Occupational accidents related to the record-breaking heavy snowfall in northern Fukui Prefecture in February 2018 by Hitomi Kanayama, Yukinori Kusaka

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Evaluation of Exposure Doses of Elective Nodal Irradiation in Chemoradiotherapy for Advanced Esophageal Cancer by Hiroyasu Tamamura, Kenkei Hasatani, Sae Matsumoto, Satoko Asahi, Hitoshi Tatebe, Yoshitaka Sato, Keiichiro Matsusita, Yuji Tameshige, Yoshikazu Maeda, Makoto Sasaki, Shigeyuki Takamatsu, Kazutaka Yamamoto

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A case of prolonged COVID‐19 treated with tixagevimab/cilgavimab by Takahiro Shimizu, Hiroki Shirasaki, Kazuhiro Okafuji, Aiko Sawazaki, Tasuku Iwabuchi, Ryo Matubayashi

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A Biochemical Corrosion Monitoring Sensor with a Silver/Carbon Comb Structure for the Detection of Living Escherichia coli by Chiyako Touge, Michiyo Nakatsu, Mai Sugimoto, Eiichiro Takamura, Hiroaki Sakamoto

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Deriving position of bending roll by experiment and analysis (High precision roll bending of titanium alloy wire for glasses frame) by Yoshinori SASAKI, Masaaki OTSU, Masami MATSUMURA, Kazuyuki MORISHITA, Taiki TANAKA, Hideki YAGI, Yuichiro SEKINE, Motoo ASAKAWA

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Construction of Electrochemical Biosensor Using Thionin-modified Electrode for Detecting Progesterone in Cattle Estrus by Eiichiro TAKAMURA, Taiga YASHIKI, Kyouhei INADA, Kaname SUZUKI, Nobuhiro KAWAMORI, Hiroaki SAKAMOTO, Takenori SATOMURA, Shin-ichiro SUYE

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Electrochemical Sensing of Hydrogen Sulfide Traces in Biological Samples by Chiyako TOUGE, Michiyo NAKATSU, Mai SUGIMOTO, Hiroaki SAKAMOTO

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Longer Survival and Preserved Liver Function after Proton Beam Therapy for Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Takuto Nosaka, Hidetaka Matsuda, Ryotaro Sugata, Yu Akazawa, Kazuto Takahashi, Tatsushi Naito, Masahiro Ohtani, Kazuyuki Kinoshita, Tetsuya Tsujikawa, Yoshitaka Sato, Yoshikazu Maeda, Hiroyasu Tamamura, Yasunari Nakamoto

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The contemporary stable isotope hydrology of Lake Suigetsu and surrounding catchment (Japan) and its implications for sediment-derived palaeoclimate records by Charlie L. Rex, Jonathan J. Tyler, Kazuyoshi Nagaya, Richard A. Staff, Melanie J. Leng, Keitaro Yamada, Ikuko Kitaba, Junko Kitagawa, Hideaki Kojima, Takeshi Nakagawa

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Plant Proteomic Research 3.0: Challenges and Perspectives by Setsuko Komatsu, Jesus V. Jorrin-Novo

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A case of hepatic small vessel neoplasm without previously reported hotspot mutation of alpha subfamily of G proteins by Minako Yamamura, Yasunori Sato, Kenta Takahashi, Hiep Nguyen Canh, Zihan Li, Kazuyoshi Hosomichi, Atsushi Tajima, Takuro Terada, Yasuni Nakanuma, Kenichi Harada

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Infection Prevention Mask Consisting of Nanofiber Filter and Habutae Silk Fabrics by Masayo Suekawa, Yuya Hashizume, Shuichi Tanoue, Hideyuki Uematsu, Yoshihiro Yamashita

