Between 2010 and 2011, the author’s group developed a practical SQUID system applicable to minerals exploration under the development of the next generation SQUITEM equipment and SQUID magnetometers, commissioned by Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC). With the successful completion of final tests in Australia, a practically designed SQUID system developed for electromagneti...

The colorectal cancer is the leading contributor of cancer-related mortality. Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), existing in 2 complexes (mTORC1/2), is frequently dysregulated and constitutively activated in colorectal cancers. It represents an important drug target. Here we found that INK-128, the novel ATP-competitive kinase inhibitor of mTOR, blocked both mTORC1 and mTORC2 activation in c...

Agonistic (aggressive) behavior is costly (I). For this reason. males should tight only when it will increase their reproductive fitness. In some species, the last male to mate with a female before she oviposits sires most of the offspring (2). If Loligo pealei has a similar system of sperm precedence. a male should drive away nearby males when females are about to lay their eggs. In L. pealei....

SQUID systems, using either high temperature or low temperature superconductors, were developed for sensitive measurements in magnetically disturbed environments. They include the SQUIDs and fast SQUID electronics. Magnetometer SQUID systems are used for geophysical sounding, where they show superiority when compared to conventional induction coils for very deep sounding or fast measurement. Hi...

A physical model for the simulation ink/paper interaction at the mesoscopic scale is developed. It is based on the modified Ising model, and is generalized to consider the restriction of the finite-volume of ink and also its dynamic seepage. This allows the model to obtain the ink distribution within the paper volume. At the mesoscopic scale, the paper is modeled using a discretized fiber struc...

The multidimensional diffusion model for computer animation of diffuse ink painting opens up a new dimension in painting. In diffuse painting final image is a result of ink diffusion in absorbent paper. A straightforward diffusion model however is unable to provide very specific features of real diffuse painting. In particular, it can not explain the appearance of certain singularities in inten...

Light scattering, or the so-called Yule-Nielsen effect, and ink penetration into the substrate paper play important roles in tone reproduction. We develop a framework in which the influences of both of these effects on the reflectance and tristimulus values of a halftone sample are investigated. The properties of the paper and the ink and their bilateral interaction can be parameterized by the ...

In this study, the effect of squid liver powder intake on accumulation of cadmium in mice was investigated. Subjects were divided into 4 groups including the control group (CON), squid liver powder group with lipids not removed (SLP100), and squid liver powder groups with lipids removed (LFSLP50 and LFSLP100). Feed intake and food efficiency ratio of squid liver powder groups was significantly ...

Objectives The aim of this study was to explore the effects of Squid ink polysaccharide (SIP) on prevention of autophagy and oxidative stress induced by cyclophosphamide (CP) in Leydig cells of mice. Materials and Methods Examination of reproductive organ exponents, abnormal sperm rate, activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), contents of malondialdehyde (MDA), and histologic...

We carry out a quantum analysis of a dc superconducting quantum interference device SQUID mechanical displacement detector, comprising a SQUID with mechanically compliant loop segment, which is embedded in a microwave transmission line resonator. The SQUID is approximated as a nonlinear current-dependent inductance, inducing an external flux tunable nonlinear Duffing self-interaction term in th...