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Presentations, Publications, Research Grants, Awards and others

2023

Publication
  1. 2024/March Dr. Yohei Ono, junior associate professor was published his research as follows.

    Research title/ Citation: Ono. Y. (2024). Areality and Genealogy in Linguistic Typology: A Graphical Modeling Approach to Pacific Rim, Northern Language Studies, 14, 125-154.

    > URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/92088

    Additional information: In linguistics, it has been extremely difficult to trace the history of languages based on formal features such as word order (e.g., SOV, SVO) or number of vowels (i.e., linguistic typology). The author has developed novel statistical methods that allow the history of Pacific Rim languages to be approached from a linguistic typology dataset. The methodology will provide insights into the history of languages that have been little studied in terms of "basic vocabulary" (e.g., "father" and "mother") and phonetic correspondences.

  2. 2024/March Dr. Yohei Ono, junior associate professor was published his research as follows.

    Research title/ Citation: Ono. Y., & Fukazawa, M. (2024). Revisiting the Concept of Dialectal Boundary: An Exercise on the Ainu Dialects, Northern Language Studies, 14, 155-176.

    > URL: https://doi.org/10.14943/Jais.4.093

    Additional information: Based on our retrieved information about previous studies that were long unknown in the half-century, we have demonstrated that the established classification of Ainu dialects needs to be reconsidered.

  3. 2024/March Dr. Yohei Ono, junior associate professor was published his research as follows.

    Research title/ Citation: Fukazawa, M., & Ono. Y. (2024). (Un)comparable classifications of Ainu dialects: Reconsidering statistical dialect classification from the similarity judgments. Journal of Ainu and Indigenous Studies, 4, 93126

    > URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/92087

  4. 2024/February Professor Nobuo Nishi’s paper was published in Preventive Medicine Reports.

    Nishi N, Kitaoka K, Tran Ngoc Hoang P, Okami Y, Kondo K, Sata M, Kadota A, Nakamura M, Yoshita K, Okamura T, Ojima T, Miura K. Mortality from major causes and lifestyles by proportions of public assistance recipients among 47 prefectures in Japan: Ecological panel data analysis from 1999 to 2016. Prev Med Rep. 2024 Feb 1;39:102635. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102635. PMID: 38348218; PMCID: PMC10859267.

    > https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10859267/

  5. 2024/February Professor Nobuo Nishi’s paper has been co-published in the Foods.

    Yamaguchi M, Araki M, Hamada K, Nojiri T, Nishi N. Development of a Machine Learning Model for Classifying Cooking Recipes According to Dietary Styles. Foods. 2024; 13(5):667.

    > https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13050667

  6. 2024/January Associate Professor Mihye Lee’s paper was published in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention.

    Lee, M., Kotake, R., & Yamauchi, H. (2023). Physical Activity and Mammographic Density in Japanese Women. Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention: a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-23-0777. 2024 January.

    > https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-23-0777

  7. 2024/January Associate Professor Kazunari Onishi’s paper was published in Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine.

    Onishi, K., & Nojima, M. (2024). Comparison of the inward leakage rate between N95 filtering face piece respirators and modified surgical masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Environmental health and preventive medicine, 29, 8.

    > https://doi.org/10.1265/ehpm.23-00303

  8. 2024/January Professor Sachiko Ohde’s research has been co-published in the BMC Public Health.

    Authors: Koike S, Wada H, Ohde S, Ide H, Taneda K, Tanigawa T.
    Title: Working hours of full-time hospital physicians in Japan: a cross-sectional nationwide survey.
    Journal: BMC Public Health. 2024 Jan 12;24(1):164.

    > https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17531-5

  9. 2023/November Professor Nobuo Nishi’s paper was published in Frontiers in Nutrition.

    Ikeda N, Yamashita H, Hattori J, Kato H and Nishi N (2023) Economic effects of dietary salt reduction policies for cardiovascular disease prevention in Japan: a simulation study of hypothetical scenarios. Front. Nutr. 10:1227303. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1227303

    > https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1227303/full

    Received: 16 June 2023
    Accepted: 27 October 2023
    Published: 9 November 2023

  10. 2023/November A joint research project between Dr. Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi, junior associate professor and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) was described in Tropical Medicine and Health. Tropical Medicine and Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research and reviews on all aspects of tropical medicine and global health (Impact Factor: 4.5).

