Seinan Gakuin University

Slow Diffusion Coefficient Derived from High b-Value Diffusion-Weighted MRI for Assessing Pathological Complete Response after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer: An Exploratory Machine Learning Analysis

Abstract The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) is used to assess breast cancer response but may be influenced by perfusion and T2-related effects. The aim of the study was to compare ADC-only, slow diffusion coefficient (SDC)-only, and combined ADC–SDC models and to evaluate w...

Subjective well-being of healthcare workers after Japan’s COVID-19 state of emergency

Healthcare workers (HCWs) are the cornerstone of pandemic response, yet their subjective well-being may be compromised by unavoidable occupational risks. While current research has documented the immediate psychological impact of COVID-19, fewer studies have tracked how self-repo...