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Possibility of improvement in fundamental properties of wood of acacia hybrids by artificial hybridization
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Eiichi Obataya, Kazuya Minato
Potassium acetate-catalyzed acetylation of wood at low temperatures I: simplified method using a mixed reagent
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Potassium acetate-catalyzed acetylation of wood at low temperatures II: vapor phase acetylation at room temperature
Wei-Wen Cheng, Chien-Tsong Lin, Fang-Hua Chu, Shang-Tzen Chang, Sheng-Yang Wang
Neuropharmacological activities of phytoncide released from Cryptomeria japonica
Mayumi Sato, Kazuto Seki, Kazuhito Kita, Yoshinari Moriguchi, Makoto Hashimoto, Keita Yunoki, Masao Ohnishi
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Biological performance of Eucalyptus camaldulensis leaf oils from Thailand against the subterranean termite Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki
Xiao-Qing Wang, Hai-Qing Ren
Surface deterioration of moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) induced by exposure to artificial sunlight
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Estrogen-like activity of ethanol extract of Ganoderma lucidum
Kyoko Suzuki, Tsutomu 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 II: improved fuel quality of oil fraction and increased heating value of gas fraction
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Takashi Tanaka, Stavros Avramidis, Satoshi Shida
Evaluation of moisture content distribution in wood by soft X-ray imaging
Andi Hermawan, Takeshi Ohuchi, Noboru Fujimoto, Yasuhide Murase
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Wook Kang, Yong Hun Lee, Woo Yang Chung, Hui Lan Xu
Parameter estimation of moisture diffusivity in wood by an inverse method@
Wook Kang, Woo Yang Chung
Liquid water diffusivity of wood from capillary pressure-moisture relation
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Cooling set and its recovery in water-saturated bamboo under large bending deformation
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Enar Nordvik, N Olof Broman
Looking at computer-visualized interior wood: a qualitative assessment using focus groups
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Sakae Horisawa, Yoh Sakuma, Shuichi Doi
Qualitative and quantitative PCR methods using species-specific primer for detection and identification of wood rot fungi
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Md Qumruzzaman Chowdhury, Futoshi Ishiguri, Kazuya Iizuka, Yuuya Takashima, Kahoru Matsumoto, Tokiko Hiraiwa, Megumi Ishido, Hiroyuki Sanpe, Shinso Yokota, Nobuo Yoshizawa
Radial variations of wood properties in Casuarina equisetifolia growing in Bangladesh
Tatsuro Ohira, Bum-Jin Park, Yoshitomo Kurosumi, Yoshifumi Miyazaki
Evaluation of dried-wood odors: comparison between analytical and sensory data on odors from dried sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) wood
Akira Kikuchi, Xiang Yu, Takayoshi Shimazaki, Akiyoshi Kawaoka, Hiroyasu Ebinuma, Kazuo N. Watanabe
Allelopathy assessments for the environmental biosafety of the salt-tolerant transgenic Eucalyptus camaldulensis, genotypes codA 12-5B, codA 12-5C, and codA 20C
Kodai Kuwata, Yukie Saito, Satoshi Shida, Masamitsu Ohta
Intercalation of wood charcoal with sulfuric acid
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Kana Yamashita, Yasuhiko Hirakawa, Hiroshi Nakatani, Motoyoshi Ikeda
Tangential and radial shrinkage variation within trees in sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) cultivars
Hiroaki Nagai, Koji Murata, Takato Nakano
Defect detection in lumber including knots using bending deflection curve: comparison between experimental analysis and finite element modeling
Qiang Wei, Ying Hei Chui, Brigitte Leblon, Shu Yin Zhang
Identification of selected internal wood characteristics in computed tomography images of black spruce: a comparison study
Han-Min Park, Masami Fushitani, Hee-Seop Byeon
Derivation and application of an equation for calculating shear modulus of three-ply laminated material beam from shear moduli of individual laminae
Hiroshi Saotome, Masaharu Ohmi, Hiroshi Tominaga, Kiyoharu Fukuda, Yutaka Kataoka, Makoto Kiguchi, Yasushi Hiramatsu, Atsushi Miyatake
Improvement of dimensional stability and weatherability of composite board made from water-vapor-exploded wood elements by liquefied wood resin impregnation
Min-Jay Chung, Sen-Sung Cheng, Shang-Tzen Chang
Environmentally benign methods for producing green culms of ma bamboo (Dendrocalamus latiflorus) and moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens)
Kei Yoshida, Hisashi Miyafuji, Shiro Saka
Effect of pressure on organic acid production from Japanese beech treated in supercritical water
Toshiki Nakata, Hisashi Miyafuji, Shiro Saka
Enzymatic saccharification of water-soluble portion after hot-compressed water treatment of Japanese beech with xylonite and β-xylosidase
Hisashi Miyafuji, Kenji Miyata, Shiro Saka, Fumio Ueda, Midori Mori
Reaction behavior of wood in an ionic liquid, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride
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Hikaru Aimi, Masato Uetake, Kazumasa Shimizu
Effective combinations of functional groups in chemically modified kraft lignins for reduction of aluminum toxicity
Zeen Huang, Koh Hashida, Rei Makino, Fumio Kawamura, Kuniyoshi Shimizu, Ryuichiro Kondo, Seiji Ohara
