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2. Low-energy astrophysics with KamLAND

Author

Kawada, N, Obara, S, Ishidoshiro, K, Grant, C, O’Donnell, T, Dell’Oro, S, Abe, S, Asami, S, Gando, A, Gando, Y, Gima, T, Goto, A, Hachiya, T, Hata, K, Hayashida, S, Hosokawa, K, Ichimura, K, Ieki, S, Ikeda, H, Inoue, K, Kamei, Y, Kishimoto, Y, Kinoshita, T, Koga, M, Maemura, N, Mitsui, T, Miyake, H, Nakamura, K, Nakamura, R, Ozaki, H, Sakai, T, Sambonsugi, H, Shimizu, I, Shirai, J, Shiraishi, K, Suzuki, A, Suzuki, Y, Takeuchi, A, Tamae, K, Ueshima, K, Wada, Y, Watanabe, H, Yoshida, Y, Ichikawa, AK, Kozlov, A, Chernyak, D, Takemoto, Y, Yoshida, S, Umehara, S, Fushimi, K, Nakamura, KZ, Yoshida, M, Berger, BE, Fujikawa, BK, Learned, JG, Maricic, J, Axani, SN, Winslow, LA, Fu, Z, Ouellet, J, Efremenko, Y, Karwowski, HJ, Markoff, DM, Tornow, W, Li, A, Detwiler, JA, Enomoto, S, and Decowski, MP

Abstract

We present two results of a search for MeV-scale neutrino and anti-neutrino events correlated with gravitational wave events/candidates and large solar flares with KamLAND. The KamLAND detector is a large-volume neutrino detector using liquid scintillator, which is located at 1 km underground under the top of Mt. Ikenoyama in Kamioka, Japan. KamLAND has multiple reaction channels to detect neutrinos. Electron antineutrino can be detected via inverse-beta decay with 1.8 MeV neutrino energy threshold. All flavors of neutrinos can be detected via neutrino-electron scattering without neutrino energy threshold. KamLAND has continued the neutrino observation since 2002 March. We use the data set of 60 gravitational waves provided by the LIGO/Virgo collaboration during their second and third observing runs and search for coincident electron antineutrino events in KamLAND. We find no significant coincident signals within a ±500 s timing window from each gravitational wave and present 90% C.L. upper limits on the electron antineutrino fluence between 108–1013 cm−2 for neutrino energies of 1.8–111 MeV. For a solar-flare neutrino search at KamLAND, we determine the timing window using the solar X-ray data set provided by the GOES satellite series from 2002 to 2019 and search for the excess of coincident event rate on the all-flavor neutrinos. We find no significant event rate excess in the flare time windows and get 90% C.L. upper limits on the fluence of neutrinos of all flavors (electron anti-neutrinos) between 1010–1013 cm−2 (108–1013 cm−2) for neutrino energies in the energy range of 0.4–35 MeV.

Published
2022

3. Limits on astrophysical antineutrinos with the KamLAND experiment

Author

Abe, S., Asami, S., Gando, A., Gando, Y., Gima, T., Goto, A., Hachiya, T., Hata, K., Hayashida, S., Hosokawa, K., Ichimura, K., Ieki, S., Ikeda, H., Inoue, K., Ishidoshiro, K., Kamei, Y., Kawada, N., Kinoshita, T., Kishimoto, Y., Koga, M., Maemura, N., Mitsui, T., Miyake, H., Nakamura, K., Nakamura, R., Ozaki, H., Sakai, T., Sambonsugi, H., Shimizu, I., Shirai, J., Shiraishi, K., Suzuki, A., Suzuki, Y., Takeuchi, A., Tamae, K., Ueshima, K., Wada, Y., Watanabe, H., Yoshida, Y., Obara, S., Ichikawa, A. K., Kozlov, A., Chernyak, D., Takemoto, Y., Yoshida, S., Umehara, S., Fushimi, K., Hirata, S., Nakamura, K. Z., Yoshida, M., Berger, B. E., Fujikawa, B. L., Learned, J. G., Maricic, J., Axani, S. N., Fu, Z., Ouellet, J., Winslow, L. A., Efremenko, Y., Karwowski, H. J., Markoff, D. M., Tornow, W., Li, A., Detwiler, J. A., Enomoto, S., Decowski, M. P., Grant, C., Dell'Oro, S., and O'donnell, T.

Subjects
Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

We report on a search for electron antineutrinos ($\bar{\nu}_e$) from astrophysical sources in the neutrino energy range 8.3 to 30.8 MeV with the KamLAND detector. In an exposure of 6.72 kton-year of the liquid scintillator, we observe 18 candidate events via the inverse beta decay reaction. Although there is a large background uncertainty from neutral current atmospheric neutrino interactions, we find no significant excess over background model predictions. Assuming several supernova relic neutrino spectra, we give upper flux limits of 60--110 cm$^{-2}$ s$^{-1}$ (90% CL) in the analysis range and present a model-independent flux. We also set limits on the annihilation rates for light dark matter pairs to neutrino pairs. These data improves on the upper probability limit of $^{8}$B solar neutrinos converting into $\bar{\nu}_e$'s, $P_{\nu_e \rightarrow \bar{\nu}_e} < 3.5\times10^{-5}$ (90% CL) assuming an undistorted $\bar{\nu}_e$ shape. This corresponds to a solar $\bar{\nu}_e$ flux of 60 cm$^{-2}$ s$^{-1}$ (90% CL) in the analysis energy range., Comment: 21 pages, 9 figures, 4 tables, accepted for publication in Astrophysical Journal

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2021
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4. Exploring Whether Weight-Related Cues Affect Food Intake in Older Adults with Dementia

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Kimura A, Yamaguchi K, Tohara H, Sato Y, Sawada N, Nakagawa Y, Matsuda Y, Inoue M, Wada Y, and Tamaki K

Subjects
nudge, body weight, dementia, food consumption, dining environment, Geriatrics, RC952-954.6
Abstract

Atsushi Kimura,1 Kohei Yamaguchi,2 Haruka Tohara,2 Yusuke Sato,3 Naoko Sawada,3 Yasuhide Nakagawa,3 Yukako Matsuda,4,5 Motoharu Inoue,5 Yuji Wada,6 Kazuhiro Tamaki3,4 1College of Risk Management, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan; 2Department of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan; 3Geriatric Health Services Facility Nanohana, Medical Corporation Kanjinkai, Tokyo, Japan; 4Nanohana Dentistry Clinic, Medical Corporation Kanjinkai, Tokyo, Japan; 5Department of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Nihon University of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan; 6College of Gastronomy Management, Ritsumeikan University, Shiga, JapanCorrespondence: Atsushi Kimura, College of Risk Management, Nihon University, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 1548513, Japan, Tel +81 3 6453 1600, Fax +81 3 6453 1630, Email kimura.atsushi@nihon-u.ac.jp Kazuhiro Tamaki, Geriatric Health Services Facility Nanohana, Medical Corporation Kanjinkai, Nishitama-Gun, Tokyo, 1901212, Japan, Tel +81 42 568 5111, Fax +81 42 568 5127, Email tamakikazuhiro@g.kanjinkai.netPurpose: Past research has shown that exposure to the image of a slim person reduces food consumption among young adults. However, it remains unknown whether this paradigm could be adapted and applied to increase food intake among older adults with dementia by exposing them to the image of a higher-weight person to mitigate weight loss and malnutrition. The present study explored whether weight-related visual cues affect the amount of food consumed by older adults with dementia.Participants and Methods: In the experiment, twenty-one elderly people with dementia living in a nursing home were visually exposed to one of four conditions (a cartoon image of a normal-weight chef, a higher-weight chef, a flower or no image) during real-life daily lunch situations over the course of four weeks, during which each condition was presented for one week.Results: Results demonstrate that participants finished their meals more frequently when they were exposed to the image of the higher-weight chef than when they were not exposed to any images.Conclusion: These results suggest that exposure to a cartoon chef character representing a stereotyped social group related to body weight activates the stereotype and increases stereotype-consistent behavior in older adults with dementia. The present findings will contribute to understanding the effect of visual information on eating behavior and to designing eating environments which facilitate sufficient nutrition intake among older adults with dementia.Keywords: nudge, body weight, dementia, food consumption, dining environment

Published
2023

5. Limits on Astrophysical Antineutrinos with the KamLAND Experiment

Author

Abe, S, Asami, S, Gando, A, Gando, Y, Gima, T, Goto, A, Hachiya, T, Hata, K, Hayashida, S, Hosokawa, K, Ichimura, K, Ieki, S, Ikeda, H, Inoue, K, Ishidoshiro, K, Kamei, Y, Kawada, N, Kishimoto, Y, Kinoshita, T, Koga, M, Maemura, N, Mitsui, T, Miyake, H, Nakamura, K, Nakamura, R, Ozaki, H, Sakai, T, Sambonsugi, H, Shimizu, I, Shirahata, Y, Shirai, J, Shiraishi, K, Suzuki, A, Suzuki, Y, Takeuchi, A, Tamae, K, Ueshima, K, Wada, Y, Watanabe, H, Yoshida, Y, Obara, S, Ichikawa, AK, Kozlov, A, Chernyak, D, Takemoto, Y, Yoshida, S, Umehara, S, Fushimi, K, Hirata, S, Nakamura, KZ, Yoshida, M, Berger, BE, Fujikawa, BK, Learned, JG, Maricic, J, Axani, SN, Winslow, LA, Fu, Z, Ouellet, J, Efremenko, Y, Karwowski, HJ, Markoff, DM, Tornow, W, Li, A, Detwiler, JA, Enomoto, S, Decowski, MP, Grant, C, O’Donnell, T, and Dell’Oro, S

Subjects
Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural), Astronomy & Astrophysics
Abstract

We report on a search for electron antineutrinos ( ) from astrophysical sources in the neutrino energy range 8.3-30.8 MeV with the KamLAND detector. In an exposure of 6.72 kton-year of the liquid scintillator, we observe 18 candidate events via the inverse beta decay reaction. Although there is a large background uncertainty from neutral current atmospheric neutrino interactions, we find no significant excess over background model predictions. Assuming several supernova relic neutrino spectra, we give upper flux limits of 60-110 cm-2 s-1 (90% confidence level, CL) in the analysis range and present a model-independent flux. We also set limits on the annihilation rates for light dark matter pairs to neutrino pairs. These data improve on the upper probability limit of 8B solar neutrinos converting into , (90% CL) assuming an undistorted shape. This corresponds to a solar flux of 60 cm-2 s-1 (90% CL) in the analysis energy range.

Published
2022

6. Search for Solar Flare Neutrinos with the KamLAND Detector

Author

Abe, S, Asami, S, Gando, A, Gando, Y, Gima, T, Goto, A, Hachiya, T, Hata, K, Hayashida, S, Hosokawa, K, Ichimura, K, Ieki, S, Ikeda, H, Inoue, K, Ishidoshiro, K, Kamei, Y, Kawada, N, Kishimoto, Y, Kinoshita, T, Koga, M, Maemura, N, Mitsui, T, Miyake, H, Nakamura, K, Nakamura, R, Ozaki, H, Sakai, T, Sambonsugi, H, Shimizu, I, Shirai, J, Shiraishi, K, Suzuki, A, Suzuki, Y, Takeuchi, A, Tamae, K, Ueshima, K, Wada, Y, Watanabe, H, Yoshida, Y, Obara, S, Ichikawa, AK, Kozlov, A, Chernyak, D, Takemoto, Y, Yoshida, S, Umehara, S, Fushimi, K, Nakamura, KZ, Yoshida, M, Berger, BE, Fujikawa, BK, Learned, JG, Maricic, J, Axani, SN, Winslow, LA, Fu, Z, Ouellet, J, Efremenko, Y, Karwowski, HJ, Markoff, DM, Tornow, W, Li, A, Detwiler, JA, Enomoto, S, Decowski, MP, Grant, C, O’Donnell, T, and Dell’Oro, S

Subjects
Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural), Astronomy & Astrophysics
Abstract

We report the result of a search for neutrinos in coincidence with solar flares from the GOES flare database. The search was performed on a 10.8 kton-year exposure of KamLAND collected from 2002 to 2019. This large exposure allows us to explore previously unconstrained parameter space for solar flare neutrinos. We found no statistical excess of neutrinos and established 90% confidence level upper limits of 8.4 × 107 cm-2 (3.0 × 109 cm-2) on the electron antineutrino (electron neutrino) fluence at 20 MeV normalized to the X12 flare, assuming that the neutrino fluence is proportional to the X-ray intensity.

