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A Curiosity Estimation in Storytelling with Picture Books for Children Using Wearable Sensors by Ohnishi, Ayumi, Kosaka, Sayo, Hama, Yasukazu, Saito, Kaoru, Terada, Tsutomu

“…Storytelling is one of the most important learning activities for children since reading aloud from a picture book stimulates children's curiosity, emotional…”
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Alleviating Surgeons' Stress through Listening to Natural Sounds in a Half-Encapsulated Rest Space after an Operation: A Pilot, Longitudinal Field Study by Suko, Yasushi, Shindo, Tomoharu, Saito, Kaoru, Takayama, Norimasa, Warisawa, Shin'ichi, Sakuma, Tetsuya, Ito, Masaaki, Kytölä, Pasi, Nummi, Tapio, Korpela, Kalevi

“…Natural sounds are reportedly restorative, but most research has used one-off experiments conducted in artificial conditions. Research based on field…”
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Effect of Faint Road Traffic Noise Mixed in Birdsong on the Perceived Restorativeness and Listeners' Physiological Response: An Exploratory Study by Suko, Yasushi, Saito, Kaoru, Takayama, Norimasa, Warisawa, Shin'ichi, Sakuma, Tetsuya

“…Many studies have reported that natural sounds (e.g., birdsong) are more restorative than urban noise. These studies have used physiological and psychological…”
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Short Tandem Repeat Contractions during In Vitro DNA Synthesis by Repeat-binding Molecules by Hagihara, Masaki, Dohno, Chikara, Saito, Kaoru, Sugimoto, Kazuhiro, Hishinuma, Yuta, Sohma, Yuri, Shibata, Tomonori, Nakatani, Kazuhiko

“…We demonstrate here that DNA-binding small molecules stabilize hairpin structures formed in short tandem repeat sequences, leading to efficient contractions of…”
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Development of a web application for flowering phenology observation and its applicability to climate-related learning in elementary schools by Nakamura, Kazuhiko W., Miyajima, Kirie, Fujiwara, Akio, Saito, Kaoru

“…This study used class practices to verify the applicability of a web application specially developed for the observation in general elementary school classes…”
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Diversification of transcriptional modulation: large-scale identification and characterization of putative alternative promoters of human genes by Kimura, Kouichi, Wakamatsu, Ai, Suzuki, Yutaka, Ota, Toshio, Nishikawa, Tetsuo, Yamashita, Riu, Yamamoto, Jun-ichi, Sekine, Mitsuo, Tsuritani, Katsuki, Wakaguri, Hiroyuki, Ishii, Shizuko, Sugiyama, Tomoyasu, Saito, Kaoru, Isono, Yuko, Irie, Ryotaro, Kushida, Norihiro, Yoneyama, Takahiro, Otsuka, Rie, Kanda, Katsuhiro, Yokoi, Takahide, Kondo, Hiroshi, Wagatsuma, Masako, Murakawa, Katsuji, Ishida, Shinichi, Ishibashi, Tadashi, Takahashi-Fujii, Asako, Tanase, Tomoo, Nagai, Keiichi, Kikuchi, Hisashi, Nakai, Kenta, Isogai, Takao, Sugano, Sumio

“…By analyzing 1,780,295 5'-end sequences of human full-length cDNAs derived from 164 kinds of oligo-cap cDNA libraries, we identified 269,774 independent…”
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Estimates of genetic parameters for chemical traits of meat quality in Japanese black cattle by Sakuma, Hironori, Saito, Kaoru, Kohira, Kimiko, Ohhashi, Fumie, Shoji, Noriaki, Uemoto, Yoshinobu

“…Genetic parameters for 54 carcass and chemical traits, such as general composition (moisture, crude fat and crude protein), fatty acid composition and…”
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Bird Communities in Urban Riparian Areas: Response to the Local- and Landscape-Scale Environmental Variables by Shiyi Guo, Chang Su, Kaoru Saito, Jiexin Cheng, Toru Terada

“…Understanding how environmental changes driven by urbanization impact the biodiversity in urban riparian areas has great importance for landscape planning and…”
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Multi-Timescale Education Program for Temporal Expansion in Ecocentric Education: Using Fixed-Point Time-Lapse Images for Phenology Observation by Nakamura, Kazuhiko W., Fujiwara, Akio, Kobayashi, Hill Hiroki, Saito, Kaoru

