… between the groups was performed by means of Student's t test. When determination
was performed repeatedly in the same subjects, a paired t test was used. AP value less than …

Objectives To determine prognostic factors of clinically relevant radiographic progression (CRRP)
in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) achieving remission or low disease activity (…

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Studies of the changes in spine alignment in the sitting position
have been limited to specific spine segments. Because there have been few studies of global …

… The next step was to measure systolic and diastolic blood pressures in normal subjects
who were euthyroid as judged by serum T,, T.:, and TSH concentrations. The data were …

Objective This study aimed to analyse the radiological characteristics and clinical diversity
of Japanese patients with synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis (SAPHO) …

… of T 4 , T 3 , and TSH. In 56 adult men, no significant difference was found in the
concentrations of T 4 , TSH, and cortisol between summer and winter. However, plasma T 3 …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation has been increasingly recognized in patients receiving
chemotherapy and immunosuppressive therapy; however, the prevalence of HBV infection …

The primary objective of this study was to investigate the effect of the postural change between
a normal seating posture and a reclined posture in vehicles by using X-ray to measure …

The possible role of obesity in the development of hypertension was investigated in two study
groups. In a population study of 961 subjects, 739 were found to be normotensive and 222 …

To reduce fatalities or serious injuries, the object of this study was to research skeletal
alignment in an automotive seat and clarify the differentiation by the factors of age, gender and …