Predictive accuracy of lactate albumin ratio for mortality in intensive care units: a nationwide cohort study by Yohei Okada, Yoshitaka Aoki, Mikio Nakajima, Yasuhito Suzuki, Mikihiro Shimizu, Ryo Imai, Soichiro Mimuro, Yoshiki Nakajima

“…Subgroup analysis was used to evaluate the predictive accuracy of the LAR across different patient attributes and clinical scenarios.Results Of 2 34 774 cases analysed, in-hospital mortality was 8.8% (20 723 deaths). …”
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Serum metabolic profiles in quails: Effects of age, breed, and sex by Qin He, Hanle Shang, Yizhong Huang, Lizhi Li, Zhuomin Wu, Huihui Ran, Jiguo Xu, Xinwei Xiong

“…These findings enhance our understanding of the dynamic changes in quail serum metabolites influenced by various factors and address the knowledge gap regarding serum metabolic changes at different stages in quails.…”
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Evaluating Pericoronary Adipose Tissue Attenuation to Predict Cardiovascular Events by Takahiro Nishihara, MD, PhD, Toru Miyoshi, MD, PhD, Kentaro Ejiri, MD, PhD, Kazuhiro Osawa, MD, PhD, Soichiro Fuke, MD, PhD, Kousuke Seiyama, MD, Masayuki Doi, MD, PhD, Mitsutaka Nakashima, MD, PhD, Takashi Miki, MD, PhD, Shinsuke Yuasa, MD, PhD

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Rethinking study abroad: post-pandemic perspectives on international exchange in Japan by Chika Yamamoto Rosenbaum, Nami Iwaki, Yoko Tatsumi

“…By contrast, the question of whether domestic activities involving interaction with foreign students, known as intercultural exchange, can be an alternative in the post-pandemic era has received much less empirical attention. This study addresses this gap by analyzing factors influencing the interests of over 600 Japanese students in both traditional study abroad and intercultural exchange. …”
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Transvestism Recognized in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Report of Two Cases by Hiroki Ishiguro, Naomi Honobe, Takefumi Suzuki, Mariko Tamai, Takaya Nakane

“…To the best of our knowledge, we describe, for the first time, the cases of two Japanese patients with EDS complicated with mood disorders who secondarily developed transvestism that was judged strongly related to early stressful situations through childhood and adolescence. …”
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A Case of Persistent Generalized Retrograde Autobiographical Amnesia Subsequent to the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 by Yuji Odagaki

“…He also experienced some symptoms associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), such as intrusive thoughts, flashbacks, and nightmares. …”
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On the Breeding of Bivoltine Breeds of the Silkworm, Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae), Tolerant to High Temperature and High Humidity Conditions of the Tropics by Harjeet Singh, N. Suresh Kumar

“…Hence, in a tropical country like India, it is very essential to develop bivoltine breeds/hybrids which can withstand the high temperature stress conditions. This has resulted in the development of CSR18 × CSR19, compatible hybrid for rearing throughout the year by utilizing Japanese thermotolerant hybrids as breeding resource material. …”
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«The Admiral is becoming a dangerous ward for us» French General M. Janen’s assessment of situation on the White Eastern Front in December 1918 by R. G. Gagkuev

“…Semenov, gives an assessment of Kolchak himself. The publication is addressed to researchers of the military-political sphere and international relations during the Civil War in Russia.…”
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Infectious Aortitis: A Life-Threatening Endovascular Complication of Nontyphoidal Salmonella Bacteremia by Seifeldin Hakim, Francisco Davila, Mitual Amin, Ismail Hader, Mitchell S. Cappell

“…A 65-year-old Japanese man living in the United States presented with pyrexia and chills associated with intermittent lower abdominal and back pain for 5 days. …”
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Nominative objects in Korean by Park Chongwon, Kim Jong-Bok

“…This article addresses the hitherto neglected topic of the Korean Nominative Object Construction (NOC) within the Cognitive Grammar (CG) framework. …”
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Functional food products in Japan: A review by Shun Iwatani, Naoyuki Yamamoto

