Gifu University of Medical Science

About: Gifu University of Medical Science is a education organization based out in Gifu City, Japan. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Imaging phantom & Motion sickness. The organization has 89 authors who have published 202 publications receiving 1350 citations.

An Experimental Study of Effects of Exitability and Correctibility on Electronic Negotiation

Abstract: The purpose of present study was to examine the effects of two features of electronic negotiation, correctability and exitability, on negotiation processes and outcomes in laboratory experiment. Correctability is to revise massages in advance to sending them to the other party. It was assumed to prompt informational and social elaborations. The possibility to exit (exitability) of the other party is psychological factor that causes one to perceive the negotiation as unstable. In two Experiments, Exitability of the other party was manipulated by three conditions (the one-limited, exitable and unexitable conditions) and Correctability was manipulated by two conditions (the correctable condition and the uncorrectable condition). Exitability caused by alternative partner prompted participants to offer the low level of demand and to reach agreement. Correctability produced messages that were clear and included trade-off, thus led agreements and contributed integrative agreement.

Changes in brain blood flow during stereoscopic video clips

Abstract: The technology provides an enhanced visual experience with realistic scene portrayal, but is known to cause motion sickness when stereoscopic video clips of rotating or blurred images are viewed. Viewers complain of symptoms such as eye fatigue, nausea, and dizziness. The underlying cause of these symptoms has not been identified; therefore, an investigation to determine the mechanism for the motion sickness is necessary. Compared to the baseline test, the concentration of oxygenated hemoglobin in the occipital lobe increased significantly during a viewing for both background cases. The result is consistent with both visual recognition methods. Furthermore, for both background cases, the concentration in the upper occipital lobe significantly increased during peripheral viewing versus visual pursuit. Peripheral viewing might enhance the activity in the dorsal stream, which could serve as an indication to the mechanism causing 3D sickness.

Cosmetic Acts and Frontal Cortex Function in Upper Middle-aged Japanese Women

Abstract: This study examined the relationship between cosmetic acts and frontal cortical cognitive function of Japanese upper middle-aged women. Cosmetic habit of the participants was addressed as an important part of social function in women. Two hundred and six community dwellers were given both the questionnaire for cosmetic acts and the cognitive assessment battery as a part of Yakumo Study. The results showed that prefrontal cortex related cognitive performances for women who were sustaining the habitual cosmetic acts (both skin care and cosmetic regimes) were better than those of women who have already abandoned the habit. This suggests an important relation between maintaining cosmetic acts even in elderly and sustaining frontal cortex function.

Development of Digital Phantom for Digital Mammography with Soft-Copy Reading

Abstract: In Japan, soft-copy diagnoses shift rapidly, and the method for facilities applying it is necessary for soft-copy diagnosis. Digital mammography has high resolution and a large matrix size. On a monitor, the image is either displayed partially at 1:1 pixel mapping or narrowed to fit the screen, resulting in loss of image quality. Therefore, we developed a digital phantom for soft-copy diagnosis in digital mammography. This phantom is like the Contrast Detail Phantom and comprises 12 different shapes and eight different brightness levels. It becomes one group of nine, and each signal is located at the prime number coordinate from a central signal coordinate. Visual evaluation refers to the visibility of the nine signal coordinates when the image is adjusted to fit the monitor's display. Although digital phantoms have been implemented at 120 facilities, at two other facilities, viewer problems were detected.

Correction to: Resveratrol oligomer structure in Dipterocarpaceaeous plants.

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