Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease and Variation of Its Risk Factors by the Regions in Okayama Prefecture by Ryoko Umebayashi, Haruhito Adam Uchida, Natsumi Matsuoka-Uchiyama, Hitoshi Sugiyama, Jun Wada

“…Conclusions: Approximately 6–9% of people are at an increased risk of developing ESRD (orange or red on a CKD heatmap) among the population with National Health Insurance in Okayama Prefecture. The underlying health problems that cause CKD may differ among the regions. …”
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Experimental practice using 3D scanning for understanding the structure of a stone chamber from the Kofun period, Japan – A case study of the Shobuzako Kofun, Okayama prefecture – by Yuji Yamaguchi, Takehiko Matsugi

“…The Shobuzako Kofun, located in Okayama prefecture (western Japan), is a key-hole tomb set on a low rolling hill dating to the 5th century AD. …”
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Assessing impacts of coastal warming, acidification, and deoxygenation on Pacific oyster (<i>Crassostrea gigas</i>) farming: a case study in the Hinase area, Okayama Prefecture, and Shizugawa Bay, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan by M. Fujii, R. Hamanoue, L. P. C. Bernardo, T. Ono, A. Dazai, S. Oomoto, M. Wakita, T. Tanaka

“…To assess the present impacts and project future impacts of coastal warming, acidification, and deoxygenation on Pacific oysters, we performed continuous in situ monitoring, numerical modeling, and microscopic examination of Pacific oyster larvae in the Hinase area of Okayama Prefecture and Shizugawa Bay in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, both of which are famous for their Pacific oyster farms. …”
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Total body irradiation-based haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using posttransplant cyclophosphamide after administration of inotuzumab ozogamicin: A case repo... by Masaya Abe, Nobuharu Fujii, Kentaro Mizuhara, Tomohiro Urata, Yuichi Sumii, Yuki Fujiwara, Keisuke Seike, Yasuhisa Sando, Makoto Nakamura, Keiko Fujii, Kyosuke Saeki, Yusuke Meguri, Noboru Asada, Daisuke Ennishi, Hisakazu Nishimori, Ken-ichi Matsuoka, Yoshinobu Maeda

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Successful treatment with ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitor for patients with acute myeloid leukemia with BCR-ABL1 by Asako Takeuchi, Toshinori Kondo, Taizo Tasaka, Seiko Yamada, Tadashi Hirose, Hirofumi Fukuda, Risa Shimizu, Yoshiko Matsuhashi, Eisei Kondo, Hideho Wada

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Twin–twin transfusion syndrome in a monozygotic pregnancy with obvious lambda sign in first-trimester ultrasound by Susumu Murata, Mayumi Takano, Yukiko Kagawa, Michihisa Fujiwara, Masahiro Sumie, Masahiko Nakata

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Development of low-noise chisel with ring-shaped dynamic damper by Akira SANADA, Yoshio TSUJI, Kazuhiro IWATA, Michinori KAWANO, Hitoshi IWABUKI, Yasuhiko SHIMOYAMA

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Sensorineural hearing dysfunction after discharge from critical care in adults: A retrospective observational study by Takashi Fujiwara, Mizuki Sato, Shin-ichi Sato, Toshio Fukuoka

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Investigation of propelling mechanism of a levelling machine for a seedling bed based on vibration modes by Yoshio TSUJI, Akira SANADA, Kazuhiro IWATA, Hideyuki KANASHIMA

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A Simple Method for Decreasing the Liquid Junction Potential in a Flow-through-Type Differential pH Sensor Probe Consisting of pH-FETs by Exerting Spatiotemporal Control of the Liq... by Akira Yamada, Satoshi Mohri, Michihiro Nakamura, Keiji Naruse

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Treatment interruption in hypertensive patients during the COVID‐19 pandemic: An interrupted time series analysis using prescription data in Okayama, Japan by Naoko Nakamura, Toshiharu Mitsuhashi, Naomi Matsumoto, Shunsaku Hayase, Takashi Yorifuji

