Publications by authors named "T Yuguchi"
Understanding the mass transfer characteristics of matrix diffusion and sorption is important in the safety assessment of geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste in crystalline rock (granite) by contributing to radionuclide retardation through mass transfer within the rock body. We present a comparative discussion of the effective diffusion coefficient (), porosity, and petrological data for rock samples collected from the Toki Granite in central Japan, to evaluate the role of micropores within minerals in retardation by matrix diffusion and sorption in granitic rocks. was derived from the through-diffusion experiments using uranine, barium, strontium, and chloride ions as tracers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidisciplinary diagnostic process to identify the physical, psychological, and social functions of patients with frailty. The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) might aid in effectively identifying older patients with heart failure (HF) and frailty who would then reap maximum benefits from the CGA. A single-centre prospective cohort study that enrolled consecutive hospitalised patients (age ≥75 years) with HF was conducted.
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- Extensive efforts have reduced malaria cases significantly in the past 20 years, but progress has stalled recently, especially due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The WHO has recommended the use of the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine for children in malaria-prone regions and recently endorsed another vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, on October 3, 2023.
- There is a need for better asexual blood-stage malaria vaccines, as current candidates face challenges like antigen diversity and low immune responses, highlighting the urgency for new vaccine innovations.
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the factors influencing post-treatment visual acuity (VA) in patients with central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) with macular edema (ME).
Methods: The subjects of this study were patients who visited our clinic from May 2013 to July 2019 and who could be followed up with for at least 12 months. Cases with hemi CRVO were excluded from this study.
Purpose: To assess the rotational stability of a new toric intraocular lens (IOL), TECNIS toric II (toric II), which is a modified version of the TECNIS toric IOL (toric I) with frosted haptics (Johnson & Johnson).
Methods: A total of 101 eyes of 101 patients who had been treated with phacoemulsification and toric IOL implantation were included. Before and 1 day, 1 week, and 1 month after surgery, uncorrected (UDVA) and corrected (CDVA) distance visual acuity were measured.