日本統治時代の台湾建築と小野木孝治

From 1890s I of Meiji era, Japanese architects introduced elements of their understanding of the Western architecture into modern Japanese architecture to reflect the contemporary Japanese architecture of the time. Due to the particular historical background, as opposed to the Japanese mainland, Taiwan was like a fresh unpainted piece of paper, which became the paradise to showcase all architects' talent. The Japanese Red Cross Society Taiwan branch government office building, a hospital and the Government-General of Formosa central institute were the work which has a good reputation most as a work of Onogi in the Taiwanese age. Sovereign's momentum was indicated by new construction of the Western style built of brick in those days. On the other hand, government office building construction in XinZhu, YinLan, TaoYuan, MiaoLi, NanTou, DouLiu’s government office building often depended on brick construction. This study looks into Taiwanese architects and their works in the Japanese colonial period(1895-1945), and examine their current status

Weak antilocalization induced by Se substitution in layered BiCh2_2-based (Ch = S, Se) superconductors LaO1−x_{1-x}Fx_xBiS2−y_{2-y}Sey_y

We report transport properties for layered BiCh2-based (Ch = S, Se) superconductors LaO1-xFxBiS2-ySey (x = 0.2, 0.5, y = 0-1.05) and the observation of weak antilocalization (WAL). Electrical resistivity and Hall coefficients for the Se-poor samples increase with decreasing temperature. The increase becomes less pronounced with increasing Se concentration indicating a loss of insulating behavior. Interestingly, the moderately Se-substituted samples exhibit metallic behavior in the high-temperature region and a weak increase in the resistivity in the low-temperature regions, which indicates the existence of carrier localization. The heavily Se-substituted compounds show metallic behavior in the entire-temperature region. Sign changes of the Hall coefficients are observed for the x = 0.2 samples, which possibly is related to a charge-density wave (CDW). Magnetoresistance measurements indicate that WAL is realized in the heavily Se-substituted systems. The WAL behavior is weakened by the changes in F and Se concentrations. A crossover state of the WAL and WL emerges around the moderately F-doped and Se-free LaO0.8F0.2BiS2. The change of the resistivity behavior by the F and Se substitution clearly correlates to the difference of the magnetoconductance. Moreover, the localization regions of the WAL-WL crossover and weak WAL states are possibly associated with the CDW. We propose that the BiCh2-based system is a good platform for studying relationship between WAL, superconductivity, and electronic ordering because those states are tunable by element substitutions with bulk single crystals

高齢者の日常活動と姿勢 ～住環境が健康を促す可能性に関する一考察～

This research added observation of bodily positions that people assume in daily life to 　　environmental design for enabling independent elderly people to live healthily and for a long time in their homes. An evaluation survey was conducted recording the times when subjects assumed standing, sitting, and lying-down positions in a day and their level of health and activity. The results of the survey revealed that for independent elderly people, there was a striking gender difference in health consciousness as shown by their living patterns. This study confirmed the necessity of incorporating bodily positions in design guidelines

Recent Incidence of Human Malaria Caused by Plasmodium knowlesi in the Villages in Kudat Peninsula, Sabah, Malaysia: Mapping of The Infection Risk Using Remote Sensing Data

Plasmodium knowlesi (Pk) is a malaria parasite that naturally infects macaque monkeys in Southeast Asia. Pk malaria, the zoonosis transmitted from the infected monkeys to the humans by Anopheles mosquito vectors, is now a serious health problem in Malaysian Borneo. To createa strategic plan to control Pk malaria, it is important to estimate the occurrence of the disease correctly. The rise of Pk malaria has been explained as being due to ecological changes, especially deforestation. In this research, we analysed the time-series satellite images of MODIS (MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) of the Kudat Peninsula in Sabah and created the “Pk risk map” on which the Land-Use and Land-Cover (LULC) information was visualised. The case number of Pk malaria of a village appeared to have a correlation with the quantity of two specific LULC classes, the mosaic landscape of oil palm groves and the nearby land-use patches of dense forest, surrounding the village. Applying a Poisson multivariate regression with a generalized linear mixture model (GLMM), the occurrence of Pk malaria cases was estimated from the population and the quantified LULC distribution on the map. The obtained estimations explained the real case numbers well, when the contribution of another risk factor, possibly the occupation of the villagers, is considered. This implies that the occurrence of the Pk malaria cases of a village can be predictable from the population of the village and the LULC distribution shown around it on the map. The Pk risk map will help to assess the Pk malaria risk distributions quantitatively and to discover the hidden key factors behind the spread of this zoonosis

Density dependence in a seasonal time series of the bamboo mosquito, Tripteroides bambusa (Diptera: Culicidae)

The bamboo mosquito, Tripteroides bambusa (Yamada) (Diptera: Culicidae), is a mosquito species ubiquitous across forested landscapes in Japan. During 2014 we sampled adult mosquitoes from May to November using a sweep net in Nagasaki, Japan. We recorded and managed our field data using Open Data Kit, which eased the overall process of data management before performing their statistical analysis. Here, we analyse the resulting biweekly time series of the bamboo mosquito abundance using time-series statistical techniques. Specifically, we test for density dependence in the population dynamics fitting the Ricker model. Parameter estimates for the Ricker model suggest that the bamboo mosquito is under density dependence regulation and that its population dynamics is stable. Our data also suggest the bamboo mosquito increased its abundance when temperature was more variable at our study site. Further work is warranted to better understand the linkage between the observed density dependence in the adults and the larvae of this mosquito species.-El mosquito del bambú, Tripteroides bambusa (Yamada) (Diptera: Culicidae), es una especie de mosquito omnipresente en los paisajes forestales de Japón. Durante 2014 se tomaron muestras de mosquitos mosquitos adultos de mayo a noviembre utilizando una red de barrido en Nagasaki, Japón. Registramos y gestionamos nuestros datos de campo utilizando Open Data Kit, lo que facilitó el proceso general de gestión de datos antes de realizar su análisis estadístico. Aquí analizamos las series temporales quincenales resultantes de la abundancia del mosquito del bambú bambú mediante técnicas estadísticas de series temporales. En concreto, comprobamos la dependencia de la densidad en la dinámica de la población ajustando el modelo de Ricker. Las estimaciones de los parámetros del modelo de Ricker sugieren que el mosquito del bambú está bajo regulación de dependencia de la densidad y que su dinámica poblacional es estable. Nuestros datos de datos también sugieren que el mosquito del bambú aumentó su abundancia cuando la temperatura fue más variable en en el lugar de estudio. Es necesario seguir trabajando para comprender mejor la relación entre la dependencia de la densidad observada en los adultos y en las larvas. observada en los adultos y las larvas de esta especie de mosquito.Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica.Escuela de Medicina Veterinari