New Working Group: Teaching Mathematics for Social Justice in the Context of University Mathematics Content and Methods Courses

There are three goals for this new working group: 1) To create a community of mathematics teacher educators (MTEs) who are (or are interested in) collaboratively teaching mathematics for social justice (TMfSJ) in their university content and/or methods classes. 2) To collaboratively select/develop/modify TMfSJ tasks and implement those in mathematics content/methods classes. 3) To research the implementation of TMfSJ tasks in content and methods classes

Heat Flux of a Transferred Arc Driven by a Transverse Magnetic Field

Theoretical consideration of a magnetically driven arc was performed to elucidate the variation of heat flux with an imposed DC magnetic field. Experiments were conducted to confirm the validity of the theoretical model. The heat flux decreased concomitantly with increased imposed magnetic flux density. Theoretical predictions agreed with experimental results

Effect of isolated AMP deaminase deficiency on skeletal muscle function

Jidong Cheng, Hiroko Morisaki, Naomi Sugimoto, Atsushi Dohi, Takuya Shintani, Erika Kimura, Keiko Toyama, Masahito Ikawa, Masaru Okabe, Itsuro Higuchi, Satoshi Matsuo, Yasuaki Kawai, Ichiro Hisatome, Takako Sugama, Edward W. Holmes, Takayuki Morisaki, Effect of isolated AMP deaminase deficiency on skeletal muscle function, Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports, Volume 1, 2014, Pages 51-59, ISSN 2214-4269, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymgmr.2013.12.004

認知症高齢がん患者の看護実践の関連要因

The purpose of this study was to clarify the current status of nursing practice for elderly cancer patients with dementia receiving treatment in acute care hospitals and related factors. An anonymous， self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted from May to July 2021， involving 400 people with experience of providing nursing care for elderly cancer patients with dementia. Factor analysis identified and as factors of self-evaluation of nursing practice for elderly cancer patients with dementia receiving treatment in acute care hospitals. Such evaluation was influenced by ， ， ， ， ， and

The Overseeing Mother: Revisiting the Frontal-Pose Lady in the Wu Family Shrines in Second Century China

Located in present-day Jiaxiang in Shandong province, the Wu family shrines built during the second century in the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220) were among the best-known works in Chinese art history. Although for centuries scholars have exhaustively studied the pictorial programs, the frontal-pose female image situated on the second floor of the central pavilion carved at the rear wall of the shrines has remained a question. Beginning with the woman’s eyes, this article demonstrates that the image is more than a generic portrait (“hard motif ”), but rather represents “feminine overseeing from above” (“soft motif ”). This synthetic motif combines three different earlier motifs – the frontal-pose hostess enjoying entertainment, the elevated spectator, and the Queen Mother of the West. By creatively fusing the three motifs into one unity, the Jiaxiang artists lent to the frontal-pose lady a unique power: she not only dominated the center of the composition, but also, like a divine being, commanded a unified view of the surroundings on the lofty building, hence echoing the political reality of the empress mother’s “overseeing the court” in the second century during Eastern Han dynasty