Scientific Research Capabilities Research Articles

A Practical Study on Improving the Professionalism of Elementary School English Teachers Based on Compulsory Education Testing

In the face of the ever-opening contemporary China, English has become an indispensable communication tool. Based on the results of basic education quality monitoring and existing research results on teacher professional quality, this paper investigates the professional quality of English teachers in representative primary school in Xi'an, examining the teachers’ professional quality in five dimensions, namely, the basic situation, professionalism, professional knowledge and professional abilities, and training status and conducting interviews with relevant teachers. Through the survey, it was found that elementary school English teachers in Xi'an have high professional ideals and good professionalism, have a high sense of teaching effectiveness, and have a good grasp of English education professional knowledge. The teachers' professional abilities basically meet the requirements of English teaching, and they hope to receive further regular training in teaching methods, skills training, and the ability to write papers. At the same time, some problems were also discovered: the gender ratio of teachers is disproportionate, and teaching philosophy is not fully implemented; teachers lack mastery of theoretical knowledge and scientific research knowledge, and their oral English expression still needs to be improved; parent resources cannot be better utilized; the adoption of teaching methods requires to be further improved, teaching methods need to be further improved; teachers’ scientific research capabilities are weak, etc. In view of the existing problems, the article puts forward suggestions for improving the professional quality of elementar school English teachers in Xi'an: strengthening teachers' professional emotional quality; deepening teachers' understanding of teaching concepts; strengthening the cultivation of teachers' professional knowledge and professional abilities; strengthening the cultivation of teacher's educational research ability.

The Impact of Human Resource Management on University Development

As competition in the education industry intensifies and the knowledge economy evolves, the significance of Human Resource Management (HRM) in university institutions. This study aims to explore how HRM affects the sustainable development and competitiveness improvement of universities. This article begins with a theoretical analysis to define the concept of HRM and its particular relevance within university education. The subsequent analysis examines the multi-dimensional framework of university development, encompassing its connotation, goals, and key influencing factors. The article further elaborates on the positive effects of HRM on university teaching quality, scientific research capabilities, organizational culture, and social services. On this basis, the main challenges currently faced by university HRM are discussed, such as talent mobility, institutional constraints, resource limitations, and internationalization pressure. Finally, optimization strategies are proposed, including building a scientific human resources system, enhancing talent training and development, fostering diversity among teaching staff, and improving decision-making efficiency and transparency. The conclusions of this study aim to provide strategic insights for university education managers to better utilize human resource advantages and promote the comprehensive and sustainable development of universities.

Do VIP medical services damage efficiency? New evidence of medical institutions' total factor productivity using Chinese panel data.

This study examines the causal impact of very important person (VIP) medical services on hospital total factor productivity in Deyang, a prefectural-level city in western China, spanning the years 2015-2020. This aims to offer empirical evidence and policy recommendations for the implementation of VIP practices in the medical field. A secondary unbalanced panel dataset of 416 observations was collected from the annual reports of the Health Commission and 92 eligible medical institutions were included. This study utilized a two-stage strategy. First, the Global Malmquist index was used to calculate the total factor productivity and its decomposition terms for hospitals from 2015 to 2020. In the second stage, two-way fixed effects models and Tobit models were used to identify the relationship between VIP medical services and hospital efficiency; instrumental variables were used to solve potential endogeneity problems in the model. The results showed that VIP medical services had a significantly negative impact on medical institutions' efficiency. The technological advances and pure technical efficiency related to VIP medical care may help explain these negative impacts, which were heterogeneous across groups divided by the nature of the hospital and the outside environment. It is imperative to prioritize the standardized provision of VIP medical services for medical institutions, optimize management and service process, enhance the training of clinical and scientific research capabilities of medical personnel, and scientifically allocate resources for both VIP and general medical services. This will help mitigate health inequality while improving the overall quality of medical services.

