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We have measured the 3dâ2p transition x rays of kaonic ^{3}He and ^{4}He atoms using superconducting transition-edge-sensor microcalorimeters with an energy resolution better than 6 eV (FWHM). We determined the energies to be 6224.5±0.4(stat)±0.2(syst) eV and 6463.7±0.3(stat)±0.1(syst) eV, and widths to be 2.5±1.0(stat)±0.4(syst) eV and 1.0±0.6(stat)±0.3(stat) eV, for kaonic ^{3}He and ^{4}He, respectively. These values are nearly 10 times more precise than in previous measurements. Our results exclude the large strong-interaction shifts and widths that are suggested by a coupled-channel approach and agree with calculations based on optical-potential models.
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Humans , Female , Adult , Polyarteritis Nodosa/diagnosis , Polyarteritis Nodosa/drug therapy , Colitis, Ulcerative/complications , Polyarteritis Nodosa/complications , Polyarteritis Nodosa/pathology , Erythema/diagnosis , Mesalamine/therapeutic use , Immunoglobulin G/analysis , Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic/analysis , Antibodies, Antinuclear/analysis , Dermis/pathology , Biopsy , Prednisolone/administration & dosageABSTRACT
We measured missing mass spectrum of the ^{12}C(γ,p) reaction for the first time in coincidence with potential decay products from η^{'} bound nuclei. We tagged an (η+p) pair associated with the η^{'}NâηN process in a nucleus. After applying kinematical selections to reduce backgrounds, no signal events were observed in the bound-state region. An upper limit of the signal cross section in the opening angle cosθ_{lab}^{ηp}<-0.9 was obtained to be 2.2 nb/sr at the 90% confidence level. It is compared with theoretical cross sections, whose normalization ambiguity is suppressed by measuring a quasifree η^{'} production rate. Our results indicate a small branching fraction of the η^{'}NâηN process and/or a shallow η^{'}-nucleus potential.
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Humans , Male , Adult , Middle Aged , Alopecia Areata/diagnosis , Psoriasis/complications , Focal Infection/complications , Focal Infection/diagnosis , Immunotherapy/methods , Alopecia Areata/classification , Alopecia Areata/complications , Alopecia Areata/pathology , Adrenal Cortex Hormones/administration & dosage , Administration, TopicalABSTRACT
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Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Sweet Syndrome/complications , Hand Dermatoses/diagnosis , Erythema/diagnosis , Biopsy , Edema/etiology , Sweet Syndrome/pathology , Forearm/pathology , Hypersensitivity/complicationsSubject(s)
Alopecia Areata/complications , Psoriasis/complications , Adult , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
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Humans , Female , Middle Aged , Pyoderma Gangrenosum/complications , Pyoderma Gangrenosum/diagnosis , Pyoderma Gangrenosum/drug therapy , Erythema Nodosum/complications , Erythema Nodosum/diagnosis , Erythema Nodosum/drug therapy , Colitis, Ulcerative/complications , Colitis, Ulcerative/diagnosis , Colitis, Ulcerative/drug therapy , Prednisolone/therapeutic use , Dermatitis, Atopic/complications , Skin , Skin/injuriesSubject(s)
Laparoscopy , Peritoneal Dialysis/adverse effects , Catheters , Child , Equipment Failure , Humans , Laparoscopy/methods , Length of Stay , Male , Omentum/surgery , Treatment FailureABSTRACT
We derive a set of equations of motion for an isolated domain in an excitable reaction-diffusion system in three dimensions. In the singular limit where the interface is infinitesimally thin, the motion of the center of mass coupled with deformation is investigated near the drift bifurcation where a motionless domain becomes unstable and undergoes migration. This is an extension of our previous theory in two dimensions. We show that there are three basic motions of a domain, straight motion, rotating motion, and helical motion. The last one is a characteristic of three dimensions. The phase diagram of these three solutions is given in the parameter space of the original reaction-diffusion equations.
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Subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is an extremely rare cause of thyrotoxicosis in pregnant women. Untreated, thyrotoxicosis may result in complications, such as prematurity and congenital malformations in the fetus. We report two cases of first trimester subacute thyroiditis, one mild and one severe. The severe case, as demonstrated by laboratory and ultrasound findings, was successfully treated with prednisolone. In this case, it was thought that the benefits of pharmacological therapy outweighed the risk of potential teratogenesis by the medication. In contrast, the milder case was managed conservatively and resolved without treatment. These cases illustrate how laboratory and ultrasound findings can be used to determine whether treatment should be initiated and, once begun, if medication levels need to be adjusted. In both cases, the pregnancies resulted in healthy full-term infants.
