Nursing Students' Retention of Knowledge by Basic Knowledge Type: An Exploratory Study.

Students' interests help determine their learning effectiveness and knowledge acquisition and retention. It is necessary to confirm whether there is a difference in the way in which content being learned is remembered by the content type. In this study, we examined the characteristics of nursing students' retention of physiological knowledge and environmental knowledge by utilizing scores obtained in class.

Identification of Factors Influencing Cholesterol Changes in Elementary-School Children: A Longitudinal Study.

Changes in serum cholesterol levels during childhood may affect the risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood. However, cholesterol level changes in Japanese children and adolescents and the factors that influence them have not been completely elucidated. This study aimed to determine whether cholesterol levels changed due to the effects of growth and identify factors.

Managers' awareness of mental health measures for their employees in small and medium-sized enterprises in a depopulated mountainous area in Japan: A qualitative study.

The local economy is often supported by small and medium-sized enterprises. There is a need to consider effective promotion methods for mental health measures in these enterprises in depopulated mountainous areas. It is important to understand managers' awareness when considering effective mental health measures in these enterprises.

Does Behavior Pattern Influence Blood Pressure in the Current Cultural Context of Japan?

Background: Type A behavior pattern has been presented as a risk for coronary heart disease and defined as a psychological-behavioral construct. This study aimed to identify the influence of type A behavior pattern on blood pressure in the current cultural context of Japan.

Methods: This study utilized a cross-sectional design.

Comprehensive analysis of depression-related factors among middle-aged residents in Japan, an Eastern culture: A cross-sectional study.

There is a need to comprehensively identify depression-related factors, including individual and socioeconomic factors, in each country or cultural area, to consider effective measures to address depression within communities. However, there are not enough studies on middle-aged residents in Japan or other Eastern countries to currently achieve this. Thus, the aim of this study was to comprehensively identify factors related to depression in middle-aged residents in Japan, an Eastern country.

Remote Teaching Due to COVID-19: An Exploration of Its Effectiveness and Issues.

Universities have quickly shifted to remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study compared two versions-emergency remote teaching (ERT) and conventional face-to-face class (FFC)-of a course design based on the instructional design ARCS model for effectiveness and issues. The current study comprised 46 third-year nursing students who attended an FFC course in 2019, and 56 third-year students who took the ERT version in 2020.

Analysis of the Training Effect of a Nursing Undergraduate Course on the Management of Radiation-Related Health Concerns-A Single Group Experiment.

After the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accident, demands regarding nursing staff's management of nuclear disasters have increased. This study aimed to evaluate a basic training program to teach undergraduate nursing students on how to deal with public anxiety following a nuclear disaster. We analyzed the data of 111 third-year nursing students attending a Japanese university.

Ruthenium complex catalyzed direct ortho arylation and alkenylation of aromatic imines with organic halides.

[reaction: see text] The ortho position of the aromatic ring of imino group substituted aromatic compounds is directly arylated and alkenylated with organic halides in the presence of a catalytic amount of a ruthenium(II)-phosphine complex.