This in-depth survey of 30 RHQs in Asia and in Europe shows that the RHQs of Japanese MNC are less involved in shaping the regional perspective and in integrating operations in the region than the RHQs of Western MNCs. RHQs of Japanese MNCs were not staffed with more expatriates than those of Western MNCs, and in terms of the mind-set resemble those of Western MNCs. Japanese and Western MNCs us...

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC), and key contributing factors include chronic colonic inflammation and the extent and duration of disease. This increase in risk is more likely to result from chronic inflammation of the colonic mucosa than from any clearly defined genetic predisposition. However, globally, the true mag...

The population genetic structure of the crimson snapper Lutjanus erythropterus in East Asia was examined with a 427-bp hypervariable portion of the mtDNA control region. A total of 262 samples were collected and 75 haplotypes were obtained. Neutrality tests (Tajima’s and Fu’s) suggested that Lutjanus erythropterus in East Asia had experienced a bottleneck followed by population expansion since ...

Cancer and related lifestyle diseases are on the increase across Asia and already account for over half the disease-associated mortality in the vast majority of the included countries. An understanding of the epidemiology is therefore of paramount importance. In addition, given the immensity of the problem, cooperation among all the interested parties is of the essence. The present series of re...