Publications by authors named "Kazuhiro Komi"
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- Tongkat Ali (TA) is a traditional herbal medicine that may improve energy, fatigue, and mood, and recent studies on mice show it can influence their sleep and activity patterns.* -
- In wild-type mice, TA supplementation promotes better wakefulness and sleep regulation by increasing diurnal locomotion and temperature rhythms, leading to longer sleep and activity bouts.* -
- However, in narcoleptic mice, TA's effects on sleep and wake cycles are minimal, indicating that while TA benefits normal sleep patterns, its impact may be limited for those with narcolepsy.*
We herein report a case of sporadic intra-abdominal desmoid-type fibromatosis in which contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (US) combined with superb microvascular imaging (SMI) was useful for preoperative diagnosis. 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography performed for systematic screening for lung cancer revealed an abnormal accumulation in the abdominal cavity. Transabdominal US showed a tumor with a mixture of hypoechoic and hyperechoic areas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPopulations of overwintering viruliferous Frankliniella occidentalis were evaluated in Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV)-affected green pepper fields in Bungo-Ohno City, Oita Prefecture, Japan. A survey of TSWV-infected weeds showed that the incidence of infection was low in weeds. Stellaria aquatica was infected frequently; however, the infections were considered secondary cases since S.
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