Factors Influencing Self-Management Behaviors Among Patients with Post-Kidney Transplantation: A Qualitative Study of the Chronic Phase Transition.

Background: Kidney transplantation is an effective treatment for patients with kidney failure. Despite the advances in technology, a certain number of patients still deteriorate due to improper management. The purpose of this study was to identify the promoting and inhibitory factors that influence recipients' self-management behaviors after a kidney transplant.

Study of Polymer Nanofilms Using for High-Throughput Screening in the Development of Transdermal Therapeutic System.

We investigated polymer nanofilm (PNF) for use in high-throughput screening (HTS) to promote the development of transdermal therapeutic systems (TTS). The drug permeability of PNF with a 1 : 1 weight mix ratio of poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) and poly(methylhydrosiloxane) (PMHS) (PLLA/PMHS (1/1) PNF) and Strat-M of the transdermal diffusion test membrane, was evaluated using 12 kinds of drugs with the logarithmic value of n-octanol/water partition coefficients of -4.70 to 3.

Development of a predictive model using the Kihon Checklist for older adults at risk of needing long-term care based on cohort data of 19 months.

Aim: This study developed a risk scoring tool and examined its applicability using data from the Kihon Checklist cohort dataset for 19 months to predict the transition from no certification for long-term care to long-term care level 3 or above.

Methods: Data were collected from 26 357 functionally independent, community-dwelling older adults in a Japanese city who answered the Checklist in 2014 and were followed for 19 months. Individuals certified for long-term care during the follow-up period were classified into three levels depending on their certification status: low, moderate, and high long-term care levels.

Nutrition intake among the Japanese elderly: an intergenerational comparison based on national health and nutrition survey scores.

The average Japanese lifespan became the longest in the world in 1986. What factors give the Japanese this longevity? , or the traditional Japanese diet, is respected globally for its nutritionally-balanced and healthy eating habits. This uniquely Japanese way of eating may be one factor that helps extend the Japanese lifespan.

Correlation between habitual dietary fibre intake and postprandial plasma glucose levels in early adulthood.

Increasing dietary fibre (DF) intake through a habitual diet is recommended for preventing diabetes. To investigate a stepwise approach to nutrition education on DF intake among young adults in Japan with the largest deficit in habitual DF intake from the recommended value. Plasma glucose levels were measured in 54 adults in their 20s and 30s (29 men, 25 women) during fasting and at 30, 60, 90, and 120 minutes.

Effect of Simulated Patient Practice on the Self-Efficacy of Japanese Undergraduate Dietitians in Nutrition Care Process Skills.

Objective: To examine the effect of an adapted simulated patient (SP) intervention on self-efficacy in nutrition care process skills.

Design: A repeated-measures design using a 25-item survey divided into 7 nutrition professional practice competencies (PPCs) employing a 5-point self-efficacy scale (1 = lowest to 5 = highest) administered immediately before and after the intervention.

Setting: A private Japanese university.

Preeclampsia before 20 weeks of gestation: a case report and review of the literature.

The occurrence of preeclampsia before 20 weeks of gestation is rare and usually associated with trophoblastic diseases or antiphospholipid syndrome. Here, we report a case of preeclampsia before 20 weeks of gestation in the absence of the aforementioned disorders. A healthy 30-year-old nulliparous woman presented with new onset of hypertension and proteinuria at 18 weeks of gestation.

Encephalomalacia in surviving twin after single fetal death diagnosed at 18 weeks of gestation in monochorionic twin pregnancy.

Patient: Female, 28 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Single intrauterine fetal death Symptoms: -

Medication: - Clinical Procedure: - Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Objective: Rare disease.

Background: Single fetal death in monochorionic twin pregnancy may result in poor perinatal outcome of the surviving twin, including neurologic sequelae, other organ injury, and death.

Inverse correlation between Thr-669 and constitutive tyrosine phosphorylation in the asymmetric epidermal growth factor receptor dimer conformation.

We have recently identified tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α-induced phosphorylation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) at Thr-669 and Ser-1046/1047 via ERK and p38 pathways, respectively. In the present study, we investigated the roles of ligand-induced phosphorylation of serine and threonine residues in EGFR-overexpressing MDA-MB-468 breast cancer cells. Epidermal growth factor and heregulin, an ErbB3 ligand, induced the phosphorylation of Thr-669 and Ser-1046/1047.

Impact of ethnic conflict on the nutritional status and quality of life of suburban villagers in the Solomon Islands.

This paper describes the health and nutritional status and quality of life (QOL) of suburban villagers in the Solomon Islands 3 y after the 1998-2003 ethnic conflict. Cross-sectional data were obtained from a small community located 50 km east of the capital city (n=206, 87 adults and 119 children). A health survey involving urine analysis, anthropometry, and blood pressure measurements was conducted to assess health and nutritional status and child growth.

Gender differences in the relationships between obesity and lifestyle risk factors in a small farming town in Japan.

The prevalence of obesity and its relationship to lifestyle habits was studied in Minami Furano Town, a small farming town in Hokkaido, Japan. All residents of Minami Furano Town over 18 years of age were given an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire in March, 2002. Logistic-regression analysis was performed separately for each gender with obesity as the dependent valuable, and lifestyle risk factors as explanatory variables.