112 research outputs found
Constitutive Equations of Soils Based on the Subloading Surface Concept
No full textVarious cyclic plasticity models have been proposed in the past. Among them the subloading surface model (Hashiguchi, 1989) only is regraded to have the pertinent structure adaptable to the prediction of cyclic loading behavior of materials as has been revealed by the author (Hashiguchi, 1993b). The constitutive equation of soils is formulated by introducing the subloading surface model and formulating the evolution rule of the rotational hardening for the description of the induced anisotropy
Constitutive Equations of Soils Based on the Subloading Surface Concept
No full textVarious cyclic plasticity models have been proposed in the past. Among them the subloading surface model (Hashiguchi, 1989) only is regraded to have the pertinent structure adaptable to the prediction of cyclic loading behavior of materials as has been revealed by the author (Hashiguchi, 1993b). The constitutive equation of soils is formulated by introducing the subloading surface model and formulating the evolution rule of the rotational hardening for the description of the induced anisotropy
Functional Nanowires Array Electrodeposited into Nano-porous Membrane Thin Films
No full textNi, Co, Fe and Co/Cu multilayered nanowires were electrodeposited into a nano-well template to synthesize novel functional ferromagnetic devices. Growth rate of Co/Co multilayered nanowires was around 40 nm·sec-1 and the cylindrical shape was precisely transferred from the nanochannels to the nanowires and the aspect ratio reached up to ca. 150. Magnetic hysteresis loops of Ni, Co and Fe nanowires with diameter 40 nm showed typical perpendicular magnetization behavior due to the uni-axial shape anisotropy and the coercive force reached up to around 1 kOe. 2% of anisotropic magnetoresistance effect was observed in Ni nanowires electrodeposited into anodized aluminum oxide template, while 20% of giant magnetoresistance effect was observed in Co/Cu multilayered nanowires.15th International Conference on Thin Films, ICTF 2011; Kyoto; Japan; 8 November 2011 ～ 11 November 2011Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 417(1), 012047; 2013conference pape
Kaikoku heidan 海國兵談
No full textEnglish Translation: Military strategies in sea battles and weaponry.Originally self-publishedHand-drawn ink on paper,
Size: 10 1/16 x 7 3/16 in.Hayashi Shihei (1738-1793), a samurai from Mutsu, originally went to Nagasaki in 1755 to study Dutch horsemanship (1). His visit to Nagasaki in 1777, however, was what prompted him to write Kaikoku heidan, an illustrated discourse on military strategies in sea battles and weaponry. A meeting with the head of the Dutch Trading Office gave Hayashi enough information to become concerned for Japan’s future and the government’s foreign policy.
Shihei had difficulty securing funds for printing, and it took him three years to finally complete the publication (2). It was originally self-published to avoid government censorship (3). Generally, self-published books, as well as manuscripts and books printed with movable type, were exempt from censorship. Unfortunately, the book was banned in the same year the last volume was published. The government confiscated the printed books as well as the printing blocks, and placed Shihei under house arrest.
He is said to have composed a parody poem to express his predicament, “No parents, no wife, no children, no printing blocks, no money, but no way I would want to die.” His earlier work, Sangoku tsūran zusetsu (The survey of three countries),i was also banned in the same year.
Researcher Momoko Welch
1. Donald Keene, Frog in the Well: Portraits of Japan by Watanabe Kazan 1793-1841 (New York: Columbia University Press, 2006), 147.
2. Hashiguchi, 110.
3. Hashiguchi Kōnosuke, Edo no honya to honzukuri (Tokyo: Heibonsha, 2011), 109
Both ipsilateral and contralateral localized vibratory stimulations modulated pain-related sensory thresholds on the foot in mice and humans
No full textAtsushi Doi,1,2,* Juntaro Sakasaki,3,* Chikato Tokunaga,4,* Fumiya Sugita,5,* Syota Kasae,6 Keisuke Nishimura,7 Yushi Sato,8 Takako Kuratsu,9 Sariya Hashiguchi,10 Min-Chul Shin,1,2 Megumu Yoshimura11 1Department of Physical Therapy, Kumamoto Health Science University, Kumamoto, Japan; 2Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kumamoto Health Science University, Kumamoto, Japan; 3Department of Rehabilitation, Tokyo-Wangan Rehabilitation Hospital, Narashino, Japan; 4Department of Rehabilitation, Himeno Hospital, Yame, Japan; 5Department of Rehabilitation, Tamana Central Hospital, Tamana, Japan; 6Department of Rehabilitation, Shimizu Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; 7Department of Rehabilitation, Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka, Japan; 8Department of Rehabilitation, Showa Hospital, Shimonoseki, Japan; 9Department of Rehabilitation, Konan Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan; 10Department of Rehabilitation, Asahino-Sogo Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan; 11Nakamura Hospital, Nogata, Japan *These authors contributed equally to this work Purpose: This study was aimed to investigate the effect of localized vibration on sensory thresholds in mice and humans using a novel quantitative method. Participants and methods: The sensory thresholds of 7-week-old male C57BL/6J mice were measured with four sine-wave electrostimulation frequencies (5, 50, 250, and 2,000 Hz) before and after applying 2-minute vibration to the plantar side of the foot in mice. In human participants (16 males and 16 females; mean age, 21.0±0.8 years), the sensory threshold was measured at 50 Hz before and after applying 2-minute and 5-minute vibrations to the dorsal side of the foot. Results: Application of a 2-minute vibration at either the ipsilateral or contralateral side modulated the sensory thresholds elicited by a 5- or 50-Hz right electrostimulation in mice. In human participants, application of a 5-minute vibration at either the ipsilateral or contralateral side modulated the sensory threshold elicited by 50-Hz right electrostimulation, but had no effect on local skin temperature. These results suggest that the right side of pain-related Aδ fibers (50 Hz) or C fibers (5 Hz) was modulated by the localized ipsilateral or contralateral side of vibratory stimuli, respectively, in mice and humans. Conclusion: The ability of contralateral vibration to modify the right sensory thresholds suggests possible involvement of the central nervous system in vibratory modulation. Keywords: vibration, sensory threshold, electrostimulation, central modulatio
The characteristics of DC laser photodetachment signals in a hot carbon cathode discharge
No full textAllocation efficiency in China's state-owned, private, and foreign sector firms
No full textapplication/pdfIDP000778_001Despite the fact many scholars have shown an interest in China's allocation efficiency, few studies have examined quantitative analysis of allocation efficiency within and between the state-owned and private sectors. To address this issue, this paper develops a quantitative measure of allocation efficiency, which is an extension of the dynamic Olley-Pakes productivity decomposition proposed by Melitz and Polanec (2015). The extended measure enables the simultaneous capture of the degree of misallocation within a group and between groups and parallel to capturing the contribution of entering and exiting firms to aggregate productivity growth. Using China's manufacturing firm-level data from 2003 to 2007, the author examine the efficiency of resource allocation within and between three ownership sectors (state-owned, domestic private, and foreign sectors). It is found that the between allocation efficiency tends to improve in industries wherein market shares move from the less-productive state sector to the more-productive private sector.technical repor
Fabrication of Co/Cu Multilayered Nanowires Using a Pulsed Current Deposition Technique
No full textナノダイナミクス国際シンポジウム 平成22年1月21日(木) 於長崎大学Nagasaki Symposium on Nano-Dynamics 2010 (NSND2010), January 21, 2010, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan, Invited Lectur
Analysis of Paradoxical Phenomenon Caused by Presenting Thermal Stimulation on Three Spots
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