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AI-Powered Railway Control System for Efficient Urban Train Operation

Researchers develop a new reinforcement learning framework for precise, real-time, and sustainable automatic r...

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How ‘Gentle Power’ Leads to Successful Environmental Conservation

Forty years of Japan’s traditional human–nature landscape conservation demonstrates that expertise and c...

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Professor Atsuko Nagai Awarded the Chevalier of the French Order of Arts and Letters

The Order of Arts and Letters honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the arts and liter...

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Climate Change in Japan: Nationwide Survey Reveals High Concern and Emotional Impact — But Gaps in Knowledge and Action Remain

Sophia University has released the results of the Sophia University Climate Survey 2025, a nationwide online s...

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Restricting Mothers’ Migration: New Evidence on Children′s Health and Education

A policy restricting mothers’ overseas migration in Sri Lanka improved children’s health and educa...

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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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“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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Sophia University Hosts 30% Club Japan University Group Seminar

A  Dialogue: Supporting Female Students’ Career Choices — Exploring Careers and Graduate School Pathways ...

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Hear Here: How Loudness and Acoustic Cues Help Us Judge Where a Speaker is Facing

Researchers explored how humans use loudness and other sound-related cues to understand the speaker’s facing d...

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