Incidence and characteristics of aspiration pneumonia in the Nagasaki Prefecture from 2005 to 2019 by Iku Tomonaga, Hironobu Koseki, Chieko Imai, Takayuki Shida, Yuta Nishiyama, Daisuke Yoshida, Seiichi Yokoo, Makoto Osaki

“…This study aimed to determine the actual situation and characteristics of aspiration pneumonia from 2005 to 2019 in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Methods Cases of aspiration pneumonia that occurred in the Nagasaki Prefecture between 2005 and 2019 were analyzed using emergency transportation records. …”
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Spatiotemporal distribution, trend, forecast, and influencing factors of transboundary and local air pollutants in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan by Santos Daniel Chicas, Jair Gaspar Valladarez, Kiyoshi Omine, Venkataraman Sivasankar, Sangyeob Kim

“…This multi-method approach provides a holistic understanding of PM2.5 and NO2 pollution in Nagasaki prefecture, which can aid in implementing more effective pollution management strategies. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 vaccination status on hospitalization and disease severity: A descriptive study in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan by Guoxi Cai, Shiwen Liu, Yixiao Lu, Yumika Takaki, Fumiaki Matsumoto, Akira Yoshikawa, Toshitsugu Taguri, Jianfen Xie, Kazuhiko Arima, Satoshi Mizukami, Jiwen Wu, Taro Yamamoto, Maiko Hasegawa, Nguyen Tien Huy, Masaya Saito, Shouhei Takeuchi, Kouichi Morita, Kiyoshi Aoyagi, Fei He

“…This study aimed to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 vaccination status and other factors on hospitalization and disease severity, using data from Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection with vaccination status were included and the differences in characteristics between different vaccination statuses, hospitalization or not, and patients with varying levels of disease severity were analyzed. …”
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The geographical factors affecting ICT diffusion process in the healthcare sector. A case study in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan by Tsutomu Nakamura

“…System-diffusion patterns were found to be a different form than those in previous studies. Nagasaki Prefecture contains many isolated islands and has large internal regional differences in medical resources. …”
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Exploring spatiotemporal patterns of COVID-19 infection in Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan using prospective space-time scan statistics from April 2020 to April 2022 by Yixiao Lu, Guoxi Cai, Zhijian Hu, Fei He, Yixian Jiang, Kiyoshi Aoyagi

“…This study aimed to identify active clusters of COVID-19 in Nagasaki Prefecture and form the spatiotemporal pattern of high-risk areas in different infection periods. …”
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Whole-genome analysis of a Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype classical strain isolated in 1946 in Sasebo city, Nagasaki prefecture, from a returnee from the northeast part of China by Ken-Ichiro Kuninobu, Taichiro Takemura, Yu Takizawa, Futoshi Hasebe, Tetsu Yamashiro

“…The whole-genome analysis was made on a V. cholerae biotype classical strain, Man9, isolated in 1946 in Sasebo city, Nagasaki prefecture, from a returnee from the northeast part of China. …”
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Introduction of Otolaryngology Outpatient Examination Training Program for junior residents as part of rural regional medical support in Japan by Takeshi Watanabe, Hayato Takayama, Hisayuki Hamada, Kenichi Kaneko, Kayoko Matsushima, Atsuko Nagatani

“…Abstract Background Nagasaki Prefecture is located in the most western part of Japan, and there are a considerable number of clinics in its many remote islands and rural areas. …”
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Phase II study of IRInotecan treatment after COmbined chemo‐immunotherapy for extensive‐stage small cell lung cancer: Protocol of IRICO study by Hiromi Tomono, Hirokazu Taniguchi, Minoru Fukuda, Takaya Ikeda, Seiji Nagashima, Kazumasa Akagi, Sawana Ono, Yasuhiro Umeyama, Midori Shimada, Hiroshi Gyotoku, Shinnosuke Takemoto, Yasushi Hisamatsu, Ryotaro Morinaga, Ryuta Tagawa, Ryosuke Ogata, Yosuke Dotsu, Hiroaki Senju, Hiroshi Soda, Katsumi Nakatomi, Fumiko Hayashi, Nanae Sugasaki, Akitoshi Kinoshita, Hiroshi Mukae

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Le déluge sans le Japon : aléa naturel et catastrophe dans la culture japonaise by Philippe Pelletier

“…The legend of Kōraijima (Gotō islands, Nagasaki prefecture), which relates the sinking of a small island and its inhabitants, mixes beliefs adopted from China and Shintō, but in particular incorporates Biblical accounts read by the region’s Christians who went into hiding during the Tokugawa period.…”
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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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On Landscape and Building Control under the ′Nagasaki Urban Design System′ by Atsuko Yasutake

