Nagasaki University

Developing a Comprehensive Public Health Nursing Practice Model for Promoting Social Inclusion Among Populations Experiencing Social Exclusion: A Qualitative Study

ABSTRACT Aims To develop a comprehensive practice model delineating public health nursing practices that promote social inclusion and illustrate their outcomes in Japan. Design Qualitative descriptive research design. Methods Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 12 publ...

Quinones as Optical Signal Transducers: Emerging Roles in Spectroscopic Sensing, Carbon Dots, and Enzyme-Free Immunoassays

Quinones have emerged as versatile optical signal transducers in spectroscopic analytical chemistry because of their unique redox activity, electron-transfer capability, reactive oxygen species generation, and tunable photophysical properties. Beyond their traditional roles as bi...

Longitudinal developmental trajectories after epilepsy surgery in early childhood: A biphasic developmental hypothesis

Abstract Objective To evaluate the longitudinal impact of epilepsy surgery on developmental trajectories in young children by comparing developmental rate (DR) during the early postoperative and later follow‐up periods. Methods This single‐center retrospective observational study...

Trend analysis of breast cancer screening in Golestan province’s family physician program: performance evaluation for women aged 30–69

In the ranking of cancer incidence for the year, female breast cancer was the most common cancer in the north-east region of Iran. This study aimed to comprehensively evaluate the trend of breast cancer screening within Golestan province’s Family Physician Program. This repeated...

A cross-sectional study to evaluate access to antenatal care services in Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira district of Ghana

Background Antenatal care (ANC) supports skilled delivery and maternal survival, but evidence on how Ghana’s Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) policy influences ANC access is limited. This study assessed factors associated with ANC access in the Twifo Hemang Low...

Effects of temperature, irradiance and varying light spectral qualities on photochemical efficiency of the edible red alga, Gloiopeltis frutex (Endocladiaceae) from Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

The effects of temperature and irradiance, including light spectral quality, on the photochemical efficiency of the edible red alga Gloiopeltis frutex (Endocladiaceae) were determined using a pulse-amplitude-modulated (PAM) chlorophyll fluorometer. The temperature response (4–36...

Sex and Mortality Among Patients with Papillary Thyroid Cancer

Importance Unlike patient age, which has been a well-established and routinely used primary biological prognostic factor in the risk stratification of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), the prognostic value of patient sex remains controversial in this common endocrine malignant neop...

Effects of Lumbar Lordosis Angle on the Magnitude and Vertebral-Level Distribution of Anterior Cortical Bone Stress in the Lumbar Vertebral Bodies: A Finite Element Analysis

Lumbar lordosis influences load transmission in the lumbar spine, but its effects on stress in the anterior cortical bone of the vertebral bodies remain unclear. This study investigated how lumbar lordosis angle (LL) affects vertebral stress. A finite element model from T12 to th...

Automatic segmentation of craniomaxillofacial complex and mandible in dental CBCT images using a TransUNet-based deep learning model

Accurate segmentation of craniomaxillofacial structures from cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is essential for digital dentistry, but conventional manual and semi-automated methods are time-consuming and operator-dependent. This study aimed to develop and validate a TransUNet...

Climate change and fish reproduction: A meta-analysis of global laboratory-based experimental evidence across species and ecosystems

Climate change is altering fish reproduction by disrupting spawning cycles, reducing egg viability, and altering reproductive behaviours essential for population sustainability, to our knowledge, this is the first synthesis to integrate laboratory-based evidence for temperature,...

Association Between Acute-Phase Occupational Therapy and Quality of Life at Hospital Discharge and 90 Days After Discharge

Background/Objectives: Early rehabilitation in critically ill patients has been associated with improved physical outcomes. However, evidence regarding the association between occupational therapy and quality of life (QOL) remains limited. This study examined the association betw...

Impact of Circumferential Calcification and Acquired Minimum Lumen Area on 1‐Year Primary Patency After Drug‐Coated Balloon Angioplasty for Femoropopliteal Lesions

BACKGROUND: Severe calcification predicts restenosis after drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty for femoropopliteal lesions, but whether an adequate post-procedural minimum lumen area (MLA) can attenuate this effect, and how intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) circumferential calcif...

Divergent proviral load trajectories and clonal dynamics of HTLV-1-infected cells during antirheumatic therapy in rheumatoid arthritis

The optimal management of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) carriers requiring long-term immunomodulatory therapy remains unclear. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) living with HTLV-1 frequently receive antirheumatic therapy, raising concerns regarding the potenti...

Evaluation of clinical prognostic factors for radium-223 therapy in castration-resistant prostate cancer with bone metastases: the KYUCOG-1901 study

We evaluated clinical factors associated with symptomatic skeletal events (SSEs), radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS), and overall survival (OS) in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) and bone metastases treated with radium-223 (Ra-223)...

Respiratory Support With Nasal High Flow Reduces Opioid Requirements During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

ABSTRACT Objectives Nasal high flow (NHF) improves oxygenation, reduces the work of breathing, and stabilizes ventilation. In endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) under dexmedetomidine‐based sedation, opioids are often required but increase the risk of respirator...

Minimally invasive cardiac surgeries in 2023–annual report of the Japanese association for minimally invasive cardiac surgery

Abstract Objective To establish updated nationwide perioperative benchmarks for minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) in Japan by presenting the 2023 annual report and summarizing procedural trends from 2021 to 2023. Methods Data on mitral valve (MV) surgery, aortic valve rep...

Epidemiology of macular dystrophy in Japan (2011–2020): a nationwide population-based study

Abstract Purpose To describe the characteristics and prevalence of macular dystrophy using a comprehensive national claims database in Japan. Study design Population-based retrospective study using a nationwide claims database. Methods Approximately 126 million individuals covere...

Cardiac Manifestations Following Suspected Cobra ( Naja samarensis ) Bites in Eastern Visayas, Philippines: A Case Series

Naja samarensis , a World Health Organization Category 1 venomous snake endemic to the Philippines, causes neurotoxic envenomation, but cardiac complications are rarely documented. Case 1 is a 71-y-old hypertensive male who presented with altered consciousness, ptosis, and dysart...

Safety of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Biliary Drainage in Patients with Distal Malignant Biliary Obstruction with Large-Volume Ascites

Background/Aims: The safety and efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) in patients with large-volume ascites (LVA) remain unclear. We aimed to evaluate the safety of EUS-BD in patients with distal malignant biliary obstruction complicated by LVA. Metho...

Development of quality indicators for diabetes care in community pharmacies: a modified Delphi method

Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes is a common chronic condition requiring continuous management. Without a healthy lifestyle and regular treatment, it can lead to severe complications that greatly reduce the patients’ quality of life. Although support for medication management...