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Press-through packaging (PTP) is the most common type of drug packaging in Japan, and a production procedure for PTP has been established at an acceptable cost. However, unknown problems and new needs with regard to safety among users of various age-groups still need to be examined. Considering accident reports involving children and older adults, the safety and quality of PTP and new forms of PTP, such as child-resistant and senior-friendly (CRSF) packaging, should be evaluated. We conducted an ergonomic study on children and older adults to compare types of commonly used PTP and new varieties of PTP. Opening tests were attempted by children and older adults using a common type of PTP (Type A) and child-resistant (CR) PTP (Types B1 and B2) made from soft aluminum foil. The same opening test was conducted on older patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The results showed that CR PTP was difficult for children to open: only 1 out of 18 children could open Type B1. On the other hand, all eight of the older adults could open Type B1, and eight patients with RA could easily open Types B1 and B2. These findings suggest that the quality of CRSF PTP can be improved with the use of new materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The authors have been developing a new measurement method for measuring partial discharge (PD) in a long‐distance cable line using a capacitive coupling method. This method proposes that a PD signal can be detected by a newly proposed capacitive coupling electrode between the shielding layer and an additional aluminum foil. In this article, first, the theoretical background of the proposed method was described including the generation, propagation, and detection of the PD signal. Second, the proposed method was applied to observe PD activity in an RG58A/U communication cable and a numerical simulation was also performed in the same manner as the measurement system. It was confirmed that the PD signal was successfully detected. Third, the feasibility of the proposed method for applying in a full‐size 6.6 kV XLPE, (Hitachi Cable Ltd., Hitachi Magnet Wire Corp., Tokyo, Japan) cable line was investigated. It was revealed that the proposed method can be applied for a full‐size cable. Finally, an attempt was made to understand the effect of the coupling capacitor on the detection intensity. Also, the detection limit of the proposed method based on the noise level was analyzed. It was revealed that the detection sensitivity was finally determined as 400 pC, which was the detection limit. © 2019 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]