keyword
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38547417/pathologic-features-of-anti-ku-myositis
#1
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Munenori Oyama, Marie-Therese Holzer, Yuko Ohnuki, Yoshihiko Saito, Yukako Nishimori, Shingo Suzuki, Takashi Shiina, Sarah Leonard-Louis, Olivier Benveniste, Udo Schneider, Werner Stenzel, Ichizo Nishino, Shigeaki Suzuki, Akinori Uruha
OBJECTIVE: Characteristics of myositis with anti-Ku antibodies are poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the pathologic features of myositis associated with anti-Ku antibodies, compared with immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM) with anti-signal recognition particle (SRP) and anti-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR) antibodies, in muscle biopsy-oriented registration cohorts in Japan and Germany. METHODS: We performed a retrospective pathology review of patients with anti-Ku myositis samples diagnosed in the Japanese and German cohorts...
April 23, 2024: Neurology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38547190/isolation-of-viruses-including-mollivirus-with-the-potential-to-infect-acanthamoeba-from-a-japanese-warm-temperate-zone
#2
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Daichi Morimoto, Naohisa Tateishi, Michiko Takahashi, Keizo Nagasaki
Acanthamoeba castellanii is infected with diverse nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses. Here, we report the co-isolation of 12 viral strains from marine sediments in Uranouchi Inlet, Kochi, Japan. Based on the morphological features revealed by electron microscopy, these isolates were classified into four viral groups including Megamimiviridae, Molliviridae, Pandoraviridae, and Pithoviridae. Genomic analyses indicated that these isolates showed high similarities to the known viral genomes with which they are taxonomically clustered, and their phylogenetic relationships were also supported by core gene similarities...
2024: PloS One
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38546966/prognosis-of-primary-breast-salivary-gland-type-carcinoma-a-propensity-score-matching-analysis-with-invasive-carcinoma-of-no-special-type-based-on-the-seer-database-for-years-2010-2020
#3
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ewe Seng Ch'ng
BACKGROUND: Primary breast salivary gland-type carcinoma has weak evidence to support its management due to its rare occurrence and limited data regarding its clinicopathological features and prognosis. Therefore, this study aimed to assess clinicopathological features and prognosis for this type of carcinoma diagnosed over the past decade and compared those to the common breast invasive carcinoma of no special type (NST). METHODS: This study used the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database to extract data regarding primary breast salivary gland-type carcinoma...
March 28, 2024: Breast Cancer: the Journal of the Japanese Breast Cancer Society
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38546736/performance-of-gpt-4v-in-answering-the-japanese-otolaryngology-board-certification-examination-questions-evaluation-study
#4
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Masao Noda, Takayoshi Ueno, Ryota Koshu, Yuji Takaso, Mari Dias Shimada, Chizu Saito, Hisashi Sugimoto, Hiroaki Fushiki, Makoto Ito, Akihiro Nomura, Tomokazu Yoshizaki
BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence models can learn from medical literature and clinical cases and generate answers that rival human experts. However, challenges remain in the analysis of complex data containing images and diagrams. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to assess the answering capabilities and accuracy of ChatGPT-4 Vision (GPT-4V) for a set of 100 questions, including image-based questions, from the 2023 otolaryngology board certification examination. METHODS: Answers to 100 questions from the 2023 otolaryngology board certification examination, including image-based questions, were generated using GPT-4V...
March 28, 2024: JMIR Medical Education
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38546426/potassium-iodide-use-and-patient-outcomes-for-thyroid-storm-an-observational-study
#5
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yuichiro Matsuo, Atsushi Miyawaki, Hideaki Watanabe, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Hideo Yasunaga
PURPOSE: Iodine, combined with antithyroid drugs, is recommended as an initial pharmacologic treatment for thyroid storm according to some clinical guidelines. However, the clinical efficacy of iodine in managing thyroid storm remains unexplored. This study aimed to determine whether early potassium iodide (KI) use is associated with mortality in patients hospitalized for thyroid storm. METHODS: Using the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database, we identified patients hospitalized with thyroid storm between July 2010 and March 2022...
