Sapporo University

How Language Affects Attitudes to Engagement with the Recovery Process: A Comparative Study of the Language of Two Step-Based Recovery Programs

This study examines perceptions of the language used in Alcoholics Anonymous’ Twelve Steps (AA12) and Buddhist Eight Step Recovery (B8) among individuals recovering from alcohol use disorder (AUD). Using questionnaire data (N = 29) and Critical Discourse Analysis, participants pr...

Diagnosis of bacterial adhesion performance of activated sludge based on AI-assisted image analysis

ABSTRACT To estimate the bacterial adhesion performance of activated sludge (AS), batch adhesion tests of Escherichia coli (E. coli) on AS and quantitative image analysis (QIA) with a deep learning-based image classifier for magnified AS images were conducted. The pseudo-first-or...

Visualizing electron flow at transition states by natural reaction orbitals

Transition-state analysis in quantum chemistry provides structural and energetic information but does not directly reveal how electron density is redistributed at the onset of bond reorganization. Although frontier-orbital theory is highly effective for predicting reactivity from...

Serum soluble Fas levels and incidence of biliary tract cancer in a nested case-control study

Abstract Background: Soluble Fas (sFas) plays multiple roles in tumorigenesis and cancer dissemination by avoiding apoptosis via connection to Fas ligand. We assessed associations of serum sFas levels with the incidence of extrahepatic biliary tract cancer (eBTC) in a prospective...

Stringy Constraints on Modular Flavor Models

Abstract We investigate stringy constraints on moduli spaces in modular flavor models by analyzing moduli-dependent threshold corrections in heterotic string vacua. While moduli play a crucial role in determining the flavor structure of fermions predicted by modular flavor models...

Association Between Oral Frailty and Body Mass Index in Late-Stage Older Adults Stratified by Sarcopenia Status

Objectives: Oral frailty is associated with sarcopenia and underweight; however, its relationship with sarcopenic obesity remains unclear. This cross-sectional study investigated the associations between oral frailty and body mass index (BMI) categories (underweight/obesity), str...

Supramolecular Polymerization and Morphological Transformation of Dynamic Helical Poly(Phenylacetylene)s via Chain‐End Host–Guest Interactions

ABSTRACT Integration of dynamic helical polymers with supramolecular polymerization offers a promising strategy for constructing adaptive hierarchical chiral materials. However, the transformation of molecular‐level conformational changes in dynamic helical polymers into structur...