bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
مدى تضمين مبادئ النظرية البنائية في كتب العلوم والحياة للمرحلة الأساسية العليا في فلسطين
Authors: طردة فادي , حجة حكم
Published: February 2024

هدفت الدراسة التعرف إلى مدى تضمين مبادئ النظرية البنائية في كتب العلوم للمرحلة الأساسية العليا (7-9) في فلسطين، واتبعت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي التحليلي. تألف مجتمع الدراسة من جميع كتب العلوم والحياة للمرحلة الأساسية العليا (7-9) التي أقرتها وزارة التربية والتعليم الفلسطينية للعام الدراسي (2022/2023)م، وتمثلت العينة في كتب العلوم والحياة للصف السابع الأساسي بجزأيه (الاول والثاني) بعد استثناء صفحات الغلاف والمقدمة، وقائمة المحتويات والمراجع. ومن أجل تحقيق أهداف الدراسة تم بناء الأداة والتي تكونت من (7) مبادئ رئيسية و(23) مؤشراً من مؤشرات مبادئ النظرية البنائية. وأظهرت نتائج التحليل أن كتب العلوم والحياة للمرحلة الأساسية العليا(7-9) في فلسطين تضمنت مبادئ النظرية البنائية بدرجة مرتفعة جداً، وبنسب وتكرارات متفاوتة، حيث بلغ مجموع التكرار الكلي لمؤشرات مبادئ النظرية البنائية (1179) مرة، وقد جاء بالرتبة الأولى مبدأ "التغير في البنية المعرفية" بتكرار بلغ (382) مرة وبنسبة (32.4%) من بين المبادئ السبعة، وفي الرتبة الثانية مبدأ "بناء المعرفة ذاتيا" بتكرار (261) مرة، وجاء مبدأ "الواقعية" في الرتبة الثالثة بتكرار (161)، وجاء في الرتبة الاخيرة مبدأ "السياق الاجتماعي" بتكرار (15) مرة وبنسبة مئوية بلغت (1.2%). واستناداً للنتائج قدم الباحثان عدة توصيات ومقترحات أهمها: تضمين مبادئ النظرية البنائية في كتب العلوم والحياة بنسب متوازنة، وتطوير كتب العلوم والحياة للمرحلة الاساسية العليا بالاستعانة بمختصين في المجال التربوي الاجتماعي.
الالتزام بأخلاقيات المهنة وعلاقتها بتعزيز المسؤولية الاجتماعية لدى معلمي المرحلة الثانوية في النقب
Authors: أبو عمار وفاء , أبو حماد طالب , الجندي نبيل
Published: February 2024

هدفت الدراسة إلى استكشاف العلاقة بين الالتزام بأخلاقيات المهنة وتعزيز المسؤولية الاجتماعية لدى معلمي المرحلة الثانوية في النقب، واستخدمت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي الارتباطي، الذي يصف الظاهرة كما هي في الواقع ويفسرها، وأما مجتمع الدراسة فتكون من (980) معلمًا ومعلمة في منطقة النقب، وأجريت الدراسة على عينة عشوائية بسيطة قوامها (111) معلمًا ومعلمة في المرحلة الثانوية في النقب التي تشكل نسبة (11%) من حجم المجتمع الكلي.  واستُخدمت الدراسة أداة الاستبانة. وأظهرت نتائج الدراسة ان مستوى أخلاقيات المهنة و مستوى المسؤولية الاجتماعية لدى المعلمين في المدارس الثانوية العربية في منطقة النقب جاء مرتفعًا، وأن لا توجد فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية في درجة الالتزام بأخلاقيات المهنة ومستوى المسؤولية الاجتماعية تبعاً لمتغيرات الجنس، وسنوات الخبرة، والمؤهل العلمي، وجود علاقة طردية قوية دالة بين أخلاقيات المهنة بكافة أبعادها (الأداء المهني، علاقة المعلم مع طلابه، علاقة المعلم بالمجتمع، الدرجة الكلية) والمسؤولية الاجتماعية بكافة أبعادها (المسؤولية تجاه الطلبة، والمسؤولية تجاه المدرسة، والمسؤولية تجاه المجتمع، والدرجة الكلية)، وأوصت بضرورة تشجيع المعلمين على مزيد من الالتزام بأخلاقيات المهنة من خلال الأنشطة المدرسية وتوجيه المديرين والمشرفين التربويين، وضرورة  منح المعلمين حوافز مادية ومعنوية كتقدير وتشجيع لالتزامهم بأخلاقيات المهنة وتدعيم الأمان الوظيفي، والعمل على تطوير مهني من خلال ورشات مشتركة من اجل تعزيز العلاقة بين المعلم والطلاب والمجتمع .
وأوصت بضرورة تشجيع  المعلمين على مزيد من  الالتزام بأخلاقيات المهنة نظرًا للتأثير الواضح الذي تحققه في تعزيز المسؤولية الاجتماعية.
الكلمات المفتاحية: أخلاقيات المهنة، المسؤولية الاجتماعية، منطقة النقب التعليمية
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF HOTELS OF THE JET AGE IN PAKISTAN AND INDIA: THE INTERCONTINENTAL IN KARACHI AND THE OBEROI INTERCONTINENTAL IN NEW DELHI
Authors: Peter Bruce
Published: February 2024

This paper focuses on the architecture, interior design, and promotion of new United States-financed international business and tourist hotels of the 1960s in Karachi and New Delhi, analysing these as transcultural spaces of modernity during the early jet age. In part, these and many other US-financed hotels in locations relatively close to the Soviet sphere of influence in Asia, North Africa and Europe were political symbols, promoting the the American way of life, but they were also symbolic of the aspirations of mainly post-colonial nations to project images of progress and national development. The research builds upon other recent scholarship on the manifestations and experiences of modernism in architecture, planning and travel in the Indian Subcontinent in the post-Second World War era and how modern architecture and post-colonial political framework went hand in hand with each other. Keywords: Post Colonial Architecture, Nationalism, Modern Architecture, Hotels, Subcontinent
POWER, POLITICS AND SPACE: MAPPING THE TRANSFORMATION OF GREATER IQBAL PARK, LAHORE, PAKISTAN
Authors: Ahmed Hamna , Ahmed Mansoor , Ali Rao Ahsan
Published: February 2024

Public spaces are political in nature as they serve as an arena for ideological contestation, for the inhabitants. Public spaces are defined by the social activities of the people. These public spaces also symbolize people’s resistance and state’s hegemony and work as a medium where the two comes in contestation with each other. A public space itself is political, manipulated through planning by different power structures and are often used by ruling regime to exhibit its power over space, in this regard the design and planning activity has been reduced to provide fodder for establishing ideological supremacy of the regime. The research will identify and analyze the transformation of public space by the regime to surveil and to control public activities through the case study of Greater Iqbal Park, which has diverse qualities of urban public spaces for citizen’s political action, as well by the ruling authorities, discussed with reference to the work of Henri Lefebvre, in order to examine the spatial aspects of the relation between state and society. To understand the spatial characteristics, it is important to understand its transformation which can be due to external forces, these forces can be political, economic systems or social and geographical conditions. •It discusses the value of public spaces as space for meeting and interacting between public and focus on inclusivity of public space. Keywords: Democracy, Public Spaces, Inclusive Spaces, Urban Social Space, Spatial Politics, Greater Iqbal Park
Characteristics of the reference X-ray narrow-spectrum series at SSDL of Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology
Authors: Dang Thi My Linh , Nguyen Ngoc Quynh , Bui Duc Ky , Duong Thi Nhung , Ho Quang Tuan , Duong Van Trieu , Tran Thanh Ha , Bui Thi Anh Duong , Pham Bao Ngoc
Published: February 2024

This paper presents the characteristics of the reference X-ray narrow-spectrum series used in the Secondary Standard Dosimetry Laboratory (SSDL) at Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology (INST) with X-ray beam irradiator. In order to perform calibration works, it is highly important to verify the characteristics and qualities of reference X-ray beam recommended by the International Standardization Organization (ISO) 4037:2019. The characteristics of the X-ray beams in terms of the half-value layer, homogeneity coefficient and the air kerma rate are determined for the narrow-spectrum series in the 40 and 150 keV range. The related dosimetric quantities such as the ambient dose equivalent and personal dose equivalent also determined. The experimental values are well consistent with the recommended values of the ISO 4037 criteria. It implies that the reference X-ray narrow-spectrum series (N-series) can be applied in calibration works of X-ray measuring devices used in radiation safety assessment.
Effective dose evaluation for external exposure from surface soil by using resrad-onsite code
Authors: Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga , Le Nhu Sieu , Nguyen Bich Thuy
Published: February 2024

