Comparison of short-term outcomes and perioperative costs in laparoscopic versus robotic surgery for rectal cancers: A real-world cohort study using Japanese nationwide inpatient database.

Aim: Many studies have revealed the benefits of robotic surgery for rectal cancer; however, real-world data are insufficient. This study aimed to compare the short-term outcomes and perioperative costs of laparoscopic and robotic surgery for rectal cancer using a real-world database.

Methods: The data of patients who underwent laparoscopic or robotic surgery for rectal cancer between January 2018 and January 2021 from a nationwide Japanese inpatient database provided by Medical Data Vision Co.

Effect of CD10-positive cells on osteogenic differentiation of human maxillary/mandibular bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells.

Objective: This study was aimed at investigating the effect of CD10-positive cells within the maxillary/mandibular bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MBMSCs) on osteogenic differentiation of MBMSCs.

Design: CD10 expression in iliac bone marrow-derived MSCs (IBMSCs), MBMSCs, and gingival fibroblasts was measured using flow cytometry. The osteogenic potential of 19 MBMSC lines was evaluated, and based on it, they were classified into osteogenic-High and osteogenic-Low groups.

Engaging in Action Research with Nurses: Overcoming Challenges and Gaining Positive Insights into End-of-Life Care.

The aim of this study was to qualitatively describe, from a practitioner's perspective, the process by which nurses struggle to support a patient with end-of-life cancer with frequent nurse calls and gain positive insights through two methodologies: AR and the case study method. The participants were four ward nurses who supported a patient receiving end-of-life cancer in his 80s. The participants engaged in monthly group work and practical training sessions, which included facilitators, to reflect on and develop care plans.

Kaempferia parviflora extract and its component polymethoxyflavones suppress adipogenic differentiation of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells via the AMPK pathway.

Background: Kaempferia parviflora Wall. ex. Baker (KP) has been reported to exhibit anti-obesity effects.

Slightly acidic electrolyzed water inhibits inflammation induced by membrane vesicles of .

grows in the skin of patients with atopic dermatitis and the associated symptoms are induced by membrane vesicles (MVs). This study explored the effects of slightly acidic electrolyzed water (SAEW) on the expression of virulence factors of and MV-induced inflammation to uncover the potential of SAEW as a new treatment method for atopic dermatitis. Expression levels of genes related to virulence factors in was assessed and -derived MVs were characterized.

Data on atmospheric I concentrations and I/Cs ratios for suspended air particulate matter dispersed in eastern Japan just after the 2011 nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan.

Data of the atmospheric activity concentrations (in Bq/m) of I dispersed into the environment as aerosol immediately after the nuclear accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in 2011 are presented. The radioactivity of I was determined in suspended particulate matter (SPM) collected on filter tapes at 41 SPM monitoring sites in Fukushima and other prefectures in eastern Japan including the metropolitan area. For quantitative determination of I in SPM samples by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS), I was chemically separated.

Time-series variations in I concentrations and I/Cs ratios in suspended particulate matter collected in eastern Japan immediately after the 2011 nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan.

We have determined the hourly atmospheric concentrations of I in aerosols dispersed into the atmosphere by the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FD1NPP) on March 11, 2011. Data were obtained by measuring the quantity of I in suspended particulate matter (SPM) collected on filter tapes at 41 SPM monitoring stations in Fukushima and other prefectures in eastern Japan, including the metropolitan area of Tokyo and the surrounding area. After scrutiny, 500 out of 920 hourly SPM samples were determined to be reliable (i.

Reassessment of early I inhalation doses by the Fukushima nuclear accident based on atmospheric Cs and I/Cs observation data and multi-ensemble of atmospheric transport and deposition models.

The Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accidents following the March 11, 2011 Tohoku earthquake, and subsequent tsunami released radioactive materials into the atmosphere and caused significant public health concerns, particularly thyroid cancers in children. However, the lack of measurement data for atmospheric concentrations of I has caused persistent and widespread uncertainty. This study estimated the maximum potential thyroid doses of inhaled I in the early post-accident phase between March 12 and 23, 2011 by using the hourly measured data of the Cs concentrations at 101 suspended particulate matter (SPM) monitoring sites, a new multi-model ensemble (MME) method of simulating Cs concentrations using two Atmospheric Transport and Deposition Models (ATDMs), the I/Cs ratio obtained from measurement data analysis, and the internal exposure model.

A new approach for reconstructing the I-spreading due to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident by means of measuring I in airborne particulate matter.

To retrieve the diffusion trajectory of the I dispersed in the environment by the nuclear power plant accident in Fukushima in 2011, airborne particulate matter (APM) samples collected in the Tokyo metropolitan area were analyzed for their I contents by means of accelerator mass spectrometry. In evaluating blank levels of chemicals and filters used for collecting APM, we established the analytical procedure for determining the I activity of as low as 10 Bq for a small piece of filter samples (about 0.1 cm).

High-Temperature Requirement A 1 Causes Photoreceptor Cell Death in Zebrafish Disease Models.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an important cause of blindness. It is characterized by a retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) disorder that leads to death of photoreceptor cells (PRCs). AMD has a strong genetic association with high-temperature requirement A 1 (HTRA1).

