Diplomatic devices : the social lives of foreign timepieces in late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century Japan [PDF]
, 2020 The present paper explores the social lives of European timepieces as a particular set of objects in late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century Japan, when the archipelago first encountered the “Southern Barbarians” from Portugal and Spain.
Koch, Angelika
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Modelling psychological responses to the great East Japan earthquake and nuclear incident [PDF]
, 2012 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited - Copyright @ 2012
Gaines, SO +3 more
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Antigen-Specific Polyclonal Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes Induced by Fusions of Dendritic Cells and Tumor Cells [PDF]
, 2010 The aim of cancer vaccines is induction of tumor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) that can reduce the tumor mass. Dendritic cells (DCs) are potent antigen-presenting cells and play a central role in the initiation and regulation of primary immune ...
Gong, Jianlin +6 more
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The Changing Dimensions of Japanese Security Issues [PDF]
, 1999 Presentation on post-Cold War security issues and international relations in Japan. Delivered to the Japan Industry and Management of Technology Program (JIMT) at The University of Texas at Austin on August 11, 1999.IC2 ...
Piper, W. Stephen
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The Study for the Tax System of Cross-border Corporate Reorganizations : Focusing on the EU Merger Tax Directive for Considering the Future Direction in Japan [PDF]
, 2020 This article concludes that the legal framework of the EU Merger Tax Directive (hereinafter; MTD) can be an option other than the legal framework of cross-border corporate reorganizations in U.S.
Nakamura Shigetaka, 中村 繁隆
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Barcoding of the cytochrome oxidase I (COI) indicates a recent introduction of Ciona savignyi into New Zealand and provides a rapid method for Ciona species discrimination [PDF]
, 2012 Mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene sequencing (DNA barcoding) of Ciona specimens from New Zealand (NZ) led to the first record of the solitary ascidian Ciona savignyi in the Southern Hemisphere. We sought to quantify C.
Cary, S. Craig +4 more
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Japan's response to China's rise : regional engagement, global containment, dangers of collision [PDF]
, 2009 Japan and China's ability to manage their bilateral relationship is crucial for the stability of the East Asian region. It also has a global impact on the security and economic development of other regions.
Hughes, Christopher W.
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Not quite the 'Great Britain of the Far East': Japan's security, the US-Japan alliance and the 'war on terror' in East Asia [PDF]
, 2007 Japan, in responding to US expectations for support in the 'war on terror', has displayed a degree of strategic convergence on global security objectives, thus prompting policy-makers and observers to dub it the 'Great Britain of the Far East'.
Christopher W Hughes +13 more
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Country Profile on Disability: Republic of Uzbekistan [PDF]
, 2002 [Excerpt] The Law on Social Security of Disabled People in the Republic of Uzbekistan, Article 1 defines a person with disability as one who is in need of aid because he/she has physical or mental problems. Daily activities such as moving, orientation,
Japan International Cooperation Agency
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background We describe clinical and biologic characteristics of neuroblastoma in older children, adolescents, and young adults (OCAYA); describe survival outcomes in the post‐immunotherapy era; and identify if there is an age cut‐off that best discriminates outcomes.
Rebecca J. Deyell +14 more
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