Influence Factor of Tertiary Students’ Employability Awareness Adjust Industry 4.0

This study aims to analyze the correlation (N=621) among tertiary students’ career planning, e-recruiting adoption acceptance, and employability awareness in Taiwan. Tertiary students’ perceived career planning includes four factors, namely, self-appraisal, job expectancy, goal selection, and problem solving. E-recruiting adoption acceptance includes four factors, namely, playfulness, ease of use, effectiveness, and usefulness. Employability awareness includes four factors, namely, personal adaptability , employability ambition, career identity, and labour market. Participants responded to a 5-point Likert-type scale for each factor. Analysis was conducted using the structural equation modeling (SEM), and a good model fit was found for both the measurement and structural models. Research findings demonstrate that tertiary students’ career planning significantly and directly influences employability awareness. Career planning significantly and indirectly influences employability awareness by e-recruiting adoption acceptance. Tertiary students’ career planning and e-recruiting adoption acceptance fit the influence model and empirical data of employability awareness. Implications of this study, including the value of student self-assessment of their skills and utility of the e-recruiting to underpin personal career development planning and inform graduate recruitment processes, are discussed and recommendations made

LEARNING EFFECTIVENESS AMONG TERTIARY STUDENTS USING AUGMENTED REALITY (AR)-BASED FOR ADAPTING TO INDUSTRY 4.0: Received: 24th August 2023; Revised: 09th October 2023, 26th October 2023; Accepted: 27th December 2023

This study aimed to explore the correlation among AR-based learning effectiveness (ARLE), AR learning beliefs (ARLB), creative learning self-efficacy (CLS), and AR learning motivation(ARLM) of tertiary students in Taiwan. Participants had 378 tertiary students who from 15 school, and used path analysis model of the structural equation model (SEM) based on the questionnaire survey. The results show that there is a significant positive correlation between the AR Learning Beliefs (ARLB) and AR Learning Motivation (ARLM) of tertiary student. It is found that higher correlation between ARLB, ARLM and Creative Learning Self-Efficacy (CLS). There was a significant positive correlation between ARLE and ARLB, and can effectively explain ARLE. This study confirms that CLS is an important factor and an impact mediating factor between ARLB and ARLM. In addition, CLS can also influence ARLE through ARLM

Edge-Computing-Based People-Counting System for Elevators Using MobileNet–Single-Stage Object Detection

Existing elevator systems lack the ability to display the number of people waiting on each floor and inside the elevator. This causes an inconvenience as users cannot tell if they should wait or seek alternatives, leading to unnecessary time wastage. In this work, we adopted edge computing by running the MobileNet–Single-Stage Object Detection (SSD) algorithm on edge devices to recognize the number of people inside an elevator and waiting on each floor. To ensure the accuracy of people counting, we fine-tuned the SSD parameters, such as the recognition frequency and confidence thresholds, and utilized the line of interest (LOI) counting strategy for people counting. In our experiment, we deployed four NVIDIA Jetson Nano boards in a four-floor building as edge devices to count people when they entered specific areas. The counting results, such as the number of people waiting on each floor and inside the elevator, were provided to users through a web app. Our experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method achieved an average accuracy of 85% for people counting. Furthermore, when comparing it to sending all images back to a remote server for people counting, the execution time required for edge computing was shorter, without compromising the accuracy significantly

A Measure of Pre-teachers’ self-regulation learning strategy :Adjust Industry 4.0 & 107 Curriculum Reform

This study describes the development and validation of self-regulation learning strategy scale, a 30-item scale that measures pre-teachers’self-regulation learning strategy toward Industry 4.0 & 107 Curriculum Reform. A total of 476 pre-teachers completed the questionnaire. A pilot study (n= 120) was examined factorial validity and reliability of questionnaire and study objects (n= 356) used confirmatory factor analysis. The Self-regulation Learning Strategy Measure (SLSM) has three-factor model (Environmental Orientation, Behavioral Orientation and Process Orientation Self-regulation) was fit using maximum likelihood estimation (MLE). The self-regulation learning strategy scale could be useful for understanding the ways in which teachers think about self-regulation learning issues and could be used to investigate the relationship between other variables. The applications of the SLSM were discussed

Zoledronic acid treatment for cancerous bone metastases: a phase IV study in Taiwan

