Peer-Support in Oncology: A Qualitative Study of Caregivers Perception in a Cancer Center

This study aimed to gather healthcare professionals’expectations and reluctance toward peer support in a cancer center.Semistructured interviews were conducted among 12 professionals,recruited in different professions.The interviews were fully transcribed,and a thematic analysis was then conducted.Of the data analysis,three main themes about professionals’expectations emerged:the need for the strongest support of the patients,to break the isolation in the sickness,and to enhance the care system.Three main themes also emerged from the data analysis about professionals’reluctances:the limitations related to the intervention of the peer-workers,the psychological issues of the relationship,and institutional barriers to the implementation of peer-support interventions.Our study shows that peer support could be a response to the expectations of healthcare professionals’,but its implementation should consider their reluctance.

Experience of Mental Health Professionals Collaborating with Peer Supporters in a Community Mental Health Service Team

This study explored how mental health professionals collaborate with peer supporters with mental disabilities in a community mental health institution.From January 19 to February 23,2021,three 60 min interviews were conducted with six mental health professionals working at a Korean community center.The results were qualitatively analyzed and divided into four themes and eight categories.The four themes were the perceptions of and challenges in working with peer supporters with mental disabilities,conflict and confusion about working with peer supporters,forming partnerships with peer supporters,and policy support for peer supporters’job security.Participants reported vague anxiety about working with a peer supporter and difficulties with the trial-and-error process of adjusting to the role as challenging.Over time,however,they realized that they needed to make an effort to develop meaningful relationships with peer supporters and mental health professionals.Thus,through this study,we realized that there was a need to improve the system,such as building infrastructure for job stability for peer support workers and capacity building tailored to the mental disorders.Although peer supporters play various roles while working with mental health professionals,this study showed the possibility of mutual growth through communication and cooperation.These findings will help prepare systems necessary for collaboration between the two teams amidst the increasing institutionalization of peer support for mental disorders.

Is Peer Victimization Associated with Higher Online Trolling among Adolescents?The Mediation of Hostile Attribution Bias and the Moderation of Trait Mindfulness

Background:In recent years,online trolling has garnered significant attention due to its detrimental effects on mental health and social well-being.The current study examined the influence of peer victimization on adolescent online trolling behavior,proposing that hostile attribution bias mediated this relationship and that trait mindfulness moderated both the direct and indirect effects.Methods:A total of 833 Chinese adolescents completed the measurements of peer victimization,hostile attribution bias,trait mindfulness,and online trolling.Moderated mediation analysis was performed to examine the relationships between these variables.Results:After controlling for gender and residential address,the study found a significant positive correlation between peer victimization and online trolling,with hostile attribution bias serving as a mediator.In addition,trait mindfulness moderated the direct relationship between peer victimization and online trolling.Specifically,the effect of peer victimization on online trolling was attenuated when adolescents had high levels of trait mindfulness.The results of the study emphasized the joint role of peer and personal factors in adolescents’online trolling behavior and provide certain strategies for intervening in adolescents’online trolling behavior.Conclusion:The results of the study suggest that strategies focusing on peer support and mindfulness training can have a positive impact on reducing online trolling behavior,promoting adolescents’mental health,and their long-term development.

The Effectiveness of Peer Feedback on Second Language Writing

Peer feedback is a widely utilized practice in writing classrooms for second languages(L2)that has drawn a lot of attention.While some support the practice because of the clear advantages that peer feedback offers students,others doubt its efficacy.Comparing various forms of feedback is therefore necessary,as is determining the effects that peer feedback has on students and the variables that might affect how successful peer feedback is.This paper focuses on the usefulness of peer feedback for L2 writing,based on a review of studies on the subject.The findings imply that the functions of peer and teacher feedback are distinct,and that peer feedback is advantageous to both parties,particularly to the supplier.The attitudes and cultural backgrounds of the students are among the other factors that affect how effective peer feedback is.Lastly,some implications for future research and education are presented.

A Study on the Application of Peer Feedback among EFL Students in Blended Teaching

Recent years have witnessed the rise and popularity of blended teaching for EFL students,yet the lack of face-to-face communication and insufficient interaction lead researchers and educators to explore methods of improving the effectiveness of teaching.Peer feedback,a teaching strategy used to raise the bars by exposing instructions to a new teaching perspective to enhance students’online and offline collaboration,has received the lion’s share of attention in recent studies.On the basis of literature review,class records,and interviews,this paper,in hope of supporting advances in teachers’practice and field researches,examines the possible approaches to effectively implementing the application of peer feedback in blended teaching mode with a special focus on teachers’roles.

Peer pressure and academic stress among junior high school students:a cross-sectional study

Objective:The objective of the study was to explore the connection between peer pressure and academic stress among junior high school students.Methods:This descriptive correlational study was conducted to investigate the link between perceived peer pressure and academic stress.The study involved a total of 525 adolescents,aged 14-19 years,drawn from 6 public junior high schools(PJHS)in Padang,Indonesia,using purposive sampling.Academic stress and perceived peer pressure were assessed using the Educational Stress Scale for Adolescents(ESSA)and the Perceived Peer Pressure Scale(PPPS).Results:The findings indicated significant variations in stress levels among students in different grade levels(7th,8th,and 9th grades)(P<0.05),while there were no noteworthy differences in peer pressure across these grade levels(P>0.05).Additionally,there was a positive correlation observed between perceived peer pressure and academic stress(r=0.14,P<0.05).Furthermore,multiple regression analyses,incorporating demographic variables and perceived peer pressure as independent factors,yielded statistically significant results(adjusted R^(2)=0.082,F=4.33,P<0.001).Notably,peer pressure had a direct impact on academic stress among adolescents,with class level and parents’educational background mediating the relationship between academic stress and adolescent behavioral problems.Conclusions:These findings underscore the importance of addressing both external and internal factors at the individual,family,school,and societal levels to enhance adolescents’psychological resilience and mitigate problem behaviors.

Online International Peer Interaction:An Exploration of Impacts on Comprehensive Competencies,Global Perspectives,and Cross-Cultural Communication Skills

With the increasing trend of globalization and the rapid advancement of information technology,online learning platforms such as Zoom are becoming increasingly influential in the field of education.The focus of this study was the online international peer interaction based on the Zoom platform,detailing how such interaction programs are conducted and exploring in depth the specific impacts of this interaction mode on students’comprehensive competencies,global perspectives,and cross-cultural communication skills.This research not only provides new practical references for online learning and international education but also offers new research perspectives and directions for educators and researchers.

一种基于Peer-to-Peer技术的Web缓存共享系统研究

提出了一种基于 peer to peer技术的分布式Web缓存共享系统:BuddyWeb.该系统的核心理念是让企业网络中的所有PC能够相互共享浏览器中的本地缓存,从而形成一个高效的、大规模的分布式缓存共享系统,并使系统具备易管理、易实现、低成本等优点;接着详细阐述了 BuddyWeb的工作原理和算法策略;然后,针对 Buddy Web系统的特性提出了仿真实验模型和评估方法.实验结果证明了BuddyWeb在命中率、网络通信流量负荷、系统响应延迟等诸方面均能取得令人满意的效果.

Peer-to-Peer环境下的信任模型研究

开放、共享、匿名的peer-to-peer网络已经取得了越来越多的应用,无中心时等的特性也吸引了越来越多的用户,但同时也成为了网络攻击者传播恶意内容或病毒的温床。由于其网络中的节点不受约束,节点间存在着自愿的交易行为,因此节点之间的信任很难通过传统网络的机制来制约和建立。本文旨在通过借鉴人类社会网络中的信任关系来建立一种信任模型,通过定义一系列信任的因子,用以制约用户行为,同时为用户寻求服务前提供参考。最后通过和其他信任模型的对比,我们的模型能够有效地激励用户提供反馈,遏制节点的不诚实行为。

一种减少网间P2P流量的Peer选择算法

为合理引导对等网络(P2P)的流量,减少关键位置的带宽占用,该文以常用P2P软件BitTorrent(BT)为例,提出一种基于片段融合度的peer选择算法,使得在BT下载效率降低很少的同时,减少了BT流量。通过建模与分析,证明该算法可以大大减少P2P的网间流量。

基于分布式聚类的Peer-to-Peer路由算法

提出了分布式聚类算法,该算法自动对地理邻近的对等结点聚类,消除了集中式聚类算法的单点瓶颈问题,及分布式Binning算法的landmark放置问题;提出了一种基于该聚类的邻居路由算法,该算法消除了na?ve算法路由效率低、IP-snoop算法实现困难及处理开销大、directed算法需要处理超级节点失效时容错问题。实验结果表明,基于分布式聚类的Peer-to-Peer(P2P)路由算法比现有的结构化路由算法减少了近一倍的路由跳转和路由时延。

基于Super-peer的P2P流媒体服务系统构架的研究

在分析比对现有P2P流媒体服务系统构架的基础上,提出了一种新的P2P流媒体服务系统构架,在构架中引入了带有冗余的Super-peer结构,使得该流媒体服务系统可以达到较高的效率和健壮性。

分布式Peer-to-Peer网络Gnutella模型研究

计算机对等联网(peer-to-peernetwork,P2P)技术是目前新一代网络技术研究的活跃领域,而P2P网络模型研究是P2P网络技术研究的重要环节。该文着重介绍了Gnutella网络模型的体系结构及工作原理,分析了其优缺点。并对其未来发展改进前景进行了展望。

