List of Dissertation Abstract (Innovation Management and Environmental Sciences)
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The objective of the present study is to discuss practical life cycle assessment methods used in the introduction

Hiroki
Aya HEIHOHONDOStudy on Practical Life Cycle
Assessment Methods ofBiomass Projects using InputOutput Tables

process of a biomass project in order to promote the implementation of effective biomass projects. This study
proposed practical methods using input-output tables, and applied the methods to environmental and socioeconomic impacts assessment of biogas power generation projects using waste biomass. The methods
proposed in this study allow for a better understanding of the effects of biomass projects and a successful
design and improvement of biomass projects in region and/or national level.
This paper investigated the compressed technological capability building trajectory leveraging external

Yoshikazu
Yujie JIANG
SHUSATechnological capability
building trajectory in latecomer firms leveraging
external resources: The case ofresources in Chinese latecomer firms, using an in-depth case study of Geely Auto. This research finds that

Geely Auto's M&A andAlliance growth strategy

various acquired external resources among organizational units, play an important role in Chinese latecomer‘Limited Integration Mode’ clear the limited content of integration and adjust it dynamically to acquire
external resources, limited core members transfer from existing units to newly formed unit and operators
trained by dedicated education system intensified organizational learning capability to distribute and utilizate

firms to avoid high employee turnover rate and human resources shortage, build up technological capability
rapidly.
Focusing on nurses involved in cancer patients who have reached the changing gear phase during hospital

Miyuki

Takatoshi

HOSHINAANDO

A study of the status of
nursing for cancer patients intreatment, we conducted an empirical research on cooperation and collaboration with other medical

the changing gear phase:cooperation and collaboration
between ward nurses and othermedical professionals

changing gear point has come by conducting a literature research. We newly constructed a conceptual

professionals. In addition, assessed changes in the roles of cancer patients before and after being told that theframework on the role expectation of the changing gear phase in the role theory from the perspective of ward
nursing.
As a result, it can be said that the phase around the changing gear point is the most important time forcooperation and collaboration among medical professionals including nurses and MSWs.

A Trial Study of Animal
Assisted Intervention Aiming

Toshihiro

Takatoshi

KAWAZOE

ANDO

at Improvement of "Problem
Behaviors" of People with
Developmental Disorders
Associated with Mental
Retardation―From the Viewpoint ofPeople with mental retardation may show the typical behaviors of autism. Lack of understanding of thepeculiarities of these behaviors can cause “problem behaviors” with violence. The people involved in thestudy were encouraged to voluntarily develop a relationship with their dogs. In this study, new interventions
for changes in spontaneous behavior using dogs to decrease “problem behaviors” of people with
developmental disorders associated with mental retardation were discovered as well as the reason why the
problem behavior of the person changed. Learning theory was also used in our research to explain why“problem behaviors” decreased when animal assisted intervention occurred.

Behavior Analysis―
The purpose of this study was to develop the Help-seeking Preference Scale for elderly and to investigate thefactors correlated with help-seeking preference among the elderly living alone. The results indicated 2 factors
TomoyaTAKAHASHI

A study of help-seeking
Takatoshi Ando preferencesamong the elderly living alone

consisting of 10 items: (1) ‘desire to receive supports’ (6 items) and (2) ‘reluctance to receive supports’ (4items). The result suggests the subjects’ financial circumstance and educational background influence thepreference toward receiving support from others. Moreover, while the willingness to receive support waspositively correlated with the decline in physical performances, the reluctance to receive support waspositively correlated with weak social ties.