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Since Makita's report (1968), it has been believed that reading disabilities in Japan are extremely rare. However, this argument does not correspond with teachers’observations in elementary schools in Japan. This study tried to re-examine the incidence and characteristics of reading disabilities in Japan. Standardized reading ability and intelligence tests were conducted for 5th grade elementary school children of various districts. It was found that 18.7% of children have one year delay, and 10.9% of children have two or more years delay. This shows that Makita's claim of rarity of incidence of reading disabilities in Japan is incorrect. 相似文献
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Determining the thermal conductivity of iron alloys at high pressures and temperatures are essential for understanding the thermal history and dynamics of the Earth''s metallic cores. The authors summarize relevant high-pressure experiments using a diamond-anvil cell and discuss implications of high core conductivity for its thermal and compositional evolution.The thermal conductivity of iron alloys is a key to understanding the mechanism of convection in the Earth''s liquid core and its thermal history. The Earth''s magnetic field is formed by a dynamo action that requires convection in the liquid core. Present-day outer core convection can be driven by the buoyancy of light-element-enriched liquid that is released upon inner core solidification in addition to thermal buoyancy associated with secular cooling. In contrast, before the birth of the inner core, the core heat loss must be more than the heat conducted down the isentropic gradient in order to drive convection by thermal buoyancy alone, which can be a tight constraint upon the core thermal evolution.Recent mineral physics studies throw the traditional value of the Earth''s core thermal conductivity into doubt (Fig. (Fig.1).1). Conventionally the thermal conductivity of the outer core had been considered to be ∼30 W m−1 K−1, an estimate based on shock experiments and simple physical models including the Wiedemann-Franz law: κel = LTρ−1, where κel, L, T and ρ are electronic thermal conductivity, Lorenz number, temperature and electrical resistivity, respectively [1]. Such relatively low core conductivity indicates that liquid core convection could have been driven thermally even with relatively slow cooling rate. However, in 2012–2013, our conventional view was challenged by both computational and experimental studies showing much higher core conductivity [2–4].Open in a separate windowFigure 1.(a) Electrical resistivity and (b) thermal conductivity values at the top of the Earth''s core in the literature [1,2,4–7,9,16]. Filled symbols were calculated on the basis of the Wiedemann-Franz law with ideal Lorenz number (L0 = 2.44 × 10−8 W Ω K−2). Gray bands indicate (a) the range of saturation resistivity [9] and (b) thermal conductivity computed from the saturation resistivity and the Wiedemann-Franz law.Since then, experimental determinations of the thermal conductivity of iron and alloys have been controversial (Fig. (Fig.1).1). Ohta et al. [5] measured the electrical resistivity of iron under core conditions in a laser-heated diamond-anvil cell (DAC). The results demonstrate relatively high thermal conductivity of ∼90 W m−1 K−1 for liquid Fe-Ni-Si alloy based on their measured resistivity for pure iron, Matthissen''s rule and Wiedemann-Franz law, which is compatible with ab initio simulations [2,4]. On the other hand, flash laser-heating and fast thermal radiation detection experiments demonstrated the low core conductivity of 20–35 W m−1 K−1 based on finite element method simulations [6,7], in accordance with the traditional estimate [1]. Since transport properties that describe non-equilibrium phenomena are difficult to measure, the fact that determinations of the iron conductivity under core conditions have become viable these days is a remarkable success in mineral physics. Nevertheless, the discrepancy in core conductivity makes a big difference in the expected age of the inner core, mechanism of liquid core convection and thermal history [3].Despite a number of subsequent studies based on a variety of different techniques, we still see a dichotomy of proposed core conductivity values (Fig. (Fig.1).1). The ‘saturation’ resistivity, which is derived from the fact that the mean free path of electron–phonon interaction cannot be longer than the interatomic distance, gives the lower bound for conductivity. Such saturation resistivity lies between two clusters of reported high and low resistivity values. While the resistivity saturation is important in highly resistive transition metals and their alloys [3,8] (Fig. (Fig.2),2), the conventional estimate [1] did not include the effect of saturation in their models, which resulted in much higher