An annual effective dose evaluation from Dong Nai surface soil (45 samples) to humans was carried out in this work. ResRad-Onsite software has been applied to estimate the maximum exposure dose by considering different exposure levels across an area of ​​5905.7 km2 with a topsoil thickness of 20 cm. The calculation grid used in ResRad Onsite software is divided in the form of a circle of radius 3, 5, 10, 20, and 30 km, respectively, calculated from the circle center in terms of 16 wind directions. A high-purity germanium detector (HPGe) was used to determine 238U, 232Th, 226Ra, 137Cs, and 40K isotopes. The range activity concentrations of them were found to be 6.46 ÷ 48.11; 13.95 ÷ 58.75; 5.71 ÷ 35.27; 0.15 ÷ 1.23 and 6.7 ÷ 222; mBq/g, respectively. The isotope 239,240Pu was determined by the radiochemical separation method, measured on the alpha spectrometer system, and the calculated value range is 0.009 ÷ 0.073 mBq/g. The activity of 90Sr was determined by separation technique, measured on a low-background alpha/beta total counting system (MPC 9300) with a calculated value range of 0.10 ÷ 0.83 mBq/g. By ResRad-Onsite code, the external effective dose derived from the ground (excluding Radon’s contribution) is calculated to be 170 ÷ 658 µSv/year with an average value is 368.6 µSv/year. The external dose from the soil is 136.5 µSv/year (accounting for 37%). The results showed that the annual radiation dose distribution derived from the ground equivalent to the average of some different regions in the territory of Vietnam and the world. In addition, the external effective dose from the ResRad-Onsite code tended to be about 1.36 times smaller than the practical measured due to the library’s different dose conversion coefficients.
Predicting Vulnerabilities in the Delivery of Secure Healthcare Supply Chain Services
Authors: McBride Maurice L.
Published: February 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the weaknesses in healthcare supply chains, leading to shortages, increased costs, and untrustworthy vendors. This has put patients at risk for treatment delays, worse care, and higher death rates. The healthcare supply chain's dependence on single sourcing has made these issues worse. Geopolitical conflicts, climatic catastrophes, data privacy issues, cybersecurity threats, and counterfeit goods are emerging risks. Resilient solutions are needed due to the complex ecosystem of manufacturers, wholesalers, regulatory organizations, and healthcare providers. Supply Chain Resilience (SCRES) is crucial for uninterrupted healthcare services, with redundancy, visibility, and adaptability being key components. Future research directions include blockchain integration, data analytics, and regulatory frameworks to improve resilience. Successful mitigation solutions require understanding interdependence, resilience measurements, and behavioral elements. Addressing these vulnerabilities is crucial for patient safety and healthcare effectiveness.
SEMANTIC CAUSATIVES USAGE IN FINDING NEMO 2003 MOVIE
Authors: Sa'pang Rosalina , Aso La , Masri Fina Amalia
Published: February 2024

The objective of this study is to describe how semantic causatives are used in Finding Nemo movie based on Shibatani’s theory. Semantic causative expresses a causal relationship between two occurrences or actions. This study used a qualitative descriptive type where the source of data in this study was Finding Nemo movie, while the data itself were the written utterances. The data were collected by searching and downloading the movie, transcribing the utterances of the dialog, and identifying the data. The data were analyzed by presenting, describing, interpreting and concluding the data. semantic causatives include state and action, transitivity, control, volition, affectedness, directness, intention, naturalness, and involvement. The result show, that the use of semantic causatives in Finding Nemo movie involve the causer and causee parameters, that is, directness, intention, naturalness, involvement, control, volition, affectedness, and also the verb parameters of state/action and transitivity. These parameters indicate the relationship between the cause and effect and causality in this movie. Semantic causative plays a significant role in shaping the narrative and character actions. Semantic causative is the relationship between cause and effect, and it is a fundamental storytelling element that helps drive the plot forward and create emotional engagement with the audience.
RELASI TRIKOTOMI SEMIOTIKA DALAM CERPEN BABY BLUES KARYA POPPY TRISNAYANTI PUSPITASARI
Authors: Wini Haswin Haswin , M.Daut Suci Pratiwi , Hardianti Wa Ode
Published: February 2024

The short story "Baby Blues" by Poppy Trisnayanti Puspitasari is a thriller genre with a combination of psychological science. This short story describes the impact of the mental problems of a mother affected by Baby Blues syndrome. The phenomenon of Baby Blues syndrome is very common among young mothers who have just given birth to their first child. There are several phenomena contained in the short story "Baby Blues" by Poppy Trisnayanti Puspitasari which are signs of disturbed mental health. This research uses an inductive qualitative approach, which means developing concepts based on existing data. The explanation in this research uses the aesthetic approach analysis put forward by Charles Sanders Pierce in describing signs which include indexes, icons and symbols in the short story "Baby Blues" by Poppy Trisnayanti Puspitasari which ultimately produces a conclusion. The result of this research is a description of signs which include indexes, icons and symbols in the short story "Baby Blues" by Poppy Trisnayanti Puspitasari. For example, indexes, icons, and symbols the signs obtained predominantly perceive markers of mental health.
Peranan Notaris dalam Kepastian Hukum Prinsip Pemilik Manfaat (Beneficial Ownership) Berdasarkan Permenkumham Nomor 13 Tahun 2018
Authors: M. Haris Hasyim  , Rusdianto Sesung
Published: February 2024

The increasingly rapid development of globalization will have good and even bad impacts on social life. This is in line with the process of the birth of a legal entity which confirms the evidence that law involves several stages, and the role of a notary is crucial in the initial stages of forming a legal entity. Beneficial Ownership can be a serious issue in the business world. A beneficial owner is an individual or entity who ultimately owns, controls, or obtains economic benefits from a company or business entity. In Indonesia, BO is regulated in the Minister of Law and Human Rights Regulation (Permenkumham) Number 13 of 2018. The aim of this research is to explain the role of notaries in legal certainty regarding the principle of beneficial ownership based on Permenkumham Number 13 of 2018. The research method uses descriptive , namely research that describes or explains the problems discussed. The results of this research are that based on Government Regulation Number 13 of 2018 concerning the Actual Beneficial Owners of Corporations, this is a regulation that stipulates the obligation to record and report information regarding the beneficial owners of a company. Notaries have the obligation to record information regarding beneficial owners in the deed of establishment of a company. This information includes the name, identification number, address and amount of ownership of the beneficial owner. The role of a notary in the principle of beneficial ownership covers various aspects that support legal certainty and transparency in the ownership of a company or business entity.
A Comparative Study on Factors Affecting the User’s Satisfaction of Gaming Platforms: A Mobile Device or Desktop Computer
Authors: Cong Hongcheng , Jotikasthira Nuttapong
Published: February 2024

