System Assimilation of E-Skills in Tertiary Institutions to Empower Graduates in South Africa

The value of system assimilation is to improve working relationships between tutors and learners while increasing workflow efficiency among tertiary institutions with low operational costs. E-skills could be described as electronic education development, to assist ICT professionals to reach their future career goals and aim to help users boost their ICT skills. In a society that is expanding, it is also a crucial issue to take into account. Researchers have turned their attention to this topic because of its significance and contribution to the empowerment of graduates in digital education. Many scholars have proposed many methods for integrating e-skills into society with impressive results, but the rising rate of graduate unemployment in South Africa is gradually becoming a big worry in our society. A model based on Activity Theory (AT) and e-skills will be developed in our tertiary institution to equip graduates with skills that will increase their employability and provide more individualized work opportunities as part of this study’s effort to solve this issue. With the use of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and Cronbach’s Alpha for validity and reliability testing, the study will create an experimental performance to assess the approach taken to measure e-skills in tertiary institutions to empower graduates in South Africa. The study established that system development and e-skilled models for tertiary institutions are growing gradually, especially in South African institutions, that empower graduates with profitable employability with experiences to improve work operation in the industries. In conclusion, system development and e-skills are very demanding but important to empower graduate employability to determine competency in the professional workforce.

The Effect of Reputation to the Moral Hazard in C2C E-Market with Game Theory

It is well known that the reputation is the basis of a seller to survive and gain trust from customers in a competitive business environment. But as the existence of information asymmetry between buyer and seller, the moral hazard problem is the key obstacle that impedes the benefits of related shareholders and reduces the efficiency of total market. It is crucial to design a control mechanism to avoid the negative impact of moral hazard. This paper studies the principal and agent relationship between buyer and seller in C2C e-market;because of the influence of information asymmetry, many customers suffered from being cheated by sellers with defective products in practice. These frequent cases will deteriorate long term relationship between sellers and buyers. Here we focus on the analysis of the causes of moral risks and the effect of reputation on oral risk with repeated game theory. The purpose of this paper is to help both firms and customers effectively avoid morality risk and realize a win-win situation.

Cognitive Stylistic Study on Cummings's Love Lyrics——Based on Figure-Ground Theory

The style of Cummings' s poems is unique and special among the 20 th century poets. In this thesis, his love lyrics are analyzedfrom cognitive stylistics perspective and this analysis is based on the figure-ground theory. According to Talmy's classification of lan-guage events, Cummings' s love lyrics are divided into space events and time events. Then figure and ground in different poems are de-termined on the basis of features and principles of figure and ground in two kinds of events. The analysis makes it possible for readers tobuild an interest in Cummings' s love lyrics and identify the hidden emotions and contents. What's more, connotation as well as aesthet-ic values of poems can also be explored. Theory in the cognitive stylistics is applied to the appreciation of poems in this paper, whichmay help readers imagine the scene and better understand the connotation. This method provides a new perspective for poem study.Meanwhile, it offers a new pedagogical method in poem teaching in the future.

A Model for the Sounding Rocket Measurement on an Ionospheric E-F Valley at the Hainan Low Latitude Station

To understand the physics of an ionospheric E-F valley, a new overlapping three- Chapman-layer model is developed to interpret the sounding rocket measurement in the morn- ing （sunrise） on May 7, 2011 at the Hainan low latitude ionospheric observation station （19.5°N, 109.1°E）. From our model, the valley width, depth and height are 43.0 km, 62.9% and 121.0 km, re- spectively. From the sounding rocket observation, the valley width, depth and height are 42.2 km, 47.0% and 123.5 km, respectively. The model results are well consistent with the sounding rocket observation. The observed E-F valley at Hainan station is very wide and deep, and rapid deel- opment of the photochemical process in the ionosphere should be the underlying reason.

