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The Facility for Education and Research Support is organized by close cooperation among the Library, the Shared-Use Research Center, the Animal Research Center, and the Radioisotope Research Center to promote more effective education and research.
◆ Library
The
university
library
has
a
total
floor
area
of
2,480m²,
and
is
equipped
with
reading
seats,
a
video
and
DVD
viewing
area,
an
information
retrieval
area,
and
a
learning
commons
for
students'
self-directed
group
study.
The
library
also
systematically
collects
books,
magazines,
audiovisual
materials,
and
electronic
media
that
are
necessary
for
the
university's
education,
research,
and
clinical
activities.
In
addition,
the
library
works
hard
to
improve
and
enrich
electronic
information
resources
such
as
electronic
journals
and
bibliographic
information
databases.
The
library
also
operates
an
institutional
repository
to
disseminate
the
research
results
of
the
university
both
domestically
and
internationally.
In
the
field
of
"Occupational
Medicine
and
Occupational
Health,"
which
is
a
distinctive
feature
of
the
university,
the
library
has
set
up
dedicated
shelves
for
related
materials
and
new
books,
and
strives
to
collect
and
provide
information
related
to
occupational
medicine.
◆ Shared-Use Research Center
Research
fields
in
medical
and
life
sciences
are
becoming
much
morespecialized
and
compartmentalized,
and
along
with
those
changes,
research environments
are
also
changing
greatly.
The
Shared-Use
Research
Center
includes
highly
functional
and
advanced
scientific
instrumentation
and
various
types
of
technical
equipment,
such
as
an
anechoic
chamber
and
an
artificial
climate
chamber
for
use
in
experiments
in
special
environments.
The
center,
as
a
research
facility
for
shared-use,
is
designed
to
be
of
use
not
only
for
education
and
research
in
the
field
of
occupational
and
environmental
health
but
also
in
that
of
other
diverse
research.
◆ Animal Research Center
Experiments
using
animals
has
become
increasingly
important
as
medical
science
develops.
In
order
to
respond
to
changes,
the
Animal
Research
Center
maintains
an
environment
where
SPF
animals
and
genetically
modified
animals
can
be
bred,
and
supports
the
breeding
of
genetically
modified
animals
in
order
to
be
able
to
clarify
the
function
of
genes
at
the
individual
level.
The
center
has
facilities
such
as
the
infection
experimenting
laboratory,
embryo
manipulation
laboratory,
climatic
chamber
laboratory,
photo
environment
experimenting
laboratory,
aquatron
laboratory,
X-ray
irradiation
laboratory,
anechoic
laboratory,
and
P3
laboratory,
etc.
to
correspond
with
occupational
health
studies.
◆ Radioisotope Research Center
The
Radioisotope
(RI)
Research
Center
is
a
facility
for
conducting
research
using
radiation
and
radioisotopes
(RIs),
student
training,
and
education
and
training
for
RI
handlers
under
legal
regulations.
For
this
purpose,
the
center
provides
multiple
RI
laboratories
so
that
experiments
can
be
conducted
as
individually
as
possible,
according
to
the
type
of
RI,
the
nature
of
the
experiment,
and
other
factors.
In
addition,
the
center
is
equipped
with
gamma
irradiation
equipment
capable
of
high
to
low
dose
rate
irradiation
and
a
breeding
room
for
mice
after
irradiation
or
mice
that
have
been
administered
RI.
An
automatic
access
control
system
allows
experiments
to
be
conducted
at
any
time
under
the
self-regulation
of
each
researcher.