The Competency of Physical Education Teacher at the University of Guangdong China

Background and Aim: Under the background of the high-quality development of physical education, there is an urgent need for college physical education teachers. Physical education teachers in colleges and universities are a special part of the group of college teachers, and they are the main undertakers of school sports work in colleges and universities. This research objective was to construct the competencies of physical education teachers in the universities of Guangdong, China. This research objective is as follows: To Study the Competencies of Physical Education Teachers in the Universities of Guangdong, China. Materials and Methods: This paper takes universities in Guangdong Province as examples for empirical analysis and applies the research results to the education performance management system of physical education teachers in universities. Use questionnaire sample composition. The questionnaire survey in this paper was distributed to physical education teachers in 10 universities in Guangdong Province by field distribution and E-mail delivery. There were 246 teachers in physical education colleges of 10 universities. All 15 teachers were used for the Interview sample composition. At the same time as the questionnaire survey, the author also designed the interview outline, to have a more in-depth understanding of the problems related to the professional development of physical education teachers in local colleges and universities. Result: The research result found that: The questionnaire analysis found that college physical education teachers have the best performance in professional ability, followed by personal characteristics, and then management characteristics, and the score of innovation ability is relatively low. Moreover, there are significant differences in the competency of college physical education teachers in different types of colleges, professional titles, and genders. Conclusion: There are significant differences in the competency of college physical education teachers in different types of colleges, professional titles, and genders. and the scientific research and innovation capabilities of college physical education teachers with senior professional titles are significantly higher than those with intermediate professional titles. The importance of research and innovation capabilities. There is no significant difference between the scientific research innovation ability of the deputy senior professional title and the scientific research innovation ability of the senior professional title.

Research on the Enhancement of Scientific Research Ability in Economics and Management Disciplines by University Libraries

University libraries must play an important role in assisting the improvement of scientific research capabilities in the field of economics and management disciplines. For this reason, most university libraries have taken some measures, such as establishing a subject librarian system and building digital resource libraries. However, the subject librarian system in some university libraries is not perfect, the quality of information services is not high, the role of academic exchange platforms is not fully utilized, and there is less organization of training in scientific research methods and skills. To enhance the scientific research capabilities of economics and management disciplines, university libraries should enhance the service capabilities of subject librarians, use digital technology to provide precise subject services, build academic exchange platforms, normalization of training.

Epigenetics comprehensive experimental course based on the integration of science and education to cultivate students' ability of cutting-edge innovation.

The integration of science and education is an effective way for universities to cultivate students in cutting-edge innovative interests. Epigenetics is the expansion of classical genetics, the corresponding experimental courses of which have not been integrated into the current teaching system. In this paper, by taking advantage of our laboratory's research on the DNA methylation maintenance gene, OsMET1-2 in rice, we have integrated our innovative findings in the education curriculum, and built a comprehensive teaching system on experimentation research, which greatly stimulates the curiosity of the students. Taking the OsMET1-2 mutants and its isogenic wild-type rice plants as experimental materials, this course has successfully demonstrated a causal link between genetic mutation and epigenetic variation, a topic widely interested by the students in learning genetics and epigenetics. Through the practice of this course, students have a deeper understanding of the important role of epigenetic modifications, their scientific research capabilities have been greatly improved, thereby strongly supporting the cultivation of top innovative talents among the students.

Development of x-ray beam wavefront sensors for Advanced Photon Source upgrade.

Next-generation synchrotron radiation facilities, such as the Advanced Photon Source Upgrade (APS-U), bring significant advancements in scientific research capabilities, necessitating advanced diagnostic tools. Central to these diagnostics are x-ray wavefront sensors, crucial for preserving beam properties, including brightness, coherence, and stability. This paper presents two novel wavefront sensor prototypes developed at the APS using the coded-mask-based technique. The first is a compact design tailored for specific conditions and adaptability to diverse beamline configurations. The second, an adjustable zoom version, offers flexibility to accommodate a wide range of beam conditions. Both prototypes underwent rigorous testing at the APS 28-ID-B beamline and demonstrated their effectiveness in both absolute wavefront sensing and relative metrology modes. These results highlight their promise in beamline diagnostics, potentially enabling applications such as beamline auto-alignment and real-time wavefront manipulation.

