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  1. Mitochondrial DNA 5178 (Mt5178) C/A polymorphism is reportedly associated with longevity in the Japanese population. The objective of this study was to investigate whether Mt5178 C/A polymorphism influences th...

    Authors: Iichiro Ohtsu, Mamoru Ishikawa, Naomi Matsunaga, Kanae Karita, Masao Yoshida, Hirotaka Ochiai, Takako Shirasawa, Takahiko Yoshimoto, Akira Minoura, Shogo Sai and Akatsuki Kokaze

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2019 38:12

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  2. Toe grip-related training requires individuals to actively exercise muscles that are not frequently used; therefore, it may improve not only toe grip strength but also cognitive function. The purpose of this s...

    Authors: Ryota Tsuyuguchi, Satoshi Kurose, Takayuki Seto, Nana Takao, Aya Fujii, Hiromi Tsutsumi, Shingo Otsuki and Yutaka Kimura

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2019 38:11

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  3. Recently, more consideration is being given to the beneficial effects of lighting on the maintenance and promotion of the health and well-being of office occupants in built environments. A new lighting technol...

    Authors: Akira Yasukouchi, Takafumi Maeda, Kazuyoshi Hara and Hiroyuki Furuune

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2019 38:10

    Content type: Original article

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  6. To study the associations between fat distribution and lung functions in healthy subjects of young adults and to explore potential gender difference in these correlations.

    Authors: Liqian Huang, Ziliang Ye, Jingjing Lu, Cunqing Kong, Qingqing Zhu, Binbin Huang, Zerong Wang, Lin Xu, Qiongying Deng, Jiangu Gong and Peng Liu

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2019 38:7

    Content type: Original article

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  7. Adult height can serve as a disease marker. While taller stature has been reported to be linked to a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), an influence of the height on CVD is not fully understood in...

    Authors: Hiroyuki Teraura, Tatsuya Suzuki and Kazuhiko Kotani

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2019 38:6

    Content type: Review

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  8. Child maltreatment is a major health and social welfare problem, with serious and longstanding consequences. Impulse control ability plays an important role in reducing the risk of child maltreatment. The aim ...

    Authors: Sayuri Hayashi, Ayami Tsuru, Fumi Kishida, Yeon-Kyu Kim, Shigekazu Higuchi and Yuki Motomura

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2019 38:5

    Content type: Original article

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  9. High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a life-threatening form of non-cardiogenic edema which occurs in unacclimatized individuals after rapid ascent to high altitude. NR3C1 gene encodes for glucocorticoid recep...

    Authors: Yingzhong Yang, Hui Du, Yuhong Li, Wei Guan, Feng Tang, Qin Ga and Ri-Li Ge

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2019 38:4

    Content type: Original article

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  12. It is known that the activities of the mirror system are related to imitation and understanding of the intention of an action. It has been reported that the activity of the mirror system is higher for observat...

    Authors: Yuki Ikeda, Yuki Nishimura and Shigekazu Higuchi

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2019 38:1

    Content type: Original article

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  13. After the publication of the original article [1] it was highlighted that there was an omission regarding the online resources for the traffic signs in the section of “Experimental stimuli”.

    Authors: Yohana Siswandari and Shuping Xiong

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:30

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:42

  15. Immigration is a disruptive event with multiple implications for health. Stressors, including family separation, acculturation, job insecurity, restricted mobility, sojourns, dangerous border crossings, stigma...

    Authors: Alexandra C. Tuggle, Jeffrey H. Cohen and Douglas E. Crews

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:28

    Content type: Original article

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  16. Previous research on balance mostly focused on the assessment, training, and improvements of balance through interventions. We investigated tools commonly used to study static balance. Differences in postural ...

    Authors: Chia-Hsuan Lee and Tien-Lung Sun

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:27

    Content type: Original article

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  17. Measurements of erect height in older people, hospitalized and bedridden patients, and people with skeletal deformity is difficult. As a result, using body mass index for assessing nutritional status is not va...

    Authors: Alemayehu Digssie, Alemayehu Argaw and Tefera Belachew

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:26

    Content type: Original article

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  18. Although the benefits of physical activity are well-known, levels of physical inactivity are increasing in many countries. Physical activity, particularly for preventive care of the elderly, must be encouraged...

    Authors: Junko Hasegawa, Hideki Suzuki and Taro Yamauchi

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:25

    Content type: Original article

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  19. Previous studies have demonstrated the importance of the inhibition of automatic imitation in social interactions. Additionally, cognitive traits are known to vary among individuals. According to the empathizi...

