Y. Hara, K. Yumimoto, I. Uno, A. Shimizu, N. Sugimoto, Z. Liu, ...
Three-dimensional structures of Asian dust transport in the planetary boundary layer (PBL) and free atmosphere occurring successively during the end of May 2007 were clarified using results of...
K. Eguchi, I. Uno, K. Yumimoto, T. Takemura, A. Shimizu, N. Sugimoto, ...
Detailed 3-D structures of Trans-Pacific Asian dust transport occurring during 5–15 May 2007 were investigated using the NASA/CALIOP vertical-resolved measurements and a three-dimensional aerosol...
K. Eguchi, I. Uno, K. Yumimoto, T. Takemura, A. Shimizu, N. Sugimoto, ...
Detailed 3-D structures of Trans-Pacific Asian dust transport occurring during 5–15 May 2007 were investigated using the NASA/CALIOP vertical-resolved measurements and a three-dimensional aerosol...
Z. J. Wu, Y. F. Cheng, M. Hu, B. Wehner, N. Sugimoto, A. Wiedensohler
Three-year particle number size distributions were analyzed to characterize the size distributions and optical properties of the particles in the urban atmosphere of Beijing, China during dust events...
K. Yumimoto, K. Eguchi, I. Uno, T. Takemura, Z. Liu, A. Shimizu, ...
An intense dust storm occurred during 19–20 May 2007 over the Taklimakan Desert in northwestern China. In the following days, the space-borne lidar CALIOP tracked an optically thin, highly...
Z. J. Wu, Y. F. Cheng, M. Hu, B. Wehner, N. Sugimoto, A. Wiedensohler
Ambient particle number size distributions spanning three years were used to characterize the frequency and intensity of atmospheric dust events in the urban areas of Beijing, China in combination...
Wehner, B., Birmili, W., Ditas, F., Wu, Z., Hu, M., Liu, X., ...
The Chinese capital Beijing is one of the global megacities where the effects of rapid economic growth have led to complex air pollution problems that are not well understood. In this study, ambient...
Hara, Y., Yumimoto, K., Uno, I., Shimizu, A., Sugimoto, N., Liu, Z., ...
Three-dimensional structures of Asian dust transport in the planetary boundary layer (PBL) and free atmosphere occurring successively during the end of May 2007 were clarified using results of...
Adjoint inversion modeling of Asian dust emission using lidar observations (2008)
Yumimoto, K., Uno, I., Sugimoto, N., Shimizu, A., Liu, Z., Winker, D. M.
A four-dimensional variational (4D-Var) data assimilation system for a regional dust model (RAMS/CFORS-4DVAR; RC4) is applied to an adjoint inversion of a heavy dust event over eastern Asia during 20...
Wehner, B., Birmili, W., Ditas, F., Wu, Z., Hu, M., Liu, X., ...
The Chinese capital Beijing is one of the global megacities where the effects of rapid economic growth have led to complex air pollution problems that are not well understood. In this study, ambient...
Hara, Y., Yumimoto, K., Uno, I., Shimizu, A., Sugimoto, N., Liu, Z., ...
Three-dimensional structures of Asian dust transport in the planetary boundary layer (PBL) and free atmosphere occurring successively during the end of May 2007 were clarified using results of...
Adjoint inversion modeling of Asian dust emission using lidar observations (2008)
Yumimoto, K., Uno, I., Sugimoto, N., Shimizu, A., Liu, Z., Winker, D. M.
A four-dimensional variational (4D-Var) data assimilation system for a regional dust model (RAMS/CFORS-4DVAR; RC4) is applied to an adjoint inversion of a heavy dust event over eastern Asia during 20...
Adjoint inversion modeling of Asian dust emission using lidar observations (2008)
K. Yumimoto, I. Uno, N. Sugimoto, A. Shimizu, Z. Liu, D. M. Winker
A four-dimensional variational (4D-Var) data assimilation system for a regional dust model (RAMS/CFORS-4DVAR; RC4) is applied to an adjoint inversion of a heavy dust event over eastern Asia during 20...