March 28, 2024: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38545992/minimal-compositionality-versus-bird-implicatures-two-theories-of-abc-d-sequences-in-japanese-tits
#6
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Philippe Schlenker, Ambre Salis, Maël Leroux, Camille Coye, Luigi Rizzi, Shane Steinert-Threlkeld, Emmanuel Chemla
It was argued in a series of experimental studies that Japanese tits (Parus minor) have an ABC call that has an alert function, a D call that has a recruitment function, and an ABC-D call that is compositionally derived from ABC and D, and has a mobbing function. A key conclusion was that ABC-D differs from the combination of separate utterances of ABC and of D (e.g. as played by distinct but close loudspeakers). While the logic of the argument is arguably sound, no explicit rule has been proposed to derive the meaning of ABC-D from that of its parts...
March 28, 2024: Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38545371/japanese-quails-coturnix-japonica-show-keel-bone-damage-during-the-laying-period-a-radiography-study
#7
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Lisa Hildebrand, Christoph Gerloff, Birthe Winkler, Beryl Katharina Eusemann, Nicole Kemper, Stefanie Petow
Keel bone damage is an important welfare issue in laying hens and can occur with a high prevalence of up to 100% of hens within one flock. Affected hens suffer from pain. Although multiple factors contribute to the prevalence and severity of keel bone damage, selection for high laying performance appears to play a key role. With up to 300 eggs/year, Japanese quails show a high laying performance, too, and, thus, may also show keel bone damage. However, to our knowledge, there are no scientific results on keel bone damage in Japanese quails to date...
2024: Frontiers in Physiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38545238/prevalence-of-poor-sleep-quality-and-its-association-with-lifestyle-habits-competition-based-activities-and-psychological-distress-in-japanese-student-athletes-during-the-covid-19-pandemic
#8
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Takafumi Monma, Kazuki Yamashita, Goichiro Yoshida, Eiji Fujita, Taiki Miyazawa, Naoyuki Ebine, Keita Matsukura, Satoko Takeda, Misato Matamura, Maki Yamane, Kayoko Ando, Naomi Omi, Hiroyuki Sagayama, Fumi Takeda
Objectives  The present study clarified the prevalence of poor sleep quality and its relation to lifestyle habits, competitive-based activities, and psychological distress among Japanese student-athletes in the initial pandemic period (2020) and 1 year later (2021). Methods  In the present study, student-athletes were defined as individuals belonging to university athletic clubs. The data of two cross-sectional surveys (2020: n  = 961 and 2021: n  = 711) were collected from student-athletes in 6 universities in Japan...
March 2024: Sleep Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38545182/brain-volume-loss-in-japanese-patients-with-multiple-sclerosis-is-present-in-the-early-to-middle-stage-of-the-disease
#9
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Juichi Fujimori, Ichiro Nakashima
BACKGROUND: To determine which disease-modifying therapies should be used in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), identifying patients at high and low risk for brain volume loss (BVL) is important. Although the BVL rate in MS is nearly constant from early to late disease onset, regardless of the disease stage, individual differences have been noted. Moreover, as disease duration increases, the risk of chronic progression increases, and brain atrophy becomes more noticeable. Therefore, measuring prognosis using a classification that considers BVL rate and disease duration is appropriate...
March 30, 2024: Heliyon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38545152/the-development-and-analysis-of-a-japanese-modern-comprehensive-clinical-data-management-training-program
#10
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Takuhiro Yamaguchi, Hiroko Yaegashi, Shih-Wei Chiu, Yukari Uemura, Takuya Kawahara, Tempei Miyaji, Tomoe Mashiko, Munenori Takata
BACKGROUND: Clinical data management (CDM) collects, integrates, and makes data available. It plays a vital role in clinical research. However, there are few opportunities for Japanese clinical data managers to learn about its systematic framework, particularly in academic research organizations. While Japanese-language CDM training exists, its effectiveness in a Japanese context requires clarification. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to develop an advanced program of instruction for professionals to understand CDM and to determine the effectiveness of the training program...
March 30, 2024: Heliyon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38544657/acupuncture-topics-on-twitter-currently-x-in-english-and-japanese-co-occurrence-network-analysis
#11
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Takumi Kayo, Kazushi Uneda, Masao Suzuki
