[Examination of the reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the patient self-advocacy scale for psychiatric users].

Objective　In 2020, > 6 million individuals with mental disorders received psychiatric care. Advocacy is important to ensure that the rights of psychiatric patients, for whom involuntary hospitalization sometimes occurs, are maintained. This study aimed to develop a Japanese version of the Patient Self-Advocacy Scale (PSAS) by Brashers et al.

Effects of an online program about intimate and romantic relationships for people with mental disorders (AIRIKI): a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Background: The concept of recovery has become internationally widespread. To promote personal recovery of individuals with mental disorders, it is important that they live life on their own terms. Many people with mental disorders wish to build intimate relationships and marry.

Video-based e-learning program for schoolteachers to support children of parents with mental illness: a cluster randomized trial.

Background: Some children of parents with mental illness need support. This study aimed to develop and test the effectiveness of an e-learning program for training elementary schoolteachers to support children of parents with mental illness.

Methods: The program, which included a 30-min video-based e-learning program, aimed to help schoolteachers gain basic knowledge about mental illness and children of parents with mental illness, recognize children in need of support, and gain confidence in supporting them.

Control of strain in subgrains of protein crystals by the introduction of grown-in dislocations.

It is important to reveal the exact cause of poor diffractivity in protein crystals in order to determine the accurate structure of protein molecules. It is shown that there is a large amount of local strain in subgrains of glucose isomerase crystals even though the overall crystal quality is rather high, as shown by clear equal-thickness fringes in X-ray topography. Thus, a large stress is exerted on the subgrains of protein crystals, which could significantly lower the resistance of the crystals to radiation damage.

Parents' Initiation of Alcohol Drinking among Elementary and Kindergarten Students.

Parental experience of initiation of alcohol drinking has been identified as one of the early causes of alcohol drinking in preadolescents in many countries, including Japan. This study identified the association between parental alcohol-related knowledge and the initiation of alcohol use among preadolescent students in an urban area in Japan. Self-administrated questionnaires were distributed to 420 parents of kindergarteners and elementary school students, of which 339 were filled and returned (response rate: 81%).

Evaluation of crystal quality of thin protein crystals based on the dynamical theory of X-ray diffraction.

Knowledge of X-ray diffraction in macromolecular crystals is important for not only structural analysis of proteins but also diffraction physics. Dynamical diffraction provides evidence of perfect crystals. Until now, clear dynamical diffraction in protein crystals has only been observed in glucose isomerase crystals.

Spirituality and associated factors among cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Aim: Patients' spirituality, the relationship between spirituality and physical pain, and the association between spirituality and quality of life (QOL) among patients undergoing cancer chemotherapy were examined. Spirituality was defined as a sense of meaning in one's existence and life, peace of mind, and the strength and comfort drawn from faith.

Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was distributed to 176 adult cancer patients who received chemotherapy in May-September 2011 at an outpatient clinic in rural Japan.

The Study of Nursing NAVI.

We have examined the nurses' thinking process in their professional judgment and action in the Partogram of 170 labors by 17 Midwifery students in 2 years.

Analysis of oscillatory rocking curve by dynamical diffraction in protein crystals.

High-quality protein crystals meant for structural analysis by X-ray diffraction have been grown by various methods. The observation of dynamical diffraction in protein crystals is an interesting topic because dynamical diffraction generally occurs in perfect crystals such as Si crystals. However, to our knowledge, there is no report yet on protein crystals showing clear dynamical diffraction.

Impact of placental weight and fetal/placental weight ratio Z score on fetal growth and the perinatal outcome.

To classify the infants into 9 blocks based on the deviation of both placental weight (PW) and fetal/placental weight ratio (F/P) Z score and compared the incident rate of perinatal death in each of the small for date (SFD) vs. appropriate for date (AFD) vs. heavy for date (HFD) groups.

Alcohol consumption and mortality from aortic disease among Japanese men: The Japan Collaborative Cohort study.

Background And Aims: Only a few population-based prospective studies have examined the association between alcohol consumption and abdominal aortic aneurysm, and the results are inconsistent. Moreover, no evidence exists for aortic dissection. We examined the effect of alcohol consumption on risk of mortality from aortic diseases.

Effect of Home Blood Pressure on Inducing Remission/Regression of Microalbuminuria in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Background: The Home Blood Pressure for Diabetic Nephropathy study is a prospective observational study conducted to determine the effect of home blood pressure (HBP) on remission/regression of microalbuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).

Methods: Patients with type 2 DM having microalbuminuria were followed-up for 3 years. Remission of microalbuminuria was defined as shift from microalbuminuria to normoalbuminuria.

Elastic constants in orthorhombic hen egg-white lysozyme crystals.

The ultrasonic sound velocities of cross-linked orthorhombic hen egg-white lysozyme (HEWL) crystals, including a large amount of water in the crystal, were measured using an ultrasonic pulse-echo method. As a result, seven elastic constants of orthorhombic crystals were observed to be C11 = 5.24 GPa, C22 = 4.