Basic Perspective Research Articles

An Interactive Perspective Scene Completion Framework Guided by Complanate Mesh

This paper presents an efficient interactive framework for perspective scene completion and editing tasks, which are available largely in the real world but rarely studied in the field of image completion. Considering that it is quite hard to extract perspective information from a single image, this work starts from a friendly and portable interactive platform to obtain the basic perspective data. Then, in order to make this interface less sensitive, easier and more flexible, a perspective-rectification based correction mechanism is proposed to iteratively update the locations of the initial points selected by users. At last, a complanate mesh is generated by the geometry calculations from these corrected initial positions. This mesh must approximate the perspective direction and the structure topology as much as possible so that the filling process can be conducted under the constraint of the perspective effects of the original image. Our experiments show the results with good qualities and performances, and also demonstrate the validity of our approaches by various perspective scenes and images.

Uncovering Hidden Curricula: Use of Dark Humor in Anatomy Labs and its Implications for Basic Sciences Education

Humor is subjective within most settings, but within the anatomy laboratory, it is likely to be significantly more contentious. While humor may be considered a component of the hidden curriculum of medical education, it has yet to be studied specifically from a basic sciences perspective. This study sought to understand if, when, how, and why humor may be used in anatomy labs and the implications this may have in basic sciences education. A survey consisting of demographic and qualitative items was designed to sample widely from academics, students, and health professionals with anatomy laboratory experience. A total of 185 respondents, representing 9 countries participated following purposive sampling and snowball recruitment. Findings of significance were 72% of respondents who had experienced dark humor within the anatomy lab. Themes identified from free-text pertained to the use of internal and external barometers to ascertain the appropriateness of humorous remarks and the use of humor as a mechanism for diffusing stress. Polarity in responses concerning the acceptability of dark humor and rude mnemonics was also observed. This study highlighted that while dark humor may be a perceived tension release, many individuals make use of very specific internalized gauges to determine when and what humor may be appropriate. The data emphasized the need for not only future humanistic-focused anatomy but also basic sciences, education research, to better understand and have ideal educational experiences for all. Finally, this study provided further evidence of the impact of the hidden curriculum associated with the use of humor within educational and professional settings.

Some Aspects of Development of Private International Law in the CIS Countries

Globalization, development of the states and society and their rapprochement makes the issues of regulation of relation with a foreign element more urgent, and in particular private international law becomes relevant. In this aspect, states are aimed in unification and harmonization of norms of private international law and mostly within regional associations. This article traces these issues within the Community of Independent States (CIS). The CIS countries are trying to analyze and use the international experience, in particular similar experiences of the EU. The EU experience is acutely important in view of the development of Eurasian Economic Union in which more States are trying to become a member. This article traces the development and rapprochement of the private international law in the EU and the CIS countries, and analyzes international agreements of the States which are aimed to unify private international law and regulate such relations around the States. The article reflects upon and provides some basic perspectives regarding further regional harmonization and unification of private international law in the CIS.

Pitching Research … What, Why, How?

The current paper offers some simple tips for budding researchers on how to get the best out of their “Pitching Research” [Faff (2015, 2019)] experience. These tips are built upon three basic perspectives. First, WHAT? Here, the framework is briefly outlined and mapped into a simple “question vs. answer” mindset. Second, WHY? Here, I spell out some simple insights as to why the elements of the framework are included, in the way that they are included and what you miss out (or “risk”) by overlooking any of them. Third, HOW? Here, the framework is portrayed as a dynamic recursive exercise, in which the user should strive for a convergence of coherent thoughts.

Los marcos fundamentales de la integración en el sistema educativo AICLE (CLIL). Parte 2: La perspectiva del profesor

The article constitutes the second part of a series of articles pertaining to the basic perspectives of integration in CLIL educational system. At the beginning, the author’s original concept of four perspectives of integration in CLIL was presented, ordered according to the student’s perspective, the present didactic and pastoral perspective, i.e. the teacher’s. In the subsequent part of the article the author discusses in detail the second perspective, as well as indicates the main aspects of didactic integration in CLIL: (1) by terminology, (2) by discourse, (3) by higher order processing tasks, (4) by intercultural comparison, (5) by authentic materials’ scaffolding. Finally, the conclusions are presented.

