1Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama, Japan 2Devision of Infection Control and Prevention, Osaka University Hospital, Suita-shi, Osaka, Japan 3Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kita-ku,...

BACKGROUND A social health insurance (SHI) program was implemented in Vietnam in 1992. Participation is compulsory for some groups, such as formal-sector workers and voluntary for other groups. In 2013, 68% of the total population was covered by SHI, with most enrollees from compulsory groups. Enrollment has remained low among persons whose enrollment is voluntary. As a result, households face ...

The role of epinephrine and norepinephrine in contributing to the alterations in hepatic glucose metabolism during a 70-h stress hormone infusion (SHI) was investigated in four groups of chronically catheterized (20-h-fasted) conscious dogs. SHI increased glucagon (∼5-fold), epinephrine (∼10-fold), norepinephrine (∼10-fold), and cortisol (∼6-fold) levels. Dogs received either all the hormones (...

The hierarchy of classical Chinese poetry has been broadly acknowledged by a number of studies in Chinese literature. However, quantitative investigations about the evolution of classical Chinese poetry are limited. The primary goal of this study is to provide quantitative evidence of the evolutionary linkages, with emphasis on word usage, among different period genres for classical Chinese poe...

Cryptosporidium is a chlorine-resistant protozoan parasite responsible for the majority of waterborne disease outbreaks in recreational water venues in the USA. Swim diapers are commonly used by diaper-aged children participating in aquatic activities. This research was intended to evaluate disposable swim diapers for retaining 5-μm diameter polystyrene microspheres, which were used as non-infe...

We studied the influence of imipramine on the duration of immobility in chronic forced-swim-stressed rats. Both single and chronic administration of imipramine potently shortened immobility in naive rats during forced-swim testing. However, chronic, 14-day forced-swim stress testing blocked the immobility-decreasing effect induced by a single administration of imipramine. When imipramine was ad...

1 Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 2-4 Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki, 319-1195, Japan 2 Oita Prefecture-Mie Hospital, 3964-1 Miemachi-Miyano, Bungoono-shi, Oita, 879-7101, Japan 3 Shin-Beppu Hospital, 3898 Tsurumi, Beppu-shi, Oita, 874-0833, Japan 4 Tokai University Oiso Hospital, 21-1 Gakkyou, Oiso-machi, Kanagawa, 259-0198, Japan 5 Tokai University Hospital, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara-shi, Kanagawa...