Jun Kobayashi
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3688397 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Jun Kobayashi |
| PRENOMES | Jun |
| SOBRENOME | Kobayashi |
| ASSINATURA | KOBAYASHI J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of the Ryukyus |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7702-1024 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 21 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 2 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 21 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1964 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Feasibility and effectiveness of vertical evacuation of patients with chronic respiratory disease for tsunamis
This study aimed to determine the feasibility of vertical evacuation of patients with chronic respiratory disease living in a tsunami inundation area in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The participants included 34 patients with chronic respiratory disease at Public Hospital A and Private Hospital B in Okinawa Prefecture until April 2023 and March 2024, respectively. The 6-min walk test and stair climbing test were measured to determine walking and sta…
Alain Mons, L'Etendue du trouble
Au travers de ses analyses des arts contemporains, Alain Mons nous rend sensibles au fait que « l’expérience du trouble » se trouve partout où se porte la perception de l’homme dans la société actuelle. Défini par l’auteur comme « une manifestation de l’émotion » surgie malgré sa volonté, le trouble est aussi identifiable à une déstabilisation de l’esprit qui veut par nature rester stable. Alors qu’une telle expérience n’est pas forcément l’effet…
Early Phase Increase in Serum Timp-1 in Patients with Acute Encephalopathy with Biphasic Seizures and Late Reduced Diffusion
The MMP-9-independent increase in circulating TIMP-1 concentrations observed in the present study may be associated with the pathophysiology of AESD in the 1st seizure phase
Can Homecare Chronic Respiratory Disease Patients with Home Oxygen Treatment (HOT) in Southern Okinawa, Japan Be Evacuated Ahead of the Next Anticipated Tsunami
An earthquake with a magnitude of 8 or 9 is predicted to occur near the Ryukyu Islands in Japan, for which the Okinawa Prefecture is preparing countermeasures. Evacuating people to a safe shelter within the tsunami arrival time is a crucial countermeasure. This study aims to understand the vulnerabilities of patients with chronic respiratory diseases in southern parts of Okinawa during a tsunami evacuation, thereby calculating evacuation distance…
Supply-Side Barriers to the Use of Public Healthcare Facilities for Childhood Illness Care in Rural Zambia
Child mortality due to malaria and diarrhea can be reduced if proper treatment is received timely at healthcare facilities, but various factors hinder this. The present study assessed the associations between the use of public healthcare facilities among febrile/diarrheal children in rural Zambia and supply-side factors (i.e., the distance from the village to the nearest facility and the availability of essential human resources and medical equip…
Effects of Hand-Washing Facilities with Water and Soap on Diarrhea Incidence among Children under Five Years in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Diarrhea is a leading cause of death among children under five (U5) in Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR). This study assessed the association between the presence of household hand-washing facilities with water and soap and diarrhea episodes among children U5 in Lao PDR. Data from the Lao Social Indicator Survey II were used. The outcome variable was diarrhea episodes in the two weeks preceding the survey. The main predictor variable was the…
Service Delivery Reforms for Asian Ageing Societies
Doctor and hospital-based healthcare delivery system requires more drastic reform for an aged society. This fact implies that strengthening primary health care is not only useful for current health issues but also an investment for the aged society near future in low- and middle-income countries
Socioeconomic determinants of accessibility to birth registration in Lao PDR
Many mothers in the Lao PDR deliver in their local communities. Therefore, capacity development of various human resources, such as Skilled Birth Attendant, to support the local administrative procedure of birth registration in their communities could be one option to overcoming the bottlenecks in the birth registration process in the Lao PDR
Social Inequality in Post-Growth Japan
Are social inequalities prevalent in contemporary Japanese society, which, since the 1990s, is believed to be characterized by economic and demographic non-growth? If inequalities are indeed prevalent, are they growing? What comprehensive ‘big picture’ can we paint on this topic? Up to the early 1990s, Japan was regarded as a ‘good student’ for having attained consistent economic growth and equality. However, the collapse of the price bubble is b…
Introduction
Have J apanese People Become Asexual? Love in J apan
