Spatial variations in health service utilization among migrant population: a perspective on health equity.

As health equity becomes a prioritized goal in global health policy, extensive research has revealed that socio-economic and geographical factors jointly exacerbate barriers to medical service access for both internal and international migrant populations, further accelerating existing health disparities. This study explores healthcare service utilization disparities among internal migrants in China, a population profoundly affected by the country's economic reforms and urbanization since the late 1970s. These transformations have led to significant migratory movements and subsequent healthcare challenges for these populations.

Conversion of Magnetic Energy to Plasma Kinetic Energy During Guide Field Magnetic Reconnection in the Laboratory.

We present laboratory measurements showing the two-dimensional (2D) structure of energy conversion during magnetic reconnection with a guide field over the electron and ion diffusion regions, resolving the separate energy deposition on electrons and ions. We find that the electrons are energized by the parallel electric field at two locations, at the X line and around the separatrices. On the other hand, the ions are energized ballistically by the perpendicular electric field in the vicinity of the high-density separatrices.

Healthcare-seeking behavior and spatial variation of internal migrants with chronic diseases: a nationwide empirical study in China.

Individuals migrating with chronic diseases often face substantial health risks, and their patterns of healthcare-seeking behavior are commonly influenced by mobility. However, to our knowledge, no research has used spatial statistics to verify this phenomenon. Utilizing data from the China Migrant Dynamic Survey of 2017, we conducted a geostatistical analysis to identify clusters of chronic disease patients among China's internal migrants.

Paper-based versus digital-based learning among undergraduate medical, nursing and pharmaceutical students in Japan: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: Since the emergence of COVID-19, university education has drastically transformed into digital-based learning (DBL). Online education has been well recognised as a promising mode of teaching; however, only a limited number of studies have reported the students' preferred format for academic learning.

Design: Cross-sectional.

A longitudinal study of the influence of work characteristics, work-family status, and social activities on problem drinking: the Japanese civil servants study.

Problem drinking causes a decline in labor productivity among working population. This study examined whether work characteristics, work-family status, and social activities are associated with future problem drinking behavior among Japanese civil servants. A total of 1,535 participants (men: 63.

Anomalous Resistivity and Electron Heating by Lower Hybrid Drift Waves during Magnetic Reconnection with a Guide Field.

The lower hybrid drift wave (LHDW) has been a candidate for anomalous resistivity and electron heating inside the electron diffusion region of magnetic reconnection. In a laboratory reconnection layer with a finite guide field, quasielectrostatic LHDW (ES-LHDW) propagating along the direction nearly perpendicular to the local magnetic field is excited in the electron diffusion region. ES-LHDW generates large density fluctuations (δn_{e}, about 25% of the mean density) that are correlated with fluctuations in the out-of-plane electric field (δE_{Y}, about twice larger than the mean reconnection electric field).

Post-Formation of Fused Pentagonal Structure on Fjord Region of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons under Hydrothermal Conditions.

This study explores the synthesis of cyclopenta-fused polyaromatic hydrocarbons (CP-PAHs) via Pt-catalyzed cyclization in water, focusing on the formation of fused pentagonal rings within heavily fused PAH frameworks. Utilizing platinum catalysts at lower temperatures (200-260 °C) in water, led to the successful synthesis of singly cyclized CP-PAHs. The reaction conditions facilitated the mono-cyclization of substrates such as dibenzo[g,p]chrysene and its isomers, yielding the desired products while suppressing the formation of bis-cyclized compounds.

Association between excessive screen time and school-level proportion of no family rules among elementary school children in Japan: a multilevel analysis.

Background: Excessive screen time (ST) in children is a global concern. We assessed the association between individual- and school-level factors and excessive ST in Japanese children using a multilevel analysis.

Methods: A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Toyama, Japan in 2018.

Work and Lifestyle Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction of Japanese Civil Servants: A 5-Year Longitudinal Study.

Objective: Although work, family, and lifestyle factors were associated with job satisfaction, prospective studies are lacking. This longitudinal study clarified the predisposing factors for job satisfaction.

Methods: Datasets were obtained from the Japanese Civil Servants Study and included 1429 participants.

Examination of factors related to problem drinking among the working population: The Japanese civil servants study.

Problem drinking affects not only the health of a population but also the productivity of a nation, especially if it is rampant among the working population. This study examines the association between problem drinking and work characteristics, work-family status, and social situations among the Japanese working population. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed on the basis of gender on 3136 participants (men: 65.

Purification and characterization of 3-(5-oxo-2-thioxoimidazolidin-4-yl) propionic acid desulfhydrase involved in ergothioneine utilization in Burkholderia sp. HME13.

