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Ontenna: Design and Social Implementation of Auditory Information Transmission Devices Using Tactile and Visual Senses
Ontenna is a device that can be worn on the hair, earlobe, collar, or sleeve, and it transmits sound characteristics to the human body using vibrations and light. It can serve as an auxiliary acoustic sensory...
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Acropoma musorstom, a new lanternbelly (Acropomatidae) from the South Pacific and the first record of Acropoma splendens from the Andaman Sea off southwestern Thailand
A new species of the genus Acropoma, A. musorstom sp. nov. is described based on four specimens (126.3–143.0 mm in standard length: SL) collected from Vanuatu and the Molucca Islands, Indonesia. The present speci...
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Description of a new species of the genus Acropoma (Acropomatidae) from the Arafura Sea with a redescription of Acropoma leobergi Prokofiev 2018 and the first record of Acropoma boholensis Yamanoue and Matsuura 2002 from the South China Sea
A new species of the genus Acropoma, A. arafurensis sp. nov., is described based on two specimens (57.3–76.2 mm standard length: SL) collected from the Arafura Sea. The present species is distinguished from other...
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Review of the clingfish genus Kopua (Gobiesocidae: Trachelochisminae) in Japan, with description of a new species
A taxonomic review of the clingfish genus Kopua (Gobiesocidae: Trachelochisminae) in Japan recognizes three species: K. japonica Moore, Hutchins and Okamoto 2012, K. vermiculata Shinohara and Katayama 2015 and K....
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A Unimodal Interface Device Coupling Distance with Intensities in Luminance and Temperature
In this paper, we report the unimodal interface device coupling with intensities in luminance and temperature. It enables the user to recognize two or three types of information through the finger’s angle moti...
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Three new species of the genus Acropoma (Perciformes: Acropomatidae) from the Indian Ocean
Three new species of Acropoma are described from the Indian Ocean. These species have been identified as “A. japonicum Günther 1859” by many authors, but clearly differ from A. japonicum in the shape and length o...
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FB-Finger: Development of a Novel Electric Travel Aid with a Unique Haptic Interface
We developed a unique haptic interface, the "FB-Finger," which enables users to detect the distance to an object. When a user holds the FB-Finger and places his/her forefinger on a link, the finger bends or ex...
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User Interface Design of Sound Tactile
We have developed a device that allows sounds to be perceived via hair vibrations by deaf people; the concept is similar to cat whiskers, which can detect air currents. The device converts the loudness of a so...
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Two new species of deepwater cardinalfish from the Indo-Pacific, with a definition of the Epigonus pandionis group (Perciformes: Epigonidae)
Two new Indo-Pacific species of deepwater cardinalfish, Epigonus lifouensis and E. tuberculatus are described based on the specimens collected from the Loyalty Islands and Cocos-Keeling Islands, respectively. The...
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A new species of Timorichthys (Ophidiiformes: Bythitidae) from the East China Sea
A new bythitid fish, Timorichthys angustus, is described on the basis of a single specimen (52 mm in standard length, SL) collected from the East China Sea, Japan. The genus Timorichthys Nielsen and Schwarzhans 2...
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Two new species of the genus Epigonus (Perciformes: Epigonidae) from the South Pacific, with a definition of the Epigonus constanciae group
Two new species of Epigonus are described from the South Pacific. Epigonus chilensis is described on the basis of five specimens (166.3–208.3 mm standard length) collected from off Chile. It closely resembles Epi...
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Redescription of a rare deepwater cardinalfish, Epigonus ctenolepis Mochizuki and Shirakihara 1983, and comparison with related species (Perciformes: Epigonidae)
A rare epigonid fish, Epigonus ctenolepis Mochizuki and Shirakihara 1983, is redescribed in detail on the basis of two type specimens (90.0–98.0 mm standard length, SL) and an additional specimen (128.8 mm SL) co...
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A new species of deepwater cardinalfish, Epigonus mayeri, from the eastern Central Atlantic, and redescription of Epigonus heracleus Parin and Abramov 1986 (Perciformes: Epigonidae)
A new epigonid fish, Epigonus mayeri, is described on the basis of two specimens (109.7–113.8 mm in standard length: SL) from off Angola, and Epigonus heracleus Parin and Abramov 1986 is redescribed on the basis ...
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Epigonus carbonarius, a new species of deepwater cardinalfish (Perciformes: Epigonidae) from the Marquesas Islands, with a redefinition of the Epigonus oligolepis group
A new epigonid fish, Epigonus carbonarius, is described on the basis of four specimens (50.8–95.3 mm standard length) collected from off Nuku Hiva Island, Marquesas Islands. This species belongs to the Epigonus o...
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Larval development of bigmouth manefish Caristius macropus (Perciformes: Caristiidae) from the western North Pacific
Larvae of bigmouth manefish Caristius macropus are described and illustrated on the basis of seven specimens (4.2–10.5 mm in body length) from the Kuroshio waters (0–60 m depth) and the transition waters (surface...
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Study of Association Between Atrophic Gastritis and Body Mass Index: A Cross-Sectional Study in 10,197 Japanese Subjects
Objectives The aim of this study was to elucidate the association between body mass index (BMI) and both Helicobacter pylori and atrophic gastritis. Methods The study involved 10,197 subjects participating in a J...
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The Method of User’s Requirement Analysis by Participation of the User: Constructing an Information System for Travelers
This study attempts to capture the problems discovered on a field trip and to clarify user requirements with the participation of the user. With Mobile AP II, a platform for gathering user information and comm...
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Possibility of Participatory Design
Participatory design has attracted attention as a design method in recent years. Scenario or Inclusive Design is one way to make users participate in the design process. In this paper, I report on some case st...
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Descriptive morphology of pelagic juvenile of Lepidion inosimae (Gadiformes: Moridae) collected from off northeastern Japan
A pelagic juvenile (74.0 mm in standard length) of Lepidion inosimae was collected by midwater trawl (0–20 m depth) from the transition waters between the Kuroshio and Oyashio fronts off northeastern Japan. The s...
