Publications by authors named "Hino A"
Background: This study examines the relationship between the anterior offset of the tibial intramedullary nail (TIN) entry point and the tibial shaft axis to enhance the fit and alignment of TINs, using transparent 3D-CT in an accurate lateral view to minimize rotational artifacts.
Methods: Data were collected from 100 adult patients undergoing tibial CT scans. Measurements included the anterior offset from the tibial axis to the entry point, tibial tubercle offset, tibial plateau length, posterior slope, tibial length, isthmus diameter, and the isthmus-to-tibial length ratio.
Background: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) and its associated pain negatively affect patient outcomes and quality of life (QoL). The two-part MiroCIP study included interventional and prospective observational studies. Here, we report the latter, describing CIPN incidence, risk factors, and outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This cross-sectional study examined the impact of family cohabitation status and work-from-home (WFH) on sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: An online survey of 27,036 Japanese workers assessed WFH frequency, family cohabitation, and trouble sleeping to estimate odds ratios (OR) for sleep problems from December 22 to 26, 2020.
Results: In multivariate analysis, WFH had no significant benefit for trouble sleeping ≥3 months.
Objective: Workers were subject to both presenteeism and workplace mistreatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to examine their association during the pandemic in Japan.Methods: An internet-based, one-year prospective cohort study was conducted from 2020 to 2021.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCAR-NK cells derived from cord blood originate mainly from CD56CD7CD34HLA-DRLin NK progenitor cells.
Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev
December 2024
Cord blood (CB)-derived chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-natural killer (NK) cells targeting CD19 have been shown to be effective against B cell malignancies. While human CD56 NK cells can be expanded , NK cells can also be differentiated from hematopoietic progenitor cells. It is still unclear whether CAR-NK cells originate from mature NK cells or NK progenitor cells in CB.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Understanding environmental correlates of sedentary behaviour (SB) among young people is important as such data can identify approaches to limit sedentary time. This paper estimates associations of parent-reported neighbourhood and adolescent-reported home environments with SB among adolescents aged 11-19 years from 14 countries.
Methods: In the International Physical activity and the Environment Network (IPEN) Adolescent Study (an observational, cross-sectional multi-country study), adolescents wore a triaxial accelerometer for seven days that assessed sedentary time (ST).
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates the relationship between workplace stressors and the risk of developing Long COVID among Japanese workers, aiming to enhance understanding and inform workplace management.
- - Researchers analyzed survey data from 1,539 participants, focusing on factors like job demands, job control, and social support, with 248 participants reporting Long COVID symptoms that lasted over two months.
- - Results indicate that high job demands, poor job control, and lack of support from supervisors and co-workers increase the likelihood of Long COVID, suggesting that managing workplace stress could help prevent its development.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic forced people to change their lifestyles. We examined dietary differences by job type and industry among workers during the pandemic. This cross-sectional study was conducted using data an internet survey.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: to analyze the reliability of the items that compose the instrument for classifying newborns according to the degree of dependence on nursing care in a neonatal intensive care unit.
Method: methodological study that analyzed the agreement and reliability of the instrument in a neonatal intensive care unit. Six care nurses and a research nurse assessed 35 newborns and completed the instrument, which was made up of 15 areas of care.
This study evaluated trends in the implementation of workplace measures against COVID-19 by Japanese companies. We conducted a prospective cohort study, using data from December 2020 and December 2021, with 13,419 respondents participating in the follow-up survey. We evaluated nine workplace measures against COVID-19 (e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To test the association between sociodemographic and social characteristics with COVID-19 cases and deaths in small and large Brazilian cities.
Methods: This ecological study included COVID-19 data available in State Health Secretaries (managed by brasil.io API) and three national databases (IBGE, DATASUS and Embrapa).
Increasing community prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in urine is associated with increasing district-level antibiotic consumption.
FEMS Microbiol Lett
January 2024
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- The study examined the prevalence of ESBL-producing E. coli in urine samples in Curitiba, Brazil, from 2011 to 2019, finding that about 9.9% of isolates were ESBL-producing.
- The prevalence increased significantly over the years, from 4.7% in 2012 to 19.3% in 2019, with correlations found between higher prevalence and factors like age, male gender, and increased antibiotic consumption.
- Statistical models revealed that district-specific influences and antibiotic use explained a notable portion (20%-30%) of the variation in ESBL prevalence, with each additional antibiotic dose linked to a slight uptick in prevalence.
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- The text outlines the importance of participatory organizational interventions for improving psychosocial working conditions and highlights a lack of systematic reviews on their impact on mental health and work performance.
- The study aims to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis using specific criteria (PICO) to evaluate the effects of these interventions, focusing on workers’ mental health and job performance.
- Researchers will search multiple electronic databases for relevant studies, independently assess study quality, and conduct statistical analyses to determine the overall effects and potential biases in the findings.
