Student's Graduation Thesis Theme

(AY 2020)

Professor Abe's seminar

■ Proposal for traffic congestion measures in Kyoto City ■ Consideration of driver’s license surrender system for the senior drivers ■ Proposal for measures to prevent reverse driving on highways ■ Dangers and prevention measures for texting while walking in the station premises ■ Suggestion for public transportation in the depopulated areas ■ Providing safety and convenience to foreign passengers visiting Japan within railway facilities ■ Recommendations for disaster victim support using buses in the event of a disaster ■ Risks of tailgating and preventive measures ■ Consideration on the safety of the bus stop at Itami Municipal Transportation Bureau ■ Risks of drowsy driving and its countermeasures ■ Actual conditions and countermeasures for illegally parked bicycles in Takatsuki City ■ The measure against terrorism of Shinkansen and Limited Express

Professor Ichii's seminar

■ Site characteristics of ground shakings at petrochemical industrial areas in Wakayama prefecture ■ Analysis of a simple measures for tank sloshings ■ Consideration of the factor on microtremor levels in Kansai area ■ A method to list up the weak areas in terms of emergency fuel supply in a disaster ■ How to evaluate the possibility of early recovery of damaged road after disaster? ■ Development of a weight measurement system for excavated soil using an excavator ■ Hazard analysis on seismic induced sloshing of oil tanks in Japanese oil refineries ■ A method to evaluate the fuel supply capacity for emergency power generator by a private company ■ Comparison of the safety of apartment buildings-between Japan and Taiwan- ■ Impact of disasters on corporate performance forecasts - from the stock price variations - ■ An international comparison of people's behavior in Kobe and Vancouver from the viewpoint of evacuation shelter and the effect of COVID-19

Professor Kawaguchi’s seminar

■ Study on Unconscious Left-Right Choice ■ Measurement of Field of Vision during Operating Smartphones ■ Study on Effects of Shape of Train on Passengers Egress ■ Utilization of Escalators to Reduce Congestion around Entrance ■ Study on Arrangement of Straps in Train ■ Study on Reduction of Congestion around Exit of Theater Lobby ■ Relation between Age Composition and Texting Rate at Station ■ Numerical Simulation of Liquefaction by Eccentric Particle Model ■ Effect of Escalator and Stairs Arrangement on Congestion at Platform ■ Study on Color Improving Visibility and Attractivity ■ Reduction of Collision Risk by Phone Lane ■ Study on Arrangement of Automatic Ticket Gates at Station ■ Numerical Experiment on Relation between Crowd Density and Walking Speed ■ Numerical Analysis on Exit Arrangement in Evacuation from Room

Professor Koshiyama's seminar

■ Research on the initial response of each country to the new coronavirus ■ Consideration on Early Restoration of Convenience Stores in the Event of a Disaster ■ A study Trends in Consumer Spending after the Disaster ■ Analysis of materials for the meeting of the countermeasures headquarters for COVID-19 in prefectures ■ How are "disaster prevention" and "safety" evaluated in design? ■ Survey of the regional spatial evaluation in the area after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake ■ Study of Proper Placement of Smoking Areas in the Downtown Area ■ Analysis of regional factors related to the occurrence of daily accidents and disasters ■ Research on the continuing factors of the intermediate support organization in Kobe City ■ A Study on Evacuation Behavior and Safety in High-rise Buildings ■ Analysis of Vacant House Measures using Pattern Language Method ■ A Study on Obtainability of Disaster Management Radio Systems in Cars ■ The analysis of the changes in the geographical distribution of Motorcycle theft in TAKATSUKI City ■ Analysis of the Relationship between Crime occurrence and Municipal characteristics for municipalities in Osaka Prefecture

Professor Takatorige’s seminar

■ Consideration of the difference between humans and animals to eliminate racial discrimination ■ Relationship between doctor demand and local population in the graduate entry program of medical school ■ Is it because of restaurants that the number of people infected with coronavirus increases? ■ The role of self-help and cooperation in the event of a disaster ■ Possibility of the VR technology application in the fire drill education of the elementary school ■ The way of thinking about masks in the future based on Japanese-style masks ■ Thinking about the current state of awareness of young people with the spread of new cigarettes and future solutions ■ Causes and improvements of poor communication skills ■ Economic effects of the Olympics on Japan ■ Municipality and health center ■ Study about Problems of COVID-19 Contact Confirming Application and Solution, future infectious disease countermeasures

