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Tohoku University
Education•Sendai, Japan•
About: Tohoku University is a education organization based out in Sendai, Japan. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Magnetization & Alloy. The organization has 72116 authors who have published 170791 publications receiving 3941714 citations. The organization is also known as: Tōhoku daigaku.
Topics: Magnetization, Alloy, Catalysis, Population, Magnetic field
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TL;DR: An extension of the caries ecological hypothesis is proposed to explain the relation between dynamic changes in the phenotypic/genotypic properties of plaque bacteria and the demineralization/remineralization balance of the Caries process.
Abstract: In this essay we propose an extension of the caries ecological hypothesis to explain the relation between dynamic changes in the phenotypic/genotypic properties of plaque bacteria and the demineraliza
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TL;DR: Graphene, a two-dimensional carbon sheet with one atom thickness and one of the thinnest materials in universe, has inspired huge interest in physics, materials science, chemistry and biology.
Abstract: Graphene, a two-dimensional carbon sheet with one atom thickness and one of the thinnest materials in universe, has inspired huge interest in physics, materials science, chemistry and biology. However, pure graphene sheets are limited for many applications despite their excellent characteristics and scientists face challenges to induce more and controlled functionality. Therefore graphene nanocomposites or hybrids are attracting increasing efforts for real applications in energy and environmental areas by introducing controlled functional building blocks to graphene. In this Review, we first give a brief introduction of graphene's unique physical and chemical properties followed by various preparation and functionalization methods for graphene nanocomposites in the second section. We focus on recent energy-related progress of graphene nanocomposites in solar energy conversion (e.g., photovoltaic and photoelectrochemical devices, artificial photosynthesis) and electrochemical energy devices (e.g., lithium ion battery, supercapacitor, fuel cell) in the third section. We then review the advances in environmental applications of functionalized graphene nanocomposites for the detection and removal of heavy metal ions, organic pollutants, gas and bacteria in the fourth section. Finally a conclusion and perspective is given to discuss the remaining challenges for graphene nanocomposites in energy and environmental science.
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TL;DR: In the high-Tc oxide superconductors, the coherence length along the c axis is very short and the layer structure itself works as strong pinning centers of the vortices.
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TL;DR: This is the first report indicating that EGFR mutation-positive patients with extremely poor PS benefit from first-line gefitinib, and examination of EGFR mutations as a biomarker is recommended in this patient population.
Abstract: Purpose This multicenter phase II study was undertaken to investigate the efficacy and feasibility of gefitinib for patients with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations without indication for chemotherapy as a result of poor performance status (PS). Patients and Methods Chemotherapy-naive patients with poor PS (patients 20 to 74 years of age with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group PS 3 to 4, 75 to 79 years of age with PS 2 to 4, and ≥ 80 years of age with PS 1 to 4) who had EGFR mutations examined by the peptide nucleic acid-locked nucleic acid polymerase chain reaction clamp method were enrolled and received gefitinib (250 mg/d) alone. Results Between February 2006 and May 2007, 30 patients with NSCLC and poor PS, including 22 patients with PS 3 to 4, were enrolled. The overall response rate was 66% (90% CI, 51% to 80%), and the disease control rate was 90%. PS improvement rate was 79% (P < .00005); in particular, 68% of the 22 patients imp...
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TL;DR: The p16INK4a /Rb-pathway also cooperates with mitogenic signals to induce elevated intracellular levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), thereby activating protein kinase Cδ (PKCδ) in human senescent cells, uncover an unexpected role for the p16ink4a–Rb pathway and provide a new insight into how senescent cell-cycle arrest is enforced in human cells.
Abstract: The p16(INK4a) cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor has a key role in establishing stable G1 cell-cycle arrest through activating the retinoblastoma (Rb) tumour suppressor protein pRb in cellular senescence. Here, we show that the p16(INK4a) /Rb-pathway also cooperates with mitogenic signals to induce elevated intracellular levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), thereby activating protein kinase Cdelta (PKCdelta) in human senescent cells. Importantly, once activated by ROS, PKCdelta promotes further generation of ROS, thus establishing a positive feedback loop to sustain ROS-PKCdelta signalling. Sustained activation of ROS-PKCdelta signalling irreversibly blocks cytokinesis, at least partly through reducing the level of WARTS (also known as LATS1), a mitotic exit network (MEN) kinase required for cytokinesis, in human senescent cells. This irreversible cytokinetic block is likely to act as a second barrier to cellular immortalization ensuring stable cell-cycle arrest in human senescent cells. These results uncover an unexpected role for the p16(INK4a)-Rb pathway and provide a new insight into how senescent cell-cycle arrest is enforced in human cells.
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John Q. Trojanowski | 226 | 1467 | 213948 |
Aaron R. Folsom | 181 | 1118 | 134044 |
Marc G. Caron | 173 | 674 | 99802 |
Masayuki Yamamoto | 171 | 1576 | 123028 |
Kenji Watanabe | 167 | 2359 | 129337 |
Rodney S. Ruoff | 164 | 666 | 194902 |
Frederik Barkhof | 154 | 1449 | 104982 |
Takashi Taniguchi | 152 | 2141 | 110658 |
Yoshio Bando | 147 | 1234 | 80883 |
Thomas P. Russell | 141 | 1012 | 80055 |
Ali Khademhosseini | 140 | 887 | 76430 |
Marco Colonna | 139 | 512 | 71166 |
David H. Barlow | 133 | 786 | 72730 |
Lin Gu | 130 | 868 | 56157 |
Yoichiro Iwakura | 129 | 705 | 64041 |