Kumamoto Health Science University

Probing Lattice‐Oxygen Redox in Pt‐WO 3 Nanocrystals by Operando Spectroscopy: Bridging Surface Chemistry and Ethanol Sensing

ABSTRACT Understanding how lattice oxygen participates in gas sensing remains a challenge in metal‐oxide chemistry. Here, we combine operando diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS), operando Raman spectroscopy, ex situ electron paramagnetic resonance...

Post-obligation physician retention among Jichi Medical University graduates in Okinawa prefecture, Japan: a descriptive comparative study of the Kyushu region

Abstract Background Global strategies to address physician maldistribution include recruiting students with rural backgrounds, community-based training, bonded service, financial incentives, and personal and professional support. However, retention after obligatory service remain...

Change in the prognostic utility of regional left ventricular longitudinal strain values in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation

BACKGROUND: To evaluate the difference in prognostic utility of echocardiographic parameters between pre- and post-transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) periods. METHODS AND RESULTS: This study enrolled 189 patients who underwent TAVI at Kumamoto University Hospital betw...