Good Friend Research Articles

Pet dog facial expression recognition based on convolutional neural network and improved whale optimization algorithm

Pet dogs are our good friends. Realizing the dog’s emotions through the dog's facial expressions is beneficial to the harmonious coexistence between human beings and pet dogs. This paper describes a study on dog facial expression recognition using convolutional neural network (CNN), which is a representative algorithm model of deep learning. Parameter settings have a profound impact on the performance of a CNN model, improper parameter setting will make the model exposes several shortcomings, such as slow learning speed, easy to fall into local optimal solution, etc. In response to these shortcomings and improve the accuracy of recognition, a novel CNN model based on the improved whale optimization algorithm (IWOA) called IWOA–CNN is applied to complete this recognition task. Unlike human face recognition, a dedicated face detector in Dlib toolkit is utilized to recognize the facial region, and the captured facial images are augmented to build an expression dataset. The random dropout layer and L2 regularization are introduced into the network to reduce the number of transmission parameters of network and avoid over fitting. The IWOA optimizes the keep probability of the dropout layer, the parameter λ of L2 regularization and the dynamic learning rate of gradient descent optimizer. Carry out a comparative experiment of IWOA–CNN, Support Vector Machine, LeNet-5 and other classifiers for facial expression recognition, its results demonstrate that the IWOA–CNN has better recognition effect in facial expression recognition and also explain the efficiency of the swarm intelligence algorithm in dealing with model parameter optimization.

Coping with singleness

BackgroundThe number of never-married women is increasing worldwide. According to a recent census (2016) this trend is also apparent in Iran. The aim of the present study was to investigate how never-married Iranian women cope with their single status.MethodsThe present study was qualitative in nature. Purposeful sampling with maximum variation was used to select 18 never-married women aged over 35. Data were analyzed on the basis of conventional content analysis and inductive reasoning.ResultsOne hundred fifty-four codes, nine subcategories, three categories, and one theme were extracted. The three categories were: (1) responding to sexual needs (sub-categories: having sex; masturbation; sexual abstinence); (2) responding to emotional needs (sub-categories: getting used to being alone; living with family; closer relationship with good friends); (3) lifestyle changes (subcategories: accepting God's destiny; striving for beauty and health; becoming absorbed in work and education).ConclusionsResults showed that never-married women aged over 35 tried to adapt to sexual and emotional needs and lifestyle changes as proxies of singleness in various ways. It appears that these women adopted several strategies to cope with the lack of a spouse, children, or family life, these normally being developmental tasks characteristic of early adulthood.

Relationships between psychosocial well-being and leisure time physical activity among 160.000 young Finnish men: a cross-sectional study during 2015–2021

Evidence on the relationship between psychosocial well-being and physical activity (PA) is insufficient, especially in young adults between 18 and 29 years. Identifying protective factors for psychosocial well-being as well as factors that may promote PA behaviour in this specific age group is crucial.The aim of the present study was to explore the association between self-reported leisure time physical activity (LTPA) and a number of measures of psychosocial well-being in a large sample of Finnish young men. The sample used for this study is based on registers of the Finnish Defence Forces and consist of questionnaire-based data collected from 159,776 young healthy men (18–29 years, mean age 19 years) who started their military service during the period from 2015 to 2021. Sum scores were calculated for self-esteem and prosocial behaviour. Physical activity, number of friends and the relationship with the parents were each measured with a single question. Unadjusted and adjusted (education, financial situation of the family, family structure) logistic regression models were calculated.A multinominal logistic regression analysis showed that a higher level of LTPA was associated with a higher level of both prosocial behaviour (OR 6.12, 95% CI 5.88–6.36) and self-esteem (OR 4.41 95% CI 4.28–4.54). Further, LTPA had a positive relationship with good social relations, both with peers and parents. The odds ratio for participation in any LTPA weekly was higher (OR 2.74; CI 2.27–3.20) among those who had a close and trustworthy relationship with their parents compared to those men with more challenging relationships with their parents (OR 1.77; CI 1.46–2.14). An inactive lifestyle (PA less than once a week) seemed to be most common among men with no friends. About one third (31%) of men with no friends reported to engage in LTPA less than once a week, while only 10% of men with very many good friends reported to engage in similarly inactive LTPA behaviour.LTPA seems to be positively associated with self-esteem, prosocial behaviour and good social relations among young adult men. Actions aimed at promoting LTPA may have a positive impact on psychosocial well-being among young men, or vice versa. The relationship between PA and psychosocial well-being is complex and interrelated.

