Anger Experiences and Coping Methods of Chinese Students in Japan

This paper is based on the questionnaire survey of “Angers and Coping Methods of Chinese Students in Japan”. Using SPSS to analyze the correlation between the anger experience and the duration of the stay, it is found that there is a weak negative correlation that the shorter the duration is, the less experience they accumulate. Based on previous researches, on one hand, according to the reasons of anger, the experience is classified into Japanese behavior patterns, prejudice, temporary victimization, public issues, etc. On the other hand, according to the directions of anger, the coping methods are divided into directing to the person (opposite or third party), directing to some objective things and shifting the attention through other activities, etc. Compared with previous studies, we can see that the anger experience and coping methods in intercultural communication are more or less different from those in the communication between the natives

An investigation of the causes and objects of anger among Chinese college students

本稿は，中国の８大学の日本語専攻の学部生を対象とした自由記述式アンケート調査を通じて，大学生の怒り誘因，怒り相手，および性差と学年別による両者の相違を明らかにすることを目的とする。性差から見れば，１. 男性は外的要因による怒りの割合がより高いのみならず，低学年（１・２年）の男性は同学年の女性よりかなり高いこと，２. 女性は内的要因による怒りの割合がより高く，また学年が上がるにつれて割合が高くなる傾向があること，３. 女性より男性の方が自分の能力不足やネガティブな性格に対する怒りの割合がより高いことなどがわかった。学年別に見れば，学年を問わず，ルームメートの迷惑行動や友人の裏切り，意見の不一致などに怒りを感じることが多く，全寮制との相関関係が示される。同時に，クラスメートへの怒りは誘因が多様化しており，キャンパスが「ミニ社会」と言われる通り，すでに健全な社会的関係が築かれている。また，キャンパス外の見知らぬ人と自己に対する怒りの割合は，高学年の方が著しく高く，これはまもなく社会進出となり，将来への不安や自己成長への期待に気をもんでいるように思われる。最後に，大学生には自分への感情管理，他人への共感など，大学側と教師には「人間中心」主義，SNSにおいては多方面の協調を求めるべきだという解決策を考えてみた。本稿は，日本学術振興会令和２年（2020年）度科学研究費助成事業（科学研究費補助金）特別研究員奨励費（課題番号18F18717））「情感態度と異文化コミュニケーションに関する調査研究」及び広島大学マネジメント研究センター共同研究プロジェクトの助成を受けた研究成果の一部である

Role of Cytokines and Chemokines in Alcohol-Induced Tumor Promotion

Excessive chronic alcohol consumption has become a worldwide health problem. The oncogenic effect of chronic alcohol consumption is one of the leading concerns. The mechanisms of alcohol-induced tumorigenesis and tumor progression are largely unknown, although many factors have been implicated in the process. This review discusses the recent progress in this research area with concentration on alcohol-induced dysregulation of cytokines and chemokines. Based on the available evidence, we propose that alcohol promotes tumor progression by the dysregulation of the cytokine/chemokine system. In addition, we discuss specific transcription factors and signaling pathways that are involved in the action of these cytokines/chemokines and the oncogenic effect of alcohol. This review provides novel insight into the mechanisms of alcohol-induced tumor promotion

Text-Only Image Captioning with Multi-Context Data Generation

Text-only Image Captioning (TIC) is an approach that aims to construct a model solely based on text that can accurately describe images. Recently, diffusion models have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in generating high-quality images that are semantically coherent with given texts. This presents an opportunity to generate synthetic training images for TIC. However, we have identified a challenge that the images generated from simple descriptions typically exhibit a single perspective with one or limited contexts, which is not aligned with the complexity of real-world scenes in the image domain. In this paper, we propose a novel framework that addresses this issue by introducing multi-context data generation. Starting with an initial text corpus, our framework employs a large language model to select multiple sentences that describe the same scene from various perspectives. These sentences are then summarized into a single sentence with multiple contexts. We generate simple images using the straightforward sentences and complex images using the summarized sentences through diffusion models. Finally, we train the model exclusively using the synthetic image-text pairs obtained from this process. Experimental results demonstrate that our proposed framework effectively tackles the central challenge we have identified, achieving the state-of-the-art performance on popular datasets such as MSCOCO, Flickr30k, and SS1M

Empirical insights into industrial policy’s influence on phytoprotection innovation

Intelligent Phytoprotection is an important direction for the modern development of plant protection related disciplines, and its essence is the innovative application of new generation information technology industry, high-end equipment manufacturing industry, and digital industry related technologies in the traditional plant protection field. This article first identifies 224 International Patent Classification (IPC) Main groups in the field of intelligent phytoprotection technology based on the International Patent Classification System. And then combines with China’s industrial policy practice, we explore the impact of industrial policy on the application number of invention patents in the field of intelligent phytoprotection technology using the Difference-in-difference (DID) method and the Synthetic DID method. The study results showed that the implementation of industrial policy can significantly promote the patent application activities in the intelligent phytoprotection treatment group, with an average increase of 517 invention patent applications compared to the control group that is not affected by the policy. The research conclusion of this article suggests that for countries and regions, industrial policies are an important tool for promoting the innovation and development of intelligent phytoprotection related technologies

Seasonality in the cross section of stock returns: Advanced markets versus emerging markets