“…Methods We conducted an interrupted time series analysis using the National Health Insurance Database in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Participants included individuals aged 40–69 years with at least one antihypertensive prescription between 2018 and 2020. …”
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Patients with osteosarcoma and soft tissue sarcoma might become &quot;cancer refugees&quot; in some Japanese regional cities by Yamane H, Kunisada T, Ozaki T, Ochi N, Honda Y, Nagasaki Y, Nakagawa N, Yamagishi T, Nakanishi H, Takigawa N

“…Results: Approximately one-third of patients with OS/STS were referred from hospitals outside of Okayama prefecture. The ratio of patients with OS/STS referred from Okayama city and/or the same medical administration area of Okayama prefecture was lower than that of patients with NHL and advanced cancer who were treated in the PCU. …”
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Development of “Albergo Diffuso” in Yakage, Okayama: by Masashi Kanda, Yuichiro Hidaka

“…This study considers the development of Albergo Diffuso (hereinafter referred to as AD) in Yakage, Oda District, Okayama Prefecture. AD is an attempt to revitalize an entire area by utilizing vacant houses scattered throughout a town as an integrated hotel. …”
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Long-Term Survival of Patients Receiving Artificial Nutrition in Japanese Psychiatric Hospitals by Keiichi Abe, Ryuko Yamashita, Keiko Kondo, Keiko Takayama, Osamu Yokota, Yoshiki Sato, Mitsumasa Kawai, Hideki Ishizu, Tadao Nakashima, Hideki Hayashi, Kenji Nakata, Hiroyuki Asaba, Koichi Kadota, Kazuyoshi Tanaka, Yumi Morisada, Etsuko Oshima, Seishi Terada

“…Various clinical characteristics of 168 inpatients receiving artificial nutrition without oral intake in psychiatric hospitals in Okayama Prefecture, Japan, were evaluated. Results: Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that the duration of artificial nutrition was associated with a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube, diagnosis of mental disorder, low MMSE score, and absence of decubitus. …”
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Learning from the 2018 Western Japan Heavy Rains to Detect Floods during the 2019 Hagibis Typhoon by Luis Moya, Erick Mas, Shunichi Koshimura

“…The performance of a supervised machine learning classifier to learn from training data collected from the 2018 heavy rainfall at Okayama Prefecture, Japan, and to identify floods due to the typhoon Hagibis on 12 October 2019 at eastern Japan is reported in this paper. …”
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Active control of transmitted sound power from acoustic enclosure by Akira SANADA, Kouji HIGASHIYAMA, Nobuo TANAKA, Hiroyuki IWAMOTO

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Complete Genome Sequence Data of Tumorigenic Rhizobium vitis Strain VAT03-9, a Causal Agent of Grapevine Crown Gall Disease by Yoshiteru Noutoshi, Atsushi Toyoda, Tomoya Ishii, Kirara Saito, Megumi Watanabe, Akira Kawaguchi

“…It is one of the pathogenic strains of R. vitis isolated from graft unions of grapevine in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Inoculation tests verified its virulence for gall formation on grapevine, tomato, and sunflower. …”
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To Be Supported, or Not to Be: Images of Older People in Policy and the Reality in Local Communities in Japan by Ken Aoo, Noriko Abe, Mitsunobu R. Kano

“…Moreover, currently, in different areas suffering from a sharp decline in population, such as Okayama prefecture in western Japan, older people are actually playing the role of the supporter for groups of people who are in need, not only the aged population but also other demographics including young children and parents. …”
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Acoustic enclosure with active sound transmission control (Investigation of sensing method of reference signals) by Akira SANADA, Kouji HIGASHIYAMA, Nobuo TANAKA

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Active control of sound transmission through a honeycomb panel with feedforward and feedback control by Akira SANADA, Nobuo TANAKA

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