OneFootball's home page Search Settings Sign In Sign InJoinElias to silence Suita as Sanga's title charge rolls on (Gamba Osaka vs Kyoto Sanga prediction) | OneFootballSportsEye Kyoto Sanga Look to Extend Lead at Struggling Gamba OsakaLeague leaders Kyoto Sanga will aim to consolidate their position at the top of the J1 League when they travel to face a Gamba Osaka side desperate to arrest their slide down the table on Tuesday The visitors arrive at Panasonic Stadium Suita in formidable form having won four of their last five matches while the hosts are hoping to bounce back from a comprehensive 3-0 defeat at FC Tokyo last time out Tale of Two TrajectoriesKyoto Sanga's remarkable rise to the summit of Japanese football has been one of the stories of the season they've developed a winning mentality that has transformed them from relegation battlers into genuine title contenders With 24 points from 13 matches, Sanga have shown remarkable consistency and resilience, often coming from behind and scoring crucial late goals. Their attacking prowess has been particularly impressive, with Brazilian forward Rafael Elias leading the scoring charts with eight goals and four assists find themselves languishing in 14th place after a difficult start to the campaign Daniel Poyatos' side have managed just four wins from 12 matches and their away form has been particularly concerning Gamba continue to be hampered by key absences Forward Welton Felipe remains sidelined through injury while midfielder Neta Lavi has been carefully managed due to fatigue issues with defender Genta Miura nearing a return after a year-long recovery from a serious knee injury Kyoto Sanga have no major injury concerns heading into the fixture with their first-choice XI all available for selection The league leaders have benefited from smart recruitment with January signings Masaya Okugawa from Augsburg and Takuji Yonemoto from Nagoya Grampus strengthening an already impressive squad The match could well be decided by how effectively Gamba's defensive unit of Shinnosuke Nakatani and Shota Fukuoka can contain Sanga's lethal attack two assists) will need to rediscover his scoring touch if the hosts are to have any chance of causing an upset For Kyoto, the creative partnership between Rafael Elias and Taichi Hara (one goal five assists) has been central to their success with their understanding and movement causing problems for defences throughout the league Gamba's last five matches have yielded just one win with three defeats and a draw highlighting their inconsistency Their 3-0 defeat at FC Tokyo was particularly concerning with Poyatos acknowledging lapses in concentration with four wins from their last five matches Their most recent outing saw them overcome Yokohama FC 2-1 with substitute Masaya Okugawa netting the winner after they had conceded an equaliser Gamba Osaka will be desperate to use their home advantage to kickstart their season, but they face a Kyoto Sanga side brimming with confidence and attacking threat The visitors' momentum and superior form should see them through in what could be a closely fought encounter Predicted Score: Gamba Osaka 1-2 Kyoto Sanga Related NewsLeão inspires Milan comeback, as Conceicao’s system change continues to bear fruit [video] Leao opens up about Milan internal talks on last ‘crucial’ games Leao suspended for Milan-Bologna, will return in time to face … Bologna How Milan have fared in matches without Leao in 2024-25 Why Leao is not included in Milan starting line-up against Genoa Manchester United will not sell Bruno Fernandes to Al-Hilal for any price The three players Xabi Alonso has requested Real Madrid to sign – report Inter Milan vs Barcelona – Predicted lineup and team news To further raise awareness of used cooking oil-focused resource recycling efforts among local citizens a lottery will be held for those who bring in used cooking oil with prizes including “Suitan Goods” featuring Suita City’s mascot and invitations to tour the SAF production facility the parties will examine ways to promote the initiative within the local private sector and engage in collaborative awareness-raising activities with private businesses It can be used in existing aircraft and refueling equipment without the need for modifications SAF has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 84% over its entire life cycle from production to use    Reference: Carbon Neutrality in the Skies: Promoting the Introduction of SAF    URL: https://www.mlit.go.jp/koku/jigyousha.html#saf (available in Japanese only) 【About the Project for Large-scale Production of Japan’s First Locally Made SAF】 (on the premises of Cosmo Oil’s Sakai Refinery) Facility for receiving used cooking oil as feedstock for SAF （PDF） (The official language for Cosmo Energy Group's filings with the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Japanese authorities and for communications with our shareholders We have posted English versions of some of this information on this website While these English versions have been prepared in good faith Cosmo Energy Group does not accept responsibility for the accuracy of the translations and reference should be made to the original Japanese language materials.) Osaka University Mascot Dr. Wani will make an appearance at the Yuru-Chara (mascot character) event at Suita Festa 2024 which will be held at Expo ’70 Commemorative Park on Saturday Characters that have connections with Suita City will get together For information on Dr. Wani, click here Please allow the acquisition of cookies in order to display the video said Panasonic's visionary founder Konosuke Matsushita One of his guiding principles was that in addition to manufacturing products the company should try to help address the challenges faced by society at large Panasonic remains true to these principles A good example is the company's creation of Sustainable Smart Towns Japan is facing the challenges of an ageing society Already 30% of the population is aged 65 or over and this share is expected to continue rising An additional issue is the growing number of single-person households which can exacerbate problems of loneliness and isolation Panasonic is working to realize its founder's vision and address these twin issues through its development of Sustainable Smart Towns (SSTs) - a trio of large-scale community developments in Japan conceived around common themes These include the use of renewable energy to power them the deployment of technology to facilitate mobility and security for their residents The first SST to be completed is located in Fujisawa, south of Yokohama; a second was completed shortly afterwards in Tsunashima a busy northern suburb of Osaka - will open at the end of this month All three have been constructed on the sites of disused former Panasonic manufacturing facilities a further guiding principle is the promotion of multi-generational living The 23,000 square meter site - around the size of three soccer pitches - will house 362 residential units; these include condominiums for families and for seniors and compact units with shared facilities designed for single-person households The Suita complex additionally hosts a large wellness facility incorporating serviced housing for the elderly and a group home for those with dementia; at-home care and child-care facilities are also provided A commercial complex with two floors of shops and a community park completes the community Typical urban developments focus on the provision of infrastructure explains Chief Executive Officer Yuki Kusumi "We are promoting sustainable smart town community development with the aim of solving global environmental problems and enabling people to lead happy lives In line with the approach adopted in the other SST projects Panasonic conceived and created the Suita Sustainable Smart Town with the help of a number of partner organizations mobile communications and utility companies The overall facility will be operated by a "facility council" with input from these partners as well as from residents Maximizing the use of renewable energy is one of the key principles underpinning the operation of all three of the Sustainable Smart Towns The Suita SST specifically aims to become Japan's first urban development that derives 100% of its electricity from renewable sources* Extensive use is being made of solar power and huge storage batteries provide back-up should supplies be disrupted for any reason - for example following a natural disaster Some of the residential units are equipped with advanced gas appliances equipped with the very latest safety functions The health and safety of residents is a further main consideration particularly given the ongoing COVID pandemic Discrete cameras in common areas will monitor any congestion and assess compliance with any recommended precautions such as mask wearing AI technology in the cameras will also help detect if an elderly resident becomes disoriented or lost while outdoors with any necessary assistance being dispatched swiftly by a security center AI-enabled sensors embedded in residents' home appliances will detect unusual patterns of usage which may provide an indication of cognitive decline or the onset of dementia among elderly residents Appropriate levels of care will be provided by partner companies specializing in healthcare and nursing The monitoring of residents' day-to-day health and general healthcare provision will be facilitated through the use of data collected through wearable devices and smartphones with clinics and pharmacies collaborating to ensure optimal management of residents' health Recognizing that remaining mobile and active helps to prolong the lives of the elderly the Suita SST will make it easier for its residents to move around inside the community for example through the provision of shared bicycles In partnership with local transportation providers it will also encourage them to explore the scenery and other attractions of the surrounding areas The community's many shared facilities and meetings places will encourage cross-generation interaction and help combat loneliness Landscaped greenery will help provide relief from the effects of urban heat during Japan's long Panasonic's Sustainable Smart Towns in Japan are work in progress Feedback from their residents is being constantly evaluated and analyzed with services and service levels being tweaked or adjusted accordingly the company aims to leverage the experience it is gaining through the SST program to inform and support similar developments in Japan and in other countries These currently include smart-housing projects in China and in Germany that are also deploying Panasonic technology to provide comfortable and secure living in energy-efficient communities the vision of the company's founder continues to inspire Panasonic to seek solutions to the challenges faced by society *The goal is to produce virtually 100% of the energy consumed by the town from renewable energy sources We will realize this goal for at least five years after the town is up and running This is the first initiative in Japan that involves the entire town including commercial and residential facilities (According to the survey conducted by Knsai Electric Power Co. 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The present longitudinal analysis was conducted to clarify the relationship between decreased masticatory performance and the development of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in a general urban cohort in Japan. Results: On Cox proportional hazard regression analysis, the multivariable adjusted hazard ratio for the development of the MetS in the Lower group was 2.24 (95% confidence interval, 1.12–4.50) in men. The multivariable adjusted hazard ratio for the development of high blood pressure was 3.12 (1.42–6.87), for high triglycerides was 2.82 (1.18–6.76), and for high fasting plasma glucose was 2.65 (1.00–7.00) in men. Conclusions: Lower masticatory performance suggested to be a risk factor for the development of the MetS as well as MetS components such as high blood pressure, high triglycerides, and high fasting plasma glucose in Japanese men. Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Prevention Volume 8 - 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2021.752667 This article is part of the Research TopicInsights in Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Prevention: 2021View all 21 articles A correction has been applied to this article in: Corrigendum: Lower Masticatory Performance Is a Risk for the Development of the Metabolic Syndrome: The Suita Study Objectives: Declined masticatory function has recently been receiving attention as a risk factor for poor general health The present longitudinal analysis was conducted to clarify the relationship between decreased masticatory performance and the development of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in a general urban cohort in Japan Methods: We surveyed 599 participants (254 men 65.8 ± 7.8 years) who underwent physical health checkups in the Suita study We evaluated masticatory performance at baseline using test gummy jelly and divided participants into two groups: a “Lower group,” comprising participants in the lower 25% of the masticatory performance at baseline; and a “Normal group,” comprising all others We estimated hazard ratios (HRs) for the Lower group by using Cox proportional hazard regression analysis to develop the MetS and the components of the MetS at follow-up Results: On Cox proportional hazard regression analysis the multivariable adjusted hazard ratio for the development of the MetS in the Lower group was 2.24 (95% confidence interval The multivariable adjusted hazard ratio for the development of high blood pressure was 3.12 (1.42–6.87) for high triglycerides was 2.82 (1.18–6.76) and for high fasting plasma glucose was 2.65 (1.00–7.00) in men Conclusions: Lower masticatory performance suggested to be a risk factor for the development of the MetS as well as MetS components such as high blood pressure and high fasting plasma glucose in Japanese men the MetS is a complex pathological condition caused by the various effects of these factors and there may be factors that have not yet been clarified identifying the risk factors affecting the MetS is thus a major goal for preventing cardiovascular diseases they used a cross-sectional study design and could not make any definitive comment on the longitudinal relationship between masticatory performance and the development of the MetS The present study therefore aimed to evaluate the hypothesis that lower masticatory performance at baseline represented a risk factor for the future development of the MetS in a general urban Japanese population in a longitudinal study The ethical committee approved the study protocol of the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (approval number M19-062-4 and only individuals who had given consent after receiving full written and oral explanations of the study were evaluated All participants were instructed to fast for 12 h before each health check and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were measured The MetS was defined using National Cholesterol Education Program's Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP-ATPIII) criteria (20) The five components of the MetS were defined as follows: high blood pressure SBP ≥130 mmHg and/or DBP ≥85 mmHg and/or taking antihypertensive medicines; high blood glucose level fasting blood glucose ≥110 mg/dL and/or taking diabetic medicines; hypertriglyceridemia triglycerides ≥150 mg/dL and/or taking antilipidemic medicines; low HDL-cholesterol HDL-cholesterol <40 mg/dL in men or <50 mg/dL in women; and abdominal obesity waist circumference (in the Asian diagnostic criteria) ≥90 cm in men or ≥80 cm in women The MetS was diagnosed based on the presence of ≥3 of these 5 components Participants were surveyed regarding lifestyle using questionnaires Smoking status was divided into “never smoking,” “quit smoking,” and “current smoking.” Participants who responded “current smoking” were defined as smokers Periodontal tissue examination was carried out with participants in a supine position on a bed under artificial lighting of sufficient brightness. Periodontal status was evaluated on the basis of the Community Periodontal Index (CPI) (21) The teeth examined were the maxillary and mandibular left and right first and second molars When this examination was not possible because the incisor to be examined was missing the same tooth on the opposite side was examined No evaluation was carried out when all the teeth to be surveyed were lost Periodontal status was examined using a CPI probe (Periodontal Probe; YDM Japan) at six points in the periodontal pocket of each tooth according to the following CPI code criteria with the highest code value recorded: Code 0 no finding of gingival inflammation; Code 1 dental calculus deposits (including those detected by probing up to 4 mm beneath the gingival margin); Code 3 periodontal pocket depth ≥4 mm but <6 mm; and Code 4 CPI Code ≥3 was defined as “with periodontitis,” and CPI Code 0–2 was defined as “without periodontitis.” Participants were instructed to chew a piece of test gummy jelly (Soshaku-noryoku sokuteiyou gummy jelly; UHA Mikakuto Japan) using 30 chewing strokes on the preferred side and to expectorate the comminuted jelly onto a piece of cotton gauze spread over the top of a paper cup without leaving any gummy particles in the mouth The cotton gauze and comminuted pieces were then rinsed under running water for 30 s to remove as much saliva and glucose adhering to the surfaces as possible The comminuted jelly alone was subsequently placed in a plastic container The contents were agitated for 10 s at 400 rpm with a magnetic stirrer (PC-410D Digital Stirrer; Corning Incorporated a small amount of the supernatant was collected using a set of forceps and placed in contact with the tip of a sensor fitted to a commercially available instrument for self-monitoring of blood glucose (Glutest Every; Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho and the glucose concentration (mg/dL) displayed after 15 s was recorded The increase in surface area of the comminuted jelly (mm2) (y) was calculated from the glucose concentration (x) using the regression formula y = 15x-250 and this was regarded as masticatory performance For participants who wore removable dentures masticatory performance was measured with the dentures in place Participants were surveyed the presence or absence of pain in the temporomandibular joint when masticatory performance examinations were performed We excluded the participants who answered they had pain In this study, participants in the lower 25% of the masticatory performance at baseline by sex were defined as the “Lower group,” and all others were defined as the “Normal group” (22) We conducted analyses in this study by sex (1), because of the differences between the sexes in the risk factors for the MetS (6) we compared each variable between groups of masticatory performance using the Student's t-test for continuous variables and the chi-squared test for categorical variables We used the Shapiro-Wilk test for masticatory performance (men: p = 0.057 and confirmed that the data had a normal distribution In this study, as the first-stage analysis, the participants were limited to those who did not have MetS at baseline (n = 599) to assess the relationship between lower masticatory performance and MetS (Figure 1) We estimated hazard ratios (HRs) to develop the MetS at follow-up in the Lower group using Cox proportional hazard regression we assessed lower masticatory performance had a large effect which of the components of the MetS (abdominal obesity This second-stage analysis was performed by excluding those who had each component at baseline from the participants who were analyzed in the first stage The number of participants analyzed was as follows: abdominal obesity We estimated HRs to develop each component of the MetS at follow-up in the Lower group using Cox proportional hazard regression Values of p <0.05 were considered significant for all analyses All statistical analyses were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 25 (SPSS Japan The mean age at baseline was 65.8 ± 7.8 years and the mean follow-up was 4.4 ± 1.3 years Participants' characteristics at baseline according to the two groups of masticatory performance are shown in Table 1 the Lower group was significantly older and showed higher fasting blood glucose levels than the Normal group the Lower group had significantly poor periodontal status than the Normal group Characteristics of the study population by masticatory performance and sex The results of Cox proportional hazard regression analysis showed that the HRs to develop the MetS in the Lower group in men were 2.03 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.01–4.05] in the age-adjusted model and 2.24 (1.12–4.50) in the multivariatble-adjusted model (Table 2) No significant association between masticatory performance and development of the MetS was seen in either the age-adjusted model or the multivariable-adjusted model in women Multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios (95% CI) for the MetS by masticatory performance 16 women) developed high fasting plasma glucose The results of Cox proportional hazard regression analysis showed that HRs for the development of high blood pressure in the Lower group in men were 2.62 (1.25–5.52) in the age-adjusted model and 3.12 (1.42–6.87) in the multivariable-adjusted model (Table 3) The results of Cox proportional hazard regression analysis showed that HRs for the development of high triglycerides in the Lower group in men were 2.74 (1.13–6.68) in the age-adjusted model and 2.82 (1.18–6.76) in the multivariable-adjusted model The results of Cox proportional hazard regression analysis showed that HRs for the development of high fasting plasma glucose in the Lower group in men were 2.49 (0.97–6.37) in the age-adjusted model and 2.65 (1.00–7.00) in the multivariable-adjusted model Multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios (95% CI) for the MetS components by masticatory performance in men No significant association between masticatory performance and the development of MetS components was seen in either the age-adjusted model or the multivariable-adjusted model in women (Table 4) Multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios (95% CI) for MetS components by masticatory performance in women this study is the first to show relationships between objective masticatory performance and the development of the MetS through a longitudinal study of a general urban population The findings showed that lower masticatory performance might be a risk factor for the development of the MetS in men Mean masticatory performance in the Lower group was 2,170 ± 830 mm2 in men and 2,185 ± 816 mm2 in women. Kosaka et al. reported that the mean masticatory performance in a lost occlusal support group (Eichner B4 and C1-3) was 2,439 ± 1,671 mm2 (23). Furthermore, the participants in the lost occlusal support group reportedly showed lower intakes of foods that were difficult to chew, such as vegetables and fruit (24) Participants in the present Lower group may thus have had similar masticatory performance to individuals who had lost occlusal support and so they may have been exposed to similar adverse effects in terms of nutritional intake Lower masticatory performance may therefore restrict foods that can be chewed and cause decreases in intakes of dietary fiber and vitamins and increased carbohydrate intake Based on these reports and the results of the present study imbalances in nutrition may exert complex effects on blood pressure and the subsequent development of the MetS Exercise habits or energy intake were not examined in this study which could thus not be considered in this study Women may thus maintain intakes of foods that are difficult to chew by cooking with ingenuity and may show more well-balanced dietary habits we found no association between lower masticatory performance and the development of the MetS in women The present findings may offer a new approach for preventing the development of the MetS and cardiovascular disease because the MetS is a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease and smoking habit were common risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease in Japanese confounding factors were limited due to the sample size we selected age and smoking habit as confounding factors in this study lower masticatory performance was associated with the development of the MetS in men after adjusting for confounding factors lower masticatory performance was associated with the development of high blood pressure Improving and maintaining masticatory performance may offer a new approach to preventing the development of the MetS The findings of this study will provide a basis for new preventive strategies against the development of the MetS and subsequent cardiovascular diseases The datasets presented in this article are not readily available because request for date disclosure will be granted at the discretion of the Facility Ethics Committee. 