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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Long-term Measurements of Carbonaceous Aerosol at Cape Hedo, Okinawa, Japan: Effects of Changes in Emissions in East Asia by Kojiro Shimada, Akinori Takami, Takatsugu Ishida, Yuta Taniguchi, Shuichi Hasegawa, Chak K. Chan, Yong Pyo Kim, Neng-Huei Lin, Shiro Hatakeyama

“…Abstract We investigated the changes in the carbonaceous-aerosol sources and their effects on the long-term elemental carbon (EC) and organic carbon (OC) concentration trends at the Cape Hedo Atmosphere and Aerosol Monitoring Station (CHAAMS) in Okinawa, Japan, during the period 2004–2013. We obtained the EC and OC concentrations by conducting semi-real-time measurements using a carbon monitor, and performing an offline thermal/optical filter analysis according to the Interagency Monitoring of Protected Visual Environments (IMPROVE) protocol. …”
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Impact of the transition from radioimmunoassay (RIA) to chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay (CLEIA) for the measurement of plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) on the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism (PA) via retrospective analyses in Okinawa, Japan by Ken-ichiro Honma, Yoshiro Nakayama, Atsuko Tamaki, Moriyuki Uehara, Taiki Teruya, Takamitsu Yabiku, Yohei Ishiki, Ken Yonaha, Rei Chinen, Tsugumi Uema, Shiki Okamoto, Hiroaki Masuzaki

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Effect of daily alcohol consumption and age over 40 years on COVID-19 vaccination antibody titers in the Delta era among hospital workers in northern Okinawa, Japan: A retrospective cohort study by Takuji Kishimoto, Daisuke Tasato, Yoshitaka Nagasawa, Akihiro Yamashiro, Hayashi Shokita

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Algorithm and Architecture Optimization for 2D Discrete Fourier Transforms with Simultaneous Edge Artifact Removal by Faisal Mahmood, Märt Toots, Lars-Göran Öfverstedt, Ulf Skoglund

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Advanced Engine Flows and Combustion by Zhijun Peng, Thanos Megaritis, Chih-Jen Sung, Minoru Yaga, Paul Hellier, Guohong Tian

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Analysis of hydroxychloroquine prescriptions for COVID‐19 in Japan by Takashi Watari, Yasuharu Tokuda, Hiromizu Takahashi, Kiyosu Taniguchi, Kenji Shibuya

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Influence of Turbulence Model for Wind Turbine Simulation in Low Reynolds Number by Masami Suzuki

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Modified Descemet’s Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty: The Use of Ophthalmic Viscoelastic Devices in Hypotonic Eyes That Had Undergone Glaucoma Filtering Surgeries by Itaru Oyakawa, Takahiko Hayashi, Toshiki Shimizu, Naoko Kato

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Effect of breeding parents on the frequency distribution of cyanidin dominant progenies in purple-fleshed sweetpotato by Takeo Sakaigaichi, Rie Kurata, Yoshihiro Okada, Keisuke Suematsu, Akira Kobayashi, Yukari Kawata, Masaru Tanaka

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Underwater Image Gathering by Utilizing Stationary and Movable Sensor Nodes: Towards Observation of Symbiosis System in the Coral Reef of Okinawa by Kuniaki Kawabata, Fumiaki Takemura, Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Kei Sawai, Eisuke Kuraya, Satoru Takahashi, Hideyuki Yamashiro, Naoko Isomura, Jianru Xue

“…We consider applying the system to investigate the conditions of marine ecosystem around the coral reef at Okinawa, Japan. The framework and fundamental design of our proposed underwater information gathering system under development are introduced. …”
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Structural validity and internal consistency of the Patient Centred Assessment Method in a primary care setting in a Japanese island area: a cross-sectional study by Masato Matsushima, Shuhei Yoshida, Rieko Mutai, Yoshifumi Sugiyama, Ryoko Horiguchi, Hisashi Yoshimoto

“…Objectives The objective of this study was to examine the structural validity and internal consistency of the original English version of the Patient Centred Assessment Method (PCAM) in a primary care setting in a Japanese island area.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting A clinic on a remote island in Okinawa, Japan, that provides general outpatient and 24-hour emergency services.Participants This study included 355 patients who visited Tarama Clinic from 1 April 2018 to 30 June 2018, were aged ≥20 years, lived in Tarama Village and had decision-making capacity.Main outcome measures Patient complexity scored by the PCAM.Results The mean (SD) PCAM score was 21.4 (5.7). …”
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Plain Language Summary of Publication: The ProLOGUE study investigating brodalumab in people with plaque psoriasis by Shinichi Imafuku, Chika Ohata, Masaru Honma, Hidehisa Saeki, Yoko Mizutani, Takuya Miyagi, Kenta Murotani, Yasumasa Kanai

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Crowned dens syndrome: A case series of 72 patients at eight teaching hospitals in Japan by Hiroki Isono, Haruka Kuno, Takunori Hozumi, Ken Emoto, Sho Nishiguchi, Masahiro Sakai, Madoka Ito, Koichi Kitamura, Kazuhito Hirose, Eiji Hiraoka, Naoto Ishimaru, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Yasuharu Tokuda

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Prevalence and prognostic impact of cognitive frailty in elderly patients with heart failure: sub‐analysis of FRAGILE‐HF by Shuhei Yamamoto, Saeko Yamasaki, Satoko Higuchi, Kentaro Kamiya, Hiroshi Saito, Kazuya Saito, Yuki Ogasahara, Emi Maekawa, Masaaki Konishi, Takeshi Kitai, Kentaro Iwata, Kentaro Jujo, Hiroshi Wada, Takatoshi Kasai, Hirofumi Nagamatsu, Tetsuya Ozawa, Katsuya Izawa, Naoki Aizawa, Akihiro Makino, Kazuhiro Oka, Shin‐ichi Momomura, Nobuyuki Kagiyama, Yuya Matsue

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Tadalafil treatment for fetuses with early-onset growth restriction: a protocol for a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind phase II trial (TADAFER IIb) by Hiroaki Tanaka, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Yoichi Aoki, Masayuki Endo, Tomoaki Ikeda, Shintaro Maki, Masafumi Nii, Kayo Tanaka, Satoshi Tamaru, Toru Ogura, Yuki Nishimura, Tomomi Kotani, Akihiko Sekizawa, Masahiko Nakata, Koji Nakamura, Kenji Nagao, Ichiro Yasuhi, Hiroshi Kawamura, Sho Takakura, Mayumi Kotera, Takafumi Ushida, Norihiko Kikuchi, Tadatsugu Kinjo, Mayumi Takano, Sachie Suga, Michi Kasai, Osamu Yasui, Yuka Maegawa, Shigeru Aoki, Yoshio Yoshida

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