Publications by authors named "N Kajii"

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  • The study focused on assessing the effectiveness of HPV self-sampling combined with cytology triage in detecting cervical lesions among women who typically skip cervical screenings in Ebetsu City, Japan.
  • A total of 6,116 non-attenders were invited to participate, resulting in a response rate of 15.9%, with HPV testing yielding higher participation than cytology.
  • The results showed that HPV self-sampling significantly increased detection rates of high-grade cervical lesions compared to cytology alone, suggesting it could be an effective alternative for increasing screening rates, especially during times like the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The present study examines the landing-site distributions of the eyes during natural reading of Japanese script: a script that mixes three different writing systems (Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana) and that misses regular spacing between words. The results show a clear preference of the eyes to land at the beginning rather than the center of the word. In addition, it was found that the eyes land on Kanji characters more frequently than on Hiragana or Katakana characters.

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In the present study, the optimal viewing position (OVP) phenomenon in Japanese Hiragana was investigated, with special reference to a comparison between the vertical and the horizontal meridians in the visual field. In the first experiment, word recognition scores were determined while the eyes were fixating predetermined locations in vertically and horizontally displayed words. Similar to what has been reported for Roman scripts, OVP curves, which were asymmetric with respect to the beginning of words, were observed in both conditions.

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