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2. The Influence of Funds Provided by The Government on the Availability of Teaching and Learning Resources in Public Secondary Schools in Moshi District Tanzania

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Stelah Didas Chao, Peter Siamoo, and Gadi M. Koda

Subjects
General Medicine
Abstract

This study was guided by convergent design under mixed-method approach to explore the influence of funds provided by the government on the availability of teaching and learning resources in public secondary schools in Moshi district Tanzania. The study was guided by Systems theory of Organization pioneered by Ludwig von Bertalanffy in 1969 and one research question. The target population was all public secondary schools, Public secondary school teachers, Heads of public secondary schools, Schools board chairpersons and District Education Officer of Moshi District in Kilimanjaro Region. Sampling of schools, teachers, school board chairperson and students were by both probability and non-probability sampling techniques. Instruments for data collection included Questionnaires and interview guides. After pilot testing, the reliability of the questionnaire was ensured by using the Cronbach Alpha formula; while conformability of qualitative data was ensured by increasing transparency regards to adherence to data collection procedures and ethics. Quantitative Data was analyzed by descriptive while qualitative analysis was by coding and creating themes and final data has been merged to ensure confirmation or disconfirmation of the findings. The study found that Government funds influence the availability of teaching and learning resources in public secondary schools in Moshi district Tanzania. The study concluded that government funds were used to ensure the availability of teaching and learning resources yet are not adequate that why most of teaching and learning resources are not adequate in Moshi Public secondary school. The study recommends that Ministry of Education, Science and technology in Collaboration with President Office Regional Administrative and Local government should continuous to provide funds to ensure availability of teaching and learning resources in Public secondary schools.

Published
2022

3. Role of tumour- associated neutrophils in tissue material and systemic neutrophil inflammation in colorectal cancer patients

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K. Jakubowska, M. Koda, W. Kisielewski, K. Lomperta, M. Grudzińska, and W. Famulski

Subjects
General Medicine
Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignant cancers worldwide. Immune response is appear to be inseparable component of each part of tumorigenesis. Moreover, several studies have shown that some populations of neutrophils, called tumor-associated neutrophils (TANs) can be also actively involved in the tumor growth, anggenesis and development of the distant metastases in various cancer tissues.

Published
2021

5. Empagliflozin in the treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in addition to background therapies and therapeutic combinations (EMPEROR-Reduced): a post-hoc analysis of a randomised, double-blind trial

