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Iron is an essential element for organisms, but its solubility in soil is often extremely low. Previously, plants were considered to take up iron only after its reduction to ferrous ions. Takagi reported that oat and rice secrete chelating substances that solubilize ferric iron in the rhizosphere for efficient iron uptake. In 1978, Takemoto et al....
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This study investigates the correlation between parts suppliers’ business dependence on their customers and the timing of their subsequent actions regarding customers’ foreign direct investment (FDI), a relationship that has not been empirically examined in previous studies. We focus on the Japanese automotive industry and explore how parts supplie...
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Pre-departure orientation for study abroad program is an important part of the study abroad journey of students. However, this aspect of the study abroad program is somehow neglected in the program offering. Few studies have investigated the efficacy of pre-departure orientation for study abroad from the experience of Japanese university students....
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This analysis aimed to assess the safety and tolerability of insulin efsitora alfa (efsitora, basal insulin Fc, LY3209590) and characterize the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles of efsitora in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes. The single-dose escalation study assessed once-weekly efsitora administration in three patient cohorts: 5...
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Purpose This study aimed to clarify lower limb alignment characteristics and the relationship between coronal and sagittal lower limb alignment in Japanese patients with knee complaints but without knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Methods This retrospective study included 200 knees from Japanese patients with knee complaints but without KOA aged 60 year...
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Theories about the effects of fictional romantic partners on real romantic relationships have been considered for centuries. In recent years, emerging technology has made these fictional romantic partners feel more real, and these technologies allow for greater engagement than ever before. In the present study, we consider this subject in the conte...
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To examine whether extending tocilizumab (TCZ) intervals is a feasible treatment strategy in giant cell arteritis (GCA). This multicenter retrospective study included patients with GCA who started subcutaneous TCZ at five Japanese hospitals between January 2008 and July 2021. We collected clinical data and monitored relapses for up to 24 months fol...
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This study examines the morphological variations within and between regional populations via geometric morphometrics of larger samples of three-dimensional data of Jōmon human crania (N = 363, including 146 females, 215 males and two unknown-sex individuals) from 97 sites to investigate the population interactions in the period, which Japanese anth...
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A Long Way to Avonlea: On the Italian Reception of the Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables Saga The article examines the reception of Anne of Green Gables and of other L.M. Montgomery’s novels in Italy, where the Canadian writer remained almost unknown for a long time. The first Italian translation of Montgomery appeared in 1939 and was the...
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Reactive Psychosis: emotion and transformation of the world Jinsuke KAGEYAMA The Japanese Journal of Clinical psychiatry:18:1613-1633,1989 Abstract: There have been various problems and debates from the medical standpoint regarding the concept of reactive psychosis. In this paper, we report a case in which a worker who was faced with an unresolv...
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Cases of paranoia who committed crimes; Classification of types of reactions against delusional persecutions - Analysis of pre-indictment psychiatric examinations for 10 years - Jinsuke KAGEYAMA, Naomi HASEGAWA The number of painting appraisals by pre-indictment appraisals by local prosecutors' offices in the Kanto region over a 10-year period (1...
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Agricultural cooperatives face various challenges. Efficiency changes during the past few decades has been explored yet necessary to address. This study employed a Data envelopment analysis (DEA) window approach, allowing for time series efficiency change measurements. This study measured the managerial efficiency of agricultural cooperatives in Ja...
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This study aims to investigate how the shift in the balance of power between the Japanese military and the civilian government (independent variable) following the 1936 February 26 Incident influenced the radicalization of Japan’s policy toward China (dependent variable). The February 26 Incident marked a pivotal turning point in the power struggle...
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Japan’s ongoing revision of its wartime history, particularly through its school textbooks, continues to be a major source of diplomatic friction in East Asia, intertwining issues of national identity and collective memory. The intensification of these disputes in 2002 and 2005 marked significant turning points in Sino-Japanese and Korea-Japanese r...
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Although leukemia in the Japanese atomic bomb survivor data has long exhibited upward curvature, until recently this appeared not to be the case for solid cancer. It has been suggested that the recently observed upward curvature in the dose response for the Japanese atomic bomb survivor solid cancer mortality data may be accounted for by flattening...
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Throughout modern history, animals have played a significant role in human warfare. The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) conducted extensive efforts to modify the natural behaviors of pigeons in order to enhance their utility in military operations. To enable pigeons to support communications aboard moving warships, the IJN exposed these land-dwelling...
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Introduction The increasing prevalence of dementia in aging populations necessitates effective and accessible cognitive screening tools. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and reliability of a newly developed mobile app for detecting and screening mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Methods The mobile app, developed by LifeQuest Co., Ltd. (...
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Introduction: Cervical compressive myelopathy is a leading cause of spinal cord dysfunction in middle-aged and older adults. Although the pathological classification of cervical myelopathy is well established, the quantitative analysis of its imaging features remains underexplored. This study quantitatively evaluated the imaging characteristics of...
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Instruction following is a core capability of modern Large language models (LLMs), making evaluating this capability essential to understanding these models. The Instruction Following Evaluation (IFEval) benchmark from the literature does this using objective criteria, offering a measure of LLM performance without subjective AI or human judgement....
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Passenger transportation in Japan’s main metropolitan areas is operated by the JR companies, which were privatized and divested from Japan National Railways (JNR) in 1987 and by 16 major private railway companies with large-scale operations. Although their core business is transportation, the major private railway companies have adopted a strategy...
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Japanese companies are actively hiring highly skilled international talents, making their cross-cultural adaptation a critical issue. This study found that highly skilled international talents adapted to their workplace through proactive behaviors such as “learning behaviors” and “relationship-building behaviors.” Furthermore, many talents could be...
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Background/Objectives: Glucose tolerance progressively declines with age. However, the effects of aging on insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity in Japanese subjects are unclear. Methods: We conducted an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in residents aged between 22 and 85 years in Koshi City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, to clarify the charact...
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Identifying and developing competencies for English medium instruction (EMI) lecturers is crucial for enhancing the quality of EMI courses. This study, conducted in Japanese higher education, aimed to identify and categorize EMI lecturer competencies that students consider essential according to their varying English proficiency levels. Data were c...
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Purpose To compare the clinical and radiological outcomes of Centerpiece plate and Arch plate fixation in cervical unilateral open-door laminoplasty. Methods This study included 102 patients who underwent cervical unilateral open-door laminoplasty with Centerpiece plate fixation (62 patients) or Arch plate fixation (40 patients) between September...
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This video essay explores how the ageing woman is made monstrous in kaibyō eiga (Japanese ghost cat films). The supporting statement reflects on the scholarly rationale for, and the making of, the video essay and then makes a case for its original contribution to horror studies and videographic criticism.
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Japanese rooms are measured by the number of tatami mats that will fit inside. The size of a tatami mat can vary by region, but is generally around 180 cm by 90 cm, giving it a 2:1 ratio of length to width. In the following, for simplicity, we suppose that each tatami mat is a rectangle with two adjacent sides of lengths 1 and 2. A typical tea cere...
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Different Games, Different Rules by Haru Yamada (1997) explores how cultural differences, particularly between Japanese and American communication styles, shape conversations, business interactions, and social norms. The book highlights how indirect versus direct communication can lead to misunderstandings and offers insights for improving cross-cu...
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Purpose This study aimed to elucidate the association between comorbid hypertension (HT) and diabetes mellitus (DM) (HT in DM) and clinical outcomes after cervical laminoplasty. Methods This retrospective multi-institutional study enrolled patients who underwent laminoplasty between 2008 and 2017. The primary outcome was the recovery rate of JOA s...
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This Journal (Q1-2) special issue draws together diverse perspectives on silence, speech, and resources in language education from many international contexts, including Australian, British, Japanese, German, and Polish educational settings. These three themes intertwine in language education.
