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Fig. 4 in New Distributional Records of Three Species of Euphylliidae (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Hexacorallia, Scleractinia) from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan
No full textFig. 4. Specimens of Catalaphyllia jardinei preserved in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (Photographs taken by Allison Becker) (USNM). A–B, corallite of USNM 1259568, collected at 52–55 m deep off Manza Horshoe Cliffs, Onna, Okinawajima island, Okinawa, Japan, on 21 December 1988, by Robert F. Bolland; C–D, corallite of USNM 94409, collected at 27 m deep off Nago City, Nago, Okinawajima island, Okinawa, Japan, on 21 February 1992, by R. F. Bolland.Published as part of Fujii, Takuma, Kitano, Yuko F & Tachikawa, Hiroyuki, 2020, New Distributional Records of Three Species of Euphylliidae (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Hexacorallia, Scleractinia) from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, pp. 275-282 in Species Diversity 25 on page 280, DOI: 10.12782/specdiv.25.275, http://zenodo.org/record/573874
Fig. 3 in New Distributional Records of Three Species of Euphylliidae (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Hexacorallia, Scleractinia) from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan
No full textFig. 3. Corallum of Catalaphyllia jardinei currently reported from Amami-Oshima island, Japan. A, side view of the corallite of KAUM- CN-14; B, view from the top side of the corallite and the calice of KAUM-CN-14; C, side view of the corallite of CMNH-ZG 09662; D, view from the top side of the corallite and the calice of CMNH-ZG 0966 showing three-forked branching of the calice.Published as part of Fujii, Takuma, Kitano, Yuko F & Tachikawa, Hiroyuki, 2020, New Distributional Records of Three Species of Euphylliidae (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Hexacorallia, Scleractinia) from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, pp. 275-282 in Species Diversity 25 on page 279, DOI: 10.12782/specdiv.25.275, http://zenodo.org/record/573874
Japanese Students\u27 Experience of Adaptation and Acculturation of the United Kingdom
No full textMany Japanese students come to the U.K. to study. In general, studying is their primary aim but some have additional reasons such as personal development through exposure to another culture. As a result of the homogeneity of Japanese society, Japanese people are not necessarily used to other cultures especially if they have only lived within Japan. Due to the vast differences between Japanese and British cultures, many students have difficulties in adapting to British society (Nippoda, 2011). This article presents some culturally specific factors that affect students\u27 adaptation based on research (Nippoda, 1993). It focuses on four main points arising from clinical work: the language barrier, differences in communication styles and educational systems, the individual\u27s motivation and external pressure, and the effects of students\u27 insecure status in the host country
Genetic characterization of androgenic progeny derived from Lolium perenne x Festuca pratensis cultivars
No full textA successful androgenesis in amphidiploid Festulolium (Lolium perenne L. x Festuca pratensis Huds., 2n=4x=28) was obtained using PG-96 medium for embryo/callus induction. The green plant regeneration varied, and was 46 %, 35 % and 17 % for Bx350, Bx351 and Prior, respectively and over 800 green plants have been obtained. Androgenic progeny showed a large variation in freezing tolerance, 7 % of 292 progeny exceeding that of freezing hardy F. pratensis despite containing chromosomes of L. perenne, a more freezing-sensitive species. More than 60% of flowering 175 progeny produced dehiscent anthers with pollen stainability ranging from 5% to 85%.
Androgenic plants contained 14 or 28 chromosomes. There were 188 (56 %), 204 (77 %) and 114 dihaploids (81 %) from Bx350, Bx351 and Prior, respectively. However, the nuclear DNA content varied significantly even between plants with the same chromosome number. Variation in DNA content reflected the genetic variation inherent in androgenic populations.
High levels of chromosome pairing and recombination were observed due to close homology between genomes of L. perenne and F. pratensis.The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.co
Ghana's labor market (1987-92)
No full textUsing the household survey and other data sources, the authors analyze returns to education and other aspects of Ghana's labor market profile from 1987 to 1991. The labor force grew slower than the population did between 1980 and 1990, but the supply of labor is expected to increase as the population of youth is expected to grow faster from 1990 to 2000. And labor force participation rates for 26- to 45-year-olds have been increasing rapidly. Over time, the average labor force participation rates of women have become equal to men's; that of children younger than 15 has remained unchanged at 38 percent. More than half of Ghana's child laborers are employed in agriculture. The formal sector's share of employment is on the decline, while the private informal sector's share has increased, especially in urban areas. Over time, the informal sector (in which most workers have a primary education or less) has absorbed more labor than the formal sector (in which most workers have middle or secondary schooling). Unemployment is pervasive in urban areas, and is less visible in rural areas. Labor productivity may not have increased and is possibly declining. Between 1987 and 1992, there was reverse migration, with many people moving from urban to rural areas, mostly for family reasons. Employment-related migration has also been on the increase. As is true elsewhere, the level of education affects participation in the labor force. Literacy rates for women are lower than those for men, which is one reason men dominate the private formal sector. The rate of return to education increases with higher education and work experience. The return for each additional year of schooling rangesfrom 4 percent to 6 percent in Ghana, quite high for a Sub-Saharan African country. Private and social returns to education are greater for primary than for secondary or postsecondary education.Public Health Promotion,Health Economics&Finance,Health Monitoring&Evaluation,Labor Policies,Environmental Economics&Policies,Health Monitoring&Evaluation,Environmental Economics&Policies,Health Economics&Finance,Labor Standards,Poverty Assessment
Polyp and skeleton characters of <i>Stylaraea punctata</i> and <i>Bernardpora stutchburyi</i>.
