Publications by authors named "Yoshifumi Ono"
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to understand the decision-making processes of older adults regarding their preferred places of death, looking specifically at those who are not in the end-of-life stage.
- Conducted through in-depth interviews in Tama City, Japan, with 20 participants and their families, the research explores the factors influencing their choices for end-of-life care.
- Findings reveal three main categories that affect these decisions: concerns that discourage selecting a preferred place, a desire to die at home, and a preference for dying in a hospital or care facility, highlighting the importance of personal experiences and caregiver considerations.
Background: In 2015 in Japan 12.7% of people die at home. Since the government has no policy to increase the number of hospital beds, at-home deaths should inevitably increase in the near future.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Quantitative Evaluation of Metal Artifacts on CT Images on the Basis of Statistics of Extremes].
Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai Zasshi
May 2016
It is well-known that metal artifacts have a harmful effect on the image quality of computed tomography (CT) images. However, the physical property remains still unknown. In this study, we investigated the relationship between metal artifacts and tube currents using statistics of extremes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTelmisartan is an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) and also an activator of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma). We investigated whether telmisartan improves vascular endothelial function in patients with essential hypertension with the production of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) through PPAR-gamma.Telmisartan was administered to 15 patients with essential hypertension.
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