Development of a remotely controllable 4 m long aerial-hose-type firefighting robot.

In a fire outbreak, firefighters are expected to rapidly extinguish fires to stop the spread of damage and prevent secondary disasters. We proposed the concept of a dragon firefighter (DFF), which is a flying-hose-type firefighting robot. We developed a 3.

Posture Classification with a Bed-Monitoring System Using Radio Frequency Identification.

Aging of the population and the declining birthrate in Japan have produced severe human resource shortages in the medical and long-term care industries. Reportedly, falls account for more than 50% of all accidents in nursing homes. Recently, various bed-release sensors have become commercially available.

Osmotic Pressure and Diffusion of Ions in Charged Nanopores.

The transport of ions and water in nanopores is of interest for a number of natural and technological processes. Due to their practically identical long straight cylindrical pores, nanoporous track-etched membranes are suitable materials for investigation of its mechanisms. This communication reports on simultaneous measurements of osmotic pressure and salt diffusion with a 24 nm pore track-etched membrane.

A case of tooth fracture occurred upon medicating bisphosphonate for an elderly person: Preservation therapy and responses for Stage 0 of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of jaw.

This case report aimed to report the progress of preservation therapy and response of symptoms and signs for Stage 0 of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of jaw (BRONJ). A 68-year-old female was recognized having a tooth at the left upper first molar fracture upon medicating bisphosphonate (BP) in 2007. At that time, the extraction of the tooth was an absolute contraindication.

Occlusal Dysesthesia: A Clinical Report on the Psychosomatic Management of a Japanese Patient Cohort.

Purpose: A cohort of Japanese patients diagnosed with occlusal dysesthesia (OD) was clinically analyzed for psychosomatic background, management, and treatment outcome.

Materials And Methods: The study group comprised 61 patients (17 men and 44 women) who met the OD criteria. Treatment outcomes were categorized as improvement, interruption, and transfer to another department.

Catalytic hypervalent iodine oxidation using 4-iodophenoxyacetic acid and oxone: oxidation of p-alkoxyphenols to p-benzoquinones.

A catalytic hypervalent iodine oxidation of p-alkoxyphenols using 4-iodophenoxyacetic acid (1a) and Oxone((R)) was developed. Reaction of p-alkoxyphenol (2) with a catalytic amount of 1a in the presence of Oxone((R)) as a co-oxidant in 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol-water (1 : 2) gave the corresponding p-quinone (3) in excellent yield without special operation. The substituent effect on iodobenzene ring in the oxidation was observed; p-alkoxy is the most effective, with the series following the approximate order p-RO>p-Me, o-MeO, m-MeO>H>o-CO(2)H.

Catalytic hypervalent iodine oxidation of p-dialkoxybenzenes to p-quinones using 4-iodophenoxyacetic acid and Oxone.

A catalytic hypervalent iodine oxidation of p-dialkoxybenzenes using 4-iodophenoxyacetic acid (1) and 2KHSO5 x KHSO4 x K2SO4 (Oxone) was developed. Reaction of p-dialkoxybenzenes (2) with a catalytic amount of 1 in the presence of Oxone as a co-oxidant in 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol-water (1 : 2) gave the corresponding p-quinones (3) in excellent yields without purification. This procedure was applied to synthesis of blattellaquinone (9), the sex pheromone of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica.