Toru Suzuki's Books

Eastern Asian Population History and Contemporary Population Issues

By: Toru Suzuki

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Eastern Asian Population History and Contemporary Population Issues

By: Toru Suzuki

This book interprets and explains contemporary population issues from historical and cultural perspectives. These include lowest-low fertility in the Republic of Korea and Taiwan, early population aging in China relative to the developmental level, and various modes of domestic and international migration in the region. The book shows that divergent fertility decline can be attributed to the family patterns established in the pre-modern era in each country. It also examines the diversity of international migration in Eastern Asian countries today is also understood from the long-term historical view.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Springer

Published Date

ISBN 10

9811332304

ISBN 13

9789811332302

Low Fertility and Population Aging in Japan and Eastern Asia

By: Toru Suzuki

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Low Fertility and Population Aging in Japan and Eastern Asia

By: Toru Suzuki

This book provides a unique comparative view of the extremely low fertility and drastic population aging in Eastern Asian countries. After discussing demographic and political developments of Japan in detail as a reference case, accelerated changes in Korea, Taiwan and China are interpreted with a comparative cultural view. In addition to the well-known cultural divide between countries with strong and weak family ties, this book proposes another divide between offspring of the feudal family and that of the Confucian family. Included is a discussion of how the discrepancy between the compressed change in the socioeconomic system and the slow change in the family system has resulted in extremely low fertility in Eastern Asia. A comparison of policy development reveals that the sense of overpopulation has caused difficulty in launching pro-natal policy interventions in Eastern Asia, especially in China. Impacts of fertility decline on population aging, total dependency ratio and the timing of population decline in Eastern Asia are analyzed with a stylized model. The remaining Confucian family pattern is especially important in understanding and predicting political development to cope with accelerated population aging. This book is a valuable resource for researchers who are interested in the latest and most surprising demographic phenomena in the region.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Springer Science & Business Media

Published Date

ISBN 10

4431547800

ISBN 13

9784431547808

Biomarkers for Heart Failure, An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics

By: Toru Suzuki

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Biomarkers for Heart Failure, An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics

By: Toru Suzuki

This issue of Heart Failure Clinics, edited by Dr. Toru Suzuki, will cover Biomarkers for Heart Failure, including but not limited to Proenkephalin, B-type and mid-regional pro atrial natriuretic peptides , N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide, Soluble T2, Adrenomedullin, Copeptin, Non-Coding RNAs, Troponin, Growth differentiation factor (GDF-15) , Galectin-3, Proteomic biomarkers, and Metabolic biomarkers .

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

129

Publisher

Elsevier Health Sciences

Published Date

ISBN 10

0323566421

ISBN 13

9780323566421

A Brother Is A Stranger

By: Toru Matsumoto,Marion O. Lerrigo

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Brother Is A Stranger

By: Toru Matsumoto,Marion O. Lerrigo

We in Japan have a saying, “A brother is the beginning of a stranger,” because on the father’s death the oldest brother acquires such absolute authority as the head of the family that the younger ones and he cannot easily be friends. After our father died, my eldest brother assumed the dictatorial authority of father, as sanctioned by Japanese law and custom. I wanted to live my own life, and I did; but I had to fight for it against the old Japanese tradition that superiors must benevolently govern their inferiors, and inferiors gratefully obey. I have experienced both bitter sorrows and bursting joys. May the young people of a new Japan obtain the happiness of my wife and myself without the struggle we have been through.—A Word From the Author, Toru Matsumoto

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

630

Publisher

Pickle Partners Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1786257351

ISBN 13

9781786257352

Popular Music in Japan

Transformation Inspired by the West

By: Toru Mitsui

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Popular Music in Japan

Transformation Inspired by the West

By: Toru Mitsui

Popular music in Japan has been under the overwhelming influence of American, Latin American and European popular music remarkably since 1945, when Japan was defeated in World War II. Beginning with gunka and enka at the turn of the century, tracing the birth of hit songs in the record industry in the years preceding the War, and ranging to the adoption of Western genres after the War--the rise of Japanese folk and rock, domestic exoticism as a new trend and J-Pop--Popular Music in Japan is a comprehensive discussion of the evolution of popular music in Japan. In eight revised and updated essays written in English by renowned Japanese scholar Toru Mitsui, this book tells the story of popular music in Japan since the late 19th century when Japan began positively embracing the West.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

224

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published Date

ISBN 10

1501363883

ISBN 13

9781501363887

On-chip High-Voltage Generator Design

By: Toru Tanzawa

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

On-chip High-Voltage Generator Design

By: Toru Tanzawa

This book provides various design techniques for switched-capacitor on-chip high-voltage generators, including charge pump circuits, regulators, level shifters, references, and oscillators. Readers will see these techniques applied to system design in order to address the challenge of how the on-chip high-voltage generator is designed for Flash memories, LCD drivers, and other semiconductor devices to optimize the entire circuit area and power efficiency with a low voltage supply, while minimizing the cost.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

196

Publisher

Springer Science & Business Media

Published Date

ISBN 10

1461438497

ISBN 13

9781461438496

Confronting Silence

Selected Writings

By: Toru Takemitsu,Yoshiko Kakudo,Glenn Glasow,Seiji Ozawa

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Confronting Silence

Selected Writings

By: Toru Takemitsu,Yoshiko Kakudo,Glenn Glasow,Seiji Ozawa

In these writings, available here in English for the first time, the distinguished Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu reflects on his contemporaries, including John Cage, Olivier Messiaen, and Merce Cunningham; on nature, which has profoundly influenced his composition; on film and painting; on relationships between East and West; on traditional Japanese music; and on his own compositions.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

180

Publisher

Scarecrow Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1461664845

ISBN 13

9781461664840

Time Zones, Communications Networks, and International Trade

By: Toru Kikuchi

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Time Zones, Communications Networks, and International Trade

By: Toru Kikuchi

Advances in digital technology have driven large decreases in the costs of data transfer and telecommunications. There is a consequent increase in many kinds of international trade. One of the fastest-growing parts of this industry is "remote maintenance" whereby Indian companies debug software for companies in other parts of the world, often taking advantage of time zone differences to offer overnight service. In the existing literature on trade theory, however, relatively few attempts have been made to address the theme of communications networks and the role of time zones. The main purpose of this book is to illustrate, with simple models of international trade, how the introduction of communications networks and the utilization of time zone differences can affect both the structure of international trade and world welfare. Other technological aspects of recent international trade (e.g., competition between international standards, the impact of switching costs on imported products’ introduction) are also examined. Although a focus on theoretical trade models, the book will appeal to scholars, policy makers and business units who wish to learn from the recent changes in communications networks and its impact on the global economy. It provides information and suggestions for better policy formulation in the fast-changing world economy.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

233

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1136805567

ISBN 13

9781136805561

Mathematics as a Laboratory Tool

Dynamics, Delays and Noise

By: John Milton,Toru Ohira

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Mathematics as a Laboratory Tool

Dynamics, Delays and Noise

By: John Milton,Toru Ohira

The second edition of Mathematics as a Laboratory Tool reflects the growing impact that computational science is having on the career choices made by undergraduate science and engineering students. The focus is on dynamics and the effects of time delays and stochastic perturbations (“noise”) on the regulation provided by feedback control systems. The concepts are illustrated with applications to gene regulatory networks, motor control, neuroscience and population biology. The presentation in the first edition has been extended to include discussions of neuronal excitability and bursting, multistability, microchaos, Bayesian inference, second-order delay differential equations, and the semi-discretization method for the numerical integration of delay differential equations. Every effort has been made to ensure that the material is accessible to those with a background in calculus. The text provides advanced mathematical concepts such as the Laplace and Fourier integral transforms in the form of Tools. Bayesian inference is introduced using a number of detective-type scenarios including the Monty Hall problem.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

650

Publisher

Springer Nature

Published Date

ISBN 10

3030695794

ISBN 13

9783030695798

Empowerment Through Agency Enhancement

An Interdisciplinary Exploration

By: Mine Sato,Nobuo Sayanagi,Toru Yanagihara

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Empowerment Through Agency Enhancement

