Predicting positron emission tomography brain amyloid positivity using interpretable machine learning models with wearable sensor data and lifestyle factors by Noriyuki Kimura, Tomoki Aota, Yasuhiro Aso, Kenichi Yabuuchi, Kotaro Sasaki, Teruaki Masuda, Atsuko Eguchi, Yoshitaka Maeda, Ken Aoshima, Etsuro Matsubara

“…Methods Our prospective cohort study of non-demented, community-dwelling older adults aged ≥ 65 years was conducted from August 2015 to September 2019 in Usuki, Oita Prefecture, Japan. One hundred and twenty-two individuals with mild cognitive impairment or subjective memory complaints (54 men and 68 women, median age: 75.50 years) wore wearable sensors and completed self-reported questionnaires, cognitive test, and positron emission tomography imaging at baseline. …”
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Draft genome sequence data of Haemaphysalis longicornis Oita strain by Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Xuenan Xuan, Kozo Fujisaki, Junya Yamagishi

“…This tick species is also considered to be of great scientific importance, and the parthenogenetic race collected in Okayama prefecture has been reared since 1961, while the bisexual race collected in Oita prefecture has been reared since 2008 under laboratory conditions in Japan (Boldbaatar et al. 2010 and Fujisaki et al. 1976 [5,6]). …”
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Telephone-Based Smoking Cessation Counseling Service: Satisfaction and Outcomes in Vietnamese Smokers by Quy-Chau Ngo, Lan Phuong Thi Doan, Giap Van Vu, Thu-Phuong Phan, Hanh Thi Chu, Anh Tu Duong, Quan-Hoang Vuong, Manh-Tung Ho, Minh-Hoang Nguyen, Thu-Trang Vuong, Tham Thi Nguyen, Hien Thu Nguyen, Anh Hai Tran Nguyen, Cyrus S. H. Ho, Roger C. M. Ho

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Clinical variability associated with intronic FGF14 GAA repeat expansion in Japan by Masahiro Ando, Yujiro Higuchi, Junhui Yuan, Akiko Yoshimura, Fumikazu Kojima, Yuki Yamanishi, Yasuhiro Aso, Kotaro Izumi, Minako Imada, Yoshimitsu Maki, Hiroto Nakagawa, Takahiro Hobara, Yutaka Noguchi, Jun Takei, Yu Hiramatsu, Satoshi Nozuma, Yusuke Sakiyama, Akihiro Hashiguchi, Eiji Matsuura, Yuji Okamoto, Hiroshi Takashima

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Successful treatment with blinatumomab for acute lymphoblastic leukemia in an older adult patient complicated with hepatocarcinoma by Masuho Saburi, Masanori Sakata, Rika Maruyama, Yousuke Kodama, Keiichi Uraisami, Hiroyuki Takata, Yasuhiko Miyazaki, Katsuya Kawano, Yasuhiro Kodama, Eiichi Ohtsuka

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Ectopic pancreatic adenocarcinoma in Meckel’s diverticulum: a case report by Shoichi Inokuchi, Kohjiro Shirabe, Satoshi Tsutsumi, Hiroomi Takayama, Takahiro Terashi, Kazuhiro Yasuda, Masahiko Ikebe, Toshio Bandoh, Junpei Wada, Shogo Urabe, Tohru Utsunomiya

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Acute asthma exacerbation due to the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccine [ComirnatyⓇ]) by Masaru Ando, Yoshio Satonaga, Ryuichiro Takaki, Michitoshi Yabe, Takamasa Kan, Erika Omote, Toru Yamasaki, Kosaku Komiya, Kazufumi Hiramatsu

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A totally extraperitoneal approach for endoscopic resection of a congenital prepubic sinus through the pubic symphysis by Masahiro Fukuhara, Shun Onishi, Yusuke Yonemura, Tomoe Sato, Satoshi Tsutsumi, Toshio Bandoh, Tohru Utsunomiya, Genshiro Esumi

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Corrigendum to ‘Evaluation of the in vivo and in vitro interleukin-12 p40 and p35 subunit response in yellowtail (Seriola quinqueradiata) to heat-killed Lactobacillus plantarum str... by Haruhisa Fukada, Ayaka Senzui, Keisuke Kimoto, Kumiko Tsuru, Yoshikazu Kiyabu

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Diazoxide toxicity with hypoglycemia in infants with trisomy 13 by Mitsuhide Nagaoka, Mutsumi Akaishi, Kouichi Iida, Taketoshi Yoshida

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Naturally absorbed lithium may prevent suicide attempts and deliberate self-harm while eicosapentaenoic acid may prevent deliberate self-harm and arachidonic acid may be a risk fac... by Toshihiko Izumi, Masayuki Kanehisa, Takeshi Terao, Ippei Shiotsuki, Masanao Shirahama, Moriaki Satoh, Masaaki Muronaga, Kentaro Kohno, Hirofumi Hirakawa, Masaki Etoh, Takehisa Matsukawa, Takehisa Matsukawa

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Epidemiological shifts in and impact of COVID-19 on streptococcal toxic shock syndrome in Japan: A genotypic analysis of group A Streptococcus isolates by Tadayoshi Ikebe, Rumi Okuno, Yumi Uchitani, Takahiro Yamaguchi, Junko Isobe, Emi Maenishi, Yoshimi Date, Hitoshi Otsuka, Yu Kazawa, Shohei Fujita, Ayaka Kobayashi, Mami Takano, Shinya Tsukamoto, Yoshiko Kanda, Makoto Ohnishi, Yukihiro Akeda

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ANALYSIS OF HEAVY RAIN FROM TYPHOON NUMBER 3 (2017) USING X-BAND MULTIPARAMETER RADAR DATA, KYUSHU, JAPAN by M. Nishio, M. Mori

“…The heavy rain on 5–6 July of 2017 was generated by the seasonal rain front that lingered from 30 June until 4 July, and by typhoon No.3 in the Kyushu northern part of Japan (Fukuoka and Oita Prefectures) which occurred at 09:00 on July 2. Such heavy rain caused serious disasters (landslides and flooding). …”
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Intestinal reversed rotation in neonates: A case report and review of the literature by Masahiro Fukuhara, Yoshiki Yamaguchi, Tomoko Izaki

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Evaluation of the in vivo and in vitro interleukin-12 p40 and p35 subunit response in yellowtail (Seriola quinqueradiata) to heat-killed Lactobacillus plantarum strain L-137 (HK L-... by Haruhisa Fukada, Ayaka Senzui, Keisuke Kimoto, Kumiko Tsuru, Yoshikazu Kiyabu

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A single-arm, phase 2 study of adjuvant chemotherapy with oral tegafur-uracil for pathologically lymphovascular invasion positive stage IA non-small cell lung cancer: LOGIK0602 stu... by Tomoshi Tsuchiya, Ryotaro Kamohara, Masashi Muraoka, Takeshi Nagayasu, Sho Saeki, Mitsuhiro Takenoyama, Makoto Suzuki, Kazuo Inada, Shoji Tokunaga, Tomayoshi Hayashi, Shogo Urabe, Takaomi Koga, Shinji Akamine, Kenji Sugio

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The Process and Challenges of Resident-Led Reconstruction in a Mountain Community Damaged by the Northern Kyushu Torrential Rain Disaster: A Case Study of the Hiraenoki Community,... by Yoshio Harada, Ai Ichinose, Tatsuya Owake, Kazuo Asahiro, Noriko Sato, Takahiro Fujiwara

“…In Japan, the Northern Kyushu Torrential Rainfall disaster in July 2017 caused extensive damage to Fukuoka and Oita prefectures and significantly impacted local landscapes, from which residents derive pride and identity and, hence, are of the utmost importance. …”
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Gene Expression and Protein Synthesis in Mitochondria Enhance the Duration of High-Speed Linear Motility in Boar Sperm by Zhendong Zhu, Zhendong Zhu, Takashi Umehara, Tetsuji Okazaki, Masaaki Goto, Masaaki Goto, Yoko Fujita, S. A. Masudul Hoque, S. A. Masudul Hoque, Tomoko Kawai, Wenxian Zeng, Masayuki Shimada

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Damaged Building Extraction Using Modified Mask R-CNN Model Using Post-Event Aerial Images of the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake by Yihao Zhan, Wen Liu, Yoshihisa Maruyama

“…In April 2016, a series of earthquakes hit the Kyushu region, Japan, and caused severe damage in the Kumamoto and Oita Prefectures. Numerous buildings collapsed because of the strong and continuous shaking. …”
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Colon adenoma and adenocarcinoma with clear cell components - two case reports by Yuzo Oyama, Haruto Nishida, Takahiro Kusaba, Hiroko Kadowaki, Motoki Arakane, Kazuhisa Okamoto, Junpei Wada, Shogo Urabe, Tsutomu Daa

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