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Seismic Soundoff: Searching for the perfect X-ray image of the earth
Authors: Geary Andrew
Published: April 2023

In this episode of Seismic Soundoff, Neelsh Neelamani traces the history of the seismic method to showcase recent breakthroughs and future advancements.
Best Practices and Guidelines (2022) for Scale-up and Technology Transfer in Freeze Drying Based on Case Studies. Part 2: Past Practices, Current Best Practices, and Recommendations
Authors: Tchessalov Serguei , Shalaev Evgenyi , Bhatnagar Bakul , Nail Steven , Alexeenko Alina , Jameel Feroz , Srinivasan Jayasree , Dekner Michael , Sahni Ekneet , Schneid Stefan , Kazarin Petr , McGarvey Orla , Van Meervenne Bert , Kshirsagar Vaibhav , Pande Paritosh , Philipp Jens , Sacha Greg , Wu Ke , Azzarella Joseph , Shivkumar Gayathri , Bhatt Shreyas , Mehta Shyam B.
Published: April 2023

Scale-up and transfer of lyophilization processes remain very challenging tasks considering the technical challenges and the high cost of the process itself. The challenges in scale-up and transfer were discussed in the first part of this paper and include vial breakage during freezing at commercial scale, cake resistance differences between scales, impact of differences in refrigeration capacities, and geometry on the performance of dryers. The second part of this work discusses successful and unsuccessful practices in scale-up and transfer based on the experience of the authors. Regulatory aspects of scale-up and transfer of lyophilization processes were also outlined including a topic on the equivalency of dryers. Based on an analysis of challenges and a summary of best practices, recommendations on scale-up and transfer of lyophilization processes are given including projections on future directions in this area of the freeze drying field. Recommendations on the choice of residual vacuum in the vials were also provided for a wide range of vial capacities.

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Locked Up in Lockdown
Authors: Mahajan Nidhi
Published: April 2023

This essay traces how sailors aboard wooden sailing vessels (dhows) negotiate mobility across the Indian Ocean, revealing their precarious conditions preceding the COVID-19 pandemic that came to the fore after 2020. Focusing on Yusuf, a sailor in captivity in Iran during the pandemic, the essay suggests that the pandemic shone new light on preexisting patronage relations. However, these relations were creatively harnessed by laborers in times of crisis. Accustomed to sanctions regimes that restricted movement even before the pandemic, Yusuf facilitated his release through new patronage networks that built on his previous experiences of precarity. Rather than seeing this pandemic as a rupture, the essay argues that it led to an intensification of preexisting labor relations, such as patronage. The COVID-19 pandemic saw contagion, threat, vulnerability, devaluation, and precarity being used widely; however, these ideas were sutured to the Global South long before this pandemic, through sanctions regimes, occupation, and conflicts that restricted movement and disrupted supply chains. Patronage, then, was one mode in which maritime laborers navigated a geopolitical realm suffused with the language of threat and contagion. This essay charts a complex geopolitical reordering across the Global South, one not always mediated by the West.
Kαλλιτεχνικές πρακτικές στον δημόσιο χώρο της Αθήνας
Authors: Παπανικολάου Μαρία
Published: April 2023

Η παρούσα διδακτορική διατριβή διερευνά την ποικιλομορφία και αλληλεπίδραση των καλλιτεχνικών πρακτικών στον δημόσιο χώρο, εστιάζοντας στην περίπτωση της Αθήνας. Ο δημόσιος χώρος, και ιδιαίτερα εκείνος της μητρόπολης, αποτελεί ένα πεδίο όπου αλληλοδιαπλέκονται έργα τέχνης επιχορηγούμενα από τους θεσμούς, με πληθώρα καλλιτεχνικών πρακτικών, οι οποίες υλοποιούνται χωρίς την άδεια του αρμόδιου φορέα. Ο διάλογος που προκύπτει μεταξύ τους, ιδίως από τα μέσα της δεκαετίας του ’80 και έπειτα στην Ελλάδα, όχι μόνο προτάσσει την επανεξέταση του όρου «δημόσια τέχνη», αλλά και αναδεικνύει νέες όψεις δημοφιλών, πλην κρίσιμων ζητημάτων στο πεδίο της ιστορίας και θεωρίας της τέχνης, με κυριότερο εκείνο της ένωσης της τέχνης με την καθημερινή ζωή. Η έρευνα ξεκίνησε με αφορμή την παρατήρηση ότι μεγάλος αριθμός ανθρώπων ζωγραφίζουν σχεδόν αθέατοι και χωρίς άδεια στην πόλη, διαμορφώνοντας άρδην το αθηναϊκό αστικό τοπίο. Εξετάστηκε καταρχήν η σχέση που δημιουργείται ανάμεσα στα δρώντα υποκείμενα, την πόλη και άλλες μορφές τέχνης, στο πλαίσιο της δημιουργικής, πλην παράνομης αυτής διαδικασίας στον δημόσιο χώρο. Η έρευνα πεδίου, έλαβε χώρα στην Αθήνα και την Νέα Υόρκη, εξερευνώντας την καταγωγή ορισμένων καλλιτεχνικών πρακτικών και συγγένειες με την περίπτωση της Αθήνας. Κατά την μελέτη του φαινομένου στις ΗΠΑ αναδείχτηκε ο κρίσιμος ρόλος που διαδραμάτισαν στην εμφάνιση νέων μορφών δημόσιας τέχνης, οι μειονοτικές, μη-προνομιούχες κοινότητες των μεγάλων αστικών κέντρων και η όσμωση εθνοτικών, πολιτισμικών, κοινωνικών και πολιτικών ταυτοτήτων κατά την δεκαετία του ’60. Η εξέταση της περίπτωσης της Αθήνας υπογράμμισε την διαλεκτική σχέση ανάμεσα στην τέχνη και την ανάγκη επανακαθορισμού της καθημερινότητας στην πόλη, την συμμετοχή στα κοινά, αλλά και την συγκρότηση και ενδυνάμωση ταυτοτήτων. Στο πλαίσιο αυτό διερευνήθηκε η σχέση της τέχνης με την πολιτική δράση, την διαμαρτυρία, την διεκδίκηση και προάσπιση ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων, και καταγράφηκαν συρροές και συγκρούσεις των εξεταζόμενων καλλιτεχνικών πρακτικών με το δίκαιο και τους θεσμούς.
Αυτοαξιολόγηση του μαθητή και βελτίωση της ποιότητας της εκπαιδευτικής διαδικασίας στην πρωτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση
Authors: Παπανθύμου Αναστασία
Published: April 2023

