Primary Cognitive Factors Impaired after Glioma Surgery and Associated Brain Regions by Chiharu Niki, Takatsune Kumada, Takashi Maruyama, Manabu Tamura, Takakazu Kawamata, Yoshihiro Muragaki

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Comparison of the Effect of Different Local Analgesia Administration Techniques in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Comparative Cohort Study by Akira Hashimoto, Motoki Sonohata, Atsushi Kawaguchi, Sakumo Kii, Hirohito Hirata, Masaaki Mawatari

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Energy intake insufficiency due to underestimated energy requirement by common predictive formulas can be identified by urinary amino acid levels in advanced heart failure by Yoko Sakamoto, Tomohito Ohtani, Kei Nakamoto, Fusako Sera, Shungo Hikoso, Yasushi Sakata

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A Novel Student-Initiated International Emergency Medicine Competition: A Decade of Experience from the Khon Kaen University International Challenge of Emergency Medicine by Yui Okamura, Parames Ngeabngamsri, Ami Iwano, Thanachit Krikeerati, Kotaro Yanagisawa, Thanut Jansirirat, Moeko Ohkoshi, Tomonari Shimoda, Thomas Mayers, Praew Kotruchin, Pattarapong Makarawate

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Detection of Phosphorylated Alpha-Synuclein in the Muscularis Propria of the Gastrointestinal Tract Is a Sensitive Predictor for Parkinson’s Disease by Goichi Beck, Yumiko Hori, Yoshito Hayashi, Eiichi Morii, Tetsuo Takehara, Hideki Mochizuki

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MRI and FDG PET/CT Findings for Borderline Brenner Tumor of the Ovary: A Case Report and Literature Review by Hiroki Matsutani, Go Nakai, Takashi Yamada, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Masahide Ohmichi, Keigo Osuga

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Effectiveness of Steroid Pulse Therapy for Systemic Side Effects after Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Intravesical Instillation Therapy: A Series of Five Cases by Tatsuya Umemoto, Jun Naruse, Yukio Usui, Hidenori Zakoji, Hideshi Miyakita, Akira Miyajima

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Fruit size prediction of tomato cultivars using machine learning algorithms by Masaaki Takahashi, Yasushi Kawasaki, Hiroki Naito, Hiroki Naito, Unseok Lee, Koichi Yoshi

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Long COVID-19–related and non-COVID-19 postviral olfactory dysfunction a comparative MRI study focusing on the olfactory cleft and bulbs by Yifan Li, Yifan Li, Mengfan Liu, Mengfan Liu, Ruoqi Zhang, Ruoqi Zhang, Yibei Wang, Jianfeng Liu, Jianfeng Liu

“…ObjectiveTo compare the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of the olfactory cleft (OC) and olfactory bulbs (OBs) in patients with long COVID-19-related (LCOD) and non-COVID-19 postviral olfactory dysfunction (NCPVOD) to explore mechanisms underlying persistent olfactory dysfunction.MethodsThis retrospective analysis included patients diagnosed with LCOD or NCPVOD at the China–Japan Friendship Hospital between February 2023 and July 2024. …”
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Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Does Not Affect Muscle Synergy for Rowing Activities by Chie Sekine, Naoto Matsunaga, Yu Okubo, Mika Hangai, Koji Kaneoka

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Long-Term Observations of Thickness Changes of Each Retinal Layer following Macular Hole Surgery by Atsushi Tada, Shigeki Machida, Yuji Hara, Satoshi Ebihara, Masahiko Ishizuka, Mana Gonmori

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Effects of Base Materials (α-Alumina and/or γ-Alumina) on Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)-Sensing Properties of Adsorption/Combustion-Type Microsensors by Takeo Hyodo, Yuma Matsuura, Genki Inao, Takahiko Sasahara, Yasuhiro Shimizu, Taro Ueda

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Karyopherin Alpha 2-Expressing Pancreatic Duct Glands and Intra-Islet Ducts in Aged Diabetic C414A-Mutant-CRY1 Transgenic Mice by Satoshi Okano, Akira Yasui, Shin-ichiro Kanno, Kennichi Satoh, Masahiko Igarashi, Osamu Nakajima

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Tracking Star-forming Cores as Mass Reservoirs in Clustered and Isolated Regions Using Numerical Passive Tracer Particles by Shingo Nozaki, Hajime Fukushima, Kazuki Tokuda, Masahiro N. Machida

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Proton pump inhibitors versus histamine-2 receptor antagonists for stress ulcer prophylaxis during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a propensity score-matched analysis by Hiroki Matsui, Hideo Yasunaga, Hiroshi Tanaka, Yutaka Kondo, Hiroyuki Ohbe, Kiyohide Fushimi

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Analysis of factors associated with intercostal neuralgia after osteoporotic thoracic spine fracture and construction of a prediction model by Zhen-Gang Liu, Fan Yang, Peng-fu Li, Qi Song, Gao Wang, Bo-Yin Zhang

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Incidence and risk factors for mortality of vertebral osteomyelitis: a retrospective analysis using the Japanese diagnosis procedure combination database by Hideo Yasunaga, Hirotaka Chikuda, Kiyohide Fushimi, Hiromasa Horiguchi, Toru Akiyama, Kazuo Saita

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Decrease in HBsAg After TAF Switching from Entecavir During Long-Term Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection by Kazuto Tajiri, Yuka Hayashi, Aiko Murayama, Nozomu Muraishi, Masami Minemura, Ichiro Yasuda

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Patient-centred care and quality of life and hope among Japanese patients receiving home medical care: a multicentre, cross-sectional study by Nobuhiro Ikeda, Michiko Hinata, Noriaki Kurita, Tomoka Nakamura, Takashi Fujii, Chihiro Tsuchiya, Yukio Tsugihashi, Hidekazu Iida, Shinu Hayashi, Masakazu Yasunaka, Misaki Hirose, Yutaka Shirahige, Shinsuke Muto, Tatsunobu Natsubori, Wataru Nakagawa, Akihiko Yonenaga, Lina Inagaki, Shioto Itakura, Naoya Miyashita, Takuya Furugen, Takafumi Abo, Sadayuki Okudaira, Kazuhiko Takuma, Masahiro Deguchi, Yoshitaka Harada, Seiji Matsuo, Motomichi Nakagawa, Ken Tanigawa, Yoshio Ochi, Sadanobu Ogasawara, Kazuhiko Hoshino, Momoko Aruga, Yoshinori Nakamura, Nobuhiro Sawa, Yosuke Akashi, Nobuyuki Miyagi, Toyohiro Terasaki, Kunihiro Kinoshita, Masaji Kikukawa, Hisakazu Kato, Masayuki Amano, Kentaro Asakura, Naoto Fukui

“…This study examined the association between the quality of patient-centred care and both QOL and hope.Design Multicentre, cross-sectional study.Setting Twenty-nine home care clinics in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, Nara Prefecture and Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan.Participants 200 patients receiving home medical care.Exposure Patient-centredness was measured using the Japanese version of the Primary Care Assessment Tool-Short Form (JPCAT-SF).Outcome measures The primary outcome measures were QOL, assessed using the QOL-Home Care (QOL-HC) scale, and hope, measured using the Health-Related Hope (HR-Hope) scale. …”
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Is there a difference in bony stability at three months postoperatively between opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy and opening-wedge distal tuberosity osteotomy? by Suguru Koyama, Keiji Tensho, Kazushige Yoshida, Hiroki Shimodaira, Daiki Kumaki, Yusuke Maezumi, Hiroshi Horiuchi, Jun Takahashi

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