Serendipitous Isolation of Non-Vibrio Bacterial Strains Carrying the Cholera Toxin Gene from Environmental Waters in Indonesia by Yusuke Shibata, Ryohei Nomoto, Garry Cores de Vries, Ro Osawa

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Persistent Down-Beating Torsional Positional Nystagmus: Posterior Semicircular Canal Light Cupula? by Akihide Ichimura, Koji Otsuka

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Cryptococcus: A Rare Cause of Parotid Abscess in Liver Cirrhosis by Takeshi Okamoto, Katsuyuki Fukuda

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Development of Removable Hollow Cathode Discharge Apparatus for Sputtering Solid Metals by Daisuke Ishikawa, Shuichi Hasegawa

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Zeeman Effect of Sm Atoms by High-Resolution Diode-Laser Spectroscopy by Wei-Guo Jin, Tatsuya Minowa

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Mouse colorectal cancer organoids: Lessons from syngeneic and orthotopic transplantation systems by Yu Muta, Yuki Nakanishi

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Low Expression of FFAR2 in Peripheral White Blood Cells May Be a Genetic Marker for Early Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction by Jianjun Ruan, Heyu Meng, Xue Wang, Weiwei Chen, Xiaomin Tian, Fanbo Meng

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Facial expression recognition through muscle synergies and estimation of facial keypoint displacements through a skin-musculoskeletal model using facial sEMG signals by Lun Shu, Victor R. Barradas, Zixuan Qin, Yasuharu Koike

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Impact of introducing electric vehicles on ground-level O₃ and PM_2.5 in the Greater Tokyo Area: yearly trends and the importance of changes in the urban heat... by H. Hata, N. Mizushima, T. Ihara

“…We used a numerical weather prediction to estimate changes in the UHI effect in the Greater Tokyo Area (GTA) of Japan by introducing BEVs. The results indicated that the introduction of BEVs would lead to a maximum local temperature decrease of 0.25 °C in the GTA. …”
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Perceptions and Motivations of Japanese Medical Students Regarding Course Evaluations: A Cultural Perspective by Suzuki S, Imafuku R, Kawakami C, Abe Y, Jego EH, Hidai C, Saiki T

“…Saki Suzuki,1– 3 Rintaro Imafuku,3 Chihiro Kawakami,3 Yuriko Abe,1,2 Eric H Jego,2 Chiaki Hidai,1,2 Takuya Saiki3 1Division of Medical Education, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan; 2Medical Education Center, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan; 3Medical Education Development Center, Gifu University, Yanagido, Gifu, JapanCorrespondence: Saki Suzuki, Division of Medical Education, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi Kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan, Tel +81 3 3972 8111, Email suzuki.saki@nihon-u.ac.jpPurpose: Course evaluations are critical for improving educational practices; however, their results can be influenced by various unexpected factors, including cultural values. …”
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A Novel Liposome Formulation Carrying Both an Insulin Peptide and a Ligand for Invariant Natural Killer T Cells Induces Accumulation of Regulatory T Cells to Islets in Nonobese Dia... by Hidetoshi Akimoto, Emi Fukuda-Kawaguchi, Omar Duramad, Yasuyuki Ishii, Kazunari Tanabe

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Construction of nomogram model based on contrast-enhanced ultrasound parameters to predict the degree of pathological differentiation of hepatocellular carcinoma by Shu-Min Lian, Hong-Jing Cheng, Hong-Jing Li, Hui Wang

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Amphiphilic Ruthenium(II) Terpyridine Sensitizers with Long Alkyl Chain Substituted β-Diketonato Ligands: An Efficient Coadsorbent-Free Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Ashraful Islam, Surya Prakash Singh, Masatoshi Yanagida, Mohammad Rezaul Karim, Liyuan Han

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New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to assess killer whale (Orcinus orca) estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) transactivation potencies by DDTs and their risks by Dave Arthur R. Robledo, Takahito Kumagawa, Mari Ochiai, Hisato Iwata

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The homologous recombination factors BRCA2 and PALB2 interplay with mismatch repair pathways to maintain centromere stability and cell viability by Emily Graham, Lucia Rampazzo, Chin Wei Brian Leung, Jacob Wall, Emőke Zsanett Gerőcz, Mikhail Liskovykh, Nikolay Goncharov, Xanita Saayman, Ramazan Gundogdu, Masato T. Kanemaki, Hiroshi Masumoto, Vladimir Larionov, Natalay Kouprina, Fumiko Esashi

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Assessment of Atmospheric PM2.5 and PCDD/Fs Collected by Different High-volume Ambient Air Sampling Systems by Shih Yu Pan, Hung Wei Chen, Shih Chieh Hsu, Charles C.-K. Chou, Yu Chi Lin, Yuan Wu Chen, Kai Hsien Chi

“…The mass concentrations of PM2.5 measured with NIEA A205, EN14907, and Japan method were 20.2 ± 8.79, 25.4 ± 10.5 and 28.6 ± 13.9 µg m−3, respectively. …”
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Acceptance and use of demand-responsive transport by older people in old new town: Evidence from Senboku new Town by Haruka Kato, Kento Yoh

“…The selected case was Senboku New Town (Senboku-NT), one of the largest old NTs in Japan. This study applied the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology model, moderating for age differences between older people and adults. …”
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Pulse-Wave Analysis of Optic Nerve Head Circulation Is Significantly Correlated with Kidney Function in Patients with and without Chronic Kidney Disease by Tomoaki Shiba, Mao Takahashi, Takatoshi Maeno

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Temporal Change in Atmospheric Radiocesium during the First Seven Years after the Fukushima Dai-ich Nuclear Power Plant Accident by Tomohisa Abe, Kazuya Yoshimura, Yukihisa Sanada

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Reducing trailing limb collisions in older adults through targeted leading limb placement after obstacle crossing: effect of closer foot placement by Tomoki Hakamata, Tomoki Hakamata, Takahiro Higuchi

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