    Using Earth observation satellite data and epidemiological data, Prof. Takahashi analyzed the impact of deforestation on malaria distribution in Lao PDR, and obtained interesting results that contribute to the elimination. With global warming steadily progressing, forested areas are expected to play an important role in the incidence of malaria in Lao PDR. This is believed because malaria in Lao PDR is mainly forest malaria transmitted by Anopheles dirus.

    Authors: Emilie Louise Akiko Matsumoto-Takahashi, Moritoshi Iwagami, Kei Oyoshi, Yoshinobu Sasaki, Bouasy Hongvanthong, Shigeyuki Kano
    Title: Deforestation inhibits malaria transmission in Lao PDR: A spatial epidemiology using
    Earth observation satellites

    > https://tropmedhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41182-023-00554-4

  11. 2023/September Prof. Stuart Gilmour co-authored an editorial article on the effect of digital technology on mental health.

    Guo C, Gilmour S, Song P, Fang A. Editorial: Positive or negative? The effect of emerging technologies and products on mental health. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2023; 14: 1282385.

  12. 2023/August Professor Nobuo Nishi’s paper was published in Preventive Medicine Report.

    Nishi, N., Kitaoka, K., Tran Ngoc Hoang, P., Okami, Y., Kondo, K., Sata, M., Kadota, A., Nakamura, M., Yoshita, K., Okamura, T., Ojima, T., & Miura, K. (2023). Trends in mortality from major causes and lifestyle factors by per capita prefectural income: Ecological panel data analysis from 1995 to 2016 in Japan. Preventive medicine reports, 35, 102348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102348

    > https://doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023

    Received: 10 January 2023
    Accepted: 23 July 2023
    Available online: 24 July 2023

  13. 2023/July Professor Nobuo Nishi's paper was published in Economics & Human Biology.

    Ikeda N, Nishi N. Spatiotemporal variations in mean height of 17-year-old students born in 1957-2002 across 47 Japanese prefectures: Evidence from School Health Surveys. Econ Hum Biol. 2023 Jul 22;51:101283.

    > https://doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2023.101283

    Received: 12 March 2023
    Accepted: 18 July 2023
    Available online: 22 July 2023

  14. 2023/July: A joint research project between Dr. Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi and Institut Pasteur du Laos was described in Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease is an international, scientific, peer-reviewed, open access journal of tropical medicine and infectious disease published monthly online.

    Authors: Somphou Sayasone, Phonepadith Khattignavong, Sengdeuane Keomalaphet, Phoyphaylinh Prasayasith, Pheovaly Soundala, Sonesimmaly Sannikone, Takashi Kumagai. Souk Phomhaksa, Phouth Inthavong, Emilie Louise Akiko Matsumoto-Takahashi, Bouasy Hongvanthong, Paul T. Brey, Shigeyuki Kano, and Moritoshi Iwagami
    Title: Low Prevalence of Schistosoma mekongi Infection and High Prevalence of Other Helminth Infections among Domestic Animals in Southern Lao People’s Democratic Republic

    > https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/8/7/372

  15. 2023/May Prof. Nobuo Nishi's paper using the Japan National Health and Nutrition Survey was published in Nutrients.

    Authors: Nishi, N.; Takimoto, H.
    Title: Current Findings from the Japan National Health and Nutrition Survey.
    Name of Journal: Nutrients 2023, 15, 2213. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15092213

    > https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15092213

    Received: 17 April 2023
    Accepted: 28 April 2023
    Published: 6 May 2023

  16. 2023/May A joint research project between Dr. Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) was described in One Health. One Health is an international peer-reviewed, open access journal that brings together leading experts in virology, bacteriology, parasitology, and public health research to provide a platform for the rapid transfer of high-quality scientific knowledge about inter- and intra-species transmission of pathogens (Impact Factor: 9).

    Using Earth observation satellite data and epidemiological data, Dr. Takahashi analyzed the impact of precipitation on schistosomiasis transmission and obtained interesting results that contribute to the intervention. The recent dramatic increase in precipitation has raised concerns about the increase of waterborne diseases such as schistosomiasis. The present study revealed that the number of schistosomiasis patients increases as precipitation during dry season increases, and suggested that intensive infection control measures are needed especially during this season.

