Cross-language Wikipedia editing of Okinawa, Japan by Hale, SA

“…This article analyzes users who edit Wikipedia articles about Okinawa, Japan, in English and Japanese. It finds these users are among the most active and dedicated users in their primary languages, where they make many large, high-quality edits. …”

Typhoon damage on a shallow mesophotic reef in Okinawa, Japan by Kristine N. White, Taku Ohara, Takuma Fujii, Iori Kawamura, Masaru Mizuyama, Javier Montenegro, Haruka Shikiba, Tohru Naruse, TY McClelland, Vianney Denis, James D. Reimer

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Temporal and Vertical Variations in Photosynthetic Drivers in Mangrove Canopies, Okinawa, Japan by Ahmed Al-Saidi, Yasunori Fukuzawa, Masami Ueno, Shigeyuki Baba, Yoshinobu Kawamitsu

“…The objective of this study is to determine the characteristics of vertical profile of CO2, H2O, and air temperature within and above the canopies of mangrove forests at Okukubi River, Okinawa, Japan. The mangrove canopy had low CO2 concentrations, high H2O concentrations in air, and variable temperature. …”
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Characterization and Potential Utilizations of A Marine Euglenophyte from Okinawa, Japan by Danang Ambar Prabowo, Shoichiro Suda

“…This study focused on investigating the identity and potential utilizations of a green marine euglenophyte, namely EKoku01, isolated from the brackish Kokuba River in Naha City, Okinawa, Japan. Morphologically, cells of EKoku01 were 12-30m long and 8-10 m wide, displaying dynamic changes during euglenoid motility with a distinctively striated pellicular body. …”
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Shifting communities after­­ typhoon damage on an upper mesophotic reef in Okinawa, Japan by Kristine N. White, David K. Weinstein, Taku Ohara, Vianney Denis, Javier Montenegro, James D. Reimer

“…This study investigates the long-term community dynamics of damage from Typhoon 17 (Jelawat) in 2012 on the coral community of the upper mesophotic Ryugu Reef in Okinawa, Japan. A shift from foliose to bushy coral morphologies between December 2012 and August 2015 was documented, especially on the area of the reef that was previously recorded to be poor in scleractinian genera diversity and dominated by foliose corals. …”
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Coral cover and rubble cryptofauna abundance and diversity at outplanted reefs in Okinawa, Japan by Piera Biondi, Giovanni Diego Masucci, James Davis Reimer

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Unexpected High Diversity of Terrestrial Cyanobacteria from the Campus of the University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan by Xuan Hoa Nguyen, Shinpei Sumimoto, Shoichiro Suda

“…Terrestrial cyanobacterial strains were isolated from the Nishihara campus of the University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan. The 13 sampling sites were distributed in a 200 m radius and appeared as dry, blackened stains. …”
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A Preliminary Study of Radon Equilibrium Factor at a Tourist Cave in Okinawa, Japan by Ryohei Yamada, Yuki Tamakuma, Takahito Suzuki, Shunya Nakasone, Yoshitaka Shiroma, Masahide Furukawa, Hiroki Hashimoto, Masahiro Hosoda, Naofumi Akata, Shinji Tokonami

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Field survey of Fusarium stem rot of lisianthus ( Eustoma grandiflorum) cultivated in Okinawa, Japan by Takashi Hanagasaki, Atsushi Ajitomi, Emi Miwa, Tomohiko Kiyuna

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Forage production and quality of <i>Urochloa decumbens</i> cultivar ‘Basilisk’ in Okinawa, Japan by Hanagasaki Takashi

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Seasonal activities, morphological characteristics, and veterinary importance of Haemaphysalis mageshimaensis in Ishigaki and Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan by Satoko Nakao, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Yuko Takakuwa, Hajime Suzuki, Keiichiro Ohta, Keiko Nakamura, Osamu Tsuha, Yuzuru Ikehara, Sanae Ikehara, Syota Ohki, Mizue Inumaru, Yukiko Higa, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Naoaki Yokoyama

“…Ticks are of veterinary importance as they transmit various pathogens to animals. In Yaeyama, Okinawa, Japan, Haemaphysalis longicornis became the dominant tick species after the eradication of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus in the 1990s. …”
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Acanthopagrus pacificus (Perciformes, Sparidae) from Iriomotejima Island, Okinawa, Japan by Kentaro Kawai, Hiroki Fujita, Tetsuya Umino

