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JAS4QoL – Volume 3(2) (June, 2017)

June 30, 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 KOBAYASHI^1*, 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 NISHIMURA^1*, 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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JAS4QoL – Volume 3(1) (March, 2017)

December 26, 2016

JAS4QoL – Volume 3(1) (March, 2017) JAS4QoL 2017, 3(1) online at: https://as4qol.org/CIPAY

Categories: > Full Papers, > Mini Reviews, > Volume 3, > Wisdom Notes, Journal Articles
Tags: Advanced Prostate Cancers, Anowara KHATUN; Anowara, Anxiety, Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancers, Communication Skills, Consciousness, ESL Teaching, Full Paper, HORIKISHI; Toru, Internet Use, KONISHI; Nami, Laboratory Animals, MATHEWS; Cy, MATSUMOTO; Kenya, Memorial Services, Mini Review, MORISHITA; Naoki, NISHIKAWA; Tetsu, NIWA; Satomi, Nursing Technique, OHYA; Susumu, Potassium Ion Channels, Prostate Cancer, Stress, Wisdom Note, Writing

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 KONISHI^1*, 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.jp) ² 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)

December 22, 2016

JAS4QoL – Volume 2(4) (December, 2016) JAS4QoL 2016, 2(4) online at: https://as4qol.org/JWiSg

Categories: > Full Papers, > Mini Reviews, > Volume 2, > Wisdom Notes, Journal Articles
Tags: Absentees, academic writing, Adolescent Schizophrenics, Annie Dillard, deductive, Deductive and Inductive Structure, Discipline: Latecomers, English, ESL, ESL Writing Class, Family nursing, FOONG; Anthony FW, Full Paper, HIGUCHI; Yuki, IMAI; Chizu, inductive, INOUE; Kyota, Japanese university students, KAMADA; Masao, KENICHI; Hibino, ki-shou-ten-ketsu, Kyoto, Labyrinth of Incarceration, learning scientific English, Lecture Attendance, Little Dorrit, MATHEWS; Cy, MATSUMOTO; Kenya, Mini Review, NAKAI; Hisao, oral presentation, Pharmaceutical Science English, Pharmacy, Pharmacy Students, Poster Presentation, Presentation Ability, presentation-test correlation, Psychiatric nursing, Science English, Science English Learning, Stepwise-Stepup Tertiary Science English Education System, Support of Family Members, Thoughts of family members, Wisdom Note, written, written test, Written Test Scores

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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JAS4QoL – Volume 2(3) (September, 2016)

October 3, 2016

JAS4QoL – Volume 2(3) (September, 2016) JAS4QoL 2016, 2(3) online at: https://as4qol.org/hb5p2

Categories: > Conference Information, > Full Papers, > Mini Reviews, > Volume 2, > Wisdom Notes
Tags: 2016 International Conference on Quality of Life in Kyoto, Adaptive Capacity, adverse drug reactions, Clinical Treatment, Cognitive Linguistics, conference, Conference Proceedings, CRESPO; David, Crisis, dative constructions, English, English Dative Constructions, FOONG; Anthony FW, Full Paper, grammar instruction, ICQOL 2016, IKEGAMI; Sako, Kampo, Kyoto, Low English Proficiency FUJIWARA; Yumi, low-proficiency EFL learners, Mini Review, multiple-drug administration, NOGUCHI; Ayako, Pharmacy, Proceedings, Quality of Life, Shinno-san, Teaching, Vascular Parkinsonism, Wisdom Note, “Stool of Resilience”

Mini Review

The Pharmacist

Sako IKEGAMI

sako@sakotrans.com

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Full Papers

A Cognitive Approach to Teaching English Dative Constructions to Japanese University Students with Low English Proficiency

Yumi FUJIWARA¹

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

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The Relationship of Clinical Treatment to Quality of Life in a Patient with Vascular Parkinsonism: A Case Report from a Pharmacist’s Perspective

Ayako NOGUCHI^1*, Foo Wah FOONG

¹Department of English for Pharmaceutical Science Communication, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5, Nakauchi-cho, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan (ky09274@poppy.kyoto-phu.ac.jp)

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Wisdom (Philosophical) Note … As I was passing…

Crisis, Crisis, the “Stool of Resilience”, and Adaptive Capacity at ICQoL2016

David CRESPO

Department of Language Development, Imex Japan Co. Ltd., 3F Imex Japan Building, Shichiku, Kita-Ku, Kyoto 603- 8425, JAPAN (david.crespo@yahoo.fr)

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Conference Proceedings

Proceedings from the 2016 International Conference on Quality of Life in Kyoto

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JAS4QoL – Volume 2(2) (June 2016)

June 27, 2016

JAS4QoL – Volume 2(2) (June 2016) JAS4QoL 2016, 2(2) online at: https://as4qol.org/wnuv5

