Verification of Commercial Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Measurement and Fresh Weight Diversity Modeling in Brix% for Small Tomato Fruits with Various Cultivars and Growth Conditions.

The use of non-destructive commercial near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy to estimate Brix% was verified using all samples of cherry tomato 'TY Chika', currant tomato 'Microbeads', and the M&S or market-purchased and supplemental local source tomatoes. Additionally, the relationship between fresh weight and Brix% of all samples was examined. These tomatoes had a diversity of cultivars, growing methods, harvest timing, and production locations and varied widely from 4.

Reconstruction method and optimum range of camera-shooting angle for 3D plant modeling using a multi-camera photography system.

Background: Measurement of plant structure is useful in monitoring plant conditions and understanding the responses of plants to environmental changes. 3D imaging technologies, especially the passive-SfM (Structure from Motion) algorithm combined with a multi-camera photography (MCP) system has been studied to measure plant structure due to its low-cost, close-range, and rapid image capturing ability. However, reconstruction of 3D plant models with complex structure is a time-consuming process and some systems have failed to reconstruct 3D models properly.

Acetaminophen administration in a patient with Gilbert's syndrome.

The patient was an 8-year-old Japanese girl with Gilbert's syndrome (GS). Based on the DNA analysis, she was homozygous for a T-to-G transversion at nucleotide position 1456 in the UGT1A1 gene, leading to the substitution of aspartate for tyrosine at position 486 of the UGT1A1 enzyme. Because this mutation is located in an exon common to UGT1A genes, all the UGT1A enzymes may be affected.

A homozygous mutation in UGT1A1 exon 5 may be responsible for persistent hyperbilirubinemia in a Japanese girl with Gilbert's syndrome.

The UGT1A1 gene encodes a responsible enzyme, UDP-glucuronosyltransferase1A1, for bilirubin metabolism. Many mutations have already been identified in patients with inherited disorders with hyperbilirubinemia, Crigler-Najjar syndrome and Gilbert's syndrome. In this study, we identified a UGT1A1 mutation in an 8-year-old Japanese girl with persistent hyperbilirubinemia who was clinically diagnosed as having Gilbert's syndrome.