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Objectives This study aimed to compare the prevalence of chronic pain using various definitions from previous studies and to determine the optimal definition for detecting chronic pain associated with physical and emotional dysfunction in a general Japanese population. Methods A total of 2700 community-dwelling Japanese residents aged ≥40 years we...
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Background/Objectives: Obesity is a risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Asians. The Asia-Pacific body mass index (BMI) classification sets lower obesity cutoffs than the conventional BMI classification for all races, generally reflecting the lower BMIs in Asians. This longitudinal study evaluated the association between BMI, as classifi...
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Purpose: Our primary concern was the risk of overtreating elderly patients with endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) for abdominal aortic aneurysm. We investigated the association between age at the time of EVAR and all-cause mortality in Japan’s aging population by stratifying patients into age groups. Methods: Data from 175 patients who underwent...
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This study contributes to the literature on power processes within multinational corporations (MNCs) by finding that the headquarters and subsidiaries mutually censor their sensemaking and may opt for strategic inaction, depending on the relational context. It develops systematic explanations of the patterns in the headquarter–subsidiary partnershi...
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We surveyed to explore how Japanese cochlear implant users perceive and enjoy music, as well as factors related to their music enjoyment. The survey gathered responses from 102 participants, showing that many continue to enjoy music after getting the implant and are keen on enjoying it even more. A time series analysis revealed that enjoyment of mu...
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Affect is a complex interplay of behaviour, physiology, cognition and subjective feelings. The James–Lange theory, which posits that affective bodily responses occur first and subsequently shape our affective experiences, has been extensively studied in humans but remains underexplored in non-human animals. This study employs a judgement bias test...
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Giant salamanders are the world’s largest amphibians and keystone predators in riverine ecosystems where they face global declines. Identifying environmental variables influencing their distribution is, therefore, an essential step for their conservation. This study aims to assess the current habitat suitability and distribution of the Japanese gia...
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The dose–response relationship between metformin and change in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) shows a maximum at 1500–2000 mg/day in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the U.S. In Japan, there is little evidence on the HbA1c‐lowering effect of high‐dose metformin because the maintenance and maximum doses of metformin were raised in 2010. The aim of thi...
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Some studies showed a gender difference with the predominance of men in the prevalence of Parkinson's disease, and such a trend in Asia, particularly in Japan, is opposite to that in Western countries. Hence, the gender difference in the outcome of subthalamic nucleus-deep brain stimulation has stimulated the interest. The aim of this study was to...
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The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between nutrition knowledge and nutritional adequacy among Japanese university students. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2018 at a university located in Hyogo Prefecture, Kobe, Japan, and 801 students from various academic disciplines were enrolled. Eligible participants were student...
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Kama muta is a positive emotion that is commonly elicited against a backdrop of difficulties and reorients one’s values towards priorities in life. Hence, we expect kama muta to cause similar beneficial shifts in attitudes, when exposed to collective threat such as natural disasters. In these contexts, kama muta may help to build individuals’ resou...
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A 68-year-old Japanese man presented with recurrent paroxysmal toothache exclusively after alcohol consumption. The episodes occurred 2–3 hours after drinking, lasted 10-15 minutes, and were unrelated to exertion or eating, chewing, or brushing the teeth. Physical examination and laboratory tests were unremarkable. Vasospastic angina was suspected...
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To examine the relationship between the rectus muscle (RM) angle and RM pulley displacement in patients with sagging eye syndrome (SES) without myopia. Retrospective cross-sectional case series. High-resolution quasi-coronal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data from 20 orbits of ten Japanese patients with SES but without high myopia were analyzed....
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Currently, the Japanese steel industry is developing the technologies to reduce 30% of domestic CO₂ emissions from iron- and steelmaking industry using an innovative ironmaking process such as the COURSE50 project, which focuses on H2 reduction and CCUS technologies. On the other hand, it has been reported that an increasing H2 gas ratio in the bla...
