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Open AccessCorrection: Feasibility of an educational program for public health nurses to promote local healthcare planning: protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial
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Open AccessNovel superpixel method to visualize fundus blood flow resistivity in healthy adults
We aimed to perform superpixel segmentation of ocular blood flow maps obtained using laser speckle flowgraphy (LSFG) and investigate the effects of systemic parameters such as body weight, height, and sex on o...
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Open AccessCorrection: Feasibility of an educational program for public health nurses to promote local healthcare planning: protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial
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Open AccessFeasibility of an educational program for public health nurses to promote local healthcare planning: protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial
Promoting of local healthcare planning is crucial for assisting public health nurses in improving community health inequities. However, there is no effective educational program for develo** relevant skills ...
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Early renal dysfunction after temporary ileostomy construction
Loop ileostomy is often used to prevent complications after colorectal surgery, but it has been reported to cause renal impairment. This study aimed to evaluate the changes in the renal function after ileostom...
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Comparative benefits of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer in octogenarians: a case-matched comparison of short- and long-term outcomes with middle-aged patients
The aim of this study was to compare the postoperative short- and long-term outcomes after laparoscopic colorectal surgery (LCS) between octogenarians and healthy middle-aged patients.
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Transumbilical abdominal incision for laparoscopic colorectal surgery does not increase the risk of postoperative surgical site infection
Besides antibiotic prophylaxis, antiseptic skin preparation is an important measure to prevent surgical site infection (SSI). No reports have detailed the relationship between SSI and umbilical microflora foll...
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Development of a handheld blood flow measurement system using laser speckle flowgraphy
A new handheld blood flow measurement system using laser speckle flowgraphy was developed for easy measurement of blood flow. The developed system features a small display unit that allows measurement results ...
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Open AccessCationized gelatin-HVJ envelope with sodium borocaptate improved the BNCT efficacy for liver tumors in vivo
Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is a cell-selective radiation therapy that uses the alpha particles and lithium nuclei produced by the boron neutron capture reaction. BNCT is a relatively safe tool for tr...
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Imaging of choroidal hemodynamics in eyes with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy using laser speckle phenomenon
To compare the images of choroidal vasculature obtained by laser speckle flowgraphy (LSFG) and indocyanine green angiography (IA), and to evaluate the imaging of choroidal hemodynamics in eyes with polypoidal ...
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Blood Flow Analyses of Skin Tissue Under the Sacrum Using Laser Speckle Flowgraphy
A new version of the Laser Speckle Flowgraphy was developed to study the dependence of the blood flow of the skin tissue under the sacrum and the supporting pressure against the sacrum. The measuring unit cons...
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New Laser Speckle Flowgraphy System Using CCD Camera
A new technique is developed to visualize the blood flow map of the human retina using laser speckle phenomena. Despite use of an ordinary CCD camera as the detector, the performance of laser speckle flowgraph...
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Left-hand-assisted laparoscopic resection of hepatocellular carcinoma in an accessory liver
We report a left-hand-assisted laparoscopic resection of hepatocellular carcinoma that developed in an accessory liver in a 47-year-old man. Preoperative assessment of the location of the tumor and the feeder...
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Trace elements in human transitory milk
Multielement analysis was performed on human milk collected on 5-9-d postpartum from 51 Japanese females using inductively coupled plasma (ICP) mass spectrometry (MS), ICP atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES...
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Experiments on partially coherent multiple-beam interference
The intensity distribution in the interference pattern of a multiple-slit aperture illuminated with the partially coherent light is examined experimentally. The experimental results showing excellent agreement...
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Partially coherent multiple-beam interference
The general formula for multiple-beam interference due to regular slit arrays illuminated with partially coherent quasi-monochromatic light is derived. The correlation functions chosen for partially coherent l...