    Authors: Yuki Nishimura, Yuki Ikeda and Shigekazu Higuchi

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:24

    Content type: Original article

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  20. Bright light at night is known to suppress melatonin secretion. Novel photoreceptors named intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) are mainly responsible for projecting dark/bright informa...

    Authors: Tomoaki Kozaki, Yuki Hidaka, Jun-ya Takakura and Yosuke Kusano

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:23

    Content type: Original article

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  21. We investigated cardiovascular responses to an orthostatic challenge in trained spinal cord-injured (SCI) individuals compared to able-bodied (AB) individuals.

    Authors: Masahiro Itoh, Masako Yamaoka Endo, Tatsuya Hojo, Miho Yoshimura and Yoshiyuki Fukuoka

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:22

    Content type: Original article

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  22. Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported that the abstract was missing from this article.

    Authors: Soomin Lee, Shougo Ishibashi, Yoshihiro Shimomura and Tetsuo Katsuura

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:21

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 35:20

  23. Epidemiology of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as obesity and diabetes mellitus (DM) are influenced by multiple hosts and environmental factors. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of NCDs and ...

    Authors: Sweta Koirala, Masayuki Nakano, Hiroaki Arima, Shouhei Takeuchi, Tomo Ichikawa, Takayuki Nishimura, Hiromu Ito, Basu Dev Pandey, Kishor Pandey, Takayuki Wada and Taro Yamamoto

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:20

    Content type: Original article

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  24. Appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASMM) is a measure of body muscle content, and it correlates with nutrition and physical status. Estimation of ASMM using anthropometric models is a well-established strategy...

    Authors: Nirmala Rathnayake, Gayani Alwis, Janaka Lenora and Sarath Lekamwasam

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:19

    Content type: Original article

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  25. Energy cost of transport per unit distance (CoT) against speed shows U-shaped fashion in walking and linear fashion in running, indicating that there exists a specific walking speed minimizing the CoT, being d...

    Authors: Daijiro Abe, Yoshiyuki Fukuoka, Takafumi Maeda and Masahiro Horiuchi

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:18

    Content type: Original article

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  27. The human mirror neuron system exists in adults, and even in children. However, a significant, unanswered question in the literature concerns age differences in the effect of visual orientation of human body m...

    Authors: Yuki Nishimura, Yuki Ikeda, Airi Suematsu and Shigekazu Higuchi

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:16

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  28. In 1980, Jonas Salk (1914–1995) encouraged professionals in anthropology and related disciplines to consider the interconnections between “planetary health,” sociocultural changes associated with technological...

    Authors: Alan C. Logan, Susan L. Prescott, Tari Haahtela and David L. Katz

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:15

    Content type: Review

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  30. As a way of helping to sleep in winter, methods of warming the feet through footbaths or heating pads before bedtime are tried. In particular, bed socks are popular during winter sleeping in Korea, but scienti...

    Authors: Yelin Ko and Joo-Young Lee

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:13

    Content type: Original article

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  31. Bright light (BL) has been shown to be effective in enhancing both cognitive and physical performances. Alterations in nighttime melatonin levels have also been observed. However, evaluations of light-induced ...

    Authors: Wolfgang Schobersberger, Cornelia Blank, Friedrich Hanser, Andrea Griesmacher, Markus Canazei and Veronika Leichtfried

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:12

    Content type: Original article

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  32. Falls are the leading cause of accidental injury and death among older adults. One of three adults over the age of 65 years falls annually. As the size of elderly population increases, falls become a major con...

    Authors: Liana Nafisa Saftari and Oh-Sang Kwon

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:11

    Content type: Review

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  33. Current knowledge on genetic basis of aggressive behavior is still contradictory. This may be due to the fact that the majority of studies targeting associations between candidate genes and aggression are cond...

    Authors: Marina L. Butovskaya, Polina R. Butovskaya, Vasiliy A. Vasilyev, Jane M. Sukhodolskaya, Dania I. Fekhredtinova, Dmitri V. Karelin, Julia N. Fedenok, Audax Z. P. Mabulla, Alexey P. Ryskov and Oleg E. Lazebny

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:10

    Content type: Original article

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  34. Recent studies have explored various genetic and physiological factors related to high-altitude adaptation in highlander populations. However, the effects of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), influencing...

