The critical rotational speed of circular saw: simple measurement method and its practical implementations     

Kazimierz Orlowski  Jakub Sandak  Chiaki Tanaka 《Journal of Wood Science》2007,53(5):388-393

Operation safety during sawing operations as well as dimensional accuracy and surface roughness depend on circular saw dynamic features among other factors such as circular saw blade accuracy and static/dynamic properties of the machine tool. Manufacturers of saw blades have an obligation to mark tools with a value stating the maximum allowed rotational speed for each saw. However, in some cases the value indicated on the saw corresponds to the critical rotational speed or is dangerously close to this critical value. Saw operation at the critical rotational speed is inadvisable and may result in serious injury or depreciation of product quality. This report outlines a simple methodology for evaluation of circular saw critical rotational speed. The assessment was conducted with a camera vision technique on the basis of an impulse test. Results are compared with theoretically calculated critical rotational speeds and the marks on saw blades.  相似文献   

Evaluation of surface smoothness using a light-sectioning shadow scanner     

Jakub Sandak  Chiaki Tanaka 《Journal of Wood Science》2005,51(3):270-273

A new type of sensor for rapid three-dimensional evaluation of surface geometrical properties is presented. Light emitted with a fixed small angle to the surface plane by a projector is directed into the measured surface. A curtain installed in the light path close to the surface creates a shadow on the measured surface. The shape of the border between bright (highly lit area) and dark (shadow area) is a profile section of the surface. The camera installed over the measured surface captures an image of the border and a digital signal processor using image analysis techniques digitizes the profile section. The shadow scanner method evaluated here could be used for rapid and accurate scans of surfaces of various porous materials, particularly wood, veneer, paper, fiberboards, leaves, and similar materials in both laboratory and industrial applications. The simplicity of the sensor is an advantage because it makes the system easy to maintain, resistant to breakage, and inexpensive. Its straightforward nature and high accuracy enables the method to be utilized for on-line measurement, and therefore it is suitable for industrial application.  相似文献   

Survival and germination of an experimental seed bank population of two species of Lauraceae in a tropical montane forest in Thailand     

Kriangsak?Sri-ngernyuangEmail author  Kwanchai?Chai-Udom  Mamoru?Kanzaki  Tatsuhiro?Ohkubo  Takuo?Yamakura 《Journal of Forest Research》2003,8(4):311-316

The survival and germination traits of two tropical species of Lauraceae, Lindera metcalfiana and Litsea cubeba, were investigated in a 2-year burial experiment and subsequent germination tests of sequentially excavated seeds. Fresh seeds extracted from fruit were packed in aluminum mesh bags and buried 5cm deep in a mature montane forest in northern Thailand (1700m altitude). No seed mortality was recorded for Litsea, but Lindera experienced 26%–48% mortality after being buried for 122 days. These seeds did not germinate in the forest soil during the 2-year experimental period. We found that fresh seeds of these two species did not germinate even under open conditions, suggesting that the seeds are initially deeply dormant after dispersal. In contrast, 29%–60% of excavated Lindera seeds germinated under open conditions after being buried for 30–753 days, and excavated Litsea seeds began to germinate after being buried for 408 days. These findings suggest that seeds enter a state of enforced dormancy. The ratio of germinable seeds peaked 184 days after burial in Lindera (33%) and 930 days after burial in Litsea (91%). The longer period of deep dormancy in Litsea prior to enforced dormancy is concordant with the fact that for regeneration Litsea requires larger-scale disturbance than Lindera.  相似文献   

Effect of combinations of wood and counterface materials on three-body abrasive wear     

Tadashi?OhtaniEmail author  Kengo?Kamasaki  Chiaki?Tanaka 《Journal of Wood Science》2003,49(6):543-547

The abrasion characteristics of various combinations of wood and counterface materials in three-body abrasive wear were investigated. Various wood samples were examined in combination with wood, plastic, and metal counterface materials. The wear coefficient in the wood samples was calculated as the wear volume of the friction surface divided by the sliding distance and the applied load. The results showed that the wear coefficient was smaller in cases where the wood samples had greater yield stress. The wear coefficient increased as the yield stress of the various counterface materials increased, reaching a maximum value and then decreased as the yield stress increased. This result indicated that a peak value existed for the wear coefficient in combination with the counterface material.Part of this report was presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society, Tokyo, April 2001  相似文献   