F. Lasserre, G. Cautenet, C. Bouet, X. Dong, Y. J. Kim, N. Sugimoto, ...
In order to assess the complex mixing of atmospheric anthropogenic and natural pollutants over the East Asian region, we present a modelling tool which takes into account the main aerosols which are...
Z. Liu, D. Liu, J. Huang, M. Vaughan, I. Uno, N. Sugimoto, ...
Using an analysis of the first full year of CALIPSO lidar measurements, this paper derives unprecedented, altitude-resolved seasonal distributions of desert dust transported over the Tibetan Plateau...
B. Wehner, W. Birmili, F. Ditas, Z. Wu, M. Hu, X. Liu, ...
The Chinese capital Beijing is one of the global megacities where the effects of rapid economic growth have led to complex air pollution problems that are not well understood. In this study, ambient...
Y. Hara, K. Yumimoto, I. Uno, A. Shimizu, N. Sugimoto, Z. Liu, ...
Three-dimensional structures of Asian dust transport in the planetary boundary layer (PBL) and free atmosphere occurring successively during the end of May 2007 were clarified using results of...
B. Wehner, W. Birmili, F. Ditas, Z. Wu, M. Hu, X. Liu, ...
The Chinese capital Beijing is one of the global megacities where the effects of rapid economic growth have led to complex air pollution problems that are not well understood. In this study, ambient...
B. Wehner, W. Birmili, F. Ditas, Z. Wu, M. Hu, X. Liu, ...
The Chinese capital Beijing is one of the global megacities where the effects of rapid economic growth have led to complex air pollution problems that are not well understood. In this study, ambient...
Z. Wang, N. Sugimoto, ...
Long-range transport of Asian dust and air pollutants are major environmental concerns of Taiwan during the winter monsoon season when northeasterly winds prevail following passages of cold fronts....
Yumimoto, K., Uno, I., Sugimoto, N., Shimizu, A., Liu, Z., Winker, D. M.
A four-dimensional variational (4D-Var) data assimilation system for a regional dust model (RAMS/CFORS-4DVAR; RC4) is applied to a heavy dust event which occurred between 20 March and 4 April 2007...
Iwasaki, S., Maruyama, K., Hayashi, M., Ogino, S. Y., Ishimoto, H., Tachibana, Y., ...
An optical particle counter (OPC) is used in conjunction with lidar measurements to examine the characteristics of the particle size distribution in cirrus cloud at the tropical tropopause (TT) over...
Iwasaki, S., Maruyama, K., Hayashi, M., Ishimoto, H., Tachibana, Y., ...
An optical particle counter (OPC) is used in conjunction with lidar measurements to examine the characteristics of the particle size distribution in cirrus cloud in the tropical tropopause layer...
Wang, Z., Chou, C. C. K., Sugimoto, N., ...
Long-range transport of Asian dust and air pollutants are major environmental concerns of Taiwan during the winter monsoon season when northeasterly winds prevail following passages of cold fronts....
Yumimoto, K., Uno, I., Sugimoto, N., Shimizu, A., Liu, Z., Winker, D. M.
A four-dimensional variational (4D-Var) data assimilation system for a regional dust model (RAMS/CFORS-4DVAR; RC4) is applied to a heavy dust event which occurred between 20 March and 4 April 2007...
Iwasaki, S., Maruyama, K., Hayashi, M., Ogino, S. Y., Ishimoto, H., Tachibana, Y., ...
An optical particle counter (OPC) is used in conjunction with lidar measurements to examine the characteristics of the particle size distribution in cirrus cloud at the tropical tropopause (TT) over...
Iwasaki, S., Maruyama, K., Hayashi, M., Ishimoto, H., Tachibana, Y., ...
An optical particle counter (OPC) is used in conjunction with lidar measurements to examine the characteristics of the particle size distribution in cirrus cloud in the tropical tropopause layer...
Wang, Z., Chou, C. C. K., Sugimoto, N., ...
Long-range transport of Asian dust and air pollutants are major environmental concerns of Taiwan during the winter monsoon season when northeasterly winds prevail following passages of cold fronts....
Lasserre, F., Cautenet, G., Bouet, C., Dong, X., Kim, Y. J., Sugimoto, N., ...
