The Integrative Conceptual Model: Ecological Risk and Protective Factors for East Asian Immigrant Fathers’ Psychological Well-Being in the United States

In response to the dearth of research focusing solely on immigrant fathers, we propose the Integrative Conceptual Model to investigate the psychological well-being of recent immigrant fathers from East Asia to the United States. This model addresses how multiple factors in the society (e.g., policy), work and community (e.g., employment), family (e.g., father-child and couple relationships), and individual (e.g., education) levels in the host and home countries are linked to East Asian immigrant fathers’ adaptation to their new environment. More specifically, we focus on the unique risk factors and protective factors to their adjustment, which are vital to the psychological well-being of recent immigrant fathers from East Asia. The Integrative Conceptual Model contributes to the limited fatherhood literature to help understand the multifaceted nature of immigrant fatherhood. Implications include creating culturally sensitive education and intervention programs for East Asian immigrant fathers

Water-Soluble Glass Substrate as a Platform for Biodegradable Solid-State Devices

A biodegradable glass material is utilized as a novel functional element of solid-state devices. A water-soluble borate glass substrate serves as the structural platform on which thin film device is built. The glass substrate completely dissolves in a saline solution in approximately 40 h. Intentional failure of the spiral device (RLC resonator circuit) as a result of rapid structural disintegration by dissolution is demonstrated in DC, AC, and RF ranges that agrees well with simulation. Adopting water-soluble glass elements is expected to be a viable approach to develop reliable all-inorganic biodegradable devices that are fully functional during an intended operational lifetime followed by rapid degradation

Parenting Satisfaction and Paternal Involvement of Korean Fathers: A Person-Centered Approach

Using latent profile analysis, we identified patterns of parenting satisfaction and paternal involvement among 201 South Korean fathers. Three profiles were identified: (1) low involved (n = 74), highly involved (n = 28), and moderately involved (n = 99). A Multivariate Analysis of Variance analysis revealed that fathers in the low involved (n = 74) profile were significantly different from their counterparts in the other profiles regarding longer work hours and higher levels of work-to-family conflict. Also, fathers in the highly involved profile were more likely to report their wives are employed. The findings indicate that paternal involvement types are affected by work-related factors among Korean fathers. Implications for policymakers and research will be discussed. Objectives - To examine the levels of paternal involvement with children and parental satisfaction among Korean fathers.- To explore subgroups of Korean fathers with similar patterns of parental satisfaction and father involvement types.- To identify the differences among the subgroups of Korean fathers regarding demographic characteristics, work hours, wife’s employment, job stress, and work to family conflict

A Design and Implementation of Immersive Virtual Space Authoring System

This paper describes an immersive virtual space authoring system to help developing the VR applications. Our system supporting the immersive user interface on the desk-top is composed of VR hardware controlling software modules, 3D authoring software modules and VR I/O devices such as CyberGlove and HMD. We also develop the immersion toolkit to support high-level programming for VRML object manipulation. This paper suggests an extended VRML format that allows preview of 3D VRML objects prior to load them. It is useful to support drag-and-drop authoring interface while immersed, and to reduce the retrieval cost of ultimate 3D VRML data on the Internet. 1

Secure Outsourced Blockchain-Based Medical Data Sharing System Using Proxy Re-Encryption

The security and privacy of electronic health records (EHRs) have received considerable attention from healthcare workers and researchers. To ensure security, various encryption and decryption schemes as well as key management protocols have been developed. However, owing to sharing and scalability issues, additional security technologies have been proposed. Nonetheless, these technologies cause other problems, such as efficiency issues. Blockchain-based EHR management systems have been proposed to overcome computational overhead. However, because most blockchain systems are installed by outsourcing companies, EHRs may be leaked to the company. Hence, we herein propose a blockchain-based EHR management scheme with proxy re-encryption. In this scheme, we set a proxy server that re-encrypts the ciphertext between file servers, thereby solving EHR sharing issues. Furthermore, because the server is separated from the blockchain system, the outsourcing company cannot manipulate the server or access the records. In addition, the blockchain assists in access control by using smart contracts, thereby enabling secure and efficient EHR sharing. By performing security analysis, we prove that our proposed scheme solves the aforementioned security problems. In addition, we experimentally demonstrate the efficient operation of the proposed system

