start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=19 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=36 end-page=43 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2025 dt-pub=2025 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Evaluation of the temporal behavior of fulvic acid iron in Asahi River, Okayama, Japan en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Iron is essential for biogeochemical processes in aquatic ecosystems, but its riverine concentration can be affected by environmental conditions. This study assessed weekly fulvic acid iron (FAFe) concentration at a single sampling site in Asahi River from 2022?2023 to explore the differences in the temporal scales. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of physicochemical properties of the river on the concentration of FAFe, analyze the concentration of FAFe in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and assess the relationship between FAFe concentration and land use types of the watershed. The results indicated that physicochemical parameters, such as pH and surface water temperature (SWT) seemed to influence FAFe concentration (p < 0.05). Hydrological dynamics influenced FAFe concentration and transport, revealing an increasing trend during spring (p < 0.001) and summer (p = 0.05), with non-significant trends during autumn and winter (p > 0.05). FAFe exhibited a strong positive correlation with total organic carbon (TOC) (p < 0.001). Upland fields significantly influenced FAFe concentration (p < 0.01) through runoff with abundant NO3? and PO43? into the river. Thus, FAFe concentration in Asahi River was influenced by pH, SWT, TOC, hydrological regime, and agricultural runoff. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=YengehRohdof Lactem en-aut-sei=Yengeh en-aut-mei=Rohdof Lactem kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SomuraHiroaki en-aut-sei=Somura en-aut-mei=Hiroaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=MoroizumiToshitsugu en-aut-sei=Moroizumi en-aut-mei=Toshitsugu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=MoriYasushi en-aut-sei=Mori en-aut-mei=Yasushi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=MaedaMorihiro en-aut-sei=Maeda en-aut-mei=Morihiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=dissolved iron kn-keyword=dissolved iron en-keyword=seasonal variation kn-keyword=seasonal variation en-keyword=dissolved organic matter kn-keyword=dissolved organic matter en-keyword=fulvic acid iron kn-keyword=fulvic acid iron END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=14 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=217 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2025 dt-pub=20250121 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Interchangeability of Cross-Platform Orthophotographic and LiDAR Data in DeepLabV3+-Based Land Cover Classification Method en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Riverine environmental information includes important data to collect, and the data collection still requires personnel's field surveys. These on-site tasks still face significant limitations (i.e., hard or danger to entry). In recent years, as one of the efficient approaches for data collection, air-vehicle-based Light Detection and Ranging technologies have already been applied in global environmental research, i.e., land cover classification (LCC) or environmental monitoring. For this study, the authors specifically focused on seven types of LCC (i.e., bamboo, tree, grass, bare ground, water, road, and clutter) that can be parameterized for flood simulation. A validated airborne LiDAR bathymetry system (ALB) and a UAV-borne green LiDAR System (GLS) were applied in this study for cross-platform analysis of LCC. Furthermore, LiDAR data were visualized using high-contrast color scales to improve the accuracy of land cover classification methods through image fusion techniques. If high-resolution aerial imagery is available, then it must be downscaled to match the resolution of low-resolution point clouds. Cross-platform data interchangeability was assessed by comparing the interchangeability, which measures the absolute difference in overall accuracy (OA) or macro-F1 by comparing the cross-platform interchangeability. It is noteworthy that relying solely on aerial photographs is inadequate for achieving precise labeling, particularly under limited sunlight conditions that can lead to misclassification. In such cases, LiDAR plays a crucial role in facilitating target recognition. All the approaches (i.e., low-resolution digital imagery, LiDAR-derived imagery and image fusion) present results of over 0.65 OA and of around 0.6 macro-F1. The authors found that the vegetation (bamboo, tree, grass) and road species have comparatively better performance compared with clutter and bare ground species. Given the stated conditions, differences in the species derived from different years (ALB from year 2017 and GLS from year 2020) are the main reason. Because the identification of clutter species includes all the items except for the relative species in this research, RGB-based features of the clutter species cannot be substituted easily because of the 3-year gap compared with other species. Derived from on-site reconstruction, the bare ground species also has a further color change between ALB and GLS that leads to decreased interchangeability. In the case of individual species, without considering seasons and platforms, image fusion can classify bamboo and trees with higher F1 scores compared to low-resolution digital imagery and LiDAR-derived imagery, which has especially proved the cross-platform interchangeability in the high vegetation types. In recent years, high-resolution photography (UAV), high-precision LiDAR measurement (ALB, GLS), and satellite imagery have been used. LiDAR measurement equipment is expensive, and measurement opportunities are limited. Based on this, it would be desirable if ALB and GLS could be continuously classified by Artificial Intelligence, and in this study, the authors investigated such data interchangeability. A unique and crucial aspect of this study is exploring the interchangeability of land cover classification models across different LiDAR platforms. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=PanShijun en-aut-sei=Pan en-aut-mei=Shijun kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshidaKeisuke en-aut-sei=Yoshida en-aut-mei=Keisuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishiyamaSatoshi en-aut-sei=Nishiyama en-aut-mei=Satoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=KojimaTakashi en-aut-sei=Kojima en-aut-mei=Takashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=HashimotoYutaro en-aut-sei=Hashimoto en-aut-mei=Yutaro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=TOKEN C. E. E. Consultants Co., Ltd. kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=airborne LiDAR bathymetry kn-keyword=airborne LiDAR bathymetry en-keyword=cross-platform kn-keyword=cross-platform en-keyword=deep learning kn-keyword=deep learning en-keyword=green LiDAR system kn-keyword=green LiDAR system en-keyword=riverine land cover classification kn-keyword=riverine land cover classification END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=60 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=104813 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=202412 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Petrological characterization for material provenance of haniwa earthenware from mounded tombs in the Kibi region, Japan en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=To determine the provenance of the materials used in the production of haniwa earthenware unearthed from mounded tombs (kofun) in the Kibi region (modern Okayama Prefecture) during the Kofun period (late 3rd ? 6th century CE) of Japan, we carried out petrological analyses of haniwa sherds, including optical microscopy, X-ray diffractometry, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, and electron-probe analysis. The 25 haniwa sherds analyzed from 12 representative mounded tombs are composed of mineral and rock inclusions with variable grain size set in a clay matrix. The dominant inclusions are quartz, K-feldspar, and plagioclase, associated with minor amounts of amphibole, volcanic glass, and granitic rocks in all the haniwa sherds, and small amounts of hornfels, quartz rock, and accessory minerals, including mica, ilmenite, and chromite, in some of the sherds. Amphibole and plagioclase have compositional variations indicative of the mixing of tephra and granitic components. The compositions of volcanic glass inclusions are similar to those of the Aira-Tanzawa and Kikai-Akahoya tephras widely distributed in southwestern Japan. Bulk chemical compositions show magmatic differentiation trends, which are variable between individual tombs. From these results, it is concluded that the paste materials of haniwa in the Kibi region were commonly derived from weathered granitic rocks mixed with minor amounts of three widespread tephras. The variations of chemical and mineralogical compositions are probably the reflection of local geologic settings, suggesting the presence of specific mining sites of paste materials around each tomb. The mining sites could be located at the bases of hills of granitic rocks covered by widespread tephras and in some cases, near the flood plain of big river systems. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=NozakaToshio en-aut-sei=Nozaka en-aut-mei=Toshio kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=OhbayashiNaoya en-aut-sei=Ohbayashi en-aut-mei=Naoya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=TodaYuki en-aut-sei=Toda en-aut-mei=Yuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SugiuraKanako en-aut-sei=Sugiura en-aut-mei=Kanako kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=NozakiTakahiro en-aut-sei=Nozaki en-aut-mei=Takahiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=KimuraOsamu en-aut-sei=Kimura en-aut-mei=Osamu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsumotoNaoko en-aut-sei=Matsumoto en-aut-mei=Naoko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=SeikeAkira en-aut-sei=Seike en-aut-mei=Akira kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Earth Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Earth Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Earth Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Archaeology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Research Institute for the Dynamics of Civilizations, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Research Institute for the Dynamics of Civilizations, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Research Institute for the Dynamics of Civilizations, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Archaeology, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=Haniwa kn-keyword=Haniwa en-keyword=Paste material kn-keyword=Paste material en-keyword=Provenance kn-keyword=Provenance en-keyword=Kofun kn-keyword=Kofun en-keyword=Kibi kn-keyword=Kibi en-keyword=Japan kn-keyword=Japan END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=18 cd-vols= no-issue=4 article-no= start-page=87 end-page=94 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=2024 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Evaluation and selection of a set of CMIP6 GCMs for water resource modeling in the poorly gauged complex terrain of the Tana River basin in Kenya en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The Tana River basin is among the least monitored in terms of meteorological data in Kenya. The Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) provided data on a ten-day timescale, which is not adequate for water resource evaluation. To bridge this data gap, there is a growing need to leverage General Circulation Models (GCMs) and global datasets to assess current and future water resources in this basin. This study focused on evaluating the performance of 19 CMIP6 GCMs concerning precipitation (pr), maximum temperature (tasmax), and minimum temperature (tasmin) for the complex terrain of the Tana River basin. This involved a rigorous process of disaggregating the data provided by the KMD into a daily timescale for downscaling. The GCMs’ historical output was prepared using the Climate Data Operator (CDO) in Cygwin. The Kling Gupta Efficiency (KGE) was computed for each variable at three stations: Nyeri (upstream), Kitui (midstream), and Bura (downstream). The KGE results were validated using Taylor statistics. Five GCMs, CMCC-ESM2, MPI-ESM1-2-HR, ACCESS-CM2, NorESM2-MM, and GFDL-ESM4, performed best with a multivariable Multi-station KGE statistic of 0.455?0.511. The outputs from these selected GCMs were subsequently downscaled for later use in assessing the water resources and crop water demand in the basin. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=Mwendwa WambuaDaniel en-aut-sei=Mwendwa Wambua en-aut-mei=Daniel kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SomuraHiroaki en-aut-sei=Somura en-aut-mei=Hiroaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=MoroizumiToshitsugu en-aut-sei=Moroizumi en-aut-mei=Toshitsugu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=climate change kn-keyword=climate change en-keyword=adaptation kn-keyword=adaptation en-keyword=scenarios kn-keyword=scenarios en-keyword=downscaling kn-keyword=downscaling en-keyword=disaggregation kn-keyword=disaggregation en-keyword=temporal kn-keyword=temporal END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=8 cd-vols= no-issue=9 article-no= start-page=471 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=20240909 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Generating 3D Models for UAV-Based Detection of Riparian PET Plastic Bottle Waste: Integrating Local Social Media and InstantMesh en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=In recent years, waste pollution has become a severe threat to riparian environments worldwide. Along with the advancement of deep learning (DL) algorithms (i.e., object detection models), related techniques have become useful for practical applications. This work attempts to develop a data generation approach to generate datasets for small target recognition, especially for recognition in remote sensing images. A relevant point is that similarity between data used for model training and data used for testing is crucially important for object detection model performance. Therefore, obtaining training data with high similarity to the monitored objects is a key objective of this study. Currently, Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC), such as single target objects generated by Luma AI, is a promising data source for DL-based object detection models. However, most of the training data supporting the generated results are not from Japan. Consequently, the generated data are less similar to monitored objects in Japan, having, for example, different label colors, shapes, and designs. For this study, the authors developed a data generation approach by combining social media (Clean-Up Okayama) and single-image-based 3D model generation algorithms (e.g., InstantMesh) to provide a reliable reference for future generations of localized data. The trained YOLOv8 model in this research, obtained from the S2PS (Similar to Practical Situation) AIGC dataset, produced encouraging results (high F1 scores, approximately 0.9) in scenario-controlled UAV-based riparian PET bottle waste identification tasks. The results of this study show the potential of AIGC to supplement or replace real-world data collection and reduce the on-site work load. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=PanShijun en-aut-sei=Pan en-aut-mei=Shijun kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshidaKeisuke en-aut-sei=Yoshida en-aut-mei=Keisuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShimoeDaichi en-aut-sei=Shimoe en-aut-mei=Daichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=KojimaTakashi en-aut-sei=Kojima en-aut-mei=Takashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishiyamaSatoshi en-aut-sei=Nishiyama en-aut-mei=Satoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=TOKEN C.E.E. Consultants Co., Ltd. kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=generative artificial intelligence kn-keyword=generative artificial intelligence en-keyword=InstantMesh kn-keyword=InstantMesh en-keyword=riparian waste kn-keyword=riparian waste en-keyword=SNS kn-keyword=SNS en-keyword=3D model kn-keyword=3D model END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=15 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=4535 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=20240528 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Structure and distinct supramolecular organization of a PSII-ACPII dimer from a cryptophyte alga Chroomonas placoidea en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Cryptophyte algae are an evolutionarily distinct and ecologically important group of photosynthetic unicellular eukaryotes. Photosystem II (PSII) of cryptophyte algae associates with alloxanthin chlorophyll a/c-binding proteins (ACPs) to act as the peripheral light-harvesting system, whose supramolecular organization is unknown. Here, we purify the PSII-ACPII supercomplex from a cryptophyte alga Chroomonas placoidea (C. placoidea), and analyze its structure at a resolution of 2.47 & Aring; using cryo-electron microscopy. This structure reveals a dimeric organization of PSII-ACPII containing two PSII core monomers flanked by six symmetrically arranged ACPII subunits. The PSII core is conserved whereas the organization of ACPII subunits exhibits a distinct pattern, different from those observed so far in PSII of other algae and higher plants. Furthermore, we find a Chl a-binding antenna subunit, CCPII-S, which mediates interaction of ACPII with the PSII core. These results provide a structural basis for the assembly of antennas within the supercomplex and possible excitation energy transfer pathways in cryptophyte algal PSII, shedding light on the diversity of supramolecular organization of photosynthetic machinery. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MaoZhiyuan en-aut-sei=Mao en-aut-mei=Zhiyuan kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=LiXingyue en-aut-sei=Li en-aut-mei=Xingyue kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=LiZhenhua en-aut-sei=Li en-aut-mei=Zhenhua kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShenLiangliang en-aut-sei=Shen en-aut-mei=Liangliang kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=LiXiaoyi en-aut-sei=Li en-aut-mei=Xiaoyi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=YangYanyan en-aut-sei=Yang en-aut-mei=Yanyan kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=WangWenda en-aut-sei=Wang en-aut-mei=Wenda kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=KuangTingyun en-aut-sei=Kuang en-aut-mei=Tingyun kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShenJian-Ren en-aut-sei=Shen en-aut-mei=Jian-Ren kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=HanGuangye en-aut-sei=Han en-aut-mei=Guangye kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, and Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=12 cd-vols= no-issue=5 article-no= start-page=877 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=20240427 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Isolation of Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio vulnificus from Estuarine Waters, and Genotyping of V. vulnificus Isolates Using Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Bacteria in the genus Vibrio are ubiquitous in estuarine and coastal waters. Some species (including Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio vulnificus) are known human pathogens causing ailments like cholera, diarrhea, or septicemia. Notably, V. vulnificus can also cause a severe systemic infection (known as vibriosis) in eels raised in aquaculture facilities. Water samples were periodically collected from the estuary of the Asahi River, located in the southern part of Okayama City, Japan. These samples were directly plated onto CHROMagar Vibrio plates, and colonies displaying turquoise-blue coloration were selected. Thereafter, polymerase chain reaction was used to identify V. cholerae and V. vulnificus. A total of 30 V. cholerae strains and 194 V. vulnificus strains were isolated during the warm season when the water temperature (WT) was higher than 20 degrees C. Concurrently, an increase in coliforms was observed during this period. Notably, V. vulnificus has two genotypes, designated as genotype 1 and genotype 2. Genotype 1 is pathogenic to humans, while genotype 2 is pathogenic to both humans and eels. The loop-mediated isothermal amplification method was developed to rapidly determine genotypes at a low cost. Of the 194 strains isolated, 80 (41.2%) were identified as genotype 1 strains. Among the 41 strains isolated when the WTs were higher than 28 degrees C, 25 strains (61.0%) belonged to genotype 1. In contrast, of the 32 strains isolated when the WTs were lower than 24 degrees C, 27 strains (84.4%) belonged to genotype 2. These results suggest that the distribution of the two genotypes was influenced by WT. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MiyoshiShin-Ichi en-aut-sei=Miyoshi en-aut-mei=Shin-Ichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KurataMegumi en-aut-sei=Kurata en-aut-mei=Megumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=HiroseRiho en-aut-sei=Hirose en-aut-mei=Riho kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshikawaMasaya en-aut-sei=Yoshikawa en-aut-mei=Masaya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=LiangYong en-aut-sei=Liang en-aut-mei=Yong kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamagishiYosuke en-aut-sei=Yamagishi en-aut-mei=Yosuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=MizunoTamaki en-aut-sei=Mizuno en-aut-mei=Tamaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=Vibrio cholerae kn-keyword=Vibrio cholerae en-keyword=Vibrio vulnificus kn-keyword=Vibrio vulnificus en-keyword=genotype kn-keyword=genotype en-keyword=LAMP kn-keyword=LAMP en-keyword=water temperature kn-keyword=water temperature END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol= cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page= end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=20240325 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=包括型洪水氾濫解析を用いた防災・減災に向けた数値解析技術の開発と現地適用 kn-title=Development of numerical technique and field application using integrated simulation of river flooding and inundation for disaster prevention and mitigation en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=HUAWEIJIAN en-aut-sei=HUA en-aut-mei=WEIJIAN kn-aut-name=華威鑒 kn-aut-sei=華 kn-aut-mei=威鑒 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院環境生命科学研究科 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=78 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=163 end-page=170 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=202404 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=The Impact of Light Touch and Pin Prick on Functional Outcomes in Patients with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=A spinal cord injury (SCI) can cause severe lifelong functional disability and profoundly affect an individual’s daily life. We investigated the prediction of patients’ post-SCI functional outcomes by evaluating sensory scores rather than motor scores, as the latter’s association with functional outcomes is well established. We examined patients’ responses to a light touch (LT) and pin prick (PP) at admission and the response data’s usefulness as predictors of functional outcomes (i.e., ability to perform activities of daily living) at discharge. This exploratory observational study used data from the Japanese National Spinal Cord Injury Database (SCI-J). Data from 3,676 patients who met the inclusion criteria and were admitted for an SCI between 1997 and 2020 were analyzed. The motor score of the Functional Independence Measure (mFIM) at discharge was used as an index of functional outcome. A multiple regression analysis revealed that the mFIM was associated with both the LT response (β=0.07 (0.01), p<0.001) and the PP response (β=0.07 (0.01), p<0.001) at admission. The false discovery rate log-worth values for LT and PP were 6.6 and 8.5, respectively. Our findings demonstrate that LT and PP scores at admission can help predict patients’ functional outcomes after an SCI, although the magnitude of their contributions is not high. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=DeguchiTakayuki en-aut-sei=Deguchi en-aut-mei=Takayuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KandaKanae en-aut-sei=Kanda en-aut-mei=Kanae kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=FurusawaKazunari en-aut-sei=Furusawa en-aut-mei=Kazunari kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=Nlandu Roger Ngatu en-aut-sei=Nlandu Roger Ngatu en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=HiraoTomohiro en-aut-sei=Hirao en-aut-mei=Tomohiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Rehabilitation, Kagawa Rosai Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kibikogen Rehabilitation Center for Employment Injuries kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University kn-affil= en-keyword=functional independence measure kn-keyword=functional independence measure en-keyword=light touch kn-keyword=light touch en-keyword=pin prick kn-keyword=pin prick en-keyword=spinal cord injury kn-keyword=spinal cord injury en-keyword=Japanese National Spinal Cord Injury Database kn-keyword=Japanese National Spinal Cord Injury Database END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=14 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=8164 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=20231209 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Structural insights into photosystem II supercomplex and trimeric FCP antennae of a centric diatom Cyclotella meneghiniana en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Diatoms are dominant marine algae and contribute around a quarter of global primary productivity, the success of which is largely attributed to their photosynthetic capacity aided by specific fucoxanthin chlorophyll-binding proteins (FCPs) to enhance the blue-green light absorption under water. We purified a photosystem II (PSII)-FCPII supercomplex and a trimeric FCP from Cyclotella meneghiniana (Cm) and solved their structures by cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM). The structures reveal detailed organizations of monomeric, dimeric and trimeric FCP antennae, as well as distinct assemblies of Lhcx6_1 and dimeric FCPII-H in PSII core. Each Cm-PSII-FCPII monomer contains an Lhcx6_1, an FCP heterodimer and other three FCP monomers, which form an efficient pigment network for harvesting energy. More diadinoxanthins and diatoxanthins are found in FCPs, which may function to quench excess energy. The trimeric FCP contains more chlorophylls c and fucoxanthins. These diversified FCPs and PSII-FCPII provide a structural basis for efficient light energy harvesting, transfer, and dissipation in C. meneghiniana. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=ZhaoSonghao en-aut-sei=Zhao en-aut-mei=Songhao kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShenLili en-aut-sei=Shen en-aut-mei=Lili kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=LiXiaoyi en-aut-sei=Li en-aut-mei=Xiaoyi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=TaoQiushuang en-aut-sei=Tao en-aut-mei=Qiushuang kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=LiZhenhua en-aut-sei=Li en-aut-mei=Zhenhua kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=XuCaizhe en-aut-sei=Xu en-aut-mei=Caizhe kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=ZhouCuicui en-aut-sei=Zhou en-aut-mei=Cuicui kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=YangYanyan en-aut-sei=Yang en-aut-mei=Yanyan kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=SangMin en-aut-sei=Sang en-aut-mei=Min kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=HanGuangye en-aut-sei=Han en-aut-mei=Guangye kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=YuLong-Jiang en-aut-sei=Yu en-aut-mei=Long-Jiang kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= en-aut-name=KuangTingyun en-aut-sei=Kuang en-aut-mei=Tingyun kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=12 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShenJian-Ren en-aut-sei=Shen en-aut-mei=Jian-Ren kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=13 ORCID= en-aut-name=WangWenda en-aut-sei=Wang en-aut-mei=Wenda kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=14 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=China National Botanical Garden kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=13 en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=14 en-affil=Photosynthesis Research Center, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=3 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=67 end-page=78 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=20240325 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Disaster information and documentation in the Meiji period kn-title=明治期の災害情報と記録化―遠藤允信の情報活動とその背景― en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=This paper focuses on the recording and transmission of disaster information, and examines the accumulation of disaster information, its trends, and the intentions behind its accumulation through a survey of information records accumulated by individuals during the Meiji period. End? Sanenobu, the subject of this paper, was active mainly in Kyoto during the Meiji period (1868-1912), and in the course of his activities, he accumulated a vast amount of information records called the Seizan Manroku (静山漫録), including records of his investigations of ancient documents handed down in various places and verification records of folk tales and customs passed down in various places. In the course of accumulating such information, he became increasingly interested in disaster information after the Yodogawa river flood in Osaka in 1885, and eventually began to compile a series of Suiin Hikkai(酔蚓筆芥)on disaster information as his main theme. The series of information activities by Sanenobu were also supported by the development and diffusion of information media during that period. At the same time, the fact that Sanenobu paid attention to disaster information among various types of information suggests that he regarded disasters as an important turning point in his understanding of national and social changes. Through this information, the reality of people's social perceptions formed by the media will be revealed. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=AMANOMasashi en-aut-sei=AMANO en-aut-mei=Masashi kn-aut-name=天野真志 kn-aut-sei=天野 kn-aut-mei=真志 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=National Museum of Japanese History kn-affil= en-keyword=the Yodogawa river kn-keyword=the Yodogawa river en-keyword=disaster information kn-keyword=disaster information en-keyword=information gathering kn-keyword=information gathering en-keyword=historical awareness kn-keyword=historical awareness END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=3 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=60 end-page=66 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=20240325 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=The formation of sandbanks and regional transformation in the Late Medieval period kn-title=中洲の形成と中世後期の地域変容 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The purpose of this paper is to clarify how a harbor city established in a sandbank inlet transformed a local area. In the Later Medieval period, the harbor city of Nakamura was established in the lower part of the Chikusa river. In the late 15th century, the Ei?ji temple of J?do Shinsh? Buddhism was constructed in the harbor city of Nakamura. Nakamura used Sagoshinosh? as a local name. In the 16th century, the harbor city of Kariya on the west coast of the Chikusa river also used the local name of Sagoshinosh?. In the early modern period, villages to the west of the mouth of the Chikusa river came to use the local name of Sagoshinosh?. While the local name of the west coastal area of the Chikusa river mouth had been Ak?nosh?, it changed to Sagoshinosh?. Areas where local names may have changed also include Shikatanosh? and Mikuriyanosh? elsewhere in the Later Medieval period. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=YATAToshifumi en-aut-sei=YATA en-aut-mei=Toshifumi kn-aut-name=矢田俊文 kn-aut-sei=矢田 kn-aut-mei=俊文 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Niigata University, Humanities and Social Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=sandbank kn-keyword=sandbank en-keyword=the Chikusa river kn-keyword=the Chikusa river en-keyword=harbor city kn-keyword=harbor city en-keyword=temple of J?do Shinsh? Buddhism kn-keyword=temple of J?do Shinsh? Buddhism en-keyword=local names kn-keyword=local names END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=77 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=263 end-page=272 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=202306 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Early Fluid Balance Is Associated with 90-Day Mortality in Patients Receiving Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is widely used to control fluid balance, but the optimal fluid balance to improve the prognosis of patients remains debated. Appropriate fluid management may depend on hemodynamic status. We investigated the association between 90-day mortality and fluid balance/mean arterial pressure (MAP) in patients receiving CRRT. This single-center retrospective study was conducted between May 2018 and March 2021. Based on the cumulative fluid balance at 72 h after initiation of CRRT, the cases were divided into negative (< 0 mL) and positive (> 0 mL) fluid balance groups. Ninety-day mortality was higher in the positive fluid balance group (p=0.009). At 4 h before and after CRRT initiation, the mean MAP was lower in the positive fluid balance group (p<0.05). After multivariate cox adjustment, 72-h positive fluid balance was independently associated with 90-day mortality (p=0.004). In addition, the cumulative fluid balance was associated with 90-day mortality (p<0.05) in cases without shock, high APACHE II score, sepsis, dialysis dependence, or vasopressor use. A 72-h positive fluid balance was associated with 90-day mortality in patients receiving CRRT. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=GuoYusheng en-aut-sei=Guo en-aut-mei=Yusheng kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KosakaJunko en-aut-sei=Kosaka en-aut-mei=Junko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=MorimatsuHiroshi en-aut-sei=Morimatsu en-aut-mei=Hiroshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=fluid management kn-keyword=fluid management en-keyword=continuous renal replacement therapy kn-keyword=continuous renal replacement therapy en-keyword=mortality kn-keyword=mortality en-keyword=mean arterial pressure kn-keyword=mean arterial pressure en-keyword=daily cumulative fluid balance kn-keyword=daily cumulative fluid balance END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol= cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page= end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=20220922 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=ベトナム中部高原セサン川上流域の水資源に対する干ばつ,土地利用政策,人為的活動の影響評価 kn-title=The impacts of droughts, local land-use policies, and anthropogenic activities against water resources in the upstream Sesan river basin, Central Highlands of Vietnam en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=VO NGOC QUYNH TRAM en-aut-sei=VO NGOC QUYNH TRAM en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院環境生命科学研究科 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol= cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page= end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=20220922 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=航空レーザー測深を用いた水環境特性のリモートセンシング技術の開発と河川実務のための水理モデリングへの応用 kn-title=Development of remote sensing of hydro-environmental attributes using airborne topo-bathymetric LiDAR and their application to hydraulic modeling for river management tasks en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MD. TOUHIDUL ISLAM en-aut-sei=MD. TOUHIDUL ISLAM en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院環境生命科学研究科 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol= cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page= end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=20220922 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=吉井川及び旭川の汽水域における干潟造成に向けた物理環境特性の検討 kn-title=Investigation of the physical environmental characteristics for tidal flat creation in brackish water areas of the Yoshii river and the Asahi river en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=AL-BAGHDADI Mohammed Baqer Naji en-aut-sei=AL-BAGHDADI Mohammed Baqer Naji en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院環境生命科学研究科 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=44 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=101225 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=202212 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Effects of local land-use policies and anthropogenic activities on water quality in the upstream Sesan River Basin, Vietnam en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Study region: This study focuses on the upstream Sesan River Basin in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Study focus: Local land-use policies and human activities can significantly affect hydrology and increase the magnitude of erosion and nutrients in downstream areas. The effects in terrestrial regions on water quality of the target area were evaluated during the 2000-2018 period using the SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool) with updated land-use conditions following the local policy decisions and agricultural practices in different periods. New hydrological insights for the regions: This study indicates that the implementation of the local land-use policies, along with extensive anthropogenic activities, has had significant effects on the downstream aquatic environment as compared with the period before the implementation of the land-use policies. Higher annual sediment, total nitrogen (TN), and total phosphorus (TP) load-ings were found upstream from the Poko Watershed, where range land predominated, and in southern and southwestern Dakbla Watershed, where arable land and permanent cropland pre-dominated. Arable land had the highest proportion of sediment and nutrient loadings into the reach, especially in the 2005-2009 period (conducting afforestation, agricultural expansion, and urbanization) and in the 2010-2014 period (applying crop conversion policy involving a shift from mixed forests to rubber forests). Understanding the watershed characteristics along with the combination of spatial land use, local land-use policies, and agricultural practices will support the implementation of regional land use and water resources management strategies more comprehensively. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TramVo Ngoc Quynh en-aut-sei=Tram en-aut-mei=Vo Ngoc Quynh kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SomuraHiroaki en-aut-sei=Somura en-aut-mei=Hiroaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=MoroizumiToshitsugu en-aut-sei=Moroizumi en-aut-mei=Toshitsugu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=MaedaMorihiro en-aut-sei=Maeda en-aut-mei=Morihiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=Land-use policies kn-keyword=Land-use policies en-keyword=Land-use changes kn-keyword=Land-use changes en-keyword=Agricultural practices kn-keyword=Agricultural practices en-keyword=Water resources management kn-keyword=Water resources management en-keyword=Hilly areas kn-keyword=Hilly areas END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol= cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page= end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=20220101 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Airborne LiDAR-assisted deep learning methodology for riparian land cover classification using aerial photographs and its application for flood modelling en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=In response to challenges in land cover classification (LCC), many researchers have experimented recently with classification methods based on artificial intelligence techniques. For LCC mapping of the vegetated Asahi River in Japan, the current study uses deep learning (DL)-based DeepLabV3+ module for image segmentation of aerial photographs. We modified the existing model by concatenating data on its resultant output port to access the airborne laser bathymetry (ALB) dataset, including voxel-based laser points and vegetation height (i.e. digital surface model data minus digital terrain model data). Findings revealed that the modified approach improved the accuracy of LCC greatly compared to our earlier unsupervised ALB-based method, with 25 and 35% improvement, respectively, in overall accuracy and the macro F1-score for November 2017 dataset (no-leaf condition). Finally, by estimating flow-resistance parameters in flood modelling using LCC mapping-derived data, we conclude that the upgraded DL methodology produces better fit between numerically analyzed and observed peak water levels. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=YoshidaKeisuke en-aut-sei=Yoshida en-aut-mei=Keisuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=PanShijun en-aut-sei=Pan en-aut-mei=Shijun kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=TaniguchiJunichi en-aut-sei=Taniguchi en-aut-mei=Junichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishiyamaSatoshi en-aut-sei=Nishiyama en-aut-mei=Satoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=KojimaTakashi en-aut-sei=Kojima en-aut-mei=Takashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=IslamTouhidul en-aut-sei=Islam en-aut-mei=Touhidul kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=TOKEN C.E.E. Consultants Co., Ltd. kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=TOKEN C.E.E. Consultants Co., Ltd. kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=airborne laser bathymetry kn-keyword=airborne laser bathymetry en-keyword=deep learning kn-keyword=deep learning en-keyword=flow-resistance parameterization kn-keyword=flow-resistance parameterization en-keyword=riparian land cover classification kn-keyword=riparian land cover classification en-keyword=semantic segmentation kn-keyword=semantic segmentation END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=17 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=014010 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=20211229 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Evaluation of nitrogen loading in the last 80 years in an urbanized Asian coastal catchment through the reconstruction of severe contamination period en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Most semi-enclosed seas have experienced severe eutrophication owing to high nutrient loading from rivers during rapid population growth periods. In Japan, the coastal areas of some megacities (e.g. Tokyo and Osaka) experienced considerable economic growth during the 1960s-1970s. Therefore, determining the amount of nutrient loading during this period is essential to undertake measures for the conservation of coastal environments. However, determining the nutrient loading that occurred several decades ago is generally difficult owing to lacking water quality records. In this study, the nitrogen loading in the Yamato River catchment, an urbanized coastal catchment in Asia, for 80 years from the 1940s to the 2010s is reconstructed using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool. We considered factors such as population growth, wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) construction, and changes in land and fertilizer usage in different urbanization stages. Results show that the total nitrogen loading in the catchment peaked in the 1970s at 6616 tons yr(-1) owing to untreated wastewater discharge and rapid increase in population growth. By reducing 57% of the nitrogen loading in the 2010s from the catchment, WWTPs have been instrumental in improving the water environment. The decrease in and integration of agricultural land has reduced nitrogen loading attributed to nonpoint sources; however, this reduction was not obvious because of the high fertilizer usage before the 2000s. Overall, the findings of this study provide a comprehensive understanding of the impact of rapid urbanization in an Asian coastal catchment on nitrogen loading during the high economic growth period in the past. This study will be useful for the long-term assessment of nutrient loading in other. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=WangKunyang en-aut-sei=Wang en-aut-mei=Kunyang kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=OnoderaShin-Ichi en-aut-sei=Onodera en-aut-mei=Shin-Ichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=SaitoMitsuyo en-aut-sei=Saito en-aut-mei=Mitsuyo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=long-term kn-keyword=long-term en-keyword=nitrogen loading kn-keyword=nitrogen loading en-keyword=rapid urbanization kn-keyword=rapid urbanization en-keyword=popilation growth kn-keyword=popilation growth en-keyword=land use change kn-keyword=land use change en-keyword=wastewater treatment plant kn-keyword=wastewater treatment plant END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=36 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=100843 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=202108 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Environmental flow sustainability in the Lower Limpopo River Basin, Mozambique en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Study region: This study focuses on the Lower Limpopo River basin (LLRB) in Mozambique, Africa. Study focus: Maintaining environmental flows necessary for ecosystem sustainability represents a significant challenge to water resource management. In this study the sustainability of LLRB was evaluated by comparing hydrologic availability with ecological and anthropogenic needs. Current river ecological status was scored with a habitat integrity index verified through ground-truthing field surveys and aerial imagery data. Local stakeholder interviews were used to further evaluate the habitat index scores. Deficiencies between water availability and ecological-human requirements were assessed with a water scarcity index.
New Hydrological Insights for the Region: Four environmental flow categories defined as "Excellent", "Fair", "Poor", and "Degraded" coincided to approximately 50 %, 39 %, 27 %, and 14 % of the natural mean annual flow, respectively. Stakeholder interview responses indicated annual water shortages currently occur between August and November and coincide with "Poor" and "Degraded" environmental flow conditions. Water supplies appear to meet consumption needs when calculated on an annual basis with the water scarcity index. However, when calculated monthly, there is not enough to meet human water demand between August and October. This deficit period will likely expand from June to November due to projected increases in future water demands. As the greatest water use in the basin is agricultural irrigation, long-term environmental flows sustainability will likely depend upon effective irrigation management. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=Zefanias NhassengoOsvaldo Silva en-aut-sei=Zefanias Nhassengo en-aut-mei=Osvaldo Silva kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SomuraHiroaki en-aut-sei=Somura en-aut-mei=Hiroaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=WolfeJune III en-aut-sei=Wolfe en-aut-mei=June III kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Escola Superior de Neg´ocios e Empreendedorismo de Chibuto, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Texas A&M AgriLife, Blackland Research & Extension Center kn-affil= en-keyword=Ecosystem sustainability kn-keyword=Ecosystem sustainability en-keyword=Environmental flow requirement kn-keyword=Environmental flow requirement en-keyword=Small scale irrigation kn-keyword=Small scale irrigation en-keyword=Water demand kn-keyword=Water demand en-keyword=Water scarcity kn-keyword=Water scarcity END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=27 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=19 end-page=27 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=20210331 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=The Kibi Plateau Surface ― relationship with the Paleogene and Miocene deposits in middle western part of Okayama Prefecture, Japan ― kn-title=新・古第三系の分布に着目した岡山県中西部における 吉備高原地域の地形特性 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The Kibi Plateau Surface is associated with the Paleogene gravel river bed deposits of the Kibi Group and the Miocene marine deposits of the Katsuta Group and the Bihoku Group. These Paleogene and Miocene units are valley fill deposits. The Kibi Group is composed of formations which is deposited by more than 7 different depositional events during earliest to latest Paleogene Period. Repeated cycles of “erosion - formation of new valley system - deposition and fill up the valley” created the low relief topographic surface. The deposition of the Miocene deposits might complete the Kibi Plateau Surface. Detailed field works have done in middle western part of Okayama Prefecture. The Kibi Plateau Surface in study area is gently dipping from NW (about 600m high) to SE (about 100m high). The distributions of the Paleogene and Miocene deposits fit the surface. At the southern margin of the Kibi Plateau, the surface is a little inclined (from 400m high to 100m high) where the bottom of paleo-valleys of the Paleogene deposits are subparallel to the surface. It suggests that the gentle tilting of the Kibi Plateau is caused by an up-warping. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TanakaHajime en-aut-sei=Tanaka en-aut-mei=Hajime kn-aut-name=田中元 kn-aut-sei=田中 kn-aut-mei=元 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SuzukiShigeyuki en-aut-sei=Suzuki en-aut-mei=Shigeyuki kn-aut-name=鈴木茂之 kn-aut-sei=鈴木 kn-aut-mei=茂之 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Fukken Co., Ltd., Okayama branch office kn-affil=復建調査設計株式会社岡山支社 affil-num=2 en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院自然科学研究科 en-keyword=Kibi Plateau Surface kn-keyword=Kibi Plateau Surface en-keyword=Paleogene kn-keyword=Paleogene en-keyword=Neogene kn-keyword=Neogene en-keyword=Miocene kn-keyword=Miocene END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=24 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=376 end-page=382 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=20210201 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Swarming and mating behavior in Ephemera orientalis Mclachlan, 1875 (Ephemeroptera: Ephemeridae) with morphological analyses en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Swarming and mating behaviors of a mayfly species, Ephemera orientalis Mclachlan, 1875 were observed in 2015, 2016, and 2018 at a river bank of the Asahi River, Japan. Males started to make swarms between late April and middle May in 2016 and 2018. The numbers of mated pairs in a swarm correlated with the numbers of flying males in a swarm in 2016 and 2018. Swarms were formed during a limited period at dusk most probably because that interval is free from natural enemies. Males competed with each other to copulate with females in swarms. We clarified the function of the forelegs of males, which are significantly longer than those of females. Males used their forelegs to hold up a female from below. Besides forelegs, males have longer tails than females. We will discuss why sexual differences are found in these traits. Our results represent the first observation of swarm mating behavior in E. orientalis. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MiyatakeTakahisa en-aut-sei=Miyatake en-aut-mei=Takahisa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SugeTaichi en-aut-sei=Suge en-aut-mei=Taichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=SuzakiShunsuke en-aut-sei=Suzaki en-aut-mei=Shunsuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=TanabeShintaro en-aut-sei=Tanabe en-aut-mei=Shintaro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=IshiharaRyo en-aut-sei=Ishihara en-aut-mei=Ryo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsumuraKentarou en-aut-sei=Matsumura en-aut-mei=Kentarou kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=Aquatic insect kn-keyword=Aquatic insect en-keyword=Emergence kn-keyword=Emergence en-keyword=Copulation kn-keyword=Copulation en-keyword=Foreleg kn-keyword=Foreleg en-keyword=Mayfly kn-keyword=Mayfly en-keyword=Swarm kn-keyword=Swarm END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=26 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=1 end-page=5 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=202103 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Estimation of actual evapotranspiration in 3 river basins in Okayama prefecture - Comparison of Morton method and modified Brutsaert & Stricker method - kn-title=岡山県3河川流域における実蒸発散量の推定 : Morton 法と修正 Brutsaert and Stricker 法の比較 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= In the study, the actual evaporation was estimated in the Asahi River, the Takahashi River, and the Yoshii River basins in Okayama prefecture for four years from January 1999 to December 2002. The Morton method and the modified Brutsaert and Stricker (B & S) method were applied to the three river basins to estimate the actual evapotranspiration and compare the two methods.