构造基于推荐的Peer-to-Peer环境下的Trust模型

在诸如文件共享等无中心的Peer-to-Peer环境中,资源共享是用户自愿的行为.在这类系统中,由于用户不为自身的行为担负(法律)责任,因而节点间的信任关系往往很难通过传统的信任机制建立.一种更合理的考虑是参考人际网络中基于推荐的信任关系建立方法.现有的模型不能很好地解决模型的迭代收敛性问题,同时缺乏对诸如冒名、诋毁等安全性问题的考虑.针对上述问题,在节点推荐的基础上提出了一种基于Peer-to-Peer环境的信任模型,并给出了该模型的数学分析和分布式实现方法.分析及仿真表明,该信任模型较已有模型在迭代的收敛性、模型的安全性等问题上有较大改进.

一种基于自配置策略的新型Peer to Peer平台系统

在分布式Peer-to-Peer (P2P)系统中,每个节点都具有相同的能力,负有相同的责任.它们将自己的资源提供给系统,同时可以共享系统中的信息和服务.但是,大多数P2P系统都具有局限性,比如说Napster,Gnutella,它们提供资源共享的粒度很粗糙,进一步地,它们忽略了文件在内容粒度上的共享.并且,大多数系统中节点的Peer是静态指定的,系统中不支持只具有临时IP的节点加入.提出了一个BestPeer的P2P系统,它具有以下几个特性:首先,它将移动Agent技术与P2P技术相结合,从而可以在数据提供者本地进行数据处理.其次,这个系统具有自配置的特性.一个节点可以动态地决定与哪个节点直接相连(决定哪个节点成为该节点的Peer),从而使网络结构的配置达到最优.另外,BestPeer系统提出了一个位置独立的全局名查找服务器(LIGLO).这个服务器可以惟一地识别具有动态IP地址的节点,从而使节点能够在它的Peer的IP地址发生改变后仍然能够找到它.BestPeer系统建立后,提出了一套评估系统的方法.采用32台Pentium II PC机进行实验,每台机器上都运行基于Java的存储管理程序.实验结果表明,BestPeer系统具有比传统的无自调整能力的P2P系统更好的性能.更进一步的实验还显示了BestPeer系统优于Gnutella 协议下的系统.

基于Super-peer的对等网络研究

超级点是对等网络中的一个节点 ,它不但作为一个组中点成员的目录服务器 ,同时也是一系列超级点所组成的网络中的普通节点。根据对等网络的特点和目前流行的P2P网络架构存在的问题 ,提出一种基于Su per peer的对等网络 ,分析讨论了它的特点和优势 ,并给出了这种网络架构的设计。

Peer-to-Peer网络模型研究

计算机对等联网(peer-to-peernetwork,P2P)技术是目前新一代网络技术研究的活跃领域,而P2P网络模型研究是P2P网络技术研究的重要环节。该文分析了目前两种流行P2P网络模型的不足,通过在P2P网络中引入集中和分级目录概念,根据资源内容建立不同的层次结构,提出了一种新型P2P网络模型。

Peer-to-Peer网络中安全对等组的实现

计算机对等联网(peer-to-peernetwork,P2P)技术是目前流行于国际网络技术研究领域的一个热点,而安全问题则是P2P网络通信研究中的重要课题。通过应用JXTA技术,文章着重阐述了在P2P网络中实现安全对等组的方法及其工作机制,并在JavaTM2平台上予以实现。

应用于移动互联网的Peer-to-Peer关键技术

对现有的应用于移动互联网的P2P技术方面的研究进行了分析.首先介绍了P2P技术和移动互联网的概念,并提出将P2P技术应用在移动互联网所面临的挑战和应用模式.其次,分别针对集中式架构、超级节点体系架构和ad hoc架构对应用于互联网的P2P网络体系架构进行了阐述.再其次,针对移动终端的两种接入模式,分别在资源定位算法和跨层优化两个方面进行了介绍.对各关键技术的特点进行了详细的分析,指出其存在的不足.最后,对未来的工作进行了展望.

Peer-to-Peer环境下多粒度Trust模型构造

信任是多方面的,在不同的应用场景中,同一节点在不同领域具有不同的可信度.现有信任模型粒度过于粗糙,不能很好地解决同一Peer节点在不同领域、不同方面的可信度计算问题.据此,提出一种新的Peer-to-Peer环境下的多粒度信任模型,并给出该模型的数值分析和分布式实现方法.分析及仿真结果表明,该模型与已有模型相比,在可信度计算的粒度、模型的安全性等方面有较大的提高.