The Association Between Adult Height and Stroke Incidence in Japanese Men and Women: A Population-based Case-Control Study by Yoshinobu Kondo, Hiroshi Yatsuya, Atsuhiko Ota, Shoji Matsumoto, Akihiro Ueda, Hirohisa Watanabe, Hideaki Toyoshima

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Resilience of native ant community against invasion of exotic ants after anthropogenic disturbances of forest habitats by Hiroyuki Shimoji, Mayuko Suwabe, Tomonori Kikuchi, Hitoshi Ohnishi, Hirotaka Tanaka, Kengo Kawara, Yusuke Hidaka, Tsutomu Enoki, Kazuki Tsuji

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The dataset of Japanese patents and patents’ holding firms in green vehicle powertrains field by Jiaming Jiang, Kensuke Baba, Yu Zhao, Junshi Feng, Sou Kumagai

“…In 2020, the Government of Japan declared “2050 carbon neutral” and launched a long-term strategy to create a “virtuous cycle of economy and environment”.11 See https://www.meti.go.jp/english/policy/energy_environment/global_warming/ggs2050/index.html. …”
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Case report: Abdominal hernia repair using a surgical wire and an autologous omental graft in a Japanese Black calf by Reiichiro Sato, Sueun Kim, Shoichi Okada, Tomonobu Ikedo, Hiroyuki Satoh, Adrian Steiner

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Long-term change of the eruption activities of Sakurajima volcano, Japan, inferred from the fallout tephra deposits by Ayumu Nishihara, Ayumu Nishihara, Nobuo Geshi, Hideto Naruo

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Brown fat-associated postprandial thermogenesis in humans: Different effects of isocaloric meals rich in carbohydrate, fat, and protein by Sayuri Aita, Sayuri Aita, Mami Matsushita, Takeshi Yoneshiro, Takeshi Yoneshiro, Takuya Hatano, Takuya Hatano, Toshimitsu Kameya, Iwao Ohkubo, Masayuki Saito, Masayuki Saito

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Effects of gaps in priorities between ideal and real lives on psychological burnout among academic faculty members at a medical university in Japan: a cross-sectional study by Yuki Chatani, Kyoko Nomura, Saki Horie, Keisuke Takemoto, Masumi Takeuchi, Yukifumi Sasamori, Shinichi Takenoshita, Aya Murakami, Haruko Hiraike, Hiroko Okinaga, Derek Smith

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Does Pre-hospital Endotracheal Intubation Improve Survival in Adults with Non-traumatic Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest? A Systematic Review by Ling Tiah, Kentaro Kajino, Omer Alsakaf, Dianne Carrol Tan Bautista, Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Desiree Lie, Ghulam Yasin Naroo, Nausheen Edwin Doctor, Michael YC Chia, Han Nee Gan

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A study on mobility improvement for intellectually disabled student commuters by Fumihiko Nakamura, Kazumi Ooie

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A systematic review of randomized controlled trials on curative and health enhancement effects of forest therapy by Kamioka H, Tsutani K, Mutoh Y, Honda T, Shiozawa N, Okada S, Park S-J, Kitayuguchi J, Kamada M, Okuizumi H, Handa S

“…Hiroharu Kamioka,1 Kiichiro Tsutani,2 Yoshiteru Mutoh,3 Takuya Honda,4 Nobuyoshi Shiozawa,5 Shinpei Okada,6 Sang-Jun Park,6 Jun Kitayuguchi,7 Masamitsu Kamada,8 Hiroyasu Okuizumi,9 Shuichi Handa91Faculty of Regional Environment Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, 2Department of Drug Policy and Management, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 3Todai Policy Alternatives Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 4Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, 5Food Labeling Division, Consumer Affairs Agency, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, Tokyo, 6Physical Education and Medicine Research Foundation, Nagano, 7Physical Education and Medicine Research Center Unnan, Shimane, 8Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Shimane University School of Medicine, Shimane, 9Mimaki Onsen (Spa) Clinic, Tomi City, Nagano, JapanObjective: To summarize the evidence for curative and health enhancement effects through forest therapy and to assess the quality of studies based on a review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).Study design: A systematic review based on RCTs.Methods: Studies were eligible if they were RCTs. …”
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Gender gap-related issues among mothers revealed by a comparative study of adolescent hikikomori between Japan and France by Y. Hamasaki, G. Dorard, N. Tajan, N. Pionnié‑Dax

