著者
スゴメドフ A. K. 伏田 寛範
出版者
島根県立大学
雑誌
北東アジア研究 (ISSN:13463810)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.8, pp.45-68, 2005-01

This paper is important in many ways and is strongly relevant to contemporary policy issues. On the threshold of 21-st Century the Caspian became a hot crossroad in terms of pipelines and the new cargo-transportation routes. The Caspian Basin earned the title of the energy treasure-trove of the twenty-first century. The leading American research centers look at them as an extension of the oil field of Iran and the Middle East in general. Experts of the Nixon Center for Peace and Freedom describes the area between the mouth of the Volga and Oman "The Strategic Energy Ellipse". In addition, the North-South transportation corridor is one of the largest and most strategically important investment projects involving Russia's active participation. This situation is raising extremely important problem for modern Eurasia: perspectives Caspian region in context of development security for pipelines and transit corridors. But these aspects have been largely ignored hitherto. The originality of the proposed study is following. Most international discussion of oil-pipeline and communication politics focus on the macro-politics of the process: the pattern of international relations and alliances that states enter into as part of their development strategy. Such approaches, while necessary of course, tend to overstate the homogeneity and rationality of the state as a political actor. My research will turn attention to the Meso- and Micro-politics of the process: the interregional, domestic and local political and economic maneuvering that accompanies and shapes the drawing up of pipeline projects and their actual construction and operation. So, I'm using "Mega-, Meso- and Micro-region" conceptual framework within which different political forces and incentives is address policy issues. A general context of study-long-term globalization and regionalization in Eurasia. Using this method I suggest an innovative analytical element in my article. Within this approach I'm involving a Global, Regional and Local kinds of political motives regarding the Caspian pipelines at the end 1990-s and the beginning of 21st Century. This levels represents different political interests and egoisms, social expectations and responsibilities. Thus, I scrutinize this political incentives and motives on roulette principle by unfolding all levels: from the Local to the Global. As a result currently there is no single "Great Game" in Caspian area, but a set of "games", which is consists the interests and aspirations of the main geopolitical, regional powers and the local communities as well as business-actors. This analytical approach would suggest a new imaginative perspective to area studies in general which are in blind alley (See "Slavic Research Center News". Annual Newsletter of the Slavic Research Center. Sapporo. Hokkaido University. No.11. December 2003). This paper is base on firsthand materials and studies the policy of the Russian regions along the Caspian area. My paper to date involved personnel interviews, sociological surveys, local press and documents of the Protocol Departments of regional administrations and local self-administered groups. This included interviewing members of the local administrative, representative and business entities (city and regional heads of administration and their deputies and department heads ; chairs of committees of the regional and city assemblies ; and directors and other senior staff of large enterprises) about the coverage of local policymaking, together with the objectives of it and the perceived pressure on it. Today is clear that Caspian region turned into a geopolitical apple of discord where interests of many states clash. Although there are common challenges and common patterns across the whole region such as terrorism, at present the Caspian region does not constitute a unified and homogenous whole.
著者
Mohammad M. Rahman Mayra A. Machuca Anna Roujeinikova
出版者
International Research and Cooperation Association for Bio & Socio-Sciences Advancement
雑誌
Drug Discoveries & Therapeutics (ISSN:18817831)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.13, no.1, pp.52-58, 2019-02-28 (Released:2019-03-16)
参考文献数
46
被引用文献数
1

Periplasmic binding proteins (PBPs) of Gram-negative bacteria sense essential nutrients and mediate their uptake by ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters. The gene for a PBP of H. pylori SS1, annotated as GlnH, is located within the glnPQH operon encoding an ABC importer system. In this study, GlnH has been expressed in E. coli and purified to > 98% homogeneity. The recombinant protein was folded according to the circular dichroism (CD) analysis and behaved as a monomer in solution. Crystals of GlnH have been grown by the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method using polyethylene glycol (PEG) 4000 as a precipitating agent. The crystals belonged to the primitive monoclinic space group P21 with unit cell parameters a = 38.67, b = 93.36, c = 64.13 Å, β = 93.72°. A complete X-ray diffraction data set was collected to 1.3 Å resolution from a single crystal using synchrotron radiation. Molecular replacement using this data revealed that the asymmetric unit contains a single molecule. This is a key step towards elucidation of the structural basis of the GlnH function.
著者
A. Bailey Christopher C. McInnis Timothy J. Batcher Justin
出版者
アクティブ・エイジングリサーチセンター
雑誌
Journal of Trainology
巻号頁・発行日
vol.5, no.2, pp.43-45, 2016
被引用文献数
7

