Publications by authors named "S Kai"
Sake is a Japanese alcoholic beverage produced by fermenting steamed rice and (a culture of on steamed rice) with sake yeast, a strain of Sake yeast strains are important for maintaining product quality and process efficiency. In this study, a strain from Muramatsu Park, Gosen City, Niigata Prefecture was isolated using a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay. The yeast strain was cultured using the mass spore-cell/cell-cell mating method with a sake yeast haploid.
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- A proposed model aims to assess the risk of sudden water influx during tunnel construction in the karst region of southwest China, combining game theory with uncertainty measure theory.
- The model identifies eight risk indicators related to rock solubility, geological structure, surface catchment, and hydrogeological factors, with subjective and objective weights calculated using various methods.
- Tested on the Yanjin Tunnel of the Chongqing-Kunming High-speed Railway, the model showed consistent results with actual water inflow data, proving its effectiveness as a tool for evaluating water surge risks in karst tunnels.
Aim: Recent evidence suggests that acute liver failure (ALF) in some patients may reflect a dysregulated immune response, and that corticosteroids improve survival of the native liver in ALF patients with high serum alanine aminotransferase levels, which are an indication of liver inflammation. However, it is unclear whether steroids are effective for pediatric acute liver failure (PALF). The aim of this retrospective case-control study is to examine whether steroid therapy for PALF accompanied by immune activation improves the survival of native liver and to identify factors that predict responses to steroid treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEmphysematous osteomyelitis (EO) is a rare and potentially fatal disease that often occurs in patients with underlying conditions, most commonly diabetes mellitus. Herein, we report a case of a 62-year-old man who presented with fever, tachycardia, and hypotension 112 days after liver transplantation. Blood tests revealed an increased inflammatory response.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of colonoscopy (CS) and CT colonography (CTC) in the measurement of colorectal polyps using pathological size as a reference.
Materials And Methods: The analysis included 61 colorectal polyps in 28 patients who underwent preoperative CTC at our institution. All polyps were endoscopically resected.