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Politics-based knowledge legitimation model: power exercise in organizational learning by Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…Purpose The purpose of this study is to propose a model of knowledge legitimation in organizational learning focusing on the relationship between power…”
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Accountability Pressure and Intraorganizational Dynamics in Japan’s Public Procurement by Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…Public accountability may involve dysfunction. However, few empirical studies explain when and how external accountability pressure and subsequent…”
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Nature and consequences of ‘government infallibility’ in Japan: analysis of newspapers’ narrative by Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…Japanese government bodies are often said to be trapped in ‘infallibility’. However, the analysis of this aspect is fragmented. To identify the nature of…”
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Determinants of the number of bidders and win-reserve ratio in open competitive tendering: Relationship-specific investments and incomplete contracts by Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…In open competitive tendering in Japan, one-party bid events where only one contractor submits a bid frequently occur. This situation has been criticized as…”
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Transfer of event stigma: Reactions of Japanese regional governments to criticism on bid rigging by Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…An organization may be stigmatized for the nature of its activities (core stigma), or for misconduct (event stigma). Stigma damages an organization's…”
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Protection of Insects against Viral Infection by Apoptosis-Dependent Phagocytosis by Nainu, Firzan, Tanaka, Yumiko, Shiratsuchi, Akiko, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…We investigated whether phagocytosis participates in the protection of insects from viral infection using the natural host-virus interaction between Drosophila…”
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Induction of Apoptosis and Subsequent Phagocytosis of Virus-Infected Cells As an Antiviral Mechanism by Nainu, Firzan, Shiratsuchi, Akiko, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…Viruses are infectious entities that hijack host replication machineries to produce their progeny, resulting, in most cases, in disease and, sometimes, in…”
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Evidence for Phagocytosis of Influenza Virus-Infected, Apoptotic Cells by Neutrophils and Macrophages in Mice by Hashimoto, Yumi, Moki, Takeshi, Takizawa, Takenori, Shiratsuchi, Akiko, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…Influenza virus-infected cells undergo apoptosis and become susceptible to phagocytosis by macrophages in vitro, and this leads to the propagation of the virus…”
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Mechanisms and Significance of Phagocytic Elimination of Cells Undergoing Apoptotic Death by Nonaka, Saori, Shiratsuchi, Akiko, Nagaosa, Kaz, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…Cells that have become unwanted by the body need to be selectively, rapidly, and safely removed. The removal of these cells is achieved by apoptosis-dependent…”
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Phagocytic Removal of Apoptotic Spermatogenic Cells by Sertoli Cells: Mechanisms and Consequences by Nakanishi, Yoshinobu, Shiratsuchi, Akiko

“…More than half of differentiating spermatogenic cells undergo apoptosis before maturing into spermatozoa during mammalian spermatogenesis. These cells are…”
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Characterization of Spz5 as a novel ligand for Drosophila Toll-1 receptor by Nonaka, Saori, Kawamura, Koichiro, Hori, Aki, Salim, Emil, Fukushima, Kazuki, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu, Kuraishi, Takayuki

“…The Drosophila Toll-1 receptor is involved in embryonic development, innate immunity, and tissue homeostasis. Currently, as a ligand for the Toll-1 receptor,…”
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Inhibitory effects of viral infection on cancer development by Rahmatika, Dini, Kuroda, Nanae, Min, Zhang, Nainu, Firzan, Nagaosa, Kaz, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…Immune responses evoked on viral infections prevent the dissemination of infection that otherwise leads to the development of diseases in host organisms. In…”
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Necrotic Cells Actively Attract Phagocytes through the Collaborative Action of Two Distinct PS-Exposure Mechanisms by Li, Zao, Venegas, Victor, Nagaoka, Yuji, Morino, Eri, Raghavan, Prashant, Audhya, Anjon, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu, Zhou, Zheng

“…Necrosis, a kind of cell death closely associated with pathogenesis and genetic programs, is distinct from apoptosis in both morphology and mechanism. Like…”
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Transcription repressor-mediated control of engulfment receptor expression in Drosophila phagocytes by Nonaka, Saori, Sono, Mai, Hoshi, Chiharu, Kanetani, Takuto, Nakayama, Hiroshi, Dohmae, Naoshi, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…We previously reported that Drosophila phagocytes enhance their phagocytic activity after apoptotic cell engulfment accompanied by the activation of the…”
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TLR2-Mediated Survival of Staphylococcus aureus in Macrophages: A Novel Bacterial Strategy against Host Innate Immunity by Watanabe, Ikuko, Ichiki, Manami, Shiratsuchi, Akiko, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…TLR2 plays a role as a pattern-recognition receptor in the innate immune response involving secreted proteins against microbial pathogens. To examine its…”
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Role for phagocytosis in the prevention of neoplastic transformation in Drosophila by Zhang, Min, Nagaosa, Kaz, Nakai, Yuji, Yasugi, Tetsuo, Kushihiki, Masako, Rahmatika, Dini, Sato, Makoto, Shiratsuchi, Akiko, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…Immunity is considered to be involved in the prevention of cancer. Although both humoral and cellular immune reactions may participate, underlying mechanisms…”
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Independent Recognition of Staphylococcus aureus by Two Receptors for Phagocytosis in Drosophila by Shiratsuchi, Akiko, Mori, Toshinobu, Sakurai, Kenji, Nagaosa, Kaz, Sekimizu, Kazuhisa, Lee, Bok Luel, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…Integrin βν, one of two β subunits of Drosophila integrin, acts as a receptor in the phagocytosis of apoptotic cells. We here examined the involvement of this…”
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Essential Role of the Apoptotic Cell Engulfment Genes draper and ced-6 in Programmed Axon Pruning during Drosophila Metamorphosis by Awasaki, Takeshi, Tatsumi, Ryoko, Takahashi, Kuniaki, Arai, Kunizo, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu, Ueda, Ryu, Ito, Kei

“…Axon pruning is a common phenomenon in neural circuit development. Previous studies demonstrate that the engulfing action of glial cells is essential in this…”
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Phosphatidylserine recognition and induction of apoptotic cell clearance by Drosophila engulfment receptor Draper by Tung, Tran Thanh, Nagaosa, Kaz, Fujita, Yu, Kita, Asana, Mori, Hiroki, Okada, Ryo, Nonaka, Saori, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…The membrane phospholipid phosphatidylserine is exposed on the cell surface during apoptosis and acts as an eat-me signal in the phagocytosis of apoptotic…”
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Identification of Lipoteichoic Acid as a Ligand for Draper in the Phagocytosis of Staphylococcus aureus by Drosophila Hemocytes by Hashimoto, Yumi, Tabuchi, Yukichika, Sakurai, Kenji, Kutsuna, Mayumi, Kurokawa, Kenji, Awasaki, Takeshi, Sekimizu, Kazuhisa, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu, Shiratsuchi, Akiko

“…Phagocytosis is central to cellular immunity against bacterial infections. As in mammals, both opsonin-dependent and -independent mechanisms of phagocytosis…”
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