Comprehensive Ability Research Articles

Reform of teaching and practice of the integrated teaching method BOPPPS-PBL in the course “clinical haematological test technique”

BackgroundIn order to meet the demand for laboratory talents in the clinical laboratory industry and address the current curriculum characteristics and shortcomings of the teaching mode of “Clinical Hematology Laboratory Technology”, we investigated the effectiveness of the bridge-in, objective, pre-assessment, participatory learning, post-assessment, and summary model combined with problem-based learning (BOPPPS-PBL) in undergraduate teaching of this course.MethodSeventy students majoring in Medical Laboratory Technology from the Army Medical University in the past 5 years have been selected and divided into two groups with the same teaching content and time. The control group (2015 and 2016 grades) used traditional teaching methods, while the experimental group (2017, 2018 and 2019 grades) used the BOPPPS-PBL model. After class, diverse evaluation methods were used to analyze the formative and summative exam scores of the two groups of students.ResultsAfter the reform, students performed significantly better in exams than before. In addition, the new teaching methods have had a positive impact, with students demonstrating high motivation for self-directed learning and problem-solving abilities.ConclusionCompared to traditional teaching methods. The BOPPPS-PBL integrated case study education model is a relatively effective teaching method to improve students’ problem-solving ability and comprehensive practical ability.

The level of predictability of past reading attainment and self-perception and behavioural measures on children’s reading achievement

This longitudinal study used regression path models to predict the influence on students’ reading comprehension ability of three self-perception variables (reading self-concept; reading/English effort; academic self-handicapping); three teacher rating behaviour variables (attentive behaviour; sociable behaviour; and settled behaviour) and past reading comprehension. As part of the study, a 12-item reading/English effort scale was developed, and its psychometrics characteristics reported ( N = 254) The participants were Australian primary school students, followed from Years 3 and 4 to Years 5 and 6 ( n = 127). The first path model identified that attending behaviours, low levels of self-handicapping, and reading self-concept were the main predictors of reading achievement. Reading achievement was reassessed two years on, with this path model including past reading attainment. In this model past reading achievement and self-handicapping predicted reading achievement. This research reiterates: the relevance of social-emotional and cognitive variables in education; the need to teach reading across the school years; and the need to enhance students’ sense of control and certainty over their learning.

Multi-method integrated experimental teaching reform of a programming course based on the OBE-CDIO model under the background of engineering education

Under the background of engineering education professional certification, the Outcome-Based Education (OBE) education concept of “output-oriented” has been paid more and more attention. The traditional experimental teaching of programming course often focuses on the teaching of theoretical knowledge, and lacks the cultivation of students’ practical ability and innovative spirit. Engineering education puts forward new requirements for the teaching mode of program design course. The experimental teaching of programming courses requires further reform and innovation to cultivate high-quality technical engineering talents with good social responsibility, teamwork ability, and innovative thinking ability. Guided by the theory of engineering education combined with the educational philosophy of Conceive–Design–Implement–Operate (CDIO) and OBE, this paper carried out the reform of experimental teaching of programming course among students majoring in computer science and technology and information security. This teaching reform aimed to better cultivate students’ practical ability, innovation ability, and knowledge-integrated application ability, considering the course concept, course design, course implementation, and course operation, and exploring the practice of teaching process reconfiguration, teaching content organization, and teaching method integration. This multi-integration experimental teaching reform was found to fully mobilize students’ learning enthusiasm, tap into students’ potential, greatly improve students’ comprehensive practical ability, effectively achieve course goals, and lay a solid foundation for subsequent professional course learning. This teaching mode has been practically applied in current experimental teaching and is widely recognized by students, providing a reference for improving teaching quality.

