Pathogenicity of Pepper mild mottle virus Is Controlled by the RNA Silencing Suppression Activity of Its Replication Protein but Not the Viral Accumulation     

Tsuda S  Kubota K  Kanda A  Ohki T  Meshi T 《Phytopathology》2007,97(4):412-420

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Growth changes in bighand thornyhead <Emphasis Type="Italic">Sebastolobus macrochir</Emphasis> off the Pacific coast of northern Honshu,Japan     

Tsutomu Hattori  Yoji Narimatsu  Masaki Ito  Yuji Ueda  Kunihiro Fujiwara  Daiji Kitagawa 《Fisheries Science》2007,73(2):341-347

ABSTRACT:     The biomass of bighand thornyhead Sebastolobus macrochir was increased by the high recruitment success of the 1999–2002 year classes off the Pacific coast of northern Honshu, Japan. In this study, the growth of bighand thornyhead was examined over a 9-year period from 1996 to 2004 in this area. The growth of the 1999 year class and the 2000–2002 year classes was reduced at 3 and 2 years old, respectively, while the 1999–2002 year classes were smaller than the 1993–1998 year classes. In 2-, 3- and 4-year-old fish, the relationship between abundance and mean standard length was expressed by negative linear regressions, while fish became smaller when abundance of the year class was larger. Mean bottom temperatures were stable at depths of 350–900 m; variations in water temperature were small in the main distribution area of bighand thornyhead. We discuss the factors affecting the growth of bighand thornyhead via changes in the demersal fish community and feeding habits.  相似文献   

Changes in density of under-yearling masu salmon <Emphasis Type="Italic">Oncorhynchus masou</Emphasis> in a natural stream after release     

Naoyuki Misaka  Shinya Mizuno  Tatsuya Koyama  Noboru Kasahara 《Fisheries Science》2007,73(6):1274-1280

ABSTRACT:   The relation between the density of fish and parameters such as body weight, condition factor and the hepatic triglyceride (TG) content of masu salmon Oncorhynchus masou juveniles after release into a natural stream were studied. Hatchery-reared juveniles of different sizes and numbers were released in May 1999, 2000 and 2001, and investigations were carried out from July to September each year. The density of fish was relatively high in 1999, when juveniles of the largest size and number were released, but then continued to decrease during the investigation. The hepatic TG content remained considerably low in 1999, and there was a significant negative correlation between the density of fish and the hepatic TG content of the juveniles caught over three years. The initial fish size and number at release as well as the nutritional condition of the juveniles may affect the density of fish after release.  相似文献   

Changes in seawater tolerance during the development of eyed-stage embryos in shishamo smelt Spirinchus lanceolatus (Hikita)     

Shinya Mizuno  Yoshitaka Sasaki  & Kazushi Imada 《Aquaculture Research》2005,36(6):615-619

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Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 on ex-vessel prices using time-series analysis     

Abe  Keita  Ishimura  Gakushi  Baba  Shinya  Yasui  Shota  Nakamura  Kosuke 《Fisheries Science》2022,88(1):191-202

The spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and subsequent lockdown measures have impacted economies and industries worldwide. The fisheries industry witnessed a sharp decline in demand and a slump in fish prices due to its dependence on the food service industry. It is important to quantitatively assess those fish species affected most and the extent of the pandemic’s impact on them, to take specific countermeasures. We propose a time-series analysis as an alternative to the current practice of using ad hoc year-on-year comparisons. Although the pandemic makes it difficult to construct a counterfactual approach due to the lack of an appropriate control group, we use time-series forecasting to simulate normal conditions using pre-pandemic data. In Tokyo, the unit price of fish species that were negatively impacted by the food services industry dropped by 12.65% to 14.64%, and by 26.08% to 28.22% after the declaration of a state of emergency. Seasonality, short weekly cycles, and short-term market trends are factors that affect the price of fish. Species-specific impact estimates related to the COVID-19 pandemic can allow policymakers to implement recovery measures in a more targeted and effective manner. The results of our analysis can increase fishers’ and policymakers’ awareness of the usefulness of economic analyses and incentivize them to release data to establish a system to accumulate and analyze data strategically for urgent and appropriate interventions in the fisheries industry.

