Genetic polymorphisms of calpain1 and calpain3 genes and their effects on growth, carcass, and meat quality traits in Betong chicken (KU line).

Betong chicken (KU line) is a slow-growing Thai native chicken used for meat production. The objectives of this study were to identify polymorphisms of the calpain1 (CAPN1) and calpain3 (CAPN3) genes and to investigate their effects on growth, carcass, and meat quality traits in Betong chickens (KU line). A sample of 252 Betong chickens (KU line) was screened for CAPN1 and CAPN3 polymorphisms.

Fatal Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome in a Patient with a COVID-19 Infection.

A 29-year-old Japanese woman was admitted to our hospital with a fever, cardiogenic shock, and cardiac arrest. Laboratory data indicated multiple organ failure in addition to hemoconcentration, hypoalbuminemia, and myocardial damage. The coronary angiography findings were normal, and fulminant myocarditis was suspected.

Assessing genetic diversity and geographical differentiation in a global collection of wild soybean (Glycine soja Sieb. et Zucc.) and assigning a mini-core collection.

Wild soybean (Glycine soja), the ancestor of the cultivated soybean (G. max), is a crucial resource for capturing the genetic diversity of soybean species. In this study, we used a set of 78 genome-wide microsatellite markers to analyse the genetic diversity and geographic differentiation patterns in a global collection of 2,050 G.

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of NYC1 gene enhances chlorophyll retention and reduces tillering in Zoysia matrella (L.) Merrill.

Genome editing by CRISPR/Cas9 can be applied to Z. matrella 'Wakaba', and knockout mutants of ZmNYC1 gene exhibited stay-green phenotype and reduced tillering. Zoysia matrella is a widely used C4 warm-season turfgrass for landscaping, golf courses, and sports fields.

A case of inguinal lymphaticovenular anastomosis for refractory lymphatic ascites after uterine cancer surgery.

We herein report a case of refractory lymphatic ascites after uterine cancer surgery treated with bilateral inguinal lymphaticovenular anastomosis (LVA). LVA was performed four months after the uterine cancer surgery in a patient with refractory ascites that had developed one month after the gynecologic surgery. One year and eight months after LVA, there was no recurrence of ascites accumulation.

Attitude of Emergency Medical Technicians Toward Electrocardiogram - Needs of Electrocardiogram Training Courses and Other Learning Opportunities.

Background: Early intervention in prehospital settings is important for treating patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) are the essential first responders who treat these patients, and their current attitudes towards electrocardiograms (ECGs) have not been identified. This study investigated the awareness of EMTs of ECGs to shorten hospital arrival time, improving patient prognosis.

Semiconducting Electronic Structure of the Ferromagnetic Spinel HgCr_{2}Se_{4} Revealed by Soft-X-Ray Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy.

We study the electronic structure of the ferromagnetic spinel HgCr_{2}Se_{4} by soft-x-ray angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (SX-ARPES) and first-principles calculations. While a theoretical study has predicted that this material is a magnetic Weyl semimetal, SX-ARPES measurements give direct evidence for a semiconducting state in the ferromagnetic phase. Band calculations based on the density functional theory with hybrid functionals reproduce the experimentally determined band gap value, and the calculated band dispersion matches well with ARPES experiments.

An Iron-chelating Agent Improved the Cardiac Function in a Patient with Severe Heart Failure Due to Hereditary Hemochromatosis.

A 24-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of severe heart failure. Although he was treated with diuretics and positive inotropic agents, his heart failure progressed. An endomyocardial biopsy revealed iron deposition in his myocytes.

Rhamnogalacturonan-I as a nematode chemoattractant from L. super-growing root culture.

Introduction: The soil houses a tremendous amount of micro-organisms, many of which are plant parasites and pathogens by feeding off plant roots for sustenance. Such root pathogens and parasites often rely on plant-secreted signaling molecules in the rhizosphere as host guidance cues. Here we describe the isolation and characterization of a chemoattractant of plant-parasitic root-knot nematodes (, RKN).