Published
2022

7. Search for Solar Flare Neutrinos with the KamLAND detector

Author

Abe, S., Asami, S., Gando, A., Gando, Y., Gima, T., Goto, A., Hachiya, T., Hata, K., Hayashida, S., Hosokawa, K., Ichimura, K., Ieki, S., Ikeda, H., Inoue, K., Ishidoshiro, K., Kamei, Y., Kawada, N., Kishimoto, Y., Kinoshita, T., Koga, M., Maemura, N., Mitsui, T., Miyake, H., Nakamura, K., Nakamura, R., Ozaki, H., Sakai, T., Sambonsugi, H., Shimizu, I., Shirai, J., Shiraishi, K., Suzuki, A., Suzuki, Y., Takeuchi, A., Tamae, K., Ueshima, K., Wada, Y., Watanabe, H., Yoshida, Y., Obara, S., Kozlov, A., Chernyak, D., Takemoto, Y., Yoshida, S., Umehara, S., Fushimi, K., Ichikawa, A. K., Nakamura, K. Z., Yoshida, M., Berger, B. E., Fujikawa, B. K., Learned, J. G., Maricic, J., Axani, S. N., Winslow, L. A., Fu, Z., Ouellet, J., Efremenko, Y., Karwowski, H. J., Markoff, D. M., Tornow, W., Li, A., Detwiler, J. A., Enomoto, S., Decowski, M. P., Grant, C., O'Donnell, T., and Dell'Oro, S.

Subjects
Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Abstract

We report the result of a search for neutrinos in coincidence with solar flares from the GOES flare database. The search was performed on a 10.8 kton-year exposure of KamLAND collected from 2002 to 2019. This large exposure allows us to explore previously unconstrained parameter space for solar flare neutrinos. We found no statistical excess of neutrinos and established 90% confidence level upper limits of $8.4 \times 10^7$ cm$^{-2}$ ($3.0 \times 10^{9}$ cm$^{-2}$) on electron anti-neutrino (electron neutrino) fluence at 20 MeV normalized to the X12 flare, assuming that the neutrino fluence is proportional to the X-ray intensity., Comment: 13 pages, 9 figures, accepted October 27, 2021

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2021
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8. The nylon balloon for xenon loaded liquid scintillator in KamLAND-Zen 800 neutrinoless double-beta decay search experiment

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collaboration, KamLAND-Zen, Gando, Y., Gando, A., Hachiya, T., Hayashida, S., Hosokawa, K., Ikeda, H., Mitsui, T., Nakada, T., Obara, S., Ozaki, H., Shirai, J., Ueshima, K., Watanabe, H., Abe, S., Hata, K., Hayashi, A., Honda, Y., Ieki, S., Inoue, K., Ishidoshiro, K., Ishikawa, S., Kamei, Y., Kamizawa, K., Karino, Y., Kawada, N., Kinoshita, T., Koga, M., Matsuda, S., Miyake, H., Nakamura, K., Nemoto, K., Ono, A., Ota, N., Otsuka, S., Shibukawa, Y., Shimizu, I., Shirahata, Y., Soma, K., Suzuki, A., Suzuki, A. A., Takai, T., Takeuchi, A., Tamae, K., Teraoka, Y., Wada, Y., Chernyak, D., Kozlov, A., Yoshida, S., Umehara, S., Takemoto, Y., Fushimi, K., Hirata, S., Grant, C., Li, A., Learned, J. G., Maricic, J., Berger, B. E., Fujikawa, B. K., Fraker, S., Herman, A., Krupczak, E., Pease, G. L., Winslow, L. A., Efremenko, Y., Karwowski, H. J., Markoff, D. M., Tornow, W., O'Donnell, T., Dell'Oro, S., Detwiler, J. A., Enomoto, S., and Decowski, M. P.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The KamLAND-Zen 800 experiment is searching for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of $^{136}$Xe by using $^{136}$Xe-loaded liquid scintillator. The liquid scintillator is enclosed inside a balloon made of thin, transparent, low-radioactivity film that we call Inner Balloon (IB). The IB, apart from guaranteeing the liquid containment, also allows to minimize the background from cosmogenic muon-spallation products and $^{8}$B solar neutrinos. Indeed these events could contribute to the total counts in the region of interest around the Q-value of the double-beta decay of $^{136}$Xe. In this paper, we present an overview of the IB and describe the various steps of its commissioning minimizing the radioactive contaminations, from the material selection, to the fabrication of the balloon and its installation inside the KamLAND detector. Finally, we show the impact of the IB on the KamLAND background as measured by the KamLAND detector itself., Comment: 23 pages, 16 figures, to be submitted to JINST

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2021
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9. Proton-$\rm ^3He$ elastic scattering at intermediate energies

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Watanabe, A., Nakai, S., Wada, Y., Sekiguchi, K., Deltuva, A., Akieda, T., Etoh, D., Inoue, M., Inoue, Y., Kawahara, K., Kon, H., Miki, K., Mukai, T., Sakai, D., Shibuya, S., Shiokawa, Y., Taguchi, T., Umetsu, H., Utsuki, Y., Watanabe, M., Goto, S., Hatanaka, K., Hirai, Y., Ino, T., Inomoto, D., Inoue, A., Ishikawa, S., Itoh, M., Kanda, H., Kasahara, H., Kobayashi, N., Maeda, Y., Mitsumoto, S., Nakamura, S., Nonaka, K., Ong, H. J., Oshiro, H., Otake, Y., Sakai, H., Taketani, A., Tamii, A., Tran, D. T., Wakasa, T., Wakabayashi, Y., and Wakui, T.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment, Nuclear Theory
Abstract

We present a precise measurement of the cross section, proton and $\rm ^3He$ analyzing powers, and spin correlation coefficient $C_{y,y}$ for $p$-$\rm ^3He$ elastic scattering near 65 MeV, and a comparison with rigorous four-nucleon scattering calculations based on realistic nuclear potentials and a model with $\Delta$-isobar excitation. Clear discrepancies are seen in some of the measured observables in the regime around the cross section minimum. Theoretical predictions using scaling relations between the calculated cross section and the $\rm ^3 He$ binding energy are not successful in reproducing the data. Large sensitivity to the $NN$ potentials and rather small $\Delta$-isobar effects in the calculated cross section are noticed as different features from those in the deuteron-proton elastic scattering. The results obtained above indicate that $p$-$\rm ^3He$ scattering at intermediate energies is an excellent tool to explore nuclear interactions not accessible by three-nucleon scattering., Comment: 22 pages, 6 figures

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2021
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10. A Search for Charged Excitation of Dark Matter with the KamLAND-Zen Detector

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Abe, S., Asami, S., Gando, A., Gando, Y., Gima, T., Goto, A., Hachiya, T., Hata, K., Hayashida, S., Hosokawa, K., Ichimura, K., Ieki, S., Ikeda, H., Inoue, K., Ishidoshiro, K., Kamei, Y., Kawada, N., Kinoshita, T., Koga, M., Maemura, N., Mitsui, T., Miyake, H., Nakamura, K., Nakamura, R., Ono, A., Ota, N., Otsuka, S., Ozaki, H., Sakai, T., Sambonsugi, H., Shimizu, I., Shirahata, Y., Shirai, J., Shiraishi, K., Suzuki, A., Suzuki, Y., Takeuchi, A., Tamae, K., Ueshima, K., Wada, Y., Watanabe, H., Yoshida, Y., Obara, S., Chernyak, D., Kozlov, A., Yoshida, S., Umehara, S., Takemoto, Y., Fushimi, K., Hirata, S., Ichikawa, A., Nakamura, K. Z., Yoshida, M., Berger, B. E., Fujikawa, B. K., Grant, C., Li, A., Learned, J. G., Maricic, J., Axani, S., Winslow, L. A., Fu, Z., Efremenko, Y., Karwowski, H. J., Markoff, D. M., Tornow, W., ODonnell, T., DellOro, S., Detwiler, J. A., Enomoto, S., and Decowski, M. P.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

There are many theories where a dark matter particle is part of a multiplet with an electrically charged state. If WIMP dark matter ($\chi^{0}$) is accompanied by a charged excited state ($\chi^{-}$) separated by a small mass difference, it can form a stable bound state with a nucleus. In supersymmetric models, the $\chi^{0}$ and the $\chi^{-}$ could be the neutralino and a charged slepton, such as the neutralino-stau degenerate model. The formation binding process is expected to result in an energy deposition of {\it O}(1--10 MeV), making it suitable for detection in large liquid scintillator detectors. We describe new constraints on the bound state formation with a xenon nucleus using the KamLAND-Zen 400 Phase-II dataset. In order to enlarge the searchable parameter space, all xenon isotopes in the detector were used. For a benchmark parameter set of $m_{\chi^{0}} = 100$ GeV and $\Delta m = 10$ MeV, this study sets the most stringent upper limits on the recombination cross section $\langle\sigma v\rangle$ and the decay-width of $\chi^{-}$ of $2.0 \times 10^{-31}$ ${\rm cm^3/s}$ and $1.1 \times 10^{-18}$ GeV, respectively (90\% confidence level).

Published
2021

11. Search for Low-energy Electron Antineutrinos in KamLAND Associated with Gravitational Wave Events

Author

Abe, S., Asami, S., Gando, A., Gando, Y., Gima, T., Goto, A., Hachiya, T., Hata, K., Hayashida, S., Hosokawa, K., Ichimura, K., Ieki, S., Ikeda, H., Inoue, K., Ishidoshiro, K., Kamei, Y., Kawada, N., Kishimoto, Y., Kinoshita, T., Koga, M., Maemura, N., Mitsui, T., Miyake, H., Nakamura, K., Nakamura, R., Ozaki, H., Sakai, T., Sambonsugi, H., Shimizu, I., Shirai, J., Shiraishi, K., Suzuki, A., Suzuki, Y., Takeuchi, A., Tamae, K., Ueshima, K., Wada, Y., Watanabe, H., Yoshida, Y., Obara, S., Kozlov, A., Chernyak, D., Takemoto, Y., Yoshida, S., Umehara, S., Fushimi, K., Ichikawa, A. K., Nakamura, K. Z., Yoshida, M., Berger, B. E., Fujikawa, B. K., Learned, J. G., Maricic, J., Axani, S., Winslow, L. A., Fu, Z., Ouellet, J., Efremenko, Y., Karwowski, H. J., Markoff, D. M., Tornow, W., Li, A., Detwiler, J. A., Enomoto, S., Decowski, M. P., Grant, C., O'Donnell, T., and Dell'Oro, S.