On the Stringy Ghosts Which We Call the Missing Dark Energy of the Cosmos

Dark energy is explained using familiar notions and concepts used in quantum field theory, string theory and the exact mathematical theory of spacetime. The main result of the present work is first a new mathematical definition of pre-quantum spacetime (QST) as a multiset made of infinitely many empty Cantor sets connected to pre-quantum wave empty set (QW) and the pre-quantum particle (QP) zero set via the cobordism equation ∂(QW) = (QP)U(QST). Second, and in turn, this new path of reasoning is used to validate the quantum splitting of Einstein’s E = mc2 into the sum of the ordinary energy E = mc2/22 of the quantum particle and the dark energy E = mc2(21/22) of the quantum wave, used predominantly to explain the observed accelerated expansion of the universe.

Behind the Scenes with a Video Training Platform: The Challenges of Researching the Provision of Open Educational Resources

Video training platforms are now being implemented on a large scale in organizations. In this paper, I look at a video training platform including open educational resources available for many employees with varying patterns and motivations for use. This has provided me with a research challenge to find methods that help other practitioners in the field understand and explain such initiatives. I describe ways to model the research and identify where pressures and contradictions can be found, drawing on a reflective view of my own practice in performing the research. Open educational resources are defined as technology-enabled educational resources that are openly available for consultation, use and adaptation by users for non-commercial purposes [1]. The bank subject to this case study has been the first organisation in Turkey that provided open educational resources for all its employees. The video platform (called “For @ Tube”) provides users with over 100 video lectures drawn from reputable universities around the world including Yale and Harvard. Other learning tools such as discussion forums, blogs and traditional e-learning courses have been made available to the users on the e-learning platform called “For @” since 2006. In this paper, I aim to introduce the new video training platform (“For @ Tube”) and outline some of the main research issues surrounding such an initiative. I seek to explore theoretical and practical approaches that can provide suitable tools for analysis. Activity theory is seen as a suitable approach for macroanalysis and its use is illustrated in terms of the complexity of large scale research. Activity theory, besides informing research perspectives, can be turned in upon the research process itself, allowing us to consider the challenges and context of the research. By using activity theory in this way and illustrating from a range of practical approaches, I demonstrate and illustrate a useful research approach.

QED Cosmic Dark Energy Density Using Schwinger-Fredkin and E-Infinity Theory

The present paper utilizes the similarity between the non-perturbative Julian Schwinger-Efimov-Fredkin approach and that of E-infinity Cantorian spacetime theory to give an exact solution to the problem of cosmic dark energy via a golden mean scaling-super quantization of the electromagnetic field.

基于SEM-ANN的数字人民币使用意愿影响因素研究

数字人民币是重塑我国支付新格局、加速数字经济进程的重要载体,但在用户推广方面仍存在诸多阻力,从用户的视角探究数字人民币使用意愿的影响因素具有重要的意义。本文以数字人民币为研究对象,在UTAUT2模型的基础上结合数字人民币的特点,构建数字人民币使用意愿理论模型;进而,以数字人民币首批试点城市的用户数据为样本,综合运用PLS-SEM和SEM-ANN方法实证分析数字人民币使用意愿的影响因素。结果表明,基于SEM的数字人民币使用意愿模型具有较好的解释和预测能力;信任、习惯、价格价值和社会影响对数字人民币使用意愿具有显著正向影响,而绩效期望、努力期望和创新意识对数字人民币使用意愿的影响不显著;此外,在作为调节变量的个人特征方面,价格价值与数字人民币使用意愿的关系受性别因素的调节;经验对价格价值、习惯、社会影响、信任与用户使用意愿的关系均具有调节作用;将结构方程模型与人工神经网络相结合能够提升模型的预测精度,并且影响因素的重要性有所改变,习惯最为重要、信任次之,其次为社会影响和价格价值。

An Analysis of Problematic C-E Translations of Signs in Light of Nida's Functional Equivalence Theory

Based on Nida’s Functional Equivalence theory,this article makes an analysis of the problems in C-E translations ofsigns in China.The author will discuss respectively the problematic C-E translations from two respects:1)not being equivalent tosource-language message,and 2)not being natural for target language.If translators work hard with the help of Nida’s functionalequivalence theory,the defects and imperfections will be discovered,and standard signs in English will be read more and more inpublic places.