Professor Takano’s seminar

■ A consideration about CSR-Related Reports for Small and Medium Enterprises ■ Achieving the Balance of Personal Information Protection and Data Utilization in the IoT Era ■ Mutual adaptation of BCP between earthquake disasters and corona virus pandemic ■ Telework and employee monitoring ■ A Study on the Introduction of a Surcharge System to Japan’s Personal Information Protection Law ■ Study on improvement the working environment of medical professionals, especially working doctors ■ Discussion about reconstruction assistance in terms of CSV ■ The penalty system about Violation of Personal Information Protection Law ■ Study on the merits of social contribution activities in Small and Medium Enterprises ■ Telework and work-life balance ■ A Study on the Importance of Compliance Education in Corporate Scandals ■ A Consideration about the information disclosure of BCP ■ Problem of disaster countermeasures in the management of the restaurant industry ■ One consideration about increasing BCP formulation rate for small and medium enterprises ■ Disaster area support and corporate CSR

Professor Tsuchida’s seminar

■ Effects of coping skills on mental health ■ Effects of team sports and individual sports on cooperation ■ The impact of changing times on the character of siblings ■ Effects of sensation seeking on automobile driving ■ Effects of risk perception of the COVID19 on psychological stress ■ Effects of reciprocity on donation amounts

Professor Nagata's seminar

■ A Study of the German Youth Fire Brigade ■ Research on the Latest Trend in Wide-area Reorganization of Firefighting ■ Research on mutual aid organizations for special disasters ■ A Study of the Evil Organizational Culture of the Fire Brigade ■ Research on Crisis Management System by All-hazards Approach ■ Problems of Government Agency Revealed by COVID-19 ■ A Study on Juvenile Firefighting Clubs in Japan ■ Women Firefighters in Japan ■ Research on Wide Area Evacuation System of Municipalities in Nuclear Disaster Prevention ■ Study on Disaster Prevention Administration in the Municipality of Tokyo ■ Study on Emergency Fire Response Teams in Japan ■ The Study on Auxiliary Police

Professor Nagamatsu’s seminar

■ Research on the mechanism of the reconstruction disparity ■ Research on the revitalization and enhancement of voluntary disaster prevention organizations ■ Quantitative understanding of the disaster mitigation effects of disaster information ■ Research on Disaster Information Transmission to Foreign Visitors to Japan ■ What is Japanese-style education:Challenges and prospects ■ Gender Equality in Disaster Prevention and Recovery ■ An Analysis of the Descriptions of Local Disaster Prevention Plans in 47 Prefectures ■ Is the Community Comprehensive Care System really working? ■ Disaster relief and basic income ■ Possibility of employment substitution by AI ■ Official Development Assistance and National Interests: The Future of Japan's ODA Aid Policy ■ Challenges of disaster evacuation in city and possibility of home evacuation ■ Political neutrality of factcheck organizations: factcheck of the factcheckers ■ Efforts and Issues in Spreading BCP for Regional Cooperation ■ Waste Plastic Measures in Japan -From the perspective of extended producer responsibility-

Professor Nakamura’s seminar

■ Mental Effect of Routines on Performance of Athletes ■ Factors of Decision on License-Hand-Over for Elderly Drivers ■ Relationship between Transition in the Floor Plan of a House and Family Communication ■ Relationships between Trust and Immoral Conduct, and Tolerance for Unfaithfulness ■ A Survey of the Potential for Using Characters to Promote Self-Help Efforts in Disaster Prevention ■ About the Stress Reaction of Students who Belong to the Athletic Club ■ Laughter of Yoshimoto New Comedy and its Phycological Influence ■ Safety Mind of Pedestrians and their Infractions ■ Differences in Judgment Depending on Skill Proficiency - Shoot Course Prediction Using Kick Motion as a Clue - ■ Tolerance for Nuisances in Class and Cognition for Lectures of University Students ■ Relationship between Consciousness of License-Hand-Over Institution and Driving Skill about Elderly Drivers

Professor Nishimura’s seminar

■ The current global crisis and the future aviation business ■ Local public transportation to support the mobility of the elderly ■ Relieve commuting congestion of Kobe Port Liner ■ Efforts and effects to reduce car accidents by the elderly ■ Safety in the school passage of children -The current and challenges of public elementary school and private elementary school - ■ Luck problems in a car accident - Thinking from the accident of death or injury to a child in Otsu - ■ How it should be vaccine - COVID-19 vaccine development - ■ Improvement of bicycle traffic space and its issues ■ Driving method to avoid affection from road rage ■ Can we abolish elevated roads in Japan? ■ Safety of station platforms for the visually impaired and falling accidents measures ■ The prospects and problem of the automatic driving car business ■ How to face cannabis in Japan

Professor Hayashi’s seminar

■ Reappraisal of the Theory on Break-even Point of a Railway Business Considered from the Population Density Along a Railway Line ■ The Sustainability of the Gesture of Young People ■ Comparison of Cities, Towns and Villages on the Progress of Block Wall Measures Triggered by the Northern Osaka Earthquake ■ The prospect of safety against risk of concussion in football ■ Consideration from observation in the former Nakagawa Town ,Anan City, Tokushima Prefecture ■ Characteristics of the difficult stranded commuter for high school students and their solutions ■ Social safety considerations of street bargaining's problem ■ Analysis and Application of Competitive Sport Promotion Based on Triple Mission Model Based on The Rugby Case in Japan ■ Verification of the Versatility of Seismic Intensity as a Strong-Motion Indicator Based on Observation Records ■ Study of Survival Ability Based on Evaluation of Triathlon Sports Self-Management Skills

Professor Motoyoshi’s seminar

■ Pedestrian signal ignoring tendency in Takatsuki City ■ Relationship between anxiety/disgust and aggression in the new coronavirus ■ Relationship between emergency awareness/behavior and sense of community: From the perspective of COVID-19 ■ The Psychological Impact of Social Distancing ■ Effects of stress cased by COVID-19 ■ Consideration of the trend toward gambling addiction in Japan ■ Psychological Factors of Drivers' Personality Triggering Dangerous Driving and Their Relationships ■ Association of stress to Highly Sensitive Person and COVID-19 ■ The research of relevance That The knowledge of society toward Sexual minority and happiness and feelings of self-denial ■ A Study on the Recognition and Actual Usage of Help-mark ■ Relationship between Drivers and Controllers of Bystander Effect ■ Decrease in turnout of university students and countermeasures

Professor Yamakawa’s seminar

■ How does anime affect the community from the field survey and analysis using DEA method in Toyosato Town ■ Is the suburbanization of convenience stores in the local city of Kashihara progressing? Based on the location survey ■ An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis to Evaluate the Efficiency of Regional Development in Kamiyama Town, Tokushima Prefecture ■ Examination of the effectiveness of 4 stance theory in transmitting human embodied knowledge of table tennis ■ Characteristics of the injury incidence rate for American football players ■ The influence of the Community-Reactivating Cooperator Squad on the inhabitants of Kamikawa town in Hyogo prefecture ■ An empirical analysis on collision avoidance behavior of cyclists based on random matching games ■ The influence of background colors and letter colors of presentation slide in visibility ■ Analysis of changes in management efficiency of bus companies due to an epidemic of a new coronavirus infection using the method of envelopment analysis (DEA)

Professor Yamasaki’s seminar

■ The Importance of Vertical Evacuation in the Wake of the Sayo Town Flood ■ Adequacy of Kagawa Prefecture Ordinance on Internet Game Dependency ■ Disaster Prevention Systems in Schools-A Study of the Okawa Elementary School Trial ■ Development of AI laws ■ The actual situation of drunk driving ■ Slaughter of dogs and cats ■ Towards Zero Doping Worldwide ■ Current Situation and Issues in Employment of Persons with Disabilities ■ LGBT and Marriage System ■ The Present Situation Problems about Vacant Premises and Correspondences in Special Law for Vacant Houses. ■ Occupational Discrimination Surfaced by COVID-19 ■ Possibility of Post-Seal

