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We have investigated the intestinal absorption and metabolism of the polyphenols contained in Acanthopanax sieboldianus Makino (Ukogi in Japanese) in rat plasma using a liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS). Uk...

Since the industrial revolution happened in the middle of 18th century, both the thermal equilibrium and ecological equilibrium of earth environment have been broken. The skyrocketing energy consumption and greenhouse ga...

When hair is wet, the cuticles are open, therefore, it is easy to damage the hair through too much use of a regular hair-dryer. In this research, instead of the current type of heat-blow dryer, a new type of hair-dryer w...

A large-size battery for future industrial applications requires a higher capacity and longer cycle-life than that for the consumer applications. The Ni(OH)2 was granulated with conductive and binder materials, and the g...

The aim of this study is to examine the adverse effects of hypoxic condition using by hypoxic device for the acclimatization to altitude. Eight untrained male volunteers (mean age 28.2 years old) participated in this stu...

PVDF is used as a binder in the mixture slurry of lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. More improvement of PVDF has been required along with the paradigm shift performance required for the new battery. However, a simple e...

"Kana-ami" is one of the traditional craft products of Kyoto. It was made all by hand and, for this reason, there was no industrial pollution produced during the manufacturing process. The product's qualit...

Recycled needle punched natural jute fiber mats were used to reinforce unsaturated polyester matrix composites via modifying the hand lay-up technique with resin pre-impregnation into the jute fiber mats in vacuum. The n...

Nail decoration causes damage of nails though the use of polish remover containing harmful compounds. Therefore, development of a method for repairing the damaged nails is important because they have no ability to heal t...

Chitosan, an aminopolysaccharide, has been used in biomedical fields due to its high biocompatibility, non-toxicity and biodegradability. Conventional chitosan gels contain toxic chemicals such as chemical crosslinkers. ...

To cope with the complex economical, societal, science and engineering challenges in the new era, it is proposed to promote the spirit of renaissance scientists and engineers, as well as the spirit of open mind, and the ...

The selenium distribution in the scales or skin as one of the inedible tissues of several species of fish (Yellow tail Seriora quinqueradiata, Red sea bream Pagrus major and Puffer Takihugu rubripes) was investigated in ...