Volume 24, issue 1, December 2019
83 articles in this issue
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Epidemiological characteristics of bacillary dysentery from 2009 to 2016 and its incidence prediction model based on meteorological factors
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Qiuyu Meng
- Xun Liu
- Dan Deng
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 December 2019
- Article: 82
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Association between human T cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-1) infection and advanced periodontitis in relation to atherosclerosis among elderly Japanese: a cross-sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Yuji Shimizu
- Hirotomo Yamanashi
- Takahiro Maeda
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 December 2019
- Article: 81
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Comparison of hepatitis B vaccine efficacy in Japanese students: a retrospective study
Authors
- Masanori Ogawa
- Dai Akine
- Teppei Sasahara
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 December 2019
- Article: 80
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Blocking the PD-1/PD-L1 axis enhanced cisplatin chemotherapy in osteosarcoma in vitro and in vivo
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Xiaoqiang Liu
- Shaoya He
- Zhongliang Deng
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 21 December 2019
- Article: 79
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Prevalence hearing loss of truck and bus drivers in a cross-sectional study of 65533 subjects
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Siamak Pourabdian
- Saeid Yazdanirad
- Behzad Mahaki
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 20 December 2019
- Article: 78
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Prevalence and risk factors of pre-sick building syndrome: characteristics of indoor environmental and individual factors
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Yoshitake Nakayama
- Hiroko Nakaoka
- Chisato Mori
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 December 2019
- Article: 77
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The importance of the rate of pure “attended deaths at home” for objective outcome indicator for assessing the prevalence of home care in Japan
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Yasuhiro Kakiuchi
- Ryoko Nagao
- Motoki Osawa
- Content type: Short communication
- Open Access
- Published: 17 December 2019
- Article: 76
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Domestic work stress and self-rated psychological health among women: a cross-sectional study in Japan
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Eri Maeda
- Kyoko Nomura
- Yutaka Osuga
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 December 2019
- Article: 75
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Prenatal tobacco exposure and ADHD symptoms at pre-school age: the Hokkaido Study on Environment and Children’s Health
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Machiko Minatoya
- Atsuko Araki
- Reiko Kishi
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 07 December 2019
- Article: 74
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Correlations of water iodine concentration to earlier goitre frequency in Sweden—an iodine sufficient country with long-term iodination of table salt
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Sofia Manousou
- Maja Stål
- Helena Filipsson Nyström
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 07 December 2019
- Article: 73
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Oral exposure to lead for Japanese children and pregnant women, estimated using duplicate food portions and house dust analyses
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Mayumi Ohtsu
- Nathan Mise
- Fujio Kayama
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 05 December 2019
- Article: 72
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The interaction effect between physical and cultural leisure activities on the subsequent decline of instrumental ADL: the Fujiwara-kyo study
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Masayo Komatsu
- Kenji Obayashi
- Keigo Saeki
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2019
- Article: 71
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Medical empirical research on forest bathing (Shinrin-yoku): a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Ye Wen
- Qi Yan
- Yuanqiu Liu
- Content type: Review article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2019
- Article: 70
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Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (γ-GTP) has an ambivalent association with hypertension and atherosclerosis among elderly Japanese men: a cross-sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Yuji Shimizu
- Shin-Ya Kawashiri
- Takahiro Maeda
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 November 2019
- Article: 69
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Public health risks related to food safety issues in the food market: a systematic literature review
Authors
- Zemichael Gizaw
- Content type: Review article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 November 2019
- Article: 68
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Prevalence and associated factors of scabies among schoolchildren in Dabat district, northwest Ethiopia, 2018
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Henok Dagne
- Awrajaw Dessie
- Zemichael Gizaw
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 November 2019
- Article: 67
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Coal burning-derived SO2 and traffic-derived NO2 are associated with persistent cough and current wheezing symptoms among schoolchildren in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Dambajamts Enkh-Undraa
- Seiji Kanda
- Toshimasa Nishiyama
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2019
- Article: 66
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Association of biomass fuel smoke with respiratory symptoms among children under 5 years of age in urban areas: results from Bangladesh Urban Health Survey, 2013
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Md. Hasan
- Sadia Tasfina
- Syed Shariful Islam
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2019
- Article: 65
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Association between flourishing mental health and occupational stress among workers of Tsukuba Science City, Japan: a cross-sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Daisuke Hori
- Yuichi Oi
- Ichiyo Matsuzaki
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2019
- Article: 64
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Validation of claims data to identify death among aged persons utilizing enrollment data from health insurance unions
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- M. Sakai
- S. Ohtera
- on behalf of BiDAME (Big Data Analysis of Medical care for the Elderly in Kyoto)
- Content type: Short communication
- Open Access
- Published: 23 November 2019
- Article: 63
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Ameliorating potency of Chenopodium album Linn. and vitamin C against mercuric chloride-induced oxidative stress in testes of Sprague Dawley rats
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Sarwat Jahan
- Tayyaba Azad
- Suhail Razak
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 23 November 2019
- Article: 62
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Chemical intolerance: involvement of brain function and networks after exposure to extrinsic stimuli perceived as hazardous
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Kenichi Azuma
- Iwao Uchiyama
- Kou Sakabe
- Content type: Review article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 October 2019
- Article: 61
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Prevalence and associated factors for needlestick and sharp injuries (NSIs) among dental assistants in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Lama AlDakhil
- Nagarajkumar Yenugadhati
- Mustafa Al-Zoughool
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 October 2019
- Article: 60
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Health risk assessments of arsenic and toxic heavy metal exposure in drinking water in northeast Iran
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Hosein Alidadi
- Seyedeh Belin Tavakoly Sany
- Maryam Fakhari
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 September 2019
