Otsuma Women's University

About: Otsuma Women's University is a education organization based out in Tokyo, Japan. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Differential scanning calorimetry & Population. The organization has 422 authors who have published 913 publications receiving 12796 citations. The organization is also known as: Otsuma-Joshi-Daigaku.

Achievement Probability and Development Stage of Fundamental Movement-control Skills and Gymnastic Skills in Japanese Youth

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to describe the development state of motor skills by examining the achievement probabilities of the skills concerning fundamental movement-control and gymnastics that can be evaluated qualitatively. The subjects were 5,637 males and 5,064 females in elementary, junior high, and high schools. A questionnaire survey was conducted on 31 items concerning fundamental movement-control skills and gymnastic skills. The achievement probabilities and development stages of respective motor skills were reviewed by studying the obtained data. It has been found out that many of children's motor skills develop significantly while they are in elementary school. Almost all the children learn some of the fundamental movement control skills in lower grades. However, there are some among items of floor exercise and vaulting box almost all the children cannot perform, although the subject are included in the curriculum to be taught. Children need longer period of time to obtain the skill for those assignments that require strength and speed, and accordingly longer instruction period is desirable. Many of the assignments are taught after the development stage, which suggests needs for appropriate instruction periods suitable for development stages.

Relationship between the variety of food consumed and sufficient nutrition in middle‐aged Japanese

Abstract: Purpose – Developed countries have devised guidelines for various eating habits, many of which simply recommend “eating various foods” without specifying how much food the individual should consume each day. The authors aimed to examine the relationship between the variety of food consumed and the probability of nutritional adequacy in middle‐aged Japanese.Design/methodology/approach – In total, 215 subjects (102 men and 113 women) provided complete dietary records for seven days in each of the winter, spring, summer and autumn. Subjects were categorized into groups of five according to the amount of each food eaten per day, calculated energy, and nutrients in the food. Results were compared with respective indicators of nutrition defined by the Dietary Reference Intakes for Japanese (2010).Findings – The percentage of overweight subjects was higher in the group that did not consume a wide variety of foods. Intake of energy, calcium, zinc, magnesium, vitamins B1, B2 and C were insufficient in the subjects...

Thermogravimetric study on life-time prediction of cellulose fabrics

Abstract: The life-time of cellulose is predicted by using the Ozawa-Wall-Flynn method. Mass decrease of cellulose powder and cotton fabric was investigated by thermogravimetry at various heating rates in air and nitrogen flowing atmosphere. The relationship between life-time of cotton, holding temperature and mass decrease are obtained. The life-time of 10 % mass decrease varied from several hundred years to several seconds in a temperature ranging from room temperature to 573 K. The effect of atmosphere was apparent in a high temperature range

Effects of Physical Activities on Body Composition and Dietary Intake in Female College Students

Abstract: 対象学生について, 最大酸素摂取量40ml/kg/分以上の運動群 (74人) と40ml/kg/分未満の非運動群 (91人) そして, 歩数8,000歩/日以上の活発群 (93人) と8,000歩/日未満の不活発群 (72人) とに分類し検討した。1) 身長, 体重は各群間で有意な差は認められなかった。2) 皮脂厚は運動群30.0mm, 非運動群31.4mm, 活発群29.8mm, 不活発群32.1mmであり, 運動群より非運動群のほうが, 活発群より不活発群のほうが有意 (p<0.01) に大きい値であった。3) 血圧については, 不活発群より活発群のほうが最高血圧, 最低血圧ともに有意 (p<0.01) に低い値を示した。4) 非運動日の1日の平均心拍数は, 非運動群より運動群のほうが有意 (p<0.01) に低い値を示した。5) コレステロールについては, 不活発群より活発群のほうが総コレステロール, LDL-コレステロールは有意 (p<0.01) に低く, HDL-コレステロールは有意 (p<0.01) に高い値を示した。6) 栄養素等摂取状況は, エネルギー, カルシウム, 鉄の充足率は各々88.4%, 85.0%, 77.5%で所要量を満たしておらず, 各群間に有意差はみられなかった。以上, 運動群と非運動群, 活発群と不活発群では, 身長, 体重などの見かけ上の体格には差がないが, 皮脂厚, 血圧, 心拍数, 総コレステロール, HDL-コレステロールに有意 (p<0.01) な差が認められ, 活発な身体活動の大切さが示唆された。