Publications by authors named "K Yatsu"

Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) of ATP2B1 gene are associated with essential hypertension but their association with resistant hypertension (RHT) remains unexplored. The authors examined the relationship between ATP2B1 SNPs and RHT by genotyping 12 SNPs in ATP2B1 gene of 1124 Japanese individuals with lifestyle-related diseases. Patients with RHT had inadequate blood pressure (BP) control using three antihypertensive drugs or used ≥4 antihypertensive drugs.

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Biosensors with two-dimensional materials have gained wide interest due to their high sensitivity. Among them, single-layer MoS has become a new class of biosensing platform owing to its semiconducting property. Immobilization of bioprobes directly onto the MoS surface with chemical bonding or random physisorption has been widely studied.

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Copper iodide (CuI) has emerged as a promising p-type semiconductor material owing to its excellent carrier mobility, high transparency, and solution processability. Although CuI has potential for numerous applications, including perovskite solar cells, photovoltaic devices, and thin-film transistors (TFTs), the close relationship between the anion vacancy generation and the charge transport mechanism in CuI-based devices is underexplored. In this study, we propose solution-processed p-type CuI TFTs which were subject to the thermal annealing process in air and vacuum atmospheres at temperatures of 100, 200, and 300 °C.

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  • * Among the 404 isolates obtained, 126 (31%) were identified as positive for CTX-M, with the CTX-M-9 group being the most prevalent.
  • * Plasmid analysis revealed complex networks indicating potential gene transfer mechanisms between different bacterial species, which could impact public health in urban settings.
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  • The study investigates the presence of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) in the effluents of urban wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) around the Tama River and Tokyo Bay, highlighting the potential link between wastewater discharge and increased risk of infectious diseases.
  • Metagenomic DNA sequencing revealed that the sulfonamide resistance gene was the most common, with notable seasonal variations in the prevalence of certain resistance genes, indicating environmental factors may influence ARG distribution.
  • The research underscores the importance of monitoring ARGs and heavy-metal resistance genes in urban wastewater systems, suggesting it could be crucial for tracking the spread of antimicrobial resistance in the environment.
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