Prospect of manufacturing and design based on physiological polymorphism.

abstract：:The effects of reward and punishment are different, and there are individual differences in sensitivity to reward and punishment. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of reward and punishment on task performance, mood, and autonomic nervous function, along with the interaction with personality. Twe...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Sakuragi S,Sugiyama Y

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to investigate the degree of subject variability in the peripheral and core temperature thresholds of the onset of shivering and sweating. Nine healthy young male subjects participated in three trials. In the first two trials, wearing only shorts, they were exposed to air temperatures of 5...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Kakitsuba N,Mekjavic IB,Katsuura T

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to establish a numerical computation model for estimation of oxygen uptake (V(.)O2) kinetics in decremental load exercise (DLE) starting from a work rate (WR) above the ventilatory threshold (>VT). In the model, WR in DLE were separated into several steps (constant load exercise, CLE) of ...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Arimitsu T,Matsuura R,Kimura T,Yunoki T,Yano T

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bright light at night is known to suppress melatonin secretion. Novel photoreceptors named intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) are mainly responsible for projecting dark/bright information to the suprachiasmatic nucleus and thus regulating the circadian system. However, it has been s...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Kozaki T,Hidaka Y,Takakura JY,Kusano Y

更新日期：2018-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The soleus, one of the triceps surae muscles, greatly contributes to standing and walking. Strength training focused on the soleus could be important to prevent age-related deterioration in these functions. We therefore investigated the effects of regular heel-raise training focused on the soleus for the elderly. Fort...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Fujiwara K,Toyama H,Asai H,Maeda K,Yaguchi C

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purposeful application of fermentation in food and beverage preparation, as a means to provide palatability, nutritional value, preservative, and medicinal properties, is an ancient practice. Fermented foods and beverages continue to make a significant contribution to the overall patterns of traditional dietary pr...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Selhub EM,Logan AC,Bested AC

更新日期：2014-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare the cardiovascular responses to different types of mental stress. Ten healthy males performed a mental arithmetic task (MA) on one day and were exposed to white noise (WN, 80dB) on another day. Both the MA and the WN were composed of four 5-min consecutive periods with a 3-min ...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Liu X,Iwanaga K,Shimomura Y,Katsuura T

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of the present study is to investigate effects of tryptophan intake and light exposure on melatonin secretion and sleep by modifying tryptophan ingestion at breakfast and light exposure during the daytime, and measuring sleep quality (by using actigraphy and the OSA sleep inventory) and melatonin...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Fukushige H,Fukuda Y,Tanaka M,Inami K,Wada K,Tsumura Y,Kondo M,Harada T,Wakamura T,Morita T

更新日期：2014-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to comparatively investigate the energy expenditure of jumping on sand and on a firm surface. Eight male university volleyball players were recruited in this study and performed 3 sets of 10 repetitive jumps on sand (the S condition), and also on a force platform (the F condition). The su...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Muramatsu S,Fukudome A,Miyama M,Arimoto M,Kijima A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to examine the association of walking difficulty with bone mass or bone turnover among community-dwelling Japanese people aged 40 years and older. METHODS:We studied 1097 community-dwelling Japanese people aged 40 years and older (379 men and 718 women) who were invited to participate in pe...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Abe Y,Nishimura T,Arima K,Kanagae M,Mizukami S,Tomita Y,Okabe T,Goto H,Horiguchi I,Aoyagi K

更新日期：2016-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since walking is a daily activity not to require the maximal effort in healthy populations, a very few universal bio-parameters and/or methods have been defined to evaluate individual walking characteristics in those populations. A concept of "economy" is a potential candidate; however, walking economy highl...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Abe D,Fukuoka Y,Horiuchi M

更新日期：2019-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical stimuli have often been suggested to be the major determinant of resistance training adaptations; however, some studies suggested that metabolic changes also play an important role in the gains of muscle size and strength. Several resistance training methods (RTM) have been employed with the purpose of mani...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Gentil P,Oliveira E,Bottaro M

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To test the hypothesis that pupil diameter, which is innervated by the autonomic nervous system, increases with exercise intensity, we determined pupil diameter during incremental exercise in eight healthy subjects. The subjects performed an incremental ergometer exercise in a room illuminated at 90-100 lx. We continu...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Hayashi N,Someya N,Fukuba Y

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to investigate whether lateral differences in the cross-sectional areas of the hip and thigh muscles were related to curve sprinting time. METHODS:Thirteen college students (10 men and 3 women; mean ± SD: age, 20.4 ± 1.7 years; height, 167.6 ± 8.9 cm; mass, 57.4 ± 5.4 kg) participa...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Tottori N,Kurihara T,Otsuka M,Isaka T

更新日期：2016-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many women become obese during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Weight gain and obesity in the general population are often attributed to abnormalities of autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity. The aim of this study was to clarify change in ANS activity, body weight, percentage fat mass (%FM), and body...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Izumi M,Manabe E,Uematsu S,Watanabe A,Moritani T