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- - The study assessed how the COVID-19 pandemic affected self-perceived mental health in adults from Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Chile, surveying over 8,000 individuals in 2021.
- - About 28.75% of the participants reported mental health issues, with higher risks found among unemployed individuals, those with a poor quality of life, and those of higher socioeconomic status.
- - Brazilian respondents who disagreed with their government’s decisions or lacked trust in it were also more likely to report mental health alterations, highlighting the influence of political and social factors on mental health during the pandemic.
Purpose: We investigated the relationship between aortic remodeling and timing of thoracic endovascular aortic repair( TEVAR) in patients with uncomplicated Stanford type B aortic dissection.
Methods: 29 patients with sub-acute and early chronic uncomplicated Stanford type B aortic dissection underwent TEVAR between February 2019 and August 2022 in our hospital. We retrospectively compared aortic remodeling between 19 patients in the sub-acute( SA) group( 15-90 days from onset) and 10 patients in the early chronic( ECh) group( 91-365 days from onset) using the false luminal area reduction rate using computed tomography imagings.
A 25-year-old woman with a history of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia over ten years ago was referred to our hospital with a chief complaint of leukoblastosis. She was participating in a JPLSG (Japanese Pediatric Leukemia/Lymphoma Study Group) clinical study at that time. We diagnosed ALL relapse by multi-color flow cytometric analysis of bone marrow samples at admission, with reference to previous JPLSG data.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn patients undergoing haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT), the intestinal microbiota plays an important role in prognosis, transplant outcome, and complications such as graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Our prior research revealed that patients undergoing HSCT substantially differed from healthy controls. In this retrospective study, we showed that administering Clostridium butyricum MIYAIRI 588 (CBM588) as a live biotherapeutic agent is associated with maintaining intestinal microbiota in the early post-HSCT period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The COVID-19 pandemic could have led to a technological revolution however it has caused work productivity loss, especially among people working from home.
Objective: This study examined the frequency and related factors of work productivity loss, focusing on work-related factors, during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional, web-based survey of Japanese workers.
Squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary origin in the pelvis is rare. We report a case of a 64-year-old woman with a large osteolytic squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary origin in the pelvis that presented with p16 expression. The patient presented with leg pain and swelling and was admitted to our hospital.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe long-term safety, efficacy, and outcomes of low-intensity anticoagulation for mechanical heart valves remain unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the long-term outcomes of low-intensity anticoagulation therapy after aortic valve replacement (AVR) with a mechanical prosthesis. This retrospective cohort study consulted medical records and conducted a questionnaire to investigate 519 patients who underwent single AVR with the St.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- Presenteeism negatively impacts workers' health and quality of life, increasing the risk of job resignations and unemployment, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- A study involving over 27,000 Japanese workers found that those with higher work functioning impairment, as measured by the Work Functioning Impairment Scale, faced significantly greater odds of leaving their jobs for health-related reasons.
- There is a need for management strategies to support employees experiencing work functioning impairment to help mitigate their employment disadvantages.
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- Accurate differentiation between donor-derived post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) and relapsed recipient-derived lymphoproliferative disorder (LPD) is essential for effective treatment post-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).
- Traditional diagnostic methods often fall short, especially in cases involving Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-positive LPDs with low tumor cell counts.
- The newly developed method utilizes sex chromosome fluorescence in situ hybridization and other techniques on a single tissue section, successfully enabling accurate diagnosis of difficult cases and preserving histological structure.
BACKGROUND Immunoglobulin A (IgA) vasculitis is a systemic vasculitis that involves the small vessels. It is mainly characterized by skin symptoms such as purpura, arthritis/arthralgia, abdominal symptoms, and nephropathy, which are caused by IgA adherence to the vessel walls. Herein, we report the case of an advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and a purpuric skin rash of the legs that developed during fourth-line chemotherapy with tegafur/gimeracil/oteracil (S-1).
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- * Recent research has broadened the understanding of SMARCA4-deficient malignancies to include tumors found beyond the thorax, such as in the paranasal sinuses and gastrointestinal areas.
- * A notable case is reported of SMARCA4-deficient tumors found in the adrenal gland and small intestines, highlighting the need to consider these tumors in cancer diagnoses when unusual large masses are detected using FDG PET/CT imaging.
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- Radiation-induced organizing pneumonia is a rare complication from radiation therapy for lung cancer, specifically noted with carbon-ion radiotherapy.
- A 69-year-old woman experienced symptoms like fever and dyspnea months after treatment, ultimately being diagnosed with this condition that was initially mistaken for radiation pneumonitis.
- Corticosteroids, like methylprednisolone, effectively treated her symptoms, but careful management of steroid dosage was crucial to prevent relapse over the following months.