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Subodh Verma, Nitish K Dhingra, Javed Butler, Stefan D Anker, Joao Pedro Ferreira, Gerasimos Filippatos, James L Januzzi, Carolyn S P Lam, Naveed Sattar, Barbara Peil, Matias Nordaby, Martina Brueckmann, Stuart J Pocock, Faiez Zannad, Milton Packer, M Packer, S Anker, J Butler, G Filippatos, S Pocock, F Zannad, JP Ferreira, M Brueckmann, J George, W Jamal, FK Welty, M Palmer, T Clayton, KG Parhofer, TR Pedersen, B Greenberg, MA Konstam, KR Lees, P Carson, W Doehner, A Miller, M Haas, S Pehrson, M Komajda, I Anand, J Teerlink, A Rabinstein, T Steiner, H Kamel, G Tsivgoulis, J Lewis, J Freston, N Kaplowitz, J Mann, J Petrie, S Perrone, S Nicholls, S Janssens, E Bocchi, N Giannetti, S Verma, J Zhang, J Spinar, M-F Seronde, M Boehm, B Merkely, V Chopra, M Senni, S Taddi, H Tsutsui, D-J Choi, E Chuquiure, HPB La Rocca, P Ponikowski, JRG Juanatey, I Squire, J Januzzi, I Pina, R Bernstein, A Cheung, J Green, S Kaul, C Lam, G Lip, N Marx, P McCullough, C Mehta, J Rosenstock, N Sattar, B Scirica, S Shah, C Wanner, D Aizenberg, L Cartasegna, F Colombo Berra, H Colombo, M Fernandez Moutin, J Glenny, C Alvarez Lorio, D Anauch, R Campos, A Facta, A Fernandez, R Ahuad Guerrero, L Lobo Márquez, RA Leon de la Fuente, M Mansilla, M Hominal, E Hasbani, M Najenson, G Moises Azize, H Luquez, L Guzman, H Sessa, M Amuchástegui, O Salomone, E Perna, D Piskorz, M Sicer, D Perez de Arenaza, C Zaidman, S Nani, C Poy, J Resk, R Villarreal, C Majul, T Smith Casabella, S Sassone, A Liberman, G Carnero, A Caccavo, M Berli, N Budassi, J Bono, A Alvarisqueta, J Amerena, K Kostner, A Hamilton, A Begg, J Beltrame, D Colquhoun, G Gordon, A Sverdlov, G Vaddadi, J Wong, J Coller, D Prior, A Friart, A Leone, G Vervoort, P Timmermans, P Troisfontaines, C Franssen, T Sarens, H Vandekerckhove, P Van De Borne, F Chenot, J De Sutter, E De Vuyst, P Debonnaire, M Dupont, O Pereira Dutra, LH Canani, MdC Vieira Moreira, W de Souza, LM Backes, L Maia, B De Souza Paolino, ER Manenti, W Saporito, F Villaça Guimarães Filho, T Franco Hirakawa, LA Saliba, FC Neuenschwander, CA de Freitas Zerbini, G Gonçalves, Y Gonçalves Mello, J Ascenção de Souza, L Beck da Silva Neto, EA Bocchi, J Da Silveira, JB de Moura Xavier Moraes Junior, JD de Souza Neto, M Hernandes, HC Finimundi, CR Sampaio, E Vasconcellos, FJ Neves Mancuso, MM Noya Rabelo, M Rodrigues Bacci, F Santos, M Vidotti, MV Simões, FL Gomes, C Vieira Nascimento, D Precoma, FA Helfenstein Fonseca, JA Ribas Fortes, PE Leães, D Campos de Albuquerque, JF Kerr Saraiva, S Rassi, FA Alves da Costa, G Reis, S Zieroth, D Dion, D Savard, R Bourgeois, C Constance, K Anderson, M-H Leblanc, D Yung, E Swiggum, L Pliamm, Y Pesant, B Tyrrell, T Huynh, J Spiegelman, J-P Lavoie, M Hartleib, R Bhargava, L Straatman, S Virani, A Costa-Vitali, L Hill, M Heffernan, Y Khaykin, J Ricci, M Senaratne, A Zhai, B Lubelsky, M Toma, L Yao, R McKelvie, L Noronha, M Babapulle, A Pandey, G Curnew, A Lavoie, J Berlingieri, S Kouz, E Lonn, R Chehayeb, Y Zheng, Y Sun, H Cui, Z Fan, X Han, X Jiang, Q Tang, J Zhou, Z Zheng, X Zhang, N Zhang, Y Zhang, A Shen, J Yu, J Ye, Y Yao, J Yan, X Xu, Z Wang, J Ma, Y Li, S Li, S Lu, X Kong, Y Song, G Yang, Z Yao, Y Pan, X Guo, Z Sun, Y Dong, J Zhu, D Peng, Z Yuan, J Lin, Y Yin, O Jerabek, H Burianova, T Fiala, J Hubac, O Ludka, Z Monhart, P Vodnansky, K Zeman, D Foldyna, J Krupicka, I Podpera, L Busak, M Radvan, Z Vomacka, R Prosecky, R Cifkova, V Durdil, J Vesely, J Vaclavik, P Cervinka, A Linhart, T Brabec, R Miklik, H Bourhaial, H-G Olbrich, S Genth-Zotz, E Kemala, B Lemke, M Böhm, S Schellong, W Rieker, T Heitzer, H Ince, M Faghih, A Birkenfeld, A Begemann, A Ghanem, A Ujeyl, S von Haehling, T Dorsel, J Bauersachs, M Prull, F Weidemann, H Darius, G Nickenig, A Wilke, J Sauter, U Rauch-Kroehnert, N Frey, CP Schulze, W König, L Maier, F Menzel, N Proskynitopoulos, H-H Ebert, H-E Sarnighausen, H-D Düngen, M Licka, C Stellbrink, B Winkelmann, N Menck, JL López-Sendón, L de la Fuente Galán, JF Delgado Jiménez, N Manito Lorite, M Pérez de Juan Romero, E Galve Basilio, F Cereto Castro, JR González Juanatey, JJ Gómez, M Sanmartín Fernández, X Garcia-Moll Marimon, D Pascual Figal, R Bover Freire, E Bonnefoy Cudraz, A Jobbe Duval, D Tomasevic, G Habib, R Isnard, F Picard, P Khanoyan, J-L Dubois-Rande, M Galinier, F Roubille, J Alexandre, D Babuty, N Delarche, J-B Berneau, N Girerd, M Saxena, G Rosano, Z Yousef, C Clifford, C Arden, A Bakhai, C Boos, G Jenkins, C Travill, D Price, L Koenyves, F Lakatos, A Matoltsy, E Noori, Z Zilahi, P Andrassy, S Kancz, G Simon, T Sydo, A Vorobcsuk, RG Kiss, K Toth, I Szakal, L Nagy, T Barany, A Nagy, E Szolnoki, VK Chopra, S Mandal, V Rastogi, B Shah, A Mullasari, J Shankar, V Mehta, A Oomman, U Kaul, S Komarlu, D Kahali, A Bhagwat, V Vijan, NK Ghaisas, A Mehta, J Kashyap, Y Kothari, S TaddeI, M Scherillo, V Zacà, S Genovese, A Salvioni, A Fucili, F Fedele, F Cosmi, M Volpe, C Mazzone, G Esposito, M Doi, H Yamamoto, S Sakagami, S Oishi, Y Yasaka, H Tsuboi, Y Fujino, S Matsuoka, Y Watanabe, T Himi, T Ide, M Ichikawa, Y Kijima, T Koga, S Yuda, K Fukui, T Kubota, M Manita, H Fujinaga, T Matsumura, Y Fukumoto, R Kato, Y Kawai, G Hiasa, Y Kazatani, M Mori, A Ogimoto, M Inoko, M Oguri, M Kinoshita, K Okuhara, N Watanabe, Y Ono, K Otomo, Y Sato, T Matsunaga, A Takaishi, N Miyagi, H Uehara, H Takaishi, H Urata, T Kataoka, H Matsubara, T Matsumoto, T Suzuki, N Takahashi, M Imamaki, T Yoshitama, T Saito, H Sekino, Y Furutani, M Koda, T Shinozaki, K Hirabayashi, R Tsunoda, K Yonezawa, H Hori, M Yagi, M Arikawa, T Hashizume, R Ishiki, T Koizumi, K Nakayama, S Taguchi, M Nanasato, Y Yoshida, S Tsujiyama, T Nakamura, K Oku, M Shimizu, M Suwa, Y Momiyama, H Sugiyama, K Kobayashi, S Inoue, T Kadokami, K Maeno, K Kawamitsu, Y Maruyama, A Nakata, T Shibata, A Wada, H-J Cho, JO Na, B-S Yoo, J-O Choi, SK Hong, J-H Shin, M-C Cho, SH Han, J-O Jeong, J-J Kim, SM Kang, D-S Kim, MH Kim, G Llamas Esperon, J Illescas Díaz, P Fajardo Campos, J Almeida Alvarado, A Bazzoni Ruiz, J Echeverri Rico, I Lopez Alcocer, L Valle Molina, C Hernandez Herrera, C Calvo Vargas, FG Padilla Padilla, I Rodriguez Briones, EJJR Chuquiure Valenzuela, ME Aguilera Real, J Carrillo Calvillo, M Alpizar Salazar, JL Cervantes Escárcega, R Velasco Sanchez, N Al - Windy, L van Heerebeek, L Bellersen, H-P Brunner-La Rocca, J Post, GCM Linssen, M van de Wetering, R Peters, R van Stralen, R Groutars, P Smits, A Yilmaz, WEM Kok, P Van der Meer, P Dijkmans, R Troquay, AP van Alem, R Van de Wal, L Handoko, ICD Westendorp, PFMM van Bergen, BJWM Rensing, P Hoogslag, B Kietselaer, JA Kragten, FR den Hartog, A Alings, L Danilowicz-Szymanowicz, G Raczak, W Piesiewicz, W Zmuda, W Kus, P Podolec, W Musial, G Drelich, G Kania, P Miekus, S Mazur, A Janik, J Spyra, J Peruga, P Balsam, B Krakowiak, J Szachniewicz, M Ginel, J Grzybowski, W Chrustowski, P Wojewoda, A Kalinka, A Zurakowski, R Koc, M Debinski, W Fil, M Kujawiak, J Forys, M Kasprzak, M Krol, P Michalski, E Mirek-Bryniarska, K Radwan, G Skonieczny, K Stania, G Skoczylas, A Madej, J Jurowiecki, B Firek, B Wozakowska-Kaplon, K Cymerman, J Neutel, K Adams, P Balfour, A Deswal, A Djamson, P Duncan, M Hong, C Murray, D Rinde-Hoffman, S Woodhouse, R MacNevin, B Rama, C Broome-Webster, S Kindsvater, D Abramov, M Barettella, S Pinney, J Herre, A Cohen, K Vora, K Challappa, S West, S Baum, J Cox, S Jani, A Karim, A Akhtar, O Quintana, L Paukman, R Goldberg, Z Bhatti, M Budoff, E Bush, A Potler, R Delgado, B Ellis, J Dy, J Fialkow, R Sangrigoli, K Ferdinand, C East, S Falkowski, S Donahoe, R Ebrahimi, G Kline, B Harris, R Khouzam, N Jaffrani, N Jarmukli, N Kazemi, M Koren, K Friedman, W Herzog, J Silva Enciso, D Cheung, M Grover-McKay, P Hauptman, D Mikhalkova, V Hegde, J Hodsden, S Khouri, F McGrew, R Littlefield, P Bradley, B McLaurin, S Lupovitch, I Labin, V Rao, M Leithe, M Lesko, N Lewis, D Lombardo, S Mahal, V Malhotra, I Dauber, A Banerjee, J Needell, G Miller, L Paladino, K Munuswamy, M Nanna, E McMillan, M Mumma, M Napoli, W Nelson, T O'Brien, A Adlakha, A Onwuanyi, H Serota, J Schmedtje, A Paraschos, R Potu, C Sai-Sudhakar, M Saltzberg, A Sauer, P Shah, H Skopicki, H Bui, K Carr, G Stevens, N Tahirkheli, J Tallaj, K Yousuf, B Trichon, J Welker, P Tolerico, A Vest, R Vivo, X Wang, R Abadier, S Dunlap, N Weintraub, A Malik, P Kotha, V Zaha, G Kim, N Uriel, T Greene, A Salacata, R Arora, R Gazmuri, J Kobayashi, B Iteld, R Vijayakrishnan, R Dab, Z Mirza, V Marques, M Nallasivan, D Bensimhon, B Peart, H Saint-Jacques, K Barringhaus, J Contreras, A Gupta, S Koneru, V Nguyen, Verma, S, Dhingra, N, Butler, J, Anker, S, Ferreira, J, Filippatos, G, Januzzi, J, Lam, C, Sattar, N, Peil, B, Nordaby, M, Brueckmann, M, Pocock, S, Zannad, F, Packer, M, George, J, Jamal, W, Welty, F, Palmer, M, Clayton, T, Parhofer, K, Pedersen, T, Greenberg, B, Konstam, M, Lees, K, Carson, P, Doehner, W, Miller, A, Haas, M, Pehrson, S, Komajda, M, Anand, I, Teerlink, J, Rabinstein, A, Steiner, T, Kamel, H, Tsivgoulis, G, Lewis, J, Freston, J, Kaplowitz, N, Mann, J, Petrie, J, Perrone, S, Nicholls, S, Janssens, S, Bocchi, E, Giannetti, N, Zhang, J, Spinar, J, Seronde, M, Boehm, M, Merkely, B, Chopra, V, Senni, M, Taddi, S, Tsutsui, H, Choi, D, Chuquiure, E, La Rocca, H, Ponikowski, P, Juanatey, J, Squire, I, Pina, I, Bernstein, R, Cheung, A, Green, J, Kaul, S, Lip, G, Marx, N, Mccullough, P, Mehta, C, Rosenstock, J, Scirica, B, Shah, S, Wanner, C, Aizenberg, D, Cartasegna, L, Colombo Berra, F, Colombo, H, Fernandez Moutin, M, Glenny, J, Alvarez Lorio, C, Anauch, D, Campos, R, Facta, A, Fernandez, A, Ahuad Guerrero, R, Lobo Marquez, L, Leon de la Fuente, R, Mansilla, M, Hominal, M, Hasbani, E, Najenson, M, Moises Azize, G, Luquez, H, Guzman, L, Sessa, H, Amuchastegui, M, Salomone, O, Perna, E, Piskorz, D, Sicer, M, Perez de Arenaza, D, Zaidman, C, Nani, S, Poy, C, Resk, J, Villarreal, R, Majul, C, Smith Casabella, T, Sassone, S, Liberman, A, Carnero, G, Caccavo, A, Berli, M, Budassi, N, Bono, J, Alvarisqueta, A, Amerena, J, Kostner, K, Hamilton, A, Begg, A, Beltrame, J, Colquhoun, D, Gordon, G, Sverdlov, A, Vaddadi, G, Wong, J, Coller, J, Prior, D, Friart, A, Leone, A, Vervoort, G, Timmermans, P, Troisfontaines, P, Franssen, C, Sarens, T, Vandekerckhove, H, Van De Borne, P, Chenot, F, De Sutter, J, De Vuyst, E, Debonnaire, P, Dupont, M, Pereira Dutra, O, Canani, L, Vieira Moreira, M, de Souza, W, Backes, L, Maia, L, De Souza Paolino, B, Manenti, E, Saporito, W, Villaca Guimaraes Filho, F, Franco Hirakawa, T, Saliba, L, Neuenschwander, F, de Freitas Zerbini, C, Goncalves, G, Goncalves Mello, Y, Ascencao de Souza, J, Beck da Silva Neto, L, Da Silveira, J, de Moura Xavier Moraes Junior, J, de Souza