An Interdisciplinary Exploration

By: Mine Sato,Nobuo Sayanagi,Toru Yanagihara

This book focuses on the understanding of factors and mechanisms involved in the development of agency mainly in three related contexts --- participatory development, extension work, and service transactions. The research has its starting point in the recognition of the critical role played by “agency” (commonly understood as want/will for and practice of self-determination and self-management) on the part of intended beneficiaries of services and projects for effective implementation and sustainability. It is designed to address this subject matter with its principal focus on inner capacities and orientations of human beings, posing questions as to how such capacities and orientations could be enhanced and activated in practice by external actors in the field of public policies for socioeconomic and international development. The project is organized transcending traditional disciplinary boundaries --- combining anthropological, psychological, and economic approaches and perspectives.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

240

Publisher

Springer Nature

Published Date

ISBN 10

9811912270

ISBN 13

9789811912276

GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka 12

By: Toru Fujisawa

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka 12

By: Toru Fujisawa

So the class gears up for the trip to Okinawa - swim trunks unfurl, swimsuits cling and Onizuka gives his class the time of their lives...especially when he decides to make the rooms coed, much to the chagrin of...well, everyone. He shacks up Anko and her cronies with Noboru Yoshikawa, who is beset by that wicked coven. Urumi, in turn, bunks with a collection of Gundam geeks, who then salivate over the closest female thing they've encountered since the womb. But things really get stirred up when Kikuchi stumbles across a legend of hidden treasure... This content is from a former localization of this work and may contain phrases or scenes which were and are still offensive. Rather than omit this content, we have decided to present it in its original form to harbor conversation and growth among the community. Kodansha remains committed to the distribution of compelling stories worldwide, which serve as a lens through which we may view various communities.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

193

Publisher

Kodansha America LLC

Published Date

ISBN 10

163699265X

ISBN 13

9781636992655

Atmospheric Radar

Application and Science of MST Radars in the Earth's Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere, and Weakly Ionized Regions

By: Wayne K. Hocking,Jürgen Röttger,Robert D. Palmer,Toru Sato,Phillip B. Chilson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Atmospheric Radar

Application and Science of MST Radars in the Earth's Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere, and Weakly Ionized Regions

By: Wayne K. Hocking,Jürgen Röttger,Robert D. Palmer,Toru Sato,Phillip B. Chilson

Richly illustrated, and including both an extensive bibliography and index, this indispensable guide brings together the theory, design, and applications of atmospheric radar. It explains the basic thermodynamics and dynamics of the troposphere, stratosphere, and mesosphere, and discusses the physical and engineering principles behind one of the key tools used to study these regions - MST radars. Key topics covered include antennas, signal propagation, and signal processing techniques. A wide range of practical applications are discussed, including the use of atmospheric radar to study wind profiles, tropospheric temperature, and gravity waves. A detailed overview of radar designs provides a wealth of knowledge and tools, providing readers with a strong basis for building their own instruments. This is an essential resource for graduate students and researchers working in the areas of radar engineering, remote sensing, meteorology, and atmospheric physics, as well as for practitioners in the radar industry.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

855

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1316727890

ISBN 13

9781316727898

GTO Paradise Lost 13

By: Toru Fujisawa

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

GTO Paradise Lost 13

By: Toru Fujisawa

The first installment of chapters from supermax starts here — and all the inmates and the guards want is Onizuka's head! Onizuka is sent down to the "Old F Wing," a supermax section harboring only the most dangerous inmates. With the warden pulling the strings, the other inmates and correctional officers are quick to cause trouble…! Meanwhile, in Onizuka's past life as a teacher at Kissho Academy, a shocking new incident rocks the campus and Nana-sensei grapples with a demon from her former career in the public eye. Don't miss "GTU - Great Teacher Uchiyamada" in this volume — a tankobon exclusive!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

