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Crossing boundaries: Suzuki Bokushi (1770-1842) and the rural elite of Tokugawa Japan
No full textThis thesis centres on a member of the rural elite, Suzuki Bokushi (1770-1842) of Echigo, and his social environment in Tokugawa Japan (1603-1868). Through a case study of the interaction between one individual’s life and his social conditions, the thesis participates in the ongoing scholarly reassessment of Tokugawa society, which had an apparently rigid political and social structure, yet many features that suggest a prototype of modernity. Bokushi’s life was multifaceted. He was a village administrator, landlord, pawnbroker, poet, painter, and great communicator, with a nation-wide correspondence network that crossed various social classes. His remote location and humble lifestyle notwithstanding, he was eventually able to publish a book about his region, Japan’s ‘snow country’. This thesis argues that Bokushi’s life epitomises both the potentiality and the restrictions of his historical moment for a well-placed member of the rural elite. An examination of Bokushi’s life and texts certainly challenges residual notions of the rigidity of social boundaries between the urban and the rural, between social statuses, and between cultural and intellectual communities. But Bokushi’s own actions and attitudes also show the force of conservative social values in provincial life. His activities were also still restrained by the external environment in terms of geographical remoteness, infrastructural limitation, political restrictions, cultural norms and the exigencies of human relationships. Bokushi’s life shows that in his day, Tokugawa social frameworks were being shaken and reshaped by people’s new attempts to cross conventional boundaries, within, however, a range of freedom that had both external and internal limits
A Deformable Smart Skin for Continuous Sensing Based on Electrical Impedance Tomography
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HASTE DE LÍRIOS, DE KENJI MIYAZAWA
No full textThe present work is a translation from Japanese to Brazilian Portuguese of the Yomata no Yuri (Stem of Lillies) tale written by the Japanese author Kenji Miyazawa (1893-1933). Miyazawa was an essayist, poet and writer of Japanese children's tales. Even though his work is not so popular in Brazil, in Japan it has achieved much notoriety. He is considered one of the most relevant writers in both prose and poetry. Miyazawa was born in Iwate and graduated in Agricultural Sciences. He was also a professor and dedicated himself fundamentally to the writing career. His work is notably influenced by Nichiren Buddhism, which can be seen in the following work. This translation aims at presenting to the Brazilian public an example of the Kenji’s literature, considering the cultural relevance of his work and the importance for understanding the Japanese way of thinking.O presente trabalho é uma tradução para o português do Brasil do conto Yomata no Yuri (Haste de Lírios) do autor japonês Kenji Miyazawa (1893 – 1933). Miyazawa foi ensaísta, poeta e escritor de contos japoneses infantis. Embora a obra dele não seja tão conhecida no Brasil, no Japão ela alcançou bastante notoriedade, podendo ser considerado um dos escritores mais relevantes tanto na prosa, quanto na poesia. Miyazawa nasceu na prefeitura de Iwate, graduou-se em Ciências da Agricultura, foi professor universitário e dedicou-se fundamentalmente à carreira de escritor. Sua obra apresenta forte influência do Budismo Nichiren, como pode ser visto pela leitura do conto a seguir. Esta tradução visa a apresentar ao público brasileiro um exemplo da literatura de Kenji, tendo em vista a riqueza cultural de seu trabalho, bem como relevância para o entendimento do pensamento japonês
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No full textLearning in groups have different potential benefits for chil- dren. They have the opportunity to solve problems together, to share experiences and to develop social skills. However, from teachers point of view, creating a safe and inclusive pos- itive environment for children is not an simple task since each child has differences that represent a challenge for imple- menting effectively group dynamics. The focus of this work is the design of a system that motivates children to approach to others and create opportunities of social interaction. The system creates a fun and enjoyable situation that is always supervised by the teacher, who can monitor and change the group dynamics at any moment during the activity
Sheet type soft robot with magnetic fluid for object transportation
No full textIn this paper, we propose a novel method for object transportation at an automated distribution and warehousing facility based on the use of a novel type of soft robot. The robot employs a magnetic fluids that is capable of adjusting its shape -creating concave and convex surfaces- depending on the presence of a magnetic gradient. By exploiting the deformation of the surface of the fluid, the system is able to provide physical force and mechanical work to raise and transport a spherical object to any desired destination on its surface. In this paper, we present the development of this novel robotic device, and the result of experiments that conducted to characterize the system and demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed method
Miyazawa Kenji and a Tale of “Kanji”
No full textMiyazawa Kenji (1896-1933), a poet and author of children’s stories, spent much of his life laboring to improve the material and spiritual lives peasants in the impoverished farming communities of Iwate Prefecture. He received little notice during his lifetime, but since the Second World War the sincerity of his work, reflecting a life of spiritual struggle, has attracted growing attention. In this paper we examine relationship between kanji and Miyazawa Kenji and the meaning of kanji for him referring some works including Otsuberu to Zou (1926, literally Otsuberu and the Elephant) and Kaze no Matasaburō (1934, literally Matasaburō of the Wind)
A Will from Miyazawa Kenji : Journey to the West, the Monkey King, and Dayu
No full textMiyazawa Kenji (1896-1933) is a well-known author of children\u27s literature from and poet. He created many children\u27s literature and poet applying with his inexhaustible imagination. At the same time he often applied his rich culture for Chinese classics including not only the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism but also popular novel like Journey to the West to his works. In this paper we examined Miyazawa Kenji\u27s works and discussed meanings of Chinese classics for Miyazawa Kenji
Performance of MAC protocols in beaconing Mobile Adhoc Multibroadcast Networks
No full textThe investigation of infrastructureless safety applications in
dierent transportation systems is a hot research topic. The nodes in thevnetwork are designed to advertise to the rest of the nodes informationabout the current traffic situation by means of short beacon messages containing speed, direction, positions and other relevant safety information.
The scheduling should be organized by the MAC layer so that the transmitted messages arrive successfully as soon as possible at the receiver.
The networks that support these kind of applications are Mobile
Ad-hoc Multibroadcast Networks (MAMNETs). In this paper we present
the challenges the MAC layer for MAMNETs should overcome. We discuss
the most important performance metrics of the MAC layers in order
to obtain a system independent analysis and show a survey of the factors
that may in
uence the behavior of the MAC layers
Future of youth justice in Japan
No full textSuzuki, M ORCiD: 0000-0002-7925-2141Japanese youth justice has experienced several reforms to date. Currently, a radical revision is under consideration: to lower the age of criminal majority from 20 to 18 years. Japanese scholars and practitioners have since been engaged in debates over this proposal. Drawing on existing empirical research on youth offending and juvenile justice, the purpose of this article is to advance a critical analysis on (in)appropriateness of lowering the age of criminal majority. By focusing on its potential consequences, we also discuss what the future of youth justice in Japan would look like. We conclude with offering research implications
S4B_figure – Supplemental material for Noninvasive measurement of cell/colony motion using image analysis methods to evaluate the proliferative capacity of oral keratinocytes as a tool for quality control in regenerative medicine
No full textSupplemental material, S4B_figure for Noninvasive measurement of cell/colony motion using image analysis methods to evaluate the proliferative capacity of oral keratinocytes as a tool for quality control in regenerative medicine by Emi Hoshikawa, Taisuke Sato, Yoshitaka Kimori, Ayako Suzuki, Kenta Haga, Hiroko Kato, Koichi Tabeta, Daisuke Nanba and Kenji Izumi in Journal of Tissue Engineering</p
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