Construction of a four-dimensional nurturing model for the cultivation of applied innovative talents in inland waterway ship and ocean engineering majors

This study aims to establish a four-dimensional nurturing model tailored for the cultivation of applied innovative talents within the inland waterway ship and ocean engineering majors. By conducting a thorough analysis of the current state of professional talent cultivation and identifying the principal challenges, the study delineates the theoretical underpinnings and constituent elements of the four-dimensional nurturing model. Furthermore, it investigates the model's application in the construction of curricular systems, the reform of practical teaching, the cultivation of innovative capabilities, and the enhancement of humanistic qualities. The research employs case analysis to empirically test the effectiveness of the model and devises an evaluation index system to assess its outcomes. Results indicate that the four-dimensional nurturing model significantly enhances students' comprehensive abilities, offering fresh perspectives and methodologies for professional talent development. Lastly, the study proposes recommendations for policy formulation and future research directions.

The Influence of Asymmetric Hearing Loss on Peripheral and Central Auditory Processing Abilities in Patients With Vestibular Schwannoma.

Asymmetric or unilateral hearing loss (AHL) may cause irreversible changes in the processing of acoustic signals in the auditory system. We aim to provide a comprehensive view of the auditory processing abilities for subjects with acquired AHL, and to examine the influence of AHL on speech perception under difficult conditions, and on auditory temporal and intensity processing. We examined peripheral and central auditory functions for 25 subjects with AHL resulting from vestibular schwannoma, and compared them to those from 24 normal-hearing controls that were matched with the AHL subjects in mean age and hearing thresholds in the healthy ear. Besides the basic hearing threshold assessment, the tests comprised the detection of tones and gaps in a continuous noise, comprehension of speech in babble noise, binaural interactions, difference limen of intensity, and detection of frequency modulation. For the AHL subjects, the selected tests were performed separately for the healthy and diseased ear. We observed that binaural speech comprehension, gap detection, and frequency modulation detection abilities were dominated by the healthy ear and were comparable for both groups. The AHL subjects were less sensitive to interaural delays, however, they exhibited a higher sensitivity to sound level, as indicated by lower difference limen of intensity and a higher sensitivity to interaural intensity difference. Correlations between the individual test scores indicated that speech comprehension by the AHL subjects was associated with different auditory processing mechanisms than for the control subjects. The data suggest that AHL influences both peripheral and central auditory processing abilities and that speech comprehension under difficult conditions relies on different mechanisms for the AHL subjects than for normal-hearing controls.

Regulation and microbial response mechanism of nitric oxide to copper-containing swine wastewater treated by Pistia stratiotes

As a signaling molecule, Nitric oxide (NO) has been widely used in abiotic stress mitigation studies.Pistia stratiotes showed a good synergistic removal effect on heavy metals, nitrogen and phosphorus, but the high concentration of copper(Cu) in swine wastewater inhibited the comprehensive removal ability of Pistia stratiotes. At present, it is not clear how the addition of NO regulates the stress resistance mechanism of Pistia stratiotes to copper in swine wastewater, and the microbial response mechanism accompanying this process is not yet clear. Therefore, in the concentration range of 0.31∼4 mg·L−1Cu2+ and NO concentration of 0,0.05 and 0.1 mg L−1, the removal effect of Pistia stratiotes on copper from swine wastewater was studied. The results showed as follows: The treatment of non-available copper in groups M and H increased by 10.67% and 22.31%, respectively, compared with that in group L. The critical point of inhibiting effect of NO on growth rate was 2.03 mg·L−1Cu. By measuring three-dimensional fluorescence spectrum, combined with parallel factor analysis and principal component analysis, it was confirmed that exogenous addition of NO affected the humification degree of dissolved organic matter(DOM) and promoted the chelation of organic matter with copper. With the increase of Cu concentration, the Reyranella and Prosthecobacter with certain copper resistance gradually gained advantages. Redundancy analysis(RDA) showed that Emiticicia had a strong correlation with the removal rates of ammonia nitrogen, total phosphorus and copper in swine wastewater, while hgcI_clade had a strong correlation with the removal rates of total nitrogen. In conclusion, controlling the dosage of NO can effectively improve the tolerance and removal effect of Pistia stratiotes on copper in swine wastewater, which is of great significance for promoting the treatment and resource transformation of swine wastewater.