208

Publisher

Kodansha America LLC

Published Date

ISBN 10

1646597931

ISBN 13

9781646597932

GTO: 14 Days in Shonan 1

By: Toru Fujisawa

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

GTO: 14 Days in Shonan 1

By: Toru Fujisawa

After guiding the infamous Tokyo Kissho Academy through a crash-course of his unique brand of life-lessons, a battered and bruised Eikichi Onizuka takes a well-deserved trip to his hometown of sorts, a typically quiet surfers paradise called Shonan. Unfortunately, with child neglect and abuse becoming a global phenomenon the self-proclaimed GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka) quickly finds himself back in the saddle for what he hopes is a painless two-week long field trip with some teens in need. And while Onizuka's curriculum may not rely on the reading, writing and arithmetic that is common in most classrooms, he has more than a few good lessons in personal development, fisticuffs and fun to teach a new generation of trouble teens.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

201

Publisher

Kodansha America LLC

Published Date

ISBN 10

1684911362

ISBN 13

9781684911363

Fully-Integrated Power Management Circuits for Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting

By: Toru Tanzawa

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Fully-Integrated Power Management Circuits for Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting

By: Toru Tanzawa

This book describes fully-integrated power management circuits for thermoelectric energy harvesting. Readers will learn about the applications, system design fundamentals, designs of building blocks, maximum power point tracking techniques, and design of battery chargers. The book covers the following key topics: 1) minimizing the cost of a thermoelectric generator (TEG) by considering the maximum open circuit voltage of TEG and the dependence of the power conversion efficiency of the converter on the input voltage, 2) controlling the input voltage of the converter system to ensure it remains higher than the minimum operating voltage, 3) designing a charge pump operating in the sub-threshold region, considering factors such as clock frequency, stage capacitor size, rectifying device size, and the number of stages, 4) implementing maximum power point tracking techniques with a small circuit area, and 5) designing a fully integrated battery charger. Readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of these concepts and their practical applications. In addition, this book: Provides a concise introduction to fully-integrated power management circuits for thermoelectric energy harvesting Covers design of building blocks, system, battery charger, maximum power point tracking techniques and applications Enables readers to gain quickly comprehensive understanding of key concepts and their practical applications.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

107

Publisher

Springer Nature

Published Date

ISBN 10

3031597893

ISBN 13

9783031597893

GTO Paradise Lost 3

By: Toru Fujisawa

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

GTO Paradise Lost 3

By: Toru Fujisawa

It’s the curtain call on Onizuka’s lesson for Tetsuya Niizaki! After that, it’s time for Onizuka to step aside and let good old (?) Uchiyamada take the spotlight. At school, Uchiyamada lords over Onizuka with an iron fist, but in his own home, he’s starting to feel like he doesn’t get any respect. It’s then that he begins to suspect his high school-aged daughter of doing something daddy dearest doesn’t approve of. Can Uchiyamada, our own representative for the great second-gen baby boomers, solve this family problem?! Plus, Onizuka gets a request from one of his students, mega-popular actress Natsu Ooishi… to kidnap her?

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

207

Publisher

Kodansha Comics

Published Date

ISBN 10

1682335097

ISBN 13

9781682335093

GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka 14

By: Toru Fujisawa

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka 14

By: Toru Fujisawa

Back from Okinawa, and changed for the better, Class Four revels in their experience...Well, all save Miyabi who, abandoned by the rest of Class Four, single-handedly continues the mission to oust Onizuka from Holy Forest. And she's pulling out the heavy artillery... a very special student with a winning smile, a charming manner and a criminal genius. Mayu just also happens to be the grandson of Chairwoman Sakurai. What will Onizuka do when he doesn't have the support of his most faithful advocate to grease his way through trouble? This content is from a former localization of this work and may contain phrases or scenes which were and are still offensive. Rather than omit this content, we have decided to present it in its original form to harbor conversation and growth among the community. Kodansha remains committed to the distribution of compelling stories worldwide, which serve as a lens through which we may view various communities.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

