In order to meet climate change mitigation goals, nations such as Japan need to consider strategies to reduce the impact that lifestyles have on overall emission levels. This study analyzes carbon footprints from household consumption (i.e., lifestyles) using index and structural decomposition analysis for the time period from 1990 to 2005. The ana...
2011 categorized by the size of rice farms. The results indicate that expanding the size of rice farms is an effective way of improving the eco-efficiency of intensive rice production in Japan. The important factors for improving eco-efficiency are the implementation of economies of scale, reduced outsourcing of farm work, and savings in chemical f...
Published in Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth
AbstractThe methodology for the joint inversion of various types of data on the Tohoku-Oki earthquake is presented. It is shown that satellite geodetic (GPS) data, results of SAR interferometry, and coseismic GRACE gravity anomalies are overall fairly consistent with each other. However, the resolution of these data is not high and the rupture surf...
Published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
BackgroundIn light of recent theories in behavioural economics, an intervention program with monetary incentives could be effective for helping patrons order healthy food, even if the incentive is small and less than one’s perceived marginal value.MethodsIn this single-arm cluster crossover trial at 26 local restaurants, a 1-week campaign offered a...
If cultural anthropology is to sustain its contribution to medical education, it should also consider what this project means for anthropology itself. This project should enrich cultural anthropology and broaden anthropological thinking, requiring a new relationship between the discipline and medical education: anthropology with medical education. ...
The 2013 implementation of a quality assurance system has brought about fundamental changes in the field of medical education in Japan. Its primary aim is the advancement of the nation's medicine and health care through education based on global standards. These medical and health standards will inevitably result in Japanese medical professionals c...
Published in International Journal of Emergency Medicine
BackgroundIn the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE), the d-dimer threshold is based on studies conducted in Western countries, where the incidence rate is 5 times higher than that in Asian countries, including Japan. If we could elevate the d-dimer threshold based on the low pre-test probability in the Japanese population, we could omit the compu...
0 ppm). During the observation period, the maximum CO2 concentration was measured in February 2019 and the minimum in August 2018. In all seasons, CO2 concentrations became higher as the flight altitude was increased. The monthly pattern of observed CO2 changes is similar to that generally observed in the Northern Hemisphere as well as to surface C...
Relations between Australia and the United States have developed for long time notably during World War II. Over the following decades, cooperation has become more intense as Australians adopt many cultural patterns from the Americans. Australia declared and supported US presidents in military operations, which is why some have called Australia, Am...
