Joint Exercise Research Articles

Deterring a Chinese military attack on Taiwan

ABSTRACT There is a growing risk of a military attack on Taiwan by mainland China (otherwise known as the People’s Republic of China, or PRC) to achieve what the latter terms “reunification.” Taiwan, the US, and Japan must urgently and interactively prepare for this contingency—which is also the best way of deterring it. Taiwan must increase military spending (as it has begun to do), with an emphasis on a “porcupine strategy” of lots of distributed, mobile, survivable, affordable, and lethal weapons. The US must increase its military deployments and joint exercises in the region, again emphasizing the types of weapons that can survive a preemptive PRC attack and counter a Chinese blockade or amphibious invading force. Japan will double defense spending over the next five years in a welcome and transformative move, but effective deterrence requires that it also signal that the collective defense of Taiwan against a military attack is existential for its own security.

김정은 시기 북한의 평화 담론 연구

The purpose of this study was to analyze and infer the objective and intention of North Korea claiming ‘peace’ in Kim Jong un’s era so as to predict their future actions. As a result of the analysis, ▲North Korea claimed the main cause of unsettled peace in the Korean Peninsula to be on U.S. ▲they blamed South Korea on the joint exercise with U.S. while they asserted ‘uriminzokkiri’ continuously ▲they empathized the international support on their positions to the unification, peace, and prosperity so as to secure the justification of their peace discourse. This study confirmed that North Korea maintained the peace discourse continuously regardless of inter-Korean relations whether it was in the middle of confrontation or peaceful mood. North Korea utilized the peace discourse consistently regardless of inter-Korean relations, however, they had seldom utilized the discourse since 2019. It is prospected that North Korea prefers to the continued confrontation situation at present rather than trying to change the political situation in the peninsula as well as the relationship between the two and the present confrontation situation might be prolonged for a long time.

Differences in Joint Exercise Knowledge and Self-Management Behavior according to Health Literacy of Elderly Knee Arthroplasty Patients

Differences in Joint Exercise Knowledge and Self-Management Behavior according to Health Literacy of Elderly Knee Arthroplasty Patients

Research on the Policy Analysis of Sustainable Energy Based on Policy Knowledge Graph Technology—A Case Study in China

Nowadays, geopolitical, extreme weather and other emergencies have exacerbated the global energy crisis, and thus, have increased the urgency of the world’s transition to sustainable energy. Sustainable energy policies play an important role in the process of sustainable energy transformation. The research on sustainable energy policy is mainly carried out through conventional qualitative and quantitative methods, in which bibliometrics and meta-analysis methods are paid attention to; however, the mining and analysis of the semantics of the relationships between policies are ignored. This paper uses knowledge graph technology to build a knowledge graph of China’s sustainable energy policy by using 10,815 open official documents of sustainable energy policy issued by China from 1981 to 2022. It forms the relevant policy archive storage and details related organizations. The legal source can be traced through the graph database, where the powerful synergy can be seen, and the policy focus can be monitored. In terms of structural data, this paper uses graph algorithms to identify key policy nodes at different stages, to identify the key government departments for policy issuance and cluster policy issuance departments, and it investigates China’s policy evolution in the issue of sustainable energy policies, the evolution of policy issuance departments, and the power co-evolution process between policy issuance departments. The research found that: (1) China’s sustainable energy policy was initiated in environmental protection, and the relevant policies on collecting pollution charges has continued to play an important policy node. Additionally, the three versions of the Environmental Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China have successively become the main legal source of other sustainable energy transformation policies. (2) The prominent feature of China’s sustainable energy policy transformation has involved transforming the process where the issuance of policies came from a single department to the joint issuance of documents by multiple departments. The joint exercise of government functions and powers by multiple departments jointly promotes sustainable energy policies’ implementation and play. (3) In the future, when formulating sustainable energy policies, the Chinese government should focus on the strategic and systematic aspects of the policies, so that the sustainable energy policies can meet both short-term and long-term development goals. At the same time, the synergy of various policies and measures should be fully played in implementing sustainable energy policies. The establishment of the policy knowledge graph based on publicly-open official documents can facilitate the analysis and visualization of sustainable energy policies, providing new ideas for policy research. This paper introduces the knowledge graph, graph machine learning algorithms and big data technology, which can deepen the depth and breadth of people’s research on sustainable energy policy. This study will help the public policy formulation work in the future and has a positive reference value for the evaluation of the implementation effect of policy objectives.