Η παρούσα έρευνα είχε σκοπό να διερευνήσει τη συμβολή της αυτοαξιολόγησης με καθορισμό στόχων (ΑΚΣ) (Self-Assessment with Goal Setting), η οποία υλοποιήθηκε με την εκπαιδευτική μέθοδο «Αυτοκατευθυνόμενη μάθηση» (Self Directed Learning, SDL) στη βελτίωση της ποιότητας της εκπαιδευτικής διαδικασίας στο πλαίσιο της διδασκαλίας του μαθήματος της Γλώσσας της ΣΤ΄ τάξης του Δημοτικού Σχολείου. Ειδικότερα, η έρευνα διερεύνησε αν η εφαρμογή της AKΣ στο πλαίσιο της εκπαιδευτικής μεθόδου SDL μπορεί να συμβάλλει : α) στη βελτίωση της ακαδημαϊκής επίδοσης των μαθητών και β. στη δημιουργία κινήτρων με στόχο τη μάθηση. Ο σχεδιασμός που επιλέχθηκε ήταν ο ημιπειραματικός σχεδιασμός με μη ισοδύναμη ομάδα ελέγχου και χρήση προ-ελέγχου και μετα-ελέγχου. Η έρευνα υλοποιήθηκε σε δημόσια δημοτικά σχολεία της Ρόδου και διήρκησε έξι εβδομάδες (από αρχές Μαρτίου του 2022 έως και μέσα Απριλίου του 2022). Το δείγμα της έρευνας ήταν δείγμα ευκολίας αποτελούμενο από 163 μαθητές. Την ομάδα ελέγχου αποτελούσαν 78 μαθητές και την πειραματική 85 μαθητές. Σύμφωνα με τα κυριότερα ευρήματα, οι μαθητές της πειραματικής ομάδας βελτίωσαν την επίδοσή τους και αυτή η βελτίωση ήταν στατιστικά σημαντική. Συγκεκριμένα, παρατηρήθηκε ότι μετά την εφαρμογή της ΑΚΣ, ο μέσος όρος της ακαδημαϊκής επίδοσης των μαθητών της πειραματικής ομάδας ήταν μεγαλύτερος από τον μέσο όρο της ακαδημαϊκής επίδοσης στον προ-έλεγχο. Επιπλέον, η συντριπτική πλειοψηφία των μαθητών της πειραματικής ομάδας βελτίωσαν την ακαδημαϊκή τους επίδοση, ενώ σε πολύ μικρό αριθμό μαθητών παρατηρήθηκε μείωση της επίδοσης και σε ακόμη μικρότερο αριθμό μαθητών δεν παρατηρήθηκε κάποια μεταβολή στην επίδοσή τους μετά την παρέμβαση. Επίσης, οι μαθητές της πειραματικής ομάδας στον μετα-έλεγχο σημείωσαν και καλύτερη επίδοση και πέτυχαν και βελτίωση της επίδοσή τους, σε αντίθεση με τους μαθητές της ομάδας ελέγχου στους οποίους παρατηρήθηκε και χαμηλότερη επίδοση σε σχέση με την πειραματική ομάδα και μείωση στην επίδοσή τους. Επιπλέον, οι μαθητές της πειραματικής ομάδας ανέπτυξαν κίνητρα με στόχο τη μάθησή τους μετά την εφαρμογή της ΑΚΣ. Ειδικότερα, οι περισσότεροι μαθητές της πειραματικής ομάδας είτε ενίσχυσαν, είτε διατήρησαν τα κίνητρά τους. Επιπρόσθετα, η μεγαλύτερη πλειοψηφία των μαθητών είτε διατήρησαν, είτε βελτίωσαν τις στρατηγικές μάθησής τους. Επιπλέον, από τη σύγκριση της ομάδας ελέγχου με την πειραματική προέκυψε ότι υπάρχει στατιστικά σημαντική διαφορά στους μέσους όρους της βαθμολογίας του Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ). Ειδικότερα, παρατηρήθηκε ότι μετά την εφαρμογή της ΑΚΣ, ο μέσος όρος στο MSLQ των μαθητών της πειραματικής ομάδας ήταν μεγαλύτερος από το μέσο όρο στο MSLQ των μαθητών της ομάδας ελέγχου, ενώ στους μαθητές στην ομάδα ελέγχου παρατηρήθηκε μείωση στο μέσο όρο του MSLQ.
Human resource management and employer branding for high-performing small and medium-sized enterprises
Authors: Ζωγράφου Ειρήνη
Published: April 2023

