Gifu University

EMU detection of mysterious multiple component radio-continuum emission from nearby spiral Seyfert I type galaxy ‘Sand-timer’ (NGC 7213)

We present an Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) Evolutionary Map of the Universe (EMU) radio-continuum detection of the nearby spiral Seyfert I type galaxy NGC 7213 which we nickname ‘sand-timer’ due to its morphological appearance. We find an intriguing and pe...

Concurrent adrenal myelolipoma and functional corticomedullary mixed tumour in a dog with Cushing's syndrome

Abstract A 12‐year‐old, female dog presented with polyuria, polydipsia and an adrenal mass. Diagnostic imaging and endocrine tests yielded inconclusive results, displaying characteristics of both adrenocortical and medullary neoplasms. Surgical excision, postponed by 3 months, re...

Baseline D-Dimer Predicts Subsequent Venous Thromboembolism in 23,505 Patients with One of 11 Solid Malignancies: An 11-Year Retrospective Cohort Study

Background/Objectives: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major complication of cancer. The predictive performance of baseline D-dimer and factors influencing its levels among patients with cancer remain unclear. We aimed to identify predictors of subsequent VTE development and ev...

Glycosylated Diarylmethyloxy-Triazines: Facile Synthesis and Aqueous Self-Assembly for Supramolecular Hydrogel Formation

Abstract Glycosylated self-assembling molecules enable the construction of nanostructures whose surfaces are decorated with saccharides under aqueous conditions, reminiscent of biological systems at both the molecular and cellular levels. Such glyco-nanostructures thus hold great...

Olive Oil Before Oral Glucose Delays Gastric Emptying and Lowers Glycemia Through Partially Redundant Glucagon and GLP-1 Signaling in Mice

Consumption of fat before carbohydrate (preload) attenuates postprandial glucose excursions, although the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We investigated whether an olive oil preload (OG) reduces glycemia by engaging endocrine and neural regulation of gastric emptying. Wild...

Hydrolysis of Lignin α-O-4 Model Compounds Using Strong Acid Catalyst in Water

Abstract Efficient and sustainable cleavage of α-O-4 ether linkages is a critical initial step in lignin valorization. In this study, we present two highly effective catalytic protocols for the cleavage of C–O bonds in lignin α-O-4 model compounds under mild conditions (100 °C) t...

Competing Roles of Hollow-Particle Ascent and Smectite Structure Formation in Drying Patterns of Aqueous Sessile Droplets

This study examined how the volume fraction of fluorinated hectorite (Ht-F) and NaCl concentration affect the drying patterns of sessile droplets containing aluminosilicate hollow particles. Ht-F-only droplets formed low peripheral rings, whereas higher Ht-F fractions or NaCl con...

Distributionally Robust Decision-Making under Ambiguity: Case Study of Water Environmental Management

Decision-making under uncertainty is ubiquitous in environmental project planning. Environmental processes such as a streamflow discharge often present a subexponential memory, where the autocorrelation persists for a long time. In addition, optimization problems driven by enviro...

Garlic processing for bioactive transformation and recovery: aging, emerging technologies, extraction, isolation, and functional applications

The health-promoting potential of garlic stems largely from organosulfur compounds (OSCs), phenolics, and flavonoids that drive its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial activities. However, key bioactive precursors such as alliin and allicin are chemically unstable,...

Transcriptional dynamics during the transition from culturable to viable but non-culturable states in Campylobacter jejuni

Abstract Background Campylobacter jejuni is a major foodborne bacterial pathogen that poses substantial global public health challenges. Under environmental stresses, C. jejuni can enter a viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state that enables persistence under adverse conditions. D...

WQ-ERT: Water Quality Prediction in Low-Resource Domains Using Gaussian Noise-Augmented Transformer Encoder: Case Study in Dili, Timor-Leste

Evaluating water quality is fundamental to ensuring that freshwater ecosystems support the well-being of all life on Earth. The present study uses physicochemical parameters to assess groundwater in Dili, Timor-Leste, from 2011 to 2018. Water quality was determined using the conv...

Limited impact of NLRP3 inflammasome deficiency on diet-induced metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis in mice

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is a progressive form of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and a growing cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. Although the NLRP3 inflammasome has been implicated in MASH pathogenesis, its...

Clinical Stage-Specific Alteration of Hsa-miR-424-5p in Milk Small Extracellular Vesicles from Bovine Leukemia Virus Infection to Progression of Enzootic Bovine Leukosis

Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is an oncogenic retrovirus responsible for enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL) in cattle. Previous studies indicated that increased levels of the miRNA hsa-miR-424-5p in milk small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) may serve as an EBL biomarker in cattle; howev...

Shall we score? The SHALL-WE score for optimizing sclerotherapy in superficial lymphatic malformations

No standardized tool guides the decision of when to escalate beyond sclerotherapy in lymphatic malformations (LMs). We developed the SHALL-WE score (Severity, Histology, And Location—Lymphatic malformation: When to Escalate) to define the optimal sclerotherapy threshold in superf...

Discovery of a Compact Hub-Filament System in G286.21+0.17 with JWST and ALMA: Insights into Protocluster Formation and Competitive Accretion

Abstract We present a multi-wavelength study of the massive protocluster G286.21+0.17 (G286) using JWST near-infrared (NIR) imaging and ALMA H13CO+(1–0) observations. The JWST images uncover a compact (∼0.5 pc) hub-filament system (HFS), comprising a dense central hub connected b...

Characteristics and prognostic factors of cognitive impairment in autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy

Autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy (GFAP-A) is a condition that can occasionally cause cognitive impairment (CI). This study aimed to clarify the characteristics of CI in patients with GFAP-A expression and its associated prognostic factors. This retrospect...

Fast Breakdowns Observed in the Initial Leaders of Two Energetic Compact Strokes

Abstract We have observed 1 fast positive breakdown (FPB) and 20 fast negative breakdowns (FNBs) for the first time in the initial leader of two energetic compact strokes (ECSs) using a broadband interferometer. It was found that the FPB propagated upward over a distance of 30 m...

Variational autoencoders can detect coronary artery disease in myocardial perfusion SPECT images

Abstract Purpose Variational autoencoders (VAEs) can detect unsupervised anomalies in medical images. We aimed to determine whether a VAE could automatically detect anomalies in myocardial perfusion SPECT (MPS) images. We then interpreted the training and generative processes of...

Real‐World Outcomes of Olaparib in Japanese Patients With BRCA ‐Mutated Metastatic Castration‐Resistant Prostate Cancer: Exploratory Analysis of BRCA2 Loss and Microsatellite Instability Status

OBJECTIVES: Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer has a poor prognosis. Although olaparib has demonstrated efficacy in patients with BRCA1/2 mutations, real-world data in Japanese patients remain limited. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of olaparib in patie...

Molecular physiology of aluminum toxicity and tolerance in rice

Aluminum (Al 3+ ) toxicity in rice plants is a significant concern in acidic soils, particularly in Southeast Asia, where large areas of arable land are affected. This is an environmental and agricultural hazard that severely reduces rice yields, leading to food scarcity, as rice...