“…Starting from 2000, a discretionary approach to urban control, which takes account of integrating different items and of overall harmony, has been operated in Nagasaki Prefecture. The framework, which is rare in Japan, only covers localized areas surrounding Nagasaki Port. …”
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Representation of investigation results of microplastics on sandy beaches—accumulation rate and abundance in the entire study site by Hiroshi Asakura

“…In this study, Nagasaki Prefecture was selected as the study site, we measured MPs accumulation rate to express the MPs pollution trend and weighted the measurement results to enable comparison of MPs content among multiple sandy beaches. …”
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Effects of Weight Gain after 20 Years of Age and Incidence of Hyper-Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterolemia: The Iki Epidemiological Study of Atherosclerosis and Chronic Kidney Dis... by Shota Okutsu, Yoshifumi Kato, Shunsuke Funakoshi, Toshiki Maeda, Chikara Yoshimura, Miki Kawazoe, Atsushi Satoh, Soichiro Yokota, Kazuhiro Tada, Koji Takahashi, Kenji Ito, Tetsuhiko Yasuno, Hideyuki Fujii, Shigeaki Mukoubara, Hitoshi Nakashima, Daiji Kawanami, Kosuke Masutani, Hisatomi Arima, Shigeki Nabeshima

“…Methods: We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study using annual health checkup data for residents of Iki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. A total of 3179 adult (≥30 years old) men and women without hyper-LDL cholesterolemia at baseline, who underwent two or more health checkups were included in the analysis. …”
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Tourism Development Challenges of an Island Destination in a Aging Society, Case Study of Ojika Island of Japan by Denes Perlaky

“…The case study was carried out on Ojika, an island destination in Nagasaki Prefecture. Several visits to the destination, participant observation and structured as well as unstructured interviews with stakeholders provide the primary data for the research. …”
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Digital Autopsy: Popular Tools for an Unpopular Procedure by Mohammed N. Islam, Jesmine Khan, Kazuya Ikematsu, Pramod G. Bagali, Vinoth K. Raman, Rustakiah bt M. Ali

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Epidemiological features of tuberculosis infection in a rural prefecture of Japan from 2007 to 2018 by Yixiao Lu, Guoxi Cai, Yuhang Liu, Fei He, Kiyoshi Aoyagi

“…Abstract This study aimed to investigate the epidemiological features of reported tuberculosis (TB) infections in a western prefecture (Nagasaki Prefecture) from 2007 to 2018, and to identify the high-risk group for TB infection. …”
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Radiocesium concentrations in wild mushrooms collected in Kawauchi Village after the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant by Kanami Nakashima, Makiko Orita, Naoko Fukuda, Yasuyuki Taira, Naomi Hayashida, Naoki Matsuda, Noboru Takamura

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Factors Influencing the Preferred Place of Death in Community-dwelling Elderly People in Japan by Izumi Ohmachi, Kazuhiko Arima, Yasuyo Abe, Takayuki Nishimura, Hisashi Goto, Kiyoshi Aoyagi

“…Methods: A self-report questionnaire survey was conducted between July 2009 and September 2009 on a total of 238 elderly people aged ≥65 years living in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Patients were either members of a social club for the elderly, individuals undergoing special health check-ups, or participants of health workshops held by cities. …”
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Groundwater Quality and Potential Pollution in the Southern Shimabara Peninsula, Japan by Kei Nakagawa, Hiroki Amano, Zhi-Qiang Yu, Ronny Berndtsson

“…Nitrate pollution in groundwater is a severe problem in Shimabara Peninsula, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Previous studies have investigated water quality characteristics in the northern part of the peninsula and shown serious effects of nitrate pollution in the groundwater. …”
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Casual serum triglyceride concentrations and new-onset chronic kidney disease in the general Japanese population: the Iki city epidemiological study of atherosclerosis and chronic... by Koji Takahashi, Yoshihiro Nishida, Soichiro Yokota, Kazuhiro Tada, Hiroto Hiyamuta, Kenji Ito, Tetsuhiko Yasuno, Tosihki Maeda, Hisatomi Arima, Kosuke Masutani

“…Methods: We conducted a population-based, retrospective cohort study using annual health check-up data of residents of Iki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Between 2008 and 2019, participants without CKD (estimated glomerular filtration rate <60 mL/min/1.73 m2 and/or proteinuria) at baseline were included. …”
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