Obesity cardiomyopathy could contribute to sudden cardiac death: a Japanese epidemiological morphological study.

Background: We aimed to clarify the existence and pathological features of obesity cardiomyopathy (OCM) in Japan using our series of autopsy cases.

Methods: In this retrospective autopsy study, OCM was defined as cardiac hypertrophy (≥ 400 g in men, ≥ 320 g in women) of unknown aetiology in individuals with obesity (body mass index [BMI] ≥ 25 kg/m according to the Japanese definition of obesity). We compared cases of OCM with those with obesity without cardiac hypertrophy (OB) and normal weight without cardiac hypertrophy (normal control).

Mosque as a COVID-19 vaccination site in collaboration with a private clinic: A short report from Osaka, Japan.

Ethnic minorities are vulnerable to disasters, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccination strategies that do not leave ethnic minorities behind are required. This is a report on the use of Osaka Islamic Center, a mosque, as a group vaccination site for an ethnic minority group in Osaka, Japan, from August to September 2021.

COVID-19 vaccination at a mosque with multilingual and religious considerations for ethnic minorities: A case study in Kanagawa, Japan.

During a disaster, such as a pandemic, ethnic minorities tend to be left behind due to linguistic and religious differences. In the COVID-19 vaccination process, measures to include them are necessary, including the utilization of their resources and networks. The functions and challenges of such measures should be explored in real-world cases.

Histopathologically TMA-like distribution of multiple organ thromboses following the initial dose of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine (Comirnaty, Pfizer/BioNTech): an autopsy case report.

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread worldwide. Vaccination is now recommended as one of the effective countermeasures to control the pandemic or prevent the worsening of symptoms. However, its adverse effects have been attracting attention.

Mosque as a vaccination site for ethnic minority in Kanagawa, Japan: leaving no one behind amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ethnic minorities with different languages and religions are potentially vulnerable not only during natural hazard-related disasters, but also during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their vaccination coverage may be lower, and vaccination strategies should prevent them from being left behind. This report presents the first case in Japan where a mosque, being the hub of foreign Muslims, was used as a vaccination site from the end of July 2021.

Mosques in Japan responding to COVID-19 pandemic: Infection prevention and support provision.

Religious activities tend to be conducted in enclosed, crowded, and close-contact settings, which have a high potential of transmitting the coronavirus disease, 2019 (COVID-19); therefore, religious communities are expected to take appropriate infection prevention measures. Meanwhile, during past disasters, religious communities have provided various types of support to affected people; hence, their role in disaster risk reduction has received much attention. In this study, we aimed to identify the infection prevention measures and support provision implemented by mosques-Islamic institutions managed and operated mainly by foreign Muslims living in Japan-during the one year from January 2020.

Synthesis of urea-tethered disaccharides in water.

A new method for the synthesis of urea-linked disaccharides in aqueous media has been developed. The key feature of our approach is two strained Steyermark-type gluco- and galactopyranosyl oxazolidinones. Each oxazolidinone is attached to a pyranose ring in a di-equatorial trans-annulation framework.

Significance of kinetic degrees of freedom in operation of the actomyosin motor.

The actomyosin motor as a principal functional component of cell motility is highly coordinated in regulating the participating molecular components. At the same time, it has to be flexible and plastic enough to accommodate itself to a wide variety of operational conditions. We prepared two different types of actomyosin systems.