Hiroshima International University

Self‐Assembly of a Colloidal Honeycomb Crystal in Silico for Topological Valley Photonics

The quest to employ colloidal self-assembly as a scalable means of fabricating photonic crystals with a complete photonic band gap at optical frequencies has proved challenging throughout the first quarter of the 21st century. Meanwhile, the field of topological photonics has eme...

When the “alternative” becomes mainstream: online and underground schooling for Afghan girls after the education ban

Purpose This study examines how online and underground schools operate and what challenges they face following the ban. It also investigates strategies for navigating these challenges and explores the perceived effectiveness of alternative platforms, drawing on the International...

Understanding Teacher Resilience Through the Lens of Professional Identity: Insights from Malaysia, Japan, Nigeria, Uganda, and Vietnam

Background Concerns about teacher stress, burnout, and attrition have led to increased international attention to teacher resilience in education research. This study investigates how teachers in Malaysia, Japan, Nigeria, Uganda, and Vietnam support resilience through their perce...

Ligand Field Induced Electronic Structure Modulation Enables Triple Redox Activity in Prussian Blue Analogue Molecular Magnet for Advanced Potassium Ion Battery

ABSTRACT Ligand field induced electronic structure modulation provides an effective pathway to tune the electrochemical functionality of Prussian Blue Analogue molecular magnets. Partial substitution of Fe by Co 2+ in Fe–C≡N–Fe framework forms cobalt iron hexacyanoferrate (KCoFeH...

MUSUBOU-AR: An Open-Source Geospatial AR Framework for Integrating Public GIS Data, Field Authoring, and Disaster Walking Tours

Abstract. Conventional hazard maps, public GIS layers, and disaster education materials are essential resources for community disaster risk reduction, but they do not always support in-situ spatial understanding during field-based training. This paper presents MUSUBOUAR, a public...

Bridging divides between critical researchers and development practitioners: a learning–unlearning journey of decolonising educational development

Purpose This study presents a learning and unlearning journey shared by critically oriented researchers based at Japanese universities and development practitioners from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), who collaboratively reflected on educational development fr...

An orbifold framework for classifying layer groups with an application to knitted fabrics

Abstract Entangled structures, such as textiles and architected materials, are often doubly periodic. Owing to this property and their finite transverse thickness, the symmetries of these materials are described by the crystallographic layer groups. While orbifold notation provid...

Wanted? The Elusiveness of (Post-)Growth in Anthropocene Research

Abstract There is now wide agreement that the Earth has entered a new geological epoch as a result of human activities, which is often encapsulated in the concept of the “Anthropocene.” Meanwhile, there remains considerable debate about the impact of economic growth on planetary...

No Significant Secondary Structural Change of α‐Synuclein Monomer by Site‐Specific DOPA or Phosphorylation Introduction in Its C‐Terminal Region

ABSTRACT α‐Synuclein (αSyn) is a major component of pathogenic Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites and is closely associated with Parkinson's disease. Among the various posttranslational modifications of αSyn, several have been implicated in the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons and...