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Contemporary Regional Disparities in Robotic‐Assisted Rectal Resection in Japan: A Nationwide Population‐Based Study Using the National Database Open Data

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Robotic‐assisted rectal resection in Japan increased markedly after national insurance reimbursement in 2018, with a concurrent decline in open surgery. Using NDB Open Data, we found substantial inter‐prefectural heterogeneity in surgical volume and robotic utilization that persisted after age and sex standardization (SCR). Urban–rural differences were
Ryo Ohta, Takeshi Yamada, Key Uehara, Hiromichi Sonoda, Akihisa Matsuda, Seiichi Shinji, Yasuyuki Yokoyama, Goro Takahashi, Nobuhiko Taniai, Hiroshi Yoshida   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Information-Theoretical Analysis of Team Dynamics in Football Matches

Entropy
Team dynamics significantly influence the outcomes of modern football matches. This study employs an information-theoretical approach, specifically causal emergence, combined with graph theory to explore how team-level dynamics arise from complex ...
Yi-Shan Cheng, Acer Yu-Chan Chang, Kenji Doya   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Terrestrial Cyborg Insects for Real‐Life Applications

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This article reviews the development of terrestrial cyborg insects from their emergence in 1997 to mid‐2025, examining three key aspects: locomotion control methods, associated challenges with proposed solutions, and practical applications. Framing these biohybrid systems as insect‐scale mobile robots, the review provides foundational insights for new ...
Hai Nhan Le, Lachlan Fitzgerald, Phuoc Thien Phan, Robbie Wilson, Christofer Clemente, Huu Duoc Nguyen, Hirotaka Sato, Hoang‐Phuong Phan, Peter Ross McAree, Thanh Nho Do, Tat Thang Vo‐Doan   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acceptance of Early Surgery for Treatment of Spinal Cord Cavernous Malformation in Contemporary Japan. [PDF]

Neurospine, 2023
Kurokawa R, Endo T, Takami T, Investigators of Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors in the Neurospinal Society of Japan.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A survey of land, vegetation and irrigation systems in North Afghanistan and neighboring Tajikistan [PDF]

This paper describes the results of a field expedition work along the rivers Vakhsh and Pyandzh in Tajikistan and Afghanistan within the framework of a Joint Research Project: Investigation of natural resources of Central Asia and reconstruction of ...
Kristina Toderich, Tsuneo Tsukatani
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Redistributive land reforms, agricultural productivity, and structural change: New cross‐national evidence

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra, Abdulaziz B. Shifa, Lan Anh Tong, Mehmet A. Ulubasoglu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multidimensional Food Poverty: Evidence from Low-Income Single Mothers in Contemporary Japan. [PDF]

Food Ethics, 2023
Ueda H.
europepmc   +1 more source

Shadows of the Past. Japanese Imperial Policy and Its Influence on Contemporary Domestic and Foreign Policy of Japan

, 2022
Łukasz Stach
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‘The Other Parent’: A Critical Policy Analysis of Fatherhood Discourses in the Australian Government's Paid Parental Leave Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Australian paid parental leave (PPL) government scheme aims to support working parents through financial assistance and the promotion of gender equality in caregiving responsibilities. However, the scheme's implementation has been critiqued for its gendered design, which marginalises fathers and reinforces traditional gender roles.
Lily Lewington, Bernadette Sebar, Jessica Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

CLASSIFICATION OF SOCIAL PROTEST IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN

Vestnik MGIMO-Universiteta, 2015
The author makes an attempt to classify the political manifestations of social protest in postwar Japanese history. The author identifies five types of politically orchestrated social protest: ideological, socio-class, problem centered, conservative and ...
D. V. Streltsov
doaj   +1 more source