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Combined effect of anthracene and polyethylene microplastics on swimming speed and cytochrome P4501A monooxygenase expression of Java medaka (Oryzias javanicus)
Microplastics have been detected in a variety of aquatic ecosystems, and the combined effect of microplastics and chemical pollutants has become a matter of increasing concern. We conducted a 12-d co-exposure ...
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Assessing the Influence of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Aquatic Animals
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are environmental pollutants that harm animals owing to their carcinogenicity, toxicity, and endocrine-disrupting capability. PAHs pollute the aquatic environment throug...
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Effects of the antifouling agent tributyltin on the sinking behavior, photosynthetic rate and biochemical composition of the marine planktonic diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana
This study investigated the changes in the sinking rates and physiochemical characteristics of the planktonic marine diatom, Thalassiosira pseudonana, caused by 72 h exposure to antifouling agent tributyltin (TBT...
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Open AccessCorrelation between improvement in visual acuity and QOL after Ranibizumab treatment for age-related macular degeneration patients: QUATRO study
To evaluate the correlation between visual acuity improvement and vision-related QOL after ranibizumab treatment in Japanese patients with AMD.
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Five-year treatment outcomes following intravitreal ranibizumab injections for neovascular age-related macular degeneration in Japanese patients
To assess the real-world 5-year treatment outcomes of ranibizumab therapy in Japanese patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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Effects of water temperature and light intensity on the acute toxicity of herbicide thiobencarb to a green alga, Raphidocelis subcapitata
The present study investigated how principal environmental factors such as temperature and light intensity change the toxicological properties of thiobencarb (TB) herbicide to the green alga, Raphidocelis subcapi...
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The Wharf Roach, Ligia sp., A Novel Indicator of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contamination in Coastal Areas
We investigated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) pollution of the intertidal and supratidal zone using the wharf roach (Ligia sp.) as a novel environmental indicator. PAH and alkylated PAH (alkPAH) concentra...
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Toxicities of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Fish and Marine Invertebrates
The toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in aquatic animals is discussed, with particular focus on fish. In aquatic animals, our research group has recently investigated the toxicity of monohydr...
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High concentrations of perfluorooctane sulfonate in mucus of tiger puffer fish Takifugu rubripes: a laboratory exposure study
Distribution of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) was investigated in tissues (plasma, blood clot, mucus, skin, liver, muscle, and gonad) of tiger puffer fish Takifugu rubripes. A single dose of PFOS was intraperi...
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Contaminants in Liquid Organic Fertilizers Used for Agriculture in Japan
To provide an overview of anthropogenic contaminants in liquid organic fertilizers (LOFs), products from four biogas plants in Kyushu, Japan, were analyzed for a wide range of contaminants, including copper, c...
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Pollution of radiocesium and radiosilver in wharf roach (Ligia sp.) by the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident
Radionuclide concentrations in wharf roaches inhabiting coastal areas of Honshu, Japan, were investigated in October 2011 and June 2012. Relative high concentrations of 110mAg (2.1–127 Bq kg-wet−1), 134Cs (2.6–61...
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Open AccessErratum: High-Resolution Imaging by Adaptive Optics Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy Reveals Two Morphologically Distinct Types of Retinal Hard Exudates
Scientific Reports 6: Article number: 33574; published online: 19 September 2016; updated: 03 November 2016
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Effects of Calcium and Magnesium Ions on Acute Copper Toxicity to Glochidia and Early Juveniles of the Chinese Pond Mussel Anodonta woodiana
We evaluated the effects of calcium (Ca2+) and magnesium (Mg2+) ions on copper (Cu) toxicity to glochidia and newly-transformed juvenile mussels (age 1–2 days) of the Chinese pond mussel (Anodonta woodiana). Acut...
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Open AccessHigh-Resolution Imaging by Adaptive Optics Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy Reveals Two Morphologically Distinct Types of Retinal Hard Exudates
Histological studies from autopsy specimens have characterized hard exudates as a composition of lipid-laden macrophages or noncellular materials including lipid and proteinaceous substances (hyaline substance...
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The valve movement response of three freshwater mussels Corbicula fluminea Müller 1774, Hyriopsis cumingii Lea 1852, and Anodonta woodiana Lea 1834 exposed to copper
Biological early warning system (BEWS) is an innovative system for real-time water quality monitoring based on different behavioral responses of aquatic organisms. Mussels easily meet the requirement for opti...
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Diffusion-weighted whole-body imaging with background body signal suppression/T2 image fusion and positron emission tomography/computed tomography of upper gastrointestinal cancers
Diffusion-weighted whole-body imaging with background body signal suppression/T2 image fusion (DWIBS/T2) strongly contrasts cancerous tissue against background healthy tissues. Positron emission tomography/co...
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Open AccessFull thickness macular hole case after intravitreal aflibercept treatment
The pathogenesis of macular hole formation is widely accepted as a tractional force at the vitreo-retinal interface in fovea. We report a case of macular hole after intravitreous aflibercept injection for age-...
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RoboCup 2013: Best Humanoid Award Winner JoiTech
This article presents the technical strategy employed by JoiTech in the RoboCup 2013 humanoid league adult size championship. Two features focused on by the team were the design of a versatile robot simulator ...
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Elevated water temperature reduces the acute toxicity of the widely used herbicide diuron to a green alga, Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata
In the actual environment, temperatures fluctuate drastically through season or global warming and are thought to affects risk of pollutants for aquatic biota; however, there is no report about the effect of w...
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RNAi suppression of β-N-acetylglucosaminidase (BmFDL) for complex-type N-linked glycan synthesis in cultured silkworm cells
Glycoproteins have various biological functions including enzymatic activity, protein stability and others. Due to the presence of paucimannosidic N-linked glycans, recombinant proteins from an insect cell exp...