Fiber charge characteristics of pulp suspension containing aluminum sulfate     

Takuya Kitaoka  Hiroo Tanaka 《Journal of Wood Science》2002,48(1):38-45

Fiber charge characteristics of pulp suspensions containing aluminum sulfate were investigated with relation to adsorption behavior of aluminum components on the pulp fibers by streaming potential measurement using a particle charge detector, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and X-ray fluorescence analysis. When aluminum sulfate was added to a pulp suspension prepared using deionized water, a streaming potential of the suspension went from negative to slightly negative according to the adsorption of aluminum components on the pulp fibers. Subsequent addition of a dilute NaOH solution to the suspension drastically cationized the fibers in the pH range of around 5 by predominant and homogeneous adsorption of cationic aluminum complexes on the fiber surfaces. However, the aluminum flocs that formed heterogeneously on the fiber surfaces at higher pH by further alkali addition made nearly no contribution to cationization of the fibers, although the abundant aluminum components were retained in the pulp sheets. Therefore, only aluminum cations adsorbed uniformly on the fiber surfaces perform well to control the charge properties of the pulp fibers at the wet end; and the preferential aluminum adsorption behavior on the fiber surfaces, by utilizing the required amounts of hydroxyl ions, probably accounts for the effective cationization of the fibers under acidic to neutral papermaking conditions.This research was presented in part at the presymposium of the International Symposium on Wood and Pulping Chemistry, Seoul, June 1999; at the International Symposium on Environmentally Friendly and Emerging Technologies for a Sustainable Pulp and Paper Industry, Taipei, April 2000; and at the 2000 annual meeting of the Society of Fiber Science and Technology, Japan, Kyoto, June 2000  相似文献   

Cryopreservation of shoot tips of Chrysanthemum morifolium and related species native to Japan   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Seiichi Fukai  Masanori Goi  Michio Tanaka 《Euphytica》1991,54(2):201-204

Summary The shoot tips of Chrysanthemum morifolium (syn. Dendranthema grandiflorum) and related species native to Japan were cryopreserved using preculture for 2 days, slow cooling (0.2°C/min) until –40°C with 10% dimethyl sulphoxide and 3% glucose prior to immersion into LN₂ and rapid thawing. High survival rates were observed in 3 cultivars of chrysanthemum, 12 species and 2 interspecific hybrids, and slightly low survival rates in 3 species. The shoot regeneration rates of the frozen shoot tips varied from 9.4 to 100% depending on species. Shoot tips of chrysanthemum showed high viability even after a storage of 8 months in LN₂. The thawed chrysanthemum shoot tips grew and flowered normally in a greenhouse under natural conditions.Abbreviations BA 6-benzylaminopurine - DMSO dimethyl sulphoxide - NAA 1-naphtalenacetic acid  相似文献   

(-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate enhances the expression of an insulin-inducible transcription factor gene via a phosphoinositide 3-kinase/atypical protein kinase C lambda pathway     

Asano K  Takagi K  Haneishi A  Yamamoto T  Tanaka T  Noguchi T  Nakamura S  Yamada K 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2011,59(24):13360-13364

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Purple rice extract and anthocyanidins of the constituents protect against light-induced retinal damage in vitro and in vivo     

Tanaka J  Nakanishi T  Ogawa K  Tsuruma K  Shimazawa M  Shimoda H  Hara H 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2011,59(2):528-536

This study evaluated the protective effects of purple rice ( Oryza sativa L.) bran extract (PRE) and its major anthocyanidins (cyanidin and peonidin) against light-induced retinal damage. In an in vitro experiment, cultured murine photoreceptor cells (661W) were damaged by a 24 h exposure to light. Viability of 661W after light treatment, assessed by the tetrazolium salt (WST-8) assay and Hoechst 33342 nuclear staining, was improved by the addition of PRE, cyanidin, and peonidin. Intracellular radical activation in 661W, evaluated using the reactive oxygen species (ROS) sensitive probe 5-(and 6)-chloromethyl-2,7-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate acetyl ester (CM-H(2)DCFDA), was reduced by PRE and its anthocyanidins. Electron spin resonance (ESR) measurements showed that PRE, peonidin, and cyanidin all exhibited radical scavenging activities against 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical, superoxide anion radical ((?)O(2)(-)), and hydroxyl radical ((?)OH). In an in vivo mouse experiment, intravitreous injection of PRE significantly suppressed photoreceptor degeneration induced by exposure to light as revealed by histological analysis using hematoxylin-eosin staining. These findings suggest that PRE and its anthocyanidins possess protective effects with antioxidation mechanism in both in vitro and in vivo models of retinal diseases.  相似文献   

