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Depressive symptoms in community‐dwelling older adults in Japan before and during the COVID‐19 pandemic by Aihara, Yoko, Kiyoshi, Maeda

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Dementia Literacy and Willingness to Dementia Screening by Aihara, Yoko, Maeda, Kiyoshi

“…The increasing prevalence of delayed and missed diagnoses for dementia constitutes major public concern. In this regard, inadequate knowledge and poor…”
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Intention to undergo dementia screening in primary care settings among community‐dwelling older people by Aihara, Yoko, Maeda, Kiyoshi

“…To improve the quality of care for people with dementia, several local governments in Japan have implemented a subsidized system for screening of dementia…”
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A community-wide intervention to promote physical activity: A five-year quasi-experimental study by Saito, Yoshinobu, Tanaka, Ayumi, Tajima, Takayuki, Ito, Tomoya, Aihara, Yoko, Nakano, Kaoko, Kamada, Masamitsu, Inoue, Shigeru, Miyachi, Motohiko, Lee, I-Min, Oguma, Yuko

“…Evidence on the effects of a community-wide intervention (CWI) on population-level physical activity (PA), especially in the long term, is limited. Therefore,…”
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Development of an objective water security index and assessment of its association with quality of life in urban areas of developing countries by Shrestha, Sadhana, Aihara, Yoko, Bhattarai, Arun P, Bista, Niranjan, Kondo, Naoki, Futaba, Kazama, Nishida, Kei, Shindo, Junko

“…A composite metric assessing water security's physical dimension at the micro/ community level is lacking but is essential for setting priorities for program…”
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Dynamics of Domestic Water Consumption in the Urban Area of the Kathmandu Valley: Situation Analysis Pre and Post 2015 Gorkha Earthquake by Sadhana Shrestha, Yoko Aihara, Arun Prasad Bhattarai, Niranjan Bista, Sudarshan Rajbhandari, Naoki Kondo, Futaba Kazama, Kei Nishida, Junko Shindo

“…Information regarding domestic water consumption is vital, as the Kathmandu Valley will soon be implementing the Melamchi Water Supply Project; however,…”
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Socioeconomic Impacts of LCD-Treated Drinking Water Distribution in an Urban Community of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal by Khadga Bahadur Shrestha, Tatsuru Kamei, Sadhana Shrestha, Yoko Aihara, Arun Prasad Bhattarai, Niranjan Bista, Bhesh Raj Thapa, Futaba Kazama, Junko Shindo

“…Groundwater available in the Kathmandu Valley is not suitable for drinking due to chemical and microbial contamination. We installed a treatment system, which…”
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Residential Area, Birth Order, and Dietary Habit May Influence TSLP Levels in Colostrum: Comparative Study between Japan and Nepal by Aihara, Yoko, Oh-oka, Kyoko, Kondo, Naoki, Sharma, Jyoti, Shrestha, Narayan C, Ishimaru, Kayoko, Hara, Mutsuko, Yamagata, Zentaro, Nakao, Atsuhito

“…Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is an IL-7-like cytokine that is produced mainly by epithelial cells. TSLP was originally identified as a factor derived…”
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National dementia supporter programme in Japan by Aihara, Yoko, Maeda, Kiyoshi

“…Due to the growing number of people with dementia worldwide, the role of dementia supporters is becoming increasingly important. In 2005, a national campaign…”
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Water Quality at Supply Source and Point of Use in the Kathmandu Valley by SHRESTHA, Salina, MALLA, Sadhana S., AIHARA, Yoko, KONDO, Naoki, NISHIDA, Kei

“…Water scarcity is a major issue in the Kathmandu Valley. Also, from a health perspective, it is important to evaluate the relationship between the quantity and…”
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Household water insecurity, depression and quality of life among postnatal women living in urban Nepal by Aihara, Yoko, Shrestha, Salina, Sharma, Jyoti

