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A Quantitative Comparison of Social Interactions of Older Adults Pre-COVID-19 Between the United States and Japan by Nishikitani, Mariko

“…Abstract Using the Study on the Lifestyle and Values of Senior Citizens (The Eighth International Study by the Japan Cabinet Office), the social interactions…”
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Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on working students: Results from the Labour Force Survey and the student lifestyle survey by Tsurugano, Shinobu, Nishikitani, Mariko, Inoue, Mariko, Yano, Eiji

“…Objective The COVID‐19 pandemic has caused devastating damage to employment globally, particularly among the non‐standard workforce. The objective of this…”
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Postnatal care could be the key to improving the continuum of care in maternal and child health in Ratanakiri, Cambodia by Kikuchi, Kimiyo, Yasuoka, Junko, Nanishi, Keiko, Ahmed, Ashir, Nohara, Yasunobu, Nishikitani, Mariko, Yokota, Fumihiko, Mizutani, Tetsuya, Nakashima, Naoki

“…In South-East Asia, the maternal and child mortality rate has declined over the past decades; however, it varies among and within the countries in the region,…”
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Women's health status before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in rural Bangladesh: A prospective longitudinal study by Kikuchi, Kimiyo, Islam, Rafiqul, Nishikitani, Mariko, Sato, Yoko, Izukura, Rieko, Yokota, Fumihiko, Khan, Nusrat Jahan, Nessa, Meherun, Ahmed, Ashir, Morokuma, Seiichi, Nakashima, Naoki

“…The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has widely spread worldwide since 2020. Several countries have imposed lockdown or stay-at-home policies to prevent…”
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Female non-regular workers in Japan: their current status and health by INOUE, Mariko, NISHIKITANI, Mariko, TSURUGANO, Shinobu

“…The participation of women in the Japanese labor force is characterized by its M-shaped curve, which reflects decreased employment rates during child-rearing…”
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Communications Through Contemporary Tools of Information and Communication Technology: Cross-sectional Study Evaluating Health Among Separated Family Members by Nishikitani, Mariko, Ariyoshi, Mie, Nohara, Yasunobu, Umihara, Junko

“…Background The number of single-living workers separated from their spouses and families has been increasing due to the need to create a balance between life…”
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Redesigning Portable Health Clinic Platform as a Remote Healthcare System to Tackle COVID-19 Pandemic Situation in Unreached Communities by Sampa, Masuda Begum, Hoque, Md Rakibul, Islam, Rafiqul, Nishikitani, Mariko, Nakashima, Naoki, Yokota, Fumihiko, Kikuchi, Kimiyo, Rahman, Md Moshiur, Shah, Faiz, Ahmed, Ashir

“…Medical staff carry an inordinate risk of infection from patients, and many doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers are affected by COVID-19 worldwide…”
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Differences in Self-rated Health by Employment Contract and Household Structure among Japanese Employees : A Nationwide Cross-sectional Study by Kachi, Yuko, Inoue, Mariko, Nishikitani, Mariko, Yano, Eiji

“…[Abstract] : [Objectives] : The aim of this study was to examine whether the association between employment contract and self-rated health differs by household…”
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Portable health clinic for sustainable care of mothers and newborns in rural Bangladesh by Kikuchi, Kimiyo, Sato, Yoko, Izukura, Rieko, Nishikitani, Mariko, Kato, Kiyoko, Morokuma, Seiichi, Nessa, Meherun, Nohara, Yasunobu, Yokota, Fumihiko, Ahmed, Ashir, Islam-Maruf, Rafiqul, Nakashima, Naoki

“…Regular health checkups are important for mothers and newborns to detect health problems at an early stage; however, this is often difficult in…”
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Associations between Workers’ Health and Working Conditions: Would the Physical and Mental Health of Nonregular Employees Improve If Their Income Was Adjusted? by Nishikitani, Mariko, Nakao, Mutsuhiro, Inoue, Mariko, Tsurugano, Shinobu, Yano, Eiji

“…Precarious employment can negatively affect health, but workers may be healthy if they earn enough income. This study uses equivalent disposable income and…”
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Emergent Use of Twitter in the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake by Umihara, Junko, Nishikitani, Mariko

