Correlations between the Profile of Mood States (POMS) and the WHOQOL-26 among Japanese University Students

In this study, we investigated six types of mood state (tension-anxiety, depression-dejection, anger-hostility, vigor, fatigue, and confusion) using the Profile of Mood States (POMS) with 40 Japanese university students. We examined five main quality of life (QOL) domains (physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environmental health) using the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale (WHOQOL-26). We also examined the total scale score. We examined Spearman’s rank correlations between POMS mood state and QOL scores and compared male and female students’ scores. The results indicated statistically significant correlations between all six mood states and three broad WHOQOL-26 domains (physical health, psychological health, and social relationships). Moreover, the relationship between mood state and QOL showed a gender difference. There were correlations between mood states and the QOL domains of social relationships and environmental health for males. In contrast, mood state correlated with the QOL domains of physical health and psychological health in females. The findings suggest that gender-specific health provision is needed to care for young university students in Japan. However, our study has several limitations;therefore, larger-scale studies with older subjects are needed in the future.

Predictive Factors for Smartphone Dependence: Relationship to Demographic Characteristics, Chronotype, and Depressive State of University Students

We investigated factors contributing to smartphone dependence. To 196 medical university students, we administered a set of self-reporting questionnaires designed to evaluate demographic characteristics, smartphone dependence, chronotype, and depressive state. Smartphone dependence was evaluated using the Wakayama Smartphone-Dependence Scale (WSDS) with 3 subscales: Subscale 1, immersion in Internet communication;Subscale 2, using a smartphone for extended periods of time and neglecting social obligations and other tasks;Subscale 3, using a smartphone while doing something else and neglect of etiquette. Multiple regression analyses revealed that living in a family, eveningness, and presence of depression were associated with Subscale 1, that living in a family and eveningness were also associated with Subscale 2, and that being a man was associated with Subscale 3. These findings suggest that smartphone dependence can be predicted by factors such as gender, mode of residence, chronotype, or depressive state.

Full time adult credential students?instructional preferences at California State University, Long Beach: pedagogy or andragogy?

This study investigated the instructional preferences of full time adult credential students after they took a live course called Principles of Adult Education at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) in the fall semester of 2002. These full time adult credential students had been working on their adult teaching credentials to meet the competencies specified by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. The course introduced students to Andragogy developed by Malcolm Knowles out of the andragogical model developed by Lindeman (1926). The study used Principles of Adult Learning Scales (PALS), advanced by Gary Conti in 1983 to measure instructional preferences. Data were collected from 30 (100% of 30) full time adult credential students enrolled in a live course to determine their instructional preferences of helping adults learn. The results of the study showed in most cases these adult learning professionals taught adult students andragogically; in some cases they taught adult students pedagogically.

Carbon Sequestration Potential of Tree Species at Isabela State University Wildlife Sanctuary (ISUWS), Cabagan, Isabela, Philippines

This study is conducted to assess the amount of carbon stored in the above-ground biomass of the tree species at the Isabela State University Wildlife Sanctuary (ISUWS). A total of 34 different tree species were found with 285 individuals were identified with a total of 47.50 t/ha Carbon stock and 164.09 t/ha of accumulated CO2. It was found in the study that Alstonia scholaris contains the largest amount of above-ground biomass (AGB) with a mass of 20.97 t/ha and Carbon stock of 9.44 t/ha followed by Samanea saman with a mass of 13.40 t/ha and Carbon stock of 6.03 t/ha. Based on the result and conclusion of this investigation, the following recommendations were drawn: Conduct a study concerning the carbon emission of the area to determine the relationship with its carbon sequestration potential;and conduct tree planting activity to open areas in the study site to increase its carbon stock potential and fully serve the purpose of the area as a wildlife sanctuary.

