Deep low‐frequency earthquakes (LFEs) and nonvolcanic tremor have distinctive
characteristics unlike those of regular earthquakes, including strong anisotropy in their migration …

Background and Purpose: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is considered the
standard procedure for the removal of large renal calculi. The development of the “minimally …

Traffic accident frequency has been decreasing in Japan in recent years. Nevertheless,
many accidents still occur on residential roads. Area-wide traffic calming measures including …

Urolithiasis, a complex multifactorial disease, results from interactions between environmental
and genetic factors. Epidemiological studies have shown the association of urolithiasis …

The 2016 Kaikoura (New Zealand) earthquake is characterized as one of the most complex
multifault rupture events ever observed. We perform dynamic rupture simulations to evaluate …

After the occurrence of the 2011 M w 9.0 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku earthquake, an
unusual shallow normal‐faulting earthquake sequence occurred near the Pacific coast at the …

Slow earthquakes called episodic tremor and slip (ETS) events propagate over 100 km at low
average velocities, ∼10 km per day, along several plate interfaces accompanying seismic …

The discovery of slow earthquakes illuminates the existence of a strange depth dependence
of seismogenesis, which contradicts the common understanding of smooth brittle/seismic‐…

The age-related decrease in human skeletal muscle mass; ie sarcopenia, has received much
attention, but an age-related increase in the ratio of adipose tissue to muscle tissue has …

Randall plaques (RPs) can contribute to the formation of idiopathic calcium oxalate (CaOx)
kidney stones; however, genes related to RP formation have not been identified. We …