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Reasons for discontinuation of contraception among women with a current unintended pregnancy in 36 low and middle-income countries by Bellizzi, S., Mannava, P., Nagai, M., Sobel, H.L.

“…To explore the reasons for discontinuation of the last contraceptive method used in women with a current unintended pregnancy. We conducted a retrospective…”
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Genetic variation across the human olfactory receptor repertoire alters odor perception by Trimmer, C., Keller, A., Murphy, N. R., Snyder, L. L., Willer, J. R., Nagai, M. H., Katsanis, N., Vosshall, L. B., Matsunami, H., Mainland, J. D.

“…Humans use a family of more than 400 olfactory receptors (ORs) to detect odors, but there is currently no model that can predict olfactory perception from…”
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Insular cortex and neuropsychiatric disorders: A review of recent literature by Nagai, M, Kishi, K, Kato, S

“…Abstract The insular cortex is located in the centre of the cerebral hemisphere, having connections with the primary and secondary somatosensory areas,…”
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Effects of short-term gentle treadmill walking on subchondral bone in a rat model of instability-induced osteoarthritis by Iijima, H, Aoyama, T, Ito, A, Yamaguchi, S, Nagai, M, Tajino, J, Zhang, X, Kuroki, H

“…Summary Objective Subchondral bone cyst (SBC) growth, caused by osteoclast activity during early knee osteoarthritis (OA) pathogenesis, should be treated to…”
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Destabilization of the medial meniscus leads to subchondral bone defects and site-specific cartilage degeneration in an experimental rat model by Iijima, H, Aoyama, T, Ito, A, Tajino, J, Nagai, M, Zhang, X, Yamaguchi, S, Akiyama, H, Kuroki, H

“…Summary Objective This study aimed to investigate subchondral bone changes using micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) and regional differences in articular…”
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Failure of preoperative co-morbidity indices to predict the successful use of the composite scapula free flap for maxillofacial reconstruction in patients with significant medical co-morbidities by Nagai, M., Dyalram, D., Lubek, J.E.

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of validated preoperative patient co-morbidity assessments, including the American College of Surgeons…”
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Exercise intervention increases expression of bone morphogenetic proteins and prevents the progression of cartilage-subchondral bone lesions in a post-traumatic rat knee model by Iijima, H, Aoyama, T, Ito, A, Tajino, J, Yamaguchi, S, Nagai, M, Kiyan, W, Zhang, X, Kuroki, H

“…Summary Objective This study aimed to determine whether treadmill walking (TW) prevents the progression of post-traumatic osteoarthritic changes in…”
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Liver transection using indocyanine green fluorescence imaging and hepatic vein clamping by Kawaguchi, Y., Nomura, Y., Nagai, M., Koike, D., Sakuraoka, Y., Ishida, T., Ishizawa, T., Kokudo, N., Tanaka, N.

“…Background Three‐dimensional (3D) imaging has facilitated liver resection with excision of hepatic veins by estimating the liver volume of portal and hepatic…”
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Physiological exercise loading suppresses post-traumatic osteoarthritis progression via an increase in bone morphogenetic proteins expression in an experimental rat knee model by Iijima, Hirotaka, MSc, Ito, Akira, PhD, Nagai, Momoko, PhD, Tajino, Junichi, PhD, Yamaguchi, Shoki, MSc, Kiyan, Wataru, MSc, Nakahata, Akihiro, MSc, Zhang, Jue, Wang, Tianshu, Aoyama, Tomoki, MD, PhD, Nishitani, Kohei, MD, PhD, Kuroki, Hiroshi, PhD

“…Summary Objective To evaluate the dose-response relationship of exercise loading in the cartilage-subchondral bone unit in surgically-induced post-traumatic…”
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Ferroelectric soft mode in a SrTiO3 thin film impulsively driven to the anharmonic regime using intense picosecond terahertz pulses by Katayama, I, Aoki, H, Takeda, J, Shimosato, H, Ashida, M, Kinjo, R, Kawayama, I, Tonouchi, M, Nagai, M, Tanaka, K

“…The ferroelectric soft mode in a SrTiO(3) thin film was impulsively driven to a large amplitude using intense picosecond terahertz pulses. As the terahertz…”
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How does dementia interact with visit-to-visit blood pressure variability and hip fracture? by Nagai, M., Dote, K., Kato, M.

