Background Now that marathon racing is growing in popularity, many thousands of
enthusiastic athletes are participating in various ultramarathons all over the world each year. …

BACKGROUND: The details of the clinical characteristics of patients with chronic pulmonary
aspergillosis (CPA) have not been fully understood. METHOD: One hundred twenty-nine …

… Photosensitizing capacity is also dependent on the rate constant (k t h ) of the T 1 state
quenching by triplet oxygen. A final parameter is the ability of the photosensitizer to generate …

Arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd) concentrations in rice grains are a human health concern.
We conducted field experiments to investigate optimal conditions of Eh and pH in soil for …

… 40 Murayama Y, Yasunaga M, Ohba H. The effect of intergenerational program in an
elementary school on the attitude toward community activities in their junior high school days: a …

The effect of pulse duration upon the line profile of Cu I emission observed by laser ablation
of a copper metal plate immersed in water has been examined. By irradiating a pulse with …

The present study describes a stabilization of single quantum dot (QD) micelles by hydrophobic
silica precursors and an extension of the silica layer to form a silica shell around the …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to clarify the effect of an intergenerational program on
elderly persons’ symptoms of depressive mood and in improving their sense of coherence, …

The present study examined the potential of quantum dot bioconjugates to sensitize cells to
UV irradiation and to promote the photodynamic activity of the classical photosensitizers …

… We determined the effect of EPA and DHA on H 2 O 2 -induced DNA damage response
in human aortic endothelial cells. Immunofluorescence staining showed that γ-H2AX foci …