Duration estimation is known to be far from veridical and to differ for sensory estimates and motor reproduction. To investigate how these differential estimates are integrated for estimating or reproducing a duration and to examine sensorimotor biases in duration comparison and reproduction tasks, we compared estimation biases and variances among three different duration estimation tasks: perc...

The capacity of four eddy-resolving ocean circulation models—HYCOM (HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model), MRI.COM (Meteorological Research Institute Community OFES (Ocean General Circulation Model for the Earth Simulator), and NEMO (Nucleus European Modeling Ocean)—to simulate long-term mean hydrographic conditions patterns in Japan Sea is investigated this study. assessment study includes evaluation...

Unlike the polar vortices observed in the Earth, Mars and Titan atmospheres, the observed Venus polar vortex is warmer than the midlatitudes at cloud-top levels (∼65 km). This warm polar vortex is zonally surrounded by a cold latitude band located at ∼60° latitude, which is a unique feature called 'cold collar' in the Venus atmosphere. Although these structures have been observed in numerous pr...

An impression technique called optical impression using intraoral scanner has attracted attention in digital dentistry. This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of the optical impression, comparing a virtual model reproduced by an intraoral scanner to a working cast made by conventional silicone impression technique. Two implants were placed on a master model. Working casts made of plaster wer...

HYPOTHESIS Extended lymphadenectomy in gastroesphageal cancer leads to improved long-term survival without compromising postoperative outcomes in Western patients to attain the standard achieved in Japanese centers. DESIGN Cohort study comparing postoperative outcomes and long-term survival with data from the National Cancer Center (NCC) of Tokyo, Japan. Outcomes were also compared with data ...

During the spring of 2002 he has appeared almost weekly in the Swedish media, where, with patient didacticism he has defended a Swedish law criminalizing the customer in the sex trade. Sven-Axel Mansson, Professor of Social Work at Gothenburg University in Sweden, has been fighting for this law for over 20 years. NIKK magasin No 1-2002 Reproduced with permission from Maria Jacobson and NIKK mag...