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Ambient-task combined lighting to regulate autonomic and psychomotor arousal levels without compromising subjective comfort to lighting

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2021
Background Although evidence of both beneficial and adverse biological effects of lighting has accumulated, biologically favorable lighting often does not match subjectively comfortable lighting.
Junichiro Hayano, Norihiro Ueda, Masaya Kisohara, Yutaka Yoshida, Emi Yuda   +4 more
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Association between serum albumin levels and height loss in Japanese workers: a retrospective study

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2023
Background Height loss starting in middle age was previously shown to be associated with high cardiovascular mortality in later life. However, the factors associated with height loss remain unknown.
Yuji Shimizu, Hidenobu Hayakawa, Eiko Honda, Nagisa Sasaki, Midori Takada, Takeo Okada, Tetsuya Ohira, Masahiko Kiyama   +7 more
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Effects of acute hypobaric hypoxia on thermoregulatory and circulatory responses during cold air exposure

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2020
Background The thermoregulatory responses during simultaneous exposure to hypoxia and cold are not well understood owing to the opposite reactions of vasomotor tone in these two environments.
Sora Shin, Yoshiki Yasukochi, Hitoshi Wakabayashi, Takafumi Maeda   +3 more
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High prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis and its risk factors among Tibetan highlanders living in Tsarang, Mustang district of Nepal

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2022
Background In Tsarang (at 3560 m), which is located in Mustang, 62.7% of the residents answered that they had a subjective medical history of arthritis, and 41.1% of the residents answered that their families had a subjective medical history of arthritis
Hiroaki Arima, Sweta Koirala, Kotaro Nema, Masayuki Nakano, Hiromu Ito, Kapil Madi Poudel, Kishor Pandey, Basu Dev Pandey, Taro Yamamoto   +8 more
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Validity of an algorithm for determining sleep/wake states using FS-760 in school-aged children

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2022
Background Actigraphy is a method used for determining sleep (S)/wakefulness (W) by actigraph, a device equipped with a built-in accelerometer and an algorithm validated for each device. The S/W determination algorithm for the waist-worn actigraph FS-760
Minori Enomoto, Shingo Kitamura, Kyoko Nakazaki   +2 more
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Body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio misclassification of overweight and obesity in Chinese military personnel

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2020
Background The rising prevalence of obesity in military personnel has raised great concerns. Previous studies suggest that body mass index (BMI)- and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)-based obesity classifications in US military personnel and firefighters have ...
Qingqing Zhu, Binbin Huang, Qiaoli Li, Liqian Huang, Wenbo Shu, Lin Xu, Qiongying Deng, Ziliang Ye, Chunyan Li, Peng Liu   +9 more
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Effects of arm and leg positions on lumbar multifidus muscle activity while on hands and knees or while standing

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2022
Background The lumbar multifidus (LMF) muscle, which is involved in the mechanical stability of the lumbar spine, reportedly undergoes atrophy in patients with low back pain.
Yasuhiro Mitani, Masaru Hanafusa, Junichi Hashimoto, Ryuta Inada, Hitoshi Koda   +4 more
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Stress, migration, and allostatic load: a model based on Mexican migrants in Columbus, Ohio

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2018
Background Immigration is a disruptive event with multiple implications for health. Stressors, including family separation, acculturation, job insecurity, restricted mobility, sojourns, dangerous border crossings, stigmatization, and marginalization ...
Alexandra C. Tuggle, Jeffrey H. Cohen, Douglas E. Crews   +2 more
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Association of miR-34a and miR-143 levels with PPARγ gene expression in adipose tissues of non-diabetic adults

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2022
Background Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) is a promising therapeutic molecule. Epigenetic mechanisms, including non-coding RNAs, regulate the expression level of the PPARγ gene. Objective We aimed to examine the PPARγ expression
Maryam Zarkesh, Kimia Tabaei, Mahdi Akbarzadeh, Afsoon Daneshafrooz, Azita Zadeh-Vakili   +4 more
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Performance of newly developed body mass index cut-off for diagnosing obesity among Ethiopian adults

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2019
Background Obesity is defined as unhealthy excess body fat, which increases the risk of premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases. Early screening and prevention of obesity is critical for averting associated morbidity, disability, and mortality.
Makeda Sinaga, Tilahun Yemane, Elsah Tegene, David Lidstrom, Tefera Belachew   +4 more
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