Safety and Selection Criteria of Single-joint Hybrid Assistive Limb for Upper Limb Paralysis After Stroke: A Phase I Trial by Hiroshi OHMAE, Taku MATSUDA, Maki FUJIMOTO, Yuka NAKANOWATARI, Megumi YAMADA, Nori SATO, Kimiko UMEMURA, Ryoma MORIGAKI, Tetsuya MATSUURA, Yasushi TAKAGI

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Ten Cases of Biopsy-Proven Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis: Report from a Single Center in a Rural Area from 2008 to 2021 by Kei Nagai, Tsuyoshi Tsukada, Akiko Sakata, Atsushi Ueda

“…Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis (ATIN) can be caused by any number of factors, and it accounts for several percent of renal biopsy cases. In Japan, case reports exist, but there are few single-center series of ATIN cases. …”
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Validity of E-PASS Score for Evaluating Perioperative Minor Complications Associated with Carotid Endarterectomy by Yutaka MORISHIMA, Masahito KAWABORI, Yoichi ITO, Masayuki GEKKA, Koji FURUKAWA, Yoshimasa NIIYA, Miki FUJIMURA

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Numerical modelling of the impact of coral reef degradation and sea level rise on coastal protection at The Buccoo Reef, Tobago: implications for reef restoration and management st... by Avinash Boodoo, Deborah Villarroel-Lamb

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Experience in the management of patients with HTLV-1 positive adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma in a Latin American center by Danielle Floyd-Aristizábal, Cristian Alonso Barreiro García, Oriana Arias-Valderrama, Catalina Proaño Millán, Nhora María Silva Perez, Joaquín Donaldo Rosales Martinez, Elizabeth Arrieta López

“…Background: Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) is a neoplasm with a high prevalence in certain regions such as southwestern Japan, the Caribbean, sub-Saharan Africa, South America, and Australia. …”
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Scar Healing after Breast Reconstruction: A 5-year Follow-up in Asian Patients by Risa Murakami, Tomohiro Shiraishi, Mikiko Imamura, Akihiko Takushima, Hirotaka Suga

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The genus <i>Helianthus</i> L. in the Russian Far East and in East Asia by E. V. Lesik, I. A. Kreshchenok, G. V. Talovina

“…Higher distribution of H. strumosus L. across ruderal communities in Japan, contrary to the other studied areas, is likely to have been induced by specific climate conditions. …”
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Stepwise Improvement of Cerebral Hemodynamics in Staged Angioplasty for Carotid Artery Stenosis by Fumiaki OKA, Takayuki OKU, Akiko KAWANO, Koki OKAZAKI, Takuma NISHIMOTO, Mototsugu SHIMOKAWA, Hideyuki ISHIHARA

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Vision-Based Pick and Place Control System for Industrial Robots Using an Eye-in-Hand Camera by van-Truong Nguyen, Phu-Tuan Nguyen, Shun-Feng Su, Phan Xuan Tan, Thanh-Lam Bui

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Optimization of Urban-Scale Sustainable Energy Strategies to Improve Citizens’ Health by Mohammad Anvar Adibhesami, Hirou Karimi, Ayyoob Sharifi, Borhan Sepehri, Hassan Bazazzadeh, Umberto Berardi

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Development of Open Transport of Aqueous Fluid from Pegmatite Revealed by Trace Elements in Garnet by Astin Nurdiana, Atsushi Okamoto, Masaoki Uno, Noriyoshi Tsuchiya

“…We investigated the fluid flow and elemental transport from a granitic body to the middle crust by determining the trace element compositions of garnet in pegmatites related to a quartz diorite intrusion and metamorphic rocks on Kinkasan Island, northeast Japan. Garnet in the pegmatites and biotite schists is characterized by spessartine– (Sps–) almandine- (Alm-) rich compositions of Sps14–69Alm22–70Prp2–14Grs1–13 and Sps16–30Alm54–66Prp9–16Grs3–6, respectively. …”
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Stratégies organisationnelles pour fournir des services d’enseignement des langues étrangères aux adultes de plus de 45 ans by Iryna Rudnyeva

“…The article aims to examine the strategies for providing educational services to adult learners (citizens over the age of 45) in different countries (European countries, the USA, Australia, China, Ukraine, Brazil, Japan and Portugal), with a focus on whether this process is integrated into social services and formal and informal education systems within the framework of the concept of lifelong learning. …”
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Synergistic effect of Ni and CeO2 on ZSM-5 catalysts for efficient hydrogenation of glucose to sorbitol by Tanabodee Leela, Pongpanit Kongkoed, Pakpoom Athikaphan, Arthit Neramittagapong, Taketoshi Minato, Sutasinee Neramittagapong

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Bridging the Gap: Interventions to Increase Cancer Screening Adherence in Individuals with Mental Disorders—A Systematic Review by Paolo Lombardo, Ilaria Mussetto, Valentina Baccolini, Enrico Di Rosa, Alessandra Sinopoli

“…Four interventions were conducted in the USA, one in Canada, and one in Japan. Two studies evaluated all three cancer screening programs, two studies evaluated breast cancer screenings, and two studies evaluated colorectal cancer screenings. …”
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Synergy Effects of the Indian Summer Monsoon and the Tibetan Plateau Heating on Summer Rainfall over North China by Siwen Zhao, Jie Zhang, Zhihong Lv

“…Furthermore, the strong convection over the IS excites the Kelvin waves over the equatorial region, which moves eastward and generates anticyclones over Philippines, consequently leading to the Pacific-Japan (PJ) pattern. The PJ pattern cooperates with the wave train at midlatitudes, resulting in abundant water vapor being transported to NC. …”
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Study on the Influence of Different Feeding Habitats on the Behavioral Habits of Siberian Cranes in the Songnen Plain by Shiying Zhu, Guangyi Deng, Haibo Jiang, Jie Gao, Chunguang He, Yan Zhang, Yingyue Cao

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Transient Hemodynamic Changes upon Changing a BCPA into a TCPC in Staged Fontan Operation: A Computational Model Study by Fuyou Liang, Hideaki Senzaki, Zhaofang Yin, Yuqi Fan, Koichi Sughimoto, Hao Liu

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Performance Evaluation of 3-D Convolutional Neural Network for Multitemporal Flood Classification Framework With Synthetic Aperture Radar Image Data by Dodi Sudiana, Indra Riyanto, Mia Rizkinia, Rahmat Arief, Anton Satria Prabuwono, Josaphat Tetuko Sri Sumantyo, Ketut Wikantika

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An Updated Review of the Molecular Mechanisms in Drug Hypersensitivity by Chun-Bing Chen, Riichiro Abe, Ren-You Pan, Chuang-Wei Wang, Shuen-Iu Hung, Yi-Giien Tsai, Wen-Hung Chung

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Meta-analysis of the clinical efficacy of liraglutide in treating type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by Yuan-Yuan Xu, Xu Wang, Yu-Qing She, Jie Liu, Qing Zhang

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