This article examines changing romantic relationships in contemporary J apanese society. It specifically investigates whether J apanese people in their twenties and thirties have become asexual; that is, whether they tend to have few sexual experiences or interests. Data were collected through an internet survey; this article uses a subsample of 9,940 respondents. The dependent variables were the number of lovers respondents had during and after …
Factors influencing the National School Health Policy implementation in Lao PDR
In the last decade, a National School Health Policy (NSHP) has been formulated in several developing countries following the recommendations of the Global School Health Initiative. However, NSHP implementations across the country have not been fully shared. This study aimed to identify factors that have influenced implementation of the NSHP in Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). We conducted key informant interviews with 20 NSHP implement…
How to Get a Longer Job? Roles of Human and Social Capital in the J apanese Labor Market
This article investigates the roles of human and social capital played in the Japanese labor market. Our research question is whether they interact to accelerate or decelerate each other to provide first jobs of a long duration. Based on the literature, we focus on the bonding functions of friends and relatives. Using the 2005 S ocial S tratification and S ocial M obility S urvey D ata, we measure human capital by educational attainment (college …
The ecosystem approach to health is a promising strategy in international development
BACKGROUND: An ecological perspective was prominently present in the health promotion movement in the 1980s, but this seems to have faded. The burden of disease the developing world is facing cannot be addressed solely by reductionist approaches. Holistic approaches are called for that recognize the fundamentally interdependent nature of health and other societal, developmental, and ecosystem related factors in human communities. An ecosystem app…
School Health
BACKGROUND: The Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction recommended the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, which aims to achieve substantial risk reduction and to avoid various disaster-associated losses, including human lives and livelihoods, based on the lessons from the implementation of the Hyogo framework. However, the recommendations did not lay enough stress on the school and the Safe…
Global Health Action
With reference to the editorial ‘ Global Health Action : surviving infancy and taking first steps’, we commend the success of the innovations in this newly established open-access global health journal, which sets a challenge to the world of scholars who deal with global health as an academic topic. The strategies of publishing Capacity Building and Study Design papers, as well as PhD Reviews, and providing mentorship have, in our opinion, not on…
Making schools healthy among Burmese migrants in Thailand
In Thailand, a health-promoting school (HPS) program is in place nationwide. However, this policy has not covered Burmese migrant schools. Therefore, to ensure the feasibility of the implementation of a HPS program, we conducted evaluations and an intervention on school health in migrant schools in Thailand. We included 44 primary-level schools in the Tak province in 2008. We were able to evaluate the results of the intervention in 43 of 44 schoo…
Mental health status among Burmese adolescent students living in boarding houses in Thailand
Many students residing in boarding houses suffered from poor mental health in Thailand's Tak province. The number of traumatic experiences reported was higher than expected. Furthermore, these traumatic experiences were associated with poorer mental health status. Rather than making a generalized assumption on the mental health status of migrants or refugees, more detailed observation is necessary to elucidate the unique nature and vulnerabilitie…
Physicians are a key to encouraging cessation of smoking among people living with HIV/Aids
Roughly one-third of HIV-positive smokers residing in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, are at the contemplation or preparation stage of smoking behaviour change, with rates significantly higher among those whose physicians have asked about their smoking status during any clinical interaction over the past year. Systematic screening for smoking by physicians during routine HIV care may help to reduce the heavy burden of smoking and smoking-related mor…
Unanimous opinions in social influence networks
In this paper, I show that persons reach unanimous opinions even when they have different initial opinions and different social influences in social influence networks. Friedkin and Johnsen introduced a model of social influence networks, and identified conditions for initially diverse opinions to converge. However, they did not examine conditions of “unanimous” convergence. Hence, I provide sufficient conditions of such unanimous consensus by fo…
A Geochemical Study of the River Water in Thailand
Service Delivery Reforms for Asian Ageing Societies