In order to assess the complex mixing of atmospheric anthropogenic and natural pollutants over the East Asian region, we propose to take into account the main aerosols simultaneously present over...
Lasserre, F., Cautenet, G., Bouet, C., Dong, X., Kim, Y. J., Sugimoto, N., ...
In order to assess the complex mixing of atmospheric anthropogenic and natural pollutants over the East Asian region, we propose to take into account the main aerosols simultaneously present over...
S. Iwasaki, K. Maruyama, M. Hayashi, H. Ishimoto, Y. Tachibana, ...
An optical particle counter (OPC) is used in conjunction with lidar measurements to examine the characteristics of the particle size distribution in cirrus cloud in the tropical tropopause layer...
S. Iwasaki, K. Maruyama, M. Hayashi, S. Y. Ogino, H. Ishimoto, Y. Tachibana, ...
An optical particle counter (OPC) is used in conjunction with lidar measurements to examine the characteristics of the particle size distribution in cirrus cloud at the tropical tropopause (TT) over...
F. Lasserre, G. Cautenet, C. Bouet, X. Dong, Y. J. Kim, N. Sugimoto, ...
In order to assess the complex mixing of atmospheric anthropogenic and natural pollutants over the East Asian region, we propose to take into account the main aerosols simultaneously present over...
K. Yumimoto, I. Uno, N. Sugimoto, A. Shimizu, Z. Liu, D. M. Winker
A four-dimensional variational (4D-Var) data assimilation system for a regional dust model (RAMS/CFORS-4DVAR; RC4) is applied to a heavy dust event which occurred between 20 March and 4 April 2007...
Sugimoto, N., Onoda, S., Nagaosa, N.
We developed a gauge-covariant formulation of the non-equilibrium Green function method for the dynamical and/or non-uniform electromagnetic field by means of the deformational quantization method....
Wang, Z., Chou, C. C. K., Sugimoto, N., ...
Long-range transport of Asian dust and air pollutants are major environmental concerns of Taiwan during the winter monsoon season when northeasterly winds prevail following passages of cold fronts....
Wang, Z., Chou, C. C. K., Sugimoto, N., ...
Long-range transport of Asian dust and air pollutants are major environmental concerns of Taiwan during the winter monsoon season when northeasterly winds prevail following passages of cold fronts....
Asian dust events of April 1998 (2004)
Husar, R., Tratt, D., Schichtel, B., Falke, S., Li, F., Jaffe, D., ...
On April 15 and 19, 1998, two intense dust storms were generated over the Gobi desert by springtime low-pressure systems descending from the northwest. The windblown dust was detected and its...
Sensitivity of polarized epithelial cells to the pore-forming toxin aerolysin (2003)
Abrami, L., Fivaz, M., Glauser, P. E., Sugimoto, N., Zurzolo, C., Van Der Goot, F. G.
Aerolysin is one of the major virulence factors produced by Aeromonas hydrophila, a human pathogen that produces deep wound infection and gastroenteritis. The toxin interacts with target mammalian...
Hong, Y., Ohishi, K., Inoue, N., Kang, J. Y., Shime, H., Horiguchi, Y., ...
Aerolysin of the Gram-negative bacterium Aeromonas hydrophila consists of small (SL) and large (LL) lobes. The alpha-toxin of Gram-positive Clostridium septicum has a single lobe homologous to LL....
Kondo, Y, Kuroiwa, Y, Sugimoto, N, Manabe, T, Ito, S, Yoko, T, ...
Lidar Network for Observation of Asian Dust (Kosa) in Japan
Murayama, T., Sugimoto, N., Matsui, I., Arao, K., Sakai, T., Kwon, S-A, ...
研究概要:We have organized a lidar network for the observation of Asian dust in the spring, March to May, of 1997 in Japan. Owing to the communication through the internet e-mail we effectively...
Lidar Network for Observation of Asian Dust (Kosa) in Japan
Murayama, T., Sugimoto, N., Matsui, I., Arao, K., Sakai, T., Kwon, S-A, ...