Vale do Acaraú State University (UVA) in Northeast of Brasil: Thinking Teaching, Research and Extension on the Occasion of Its Fiftieth Anniversary

The article attempts to explain part of a study that we are developing in the research titled: Higher Education andUrban and Regional Development: expressions of Public State Universities in Ceará. For the purpose of this articlewe focus on the Teaching-Research-Extension tripod in the Vale do Acaraú State University (UVA), in 2018, yearthat UVA celebrates its fiftieh anniversary. Research occured through questionnaires sent to the graduates viaUVA’s academic system, created by the Information Technology Center (NTI). The questionnare solicited answersfrom 1785 graduates;Research also included an interview with the Dean of Administration, office of 2014-2022 aswell as data and institutional documents analysis from the university’s webpage and data collection in severalpro-rectory offices in the University. Besides its contradictions in the consolidation process, UVA plays a relevantrole in the expansion of Public Higher Education outside the capital of the brazilian Northeast region, especially inCeará, where the Federal University took fifty years to establish a campus outside the state capital. The Institution’spioneering spirit helped to reassure the prominent regional role of the city of Sobral in Ceará’s urban network,capturing a daily flow of students from over 55 counties.

Competencies of Accounting Graduates at Catanduanes State University

This is a benchmark study that evaluates the competencies of Catanduanes State University(CSU)Accounting Graduates prior to the implementation of ASEAN Integration in 2015.The evaluation was based on CMO No.3,issued in 2007.Then,the subjects were mapped from the prescribed subjects in the BS Curriculum to the CPA Licensure Examination subjects to spot the congruentcy;lastly,this paper identified the areas of competency of the Accounting Graduates using the rating obtained in the licensure examination as a standard,this is based on RA 9298,the Philippine Accountancy Law,Section 16.The relevance of the study in the present time,is to come up with a better strategic action plan based on the findings and provide practical recommendations that can enhance the capabilities of the next batches of accounting graduates of the University.Descriptive Content Analysis was used in generating and examining qualitative and quantitative data through secondary resources.Based on the CMO No.3,series of 2017,results revealed that General Education develops competencies in intellectual skills,personal,interpersonal,and communication skills.Business Education develops competencies on economic,quantitative methods,business statistics,organization behavior,marketing,and operations management,professional values,and ethics.Information Technology Education System develops competencies on internal control in computer-based systems,development standards,and practices for business systems,management of the adoption,implementation and use of IT,evaluation of computer business systems,and managing the security of information.Accounting and Finance develops competencies on business law and taxation,financial management,financial management,financial accounting theory and practice,cost determination,analysis and control,management accounting and consultancy services,advanced accounting,auditing,and assurance services.After mapping the BSA Curriculum and CPA Licensure Examination subjects,it was found that BSA Curriculum General and Business Education are integrated in all subjects given in the CPA Licensure Examination.The Information Technology Education is integrated in the CPA Licensure Examination subjects such as integrated in Theory of Accounts,Management Services,and Auditing Theory.The Accounting and Finance Education is integrated in Business Law and Taxation,Theory of Accounts,Practical Accounting Problems I,Practical Accounting Problems II,Management Services,Auditing Theory,and Auditing Problems.It was ascertained also that majority of CSU Accounting Graduates from 2013-2015 have strong competencies in financial accounting,management accounting,financial management related services,capital budgeting and techniques,project feasibility studies,and application of the concepts,standards,techniques,and methodology applicable to management/consultancy services or problems likely to be encountered in the real practice.However,accounting graduates have weak competencies in assurance and related services,applying audit standards,techniques,procedures of independent audit of medium-sized service,trading,or manufacturing concern,financial accounting techniques and methodologies to problems,and legal implications of business transactions,business associations,and negotiable instruments related to accounting and auditing and practical application of basic principles of taxation.Majority of the accounting graduates have failed in the subjects such as Auditing Theory,Auditing Problems I,and Business Law and Taxation.Given these findings,it is recommended:(1)reviewing the current competencies of the CSU accounting students against the target through a competency plan and track learning activities in Auditing and Assurance Services,Assurance Principles,Professional Ethics,and Good Governance,Advanced Financial Accounting,Part I,Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting,Part II,Accounting for Governmental,Not-for-Profit entities,and Specialized Industries,Law on Business Organization,Law on Negotiable Instruments,Sales Agency,Labour and Other Commercial Laws,and Business Transfer Taxes where majority of the students failed in the CPA Licensure Examination;(2)enhancing or improving teaching methodologies on the subjects in BSA curriculum such as Management Accounting and Consultancy Services,Auditing and Assurance Services,Business Law and Taxation,and Financial Accounting Practice where majority of Accounting graduates showed weak competencies;(3)conducting a thorough investigation of the factors that caused the failure of the students in the said subjects,then,strengthening the admission and retention policy;(4)instructor/professor should enhance their syllabi to include recent developments,trends,and innovations in teaching materials,and methodologies to avoid obsolescence.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

