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  1. We examined whether an aerobic exercise intervention in young women with cold sensitivity symptoms improves sleep quality and decreases cold complaints. Furthermore, we examined the association with increased ...

    Authors: Fumio Yamazaki, Kana Inoue, Nanako Ohmi and Chika Okimoto
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2023 42:22
  2. Height loss starting in middle age was previously shown to be associated with high cardiovascular mortality in later life. However, the factors associated with height loss remain unknown. Since low serum album...

    Authors: Yuji Shimizu, Hidenobu Hayakawa, Eiko Honda, Nagisa Sasaki, Midori Takada, Takeo Okada, Tetsuya Ohira and Masahiko Kiyama
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2023 42:21
  3. Passive body heating before sleep is well known to lead to improved sleep. However, the effects of the degree of change in body temperature by bathing on sleep quality are unclear. The present study aimed to c...

    Authors: Takafumi Maeda, Hiroko Koga, Takashi Nonaka and Shigekazu Higuchi
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2023 42:20
  4. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of others’ gaze on an observer’s microsaccades. We also aimed to conduct preliminary investigations on the relationship between the microsaccadic response to a g...

    Authors: Yuki Motomura, Sayuri Hayashi, Ryousei Kurose, Hiroki Yoshida, Takashi Okada and Shigekazu Higuchi
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2023 42:19
  5. Alexithymia, a personality trait characterized by difficulties in identifying and expressing their emotions despite having a range of emotional experiences, can impact individuals’ stress coping mechanisms. Wh...

    Authors: Yuki Motomura, Ayaka Fukuzaki, Sanami Eto, Naoki Hirabayashi, Motoharu Gondo, Satoshi Izuno, Osamu Togao, Koji Yamashita, Kazufumi Kikuchi, Nobuyuki Sudo and Kazufumi Yoshihara
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2023 42:18
  6. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers in the world. Some dietary factors such as fat intake have been identified as the risk factors for CRC. This study aimed to investigate the effect of f...

    Authors: Azadeh Hajipour, Naeemeh Hassanpour Ardekanizadeh, Zahra Roumi, Soheila Shekari, Bahareh Aminnezhad Kavkani, Seyedeh Hayedeh Mousavi Shalmani, Bojlul Bahar, Shirin Tajadod, Marjan Ajami, Ghasem Azizi Tabesh, Maryam Gholamalizadeh and Saeid Doaei
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2023 42:17
  7. Sarcopenia commonly occurs in older adults with motor disorders requiring long-term care, and the clinical features of sarcopenia are associated with locomotive syndrome. Dynapenia is the age-related loss of m...

    Authors: Hungu Jung, Shigeharu Tanaka, Shusei Kataoka and Ryo Tanaka
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2023 42:16
  8. Muscle thickness (MT) and echo intensity (EI) measurements are ultrasound alternatives to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for evaluating muscle quantity and quality. The vastus medialis (VM) is a clinically i...

    Authors: Masashi Taniguchi, Yoshihiro Fukumoto, Masahide Yagi, Tetsuya Hirono, Momoko Yamagata, Ryusuke Nakai, Yosuke Yamada, Misaka Kimura and Noriaki Ichihashi
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2023 42:14
  9. Hope and love are popular themes of literature and art in many human societies. The human physiology of love and hope is less well understood. This review presents evidence that the lack of love and/or hope de...

    Authors: Barry Bogin
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2023 42:13
  10. Although softball players are often required to play in hot environments, scarce evidence is available regarding the effects of ice slurry ingestion on body temperature and pitching performance in softball pit...

    Authors: Urara Numata, Takuma Yanaoka, Shiho Kurosaka and Hiroshi Hasegawa
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2023 42:12
  11. Physiological effects of light exposure in humans are diverse. Among them, the circadian rhythm phase shift effect in order to maintain a 24-h cycle of the biological clock is referred to as non-visual effects...

    Authors: Taisuke Eto and Shigekazu Higuchi
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2023 42:11
  12. Synchronous finger tapping to external sensory stimuli is more stable for audiovisual combined stimuli than sole auditory or visual stimuli. In addition, piano players are superior in synchronous tapping and m...

    Authors: Kanami Ito, Tatsunori Watanabe, Takayuki Horinouchi, Takuya Matsumoto, Keisuke Yunoki, Haruki Ishida and Hikari Kirimoto
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2023 42:10
  13. In endurance running, elite Kenyan runners are characterized by longer thigh, shank, and Achilles tendon (AT) lengths combined with shorter fascicles and larger medial gastrocnemius (MG) pennation angles than ...

    Authors: Yoko Kunimasa, Kanae Sano, Caroline Nicol, Joëlle Barthèlemy and Masaki Ishikawa
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2023 42:9
  14. There are many conflicting findings on the gaze cueing effect (GCE) of emotional facial expressions. This study aimed to investigate whether an averted gaze, accompanied by a fearful expression of different du...

    Authors: Chuntai Yu, Keita Ishibashi and Koichi Iwanaga
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2023 42:8
  15. Acute mountain sickness (AMS) affects around 30% of people climbing Mt. Fuji, but its pathogenesis is incompletely understood. The influence of a rapid ascent to high altitude by climbing and summiting Mt. Fuj...

