Yonago Acta Medica 2026; Volume 69: Number 1

Review Article: Special Contribution
P. 1 Next-Generation Artificial Intelligence for ADME Prediction in Drug Discovery: From Small Molecules to Biologics
Soyoka Tanihata, Hiroaki Iwata
Key words: ADME prediction, artificial intelligence, biologics, peptides, small molecules
Original Articles
P. 14 Massive Small Bowel Resection Induces IFALD-Like Liver Injury in Mice
Kohga Masuda, Yugo Kato, Yosuke Horikoshi, Shuichi Takano, Yoshiyuki Fujiwara, Kazuhiro Nakaso, Toshimichi Hasegawa
Key words: fibrosis, Intestinal failure-associated liver damage (IFALD), NASH/MASH, nutrition, short bowel syndrome (SBS)
P. 24 Association of Labor Epidural Analgesia with Neonatal Umbilical Arterial Blood pH and Apgar Score: The Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS)
Misako Suto, Youichi Kurozawa, Shinji Otani, Toshio Masumoto, Keisuke Miyamoto, Akihiro Otsuki, Hiroki Amano, Akemi Morita; the Japan Environment and Children’s Study Group
Key words: Apgar score, Cohort study in Japan, Delivery, Labor epidural analgesia, Umbilical arterial blood pH
P. 35 How Tolerance of Uncertainty Relates to Well-Being in Japanese Primary Care Physicians: A Cross-Sectional Study
Yuma Otsuka, Daisuke Son, Shintaro Imaoka, Tsubasa Nakai, Shohei Taniguchi, Minako Kamimoto, Kazuoki Inoue, Toshihiro Hamada, Shin-ichi Taniguchi
Key words: cross-sectional study, eudaimonic well-being, Japan, primary care physicians, subjective well-being, tolerance of uncertainty
P. 43 Questionnaire Survey on the Challenges and Questions Faced by Primary Care Physicians When Providing Care to Patients with Blood Disorders
Shintaro Imaoka, Daisuke Son, Toshihiro Hamada, Shin-ichi Taniguchi
Key words: collaboration, follow-up care, hematologic malignancies, primary care physicians, questionnaire survey
P. 55 Association Between Underweight Status and Social Jet Lag Among Japanese University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study with Sex-Specific Analysis
Shinobu Sugihara, Ryo Miyazaki, Masahiko Kato
Key words: gender differences, internet addiction, social jet lag, underweight, university students
P. 63 Appropriate Use of Antibiotics for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in a Community Hospital in Rural Japan: A Medical Record-Based Study
Kazuoki Inoue, Daeho Park, Toshihiro Hamada, Daisuke Son, Young Lee, Shintaro Imaoka, Tsubasa Nakai, Shohei Taniguchi, Minako Kamimoto, Masahiko Koda, Shin-ichi Taniguchi
Key words: acute respiratory tract infection, antibiotic stewardship, inappropriate prescribing, medical records, Japan
P. 71 Factors Affecting the Device Life of Voice Prosthesis in Laryngectomized Patients
Kenkichiro Taira, Takahiro Fukuhara, Hideyuki Kataoka, Satoshi Koyama, Ryohei Donishi, Kazunori Fujiwara
Key words: device lifespan, total laryngectomy, voice prosthesis, voice restoration
P. 78 Near-End-of-Life Trajectory in Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer
Naoki Kinoshita, Mitsuhiro Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Ikeuchi, Hirokazu Touge, Katsuyuki Tomita, Akira Yamasaki
Key words: end of life, hypercalcinemia, Karnofsky Performance Status, palliative care, prognosis
P. 88 Bowel Diameter at the Obturator Canal as a Predictor of Bowel Resection in Incarcerated Obturator Hernias
Ryo Ishiguro, Kenjiro Taniguchi, Maho Fujita, Ken Sugezawa, Takuji Naka, Yoshiyuki Fujiwara
Key words: bowel resection, hernia, laparoscopy, obturator, ROC curve
P. 95 Fostering Reflective Practice Through Participant Observation: Medical Students’ Learning During Community-Based Clinical Training in Japan
Minako Kamimoto, Daisuke Son, Kazuoki Inoue, Shintaro Imaoka, Tsubasa Nakai, Yuma Otsuka, Shohei Taniguchi, Shin-ichi Taniguchi
Key words: community-based medical education, medical anthropology, participant observation, reflective practice, text mining
P. 105 Longitudinal Dynamics of Soluble NKG2D Ligands in Mild and Moderate Coronavirus Disease-2019
Kyosuke Nagamizu, Yukari Nishikawa, Miyako Takata, Kosuke Yamaguchi, Yuki Hashimoto, Shota Morishita, Ma’arif Athok Shofiudin, Kensaku Okada, Tsuyoshi Kitaura, Masaki Nakamoto, Akira Yamasaki, Hiroki Chikumi
Key words: COVID-19, immune response, natural killer cell, soluble NKG2D ligand, soluble ul16-binding protein-2
P. 119 A Questionnaire Survey on Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among Hospital-Based Healthcare Professionals
Ayami Kimura, Tetsuro Oishi, Rina Fujioka, Wakae Tashiro, Masakuni Takahashi, Junzo Kigawa, Takashi Irie
Key words: cervical cancer, human papillomavirus, questionnaire, vaccination
P. 125 Clinical Study of Complications Associated with Mandibular Reconstruction Plates Used in Resection of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Takayuki Tamura, Yusei Harada, Kento Ikuta, Yoshiko Suyama, Takayuki Shingu, Yuki Harada, Kousuke Sakai, Kousuke Amatsu, Kiharu Shimizu, Takashi Narai, Shunjiro Yagi, Isamu Kodani
Key words: complications, oral squamous cell carcinoma, reconstruction plate
Patient Reports
P. 131 Two Pediatric Cases of Kimura Disease Following Vaccination
Sosuke Kakee, Hiroaki Funata, Keisuke Okuno, Daisuke Kawaba, Atsushi Maejima, Masanori Tanimoto-miyaishi, Kensaku Yamaga, Noriyuki Namba
Key words: biopsy, child, Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease, Kimura Disease, vaccines
P. 136 A Case of Preserving the Collateral Arterial Arcade in the Head of the Pancreas in a Patient with Celiac Axis Stenosis
Mikiya Kishino, Teruhisa Sakamoto, Shinsaku Yata, Kentaro Uehira, Jun Yoshida, Masaki Morimoto, Yuki Murakami, Naruo Tokuyasu, Yoshiyuki Fujiwara
Key words: celiac axis stenosis, collateral artery, pancreaticoduodenectomy
Short Communications
P. 139 Cultivating Empathy through Visual Thinking Strategy Workshops for Medical Students and Residents: A Mixed-Methods Study
Daisuke Son, Minako Kamimoto, Kazuoki Inoue, Shin-ichi Taniguchi
Key words: communication, empathy, humanities in medicine, medical students, visual thinking strategy
P. 145 Rice Bran Attenuates Liver Fibrosis Caused by Vitamin E Deficiency in the Pre-Aging Stage
Yoichi Takahashi, Yugo Kato, Yosuke Horikoshi, Takehiko Hanaki, Masaru Ueki, Kazuhiro Nakaso
Key words: fibrosis, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), rice bran, Vitamin E

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