Papers of the Month Nov 2021
-
Development of compact in-pipe robot with cutting tool of multiple degrees of freedom for remote sewerage repairing
Hiroaki Seki (Faculty of Frontier Engineering, Institute of Science and Engineering), Thaelasutt Tugeumwolachot (College of Science and Engineering), et al.
"Development of a compact sewerage robot with multi-DOF cutting tool"
Artif. Life Robot.
-
Exogenous amyloid β protein (Aβ) seeds induce Aβ depositions in the blood vessels
Masahito Yamada (Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences), Tsuyoshi Hamaguchi (Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences),et al.
"Exogenous Aβ seeds induce Aβ depositions in the blood vessels rather than the brain parenchyma, independently of Aβ strain-specific information"
Acta Neuropathol. Commun.
-
Radiotheranostics: comprehensive cancer diagnosis and therapy using radiolabeled probes with distinct radioisotopes
Kazuma Ogawa (Institute for Frontier Science Initiative), Kenji Mishiro (Institute for Frontier Science Initiative), et al.
"68Ga- and 211At-labeled RGD peptides for radiotheranostics with multiradionuclides"
Mol. Pharm.
Papers of the Month Oct 2021
-
LGBTQ issues in Japan: consideration through TV drama and Tokyo Olympics
Timo Thelen (Faculty of Letters, Institute of Human and Social Sciences)
"Between 1990s’ Nostalgia and ‘LGBT-friendly’ Tokyo Olympics: Representations of LGBTQ People in NHK’s Morning Drama Series"
Jpn. Stud.
-
Development of therapies targeting a molecular signal that involve in the malignant nature of hepatocellular carcinoma
Kouki Nio (University Hospital), et al.
"BMP9-ID1 signaling promotes EpCAM-positive cancer stem cell properties in hepatocellular carcinoma"
Mol. Oncol.
Papers of the Month Sep 2021
-
Development of a color indicator for determining absolute configuration and optical purity of chiral amines
Katsuhiro Maeda (WPI Nano Life Science Institute), et al.
"Helical springs as a color indicator for determining chirality and enantiomeric excess"
Sci. Adv.
-
Development of booster malaria vaccine that augments immune responses in liver
Shigeto Yoshida (Faculty of Pharmacy, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences), et al.
"Liver-directed AAV8 booster vaccine expressing Plasmodium falciparum antigen following adenovirus vaccine priming elicits sterile protection in a murine model"
Front. Immunol.
Papers of the Month Aug 2021
-
Development of liquid zwitterion-based solvent for cellulose dissolution that enables one reaction pot-production of ethanol from plant biomass
Kosuke Kuroda (Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Engineering / Nanomaterials Research Institute), Kenji Takahashi (Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Engineering), et al.
"Polar zwitterion/saccharide-based deep eutectic solvents for cellulose processing"
Carbohydr. Polym.
-
Discovery of a common nonsense mutation in human leukocyte antigen genes frequently detected in leukocytes of patients with acquired aplastic anemia
Shinji Nakao (Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences), et al.
"A frequent nonsense mutation in exon 1 across certain HLA-A and -B alleles in leukocytes of patients with acquired aplastic anemia"
Haematologica
-
Aryl radical formation by aryl halide bond cleavage by N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst
Hirohisa Ohmiya (Faculty of Pharmacy, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences), Kazunori Nagao (Faculty of Pharmacy, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences), et al.
"Aryl radical-mediated N-heterocyclic carbene catalysis"
Nat. Commun.
Papers of the Month Jul 2021
-
Low-cost generation of benzyl radicals from acetals
Takuya Suga (Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Science and Engineering), Yutaka Ukaji (Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Science and Engineering), et al.
"Conjugate addition of acetal-derived benzyl radicals generated from low-valent titanium-mediated CO bond cleavage"
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn.
-
Visualization of physical interaction between histone and DNA using high-speed AFM
Lim Kee Siang (Nano Life Science Institute), Richard Wong (Nano Life Science Institute/Institute for Frontier Science Initiative), et al.
"High-speed atomic force microscopy reveals spatiotemporal dynamics of histone protein H2A involution by DNA inchworming"
J. Phys. Chem. Lett.
-
Increase in stability and power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cell by intercalation of cesium iodide layers
Tetsuya Taima (Nanomaterials Research Institute / Institute for Frontier Science Initiative), Md Shahiduzzaman (Nanomaterials Research Institute), et al.
"Double-layer CsI intercalation into an MAPbI3 framework for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells"
Nano Energy