A noise-robust data assimilation method for crystal structure determination using powder diffraction intensity.

Crystal structure prediction for a given chemical composition has long been a challenge in condensed-matter science. We have recently shown that experimental powder x-ray diffraction (XRD) data are helpful in a crystal structure search using simulated annealing, even when they are insufficient for structure determination by themselves [Tsujimoto et al., Phys.

Fulminant Myocarditis and Acute Appendicitis after COVID-19 Vaccination.

A 19-year-old Japanese man was hospitalized for cardiogenic shock 28 days after receiving a second dose of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mRNA-1273 vaccine. He had had a high fever for three days with vomiting and abdominal pain before arriving at our hospital. The patient visited a local hospital and was diagnosed with heart failure and acute appendicitis.

Comparison of Effectiveness and Safety Among 3 Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Patients With Venous Thromboembolism - A Single-Center Retrospective Study.

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), including edoxaban, rivaroxaban, and apixaban, are administered for the treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in Japan. However, only a few reports have compared the effectiveness and safety of these DOACs. We retrospectively enrolled 702 patients who received DOACs for VTE treatment between September 2014 and March 2020.

Successful percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty with multimodality imaging guidance for a juvenile patient with renovascular hypertension due to fibromuscular dysplasia.

Unlabelled: Percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty (PTRA) is an effective treatment for renovascular hypertension due to fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD). PTRA for renovascular FMD is performed with only balloons based on the consensus that stent kinking and fracture have been reported in cases of PTRA using stents for FMD. Therefore, it is important to avoid procedural complications, such as flow-limiting dissection or arterial rupture, in PTRA for renovascular FMD.

First-Principles Study of the Optical Dipole Trap for Two-Dimensional Excitons in Graphane.

Recent studies on excitons in two-dimensional materials have been widely conducted for their potential usages for novel electronic and optical devices. Especially, sophisticated manipulation techniques of quantum degrees of freedom of excitons are in demand. In this Letter we propose a technique of forming an optical dipole trap for excitons in graphane, a two-dimensional wide gap semiconductor, based on first-principles calculations.

Construction of prediction models for growth traits of soybean cultivars based on phenotyping in diverse genotype and environment combinations.

As soybean cultivars are adapted to a relatively narrow range of latitude, the effects of climate changes are estimated to be severe. To address this issue, it is important to improve our understanding of the effects of climate change by applying the simulation model including both genetic and environmental factors with their interactions (G×E). To achieve this goal, we conducted the field experiments for soybean core collections using multiple sowing times in multi-latitudinal fields.

Fulminant Myocarditis 24 Days after Coronavirus Disease Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Vaccination.

A 60-year-old Japanese woman was hospitalized for cardiogenic shock 24 days after receiving the second dose of the coronavirus disease 2019 BNT162b2 vaccine. Impella CP left ventricular assist device implantation and venoarterial peripheral extracorporeal membranous oxygenation were immediately initiated along with inotropic support and steroid pulse therapy, as an endomyocardial biopsy specimen showed myocarditis. Three weeks later, her cardiac function had recovered, and she was discharged.

Delayed Acute Perimyocarditis and Bilateral Facial Nerve Palsy in a Patient with COVID-19.

A 41-year-old Japanese man was admitted to our hospital with acute perimyocarditis 4 weeks after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Ten days after admission, the patient showed bilateral facial nerve palsy in the course of improvement of perimyocarditis under treatment with aspirin and colchicine. After prednisolone therapy, perimyocarditis completely improved, and the facial nerve palsy gradually improved.

Tissue Culture and Somatic Embryogenesis in Warm-Season Grasses-Current Status and Its Applications: A Review.

Warm-season grasses are C plants and have a high capacity for biomass productivity. These grasses are utilized in many agricultural production systems with their greatest value as feeds for livestock, bioethanol, and turf. However, many important warm-season perennial grasses multiply either by vegetative propagation or form their seeds by an asexual mode of reproduction called apomixis.