resistivity than the saturation value and hence low core conductivity. The core electrical resistivity measured by recent DAC experiments [3,5,9] shows resistivity saturation (Fig. (Fig.2),2), demonstrating the high core conductivity as far as the Wiedemann-Franz law holds with ideal Lorenz number (Fig. (Fig.1).1). Additionally, since temperature has a large effect on resistivity, temperature gradient in a laser-heated sample is an issue. An internally-resistance-heated DAC provides homogenous and stable sample heating and is thus a promising technique for conductivity measurements at high pressure and temperature (P–T) [9]. The validity of the Wiedemann-Franz law under extreme conditions has also been an issue. Simultaneous measurements of the electrical resistivity and the thermal conductivity of iron alloy under core high P–T conditions will provide decisive evidence for it.Open in a separate windowFigure 2.Temperature response of the electrical resistivity of (a) fcc iron estimated at 1 bar [8] (blue curve) and (b) hcp iron at 115 GPa [5]. Red curve and black line with gray uncertainty band indicate the predicted resistivity based on the Bloch-Grüneisen model with and without the resistivity saturation, respectively.As introduced above, the most recent high P–T measurements for Fe containing 2, 4, 6.5 wt.% Si using an internally-resistance-heated DAC have demonstrated that the thermal conductivity of Fe-12.7 wt.% (22.5 at.%) Si is ∼88 W m−1 K−1 at core-mantle boundary (CMB) conditions when the effects of resistivity saturation, melting and crystallographic anisotropy at measurements are taken into account [9] (Fig. (Fig.1).1). Thermal conductivity of Fe-10 at.% Ni-22.5 at.% Si alloy, a possible outer core composition, could be ∼79 W m−1 K−1 considering the impurity effect of Ni [10]. Si exhibits the largest ‘impurity resistivity’, indicating that the 79 W m−1 K−1 is the lower bound for the thermal conductivity of the Earth''s liquid core. The core thermal evolution models by Labrosse [11] demonstrated that if liquid core convection has been driven by thermal buoyancy with the core thermal conductivity of 79 W m−1 K−1 at the CMB and no radiogenic heating in the core, the CMB temperature is calculated to be ∼5500 K at 3.2 Ga and ∼4800 K at 2.0 Ga. Such high CMB temperature suggests that the whole mantle was fully molten until 2.0–3.2 Ga. It is not consistent with geological records, calling for a different mechanism of core convection.Chemical buoyancy may be an alternate means of driving convection in the core from the early history of the Earth. It has been proposed that the compositional buoyancy in the core could arise from the exsolution of MgO, SiO2 or both [12–14]. Recent core formation models based on the core-mantle distributions of siderophile elements suggest that core metals segregated from silicate at high temperatures, typically at 3000–4000 K and possibly higher [13,15], which enhances the incorporation of lithophile elements including Si and O, and possibly Mg into metals. It is suggested that the (Si, O)-rich liquid core may have become saturated with SiO2 upon secular cooling [14]. Indeed, the original core compositions proposed in recent core formation models include Si and O beyond the saturation limit at CMB conditions [15], i.e. 136 GPa and 4000 K, leading to SiO2 crystallization [13]. The rate of SiO2 crystallization required to sustain geodynamo is as low as 1 wt.% per 109 years, which corresponds to a cooling rate of 100–200 K Gyr−1 [14]. The most recent model of the core compositional evolution by Helffrich et al. [13] showed that MgO saturation follows SiO2 saturation only when >1.7 wt.% Mg in the core. If this is the case, in addition to solid SiO2, (Mg, Fe)-silicate melts exsolve from the core and transfer core-hosted elements such as Mo, W and Pt to the mantle. The core-derived silicate melts may have evolved toward FeO-rich compositions and now represent the ultra-low velocity zones above the CMB. 相似文献
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Norikazu Hirose 《Journal of sports sciences》2013,31(11):1159-1166
Abstract The aim of the present study was to clarify relationships among the distribution of birth month, maturation and body size in young soccer players. We therefore examined physical and maturational differences between selected players, who were considered to have higher potential to play soccer at a professional level as decided subjectively by coaches, and unselected players. Participants were 332 elite soccer players (mean age = 12.2 ± 1.5 years; range = 9.1–15.0 years). Participants were divided into six categories (under = U10 to U15), depending on chronological age. Height, body mass skeletal age and maturation difference (skeletal age – chronological age) were compared among four groups (quarter = Q1 to Q4) depending on month of birth. Overall, the distribution of players across the four