Student's Graduation Thesis Theme

(AY 2021)

Professor Abe's seminar

■ Current situation and assignment of planned suspension in Japanese railway companies ■ Consideration on measures to prevent traffic accidents at intersections ■ The current situation and countermeasures of motorcycle accidents ■ Consideration on safety measures for visually impaired at unmanned train stations ■ A study on local train maintenance and disaster recovery ■ Consideration on pedestrian accident and bicycle accident ■ A Study on Reducing Automobile Accidents Caused by Elderly Drivers ■ Issues of accidents and traffic jams on railroad crossings ■ Consideration on measures to prevent car accidents by the elderly ■ Issues for Governments, Local Governments, and Corporations in Resolving Difficulties in Returning Home in the Event of a Disaster Issues for Governments, Municipalities, and Businesses and Improving Disaster Preparedness ■ Understanding the actual state of marine pollution caused by ship accidents

Professor Ichii's seminar

■ A proposal of training materials for new technical staff considering the covid-19 situation ■ Factors on the levels of the ground microtermors in urban areas ■ Applicability of piggyback strap designed for disaster to carry injured person ■ Characteristic evaluation of the floor of martial arts hall to ensure the safety at leaping step ■ Experimental study on the damage to human body caused by falling furniture ■ Necessity of temporary garbage collection points at the time of earthquakes ■ Development of an investigation device for underwater deteriorated areas of port facilities ■ Analysis of liquefaction induced landslide in Jono-Oge area, Sulawesi, Indonesia ■ Comparison of safety between apartments houses in Osaka, Japan and Changchun, China

Professor Ito's seminar

■ Study of side crash safety of vehicle body structure made of CFRP ■ Analysis of driver's hazard anticipation using a driving simulator ■ Research on Occupant behavior and brain injury in a frontal collision between two vehicles using finite element models of occupants with different body sizes ■ Mandibular fracture analysis during collision between a light truck and a 6-year-old child ■ Classification of accident type in actual traffic environments and extraction of situations in which it is difficult to avoid collisions by using drive recorder database ■ A study of the risk assessment metric for chest injury occurrence in pedestrian crashes ■ A study on prediction method of brain injury occurrence by bicycle helmet in car crash ■ Detection of drowsiness during work using biological signals ■ Proposal of test method considering falling behavior for head protection performance of helmet in car collision

Professor Okumura's seminar

■ Issues on ICU in Japan during Long-term Power Outages ■ Development of Natural Disaster Database by Using Online Newspaper Article Database ■ Analysis of Evacuation Behavior in Commercial Facilities during the 2018 Palu Tsunami in Indonesia ■ Spatio-temporal Analysis of Blackout in Offices during the Great East Japan Earthquake ■ Comparative Study on Approaches for COVID-19 during Natural Disaster between Fiji and Japan  ■ Characteristics of Countermeasures written in Disaster Management Basic Plan ■ Characteristics of Sustainable Tsunami Disaster Resilient Community Design ■ Relation Between Blackout and Factors Causing Business Interruption during the Great East Japan Earthquake ■ Survey on Bicycle Use of Residents and Tourists in Tsunami Disaster Prone Area ■ Possibility of Japanese-somen as a Disaster-emergency Food ■ Relation between Chronic Disease and Disaster-related Death during the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake ■ Analysis of the Number of Deaths Caused by Earthquakes after 1900 in China

Professor Kawaguchi's seminar

■ Experimental Study on Dangerous Biking of Bicycles ■ Research on Getting on and off the Route Bus ■ Numerical Simulation of Infection Spread in Emergency Shelter ■ Investigation on Traveling Direction of Pedestrian and Guide Display in Station Yard ■ Numerical Consideration on Entrance and Exit at Supermarkets under COVID-19 ■ Danger of Sidewalk Cycling from Viewpoint of Cyclists' Pedestrian Recognition

Professor Koshiyama's seminar

■ Design Analysis of Exhibition Expressions in Disaster Museums ■ Voluntary Utilization of Common Space in Collective House and Sustainable Utilization Ⅿethod ■ Rebuilding agonizing reappraisal of the house in fire-devastated site in a house crowd place ■ A Study on the Evaluation of Flood Risk Considering Future Population Changes ■ A Case Study of the Recovery Process of Accommodations after the Great East Earthquake ■ Study of Retail Business Reconstruction in the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake ■ Changes and Trends in Earthquake Disaster Prevention Strategies (Action Plans) over the Past Decade ■ Relationship between changes in regional structure and crime occurrence s in Joto ku, Osaka ■ Geographical Changes in Residential Burglaries in Osaka City- Study o of the Effects of the Novel Coronavirus - ■ Current Status and Challenges of Individual Evacuation Planning ■ A Study on the Impact of Boys Fire Clubs on Community Disaster Prevention ■ A Study on Reconstruction after Fire in a Preservation District of Groups of Traditional Buildings