From snapshots to complex continuity: Making sense of the multifaceted concept of child well-being

Understanding children’s well-being entails relating the multifaceted perspective of well-being to the characteristics of modern childhood. The article identifies four basic perspectives in research on child well-being: objective, subjective, developmental and eudemonic well-being. While studies often focus well-being as a state, children are passing through multiple domains during childhood, domains changing faster than ever before, underlining the need to study child well-being as a complex continuity. As research on child well-being is being transformed into policies, there is a need for a deeper understanding of its dynamics and dimensions.

Cesium immobilization by K-struvite crystal in aqueous solution: Ab initio calculations and experiments

The use of immobilization methods to treat radioactive nuclear waste liquid is one of the most effective ways for preventing radioactive contamination. Understanding the solidification matrix for the immobilization behavior of radioactive ions is ​​an important issue. In this work, ab initio calculation was used to study the solidification mechanism of Cs+ in K-struvite crystal in the aqueous solution. Corresponding experiments were carried out and analyzed by XRF11X-ray fluorescence spectrum, XPS22X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, AAS33Atomic absorption spectrometry, FI-IR44Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, SEM55Scanning electron microscope, EDS66Energy dispersive spectroscopy and XRD77X-ray diffraction . This work proposed a calculation method for the ΔEaq88Aqueous Solution Substitution Forming Energy is abbreviated as ΔEaq. . By analyzing ΔEaq, the tendency of Cs+ to occupy the K site in K-struvite crystal is remarkable. Furthermore, in-depth first-principles calculations show that this immobilization behavior is related to the electronic structures of K-struvite and Cs-struvite99For convenience, [K, Cs]-struvite is abbreviated as Cs-struvite. K, Cs each accounted for 50%., and they together with the interaction of cation and aqueous solution determine the energy change of the process. This work provides a basic perspective for the study of magnesium phosphate potassium cement solidified nuclides, which is convenient for judging the solidification of other nuclide ions, thereby designing K-struvite cement for solidified nuclide. This method is also readily extended to other studies of the chemical immobilization of any crystal in the solution to any other ions.

Agency and Communion From the Perspective of Self Versus Others: The Moderating Role of Social Class.

Communion and agency are the two fundamental dimensions of social perception. The dual perspective model (DPM) predicts that communion is more desirable and important in the other perspective, whereas agency is more desirable and important in the self-perspective. Social class psychology has suggested that social class is also systematically linked to one’s orientation toward communion and agency. However, little is known about how basic perspectives (i.e., self versus other) and social class jointly affect the primacy of communion and agency in social cognition. The current study attempted to address this gap by asking participants from different social class conditions to rate the importance of communal and agentic traits both with respect to the self and to another person. Results indicated that lower class individuals rated communal traits as more important than agentic ones for others, whereas upper class individuals rated agentic traits as more important than communal ones for themselves. This work extends both DPM and the social class psychology. Current findings could provide important practical implications for inter-class communications.

Cell Based Therapy for Corneal Endothelial Regeneration

AbstractCell based treatment, as an option in contrast to ordinary donor corneal transplantation, is foreseen to give a not so much intrusive but rather more successful helpful methodology for corneal endothelial dysfunction. The proliferative capacity of human corneal endothelial cells is seriously controlled, in this way making the foundation of ideal conditions for the development of human corneal endothelial cells a basic perspective for the clinical utilization of a cell based treatment. As of late, effective development convention of human corneal endothelial cells for clinical application which incorporates the utilization of Rho kinase (ROCK) inhibitor and the restraint of changing development factor beta flagging were accounted for to advance the cell multiplication and to help human corneal endothelial cell societies that show high cell thickness. Creature tests demonstrated that a cell‐infusion treatment joined with the utilization of a ROCK inhibitor advances developed corneal endothelial cell bond onto the back cornea, at last bringing about the recuperation of corneal straightforwardness. A pilot clinical examination was as of late started in Japan to research the viability of a cell‐infusion treatment for patients with bullous keratopathy.