International Integration and Cooperation at the Present stage in the Fight Against Plague and Other Dangerous Infections in the Kyrgyz Republic

The paper contains the data on international cooperation of the Republican Center of Quarantine and Particularly Dangerous Infections of the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Russian Research Anti-Plague Institute “Microbe” of the Rospotrebnadzor to combat plague and other dangerous infections over the period from 2016 to 2022. Areas of cooperation include conducting joint epidemiological monitoring of plague foci in the Kyrgyz Republic; exchange of up-to-date information on the state of natural foci of the two countries; equipping the anti-plague service of the Republic with modern equipment and mobile laboratories, diagnostic tools and technologies; conducting joint exercises to ensure biological safety and prompt response to emergencies; provision of advisory and methodological assistance; training and strengthening of professional personnel; conducting joint scientific researches, conferences; publication of scientific works. Data on the complex characterization of properties and phylogeographic analysis of Yersinia pestis strains isolated during field studies in the Kyrgyz Republic in 2012–2020 are summarized. The prospects for carrying out joint cartographic, molecular-genetic and paleomicrobiological work in the natural foci of the Kyrgyz Republic are outlined.

A service-oriented collaborative approach to disaster decision support by integrating geospatial resources and task chain

The benefits of geospatial technologies in disaster management have reached a consensus in the international community. However, immediate integration and orchestration of the rich geospatial resources (data, algorithms, computing resources, etc.) in an emergency remain challenging due to the four gaps: encoding gap, source gap, knowledge gap, and network gap. Aiming to bridge the “resource islands”, we propose a service-oriented collaborative approach to disaster decision support by integrating geospatial resources and task chain as domain knowledge into a distributed environment. Data contributors, model contributors, GIS developers, and business experts collaboratively build a spatial decision support system (SDSS) that integrates various resources and knowledge. When disaster strikes, responders collaboratively perform emergency tasks to deliver the right information to the right person at the right time by leveraging the SDSS. The proposed approach is implemented as a Geospatial service platform for Disaster Response (GeoDR). Four joint exercises and the operation in relevant institutions in China demonstrate its capability to facilitate timely and effective responses to natural disasters.

Modernizing Personnel Management in the Armed Forces of Ukraine During Military Conflict: Training New Officers

Considering the ongoing military conflict with the Russian Federation, the modernization of the personnel management system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is of utmost significance. Effective training of new officers is becoming a strategic task to strengthen the country’s defense capability and ensure national security. This research aims to thoroughly analyze and justify ways to modernize the personnel management system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the context of the current military conflict, focusing on improving the education and training of the new generation of officers. It is based on a statistical analysis of data obtained through expert analysis and a survey of highly qualified professionals. The study demonstrated that the existing personnel management system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine requires significant modifications to respond to the current challenges of military operations. In particular, there is a need to introduce advanced teaching methods and use modern technologies in training officers. Additionally, improving the organizational structures that provide officer training is essential. This includes revising programs, adapting to modern conflicts, and implementing international training standards. Psychological and social aspects of the officer corps' design and development should be considered to ensure long-term stability and productivity. Special emphasis is placed on introducing international experience and cooperation with partner countries, exchange of experiences, joint exercises, and training programs.

