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JAS4QoL – Volume 3(2) (June, 2017)



  • Mini Review

 

The Chemical Constituents and Pharmacological / Biofunctional Effects of Ginger
 

Hisashi MATSUDA*, Seikou NAKAMURA, Masayuki YOSHIKAWA

Department of Pharmacognosy, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Kyoto 607-8412, Japan (matsuda@ mb.kyoto-phu.ac.jp)

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  • Full Papers

 

Insight into Accuracy in Japanese EFL Learners’ Writing Performance across Proficiency Levels

Yumi Fujiwara*

Kyoto University of Education, 1 Fukakusa-Fujinomori-Cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan, 612-8522 (u_fujiwara@yahoo.co.jp

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The Relationship between Internet-Use and Communication Skills of Students in a Japanese University

Yasuna KOBAYASHI1*, Keiko SUGIHARA-TSUKAMOTO2, Aya KOBAYASHI3, Noriko KOHYAMA4, Toshinori YAMAMOTO4

1*Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences, 265-1 Higashijima, Akiha-ku, Niigata City, 956-8603, Japan (yasuna@nupals.ac.jp) 2Department of Pharmacy, Morioka JRC Hospital, 6-1-1 Sanbonyanagi, Morioka City, 020-8560, Japan 3 Department of Pharmaceutical Education, School of Pharmacy, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan 4 4 Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Division of Pharmacotherapy, School of Pharmacy, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatandai, Shinagoawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan

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Learning to Conduct Pharmacist-Client/Patient Interviews via Role-Plays

Masumi NISHIMURA1*, Sako IKEGAMI2, Foo Wah FOONG3

1Laboratory of ethics, Faculty of Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handa-cho, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3192, JAPAN (masumimedieigo@gmail.com) 2Sakotrans Medical, 7-8-8 Nishiokamoto, Higashinada-ku, Kobe city, Hyogo 658-0073, Japan 3Department of Language Development, Imex Japan Co. Ltd., 22, Shimomidori-Cho, Shinchiku, Kita-Ku, Kyoto 603-8425, Japan

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  • Wisdom (Philosophical) Note … As I was passing…

 

Times Are A-Changin': The Attitudes of Fresh Graduates in Search of Work

FOONG Anthony FW

Department of Language Development, Imex Japan 3F Imex Japan Building, 22, Shimomidori-Cho, Shichiku, Kita-ku, Kyoto 603-8425, JAPAN (kagakueigo@imexjapan.co.jp)

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ICQoL2017 – International Conference on Quality of Life

The 2017 International Conference on Quality of Life was held in Penang, Malaysia on 21 - 22 August 2017. Full proceedings and well as photos and other media from the conference are available on the 2017 conference website.

JAS4QoL – Volume 3(1) (March, 2017)



  • Mini Review

 

Potassium Ion Channels As Novel Therapeutic Targets for the Treatment of Advanced and Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancers

Satomi Niwa, Anowara Khatun, Susumu Ohya*

Department of Pharmacology, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan (sniwa@mb.kyoto-phu.ac.jp, *sohya@mb.kyoto-phu.ac.jp)

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  • Full Papers

 

Psychological and Physiological Effects of Touching on Anxiety and Stress: A Nursing Technique

Nami KONISHI1*, Toru HORIKISHI2

1 Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Department of Human Health Science, Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University, 53 Shogoin, Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan (konishi.nami.5m@kyoto-u.ac.jp2 Nishijima Hospital affiliated with the Japan Medical Cooperation 2835-7 Ouka, Numazu City, Shizuoka Prefecture 410-0022, Japan

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  • Short Communications

 

The Relationship between Internet-Use and Communication Skills of Students in a Japanese University

MATSUMOTO Kenya

The School of Nursing, Kyoto Tachibana University, 34 Yamada-cho, Oyake, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8175, Japan (matsumoto-k@tachibana-u.ac.jp)

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Consciousness Investigation of Persons Attending Memorial Services for Laboratory Animals

NISHIKAWA Tetsu1, MORISHITA Naoki2

1Bioscience Research Center, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 1 Shichono-cho Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 607-8412, JAPAN (nishikawa@mb.kyoto-phu.ac.jp) 2Laboratory of ethics, Faculty of Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handa-cho, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3192, JAPAN

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  • Wisdom (Philosophical) Note … As I was passing…

 

Invisible Realities: The Philosophical Foundations of the Writing Class

Cy MATHEWS

Faculty of Policy Studies, Chuo University 742-1 Higashinakano Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0393 Japan Tel: 81-42-674-4064 (cymathews1.12w@g.chuo-u.ac.jp)

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JAS4QoL – Volume 2(4) (December, 2016)



  • Mini Review

 

An Effective Approach for Learning Science English by Non-Native English Science Students: The Stepwise-Stepup Tertiary Science English Education System

Foo Wah FOONG

Department of English for Pharmaceutical Science Communication, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Nakauchi-Cho, Misasagi, Yamashina-Ku, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan. (78imexfw@gmail.com)