MicroRNAs in Cardiovascular Disease: Small Molecules but Big Roles.

microRNAs (miRNAs) are an evolutionarily conserved class of small single-stranded noncoding RNAs. The aberrant expression of specific miRNAs has been implicated in the development and progression of diverse cardiovascular diseases. For many decades, miRNA therapeutics has flourished, taking advantage of the fact that miRNAs can modulate gene expression and control cellular phenotypes at the posttranscriptional level. Genetic replacement or knockdown of target miRNAs by chemical molecules, referred to as miRNA mimics or inhibitors, has been used to reverse their abnormal expression as well as their adverse biological effects in vitro and in vivo in an effort to fully implement the therapeutic potential of miRNA-targeting treatment. However, the limitations of the chemical structure and delivery systems are hindering progress towards clinical translation. Here, we focus on the regulatory mechanisms and therapeutic trials of several representative miRNAs in the context of specific cardiovascular diseases; from this basic perspective, we evaluate chemical modifications and delivery vectors of miRNA-based chemical molecules and consider the underlying challenges of miRNA therapeutics as well as the clinical perspectives on their applications.

Linking spatial differentiation with sustainability management: Academic contributions and research directions of physical geography in China

Physical geography focuses on the Earth surface system and is dedicated to revealing how people affect the environment and how the environment reacts to people. Based on its characteristic spatial cognitive perspective, the inductive–deductive combined approach, and the comprehensive research paradigm that integrates multiple elements, processes, and scales, physical geography always provides an important scientific basis for understanding human–nature interactions and solving sustainable development issues in different eras. Putting theory into practice, physical geography plays a pivotal role in realizing the UN Sustainable Development Goals and China’s goal of ecological civilization. At present, China is in a stage of rapid socio-economic development and global conditions are changing more quickly than ever. Based on its disciplinary characteristics and traditional advantages, physical geography in China should always develop around social needs and play an increasing role in resource- and environment-related policies and outreach. Future development of physical geography as a discipline in China is expected, taking spatial cognition as the basic perspective and human–nature interaction as the core content, along with the combination of deductive and inductive approaches and the strengthening of interregional integration, all under the goal of sustainability. Considering the shared environmental challenges and the complexity of interconnections between countries in the context of globalization, the academic exploration and practice of physical geography in China have been providing scientific support for the sustainable development of China and beyond.

확률실험 환경에서 초등학교 수학영재 학생과 일반 학생의 확률 탐구 특성 비교

The law of large numbers is the main principle that describes the relationship between mathematical and statistical probability. To understand the law of large numbers, it is necessary to grasp pattern and variability at the same time. This study sets the inference of pattern and variability for the two axes of analysis, and analyzes the learning patterns of probability concept of mathematically gifted students and non-gifted students in the physical and computer simulation situations, and compares the characteristics that appear in the two groups. This study found that in both situations, mathematically gifted students showed a higher level of understanding compared to non-gifted students, and in computer simulation situations, a rise in understanding level was observed in both groups. Meanwhile, it was observed that most students, whether or not they were mathematically gifted, failed to recognize chance variability. Based on these results, this study presents a basic perspective to establish learning paths suitable for student's level.