1设计理念弗吉尼亚理工太阳能住宅的设计包含了多学科研究方法,着力于用实际建造检验科研成果.它充分利用了计算与直觉、技术革新与建筑表现、优化性能与合理材料、客观存在与心理影响之间的双重性所产生的矛盾对立.同时,考虑技术设计与建筑设计成为Lumenhaus自身标志性特点,包括数量标准在内的所有决策都依照它们对于空间质量的贡献而定.对技术的思考导致新形式的出现,能源节约与资源保护也体现出丰富多样的生活方式.

Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among students of a Nigerian University

Objective:To investigate the seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori) infection among the undergraduate students of Nasarawa state University,Keffi,Nigeria.Methods:A total of 200 serum samples were collected from undergraduate students of Nasarawa State University, Keffi,and 100μL of each serum was aseptically transferred to the specimen well of an H.pylori antigen kit(Clinotech USA).The 2 distinctive red lines apearing in the control and test regions of the kit after 10 minufes indicated positive reaction.Results:Of the 200 students sampled, 108(54%) were seropositive.Analysis of seroprevalence of H.pylori revealed the correlation between infection prevalence and age.The infection prevalence was 45.5%among students aged 18-20,rose to the peak of 85.7%adults aged 31-40,dropped to 66.7%among those 41-50 years old,and continuously went down to 28.6%in the 51-year-old and above populaion.There was a statistically significant difference(using Chi-square) with respects to gender,age and type of infection(symptomatic or asymptomatic seropositive infection)(P【0.0S).Conclucions: Community Health Personnel should be aware of this microorganism as a potential cause of illness in children.Furthermore,the mode of transmission and possible means of controlling the bacterial infection among students or a community is of public health concern and requires further study.

State Space-Time and Four States of Universe

All things in the universe possess a state and characteristics of state, resultantly in presence of space-time, which is perceived by human beings. An outlook of space-time is shaped in human by perceiving the existence and change of objects. The state space is all state characteristics exhibited in objects whilst the state time refers to the duration of an object＇s state. The time is a spatial property and not an independent dimension. The state space-time is a unity of internal and external space-time. The internal space-time is stemmed from the overall internal forces and internal energies and is a covert space-time. The external space-time refers to a space-time manifested by the external characteristics and movement of an object and is an overt space-time. In physics, there are four kinds of forces and four state space-times： bonding force and three-dimensional space-time; strong interaction of exchangeable n meson and two-dimensional space-time; quark confinement and one-dimensional space-time; and weak interaction and zero-dimensional space-time. The universe is constituted by dissimilar state space-times. Newton space-time is a three-dimensional state space-time; Einstein＇s theory of relativity is a two-dimensional state space-time. Newton and Einstein were different observers. Temporal and spatial perception of human is dependent upon human＇s intemal energy and quality. Through Qigong exercises, the human is able to enter the three-dimensional, two-dimensional, one-dimensional and zero-dimensional space-times. The relativity theory of human body will solve the time problems at the interplanetary voyage of astronauts.