We extend the studies of stock return seasonality by Heston and Sadka (2008, 2010) to a comprehensive sample of 42 international markets, including 21 advanced markets and 21 emerging markets. The empirical results show a large variation in stock seasonality across markets and suggest that this phenomenon exists primarily in advanced markets. A winner-loser portfolio approach shows that return seasonality is economically significant in advanced markets but not in emerging markets. We conduct statistical, rational and behavioral analyses to explore the potential reasons for the seasonality observed in advanced markets and find that regression bias, the January effect, and the Fama-French-Carhart type risk premium all can partially explain this seasonality difference

Psychic income associated with Shanghai tennis masters and residents’ attitude

Using Shanghai Tennis Masters as an example, this study seeks to explore the psychic income associated with major sports events hosting and whether the psychic income would predict the attitudes of local residents toward events hosting. In addition, the moderating effect of sport involvement on the relationship between psychic income and attitude is also tested. In this study, a questionnaire survey is adopted. The structured questionnaire was developed based on 4 parts, including the demographics of the residents, involvement in the sport event, psychic income from the sport event, and their attitudes toward the sports event, there were 47 items in total. Data were collected from the local residents of Shanghai (including 16 districts or counties), as a result, 1,302 valid questionnaires were collected. A series of statistical analyses were conducted by using SPSS25.0 and AMOS 24.0 to examine the reliability and validity of the scales and to test the hypotheses. The results showed that the event has brought a significant level of psychic income to the local community, and the perceived psychic income would predict the attitudes of the residents toward the event hosting. The moderating effect of sports involvement on the relationship between psychic income and attitude is also confirmed

Controlled Synthesis of Hollow α-Fe2O3 Microspheres Assembled With Ionic Liquid for Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalytic Activity

Porous self-assembled α-Fe2O3 hollow microspheres were fabricated via an ionic liquid-assisted solvothermal reaction and sequential calcinations. The concentration of the ionic liquid (1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate [C4Mim]BF4) was found to play a crucial role in the control of these α-Fe2O3 hollow structures. Trace amounts ionic liquid was used as the soft template to synthesize α-Fe2O3 hollow spheres with a large specific surface (up to 220 m2/g). Based on time-dependent experiments, the proposed formation mechanisms were presented. Under UV light irradiation, the as-synthesized α-Fe2O3 hollow spheres exhibited excellent photocatalysis in Rhodamine B (RhB) photodegradation and the rate constant was 2–3 times higher than α-Fe2O3 particles. The magnetic properties of α-Fe2O3 hollow structures were found to be closely associated with the shape anisotropy

Ultra-wideband-based real-time positioning with cascaded wireless clock synchronization method

Positioning services are often required in industrial and public applications. The requirements for positioning systems include sufficient positioning accuracy, appropriate anchor deployment in complex scenarios, stability, and precise5 clock synchronization between anchors. Therefore, algorithms designed for single-room and simple laboratory scenarios are not suitable. To address these challenges, this article proposes a comprehensive solution that combines ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Time Difference of Arrival (TDoA)-based positioning, and a cascaded wireless clock synchronization (CWCS) algo11rithm. First, we introduce the CWCS algorithm. Second, we discuss the control algorithm for transmitting clock calibration packets (CCP) through wireless broadcast. Finally, we define the Time-of-Arrival selection strategy for TDoA calculation. For multiroom scenarios, we present a positioning boundary optimization method based on received signal strength power and the first path power. This method performs well in real-world experiments

Resveratrol Pretreatment Improved Heart Recovery Ability of Hyperglycemic Bone Marrow Stem Cells Transplantation in Diabetic Myocardial Infarction by Down-Regulating MicroRNA-34a

AIM: To examine the effect of resveratrol (RSV) on bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) under hyperglycemic conditions and on BMSCs transplantation in diabetic rats with myocardial infarction (MI).METHODS:In vitro, BMSCs were isolated from 3-week-old male Sprague Dawley (SD) rats and cultured under hyperglycemic conditions for up to 28 days. Cell viability was analyzed by cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assays. The expression of miR-34a was measured by RT-qPCR. Western blotting was used to examine the protein expression of SIRT1, P21, P16, VEGF and HIF-1α. A senescence-associated β-galactosidase assay was used to examine the senescence level of each group. In vivo, a diabetes model was established by feeding rats a high-sugar and high-fat diet for 8 weeks, injecting the animals with streptozotocin (STZ) and continuing high-sugar and high-fat feeding for 4 additional weeks. Then, left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) cessation was used to established the myocardial infarction (MI) models. Each group of rats was transplanted with differentially preconditioned BMSCs after myocardial infarction. Ultrasound was used to analyze cardiac function 1 and 3 weeks after the operation, and frozen heart sections were used for immunohistochemical analysis, Masson staining and CD31 measurement. In addition, ELISA analysis of serum cytokine levels was performed.RESULTS: This study showed that the viability of BMSCs cultured under hyperglycemic conditions was decreased, the cells became senescent. Besides, an obviously increased in the expression of miR-34a was detected. Moreover, RSV preconditioning reduced the expression of miR-34a in BMSCs after high glucose stimulation and rejuvenated BMSCs under hyperglycemic conditions. Further analysis showed that the transplantation of RSV-BMSCs were benefit to heart recovery following infarction in diabetic rats, promoted proangiogenic factor release and increased arteriole and capillary densities.CONCLUSION: RSV rejuvenated BMSCs after chronic hyperglycemia-induced senescence by interacting with miR-34a and optimized the therapeutic effect of BMSCs on diabetes with myocardial infarction