Original articles
Yingchun Cai, Kazuo Hayashi
New monitoring concept of moisture content distribution in wood during RF/Vacuum drying 1
Kentaro Abe, Hiroyuki Yamamoto
The influences of boiling and drying treatments on the behaviors of tension wood with gelatinous layers in Zelkova serrata 5
Yuko Tsunetsugu, Yoshifumi Miyazaki, Hiroshi Sato
Physiological effects in humans induced by the visual stimulation of room interiors with different wood quantities 11
Wen-Shao Chang, Kohei Komatsu, Min-Fu Hsu, Wei-Jye Chen
On mechanical behavior of traditional timber shear wall in Taiwan I: background and theory derivation 17
Wen-Shao Chang, Min-Fu Hsu, Kohei Komatsu, Wei-Jye Chen
On mechanical behavior of traditional timber shear wall in Taiwan II: simplified calculation and experimental verification 24
Yang Te-Hsin, Wang Song-Yung, Lin Cheng-Jung, Tsai Ming-Jer, Lin Far-Ching
Effect of laminate configuration on the modulus of elasticity of glulam evaluated using a strain gauge method 31
Eka Mulya Alamsyah, Liu Chang Nan, Masaaki Yamada, Kinji Taki, Hiroaki Yoshida
Bondability of tropical fast-growing tree species I: Indonesian wood species 40
Minoru Yada, Gyosuke Meshitsuka
Spectral analysis of the successive degradation process of kraft lignin by alkaline oxygen treatment 47
Tsutomu Suzuki, Kyoko Suzuki, Yukio Takahashi, Mitsuhiro Okimoto, Tetsuo Yamada, Noriyasu Okazaki, Yuichi Shimizu, Masashi Fujiwara
Nickel-catalyzed carbonization of wood for coproduction of functional carbon and fluid fuels I: production of crystallized mesoporous carbon 54
Notes
Cheng-Jung Lin, Chih-Ming Chiu
Relationships among selected wood properties of 20-year-old Taiwania (Taiwania cryptomerioides) trees 61
Yasuyuki Matsushita, Hitomi Sano, Masanori Imai, Takanori Imai, Kazuhiko Fukushima
Phenolization of hardwood sulfuric acid lignin and comparison of the behavior of the syringyl and guaiacyl units in lignin 67
Erich Hugi, Marcel Wuersch, Walter Risi, Karim Ghazi Wakili
Correlation between charring rate and oxygen permeability for 12 different wood species 71
Yuliati Indrayani, Tsuyoshi Yoshimura, Yoshiyuki Yanase, Yoshihisa Fujii, Yuji Imamura
Evaluation of the temperature and relative humidity preferences of the western dry-wood termite Incisitermes minor (Hagen) using acoustic emission (AE) monitoring 76
Hiroto Homma, Hirofumi Shinoyama, Yukihiro Nobuta, Yoshie Terashima, Seigo Amachi, Takaaki Fujii
Lignin-degrading activity of edible mushroom Strobilurus ohshimae that forms fruiting bodies on buried sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) twigs 80
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Original articles
Joni Kujansuu, Koh Yasue, Takayoshi Koike, Anatoly P. Abaimov, Takuya Kajimoto, Takashi Takeda, Morihiko Tokumoto, Yojiro Matsuura
Climatic responses of tree-ring widths of Larix gmelinii on contrasting north-facing and south-facing slopes in central Siberia
Yue Wang, Kazuya Minato, Ikuho Iida
Mechanical properties of wood in an unstable state due to temperature changes, and analysis of the relevant mechanism III: effect of quenching on stress relaxation of chemically modified woods
Ying Gao, Masamitsu Ohta
Deformation analysis of timber-framed panel dome structure I: simulation of a dome model connected by elastic springs
Sasa Sofyan Munawar, Kenji Umemura, Shuichi Kawai
Characterization of the morphological, physical, and mechanical properties of seven nonwood plant fiber bundles
Md. Atiar Rahman, Takeshi Katayama, Toshisada Suzuki, Yuka Yoshihara, Takashi Nakagawa
Stereochemistry and biosynthesis of (+)-lyoniresinol, a syringyl tetrahydronaphthalene lignan in Lyonia ovalifolia var. elliptica II: feeding experiments with 14C labeled precursors
Lang-Dong Lin, Ching-Min Hsieh, Been-Huang Chiang, Ming-Jer Tsai
Modified atmosphere and humidity packages for conservation of paper antiques
