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| Author | Matsumoto, Masakazu| Yagasaki, Takuma| Tanaka, Hideki| |
| Note | This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. This article appeared in Masakazu Matsumoto, Takuma Yagasaki, Hideki Tanaka; GenIce-core: Efficient algorithm for generation of hydrogen-disordered ice structures. J. Chem. Phys. 7 March 2024; 160 (9): 094101. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0198056 and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0198056.| This fulltext file will be available in Mar. 2025.| |
| Published Date | 2024-03-01 |
| Publication Title | The Journal of Chemical Physics |
| Volume | volume160 |
| Issue | issue9 |
| Publisher | AIP Publishing |
| Start Page | 094101 |
| ISSN | 0021-9606 |
| NCID | AA00694991 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| OAI-PMH Set | 岡山大学 |
| Copyright Holders | © 2024 Author(s). |
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| PubMed ID | 38426513 |
| DOI | 10.1063/5.0198056 |
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| Title Alternative | Exploring the dynamics of change in students’ English proficiency and self-evaluations: The analysis of GTEC scores and Okadai CAN-DO List across required English courses |
| FullText URL | ipec_001_106.pdf |
| Author | OTOSHI, Junko| OGINO, Masaru| TERANISHI, Masako| |
| Abstract | 本稿は，2つの必修英語カリキュラム（6単位コースと8単位コース)についてリーディングとスピーキングの2技能に焦点を当て，GTECスコアおよびCAN-DOリストによる自己評価を指標として量的分析を行った報告である。GTECテストの結果は，6単位コース（約580名調査協力）の平均値が，8単位コース（約450名調査協力）よりも，2技能ともコース修了時に統計的に高い数値を示した。一方，CAN-DOリストの回答では，コースに関わらず，難易度が低いリーディング項目で平均値が入学時よりも下降したのに対して，難易度の高いCAN-DO項目では，修了時に平均値が上がっていた。対照的に，スピーキング項目では，CAN-DO難易度に関わらず，両コースともほぼすべての項目で，平均値の上昇が見られた。調査結果は，今後の英語カリキュラム改善の資料として使用される。 |
| Keywords | カリキュラム評価 必修英語カリキュラム 自己評価 CAN-DOリスト調査 GTECテスト |
| Publication Title | Bulletin of Institute for Promotion of Education and Campus Life, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2024-03-14 |
| Volume | volume1 |
| Start Page | 106 |
| End Page | 121 |
| ISSN | 1881-5952 |
| language | Japanese |
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| Title Alternative | Transforming Teachers’ Attitudes through Experiential Learning in Laos -BENGALA dying workshops and the experience with local teachers- |
| FullText URL | cted_014_239.pdf |
| Author | MIYAMOTO, Ayuha| KAJIMOTO, Natsumi| VONGHEUANGSY, Bounpaserth| HARA, Yuichi| |
| Abstract | ラオスの学校制度は, 初等教育全般において「体験型学習の提供」を求めている。実技教科では体験型の授業が実践されているが, それ以外の教科では座学中心の授業である。その背景には, 体験型学習の行い方がわからないといった教員の課題意識がある。本研究では, 特に教員の授業づくりに対する課題意識を引き受け, ラオスにおいて体験型学習を協働実践し教員意識の変容を明らかにすることとした。具体的には, ラオスの小中学校２校で,体育の授業で使うT シャツをベンガラ染めする体験型学習を行った。教員にも参加してもらいながら, 体験型学習を経験すると同時に協働実践することで, どのように意識が変容するかを検証した。検証方法は, 実践校２校の教員に対する半構造化インタビューである。その結果, 教員らは体験型学習の可能性を理解した一方, 座学中心の授業から体験型学習へ転換の方法がわからないという意見もあり, 今後の課題となった。 |
| Keywords | 体験型学習 (Experiential learning) ラオス (Laos) ベンガラ染め (BENGALA dyeing) 持続可能な教育 (ESD) |
| Publication Title | Bulletin of Center for Teacher Education and Development, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2024-03-29 |
| Volume | volume14 |
| Start Page | 239 |
| End Page | 252 |
| ISSN | 2186-1323 |
| language | Japanese |
| Copyright Holders | Copyright © 2024 岡山大学教師教育開発センター |
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| Title Alternative | The Analysis of Bullying Questionnaires to Identify the Problems using Teachers’ Recognitions about What Are Serious for Students |
| FullText URL | cted_014_207.pdf |
| Author | MIYAGAWA, Sena| AOKI, Tazuko| |
| Abstract | いじめ早期発見を目的としたアンケートが全国で実施されているが，いじめの認知件数は減少していない。そこで，全国14都道府県のいじめアンケートを集計し，内容を分析した。加えて，このいじめアンケートが「いじめに該当する」としている行為に着目し，いじめ行為に対する，教師の「いじめに対する深刻さの認識」を調査した。その際，宮川・青木（2023）が示した「いじめの深刻度」に関する知見を用いた。分析の結果，教師は「やり返せる行為」よりも，「やり返せない行為」をより深刻と捉えていることがわかった。つまり，教師は「深刻と捉えられるべきいじめ行為」を深刻だと捉えており，現行いじめアンケートが「いじめに該当する」としている行為は妥当であると考えた。このことは，現行いじめアンケートでは早期発見が難しいことを示唆している。よって，早期発見と言うよりは，未然防止につながる新しいアンケートの開発の必要性について考察した。 |
| Keywords | いじめアンケート (questionnaire to detect bullying early) いじめ未然防止 (preventing bullying in advance) いじめに該当する行為 (what are the ser ious actions of bullying) 教師の認識 (recognition of bullying by teachers) |
| Publication Title | Bulletin of Center for Teacher Education and Development, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2024-03-29 |
| Volume | volume14 |
| Start Page | 207 |
| End Page | 221 |
| ISSN | 2186-1323 |
| language | Japanese |
| Copyright Holders | Copyright © 2024 岡山大学教師教育開発センター |
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| Author | Wu, Chongyang| Tanaka, Ryota| Fujiyoshi, Kyohei| Akaji, Yasuaki| Hirobe, Muneto| Miki, Naoko| Li, Juan| Sakamoto, Keiji| Gao, Jian| |
| Keywords | bamboo sasa beech forest phenological gap canopy understory plant plant morphology plastically leaf phenology |
| Published Date | 2024-03-04 |
| Publication Title | Plants |
| Volume | volume13 |
| Issue | issue5 |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Start Page | 719 |
| ISSN | 2223-7747 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| OAI-PMH Set | 岡山大学 |
| Copyright Holders | © 2024 by the authors. |
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| PubMed ID | 38475565 |
| DOI | 10.3390/plants13050719 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001183421800001 |
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| FullText URL | fulltext20240311-03.pdf |
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| Author | Nishitani, Toshiki| Matsumura, Kentarou| Postma, Erik| Sharma, Manmohan Dev| Hosken, David J| Miyatake, Takahisa| |
| Keywords | Male-male contest Contest Aggressiveness Aging Genetics Beetle |
| Note | The version of record of this article, first published in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, is available online at Publisher’s website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-024-03451-w| |
| Published Date | 2024-02-24 |
| Publication Title | Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology |
| Volume | volume78 |
| Issue | issue3 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
| Start Page | 34 |
| ISSN | 0340-5443 |
| NCID | AA00558665 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| OAI-PMH Set | 岡山大学 |
| Copyright Holders | © The Author(s) 2024 |
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00265-024-03451-w |
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| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/OER/66733 |
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| Title Alternative | Analysis of Regional Multiplier of Knowledge Intensive Industries and Creative Jobs based on Economic Base Model: Benefit of Municipal Collaboration |
| FullText URL | oer_055_3_001_024.pdf |
| Author | Nakamura, Ryohei| |
| Abstract | The traditional economic base model in the field of regional science contributes to identifying regional income producing industries and labor absorption. The economic base model has some conditional assumptions while it is quite tractable. Recently, papers by Moretti and others show significant regional multiplier effects of innovative jobs. They refocused on the traditional economic base model. However, their approach has several deficiencies concerning the identification of basic/non-basic industries and ambiguity of multiplier generating mechanisms. This paper focuses on regional specialization of knowledge intensive industries and creative jobs which are the driving forces of regional development in the framework of the economic base model. The estimations of regional economic multiplier in terms of employment are carried out using two-digit employment and three-digit job classification data at local municipality level with two-period data. Using these data, I explain regional differences by degree of specialization of knowledge intensive industries and creative workers. By doing this, I propose contemporary regional economic policy. Furthermore, by comparing multiplier effects at local municipality level and regional employment area level, benefits of municipal consolidation are shown. |
| Publication Title | Okayama Economic Review |
| Published Date | 2024-03-21 |
| Volume | volume55 |
| Issue | issue3 |
| Start Page | 1 |
| End Page | 24 |
| ISSN | 2433-4146 |
| language | Japanese |
| Copyright Holders | Copyright © 2024 岡山大学経済学会 |
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| Author | Takeuchi, Noriko| Sawada, Nanami| Ekuni, Daisuke| Morita, Manabu| |
| Published Date | 2023-11-28 |
| Publication Title | PLoS ONE |
| Volume | volume18 |
| Issue | issue11 |
| Publisher | Public Library of Science |
| Start Page | e0295078 |
| ISSN | 1932-6203 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| OAI-PMH Set | 岡山大学 |
| Copyright Holders | © 2023 Takeuchi et al. |
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| PubMed ID | 38015962 |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0295078 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001124505200026 |
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| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/66669 |
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| FullText URL | 78_1_037.pdf |
| Author | Tanaka, Masato| Meena, Umesh| Taoka, Takuya| Fujiwara, Yoshihiro| Yokomizo, Daiichiro| Bashyal, Santosh Kumar| Sake, Naveen| Arataki, Shinya| |
