Differences in and associations between belief in just deserts and human rights restrictions over a 3-year period in five countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Discrimination, which arose during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak, is a global public health issue. This study aimed to provide fundamental knowledge in proposing control measures to mitigate discrimination. We focused on two psychological variables: belief in just deserts (BJD, , the belief that the infected individual deserves to be infected), a psychological factor that potentially promotes discrimination and prejudice, and human rights restrictions (HRR; , the degree of individuals' agreement with government restrictions on citizens' behavior during emergencies).

Investigation of uncertainty in internal target volume definition for lung stereotactic body radiotherapy.

This study evaluated the validity of internal target volumes (ITVs) defined by three- (3DCT) and four-dimensional computed tomography (4DCT), and subsequently compared them with actual movements during treatment. Five patients with upper lobe lung tumors were treated with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) at 48 Gy in four fractions. Planning 3DCT images were acquired with peak-exhale and peak-inhale breath-holds, and 4DCT images were acquired in the cine mode under free breathing.

Is reading fiction associated with a higher mind-reading ability? Two conceptual replication studies in Japan.

Previous studies have revealed that reading fiction is associated with dispositional empathy and theory-of-mind abilities. Earlier studies established a correlation between fiction reading habits and the two measures of social cognition: trait fantasy (i.e.

Belief in just deserts regarding individuals infected with COVID-19 in Japan and its associations with demographic factors and infection-related and socio-psychological characteristics: a cross-sectional study.

Prejudice related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a social issue worldwide. A possible psychological factor that promotes prejudice is the belief in just deserts (BJD) regarding individuals infected with COVID-19 (, the belief that the infected individual deserves to be infected). The BJD is based on the belief in immanent justice.

Dosimetric assessment of a single-energy metal artifact reduction algorithm for computed tomography images in radiation therapy.

This study aimed to evaluate the performance of a single-energy metal artifact reduction (SEMAR) algorithm for radiation therapy treatment using phantom cases with metal inserts, assess improvements in computed tomography (CT) number accuracy, and investigate its effects on treatment planning dosimetry. A standard electron density phantom was scanned with and without metal inserts. The numbers of tissue-equivalent materials on both uncorrected and SEMAR-corrected CT images were compared.

Processing and Thermal Response of Temperature-Sensitive-Gel(TSG)/Polymer Composites.

Temperature-sensitive gels (TSGs) are generally used in the fields of medical, robotics, MEMS, and also in daily life. In this paper, we synthesized a novel TSG with good thermal durability and a lower melting temperature below 60 °C. We discussed the physical properties of he TSG and found it provided excellent thermal expansion.

Genetic Risk Factors Associated With Antiemetic Efficacy of Palonosetron, Aprepitant, and Dexamethasone in Japanese Breast Cancer Patients Treated With Anthracycline-based Chemotherapy.

Introduction: Breast cancer patients often receive anthracycline-based chemotherapy, and chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) remains one of the most uncomfortable and distressing adverse reactions. Poor control of CINV reduces the relative dose intensity of chemotherapy agents, which has been associated with poor clinical outcomes and shorter survival. The aim of the present study was to identify genetic risk factors associated with anthracycline-based CINV.

[Job burnout: focusing on occupational differences of enthusiasm for job].

This study investigates characteristics of burnout, as related to job descriptions in mental hospitals and presuppositions of the concept of burnout (burnout is caused as a result of having enthusiasm for a job). The results of a questionnaire survey (burnout tendency, Japanese Burnout Scale, enthusiasm for a job in the past, modified Enthusiasm scale) with 781 workers at mental hospitals showed that burnout characteristics varied according to job descriptions. Specifically, psychiatric social workers, medical assistants, and nurses fell into the high-burnout category, whereas doctors, occupational therapists, and pharmacists fell into the low-burnout category.

[An autopsy of a case of pulmonary hypertension secondary to pulmonary embolization of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma].

A 70-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for one month because of progressive dyspnea. Her medical history included an operation for hepatolithiasis at age 47. She was a current smoker.

[A case of interstitial pneumonia complicating RS3PE syndrome in which soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) proved useful for assessing symptoms].

The patient was a 70-year-old man who had been given a diagnosis of remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema (RS3PE) syndrome and had been placed on low-dose steroid therapy in the Department of Orthopedics. During treatment, sudden fever, hypoxemia and chest radiography-confirmed interstitial shadows throughout the lung fields were noted, and the patient was referred to the Department of Internal Medicine. RS3PE complicated by interstitial pneumonia was diagnosed, and steroid pulse therapy and immunosuppressant therapy were initiated.

[Social learning as an uncertainty-reduction strategy: an adaptationist approach].

Social learning is an effective mechanism to reduce uncertainty about environmental knowledge, helping individuals adopt an adaptive behavior in the environment at small cost. Although this is evident for learning about temporally stable targets (e.g.

Inhibitory effects of detergents on rat CYP1A1-dependent monooxygenase: comparison of mixed and fused systems consisting of rat CYP 1A1 and yeast NADPH-P450 reductase.

Inhibitory effects of detergents Triton X-100 and Chaps on 7-ethoxycoumarin O-deethylation activity were examined in the recombinant microsomes containing both rat CYP1A1 and yeast NADPH-P450 reductase (the mixed system) and their fused enzyme (the fused system). Triton X-100 showed competitive inhibition in both mixed and fused systems with K(i) values of 24.6 and 21.

[A case report of Campylobacter fetus subspecies fetus oophoritis].

A 45-year-old female with oophoritis (pelvic inflammatory disease) caused by Campylobacter fetus (C. fetus) is reported. She was admitted to the hospital because of high fever and an acute abdomen.

[Serum antibodies to rubella virus in healthy individuals with indirect immunofluorescent method].

To investigate sensitivity to rubella virus (RV) in healthy individuals, we examined levels of antibodies to RV in sera by an indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and compared levels of antibodies by IFA with those by a hemagglutination inhibition (HI) assay. Of 114 healthy individuals, we detected antibodies to RV in serum specimens from 103 (90.3%) by IFA and in those from 109 (95.

Bridging the chasm: incorporating the medically compromised patient into psychiatric practice.

1. In response to health care reform, psychiatric nursing has identified an expanded role that includes providing care to patients with complex health problems. 2.

[Local irritation study of miporamicin in male rabbits].

Local irritation effect of miporamicin (MPM), a new macrolide antibiotics for animal use, on skin and ocular tissues was determined in rabbits by the primary skin irritation test and ocular irritation test, respectively. In the former test, P.I.

[Studies on the metabolic fate of isepamicin sulfate (HAPA-B). V. Plasma concentrations of HAPA-B in dogs after multiple administrations].

Plasma concentrations after a single or multiple intramuscular administrations of isepamicin sulfate (HAPA-B) at dose levels of 6.25, 25 and 100 mg/kg to male and female dogs were measured by microbiological assay, and were also compared with those of amikacin at dose levels of 25 and 100 mg/kg. Shapes of plasma concentration curves after multiple administrations of HAPA-B were very similar to those after single administrations at all dosage levels tested.

[Toxicological studies on isepamicin (HAPA-B). IV. Intramuscular subacute toxicity test in the dog].

The subacute toxicity in the dog of isepamicin (HAPA-B), a new aminoglycoside antibiotic, was studied in comparison with amikacin (AMK). HAPA-B at dose levels of 6.25, 25 and 100 mg/kg/day and AMK at dose levels of 25 and 100 mg/kg/day were given intramuscularly for 30 days.