LIFE BELOW WATER

Investigation of Trace Mercury Migration in Coastal Areas: Long-term Dynamics Numerical Modelling and Risk Management
  • Department of Maritime Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering
  • 03 GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
  • 14 LIFE BELOW WATER

In this study, the field measured data of mercury distribution inside and outside Minamata Bay, which is regarded as the global hotspot for mercury pollution, was analyzed as well as the affecting fac [...]

セルロースナノファイバーの 界面アーキテクトニクスによる新奇表面機能の創出
  • Department of Agro-environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences
  • 13 CLIMATE ACTION
  • 14 LIFE BELOW WATER
  • 15 LIFE ON LAND

生物は微小な構成単位を集合させることによって材料を成し、集合構造に起因した優れた機能を創発させる。このプロセスは常温常圧、水系といった極めて温和な環境下で達成されることから、持続可能な社会の実現に向けて大きな注目を集めている。一方で、繊維状の物質は互いに絡まりあうため、複雑な構造を構築することが困難であった。本研究では、集合構造化の場として流体界面に着目し、ナノ繊維の緻密な構造化を通し、集合構造か [...]

Technology to preserve fruit and vegetables with active edible coatings: controlling the antifungal persistence of natural antimicrobial ingredients
  • Department of Agro-environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences
  • 02 ZERO HUNGER
  • 12 RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION
  • 14 LIFE BELOW WATER

In this study, the novel edible coating materials will be developed by using computer simulation. The backbone material of the coating agent is a polymer such as gelatin or starch, which is added func [...]

Studies on synthetic mechanisms and physiological functions of n-3 PUFA in fish
  • Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences
  • 03 GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
  • 14 LIFE BELOW WATER

n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5n-3) are mainly purified from marine fish oil, and used for medicines and supplem [...]

Evaluation of Immunocompetency Handicap On Breeding Color in Rosy Bitterlings (Rhodeus ocellatus) Under Immunologically Challenged Condition
  • Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences
  • 02 ZERO HUNGER
  • 09 INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
  • 14 LIFE BELOW WATER

The trade-off relationship in development of secondary sexual characteristics versus immunity have been reported in wide range of animals. However, the effect of infection or immune response on the de [...]

日本海における近慣性内部波の伝播メカニズムの解明
  • Department of Earth System Science and Technology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
  • 13 CLIMATE ACTION
  • 14 LIFE BELOW WATER

世界中の海洋は、2000年もの時間をかけて表層から深層を循環している。この循環の駆動には内部波に伴う鉛直混合が関わっているが、特に風によって励起された内部波が深海に伝わり、混合域を形成する過程には不明な点が多い。日本海は潮流が弱いため、風が励起した内部波を観測するには最適な環境である。そこで、本研究では日本海の内部波が励起され、深層へ伝播する過程の解明を目指している。