Insufficient Sleep Syndrome in Childhood by Teruhisa Miike

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Orange Spiny Whitefly, Aleurocanthus spiniferus Quaintance (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) by Jamba Gyeltshen, Amanda Hodges, Greg S. Hodges

“…In the early 1920s, pest outbreak infestation levels caused Japan to begin a biological control program. Primarily, orange spiny whitefly affects host plants by sucking the sap but it also causes indirect damage by producing honeydew and subsequently promoting the growth of sooty mold. …”
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Theorizing International Politics of Research, Science, and Technology: Implications for Global Governance, National Security, and Economic Growth by Julius Adinoyi

“…Those standardsdirect the creation and use of technology and a critical appreciation of the ideologies and values that support such development and use.This paper also emphasizes the crucial role that research, and the network of knowledge-based specialists play in determining policy results.Scientific data and expert opinion frequently influence these results.With examples from nations like the U.K., U.S., Japan, Russia, China, South Korea, Kenya and Nigeria, the impact of organizational and technological innovation on establishing and falling hegemonic powers is addressed.The article concludes by emphasizing the crucial role that the international politics of RST plays for academics and decision[1]makers, with implications for national security, global governance, and economic growth. …”
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The Effect of Geometric Configurations on the Elastic Behavior of an Edge-Cracked Bonded Strip by Xin Lan, Shaobo Ji, Nao-Aki Noda, Yong Cheng

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Magmatic evolution of the Kikai caldera revealed by zircon triple dating and its chemistry by Hisatoshi Ito

“…Abstract Reconstructing the volcanic history of the Kikai caldera, a large active volcano that produced a ~ 160 km3 eruption at 7.3 ka off the southern coast of Kyushu Island (southwest Japan), is crucial to assess potential future volcanic hazards at both regional and global scales. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Concomitant Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: A Literature Review by Toru Shizuma

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Utilization of Carbonized Wood from Tropical Fast-Growing Trees for Functional Materials by Joko Sulistyo, Toshimitsu Hata, Sri Nugroho Marsoem

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Fantasised and fantastical Nordic imaginaries: Contextualising Nordic life vlogs by East Asian YouTube vloggers by Lee Jin, Abidin Crystal

“…While there are many Nordic life vloggers, in this article, we focus on a subset: young immigrant women from Japan and South Korea living in the Nordics. By attending to the genre, content, and interactions between vloggers and viewers, we explore how female East Asian YouTube vloggers who have immigrated to Nordic countries construct fantasised and fantastical narratives around Nordic imaginaries. …”
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Global and Local Structures of Bifurcation Curves of ODE with Nonlinear Diffusion by Tetsutaro Shibata

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Cultural Interface in Action: A Case Study of Philippine Indigenous Educational Policy by Giselle Lugo Miole

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On an Integral-Type Operator Acting between Bloch-Type Spaces on the Unit Ball by Stevo Stević, Sei-Ichiro Ueki

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Electric Field Measurement of the Living Human Body for Biomedical Applications: Phase Measurement of the Electric Field Intensity by Ichiro Hieda, Ki Chang Nam

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Role of PPARα in the Control of Torpor through FGF21-NPY Pathway: From Circadian Clock to Seasonal Change in Mammals by Norio Ishida

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L’expérimentation sociotechnique fondée sur les sciences comportementales : Un instrument au service de la production de l’acceptabilité sociale ?  by Benoit Granier

“…This article contributes to the recent effort to clarify and question this notion, taking a national programme of socio-technical experimentation dedicated to smart grids in Japan as a case study. Although four “Smart Communities” have been designated, the peculiarity of this programme is the fact that the Japanese state is the initiator and supervisor of the experimentation. …”
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Chicken Mite (Other Common Names: Poultry Red Mite, Roost Mite) Dermanyssus gallinae (De Geer) (Arachnida: Acari: Dermanyssidae) by Ethen T. Carter, Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman

“… The chicken mite affects egg-laying hens in many parts of the world, including Europe, Japan, China, and the United States. Although Dermanyssus gallinae affects birds in many regions, it is most prevalent in European countries, where egg industry losses are estimated at $177 million per year. …”
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Preface by Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Gerardo Chowell

“…The global reach of this novel strain became evident when a summer influenza incidence high was reached in Japan by May 16, 2009 [2, 4] just about a month after its identification in the New World.For more information please click the “Full Text” above.…”
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Dynamic Change of Intestinal Duplication in an Adult Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review by Abhishek Shah, Jimin Du, Yutian Sun, Dianbo Cao

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Prediction-Based Maintenance of Existing Bridges Using Neural Network and Sensitivity Analysis by Pengyong Miao

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IgG4 Cholangiopathy by Yoh Zen, Yasuni Nakanuma

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Protocol for odorant-binding protein 2A gene knockdown by dual siRNA transfection in a three-dimensional human epidermal equivalent model by Shinobu Nakanishi

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