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Chapter and Conference Paper
Passenger’s Preference on Internal Interface Design in Driverless Buses: A Virtual Reality Experiment
Driverless buses are anticipated to enhance mobility services. Nevertheless, addressing passenger concerns about safety and information provision becomes crucial when there is no driver or onboard authority. C...
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Article
Open AccessThe indirect effect of travel mode use on subjective well-being through out-of-home activities
The issue of the effects of travel on subjective well-being (SWB) has recently attracted increasing interest in transport studies. A common finding is that travel affects SWB indirectly through out-of-home act...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Crack-Detection in Concrete Covered with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Through Electrical Impedance Variations
This study aims to develop a fundamental test for the detection of a surface crack in the concrete covered with fiber reinforcement polymer (FRP) sheets. For this purpose, the study focuses on the electrical i...
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Larvae and juveniles of three gobiid species of the genus Priolepis
Larvae and juveniles of three species in the family Gobiidae were described based on reared material; Priolepis borea survived to post-settlement, and Priolepis cincta and Priolepis latifascima to seven days afte...
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Open AccessAssociations between motorized transport access, out-of-home activities, and life-space mobility in older adults in Japan
Motorized transport access and out-of-home activities are two potential correlates of Life-space mobility (LSM), a common research topic in mobility studies of older adults. These correlates remain mostly unex...
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Soft haptic sensation increases the expectation in the social context but not in the non-social context
Previous studies have proposed that holding soft objects can increase expectations to be included in a Cyberball task. The present study investigated whether effects of holding soft objects on expectations are...
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Awareness is necessary for attentional biases by location–reward association
Many studies have reported attentional biases based on feature–reward associations. However, the effects of location–reward associations on attentional selection remain less well-understood. Unlike feature cas...
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Open AccessEffects of holding soft objects during Cyberball tasks under frequent positive feedback
A previous study suggested that holding soft objects enhanced expectations of uncertain events and increased social pain under frequent negative feedback; i.e., higher expectations might have induced more disa...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Evaluation of Driver Drowsiness While Using Automated Driving Systems on Driving Simulator, Test Course and Public Roads
This paper describes an investigation of evaluation indices for assessing driver conditions when using an automated driving system. We focused on a driver drowsiness in the automated mode. A driving simulator ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Relationship Between Drowsiness Level and Takeover Performance in Automated Driving
Although automated driving systems can perform dynamic driving tasks, at its lower levels, human drivers must still take over control of the vehicle whenever a Take Over Request (TOR) is issued. Human factors ...
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An Analysis of the Intracellular Signal Transduction of Peripheral Blood Leukocytes in Animal Models of Diabetes Using Flow Cytometry
Various complications of diabetes are induced by the augmentation of chronic inflammation and attenuation of immunity. Leukocytes, which play major roles in inflammation and immune responses, are affected by t...
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Open AccessMidnolin is a novel regulator of parkin expression and is associated with Parkinson’s Disease
Midnolin (MIDN) was first discovered in embryonic stem cells, but its physiological and pathological roles are, to date, poorly understood. In the present study, we therefore examined the role of MIDN in detai...
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Fabrication and Output Power Characteristics of Heat-Engines Using Tape-Shaped SMA Element
Heat-engines using shape memory alloy (SMA) were expected to be employed as heat-engines driven by low-temperature thermal energy. However, since the product-life cycle of conventional heat-engines using SMA i...
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Responses to affective pictures depicting humans: late positive potential reveals a sex-related effect in processing that is not present in subjective ratings
We examined sex-related effects in the amplitudes of the late positive potential (LPP), an event-related potential elicited by the presentation of emotional stimuli. Sixteen females and 18 males viewed emotion...
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Crystallographic Characterization of AgGaTe2, AgAlTe2, and Ag(Ga,Al)Te2 Grown by Closed-Space Sublimation
AgGaTe2, AgAlTe2, and Ag(Ga,Al)Te2 layers were grown by the closed-space sublimation method on c-plane sapphire substrates. The crystallographic properties of the AgGaTe2 and AgAlTe2 layers were then analyzed by ...
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Human Peripheral Neutrophils Express Functional IL-21 Receptors
Neutrophils play key roles in the inflammatory response. The IL-21 cytokine and receptor system is known to be involved in various inflammatory diseases. However, the direct action of IL-21 on neutrophils has ...
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Suppression of Th1 cytokine production by a peptide derived from C4b
The complement system has been proposed to play a significant role in the regulation of T-cell responses. However, the precise mechanism underlying C4-induced immune tolerance remains to be clarified. We recen...
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The effects of short afternoon nap and bright light on task switching performance and error-related negativity
The aim of the present study was to demonstrate the effects of a short nap (20 min) and bright light (>2000 lux) in the afternoon on task switching ability (i.e., switch cost and mixing cost) and error-related...
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Inhibitory effects of resveratrol on MCP-1, IL-6, and IL-8 production in human coronary artery smooth muscle cells
Resveratrol, a representative polyphenol compound, is known to have antiatherogenic effects through its various actions including an anti-inflammatory action. The processes of initiation and progression of ath...
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Suppressed speckle contrast of blue light emission out of white lamp with phosphors excited by blue laser diodes for high-brightness lighting applications
The speckle contrast of blue light emission out of high-brightness white lamps using phosphors excited by InGaN/GaN blue laser diodes is evaluated as a measure of coherence. As a result, speckle contrast of as...
