Introduction: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a poor prognostic fibrotic lung disease
with unknown etiologies. Pirfenidone (PFD) was recently reported to decrease the rate of …

The objective of the study was to investigate the effects of baicalin, baicalein, and wogonin (plant
flavonoids) on interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) protein production, mRNA …

The maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) and rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae) are two of the most
damaging insects for stored grains, and are characteristic species of ancient Japan. Both …

Information regarding the longitudinal effects of natural/environmental disasters on obstetrics
outcomes is limited. This study aimed to analyze the longitudinal changes in obstetrics …

Abstract Effect of the Reynolds number on the torque and power characteristics of a small
straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine has been investigated experimentally under various …

It has been considered that tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) is participated in the Alzheimer’s,
and Parkinson’s diseases, brain injury and brain ischemia. However, expression of TNFα …

Our two field studies conducted on Finnish men revealed a negative association between
cardiovascular (CV) diseases and fluoride concentration as well as magnesium concentration …

Abstract Effect of Reynolds number on the torque and power characteristics of a small
straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine has been investigated experimentally under various wind …

… Nihon no makuro seitai: Gendai nihon niokeru seiji daihyo no doutai bunseki [The
Japanese macro polity: An analysis of dynamic representation in Japan]. Tokyo: Bokutaku-sha. …

Journal of Antibiotics, has discovered 181 groups of new microbial metabolites, encompassing
nearly 500 compounds. This editorial lists those groups, together with a representative …