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Dynamics of microbial biomass nitrogen in relation to plant nitrogen uptake during the crop growth period in a dry tropical cropland in Tanzania   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Soh SUGIHARA  Shinya FUNAKAWA  Method KILASARA  Takashi KOSAKI 《Soil Science and Plant Nutrition》2010,56(1):105-114

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Microbial biomass and activity in urban soils contaminated with Zn and Pb     

H. Ohya  S. Fujiwara  Y. Komai  M. Yamaguchi 《Biology and Fertility of Soils》1988,6(1):9-13

Summary The effects of heavy metals on microbial biomass and activity were investigated in 30 urban soils, contaminated mainly with Zn and Pb to different extents, in terms of the physicochemical and biological characteristics of the soils. Evaluated by simple and multiple regression analyses, the microbial biomass was not affected significantly by easily soluble Zn + Pb (extractable with 0.1 NHCI). The biomass was accounted for as a function of cation exchange capacity (CEC), total organic C and the numbers of fungal colonies present (R ² = 0.692). Carbon dioxide evolution from soils, which reflected microbial activity, was studied on soils incubated with microbial-promoting substrates (glucose and ammonium sulfate) or without. Carbon dioxide evolution was negatively related to Zn+Pb, and this inhibitory effect of the metals was greater in the soils incubated with substrates. Carbon dioxide evolution in soils with substrates was closely related to Zn+Pb, bacterial numbers and the numbers of fungal colonies (R ² = 0.718). Carbon dioxide evolution in soils without substrates was accounted for as a function of Zn + Pb, biomass and the C/N ratio (R ² = 0.511). Using these relationships, the effects of heavy metals on soil microorganisms are discussed in terms of metabolically activated and dormant populations.  相似文献   

Distribution patterns of soluble salts and gypsum in soils under large-scale irrigation agriculture in Central Asia     

Shinya FUNAKAWA  Reiji SUZUKI  Shinjiro KANAYA  Elmira KARBOZOVA-SALJNIKOV  Takashi KOSAKI 《Soil Science and Plant Nutrition》2007,53(2):150-161

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Forest Floor Quality and N Transformations in a Temperate Forest Affected by Avian-Derived N Deposition     

Satoru Hobara  Takashi Osono  Keisuke Koba  Naoko Tokuchi  Satomi Fujiwara  Kayoko Kameda 《Water, air, and soil pollution》2001,130(1-4):679-684

To evaluate the effects of avian-derived N deposition on forest C and N status, we investigated quantity and quality of litterfall, and chemical quality and N transformations in the forest floor from five sites that had been exposed to waterbird breeding colonies to differing degrees. The highest litterfall input of 2.6 t ha^?1 month^?1 was observed in the forest stand (Site 2) where intense bird breeding activity had been observed. Litterfall C/N was highest at the control site (no breeding activity) and decreased as the colonization stages advanced. Nitrogen concentration in litterfall and the forest floor was higher at those sites (Sites 3 and 4) where bird breeding had ceased and which represented the 'post-colony' situation, and consequently C/N and lignin/N of forest floor decreased. NH₄-N pool size in the forest floor was higher at Site 2, probably due to ongoing input and mineralization of bird excreta. Nitrification rate and percent nitrification were highest at Sites 3 and 4. From these results we conclude that study sites exposed to bird colonies show signs of N excess even after colonies are abandoned.  相似文献   

Prevention of acute liver failure in rats with reversibly immortalized human hepatocytes     

Kobayashi N  Fujiwara T  Westerman KA  Inoue Y  Sakaguchi M  Noguchi H  Miyazaki M  Cai J  Tanaka N  Fox IJ  Leboulch P 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2000,287(5456):1258-1262

Because of a critical shortage in suitable organs, many patients with terminal liver disease die each year before liver transplantation can be performed. Transplantation of isolated hepatocytes has been proposed for the temporary metabolic support of patients awaiting liver transplantation or spontaneous reversion of their liver disease. A major limitation of this form of therapy is the present inability to isolate an adequate number of transplantable hepatocytes. A highly differentiated cell line, NKNT-3, was generated by retroviral transfer in normal primary adult human hepatocytes of an immortalizing gene that can be subsequently and completely excised by Cre/Lox site-specific recombination. When transplanted into the spleen of rats under transient immunosuppression, reversibly immortalized NKNT-3 cells provided life-saving metabolic support during acute liver failure induced by 90% hepatectomy.  相似文献