Background With the growth of social media, there has been an increase in health-related studies utilizing data obtained from such sites and applications. Although acupuncture is used as a complementary alternative medicine worldwide, there is little research on acupuncture utilizing social media data. This study investigates the topics related to acupuncture on Twitter, currently known as X, in English and Japanese. Methods We collected tweets containing the English word "acupuncture" and its Japanese equivalent using Twitter's application programming interface from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022...
February 2024: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38544413/five-year-outcomes-of-the-gore-viabahn-endoprosthesis-for-the-treatment-of-complex-femoropopliteal-lesions-from-a-japanese-postmarket-surveillance-study
#12
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Osamu Iida, Takao Ohki, Yoshimitsu Soga, Nobuhiro Suematsu, Tatsuya Nakama, Terutoshi Yamaoka, Kazuki Tobita, Shigeo Ichihashi
Introduction: The safety and effectiveness of the GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis for treatment of symptomatic patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and complex femoropopliteal (FP) lesions was assessed in a real-world Japanese practice setting. Methods : A prospective, multicenter, postmarket surveillance study was conducted from 2016 to 2017 at 64 sites in Japan. Symptomatic patients with PAD and FP lesions ⩾ 10 cm and reference vessel diameters ranging from 4.0 to 7.5 mm were eligible for enrollment...
March 27, 2024: Vascular Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38544399/a-comparative-study-on-grasping-related-muscles-in-five-accipitriformes-species
#13
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Lin Wang, Xiyuan Liu, Zihui Zhang
Accipitriformes are diverse in their prey preferences and use their grasping feet for hunting. Little is known about the architectural design of muscles related to grasping among species of different sizes, diets, and foraging behaviors. In the present study, we report quantitative data and analysis of the pelvic musculature of the Japanese sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis), Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), common buzzard (Buteo buteo), northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), and cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus)...
March 27, 2024: Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38544297/hands-on-training-tailored-in-response-to-pre-questionnaire-based-survey-on-image-guided-brachytherapy-effectively-reduces-anxiety-about-its-implementation
#14
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Noriyuki Okonogi, Naoya Murakami, Jun Takatsu, Kotaro Iijima, Terufumi Kawamoto, Masaki Oshima, Kae Okuma, Koji Masui, Kazutoshi Murata, Hiroyuki Okamoto, Ken Yoshida, Shin-Ei Noda, Haruko Numajiri, Miho Watanabe, Keisuke Tsuchida, Yoichi Muramoto, Tatsuki Karino, Tatsuya Ohno, Naoto Shikama
This study assessed the significance of hands-on-training (HoT) and questionnaire-based surveys on 3D image-guided brachytherapy (3D-IGBT) and a combination of intracavitary and interstitial brachytherapy, the so-called 'hybrid' BT (HBT), in uterine cervical cancer. In October 2023, 29 radiation oncologists, nurses, radiologic technologists and medical physicists from 10 Japanese facilities participated in an HoT on 3D-IGBT and HBT. Questionnaires were distributed to each participant before and after the HoT, and feedback was obtained through online channels...
March 27, 2024: Journal of Radiation Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38543673/association-between-gut-microbiota-and-muscle-strength-in-japanese-general-population-of-the-iwaki-health-promotion-project
#15
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yoshikuni Sugimura, Yichi Yang, Akira Kanda, Akihiro Mawatari, Yoshinori Tamada, Tatsuya Mikami, Shigeyuki Nakaji, Kazushige Ihara
The association between the gut microbiota and muscle strength has garnered attention in the context of mitigating muscle decline. However, many study subjects have been individuals with existing illnesses or the elderly only. This study aims to elucidate the association between the gut microbiota and muscle strength indicators using grip strength/BMI in a large-scale study of community residents. The mean age of men ( n = 442) and women ( n = 588) was 50.5 (15.3) and 51.2 (15.9) years, respectively. The muscle strength indicator used was grip/BMI...
March 20, 2024: Microorganisms
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38543575/-candida-dubliniensis-in-japanese-oral-microbiota-a-cross-sectional-study-of-six-geographic-regions-in-japan
#16
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Tomoko Ohshima, Yoko Mukai, Hitoshi Watanabe, Keijiro Ohshima, Koichi Makimura, Takashi Komabayashi, Chul Ahn, Karen Meyer, Nobuko Maeda