Research on the Cultural Construction of Private University Laboratories Based on Cultural Education

University laboratories serve as crucial hubs for scientific and technological innovation and play a vital role in nurturing talents. As pivotal spaces for both teaching and scientific research, the development of laboratories necessitates not only investment in scientific research equipment and experimental facilities but also in cultural construction. This cultural aspect holds significant importance in promoting the comprehensive development of students and enhancing scientific research capabilities. This article concentrates on the strategies for cultivating laboratory culture in private universities, addressing six key dimensions: spiritual culture, institutional culture, scientific culture, innovation culture, safety culture, and shared culture.

Exploring the impact of geopolitics on the environmental Kuznets curve research

AbstractEnvironmental Kuznets curve (EKC) is one of the key theories of economic and environmentally sustainable development. Has the change in geopolitics in recent years affected the international collaboration in the study of the EKC? Based on the publications on the EKC included in the Web of Science, a case study of recent changes in China–US collaboration on the EKC is conducted to explore the impact of geopolitical changes on international collaborative research on sustainable development. The results show that (1) The EKC is a global study, and countries around the world have made more efforts, among which China, the United States, Turkey, Malaysia, England and other countries have made the most contributions in the global literature database and are the countries with the most development potential in this field. (2) International collaboration between China and the United States in this field has gradually increased, and scientific research collaboration between the two countries has increased under the influence of geopolitical conflicts, and collaboration has shown the characteristics of lasting stability. (3) China and the United States exhibit divergent international collaboration patterns, with Pakistan being China's foremost partner in this domain, while China serves as the US’ primary collaborator. Furthermore, China demonstrates a significantly higher volume of independently published works compared with the United States, highlighting the strengthening of China's scientific research capabilities. The number of countries collaborating internationally with China shows a different upward trend than in the United States across the three data sets set in this paper. (4) In the field of EKC hot research, China and the United States have maintained good international partnerships with other countries, and are the preferred countries for scientific research collaboration in other countries in the world. It can be seen from this that international scientific research collaboration for sustainable development represented by the EKC has shown relative stability, and geopolitical changes have not had a significant impact on international collaborative research for sustainable development.

More than one way to get there: a configurational view on performance drivers in knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship

PurposeKnowledge-intensive entrepreneurial firms (KIE) strongly rely on scientific and strategic research and development (R&D) capabilities to achieve higher performance levels. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to disentangle the effects of scientific capabilities and strategic R&D on KIE performance; and how the constituent elements of these dimensions can be configured to generate conditions for high performance.Design/methodology/approachThe authors’ empirical setting involves companies that submitted projects to the Innovative Research in Small Businesses (PIPE) program in Brazil. The authors then run partial least square structural equation modeling to verify how scientific and strategic R&D capabilities influence the performance construct. Second, the authors apply fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis to identify configurations that are equifinal in terms of generating superior performance.FindingsFindings indicate a strong association between scientific capabilities and KIE performance. The configurational approach outlines the existence of multiple paths to success, but human capital stands as a core condition throughout estimations.Practical implicationsThe authors’ assessment has implications for how KIE firms are managed according to their organizational profiles and trajectories. Also, it advances the authors’ comprehension on how entrepreneurship policies can better target these distinct profiles.Originality/valueThe authors’ analysis provides new evidence on the inherent complexity behind the generation of high performance in KIE when addressing their portfolios of knowledge-related capabilities. More than that, the authors were able to identify the existence of heterogeneous profiles that can equally lead to higher levels of performance.