Professor Okamoto’s seminar

■ Basic examination of effective display method for emergency driving response request under automatic driving situation ■ The Effect of Different Information Presentation Media on the Readability of Legal Documents ■ Impact of differences in information presentation methods regarding consumer damage on university students’ intention to start trading ■ Impact of differences in evacuation advisories on people’s willingness to evacuate ■ Causes and countermeasures of suicide by overwork by industry ■ Changes of disaster prevention awareness caused by nudge theory ■ The effect of different communication media on the degree of communication ■ Comparison of impressions of university students and counselors and student counseling institutions--Consideration of improving the utilization rate of student counseling institutions for university students ■ Accident cause analysis using M-SHEL for passenger ship collisions and landing accidents ■ Impact of providing information on food stockpiling on stockpiling intensions ■ Attempt to build a safety management system for local public transportation ■ The effect of different information presentation methods on the voluntary return of driver's licenses by the elderly ■ Current status and future of legal protection of scents

Professor Okumura’s seminar

■ Comparative Study between Traffic Accident Reduction and Natural Disaster Reduction ■ Visualization Disaster-Related Death Processes Using FTA ■ Furniture falls and indoor fall object survey in Takatsuki City due to the 2018 Northern Osaka Earthquake ■ Analysis of People's Behavior during a Evacuation Drill by a Combination of UAV and Ground Observation Data ■ Spatio-temporal Analysis of Fukura District, Minami-Awaji City, Aiming at Balancing Tourism and Disaster Reduction ■ Unknown Disaster Death and Disaster-Related Death in Japan ■ The Impact of a Power Outage in the Great East Japan Earthquake Based on Inspection Reports ■ Effect of Experience of the 2018 Northern Osaka Earthquake on Seismic Safety for Indoors ■ Analysis of Relocation in Tsunami-disaster Prone Area Based on Regulatory Focus Theory ■ Limitation of Private Emergency Power Generators during Long-term Power Outages ■ Specific Death Ration of Sediment Disaster ■ UAV Video Image Analysis for People’s Behavior during Evacuation Drill ■ Detail Analysis of Effect of Daily Walking Distance on Evacuation Start

Professor Kuwana’s seminar

■ Background of charging for plastic shopping bags ■ About the current state of cyber insurance and future issues ■ Pension system in Japan and living of elderly people ■ Current status and issues of earthquake insurance additional cover ■ Need for personal annuity insurance ■ Effect of introducing industrial waste tax ■ On Result Of Compulsory Nuclear Liability Insurance - Comparing with Earthquake Insurance Quantitatively - ■ Current status and future of cashless payments in Japan ■ Necessity and problems of cancer insurance ■ Current status of Telematics Insurance ■ Future of health promotion insurance ■ Comparison of dementia insurance ■ Comparison with other countries in movie box market - Comparison with other countries - ■ Necessity of compulsory insurance for bicycle insurance ■ Health promotion insurance

Professor Kono’s seminar

■ Development of an Information Security Learning Game Based on the Concept of One-Night Werewolf Game ■ Development of an AI Literacy Learning Tool Using Minecraft ■ A Study on Improvement of Information Security Awareness Based on Social Comparison on SNS ■ Design and Development of IT Literacy Educational Tools Based on Educational Theories ■ Development of an Information Moral Education Tool for Upper Grades Children of the Elementary School Focused on Attention and Relevance in the ARCS Model ■ A Survey on the Professionalization of Rugby League in Japan Targeting Top Leaguers

Professor Koyama's seminar

■ Evaluation of natural disaster risk in Kumamoto prefecture using GNS ■ A study on the soundness evaluation of slopes and extraction of critical location using Self-Organizing Maps ■ Attempt to improve regional disaster prevention ability through daily disaster prevention activities using “dog walking patrol” ■ Student awareness survey for geological disposal of high-level nuclear waste in Societal Safety Sciences, Kansai University ■ Fundamental experiments for the verification of the reinforcement effect of new slope countermeasures using bolts and wire mesh- the effect of soil moisuture on the reinforcement mechanism ■ Laboratory experiments to propose new slope countermeasures using bolts and wire mesh and verify their effectiveness - the effect of soil compaction on the reinforcement mechanism ■ Local rainfall measurement and disaster prevention activities for early evacuation in Kyotamba town ■ Characteristics and analysis of laws and judicial precedents related to geo-disasters ■ Proposal and application of new criteria for traffic regulation of national road during torrential rainfall ■ A study on the resident participation-type slope measurement/monitoring using OSV concept and judgement of the risk of sediment-related disaster in Takasu-cho, Fukui City ■ Soil moisture measurement in the base foundation of Bayon temple central tower, Ankor, Cambodia