Haruo Kawamoto, Shinya Saito, Wataru Hatanaka, Shiro Saka
Catalytic pyrolysis of cellulose in sulfolane with some acidic catalysts
Notes
Hisashi Ohsaki, Yoshitaka Kubojima, Mario Tonosaki, Masamitsu Ohta
Vibrational properties of wetwood of todomatsu (Abies sachalinensis) at high temperature
Nobuhisa Okuda, Masatoshi Sato
Bond durability of kenaf core binderless boards I: two-cycle accelerated aging boil test
Jonas Hafren
Proteins in Norway spruce thermomechanical pulp
Heng Gao, Todd F. Shupe, Tomas L. Eberhardt, Chung Y. Hse
Antioxidant activity of extracts from the wood and bark of Port Orford cedar
Kuniyoshi Shimizu, Shoko Fukunaga, Keisuke Yoshikawa, Ryuichiro Kondo
Screening of extracts of Japanese woods for melanin biosynthesis inhibition
Md. Atiar Rahman, Takeshi Katayama, Toshisada Suzuki, Takashi Nakagawa
Stereochemistry and biosynthesis of (+)-lyoniresinol, a syringyl tetrahydronaphthalene lignan in Lyonia ovalifolia var. elliptica I: isolation and stereochemistry of syringyl lignans and predicted precursors to (+)-lyoniresinol from wood
Haruo Kawamoto, Sunao Horigoshi, Shiro Saka
Pyrolysis reactions of various lignin model dimers
Rapid communication
Yukiko Ishikura, Takato Nakano
Contraction of the microfibrils of wood treated with aqueous NaOH : evidence from changes in the anisotropy of the longitudinal and transverse swelling rates of wood
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Original articles
Le Xuan Phuong, Satoshi Shida, Yukie Saito
Effects of heat treatment on brittleness of Styrax tonkinensis wood
Wenbo Zhang, Morihiko Tokumoto, Takashi Takeda
Effects of temperature on mechano-sorptive creep of delignified wood
Toshiro Morooka, Yoko Homma, Misato Norimoto
Criterion for estimating humidity control capacity of materials in a room
Toshiro Morooka, Yoko Homma, Misato Norimoto
Predicting the humidity control capacity of material based on a linear excitation-response relationship
Ali Awaludin, Watanachai Smittakorn, Takuro Hirai, Toshiro Hayashikawa
Bearing properties of Shorea obtusa beneath a laterally loaded bolt
Takanori Sugimoto, Yasutoshi Sasaki
Fatigue life of structural plywood under two-stage panel shear load: a new cumulative fatigue damage theory
Kazuya Minato, Rieka Shimizu, Shingo Kawaguchi
Contribution of lignin to the reactivity of wood in chemical modifications I: influence of delignification on acetylation
Minna Blomstedt, Tapani Vuorinen
Modification of softwood kraft pulp with carboxymethyl cellulose and cationic surfactants
Anne Vikkula, Tapani Vuorinen
The formation of LC and other aromatic end-group structures in 0-alkyl substituted cellulose during kraft pulping conditions
Makoto Kiguchi, Yutaka Kataoka, Hiroshi Matsunaga, Koichi Yamamoto, Philip D. Evans
Surface deterioration of wood-flour polypropylene composites by weathering trials
Yuliati Indrayani, Tsuyoshi Yoshimura, Yoshiyuki Yanase, Yuji Imamura
Feeding responses of the western dry-wood termite Incisitermes minor (Hagen) (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) against ten commercial timbers
Toshiro Harada, Yasushi Nakashima, Yasushi Anazawa
The effect of ceramic coating of fire-retardant wood on combustibility and weatherability
Notes
Kazuya Minato, Hiroyuki Hosoo, Shingo Kawaguchi
Contribution of lignin to the reactivity of wood in chemical modifications II: influence of delignification on reaction with vaporous formaldehyde
Kayimbi M. Tubajika, J.J. Jonawiak, R. Mack, K. Hoover
Efficacy of radio frequency treatment and its potential for control of sapstain and wood decay fungi on red oak, poplar, and southern yellow pine wood species
Masaki Fukuda, Izumi Sendo, Satoko Imahori, Yukitaka Fukumasa-Nakai
Transmission of mitochondrial plasmids in protoplast cell fusion between compatible monokaryons of Lentinula edodes
Haruo Kawamoto, Sunao Horigoshi, Shiro Saka