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  • Full Papers

 

Thoughts and Support of Family Members Caring for Adolescent Schizophrenics: A Two-Case Study

Kyota INOUE, Kenya MATSUMOTO

The School of Nursing, Kyoto Tachibana University, 34 Yamada-cho Oyake Yamashina-ku Kyoto 607-8175, Japan (inoue-kyo@tachibana-u.ac.jp)

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First-Time Poster Presentation in Pharmaceutical Science English: Questionnaire Feedback from Pharmacy Students in a Japanese University

Foo Wah FOONG1, Yuki HIGUCHI*

1Department of English for Pharmaceutical Science Communication, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Nakauchi-Cho, Misasagi, Yamashina-Ku, Kyoto 607- 8414, Japan (affw78@mb.kyoto-phu.ac.jp) *Currently working for his Ph.D, at the Brain Research Institute Monash Sunway (BRIMS), Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Science, Monash University, Subang, Selangor, Malaysia (yuki.higuchi@monash.edu)

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Deductive and Inductive Structure in (and outside) the ESL Writing Class

Cy MATHEWS

Faculty of Policy Studies, Chuo University 742-1 Higashinakano Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0393 Japan (cymathews1.12w@g.chuo-u.ac.jp)

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The Labyrinth of Incarceration in Little Dorrit

Chizu IMAI

Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Nakauchi-Cho, Misasagi, Yamashina-Ku, Kyoto 607- 8414, Japan (imai@mb.kyoto-phu.ac.jp)

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Correlation of Written Test Scores and Presentation Ability in Science English Learning

Foo Wah FOONG1, Masao KAMADA2, Hibino KENICHI3

1Department of English for Pharmaceutical Science Communication, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Nakauchi-Cho, Misasagi, Yamashina-Ku, Kyoto 607- 8414, Japan (affw78@mb.kyoto-phu.ac.jp) 2Synchrotron Light Application Center, Saga University, Saga 840-8502, Japan (kamada2013@hotmail.co.jp) 3Regional Innovation Strategy Promotion Dept. Advanced Science Technology & Management Research Institute of Kyoto

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  • Wisdom (Philosophical) Note … As I was passing…

 

A Solution for Students’ Problem on Discipline: Latecomers and Absentees of Lecture Attendance

Hisao NAKAI

Department of Language Research & Development, Imex Japan, 3F Imex Japan Bldg, 22 Shimomodori-cho, Shichiku, Kita-ku, Kyoto 603-8425, Japan (hisaotakako@yahoo.co.jp)

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ICQoL2016 – International Conference on Quality of Life

The 2016 International Conference on Quality of Life was held in Kyoto from August 19-21, 2016. Proceedings of the event, as well as conference abstracts and photos and media from the event can be found on the 2016 ICQoL website. Also, some related articles by attendees can be found in the Dec. 2016 JASQoL. We thank all those who planned, assisted, and attended the event for making the event successful and a truly "quality" event.

JAS4QoL – Volume 1(4) (December, 2015)



Mini Review

Global Warming and Reduction of Environmental Carbon Dioxide Concentration

HIBINO Kenichi

Article first published online: December 27, 2015

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Full Papers

Learning English for Study Abroad

KOBAYASHI Aya, ITABE Hiroyuki

Article first published online: October 17, 2015

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Effects of Task Types on the Writing Performance of Japanese English-as-a-Foreign-Language Learners across Proficiency Levels in terms of Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency

FUJIWARA Yumi

Article first published online: December 27, 2015

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The Meaning of READING in Bleak House

IMAI Chizu

Article first published online: December 27, 2015

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Nurses’ perception of promoting and impairing factors in intervention for smoking cessation program in a hospital

OUCHI Yuri, MIKAMI Hiroshi

Article first published online: December 31, 2015

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Learning Science English for the First Time: Feedback from Year-1 Pharmacy Students Learning Pharmaceutical Science English at the Tertiary Level

NISHIOKA Yuichiro, SATO Erina, FOONG Foo Wah

Article first published online: December 31, 2015

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Philosophical Note There is so much for us to learn from Nature: The octopuses

FOONG Foo Wah

Article first published online: December 27, 2015

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JAS4QoL – Volume 1(3) (July, 2015)



Mini Review

The rodents written in “Chin-gan-Sodate-gusa”: - Review of an old Japanese book on breeding and genetics of mice -

NISHIKAWA Tetsu, AIURA Satoshi

Article first published online: October 15, 2015 Full Article (PDF)  

 

Full Papers

Multiple-Choice versus Written Test Scores in Pharmacy English Learning: Correlation of Test Methods and Comprehension through Teaching

FOONG Foo Wah, OGASAWARA Hiroyuki, NOGUCHI Ayako, HASAGAWA Keito, MATSUNO Hikari, WAJIMA Rikako

Article first published online: July 26, 2015

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Science teaching through practical work: Preventing children from shying away from science

