Ryukoku University

A descriptive longitudinal investigation of EFL academic discussion writing following systemic functional linguistics–oriented genre-based instruction

Abstract Long-term evidence on the durability of genre-based writing instruction in EFL higher education remains limited, because most studies evaluate outcomes immediately after a single course and rarely track whether genre resources are maintained or reshaped across multiple y...

Individual adaptation to extreme heat and the interpretation of risk perceptions: Evidence from counterfactual beliefs

As climate change intensifies extreme heat, heat-health policies increasingly use alerts, forecasts, and behavioral guidance to encourage individual self-protection. Evaluations of such policies often track survey-based intermediate outcomes, including warning awareness, perceive...

Rearing history, larval density, and larval developmental stage affect volatile- and light-mediated diel hiding behavior in Mythimna unipuncta

<title>Abstract</title> Our previous study has shown that plant volatiles and light jointly influence the diel hiding behavior of <italic>Mythimna unipuncta</italic> larvae using the third instars of the laboratory colony. Here, we investigated the effect of rearing history, larv...