    Authors: Emilie Louise Akiko Matsumoto-Takahashi, Takashi Kumagai, Kei Oyoshi, Yoshinobu Sasaki, Yousei Mizukami, Bouasy Hongvanthong, Paul T. Brey, Shigeyuki Kano, Moritoshi Iwagami
    Title: Impact of precipitation on the prevalence of schistosomiasis mekongi in Lao PDR: Structural equation modelling using Earth observation satellite data

    > https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771423000836

    Received 30 January 2023,
    Revised 9 May 2023,
    Accepted 10 May 2023,
    Available online 11 May 2023,
    Version of Record 13 May 2023.

  17. 2023/April Professor Ohde research has been co-published in the peer-reviewed journal PlosOne. Authors: Shu Eguchi, Yuko Nagaoki, Sachiko Ohde, Michio Hirata

    Research title:. Impact of labor analgesia on mode of delivery and neonatal outcomes in Japan: A retrospective cohort study. PLoS One. 2023 Apr 12;18(4):e0284368.

    PMID: 37043470

    > https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37043470/

Presentation
  1. 2024/March Dr. Kazunari Ohnishi, associate professor served as a chairperson and presenter at the following conference.

    Conference: The 94th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Hygiene (Kagoshima)
    Presentation type: Oral Presentation
    Date: March 9, 2024
    Research title: Health Health Impact Assessment of Asian dust, Air Pollutants, and Arid Environment in Mongolia
    Authors: Kazunari Onishi, Ishdorj Undarmaa, Hiroaki Terasaki, Kuniyoshi Hayashi, Masanori Nojima, Yutaka Matsumi, Enkhbayar Batsaikhan and Yasunori Kurosaki

    > URL: https://www.nihon-eisei.org/annualmeeting/94/

    Additional information: Presenter and Chairperson, Air, Water, Physical Factors and Radiation and Health/Disease/Biological Monitoring Biomarkers

  2. 2024/February Professor Nobuo Nishi gave a plenary lecture at the SDGs symposium 2024.

    Conference: SDGs Symposium 2024
    Presentation type: Plenary
    Date: Feb 27, 2024
    Title: Systems thinking approach for challenges of healthy and sustainable diets
    Authors: Nishi N

    > https://www.springernature.com/jp/campaign/sdg-symposium-2024-jp

  3. 2024/February Dr. Kazunari Ohnishi, associate professor served as a chairperson and presenter at the following conference.

    Conference:The 34th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japan Epidemiological Association (Shiga)
    Date:2024/2/1

    Title:Symposium 2 Progress and future issues of international joint epidemiological studies
    Chair: Kaznari Onishi, Kokoro Shirai

    > http://jea2024.umin.jp/program/index.html

    Presentation type:Poster Presentation
    Research title: Effects of exposure to Asian dust on headache
    Authors: Kazunari Onishi, Masanori Nojima, Hiroaki Terasaki, Yasunori Kurosaki

    > http://jea2024.umin.jp/en/index.html

  4. Dr. Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi, junior associate professor gave a presentation at the following international conference.

    The Joint PI Meeting of JAXA Earth Observation Missions FY 2023
    November 6-10, 2023
    Oral presentation
    Research title:Deforestation inhibits malaria transmission in Lao PDR: A spatial epidemiology using Earth observation satellites
    Authors : Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi, Moritoshi Iwagami, Kei Oyoshi, Yoshinobu Sasaki, Bouasy Hongvanthong, Shigeyuki Kano

    > https://earth.jaxa.jp/ja/research/cooperation/piws2023/index.html

  5. 2023/November Dr. Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi, junior associate professor gave a presentation at the following international conference.

    Global Health Joint Conference in Japanグローバルヘルス合同大会
    November 24 th to 26th, 2023
    Oral presentation

    Research title: The efficacy and safety of 5-aminolevulinic acid phosphate (a health food product) in asymptomatic parasite carriers: A clinical research in a malaria endemic area in Laos

    Authours: Moritoshi Iwagami, Khattignavong Phonepadith, Prasayasith Phoyphaylinh, Masami Nakatsu, Kanako Komaki-Yasuda, Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi, Hiroyuki Ishikawa, Mayxay Mayfong, Shigeyuki Kano

    > https://pco-prime.com/gh2023/

  6. 2023/September Professor Sachiko Ohde gave a presentation at the following international conference.

    Conference: The73rd Congress of Japan Hospital Association
    Presentation type: Symposium QI activities and medical quality improvement: Recent trends
    Date: September 21, 2023
    Research title: QI activities in European contries and the USA; Update

  7. 2023/August Professor Nobuo Nishi gave a presentation at the following international conference.