“…This observational study aimed to assess distress related to the household water supply and to examine the relationship between household water insecurity and…”
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Public attitudes towards people living with dementia: A cross-sectional study in urban Japan (innovative practice) by Aihara, Yoko, Kato, Hisako, Sugiyama, Tetsuko, Ishi, Kuniko, Goto, Yasushi

“…Stigma and social isolation are major challenges in building dementia friendly communities. Information is a key factor in improving knowledge and attitudes…”
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Barriers and catalysts of nutrition literacy among elderly Japanese people by AIHARA, YOKO, MINAI, JUNKO

“…Improving skills for accessing and utilizing diet/nutrition information is important for preventing non-communicable diseases and frailty among elderly people…”
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Depressive Symptoms and Past Lifestyle Among Japanese Elderly People by Aihara, Yoko, Minai, Junko, Aoyama, Atsuko, Shimanouchi, Setsu

“…In order to develop an effective preventive intervention for depression, this cross-sectional study aimed to analyze the relationship between past lifestyle,…”
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Corrigendum to “Dementia diagnostic and treatment services in the Western Pacific: challenges, preparedness and opportunities in the face of amyloid-targeting therapies” [The Lancet Regional Health–Western Pacific, Volume 50, September 2024, 101183] by O’Callaghan, Claire, Michaelian, Johannes C., Aihara, Yoko, Anlacan, Veeda Michelle, Chen, Christopher, Cheung, Gary, Ma’u, Etuini, Nguyen, Tuan Anh, Pai, Ming-Chyi, Palagyi, Anna, Tan, Maw Pin, Teo, Shyh Poh, Turana, Yuda, Wang, Huali, Wong, Gloria, Naismith, Sharon L.

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Access to improved water and its relationship with diarrhoea in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: a cross-sectional study by Shrestha, Salina, Aihara, Yoko, Yoden, Kanako, Yamagata, Zentaro, Nishida, Kei, Kondo, Naoki

“…Objective To assess the associations between diarrhoea and types of water sources, total quantity of water consumed and the quantity of improved water consumed…”
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Dementia diagnostic and treatment services in the Western Pacific: challenges, preparedness and opportunities in the face of amyloid-targeting therapies by O'Callaghan, Claire, Michaelian, Johannes C., Aihara, Yoko, Anlacan, Veeda Michelle, Chen, Christopher, Cheung, Gary, Ma'u, Etuini, Nguyen, Tuan Anh, Pai, Ming-Chyi, Palagyi, Anna, Tan, Maw Pin, Teo, Shyh Poh, Turana, Yuda, Wang, Huali, Wong, Gloria, Naismith, Sharon L.

“…Here we first review the limited available literature addressing the current landscape of specialist assessment services for dementia and cognitive decline and…”
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Groundwater use and diarrhoea in urban Nepal: novel application of a geostatistical interpolation technique linking environmental and epidemiologic survey data by Shrestha, Sadhana, Nakamura, Takashi, Magome, Jun, Aihara, Yoko, Kondo, Naoki, Haramoto, Eiji, Malla, Bikash, Shindo, Junko, Nishida, Kei

“…Abstract Background Groundwater is a common domestic water source in developing countries, but is persistently contaminated with enteropathogens. However,…”
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Cognition of Social Capital in Older Japanese Men and Women by Aihara, Yoko, Minai, Junko, Kikuchi, Yuki, Aoyama, Atsuko, Shimanouchi, Setsu

“…Objective: This study explored factors related to cognition of social capital among Japanese older people. Method: Using a cross-sectional survey design, data…”
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Comparison of colostrum TGF-β2 levels between lactating women in Japan and Nepal by Aihara, Yoko, Oh-oka, Kyoko, Kondo, Naoki, Sharma, Jyoti, Ishimaru, Kayoko, Hara, Mutsuko, Yamagata, Zentaro, Nakao, Atsuhito

“…Maternal milk-borne transforming growth factor (TGF-β plays a potential role in the development of the mucosal immune system in infants. However, it remains…”
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