The frequently used basic version of MOEA/D (multi-objective evolutionary algorithm based
on decomposition) has no normalization mechanism of the objective space, whereas the …

Purpose Although the outcome of surgery for locally advanced pancreatic cancer remains
poor, it is improving, with 5-year survival up to about 10% in Japan. The preliminary results of …

Background: There is no consensus that an arthroscopically guided operation can improve
the anatomical and functional results of treatment of intra-articular fractures of the distal …

Objectives: To comparatively evaluate lobectomy and limited resection for T1 N0 M0 non-small-cell
lung cancer, we reviewed case series with concurrent nonrandomized controls. …

The Kakkonda plutonic-hydrothermal system has as its heat source the Quaternary Kakkonda
granite. The Kakkonda granite has a thick (∼1.3 km) contact-metamorphic zone, known …

We recently reported that C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) occurs in vascular endothelial
cells and acts as a vascular-type natriuretic peptide. In the present study, we stimulated the …

1. Jennings LC, Anderson TP, Werno AM, Beynon KA, Murdoch DR. Viral etiology of acute
respiratory tract infections in children presenting to hospital: role of PCR. Pediatr Infect Dis J. …

Biodegradabilities of 21 samples of biosynthetic and chemosynthetic polyesters were measured
at 25 C under aerobic conditions in a temperature-controlled reactor containing 200 ml …

Zirconium-based compounds, such as, have been investigated as a cathode of polymer
electrolyte fuel cells. was prepared using radio-frequency (rf) magnetron sputtering under an …

The stomatal pores of higher plants allow for gaseous exchange into and out of leaves.
Situated in the epidermis, they are surrounded by a pair of guard cells which control their …