Aim of study: To investigate the features, adverse effects, bone marker changes in patients with breast cancer, prostate cancer, and multiple myeloma with bone metastases under Zometa® therapy. Materials and Methods: This post-marketing study included 414 Taiwanese patients with bone metastases secondary to breast cancer, prostate cancer, or multiple myeloma who received Zometa® for 48 weeks. The patients′ characteristics, medication and adverse events were recorded, meanwhile changes in four serum bone metabolic markers and pain reduction were assessed every three months for one year. Results: A total of 3,711 doses of Zometa® were infused, accounting for 294.5 patient-years. Adverse events occurred in 9.4% of patients, with bone pain, insomnia, constipation, and pyrexia as the most frequently reported. There was no osteonecrosis of the jaw. The incidence of skeletal-related events decreased significantly from 44.9% to 18.8%. Serum NTx, BAP, and TRACP5b steadily decreased to nadir at six months, but serum OPG was persistently elevated until the end of one year. The average decrease in pain score was 14.1, 14.3, and 16.7 for prostate cancer, breast cancer, and multiple myeloma patients, respectively. Conclusion: Zometa® can be safely administered in Taiwanese patients with bone metastases secondary to breast cancer, prostate cancer, and multiple myeloma. There are concomitant decreases in skeletal-related events and bone pain

The Clinical Efficacy and Cardiotoxicity of Fixed-Dose Monthly Trastuzumab in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: A Single Institutional Analysis.

Trastuzumab-containing treatment regimens have been shown to improve survival outcomes in HER2-positive breast cancer (BC). It is much easier to infuse a fixed one-vial dose to every patient on a regular schedule in the general clinical setting. The aims of this study were evaluating the efficacy of a 440 mg fixed-dose of trastuzumab administered on a monthly infusion schedule, and the risk factors for cardiac events.We retrospectively reviewed data from 300 HER2-positive BC patients in our institute: 208 were early-stage BC patients undergoing adjuvant trastuzumab treatment, and 92 were metastatic BC patients treated with trastuzumab infusions until disease progression. There were 181 patients receiving regular trastuzumab infusions every 3 weeks (Q3W; 8 mg/kg loading dose followed by 6 mg/kg every 3 weeks), and the other 119 patients were treated monthly with a fixed 440 mg dose (QM; fixed 440 mg every 4 weeks).The medians of progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in the adjuvant setting were not reached in both treatment groups. In the metastatic setting, there was no significant difference between groups in PFS or OS. The median time to significant cardiovascular (CV) dysfunction was 4.54 months. The incidence of congestive heart failure requiring medication in our cohort was 3.4%.In our study, we found that fixed-dose monthly trastuzumab was feasible and effective. In addition, the CV risk was not higher with the fixed-dose protocol. This treatment modality could lower the cost and was easier to implement in clinical practice. Larger prospective randomized studies with longer-term follow up are needed to confirm our results

Lifestyle Factors and Energy Intakes with Risks of Breast Cancer among Pre- and Post- Menopausal Women in Taiwan

Although the incidence of invasive breast cancer (BC) among women in Asian is generally lower than that in Western countries, the incidence of BC has been on the rise in the past three decades in Asian countries. This hospital-based case-control study aimed to explore the relationship between dietary and metabolic factors and BC risk in pre- and post-menopausal women. We enrolled 285 patients with newly diagnosed BC at the National Taiwan University Hospital and 297 controls from the local community and hospital staff. Before receiving anticancer therapy, all patients with BC and control participants completed a 57-question semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire. For pre-menopausal women, plant-based factor scores rich in seeds and nuts, soy, fruits, and seaweeds correlated significantly with reduced BC risks, whereas menarche occurring at <12 years of age, reduced physical activity, and high-density lipoprotein <40 mg/dL were associated with increased BC risks. For post-menopausal women, plant-based dietary factor scores were also associated with reduced risks, whereas increased body mass index and energy intake levels correlated with increased BC risks. Diets rich in plant-based dietary patterns are protective against BC risk, regardless of menopausal status. Habitual physical activity is protective against BC risk among pre-menopausal Taiwanese women. Maintaining optimal weight and caloric intake is beneficial for reducing post-menopausal BC risk

Kaplan-Meier curves comparing the treatment effect in the Q3W and QM groups.

<p>(A)There is no significant difference in PFS or OS (B) between the groups in the metastatic cohort. (C)In the adjuvant cohort, the medians of PFS and OS (D) were not reached.</p

The clinical demographic differences between both study groups.

<p>The clinical demographic differences between both study groups.</p

The clinical characteristics, cardiac evaluation and treatment in patients with significant cardiac dysfunction (≥ grade II toxicity).

<p>The clinical characteristics, cardiac evaluation and treatment in patients with significant cardiac dysfunction (≥ grade II toxicity).</p