Effects of side-chain hydroxyl groups on pyrolytic β-ether cleavage of phenolic lignin model dimer
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Shiro Suzuki, Toshiaki Umezawa
Biosynthesis of lignans and norlignans
Original articles
Sakae Shibutani, Katsuhiko Takata, Shuichi Doi
Quantitative comparisons of antitermite extractives in heartwood from the same clones of Cryptomeria japonica planted at two different sites
Chengyuan Li, Nam-Ho Lee
Effect of external compressive load on tangential strain behavior in Japanese larch log cross sections during radio-frequency/vacuum drying
Takanori Sugimoto, Yasutoshi Sasaki, Mariko Yamasaki
Fatigue of structural plywood under cyclic shear through thickness I: fatigue process and failure criterion based on strain energy
Takanori Sugimoto, Yasutoshi Sasaki, Mariko Yamasaki
Fatigue of structural plywood under cyclic shear through thickness II: a new method for fatigue life prediction
Joon Weon Choi, Don-Ha Choi, Oskar Faix
Characterization of lignin-carbohydrate linkages in the residual lignins isolated from chemical pulps of spruce (Picea abies) and beech wood (Fagus sylvatica)
L.V. Gomez Ros, Jose M. Espineira, Federico Pomer, Fuencisla Merino, Juan. Cuello, A. Ros Barcelo
The monomer composition controls the ∑ β-0-4/∑ 0-4 end monomer ratio of the linear lignin fraction
Noriaki Katsumata, Tsuyoshi Yoshimura, Kunio Tsunoda, Yuji Imamura
Resistance of gamma-irradiated sapwood of Cryptomeria japonica to biological attacks
Shigeru Yamauchi, Yoichi Sakai, Yasuo Watanabe, Michael Kenya Kubo, Hideaki Matsue
Distribution of boron in wood treated with aqueous and methanolic boric acid solutions
Won-Joung Hwang, S. Nami Kartal, Yuji Imamura, Kunio Tsunoda, Katsumi Shinoda
Comparative effectiveness of two alkylammonium compounds as wood preservatives
Masaki Fukuda, Masayoshi Wakayama, Masayuki Uchida, Yukitaka Fukumasa-Nakai, Teruyuki Matsumoto
Introduction of mitochondrial DNA from Pleurotus ostreatus into Pleurotus pulmonarius by interspecific protoplast fusion
Dapeng Bao, Ayumi Koike, Fangjie Yao, Katusji Yamanaka, Tadanori Aimi, Yutaka Kitamoto
Analyses of the genetic diversity of matsutake isolates collected from different ecological environments in Asia
Takashi Hosoya, Haruo Kawamoto, Shiro Saka
Influence of inorganic matter on wood pyrolysis at gasification temperature
Notes
Jonas Hafren
Excitation wavelength-specific changes in lignocellulosic autofluorescence
Noriaki Katsumata, Tsuyoshi Yoshimura, Kunio Tsunoda, Yuji Imamura
Termite feeding preference to four wood species after gamma irradiation
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Original articles
Motonari Ohyama, Megumi Ohwada, Mitsuo Suzuki
Chronology development of hiba arborvitae (Thujopsis dolabrata var. hondae) and dating of timbers from an old building
Chih-Ming Chiu, Cheng-Jung Lin
Radial distribution patterns of the green moisture content in trunks of 46-year-old red cypress (Chamaecyparis formosensis)
Yue Wang, Ikuho Iida, Kazuya Minato
Mechanical properties of wood in an unstable state due to temperature changes, and analysis of the relevant mechanism IV: effect of chemical components on destabilization of wood
Kazimierz Orlowski, Jakub Sandak, Chiaki Tanaka
The critical rotational speed of circular saw: simple measurement method and its practical implementations
Fook Choon Choi, Jianchun Li, Bijan Samali, Keith Crews
Application of modal-based damage-detection method to locate and evaluate damage in timber beams
Wen-Shao Chang, Min-Fu Hsu
Rotational performance of traditional Nuki joints with gap II: the behavior of butted Nuki joint and its comparison with continuous Nuki joint
Eiichi Obataya, Sakae Shibutani, Kazuya Minato
Swelling of acetylated wood II: effects of delignification on solvent adsorption of acetylated wood
Zhenfu Jin, Yuji Matsumoto, Takeshi Tange, Kenji Iiyama