Professor Kondo’s seminar

■ Study on the Potentiality of Broadcasting Disaster Risk Reduction Programs Utilizing Online Systems ■ Study on Measures to Raise Disaster Awareness of Local Residents Using Community FM Broadcasting ■ Effects of Sustained Dissemination of Disaster Risk Reduction Information through Local Media on Residents ■ Effects of Continuous Disaster Risk Reduction Education Utilizing Public -Address System -Focusing on the Interruption and Resumption of the COVID-19 Pandemic- ■ Study on Potentiality of Songs for Disaster Risk Reduction ■ Impact Analysis of Handmade Local Media for Disaster Risk Reduction -Action Research in the Takasu Town of Fukui City as Marginal Settlement- ■ Impact Analysis of a Disaster Risk Reduction Program Series in Local Media ■ Disaster Risk Reduction without Boundaries from the Perspective of Welfare for People with Disabilities -Toward the Realization of "Inclusive BOUSAI" that Leaves No One Behind- ■ Development of Resident Participation Type Practices against Landslide Disaster Utilizing On-site Visualization System ■ Evaluation of Measures to Raise Disaster Preparedness Awareness Utilizing Disaster Prevention Administrative Radio Broadcasting in Nishigo Village, Fukushima Prefecture ■ Competencies Required of Announcers in Disaster Reporting ■ Impact Analysis of Disaster Risk Reduction Education Utilizing Video Materials ■ Message Analysis of ReI-project -Focusing on the Difference between the Loss and the Reborn- ■ Effect Analysis of Monthly School Newspaper to Raise Awareness of Disaster Risk Reduction

Professor Shiroshita's seminar

■ How Can We Interpret Japanese Disaster Risk Reduction with MUJOKAN (a Sense of Impermanence) ■ The Effects of a Sense of Inferiority on the Cognition of Human Relations in Lower Secondary School-age ■ A Proposal for Improving Working Conditions of Child Welfare Officers to Prevent Child Abuse ■ The Effects of Long-lasting Tsunami Disaster Risk Reduction Activities Led by Local Residents ■ How Can We Protect Evacuees' Privacy at a Shelter? ■ How to Reduce the Number of Emergency Dispatches in Osaka City in the Future ■ Social Ties from OHENRO (the Shikoku Pilgrimage) and OSEETAI (the Culture of Compliment) ■ Exploratory Learning of Disaster Risk Reduction for Solving Dilemmas ■ Forging Identity as Local Residents Through Learning of Disaster Risk Reduction for Solving Local Problems ■ Learning of Disaster Risk Reduction Through Safety Mapping for Solving Local Problems ■ How the Technical Intern Trainees Find the Programme in Their Countries? Cases of Vietnam and China ■ Realising the Selective Territorial Connection Through an Interactive Public Gathering

Professor Suga's seminar

■ A study on the public-private partnership for early reconstruction in the disposal of disaster wastes ■ Financial analysis of certified NPO active in disaster - based on the 2018 business report analysis - ■ Consideration of regional factors facilitates support request for disaster volunteer center - Spatial analysis using support needs data from the Northren Osaka Earthquake - ■ A study on the position of pets in evacuation life - from a case study using newspaper articles after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake - ■ A study on the prevention of critical incident stress of disaster relief volunteers by seif-help group - To support continuous support activities of disaster relief volunteers - ■ A study on program of the livelihood rehabilitation’s support for elderly victims - The support case for disaster case management in the 2016 central Tottori earthquake - ■ Factors that suppressed the support needs for disaster volunteer center in the Northern Osaka Earthquake -Analysis of information on damage and disaster vulnerability, support needs in Ibaraki City- ■ A consideration on the possibility of sustaining the historic townscape as a place of residence while maintaining its value as a cultural property- In the case of Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings in Imai - ■ Consideration about building damage and relations with the regional vulnerability in the Northern Osaka Earthquake - from geography space analysis in SHOEI elementary school district - ■ A study on the disaster recovery and psychological changes of victims ■ The actual situation of the disaster area climbing over problem and it to see from a volunteer theoretical study ■ Disaster prevention through disaster image acquisition - disaster scenario in Kakogawa City - ■ Achievements and issues for life reconstruction support for home evacuation through disaster case management - Case study on the central Tottori Earthquake - ■ Tackling disaster prevention in daily life - by the damage scenario in Takatsuki city -