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Nature-related Financial Disclosure in Japanese Agriculture and Aquaculture Listed Companies ― Status and Challenges ―
Get PDF[Abstract] This study explores the disclosure quality of nature-related financial information within Japanese-listed companies in the fishery, agriculture, and forestry sectors. We survey 12 selected companies and identify a pervasive lack of detailed disclosure, emphasising a collective underdevelopment in corporate responsibility for environmental impact accountability. The study's unique contributions include a comprehensive analysis of disclosure practices, revealing significant deficiencies and patterns; our findings mainly focus on biodiversity and ecosystem conservation to ensure transparency and prevent fraudulent reporting. These insights hold future significance for companies, regulators, and stakeholders navigating Japan's evolving landscape of sustainable financial reporting.departmental bulletin pape
Testing the application of the Arduino UNO and an electric relay for cellular electroporation
Get PDFElectroporation is an effective method for inducing poration in the cell membrane and delivering macromolecules into cells in the fields of bioengineering and biomedicine. However, since the internal structures of commercially available power supply devices are not disclosed to the public and exhibit low operability, this study aims to develop an electroporation system utilizing Arduino UNO and an electric relay. This system facilitates the easy generation of waveforms by toggling a pin on and off for specified durations (Arduino programming). In this study, a DC-DC converter was employed as the power supply (DC 45-390 V). The ON/OFF time of the electrical relay was controlled by Arduino UNO for waveform generation. For instance, a waveform with an ON/OFF time of 10/500 ms can be generated. When this waveform was applied to a 3-mm gap electroporation cuvette, an electric field with a field strength of 200 V/cm was produced. Using this setup, 40-kDa fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-dextran was successfully delivered into NIH/3T3 cells, indicating poration in the cell membrane. Thus, this study has established a cell electroporation system with high operability.departmental bulletin pape
Current Status of Nuclear and Radiation Education at Kinki University and Future extensive utilization of UTR-KINKI
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Contents Related to SDGs Frequently and Infrequently Appeared in Junior High School English Textbooks
Get PDFThe 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted at the United Nations (UN) Summit in September 2015, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have significant implications for education. It is necessary for more people to share their views on solving various problems on Earth and to achieve the SDGs. In this regard, as Macalova (2020) mentions, “amongst other mediums of achieving these goals, language plays a significant role …….” Particularly, the role of English, which has the largest number of learners in the world, can be a very important communication tool. Therefore, learning about the SDGs in English classes could offer Japanese students a good opportunity to broaden and deepen their thinking about the world. With the above in mind, in this study, the main objective was to determine what content related to which SDGs was found frequently or infrequently in 18 designated junior high school English textbooks in Japan. The most frequent SDG-related topics were SDG16 "Peace, justice and strong institutions" and SDG11 "Sustainable cities and communities", and the most contents of SDG16 are about Hiroshima in Japan. On the other hand, SDG5 "Gender equality" and SDG2 "Zero hunger" do not appear often. The contents related to SDG5 and SDG2 are the stories about the events in foreign countries mainly.2015年9月の国連サミットで「持続可能な開発のための2030アジェンダ」が採択され、「持続可能な開発目標（SDGs）」は教育にも大きなインパクトを与えている。地球上のさまざまな問題を解決し、SDGsを達成するためには、より多くの人が地球上の諸問題解決のために意見を交わすことが必要である。その点においては、Macalova（2020）が述べるように、「他の媒体の中でも言語は、地球上の問題や課題に取り組むうえで重要な役割を果たしている……」ということは確かである。特に、世界で最も多くの学習者がいる英語は、大切なコミュニケーションツールである。日本の英語教育においても、SDGsに関連することを学ぶことは、日本人学習者の世界に対する考えを広め深める良き機会のひとつとなる。上記のことを念頭に、本研究では、日本の中学校英語教科書18冊において、どのSDGsに関連する内容がよく扱われ、また逆に、あまり扱われていないのかを明らかにすることを主な目的とした。の結果、SDG16「平和と正義のための強い制度」とSDG11「持続可能な都市と地域社会」が多く扱われており、SDG16に関連する内容では、広島が最も多かった。一方、SDG5「ジェンダー平等」やSDG2「飢餓ゼロ」は、あまり教科書では取り扱われておらず、その内容は、日本のことではなく、主に海外での出来事であった。departmental bulletin pape
表紙・目次・ほか 36 : 2024
Get PDF目次, 執筆者紹介, 民俗文化 投稿規程, 編集後記口絵写真 吉田製蝋所の木蝋生産－葡萄櫨栽培から和蝋燭製造まで－ 写真・キャプション：藤井 弘章othe