Performance Analysis of Human Activity

This project aims to develop an AI-powered gym assistant using Jupyter Notebook and MediaPipe, a popular computer vision library, to count the repetitions of three joint exercises: curls, squats, and sit-ups. The system will provide real-time feedback and monitoring, allowing users to track their progress and improve performance. The proposed method utilizes MediaPipe, which offers pre-trained machine-learning models for human pose estimation and hand tracking. These models will accurately detect and track critical body joints and hand movements during the exercises. The system will then analyze the detected poses to identify the repetitions of each activity based on predefined movement patterns and pose thresholds. Jupyter Notebook will be used as the development environment for coding and testing the system. Python programming language and MediaPipe’s Python API will be employed to implement the pose estimation and repetition counting algorithms. The system will also incorporate a user-friendly interface, allowing users to interact with the gym assistant and receive feedback on their exercise performance. The completed project will provide an AI-powered gym assistant that can accurately count the repetitions of curls, squats, and sit-ups in real-time. Additionally, this project will contribute to the advancement of the field of fitness technology by showcasing the potential of combining computer vision and artificial intelligence techniques for gym monitoring and performance tracking. The results of this project have the potential to benefit fitness enthusiasts, trainers, and researchers alike, providing contributions to the field of fitness technology.

Dynamics of India-USRelations during UPA Government's Tenure (2004-2014)

India and the United States, as the world's two largest democracies, share common values and interests that form the basis of their relationship. However, their historical journey towards a closer partnership has been shaped by a range of factors, including political considerations, strategic interests, economic opportunities, and shared challenges on the global stage.The present article sheds light on dynamics in India –US relations during the two tenures of the UPA government (2004-2009 & 2009-2014). As it is a dynamic subject and a matter of contemporary relevance and importance, India-US relations is still attracting the attention of scholars around the world. Statesmen on both sides have bemoaned this period as ‘the lost half century’ or ‘the fifty wasted years’ during which the world’s largest democracy and the world’s oldest democracy failed to cooperate consistently across a range of issues.The UPA governments' tenure marked a turning point in the relationship, characterized by strategic initiatives such as the New Framework for the US-India Defence Relationshipand US-India Civil Nuclear Agreement,which paved the way for enhanced defence, nuclear energy, economic and tradecooperation. It provided a comprehensive roadmap for engagement in areas such as joint exercises, defence trade, and research and development collaboration.

Penyuluhan tentang pentingnya aktivitas fisik dalam menjaga fungsi kognitif pada lansia dan latihan senam otak bagi lansia di panti bina usia lanjut provinsi

The number of elderly people in the world is increasing, including in Indonesia, which is included in the top 5 countries with the most elderly populations in the world. In 2022, it is recorded that the number of elderly (> 60 years) is 29.3 million people (10.82%) of the total population in Indonesia. The Papua Province Elderly Development Home is the only nursing home in the province of Papua with a capacity of 70 people. Currently, there are 36 elderly people. Based on Putri's research (2022) at the Nursing Home for the Elderly Province of Papua Province, it was found that most of the elderly did not have enough physical activity, which can be seen from the large number of elderly people whose daily activities are just sitting quietly and walking around in the room or outside the room. Physical exercise for the elderly at the orphanage is joint exercise to make them fresher and healthier guided by the orphanage's staff. Cognitive function problems are also starting to appear where some elderly find it difficult to concentrate or remember. This activity went well with counseling and demonstration methods which were attended by 10 orphanage staff. All the participants followed every step of the brain exercise for the elderly with great enthusiasm. It is hoped that it will not only become new knowledge for them but will become a reference for exercise that will be carried out in the future in order to maintain the freshness and health of the elderly, as well as in maintaining the cognitive function of the elderly

Providing joint exercises for physical fitness for the elderly Aisyiyah kajen

Kegiatan pengabdian senam lansia untuk meningkatkan kesehatan sendi dan jantung bagi ibu-ibu Aisyiyah Kajen bertujuan untuk memberikan edukasi kepada masyarakat melalui sosialisasi senam lansia di Gedung Dakwah Muhammadiyah Kajen yang dilakukan oleh kami mahasiswa Program Studi Pendidikan Jasmani yang bejumlah 6 orang yang sudah dibekali dari kampus. Alhamdulillah kegiatan sosialisasi ini berjalan dengan lancar. Sosialisasi ini dilakukan pada hari Sabtu tanggal 28 Mei 2022 pukul 08.00, tempatnya di aula Gedung Dakwah Muhammadiyah Kajen. Pada saat kegiatan tim mahasiswa yang berjumlah 6 orang sudah mempunyai tugas masing-masing diantaranya ada sebagai instruktur senam, ada bagian yang bertugas sebagai operator, dan ada pula yang sebagai dokumentasi foto.
 kata kunci: lansia, senam persendian, kebugaran jasmani 
 