“…Methods Statistical data from the “Global Gender Gap Report 2022” of the World Economic Forum, the “Towards real gender equality 2021” of the Ministry of Gender Equality, Diversity, and Equal Opportunities of France, the “Women and Men in Japan 2020” of the Gender Equality Bureau, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, and other sources were evaluated. Further, previous literature on the family environmental factors of hikikomori were reviewed. …”
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The association of public trust with the utilization of digital contact tracing for COVID-19 in Japan by Yupeng He, Hiroshi Yatsuya, Atsuhiko Ota, Takahiro Tabuchi

“…Conclusions: The utilization of digital contact tracing technology for the health of public during pandemic was related to the degree of trust in the government in Japan.…”
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Reduction in all-cause medical and caregiving costs through innovative health awareness projects in a rural area in Japan: a retrospective cohort study by Ayako Shoji, Kennichi Kudo, Koichi Murashita, Shigeyuki Nakaji, Ataru Igarashi

“…This is the first study that used anonymized data with individually-based linkages to both a research institute and a local government in Japan under a strict limitation regarding linking to third-party data. …”
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INTRODUCTION OF AN N-GLYCOSYLATION SITE INTO UDP-GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE 2B3 ALTERS ITS SENSITIVITY TO CYTOCHROME P450 3A1-DEPENDENT MODULATION by Tatsuro Nakamura, Naho Yamaguchi, Yuu Miyauchi, Tomoki Takeda, Yasushi Yamazoe, Kiyoshi Nagata, Peter I Mackenzie, Hideyuki Yamada, Yuji Ishii

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Tackling social anxiety with targeted brain stimulation: investigating the effects of transcranial static magnetic field stimulation on self-focused attention by Nozomi Tomita, Nozomi Tomita, Hiroki Katayama, Yuto Kurihara, Toru Takahashi, Toru Takahashi, Sumiya Shibata, Tatsuya Mima, Rieko Osu, Hiroaki Kumano, Hiroaki Kumano

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Methodology for Nexus Approach Toward Sustainable Use of Geothermal Hot Spring Resources by Aiko Endo, Makoto Yamada, Kenshi Baba, Yuji Miyashita, Ryo Sugimoto, Akira Ishii, Jun Nishijima, Masahiko Fujii, Takaaki Kato, Hideki Hamamoto, Michinori Kimura, Terukazu Kumazawa, Naoki Masuhara, Hisami Honda

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Evaluation of an ad hoc paper-based syndromic surveillance system in Ibaraki evacuation centres following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami by Matthew M Griffith, Yuichiro Yahata, Fujiko Irie, Hajime Kamiya, Aika Watanabe, Yusuke Kobayashi, Tamano Matsui, Nobuhiko Okabe, Kiyosu Taniguchi, Tomimasa Sunagawa, Kazunori Oishi

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Rapid and quantitative uncertainty estimation of coseismic slip distribution for large interplate earthquakes using real-time GNSS data and its application to tsunami inundation pr... by Keitaro Ohno, Yusaku Ohta, Ryota Hino, Shunichi Koshimura, Akihiro Musa, Takashi Abe, Hiroaki Kobayashi

“…The estimated results are adopted as part of the Disaster Information System, which is used by the Cabinet Office of the Government of Japan to assess tsunami inundation and damage. …”
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Inclinometer and Improved SBAS Methods with a Random Forest for Monitoring Landslides and Anchor Degradation in Otoyo Town, Japan by Noha Ismail Medhat, Masa-Yuki Yamamoto, Yoshiharu Ichihashi

“…Slow-moving landslides have been reported by both the local prefectural authorities and the National Government of Japan. We observed landslide movements in Otoyo Town by using ground- and satellite-based tools. …”
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Foreword by Editors

“…In the first article “A Comparative Corpus-Based Content Analysis of Head of Government Addresses in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: Japan and Western Countries” by Nagisa MORITOKI ŠKOF discussed the speakers’ perspectives and political orientation in public addresses made by heads of government in Japan, the USA, New Zealand, Germany, and Slovenia in response to the coronavirus disease.    …”
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