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Ken Watanabe
Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary
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Open AccessClinical characteristics of geriatric patients with non-specific chronic low back pain
A comprehensive analysis of clinical information in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) was performed to clarify the clinical characteristics of geriatric LBP from the perspective of body composition, s...
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Open AccessBeta-hydroxybutyrate, an endogenous NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitor, attenuates anxiety-related behavior in a rodent post-traumatic stress disorder model
Accumulating evidence suggests that elevated inflammation contributes to the pathophysiology of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and that anti-inflammatory drugs might be a new treatment strategy for PTSD...
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Open AccessGrowth Factor Midkine Aggravates Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension via Surface Nucleolin
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive fatal disease caused by pulmonary arterial remodeling. Midkine regulates cell proliferation and migration, and it is induced by hypoxia, but its roles in ...
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Open AccessQuantitative evaluation of digital-image enhancement during heads-up surgery
Image-processing is an advantage of heads-up surgery and expected to facilitate ophthalmic surgeries. To evaluate image-processing quantitatively, we analyzed the surgical images of twenty eyes that underwent ...
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Diagnostic value of ultrasonography and TI-201/Tc-99m dual scintigraphy in differentiating between benign and malignant thyroid nodules
To evaluate the performance of ultrasonography (US) and TI-201/Tc-99m dual (Tl/Tc) scintigraphy in differentiating between benign and malignant thyroid nodules.
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Open AccessSoft and Robust Identification of Body Fluid Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemometric Strategies for Forensic Analysis
Body fluid (BF) identification is a critical part of a criminal investigation because of its ability to suggest how the crime was committed and to provide reliable origins of DNA. In contrast to current method...
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Open AccessStructure-based drug discovery for combating influenza virus by targeting the PA–PB1 interaction
Influenza virus infections are serious public health concerns throughout the world. The development of compounds with novel mechanisms of action is urgently required due to the emergence of viruses with resist...
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Open AccessBeta-hydroxybutyrate, an endogenic NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitor, attenuates stress-induced behavioral and inflammatory responses
Neuro-inflammation has been shown to play a critical role in the development of depression. Beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) is a ketone body and has recently been reported to exert anti-inflammatory effects via inh...
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Open AccessHeart rate responses induced by acoustic tempo and its interaction with basal heart rate
Many studies have revealed the influences of music on the autonomic nervous system (ANS). Since previous studies focused on the effects of acoustic tempo on the ANS, and humans have their own physiological osc...
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Open AccessPatterning nanofibrils through the templated growth of multiple modified amyloid peptides
There has been considerable interest in the patterning of functionalized nanowires because of the potential applications of these materials to the construction of nanodevices. A variety of biomolecular buildin...