Foundational research in accounting: professional memoirs and beyond

It was with particular pleasure that, several years ago, I accepted the invitation of ChuoUniversity to write a professional, biographical essay about my own experience with accounting. My relation with this university is a long-standing one. Shortly after two of my books, Accounting and Analytical Methods and Simulation of the Firm Through a Budget Computer Program, were published in the USA in 1964, Professor Kenji Aizaki (then at Chuo University) and his former student, Professor Fujio Harada, and later other scholars from Chuo University, began actively promoting my ideas in Japan. And after a two volume Japanese translation of the first of these books was published in 1972 and 1975 (through the mediation of Professor Shinzaburo Koshimura, then President of Yokohama National University), my research found fertile ground in Japan through continuing efforts of three generations of accounting academics from Chuo University. I suppose it is thanks to these endeavours that my efforts became so well known in Japan, and that during some three decades many Japanese accounting professors contacted me either personally or by correspondence. Then from 1988 to 1990 Prof. Yoshiaki Koguchi, again from Chuo University, came as a visiting scholar to the University of British Columbia, audited some of my classes, and became a good friend and collaborator, which further strengthened my ties to this university.

Dr. Xiao-Ming Xu: A True Gentleman and Scholar in the Field of Spinal Cord Injury and Schwann Cell Biology.

Dr. Xiao-Ming Xu: A True Gentleman and Scholar in the Field of Spinal Cord Injury and Schwann Cell Biology.

Proses Penyidikan oleh Kepolisian Terhadap Tindak Pidana Perdagangan Orang dalam Aplikasi Whatsapp

To understand the investigation into the crime of trafficking in persons on Whatsapp media and understand the obstacles in police investigations of social media such as WhatsApp. This research uses case studies, namely examining cases and taking data directly on the parties involved in the chance to be investigated. In this study, it was found that the perpetrators of the crime of trafficking in persons did so because of economic problems, and victims of the crime of trafficking in persons were forced to do so because they were entangled in the deceit of the perpetrators, the victim who was a good friend of the victim was deceived and ensnared so that he needed to undergo rehabilitation for the perpetrator's actions. Social media, such as Whatsapp, is a crime that is difficult to trace because the perpetrators of crimes can be outside the jurisdiction of the Pekanbaru Police, but successful investigations and investigations have been carried out due to reports and assistance from public information cooperation. Around and feel disturbed by this criminal act of trafficking in persons. The most common obstacles encountered in these investigative cases include internal barriers consisting of limited jurisdiction areas and cyber mastery constraints. Second, there are external constraints (investigations into victims and lack of public legal concern).

Epistemic Partialism

AbstractMost of us are partial to our friends and loved ones: we treat them with special care, and we feel justified in doing so. In recent years, the idea that good friends are also epistemically partial to one another has been popular. Being a good friend, so‐called epistemic partialists suggest, involves being positively biased towards one's friends – that is, involves thinking more highly of them than is warranted by the evidence. In this paper, I outline the concept of epistemic partiality and its relation to non‐epistemic partiality and explore some considerations that speak in favour of and against such partialism in friendships. I finish by suggesting some directions in which this debate could go next.

Mark O. Hatfield: Oregon Statesman. By Richard W. Etulain

Richard W. Etulain, a well-known historian of the American West, offers a short, readable, and sympathetic biography of Mark O. Hatfield, long-time U.S. Senator from Oregon. He is best remembered today as a Republican Senator who opposed the Vietnam War in the 1960s, supported the nuclear freeze movement in the 1980s, and voted against the Gulf War and the Balanced Budget Amendment in the 1990s. In his thirty plus career in the Senate, he seemed more in line with liberal Democratic Senators, George McGovern (S.D.), Frank Church (Id.), and Edward Kennedy (Mass.). At the same time, Hatfield was a deeply devout Evangelical Christian and good friends with Rev. Billy Graham, who pushed Nixon to put him on the presidential ticket in 1968. The strength of Etulain’s biography is that he captures the frenetic energy Hatfield brought to his rise in state and national politics. Etulian devotes four of the five chapters to Hatfield’s emergence as a political force in Oregon. Hatfield’s followed a natural political trajectory, beginning with his election to the state legislative assembly in 1950, then election to the Secretary of State, followed by two successful terms as governor from 1959–67, before winning election to the U.S. Senate, where he served the next thirty years.

Coupling of the Liquid Sampling-Atmospheric Pressure Glow Discharge to Orbitrap Mass Analyzers for Uranium Isotope Ratio Analysis: Evolution of the Methodology and Implications to the Field.

Just over a decade ago, a truly outside-of-the-box approach to isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) was undertaken between research groups at Clemson University and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The original motivation dealt with projections as to whether or not microplasmas could be developed into practical elemental ionization sources, perhaps for transportable analysis applications. In particular, the use of the liquid sampling-atmospheric pressure glow discharge (LS-APGD) was pursued. Its interfacing to an ultra-high resolution Orbitrap platform, proved not only facile, but opened up a wealth of potential applications. Here, we lay out a historical, tutorial description of the interfacing and the evolution of the methodology regarding IRMS of uranium. Practical challenges and opportunities are described, which hopefully provide guidance to further applications in high resolution IRMS. It is hoped that, while detailed and lengthy, the didactic nature of the presentation provides experimental insights and tips, and also serves as an homage to our very good friend, Professor Gary M. Hieftje, whose scientific inspiration and comradery have been immeasurably important in our own careers.

Good critical friends are hard to find: promoting peer review among doctoral students

PurposeThis study aims to examine entry-level PhD students’ experiences with participating in Critical Friends, a peer review protocol, used to support learning the threshold concept of literature review. It also sought to determine if, and how, students used the peer review protocol electively during their first year of doctoral study.Design/methodology/approachThe authors used a sequential, QUAL-qual mixed-method design to guide the study. Reflective learning journals, surveys and interviews were collected from three cohorts of PhD students (N = 18).FindingsThematic analysis revealed that giving and receiving writing critique was uncomfortable for these novice peer reviewers and many described emotional disciplining associated with vulnerability. Critical Friends offered a safe space to begin mastery of the literature review and begin transforming new researcher and writer identities. While Critical Friends was a positive experience for students, they struggled implementing the protocol on their own following the course.Practical implicationsThese findings support the need for faculty to embed peer review opportunities in courses during the first year to facilitate role modeling and mentoring. The findings also demonstrate the need to engage students with peer review early in the program to increase comfort, cultivate student resiliency for accepting critical feedback and build capacity for students to learn with and from others.Originality/valueThis paper advocates for the use of peer review practices early in the doctoral study to promote the development of researcher identity and positioning within the research community.

Consequence of Use of Alcoholic Beverages in Modern Life-Style and Remedy with Yoga and Ayurveda

Whenever we discuss regarding the alcoholism, which may be chronic or acute, it seems that the people who consumes alcohol may be due to any causes, it leads to a Alcoholic addiction. In the primary stage of alcoholic consumption, it may not harm to body but some socio-economic problem may occur. Sometimes the family members as well as friends also ignore to such activities of user knowingly or unknowingly. Users often take beetle with tobacco products in order to conceal the fact, which may also harm to their body. As the time passes and if it is not controlled by him-self or family, then such person falls down to an another world, from where he does not want to come back and he makes distances from family as well as good friends. At last a stage comes where he becomes ruined socially, economically, physically and mentally. Some users even try to commit suicide due to frustration. Homicidal activities and sexual violence may also be noticed. Now-a-days alcoholism is a commonest cause for incidents of murder and rape as well as traffic accidents. Hence if the consumer adopt the lifestyle described in Ayurveda and Yoga, then one can give up the addiction of alcohol and able to lead a happy and healthy life.