    Authors: Takeshi Ebihara, Kentaro Shimizu, Yumi Mitsuyama, Hiroshi Ogura and Jun Oda
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2023 42:6

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  16. This review focuses on the effects of different body positions on intracranial fluid dynamics, including cerebral arterial and venous flow, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) hydrodynamics, and intracranial pressure (I...

    Authors: Arlan Faritovich Sagirov, Timofey Vladimirovich Sergeev, Aleksandr Vladimirovich Shabrov, Andrey Yur’evich Yurov, Nadezhda Leonidovna Guseva and Elizaveta Aleksandrovna Agapova
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2023 42:5
  17. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has reduced people’s physical activity. It is essential to accumulate knowledge regarding the influence of COVID-19 on the stimulation of physical fitness and physical funct...

    Authors: Atsumu Yuki, Yumi Tamase and Mika Nakayama
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2023 42:4
  18. Cold-induced vasodilation (CIVD) occurs after blood vessels in the skin are constricted due to local cold exposure. Although many CIVD studies have been conducted, the underlying molecular mechanisms are yet t...

    Authors: Yoshiki Yasukochi, Toshihiro Sera, Taiki Kohno, Yusuke Nakashima, Musashi Uesugi and Susumu Kudo
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2023 42:2
  19. Many people use the snooze function of digital alarm clocks for morning awakening, but the effects of a snooze alarm on waking are unclear. We examined the effects of a snooze alarm on sleep inertia, which is ...

    Authors: Keiko Ogawa, Emi Kaizuma-Ueyama and Mitsuo Hayashi
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:43
  20. It is known that the circadian rhythm phase in adults can be advanced in a natural light-dark cycle without electrical lighting. However, the effect of advanced sleep-wake timing according to the natural light...

    Authors: Taisuke Eto, Shingo Kitamura, Kana Nishimura, Kota Takeoka, Yuki Nishimura, Sang-il Lee, Michihiro Ohashi, Akiko Shikano, Shingo Noi and Shigekazu Higuchi
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:42
  21. The ability to avoid obstacles efficiently and safely is important for older adults to prevent injuries from tripping and falling. It is important to find an optimal spatial margin between the body and an obst...

    Authors: T. Hakamata, D. Muroi, K. Kodama, Y. Kondo and T. Higuchi
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:41
  22. Hot pack application is used to reduce pain and muscle stiffness at the treated site. However, the effects of hot pack application on the whole body have not been clarified. We investigated the relationship be...

    Authors: Kazuyuki Kominami, Kazunari Sato and Naoaki Takahashi
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:40
  23. The aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) rs671 polymorphism, which is exclusive to the Asian population, is related to many diseases. A high reactive oxygen species production in mitochondria, and low muscle stren...

    Authors: Kathleen Yasmin De Almeida, Mika Saito, Hiroki Homma, Yukina Mochizuki, Aoto Saito, Minoru Deguchi, Ayumu Kozuma, Takanobu Okamoto, Koichi Nakazato and Naoki Kikuchi
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:38
  24. The present study examined the effects of different temperatures of carbohydrate-protein-containing drinks after exercise on the subsequent gastric emptying rate in healthy young men.

    Authors: Kyoko Fujihira, Masaki Takahashi, Kei Shimamura and Naoyuki Hayashi
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:37
  25. Several factors have been shown to contribute to hypoxic-induced declined in aerobic capacity. In the present study, we investigated the effects of resting hypoxic ventilatory and cardiac responses (HVR and HC...

    Authors: Masahiro Horiuchi, Shohei Dobashi, Masataka Kiuchi, Yoshiyuki Fukuoka and Katsuhiro Koyama
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:36
  26. While thermoregulatory behavior is critical for maintaining homeostasis, our knowledge of behavioral thermoeffectors in humid heat is limited compared to the control of autonomic thermoeffectors. The predictio...

    Authors: Keneth B. Sedilla and Takafumi Maeda
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:35
  27. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of ingesting ice slurries with two different carbohydrate contents on body temperatures and the subcutaneous interstitial fluid glucose level during heat ex...

    Authors: Takashi Naito, Tatsuya Saito, Akihisa Morito, Satoshi Yamada, Masatsugu Shimomasuda and Mariko Nakamura
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:34
  28. This study compared the effects of a brief repeated sprint training (RST) intervention performed with bilateral blood flow restriction (BFR) conditions in normoxia or conducted at high levels of hypoxia on res...

    Authors: Margaux Giovanna, Robert Solsona, Anthony M. J. Sanchez and Fabio Borrani
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:32
  29. It has been shown in laboratory experiments using human subjects that ingestion of the non-essential amino acid l-serine before bedtime enhances the advance of circadian phase induced by light exposure the next m...

    Authors: Michihiro Ohashi, Sang-il Lee, Taisuke Eto, Nobuo Uotsu, Chie Tarumizu, Sayuri Matsuoka, Shinobu Yasuo and Shigekazu Higuchi
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:31
  30. Epigenetics is crucial for connecting environmental stresses with physiological responses in humans. Mongolia, where nomadic livestock pastoralism has been the primal livelihood, has a higher prevalence of var...