Professor Koyama's seminar

■ 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 ■ Practice of disaster prevention education on sediment-related disasters for elementary school students: An example of Kyotamba Town, Kyoto ■ Resident participation-type slope measurement and evaluation of sediment-related disaster risk based on local rainfall measurement in Takasu-cho, Fukui City ■ Fundamental experiments to investigate the displacement detection accuracy of newly proposed photogrammetry technology with AR marker ■ Soundness evaluation of stone walls in Kanazawa Castle and their deformation analysis using Self-Organizing Maps (SOM) ■ Evaluation of natural disaster risk in Gifu prefecture using GNS and its time evolution ■ Fundamental experiments for the verification of the reinforcement effect of newly developed slope countermeasures using bolts and wire mesh: the reinforcement mechanism and the effect of soil moisture ■ Analysis of court cases related to accidents in tunnel construction and maintenance ■ Proposal of new criteria for traffic regulation during torrential rainfall and its application to national roads

Professor Kondoh's seminar

■ Survey on the Actual Conditions of Community FM Radio Stations regarding Disaster Broadcasting: A Web-Based Survey of JCBA Kinki Member Stations ■ Actual Conditions of Information Disclosure regarding Welfare Shelters: Desktop Survey of All Municipalities in Kansai Region ■ Study on the Potentiality of Disaster Films: Content Analysis from the Perspective of Historical Fact and Fiction ■ Potentiality of the Community FM Radio Broadcasting to Promote Disaster Risk Reduction Practices: Case Study of the "Bosai Ai-Ai" Program Series at FM Amagasaki in Hyogo Prefecture ■ Consideration on Disaster Risk Reduction Practices in a Marginal Community: Action Research Using a Handmade Local Media “Takasuikasu” ■ Research on Educational Methods for Food Allergy: Practice in an elementary school using school broadcasting and school newsletters ■ Further Possibility of Reconstruction Support Concert: Analysis of Cases to Prevent the Memory of the Great East Japan Earthquake from Fading

Professor Takatorige's seminar

■ A study on the current status of food self-sufficiency rate of rice due to globalization and future solutions ■ Considering Japan's social security system through the ancient Japanese reservoir project ■ Consideration about the disagreement with the image of the consumers about a pesticide and the chemical fertilizer ■ Think about the relationship between food law and controlling the occurrence of food accidents ■ Student interests and challenges for family caregivers with dementia ■ The actual condition and maintenance of the reservoir and safety management -From the case of Kasai City, Hyogo Prefecture- ■ Examination of reasons why male childcare leave is sluggish and promotion of acquisition ■ Issues that emerged from the food and nutrition education efforts of Kashida Elementary School ■ The culture of Japanese appreciation for food and how to deal with food loss ■ Transition and evaluation of the implementation method of junior high school lunch in Osaka City ■ Has the lesson of Minamata disease been utilized? ■ Improving overtime hours for companies and how to work for the younger generation in the future

Professor Takano's seminar

■ Improving labor productivity through better management in Japanese companies. ■ Measures to counter the loss of labor productivity caused by presenteeism ■ Rule recommendations for harassment measures under remote work ■ The effect for health and work by sleep and proposal of welfare involving sleep ■ Current status and improvement of harassment in companies. ■ Correlation between benefit system and corporate profitability-Do small to medium enterprise need benefits system?- ■ Challenges of childcare leave system in promoting women's activities ■ A Study on Employee Cafeteria Management for Health Management ■ A consideration for next revision of Power Harassment Prevention Law ■ Measures for LGBT activities in companies ■ A consideration on measurement against harassment in Japan ■ About the effect diverdified work styles on companies in the Coronavirus crisis ■ Proposal of business strategy for revival of the apparel industry in Japan ■ Success factors for side business promotion companies ■ A study on labor productivity in hybrid work