Multilingualism at church: language practices in a Ghanaian context

ABSTRACTThis paper examines the linguistic repertoires and domains of language use of the members of Victory Baptist Church at Nkwantanang (a suburb of Kade), an Akan-speaking area in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Data for the study is from observations and transcribed recordings of Sunday services, youth and women fellowship meetings, as well as conversations and interviews with selected members of the church. The theoretical underpinning of the work derives from Fishman’s [(2006). A decalogue of basic theoretical perspectives for a sociology of language and religion. In T. Omoniyi, & A. J. Fishman (Eds.), Explorations in the sociology of language and religion (pp. 13–25). Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. Retrieved from https://sociologyoflanguageandreligion.com/about/fishmans-decalogue/] sociology of language and religion principles and Baldauf’s [(2005). Micro language planning. In P. Bruthiaux, D. Atkinson, G. Eggington, W. Grabe, & V. Ramanathan (Eds.), Directions in Applied Linguistics: Essays in Honor of Robert B. Kaplan (pp. 227–239). Clevedon: Multilingual Matters] micro language planning approach. A major finding is that there are numerous instances of code-switching among the youth, which are attributable to the language contact situation in the church and the town. Additionally, monolingual elderly women resort to lexical borrowing. Furthermore, whereas some studies have proved that smaller communities are diglossic, this study shows that the language situation in Nkwantanang is rather multilingual despite the community's small size and remoteness. Lastly, members of the church have a positive attitude towards the prevailing language situation, which supports principle three of Fishman's SLR.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Depression among Institutionalized Elderly in Kerala

Aging is a social problem and is often studied from the point of view of one or more of the basic perspectives. From the functionalist perspective, aging is a problem because institutions of modern societies are not working well enough to serve the needs of the dependent aged. The extended families which once allowed elderly people to live out their lives among kin has been weakened by greater sociomobility and a shift to the nuclear family as the basic kinship unit. As grandparents, for example, once played an important role in socializing the young, teaching them the skills, values, and ways of life of their people. Now these functions are performed by schools and colleges, for it is assumed that the elderly cannot understand or master the skills required in today’s fast changing world. Instead, they most often are cared for either at home or institution such as old age homes, which free the productive member of society to perform other functions. Purpose of the current study was to examine effect of cognitive behavior therapy for depression among institutionalized elderly.

Automated communication and basic rights

Nowadays communication does not necessarily originate from humans, but also from “machines” such as “social bots” or “things” in the Internet of Things. From a basic rights perspective, this phenomenon raises the question if such communication benefits from the same level of protection as communication created by human beings. With regard to the basic rights of the Grundgesetz, the Federal Constitutional Court for years has been excluding some forms of communication from the scope of protection as not needing or deserving protection. The ratio of these decisions must not be applied to cases of automated communication without noticing possible differences. Automated communication can mostly be linked to the human beings or legal entities applying it. Therefore, its prohibition or regulation is a matter of proportionality of infringements with fundamental rights.

Supplemental Material for The Healthy Personality From a Basic Trait Perspective

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Defining place attachment in community base development program for urban settlement – a theoretical review

Explanation toward community characteristics is required to improve the community empowerment for urban settlement improvement. The aimed characteristic is relation between community and the living space as ‘place attachment’. This paper defines theoretical definition of place attachment in the context of empowerment program. It is a basic perspective of analytical framework of community’s engagement. This paper conducts content analysis technique in building the interrelation among the expert’s argumentations about related matters. As the results there is a hypothesis: place attachment refers to people’s individual perception toward their living-place, leads to their basic motivation of community attachment, and improve their participation.

Advances in hepatopancreatobiliary surgery of the 13th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association

The 13th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association was held from 4th to 7th September 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland. Thousands of well-known specialists and scholars from 96 countries around the world were invited for the great event. The congress aimed to explore the latest achievements of diagnosis and treatment of hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases from both the clinical and basic perspective. In this article, authors reviewed and analyzed the up-to-date research information and combined clinical researches of the author team, in order to share the experience and achievements in the field of hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery with colleagues and provide new information and inference for optimization of diagnosis and treatment in this field. Key words: Liver surgery; Biliary surgery; Pancreatic Surgery; The International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association; Precision medicine; Translational medicine

Social perspective taking is associated with self-reported prosocial behavior and regional cortical thickness across adolescence.