研究概要:We have organized a lidar network for the observation of Asian dust in the spring, March to May, of 1997 in Japan. Owing to the communication through the internet e-mail we effectively...
Improved thermodynamic parameters and helix initiation factor to predict stability of DNA duplexes.
Sugimoto, N, Nakano, S, Yoneyama, M, Honda, K
To improve the previous DNA/DNA nearest-neighbor parameters, thermodynamic parameters (deltaH degrees, deltaS degrees and deltaG degrees) of 50 DNA/DNA duplexes were measured. Enthalpy change of a...
Effect of substrate RNA sequence on the cleavage reaction by a short ribozyme.
Ohmichi, T, Okumoto, Y, Sugimoto, N
Leadzyme is a ribozyme that requires Pb2+. The catalytic sequence, CUGGGAGUCC, binds to an RNA substrate, GGACC downward arrowGAGCCAG, cleaving the RNA substrate at one site. We have investigated the...
Nucleic acid duplex stability: influence of base composition on cation effects.
Nakano, S, Fujimoto, M, Hara, H, Sugimoto, N
The effects of counter ion on a nucleic acid duplex stability were investigated. Since a linear free energy relationship for the thermostability of oligonucleotide duplexes between those in 1 M and...
Rapid, simplified method for production and purification of tetanus toxin.
Ozutsumi, K, Sugimoto, N, Matsuda, M
A rapid, simplified method for production and purification of tetanus toxin from bacterial extracts was described. The extracts were prepared by stirring young cells (ca. 45-h culture) of Clostridium...
Haque, A, Sugimoto, N, Horiguchi, Y, Okabe, T, Miyata, T, Iwanaga, S, ...
A hemolysin, botulinolysin, produced by Clostridium botulinum was purified to homogeneity and characterized. First, a strain of C. botulinum type C, strain C-203 Tox, which produced a large amount of...
Matsuda, M, Lei, D L, Sugimoto, N, Ozutsumi, K, Okabe, T
Fragment B, the N-terminal half of the heavy chain, an important domain of the tetanus neurotoxin molecule, was isolated for the first time. Tetanus toxin (composed of three domains, A, B, and C) was...
Horiguchi, Y, Sugimoto, N, Matsuda, M
We investigated the effects of Bordetella bronchiseptica dermonecrotic toxin on DNA synthesis in MC3T3-E1 cells. The rate of [methyl-3H]thymidine incorporation increased in the toxin-treated cells...
Ide, H, Murayama, H, Sakamoto, S, Makino, K, Honda, K, Nakamuta, H, ...
DNA polymerase preferentially incorporate dAMP opposite abasic sites (A-rule). The mechanism of the A-rule can be studied by analyzing three dissected stages of the reaction including (i) initial...
Sugimoto, N, Tomka, M, Kierzek, R, Bevilacqua, P C, Turner, D H
The self-splicing intervening sequence from the precursor rRNA of Tetrahymena thermophila cyclizes to form a covalently closed circle. This circle can be reopened by reaction with oligonucleotides or...
Improved free-energy parameters for predictions of RNA duplex stability.
Freier, S M, Kierzek, R, Jaeger, J A, Sugimoto, N, Caruthers, M H, Neilson, T, ...
Thermodynamic parameters for prediction of RNA duplex stability are reported. One parameter for duplex initiation and 10 parameters for helix propagation are derived from enthalpy and free-energy...
Shifts of thermoeffector thresholds in heat-acclimated rats.
Shido, O, Sakurada, S, Sugimoto, N, Nagasaka, T
1. Heat-acclimated (HA) rats, kept under a 12:12 h light-dark regime, were subjected to an ambient temperature (Ta) of 33 degrees C for 5 h in the last half of the dark phase for 3 weeks. Control...
Improved thermodynamic parameters and helix initiation factor to predict stability of DNA duplexes.
Sugimoto, N, Nakano, S, Yoneyama, M, Honda, K
To improve the previous DNA/DNA nearest-neighbor parameters, thermodynamic parameters (deltaH degrees, deltaS degrees and deltaG degrees) of 50 DNA/DNA duplexes were measured. Enthalpy change of a...
Effect of substrate RNA sequence on the cleavage reaction by a short ribozyme.