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Your browser does not support JavaScript, or it is disabled．Please check the site policy for more information National Report Osaka Prefecture--Osaka University Hospital here announced on Aug 21 that it gave two cancer patients an excess of chemotherapy drugs an error attributed to a program malfunction in its drug dispensing computer system a patient in his 60s was administered 1.2 times his prescribed dose of the chemotherapy drug Gemcitabine The patient was undergoing treatment for gastrointestinal cancer The malpractice came to light after the hospital’s pharmacists reported it Further investigations revealed a similar incident had occurred in January Another male patient with blood cancer had been administered approximately twice the prescribed dose of Fludarabine the man began experiencing neurological symptoms that included difficulty walking and blurred vision The patient passed away in June due to the progression of his blood cancer Osaka University Hospital maintains there is no causal relationship between his death and neurological symptoms The malfunctioning program was configured to calculate one additional vial of medication under rare conditions A configuration change in January increased the likelihood of this occurrence An investigation of 4,004 patients who have used the dispensing system since 2022 revealed no other overdose cases Yuyama reported it did not discover additional cases after another investigation conducted at 35 facilities supplied with the same system Clinical trial for cancer treatment using iPS cells to start in August Second type of cancer treatment using iPS cells starts in Chiba Information on the latest cherry blossom conditions Please right click to use your browser’s translation function.) A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II In-house News and Messages No reproduction or republication without written permission Metrics details The Framingham Risk Score (FRS) has been reported to predict coronary heart disease (CHD) but its assessment has been unsuccessful in Asian population We aimed to assess FRS and Suita score (a Japanese CHD prediction model) in a Japanese nation-wide annual health check program participants aged 40–79 years were followed up longitudinally from 2008 to 2011 New-onset CHD was observed in diabetic men [6.00%] Area under the curve (AUC) of receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for CHD prediction were consistently low in Suita score (TC) suggesting that these scores have only a limited power integrated discrimination improvement (IDI) and decision curve analysis (DCA) and Hosmer–Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test did not show clear differences between Suita score (TC) and FRS (TC) New models combining waist circumference ≥85 cm in men or proteinuria ≥1+ in women to Suita score (TC) was superior in diabetic men and women New models could be useful to predict 3-year risk of CHD at least in Japanese population especially in diabetic population we evaluated the following: (1) assessments of FRS and Suita score in a large Japanese population using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve method and the Hosmer–Lemeshow test; (2) assessments of FRS and Suita scores in men and women with or without diabetes; (3) development of newly modified CHD-predictive models based on Suita score in participants with and without diabetes; (4) assessments of two scores by ROC curve Risk scores were higher in men than in women 1,234 participants (3.49%; 589 men [4.19%] 645 women [3.03%]) developed new-onset CHD Those risk scores were all higher in diabetic men and women than in their counterparts New-onset CHD between 2008 and 2011 was observed in men with diabetes [6.00%] ROC curve of Suita scores (TC and LDL-C) and NCEP-ATPIII FRS (TC) for coronary heart disease (CHD) prediction in total participants men and women (a) and in men and women with and without diabetes (b) Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves in Suita scores total cholesterol (TC black line) and low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C and NCEP-ATPIII FRS TC (green line) are shown The area under the curve (AUCs) of new-onset coronary heart disease (CHD) and cutoff values (sensitivity 1 – specificity) and P values are shown in the lower left panel P values for model comparisons are also shown in the lower right panel Next, we conducted the Hosmer–Lemeshow test to evaluate the model’s calibration (Table 3) Suita score (TC) and Suita score (LDL-C) showed a good fit When the population was divided into men and women FRS and NCEP-ATPIII risk scores equivalently showed a good fit Decision curve analysis (DCA) for coronary heart disease (CHD) prediction in total participants (b) Horizontal dotted lines are net benefit of treating no participants assuming that all would not develop CHD; gray line is net benefit of treating all participants similarly assuming that all would develop CHD; net benefit of treating participants based on Suita score (TC) is black line and those based on FRS (TC) is red line Dotted lines are 95% confidential intervals were better in Suita score (TC) than in FRS (TC) in non-diabetic and diabetic men and in non-diabetic women Waist circumference (≥85 cm) and BMI were significant in non-diabetic and diabetic men and proteinuria (≥± or ≥1+) was in non-diabetic and diabetic women Calculations for Suita score (LDL-C) resulted in almost the same that in the Suita score (TC) (data not shown) Variance inflation factor (VIF) of waist circumference and proteinuria with Suita score variables were all <2.5 indicating no evidence for strong multicollinearity Odds ratios adjusted for all covariates of Suita score waist circumference in diabetic men (2.160; 1.290–3.617; P < 0.01) and proteinuria in diabetic women (3.252; 1.731–6.110; P < 0.01) were almost comparable with their crude odds ratios We implemented a new risk prediction model as follows The β coefficients calculated using multiple logistic regression in diabetic men were Suita score 0.3 the formula for modified Suita score in diabetic men was 0.3 × Suita score (TC) + 7 × waist circumference Although the intercept was omitted in this formula for simplification the intercept was used to calculate the probability of CHD onset the β coefficients calculated using multiple logistic regression in women with diabetes were Suita model score 0.1 the formula for modified Suita score in diabetic women was 0.1 × Suita score (TC) + 12 × proteinuria ≥1+ (0 or 1) the formula = 0.3 × Suita score (TC) + 1.2 × waist circumference ≥85 cm (0 or 1) whereas that for non-diabetic women was 0.2 × Suita score (TC) + 4.3 × proteinuria ≥1+ (0 or 1) The results for Suita score (LDL-C) were almost the same as those for Suita score (TC) (data not shown) Hosmer–Lemeshow test (Table 3) for Suita score (TC) new covariates indicated a good-fit model in total and in non-diabetic and diabetic men and women Decision curve analysis (DCA) for coronary heart disease (CHD) prediction in men and women with and without diabetes Horizontal dotted lines are net benefit of treating no participants assuming that all would develop CHD; net benefit of treating participants based on Suita score (TC) is black line and those based on New risk prediction model 1 (orange) Suita score (TC) new coefficients (blue lines) New risk prediction model 2 (light blue lines) and New risk prediction model 3 (light pink lines)are also shown (New risk prediction model 1: Suita score (TC) + new covariates* New risk prediction model 2: Suita score (TC) new coefficients + new covariates* New risk prediction model 3: Suita score (TC) new coefficients + new covariates 2** *new covariates: Waist circumference (≥85 cm) in men and proteinuria (≥1+) in women were included and proteinuria (≥1+) in women were included HbA1c and e-GFR were recalculated in the-sex specific models to obtain best fit models In non-diabetic men: Suita score (TC) new coefficients = 0.44 × age (years) + 0.05 × SBP (mmHg) + 0.01 × TC (mg/dL) − 0.05 × HDL-C (mg/dL) − 0.96 × current smoking (0 or 1) − 0.07 × eGFR + 2.5 × HbA1C (%) In diabetic men: Suita score (TC) new coefficients = 0.38 × age (years) + 0.04 × SBP (mmHg) + 0.001 × TC (mg/dL) − 0.03 × HDL-C (mg/dL) + 1.38 × current smoking (0 or 1) − 0.12 × eGFR + 0.10 × HbA1C (%) In non-diabetic women: Suita score new coefficients = 0.36 × age (years) + 0.08 × SBP (mmHg) − 0.06 × TC (mg/dL) + 0.02 × HDL-C (mg/dL) − 2.73 × current smoking (0 or 1) + 0.03 × eGFR + 1.2 × HbA1C (%) In diabetic women: Suita score new coefficients = 0.48 × age (years) − 0.01 × SBP (mmHg) − 0.11 × TC (mg/dL) + 0.00 × HDL-C (mg/dL) + 1.35 × current smoking (0 or 1) − 0.11 × eGFR + 2.64 × HbA1C (%) New risk prediction model 2 was implemented adding waist circumference in men and proteinuria ≥1 in women to Suita score (TC) new coefficients scores as follows In non-diabetic men: Suita score (TC) new coefficients + new covariates = 0.98 × Suita score (TC) new coefficients + 1.11 × waist circumference ≥85 cm (0 or 1) In diabetic men: Suita score (TC) new coefficients + new covariates = 0.96 × Suita score new coefficients + 7.40 × waist circumference ≥85 cm (0 or 1) In non-diabetic women: Suita score (TC) new coefficients + new covariates = 0.98 × Suita score new coefficients + 4.48 × proteinuria ≥1+ (0 or 1) In diabetic women: Suita score (TC) new coefficients + new covariates = 0.96 × Suita score new coefficients + 11.1 × proteinuria ≥1+ (0 or 1) As shown in Table 3 performance of Suita Score (TC) new coefficients and Suita Score (TC) new coefficients + covariates were good in total were also good when divided to non-diabetic and diabetic men and women and e-GFR (Suita score (TC) new coefficients) and proteinuria ≥+− (new covariates 2) in men: meanwhile and e-GFR(Suita score (TC) new coefficients) and waist circumference ≥90 cm (new covariates 2) in women we calculated β-coefficients of Suita score (TC) new coefficients and new covariates 2 in the-sex specific models to obtain best fit models In non-diabetic men: Suita score (TC) new coefficients + new covariates 2 = 0.86 × Suita score (TC) new coefficients + 0.52 × waist circumference ≥85 cm (0 or 1) + 3.74 × the use of drug of hypertension (0 or 1) + 3.22 × the use of drug of dyslipidemia (0 or 1) + 0 × triglyceride + 0.16 × proteinuria ≥+− (0 or 1) In diabetic men: Suita score (TC) new coefficients + new covariates 2 = 0.87 × Suita score new coefficients +8.02 × waist circumference ≥85 cm (0 or 1)+ 1.08 × the use of drug of hypertension(0 or 1) +1.98 × the use of drug of diabetes (0 or 1) (0 or 1) −0.03 × triglyceride + 3.84 × proteinuria ≥+− (0 or 1) In non-diabetic women: Suita