Subjects
Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

We present the results of a search for MeV-scale electron antineutrino events in KamLAND in coincident with the 60 gravitational wave events/candidates reported by the LIGO/Virgo collaboration during their second and third observing runs. We find no significant coincident signals within a $\pm$ 500 s timing window from each gravitational wave and present 90% C.L. upper limits on the electron antineutrino fluence between $10^{8}$-$10^{13}\,{\mathrm cm^2}$ for neutrino energies in the energy range of 1.8-111 MeV., Comment: 11 pages, 2 figures, 2 tables, Accepted for publication in ApJ

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2020
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12. Impact of primary kidney disease on the effects of empagliflozin in patients with chronic kidney disease: secondary analyses of the EMPA-KIDNEY trial

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Judge, PK, Staplin, N, Mayne, KJ, Wanner, C, Green, JB, Hauske, SJ, Emberson, JR, Preiss, D, Ng, SYA, Roddick, AJ, Sammons, E, Zhu, D, Hill, M, Stevens, W, Wallendszus, K, Brenner, S, Cheung, AK, Liu, ZH, Li, J, Hooi, LS, Liu, WJ, Kadowaki, T, Nangaku, M, Levin, A, Cherney, D, Maggioni, AP, Pontremoli, R, Deo, R, Goto, S, Rossello, X, Tuttle, KR, Steubl, D, Massey, D, Landray, MJ, Baigent, C, Haynes, R, Herrington, WG, Abat, S, Abd Rahman, R, Abdul Cader, R, Abdul Hafidz, MI, Abdul Wahab, MZ, Abdullah, NK, Abdul-Samad, T, Abe, M, Abraham, N, Acheampong, S, Achiri, P, Acosta, JA, Adeleke, A, Adell, V, Adewuyi-Dalton, R, Adnan, N, Africano, A, Agharazii, M, Aguilar, F, Aguilera, A, Ahmad, M, Ahmad, MK, Ahmad, NA, Ahmad, NH, Ahmad, NI, Ahmad Miswan, N, Ahmad Rosdi, H, Ahmed, I, Ahmed, S, Aiello, J, Aitken, A, AitSadi, R, Aker, S, Akimoto, S, Akinfolarin, A, Akram, S, Alberici, F, Albert, C, Aldrich, L, Alegata, M, Alexander, L, Alfaress, S, Alhadj Ali, M, Ali, A, Alicic, R, Aliu, A, 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Simmons, K, Sinha, S, Sitter, T, Sivanandam, S, Skipper, M, Sloan, K, Sloan, L, Smith, R, Smyth, J, Sobande, T, Sobata, M, Somalanka, S, Song, X, Sonntag, F, Sood, B, Sor, SY, Soufer, J, Sparks, H, Spatoliatore, G, Spinola, T, Squyres, S, Srivastava, A, Stanfield, J, Staylor, K, Steele, A, Steen, O, Steffl, D, Stegbauer, J, Stellbrink, C, Stellbrink, E, Stevenson, A, Stewart-Ray, V, Stickley, J, Stoffler, D, Stratmann, B, Streitenberger, S, Strutz, F, Stubbs, J, Stumpf, J, Suazo, N, Suchinda, P, Suckling, R, Sudin, A, Sugamori, K, Sugawara, H, Sugawara, K, Sugimoto, D, Sugiyama, H, Sugiyama, T, Sullivan, M, Sumi, M, Suresh, N, Sutton, D, Suzuki, H, Suzuki, R, Suzuki, Y, Swanson, E, Swift, P, Syed, S, Szerlip, H, Taal, M, Taddeo, M, Tailor, C, Tajima, K, Takagi, M, Takahashi, K, Takahashi, M, Takahashi, T, Takahira, E, Takai, T, Takaoka, M, Takeoka, J, Takesada, A, Takezawa, M, Talbot, M, Taliercio, J, Talsania, T, Tamori, Y, Tamura, R, Tamura, Y, Tan, CHH, Tan, EZZ, Tanabe, A, Tanabe, 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J, Visnjic, M, Voigt, E, von-Eynatten, M, Vourvou, M, Wada, J, Wada, T, Wada, Y, Wakayama, K, Wakita, Y, Walters, T, Wan Mohamad, WH, Wang, L, Wang, W, Wang, X, Wang, Y, Wanninayake, S, Watada, H, Watanabe, K, Watanabe, M, Waterfall, H, Watkins, D, Watson, S, Weaving, L, Weber, B, Webley, Y, Webster, A, Webster, M, Weetman, M, Wei, W, Weihprecht, H, Weiland, L, Weinmann-Menke, J, Weinreich, T, Wendt, R, Weng, Y, Whalen, M, Whalley, G, Wheatley, R, Wheeler, A, Wheeler, J, Whelton, P, White, K, Whitmore, B, Whittaker, S, Wiebel, J, Wiley, J, Wilkinson, L, Willett, M, Williams, A, Williams, E, Williams, K, Williams, T, Wilson, A, Wilson, P, Wincott, L, Wines, E, Winkelmann, B, Winkler, M, Winter-Goodwin, B, Witczak, J, Wittes, J, Wittmann, M, Wolf, G, Wolf, L, Wolfling, R, Wong, C, Wong, E, Wong, HS, Wong, LW, Wong, YH, Wonnacott, A, Wood, A, Wood, L, Woodhouse, H, Wooding, N, Woodman, A, Wren, K, Wu, J, Wu, P, Xia, S, Xiao, H, Xiao, X, Xie, Y, Xu, C, Xu, Y, Xue, H, Yahaya, H, Yalamanchili, H, Yamada, A, Yamada, N, Yamagata, K, Yamaguchi, M, Yamaji, Y, Yamamoto, A, Yamamoto, S, Yamamoto, T, Yamanaka, A, Yamano, T, Yamanouchi, Y, Yamasaki, N, Yamasaki, Y, Yamashita, C, Yamauchi, T, Yan, Q, Yanagisawa, E, Yang, F, Yang, L, Yano, S, Yao, S, Yao, Y, Yarlagadda, S, Yasuda, Y, Yiu, V, Yokoyama, T, Yoshida, S, Yoshidome, E, Yoshikawa, H, Young, A, Young, T, Yousif, V, Yu, H, Yu, Y, Yuasa, K, Yusof, N, Zalunardo, N, Zander, B, Zani, R, Zappulo, F, Zayed, M, Zemann, B, Zettergren, P, Zhang, H, Zhang, L, Zhang, N, Zhang, X, Zhao, J, Zhao, L, Zhao, S, Zhao, Z, Zhong, H, Zhou, N, Zhou, S, Zhu, L, Zhu, S, Zietz, M, Zippo, M, Zirino, F, and Zulkipli, FH

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2024
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14. Association Between Timed Up-and-Go Test and Future Changes in the Frailty Status in a Longitudinal Study of Japanese Community-Dwelling Older Adults

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Wada Y, Shojima K, Tamaki K, Mori T, Kusunoki H, Onishi M, Tsuji S, Matsuzawa R, Nagai K, Sano K, Hashimoto K, Goto M, Nagasawa Y, and Shinmura K

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frailty, cardiovascular health study, older adults, physical function, timed up-and-go test, Geriatrics, RC952-954.6
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Yosuke Wada,1,2 Kensaku Shojima,1 Kayoko Tamaki,1 Takara Mori,1,3 Hiroshi Kusunoki,1,4 Masaaki Onishi,5 Shotaro Tsuji,5,6 Ryota Matsuzawa,7 Koutatsu Nagai,7 Kyoko Sano,8 Kana Hashimoto,9 Masashi Goto,10 Yasuyuki Nagasawa,1 Ken Shinmura1,10 1Department of General Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Japan; 2Roppou Clinic, Toyooka, Hyogo, Japan; 3Amagasaki Medical COOP Honden Clinic, Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan; 4Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Dental University, Hirakata, Japan; 5Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Japan; 6Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tatsuno City Hospital, Tatsuno, Japan; 7Department of Physical Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Hyogo Medical University, Kobe, Japan; 8Takarazuka Rehabilitation Hospital, Takarazuka, Japan; 9School of Pharmacy, Hyogo Medical University, Kobe, Japan; 10Department of General Medicine and Community Health Science, Hyogo Medical University, Sasayama Medical Center, Tambasasayama, JapanCorrespondence: Ken Shinmura, Department of General Internal Medicine, Hyogo Medical University, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 663-8501, Japan, Tel +81-798-45-6865, Fax +81-798-45-6977, Email ke-shimmura@hyo-med.ac.jpPurpose: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between timed up-and-go (TUG) test time and changes in frailty status in a longitudinal cohort study of rural Japanese older adults.Patients and Methods: This prospective cohort study included 545 community-dwelling older adults. Initial and 2-year follow-up surveys were conducted. We compared the number of the Japanese version of the Cardiovascular Health Study components during the follow-up period and classified the participants into three groups: the favorable change, unchanged as prefrail, and unfavorable change groups. Associations between changes in frailty status and TUG time in the first survey were examined. The predictive ability of the TUG test was determined using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve.Results: The favorable change group comprised 315 individuals (57.8%), the unchanged as prefrail group 105 (19.2%), and the unfavorable change group 125 (22.9%). TUG time was associated with the favorable and unfavorable changes after adjustment for covariates (OR 0.79, 95% CI 0.68– 0.92, P=0.001 and OR 1.27, 95% CI 1.09– 1.49, P=0.002). The ROC curve of TUG time as a predictor of unfavorable changes showed an area under the curve of 0.59. A cut-off point of TUG was calculated as 6.3 s with 49.6% sensitivity and 66.0% specificity.Conclusion: TUG time in the first survey was significantly associated with changes in frailty status 2 years later. However, its predictive value as a stand-alone test is limited and has the potential to predict future changes in the frailty status in older adults in combination with other tests.Keywords: frailty, cardiovascular health study, older adults, physical function, timed up-and-go test

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2023

15. The nylon balloon for xenon loaded liquid scintillator in KamLAND-Zen 800 neutrinoless double-beta decay search experiment

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Gando, Y, Gando, A, Hachiya, T, Hayashida, S, Hosokawa, K, Ikeda, H, Mitsui, T, Nakada, T, Obara, S, Ozaki, H, Shirai, J, Ueshima, K, Watanabe, H, Abe, S, Hata, K, Hayashi, A, Honda, Y, Ieki, S, Inoue, K, Ishidoshiro, K, Ishikawa, S, Kamei, Y, Kamizawa, K, Karino, Y, Kawada, N, Kinoshita, T, Koga, M, Matsuda, S, Miyake, H, Nakamura, K, Nemoto, K, Ono, A, Ota, N, Otsuka, S, Shibukawa, Y, Shimizu, I, Shirahata, Y, Soma, K, Suzuki, A, Suzuki, AA, Takai, T, Takeuchi, A, Tamae, K, Teraoka, Y, Wada, Y, Chernyak, D, Kozlov, A, Yoshida, S, Umehara, S, Takemoto, Y, Fushimi, K, Hirata, S, Grant, C, Li, A, Learned, JG, Maricic, J, Berger, BE, Fujikawa, BK, Fraker, S, Herman, A, Krupczak, E, Pease, GL, Winslow, LA, Efremenko, Y, Karwowski, HJ, Markoff, DM, Tornow, W, O'Donnell, T, Dell'Oro, S, Detwiler, JA, Enomoto, S, and Decowski, MP

Subjects
Double-beta decay detectors, Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics, Liquid detectors, Physical Sciences, Engineering, Nuclear & Particles Physics
Abstract

The KamLAND-Zen 800 experiment is searching for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of 136Xe by using 136Xe-loaded liquid scintillator. The liquid scintillator is enclosed inside a balloon made of thin, transparent, low-radioactivity film that we call Inner Balloon (IB). The IB, apart from guaranteeing the liquid containment, also allows to minimize the background from cosmogenic muon-spallation products and 8B solar neutrinos. Indeed these events could contribute to the total counts in the region of interest around the Q-value of the double-beta decay of 136Xe. In this paper, we present an overview of the IB and describe the various steps of its commissioning minimizing the radioactive contaminations, from the material selection, to the fabrication of the balloon and its installation inside the KamLAND detector. Finally, we show the impact of the IB on the KamLAND background as measured by the KamLAND detector itself.