    Conference: 1st International Conference on Public Health (ICPH)
    Presentation type: Invited speaker
    Date: August, 2023
    Research title: Application of system dynamics in noncommunicable disease prevention
    Author: Nishi N
    Organizer: Health Research Group, Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

    > https://www.ru.ac.bd/stat/notice/1st-international-conference-on-public-health-icph/

Award
  1. 2023/August Dr. Emily Takahashi (Matsumoto), junior associate professor has been selected for the St. Luke's International University 2023 Faculty Award (Research theme: Global Warming and malaria in Lao PDR: A spatial epidemiological study using earth observation satellite data).

2022

Presentation
  1. 2022/December Junior Associate Professor Katharina da Silva Lopes was invited to give an oral presentation at the 22nd International Congress of Nutrition held in Tokyo in December 2022.

    Conference: 22nd IUNS-ICN International Congress of Nutrition
    Presentation type: Oral presentation
    Date: 9 Dec 2022
    Research title: Introduction of Cochrane systematic reviews in nutrition
    Author: Katharina da Silva Lopes

    > URL: https://icn22.org/

  2. 2022/November Prof. Stuart Gilmour chaired the first session of the IAPAC Fast Track Cities Workshop Japan 2022, which gathered together experts from UNAIDS, the Fast Track Cities Initiative, and community organizations around the world to discuss progress on HIV prevention. Prof. Gilmour’s session included presentations from UNAIDS, the Fast Track Cities Initiative, the Global Fund, AIDS Council of New South Wales (Australia) and the UK National AIDS Trust

    Conference: Fast Track Cities Workshop Japan 2022
    Presentation type: Session Chair
    Date: 2022/11/16
    Research title: Global AIDS Response
    Speakers: Yuki Takemoto, Goncalo Lobo, Siobhan Crowley, Matthew Vaughan, Deborah Gold


    > URL: https://www.tsh.ncgm.go.jp/topics/20221027.html

  3. 2022/November Junior Associate Professor Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi made an oral presentation at the JAXA PI Meeting 2022.

    Conference: JAXA PI Meeting 2022
    Presentation type: Oral presentation
    Date: 2022/November
    Research title: Spatial epidemiology using earth observation satellite data for risk factor analysis of Schistosoma mekongi infection in Lao PDR
    Authors: Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi, Kei Oyoshi, Yoshinobu Sasaki, Moritoshi Iwagami, Shigeyuki Kano

  4. 2022/November Junior Associate Professor Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi made an oral presentation at the 37th Congress of Japan Association for International Health.

    Conference: The 37th Congress of Japan Association for International Health
    Presentation type: Oral presentation
    Date: 2022/November
    Research title: Global warming and the distribution of malaria in Lao PDR: Analysis using earth observation satellite data
    Authors: Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi, Kei Oyoshi, Yoshinobu Sasaki, Moritoshi Iwagami, Shigeyuki Kano

  5. 2022/October Junior Associate Professor Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi made an oral presentation at the 81th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Parasitology East Japan branch and The 6th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Symbiotic Biology Joint Meeting.

    Conference: The 81th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Parasitology East Japan branch and The 6th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Symbiotic Biology Joint Meeting
    Presentation type: Oral presentation
    Date: 2022/October
    Research title: Risk factor analysis of Schistosoma mekongi infection in Laos: Spatial epidemiology using earth observation satellite data
    Authors: Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi, Kei Oyoshi, Yoshinobu Sasaki, Moritoshi Iwagami, Shigeyuki Kano

  6. 2022/May Junior Associate Professor Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi made an oral presentation with her co-researchers at the 91th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Parasitology.

    Conference: The 91th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Parasitology
    Presentation type: Oral presentation
    Date: 2022/May
    Research title: Double blind placebo controlled research to evaluate efficacy of 5-aminolevulinic acid with asymptomatic malaria parasite carriers in Laos
    Authors: Moritoshi Iwagami, Masami Nakatsu, PHOYPHAYLINH Prasayasith, SENGDEUANE Keomalaghet, PHONEPADITH Khattignavong, PHEOVALY Soundala, SONESIMMALY Sannikon, Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi, Hirofumi Ishikawa, TIENGKHAM Pongvongsa, MAYFONG Mayxay, BREY Paul, Shigeyuki Kano

  7. 2022/August Professor Sachiko Ohde made a presentation at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Medical Education as below.

