Deepening the understanding of the subject from the aspect of motivation for behavior improvement is necessary to propose a useful human resource development service.
The purpose of this study aimed at evaluating the possibility of applying conjoint analysis to motivation and the internalized motivation toward behavior improvement. The attributes used in the analysis were the situations in which behavior improvement were desired, and the levels of each attribute were set as goals that included behavior improvements. The goals selected by the subjects indicated the direction of their motivation in the current situation. In addition, about half of the subjects who were not working on behavior improvement reevaluated and re-selected the goals that included behavior improvement through the experimental stimuli. Based on the changes in the selection results, it was possible to evaluate the internalized motivation of the subjects who were not engaged in behavior improvement indirectly.

The themes that Miyoko Ohno pursued in her cross-disciplinary work were not simply the expansion of the size or scale of objects, but also ways to construct relationships among people, objects, and spaces. She made a self-initiated transition from interior designer to environmental designer, pursuing “beautiful bridges" through cross-disciplinary design thinking. By asking fundamental questions about design, she transformed our awareness of the nature of spaces in which people can live, as well as the nature of public works involved in forming urban environments. She was also critical of any philosophy of efficiency devoid of consideration for people. In this study, we analyze trends of thought in the domains surrounding and connecting art, architecture, and interior design, mainly in the 1970s. By comparing Ohno with other designers active in the same period (Shiro Kuramata and Midori Mitsui), we clarify the unique characteristics of Ohno's design thinking and techniques.

The purpose of this study was to trace the outpatient service improvement process and clarify the significance of multidisciplinary collaborative activities and the role of inhospital designers. First, we sorted out the improvements and interventions by the hospital designer. Subsequently, we conducted semi-structured interviews with working group members and evaluated them. As a result, the significance of multi-professional collaboration activities is to discover common issues between departments, and the establishment of a cross-organizational information sharing system was effective in searching for multi-angle solutions and creating new ideas. The role of in-hospital designers who intervene there was mainly aimed at improving services for users. It was to serve as a bridge for maintenance and support for efficient in-hospital operation.

The objective of this study is to understand the characteristics of creative activities in Meieki-Minami area, and the desires of creators active in Nagoya area This will lead to the development of creative events and creators' requests and Evaluations, which will in turn lead to knowledge on environmental improvement.
Firstly, we conducted a survey of creative events in Meieki-Minami area to understand the characteristics. As a result, it was found that the use of SNS and the formation of a wide-area creator network are required.
Secondly, We conducted a survey of creators' needs in Nagoya area, focusing on whether or not they make a living. The results showed creators are more interested in soft development such as community building and presentation space than in hard development such as rehearsal space, and they highly value the location of Meieki-Minami area.

Miyoko Ohno, originally a Japanese interior designer, began bridge design in the 1970s, the early days for the design of Japanese civil engineering, and has been highly regarded until now. This paper focuses on her bridge design works and aims to clarify her bridge design orientation through her discourse. As a result, the eight design orientations were listed: “Harmony with local context and landscape", “Aesthetic of bridge as a whole", “Beauty of details", “Consideration of nightscape", “Consideration of long-term use (50 years or more)", “Attractiveness to bridge users", “Impressions of neighborhood residents", and “Diversity of the users (e.g., disabled people)". These are classified into three categories: “Multi-scale reflection", “Consideration of short- and long-term changes", and “Realization of residents' feeling". In addition, specific design examples corresponding to each design orientation are organized.

This study clarified the influence of movement of artefacts on impression evaluation through animacy perception caused by artificial objects mimicking moving plants (Dandelion, Water lily, and Wheat ears). Fifty-five participants viewed videos of these objects at different playback speeds and repetitions (1x speed/1 change, 4x speed/4 changes, 16x speed/16 changes) and answered online questions about their impressions of the movements. We examined differences in their animacy perceptions of the objects and how it influenced impression evaluations. Results indicated that variations in playback speed and repetition caused differences in animacy perceptions of the artificial objects. The intensity of participants' tendencies to perceive them as plants or animals influenced the objects' impression evaluations. Further, animacy perceptions affected evaluations like animacy, attachment, and empathy.

This paper examines the effects of communication at unmanned sales places that connect farmers and consumers by analyzing and discussing the results of surveys conducted in Bizen City, Naha City, Isesaki City, and Maebashi City. The communication at the unattended sales places does not take time and effort, and consumers and farmers exchange their thoughts and feelings naturally. The consumers feel the farmers' thoughts and feelings, want to support the farmers, and feel the deliciousness and the farmers' efforts to cultivate, and that increases their willingness to purchase vegetables and share their feelings. The communication at the unmanned sales places provides farmers useful information about their consumers and business, and also makes farmers feel motivated, happy, and consumers' feelings.

The purpose of this study was to clarify the tensile properties of braid made of ramie yarns and composites made of different types of matrix materials. The braid made of ramie yarns were composited with modified silicone rubber, two-component silicone rubber, and epoxy resin, respectively. In addition, samples of braid only, silicone rubber only, and epoxy resin only were prepared, and their tensile properties were examined by tensile tests. As a result, the braid and epoxy resin composite samples showed an increase in tensile strength, whereas the braid and silicone rubber composite samples showed no significant difference in tensile strength. On the other hand, there was a significant difference in elongation of break. The elongation of break for the two-component silicone rubber was approximately 34% greater than that for the modified silicone rubber.