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Testicular Autoimmunity

A Cause of Male Infertility

By: Masahiro Itoh

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Testicular Autoimmunity

A Cause of Male Infertility

By: Masahiro Itoh

This book addresses various aspects of testicular autoimmunity. It has long been suspected that testicular autoimmunity could be one of the causes of idiopathic male infertility. However, it is very difficult to estimate the incidence of testicular autoimmunity in men, as most male patients first realize they are infertile when they start trying to conceive a child, and there is a possibility that their testes may already exhibit the end stage of testicular autoimmunity, in which lymphocytic inflammation and immunoglobulin deposition in their testes subsided long ago and only the spermatogenic disorder remains. Therefore, autopsy or biopsy for testicular tissues in men before the end stage of testicular autoimmunity and investigations using testicular autoimmunity model animals are needed to determine the epidemiology of testicular autoimmunity. Accordingly, the book discusses “the immunological fragility of testis” with regard to male infertility, reviewing autopsy data in men and presenting experimental data using murine models of autoimmune orchitis that has been induced by immunizing with viable syngeneic testicular germ cells alone. Testicular autoimmunity in animals is also discussed. In summary, the book provides a wealth of valuable information, not only for researchers who are interested in immunologic male infertility, but also for clinical professionals who treat these patients at hospitals.

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4431544607

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Mechanism of Functional Expression of F1-ATPase

By: Masahiro Kinoshita

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Mechanism of Functional Expression of F1-ATPase

By: Masahiro Kinoshita

This book presents a new view of the mechanism of functional expression of ATP-driven motors (proteins or protein complexes). It is substantially different from the prevailing idea that the motor converts chemical energy to mechanical work. To facilitate understanding, the differences between the new and prevailing views are explained using many illustrations. The book is of interest to those who are not convinced of the notion of chemo–mechanical coupling. The claims presented are the following: The system, which comprises not only the motor but also water, does no mechanical work during the ATP hydrolysis cycle; a protein is moved or a protein in the complex is rotated by the entropic force generated by water. The highlight of the explanation in the book is that the mechanism of unidirectional rotation of the central shaft in F1-ATPase is discussed in detail on the basis of this new view. The hydration entropy of each β subunit to which a specific chemical compound (ATP, ADP and Pi, Pi, or nothing) is bound, the hydration entropy of the α3β3 complex, and the dependence of the hydration entropy of F1-ATPase on the orientation of the γ subunit play essential roles.

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Springer Nature

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9813362324

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9789813362321

Handbook of Hydrothermal Technology

By: K. Byrappa,Masahiro Yoshimura

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Handbook of Hydrothermal Technology

By: K. Byrappa,Masahiro Yoshimura

Quartz, zeolites, gemstones, perovskite type oxides, ferrite, carbon allotropes, complex coordinated compounds and many more -- all products now being produced using hydrothermal technology. Handbook of Hydrothermal Technology brings together the latest techniques in this rapidly advancing field in one exceptionally useful, long-needed volume.The handbook provides a single source for understanding how aqueous solvents or mineralizers work under temperature and pressure to dissolve and recrystallize normally insoluble materials, and decompose or recycle any waste material. The result, as the authors show in the book, is technologically the most efficient method in crystal growth, materials processing, and waste treatment. The book gives scientists and technologists an overview of the entire subject including: À Evolution of the technology from geology to widespread industrial use. À Descriptions of equipment used in the process and how it works.À Problems involved with the growth of crystals, processing of technological materials, environmental and safety issues.À Analysis of the direction of today's technology. In addition, readers get a close look at the hydrothermal synthesis of zeolites, fluorides, sulfides, tungstates, and molybdates, as well as native elements and simple oxides. Delving into the commercial production of various types, the authors clarify the effects of temperature, pressure, solvents, and various other chemical components on the hydrothermal processes. - Gives an overview of the evolution of Hydrothermal Technology from geology to widespread industrial use - Describes the equipment used in the process and how it works - Discusses problems involved with the growth of crystals, processing of technological materials, and environmental and safety issues

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796

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William Andrew

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1437778364

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9781437778366

Advanced Materials Science and Engineering of Carbon

By: Michio Inagaki,Feiyu Kang,Masahiro Toyoda,Hidetaka Konno

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Advanced Materials Science and Engineering of Carbon