    Conference: The 54th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Medical Education
    Presentation type: On demand
    Date: August 4-6, 2022
    Title: Findings from the development of a seamless pre- and post-graduate clinical education evaluation system for physicians
    Author: Sachiko Ohde

Publication
  1. 2023/March A joint research project between Dr. Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) was described in the Bulletin of St. Luke's International University.

    Authors: Emilie Louise Akiko MATSUMOTO-TAKAHASHI, Kei OYOSHI, Yoshinobu SASAKI , Moritoshi IWAGAMI,   Shigeyuki KANO
    Title: Global warming and malaria in Lao PDR: A spatial epidemiological study using earth observation satellite data
    Name of journal: Bulletin of St. Luke's International University. 2023 March.

  2. 2022 December Associate Professor Satomi Sato’s comments were published in the Yomiuri Shimbun.

    Medical Renaissance: Support for Childhood Cancer Survivors <3> Brain Tumor Treatment: Difficulty in Memorization. Yomiuri Shimbun. 2022-12-24, Morning Edition.

  3. 2022/November An article co-authored by Junior Associate Professor Katharina da Silva Lopes was published in Healthcare.

    Authors: Suzuki, D.; Ohashi, Y.; Shinohara, E.; Usui, Y.; Yamada, F.; Yamaji, N.; Sasayama,
    K.; Suzuki, H.; Nieva, R.F., Jr.; da Silva Lopes, K.; Miyazawa, J.; Hase, M.;
    Kabashima, M.; Ota, E.
    Research title: The Current Concept of Paternal Bonding: A Systematic Scoping Review.
    Name of Jornal: Healthcare 2022, 10, 2265.

    > URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10112265

  4. 2022/November An article co-authored by Junior Associate Professor Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi was published in Pathogens. Pathogens is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal of pathogens and pathogen-host interactions.

    Authors: Kumagai T, Matsumoto-Takahashi ELA, Ishikawa H,. Keomalaphet S, Khattignavong P, Soundala P, Hongvanthong B, Oyoshi K, Sasaki Y, Mizukami Y, Kano S, Brey PT, Iwagami M
    Research title: Detection of Schistosoma mekongi DNA in Human Stool and Intermediate Host Snail Neotricula aperta via Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay in Lao PDR
    Name of journal: Pathogens. 2022 Nov 24;11(12).



    > doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11121413

    > URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/11/12/1413

  5. 2022/August An article co-authored by Professor Sachiko Ohde was published in Clinical Breast Cancer.

    Relationship Between Breast Density, Breast Cancer Subtypes, and Prognosis.
    Yamada D, Ohde S, Kajiura Y, Yagishita K, Nozaki F, Suzuki K, Kanomata N, Yamauchi H, Tsunoda H.
    Clinical Breast Cancer. 2022 Aug;22(6):560-566. doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2022.04.005. Epub 2022 Apr 22.
    PMID: 35581133

  6. 2022/July An article co-authored by Professor Mahbubur Rahman was published in Breast Cancer.

    Authours: Namba, T., Matsuda, N., Rahman, M. et al.
    Research title: Association between mammographic breast composition and breast cancer risk among Japanese women: a retrospective cohort study.
    Name of Journal: Breast Cancer 29, 978–984 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12282-022-01376-8

  7. 2022/July Associate Professor Kazunari Onishi’s comments were published in the NEWYORK TIMES.

    Motoko R. and Ben. D (2022, July 2) Japan’s Secret to Taming the Coronavirus: Peer Pressure. NEW YORK TIMES

  8. 2022/July Stuart Gilmour, professor has published a commentary in the Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific, about HIV policy in China.

    Title: Time to consider elimination of HIV in China
    Authors: Jinghua Li, Stuart Gilmour, Yijing Wang, Jing Gua, Joseph Tak-fai Lau
    Journal: The Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific

  9. 2022/April Prof Stuart Gilmour, faculty of GSPH, has had a letter published in the international medical journal the Lancet.