“…In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of A. pacificus from Iriomotejima Island, Okinawa, Japan was determined. The sequence is 16,640 bp in length and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes (12S rRNA and 16S rRNA), 22 tRNA genes, and one control region. …”
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Evaluating the cross-cultural competence instrument for healthcare professionals (CCCHP) among nurses in Okinawa, Japan by Chieko Shirai, Daisuke Nonaka, Jun Kobayashi

“…Methods During June and July 2021, nursing staff were invited to take web- and paper-based surveys in Okinawa Japan. The CCCHP (five-factor model with 27 items across motivation, attitude, skills, emotion, and knowledge) was translated using a combination translation method, and a five-point Likert scale was used for responses. …”
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Analytical Studies on Ciguateric Fish in Okinawa, Japan (II): The Grouper <em>Variola albimarginata</em> by Naomasa Oshiro, Hiroya Nagasawa, Mio Nishimura, Kyoko Kuniyoshi, Naoki Kobayashi, Yoshiko Sugita-Konishi, Tsuyoshi Ikehara, Katsunori Tachihara, Takeshi Yasumoto

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Observations of coral-dwelling gall crabs (Cryptochiridae) in the intertidal zone of Odo Beach (Okinawa, Japan) by Van Der Meij, S, Reijnen, B, Reimer, J

Association between lifestyle and metabolic syndrome incidence of workers in northern Okinawa, Japan: A cohort study by Takuji Kishimoto, Miwa Churiki, Tatsuya Miyazato, Akihiro Yamashiro, Yoshitaka Nagasawa, Hayashi Shokita

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Empowering voluntary approaches for environmental sustainability and resilient communities: a case study from Okinawa, Japan by Toshinori Tanaka, Oscar Tiku, Nao Takashina

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Fluxes and retention of nutrients and organic carbon in Manko estuary, Okinawa, Japan: influence of river discharge variations by D. Shilla

“…This study reports on the fluvial fluxes and estuarine transformations and retention of dissolved nutrients (total oxidized nitrogen [TON = NO₂⁻ and NO₃⁻]), NH₄⁺, PO₄³⁻, and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in Manko estuary, Okinawa, Japan. The transport and transformation of dissolved nutrients and DOC varied widely among the eight conducted surveys due to variations in freshwater discharge and subsequent flushing times. …”
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Long-Term Observation of Atmospheric Speciated Mercury during 2007–2018 at Cape Hedo, Okinawa, Japan by Kohji Marumoto, Noriyuki Suzuki, Yasuyuki Shibata, Akinori Takeuchi, Akinori Takami, Norio Fukuzaki, Kazuaki Kawamoto, Akira Mizohata, Shungo Kato, Takashi Yamamoto, Jingyang Chen, Tatsuya Hattori, Hiromitsu Nagasaka, Mitsugu Saito

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Obesity and Voiding Parameters in a Community-Based Population of Okinawa, Japan: Kumejima Digital Health Project (KDHP) by Asuka Ashikari, Minoru Miyazato, Koshi Nakamura, Kiyoto Yamashiro, Takehiro Nakamura, Tsugumi Uema, Moriyuki Uehara, Hiroaki Masuzaki, Seiichi Saito, Shiro Maeda, Hajime Ishida, Masayuki Matsushita

“…Therefore, the present study aimed to identify which subjectively and objectively measured voiding parameters were associated with obesity in a community-based population. (2) Methods: Voiding parameters on a self-administered questionnaire and a digital self-health monitoring system for urine excretion (s-HMSU) were compared between participants with and without obesity, defined as a body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m² (<i>n</i> = 30 and 29, respectively), from a community in Okinawa, Japan. Logistic regression analysis was employed to calculate the odds ratios of abnormalities in voiding parameters for the obese group, with the non-obese group serving as a reference. (3) Results: The obese group had odds ratios of 5.17 (95% confidence interval: 1.33–20.0) for shortened hours of undisturbed sleep (<302 min) by s-HMSU and 7.65 (1.88–31.1) for nighttime urinary frequency by a questionnaire after adjusting for age and sex. …”
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