In order to clarify the mechanical characteristics of the walking sticks with three or more legs, which is one of the assistive product for walking, actual use measurement and static load test using an arm robot is conducted. Specifically, we investigated how the axial force and bending moment change depending on the type of cane and the road surface. As a result, the mechanical properties according to the measurement conditions were clarified.

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In this research, we are investigating the simple calculation method using FEM software. The simplified calculation method obtained a result that was almost the same between the standard and the value to be predicted. However, it has been found that the calculation result becomes rough as it approaches the target value. If an accurate calculation result is obtained, it is necessary to use a conventional calculation method.

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Chaos Time Series predicting by multi-dimensional Voronoi Tessellation method was performed by this thesis. Voronoi Tessellation method does Voronoi division in a plane and predicts time series by a weight of hyper volume. As a result, the precision by the three-dimensional Voronoi Tessellation was good more than two-dimensional. The tendency of the phenomenon of the natural world could be predicated well as a result.

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The enantioselective desymmetrization of meso-3,5-dimethylglutaric anhydride provides syn-deoxypolypropionate motif which is one of the ubiquitous structures within nature. We have envisioned to extend to vinylation or allylation of meso-3,5-dimethylglutaric anhydride with organozinc reagents, providing more useful syn-deoxypolypropionate synthons. Unexpectedly, the rhodium-catalyzed allylation of meso-3,5-dimethylglutaric anhydride with allylic zinc reagent provided the undesired allylic ester in moderate yield. This result suggests that the electrophilic allylating agent was generated in the catalytic system to afford the allylic ester. The generation of nucleophilic allylating agent was examined by employing monoallylzinc or diallylzinc reagents and a variety of electron-donating ligands (PHOX, BINAP, MonoPHOS). Lewis acids also were employed to increase the electrophilicity of carbon atom of carbonyl group. Although the organozinc reagent generally has been utilized as a nucleophile, allylic zinc reagents have functioned as an electrophile in our system.

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Lysosomes of stem cells are essential for maintaining cellular homeostasis, and dysfunction of the organelles has been observed in multiple cranial nerve diseases. Stem cells of olfactory bulb are highly dynamic and undergo fission and differentiation to maintain a functional nerve network. Here we have identified the formation and regulation of glycosylation of protein using zymogram, filter retardation assay and PA-staining. Glycosylation of protein formed in aromas untreated cells and were distinct from damaged protein that were targeted into lysosomes for degradation. Glycosylation was promoted in active 100kD receptor, and glycosylation untethering was mediated by recruitment of β-glucosidase to extracellular by geraniol to drive sugar chain hydrolysis and thereby inactivates the receptor. Functionally, glycosylation marks sites proliferation and differentiation of stem cells, allowing regulation of neural networks by stem cells, whereas conversely, glycosylation regulates receptor activity via β-glucosidase. Glycosylation thus allows directional regulation of receptor dynamics, and may explain the dysfunction observed in lysosome in various human diseases.

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Water aeration systems are major feature in many industrial applications. The general experiment of a bubble column aerator was used to compare many wastewater treatment units. Bubble column aerator has an ability for strong aeration. We evaluated and emphasized the performance of aerator for general wastewater treatment. As a result, aerator showed BOD removal of more than 90% in the all conditions. According to increase of BOD concentration, exhausted SS and MLSS concentration showed upward.

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Efficient hydrolysis of starch is one of the important reactions in various applications such as bio-ethanol production. Biopolymer membrane immobilizing glucoamylase which hydrolyze polysaccharide such as starch was successfully prepared. Hydrolyzing characteristics of commercial glucoamylase were first evaluated in batch process. Next, the two types of membrane immobilizing glucoamylase were investigated. One is the membrane prepared from calcium alginate and gelatin immobilizing glucoamylase with chemical cross-link using glutaraldehyde. Another is the membrane composed of calcium alginate and chitosan immobilizing glucoamylase with ionic interaction and with physical fixing in the polyelectrolyte-cross-linked hybrid polymer network.

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This paper considers a way to improve students' ability to express logically in classes of Advanced Course in College of Technology. This consideration is written based on the activities that I carried out in the class of "Outline of Japanese language" to 1st graders from 2018 to 2019. A new teaching method was introduced that allows students to organize their thoughts and to turn them into words. In order to grasp the effects students to organize their thoughts and turn them into words. In order grasp the effects of new method, I students to organize their thoughts and turn them into words. In order grasp the effects of new method, I analyzed the questionnaire given to the students. The analysis showed its effects indirectly. I am planning to build a program consisting of Step I through Step IV that meets social demands and needs from students for fostering students' logical expression. This paper shows how "Step IV" was carried out in the class and reports its effects.

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The present paper traces the history of oral narrative literature and refers to how the Middle English romance Sir Orfeo was composed under the influence of preceding oral narratives. Although narratives including Middle English romances used to be performed in speech, Sir Orfeo and other romances remain in the form of a manuscript.
In the long history of oral literature, expressions regularly used by oral poets, or "singers," later defined and classified by Milman Parry as "formulas," "systems," and "themes," were refined and polished. Using these expressions, singers called minstrels in the Middle Ages recited romances, which reflected people's thoughts during that time. Oral poetry is a traditional art that has been created through countless people's knowledge and effort. This paper focuses only on Homer's epic poetry, myths, and medieval literature, specifically romances, which are examined here as narratives, based on which Sir Orfeo will be closely studied in the next paper.

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This paper considers methods for first- and third-grade KOSEN students with fundamental reading competence in response to our finding that some students have difficulty understanding textbooks and definitions on dictionaries. We used the Reading Skill Test (RST) to datermine students' reading competency. Students' results were relatively insufficient in some component skills such as paraphrasing, representing figures or tables with sentences, and instantiating with given definitions. In response, we aimed to develop effective methods from the view point of Development Education. Such students must acquire basic literacy to understand various types of documents and diverse topics in engineering. In our recent research, we have identified some potentially successful methods, such as precedent vocabulary test, reflection on lectures in Japanese to establish learning habits, and using figures and tables to comprehend English articles. In this paper, we report our recent practices.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the new physical fitness test in this year. The subjects were 643 students (Male; 534, Female; 109) of the National Institute of Technology, OYAMA College. Subjects were new physical fitness test of eight kinds (Grip strength, Sit up, Sitting trunk flexion, Side step, 20m Shuttle running, 50m sprint, Standing long jump, Hand-ball throw).
As a result, Male students were significantly lower than the National Average in many events. This result was similar to the results of last year. But, Female students had significantly higher values of GS (15 year group) and SS (17 year group) than National Average. These results suggest implicate that there should be a need to increase the physical activity to improve physical fitness level.

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We planned a dyeing with vegetable dyes extension course as the new open extension course that utilized a chemical experiment and carried out. And then the most important target of this lecture is the lower grade of elementary school. The elementary school students learned the understanding of a basic chemical experiment and the local traditional industry by this lecture.

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