Production and synthesis of a novel Pt-labeled platinum complex and evaluation of its biodistribution in healthy mice

Omokawa, Marina*; Kimura, Hiroyuki*; Hatsukawa, Yuichi*; Kawashima, Hidekazu*; Tsukada, Kazuaki; Yagi, Yusuke*; Naito, Yuki*; Yasui, Hiroyuki*

Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 97, p.117557_1 - 117557_6, 2024/01

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2023.117557

Quasifree neutron knockout reaction reveals a small -Orbital component in the Borromean nucleus B

Yang, Z. H.*; Kubota, Yuki*; Corsi, A.*; Yoshida, Kazuki; Sun, X.-X.*; Li, J. G.*; Kimura, Masaaki*; Michel, N.*; Ogata, Kazuyuki*; Yuan, C. X.*; et al.

Physical Review Letters, 126(8), p.082501_1 - 082501_8, 2021/02

AA2020-0819.pdf:1.29MB

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.082501

A quasifree (,) experiment was performed to study the structure of the Borromean nucleus B, which had long been considered to have a neutron halo. By analyzing the momentum distributions and exclusive cross sections, we obtained the spectroscopic factors for and orbitals, and a surprisingly small percentage of 9(2)% was determined for . Our finding of such a small component and the halo features reported in prior experiments can be explained by the deformed relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov theory in continuum, revealing a definite but not dominant neutron halo in B. The present work gives the smallest - or -orbital component among known nuclei exhibiting halo features and implies that the dominant occupation of or orbitals is not a prerequisite for the occurrence of a neutron halo.

Shell evolution beyond =28 and =50; Spectroscopy of Zn

Shand, C. M.*; Podolyk, Zs.*; Grska, M.*; Doornenbal, P.*; Obertelli, A.*; Nowacki, F.*; Otsuka, T.*; Sieja, K.*; Tostevin, J. A.*; Tsunoda, T.*; et al.

Physics Letters B, 773, p.492 - 497, 2017/10

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2017.09.001

Low-lying structure and shape evolution in neutron-rich Se isotopes

Chen, S.*; Doornenbal, P.*; Obertelli, A.*; Rodriguez, T. R.*; Authelet, G.*; Baba, Hidetada*; Calvet, D.*; Chteau, F.*; Corsi, A.*; Delbart, A.*; et al.

Physical Review C, 95(4), p.041302_1 - 041302_6, 2017/04

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.95.041302

Deep microbial life in high-quality granitic groundwater from geochemically and geographically distinct underground boreholes

Ino, Kohei*; Konno, Yuta*; Kozuka, Mariko*; Hirota, Akinari*; Togo, Yoko*; Fukuda, Akari*; Komatsu, Daisuke*; Tsunogai, Urumu*; Tanabe, Akifumi*; Yamamoto, Satoshi*; et al.

Environmental Microbiology Reports (Internet), 8(2), p.285 - 294, 2016/04

https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12379

To understand the subsurface biosphere, borehole investigation was conducted for 300-m deep granitic rocks at the Mizunami underground research laboratory, Japan. The initial biomass was the highest with the flourish of aerobic H-oxidizing Hydrogenophaga spp., whereas an uncultivated lineage of the phylum Nitrospirae became predominant after three years with decreasing biomass. The common occurrence of many species of Nitrospirae and Chlorobi phyla at the geographically distinct sites and the exclusive detection of their phylogenetically related environmental sequences from deep groundwaters and terrestrial hot springs, suggest that these bacteria are indigenous and potentially adapted to the deep terrestrial subsurface.

Visualization of blurry images of liquid by multi-scale analysis

Miyamura, Hiroko; Kureta, Masatoshi; Segawa, Mariko; Kubo, Jun*; Saito, Takafumi*; Suzuki, Yoshio; Takemiya, Hiroshi

Visualization of Mechanical Processes (Internet), 1(3), 8 Pages, 2011/10

https://doi.org/10.1615/VisMechProc.v1.i3.90

The use of high frame rate neutron radiography has been proposed as a method for recording images of oil in a running car engine. However, it is difficult to capture the behavior of oil from such images, because the images are dark and blurry. Therefore, we attempt to overcome this problem using a multi-scale image processing technique, in which the oil regions are classified based on scale. This method can be used to focus attention on objects with a particular scale. In addition, we propose a technique by which to capture the time-dependent behavior of oil using spatio-temporal image analysis. Using these techniques, the region of interest can be determined and observed carefully.