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2021

16. Search for Solar Flare Neutrinos with the KamLAND detector

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Abe, S, Asami, S, Gando, A, Gando, Y, Gima, T, Goto, A, Hachiya, T, Hata, K, Hayashida, S, Hosokawa, K, Ichimura, K, Ieki, S, Ikeda, H, Inoue, K, Ishidoshiro, K, Kamei, Y, Kawada, N, Kishimoto, Y, Kinoshita, T, Koga, M, Maemura, N, Mitsui, T, Miyake, H, Nakamura, K, Nakamura, R, Ozaki, H, Sakai, T, Sambonsugi, H, Shimizu, I, Shirai, J, Shiraishi, K, Suzuki, A, Suzuki, Y, Takeuchi, A, Tamae, K, Ueshima, K, Wada, Y, Watanabe, H, Yoshida, Y, Obara, S, Kozlov, A, Chernyak, D, Takemoto, Y, Yoshida, S, Umehara, S, Fushimi, K, Ichikawa, AK, Nakamura, KZ, Yoshida, M, Berger, BE, Fujikawa, BK, Learned, JG, Maricic, J, Axani, SN, Winslow, LA, Fu, Z, Ouellet, J, Efremenko, Y, Karwowski, HJ, Markoff, DM, Tornow, W, Li, A, Detwiler, JA, Enomoto, S, Decowski, MP, Grant, C, O'Donnell, T, and Dell'Oro, S

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astro-ph.SR, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural), Astronomy & Astrophysics, Astronomical sciences, Particle and high energy physics, Space sciences
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We report the result of a search for neutrinos in coincidence with solarflares from the GOES flare database. The search was performed on a 10.8kton-year exposure of KamLAND collected from 2002 to 2019. This large exposureallows us to explore previously unconstrained parameter space for solar flareneutrinos. We found no statistical excess of neutrinos and established 90%confidence level upper limits of $8.4 \times 10^7$ cm$^{-2}$ ($3.0 \times10^{9}$ cm$^{-2}$) on electron anti-neutrino (electron neutrino) fluence at 20MeV normalized to the X12 flare, assuming that the neutrino fluence isproportional to the X-ray intensity.

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2021

17. Search for Low-energy Electron Antineutrinos in KamLAND Associated with Gravitational Wave Events

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Abe, S, Asami, S, Gando, A, Gando, Y, Gima, T, Goto, A, Hachiya, T, Hata, K, Hayashida, S, Hosokawa, K, Ichimura, K, Ieki, S, Ikeda, H, Inoue, K, Ishidoshiro, K, Kamei, Y, Kawada, N, Kishimoto, Y, Kinoshita, T, Koga, M, Maemura, N, Mitsui, T, Miyake, H, Nakamura, K, Nakamura, R, Ozaki, H, Sakai, T, Sambonsugi, H, Shimizu, I, Shirai, J, Shiraishi, K, Suzuki, A, Suzuki, Y, Takeuchi, A, Tamae, K, Ueshima, K, Wada, Y, Watanabe, H, Yoshida, Y, Obara, S, Kozlov, A, Chernyak, D, Takemoto, Y, Yoshida, S, Umehara, S, Fushimi, K, Ichikawa, AK, Nakamura, KZ, Yoshida, M, Berger, BE, Fujikawa, BK, Learned, JG, Maricic, J, Axani, SN, Winslow, LA, Fu, Z, Ouellet, J, Efremenko, Y, Karwowski, HJ, Markoff, DM, Tornow, W, Li, A, Detwiler, JA, Enomoto, S, Decowski, MP, Grant, C, O'Donnell, T, and Dell'Oro, S

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Neutrino astronomy, Gravitational waves, astro-ph.HE, hep-ex, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Physical Chemistry, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)
Abstract

We present the results of a search for MeV-scale electron antineutrino events in KamLAND coincident with the 60 gravitational wave events/candidates reported by the LIGO/Virgo collaboration during their second and third observing runs. We find no significant coincident signals within a 500 s timing window from each gravitational wave and present 90% C.L. upper limits on the electron antineutrino fluence between 108 and 1013 cm-2 for neutrino energies in the energy range of 1.8-111 MeV.

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2021

19. A Search for Charged Excitation of Dark Matter with the KamLAND-Zen Detector

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Abe, S, Asami, S, Gando, A, Gando, Y, Gima, T, Goto, A, Hachiya, T, Hata, K, Hayashida, S, Hosokawa, K, Ichimura, K, Ieki, S, Ikeda, H, Inoue, K, Ishidoshiro, K, Kamei, Y, Kawada, N, Kinoshita, T, Koga, M, Maemura, N, Mitsui, T, Miyake, H, Nakamura, K, Nakamura, R, Ono, A, Ota, N, Otsuka, S, Ozaki, H, Sakai, T, Sambonsugi, H, Shimizu, I, Shirahata, Y, Shirai, J, Shiraishi, K, Suzuki, A, Suzuki, Y, Takeuchi, A, Tamae, K, Ueshima, K, Wada, Y, Watanabe, H, Yoshida, Y, Obara, S, Chernyak, D, Kozlov, A, Yoshida, S, Umehara, S, Takemoto, Y, Fushimi, K, Hirata, S, Ichikawa, A, Nakamura, KZ, Yoshida, M, Berger, BE, Fujikawa, BK, Grant, C, Li, A, Learned, JG, Maricic, J, Axani, S, Winslow, LA, Fu, Z, Efremenko, Y, Karwowski, HJ, Markoff, DM, Tornow, W, ODonnell, T, DellOro, S, Detwiler, JA, Enomoto, S, and Decowski, MP

Subjects
hep-ex
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There are many theories where a dark matter particle is part of a multipletwith an electrically charged state. If WIMP dark matter ($\chi^{0}$) isaccompanied by a charged excited state ($\chi^{-}$) separated by a small massdifference, it can form a stable bound state with a nucleus. In supersymmetricmodels, the $\chi^{0}$ and the $\chi^{-}$ could be the neutralino and a chargedslepton, such as the neutralino-stau degenerate model. The formation bindingprocess is expected to result in an energy deposition of {\it O}(1--10 MeV),making it suitable for detection in large liquid scintillator detectors. Wedescribe new constraints on the bound state formation with a xenon nucleususing the KamLAND-Zen 400 Phase-II dataset. In order to enlarge the searchableparameter space, all xenon isotopes in the detector were used. For a benchmarkparameter set of $m_{\chi^{0}} = 100$ GeV and $\Delta m = 10$ MeV, this studysets the most stringent upper limits on the recombination cross section$\langle\sigma v\rangle$ and the decay-width of $\chi^{-}$ of $2.0 \times10^{-31}$ ${\rm cm^3/s}$ and $1.1 \times 10^{-18}$ GeV, respectively (90\%confidence level).

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2021

20. Measurement of 3He analyzing power for p-3He scattering using the polarized 3He target

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Watanabe, A., Nakai, S., Sekiguchi, K., Akieda, T., Etoh, D., Inoue, M., Inoue, Y., Kawahara, K., Kon, H., Miki, K., Mukai, T., Sakai, D., Shibuya, S., Shiokawa, Y., Taguchi, T., Umetsu, H., Utsuki, Y., Wada, Y., Watanabe, M., Itoh, M., Ino, T., Wakui, T., Hatanaka, K., Kanda, H., Ong, H. J., Tran, D. T., Goto, S., Hirai, Y., Inomoto, D., Kasahara, H., Mitsumoto, S., Oshiro, H., Wakasa, T., Maeda, Y., Nonaka, K., Sakai, H., and Uesaka, T.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment
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Proton-3He scattering is one of the good probes to study the T=3/2 channel of three--nucleon forces. We have measured 3He analyzing powers for p-3He elastic scattering with the polarized 3He target at 70 and 100 MeV. The data are compared with the theoretical predictions based on the modern nucleon--nucleon potentials. Large discrepancies are found between the data and the calculations at the angles where the 3He analyzing power takes the minimum and maximum values, which are not explained by taking into account Delta-isobar degrees of freedom., Comment: 7pages, 3 figures Submission to SciPost

Published
2019

21. Conditional stability for an inverse source problem and an application to the estimation of air dose rate radioactive substances by drone data

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Chen, Y., Cheng, J., Floridia, G., Wada, Y., and Yamamoto, M.

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Mathematics - Analysis of PDEs
Abstract

We consider the density field $f(x)$ generated by a volume source $\mu(y)$ in $D$ which is a domain in $\R^3$. For two disjoint segments $\gamma, \Gamma_1$ on a straight line in $\R^3 \setminus \ooo{D}$, we establish a conditional stability estimate of H\"older type in determining $f$ on $\Gamma_1$ by data $f$ on $\gamma$. This is a theoretical background for real-use solutions for the determination of air dose rates of radioactive substance at the human height level by high-altitude data. The proof of the stability estimate is based on the harmonic extension and the stability for line unique continuation of a harmonic function.

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2019

26. Associations Between Morphological Phenotypes of COPD and Clinical Characteristics in Surgically Resected Patients with COPD and Concomitant Lung Cancer

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Suzuki Y, Kitaguchi Y, Ueno F, Droma Y, Goto N, Kinjo T, Wada Y, Yasuo M, and Hanaoka M

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laa, emphysema, ct, prognosis, mortality, surgery, Diseases of the respiratory system, RC705-779
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Yusuke Suzuki,1 Yoshiaki Kitaguchi,1 Fumika Ueno,1 Yunden Droma,1 Norihiko Goto,1 Takumi Kinjo,1 Yosuke Wada,1 Masanori Yasuo,2 Masayuki Hanaoka1 1First Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan; 2Departments of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Shinshu University School of Health Sciences, Matsumoto, Nagano, JapanCorrespondence: Yoshiaki Kitaguchi, First Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan, Tel +81-263-37-2631, Email kitaguti@shinshu-u.ac.jpPurpose: The associations between morphological phenotypes of COPD based on the chest computed tomography (CT) findings and clinical characteristics in surgically resected patients with COPD and concomitant lung cancer are unclear. The purpose of this study was to clarify the differences in clinical characteristics and prognosis among morphological phenotypes based on the chest CT findings in these patients.Patients and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 132 patients with COPD and concomitant lung cancer who had undergone pulmonary resection for primary lung cancer. According to the presence of emphysema and bronchial wall thickness on chest CT, patients were classified into three phenotypes: non-emphysema phenotype, emphysema phenotype, or mixed phenotype.Results: The mixed phenotype was associated with poorer performance status, higher score on the modified British Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scale, higher residual volume in pulmonary function, and higher proportion of squamous cell carcinoma than the other phenotypes. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analyses showed that the extent of emphysema on chest CT, presented as a low attenuation area (LAA) score, was an independent determinant that predicted prognosis. In the Kaplan-Meier analysis, the Log rank test showed significant differences in survival between the non-emphysema and mixed phenotypes, and between the emphysema and mixed phenotypes.Conclusion: The cross-sectional pre-operative LAA score can predict the prognosis in surgically resected patients with COPD and concomitant lung cancer. The COPD phenotype with both emphysema and bronchial wall thickness on chest CT was associated with poorer performance status, greater extent of dyspnea, greater impairment of pulmonary function, and worse prognosis.Keywords: LAA, emphysema, CT, prognosis, mortality, surgery

