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Decomposing the Momentum in the Japanese Stock Market
In this study, we decompose momentum indicators for the Japanese stock market into two components, high-to-price and price-to-high. High-to-price has a lower downside risk and higher Sharpe ratio than price-to...
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Open AccessRelationship between tectonism and desertification inferred from provenance and lithofacies changes in the Cenozoic terrestrial sequence of the southwestern Tarim Basin
The modern-day Tarim Basin is covered almost entirely by the Taklimakan sand desert and is one of the most arid regions in the world. Unraveling the aridification history of the desert is important for underst...
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Dunaimycin C3, a new GRP78 downregulator from Streptomyces sp. RAN389
A new member of the dunaimycin family, dunaimycin C3 (2), was isolated from a fermented broth of Streptomyces sp. RAN389. The molecular formula of 2 was established as C42H70O10 by high-resolution FAB-MS, and the...
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Apogon soloriens, a new species of cardinalfish (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from the Bonin Islands, Japan
The new cardinalfish Apogon soloriens is described on the basis of nine specimens collected from the Bonin Islands (northern island chain of Ogasawara Islands), Japan. The new species resembles Apogon caudicinctu...
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Gymnapogon sagittarius, a new species of cardinalfish (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from the South China Sea and Andaman Sea
The new cardinalfish Gymnapogon sagittarius sp. nov. is described on the basis of eight specimens from Vietnam, Malaysia and the Andaman Sea. The new species is most similar to the Red Sea species G. melanogaster
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Ostorhinchus yamato, a new species of cardinalfish (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from Japan
The new cardinalfish Ostorhinchus yamato sp. nov. is described on the basis of 135 specimens collected from Japan. The new species resembles Ostorhinchus gularis (Fraser and Lachner 1984) and Ostorhinchus atrogas...
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Rhabdamia novaluna, a new species of cardinalfish (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from the western Pacific Ocean, with comments on the synonymy of Rhabdamia gracilis
The new cardinalfish Rhabdamia novaluna sp. nov. (Apogonidae) is described on the basis of 79 specimens collected from the western Pacific Ocean. The new species is most similar to the Indo-West Pacific species R...
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Open AccessStreptococcal toxic shock syndrome caused by the dissemination of an invasive emm3/ST15 strain of Streptococcus pyogenes
Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus [GAS]) is a major human pathogen that causes a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. Although invasive GAS (iGAS) infections are relat...
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A new cardinalfish, Verulux solmaculata (Perciformes: Apogonidae), from Papua New Guinea and Australia
Verulux solmaculata sp. nov., a new cardinalfish based on 88 specimens collected from Papua New Guinea and Australia, differs from V. cypselurus, the only other known member of the genus,...
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Hardness and modulus of ultrananocrystalline diamond/hydrogenated amorphous carbon composite films prepared by coaxial arc plasma deposition
Ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD)/hydrogenated amorphous carbon (a-C:H) composite (UNCD/a-C:H) films were deposited in hydrogen atmospheres by coaxial arc plasma deposition, and the effects of hydrogenation ...
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Prognostic impact of lipid contents on the target lesion in patients with drug eluting stent implantation
We sought to determine the morphologic predictors of major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) after successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stents (DES), using integrated backscatter ...
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Association of inflammatory markers with the morphology and extent of coronary plaque as evaluated by 64-slice multidetector computed tomography in patients with stable coronary artery disease
We evaluated the association between inflammatory markers and coronary artery plaque assessed by 64-slice multidetector computed tomography. Coronary computed tomography angiography was performed in patients w...
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Effects of Reduced-Impact Logging on Decomposers in the Deramakot Forest Reserve
The management of natural tropical production forests is charged to meet with mutually exclusive demands, that is, the production of wood materials and the conservation of biodiversity. One possible way of mee...
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Preparation of Diamond Nanocrystallites in Powder by Using a Coaxial Arc Plasma Gun
We suggest a new method for fabricating diamond nanoclusters by employing a coaxial arc plasma gun. Diamond powder comprised of diamond nanoclusters and amorphous carbon was fabricated in vacuum and a hydrogen...
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Microarthropod colonization of litter in arboreal and soil environments of a Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) plantation
We used leaf-litter and bark-litter bags to examine the colonization patterns of microarthropods in arboreal and soil microhabitats of a Cryptomeria japonica plantation. The mass loss of leaf-litter was slower in...
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Efficiency of extracting microarthropods from the canopy litter in a Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica D. Don) plantation: a comparison between the washing and Tullgren methods
We compared the efficiency of washing versus the Tullgren method for extracting microarthropods from dead leaves and branches in the canopy of Cryptomeria japonica trees. Oribatida and Collembola were consistentl...
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Spatiotemporal distribution of aboveground litter in a Cryptomeria japonica plantation
We assessed the vertical distribution of litter and its seasonal patterns in the canopy and on the forest floor (soil), as well as litterfall (the flux of litter from the canopy to the soil) in a 33-year-old p...
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Sowing and transplantation of Adonis ramosa (Ranunculaceae) for the establishment of a new population in a seminatural broad-leaved deciduous forest floor
Adonis ramosa (Ranunculaceae) is a plant whose risk of extinction is increasing in Japan. In this study, we show that there is a significant possibility of establishing an A. ramosa population by...
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Inverse correlation between soluble CD40 ligand and soluble CD40 is absent in patients with unstable angina
The CD40/CD40 ligand (CD40L) system mediates inflammatory processes important in atherogenesis and plaque instability. The expression of CD40L on activated T cells was suppressed by soluble CD40 (sCD40) in vit...
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The composition and abundance of microarthropod communities on arboreal litter in the canopy of Cryptomeria japonica trees
In a Cryptomeria japonica plantation, we examined the composition and seasonal abundance of microarthropods in communities associated with “habitat substrates” in the canopy (defined as dead leaves, dead branches...