The Influence of the School Literacy Movement on the Reading Comprehension Ability of Grade III Students

The Influence of the School Literacy Movement on the Reading Comprehension Ability of Grade III Students

Altered white matter connectivity of ventral language networks in autism spectrum disorder: An automated fiber quantification analysis with multi-site datasets

Comprehension and pragmatic deficits are prevalent in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and are potentially linked to altered connectivity in the ventral language networks. However, previous magnetic resonance imaging studies have not sufficiently explored the microstructural abnormalities in the ventral fiber tracts underlying comprehension dysfunction in ASD. Additionally, the precise locations of white matter (WM) changes in the long tracts of patients with ASD remain poorly understood. In the current study, we applied the automated fiber-tract quantification (AFQ) method to investigate the fine-grained WM properties of the ventral language pathway and their relationships with comprehension and symptom manifestation in ASD. The analysis included diffusion/T1 weighted imaging data of 83 individuals with ASD and 83 age-matched typically developing (TD) controls. Case-control comparisons were performed on the diffusion metrics of the ventral tracts at both the global and point-wise levels. We also explored correlations between diffusion metrics, comprehension performance, and ASD traits, and conducted subgroup analyses based on age range to examine developmental moderating effects. Individuals with ASD exhibited remarkable hypoconnectivity in the ventral tracts, particularly in the temporal portions of the left inferior longitudinal fasciculus (ILF) and the inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus (IFOF). These WM abnormalities were associated with poor comprehension and more severe ASD symptoms. Furthermore, WM alterations in the ventral tract and their correlation with comprehension dysfunction were more prominent in younger children with ASD than in adolescents. These findings indicate that WM disruptions in the temporal portions of the left ILF/IFOF are most notable in ASD, potentially constituting the core neurological underpinnings of comprehension and communication deficits in autism. Moreover, impaired WM connectivity and comprehension ability in patients with ASD appear to improve with age.

The Educational Value and Practical Strategies of Ideological and Political Education in Martial Arts Courses in Universities

With the continuous deepening of education reform, strengthening the construction of ideological and political courses and implementing moral education has become the focus of many universities. The martial arts courses in universities contain rich elements of ideological and political education, and by carrying out corresponding teaching activities, students can ensure their physical and mental health development. Therefore, in the new era, universities and martial arts curriculum teachers should adapt to the development of the world, focus on improving students’ comprehensive abilities, carry out effective teaching activities around ideological and political courses, and effectively deepen the reform of martial arts teaching in universities. This article studies the educational value and practical strategies of ideological and political education in martial arts courses in universities and puts forward corresponding opinions on this.

Developing A Piano Teaching Model for Music Majors in Chinese Higher Education and Improving Student's Piano Playing Skills

China's economic and social development, cultural industry progress, and improved living standards have led to a diversified society for piano professionals and applied talents. This study aimed to analyze the piano teaching mode in higher schools. Explore the existing piano teaching modes at home and abroad, and analyze the characteristics, advantages, and shortcomings of different teaching modes and evaluate the new piano teaching mode and verify its effect of improving students' piano playing application ability. The current study clarified the related implications under the initial dimensions for a follow-up particular analysis by examining the syllabi of piano teaching models from five universities' music programs using the Research & Development (R&D) theoretical framework. The study examines and contrasts relevant research on domestic piano instruction models through a survey of the literature. This stage seeks to categorize and condense the findings of previous research, comprehend the theoretical underpinnings and real-world application of applied talent training models both domestically and internationally, and offer a theoretical framework and point of reference for this investigation. This study employs various research tools, including literature analysis, structured questionnaires, observation forms, and checklists, to collect comprehensive data to address the research questions. It explored that teaching methods: at present, China's higher education piano teaching methods are diverse, emphasis on skills training, ignoring the cultivation of music literacy. In the process of teaching, teachers tend to focus on demonstration, and students have fewer opportunities to practice, which leads to the lack of students' innovative ability. The Curriculum: China's higher education piano teaching is based on professional courses, and a small number of elective courses in the curriculum to assist. As a result, the content of the curriculum is relatively single and lacks the cultivation of students' comprehensive ability. The Evaluation system: China's higher education piano teaching is mainly based on performance examination, which overly emphasizes technical indicators and neglects musical expression and creativity. In addition, the evaluation standard is too uniform, making it difficult to meet students' individual needs.

