R. Nakano

Emulating Visual Evaluations in the Microscopic Agglutination Test with Deep Learning

This paper develops a deep learning model to estimate agglutination rates in the Microscopic Agglutination Test (MAT) for leptospirosis, achieving accurate results and improving model interpretability.

Antiviral effect of candies containing persimmon-derived tannin against SARS-CoV-2 delta strain

This study shows that candies with persimmon-derived tannin reduce SARS-CoV-2 delta variant titers in saliva from healthy volunteers and patients with COVID-19.

Postharvest properties of ultra-late maturing peach cultivars and their attributions to Melting Flesh (M) locus: Re-evaluation of M locus in association with flesh texture

This study re-evaluates the Melting Flesh (M) locus in peaches by analyzing two ultra-late maturing cultivars, showing that the non-softening trait in one is due to deletion of endoPG genes, while the other has an unidentified M haplotype associated with melting flesh.

Aberrant expression of the COX2/PGE2 axis is induced by activation of the RAF/MEK/ERK pathway in BRAFV595E canine urothelial carcinoma

This study shows that BRAF mutation activates the RAF/MEK/ERK pathway, leading to COX2 overexpression and PGE2 production in canine urothelial carcinoma, promoting inflammation.

Inoculum size effects in blaIMP-6 and plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance gene-positive Enterobacteriaceae in Japan

This study examines resistance genes and inoculum size effects in IMP-6 MBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae with reduced susceptibility to fluoroquinolones and amikacin in Japan.