Basic perspective taking and mentalizing abilities develop in childhood, but recent studies indicate that the use of social perspective taking to guide decisions and actions has a prolonged development that continues throughout adolescence. Here, we aimed to replicate this research and investigate the hypotheses that individual differences in social perspective taking in adolescence are associated with real-life prosocial and antisocial behavior and differences in brain structure. We used an experimental approach and a large cross-sectional sample (n = 293) of participants aged 7–26 years old to assess age-related improvement in social perspective taking usage during performance of a version of the director task. In subsamples, we then tested how individual differences in social perspective taking were related to self-reported prosocial behavior and peer relationship problems on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (n = 184) and to MRI measures of regional cortical thickness and surface area (n = 226). The pattern of results in the director task replicated previous findings by demonstrating continued improvement in use of social perspective taking across adolescence. The study also showed that better social perspective taking usage is associated with more self-reported prosocial behavior, as well as to thinner cerebral cortex in regions in the left hemisphere encompassing parts of the caudal middle frontal and precentral gyri and lateral parietal regions. These associations were observed independently of age and might partly reflect individual developmental variability. The relevance of cortical development was additionally supported by indirect effects of age on social perspective taking usage via cortical thickness.

Understanding of the Career Development in the Job Shadowing of the Beauty Major College Students

본 연구의 목적은 뷰티미용전공 전문대학생이 직무현장 관찰 및 현직자와 대화에서 자신의 직업관, 진로발달, 그리고 자아에 대한 성찰을 어떻게 형성하는가를 다각적으로 탐색하는 것이었다. 이를 위해 본 연구는 뷰티분야 직업현장을 참여 관찰하고 현직자와 인터뷰를 체험한 수도권 소재의 A대학 뷰티미용전공 학생 8명을 표본으로 선정하고, 개별 심층 면담을 통해 그들이 경험한 의미를 해석하였다. 심층면담 결과에 따르면, 참여자들은 간접적 직무체험(직업현장 관찰 및 현직자와 대화)을 통해서, 첫째 뷰티업무의 성공적 수행을 위해 필요한 태도, 지식, 역량, 조건 등이 무엇인지를 학습하였다. 특히, 참여자들은 뷰티업종에서 직무수행의 핵심 역량이 고객과의 인간관계라는 사실을 학습하였다. 둘째, 참여자들은 뷰티 직업이 실제 고되고 힘들다는 현실을 알게 되었고, 미래에 어떠한 진로를 선택할지에 대한 직업진로 결정의 준거를 설정하게 되었다. 즉, 그들은 직무현장 관찰을 통해 뷰티직업에 대한 그들 자신 직업선택 관점의 변화를 보여 주었다. 마지막으로 연구 참여자들은 직업진로 결정 여부 이외에 자신들의 전공에 대한 만족하고 있는지 여부를 성찰 하였다. 본 연구는 구성주의적 관점에서 뷰티미용전공 전문대생이 직무관찰을 통해 직업진로 발달 및 직업관 변화를 맥락적으로 파악했다는 데 그 이론적 의의가 있다. 아울러, 현장실습 및 인턴십 등 직접적인 직무체험에서 진로교육 의미 탐색에 초점을 둔 기존 연구와 달리, 본 연구는 참여 관찰 및 현직자와 대화라는 간접적 직무체험에서 학생들이 무엇을 학습을 했는지를 심층 분석했다는 점에서 향후 전문대학 진로교육 프로그램 운영에 실제적 시사점을 제공한다.The purpose of this study was to explore how the college students of the beauty department changed their perspective about jobs, career development, and self-reflection in the process of job shadowing. We selected 8 students who were enrolled in the beauty department of a college located in the capital area and conducted individual in-depth interviews with them. According to the result of the study, First, participants have learned attitude, knowledge, competence, and an important matter necessary to achieve a excellent performance in the beauty job. In particular, they figured out that a core competency for a successful beauty job is to share a social relationship with the clients. Second, they recognized that doing a beauty job is very tough and then set a criteria to make a decision of their future job. Doing a Job shadowing made them being change in the area of job and their job perspective. Finally, they looked themselves back how they are satisfying with developing their career at the beauty department. This study is significantly meaningful in that it contextually showed how the college students are developing their job careers through an indirect job experience from a constructive point of view. Moreover, this study is different from the existing studies focusing on student’s direct work experiences such as the existing internship programs, which focused on exploring the student’s indirect work experience and the process of their vicarious learning. The result of the current study has a practical implication in terms of providing a basic perspective for career education for students of colleges.