Neto, J, Hernandes, M, Finimundi, H, Sampaio, C, Vasconcellos, E, Neves Mancuso, F, Noya Rabelo, M, Rodrigues Bacci, M, Santos, F, Vidotti, M, Simoes, M, Gomes, F, Vieira Nascimento, C, Precoma, D, Helfenstein Fonseca, F, Ribas Fortes, J, Leaes, P, Campos de Albuquerque, D, Kerr Saraiva, J, Rassi, S, Alves da Costa, F, Reis, G, Zieroth, S, Dion, D, Savard, D, Bourgeois, R, Constance, C, Anderson, K, Leblanc, M, Yung, D, Swiggum, E, Pliamm, L, Pesant, Y, Tyrrell, B, Huynh, T, Spiegelman, J, Lavoie, J, Hartleib, M, Bhargava, R, Straatman, L, Virani, S, Costa-Vitali, A, Hill, L, Heffernan, M, Khaykin, Y, Ricci, J, Senaratne, M, Zhai, A, Lubelsky, B, Toma, M, Yao, L, Mckelvie, R, Noronha, L, Babapulle, M, Pandey, A, Curnew, G, Lavoie, A, Berlingieri, J, Kouz, S, Lonn, E, Chehayeb, R, Zheng, Y, Sun, Y, Cui, H, Fan, Z, Han, X, Jiang, X, Tang, Q, Zhou, J, Zheng, Z, Zhang, X, Zhang, N, Zhang, Y, Shen, A, Yu, J, Ye, J, Yao, Y, Yan, J, Xu, X, Wang, Z, Ma, J, Li, Y, Li, S, Lu, S, Kong, X, Song, Y, Yang, G, Yao, Z, Pan, Y, Guo, X, Sun, Z, Dong, Y, Zhu, J, Peng, D, Yuan, Z, Lin, J, Yin, Y, Jerabek, O, Burianova, H, Fiala, T, Hubac, J, Ludka, O, Monhart, Z, Vodnansky, P, Zeman, K, Foldyna, D, Krupicka, J, Podpera, I, Busak, L, Radvan, M, Vomacka, Z, Prosecky, R, Cifkova, R, Durdil, V, Vesely, J, Vaclavik, J, Cervinka, P, Linhart, A, Brabec, T, Miklik, R, Bourhaial, H, Olbrich, H, Genth-Zotz, S, Kemala, E, Lemke, B, Bohm, M, Schellong, S, Rieker, W, Heitzer, T, Ince, H, Faghih, M, Birkenfeld, A, Begemann, A, Ghanem, A, Ujeyl, A, von Haehling, S, Dorsel, T, Bauersachs, J, Prull, M, Weidemann, F, Darius, H, Nickenig, G, Wilke, A, Sauter, J, Rauch-Kroehnert, U, Frey, N, Schulze, C, Konig, W, Maier, L, Menzel, F, Proskynitopoulos, N, Ebert, H, Sarnighausen, H, Dungen, H, Licka, M, Stellbrink, C, Winkelmann, B, Menck, N, Lopez-Sendon, J, de la Fuente Galan, L, Delgado Jimenez, J, Manito Lorite, N, Perez de Juan Romero, M, Galve Basilio, E, Cereto Castro, F, Gonzalez Juanatey, J, Gomez, J, Sanmartin Fernandez, M, Garcia-Moll Marimon, X, Pascual Figal, D, Bover Freire, R, Bonnefoy Cudraz, E, Jobbe Duval, A, Tomasevic, D, Habib, G, Isnard, R, Picard, F, Khanoyan, P, Dubois-Rande, J, Galinier, M, Roubille, F, Alexandre, J, Babuty, D, Delarche, N, Berneau, J, Girerd, N, Saxena, M, Rosano, G, Yousef, Z, Clifford, C, Arden, C, Bakhai, A, Boos, C, Jenkins, G, Travill, C, Price, D, Koenyves, L, Lakatos, F, Matoltsy, A, Noori, E, Zilahi, Z, Andrassy, P, Kancz, S, Simon, G, Sydo, T, Vorobcsuk, A, Kiss, R, Toth, K, Szakal, I, Nagy, L, Barany, T, Nagy, A, Szolnoki, E, Mandal, S, Rastogi, V, Shah, B, Mullasari, A, Shankar, J, Mehta, V, Oomman, A, Kaul, U, Komarlu, S, Kahali, D, Bhagwat, A, Vijan, V, Ghaisas, N, Mehta, A, Kashyap, J, Kothari, Y, Taddei, S, Scherillo, M, Zaca, V, Genovese, S, Salvioni, A, Fucili, A, Fedele, F, Cosmi, F, Volpe, M, Mazzone, C, Esposito, G, Doi, M, Yamamoto, H, Sakagami, S, Oishi, S, Yasaka, Y, Tsuboi, H, Fujino, Y, Matsuoka, S, Watanabe, Y, Himi, T, Ide, T, Ichikawa, M, Kijima, Y, Koga, T, Yuda, S, Fukui, K, Kubota, T, Manita, M, Fujinaga, H, Matsumura, T, Fukumoto, Y, Kato, R, Kawai, Y, Hiasa, G, Kazatani, Y, Mori, M, Ogimoto, A, Inoko, M, Oguri, M, Kinoshita, M, Okuhara, K, Watanabe, N, Ono, Y, Otomo, K, Sato, Y, Matsunaga, T, Takaishi, A, Miyagi, N, Uehara, H, Takaishi, H, Urata, H, Kataoka, T, Matsubara, H, Matsumoto, T, Suzuki, T, Takahashi, N, Imamaki, M, Yoshitama, T, Saito, T, Sekino, H, Furutani, Y, Koda, M, Shinozaki, T, Hirabayashi, K, Tsunoda, R, Yonezawa, K, Hori, H, Yagi, M, Arikawa, M, Hashizume, T, Ishiki, R, Koizumi, T, Nakayama, K, Taguchi, S, Nanasato, M, Yoshida, Y, Tsujiyama, S, Nakamura, T, Oku, K, Shimizu, M, Suwa, M, Momiyama, Y, Sugiyama, H, Kobayashi, K, Inoue, S, Kadokami, T, Maeno, K, Kawamitsu, K, Maruyama, Y, Nakata, A, Shibata, T, Wada, A, Cho, H, Na, J, Yoo, B, Choi, J, Hong, S, Shin, J, Cho, M, Han, S, Jeong, J, Kim, J, Kang, S, Kim, D, Kim, M, Llamas Esperon, G, Illescas Diaz, J, Fajardo Campos, P, Almeida Alvarado, J, Bazzoni Ruiz, A, Echeverri Rico, J, Lopez Alcocer, I, Valle Molina, L, Hernandez Herrera, C, Calvo Vargas, C, Padilla Padilla, F, Rodriguez Briones, I, Chuquiure Valenzuela, E, Aguilera Real, M, Carrillo Calvillo, J, Alpizar Salazar, M, Cervantes Escarcega, J, Velasco Sanchez, R, Al - Windy, N, van Heerebeek, L, Bellersen, L, Brunner-La Rocca, H, Post, J, Linssen, G, van de Wetering, M, Peters, R, van Stralen, R, Groutars, R, Smits, P, Yilmaz, A, Kok, W, Van der Meer, P, Dijkmans, P, Troquay, R, van Alem, A, Van de Wal, R, Handoko, L, Westendorp, I, van Bergen, P, Rensing, B, Hoogslag, P, Kietselaer, B, Kragten, J, den Hartog, F, Alings, A, Danilowicz-Szymanowicz, L, Raczak, G, Piesiewicz, W, Zmuda, W, Kus, W, Podolec, P, Musial, W, Drelich, G, Kania, G, Miekus, P, Mazur, S, Janik, A, Spyra, J, Peruga, J, Balsam, P, Krakowiak, B, Szachniewicz, J, Ginel, M, Grzybowski, J, Chrustowski, W, Wojewoda, P, Kalinka, A, Zurakowski, A, Koc, R, Debinski, M, Fil, W, Kujawiak, M, Forys, J, Kasprzak, M, Krol, M, Michalski, P, Mirek-Bryniarska, E, Radwan, K, Skonieczny, G, Stania, K, Skoczylas, G, Madej, A, Jurowiecki, J, Firek, B, Wozakowska-Kaplon, B, Cymerman, K, Neutel, J, Adams, K, Balfour, P, Deswal, A, Djamson, A, Duncan, P, Hong, M, Murray, C, Rinde-Hoffman, D, Woodhouse, S, Macnevin, R, Rama, B, Broome-Webster, C, Kindsvater, S, Abramov, D, Barettella, M, Pinney, S, Herre, J, Cohen, A, Vora, K, Challappa, K, West, S, Baum, S, Cox, J, Jani, S, Karim, A, Akhtar, A, Quintana, O, Paukman, L, Goldberg, R, Bhatti, Z, Budoff, M, Bush, E, Potler, A, Delgado, R, Ellis, B, Dy, J, Fialkow, J, Sangrigoli, R, Ferdinand, K, East, C, Falkowski, S, Donahoe, S, Ebrahimi, R, Kline, G, Harris, B, Khouzam, R, Jaffrani, N, Jarmukli, N, Kazemi, N, Koren, M, Friedman, K, Herzog, W, Silva Enciso, J, Cheung, D, Grover-McKay, M, Hauptman, P, Mikhalkova, D, Hegde, V, Hodsden, J, Khouri, S, Mcgrew, F, Littlefield, R, Bradley, P, Mclaurin, B, Lupovitch, S, Labin, I, Rao, V, Leithe, M, Lesko, M, Lewis, N, Lombardo, D, Mahal, S, Malhotra, V, Dauber, I, Banerjee, A, Needell, J, Miller, G, Paladino, L, Munuswamy, K, Nanna, M, Mcmillan, E, Mumma, M, Napoli, M, Nelson, W, O'Brien, T, Adlakha, A, Onwuanyi, A, Serota, H, Schmedtje, J, Paraschos, A, 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Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Angiotensin receptor, Glucoside, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], Vascular damage Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 16], Adrenergic beta-Antagonists, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Placebo, 03 medical and health sciences, Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists, 0302 clinical medicine, Endocrinology, Mineralocorticoid receptor, Glucosides, Double-Blind Method, Internal medicine, Post-hoc analysis, Internal Medicine, medicine, Empagliflozin, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Benzhydryl Compounds, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, Aged, Benzhydryl Compound, Heart Failure, Ejection fraction, business.industry, Angiotensin Receptor Antagonist, Adrenergic beta-Antagonist, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor, Stroke Volume, medicine.disease, 3. Good health, Heart failure, ACE inhibitor, Female, Hypotension, business, medicine.drug, Human
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Contains fulltext : 249977.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access) BACKGROUND: It is important to evaluate whether a new treatment for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) provides additive benefit to background foundational treatments. As such, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of empagliflozin in patients with HFrEF in addition to baseline treatment with specific doses and combinations of disease-modifying therapies. METHODS: We performed a post-hoc analysis of the EMPEROR-Reduced randomised, double-blind, parallel-group trial, which took place in 520 centres (hospitals and medical clinics) in 20 countries in Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. Patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification II-IV with an ejection fraction of 40% or less were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive the addition of either oral empagliflozin 10 mg per day or placebo to background therapy. The primary composite outcome was cardiovascular death and heart failure hospitalisation; the secondary outcome was total heart failure hospital admissions. An extended composite outcome consisted of inpatient and outpatient HFrEF events was also evaluated. Outcomes were analysed according to background use of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) or angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitors (ARNIs), as well as β blockers and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) at less than 50% or 50% or more of target doses and in various combinations. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03057977. FINDINGS: In this post-hoc analysis of 3730 patients (mean age 66·8 years [SD 11·0], 893 [23·9%] women; 1863 [49·9%] in the empagliflozin group, 1867 [50·1%] in the placebo group) assessed between March 6, 2017, and May 28, 2020, empagliflozin reduced the risk of the primary outcome (361 in 1863 participants in the empagliflozin group and 462 of 1867 in the placebo group; HR 0·75 [95% CI 0·65-0·86]) regardless of background therapy or its target doses for ACE inhibitors or ARBs at doses of less than 50% of the target dose (HR 0·85 [0·69-1·06]) and for doses of 50% or more of the target dose (HR 0·67 [0·52-0·88]; p(interaction)=0·18). A similar result was seen for β blockers at doses of less than 50% of the target dose (HR 0·66 [0·54-0·80]) and for doses of 50% or more of the target dose (HR 0·81 [0·66-1·00]; p(interaction)=0·15). Empagliflozin also reduced the risk of the primary outcome irrespective of background use of triple therapy with an ACE inhibitor, ARB, or ARNI plus β blocker plus MRA (given combination HR 0·73 [0·61-0·88]; not given combination HR 0·76 [0·62-0·94]; p(interaction)=0·77). Similar patterns of benefit were observed for the secondary and extended composite outcomes. Empagliflozin was well tolerated and rates of hypotension, symptomatic hypotension, and hyperkalaemia were similar across all subgroups. INTERPRETATION: Empagliflozin reduced serious heart failure outcomes across doses and combinations of disease-modifying therapies for HFrEF. Clinically, these data suggest that empagliflozin might be considered as a foundational therapy in patients with HFrEF regardless of their existing background therapy. FUNDING: Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company.