Conceptual model of the process of applying liquid forms of mineral fertilizers to the soil

Materials on the formation of a conceptual model of the process of applying liquid forms of mineral fertilizers into the soil are presented. The basis of this model is the scheme of interaction of the processes in the agroecosystem of wheat at the level of the conceptual model of the resource cycle. Mineral nutrition of vegetative plants and corresponding ordering of internal relations of the system are introduced into it as an additional block. It has been found that given the specifics of scientific research and technical capabilities, it is appropriate to use the “black box” model for further consideration. This model is based on practical human activity aimed at transforming used objects by means of material, energy or informational influences. The main interacting blocks of the system of crop production process management related to the provision of vegetative plants with the main factors of their development at the levels of above-ground and root-inhabited parts of agroecosystem, spatial distribution of liquid mineral fertilizers in the zone of their application in accordance with agrotechnical requirements, including simultaneously with grain sowing, have been determined. The block of nitrogen-phosphorus nutrition for vegetative plants is presented, which is realized through the application of technological and technical support for the main methods of liquid mineral fertilizers application using a set of trailed, mounted and mounted technological machines on the basis of existing tillage and sowing working bodies. The principle of formation of machine-tractor aggregates at its initial stage on the minimum of energy costs for their production and operation is recommended. The prospect of using pneumatic systems for delivery and distribution of liquid mineral fertilizers in the zone of their application has been established.

Learning needs of nursing postgraduates in Southwest China based on Hutchinson’s learning needs theory: a qualitative research

BackgroundThe process of education is mutual. The learning needs of students need to be paid attention to and can affect the learning outcome. In order to make nursing postgraduates’ curriculum better, meet the learning needs of students, and help to achieve the learning objectives of students, this study based on Hutchinson’s learning needs theory, aims to collect the learning experience of nursing graduates, as well as the gap between learning needs and target needs, and explore the benefits and barriers of nursing graduates in the curriculum learning. It may provide beneficial reference for further optimizing teaching content and improving teaching methods.MethodsThis study was designed as a qualitative research. Purposive sampling was used to recruit 17 nursing postgraduates in the only two universities in Chongqing, Southwest China, 2021. Semi-structured, in-depth individual interviews were conducted to explore how they subjectively experience the benefits and demands of the professional curriculum. Data was analyzed using Colaizzi’s seven-step analysis.ResultsThree main themes “clear learning cognition and goals,” “positive learning attitude,” and “the gap between learning goals and actual needs” were identified from the original data. Respectively, Subthemes concerning the first theme included “improve scientific research capabilities, enlighten thinking and broaden your horizons, and learn new knowledge and new skills.” Subthemes of the second theme were “improve abilities in practice and actively seek diversification of course content and format.” Subthemes of the third theme included “the course has a certain depth and breadth, but the course study does not meet the needs of scientific research, the course contents are theoretical, not knowing how to use the research method in certain conditions.”ConclusionsThe learning needs of nursing postgraduates in Southwest China could be divided into two parts: benefits and barriers, among which the benefits were participants had clear learning goals and positive learning attitudes. When curriculum could not meet their needs, they actively sought methods (e.g., networks or off-campus resources) to close the gap between those needs and their goals. Follow-up educators should focus on learning needs and build curricula by optimizing the contents and methods of existing teaching resources.

Experiences of Chinese nurses studying for master’s degree in the UK: a qualitative study†

Abstract Objective: To explore experiences of Chinese nurses who study for Master of Science in Professional Practice (health care) in the United Kingdom. Methods: A qualitative approach was applied, consisting of semi-structured telephone interviews (n = 8). The Colaizzi seven-step framework analysis method was used to extract themes. Results: The themes that emerged are as follows: (1) gains from studying overseas, (2) difficulties during studying, and (3) impacts of learning experience on work. The gains for nurses studying overseas include the improvement of scientific research capabilities, reconstruction of critical thinking, and development of reflection ability. Difficulties while studying mainly include language barrier, strict assessment, and boring life. Conclusions: The education of nursing postgraduate attaches importance to the cultivation of thinking. Nurses are very interested in nursing research including qualitative and quantitative methods. Nurses encountered language barriers in their study and life even though they knew a certain level of English.

