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Localization and characterization θ carbonic anhydrases in Thalassiosira pseudonana
Carbonic anhydrase (CA) is a crucial component for the operation of CO2-concentrating mechanisms (CCMs) in the majority of aquatic photoautotrophs that maintain the global primary production. In the genome of the...
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Nutrient uptake characteristics of Cladosiphon okamuranus (Phaeophyceae) from the Ryukyu Islands of Japan
The uptake kinetics of \({\mathrm{NO}}_{3}^{-}\) NO ...
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Open AccessMassive hemoptysis managed by prolonged anticoagulation-free veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with which thoracic surgeries were accompanied: a case report
Massive hemoptysis causing inadequate ventilation results in life-threatening consequences. We present a patient who developed respiratory insufficiency produced by bronchiectatic massive hemoptysis and underw...
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Development of Marine Macroalgae
Seaweeds include brown, green, and red algae. Their basic life cycle involves the alternation of generations between gametophytes and sporophytes. These two generations are mediated by sexual and asexual repro...
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Open AccessStatus quo of chemical weed control in rice in sub-Saharan Africa
If future rice production is to contribute to food security for the increasing population of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), effective strategies are needed to control weeds, the crop’s fiercest competitors for reso...
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Branch regeneration induced by sever damage in the brown alga Dictyota dichotoma (dictyotales, phaeophyceae)
Tissue wounds are mainly caused by herbivory, which is a serious threat for macro-algae, and brown algae are known to regenerate branches or buds in response to wounding. In the present paper, we describe a br...
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Significant effect of age on docetaxel pharmacokinetics in Japanese female breast cancer patients by using the population modeling approach
Docetaxel is frequently used in the treatment of a wide variety of solid tumors, including breast cancer. The aim of this study is to obtain the population pharmacokinetic parameters of docetaxel in Japanese f...
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Energetic coupling between plastids and mitochondria drives CO2 assimilation in diatoms
Diatoms optimize their photosynthetic efficiency via extensive energetic exchanges between plastids and mitochondria.
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Open AccessFunctional characterization of the diatom cyclin-dependent kinase A2 as a mitotic regulator reveals plant-like properties in a non-green lineage
Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are crucial regulators of cell cycle progression in eukaryotes. The diatom CDKA2 was originally assigned to the classical A-type CDKs, but its cell cycle phase-specific transcripti...
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The SNP in the promoter region of the bovine ELOVL5 gene influences economic traits including subcutaneous fat thickness
Genetic analyses have contributed to improvements of economically important traits derived from adipose tissue such as fatty acid composition in beef. Elongation of very long chain fatty acids (ELOVL) genes encod...
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The Working Process and Time Efficiency of Patient Transportation in Cardiovascular Hospital Using Time Process Modeling
Patient transportation is one of the daily and frequent jobs in the hospital, however, it requires much strain and time of nurses. We carried out continuous-observation time and motion study (TMS) on the secon...
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All-in-One Tube Method for Quantitative Gene Expression Analysis in Oligo-dT30 Immobilized PCR Tube Coated with MPC Polymer
In this report, we have developed a novel quantitative RT-PCR protocol in which the procedure including mRNA purification can be performed in an all-in-one tube. To simplify gene expression analysis, oligo-dT30 i...
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Open AccessAssociation between fatty acid compositions and genotypes of FABP4 and LXR-alpha in Japanese Black cattle
Fatty acid composition has become an important trait in the beef industry in terms of beef flavor and decreasing the circulating concentration of LDL cholesterol. In this study, we examined the association bet...
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Mutations causing high basal level transcription that is independent of transcriptional activators but dependent on chromosomal position in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Two single (bel2 and bel4) and two double (bel3 bel7 and bel5 bel6) mutations causing enhanced transcription of a gene fusion, consisting of the open reading frame of PHO5 connected to the HIS5 promoter (HIS5p) i...
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Lumbar epidural block reduces cough strength in healthy young subjects
Effects of lumbar epidural block on maximum expiratory strength were studied in 12 healthy volunteers. Subjects performed maximum expiratory effort against occluded airway at functional residual capacity (FRC)...
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Sequence and diversity of bovine T-cell receptor β-chain genes
The nucleotide sequences of 38 T-cell receptor (Tcr) β-chain cDNA clones which were isolated from a cDNA library (2 × 106 plaques) constructed from bovine peripheral blood lymphocytes were determined. Of 38 cDNA ...
