The narrative of the «Northern Territories» in the socio-political discourse of contemporary Japan by D. V. Streltsov

“…Of particular importance from the point of view of the emotional effect on public consciousness are the theses that the Southern Kurils are the “ancestral territory of Japan,” that the USSR committed aggressive and unfair actions against Japan during World War II, and modern Russia did not correct them, and that the Japanese natives of the Southern Kurils experience enormous moral suffering, not having the opportunity to freely visit the graves of their ancestors. …”
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Effects of clinical stage, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, and living arrangement on social distance towards people with dementia. by Kae Ito, Shuji Tsuda

“…In contrast, opportunities for social contact with PLWD are crucial for achieving lower social distance across all stages of dementia. The findings underscore the need for stage-specific interventions to address stigma, with a focus on education and opportunities for social contact. …”
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Pigmentary demarcation lines: Three cases encapsulating a benign condition by Natalia Chalupczak, Alexander Woods, Allison Kirchner, Sheryl Hoyer, Roger Haber

“…They are usually seen in African, Hispanic, and Japanese populations, but can be rarely observed in Caucasians. …”
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Genetic risk factors associated with gestational diabetes in a multi-ethnic population. by Paula Benny, Hyeong Jun Ahn, Janet Burlingame, Men-Jean Lee, Corrie Miller, John Chen, Johann Urschitz

“…Individually, none of the SNPs showed a consistent association with GDM across all three investigated ethnicities.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Several SNPs associated with T2DM are found to confer increased risk for GDM in a multiethnic cohort in Hawaii.…”
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Undetermined Ruptured Low‐Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Following High‐Energy Blunt Abdominal Trauma Requiring Emergency Laparotomy by Ippei Matsuo, Tetsuya Yumoto, Akari Tsuji, Ryo Tanabe, Toshihisa Matsumura, Mikoto Shimabara, Masaaki Akai, Shoji Takagi, Hiromichi Naito, Atsunori Nakao

“…This case report highlights the diagnostic difficulties of LAMN rupture following blunt abdominal trauma, stressing the need to consider rare conditions like LAMN in differential diagnoses of acute abdomen posttrauma.…”
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Introduction risk of fire ants through container cargo in ports: Data integration approach considering a logistic network. by Shota Homma, Daisuke Murakami, Shinya Hosokawa, Koji Kanefuji

“…Spatial statistical models have been used to address the lack of information by considering the observations of neighbors or integrating multiple data sources based on the assumption of spatial correlation. …”
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A Systematic Literature Review and Bucher Indirect Comparison: Tildrakizumab versus Guselkumab by Kristian Garn Du Jardin, Pepi Hurtado Lopez, Mette Lange, Rachael McCool, Silvia Maeso Naval, Sandra Quickert

“…Analysis was based on the intent-to-treat population and, for all outcomes, the number of events reported were analyzed as a proportion of the number of patients randomized to ensure consistency across trials. **Results:** Overall, 154 unique records were identified. …”
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Association between alcohol consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes in Japan: a population-base longitudinal cohort study by Yuan-Zhe Huang, Fang Luo, Xiong Ran, Jian Yang, Min Gu, Shao-Quan Zhou

“…This study explores the relationship between alcohol intake and T2D risk across FPG strata in a Japanese cohort. Data from 15,453 participants in the NAGALA cohort were analyzed over 5.4 years. …”
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Effects of the maternal and child health handbook and other home-based records on mothers’ non-health outcomes: a systematic review by Akira Shibanuma, Masamine Jimba, Rogie Royce Carandang, Jennifer Lisa Sakamoto, Ekaterina Yarotskaya, Milana Basargina, Mika Kondo Kunieda

“…Objective This review aimed to investigate the effects of the maternal and child health (MCH) handbook and other home-based records on mothers’ non-health outcomes.Design Systematic review.Data sources PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, Academic Search Complete, PsycArticles, PsycINFO, SocINDEX, CENTRAL, NHS EED, HTA, DARE, Ichuushi and J-STAGE through 26 March 2022.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Original research articles examining home-based records and mothers’ non-health outcomes published in English or Japanese across various study designs.Data extraction and synthesis Two independent reviewers extracted relevant data and assessed the risk of bias. …”
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Deep learning-based histopathological assessment of tubulo-interstitial injury in chronic kidney diseases by Nonoka Suzuki, Kaname Kojima, Silvia Malvica, Kenshi Yamasaki, Yoichiro Chikamatsu, Yuji Oe, Tasuku Nagasawa, Ekyu Kondo, Satoru Sanada, Setsuya Aiba, Hiroshi Sato, Mariko Miyazaki, Sadayoshi Ito, Mitsuhiro Sato, Tetsuhiro Tanaka, Kengo Kinoshita, Yoshihide Asano, Avi Z. Rosenberg, Koji Okamoto, Kosuke Shido

