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Theoretical and numerical studies on quantum hydrodynamics in superfluid ^4He : Approaches based on the two-fluid model & one-fluid extended model
No full textConcerning Expressions in the Opening Scene of MON : The Novelist’s Techniques and Attitudes Found in Expressive Distance
No full textThis paper deals with novelist SOSEKI’s techniques and attitudes, by analyzing the sentence structure in the first scene of MON. I have used “The Theory of Expressive Distance”, Chapter 8 of the volume four of The Theory of Literature (1907, 5), and recent theories of space in linguistic expression. Two problems are clarified: (1) The author places the time of the first scene six years after the principal occurrence of the novel. (2) Even though in the first scene Sosuke, who has stolen his friend’s wife and is obsessed with a sense of guilt, begins to doubt the way he is dealing with his sin, he doesn’t act to achieve real redemption or personal salvation. The author, therefore, intervenes in Sosuke’s inner life, freely changing the special point of reference. This paper elucidates the use of these two operations, by which the author constructs the characters in the story and develops the plot.departmental bulletin pape
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Testing the Intrinsic Benefit Model of the Signaling Theory
No full textThis study proposes the intrinsic benefit model of the signaling theory for sociology. The signaling theory is a subtheory of the game theory. It was developed independently within Evolutionary Biology and Economics, and it is concerned with the communications under the situations with asymmetrical information. Although the signaling theory have been widely adapted across social science, its influence within Sociology has been limited so far. This study proposes the argument that the signaling theory can achieve the increased relevance within Sociology by focusing on the role of (perceived) intrinsic benefit obtained from the signal production. The focus on the intrinsic benefit would allow the signaling theory to be applied on the broader range of phenomena which are of sociological interests, while at the same time analytically integrating additional social and symbolic contexts of the signals. Based on this argument, the propositions were developed about the role of the signal visibility and the intentionality of the signal. The three experiments were conducted to test the propositions. The two vignette experiments were conducted to test the effect of signal visibility on the signaling of environmental commitment through the purchases of electronic vehicles. A laboratory experiments was conducted to test the effect of the intentionality of the signal on the signaling of trustworthiness through donations. The first experiment gave the strong support to the propositions, whereas the second and the third experiment produced the mixed results. The author suggests that the overall findings are consistent with the main argument underlying the intrinsic benefit model
The drama "Yoshitsune and the thousand cherry trees." Minamoto No Yoshitsune as a martial strategist, courtier and literary myth.
No full textIn her doctoral thesis the author would like to present the play Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry trees (Yoshitsune senbonzakura) as a unique piece of Japanese drama which has a great complexity and an outstanding place within the corpus of Japanese literature. Even if the play can be compared to Chushingura mono in its importance, Yoshitsune senbonzakura has not been widely translated to western languages. There are two exceptions, however: the English translation (Jones, Jr. 1993) and the German translation (Klopfenstein 1982). While comparing the two translations and using the most full original texts available (as preserved in Takeda Izumo and Namiki Sosuke Joruri Collection and Yuda Yoshio's Bunraku Joruri Collection), the author's goal is to present the play to Czech readers and its interpretation to Czech scholars. As for the flow and structure of the interpretation of Yoshitsune senbonzakura the author begins with the historical background of the legend of Minamoto Yoshitsune, capturing the life of Yoshitsune from the time of Heiji rebellion (1159) when he was born to his death in 1189. Next the author concentrates on the legend itself as it evolved within the course of Japanese literature. With a shift from the court literature of Heian period towards the battlefield stories and..
Incisional surgical site infection after elective open surgery for colorectal cancer
No full textBackground. The purpose of this study was to clarify the incidence and risk factors for incisional surgical site infections (SSI) in patients undergoing elective open surgery for colorectal cancer. Methods. We conducted prospective surveillance of incisional SSI after elective colorectal resections performed by a single surgeon for a 1-year period. Variables associated with infection, as identified in the literature, were collected and statistically analyzed for their association with incisional SSI development. Results. A total of 224 patients were identified for evaluation. The mean patient age was 67 years, and 120 (55%) were male. Thirty-three (14.7%) patients were diagnosed with incisional SSI. Multivariate analysis suggested that incisional SSI was independently associated with TNM stages III and IV (odds ratio [OR], 2.4) and intraoperative hypotension (OR, 3.4). Conclusions. The incidence of incisional SSI in our cohort was well within values generally reported in the literature. Our data suggest the importance of the maintenance of intraoperative normotension to reduce the development of incisional SSI
Interactive combustion of two-dimensionally arranged quasi-droplet clusters under microgravity
