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Music Therapy is the intentional and systematic use of music to restore physical and mental health, maintain and improve function, enhance quality of life, and change behavior, using the physiological, psychological, and social functions of music (see Japanese Music Therapy Association). In recent years, the need for music therapy has been increasing, and it is used in nursing homes and medical hospitals. However, scientific evidences are needed to clarify why and how music therapy works. In fact, Evidence-Based Music Therapy is needed (Bando, 2008; Sato, 2011). Under these circumstances, emerging research field of "Neurosciences and Music (NeuroMusic)" have a potential to elucidate how music is processed in the human brain and body (Fujii, 2018). The development of Neurosciences and Music is important in pioneering the field of Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) (Altenmüller & Schlaug, 2013). Recently, older adults with musical training were reported to perform better on cognitive tasks, such as working memory and executive function, than older adults without musical training (Grassi et al., 2017). Exercise with music was also reported to improve and maintain cognitive function in older adults (Satoh et al., 2014; 2017). Based on these previous studies, it is suggested that music is useful for improving and maintaining cognitive functions, but the underlying mechanisms have not yet been fully investigated. In this lecture, we will first learn about the basics, current status, and challenges of music therapy. Next, with the cooperation of Dr. Yuko Shindo from Shirankai Shirankai Hikarigaoka Hospital, we will learn how the effects of music therapy, music-supported therapy, and background music in day care are tested scientifically. Specifically, the participants in this class will learn what kind of cognitive and musical function assessments are used to verify the effects of music interventions on cognitive function, motivation, depression, etc., and the relationship between these effects and musical background. In addition, the participants in this class will visit Shirankai Hikarigaoka Hospital in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture, to observe music therapy, music-assisted therapy, and the use of background music in a day care setting, as well as to practice cognitive and musical function assessments. Finally, the participants will also learn how to analyze data and perform statistical analysis of data obtained from cognitive and musical assessments.

From the fall semester of 2022, the theme will be "Space and Art / Art in the 2020s" and will be conducted in "Type A". We will pursue, in parallel, art that is timeless and art that can be realized only in this era. The goal is for students to be able to create works that can be presented externally after three years of enrollment. In parallel, we will develop a toolkit for artists and designers in the era of high-performance computing.

This special workshop aims at obtaining knowledge of neuroscience, dermatological, and haptic science. Specifically, we plan to conduct research on how a sense of touch is related to deep SHITSUKAN, which can be acquired on the skin surface.

This special research project is a part of a collaborative study with the SFC TOUCH LAB (Nakatani lab) and the biophysics lab (at Chiba University).

After taking this class, we wish students to learn research methodologies in haptic sciences with dermatological sciences for finishing students' graduation research projects (for both grad and undergrad students).

It is known that there are about 40 trillion microorganisms of about 1,000 species living symbiotically in the human body. These flora vary greatly depending on the individual and the environment, and are known to have various effects on the human body through crosstalk with the host. In this project, we focus on intestinal bacteria and skin indigenous bacteria among the indigenous bacteria in the human body, and analyze the bacterial flora by meta-16S rRNA gene sequencing and metabolome analysis using CE-TOFMS to clarify the interrelationship among bacterial flora, metabolites, and host. In this summer project, we will conduct bacterial flora analysis and metabolome analysis, and discuss among the members to develop our individual research. During staying at TTCK, members can develop the individual research respectively outside of class hours, too.

Assuming that we conduct policy research using questionnaire survey, this course will provide opportunity for participants to collectively learn efficient ways to design quesionnaire survey and analize its results, and to deepen knowledge by conducting design and analysis themselves.

Recently, various types of metabolome analysis methods have appeared, and it is possible to measure a large number of metabolites. In this project, we will deepen our understanding of typical metabolome analysis methods and conduct metabolome analysis research using actual instrument.

Since the end of the last century, the complete genomic sequences of many organisms have been determined. The impact of these genome projects on the various fields of science has been enormous. It could be said that we now have in our hands “the blueprints of life” for these organisms. At the beginning of the 21st century, it became apparent that large numbers of noncoding RNAs are, unexpectedly, encoded in these genomes. These RNAs are not translated into proteins but act as riboregulators, and have had another huge impact on the life sciences. More recently still, a new tide of research into the classical noncoding RNAs, such as the transfer RNAs (tRNAs), has arrived. In this project, we are especially focusing on the following subjects: (1)To organize main biofilm components and their biosynthesis genes. (2) To survey VP24 protein across all species of the Ebolavirus. (3) To survey CSD protein as a transcription elongation function indicator.

We will consider the future direction of agriculture and food in Japan based on discussions with farmers and startups in "Tokachi".