Published
2022

27. Measurement for p–He Elastic Scattering with a 65 MeV Polarized Proton Beam

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Nakai, S., Sekiguchi, K., Miki, K., Watanabe, A., Mukai, T., Shibuya, S., Watanabe, M., Kawahara, K., Sakai, D., Wada, Y., Shiokawa, Y., Taguchi, T., Eto, D., Akieda, T., Kon, H., Ito, M., Ino, T., Hatanaka, K., Tamii, A., Ong, H. J., Kobayashi, N., Inoue, A., Nakamura, S., Wakasa, T., Mitsumoto, S., Ohshiro, H., Goto, S., Maeda, Y., Sakai, H., Uesaka, T., Wakui, T., Orr, N. A., editor, Ploszajczak, M., editor, Marqués, F. M., editor, and Carbonell, J., editor

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2020
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28. Compelete Set of Deuteron Analyzing Powers for dp Elastic Scattering at 70–300 MeV/nucleon and Three-Nucleon Forces

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Sekiguchi, K., Wada, Y., Watanabe, A., Eto, D., Akieda, T., Kon, H., Miki, K., Sakamoto, N., Sakai, H., Sasano, M., Shimizu, Y., Suzuki, H., Uesaka, T., Yanagisawa, Y., Dozono, M., Kawase, S., Kubota, Y., Yako, K., Maeda, Y., Kawakami, S., Yamamoto, T., Sakaguchi, S., Wakasa, T., Yasuda, J., Ohkura, A., Shindo, Y., Tabata, M., Milman, E., Chebotaryov, S., Okamura, H., Tang, T. L., Orr, N. A., editor, Ploszajczak, M., editor, Marqués, F. M., editor, and Carbonell, J., editor

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2020
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29. Measurement of

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Watanabe, A., Sekiguchi, K., Akieda, T., Etoh, D., Inoue, Y., Kawahara, K., Kon, H., Miki, K., Mukai, T., Nakai, S., Sakai, D., Shibuya, S., Shiokawa, Y., Taguchi, T., Wada, Y., Watanabe, M., Itoh, M., Ino, T., Wakui, T., Orr, N. A., editor, Ploszajczak, M., editor, Marqués, F. M., editor, and Carbonell, J., editor

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2020
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30. Assessing sustainable development pathways for water, food, and energy security in a transboundary river basin

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Palazzo, A., Kahil, T., Willaarts, B., Burek, P., van Dijk, M., Tang, T., Magnuszewski, P., Havlík, P., Langan, S., Wada, Y., Palazzo, A., Kahil, T., Willaarts, B., Burek, P., van Dijk, M., Tang, T., Magnuszewski, P., Havlík, P., Langan, S., and Wada, Y.

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Worldwide hundreds of millions of people suffer from water, food and energy insecurity in transboundary river basins, such as the Zambezi River Basin. The interconnected nature of nexus is often not recognized in investment planning and many regional policymakers lack adequate tools to tackle it. Future growing demands and climate change add an additional challenge. In this study, we combine policy relevant co-developed stakeholder scenarios and integrated nexus modeling tools to identify key solutions to achieve sustainable development in the Zambezi. Results show that siloed development without coordination achieves the least economic and social benefits in the long term. Prioritizing economic benefits by maximizing the use of available natural resources results in the expansion of irrigated areas by more than a million hectares and increase in hydropower production by 22,000 GWh/year in the coming decades, bringing significant economic benefits, up to $12.4 billion per year, but causes local water scarcity and negative impacts on the environment. Combining environmental protection policies with sustainable investments of $7.2 billion per year (e.g. groundwater pumping and wastewater treatment and reuse, irrigation efficiency improvements, and farmer support aimed to improve food security and productivity) results in significantly higher social benefits with economic benefits that still reach $11.3 billion per year.

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2024
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31. Gravity refrigeration cycle: An efficient approach for refrigeration in mountainous regions

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Hunt, J.D., Elborolosy, Y., Aliyu, M.D., Wada, Y., Hunt, J.D., Elborolosy, Y., Aliyu, M.D., and Wada, Y.

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Traditional refrigeration methods often rely on energy-intensive, high operational costs and result in considerable negative environmental impacts. This paper introduces a novel and revolutionary approach to refrigeration technology through the implementation of the Gravity Refrigeration Cycle (GRC). GRC utilizes vertical pipelines in high elevation mountains instead of compressors to increase the pressure of refrigeration gases. Gas added to the top of the vertical pipeline is pulled down by gravity, increasing the pressure and density of the gas along the vertical pipeline and liquefying it at the bottom of the pipeline. The liquid is then transported back to the top of the mountain, where cooling services are provided, and the cycle starts again. The estimated coefficient of performance for a GRC system with 28 and −7 °C hot and cold sinks is 4.19, which is 1.84 times higher than conventional, mechanical refrigeration systems and a cost of 274 USD/kWt, 2.2 times higher than conventional systems. Gravity Refrigeration Cycle represents a paradigm shift in refrigeration technology in mountainous regions, particularly for processes with high demand for cooling, such as hydrogen liquefaction. As the world seeks greener and more economical alternatives, GRC could be a promising advancement in refrigeration.

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2024
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32. Transboundary cooperation in infrastructure operation generates economic and environmental co-benefits in the Lancang-Mekong River Basin

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Yu, Y., Bo, Y., Castelletti, A., Dumas, P., Gao, J., Cai, X., Liu, J., Kahil, T., Wada, Y., Hu, S., Liu, B., Zhou, F., Zhao, J., Yu, Y., Bo, Y., Castelletti, A., Dumas, P., Gao, J., Cai, X., Liu, J., Kahil, T., Wada, Y., Hu, S., Liu, B., Zhou, F., and Zhao, J.

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The Lancang-Mekong River Basin is facing booming water resources infrastructure development, long-term transboundary conflicts and trade-offs between economic goals and ecosystem services provision. Optimizing the pathway towards sustainable infrastructure operation has lacked multisector-coordinated and decision behaviour-based perspectives for transboundary water systems. In this study we quantified how, and to what extent, transboundary cooperation generates economic and environmental co-benefits by jointly using a coupled simulation–optimization approach and cooperative game theoretical analysis. We found that full cooperation outweighs partial or non-cooperation modes to promote economic benefits by 3 to 21% and to minimize the losses in fishery and sediment transport from 23% and 60% to 12% and 22%, respectively. Full cooperation becomes more beneficial and stable alongside infrastructure expansion, climate change and satisfying the hydrological needs of river ecosystems. These findings underscore the importance of full cooperation for sustaining socio-environmental systems and highlight the need for a benefit reallocation mechanism and designed flow management to stabilize basin-level full cooperation in the Lancang-Mekong River Basin.

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2024
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33. Hydrogen storage with gravel and pipes in lakes and reservoirs

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Hunt, J., Nascimento, A., Romero, O.J., Zakeri, B., Jurasz, J., Dąbek, P.B., Strzyżewski, T., Đurin, B., Leal Filho, W., Freitas, M.A.V., Wada, Y., Hunt, J., Nascimento, A., Romero, O.J., Zakeri, B., Jurasz, J., Dąbek, P.B., Strzyżewski, T., Đurin, B., Leal Filho, W., Freitas, M.A.V., and Wada, Y.

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Climate change is projected to have substantial economic, social, and environmental impacts worldwide. Currently, the leading solutions for hydrogen storage are in salt caverns, and depleted natural gas reservoirs. However, the required geological formations are limited to certain regions. To increase alternatives for hydrogen storage, this paper proposes storing hydrogen in pipes filled with gravel in lakes, hydropower, and pumped hydro storage reservoirs. Hydrogen is insoluble in water, non-toxic, and does not threaten aquatic life. Results show the levelized cost of hydrogen storage to be 0.17 USD kg−1 at 200 m depth, which is competitive with other large scale hydrogen storage options. Storing hydrogen in lakes, hydropower, and pumped hydro storage reservoirs increases the alternatives for storing hydrogen and might support the development of a hydrogen economy in the future. The global potential for hydrogen storage in reservoirs and lakes is 3 and 12 PWh, respectively. Hydrogen storage in lakes and reservoirs can support the development of a hydrogen economy in the future by providing abundant and cheap hydrogen storage.

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2024
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34. Hydrogen balloon transportation: A cheap and efficient mode to transport hydrogen

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Hunt, J., Zakeri, B., Nascimento, A., de Freitas, M., Amorim, F., Guo, F., Witkamp, G.-J., van Ruijven, B., Wada, Y., Hunt, J., Zakeri, B., Nascimento, A., de Freitas, M., Amorim, F., Guo, F., Witkamp, G.-J., van Ruijven, B., and Wada, Y.

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The chances of a global hydrogen economy becoming a reality have increased significantly since the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine, and for net zero carbon emissions. However, intercontinental hydrogen transport is still a major issue. This study suggests transporting hydrogen as a gas at atmospheric pressure in balloons using the natural flow of wind to carry the balloon to its destination. We investigate the average wind speeds, atmospheric pressure, and temperature at different altitudes for this purpose. The ideal altitudes to transport hydrogen with balloons are 10 km or lower, and hydrogen pressures in the balloon vary from 0.25 to 1 bar. Transporting hydrogen from North America to Europe at a maximum 4 km altitude would take around 4.8 days on average. Hydrogen balloon transportation cost is estimated at 0.08 USD/kg of hydrogen, which is around 12 times smaller than the cost of transporting liquified hydrogen from the USA to Europe. Due to its reduced energy consumption and capital cost, in some locations, hydrogen balloon transportation might be a viable option for shipping hydrogen compared to liquefied hydrogen and other transport technologies.

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2024
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35. Water circles—a tool to assess and communicate the water cycle

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Smilovic, M., Burek, P., Fridman, D., Guillaumot, L., de Bruijn, J., Greve, P., Wada, Y., Tang, T., Kronfuss, M., Hanus, S., Tramberend, S., Kahil, T., Smilovic, M., Burek, P., Fridman, D., Guillaumot, L., de Bruijn, J., Greve, P., Wada, Y., Tang, T., Kronfuss, M., Hanus, S., Tramberend, S., and Kahil, T.

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‘Water circles’ are presented as flexible water cycle diagrams aggregating the flows through a system for a specific region and time period, categorized by flow type and organized by magnitude. Water circles for an entire system and separate storage components can be interpreted as water cycle speedometers and can help compare and communicate different climate and human impacts on different regions, time periods, and storage components. Water circles can facilitate comparisons between hydrological models and other methods for deriving water balances.

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2024
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36. Electric truck gravity energy storage: An alternative to seasonal energy storage

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Hunt, J., Jurasz, J., Zakeri, B., Tong, W., Nascimento, A., Guo, F., Đurin, B., Dąbek, P., Wada, Y., van Ruijven, B., Riahi, K., Hunt, J., Jurasz, J., Zakeri, B., Tong, W., Nascimento, A., Guo, F., Đurin, B., Dąbek, P., Wada, Y., van Ruijven, B., and Riahi, K.

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The global shift toward a sustainable and eco-friendly energy landscape necessitates the adoption of long-term, high-capacity energy storage solutions. This research introduces an inventive energy storage concept involving the movement of granular materials from a lower elevation to a higher point within natural terrains such as mountains or excavated mining sites. Electrical energy is employed to charge electric batteries that elevate the granular material, thereby storing potential energy. Subsequently, this material is transported down during the electricity generation phase, and the regenerative braking mechanism converts the gravitational energy to replenish the vehicle's battery. The stored energy within these vehicles is then dispatched during peak demand periods or utilized by the vehicles for other freight transportation purposes. Our findings demonstrate a power cost of 1200 USD/kW, an energy storage expense spanning from 1 to 10 USD/kWh, a levelized cost of storage ranging from 35 to 200 USD/MWh, and a global annual potential of approximately 5.4 PWh. Electric vehicle gravity energy storage showcases its capability to bolster sustainable development by offering seasonal and multi-year energy storage services.