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Visit-to-Visit Blood Pressure Variability, Silent Cerebral Injury, and Risk of Stroke by Nagai, Michiaki, Kario, Kazuomi

“…Apart from the well-known role of hypertension in cerebrovascular disease, visit-to-visit blood pressure (BP) variability is emerging as an independent risk…”
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Atrial fibrillation after acute intracerebral hemorrhage: how would the insular cortex damage interact? by Nagai, M., Dote, K., Kato, M., Oda, N.

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UAV-Borne 3-D Mapping System by Multisensor Integration by Nagai, M., Tianen Chen, Shibasaki, R., Kumagai, H., Ahmed, A.

“…To represent 3-D space in detail, it is necessary to acquire 3-D shapes and textures simultaneously and efficiently through the use of precise trajectories of…”
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Subchondral plate porosity colocalizes with the point of mechanical load during ambulation in a rat knee model of post-traumatic osteoarthritis by Iijima, H, Aoyama, T, Tajino, J, Ito, A, Nagai, M, Yamaguchi, S, Zhang, X, Kiyan, W, Kuroki, H

“…Summary Objective This study investigated the association between spatiotemporal cartilage-subchondral bone plate alterations and mechanical load during…”
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Purification and characterization of an extracellular laccase from the edible mushroom Lentinula edodes, and decolorization of chemically different dyes by NAGAI, M, SATO, T, WATANABE, H, SAITO, K, KAWATA, M, ENEI, H

“…A laccase (EC 1.10.3.2) was isolated from the culture filtrate of Lentinula edodes. The enzyme was purified to a homogeneous preparation using hydrophobic,…”
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Obsidian provenance analyses at Göytepe, Azerbaijan: Implications for understanding Neolithic socioeconomies in the southern Caucasus by Nishiaki, Y., Maeda, O., Kannari, T., Nagai, M., Healey, E., Guliyev, F., Campbell, S.

“…This study presents a provenance analysis of the Neolithic obsidian assemblages from the early to mid‐sixth millennium bc settlement at Göytepe, Azerbaijan…”
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Formation of U-shaped diamond trenches with vertical {111} sidewalls by anisotropic etching of diamond (110) surfaces by Nagai, M., Nakamura, Y., Yamada, T., Tabakoya, T., Matsumoto, T., Inokuma, T., Nebel, C.E., Makino, T., Yamasaki, S., Tokuda, N.

“…U-shaped diamond trenches with vertical {111} sidewalls for power devices were successfully obtained by anisotropic etching of diamond (110) surfaces using Ni…”
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Ultrafast free-carrier dynamics in Cu2ZnSnS4 single crystals studied using femtosecond time-resolved optical spectroscopy by Phuong, L. Q., Okano, M., Yamada, Y., Yamashita, G., Morimoto, T., Nagai, M., Ashida, M., Nagaoka, A., Yoshino, K., Kanemitsu, Y.

“…We studied the dynamics of photogenerated carriers in Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) single crystals using femtosecond transient reflectivity (TR) and optical pump-THz probe…”
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Intrinsic carrier multiplication efficiency in bulk Si crystals evaluated by optical-pump/terahertz-probe spectroscopy by Yamashita, G., Matsubara, E., Nagai, M., Kanemitsu, Y., Ashida, M.

“…We estimated the carrier multiplication efficiency in the most common solar-cell material, Si, by using optical-pump/terahertz-probe spectroscopy. Through…”
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