著者

Akemi Kurisu Aya Sugiyama Tomoyuki Akita Ichiro Takumi Hitoshi Yamamoto Koji Iida Junko Tanaka

出版者

Japan Epidemiological Association

雑誌

Journal of Epidemiology (ISSN:09175040)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.JE20220316, (Released:2023-02-25)

参考文献数

17

被引用文献数

2

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Introduction: The burden of epilepsy is thought to be high but is difficult to measure. Very few studies in Japan have attempted to estimate prevalence and incidence rates of epilepsy in Japan.Methods: This retrospective cohort study used commercially collected nationwide insurance claims data from a cohort of 10M persons between 2012 and 2019 among those aged 0 to 74 years. Using the claims data, cases were identified, and incidence and prevalence rates were estimated.Results: A total of 9,864,278 persons were included. The average age was 34.5 (± SD 18.5) years. A total of 77,312 persons were diagnosed with epilepsy over the 8-year observation period with a prevalence rate of 6.0 per 1,000 with almost no difference by gender. The highest rates were seen among those aged 70-74 years; prevalence rates tended to rise with calendar year (5.4/1,000 in 2012, 6.0/1,000 in 2019). The incidence rate of epilepsy was 72.1 per 100,000 person-years with slightly higher rates seen among females. Incidence rates were highest at ages less than 12 months (199.8/100,000 person-years), followed by the eldest age group (70-74 years, 179.4/100,000 person-years)Conclusions: Understanding the magnitude of disease burden is the basis of determining health policies. In this study, the prevalence and incidence of epilepsy in Japan was shown based on the analysis results of a large-scale general population insurance claims data covering all over Japan.

著者

Hitoshi YAMAMOTO Takahisa SUZUKI Yuki OGAWA Ryohei UMETANI

出版者

The Society of Socio-Informatics

雑誌

Journal of Socio-Informatics (ISSN:18829171)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.16, no.1, pp.17-31, 2023 (Released:2023-11-01)

参考文献数

41

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The COVID-19 Pandemic is a global problem, and to prevent the spread of the infections, it is crucial not only to develop vaccines and therapeutic medications but also to encourage people to change their behavior. Behavioral change to prevent the spread of infectious diseases has required people to give up many activities, especially pleasures outside the home. However, it is hoped that if most people behave cooperatively, individuals’ selfish pursuit of pleasure will have little effect on the spread of infection. This conflict between benefits for individuals and those for the community as a whole can be considered a social dilemma. Clarifying the factors that define people’s behavior during epidemics is essential for designing social systems after the COVID-19 Pandemic is declared over. Here, we analyze the determinants of people’s behavior in the framework of a social dilemma by conducting a two-wave panel survey in 2020 and 2021. The results show that in the first wave, psychological attitudes that affect prosocial behavior, such as reciprocity, positively affect prosocial behavior. However, in the second wave, these effects disappear, and other factors define people’s behavior. Continuous analysis of the factors determining people’s behavior under drastically changing circumstances can provide information for planning measures to promote desirable behavioral changes.

著者

Noboru Ishikawa Yuzo Hirayama Yasuo Miake Kei Kitamura Norio Kasahara Shinichi Abe Hitoshi Yamamoto

出版者

THE SOCIETY FOR HARD TISSUE REGENERATIVE BIOLOGY

雑誌

Journal of Hard Tissue Biology (ISSN:13417649)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.28, no.3, pp.289-296, 2019 (Released:2019-07-31)

参考文献数

29

被引用文献数

2

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In the field of forensic odontology, not only personal identification using oral conditions, including dental treatment marks and DNA typing, but also species identification, age or sex estimation using cranial or partial bones, and time after death may also be applicable as estimation methods. Among these many tasks, one of the most difficult is species identification of fragmented calvarium. This is because the calvarium has poor morphological features, except that it is a flat bone, and few reports have described how to differentiate it. In this study, a simple identification method for turtle shell (carapace and plastron) whose morphological characteristics closely resembled those of the calvarium was applied. As a result, in an enlarged image obtained using a stereoscopic microscope, the characteristics of each suture pattern could be confirmed. In the decalcified and non-decalcified bone specimens, the difference in the inner/outer laminar structure and the specific structural difference of the cancellous bone-equivalent part were confirmed. Furthermore, most of the features could be obtained in the destructive inspection when it was examined using micro CT imaging to determine whether discrimination by nondestructive inspection was possible or not. No significant difference in ingredients was found using the Electron Probe X-ray Micro Analyzer. The calvarium was more calcified than the carapace but less calcified than the plastron. From these results, we suggest that micro CT imaging is effective for discriminating between the calvarium and turtle shell in a short time.