185

Publisher

Kodansha America LLC

Published Date

ISBN 10

1636992676

ISBN 13

9781636992679

GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka 22

By: Toru Fujisawa

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka 22

By: Toru Fujisawa

Onizuka's quest to become the greatest teacher in the world often lands him in hot water. On this occasion, Onizuka must convince Tokiwa that not all men deserve a beating, something about which Ms. Daimon won't be very happy! Meanwhile, Anko appears to be falling for Noboru. But can she admit to herself that she's in love with a computer nerd? This content is from a former localization of this work and may contain phrases or scenes which were and are still offensive. Rather than omit this content, we have decided to present it in its original form to harbor conversation and growth among the community. Kodansha remains committed to the distribution of compelling stories worldwide, which serve as a lens through which we may view various communities.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

191

Publisher

Kodansha America LLC

Published Date

ISBN 10

1636992757

ISBN 13

9781636992754

Spin Fluctuations in Itinerant Electron Magnetism

By: Toru Moriya

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Spin Fluctuations in Itinerant Electron Magnetism

By: Toru Moriya

Ferromagnetism of metallic systems, especially those including transition metals, has been a controversial subject of modern science for a long time. This controversy sterns from the apparent dual character of the d-electrons responsible for magnetism in transition metals, i.e., they are itinerant elec trons described by band theory in their ground state, while at finite tem peratures they show various properties that have long been attributed to a system consisting of local magnetic moments. The most familiar example of these properties is the Curie-Weiss law of magnetic susceptibility obeyed by almost all ferromagnets above their Curie temperatures. At first the problem seemed to be centered around whether the d-elec trons themselves are localized or itinerant. This question was settled in the 1950s and early 1960s by various experimental investigations, in particular by observations of d-electron Fermi surfaces in ferromagnetic transition metals. These observations are generally consistent with the results of band calculations. Theoretical investigations since then have concentrated on explaining this dual character of d-electron systems, taking account of the effects of electron-electron correlations in the itinerant electron model. The problem in physical terms is to study the spin density fluctuati·ons, which are ne glected in the mean-field or one-electron theory, and their influence on the physical properties.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

253

Publisher

Springer Science & Business Media

Published Date

ISBN 10

3642824994

ISBN 13

9783642824999

GTO: 14 Days in Shonan 4

By: Toru Fujisawa

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

GTO: 14 Days in Shonan 4

By: Toru Fujisawa

After a tiring and eventful school year Onizuka takes a break from the classroom and for his school break he decides escape the pressures of work by heading back home to the lazy surfers village of Shonan. Back in his hometown, he runs into friend of his significant other who runs an orphanage called the White Swan Youth Home. An orphan himself, Onizuka decides to help the home with hopes to help the kids in the same manner he does at school. This time round the GTO has a special case. He's got a good kid to look after. Seiya has his head on straight despite having a troubled home. And if there is anything the teen struggles with it possibly is how badly he wants to fix his family. Like many single-parent children, Seiya has an attachment to the lone parent that has been around. And even though this person has neglected him enough that he is now in child protection, Seiya's willing to risk his future and maybe his freedom to make things work out for his small family. If that means taking arms, then so be it! But the GTO is not going to let him off easily. You cannot pack heat without getting burned in his town! So Onizuka is going to show him what it means to shot someone. He's gonna let him experience being hunted down. The school of hard knocks is back in session!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

194

Publisher

Kodansha America LLC

Published Date

ISBN 10

1684911397

ISBN 13

9781684911394

GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka 2

By: Toru Fujisawa

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka 2

By: Toru Fujisawa

He's got his foot in the door… now, can he squeeze his head through it? Eikichi Onizuka has pummeled through his teacher training only to be faced with the mammoth task of actually landing a teaching position. But with the help of a sledgehammer, an eighteen-wheel big rig… and his friends, he might just be able to pull it off. This content is from a former localization of this work and may contain phrases or scenes which were and are still offensive. Rather than omit this content, we have decided to present it in its original form to harbor conversation and growth among the community. Kodansha remains committed to the distribution of compelling stories worldwide, which serve as a lens through which we may view various communities.

Average ratings

N/A