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2022

7. Design calculation method for sheet pile reinforcement method in liquefiable ground

Author

M. Koda, T. Sanagawa, and K. Kasahara

Subjects
Vibration, Mechanism (engineering), Sheet pile, Foundation (engineering), medicine, Liquefaction, Stiffness, Geotechnical engineering, medicine.symptom, Reinforcement, Pile, Geology
Abstract

A reinforcement method utilizing steel sheet piles (sheet pile reinforcement method) is sometimes adopted in Japan for reinforcing existing foundation structures. This is a reinforcement method where steel sheet piles are installed into the ground so as to surround the existing footing and are integrated with the footing. Since the widening width of the footing can be minimized, this reinforcement method is often adopted at locations where land usage is severely restricted. However, it hasn’t been clarified whether this reinforcement method can be applied to structures in the liquefiable ground. Therefore, in this study, model vibration experiments are conducted to clarify the effect and the mechanism of this reinforcement method for pile foundation structures in the liquefiable ground. Furthermore, considering of the experimental results, a structural analysis method is proposed to design this reinforcement method, which can correspond to changes in strength and stiffness of the ground due to liquefaction.

Published
2021

9. X Chromosome Contribution to the Genetic Architecture of Primary Biliary Cholangitis

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S. Abiru, John F. Dillon, Yasuhiro Miyake, Piero Portincasa, Giancarlo Spinzi, R. Harvey, T. Ngatchu, Agostino Colli, M. Taniai, K. Flahive, Masanori Abe, B. Hoeroldt, S. Holder, Howard Curtis, María Isabel Colombo, C. MacNicol, Gang Xie, Andrew Chilton, H. Hussaini, Cristina Rigamonti, M. Kato, Shintaro Yagi, G. Abouda, D. Tyrer, Chris D. Evans, Christopher I. Amos, K. Koss, Kazuaki Chayama, P. Premchand, K. Migita, Simon Panter, Marco Marzioni, Silvia Colombo, Konstantinos N. Lazaridis, M. Yagura, Ashley Brown, D. Gocher, Domenico Alvaro, K. Murata, Mark Wright, Piero Luigi Almasio, C. Healey, A. Ciaccio, N. Wheatley, Vincenzo Cardinale, T. Delahooke, Chiara Milani, T. Shewan, W. Stableforth, S. Levi, Mark L. Green, James V. Jones, Y. Baird, Aftab Ala, Burroughs Ak, D. Williams, K. Ario, P. Sanghi, Hemant Gupta, P. Southern, L. Farrington, M. Hamilton, Andrew D. Higham, I. Yabuuchi, H. Yatsuhashi, Lorenzo Morini, T. Yamamoto, Douglas Thorburn, M. Carnahan, N. 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R, Ncube, N, Tripoli, S, Casey, R, Cowley, C, Miller, R, Houghton, K, Ducker, S, Wright, F, Bird, B, Baxter, G, Keggans, J, Hughes, M, Grieve, E, Young, K, Williams, D, Ocker, K, Hines, F, Martin, K, Innes, C, Valliani, T, Fairlamb, H, Thornthwaite, S, Eastick, A, Tanqueray, E, Morrison, J, Holbrook, B, Browning, J, Walker, K, Congreave, S, Verheyden, J, Slininger, S, Stafford, L, O'Donnell, D, Ainsworth, M, Lord, S, Kent, L, March, L, Dickson, C, Simpson, D, Longhurst, B, Hayes, M, Shpuza, E, White, N, Besley, S, Pearson, S, Wright, A, Jones, L, Gunter, E, Dewhurst, H, Fouracres, A, Farrington, L, Graves, L, Marriott, S, Leoni, M, Tyrer, D, Dali-kemmery, L, Lambourne, V, Green, M, Sirdefield, D, Amor, K, Colley, J, Shinder, B, Jones, J, Mills, M, Carnahan, M, Taylor, N, Boulton, K, Tregonning, J, Brown, C, Clifford, G, Archer, E, Hamilton, M, Curtis, J, Shewan, T, Walsh, S, Warner, K, Netherton, K, Mupudzi, M, Gunson, B, Gitahi, J, Gocher, D, Batham, S, Pateman, H, Desmennu, S, Conder, J, Clement, D, Gallagher, S, Orpe, J, Chan, P, Currie, L, O'Donohoe, L, Oblak, M, Morgan, L, Quinn, M, Amey, I, Baird, Y, Cotterill, D, Cumlat, L, Winter, L, Greer, S, Spurdle, K, Allison, J, Dyer, S, Sweeting, H, Kordula, J, Aiba, Y, Nakamura, H, Abiru, S, Nagaoka, S, Komori, A, Yatsuhashi, H, Ishibashi, H, Ito, M, Kawai, Y, Kohn, S, Gervais, O, Migita, K, Katsushima, S, Naganuma, A, Sugi, K, Komatsu, T, Mannami, T, Matsushita, K, Yoshizawa, K, Makita, F, Nikami, T, Nishimura, H, Kouno, H, Ota, H, Komura, T, Nakamura, Y, Shimada, M, Hirashima, N, Komeda, T, Ario, K, Nakamuta, M, Yamashita, T, Furuta, K, Kikuchi, M, Naeshiro, N, Takahashi, H, Mano, Y, Tsunematsu, S, Yabuuchi, I, Shimada, Y, Yamauchi, K, Sugimoto, R, Sakai, H, Mita, E, Koda, M, Tsuruta, S, Kamitsukasa, H, Sato, T, Masaki, N, Kobata, T, Fukushima, N, Higuchi, N, Ohara, Y, Muro, T, Takesaki, E, Takaki, H, Yamamoto, T, Kato, M, Nagaoki, Y, Hayashi, S, Ishida, J, Watanabe, Y, Kobayashi, M, Koga, M, Saoshiro, T, Yagura, M, Hirata, K, Takikawa, H, Ohira, H, Zeniya, M, Abe, M, Onji, M, Kaneko, S, Honda, M, Arai, K, Arinaga-Hino, T, Hashimoto, E, Taniai, M, Umemura, T, Joshita, S, Nakao, K, Ichikawa, T, Shibata, H, Yamagiwa, S, Seike, M, Honda, K, Sakisaka, S, Takeyama, Y, Harada, M, Senju, M, Yokosuka, O, Kanda, T, Ueno, Y, Kikuchi, K, Ebinuma, H, Himoto, T, Yasunami, M, Murata, K, Mizokami, M, Shimoda, S, Miyake, Y, Takaki, A, Yamamoto, K, Hirano, K, Ichida, T, Ido, A, Tsubouchi, H, Chayama, K, Harada, K, Nakanuma, Y, Maehara, Y, Taketomi, A, Shirabe, K, Soejima, Y, Mori, A, Yagi, S, Uemoto, S, Tanaka, T, Yamashiki, N, Tamura, S, Sugawara, Y, Kokudo, N, Carbone, M, Cardamone, G, Duga, S, Gershwin, M, Seldin, M, Invernizzi, P, Asselta R, Paraboschi EM, Gerussi A, Cordell HJ, Mells GF, Sandford RN, Jones DE, Nakamura M, Ueno K, Hitomi Y, Kawashima M, Nishida N, Tokunaga K, Nagasaki M, Tanaka A, Tang R, Li Z, Shi Y, Liu X, Xiong M, Hirschfield G, Siminovitch KA, Canadian-US PBC Consortium, Italian PBC Genetics Study Group, UK-PBC Consortium, Japan PBC-GWAS Consortium, Carbone M, Cardamone G, Duga S, Gershwin ME, Seldin MF, Invernizzi P, and LiveR North

Subjects
Canadian-US PBC Consortium, 0301 basic medicine, Male, Linkage disequilibrium, Genome-wide association study, Disease, PBC, Settore MED/03 - GENETICA MEDICA, Linkage Disequilibrium, 0302 clinical medicine, UK-PBC Consortium, Genotype, Mitochondrial Precursor Protein Import Complex Proteins, Italian PBC Genetics Study Group, Odds Ratio, X-Wide Association Study, Japan PBC-GWAS Consortium, X chromosome, Genetics, Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary, Gastroenterology, Forkhead Transcription Factors, DNA-Binding Proteins, Shal Potassium Channels, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Female, Adult, Monosaccharide Transport Proteins, Superenhancer, Locus (genetics), Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Biology, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Article, White People, 03 medical and health sciences, Asian People, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Endopeptidases, Humans, Cell Lineage, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Meta-analysi, Genetic association, Chromosomes, Human, X, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Hepatology, 1103 Clinical Sciences, Meta-analysis, 030104 developmental biology, Genetic Loci, 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine, 1109 Neurosciences, Carrier Proteins, Genome-Wide Association Study
Abstract

Background & aims: Genome-wide association studies in primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) have failed to find X chromosome (chrX) variants associated with the disease. Here, we specifically explore the chrX contribution to PBC, a sexually dimorphic complex autoimmune disease. Methods: We performed a chrX-wide association study, including genotype data from 5 genome-wide association studies (from Italy, United Kingdom, Canada, China, and Japan; 5244 case patients and 11,875 control individuals). Results: Single-marker association analyses found approximately 100 loci displaying P < 5 × 10-4, with the most significant being a signal within the OTUD5 gene (rs3027490; P = 4.80 × 10-6; odds ratio [OR], 1.39; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.028-1.88; Japanese cohort). Although the transethnic meta-analysis evidenced only a suggestive signal (rs2239452, mapping within the PIM2 gene; OR, 1.17; 95% CI, 1.09-1.26; P = 9.93 × 10-8), the population-specific meta-analysis showed a genome-wide significant locus in East Asian individuals pointing to the same region (rs7059064, mapping within the GRIPAP1 gene; P = 6.2 × 10-9; OR, 1.33; 95% CI, 1.21-1.46). Indeed, rs7059064 tags a unique linkage disequilibrium block including 7 genes: TIMM17B, PQBP1, PIM2, SLC35A2, OTUD5, KCND1, and GRIPAP1, as well as a superenhancer (GH0XJ048933 within OTUD5) targeting all these genes. GH0XJ048933 is also predicted to target FOXP3, the main T-regulatory cell lineage specification factor. Consistently, OTUD5 and FOXP3 RNA levels were up-regulated in PBC case patients (1.75- and 1.64-fold, respectively). Conclusions: This work represents the first comprehensive study, to our knowledge, of the chrX contribution to the genetics of an autoimmune liver disease and shows a novel PBC-related genome-wide significant locus.

Published
2021

11. Long-course oxaliplatin-based preoperative chemoradiation versus 5 × 5 Gy and consolidation chemotherapy for cT4 or fixed cT3 rectal cancer: results of a randomized phase III study

Author

K. Bujko, L. Wyrwicz, A. Rutkowski, M. Malinowska, L. Pietrzak, J. Kryński, W. Michalski, J. Olędzki, J. Kuśnierz, L. Zając, M. Bednarczyk, M. Szczepkowski, W. Tarnowski, E. Kosakowska, J. Zwoliński, M. Winiarek, K. Wiśniowska, M. Partycki, K. Bęczkowska, W. Polkowski, R. Styliński, R. Wierzbicki, P. Bury, M. Jankiewicz, K. Paprota, M. Lewicka, B. Ciseł, M. Skórzewska, J. Mielko, M. Bębenek, A. Maciejczyk, B. Kapturkiewicz, A. Dybko, Ł. Hajac, A. Wojnar, T. Leśniak, J. Zygulska, D. Jantner, E. Chudyba, W. Zegarski, M. Las-Jankowska, M. Jankowski, L. Kołodziejski, A. Radkowski, U. Żelazowska-Omiotek, B. Czeremszyńska, L. Kępka, J. Kolb-Sielecki, Z. Toczko, Z. Fedorowicz, A. Dziki, A. Danek, G. Nawrocki, R. Sopyło, W. Markiewicz, P. Kędzierawski, J. Wydmański, J. Albiński, R. Banaś, E. Chmielowska, W. Bal, J. Baszczyk-Mnich, M. Bialas, T. Borowiec, M. Bujko, A. Cencelewicz, K. Chomik, M. Chwaliński, I. Ciepela, D. Dupla, A. Florek, A. Górnicki, K. Jeziorski, W. Józwicki, J. Kobiela, M. Koda, P. Kołodziej, P. Kruszewski, M. Kryj, G. Kuciel-Lisiecka, R. Kwiatkowski, A. Lachowski, P. Liszka-Dalecki, A. Majewski, W. Majewski, T. Majsak, D. Maka, M. Malka, A. Mazurkiewicz, J. Morawiec, E. Nogal, M. Olejniczak, D. Olkowski, K. Ostrowska-Cichocka, M. Pietruszka, G. Piotrkowski, M. Plewicka, D. Porzuczek-Zuziak, J. Reszke, A. Rychter, J. Sadowski, A. Salata, K. Serkies, E. Srutek, B. Szóstak, T. Tuziak, D. Tyralik, J. Skoczylas, E. Wachua, P. Wandzel, B. Winkler-Spytkowska, P. Wojtasik, K. Wroński, M. Zemal, and I. Zygulski

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, business.industry, Urology, Consolidation Chemotherapy, Hematology, Chemotherapy regimen, Preoperative care, Surgery, Oxaliplatin, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Oncology, Fluorouracil, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, medicine, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Cumulative incidence, Bolus (digestion), business, Chemoradiotherapy, medicine.drug
Abstract

Background Improvements in local control are required when using preoperative chemoradiation for cT4 or advanced cT3 rectal cancer. There is therefore a need to explore more effective schedules. Patients and methods Patients with fixed cT3 or cT4 cancer were randomized either to 5 × 5 Gy and three cycles of FOLFOX4 (group A) or to 50.4 Gy in 28 fractions combined with two 5-day cycles of bolus 5-Fu 325 mg/m2/day and leucovorin 20 mg/m2/day during the first and fifth week of irradiation along with five infusions of oxaliplatin 50 mg/m2 once weekly (group B). The protocol was amended in 2012 to allow oxaliplatin to be then foregone in both groups. Results Of 541 entered patients, 515 were eligible for analysis; 261 in group A and 254 in group B. Preoperative treatment acute toxicity was lower in group A than group B, P = 0.006; any toxicity being, respectively, 75% versus 83%, grade III–IV 23% versus 21% and toxic deaths 1% versus 3%. R0 resection rates (primary end point) and pathological complete response rates in groups A and B were, respectively, 77% versus 71%, P = 0.07, and 16% versus 12%, P = 0.17. The median follow-up was 35 months. At 3 years, the rates of overall survival and disease-free survival in groups A and B were, respectively, 73% versus 65%, P = 0.046, and 53% versus 52%, P = 0.85, together with the cumulative incidence of local failure and distant metastases being, respectively, 22% versus 21%, P = 0.82, and 30% versus 27%, P = 0.26. Postoperative and late complications rates in group A and group B were, respectively, 29% versus 25%, P = 0.18, and 20% versus 22%, P = 0.54. Conclusions No differences were observed in local efficacy between 5 × 5 Gy with consolidation chemotherapy and long-course chemoradiation. Nevertheless, an improved overall survival and lower acute toxicity favours the 5 × 5 Gy schedule with consolidation chemotherapy. Clinical trial number The trial is registered as ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT00833131.

