Publications by authors named "H Kasai"

, a rapidly growing non-tuberculous mycobacterium, rarely causes pulmonary diseases. A patient was admitted to our hospital with a fever and cough. Chest radiography revealed consolidation in the right middle lung.

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Coaching in medical education is a valuable method for enhancing the well-being and job satisfaction of medical professionals, particularly through interactive conversations that foster self-awareness and independent action. A 90-min coaching training program, incorporating lectures and role-plays, was conducted to equip medical professionals with essential coaching skills. The program was well received, and there are plans to expand and tailor future programs to further develop these skills among various healthcare educators.

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Organic hydrides can store hydrogen via chemical bonding under ambient conditions, enabling the safe storage and transportation of hydrogen gas using the same infrastructure for gasoline. However, in previous research, most organic hydrides have been produced from petroleum, and therefore replacing them with earth-abundant or renewable compounds is essential to ensure sustainability. This study demonstrates dihydrolevoglucosenone (CyreneTM), which is a biodegradable liquid ketone that is produced directly from biomass without pretreatments on an industrial scale, as a new renewable organic hydride.

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Article Synopsis
  • Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are unique T cells that recognize lipid antigens through a molecule called CD1d, with α-galactosylceramide (α-GalCer) being the strongest known antigen.
  • Researchers created a specialized system using supercritical fluid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (SFC/MS/MS) to separate and identify different forms of hexosylceramide.
  • Their findings revealed that α-GalCer, previously not found in mammals, is present in various biological fluids, representing the first identification of this potent antigen in mammalian systems.
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The development of electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is one of the most critical issues for improving the efficiency of electrochemical water-splitting, which can produce green hydrogen energy without CO emissions. This review outlines the advances in the precise design of inorganic- and organic-based porous electrocatalysts, which are designed by various strategies, to catalyze the OER in the electrolytic cycle for efficient water-splitting. For developing high-performance electrocatalysts with low overpotentials, it is important to design a chemical composition that optimizes binding energy for an intermediate in the OER and allows the easy access of reactants to active sites depending on the porosity of electrocatalysts.

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