Meng, Lin-Chieh Kojima, Taro Suzuki, Yusuke Weng, Shao-En Chen, Ho-Min Huang, Shih-Tsung Akishita, Masahiro Chen, Liang-Kung Hsiao, Fei-Yuan
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Archives of gerontology and geriatrics
Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) are widely recognized as vital quality indicators of pharmacotherapy in older adults. As Taiwan and Japan grapple with the ongoing challenges of population aging, obtaining an accurate understanding of the prevalence of these indicators is crucial for developing effective strategies to op...
Uchimaru, Kohei
This paper reveals that Shakespeare studies in Japan originated through competing notions of literary studies. Traditional Japanese ideas about literature differed markedly from Anglophone ones, which focused on grammatical and literary-historical facts based on the notion of Shakespeare’s universal appeal. Their principles were contested by Sôseki...
Fiel’ardh, Khalifatulloh Torkar, Gregor Rožman, Hana Fujii, Hiroki
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Frontiers in Education
Introduction This research aims to explore the integration of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within teacher education programs, focusing on the Faculty of Education at Okayama University, Japan and the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Methods We employed a qualitative content analysis of the syllabi (n = 2,079 from Okayama University; n = 5...
Onoda, Ryosuke Omi, Yasuhiro
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Frontiers in Education
This study explores the value of extracurricular activities to Japanese junior high school students and how this value can be transmitted to junior students through essay writing. The study participants involved Japanese seventh graders; the essay focused on school attractiveness and covered the following three conditions: (1) “control condition,” ...
Peng, Xuxin Nakatani, Hisae Chen, Huifang Inoue, Yuriko Song, Fang Yoshihara, Mikako Lei, Ruxin
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Frontiers in Psychology
Introduction With the declining birth rate and increasingly aging population in Japan, an increased care burden may be placed on the family and the younger generation will address challenging circumstances when they can care for their parents. This study aimed to develop a scale for examining the perspectives of Japanese university students on pare...
Masaoka, Hiroyuki Matsuo, Keitaro Oze, Isao Kimura, Takashi Tamakoshi, Akiko Sugawara, Yumi Tsuji, Ichiro Sawada, Norie Tsugane, Shoichiro Ito, Hidemi
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Journal of epidemiology
Although cigarette smoking is an established risk factor for bladder cancer, assessment of smoking impact on bladder cancer in Asian populations has been hindered by few cohort studies conducted in Asian populations. Therefore, we investigated the risk of bladder cancer associated with smoking status, cumulative smoking intensity, and smoking cessa...
Takatani, Rieko Kubota, Takuo Minagawa, Masanori Inoue, Daisuke Fukumoto, Seiji Ozono, Keiichi Nakamura, Yosikazu
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Journal of epidemiology
Pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP) and nonsurgical hypoparathyroidism (NS-HypoPT) are rare diseases with hypocalcemia, hyperphosphatemia, and high and low parathyroid hormone levels, respectively. In Japan, over 20 years have passed since the last survey on these diseases. We carried out a nationwide cross-sectional survey to estimate the prevalence of...
Takashi, Naoki Musumari, Patou Masika Techasrivichien, Teeranee Suguimoto, S Pilar Ono-Kihara, Masako Kihara, Masahiro Nakayama, Takeo
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Disability and rehabilitation
This study explores the experiences and unmet needs related to post-discharge long-term rehabilitation from triadic perspective of male patients with stroke, caregivers, and rehabilitation professionals. This is an exploratory qualitative study using in-depth interviews conducted in two outpatient rehabilitation facilities in Japan. Nine male patie...
Stickley, Andrew Shirama, Aya Sumiyoshi, Tomiki
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The International journal of social psychiatry
Research has shown that discrimination is prevalent in many countries and associated with poorer mental health. However, little is known about discrimination and its effects in Japan. To address this deficit this study examined the association between perceived discrimination and mental health outcomes in the Japanese general population and the rol...
Fukasawa, Toshiki Urushihara, Hisashi Takahashi, Hayato Okura, Takayuki Kawakami, Koji
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The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice
Evidence is lacking on the association between antibiotic use and risk of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) in Asians. We assessed the risk of SJS/TEN associated with different antibiotic classes in Japanese. We conducted a case-crossover study using a claims database. Firth conditional logistic regression was used...
