Resident perceptions of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: An examination of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by Takatoshi Murayama, Graham Brown, Atsushi Akiike, Kohsuke Matsuoka

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Problèmes de structure dans les Andes. De la parenté, de la polygynie et des moitiés à Cuzco by R. Tom Zuidema

“…Taking three aspects of the problem as discussed by Lévi-Strauss, I demonstrate the importance of these in the case of the Inca empire, Peru, and illustrate them with examples taken from here.…”
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Kamishibai dan Propaganda Jepang di Jawa pada Masa Perang Asia Timur Raya by Gema Budiarto, Dewi Yuliati, Dhanang Respati Puguh

“…One such medium was kamishibai, or picture story shows, which was introduced to Javanese society by Japan. Throughout the wartime period, the themes of kamishibai stories were controlled and dictated by the Japanese military government. …”
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Genesis of feudalism in Western Europe and its influence to the globai process of history: The conceptions of L. Vasilyev and E. Gudavičius by Nerijus Babinskas

“…Vasilyev's conception it also took place in the Hellenistic Orient and in the Byzantine Empire). Already, during the stage of the genesis of feudalism, a social mutation (i.e. qualitative change) took place in Western Europe. …”
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Microwave ablation vs. single-needle radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of HCC up to 4 cm: A randomized-controlled trial by Katsutoshi Sugimoto, Kento Imajo, Hidekatsu Kuroda, Go Murohisa, Kazue Shiozawa, Kentaro Sakamaki, Takuya Wada, Hirohito Takeuchi, Kei Endo, Tamami Abe, Takashi Matsui, Takahiro Murakami, Masato Yoneda, Atsushi Nakajima, Shigehiro Kokubu, Takao Itoi

“…Methods: In this multicenter randomized controlled trial conducted across five centers in Japan, eligible participants had up to 4 tumors, each up to 4 cm in size, and were not considered for surgery. …”
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Crude Drugs for Clearing Heat Contain Compounds Exhibiting Anti-Inflammatory Effects in Interleukin-1β-Treated Rat Hepatocytes by Airi Fujii, Saki Onishi, Nodoka Watanabe, Mizuki Kajimura, Kentaro Ito, Keita Minamisaka, Yuto Nishidono, Saki Shirako, Yukinobu Ikeya, Mikio Nishizawa

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Solitary Pyomyositis of the Left Rhomboideus Muscle Caused by Streptococcus anginosus and Streptococcus intermedius in an Immunocompetent Person by Yasuhiro Tanaka, Kenichi Takaya, Go Yamamoto, Isaku Shinzato, Toshiro Takafuta

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A narrative review of long-term inorganic iodine monotherapy for Graves’ disease with a historical relationship between iodine and thyroid by Natsuko Watanabe

“…These recent reports have been published from Japan, where iodine is sufficient, and the dose of inorganic iodine is empirical and requires further study.…”
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Active Joint Mechanism Driven by Multiple Actuators Made of Flexible Bags: A Proposal of Dual Structural Actuator by Hitoshi Kimura, Takuya Matsuzaki, Mokutaro Kataoka, Norio Inou

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Trading Strategies of a Leveraged ETF in a Continuous Double Auction Market Using an Agent-Based Simulation by Isao Yagi, Shunya Maruyama, Takanobu Mizuta

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Machine Learning‐Based Emulator for the Physics‐Based Simulation of Auroral Current System by Ryuho Kataoka, Aoi Nakamizo, Shinya Nakano, Shigeru Fujita

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The Impact of Daily Economic Behavior on Emotions: by Yuka Ozaki

“…As a practical example, the author reports an empirical study that focuses on daily economic behavior and associated emotional fluctuations. …”
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Downscaling Global Weather Forecast Outputs Using ANN for Flood Prediction by Nam Do Hoai, Keiko Udo, Akira Mano

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Current State and History of the Measurement of Implicit Attitudes by Hideya Kitamura

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Recovering 3D Shape with Absolute Size from Endoscope Images Using RBF Neural Network by Seiya Tsuda, Yuji Iwahori, M. K. Bhuyan, Robert J. Woodham, Kunio Kasugai

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Arithmetic-Like Reasoning in Wild Vervet Monkeys: A Demonstration of Cost-Benefit Calculation in Foraging by Sayaka Tsutsumi, Tomokazu Ushitani, Kazuo Fujita

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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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Skill Evaluation from Observation of Discrete Hand Movements during Console Operation by Satoshi Suzuki, Fumio Harashima

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Monitoring a Railway Bridge with Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing Using Specially Installed Fibers by Kinzo Kishida, Thein Lin Aung, Ruiyuan Lin

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Information Flow from COVID-19 Pandemic to Islamic and Conventional Equities: An ICEEMDAN-Induced Transfer Entropy Analysis by Ahmed Bossman

“…The risks on equities from Japan or Bahrain could be diversified by equities from Jordan in the short-term, while in the intermediate-term stocks from Japan could diversify with the UAE and USA equities. …”
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