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2024
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37. Measurement and comparison of individual external doses of high-school students living in Japan, France, Poland and Belarus -- the 'D-shuttle' project --

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Adachi, N., Adamovitch, V., Adjovi, Y., Aida, K., Akamatsu, H., Akiyama, S., Akli, A., Ando, A., Andrault, T., Antonietti, H., Anzai, S., Arkoun, G., Avenoso, C., Ayrault, D., Banasiewicz, M., Banaśkiewicz, M., Bernandini, L., Bernard, E., Berthet, E., Blanchard, M., Boreyko, D., Boros, K., Charron, S., Cornette, P., Czerkas, K., Dameron, M., Date, I., De Pontbriand, M., Demangeau, F., Dobaczewski, Ł., Dobrzyński, L., Ducouret, A., Dziedzic, M., Ecalle, A., Edon, V., Endo, K., Endo, T., Endo, Y., Etryk, D., Fabiszewska, M., Fang, S., Fauchier, D., Felici, F., Fujiwara, Y., Gardais, C., Gaul, W., Guérin, L., Hakoda, R., Hamamatsu, I., Handa, K., Haneda, H., Hara, T., Hashimoto, M., Hashimoto, T., Hashimoto, K., Hata, D., Hattori, M., Hayano, R., Hayashi, R., Higasi, H., Hiruta, M., Honda, A., Horikawa, Y., Horiuchi, H., Hozumi, Y., Ide, M., Ihara, S., Ikoma, T., Inohara, Y., Itazu, M., Ito, A., Janvrin, J., Jout, I., Kanda, H., Kanemori, G., Kanno, M., Kanomata, N., Kato, T., Kato, S., Katsu, J., Kawasaki, Y., Kikuchi, K., Kilian, P., Kimura, N., Kiya, M., Klepuszewski, M., Kluchnikov, E., Kodama, Y., Kokubun, R., Konishi, F., Konno, A., Kontsevoy, V., Koori, A., Koutaka, A., Kowol, A., Koyama, Y., Kozioł, M., Kozue, M., Kravtchenko, O., Kruczała, W., Kudła, M., Kudo, H., Kumagai, R., Kurogome, K., Kurosu, A., Kuse, M., Lacombe, A., Lefaillet, E., Magara, M., Malinowska, J., Malinowski, M., Maroselli, V., Masui, Y., Matsukawa, K., Matsuya, K., Matusik, B., Maulny, M., Mazur, P., Miyake, C., Miyamoto, Y., Miyata, K., Miyazaki, M., Molęda, M., Morioka, T., Morita, E., Muto, K., Nadamoto, H., Nadzikiewicz, M., Nagashima, K., Nakade, M., Nakayama, C., Nakazawa, H., Nihei, Y., Nikul, R., Niwa, S., Niwa, O., Nogi, M., Nomura, K., Ogata, D., Ohguchi, H., Ohno, J., Okabe, M., Okada, M., Okada, Y., Omi, N., Onodera, H., Onodera, K., Ooki, S., Oonishi, K., Oonuma, H., Ooshima, H., Oouchi, H., Orsucci, M., Paoli, M., Penaud, M., Perdrisot, C., Petit, M., Piskowski, A., Płocharski, A., Polis, A., Polti, L., Potsepnia, T., Przybylski, D., Pytel, M., Quillet, W., Remy, A., Robert, C., Sadowski, M., Saito, M., Sakuma, D., Sano, K., Sasaki, Y., Sato, N., Schneider, T., Schneider, C., Schwartzman, K., Selivanov, E., Sezaki, M., Shiroishi, K., Shustava, I., Śniecińska, A., Stalchenko, E., Staroń, A., Stromboni, M., Studzińska, W., Sugisaki, H., Sukegawa, T., Sumida, M., Suzuki, Y., Suzuki, K., Suzuki, R., Suzuki, H., Świderski, W., Szudejko, M., Szymaszek, M., Tada, J., Taguchi, H., Takahashi, K., Tanaka, D., Tanaka, G., Tanaka, S., Tanino, K., Tazbir, K., Tcesnokova, N., Tgawa, N., Toda, N., Tsuchiya, H., Tsukamoto, H., Tsushima, T., Tsutsumi, K., Umemura, H., Uno, M., Usui, A., Utsumi, H., Vaucelle, M., Wada, Y., Watanabe, K., Watanabe, S., Watase, K., Witkowski, M., Yamaki, T., Yamamoto, J., Yamamoto, T., Yamashita, M., Yanai, M., Yasuda, K., Yoshida, Y., Yoshida, A., Yoshimura, K., Żmijewska, M., and Zuclarelli, E.

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Physics - Medical Physics
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Twelve high schools in Japan (of which six are in Fukushima Prefecture), four in France, eight in Poland and two in Belarus cooperated in the measurement and comparison of individual external doses in 2014. In total 216 high-school students and teachers participated in the study. Each participant wore an electronic personal dosimeter "D-shuttle" for two weeks, and kept a journal of his/her whereabouts and activities. The distributions of annual external doses estimated for each region overlap with each other, demonstrating that the personal external individual doses in locations where residence is currently allowed in Fukushima Prefecture and in Belarus are well within the range of estimated annual doses due to the background radiation level of other regions/countries.

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2015
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38. The Usefulness of the Combination of D-Dimer and Soluble Fibrin Monomer Complex for Diagnosis of Venous Thromboembolism in Psychiatric Practice: A Prospective Study

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Takeshima M, Ishikawa H, Ogasawara M, Komatsu M, Fujiwara D, Itoh Y, Wada Y, Omori Y, Ohta H, and Mishima K

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computed tomography, d-dimer, psychiatric patients, soluble fibrin monomer complex, venous thromboembolism, Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, RC666-701
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Masahiro Takeshima,1 Hiroyasu Ishikawa,1 Masaya Ogasawara,1 Munehiro Komatsu,2 Dai Fujiwara,1 Yu Itoh,2 Yuki Wada,3 Yuki Omori,4 Hidenobu Ohta,1 Kazuo Mishima1 1Department of Neuropsychiatry, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan; 2Department of Neuropsychiatry, Akita City Hospital, Akita, Japan; 3Department of Radiology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan; 4Department of Neuropsychiatry, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence: Masahiro TakeshimaDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1, Hondo, Akita City, Akita, 010-8543, JapanTel +81-18-884-6122Fax +81-18-884-6445Email m.takeshima@med.akita-u.ac.jpPurpose: D-dimer has the advantage of excluding venous thromboembolism (VTE) due to its high sensitivity but is disadvantageous for diagnosing VTE due to its low specificity. A method to increase the usefulness of D-dimer in the diagnosis of VTE is warranted. This study aimed to investigate the usefulness of the combination of D-dimer and soluble fibrin monomer complex (SFMC), which has been suggested as a new candidate marker for VTE, in VTE diagnosis.Patients and Methods: This prospective study in 109 subjects was performed at a psychiatric department between August 1, 2017 and December 31, 2019. Subjects’ levels of D-dimer and SFMC were measured simultaneously. Plasma levels of D-dimer and SFMC were measured using NANOPIA® D-dimer and NANOPIA® SF. Subjects with positive D-dimer (≥ 1.0 μg/mL) results underwent contrast computed tomography for confirmation of VTE within 12 hours of D-dimer measurement. A receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was performed to examine the usefulness of SFMC for the diagnosis of VTE.Results: Only 109 of the 783 subjects without symptoms suggestive of VTE participated in the study. Out of 41 subjects with positive D-dimer results, 17 subjects were diagnosed with VTE. A receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was performed to determine cutoff values. The area under the curves was 0.848 for SFMC (p< 0.001, 95% CI 0.722 to 0.974), and the optimal cutoff value was 10.0 μg/mL (sensitivity 58.8%, specificity 100%, positive predictive value 100%, negative predictive value 77.4%).Conclusion: SFMC was useful for diagnosing VTE in the psychiatric patients with positive D-dimer results.Keywords: computed tomography, D-dimer, psychiatric patients, soluble fibrin monomer complex, venous thromboembolism

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2021

39. The Efficacy of Intraoperative Fluorescent Imaging Using Indocyanine Green for Cholangiography During Cholecystectomy and Hepatectomy

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Shibata H, Aoki T, Koizumi T, Kusano T, Yamazaki T, Saito K, Hirai T, Tomioka K, Wada Y, Hakozaki T, Tashiro Y, Nogaki K, Yamada K, Matsuda K, Fujimori A, Enami Y, and Murakami M

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indocyanine green fluorescent imaging, navigation surgery, near-infrared fluorescent cholangiography, Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology, RC799-869
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Hideki Shibata, Takeshi Aoki, Tomotake Koizumi, Tomokazu Kusano, Tatsuya Yamazaki, Kazuhiko Saito, Takahito Hirai, Kodai Tomioka, Yusuke Wada, Tomoki Hakozaki, Yoshihiko Tashiro, Koji Nogaki, Kosuke Yamada, Kazuhiro Matsuda, Akira Fujimori, Yuta Enami, Masahiko Murakami Division of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Showa University, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence: Takeshi AokiDivision of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Showa University, 1-5-8, Hatanodai, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo, 142-8555, JapanTel +81-3-3784-8000Fax +81-3-3784-5835Email takejp@med.showa-u.ac.jpPurpose: Bile duct injury is one of the most serious complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Intraoperative indocyanine green (ICG) cholangiography is a safe and useful navigation modality for confirming the biliary anatomy. ICG cholangiography is expected to be a routine method for helping avoid bile duct injuries.Patients and Methods: We examined 25 patients who underwent intraoperative cholangiography using ICG fluorescence. Two methods of ICG injection are used: intrabiliary injection (percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage [PTGBD], gallbladder [GB] puncture and endoscopic nasobiliary drainage [ENBD]) at a dosage of 0.025 mg during the operation or intravenous injection with 2.5 mg ICG preoperatively.Results: There were 24 patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy and 1 patient who underwent hepatectomy. For laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the average operation time was 127 (50– 197) minutes, and estimated blood loss was 43.2 (0– 400) g. The ICG administration route was intravenous injections in 12 cases and intrabiliary injection in 12 cases (GB injection: 3 cases, PTGBD: 8 cases, ENBD:1 case). The course of the biliary tree was able to be confirmed in all cases that received direct injection into the biliary tract, whereas bile structures were recognizable in only 10 cases (83.3%) with intravenous injection. The postoperative hospital stay was 4.6 (3– 9) days, and no postoperative complications (Clavien–Dindo ≧IIIa) were observed. For hepatectomy, a tumor located near the left Glissonian pedicle was resected using a fluorescence image guide. Biliary structures were fluorescent without injury after resecting the tumor. No adverse events due to ICG administration were observed, and the procedure was able to be performed safely.Conclusion: ICG fluorescence imaging allows surgeons to visualize the course of the biliary tree in real time during cholecystectomy and hepatectomy. This is considered essential for hepatobiliary surgery to prevent biliary tree injury and ensure safe surgery.Keywords: indocyanine green fluorescent imaging, navigation surgery, near-infrared fluorescent cholangiography

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2021

43. Differences Between Central Airway Obstruction and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Detected with the Forced Oscillation Technique

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Yasuo M, Kitaguchi Y, Tokoro Y, Kosaka M, Wada Y, Kinjo T, Ushiki A, Yamamoto H, and Hanaoka M