Professor Tsuchida's seminar

■ The effects of goal framing on behavioral intentions of coping: Persuasion of evacuation behavior in the event of a disaster by checking the hazard map ■ The influence that the order of two consecutive messages about the disaster prevention gives for the evaluation of the receiver ■ Effect of social self-regulation on self efficacy ■ The influence of promotion focus and prevention focus on risk-avoiding behavior ■ Impact of collective identity and organizational climate on cognition and occurrence of behaviors that impede group activities and relationships ■ Survey on disaster prevention awareness in areas that have experienced flooding and areas where flooding is a concern ■ The influence of disaster experience on rumor spreading ■ Verification of risk recognition in COVID-19 based on protective motive theory ■ Effects of defensive pessimism and strategic optimism on future residential choice ■ Impact of Approval Needs on People's Behavior

Professor Nagata's seminar

■ A study on the present state and future direction of wide-area reorganization of fire department ■ A Study of Wide-Area Reorganization of Firefighting in the Kinki Region ■ A study of Volunteer fire department activation plan of Fire and Disaster Management Agency ■ Research on bridges with unknown managers ■ A Study of Citizen Involvement in Fire and Police Activities: Case Studies from the United Kingdom and the United States ■ A study of bureaucratic personnel in the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare ■ The study on the wide area of firefighting administration in Osaka Prefecture ■ Twitter analysis of the organizational culture of the fire brigade ■ Women Firefighters in Japan

Professor Nagamatsu's seminar

■ A Critical Examination of the Innovation Coast Initiative. ■ Characteristics of disaster memorial facilities in terms of the number of visitors ■ Does the relocation project contribute to the recovery of the population? ■ Policy process analysis of work-style reform bills ■ Does plastic bags reduce emissions? ■ Policy process analysis on the flood control in Kuma River basin why anti-dam policy was overturned? ■ Changes in determinants of happiness before and after COVID-19 pandemic ■ A survey of tsunami evacuation plans by a private automobile: A case for the Nankai Trough earthquake.

Professor Nakamura's seminar

■ Love Affair on the Online Community in COVID-19 ■ Research of Post-Traumatic Growth of University Students who Experienced the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident ■ Effects of the Music and the Postures on the Selection Reaction Time ■ A Survey of Awareness of COVID-19 Measures and Masks in Workplace ■ Differences in Hitting Judgment on Experience in Competition: Prediction of Hitting Direction at Impact Using Batting ■ Background of Renewal Driver License and Acceptance of Autonomous Driving of Elderly ■ Occurrence of Sensory-Specific Satiety by the Sense of Smell ■ A Survey of Satisfaction with "Online-Live" and its Future ■ The Effect of Different Bats Used in Warming Up ■ Survey on Cashless Payment Usage and Attitudes of University Students ■ Impression of Masks: Subjective / Objective Evaluation ■ Influence of COVID-19 on Motivation of Club Activities ■ Impact of Disaster Prevention Education on Disaster Prevention Behavior: Comparison of Elementary School Students and High School Students ■ Cocktail Party Effect by Multiple Voices ■ Examination of Reaction Time by Delegating Authority to a Driver in Automated Driving ■ The Actual Situation and Understanding of University Students about Dependence on Energy Drinks ■ Consideration on Creating Advertisements that Expect the Underdog Effect

Professor Nishimura's seminar

■ Prospects for online tours after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic ■ Regional revitalization of Beppu city and the possibility of music ■ Consolidated Transportation of Passengers and Cargos in the future ■ The future of food culture and the restaurant of Osaka ■ Future Image Of Logistics DX ■ Can Airbnb solve Nara prefecture accommodation problems? ■ Past, Present and Future of Kobe City Earthquake Reconstruction ■ Existence value of regional railways: Taking Kyoto Tango Railway as an example ■ From deficit to surplus of JR Kyushu: Consider the deficit of the operation sector ■ Possibility of Creating a Related Population Starting from a University ■ Declining population of society and Compact city: In reference Resident happiness and City planning of Fukui prefecture

