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    Prenylflavonoids from fruit of Macaranga tanarius promote glucose uptake via AMPK activation in L6 myotubes

    Skeletal muscle is a major tissue of glucose consumption and plays an important role in glucose homeostasis. Prenylflavonoids, a component of Macaranga tanarius fruits, have been reported to have antioxidant, ant...

    Noriyuki Natsume, Takayuki Yonezawa, Yukiko Saito in Journal of Natural Medicines (2021)

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    Impaired white matter connectivity between regions containing mirror neurons, and relationship to negative symptoms and social cognition, in patients with first-episode schizophrenia

    In schizophrenia, abnormalities in structural connectivity between brain regions known to contain mirror neurons and their relationship to negative symptoms related to a domain of social cognition are not well...

    Yukiko Saito, Marek Kubicki, Inga Koerte, Tatsui Otsuka in Brain Imaging and Behavior (2018)

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    Evaluation of raw nepodin extraction from Rumex japonicus and R. obtusifolius and their DNA polymorphisms

    Nepodin, found in the roots of Rumex japonicus Houtt. (Polygonaceae), inhibits osteoclast differentiation and has an antidiabetic effect. We propose nepodin as an ingredient of new functional foods or as a drug c...

    Motoyasu Minami, Takako Mori, Takayuki Yonezawa in Journal of Natural Medicines (2018)

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    Dissociating prefrontal circuitry in intelligence and memory: neuropsychological correlates of magnetic resonance and diffusion tensor imaging

    We examined intelligence and memory in 25 healthy participants who had both prior magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of gray matter volumes of medial orbital frontal cortex (mOFC) and rostral anterior cingulate ...

    Paul G. Nestor, Toshiyuki Ohtani, Sylvain Bouix in Brain Imaging and Behavior (2015)

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    Perceptions of the Concept of Mutation among Family Members of Patients Receiving Outpatient Genetic Services and University Students

    Our objectives were to investigate: (1) relationships between perceptions of various terms regarding mutation and the depth of knowledge regarding mutation among family members of patients receiving genetic ou...

    Noriko Ando, Yumi Iwamitsu, Kazuhisa Takemura in Journal of Genetic Counseling (2009)

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    Factors associated with turnover interntion among nurses in small and medium-sized medical institutions

    The objective of this study was to evaluate factors associated with turnover intention among nurses in small and medium-sized medical institutions.

    Yasushi Kudo, Toshihiko Satoh, Hisako Sinji in Environmental Health and Preventive Medici… (2006)

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    Are Firm Growth Rates Random? Evidence from Japanese Small Firms

    Anecdotal evidences suggest that a small number of firms continue to win until they finally acquire a big presence and monopolistic power in a market. To see whether such “winner-take-all” story is true or not...

    Yukiko Saito, Tsutomu Watanabe in Practical Fruits of Econophysics (2006)