Published
2016

13. Men who were thin during early adulthood exhibited greater weight gain-associated visceral fat accumulation in a study of middle-aged Japanese men

Author

M, Koda, I, Kitamura, T, Okura, R, Otsuka, F, Ando, and H, Shimokata

Subjects
Original Article, weight gain, Original Articles, Visceral fat, weight at 18 years of age
Abstract

Summary Objective This study aimed to assess the relationship between weight gain from early adulthood and visceral fat accumulation. Methods The participants were 549 men aged 42 to 64 years who were randomly selected from the local resident registry for the National Institute for Longevity Sciences' neighbourhood. They were asked to recall their weight at 18 years of age, and then, post‐18 weight‐change values were calculated for each participant (their current weight minus their weight at 18). The participants were divided according to their median body mass index (BMI) at 18 years of age (initial BMI) (

Published
2017

14. Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Integral Bridge

Author

S Tamai, M. Koda, and Fumio Tatsuoka

Subjects
Engineering, business.industry, Girder, General Materials Science, Structural engineering, business, Civil engineering, Bridge (interpersonal)
Abstract

Bridges adjacent to embankments are traditionally built as a combination of abutments and bridge girders, but settlement of embankments and maintenance of bridge supports have been long-standing issues. As solutions, reinforced soil abutments that are integrated with abutment structures as reinforced earth embankments have been developed as a geotechnical approach, and integral bridges that integrate bridge abutments and bridge girders have been developed as a bridge engineering approach. However, neither of these approaches solves all the issues at hand. Geosynthetic reinforced soil integral bridges are a new type of bridge that combines reinforced soil abutments and integral abutments, thereby integrating abutments, bridge girders, and embankments. As such, compared with conventional abutments, they excel in terms of the support performance of bridge girders, earthquake resistance, maintenance characteristics, and economic efficiency. The present paper introduces the principles of geosynthetic reinforced soil integral bridges and construction cases.従来，盛土に隣接する橋梁は橋台と橋桁の組合せで建設されてきたが，盛土の沈下や支承部の維持管理といった問題があった。地盤工学的アプローチとして盛土を補強土として橋台躯体と一体化した補強土橋台が，橋梁工学的アプローチとして橋台と橋桁を一体化したインテグラル橋梁が問題解決策として開発されてきたが，双方とも問題の全てを解決するものではなかった。補強盛土一体橋梁は，補強土橋台とインテグラル橋台を融合させた新形式の橋梁であり，橋台，橋桁，盛土の三者が一体化されている。このため，従来型橋台と比較して橋桁の支持性能，耐震性，維持管理性と経済性に優れている。本稿では補強盛土一体橋梁の原理と施工例について紹介する。

Published
2014

15. Correlation of clinico-pathologic data with inflammatory cells infiltration in colorectal cancer.

Author

Grudzińska M., Jakubowska K., L., Kańczuga-Koda, Kisielewski W., Famulski W., Smereczański N. M., Lomperta K., Płoński M. A., N., Rogoz-Jezierska, and M., Koda

Abstract

Introduction: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide. At every phase of cancer development, the inflammatory process has an important impact. Accurate assessment inflammatory cells in the tumour environment in conjunction with clinico-pathologic features can be a relevant prognostic or predictive parameter. Purpose: To analyse inflammatory cell infiltration in CRC tumour mass and correlate with chosen clinico-pathologic parameters. Materials and methods: The study group consisted of 160 patients (64 women, 96 men) diagnosed with colorectal cancer who underwent surgery. Tissue material obtained from routine histopathological diagnosis was stained with H&E and used to assess the type of inflammatory cells in the invasive front and centre of the tumour. Results were subjected to statistical analysis with the age and gender of patients, tumour localization, tumour growth and size, TNM stage, adenocarcinoma type, fibrosis, necrosis, metastasis and tumour invasion (by the Spearman's correlation coefficient test). Results: The presence of neutrophils in the invasive front of tumour mass was associated with fibrosis and inflammatory cell infiltration in the invasive front of tumour. Macrophages in the invasive front of tumour were found to correlate with tumour growth (expanding and infiltrate). Macrophages and eosinophils were associated with inflammatory cell infiltration in the invasive front and in the centre of tumour. Conclusions: The type of inflammatory cells in the invasive front or centre of the tumour may be useful to prognoses clinical features of colorectal cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2020
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16. Assessment of hepatocellular carcinoma by contrast-enhanced ultrasound with perfluorobutane microbubbles: comparison with dynamic CT

Author

M Koda, T Matono, T Nagahara, K Ohyama, Masaru Ueki, T Sugihara, Y Murawaki, and Mari Mandai

Subjects
Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Kupffer Cells, Contrast Media, Sensitivity and Specificity, Lesion, chemistry.chemical_compound, Vascularity, medicine, Humans, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, Aged, Ultrasonography, Fluorocarbons, Microbubbles, Full Paper, Perfluorobutane, business.industry, Liver Neoplasms, Kupffer cell, Reproducibility of Results, Washout, General Medicine, Image Enhancement, medicine.disease, medicine.anatomical_structure, chemistry, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Female, Radiology, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, medicine.symptom, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, business, Contrast-enhanced ultrasound
Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate tumour vascularity and Kupffer cell imaging in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) using contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) with Sonazoid (perfluorobutane) and to compare performance with dynamic CT.We studied 118 nodules in 88 patients with HCC. HCC was diagnosed as a hyperenhancement lesion in the arterial phase with washout in the portal phase on dynamic CT or by percutaneous biopsy. We observed tumour vascularity at the early vascular phase (10-30 s after contrast injection) and Kupffer imaging at the post-vascular phase (after 10 min).Detection of vascularity at the early vascular phase was 88% in nodules that were found to be hypervascular on dynamic CT and 28% in hypo-/isovascular nodules; the detection of local recurrence nodules was 92%. The detection of vascularity was significantly lower in nodules9 cm deep than in those ≤9 cm deep, but was not affected by tumour size. The detection of tumours at the post-vascular phase on CEUS was 83% in nodules with low density in the portal phase on dynamic CT and 82% in nodules with isodensity. The rate did not depend on the severity of underlying liver disease; rates decreased in nodules deeper than 9 cm, those smaller than 2 cm in diameter and in iso-enhancing nodules at the early vascular phase of CEUS.CEUS with Sonazoid is a useful tool for assessing the vascularity of HCC and is equal to that of dynamic CT; however, the detectability of HCC vascularity is affected by location.

Published
2011

17. Vertical and combined loading tests for sheet pile foundation

Author

M Koda, Shunichi Higuchi, Hidetoshi Nishioka, and J Hirao

Subjects
Engineering, business.industry, Foundation (engineering), Flexural rigidity, Rigidity (psychology), Structural engineering, Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology, Dynamic load testing, Shallow foundation, Geotechnical engineering, Bearing capacity, Pile, business, Cofferdam
Abstract

The authors proposed a new foundation-type, named sheet pile foundation, which combines a footing with sheet piles. Sheet pile foundation can be constructed more economically than pile foundation, and can be applied to wider ground conditions than shallow foundations. To investigate the fundamental characteristics of the sheet pile foundation, a series of static loading tests were conducted on both shallow foundation and sheet pile foundation. Two different loading procedures – vertical loading and combined loading – were implemented. The combined loading tests can simulate earthquake conditions by applying the horizontal force and moment caused by the inertia of a superstructure while maintaining an appropriate vertical dead load. The model tests were conducted in a 1g gravitational field using model ground with the plane strain condition. To satisfy the similitude of the model, the relative ratios of bending rigidity for the sheet piles and the ground rigidity were taken into consideration. It was shown that the sheet pile foundation offers outstanding performance in terms of both bearing capacity and earthquake resistance. In addition, it was clarified that the axial force of the sheet piles provided a strong resistive effect under the combined loading condition during an earthquake.

Published
2010

18. Body Composition by Air Displacement Plethysmography in Middle-Aged and Elderly Japanese: Comparison with Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry

Author

Hiroshi Shimokata, Fujiko Ando, M. Koda, S. Tsuzuku, and N. Niino

Subjects
Adult, Male, Aging, Sex Characteristics, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, General Neuroscience, Age Factors, Analytical chemistry, Middle Aged, General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Body Mass Index, Absorptiometry, Photon, Japan, History and Philosophy of Science, Body Composition, medicine, Body Constitution, Humans, Female, business, Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, Whole-body air displacement plethysmography, Aged, Plethysmography, Whole Body
Published
2006

19. The oncoprotein HBXIP - its functions and roles in oncogenesis.

Author

M., Grudzinska, K., Lomperta, K., Jakubowska, P., Samocik, K., Jarzabek, L., Kanczuga-Koda, A., Wincewicz, and M., Koda

Abstract

Nowadays, Hepatitis B X interacting protein (HBXIP) is an object of scientists' interest worldwide. It is a protein with significant involvement in the development of malignant tumors like breast or ovarian cancer. One of the most important functions of HBXIP is the regulation of cell proliferation, which is related to the progression of a cell cycle. Many studies provide the growing number of evidence that HBXIP plays various important roles, including the regulation of a cell cycle through complexes with survivin, belonging to the inhibitors of apoptosis and interactions with transcriptional factors like STAT4, SP1, TFIID or E2F1. It also has the influence on the promotion of tumor angiogenesis thanks to the association with VEGF and FGF8. Another important role of HBXIP is a reprogramming of glucose metabolism to conditions favorable to growing cancerous cells due to regulating the activation of SCO2 and PDHA1. Furthermore, it impacts on the complementdependent cytotoxicity, also, HBXIP affects on lipid metabolism through disturbing of metabolic pathways of FAS. According to recent studies, HBXIP can be used as a prognostic biomarker in many tumors, including cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma thanks to the high expression of this protein noted exclusively in these tumor tissues. What is even more interesting, it significantly correlates with clinical attributes like metastasis to lymph nodes or grading and in some cases can potentially be used as the indicator of prognosis of treatment effectiveness. The paper is review through main functions of HBXIP and its possible applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2018
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20. Clinicopathological significance of Epo, EpoR, Ki-67 and Bax expression in colorectal cancer.

Author

K., Lomperta, M., Grudzinska, K., Jakubowska, P., Samocik, L., Kozlowski, A., Fudala, A., Wincewicz, and M., Koda

Abstract

Introduction: Expression of Epo, a glycoprotein secreted by the fetal liver and the adult kidney in response to cellular hypoxia and its receptor have been described in human solid tumors, such as colon and breast cancer. Purpose: Since activation of Epo-EpoR signaling pathway in erythroid progenitor and precursor cells leads to promotion of proliferation and differentiation or prevention of programmed cell death through Bcl-xl and Bcl-2 it was of interest to investigate expression of Epo, EpoR, apoptosis regulator - Bax and marker of proliferating cells - Ki-67 and assess correlation between them, with regard to clinicopathological variables of colorectal cancer. Materials and methods: The correlations between expression of Epo, EpoR, Bax and Ki-67 in colorectal cancer were analyzed in regard to patient age, sex, primary localization, histopathological type, grading, staging and lymph node invasion. Statistical analyses were performed by using the Spearman rank correlation test applying a significance level of p<0,05. Results: Correlation between Bax and EpoR is positive and statistically significant at all groups of patients except group pT1+pT2. Positive correlation between Bax and Epo is statistically significant at following groups of patients: all patients, age ≤ 60, age >60, male, female, primary localization in rectum, primary localization in colon, adenocarcinoma, G2, G3. Statistical analysis revealed no significant correlations between expression of neither Ki-67 with Epo nor Ki-67 with EpoR in all groups of patients. Conclusions: Epo seems to be a pleiotropic cytokine, which can exert its biological effect on several cell types, including neoplastic cells. The effect of Epo-EpoR signaling can differ in various cells and conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2018

21. Centrifuge Simulation of Wave Propagation due to Vertical Vibration on Shallow Foundations and Vibration Attenuation Countermeasures

Author

K. Itoh, M. Koda, Xiangwu Zeng, Osamu Kusakabe, and Osamu Murata

Subjects
0209 industrial biotechnology, Engineering, Centrifuge, Wave propagation, business.industry, Mechanical Engineering, Acoustics, Foundation (engineering), Aerospace Engineering, 02 engineering and technology, Structural engineering, Vibration, Noise, 020303 mechanical engineering & transports, 020901 industrial engineering & automation, 0203 mechanical engineering, Shallow foundation, Mechanics of Materials, Dynamic loading, Automotive Engineering, General Materials Science, business, Reduction (mathematics)
Abstract

When constructing a high-speed railway system in an urban area, the reduction of the ground vibration and noise generated by train passages is a vitally important environmental consideration. In this paper we focus on the development of a centrifuge vibration testing system, which can simulate dynamic loading acting on shallow foundations. The system is used to generate vertical vibration similar to that generated by high-speed trains. The characteristics of wave propagation in a shallow circular foundation on sand are investigated. The effects of two types of barriers on vibration reduction are studied. Additionally, the impact of using vibration attenuating materials to build trackbeds is evaluated.