Content Analysis of Bahasa Indonesia Textbook for Indonesian Language

As the official language, Indonesian language has a key position in the curriculum of Indonesia, including in from the language policy, education system, class schedule, the national main curriculum assessment, etc. The Indonesian language textbooks for first grade Junior High School is compiled based on the curriculum objectives and contents stipulated in the constitution of the country. The compilation and development of this Indonesian language textbooks also refer to the teaching design of content and Integrated Language Learning (CLIL) to prepare and design the content of textbooks. The four aspects in the subtopics, i.e., ‘language comprehension ability’, ‘language summary or restatement ability’, ‘language analysis ability’ and ‘language listening, speaking, reading, writing and practice ability’, are consistent with the four factors of ‘content’, ‘cognition’, ‘communication’, and ‘culture’ in CLIL.

A comparative study of critical thinking implementation in face-to-face and online classrooms: Medical students’ critical thinking and reading comprehension

Background: The enhancement of critical thinking (CT) is an essential goal in the educational strategic framework of medical universities across the globe. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to evaluate the competence in CT abilities as well as the inclination of medical students to actively participate in CT practices. Moreover, educational decision-makers believe that granting medical students the opportunity to utilize technology can enhance their academic performance and stimulate their CT ability level. Hence, this research aimed to compare the influence of implementing a CT framework in traditional classroom settings and online platforms on the CT and reading comprehension of medical students. Methods: Over four months, two groups of 60 medical students (30 students in each group) were exposed to two environments of face-to-face and online English language instruction. The current quasi-experimental study was conducted at a general English language classroom, situated in Islamic Azad University, Kerman branch. Pre-tests and post-tests of CT and reading comprehension were used to measure learners’ improvements in CT and reading comprehension levels before and after the project. Results: The results of this study showed some improvements in the CT and reading comprehension abilities of both face-to-face and online groups (P<0.01). However, the improvements were particularly noticeable in the online group regarding the reading comprehension (M=17.98) and CT (M=107.462) variables compared to the face-to-face group (M=11.39) and (M=51.438). Conclusion: Medical education experts strongly believe that developing and nurturing CT skills among medical students is crucial for improving the overall quality of medical education. In today’s globalized era, the importance of CT cannot be overstated, as it equips students with essential skills needed to navigate complex challenges. Integrating CT into online learning environments is a testament to the progressive nature of medical education in the modern world.

Concept analysis of psychiatric nursing competency in psychiatric nursing

This concept analysis study identified attributes and defined psychiatric nursing competency among psychiatric nurses. The approach of Walker and Avant was used for concept analysis, and a literature review was completed including eight steps. The concept of psychiatric nursing competency was identified as five attributes: professional assessment, situation coping skills, communication, cooperation, and self-management. Antecedents of the concept were psychiatric nursing education and experience, and the consequences were patient outcomes, patient safety, and efficiency of care. Psychiatric nursing competency was defined as the comprehensive ability to care for psychiatric patients appropriately and effectively in the nursing situation. This study is meaningful in that it clarified psychiatric nursing competency among psychiatric nurses, and the attributes and empirical referents of this study will be the basis for development to a psychiatric nursing competency measurement tool.

