443 research outputs found
Translations:a self-study of teacher education practices of a non-native speaking university faculty teaching in cross-cultural contexts
No full textFaculty who do not speak the language of instruction in their universities as their first language face additional challenges in teaching. This study aimed to investigate a non-native speaker faculty member, Eisuke Saito, who had attempted to manage and overcome language challenges in teaching. Through an autobiographical self-study of teacher education practices (S-STEP) with reference to critical incidents, and critical discussions with co-author Michelle Ludecke, this article reveals that through listening to the students and observing their non-verbal responses, Eisuke came to deepen his understanding of the complexities of students’ problems and confusions. As a result, class discussions were utilized more meaningfully, which involved working with students as co-curriculum makers. In so doing, the non-verbal responses that were overwhelming at the beginning of his teaching career eventually started to support Eisuke in facilitating discussion in his classes. This study posits that for non-native speaker faculty to change their practices, multi-faceted efforts are necessary–starting with respecting their students as co-curriculum makers, understanding students’ needs through non-verbal signals, and considering how to add value in developing dialogue among and with students in an emergent manner based on students’ confusions or questions.</p
Hitome de wakaru Shina jihen to Nisso kankei echizu /
No full textRelief shown by shading and pictorially.; 880-06 Published as supplement to a women magazine, 'Fujin Kurabu', Nov 1937 issue.; Legends include: frontline of China-Japan conflict, pill box of Soviet Army front lines, military ports, military airports, disposition of Red Army troops, the Great Wall of China, areas occupied by the Japanese army in the Sino-Japanese Conflict so far (as of 1 October 1937), areas bombed by the Japanese (as of 1 October 1937).; The main map includes numerous pictorial features of people in each country and region on the map. Names of major cities are given, and several charts, such as a chronological chart of development of Sino-Japanese War and the chart of Soviet Union's army's armaments.; 880-07 Seizu Ebihara Bingo --- on the edge of two maps on the other side; Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-vn6856147. Cartoon style map of China (Japanese Women's Club)Map of East Asia and Soviet, detailing the development of the SIno-Japanese Conflict and the relationship of the Soviet Union and Japan at that time.Shina jihen to Nisso kankei echizu880-03 title of the map on verso: Konan chiho jikyoku shosaizu880-0 4 title of the map on verso: Shanhai, Nankin fuki
Governance and economic growth
No full textBecause protection of property rights cannot be appropriated by any individual, it is widely recognized as being the state's responsibility. Moreover, recent empirical evidence suggests that protection of property rights leads to higher investment levels and faster growth. The extent of property rights protection differs significantly across countries. The author integrates the emergence of property rights within a simple growth framework. Drawing on North (1990), he presents a model where economic performance and enforcement of property rights may reinforce each other.Initial conditions determine the economy's convergence to a high-income or a low-income steady state. Existing empirical evidence offers tentative support for this theory.Judicial System Reform,Labor Policies,Economic Theory&Research,Environmental Economics&Policies,Common Property Resource Development,Economic Theory&Research,Inequality,Common Property Resource Development,Environmental Economics&Policies,Governance Indicators
Mechanical vibration of freely suspended ferroelectric liquid-crystal film excited by sound and electric field
No full textThis article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. This article appeared in Sadahito Uto, Eisuke Tazoh, Masanori Ozaki, and Katsumi Yoshino, Journal of Applied Physics 82, 2791 (1997) and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.366162.A study of the mechanical vibrations of a freely suspended (FS) ferroelectric liquid-crystal film has been carried out. Upon excitations by sound irradiation and also by electric-field application, the mechanical vibration of the FS film of the ferroelectric liquid crystal is effectively excited. In the frequency dependence, resonance vibrations are observed for both excitations and the resonance frequencies, and light reflection patterns are found to be different for both excitations, suggesting the different oscillating modes of the FS film for both excitations. In electric-field excitation, the vibration mode, which is consistent with the molecular model of the origin of the vibration due to the reorientation of Ps by Ps⋅E torque is found. In addition, the application of the FS film of the ferroelectric liquid crystal as sensitive acoustic sensors is proposed
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No full textInvestigative Research into the Discrimination of Parking Behaviors in Parking Meter Space
No full textINVESTIGATIVE RESEARCH INTO THE CHANGES IN ON-STREET PARKING BEHAVIOR AFTER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PARKING ATTENDANT SYSTEM
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Bioactive compounds in plant materials for the prevention of diabetesand obesity
No full textPlant materials have been widely studied for their preventive and therapeutic effects for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity. The effect of a plant material arises from its constituents, and the study of these bioactive compounds is important to achieve a deeper understanding of its effect at the molecular level. In particular, the study of the effects of such bioactive compounds on various biological processes, from digestion to cellular responses, is required to fully understand the overall effects of plant materials in these health contexts. In this review, I summarize the bioactive compounds we have recently studied in our research group that target digestive enzymes, dipeptidyl peptidase-4, myocyte glucose uptake, and lipid accumulation in adipocytes. Abbreviations: AC: adenylyl cyclase; AMPK: AMP-activated protein kinase; βAR: β-adrenergic receptor; CA: catecholamine; cAMP: cyclic adenosine monophosphate; cGMP: cyclic guanosine monophosphate; DPP-4: dipeptidyl peptidase-4; ERK: extracellular signal-regulated kinase; GC: guanylyl cyclase; GH: growth hormone; GLP-1: glucagon-like peptide-1; GLUT: glucose transporter; HSL: hormone-sensitive lipase; IR: insulin receptor; IRS: insulin receptor substrate; MAPK: mitogen-activated protein kinase; MEK: MAPK/ERK kinase; MG: maltase-glucoamylase; NP: natriuretic peptide; NPR: natriuretic peptide receptor; mTORC2: mechanistic target of rapamycin complex-2; PC: proanthocyanidin; PI3K: phosphoinositide 3-kinase; PKA: cAMP-dependent protein kinase; PKB (AKT): protein kinase B; PKG: cGMP-dependent protein kinase; PPARγ: peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ; SGLT1: sodium-dependent glucose transporter 1; SI: sucrase-isomaltase; T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus; TNFα: tumor necrosis factor-α
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