Published
2005

23. Centrifugal simulation of wave propagation using a multiple ball dropping system

Author

Osamu Kusakabe, K. Itoh, Osamu Murata, M. Koda, and K. I. Lee

Subjects
Vibration, Centrifuge, Engineering, Factor of safety, Wave propagation, Dynamic loading, business.industry, Ball (bearing), Moving load, Geotechnical engineering, Bearing capacity, Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology, business
Abstract

This paper describes the development of a multiple ball-dropping system to study wave generation and propagation from surface ground vibration sources in a centrifuge. This system can simulate not only point load, but also quasi-moving loads caused by high-speed trains running through a viaduct. The paper presents a set of physical data of wave propagation in the surrounding ground. The effectiveness of a range of wave barriers was investigated using various geometry and materials, and it was found that softer barriers are generally superior to stiffer barriers, and that the geometry of the barrier significantly affects the motion of the barrier. It was also suggested that the superimposition of the waves could be applicable to cases of moving load, provided that the factor of safety for bearing capacity of foundation is sufficiently high.

Published
2002

25. Aggressive, solid variant of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma with cutaneous involvement in a juvenile labrador retriever

Author

Michał Gesek, M. Mikiewicz, A. Mikolajczyk, K. Pazdzior-Czapula, M. Koda, and Iwona Otrocka-Domagała

Subjects
Male, Pathology, medicine.medical_specialty, Aging, Skin Neoplasms, Veterinary oncology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Cytokeratin, Dogs, medicine, Biomarkers, Tumor, Animals, Dog Diseases, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar, General Veterinary, Groin, biology, business.industry, Chromogranin A, Anatomy, medicine.disease, Immunohistochemistry, medicine.anatomical_structure, Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, biology.protein, Labrador Retriever, Desmin, business
Abstract

An 8.5-month-old male Labrador retriever presented with a cutaneous mass in the right maxillofacial region and swelling of the gingiva. The dog received antibiotic and anti-inflammatory treatment. After 3 weeks the dog returned, presenting with disseminated cutaneous tumours on the neck, trunk and groin. One of the nodules was resected and a cutaneous round cell tumour was diagnosed on microscopical examination. The dog was humanely destroyed. Necropsy examination revealed disseminated tumours in the skin, internal organs and skeletal muscles. Microscopically, all of the tumours were composed of small round cells, arranged in nests. Immunohistochemically, the neoplastic cells expressed vimentin, desmin, MyoD1, myogenin and smooth muscle actin, but were negative for CD3, CD18, CD79αcy, cytokeratin AE1/AE3, chromogranin A, class II molecules of the major histocompatibility complex, neuron-specific enolase and S100. The average Ki67 index was 89.5%. The final diagnosis was a solid variant of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS). This is the first report of the cutaneous multifocal form of ARMS in veterinary oncology.

Published
2014

26. Super-mixing combustion enhanced by resonance between micro-shear layer and acoustic excitation

Author

M Saito, K.P Kobayashi, Y Ooishi, M Koda, and H Yoshida

Subjects
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Jet (fluid), Materials science, micro-shear layer, Turbulence, Mechanical Engineering, Acoustics, Diffusion flame, Mechanics, Condensed Matter Physics, Combustion, resonance mixing, diffusion combustion, Flow measurement, Physics::Fluid Dynamics, Anemometer, Schlieren, Physics::Chemical Physics, Acoustic resonance, acoustic excitation
Abstract

In terms of the application of high-speed and high-load combustion to isothermal-expansion combustion proposed by the authors, flow and reaction control of relatively small diffusion flames ejected from nozzles 0.5 and 1 mm in width are investigated using acoustic resonance; this study is the first step for the mixing control of a micro-diffusion flame which is considered to be a final goal of the relevant studies. In nonreacting jet experiments, Schlieren visualization and flow measurement by a hot-wire anemometer show that marked amplification of turbulence is induced by acoustic excitation with frequencies proportional to the nozzle-exit velocity. Analogously, visual observation, temperature and measurements of concentration for the reacting jet demonstrate that combustion is significantly enhanced under the resonant condition.

Published
2001

27. Efficient plant regeneration from multiple shoots formed in the leaf-derived callus of Lavandula vera, using the 'open culture system'

Author

Masato Tsuro, M Inoue, and M Koda

Subjects
Lavandula angustifolia, chemistry.chemical_compound, Murashige and Skoog medium, chemistry, Micropropagation, Callus, Botany, Shoot, Cytokinin, Organogenesis, Subculture (biology), Horticulture, Biology
Abstract

To develop an efficient procedure for plant regeneration from leaf-derived callus of Lavandula vera DC, the production of multiple shoots and the formation of roots from these shoots were studied. When calli were cultured in a medium with 4.0×10−7 M N-(2-chloro-4-pyridyl)-N′-phenylurea (CPPU), urea-type cytokinin, multiple shoots were obtained from the greenish surface of the callus efficiently at a rate of 52.2%. For multiple shoot development, the shoots were divided into 7–20 shoot clusters with 2–3 shoots and subcultured every 2 weeks. Two modified culture-systems were employed for subculture; a “closed culture system” and an “open culture system”. In the open-system, shoot clusters grew and elongated vigorously. In the closed-system, most of the clusters showed vitrification and did not elongate. In root induction culture, shoot clusters in the open-system were well rooted and grew vigorously, the highest rate of root formation being 74.0%, in the 1 2 MS medium supplemented with 1.0×10−6 M indoleacetic acid (IAA). On the other hand, shoot clusters in the closed-system showed vitrification and did not root well. About seven times more regenerants were obtained from the multiple shoots than from normal shoots treated with 4.4×10−6 M 6-benzylamino purine (BA), a purine-type cytokinin. These results indicate that efficient plant regeneration in L. vera from callus using multiple shoots is possible by means of an open-system.

Published
2000

28. Comparative effect of different types of cytokinin for shoot formation and plant regeneration in leaf-derived callus of lavender (Lavandula vera DC)

Author

M Koda, M Inoue, and Masato Tsuro

Subjects
Lavandula angustifolia, chemistry.chemical_compound, Murashige and Skoog medium, chemistry, Micropropagation, Callus, Botany, Shoot, Cytokinin, Horticulture, Biology, Forchlorfenuron, Explant culture
Abstract

Leaf-derived calli of Lavandula vera DC were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) solid medium supplemented with purine or urea-type-cytokinins at 25°C under continuous light conditions. When calli were cultured on the medium with 6-benzylamino purine (BA) at 4.4 × 10 −7 –4.4 × 10 −5 M, shoots were formed on green spots appearing on the callus surface; the highest value for shoot formation rate was 55.3% at 4.4 × 10 −6 M. In the medium with thidiazuron (TDZ) or N -(2-chloro-4-pyridyl)- N ′-phenylurea (CPPU), green spots were not observed, but callus-surface turned compact and greenish. Only multiple shoots were formed at all the concentration regimes. CPPU at 4.0 × 10 −7 M was most effective for multiple shoot formation, 52.0%. Most shoots obtained in the presence of BA formed vigorous roots in 1/2 MS medium with or without 3-indolebutyric acid (IBA) at 9.9 × 10 −7 M. Plantlets could be easily acclimatized in a greenhouse. On the other hand, multiple shoots obtained when using TDZ or CPPU could not form any root and died during the culture period.

Published
1999

29. Limited-stage small cell lung cancer: local failure after chemotherapy and radiation therapy

Author

M Koda, T Nakajima, Takahiro Kozuka, T Tada, M Nishioka, K Matsui, I Kawase, K Minakuchi, M Fukuoka, and N Masuda

Subjects
Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Lung Neoplasms, medicine.medical_treatment, Urology, Limited stage small cell lung cancer, Small-cell carcinoma, medicine, Humans, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, In patient, Treatment Failure, Carcinoma, Small Cell, Aged, Neoplasm Staging, Retrospective Studies, Aged, 80 and over, Chemotherapy, business.industry, Systemic chemotherapy, Respiratory disease, Local failure, Radiotherapy Dosage, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Combined Modality Therapy, Survival Rate, Radiation therapy, Chemotherapy, Adjuvant, Female, Nuclear medicine, business
Abstract

To evaluate radiation therapy regimens for improvement in local control in patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer.Radical radiation therapy results in 117 patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer were retrospectively reviewed. The protocols in 90 patients were 40 Gy in 20 fractions (n = 28), 50 Gy in 25 fractions (n = 32), and 45 Gy in 30 fractions (accelerated hyperfractionation, n = 30). The other 27 patients received thoracic irradiation (dose range, 20-60 Gy; median dose, 54 Gy). All patients underwent systemic chemotherapy.The 5-year Kaplan-Meier survival rates in the patients with N0, N1, N2, and N3 disease were 26%, 34%, 18%, and 0%, respectively; the rates of in-field relapse were 25%, 36%, 26%, and 25%, respectively; and the rates of marginal relapse were 0%, 9%, 15%, and 29%, respectively. In 56% of patients with marginal relapse, the relapse site was at the upper margin. The 4-year in-field control rates for the patients who underwent 40, 50, and 45 Gy were 51%, 70%, and 56%, respectively.Patients with N3 limited-stage small cell lung cancer should undergo a separate protocol, and the upper margin should be extended in patients with N2 or N3 disease.

Published
1998

30. Lung cancer: intermittent irradiation synchronized with respiratory motion--results of a pilot study

Author

I Kawase, Takahiro Kozuka, M Koda, T Nakajima, T Tada, K Minakuchi, T Fujioka, M Sakurai, M Nishioka, and T Tonai

Subjects
Lung Neoplasms, Radiography, medicine.medical_treatment, Pilot Projects, Clinical Protocols, medicine, Humans, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, Irradiation, Expiration, Lung cancer, Radiotherapy, business.industry, Pulse (signal processing), Lasers, Patient Selection, Respiratory disease, Respiratory motion, Equipment Design, medicine.disease, Radiation therapy, Evaluation Studies as Topic, Respiratory Mechanics, Feasibility Studies, Particle Accelerators, business, Nuclear medicine
Abstract

To test the feasibility of a system for intermittent irradiation synchronized with respiratory motion in a clinical setting.A newly developed gate pulse controller that starts and stops irradiation at a chosen phase of the respiratory cycle by controlling a linear accelerator was used in six patients with lung cancer. A laser displacement sensor was used for the detection of respiratory motion. Three patients underwent radiation therapy during the cycles between 50% expiration and 50% inspiration (step 1), and three patients underwent radiation therapy during the cycles between 70% expiration and 30% inspiration (step 2).The system functioned well; irradiation was verified with portal verification radiography in all six patients. The range of the tumor position during synchronized irradiation was detectable with fast portal localization radiography. The treatment times for steps 1 and 2 were 1.38-1.71 and 2.03-2.18 times longer, respectively, than those for conventional irradiation.Synchronized irradiation with the authors' system allowed convenient and reliable reduction of the target volume. Further study is needed to standardize the system for clinical use.

