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The Americanization of Tsuru Aoki: Orientalism, Melodrama, Star Image, and the New Woman
No full textThis article contextualizes issues of race and Orientalism in the career of Japanese actress Tsuru Aoki within changing representational strategies and ongoing cultural struggles over the public and domestic roles of women in the modern age. According to the author, Aoki\u27s persona blurred the boundaries between Japanese and U.S. identities
An attempt at ab initio crystal orbital calculation of electronic structure of B-type model-DNA
No full textA Festschrift in honor of Akira Imamura's 77th birthday, his recent retirement, and his many contributions to theoretical chemistry INTRODUCTION:Introduction
No full textThe Imamura Festschrift Issue of Theoretical Chemistry Accounts is a special multifocus international issue commemorating the 77th birthday of Professor Akira Imamura and his many contributions to the fields of theoretical chemistry, polymer science, molecular biophysics, chemical physics, and molecular biology. This issue has contributions in theoretical developments of methods applicable to larger polymeric systems, for example, the elongation method pioneered by Professor Imamura and his group, and more recently by the groups of Professor Yuriko Aoki at Kyushu University and Professor Feng Long Gu at South China Normal University, supported by several funds from the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). In addition, there are contributions from top experimental and theoretical groups in the areas of nanotechnology, bionanotechnology, quantum transport theory, molecular biophysics, molecular electronics, and even molecular medicine and medical diagnostics, where the marriage between theory and experiment is very important to be able to fully understand, interpret, and utilize the wealth of new and exciting experimental data. The development of new and refined methods, and the extension of older more conventional methods, will be required for these fields to continue to evolve/co-evolve and develop, as they have in the last 60 years. But to evolve in a guided fashion (guided evolution), that is, to meet the needs and functions of not only the individual scientists and research groups but also of society in general, will require a concerted effort from not only experimentalists and theoreticians in each individual subdiscipline but also for them to work together and share their accumulated knowledge and experience, as is now being done in various research networks around the world, including the one originally initiated/formed by Professor Imamura and Professor Janos Ladik at the Third International Congress of Quantum Chemistry (ICQC) in Kyoto, Japan. Through this network, Professor Imamura has been able to pass on a wealth of knowledge, expertise, and experience to the current and future generations of scientists in Germany, the United States, and China, as Professor Imamura is still doing with his lectures both in Japan at Kyushu University and in China at South China Normal University, and previously in Erlangen at the University of Erlangen, in Heidelberg at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Germany, and in Ithaca, New York at Cornell University in the United States. He has been a real example of the modern protean research scientist and professor who has continued to be in research and teaching, active well beyond the formerly set retirement age of 63 or 65 set by society. The idea that researchers and professors cannot be active in their 60s, 70s, and 80s has now also been shown to be a misconception that needs to be corrected at the funding and institutional levels. Too many very active, knowledgeable, and experienced researchers and professors have been forced to stand on the sidelines, while those who have replaced them have very little practical knowledge, expertise, and more importantly, life experience. A whole generation of young academics are being hired who have never worked a day in industry, never visited an industrial laboratory and/or research group, and hence are unable, (don't know) and in many cases, unwilling to train and educate their students with the skills they need to not only work in industry but also to create new and exciting new industries. The idea that the large chemical and pharmaceutcal companies and government laboartories will hire all of the ever increasing numbers of undergraduate and graduate (MSc and PhD) students no longer applies. The university mission is no longer just to teach, give knowledge, and to do research, but also to innovate, that is, to train the students to take their acquired knowledge from their text books and apply it with the newly acquired knowledge in the research laboratories to start and develop new industries and companies. But this means that the students need to be trained in the fields of engineering economics, finance, and scientific and international law, so that they are able to undertake such projects, in addition to understanding and applying their scientific knowledge. It will also require a concerted effort by funding agencies, state, local, federal, and even international bodies that seek to create and sustain strong economies and infrastructure, which will support and be supported by the highly motivated, trained, and educated work forces. The third pillar is now being established, but it needs to now be totally and completely integrated with the other establishments and infrastructure
Toward a Phenomenology of Curriculum: The Work of Max Van Manen and T. Tetsuo Aoki.
