T. Morita

Stratification of viral shedding patterns in saliva of COVID-19 patients

This study stratifies SARS-CoV-2 viral shedding patterns in saliva into three groups with distinct durations using a mathematical model and clustering, but finds no clear clinical or miRNA biomarkers explaining the differences.

Single-cell transcriptome landscape of circulating CD4+ T cell populations in human autoimmune diseases

The paper identifies 12 transcriptional gene programs in CD4+ T cells from autoimmune diseases and shows their utility in disease characterization and prediction.

Identification of inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase as a potential target for anti-monkeypox virus agents

This study identifies IMPDH as a potential target for anti-monkeypox virus agents by showing that compounds targeting this enzyme inhibit MPXV replication more effectively than existing treatments.

Potential anti-monkeypox virus activity of atovaquone, mefloquine, and molnupiravir, and their potential use as treatments

This study identifies atovaquone, mefloquine, and molnupiravir as potential anti-monkeypox virus drugs, with atovaquone showing enhanced efficacy when combined with tecovirimat.

Glutamine synthetase mRNA releases sRNA from its 3'UTR to regulate carbon/nitrogen metabolic balance

The paper shows that glutamine synthetase mRNA produces an sRNA, GlnZ, which regulates carbon/nitrogen metabolism by repressing SucA expression.

Measuring context dependency in birdsong using artificial neural networks

This study uses artificial neural networks to measure context dependency in birdsong, finding that context dependency decreases with finer syllable classifications.

Effects of short-term isolation on social animals' behavior: an experimental case study of Japanese macaque

This study examines how short-term isolation affects the movement patterns of Japanese macaques using Bluetooth tracking and machine learning to identify isolation vs. group behavior with high accuracy.

Non-Parametric Analysis of Inter-Individual Relations Using an Attention-Based Neural Network

This paper introduces a non-parametric neural network with attention mechanism to analyze inter-individual relations from location data, successfully recovering simulated relations and discovering female-oriented social patterns in Japanese macaques.

Animals exhibit personality traits in their movement: a case study on location trajectories of primates

This study identifies personality traits in movement patterns of Japanese macaques using 3D location data and neural network analysis.

Mucin O-glycans facilitate symbiosynthesis to maintain gut immune homeostasis

This study identifies mucin O-glycans as a fermentation substrate for n-butyrate production, which supports immune homeostasis in the gut.