Τις τελευταίες δύο δεκαετίες, το Employer Branding (EB) έχει προσελκύσει την προσοχή των ακαδημαϊκών και επαγγελματιών στον χώρο της Διοίκησης Ανθρώπινου Δυναμικού (ΔΑΔ) αλλά και του Μάρκετινγκ. Παρά την τρέχουσα συζήτηση στη βιβλιογραφία σχετικά με τις επιδράσεις της ΔΑΔ και του ΕΒ στην οργανωσιακή απόδοση μεγάλων επιχειρήσεων, σχετικές έρευνες οι οποίες μελετούν τις επιδράσεις της ΔΑΔ και του ΕΒ στην οργανωσιακή απόδοση Μικρομεσαίων Επιχειρήσεων (ΜμΕ), κρίνονται περιορισμένες. Στην παρούσα διδακτορική διατριβή, διεξάγουμε δύο ποιοτικές (μελέτη 1, μελέτη 2) και μία ποσοτική μελέτη (μελέτη 3), και εξετάζουμε τον αντίκτυπο της ΔΑΔ και του ΕΒ στην απόδοση ΜμΕ. Η μελέτη 1, αποκάλυψε διαφορετικούς συνδυασμούς πρακτικών ΔΑΔ υψηλής οργανωσιακής απόδοσης, οι οποίες πρακτικές εφαρμόζονται κάτω απο συγκεκριμένες οργανωσιακές συνθήκες Μικρομεσαίων Ξενοδοχείων (ΜμΞ). Η εν λόγω μελέτη δείχνει πως δεν υπάρχει μόνο ένας βέλτιστος τρόπος προκειμένου να επιτευχθεί υψηλή οργανωσιακή απόδοση, καταρρίπτοντας την “one-size-fits-all” προσέγγιση της ΔΑΔ. Επεκτείνοντας τη μελέτη 1, η μελέτη 2 φανερώνει τη σημαντικότητα της συνέργειας της ΔΑΔ με το ΕΒ για υψηλή οργανωσιακή απόδοση. Ένα πολύ σημαντικό εύρημα έγκειται στο ότι μόνο τα ΜμΞ τα οποία διαθέτουν επαρκή επίπεδα εφαρμογής της ΔΑΔ και υψηλά επίπεδα ΕΒ, παρουσιάζουν υψηλές πιθανότητες να πετύχουν υψηλή οργανωσιακή απόδοση. Στη μελέτη 3, μελετήσαμε ως εξαρτημένες μεταβλητές την ατομική (εργαζόμενος) και την οργανωσιακή απόδοση (επιχείρηση), καθώς και εισαγάγαμε την έννοια του EB discrepancy. Χρησιμοποιώντας μια πολυεπίπεδη ανάλυση 524 εργαζομένων σε 55 ελληνικές ΜμΕ, αποδεικνύουμε πως η πρόθεση της διοίκησης της επιχείρησης να ασχοληθεί με το EB, συνδέεται θετικά και με τα δύο επίπεδα απόδοσης μέσω των διαμεσολαβητικών επιδράσεων της ΔΑΔ. Επιπρόσθετα, τα αποτελέσματα της μελέτης επιβεβαιώνουν τις διαμεσολαβητικές επιδράσεις του EB discrepancy μεταξύ της ΔΑΔ και της ατομικής απόδοσης. Τέλος, ενσωματώνοντας τις θεωρίες της σηματοδότησης και της κοινωνικής ανταλλαγής, η εν λόγω διατριβή αποκαλύπτει τους υποκείμενους μηχανισμούς που εξηγούν τις σχέσεις μεταξύ ΔΑΔ, EB, και απόδοσης. Συζητούνται αποτελέσματα και δίνονται προτάσεις για μελλοντικές έρευνες, αναδεικνύοντας νέες οδούς για την κατανόηση της συμβολής της ΔΑΔ και του EB στο πλαίσιο των ΜμΕ.
BUILDING TALENT MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY IN AN ORGANIZATION
Authors: Kashtanova YEkatyerina , Lobacheva A.
Published: April 2023

The article examines the process of talent management from the point of view of its use in order to motivate and retain employees with high potential. It is noted that talent development and high culture in the workplace are important in order to help employees realize their career potential in accordance with the vision of the organization. The authors consistently reveal the content of the stages of the talent management process in organizations, as well as provide recommendations for creating an organization attractive to employees with high potential.
HR TECH AND A MODERN VIEW OF THE COMPANY'S EFFECTIVE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT MODEL
Authors: Svistunov V. , Lobachyev V.
Published: April 2023

The purpose of the article is a meaningful analysis of the features of the application of models of intra-corporate management and key trends of intraorganizational changes that are the reaction of company management to the accelerating processes of digitalization. The active development and largescale introduction of digital technologies into the practice of companies today is a global trend for almost all countries of the world. At the same time, according to expert opinion, digital technologies radically change not only the production and technological processes being implemented. Significant changes digitalization processes can also have an impact on the processes of internal corporate management. Thus, according to the authors, the widespread use of digital technologies creates conditions for the transition of company management from a reactive model to a proactive management model when performing their managerial functions. No less important is another trend noted by most experts and practitioners — the absence or serious decrease in the level of creativity in the implementation of managerial functions, which significantly reduces the content and attractiveness of managerial work.
THE WELL-BEING PROGRAM: RUSSIAN PRACTICES
Authors: Molodchik N. , Sosnina P.
Published: April 2023

In the article, the employee welfare program — Well­being — is considered as a modern direction in the field of human resource management, on which productivity and employee loyalty largely depend. The historical aspects of the evolutionary development of this approach are revealed, the elements of the program that are necessary for systematic use are analyzed. The advantages, disadvantages and risks of implementing the Well­being system are revealed. A study was conducted and a list of recommendations for the implementation of the well­being program was compiled. Analytical business metrics are presented that allow assessing the level of employee well­being and managing the effectiveness of the program. Based on the results of a desk study in the context of each of the five elements of the program, examples of Well­being practices used in companies operating in Russia are given.
THE MEANING, ESSENCE AND CONTENT OF THE MOTIVATION SYSTEM IN MODERN CONDITIONS
Authors: Koroleva T. , Suvalova Tatyana
Published: April 2023

