32 Result(s)

Article

A phase II study of modified docetaxel, cisplatin, and S-1 (mDCS) chemotherapy for unresectable advanced gastric cancer

Triplet therapy using docetaxel, cisplatin, and S-1 (DCS) against unresectable gastric cancer as previously reported by us showed high clinical efficacy, with a 87.1% total response rate; however, it also show...

Naoki Uemura, Shohei Kikuchi, Yasushi Sato… in Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology (2017)

Article

Distance- and density-dependent leaf dynamics of seedlings of a tropical rainforest tree

Parental distance and plant density dependence of seedling leaf turnover and survival was examined to investigate predictions of the Janzen–Connell hypothesis. The focal study species, Shorea macroptera is a cano...

Shinya Numata, Naoki Kachi, Toshinori Okuda, N. Manokaran in Oecologia (2017)

Article

Identification of anti-thrombopoietin receptor antibody in prolonged thrombocytopenia after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation treated successfully with eltrombopag

A 55-year-old female with stage IVA follicular lymphoma in third complete remission underwent allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. Neutrophil engraftment was achieved on day +18; however, pla...

Akihito Fujimi, Yusuke Kamihara, Akari Hashimoto… in International Journal of Hematology (2015)

Article

Trastuzumab in combination with docetaxel/cisplatin/S-1 (DCS) for patients with HER2-positive metastatic gastric cancer: feasibility and preliminary efficacy

We previously reported that a triplet combination of docetaxel, cisplatin, and S-1 (DCS) is active against metastatic gastric cancer with a very high response rate of 87.1 % in a phase II study. Recently, the...

Yasuhiro Mitsui, Yasushi Sato, Hiroshi Miyamoto… in Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology (2015)

Article

Anti-erythropoietin receptor antibody-associated pure red cell aplasia accompanied by Coombs-negative autoimmune hemolytic anemia in a patient with T cell/histiocyte-rich large B cell lymphoma

A 79-year-old female diagnosed with T cell/histiocyte-rich large B cell lymphoma in complete remission after six cycles of rituximab-combined chemotherapy developed severe anemia, reticulocytopenia, and bone m...

Akihito Fujimi, Yusuke Kamihara, Yuji Kanisawa… in International Journal of Hematology (2014)

Article

Spatial and temporal variations in the light environment in a primary and selectively logged forest long after logging in Peninsular Malaysia

We could show long-term effects of logging operation in a Malaysian forest. A forest selectively logged about 50 years ago had a longer sunfleck time and a less heterogeneous light spatially th...

Toshihiro Yamada, Aiko Yoshioka, Mazlan Hashim, Naishen Liang, Toshinori Okuda in Trees (2014)

Article

Spontaneous cholesterol crystal embolism to lymph node

Akihito Fujimi, Akari Hashimoto, Yuji Kanisawa… in International Journal of Hematology (2013)

Article

Soil-related variations in the population dynamics of six dipterocarp tree species with strong habitat preferences

Differences in the density of conspecific tree individuals in response to environmental gradients are well documented for many tree species, but how such density differences are generated and maintained is poo...

Toshihiro Yamada, Yuko Yamada, Toshinori Okuda, Christine Fletcher in Oecologia (2013)

Article

Fruiting behavior of dipterocarps in two consecutive episodes of general flowering in a Malaysian lowland rain forest

We examined fruiting behaviors of 24 dipterocarp species in a lowland rain forest of Peninsular Malaysia during two consecutive episodes of general flowering (GF). The first GF episode (GF2001) occurred from A...

Shinya Numata, Ryo O. Suzuki, Sen Nishimura, Yoko Naito… in Journal of Forest Research (2012)

Chapter

Can Tiny Thrips Provide Sufficient Pollination Service During a General Flowering Period in Tropical Rainforest?

One of the most crucial and interesting topics in tropical rainforest research is the pollination systems adapted to mast species, which flower massively at multiyear intervals. Highly fecund flower thrips are...

Toshiaki Kondo, Sen Nishimura, Yoko Naito, Yoshihiko Tsumura… in Single-Pollen Genoty** (2011)

Article

Adenocarcinoma of Meckel’s diverticulum diagnosed by capsule endoscopy and single-balloon enteroscopy

A case of adenocarcinoma arising in Meckel’s diverticulum in a 58-year-old man is reported. Abdominal computed tomography and ultrasonography showed a solid tumor in the middle of abdomen. Capsule endoscopy (C...

Yasuhiro Sato, Shingo Tanaka, Yutaku Ko… in Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology (2009)

Article

Growth strategies differentiate the spatial patterns of 11 dipterocarp species coexisting in a Malaysian tropical rain forest

We examined relationships between mortality rate, relative growth rate (RGR), and spatial patterns of three growth stages (small, medium, and large trees) for 11 dipterocarp species in the Pasoh 50-ha plot. Mo...

Ryo O. Suzuki, Shinya Numata, Toshinori Okuda… in Journal of Plant Research (2009)

Article

Size-related flowering and fecundity in the tropical canopy tree species, Shorea acuminata (Dipterocarpaceae) during two consecutive general flowerings

We monitored the reproductive status of all trees with diameters at breast height (dbh) >30 cm in a 40-ha plot at Pasoh, west Malaysia, and investigated the individual fecundity of 15 Shorea acuminata Dyer (Dipte...

Yoko Naito, Mamoru Kanzaki, Shinya Numata, Kyoko Obayashi… in Journal of Plant Research (2008)

Article

Selfing and inbreeding depression in seeds and seedlings of Neobalanocarpus heimii (Dipterocarpaceae)

We evaluated the degree of selfing and inbreeding depression at the seed and seedling stages of a threatened tropical canopy tree, Neobalanocarpus heimii, using microsatellite markers. Selection resulted in an ov...

Yoko Naito, Akihiro Konuma, Hiroyoshi Iwata, Yoshihisa Suyama… in Journal of Plant Research (2005)

Article

Temporal and spatial variation of forest biomass in relation to stand dynamics in a mature, lowland tropical rainforest, Malaysia

To clarify consistency in the size of carbon pool of a lowland tropical rainforest, we calculated changes in above-ground biomass in the Pasoh Forest Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia. We estimated the total above-...

Kazuhiko HOSHIZAKI, Kaoru NIIYAMA, Katsuhiko KIMURA, Tamon YAMASHITA… in Ecological Research (2004)

Article

Delayed greening, leaf expansion, and damage to sympatric Shorea species in a lowland rain forest

The function of delayed greening in the seedlings of canopy tree species in a lowland tropical rain forest was examined in terms of its potential defensive value against herbivory. To explore the ecological an...

Shinya Numata, Naoki Kachi, Toshinori Okuda, N. Manokaran in Journal of Plant Research (2004)

Chapter

Sunfleck Contribution to Leaf Carbon Gain in Gap and Understory Tree Seedlings of Shorea macrophylla

Dynamic gas exchange in response to sunflecks has been studied extensively through laboratory experiments and by modeling. However, model estimates of photosynthetic changes in response to sunflecks vary widel...

Yanhong Tang, Toshinori Okuda, Muhamad Awang, Abd Rahim Nik, Makoto Tani in Pasoh (2003)

Chapter

Leaf Phenology of Trees in the Pasoh Forest Reserve

We studied the phenology of leaf emergence in 94 trees and the leaf dynamics of 17 selected trees in the Pasoh Forest Reserve (Pasoh FR), Malaysia. We tested the following hypotheses: (i) the phenology of leaf...

Noriyuki Osada, Hiroshi Takeda, Akio Furukawa, Toshinori Okuda, Muhamad Awang in Pasoh (2003)