Emergence of self-similarity in football dynamics

The multiplayer dynamics of a football game is analyzed to unveil self-similarities in the time evolution of player and ball positioning. Temporal fluctuations in both the team-turf boundary and the ball location are uncovered to follow the rules of fractional Brownian motion with a Hurst exponent of H=0.7. The persistence time below which self-similarity holds is found to be several tens of seconds, implying a characteristic time scale that governs far-from-equilibrium motion on a playing field.Comment: Figures 1 and 2 are blurred due to file-size restriction. Sharply-defined images can be viewed in the final version published by European Physical Journal

Ideologies, policies, and the control of the university systems in England and Japan

This thesis analyses the transformation of the university systems of England and\ud Japan since the early 1980s, with particular reference to the changing modalities of\ud university autonomy and the power relationships between central authorities, the\ud universities, and the market. The analysis compares the various policy positions\ud of the relevant stakeholders in the two countries, highlighting the ideologies of\ud neo-liberalism, university autonomy, new managerialism, and vocationalism.\ud These ideologies coexist in both the English and the Japanese university systems.\ud However, the interpretations of these ideologies made by stakeholders, the patterns\ud of the interrelations between them, and their contextualisation as elements in the\ud policy and stance of each stakeholder, differ between England and Japan.\ud The thesis argues that convergence between the English and Japanese\ud university systems are, to a large extent, explained in the 1980s transformation of\ud the university system in England, and the continuity of the Ministerial\ud jurisdictional mechanism in Japan. In England, the transformation of the\ud university system has been related to changes in government policies and\ud ideologies — around the themes of neo-liberalism, new managerialism, university\ud autonomy, and vocationalism in the era of the global economy — and changes in\ud policies and functions of the University Grants Committee, and of the universities.\ud In Japan, the continuity of the Ministerial jurisdictional mechanism has been\ud largely linked to the establishment of anti-neo-liberal consensus within the\ud Education Ministry in the early 1980s, the close anti-neo-liberal stance between\ud the Education Ministry and the national universities in the 1990s, and\ud confrontation and compromises between neo-liberal and anti-neo-liberal groups\ud since the 1980s. The thesis suggests that the continuity of distinct and divergent\ud features between England and Japan can be explained contextually, giving\ud attention to political, economic, socio-cultural, and historical differences between\ud the two university systems

The Perspective of Social Business for CSR Strategy

The growing practice of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has led to increasing research attention in the literature to the role of CSR strategy. CSR strategy is a concept for maximizing profits or benefits for both society and the company. Studies of CSR strategy during the 1990’s and the early 2000’s were mainly limited to examining the concept of CSR, and merely discussed the needs and importance of the strategic development of CSR. Recently, strategy researchers have proposed more specific CSR strategies by applying their knowledge of strategic management. This paper first summarizes these CSR strategy studies and then proposes an approach to CSR strategy from a new perspective. This paper also identifies issues that a company may face when implementing CSR and suggests approaches to CSR strategy to overcome these issues. To overcome the CSR issues, the paper discusses (1) a framework for recognizing the contribution that CSR activity makes to corporate performance, and (2) approaches to CSR strategy for resolving tradeoffs inherent to the CSR activity. This paper proposes that a company design its CSR activity so that it expands the company’s stakeholders, resources and capabilities. Secondly, because the impact of CSR activity occurs both through external factors, such as legitimacy and reputation, and through internal factors, such as implementation and learning, efforts to stimulate the processes are discussed. Lastly, based on the above considerations, the outcome of CSR, corporate performance and the resolution of tradeoffs inherent to CSR are further examined. This paper concludes by pointing out that, from the perspective of CSR strategy, it is most important for a company to implement CSR activity regarding it as a social business, based on a careful review of its core business

High-Potential C112D/M121X (X = M, E, H, L) Pseudomonas aeruginosa Azurins

Site-directed mutagenesis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa azurin C112D at the M121 position has afforded a series of proteins with elevated Cu^(II/I) reduction potentials relative to the CuII aquo ion. The high potential and low axial hyperfine splitting (Cu^(II) electron paramagnetic resonance A|) of the C112D/M121L protein are remarkably similar to features normally associated with type 1 copper centers

Validity and reliability of the Family Empowerment Scale for caregivers of adults with mental health issues

This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Kageyama, Kageyama, M., Nakamura, Y., Kobayashi, S. and Yokoyama, K. (2016), Validity and reliability of the Family Empowerment Scale for caregivers of adults with mental health issues. J. Psychiatr. Ment. Health Nurs., 23: 521-531. doi:10.1111/jpm.12333, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12333. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions

Pilot Study of a Video-Based Educational Program to Reduce Family Violence for Parents of Adult Children with Schizophrenia

This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Psychiatric Quarterly. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-020-09717-6

Validity and reliability of the Japanese version of the Therapeutic Factors Inventory–19 : A study of family peer education self-help groups

This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Kageyama, M., Nakamura, Y., Kobayashi, S. and Yokoyama, K. (2016), Therapeutic Factors Inventory–19. Japan Journal of Nursing Science, 13: 135-146. doi:10.1111/jjns.12098, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/jjns.12098. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions

Changes in Families’ Caregiving Experiences through Involvement as Participants then Facilitators in a Family Peer-Education Program for Mental Disorders in Japan

This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Kageyama, M., Yokoyama, K., Nakamura, Y. and Kobayashi, S. (2017), Changes in Families’ Caregiving Experiences through Involvement as Participants then Facilitators in a Family Peer‐Education Program for Mental Disorders in Japan. Fam. Proc., 56: 408-422. doi:10.1111/famp.12194, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12194. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions