Characteristics of tuff breccia-andesite in diverse mechanisms of landslides in Oita Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan by Mega Lia ISTIYANTI, Satoshi GOTO, Hirotaka Ochiai

“…This study observes the landslides which occurred in Oita Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. The landslides in this study, consisting of the same soil materials, tuff breccia and andesite materials; however, the landslide mechanisms were different. …”
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Quantitative measurements of inequality in geographic accessibility to pediatric care in Oita Prefecture, Japan: Standardization with complete spatial randomness by Shima Masayuki, Tanimura Susumu

“…</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Travel times to the nearest pediatric care were calculated for all children in Oita Prefecture, Japan. Relative mean differences were considered as the inequality measure for secondary medical service areas, and were standardized with an expected value estimated from a Monte Carlo simulation based on complete spatial randomness.…”
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Hepatitis B and C infections among Japanese dental health workers: Insights from vaccination rates and screening results in the Oita prefecture by Yumiko Nagao, Tetsuya Kimura, Kiyohide Tomooka, Haruhiko Wakita

“…Abstract Objective This study examined the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection rates and vaccination rates for hepatitis B (HB) among dental healthcare workers (DHCWs) in the Oita prefecture, Japan. Methods Hepatitis virus testing was conducted on 1920 participants (486 dentists and 1434 dental staff). …”
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Long-term trends of pediatric type 1 diabetes incidence in Japan before and after the COVID-19 pandemic by Fumika Matsuda, Tomoyo Itonaga, Miwako Maeda, Kenji Ihara

“…The incidence of pediatric type 1 diabetes has significantly increased over the past 23 years in Oita Prefecture, Japan, which is consistent with the worldwide trend.…”
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Helicobacter pylori genomes reveal Paleolithic human migration to the east end of Asia by Rumiko Suzuki, Naruya Saitou, Osamu Matsuari, Seiji Shiota, Takashi Matsumoto, Junko Akada, Nagisa Kinjo, Fukunori Kinjo, Kuniko Teruya, Makiko Shimoji, Akino Shiroma, Mototsugu Kato, Kazuhito Satou, Takashi Hirano, Masahiro Asaka, Kirill Kryukov, Yoshan Moodley, Yoshio Yamaoka

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Re‐amputation in patients with diabetes‐related minor amputations who underwent physical therapy during their hospitalization by Shinsuke Imaoka, Koji Sato, Masahide Furukawa, Minoru Okita, Toshio Higashi

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Micro CTD data logger reveals short-term excursions of Japanese sea bass from seawater to freshwater by N Miyata, T Mori, M Kagehira, N Miyazaki, M Suzuki, K Sato

“…In June, July and November 2013 and 2014, Japanese sea bass were caught in the Ohno (33°12’N, 131°36’E) and Oita (33°16’N, 131°41’E) Rivers in Oita Prefecture, Japan. In seawater tanks, the measurement drift for salinity was negligible over a 2 wk period (n = 8). …”
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Correction: Mase et al. Genetic Analysis of the Complete S1 Gene in Japanese Infectious Bronchitis Virus Strains. <i>Viruses</i> 2022, <i>14</i>, 716 by Masaji Mase, Kanae Hiramatsu, Satoko Watanabe, Hiroshi Iseki

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Seeking the Happiness Agents in Rural Japan through the Case Study in Kyushu Region by Tolga ÖZŞEN

“…Thus, this paper is going to attempt firstly to expose what is the happiness for the rural community, secondly to see the relationship between rural problems and happiness/unhappiness actors that are pointed out as most important, and ultimately to discuss the possibility of the perspective that includes non-material happiness factors as much as material ones by considering the field data which were taken at Ukeguchi village in Oita Prefecture, Japan.…”
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Spatiotemporal change of land use for deceased in Beijing since the mid-twentieth century by Doi Haruhiro, Chai Yanwei, Xu Peiwei, Wang Xinxing

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Genetic Analysis of the Complete S1 Gene in Japanese Infectious Bronchitis Virus Strains by Masaji Mase, Kanae Hiramatsu, Satoko Watanabe, Hiroshi Iseki

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Activity-Integrated Hidden Markov Model to Predict Calving Time by Kosuke Sumi, Swe Zar Maw, Thi Thi Zin, Pyke Tin, Ikuo Kobayashi, Yoichiro Horii