Doctor and hospital-based healthcare delivery system requires more drastic reform for an aged society. This fact implies that strengthening primary health care is not only useful for current health issues but also an investment for the aged society near future in low- and middle-income countries
Social Inequality in Post-Growth Japan
Are social inequalities prevalent in contemporary Japanese society, which, since the 1990s, is believed to be characterized by economic and demographic non-growth? If inequalities are indeed prevalent, are they growing? What comprehensive ‘big picture’ can we paint on this topic? Up to the early 1990s, Japan was regarded as a ‘good student’ for having attained consistent economic growth and equality. However, the collapse of the price bubble is b…
A Geochemical Study of the River Water in Thailand
Unanimous opinions in social influence networks
In this paper, I show that persons reach unanimous opinions even when they have different initial opinions and different social influences in social influence networks. Friedkin and Johnsen introduced a model of social influence networks, and identified conditions for initially diverse opinions to converge. However, they did not examine conditions of “unanimous” convergence. Hence, I provide sufficient conditions of such unanimous consensus by fo…
Physicians are a key to encouraging cessation of smoking among people living with HIV/Aids
Roughly one-third of HIV-positive smokers residing in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, are at the contemplation or preparation stage of smoking behaviour change, with rates significantly higher among those whose physicians have asked about their smoking status during any clinical interaction over the past year. Systematic screening for smoking by physicians during routine HIV care may help to reduce the heavy burden of smoking and smoking-related mor…
Making schools healthy among Burmese migrants in Thailand
In Thailand, a health-promoting school (HPS) program is in place nationwide. However, this policy has not covered Burmese migrant schools. Therefore, to ensure the feasibility of the implementation of a HPS program, we conducted evaluations and an intervention on school health in migrant schools in Thailand. We included 44 primary-level schools in the Tak province in 2008. We were able to evaluate the results of the intervention in 43 of 44 schoo…
Mental health status among Burmese adolescent students living in boarding houses in Thailand
Many students residing in boarding houses suffered from poor mental health in Thailand's Tak province. The number of traumatic experiences reported was higher than expected. Furthermore, these traumatic experiences were associated with poorer mental health status. Rather than making a generalized assumption on the mental health status of migrants or refugees, more detailed observation is necessary to elucidate the unique nature and vulnerabilitie…
Global Health Action
With reference to the editorial ‘ Global Health Action : surviving infancy and taking first steps’, we commend the success of the innovations in this newly established open-access global health journal, which sets a challenge to the world of scholars who deal with global health as an academic topic. The strategies of publishing Capacity Building and Study Design papers, as well as PhD Reviews, and providing mentorship have, in our opinion, not on…
Factors influencing the National School Health Policy implementation in Lao PDR
In the last decade, a National School Health Policy (NSHP) has been formulated in several developing countries following the recommendations of the Global School Health Initiative. However, NSHP implementations across the country have not been fully shared. This study aimed to identify factors that have influenced implementation of the NSHP in Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). We conducted key informant interviews with 20 NSHP implement…
How to Get a Longer Job? Roles of Human and Social Capital in the J apanese Labor Market
This article investigates the roles of human and social capital played in the Japanese labor market. Our research question is whether they interact to accelerate or decelerate each other to provide first jobs of a long duration. Based on the literature, we focus on the bonding functions of friends and relatives. Using the 2005 S ocial S tratification and S ocial M obility S urvey D ata, we measure human capital by educational attainment (college …
The ecosystem approach to health is a promising strategy in international development
BACKGROUND: An ecological perspective was prominently present in the health promotion movement in the 1980s, but this seems to have faded. The burden of disease the developing world is facing cannot be addressed solely by reductionist approaches. Holistic approaches are called for that recognize the fundamentally interdependent nature of health and other societal, developmental, and ecosystem related factors in human communities. An ecosystem app…
School Health
BACKGROUND: The Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction recommended the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, which aims to achieve substantial risk reduction and to avoid various disaster-associated losses, including human lives and livelihoods, based on the lessons from the implementation of the Hyogo framework. However, the recommendations did not lay enough stress on the school and the Safe…
