1. Background: Recent medical advancements, and improvements in hygiene and food supply
have led to Japan having the longest life expectancy in the world. Over the past 50 years, …

The aim of this study was to clarify the antibacterial effect of a mixture of ciprofloxacin,
metronidazole and minocycline, with and without the addition of rifampicin, on bacteria taken from …

Recently, more investigators have been applying higher magnetic field strengths (3–4 Tesla)
in research and clinical settings. Higher magnetic field strength is expected to afford higher …

The purpose of this study was to clarify the antibacterial efficacy of mixed antibacterial drugs
on bacteria of carious and endodontic lesions of human deciduous teeth in vitro. The …

Although the world witnessed an unprecedented pace of poverty reduction over the last
decades, reducing the number of people living in extreme poverty by more than 700 million, …

Purpose To clarify the components primarily responsible for diffusion abnormalities in
pancreatic cancerous tissue. Materials and Methods Subjects comprised 10 patients with …

This paper presents a new demographic profile of extreme and moderate poverty, defined
as those living on less than $1.90 and between $1.90 and $3.10 per day in 2013, based on …

Background. Many elderly persons report reduced taste perception of the foods they eat.
Any disturbance of taste and oral somatic sensations can induce this phenomenon. To …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the large parenchymal nodules in
pulmonary sarcoidosis and to describe a new CT sign termed the “sarcoid galaxy.” …

There is growing evidence that organic farming is a rapidly expanding economic sector in
the US However, an unanswered question is whether organic farmers are better off than …