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Personal History And Present Practice: A Cross Cultural Study Of The Influences On Arts Integration In The United States And Japan, Jana L. Silver Sep 2012

Personal History And Present Practice: A Cross Cultural Study Of The Influences On Arts Integration In The United States And Japan, Jana L. Silver

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Through observations, life history research, and qualitative data analysis, this study seeks to answer the question: Who and what influences elementary school teachers to ultimately use or not use art in their current classroom practice? This study examines the personal histories of nine elementary school general education teachers in the United States and Japan. Through reflections upon life history, pre and post teacher education this study investigates what influences the use of the arts in teaching practice and what influences the recognition of the arts as a vehicle for learning in a cross cultural context. In order to have a …


Drops Of Blood On Fallen Snow: The Evolution Of Blood-Revenge Practices In Japan, Jasmin M. Curtis Jan 2012

Drops Of Blood On Fallen Snow: The Evolution Of Blood-Revenge Practices In Japan, Jasmin M. Curtis

Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014

Blood revenge – or katakiuchi – represents one of many defining principles that characterize the Japanese samurai warrior; this one act of honorable violence served as an arena in which warriors could demonstrate those values which have come to embody the word samurai : loyalty, honor, and personal sacrifice. Blood revenge had a long and illustrious history in Japan – first, as the prerogative of the gods in the Kojiki, then as a theoretical debate amongst imperial royalty in the Nihongi, and at last entering into the realm of practice amongst members of the warrior class during Japan’s medieval period. …


Smoking Cessation Increases Short-Term Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes Irrespective Of Weight Gain: The Japan Public Health Center-Based Prospective Study, Shino Oba, Mitsuhiko Noda, Kayo Waki, Akiko Nanri, Masayuki Kato, Yoshihiko Takahashi, Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Yumi Matsushita, Manami Inoue, Tetsuya Mizoue, Shoichiro Tsugane Jan 2012

Smoking Cessation Increases Short-Term Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes Irrespective Of Weight Gain: The Japan Public Health Center-Based Prospective Study, Shino Oba, Mitsuhiko Noda, Kayo Waki, Akiko Nanri, Masayuki Kato, Yoshihiko Takahashi, Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Yumi Matsushita, Manami Inoue, Tetsuya Mizoue, Shoichiro Tsugane

Elaine Marieb College of Nursing Faculty Publication Series

Objective: The effect of smoking cessation on the risk of diabetes has been reported previously. However, it is unknown whether the association is influenced by weight gain and other potential risk factors. Methods: The Japan Public Health Center-Based Prospective Study established in 1990 for Cohort I and in 1993 for Cohort II provided data, and 25,875 men and 33,959 women were analyzed. The response rate to the baseline questionnaire was 80.9%, and 68.4% of the respondents participated both the 5- and 10-year follow-up surveys. Smoking cessation was noted during the initial five years and the development of diabetes was reported …