Publications by authors named "M Hishida"
Background: Protein-energy wasting, characterized by disordered body protein catabolism resulting from metabolic and nutritional derangements, is associated with adverse clinical outcomes in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Extended-hours hemodialysis (≥6 h per treatment session) offers both enhanced removal of uremic solutes and better fluid management, generally allowing more liberalized dietary protein and calorie intake. This study aimed to evaluate the difference in plasma metabolite profiles among patients receiving in-center daytime extended-hours hemodialysis and those receiving conventional hemodialysis.
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- Blue laser annealing enhances the performance of thin-film transistors (TFTs) but faces challenges with low productivity and high costs due to the limitations of current lasers.
- A new blue laser light source was developed using the wavelength beam combining method, achieving significant power density and increased scanning speed, which doubles the productivity compared to traditional laser methods.
- The resulting laser annealing produced crystal grains ranging from 2 to 15 μm with a 100% crystallization rate and low resistivity, demonstrating a geometric rather than arithmetic increase in production capacity with higher laser power.
Background And Hypothesis: Extended-hours haemodialysis (HD) is associated with better clinical outcomes than conventional HD. We investigated whether extended-hours HD and conventional HD have varying effects on blood levels of calciprotein particles (CPPs) and phosphorus, which have been identified as major pathogenic molecules for vascular calcification.
Methods: Patients who underwent conventional or extended in-centre daytime HD between January and March 2020 were included.
The behavior of water molecules around organic molecules has attracted considerable attention as a crucial factor influencing the properties and functions of soft matter and biomolecules. Recently, it has been suggested that the change in protein stability upon the addition of small organic molecules (osmolytes) is dominated by the change in the water dynamics caused by the osmolyte, where the dynamics of not only the directly interacting water molecules but also the long-range hydration layer affect the protein stability. However, the relation between the long-range structure of hydration water in various solutions and the water dynamics remains unclear at the molecular level.
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