Professor Hayashi's seminar

■ Effectiveness and Problems on Online Education in Primary School in Japan ■ Research on Seismic Noise Levels Change Affected in COVID-19 in Hokusetsu Region, Japan ■ Scientific Verification of Reincarnation Phenomenon ■ Evaluation of Surface Ground Characteristics of Valley Fills by Microtremor ■ Evaluation of Ground Characteristics Using Microtremor in Ando Town, Nara Prefecture ■ Changes in Sports Implementation Status due to the Spread of COVID-19 Infections ■ Earthquake Damage Estimation based on Seismic Intensity Map using Artificial Intelligence Technology ■ Response to Natural Disasters during the COVID-19 Pandemic ■ A Study of Conditions for Dynamically Triggered Earthquakes Based on Comparison of Observation Cases ■ Examination of the Outbreak Possibility of the Induction Earthquake in the Dam Finished in Japan after 2000 ■ Possibility of Social Safety Utilization of Preservation and Utilization of Tumuli ■ Impacts of Digital Transformation on the Working Environment of Dental Technicians ■ Comparative Study on Flood Control of City and Suburbs ■ Problem in Japan’s Response to COVID-19 Infection Based on International Comparison

Professor Hosokawa's seminar

■ On wave attenuation in coral reef area ■ Investigation of emergency power supply to ensure information collection by mobile terminals in a disaster ■ Study on Cleaning effect by micro-bubbles ■ Study on quenching of a high-temperature metal sphere ■ Study on sterilization effect of microbubbles ■ On purification effect of microbubbles ■ Fundamental study on a method for preventing diffusion of toxic substances by liquid film flow ■ Fundamental study on effect of change in scenario on the best mix of electric power supply

Professor Motoyoshi's seminar

■ Survey on the attitudes of long-term evacuees due to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident: Characteristics of evacuees (social isolation) ■ Relationship between normalcy bias and measures against COVID-19 ■ The effect of the turning bias on people’s behavior under the COVID-19 pandemic ■ Self-Handicapping and Distance Learning ■ Adapting to a Changed Lifestyle in College Students with Coronary Disorders: Examining the role of resilience and coping ■ COVID-19 Loneliness and anxiety under circumstances and their effects ■ Survey on evacuation to lodging facilities such as hotels and inns in times of disaster ■ Consumer psychology and risk perception in purchasing behavior using online services ■ Social Network Use and Stress Reactions of Adolescents from the Perspective of Their Need for Approval ■ Adaptability of the NADGE theory in the disaster prevention-related goods sale

Professor Yamakawa's seminar

■ Current Status and Issues of the Successors to Folkloric Performing Arts: A Case Study of Child-Shishimai in South Area of Wakayama Prefecture ■ Relationship between Childhood Play (Life) and Evacuation Behavior in Rural and Urban Areas ■ A Method for Determining Reinforced Players of Baseball Teams Using MT Method and Principal Component Analysis ■ The Effect of the Consumer Consciousness about Food on Masks Purchasing Behavior ■ Analysis of voting behavior based on planned behavior theory

Professor Yamasaki's seminar

■ Pirated sites and site blocking ■ Relationship between headquarters and franchise over convenience store management ■ Laws and issues to prevent slander in SNS ■ Disaster relief operations of the Self-Defense Forces and three requirements for operations ■ Response to a new coronavirus in Osaka Prefecture and its verification ■ Revenge porn countermeasures and laws ■ The game regulations of Kagawa Prefecture ■ Scandals in school sports: Focusing on corporal punishment and sexual harassment ■ The future of the Cannabis Control Law ■ History and issues of attracting casinos ■ Problems of illegal buildings in disasters and future ideals ■ Potential social context for apartment house fires ■ Problems with Pirated site and Legal development

Professor Okamoto's seminar

■ Responding to Dark Patterns in Japan ■ Impact of differences in information provision methods regarding fraud damage on college students’ sense of ownership ■ The effect of different emotional suppression methods on emotional calming ■ Impact of differences in self-restraint request methods on restaurant owners' willingness to request demand ■ Traffic safety education for university students when driving a car using action records by a bicycle drive recorder and accident data on a map ■ Effect of different means of suppressing impatience on the difference in the frequency of human error occurrence in the impatient state ■ Effects of different information presentation methods on awareness of leaving part-time jobs in violation of laws and regulations ■ Pros and cons of criminal liability for illegal resold ticket purchasers ■ Effects of differences in educational materials on the young people awareness of SNS advertising ■ Effect of differences in information provision methods to prevent alcohol harassment on awareness of refusal to drink at once ■ Impact of differences in information provision methods on college students' awareness of reducing food loss ■ Impact of differences in information provision methods regarding the use of social games on gameplay awareness ■ Regulation of Stealth Marketing in Japan

