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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsA STOCHASTIC FRONTIER APPROACH FOR MEASURING TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF SMALL-SCALE IMPROVED SALT PRODUCTION IN GUINEABoubacar Siddighi Balde, Hajime Kobayashi, Makoto Nohmi et al.Salt production is a major driving force behind the loss of mangrove in Guinea. As the traditional salt production causes increasing deforestation, the intensive exploitation of mangrove resources has now reached a critical threshold. Therefore, improved techniques using sunlight as the source of energy has been introduced as an alternative to the traditional salt production techniques which consumes a significant … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 8 · 14 May 2014 · 7,641 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesDeterminants and Control Strategies of FMD in Japan and IndonesiaTri Anggraeni Kusumastuti, Ikuo Kobayashi, Ahmad Juwari, Lovin Dika AntariFoot and mouth disease is an infection caused by the aphthae epizootica virus which is easily transmitted to cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs. Over the last 25 years, the disease has widely spread in Asian countries, including Japan in 2010 and Indonesia in 2022. We aimed to review the determinants and control strategy for handling FMD in … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 19, Issue 1 · 14 Feb 2024 · 5,306 accessesView PDFCite
Research NotesOpen accessIn the author namesHistopathological Characterization and Expression of Vitamin D Receptor in the Prostate of Healthy Dogs and Dogs with Prostatic CarcinomaAkiko Ikeda, Masanori Kobayashi, Tatsuya Hori et al.Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) expression is implicated in human Prostatic Carcinoma (PC), but its role in canine PC is unclear. To investigate how VDR expression is affected by age and castration in healthy dogs and how it changes with PC, we evaluated prostates from 8-month-old (n = 5) or 6-year-old (n = 8) intact males, 1-8-year-old healthy castrated males (n … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 18, Issue 1 · 24 Feb 2023 · 5,291 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesTrends in Preventive Behaviors Across Countries: An Exploratory Study of English Language TweetsHiroyasu Furukawa, Ryoki KobayashiPeople take preventive behaviors to keep themselves from harm and protect themselves from physical harm, psychological threats, or health issues. Previous studies have suggested that preventive behavior trends are closely connected to cultures and values. However, the specific preventive behavior categories, their specific elements, and the preventive behavior differences between countries have never been fully examined. Therefore, using a topic … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 18, Issue 1 · 20 Apr 2022 · 6,946 accessesView PDFCite
Case ReportOpen accessIn the author namesPulmonary Cryptococcosis Complicated by Pneumococcal Pneumonia Co-Infection with Influenza AVirusYoshihiro Kobashi, Daisuke Yoshioka, Shigeki Kato, Toru OgaA 73-year-old man visited Kawasaki Medical School Hospital with complaints of cough and fever persisting for five days. He was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis in 2010 and had received immunosuppressive treatment for eight years. He presented with infiltration shadows in the bilateral middle and lower lung fields. Because both influenza A virus antigen and urinary pneumococcal pneumonia antigen were positive … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 17, Issue 2 · 22 Apr 2021 · 6,383 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesClinical Analysis of Pulmonary Mycobacterium kansasii DiseaseYoshihiro Kobashi, Masaaki Abe, Daisuke Yoshioka et al.To investigate the clinical aspects of pulmonary Mycobacterium kansasii (M. kansasii) disease. In 25 patients who satisfied the diagnostic criteria of the American Thoracic Society, we retrospectively evaluated the background, diagnostic methods, laboratory findings, radiological findings, treatment and prognosis. The median age was 61 years old (20 males, 5 females). Nine patients (36%) had no underlying diseases. The definite diagnosis … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 16, Issue 1 · 21 Jan 2020 · 7,111 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesClinical Analysis of Pulmonary Nocardiosis in a Tertiary HospitalYoshihiro Kobashi, Makoto Kittaka, Ryo Shirai et al.This study aimed to clarify the clinical characteristics of pulmonary nocardiosis in our tertiary hospital. The subjects consisted of five cases with pulmonary nocardiosis who received a definite diagnosis in our hospital from January 2006 to December 2016. The five patients with pulmonary nocardiosis included four females and one male with a mean age of 65.6 years old. All patients … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 5 Apr 2018 · 8,246 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesTowards a Higher Learning Motivation among Malaysian Undergraduate Students - A Case Study of Motivation Change in Malaysian Undergraduate Students after the Global Study Program (GSP) in JapanLim Way Soong, Leow Meng Chew, Lim Chot Hun et al.This research paper outlines the Malaysian and Japanese undergraduate students' learning motivation, before and after joining a Global Study Program (GSP) held in Chiba University, Japan from 14 March-28 March 2016. A total of 15 Malaysian undergraduate students from Multimedia University, consisting of 2nd year to 4th year students, joined the GSP together with 15 Japanese 1st year to 4th … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 8 · 19 Aug 2017 · 8,101 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesBayesian Framework in Repeated-Play Decision MakingYohei Kobayashi, Takemi FujikawaProblem statement: There have been much reported on decisions from experience, also referred to as decisions in a complete ignorance fashion. Approach: This note lays out a Bayesian decision-theoretical framework that provides a computable account for decisions from experience. Results: To make the framework more tractable, this note sets up and examines decisions in an incomplete ignorance fashion. The current … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 18 Feb 2012 · 6,717 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesThe Empirical Study of Japanese Deposit Withdrawal Behaviors on Unstable Financial EnvironmentToshihiko Takemura, Takashi Kozu, Tetsuro KobayashiProblem statement: We need to analyze to withdrawal behavior rather than deposit behavior on the situation which financial institutions might fail. However, there are few studies on withdrawal behavior although there are various studies on individual deposit behavior. Approach: Our purpose of this study is to investigate relationships between individual’s deposit withdrawal behavior and economic and psychological factors using micro … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 7 Apr 2011 · 6,992 accessesView PDFCite