- Article: 59
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The effects of hookah/waterpipe smoking on general health and the cardiovascular system
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Hanan Qasim
- Ahmed B. Alarabi
- Fadi T. Khasawneh
- Content type: Review article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 September 2019
- Article: 58
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Decision-making under uncertainty in environmental health policy: new approaches
Authors
- Jacques Reis
- Peter S. Spencer
- Content type: Short communication
- Open Access
- Published: 14 September 2019
- Article: 57
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Do multiple personal roles promote working energetically in female nurses? A cross-sectional study of relevant factors promoting work engagement in female nurses
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Nagisa Okada
- Kosuke Yabase
- Hitoshi Okamura
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 September 2019
- Article: 56
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Perceived social support and presenteeism among healthcare workers in China: the mediating role of organizational commitment
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Tianan Yang
- Tengyang Ma
- Jianwei Deng
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 September 2019
- Article: 55
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Correction to: Depressive symptoms in individuals with family members requiring ADL assistance
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Junhyun Kwon
- Eun-Cheol Park
- Sung-In Jang
- Content type: Correction
- Open Access
- Published: 28 August 2019
- Article: 54
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Seroprevalence of influenza A virus in pigs and low risk of acute respiratory illness among pig workers in Kenya
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Eric Mogaka Osoro
- Shirley Lidechi
- Kariuki Njenga
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 August 2019
- Article: 53
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Prevalence of needlestick injury among healthcare workers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors
- Teshiwal Deress Yazie
- Kasaw Adane Chufa
- Mekonnen Girma Tebeje
- Content type: Review article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 August 2019
- Article: 52
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Quality of dying and death desired by residents of Kagawa Prefecture, Japan: a qualitative study
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Kanae Kanda
- Nobuko Takashima
- Tomohiro Hirao
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 31 July 2019
- Article: 51
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Internal exposure levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Xin Huang
- Xu Deng
- Qin Liu
- Content type: Review article
- Open Access
- Published: 27 July 2019
- Article: 50
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Depressive symptoms in individuals with family members requiring ADL assistance
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Junhyun Kwon
- Eun-Cheol Park
- Sung-In Jang
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 July 2019
- Article: 49
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Impact of interleukin-6 gene polymorphisms and its interaction with obesity on osteoporosis risk in Chinese postmenopausal women
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Ya-Feng Ji
- Xuesheng Jiang
- Xingtao Ge
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 July 2019
- Article: 48
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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate-induced toxicity and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha: a review
Authors
- Yuki Ito
- Michihiro Kamijima
- Tamie Nakajima
- Content type: Review article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 July 2019
- Article: 47
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A comparative study of the physiological and psychological effects of forest bathing (Shinrin-yoku) on working age people with and without depressive tendencies
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Akemi Furuyashiki
- Keiji Tabuchi
- Sanae Oriyama
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 June 2019
- Article: 46
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Knowledge and practices of households on safe water chain maintenance in a slum community in Kampala City, Uganda
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Charles Ssemugabo
- Solomon Tsebeni Wafula
- Abdullah Ali Halage
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 June 2019
- Article: 45
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Long-term effects of low-intensity training with slow movement on motor function of elderly patients: a prospective observational study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Kanae Kanda
- Yutaka Mori
- Tomohiro Hirao
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 June 2019
- Article: 44
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Sanitation predictors of childhood morbidities in Ethiopia: evidence from Dabat Health and Demographic Surveillance System
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Zemichael Gizaw
- Gashaw Andargie Biks
- Mulugeta Bayisa Chala
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 June 2019
- Article: 43
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Association between human T cell leukemia virus 1 (HTLV-1) infection and advanced periodontitis in relation to hematopoietic activity among elderly participants: a cross-sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Yuji Shimizu
- Hirotomo Yamanashi
- Takahiro Maeda
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 June 2019
- Article: 42
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Effect of bisphenol F, an analog of bisphenol A, on the reproductive functions of male rats
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Asad Ullah
- Madeeha Pirzada
- Sarwat Jahan
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 June 2019
- Article: 41
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Associations between metal concentrations in whole blood and placenta previa and placenta accreta: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS)
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Mayumi Tsuji
- Eiji Shibata
- Japan Environment and Children’s Study Group
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 07 June 2019
- Article: 40
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cVEMP correlated with imbalance in a mouse model of vestibular disorder
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Reina Negishi-Oshino
- Nobutaka Ohgami
- Masashi Kato
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 June 2019
- Article: 39
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Association between incidence of fatal intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke and fine particulate air pollution
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Yifeng Qian
- Huiting Yu
- Chunfang Wang
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 June 2019
- Article: 38
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Socioeconomic and lifestyle factors associated with depressive tendencies in general Japanese men and women: NIPPON DATA2010
Authors (first, second and last of 19)
- Harumitsu Suzuki
- Aya Kadota
- for the NIPPON DATA2010 Research Group
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 May 2019
- Article: 37
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Adsorption of molybdenum by melanin
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Wei Chen
- Kazunori Hashimoto
- Masashi Kato
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 May 2019
- Article: 36
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Exposure profile of mercury, lead, cadmium, arsenic, antimony, copper, selenium and zinc in maternal blood, cord blood and placenta: the Tohoku Study of Child Development in Japan
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Miyuki Iwai-Shimada
- Satomi Kameo
- Hiroshi Satoh
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 May 2019
- Article: 35
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Association of derived patterns of musculoskeletal disorders with psychological problems: a latent class analysis
Authors
- Maryam Yazdi
- Sara Karimi Zeverdegani
- Amir Hossein MollaAghaBabaee
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 May 2019
- Article: 34