BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS ON DYNAMIC PULLING SKILL FOR ELITE INDOOR TUG OF WAR ATHLETES

In order to describe the pulling skill for the elite athletes of indoor Tug of War, the purpose of this study was to determine biomechanical profiles in dynamic pulling exercises. Kanazawa Rescue team of the gold medal record for the 2004 World Indoor TOW Championships participated in this study (N =20). Our data revealed that the elite tug of war athletes could produce 1041.6 N in dynamic pull, I.e., 149.0% of the weight with the load cell method. According to three-dimensional video analysis procedures with the direct linear transformation analysis (DLT) method, it was cleared that the ankle joint of lower leg was rotating at toe off with the pigeon toe position to outsidewards during pushing the floor. Therefore, it is concluded that the lower limb link system involving CaM would be of the most sophisticated skill for the elite indoor TOW athletes

TEAM PULLING TECHNIQUE OF ELITE FEMALE INDOOR-TOW ATHLETES FROM A DRONE'S POINT OF VIEW

The purpose of this study was to clarify the team pulling technique on Drive phase for Japanese female elite tug of war team from drone's point of view. In order to examine the pulling movement, digital video camera was set at the ceiling of gymnasium, the game performed by 2 elite teams (finalists) in 2006 All Japan Tug of War Championship tournament were videotaped from right above and analyzed displacement of X, Y-aAs for all puller and foot position by using two dimensional motion analysis system. All puller moved from side-to-side at regular intervals, rightward movement and backward movement got into synchronization. While at leftward movement back a right foot step, while rightward movement, left foot set back to right foot position. These movement make it likely 7 pullers and anchor synchronized the pulling timing and direction as far as possible, which culminated in lower the loss of the force

CHARACTERISTICS OF PULLING MOVEMENT FOR JAPANESE ELITE TUG OF WAR ATHLETES

The purpose of this study was to clarify the characteristics of pulling movement for Japanese elite tug of war athletes in the world. In order to examine the pUlling movement, 6 joint angles (viz.: shoulder, trunk, knee, body, upper body, and lower body) of each sUbject were obtained by the DLT motion analysis system during 2004 All Japan Tug of War Championship tournament. It was found that the elite puller of world champion team inclined his upper body more heavily to backwards, and his lower body a little bit more slightly to forwards, extending both the hip and the knee, than that of average team. Therefore, it was concluded that the elite puller of world champion team could be able to push and pull his whole body power totally and quite efficiently

A CASE STUDY OF COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION IN A TEAM HANDBALL CLASS IN JAPAN

INTRODUCTION: There is general agreement on how physical education (PE) programs can be improved: classes need to be taught by more qualified instructors or teachers, and students need to spend more class time being physical active. PE programs should more positively promote a computer-assisted instruction (CAI) to make use of an information society. We assume that to take the advantage of visual materials through CAI will be helpful to inexperienced teachers in teaching PE programs on the regular curriculum. So the purpose of this study was to inquire the availability of practical effectiveness for teaching team handball in PE class at junior high school through CAI

特別養護老人ホーム入所者の終末期に関わる多職種チームケア成果尺度の開発 -よりよい終末期ケアに焦点を当てて-

13301甲第4700号博士（保健学）金沢大学博士論文要旨Abstract 以下に掲載：日本看護科学会誌 37 pp.279-287 2017. 公益社団法人 日本看護科学学会. 共著者：田中克恵、加藤真由

ANALYSIS OF TIMING SKILL OF DROP EXERCISE IN ELITE INDOOR TUG OF WAR ATHLETES

In order to describe the timing skill of the elite athletes of indoor Tug of War, the purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between peak force time (PT) differences and the peak force (PF) exerted by two pullers. The team holding the gold medal record for the World Indoor TOW Championships 2004 participated in this study (N=22). Also eight novice male students participated. Our data revealed that the sum of individual PF in two pullers was 305.9±41.4kgw and PF exerted by the two pullers was 286.3±38.8kgw, which was 93.6% of the sum PF in skilled pullers. There was approximately 6% loss of PF in skilled pair. A correlation coefficient of .926 and a regression equation in the form of Y=64.193X+2.454 (

A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOTION ANALYSIS OF TWO-HANDED AND WAIST BELT PULLING BACKWARD EXERCISES IN ELITE TUG OF WAR ATHLETES

In order to find the benefits of the waist belt (WB) in Tug of War (TOW) sport, the purpose of this study was to compare kinematic differences between two-handed (TH) and WB pulling backward exercises. The team that holds the gold medal record for the World Indoor TOW Championships 2004 participated in this study (N=20). According to threedimensional video analysis procedures using the direct linear transformation analysis method, the mean body center of mass (CaM) displacement during TH and WB trials were 0.7m and 1.45m, respectively. Moreover, the mean CaM speed of WB was approximately 1.6 times faster than that of TH. These results suggest that the WB had the efficacy to accomplish a given task in the pulling backward exercise. Therefore it is concluded that WB might be one of useful equipmenls in the TOW sport

Community Health and Longevity Project

This project began in April 2017 with a survey of people who have achieved healthy longevity with the aim of preventing people from becoming bedridden and improving the health of local residents. The purpose of this survey was to contribute to the achievement of healthy longevity among older adults. We analyzed the current status of those who had achieved healthy longevity, aged 90 and over, living in Nonoichi City from qualitative and quantitative data. As a result, we have gradually been able to better understand the factors related to the achievement of healthy longevity, including (1) lifestyle history, (2) the assessment of cognitive functions, (3) frailty status, and (4) daily living functions. These results were published at several conferences in 2018 and 2019. Furthermore, we prepared a leaflet containing “four suggestions for living a long and healthy life,” which uses the results of previous surveys as evidence and promotes health promotion and care prevention activities for local community residents

Soluble C-Type Lectin-Like Receptor 2 Is a Biomarker for Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is induced by excess activation coagulation, and activated platelets are also involved in pathogenesis. Therefore, plasma levels of soluble C-type lectin-like receptor 2 (sCLEC-2), a new marker for platelet activation, can be expected as a marker of DIC in critically ill patients. Plasma levels of sCLEC-2 and D-dimer were measured using the STACIA system. Plasma sCLEC-2 and D-dimer levels were significantly higher in patients with underlying diseases of DIC than in those with unidentified clinical syndrome (UCS). Plasma sCLEC-2 levels were significantly higher in the patients with DIC and Pre-DIC than in those without DIC or Pre-DIC. Similarly, plasma D-dimer levels were also significantly higher in patients with DIC and Pre-DIC than in those without DIC or Pre-DIC. The plasma sCLEC-2 levels in all patients and those with a DIC score ≤ 4 were significantly higher in non-survivors than survivors. The plasma D-dimer levels in all patients, those with a DIC score ≥ 5 and those with a DIC score ≤ 4, were significantly higher in non-survivors than in survivors. The plasma sCLEC-2 is expected as a marker for DIC/Pre-DIC as well as the prognostic marker in critically ill patients