As a result, the actual evapotranspiration by the Morton method was all almost equal to that by the Penman’s potential evapotranspiration, and the evapotranspiration was overestimated rather than the actual evapotranspiration. The actual evapotranspiration by the modified B & S method was below the Penman’s potential evapotranspiration throughout the year, and the total annual amount was about 80% of the potential evapotranspiration. In addition, the modified B & S method showed the general tendency that the actual evapotranspiration was lower in urban area than in the hilly and mountainous areas. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MOROIZUMIToshitsugu en-aut-sei=MOROIZUMI en-aut-mei=Toshitsugu kn-aut-name=諸泉利嗣 kn-aut-sei=諸泉 kn-aut-mei=利嗣 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=MIURATakeshi en-aut-sei=MIURA en-aut-mei=Takeshi kn-aut-name=三浦健志 kn-aut-sei=三浦 kn-aut-mei=健志 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学大学院環境生命科学研究科 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学大学院環境生命科学研究科(名誉教授) en-keyword=Complementary relationship kn-keyword=Complementary relationship en-keyword=Actual evapotranspiration kn-keyword=Actual evapotranspiration en-keyword=Potential evapotranspiration kn-keyword=Potential evapotranspiration END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=14 cd-vols= no-issue=4 article-no= start-page=143 end-page=149 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=2020 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Estimation of long-term external nutrient loading from watersheds to Lake Biwa by a combined rainfall-runoff model and loading-discharge curve approach en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=External nutrient loadings to Lake Biwa were estimated using a combined tank model and loading-discharge curve approach. The model was applied to collective drainage basins of the lake’s Imazu (northwest), Hikone (northeast), and Otsu (south) areas. The hourly model was conducted using particular discharges from Kita (Ado) river, Takatoki (Ane) river, and Yasu River to obtain loading curves for phosphate (PO4) and silica (SiO2) by assimilating measured concentrations (2002?2003). The tank model was updated by adding an evapotranspiration routine and direct paths of groundwater discharges to the lake floor. The daily model was calibrated through analysis of water budget among the basin, inflow, lake and outflow, and then validated. The model was established and combined into a loading-discharge curve to determine the long-term external nutrient loadings entering the lake (1980?2017). Seasonal variation in nutrient loadings increased during spring and summer and decreased during winter. Annual phosphate-phosphorus (PO4-P) loading ranged from 217 to 296 tons yr?1 in the North Basin and 45 to 76 tons yr?1 in the South Basin, while SiO2 loading fluctuated from 16,027 to 32,655 tons yr?1 and 2,518 to 5,490 tons yr?1 in the North and South Basins, respectively. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=Le TienHuu en-aut-sei=Le Tien en-aut-mei=Huu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkuboKenji en-aut-sei=Okubo en-aut-mei=Kenji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=Ho ThiPhuong en-aut-sei=Ho Thi en-aut-mei=Phuong kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SaitoMitsuyo en-aut-sei=Saito en-aut-mei=Mitsuyo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Technologies, Vinh University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=75 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=63 end-page=69 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=202102 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=The Optimal Prepregnancy Body Mass Index for Lactation in Japanese Women with Neonatal Separation as Analyzed by a Differential Equation en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=We used a differential equation to identify the biological relationship between the maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and lactation on postpartum day 4 in Japanese women with neonatal separation. This retro-spective observational study included 252 mothers (135 primiparas, 117 multiparas) whose singleton neonates were admitted to a neonatal ICU. We formulated hypotheses based on breast anatomy to analyze the relation-ship between the expressed milk obtained on postpartum day 4 and the maternal prepregnancy BMI with the following differential equation: y’(x) = k y(x)/x, where k is the constant, x is the prepregnancy BMI, and y is the expressed milk volume. The formula was then obtained as y(x) = axk, where a is the constant. The Akaike information criterion (AIC) was used to estimate the regression equation with the maximum likelihood for primiparas and multiparas. The best criteria for BMI determined by the AIC were 20.89 kg/m2 in primiparas and 20.19 kg/m2 in multiparas. These were the optimal BMI values for lactation, coinciding with the median prepregnancy BMI in the study population (20.78 kg/m2 in primiparas and 20.06 kg/m2 in multiparas). The formula based on biomathematics might help establish the biological relationship between prepregnancy BMI and breastmilk volume. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TadaKatsuhiko en-aut-sei=Tada en-aut-mei=Katsuhiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=MiyagiYasunari en-aut-sei=Miyagi en-aut-mei=Yasunari kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakamuraKazue en-aut-sei=Nakamura en-aut-mei=Kazue kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=YorozuMoe en-aut-sei=Yorozu en-aut-mei=Moe kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=FukushimaEmi en-aut-sei=Fukushima en-aut-mei=Emi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=KumazawaKazumasa en-aut-sei=Kumazawa en-aut-mei=Kazumasa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakamuraMakoto en-aut-sei=Nakamura en-aut-mei=Makoto kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=KageyamaMisao en-aut-sei=Kageyama en-aut-mei=Misao kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Hospital Organization, Okayama Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Miyake Ofuku Clinic kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Neonatology, National Hospital Organization, Okayama Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Hospital Organization, Okayama Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Nursing, National Hospital Organization, Okayama Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Hospital Organization, Okayama Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Neonatology, National Hospital Organization, Okayama Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Neonatology, National Hospital Organization, Okayama Medical Center kn-affil= en-keyword=biomathematics kn-keyword=biomathematics en-keyword=body mass index kn-keyword=body mass index en-keyword=expressed milk kn-keyword=expressed milk en-keyword=lactation kn-keyword=lactation END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=15 cd-vols= no-issue=10 article-no= start-page=e0241120 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=20211022 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Local perspectives on Ebola during its tenth outbreak in DR Congo: A nationwide qualitative study en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Background
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) struggled to end the tenth outbreak of Ebola virus disease (Ebola), which appeared in North Kivu in 2018. It was reported that rumors were hampering the response effort. We sought to identify any rumors that could have influenced outbreak containment and affected prevention in unaffected areas of DR Congo.
Methods
We conducted a qualitative study in DR Congo over a period of 2 months (from August 1 to September 30, 2019) using in-depth interviews (IDIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs). The participants were recruited from five regional blocks using purposeful sampling. Both areas currently undergoing outbreaks and presently unaffected areas were included. We collected participants’ opinions, views, and beliefs about the Ebola virus. The IDIs (n = 60) were performed with key influencers (schoolteachers, religious and political leaders/analysts, and Ebola-frontline workers), following a semi-structured interview guide. FGDs (n = 10) were conducted with community members. Interviews were recorded with a digital voice recorder and simultaneous note-taking. Participant responses were categorized in terms of their themes and subthemes.
Results
We identified 3 high-level themes and 15 subthemes (given here in parentheses): (1) inadequate knowledge of the origin or cause of Ebola (belief in a metaphysical origin, insufficient awareness of Ebola transmission via an infected corpse, interpretation of disease as God’s punishment, belief in nosocomial Ebola, poor hygiene, and bathing in the Congo River). Ebola was interpreted as (2) a plot by multinational corporations (fears of genocide, Ebola understood as a biological weapon, concerns over organ trafficking, and Ebola was taken to be the result of business actions). Finally Ebola was rumored to be subject to (3) politicization (political authorities seen as ambivalent, exclusion of some community leaders from response efforts, distrust of political authorities, and distrust in the healthcare system).
Conclusions
Due to the skepticism against Ebola countermeasures, it is critical to understand widespread beliefs about the disease to implement actions that will be effective, including integrating response with the unmet needs of the population. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MuzemboBasilua Andre en-aut-sei=Muzembo en-aut-mei=Basilua Andre kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=NtontoloNgangu Patrick en-aut-sei=Ntontolo en-aut-mei=Ngangu Patrick kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=NgatuNlandu Roger en-aut-sei=Ngatu en-aut-mei=Nlandu Roger kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=KhatiwadaJanuka en-aut-sei=Khatiwada en-aut-mei=Januka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=NgombeKabamba Leon en-aut-sei=Ngombe en-aut-mei=Kabamba Leon kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=NumbiOscar Luboya en-aut-sei=Numbi en-aut-mei=Oscar Luboya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=NzajiKabamba Michel en-aut-sei=Nzaji en-aut-mei=Kabamba Michel kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=MaotelaKabinda Jeff en-aut-sei=Maotela en-aut-mei=Kabinda Jeff kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=NgoyiMukonkole Jean en-aut-sei=Ngoyi en-aut-mei=Mukonkole Jean kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=SuzukiTomoko en-aut-sei=Suzuki en-aut-mei=Tomoko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=WadaKoji en-aut-sei=Wada en-aut-mei=Koji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= en-aut-name=IkedaShunya en-aut-sei=Ikeda en-aut-mei=Shunya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=12 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Family Medicine and Primary health, Protestant University of Congo kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Public Health, Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Public Health, University of Kamina kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=School of Public Health, University of Lubumbashi kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=School of Public Health, University of Lubumbashi kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Research Unit, ISTM-Lubumbashi kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil=Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=60 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=300 end-page=314 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=20200229 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Disaster report of 2018 July heavy rain for geo-structures and slopes in Okayama en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=In July 2018, heavy rain and a large amount of damage to geo-structures and natural slopes were reported in Okayama, Japan. In particular, in the area surrounding the Oda River System, 52 people drowned due to the breach of river banks. Besides the flooding of rivers, the earth-fill dams of many water reservoirs were damaged. The stability of the large number of earth-fill dams in the Setouchi area is very important. Heavy rain is often associated with the collapse of slopes. In Okayama, many shallow slope failures or debris flows occurred over a wide area, particularly in the western part of the prefecture. Through detailed investigations, the mechanism of this geo-disaster was clarified. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=NishimuraS. en-aut-sei=Nishimura en-aut-mei=S. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakeshitaY. en-aut-sei=Takeshita en-aut-mei=Y. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishiyamaS. en-aut-sei=Nishiyama en-aut-mei=S. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SuzukiS. en-aut-sei=Suzuki en-aut-mei=S. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShibataT. en-aut-sei=Shibata en-aut-mei=T. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShukuT. en-aut-sei=Shuku en-aut-mei=T. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=KomatsuM. en-aut-sei=Komatsu en-aut-mei=M. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=KimB. en-aut-sei=Kim en-aut-mei=B. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=2018 July heavy rain kn-keyword=2018 July heavy rain en-keyword=BreachRiver bank kn-keyword=BreachRiver bank en-keyword=Bank of reservoir kn-keyword=Bank of reservoir en-keyword=Earth-fill dam kn-keyword=Earth-fill dam en-keyword=Slope failure kn-keyword=Slope failure en-keyword=Heavy rain disaster kn-keyword=Heavy rain disaster en-keyword=Debris flow kn-keyword=Debris flow en-keyword=Overflow kn-keyword=Overflow en-keyword=Erosion kn-keyword=Erosion END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=247 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=125933 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=20200116 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Application of the cellular oxidation biosensor to Toxicity Identification Evaluations for high-throughput toxicity assessment of river water en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Toxicity Identification Evaluation (TIE) is a useful method for the classification and identification of toxicants in a composite environment water sample. However, its extension to a larger sample size has been restrained owing to the limited throughput of toxicity bioassays. Here we reported the development of a high-throughput method of TIE Phase I. This newly developed method was assisted by the fluorescence-based cellular oxidation (CO) biosensor fabricated with roGFP2-expressing bacterial cells in 96-well microplate format. The assessment of four river water samples from Langat river basin by this new method demonstrated that the contaminant composition of the four samples can be classified into two distinct groups. The entire toxicity assay consisted of 2338 tests was completed within 12 h with a fluorescence microplate reader. Concurrently, the sample volume for each assay was reduced to 50 μL, which is 600 to 4700 times lesser to compare with conventional bioassays. These imply that the throughput of the CO biosensor-assisted TIE Phase I is now feasible for constructing a large-scale toxicity monitoring system, which would cover a whole watershed scale. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=OoiLia en-aut-sei=Ooi en-aut-mei=Lia kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkazakiKeisuke en-aut-sei=Okazaki en-aut-mei=Keisuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=Arias-BarreiroCarlos R. en-aut-sei=Arias-Barreiro en-aut-mei=Carlos R. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=HengLee Yook en-aut-sei=Heng en-aut-mei=Lee Yook kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=MoriIzumi C. en-aut-sei=Mori en-aut-mei=Izumi C. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=nstitute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention Research Initiative (SEADPRI-UKM), Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), The National University of Malaysia kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=High-throughput cytotoxicity biosensor kn-keyword=High-throughput cytotoxicity biosensor en-keyword=Toxicity identification evaluation kn-keyword=Toxicity identification evaluation en-keyword=River water pollution kn-keyword=River water pollution en-keyword=Ecotoxicity management kn-keyword=Ecotoxicity management en-keyword=Integrated watershed management kn-keyword=Integrated watershed management END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol= cd-vols= no-issue=6 article-no= start-page=063H03 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2019 dt-pub=20190629 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Development of a method for measuring rare earth elements in the environment for future experiments with gadolinium-loaded detectors en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Demand to use gadolinium (Gd) in detectors is increasing in the field of elementary particle physics, especially in neutrino measurements and dark matter searches. Large amounts of Gd are used in these experiments. To assess the impact of Gd on the environment it is becoming important to measure the baseline concentrations of Gd. Such measurement, however, is not easy due to interference by other elements. In this paper a method for measuring the concentrations of rare earth elements, including Gd, is proposed. In the method, inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry is utilized after collecting the dissolved elements in chelating resin. Results of the ability to detect anomalous concentrations of rare earth elements in river water samples in the Kamioka and Toyama areas are also reported. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=ItoS. en-aut-sei=Ito en-aut-mei=S. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkadaT. en-aut-sei=Okada en-aut-mei=T. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakakuY. en-aut-sei=Takaku en-aut-mei=Y. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=HaradaM. en-aut-sei=Harada en-aut-mei=M. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=IkedaM. en-aut-sei=Ikeda en-aut-mei=M. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=KishimotoY. en-aut-sei=Kishimoto en-aut-mei=Y. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=KoshioY. en-aut-sei=Koshio en-aut-mei=Y. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakahataM. en-aut-sei=Nakahata en-aut-mei=M. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakajimaY. en-aut-sei=Nakajima en-aut-mei=Y. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=SekiyaH. en-aut-sei=Sekiya en-aut-mei=H. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Okayama University, Faculty of Science kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Kamioka Observatory, Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Institute for Environmental Sciences, Department of Radioecology kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Okayama University, Faculty of Science kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Kamioka Observatory, Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Kamioka Observatory, Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Okayama University, Faculty of Science kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Kamioka Observatory, Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Kamioka Observatory, Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil= kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol= cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page= end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2019 dt-pub=20190925 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=ベトナム中北部カー川流域の物質輸送モデルに関する研究 kn-title=Synoptic transport modeling in the Ca River Basin, North Central Vietnam en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=HO THI PHUONG en-aut-sei=HO THI PHUONG en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=25 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=39 end-page=48 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2018 dt-pub=20181227 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=U-Pb single grain zircon ages for Sanbagawa Metamorphic Rocks in central Shikoku (Japan): the Sanbagawa Belt re-united en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= The high-P/low-T Sanbagawa Metamorphic Belt that traverses SW Japan, has been subdivided into two belts thought to have been metamorphosed at ca. 120 Ma and at ca. 65 Ma (‘Sanbagawa Metamorphic Rocks’ and ‘Shimanto Metamorphic Rocks’). The subdivision was based on the assumption that metamorphism occurred at ca. 116 Ma, largely based on an early Rb-Sr isotope study and zircon data obtained for the eclogite unit of the Sanbagawa Belt, whereas in some parts of the belt detrital zircons of late Cretaceous age (90-80 Ma) were discovered. Analysis of detrital zircons sampled from two sites within the area considered to expose the older ‘Sanbagawa Metamorphic Rocks’, including the area investigated by the Rb-Sr study, reveals the presence of zircons younger than 95 Ma in all samples and some grains as young as 80 ± 4 Ma. It is therefore concluded that the Sanbagawa Belt is one single tectonic entity that formed in the Late Cretaceous though it contains older components, including fossiliferous clasts, older basic meta-volcanics and eclogite units that may record earlier metamorphic events. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KnittelUlrich en-aut-sei=Knittel en-aut-mei=Ulrich kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=WaliaMonika en-aut-sei=Walia en-aut-mei=Monika kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=SuzukiShigeyuki en-aut-sei=Suzuki en-aut-mei=Shigeyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=LeeYuan-Hsi en-aut-sei=Lee en-aut-mei=Yuan-Hsi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Clay and Interface Mineralogy, RWTH Aachen University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, National Chung-Cheng University kn-affil= en-keyword=U-Pb zircon dating kn-keyword=U-Pb zircon dating en-keyword=Sanbagawa Metamorphic Belt kn-keyword=Sanbagawa Metamorphic Belt en-keyword=Late Cretaceous kn-keyword=Late Cretaceous en-keyword=Asemi River kn-keyword=Asemi River END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=45 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=1 end-page=14 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2018 dt-pub=20180331 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=ヘミングウエイの短編 “Big Two-Hearted River” : Part I 冒頭部 : 教育的文体論を活用した教材 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=小迫勝 kn-aut-sei=小迫 kn-aut-mei=勝 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学名誉教授 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=924 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=60 end-page=67 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2016 dt-pub=20160614 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Chelate titrations of Ca2+ and Mg2+ using microfluidic paper-based analytical devices en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=We developed microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (μPADs) for the chelate titrations of Ca2+ and Mg2+ in natural water. The μPAD consisted of ten reaction zones and ten detection zones connected through narrow channels to a sample zone located at the center. Buffer solutions with a pH of 10 or 13 were applied to all surfaces of the channels and zones. Different amounts of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) were added to the reaction zones and a consistent amount of a metal indicator (Eriochrome Black T or Calcon) was added to the detection zones. The total concentrations of Ca2+ and Mg2+ (total hardness) in the water were measured using a μPAD containing a buffer solution with a pH of 10, whereas only Ca2+ was titrated using a μPAD prepared with a potassium hydroxide solution with a pH of 13. The μPADs permitted the determination of Ca2+ and Mg2+ in mineral water, river water, and seawater samples within only a few minutes using only the naked eye?no need of instruments. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KaritaShingo en-aut-sei=Karita en-aut-mei=Shingo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KanetaTakashi en-aut-sei=Kaneta en-aut-mei=Takashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院自然科学研究科 affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院自然科学研究科 en-keyword=Chelate titration kn-keyword=Chelate titration en-keyword=Microfluidic paper-based analytical device kn-keyword=Microfluidic paper-based analytical device en-keyword=Hardness kn-keyword=Hardness en-keyword=Calcium kn-keyword=Calcium en-keyword=Magnesium 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en-title=Anionic surfactant concentration in water of Lake Kojima and influent rivers kn-title=児島湖および流入河川水中の陰イオン界面活性剤濃度 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MuramotoS. en-aut-sei=Muramoto en-aut-mei=S. kn-aut-name=村本茂樹 kn-aut-sei=村本 kn-aut-mei=茂樹 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=AoyamaI. en-aut-sei=Aoyama en-aut-mei=I. kn-aut-name=青山勲 kn-aut-sei=青山 kn-aut-mei=勲 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=55 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=103 end-page=144 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1976 dt-pub=19760228 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Chemical investigation on the quality and characteristics of river waters in the Tohoku district kn-title=東北地方の河川水質について en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KobayashiJ. en-aut-sei=Kobayashi 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kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil= kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil= kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil= kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil= kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=57 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=17 end-page=54 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1978 dt-pub=197802 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Chemical investigations on the quality and charateristics of river water in the Hokkaido district kn-title=北海道地方の河川水質について en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KobayashiJ. en-aut-sei=Kobayashi en-aut-mei=J. kn-aut-name=小林純 kn-aut-sei=小林 kn-aut-mei=純 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=MoriiF. en-aut-sei=Morii en-aut-mei=F. kn-aut-name=森井ふじ kn-aut-sei=森井 kn-aut-mei=ふじ aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=MuramotoS. en-aut-sei=Muramoto en-aut-mei=S. kn-aut-name=村本茂樹 kn-aut-sei=村本 kn-aut-mei=茂樹 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakashimaS. en-aut-sei=Nakashima en-aut-mei=S. kn-aut-name=中島進 kn-aut-sei=中島 kn-aut-mei=進 aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=UrakamiY. en-aut-sei=Urakami en-aut-mei=Y. kn-aut-name=浦上佳子 kn-aut-sei=浦上 kn-aut-mei=佳子 aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishizakiH. en-aut-sei=Nishizaki en-aut-mei=H. kn-aut-name=西崎日佐夫 kn-aut-sei=西崎 kn-aut-mei=日佐夫 aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=TeraokaH. en-aut-sei=Teraoka en-aut-mei=H. kn-aut-name=寺岡久之 kn-aut-sei=寺岡 kn-aut-mei=久之 aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=NagaoN. en-aut-sei=Nagao en-aut-mei=N. kn-aut-name=長尾憲人 kn-aut-sei=長尾 kn-aut-mei=憲人 aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil= kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil= kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil= kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil= kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=51 cd-vols= no-issue=1-2 article-no= start-page=111 end-page=127 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1965 dt-pub=196512 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Quantities of nitrate,ammonium,nitrite, and phosphate carried into the Bay of Ise through the Kiso, Nagara, and Ibi rivers. kn-title=木曽三川河口部および北伊勢湾における栄養塩類の研究(第1報) 三川による硝酸,アンモニア,亜硝酸及び燐酸塩類の伊勢湾への供給量について en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KobayashiJ. en-aut-sei=Kobayashi en-aut-mei=J. kn-aut-name=小林純 kn-aut-sei=小林 kn-aut-mei=純 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=HarunaS. en-aut-sei=Haruna en-aut-mei=S. kn-aut-name=春名幸子 kn-aut-sei=春名 kn-aut-mei=幸子 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=HattoriH. en-aut-sei=Hattori en-aut-mei=H. kn-aut-name=服部浩子 kn-aut-sei=服部 kn-aut-mei=浩子 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=48 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=63 end-page=106 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1961 dt-pub=196102 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=A chemical study on the average quality and characteristics of river waters of Japan. kn-title=日本の河川の平均水質とその特徴に関する研究 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KobayashiJ. en-aut-sei=Kobayashi en-aut-mei=J. kn-aut-name=小林純 kn-aut-sei=小林 kn-aut-mei=純 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=41 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=27 end-page=49 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1953 dt-pub=19530331 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Chemical Investigation on the water of Rivers in Japan. II, On the Quality of Water in the Kyushu District, (A). kn-title=本邦河川の化學的研究 第2報 九州地方の水質について 前篇 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KobayashiJun en-aut-sei=Kobayashi en-aut-mei=Jun kn-aut-name=小林純 kn-aut-sei=小林 kn-aut-mei=純 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=11 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=12 end-page=21 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1957 dt-pub=1957 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=ON GEOGRAPHICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CHEMICAL NATURE OF RIVER WATER AND DEATH-RATE FROM APOPLEXY (Preliminary Report) en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KobayashiJun en-aut-sei=Kobayashi en-aut-mei=Jun kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=11 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=167 end-page=233 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1959 dt-pub=1959 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=CHEMICAL INVESTIGATION ON RIVER WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN ASIATIC COUNTRIES (Report I.) THE QUALITY OF WATERS OF THAILAND en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KobayashiJ. en-aut-sei=Kobayashi en-aut-mei=J. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=11 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=313 end-page=357 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1960 dt-pub=1960 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=A CHEMICAL STUDY OF THE AVERAGE QUAUTY AND CHARACTERISTICS OF RIVER WATERS OF JAPAN en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KobayashiJun en-aut-sei=Kobayashi en-aut-mei=Jun kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=9 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=329 end-page=356 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1951 dt-pub=1951 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Chemical Investigation on the Water of Rivers in japan. I. On the Quality of Water in Akita Prefecture. en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KobayashiJun en-aut-sei=Kobayashi en-aut-mei=Jun kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=60 cd-vols= no-issue=4 article-no= start-page=452 end-page=459 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2011 dt-pub=201112 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Analysis of the effectiveness of control measures against Schistosoma mekongi using an intra- and inter-village model in Champasak Province, Lao PDR en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Schistosomiasis mekongi is prevalent in the Khong district of Lao PDR, made up of one big island. Khong, and numerous small islands in the Mekong River. Schistosoma mekongi is spread by Neotricula aperta as the intermediate host along the Mekong River. Therefore, even if an epidemic of S. mekongi were stamped out in a certain village, infection may recur if the source of infection is a village located in the upper reaches of the Mekong River. The purpose of this study was to construct a mathematical model for the transmission of S. mekongi among villages from the upper to lower Mekong River to estimate the effect of control measures against it. The chief characteristic of the present model is competence in dealing with the spread of infection among villages through the Mekong River in consideration of the reduction in longevity of cercariae and miracidia and their diffusion in the river. The model also takes into account seasonal fluctuation in the water level of the Mekong River, which affects human behavior in terms of water contact. The results of simulations indicated that the prevalence of schistosomiasis mekongi would be suppressed to a low level for a long time in a village further downstream when universal mass treatment is performed in villages further upstream simultaneously. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=FukuharaKazuma en-aut-sei=Fukuhara en-aut-mei=Kazuma kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=PhompidaSamlane en-aut-sei=Phompida en-aut-mei=Samlane kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=InsisiengmaySithat en-aut-sei=Insisiengmay en-aut-mei=Sithat kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=KirinokiMasashi en-aut-sei=Kirinoki en-aut-mei=Masashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=ChigusaYuichi en-aut-sei=Chigusa en-aut-mei=Yuichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakamuraSatoshi en-aut-sei=Nakamura en-aut-mei=Satoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsudaHajime en-aut-sei=Matsuda en-aut-mei=Hajime kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=IshikawaHirofumi en-aut-sei=Ishikawa en-aut-mei=Hirofumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Department Human Ecology, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Okayama University affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=National Centre of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology, Ministry of Health, Lao PDR affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Pasteur Institute of Laos, Ministry of Health, Lao PDR affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=Laboratory of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Dokkyo Medical University affil-num=5 en-affil= kn-affil=Laboratory of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Dokkyo Medical University affil-num=6 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Tropical Medicine and Malaria, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine affil-num=7 en-affil= kn-affil=Institute of International Education and Research, Dokkyo Medical University affil-num=8 en-affil= kn-affil=Department Human Ecology, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Okayama University en-keyword=Schistosoma mekongi kn-keyword=Schistosoma mekongi en-keyword=Khong; Mekong River kn-keyword=Khong; Mekong River en-keyword=Mathematical model kn-keyword=Mathematical model en-keyword=Universal mass treatment (UT) kn-keyword=Universal mass treatment (UT) END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=39 cd-vols= no-issue=444 article-no= start-page=124 end-page=132 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1927 dt-pub=19270131 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=The geographical distribution of the first intermediate host, "Bythinia striatula var. Japonica", in Okayama prefecture kn-title=岡山縣下ニ於ケル肝臟「ヂストマ」第一中間宿主「マメタニシ」ノ分布ニ就テ en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=In order to determine the infected or susceptible areas from Clonorchis sinensis, the author has, during the past one and a half years, investigated the geographical distribution of Bythiniae, covering 266 different towns and villages out of 398 in the whole prefecture, and come to the following conclusions:- 1. The area in which Bythiniae live is the south-western part of the prefecture, i. e., along the down-streams of the three largest rivers; the area is oblong, its diameter being about 60 k. m. from east to west and about 16 k. m. from south to north. Across this area runs the Sanyo Railway Line. The north, east and south boundaries are surrounded by a doubtful zone of about 4 k. m. in width, while the west boundary reaches to a slightly affected area of the neighbouring prefecture, Hiroshima. The severely infected region, located nearly centrally, is a lowland of clayey soil along the shore of the Kojima Bay, with many canals in which the water flows very slowly or is rather stagnant. In these canals, there are many kinds of water plants growing abundantly, and there can be seen numberless fresh-water fish such as Pseudorasbora parva living. The most severely affected area lies within about 3 k. m. from the shore. In this district, it is not difficult, during the summer time, to catch several hundreds of Bythiniae by a few scoops of a net having a diameter of two-thirds of one meter. 2. The density of Bythiniae is nearly in inverse proportion to the distance from the severest center. On the contrary, it is nearly in direct proportion to the number of Clonorchis cysts in a second intermediate host, and to the number of cases of the fluke carriers, and furthermore to the extent of clayey soil, and accordingly to the activity of rush cultivation, the cultivation being made practically in clayey soil. The original paper contains the outline map, the explanation of which will be: Dotted………………doubtful zone Lined………………slight or moderate zone Cross-lined…………severe zone Black triangle……name of county ◎……………………city of Okayama en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=NaganoKanji en-aut-sei=Nagano en-aut-mei=Kanji kn-aut-name=長野寛治 kn-aut-sei=長野 kn-aut-mei=寛治 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山醫科大學解剖學教室 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=36 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=17 end-page=28 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2001 dt-pub=200112 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Application of Dead Beat Control method to the Water Level Control of Small-scale Hydroelectric Power Plant en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Small Scale Hydroelectric Power Generation is made using the water drop caused by the gradient difference between that of the river and that of the penstock. The water flow in this system apt to vary with time. Especially, at the time of the flood or that of the dry, the flow in the water stream varies largely. To realize the stable generation, it is necessary to maintain the water level in the head tank located in the mid way in the stream channel at a constant level. In this paper, variation of water level is forecasted using two-tank model for the penstock and the head tank and the water level control algorithm is proposed by deadbeat control. The effectiveness of the algorithm is evaluated beforehand using the simulation program of the water environment for the hydroelectric generation system. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=EndoShinichiro en-aut-sei=Endo en-aut-mei=Shinichiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KonishiMasami en-aut-sei=Konishi en-aut-mei=Masami kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Dept. Electronic Control Engineering Gifu National College of Technology affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Dept. Electrical and Electronic Engineering Okayama Univerisity END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=25 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=31 end-page=34 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2009 dt-pub=200903 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Migration limited in fresh water and adaptation to flood area of kissing loach - Ecological study of kissing loach in Yoshii River system, Okayama - kn-title=アユモドキの“淡水回遊”と氾濫原環境への適応〜吉井川水系における生態学的研究〜 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=AbeTsukasa en-aut-sei=Abe en-aut-mei=Tsukasa kn-aut-name=阿部司 kn-aut-sei=阿部 kn-aut-mei=司 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学大学院自然科学研究科牛窓臨海実験所 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=49 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=635 end-page=642 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1937 dt-pub=19370331 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=About the Epidemic of a Kind of Feveric Jaundice occurred in some Parts of Okayama City during the later Summer 1935 kn-title=昭和10年晩夏岡山市地方ニ流行シタルー熱性黄疸病ニ就テ en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=There occurred an epidemic of a kind of feveric jaundice in some parts of Okayama City and its vicinity from the later part of Summer till early autumn 1935. As we had never learned such an outbreak of such an epidemic in these districts, we wished to make it clear. We have studied it under the guidance of Prof. M. Suzuki and our study as a whole resulted as follows: 1) To our regret, we could not succeed in isolating the causal agent. This may be we think, for when we set about the study, the epidemic had already come to its closing period. 2) The clinical symptoms of this disease, we observed, were quite identical with those of the Sakushu fever. 3) And as the serological tests we examined the Pfeiffers phenomenon test and the agglomeration reaction on 12 cases and obtained: 7 positive reaction with Akiyami repto. type A. 3 positive reaction with Akiyami repto. type B. these 10 negative reaction with repto. ict. haemorrha. and the rest 2 of 12 cases gave negative reaction with any of these reptospiras. 4) We cannot yet dare to describe clearly from the epidemiological point of view why such a prevalence of this disease broke out in 1935, but it might be regarded as remarkable facts to indicate some relationship between the great inundation and the epidemic that the infected locality was visited by a disastrous inundation in the preceding year, that the upper course district of the flooded river Asahi was known as the region influenced by the Sakushu fever, and that the infected parts of Okayama City borders the suburbs where a great number of the rats, regarded as the mediators of the Sakushu fever are living, etc. You will have still more reports after our further study in the future. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MurakamiS. en-aut-sei=Murakami en-aut-mei=S. kn-aut-name=村上榮 kn-aut-sei=村上 kn-aut-mei=榮 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=MikiY. en-aut-sei=Miki en-aut-mei=Y. kn-aut-name=三木行治 kn-aut-sei=三木 kn-aut-mei=行治 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=AbeT. en-aut-sei=Abe en-aut-mei=T. kn-aut-name=阿部高知 kn-aut-sei=阿部 kn-aut-mei=高知 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山醫科大學細菌學教室 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山醫科大學細菌學教室 affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山醫科大學細菌學教室 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=100 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=53 end-page=59 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2011 dt-pub=20110201 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Mekong - Sight of Agriculture and Food - kn-title=メコン その農と食 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The author has had the opportunity to be engaged in field work in the Mekong River basin for forty years. In this report, the variety of agriculture and food of the Mekong River basin are described, based on that experience. The Mekong River is the biggest river in Southeast Asia. The source of the Mekong River is Tibet. The river flows through Chinese Yunnan, through Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia, forming a delta in Vietnam where it comes out into the sea. There live many people in that basin, and various agricultural elements of cultural complexity are found. Food culture also varies throughout this area. The author divided the whole basin into seven agriculture zones. The key words indicating the various forms of agriculture and food cultures recognized in the Mekong River basin are listed, illustrated by photographs. It has been said that Chinese ancient civilization was started from the Yellow River civilization. The Chang Jiang civilization now comes to the fore, which started before the Yellow River civilization. It is just now being admitted that the Chang Jiang civilization is equal to the four big civilizations of the world. It is just now being recognized that the Chang Jiarg civilization is on a par with the four big civilization of the word. According to the author’s supposition, not only Chang Jiang but also Mekong, Thanlwin and Huang river constituted a Asian Big civilization. The author predicts whether a time will come when the existence of a “Asian Big River civilization” will come to be explained. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KurodaToshiro en-aut-sei=Kuroda en-aut-mei=Toshiro kn-aut-name=黒田俊郎 kn-aut-sei=黒田 kn-aut-mei=俊郎 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=応用植物科学コース en-keyword=Asian Big River civilization kn-keyword=Asian Big River civilization en-keyword=Chang Jiang civilization kn-keyword=Chang Jiang civilization en-keyword=Chinese ancient civilization kn-keyword=Chinese ancient civilization en-keyword=Mekong kn-keyword=Mekong en-keyword=Southeast Asia kn-keyword=Southeast Asia END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=18 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=1 end-page=28 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1986 dt-pub=19860621 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Rural Life In the Saku Districts of Nagano Prefec'ture in the Essay ; Chi kumagawa no Sketch (A Sketch of the Chikuma River) by Touson Simazaki kn-title=島崎藤村 『千曲川のスケッチ』 における佐久の村々 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KandatsuHaruki en-aut-sei=Kandatsu en-aut-mei=Haruki kn-aut-name=神立春樹 kn-aut-sei=神立 kn-aut-mei=春樹 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=12 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=11 end-page=14 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1953 dt-pub=195309 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=CHEMICAL STUDIES ON THERMAL ALGAE (I) ON INORGANIC CONSTUENTS (1) kn-title=温泉植物成分の化学的研究(第1報)無機成分について(その1) en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The thermal algae which grew in the thermal water of Misasa Hot Springs, namely Mastigocladus laminosus Cohn (1), Phormidium ambiguum Gomont (2), Oscillatoria Cortiana (Menegh.) Gomont (3) and the fresh water alga which grew in the River Misasa, namely Rhizocolonium hieroglyphicum (4) were collected. The spectrographic analysis and quantitative chemical analanalysis of the ashes of the algae gave the following results : 1. All four algae contained Cu, Zn, Al, Pb, Mn, Mo besides the phisiological elements. 2. Two algae, (1) and (2) which grew in thermal water rarely mixed with the river water, contained Ti and considerable amount of Ge. 3. The highest content of Si and highest value of ash per cent were those of (1), and their values were 27.22 % and 26.44 %. 4. The highest content of Fe and Mn were those of (2), and their values were 17.80 % and 3.27 %. 5. Great difference was not detected between the ratios of MgO/CaO of (1) and (2), and their values were 0.13 (1) and 0.14 (2). en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=UmemotoShunji en-aut-sei=Umemoto en-aut-mei=Shunji kn-aut-name=梅本春次 kn-aut-sei=梅本 kn-aut-mei=春次 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=MifuneMasaaki en-aut-sei=Mifune en-aut-mei=Masaaki kn-aut-name=御船政明 kn-aut-sei=御船 kn-aut-mei=政明 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学温泉研究所化学部 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学温泉研究所化学部 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=10 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=3 end-page=9 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1953 dt-pub=195303 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=CHEMICAL STUDIES ON THE SPRINGS IN SANYO DISTRICT (II) kn-title=山陽地方の温泉の化学的研究(第2報) en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The author determined the radon contents of spring waters in the eastern part of Hiroshima Prefecture. In this district granite is distributed, and radon was found in most of the spring waters, although their content was variable. The results are as follows: 1) The highest radon content was 172 Mache (626×10(-10) Curie/?) of Harada Spring. Such a high mdon content is rare in the spring waters of Sanyo District. 2) Kanae Spring showed 73.2 Mache (266.4×10(-10) Curie/?) and the well waters near by it showed also comparatively high radon content. 3) The radon contents of the springs of Niwakayama, Immyoseki and No.1 of Hongo, and Takasu water were 44.6 (162.3), 23.2 (84.5), 7.5 (27.3) and 14.7 (53.5) Mache (×10(-10) Curie/?) respectively. 