Historical memory in Okinawa Prefecture: Regional specifics by V. V. Nelidov

“…Okinawa Prefecture takes a special place among Japan’s regions. …”
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Laboratory diagnostic, epidemiological, and clinical characteristics of human leptospirosis in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, 2003-2020. by Tetsuya Kakita, Sho Okano, Hisako Kyan, Masato Miyahira, Katsuya Taira, Emi Kitashoji, Nobuo Koizumi

“…<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>The results of this study will support clinicians in the diagnosis and treatment of undifferentiated febrile patients in Okinawa Prefecture as well as patients returning from Okinawa Prefecture.…”
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A comparative study of wooden house construction in Jeollanamdo in South Korea and Okinawa Prefecture in Japan following World War II by Tomoyuki Gondo, Sunwook Kim

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Toxicity and Toxin Composition of the Greater Blue-Ringed Octopus <i>Hapalochlaena lunulata</i> from Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan by Manabu Asakawa, Takuya Matsumoto, Kohei Umezaki, Kyoichiro Kaneko, Ximiao Yu, Gloria Gomez-Delan, Satoshi Tomano, Tamao Noguchi, Susumu Ohtsuka

“…Living specimens were collected from tide pools on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, in November and December of 2015, 2016, and 2017. …”
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Absorption Study of Mozuku Fucoidan in Japanese Volunteers by Kizuku Kadena, Makoto Tomori, Masahiko Iha, Takeaki Nagamine

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Analysis of the Three-Dimensional Structure of the Misocyclones Generating Waterspouts Observed by Phased Array Weather Radar: Case Study on 15 May 2017 in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan by Ryusho Imai, Nobuhiro Takahashi

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Intratest Variations in Trace Element Composition of Amphistegina lessonii Using Femtosecond‐Laser Ablation‐ICP‐Mass Spectrometry: A Field Study From Akajima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan by Sonal Khanolkar, Ralf Schiebel, Asmita Singh, Pratul Kumar Saraswati, Klaus Peter Jochum, Ulrike Weis, Brigitte Stoll, Gerald H. Haug

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Rivero-Carvallo Sign in Bioprosthetic Tricuspid Valve Stenosis by Kazuhito Hirata, MD, Nobuhito Yagi, MD, Minoru Wake, MD

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Effects of improving current characteristics of spark discharge on underwater shock waves by O Higa, K Higa, H Maehara, S Tanaka, K Shimojima, A Takemoto, K Hokamoto, S Itoh

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Fecal DNA analysis coupled with the sighting records re-expanded a known distribution of dugongs in Ryukyu Islands after half a century by Hiroyuki Ozawa, Takahiro Yoshihama, Shogo Gishitomi, Natsuki Watanabe, Kotaro Ichikawa, Keiichi Sato, Kenta Watanabe, Katsuhiko Takano, Yosuke Ochiai, Hiroki Yamanaka, Atsushi Maruyama

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Dual Biological Functions of a Cytoprotective Effect and Apoptosis Induction by Bioavailable Marine Carotenoid Fucoxanthinol through Modulation of the Nrf2 Activation in RAW264.7 M... by Junsei Taira, Miki Sonamoto, Masatsugu Uehara

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Apparent survival probability and abundance of juvenile green turtles in the foraging ground at Kuroshima Island, Ryukyu Archipelago by K Kameda, M Wakatsuki, M Takase, Y Nakanishi, N Kamezaki

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Empowering voluntary approaches for environmental sustainability and resilient communities: a case study from Okinawa, Japan by Toshinori Tanaka, Oscar Tiku, Nao Takashina

“…The CUA is the certification by the Governor of Okinawa Prefecture, which endorses the self-regulation concluded by site-level eco-tour operators. …”
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Marine Peroxy Sesquiterpenoids Induce Apoptosis by Modulation of Nrf2-ARE Signaling in HCT116 Colon Cancer Cells by Junsei Taira, Haruna Miyazato, Katsuhiro Ueda

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Analysis of discharge consistency and performance of a sugarcane billet planter with side-conveyer concept by Titinai Thienyaem, Khwantri Saengprachatanarug, Masami Ueno, Taira Eizo

“…Sugarcane is an important economic crop of Okinawa Prefecture. The sugarcane billet planter has been widely used in Okinawa due to high labor costs and planting time limits. …”
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Forage production and quality of <i>Urochloa decumbens</i> cultivar ‘Basilisk’ in Okinawa, Japan by Hanagasaki Takashi

“…As a result, in 2016 ‘Basilisk’ was approved to be added to the list of grasses recommended for sowing in Okinawa Prefecture for improving beef production in the area. …”
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Comparing the dietary niche overlap and ecomorphological differences between invasive Hemidactylus mabouia geckos and a native gecko competitor by April D. Lamb, Catherine A. Lippi, Gregory J. Watkins‐Colwell, Andrew Jones, Dan L. Warren, Teresa L. Iglesias, Matthew C. Brandley, Alex Dornburg

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Carbon Storage in Old-Growth Homestead Windbreaks of Small Islands in Okinawa: Toward the Sustainable Management and Conservation by Bixia Chen, Yi-Chung Wang

“…Materials and Methods: On the small islands of Okinawa Prefecture, the dominant tree species used for the homestead windbreaks is fukugi (<i>Garcinia subelliptica</i> Merr.). …”
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Does the sixth wave of COVID‐19 break in Okinawa? by Masaki Tomochi, Mitsuo Kono

“…Abstract Background We aimed to forecast possible situations of the COVID‐19 spreading for Okinawa Prefecture in Japan. Methods The VSIIR model is proposed to extend the SIIR model to include vaccine effects where the parameter v denotes the vaccination rate and is treated as a control parameter on which possible situations for Okinawa would depend. …”
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Higher Genetic Diversity of the Common Sea Cucumber Holothuria (Halodeima) atra in Marine Protected Areas of the Central and Southern Ryukyu Islands by Kohei Hamamoto, Taha Soliman, Taha Soliman, Taha Soliman, Angelo Poliseno, Iria Fernandez-Silva, James Davis Reimer, James Davis Reimer

“…Here we conducted population genetic analyses on H. atra using partial mitochondrial DNA sequences of cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and 16S ribosomal RNA (16S) to examine 11 different populations around three island groups in the middle Ryukyus; Okinawajima Island, the Kerama Islands, and the Sakishima Islands, all within Okinawa Prefecture. We found 27 haplotypes for COI and 16 haplotypes for 16S. …”
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