    Authors: Yuta Inaba, Sadahiko Iwamoto and Kazuhiro Nakayama
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:30
  31. Actigraphy is a method used for determining sleep (S)/wakefulness (W) by actigraph, a device equipped with a built-in accelerometer and an algorithm validated for each device. The S/W determination algorithm f...

    Authors: Minori Enomoto, Shingo Kitamura and Kyoko Nakazaki
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:29
  32. The doubly labeled water (DLW, 2H218O) method for calculating the total production of CO2 over several days is currently considered to be the most accurate technique for the measurement of total energy expenditur...

    Authors: Keisuke Teramoto, Kodo Otoki, Erina Muramatsu, Chika Oya, Yui Kataoka and Shoji Igawa
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:28
  33. This review mainly aimed to introduce the findings of research projects comparing the responses of tropical and temperate indigenes to heat. From a questionnaire survey on thermal sensation and comfort of Indo...

    Authors: Yutaka Tochihara, Hitoshi Wakabayashi, Joo-Young Lee, Titis Wijayanto, Nobuko Hashiguchi and Mohamed Saat
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:27
  34. Frailty, particularly traits which are related to sex steroid hormone production, results from the age-associated decline in function considered to be part of the typical aging process. This process may vary w...

    Authors: Michelle Escasa-Dorne and Ronza Zoorob
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:26
  35. This study aims to compare the effects of soy protein isolate (SPI) and soy peptide (PEP) preload 30 min before a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) on the gastric emptying rate, plasma insulin, and blood...

    Authors: Hatsumi Ueoka, Yoshiyuki Fukuba, Masako Yamaoka Endo, Toshio Kobayashi, Hironobu Hamada and Hideaki Kashima
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:25
  36. The time courses of the joint elevation angles of the thigh, shank, and foot in one stride during walking can be well approximated by a “plane” in a triaxial space. This intersegmental coordination (IC) of the lo...

    Authors: Daijiro Abe, Kiyotaka Motoyama, Takehiro Tashiro, Akira Saito and Masahiro Horiuchi
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:24
  37. Handgrip power is an essential indicator of health, vital for grasping or gripping sports, and crucial for providing information related to work capacity. The present study investigated any linear relationship...

    Authors: M Tanveer Hossain Parash, Hasanur Bin Khazri, Zainal Arifin Mustapha and Sadia Choudhury Shimmi
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:23
  38. In humans, an adaptable internal biological system generates circadian rhythms that maintain synchronicity of behavior and physiology with the changing demands of the 24-h environment. Development of the circa...

    Authors: Sachi D. Wong, Kenneth P. Wright Jr, Robert L. Spencer, Céline Vetter, Laurel M. Hicks, Oskar G. Jenni and Monique K. LeBourgeois
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:22
  39. In Japan, height and weight measurements, taken for all children at birth and 1.5- and 3-year health checks, are recorded in the Mother and Child Health (MCH) Handbook, as required by the law. The present popu...

    Authors: Katsuyasu Kouda, Yuki Fujita, Kumiko Ohara, Harunobu Nakamura, Munkhjargal Dorjravdan, Chikako Nakama, Toshimasa Nishiyama and Masayuki Iki
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:21
  40. We aimed to obtain the standard values of age-related changes in the activation timing of postural muscles to the prime mover muscle (anterior deltoid [AD]) for bilateral arm flexion during standing.

    Authors: Takeo Kiyota and Katsuo Fujiwara
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:20
  41. Weight misperception adversely affects health-related quality of life (HRQol); however, few studies have evaluated the relationship between weight misperception and muscle mass. This study aimed to examine the...

    Authors: Takashi Nakagata, Tsukasa Yoshida, Daiki Watanabe, Yukako Arishima-Hashii, Yosuke Yamada, Naomi Sawada, Hidekazu Shimada, Nobuo Nishi and Motohiko Miyachi
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:19
  42. Despite the presence of body composition studies in Russia, there are no current reviews on this topic, and the results are relatively rarely published abroad. Our aim was to describe the history and current s...

    Authors: Sergey G. Rudnev and Elena Z. Godina
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:18
  43. Interest in human physiological responses to cold stress have seen a resurgence in recent years with a focus on brown adipose tissue (BAT), a mitochondria dense fat specialized for heat production. However, a ...

    Authors: Cara Ocobock, Päivi Soppela, Minna Turunen, Ville Stenbäck and Karl-Heinz Herzig
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:17
  44. Indoor airflow and thermal comfort are difficult to assess through subjective evaluations because airflow sensations can differ based on various factors, such as personal characteristics, interests, preference...

    Authors: Kaori Tamura, Sayaka Matsumoto, Yu Hsuan Tseng, Takayuki Kobayashi, Jun’ichi Miwa, Ken’ichi Miyazawa, Soichiro Matsumoto, Seiji Hiramatsu, Hiroyuki Otake and Tsuyoshi Okamoto
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2022 41:16