Capital Punishment without Capital Trials in Japan’s Lay Judge System by David T. Johnson

“…And in October, Japanese citizens started to decide who the state should kill. By the end of 2010, lay judge panels had made five capital decisions, resulting in one life sentence, three death sentences, and one acquittal.This article examines a series of recent death penalty judgments under Japan's new lay judge system.…”
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Early Postoperative Outcomes and Medication Cost Savings after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Morbidly Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Bethany J. Slater, Nina Bellatorre, Dan Eisenberg

“…Morbidly obese patients with diabetes who undergo LSG have high rates of diabetes remission early after surgery. …”
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Typology of Scientists for Strengthening and Innovating Education in al-Jami' al-Musnad as-Shahih al-Muhtashar min Umuri Rasulullah Shalallahu 'Alaihi Wasallama wa Sunanihi wa Ayya... by Fadhlurrahman, Muh. Alif Kurniawan, Abdulnassir Yassin, Agus Martins, Windi Dwi Astuti, Lathifah Irsyadiyah Husna, Sefi Fifit Fardana, Khofifah Tulmufida Uba, Eko Setyo Wiyanto

“…Scientists are people who are experts or have a lot of knowledge about science and even people who are involved in the field of science. …”
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Effect of Tronclass combined with team-based learning on nursing students’ self-directed learning and academic performance: a pretest-posttest study by Longyi Hu, Siqi Li, Leshan Zhou

“…The results of the study showed a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05), in the students who engaged in Tronclass combined with team-based learning. …”
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Effects of yoga on depressive symptoms in women with pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Sasinun Punsuwun, Sarah Oerther, Chuntana Reangsing

“…Results: We found twelve primary studies which included 738 participants who were 28.43 ± 1.92 years old across studies. …”
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Patient satisfaction toward doctor communication in medical clinics: a study from northern Sri Lanka by Shanjeeban Ponnuthurai, Suganthan Navaneethakrishnan, Rajeshkannan Nadarajah

“…However, a significant proportion of patients reported that the doctor did not give time for further questions (44.1%). Furthermore, patients who were unaccompanied to the consultation showed higher satisfaction levels than those who attended with bystanders (P < 0.001). …”
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Consequences of violence experienced in childhood by Danutė Klokmanienė, Loreta Klokmanienė, Audronė Rimkuvienė

“…The research involved 8 women who experienced various punishments as a means of upbringing in childhood. …”
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The teaching of the association between physical inactivity and non-communicable diseases in physical education classes by Julia Terra, Lúcio Canabarro, Marilda Neutzling, Nicole Gonzales, Airton Rombaldi

“… The study was conducted with physical education teachers from elementary and high schools in the urban area of Pelotas, southern Brazil, and identified the prevalence of those who taught the association of physical inactivity (PI) with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) during their classes. …”
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Legal regulation of relations connected to service in the Security Service of Ukraine by M. S. Yuzyshen

“…It has been substantiated that the labour law includes labour relations of servicemen and employees who have entered into an employment contract with the Security Service of Ukraine. …”
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Negative Video Capsule Endoscopy Had a High Negative Predictive Value for Small Bowel Lesions, but Diagnostic Capability May Be Lower in Young Patients with Overt Bleeding by Sipawath Khamplod, Julajak Limsrivilai, Uayporn Kaosombatwattana, Nonthalee Pausawasdi, Phunchai Charatcharoenwitthaya, Supot Pongprasobchai, Somchai Leelakusolvong

“…This retrospective study included patients presenting with PSBB who had negative VCE findings between January 2008 and December 2016. …”
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Can Meditation Influence Quality of Life, Depression, and Disease Outcome in Multiple Sclerosis? Findings from a Large International Web-Based Study by Adam B. Levin, Emily J. Hadgkiss, Tracey J. Weiland, Claudia H. Marck, Dania M. van der Meer, Naresh G. Pereira, George A. Jelinek

“…Statistically and potentially clinically significant differences between those who meditated once a week or more and participants who never meditated were present for mean mental health composite (MHC) scores, cognitive function scale, and health perception scale. …”
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(Mis)estimation of the modal number of desired sexual partners. by Arthur G Shapiro, Rubie M Peters, Anthony H Ahrens

“…Study 2: When asked to estimate the shape of the whole distribution, participants underestimated the number of respondents who would desire the mode and thus replicated patterns in the literature for misestimations of skewed distributions. …”
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Case Series of Zone III Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Traumatic Shock Patients by Byungchul Yu, Gil Jae Lee, Kang Kook Choi, Min A Lee, Jihun Gwak, Youngeun Park, Jung Nam Lee

“…Methods We reviewed consecutive cases who survived from hypovolemic shock after Zone III REBOA placement for 4 years. …”
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Ethno-cultural particularity of English, French and Russian phrasiological units with components of names of domestic animals by E. N. Belaya

“…contains stereotyped representations of arrogant behavior of a person’s senseless activity who poses as the other person than he is in reality; of touch with Scottish realia and literature; 2) the figurative basis of French P.U. contains patterned and stereotyped representations of a person who works by the sweat of his brow, of the interaction of man and a horse, of a bad French, of a drunkard, a silly man who is fond of bombastic speech, of a cruel man; 3) the figurative basis of Russian P.U. contains stereotyped representations of a ridiculously dressed person, a pattern of human obstinacy; of touch with Russian peasant’s way of life. …”
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Lounging Men, Standing Women: Pose and Posture in the Aesthetic Interior by Richard W. Hayes

“…The simple detail of the figures’ postures criticises Osmond for his lapse in manners and adumbrates the fact that it is Madame Merle who exerts power over the novel’s main characters. …”
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Women Narration: Land, Gender and Oral Memory. The Forgotten History of the Maquis at Aran Valley by Mireia Boya-Busquet, Rosa Cerarols-Ramirez

“…Our focus is to unfold the narratives of those who experienced a real alteration of their everyday life, and more particularly women. …”
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Dropping out of a peripartum depression mHealth study: participants’ motives and suggestions for improvement by Hanna Wierenga, Konstantina V. Pagoni, Alkistis Skalkidou, Fotios C. Papadopoulos, Femke Geusens

“…Conclusions Researcher who want to use mHealth designs in peripartum studies need to ensure that their study designs are as time-efficient as possible, remind participants about the study, manage expectations about the study and what is expected of participants throughout the study, design their apps to be attractive in a competitive market, and follow-up with participants who are excluded from the study due to pregnancy complications.…”
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The Relationship Between Musculoskeletal Disorders, Anxiety and Body Awareness in Elite Athletes by Atakan Gürgan, Beyzanur Dikmen Hoşbaş, Berna Karamancıoğlu, Deniz Demirci

“…Results: There was a significant difference in somatic anxiety levels between the athletes who experienced musculoskeletal pain and those who did not (p&lt;0.05). …”
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Criminal protection of sexual integrity of a person: some problematic aspects by T. D. Lysko

“…It has been stated that a person who has not reached the “age of sexual consent” is guaranteed to have sexual integrity. …”
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IVIG Effects on Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate in Children by Farhad Salehzadeh, Ahmadvand Noshin, Sepideh Jahangiri

“…Fifty patients under 12 years old who had indication to receive IVIG enrolled in this study. …”
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