Soil, vegetation and other ecological compartments are expected to be highly contaminated
by the deposited radionuclides after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) …

Fireflies communicate with each other by emitting yellow-green to yellow-orange brilliant
light. The bioluminescence reaction, which uses luciferin, Mg-ATP and molecular oxygen to …

In Schizosaccharomyces pombe, the RNA interference (RNAi) machinery converts pericentromeric
transcripts into small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) and is required for the assembly of …

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident resulted in extensive radioactive
contamination of the surrounding forests. In this study, we analyzed fallout 137 Cs, 134 Cs, and …

The present study investigated the extent to which native English listeners’ perception of
Japanese length contrasts can be modified with perceptual training, and how their performance …

Purpose To investigate tear function and prevalence of dry eye disease (DED) in visual
display terminal (VDT) users. Design Cross-sectional study. Methods Six hundred and seventy-…

Gibberellins (GAs) are phytohormones essential for many developmental processes in plants
1 . A nuclear GA receptor, GIBBERELLIN INSENSITIVE DWARF1 (GID1), has a primary …

Members of the ATP‐binding cassette (ABC) transporter superfamily translocate a broad
spectrum of chemically diverse substrates. While their eponymous ATP‐binding cassette in the …

A systematic study of the magnetic properties of a series of R 2 Fe 14 B (R denotes a rare-earth
element) compounds has been made using a combined molecular-field and crystalline-…

Purpose To estimate the impact of dry eye disease (DED) on work performance and productivity
in office workers using visual display terminals (VDTs). Design Cross-sectional study. …