The 38th Symposia with the main theme "Healing and Wonderful Phenomena" is to be held on August 23-26, 2014 at Masutomi Hot Spring, Hokuto, Yamanashi, Japan in a camp format. Nineteen years of activities of the International Society of Life Information Science (ISLIS) and the promotion of "Human Potential Science" are reviewed since the Society's Foundation in 1995. ISLIS has sought and continues to seek the realization of the paradigm shift from material-oriented science and technology to a new paradigm including the consciousness, spirit and mind through research based on empirical and positive scientific methodologies, and consequently, to promote the development of health, social welfare, and education as well as social and personal peace of mind, and to contribute to the making of a peaceful world, at one with nature. Since the foundation of ISLIS, 38 Life Information Science Symposia have been held and issues of the International Society of Life Information Science (Journal of ISLIS) have been published regularly twice a year. ISLIS held the "Human Potential Science International Forum" in Chiba, Japan in 2002, the "International Conference on Mind Body Science" in Seoul, Korea in 2004 and the "7th Psi Meeting" was held in August 2011 co-sponsored by ISLIS and the Facludades Integradas 'Espirita' (Curitiba, Brazil). ISLIS published the book Human Potential Science in 2004. ISLIS has a worldwide presence with 11 International Information Centers and about 230 members in 15 countries. The 39th Symposium will be held on March 14-15, 2015 at Ohmori Hospital, Toho University, Japan, and will commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Founding of ISLIS.

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Dreams are series of images that occur during sleep that reported in narrative form. Although few dream reports reflect consensual reality, they usually serve as symbols and metaphors for waking life experiences. However, anomalous dreams are those that appear to transcend Western science's understanding of time and space. Examples would be so-called telepathic, clairvoyant, precognitive, and past life dreams. These dreams can only be considered anomalous if they are veridical. Many indigenous and non-Western cultures were more comfortable with these types of dreams and easily assimilated them into their world views. A small number of Western scientists, however, have endeavored to investigate anomalous dream experiences and the results are provocative enough to encourage continued research.

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A long term, continuing experiment called the Global Consciousness Project (GCP) looks for non-random structure in synchronized random data streams generated during major events. A global network of random number generators (RNGs) records parallel sequences of random data at up to 65 sites around the world, and a rigorous experiment tests the hypothesis that the data will deviate from expectation during "global events" defined as transitory episodes of widespread mental and emotional response to great celebrations and tragedies. The ongoing replication experiment measures correlations across the network during the designated events, and the result from more than 450 formal hypothesis tests over the past 15 years departs substantially from expectation, with odds of more than a trillion to one against the null hypothesis. Controls exclude conventional physical explanations or experimental error, and the experimental design constrains interpretation. The results suggest that some aspect of human consciousness is involved as a source of the effects. The subtle structuring of random data indicates an effect of coherent human attention and emotion in the physical world.

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Photic Feedback (PFB) technique for mental relaxation was previously developed, but its effect differs because the system emits light to the subject's closed eyes. I devised PFB-Frontal Alpha Wave Pulsed Photic Synchronization (PFB-FAPPS) method that avoids physical stress to the eyes from the PFB-emitting light. PFB-FAPPS system detects brain waves through electrode (Fp2), and registers the alpha waves by a band-pass filter (center frequency; 10.0Hz). It simultaneously modulates the augmentation of a red light-emitting diode, corresponding to the amplitude of the registered alpha waves. Users' eyes are shielded from the light, and a red photodiode light is used for exposure to the user's forehead. Using PFB-FAPPS system, alpha wave amplitudes increase and norepinephrine decreases prior to the 1st and the 21st sessions. This safe technique for gradually reducing norepinephrine is useful for decreasing the feeling of irritation commonly experienced by patients.

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We examined the evaluation method by image processing of the fingertip blood vessels. Using the clinical Figures of the nailfold capillary, we tried to clear characteristics of the fingertip capillaries by the feature point extraction. Also it has been realized to simplify the process by performing the numerical values for the state of the fingertip blood vessel from the clinical picture, to prepare a program for calculating the parameters automatically. Further, it could be useful to evaluate the performance of supplementation measuring the parameters of the microcapillary shape by image processing.

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People have used magnetism in a variety of applications from ancient times, and the interest in medical utilization is very high. In this article, we survey past papers and experiences about improvement of blood flow in peripheral circulation. In addition, we intend to conduct surveys of opinions among doctors, paramedics and ordinary citizens, and we consider future possibilities of magnetic treatment while comparing it with the present uses in foreign countries.