Student Self Management to Continue to Higher Education

It becomes a reason for students to continue their studies to a higher level of education, namely higher education. According to Hardjana (1994:12) that "Higher Education is an educational unit that organizes higher education". Higher education can also be interpreted as an educational institution that organizes education and various kinds of expertise, for example: in the fields of education, economics, law, psychology, engineering, health and others in accordance with Law No. 20 of 2003 stipulates that higher education is an academic , polytechnics, high schools, institutes or universities determined by the government. In essence, every student has a tendency or interest to continue their studies to a higher level. This type of research is a survey method with a quantitative approach where researchers collect information by compiling questions using questionnaires to respondents. The quantitative approach in this study is in the nature of testing existing theories, namely to test the effect of student time management, parental support, peer support and achievement motivation on the interest in continuing their education to tertiary education in public high schools in South Minahasa Regency starting from theory, hypothesis, observation then confirmation. Place and Time The research was carried out in a high school environment in South Minahasa Regency. The research population is all students of class III (three) SMA totaling 532 students, the research sample is 215 students. The research results show that : Student Time Management has a direct positive and significant effect on Student Achievement Motivation in State Senior High Schools in South Minahasa Regency. That is, if students' time management increases, the achievement motivation will also increase. Parental support has a positive and significant direct effect on achievement motivation in students at public high schools in South Minahasa regency. That is, if parental support increases, achievement motivation will increase. Peers have a direct positive and significant effect on the achievement motivation of students in public high schools in South Minahasa regency. That is, the more good friends, the achievement motivation will increase. Student Time Management has a direct positive and significant effect on the Interest in Continuing Education to Higher Education in Students at State Senior High Schools in South Minahasa Regency. That is, if students' time management becomes better, the interest in continuing their education to tertiary education will increase. Parental support has a positive and significant direct effect on the interest in continuing education to tertiary institutions for students in public high schools in South Minahasa regency. That is, if parental support increases, the interest in continuing their education to tertiary education will also increase. Peers have a direct positive and significant effect on the Interest in Continuing Education to Higher Education in Students at State Senior High Schools in South Minahasa Regency. That is, if there are more good friends, the interest in continuing their education to higher education will increase. Achievement Motivation has a direct positive and significant effect on the Interest in Continuing Education to Higher Education in Students at State Senior High Schools in South Minahasa Regency. That is, if achievement motivation increases, the interest in continuing education to tertiary education will also increase. Student Time Management has a significant effect on Interest in Continuing Education to Higher Education in mediation with Student Achievement Motivation in State Senior High Schools in South Minahasa Regency. That is, if students' time management does not make a major contribution to continuing their education to tertiary institutions, it can be mediated with achievement motivation so that the interest in continuing their education to tertiary institutions will be even greater. Parental support has a significant effect on interest in continuing education to tertiary institutions mediated by achievement motivation in students at public high schools in South Minahasa regency. That is, if parental support does not make a major contribution to continuing education to tertiary institutions, it can be mediated with achievement motivation so that the interest in continuing education to tertiary institutions will be even greater. Peers have a significant effect on the Interest in Continuing Education to Higher Education mediated by the Achievement Motivation of Students in State Senior High Schools in South Minahasa Regency. That is, if peers do not make a major contribution to continuing their education to tertiary institutions, they can be mediated with achievement motivation so that the interest in continuing their education to tertiary institutions will be even greater. Keywords: Student, Self Management, Education, Higher Education DOI: 10.7176/JEP/14-2-04 Publication date: January 31 st 2023

Life Goals of Youth and Ways to Achieve Them (a survey in the South-Western and Southern regions of Russia)

The article is devoted to the analysis of the value orientations of the youth of the regions of the South of Russia in the context of life goals, methods and conditions for their implementation. The hierarchy of young people's value priorities (life goals) is headed by family, health and material wealth. Self-realization is on the semi-periphery of the value hierarchy, service to society is on the periphery. At the same time, as factors of success in life, interpreted as instrumental values (means of achievement), social conformism (observance of the rule of law, adherence to moral standards), professionalism, good friends and family support come to the fore. Values associated with social responsibility (citizenship, helping others) are of medium importance in the hierarchy of life success factors (means of achieving life goals). The following contradiction has been fixed in the value picture of the world of young people: if life goals are formulated in the paradigm of privacy and traditionalism, then the means of achieving them are considered to a large extent through social conformism and professionalization. The most rational way to regulate the imbalance in the conditions for the realization of life goals that has developed in Russian society, young people consider territorial, including cross-border mobility.

First-principles computer modeling and statistical theory in dynamics of liquids. On 60-th anniversary of Taras Bryk

In July 2020, our good friend and colleague Taras Bryk turns 60 years old. Today he is one of the leading experts in Ukraine and throughout the world in the field of first-principles and atomistic modeling of liquid metals and alloys, especially their dynamic properties and behavior under extreme conditions, and his scientific works are well cited and known among experts in the field. Since 2021, Taras Bryk is Director of the Institute for Condensed Matter Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

Consequence of Use of Alcoholic Beverages in Modern Life-Style and Remedy with Yoga and Ayurveda

Whenever we discuss regarding the alcoholism, which may be chronic or acute, it seems that the people who consumes alcohol may be due to any causes, it leads to an Alcoholic addiction. In the primary stage of alcoholic consumption, it may not harm to body but some socioeconomic problem may occur. Sometimes the family members as well as friends also ignore to such activities of user knowingly or unknowingly. Users often take beetle with tobacco products in order to conceal the fact, which may also harm to their body. As the time passes and if it is not controlled by him-self or family, then such person falls down to another world, from where he does not want to come back and he makes distances from family as well as good friends. At last a stage comes where he becomes ruined socially, economically, physically and mentally. Some users even try to commit suicide due to frustration. Homicidal activities and sexual violence may also be noticed. Now-adays alcoholism is a commonest cause for incidents of murder and rape as well as traffic accidents. Hence if the consumer adopt the lifestyle described in Ayurveda and Yoga, then one can give up the addiction of alcohol and able to lead a happy and healthy life

Eleventh Annual Charles N. Brower Lecture: Sir Christopher Greenwood

Welcome, everyone. I am Greg Shaffer, president of the Society, and it is my huge pleasure to introduce the Brower Lecture. Of course, this is thanks to our good friend, Judge Charles Brower and I am thrilled that we are able to offer the offer this opportunity every year to have such great lectures.