The Augmented Town research project aims to build a new town platform using the latest technologies in XR and robotics, targeting a specific area in Tottori Prefecture as a model case. The keyword for this special research project is “augmentation”. While preserving the good old parts of the community, we will introduce various state-of-the-art technologies to prototype a system that will create new value and presence in the town.

We will research rural landscape as a regional asset by surveying the landscape of rural villages, interviewing local residents, and talking to the local government in Kamiyama-cho, Nasai-gun, Tokushima Prefecture.
As the concept of "cultural landscape" suggests, a landscape is an expression of the overall system that includes the natural environment of the area and the livelihood of its inhabitants, and its preservation requires "dynamic conservation" to maintain and pass on the system that makes the landscape possible. However, the system itself has not been visualized in an easy-to-understand form, nor have methods and value criteria been established to determine what is to be preserved in the local landscape. Careful investigation, analysis, examination, and discussion are necessary to understand the local landscape.
Kamiyama is known for the beauty of its mountainous rural landscape of terraced rice paddies, terraced fields, and farmland along the Ayukuro River, but with plans to attract satellite offices of IT companies and a private technical college, rapid changes in the local landscape are expected. Currently, the town is considering formulating its first landscape plan.
In this project, with the cooperation of the Kamiyama Tsunagu Public Corporation, we will stay in Kamiyama to conduct a landscape survey of the area and prepare basic data for the study of the landscape plan. Through the survey, the participants will also learn fieldwork methods.

The course consists of 3 parts: （1）Basic knowledge of the SDGs/ESG, （2）Financial organs and their practices towards the SDGs/ESG, （3）Developing the index of the SDGs.
（1）Basic knowledge of the SDGs/ESG:
Students learn the rudiments of the SDGs/ESG. For example, we will explore their concepts, history, the work being done by Japan and other member states, and how to acquire abilities in order to create and achieve a sustainable society.
（2）Financial organs and their practices:
Students will receive hints in order to make the SDGS index by learning the practices being conducted by economic organs for the SDGs/ESG, by listening to experienced guest speakers.
（3）Developing the SDGs index:
Students will develop the SDGs index to bring to leaders who will make and accelerate the inflow of investment money towards the SDGs/ESG.

This project is intended for students who are already studying the Aynu language and culture. We will visit the important places engaged in the revitalisation of Aynu language and culture.

Until now, the Suzuki Hiroshi Study Group has succeeded in fostering many venture entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs, and leaders in launching new businesses in large organizations under the theme of social production in the information society, but in 2019 In conjunction with the establishment of the Society 5.0 Era Learning and Education Laboratory (Representative Hiroshi Suzuki) at the SFC Research Institute in August, the conventional "cultivation of social producers who graduate from modern times and create a new world" In addition, I have been researching [co-education that nurtures people who will create a new world], and have added to the purpose of the study group to actually plan, plan, and realize a co-education project.

Then, in the fall of 2021 and the spring of 2022, students were sent to Sarabetsu Village / Hiroo Town, Hokkaido, and as part of regional revitalization, they have been built as a place for practicing social production in the field of primary industry. (And this year, Sarabetsu Village was adopted in the Digital Rural City National Concept established by the Cabinet Office.) Specifically, while coordinating with the village office and agricultural cooperatives, hearings on the health of people involved in the primary industry. We are conducting a survey and discussing measures to improve well-being with local businesses. Through these activities, he is in the process of creating a mutual assistance system that is indispensable in an aging society with a declining birthrate, while asking himself "what is happiness in modern graduation".

In the midst of such a period of change, we will redefine happiness in rural areas with Sarabetsu Village in Hokkaido as a special research project, and think about ways of mutual assistance centered on learning.

By using bamboo which has been abondoned and become harmful to the broad leaved forest in useful and intimate way to people, we would like to propose new ways of using the material, bamboo, and of revitalize the area.

The East Hokkaido region is an area that retains unspoiled nature, including wetlands, lakes and marshes, and natural coastlines. Rich flora and fauna, as represented by red-crowned cranes and tufted puffin, have also been conserved. Among the natural parks in East Hokkaido, we will visit Kushiro Shitsugen National Park, Akan-Mashu National Park, Akkeshi-Kiritappu-Konbumori Quasi-National ParkAkkeshi-Kiritappu-Konbumori Quasi-National Park, and Notsuke-Furen-Prefectural Natural Park to learn about the origins of their natural environments and their flora and fauna.

This program aims to activate local community through artistic approach of university, high school, junior high school students in Mine City, Yamaguchi.