Probiotic characteristics and whole genome sequence analysis of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ZFM518 isolated from infant feces

AbstractEmerging research has shown that lactic acid bacteria in the intestines of newborns play a beneficial role in the growth, immune function, and metabolism of infants after birth. In this study, four strains of Lactobacillus were isolated from fecal samples of newborns, and a safe Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ZFM518 (ZFM518) strain was obtained after the screening, which showed excellent antibacterial activity and adhesion potential. The strain exhibited excellent ability to survive in acidic environments, simulated gastric juice, and simulated intestinal environments, respectively. ZFM518 had a bacteriostatic zone of 31.12 ± 0.33 mm against Staphylococcus aureus, a hydrophobic rate of 76.97% ± 3.35%, and a survival activity of 96.54% ± 0.14% under a simulated intestinal fluid environment. Moreover, ZFM518 can produce up to 161.11 ± 9.67 ng/mL of folate. A genome‐wide investigation of ZFM518 revealed that the majority of its genes were involved in the metabolism of amino acids, carbohydrates, adhesion, immunological defense, and antibacterial activity. In addition, only one antibiotic resistance gene of the antimicrobial peptide was annotated. These results indicate that ZFM518 is a new strain with a strong comprehensive ability and probiotic potential. This study can provide practical support for screening potential probiotics from infant feces and provide a theoretical basis for developing probiotic resources.

PLEASING: Exploring the historical and potential events for temporal knowledge graph reasoning

Temporal Knowledge Graphs (TKGs) enable effective modeling of knowledge dynamics and event evolution, facilitating deeper insights and analysis into temporal information. Recently, extrapolation of TKG reasoning has attracted great significance due to its remarkable ability to capture historical correlations and predict future events. Existing studies of extrapolation aim mainly at encoding the structural and temporal semantics based on snapshot sequences, which contain graph aggregators for the association within snapshots and recurrent units for the evolution. However, these methods are limited to modeling long-distance history, as they primarily focus on capturing temporal correlations over shorter periods. Besides, a few approaches rely on compiling historical repetitive statistics of TKGs for predicting future facts. But they often overlook explicit interactions in the graph structure among concurrent events. To address these issues, we propose a PotentiaL concurrEnt Aggregation and contraStive learnING (PLEASING) method for TKG extrapolation. PLEASING is a two-step reasoning framework that effectively leverages the historical and potential features of TKGs. It includes two encoders for historical and global events with an adaptive gated mechanism, acquiring predictions with appropriate weight of the two aspects. Specifically, PLEASING constructs two auxiliary graphs to capture temporal interaction among timestamps and correlations among potential concurrent events, respectively, enabling a holistic investigation of temporal characteristics and future potential possibilities in TKGs. Furthermore, PLEASING incorporates contrastive learning to strengthen its capacity to identify whether queries are related to history. Extensive experiments on seven benchmark datasets demonstrate the state-of-the-art performances of PLEASING and its comprehensive ability to model TKG semantics.

Application Effect of Remote Ultrasound Teaching in Standardized Residency Training

Objective: To explore the application effect of remote ultrasound teaching in the standardized training of residents. Methods: 42 students who participated in the standardized residency training in the Department of Ultrasonography of our hospital from August 2022 to August 2023 were selected and divided into the control group (n = 21) and the observation group (n = 21) by using the random number table method. The control group was taught routinely, and the observation group was taught with remote ultrasound on the basis of the control group. The general data, teaching effect, ultrasound diagnostic compliance rate, and teaching satisfaction of the participants in the two groups were observed. Results: The baseline data of the two groups were not statistically significant (P > 0.05); the theoretical and practical assessment scores of the observation group were significantly better than those of the control group (t = 2.491, t = 2.434, P = 0.05); the ultrasound diagnostic compliance rate of the participants in the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group (78.33%) (χ2 = 33.574, P = 0.000 < 0.001); the overall satisfaction rate of students in the observation group (20/95.24%) was significantly higher than that of the control group (14/66.67%) (χ2 = 3.860, P = 0.049 < 0.05). Conclusion: In standardized residency training, remote ultrasound teaching can effectively improve the comprehensive ability of students, enhance diagnostic accuracy, and improve students’ teaching satisfaction.

