Ophiostomatoid fungi associated with Ips subelongatus, including eight new species from northeastern China by Zheng Wang, Ya Liu, Huimin Wang, Xianjing Meng, Xuewei Liu, Cony Decock, Xingyao Zhang, Quan Lu

“…The ophiostomatoid communities associated with larch bark beetles, I. cembrae and I. subelongatus, in Europe and Asia, China and Japan, also were compared. These comparisons showed distinct, specific assemblage patterns.…”
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Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence: Computer-aided Detection of Colorectal Polyps by Yuya Hiratsuka, Takashi Hisabe, Kensei Ohtsu, Tatsuhisa Yasaka, Kazuhiro Takeda, Masaki Miyaoka, Yoichiro Ono, Takao Kanemitsu, Kentaro Imamura, Teruyuki Takeda, Satoshi Nimura, Kenshi Yao

“…This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of AI for colonoscopy using CAD-EYEⓇ (Fujifilm, Tokyo, Japan) to calculate the adenoma miss rate (AMR). …”
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Sufetula culshawi sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Lathrotelinae): a previously unrecognised species affecting cultivated palms by Mark R. Young, Peter R. Hall, Nigel G.J. Richards, David C. Lees

“…A male specimen was found by Martin Culshaw as an accidental import in Stirlingshire, Scotland, whilst a female specimen was later found in the Natural History Museum collections, which had been reared in southernmost Kyushu, at Ibusuki, Japan. These specimens do not match externally the 31 currently accepted described species in the genus. …”
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A geometric morphometric approach for detecting different reproductive stages of a free-ranging killer whale Orcinus orca population by Chloe V. Robinson, Brittany C. Visona-Kelly

“…This work helps to satisfy the need for universal tools for non-invasively gleaning population demographic data from free-ranging cetaceans especially of populations which are experiencing prey-related reproductive failures, to understand miscarriage rates and trigger subsequential conservation actions.…”
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Stability of Sodium Pentobarbital 5w/v% Aqueous Solution During Short‐Term Chilled and Ambient‐Temperature Storage by Masakazu Dohi, Kayoko Ueda, Yoshinori Yamagiwa, Atsuko Yamashita, Yuji Sakamoto

“…ABSTRACT The COVID‐19 pandemic made it difficult to obtain pharmaceutical‐grade injectable anaesthetics used in animal experiments in Japan. To address this problem, it is worth the effort to evaluate whether the use of non‐pharmaceutical‐grade sodium pentobarbital (PBNa) water solution can be an alternative one from the perspective of stability, physicochemical properties, bioavailability and so on. …”
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Extraction and Characterisation of African Star Apple (Chrysophyllum albidum) Seed Oil and the Adsorptive Properties of the Fruit Shell in Ghana by Michael A. Anang, Michael Oteng-Peprah, Kwasi Opoku-Boadu

“…A Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) study on the oil identified some triglycerides, carbonyl, alkane, and alkene compounds. Adsorptive studies of the fruit shell for the removal of dye were also performed after chemical activation with CaCl2, MgCl2, and ZnCl2. …”
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Expression Analysis of Heavy-Chain-Only Antibodies in Cloudy Catshark and Japanese Bullhead Shark by Reo Uemura, Susumu Tanimura, Nao Yamaguchi, Ryuichi Kuroiwa, Gabriel Takashi Andrés Tsutsumi, Toshiaki Fujikawa, Kiyoshi Soyano, Kohsuke Takeda, Yoshimasa Tanaka

“…In this study, we analyzed IgNAR of the cloudy catshark and Japanese bullhead shark, small demersal sharks available in the coastal waters of Japan. By analyzing the IgNAR gene sequence and comparing it with the constant regions of five other known shark species, high homology was observed in the C4 region. …”
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CD40 Gene Polymorphisms Associated with Susceptibility and Coronary Artery Lesions of Kawasaki Disease in the Taiwanese Population by Ho-Chang Kuo, Mei-Chyn Chao, Yu-Wen Hsu, Ying-Chi Lin, Ying-Hsien Huang, Hong-Ren Yu, Ming-Feng Hou, Chi-Di Liang, Kuender D. Yang, Wei-Chiao Chang, Chih-Lu Wang

“…Our previous studies showed expression of CD40 ligand on CD4+ T cells correlated to the coronary artery lesion (CAL) and disease progress in KD. Other studies from Japan suggested the role of CD40L in the pathogenesis of CAL, and this might help explain the excessive number of males affected with KD but cannot be reproduced by Taiwanese population. …”
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Photo-Fenton and Fenton Oxidation of Recalcitrant Industrial Wastewater Using Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron by Henrik Hansson, Fabio Kaczala, Marcia Marques, William Hogland

“…Due to the nature of their activities, these industries generate lower volumes of highly polluted wastewaters after cleaning activities. Advanced oxidation processes such as Fenton and photo-Fenton, are potentially feasible options for treatment of these wastewaters. …”
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Evaluation of the efficacy of low concentration fluoride gel using custom trays to prevent radiation-related dental caries in patients with head and neck cancer: protocol for a ran... by Yumiko Kawashita, Masahiro Umeda, Toshiyuki Saito, Sakiko Soutome, Souichi Yanamoto, Maho Murata, Masako Yoshimatsu, Madoka Funahara

