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The effects of waxy barley on defecation, sleep, mental health, and quality of life: a randomized double-blind parallel-group comparison study

Journal of Physiological Anthropology
Background Dietary fiber (DF) is beneficial for preventing constipation, and the metabolites produced by gut microbiota fermentation are suggested to positively influence on depression and sleep.
Mari Honda, Satomi Minato-Inokawa, Kimie Matsuura, Ayaka Ito, Yuko Nitta, Daisuke Kimura, Yutaka Yoshikawa   +6 more
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Nutritional anthropology in the world

Journal of Physiological Anthropology
Nutritional anthropology is the study of human subsistence, diet and nutrition in comparative social and evolutionary perspective. Many factors influence the nutritional health and well-being of populations, including evolutionary, ecological, social ...
Stanley Ulijaszek
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Correction to: Effect of simultaneous exposure to extremely short pulses of blue and green light on human pupillary constriction

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2018
Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported that the abstract was missing from this article.
Soomin Lee, Shougo Ishibashi, Yoshihiro Shimomura, Tetsuo Katsuura   +3 more
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Estimating thigh skeletal muscle volume using multi-frequency segmental-bioelectrical impedance analysis

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2021
Background The primary aim of this study was to investigate whether using the extracellular water/intracellular water (ECW/ICW) index and phase angle combined with segmental-bioimpedance analysis (BIA) improved the model fitting of skeletal muscle volume
Masashi Taniguchi, Yosuke Yamada, Masahide Yagi, Ryusuke Nakai, Hiroshige Tateuchi, Noriaki Ichihashi   +5 more
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Differences in the pupillary responses to evening light between children and adolescents

Journal of Physiological Anthropology
Background In the mammalian retina, intrinsically-photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGC) detect light and integrate signals from rods and cones to drive multiple non-visual functions including circadian entrainment and the pupillary light response
Lauren E. Hartstein, Monique K. LeBourgeois, Mark T. Durniak, Raymond P. Najjar   +3 more
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Association between serum omentin-1 concentrations and body composition measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in Japanese elementary school-aged children

Journal of Physiological Anthropology
Background Omentin-1 (also known as intelectin-1) is a novel adipokine associated with metabolic diseases. However, its physiological role in body composition remains incompletely understood.
Yuki Murakami, Yuki Fujita, Kumiko Ohara, Harunobu Nakamura, Masayuki Iki, Katsuyasu Kouda   +5 more
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Heart rate variability reveals graded task difficulty effects and sensitization dynamics in anticipatory psychological stress via time-domain analysis

Journal of Physiological Anthropology
Background Mental arithmetic tasks effectively induce psychological stress responses, but anticipatory stress responses before task onset are often overlooked.
Ziqi Jian, Jingshi Huang, Feng Shi, Yoshihiro Shimomura   +3 more
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Leptospirosis in Malaysia: current status, insights, and future prospects

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2023
Among zoonotic infections, leptospirosis has a worldwide distribution and high prevalence in tropical regions. It has a broad clinical presentation from mild to severe, life-threatening infection.
Noraini Philip, Kamruddin Ahmed
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Fructose-induced FGF21 secretion does not activate brown adipose tissue in Japanese young men: randomized cross-over and randomized controlled trials

Journal of Physiological Anthropology
Background Human brown adipose tissue (BAT) activity is associated with lower body fatness and favorable glucose metabolism. Previous studies reported that oral fructose loading induces postprandial fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) secretion. FGF21 is
Haruki Kataoka, Shinsuke Nirengi, Yuka Matsui, Hirokazu Taniguchi   +3 more
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Human cerebrovascular function in health and disease: insights from integrative approaches

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2018
Background The marked increase in the size of the brain, and consequently, in neural processing capability, throughout human evolution is the basis of the higher cognitive function in humans.
Erin D. Ozturk, Can Ozan Tan
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