Published
1998

31. Spontaneous migration of a redundant nerve root accompanied by absorption of lumbar disk herniation. A case report

Author

T. Kon, Takeo Furuya, M. Murakami, C. Mannoji, Y. Okamoto, T. Rokkaku, M. Koda, and Masashi Yamazaki

Subjects
medicine.diagnostic_test, Nerve root, business.industry, Cauda equina, Magnetic resonance imaging, General Medicine, Anatomy, Spinal canal stenosis, Lumbar spinal canal stenosis, medicine.disease, Stenosis, Lumbar, medicine.anatomical_structure, medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, Neurology (clinical), business, Herniated disk
Abstract

A redundant nerve root is defined as a large, elongated and tortuous nerve root commonly associated with severe lumbar spinal canal stenosis. Elongation of nerve roots as a result of mechanical trapping at stenotic level is assumed to be a possible mechanism. Here we present a case in a patient who showed a redundant nerve root above the level of a lumbar canal stenosis caused by disk herniation and redundancy spontaneously migrating to a lower lumbar stenosis level accompanied by absorption of the herniated disk as shown by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A 67-year-old Japanese woman presented with bilateral thigh/leg pain and intermittent claudication. A midsagittal T2-weighted MR image of the lumbar spine revealed severe spinal canal stenosis at the L3–4 and L4–5 levels. At the L3–4 level, central disk herniation compressed the dural tube. An MR image revealed redundant nerve roots just cranial to the severely compressed L3–4 level. A follow-up MRI study revealed regression of disk herniation at the L3–4 level. In contrast, there was no significant change of the stenosis at the L4–5 level. Sagittal T2-weighted MR imaging at follow-up revealed redundant nerve roots just cranial to the L4–5 level, whereas the redundant nerve roots cranial to the L3–4 level had disappeared. The MRI findings of the present case support the “squeeze” hypothesis as causative of redundant nerve roots.

Published
2012

32. Assessment of ablative margin by MRI with ferucarbotran in radiofrequency ablation for liver cancer: comparison with enhanced CT

Author

T Nagahara, Shiho Tokunaga, M Koda, T Matono, Masaru Ueki, Y Murawaki, E Yamashita, S Kakite, and T Sugihara

Subjects
Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Enhanced ct, Radiofrequency ablation, medicine.medical_treatment, Contrast Media, Catheter ablation, law.invention, law, Margin (machine learning), Ablative case, Parenchyma, medicine, Humans, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, Prospective Studies, Magnetite Nanoparticles, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, medicine.diagnostic_test, Full Paper, business.industry, Liver Neoplasms, Magnetic resonance imaging, Dextrans, General Medicine, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Catheter Ablation, Female, Radiology, business, Liver cancer, Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Abstract

Objectives: Our aim was to determine whether ablated liver parenchyma surrounding a tumour can be assessed by MRI with ferucarbotran administered prior to radiofrequency ablation (RFA) compared with enhanced CT. Methods: 55 hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) in 42 patients and 5 metastatic liver cancers in 3 patients were treated by RFA after ferucarbotran administration. We then performed T2* weighted MRI after 1 week and enhanced CT after 1 month. T2* weighted MRI demonstrated the ablated parenchyma as a low-intensity rim around the high intensity of the ablated tumour in these cases. The assessment was allocated to one of three grades: margin (+), high-intensity area with continuous low-intensity rim; margin zero, high-intensity area with discontinuous low-intensity rim; and margin (2), high-intensity area extending beyond the low-intensity rim. Results: Margin (+), margin zero and margin (2) were found in 17, 35 and 5 nodules, respectively. All 17 nodules with margin (+) and 13 of those with margin zero were assessed as having sufficient abalative margins on CT. The remaining 22 nodules with margin zero had insufficient margins on CT. The overall agreement between MRI and CT for the diagnosis of the ablative margin was moderate (k50.507, p,0.001). No local recurrence was found in 15 HCC nodules with margin (+), whereas local recurrence was found in 4 (11.8%) out of 34 HCC nodules with margin zero. Conclusion: Administration of ferucarbotran before RFA enables the ablative margin to be visualised as a low-intensity rim, and also enables the evaluation of the ablative margin to be made earlier and more easily than with enhanced CT.

Published
2011

33. Serum erythropoietin and angiogenetic factors in human colorectal cancer

Author

A, Chabowska, M, Sulkowska, A, Wincewicz, A, Chabowski, M, Mysliwiec, K, Pawlak, M, Koda, B, Kedra, and S, Sulkowski

Subjects
Male, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A, Neovascularization, Pathologic, Antigens, CD, Humans, Female, Middle Aged, Cadherins, Colorectal Neoplasms, Erythropoietin
Abstract

Erythropoietin, VEGF, VE-cadherin are involved in angiogenesis. Besides that erythropoietin stimulates erythropoiesis and increases haemoglobin and hematocrit levels as well. Moreover, erythropoietin could directly stimulate colorectal cancer cell growth due to the presence of both erythropoietin receptor and erythropoietin production in malignant cells of this neoplasm. Therefore we aimed at measurement and comparison of serum erythropoietin with VEGF, VE-cadherin levels, blood haemoglobin and hematocrit in colorectal cancer patients of different clinicopathological profiles.We applied ELISA kits to evaluate preoperative serum levels of endogenous erythropoietin, VEGF and VE-cadherin in samples from 92 colorectal cancer patients and control group of 16 healthy volunteers.Endogenous erythropoietin was significantly elevated in preoperative sera in colorectal cancer patients (p = 0.013) compared with healthy volunteers, however, erythropoietin levels were not significantly higher with the advancement of colorectal cancer. There were significantly higher levels of erythropoietin in the group of anaemic men in comparison to men with normal haemoglobin levels (p0.0001). VEGF and VE-cadherin did not correlate with erythropoietin. Erythropoietin levels negatively correlated with haemoglobin and hematocrit levels in all cancer patients; particularly in node positive cancers (N+), moderately differentiated tumours (G2) and deeply invading neoplasms (pT3+pT4).Erythropoietin levels increase in colorectal cancer but circulating erythropoietin does not associate with progression of the disease. Thus, the use of recombinant erythropoietin seems to be safe. Our results suggest that negative feedback regulation persists between haemoglobin and erythropoietin in colorectal cancer. Production of erythropoietin remains therefore anaemia-associated, hypoxia-dependent and doesn't seem to be autonomic despite abundant expression of erythropoietin by colorectal cancers.

Published
2008

34. Development of sheet-pile foundation combining footing with sheet-piles

Author

H. Nishioka, J. Hirao S. Higuchi, and M. Koda

Subjects
Work (electrical), Traffic congestion, Sheet pile, Foundation (engineering), Environmental science, Development (differential geometry), Civil engineering
Abstract

Recently, construction work is increasing in densely populated urban areas in Japan. For example, in order to ease traffic congestion, railroads running through urban areas are re-laid on elevated bridges, which are constructed close to existing structures. Usually, the space allowable for construction work in urban areas is often very small. Further, in such construction work in urban areas, it is required to cut down costs and reduce noise and vibration. The disposal of surplus soil generated from construction work must be also taken into consideration.

Published
2007

36. To give or not to give recombinant EPO to anemia endangered cancer patients

Author

M, Sulkowska, A, Wincewicz, A, Chabowska, L, Kanczuga-Koda, M, Szymanska, M, Koda, E, Witkowska, and S, Sulkowski

Subjects
Neoplasms, Humans, Anemia, Erythropoietin, Recombinant Proteins
Abstract

EPO is known as an inducer of maturation and proliferation of erythrocytes. Moreover, it favours angiogenesis. In several studies it was encountered that EPO is a trophic agent that mediates survival and inhibits apoptosis of hypoxia affected cells, particularly those which build masses of irregularly vascularized cancers. The main task concerning EPO for oncologists is the choice to give or not to give recombinant EPO to anemia endangered cancer patients. EPO can do the quality of life better and cause recovery from anemia post chemotherapy and radiation of cancer patients. Nevertheless, EPO therapy shortens survival of patients in some cancers, in which antiapoptotic effect of EPO predominates directly in malignant cells. Thus, separately in every type of cancer, therapeutic use of recombinant EPO calls for prior investigations, if EPO signaling causes proliferation of cancer cells by direct stimulation of EPOR positive malignant cells. Unless the proliferative effect of EPO on cancer cells is excluded, its use in the therapy of anemia in cancer patients is not quite safe.

Published
2007

37. P53 correlates positively with VEGF in preoperative sera of colorectal cancer patients

Author

W, Famulski, M, Sulkowska, A, Wincewicz, B, Kedra, K, Pawlak, B, Zalewski, S, Sulkowski, M, Koda, and M, Baltaziak

Subjects
Adult, Male, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A, Age Factors, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Adenocarcinoma, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Sex Factors, Biomarkers, Tumor, Humans, Female, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, Colorectal Neoplasms, Aged
Abstract

Diversity of P53 impact on tumor angiogenesis is due to the fact that wild-type P53 decreases expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), but mutant P53 upregulates it. Therefore, we aimed at uncovering relations between preoperative serum levels of VEGF and P53 in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. Preoperative blood samples of 125 CRC patients and 16 control healthy volunteers were examined with an ELISA-kit for serum P53 levels and VEGF. P53 did not correlate with VEGF in the whole group of CRC patients. However, P53 associated with VEGF in case of colorectal cancer patients, whose serum values of VEGF were higher than in controls (VEGF{H}5.9333 pg/ml) (r=0.274, p0.009). We revealed a positive correlation between P53 and VEGF{H} in subsets of poorly differentiated (G3) cancers (p0.02), lymph node positive (p0.007), pT3 or pT4 patients (p0.004) without analogous relation in moderately differentiated (G2) tumors, node negative patients or pT1 or pT2 patients. P53 and IGF-I negatively correlated in all CRC patients (p0.04) and VEGF{H} individuals of pT3 or pT4 (p0.05) without any significant linkage in tumors of pT1 or pT2. The positive correlation between serum P53 and VEGF points at mutation of P53 and is a highly probable sign of poor prognosis in colorectal cancer. For now it can not be excluded that the binary analysis of serum P53 and VEGF could help select CRC patients endangered by rapid growth and lymph node metastases.

Published
2006

38. Expression of the Insulin Receptor Substrate 1 in primary tumors and lymph node metastases in breast cancer: correlations with Bcl-xL and Bax proteins

Author

M, Koda, M, Sulkowska, L, Kanczuga-Koda, J, Golaszewska, W, Kisielewski, M, Baltaziak, A, Wincewicz, and S, Sulkowski

Subjects
Lymphatic Metastasis, Biomarkers, Tumor, Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins, bcl-X Protein, Humans, Breast Neoplasms, Female, Middle Aged, Phosphoproteins, Immunohistochemistry, bcl-2-Associated X Protein
Abstract

In our previous investigation Insulin Receptor Substrate 1 (IRS-1) correlated with proliferation marker Ki-67 in human breast cancer. The aim of the present study was to assess relationships between IRS-1 expression and anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL as well as proapoptotic Bax proteins, assessed by immunohistochemistry, in primary tumors and lymph node metastases of breast cancer. IRS-1 is positively associated with both Bcl-xL and Bax in primary and metastatic tumors. Thus, our results could suggest that IRS-1 might affect turnover of cancer cells and breast cancer progression through activation of mitogenesis and participation in the regulation of the balance between anti- and proapoptotic pathways.

Published
2005

39. The role of Bak expression in apoptosis of the oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and metastases to lymph nodes (LNMs)

Author

M, Baltaziak, M, Koda, M, Barwijuk-Machała, B, Musiatowicz, E, Duraj, L, Kańczuga-Koda, M, Musiatowicz, and J, Reszeć

Subjects
bcl-2 Homologous Antagonist-Killer Protein, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2, Lymphatic Metastasis, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Humans, Membrane Proteins, Apoptosis, Mouth Neoplasms, Immunohistochemistry, Neoplasm Staging
Abstract

The immunohistochemical method was applied to show Bak expression in oral squamous cell carcinoma and its metastases to lymph nodes (LNMs). Bak expression was evaluated by immunohistochemical methods in specimens with oral squamous cell carcinomas and their lymph node metastases. Immunohistochemical studies were performed, using goat polyclonal Bak antibodies (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, USA) at 1:200 dilution. Our studies revealed over expression (64%) of Bak in the cytoplasm of epithelial cells in primary tumours (PTs) and in (75%) LNMs. No statistically significant correlations were observed between Bak immunoreactivity and age, pT and G of the carcinoma in PTs and LNMs. We conclude that expression of Bak may be useful for better characterising and predicting the prognosis of OSCC but cooperative studies are needed to assess its applications in the clinical practice.