4) The radon contents of rain, river and sea waters could not be determined by the I. M. fontactoscopeon account of its low values. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SugiharaTakeshi en-aut-sei=Sugihara en-aut-mei=Takeshi kn-aut-name=杉原健 kn-aut-sei=杉原 kn-aut-mei=健 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学温泉研究所化学部 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=9 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=43 end-page=48 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1953 dt-pub=195301 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=CHEMICAL STUDTES ON THE RIVER WATERS IN THE INFECTED LOCALITIES WITH KATAYAMA-DISEASE (II) kn-title=片山病発生地域の地表水の化学的研究-2- en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=In the previous report, one of the authors, T. Sugihara, discussed the results of chemical analysis of waters in the infected localites with Katayama-disease in the whole neighbourllood of Kannabe-cho, Fukayasu-distriict, Hiroshima-Prefecture. In this report, the authors discussed the results obtained in Yamanashi prefecture, and in the area drained by Chikugo River, and found the following facts: 1) The amount of KMnO(4) consumed and the copper content were high as in the previous report. 2) The calcium content was 7.3~22.2 mg/? in the river waters of this report, but it was 18.7~38.2 mg/? in the waters in the places of the previous paper. And in the previous report the author pointed out that the calcium content was fairly higher in the waters in the infected localities with Katayama disease than in the non-infected localities. But as the calcium content was relatively lower this time than in the previous investigation, more research is intended to reach definite conclusion. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SugiharaTakeshi en-aut-sei=Sugihara en-aut-mei=Takeshi kn-aut-name=杉原健 kn-aut-sei=杉原 kn-aut-mei=健 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=AkashiTsutomu en-aut-sei=Akashi en-aut-mei=Tsutomu kn-aut-name=明石務 kn-aut-sei=明石 kn-aut-mei=務 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=YokoiShin en-aut-sei=Yokoi en-aut-mei=Shin kn-aut-name=横井信 kn-aut-sei=横井 kn-aut-mei=信 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学?泉研究所化學部 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学?泉研究所化學部 affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学?泉研究所化學部 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=14 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=15 end-page=21 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1954 dt-pub=195403 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=EFFECT OF WATER LEVEL OF RIVER ON MINERAL SPRING kn-title=河川の水位が温泉に及ぼす影響について en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=From June 1953 to January 1954, the water temperature and amount of flow of a spring called IITanaka-no-Yu", Misasa Hot Springs, Tottori Prefecture, were observed continuously. It issues 10 metres north of the riverside of the River Misasa and a stream runs 3 metres south of it. The water level of the River and the stream were also observed. The water level of the stream have close connection with the water volume of rice-field which surround that spring, because it is a watercourse of irrigation to rice-field. It was found that when the amount of flow increased, the water temperature rose, namely there was a positive correlation between them, and the correlation coefficient was 0.952 (highly significant). The analysis of variance showed that the amount of flow would be affected by the water level of the River but would not be severely affected by that of the stream. The correlation between the amount of flow and the water level of the River was also positive and the correlation coefficient was 0.731 (highly significant). As a result of the analysis of variance, the computation of confidence limit and the analysis of covariance, in summer the averages of the amount of flow and the water temperature would be higher than those in autumn and winter. This difference was seemed to be induced by the water level of the stream. The end of the observation, a dam had been constructed 20 metres down (west) the River and she rised, but the effect of it must be observed after this. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=UmemotoShunji en-aut-sei=Umemoto en-aut-mei=Shunji kn-aut-name=梅本春次 kn-aut-sei=梅本 kn-aut-mei=春次 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学温泉研究所化学部 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=20 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=55 end-page=61 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1958 dt-pub=195801 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=On the Underground Temperatures and Radioactivities at One Meter Depth in the Misasa Hot Spring Area kn-title=三朝温泉地域の地下1m深さにおける温度分布並びに放射能について en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Methods and Results of Measurements:-- A stick of steel was driven into the ground down to one meter depth, and a narrow pipe of aluminum or brass, closed at the upper end, was inserted and the hole covered by a board and earth. (See Fig.3.) In Fig.2 the locations for the experiments are shown by x. Fig.1 gives the atmospheric temperatures at noon, October4-21,1955, when the experiments were carried out. About three hours after the above setting had been done, the gas in the hole was replaced by a bottle of water, and was collected, by driving sprayer for five minutes with apparatus as shown in Fig.5, in a can in which an autoradiographic plate was set. (See Fig.6.) The temperature in the hole was read by means of a maximum thermometer hung in the hole for ten minutes at one meter depth. Fig.7 shows the distribution of temperatures at one meter depth thus observed. Exactly twenty four hours after the above setting, the autoradiographic plate in the can (a quarter sized Fuji ET-2E plate, 15μ thick, for contact method) was developed. For developing, the plate was immersed in Ilford D-19 for fifteen minutes, then fixed with Fuji-fix for fifteen minutes, washed with running water for forty minutes, and dried. Then those autoradiographic plate was examined under the microscope of magnification ×280, to count the number of tracks of a-particles. The results obtained are shown in Fig.8. Underground Temperature Distribution:-- On the basis of the distribution of temperatures at one meter depth (Fig.7) and of other available boring data, the distribution of undergound temperatures is estimated as shown in Fig.9 (vertical section along the Misasa river). en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SomaTokuzo en-aut-sei=Soma en-aut-mei=Tokuzo kn-aut-name=相馬徳蔵 kn-aut-sei=相馬 kn-aut-mei=徳蔵 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学温泉研究所 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=57 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page= end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2008 dt-pub=20080903 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=The evaluation of control measures against Schistosoma mekongi in Cambodia by a mathematical model en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=

We constructed a mathematical model for the transmission of Schistosoma mekongi in Cambodia. The simulation of the model will be instrumental in planning schistosomiasis control measures. The model includes two definitive hosts, humans and dogs, as animal reservoirs. Dogs are recognized to play an important role in schistosomiasis transmission in Cambodia. For the purpose of dealing with age-specific prevalence and intensity of infection, the human population was classified into eight age categories in the model. To describe the seasonal fluctuation of the intermediate host population of S. mekongi, the "Post-Spate Survival" hypothesis was adopted for the population dynamics of Neotricula aperta present in the Mekong River. We carried out simulations to evaluate the effect of universal treatment (UT) and targeted mass treatment (TT) with praziquantel on the reduction in prevalence of S. mekongi. The simulations indicated that biyearly UT for 8 years or yearly TT for 5 years after three courses of yearly UT could reduce the prevalence to below 5% when a UT or TT coverage of 85% of inhabitants was achieved. The simulation suggested that the suppression of S. mekongi in Cambodia would be possible by UT or TT with a high coverage rate.

en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=HisakaneNaoto en-aut-sei=Hisakane en-aut-mei=Naoto kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KirinokiMasashi en-aut-sei=Kirinoki en-aut-mei=Masashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=ChigusaYuichi en-aut-sei=Chigusa en-aut-mei=Yuichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SinuonMuth en-aut-sei=Sinuon en-aut-mei=Muth kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=SocheatDuong en-aut-sei=Socheat en-aut-mei=Duong kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsudaHajime en-aut-sei=Matsuda en-aut-mei=Hajime kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=IshikawaHirofumi en-aut-sei=Ishikawa en-aut-mei=Hirofumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Human Ecology, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Okayama University affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Center for Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Center for Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=National Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control, Ministry of Health affil-num=5 en-affil= kn-affil=National Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control, Ministry of Health affil-num=6 en-affil= kn-affil=Institute of International Education and Research, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine affil-num=7 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Human Ecology, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Okayama University, en-keyword=Schistosoma mekongi kn-keyword=Schistosoma mekongi en-keyword=Cambodia kn-keyword=Cambodia en-keyword=mathematical model kn-keyword=mathematical model en-keyword=Neotricula aperta kn-keyword=Neotricula aperta en-keyword=Mekong River kn-keyword=Mekong River END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=68 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=388 end-page=393 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2005 dt-pub=20051013 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=On-line preconcentration using dual mini-columns for the speciation of chromium(III) and chromium(VI) and its application to water samples as studied by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=

On-line preconcentration system for the selective, sensitive and simultaneous determination of chromium species was investigated. Dual minicolumns containing chelating resin were utilized for the speciation and preconcentration of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) in water samples. In this system, Cr(III) was collected on first column packed with iminodiacetate resin. Cr(VI) in the effluent from the first column was reduced to Cr(III), which was collected on the second column packed with iminodiacetate resin. Hydroxyammonium chloride was examined as a potential reducing agent for Cr(VI) to Cr(III). The effects of pH, sample flow rate, column length, and interfering ions on the recoveries of Cr(III) were carefully studied. Five millilitres of a sample solution was introduced into the system. The collected species were then sequentially washed by 1 M ammonium acetate, eluted by 2 M nitric acid and measured by ICP-AES. The detection limit for Cr(III) and Cr(VI) was 0.08 and 0.15 mu g l-1, respectively. The total analysis time was about 9.4 min. The developed method was successfully applied to the speciation of chromium in river, tap water and wastewater samples with satisfied results.

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In the present study, ultratrace amounts of silver collected on the resin were eluted and determined by ICP-MS. The resin packed in a 1 mL mini column could adsorb silver selectively and quantitatively at a flow rate of 2 mL min(-1) in the wide pH range from 1 to 8, and silver adsorbed on the resin could be easily recovered by passing 1 M nitric acid as an eluent into the column. High adsorption capacity for silver at pH 5, 0.37 mmol mL(-1) of the resin, was achieved, and t(1/2) of the adsorption is less than 5 min. The effect of chloride on the collection of silver was examined by varying chloride concentrations from 10(-4) to 0.75 M; the results showed that the present resin can be used for the collection/concentration of ultratrace amounts of silver in natural waters, as well as seawater. To ensure the accuracy and the precision of the method, CASS-4 near shore seawater reference material from the NRCC has been analyzed. This is not a certified SRM for silver, but has been used for comparative silver analysis by several groups, who report very similar results to those that are reported here. The developed method using ethylenediamine-type chitosan resin gives 0.7 pg mL(-1) of the detection limit when 50-fold enrichment was used. The proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of silver in tap, river, and seawater samples. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KatarinaRosi Ketrin en-aut-sei=Katarina en-aut-mei=Rosi Ketrin kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakayanagiToshio en-aut-sei=Takayanagi en-aut-mei=Toshio kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=OshimaMitsuko en-aut-sei=Oshima en-aut-mei=Mitsuko kn-aut-name=大島光子 kn-aut-sei=大島 kn-aut-mei=光子 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=MotomizuShoji en-aut-sei=Motomizu en-aut-mei=Shoji kn-aut-name=本水昌二 kn-aut-sei=本水 kn-aut-mei=昌二 aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University en-keyword=Chelating resin kn-keyword=Chelating resin en-keyword=Chitosan kn-keyword=Chitosan en-keyword=Determination of silver kn-keyword=Determination of silver en-keyword=Environmental water samples kn-keyword=Environmental water samples en-keyword=ICP-MS kn-keyword=ICP-MS END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=581 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=214 end-page=220 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2007 dt-pub=20070109 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Functionalization of chitosan with 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid for the adsorption/collection of uranium in water samples and its determination by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=A chitosan resin derivatized with 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid moiety (CCTS-DHBA resin) was newly synthesized for the collection/concentration of trace uranium by using cross-linked chitosan (CCTS) as base material, and the adsorption behavior of uranium as well as 60 elements on the resin was examined by passing the sample solutions through a mini-column packed with the resin. After the elution of the collected elements on the resin with 1M HNO3, the eluates were measured by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The CCTS-DHBA resin can adsorb several metal cations and several oxoanionic elements at appropriate pH. Among these metal ions, uranium shows an excellent adsorption behavior on this resin. Uranium as UO22+ species can be adsorbed on the resin by chelating mechanism with adsorption capacity of 330 mg g(-1) resin. Through the column treatment, the complete removal of large amounts of alkali and alkaline earth matrices without any loss of adsorption efficiency over prolonged usage were achieved with this resin. The CCTS-DHBA resin was applied to the adsorption/collection of uranium in tap water, river water and seawater samples with satisfactory results. The validation of the proposed method was carried out by analyzing uranium in the standard reference materials of SLRS-4, CASS-4, and NASS-5 after passing through the CCTS-DHBA resin, and the results showed good agreement with the certified values. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SabarudinAkhmad en-aut-sei=Sabarudin en-aut-mei=Akhmad kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=OshimaMitsuko en-aut-sei=Oshima en-aut-mei=Mitsuko kn-aut-name=大島光子 kn-aut-sei=大島 kn-aut-mei=光子 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakayanagiToshio en-aut-sei=Takayanagi en-aut-mei=Toshio kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=HakimLukman en-aut-sei=Hakim en-aut-mei=Lukman kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=OshitaKoji en-aut-sei=Oshita en-aut-mei=Koji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=GaoYun Hua en-aut-sei=Gao en-aut-mei=Yun Hua kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=MotomizuShoji en-aut-sei=Motomizu en-aut-mei=Shoji kn-aut-name=本水昌二 kn-aut-sei=本水 kn-aut-mei=昌二 aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University affil-num=5 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of International Conservation Studies, Faculty of International and Industrial Studies, Kibi International University affil-num=6 en-affil= kn-affil=Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences affil-num=7 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University en-keyword=Chitosan resin kn-keyword=Chitosan resin en-keyword=3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid kn-keyword=3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid en-keyword=Uranium kn-keyword=Uranium en-keyword=Adsorption kn-keyword=Adsorption en-keyword=Water kn-keyword=Water en-keyword=Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry kn-keyword=Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=588 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=73 end-page=81 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2007 dt-pub=20070404 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Synthesis of novel chitosan resin derivatized with serine diacetic acid moiety and its application to on-line collection/concentration of trace elements and their determination using inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=A novel chelating resin functionalized with serine diacetic acid moiety was synthesized by using chitosan as base material, and applied to the collection/concentration of trace elements in environmental water samples, followed by the determination using inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES). The synthesized resin, crosslinked chitosan serine diacetic acid (CCTS-SDA), showed good adsorption behavior toward trace amounts of Cd, Pb, Cu, Ni, V, Ga, Sc, In, and Th in a wide pH range. Additionally, rare earth elements also can be retained on the resin at neutral pH region. The adsorbed elements can be easily eluted with 1 mol L-1 of nitric acid, and their recoveries were found to be 90-100%. The CCTS-SDA was packed in a mini-column, which was then installed in a cornputer-controlled auto-pretreatment system (Auto-Pret System) for on-line trace elements collection and determination with ICP-AES. Experimental parameters which related to the improvement of sensitivity and reproducibility were optimized. The limits of detection (LOD) for 13 elements were found to be in sub-ppb level. The proposed method with CCTS-SDA resin was successfully applied to the determination of trace elements in river water samples. The method was validated by determining a certified reference material of river water, SLRS-4. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=LukmanHakim en-aut-sei=Lukman en-aut-mei=Hakim kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SabarudinAkhmad en-aut-sei=Sabarudin en-aut-mei=Akhmad kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=OshimaMitsuko en-aut-sei=Oshima en-aut-mei=Mitsuko kn-aut-name=大島光子 kn-aut-sei=大島 kn-aut-mei=光子 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=MotomizuShoji en-aut-sei=Motomizu en-aut-mei=Shoji kn-aut-name=本水昌二 kn-aut-sei=本水 kn-aut-mei=昌二 aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University en-keyword=chelating resin kn-keyword=chelating resin en-keyword=chitosan kn-keyword=chitosan en-keyword=serine diacetic acid moiety kn-keyword=serine diacetic acid moiety en-keyword=trace elements kn-keyword=trace elements en-keyword=on-line pretreatment kn-keyword=on-line pretreatment en-keyword=computer control kn-keyword=computer control en-keyword=inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry kn-keyword=inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry en-keyword=SLRS-4 kn-keyword=SLRS-4 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=542 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=207 end-page=215 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2005 dt-pub=20050629 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Synthesis of chitosan resin possessing 3,4-diamino benzoic acid moiety for the collection/concentration of arsenic and selenium in water samples and their measurement by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=A chitosan resin functionalized with 3,4-diamino benzoic acid (CCTS-DBA resin) was newly synthesized by using a cross-linked chitosan (CCTS) as base material. The adsorption behavior of trace amounts of elements on the CCTS-DBA resin was examined by the pretreatment with a mini-column and measurement of the elements by inductively coupled plasma-Mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Arsenic(V) could be retained on the CCTS-DBA resin at pH 3 as an oxoanion of H(2)ASO(4)(-). Selenium(VI) is strongly adsorbed at pH 2 and pH 3 as an oxoanion of SeO42-. while selenium(IV) as HSeO3- is adsorbed on the resin at pH 3. The sorption capacities are 82, 64, and 88 mg g(-1) resin for As(V), Se(IV), and Se(VI), respectively. The effect of common anions and cations on the adsorption of As(V), Se(IV), and Se(VI) were studied; there was no interference from such anionic matrices as chloride, sulfate, phosphate, and nitrate up to 20 ppm, as well as from such artificial river water matrices as Na, K, Mg, and Ca after passing samples through the mini-column containing the resin. The CCTS-DBA resin was applied to the collection of arsenic and selenium species in bottled drinking water, tap water, and river water. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SabarudinAkhmad en-aut-sei=Sabarudin en-aut-mei=Akhmad kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=OshitaKoji en-aut-sei=Oshita en-aut-mei=Koji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=OshimaMitsuko en-aut-sei=Oshima en-aut-mei=Mitsuko kn-aut-name=大島光子 kn-aut-sei=大島 kn-aut-mei=光子 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=MotomizuShoji en-aut-sei=Motomizu en-aut-mei=Shoji kn-aut-name=本水昌二 kn-aut-sei=本水 kn-aut-mei=昌二 aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University en-keyword=Cross-linked chitosan kn-keyword=Cross-linked chitosan en-keyword=3,4-diamino benzoic acid kn-keyword=3,4-diamino benzoic acid en-keyword=Arsenic kn-keyword=Arsenic en-keyword=Selenium kn-keyword=Selenium en-keyword=ICP-MS kn-keyword=ICP-MS END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=72 cd-vols= no-issue=5 article-no= start-page=1675 end-page=1680 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2007 dt-pub=20070201 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Flow-Injection Spectrofluorometric Determination of Trace Amounts of Formaldehyde in Water after Derivatization with Acetoacetanilide en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=

A novel fluorophotometric method for formaldehyde determination in environmental waters was developed: the method does not require any enrichment procedures. A flow-injection analysis method for the spectrofluorometric determination of formaldehyde in waters, which is based on the reaction of formaldehyde with acetoacetanilide and ammonia, is proposed. The proposed method shows a good linearity from 0.50 to 40 x 10(-7) M, and the limit of detection (LOD) of 3 x 10(-9) M (0.09 ppb) is achievable. The sample throughput is 15 h(-1). One of the main advantages in the proposed method is that the reaction can be carried out at room temperature without any heating system. The effect of various interferences possibly present in the real water samples was investigated. Most cations and anions, as well as organic compounds, do not interfere with the determination of formaldehyde in environmental water samples. The proposed method is very simple, rapid, less expensive, and highly sensitive, and can be applied to the environmental water samples, such as rain, tap water and river water, at low concentration levels without any enrichment procedure.