Recombinant 3-(5-oxo-2-thioxoimidazolidin-4-yl) propionic acid desulfhydrase (ErtC) derived from Burkholderia sp. HME13 was purified to homogeneity. Here, ErtC's kinetic parameters, optimum reaction temperature and pH, and stability at varying temperatures and pH and the effects of various additives on ErtC activity were determined.

Spatial variations and influencing factors of Cumulative Health Deficit Index of elderly in China.

Background: With the acceleration of aging and urbanization, how to make cities more age-friendly has become a hot topic. During the long-term demographic transition, the health of the elderly has become an important consideration in urban planning and management. The health of the elderly is a complex issue.

The prevalence and treatment of hypertension in Veterans Health Administration, assessing the impact of the updated clinical guidelines.

Objective: Hypertension is the most common risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Several guidelines have lowered diagnostic blood pressure (BP) thresholds and treatment targets for hypertension. We evaluated the impact of the more stringent guidelines among Veterans, a population at high risk of CVD.

Association of Sleep, Work Environment, and Work-Life Balance With Work Performance: The Japanese Civil Servant Study.

Objectives: To explore differences in work performance based on the influence of sleep, work environment, and work-life balance.

Methods: The datasets for this study were obtained from the Japan Civil Servant Study, which included 3478 participants (2199 men and 1279 women).

Results: Belonging to the younger generation, high levels of support at work, fewer social contacts with friends, and a negative personality were independently associated with low work performance in both men and women.

Characterization of hydantoin-5-propionic acid amidohydrolase involved in ergothioneine utilization in Burkholderia sp. HME13.

In our previous study, ertABC genes encoding ergothionase, thiourocanate hydratase, and 3-(5-oxo-2-thioxoimidazolidin-4-yl) propionic acid desulfhydrase were identified, all of which may be involved in ergothioneine utilization of Burkholderia sp. HME13. In this study, we identify the ertD gene encoding metal-dependent hydantoin-5-propionic acid amidohydrolase in this strain.

Socioeconomic determinants of long sickness absence affected by work, family, and personal health-related characteristics: A longitudinal study of the Japanese civil servants.

Objectives: Sickness absence is increasingly affecting society at different levels. This study explores how work, family, and personal health-related characteristics will contribute to socioeconomic status (SES) differences in future long sickness absence (7 days or more) with respect to sex differences.

Methods: A total of 1562 civil servants worked for the Local Japanese government and were considered from 2003 to 2014 for this study.

Prevalence of coronary heart disease and its risk factors by working environment among Japanese male workers.

Work is a major social determinant of health. We conducted a cross-sectional study to explore the association between coronary heart disease (CHD), its risk factors, and the working environment among Japanese male workers. We collected data from 10,572 workers (mean age 49.

Short-term and long-term associations with sleep onset latency in school children in Japan.

Background: This study aims to examine the relationships between sleep onset latency and multiple sleep-related factors of seventh and tenth graders during the transition from childhood to adolescence.

Methods: Regarding sleep onset latency, we examined the short-term associations in Phase IV (2002) and long-term associations in Phase V (2005) of the Toyama Birth Cohort Study. In total, 4,673 boys and 4,694 girls in Phase IV and 2,969 boys and 3,108 girls in Phase V answered the questionnaire items regarding sleep, physical and mental health, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, and family and school factors.

[Non-participation in social activities of rural older adults: Results from the Toyama dementia survey].

Objective　Social activities play an important role in the maintenance of health and well-being of the older adults. The aim of this study was to identify characteristics of the rural older adults who do not participate by type of social activities.Methods　This survey examined 1,537 older adults randomly selected at a sampling rate of 0.

Pathological Gaming and Its Association With Lifestyle, Irritability, and School and Family Environments Among Japanese Elementary School Children.

Background: Pathological gaming (PG) has emerged as one of the major public health concerns worldwide. We aimed to assess PG and its associated factors among elementary school children in Japan.

Methods: We conducted a school-based observational study in Toyama, Japan in 2018.

Future projections of the prevalence of dementia in Japan: results from the Toyama Dementia Survey.

Background: This study aimed to make future projections of the nationwide prevalence of dementia in Japan using the prevalence of dementia from the Toyama Dementia Survey and population projections.

Methods: We performed linear regression analysis using the prevalence of dementia by sex and age in 1985, 1990, 1996, 2001, and 2014 from the Toyama Dementia Survey to calculate the estimated future prevalence by sex and age. The estimated prevalence was then multiplied by the estimated future population of people aged 65 years and older by sex and age in each of the 47 prefectures from 2020 to 2045 and added together to calculate the total number of people with dementia.