Methodology of Excavator System Energy Flow-Down

Due to the strengthening of air-quality regulations, researchers have been investigating methods to improve excavator energy efficiency. Many researchers primarily conducted simulation studies employing mathematical models to analyze the energy consumption of excavator systems, which is necessary to examine the fuel efficiency improvement margin and the improvement effect. However, to effectively study the improvement of excavator efficiency, the real-time energy consumption characteristics must be examined through simulations and analyses of actual equipment-based energy consumption. Accordingly, this study establishes an energy flow-down model for the entire excavator system based on actual equipment tests. A measurement system is built to measure the required data, thereby establishing an experimental methodology for modeling each component. This paper presents an excavator system energy flow-down methodology that integrates the energy flow-down model, measurement system, and experimental methodology. This methodology was applied to dig and dump operations, and the energy consumption characteristics were analyzed. An analysis of the operating modes indicates that 59.8% of the total fuel energy was consumed in the engine system, 17% in the hydraulic system, and 23.2% in the hydraulic actuation systems. The methodology can be used to help analysis of the fuel efficiency improvement margin under various conditions

Sensor Substrates Based on Biodegradable Glass Materials

This work explores the feasibility of temporary implantable devices utilizing an inorganic material as the core structural element. A biodegradable glass material was used as the substrate for the devices. A device test structure composed of two thin film elements, an insulating layer and a pair of metal electrodes, was formed on the biodegradable glass substrate. The devices were then subsequently tested for their operation in simulated body fluids. This feasibility study is expected to lead to a variety of useful solid-state sensors and actuators that can be applied to many medical areas that can benefit temporary implantable devices

Is Helicopter Parenting Related to College Students’ Mental Health? A Typological and Cross-Cultural Approach

Abstract Objective The goal of this study is to uncover latent classes of maternal and paternal helicopter parenting among American and Chinese college students, and to examine whether latent classes of maternal and paternal helicopter parenting are related to college students’ mental health (depression and self-esteem). Background Previous studies have examined the association between helicopter parenting and college students’ well-being. However, less is known about how the multidimensional construct of helicopter parenting is related to college students’ mental health across Western and Eastern cultural contexts. Method We conducted three-step latent class analyses using nine helicopter parenting indicators for 1,386 mother–child and 1,214 father–child groups in the United States and 520 mother–child and 454 father–child groups in China. Next, we tested the association between the class membership of maternal and paternal helicopter parenting and college students’ mental health. Results We identified distinct helicopter parenting latent classes among four American and Chinese parent–child groups. We also found that American college students in the strong maternal helicopter parenting latent class reported poorer mental health than those in other latent classes. Conclusion Our findings indicate that the multidimensional construct of helicopter parenting can be interpreted differently by parents and college-aged children according to their social and cultural contexts. Implications The findings of this study suggest that it is necessary to strengthen understanding of the multidimensional construct of helicopter parenting for parents with college-aged children to enable them to develop more appropriate parenting practices as well as support their children\u27s well-being

Typologies of Helicopter Parenting in American and Chinese Young-Adults’ Game and Social Media Addictive Behaviors

Helicopter parenting has emerged as a prevalent phenomenon in families with adult children. Due to its developmentally inappropriate nature, helicopter parenting sometimes serves as a risk factor for children. In addition, culture and parents’ gender shape parenting and adult children’s outcomes. The purpose of the present study was to identify multidimensional constructs of helicopter parenting among college students and describe how latent classes of helicopter parenting of mothers and fathers are related to college students’ game and social media addictive behaviors in the United States and China. Using a three-step latent class approach, data from 1402 mother and young-adult child (MC) and 1225 father and young-adult child (FC) pairs in the United States and 527 MC and 426 FC pairs in China were analyzed. Four helicopter parenting latent classes (strong, strong but weak direct intervention, weak but strong academic management, and weak) were identified among MC and FC pairs in the United States, but three latent classes (strong, strong but weak direct intervention, and weak) were identified in China. In addition, college students whose parents were in the strong helicopter parenting class reported a higher level of game and social media addictive behaviors than those in weak and weak but strong academic management classes in the United States, but not in China. These findings indicate that helicopter parenting is multidimensional in nature in both American and Chinese families, but the impact of helicopter parenting on college students’ game and social media addictive behaviors differs between the two countries