更新日期：2016-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Real-time ultrasound imaging is a valid method in the field of rehabilitation. The ultrasound imaging allows direct visualization for real-time study of the muscles as they contract over the time. Measuring of the size of each abdominal muscle in relation to the others provides useful information about the d...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Tahan N,Khademi-Kalantari K,Mohseni-Bandpei MA,Mikaili S,Baghban AA,Jaberzadeh S

更新日期：2016-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Activation timings of postural muscles of lower legs and prediction of postural disturbance were investigated in young and older adults during bilateral arm flexion in a self-timing task and an oddball task with different probabilities of target presentation. Arm flexion was started from a standing posture w...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Yaguchi C,Fujiwara K,Kiyota N

更新日期：2017-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Age-related changes affect driving ability, including the smoothness of driving. This operation requires the use of both allocentric strategies (based on world-centered representations) and egocentric strategies (based on self-centered representations); however, with age, a greater preference for egocentric ...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Kunishige M,Miyaguchi H,Fukuda H,Iida T,Nami K,Ishizuki C

更新日期：2020-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wearing an activity monitor as a motivational tool and incorporating a behavior-based reward system or a computerized game element might have a synergistic effect on an increase in daily physical activity, thereby inducing body fat reduction. This pilot crossover study aimed to examine the effects of a short...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Nishiwaki M,Kuriyama A,Ikegami Y,Nakashima N,Matsumoto N

更新日期：2014-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diversity among human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecules has been maintained by host-pathogen coevolution over a long period of time. Reflecting this diversity, the HLA loci are the most polymorphic in the human genome. One characteristic of HLA diversity is long-term persistence of allelic lineages, which ca...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Yasukochi Y,Satta Y

更新日期：2014-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated whether room temperature (T(a)) cycles around dusk and dawn could influence the circadian rhythm of rectal temperature (T(core)), urinary 6-hydroxymelatonin sulfate during nocturnal sleep, and subjective assessments of sleep in humans. Six female and two male students served as participa...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Kondo M,Tokura H,Wakamura T,Hyun KJ,Tamotsu S,Morita T,Oishi T

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaysia recorded the highest number of dengue cases between 2014 and 2017. There are 13 states and three federal territories in Malaysia, and each area varies in their prevalence of dengue. Sabah is one of the states situated in Borneo, Malaysia. Although dengue has been increasing for the last several year...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Kaur N,Rahim SSSA,Jaimin JJ,Dony JJF,Khoon KT,Ahmed K

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Daily monitoring of heart rates is important in health management. Many researchers have analysed heart rate variability by using the resting heart rate because such an analysis can facilitate the early discovery of a variety of illnesses and health conditions. Some problems that arise in measuring heart rate are the ...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Okada S,Fujiwara Y,Suzuki S,Yasuda M,Makikawa M,Iida T

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to highlight the issues related to thickness-based muscle size evaluation that is commonly done in field studies. The cross-sectional area, thickness (the vertical distance from the upper end of the elbow flexors to that of the humerus) and width (the horizontal distance from the left to ...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Akagi R,Iwanuma S,Fukuoka M,Kanehisa H,Fukunaga T,Kawakami Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study focused on whether wheelchair users showed enhanced ability to estimate the space required for locomotion with familiar and unfamiliar wheelchairs. Tetraplegic participants, who lacked somatosensory input from the upper limbs and were unable to obtain information about the dimensions of a wheelchair from th...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Higuchi T,Hatano N,Soma K,Imanaka K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of allergic and autoimmune conditions has been steadily increasing in wealthy nations over the past century. One hypothesis put forward to explain this is the Old Friends Hypothesis, which posits that increased hygiene, urbanization, and lifestyle changes have reduced our exposure to parasites...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Eick GN,Cepon-Robins TJ,Devlin MJ,Kowal P,Sugiyama LS,Snodgrass JJ

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present study analyses changes in body composition over the course of a working week. The purpose of the study is to identify the size of the changes in the observed parameters by means of typical error of measurement (TE) as the initial value for the interpretation of the detected changes in the repeate...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Kutáč P

更新日期：2015-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The origin of the slow component (SC) of oxygen uptake kinetics, presenting during exercise above the ventilatory threshold (VT), remains unclear. Possible physiologic mechanisms include a progressive recruitment of type II muscle fibers. The purpose of this study was to examine alterations in muscle activity through ...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Cannon DT,Kolkhorst FW,Cipriani DJ

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to examine maturity-related differences in anthropometry and body composition in Japanese youth within a single year. METHODS:Two hundred and ten Japanese youth aged from 13 to 13.99 years participated in this study. Their maturity status was assessed using a self-assessment of...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Fukunaga Y,Takai Y,Yoshimoto T,Fujita E,Yamamoto M,Kanehisa H

更新日期：2013-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of cellular phone subscribers is increasing every year and there have been reports of health disorders related to the high-frequency radio waves. This paper considers the dependence of Thai university and high school students on cellular phones. A survey form (cellular phone dependence questionnaire: CPDQ) ...

journal_title：Journal of physiological anthropology

authors： Kawasaki N,Tanei S,Ogata F,Burapadaja S,Loetkham C,Nakamura T,Tanada S

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00