score (TC) new coefficients + new covariates 2 = 0.75 × Suita score new coefficients + 3.42 × proteinuria ≥1 (0 or 1) + 5.03 × the use of drug of hypertension(0 or 1) +1.44 × the use of drug of dyslipidemia(0 or 1) + 0 × triglyceride −1.01 × waist circumference ≥90 cm (0 or 1) In diabetic women: Suita score (TC) new coefficients + new covariates 2 = 0.9 × Suita score new coefficients + 11.03 × proteinuria ≥1 (0 or 1) + 1.54 × the use of drug of hypertension(0 or 1) +2.38 × the use of drug of diabetes (0 or 1) + 1.30 × the use of drug of dyslipidemia,(0 or 1) −0.02 × triglyceride +0.29 × waist circumference ≥90 cm (0 or 1) performance of Suita score (TC) new coefficients + covariates 2 were good in total in non-diabetic and diabetic men and women We obtained three major findings in the study ROC curve distribution of Suita score (TC) was slightly different between vs FRS (TC) and NCEP-ATPIII FRS (TC) in total participants but was almost equivalent when the population was divided into men and women The AUCs were consistently low in Suita score (TC) suggesting that these risk scores have only a limited power for CHD risk prediction in Japanese population and DCA did not show clear differences between Suita score (TC) and FRS (TC)/ NCEP-ATPIII FRS (TC) in men and women with or without diabetes new models combining waist circumference ≥85 cm or proteinuria ≥1+ to Suita score (TC) or Suita score new coefficients (TC) (new risk prediction model 2) was proven better than its respective models the AUCs of new risk prediction model 3 (Suita score (TC) new coefficients + new covariates 2) were also superior to those of the FRS and Suita scores in total but the superiority was observed especially when population were subdivided to non-diabetic and diabetic men and women Two new models could be useful to predict 3-year risk of CHD at least in Japanese population especially in diabetic population we further sleeked a risk prediction model in participants with or without diabetes as discussed below waist circumference is reported to be one such marker adding waist circumference to the CHD predictive model can be valuable indicating two different Japanese population We demonstrated the differential assessment of the Suita score in a large population of Japanese men and women with and without diabetes Adding waist circumference and proteinuria to the Suita score in men and women with diabetes Because the costs are limited in an annual health check program development of a low-cost and convenient marker is very important We have shown a benefit of new Suita scores for CHD prediction as compared to original Suita score in diabetic participants the discrimination ability of the scores remains unsatisfactory and thus future studies are warranted to develop better models Data were collected and confirmed by the NPO Japan Clinical Research Support Unit (Tokyo 35,379 participants (14,072 men; 21,307 women) were selected and analyzed and participants whose TG was ≥400 mg/dL were excluded We divided the participants into four subgroups of men and women with and without diabetes and assessed the risk prediction power of the Suita and FRS scores and alcohol consumption (drinking every day Crude odds ratio of new-onset CHD was calculated individually by adding a selected covariate to the Suita score and the covariate (s) with the highest crude odds ratio was selected we implemented the new covariate in the new model as bellow Developing modified Suita score: Using multiple logistic regression we calculated the β-coefficients by adding new covariates to the Suita score We multiplied the value 10 times and rounded the respective β-coefficients to create new coefficients primarily used β-coefficients: we calculated the modified Suita score by adding a new covariate to the original Suita score Calculation of the CHD probability by multiple logistic regression models: We calculated the probability of CHD for 3 years by multiple logistic regression based on the modified Suita score: Recalculation of regression coefficients: We developed the new prediction model by adding appropriate covariates to the Suita score as above [Suita score (TC) new covariates] if the model performance of the original Suita score might be insufficient which would possibly just come from “inaccurate” regression coefficients in the Suita score we develop another risk model in which all the coefficients included in the Suita score were entered as explanatory variables and check its model performance calculated using multiple logistic regression were obtained for variables used in the Suita score (TC) [age Suita score (TC) new coefficients models were made based on results of discrimination (ROC 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Stat Med 23, 1631–1660, https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.1742 (2004) Download references This study were supported by a Health and Labor Sciences Research Grant for the “Design of the comprehensive health care system for chronic kidney disease (CKD) based on the individual risk assessment by Specific Health Check” from the Ministry of Health and T.W.) and by a grant from the Ministry of Education Tsuyoshi Watanabe & Michio Shimabukuro Steering Committee of Research on Design of the Comprehensive Health Care System for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Based on the Individual Risk Assessment by Specific Health Check Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology collected data and constructed the database set All authors discussed data and reviewed the manuscript and approved the final manuscript The authors declare no competing interests Publisher’s note: Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-39049-w Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: a shareable link is not currently available for this article Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science Technology company Panasonic is due to open its third ‘smart town’ in Japan later this week on 29 April The goal is for Suita to become Japan’s first urban development that derives all of its electricity from renewable sources The community includes features such as artificial intelligence-powered cameras digital health programmes and sensor-equipped homes to support the elderly Suita is a 23,000 square-metre site in a northern suburb of Osaka and joins Panasonic’s other Sustainable Smart Towns (SSTs) – Fujisawa which are all located on former Panasonic manufacturing facility sites aim to showcase solutions related to renewable energy Panasonic also wants to promote multi-generational living to address the ageing population and loneliness 30 percent of the population is aged 65 or over and the number of single-person households is growing Yuki Kusumi said: “We are promoting sustainable smart town community development with the aim of solving global environmental problems and enabling people to lead happy lives The development includes 362 residential units with condominiums for families and senior citizens and smaller units with shared facilities designed for single-person households The goal is for Suita to derive “virtually 100 percent” of its electricity from renewable sources within five years and large storage batteries provide back-up in case supplies are disrupted – for example The Suita complex also includes a wellness facility with serviced housing for the elderly and a group home for those with dementia as well as a commercial complex and a central community park Panasonic shared further details about technology deployed in Suita Artificial intelligence-powered cameras in public spaces will assess compliance with COVID guidelines such as crowding and mask-wearing and will also monitor for falls and residents who may be lost due to dementia Sensors embedded in elderly residents’ home appliances will be able to detect changes in behaviour patterns that could indicate cognitive decline or the onset of dementia Residents can also opt to share health-related data from wearable devices and smartphones to an app that makes personalised recommendations Shared bikes will be available as well as facilities and meeting places to “encourage cross-generation interaction and help combat loneliness.” Panasonic said its Sustainable Smart Towns in Japan are “work in progress” and that services are constantly adjusted based on feedback from residents the company aims to use the experience from the SST programme to inform and support similar developments in Japan and overseas These currently include smart housing projects in China and Germany Panasonic developed Suita along with a number of partner organisations It will be managed by a ‘facility council’ with input from partners You have reached the limit for the basic subscription. 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Beverages Beers, Wines and Spirits Travel Hotels and Resorts Do not sell or share my personal information: Metrics details Hypertension is the most critical risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) Since the definition of hypertension varies across guidelines identifying blood pressure (BP) categories that should be targeted to prevent CVD is needed we investigated the association between BP per the 2019 Japanese Society of Hypertension (JSH) guidelines and the risk of CVD and coronary heart disease (CHD) using data from 7,643 participants (30–84 years) registered in the Suita Study Within 113,838 person-years (16.6 median years of follow-up) 690 participants developed CVD (411 cases of stroke and 279 cases of CHD) Compared to normal BP (Systolic BP (SBP) < 120 and diastolic BP (DBP) < 80 mmHg) elevated BP (SBP 130–139 and/or DBP 80–89 mmHg) and hypertension (SBP ≥ 140 and/or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg) were associated with a higher risk of CVD High-normal BP (SBP 120–129 and DBP < 80 mmHg) was associated with a higher risk of CVD and CHD CVD preventive interventions should begin at lower BP levels than those applied in the 2019 JSH guidelines Data are available upon reasonable request 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines The Japanese Society of Hypertension Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension (JSH 2019) 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension: The Task Force for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Cardiology and the European Society of Hypertension: The Task Force for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Cardiology and the European Society of Hypertension The Japanese Society of Hypertension Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension (JSH 2014) Modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Korea and Japan Stair climbing and incident atrial fibrillation: a prospective cohort study Interaction of blood pressure and body mass index with risk of incident atrial fibrillation in a Japanese urban cohort: the Suita Study The World Health Organization MONICA Project (monitoring trends and determinants in cardiovascular disease): a major international collaboration WHO MONICA Project Principal Investigators and comparison with the Framingham risk score: the Suita Study Development of a basic risk score for incident atrial fibrillation in a Japanese general population- the Suita Study The role of hypertension in race-ethnic disparities in cardiovascular disease Download references the Intramural Research Fund for cardiovascular diseases of the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (20-4-9) AA wrote the main manuscript and performed the analysis RK and YK were involved in the study design and data interpretation All authors critically revised and commented on drafts before approving the final manuscript Japan approved the study protocol (R21024) This study was conducted according to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41440-022-01142-5 Metrics details A Comment to this article was published on 09 February 2024 This cross-sectional study investigated the association between