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The 2018 reform is a dam break in Japan’s immigration policy. Previously, for decades, the opening of the Japanese labour market for lower-qualified foreign workers was discussed without any comprehensive reform despite far-reaching proposals. This article discusses this change from a persistent standstill to comprehensive reform by analysing compa...
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The home rule movements in Taiwan and Korea were two major events that took place at a time when the Taisho Emperor was embracing a more liberal atmosphere. While Taiwan asked for equal standing within the Japanese empire, Korea wanted political independence from colonial rule. The different framing strategies adopted by the social activists lead t...
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Aims: To investigate the association between metabolic health status, defined by the combination of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and obesity, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a Japanese community. Methods: A total of 2,842 participants without prior CVD, aged 40 years or older, were followed up from 2007 until 2017. Participants were classified int...
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In this study, the KRM (Kirchhoff-ray mode) model was used to identify the acoustic scattering characteristics of anchovies according to frequency, and the school detection method and dB-difference method were used to identify the acoustic signals of Japanese anchovy on the echogram. The TS (target strength) values of anchovies were checked in the...
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Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm (SPN) is classified as an epithelial tumor identified from benign to low-grade malignant tumor. It is a relatively rare tumor among various pancreatic tumors and is generally observed in young women. Therefore, the identification of an SPN should be considered in cases where a solid/cystic mass is detected in the panc...
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This article explores the unique and evolving nuclear partnership between India and Japan, two nations with very different histories and approaches to nuclear energy. While Japan has a strong anti-nuclear stance, rooted in its tragic experiences with atomic bombings in World War II, India has long pursued nuclear technology, driven by both energy n...
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The purpose of this paper is to look at the relationship of communication and readers’ participation in contemporary haiku poems. The poems selected for exemplification in this paper will be from Haiku Canada Members’ Anthology 2024. No Two Alike. The way in which readers work their way through meaning will be underlined, through free associations...
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Yokoyama Taikan is known as the 'giant of modern Japanese painting'. Throughout his life, he devoted himself to various fields, such as painting, art education, and art movement, making outstanding contributions to the reform of modern Japanese painting. The objective of this paper is to explore Yokoyama Taikan's reconstruction of 'Modern Japanese...
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This paper examined feedback in one Japanese elementary school English class from the perspective of antecedent, behavior, and consequence--a system of analysis from behaviorist psychology. In particular, the prevalence and types of implicit reinforcement were identified. Recommendations for pre-service teacher education include the teaching of rea...
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Public health nurses (PHNs) play a central role in community health in Japan, and the number of certified PHNs has decreased since 2011. However, thus far, no study has estimated the supply and demand of PHNs in the coming years. The present study aimed to estimate the future balance between supply and demand for PHNs in Japan. This simulation stud...
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Urban areas are regions where we expect large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions, but in many urban areas, the sources and sinks have yet to be characterized with certainty. In this study, we conducted mobile and eddy covariance measurements to evaluate CH4 emissions in the megacity Osaka, Japan. Based on the mobile measurements, several elevated...
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Japanese table grapes are quite expensive because their production is highly labor-intensive. In particular, grape berry pruning is a labor-intensive task performed to produce grapes with desirable characteristics. Because it is considered difficult to master, it is desirable to assist new entrants by using information technology to show the recomm...
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In opera singing competitions, judges use an overall score to evaluate the singers’ voices and determine their rankings. This score not only guides the singers’ technique and expressiveness, but also serves as a crucial indicator that can significantly influence their careers. However, the specific elements captured by this overall score remain unc...
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Purpose In chronic kidney disease (CKD), raised plasma aldosterone levels are strongly associated with adverse cardiorenal outcomes. Current standard of care may improve outcomes; however, elevated aldosterone levels often persist. We report safety results for BI 690517 (vicadrostat), a potent, selective aldosterone synthase inhibitor under investi...