 . The elderly gymnastics service activity to improve joint and heart health for Aisyiyah Kajen mothers aims to provide education to the community through the socialization of elderly gymnastics at the Muhammadiyah Kajen Da'wah Building which is carried out by us students of the Physical Education Study Program, totaling 6 people who have been provided from campus. Alhamdulillah, this socialization activity went smoothly.
 This socialization was carried out on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 08.00, the place was in the hall of the Muhammadiyah Kajen Da'wah Building. At the time of the activity the student team of 6 people already had their respective duties including being a gymnastics instructor, there was a section that served as an operator, and there was also a photo documentation.
 keywords: elderly, joint exercise, physical fitness

Achieving Interoperability in a Federated Environment and in the Current Security Context

"Joint missions, exercises and deployments have shown that it is crucial to continuously coordinate processes, training, documents and technologies on a multinational basis. Interoperability on the battlefield, be it on land, in the air, in space, at sea and in the cyber and information space, can often be achieved only after many years of technical and procedural preparation. Time that is no longer available when establishing concrete mission networks, as the war in Ukraine is currently showing us. With Federated Mission Networking (FMN), a framework was created and established that allows a significant reduction in this lead time and at the same time a certain degree of national autonomy in the choice of individual communications and information technology solutions."

Realizarea interoperabilității în mediul de lucru federalizat, în actualul context de securitate

"Joint missions, exercises and deployments have shown that it is crucial to continuously coordinate processes, training, documents and technologies on a multinational basis. Interoperability on the battlefield, be it on land, in the air, in space, at sea and in the cyber and information space, can often be achieved only after many years of technical and procedural preparation. Time that is no longer available when establishing concrete mission networks, as the war in Ukraine is currently showing us. With Federated Mission Networking (FMN), a framework was created and established that allows a significant reduction in this lead time and at the same time a certain degree of national autonomy in the choice of individual communications and information technology solutions."

Realizarea interoperabilității în mediul de lucru federalizat, în actualul context de securitate

"Joint missions, exercises and deployments have shown that it is crucial to continuously coordinate processes, training, documents and technologies on a multinational basis. Interoperability on the battlefield, be it on land, in the air, in space, at sea and in the cyber and information space, can often be achieved only after many years of technical and procedural preparation. Time that is no longer available when establishing concrete mission networks, as the war in Ukraine is currently showing us. With Federated Mission Networking (FMN), a framework was created and established that allows a significant reduction in this lead time and at the same time a certain degree of national autonomy in the choice of individual communications and information technology solutions."

Review of Sarcopenia and Testosterone Deficiency With Chronic Liver Disease and Postoperative Liver Transplant Utility of Short-Term Testosterone Replacement Therapy

Chronic liver disease is often associated with testosterone deficiency. However, testosterone replacement does not improve hepatic function or survival with diseased liver. So far, to our knowledge, testosterone replacement therapy after successful livertransplantforfunctional sarcopenia has not been studied. We had 3 goals: (1) define postoperative functional sarcopenia afterlivertransplant with serum testosterone level; (2) examine the role of short-term testosterone replacement therapy with active in-bed exercise of upper and lower extremity joints; and (3) correlate functional sarcopenia with skeletal muscle index and skeletal muscle density in relation to ascites, pleural effusion subtracted body mass index. We evaluated 16 liver transplant recipients who had been receiving posttransplanttestosterone replacementtherapy with functional sarcopenia. Preoperative and postoperative demographics and laboratory and radiological data were retrieved; body mass index, skeletal muscle index, and skeletal muscle density were calculated. For this retrospective study, institutional review board approval was obtained before the electronic database was reviewed and analyzed. Mean testosterone level was 28.3 ng/dL (<5% of expected). Twelve patients received 1 dose, and the remaining 4 patients received >1 dose oftestosterone cypionate, 200 mg. Mean hospital stay was 26 days. Seven patients were discharged home, with the remaining patients to a rehabilitation facility or nursing home. One patient died from a cardiac event, and another patient died from recurrent metastatic malignancy. The 1-year and 5-year actuarial patient and graft survival rates were 93.8% and 87.5%, respectively. Overall, 5 patients were sarcopenic by skeletal muscle index, and 6 patients had poor muscle quality by skeletal muscle density. Testosterone deficiency after liver transplant exists with functional sarcopenia. Two- thirds of such recipients have low skeletal muscle index and/or have low skeletal muscle density. Short- term testosterone replacement therapy with in-bed active exercise provides 5-year patient and graft survival of 87.5%.