The research purpose : (1) The factors affecting the satisfaction of mobile devices and desktop players of MMORPG games in China are discussed. (2) Investigate the relative importance of the satisfaction of MMORPG players on mobile devices and desktop computer in China. (3) According to the research results, make a guide for MMORPG players in the choice of platform, and give relative suggestions, so that players can choose their own game platform more quickly. Using this quantitative research, mainly MMORPG players in Hunan Province, including players from other provinces. By publishing questionnaire links in related forums, social media platforms and related official topics, 1,258 valid questionnaires were collected after cleaning, and the methods of reliability analysis, validity analysis, variance analysis and regression analysis were used in the study. It is found that: (1) Game quality, social rating, narrative structure and game experience will have a positive impact on player satisfaction. (2) China MMORPG desktop computer players are more satisfied than mobile devices players. (3) Suggestions are made that future research should further explore the differences between specific game types and specific player groups, so as to better meet the needs of different users and better guide gamers.
Analysis of the Convergence of Manufacturing Industry Structure in the Three Provinces of Northeast China
Authors: Chen Jiadong
Published: February 2024

At present, China's economic development is in an important stage of transformation towards high-quality development. Realizing industrial structure adjustment, promoting rational regional industrial layout, and collaborative division of labor play an important role in promoting high-quality economic development. Therefore, conducting research on the convergence of regional industrial structure is of great practical significance for promoting sustainable economic development. This article takes the manufacturing industry in the three northeastern provinces as the research object, and analyzes the problem of industrial structure convergence in the manufacturing industry from multiple perspectives. By measuring the similarity coefficient of industrial structure, location entropy, and regional division of labor index, it was found that the manufacturing industry in the three northeastern provinces of China has intensified industrial homogeneity while the convergence of industrial structure is not obvious. Policy suggestions are proposed to address this phenomenon.
Study on Subtitle Translation of the Battle at Lake Changjin under Translation Shifts Theory
Authors: Li Qianqian
Published: February 2024

As an important medium of cultural communication, film plays an important role in promoting Chinese culture to go abroad. The Battle at Lake Changjin is a war film with the background of the second battle of resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, which restores the real scene on the battlefield to the greatest extent and shows the heroic and tenacious fighting spirit of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army. Since its release, the film has been well received at home and abroad. The subtitle translation plays a vital role in it. Based on Catford’s translation shifts theory, this paper takes the Battle at Lake Changjin as an example to analyze the application of level shifts and category shifts in subtitle translation, in order to provide some references for film subtitle translators.
Job Satisfaction and Residents’ Happiness
Authors: Zheng Shuwen
Published: February 2024

As an important means of human survival and development, work has a non-negligible impact on residents' happiness. Based on the data of China Family Panel Studies of 2020, this paper examines the heterogeneous impact of job satisfaction on residents' happiness and its influencing mechanism. The results show that job satisfaction has a significant happiness enhancement effect. Heterogeneity test finds that job satisfaction has different happiness promoting effects on groups with different individual characteristics (gender, exercise frequency, family contact), different work experience (working hours, whether to distinguish working days, work flexibility), and different work experience (sleep time on working days, whether to be provided with year-end bonus as well as insurance). The mechanism test shows that job satisfaction affects residents' happiness through income increase effect, social reinforcement effect, confidence enhancement effect and expectation improvement effect.
Commercial Bank Loan Risk and Prevention
Authors: Jiang Shengye
Published: February 2024

Under the environment of China's market economy, the healthy and stable development of commercial banks is an important guarantee for the healthy operation of the social and economic system. As an important part of the financial management system, credit management of commercial banks is not only related to the sound development of commercial banks, but also has a direct impact on the stability of the whole society. At the same time, risk factors in financial activities are always following, and if there is no reasonable avoidance and prevention of financial risks, it will affect and threaten the survival of financial institutions. In such a situation, commercial banks should attach great importance to the prevention and control of loan risks, establish reasonable control strategies based on the actual situation, optimize the risk management system, continuously improve the level of risk management and control, ensure that the healthy operation of the financial system has good depth and breadth, and lay a solid foundation for the sustainable development of commercial banks. This paper discusses the risk and prevention of commercial bank loans from the aspects of the concept and characteristics of commercial bank loan risk, the current problems in the risk management and control of commercial bank loans, and the countermeasures to the risk management and control of commercial bank loans, so as to provide reference for promoting the healthy development of the financial industry and standardizing the management of financial enterprises.
Collaborative Innovation Factor Analysis Based on Grounded Theory - A Case Study of the New Energy Vehicle Industry
Authors: Na Shuning
Published: February 2024