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forced oscillation technique, pulmonary function test, quality of life, central airway obstruction, copd, Diseases of the respiratory system, RC705-779
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Masanori Yasuo,* Yoshiaki Kitaguchi,* Yayoi Tokoro, Makoto Kosaka, Yosuke Wada, Takumi Kinjo, Atsuhito Ushiki, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Masayuki Hanaoka The First Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Masanori YasuoThe First Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto 390-8621, JapanTel +81 263 37 2631Fax +81 263 36 3722Email yasumasa@shinshu-u.ac.jpBackground: Obstructive ventilatory disturbances occur in both chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a typical disease representative of peripheral airway obstruction, and central airway obstruction (CAO). Pulmonary function tests (PFTs), which depend on patient effort, are traditionally used to evaluate lung function. The forced oscillation technique (FOT) is an effort-independent method for examining lung function during tidal breathing. The FOT is used universally to assess respiratory function in patients with COPD. Several studies have measured FOT to assess ventilatory disturbances in CAO. The results showed that FOT measurements in patients with CAO were similar to those reported in patients with COPD. However, no studies have compared FOT measurements directly between CAO and COPD. The aim of this study was to identify differences in ventilatory disturbances between peripheral and central airway obstructions in COPD and CAO, before patients received pharmacological therapy or bronchoscopic interventions, respectively.Patients and Methods: We retrospectively included 16 patients with CAO (10 cases of tracheal obstruction and 6 cases of bronchial obstruction) and 75 treatment-naïve patients with COPD (60 cases in Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease [GOLD] stage II and 15 cases in GOLD stage III) that were admitted from December 2013 to May 2017. Prior to treatment, patients were examined with the FOT and PFTs.Results: All parameters measured with the FOT in the inspiratory phase were significantly worse in patients with CAO than in patients with COPD. The PFTs showed that the CAO group had a significantly lower peak expiratory flow rate. In the airway wall thickening phenotype of COPD, a difference between the inspiratory and expiratory phases of the resonance frequency (ΔFres) was the best indicator for distinguishing between peripheral and central airway obstructions.Conclusion: This study compared differences between CAO and COPD (mainly GOLD stage II). We found that the FOT measurement, ΔFres, was the optimal indicator of the difference between the airway wall thickening COPD phenotype and CAO. Thus, the difference might be due to mechanical changes that occur in COPD with airway wall thickening.Keywords: forced oscillation technique, pulmonary function test, quality of life, central airway obstruction, COPD

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2020

44. Analyzing Power Measurement for p-3He Elastic Scattering at Intermediate Energies

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Watanabe, A., Nakai, S., Wada, Y., Sekiguchi, K., Akieda, T., Etoh, D., Inoue, M., Inoue, Y., Kawahara, K., Kon, H., Miki, K., Mukai, T., Sakai, D., Shibuya, S., Shiokawa, Y., Taguchi, T., Umetsu, H., Utsuki, Y., Watanabe, M., Goto, S., Hatanaka, K., Hirai, Y., Ikeda, Y., Ino, T., Inomoto, D., Ishikawa, S., Itoh, M., Kanda, H., Kasahara, H., Maeda, Y., Mitsumoto, S., Nonaka, K., Ong, H. J., Oshiro, H., Otake, Y., Sakai, H., Taketani, A., Tran, D. T., Uesaka, T., Wakasa, T., Wakabayashi, Y., and Wakui, T.

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2021
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47. Continuous Bayesian Variant Interpretation Accounts for Incomplete Penetrance among Mendelian Cardiac Channelopathies

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O'Neill, M, Sala, L, Denjoy, I, Wada, Y, Kozek, K, Crotti, L, Dagradi, F, Kotta, M, Spazzolini, C, Leenhardt, A, Salem, J, Kashiwa, A, Ohno, S, Tao, R, Roden, D, Horie, M, Extramiana, F, Schwartz, P, Kroncke, B, O'Neill M. J., Sala L., Denjoy I., Wada Y., Kozek K., Crotti L., Dagradi F., Kotta M. -C., Spazzolini C., Leenhardt A., Salem J. -E., Kashiwa A., Ohno S., Tao R., Roden D. M., Horie M., Extramiana F., Schwartz P. J., Kroncke B. M., O'Neill, M, Sala, L, Denjoy, I, Wada, Y, Kozek, K, Crotti, L, Dagradi, F, Kotta, M, Spazzolini, C, Leenhardt, A, Salem, J, Kashiwa, A, Ohno, S, Tao, R, Roden, D, Horie, M, Extramiana, F, Schwartz, P, Kroncke, B, O'Neill M. J., Sala L., Denjoy I., Wada Y., Kozek K., Crotti L., Dagradi F., Kotta M. -C., Spazzolini C., Leenhardt A., Salem J. -E., Kashiwa A., Ohno S., Tao R., Roden D. M., Horie M., Extramiana F., Schwartz P. J., and Kroncke B. M.

Abstract

Purpose: The congenital Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) and Brugada Syndrome (BrS) are Mendelian autosomal dominant diseases that frequently precipitate fatal cardiac arrhythmias. Incomplete penetrance is a barrier to clinical management of heterozygotes harboring variants in the major implicated disease genes KCNQ1, KCNH2, and SCN5A. We apply and evaluate a Bayesian penetrance estimation strategy that accounts for this phenomenon. Methods: We generated Bayesian penetrance models for KCNQ1-LQT1 and SCN5A-LQT3 using variant-specific features and clinical data from the literature, international arrhythmia genetic centers, and population controls. We analyzed the distribution of posterior penetrance estimates across 4 genotype-phenotype relationships and compared continuous estimates with ClinVar annotations. Posterior estimates were mapped onto protein structure. Results: Bayesian penetrance estimates of KCNQ1-LQT1 and SCN5A-LQT3 are empirically equivalent to 10 and 5 clinically phenotype heterozygotes, respectively. Posterior penetrance estimates were bimodal for KCNQ1-LQT1 and KCNH2-LQT2, with a higher fraction of missense variants with high penetrance among KCNQ1 variants. There was a wide distribution of variant penetrance estimates among identical ClinVar categories. Structural mapping revealed heterogeneity among “hot spot” regions and featured high penetrance estimates for KCNQ1 variants in contact with calmodulin and the S6 domain. Conclusions: Bayesian penetrance estimates provide a continuous framework for variant interpretation.

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2023

48. Importance and vulnerability of the world’s water towers

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Immerzeel, W. W., Lutz, A. F., Andrade, M., Bahl, A., Biemans, H., Bolch, T., Hyde, S., Brumby, S., Davies, B. J., Elmore, A. C., Emmer, A., Feng, M., Fernández, A., Haritashya, U., Kargel, J. S., Koppes, M., Kraaijenbrink, P. D. A., Kulkarni, A. V., Mayewski, P. A., Nepal, S., Pacheco, P., Painter, T. H., Pellicciotti, F., Rajaram, H., Rupper, S., Sinisalo, A., Shrestha, A. B., Viviroli, D., Wada, Y., Xiao, C., Yao, T., and Baillie, J. E. M.

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2020
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49. Pierre Auger Observatory and Telescope Array: Joint Contributions to the 33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2013)