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Background Ambiguity tolerance is important because it contributes to both better patient care and physician well‐being. Although a recent study showed that family physicians have greater ambiguity tolerance than non‐family physicians, the question of when family physicians develop tolerance remains unanswered. Thus, the aim of this study was to ex...
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This is the author's translation of the original Japanese article, "Tsuki to Kagami ni Kansuru Tozaiko", Tenri University Bulletin, Vol 66, No 2, February 2015. [Abstract] The moon and the mirror both bear a similar function in reflecting the Other, and thus are somewhat psychologically adjacent to each other. Whilst both mirror the real world, the...
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Lysinuric protein intolerance (LPI) is an autosomal recessive disease and pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a respiratory complication. A Japanese man in his 30s, diagnosed with LPI in infancy, was diagnosed with interstitial lung disease (ILD) similar to fibrotic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (f-NSIP) based on the findings of a transbronchial...
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The Japanese Society of Nuclear Medicine (JSNM) celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. JSNM has been contributing a lot to the development of nuclear medicine, leading a number of international activities. New procedures both in diagnosis and treatment have been continuously developed. JSNM will work hard for the better management of patients.
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Numerous investigations focusing on nest site selection among multiple-brooded bird species have revealed a common trend: breeders frequently return to their first nest sites for another brood during the same breeding season. This behavior suggests a strong preference for familiar locations, which may offer advantages such as increased safety, reso...
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Background: The HELT-E2S2score, a novel risk stratification system, was developed to determine the incidence of ischemic stroke in Japanese patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). It has been suggested that the HELT-E2S2score is more useful than the CHADS2and CHA2DS2-VASc scores for Japanese patients with NVAF. This study determined...
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Climate change has increased the prevalence of natural hazard threats like flooding across the world, which has resulted in a heightened risk in already flood-prone communities. As a result, more focus needs to be placed on climate change adaptation such as ensuring effective response (e.g. flood evacuation) to safeguard that livelihoods are protec...
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Traveling to locations featured in anime has become a significant tourism behavior as the number and popularity of Japanese anime works have increased. The widespread phenomenon of anime-induced tourism has called for destination marketing that welcomes anime fans. This study focuses on the dyadic relationship between destination marketers and anim...
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Individuals with headache choose over-the-counter (OTC) medications to relieve pain and associated symptoms. This real-world evidence study investigated the effect of three OTC headache treatments on headache intensity and the associated impairment of cognitive and functional parameters in headache sufferers in Germany, Brazil, and Japan. This pros...
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Moving from one educational setting to another is often accompanied by various psychological and emotional stressors. In the case of English education in Japan this is exacerbated further by an enduring ideological division in the field between English for test-taking and the use of English as a communicative tool. In order to explore potential ave...
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This study examines stock borrowing costs in Japan’s centralized lendable stock market, focusing on differences between ‘hard-to-borrow’ and ‘easy-to-borrow’ stocks over six months of daily data. This study employs a comprehensive methodology to examine metrics such as the short interest ratio, borrowing costs, institutional ownership, price-to-boo...
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Urban green spaces (UGS) are vital for urban sustainability, but unequal exposure to UGS can lead to serious health inequalities. The long-term drivers of inequalities in personal exposure to UGS and the underlying mechanisms remain insufficiently understood. This study measures trends in inequality in UGS exposure in 710 Japanese municipalities ov...
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Aims/Introduction In the SURPASS J‐mono trial, tirzepatide demonstrated significant improvements in bodyweight and several metabolic parameters in Japanese participants with type 2 diabetes. This post hoc analysis evaluated the potential relationships between weight loss and metabolic improvements in SURPASS J‐mono. Materials and Methods Metabolic...
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the responses of sector economic activity of the Japanese stock market to Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU). To investigate this relationship, we take monthly data covering ten sectors of Japan’s economy and the EPU index spanning from January 2000 to January 2024. For the empirical analysis, we used a re...