Assessment of retracted papers,and their retraction notices,from a cancer journal associated with“paper mills”

Cancer research is occasionally described as being in a reproducibility crisis.The cancer literature has ample papers retracted due to misconduct,including the use of paper mills,invalid authorship,or fake data.The objective of this paper was to gain an appreciation of the balance of retractions and associated retraction notices of 23 retracted Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals papers associated with paper mills.By 23 March 2023,these retracted papers had already accumulated 287 citations according to Web of Science Core Collection,253 according to Scopus,and 365 according to Google Scholar,i.e.,metrically speaking,they were highly rewarded.All authors had an affiliation(71%being a hospital)in China.Most(12/21;57%)of corresponding authors had emails with a@163.com suffix.Four of the retraction notices(i.e.,17%)explicitly indicated paper mills as a reason for retraction although,in general,the retraction notices lacked details and background that could assist readers’understanding of the retractions.

气象观测场在汽车试验场中的应用研究

汽车试验场作为汽车开展道路测试的重要场所,用于验证汽车产品的品质以及可靠性。除了场地道路外,气象条件作为汽车道路测试的重要一环,在《GB/T12534-1990汽车道路试验方法通则》中也有明确要求,如:试验时应是无雨无雾天气,相对湿度小于95%,气温0-40℃,风速不大于3m/s。同时气象条件也作为试验场道路管控的重要依据,实时风速、雨量、能见度等信息为场地管理者发布限速、限行、封场等通知提供必要参考依据,直接影响道路测试安全管控的及时性。因此,文章从气象观测场的建设、气象服务、异常天气道路管控等方面开展气象观测场在汽车试验场中的应用研究。

Target acquisition performance in the presence of JPEG image compression

This paper presents an investigation on the effect of JPEG compression on the similarity between the target image and the background,where the similarity is further used to determine the degree of clutter in the image.Four new clutter metrics based on image quality assessment are introduced,among which the Haar wavelet-based perceptual similarity index,known as HaarPSI,provides the best target acquisition prediction results.It is shown that the similarity between the target and the background at the boundary between visually lossless and visually lossy compression does not change significantly compared to the case when an uncompressed image is used.In future work,through subjective tests,it is necessary to check whether this presence of compression at the threshold of just noticeable differences will affect the human target acquisition performance.Similarity values are compared with the results of subjective tests of the well-known target Search_2 database,where the degree of agreement between objective and subjective scores,measured through linear correlation,reached a value of 90%.

结合JND模型的图像拼接缝消除方法

该文针对待拼接图像间的亮度差异而导致拼接图像存在拼接缝的问题,提出一种基于JND(Just Noticeable Difference)模型的新的亮度拼接缝去除方法。该图像拼接缝优化算法分为3个步骤。将待优化图像变换到HSV空间,并提取V分量;在V分量图中自适应确定过渡区域宽度,根据JND模型计算区域内各点的优化阈值确定优化量大小并进行优化;将优化后的V分量与分离的H,S分量结合进行逆变换即可得到最终优化的拼接图像。实验结果表明,该算法能够实现图像亮度的平滑过渡,在亮度差较大的情况下也能得到较好结果。同时,该算法能够有效地避免常用基于RGB空间的拼接缝去除方法所带来的偏色问题,具有更大的适用范围。

微课在职业院校英语应用文写作教学中的应用——以notice为例

职业院校的英语教学应遵循＂实用为主,够用为度＂的原则,应用文写作教学一直是英语教学中的＂鸡肋＂,难啃但很具实用性。微课的引入摆脱了授课型教学单调乏味的特性,又能准确高效地帮助学生掌握基础的英语应用文体的写作技巧。如何发挥微课在英语应用文写作课堂教学中的作用是本文的研究重点,本文以notice为例加以阐释。

On the Role of Noticing in Second Language Acquisition and Learning

Apparent discrepancy exists between Schmidt's Noticing Hypothesis and Krashen's Input Hypothesis. Whilst Krashen highlights the importance of comprehensible input and asserts that language is acquired unconciously, the notion of conscious learning has gained wide support from Schmidt and other researchers. They argue that noticing enhances second language development as one crucial level of consciousness. By reviewing the theoretical constructs that underlie the role of noticing, this paper aims to justify the role of noticing as one crucial level of consciousness in enhancing second language learning.

