Publications by authors named "Harutaka Takahashi"
With the rapid spread of COVID-19, there is an urgent need for a framework to accurately predict COVID-19 transmission. Recent epidemiological studies have found that a prominent feature of COVID-19 is its ability to be transmitted before symptoms occur, which is generally not the case for seasonal influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome. Several COVID-19 predictive epidemiological models have been proposed; however, they share a common drawback - they are unable to capture the unique asymptomatic nature of COVID-19 transmission.
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- Research has suggested that the BCG vaccine might offer some protection against COVID-19 mortality through its effects on the innate immune system.
- A significant portion of the global population (around 25%) has latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), which can also stimulate immune responses, similar to BCG vaccination.
- The study found strong statistical evidence that LTBI is linked to lower COVID-19 mortality rates, suggesting it could provide protective immunity against the virus.
Softening of the mouse zona pellucida during oocyte maturation.
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc
September 2015
A change in the elasticity and the resistance to dissolution of the mouse zona pellucida (ZP) was quantitatively evaluated at immature germinal vesicle (GV), mature metaphase II (MII) and fertilized pronuclear (PN) stages. Young's modulus of the ZP was measured using a micro tactile sensor (MTS), a highly sensitive resonator-based sensor for a micro scale elasticity measurement. 0.
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