On the Tooth Brushing Standard

Because my dentist did pass away, so I had to find a new dentist. This new dentist has got an employee, who is a prophylaxis specialist. I recently had to see her, of course not covered by my mandatory health insurance, and she had to remove some dental calculus. She told me that adults should […]

Ishii and Ishiikazuo

Ishii is asteroid #8167 and also known as 1991 CM3. Ishii measures 5.5 km in diameter. Ishii’s orbit is characterized by a semi-major axis of 2.43 Astronomical Units, an eccentricity of 0.13, a period of revolution of 1’384 days, and an inclination of 4.6 degrees. Ishii was discovered by the Japanese amateur astronomers Endate Kin […]

Those too Long Manga Titles

The Japanese eBook shop BookLive conducted a survey with its own assortment of manga. BookLive found that the length of the titles of manga had from 2011 to 2026 significantly increased. The length in 2011 was 9.14 Japanese Characters in average. The length in 2026 already was 18.45 Japanese Characters in average. Manga for a […]

Ishikawakiyoshi

Ishikawakiyoshi is asteroid #26169 and also known as 1995 YY. Ishikawakiyoshi measures 2.7 km in diameter. Ishikawakiyoshi’s orbit is characterized by a semi-major axis of 2.27 Astronomical Units, an eccentricity of 0.07, a period of revolution of 1’249 days, and an inclination of 5.7 degrees. Ishikawakiyoshi was discovered by Kobayashi Takao (小林 隆男) at the […]

The Adenochrome Fallacy (Part 3)

Recently, I did read about a not yet published study on liver transplants. I maybe should wait until it is finished, peer-reviewed, and published. But I will probably need several articles for this topic, it fits well into my article series on the adenochrome fallacy, and I don’t know when or whether I’ll be able […]

Ishitani

Ishitani is asteroid #25693 and also known as 2000 AQ124. Ishitani measures 2.6 km in diameter. Ishitani’s orbit is characterized by a semi-major axis of 2.31 Astronomical Units, an eccentricity of 0.19, a period of revolution of 1’286 days, and an inclination of 3.3 degrees. Ishitani was discovered during the course of the Lincoln Near-Earth […]

Scientific Articles Did Somehow Change

When I nowadays read scientific articles, then they use many expressions, which are different from the expressions used in past years. “Maybe …”, “… is probable” and so on were the expressions used in past years. Nowadays I rather encounter explanations that “… doesn’t mean that …”, “… doesn’t allow the conclusion that …”, “… […]

Ishitsuka

Ishitsuka is asteroid #7842 and 1994 XQ. Ishitsuka measures 3.7 km in diameter. Ishitsuka’s orbit is characterized by a semi-major axis of 2.29 Astronomical Units, an eccentricity of 0.22, a period of revolution of 1’271 days, and an inclination of 5.2 degrees. Ishitsuka was discovered by the Japanese amateur astronomers Endate Kin (円館 金) and […]

Even More on Religion as a School Subject

This article is a sequel to ‘Religion as a School Subject’ and to ‘More on Religion as a School Subject’. I had a look on the situation in other countries. Here is what I figured out: Japan: From the beginning of the Meiji (明治) Era until the end of the Second World War had in […]

Ishizaki

Ishizaki is asteroid #8163 and also known as 1990 UF2. Ishizaki measures 5.0 km in diameter. Ishizaki’s orbit is characterized by a semi-major axis of 2.26 Astronomical Units, an eccentricity of 0.14, a period of revolution of 1’238 days, and an inclination of 6.9 degrees. Ishizaki was discovered by the Japanese astronomer Seki Tsutomu (関 […]