Reviews  
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                  Recent decreasing trends of exposure to PCDDs/PCDFs/dioxin-like PCBs in general populations, and associations 
 				  with diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and gout/hyperuricemia
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                  151 | 
                
                 
                  | Kokichi Arisawa | 
                
                 
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                  Understanding metabolic conversions and molecular actions of flavonoids in vivo : toward new strategies for effective 
				 utilization of natural polyphenols in human health | 
                  162  | 
                
                 
                  | Yoshichika Kawai | 
                
                 
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			    Originals  
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                  | Effect of Janus kinase inhibition by tofacitinib on body composition and glucose metabolism | 
                  166  | 
                
                 
                  Momoko Chikugo, Mayu Sebe, Rie Tsutsumi, Marina Iuchi, Jun Kishi, Masashi Kuroda, Nagakatsu Harada, 
				 Yasuhiko Nishioka, Hiroshi Sakaue | 
                
                 
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                  | UVA-LED device to disinfect hydroponic nutrient solution | 
                  171  | 
                
                 
                  Akari Tsunedomi, Katsuyuki Miyawaki, Akinori Masamura, Mutsumi Nakahashi, Kazuaki Mawatari, 
				Takaaki Shimohata, Takashi Uebanso, Yousuke Kinouchi, Masatake Akutagawa, Takahiro Emoto, Akira Takahashi | 
                
                 
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                  |  Physical features of pediatric patients with lumbar spondylolysis and effectiveness of rehabilitation | 
                  177 | 
                
                 
                  Koichi Iwaki, Toshinori Sakai, Daisuke Hatayama, Yohei Hayashi, Nanae Inoue, Miyuki Matsumoto, 
				 Yusuke Hattori, Tsuyoshi Goto, Koichi Sairyo, Shuichiro Tsuji | 
                
                 
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                  Impact of the use of Kampo medicine in patients with esophageal cancer during chemotherapy : a clinical trial 
				 for oral hygiene and oral condition | 
                  184 | 
                
                 
                  | Satomi Moriyama, Daisuke Hinode, Masami Yoshioka, Yuka Sogawa, Takeshi Nishino, Akira Tangoku, Daniel Grenier | 
                
                 
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                  Definition of Prognosis Based on Lymph Node Metastasis and Elevation of Serum C-Reactive Protein for Patients 
				   with Gastric Carcinoma Treated with Curative Resection | 
                  191 | 
                
                 
                  | Tadahiro Nozoe, Mayuko Kono, Naotaka Hashimoto, Eiji Tsujita, Sosei Kuma, Takefumi Ohga | 
                
                 
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                  Novel formula using triceps skinfold thickness to revise the Cockcroft-Gault equation for estimating renal function  
				in Japanese bedridden elderly patients | 
                  195 | 
                
                 
                  Tomoko Otani, Yasuko Kase, Kazufumi Kunitomo, Kazumi Shimooka, Mitsugu Naoe, Hiroko Yamamoto, 
				 Kazuyoshi Kawazoe, Youichi Sato, Aiko Yamauchi | 
                
                 
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                  Investigation of dose-dependent effects of fat on blood glucose, serum insulin, and appetite sensation | 
                  203 | 
                
                 
                  | Chise Yamaguchi, Hisami Yamanaka-Okumura, Haruka Esumi, Masashi Masuda, Takafumi Katayama, Yutaka Taketani | 
                
                 
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                  Urinary Exosomal mRNA of WT1 as Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarker for Diabetic Nephropathy | 
                  208 | 
                
                 
                  Hideharu Abe, Akiko Sakurai, Hiroyuki Ono, Sanae Hayashi, Sakiya Yoshimoto, Arisa Ochi, Sayo Ueda, 
 				  Kenji Nishimura, Eriko Shibata, Masanori Tamaki, Fumi Kishi, Seiji Kishi, Taichi Murakami, 
				   Kojiro Nagai, Toshio Doi | 
                
                 
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                  Effects of FM system fitted into normal hearing ear on speech-in-noise recognition in Japanese school-aged children 
				 with unilateral severe-to-profound hearing loss | 
                  216 | 
                
                 
                  Aki Shimada, Jiro Udaka, Hinami Nagashima, Izumi Chida, Eiji Kondo, Seiichi Nakano, Hidehiko Okamoto, 
				 Noriaki Takeda | 
                
                 
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                  Can systematic lymphadenectomy be omitted for low-risk endometrial cancer?
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                  221 | 
                
                 
                  | Kanako Yoshida, Masato Nishimura, Akiko Abe, Takeshi Kato, Hiroyuki Furumoto,
Minoru Irahara | 
                