Categories: > Full Papers, > Mini Reviews, > Short Communications, > Volume 2, > Wisdom Notes
Tags: Airborne Pollen Levels, Alzheimer’s Disease Furukawa; Shoei, Chin-Don Therapy, Depression Treatment, Elderly, Emotion and Behavior, English, Facial Illustration-Based Self-Rating, FOONG; Anthony FW, FUJIWARA; Yumi, Full Paper, Japanese Cedar Pollinosis, Kanji; HATTA, Kyoto, Mini Review, Nerve Growth Factor, OUCHI: Yuri, Pronunciation, Quality of Life, SATO; Erina, Scientific English, SF8-Assessment Scores, Wisdom Note

Mini Review

Nerve Growth Factor and Alzheimer’s Disease

Shoei Furukawa¹

¹Gifu Pharmaceutical University (Professor Emeritus))

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Full Papers

Difficulty of Japanese Students in Pronunciation of Certain Words and Numerals in Scientific English: Problems Arising from the Speaker's Native Tongue and Prior Exposure (Part 2)

FOONG Foo Wah¹ FUJIWARA Yumi² SATO Erina³

¹Department of English for Pharmaceutical Communication, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Nakauchi-Cho, Misasagi, Yamashina-Ku, Kyoto 607-8414, JAPAN (affw78@mb.kyoto-phy.ac.jp, 78imexfw@gmail.com) ²Department of Education, Kyoto University of Education, Kyoto, JAPAN ³Department of Language Development, Imex Japan Co. Ltd., 3F Imex Japan Building, Shichiku, Kita-Ku, Kyoto 603-8425, JAPAN

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A Study of QoL in Japanese Cedar Pollinosis Patients: Relationships between QoL and Airborne Pollen Levels

OUCHI Yuri¹

¹Faculty of Nursing, Takarazuka University (y-oouchi@takara-univ.ac.jp)

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Short Communication

Assessment of the Effectiveness of Chin-Don Therapy on Emotion and Behavior of the Elderly: Facial Illustration-Based Self-Rating and SF8-Assessment Scores

Kanji HATTA¹

¹Department of Psychiatric Medicine, School of Nursing, Takarazuka University, Osaka, Japan (k-hatta@takara-univ.ac.jp)

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Wisdom (Philosophical) Note … As I was passing…

Depression Treatment May Need More Than Just Medication

FOONG Foo Wah¹

¹Department of Pharmaceutical Science Communication, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5, Nakauchi-Cho, Misasagi, Yamashina-Ku, Kyoto 607-8414, JAPAN (affw78@mb.kyoto-phy.ac.jp, 78imexfw@gmail.com)

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JAS4QoL – Volume 2(1) (March 2016)

March 30, 2016

JAS4QoL – Volume 2(1) (March 2016) JAS4QoL 2016, 2(1) online at: https://as4qol.org/DwGKA

Categories: > Full Papers, > Mini Reviews, > Volume 2, > Wisdom Notes
Tags: emergency departments, English, English for Special Purposes, English Teaching, Erina SATO, FOONG; Anthony FW, FUJIWARA; Yumi, Full Paper, KAMADA; Masao, Kyoto, Mini Review, NISHIOKA; Yuichiro, NOJIMA; Keisuke, Pharmaceutical Science English, SATO; Erina, Science English, Scientific English, Stress, Teaching, Triage Nurses, Wisdom Note

Mini Review

Radiation Effects on Men and Some Personal Histories

KAMADA Masao¹

¹Synchrotron Light Application Center, Saga University, Saga 840-8502, Japan. (kamada2013@hotmail.co.jp)

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Full Papers

Stress in Triage Nurses in Emergency Departments: A Concept Analysis

NOJIMA Keisuke¹

¹The School of Nursing, Kyoto Tachibana University, Kyoto, Japan (nojima@tachibana-u.ac.jp)

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Learning Science English after Prior Exposure: Feedback from Year-1 Pharmacy Students Learning Pharmaceutical Science English at the Tertiary Level

SATO Erina (erinas86@gmail.com)¹, NISHIOKA Yuichiro², FOONG Foo Wah³

¹Language Department, Imex Japan Co. Ltd., 3F, Imex Japan Bldg, 22, Shimomoidori-cho, Shichiku, Kita-ku, Kyoto 603-8425, Japan ²The Museum of Osaka University, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Japan ³Department of English for Pharmaceutical Science Communication, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Kyoto, Japan

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Difficulty of Japanese Students in Pronouncing Certain Words and Numerals in Scientific English: Problems Arising from the Speaker's Native Tongue and Prior Exposure (Part 1)

FOONG Foo Wah¹, Erina SATO²

¹Department of English for Pharmaceutical Communication, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Nakauchi-Cho, Misasagi, Yamashina-Ku, Kyoto 607-8414, JAPAN. (affw78@mb.kyoto-phu.ac.jp / 78imexfw@gamil.com) ²Department of Language Development, Imex Japan Co. Ltd., 3F Imex Japan Building, Shichiku, Kita-Ku, Kyoto 603-8425, JAPAN.

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