Professor Kuwana's seminar

■ How can we reduce bankrupts in forex trading ■ Initiatives in the Manufacturing Industry to Reduce Business-Related Food Loss ■ Current situation and problems of the earthquake insurance system ■ Harm and benefits of tobacco ■ Adverse effects on the mind and body of smartphones ■ About Charging for plastic bags in Japan ■ Possibility of business interruption insurance system in pandemic disaster ■ The present state of bicycle insurance and necessity of mandatory bicycle insurance ■ Comparison of individual annuity insurance companies ■ Guarantee of sole proprietors from the perspective of social insurance ■ Preparing for natural disasters with insurance ■ Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage Based on the Case of MV Wakashio Oil Spill ■ Future real estate vision

Professor Kono's seminar

■ The Influence of Mental Condition by the Difference of the Characteristic of Utterances: A Consideration from the Viewpoint of Social Comparison ■ Development of a Lateral Thinking Game "I Think" that Enhances Information Literacy ■ Development of a Computer Assembly Game Using GBS Theory and PDCA Cycle Approach ■ Development of an Information Security Learning Game "Security Fluxx" ■ Improvement of an Information Security Learning Board Game by Introducing Quizzes about Anonymity on SNSs ■ Development of a Financial Education Game that Enables to Learn the Characteristics of Cashless Payment ■ Improvement of Satisfaction of Restaurants Customers Guided by Touts

Professor Shiroshita's seminar

■ Differences in Caring Customers with Disabilities Between Restaurants and Convenience Stores ■ Disaster prevention learning that fosters the ability to think and act on your own ■ Possibility and Challenges of "Online Evacuation Drills" ■ Effects of Merger of Cities, Towns and Villages on Mutual Assistance Disaster Prevention in Himeji City ■ Learning Disasters Through Projection Mapping Production by Elementary School Pupils ■ Relationship Between LOC and Earthquake Disaster Prevention Measures ■ Resident-centered Tsunami Disaster Prevention Efforts Utilizing the "Yellow Flag" ■ Disaster Prevention Learning Through "Creation of Crossroad" ■ Learning about disaster prevention with the aim of strengthening community bonds ■ What Prospects Can Depopulated Areas Have?

Professor Suga's seminar

■ Research on Current Situation and Issues of the Poverty of the Woman in COVID-19 pandemic. ■ Possibility and issues of “Local Vitalization Cooperator” that contributes to revitalization of depopulated villages: Case Study of Yoshiwa district, Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima prefecture ■ A study on social participation activities that contribute to relocation care for the elderly: Case study on Tada Green Heights in Kawanisi-city ■ Research on issues and solutions for home evacuees support in COVID-19: The case study on heavy rain in July 2nd year of Reiwa ■ How to deal with the KUUKI and peer pressure in COVID-19 pandemic: Consideration based on research on Japanese group norms ■ Research on the role and potential of "disaster prevention expert" in the local community ■ Possibility of Irrigation Pond Management and Conservation with Participation of Citizen: A Case Study of Management and Conservation Activities of Terada Pond ■ Relationship between the Municipality and Residents in the Formulation of Community Disaster Management Plan: Case Study on Community Disaster Management Planning in Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture ■ Examination of Factors that Promote Tsunami Evacuation Led by Residents as a Countermeasure against the Nankai Trough Earthquake: A Case Study of Local Activities in Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture ■ A survey on the factors that made the lives of foreign technical intern trainees troubled by the corona: Case study of foreign technical intern trainee acceptance supervision organization in Wakayama prefecture

Professor Sugawara's seminar

■ Suggestions for Japan from an international comparison of sugar taxes ■ Features and issues of SG mark system: product safety and a Legal and Technological study ■ Disaster mental health in Japan from the viewpoint of a well-being survey ■ How to deal with future typhoon in light of climate change? ■ Current Status of Japan from the Perspective of Caffeine Intake Standards in Other Countries ■ "Ease of use" and "safety" in motorized bicycles and new mobility ■ Changes in the View of Safety in Theme Parks: The Case of Tokyo Disney Resort ■ Preventive awareness of deafness and young people's listening to music ■ The Necessity and Validity of Ethoxyquin in Pet Food ■ International comparison of precautionary principles in recent glyphosate regulations ■ Considerations for Relaxing Delivery Deadlines to Reduce Food Loss ■ A Study on the international difference in regulations on cosmetic pigments ■ Ideal traffic control system: Construction of a system to replace traffic light control