考虑高温的钢材广义Mises屈服准则研究

在钢材等各向同性材料的弹塑性研究中,经典Mises屈服准则因与试验数据吻合度较高而被广泛应用。然而,经典Mises屈服准则是基于某一个固定温度(一般是室温)建立的,并未考虑火灾高温等温度变化带来的影响,相关研究也较为罕见。温度在钢材火灾高温力学性能的研究中是一个重要的参数,该文基于能量理论研究温度对Mises屈服准则的影响,进而推导建立考虑温度影响的广义Mises屈服准则,并基于相关的钢材高温拉伸试验数据对文中所建立的广义Mises屈服准则的合理性进行验证。研究表明:(1)在温度固定不变时,经典Mises屈服准则与文中所建立的广义Mises屈服准则一致,这表明经典Mises屈服准则是该文建立的广义Mises屈服准则的一种特例;(2)该文所建立的广义Mises屈服准则理论计算结果与4种钢材在不同温度下的试验结果吻合较好,验证了所建立的广义屈服准则的合理性。

C-E Translation of Public Signs in Xi'an under the Guidance of Skopostheorie

Public signs are widely used in our lives, and increasingly play a significant role with the boom of international tourism. Xi'an, as a major tour destination of China, needs more accurate public signs. Skopostheorie offers a new perspective for translation and translating. In Skopostheorie, translation is seen as translational action with purposes. The TT which doesn't achieve the function and purpose is not an adequate translation. In this thesis, C-E translation of public signs under the guidance of Skopostheorie in Xi'an is discussed.

基于拓展计划行为理论的电子竞技用户行为SEM模型构建及分析

为进一步厘清电竞用户行为的形成过程,给电竞产业持续健康发展提供一定的决策参考,基于拓展计划行为理论和使用与满足理论对我国电竞用户行为进行SEM模型的构建及分析。结论表明:替代成就、审美享受、戏剧体验、社会互动四类需求动机因素均能正向影响电竞用户的行为态度。其中,社会互动的影响最为显著;电竞用户的行为态度、主观规范和知觉行为控制既能通过电竞参与意向的中介效应正向影响电竞参与行为,也能直接产生正向影响,且主观规范对电竞参与意向的影响最为显著,知觉行为控制对电竞参与行为的直接影响最为显著;电竞参与意向在以上三个自变量与电竞参与行为之间均起到了不完全中介作用。

The Emergence of Spacetime from the Quantum in Three Steps

The paper presents a very simple and straight forward yet pure mathematical derivation of the structure of actual spacetime from quantum set theory. This is achieved by utilizing elements of the topological theory of cobordism and the Menger-Urysohn dimensional theory in conjunction with von Neumann-Connes dimensional function of Klein-Penrose modular holographic boundary of the E8E8 exceptional Lie group bulk of our universe. The final result is a lucid sharp mental picture, namely that the quantum wave is an empty set representing the surface, i.e. boundary of the zero set quantum particle and in turn quantum spacetime is simply the boundary or the surface of the quantum wave empty set. The essential difference of the quantum wave and quantum spacetime is that the wave is a simple empty set while spacetime is a multi-fractal type of infinitely many empty sets with increasing degrees of emptiness.

Entanglement of E8E8 Exceptional Lie Symmetry Group Dark Energy, Einstein’s Maximal Total Energy and the Hartle-Hawking No Boundary Proposal as the Explanation for Dark Energy

The present note is concerned with two connected and highly important fundamental questions of physics and cosmology, namely if E8E8 Lie symmetry group describes the universe and where cosmic dark energy comes from. Furthermore, we reason following Wheeler, Hartle and Hawking that since the boundary of a boundary is an empty set which models the quantum wave of the cosmos, then it follows that dark energy is a fundamental physical phenomenon associated with the boundary of the holographic boundary. This leads directly to a clopen universe which is its own Penrose tiling-like multiverse with energy density in full agreement with COBE, WMAP and Type 1a supernova cosmic measurements.