Minoru OZEKI, Kyoko KOHNO, Ikuko TAKAO, Arika OTANI, Etsuko HIRAYAMA, Shigeo TAKESHIMA, Tooru KIMURA, Toru WAKATSUKI, Tatsuya KITADE

Article first published online: July 29, 2015

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An Analysis of Vocabulary in Collaborative Writing Performance of Japanese Learners of English at University

FUJIWARA Yumi, SATO Erina

Article first published online: August 4, 2015

Full Article (PDF)  

 

Supplementary Notes

Summaries of the Presentations in the First International Annual AS4QoL Meeting

Article first published online: October 25, 2015

Full Article (PDF)

JAS4QoL – Volume 1(2) (April, 2015)



Mini Review

Drug Discovery from the Arachidonic Acid Cascade: Orally Active Leukotriene D4 (LTD4) Antagonists

NAKAI Hisao

Article first published online: May 14, 2015

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Full Papers

The Relationship between Internet-Use Tendency and Communication Skills of Students in a Japanese University

MATSUMOTO Kenya

Article first published online: May 14, 2015

Full Article (PDF)  

Efficacy of Teaching Dative Alternation to Japanese University Students from a Cognitive Perspective

FUJIWARA Yumi

Article first published online: May 14, 2015

Full Article (PDF)  

 

An Objective Study of Chin-Don Therapy for the Cognitively Impaired Elderly: Salivary Cortisol and Immunoglobulin-A Monitoring

HATTA Kanji

Article first published online: May 14, 2015

Full Article (PDF)  

 

Short-Term Prediction of Inpatient Violence in Locked Psychiatric Wards in Japan: An Epidemiologic Study

Seiji SHIMOSATO, Hironori NISHITANI, Kenya MATSUMOTO, Nami KONISHI, Hiroyasu ISHIKAWA, Yoshimitsu HIEJIMA Article

first published online: May 16, 2015

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Philosophical Note

Japanese Cultural Uniqueness: Homogeneity of High Cultures and Subcultures

ITO Ken

Article first published online: May 14, 2015

Full Article (PDF)

JAS4QoL – Volume 1(1) (January, 2015)



Mini Review

A Study of the Relationship Between Everyday Life and Gardens, Based on Water Systems in Kyoto City, Japan

Hidefumi IMAE

Article first published online: February 3, 2015

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Full Papers

Useful Treatment of Severe Atopic Dermatitis with Ganoderma lucidum (reishi): A Multiple-Case study

HONJO Michio and KUWABARA Masato

Article first published online: January 31, 2015

Full Article (PDF)  

 

First-Time Oral Presentation in Pharmaceutical Science English: Questionnaire Feedback from Pharmacy Students in a Japanese University

Foong FW, WAJIMA Rikako, MATSUNO Hikari, HASEGAWA Keito and OGASAWARA Hiroyuki

Article first published online: January 31, 2015

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Effective Lecturer-Student Microphone Use in a Lecture Room: A Useful Approach for Teaching and Learning Pharmaceutical Science English

FOONG FW, Matsuno H, Ogasawara H, Noguchi A, Hasegawa K and Wajima R

Article first published online: February 3, 2015

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Effects of Chin Don performance as a therapy to promote the psychological and health status in the elderly in a community setting: A multiple-case study

Kanji HATTA

Article first published online: January 31, 2015

Full Article (PDF)  

 

Effects of Cooperative Learning on Writing Activity of English for Special Purposes in Japanese University Students

FUJIWARA Yumi and SATO Erina

Article first published online: January 31, 2015

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Effects of Several Flavonoids and Tryptanthrin from the Brazilian Herbal Medicine Cissus sicyoides on Antigen-Induced Release of Cytokines, and Their Target Molecules in Rat Basophilic Leukemia Cells (RBL-2H3)

Hisashi MATSUDA, Hiroki HATA, Kaoru SUGAWARA, Fengming XU, Souichi NAKASHIMA, Masayuki YOSHIKAWA and Seikou NAKAMURA

Article first published online: February 3, 2015

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Philosophical Note

Times Change: Dr. TEZUKA Osamu and his Dr. Black Jack

ITO Ken

Article first published online: January 31, 2015

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Welcome Message from the President

Thank you for taking a look at AS4QoL. The fact you are looking at us reflects your humane and kind personality: viz., you care.
We all know that a proper level of material support is essential in our lives, and as we age over time we need certain levels of mental support of quality of life (QoL) to live comfortable, independent, sociably interactive, and happy. And most of all at most of the time, we all try hard not be a burden to society as we age. We aspire to age with a feeling of achievement, a taste of useful contributions to society, near full satisfaction, a journey with grace, and messages to leave behind with knowledge, experience, teachings, findings and wisdom for the benefit of our future generations. Yes, you can: Read, write and contribute to our mouthpiece, or the journal of AS4QoL (JAS4QoL), which dwells in all aspects of QoL for humans and all. JAS4QoL is an online open-viewing medium, and everyone can therefore feel free to access to know more about wholesome QoL.
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