“…Target accrual is 80 patients with a two-sided type I error rate of 5% and 80% power to detect 80% risk reduction.Ethics and dissemination This study was approved by the Clinical Research Review Board in Nagasaki University The protocol of this study was registered at Japan Registry of Clinical Trials (jRCT) and University hospital Medical Information Network Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN). …”
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Phylodynamic reconstruction of major chicken infectious anemia virus clades epidemiology, dispersal, and evolution by Giovanni Franzo, Matteo Legnardi, Francesca Poletto, Riccardo Baston, Giulia Faustini, Mattia Cecchinato, Claudia Maria Tucciarone

“…CIAV, recognized globally for decades, shows a significant genetic diversity, but its implications remain underexplored.MethodsThis study analyzed over 1,000 VP1 sequences and examined CIAV’s epidemiology, evolution, and spread with various phylodynamic and phylogeographic approaches.ResultsFindings suggest that CIAV likely originated in Japan in the early 20th century, followed by worldwide diversification in two main clades. …”
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Usefulness of Low-Dose Splenic Irradiation prior to Reduced-Intensity Conditioning Regimen for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Elderly Patients with Myelofibrosis by Etsuko Matsubara, Jun Yamanouchi, Riko Kitazawa, Taichi Azuma, Hiroshi Fujiwara, Takaaki Hato, Masaki Yasukawa

“…The Janus kinase (JAK) 1 and 2 inhibitor, ruxolitinib, was recently approved in Japan and has been effective in many patients with myelofibrosis (MF). …”
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Evolution characteristics and invulnerability simulation analysis of global zirconium ore trade network by Fanjie Luo, Wei Liu, Mao Xu, Qunyi Liu, Junbo Wang

“…China plays a crucial role as a bridge connecting various countries, while Japan exerts significant influence within the network; (2) the network is particularly vulnerable to targeted attacks based on node degree and betweenness centrality, highlighting the potential for significant disruption following the removal of key nodes. …”
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Petroleum Hydrocarbon Fingerprints of Water and Sediment Samples of Buffalo River Estuary in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa by A. O. Adeniji, O. O. Okoh, A. I. Okoh

“…However, the levels in the sediments exceeded the EGASPIN target value (50 mg/kg) for mineral oil but were below the intervention value (5,000 mg/kg), indicating a serious impact of industrial growth and urbanization on the area, although the n-alkane ratios and indexes used for source tracking revealed excessive flow from both natural and anthropogenic sources.…”
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The Impact of Electronic Health Records in Management of Chronic Diseases in Uganda: A Case Study of Kampala International Teaching Hospital. by Tusasiibwe, Ivan

“…According to these study findings, the researcher recommends that there should be employment of more trained personnel that will be responsible for the accuracy and timely entry of clients' data into the EHR system to avoid treatment errors and ensure that data cleaning is done regularly to eliminate data errors in the system.…”
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Differentiating Between Perfluorohexyloctane Ophthalmic Solution and Water-Free Cyclosporine Ophthalmic Solution 0.1% for Dry Eye Disease: A Review of Preclinical and Clinical Char... by Laura M. Periman, Darrell E. White, Douglas Katsev

“…The two medications utilize the distinctive properties of two different semifluorinated alkanes (SFAs) to elicit their therapeutic effects. …”
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Using a Micro Sampler on a Drone to Extract Organic Vapors—A Case Study of Monitoring Industrial Pollution by Wen-Hsi Cheng, Chung-Shin Yuan

“…The mainly emitted compounds, including aromatic hydrocarbons (toluene of 1,450 ± 650 ppb, ethylbenzene of 34 ± 12 ppb and xylenes of 51 ± 25 ppb), formaldehyde (50 ± 12 ppb), alkanes (propane of 30 ± 10 ppb), triacetin (7,620 ± 1600 ppb) and terephthalic acid (20 ± 5 ppb) were collected and then identified by the off-line gas chromatography (GC)-mass spectroscopy (MS) system in the laboratory. …”
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Multiresidue Analysis of 86 Pesticides Using Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry: II-Nonleafy Vegetables by M. H. EL-Saeid, M. T. Selim

“…This method used to determine 86 pesticide residues with a broad range of physicochemical properties in fresh vegetables related to organophosphorus (OPP), organochlorines (OCP), pyrethroids, and carbamates mainly used in agriculture. Sample extract was cleaned up by using AOAC method. Pesticide residues above the maximum residue limits (MRL) were detected in 15.89% of the total samples (168 from 1057 samples), but 83.90% of the total samples (887 from 1057 samples) has no residues or contained pesticide residues at or below MRL. …”
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Effects of Glacier and Geomorphology on the Mechanism Difference of Glacier-Related Debris Flow on the South and North Banks of Parlung Zangbo River, Southeastern Tibetan Plateau by Jiajia Zhang, Jiankang Liu, Yuanling Li, Junchao Wang, Long Chen, Bo Gao

“…Alpine glaciers are vulnerable to climate changes, and their recession due to warming has already induced a large number of geohazards closely related to the glacial motion, such as debris flow. …”
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Application of deep learning techniques for analysis and prediction of particulate matter at Kota city, India by Lovish Sharma, Hajari Singh, Mahendra Pratap Choudhary

“…Data preprocessing involves cleaning, normalization using a min-max scaler, and handling missing values with Multiple Imputation in XLSTAT. …”
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