K. Kurata

ORCID: 0000-0002-3261-5363
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Research Areas
  • Bone Metabolism and Diseases
  • Microbial Inactivation Methods
  • Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control
  • Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
  • Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Spaceflight effects on biology
  • Bone health and treatments
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • Thermal properties of materials
  • Heat Transfer and Optimization
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
  • Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects
  • Bone fractures and treatments
  • Light effects on plants
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Elasticity and Material Modeling
  • Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
  • Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies

Kyushu University
2015-2024

Tokyo Denki University
2024

University of Electro-Communications
2023

Hamanomachi Hospital
2019

Osaka City University
2014-2016

Kyushu Sangyo University
2003-2010

The University of Tokyo
1995-2010

Tokai University
2007

National Taiwan University
2007

Hokkaido University
1996-2007

A Boltzmann machine is a network of stochastic neurons. The set all the machines with fixed topology forms geometric manifold high dimension, where modifiable synaptic weights connections play role coordinate system to specify networks. learning trajectory, for example, curve in this manifold. It important study geometry neural manifold, rather than behavior single network, order know capabilities and limitations networks topology. Using new theory information geometry, natural invariant...

10.1109/72.125867 article EN IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks 1992-03-01

Tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) can be used to monitor the immune response, and are important in predicting treatment responses outcomes for various types of cancer. Recently, specific TIL subsets have been reported clinically useful responses. The CD8+/FOXP3+ ratio (CFR) may a more sensitive indicator monitoring function. This study investigated clinical significance value CFR as biomarker predict neoadjuvant chemotherapy breast cancer.Patients with resectable early-stage cancer...

10.1002/bjs.10127 article EN cc-by-nc British journal of surgery 2016-03-08

Abstract Osteocytes are suggested to have a crucial role in the initial resorptive phase of bone turnover after microdamage. To study osteocytes targeted remodeling, we developed an vitro model, which can be locally damaged and their interactions with marrow cells studied. Our results show that activate osteoclast precursors by soluble factors thus control remodeling. Introduction: Microdamage contributes fractures acts as stimulus for Besides some remodeling may also random serve metabolic...

10.1359/jbmr.060106 article EN Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 2006-04-01

Abstract Adaptive modeling and remodeling are controlled by the activities of osteoblasts osteoclasts, which capable sensing their mechanical environments regulating deposition or resorption bone matrix. The effects stimuli on isolated osteoclasts have been scarcely examined because it has proven to be difficult prepare a number pure cultivate them mineralized substratum during stimulation. Recently, we developed an apparatus for applying stretching ivory slice/plastic plate component cells...

10.1359/jbmr.2001.16.4.722 article EN Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 2001-04-01

Microdamage in bone contributes to fractures and acts as a stimulus for remodeling. Osteocytes are the most abundant cells bone, their death by microdamage has been suggested be major event leading initiation of osteoclastic

10.3233/thc-2009-0534 article EN Technology and Health Care 2009-04-30

MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 223:167-177 (2001) - doi:10.3354/meps223167 Stable isotope analysis of food sources for salt marsh snails Kengo Kurata1,*, Hiroshi Minami2, Eisuke Kikuchi3 1Biological Institute, Graduate School Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan 2National Research Institute Far Seas Fisheries, 3Center...

10.3354/meps223167 article EN Marine Ecology Progress Series 2001-01-01

10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2016.09.054 article EN International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 2016-09-26

Abstract Utilizing nanomachining technologies, it is possible to manipulate the heat transport in graphene by introducing different defects. However, due difficulty suspending large-area single-layer (SLG) and limited temperature sensitivity of present probing methods, correlation between defects thermal conductivity SLG still unclear. In this work, we developed a new method for fabricating micro-sized suspended SLG. Subsequently, focused ion beam (FIB) was used create nanohole tune...

10.1038/srep21823 article EN cc-by Scientific Reports 2016-02-24

FTIR and confocal Raman microspectroscopy were used to measure interactions between albumin ice in situ during quasi-equilibrium freezing dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solutions. At temperatures of -4 -6 °C, was found be preferentially excluded from the phase near-equilibrium freezing. This behavior reversed at lower temperatures. Instead, DMSO phase, resulting an concentration freeze-concentrated liquid that than predicted. It is hypothesized this caused by getting adsorbed onto surface or...

10.1021/jp403267x article EN The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2013-06-06

Menatetrenone, a vitamin K2 with four isoprene units, has been reported to improve osteoporotic bone loss. The purpose of this investigation was clarify the effect menatetrenone on three-dimensional (3D) trabecular microarchitecture in ovariectomized (OVX) rats by using microcomputed tomography (MCT). Forty-two 13-week-old female were used and divided into groups: OVX (OVX + MK-4) group treated menatetrenone, untreated) group, sham-operated (Sham not group. fed calcium-deficient diet....

10.1359/jbmr.2000.15.9.1810 article EN Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 2000-09-01

We measured both in-plane electrical and thermal properties of the same suspended monolayer graphene using a novel T-type sensor method. At room temperature, values are about 240 000 Ω−1 m−1 2100 W K−1 for conductivities, respectively. Based on Wiedemann-Franz law, electrons have negligible contribution to conductivity graphene, while LA TA modes phonons dominant heat carriers. In absence layer-layer layer-substrate interactions enhances long wave-length transport increases accordingly. The...

10.1063/1.4954677 article EN Journal of Applied Physics 2016-06-24

Bone is an elementary component in the human skeleton. It protects vital organs, regulates calcium levels and allows mobility. As a result of daily activities, bones are cyclically strained causing microdamage. This damage, form numerous mi

10.3233/thc-2009-0536 article EN Technology and Health Care 2009-04-30

Abstract Osteocytes are thought to act as stress sensors, and known display a gap junction‐mediated stress‐transfer mechanism. To demonstrate the stress‐related function of osteocytes, cells an osteocyte‐like cell line derived from murine long bone osteocyte Y4 (MLO‐Y4) were cultivated in three‐dimensional culture subjected cyclic loading titanium plate. This application physiological using plate significantly increased connexin 43 (Cx43) expression, number dead apoptotic cells, receptor...

10.1002/jbm.a.36597 article EN Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A 2018-12-22

Abstract Irreversible electroporation (IRE) is an innovative cell ablation method based on the concept that application of excessive electric pulses induces a lethal increase in permeability membrane owing to nanoscale defects, resulting gentle form necrotic death. Although mechanism death by IRE primarily nonthermal, thermal effects are inevitable because inherently generate Joule heat. The larger applied voltage treat large target, greater heating and consequent temperature rise....

10.1002/htj.22880 article EN Heat Transfer 2023-05-10

10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2013.12.065 article EN International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 2014-01-25
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