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  1. Epidemiological alchemy in the AI era comes under close scrutiny—but is it entirely without meaning?
  2. Research integrity in Instructions for Authors in Japanese medical journals using ICMJE Recommendations: A descriptive literature study
  3. Japan can embrace open science — but flexible approaches are key
  4. Researchers support preprints and open access publishing, but with reservations: A questionnaire survey of MBSJ members
  5. Can ChatGPT be considered an author of a medical article?
  6. Comment on “How COVID-19 Affected the Journal Impact Factor of High Impact Medical Journals: Bibliometric Analysis” (Preprint)
  7. The Skewed Impact Of Single Highly Cited Articles on Journal Impact Factor. Comment on “How COVID-19 Affected the Journal Impact Factor of High Impact Medical Journals: Bibliometric Analysis” (Preprint)
  8. Financial risks posed by unproven cell interventions: Estimation of refunds from medical expense deductions in Japan
  9. Most families tend to realize progress of Alzheimer's disease when behavioural and psychological symptoms are obvious
  10. Ethical Aspects of Brain Organoid Research in News Reports: An Exploratory Descriptive Analysis
  11. Corrigendum to “Effectiveness and safety of early enteral nutrition for patients who received targeted temperature management after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest” [Resuscitation 135 (2019) 191–196]
  12. Editorial: Cognitive Impairment: Therapy Momentum in the Continuum of Life
  13. Intergenerational comparison of 5-HT3RA in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in gastric cancer patients receiving cisplatin-based chemotherapy: an observational study using a Japanese administrative claims database
  14. Influence of acetaminophen on renal function: a longitudinal descriptive study using a real-world database
  15. Age-Related Changes in Item Responses to the Patient Health Questionnaire-9: Evidence From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
  16. Landiolol hydrochloride for prevention of atrial fibrillation during esophagectomy: a randomized controlled trial
  17. Use of day services improved cognitive function in patients with Alzheimer's disease
  18. Estimating the cost‐effectiveness of screening for hepatitis C virus infection in Japan
  19. Factors Influencing Placebo Responses in Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Studies
  20. Guidelines are urgently needed for the use of preprints as a source of information
  21. Prediction of the neurological outcome using regional cerebral oxygen saturation in patients with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation after out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest: a multicenter retrospective cohort study
  22. Use of preoperative haemostasis and ABO blood typing tests in children: a retrospective observational study using a nationwide claims database in Japan
  23. Responses to depressive symptom items exhibit a common mathematical pattern across the European populations
  24. Distribution of psychological distress is stable in recent decades and follows an exponential pattern in the US population
  25. Laparoscopic versus open repair for inguinal hernia in children: a retrospective cohort study
  26. Comparison of Standard Initial Dose and Reduced Initial Dose Regorafenib for Colorectal Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study
  27. Distribution and Characteristics of Hypouricemia within the Japanese General Population: A Cross-Sectional Study
  28. Further evidence that item responses on the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale exhibit the characteristic pattern in the general population
  29. Effectiveness and safety of early enteral nutrition for patients who received targeted temperature management after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
  30. Large expert-curated database for benchmarking document
  31. Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis after thyroid cancer surgery and intraoperative nerve monitoring
  32. Esophagectomy surgical Apgar score may not be associated with postoperative morbidity
  33. Timing and facilitation of advanced directives in Japan
  34. Preoperative Echocardiography for Patients With Hip Fractures Undergoing Surgery
  35. Effects of Tea Catechins on Alzheimer’s Disease: Recent Updates and Perspectives
  36. Effect of Regular Exercise and Functional Beverages on Changes in Body Weight and Waist Circumference in Healthy Japanese Subjects
  37. Stability of the Distribution of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Scores Against Age in the General Population: Data From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
  38. Distribution of item responses and total item scores for the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D): Data from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)
  39. Effect of Tea Catechins on Influenza Infection and the Common Cold with a Focus on Epidemiological/Clinical Studies
  40. Correlation between dental conditions and comorbidities in an elderly Japanese population
  41. Is the Use of Proton-pump Inhibitors a Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s Disease? Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Implications
  42. Persistence of and switches from teriparatide treatment among women and men with osteoporosis in the real world: a claims database analysis
  43. Distributional patterns of item responses and total scores on the PHQ-9 in the general population: data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