The article considers the meaning, essence and content of the motivation system in modern conditions. Motivation of the entire work activity of all personnel of any organization should be considered as a system of complex impact of various internal and external factors on all employees to achieve certain goals of the organization. Having an obvious interest of each organization in higher motivation of employees is the process of encouraging all personnel to achieve various personal goals, as well as to meet their own needs through work. The success of a company is largely determined by decisions and the quality of performance of duties at various levels of its management. Staff motivation is one of the main means of ensuring the optimal use of resources, as well as the mobilization of existing human resources.
ADJUSTMENT OF THE VECTOR OF WORK OF THE HR-SYSTEM OF THE ORGANIZATION DURING THE INTRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
Authors: Mezhevov A. , Suvalov O.
Published: April 2023

The use of digital technologies in personnel management is a leading competitive advantage in today’s business space. The article examines the impact of the introduction of digital systems on the management of the organization. New features of the behavior of HR specialists of organizations are determined. The directions for improving HR analytics are investigated. It is noted that the introduction of digital technologies leads to the emergence of new and changes in previously solved tasks in the HR system. Digital technologies give HR specialists the opportunity to change their role and raise their status in the organization. The digital technology platforms used in business practice are considered, their advantages are shown. The focus is on promising digital HR practices, such as the use of chatbots and social networks, big data analysis, the use of applications and analytics based on artificial intelligence, the use of cloud technologies in software, the use of machine learning.
FEATURES OF YOUTH EMPLOYMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF DIGITALIZATION OF THE ECONOMY
Authors: Gurova YEkatyerina
Published: April 2023

Global digitalization, the introduction of digital technologies in almost all spheres of human life, rapidly changing conditions in the labor market pose the task of mastering fundamentally new competencies in a short time and professional self­determination of young people.

Young people in modern conditions are the main socio­demographic group that uses modern digital technologies from early childhood and is able to quickly adapt to their change.
THE APPLICATION AND VALUE OF MARXIST HISTORICAL METHODOLOGY IN THE STUDY OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE—TAKING CHIBI GREEN BRICK TEA AS AN EXAMPLE
Authors: XUE FELIX
Published: April 2023

[Research Significance] The Marxist view of social and historical development believes that the world is not a static collection, but is composed of countless processes, and each thing has its own process of production, development and death.[1] Looking at intangible cultural heritage from the perspective of history, it can make our country's intangible cultural heritage integrate with modern life while maintaining historical traditions, and realize the development and extension of cultural essence, which has scientific guiding significance.[Research purposes] In the era of ever-changing history, many traditional cultures are facing the risk of disappearing and being lost, and also facing the challenges of living inheritance and innovative development. Therefore, using the Marxist historical methodology to protect and inherit intangible cultural heritage is a good entry point between ideological and political education and intangible cultural heritage culture.[Research methods] The article uses research methods such as literature research method, social practice investigation method and interdisciplinary research method to explore the application of Marxist historical methodology in intangible cultural heritage research.[Analysis conclusion] Guiding the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage with scientific theory can promote the in-depth study of Marxist historical methodology and deepen the comprehensive understanding of the development of intangible cultural heritage protection, which makes this research have the dual value of combining theory and practice.
HOW DRETSKE CRITICIZED SIEGEL’S ARGUMENT TO FURTHER EXPLAIN DRETSKE’S ARGUMENT ABOUT HOW PERCEPTION IS NOT PERMEATED BY COGNITION
Authors: ZHOU ZIYI
Published: April 2023

In Fred Dretske’s paper Perception versus Conception, he introduced an argument that perception does not have permeability, so that perception is not permeated by cognition. Dretske uses the thought experiment called The Goldilocks test to prove his argument, he also uses a few visual experiments such as the duck/rabbit visual experiment to further prove his argument. In this paper, I will discuss how Dretske argues that perception is not permeated by cognition, and how I find it is convincing to me. I will use the example of how Dretske criticized Siegel’s argument to further explain Dretske’s argument about how perception is not permeated by cognition.
THE FUNCTION OF INHERITING TRADITIONAL CULTURE IN CHINESE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Authors: ZHANG YUSHUANG
Published: April 2023

China has a history of five thousand years, in the long river of history to retain a lot of excellent culture, affecting the generations. Under the background of the new era, China is striving for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, so the excellent traditional culture cannot be forgotten by time but should be passed on continuously. In recent years, with the development of society and the progress of science and technology, the exchanges between countries in the world have become more and more close. In this process, different cultures also blend and collide with each other. China's traditional culture has experienced thousands of years of development, in the new era today has also ushered in a new hope of development. The inheritance of traditional culture mainly depends on three ways, namely: literature, traditional customs and traditional festivals. Specifically, traditional culture relies more on literary forms to inherit and develop. Therefore, the major of Chinese language and literature bears the responsibility of inheriting traditional culture and is also an important part of promoting the development of traditional culture. Chinese language and literature gather the wisdom of ancient, modern, modern and contemporary literati. In the process of learning Chinese language and literature, we can understand the customs and culture. Therefore, this paper takes Chinese language and literature as the entry point to study the function of inheriting traditional culture in Chinese language and literature.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN’S IDENTITY IN PAULE MARSHALL’S BROWN GIRL, BROWNSTONES AND PRAISESONG FOR THE WIDOW
Authors: ZHOU JIHONG ZHO
Published: April 2023

