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Phoretic behavior of the pseudoscorpion Megachernes ryugadensis on the Japanese wood mouse Apodemus speciosus
Phoresy is a passive transportation behavior where one organism (phoront) disperses to a new location by attaching to another organism. Pseudoscorpions are arthropod predators that mainly live in soil, subterr...
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Can small wild pollinators be used practically for fruit set in apple trees?
The pollination services provided by small wild pollinators in apple orchards were investigated in Akita Prefecture, northern Japan. In the apple orchard in 2017 and 2018, wild species constituted about 43% of...
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Open AccessFor the love of insects: gardening grows positive emotions (biophilia) towards invertebrates
As growing urban populations have fewer chances to experience nature, i.e., ‘the extinction of experience’, the subsequent loss of emotional affinities for biodiversity (biophilia) pose major challenges to env...
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Open AccessPollinators of Oriental persimmon in Japan
Japanese farmers who grow Oriental persimmon, Diospyros kaki Thunb. (Ericales: Ebenaceae), occasionally introduce Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) hives into their orchards during the flowering season, mai...
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Open AccessPollination efficiency of bumblebee, honeybee, and hawkmoth in kabocha squash, Cucurbita maxima, production in Kagoshima, Japan
Kabocha squash, Cucurbita maxima Duchesne, in delayed-start culture is one of the major cultivation systems in southwestern Japan. Honeybee introduction or hand-pollination has been practiced in this crop system,...
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Determinants of type 2 diabetes remission after bariatric surgery in obese Japanese patients: a retrospective cohort study
Bariatric surgery (BS) improves glycemic control in type 2 diabetes; however, some patients show insufficient improvement. Understanding the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes in obese patients can facilitate ...
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Pure ground glass opacity (GGO) on chest CT: a rare presentation of lung metastasis of Malignant Phyllodes Tumor
Lung is the most common target organ for distant metastasis of phyllodes tumor (PT), where the metastatic tumors are mostly seen as nodules or masses. We report here a rare case in which pure ground-glass opac...
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Open AccessPollination effectiveness of European honeybee, Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae), in an Oriental persimmon, Diospyros kaki (Ericales: Ebenaceae), orchard
Most common cultivars of Oriental (or Japanese) persimmon, Diospyros kaki Thunb. (Ericales: Ebenaceae), set mostly female flowers and require pollen from male flowers of other cultivars for pollination. Growers o...
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The influence of garden flowers on pollinator visits to forest flowers: comparison of bumblebee habitat use between urban and natural areas
As garden plants in urbanized environments provide considerable diverse floral resources to pollinators, the availability of floral resources has changed as a consequence of increasing urbanization. Although p...
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Roles of Signaling Pathways in Cancer Cells and Immune Cells in Generation of Immunosuppressive Tumor-Associated Microenvironments
Cancer cells trigger multiple immunosuppressive cascades and generate immunosuppressive tumor-associated microenvironments including tumor and sentinel lymph nodes. Constitutive activation of various signaling...
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Suppression of myeloid cell leukemia-1 (Mcl-1) enhances chemotherapy-associated apoptosis in gastric cancer cells
Myeloid cell leukemia-1 (Mcl-1) is an anti-apoptotic protein that regulates apoptosis sensitivity in a variety of cell types. Here we evaluate the roles of Mcl-1 in chemotherapy-associated apoptosis in gastric...
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Gemcitabine as first-line chemotherapy in elderly patients with unresectable pancreatic carcinoma
Gemcitabine (GEM) is the key drug for the chemotherapy of unresectable pancreatic cancer. However, the efficacy and safety of GEM has not been established in elderly patients. We retrospectively examined the p...
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Angiotensin Type 1 Receptor Blockade Prevents Cardiac Remodeling in Mice with Pregnancy-Associated Hypertension
Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) is a life-threatening disorder for both mother and fetus; cardiac dysfunction is the major complication and can result in further deterioration. Recently, it has been recog...
