The Guest Editors are very grateful to the following scientists for their critical and valuable reviews which have significantly contributed to the quality of the papers in this Special Chapter.

Aniya, M., Kumamoto, Japan

Aratono, M., Fukuoka, Japan

Atake, T., Tokyo, Japan

Fujisawa, M., Higashiosaka, Japan

Hanaya, M., Kiryu, Japan

Hashimoto, T., Tokyo, Japan

Ichiyanagi, Y., Yokohama, Japan

Inaba, A., Osaka, Japan

Kawaji, H., Yokohama, Japan

Kimura, T., Higashiosaka, Japan

Koga, N., Hiroshima, Japan

Kojima, S., Tsukuba, Japan

Kyômen, T., Kiryu, Japan

Lushnikov, S., Saint Petersburg, Russia

Morikawa, J., Tokyo, Japan

Nakazawa, Y., Osaka, Japan

Ogawa, H., Tokyo, Japan

Oguni, M., Tokyo, Japan

Richet, P., Paris, France

Saito, K., Tsukuba, Japan

Sakuma, T., Mito, Japan

Sawada, Y., Atsugi, Japan

Toda, A., Hiroshima, Japan

White, M. A., Halifax, Canada

Yamamura, Y., Tsukuba, Japan

Yonemochi, E., Funabashi, Japan

Yoshida, H., Hachioji, Japan