In the context of homeland writing, this paper will interpret the two novels of contemporary African-American female writer Paule Marshall: Brown Girl, Brownstones and Praisesong for the Widow. This paper focuses on the identity loss caused by the cultural dilemmas faced by African- Americans in various social spaces, and how they finally complete the reconstruction of their self-identity through the pursuit of identity.
ANALYSIS OF MUSIC ART FORM FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF MUSIC AESTHETICS
Authors: WANG YANRU
Published: April 2023

As an art form, music can combine people's thoughts and feelings with real life, and with a specific melody, it can arouse the emotional resonance of the audience and bring them different spiritual enjoyment. Music aesthetics studies the essence and internal laws of music, which are closely related to aesthetics, music technology concepts, music history, etc. Through the study of music aesthetics, we can truly understand the value of music art. From the perspective of music aesthetics, this paper analyzes the relationship between the form and content of music art in order to infiltrate aesthetic ideas into music practice.
STUDY ON THE TRAINING STRATEGY OF STUDENTS MAJORING IN PRESCHOOL EDUCATION
Authors: KONG CHUIBIN , GU TING
Published: April 2023

In the process of early childhood education, using games to carry out teaching activities can help children improve their interest in learning and develop good living habits. In the process of game activities, we can let the children learn knowledge in a relaxed learning atmosphere. Therefore, the ability of kindergarten teachers to organize students' game activities is particularly important. Colleges and universities can cultivate the game activity organizing ability of students majoring in preschool education, which can ensure that students can better use this ability to carry out preschool teaching activities after entering the work position, so as to promote the development of children. Based on this, this paper analyzes the current situation of cultivating the game activity organization ability of students majoring in preschool education in China, and puts forward relevant suggestions, hoping to be helpful to the development of students majoring in preschool education in China.
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN INTERNET ADDICTION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE: A LITERATURE SURVEY FOR EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENT
Authors: QIU YUE , LIU KUN , LI YUANZHE
Published: April 2023

As a newly proposed term, Internet addiction is derived from DSM-IV criteria from impulsive control disorders. The addictive element may be the active search for stimulation through the Internet and the presence of typical addictive features of substance abuse including tolerance and withdrawal, cognitive preoccupation and craving, activation in dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) suggests a pre-existing mechanism for Internet addiction. Therefore, it was hypothesized that Internet addiction might be an interchangeable form of substance use disorder. Though there is a great number of findings supporting the relationship between Internet and substance addiction, the common features are debated in the study of addiction. This literature survey aims to investigate the association between Internet and substance addiction and develop potential early detection and treatments for Internet addiction.
STUDY ON CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION FUNCTION OF NORTH-CHINA HERALD IN THE 1860S
Authors: LIU WENQING
Published: April 2023

North China Herald is the first commercial English newspaper founded by British businessmen in Shanghai. Its editorial group is closely related to the British business community. Based on the historical materials of North China Herald's newspapers and magazines, this study discusses the role of public opinion in modern British trade with China and analyzes the basic views of foreign businessmen on China. Focusing on the interpretation of the historical materials of the North China Herald, this paper collates the public opinion of the North China Herald towards China after the Second Opium War, studies the changes in the attitude and position of foreign businessmen towards China at that time, and judges the function realization of North China Herald in cross-cultural communication.
SHOCK AND REACTION: THE DILEMMA AND SOLUTION OF WTO APPELLATE BODY
Authors: XU GUANGZHAO
Published: April 2023

The Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is an important part of the dispute settlement mechanism of the WTO, which is very important for the handling of dispute cases and the normal operation of multilateral trade. However, due to the defects of WTO mechanism and the fact that the number of members of the Appellate Body is too small, the Appellate Body cannot operate at present. In order to solve the crisis as soon as possible, the EU, the United States, China and other important subjects of international economic law have put forward various solutions individually or jointly. But so far, there is no consensus plan for the reform of the Appellate Body. On the basis of integrating different national programs, this paper proposes another reform plan for the appellate body, which includes increasing the number of members of the appellate body, setting up a transition period and establishing a special enforcement and supervision body. Meanwhile, it is proposed to establish a new dispute settlement mechanism integrating "litigation arbitration and mediation enforcement" in order to replace the original mechanism and better promote the stable and long-term development of world economy and trade.
DILEMMAS AND CHOICES IN GRAHAM SWIFT'S WATERLAND FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ETHICAL LITERARY CRITICISM ZHUOHANG TANG
Authors: TANG ZHUOHANG
Published: April 2023

Waterland is one of the representative works of Graham Swift, a contemporary British novelist. From the perspective of ethical literary criticism, this paper interprets the ethical choices of the main characters in the Waterland and analyzes the influence of different combinations of Sphinx factors. On the one hand, influenced by their animal instinct, some people make irrational ethical choices, resulting in irreversible ethical tragedies. On the other hand, after being controlled by animal factors, some people return to their ethical consciousness, recover their rationality, make the right ethical choice and usher in salvation for themselves.
RESEARCH ON DEEPENING INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION REFORM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS—A CASE STUDY OF PRIVATE VOCATIONAL COLLEGES
Authors: WE ZHULI , ZHU RONG
Published: April 2023

Innovation and entrepreneurship education are an important strategic measure to build an innovative country. Is vital to the development of the country. Compared with the entrepreneurial atmosphere and culture formed by the long-term development of innovation and entrepreneurship education of foreign college students, the innovation and entrepreneurship education of domestic private vocational college students is still in the initial stage of exploration, many private vocational colleges have already had their own exploration and practice. But there are still many problems that need to be solved. Such as, positioning of innovation and entrepreneurship concept, Weak management mechanism, Lack of support resources, the business base is not perfect and other constraints, it has seriously affected the sustainable development of innovation and entrepreneurship education. The paper adopts the literature method, field investigation method and other analysis, Positioning from the concept of innovation and entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial management mechanism, Construction of entrepreneurial resources, research is carried out on four aspects of entrepreneurship incubation base, And put forward the corresponding optimization countermeasures, In order to provide reference for the reform of innovation and entrepreneurship education for college students in private vocational colleges.
RESEARCH ON MIXED MODEL OF MILITARY ENGLISH TEACHING UNDER OUTPUT-DRIVEN HYPOTHESIS—A CASE STUDY OF MILITARY ENGLISH LISTENING AND SPEAKING COURSE
Authors: LIANG YE , ZHANG YUXUAN
Published: April 2023