The new energy vehicle industry is one of the emerging strategic industries, and innovation is crucial for the survival and healthy development of new energy vehicle enterprises. Currently, factors such as internal enterprise innovation, collaboration between upstream and downstream companies, government support, environmental regulations, and changes in market demand affect the collaborative innovation in the new energy vehicle industry. This article, based on grounded theory, aims to clarify the elements and interrelationships of collaborative innovation in the new energy vehicle industry and construct a collaborative innovation mechanism model. Using the three-stage coding of grounded theory, four main categories are identified: enterprise innovation and management, competition and cooperation in the industry chain, knowledge creation and technology sharing, and external environment. These four main categories constitute the foundation, key, core, and support of collaborative innovation in the new energy vehicle industry. The interactions between and within the main categories are analyzed, elucidating the innovation process of "communication-coordination-cooperation-collaboration" and the mechanism of transitioning from disorder to order in collaborative innovation in the new energy vehicle industry.
Mindful Movement Matters: Mindfulness Integration Strategies and Student Stress Intervening Variables in Physical Education
Authors: Si Hongshen
Published: February 2024

This study employs a descriptive comparative correlational approach with 260 PE students. It explores the realm of techniques for integrating mindfulness and their impact on variables related to stress intervention within the domain of Physical Education (PE). Students’ perspectives on Breathing Awareness, Mindful Movement, Sensory Awareness, Gratitude Practice, and Self-Compassion Practice were evaluated. The results reveal that they had a moderate level of engagement with these strategies. Furthermore, the study examined possible discrepancies in the evaluation of mindfulness integration techniques based on gender and academic discipline. Remarkably, there were no notable disparities observed, indicating a uniform use of mindfulness practices across all demographic groups. Also, the research assessed student participants in relation to stress-related factors, including Rationality, Financial Status, Peer Groups, and Conviction. The factors were rated as being "Moderately Practiced". In a manner akin to the incorporation of mindfulness practices, the evaluation of stress-related variables shown no substantial variations when students were categorized based on their profiles. The correlation matrix of the research yielded a significant result: Breathing Awareness had a modest positive connection with Rationality (r = 0.14; p = 0.025). Nevertheless, the analysis did not reveal any noteworthy associations between Breathing Awareness and other stress-related variables, suggesting that these factors may not exhibit a statistically meaningful correlation.
Teaching For Art Criticism: Application of Feldman’s ‘Method of Art Criticism’ to Students' Expressive Ink Figure Paintings
Authors: Liang Ruohan , Elis Syuhaila binti Mokhtar
Published: February 2024

This study collected artworks from 30 first-year art education students and conducted critical analysis using Feldman’s ‘Method of Art Criticism’. Visual data were analyzed quantitatively; descriptive statistical techniques were used. Scores are viewed as mean scores and frequencies to determine how students' critical abilities are reflected. Use the Pearson correlation coefficient to find correlations between students' expressive ink figure drawings and art critical ability scores. Research indicates, Most students performed slightly better than average in critical analysis and performed best in selected analysis among the four areas of assessment (Description, Analysis, Interpretation, Judgment). In the context of students' expressive ink figure drawing and critical skills, the findings indicate that there is a certain connection between students' art critical skills and expressive ink figure drawing.
The Business Model Innovation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Authors: Gao Yifan
Published: February 2024

For Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Business model innovation is an effective way to promote business transformation and upgrading. The innovation of business model depends on the choice of innovation approaches. Based on the competitive market, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises should take advantage of all opportunities to achieve specialized operating. In order to promote their sustainable development, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises are supposed to foster the core driving mechanism of business innovation and promote the development of e-commerce, and finally cultivate their own core competitiveness.
Study of the Impact of Trade Conflicts on Technological Innovation
Authors: Gao Jiawei
Published: February 2024

This thesis utilizes cross-country panel data from Global Trade Alert and WTO databases, and adopts principal component analysis and dynamic panel system GMM estimation to conduct empirical research on the impact of trade conflicts on technological innovation. The results of the study show that trade conflicts are conducive to the improvement of the efficiency of technological innovation in each country, and the specific mechanism is that trade conflicts cause enterprises to lose their inherent market advantages and form the elimination system of the last-stage enterprises within the market to force them to carry out technological upgrading. As China is in a critical transition period from high-speed development to high-quality development, this thesis provides policy advice on how to improve China's technological innovation capacity through the implementation of trade policy.
Continuing Professional Development for Physical Education Teachers in China: Basis for Teaching Enhancement Program
Authors: Wang Yutao
Published: February 2024

