affecting their levels in 76 nondialyzed patients with CRF (serum creatinine> 1.6 and < 9.0 mg/dl), 37 of whom had diabetes mellitus (DM-CRF) and 39 of whom were nondiabetic (nonDM-CRF).ResultsSerum levels of 1,25(OH)2D were positively correlated with estimated creatinine clearance (CCr; r = 0.429; P < 0.0001), and levels of 24,25(OH)2D were weakly correlated with CCr (r = 0.252, P < 0.05); no correlation was noted for 25(OH)D. Serum levels of all three vitamin D metabolites were significantly and positively correlated with serum albumin. Although there were no significant differences in age, sex, estimated CCr, calcium and phosphate between DM-CRF and nonDM-CRF, all three vitamin D metabolites were significantly lower in DM-CRF than in nonDM-CRF. To analyze factors influencing vitamin D metabolite levels, we performed multiple regression analyses. Serum 25(OH)D levels were significantly and independently associated with serum albumin, presence of DM and serum phosphate (R2 = 0.599; P < 0.0001). 24,25(OH)2D levels were significantly and strongly associated with 25(OH)D (β; = 0.772; R2 = 0.446; P < 0.0001). Serum 1,25(OH)2D levels were significantly associated only with estimated CCr (R2 = 0.409; P < 0.0001).ConclusionsThese results suggest that hypoalbuminemia and the presence of DM independently affect serum 25(OH)D levels, probably via diabetic nephropathy and poor nutritional status associated with diabetes, and that 25(OH)D is actively catalyzed to 24,25(OH)2D in CRF, probably largely via extrarenal 24-hydroxylase. Serum levels of 1,25(OH)2D were significantly affected by the degree of renal failure. Thus, this study indicates that patients with CRF, particularly those with DM, should receive supplements containing the active form of vitamin D prior to dialysis