Although alveolar epithelial cells play a critical role in the pathogenesis of pulmonary
fibrosis, few practical in vitro models exist to study them. Here, we established a novel in vitro …

Mucociliary clearance is an essential lung function that facilitates the removal of inhaled
pathogens and foreign matter unidirectionally from the airway tract and is innately achieved by …

Study Design. Retrospective analysis of consecutive 45 radiographs and 120 kinematic
magnetic resonance images (kMRI) Objective. The aim was to assess the visibility of C7 and T1 …

It has been challenging to generate in vitro models of alveolar lung diseases, as the stable
culture of alveolar type 2 (AT2) cells has been difficult. Methods of generating and expanding …

Study Design: Retrospective study of registry data. Objectives: Aging of society and recent
advances in surgical techniques and general anesthesia have increased the demand for …

Canopy interception of rainfall is an important process in the water balance of forests. The
intrastorm dynamics of canopy interception is less well understood than event scale …

Background Context Accurate diagnosis of osteoporotic vertebral fracture (OVF) is important
for improving treatment outcomes; however, the gold standard has not been established yet. …

Study Design: Retrospective database analysis. Objective: Spine surgeries in elderly patients
have increased in recent years due to aging of society and recent advances in surgical …

We investigated radioactive cesium (Cs) export in stream water during a typhoon flood
event (No. 1204, Guchol) in a small forested headwater catchment (1.2 ha), which was …

Purpose The cross-sectional area and fat infiltration are accepted as standard parameters
for quantitative and qualitative evaluation of muscle degeneration. However, they are time-…