A5003965268- Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
- Local Government Finance and Decentralization
- Corporate Taxation and Avoidance
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Tea Polyphenols and Effects
- Taxation and Compliance Studies
- Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
- Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
- Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
- Plasma Diagnostics and Applications
- Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions
- Enzyme Production and Characterization
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- dental development and anomalies
- Marine and Coastal Research
- Cultural, Linguistic, Economic Studies
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Copper Interconnects and Reliability
- Microbial Metabolism and Applications
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis
- Dental Trauma and Treatments
- Politics, Economics, and Education Policy
Ritsumeikan University
1998-2023
Nagoya University
2019-2023
Osaka University
1997-2012
Environmental Protection Agency
2003
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
2003
WWF-UK
2003
United States Food and Drug Administration
2003
Buffalo BioLabs
2003
American Chemistry Council
2003
Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques
2003
The inhibitory effects of oolong tea extract (OTE) on the caries-inducing properties mutans streptococci were examined in vitro. OTE reduced rate acid production by accompanied with retardation growth streptococci, while action chromatographically isolated polyphenol (OTF6) was weak. On other hand, both products decreased cell surface hydrophobicity almost all oral present study, and also induced cellular aggregation Streptococcus mutans, oralis, sanguis or gordonii. In these reactions, OTF6...
The purpose of the present study was to determine antibacterial activity oolong tea extract on oral streptococci, including <i>Streptococcus mutans</i> and sobrinus</i>, identify response its components. Antibacterial found when added <i>S. cells in chemically defined medium but not complex broth media. Further, pretreatment with bovine serum albumin reduced activity. showed against all streptococci examined, highest MT8148R. This originate from a monomeric...
Summary Streptococcus mutans , a major pathogen of dental caries, is occasionally isolated from the blood patients with infective endocarditis. Bacterial attachment exposed collagen tissue in impaired endothelium an important step onset In our previous studies, some S. strains were shown to possess collagen‐binding activities and most them had approximately 120‐kDa cell‐surface protein called Cnm. However, several without Cnm proteins show properties. present study, another protein, Cbm, was...
The cacao bean husk has been shown to possess two types of cariostatic substances, one showing anti-glucosyltransferase (GTF) activity and the other antibacterial activity, inhibit experimental dental caries in rats infected with mutans streptococci. In present study, chromatographic purification revealed high-molecular-weight polyphenolic compounds unsaturated fatty acids as active components. former, which showed strong anti-GTF were polymeric epicatechins C-4beta C-8 intermolecular bonds...
Abstract Using a general equilibrium model of symmetric countries, this paper analyzes non-cooperative game in environmental policies under transboundary pollution. Emission taxes on polluting firms and subsidies to are available policy instruments. Environmental which produce pollution abatement goods services engage imperfect competition. Mobile capital is employed each country by firms. Compared with the first-best policies, lower, whereas higher. Although excessive mitigate distortionary...
The cariostatic effect of oolong tea polyphenols administered according to several regimens was examined in specific pathogen-free (SPF) Sprague-Dawley rats given both a diet containing 20% sucrose and infected with <i>S. sobrinus</i> 6715. crude preparation (OTE) showed the most prominent on caries reduction SPF when OTE drinking water beginning 1 day prior inoculation 6715, compared chromatographically isolated polyphenol fractions (OTF1 OTF6) OTE. Reduction development found...
Probiotic bacteria such as lactobacilli and bifidobacteria are considered to be non-pathogenic non-toxigenic on the basis of long years safe usage. However, some species thought associated with development dental caries. The purpose present study was examine cariogenicity probiotic bacterium <i>Lactobacillus salivarius</i> in rats. Rats were divided into six groups, infected <i>L. LS1952R and/or <i>Streptococcus mutans</i> MT8148R.<i> L. became established...
An oolong tea polyphenol (OTF6) has been shown to possess a strong anti-glucosyltransferase (GTF) activity and inhibit experimental dental caries in rats infected with mutans streptococci. The effects of OTF6 on the functional domains GTFs Streptococcus mutans, an N-terminal catalytic domain (CAT), C-terminal glucan-binding (GBD), were examined. maximum velocity glucan synthesis by recombinant GTFB (rGTFB) GTFD (rGTFD) became significantly slower presence OTF6, however, Km values remained...
Streptococcus mutans produces glucan‐binding proteins (Gbp proteins) which promote the adhesion of organism to teeth. Three Gbp proteins, GbpA protein, GbpB and GbpC protein have been identified; however, mechanism between glucans bacterial cell surfaces is unknown. We used glucosyltransferase (GTF)‐ and/or Gbp‐deficient mutants examine role in sucrose‐dependent cellular S. glass surfaces. The wild‐type strain MT8148 a GbpA‐deficient mutant displayed increased following addition rGTFD....
Government expenditure on public inputs such as human capital formation and infrastructure can significantly affect productivity. An interesting highly relevant policy question is whether should be financed according to the benefit‐taxation principle. Focusing factor‐augmenting inputs, in this paper we derive specification of appropriate set benefit taxes. Rather than fall industries degree which input increases their productivities, these taxes must take form differential factor incomes....
Using a general‐equilibrium model with endogenous factor supplies, this article investigates the provision of factor‐augmenting public inputs. Such inputs are intermediate goods that affect production functions in collective manner and give rise to increasing returns. Unlike consumption goods, deviation from first‐best condition for input is inappropriate if taxes set optimally. When not optimal, second‐best rule must include feedback effect on revenue as well deadweight cost taxes....
This paper describes the process of developing parallel mechanism "NINJA ", which is designed to achieve an acceleration rate over 100 [G] (G: gravitational acceleration). To design this mechanism, we introduce a two-step method (an optimum method). The technical part consists formulating problem two steps: Step 1, where assume and select parameters, should satisfy required specifications, 2, optimize parameters under constraint conditions based on specifications. demonstrate performance,...
This paper analyzes how the presence of corporate income taxation with formula apportionment affects public-input provision. In a federation endowed fixed amount mobile capital, noncooperative regional governments provide factor-augmenting public inputs and maximize their budget surplus. It is shown that different systems have implications for expenditure inefficiency, although interregional competition capital always results in undertaxation.