Mr. Furukawa was punished for conducting inappropriate research. by urdu jahan

Mr. Furukawa was punished for conducting inappropriate research. by urdu jahan


 Mr. Furukawa was punished for conducting inappropriate research.


Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (58), a doctor and astronaut, held a press conference in Tokyo on the 12th regarding problems such as data fabrication and falsification in medical research for which he was the research representative. I am keenly aware of my responsibility for losing the people's trust."

Astronaut Furukawa also revealed that he received a reprimand from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). This is the first time an active aviator has received disciplinary action. The disciplinary measures, in descending order, were dismissal, suspension, pay cuts, and reprimands. Furukawa received the lightest punishment because he was not directly involved in the misconduct in his leadership position. Disposition is 10 days.

The research in question was conducted from 2016 to 2017 in an experiment in which stress was examined in 42 general subjects at a closed facility modeled after the International Space Station (ISS) in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture. Two researchers created data that did not exist and deliberately rewrote the evaluation.

Astronaut Furukawa explained the causes of his inappropriate behavior in the highly specialized field of psychology and psychology: he trusted the person in charge too much; He explained that he did not take it seriously.

On the other hand, Astronaut Furukawa will make his second long-term stay on the ISS in 2023 as planned, saying that "the qualities of a researcher and the qualities of an astronaut are different." At a press conference, Furukawa was questioned about his eligibility, but Furukawa repeated, "I believe that it is my duty to faithfully and steadily carry out the duties given to me, and by doing so, I will strive to restore trust."

JAXA explained that it did not fall under the specific misconduct (fabrication, falsification, plagiarism) of the national guidelines because the research was stopped in 2019 after the experiment ended and the paper was not published. However, in a paper published by the University of Tsukuba in 2018, it was revealed that JAXA had used data that "has not been able to guarantee reliability."

JAXA Executive Director Hiroshi Sasaki once again asserted that this does not constitute specific fraud, as the University of Tsukuba paper did not use data that had been forged or falsified. He explained that "the explanation was insufficient". Regarding the University of Tsukuba, he only said, "I would like to respond by listening to the opinions of experts."

Additional research also revealed that prerequisite behavioral restrictions may not have been adhered to, such as some subjects showering, which was prohibited in the experiment. Director Sasaki acknowledged, "It undermined the reliability of the data."

Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa apologizes for ``losing trust,'' disciplinary action for inappropriate research


Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (58), a doctor and astronaut, held a press conference in Tokyo on the 12th in response to the discovery of numerous data fabrications and falsifications in a medical research project led by astronaut Furukawa. It was announced that the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) had issued a disciplinary action. Astronaut Furukawa apologized, saying, "I apologize for losing the public's trust. I am keenly aware of my responsibility."

It is unusual for active pilots to receive disciplinary action. According to JAXA, the disciplinary action is dismissal, suspension, salary reduction, and reprimand, which are the lightest in order of severity.

On the 10th, JAXA issued a severe warning to President Hiroshi Yamakawa and Vice President Kazuhiro Suzuki, issued a warning to Director Hiroshi Sasaki in charge of the manned space technology division, and suspended a male researcher (53) who was involved in the research on the 14th. Although disciplinary action was taken, Furukawa's punishment was not announced. According to JAXA, pay cuts and reprimands are not subject to separate announcements.

JAXA explained that Astronaut Furukawa was not directly involved in the misconduct in a leadership position, and that he was unaware of the problem until November 2020 when JAXA's internal organization pointed it out. As the reason for the punishment, it was judged that Astronaut Furukawa was responsible for supervision.


Both humans and animals are “health mouths” Azabu University funds “cross-infection” research with CF


"Animals may develop periodontal disease when they get close to humans." A research group at Azabu University (Chuo-ku, Sagamihara City) started crowdfunding (CF) to collect research expenses to verify such a hypothesis. In recent years, the increase in oral diseases in animals has become a problem, but no investigation has been conducted on "cross-infection" between animals kept in facilities such as zoos and humans. The research group says, "By investigating the mechanism of infection, we hope to contribute to preventive dentistry."

According to Norito Shimazu, an associate professor at the university's Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Department of Food and Life Sciences, periodontal disease is rarely seen in wild animals, but research has shown that it can be transmitted between pets and their owners. About two years ago, a group led by Associate Professor Shimazu launched the 418 (Good Teeth) Project, which conducts surveys at zoos and aquariums, and has been conducting surveys since then. This CF is intended to further expand the scale of the survey.