Sprouting and rooting inhibition of garlic with Co-60 -rays

Kobayashi, Yasuhiko; Kikuchi, Masahiro; Todoriki, Setsuko*; Saito, Kimie*; Katsura, Yoko*; Kameya, Hiromi*; Ichikawa, Mariko*; Iizuka, Tomoko*; Chiba, Etsuko*; Ukai, Mitsuko*

Shokuhin Shosha, 45(1-2), p.26 - 33, 2010/09

https://doi.org/10.5986/jrafi.45.26

Effect of -irradiation on sprouting and rooting of garlic was investigated. Sprouting and rooting of garlic were inhibited by irradiation of bulbs at 2 months after harvest with doses more than 30 Gy. Four weeks-later irradiation requires higher doses to complete sprouting/rooting inhibition.

Quantitative aspects of heterogeneity in soil organic matter dynamics in a cool-temperate Japanese beech forest; A Radiocarbon-based approach

Koarashi, Jun; Atarashi-Andoh, Mariko; Ishizuka, Shigehiro*; Miura, Satoru*; Saito, Takeshi*; Hirai, Keizo*

Global Change Biology, 15(3), p.631 - 642, 2009/03

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01745.x

Although it is well documented the possibility that global warming can lead to an acceleration of microbial decomposition of soil organic carbon (SOC), the magnitude and timing of this effect remains highly uncertain. The main reason is a lack of quantitative aspect of the heterogeneity in SOC biodegradability. To quantify the heterogeneity, we collected the soil and litter samples within a cool-temperate deciduous forest in Japan, separated chemically the samples into SOC fractions, determined their mean residence times (MRTs) based on the radiocarbon (C) measurements, and finally represented the soil as a complex of six SOC pools with different range of MRTs. Predicted response of the SOC pools to warming demonstrates that the rate of SOC loss from the fast-cycling SOC pool diminishes quickly because of the substrate availability; in contrast, the warming continues to accelerate SOC loss from slow-cycling pools with MRTs of 20-200 year over the next century.

Radiocarbon-based estimation of soil carbon turnover in a cool-temperate beech forest

Koarashi, Jun; Atarashi-Andoh, Mariko; Ishizuka, Shigehiro*; Saito, Takeshi*; Hirai, Keizo*; Miura, Satoru*

Proceedings of International Symposium on Application of a Closed Experimental System to Modeling of C Transfer in the Environment, p.72 - 76, 2008/00

Recent debate has emphasized that our capacity to predict the response of soil organic carbon (SOC) to climate change depends on a clear understanding of the heterogeneity in SOC biodegradability. We collected soil samples from the Appi forest meteorology research site dominated by Japanese beech, separated the soil samples into three SOC fractions with a chemical method, and determined their radiocarbon isotope ratios using an accelerator mass spectrometry. The radiocarbon signatures allow us to estimate their turnover times (TTs), quantifying the rates of SOC decomposition. According to the estimated TTs, the SOC was distinguished into six SOC pools with distinct TTs of several years to 1000 years. The annual SOC decomposition rate was summed up to 0.47 kgC m y, about a half of which was from the fastest-cycling pool (litter). Approximately 5% of SOC gave the over-millennium TTs, suggesting that this pool plays a role of a long-term carbon sequestration in the carbon cycle.

Upgrade program of ECRH system for GAMMA10

Imai, Tsuyoshi*; Tatematsu, Yoshinori*; Numakura, Tomoharu*; Sakamoto, Keishi; Minami, Ryutaro*; Watanabe, Osamu*; Kariya, Tsuyoshi*; Mitsunaka, Yoshika*; Kamata, Yasuhiro*; Machida, Norihito*; et al.

Fusion Science and Technology, 51(2T), p.208 - 212, 2007/02

https://doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1352

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