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Screening antiacne potency of Indonesian medicinal plants: antibacterial, lipase inhibition, and antioxidant activities
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Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy study of wood fibers
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Yoshiharu Nishiyama
Structure and properties of the cellulose microfibril
Original articles
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Proteomic analysis of the G-layer in poplar tension wood
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The effect of lignin on the bending properties and fixation by cooling of wood
Jung-Kwon Oh, Kugbo Shim, Kwang-Mo Kim, Jun-Jae Lee
Quantification of knots in dimension lumber using a single-pass X-ray radiation
Kiho Jung, Akihisa Kitamori, Kohei Komatsu
Development of a joint system using a compressed wooden fastener I: evaluation of pull-out and rotation performance for a column-sill joint
Motoe Ando, Masatoshi Sato
Manufacture of plywood bonded with kenaf core powder
Toshiki Nakata, Hisashi Miyafuji, Shiro Saka
Ethanol production with β-xylosidase, xylose isomerase, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae from the hydrolysate of Japanese beech after hot-compressed water treatment
Toshiki Nakata, Hisashi Miyafuji, Shiro Saka
Process integration of ethanol production from Japanese beech as treated with hot-compressed water followed by enzymatic treatment
Mariko Takano, Noriko Hayashi, Masaya Nakamura, Muneyoshi Yamaguchi
Extracellular peroxidase reaction at hyphal tips of white-rot fungus Phanerochaete crassa WD1694 and in fungal slime
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Harlinda Kuspradini, Tohru Mitsunaga, Hideo Ohashi
Antimicrobial activity against Streptococcus sobrinus and glucosyltransferase inhibitory activity of taxifolin and some flavanonol rhamnosides from kempas (Koompassia malaccensis) extracts
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Tom A.C.M. van der Put
A continuum failure criterion applicable to wood
Hiroki Sakagami, Junji Matsumura, Kazuyuki Oda
In situ visualization of hardwood microcracks occurring during drying
In Seong Choi, Seung Gon Wi, Se Ra Jung, Darshan H. Patel, Hyeun-Jong Bae
Characterization and application of recombinant β-glucosidase (BglH) from Bacillus licheniformis KCTC 1918
Mariko Yoshioka, Kazuhisa Sakaguchi, Takashi Ohno, Yoshiyuki Nishio, Nobuo Shiraishi
Fabrication of pulverized cellulosics by ultra high-pressure water jet treatment and usage in polymer nanocomposites and graft copolymerization
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Electropolymerization of coniferyl alcohol
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Screening for condensed tannin-degrading fungi with a synthetic 14C-labeled compound
Toshiro Harada, Hiroshi Matsunaga, Yutaka Kataoka, Makoto Kiguchi, Junji Matsumura
Weatherability and combustibility of fire-retardant-impregnated wood after accelerated weathering tests
Xin Lu, Kazuchika Yamauchi, Natthanon Phaiboonsilpa, Shiro Saka
Two-step hydrolysis of Japanese beech by semi-flow treatment with hot-compressed water
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Taira Kajisa, Kiyohiko Igarashi, Masahiro Samejima
The genes encoding glycoside hydrolase family 6 and 7 cellulases from the brown-rot fungus Coniophora puteana
Rumi Kaida, Tomomi Kaku, Kei'ichi Baba, Masafumi Oyadomari, Takashi Watanabe, Sri Hartati, Enny Sudarmonowati, Takahisa Hayashi
Enzymatic saccharification and ethanol production of Acacia mangium and Paraserianthes falcataria wood, and Elaeis guineensis trunk
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Nario Tonosaki
Harvested wood products accounting in the next commitment period
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A database for poplar gene co-expression analysis for systematic understanding of biological processes, including stress responses
Hyunjung Jin, Mi Kwon
Mechanical bending-induced tension wood formation with reduced lignin biosynthesis in Liriodendron tulipifera
Noritsugu Terashima, Kouhei Kitano, Miho Kojima, Masato Yoshida, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Ulla Westermark
Nanostructural assembly of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin in the middle layer of secondary wall of ginkgo tracheid
Miho Kojima, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Kayo Okumura, Yasuhisa Ojio, Masato Yoshida, Takashi Okuyama, Toshihiro Ona, Kenji Matsune, Kentaro Nakamura, Yuji Ide, Sri Nugroho Marsoem, Mohd Hamami Sahri, Yusuf Sudo Hadi
Effect of the lateral growth rate on wood properties in fast-growing hardwood species
Kazuhito Kita, Takaaki Fujimoto, Kazuko Uchiyama, Makoto Kuromaru, Hisashi Akutsu
Estimated amount of carbon accumulation of hybrid larch in three 31-year-old progeny test plantations
Rumi Kaida, Tomomi Kaku, Kei'ichi Baba, Sri Hartati, Enny Sudarmanowati, Tahahisa Hayashi
Enhancement of saccharification by overexpression of poplar cellulase in sengon
Ikuo Momohara, Shuetsu Saito, Wakako Ohmura, Makoto Kiguchi
Effect of drying method as a pretreatment on CUAZ preservative impregnation in Japanese cedar logs
Rie Yamashita, Yukie Saito, Satoshi Sakuragawa
Molecular sieving behavior of carbonized wood: selective adsorption of toluene from a gas mixture containing α-pinene
Daisuke Kamikawa, Katsushi Kuroda, Mariko Inoue, Satoshi Kubo, Takahiro Yoshida
Evaluation of combustion properties of wood pellets using a cone calorimeter(
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