Introduction
Have J apanese People Become Asexual? Love in J apan
This article examines changing romantic relationships in contemporary J apanese society. It specifically investigates whether J apanese people in their twenties and thirties have become asexual; that is, whether they tend to have few sexual experiences or interests. Data were collected through an internet survey; this article uses a subsample of 9,940 respondents. The dependent variables were the number of lovers respondents had during and after …
Socioeconomic determinants of accessibility to birth registration in Lao PDR
Many mothers in the Lao PDR deliver in their local communities. Therefore, capacity development of various human resources, such as Skilled Birth Attendant, to support the local administrative procedure of birth registration in their communities could be one option to overcoming the bottlenecks in the birth registration process in the Lao PDR
Social Inequality in Post-Growth Japan
Are social inequalities prevalent in contemporary Japanese society, which, since the 1990s, is believed to be characterized by economic and demographic non-growth? If inequalities are indeed prevalent, are they growing? What comprehensive ‘big picture’ can we paint on this topic? Up to the early 1990s, Japan was regarded as a ‘good student’ for having attained consistent economic growth and equality. However, the collapse of the price bubble is b…
Supply-Side Barriers to the Use of Public Healthcare Facilities for Childhood Illness Care in Rural Zambia
Child mortality due to malaria and diarrhea can be reduced if proper treatment is received timely at healthcare facilities, but various factors hinder this. The present study assessed the associations between the use of public healthcare facilities among febrile/diarrheal children in rural Zambia and supply-side factors (i.e., the distance from the village to the nearest facility and the availability of essential human resources and medical equip…
Effects of Hand-Washing Facilities with Water and Soap on Diarrhea Incidence among Children under Five Years in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Diarrhea is a leading cause of death among children under five (U5) in Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR). This study assessed the association between the presence of household hand-washing facilities with water and soap and diarrhea episodes among children U5 in Lao PDR. Data from the Lao Social Indicator Survey II were used. The outcome variable was diarrhea episodes in the two weeks preceding the survey. The main predictor variable was the…
Service Delivery Reforms for Asian Ageing Societies
Doctor and hospital-based healthcare delivery system requires more drastic reform for an aged society. This fact implies that strengthening primary health care is not only useful for current health issues but also an investment for the aged society near future in low- and middle-income countries
Early Phase Increase in Serum Timp-1 in Patients with Acute Encephalopathy with Biphasic Seizures and Late Reduced Diffusion
The MMP-9-independent increase in circulating TIMP-1 concentrations observed in the present study may be associated with the pathophysiology of AESD in the 1st seizure phase
Can Homecare Chronic Respiratory Disease Patients with Home Oxygen Treatment (HOT) in Southern Okinawa, Japan Be Evacuated Ahead of the Next Anticipated Tsunami
An earthquake with a magnitude of 8 or 9 is predicted to occur near the Ryukyu Islands in Japan, for which the Okinawa Prefecture is preparing countermeasures. Evacuating people to a safe shelter within the tsunami arrival time is a crucial countermeasure. This study aims to understand the vulnerabilities of patients with chronic respiratory diseases in southern parts of Okinawa during a tsunami evacuation, thereby calculating evacuation distance…
Alain Mons, L'Etendue du trouble
Au travers de ses analyses des arts contemporains, Alain Mons nous rend sensibles au fait que « l’expérience du trouble » se trouve partout où se porte la perception de l’homme dans la société actuelle. Défini par l’auteur comme « une manifestation de l’émotion » surgie malgré sa volonté, le trouble est aussi identifiable à une déstabilisation de l’esprit qui veut par nature rester stable. Alors qu’une telle expérience n’est pas forcément l’effet…
Feasibility and effectiveness of vertical evacuation of patients with chronic respiratory disease for tsunamis
This study aimed to determine the feasibility of vertical evacuation of patients with chronic respiratory disease living in a tsunami inundation area in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The participants included 34 patients with chronic respiratory disease at Public Hospital A and Private Hospital B in Okinawa Prefecture until April 2023 and March 2024, respectively. The 6-min walk test and stair climbing test were measured to determine walking and sta…
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