Insights into effects of individual, dyadic, and collaborative planning interventions on automatic, conscious, and social process variables

Objective: Going beyond the effects of individual planning (“I-for-me”), we investigate the associations of dyadic (“we-for-me”) and collaborative (“we-for-us”) planning with automatic, conscious, and social process variables that may elucidate the differences through which these three types of planning operate. We tested the effects of three planning interventions on: (1) habit strength, representing an automatic process, (2) the use of individual planning, representing a conscious process, (3) the use of collaborative planning, representing conscious and social processes, and (4) collaborative social control, representing a social process.Methods: N = 320 adults were randomly assigned to one of four conditions: (1) the active control condition, (2) the individual planning condition, (3) the dyadic planning condition, or (4) the collaborative planning condition. Self-reported data on habit strength, the use of individual planning, the use of collaborative planning, and collaborative social control were assessed at baseline and at the 9-week follow-up. Analyses used linear mixed modelling.Results: Compared to the control group, participants in the individual planning condition had stronger habits at the 9-week follow-up. Those in the dyadic planning condition reported higher levels of the use of collaborative planning and higher levels of collaborative social control at the follow-up. Finally, compared to those assigned to the control group, participants in the collaborative planning condition reported stronger habits, higher levels of the use of both individual and collaborative planning, and higher levels of collaborative social control at the follow-up.Conclusions: Individual, dyadic, and collaborative planning interventions may result in distinct patterns of changes in the variables representing automatic, conscious, and social processes. In particular, changes in automatic, conscious and social process variables, evoked by the collaborative “we-for-us” planning intervention may reflect the major regulatory effort of forming joint plans and subsequently integrating regular joint exercise into the weekly schedule.

Renewing the object of work as a trigger for inter-organizational learning

PurposeThe study refers to a health-care organization engaged in adopting “home health care” as a new object of activity. This study aims to explore how the reconfiguration of the object influences the transformative perspective, affecting not just a service but a broader approach and meaning behind patient care. It also investigates the main contradictions at play and the levers to support inter-organizational learning while facing the new challenges and change processes.Design/methodology/approachThe work is based on a qualitative and ethnographic methodology directed to examine cultural, practical and socio-material aspects. The activity theory is assumed as a powerful approach to understand collective learning and distributed agency processes.FindingsThe renewal of the new object of work is analyzed as a trigger for shifts in representations, cultural processes and collective support implemented by the organization. Three agentic trajectories – technical, dialogical and collaborative agency – were cultivated by the management to deliver home health care through joint exercises of coordination and control, dialogical spaces and collaborative process.Research limitations/implicationsThe data collection was disrupted by the pandemic. A follow-up study would be beneficial to inquire how the learning processes shifted or were influenced by the contextual changes.Practical implicationsThis contribution provides a practical framework for health-care organizations aiming to navigate and explore the physiological tensions and contradictions emerging when the object of work is changed.Originality/valueThe paper develops the field of intra- and inter-organizational learning by presenting an intertwined and structural connection between these processes and the renewing of the object of work. It advises that processes of transformation must be handled with attention to the critical and collective dynamics that accompany sustainable and situated changes.

