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Hyperactive ice‐binding proteins stabilize cell membranes and improve resistance to dehydration stress in Caenorhabditis elegans

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
TisIBP8, a fungal‐derived hyperactive ice‐binding protein, helps Caenorhabditis elegans survive dehydration. It localizes near cell membranes, reduces cell damage, and helps maintain membrane structure during drying. These results suggest that ice‐binding proteins can protect cells from dehydration stress as well as freezing stress.
Daiki Shimose, Kotaro Ozaki, Ryohei Kuriyama, Yuka Ikemoto, Kazuhiro Mio, Yuji C. Sasaki, Tatsuya Arai, Sakae Tsuda, Yoichi Shinkai, Masahiro Kuramochi   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

First report of Sarcocystis pilosa sporocysts in feces from red fox, Vulpes vulpes schrencki, in Hokkaido, Japan

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2020
Sarcocysts of various Sarcocystis spp. are highly prevalent in wild sika deer, Cervus nippon yesoensis, in Hokkaido, Japan, and four species have been identified based on morphological and molecular characteristics: S. ovalis, S. pilosa, S. tarandi-like,
Takao Irie, Kohji Uraguchi, Takuya Ito, Akiko Yamazaki, Shinji Takai, Kinpei Yagi   +5 more
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Evidence for Itinerant Ferromagnetic Flat Bands Producing Large Transverse Responses

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Itinerant ferromagnetic flat bands are demonstrated in GdCo5 with a high Curie temperature of 940K, a stacked honeycomb–kagome lattice, through angle‐resolved photoemission spectroscopy and magneto‐thermoelectric measurements. These topological flat bands generate large Berry curvaturte, producing gigantic anomalous Nernst effect with record‐high ...
Susumu Minami, Yangming Wang, Seigo Souma, Hiroto Nakamura, Akito Sakai, Takumi Osumi, Hang Su, Hikaru Watanabe, Shun'ichiro Kurosawa, Rikuto Oiwa, Daisuke Nishio‐Hamane, Kosuke Nakayama, Takuya Nomoto, Ryotaro Arita, Takafumi Sato, Satoru Nakatsuji   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neodymium‐Doped Nanocrystals for Sensing Cellular Temperature at the Nanoscale

Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.
Neodymium‐doped NaYF4 nanocrystals are engineered as bright, biocompatible nanothermometers for intracellular temperature mapping. Their ratiometric near‐infrared emission enables highly sensitive, nanoscale thermal readouts in living cells. Combined with gold nanostars for photothermal therapy, they reveal pronounced subcellular heating heterogeneity ...
Maria Bravo, Sandra Krzyzowska, Shelly Yang, Dingchen Wen, Jana Zielinski, Farsai Taemaitree, Samantha Zaman, Alastair Stewart, Susana Rocha, Paul Mulvaney, Hiroshi Uji‐i, Beatrice Fortuni, Sam Brooke, James Hutchison   +13 more
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Possible Shifts in the Genetic Diversity of Red-crowned Cranes (Grus japonensis) in Hokkaido, Japan: Indications of Continental Gene Flow

Animals
Red-crowned cranes (Grus japonensis) consist of two distinct groups: the continental population and the island population. The island population, localized in Hokkaido, Japan, exhibits very low genetic diversity due to its rapid recovery from the brink ...
Wenjing Dong, Kai Tomita, Akira Sawada, Makoto Hasebe, Masako Inoue, Kunikazu Momose, Tatsuro Nakamura, Hiroki Teraoka   +7 more
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A new record of the Critically Endangered mycoheterotrophic orchid Neottia furusei T. Yukawa & Yagame (Orchidaceae) from the northwestern Hidaka Mountains, Hokkaido, Japan [PDF]

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Neottia furusei T. Yukawa & Yagame (Orchidaceae) is a critically endangered mycoheterotrophic orchid that is endemic to Japan. We report on a new locality in the northwestern Hidaka Mountains, Hokkaido.
Shoutaro Morita, Yuichiro Shida, Yusuke Saito, Kohtaroh Shutoh   +3 more
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In Situ Photopolymerization of Smectic B Liquid‐Crystalline Electrolytes from Mesogenic Phosphate–Diacrylate/Ionic Liquid Complexes for High‐Performance Soft Ionic Actuators

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A flexible liquid‐crystalline electrolyte membrane via in situ photopolymerization of a phosphate‐functionalized mesogen, ionic liquid, and diacrylate monomer is developed. The resulting smectic B (SmB)‐phase structure enables 2D ion transport with high conductivity (10−4 S cm−1).
Chengyang Liu, Masafumi Yoshio
wiley   +1 more source

Root‐Stimulated Movements in Mimosa Pudica for Biohybrid Robotic Systems

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates that thermal and electrical stimulation of Mimosa pudica root induces movement of the petiole and pinnules without direct stimulation of the aerial organs, thereby enabling a plant‐based robotic gripper and providing a foundation for the development of intelligent and sustainable systems.
Misao Sato, Kazuya Murakami, Yu Ikeda, Yuki Sakashita, Hayato Kurusu, Ken Yokawa, Jun Shintake   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improvement of yield performance by examining the morphological aspects of a leading winter wheat variety, ‘Kitahonami’, in Hokkaido, the northernmost region of Japan

Plant Production Science, 2020
Hokkaido is a major wheat production region in Japan and is located in the northernmost area of the country. The winter wheat variety ‘Kitahonami’ is the most extensively grown variety in Hokkaido.
Shinya Kasajima, Hideharu Araki
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Rethinking the Disappearance of Microblade Technology in the Terminal Pleistocene of Hokkaido, Northern Japan: Looking at Archaeological and Palaeoenvironmental Evidence

Quaternary, 2020
Archaeological research, for several decades, has shown that various microblade technologies using obsidian and hard shale appeared and developed from the Last Glacial Maximum to the terminal Pleistocene (Bølling–Allerød–Younger Dryas) in Hokkaido ...
Jun Takakura
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