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Sophia University Team Wins First Prize at the International Material Flow Competition 2025
A team of graduate students from the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies won first place at the In...
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Development of an AI model to predict the risk of bear encounters
The model provides highly accurate predictions by integrating diverse information, including past encounter re...
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Nursing Faculties of Catholic Universities in Japan Instill Unique Values of Compassion, Dignity, and Service
Nursing faculties at Catholic universities in Japan highlight love, wholeness, resilience, and professional re...
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Slime Mold Metabolites Are a Promising, Eco-Friendly Repellent of Root-Knot Nematodes
A team of researchers led by Professor Tamao Saito found slime mold secretes organic compounds that repel para...
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Sophia University Researchers Ranked Among the World’s Top 2% in 2025
Seven Sophia University researchers have been recognized in the career-long category and six in the&...
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“Want to, but can’t”: A new model to explain the gap in waste separation behavior
Incorporating external factors and heterogeneous moderators into the Theory of Planned Behavior to explain dis...
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Plan, Prepare, Conquer: Predicting Mountain Accident Risks with Deep Learning and Pre-climb Data
Researchers develop a robust framework using deep learning and contextual data to accurately predict mountaine...
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World-First Demonstration: Estimating Outdoor Pedestrian Flow from Fluctuations in Mobile Communication System’s Radio Signals Using Commercial Base Stations
Advancing toward practical sensing in the 6G era — anywhere covered by base station signals can become a sensi...
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Understanding the Divide: A Deep Dive into Healthcare in Mongolia
Researchers outline the strengths and weaknesses of Mongolia’s healthcare system in rural and urban areas, not...
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Universal Japanese School Lunch Program Significantly Reduces Obesity Among Teenagers, Especially Those from Lower Socioeconomic Backgrounds
A new study led by Professor Sayaka Nakamura from Sophia University in Japan and Professor Shiko Maruyama from...
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Social Media Posts and Transformer-Based Models for Early Detection of Heat Stroke
Researchers from Japan demonstrate the potential of combining social media posts and deep learning models for ...
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Research by Professor Kazuhiro Ema, Associate Professor Hideyuki Kunugita, and collaborators published online in the Journal of Chemical Physics and selected as an Editor’s Pick
A research group led by Professor Kazuhiro Ema and Associate Professor Hideyuki Kunugita from the Faculty of S...