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    Clinical Efficacy of Nasal Screening and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Decolonization in Total Hip Arthroplasty without Chlorhexidine Soap or Vancomycin

    Nasal colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a known risk factor for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). In our facility, preoperative prophylaxis with mupirocin without the chl...

    Masahiko Mihara, Kazuo Hirakawa, Satoshi Takayanagi in Indian Journal of Orthopaedics (2024)

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    Effect of implant composition on periprosthetic bone mineral density after total hip arthroplasty

    The severity of bone mineral density (BMD) loss after total hip arthroplasty (THA) depends on both implant- and patient-related factors. While implant fixation type is an important factor, but few studies have...

    Akira Morita, Naomi Kobayashi, Hyonmin Choe in Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (2023)

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    Accuracy of the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool for judging pharmacotherapy initiation for primary osteoporosis

    This study aimed to determine whether the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX®) is useful in assessing the criteria for the initiation of pharmacotherapy for primary osteoporosis based on the current diagnostic c...

    Hiroshi Fujimaki, Masamitsu Tomioka in Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism (2022)

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    Towards a People-Centered, Technology-Driven Society

    The chapters summarized in this book revolve around a “people” centered approach connected to a technology-driven society. This chapter presents key challenges, lessons learned, and recommendations for combini...

    Sakiko Kanbara, Rajib Shaw, Naonori Kato in Society 5.0, Digital Transformation and Di… (2022)

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    Science, Technology, and People-Centered Society

    This chapter provides an overview of key concepts addressed in this book and highlights the key community issues faced in Japan and elsewhere before, during, and after recent major disasters. It examines what ...

    Sakiko Kanbara, Rajib Shaw, Naonori Kato in Society 5.0, Digital Transformation and Di… (2022)

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    Systemic Risk and System-Based Approach for Society 5.0

    In recent years, the number of disasters has been increasing, and their forms have become more diverse and complex. In order to cope with such disasters and minimize social damage, it is necessary to focus on ...

    Akira Morita in Society 5.0, Digital Transformation and Disasters (2022)

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    Personal Life Records for Health Decision-Making in Disaster Situations Society 5.0 and Implications for Resilient Community

    The importance of disasters and personal information has long been pointed out. Still, these are discussions based on the necessity of each situation, such as preparing a list of people requiring support as an...

    Naonori Kato, Sakiko Kanbara, Akira Morita in Society 5.0, Digital Transformation and Di… (2022)

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    Preoperative factors predicting the severity of BMD loss around the implant after Total hip Arthroplasty

    Stress shielding after total hip arthroplasty (THA) leads to loss of bone mineral density (BMD) around the femoral implants, particularly in the proximal area. Loss of BMD around the implant is likely to occur...

    Akira Morita, Naomi Kobayashi, Hyonmin Choe, Taro Tezuka in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (2021)

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    Effect of switching administration of alendronate after teriparatide for the prevention of BMD loss around the implant after total hip arthroplasty, 2-year follow-up: a randomized controlled trial

    Stress shielding after total hip arthroplasty (THA) can induce bone mineral density (BMD) loss around the femoral implant. Several studies using drug have described methods to prevent BMD loss around implants ...

    Akira Morita, Naomi Kobayashi, Hyonmin Choe in Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research (2020)

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    Synergistic attention U-Net for sublingual vein segmentation

    The tongue is one of the most sensitive organs of the human body. The changes in the tongue indicate the changes of the human state. One of the features of the tongue, which can be used to inspect the blood ci...

    Tingxiao Yang, Yuichiro Yoshimura, Akira Morita in Artificial Life and Robotics (2019)

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    Studies on Physiology and Ecology of Loquat Canker

    Akira MORITA in Journal of General Plant Pathology (2001)

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    Anisotropic Mobility and Electron-Phonon Interaction in Black Phosphorus

    It is shown that anisotropic mobilities of black P are explained in terms of an anisotropic deformation potential model and a realistic phonon model. The origin of the anisotropy of deformation potentials are ...

    Akira Morita, Hideo Asahina, Chioko Kaneta in Proceedings of the 17th International Conf… (1985)

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    Proceedings of the 25th annual meeting

    Pao-Huei Chen, Yeong-Shan Jeng, Shiann Pan, Kuang-Yang Lin in Gastroenterologia Japonica (1984)

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    Comparative, immunological studies on Lymphangiectasia of the small intestine revealed in protein losing gastroenteropathy and Behçet’s disease

    Lymphangiectasia of the small intestine was demonstrated in 9 of 18 cases with protein losing gastroenteropathy and in 10 of 26 cases with Behçet’s disease. Protein losing gastroenteropathy was compared to Beh...

    Masaharu Tsuchiya M.D., Toshifumi Hibi, Yoshio Mizuno in Gastroenterologia Japonica (1976)

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    Immunoglobulin-containing cells in the intestinal mucosa in ulcerative colitis

    Nine patients with ulcerative colitis who received thymectomy were selected for the immunological study. The study on the distribution of immunoglobulin—containing cells in the colonie mucosa revealed practica...

    Masaharu Tsuchiya, Hitoshi Asakura, Kashu Shimabukuro in Gastroenterologia Japonica (1974)

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    Clinical usefulness of serum albumin and γ-globulin tracer studies in digestive diseases:

    This study was performed to clarify the clinical usefulness of serum albumin and Υ-globulin tracer studies according to Matthews’ method in hospitalized patients with various digestive diseases.

    Hitoshi Asakura, Akira Morita, Masaharu Tsuchiya in Gastroenterologia Japonica (1972)