JAS4QoL – Volume 3(4) (December, 2017)



  • Mini Review

 

Car development and global working experience in the automobile industry

S. Khim WONG

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  • Full Papers

 

Issues of University Junior Teaching Staff in Writing Scientific Manuscript at a Japanese University

Sako IKEGAMI1, Anthony Foo Wah FOONG2

1Sakotrans Medical, 7-8-8 Nishiokamoto, Higashinada-ku, Kobe city, Hyogo 658-0073, Japan(sako@sakotrans.com2Language Research & Development, Imex Japan Co. Ltd., 3F Imex Building, 22-8 Shimomidori-cho, Shichiku, Kita-Ku, Kyoto 603-8425, Japan

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The Importance of the Five Senses in A Christmas Carol

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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Dancing with the Bacteria

Satya SIVARAMAN

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JAS4QoL – Volume 3(3) (September, 2017)



  • Mini Review


 

Role of Community Pharmacists in Medication Management: Current and Future Prospects in Asia

Mohamed Azmi Ahmad HASSALI

Professor of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia (azmihassali@gmail.com)

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  • Full Papers


 

Psychological Determinants of Occupational Gender Division: A Study Focusing on Gender Stereotypes and Self-Efficacy

Tomoko ADACHI

Department of Human Sciences, Osaka Kyoiku University, 4-698-1, Asahigaoka, Kashiwara-shi, Osaka, JAPAN (adako@cc.osaka-kyoiku.ac.jp

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Effects of Chin-Don Therapy on Variations in Blood Levels of Adrenalin, Noradrenalin, and Dopamine: Relationships with Emotion and Behavior of the Elderly

Kanji HATTA

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

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Point Mutation and Potential Biomarker of the Gene Coding for KRAS/RAS in Patients with Colorectal Carcinoma

Yasuna KOBAYASHI

Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences, 265-1 Higashijima, Akiha-ku, Niigata City, Niigata 956-8603, Japan (yasuna@nupals.ac.jp)

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  • Conference Proceedings

 

Proceedings from the 2017 International Conference on Quality of Life in Penang, Malaysia

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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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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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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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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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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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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)



  • Mini Review

 

The Pharmacist

Sako IKEGAMI

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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 NOGUCHI1*, 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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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)



  • Mini Review

 

Nerve Growth Factor and Alzheimer’s Disease

Shoei Furukawa1

1Gifu Pharmaceutical University (Professor Emeritus))

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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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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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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 2(1) (March 2016)



  • 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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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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Towards Practical English Teaching and Learning in Japan: Use of English for Special Purposes

FUJIWARA Yumi1

1Kyoto University of Education, Kyoto, Japan. (u_fujiwara@yahoo.co.jp)

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