INTRODUCTION: Candida dubliniensis was reclassified from the C. albicans genotype D, and reports show its frequent detection in HIV-positive individuals and easy acquisition of antifungal drug resistance. However, the oral carriage rate in healthy people and contribution to candidiasis in Japan is unclear. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of the C. dubliniensis carriage rate, performed genotyping and tested antifungal drug susceptibility and protease productivity...
March 5, 2024: Microorganisms
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38542793/dietary-amino-acid-composition-and-glycemic-biomarkers-in-japanese-adolescents
#17
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Masayuki Okuda, Satoshi Sasaki
Protein intake reportedly increases the risk of diabetes; however, the results have been inconsistent. Diabetes in adulthood may be attributed to early life dietary amino acid composition. This study aimed to investigate the association between amino acid composition and glycemic biomarkers in adolescents. Dietary intake was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire, and fasting glucose and insulin levels were measured in 1238 eighth graders. The homeostatic model assessment (HOMA) indices (insulin resistance and β-cell function) were calculated...
March 19, 2024: Nutrients
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38542286/is-there-a-link-between-thyroid-peroxidase-gene-promoter-polymorphisms-and-autoimmune-thyroiditis-in-the-polish-population
#18
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Katarzyna Lacka, Adam Maciejewski, Piotr Jarecki, Waldemar Herman, Jan K Lacki, Ryszard Żaba, Michał J Kowalczyk
(1) Autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) is the most common cause of primary hypothyroidism and one of the most frequent organ-specific autoimmune diseases. Its pathogenesis is polygenic and still requires further research. The aim of the study was to assess, for the first time in the Caucasian population, the role of selected TPO gene promoter polymorphisms (rs2071399 G/A, rs2071400C/T, rs2071402 A/G, and rs2071403 A/G) in the development of AIT. A total of 237 patients diagnosed with AIT and 130 healthy controls were genotyped for four TPO gene polymorphisms, and the results were statistically analyzed to check for the role of these polymorphisms...
March 14, 2024: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38542001/arthroscopically-assisted-coracoclavicular-cc-stabilization-using-a-suture-button-device-for-lateral-clavicle-fractures-with-cc-ligament-injury
#19
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yoshimasa Saigo, Daichi Morikawa, Yoshiaki Itoigawa, Hirohisa Uehara, Takayuki Kawasaki, Takefumi Kaketa, Kenta Shibuya, Hironori Tsurukami, Fumitoshi Hatae, Yasutaka Yoshimura, Kazuki Yoshida, Muneaki Ishijima
Background: Lateral clavicle fractures represent approximately 10-15% of all clavicle fractures. However, controversy exists regarding the optimal surgical treatment because of instability associated with the coracoclavicular (CC) ligament injury and a small lateral fragment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the radiological and clinical outcomes of arthroscopically assisted CC stabilization using a suture button device for lateral clavicle fractures accompanied by CC ligament injury. Methods: A retrospective observational study involved six patients with modified Neer type IIB fractures, which were treated with the technique and followed for 12 months...
March 20, 2024: Journal of Clinical Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38541931/language-lateralization-by-passive-auditory-fmri-in-presurgical-assessment-for-temporal-lobe-epilepsy-a-single-center-retrospective-study
#20
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yoji Okahara, Kyoko Aoyagi, Hiroto Iwasa, Yoshinori Higuchi
Background : In temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), estimating the potential risk of language dysfunction before surgery is a necessary procedure. Functional MRI (fMRI) is considered the most useful to determine language lateralization noninvasively. However, there are no standardized language fMRI protocols, and several issues remain unresolved. In particular, the language tasks normally used are predominantly active paradigms that require the overt participation of patients, making assessment difficult for pediatric patients or patients with intellectual disabilities...
March 15, 2024: Journal of Clinical Medicine
keyword
keyword
26848
1
2
Fetch more papers »
Fetching more papers... Fetching...
Remove bar
Read by QxMD icon Read
×

Save your favorite articles in one place with a free QxMD account.

×

Search Tips

Use Boolean operators: AND/OR

diabetic AND foot
diabetes OR diabetic

Exclude a word using the 'minus' sign

Virchow -triad

Use Parentheses

water AND (cup OR glass)

Add an asterisk (*) at end of a word to include word stems

Neuro* will search for Neurology, Neuroscientist, Neurological, and so on

Use quotes to search for an exact phrase

"primary prevention of cancer"
(heart or cardiac or cardio*) AND arrest -"American Heart Association"

We want to hear from doctors like you!

Take a second to answer a survey question.