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Open AccessGenome-wide association study identifies a gene responsible for temperature-dependent rice germination
Environment is an important determinant of agricultural productivity; therefore, crops have been bred with traits adapted to their environment. It is assumed that the physiology of seed germination is optimise...
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Open AccessPotential of rice landraces with strong culms as genetic resources for improving lodging resistance against super typhoons
It is generally believed that rice landraces with long culms are susceptible to lodging, and have not been utilized for breeding to improve lodging resistance. However, little is known about the structural cul...
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Open AccessCorrection to: The Japanese Breast Cancer Society clinical practice guidelines for surgical treatment of breast cancer, 2018 edition
A correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12282-021-01256-7
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Open AccessConstruction and integration of three de novo Japanese human genome assemblies toward a population-specific reference
The complete human genome sequence is used as a reference for next-generation sequencing analyses. However, some ethnic ancestries are under-represented in the reference genome (e.g., GRCh37) due to its bias t...
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Open AccessLandraces of temperate japonica rice have superior alleles for improving culm strength associated with lodging resistance
Lodging can reduce grain yield and quality in cereal crops including rice (Oryza sativa L.). To achieve both high biomass production and lodging resistance, the breeding of new cultivars with strong culms is a pr...
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Open AccessThe Japanese Breast Cancer Society clinical practice guidelines for surgical treatment of breast cancer, 2018 edition
We have prepared the Japanese Breast Cancer Society clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for surgical treatment of breast cancer, 2018 update after a systematic review (SR) of the literature based upon the Medi...
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Open AccessAesthetic outcomes of inframammary fold recreation in two-stage, implant-based, breast reconstruction
When the inframammary fold (IMF) is excised in mastectomy procedures for oncologic reasons, it must be recreated to restore a natural breast shape. Despite refinements in surgical techniques, postoperative los...
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Genome-wide association study using whole-genome sequencing rapidly identifies new genes influencing agronomic traits in rice
Makoto Matsuoka and colleagues use a whole-genome sequencing-based approach to perform genome-wide association analysis for important agronomic traits in rice. Using phenotypically diverse rice with low interr...
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Open Access(+)-Catechin protects dermal fibroblasts against oxidative stress-induced apoptosis
Oxidative stress has been suggested as a mechanism underlying skin aging, as it triggers apoptosis in various cell types, including fibroblasts, which play important roles in the preservation of healthy, youth...
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Weight versus volume of mastectomy specimens
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Simple and accurate volume measurement of mastectomy specimens
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Thermoelectric Behavior of Sb- and Al-Doped n-Type Mg2Si Device Under Large Temperature Differences
The thermoelectric (TE) characteristics of Sb- and Al-doped n-type Mg2Si elemental devices fabricated using material produced from molten commercial doped polycrystalline Mg2Si were examined. The TE devices were ...
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Apocrine adenocarcinoma originating from the Moll’s gland of the eyelid: report of a case
A 74-year-old male patient diagnosed as apocrine adenocarcinoma of Moll’s gland origin of right eyelid is presented. After aggressive excision of the tumor, the orbital skin defects were reconstructed with a c...
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A case of intractable recurrent abdominal cutaneous ulceration caused by self-injection of menstrual blood
The causes of recalcitrant cutaneous ulcerations are various and complex. Self-injury is one of them, and self-injected substances have also been reported. In our case, autologous menstrual blood was used, res...
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Options for immediate breast reconstruction following skin-sparing mastectomy
Skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) is a type of breast cancer surgery presupposed as breast reconstruction surgery. Cosmetically, it is an extremely effective breast cancer operation because the greater part of the...
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Skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate reconstruction with a deep inferior epigastric perforator flap
It is important for breast reconstruction after mastectomy to recreate immediately good breast symmetry with an adequate amount of soft tissue.
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An easy method for monitoring free jejunal transfer by detecting peristalsis using echography
We present a simple procedure for monitoring a free jejunal flap. Peristalsis is assessed by echography every 4 h during the first 3 postoperative days and once a day during the following 4 days. When perista...
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Suppression of liver allograft rejection by administration of 15-deoxyspergualin
In this experiment, the effect of the administration route-the hepatic artery, portal vein, or systemic circulation-of the immunosuppressive drug 15-deoxyspergualin (DSG) on the suppression of liver allograft ...