the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) We used data from 6215 Japanese individuals registered in the Suita Study Cognitive impairment was defined as a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of ≤ 26 Logistic regression was used to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) of cognitive impairment for eGFR 45–59.9 and < 45 mL/min/1.73 m2 (mild and moderate-to-severe eGFR reductions) compared to eGFR ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 (normal eGFR) The results showed that both mild and moderate-to-severe eGFR reductions were associated with cognitive impairment: ORs (95% CIs) = 1.49 (1.22–1.83) and 2.35 (1.69–3.26) Each increment of eGFR by 10 mL/min/1.73m2 was associated with 4.8% lower odds of cognitive impairment eGFR reduction was associated with cognitive impairment Managing CKD is essential for preventing cognitive impairment Future projections of the prevalence of dementia in Japan: results from the Toyama Dementia Survey One third of dementia cases can be prevented within the next 25 years by tackling risk factors Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and variation of its risk factors by the Regions in Okayama Prefecture Cognitive impairment in CKD: pathophysiology Dementia risk in renal dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies Revised equations for estimated GFR from serum creatinine in Japan and prognosis of chronic kidney disease: a KDIGO Controversies Conference report Detecting dementia with the mini-mental state examination in highly educated individuals Distribution of Mini-Mental State Examination scores among urban community-dwelling older adults in Japan Characteristic differences in the mini-mental state examination used in Asian countries Chronic kidney disease is associated with dementia independent of cerebral small-vessel disease Chronic kidney disease: a risk factor for dementia onset: a population-based study Association between chronic kidney disease and incident diagnosis of dementia in England: a cohort study in Clinical Practice Research Datalink Relationship between longitudinal measures of renal function and onset of dementia in a community cohort of older adults Longitudinal association of hypertension and dyslipidemia with cognitive function in community-dwelling older adults: the SONIC study Prevalence of mild cognitive impairment in patients with hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis Association between hypertension and kidney function decline: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study The association between cognitive impairment/dementia and albuminuria: a systematic review and meta-analysis The distribution of eGFR by age in a community-based healthy population: the Japan specific health checkups study (J-SHC study) Download references This study was supported by the Intramural Research Fund for the cardiovascular diseases of the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (20-4-9) and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JPMJPF2018) Department of Environmental Medicine and Population Sciences Center for Health Surveillance and Preventive Medicine Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health The Suita Study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (R21024) We conducted the study per the Declaration of Helsinki All participants signed their informed consent forms Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41440-023-01476-8 Clinical and Experimental Nephrology (2025) Metrics details Decreases in masticatory function are believed to be related to the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) through inappropriate nutritional intake This study focused on maximum bite force (MBF) quantitative index of masticatory function and its association with the development of CVD (stroke and coronary heart disease) was investigated The subjects were 1547 participants of the Suita study with no history of CVD who underwent medical and dental health examinations between June 2008 and June 2013 In addition to undergoing a basic physical examination at baseline They subsequently underwent follow-up surveys for the development of CVD (mean follow-up The association between baseline MBF and the development of CVD was investigated by multivariate adjustment using a Cox proportional hazards model CVD developed in 32 subjects during follow-up The trend test showed a significant association between baseline MBF and CVD in a model that combined men and women the trend test found a significant association between baseline MBF and CVD in women which is an objective and quantitative index of masticatory function may be a risk factor for the development of CVD Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death1 Even if survival can be extended during the acute phase repeated exacerbations and recurrences diminish the quality of life (QOL) The prevention of CVD thus averts decreased QOL and is an extremely important issue for maintaining healthy living no previous research has investigated the association between masticatory function assessed in objective and quantitative terms and the development of CVD we hypothesized that low MBF is associated with the incidence of CVD and a 3.5-year follow-up study of a general urban population was performed Oral examinations of consenting participants have been conducted since June 2008 This cohort study was approved by the ethics committee of the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (M25-032–2) Informed consent was obtained from all participants after receiving a full written and oral explanation of the study purpose and methods in advance were surveyed All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations Height and weight were measured and used to calculate the body mass index (BMI) Blood pressure was measured twice with a standard auto sphygmomanometer (BP103i2 The mean values of systolic and diastolic blood pressures from the second and third measurements were used for analysis Blood for blood tests was drawn after the subjects had been fasting for at least 12 h A nurse went through a medical questionnaire with the participants about their smoking Smoking and drinking were classified as either current or not current Physical activity was classified as active or inactive depending on whether the participant engaged in activity equivalent to walking for at least 60 min daily The oral examination was conducted with the participant lying supine on a bed under sufficiently bright artificial lighting and it consisted of checking the number of remaining teeth The number of functional teeth was counted as the total number of both natural and treated teeth contributing to masticatory function including pontics in fixed partial dentures and implant-supported dental prostheses The health of periodontal tissue was evaluated in terms of the Community Periodontal Index (CPI)19 A total of ten designated teeth were examined comprising the upper and lower bilateral first and second molars then the corresponding tooth on the opposite side was examined instead Five dentists who underwent advance calibration used a CPI probe (YDM Japan) to examine six points around each tooth for periodontal pockets according to the following conditions and they recorded the highest code for each tooth calculus deposition (including detection of pockets up to 4 mm deep by probing); Code 3 periodontal pockets of depth ≥ 4 mm but < 6 mm; and Code 4 Cohen’s κ for agreement between the results of periodontal tissue examinations by the five dentists was 0.78 teeth with a CPI code of 3 or 4 were classed as having periodontitis and the subjects were divided into those without periodontitis (CPI 0–2) and those with periodontitis (CPI 3–4) medical records were reviewed by registered hospital physicians or research physicians who were blinded to the baseline data Strokes were defined in accordance with the U.S. National Survey of Stroke criteria24 Definitive diagnoses for each stroke subtype (cerebral infarction and subarachnoid haemorrhage) were established based on examination of computed tomography scans the subjects attended the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center every two years for a general health examination All subjects were also asked to complete a questionnaire either by telephone or mail each year In addition to completing the surveillance for fatal strokes and CHDs a systematic search of death certificates was conducted and death certificates) were checked against medical records to confirm the occurrence of CVD Possible strokes and CHDs were identified using data from the results of (1) health examinations and questionnaires on the history of stroke or CHD for subjects who did not consent to the medical records survey and (2) death certificates of suspected stroke or CHD cases when the occurrence of CVD had not been recorded The endpoints of this study were the date of the first stroke or CHD Baseline MBF was divided into quintiles separately for men and women and a sex-stratified analysis was conducted The baseline characteristics of study subjects in the different groups were compared using analysis of variance or the χ2 test Multivariate-adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) of MBF for CVD were calculated using a proportional hazards model adjusted for age physical activity (engaging in activity equivalent to walking for 60 min per day) which were conducted after a log–log plot was prepared and the proportional hazards property was verified showed that there was no interaction between sex and MBF for the development for CVD Table 1 shows the baseline characteristics of the study subjects separately for men and women MBF was significantly higher in men than in women (p < 0.001) Tables 2 and 3 show the baseline characteristics of the study subjects by MBF quintiles separately for men and women groups with higher MBF were significantly younger and had significantly more functional teeth groups with higher MBF included a significantly larger proportion of drinkers but this association was not evident in women The total number of person-years covered by the investigation was 5467 person-years (2299 person-years for men and 3167 person-years for women) New CVD occurred in 32 subjects during follow-up (10 cases of stroke and 22 of myocardial infarction) Table 4 shows MBF stratified by quintiles the number of cases of CVD in each quintile and the multivariate-adjusted HRs at each level Since there were fewer cases of CVD in women they were stratified into three levels by combining the 2nd and 3rd quintiles and the 4th and 5th quintiles When MBF was analysed as a continuous variable the incidence of CVD was higher in both men and women with low baseline MBF but they were significant for women (men: age-adjusted HR 0.90 95% CI 0.77–1.05; multivariate-adjusted HR 0.91 95% CI 0.76–1.09; women: age-adjusted HR 0.60 95% CI 0.40–0.91; multivariate-adjusted HR 0.54 taking baseline MBF in the 1st quintile as the reference value but they were significant for women (men: age-adjusted HR 0.22 95% CI 0.03–1.81; multivariate-adjusted HR 0.25 95% CI 0.03–2.45; women: age-adjusted HR 0.11 95% CI 0.01–0.95; multivariate-adjusted HR 0.11 The trend test found a significant association between baseline MBF and CVD in a model that combined the quintiles of men and women (p = 0.03) the trend test found no significant association in men but there was a significant association between baseline MBF and CVD in women (p = 0.03) on the development of CVD in a 3.5-year cohort study of a random sample of a general urban population It was found that individuals with low MBF are at higher risk of future CVD suggesting that MBF may be considered a new risk marker for the development of CVD one explanation is that diminished masticatory function leads to inappropriate nutritional intake resulting in a lower intake of antioxidant vitamins and dietary fibre no previous study has investigated the association between an