Ohmichi, T, Okumoto, Y, Sugimoto, N
Leadzyme is a ribozyme that requires Pb2+. The catalytic sequence, CUGGGAGUCC, binds to an RNA substrate, GGACC downward arrowGAGCCAG, cleaving the RNA substrate at one site. We have investigated the...
Nucleic acid duplex stability: influence of base composition on cation effects.
Nakano, S, Fujimoto, M, Hara, H, Sugimoto, N
The effects of counter ion on a nucleic acid duplex stability were investigated. Since a linear free energy relationship for the thermostability of oligonucleotide duplexes between those in 1 M and...
Rapid, simplified method for production and purification of tetanus toxin.
Ozutsumi, K, Sugimoto, N, Matsuda, M
A rapid, simplified method for production and purification of tetanus toxin from bacterial extracts was described. The extracts were prepared by stirring young cells (ca. 45-h culture) of Clostridium...
Haque, A, Sugimoto, N, Horiguchi, Y, Okabe, T, Miyata, T, Iwanaga, S, ...
A hemolysin, botulinolysin, produced by Clostridium botulinum was purified to homogeneity and characterized. First, a strain of C. botulinum type C, strain C-203 Tox, which produced a large amount of...
Matsuda, M, Lei, D L, Sugimoto, N, Ozutsumi, K, Okabe, T
Fragment B, the N-terminal half of the heavy chain, an important domain of the tetanus neurotoxin molecule, was isolated for the first time. Tetanus toxin (composed of three domains, A, B, and C) was...
Horiguchi, Y, Sugimoto, N, Matsuda, M
We investigated the effects of Bordetella bronchiseptica dermonecrotic toxin on DNA synthesis in MC3T3-E1 cells. The rate of [methyl-3H]thymidine incorporation increased in the toxin-treated cells...
Ide, H, Murayama, H, Sakamoto, S, Makino, K, Honda, K, Nakamuta, H, ...
DNA polymerase preferentially incorporate dAMP opposite abasic sites (A-rule). The mechanism of the A-rule can be studied by analyzing three dissected stages of the reaction including (i) initial...
Sugimoto, N, Tomka, M, Kierzek, R, Bevilacqua, P C, Turner, D H
The self-splicing intervening sequence from the precursor rRNA of Tetrahymena thermophila cyclizes to form a covalently closed circle. This circle can be reopened by reaction with oligonucleotides or...
Improved free-energy parameters for predictions of RNA duplex stability.
Freier, S M, Kierzek, R, Jaeger, J A, Sugimoto, N, Caruthers, M H, Neilson, T, ...
Thermodynamic parameters for prediction of RNA duplex stability are reported. One parameter for duplex initiation and 10 parameters for helix propagation are derived from enthalpy and free-energy...
Shifts of thermoeffector thresholds in heat-acclimated rats.
Shido, O, Sakurada, S, Sugimoto, N, Nagasaka, T
1. Heat-acclimated (HA) rats, kept under a 12:12 h light-dark regime, were subjected to an ambient temperature (Ta) of 33 degrees C for 5 h in the last half of the dark phase for 3 weeks. Control...
Lidar Network for Observation of Asian Dust (Kosa) in Japan
Murayama, T., Sugimoto, N., Matsui, I., Arao, K., Sakai, T., Kwon, S-A, ...
研究概要:We have organized a lidar network for the observation of Asian dust in the spring, March to May, of 1997 in Japan. Owing to the communication through the internet e-mail we effectively...
Ohtsubo, Y, Furukawa, M, Imagawa, T, Sugimoto, N, Ikutoh, M, Nakatsugi, S, ...
In vivo growth of syngeneic tumour cells in the peritoneal cavity was strongly inhibited by intraperitoneal injection of a liposome-encapsulated, mycolic acid-containing glycolipid, trehalose...
Yoshida, N, Sugimoto, N, Hirayama, F, Nakamura, Y, Ichikawa, H, Naito, Y, ...
Background: Helicobacter pylori infection and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are two major causes of gastric ulceration but interactions between H pylori and these drugs in gastric mucosal...