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A chitosan resin functionalized with 3-nitro-4-amino benzoic acid moiety (CCTS-NABA resin) was newly synthesized for the collection/concentration of trace molybdenum by using cross-linked chitosan (CCTS) as base material. The carboxyl group of the moiety was chemically attached to amino group of cross-linked chitosan through amide bond formation. The adsorption behavior of molybdenum as well as other 60 elements on the resin was examined by passing the sample solutions through a mini-column packed with the resin. After the elution of the elements collected on the resin with 1 M HNO3, the eluates were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES).
The CCTS-NABA resin can adsorb several metal ions, such as vanadium, gallium, arsenic, selenium, silver, bismuth, thorium, tungsten, tin, tellurium, copper, and molybdenum at appropriate pHs. Among these metal ions, only molybdenum could be adsorbed almost completely on the resin at acidic regions. An excellent selectivity toward molybdenum could be obtained at pH 3-4. The adsorption capacity of CCTS-NABA resin for Mo(VI) was 380 mg g(-1) resin. Through the column pretreatment, alkali and alkaline earth metals in river water and seawater samples were successfully removed.
The CCTS-NABA resin was applied to the adsorption/collection of molybdenum in river water and seawater samples. The concentrations of molybdenum in river water samples were found in the range of 0.84 and 0.95 ppb (ng g(-1)), whereas molybdenum in seawater was about 9 ppb. The validation of the proposed method was carried out by determining molybdenum in the certified reference materials of SLRS-4, CASS-4, and NASS-5 after passing through the CCTS-NABA resin; the results showed good agreement with the certified-values.

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A new chelating resin using chitosan as a base material was synthesized. Functional moiety of 2-amino-5-hydroxy benzoic acid (AHBA) was chemically bonded to the amino group of cross-linked chitosan (CCTS) through the arm of chloromethyloxirane (CCTS-AHBA resin). Several elements, such as Ag, Be, Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, Ph, U, V, and rare earth elements (REEs), could be adsorbed on the resin. To use the resin for on-line pretreatment, the resin was packed in a mini-column and installed into a sequential-injection/automated pretreatment system (Auto-Pret System) coupled with inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). The sequential-injection/automated pretreatment system was a laboratory-assembled, and the program was written using Visual Basic software. This system can provide easy operation procedures, less reagent consumption, as well as less waste production. Experimental variables considered as effective factors in the improvement sensitivity, such as an eluent concentration, a sample and an eluent flow rate, pH of samples, and air-sandwiched eluent were carefully optimized. The proposed system provides excellent on-line collection efficiency, as well as high concentration factors of analytes in water samples, which results in highly sensitive detection of ultra-trace and trace analysis. Under the optimal conditions, the detection limits of 24 elements examined are in the range from ppt to sub-ppb levels. The proposed method was validated by using the standard reference material of a river water, SLRS-4, and the applicability was further demonstrated to the on-line collection/concentration of trace elements, such as Ag, Be, Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, Ph, U, V, and REEs in water samples.

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A chelating resin, cross-linked chitosan modified with the glycine moiety (glycine-type chitosan resin), was developed for the collection and concentration of bismuth in aquatic samples for ICP-MS measurements. The adsorption behavior of bismuth and 55 elements on glycine-type chitosan resin was systematically examined by passing a sample solution containing 56 elements through a mini-column packed with the resin (wet volume; I ml). After eluting the elements adsorbed on the resin with nitric acid, the eluates were measured by ICP-MS. The glycine-type chitosan resin could adsorb several cations by a chelating mechanism and several oxoanions by an anion-exchange mechanism. Especially, the resin could adsorb almost 100% Bi(III) over a wide pH region from pH 2 to 6. Bismuth could be strongly adsorbed at pH 3, and eluted quantitatively with 10 ml of 3 M nitric acid. A column pretreatment method with the glycine-type chitosan resin was used prior to removal of high concentrations of matrices in a seawater sample and the preconcentration of trace bismuth in river water samples for ICP-MS measurements. The column pretreatment method was also applied to the determination of bismuth in real samples by ICP-MS. The LOD of bismuth was 0.1 pg ml(-1) by 10-fold column preconcentration for ICP-MS measurements. The analytical results for bismuth in sea and river water samples by ICP-MS were 22.9 +/- 0.5 pg ml(-1) (RSD, 2.2%) and 2.08 +/- 0.05 pg ml(-1) (RSD, 2.4%), respectively.

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An automated sequential-injection online preconcentration system was developed for the determination of lead by inductively coupled plasma - atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). The preconcentration of lead was performed with a minicolumn containing a lead-selective resin, Analig Pb-01, which was installed between a selection and a switching valve. In an acidic condition ( pH 1), lead could be adsorbed on the resin. The concentrated lead was afterward eluted with 25 mu L of 0.06 M nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) solution ( pH 9) and was subsequently transported into the nebulizer of ICP-AES for quantification. The selectivity of the resin toward lead was examined using a solution containing a mixture of 61 elements. When a sample volume of 5 mL was used, the quantitative collection of lead ( >= 97%) was achieved, along with an enrichment factor of 19, a sampling frequency of 12 samples hr(-1), a detection limit of 70 pg mL(-1), and a lowest quantification limit of 100 pg mL(-1). The linear dynamic range was 0.1 to 5 ng mL(-1), and the relative standard deviation (n = 9) was 0.5% at a 5 ng mL(-1) Pb level. The detection limit of 30 pg mL(-1) and lowest quantification limit of 50 pg mL(-1) could be achieved when 10 mL of sample volume was used. The accuracy of the proposed method was validated by determining lead in the standard reference material of river water (SLRS-4), and its applicability to the determination of lead in environmental river water samples was demonstrated.

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A chitosan resin derivatized with N-methyl-(D)-glucamine (CCTS-NMDG) was synthesized by using a cross-linked chitosan (CCTS) as base material. The N-methyl-D-glucamine (NMDG) moiety was attached to the amino group of CCTS through the arm of chloromethyloxirane. The adsorption behavior of 59 elements on the synthesized resin was systematically examined by using the resin packed in a mini-column, passing water samples through it and measuring the adsorbed elements in eluates by ICP-MS. The CCTS-NMDG resin shows high ability in boron sorption with the capacity of 0.61 mmol ml(-1) (= 2.1 mmol g(-1)). The sorption kinetics of this resin was faster than that of the commercially available resins. Other advantages of the synthesized resin are: (1) quantitative collection of boron at neutral pH regions; (2) complete removal of large amounts of matrices; (3) no loss of efficiency over prolonged usage; (4) effective collection of boron in wide range concentration using a mini column containing 1 ml resin; (5) complete elution of boron with 1 mol 1(-1) nitric acid. The resin was applied to the collection/concentration of boron in water samples. Boron in tap water and river water was found to be in the range of 6-8 mu g 1(-1). The limit of detection (LOD) of boron after pretreatment with CCTS-NMDG resin and measurement by ICP-MS was 0.07 mu g 1(-1) and the limit of quantification (LOQ) was 0. 14 mu g 1(-1) when the volume of each sample and eluent was 10 ml.

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Chitosan resin functionalized with 3,4-dihydroxy benzoic acid (CCTS-DHBA resin) was used as a packing material for flow injection (FI) on-line mini-column preconcentration in combination with inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) for the determination of trace elements such as silver, bismuth, copper, gallium, indium, molybdenum, nickel, uranium, and vanadium in environmental waters. A 5-mL aliquot of sample (pH 5.5) was introduced to the minicolumn for the adsorption/preconcentration of the metal ions, and the collected analytes on the mini-column were eluted with 2 M HNO3, and the eluates was subsequently transported via direct injection to the nebulizer of ICP-AES for quantification. The parameters affecting on the sensitivity, such as sample pH, sample flow rate, eluent concentration, and eluent flow rate, were carefully examined. Alkali and alkaline earth metal ions commonly existing in river water and seawater did not affect the analysis of metals. Under the optimum conditions, the method allowed the determination of metal ions with detection limits of 0.08 ng mL(-1) (Ag), 0.9 ng mL(-1) (Bi), 0.07 ng mL(-1) (Cu), 0.9 ng mL(-1) (Ga), 0.9 ng mL(-1) (In), 0.08 ng mL(-1) (Mo), 0.09 ng mL(-1) (Ni), 0.9 ng mL(-1) (U), and 0.08 ng mL(-1) (V). By using 5 mL of sample solution, the enrichment factor and collection efficiency were 8-12 fold and 96-102%, respectively, whereas the sample throughput was 7 samples/hour. The method was validated by determining metal ions in certified reference material of river water (SLRS-4) and nearshore seawater (CASS-4), and its applicability was further demonstrated to river water and seawater samples.

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Aeromonas are water-borne pathogens. They are halotolerant, which means that they can survive in environments whose salt content corresponds to that of seawater (3.0% NaCl). However, the presence of Aeromonas in seawater is extremely rare compared with that in river water. In this study, we tested the ability of Aeromonas sobria to produce toxins in river water and seawater. First, we cultured A. sobria on skim milk agar plates supplemented with either river water (SARW) or seawater (SASW). The bacteria grew on both plates. A clear zone around the bacteria was generated in SARW. However, such a zone was not observed in SASW, suggesting that proteases were not generated in SASW. Subsequently, we cultured A. sobria in a nutrient broth supplemented with either river water (NRW) or with seawater (NSW), and examined the protease activity of their culture supernatants. The protease activity of the culture supernatant from NSW was extremely low compared to that from NRW. The immunoblotting analysis showed that serine protease (ASP) was not produced by the culture in NSW. By contrast, aerolysin-like hemolysin was produced in all conditions examined in this study. This indicates that the salinity of water is deeply involved in the production of ASP by A. sobria.

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The NH(4) centents of Archean volcanic rocks (2700~2710m.y.) are very low (0~6 ppm) and immature argillites have also low contents of NH(4) (27~43ppm). On the other hand, a black shale from the Timiskaming Group (2100m.y.) are rich in graphite and pyrite and contain much NH4 (130ppm), providing a firm evidence of relatively abundant presence of an Archean biota compared with a sparcity of morphological record of Archean fossils. The NH(4) content of the rock mentioned above is about a third of those of the upper Proterozoic sediments and it remains to be established whether it reflects the abrupt break in the evolution of life near the Archean-Proterozoic boundary or not. A considerable amount of NH(4) is inherited by highly metamorphic pelitic gneisses and there may be a possibility for indirect prospection of early life by a study of NH(4) in highly metamorphic rocks of the early Archean. It was also found that the gneissic granitoid has much higher content of NH(4) than the post? kinematic massive granitoid. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=HonmaHiroji en-aut-sei=Honma en-aut-mei=Hiroji kn-aut-name=本間弘次 kn-aut-sei=本間 kn-aut-mei=弘次 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=SchwarczHenry P. kn-aut-sei=Schwarcz kn-aut-mei=Henry P. aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学温泉研究所地質学部門 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Geology, Mc Master University END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=17 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=49 end-page=55 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1995 dt-pub=19951220 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Determination of Inorganic Anions in Environmental Samples by Capillary Electrophoresis kn-title=キャピラリー電気泳動法による環境試料中の無機陰イオンの定量 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Several inorganic anions in environmental water samples, such as river, rain, tap, and waste waters, were determined by capillary electrophoresis with indirect photometric UV detection. In this study, the use of a polymer coated silica capillary and an anionic organic photometric reagent realized a stable baseline and short analytical time. Nine kinds of anions, Cl(-), Br(-), NO(3)(-), SO(4)(2-), C(2)O(4)(2-), ClO(4)(-), F(-), HPO(4)(2-), and HCO(3)(-), were well separated and detected within 12 minutes. Calibration graphs for the anions showed a good linearity in the range of 0 to 4x10(-4) mol dm(-3). Detection limits of the anions were 2x10(-6) mol dm(-3) (HPO(4)(2-)) to 4x10(-5) mol dm(-3) (NO(2)(-)). Anions in river water (Zasu river) and waste water (Okayama University, North district) were measured over 5 days. The waste water contained various kinds of anions, at high concentrations with its large variation, when compared with the river water. The proposed method offers a simple, rapid, and accurate analysis of anions in water samples. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TakayanagiToshio en-aut-sei=Takayanagi en-aut-mei=Toshio kn-aut-name=高柳俊夫 kn-aut-sei=高柳 kn-aut-mei=俊夫 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=WadaEiko en-aut-sei=Wada en-aut-mei=Eiko kn-aut-name=和田栄子 kn-aut-sei=和田 kn-aut-mei=栄子 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=OshimaMitsuko en-aut-sei=Oshima en-aut-mei=Mitsuko kn-aut-name=大島光子 kn-aut-sei=大島 kn-aut-mei=光子 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=MotomizuShoji en-aut-sei=Motomizu en-aut-mei=Shoji kn-aut-name=本水昌二 kn-aut-sei=本水 kn-aut-mei=昌二 aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学理学部化学科 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学理学部化学科 affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学理学部化学科 affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学理学部化学科 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=21 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=4 end-page=10 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1999 dt-pub=199908 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Determination of trace metals in environmental water samples by inductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) kn-title=誘導結合プラズマ―質量分析法による環境水中の微量金属の定量 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Trace metals in water samples, such as tap water, river water, and sea water, were determined by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). ICP-MS has sufficient sensitivity to detect even below the concentrations of ppt level, and therefore the samples were not pretreated with a concentration column. Practical samples were diluted by lo-fold with ultrapure water and measured directly by ICP-MS. The measuring time of one sample was 2.5 min, and the data for 30 elements were obtained simultaneously. The concentrations of heavy metals, such as Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Sb, and Pb, in the water samples were in the ranges of 0.05~82ng/ml. Zasu river and Sibukawa (sea water) contained various kinds of metals, and the concentration ranges were spread in a wide range; for example, Mg was 25700 ppb and In was 2 ppt. ICP-MS is found to be a useful and a powerful instrument for trace amounts of elements, and can be applied satisfactorily to the environmental water analysis. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=LeeKyue-Hyung en-aut-sei=Lee en-aut-mei=Kyue-Hyung kn-aut-name=李啓? kn-aut-sei=李 kn-aut-mei=啓? aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=OshimaMitsuko en-aut-sei=Oshima en-aut-mei=Mitsuko kn-aut-name=大島光子 kn-aut-sei=大島 kn-aut-mei=光子 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakayanagiToshio en-aut-sei=Takayanagi en-aut-mei=Toshio kn-aut-name=高柳俊夫 kn-aut-sei=高柳 kn-aut-mei=俊夫 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=MotomizuShoji en-aut-sei=Motomizu en-aut-mei=Shoji kn-aut-name=本水昌二 kn-aut-sei=本水 kn-aut-mei=昌二 aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学理学部化学科 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学理学部化学科 affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学理学部化学科 affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学理学部化学科 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=19 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=23 end-page=27 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2002 dt-pub=200209 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Evaluations of River-eco charcoal on the blood routine and blood biochemical values in rats en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KurabayashiYuzuru en-aut-sei=Kurabayashi en-aut-mei=Yuzuru kn-aut-name=倉林譲 kn-aut-sei=倉林 kn-aut-mei=譲 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=TangJ.M. kn-aut-sei=Tang kn-aut-mei=J.M. aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=YangG.J. kn-aut-sei=Yang kn-aut-mei=G.J. aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=LiuE.Q. kn-aut-sei=Liu kn-aut-mei=E.Q. aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=YamaguchiYasuyuki kn-aut-sei=Yamaguchi kn-aut-mei=Yasuyuki aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=YamadaSumio kn-aut-sei=Yamada kn-aut-mei=Sumio aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama University Medical School affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Shanghai Transgenic Research Center affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Beijing University Medical College affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=Xi-an Jiao-tong University Medical College affil-num=5 en-affil= kn-affil=Kawasaki Seitetsu Co. Ltd. affil-num=6 en-affil= kn-affil=Kawasaki Seitetsu Co. Ltd. END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=2 cd-vols= no-issue=5 article-no= start-page=493 end-page=494 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1986 dt-pub=1986 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Determination of Potassium in River Water by Solvent Extraction- Flow Injection Analysis en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=IwachidoTadashi en-aut-sei=Iwachido en-aut-mei=Tadashi kn-aut-name=岩知道正 kn-aut-sei=岩知道 kn-aut-mei=正 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=OnodaMinoru en-aut-sei=Onoda en-aut-mei=Minoru kn-aut-name=小野田稔 kn-aut-sei=小野田 kn-aut-mei=稔 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=MotomizuShoji en-aut-sei=Motomizu en-aut-mei=Shoji kn-aut-name=本水昌二 kn-aut-sei=本水 kn-aut-mei=昌二 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 en-keyword=Potassium kn-keyword=Potassium en-keyword=4-[[4-(phenylamino)phenyl]azo]-2,5-dichlorobenzenesulfonic acid kn-keyword=4-[[4-(phenylamino)phenyl]azo]-2,5-dichlorobenzenesulfonic acid en-keyword=extraction kn-keyword=extraction en-keyword=flow injection analysis kn-keyword=flow injection analysis END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=3 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=265 end-page=269 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1987 dt-pub=19870610 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Spectrophotometric Determination of Anionic Surfactants in River Water with Cationic AZO Dye by Solvent Extraction- Flow Injection Analysis en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Anionic surfactants in water were determined by a spectrophotometric flow injection technique coupled with solvent extraction. The ion associate which formed between an anionic surfactant and an cationic azo dye was extracted into an organic solvent and the absorbance was measured. The carrier was distilled water, and the reagent solution contained an cationic azo dye and sodium sulfate, the pH of which being adjusted to 5 with acetate buffer. A phase separator with a poly(tetrafluoroethylene) porous membrane (0.8μm pore size) was used to separate the organic phase. Six derivatives of cationic azo dyes and several extracting solvents were examined; a pair of 1-methyl-4-(4-diethylaminophenylazo)- pyridinium cation and chloroform turned out best. The sampling rate was 30 samples per hour. Calibration graphs were linear up to 2×10(-6)M or 3×10(-5)M of anionic surfactant when injection volume was 300 or 100μl, respectively. The relative standard deviation(n=10) was 1.5% for 300μl of 1×10(-6)M sodium dodecylsulfate. The detection limit was as little as 1×10(-8)M of anionic surfactant. Anionic surfactants in river water were determined satisfactorily. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MotomizuShoji en-aut-sei=Motomizu en-aut-mei=Shoji kn-aut-name=本水昌二 kn-aut-sei=本水 kn-aut-mei=昌二 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=HazakiYoshito en-aut-sei=Hazaki en-aut-mei=Yoshito kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=OshimaMitsuko en-aut-sei=Oshima en-aut-mei=Mitsuko kn-aut-name=大島光子 kn-aut-sei=大島 kn-aut-mei=光子 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=ToeiKyoji en-aut-sei=Toei en-aut-mei=Kyoji kn-aut-name=桐栄恭二 kn-aut-sei=桐栄 kn-aut-mei=恭二 aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 en-keyword=Anionic surfactant determination kn-keyword=Anionic surfactant determination en-keyword=cationic azo dye kn-keyword=cationic azo dye en-keyword=ion associate extraction kn-keyword=ion associate extraction en-keyword=spectrophotometry kn-keyword=spectrophotometry en-keyword=flow injection analysis kn-keyword=flow injection analysis END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=4 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=81 end-page=85 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1988 dt-pub=19880210 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Simultaneous Determination of Sodium and Potassium Ions in River Water by Ion Chromatography Using Silica Gels as a Stationary Phase en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Alkali metal cations were shown to be separable on a silica gel column by cation exchange. Factors affecting the separation of these cations were investigated. Among them, type and concentration of the mobile phase electrolytes profoundly affected the retention of the analyte. The alkali metal cations were well separated on a 150 mm long Zorbax SIL column with 2.1mm i.d., using an aqueous 0.01mol dm(-3) lithium acetate as the mobile phase. Sodium and potassium in river water were determined rapidly with satisfactory accuracy. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=IwachidoTadashi en-aut-sei=Iwachido en-aut-mei=Tadashi kn-aut-name=岩知道正 kn-aut-sei=岩知道 kn-aut-mei=正 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=IshimaruKenji kn-aut-sei=Ishimaru kn-aut-mei=Kenji aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=MotomizuShoji en-aut-sei=Motomizu en-aut-mei=Shoji kn-aut-name=本水昌二 kn-aut-sei=本水 kn-aut-mei=昌二 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 en-keyword=Alkali metals kn-keyword=Alkali metals en-keyword=silica gel column kn-keyword=silica gel column en-keyword=simultaneous determination kn-keyword=simultaneous determination en-keyword=sodium kn-keyword=sodium en-keyword=potassium kn-keyword=potassium en-keyword=river water kn-keyword=river water en-keyword=ion chromatography kn-keyword=ion chromatography END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=5 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=85 end-page=88 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1989 dt-pub=19890210 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Spectrophotometric Determination of Silicate in Water with Molybdate and Malachite Green en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=On the basis of the coloration formed with molybdosilicate and Malachite Green in aqueous solution, trace amounts of silicate were determined. In an acidic medium, silicate reacted with molybdate to form molybdosilicate, which reacted with Malachite Green to form a colored ion association complex. The color was stabilized by adding poly(vinyl alcohol). The molar absorptivity was 1.0×10(5)mol(-1)cm(-1) at 595nm, and the absorbance of the reagent blank was 0.089. The recommended concentration range of silicon was 0.1-5μg and the limit of detection was 0.01μg of silicon. Silicate in river and tap waters was determined. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MotomizuShoji en-aut-sei=Motomizu en-aut-mei=Shoji kn-aut-name=本水昌二 kn-aut-sei=本水 kn-aut-mei=昌二 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=OshimaMitsuko en-aut-sei=Oshima en-aut-mei=Mitsuko kn-aut-name=大島光子 kn-aut-sei=大島 kn-aut-mei=光子 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=OjimaYuka en-aut-sei=Ojima en-aut-mei=Yuka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 en-keyword=Spectrophotometry kn-keyword=Spectrophotometry en-keyword=silicate determination kn-keyword=silicate determination en-keyword=molybdate kn-keyword=molybdate en-keyword=Malachite Green kn-keyword=Malachite Green en-keyword=ion association complex kn-keyword=ion association complex END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=6 cd-vols= no-issue=5 article-no= start-page=705 end-page=709 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1990 dt-pub=19901010 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Batchwise and Flow-Injection Methods for the Spectrophotometric Determination of Anionic Surfactants with 4-(4-N, N-Dimethyl- aminophenylazo)-2-methylquinoline en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=solvent-extraction Spectrophotometric method for the determination of anionic surfactants in water was developed with -(4-N, N-dimethylaminophenylazo)-2-methylquinoline (MQ) by batchwise and flow-injection techniques. The ion associates of MQ with anionic surfactants extracted into an organic phase showed a blue shift of the maximum absorption wavelength; their molar absorptivities were 4.5×10(4)l mol(-1) cm(-1) at 560nm. In the batchwise method, a 40-fold extraction concentration was possible. In the 20-fold concentration, the calibration graph was linear at concentration ranging from 1×10(-8)M to 7.5×10(-7)M of anionic surfactants, and the mean absorbances of the reagent blank and the 5×10(-7)M anionic surfactant (dodecylsulfate : LS(-)) were 0.024 and 0.518, respectively; the relative standard deviation for 10 measurements of 5×10(-7)M LS(-) was 0.28%. Foreign ions generally existing in river water did not interfere with the determination. This solvent-extraction spectrophotometric method was satisfactorily applied to a flow-injection method. The reagent MQ was recycled and repeatedly used at least for 7 months, and the efficiency of the reagent has not changed during at least this period. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=KubotaHiroki kn-aut-sei=Kubota kn-aut-mei=Hiroki aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=KatsukiMiki kn-aut-sei=Katsuki kn-aut-mei=Miki aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=MotomizuShoji en-aut-sei=Motomizu en-aut-mei=Shoji kn-aut-name=本水昌二 kn-aut-sei=本水 kn-aut-mei=昌二 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 en-keyword=Spectrophotometry kn-keyword=Spectrophotometry en-keyword=ion association extraction kn-keyword=ion association extraction en-keyword=anionic surfactants kn-keyword=anionic surfactants en-keyword=4-(4-N,N-dimethylaminophenylazo)-2-methylquinoline kn-keyword=4-(4-N,N-dimethylaminophenylazo)-2-methylquinoline en-keyword=batchwise method kn-keyword=batchwise method en-keyword=flow-injection method kn-keyword=flow-injection method END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=6 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=215 end-page=220 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1990 dt-pub=19900410 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Spectrophotometric Determination of Calcium with Dicyclohexano- 24-crown-8 and Propyl Orange by Solvent Extraction/Flow Injection Method en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Calcium in water was determined by a spectrophotometric method involving flow injection coupled with solvent extraction. An ion association complex which formed between a calcium-crown complex ion and a dye anion was extracted into an organic solvent and the absorbance of the organic phase was measured after phase separation. Six derivatives of alkylaminophenylazobenzene sulfonic acid and tetrabromophenolphthalein ethylester were examined as counter anions with dicyclohexano-24-crown-8, and a mixture of benzene and chlorobenzene was examined as an extraction solvent. A suitable method for calcium determination in water was one with Propyl Orange and a (1+1 v/v) mixture of benzene and chlorobenzene. The carrier stream was distilled water, while the reagent stream was comprised of a dye anion and lithium hydroxide. The sampling rate was 20-30 per hour. The calibration graph was linear at concentrations up to 10(-4)M using samples of 100μl. The detection limit corresponding to a signal-to-noise ratio of 3 was 2×10(-7)M; the relative standard deviation was 0.99% for 10 injections of 5×10(-5)M calcium solution. Calcium in river water was determined satisfactorily by the proposed method. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MotomizuShoji en-aut-sei=Motomizu en-aut-mei=Shoji kn-aut-name=本水昌二 kn-aut-sei=本水 kn-aut-mei=昌二 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=OshimaMitsuko en-aut-sei=Oshima en-aut-mei=Mitsuko kn-aut-name=大島光子 kn-aut-sei=大島 kn-aut-mei=光子 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=YonedaNaomi en-aut-sei=Yoneda en-aut-mei=Naomi kn-aut-name=米田直生 kn-aut-sei=米田 kn-aut-mei=直生 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=IwashidoTadashi en-aut-sei=Iwashido en-aut-mei=Tadashi kn-aut-name=岩知道正 kn-aut-sei=岩知道 kn-aut-mei=正 aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 en-keyword=Calcium, Propyl Orange kn-keyword=Calcium, Propyl Orange en-keyword=dicyclohexano-24-crown-8 kn-keyword=dicyclohexano-24-crown-8 en-keyword=spectrophotometry kn-keyword=spectrophotometry en-keyword=solvent extraction kn-keyword=solvent extraction en-keyword=flow-injection method kn-keyword=flow-injection method END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=8 cd-vols= no-issue=5 article-no= start-page=619 end-page=625 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1992 dt-pub=19921010 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Separation and Determination of Alkaline-Earth Metal Ions as UV- Absorbing Chelates with EDTA by Capillary Electrophoresis. Determination of Calcium and Magnesium in Water and Serum Samples en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Capillary electrophoresis of alkaline-earth metal ions was examined with a UV-absorbing chelating agent. The metal1 chelates separated in a capillary were measured by on-column UV-absorptive detection. When ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid (EDTA) was used as an chelating agent in a carrier solution (pH 9.2), the order of the migration time (t(m)) of metal ions was as follows: Ba(2+)clastic rocks>andesite>rhyolite>gramite. The influence of geology is clear in the riverhead but it is obscure in the downstream. The concentration of each component increases generally from the upper stream to the lower stream but that of SiO2 only decreases in the lower stream. Kaolinite is a stable mineral as a weathering prodouct from the ion compositions of three rivers. In a rough estimation, Yoshii, Asahi and Takahashi Rivers weather 303,000t, 433,000t and 1,033,000t of the rocks respectively from their basins in a year. The syrface of their basins are scraoed off 0.06mm, 0.11mm and 0.15mm respectively in a year. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=Kinoshitatakuya en-aut-sei=Kinoshita en-aut-mei=takuya kn-aut-name=木下卓也 kn-aut-sei=木下 kn-aut-mei=卓也 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsudaToshihiko en-aut-sei=Matsuda en-aut-mei=Toshihiko kn-aut-name=松田敏彦 kn-aut-sei=松田 kn-aut-mei=敏彦 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Ministry of Justice affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Earth Sciences, Faculity of Science, Okayama University en-keyword=Water quality kn-keyword=Water quality en-keyword=River water kn-keyword=River water en-keyword=Geology of basin kn-keyword=Geology of basin en-keyword=Yoshii River kn-keyword=Yoshii River en-keyword=Asahi River kn-keyword=Asahi River en-keyword=Takahashi River kn-keyword=Takahashi River en-keyword=Okayama Prefecture kn-keyword=Okayama Prefecture END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=9 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=25 end-page=30 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2002 dt-pub=20020920 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=The slope map of the Kibi plateau kn-title=傾斜区分図と第三紀層の分布でみた吉備高原の地形発達史 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=A peneplain is evident in Takahashi area from slope map presented in this paper. The map shows that older gentle valleys exist in the Kibi Plateau. Miocene marine deposits are colored on the slope map. The Miocene marine deposits mostly distribute along the older valleys. The distribution of the Paleogene gravel river deposits is not cintrolled by topography. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=FujiwaraTakao en-aut-sei=Fujiwara en-aut-mei=Takao kn-aut-name=藤原貴生 kn-aut-sei=藤原 kn-aut-mei=貴生 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SuzukiShigeyuki en-aut-sei=Suzuki en-aut-mei=Shigeyuki kn-aut-name=鈴木茂之 kn-aut-sei=鈴木 kn-aut-mei=茂之 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Ryuten Astro Park affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Earth Sciences, Faculity of Science, Okayama University en-keyword=Kibi Plateau kn-keyword=Kibi Plateau en-keyword=slope map kn-keyword=slope map en-keyword=Miocene kn-keyword=Miocene END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=12 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=31 end-page=37 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2005 dt-pub=20051231 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=中国淮河流域付近の入梅前の時期における大気場や陸面状態の季節進行 (1998年の事例解析) kn-title=Seasonal evolution of atmospheric and land surface conditions around the Huaihe River Basin in China in the pre-Meiyu stage of 1998 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= Seasonal evolution of atmospheric and land surface conditions around the Huaihe River Basin in China in the pre-Meiyu stage of 1998 were examined, mainly based on the GAME re-analysis data. Around the Huaihe River Basin in China (just to the nront of the Changjiang River Basin), although the air temperature increased rapidly already in early June (the Meuyu front was located to the south of that region), the specific humidity did not increas so much at time. In addition, the latent heat supplied from the ground there decreased from late May to early June, compared to that before early May. The time mean southerly wind component across the low-level baroclinic Zone (although not so strong as in the mature stage of the Meiyu) invaded into Central Cjina during late April to early May. On the other hand, the relatively strong wind region once retreated southward in the middle of May associated with the onset of the Southeast Asian monsoon, and the calm wind region with frequent appearance of the surface high was seen around the Huaihe River Basin from late May to early June. Thus the present study shows that the Huaihe River Basin once experiences the rather drier stage just before the onset stage of the mature Meiyu there. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=IkedaShoichiro en-aut-sei=Ikeda en-aut-mei=Shoichiro kn-aut-name=池田祥一郎 kn-aut-sei=池田 kn-aut-mei=祥一郎 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KatoKuranoshin en-aut-sei=Kato en-aut-mei=Kuranoshin kn-aut-name=加藤内藏進 kn-aut-sei=加藤 kn-aut-mei=内藏進 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=TsukamotoOsamu en-aut-sei=Tsukamoto en-aut-mei=Osamu kn-aut-name=塚本修 kn-aut-sei=塚本 kn-aut-mei=修 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Faculty of Education, Okayama University affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University en-keyword=arid region in China and the Meiyu front kn-keyword=arid region in China and the Meiyu front en-keyword=seasonal evlution in East Asia kn-keyword=seasonal evlution in East Asia en-keyword=Land surface condition around the Meiyu front kn-keyword=Land surface condition around the Meiyu front END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=13 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=19 end-page=25 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2006 dt-pub=20060331 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Eastward extension of the Baiu Front on the surface weather maps in ralation to zonal scale of the area with strong low-level southerly wind toward the front kn-title=天気図上の梅雨前線出現域の変動と前線帯への下層南風域の東西スケールについて en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Eastward extension of the Baiu front in relation to zonal scale of the area with strong low-level southerly wind toward the front was examined based on the operational surface weather maps and the NCEP/NCAR re-analysis data mainly for the mature Baiu period (15 June to 31 July) from 1991 to 2000. During that period, the Baiu front on the surface weather maps appeared from the Changjiang River Basim to the east of the Japan Islands accompanied by the strong low-level southerly wind toward it in a wide zonal scala(〜3500km), in many cases. However, the situations when the appesrance of the Baiu front was limited to the western part of the Japan Islands or limited to its eastern part are sometimes found with relatively narrow zonal acale of the strong low-level southerly wind toward the front, although the appearance frequency of such cases was not so high. As such the present results illustrate the importance of the zonal scale of the subtropical high for the spatial activity of the Baiu front. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=NakayamaYuuki en-aut-sei=Nakayama en-aut-mei=Yuuki kn-aut-name=中山祐貴 kn-aut-sei=中山 kn-aut-mei=祐貴 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=OwadaMichio en-aut-sei=Owada en-aut-mei=Michio kn-aut-name=大和田道雄 kn-aut-sei=大和田 kn-aut-mei=道雄 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=Ikedashoichiro en-aut-sei=Ikeda en-aut-mei=shoichiro kn-aut-name=池田祥一郎 kn-aut-sei=池田 kn-aut-mei=祥一郎 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=KatoKuranoshin en-aut-sei=Kato en-aut-mei=Kuranoshin kn-aut-name=加藤内藏進 kn-aut-sei=加藤 kn-aut-mei=内藏進 aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Graduate School of Education, Okayama University affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Science, Aichi University of Education affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Faculty of Education, Okayama University affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University en-keyword=variation of the Baiu front kn-keyword=variation of the Baiu front en-keyword=southerly wind in the subtropical high area kn-keyword=southerly wind in the subtropical high area en-keyword=zonal extension of the Baiu front kn-keyword=zonal extension of the Baiu front END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=24 cd-vols= no-issue=5 article-no= start-page=631 end-page=635 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2008 dt-pub=20080510 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Minimization of Sample Volume with Air-segmented SampleInjection and the Simultaneous Determination of TraceElements by ICP-MS en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The application of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to forensic chemistry was studied. The developed method, air-segmented sample injection (ASSI) coupled with ICP-MS, allowed the determination of about 25 elements at the sub-ppb level with only 0.2 ml of a sample solution. The optimum sample flow rate was found to be 0.4 ml min?1, along with a sample suction time of 30 s. The proposed method was validated by determining trace elements in river-water certified reference material (SLRS-4) issued by National Research Council Canada. The analytical results of the proposed method were in good agreement with the certified values. This method was successfully applied to a human hair sample, the volume of which was 3 ml. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=NoguchiOsamu en-aut-sei=Noguchi en-aut-mei=Osamu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=OshimaMitsuko en-aut-sei=Oshima en-aut-mei=Mitsuko kn-aut-name=大島光子 kn-aut-sei=大島 kn-aut-mei=光子 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=MotomizuShoji en-aut-sei=Motomizu en-aut-mei=Shoji kn-aut-name=本水昌二 kn-aut-sei=本水 kn-aut-mei=昌二 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=3 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=127 end-page=134 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1998 dt-pub=19980114 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Effect of Matric Suction on Shear Characteristics of Unsaturated Fraser River Sand en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=This paper discusses the shear strength and volume change characteristics of a loose Fraser River sand. Suction-controlled simple shear tests were carried out for the unsaturated sand. Drained tests for the saturated sand were also carried out for the comparison with the unsaturated sand. The increase of the shear strength of the sand with the matric suction is very small and there is almost no increase of that over 20 kPa of the matric suction. The suppression effect of the matric suction on the volume change bahavior during shear is small, and the degree of dilation increases with the increase of the matric suction. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=ShimadaKiyoshi en-aut-sei=Shimada en-aut-mei=Kiyoshi kn-aut-name=島田清 kn-aut-sei=島田 kn-aut-mei=清 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 en-keyword=unsaturated sand kn-keyword=unsaturated sand en-keyword=shear strength kn-keyword=shear strength en-keyword=simple shear test kn-keyword=simple shear test en-keyword=matric suction kn-keyword=matric suction en-keyword=volume change kn-keyword=volume change en-keyword=dilatancy kn-keyword=dilatancy END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=3 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=31 end-page=36 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1998 dt-pub=19980114 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Computational analysis of contamination in Kojima Lake using upwind-type finite element method en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=We have computed the phase of spreading contaminations in Kojima Lake by using the upwind-type finite element method. We have treated the two cases: the pollutant flows from the Sasagase river and from the Kurashiki River. We see that the upwind-type finite element method is effective in both cases, when the diffusion constant is quite small. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SasakiToru en-aut-sei=Sasaki en-aut-mei=Toru kn-aut-name=佐々木徹 kn-aut-sei=佐々木 kn-aut-mei=徹 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KajiwaraTsuyoshi en-aut-sei=Kajiwara en-aut-mei=Tsuyoshi kn-aut-name=梶原毅 kn-aut-sei=梶原 kn-aut-mei=毅 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=IshikawaHirofumi en-aut-sei=Ishikawa en-aut-mei=Hirofumi kn-aut-name=石川洋文 kn-aut-sei=石川 kn-aut-mei=洋文 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 en-keyword=Upwind-type kn-keyword=Upwind-type en-keyword=Finite element method kn-keyword=Finite element method en-keyword=Kojima Lake kn-keyword=Kojima Lake END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=10 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=83 end-page=88 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2005 dt-pub=20050228 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Sustainable Groundwater Exploitation under Natural Conditions in Southwest Ghana en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Groundwater has been recognised as the most cost-effective option of safe water supply to rural communities in Ghana. The demand for potable water has led to the drilling of a large number of boreholes in many parts of the country. To establish the threshold of groundwater development from storage in a major river catchment (Pra River) in South-West Ghana, studies on recharge to the weathered aquifer and statistical evaluations of specific capacity and potential yield have been carried out. The SACSMA conceptual hydrological modelling system was used for the recharge estimate. With recharge rate of 50 mm/yr, the natural groundwater resources in the basin was estimated to support a maximum withdrawal of 12 l/s for a 10 hour per day pumping. The groundwater resources potential of 1.6 l/sku could be considered the threshold of groundwater exploitation in similar river basins in South-West Ghana. A study into the relation between permeability and recharge under different conditions and scenarios is required to define their limiting role in groundwater resources development. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=Kankam-YeboahKwabena kn-aut-sei=Kankam-Yeboah kn-aut-mei=Kwabena aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=DarkoPhilip K. kn-aut-sei=Darko kn-aut-mei=Philip K. aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishigakiMakoto en-aut-sei=Nishigaki en-aut-mei=Makoto kn-aut-name=西垣誠 kn-aut-sei=西垣 kn-aut-mei=誠 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=CSIR-Water Research Institute affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 en-keyword=Groundwater storage kn-keyword=Groundwater storage en-keyword=recharge kn-keyword=recharge en-keyword=aquifer kn-keyword=aquifer en-keyword=specific capacity kn-keyword=specific capacity en-keyword=base flow kn-keyword=base flow en-keyword=hydrologic budget kn-keyword=hydrologic budget END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=10 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=75 end-page=81 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2005 dt-pub=20050228 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Rapid Impact Assessment Matrix (RIAM) - An Analytical Tool in the Prioritization of Water Resources Management Problems in Ghana en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The rapid impact assessment (RIAM), which was developed in Denmark, is a new tool for the execution of environmental impact assessments. RIAM is quite flexible, transparent and leaves a permanent record, which can be independently checked, validated or updated. RIAM has successfully been used to prioritize water resources management problems in Ghana in the order of which problems call for the most urgent attention. The priority list was easily validated and accepted to be the true reflection of the situation at a national workshop in which experts and representatives from water agencies, donor agencies, university faculties and departments, research institutes, private institutions and organizations including Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) participated. The study has shown that RIAM, which can also be used in a developing country like Ghana, is a very useful tool in such prioritization process as has been applied in this exercise. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=Kankam-YeboahKwabena kn-aut-sei=Kankam-Yeboah kn-aut-mei=Kwabena aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=AsareEnoch B. kn-aut-sei=Asare kn-aut-mei=Enoch B. aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=Gyau-BoakyePhilip en-aut-sei=Gyau-Boakye en-aut-mei=Philip kn-aut-name=Gyau-BoakyePhilip kn-aut-sei=Gyau-Boakye kn-aut-mei=Philip aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishigakiMakoto en-aut-sei=Nishigaki en-aut-mei=Makoto kn-aut-name=西垣誠 kn-aut-sei=西垣 kn-aut-mei=誠 aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=CSIR-Water Research Institute affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=CSIR-Water Research Institute affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 en-keyword=Water resources management problems kn-keyword=Water resources management problems en-keyword=prioritization kn-keyword=prioritization en-keyword=impact indicators kn-keyword=impact indicators en-keyword=RIAM kn-keyword=RIAM en-keyword=river basins kn-keyword=river basins en-keyword=Ghana kn-keyword=Ghana END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=10 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=57 end-page=65 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2005 dt-pub=20050228 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Remote Sensing of 1998 and 2000 Floods in Greater Dhaka, Bangladesh: Experiences from Catastrophic and Normal events en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=This paper is an attempt to develop a series of maps that precisely depict flood prone areas in Greater Dhaka, Bangladesh using remote sensing techniques. Multi-temporal RADARSAT SAR data were acquired and employed to delineate open water flood boundary during the floods of 1998 and 2000. Using a threshold algorithm, SAR data is segregated into water and non-water areas. The empirical threshold value was obtained by using visual interpretation technique, local knowledge of the study site and by deriving corresponding pixel values to land/water from each image. The result demonstrated that 53 percent of the study area was heavily inundated in 1998 flood which is the largest submerged area during a catastrophic scenario. In contrast, 35.32 percent area was flooded during the year 2000 which represents the area under water for a normal event. Using the reference data acquired from field visit, derived flood maps were further validated. Moderate accuracy is obtained for all flood maps, however, July 1998 image attained the highest overall accuracy (86%) in the dataset. The derived flood maps are expected to be useful to mitigate losses of lives and property from river water flooding in Greater Dhaka. Furthermore, this information would be worthwhile to develop an efficient flood disaster management system. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=DewanAshraf M. kn-aut-sei=Dewan kn-aut-mei=Ashraf M. aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=AlamMd. Mahabubul kn-aut-sei=Alam kn-aut-mei=Md. Mahabubul aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishigakiMakoto en-aut-sei=Nishigaki en-aut-mei=Makoto kn-aut-name=西垣誠 kn-aut-sei=西垣 kn-aut-mei=誠 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Geography & Environment, University of Dhaka affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 en-keyword=SAR kn-keyword=SAR en-keyword=open water flood kn-keyword=open water flood en-keyword=1998 and 2000 floods kn-keyword=1998 and 2000 floods en-keyword=Greater Dhaka kn-keyword=Greater Dhaka en-keyword=RADARSAT kn-keyword=RADARSAT END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=10 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=23 end-page=28 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2005 dt-pub=20050228 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Computational Analysis of Currents Generated in Kojima Lake Based on Updated Topographical Data en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Topographical data of Kojima Lake have been updated by applying data obtained after dredging. Together with tide level of Kojima Bay and water levels of Kurashiki River and Sasagase river, the information was incorporated in computational analysis of unsteady flows generated in the lake when the water was discharged from Kojima Lake to Kojima, Bay. A finite element method was applied to equations governing unsteady flows, and the transition of discharge was obtained. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=WatanabeMasaji en-aut-sei=Watanabe en-aut-mei=Masaji kn-aut-name=渡辺雅二 kn-aut-sei=渡辺 kn-aut-mei=雅二 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=LiuYing kn-aut-sei=Liu kn-aut-mei=Ying aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=WangMing Jun kn-aut-sei=Wang kn-aut-mei=Ming Jun aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 en-keyword=water environment kn-keyword=water environment en-keyword=finite element method kn-keyword=finite element method en-keyword=numerical simulation kn-keyword=numerical simulation END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=12 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=141 end-page=149 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2007 dt-pub=20070315 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Rows-of-houses Preservation in Maniwa City of Katsuyama Area, Okayama Prefecture kn-title=岡山県真庭市勝山地区の町並み保存活動とその課題 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The aim of the study is to explain the present condition of the rows-of-houses preservation policy of Okayama Prefecture and to examine the samples in Maniwa city, Katsuyama area. Besides, the interview investigation was mainly conducted for residents in the rows-of-houses of preservation area in Katsuyama for giving the concluding remarks about the findings. The traditional private houses in Katsuyama preservation area were partially restored in the 1985-89 and 1993-97 fiscal years by the subsidy from the prefecture. Furthermore, Katsuyamacho at that time founded the subsidy system for maintaining rows-of-houses preservation area (about 25.3 ha) independently in 1993, restored 9 private houses, and made and updated the shop curtains; "Noren". In the point of the observable items, the ground warehouse of structures with gable tile-roofing is visible and it is also in use. Moreover, a latticed window structure, a white wall, and a sea cucumber wall constitute the charm of new rows-of-houses. A stone pavement follows on the riverside at the site facing the Asahi River. There are the remains of an arrival-and-departure place of a flat boat and a brewery, etc. According to our investigation in 2002, the residents were satisfied with "It is easy to live quietly", "the beauty of a natural landscape", "harmony of rows-of-houses and a shop curtain", and "a historical atmosphere", but the recognition of "the creation of active rows-of-houses" was unexpectedly low. Therefore, cooperation between residents and informational sharing are much more required. Consequently, since both the visitors and the residents are satisfied very much with each facilities, such as the whole rows-of-houses, a samurai residence, a brewery, and a restaurant etc., town planning is well organized and attained the priority targets. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=LuoYanjuan en-aut-sei=Luo en-aut-mei=Yanjuan kn-aut-name=羅燕娟 kn-aut-sei=羅 kn-aut-mei=燕娟 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=IchiminamiFumikazu en-aut-sei=Ichiminami en-aut-mei=Fumikazu kn-aut-name=市南文一 kn-aut-sei=市南 kn-aut-mei=文一 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=江蘇大学 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 en-keyword=Rows-of-houses Preservation kn-keyword=Rows-of-houses Preservation en-keyword=Katsuyama area kn-keyword=Katsuyama area en-keyword=Visitors kn-keyword=Visitors en-keyword=Residents kn-keyword=Residents END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=9 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=99 end-page=110 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2004 dt-pub=20040227 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=DEM based Flood Extent Delineation in Dhaka City, Bangladesh en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh and home for more than 10 million people, has been affected by seasonal flooding almost in every year, however, the situation aggravates depending on rainfall and surrounding river waters. The aim of this paper is to delineate the flood extent in Dhaka city using digital elevation model (DEM), an integral part of geographic information system. Catastrophic floods of the 1988 and 1998 events are taken into consideration. Hydro-meteorological assessment of these events revealed that the 1988 flood was severe due to the lack of flood protection in the city together with transboundary flow of the major rivers while the 1998 flood was become deluge due to incessant monsoonal downpour along with early peaked of the river water levels. The 1998 event has done colossal damage in the city compare to the 1988 event. Flood extent estimation showed that DEM data is very precious to model inundation in the city, however, in order to be spatially explicit flood model, high resolution DEM is necessary. Finally, flood management issues are reviewed and found that combination of structural and nonstructural measures are necessary to help reducing flood induced losses and damage in the city. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=DewanA.M. kn-aut-sei=Dewan kn-aut-mei=A.M. aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishigakiMakoto en-aut-sei=Nishigaki en-aut-mei=Makoto kn-aut-name=西垣誠 kn-aut-sei=西垣 kn-aut-mei=誠 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=KomatsuMitsuru en-aut-sei=Komatsu en-aut-mei=Mitsuru kn-aut-name=小松満 kn-aut-sei=小松 kn-aut-mei=満 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 en-keyword=Dhaka City kn-keyword=Dhaka City en-keyword=Floods kn-keyword=Floods en-keyword=Digital Elevation Model kn-keyword=Digital Elevation Model en-keyword=1998 and 1988 Floods kn-keyword=1998 and 1988 Floods END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=9 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=87 end-page=98 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2004 dt-pub=20040227 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Water Resources and Environmental Management in Ghana en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Three principal river basins are found in Ghana and the Volta River Basin is the major one, covering about three -quarters of Ghana. The basin is shared with Mali, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Togo and Benin. Water from the Volta River Basin is used for drinking water supply, generating hydro-electric power, irrigation, inland fisheries and lake transport. The sustainable management of the Volta River Basin is thus of great importance. Land use activities in the basin are thus closely monitored not only in Ghana, but also in the other riparian countries as well. This paper presents information and data on the water resources and environmental management of the Volta River Basin in Ghana. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=Kankam-YeboahKwabena kn-aut-sei=Kankam-Yeboah kn-aut-mei=Kwabena aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=Gyau-BoakyePhilip kn-aut-sei=Gyau-Boakye kn-aut-mei=Philip aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishigakiMakoto en-aut-sei=Nishigaki en-aut-mei=Makoto kn-aut-name=西垣誠 kn-aut-sei=西垣 kn-aut-mei=誠 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=KomatsuMitsuru en-aut-sei=Komatsu en-aut-mei=Mitsuru kn-aut-name=小松満 kn-aut-sei=小松 kn-aut-mei=満 aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 en-keyword=water resources kn-keyword=water resources en-keyword=environmental management kn-keyword=environmental management en-keyword=Volta River Basin kn-keyword=Volta River Basin en-keyword=Ghana kn-keyword=Ghana en-keyword=water utilization kn-keyword=water utilization END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=12 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=71 end-page=76 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2007 dt-pub=20070315 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=The effect of aeration and water intake on the water quality in the Asahi River Dam reservoir en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The Asahi River Dam reservoir is one of the important fresh water resources in Okayama, Japan, and its eutrophication has been noted since the 1980s. Therefore, aeration has been applied to control the growth of phytoplankton. In this study, we discussed the effect of aeration and water-intake depth on the water quality distribution in the reservoir, based on numerical simulation and observation. The principal conclusions were as follows:(1) The numerical simulation models applied here reproduced observations fairly well. (2) Water intake from the surfacce layer reduced the concentration of chlorophyll a in the surface layers. Water intake from the middle or bottom layer improved the deficit of dissolved oxygen in the bottom layers. (3) Aeration together with water intake from the middle or bottom layer improved the deficit of dissolved oxygen in the bottom layers. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=ChenW. kn-aut-sei=Chen kn-aut-mei=W. aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=YoshidaR. kn-aut-sei=Yoshida kn-aut-mei=R. aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=KawaraOsami en-aut-sei=Kawara en-aut-mei=Osami kn-aut-name=河原長美 kn-aut-sei=河原 kn-aut-mei=長美 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Nimi Branch Office of Okayama Prefecture affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 en-keyword=the Asahi River Dam Reservoir kn-keyword=the Asahi River Dam Reservoir en-keyword=numerical simulation kn-keyword=numerical simulation en-keyword=eutrophication kn-keyword=eutrophication en-keyword=water intake depth kn-keyword=water intake depth en-keyword=dissolved oxygen kn-keyword=dissolved oxygen en-keyword=chlorophylla kn-keyword=chlorophylla END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=11 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=51 end-page=55 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2006 dt-pub=20060315 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Laboratory Verification of a Proposed New Method to Determine the In-Situ Effective Porosity of Unsaturated Soil en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=A laboratory validation of a proposed new method of determining the in-situ effective porosity of unsaturated soils was carried out on unsaturated river sand. The proposed method consists of boring a small diameter hole into the soil and inserting an Amplitude Domain Reflectometry (ADR) probe at the bottom part of the hole. Water is supplied into the hole till saturation and later de-saturated. The water content with time is determined from the ADR probe voltage potential readings. The effective porosity is determined from the difference between the saturated and de-saturated water contents. However, in the laboratory, the water is supplied through the top and bottom parts of the sample. From the experiments the obtained effective porosity ranged from 0.28 to 0.29 for wetting from the top with an average of 0.287 and 0.29 to 0.30 for wetting from the bottom with an average of 0.293. The determined effective porosity ranged from 71.7-73.3% of the real initial porosity of 0.40 of the river sand. The maximum attained degree of saturation during the experiment was 91%. The results indicated that the method will be suitable and useful in determining the effective porosity of medium grained unsaturated soils. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=NishigakiMakoto en-aut-sei=Nishigaki en-aut-mei=Makoto kn-aut-name=西垣誠 kn-aut-sei=西垣 kn-aut-mei=誠 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KomatsuMitsuru en-aut-sei=Komatsu en-aut-mei=Mitsuru kn-aut-name=小松満 kn-aut-sei=小松 kn-aut-mei=満 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=AkudagoJohn Apambilla kn-aut-sei=Akudago kn-aut-mei=John Apambilla aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=ShinshiYoshihide kn-aut-sei=Shinshi kn-aut-mei=Yoshihide aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=KawakamiKenji kn-aut-sei=Kawakami kn-aut-mei=Kenji aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=KumamaruKoji kn-aut-sei=Kumamaru kn-aut-mei=Koji aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=5 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=6 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 en-keyword=Underground dam kn-keyword=Underground dam en-keyword=Effective porosity kn-keyword=Effective porosity en-keyword=Storage capacity kn-keyword=Storage capacity en-keyword=Freshwater development kn-keyword=Freshwater development END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=4 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=25 end-page=31 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1996 dt-pub=1996 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=メダカハネカクシの尾部分分泌物 kn-title=Pygidial Secretion of Stenus Rove Beetles (Coleoptera : Staphilinidae) en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract=ハネカクシ科の成虫は亜科や属によって特徴のある方法と特有の物質で防御分泌を行っている。メダカハネカクシ属の成虫は分泌器官を尾部に有し、エーテルに浸漬すると反転して肛門の両側に突出した。ホソフタホシメダカハネカクシをタバコ畑や野菜畑でスジクロメダカハネカクシ、コクロメダカハネカクシとトビイロメダカハネカクシを池、川やダムの水辺で採集した。採集虫はエーテルに約一分間浸漬して、分泌させた。分泌器官を観察し、分泌物と器官に残存している成分をガスクロマトグラフと質量分析計で調べた。ステナッシン、シネオール、イソピペリテノールと6-メチル-5ヘプテン-2-オンが同定できた。これらの構成成分が小動物や微生物に対して防御物質であり、水に落下した時の水表面の滑走に役だっていると考えられた。 kn-abstract=Rove beetles have a pair of pygidial excretory organs, each group secretes characteristic substances in a peculiar manner. The genus Stenus has a pair of pygidial organs, eversible by immersion in diethyl-ether at both sides of the anus. S. anthoracinus, S. melanarius vercecundus and S. rufescens were collected at ponds and river shores, and S. alienus was collected at tobacco and vegetable fields. Excretory substances were secreted in the diethylether, and identified by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. Stenusin [N-Ethyl-3-(2-methylbutyl) piperidine], 1,8-cineole, isopiperitenol and 6-Me-5-hepten-2-one were identified. These may probably act as defensive substances against small attacking animals and microorganisms, and act as water suface moving active agents. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KanehisaKatsuo en-aut-sei=Kanehisa en-aut-mei=Katsuo kn-aut-name=兼久勝夫 kn-aut-sei=兼久 kn-aut-mei=勝夫 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=TsumukiHisaaki en-aut-sei=Tsumuki en-aut-mei=Hisaaki kn-aut-name=積木久明 kn-aut-sei=積木 kn-aut-mei=久明 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 en-keyword=Rove beetles kn-keyword=Rove beetles en-keyword=Stenus kn-keyword=Stenus en-keyword=Excretory secretion kn-keyword=Excretory secretion en-keyword=Pygidial organ kn-keyword=Pygidial organ en-keyword=Defensive secretion kn-keyword=Defensive secretion END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=39 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=79 end-page=91 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1972 dt-pub=1972 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Studies on the Discharge at Water-intake Structure kn-title=取水施設の流入量に関する研究 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=This head work is the water-intake structure, by which irrigation water has been carried to the reservoir constructed in the other catchment basion. We always have intaken water from the river by this head work, even at the time of flood. To design such structure, we have to know the rerationship between the gate opening and the discharge of water or the discharge coefficient which varies widely according to the river water level. That orifice formula could be used in calculation to obtain the amount of discharged water from the gate has experimentally been confirmed by Toch, Honma and others. The discharge coefficient of the intake gate Cq is shown in its relationship to parameters expressing the gate geometry. Any agreement between actual gate discharge and Toch's experimental results could never be found when the gate geometry is different. Therefore, we can only obtain Cq value through a specific model study for a particular project. Specially in this intake mention should be made here to the fact that the loss of head Ф in the uniform flow sections upstreams and downstreams from the gate is ignored, and the value of Ф related to the Cq value. Relation between Cq and Ф can be obtained by the following equation using the Bernoulli's energay theorem, in which ψ. Ф are head loss parameters, Cq H1・H2 /√H12 (1+ψ) + H32 (Ф-l) and Cq value can be obtained by calculating head loss. On the other hand, if the systematic graphical representation of the relationship between the value q and the elements is obtained by the experimental measurements of hydraulic model tests, q-H1/h〜H3/h, in which H1,H3 are the depths of flow in the upstream and downstream from the gates, should be considered applicable to the practical work and useful in checking up the experimental values with theoretical solution. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=WatanabeTadashi en-aut-sei=Watanabe en-aut-mei=Tadashi kn-aut-name=渡辺忠 kn-aut-sei=渡辺 kn-aut-mei=忠 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkadaJunji en-aut-sei=Okada en-aut-mei=Junji kn-aut-name=岡田純治 kn-aut-sei=岡田 kn-aut-mei=純治 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 END