CF is going with "Lady Four", until the 27th. The target amount is set at 4,180,000 yen, which will be used for the maintenance of inspection equipment. Associate Professor Shimazu says, "I would appreciate it if you could cooperate in creating a 'Kenguchi' between humans and animals."


Seeking Hideki Yukawa's "Phantom Fairy Tale", searching for doujinshi in Kyoto


Takeo Kuwabara (1904-1988), a scholar of French literature, and Hideki Yukawa (2007-1981), who won the Nobel Prize in Physics, produced coterie magazines when they were in Kyoto First Junior High School. Later, talented individuals who were active in various fields in Japan demonstrated their talents in novels and criticism, but their activities ended in a few years in the Taisho period, and only a small part of the original remains, so there are many mysteries. It is believed that among the lost materials, there are valuable materials such as "Phantom Fairy Tales" written by Yukawa when he was a boy.

Only 12 rare magazines in existence, one for each issue

The doujinshi name is "Konoe". The magazine was launched in January 2019, mainly by current students such as Kuwabara and Toru Shimamoto, who later served as the first president of the Hokkaido Bank and was later a bureaucrat of the Ministry of Finance. The name of the magazine comes from the location of the school at that time (Konnoe-cho, Yoshida, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City) and Konoedori, which faces the main gate.

The content was a mixture of hard and soft, such as novels and poems brought by each person, critiques on the world and baseball, travelogues, essays, etc., and the cover and frontispiece were also drawn by themselves. Since the handwritten raw manuscript was bound and bound without printing, there is only one volume for each issue. In the "circular magazine" that each person reads in turn, I wrote my impressions and criticisms after reading in the margin.

Many of the members have made a name for themselves in various fields during and after the war. Takeshi Shinmura, a scholar of French literature and an editor of Kojien, Seizo Ide, who was involved in drafting the constitution in the Legislation Bureau and served as the vice minister of education, and Shigeki Kaizuka, Yukawa's older brother and a scholar of Chinese history. It seems that Kuwabara and Yukawa, who are two years younger than him, were the center of the group's activities, but they eventually disbanded. It is said that each issue was lost because the companions brought it back separately.

Later, in 1950, Kuwabara collected some of them and put them in the library of the Kyoto Institute for Adult Literature, where he later served as director. Shinmura also donated his portion in 1955, and a total of 12 volumes remain, from the first issue in January 2019 to the September 2021 issue, but it is unknown how many issues were published in total. Furthermore, while the December 2020 issue was "No. 15", the September 2009 issue was described as "Volume 3, No. 3". Stay.

The published sentences are precocious for the first time in a junior high school student. In the first issue, Shimamoto declared the publication policy, saying, "This magazine is free. It is not a pseudo-freedom like the United States. Therefore, we do not recognize the need for rules and regulations." Kuwabara, a core member of the group, wrote a review titled ``Junior high school students and reading,'' and said, ``A former philosopher said, 'Reading is the food for young people.' We can't help but starve to death mentally if we don't take this."

Yutaka Tanigawa, a professor of modern Japanese history at the Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University, who researched the surviving Konoe, said, "It conveys part of the interaction and temperament of the elite candidates living after World War I. ” says.

On the other hand, there is a description that Yukawa joined as a freshman in 21 (Taisho 10). In his autobiography, "A Traveler: Memoirs of a Physicist" (1958), Yukawa himself touched on the activities of Konoe and the writing of children's stories, and said, "There was a time when I was conscious of writing children's stories. For me, this is something to commemorate.-No, the 'beauty' of literature and the 'beauty' that theoretical physics shows us are not that far off." , The desire to make even a fairy tale remains deep in my heart.” You can see the strength of his feelings, but the content of the story is not written down, and its existence has not been confirmed.

Expecting signs of originality in works around the age of 14


Keio University professor emeritus Michiji Konuma, a leading researcher of Yukawa and former president of the Physical Society of Japan, said, "I want to investigate Yukawa's phantom fairy tales." I consulted Associate Professor Tatsushi Fujiwara (Agricultural History) at Otona Bunken. Other researchers joined in to search for other missing issues. In addition to visiting the members' bereaved families, we plan to ask Kyoto Prefectural Rakuhoku High School (Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City), the successor to Kyoto First Junior High School, and the alumni association for cooperation.

Onuma said, ``Yukawa wrote fairy tales when he was around 14 years old, so it is considered to be the work he published at his youngest age. Fujiwara said, ``There are passages in ``Konoe'' that would still be read today even if they were published. ' is calling. For information and inquiries, contact the Kyoto University Bunken Library (075-753-6909).