| Abstract | In adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery, one of the key factors working to prevent proximal junctional kyphosis is the proximal anchor. The aim of this study was to compare clinical and radiographic outcomes of triangular fixation with conventional fixation as proximal anchoring techniques in ASD surgery. We retrospectively evaluated 54 patients who underwent corrective spinal fusion for ASD. Fourteen patients underwent proximal triangular fixation (Group T; average 74.6 years), and 40 patients underwent the conventional method (Group C; average 70.5 years). Clinical and radiographic outcomes were assessed using visual analogue scale (VAS) values for back pain and the Oswestry disability index (ODI). Radiographic evaluation was also collected preoperatively and postoperatively. Surgical times and intraoperative blood loss of the two groups were not significantly different (493 vs 490 min, 1,260 vs 1,173 mL). Clinical outcomes such as VAS and ODI were comparable in the two groups. Proximal junctional kyphosis in group T was slightly lower than that of group C (28.5% vs 47.5%, p=0.491). However, based on radiology, proximal screw pullout occurred significantly less frequently in the triangular fixation group than the conventional group (0.0% vs 22.5%, p=0.049). Clinical outcomes in the two groups were not significantly different. |
| Keywords | adult spinal deformity proximal junctional kyphosis triangular fixation minimally invasive surgery C arm free |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2024-02 |
| Volume | volume78 |
| Issue | issue1 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 37 |
| End Page | 46 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 38419313 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001203658200003 |
| FullText URL | fulltext20240117-02.pdf fig20240117-02.pdf |
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| Author | Fujiwara, Shintaro| Harada, Ko| Hagiya, Hideharu| Koyama, Toshihiro| Hasegawa, Kosei| Tsukahara, Hirokazu| Otsuka, Fumio| |
| Keywords | childhood obesity epidemiology joinpoint regression analysis paediatrics trend analysis |
| Note | This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: [Fujiwara S, Harada K, Hagiya H, et al. Trends in childhood obesity in Japan: A nationwide observational study from 2012 to 2021. Clinical Obesity. 2024; 14(2):e12636. doi:10.1111/cob.12636], which has been published in final form at [https://doi.org/10.1111/cob.12636]. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.| This fulltext file will be available in Dec. 2024.| |
| Published Date | 2023-12-29 |
| Publication Title | Clinical Obesity |
| Volume | volume14 |
| Issue | issue2 |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Start Page | e12636 |
| ISSN | 1758-8103 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| OAI-PMH Set | 岡山大学 |
| Copyright Holders | © 2023 World Obesity Federation. |
| File Version | author |
| PubMed ID | 38156435 |
| DOI | 10.1111/cob.12636 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001133999100001 |
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| Author | Tanabe, Ryo| Hongo, Takashi| Obara, Takafumi| Nojima, Tsuyoshi| Nakao, Atsunori| Elmer, Jonathan| Naito, Hiromichi| Yumoto, Tetsuya| |
| Keywords | Do not attempt resuscitation Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest Emergency department Clinicians Slow code Stress |
| Published Date | 2023-12 |
| Publication Title | Resuscitation Plus |
| Volume | volume16 |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Start Page | 100507 |
| ISSN | 2666-5204 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| OAI-PMH Set | 岡山大学 |
| Copyright Holders | © 2023 The Author(s). |
| File Version | publisher |
| PubMed ID | 38026140 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.resplu.2023.100507 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001112320800001 |
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| FullText URL | fulltext20250217-07.pdf table_and_fig20250217-07.pdf |
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| Author | Nguyen, Hai Thanh| Do, Son Quang| Kobayashi, Hiroshi| Wakai, Takuya| Funahashi, Hiroaki| |
| Keywords | Spermatozoa Bulls Mitochondrial content Motility Frozen semen |
| Note | © 2023 Elsevier Inc. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/| |
| Published Date | 2023-10-15 |
| Publication Title | Theriogenology |
| Volume | volume210 |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Start Page | 154 |
| End Page | 161 |
| ISSN | 0093-691X |
| NCID | AA00862972 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| OAI-PMH Set | 岡山大学 |
| Copyright Holders | © 2023 Elsevier Inc. |
| File Version | author |