Published
2005

40. Insulin-like growth factor-I receptor in human oral cancer

Author

J, Reszeć, E, Duraj, M, Koda, B, Musiatowicz, and M, Sulkowska

Subjects
Ki-67 Antigen, Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen, Humans, Mouth Neoplasms, Middle Aged, Immunohistochemistry, Receptor, IGF Type 1
Abstract

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the expression of IGF-IR in primary tumours and lymph node metastases of oral cancers and the correlation between expression of IGF-IR and some clinicopathological features. Fifty-seven (57) oral cancers were examined by immunohistochemical studies, using the avidin-biotin-peroxidase method. Our study included only oral cancers, classified histopathologically as squamous cell carcinoma (7 cases in G1 grade, 44 (G2) and 6 (G3); 23/pT1 stage, 18/pT2, 7/pT3 and 9/pT4). Positive immunostaining for IGF-IR was noted in 32, out of 57 (56.1%) of oral tumours. We found a tendency (p=0.081) toward an association between IGF-IR expression in the primary tumours and their stage (pT3 and pT4). A comparison between the primary tumours and matching lymph node metastases revealed that 13, out of 20, (65%) cases showed a convergence between primary tumours and matching lymph node metastases with regard to either negative or positive staining.

Published
2005

43. Expression of glucose transporter GLUT-1 and estrogen receptors ER-alpha and ER-beta in human breast cancer

Author

P, Laudański, M, Koda, L, Kozłowski, J, Swiatecka, M, Wojtukiewicz, S, Sulkowski, and S, Wołczyński

Subjects
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 2, Receptors, Estrogen, Gene Expression Profiling, Carcinoma, Estrogen Receptor alpha, Estrogen Receptor beta, Humans, Breast Neoplasms, Female, Middle Aged, Immunohistochemistry
Abstract

We attempted to describe a GLUT-1 expression in breast cancer and characterize correlation between GLUT-1 and ERs alpha and beta expression as well as correlate this with clinicopathologic features. Sixty-nine patients were involved in the study. GLUT-1, ER-alpha and ER-beta immunocytochemistry was performed using the streptavidin- biotin method. Thirty-seven (53.6%) out of total 69 were GLUT-1 positive. Of GLUT- 1 positive 45.3% were ER-alpha-positive, whereas 81.3% of ER-alpha-negative were GLUT-1 positive. Statistically significant correlation was observed between GLUT-1 and ER-alpha expression status but neither between GLUT-1 and ER-beta nor with clinicopathologic features. No statistically significant correlation was found between expression level (expressed as immunocytoreactive score) of GLUT-1, ER-alpha and ER-beta. Since most of ER-alpha-negative (81.3%) were GLUT-1 positive and significant correlation exists between the two receptors it is reasonable to assume that some functional relation might exists between the expression of two receptors.

Published
2004

45. Improving gate oxide integrity in p/sup +/pMOSFET by using large grain size polysilicon gate

Author

M. Koda, Y. Shida, Y. Kaneko, and J. Kawaguchi

Subjects
Materials science, Silicon, business.industry, Polysilicon depletion effect, Gate dielectric, Electrical engineering, chemistry.chemical_element, Time-dependent gate oxide breakdown, Hardware_PERFORMANCEANDRELIABILITY, Grain size, PMOS logic, chemistry, Gate oxide, Hardware_INTEGRATEDCIRCUITS, Optoelectronics, business, Metal gate, Hardware_LOGICDESIGN
Abstract

The effect of polysilicon grain size on the gate oxide integrity in p/sup +/pMOS devices was investigated by measuring the electrical characteristics of a MOS capacitor. Good gate oxide integrity was never obtained when using conventional polysilicon with a small (/spl sim/0.05 /spl mu/m) grain size. We report for the first time use of large (/spl sim/1.0 /spl mu/m) grain size polysilicon to solve this problem for gate oxide quality. Additionally, in large-grain-size polysilicon, the efficiency of boron activation was increased and boron diffusion through the gate oxide into the channel region was strongly suppressed. >

Published
2002

46. Plasma matrix metalloproteinase-9 (gelatinase B) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Author

Y, Murawaki, Y, Ikuta, K, Okamoto, K, Mimura, M, Koda, and H, Kawasaki

Subjects
Immunoenzyme Techniques, Male, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Matrix Metalloproteinase 9, Liver Neoplasms, Biomarkers, Tumor, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humans, Cell Differentiation, Female, alpha-Fetoproteins, Middle Aged, Aged
Abstract

Increased plasma levels of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 have been shown in cancerous diseases including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Our present aim was to examine whether the measurement of plasma MMP-9 concentration is clinically useful for assessing or monitoring HCC patients. We measured the plasma MMP-9 concentrations in 47 HCC patients, and compared the results with the clinicopathologic features. The plasma MMP-9 levels in patients with HCC were significantly higher than those in the normal controls. The plasma levels of MMP-9 were not related to the size of HCC tumor, the grade of histological differentiation and the serum alpha-fetoprotein level. The plasma levels of MMP-9 were not significantly changed after the effective treatment of HCC tumors. In conclusion, the plasma MMP-9 test was of little value for assessing or monitoring HCC patients.

Published
2002

47. PCNA and P53 expression in relation to clinicopathological features of oral papilloma

Author

M, Sulkowska, W, Famulski, A, Stasiak-Barmuta, I, Kasacka, M, Koda, L, Chyczewski, and S, Sulkowski

Subjects
Adult, Immunoenzyme Techniques, Male, Papilloma, Predictive Value of Tests, Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen, Biomarkers, Tumor, Humans, Female, Mouth Neoplasms, Middle Aged, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
Abstract

Although papilloma is the most frequent benign epithelial tumour of oral cavity, its biological potential for malignant transformation is still to be evaluated. The aim of the study was to correlate PCNA and P53 expression in 55 oral papillomas with some clinicopathological variables. The tissue samples were stained with H+E and by immunohistochemistry for PCNA and P53 protein. Staining patterns were assessed semiquantitatively and correlated with each other and grade of tumour epithelial dysplasia, tumour size, localization well patient age and sex. PCNA immunostaining was positive 43 (78%) oral papillomas. P53 immunohistochemical reaction was positive in 38 (69%) out of 55 epithelial tumours. Positive relationship between PCNA and P53 expression was observed as well as between PCNA immunostaining and grade of epithelial dysplasia. There was no statistically significant relationships between PCNA, P53 immunohistochemical positivity and papilloma size, site, patient age and sex. The results of this study suggest that immunohistochemical P53 overexpression is valuable marker of early neoplastic transformation and together with PCNA are presumed predictors for malignant transformation of oral papillomas.

Published
2002

48. Proliferating activity in oral dysplastic leasions and squamous cell carcinomas

Author

M, Sulkowska, W, Famulski, I, Kasacka, A, Stasiak-Barmuta, S, Sulkowski, D, Miller-Famulska, and M, Koda

Subjects
Silver Staining, Nucleolus Organizer Region, Humans, Epithelial Cells, Mouth Neoplasms, Neoplasms, Squamous Cell, Cell Division
Abstract

The aim of the study was the quantitative analysis of AgNORs in oral squamous cell carcinomas as well as in dysplastic epithelial changes accompanied and not accompanied by oral squamous cell carcinomas. AgNOR proteins were visualized in histological slides using silver impregnation technique according to D. Ploton. In each sample 100 cell nuclei were assessed. The study used 54 cases of proliferating oral epithelial changes divided into 3 groups: group I consisting of 13 cases of dysplastic lesions not accompanied by oral squamous cell carcinomas; group II (a total of 18 cases) containing dysplastic lesions situated in the vicinity of oral carcinomas and group III (23 cases) with oral squamous cell carcinomas. Statistically significant differences were found between groups with mild dysplasia and groups with severe dysplasia as well as squamous cell carcinomas. Statistical analysis did not show any differences in the number of AgNORs between squamous cell carcinomas and epithelial lesions with severe dysplasia. Our results demonstrate that the analysis of AgNORs expression can serve only as an additional parameter to evaluate the potential of malignant transformation.

Published
2002

49. Dynamic process of apoptosis in adult rat cardiomyocytes analyzed using 48-hour videomicroscopy and electron microscopy: beating and rate are associated with the apoptotic process

Author

R, Maruyama, G, Takemura, T, Aoyama, K, Hayakawa, M, Koda, Y, Kawase, X, Qiu, Y, Ohno, S, Minatoguchi, K, Miyata, T, Fujiwara, and H, Fujiwara

Subjects
Male, Fas Ligand Protein, Membrane Glycoproteins, Microscopy, Video, Time Factors, Caspase 3, Cell Survival, Heart Ventricles, Myocardium, Apoptosis, Heart, DNA Fragmentation, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Kinetics, Caspases, Dactinomycin, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, Animals, fas Receptor, Cells, Cultured, Regular Articles
Abstract

Dynamic process of apoptosis has not been elucidated in adult rat cardiomyocytes. Soluble Fas ligand (0.1 microg/ml) in the presence of actinomycin D (0.05 microg/ml) induced apoptosis in cultured adult rat cardiomyocytes, as documented by activated caspase-3, DNA fragmentation, and apoptotic ultrastructure. In the present model, we observed 60 adult cardiomyocytes with a normal rod shape under a real-time videomicroscope continuously for 48 hours. Seventeen cells (28%) were unchanged and 7 cells (12%) showed oncosis (so-called necrosis) in which no beating was evident. In the remaining 36 cells (apoptosis, 60%), a slow beating (17 +/- 3/min) was initiated 16 +/- 1 hours later. Approximately 1 hour later, the rod cells showed long-axial shortening as bone- or club-like, or square-shaped, accompanied with faster beating rates (35 +/- 7/min). In 29 cells (type A1 and A2), marked shrinkage occurred; the cellular shape became almost completely round with a smooth surface and the beating ceased 3.0 +/- 0.4 hours later. Then, smooth budding appeared 0.6 +/- 0.2 hours later. Apoptotic bodies were found in 8 cells 10 +/- 4 hours later (type A1, 13%) but not in 21 cells (type A2, 35%). In the other 7 cells (type A3, 12%), the cell surface became rough 8 +/- 3 hours later and the beating ceased. Maximal beating rate was greatest in type A1 (72 +/- 26/min) and greater in type A2 (29 +/- 5/min) than in type A3 (10 +/- 2/min). Electron microscopy confirmed apoptotic ultrastructure even in the cardiomyocytes with bone-, club-like, or square shapes, suggesting that type A3 as well as A1 and A2 is also under apoptotic process. A caspase inhibitor, zVAD.fmk, blocked beating, apoptotic morphology, and DNA fragmentation, indicating these depended on caspase activation. In the caspase-dependent apoptotic process of cultured adult cardiomyocytes, beating and the following deformity of the cellular edges were the initial signs and the rate of beating was related with the subsequent three different processes of apoptosis.

Published
2001

50. Endoscopic submucosal dissection assisted by novel 'clip fishing method' (with video)

Author

M. Ueki, Y. Ikebuchi, H. Matsuoka, H. Otani, A. Yasugi, M. Koda, K. Kawaguchi, K. Harada, K. Yashima, and Y. Murawaki

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Swine, business.industry, Dissection, Fishing, Video Recording, Gastroenterology, Endoscopy, Endoscopic submucosal dissection, Surgery, Gastric Mucosa, medicine, Animals, business
Published
2010

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