By: Michio Inagaki,Feiyu Kang,Masahiro Toyoda,Hidetaka Konno

Carbon materials are exceptionally diverse in their preparation, structure, texture, and applications. In Advanced Materials Science and Engineering of Carbon, noted carbon scientist Michio Inagaki and his coauthors cover the most recent advances in carbon materials, including new techniques and processes, carbon materials synthesis, and up-to-date descriptions of current carbon-based materials, trends and applications. Beginning with the synthesis and preparation of nanocarbons, carbon nanotubes, and graphenes, the book then reviews recently developed carbonization techniques, such as templating, electrospinning, foaming, stress graphitization, and the formation of glass-like carbon. The last third of the book is devoted to applications, featuring coverage of carbon materials for energy storage, electrochemical capacitors, lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, and adsorptive storage of hydrogen and methane for environmental protection, photocatalysis, spilled oil recovery, and nuclear applications of isotropic high-density graphite. - A progression from synthesis through modern carbonization techniques to applications gives you a thorough understanding of carbon materials - Covers a wide range of precursor materials, preparation techniques, and characteristics to inspire your own development of carbonization techniques, carbon materials and applications - Applications-oriented chapters include timely content on hot topics such as the engineering of carbon nanofibers and carbon materials for various energy-related applications

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Butterworth-Heinemann

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0124078389

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9780124078383

Chaos And Fractals In Engineering

By: Masahiro Nakagawa

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Chaos And Fractals In Engineering

By: Masahiro Nakagawa

The present book, Chaos and Fractals in Engineering, is written for all engineers and experts or graduate students or beginners working in the application fields, and for experimental scientists in general. This book is not presented as a pure, theoretical treatise but shows necessarily mathematics at workshop, so to speak, through important applications originating in a deep pure mathematical theory. Widely spread subjects, which the author has encountered hitherto, are briefly addressed in this book, since Chaos and Fractal Engineering is a new frontier of the current research fields nowadays.

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960

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World Scientific

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9814495107

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9789814495103

Mechanism of Functional Expression of the Molecular Machines

By: Masahiro Kinoshita

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Mechanism of Functional Expression of the Molecular Machines

By: Masahiro Kinoshita

This brief discusses the mechanism of functional expression of a protein or protein complex utilizing the ATP hydrolysis cycle or proton-motive force from a unique point of view focused on the roles of water. A variety of processes are considered such as the unidirectional movement of a linear-motor protein along a filament, insertion of an unfolded protein into a chaperonin and release of the folded protein from it, transport of diverse substrates across the membrane by a transporter, and directed rotation of the central subunit within a rotatory motor protein complex. These topics are discussed in a unified manner within the same theoretical framework. The author argues that water plays imperative roles in the functional expression of these molecular machines. A pivotal factor is the entropic force or potential originating from the translational displacement of water molecules coexisting with the molecular machines in the entire system.

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9811014868

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9789811014864

International Symposium on Quantum Chromodynamics and Color Confinement, CONFINEMENT 2000

RCNP, Osaka, Japan, 7-10 March 2000

By: Hideo Suganuma,Masahiro Fukushima,H. Toki

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International Symposium on Quantum Chromodynamics and Color Confinement, CONFINEMENT 2000

RCNP, Osaka, Japan, 7-10 March 2000

By: Hideo Suganuma,Masahiro Fukushima,H. Toki

The quark confinement mechanism is one of the most difficult problems in particle physics, and is listed as the 7 difficult mathematical problems of the new millennium. The first person who first solves this problem will be awarded a prize of US$ 1 Million by Cray Mathematics Institute. This volume is useful for the systematic understanding of quark confinement and nonperturbative aspects of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) from the wide viewpoints of mathematical physics, lattice QCD physics and quark-hadron physics. It covers the current studies of nonperturbative QCD: quark confinement mechanism; topologies in QCD (instantons, monopoles and vortices); BRS quartet mechanism for color confinement; lattice QCD calculations for quarks, gluons and hadrons; dynamical chiral symmetry breaking and hadrons.