| PubMed ID | 37506625 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2023.07.027 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001050613600001 |
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| Author | Saito, Taichi| Nakamichi, Ryo| Nakahara, Ryuichi| Nishida, Keiichiro| Ozaki, Toshifumi| |
| Keywords | hand surgery rehabilitation open surgical release trigger finger |
| Published Date | 2023-11-20 |
| Publication Title | Journal of Clinical Medicine |
| Volume | volume12 |
| Issue | issue22 |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Start Page | 7187 |
| ISSN | 2077-0383 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| OAI-PMH Set | 岡山大学 |
| Copyright Holders | © 2023 by the authors. |
| File Version | publisher |
| PubMed ID | 38002801 |
| DOI | 10.3390/jcm12227187 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001123419500001 |
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| Author | Makihara, Seiichiro| Uraguchi, Kensuke| Naito, Tomoyuki| Shimizu, Aiko| Murai, Aya| Higaki, Takaya| Noda, Yohei| Kariya, Shin| Okano, Mitsuhiro| Ando, Mizuo| |
| Keywords | posterior ethmoid roof cerebrospinal fluid leak anterior ethmoidal artery gera classification keros classification |
| Published Date | 2023-11-23 |
| Publication Title | Cureus: Journal of Medical Science |
| Volume | volume15 |
| Issue | issue11 |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Start Page | e49273 |
| ISSN | 2168-8184 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| OAI-PMH Set | 岡山大学 |
| Copyright Holders | © 2023 Makihara et al. |
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| PubMed ID | 38143696 |
| DOI | 10.7759/cureus.49273 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001117640700019 |
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| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/66148 |
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| FullText URL | 77_6_567.pdf |
| Author | Matsumoto, Naomi| Higuchi, Chigusa| Miyaji, Chikara| Mitsuhashi, Toshiharu| Hagiya, Hideharu| Takao, Soshi| Yorifuji, Takashi| |
| Abstract | This paper presents the results of a series of surveys conducted from July 2021 to March 2023 to investigate the post-vaccination adverse reactions to the mRNA-1273 (Moderna) vaccine among faculty, staff, and students at Okayama University. These studies complement the official surveys conducted by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and provide a more representative picture of adverse reactions in the general population including large numbers of healthy young people. Pain, swelling, redness at the injection site, fever, headache, and malaise were the main adverse reactions reported. The proportion of adverse reactions was generally higher after the second vaccination and decreased with each additional vaccination. No statistically significant differences in the adverse reactions were found for males and females and those with/without a history of allergy, but a lower proportion of fever was observed in older participants and those with underlying medical conditions. We also evaluated the association between adverse reactions and antibody titers after the third vaccination and found no significant differences in antibody levels one month after vaccination. This series of studies highlights the importance of conducting surveys in diverse populations to provide a more representative picture of post-vaccination adverse reactions during a pandemic. |
| Keywords | coronavirus disease 2019 adverse reactions mRNA vaccine antibody titers young adults |
| Amo Type | Review |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2023-12 |
| Volume | volume77 |
| Issue | issue6 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 567 |
| End Page | 575 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 38145930 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001164631200001 |
| FullText URL | fulltext.pdf |
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| Author | Tsuge, Mitsuru| Shigehara, Kenji| Uda, Kazuhiro| Kawano, Seiji| Iwamuro, Masaya| Saito, Yukie| Yashiro, Masato| Ikeda, Masanori| Tsukahara, Hirokazu| |
| Keywords | Duodenal ulcer Dupilumab Eosinophilic gastroenteritis Eotaxin-3 Food allergy Interleukin-5 Interleukin-13 Non-esophageal eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorder |
| Note | The version of record of this article, first published in Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, is available online at Publisher’s website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13223-023-00859-3| |
| Published Date | 2023-12-05 |
| Publication Title | Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology |
| Volume | volume19 |
