Nihon Fukushi University

Synergistic Effect of Ambient Ozone, Relative Humidity, and Temperature on Epidemic Patterns of Influenza: A Hypothesis and Its Verification

The mechanisms underlying seasonal patterns in influenza epidemics have long been an enigma. Our laboratory study revealed that ambient ozone significantly inactivates airborne influenza viruses synergistically with higher relative humidity and temperature. This led us to hypothe...

Gaming Disorder Risk, Gaming Time, and Student Life Satisfaction Among Japanese Students: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study Using the GADIS-A

Background: Problematic gaming has been linked to reduced well-being, but associations between student life satisfaction and gaming-related risk among students remain relatively untested. This pilot cross-sectional study applied the Japanese version of the Gaming Disorder Scale f...