    Research Title: Expanding diagnostics for LMICs
    Authors: Stuart Gilmour, Yuying Lai, Phuong Mai Le, Olukunmi Omobolanle Balogun
    Journal: The LANCET

  10. 2022/March Katharina da Silva Lopes, junior associate professor, published a systematic review to summarize the available evidence on step 10 of the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI). Step 10 of the BFHI refers to “Foster the establishment of breastfeeding support groups and refer mothers to them on discharge from the hospital or clinic”. The results of this review have been used by the World Health Organization to formulate recommendations and guide the implementation of the BFHI to promote successful breastfeeding.

    Title: Providing Linkage to Breastfeeding Support to Mothers on Discharge to Improve Breastfeeding Outcomes: A Systematic Review
    Authors: da Silva Lopes K, Ohde S, Suto M, Balogun OO, Rayco-Solon P, Miyazaki C, Mori R, Ota E
    Journal: Bulletin of St. Luke’s International University
    Published: 8 March 2022

  11. 2022/January An article co-authored by Professor Sachiko Ohde was published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine.

    Visual classification of three computed tomography lung patterns to predict prognosis of COVID-19: a retrospective study.
    Yamada D, Ohde S, Imai R, Ikejima K, Matsusako M, Kurihara Y.
    BMC Pulm Med. 2022 Jan 3;22(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s12890-021-01813-y.
    PMID: 34980061

Research Grant
  1. 2023/March Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)2023 [Research for Poverty Eradication Contributing to the Fight Against Parasitic Infections among Ethnic Minorities in Southern Laos"] Adopted

Awards
  1. Associate Professor Satomi Sato's paper was selected for the 2022 Otani Award from The Japanese Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.

    > DOI: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jspho/58/5/58_424/_article/-char/ja/

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    The award lecture and award ceremony were held at the 64th Annual Meeting of The Japanese Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology on November 26, 2022.

2021

Publication
  1. 2021/November Associate professor Satomi Sato published a book titled The Best Support for Nurses and Families: From Children's Hospitalization to Schooling and Employment

    Title: The Best Support for Nurses and Families: From Children's Hospitalization to Schooling and Employment看護師と家族でかなえる最高のサポート 子供の入院から就学・就労まで
    Author: Satomi Sato

  2. 2021/September Associate professor Kazunari Onishi wrote a chapter of "Effects of Desert Dust on Respiratory Organs" in the English book "Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine".

    Kazunari Onishi. Desert Dust.
    From Onishi, K., 2022. Desert Dust. In: Janes, S.M. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Respiratory
    Medicine, vol. 6. Elsevier, Academic Press, pp. 450–457.

    URL:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102723-3.00226-2.
    Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Ltd unless otherwise stated. All rights reserved. Academic Press
  3. 2021/August Professor Stuart Gilmour and Associate Professor Daisuke Yoneoka published research evaluating China’s strategy for controlling COVID-19, in collaboration with colleagues in China.

    Article:
    Liu Y, Zheng F, Du Z, Li J, Gu J, Jiang M, Yoneoka D, Gilmour S, Hao Y. Evaluation of China’s Hubei control strategy for COVID-19 pandemic: An observational study. BMC Infectious Diseases. 21;820.

  4. 2021/August Junior Associate Professor Katharina da Silva Lopes published an article entitled “Polymorphisms Contributing to Calcium Status: A Systematic Review” in the journal Nutrients. The review was commissioned to inform the work of updating the joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) calcium requirements in children 0–36 months of age.

    Citation:
    da Silva Lopes, K.; Abe, S.K. Polymorphisms Contributing to Calcium Status: A Systematic Review. Nutrients 2021, 13, 2488

  5. 2021/July Professor Stuart Gilmour published a blog on the BMJ Medical Humanities journal homepage, in collaboration with students and colleagues from Myanmar.
  6. 2021/July Professor Sachiko Ohde published an article entitled Cost-effectiveness analysis for HbA1c test intervals to screen patients with type 2 diabetes based on risk stratification in BMC Endocrine Disorders. She investigated the optimal interval for screening patients with type 2 diabetes with integrated consideration of risk towards diseases, test characteristics and financial impact on public health.

    Ohde S, Moriwaki K, Takahashi O. Cost-effectiveness analysis for HbA1c test intervals to screen patients with type 2 diabetes based on risk stratification. BMC Endocr Disord. 2021 May 22;21(1):105.

Presentation

  1. 2021/December Professor Stuart Gilmour gave an invited lecture as follows.