In pursuit of life-long learning, the teaching profession requires continuing education for institutional promotion, salary increase, and administrative position. Supportive academic institutions increase their teacher’s professional learning in the 21st century to increase their students’ further education and work as well. China consistently invested in their teachers’ professional development but empirical evidence on these programs’ effectivity is limited. Specifically, there is a demand for more quality professional development (PD) opportunities for PE teachers focused on the following reasons: (a) the education standards movement, (b) professional organizations, and (c) a call for research on teaching. Apparently, in China, most of them have not recognized their leading role and undervalued their educational career. Thus, this study revisited the impact of the PD programs in China focusing focus its lens on the continuing professional development (CPD) of physical education teachers to address the urgent call to improve the PE-CPD. Guided by the global Continuing Professional Development (CPD) framework, this study investigated the continuing professional development provided to physical education teachers in China and the results of this investigation would be the basis for their teaching enhancement program. The findings revealed that most of the PE teachers in China were male, middle aged with relative bachelor’s degree and permanent position, and developing teachers with 1-10 years teaching experience. They partly considered their involvement in skill development opportunities and interaction and collaboration, but highly considered their involvement in personal growth and reflection in their continuing professional development. Their level of involvement in continuing professional development were significantly different considering their age, sex, educational attainment, and years of teaching. Moreover, the found professional development about classroom management very effective and impactful but teaching practices about ICT skills has minimal effectiveness. However, there is a significant difference in the evaluation of PE teachers on the effectivity of the professional development when they are grouped according to their age, educational attainment, and years of teaching. Nevertheless, the significant relationship found between the their involvement in professional development (PD) and evaluation on the effectivity of the professional development became the basis for the strategic factors to be integrated in the teaching enhancement program for the CPD of PE teachers in the new normal.
Navigating the Conundrum of Disciplinarity: A Case Study of Education
Authors: Liu Qingdong , Chen Xixi
Published: February 2024

In the pursuit of advancement, where "development" acts as the guiding principle and "justice" and "democracy" constitute foundational concepts, pedagogy grapples with intricacies stemming from scientific theory, core values, and research paradigms. This complexity becomes a significant impediment to the progress of pedagogy. The confusion in pedagogical theory can be traced back to three pivotal factors: the discourse system, the statement system, and the theoretical conduct within pedagogy. Likewise, bewilderment surrounding the research value of pedagogy arises from the influence of relativism in pedagogical theory and challenges in assessing truth value. Furthermore, the pedagogy research paradigm exhibits traits of both "simplicity" and "dispersion." To facilitate a genuine resurgence in pedagogy, it is imperative to establish a pedagogical "core," reinstate core values to provide renewed guidance, and foster an interdisciplinary research paradigm to generate innovative ideas for pedagogy.
Funding Resilience: Exploring International Climate Finance Strategies in African Contexts
Authors: Qiu Yue
Published: February 2024

This article addresses a gap in the existing literature by presenting comprehensive solutions to bolster international climate finance mechanisms, with a specific focus on alleviating the impact of extreme weather events in Africa. The core objective of this research revolves around examining innovative strategies that can augment the financial support flowing to African nations, ensuring their capacity to adeptly respond to the challenges presented by climate change. Through a critical analysis of the current landscape of international climate finance, along with the identification of successful models and a consideration of their limitations, the study aims to propose actionable recommendations. Beyond contributing to academic discourse, the article seeks to provide practical insights for policy-making, empowering African nations to enhance resilience and adapt to the escalating threats of extreme weather events amid a rapidly changing climate.
Study on the Cross-language Influence of Japanese Learning and English Learning
Authors: Wei Yingchao
Published: February 2024

The purpose of this study is to explore the interaction between Japanese learning and English learning and its impact on language learners, as well as cross-language teaching strategies and practices. Based on the literature research method and comprehensive analysis method, based on the overview of the cross-language influence theory, this paper analyzes the mutual influence mechanism of Japanese learning and English learning, including the comparison and cross-influence of phonological learning, vocabulary learning and grammar learning. Then, it discusses the influence of cross-language influence on the cognitive mechanism of language learners and analyzes the causes of language transfer. Finally, the paper puts forward cross-language teaching strategies and practices, including the exploration of cross-language teaching models, effective cross-language teaching strategies of Japanese and English, and the application prospects of cross-language teaching in language education. Based on this research, we can better understand the interaction between Japanese and English learning, and provide theoretical support and practical guidance for cross-language teaching.
Research on Translation Path of Chinese Legal Texts
Authors: Zhang Pengbin , Wang Guifang
Published: February 2024

This paper aims to explore the translation path of Chinese legal texts from the perspective of translation studies, taking into account the cultural, linguistic, and legal contexts. The study begins by introducing the concept of Chinese legal texts and their unique characteristics. It then examines the theoretical underpinnings of translation studies, with a focus on the concept of equivalence and the different translation methods. The paper then analyzes the challenges and strategies involved in translating Chinese legal texts into English, considering factors such as cultural differences, legal terminology, and narrative style. Finally, the paper proposes a translation path for Chinese legal texts that incorporates both fidelity and creativity. This path involves a series of steps, including text analysis, cultural adaptation, legal research, and linguistic refinement. The study concludes by highlighting the significance of the proposed translation path for promoting cross-cultural understanding and legal communication.
La mediazione della Santa Sede nel processo di normalizzazione delle relazioni bilaterali cubano-statunitensi
Authors: Ingoglia Antonio
Published: February 2024

The mediation of the Holy See in the process of normalization of Cuban-American bilateral relations 

ABSTRACT: This article aims to illustrate the fundamental stages and final moments of the singular and complex mediation conducted by the Holy See in the Cuban-American dispute, whose greatest success was the signing in the Vatican in 2014 of a protocol for the normalization of relations bilateral agreements interrupted in the aftermath of the Castro Revolution. In particular, the specificity, in terms of diplomatic dynamics, of this pontifical initiative is analysed, which inaugurated a new phase of negotiations in the stagnant talks that had already begun secretly in Canada between the two parties in 2011. Finally, the system of agreements of medium level concluded between the parties after the re-establishment of normal diplomatic channels, achieved thanks to the proactive role of the Pope and Vatican diplomacy.