Research on the hybrid teaching model of "race track + basic accounting practice"

To enter the information age, we must adapt to the requirements of the times, and we must have the ability to learn by using information technology in order not to be abandoned by the times. Only by adapting to the development of the times can students have their own stage in society in the future, so as to assume historical responsibilities for society and the people and bloom their own life value. The mixed teaching mode is the product of the information age and the only way for the teaching mode to develop forward. Therefore, the implementation of mixed teaching mode is the need of social development and the development of modern teaching. Autonomous learning ability is a comprehensive ability that students show in their learning activities. Students with this ability have a strong thirst for knowledge, are good at using scientific learning methods, reasonably arranging their own learning activities, are good at positive thinking, dare to question questions, and show a strong spirit of exploration and enterprising in the learning process. Cultivating students' autonomous learning ability is the requirement of quality education and the need of cultivating students' all-round development. Promoting the formation of students' autonomous learning consciousness, autonomous learning ability, autonomous learning habits and autonomous learning quality is an important purpose of classroom teaching reform. Can promote students to achieve excellent results in various competitions.

Relationship between emotion comprehension, vocabulary, and verbal working memory in intellectual developmental disorders: involvement of verbal reasoning skills

ABSTRACT This study investigated the role of language-related abilities in emotion comprehension among young people with non-specific intellectual developmental disorders (NS-IDDs). Forty children and adolescents with NS-IDDs completed tasks assessing emotion comprehension, receptive vocabulary, verbal reasoning skills, and verbal working memory. Results showed that emotion comprehension was better predicted by comprehension of abstract words and verbal working memory, and that these two predictors were themselves predicted by verbal reasoning skills. These results therefore suggest a link between emotion understanding and verbal reasoning, which could be mediated by abstract vocabulary and verbal working memory. These findings provide insight into the relationships between emotion comprehension and language-related abilities in NS-IDDs.

Research on the Assessment System of Computational Mechanics Courses Based on the TOPSIS Entropy Weight Model

This paper takes the assessment and evaluation of computational mechanics course as the background, and constructs a diversified course evaluation system that is student-centered and integrates both quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods. The system not only pays attention to students’ practical operation and theoretical knowledge mastery but also puts special emphasis on the cultivation of students’ innovative abilities. In order to realize a comprehensive and objective evaluation, the assessment and evaluation method of the entropy weight model combining TOPSIS (Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) multi-attribute decision analysis and entropy weight theory is adopted, and its validity and practicability are verified through example analysis. This method can not only comprehensively and objectively evaluate students’ learning outcomes, but also provide a scientific decision-making basis for curriculum teaching reform. The implementation of this diversified course evaluation system can better reflect the comprehensive ability of students and promote the continuous improvement of teaching quality.

Cognitive neuropsychological and neuroanatomic predictors of naturalistic action performance in left hemisphere stroke: a retrospective analysis.

Individuals who have experienced a left hemisphere cerebrovascular accident (LCVA) have been shown to make errors in naturalistic action tasks designed to assess the ability to perform everyday activities such as preparing a cup of coffee. Naturalistic action errors in this population are often attributed to limb apraxia, a common deficit in the representation and performance of object-related actions. However, naturalistic action impairments are also observed in right hemisphere stroke and traumatic brain injury, populations infrequently associated with apraxia, and errors across all these populations are influenced by overall severity. Based on these and other data, an alternative (though not mutually exclusive) account is that naturalistic action errors in LCVA are also a consequence of deficits in general attentional resource availability or allocation. In this study, we conducted a retrospective analysis of data from a large group of 51 individuals with LCVA who had completed a test of naturalistic action, along with a battery of tests assessing praxis, attention allocation and control, reasoning, and language abilities to determine which of these capacities contribute uniquely to naturalistic action impairments. Using a regularized regression method, we found that naturalistic action impairments are predicted by both praxis deficits (hand posture sequencing and gesture recognition), as well as attention allocation and control deficits (orienting and dividing attention), along with language comprehension ability and age. Using support vector regression-lesion symptom mapping (SVR-LSM), we also demonstrated that naturalistic action impairments are associated with lesions to posterior middle temporal gyrus and anterior inferior parietal lobule - regions known to be implicated in praxis; as well the middle frontal gyrus that has been implicated in both praxis and attention allocation and control. Taken together, these findings support the hypothesis that naturalistic action impairments in LCVA are a consequence of apraxia as well as deficits in attention allocation and control.