Volume 18, No. 1 CONTENTS

◆ Guest Comments

• Transition in Life and Career Strategies ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・K. Nakajima

◆ Review Articles on Countermeasure Technologies for Magnetic Noise in Very Weak Magnetic Signal Measurements
Objective ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ D. Oyama　

   Review:

Noise in Biomagnetic Measurement and Countermeasures for It ・・・・・・・・ Y. Adachi

   Topics:

Magnetoencephalogram (MEG) System with Superconducting Magnetic Self-shield
・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ K. Tanaka

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Permeability of Permalloy against Very-Low-Frequency and Very-Low-Amplitude Vibrations
in Magnetic Fields ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ M. Sakakibara

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Noise Reduction Methods Using Independent Component Analysis in Magnetocardiogram Measurement ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ M. Iwai and K. Kobayashi

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Simulation Evaluation of DSSP in Magnetoencephalography
・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ S. Kudo, M. Kanaya, and N. Tomita

◆ Notice Board

Board Directors of The Magnetics Society of Japan

• President: S. Sugimoto
• Vice Presidents: Y. Takemura, J. Hayakawa
• Directors, General Affairs: H. Saito, H. Yuasa
• Directors, Treasurer: H. Takahashi, A. Yamaguchi
• Directors, Planning: T. Kondo, M. Mizuguchi
• Directors, Editorial: T. Kato, S. Yabukami
• Directors, Public Relations: S. Sakurada, K. Kakizaki
• Directors, International Affairs: H. Yanagihara, H. Kikuchi
• Specially Appointed Director, Gender Equality: F. Akagi
• Specially Appointed Director, Societies Collaborations: K. Fujisaki
• Specially Appointed Director, International Conferences: Y. Miyamoto
• Auditors: Y. Takano, K. Kobayashi