<p><i><b>Objectives</b></i>: The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the intra- and intersession reliability of a new inertial measurement unit (ZEPP Sensor (ZS)) for bat swing mechanical analysis. <i><b>Design and Methods</b></i>: This investigation included 16 male collegiate baseball players (89.53 ± 12.5 kg, 180.61 ± 6.5 cm, 20.12 ± 0.8 years). Following a whole body dynamic warm-up and 5 dry swings, 5 swings were recorded where athletes hit balls off of a tee with bats instrumented with a ZS. Data collection took place on 3 days. Intrasession reliability analyzed trial to trial data, while intersession reliability analyzed data from each of the 3 sessions. Both relative and absolute measures of reliability were calculated with intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), coefficients of variation (CV), and limits of agreement (LOA). <i><b>Results</b></i>: Within and between session acceleration/time related variables produced excellent relative reliability measurements (ICCs 0.882-0.988) as well as acceptable absolute measures of reliability (CVs 1.9%-9.2%). Variables derived from the gyro scope did not display the same consistency (intrasession vertical angle ICC = 0.492, intersession attack angle CV = 108.6%). <i><b>Conclusions</b></i>: Considering acceleration/time data, the ZS appears to be a reliable method of monitoring bat swing mechanics, but not for the angular position variables. Changes in body position have been demonstrated with fatigue in jumping performance. Similarly, bat position changes may occur with fatigue and should be monitored, but coaches and sport scientists should use caution when selecting variables to monitor and only select those that are reliable.</p>
著者
ニコラス A バフトン スティーブン ロイド
出版者
共栄大学
雑誌
共栄大学研究論集 (ISSN:13480596)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.10, pp.247-254, 2012-03-15

本論文は、2009 〜 2011 年に共栄大学国際経営学部(IBMD) に入学した学生の英語の能力の低下について述べたものである。本論は、クラス分けテストの得点と毎年の傾向を議論した上で、英語のカリキュラムが大きく変わっ現在でも、これ迄同様のクラス分けテストの存在意義、必要性について述べている。又、クラス分けの不適合は、学生の、(授業が簡単すぎたり難しすぎたりしての)退屈な授業の受講、学習意欲の消失、幻滅、無断欠席、と一連の流れに陥り最終的に退学という最悪の結果にもなりかねない事も書き加えている。
著者
Muhammad Ayyaz Ul Haq Muhammad Rashid Ian C. Gilchrist Olivier Bertrand Chun Shing Kwok Chun Wai Wong Hossam M. Mansour Yasser Baghdaddy James Nolan Maarten A.H. van Leeuwen Mamas A. Mamas
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.82, no.11, pp.2736-2744, 2018-10-25 (Released:2018-10-25)
参考文献数
43
被引用文献数
13

Background: We systematically reviewed the available literature on limb dysfunction after transradial access (TRA) or transfemoral access (TFA) cardiac catheterization. Methods and Results: MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched for studies evaluating any transradial or transfemoral procedures and limb function outcomes. Data were extracted and results were narratively synthesized with similar treatment arms. The TRA group included 15 studies with 3,616 participants and of these 3 reported nerve damage with a combined incidence of 0.16% and 4 reported sensory loss, tingling and numbness with a pooled incidence of 1.61%. Pain after TRA was the most common form of limb dysfunction (7.77%) reported in 3 studies. The incidence of hand dysfunction defined as disability, grip strength change, power loss or neuropathy was low at 0.49%. Although radial artery occlusion (RAO) was not a primary endpoint for this review, it was observed in 3.57% of the participants in a total of 8 studies included. The TFA group included 4 studies with 15,903,894 participants; the rates of peripheral neuropathy were 0.004%, sensory neuropathy caused by local groin injury and retroperitoneal hematomas were 0.04% and 0.17%, respectively, and motor deficit caused by femoral and obturator nerve damage was 0.13%. Conclusions: Limb dysfunction post cardiac catheterization is rare, but patients may have nonspecific sensory and motor complaints that resolve over a period of time.
著者
P. K. Kuroda John C. H. Liou Ashok D. Banavali John D. Akridge Larry A. Burchfield
出版者
GEOCHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN
雑誌
GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL (ISSN:00167002)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.18, no.2, pp.55-60, 1984-04-20 (Released:2008-04-08)
参考文献数
14
被引用文献数
2 6

The amount of excess 210Po activity injected into the atmosphere by the 18 May 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens was greater than that of 90Sr released by the 16 October 1980 Chinese test explosion of a 0.2 to 1 megaton nuclear device. The occurrence of a ‘mystery’ cloud prior to the 28 March 1982 eruption of El Chichón volcano was accompanied by an increase in the 210Po/210Pb ratio in rain samples collected at Fayetteville, Arkansas, during the months of January and February, 1982.
著者
Ballmer Steven A. 小林 収
出版者
日経BP社
雑誌
日経ビジネス (ISSN:00290491)
巻号頁・発行日
no.1063, pp.84-88, 2000-10-23