“…The experiments using our proposed system were conducted at a large dairy farm in Oita Prefecture in Japan. Experimental results show that the proposed method has promise in practical applications. …”
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Replicated association of the single nucleotide polymorphism in <it>EDG1 </it>with marbling in three general populations of Japanese Black beef cattle by Yamada Takahisa, Morimatsu Fumiki, Murakami Hiroshi, Takahagi Yoichi, Miyake Takeshi, Sukegawa Shin, Sasaki Yoshiyuki

“….-312A>G</it>, in the <it>endothelial differentiation</it>, <it>sphingolipid G-protein-coupled receptor</it>, <it>1 </it>(<it>EDG1</it>) gene was associated with the BMS level in the Japanese Black beef cattle population of Oita prefecture, with the <it>G </it>allele being associated with a high level of the BMS. …”
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Epidemiologic Research on Malformations Associated with Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate in Japan. by Hiroshi Koga, Koichi Iida, Tomoki Maeda, Mizuho Takahashi, Naoki Fukushima, Terufumi Goshi

“…The regional survey investigated NICU facilities located in Oita Prefecture, including 92 patients with cleft lip and palate (CLP) or cleft palate (CP) that occurred between 2004 and 2013, and the national survey investigated oral surgery, plastic surgery, and obstetrics and gynecology facilities located in Japan, including 16,452 patients with cleft lip (CL), CLP, or CP that occurred since 2000. …”
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Effects of Natural Reduced Water on Cognitive Function, Body Composition, and Psychological Function in Older Adults: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Takamitsu Shinada, Yuji Takano, Keisuke Kokubun, Hikari Iki, Yasuyuki Taki

“…It is rare in the world, and in Japan, it is produced in the Hita area of Oita Prefecture (Hita Tenryosui water). Previous studies in humans have examined the effects of natural reduced water on diabetes, which is one of the known risks for dementia. …”
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An enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli outbreak spread through the environment at an institute for people with intellectual disabilities in Japan in 2005 by Masaki Ota, Taro Kamigaki, Satoshi Mimura, Kazutoshi Nakashima, Takashi Ogami

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Changes in Physical and Oral Function after a Long-Term Care Prevention Program in Community-Dwelling Japanese Older Adults: A 12-Month Follow-Up Study by Yoshimi Iwao-Kawamura, Hideo Shigeishi, Shino Uchida, Shirou Kawano, Tomoko Maehara, Masaru Sugiyama, Kouji Ohta

“…Methods: Subjects were 34 women aged at least 70 years (mean age 79.2 years) in Bungotakada City, Oita Prefecture, Japan. Physical and oral function was investigated on the first day (baseline), at the end of the program, and 6 and 12 months after completing the health program. …”
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Assessment of the potential for developing mini/micro hydropower: A case study in Beppu City, Japan by Masahiko Fujii, Soichiro Tanabe, Makoto Yamada, Taketoshi Mishima, Takahiro Sawadate, Shinji Ohsawa

“…Study region: Beppu City, Oita Prefecture, Japan was selected as a site of this study. …”
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New experimental approaches enabling the continuous monitoring of gas species in hydrothermal fluids by Sébastien Giroud, Sébastien Giroud, Yama Tomonaga, Matthias S. Brennwald, Naoto Takahata, Tomo Shibata, Yuji Sano, Rolf Kipfer, Rolf Kipfer, Rolf Kipfer

“…The second method was used in Beppu (Oita Prefecture, Japan), for which we report results from April 2018. …”
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Surgical outcomes of totally extraperitoneal repair for inguinal hernia: A retrospective multicenter propensity score‐matched study by Yu Takeuchi, Tsuyoshi Etoh, Kosuke Suzuki, Tetsuji Ohyama, Takahiro Hiratsuka, Tetsuya Ishio, Mutsuhiro Kugimiya, Toshifumi Matsumoto, Seiichiro Kai, Toshio Bandoh, Kohei Shibata, Kentaro Iwaki, Kouichirou Tahara, Yuji Shigemitsu, Masafumi Inomata, the OITA Trial Group

“…Methods This retrospective study evaluated 1917 patients who underwent inguinal hernia repair at 32 institutions in the Oita prefecture between January 2014 and December 2015. …”
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