Antimicrobial susceptibilities and bacteriological characteristics of bovine Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Serratia marcescens isolates from mastitis     

Ohnishi M  Sawada T  Hirose K  Sato R  Hayashimoto M  Hata E  Yonezawa C  Kato H 《Veterinary microbiology》2011,154(1-2):202-207

The presence of metallo-β-lactamase (MBL)-producing and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRP) strains among bovine isolates of Gram-negative bacilli, and O-serotypes of bovine Serratia marcescens and P. aeruginosa isolates have been reported rarely. The aims of this study were to (1) elucidate antimicrobial susceptibilities and O-serotypes of P. aeruginosa and S. marcescens isolates from bovine mastitis and the presence of MBL-producers and MDRP strains among them and (2) evaluate their relationships to human isolates. We investigated the MICs of 24 antimicrobials and O-serotypes for 116 P. aeruginosa and 55 S. marcescens isolates in Japan, primarily in 2006. A total of 171 isolates exhibited high antimicrobial susceptibilities with the exception of a partial drug. P. aeruginosa isolates exhibited high susceptibilities of ≥ 95.7% to ciprofloxacin, imipenem, meropenem, piperacillin, ceftazidime, cefepime, cefoperazone/sulbactam, amikacin, tobramycin, and gentamicin; however, they exhibited a susceptibility of only 69.8% to aztreonam. They exhibited substantial resistances to ceftriaxone, enrofloxacin, cefotaxime, and moxalactam. S. marcescens isolates exhibited high susceptibilities of ≥ 90.9% to kanamycin, ceftiofur, sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim, and the 15 aforementioned drugs, but exhibited resistance to minocycline. Neither MBL-producers nor MDRP strains were detected among the 171 strains. The dominant serotypes of P. aeruginosa isolates were OG, OA, OB, OI, OF, OE, and OK; those of S. marcescens isolates were O6 and O5. Every S. marcescens isolate was pigmented. These findings suggest that bovine P. aeruginosa and S. marcescens isolates differ from human isolates from both antibiogram and phenotypic perspectives, and could help to evaluate differences in bacteriological characteristics between bovine and human isolates.  相似文献   

Genotypic diversity of Theileria orientalis detected from cattle grazing in Kumamoto and Okinawa prefectures of Japan     

Yokoyama N  Ueno A  Mizuno D  Kuboki N  Khukhuu A  Igarashi I  Miyahara T  Shiraishi T  Kudo R  Oshiro M  Zakimi S  Sugimoto C  Matsumoto K  Inokuma H 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》2011,73(3):305-312

Theileria orientalis is a benign protozoan species that is widely distributed in Japan, yet sometimes causes serious economic losses in the livestock industry. In this study, we conducted a molecular survey based on genes encoding the major piroplasm surface protein (MPSP) and p23 for T. orientalis detected in cattle grazing in southern areas of Japan, consisting of 2 farms in Kumamoto prefecture (Aso and Kuma districts) and 3 farms in Okinawa prefecture (Ishigaki, Iriomote, and Yonaguni Islands). High prevalence rates of T. orientalis infection were shown in all the cattle populations using the diagnostic MPSP- and p23-PCR assays. Phylogenetic analyses revealed 4 MPSP genotypes and 3 p23 genotypes. Furthermore, MPSP genotype-specific PCR methods were developed in this study and wide distributions of 5-district genotypes of T. orientalis were observed for the examined farms. Our results indicate that at least 5 types of T. orientalis exist in Kumamoto and Okinawa prefectures of Japan and that genotype-specific PCR assays are highly applicable for the quarantine of transported cattle and for epidemiological surveys of bovine theileriosis in Japan.  相似文献