Role of Rehabilitation Counseling and Psychology in Working with Individuals with Work-related Chronic Pain Injuries: An Interdisciplinary Approach-Chronic Pain and Work Injuries in the United States

This paper addresses the topic of an interdisciplinary approach of chronic pain management from a biopsychosocial perspective. The first section provides an introduction to the definitions and theories of chronic pain and the various contributing factors (psychological, interpersonal/environmental and social support, and vocational). The second section presents the role of various health care professions (medical doctors, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, psychologists and rehabilitation counselors) and the evidence of their treatment effectiveness. The third section discusses the concept of an interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation program (IPRP) and its evidence to support its effectiveness. Finally, the clinical implications of rehabilitation counseling and psychology as part of the inter-disciplinary program in treating individuals with chronic pain will be highlighted.

From Interdisciplinary Approach to Interdisciplines: The New Liberal Arts Development Road of Legal Education

The traditional legal education model based on the discipline system of “theoretical law + departmental law” overemphasizes professional subdivision, resulting not only in the separation of different disciplines from each other, but also in the narrow thinking mode, single knowledge structure, and weak practical ability of trained legal talent, who are therefore hardly adapted to the needs of the era, which are characterized as cross boundary social problems and comprehensive knowledge application. All in all, the training of high-quality interdisciplinary legal talents lags behind social reform and the practice of the rule of law. In the context of comprehensively promoting the development of the new liberal arts, developing the new liberal arts, i.e., deep cross-integration, has penetrated into the construction of the law discipline, broken through the inherent limitations of law knowledge, promoted the interdisciplinary development of law education, and helped cultivate the ability of law students to integrate interdisciplinary knowledge. The development of new law science should proceed step by step, from shallow to deep. It should follow the guidance of social needs, break down discipline barriers, innovate cross-integration mechanisms, transform and upgrade from the “small crossover” among various departmental laws within the law discipline to the “big crossover” between the law discipline and other disciplines, and transform from the innovation of research methods to the innovation of the structure of disciplines. The cultivation of inter disciplines should focus on emerging fields such as national security, artificial intelligence, and social governance.

Sadism, Fantasy, and the Compulsion to Kill in Edgar Allan Poe＇ s ＂The Tell-Tale Heart＂

In an age when criminal psychology was still new, Edgar Allan Poe revolutionized the world with his tales of insightful penetration into the criminal mind. ＂The Tell-Tale Heart＂ （2007） is one such tale. Behind the mask of the narrator lies the dangerous, diabolical, and premeditated crime of the sadist. Most critics neglected to highlight the sadistic complex which manifests itself with outstanding clarity in the character Poe presents. Instead, they chose to focus on other aspects of his character, namely, his disturbed mental state. Yet, to dismiss a perversion such as sadism is to lose sight of Poe＇s legitimate merits as a criminal psychologist. This study highlights this point Through an interdisciplinary approach between criminology and literature, the study examines Poe＇s work from the criminological tradition represented by such figures as Richard von Krafft-Ebing, Paul De River, Carol Anne Davis, Karl Berg, Peter Vronsky, Julie Harrower, Curt R. Bartol, and others. The study is based upon criminological insights derived from and supported by actual case histories, and thus, is extremely important in bridging the gap between literature and criminology

Integrating Wintering Waterbird Movements with Earth Observation Data of Wetland Dynamics

Wetlands are among the most productive and essential ecosystems on earth,but they are also highly sensitive and vulnerable to climate change and human disturbance.One of the current scientific challenges is to integrate high-resolution remote sensing data of wetlands with wildlife movements,a task we achieve here for dynamic waterbird movements.We demonstrate that the White-naped cranes Antigone vipio wintering at Poyang Lake wetlands,southeast of China,mainly used the habitats created by the dramatic hydrological variations,i.e.seasonal water level fluctuation.Our data suggest that White-naped cranes tend to follow the water level recession process,keeping close to the boundary of water patches at most of the time.We also highlight the benefits of interdisciplinary approaches to gain a better understanding of wetland ecosystem complexity.

Cross-Cultural Comparison of Environmental Education Curriculum Integration Strategies in Different Countries

This study presents an in-depth analysis of the integration of environmental education within various curricula and its effectiveness in fostering critical thinking and environmental awareness among students.Through a comparative approach,the research evaluated the impact of different teaching methods and curriculum designs on students’learning outcomes.Key findings indicate that interdisciplinary environmental education significantly enhances students’understanding of sustainability issues and their ability to engage critically with environmental challenges.The study also highlights the importance of community involvement and governmental policy support for the successful implementation of environmental education programs.Innovative teaching methods,including inquiry-based and project-based learning,were found to be particularly effective in increasing student engagement and learning.The research concludes with recommendations for future studies to expand the scope of investigation,explore long-term impacts,and leverage technology to enhance environmental education.The findings of this study are instrumental for policymakers,educators,and curriculum developers in their efforts to cultivate a more environmentally literate and responsible generation.

From Verbal English to Visual English-- A Semiotic Turn

As its general aim, this paper calls for a semiotic turn or a paradigm shift from concentration on verbal English to interaction between visual and verbal English in English Studies. Specially, within a theoretical framework of multimodal social semiotics, the present paper illustrates what visual English is, examines how it represents and communicates meaning as a semiotic resource system, and identifies some characteristic features of visual English through an itemised, theoretically informed analysis of five advertisements as embodiments of visual English.The focus of this paper is interpretation of the socially coded meanings represented by those advertisements through a text-image interaction in a semiotically-based interdisciplinary approach. Furthermore, it explores if there is any paradigmatic and/or syntagmatic markedness in those target advertisements, and discusses the visual as well as stylistic effects of any such markedness detected. On this basis, this paper generalises about some patterns of multimodal representation in the use of visual English, and briefly charts future directions for further semiotic research on visual English.