Spatial pattern of woody plant species richness and composition in primary warm temperate evergreen forest in Kasugayama Hill, Japan by Shuntaro Watanabe, Yuri Maesako, Tomoya Inada

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Serosurvey of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus in Cattle in Southern Japan and Estimation of Its Transmissibility by Transient Infection in Nonvaccinated Cattle by Norikazu Isoda, Satoshi Sekiguchi, Chika Ryu, Kosuke Notsu, Maya Kobayashi, Karin Hamaguchi, Takahiro Hiono, Yuichi Ushitani, Yoshihiro Sakoda

“…To estimate BVDV circulation among cattle where few BVD cases were reported in southern Japan, 1910 serum samples collected from 35 cattle farms without a BVD outbreak were investigated to detect antibodies against BVDV-1 and BVDV-2 using an indicator virus with a cytopathogenic effect and the luciferase gene, respectively. …”
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Water balance analysis of hydrological processes in cyclic irrigation: A case study of the Imbanuma irrigation area in Chiba, Japan by Fumi Okura, Asuka Kamei, Tasuku Kato

“…Study region: Flat, low-lying paddy fields subjected to cyclic irrigation in Chiba, Japan.Study focus: This study investigated hydrological processes in flat, low-lying paddy fields with cyclic irrigation. …”
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Role of regular medical visits in mitigating increased suicide risk during the early COVID-19 pandemic in Kobe, Japan by Daisuke Miyamori, Yasushi Nagasaki, Shuhei Yoshida, Saori Kashima, Wataru Omori, Kei Itagaki, Masanori Ito

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Characteristics of participants in a public rubella antibody testing program conducted at a Japan professional football league venue by Toshinori Nishizawa, Kuniyoshi Hayashi, Noriyuki Amano, Gautam A. Deshpande, Hiroko Arioka

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A basic study on tree growth and landscape greening in Coastal Urban areas: The case of Hakata port in Fukuoka City, Japan by Maoko Yoshino, Kazuo Asahiro

“…Fukuoka City is one of Japan's most advanced cities in incorporating climate change and greening into its policies. …”
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Real-world assessment to estimate multiple attributes related to treatment cost driver for mantle cell lymphoma in Japan by econometric modeling by Saaya Tsutsué, Shinichi Makita, Hiroya Asou, Anila Mathew, Yuki Kado, Koki Idehara, Seok-Won Kim, Dilinuer Ainiwaer

“…Abstract This study was conducted using a nationwide health care database of Japan between 1 April 2008 and 30 September 2022 to evaluate the economic burden on patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). …”
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The Impact of Hyperbolic Discounting on Asset Accumulation for Later Life: A Study of Active Investors Aged 65 Years and over in Japan by Honoka Nabeshima, Sumeet Lal, Haruka Izumi, Yuzuha Himeno, Mostafa Saidur Rahim Khan, Yoshihiko Kadoya

“…Asset accumulation in later life is a pressing issue in Japan due to the growing gap between life expectancy (87.14 years for women, 81.09 years for men in 2023) and the retirement age (65 or less). …”
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J-TAIL-2: A Prospective, Observational Study of Atezolizumab Combined With Carboplatin and Etoposide in Patients With Extensive-Stage SCLC in Japan by Eisaku Miyauchi, MD, PhD, Makoto Nishio, MD, PhD, Kadoaki Ohashi, MD, PhD, Atsushi Osoegawa, MD, PhD, Eiki Kikuchi, MD, PhD, Hideharu Kimura, MD, PhD, Yasushi Goto, MD, PhD, Junichi Shimizu, MD, PhD, Hiroshige Yoshioka, MD, PhD, Ichiro Yoshino, MD, PhD, Toshihiro Misumi, PhD, Nobuyuki Katakami, MD, PhD, Masahide Oki, MD, PhD, Takashi Kijima, MD, PhD, Kenichi Chikamori, MD, PhD, Kazumi Nishino, MD, PhD, Yuki Kobayashi, MS, Asako Miwa, BA, Misa Tanaka, MS, Akihiko Gemma, PhD

