Sophia University

About: Sophia University is a education organization based out in Tokyo, Japan. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Nonlinear system & Catalysis. The organization has 4986 authors who have published 7657 publications receiving 106567 citations. The organization is also known as: Jōchi Daigaku.

The short-term psychophysiological effects of Hatha Yoga and progressive relaxation on female Japanese students

Abstract: Cette etude explora les effets du hatha yoga et de la relaxation progressive sur le rythme cardiaque, la pression sanguine, l'auto-appreciation de la forme physique et l'estime de soi. Quatre-vingt-quinze etudiantes japonaises participerent a trois sessions de traitement hebdomadaire. Les resultats montrerent que les deux traitements furent efficaces pour abaisser le rythme cardiaque et la pression sanguine, et pour augmenter l'estime de soi; cependant, les perceptions de l'auto-appreciation de la forme physique declinaient avec le temps. Aucune difference significative ne fut trouvee entre les traitements

Ionic conductivity of polymer complexes formed by poly(ethylene succinate) and lithium perchlorate

Abstract: Relation entre les caracteristiques moleculaires et la conductivite electrique de ces complexes. Influence des caracteristiques moleculaires sur la relation entre la temperature et la conductivite

Mother and Infant Activity and Interaction in Japan and in the United States: I. A Comparative Macroanalysis of Naturalistic Exchanges:

Abstract: It is widely held that Japanese and U.S. Americans differ in prominent aspects of their psychological make-ups, and that experiences of early life may be responsible for certain social and intellectual distinctions between members of these two cultures. To compare and contrast activities and interactions of Japanese and American mothers and their 5-month-old infants, 48 mother-infant dyads, half in Tokyo and half in New York City, were observed in the natural setting of their homes. This report examines mothers visual and verbal stimulation of infants and infants visual and tactual exploration and vocalisation from a macroanalytic viewpoint. First, similarities and differences among Japanese and American infants and mothers on these activities are assessed. Next, covariation among infants activities and among mothers activities within each culture is evaluated, and resultant patterns of covariation between the two cultures are compared. Finally, correspondence between mothers and infants activities in eac...

Mother and Infant Activity and Interaction in Japan and in the United States: II. A Comparative Microanalysis of Naturalistic Exchanges Focused on the Organisation of Infant Attention:

Abstract: This study compares and contrasts activities and interactions related to maternal organisation of infant attention toward mother and toward the environment in Japanese and U.S. American mother-infa...