“…Social networks play an important role in disaster situations as they have become a new form of social convergence that provides collective information. The…”
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Determinants of changes in income-related health inequalities among working-age adults in Japan, 1986–2007: Time-trend study by Kachi, Yuko, Inoue, Mariko, Nishikitani, Mariko, Tsurugano, Shinobu, Yano, Eiji

“…This study aimed to quantify the contributions of the factors that have influenced changes in income-related health inequalities. We used data from a…”
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Rapport between Cancer Patients and Their Physicians is Critical for Patient Satisfaction with Treatment Decisions by Umihara, Junko, Nishikitani, Mariko, Kubota, Kaoru

“…Background: Cancer patients' satisfaction with their treatment decisions has been demonstrated to be associated with improved health outcomes, but few studies…”
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Effect of unequal employment status on workers’ health: Results from a Japanese national survey by Nishikitani, Mariko, Tsurugano, Shinobu, Inoue, Mariko, Yano, Eiji

“…This study assesses the possibility of a period effect on Japanese workers’ health and its association with historical changes in the work environment. We used…”
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Relationship between menstruation status and work conditions in Japan by Nishikitani, Mariko, Nakao, Mutsuhiro, Tsurugano, Shinobu, Inoure, Mariko, Yano, Eiji

“…Menstrual problems can significantly impact daily and work life. In reaction to a shrinking population, the Japanese government is encouraging more women to…”
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A Qualitative Comparison of the Post-COVID Retirement Experience Between Japanese and American Older Adults by Bradley, Dana, Nishikitani, Mariko, Ariyoshi, Mie, Yokota, Fumihiko, Tucker, Gretchen, Allen, Laura

“…Abstract The purpose of this collaborative study between researchers in Japan and the U.S. was to understand the retirement experience and potential changes in…”
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An evaluation of the commonly used portable medical sensors performance in comparison to clinical test results for telehealth systems by Maruf, Rafiqul Islam, Tou, Saori, Izukura, Rieko, Sato, Yoko, Nishikitani, Mariko, Kikuchi, Kimiyo, Yokota, Fumihiko, Ikeda, Subaru, Islam, Rakibul, Ahmed, Ashir, Miyazaki, Masashi, Nakashima, Naoki

“…•One of the primary challenges faced by telehealth systems is the accurate transmission of patient's vital information to remote doctors. In this context, the…”
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Interventions integrating non-communicable disease prevention and reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health: A systematic review by Kikuchi, Kimiyo, Ayer, Rakesh, Okawa, Sumiyo, Nishikitani, Mariko, Yokota, Fumihiko, Jimba, Masamine, Nakashima, Naoki

“…Reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) care services could be critical entry points for preventing non-communicable diseases in women and…”
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For making a declaration of countermeasures against the falling birth rate from the Japanese Society for Hygiene: summary of discussion in the working group on academic research strategy against an aging society with low birth rate by Nomura, Kyoko, Karita, Kanae, Araki, Atsuko, Nishioka, Emiko, Muto, Go, Iwai-Shimada, Miyuki, Nishikitani, Mariko, Inoue, Mariko, Tsurugano, Shinobu, Kitano, Naomi, Tsuji, Mayumi, Iijima, Sachiko, Ueda, Kayo, Kamijima, Michihiro, Yamagata, Zentaro, Sakata, Kiyomi, Iki, Masayuki, Yanagisawa, Hiroyuki, Kato, Masashi, Inadera, Hidekuni, Kokubo, Yoshihiro, Yokoyama, Kazuhito, Koizumi, Akio, Otsuki, Takemi

“…In 1952, the Japanese Society for Hygiene had once passed a resolution at its 22nd symposium on population control, recommending the suppression of population…”
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Nonregular Employment in a Society with a Decreasing Birthrate: Workers' Marriage, Childbirth, and Childcare by Nishikitani, Mariko, Inoue, Mariko, Tsurugano, Shinobu

“…In this paper, we examine the trend in Japan towards nonregular employment and its effects on marriage, childbirth, and childcare from the viewpoint of a…”
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