objective quantitative index of masticatory function and the development of CVD and the present study is the first to provide findings that support the pathway described above but the present study identified a significant association between MBF and the development of CVD even adjusted for the number of functional teeth Compared with morphological assessments based on tooth count the present method of measuring MBF as an objective quantitative evaluation of actual masticatory function may provide a new approach to the pathway whereby diminished masticatory function leads to the development of CVD It is possible that these factors may have had a stronger effect in men resulting in no significant association being observed between MBF and the development of CVD The Suita Study is a cohort study that was launched in 1989 but the dental research team only joined the study in 2008 only a short time had elapsed since the baseline examination period designated in this study meaning that only a limited number of cases of CVD occurred The particularly low number of cases in women meant that the analytical procedure for the quintile model had to be adapted by combining the 2nd and 3rd quintiles and the 4th and 5th quintiles it was not possible to assess subjects’ actual nutritional intake in the baseline examinations Although the present results are thus supported by those from many other previous studies the pathway whereby low MBF affects the 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at-home care facilities; and a tutoring school and a licensed childcare center） steps will be taken for collectively receiving electricity for use by the whole area as well as the application of after-FIT electricity and non–fossil fuel energy certificates in an effort to substantially cover the town's total electricity consumption through renewable energy sources and become Japan's first "100% Renewable Energy Town."*2 In addition efforts will be made to improve the town's energy resilience through the use of EV storage batteries and advanced gas equipment in residential facilities the plan involves the creation of a town security model for a safe and hospitable environment through progressive implementation of robotics and facial recognition technology as well as the establishment of a town security center medical and social welfare services will be provided to support all generations from children to the elderly and using human activity sensors we hope to make early detection There are also plans for the creation of an architecture code to support healthy town planning and the creation of spaces to that end cross-generation interaction will be promoted through the provision of shared town facilities and the establishment of spaces including a park built to combat urban heat island effects is the establishment of a town management organization which would be tasked with creating a sense of community Panasonic will create the "Suitable Town Platform" through cross-industry cooperation to provide ideal town services at the optimal time based on each individual resident's lifestyles Town planning for Suita SST will also include initiatives linked to the improvement of the value of the region through reciprocal links with Northern Osaka Health and Biomedical Innovation Town The project also aims to contribute to resolution of societal issues faced by Japan – a super aging society achievement of the SDGs A multi-generation smart town that caters to young adults In addition to a total of 365 condominiums multi-generation residential facilities will have a wellness complex and a community park.（Image of the entire town The town is still under planning and plans are subject to change.） Suita City Land area: 23,465.80 m2[Schedule] Construction to commence in 2020; town opening planned for spring 2022.[Facilities] Developer:Panasonic Homes Co. Ltd.; JR West Real Estate & Development Company Suita SST will create a platform together with its partners By understanding people's lifestyles from a wide range of touchpoints and providing partner services optimal for each individual Suita SST will realize an updatable living catered to each resident We will further promote initiatives for improvement of the value of the region as a whole through reciprocal links with the Northern Osaka Health and Biomedical Innovation Town being developed by Suita City nearby Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon We help you navigate a myriad of possibilities Sign up for our newsletter for the best of the city By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. Tokyo Love Asahi Beer? Then Suita city in Osaka should be at the top of your travel list. This is where Asahi’s predecessor (Osaka Brewery, Ltd) built its very first brewery in 1891, which still exists today as the Asahi Breweries Suita Plant Beer lover or not, the factory is easily one of the most fascinating attractions in Osaka prefecture, with free tours of the vast facility to walk you through the process of making one of the world’s most popular beers. Now, the plant just got a whole lot more exciting with the opening of the Asahi Beer Museum.  This bit will probably make you thirsty for a pint so it’s good that the museum also features a lounge with a bar.  Playfully called the ‘Fla-bar’ this quirky space offers you the chance to pour your own draft beer from the tap and decorate it with foam art You can even adjust the ABV and add fruity flavours to the beer according to what kind of refreshment you’re in the mood for.  There's a lot of ground to cover here, so you might consider joining a museum tour (approximately 70 minutes) which includes two beer tastings. Note that while museum tours are free, availability is limited. At the time of writing, there are no more slots in May. Reservations for tours in June will open online on May 20.  Check out the brewery’s website for more details Survey: tell us what living in Tokyo is really like for you You can now pay for a fastpass for Beauty and the Beast at Tokyo Disneyland Japan's biggest ever Sailor Moon exhibition comes to Tokyo this summer Akasaka is getting a Harry Potter plaza with a café, magical staircase and more Yoyogi Park is expanding to include food and sport facilities Want to be the first to know what’s cool in Tokyo? Sign up to our newsletter for the latest updates from Tokyo and Japan. facebooktwitterpinterestinstagramAbout us Kansai University has a centurylong history as the first private university in Osaka Prefecture founded as Kansai Law School and centered on the Senriyama Campus in the city of Suita “Gaku no Jitsuge” (“Harmony Between Academia and Society”) was proposed in 1922 by Juntaro Yamaoka — who had contributed greatly to the school’s establishment and was then its general trustee and president — when Kansai Law School acquired university status and became Kansai University said the motto’s significance lies in the fact that it has been advocated for 100 years now: “We have seen changes in the world of academia in the last few decades there were gaps between research and society our motto indicated that things should not be that way and suggested that universities should benefit society by meeting its changing needs and that society should in return pay attention to the achievements of academia.” the university has been growing and advancing together with society to become one of the most prestigious multidisciplinary private universities in the Kansai area It has close to 30,000 students across 13 undergraduate faculties and 13 graduate schools as well as two professional graduate schools: the School of Law and the School of Accountancy There are about 1,500 international students on campus and about 1,200 of the Japanese students are studying abroad primarily through the diverse programs offered via the university’s partnerships with 212 universities across the world as of April To meet the increasing demands for accepting students from overseas and for enhancing Japanese students’ opportunities to have international experiences on campus the university opened its fifth international dormitory at the new Suita Mirai Campus 2.2 kilometers northeast of its main campus Kansai University Global House (KU G-House) has 244 private rooms for men and women on two separate floors as well as an “all-gender unit.” It is open to both foreign and domestic students and encourages immersion in an international environment where cultural exchanges among people with different backgrounds and values take place in everyday life In addition to its six university campuses clustered in the Kansai area the university also has the Minami-Senri International Plaza which lies just 15 minutes by bicycle from the Senriyama Campus The plaza houses the facility for the Japanese Language and Culture Program Preparatory Course and a dormitory for international students To nurture human resources who can thrive in and contribute to a globalized society language education has been one of the pillars of the university’s motto since a century ago Kansai University became one of the first universities in Japan to introduce collaborative online international learning (COIL) a cost-effective method of teaching between two or more countries that was developed by the State University of New York’s COIL Center Kansai University has been collaborating with its partner universities around the world to increase the number of programs that can be taken by their students through using digital technologies The university established the Institute for Innovative Global Education (IIGE) the IIGE serves as the international secretariat of the Japan-COIL Association 11 supporting members and seven international chapter members as well as partner universities and institutions from around the world The number of programs offered under the COIL initiative has exceeded 60 “These programs are not just lecture-based Many take a PBL (project/problem-based learning) approach whereby students from different universities team up and communicate with each other to research or create something and give a presentation together,” Maeda said He also noted that such programs help develop relationships among faculty members across universities providing a basis for further collaboration such as joint research The advantages of COIL-type education were reconfirmed by the coronavirus pandemic when the mobility of people virtually stopped “We were not able to accept any students from outside Japan and we could not dispatch any from Japan either But programs provided under the COIL initiative received no impact at all This made us aware that there is a way to continue international exchanges even in an unexpected situation like the pandemic,” Maeda said the COIL programs have proved effective not only in providing multicultural experiences on campus but also in motivating students to seek opportunities to engage in real international exchanges by studying abroad and building networks and connections “Experiencing COIL programs before studying abroad helps students better prepare for and make the most of their time abroad The programs can also be used to follow up on their learning after they come back to Japan It works the same way for foreign students who come to Japan,” he said Maeda referred to an education ministry target of accepting 400,000 foreign students at Japanese universities and dispatching 500,000 Japanese students to universities abroad by 2033 and said Kansai University will continue its efforts to contribute to the government’s policy the Japan hub for Innovative Global Education with Tohoku University and Chiba University This is a platform aimed at developing new models of next-generation global education based on “blended mobility,” a combination of online interactions and on-site experiences Kansai University is continuing to lead the advancement of online international education in Asia and the Pacific Another area that the Japanese government requests academia to commit to is the