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Cerebrovascular disease, such as cerebral infarction, is still a leading cause of death in Japan. The management of risk factors for brain diseases as primary prevention is one of the most important tasks in the field of health care. We developed a noninvasive peripheral blood viscosity measuring method which is correlated with a micro-channel array flow analyzer (MC-FAN) which can measure hemorheology. In this study, we used finger tip blood viscosity to evaluate cerebrovascular disease risk in healthy subjects who received "Brain Dock" (detection of asymptomatic brain disease) at Shimane Institute of Health Science. To find out whether a change in blood viscosity is a risk for cerebrovascular disease, we compared brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) between normal subjects and subjects with DSWMH (deep and subcortical white matter hyperintensity) for 43 subjects. DSWMH were found in 17 subjects (40%). In the comparison of the subjects' clinical parameters (such as age, body mass index and blood pressure and so on) between the groups, only the blood viscosity was lower in the DSWMH group than the normal group (p=0.0297). Furthermore, in the correlation study between blood viscosity and the clinical parameters, only blood pressure was found to be correlated with blood viscosity. It is reported that high blood pressure is one of the strongest risk factors for DSWMH. In conclusion, our method could be useful to measure risk for cerebrovascular diseases related to high blood pressure such as DSWMH.

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In the 1980s and early 1990s, questionnaire surveys were done in Japan for university students and medical staff members on anomalous (paranormal) experiences. Since the times of these surveys, a new generation has appeared, the so-called "Digital Native Generation" that was born during the development of many forms of information technology. Also they are often called as "Yutori" generation in Japan if they were born from 1987 to 1997 and were educated by "Yutori" curriculum. The present study gives the results of a questionnaire survey for Japanese university students (133 males, 152 females) of Digital Native on anomalous experiences and trust for other persons. It was found that the frequencies of anomalous experiences were similar to those of previous surveys, and that supported the hypothesis that anomalous experiences are experience-based, not culture-based. The tendency of trust was larger for the Digital Native generation than the previous generations. And it was suggested that the belief for 6th sense correlated to other factors such as trust for other persons, rather than ESP experiences.

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Healing touch, as a complementary therapy, was provided to 14 patients as a nursing care method in a community setting. The comparison of pre- and post-test outcomes demonstrated statistically significant effects in three of the four domains: "physical," "emotional," and "thinking". The generality of effect was large. There were no negative effects. This healing touch treatment was non-invasive, effective, non-toxic, and economical. Healing touch has a strong potential as an effective and efficient intervention in the setting of community nursing care.

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On March 11 of 2001, in Japan, the Great East Japan Earthquake followed by Tsunami hit Fukushima Nuclear Plants. The Earthquake shut down the main electric power supply, and the Tsunami did the supplementary supply. The melt-down and melt-through of the nuclear fuel caused contamination of the air, the land, and the sea. However, the Prime Minister of Japan became a salesman to sell the nuclear plants technology to other countries even after the disaster. Although nuclear plants are apparently hazardous not only to individual human body, heart and soul but also to the community and environment, the Japanese mass media cooperate with the political and economic authorities by concealing the facts necessary to be known to the general public. In order to become aware of these problems and to face the important tasks for the humankind and the earth, it is imperative for us to acquire media literacy at the macro level of the society.

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In this presentation I will explain how Morininaru contributes to realize the individual and the world wellbeing at the same time. I also will introduce "Morininaru meditation" which integrates Loving –kindness and Toglen meditation. Morininaru means "I will become a forest." This is a concept of burial that may seem like a variation of ecologically based "Green Burial.". However the essence of Morininaru is on one's psychological benefit. Loving-kindness meditation focuses the power of positive energy outside to empower one's self. That is, we draw upon the positive elements around us to refresh or cleanse our inner selves. But there is an opposite form of meditation called "Tonglen" meaning "sending and receiving,&quto; Through this meditation one receives the world's pain, purifies that pain, and gives it back to the world. Morininaru meditation focuses on both the negatives and positives. That is, we embrace both the　positives and the negatives—outside and inside. In this way we help ourselves—and others—to reconcile potentially conflicting elements that we experience in our daily lives. Let's make this world a beautiful place—for ourselves, and for future generations.