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Pregnancy Complications/diagnosis , Pregnancy Complications/drug therapy , Thyroiditis, Subacute/diagnosis , Thyroiditis, Subacute/drug therapy , Adult , Female , Glucocorticoids/therapeutic use , Humans , Prednisolone/therapeutic use , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Complications/diagnostic imaging , Pregnancy Trimester, First , Severity of Illness Index , Thyroiditis, Subacute/diagnostic imaging , Treatment Outcome , UltrasonographyABSTRACT
The close relationship between iodine intake and the effects of anti-thyroid drugs (ATD) for Graves' disease (GD) has been well established. However, it remains unknown whether restriction of dietary iodine improves the effect of ATD. This study aimed to clarify this issue in Japanese patients with GD who routinely ingest large amounts of dietary iodine. We performed a prospective clinical study in 81 patients with newly diagnosed GD who were divided into an iodine restricted group and a control group. Urinary iodine, thyroid hormones and TSH receptor antibody were measured during the first 8 weeks of ATD therapy. Urinary iodine concentrations in the iodine restricted group were significantly lower than in the control group (p=0.043). However, there were no significant differences in the decrease of thyroid hormones and TSH receptor antibody between the two groups. Restriction of dietary iodine does not ameliorate the effect of ATD therapy for GD in an area of excessive iodine intake.
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Antithyroid Agents/therapeutic use , Diet , Graves Disease/drug therapy , Iodine/administration & dosage , Methimazole/therapeutic use , Adult , Female , Humans , Iodine/urine , Male , Middle Aged , Receptors, Thyrotropin/immunology , Thyroxine/blood , Triiodothyronine/bloodABSTRACT
Replication of rolling circle plasmid pKYM was regulated by RepK, a plasmid-encoded initiator protein, with HU protein and antisense RNA (copRNA) that block the expression of RepK. HU protein bound to the repK promoter in the presence of RepK protein and inhibited the transcription of repK mRNA. The copRNA would hybridize to repK mRNA and induce a stem-loop structure in which the repK Shine-Dalgarno sequence is sequestered by base pairing. Sequence substitution experiments demonstrated that this stem-loop not only inhibits translation but induces premature termination.
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Bacterial Proteins/genetics , DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics , Plasmids/genetics , RNA, Antisense/genetics , Transcription, Genetic/genetics , Bacterial Proteins/metabolism , DNA, Bacterial/analysis , DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism , Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial , Genes, Bacterial , Genes, Regulator , Promoter Regions, Genetic , RNA, Bacterial/analysis , RNA, Messenger/analysis , Replication OriginABSTRACT
Extended calcification of the total aorta and arch vessels may make coronary revascularization with cardiopulmonary bypass impossible. We report the left thoracotomy approach for a case of a 70-years diabetic man who was revascularized without cardiopulmonary bypass because of porcelain aorta extended into abdominal aorta, the arch vessels and femoral arteries. He had had prior anterior wall infarction. Cardiac catheterization showed poor ventricular function with an EF of 25% and there was a 60% occlusion of left main trunk, 90% occlusion of circumflex coronary. Through a left thoracotomy, saphenous vein grafting was performed without cardiopulmonary bypass from the noncalcified left subclavian artery to the circumflex coronary artery. During distal anastomosis, distal perfusion of coronary artery was carried out to support the heart up. Intraoperatively, hemodynamic remained stable with no electrocardiographic change. This technique may offer a practical solution to this problem.
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Aortic Diseases/complications , Calcinosis/complications , Coronary Artery Bypass/methods , Aged , Humans , Male , Myocardial Infarction/surgeryABSTRACT
General pharmacological effects of T-3761, a new oral quinolone antibacterial agent, on the central nervous system were investigated in laboratory animals. The results obtained are summarized as follows. 1. T-3761 exerted no significant effects on spontaneous motor activity, motor coordination, pentobarbital-induced hypnosis, electroshock-, pentetrazole- or strychnine-induced convulsion, acetic acid-induced writhing responses, reserpine-induced hypothermia and ptosis in mice at oral doses of 100, 300 and 1,000 mg/kg. The same oral doses of T-3761 exerted no significant effects on body temperature and passive avoidance response in rats. 2. T-3761 had no effects on EEG in cats and spinal reflex in rats at intravenous doses of 10, 30 and 100 mg/kg. 3. Convulsions were not observed in mice after any oral combinations of T-3761 at a dose of 200 or 1,000 mg/kg with 14 different nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) including fenbufen. 4. An oral combination of T-3761 even at a higher doses of 3,000 mg/kg with 4-biphenylacetic acid (BPAA) which is a principally active metabolite of fenbufen also did not induce convulsions in mice. 5. T-3761 did not inhibit GABA receptor binding in rat brain synaptic membranes at 10(-4) M in either the absence or presence of BPAA. These results suggest that T-3761 is an antibacterial agent which would be unlikely to produce any side effects on the central nervous system and to produce convulsion when combined with NSAIDs in clinical use.