In the Tone Numata area of Gunma Prefecture and Toyama Prefecture, where we have cooperative relations as experimental sites, we will hold a meeting to discuss the Spring 2022 study from various perspectives by gathering related parties, core members of the Kaze no Tani study*, core members of the Kaze no Tani study at the Ataka Lab at SFC, and people involved in various social changes. We will conduct a variety of analytical studies, set up, arrangement, and other various activities with experts for the conference. In addition, a prototype will be created to generate questions for future consideration.

*Leading people from government, academia, industry, editors, etc.

Learn about basic techniques such as cell culture, PCR and western blotting, and advanced experimental techniques such as flow cytometry and manipulation of viruses in the CRISPR Cas9 system.

PKS (Polyketide Synthase) is a large enzyme that contains multiple domains. We design PKSs to produce target compounds by mutating specific residues.

This special research seminar examines how second languages (L2) are used in contexts, To be specific, we will survey how learners use L2 in speech acts, storytelling, discourse and conversation activities. In so doing, we will consider learners' first language, proficiency level and learning environment as possible factors influencing their performances.
The course will run mainly in Japanese, but we will read articles in English and Japanese, so students should have some knowledge of English to be able to read the assigned articles. The seminar will be open to both Japanese and foreign students, at graduate or undergraduate level, ideally those with some background in the conduct of research. It would also be beneficial for them to have some understanding of the theories of second language acquisition (SLA). We will have guest speakers' lectures during this summer seminar.
Prior to the start of the seminar, each participant should prepare themselves by reading all the assigned articles. We will assign readings to the participants of the seminar a week prior to the start of the seminar, and they are expected to read and critique those studies well enough to lead the discussion.
As a final project, students will design a study and undertake preliminary efforts to identify relevant background literature and pilot possible instruments that could be used in the collection of data. They will present the above on the last day of the seminar.

Students will learn how to use the cancer cell line database (CellMinerCDB, TCGA, depmap, cbioportal, NLC mapper, NCBI, Human Protein Atlas, clinicaltrial.gov and others). Through these analyses, students will learn how anti-cancer agents act, and about DNA repair.
※CellMinerCDB enables exploration and analysis of cancer cell line pharmacogenomic data across different sources.
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CellMinerCDB： https://discover.nci.nih.gov/rsconnect/cellminercdb/
CellMinerCDB enables exploration and analysis of cancer cell line pharmacogenomic data across different sources.
TCGA (The Cancer Genome Atlas)： https://portal.gdc.cancer.gov
Database of cancer tissue analyses and the patient prognosis.
Depmap： https://depmap.org/portal/
The analysis tool of cancer cell line pharmacogenomic data across different sources. The essentiality of each gene is validated by gene knockdown or gene knockout.
cBioportal： https://www.cbioportal.org
The cBioPortal for Cancer Genomics is an open-access, open-source resource for interactive exploration of multidimensional cancer genomics data sets. The goal of cBioPortal is to significantly lower the barriers between complex genomic data and cancer researchers by providing rapid, intuitive, and high-quality access to molecular profiles and clinical attributes from large-scale cancer genomics projects, and therefore to empower researchers to translate these rich data sets into biologic insights and clinical applications.
NLC mapper: https://nls-mapper.iab.keio.ac.jp/cgi-bin/NLS_Mapper_form.cgi
Nuclear location signal analysis tool developed by a Kieo IAB team.
NCBI: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The National Center for Biotechnology Information advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information.
Human Protein Atlas: https://www.proteinatlas.org
The Human Protein Atlas is a Swedish-based program initiated in 2003 with the aim to map all the human proteins in cells, tissues, and organs using an integration of various omics technologies, including antibody-based imaging, mass spectrometry-based proteomics, transcriptomics, and systems biology. All the data in the knowledge resource is open access to allow scientists both in academia and industry to freely access the data for exploration of the human proteome.
The Human Protein Atlas consists of ten separate sections, each focusing on a particular aspect of the genome-wide analysis of the human proteins.
clincaltrials.gov: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov
ClinicalTrials.gov is a database of privately and publicly funded clinical studies conducted around the world.

Creating large-Scale metamaterials with 3D-Printing. And discover all the contexts for it, and write a paper for 4D and Functional Fabrication Conference, 2022.10

This lecture aims at mastering the basics of computer science. These fundamentals are not rudimentary. The assumed basic contents include CPU architecture, operating systems, networks, distributed systems, transaction processing, reinforcement learning, and machine learning (PRML equivalent).

Recently the number of severe disasters by heavy precipitation is increasing. For disaster prevention, accurate prediction of weather phenomena and understanding the phenomena are important. Learn the basis of radar observation by visiting radar observation station and having lectures. Students will also obtain a skill to analyze radar data by developing programs.

By using elementary school left over rooms in useful and inovative way of using the space, we would like to propose new ways of living and revitalizing the area.