No full textTo investigate the mutual interactions between droplets in the spray combustion, combustion of 2-dimensionally arranged quasi-droplet clusters is studied under microgravity. Quasi-droplet samples, which are solid in room temperature and change into liquid just after the ignition, consist of alcohol (propanol, butanol, pentanol, or hexanol) and polyethylene glycol with a volumetric ratio of 2:1. Seven samples sustained by glass rods form a 2-dimensional quasi-droplet cluster. Electrically heated nichrome wires ignite all samples in the cluster simultaneously. Single envelope flames that surround the clusters appeared. The results show that the sample spacing has a strong effect on the shape and movement of the flame. Sample clusters with large sample spacings come to the external group combustion through the scavenging combustion mode, whereas the small spacing clusters start directly with the external group combustion. At large sample spacings, the distance from the edge of the sample cluster to the flame (flame distance) increases to a maximum value and then decreases with time. The period of flame growth is prolonged with decreasing sample spacing and finally, at a small enough sample spacing, the flame distance keeps increasing until the flame disappears. This flame movement is attributed to the fuel vapor accumulation effect, which becomes more dominant with decreasing sample spacing. The burning lifetime decreases monotonically and approaches the value of the single flame with increasing sample spacing. The flame distance decreases monotonically and approaches the single flame radius with increasing sample spacing also. These results render important confirmations of the external group combustion phenomena and prove the importance of the two kinds of unsteadiness, i.e., the scavenging combustion with large droplet interval and the fuel vapor accumulation effect with small droplet interval, in group combustion.Copyright © 2002 The Combustion Institute
Incisional surgical site infection after elective open surgery for colorectal cancer
No full textBackground.The purpose of this study was to clarify the incidence and risk factors for incisional surgical site infections (SSI) in patients undergoing elective open surgery for colorectal cancer.Methods.We conducted prospective surveillance of incisional SSI after elective colorectal resections performed by a single surgeon for a 1-year period. Variables associated with infection, as identified in the literature, were collected and statistically analyzed for their association with incisional SSI development.Results.A total of 224 patients were identified for evaluation. The mean patient age was 67 years, and 120 (55%) were male. Thirty-three (14.7%) patients were diagnosed with incisional SSI. Multivariate analysis suggested that incisional SSI was independently associated with TNM stages III and IV (odds ratio [OR], 2.4) and intraoperative hypotension (OR, 3.4).Conclusions.The incidence of incisional SSI in our cohort was well within values generally reported in the literature. Our data suggest the importance of the maintenance of intraoperative normotension to reduce the development of incisional SSI
Evaluation of Prosthesis Test as a Preoperative Examination Method for the Sound Conductive System
No full textWith the prupose to foreknow the condition of ossicles and, if possible, the hearing level attainable by tympanoplasty, prosthesis test was carried out preoperatively on 110 cases of chronic otitis media, and these results were compared statistically with the findings of the surgery and the postoperative hearing acuity. As to the prosthesis, thin patch paper or small rubber bag was employed to cover the drum perforation closely. And puretone audiometry was conducted with and without the prosthesis. The results obtained were as follows; 1) The data were investigated in each of two groups, one with disconnected ossicles, the other intact. Thereby, following two criteria were introduced, i.e. the improved hearing level better than 20 db loss or the gain of hearing more than 15 db with prosthesis. Using these criteria, the author considered, the condition of ossicles could be surmised. That is, in cases within the criteria it might be possible to diagnose that the ossicles are intact. And in the other cases without he criteria, the continuity of ossicles would be indefinite. 2) In addition, findings of the prosthesis test and hearing test after tympanoplasty were compared, an it was suggested that the prosthesis test could offer a clue to estimate possible gain of tympanoplasty
The Practice of Basic Informatics 2019
No full textVersion 2020/03/08Kyoto University provides courses on 'The Practice of Basic Informatics' as part of its Liberal Arts and Sciences Program. The course is taught at many schools and departments, and course contents vary to meet the requirements of these schools and departments. This textbook is made open to the students of all schools that teach these courses. As stated in Chapter 1, this book is written with the aim of building ICT skills for study at university, that is, ICT skills for academic activities. Some topics may not be taught in class. However, the book is written for self-study by students. We include many exercises in this textbook so that instructors can select some of them for their classes, to accompany their teaching plans. The courses are given at the computer laboratories of the university, and the contents of this textbook assume that Windows 10 and Microsoft Office 2016 are available in these laboratories. In Chapter 13, we include an introduction to computer programming; we chose Python as the programming language because on the one hand it is easy for beginners to learn, and on the other, it is widely used in academic research. To check the progress of students' self-study, we have attached assessment criteria (a 'rubric') of this course as an Appendix. Current ICT is a product of the endeavors of many people. The "Great Idea" columns are included to show appreciation for such work. Dr. Yumi Kitamura and Dr. Hirohisa Hioki wrote Chapters 4 and 13, respectively. The remaining chapters were written by Dr. Hajime Kita. In revision for 2018 edition and after, Dr. Hiroyuki Sakai has participated in the author group, and Dr. Donghui Lin has also joined for English edition 2019. The authors hope that this textbook helps you to improve your academic ICT skill set. The content included in this book is selected based on the reference course plan discussed in the course development team for informatics at the Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences. In writing this textbook, we obtained advice and suggestions from staffs of the Network Section, Information Infrastructure Division, Department of Planning and Information Management Department, Kyoto University on Chapters 2 and 3, from Mr. Sosuke Suzuki, NTT Communications Corporation also on Chapter 3, Rumi Haratake, Machiko Sakurai and Taku Sakamoto of the User Support Division, Kyoto University Library on Chapter 4. Dr. Masako Okamoto of Center for the Promotion of Excellence in Higher Education, Kyoto University helped us in revision of 2018 Japanese Edition. The authors would like to express their sincere gratitude to the people who supported them
Author Correction: Cellular senescence in white matter microglia is induced during ageing in mice and exacerbates the neuroinflammatory phenotype
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