Jin-ai University (仁愛大学, Jin'ai Daigaku) is a private university in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, affiliated with the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Japanese Buddhism. The predecessor of the school was established in 1898, and it was accredited as a university in 2010..
This paper introduces a model of political competition under distinct institutional regimes to trace the economic performance of what we call “techno-creative places.” Specifically, we analyze how political competition in high-tech places that are creative in the sense of Richard Florida affects fiscal (tax) policy and consequent economic outcomes. There are three stylized groups of actors in our analysis: laborers or workers, techno-creative class members or entrepreneurs, and the elites who make the political decisions. We study two broad institutional-economic scenarios. In the first (second) scenario, the likelihood of political power shifting permanently from the elites to entrepreneurs is an increasing (decreasing) function of the net income of a representative techno-creative entrepreneur. Our study addresses the institutional implications of both scenarios and then comments on the implications of these two scenarios for the welfare of the elites and the techno-creative entrepreneurs.
The associations between milk intake frequency and fracture risk in groups categorized by 25(OH)D levels were investigated using 20-year follow-up data. A significant association was observed only among women with 25(OH)D levels < 15 ng/mL. The measurement of blood 25(OH)D levels should be prioritized for individuals with low milk intake. To investigate the association between milk intake frequency and fracture risk in groups based on blood 25(OH)D levels. This secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study included data from 1209 postmenopausal Japanese women aged ≥ 50 years. Baseline milk intake frequency was obtained using a questionnaire. Blood 25(OH)D levels were measured using a competitive protein-binding assay. Information on fracture events was obtained from face-to-face interviews through follow-up or supplemental mail surveys. Over a median follow-up period of 16.1 years (total: 17,427 person-years), 358 and 238 women sustained at least one clinical and osteoporotic fracture, respectively. The proportions of participants with milk intake < 1 glass/day and those with 25(OH)D levels < 15 ng/mL were 31.9