    Authors: Yoshiki Yasukochi, Takayuki Nishimura, Midori Motoi and Shigeki Watanuki

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:9

    Content type: Original article

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  35. It is known that emotion regulatory responses of humans are changed by the experiences they have, but in particular, they are changed by becoming a mother. A recent study has found how a woman’s emotion regula...

    Authors: Sayuri Hayashi, Hiroko Wada, Sung-Phil Kim, Yuki Motomura, Shigekazu Higuchi and Yeon-Kyu Kim

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:8

    Content type: Original article

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  36. High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a serious acute mountain sickness that mainly occurs in non-acclimatized individuals after rapid ascent to high altitude. The precise etiology of HAPE remains unclear. T...

    Authors: Hui Du, Jing Zhao, Zhanhai Su, Yongnian Liu and Yingzhong Yang

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:7

    Content type: Original article

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  37. Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is sympathetically activated and induces thermogenesis during cold exposure, thereby influencing energy expenditure and body fat levels. The very low frequency (VLF) components of pu...

    Authors: Shinsuke Nirengi, Naoki Sakane, Shiho Amagasa, Sawako Wakui, Toshiyuki Homma, Yuko Kurosawa and Takafumi Hamaoka

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:6

    Content type: Original article

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  38. The effects of acute hypoxia at high altitude on the telomere length of the cells in the heart and lung tissues remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the change in telomere length of rat heart and lu...

    Authors: Yaping Wang, Zhen Zhao, Zhiyong Zhu, Pingying Li, Xiaolin Li, Xiaohong Xue, Jie Duo and Yingcai Ma

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:5

    Content type: Original article

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  40. Growing attention has been paid to the effects of food flavor components on alleviating negative brain functions caused by stressful lifestyles. In this study, we investigated the alleviating effect of two kin...

    Authors: Ai Yoto, Natsuki Fukui, Chisa Kaneda, Shoko Torita, Keiichi Goto, Fumio Nanjo and Hidehiko Yokogoshi

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:3

    Content type: Original article

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  42. Relationships between the timings of attentional switching and postural preparation were investigated using a choice-reaction paradigm with transient floor translation (S2), with the direction indicated by a w...

    Authors: Katsuo Fujiwara, Chie Yaguchi, Maki Maekawa and Naoe Kiyota

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2018 37:1

    Content type: Original article

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  43. Activation timings of postural muscles of lower legs and prediction of postural disturbance were investigated in young and older adults during bilateral arm flexion in a self-timing task and an oddball task wi...

    Authors: Chie Yaguchi, Katsuo Fujiwara and Naoe Kiyota

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2017 36:44

    Content type: Original article

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  44. Muscle co-contraction is the simultaneous contraction of agonist and antagonist muscles crossing a joint, and it increases with age. This study primarily aimed to clarify the difference in the effect of a ligh...

    Authors: Yoshitaka Iwamoto, Makoto Takahashi and Koichi Shinkoda

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2017 36:43

    Content type: Original article

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  46. Time perception associated with durations from 1 s to several minutes involves activity in the right posterior parietal cortex (rPPC). It is unclear whether altering the activity of the rPPC affects an individ...

    Authors: Fuyuki Oyama, Keita Ishibashi and Koichi Iwanaga

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2017 36:41

    Content type: Original article

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  47. After the publication of this work [1] an error was noticed in one of the formulas.

    Authors: Muhammad Zaid, Fatima Ameer, Rimsha Munir, Rida Rashid, Nimrah Farooq, Shahida Hasnain and Nousheen Zaidi

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2017 36:40

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2017 36:19

  48. The simultaneous exposure to blue and green light was reported to result in less melatonin suppression than monochromatic exposure to blue or green light. Here, we conducted an experiment using extremely short...

    Authors: Soomin Lee, Yuria Uchiyama, Yoshihiro Shimomura and Tetsuo Katsuura

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2017 36:39

    Content type: Original article

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  49. After the publication of this work [1] an error was noticed in Table 3. In the column ‘Elderly’, in the last row it states 98 ± 11.87** however the correct value should be: 34.98 ± 11.87**.

    Authors: Yoshitaka Iwamoto, Makoto Takahashi and Koichi Shinkoda

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2017 36:38

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2017 36:32

  50. In the human retina, the contribution of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) to the regulation of the pupillary response remains poorly understood. The objective of the current study w...

    Authors: Soomin Lee, Naoko Muto, Yoshihiro Shimomura and Tetsuo Katsuura

    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2017 36:37

    Content type: Original article

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