Holmium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser for endoscopic lithotripsy

K Matsuoka, S Iida, M Nakanami, H Koga, A Shimada… - Urology, 1995 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Ho:YAG) laser for
endoscopic lithotripsy on patients diagnosed with urinary tract calculi. METHODS: Thirty-eight …

Product analysis for polyethylene degradation by radiation and thermal ageing

M Sugimoto, A Shimada, H Kudoh, K Tamura… - Radiation Physics and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The oxidation products in crosslinked polyethylene for cable insulation formed during
thermal and radiation ageing were analyzed by FTIR-ATR. The products were composed of …

Degradation mechanisms of cable insulation materials during radiation–thermal ageing in radiation environment

T Seguchi, K Tamura, T Ohshima, A Shimada… - Radiation Physics and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Radiation and thermal degradation of ethylene–propylene rubber (EPR) and crosslinked
polyethylene (XLPE) as cable insulation materials were investigated by evaluating tensile …

Degradation mechanisms of silicone rubber (SiR) by accelerated ageing for cables of nuclear power plant

A Shimada, M Sugimoto, H Kudoh… - … on Dielectrics and …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The degradation behavior of SiR for the cable insulation by accelerated thermal and radiation
ageing was studied and the degradation mechanism was proposed. The degradation was …

[HTML][HTML] Excessive visceral fat area as a risk factor for early postoperative complications of total gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a retrospective cohort study

…, K Ishii, H Seki, N Yasui, M Sakata, A Shimada… - BMC surgery, 2016 - Springer
Background Obesity is a known risk factor for complications after digestive surgery. Body
mass index (BMI) is commonly used as an index of obesity but does not always reflect the …

Degradation distribution in insulation materials of cables by accelerated thermal and radiation ageing

A Shimada, M Sugimoto, H Kudoh… - … on dielectrics and …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The degradation of cables by the accelerated thermal and radiation ageing for nuclear power
plant was studied. The thermal oxidation of crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) as a cable …

Mechanism of antioxidant interaction on polymer oxidation by thermal and radiation ageing

T Seguchi, K Tamura, A Shimada, M Sugimoto… - Radiation Physics and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The mechanism of polymer oxidation by radiation and thermal ageing was investigated for
the life evaluation of cables installed in radiation environments. The antioxidant as a stabilizer …

Voltage reduction due to reverse power flow in distribution feeder with photovoltaic system

…, D Orihara, T Tanaka, T Harimoto, A Shimada… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, voltage reduction due to reverse power flow from a photovoltaic (PV) system is
explained by a measurement and theoretical analysis of electric circuits. Although it is well …

Degradation of cable insulation material by accelerated thermal radiation combined ageing

…, K Tamura, H Kudoh, A Shimada… - … on Dielectrics and …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The degradation of ethylene propylene rubber (EPR) sheets as a cable insulation material
for nuclear power plants (NPP) was studied by accelerated thermal ageing, radiation ageing …

Apolipoprotein (a) is present in urine and its excretion is decreased in patients with renal failure

…, H Takai, H Maeda, S Takahashi, A Shimada… - Clinical …, 1992 - academic.oup.com
To investigate the relation between renal function and concentrations of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)]
in serum, we measured Lp(a) in samples of serum and urine from patients with diabetes …