SOMMARIO: 1. L’attitudine della Santa Sede nell’affaire cubano. Prodromi e primi segnali di disgelo - 2. Lo stallo dei negoziati tra Washington e L’Avana e l’intervento vaticano. La proposta di facilitazione di Papa Francesco - 3. Portata e natura dell’iniziativa pontificia: ‘mediazione’ o ‘buoni uffici’? - 4. Conclusione dell’accordo e ripristino di rapporti diplomatici e bilaterali - 5. Notazioni finali.
Chemical Composition, Physicochemical Properties, and Sensory Attributes of Pawpaw-Banana Mixed Fruit Leather
Authors:   Department of Food Science, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, PMB 4000 Ogbomoso, Nigeria, Ohijeagbon Oladoyin Rebecca , Quadri Jelili Akorede ,   Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, PMB 4000 Ogbomoso, Nigeria., Adesola Mary Oluwatosin ,   Department of Food Science, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, PMB 4000 Ogbomoso, Nigeria, Adediwura Rukayat Adepeju ,   Department of Food Science, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, PMB 4000 Ogbomoso, Nigeria, Bolarinwa Islamiyat Folashade ,   Department of Food Science, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, PMB 4000 Ogbomoso, Nigeria
Published: February 2024

Fruits offer nutrient‐dense and satiety choice for a healthy diet; However, they are highly perishable and prone to progressive undesired changes if stored untreated. Post-harvest losses in fruits vary between 15-90% in developing countries. In order to reduce fruits post-harvest losses, it is important to process them into shelf stable products such as fruit leather. Thus, this study assessed the quality attributes of pawpaw-banana mixed fruit leather. The fruit leather was produced by blending varying proportions of banana puree (0 – 40%) with pawpaw puree, and evaluated for chemical and physicochemical properties, carotenoid contents, antioxidant activities, microbiological characteristics and sensory attributes. The vitamin C contents (13.07 mg/100 g) and brix level (12.0 obrix) of the 70%pawpaw leather were the highest among the mixed fruit leather. The beta-carotene and lycopene contents of the mixed fruit leather ranged from 19.78 – 31.88 mg/100g and 70.47- 91.95 mg/100g, respectively. The total phenolic and the FRAP contents of the mixed fruit leather are 0.65 – 0.86 mg/GAE g and 2.34 – 3.84 mmolFe2+/g respectively, while that of the plain pawpaw leather was 0.61 mg/GAE g and 4.11 mmolFe2+/g for total phenolic and the FRAP. The total bacteria count in the fruit leather were within the safe level, while the total coliform and total fungi were not detected. The sensory evaluation results showed that 70%pawpaw leather was highly rated for flavor, taste, texture and overall acceptance. Thus, 70% Pawpaw leather is recommended due to its high nutritional value and sensory attributes.
Perceptions of Senior Pharmacy Students Towards the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on University Education and Scientific Writing: A Qualitative Study
Authors: Mohammed Samer Imad , Jasim Ali Lateef , Al-Jumaily Ali Azeez , Mikhael Ehab Mudher , Ali Fatima Zuhair
Published: February 2024

Background: The roles of AI in the academic community continue to grow, especially in the enhancement of learning outcomes and the improvement of writing quality and efficiency. Objectives: To explore in depth the experience of senior pharmacy students in using artificial intelligence for academic purposes. Methods: This qualitative study included face-to-face individual interviews with senior pharmacy students from March to May 2023 using a pre-planned interview guide of open-ended questions. All interviews were audio-recorded. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. Results: The results were obtained from 15 in-depth face-to-face interviews with senior pharmacy students (5th and 4th years). Eight participants were male, and seven were female (21–25 years old). All participants used ChatGPT for a few months for academic purposes, especially when writing take-home assignments. The perceptions were positive about the students’ gains from using ChatGPT. Still, at the same time, they admitted that AI might negatively impact the student’s motivation to learn new academic skills. Conclusions: The students believed that AI was very helpful, with concerns that it did not enhance their critical thinking or writing skills. Thus, educators need to change their strategies for teaching and testing students to improve student skills and identify students’ own work.
Tomb Stoning of ST Segment in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Authors:   AMC Superspeciality Hospitals, Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, India, Krishnamurthy Dhinakaran
Published: February 2024

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in India. ST Elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with high risk of morbidity and mortality. In recent times due to early diagnosis and timely reperfusion, survival after STEMI has considerably increased. We present a case of high-risk STEMI which was managed by timely reperfusion by thrombolysis and subsequent coronary angiogram.
Neutrosophic N-structures over Hilbert algebras
Authors:   Department of Mathematics, School of Science, University of Phayao, 19 Moo 2, Tambon Mae Ka, Amphur Mueang, Phayao 56000, Thailand, Iampan Aiyared ,   Department of Mathematics, Rajah Serfoji Government College (affiliated to Bharathidasan University), Thanjavur 613005, Tamilnadu, India, Rajesh N.
Published: February 2024

