Biomedical data often includes personal information, and the technology is demanded that
enables the searching of such sensitive data while protecting privacy. We consider a case in …

Background and purpose Approximately 20% of all patients with colorectal cancer (CRC)
are diagnosed at more advanced stages with synchronous distant metastasis, and the …

Background Preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) is associated with bacterial contamination
of bile, but the effects of PBD on morbidity after pancreatoduodenectomy remain controversial…

A decision graph is a well-studied classifier and has been used to solve many real-world
problems. We assumed a typical scenario between two parties in this study, in which one holds …

Direct administration of vaccines to mucosal surfaces, such as via oral or nasal vaccination,
represents an attractive alternative, or complement, to current parenteral vaccination …

The cell-cycle status of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) becomes activated
following chemotherapy-induced stress, promoting bone marrow (BM) regeneration; …

This paper, we describe a method to detect glass existing in the real environment. One of
the characteristics of glass is the semi-mirror surface. Focusing on its characteristics, we …

Cu core columns, a cylindrical-shaped copper core material with Ni and solder plating, are
attracting attentions as next generation joint material instead of normal solder balls, Cu core …

Background Although bile contamination caused by preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) is
a risk factor for infectious complications after pancreatoduodenectomy, the appropriate …

Several approaches have been described for the automatic unsupervised acquisition of patterns
for information extraction. Each approach is based on a particular model for the patterns …