                 
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				 Methanol extraction fraction from Citrus Sudachi peel exerts lipid reducing effects in cultured cells
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                  225 | 
                
                 
                  Wenting Xu, Licht Miyamoto, Haruna Aihara, Tomomi Yamaoka, Naonobu Tanaka, Yuki Tsuchihashi, 
				Yasumasa Ikeda, Toshiaki Tamaki, Yoshiki Kashiwada, Koichiro Tsuchiya | 
                
                 
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			    Assessment of renal function in Japanese children with malignancies using serum cystatin C | 
                  231 | 
                
                 
                  | Nami Nakamura, Hiroyoshi Watanabe, Kazumi Okamura, Shoji Kagami | 
                
                 
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			    Association of short-term ozone exposure with pulmonary function and respiratory symptoms in schoolchildren : 
				 A panel study in a western Japanese city | 
                  236 | 
                
                 
                  | Jun Kurai, Hisashi Noma, Hiroyuki Sano, Kyoko Iwata, Yuji Tohda, Masanari Watanabe | 
                
                 
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				 Effect of wild grape on the signaling of histamine H1 receptor gene expression responsible for the pathogenesis of allergic rhinitis | 
                  242 | 
                
                 
                  Rezwanul Islam, Hiroyuki Mizuguchi, Aurpita Shaha, Kohei Nishida, Masami Yabumoto, Hisashi Ikeda, 
				 Hiromichi Fujino, Yoshiaki Kitamura, Hiroyuki Fukui, Noriaki Takeda | 
                
                 
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			    Clinical characteristics of dermatomyosits/polymyositis associated interstitial lung disease according to the autoantibody | 
                   251 | 
                
                 
                  Tomoo Kishaba, Rita McGill, Yuichiro Nei, Sachi Ibuki, Masashi Momose, Kenta Nishiyama, Hiroaki Nagano, 
				   Shin Yamashiro | 
                
                 
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			    Human airway trypsin-like protease (HAT) is released into saliva | 
                   258 | 
                
                 
                  | Susumu Yasuoka, Mari Miki, Rie Tsutsumi, Masami Yoshioka, Takashi Bando, Fumiko Michishige | 
                
                 
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			    The experiences of husbands present at their wives' emergency cesarean sections | 
                  268 | 
                
                 
                  | Aya Kondou, Mari Haku | 
                
                 
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			    Age-dependent texture features in skeletal muscle ultrasonography | 
                   274 | 
                
                 
                  | Hiroyuki Nodera, Kazuki Sogawa, Naoko Takamatsu, Atsuko Mori, Hiroki Yamazaki, Yuishin Izumi, Ryuji Kaji | 
                
                 
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                  Case reports  
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                  | Attachment Disorder and Early Media Exposure : Neurobehavioral symptoms mimicking autism spectrum disorder | 
                  280 | 
                
                 
                  Yurika Numata-Uematsu, Hiroyuki Yokoyama, Hiroki Sato, Wakaba Endo, Mitsugu Uematsu, Chieko Nara, 
				 Shigeo Kure | 
                
                 
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                  | A case of solitary paraaortic lymph node recurrence of lung squamous cell carcinoma after resection | 
                  283 | 
                
                 
                  | Koichiro Kajiura, Haruki Taniguchi, Tomonari Ishimine, Kei Nakamura, Masanobu Ishigaki, Taizo Fukumoto | 
                
                 
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                  | Convulsive seizure and pulmonary edema during hyperbaric oxygen therapy : A case report | 
                  286 | 
                
                 
                  Kosai Cho, Takeya Minami, Yoshinori Okuno, Youhei Kakuda, Takahiko Tsutsumi, Toshiaki Kogame,  
				Shigeru Ohtsuru, Norio Sato, Kaoru Koike | 
                
                 
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                  | A case of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast | 
                  289 | 
                
                 
                  | Tadahiro Nozoe, Emiko Nozoe, Takefumi Ohga, Takahiro Ezaki, Katsuo Sueishi | 
                
                 
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                  | Manifestation of intraoperative anaphylactic shock along with latex allergy : a pediatric case report | 
                  292 | 
                
                 
                  | Mayumi Sugimoto, Akemi Ono, Keigo Yada, Hiroki Mori, Hiroki Ishibashi, Noriko Niki, Shoji Kagami | 
                
                 
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                  Retrosternal salvage reconstruction of esophageal discontinuity for a necrotic gastric tube after esophagectomy : 
				 A novel procedure | 
                  296 | 
                
                 
                  | Tetsuya Abe, Masahide Fukaya, Masato Nagino | 
                
                 
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