No full text<p>A–B. <i>Stylaraea punctata</i> AK93, MUFS YFK1244, Akajima Island, Japan. C–D. <i>S. punctata</i> AK92, MUFS YFK1243, Akajima Island, Japan. E–H. <i>Bernardpora stutchburyi</i> SS21G MUFS YFK220, Sesoko, Japan. Living specimen for whole colonies (A, E) and polyps (B, F), corallite structures (C, G), and star-shaped columella (D, H). Arrows show columella. Bars show 1 mm for (C) and (G), and 0.5 mm for (D) and (H).</p
Polyp and skeleton characters of ‘<i>Poritipora</i>’ <i>paliformis</i>, ‘<i>Machadoporites</i>’ <i>tantillus</i> and morphologically related species.
No full text<p>Living specimens and corallite structures for <i>P. paliformis</i> IS48, MUFS YFK959, Taketomi, Japan (A, B) and <i>M. tantillus</i> AD068, UNIMBI AD068, Aden, Yemen (E, F), respectively. Corallite structures of holotypes of <i>P. paliformis</i> MTQ G55857 (C) and <i>Goniopora minor</i> NHMUK 1934.5.14.436 No. 56 (D). Corallites structures of <i>G. burgosi</i> OT6, MUFS YFK286, Otsuki, Japan (G) and <i>G. pendulus</i> TN11, MUFS YFK243, Tanegashima, Japan (H) from Japan water, as examples of corallites with less 24 septa. Bars show 1 mm.</p
Research on land markets in South Asia : what have we learned?
No full textThe authors review the literature on land markets in South Asia to clarify what's known and to highlight unresolved issues. They report that: (1) We have a good understanding of why sharecropping persists and why it can be superior to other standard agricultural contracts. We have less understanding of what determines the relative efficiency of sharecropping in different environments and why other apparently superior contractual relationships are rare. (2) Insecure rights to land adversely affect production and investment incentives in areas outside of South Asia, but in South Asia strong evidence linking investment and rights to production is scarce. (3) An inverse relationship between farm size and output per unit area is a recurrent feature in data from South Asia, apparently related to land-labor interactions. (4) Although small farms seem to be more efficient than large ones, small farmers have trouble raising their profitability and enlarging their holding, largely because of credit constraints, but also because of poverty and policy that discriminates against them. (5) Misguided land reform in the past has made tenancy unattractive to landowners, so large capital-intensive farms have developed. Political economic analysis is needed to explain the failure of past land reform, as well as distortions in agricultural input and output markets in (6) South Asia. Land fragmentation (as distinguished from farm size) has caused productivity losses. Those losses have not been quantified and the reasons fragmentation persists are poorly understood. (7) Transaction costs are a significant impediment to functioning land markets. In South Asia, transfers of land rights are complicated by lack of explicit title to land, and by informal and customary rights. (8) One pressing research problem is gender discrimination, an important factor in land market imperfections -especially (within the household) the separation of land management and its control. Research needs include more systematic regional comparisons, the use of more panel data, and an investigation of how agricultural productivity is affected by gender problems and land fragmentation.Banks&Banking Reform,Environmental Economics&Policies,Agricultural Knowledge&Information Systems,Land Use and Policies,Public Sector Economics&Finance,Environmental Economics&Policies,Banks&Banking Reform,Agricultural Knowledge&Information Systems,Rural Land Policies for Poverty Reduction,Land Use and Policies
Examining the Effectiveness of Ayres Sensory Integration® Intervention for Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder in Improving Motor Coordination and Daily Activity Function: A Randomized Controlled Trial
No full textNagasaki University (長崎大学)博士(医学)Background: Ayres Sensory Integration® (ASI) intervention focuses on developing sensory processing abilities to improve motor coordination, executive functions, participation, and satisfaction in everyday activities. No well-designed research studies have addressed clearly the effectiveness of ASI intervention for children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) even though ASI intervention was effective for children with autism spectrum disorders. Methods and procedures: Seventeen children with DCD (aged 4-8.5 years old) were randomly assigned to either an intervention or a control group. ASI intervention was provided to the intervention group twice a week for 10 weeks. In addition to participants’ goals in daily activities, sensory integration abilities and motor coordination were assessed before and after the intervention. Outcomes and results: The split-plot factorial design demonstrated significant time × group interaction in the total score (F (1, 15) = 7.651, p = 0.014, partial η2= 0.338) and balance score (F (1, 15) = 11.163, p = 0.004, partial η2 = 0.427) of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition (MABC-2), with significant differences in simple main effects before and after intervention for the intervention group. The post-intervention Goal Attainment Scale (GAS) score showed a significant difference in the time × group interaction (F (1, 15) = 15.662, p = 0.001, partial η2 = 0.511) and a simple main effect in the intervention group. Conclusions: A short-term, intensive ASI intervention improves motor performance, coordination, and daily activities function in children with DCD.長崎大学学位論文 学位記番号:博(医歯薬)甲第1670号 学位授与年月日:令和7年3月5日Author: Yoko Yamanishi, Yasushi Orita, Mika Nagayoshi, Rie Nishimura, Tamae Shinjyo, Kumiko Masuda, Yuko Hayashi, Akio Nakai, Akira Imamura, L. Diane Parham, Ryoichiro IwanagaCitation: Cureus, 17(1), art. no. e76971; 2025Nagasaki University (長崎大学), 博士(医学) (2025-03-05)doctoral thesi
Phylogenetic and taxonomic status of the coral Goniopora stokesi and related species (Scleractinia: Poritidae) in Japan based on molecular and morphological data
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