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Water Can Make the Clearest Ultrasonographic Image During Reduction of Nasal Fracture
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Musculoskeletal ambulation disability symptom complex as a risk factor of incident bone fragility fracture
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Emergency transportation for acute alcohol intoxication four years after the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a retrospective observational study
Published 2024-10-01“…Background: In a study conducted in Kochi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan, during the early stages of the pandemic in spring 2020, we found that emergency transportations due to acute alcohol intoxication decreased. …”
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Seasonal variation in fish school spatial distribution and abundance under the Kuroshio regular pattern and the large meander in Suzu coastal waters.
Published 2021-01-01“…In this study, we investigated the abundance of fish that migrate to coastal waters and the spatial distribution of fish schools under both Kuroshio patterns in Suzu district, Kochi prefecture, where the set net is the main fishery industry. …”
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Impact of areal socioeconomic status on prehospital delay of acute ischaemic stroke: retrospective cohort study from a prefecture-wide survey in Japan
Published 2023-08-01“…In the capital areas, postal-code-ADI was not associated with prehospital delay (0.97 (0.66 to 1.41)).Conclusions Living in socioeconomically disadvantaged municipalities was associated with prehospital delays of acute ischaemic stroke in non-capital areas in Kochi prefecture, Japan. Poorer outcomes of those patients may be caused by delayed treatment of intravenous rt-PA and endovascular reperfusion therapy. …”
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Evaluation of Everyday Living Areas for Deinstitutionalized Community-Living People with Mental Illness
Published 2023-06-01“…The study’s aim was to identify residential group homes for people with mental illness in Kochi Prefecture, Japan, and the social resources necessary for social reintegration using a geographic information system (GIS). …”
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Factors Related to Nutritional Status of Single Older Residents in Semi-Mountainous Rural Regions of Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study
Published 2023-03-01“…Using a cross-sectional study design, surveys were administered to older adults in the semi-mountainous rural region in the area of Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Factors associated with a risk of malnutrition were identified using binomial logistic regression analysis. …”
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Co-Constructing a Narrative of ‘Never Give Up’ in Preparing for a Mega-Tsunami: An Exemplar of ‘All-Of-Society Engagement’?
Published 2019-11-01“…This paper discusses the ‘all-of-society engagement’ concept promoted in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) 2015−2030, drawing on the case of Kuroshio Town, Kochi Prefecture in Japan. The framework does not offer a clear definition of ‘all-of-society engagement’. …”
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Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of Hosta (Asparagaceae) on Shikoku Island, Japan, including five new species, one new subspecies, and two new status assignments
Published 2023-11-01“…A recent study on Hosta based on field surveys and molecular phylogenetic analyses resulted in the discovery of six unknown taxa in Kochi Prefecture, Shikoku Island, southwestern Japan. We aimed to identify these unknown taxa. …”
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No moderating effect of coping skills on the association between bullying experience and self-esteem: Results from K-CHILD study
Published 2022-12-01“…Participants included fifth-and eighth-grade students living in Kochi Prefecture, Japan. A questionnaire for the students (n = 5,991) assessed the bullying experience, self-esteem (the Japanese Edition of the Harter’s Perceived Competence Scale for Children), and coping skills that comprised six types (The shortened version of coping skills for elementary school children). …”
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Variation of 2-Acetyl-1-Pyrroline Concentration in Aromatic Rice Grains Collected in the Same Region in Japan and Factors Affecting Its Concentration
Published 2004-01-01“…We determined the concentration of 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (2AP), a key compound of the aroma of aromatic rice, in 62 samples of rice grains (brown rice) from‘Hieri’ produced by 17˜24 farmers in 3 years in the Kubokawa area of Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Many ofthem showed similar values and the standard deviations were 27˜31%. …”
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Construction of an evacuee placement model for tsunami shelters considering physical distancing to prevent COVID-19 infection
Published 2021-10-01“…Therefore, we developed a tsunami evacuation placement model incorporating physical distance guidelines for infection control and living space per person into calculations of evacuation center accommodation capacities in Aki City, Kochi Prefecture. Using available administrative, population, and tsunami inundation data, we counted and mapped evacuation centers in the estimated inundated area within three zones constructed for smooth evacuation using the ArcGIS software Build Balanced Zones Tool. …”
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Model Comparisons of the Cost Effectiveness of Rubella Vaccination Method in Japanese Adults
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Association of parental social network diversity with behaviour problems and resilience of offspring in a large population-based study of Japanese children
Published 2020-10-01“…Objectives The current study aimed to elucidate the impact of parental social network diversity on the behaviour problems and resilience of offspring.Design We used cross-sectional data from the Kochi Child Health Impact of Living Difficulty study in 2016.Setting and participants Participants were first, fifth and eighth grade children living in Kochi prefecture, Japan (N=9653). We calculated parental social network diversity by counting the number of people with whom parents connected on a daily basis (ie, structural social network diversity) and by assessing perceived psychosocial support (ie, functional social network diversity).Primary outcome measures Child behaviour problems and resilience were respectively assessed using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and the Child’s Resilient Coping Scale (CRCS), as rated by caregivers.Results Diversity in parental structural and functional social networks showed an inverse association with SDQ total difficulties score (B=−0.16 (95% CI −0.25 to −0.07) and −0.20 (95% CI −0.27 to −0.13), respectively), and a positive association with prosocial behaviour score (B=0.11 (95% CI 0.08 to 0.15) and 0.09 (95% CI 0.06 to 0.12), respectively) and CRCS score (B=0.75 (95% CI 0.46 to 1.05) and 1.12 (95% CI 0.88 to 1.35), respectively) in the adjusted model. …”
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Rheumatoid arthritis in tight disease control is no longer risk of bone mineral density loss
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Aso volcano eruption on October 8, 2016, observed by weather radars
Published 2018-06-01“…Aso and became ambiguous near Tosa Bay in Kochi Prefecture. In this study, we introduce a new probabilistic plume height estimation method. …”
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