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Array, The Telescope, Collaborations, Pierre Auger, Abu-Zayyad, T., Allen, M., Anderson, R., Azuma, R., Barcikowski, E., Belz, J. W, Bergman, D. R., Blake, S. A., Cady, R., Chae, M. J., Cheon, B. G., Chiba, J., Chikawa, M., Cho, W. R., Fujii, T., Fukushima, M., Goto, K., Hanlon, W., Hayashi, Y., Hayashida, N., Hibino, K., Honda, K., Ikeda, D., Inoue, N., Ishii, T., Ishimori, R., Ito, H., Ivanov, D., Jui, C. C. H., Kadota, K., Kakimoto, F., Kalashev, O., Kasahara, K., Kawai, H., Kawakami, S., Kawana, S., Kawata, K., Kido, E., Kim, H. B., Kim, J. H., Kitamura, S., Kitamura, Y., Kuzmin, V., Kwon, Y. J., Lan, J., Lundquist, J. P., Machida, K., Martens, K., Matsuda, T., Matsuyama, T., Matthews, J. N., Minamino, M., Mukai, K., Myers, I., Nagasawa, K., Nagataki, S., Nakamura, T., Nanpei, H., Nonaka, T., Nozato, A., Ogio, S., Oh, S., Ohnishi, M., Ohoka, H., Oki, K., Okuda, T., Ono, M., Oshima, A., Ozawa, S., Park, I. H., Pshirkov, M. S., Rodriguez, D. C., Rubtsov, G., Ryu, D., Sagawa, H., Sakurai, N., Sampson, A. L., Scott, L. M., Shah, P. D., Shibata, F., Shibata, T., Shimodaira, H., Shin, B. K., Shirahama, T., Smith, J. D., Sokolsky, P., Springer, R. W., Stokes, B. T., Stratton, S. R., Stroman, T. A., Takamura, M., Takeda, M., Taketa, A., Takita, M., Tameda, Y., Tanaka, H., Tanaka, K., Tanaka, M., Thomas, S. B., Thomson, G. B., Tinyakov, P., Tkachev, I., Tokuno, H., Tomida, T., Troitsky, S., Tsunesada, Y., Tsutsumi, K., Uchihori, Y., Udo, S., Urban, F., Vasiloff, G., Wada, Y., Wong, T., Yamaoka, H., Yamazaki, K., Yang, J., Yashiro, K., Yoneda, Y., Yoshida, S., Yoshii, H., Zollinger, R., Zundel, Z., Aab, A., Abreu, P., Aglietta, M., Ahlers, M., Ahn, E. J., Albuquerque, I. F. M., Allekotte, I., Allen, J., Allison, P., Almela, A., Castillo, J. Alvarez, Alvarez-Muniz, J., Batista, R. Alves, Ambrosio, M., Aminaei, A., Anchordoqui, L., Andringa, S., Antivcic, T., Aramo, C., Arqueros, F., Asorey, H., Assis, P., Aublin, J., Ave, M., Avenier, M., Avila, G., Badescu, A. M., Barber, K. B., Bardenet, R., Baeuml, J., Baus, C., Beatty, J. J., Becker, K. H., Belletoile, A., Bellido, J. A., BenZvi, S., Berat, C., Bertou, X., Biermann, P. L., Billoir, P., Blanco, F., Blanco, M., Bleve, C., Blumer, H., Bohacova, M., Boncioli, D., Bonifazi, C., Bonino, R., Borodai, N., Brack, J., Brancus, I., Brogueira, P., Brown, W. C., Buchholz, P., Bueno, A., Burton, R. E., Buscemi, M., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Caccianiga, B., Caccianiga, L., Candusso, M., Caramete, L., Caruso, R., Castellina, A., Cataldi, G., Cazon, L., Cester, R., Cheng, S. H., Chiavassa, A., Chinellato, J. A., Chudoba, J., Cilmo, M., Clay, R. W., Cocciolo, G., Colalillo, R., Collica, L., Coluccia, M. R., Conceicao, R., Contreras, F., Cook, H., Cooper, M. J., Coutu, S., Covault, C. E., Criss, A., Cronin, J., Curutiu, A., Dallier, R., Daniel, B., Dasso, S., Daumiller, K., Dawson, B. R., de Almeida, R. M., De Domenico, M., de Jong, S. J., De La Vega, G., Junior, W. J. M. de Mello, Neto, J. R. T. de Mello, De Mitri, I., de Souza, V., de Vries, K. D., del Peral, L., Deligny, O., Dembinski, H., Dhital, N., Di Giulio, C., Diaz, J. C., Castro, M. L. Diaz, Diep, P. N., Diogo, F., Dobrigkeit, C., Docters, W., D'Olivo, J. C., Dong, P. N., Dorofeev, A., Anjos, J. C. dos, Dova, M. T., Ebr, J., Engel, R., Erdmann, M., Escobar, C. O., Espadanal, J., Etchegoyen, A., Luis, P. Facal San, Falcke, H., Fang, K., Farrar, G., Fauth, A. C., Fazzini, N., Ferguson, A. P., Fick, B., Figueira, J. M., Filevich, A., Filipcic, A., Foerster, N., Fox, B. D., Fracchiolla, C. E., Fraenkel, E. D., Fratu, O., Frohlich, U., Fuchs, B., Gaior, R., Gamarra, R. F., Gambetta, S., Garcia, B., Roca, S. T. Garcia, Garcia-Gamez, D., Garcia-Pinto, D., Garilli, G., Bravo, A. Gascon, Gemmeke, H., Ghia, P. L., Giller, M., Gitto, J., Glaser, C., Glass, H., Albarracin, F. Gomez, Berisso, M. Gomez, Vitale, P. F. Gomez, Goncalves, P., Gonzalez, J. G., Gookin, B., Gorgi, A., Gorham, P., Gouffon, P., Grebe, S., Griffith, N., Grillo, A. F., Grubb, T. D., Guardincerri, Y., Guarino, F., Guedes, G. P., Hansen, P., Harari, D., Harrison, T. A., Harton, J. L., Haungs, A., Hebbeker, T., Heck, D., Herve, A. E., Hill, G. C., Hojvat, C., Hollon, N., Homola, P., Hoerandel, J. R., Horvath, P., Hrabovsky, M., Huber, D., Huege, T., Insolia, A., Isar, P. G., Jansen, S., Jarne, C., Josebachuili, M., Kadija, K., Kambeitz, O., Kampert, K. H., Karhan, P., Kasper, P., Katkov, I., Kegl, B., Keilhauer, B., Keivani, A., Kemp, E., Kieckhafer, R. M., Klages, H. O., Kleifges, M., Kleinfeller, J., Knapp, J., Krause, R., Krohm, N., Kroemer, O., Kruppke-Hansen, D., Kuempel, D., Kunka, N., La Rosa, G., LaHurd, D., Latronico, L., Lauer, R., Lauscher, M., Lautridou, P., Coz, S. Le, Leao, M. S. A. B., Lebrun, D., Lebrun, P., de Oliveira, M. A. Leigui, Letessier-Selvon, A., Lhenry-Yvon, I., Link, K., Lopez, R., Aguera, A. Lopez, Louedec, K., Bahilo, J. Lozano, Lu, L., Lucero, A., Ludwig, M., Lyberis, H., Maccarone, M. C., Macolino, C., Malacari, M., Maldera, S., Maller, J., Mandat, D., Mantsch, P., Mariazzi, A. G., Marin, V., Maris, I. C., Falcon, H. R. Marquez, Marsella, G., Martello, D., Martin, L., Martinez, H., Bravo, O. Martinez, Martraire, D., Meza, J. J. Masias, Mathes, H. J., Matthews, J., Matthews, J. A. J., Matthiae, G., Maurel, D., Maurizio, D., Mayotte, E., Mazur, P. O., Medina, C., Medina-Tanco, G., Melissas, M., Melo, D., Menichetti, E., Menshikov, A., Messina, S., Meyhandan, R., Micanovic, S., Micheletti, M. I., Middendorf, L., Minaya, I. A., Miramonti, L., Mitrica, B., Molina-Bueno, L., Mollerach, S., Monasor, M., Ragaigne, D. Monnier, Montanet, F., Morales, B., Morello, C., Moreno, J. C., Mostafa, M., Moura, C. A., Muller, M. A., Muller, G., Munchmeyer, M., Mussa, R., Navarra, G., Navarro, J. L., Navas, S., Necesal, P., Nellen, L., Nelles, A., Neuser, J., Nhung, P. T., Niechciol, M., Niemietz, L., Niggemann, T., Nitz, D., Nosek, D., Novzka, L., Oehlschlager, J., Olinto, A., Oliveira, M., Ortiz, M., Pacheco, N., Selmi-Dei, D. Pakk, Palatka, M., Pallotta, J., Palmieri, N., Parente, G., Parra, A., Pastor, S., Paul, T., Pech, M., Pekala, J., Pelayo, R., Pepe, I. M., Perrone, L., Pesce, R., Petermann, E., Petrera, S., Petrolini, A., Petrov, Y., Piegaia, R., Pierog, T., Pieroni, P., Pimenta, M., Pirronello, V., Platino, M., Plum, M., Pontz, M., Porcelli, A., Preda, T., Privitera, P., Prouza, M., Quel, E. J., Querchfeld, S., Quinn, S., Rautenberg, J., Ravel, O., Ravignani, D., Revenu, B., Ridky, J., Riggi, S., Risse, M., Ristori, P., Rivera, H., Rizi, V., Roberts, J., de Carvalho, W. Rodrigues, Cabo, I. Rodriguez, Fernandez, G. Rodriguez, Martino, J. Rodriguez, Rojo, J. Rodriguez, Rodriguez-Frias, M. D., Ros, G., Rosado, J., Rossler, T., Roth, M., Rouille-d'Orfeuil, B., Roulet, E., Rovero, A. C., Ruhle, C., Saffi, S. J., Saftoiu, A., Salamida, F., Salazar, H., Greus, F. Salesa, Salina, G., Sanchez, F., Sanchez-Lucas, P., Santo, C. E., Santos, E., Santos, E. M., Sarazin, F., Sarkar, B., Sato, R., Scharf, N., Scherini, V., Schieler, H., Schiffer, P., Schmidt, A., Scholten, O., Schoorlemmer, H., Schovanek, P., Schroeder, F. G., Schulz, A., Schulz, J., Sciutto, S. J., Scuderi, M., Segreto, A., Settimo, M., Shadkam, A., Shellard, R. C., Sidelnik, I., Sigl, G., Sima, O., Smialkowski, A., Smida, R., Snow, G. R., Sommers, P., Sorokin, J., Spinka, H., Squartini, R., Srivastava, Y. N., Stanic, S., Stapleton, J., Stasielak, J., Stephan, M., Straub, M., Stutz, A., Suarez, F., Suomijarvi, T., Supanitsky, A. D., Susa, T., Sutherland, M. S., Swain, J., Szadkowski, Z., Szuba, M., Tapia, A., Tartare, M., Tacscuau, O., Tcaciuc, R., Thao, N. T., Tiffenberg, J., Timmermans, C., Tkaczyk, W., Peixoto, C. J. Todero, Toma, G., Tomankova, L., Tome, B., Tonachini, A., Elipe, G. Torralba, Machado, D. Torres, Travnicek, P., Tridapalli, D. B., Trovato, E., Tueros, M., Ulrich, R., Unger, M., Galicia, J. F. Valdes, Valino, I., Valore, L., van Aar, G., Berg, A. M. van den, van Velzen, S., van Vliet, A., Varela, E., Cardenas, B. Vargas, Varner, G., Vazquez, J. R., Vazquez, R. A., Veberic, D., Verzi, V., Vicha, J., Videla, M., Villasenor, L., Wahlberg, H., Wahrlich, P., Wainberg, O., Walz, D., Watson, A. A., Weber, M., Weidenhaupt, K., Weindl, A., Werner, F., Westerhoff, S., Whelan, B. J., Widom, A., Wieczorek, G., Wiencke, L., Wilczynska, B., Wilczynski, H., Will, M., Williams, C., Winchen, T., Wundheiler, B., Wykes, S., Yamamoto, T., Yapici, T., Younk, P., Yuan, G., Yushkov, A., Zamorano, B., Zas, E., Zavrtanik, D., Zavrtanik, M., Zaw, I., Zepeda, A., Zhou, J., Zhu, Y., Silva, M. Zimbres, and Ziolkowski, M.

Subjects
Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract

Joint contributions of the Pierre Auger and Telescope Array Collaborations to the 33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 2013: cross-calibration of the fluorescence telescopes, large scale anisotropies and mass composition., Comment: Joint contributions of the Pierre Auger and Telescope Array Collaborations to the 33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 2013

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2013

50. Search for correlations of the arrival directions of ultra-high energy cosmic ray with extragalactic objects as observed by the telescope array experiment

Author

Abu-Zayyad, T., Aida, R., Allen, M., Anderson, R., Azuma, R., Barcikowski, E., Belz, J. W., Bergman, D. R., Blake, S. A., Cady, R., Cheon, B. G., Chiba, J., Chikawa, M., Cho, E. J., Cho, W. R., Fujii, H., Fujii, T., Fukuda, T., Fukushima, M., Hanlon, W., Hayashi, K., Hayashi, Y., Hayashida, N., Hibino, K., Hiyama, K., Honda, K., Iguchi, T., Ikeda, D., Ikuta, K., Inoue, N., Ishii, T., Ishimori, R., Ito, H., Ivanov, D., Iwamoto, S., Jui, C. C. H., Kadota, K., Kakimoto, F., Kalashev, O., Kanbe, T., Kasahara, K., Kawai, H., Kawakami, S., Kawana, S., Kido, E., Kim, H. B., Kim, H. K., Kim, J. H., Kitamoto, K., Kitamura, S., Kitamura, Y., Kobayashi, K., Kobayashi, Y., Kondo, Y., Kuramoto, K., Kuzmin, V., Kwon, Y. J., Lan, J., Lim, S. I., Lundquist, J. P., Machida, S., Martens, K., Matsuda, T., Matsuura, T., Matsuyama, T., Matthews, J. N., Minamino, M., Miyata, K., Murano, Y., Myers, I., Nagasawa, K., Nagataki, S., Nakamura, T., Nam, S. W., Nonaka, T., Ogio, S., Ohnishi, M., Ohoka, H., Oki, K., Oku, D., Okuda, T., Ono, M., Oshima, A., Ozawa, S., Park, I. H., Pshirkov, M. S., Rodriguez, D. C., Roh, S. Y., Rubtsov, G., Ryu, D., Sagawa, H., Sakurai, N., Sampson, A. L., Scott, L. M., Shah, P. D., Shibata, F., Shibata, T., Shimodaira, H., Shin, B. K., Shin, J. I., Shirahama, T., Smith, J. D., Sokolsky, P., Springer, R. W., Stokes, B. T., Stratton, S. R., Stroman, T., Suzuki, S., Takahashi, Y., Takeda, M., Taketa, A., Takita, M., Tameda, Y., Tanaka, H., Tanaka, K., Tanaka, M., Thomas, S. B., Thomson, G. B., Tinyakov, P., Tkachev, I., Tokuno, H., Tomida, T., Troitsky, S., Tsunesada, Y., Tsutsumi, K., Tsuyuguchi, Y., Uchihori, Y., Udo, S., Ukai, H., Urban, F., Vasiloff, G., Wada, Y., Wong, T., Yamakawa, Y., Yamane, R., Yamaoka, H., Yamazaki, K., Yang, J., Yoneda, Y., Yoshida, S., Yoshii, H., Zhou, X., Zollinger, R., and Zundel, Z.

Subjects
Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Abstract

We search for correlations between positions of extragalactic objects and arrival directions of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) with primary energy $E \ge 40$ EeV as observed by the surface detector array of the Telescope Array (TA) experiment during the first 40 months of operation. We examined several public astronomical object catalogs, including the Veron-Cetty and Veron catalog of active galactic nuclei. We counted the number of TA events correlated with objects in each catalog as a function of three parameters: the maximum angular separation between a TA event and an object, the minimum energy of the events, and the maximum redshift of the objects. We determine combinations of these parameters which maximize the correlations, and calculate the chance probabilities of having the same levels of correlations from an isotropic distribution of UHECR arrival directions. No statistically significant correlations are found when penalties for scanning over the above parameters and for searching in several catalogs are taken into account.

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2013
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