Cancer is becoming an increasingly significant disease worldwide. Currently, more than 7
million people die each year from cancer. With the existing knowledge, at least one-third of …

Hair morphology is one of the most differentiated traits among human populations. However,
genetic backgrounds of hair morphological differences among populations have not been …

Background Preparedness and preventive measures are needed to reduce the impact of
disasters. Disaster preparedness training for nurses has a long history. However, the …

It has been suggested that Neel’s “thrifty genotype” model may account for high body weights
in some Oceanic populations, which presumably arose in modern times. In European …

Background Depression is a common mental disorder. Several studies suggest that lifestyle
and health status are associated with depression. However, only a few large-scale …

Various Pacific Island populations have experienced a marked increase in the prevalence of
obesity in past decades. This study examined the association of a promoter polymorphism …

Many studies have shown that a one-time 123 I-metaiodobenzylguanidine ( 123 I-MIBG)
scintigraphic study during a stable period is useful for determining the prognosis of patients with …

Arguments scale The parameter C of the Coale-McNeil model, the scale parameter for total
nupitiality. Almost same as 1-(probability of never marring for whole life) a0 The parameter …

It has been suggested that a ‘thrifty’genotype hypothesis can account for high prevalence of
obesity in the island populations of Oceania. A recent genome-wide association study …

It is suggested that the major prehistoric human colonizations of Oceania occurred twice,
namely, about 50,000 and 4,000 years ago. The first settlers are considered as ancestors of …