“…Results Applied to WSIs from 71 Japanese CKD patients with diabetic nephropathy or benign nephrosclerosis, DLRS-derived scores show concordance with nephrologists’ evaluations. …”
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Nationwide incidence of central retinal artery occlusion in Japan: an exploratory descriptive study using the National Database of Health Insurance Claims (2011–2015) by Hiroshi Tamura, Akitaka Tsujikawa, Masahiro Miyake, Ai Kido, Hanako Ohashi Ikeda, Shusuke Hiragi

“…These findings can be helpful for the development of appropriate healthcare policies to address the increasing incidence of CRAO with the ageing population.…”
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Insufficient Sleep Syndrome in Childhood by Teruhisa Miike

“…I also discuss briefly how to address sleep insufficiency in childhood.…”
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Datasets for quantifying association between short-term exposure to maximum temperature and heatstroke-related ambulance dispatches in Japan: A time-stratified case-crossover desig... by Keita Wagatsuma

“…This study provides a comprehensive collection of open-access daily time-series datasets designed to quantify the association between short-term exposure to maximum temperature and heatstroke-related ambulance dispatches (HSAD) utilizing a two-stage time-stratified case-crossover design. …”
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The paradox of hikikomori through a transcultural lens by Yoko Nagai, Amy Kartar, Magdalena Pfaff, Hussien Elkholy

“…This phenomenon underlines the complex interplay between putative individual psychopathology, neurodiversity and broader societal shifts across the globe.…”
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Literature Review on Children Outside Educational Opportunities: A Study of Children with Foreign Origin in Japan by Yuki Ohsaka

“…Children of foreign origin in Japan face various hurdles in accessing educational opportunities, potentially limiting their strengths and abilities throughout their life course. …”
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The current status of neglected tropical diseases in Japan: A scoping review. by Yuriko Harada, Hanako Iwashita, Taeko Moriyasu, Sachiyo Nagi, Nobuo Saito, Mariko Sugawara-Mikami, Kota Yoshioka, Rie Yotsu, Japan NTD Study Group

“…Japan should recognize the presence of NTDs within the country and need to address them as a national effort. The implications of our findings extend beyond Japan, emphasizing the need to study, recognize, and address NTDs even in high-income countries.…”
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Japan’s interests in the Arctic region and prospects for cooperation with Russia by Korneev K.A., Kistanov V.O.

“…Secondly, the exploitation of the natural resources of the Arctic is of great importance for Japan – whereas it is a resource-deficient country, participation in such projects is always relevant. It is obvious that Japanese interests in the Arctic region will be far from practical implementation without interaction with Russia, despite the serious deterioration of bilateral relations due to Japan’s accession to anti-Russian sanctions imposed by Western countries in connection with the Special military operation in Ukraine. …”
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Office environment and employee differences by company health management certification by Shiro Arata, Masaki Sugiuchi, Toshiharu Ikaga, Yasuyuki Shiraishi, Tatsuya Hayashi, Shintaro Ando, Shun Kawakubo

“…A cross-sectional questionnaire survey of 1644 employees across 61 companies in Tokyo, Japan, collected data on their perception of office environment quality and perceived outcomes. …”
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Fragility functions for reinforced-concrete frames classified by joint strength margin: the case of interior beam–column joint by Takashi Takeuchi, Hajime Okano, Kazutaka Shirai

“…Relationships between story drift ratios at damage states and joint strength margins were analyzed using Japanese experimental data. RC frames were ranked by joint strength margins, and a Bayesian approach was applied to evaluate fragility function parameters for each DS across these ranks.…”
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Ambonsche Studiefonds and Sarekat Ambon as Forums for Moluccan Nationalists to Initiate Indonesian Independence Movement by Sem Touwe, Kresna Manik, Mohammad Amin Lasaiba, Johan Pattiasina

“…The Ethical Policy, motivated by the Dutch' debt of honor' towards its colonies, opened up access to education for natives and indirectly encouraged national consciousness. …”
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