Effectiveness of Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Bevacizumab for Recurrent High-Grade Gliomas: A Potential Therapy for Isocitrate Dehydrogenase Wild-Type Recurrent High-Grade Gliomas.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of stereotactic radiotherapy combined with bevacizumab (SRT-Bv) compared with Bv treatment for recurrent high-grade gliomas (HGGs).

Methods: Data for patients with recurrent HGGs who received SRT and Bv (n = 29) or Bv (n = 29) between June 2014 and September 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. All patients received conventional radiotherapy (total, 60 Gy) before this study.

Effects of ethyl-α-d-glucoside on human dermal fibroblasts.

Ethyl α-d-glucoside (α-EG) is a glycoside present in sake, Japanese rice wine. Previous studies have reported that α-EG suppresses skin roughness after ultraviolet B irradiation, transepidermal water loss, and hepatic function disorder, and has a skin moisturizing effect. In this study, 0.

Simulation of panretinal laser photocoagulation using geometric methods for calculating the photocoagulation index.

Purpose: To establish geometrically based methods for simulating panretinal laser photocoagulation (PRP) for the photocoagulation index.

Methods: A formula for calculating the curved surface area of a spherical dome was used for the simulation. If the radius of the dome is c and the height of the dome is h, then the curved surface area (S) of the dome is S = π (c2 + h2).

Inverse modeling of the Cs source term of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident constrained by a deposition map monitored by aircraft.

The amount of Cs released by the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident of 11 March 2011 was inversely estimated by integrating an atmospheric dispersion model, an a priori source term, and map of deposition recorded by aircraft. An a posteriori source term refined finer (hourly) variations comparing with the a priori term, and estimated Cs released 11 March to 2 April to be 8.12 PBq.

First retrieval of hourly atmospheric radionuclides just after the Fukushima accident by analyzing filter-tapes of operational air pollution monitoring stations.

No observed data have been found in the Fukushima Prefecture (FP) for the time-series of atmospheric radionuclides concentrations just after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FD1NPP) accident. Accordingly, current estimates of internal radiation doses from inhalation, and atmospheric radionuclide concentrations by atmospheric transport models are highly uncertain. Here, we present a new method for retrieving the hourly atmospheric (137)Cs concentrations by measuring the radioactivity of suspended particulate matter (SPM) collected on filter tapes in SPM monitors which were operated even after the accident.

Quality assessment of INAA data for small-sized environmental reference samples.

Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) was applied for the accurate and precise determination of minor and trace elements in small-sized aliquants (1 to 2 mg) of two certified reference materials (CRM), NIES No. 8 and NIST 1632c. Four laboratories used either comparative- or k0-INAA, or both, and repeated the analysis more than ten times for each CRM.

Rhodium(I)-catalyzed cycloisomerization of benzylallene-alkynes through C-H activation.

The efficient Rh(I)-catalyzed cycloisomerization of benzylallene-alkynes produced the tricyclo[9.4.0.

Formation and Rupture of the Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm after Multiple Courses of Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Management of the Skull Base Ewing Sarcoma/PNET: Case Report.

Background Aneurysm formation after stereotactic irradiation of skull base tumors is rare. The formation and rupture of an internal carotid artery (ICA) aneurysm in a patient with skull base Ewing sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET), who underwent surgery followed by multiple courses of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and chemotherapy, is described. Case Description A 25-year-old man presented with a sinonasal tumor with intraorbital and intracranial growth.

High-speed height measurement by a light-source-stepping method using a linear LED array.

High-speed height measurement is required in industrial fields for analyzing the behavior of a breaking object, a vibrating object or a rotating object. A shape measurement performed using a phase-shifting method can measure the shape with high spatial resolution because the coordinates can be obtained pixel by pixel. A light-source-stepping method (LSSM) that uses a linear LED array by means of a whole-space tabulation method (WSTM) has been proposed.

Non-destructive elemental analysis of large meteorite samples by prompt gamma-ray neutron activation analysis with the internal mono-standard method.

Prompt gamma-ray neutron activation analysis (PGNAA) using the internal mono-standard method was tested for its applicability to analyzing large solid samples including irregularly shaped meteorite samples. For evaluating the accuracy and precision of the method, large quantities of the Geological Survey of Japan standardized rock powders (JB-1a, JG-1a, and JP-1) were analyzed and 12 elements (B, Na, Mg, Al, Cl, K, Ca, Ti, Mn, Fe, Sm, and Gd) were determined by using Si as an internal standard element. Analytical results were mostly in agreement with literature values within 10 %.

Collapse of the keratin filament network through the expression of mutant keratin 6c observed in a case of focal plantar keratoderma.

Focal palmoplantar keratoderma (PPK) with severe pain is a hallmark of pachyonychia congenita, a rare autosomal dominant disorder involving PPK and hypertrophic nail dystrophy. Some families present focal PPK with either minimal or no nail changes. Dominant-negative mutations in any of the four identified keratin genes, KRT6A, KRT6B, KRT16 or KRT17, lead to pachyonychia congenita.