Futon

A futon is traditional Japanese bedding consisting of padded mattresses and quilts pliable enough to be folded and stored away during the day, allowing the room to serve for purposes other than as a bedroom. The bedding set referred to as futon in Japan fundamentally consists of a shikibuton (敷き布団 bottom mattress) and a kakebuton (掛け布団 thick quilted bedcover). The word futon is an English loanword derived from Japanese futon (布団 or 蒲団) [ɸɯ̥tɔɴ]. It is Sino-Japanese, originally meaning 'round cushions filled with cattail flower spikes'; it is derived from Chinese fu or pu (蒲 cattail) + ton or tuan (団 round).

A futon is a flat mattress with a fabric exterior stuffed with cotton, wool, or synthetic batting that makes up a Japanese bed. Futons are sold in Japan at speciality stores called futon'ya as well as at department stores. They are often sold in sets that include the futon mattress (shikibuton), a comforter (kakebuton) or blanket (毛布 mōfu), a summer blanket resembling a large towel (タオルケット taoruketto), and a pillow (枕 makura) generally filled with beans, buckwheat chaff, or plastic beads. Futons are designed to be placed on tatami flooring, and are traditionally folded away and stored in a closet during the day to allow the tatami to breathe and to allow for flexibility in the use of the room. Futons must be aired in sunlight regularly, especially if not put away during the day. In addition, many Japanese beat their futons regularly to prevent the padding from matting. They use a futon tataki (布団叩き), a special instrument, traditionally made from bamboo, resembling a Western carpet beater.

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FUTON bias

FUTON bias is the tendency of scholars to cite academic journals with open access—that is, journals that make their full text available on the Internet without charge—in preference to toll-access publications. ("FUTON" is an acronym for full text on the Net.) Scholars in some fields can more easily discover and access articles whose full text is available online, which increases authors' likelihood of reading and citing these articles, an issue that was first raised and has been mainly studied in connection with medical research. In the context of evidence-based medicine, articles in expensive journals that do not provide open access (OA) may be "priced out of evidence", giving a greater weight to FUTON publications. FUTON bias may increase the impact factor of open-access journals relative to journals without open access.

One study concluded that authors in medical fields "concentrate on research published in journals that are available as full text on the internet, and ignore relevant studies that are not available in full text, thus introducing an element of bias into their search result". Authors of another study conclude that "the OA advantage is a quality advantage, rather than a quality bias", that authors make a "self-selection toward using and citing the more citable articles—once OA self-archiving has made them accessible", and that open access "itself will not make an unusable (hence uncitable) paper more used and cited".

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She'll be chasing the teens and dodging the queens
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Johnny's dressed up, his hair is all messed up
So perfectly styled
He's got cash in his pocket
He's lit like a rocket
He's gonna get wild
It's my big night out tonight
And I'm running at the speed of light
Nothing's gonna touch me or bring me down
Tonight I'm gonna be the talk of the town
Dylan's holding court by the bar
He gets what he wants, he's a superstar
Checking her out 'cause he thinks she's fit
Prada dress but she's faking it
Dude sweet's grinning
Dude sweet's thinking that he's gonna get laid
The guy that he's cruising is hid in the shadows
He's looking dismayed
It's my big night out tonight
And I'm running at the speed of light
Nothing's gonna touch me or bring me down
Tonight I'm gonna be the talk of the town
It's the last song but that's okay
The after hour club but I'm on my way
Back of the taxi, sat on my knee




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Body of stabbed Pa. woman found wrapped in a sheet, inside a futon

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The body of a 21-year-old woman was found wrapped in a sheet and shower curtain and stuffed inside a futon in Philadelphia over the weekend. Police discovered the body at about 12.39 a.m ... They last heard from her on April 1 ... ....
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Missing woman found stabbed to death and stuffed into futon, PA cops say

The Tribune San Luis Obispo 08 Apr 2025
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