Haiku\u27s Reception and Practice in Contemporary North American Poetry

This article traces the chronological development of haiku translation, which includes Imagism and haiku, the transitional period around the 1950\u27s, the emergence of English Haiku and contemporary haiku practice. To examine the influence of haiku in contemporary American poetry, the discussion includes west coast fi-ee verse poets whose work draws from Basho\u27s haiku in different ways. Article excerp

Effects of water management on vivianite crystallization on paddy rice roots

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Enucleation assisted with filler for open-globe injury

In cases of severe open-globe injury, it is often difficult to reconstruct the globe and maintain visual acuity. Ocular globe enucleation may decrease the risk of sympathetic ophthalmia in the fellow eye. However, the surgical procedure is difficult to perform with an open globe, because the injured globe is inclined to collapse. We report the case of an enucleation for an open-globe injury in which we used alginate, which is often used for dental impressions, as filler for the collapsed globe. We were able to maintain the resistance of the globe sufficiently well enough to perform the procedure easily and without complication. Thus, alginate may be a novel aid to assist in enucleation by preserving globe resistance

Diagnosis of Circumstellar Matter Structure in Type IIn Supernovae with Hydrogen Line Feature

Some supernovae (SNe), such as Type IIn SNe, are powered by collision of the SN ejecta with a dense circumstellar matter (CSM). Their emission spectra show characteristic line shapes of combined broad emission and narrow P-Cyg lines, which should closely relate to the CSM structure and the mass-loss mechanism that creates the dense CSM. We quantitatively investigate the relationship between the line shape and the CSM structure by Monte Carlo radiative transfer simulations, considering two representative cases of dense CSM formed by steady and eruptive mass loss. Comparing the H$\alpha$ emission between the two cases, we find that a narrow P-Cyg line appears in the eruptive case while it does not appear in the steady case, due to the difference in the velocity gradient in the dense CSM. We also reproduce the blue-shifted photon excess observed in some SNe IIn, which is formed by photon transport across the shock wave and find the relationship between the velocity of the shocked matter and the amount of the blue shift of the photon excess. We conclude that the presence or absence of narrow P-Cyg lines can distinguish the mass loss mechanism, and suggest high-resolution spectroscopic observations with $\lambda/ \Delta \lambda \gtrsim 10^4$ after the light curve peak for applying this diagnostic method.Comment: Submitted to Ap

Problems and Challenges in Qualities and Abilities of Nursery Teachers at Day-care Centers.

　平成20年度厚生労働省告示の『保育所保育指針』第7章に，職員の資質向上が記載されている。保育士の資質向上の必要性は，今日，保育関係の研修会や学会等で多く述べられている。本論では，なぜ，資質向上が求められているのかを，保育士養成施設や保育現場に関する文献から，保育士が置かれている環境や現状や実態を明らかにすると共に，資質がどのような問題と関連しているのかに焦点を当て，保育士の資質向上に向けての打開策を考察するものである