著者

木村 勝彦 大楽 和正 山田 昌久 卜部 厚志 荒川 隆史 高田 秀樹 大野 淳也 向井 裕知 岡田 憲一 平岩 欣太 赤羽 正春 吉川 昌伸 吉川 純子 西本 寛 三ツ井 朋子

出版者

福島大学

雑誌

基盤研究(B)

巻号頁・発行日

2009

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縄文時代の木柱に年輪酸素同位体分析を加えた年輪年代学的解析を加えることで、新潟県青田遺跡の集落ではBC477年前後とBC530年前後の2回、それぞれ短期間に集中的に10棟以上の建物が建てられたことが明らかになった。縄文の建物に実年代がついたのは初めての成果であり、さらに廃棄層やクリの初期成長の変化などを加えて実年代をつけた詳細な解析が実施できた。また、現生の森林での実験を加えた詳細な花粉分析により、青田遺跡集落の数十m近傍にクリ林が存在していて、人為的な維持管理がなされていたことが確実になった。

著者

望月 文博 宮本 康裕 四戸 達也 笹野 恭之 荒井 光太郎 西本 寛志 稲垣 太朗 大原 章裕 鈴木 香 三上 公志 谷口 雄一郎 肥塚 泉

出版者

一般社団法人 日本めまい平衡医学会

雑誌

Equilibrium Research (ISSN:03855716)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.78, no.6, pp.595-601, 2019-12-31 (Released:2020-02-05)

参考文献数

16

被引用文献数

1

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Japan has become a super-aging society, and the number of elderly persons with dizziness is increasing. In addition, elderly persons with dizziness have a high risk of falling, and fractures caused by falls can decrease the life span. It is therefore necessary to take appropriate countermeasures. Treatments for dizziness are wide-ranging and include physical therapy, such as canalith repositioning, and pharmacotherapy. However, many patients do not improve even after these treatments. In this study, we compared the results of stabilometry examined before and after the use of a cane in 21 patients aged 65 years or older with a history of dizziness who visited our department (DHI score of 28 points or higher). The use of a cane improved the following measured parameters: total length of body sway, area of body sway, and unit area body sway length at the time of eye opening and closing. To prevent falling, somatic sense input and skeletal muscle input focused on the lower extremities are important. It is expected that these inputs decline in elderly persons, and based on the results of the current study, it is likely that the use of prosthetics, such as a cane, will play an important role in the future in supporting these subjects.

著者

大槻 剛巳 中野 孝司 長谷川 誠紀 岡田 守人 辻村 亨 関戸 好孝 豊國 伸哉 西本 寛 福岡 和也 田中 文啓 熊谷 直子 前田 恵 松崎 秀紀 李 順姫 西村 泰光

出版者

日本衛生学会

雑誌

日本衛生学雑誌 (ISSN:00215082)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.66, no.3, pp.543-552, 2011 (Released:2011-06-24)

参考文献数

73

被引用文献数

1

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The research project entitled “Comprehensive approach on asbestos-related diseases” supported by the “Special Coordination Funds for Promoting Science and Technology (H18-1-3-3-1)” began in 2006 and was completed at the end of the Japanese fiscal year of 2010. This project included four parts; (1) malignant mesothelioma (MM) cases and specimen registration, (2) development of procedures for the early diagnosis of MM, (3) commencement of clinical investigations including multimodal approaches, and (4) basic research comprising three components; (i) cellular and molecular characterization of mesothelioma cells, (ii) immunological effects of asbestos, and (iii) elucidation of asbestos-induced carcinogenesis using animal models. In this special issue of the Japanese Journal of Hygiene, we briefly introduce the achievements of our project. The second and third parts and the third component of the fourth part are described in other manuscripts written by Professors Fukuoka, Hasegawa, and Toyokuni. In this manuscript, we introduce a brief summary of the first part “MM cases and specimen registration”, the first component of the fourth part “Cellular and molecular characterization of mesothelioma cells” and the second component of the fourth part “Immunological effects of asbestos”. In addition, a previous special issue presented by the Study Group of Fibrous and Particulate Substances (SGFPS) (chaired by Professor Otsuki, Kawasaki Medical School, Japan) for the Japanese Society of Hygiene and published in Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine Volume 13, 2008, included reviews of the aforementioned first component of the fourth part of the project. Taken together, our project led medical investigations regarding asbestos and MM progress and contributed towards the care and examination of patients with asbestos-related diseases during these five years. Further investigations are required to facilitate the development of preventive measures and the cure of asbestos-related diseases, particularly in Japan, where asbestos-related diseases are predicted to increase in the next 10 to 20 years.