Perturbed solution of sea-air oscillator for the El Nino/ La Nina-Southern Oscillation mechanism

A class of coupled system of the E1 Nino/La Nina-Southern Oscillation （ENSO） mechanism is studied. Using the perturbed theory, the asymptotic expansions of the solution for ENSO model are obtained and the asymptotic behavior of solution for corresponding problem is considered.

面向ID&E感性认知协同的机床外观造型设计研究

目的为了解决机床防护外观设计过程中工业设计与工程的感性认知协同问题,更好地寻求和增强双方对机床外观的认知共识,提高设计的效率和明确性,进而提高我国机床产业的整体竞争力。方法将扎根理论的定性研究与感性工学的定量研究相结合,首先通过扎根理论聚类并提炼工业设计与工程领域存在共识的感性意向词汇;然后,使用语义差异法对代表性样本进行影响因子和造型特征元素分析,明确双方可协同的机床设计元素与感性认知的映射关系;最后,基于相应具体案例需求进行设计实践。结论明确了机床外观设计过程中关于工业设计和工程双方存在协同认知的若干影响因子及其对应的典型感性词汇,构建了面向机床防护外观设计流程的ID&E感性认知协同系统,为机床外观设计领域提供有效的方法参考和优化思路。

A Tentative Study on Creation Theory of E.H.Gombrich＇s Art Theory

There are two popular aesthetic trends in Europe in the 17th and the 18th centuries. The first one is continental rationalism which holds that people＇ s knowledge comes from inborn rationality. The other one is British empiricism.

Game Analysis for the Pricing Strategy in Manufacturer-Retailer Supply Chains

Supply Chain Management(SCM) is the term used to de sc ribe the management of the flow of materials, information and funds across the e ntire supply chain, from suppliers to component producers to final assemblers to distribution(warehouses and retailers) and ultimately to the consumers.This pap er studies the coordinated problem for a manufacturing and retailing supply chai n. Differentiating from traditional joint optimization in the literature, the ap proach applies game theory structure as the researching framework to address the problem of coordinating the pricing decisions of the manufacturer and retailer. Three co-op pricing models are developed and discussed which are based on two noncooperative games and one cooperative game. They are a Stakelberg’s two-sta ge game model, a simultaneously move game model and an cooperative game model, r espectively. The results obtained by the sufficient comparisons and discusses te ll us that the noncooperative equilibriums are lower efficiently than joint coop erative equilibrium. In order to get the efficient cooperative mechanism, we int roduce the Pareto efficiency concept and obtain so-called feasible Pareto effic ient set of pricing schemes (contract curve). The cooperative mechanism based on the curve would be solid and stable. These and orther related managerial issues are explored in this paper.

The Gap Labelling Integrated Density of States for a Quasi Crystal Universe Is Identical to the Observed 4.5 Percent Ordinary Energy Density of the Cosmos

Condense matter methods and mathematical models used in solving problems in solid state physics are transformed to high energy quantum cosmology in order to estimate the magnitude of the missing dark energy of the universe. Looking at the problem from this novel viewpoint was rewarded by a rather unexpected result, namely that the gap labelling method of integrated density of states for three dimensional icosahedral quasicrystals is identical to the previously measured and theoretically concluded ordinary energy density of the universe, namely a mere 4.5 percent of Einstein’s energy density, i.e. E(O) = mc2/22 where E is the energy, m is the mass and c is the speed of light. Consequently we conclude that the missing dark energy density must be E(D) = 1 - E(O) = mc2(21/22) in agreement with all known cosmological measurements and observations. This result could also be interpreted as a strong evidence for the self similarity of the geometry of spacetime, which is an expression of its basic fractal nature.

The Three Page Guide to the Most Important Results of M. S. El Naschie’s Research in E-Infinity Quantum Physics and Cosmology

In this short survey, we give a complete list of the most important results obtained by El Naschie’s E-infinity Cantorian space-time theory in the realm of quantum physics and cosmology. Special attention is paid to his recent result on dark energy and revising Einstein’s famous formula .