Changes of Serum Mineral Concentrations in Horses during Exercise

Inoue, Y.,Osawa, T.,Matsui, A.,Asai, Y.,Murakami, Y.,Matsui, T.,Yano, H. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2002 Animal Bioscience Vol.15 No.4

We investigated the exercise-induced changes in the serum concentration of several minerals in horses. Four welltrained Thoroughbred horses performed exercise for 5 d. The blood hemoglobin (Hb) concentration increased during exercise, recovered to the pre-exercise level immediately after cooling down and did not change again up till the end of experiment. The changes in serum zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) concentrations were similar to those of blood Hb during the experiment. The serum magnesium (Mg), inorganic phosphorus (Pi) and iron (Fe) concentrations also increased during exercise. Though the serum Pi concentration recovered to the pre-exercise level immediately after the cooling down, it decreased further before the end of the experiment. The serum Mg concentration was lower immediately after cooling down than its pre-exercise level but gradually recovered from the temporal reduction. The recovery of the serum Fe concentration was delayed compared to that of other minerals and recovered 2 h after cooling down. The serum calcium (Ca) concentration did not change during exercise but rapidly decreased after cooling down. As a result, it was lower immediately after cooling down than its pre-exercise level. It recovered, however, to the pre-exercise level 2 h after cooling down. The temporal increase in the serum concentrations of all minerals except Ca is considered to result from hemoconcentration induced by exercise and the stable concentration of the serum Ca during exercise is possibly due to its strict regulation of homeostasis. These results indicate that the serum concentration of each mineral responds differently to exercise in horses, which may be due to the difference in metabolism among these minerals.

Visual quality enhancement of integral imaging by using pixel rearrangement technique with convolution operator (CPERTS)

Inoue, Kotaro,Cho, Myungjin Elsevier 2018 Optics and lasers in engineering Vol.111 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>In this paper, we propose a new visual quality enhancement of a three-dimensional (3D) computational reconstruction algorithm in integral imaging. Integral imaging can record 3D images easily using a lenslet array. However, the elemental images may have low resolution, because each image cannot use full resolution of an image sensor. To solve this problem, a computational reconstruction technique can be used to reconstruct visual-quality-enhanced 3D images from low-resolution elemental images. Our method is based on the pixel of elemental images rearrangement technique (PERT), which can provide enhanced visual quality of the reconstructed 3D image compared with that of conventional computational reconstruction algorithms. However, it has a problem in which the size of 3D scenes is different from the optical reconstruction results. Therefore, in this paper, we propose a solution considering empty spaces between back-projected pixels on the reconstruction planes and enhance the extensibility using the convolution operator. Our experimental results show the enhancement of the visual quality and resolution of the reconstructed 3D images using the point-spread function filter.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> Captured multi-view images by integral imaging are low-resolution images since image sensors are divided and used by lenslet arrays. </LI> <LI> Conventional 3D reconstruction techniques cannot provide high-resolution 3D images from low-resolution multi-view images. </LI> <LI> Pixel-to-pixel mapping technique can provide accurate pixel positions on reconstruction planes. </LI> <LI> Our proposed method (CPERTS) reconstructs visual quality enhanced 3D images by considering the diffraction pattern of the virtual pinhole using convolution operator. </LI> </UL> </P>

My Life and Struggle for Creating Indigenous Japanese Women's Studies

INOUE Teruko 이화여자대학교 아시아여성학센터 2000 이화여자대학교 아시아여성학센터 학술대회자료집 Vol.2000 No.10

EFFECT OF RATIO OF CONCENTRATE TO ROUGHAGE ON THE RUMEN DEGRADABILITY OF CRUDE PROTEIN IN ITALIAN RYEGRASS AND CUBED ALFALFA HAYS

Inoue, Y.,Nishida, R.,Morita, Z.,Oura, R.,Sekine, J. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 1989 Animal Bioscience Vol.2 No.3

북한산 Scopula종의 1신종

Inoue, Hiroshi Korean Society of Applied Entomology 1992 INSECTA KOREANA Vol.9 No.-

A new Species, Scopula vojnitsi, is described from North Korea. 헝가리자연사박물관팀의 북한 탐사에서 채집된 자나방科 표본중 Scopula屬 1種이 新種으로 밝혀서 Scopula vojnitsi sp. nov.로 기재 발표한다.