Structural characteristics of lignin in primitive pteridophytes: Selaginella species
Kyoko S. Katsumata, Zhenfu Jin, Keko Hori, Kenji Iiyama
Structural changes in lignin of tropical woods during digestion by termite, Cryptotermes brevis
Shinya Sasaki, Motoyuki Shimizu, Hiroyuki Wariishi, Yuji Tsutsumi, Ryuichiro Kondo
Transcriptional and translational analyses of poplar anionic peroxidase isoenzymes
Md. Nazrul Islam, Keisuke Ando, Hidefumi Yamauchi, Yoshinori Kobayashi, Nobuaki Hattori
Passive impregnation of liquid in impermeable lumber incised by laser
Kengo Ishimaru, Toshimitsu Hata, Paul Bronsveld, Takashi Nishizawa, Yuji Imamura
Characterization of sp2- and sp3-bonded carbon in wood charcoal
Notes
Ze-Hui Jiang, Zhong Yang, Chi-Leung So, Chung-Yun Hse
Rapid prediction of wood crystallinity in Pinus elliotii plantation wood by near- infrared spectroscopy
Saip Nami Kartal, Won-Joung Hwang, Yuji Imamura
Water adsorption of boron-treated and heat-modified wood
Masakazu Hiraide, Ichiro Yokoyama
The smell and odorous components of dried shiitake mushroom, Lentinula edodes IV: survey of trends in consumer preferences and changes in sensory evaluation
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Original articles
Kazunari Miyauchi, Koji Murata
Strain-softening behavior of wood under tension perpendicular to the grain
Rashmi Kumari, Hirokazu Ito, Masahiro Takatani, Miho Uchiyama, Tadashi Okamoto
Fundamental studies on wood/cellulose-plastic composites: effects of composition and cellulose dimension on the properties of cellulose/PP composites
Thomas Walther, S. Nami Kartal, Won Joung Hwang, Kenji Umemura, Shuichi Kawai
Strength, decay and termite resistance of oriented kenaf fiberboards
Tatsuhiko Yamada, Masako Aratani, Satoshi Kubo, Hirokuni Ono
Chemical analysis of the product in acid-catalyzed solvolysis of cellulose using polyethylene glycol and ethylene carbonate
Soo-Jeong Shin, Nam-Seok Cho, Yuan-Zong Lai
Residual extractives in aspen kraft pulps and their impact on Kappa number and Klason lignin determination
Pornpun Siramon, Yoshito Ohtani
Antioxidative and antiradical activities of Eucalyptus camaldulensis leaf oils from Thailand
Notes
Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Tancred Almeras
A mathematical verification of the reinforced-matrix hypothesis using the Mori-Tanaka theory
Ihak Sumardi, Kazuhiro Ono, Shigehiko Suzuki
Effect of board density and layer structure on the mechanical properties of bamboo oriented strandboard
Tatsuo Yamauchi
A method to determine lumen volume and collapse degree of pulp fibers by using bottleneck effect of mercury porosimetry
Zhenfu Jin, Shunliu Shao, Kyoko S. Katsumata, Kenji Iiyama
Lignin characteristics of peculiar vascular plants
Chang Sub Ku, Jeong Phil Jang, Sung Phil Mun
Exploitation of polyphenol-rich pine barks for potent antioxidant activity
Naoyuki Matsui, Tatsuro Ohira, Yasushi Hiramatsu, Yasunori Imai, Yoshifumi Miyazaki
The composition of volatiles from tatami mats containing hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) wood-wool and its decline over the long term
Flaviano Oliveria Silverio, Luiz Claudio Almeida Barbosa, Armando J.D. Silvestre, Dorila Pilo-Veloso, Jose Livio Gomide
Comparative study on the chemical composition of lipophilic fractions from three wood tissues of Eucalyptus species by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis
Yosuke Iimura, Madoka Yoshizumi, Tomonori Sonoki, Mikiko Uesugi, Kenji Tatsumi, Ken-ichi Horiuchi, Shinya Kajita, Yoshihiro Katayama
Hybrid aspen with a transgene for fungal manganese peroxidase is a potential contributor to phytoremediation of the environment contaminated with bisphenol A
Masakazu Aoyama, Shingo Saito, Masaaki Tagami
Sorption of Cr(VI) on the wood of Japanese larch treated with concentrated sulfuric acid
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