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Determinants of the mental health status of university students in Japan: comparison between pandemic and recession periods during the 7th wave of COVID-19 by Hirano, Yuko O.

“…Introduction Although the number of identified coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and deaths has decreased, the repetitive crest-trough pattern of the…”
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Sense of coherence, occupational stressors, and mental health among Japanese high school teachers in Nagasaki prefecture: a multiple regression analysis by Kuwato, Miho, Hirano, Yuko

“…International research has indicated that teachers have an increased risk of mental disorders and work-related stress, compared with those working in other…”
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Factors influencing the psychological independence of retired community-dwelling older adults in Japan by Hirano, Yuko O, Tamagawa, Ranze, Matsumoto, Takako

“…In an aging society, it is necessary to promote successful aging by helping older adults maintain engagement in social activities, especially after retirement…”
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Developing a questionnaire on the quality of working life for female medical and healthcare professionals by TAKETOMI, Kikuko, ITO, Yoichi M., TOKUNAGA, Eriko, HIRANO, Yuko O., FUJINO, Yuriko, CHISHAKI, Akiko

“…This study aimed to develop a questionnaire on the quality of working life among female medical and healthcare professionals and examine its validity and…”
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Factors associated with the recruitment of foreign nurses in Japan: a nationwide study of hospitals by Hirano, Yuko O, Tsubota, Kunio, Ohno, Shun

“…Nurse migration under bilateral agreements is a recent global trend, although lack of consultation with the health industries has led to challenges in the…”
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Factors Predicting the Quality of Life of University Students in Japan Amidst COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study by Hirano, Yuko O., Uchino, Risako, Tanaka, Sae, Doi, Mutsumi, Aramaki, Koichi

“…Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, classes and club activities in Japanese universities have been canceled; this may increase students' perceived stress and…”
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Risks and perception of non-communicable diseases and health promotion behavior of middle-aged female immigrants in Japan: a qualitative exploratory study by Nagamatsu, Yasuko, Barroga, Edward, Sakyo, Yumi, Igarashi, Yukari, Hirano O, Yuko

“…Ensuring good health of immigrants is a serious issue across countries, including Japan. This study focused on the health of middle-aged female immigrants in…”
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Measuring attentiveness toward oral care needs: a comparative study of Indonesian care workers in Japan and Indonesia by Hirano, Yuko O, Nugraha, Susiana, Shiozu, Hiroyasu, Higashijima, Misako, Rahardjo, Tri Budi W

“…Abstract Background Japan has opened its labor market to care workers from Indonesia under the Japan–Indonesia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). However,…”
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The Association between Party Horn Use and Respiratory Function in Patients with Dementia: An Experimental Study by Higashijima, Misako, Hayashi, Hisako, Ueda, Tomotaka, Hirano, Yuko, Shiozu, Hiroyasu, Matsuo, Moemi

“…Background and Objectives: Respiratory diseases account for 55.5% and 33.1% of all mortality rates in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia,…”
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Factors Related to Job Continuance of Nurses Who Migrated to Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study by Shoki, Rina, Kono, Anna, Hirano, Yuko O, Barroga, Edward, Ota, Erika, Nagamatsu, Yasuko

“…Japan has accepted nurses from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam under the Economic Partnership Agreement, but nearly half of them have already left the…”
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Cooperation of Multiple Chaperones Required for the Assembly of Mammalian 20S Proteasomes by Hirano, Yuko, Hayashi, Hidemi, Iemura, Shun-ichiro, Hendil, Klavs B., Niwa, Shin-ichiro, Kishimoto, Toshihiko, Kasahara, Masanori, Natsume, Tohru, Tanaka, Keiji, Murata, Shigeo

“…The 20S proteasome is a catalytic core of the 26S proteasome, a central enzyme in the degradation of ubiquitin-conjugated proteins. It is composed of 14…”
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In-depth Analysis of the Lid Subunits Assembly Mechanism in Mammals by Bai, Minghui, Zhao, Xian, Sahara, Kazutaka, Ohte, Yuki, Hirano, Yuko, Kaneko, Takeumi, Yashiroda, Hideki, Murata, Shigeo

“…The 26S proteasome is a key player in the degradation of ubiquitinated proteins, comprising a 20S core particle (CP) and a 19S regulatory particle (RP). The RP…”
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PAC1 Gene Knockout Reveals an Essential Role of Chaperone-Mediated 20S Proteasome Biogenesis and Latent 20S Proteasomes in Cellular Homeostasis by Sasaki, Katsuhiro, Hamazaki, Jun, Koike, Masato, Hirano, Yuko, Komatsu, Masaaki, Uchiyama, Yasuo, Tanaka, Keiji, Murata, Shigeo

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A Serine Protease Inhibitor Prevents Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-induced Cleavage but Not Transport of the Membrane-bound Transcription Factor ATF6 by Okada, Tetsuya, Haze, Kyosuke, Nadanaka, Satomi, Yoshida, Hiderou, Seidah, Nabil G., Hirano, Yuko, Sato, Ryuichiro, Negishi, Manabu, Mori, Kazutoshi

“…Mammalian cells express several transcription factors embedded in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) as transmembrane proteins that are activated by proteolysis,…”
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Direct Demonstration of Rapid Degradation of Nuclear Sterol Regulatory Element-binding Proteins by the Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway by Hirano, Yuko, Yoshida, Minoru, Shimizu, Makoto, Sato, Ryuichiro

“…Sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs) are synthesized as membrane-bound precursors and processed to generate transcriptionally active forms. The…”
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Physical-severity as a factor in the utilization of medical and social welfare services by home-based mechanical ventilation-dependent ALS patients in Japan by Hirano, Yuko

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Sterol Regulatory Element-binding Proteins Are Negatively Regulated through SUMO-1 Modification Independent of the Ubiquitin/26 S Proteasome Pathway by Hirano, Yuko, Murata, Shigeo, Tanaka, Keiji, Shimizu, Makoto, Sato, Ryuichiro

“…Sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs) are major transcription factors that activate the genes involved in cholesterol and fatty acid…”
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Assembly mechanisms of specialized core particles of the proteasome by Bai, Minghui, Zhao, Xian, Sahara, Kazutaka, Ohte, Yuki, Hirano, Yuko, Kaneko, Takeumi, Yashiroda, Hideki, Murata, Shigeo

“…The 26S proteasome has a highly complicated structure comprising the 20S core particle (CP) and the 19S regulatory particle (RP). Along with the standard CP in…”
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Ethical issues in invasive mechanical ventilation for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by Hirano, Yuko, Yamazaki, Yoshihiko

“…Currently in Japan, discontinuing an invasive mechanical ventilator (IMV) is illegal; therefore IMV-related decision making is a crucial issue. This study…”
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Sterol Regulatory Element-binding Protein-2 Interacts with Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor-4 to Enhance Sterol Isomerase Gene Expression in Hepatocytes by Misawa, Koichi, Horiba, Taro, Arimura, Naoto, Hirano, Yuko, Inoue, Jun, Emoto, Noriaki, Shimano, Hitoshi, Shimizu, Makoto, Sato, Ryuichiro

“…In the course of an effort to identify unknown targets genes for sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs) by PCR, the gene for ATP citrate-lyase was…”
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