Agro-Ecosystem Informatics for Rational Crop and Field Management - Remote Sensing, GIS and Modeling -

INOUE Yoshio 한국작물학회 2005 한국작물학회 학술발표대회 논문집 Vol.2005 No.-

The Influence of Posture on Instability Evaluation Using Flexion–Extension X-Ray Imaging in Lumbar Spondylolisthesis

Inoue Daisuke,Shigematsu Hideki,Nakagawa Yoshiyuki,Takeshima Toshichika,Tanaka Yasuhito 대한척추외과학회 2021 Asian Spine Journal Vol.15 No.3

Study Design: Prospective clinical study. Purpose: To determine the optimal posture for instability evaluation using flexion–extension X-ray imaging in patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis. Overview of Literature: Currently, flexion–extension X-ray imaging is the most practical approach for the evaluation of lumbar instability. In flexion–extension X-ray imaging, achievement of the greatest segmental motion with flexion–extension movement is necessary. However, to our knowledge, currently, there is no standardized posture for determining lumbar instability. Methods: Twenty-three individuals with lumbar spondylosis related to the fourth vertebra underwent flexion–extension X-ray imaging in different postures (standing, sitting, and lateral decubitus positions), lumbar magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and low back pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) evaluation on the same day. Intervertebral angle, percent slippage, and intervertebral disc area ratio for different postures during flexion and extension were compared using Tukey’s method. The effect of low back pain and the association between MRI facet effusion and these measurements were investigated according to posture. Results: The percent slippage during extension (p=0.036), change in the percent slippage between flexion and extension (p=0.004), and change in the intervertebral angle (p=0.042) were significantly different between the sitting and lateral decubitus positions. There were also significant differences between the standing and lateral decubitus positions in the change in intervertebral angle (p=0.010). In patients with VAS score <40, there were significant differences in the intervertebral angle (p=0.011) between the standing and lateral decubitus positions, percent slippage (p=0.048), and intervertebral disk ratio (p=0.008) between the sitting and lateral decubitus positions. We found no relationship between MRI facet effusion and posture in terms of instability. Conclusions: In this study, intervertebral instability was best evaluated in the lateral decubitus position when using flexion–extension X-ray imaging for patients with fourth lumbar vertebral spondylolisthesis.

A New Subspecies of Ambulyx japonica Rothschild (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) from Korea

Inoue, Hiroshi Korean Society of Applied Entomology 1993 INSECTA KOREANA Vol.10 No.-

남, 북한 각 지역으로 부터 채집된 재료를 대상으로 비교검토한 결과 박각시과의 1신아종 Ambulyx japonica koreana subsp. nov.을 기재발표한다. A new subspecies: Ambulyx japonica koreana is described from noth and South Korea.

Forestry Education Support by a Forest Research Institute: Development of Forestry Educational Programs for Vocational High Schools

Inoue, Mariko,Oishi, Yasuhiko,Fujii, Tomoyuki,Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Institute of Forest Science 2008 Journal of Forest Science Vol.24 No.3

Forestry education in vocational high schools is one of the fundamental keys for achieving sustainable forest management. However, support systems for forestry education have not been well developed in Japan. Forest research institutes, which have accumulated relevant information, should have sufficient ability to develop new educational programs in this field. This study examined the possibility of support systems for forestry technical education by a research institute. Educational programs for vocational high schools were developed, and the programs were examined for their practical applications through a workshop for these teachers. We set the following five requirements for the programs: They should 1) incorporate new contents related to sustainable forest management, 2) be based on forestry education textbooks, 3) meet recent demands of the schools and society, 4) allow participants to learn through actual practice and experience, and 5) utilize readily available teaching materials. With these criteria, we developed the following two educational programs: (a) Forest management program to teach advanced techniques, (b) A timber-program to teach about biomass resources. The workshop was held on July $28^{th}$, 2007 with ten teachers attending. The programs were very interesting, who gave them high average evaluation of 4.6 on a scale of 1 to 5. Only a few issues need to be resolved before classroom instruction can begin, such as making wood structure easier to understanding for some teachers, and obtaining base maps of school forests. In conclusion, forest research institutes can effectively support forestry education by providing and implementing programs based on scientific information.

DEVELOPMENT OF PYROPROCESSING AND ITS FUTURE DIRECTION

Inoue, Tadashi,Koch, Lothar Korean Nuclear Society 2008 Nuclear Engineering and Technology Vol.40 No.3

Pyroprocessing is the optimal means of treating spent metal fuels from metal fast fuel reactors and is proposed as a potential option for GNEP in order to meet the requirements of the next generation fuel cycle. Currently, efforts for research and development are being made not only in the U.S., but also in Asian countries. Electrorefining, cathode processing by distillation, injection casting for fuel fabrication, and waste treatment must be verified by the use of genuine materials, and the engineering scale model of each device must be developed for commercial deployment. Pyroprocessing can be effectively extended to treat oxide fuels by applying an electrochemical reduction, for which various kinds of oxides are examined. A typical morphology change was observed following the electrochemical reduction, while the product composition was estimated through the process flow diagram. The products include much stronger radiation emitter than pure typical LWR Pu or weapon-grade Pu. Nevertheless, institutional measures are unavoidable to ensure proliferation-proof plant operations. The safeguard concept of a pyroprocessing plant was compared with that of a PUREX plant. The pyroprocessing is better adapted for a collocation system positioned with some reactors and a single processing facility rather than for a centralized reprocessing unit with a large scale throughput.