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2022-08-31

A study to visualize the generation of droplets and aerosols during singing in Japanese

A research group led by Lecturer Hideaki Kato of the Yokohama City University Hospital Infection Prevention and Control Department observed the distance of droplets dispersed and the amount of aerosols generated during singing and vocalization in Japanese.

2022-08-31

Expansion of droplets during speaking and singing in Japanese

During the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of infection clusters associated with choral singing have been reported. Singing generates droplets and carries the risk of spreading infection. However, no reports have explored droplet flight and aerosol production rates by singing and speaking in Japanese.

2022-08-29

Special lecture by Mr. Ronald Thomas Hartman, IFAD

A special lecture by Mr. Ronald Thomas Hartman, Director of Global Engagement, Partnership and Resource Mobilization Division of IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development) took place in YCU Kanazawa Hakkei Campus on 22nd July.

2022-08-25

Mechanistic insights into intramembrane proteolysis by E. coli site-2 protease homolog RseP

Site-2 proteases are a conserved family of intramembrane proteases that cleave transmembrane substrates to regulate signal transduction and maintain proteostasis. Here, we elucidated crystal structures of inhibitor-bound forms of bacterial site-2 proteases including Escherichia coli RseP.