The notions of neutrosophic N-subalgebras and neutrosophic N-ideals of Hilbert algebras are introduced, and several properties are investigated. Conditions for neutrosophic N-structures to be neutrosophic Nsubalgebras and neutrosophic N-ideals of Hilbert algebras are provided. The Cartesian product of neutrosophic N-structures is also supplied. Finally, we also find the property of the homomorphic pre-image of neutrosophic N-subalgebras and neutrosophic N-ideals.
Control strategies modeling for robotic exoskeletons facilitating sit-to-stand transitions in geriatric and lower limb impaired
Authors: Zhang Kailun
Published: February 2024

With the growing global aging population, there's been an amplified societal emphasis on preserving the health of the elderly and enhancing their quality of life. In this scenario, robotic exoskeletons have emerged as a cutting-edge solution to assist the elderly and those with lower limb muscle deficiencies in Sit-to-Stand (STS) exercises. These exoskeletons adopt two main approaches: full assistance for those with entirely weakened lower limbs and partial assistance for those with some remaining muscle strength. This article introduces two modeling methods and concepts for these control strategies, aligning with the full and partial assistance directions, respectively. Both approaches hinge on the Lagrange equation as their foundational structure, integrating distinct kinematic designs to form their individual dynamic models. Based on this, the models are further adapted to address the specific risks associated with STS activities as per each strategy. Research outcomes highlight that by assessing the wearer's EMG signal, the partial assistance strategy considerably mitigates the lower limb muscle strength required for STS under conditions such as low-speed, medium-speed, sitback-like, and step-like. This not only improves balance but also augments the likelihood of successful STS execution, consequently diminishing fall incidents.
Research on grasping model based on visual recognition robot arm
Authors: Wu Yuchen
Published: February 2024

This article mainly systematically describes the research based on the visual recognition robotic arm. With the advancement of science and technology, the robot industry has also seen significant improvement in recent years. The amount of the use of robots, especially robotic arms, is increasing rapidly. After large-scale improvements, some companies have abandoned simple traditional robotic arms that have been eliminated from the industry and cannot meet the demands of the industry but install more high-tech elements on the robotic arm for use. In the upgrade of the robot arm, whether it is for the system or hardware, or software, there are some breakthrough improvements. Some companies use visual sensors in robotic arms to find and detect target objects and perform actions. Due to the gradual improvement of visual recognition technology, visual recognition technology has been widely used. Based on the understanding of the field of the visual recognition robot arm and consulting a lot of literature, this paper summarizes the current situation of the existing visual recognition robot arm and analyzes the principle and design of the visual recognition grasping robot arm. This paper focuses on analyzing how the existing visual recognition analysis works, how the robot arm recognizes the coordinates of the object and analyzes the object, and then grabs the object and puts it into the corresponding position, to achieve flexible and smooth use, then put it into the industry. After understanding the current situation, this paper will discuss and analyze the existing CNN model and transformer model for visual recognition applications, analyze and explain the principles and characteristic analysis methods of these two models, while comparing the two models, analyze the advantages and disadvantages, and propose areas that can be optimized.
Self-avatar: Monocular 3D human reconstruction from RGB image
Authors: Zhang Ruixiao
Published: February 2024

3D human position and shape estimate are crucial in many computer vision applications. Despite the fact that there are numerous deep learning techniques designed to handle this problem, they frequently only use training networks with RGB images from a single point of view. In this paper, a unique approach to solve this issue is proposed by combining a regression-based multi-view picture learning loop with an optimization-based multi-view model. This is because some public datasets are collected by multi-view camera systems. A parameterized human body model's position and shape parameters are initially deduced by a convolutional neural network (CNN) from multi-view photos. This work then introduces an enhanced multi-view optimization method called MV-SMPLify, which aligns the SMPL model with multi-view images by using the regressed pose and shape as beginning values. Following that, the CNN model's training can be monitored using the optimum parameters. The Self-avatar project as a whole is a self-supervised framework that combines the advantages of both the CNN method and the optimization-based strategy. Additionally, the use of multi-view photos improves thorough supervision during training. This methodology outperforms earlier methods in a variety of ways, according to qualitative and quantitative testing using open datasets.
An empirical study on how emotion affects the probability of replies based BERT
Authors: Gan Zhijie , Zhu Zicheng
Published: February 2024

The rapid development of the internet, social media, and online forums have become crucial platforms for people to express their views and emotions. Comments are not only a way for users to express their opinions but also play a vital role in promoting discussions and interactions between users, significantly influencing public opinion. This paper aims to explore the impact of emotions on the likelihood of comments receiving replies, deepening the understanding of the role of emotional factors in interactions on social media and online forums. Through large-scale model training and pipeline parallel computation, this paper employs the Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT) model for learning and prediction, enhancing accuracy and efficiency. The experimental results show that the response rate of negative emotional comments is about 27%, while the response rate of positive emotional comments is about 18%. It means that the comments with negative emotions are more likely to receive replies than those with positive emotions.