    Conference: Statistical Seminars DC
    Presentation type: Invited Seminar
    Date: 2021/12/16
    Research title: The perils of machine learning for model selection: A case study
    Authors: Stuart Gilmour

  2. 2021/December Associate professor Kazunari Onishi presented his achievement at the conference.

    Conference: The 80th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Public Health 2021. 12.21-23
    Presentation type: English Session(Oral)
    Authors: Kazunari Onishi, Zentaro Yamagata, Youichi Kurozawa.
    Research title: Prediction of health effects of Asian dust using aerosol forecast model in Japan

  3. 2021/December Associate professor Kazunari Onishi gave an invited lecture at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

    Invited lecture hosted by Ministry of Foreign Affairs,Kazunari Onishi
    Health and Safety Lectures on Air Pollution and the Novel Coronavirus (Knowledge of Mask Science to Protect Lives from Invisible Particles, Delhi, India)
    2021.12.17

  4. 2021/November Associate professor Kazunari Onishi gave an invited lecture at the international conference in Mongolia.

    Title: Research of Health effects of Asian dust and air pollution contribute to health education.
    Conference: Otgontenger University (Mongolia), INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on
    “HIGHER EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: THEORY, METHODOLOGY, DEVELOPMENT TRENDS”
    2021.11.10

  5. 2021/November Faculty name Zoie SY Wong Conference: Context Sensitive Health Informatics 2021 – The Role of Informatics in Global Pandemics

    Presentation type: Paper
    Date: 15-16th November 2021
    Research title: “Japan LIVE Dashboard” For COVID-19: a scalable solution to monitor real-time and regional-level epidemic case data
    Authors : Wei Su, Wei Fu, Kojuro Kato and Zoie S Y Wong

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  6. 2021/August Associate professor Kazunari Onishi gave an invited lecture at the chemical society of Japan

    Title: Novel Coronavirus and Countermeasures in Chemistry — Novel Coronavirus and Mask Science —

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  7. 2021/August On 20th August prof. Stuart Gilmour participated in a webinar discussing regional progress on COVID-19 vaccination in Japan. He presented an overview of Japan’s COVID-19 policy response and progress on vaccination, and joined a panel discussion on vaccination policy with speakers from China, the UK, Singapore, Australia and Thailand.
Awards
  1. 2021/November Faculty name: Zoie SY Wong Name of Award: The Best COVID-19 Paper Award

2020

Publication
  1. 2020/January Peer-reviewed publications We D, Hou F, Hao C, Gu J, Dev R, Cao W, Peng L, Gilmour S, Wang K, Li J. Prevalence of intimate partner violence and associated factors among men who have sex with men. Journal of interpersonal violence. 2019, Online First.
  2. 2020/January Matsuura N, Saito A, Takahashi O, Rahman M, Tajima R, Mabashi-Asazuma H3, Iida K. Associations between nutritional adequacy and insomnia symptoms in Japanese men and women aged 18-69 years: a cross-sectional study. Sleep Health. 201: S2352-7218(19)30257-8.
  3. 2020/January Onishi K. Association between cross-border air pollution and contact dermatitis, and application of prediction simulation model. The allergy in Practice 39(8):48-51
  4. 2020/January Onishi K. Clinical Academic Topic, Association between cross-border air pollution and contact dermatitis, and application of prediction simulation model. The allergy in Practice 39(11):56-59:2019
  5. 2020/January Itazawa T, Kanatani KT, Hamazaki K, Inadera H, Tsuchida A, Tanaka T, Nakayama T, Go T, Onishi K, Kurozawa Y, Adachi Y; Japan Environment and Children’s Study Group. The impact of exposure to desert dust on infants’ symptoms and countermeasures to reduce the effects in Allergy. Allergy. 2019. Online First.
Presentation
  1. 2020/January Invited lectures and seminars Onishi K. Environmental Health. Health effects of cross-border air pollution by particle size components and health forecast. Health impact subcommittee, The 60th Annual Meeting of Japan Society for Atmospheric Environment. Tokyo(Fuchu) 2019/9/18
  2. 2020/January Onishi K. Environmental Health. Health effects of cross-border air pollution by particle size components and health forecast. Special Assembly, The 60th Annual Meeting of Japan Society for Atmospheric Environment. Tokyo(Fuchu) 2019/9/20
  3. 2020/January Gilmour S. Biostatistics and Epidemiology. GPHF Public Health Training Camp 2020. Dhaka, Bangladesh. January 7-8, 2020.