The world of The Great Mirror: Yotsugi's narration

Ōkagami aka The Great Mirror (大鏡) is a Japanese historical tale written in the 12th century by an unknown author, who recorded a narration made by Ōyake no Yotsugi before a Buddhist memorial service in Unrin'in Temple. Previous studies have demonstrated that Unrin'in Temple is where the Fujiwara family show their honor and propitiate their enemies' departed souls. This study shows that the Unrin'in Temple narration predicts the future of the Fujiwara family. Compared with other monogatari (i.e., "mirrors"), this book has extra narrators to allow the readers to explore aspects of the story from different perspectives. Finally, by analyzing the story of Goichijo emperor, this study shows that monogatari can be considered as a kind of literature with the features of historical records and tales

Patriotic Fun: Toys and Mobilization in China from the Republican to the Communist Era

This chapter explores the use of leisure to mobilize children in China from the 1910s to the early 1950s, in times of both war and peace. Drawing on normative advice, and commenting on youngsters’ reactions, it describes how ostensibly different regimes similarly deployed toys and play in order to foster children’s engagement in struggles of a political, commercial or military nature. It outlines how a variety of items - from so-called “educational” war toys to figurines and lanterns - could serve to rally children for the nation and familiarize war. The chapter argues that, although mobilization was construed as defensive, patriotic activism and acquaintance with the metaphorical or real battlefield were significant components of Chinese children’s upbringing from the beginning of the twentieth century

鏡物の世界 : 『唐鏡』を中心に

内容の要約広島大学(Hiroshima University)博士(文学)Doctor of Philosophydoctora

Mechanisms of improvement in treatment for depression : test of a self-efficacy and performance model

Tested D. J. Kavanagh's (1983) depression model's explanation of response to cognitive-behavioral treatment among 19 20–60 yr old Ss who received treatment and 24 age-matched Ss who were assigned to a waiting list. Measures included the Beck Depression Inventory and self-efficacy (SE) and self-monitoring scales. Rises in SE and self-monitored performance of targeted skills were closely associated with the improved depression scores of treated Ss. Improvements in the depression of waiting list Ss occurred through random, uncontrolled events rather than via a systematic increase in specific skills targeted in treatment. SE regarding assertion also predicted depression scores over a 12-wk follow-up

Media 1: Optical fiber modulator derivates from hollow optical fiber with suspended core

Originally published in Optics Letters on 01 June 2012 (ol-37-11-2115