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The purpose of this study is to present the theory of inclusive positivity in such a way as to appreciate negativity from a transcendental viewpoint. I will introduce the outcomes of two studies following the 311 disaster in Fukushima, Japan and explain how inclusive positivity can be a concept of sustainable well-being. The first study is a research on the posttraumatic growth of 321 students residing in the Tokyo metropolitan area. The study focused on the attribution style and the relationship between PTG and negative emotions. Results showed that students who showed more personalized attribution style and took responsibility for crises (defined as pessimistic by Seligman) had the highest PTG scores. Those who experienced more grief and sorrow had higher PTG transformed their worldviews, and showed gratitude despite painful situations. This outcome suggests that persons with pessimistic attitudes tend to be more adaptive in moments of crisis, and that pain contributes to growth. The second study is about a pro-social movement by the students. Inspired by the movie, "Pay it Forward," two of my seminar students conducted an intervention program designed to cultivate pro-social behavior. 26 psychology-major female students watched the movie, "Pay it Forward,&quto; and were asked to do some pro-social activities over a four week period as part of an assignment for class credits. They were also asked to write weekly journals about their experiences of pro-social activities. The two-dimensional mood scale and the life satisfaction scale were applied at the beginning and end of the intervention program, combined with free writing. The points for positive mood, especially for serenity equivalent valuable, and for the life satisfaction scale, were significantly higher after the program. According to the free writings, the action of paying it forward had changed their worldview from hesitation to the joy of giving for pro-social behavior accompanied by such positive emotions as gratitude and high self-esteem. These two post 3/11 disaster studies suggest that pain and sorrow contribute to one’s personal growth and that self sacrifice can be transformed into the joy of giving, thus becoming an element of life satisfaction among ordinary students. Inclusive positivity is, in other words, ultimate joy accompanied by negative emotions from a transcendental point of view, which can be experienced through any life events and thus could be a model of sustainable well-being.

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One of the authors has previously investigated physiological characteristics of practitioners and their clients during various sessions using qigong, meditation and healing and discussed their effects using mainly EEG analyses. In this report, the authors studied differences in muscle activities between qigong/taichi-quan and stretch/gymnastic exercises and discussed similarities and differences in the conscious states expressed in the EEGs while doing those practices. Neural activities which cause the muscle motion appear as extremely small peaks on the transient EEG chart and are too difficult to measure directly. However, the low frequency parts of EMGs induced by the motion are mixed into the β bands of the EEGs. So, it is possible to estimate muscle activities from the rates of each frequency band of the EEG. The higher-level practitioners were considered to perform qigong or taichi-quan with the less work by the muscles. During meditation, the authors observed that the α waves increased on the frontal area of the brain and sometimes the θ waves also increased. The EEGs during ThetaHealing®, introduced recently from the USA, were compared with those during qigong and meditation. The θ waves occasionally appeared, as they did in the meditation state. Those conscious states were considered to lead to the healing effects.

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I. Purpose and Problem Awareness 1. The happiness levels of the people of Japan are not uniform between different locations. This is due to differences such as climate, regional character, and economic conditions. 2. Through an analysis of regional differences, an attempt was made to obtain hints as to how to increase happiness levels among the people of Japan. II. Method 1. Data Used 1) Happiness level surveys (August 2009; 2,606 samples). 2) Happiness level surveys (July 2013; 3,313 samples). 3) The total values of the two data sources above were used. 2. Analytical Method 1) Simple tabulation by factor. 2) Multiple correlation analysis. 3) Priority analysis. 4) Simulation by factor. III. Conclusion and Summary 1. The happiness level of the people of Japan overall, at 3.4 points (out of a maximum of 5 points), cannot be said to be high. 2. Breaking down happiness levels by East and West Japan, West Japan exceeds this by 0.1 points at 3.5 points. 3. Breaking down happiness levels by Pacific Ocean and Sea of Japan sides, there was no difference, with both at 3.4 points. 4. Breaking down happiness levels by region, Hokkaido was the highest at 3.6 points and Tohoku was the lowest at 3.3 points, with other regions coming in between at 3.4 to 3.5 points. Happiness levels are higher in the west and lower in the east. 5. The causes of happiness by region were investigated using multiple correlation analysis. Through the results, it was revealed that, in Hokkaido, for example, “frame of mind” contributed to increasing the level of happiness. This point differed from other areas. 6. The happiness levels for 26 major prefectures nationwide as well as the results of causal analyses of the same were revealed. 7. Summary ・It was revealed that regional differences in levels of happiness are formed by “luck” and “frame of mind.” IV. Relevant Data (Omitted)