“…Ecocentric education programs should include a method for the in-depth understanding of multi-scale ecological time concepts. To accomplish this, the common…”
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Effect of dietary kapok oil supplementation on growth performance, carcass traits, meat quality and sensory traits of pork in finishing‐pigs by Maeda, Keisuke, Kohira, Kimiko, Kubota, Hiroki, Yamanaka, Kousuke, Saito, Kaoru, Irie, Masakazu

“…Kapok seed and oil from the tropical zone are widely used as pig feed to harden porcine fat in Japan. This study evaluated the effect of dietary kapok oil…”
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Home Visit Rehabilitation for a Patient with ALS to Improve Social Participation by Hamaguchi, Yosuke, Hakuno, Akira, Saito, Kaoru, Wakabayashi, Hidetaka

“…Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS)often experience reduced social participation because of their need for constant medical and physical care. In…”
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Home Visit Rehabilitation Based on the Philosophy of Community Rehabilitation-House Renovation and Use of Assistive Devices Lead to Participation in Society by Nagasawa, Mikiko, Saito, Kaoru, Wakabayashi, Hidetaka, Hakuno, Akira

“…In this paper, we report our work in home visit rehabilitation based on the philosophy of community rehabilitation. Our team consists of in physiatrist,…”
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Home Visit Rehabilitation in Kawasaki City and Its Management Function by Ura, Yuji, Saito, Kaoru, Wakabayashi, Hidetaka, Hakuno, Akira

“…Kawasaki City has been developing its community rehabilitation system for people with disabilities since 1996. In this system, the home visit rehabilitation…”
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Development of Community Rehabilitation for People with Disability in Kawasaki City by Ambo, Hiroshi, Hakuno, Akira, Saito, Kaoru, Wakabayashi, Hidetaka

“…Since 1996, Kawasaki City has been constructing community rehabilitation programs for persons with disabilities. In 2000, a comprehensive community…”
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Anti‐obesity and anti‐inflammatory effects of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor‐γ induced by bofutsushosan powder versus extract by Kobayashi, Kyoko, Saito, Kaoru, Yumita, Masae, Obara, Satoshi, Yasuta, Kohshu, Sasaki, Kenroh

“…ABSTRACT Aim Bofutsushosan (BT) has been used to treat systemic inflammatory diseases, including obesity, according to an original Chinese prescription book…”
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Magnetic stimulation of motor cortex in children: maturity of corticospinal pathway and problem of clinical application by Nezua, Atsuo, Kimura, Seiji, Uehara, Saori, Kobayashia, Takuya, Tanaka, Miyabi, Saito, Kaoru

“…The developmental profile of the electromyographic responses to transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was studied in 46 neurologically normal children aged…”
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Historical forest landscape reconstruction using continuous forest management data from 1931 to 2001 at Tokyo University forest in Chichibu, central Japan by Saito, Kaoru, Imura, Kazuki, Okamoto, Takuya, Fujiwara, Akio

“…The forest management cycle generally lasts 50-100 years, which is longer than the human life cycle. Therefore, it is difficult for the public to understand…”
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Coordinate Involvement of Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis Strengthen the Effect of FTY720 by Nagahara, Yukitoshi, Matsuoka, Yumiko, Saito, Kaoru, Ikekita, Masahiko, Higuchi, Shigesada, Shinomiya, Takahisa

“…A novel reagent, FTY720 (2‐amino‐2‐[2‐(4‐octylphenyl)ethyl]‐l,3‐propanediol hydrochloride), has been shown to induce a significant decrease of lymphocytes and…”
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The dynamic behavior of skin in response to vibrating touch stimuli affects tactile perception by Sakaguchi, Saito, Saito, Kaoru, Arakawa, Naomi, Konyo, Masashi

“…Background The tactile perceptions arising on the skin mediate representations of the body and perceptions of the external physical world. Thus, these tactile…”
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Stratum corneum compliance enhances tactile sensitivity through increasing skin deformation: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Sakaguchi, Saito, Saito, Kaoru, Arakawa, Naomi, Konyo, Masashi

“…Background Tactile sensation plays a crucial role in object manipulation, communication, and even emotional well‐being. It has been reported that the…”
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