Application and Realization of Rapid Searching Technology in the RL & SM Universal Fixture System

A searching-machining system of RL & SM (Rapid Location and State Memory) universal fixture is here introduced, and the concept of rapid searching technology and manufacturing information transformation is then described, with the appropriate control methods and key techniques for its realization being proposed and also practically realized. Theoretical analysis and experimental results show that the proposed idea and methods are feasible to serve as in the practical application of the RL & SM system.

A Rapid Location and State Memory Fixture System for Arbitrarily Shaped Part

A new fixture system-Rapid Location and State Memory (RL&SM) fixture system is presented.It is based on RFPE technique.In which a new method-adaptable location system is used to locating arbitrarily shapedpart.It solves the problems of part location,stock driftand accessibility of all sides of the part in machining.Any part can be machined entirely in a single setup by an appropriate machine tool.RL&SM fixture system consists of four parts:state memory,setup,data measure and information handling.The principle,components and work process of it are discussed,and some of the key techniques for industrialization are also presented.Keywords:Universal fixture,Rapid location,State memo-

Universal quantum circuit evaluation on encrypted data using probabilistic quantum homomorphic encryption scheme

Homomorphic encryption has giant advantages in the protection of privacy information.In this paper,we present a new kind of probabilistic quantum homomorphic encryption scheme for the universal quantum circuit evaluation.Firstly,the pre-shared non-maximally entangled states are utilized as auxiliary resources,which lower the requirements of the quantum channel,to correct the errors in non-Clifford gate evaluation.By using the set synthesized by Clifford gates and T gates,it is feasible to perform the arbitrary quantum computation on the encrypted data.Secondly,our scheme is different from the previous scheme described by the quantum homomorphic encryption algorithm.From the perspective of application,a two-party probabilistic quantum homomorphic encryption scheme is proposed.It is clear what the computation and operation that the client and the server need to perform respectively,as well as the permission to access the data.Finally,the security of probabilistic quantum homomorphic encryption scheme is analyzed in detail.It demonstrates that the scheme has favorable security in three aspects,including privacy data,evaluated data and encryption and decryption keys.

Implementing a Universal Quantum Cloning Machine via Adiabatic Evolution in Ion-Trap System

A scheme for the realization of a universal quantum cloning machine is proposed in this paper. The present protocol does not need the vibrational mode to act as the memory and it is robust against small changes of experimental parameters due to adiabatic passages. Furthermore, the scheme may be realized based on current technology.

A universal charge-compensating strategy for high-energy-density pseudocapacitors

For pseudocapacitive electrode materials(PseEMs),despite much progress having been made in achieving both high power density and high energy density,a general strategy to guide the enhancement of intrinsic capacitive properties of PseEMs remains lacking.Here,we demonstrate a universal chargecompensating strategy to improve the charge-storage capability of PseEMs intrinsically:ⅰ) in the electrolyte with anion as charge carriers(such as OH-),reducing the multivalent cations of PseEMs into lower valences could create more reversible low-to-high valence redox cou ples to promote the intercalation of the anions;ⅱ) in the electrolytes with cation as charge carriers(such as H^(+),Li^(+),Na^(+)),oxidizing the multivalent cations of PseEMs into higher valences could introduce more reversible high-to-low valence redox couples to promote the intercalation of the cations.And we demonstrated that the improved intrinsic charge-storage capability for PseEMs originates from the increased Faradaic charge storage sites.

