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The mysterious feeding ecology of leptocephali: a unique strategy of consuming marine snow materials

Leptocephalus larvae have transparent bodies with tubular intestines that usually lack identifiable food items when they are collected, so mystery has surrounded efforts to determine what they feed on. Artific...

Katsumi Tsukamoto, Michael J. Miller in Fisheries Science (2021)

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Effects of neonatal isoflurane anesthesia exposure on learning-specific and sensory systems in adults

Millions of children undergo general anesthesia each year, and animal and human studies have indicated that exposure to anesthesia at an early age can impact neuronal development, leading to behavioral and lea...

Daniil P. Aksenov, Palamadai N. Venkatasubramanian, Michael J. Miller… in Scientific Reports (2020)

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Release of eDNA by different life history stages and during spawning activities of laboratory-reared Japanese eels for interpretation of oceanic survey data

To assist in detection of offshore spawning activities of the Japanese eel Anguilla japonica and facilitate interpretation of results of environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis in their spawning area, we examined the e...

Aya Takeuchi, Takuya Iijima, Wataru Kakuzen, Shun Watanabe… in Scientific Reports (2019)

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Potential impact of ocean circulation on the declining Japanese eel catches

Recruitment of Japanese eels, Anguilla japonica, has declined in recent decades possibly due to both anthropogenic and ocean-atmosphere factors. The potential impact of ocean circulation on the decreasing Japanes...

Yu-Lin K. Chang, Yasumasa Miyazawa, Michael J. Miller… in Scientific Reports (2018)

Chapter and Conference Paper

Data Integration and Knowledge Coordination for Planetary Exploration Traverses

In order to implement an ambulatory physiological monitor in a free-range environment, a number of human performance sensing, human-computer interaction, data visualization, and wireless transmission technolog...

Jordan R. Hill, Barrett S. Caldwell… in Human Interface and the Management of Info… (2016)

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Maternal fucosyltransferase 2 status affects the gut bifidobacterial communities of breastfed infants

Individuals with inactive alleles of the fucosyltransferase 2 gene (FUT2; termed the ‘secretor’ gene) are common in many populations. Some members of the genus Bifidobacterium, common infant gut commensals, are k...

Zachery T Lewis, Sarah M Totten, Jennifer T Smilowitz, Mina Popovic… in Microbiome (2015)

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Ariosoma-type Leptocephali (Congridae: Bathymyrinae) in the Mentawai Islands region off western Sumatra, Indonesia

Ariosoma-type leptocephali of the congrid subfamily Bathymyrinae are typically present in tropical and subtropical regions where they reach large sizes and are often abundant compared to other taxa. Different mo...

Michael J Miller, Mikiya Yamaguchi, Sam Wouthuyzen, Jun Aoyama… in Zoological Studies (2013)

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Erratum to: Video observation of an eel in the Anguilla japonica spawning area along the West Mariana Ridge

Katsumi Tsukamoto, Noritaka Mochioka, Michael J. Miller… in Fisheries Science (2013)

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Discovery of a spawning area of the common Japanese conger Conger myriaster along the Kyushu-Palau Ridge in the western North Pacific

The common Japanese conger Conger myriaster is an important commercial coastal fisheries species in East Asia, but its spawning area has not been determined. A larval sampling survey was conducted in September 20...

Hiroaki Kurogi, Noritaka Mochioka, Makoto Okazaki, Masanori Takahashi… in Fisheries Science (2012)

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Whole cell biosynthesis of a functional oligosaccharide, 2′-fucosyllactose, using engineered Escherichia coli

2'-Fucosyllactose (2-FL) is a functional oligosaccharide present in human milk which protects against the infection of enteric pathogens. Because 2-FL can be synthesized through the enzymatic fucosylation of l...

Won-Heong Lee, Panchalee Pathanibul, Josh Quarterman… in Microbial Cell Factories (2012)

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Oceanic spawning ecology of freshwater eels in the western North Pacific

The natural reproductive ecology of freshwater eels remained a mystery even after some of their offshore spawning areas were discovered approximately 100 years ago. In this study, we investigate the spawning e...

Katsumi Tsukamoto, Seinen Chow, Tsuguo Otake, Hiroaki Kurogi… in Nature Communications (2011)

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The PTS transporters of Lactobacillus gasseri ATCC 33323

Lactobacilli can utilize a variety of carbohydrates which reflects the nutrient availability in their respective environments. A common lactobacilli in the human gastrointestinal tract, Lactobacillus gasseri, was...

Alyssa L Francl, Taksawan Thongaram, Michael J Miller in BMC Microbiology (2010)

Chapter and Conference Paper

Simulation Studies for Predicting Surgical Outcomes in Breast Reconstructive Surgery

Currently, there is no reliable method to accurately predict the outcome of breast reconstruction for an individual patient prior to surgery. To address this limitation, we are develo** a simulation system c...

Celeste Williams, Ioannis A. Kakadaris… in Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assis… (2003)

Chapter and Conference Paper

Modeling for Plastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery

In this paper, we present the modeling and estimation aspects of a virtual reality system for plastic and reconstructive breast surgery. Our system has two modes, a model creation mode and a model fitting mode. T...

David T. Chen, Ioannis A. Kakadiaris… in Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assis… (2000)