No full textIn this study an attempt was made at understanding contemporary thought and application of phenomenological research to the field of curriculum and instruction. More specifically, it sought to identify a place and need for a methodology in curriculum research that exposes and clarifies the dynamics of pedagogy as a result of investigating the existential/ontological nature of pedagogical activity. In accomplishing this, the works of two major North American phenomenological curriculum theorists, T. Tetsuo Aoki and Max van Manen were examined. The work of these two significant contemporary curriculum theorists was used due to the international recognition their seminal phenomenologically oriented research activities in curriculum has received. The work of van Manen and Aoki was not only examined for its theoretical foundations and principal themes, but was also used as the guide to a modest phenomenological investigation by the author into the interpretation given to the phenomenon of experiencing knowledge by thirty-three Developmental Reading students from Louisiana State University. This examination of the study was prefaced by a review of three theoretical emphases from which the research of reading has been approached. This examination of the field of reading included a positing by the author of the necessity and benefits a phenomenological perspective of reading can offer to its curriculum development and instruction. Based on this discussion and the work of van Manen and Aoki, the phenomenological analysis of these students\u27 written responses to the reading of the novel Flowers For Algernon provided the researcher with the basis for several recommendations to curriculum development and instructional approaches in teaching reading to developmental education students. The conclusion of this study found that phenomenology, as part of an eclectic research methodology, can uniquely contribute to curriculum research and allows for the creation of a more lifeworld sensitive pedagogical praxis
Systemic lupus erythematosus: strategies to improve pregnancy outcomes
No full textYuriko Yamamoto, Shigeru Aoki Perinatal Center for Maternity and Neonate, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Abstract: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease with a high prevalence in females of childbearing age. Thus, reproduction in SLE patients is a major concern for clinicians. In the past, SLE patients were advised to defer pregnancy because of poor pregnancy outcomes and fear of SLE flares during pregnancy. Investigations to date show that maternal and fetal risks are higher in females with SLE than in the general population. However, with appropriate management of the disease, sufferers may have a relatively uncomplicated pregnancy course. Factors such as appropriate preconception counseling and medication adjustment, strict disease control prior to pregnancy, intensive surveillance during and after pregnancy by both the obstetrician and rheumatologist, and appropriate interventions when necessary play a key role. This review describes the strategies to improve pregnancy outcomes in SLE patients at different time points in the reproduction cycle (preconception, during pregnancy, and postpartum period) and also details the neonatal concerns. Keywords: systemic lupus erythematosus, pregnancy outcomes, lupus flar
Four New Species of the Superfamily Amerobelboidea from Yunnan Province in China (Acari : Ori ba tida)
No full textapplication/pdfField researches on soil animals in Yunnan, Southeast China were conducted in October, 1997 by the Sino-Japanese Cooperative study team headed by one of the author Dr. J. Aoki. Nine species belonging to the superfamily Arnerobelboidea have hitherto been reported from China by Aoki et al. (1997) : three species of Eremulus, one species of Costeremus, one species of Fosseremus, two species of Eremobelba, one species of Fenestrella. The present paper deals with new species,Yambaramerus arcuatus spec. nov., Ctenobelba polysetosus spec. nov., Eremobelba yunnanensis spec. nov. and Cristamerus yunnanensis spec. nov. Yambaramerus arcuates spec. nov. is distinguishable from Y. itoi Aoki, 1996 from Japan, by having anterior margin of notogaster with a pair of semicircular ridges, 5 pairs of genital setae and very long and strong epimeral, aggenital and adanal setae. Ctenobelba polysetosa spec. nov. is distinguishable from C. longisetosa Suzuoka & Aoki, 1980 from Japan, by having small body size, sensillus with 11 pectinations and strong neotorichy on ventral side. Eremobelba yunnunensis spec. nov. is distinguishable from E. coronata Perez-lnigo & Baggio, 1989 from Brazil, by having minutely barbed rostral setae, long notogastral setae, branched epimeral setae 3a and 4a. Cristamerus yunnanensis spec. nov. is distinguishable from C. spinosus Hammer, 1977 from Pakistan, by having small body, barbed prodorsal and adanal setae, long lamellar and interlamellar setae
Difficulty and Enforcement Frequency of Transfer Technique in Clinical Practice : Frequency of Practicing Transitional Care Skills and Difficulties the First-Year and Forth-Year Students Have in Practical Training
No full textIMPLIKATUR METAFORA PADA LIRIK LAGU SOUNDTRACK ANIME “AOKI HAGANE NO ARPEGGIO” アニメ『蒼き鋼のアルペジオ』のサウンドトラックの歌詞に隠喩含意
No full textABSTRACT
Rohmah, Minati. “Metaphoric Implicature in the soundtrack of Anime Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio’s lyrics”. Thesis, Japanese Literature, Diponegoro University, Semarang. Counsellor Zaki Ainul Fadli, S.S., M.Hum.
There is a symbolic nuance that disguise the real meaning of every arts. Therefore to understand that, semiotic theory and the approach of metaphoric implicature is strongly needed. The goal of this research is to explain symbols and metaphoric implicature in the soundtrack of Anime Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio’s lyrics.
This research employs descriptive qualitative method with the help of literature study. Pierce’s semiotic theory is used to understands every symbols in the song’s lyrics, including blank symbol, private symbol, and natural symbol. Meanwhile the approach of metaphoric implicature is used to understands metaphorc implicature in the lyrics.
The result of the research shows that there is 15 symbols and 11 metaphoric implicature in the soundtrack of Anime Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio’s lyrics. The most abundance symbol there is natural symbol which accounts for 53,3% of overall symbol, followed by blank symbol at 33,3%, and private symbols at 13,3%. Meanwhile the author only found three kind of the metaphoric implicatures, which is heroism metaphoric implicature (ode) at 36,36%; amourous metaphoric implicature (serenada) at 54,54%; and scescenerical metaphoric implicature at 9,09%.
Keywords : Pierce’s Semiotic Theory, Metaphoric Implicature, Song’s Lyrics
Studies of Economic Interdependence by State-Space Modelling of Time Series: U.S. Japan Example
No full textThis paper proposes a new way of studying interdependence of countries by building models for selected macroeconomic time series of the countries involved, by a state space model which incorporates moving average components in addition to autoregressive ones. The singular value decomposition is performed of the covariance matrix between the data and future realization of the data vector. A crucial step is the choice of a particular coordinate system which resolved indentifiability question and leads to estimates of the model system matrices which enjoy certain nesting or orthogonality properties. The estimates are consistent even when the state vector dimension is unspecified. The paper then discusses the possible presence of unit roots in the time series and develops a canonical representation of time series containing unit root components. Unit roots are removed by prior detrending in this paper. (The author has since developed a two-step procedure that eliminates the need for this prior detrending in AOKI (1987a)). The method is then applied to study interaction of the industrial production indices and ex ante real interest rates in the USA and Japan.
Problems in Education of Nursing Skills in the Practice of Fundamental Clinical Nursing : Analysis of Practical Experiences of Students for 2 Years
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