高校智慧教育生态体系构建

智慧教育是教育信息化的最终目标和最高形态,高校作为培养高层次创新人才的主要阵地,应深入推进智慧教育。在分析高校智慧教育内涵及特征的基础上,针对高校智慧教育实践中存在的主要问题,从目标层、运用层、支持层和基础层构建高校智慧教育生态体系,并从夯实硬件环境建设、强化管理服务平台和整合智慧应用场景等方面提出具体建设内容。

Influence of Infinitesimal Neglected Effects by Current Theory of Gravitation and Experiments on the Stability of the Universe

From the hypotheses compatible with microphysics theory, this paper establishes a new theoretical model of static universal gravitation and deduces new formula of the theory of universal gravitation. In a first order approximation, the new formula shows the inverse-square law consistent with Newton formula, which would indicate that the new theory is consistent with the experimental results that can be reasonably explained by the current theory of gravitation. The parameters and higher order terms among the coefficients of this paper reveal the numerous infinitesimal neglected effects by current theory and experiments. In the first order approximation, the meanings of the physical parameters included in coefficients are analyzed and the infinitesimal neglected effects are applied in the study of the stability of the universe, which overcomes the difficulty of singularity in the cosmology of Newton, Einstein, etc., and concludes that the boundary of universe is unlimited, without any need of the hypothesis that the universe starts off with the big bang. Therefore, this paper establishes a harmonious and ingenious relationship between microphysics and macrophysics theories. In addition, through the analysis of the formula derived from the theory of this paper, it is found that: in general, the gravitational constant is not always a constant in the gravitation formula requiring high precision;from the perspective of the interaction of field quantum, the acting force may not be equal to counter-acting force under the interaction of indirect contact;the gravity process is an exothermic process;in the gravitational process, annihilation effects may exist amongst gravitons;reciprocal translation may exist amongst fundamental forces.

高校图书馆服务:从馆藏物语到用户事语

高校图书馆服务的话语表达深刻反映服务思维理念,本文借助语词工具分析国内外40所一流大学图书馆网站服务话语的语形、语义、语感、语法、语态特征及实现的意义,发现国内高校图书馆的服务话语倾向围绕馆藏和资源开展服务的物态语;国外高校图书馆则倾向围绕用户学术事业需要展开的事态语。数字环境下高校图书馆服务需从物态语转向事态语,构建多重意义关联的事态话语系统,以成就用户实现话语意义。图7。表4。参考文献34。

谁在当中美一流大学校长?——基于统计分析的画像与启示

大学校长担负着领导大学发展的责任。经过对中美两国一流大学校长比较分析发现,两国校长均以男性为主,普遍拥有博士学位和高校工作经历;美国一流大学校长偏向“长者化”,任职年龄、任职年限和退任年龄均明显高于我国;我国一流大学校长尤其是中管高校校长获得最高学位的学科背景主要集中于理工科,而美国一流大学校长尤其是私立大学校长的学历背景则表现为理工科与人文社科各占一半;我国一流大学校长尤其是中管高校校长学缘关系十分明显,晋升方式以内部升职为主,美国一流大学校长则以校外聘任为主;我国一流大学校长尤其是中管高校校长的职业晋升阶梯一般表现为“系主任—院长—副校长—校长”,而美国一流大学校长尤其是公立大学校长的职业晋升阶梯则通常表现为“系主任—院长—教务长或副校长—校长”。对此,我国大学校长选任应反思传统遴选所带来的问题,提高群体结构合理性;完善选任要求,重视多岗位锻炼和跨院校工作经历;打造“选养”并举的选任制度,适度放宽年龄及任期限制。

美国营利性高校发展制度体系建设探析

二战后,美国政府(包括联邦政府和州政府)以地位平等、鼓励竞争、追求质量为主要价值取向,从支持性制度、监管性制度、约束性制度、引导性制度等几方面入手,通过政府与社会组织协同推进这一基本路径,逐步建立了一套对营利性高校发展既有促进又有规范与引导作用的制度体系。在该制度体系下,美国营利性高校实现了快速发展并逐渐呈现理性发展态势。当然,目前这一制度体系仍需进一步完善,以进一步巩固营利性高校的平等地位,加强对“非认证”营利性高校的质量监管,提升营利性高校的市场竞争力,完善消费者权益保护等。综合其建设成果与面临的问题可以看出,美国营利性高校发展制度体系建设正逐步走出“创建”阶段,走向“深化完善”阶段。