| Issue | issue1 |
| Publisher | BMC |
| Start Page | 103 |
| ISSN | 1710-1492 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| OAI-PMH Set | 岡山大学 |
| Copyright Holders | © The Author(s) 2023. |
| File Version | publisher |
| PubMed ID | 38053199 |
| DOI | 10.1186/s13223-023-00859-3 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001113362100001 |
| Related Url | isVersionOf https://doi.org/10.1186/s13223-023-00859-3 |
| Author | Nakagawa, Kei| Sakemoto, Ryuta| |
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| Keywords | Commodity futures Factor investment Hedgen Safe have Inflation |
| Note | © 2023 Elsevier Inc. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/| This fulltext file will be available in Oct. 2025.| |
| Published Date | 2023-12 |
| Publication Title | Finance Research Letters |
| Volume | volume58 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
| Start Page | 104585 |
| ISSN | 1544-6123 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| OAI-PMH Set | 岡山大学 |
| Copyright Holders | © 2023 Elsevier Inc. |
| File Version | author |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.frl.2023.104585 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001098482300001 |
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| FullText URL | K0006939_abstract_review.pdf K0006939_fulltext.pdf |
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| Author | NGUYEN THANH HAI| |
| Published Date | 2023-09-25 |
| Content Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Grant Number | 甲第6939号 |
| Granted Date | 2023-09-25 |
| Thesis Type | Doctor of Philosophy in Agriculture |
| Grantor | 岡山大学 |
| language | English |
| FullText URL | K0006929_abstract_review.pdf K0006929_fulltext.pdf |
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| Author | SAN HAY MAR SHWE| |
| Published Date | 2023-09-25 |
| Content Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Grant Number | 甲第6929号 |
| Granted Date | 2023-09-25 |
| Thesis Type | Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering |
| Grantor | 岡山大学 |
| language | English |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/OER/66033 |
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| Title Alternative | Building a perspective on the innovation process of local public services |
| FullText URL | oer_055_2_001_014.pdf |
| Author | Fujii, Daiji| Kanaji, Hiroshi| |
| Abstract | When local governments develop public services, they often experience innovation processes. More often, the innovation processes referred to here seem to be the perceived needs for transformation faced with external pressures and the purposive responses to them. This article tries to depict this discourse from a different viewpoint. One of the perspectives that has been proposed so far is that the external environments are made up of multiple actors, and that the historical backgrounds and the relationships between these actors affect the structure of administrative organizations and the methods of providing public services. The transformation processes could be one-time events no matter how long the processes may take, but this article tries to argue they may connote a circular mechanism where both of the administrative organizations and the external actors feedback to each other. In order to elaborate this direction of theorizing, three steps are employed by applying existent literature of various types developed in rather a broader context of social sciences. First, if one of the goals of postmodern theorization is liberating the psychological energies of actors from the cramped social reality that structuralists postulated, then Actor-Network-Theory may be useful. Second, according to Sarasbathy’s research on entrepreneurial behaviors, the view that we effectuate our future through what we can do now is attractive in order to create a new discourse of social innovations, where we appreciate them as not springing out of nowhere all of sudden. Third, once this article accepts polyphonic views on social realities where congested discourses interact during abovementioned process, the role of civic entrepreneurs on the frontline can never be overstated enough. This is because such civic entrepreneurs could cooperate with minority opinions and raise them into broader contexts of dialogues within societies. |
| Keywords | local government public services innovation process |
| Publication Title | Okayama Economic Review |
| Published Date | 2023-11-24 |
| Volume | volume55 |
| Issue | issue2 |
| Start Page | 1 |
| End Page | 14 |
| ISSN | 2433-4146 |
| language | Japanese |
| Copyright Holders | Copyright © 2023 岡山大学経済学会 |
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