development of human resources in the field of cutting-edge information technologies like artificial intelligence data science is one of the fields that are attracting special attention “The education ministry has been calling for university efforts to provide education in data science for a total of 500,000 students annually and we have been offering various subjects in this field across different faculties,” Maeda said adding that the need for data science in the field of business is so great that it was impossible to incorporate everything into the existing Faculty of Business and Commerce That is why Kansai University is preparing to launch the tentatively named Faculty of Business Data Science in April 2025 on the new Suita Mirai Campus Its highly professional active-learning programs will teach business accounting and finance while providing systematic learning in the fields of artificial intelligence Students will be able to train their conceptual powers and analytical abilities as well as their communication and problem-solving skills and ability to adapt and improve their skills to keep up with changes in society This is perfectly in line with the university’s motto of pursuing harmony between academia and society If society is facing a lack of certain kinds of human resources we try to provide education that can nurture such human resources,” Maeda said In a bid to build closer ties with various stakeholders in society and address immediate larger social challenges in 2021 the university established the SDGs Partner System which supports joint activities with like-minded companies organizations and other educational institutions toward the U.N.’s sustainable development goals based on sharing human and intellectual resources It is part of a larger framework that engages the entire university to make sustainability efforts called the Kandai for SDGs Promotion Project One was an “upcycling” workshop held on campus last November It was part of a collaborative event organized by students at Kansai University and Tokyo’s Hosei University named Kandai X Hosei SDGs Weeks 2023 a long-established sewing machine manufacturer in Osaka a leading tannery and leather manufacturer in Hyogo Prefecture — cooperated with the students to offer sewing experience using leather scraps Participants enjoyed making small items such as card holders and charms Students from the two universities also worked together to organize a variety of other events such as talk sessions related to designs for children responsible procurement of cacao beans and diversity in which 10 student groups from the two universities participated Other collaborations engage particular departments and seminars The students in a seminar conducted by professor Kohei Yoshinaga of the Economic Policy Course in the Faculty of Economics participated in a project to plan environmental study tours in Kochi Prefecture in 2022 and 2023 The project was launched by Nikkan Sports News West Japan and the prefecture’s government Last year’s program consisted of a workshop prior to a three-day trip to the Kochi towns of Yusuhara and a workshop afterward for giving feedback the students learned the characteristics of the area as well as its challenges from a group of residents of Shimanto a sawmill and a logging site and participated in reforestation work by planting saplings to learn how the area’s forest resources are used and maintained in a sustainable way They also experienced harvesting vegetables and various other activities to feel the blessings of nature the students shared their feedback with the local people and organizations that participated in the project and discussed how the tour could be improved to better contribute to the realization of the SDGs In order to deepen ties with its partners in the SDGs Partner System and to facilitate collaboration among them the university organized a get-together on March 1 this year The first half of the event consisted of lectures by professors and some invited guest speakers plus presentations by students and the latter half was a workshop-style session where participants exchanged ideas about regional revitalization The same kind of event has been held twice a year resulting in new collaborations among some of the partners “We are committed to the achievement of the SDGs through research and development of new technologies such as the Carbon Neutrality Research Center engaging students in our efforts and handing down this tradition to younger generations is also an important role that the university should play,” Maeda said Kansai University is welcoming and supporting Osaka’s Expo 2025 as another perfect opportunity for the university to advance its efforts to create a better future through collaborations between academia and industries Kansai University was the only educational institution to be selected as one of the 26 companies and organizations participating in the Reborn Challenge a project run by a committee managed by the Osaka Business Development Agency and the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry in cooperation with the Osaka city and prefectural governments The project supports selected small and medium-size businesses and organizations in exhibiting their technologies and achievements at the expo’s Osaka Healthcare Pavilion The university selected nine small and medium-size companies and startups developing technologies products and services that can contribute in the areas of the environment the university aims to present examples of successful fusion of academic and corporate resources and disseminate to the world Japanese companies’ potential and diversity The university is also supporting the Team Expo 2025 a co-creation platform bringing together ideas projects and activities aimed at building a better future as well as partners interested in supporting such efforts the university is supporting a number of projects such as a clean-up campaign by student groups at three universities including Kansai University; the recycling of discarded clothes and contact lens blister packs; and the introduction of an umbrella-sharing service on campus There are also projects related to the expo that the university’s students are taking the initiative on including the Emojication Project — Emojication being a communication tool that they are developing to deliver messages using emoji created in Japan instead of languages The project evolved from the students’ idea of sending invitation letters for the expo to various countries without using any particular language The team aims to spread this tool to the world to help people overcome language barriers and build friendships in the belief that being able to communicate while bypassing differences of culture and background will bring about a peaceful future based on kindness and equal relationships This concept of transcending all borders is in line with what Maeda thinks will be the most important aspect of living in the coming era He emphasized the importance of going beyond disciplinary boundaries and noted that acquiring methods and skills for learning is more fundamental than the actual absorption of the knowledge itself which is filled with information and knowledge it is virtually impossible to master everything even in one academic discipline in just several years at university and graduate school,” he said “That is why the concept of ‘meta-knowledge’ (knowledge about knowledge) is crucial.” He added that the same is true for culture and values and looking at them from a higher perspective will give you the ability to capture their essences and create new values That is the kind of education and training we aim to provide at Kansai University,” Maeda said Working from a solid base established over the course of a century Kansai University continues to connect with society and nurture talented people who have the passion and the abilities required to meet the changing needs of the era of diversification Page 10 and page 11 are sponsored by Kansai University Download the PDFs of this Special Looking ahead to Yokohama’s Green × Expo 2027 Panasonic Group PeopleDiscover the Earth Area at The Land of NOMO Wani took part in the Suita Festival held at the Expo ’70 Commemorative Park (Suita Wani appeared in the Yuru-chara [mascot characters] event bringing a lot of excitement to the event by dancing to the song “Do You Know Suita Kuwai [threeleaf arrowhead tubers]?” and mingling with many visitors during the event At the Bon Odori Dance Festival following the mascot characters event Wani is known for his sociable nature and actively engages in various events with a great deal of curiosity Click here to learn more about Dr A Ground Self-Defense Force bomb disposal unit defused and removed a 1-ton live explosive from the wartime era that forced West Japan Railway Co to suspend operations on two lines in Osaka Prefecture for three hours on July 24 The company announced that services resumed around 3 p.m after the GSDF declared the site safe at 1:33 p.m Suita Mayor Keiji Goto lifted an evacuation order issued earlier that morning for about 2,000 residents living within a radius of 300 meters of the zone which was dropped during an air raid over Suita in World War II measured 1.8 meters in length and 60 centimeters in diameter It was discovered April 27 during construction work for a condominium The disposal work affected JR West services on the section between Osaka and Takatsuki stations on the Kyoto Line and the one between Shin-Osaka and Hanaten stations on the Osaka-Higashi Line The Tokaido main line’s section between Kyoto and Osaka is known as the Kyoto Line The bomb had fuses attached at the nose and tailend The GSDF team removed the fuse at the tailend at 12:36 p.m JR West to halt services on July 24 for disposal of U.S Asics opens low-oxygen training center in Osaka Crowds return outside Osaka after anti-virus measures eased Grand Cube Osaka gets new role as vaccination venue Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology (MEXT) MASUKO Hiroshi visited Osaka University’s Suita Campus Masuko inspected the following research facilities where he had lively discussions with top-level researchers and research collaborators at OU and encouraged them Joint Research Chair “Consortium for Future Innovation by Cultured Meat” Osaka University Shimadzu Omics Innovation Research Laboratories WPI Premium Research Institute for Human Metaverse Medicine The group receiving an explanation on industry-university collaboration at the Techno Alliance Building StemRIM Institute of Regeneration-Inducing Medicine Co-Creation Base of Resource Recycling That Aims for Zero Plastic Waste in Osaka Bay Osaka Prefecture--At least two children mistakenly received a COVID-19 vaccine that they were too young to get at two clinics here in November instead of flu shots The city and the city’s doctors’ association jointly issued a notice to health care organizations in Suita on Nov 8 urging them to thoroughly take measures to prevent such mistakes a boy not yet of school age visited a clinic in Suita with his four family members on Nov were supposed to receive an influenza vaccine The other two were there to get a COVID-19 vaccine and the doctor mistakenly gave the boy an injection of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine that is meant for people over 12 the doctor realized the mistake and explained it to the family The boy developed a fever of about 38 degrees the following day The city’s public health center received a report about the incident The officials had also noted cases in which a COVID-19 vaccine was given at the wrong inoculation intervals a doctor at another clinic in the city on Nov 21 mistakenly gave a shot of Pfizer’s COVID-19 for people over 12 to a girl in one of the lower elementary school grades The girl visited the clinic with her family to get a flu shot A nurse prepared the shot for the girl and a COVID-19 shot for someone else and she developed a fever of about 37 degrees