Empirical Research on Vulnerability and Value of〈Care Labor〉(2) “working consciousness” of people with disabilities support/care professionals ; supported by the granted research from Mizuho Welfare Foundation.

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A response model for a cg character based on timing of interactions in a multimodal human interface

In this paper, we propose a response model for a multimodal human interface, by inserting listener responses particular times by detecting keywords from the user’s utterances and controlling the face direction of a humanlike Computer Graphics (CG) character according to the direction of the user’s attention which is determined by tracing user’s face. Then we integrated the response model into a prototype system, and evaluated its efficiency

Significance of the comprehensive geriatric assessment in the administration of chemotherapy to older adults with cancer: Recommendations by the Japanese Geriatric Oncology Guideline Committee

Introduction: The number of older patients with cancer is expected to continue to increase owing to the aging population. Recently, the usefulness of geriatric assessment (GA) conducted by multiple staff members from different medical backgrounds has been reported; however, a consensus on the effectiveness of GA has not yet been achieved. Materials and Methods: We, as the Japanese Geriatric Oncology Guideline Committee for elderly patients with cancer, conducted a literature search of randomized controlled trials published before August 2021 that used GA or comprehensive GA (CGA) as an intervention for patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy. As the key outcomes for answering the clinical question, we focused on survival benefit, adverse events, and quality of life (QOL). After a systematic review of these studies, the expert panel member developed recommendations according to the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system. Results: For older patients with cancer, GA or CGA is suggested during or before chemotherapy (weakly recommended). Chemotherapy-induced adverse events were significantly reduced by GA/CGA interventions without any adverse effects on survival. Health-related QOL tended to improve with the GA/CGA interventions. Discussion: Although, in our opinion, GA/CGA does require time and resources, it poses no harm patients. Therefore, we suggest expanding the human resources and educating skills of medical providers for clinical implementation of GA/CGA

Structural Variation of Self-Organized Mg Hydride Nanoclusters in Immiscible Ti Matrix by Hydrogenation

Hydrogenation of non-equilibrium alloys may form nanometer-sized metal hydride clusters depending on the compositions and hydrogenation conditions. Here in the Ti-rich compositions of the immiscible Mg-Ti system, MgH2 clusters are embedded in a Ti-H matrix. Previous works have indicated that the interface energy between the two different metal hydrides reduces the stability of MgH2. The aim of this study is to obtain the structural information of the nanometer-sized MgH2 clusters. Our results suggest that we can tune the thermodynamics of hydrogen absorption and desorption in Mg-H using the interface energy effect and accompanying stress-induced structural change, which contributes to the substantial development of lightweight and inexpensive hydrogen storage materials