Editorial: solar radiophysics—recent results on observations and theories

Solar radiophysics is a rapidly developing branch of solar physics and plasma astrophysics. Solar radiophysics has the goal of analyzing observations of radio emissions from the Sun and understanding basic physical processes operating in quiet and active regions of the solar corona. In the near future, the commissioning of a new generation of solar radio observational facilities, which include the Chinese Spectral Radio Heliograph（CSRH） and the upgrade of the Siberian Solar Radio Telescope（SSRT）, and the beginning of solar observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array（ALMA）, is expected to bring us new breakthrough results of a transformative nature. The Marie-Curie International Research Staff Exchange（MC IRSES） “RadioSun” international network aims to create a solid foundation for the successful exploitation of upcoming solar radio observational facilities, as well as intensive use of the existing observational tools, advanced theoretical modeling of relevant physical processes and observables, and training a new generation of solar radio physicists. The RadioSun network links research teams from China,Czech Republic, Poland, Russia and the UK. This mini-volume presents research papers based on invited reviews and contributed talks at the 1st RadioSun workshop in China. These papers cover a broad range of research topics and include recent observational and theoretical advances in solar radiophysics, MHD seismology of the solar corona, physics of solar flares, generation of radio emission, numerical modeling of MHD and plasma physics processes, charged-particle acceleration and novel instrumentation.

The Application of Noticing Theory to English Writing Teaching and Learning in China

"Noticing"is emphasized for its great influence on second language learning. Based on the previous related studies,this paper attempts to apply noticing theory to English writing teaching and learning in China by means of the enlargement of input,the implement of output-oriented activities and the focus on feedback.

英语幽默故事选萃(英文)

1. The Notes An elderly husband and wife noticed that they were beginning to forget many little things around the house. They were afraid that this

The Importance of Noticing in Second Language Acquisition(SLA) from Cognitive Perspective

The aim of this paper is to enhance our understanding of the importance of noticing in Second Language Acquisition(SLA)from cognitive perspective.This paper mainly includes two parts:a)to consider the theoretical constructs that underlie the role of noticing from cognitive perspective,that is,in order to acquire any particular aspect of a second language(L2)the learner must first notice it.Noticing is necessary and sufficient for successful SLA;without noticing,there can be no move from input to intake;and b)to assess the validity of the assumption that noticing linguistic forms plays a crucial role in SLA,the researcher of this study attempts to investigate the potentially facilitative effects of output and visual input enhancement on the noticing and learning of the target form,adverb of frequency,by beginning learners of English as a Foreign Language(EFL).The study is a controlled experimental one with a pretest-posttest design,involving four experimental groups and one control group.A repro duction and reading task is used as the vehicle of presentation of the target input text.In this study,the following two major find ings are evident.Firstly,the subjects engaged in the output-input treatment outperformed those exposed to the same input for the sole purpose of comprehension in learning the target form.Secondly,in contrast to the positive effect of output,visual input enhancement failed to indicate any measurable effect on learning.This research paper proves that the form-based approach that induced learners to notice linguistic forms during instruction demonstrated greater benefit to learners’interlanguage development than the content-based approach that exposed learners only in comprehensible input situation.

Author Correction:The complexity of the Fragaria x ananassa(octoploid)transcriptome by single-molecule long-read sequencing

Since the publication of this article,the authors have noticed that the part of acknowledgement is missing from article.Here is the acknowledgement.

The Role of Non-verbal Behavior of Teachers in Providing Students Corrective Feedback and Their Consequences

Considering the primary focus of corrective feedback literature on verbal-correction provided by teachers and lack of attention to the role of other forms of corrective feedback in FL （foreign language） classroom interaction, this paper demonstrates how essential teachers＇ non-verbal communication and stance display are in making students＇ errors noticeable for them by providing samples from videotaped data. The findings in this study provide insights into the use of non-verbal behavior in providing students with corrective feedback. This study shows that research dealing only with verbal corrections provided by FL teachers cannot fully define the classroom interaction in terms of teachers＇ use of error correction techniques and student notification and uptake.

Notice Soliciting Subscription to “Journal of Central South University of Technology”

Central South University (CSU) is one of Chinese key universities,which is affiliated with the Ministry of Education.

对《英语用法指南》几个论点的评析

《英语用法指南》(Practical English Usage)(下称《指南》)1984年在我国翻译出版以来深受外语界欢迎。当然,它也有不足。近年来笔者在使用《指南》时,又发现了一些欠妥提法(注),现谈谈我们的拙见,以求教于大方之家。一、《指南》§320 infinifive without to中谈到let,make,hear等用法时指出:“Certain verbs are followed by an object and the infinitive without to. They are: let, make, see, hear, feel, watch, notice, help…”“when these

非谓语动词作宾补要点归纳

1.现在分词作宾补现在分词作宾补时,句中的宾语往往就是其逻辑主语,该动词与宾语之间存在主谓关系,并且现在分词作宾补强调正在进行的主动动作。可接现在分词作宾补的常见动词有：感官动词（see,watch,observe,look,notice,hear,listen,feel）,使役动词（have,get）,find,leave,keep,catch等。

浅谈高职高专学生写作能力的培养与提高

高职高专英语教学是以实用为主、够用为度为原则,因此写作的内容与实际生活密切相连。在这篇文章中有针对性地分别讲解了通知、信函和简历等方面英语文章的写作技巧,并且对于写作技巧的训练也给出了一些有效的建议。