Kinship

When good friends come together they are bound to share limitless experiences of sharing and boundaries. They will always be there for each other and the closer they become the stronger the bond between them.

Predicting postnatal depressive symptoms in a prospective cohort study in Rwanda: the impact of poor maternal social support.

Postnatal depression is a significant public health issue that demands attention, and recent evidence indicates that rates are relatively high in low-income countries such as Rwanda. However, lack of social support is recognized as a potential risk factor for postnatal depressive symptoms. This study sought to explore the influence of poor maternal social support on postnatal depressive symptoms in a sample of women in Rwanda. A prospective cohort research design was conducted with women recruited from four different health centers in Rwanda's Southern Province. A sample of 396 pregnant women accessing antenatal care services was recruited at the baseline from their late second term or later, then followed up after giving birth. The dropout rate was 21.46%; thus, the data of 311 women were analyzed. The outcome variable was the presence of depressive symptoms (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) (≥12 cut-off score), while predictor variables included maternal social support measured using a modified Maternal Social Support Scale (MSSS), perceived health status, socio-demographic information (marital status, wealth class, age, education, occupation), negative life events, gestational and obstetric information (parity, pregnancy intention, age at birth, children given birth, and mode of delivery). Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed. From a sample of 311 participants, over a quarter (20.9%) had elevated postnatal depressive symptoms (EPDS ≥ 12 scores). Elevated scores were predicted by poor perceived health status; respondents reporting neither poor nor good (AOR = 0.28, CI = 0.11; 0.72, p = 0.007) or good health (AOR = 0.14, CI = 0.05; 0.37, p = 0.001) were less likely to be affected. Poor maternal social support was also linked with postnatal depressive symptoms; poor partner support (AOR = 4.22; CI = 1.44; 12.34; p = 0.009) was associated with high risk, while good friend support (AOR = 0.47, CI = 0.23; 0.98, p = 0.04) was a significant protector. Additionally, violence or negative life events were also independent predictors of postnatal depressive symptoms (AOR: 2.94, CI: 1.37-6.29, p = 0.005). Postnatal depressive symptoms were found to affect one in five Rwandan women. However, good maternal social support can be a strong protector. Early interventions targeting mothers in the postnatal period and strengthened social support networks for women at risk should be developed.

On the Biography of Olha Andriievska: Based on Materials of the Archival-Investigation Case

The article reveals the main milestones of the biography of O. Andriievska based on materials of the archival-investigation case stored in the Central State Archive of Public Associations and Ukrainica. It is about her socio-political, scientific and charitable activities during the first third of the twentieth century. Emphasis is placed on her work in the institutions of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences (All-Ukrainian Academy of Sciences). O. Andriievska is a participant of Ukrainian scientific courses conducted by Mykhailo Hrushevskyi and Ivan Franko in Lviv. She was a good friend of the writer Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi. The woman was often engaged in charitable activities: she helped refugees during the First World War, as well as those who suffered deprivation during the Soviet era. She belonged to the Ukrainian Party of Socialists-Federalists, worked as party secretary. In 1919 she joined the Commission for compiling a dictionary of the Ukrainian living language at the First Department of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, where she held various positions. In 1930 O. Andriievska was repressed on trumped-up case, the "Union for the Liberation of Ukraine" (Spilky Vyzvolennia Ukrainy, or SVU).

한중수교 30년 주요성과 및 나아갈 방향에 관한 연구

This study aims to present a new plan to improve Korea-China relations through analysis of major achievements and problems through Korea-China diplomatic relations on the 30th anniversary of Korea-China diplomatic relations. The 1992 Korea-China diplomatic relations were a combination of the end of the Cold War, China's reform and opening policy, and Korea's “Northern Policy” promotion. Since then, Korea-China relations have been evaluated as a bilateral relationship that has made unprecedented in economic trade and social culture. However, Korea-China relations are still unstable due to lack of political trust, and the complexity of the bilateral relationship is increasing due to various factors, but Korea and China should actively promote the quality of bilateral economic cooperation, strengthen strategic communication and cooperation on the Korean Peninsula, and strengthen trust as good neighbors, friends, and partners.