“…To reduce skin irritation and allergic symptoms caused by long-term mask use, we produced a mask with a filter effect by laminating nanofibers on habutae silk fabric, a specialty of Japan’s Fukui Prefecture, using the electrospinning method. We investigated the filter characteristics of silk fabrics with different weave structures (habutae, flat crepe, and twill). …”
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Reconstructing diets of hunted sika deer from Torihama Shell Midden site (ca. 6,000 years ago) by dental microwear texture analysis by Koyo Sato, Koyo Sato, Takao Sato, Mugino O. Kubo

“…We reconstructed the feeding habits of sika deer from the Torihama Shell Midden site in Fukui Prefecture, western Japan. The Torihama site is one of the most well-preserved archeological sites of the Jomon period, and we investigated materials from the layers of the Early Jomon period (ca. 6,000 BP). …”
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Genetic analysis distinguished new natural population and old plantations of Cryptomeria japonica by Yunosuke Onuma, Kentaro Uchiyama, Megumi Kimura, Yoshihiko Tsumura

“…We discovered apparently natural C. japonica individuals on Mt Aoba, adjacent to Wakasa Bay in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The area around Wakasa Bay was an important refugia for this species during the Last Glacial Maximum. …”
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Evaluating Opt-In Vaginal Human Papillomavirus Self-Sampling: Participation Rates and Detection of High-Grade Lesions (CIN2+) among Unscreened Japanese Women Aged 30–39 by Ito Taro, Toshimichi Onuma, Tetsuji Kurokawa, Yoko Chino, Akiko Shinagawa, Yoshio Yoshida

“…Out of 3489 eligible, unscreened women from four municipalities in Fukui Prefecture, only 10.6% (370/3489) requested the self-sampling kit. …”
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Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction can benefit biodiversity conservation in a Japanese agricultural landscape by Minoru Kasada, Minoru Kasada, Minoru Kasada, Kei Uchida, Naoto Shinohara, Takehito Yoshida, Takehito Yoshida

“…Here, we examined the influences of flood hazard and land-use patterns on biodiversity by focusing on the species richness of plants, butterflies and odonates, and the abundance of two frog species in a rural landscape of Wakasa town, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The direct effect of exposure to flood hazard on the studied taxa was not significant, whereas landscape factors associated with flood hazard significantly influenced either of the taxa in different magnitudes. …”
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Strategic Policies to Support the Independence and Interaction of Older Adults: A Leadership Model That Is Inclusive of Local Businesses by Hiroko Oe, Takuji Takemoto, Shutaro Ishihara, Azusa Suzuki, Koshiro Tatewaki, Takumu Sukeda, Ryota Yamada

“…This study employs qualitative analysis techniques for text mining, and its primary focus is on interview data collected from 105 elderly residents living in Mihama City, Fukui Prefecture. The overarching goal of this research is to uncover valuable insights into the specific needs and requirements of the elderly population in this region. …”
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Intraductal Papillary Neoplasm of Bile Duct: Updated Clinicopathological Characteristics and Molecular and Genetic Alterations by Yasuni Nakanuma, Katsuhiko Uesaka, Yuko Kakuda, Takashi Sugino, Keiichi Kubota, Toru Furukawa, Yuki Fukumura, Hiroyuki Isayama, Takuro Terada

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Novel Algorithm for the Estimation of Cancer Incidence Using Claims Data in Japan: A Feasibility Study by Toshio Ogawa, Hirokazu Takahashi, Hiroshi Saito, Motoyasu Sagawa, Daisuke Aoki, Kazuo Matsuda, Tomio Nakayama, Yoshio Kasahara, Katsuaki Kato, Eiko Saitoh, Tohru Morisada, Kumiko Saika, Norie Sawada, Yasushi Matsumura, Tomotaka Sobue

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Identification of circulating microRNAs as potential biomarkers for hepatic necroinflammation in patients with autoimmune hepatitis by Koji Fujita, Juntaro Matsuzaki, Satoko Takizawa, Takahiro Ochiya, Masayuki Saruta, Yasuni Nakanuma, Chisato Saeki, Masahiko Kuroda, Makiko Ichikawa, Keiko Takano, Tsunekazu Oikawa, Akihito Tsubota

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