“…Japan has a long history of using foods with health benefits and Japanese people are well-known for their longevity. …”
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Comparing efficacy and safety of low-dose versus standard-dose antiplatelet therapy in stroke patients: a meta-analysis by Zhao Ren, Chunxing Li, Xin Zhang, Lichaoyue Sun, Hui Zhu, Dongxiao Wang, Yumin Wang, Shuo Liang, Guanchun Wang

“…This requires careful dosage adjustments to balance thrombosis and bleeding risks.ObjectiveThis study compared the efficacy and safety of low-dose versus standard-dose antiplatelet therapy in stroke patients.MethodsWe conducted a comprehensive search across multiple databases, including PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, ClinicalTrials.gov, CNKI, and the Wanfang Medical Database, up to March 2024. …”
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Tryptophan and/or canthaxanthin in quail diets: effects on performance, carcass traits, hematology, blood chemistry and hepatic antioxidant capacity by Khaled H. El-Kholy, Mohamed E. Sokariaa, Mohammed F. El Basuini, Sara F. Fouda, Tarek A. Ebeid, Ibrahim T. El-Ratel, Mahmoud M. Azzam, Alessandro Di Cerbo, Ahmed A. Elolimy, Mahmoud Madkour, Mahmoud Alagawany

“…No noticeable variations in carcass characteristics were found across all treatments over the whole trial duration. …”
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Complete Surgical Resection of a Leiomyosarcoma Arising from the Inferior Vena Cava by Hirofumi Sonoda, Keisuke Minamimura, Yuhei Endo, Shoichi Irie, Toru Hirata, Takashi Kobayashi, Ken-ichi Mafune, Masaya Mori

“…A 76-year-old Japanese man was referred to our hospital with chief complaint of right hypochondoralgia. …”
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The temporal structure of multiple visuomotor processes in baseball batting: insights from a virtual reality system by Naoki Saijo, Takehiro Fukuda, Makio Kashino

“…Twenty-three batters from a professional Japanese baseball team participated in this experiment. …”
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Effect of acupuncture on patients with major psychiatric disorder and related symptoms caused by earthquake exposure: Protocol for a scoping review of clinical studies. by Hui-Ju Kwon, Jungtae Leem, Da-Woon Kim, Chan-Young Kwon, Sang-Ho Kim

“…Earthquakes have the greatest destructive effect among all natural disasters. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder (MDD), and anxiety disorder (AD) are major psychiatric disorders (MPD) that can be triggered by exposure to earthquakes. …”
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment in Mice with Obesity Hyperlipidemia and Steatohepatitis by Koichi Tsuneyama, Yen-Chen Chen, Makoto Fujimoto, Yoshiyuki Sasaki, Wataru Suzuki, Tsutomu Shimada, Seiichi Iizuka, Mitsunobu Nagata, Masaki Aburada, Shao-Yuan Chen

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Hypertension-Related Gene Polymorphisms of G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 4 Are Associated with NT-proBNP Concentration in Normotensive Healthy Adults by Junichi Yatabe, Midori S. Yatabe, Minoru Yoneda, Robin A. Felder, Pedro A. Jose, Hironobu Sanada

“…Therefore, various hypertension-related polymorphisms and cardiovascular indices were analyzed in 97 normotensive, healthy Japanese adults. NT-proBNP levels were significantly higher in subjects with two or more GRK4 polymorphic alleles. …”
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Different Associations of Trunk and Lower-Body Fat Mass Distribution with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors between Healthy Middle-Aged Men and Women by Bin Wu, Jingshan Huang, Keisuke Fukuo, Kazuhisa Suzuki, Gen Yoshino, Tsutomu Kazumi

“…The aim of this study was to assess whether the gender-specific pattern of fat mass (FM) distribution is related to gender differences in cardiometabolic risk factors. 207 healthy middle-aged Japanese were included in the study. We measured FM in the total body, trunk, and lower-body with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). …”
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Effects of repetitive or consecutive fasting-induced weight loss on glucose tolerance in rats fed high-fat diet by Yudai Nonaka, Makoto Inai, Shuhei Nishimura, Shogo Urashima, Shin Terada

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