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Simultaneous Determination of Aminoglycoside Residues in Livestock and Fishery Products by Phenylboronic Acid Solid-Phase Extraction and Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
A rapid and simple method has been developed for simultaneous determinations of the concentrations of nine aminoglycosides (AGs) in livestock and fishery products using phenylboronic acid (PBA) solid-phase ext...
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Open AccessBilateral multifactor CES general equilibrium with state-replicating Armington elasticities
We measure elasticity of substitution between foreign and domestic commodities by two-point calibration, such that the Armington aggregator can replicate the two temporally distant observations of market share...
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Numerical and Experimental Study on Contact Force Fluctuation Between Wheel and Rail Considering Rail Flexibility and Track Conditions
In the present study, we propose an analytical model with a multibody system considering three-dimensional wheel/rail contact geometry and ballasted track characteristics. Suppression of contact force fluctuat...
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Open AccessQuality-adjusted productivity gain in the propagation of innovation
We introduce a class of production function whose inputs and outputs constitute multiples of quality and quantity. Under the efficiency unit approach, we precisely reduce innovation regarding qualitative and q...
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Open AccessMolecular characterization of cytolethal distending toxin gene-positive Escherichia coli from healthy cattle and swine in Nara, Japan
Cytolethal distending toxin (CDT)-producing Escherichia coli (CTEC) has been isolated from patients with gastrointestinal or urinary tract infection, and sepsis. However, the source of human infection remains unk...
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Open AccessMarginal Value Estimation for the Attributes of the Tameikes via Choice Experiment
In this study, we conducted a choice experiment for estimating the marginal willingness to pay for the different attributes of the small-scale water reservoirs, known as Tameikes, which are prevalent throughou...
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Open AccessWelfare gain from quality and price development in the Japan’s LCD TV market
We estimate the welfare gain from innovations in the LCD TVs that prevailed during the period 2005–2007 in Japan, via consumer surplus that we measure with the aid of discrete choice methods, using market data...
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Open AccessQuality Adjustment in Non-spanning Markets with Variety Aversion
This paper examines the dynamic process of quality adjustment in cases where the economy lacks a sufficient number of markets for coordinating the level of attributes that configure the qualities of products. ...
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Open AccessA nonsurvey multiregional input–output estimation allowing cross-hauling: partitioning two regions into three or more parts
This paper describes a nonsurvey method for estimating multiregional trades without eliminating cross-hauling, when a national biregional input–output table is available. Domestic outflows are assigned by inte...
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Sar1 translocation onto the ER-membrane for vesicle budding has different pathways for promotion and suppression of ER-to-Golgi transport mediated through H89-sensitive kinase and ER-resident G protein
ER-to-Golgi protein transport involves transport vesicles of which formation is initiated by assembly of Sar1. The assembly of Sar1 is suppressed by protein kinase inhibitor H89, suggesting that ER-to-Golgi tr...
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Effects of extracellular acidic–alkaline stresses on trigeminal ganglion neurons in the mouse embryo in vivo
Acidic–alkaline stresses caused by ischemia and hypoglycemia induce neuronal cell death resulting from intracellular pH disturbance. The effects of acidic–alkaline disturbance on the trigeminal ganglion (TG) n...
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Study of rocking motion of rigid body with slide contact
The purpose of this study is to formulate the motion of a rigid body with unilateral contact problems by applying techniques of multibody dynamics and to analyze the issue of rocking condition of rigid bodies ...
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Usefulness of the Perineum Pusher in Performing Rectal Procedures
We invented the Perineum Pusher to prevent excessive extension of the rectum by elevating the bottom of the pelvis. In the treatment of cancers of the middle and lower thirds of the rectum, a clear operative v...
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An improved method for determining the composition of FFA in red tide flagellates by RP-HPLC with fluorescence detection
An improved method for determining the composition of FFA in red tide flagellates by HPLC with fluorescence detection is described. For this purpose, total lipids from Heterosigma akashiwo, Chattonella antiqua, a...
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We identify a source of inefficiency in decentralized recycling systems by taking into account the technological characteristics of recycling activity. We show that competitive market promotion cannot obtain P...
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General anesthesia for laparotomy in a patient with uncorrected tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia (pseudotruncus arteriosus)
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Stereospecific analysis of fish oil triacyl-sn-glycerols
Stereospecific analysis of fish oil triacyl-sn-glycerols was carried out by novel high-performance liquid chromatography on a chiral stationary phase. The positional distributions of fatty acids were determined w...
