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Approximate Bayesian computation analysis of EST-associated microsatellites indicates that the broadleaved evergreen tree Castanopsis sieboldii survived the Last Glacial Maximum in multiple refugia in Japan

Climatic changes have played major roles in plants’ evolutionary history. Glacial oscillations have been particularly important, but some of their effects on plants’ populations are poorly understood, includin...

K. Aoki, I. Tamaki, K. Nakao, S. Ueno, T. Kamijo, H. Setoguchi, N. Murakami… in Heredity (2019)

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MOB1-YAP1/TAZ-NKX2.1 axis controls bronchioalveolar cell differentiation, adhesion and tumour formation

Mps One Binder Kinase Activator (MOB)1A/1B are core components of the Hippo pathway. These proteins, which coactivate LArge Tumour Suppressor homologue kinases, are also tumour suppressors. To investigate MOB1...

K Otsubo, H Goto, M Nishio, K Kawamura, S Yanagi, W Nishie, T Sasaki, T Maehama… in Oncogene (2017)

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A subtype prediction score for primary aldosteronism

Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common cause of endocrine hypertension. Although adrenal venous sampling (AVS) is recommended as the gold standard procedure for subtype classification in PA, it is a spe...

K Nanba, M Tsuiki, K Nakao, A Nanba, T Usui, T Tagami… in Journal of Human Hypertension (2014)

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Branched-chain amino acid-enriched snacks for sleep disturbance

Patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) have a variety of symptoms; some of them have sleep disturbance. The mechanism of sleep disturbance in these patients is still unclear. Sleep disturbance is one of the sympto...

T. Ichikawa, K. Nakao in Handbook of nutrition, diet and sleep (2013)

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Nd/Ba substitution and oxygen deficiency effects on the pinning properties of NdBa₂Cu₃O_7-σ single crystals

We studied the origin of peak effect in the magnetic field dependence of Jc in NdBa₂Cu₃O_7-σ single crystals. The single crystals were grown by the slow cooling method under various partial O₂ pressures(PO₂) (0.04...

S. Shibata, K. Nakao, A. Yamamoto, Y. Feng, A. K. Pradhan… in MRS Online Proceedings Library (2011)

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Electronic Properties of Silicon — M Binary Clusters (M = C & Na)

Electronic properties of silicon-carbon and silicon-sodium binary clusters, produced by laser vaporization, were investigated by photoelectron spectroscopic or photoionization spectroscopic method. The photoel...

A. Nakajima, K. Nakao, M. Gomei, R. Kishi, S. Iwata… in MRS Online Proceedings Library (2011)

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Influence of N and Fe on α-Ti precipitation in the in situ TiC–titanium alloy composites

High strength with high ductility can be achieved in the titanium alloys by using metal precipitated ceramic particle as reinforcement. In this work, α + β or β-Ti alloy composites were prepared with α-Ti prec...

G. Amirthan, K. Nakao, M. Balasubramanian, H. Tsuda… in Journal of Materials Science (2011)

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Vortex glass scaling in Pb-doped Bi-2223 single crystal

We report on study of the vortex liquid in Pb-doped Bi-2223 single crystal using the in-plane resistivity measurements as a function of temperature and magnetic field up to 6 T applied perpendicular to CuO pla...

Yu. F. Eltsev, S. Lee, K. Nakao, S. Tajima in JETP Letters (2009)

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A new simple measurement system of visceral fat accumulation by bioelectrical impedance analysis

Measurement of visceral fat accumulation is essential for the diagnosis of obesity. Currently, the visceral fat area (VFA) obtained from the abdominal cross-sectional image measured by X-ray CT is used as the ...

T. Shiga, T. Hamaguchi, Y. Oshima, H. Kanai… in World Congress on Medical Physics and Biom… (2009)

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Metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype-1 is essential for in vivo growth of melanoma

Ectopic expression of metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 1 (mGluR1) in mouse melanocytes induces melanoma formation. Although requirement of mGluR1 for development of melanoma in the initial stage has bee...

Y Ohtani, T Harada, Y Funasaka, K Nakao, C Takahara, M Abdel-Daim, N Sakai… in Oncogene (2008)

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Prevalence of interrelated autoantibodies in thyroid diseases and autoimmune disorders

Objective: We determined the autoantibody profile in autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD) and examined the distribution of thyroid-related autoantibodies in other autoimmune disorders. Meth...

H. Nakamura MD, PhD, T. Usa, M. Motomura… in Journal of Endocrinological Investigation (2008)

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Chiasmal optic neuritis following mumps parotitis

Dr. T. Irioka, M. Akaza, K. Nakao, T. Kanouchi, T. Yokota… in Journal of Neurology (2008)

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Partial functional overlap of the three ras genes in mouse embryonic development

In mammals, three ras genes, H-ras, N-ras and K-ras, encode homologous but distinct 21-kDa Ras proteins. We examined the in vivo functional relationship of the three ras genes in mouse embryonic development by in...

K Nakamura, H Ichise, K Nakao, T Hatta, H Otani, H Sakagami, H Kondo, M Katsuki in Oncogene (2008)

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Validation of the Japanese version of EORTC QLQ-CR38

The objective of this study was to test the reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Colorectal Cancer-Specific Quality of Life...

A. Tsunoda, N. Yasuda, K. Nakao, N. Yokoyama, T. Marumori… in Quality of Life Research (2008)

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Upstream migration of adult chum and pink salmon in the Shibetsu River

The migratory behavior and swimming patterns of anadromous upstream migratory fish have been poorly described in the Shibetsu River in eastern Hokkaido, Japan. In this 2004 study, we used electromyogram (EMG) ...

Y. Makiguchi, H. Nii, K. Nakao, H. Ueda in Hydrobiologia (2007)