Guided by the military education policy in the new era and combined with the teaching practice of "cultivating people by virtue" and "educating people for war" in military academies, this paper aims to explore the mixed mode of military English teaching, improve students' military English application ability and develop their independent learning ability. In this paper, based on the author’s early research, the "closed-loop intelligent teaching model" is applied to military English teaching to explore its practical steps and create the basic paradigm of mixed model in military English courses.
ON THE AMBIVALENCE OF DIMMESDALE IN THE SCARLET LETTER
Authors: JIA RU
Published: April 2023

There are two recipients of the scarlet letter "A" in The Scarlet Letter, one is Hester Prynne, who was publicly tried, and the other is pastor Arthur Dimmesdale, who branded the scarlet letter on his chest. Compared with Hester, Dimmesdale showed greater contradiction in behavior and psychology: the conflict of ethical identity, the tangle of public confession and the confusion of inner belief. The reasons for the contradiction were closely related to the oppression of human nature by the society dominated by Puritanism and Dimmesdale's self-reflection and awakening. Hawthorne used a lot of psychoanalysis, contrast and scene description to show the complexity of Dimmesdale.
THE FERTILITY INTENTIONS OF WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE IN THE CONTEXT OF LOW FERTILITY IN CHINA
Authors: GAO YUMAN
Published: April 2023

According to China's seventh population census, the total fertility rate has stepped into a very low level. Also, the statistics reveal a significant decline in working-age population but a growing trend of an ageing population. Compared with males, the aging of female working population is more prominent and the growth rate is slower, and the situation became more severe after the implementation of the three-child policy in 2021. This study examines the fertility intentions of women of childbearing age and its impact in the low fertility context based on data obtained from the seventh census in 2020.
RESEARCH ON THE ROLE OF MODEL WORKER SPIRIT AND CRAFTSMAN SPIRIT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF CHINESE PATH TO MODERNIZATION
Authors: XU LINGLING
Published: April 2023

Model workers have made outstanding contributions to the construction of socialist modernization. In the new era, vigorously carrying forward the spirit of model workers is conducive to creating a social atmosphere in which everyone advocates labor and strives for excellence, thus enabling people to work together to achieve the goal of the second century. The spirit of model workers has an important connotation of the times, but with the continuous promotion of the socialist market economy, there are prominent problems in the process of carrying forward the spirit of model workers, such as insufficient publicity, weakening of the security mechanism, and the absence of model consciousness. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the media publicity function, improve the model worker's spiritual system, and activate the model worker's model consciousness. Carrying forward the spirit of model workers in the new era has accumulated important strength for practicing the core socialist values, cultivating a good social atmosphere, and realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
ON THE APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF PROPORTIONALITY IN THE FIELD OF ADMINISTRATIVE PUNISHMENT—A CASE STUDY OF HUGE FINES FOR THE SALE OF LEEKS
Authors: DU CUNLAN
Published: April 2023

Although the principle of proportionality is known as the "imperial principle", there is no clear legal basis for the application of the principle of proportionality in administrative law enforcement in China and it is difficult to exercise administrative discretion correctly. Administrative law enforcement officers only follow the principle of administrative legality in law enforcement, without considering the legitimate interests of the administrative counterparts and social benefits, thus infringing on the legitimate rights of the administrative counterparts. By introducing the embodiment of the principle of proportionality in China's legislation, judiciary, and law enforcement, and exploring the dilemma of the principle of proportionality in the above-mentioned fields, this paper hereby proposes how to appropriately apply the principle of proportionality to solve the conflicts between administrative subjects and administrative counterparts and explores how can the principle of proportionality better function.
EXPLORING THE INFLUENCE OF PARENTS' NEGATIVE LANGUAGE ON CHILDREN BASED ON SATIR THEORY
Authors: CHANG ZIYI , LIU LING , LIU XINYU
Published: April 2023

Childhood is the golden period of physical and mental growth and the embryonic stage of self-knowledge. From previous scholars' research, if parents habitually use negative language to teach, it will have many adverse effects on children and hinder healthy, positive development. This paper aims to analyze the adverse effects of the influence of negative words on children's behavior, psychology and cognition through Satir's theory. Children will get used to using negative words, affect their emotions and correct value judgment, and hinder the formation of good cognition. This paper uses the desktop research method and takes parents who frequently use negative words as the subject of this study. In order to create a family environment suitable for children's physical and mental development, two improvement methods of "consistent communication" and "growth mode" were put forward.
Acute and chronic pain in dogs and cats
Authors: Dagnall Clare , Covey-Crump Gwen
Published: April 2023

Pain is a common condition of dogs and cats that is managed by veterinary surgeons with variable degrees of success. The complex pathophysiology of different types of pain is a significant reason why they can be challenging to manage. It is important to consider the goals and outcomes of any intervention(s) for both acute and chronic pain, but the cornerstone of the management of both is regular objective assessment with a validated scoring system. The feasibility of any interventions should also be considered with both the owner and animal in mind. Consideration of relevant legislation must be made when prescribing pharmacological therapies. Effectively managing acute pain may reduce the incidence of chronic pain in dogs and cats.
A passion for education
Authors: Belskaja Alesia
Published: April 2023