問 マイクロソフトと言えばビル・ゲイツの会社、というイメージが強い。バルマーさんが最高経営責任者(CEO)に就任して半年、ゲイツCEO時代とは何が変わったのでしょう。 答 ビル・ゲイツと私はマイクロソフトの経営を通じてともに成長してきました。ですから、変わった部分よりも変わっていない部分の方が多いでしょう。もっとも、私はビルほど頭が良くない。
著者
丸山 公明 M.B. ソロモン J.A. プラウドマン
出版者
明治大学
雑誌
明治大学農学部研究報告 (ISSN:04656083)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.131, pp.37-46, 2002-09-25

ソマトスタチンの分泌阻害剤であるシステアミンをラージホワイト種♂七面鳥に投与した場合の血漿中成長ホルモン濃度,成長速度,体組成に及ぼす影響を探索した。システアミンの成長ホルモン分泌への影響を調べるために,システアミン塩酸塩を300mg/kgの用量にて,〓嚢にストマックチューブを用いて投与したが,投与後24時間では血漿成長ホルモン濃度には変化が見られなかった。食餌中のシステアミンの成長速度と体組成への影響を調べるために,8週令でシステアミン塩酸塩を基礎飼料中に0%,0.12%,0.24%の割合で添加し,16週令まで体重と飼料摂取量を各週測定した。血漿中成長ホルモンは8週令,12週令,16週令で測定し,16週令で七面鳥を屠殺し,体全体,胸,腿,脛の化学組成を決定した。食餌中のシステアミンは16週令で血漿中の成長ホルモンを増加させ(P<0.05),飼料摂取量を減少させた(P<0.05)。体組成では,脂肪は減少し(P<0.05),水分が増加したが(P<0.05),タンパク質には変化がなかった。胸,腿,脛の化学組成には変化は認められなかった。
著者
広瀬 孝文/ボーチェック ボレスラフ A. Takafumi/Boczek Boleslaw A. Hirose
雑誌
聖徳学園岐阜教育大学紀要 = Bulletin of Gifu College of Education (ISSN:09160175)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.3, pp.28-56, 1976-07-20

This is a study of the relationship between the status of permanent neutrality and the modern system of collective security. The point in question is whether or not the status of permanent. Neutrality is compatible with the system of collective security which requires its members to participate in coercive measures against a common enemy. Based on a number of scholastic arguments presented in the past this is a comparative study of two different arguments : one by Switzerland which is not a member of the United Nations, and the other by Austria which has been a member of the U. N. since 1955. First, it examines these arguments in order to determine why Switzerland and Austria chose different, courses. Then, actual practices of these states in relation to the U. N. are examined in order to probe the possibility or impossibility of the existence of permanent neutrality in the United Nations. It is, then, concluded that, from a legal point of view, there remain many conditions that must be met before a permanently neutral state can become a member of the U. N. without any anxiety. But Austria became a member for her own politicalreasons, and the stability of her status in the U. N. largely depends on the political atmosphere of the organization. Whether a member of the U. N. or not, a permanently neutral state can contribute a great deal to the world peace in its own way.
著者
Justin M. Anderson Paul A. Oakley Deed E. Harrison
出版者
The Society of Physical Therapy Science
雑誌
Journal of Physical Therapy Science (ISSN:09155287)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.31, no.2, pp.153-158, 2019 (Released:2019-02-07)
参考文献数
39
被引用文献数
6

[Purpose] To demonstrate the reduction of symptoms related to Parkinson’s disease by improvement in posture. [Participant and Methods] A 59-year-old male patient presented with a prior diagnosis of Parkinson’s. Symptoms included a resting right hand tremor, intermittent ‘freezing episodes’ with gait, mild ataxia with shuffling on toes and bradykinesia assisted with a cane, as well as low back pain and right knee pain. Radiography revealed gross postural and spine deformity. The patient received Chiropractic BioPhysics care including mirror image exercises, spinal traction, spinal adjustments as well as gait rehabilitation. [Results] After 38 treatments over 5 months, the patient had significant improvements in posture alignment as well as gait, balance, hand tremors, low back and knee pains and SF-36 values. A 21 month follow-up revealed the patient had remained essentially well and the initial postural improvements were maintained. [Conclusion] This case demonstrates improvement of various symptoms in a patient with Parkinson’s disease. Since poor posture is a long known clinical manifestation of this disorder, it is proposed that the improvement of posture in these patients may lead to improved outcomes. X-ray use in the diagnosis and management in those with spine deformity is safe and not carcinogenic.