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Koichiro AWAI

Shizuoka University
Verified email at shizuoka.ac.jp
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[HTML][HTML] Involvement of the mitochondrial death pathway in chemopreventive benzyl isothiocyanate-induced apoptosis

…, H Ohigashi, K Kawai, T Osawa, K Uchida - Journal of Biological …, 2002 - ASBMB
In the present study, we studied the molecular mechanism underlying cell death induced by
a cancer chemoprotective compound benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC). The cytotoxic effect of …

Role of diffusion-weighted imaging in the diagnosis of gynecological diseases

T Namimoto, K Awai, T Nakaura, Y Yanaga, T Hirai… - European …, 2009 - Springer
Recent technical advances in diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) greatly enhanced the clinical
value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the body. DWI can provide excellent tissue …

Improvement of image quality at CT and MRI using deep learning

…, Y Nakamura, F Tatsugami, T Nakaura, K Awai - Japanese journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Deep learning has been developed by computer scientists. Here, we discuss techniques for
improving the image quality of diagnostic computed tomography and magnetic resonance …

[HTML][HTML] A primer for understanding radiology articles about machine learning and deep learning

T Nakaura, T Higaki, K Awai, O Ikeda… - … and Interventional Imaging, 2020 - Elsevier
… The k-nearest neighbor algorithm is estimated from the training data of k neighbors from
the nearest one to the test data [9]. As an aside, k-means is a type of unsupervised learning, …

[HTML][HTML] Klebsormidium flaccidum genome reveals primary factors for plant terrestrial adaptation

…, Y Sasaki-Sekimoto, K Mashiguchi, K Awai… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
… that K. flaccidum acquired many genes specific to land plants. We demonstrate that K. flaccidum
… The K. flaccidum genome also encodes a primitive system to protect against the harmful …

Construction of KAGRA: an underground gravitational-wave observatory

…, Y Kataoka, K Kawaguchi, N Kawai… - … of Theoretical and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The major construction and initial-phase operation of a second-generation gravitational-wave
detector, KAGRA, has been completed. The entire 3 km detector is installed underground …

Proline dehydrogenase promotes senescence through the generation of reactive oxygen species

…, K Onishi, K Kawai, Y Awai… - Journal of cell …, 2017 - journals.biologists.com
Cellular senescence is a complex stress response characterized by permanent loss of
proliferative capacity and is implicated in age-related disorders. Although the transcriptional …

Two types of MGDG synthase genes, found widely in both 16: 3 and 18: 3 plants, differentially mediate galactolipid syntheses in photosynthetic and nonphotosynthetic …

K Awai, E Maréchal, MA Block, D Brun… - Proceedings of the …, 2001 - National Acad Sciences
… Considering V max and K M values of the purified recombinant proteins, atMGD1 … : K m
values were about 0.0141 mol fraction for all substrates and were therefore lower than the best K

First cryogenic test operation of underground km-scale gravitational-wave observatory KAGRA

…, K Cho, YK Chu, K Craig, W Creus, K Doi… - … and Quantum Gravity, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
KAGRA is a second-generation interferometric gravitational-wave detector with 3 km arms
constructed at Kamioka, Gifu, Japan. It is now in its final installation phase, which we call …

Abdominal CT with Low Tube Voltage: Preliminary Observations about Radiation Dose, Contrast Enhancement, Image Quality, and Noise1

Y Nakayama, K Awai, Y Funama, M Hatemura, M Imuta… - Radiology, 2005 - pubs.rsna.org
… Consequently, as the K edge of iodine is closer to the reduced voltage, beam attenuation
is increased and higher attenuation readings are obtained ( , 18). With our instruments, the …