Alesia Belskaja reveals to Dental Nursing how dentistry taught her to fall in love with learning.
Acts of support
Authors: Worthington Debra
Published: April 2023

BADN president Debra Worthington details the recent efforts of Labour MP Cat Smith on behalf of dental nurses.
Real-time Multi Fractal Ensemble Analysis CNN Model for Optimizing Brain Tumor Classification and Survival Prediction Using SVM
Authors: Vimala M. , Kumar P. Ranjith
Published: April 2023

Classification and Prediction of brain tumors towards survival prediction has been well studied. There exist different schemes around the problem but struggle with poor performance in survival prediction and classification. To overcome the deficiency in classification, a real-time multi-fractal ensemble analysis CNN model (RMFEA-CNN) is presented in this article. The method not just considers basic low-level features like gray, texture, and binary features but also considers Coverage, Mass Index, and Intensity Fraction features. By preprocessing the image with the histogram equalization technique, the image quality has been increased. Further, the above-said features are extracted and trained by generating a multi-fractal ensemble towards various classes using a convolution neural network. The intermediate layers apply a support vector machine toward the classification of an ensemble. The neurons of the intermediate layer apply a support vector machine in estimating Ensemble Centric Coverage Support Measure (ECCSM), Ensemble Centric Mass Support Measure (ECMSM), and Ensemble centric Intensity Support Measure (ECISM) towards various classes. Disease Attraction Weight (DAW), which is measured by the support vector machine using a variety of support metrics, is computed using the estimated values by the method and produced at the output layer. The method carry out disease prediction and estimates survival stage support (SSS) measures to perform survival prediction, as determined by the DAW value. The proposed method improves disease prognostication performance and introduces a lower false ratio.
The Effect of Breadfruit Leaf Extract (Artocarpus Altilis) on Fasting Blood Sugar Levels among Diabetes Mellitus (DM) Type 2 Outpatient at Biru Public Health Center of Bone Regency, Indonesia
Authors: Ulandari Sri , Hidayanty Healthy , Jafar Nurhaedar , Indriasari Rahayu , Taslim Nurpudji Astuti , Riskiyani Shanti
Published: April 2023

Diabetes is a disease that can reduce the quality of life of patients and lead to death. Based on Indonesian Basic Health research, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus has increased over several years. Breadfruit leaves contain antioxidant compounds that can lower blood sugar by inhibiting glucose transport in the gastrointestinal tract and stimulating insulin secretion in pancreatic beta cells. The study aimed to assess the effect of giving Breadfruit Leaf Extract on reducing Fasting Blood Sugar among type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients. The study used a quasi-experiment study with a randomized pretest-posttest, design with the control group. It involved 39 outpatients for type 2 diabetes mellitus at Biru Public Health Center of Bone Regency, who had suffered from Diabetes for 1-4 years. The sample was divided into 2 groups by simple random sampling, 19 respondents for the intervention group and 20 respondents for the control group. Data collected were the socio-demographic characteristics and fasting blood sugar levels. In the intervention group, breadfruit leaf capsules were given at a dose of 500 mg 1x1 for 21 days, while the control group was only given health education. The data were analyzed using the Chi-Square test, paired t-test, independent t-test, Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test, and Mann-Whitney. The majority of respondents aged 46-55 years were 53.8% in both groups, 74.4% were female, while the majority of BMI status had normal nutritional status as much as 41%. There was a change in FBS levels in the intervention group before (263.31 ± 134.43) and after (174.84 ± 84.99) intervention (p-value = 0.000). there was a change in FBS levels in the group before (181.35±91.36) and after (147.45 ±79.25) intervention (p-value = 0.001). it is known that there is a significant difference in changes in fasting blood sugar levels of patients with diabetes mellitus in the intervention group (-88.47±88.01) and the control group (-33.90±53.53) with (p-value = 0.024). The test results show that the content of flavonoids and other non-nutritive substances in breadfruit leaves has an effect on lowering the FBS of patients with diabetes mellitus and can be used as an alternative medicine in patients with diabetes mellitus.
Antihyperglycemic Avtivity of Plumeria alba Linn. Leaves Extracts in Streptozotocin-nicotinamide Induced Diabetic Rats
Authors: Nanda Jyoti , Mani Munesh , Mishra Shanti Bhushan , Verma Neeraj
Published: April 2023

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic condition wherein the body's blood sugar levels are elevated. Plant-based treatments are less toxic than allopathic pharmaceuticals. Plumeria alba Linn (Apocynaceae) is a popular medicinal plant that contains flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids, terpenoids, and antioxidants. The antihyperglycemic action of Plumeria alba Linn. leaves, on the other hand, has yet to be determined. A Streptozotocin-nicotinamide-induced Type II diabetes model was used to elaborate on the hypoglycemic activity of ethanolic and aqueous leaf extractives of Plumeria alba, which were compared to the diabetic control group. Anti-diabetic activity was tested on albino Wistar rats. Normal and experimental rats were given ethanolic and aqueous leaf extracts at 250 mg/kg b.w. and 500 mg/kg b.w. for 21 days, and the effect on blood sugar levels was measured. In comparison to the diabetic control group, the ethanolic extract at a dose of 500 mg/kg b.w. exhibits a highly significant (p<0.001) reduction in blood glucose levels.
Near-infrared sensitive differential Helmholtz-based hydrogen sulfide photoacoustic sensors
Authors: Ma Qiuyang , Li Lei , Gao Zijian , Tian Shen , Yu Jiaxin , Du Xuechao , Qiao Yingying , Shan Chongxin
Published: April 2023

