alpha5beta1 integrin induces the expression of non-cartilaginous procollagen gene expression in articular chondrocytes cultured in monolayers Arthritis Research & Therapy 2013, 15:R127 doi:10.1186/ar4307 Nobuho Tanaka ([email protected]) Yasuko Ikeda ([email protected]) Tetsuo Yamaguchi ([email protected]) Hiroshi Furukawa ([email protected]....

A new modeling approach is proposed for predicting the bulk electromechanical properties of piezoelectric composites. The proposed model offers the same level of convenience as the wellknown Mori-Tanaka method. The electromechanical properties of four piezoelectric polymer composite materials are predicted with the proposed, Mori-Tanaka, Self-consistent methods, and detailed finite element anal...

(12):5658-5671. 2. Takai S, Kinoshita S, Tanaka F, Ikeda M, Tanaka N, Kobayashi T. Prominent corneal nerves in patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A: diagnostic implications. World J Surg. 1992; 16(4):620-624. 3. Kinoshita S, Tanaka F, Ohashi Y, Ikeda M, Takai S. Incidence of prominent corneal nerves in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A. Am J Ophthalmol. 1991;111(3):307-311. 4. ...

The semi-Lagrangian method using the hybrid-cubic-rational interpolation function [M. Ida, Comput. Fluid Dyn. J. 10 (2001) 159] is modified to a conservative method by incorporating the concept discussed in [R. Tanaka et al., Comput. Phys. Commun. 126 (2000) 232]. In the method due to Tanaka et al., not only a physical quantity but also its integrated quantity within a computational cell are us...

This report reviews and straightens methodologies to explore functional forms of man-landcover interrelations**. Tanaka and Nishii[7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13], Nishii and Tanaka[4, 6], Nishii, Miyata, and Tanaka[5] have engaged in the analysis of deforestation by human population interactions. The basic strategy has been to use landcover data mashed up with cell-formed population density data. Two fac...

S Taka.haru TANAKA Department of Mechanical Engineering,