Age and growth of marbled sole Pleuronectoes yokohomae in Kikonai Bay, Hokkaido, Japan

Age and growth of marbled sole Pleuronectoes yokohomae in Kikonai Bay, Hokkaido, Japan

Age and growth of marbled sole Pleuronectes yokohamae werer estimated from growth increments in otolith. The samples were collected with commercial set nets and an experimental bottom trawl net in Kikonai Bay and the nearby waters, southern coast of Hokkaido, from May 1994 to July 1995. Monthly changes in the percentage occurrence of oltoliths with translucent edge in one band and the marginal ...

Characterization of sapoviruses detected in Hokkaido, Japan.

Growth pattern and seasonal weight changes of the feral raccoon (Procyon lotor) in Hokkaido, Japan.

The growth pattern and seasonal weight fluctuations of feral raccoons in Hokkaido were evaluated between 1999 and 2001. The growth rates inbody length and body weight were described for juveniles (young of the year) and yearlings (animals born in the previous season) using the Gompertz growth model. The asymptotic body sizes for males were greater than those for females. Young raccoons born dur...

Seroepidemiology of human bocavirus in Hokkaido prefecture, Japan.

A new human virus, provisionally named human bocavirus (HBoV), was discovered by Swedish researchers in 2005. A new immunofluorescence assay using Trichoplusia ni insect cells infected with a recombinant baculovirus expressing the VP1 protein of HBoV was developed, and the levels of immunoglobulin G antibody to the VP1 protein of HBoV in serum samples were measured. The overall seroprevalence r...

A cluster of hepatitis E virus infection in Hokkaido, Japan.

On November 16, 2004, the Kitami Health Center (KHC) of Hokkaido, Japan, was notified of a case of hepatitis E in a 69-year-old man who had shown symptoms of diarrhea and fever in the middle of September. He deteriorated rapidly and died of fulminant hepatitis on October 14. A retrospective survey revealed that the patient and his family members had visited a barbecue restaurant on August 14. T...

Causal Nexus between Inflation and Economic Growth of Japan

This study aims to evaluate the link between economic growth and consumer price index (CPI) in Japan for the period of 1980-2014. Initial series were adjusted for stationarity using the Augmented Dickey- Fuller (ADF) test for unit root followed by the application of Johansen Co-integration Test in order to examine the long-run relationship among the variables, while the causalities were evaluat...