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I. Purpose and Problem Awareness 1. What is important in making all of the people of Japan happy? It was attempted to reveal what is insufficient. 2. Although principles of happiness for individuals and businesses or organizations are conceivable, those are not dealt with here. II. Method 1. Data Used 1) Happiness level surveys (August 2009; 2,606 samples). 2) Happiness level surveys (July 2013; 3,313 samples). 3) Level to which partner is insufficient surveys (May 2010; 2,266 samples). 4) Level to which everyday life is satisfactory surveys (July 2010; 1,115 samples). 5) Level of aspirations held surveys (April 2010; 1,492 samples). 6) Level to which family and money are insufficient surveys (February 2011; 756 samples). 7) Level to which smiles are insufficient surveys (November 2011; 638 samples). 8) Level to which love and concern are insufficient surveys (November 2011; 421 samples). 2. Analytical Method 1) Simple tabulation by factor. 2) Multiple correlation analysis. 3) Priority analysis. 4) Simulation by factor. III. Conclusion and Summary 1. It is highly likely that levels of happiness for the whole Japanese people will decline if conditions are left as they are. 2. This is because the percentage of unmarried people will climb and the phenomenon of nuclear families will grow. 3. Recently, it has been confirmed that anxiety caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake is increasing and happiness levels are falling. 4. In addition, it has also been confirmed that the happiness levels of the people have climbed by 30% since the decision was made to hold the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. 5. It is being realized that the happiness levels of the whole Japanese people can be improved by taking such measures as reducing the dissatisfaction of married men and women, improving everyday life, improving familial relations, improving efforts to feel satisfied, and improving the financial situations of individual households. IV. Relevant Data (Omitted)

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While there are male breast cancer cases, most of the breast cancer patients are female, and it is the most common cancer among women. Multiplex estrogen-related factors such as genetic inheritance, the age of menarche/menopause, nulliparity or parity, and the age of childbirth are involved incidence of breast cancer. Currently, mammography screening is popular due to the influence of TV documentary program; however, overlooking is common in mammography. Moreover, in case of a young woman who has a fully developed mammary gland, the gland also appears white and even more prone to overlooking. When there is an actual finding, it is often nonmetastatic carcinoma in situ of the lactiferous duct. Recently, genes related to breast cancer are being elucidated, and it is known that a mutation in BRCA1 on chromosome 17 increases the onset risk of breast cancer. Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie made headline when she had a genetic screening of this gene and had a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery after learning that she had high risk of breast cancer as a preventive measure. This preventive medicine, however, is slightly excessive and possibly contains many medical ethical issues as we can see an analogy with extracting all the teeth to prevent cavities, because there has been no verification of causal relationship between this genetic mutation and breast cancer incidence conducted yet. The screening is based on a theory, and demonstration of actual onset is yet to be given. In this paper, we present such ethical problems, the results of research investigation on newly found possible causes of breast cancer based on the life habits of the people living in an area with low breast cancer incidence rate, and a consideration on breast reconstructive surgical procedure in the case of an excision after onset.

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It was reported on the 37th ISLIS Meeting that Fangotherapy is one of the medical treatments used under the medical doctor’s supervisor of a hot spring. This treatment is conducted in Europe, especially in Abano, Italy, using peloids maturated with natural hot spring water. Fango has important factors for concentrated hot spring ingredient and biological active ingredient. To make peloid was the most important factor for Fango treatment. We are searching for possibility to make the Fango peloid to use Masutomi Hot Spring Water and with crushed mineral rocks, which contain radiation materials. It is going to be an original Fango peloid which contain a radiation materials.

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&#quot;Seitai Minerals&#quto; has been producing great results in a variety of fields, such as medicine, agriculture, architecture, livestock industry, fisheries, food industry, and radioactivity since the first conference of the global environment. The main benefit of &#quot;Seitai Minerals&#quot; is to quickly supply vital minerals and provide a natural chelation therapy; it has the ability to remove the dangerous toxins and chemical substances from the body. It also promotes the function of enzyme and neural transmission. It improves tastes of food and increases crop harvests. Furthermore, it can cope with chemical fertilizer, replant failure, genetically modified foods, soil improvement, sick building syndrome, and helps improve health and the global environment.

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In these decades, the Earth ecosystem is supposed getting worse by various activities of human society such as a discharge of organic waste from stock farming. Accordingly, the development of an organic resource recycle system that treats such stuff is becoming an important research theme. Present study aims to develop a microalgae biomass production system using livestock waste treated water. We conducted cultivation of a green unicellular microalga Parachlorella kessleri NIES 2160 (P. kessleri) using chicken manure treated water in the laboratory and operating an open microalgae mass culture system of 400 L and 180 L settled in farmeries in Yamanashi Prefecture. P. kessleri cells grew even faster in the treated wasted water than in an artificial inorganic Mayers-4N medium giving 0.18 OD_750nm at 7th day of culture. Furthermore, it became clear that a cooling system with river water was crucial to control of the medium temperature in microalgae mass culture system. The algal biomass containing P. kessleri obtained by the algal mass culture system showed a significant positive effect on some leaf vegetables accelerating their growth rate through the irrigation. The human impact on the environment will be reduced by such organic resource recycling systems.

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The East Japan Disaster did change not only human value but also the mode of health care structure. From the therapeutic medicine to preventive medicine From the exhausted medical care to Eco medical care From hospital oriented to self-care In order to achieve the evolutional health care, the radical changes in the legal and educational systems are indispensably necessary.

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