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428

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World Scientific

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9810246633

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9789810246631

Diarylethene Molecular Photoswitches

Concepts and Functionalities

By: Masahiro Irie

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Diarylethene Molecular Photoswitches

Concepts and Functionalities

By: Masahiro Irie

A comprehensive review to the synthesis, properties, and applications of diarylethene-based molecular photoswitches Diarylethene Molecular Photoswitches: Concept and Functionalities provides the fundamental concepts of molecular photoswitches and includes information on how the bistable photoswitches of diarylethenes modulate the functions of materials and biological activities. Written by Masahiro Irie (the inventor of photochromic diarylethene compound), the book explores the reaction mechanism, photoswitching performance, photoswitchable crystals, and the myriad applications of diarylethenes based photoswitches. This book offers academics, chemists, and engineers an essential resource for understanding the molecular photoswitches and provides a guide to the development of new photoresponsive materials. The author explores the applications based on diarylethene and its dirivatives to Field-Effect Transistors, Metal-Organic Frameworks including nanoparticles, super-resolution fluorescence microscopies, drug release, and self-healing materials. This important book: * Offers a guide to diarylethene derivatives, the most widely studied compounds worldwide among the photochromic compounds * Includes the basic concepts of molecular photoswitches * Explores the myraid applications grounded in diarylethene and its derivatives * Presents an authortative text from the inventor of the photochromic diarylethene compound Written for materials scientists, organic, polymer, and physical chemists, and electronics engineers, Diarylethene Molecular Photoswitches offers an introduction to the topic and includes recent developments in the field.

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240

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John Wiley & Sons

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3527822860

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9783527822867

Information Security

Second International Workshop, ISW'99, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 6-7, 1999 Proceedings

By: Masahiro Mambo

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Information Security

Second International Workshop, ISW'99, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 6-7, 1999 Proceedings

By: Masahiro Mambo

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Information Security Workshop, ISW'99, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in November 1999. The 23 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 38 submissions. The book is divided in topical sections on electronic money; electronic payment and unlinkability; secure software components, mobile agents, and authentication; network security; digital watermarking; protection of software and data; key recovery and electronic voting; and digital signatures.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540666958

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9783540666950

Spoken, Multilingual and Multimodal Dialogue Systems

Development and Assessment

By: Ramon Lopez Cozar Delgado,Masahiro Araki

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Spoken, Multilingual and Multimodal Dialogue Systems

Development and Assessment

By: Ramon Lopez Cozar Delgado,Masahiro Araki

Dialogue systems are a very appealing technology with an extraordinary future. Spoken, Multilingual and Multimodal Dialogues Systems: Development and Assessment addresses the great demand for information about the development of advanced dialogue systems combining speech with other modalities under a multilingual framework. It aims to give a systematic overview of dialogue systems and recent advances in the practical application of spoken dialogue systems. Spoken Dialogue Systems are computer-based systems developed to provide information and carry out simple tasks using speech as the interaction mode. Examples include travel information and reservation, weather forecast information, directory information and product order. Multimodal Dialogue Systems aim to overcome the limitations of spoken dialogue systems which use speech as the only communication means, while Multilingual Systems allow interaction with users that speak different languages. Presents a clear snapshot of the structure of a standard dialogue system, by addressing its key components in the context of multilingual and multimodal interaction and the assessment of spoken, multilingual and multimodal systems In addition to the fundamentals of the technologies employed, the development and evaluation of these systems are described Highlights recent advances in the practical application of spoken dialogue systems This comprehensive overview is a must for graduate students and academics in the fields of speech recognition, speech synthesis, speech processing, language, and human–computer interaction technolgy. It will also prove to be a valuable resource to system developers working in these areas.

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John Wiley & Sons

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047002156X

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9780470021569

Testicular Autoimmunity

A Cause of Male Infertility

By: Masahiro Itoh

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A Cause of Male Infertility

By: Masahiro Itoh

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Testicular Autoimmunity

Testicular Autoimmunity

Mechanism of Functional Expression of F1-ATPase

Mechanism of Functional Expression of F1-ATPase

Handbook of Hydrothermal Technology

Handbook of Hydrothermal Technology

Advanced Materials Science and Engineering of Carbon

Advanced Materials Science and Engineering of Carbon

Chaos And Fractals In Engineering

Chaos And Fractals In Engineering

Mechanism of Functional Expression of the Molecular Machines

Mechanism of Functional Expression of the Molecular Machines

International Symposium on Quantum Chromodynamics and Color Confinement, CONFINEMENT 2000

International Symposium on Quantum Chromodynamics and Color Confinement, CONFINEMENT 2000

Diarylethene Molecular Photoswitches

Diarylethene Molecular Photoswitches

Information Security

Information Security

Spoken, Multilingual and Multimodal Dialogue Systems

Spoken, Multilingual and Multimodal Dialogue Systems

Testicular Autoimmunity

Testicular Autoimmunity

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