Journal of Advanced Science
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Volume 20, Issue 1+2
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  • A basic study for system to prevent drowse by physiologic indices
    Takumi MIYAZAWA, Ichiro FUKUMOTO
    2008 Volume 20 Issue 1+2 Pages 1-6
    Published: 2008
    Released on J-STAGE: August 12, 2008
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2978/jsas.20.1
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    Traffic accidents caused by drowsiness have become a large social problem. In this study, we aimed to develop a drowsiness detection system by heart rate variability. Eight subjects particiated in this study. Silent experimental room made them drowsy. The electrocardiogram, the electroencephalogram, the electro-oculogram, the respiration and the pulse wave were measured as physiological indices. The sampling frequency was 2,000 Hz. Video pictures of subjects were taken to monitor their body motion and aspect. Simultaneously, Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used as a subjective assessment. Heart rate fluctuation was detected using the variance of threshold level that was set by the R-R intervals. The detected zone of drowsy state was assessed by the electroencephalogram and the electro-oculogram. It was only six subjects. Tow subjects could not detect the heart rate fluctuation. The variance of threshold level needs to be improved. We proposed drowsiness detection system using the simple threshold level. This system suggested the possibility to detect the drowsy state.
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  • Characterization of three cell lines established from medaka embryos
    Yasuo ISHIKAWA, Rie ISHII, Sumitsuna HATAKEYAMA, Masashi KASAI, Masao ...
    2008 Volume 20 Issue 1+2 Pages 11-15
    Published: 2008
    Released on J-STAGE: August 12, 2008
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2978/jsas.20.11
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    We established three cell lines from medaka embryos. In the present study, we investigated the optimal conditions for growth of these cells with regard to the basal culture medium and concentration of fetal bovine serum (FBS). The best cell growth for all three cell lines was achieved with a 1:1 mixture of L15 medium and 199 medium with a relatively high concentration (20%) of FBS. The growth curves for the cell lines revealed that their doubling times ranged from 48 to 93 h. We also analyzed the numbers of chromosomes in the cell lines and found that their numbers varied from near-diploid to hyper-tetraploid. The results of the present study should be helpful for research in fish cell culture.
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  • High-temperature oxidation of NiCr alloys with small amounts of rare earth elements (Y, Lu)
    Tadaaki AMANO, Takahiro ANDO, Takumi HATAKEYAMA, Masato TSUCHIYA, Kazu ...
    2008 Volume 20 Issue 1+2 Pages 16-19
    Published: 2008
    Released on J-STAGE: December 02, 2008
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2978/jsas.20.16
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    High-temperature oxidation behavior of Ni-20Cr alloys with small amounts of rare earth elements (Y, Lu) was studied in oxygen for 18ks at 1473K, by mass gain measurements, observation of surface appearance,
    X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The mass gains of the Ni-20Cr alloys with rare earth elements decreased with increasing Y and Lu up to 0.5%. The outermost continuous scale on Ni-20Cr alloy consists of NiO which is a planar morphology. On the other hand, the scale on Ni-20Cr-0.5Y (Lu) alloys consists of Cr2O3 which is a fine granular morphology.
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  • Titanium nitride coatings to inner wall of narrow tube
    Yuta KOTANI, Ryohta UMEBORI, Koichi HAYAKAWA, Yusuke ONO, Yoshihito MA ...
    2008 Volume 20 Issue 1+2 Pages 29-32
    Published: 2008
    Released on J-STAGE: December 19, 2008
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2978/jsas.20.29
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    Titanium nitride TiN has considerable hydrogen impermeability and is expected as a prevention coating of hydrogen gas parmiation for a cladding tube of metal hydride fission fuel. The TiN coating produced with plasma process is very complicated because the cladding tube is not wide enough to create stable plasma. A simple reactive evaporation process was selected for coationg process of TiN films to inner wall of narrow tube or stainless steal tube. The films were thermally deposited on stainless steel sheets coiled around inner wall of silica glass tubes. Nitrogen as a reactive gas was introduced into the vacuum chamber with pressure range of 5.0×10-2 Pa ∼ 3.0×10-1 Pa. Thin films with gold color were obtained. From XRD measurement of films, distinct diffraction patterns of TiN phase were observed. A reactivity of N2 gas molecules with Ti atoms in Ti-N film formation has measured quantitatively. The reaction probability of N2 molecules rN2 is defined as the ratio of the absorbing rate of N2 on Ti surface AN2 to the rate of N2 impingement ZN2. Reactive evaporation process exhibits the highest N2 reaction probability rN2 ≅ 0.05. It was the similar value of rN2 with Ti film prepared by ARE plasma processes.
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  • High responsive giant magnetostrictive materials thin film
    Jamadil Azwad PAZAER, Koji MAKITA, Tempei TANAKAMARU, Shunichi NABEYA, ...
    2008 Volume 20 Issue 1+2 Pages 33-36
    Published: 2008
    Released on J-STAGE: December 19, 2008
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2978/jsas.20.33
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    Magnetostrictive properties of Sm-Fe-N and Sm-Fe-C giant magnetostrictive material (GMM) thin film have been systematically investigated in this study. Film samples were prepared by d.c. magnetron sputtering process in Ar-N2 or Ar-CH4 gases atmosphere. Saturated magnetostriction of formed thin films was decreased with increasing of N2 and CH4 partial pressure because of formation of non-magnetic SmN or SmC2 phases. Maximum value of magnetostrictive susceptibility is 34 ppm/kAm-1 was observed in Sm-Fe-C thin film sample with 1.0 vol% CH4 gas partial pressure. Compressive stress of thin film samples was increased due to the increasing of N2 and CH4 gases pressure. The increasing of compressive stress with small N2 and CH4 addition amount into thin film samples may influence the increasing of magnetostrictive susceptibility.
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  • A common mechanical property shared by yeast nucleosomal DNAs
    Hajime KIMURA, Takashi OHYAMA
    2008 Volume 20 Issue 1+2 Pages 37-40
    Published: 2008
    Released on J-STAGE: December 19, 2008
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2978/jsas.20.37
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    Mechanical properties of DNA have long been thought to play an important role in the packaging of genomic DNA in the nucleus. Using two parameter sets for the flexibility of short base-pair steps, the average flexibility profile of 199 yeast nucleosomal DNAs was calculated. Dramatically decreased flexibilities, or rigid peaks, were observed at intervals of about 10 bp in the profile. Furthermore, it was found that the phase of the rigid peaks overlapped with the phase of the high AA/TT occurrence. These results seem to indicate that periodically spaced rigid regions help DNA to contact with histone core with high affinity.
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