The role of the colors of interior accessories in forming an impression of a room

When purchasing home interior furniture and accessories, several factors determine the color of the items that are chosen. People imagine how the item will look when actually placed in the room, anticipating whether it will fit in with the room or create the image they want. In order to help people make such decisions during shopping in stores and online, we analyzed the relationship between room color and item color. We prepared a photo of a home interior, processed the color of one item in the photo, and asked subjects about their impression of it. The color of the item was chosen from the colors used in the picture so that it could work in harmony with the room. Through the experiment, we found that even the color of a small item can affect the impression of an entire room

What kind of information attracts consumers' attention? Studying the differences in the amount of information on the landing page of a product

This study aimed to determine the amount of information that is interesting to users on a landing page for the purpose of purchasing a product. In this study, we clarified the amount and kind of information that attracts the interest of users. Specifically, we created three types of landing pages with different amounts of information for three products, and conducted an impression evaluation questionnaire. The three types of information on the landing pages were: (1) product image, product description, and catch copy, (2) one with additional campaign information, and (3) one with additional product sales results and satisfaction levels. Using the impression evaluation data obtained after the questionnaire survey, we conducted a factor analysis for each product and analyzed the factors that influenced the evaluation. Additionally, we found out the website design that made a difference in the willingness to purchase the products and the evaluation items that caused the difference using a t-test. It was found that users' willingness to purchase the product increased when data such as campaign information and actual results were included, and that reliability affected the willingness to purchase, especially for products that are used for a long time

Aquaporin 4 Expression in the mdx Mouse Diaphragm

Expression of aquaporin (AQP) 4 in the surface membranes of skeletal myofibers is well established; however, its functional significance is still unknown. The alterations of AQP4 expressions in dystrophic muscles at RNA and protein levels have been reported in various dystrophic muscles such as dystrophinopathy, dysferlinopathy, and sarcoglycanopathy. We are interested in the relationship between the severity of dystrophic muscle degeneration and the expression of AQP4. Here we compared the AQP4 expression of the limb muscles with that of diaphragms in both mdx and control mice. The dystrophic muscle degeneration, such as rounding profile of cross sectional myofiber shape, dense eosin staining, central nuclei, and endomysial fibrosis in mdx mice, were more marked in diaphragms than in limb muscles. The decrease of AQP4 expression at protein level was more marked in diaphragms than in the limb muscles of mdx mice. However, the expression of AQP4 mRNA in the diaphragms of mdx mice was not reduced in comparison with limb muscles of mdx mice. The present study revealed that AQP4 expression at protein level was correlated with the severity of dystrophic changes in muscle tissues of mdx mice

An Autopsy Case of Drowning Under the Influence of Etizolam: A Case Report

A fatal case of drowning under the influence of etizolam is presented. Quantitative toxicological analysis revealed etizolam concentrations of 0.50 µg/mL and 0.068 µg/mL in femoral venous blood and urine, respectively. According to the autopsy findings, the results of toxicological examinations, and the investigation by the authorities, it is concluded that the cause of death is drowning under the influence of etizolam

C. Elegans Meets Data Sonification: Can We Hear Its Elegant Movement?

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PARAMETRIC-PEARSON-BASED INDEPENDENT COMPONENT ANALYSIS FOR FREQUENCY-DOMAIN BLIND SPEECH SEPARATION

ABSTRACT Separation performance is improved in frequency

一人の保健師が地域包括支援センターの保健師として 職業的アイデンティティを形成するまでのプロセス －複線径路等至性モデリング（TEM）による分析－

目的： 複線径路等至性モデリング（TEM）の手法を用いて，地域包括支援センターの保健師が職業的アイデンティティ（以下，職業的ID）を形成していくプロセスを分析する．方法： 地域包括支援センターの保健師A 氏に半構造化面接を2 回実施した．逐語録化した音声データを切片化し，職業的ID の形成に関連すると考えられる事象を時系列に配置し，経験の径路を可視化した図（TEM 図）を作成し，そのプロセスを分析した．結果： A 氏の径路は，「保健師を夢見て仲間と歩んだ学修期」，「疑問と失意の新人期」，「看護師としての再生期」，「保健師としての覚醒期」，「地域包括保健師としての発展期」の5 つの時期に区分された．産業保健師に挫折したA 氏は地域包括支援センターで地域の人々の実態に触れ，その体感を関係機関や他職種と共有しながら意欲的に活動を積み重ね，成長を遂げていた．考察： A 氏は社会福祉士としての確固たる信念を持つ「師匠」の下で「保健師とは何か」を自問しながら活動を重ねた. これにより，実体験に裏打ちされた確固たる職業的ID を形成していったと考えられる．結論： A 氏の径路から保健と福祉の視点を併せ持った地域包括保健師の独自の職業的ID が示された

Case report: An autopsy case of pilsicainide poisoning

We present a fatal case of pilsicainide poisoning. Quantitative toxicological analysis revealed that the concentrations of pilsicainide in femoral blood and urine samples were 17.5 μg/mL and 136.9 μg/mL, respectively. No morphological changes due to poisoning were observed. Based on the autopsy findings, results of the toxicological examination, and investigation by the authorities, we concluded that the cause of death was due to pilsicainide poisoning

市町村保健師の事業化方略に関する質的研究のメタ統合

　市町村保健師の事業化の方略に関する論文の研究成果をメタ統合し，新たな統合概念によって保健師の事業化の実践知を創出することを目的とした．市町村保健師が活動の中から地域のニーズを見出し，新たな事業へと発展させた事例や経験に関する論文を対象として，医中誌，CiNiiのデータベース等から検索を行った．164の文献から，保健師の事業化方略に関する18の文献が選択され，さらに市町村保健師の事業化方略に関する3つの文献が選択された．これらの文献から得られた保健師の事業化に関する知見を類似性，相違性に基づき整理した結果，8つのカテゴリーと25のサブカテゴリーに統合された．8つのカテゴリーは，アセスメント・計画・実施・評価という事業化のプロセスを含んでいた．保健師は日々の活動から把握した個人や集団のニーズを地域の課題として解決すべきであると判断した時に，事業化に向けて行政内外の承認の獲得，資源の獲得，住民のエンパワメント等，実施に向けてさまざまな方略を練り，段階的に推し進めていた