Officials said the mistake occurred because multiple different vaccines were placed within the doctor’s reach and the clinic did not have enough staff on hand to check the vaccines The city’s public health center once again sent a note on Nov 29 to health care organizations in the city to take preventive measures against mistaken vaccines The officials in the note said a mistaken inoculation causes the person who receives it and the family “a great deal of mental turmoil.” The officials urged the health care organizations to have multiple people check the vaccine and set separate dates and times for COVID vaccinations and other vaccines Kato: Japan to consider cutting severity level for COVID-19 No adrenaline given to woman who died after vaccine shot Subsidy program creating headaches in tourism industry Japan braces for 8th wave as COVID-19 spreads again Wani entered the 2024 Suita City Yuru-Chara Contest an event where people can vote for their favorite mascot characters Together with other mascot characters connected to Suita City Wani interacted with many attendees to really liven up the venue including those received before the day of the contest but it was unfortunately not enough for first place Thanks so much to everyone for your passionate support Wani will continue to actively participate in future events Metrics details Few prospective studies have examined the combined impact of blood pressure (BP) categories and glucose abnormalities on the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the general Asian population This study aimed to examine the effect of the combined risks of these factors on the incidence of CVD in a general Japanese population We studied 5321 Japanese individuals (aged 30–79 years) who received follow-up for an average of 11.7 years Serum fasting glucose categories were defined according to the 2003 American Diabetes Association recommendations BP categories were defined by the 2009 Japanese Society of Hypertension Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension The Cox proportional hazard ratios (HRs) for CVD according to the serum glucose and BP categories were calculated we documented 364 CVD events (198 stroke and 166 coronary heart disease (CHD)) the multivariable HRs (95% confidence intervals (CIs)) for CVD in individuals with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) whereas these values were 2.13 (1.50–3.03) in individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM) Compared with normoglycemic and optimal blood pressure (BP) subjects increased risks of CVD were observed in the normoglycemic subjects with high-normal BP or hypertension and the DM subjects regardless of BP category (P-value for interaction=0.046) the high-normal BP subjects in all glucose categories and the normal BP subjects with IFG showed increased risk of CVD in this Japanese population Further investigation of larger cohorts of DM subjects should be conducted to better understand this phenomenon few population cohort studies have evaluated the impact of the combination of BP categories (optimal BP high-normal BP (or prehypertension) and hypertension) and fasting glucose categories (normoglycemia impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and DM) on the risk of CVD the aim of this study was to examine the combined impact of BP categories and blood glucose abnormalities on the incidence of CVD in a general urban Japanese population 6485 individuals (aged 30 to 79 years) underwent regular health checkups between September 1989 and March 1994 Some cohort members were excluded for the following reasons: past or present history of CVD at baseline (n=208); missing data (n=170); nonfasting blood collections (n=173); or lost from follow-up (n=613) a total of 5321 subjects (aged 30 to 79 years) participated in the baseline examination Informed consent was obtained from all participants This study was approved by the institutional review board of the National Cardiovascular Center well-trained physicians measured the BP of each individual three times in a seated position using a mercury column sphygmomanometer an appropriately sized cuff and a standard protocol Before the initial BP reading was obtained participants were seated at rest for at least 5 min Systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressures were recorded as the average of the second and third measurements If the SBP and DBP readings for a subject were in different categories then the subject was categorized into the higher of the two categories Hypercholesterolemia was defined as total serum cholesterol levels ⩾5.7 mmol l−1 (220 mg per 100 ml) or current use of antihyperlipidemic medications Physicians or nurses administered questionnaires addressing personal habits and present illness at the baseline examination Body mass index was calculated as weight (kg) divided by height (m) squared sudden cardiac death within 24 h after the onset of acute illness or coronary artery disease followed by coronary artery bypass surgery or angioplasty each participant's health status was checked during clinical visits to the National Cardiovascular Center every 2 years Yearly questionnaires by mail or telephone were also completed by all participants to complete our surveillance for fatal strokes and CHD we conducted a systematic search for death certificates All data were checked against medical records to confirm the incidence of CVD When informed consent could not be obtained for a medical records survey (19.5%) we identified possible strokes or CHD using information from (1) questionnaires for present illness of stroke and CHD at the health examination and/or (2) death certificates bearing a diagnosis of probable stroke or CHD The end point of the follow-up period for each participant was whichever of the following options occurred first: (1) date of the first diagnosis of CHD or stroke event; (2) date of death; (3) date of leaving Suita; or (4) 31 December Analyses of variance and χ2-tests were used to compare mean values and frequencies The Cox proportional hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were fitted to each glucose category (normoglycemia IFG and DM) after adjusting for sex and age in 5-year increments as stratified variables and other potential confounding factors at baseline hypercholesterolemia (positive or negative) ex-smoker and current smoker) and drinking status (never Test for effect modification by glucose category was conducted with an interaction term generated by multiplying BP category by glucose category We conducted tests for trend across the BP categories and tested the significance of this variable To express the combined impact of glucose and BP categories on the incidence of CVD in these participants Frequency of type 2 diabetes mellitus according to sex and age In 62 036 person-years of follow-up (an average of 11.7 years of follow-up), we documented 364 CVD (198 strokes and 166 CHD) events. Table 2 shows the age- and sex-adjusted HRs and multivariable-adjusted HRs for incidence of CVD according to glucose categories in men and women IFG and DM were risk factors for CVD and CHD in women and DM was a risk factor for CVD and stroke in men The influence of fasting glucose and BP categories on multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for the incidence of cardiovascular disease compared with normoglycemic subjects with optimal BP compared with normoglycemic subjects in the same BP category compared with normoglycemic subjects with hypertension The hazard ratios and population attributable fractions for CVD to exposure to the combined impact of glucose (normoglycemia impaired fasting glucose and diabetes) and blood pressure categories (optimal and high-normal blood pressures and hypertension) at baseline were estimated The gray and black areas represent excessive incidence of CVD in the high blood glucose and high blood pressure categories compared with the subjects with normoglycemia and optimal blood pressure as a reference we found that DM was a risk factor for CVD whereas an IFG of 5.6 to 6.9 mmol l−1 was a risk factor for CVD and CHD only A combined effect of IFG and prehypertension on the incidence of CVD was observed The high-normal BP subjects in any glucose category and the normal BP subjects with IFG in the Japanese population showed increased risks of CVD this study is the first on the combined impact of these borderline risk factors IFG and prehypertension on the incidence of CVD in a general Asian population all of our cohort participants were examined at one place and measured using the same autoanalyzer at one laboratory our study examined the risk of CVD incidence many of these individuals do not have increased prevalence of CHD further investigations are required to clarify the interaction between the BP categories of DM subjects at risk for CVD in other large cohorts The percentage of the PAF for CVD incidence in normoglycemic subjects with high-normal BP or IFG subjects with normal or high-normal BP (PAF=12.6%) was 1.5 times higher than that in the DM subjects in any BP category (PAF=8.2%) the PAF suggested that 12.6% of CVD cases would be preventable if the borderline glucose and blood pressure levels were controlled to within normoglycemic and optimal BP ranges The reason for these sex differences in the association between DM and CVD remains unclear the fasting serum glucose and BP levels might have been misclassified as we did not perform glucose tolerance tests we may have missed subjects with impaired glucose tolerance we did not examine the combined effect of BP categories and glucose abnormalities after stratification by CVD subtypes such as stroke and CHD because of the small sample size whereas an IFG of 5.6 to 6.9 mmol l−1 is a risk factor for CVD and CHD in women The risks of CVD in the normoglycemic and IFG groups were linearly related to the BP category The high-normal BP 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grant for cardiovascular disease from the Ministry of Health 21S-1); and the Mitsui Life Social Welfare Foundation Department of Atherosclerosis and Diabetes Yoshihiro Miyamoto & Yasunao Yoshimasa Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences The authors declare no conflict of interest Download citation November 19 - Gjergj Fishta in the preface of the "Canon of Lekë Dukagjin" talks about folklore at the very beginning he says that folklore is the marble slab in which the movement of a people is hollowed out Choreographer Xhemajli Berisha also conceives folklore in this spirit but with a scientific language and with the input of a professional tradition in the eyes of cultural anthropologists is the main axis of a people He makes these explanations before starting to talk about the new choreography in the national song and dance ensemble "Shota" in Prishtina He has been working for the premiere "Suita Hasjane" for more than a month This time it was up to the area of ​​Has to combine elements of these three that will appear on the stage on the 27th day of this month Berisha is a high-level professional and detail-oriented of his kind In order to combine the Hasian elements of the dance There they were welcomed by the "Malesori" ensemble whose members had demonstrated local dances "They welcomed us with a demonstration of Has's dances and costumes Hasi's costume is one of the most beautiful costumes not only in the Balkans and Europe" He was impressed by a movement of the hand that could be related to the movement of the snake's head The attendees had not explained it to him by any particular name But they had described it with the onomatopoeia "fzht" I did this with the great help of Ylber Asllanaj he said about the intro of "Hasjane Suite" which if translated into Albanian sounds like "Hasjane Continuation" This site is controlled and managed by KOHA are protected by KOHA's copyright and KOHA retains the reserved rights for them Materials on this site may not be 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