Rehabilitation Services Improve Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Capability in Patients After Discharge From Convalescent Rehabilitation Wards.

Background/objectives: There is a notable lack of evidence regarding the long-term effects of rehabilitation services, particularly concerning functional recovery and daily living activities of patients following discharge from convalescent rehabilitation wards. This study aimed to clarify the longitudinal changes in activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living of patients after discharge from a convalescent rehabilitation ward and the association between the use of rehabilitation services and clinical outcomes.

Methods:  Patients discharged from Japanese convalescent rehabilitation wards in August 2021 were included.

Association between low MCV in early pregnancy and perinatal mental health in the Japan Environment and Children's Study and the possible effect of iron deficiency.

Background: Postpartum anemia and iron deficiency are associated with postpartum depression. This study investigated the association between a low mean corpuscular volume (MCV) without anemia (which implies early-stage iron deficiency) in early pregnancy and perinatal mental health outcomes.

Methods: The fixed data from the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS), a Japanese nationwide birth cohort, were used.

Paternal involvement in infant care and developmental milestone outcomes at age 3 years: the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS).

Background: In developed countries, the time fathers spend on childcare has increased steadily in recent decades. However, studies on the relationship between paternal care and child outcomes remain scarce. Thus, we examined the association between paternal involvement in childcare and children's developmental outcomes.

Impact of Surface Roughness on Recrystallization of an α-AlO(001) Single Crystal to α-AlO(OH) Diaspore Microcrystals.

We demonstrate that the surface of an α-AlO(001) single crystal recrystallizes to α-AlO(OH) under ultrahigh pressure (8 GPa) at 600 °C. The recrystallization depends on the degree of surface roughness. A polished surface topotaxially recrystallizes to (100)-oriented α-AlO(OH) microcrystals, while unpolished surface recrystallizes to polycrystalline α-AlO(OH).