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Study on Fluctuation in the Spectrums of Torque Data During Golf Swing Due to the Mass Difference of Golf Club Shafts
When golfing, using a suitable club is crucial to swinging as desired and achieving high scores. Various studies have analyzed golf clubs and swings to select an appropriate club. However, only a few have cons...
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Open AccessAutomatic evaluation-feedback system for automated social skills training
Social skills training (SST), which is a rehabilitation program for improving daily interpersonal communication, has been used for more than 40 years. Although such training’s demand is increasing, its accessi...
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Extraction of differences in deformation behavior of golf-club shafts with different kick points
Playing golf with an appropriate club is essential to execute drives correctly and achieve low scores. Studies have been conducted on the choice of golf clubs for improved performance. A well-chosen club not o...
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Open AccessAssociations of childhood experiences with event-related potentials in adults with autism spectrum disorder
Childhood maltreatment is defined as experiencing of physical, emotional and sexual abuse and neglect in childhood. Maltreatment in childhood leads to substantial psychosocial problems later in life in the gen...
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Open AccessReduced prefrontal hemodynamic response in pediatric autism spectrum disorder measured with near-infrared spectroscopy
Functional neuroimaging studies suggest that prefrontal cortex dysfunction is present in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Near-infrared spectroscopy is a noninvasive optical tool for examining oxyge...
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Open AccessGuanfacine monotherapy for ADHD/ASD comorbid with Tourette syndrome: a case report
Patients with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often experience comorbid conditions, such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and Tourette syndrome (TS). Although pharmacotherapies are effective f...
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How does Hsp90 function in RNAi-dependent heterochromatin assembly?
Heat-shock protein 90 (Hsp90) was recently identified as a silencing factor required for RNA interference (RNAi)-dependent heterochromatin assembly in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. As Hsp90 is know...
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Open AccessRNAi-dependent heterochromatin assembly in fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe requires heat-shock molecular chaperones Hsp90 and Mas5
Heat-shock molecular chaperone proteins (Hsps) promote the loading of small interfering RNA (siRNA) onto RNA interference (RNAi) effector complexes. While the RNAi process is coupled with heterochromatin assem...
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Open AccessDifferential therapeutic effects of atomoxetine and methylphenidate in childhood attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder as measured by near-infrared spectroscopy
The stimulant methylphenidate (MPH) and the nonstimulant atomoxetine (ATX) are the most commonly-prescribed pharmacological treatments for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, the drug-spe...
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Open AccessG196 epitope tag system: a novel monoclonal antibody, G196, recognizes the small, soluble peptide DLVPR with high affinity
The recognition specificity of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) has made mAbs among the most frequently used tools in both basic science research and in clinical diagnosis and therapies. Precise determination of t...
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Open AccessSpt6 prevents transcription-coupled loss of posttranslationally modified histone H3
The tail of histone H3 is an ideal medium for storing epigenetic information because displacement of histone H3 is heavily restricted during transcription. To maintain the locus-specific modifications of histo...