quarters was skewed such that numbers were greatest in Q1 and smallest in Q4. No significant differences in maturation difference were observed between birth quarters in any age category. On the other hand, except for the U14 age category, there were no significant differences in height between Q4 and Q1 players. However, the height of Q4 players was significantly smaller than those of Q1 in three (U11, U13 and U14, P < 0.01) of six categories when maturation difference was statistically controlled. Our results suggest a clear bias toward quarter of birth and this bias may depend to some extent on differences in individual skeletal age and body size. Individual biological maturation should thus be considered when selecting adolescent soccer players. 相似文献
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Hiroko Hirose 《Sex education》2013,13(6):674-686
This paper aims to provide insights into recent events concerning school sex education in Japan. A campaign of criticism against school sex education emerged in 2002 at both national and regional levels, and included a court case in Tokyo. Despite leaving a depressing atmosphere regarding sex education teaching practices, this campaign also functioned to generate new research, which not only brought together the first nationwide data on school sex education, but also revealed hitherto unknown facts. The evidence uncovered indicated that the campaign against school sex education was not supported by wider society, and restrained routine reactions by the central government served as a buffer against criticism to suspend it. 相似文献
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Gelatin-based microcapsule production using a microfluidic system and the feasibility of the resultant microcapsules for constructing spherical tissues surrounded by heterogeneous cells were studied. The first cell-encapsulation and subsequent cell-enclosing microparticle encapsulation were achieved using a microfluidic flow-focusing droplet production system. A hollow-core structure of about 150 μm in diameter was developed by incubating the resultant microparticles at 37 °C, which induced thermal melting of the enclosed unmodified gelatin microparticles. Mammalian cells filled the hollow-cores after 4 days of incubation. A cell layer on the cell-enclosing microcapsules was developed by simply suspending the microcapsules in medium containing adherent fibroblast cells. This method may prove useful for the generation of gelatin microcapsules using a microfluidic system for formation of artificial tissue constructs. 相似文献
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In this paper based on the experiment principle of evaluating adhesion property by scratch testing, the peeling mechanism of thin films is discussed by applying contact theory and surface physics theory. A mathematical model predicting the critical load is proposed for calculating critical load as determined by scratch testing. The factors for correctly evaluating adhesion of coatings according to the experimental data are discussed. 相似文献
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From the perspective of the strategy-based judgment, the present paper researched the process by which the reading of a Chinese character (kanji) is identified as On (reading borrowed from Chinese) or Kun (native Japanese reading). In these experiments, questionnaires containing a list of Chinese characters and their associated readings were printed, and subjects were asked to judge whether the reading given was On or Kun. Subjects were also asked to state the degree of confidence they felt in making this judgment. In Experiment 1, the survey consisted of characters which have only an On-reading. The correct rate and degree-of-confidence judgments from this test suggest that in deciding whether a reading is On or Kun, the strategy employed is If the reading for a character which occurs independently has concrete meaning, it is a Kun-reading; if the reading does not have concrete meaning, it is an On-reading. In Experiment 2, the questionnaire was made up of characters with multiple readings, both On and Kun. From the results of this latter experiment, it would appear that the strategy employed when a character has multiple readings is to reserve judgment regarding the On- or Kun-reading until after the various possible readings have been compared with one another. In addition, the results of these experiments suggest that the strategy employed differs depending on the number of readings that can be assigned to each character. When only one reading is possible, subjects make a judgment directly, but when multiple readings exist for a given character the subjects first compare the possible readings and make inferences; only when this process is complete do they apply a strategy to identify a reading as On or Kun. 相似文献
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