“…Methods: J-TAIL-2 was a prospective, multicenter observational study in Japan. Patients with ES-SCLC received atezolizumab plus CE in clinical practice. …”
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Redefining Creativity and Well-being: A Feasibility Study for a New Course at a Small Liberal Arts College in Japan by Lee Friederich, Yuko Taniguchi, Naoko Araki, Naeko Naganuma, Joel Friederich, Kathryn R. Cullen

“…Considering the escalating mental health needs of college students and the stigma surrounding mental illness in Japan, this study explores how creativity impacts student well-being. …”
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Impact of loneliness on suicidal ideation during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from a cross-sectional online survey in Japan by Takahiro Tabuchi, Ryo Okubo, Hirokazu Tachikawa, Midori Matsushima, Haruhiko Midorikawa, Miyuki Aiba

“…Objectives We aim to reveal how loneliness relates to suicidal ideation following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.Design Cross-sectional online survey.Setting Community cohort study in Japan.Participants The second wave of a large web-based survey, Japan COVID-19 and Society Internet Survey, was conducted in February 2021, and we analysed the data of 6436 men and 5380 women who were aged 20–59 years.Main outcome measures The prevalence ratios (PRs) of suicidal ideation due to loneliness, depression, social isolation and decline in income during the pandemic and other sociodemographic and economic information were adjusted in the analysis.Statistical methods Estimations were conducted by separating a male and female sample. …”
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Cross-Sectional Survey to Assess Tobacco and Nicotine Product Use since the Introduction of Heated Tobacco Products in Japan: Wave 2 by Prasad Krishna, Shetty Mandara, Edward Lauren, Kanitscheider Claudia, Marczykowski Felix

“…A pilot cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2018 across 3 areas of Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, and Sendai) to assess tobacco and nicotine product use after the introduction of Heated Tobacco Products (HTPs). …”
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Impact of diabetes remission or progression on the incidence of cardiovascular disease in Japan: historical cohort study using a nationwide claims database by Chihiro Shimayama, Kazuya Fujihara, Laymon Khin, Hiroki Takizawa, Chika Horikawa, Takaaki Sato, Masaru Kitazawa, Yasuhiro Matsubayashi, Takaho Yamada, Hirohito Sone

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Trade typhoon over Japan: Turbulence metaphor and spatial production cycles feedback loops of the Japanese economy, 1980–85–90 by M. Sonis, G. J. D. Hedwings, Y. Okuyama

“…In this manner the qualitative presentation of Japan inter-regional and inter-industry trade, 1980–85–90, is visualized and interpreted.…”
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Maritime-Continental Contrasts in the Properties of Low-Level Clouds: A Case Study of the Summer of the 2003 Yamase, Japan, Cloud Event by Nawo Eguchi, Tadahiro Hayasaka, Masahiro Sawada

“…Satellite data were used to investigate maritime-continental differences in the characteristics of the low-level cloud (the Yamase cloud) that covered northeast Japan during the summer of 2003. The features of the Yamase cloud were found to be almost the same as those of general stratus clouds but with a smaller effective radius (re) and a greater optical thickness (τ) over land, as compared with general stratus clouds. …”
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Relationship between sleep disorders and depressive symptoms among young women in Japan: a web-based cross-sectional study by Yuta Suzuki, Yukio Urabe, Noriaki Maeda, Satoshi Arima, Tsubasa Tashiro, Rami Mizuta, Takeru Abekura, Sakura Oda, Satoshi Onoue

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Modular gardens by James C. Rose – A 1946 experiment for Ladies’ Home Journal by Anna-Maria Visilia

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The potential of self-access language centres in fostering lifelong global citizenship: towards a community of practice approach by Michael D. Smith, Ran Niboshi, Christopher Samuell, Simon F.N. Timms

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Traduire He-Yin Zhen, perspectives sur la circulation des idées féministes by Léa Buatois

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