This study on housewives not employed full time reports on their self-recognition, practice and their effective results in the household work, in efforts to find causes as well as problems thereof. Some significant difference is found in their self-recognition, practice and its effective results in the household work in terms of age, wife-and-husband relationship, or seriousness of self-developmental attitudes. There are progressive, developmental steps distinctly observed deriving from the self-recognition of responsibility for the household work, the will of improving household work, the efforts directed to it, the self-esteem in the household work and the practicalization of their knowledge and skills thereof. Generally, the higher is their fundamental self-recognition maintained, the more effective is their will put to practice in progressive steps. In reality, however, the number of housewives not employed full time reaching the advanced steps decreases. The findings indicate the importance of recognition on the part of housewives that their vision of life should be managed practically and spontaneously in household work and that way should be devised to develop into practice their subjective decision of will, self-recognition of responsibility, and efforts directed toward it.

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This study on housewives not employed full time reports on a field investigation about their recognition of practice and future perspectives in the home management activities in and outside of their homes, in efforts to ascertain the causes and problems thereof. We examined their development of objective as well as substantive activities in their home management. It appears that their management practice is controlled by three factors : age, wife-and-husband relationship and degree of seriousness of self-developmental attitude. It is to be noted that their perspectives of life seem to be related to their intentions of various attitudes. Age and wife-and-husband relationship do not seem factors restricting their participation in social activities such as educational or cultural classes or contribution to society. There are progressive developmental steps observed in the fundamental home management, from the substantive to the objective development. In the process of advancing from one step to the next, the number of restrictive factors increases in proportion of which decreases the number of the housewives who recognize the value of practice or future perspectives. These findings indicate the importance of finding a way to induce the housewives to participate in various social activities so as to advance the objective development of their home management.

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メカブ粘性物質の摂取がラットの盲腸内発酵に与える影響について, 盲腸内の乳酸濃度から発酵速度を推定し, 発酵速度抑制効果を検討した.
(1) 消化管内容物重量を測定し, 各部位における内容物の滞留時間を推定したところ, メカブ粘性物質の摂取により胃と小腸における滞留時間が延長し, これは内容物の粘度に依存する影響と考えられた.
(2) メカブ粘性物質の摂取により盲腸内容物の乳酸濃度が低下し, 粘性物質の摂取が盲腸内細菌による発酵速度を抑制することが示されたが, 調製温度による粘性物質の性状の違いは影響しないと考えられた.
(3) メカブ粘性物質が盲腸内細菌による発酵速度を抑制した要因として, 消化管内容物の粘度上昇に伴う基質の流入速度の低下, ならびに発酵性の低い粘性物質による腸内細菌の代謝抑制が推定された.

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日本国内で入手した13品種のキウイフルーツを用い, 果汁によるゼラチン分解作用を評価した結果, ホート16Aおよび香粋において, ゼラチン分解作用が顕著に小さいことが示された.これらの中で, 緑色果肉品種である香粋について, 果汁中のプロテアーゼ活性を測定したところ, ヘイワードの6%以下であることが判明した.そのため, 生の香粋果肉をスライスあるいはピューレーとして加えても, ゼラチンゼリーを作製することが可能であった.香粋ピューレーを50%加えたゼラチンゼリーでは, そのプロテアーゼの影響により, ゼリーが若干軟らかくなったものの, ゲル強度の低下率は4～10%に止まった.これらの結果より香粋は, 従来の主要品種であるヘイワードとは異なった調理・加工への応用が可能であると考えられた.

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本研究では女性の食生活と低体重児出産および適正体重児出産との関係を調べた.食物摂取頻度および食行動パターンの調査を行い, 妊娠1年前の母親の食物摂取頻度, 年齢, 身長, 体重と新生児の体重を調べた.調査データーから低体重児出産婦および適正体重児出産婦の平均値には違いは見られなかった.しかし低体重児出産婦は適正体重児出産婦よりBMI19.5未満の人が多かった.食物摂取頻度調査の結果, 両出産婦ともエネルギー, タンパク質, カルシウム, 鉄の摂取量が低かった.また低体重児出産婦はコンビニエンスストアやスーパーマーケットの惣菜の利用が多く, 3食外食でも平気, スナック菓子をよく食べる, ダイエットで食事制限の経験があり, 偏食がある事が明らかとなった.
これから次の世代を出産する女性にとって, この現状を改善し, 低体重児出産防止のために, 若いころからの家庭での食教育が重要であることが示唆された.

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The effects of lining on maintaining shape and line were investigated using four tight skirts made of woolen fabric : without lining, with conventional cupprammonium rayon (cupro) lining, with conventional polyester lining, and with polyester two-way stretch lining. Slippage of skirts and residual creases immediately after use were compared, using a simulation body and four experimental miniature skirts. The shapes of real skirts worn by subjects while walking were then observed using a motion analysis system and were compared by a visual sensory test. The results are as follows : (1) The results of the slippage comparison on the simulation body showed that skirts with smooth conventional lining fabrics moved more easily on the body. The use of smooth lining was found effective in adjusting to the deformation of the body. (2) Degree of residual creases on the experimental skirts after bending the simulation body for 30 min were compared by the visual sensory test. Residual creases immediately after release remained the clearest on the skirt without lining. This result implies that the use of lining fabrics is effective for crease resistance. (3) From the observation of the real skirts worn by walking subjects, we found that the skirt without lining tended to cling to the body, and that lining fabric was effective in maintaining good shape and lines. The result of the visual sensory test using video showed that the skirt with cupro lining was superior to the others in that it did not cling to the body.

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Oscar Wilde, one of the authors most associated with dandyism in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, was famous for his aestheticism and his own dandy attire. In this essay, I will study the dandyism represented in his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, examining actions and tastes of three characters. Wilde says in his letter 'Basil Hallward is what I think I am : Lord Henry what the world thinks to me : Dorian what I would like to be-in other ages, perhaps.' Lord Henry awakened Dorian to 'new Hedonism' and Dorian became a dandy in his action and taste. But Lord Henry wanted to create another dandy. Wilde makes Lord Henry and Dorian talk about 'fashion' and 'taste'. They express not only the appearance of the dandy but also the spirit of dandyism in those days. Three characters represent three phases of dandyism which Wilde wanted to represent.

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The purpose of this study is to examine preferred kitchen counter height for elderly. It is to be noted that the number of elderly households has increased in Japan keeping pace with the increase of elderly population. It is time for Japan to provide a physical setting in which all can live in comfort. It is not too much to state that this sort of setting determines human behaviors. Therefore, in this study, we focus on a kitchen, which is a very important space in a life. We researched the actual conditions of the kitchen, daily used by elderlies. We also analyzed the data in terms of condition of health, and compared with the existing data. The results are as follows; 1) Most elderlies are healthy, and enjoy their life having many hobbies. They often use the kitchen for taking a meal as well. 2) We classify the elderlies under study into three groups by health levels, with Group 1 being healthy and Group 3 least healthy. It should be pointed out that many in Group 3 are poorer in health than those in Groups 1 and 2, especially with impediment or aliment in the lower half of their body. 3) As regards the optimum height of kitchen counters, formula (1), is recommended for healthy elderlies while formula (2) for elderlies in poor health.

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