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The role of structural transformation in regional convergence in Japan: 1874–2008

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Japan's regional convergence of productivity levels throughout the twentieth century can be best described as a cumulative process of ‘catching up, forging ahead, and falling behind’. Using a novel dataset spanning 135 years (1874–2008), this study finds support for a crucial role played by structural transformation in convergence. The pace of
Kyoji Fukao, Saumik Paul
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Baseline and Longitudinal Liver Stiffness Measurement Predict Outcomes in Primary Biliary Cholangitis: A Multicenter Study

Hepatology Research, EarlyView.
We conducted a multicenter cohort study analyzed 454 Japanese PBC patients. Baseline LSM ≥ 8.0 kPa was independently associated with adverse outcomes. ΔLSM/year ≥ 2.1 kPa was independently associated with adverse outcomes. ABSTRACT Background & Aims Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) using vibration‐controlled transient elastography (VCTE) is a ...
Yuki Yamashita, Takefumi Kimura, Kaede Fujita, Taiki Okumura, Takanobu Iwadare, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Shun‐ichi Wakabayashi, Tomoo Yamazaki, Satoru Joshita, Takeji Umemura, Masanori Abe, Akinobu Takaki, Kazumichi Abe, Masaaki Takamura, Tadashi Namisaki, Yuki Kugiyama, Atsumasa Komori, Atsushi Tanaka   +17 more
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Stability and Variability of Symptom Burden in Primary Biliary Cholangitis: Insights From a Decade of Follow‐Up

Hepatology Research, EarlyView.
Impairment of health‐related quality of life in patients with PBC, in particular observed in younger female, represents distinct dimensions of disease impact, independently of long‐term outcomes. Overall and interindividual changes in PBC‐40 scores greatly varied over 10 years, suggesting that symptom burdens are driven by heterogeneous underlying ...
Akihito Takeuchi, Atsumasa Komori, Kazuhito Kawata, Osamu Yoshida, Kazunari Tanaka, Kazumichi Abe, Yukihisa Fujinaga, Tadashi Namisaki, Naruhiro Kimura, Tomohiro Katsumi, Ryo Miura, Naoko Tachizawa, Yoshinari Asaoka, Yoshiyuki Ueno, Shuji Terai, Hiromasa Ohira, Hitoshi Yoshiji, Kentaro Kikuchi, Takeshi Matsui, Tadashi Ikegami, Akira Honda, Masanori Abe, Atsushi Tanaka   +22 more
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Conduct problems and callous‐unemotional traits in pre‐schoolers: Psychosocial profiles in a Brazilian birth cohort

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, EarlyView.
Background Callous‐unemotional (CU) traits in early childhood are risk markers for persistent antisocial behaviour, with marked adverse life outcomes. However, associations of CU traits with broader psychosocial characteristics are not well understood, particularly in early childhood.
Luciana Rodrigues Perrone, Andreas Bauer, Rebecca Waller, Marlos Domingues, Pedro Curi Hallal, Joseph Murray   +5 more
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Characteristics of positive horizontal margins in patients who underwent colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection

DEN Open
Objectives Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) enables en bloc resection of colorectal neoplasms, but occasionally results in positive horizontal margins (HMs).
Kazumasa Kawashima, Takuto Hikichi, Michio Onizawa, Naohiko Gunji, Yu Watahiki, Chiharu Sakuma, Tomoaki Mochimaru, Mai Murakami, Osamu Suzuki, Yuko Hashimoto, Masao Kobayakawa, Hiromasa Ohira   +11 more
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Subtropical marine reserve as key habitats for the critically endangered sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) in the Southwestern Atlantic

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study documents the occurrence, seasonal patterns and reproductive activity of the sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) within a no‐take marine protected area in southeastern Brazil, using Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) and diving records.
Ana Clara S. Athayde, Guilherme Bertuzo, Otto Bismarck F. Gadig, Rafael R. Munhoz, Letícia M. Fukushima, Caio R. Pimentel, Fernanda A. Rolim, Guilherme H. Pereira‐Filho, Fabio S. Motta   +8 more
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54 SHIFT CHANGE OF THE ACTIVATED COMPLEMENT PATHWAY IN THE FIBROTIC PROCESS ASSOCIATED WITH PROGRESSION OF BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA

Continence, 2022
J Hata, K Yusuke, K Tomoyuki, N Hiroki, H Yusuke, Y Syunsuke, I Hitomi, M Kanako, K Tomoyuki, S Yuichi, H Akaihata, K Masao, K Yoshiyuki   +12 more
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Isolation and Identification of Erysipelothrix sp. in Hybrid Grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus × E. lanceolatus) in Taiwan

Journal of Fish Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In February 2025, a mortality event of unknown aetiology occurred at a hybrid grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus × Epinephelus lanceolatus) aquaculture farm in southern Taiwan, with sporadic daily deaths persisting for a month. Four moribund groupers were collected over three sampling intervals for diagnostic investigation.
Shang‐Ting Wu, Yu‐Siang Lin, Chia‐Yu Hsieh   +2 more
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Family Size and Food Allergy in Early Childhood: The Japan Environment and Children's Study

Allergy, EarlyView.
Takayasu Nomura, Hisashi Tanida, Takeshi Inoue, Sayaka Kato, Daiki Hiraoka, Yuki Ito, Mayumi Sugiura‐Ogasawara, Shinji Saitoh, Michihiro Kamijima, Yukihiro Ohya, The Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS) Group, Michihiro Kamijima, Shin Yamazaki, Maki Fukami, Reiko Kishi, Chiharu Ota, Koichi Hashimoto, Kenichi Sakurai, Shuichi Ito, Ryoji Shinohara, Hidekuni Inadera, Takeo Nakayama, Ryo Kawasaki, Yasuhiro Takeshima, Hideki Nagashima, Narufumi Suganuma, Mayumi Tsuji, Kimitoshi Nakamura   +27 more
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Understanding the Meaning of a Good Death for People Living With Parkinson's Disease: Qualitative Study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder globally. Despite growing attention to palliative care in Parkinson's disease, little is known about what constitutes a “good death” from the perspective of people living with Parkinson's disease (PLwPD).
Leonardo Martins, Rasa Mikelyte, Ricardo Silva Carvalho, Henrique Ballalai Ferraz, Déborah Oliveira, Julia Maria Vanelli, Natália Rocha Tardelli, Fernanda Bono Fukushima, Edison Iglesias de Oliveira Vidal   +8 more
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