  44. Prenatal and early-life antibiotic use and risk of childhood asthma: A retrospective cohort study
  45. How Do You TreatAsthmain Your Practice?
  46. Association of Serum Triglycerides With Arterial Stiffness in Subjects With Low Levels of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol
  47. Effects of Bioactive Components of Green Tea on Alzheimer's Disease
  48. Preoperative Blood Tests Conducted Before Low-Risk Surgery in Japan
  49. Item Response Patterns on the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 in a Nationally Representative Sample of US Adults
  50. Exponential distribution of total depressive symptom scores in relation to exponential latent trait and item threshold distributions: a simulation study
  51. Preoperative pulmonary function tests before low-risk surgery in Japan: a retrospective cohort study using a claims database
  52. Characteristic distribution of the total and individual item scores on the Kessler Screening Scale for Psychological Distress (K6) in US adults
  53. The Chinse Balance Acupuncture Treatment of Upper Respiratory Infections in the Elderly
  54. Behaviors of consumers, physicians and pharmacists in response to adverse events associated with dietary supplement use
  55. Importance of eliminating potential dental focal infection before the first cycle of chemotherapy in patients with hematologic malignancy
  56. Pattern analysis of total item score and item response of the Kessler Screening Scale for Psychological Distress (K6) in a nationally representative sample of US adults
  57. Effects of Green Tea Gargling on the Prevention of Influenza Infection: An Analysis Using Bayesian Approaches
  58. Safety Profile of Telaprevir-Based Triple Therapy in Elderly Patients: A Real-World Retrospective Cohort Study
  59. Cost-Outcome Description of PEG-IFN-α2b+RBV for Hepatitis C: Results Based on the Interferon Database
  60. Risk Factors for Treatment Discontinuation Caused by Adverse Events When Using Telaprevir, Peginterferon, and Ribavirin to Treat Chronic Hepatitis C: A Real-World Retrospective Cohort Study
  61. The Safety Profile of Telaprevir-Based Triple Therapy in Clinical Practice: A Retrospective Cohort Study
  62. Bayesian Indexes of Superiority and Equivalence and the p-value of the F-test for the Variances of Normal Distributions
  63. Behaviors in Response to Adverse Events Associated with Health Food Use: Internet Survey of Consumers, Physicians and Pharmacists
  64. Influence of Institution-Based Factors on Preoperative Blood Testing Prior to Low-Risk Surgery: A Bayesian Generalized Linear Mixed Approach
  65. Anti-influenza Virus Effects of Catechins: A Molecular and Clinical Review
  66. Relationship between Item Responses of Negative Affect Items and the Distribution of the Sum of the Item Scores in the General Population
  67. Boundary curves of individual items in the distribution of total depressive symptom scores approximate an exponential pattern in a general population
  68. A Bayesian non-inferiority index for two Poisson parameters
  69. Reporting of adverse events related to dietary supplements to a public health center by medical staff: a survey of clinics and pharmacies
  70. Bayesian index to compare assumed survival functions of two hazards following exponential distributions
  71. Effect of gargling with tea and ingredients of tea on the prevention of influenza infection: a meta-analysis
  72. Correction: Distribution of Total Depressive Symptoms Scores and Each Depressive Symptom Item in a Sample of Japanese Employees
  73. Regional differences in hepatitis C treatment with peginterferon and ribavirin in Japan: a retrospective cohort study
  74. Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Standardization of Biobank Data: A Feasibility Study
  75. Distribution of Total Depressive Symptoms Scores and Each Depressive Symptom Item in a Sample of Japanese Employees
  76. Age-related changes in the distributions of depressive symptom items in the general population: a cross-sectional study using the exponential distribution model
  77. Comparison of the Safety Profiles of Pegylated Interferon α-2a and α-2b Administered in Combination with Ribavirin for Chronic Hepatitis C Infection: A Real-World Retrospective Cohort Study
  78. Influences of yokukansankachimpihange on aggressive behavior of zinc-deficient mice and actions of the ingredients on excessive neural exocytosis in the hippocampus of zinc-deficient rats
  79. Regional Differences in Hepatitis C Treatment with Peginterferon and Ribavirin in Japan in Both Genotype 1 and Genotype 2: A Retrospective Cohort Study
  80. Involvement of hippocampal excitability in amyloid β-induced behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia
  81. Peripheral Vitamin C Levels in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study
  82. Effects of green tea consumption on cognitive dysfunction in an elderly population: a randomized placebo-controlled study
  83. Methods for estimating causal relationships of adverse events with dietary supplements
  84. Clinical benefits of green tea consumption for cognitive dysfunction
  85. Lymphocyte vitamin C levels as potential biomarker for progression of Parkinson's disease
  86. Green Tea Consumption Affects Cognitive Dysfunction in the Elderly: A Pilot Study
  87. Effects of Green Tea Gargling on the Prevention of Influenza Infection in High School Students: A Randomized Controlled Study
  88. The Effect of Green Tea With Exceptionally High Catechin Content on Nadolol Plasma Concentration
  89. Modification of a Dendritic Algorithm for Evaluation of Causal Relationships of Adverse Events with Health Food
  90. Therapeutic effect of Yokukansan on social isolation-induced aggressive behavior of zinc-deficient and pair-fed mice
  91. Involvement of glucocorticoid-mediated Zn2+ signaling in attenuation of hippocampal CA1 LTP by acute stress