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Southernmost record of an epibiotic alga Pseudocladophora conchopheria (Sakai) Boedeker & Leliaert (Cladophorales, Ulvophyceae) with insights into the geographical dispersal and host utilization
The accumulation of information on the geographical distribution range, genetic structure, and host utilization of the symbiont is important for studying how the symbiont spreads its distribution. Pseudocladophor...
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Host preference of a symbiotic flatworm and its response to conspecific and host mucus
Mucus-mediated communication plays a significant role in sha** community dynamics, particularly in marine organisms found in intertidal zones with complex topography. In this study, we investigated the host ...
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Correction: Reconsidering invasion history of common land snails in Japan through genome-wide analyses
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Reconsidering invasion history of common land snails in Japan through genome-wide analyses
Understanding the method and history of introduction in non-native species are essential for conservation biology, especially in regions like Japan that have a long history of human activity. Bradybaena similaris
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Open AccessTALYS calculations of prompt fission observables and independent fission product yields for the neutron-induced fission of \(^{235}\) U
The TALYS nuclear reaction code’s Hauser-Feshbach statistical decay model has been adapted in order to calculate prompt fission neutron and $$...
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Open AccessLarge esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumors resected thoracoscopically after oral imatinib therapy: a report of two cases
Esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are very rare, accounting for 2–5% of all GISTs. As with other GISTs, the principle of surgical treatment is complete resection with negative margins. In addi...
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Collaboration with Dr. Efrem Sh. Soukhovitsukii: our fortuitous experiences on optical model analysis, his contribution to nuclear data activities of Japan and a posthumous study on light-nuclei
Optical model or coupled-channels calculation serves as an entrance to sophisticated calculation of nuclear data. It gives the optical quantities such as total, shape elastic scattering, absorption cross secti...
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Open AccessCharacterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers for the Japanese endangered land snail Mandarina
Mandarina is an endangered land snail genus of the oceanic Ogasawara archipelago. On Chichijima Island, the largest inhabited island in Ogasawara, this genus is almost extinct in the wild due to predation by inva...
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Open AccessHigh-throughput SNPs dataset reveal restricted population connectivity of marine gastropod within the narrow distribution range of peripheral oceanic islands
Molecular studies based on the high resolution genetic markers help us to grasp the factor sha** the genetic structure of marine organisms. Ecological factors linking to life history traits have often explai...
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Comparing the genetic diversity and population structure of sister marine snails having contrasting habitat specificity
To grasp the processes of spatial genetic structuring in open and connectable marine environments is the principal study goal in molecular biological studies. Comparative seascape genetics using multiple speci...
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Open AccessWhole-liver transcatheter arterial chemoinfusion and bland embolization with fine-powder cisplatin and trisacryl gelatin microspheres for treating unresectable multiple hepatocellular carcinoma
To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of whole-liver transcatheter arterial chemoinfusion and bland embolization (TACBE) with fine-powder cisplatin and trisacryl gelatin microspheres for the treating unrese...
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Detection of Anolis carolinensis using drone images and a deep neural network: an effective tool for controlling invasive species
Invasive species greatly disrupt island ecosystems, risk assessment and the conservation of native ecosystems have therefore become pressing concerns. However, the cost of monitoring invasive species by humans...
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Open AccessCitizen science via social media revealed conditions of symbiosis between a marine gastropod and an epibiotic alga
Environmental factors promote symbiosis, but its mechanism is not yet well understood. The alga Pseudocladophora conchopheria grows only on the shell of an intertidal gastropod Lunella correensis, and these speci...
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Open AccessFirst molecular examination of Vietnamese mudflat snails in the genus Naranjia Golding, Ponder & Byrne, 2007 (Gastropoda: Amphibolidae)
Maritime ecosystems in Vietnam such as mangroves and mud flats are characterized by high biodiversity. However, elements of its biodiversity remain unclear and highly threatened. In this context, the assessmen...
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Open AccessRadiogenomics for predicting p53 status, PD-L1 expression, and prognosis with machine learning in pancreatic cancer
Radiogenomics is an emerging field that integrates “Radiomics” and “Genomics”. In the current study, we aimed to predict the genetic information of pancreatic tumours in a simple, inexpensive, and non-invasive...
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Open AccessMIR1246 in body fluids as a biomarker for pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive tumor associated with poor survival, and early detection is important to improve patient outcomes. In the present study, we examined MIR1246 expression as a biomarker of panc...
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Open AccessStudy on method to achieve high transmutation of LLFP using fast reactor
The purpose of this study is to clarify the method to achieve high transmutation rates of four long-lived fission products (79Se, 99Tc, 107Pd, and 129I) using a fast reactor. New LLFP target assemblies were inven...
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Open AccessPublisher Correction: Cretaceous amber fossils highlight the evolutionary history and morphological conservatism of land snails
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Open AccessCretaceous amber fossils highlight the evolutionary history and morphological conservatism of land snails
Other than hard bones and shells, it is rare for soft tissues to fossilize, but occasionally they are well-preserved in amber. Here, we focus on both modern and fossilized species of the land snail superfamily...
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Open AccessEnigmatic incongruence between mtDNA and nDNA revealed by multi-locus phylogenomic analyses in freshwater snails
Phylogenetic incongruence has frequently been encountered among different molecular markers. Recent progress in molecular phylogenomics has provided detailed and important information for evolutionary biology ...
