<i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i> Cry1A Insecticidal Toxins and Their Digests Do Not Stimulate Histamine Release from Cultured Rat Mast Cells by Hisashi Ohto, Mayumi Ohno, Miho Suganuma-Katagiri, Takashi Hara, Yoko Egawa, Kazuya Tomimoto, Kosuke Haginoya, Hidetaka Hori, Yuzuri Iwamoto, Tohru Hayakawa

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A Liquid Chromatography with Tandem Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomic Analysis of Primary Cultured Cells and Subcultured Cells Using Mouse Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Yoshiki Nakashima, Saifun Nahar, Chika Miyagi-Shiohira, Takao Kinjo, Naoya Kobayashi, Issei Saitoh, Masami Watanabe, Jiro Fujita, Hirofumi Noguchi

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Efficient production system for hydrogel-based transparent soil for plant root observation by Naoyuki Sotta, Wenhao Li, Toru Fujiwara

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Ex Vivo Propagation of Pinctada Birnavirus Using Mantle Tissue Fragment Culture: Application for Measuring Replication at Different Temperatures, TCID₅₀ Assay, and UV Se... by Tomomasa Matsuyama, Takashi Atsumi, Ikunari Kiryu, Kousuke Umeda, Natsuki Morimoto

“…The disease, which induces mass mortality in juveniles less than 1 year old and abnormalities in adults, was first reported in Japan in 2019. Research on the disease has been hindered by the lack of cell lines capable of propagating PiBV. …”
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Radioprotective Effect of Alk(en)yl Thiosulfates Derived from Allium Vegetables against DNA Damage Caused by X-Ray Irradiation in Cultured Cells: Antiradiation Potential of Onions... by Hye-Sook Chang, Daiji Endoh, Yushi Ishida, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Shuji Ozawa, Masanobu Hayashi, Akira Yabuki, Osamu Yamato

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International perspective on social cognition in schizophrenia: current stage and the next steps by Silvia Corbera, Matthew M. Kurtz, Amélie M. Achim, Giulia Agostoni, Isabelle Amado, Michal Assaf, Stefano Barlati, Margherita Bechi, Roberto Cavallaro, Satoru Ikezawa, Hiroki Okano, Ryo Okubo, Rafael Penadés, Takashi Uchino, Antonio Vita, Yuji Yamada, Morris D Bell

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Lithuanian Conceptual Colour–Emotion Associations in the Global Context of 37 Nations by Domicelė Jonauskaitė

“…While such colour metaphors vary across languages, conceptual associations between colours and emotions have many cross-cultural similarities. Here, we took published data from 8615 participants (2172 men) coming from 37 nations (i.e., Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and United States) and analysed Lithuanian (n = 217) associations between colour terms and emotion concepts. …”
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Genetic markers on the distribution of ancient marine hunters in Priokhotye by B. A. Malyarchuk

“…According to paleogenomic data, the earliest cases of the “Arctic” variant of the CPT1A gene were found in the Greenland and Canadian Paleoeskimos (4 thousand years ago), among representatives of the Tokarev culture of the Northern Priokhotye (3 thousand years ago), and among the bearers of the culture of the late Jomon of Hokkaido (3.5–3.8 thousand years ago). …”
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Un jardin japonais botanique et médicinal de création récente by Manon Paul-Traversaz, Serge Krivobok, Michel Sève

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Les paysages culturels au Japon : concepts et pratiques by Edani Hiroko

“…In Japan, since the revision of the law for the protection of cultural properties in 2004, cultural landscapes have been included in the list of protected properties. …”
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日本における文化的景観のコンセプトと実践 by Edani Hiroko 惠谷 浩子

“…In Japan, since the revision of the law for the protection of cultural properties in 2004, cultural landscapes have been included in the list of protected properties. …”
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Design and application of a sterile urine culture specimen retention device with negative pressure suction device (一种带负压吸引装置的无菌尿培养标本留取装置的设计与应用)... by QIAN Xiaoge (茜晓格), SUN Xiumei (孙秀梅)

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In vitro propagation of Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf. using apical shoot segments and phytochemical assessments of the maternal and regenerated plants by Roggers, Gang, Richard, Komakech, Yuseong, Chung, Denis, Okello, Wook, Jin Kim, Byeong, Cheol Moon, Nam, Hui Yim, Youngmin, Kang

“…Nannf. is a medicinal plant traditionally used in China, Korea, and Japan to treat many diseases including poor gastrointestinal function, low immunity, gastric ulcers, and chronic gastritis. …”
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Reorientando a identidade nacional em Native speaker, de Chang-rae Lee, e O sol se põe em São Paulo, de Bernardo Carvalho by Rex P. Nielson

“…The plotlines of both nove ls hinge on the identity crisis of a second-generation Asian immigrant (from Korea in one case and Japan in the other) who is seeking to negotiate his American identity (speaking in hemispheric terms) in terms of his family‟s origin and language. …”
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Understanding the Role of Processes in Shaping the Compatibility of Contemporary Architecture in Historical Urban Environments by Jeongyoon Choi

“…Through case studies from Seoul and Gimpo in South Korea, Tomioka in Japan, and Graz in Austria, this study highlights the importance of processes such as design reviews, stakeholder engagement, and public education in urban heritage management. …”
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Les interventions japonaises au jardin Albert-Kahn dans la deuxième moitié du xxe siècle : vitrine et laboratoire de nouvelles conceptions du jardin japonais by Hiromi Matsugi

“…It also considers this garden as a work of landscape architecture evolving over time under various influences and interpretations coming from Japan, and inspired by cultural references that are inextricably linked to historical periods.…”
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La Vénus Jōmon, grande oubliée du panthéon des arts japonais ? by Chloé-Alizée Clément

“…Its history bears witness to the changes in Japanese cultural policies and identity since the 1980s.…”
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Comparative analysis of the concepts of “law enforcement agencies” and “discretionary powers” in the international legal systems by O. A. Prysyazhnyuk

“…The article makes a comparative analysis of the concepts of “law enforcement agencies” and “discretionary powers” in the international legal systems on the example of the USA, the UK, Germany, France and Japan. The purpose of the study is to examine the legal acts that define the functioning of these concepts in each country, as well as to analyse in-depth the mechanisms of their implementation within the framework of legislative and practical activities of law enforcement agencies. …”
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East Asian Welfare Regimes 東アジア福祉制度 by Joseph Wong, Andrew DeWit, Ito Peng

“…As the authors point out, in 2005 Japan led East Asia with 18.6% of GDP devoted to social spending. …”
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