Short-time effects of spa rehabilitation on pain, mood and quality of life among patients with degenerative or post-surgery musculoskeletal disorders

Clinical trials have demonstrated traditional spa therapy effects in musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). This is the first observational study in Italy aimed at evaluating in real-life the short-time effects of spa rehabilitation on pain, mood and quality of life (QoL) among degenerative or post-surgery MSDs patients. Through the involvement of six Italian spa facilities, 160 patients were enrolled; data from 123 patients were finally analysed. Seventy-nine patients (64.3%) accessed the spa for degenerative MSDs, while 44 (35.8%) had a post-surgical condition. All the patients included in the study underwent 12 sessions of water-based exercise (joint exercises, muscle strengthening, gait training, proprioceptive and balance techniques) conducted in thermal or in warm water pools, six sessions per week, for a period of 2 weeks from March 2019 up to October 2019. A group of 45 patients (36.6%) also received traditional thermal therapies, including 12 mud therapy sessions and 12 thermal baths, six times each week, for 2 weeks. Evaluation before and after the treatment included the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), the Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) and the EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D). The analysis of the scores reported in the questionnaires after the treatment showed a significant improvement in all the scores evaluated. Comparison between patients that performed water-based exercise protocols alone (group A) and patients that in addition to water exercise performed traditional thermal interventions (group B) showed no statistically significant differences in NRSp, NRSa, NRSm, SF-12 PCS, SF-12 MCS and EQ-5D variations; only NRSa value reduction was lower in group B. Sulphate water was found to be associated with a lower reduction of all the scores considered, when compared to the other water types. Patients with degenerative or post-surgery MSDs showed favourable effects on pain, mood and QoL after water exercise training alone or in combination with traditional thermal therapy. Our research provides the first proof that spa rehabilitation can be in real-life conditions an appropriate alternative strategy for post-orthopaedic surgical outcomes recovery. In the future, these results will need to be further investigated.

Effects of phonophoresis of Aloe vera gel and ultrasound on knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial

IntroductionThe present study aimed to investigate the effect of phonophoresis of Aloe vera gel (PHA) on pain intensity and functional status in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). MethodsPatients with knee OA (n = 51, age 45–70 years) who had a pain severity score of 5 or more on a numerical pain rating scale (NPRS) and Kellgren-Lawrence grades of 1–3 were randomly allocated to 3 groups: PHA, therapeutic ultrasound (US) or sham US with Aloe vera gel (ShUSA) (17 in each group). Ultrasound treatment in the PHA and US groups was used in pulsed mode at an intensity of 1.5 W/cm2 and a frequency of 1 MHz. Gel containing 2 % Aloe vera was used in the PHA and ShUSA groups, and an acoustic, nondrug gel was used in the US group. In all groups, treatment was given 5 days a week for 2 weeks in sessions lasting 5 min. All patients also received the same knee joint exercise program. Scores on a 10-point NPRS and the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis index (WOMAC) were recorded before treatment, 2 days and 1 month after the last treatment session. ResultsThe NPRS and total WOMAC scores were significantly improved 2 days and 1 month after treatment in all groups (p < 0.05), with no significant differences among them. ConclusionsPain severity and functional status in patients with knee OA improved significantly after treatment with PHA, US and ShUSA. However, none of these methods was superior to the others.

Effects of Multimodal Rehabilitation on the Activities of Daily Living, Quality of Life, and Burden of Care for Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized Control Study.

Background: Parkinson’s disease reduces patients’ function, activities of daily living, and quality of life, and increases their guardians’ burden of care. This study verified the effectiveness of a multimodal rehabilitation programme for patients with Parkinson’s disease. Trial design: This study was a multicentre parallel randomised controlled, single-blind, trial conducted in three hospitals in Korea. Methods: A central randomisation centre used computer generated tables to randomly allocate 60 of 75 patients with Parkinson’s disease who fulfilled the study requirements into experimental (n = 30; multimodal rehabilitation; consisting of daily living training, guardian education, home environment modification, fine muscle exercise, balance training, and training using auxiliary tools performed 50 min per session, twice a week, in 10 sessions) and control (n = 30; traditional rehabilitation; consisting of task-oriented training, joint exercise, and daily living training performed 50 min per session, twice a week, in 10 sessions) groups. Results: Multimodal rehabilitation for Parkinson’s disease significantly improved the activities of daily living (p < 0.01) and quality of life of patients (p < 0.001) and eased the guardians’ burden of care (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Multimodal rehabilitation is suggested to improve activities of daily living, quality of life of patients with Parkinson’s disease, and reduce the burden of care of their guardians.