A near-infrared (NIR) sub-ppm level photoacoustic sensor for hydrogen sulfide (H2S) using a differential Helmholtz resonator (DHR) as the photoacoustic cell (PAC) was presented. The core detection system was composed of a NIR diode laser with a center wavelength of 1578.13 nm, an Erbium-doped optical fiber amplifier (EDFA) with an output power of ∼120 mW, and a DHR. Finite element simulation software was used to analyze the influence of the DHR parameters on the resonant frequency and acoustic pressure distribution of the system. Through simulation and comparison, the volume of the DHR was 1/16 that of the conventional H-type PAC for a similar resonant frequency. The performance of the photoacoustic sensor was evaluated after optimizing the DHR structure and modulation frequency. The experimental results showed that the sensor had an excellent linear response to the gas concentration and the minimum detection limit (MDL) for H2S detection in differential mode can reach 460.8 ppb.
Observation of terahertz transition from Fano resonances to bound states in the continuum
Authors: Pilozzi Laura , Missori Mauro , Conti Claudio
Published: April 2023

Bound states in the continuum (BIC) in metamaterials have recently attracted attention for their promising applications in photonics. Here, we investigate the transition from Fano resonances to BIC, at terahertz (THz) frequencies, of a one-dimensional photonic crystal slab made of rectangular dielectric rods. Simulations performed by an analytical exact solution of the Maxwell equations showed that symmetry-protected, high-quality factor (Q), BIC emerge at normal incidence. For non-normal incidence, BIC couple with the freely propagating waves and appear in the scattering field as a Fano resonance. Simulations were verified by realizing the photonic crystal slab by 3D-printing technique. THz time-domain spectroscopy measurements as a function of the incidence angle matched the simulation to good accuracy and confirmed the evolution of Fano resonances to high-Q resonances typical of BIC. These results point out the design of highly sensitive and low-cost THz devices for sensing for a wide range of applications.
Cylindrical lens configuration for optimizing light delivery in a curvilinear endocavity photoacoustic imaging system
Authors: Lin Yixiao , Kou Sitai , Zou Yun , Maslov Konstantin , Zhu Quing
Published: April 2023

Curvilinear endocavity ultrasound images capture a wide field of view with a miniature probe. In adapting photoacoustic imaging (PAI) to work with such ultrasound systems, light delivery is challenged by the trade-off between image quality and laser safety concerns. Here, we present two novel, to the best of our knowledge, designs based on cylindrical lenses that are optimized for transvaginal PAI B-scan imaging. Our simulation and experimental results demonstrate that, compared to conventional light delivery methods for PAI imaging, the proposed designs are safer for higher pulse energies and provide deeper imaging and a wider lateral field of view. The proposed designs could also improve the performance of endoscopic co-registered ultrasound/photoacoustic imaging in other clinical applications.
Uncovering the organization of neural circuits with Generalized Phase Locking Analysis
Authors: Safavi Shervin , Panagiotaropoulos Theofanis I. , Kapoor Vishal , Ramirez-Villegas Juan F. , Logothetis Nikos K. , Besserve Michel
Published: April 2023

Despite the considerable progress of in vivo neural recording techniques, inferring the biophysical mechanisms underlying large scale coordination of brain activity from neural data remains challenging. One obstacle is the difficulty to link high dimensional functional connectivity measures to mechanistic models of network activity. We address this issue by investigating spike-field coupling (SFC) measurements, which quantify the synchronization between, on the one hand, the action potentials produced by neurons, and on the other hand mesoscopic “field” signals, reflecting subthreshold activities at possibly multiple recording sites. As the number of recording sites gets large, the amount of pairwise SFC measurements becomes overwhelmingly challenging to interpret. We develop Generalized Phase Locking Analysis (GPLA) as an interpretable dimensionality reduction of this multivariate SFC. GPLA describes the dominant coupling between field activity and neural ensembles across space and frequencies. We show that GPLA features are biophysically interpretable when used in conjunction with appropriate network models, such that we can identify the influence of underlying circuit properties on these features. We demonstrate the statistical benefits and interpretability of this approach in various computational models and Utah array recordings. The results suggest that GPLA, used jointly with biophysical modeling, can help uncover the contribution of recurrent microcircuits to the spatio-temporal dynamics observed in multi-channel experimental recordings.
Knockdown of the salivary protein gene NlG14 caused displacement of the lateral oviduct secreted components and inhibited ovulation in Nilaparvata lugens
Authors: Gao Haoli , Zhang Huihui , Yuan Xiaowei , Lin Xumin , Zou Jianzheng , Yu Na , Liu Zewen
Published: April 2023

Saliva plays important roles in insect feeding, but its roles in insect reproduction were rarely reported. Here we reported that the knockdown of a salivary gland-specific gene NlG14 disrupted the reproduction through inhibiting the ovulation of the brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens (Stål), one of the most devastating rice pests in Asia. NlG14 knockdown caused the displacement of the lateral oviduct secreted components (LOSC), leading to the ovulation disorder and the accumulation of mature eggs in the ovary. The RNAi-treated females laid much less eggs than their control counterparts, though they had the similar oviposition behavior on rice stems as controls. NlG14 protein was not secreted into the hemolymph, indicating an indirect effect of NlG14 knockdown on BPH reproduction. NlG14 knockdown caused the malformation of A-follicle of the principal gland and affected the underlying endocrine mechanism of salivary glands. NlG14 reduction might promote the secretion of insulin-like peptides NlILP1 and NlILP3 from the brain, which up-regulated the expression of Nllaminin gene and then caused the abnormal contraction of lateral oviduct muscle. Another explanation was NlG14 reduction disrupted the ecdysone biosynthesis and action through the insulin-PI3K-Akt signaling in ovary. Altogether, this study indicated that the salivary gland specific protein NlG14 indirectly mediated BPH ovulation process, which established a connexon in function between insect salivary gland and ovary.