Optimization Method of Spatial Layout of Marine Industry Based on Cloud Computing

With the continuous expansion of the marine economy, a large number of problems have been encountered in the spatial layout of the marine industry, such as space intensification, low space utilization, unreasonable industrial structure, poor management system, inadequate scientific research and innovation capabilities, poor ecological environment, poor load balance, and large resource consumption, etc. In response to these problems, this study proposes to reoptimize the spatial layout of the marine industry on the basis of cloud computing. On the basis of collecting the Hilbert values of all data, all nodes are arranged in the order of construction time to improve the Hilbert R-tree structure. Then the idea of clustering is introduced to avoid data overlap. Using the spatial correlation coefficient, the access control model of the marine industry spatial layout platform is established to optimize the marine industry spatial layout under the background of cloud computing. When using the method proposed in this study, the time consumption was about 4 seconds when the number of blocks increased to 5000. Compared with 11 seconds and 7 seconds when using the other two methods, the proposed method greatly reduces the time consumed by the number of pieces of ocean remote sensing images in different query ranges under the ocean information cloud platform. The proposed method also shows good performance in the encryption and decryption test process of the pairing method. In summary, the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method in the optimization of the marine industry spatial layout is confirmed, which provides a suitable theoretical basis for the optimization of the marine industry spatial layout.

Dynamic Evaluation of Transformation Ability for Emergency Scientific Research Achievements Based on an Improved Minimum Distance-Maximum Entropy Combination Weighting Method: A Case Study of COVID-19 Epidemic Data.

In the process of responding to major public health emergencies, the transformation of emergency scientific research results often faces many unfavourable factors such as limited resources, tight time, changes in needs, and lack of results. It is necessary to evaluate and analyze the ability to transform emergency scientific research results under public health emergencies, so as to rationally allocate emergency scientific research resources between subjects and regions, improve the efficiency of emergency results transformation, enhance emergency scientific research capabilities, and efficiently support incident prevention, control, and treatment. Starting from the patent level, this paper constructs an indicator system to evaluate the transformation ability of emergency scientific research results under major public health emergencies. It improves the minimum distance-maximum entropy combination weighting method to realize the static evaluation of transformation ability for emergency scientific research results from the perspective of patents, then constructs the dynamic evaluation model of transformation ability for emergency scientific research results in public health emergencies from the perspective of patents, and carries out the dynamic evaluation of the emergency scientific research achievements transformation ability of different subjects and different regions. We also improve the ER index, measure the static polarization effect of the transformation ability for regional emergency scientific research results, and consider the time factor to construct a dynamic polarization effect measurement model for the transformation ability of emergency scientific research achievement. Furthermore, this paper improves the measurement model of contribution degree to the polarization effect, and analyzes the contribution degree to polarization of the transformation ability for regional emergency scientific research results.

Analysis on the Influencing Factors and Training Strategies of Young Talents in Hospitals under the Background of Big Data

Under the background of big data, young talents in hospitals across my country are constantly striving to exert their personal scientific research and technical capabilities in terms of scientific research performance. At the same time, it also exposed many problems that need to be solved urgently. Under the background of the new era, each hospital needs to exert and increase its training in terms of scientific research and technology research and the use of young talents. By building a scientific platform and establishing an effective scientific research performance evaluation management system, the backbone of outstanding young medical talents can be realized. In the context of big data, this paper studies and analyzes the influencing factors of hospital young talent scientific research and performance management. After the preliminary data collection work, the chi-square verification was carried out on the survey data of young medical scientific research talents. It is confirmed that the research conclusions based on big data have certain basis for improving the scientific research management level of each hospital based on the research conclusions, thus providing a certain theoretical basis for enhancing the scientific research performance of young talents in the hospital.

Research on the Initiative Scientific Research and Innovation Behavior of Postgraduates: Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior.

To clarify the generative mechanism and influencing factors of graduate students’ willingness and behavior of initiative scientific research and innovation, this research builds a quantitative model consisting of six variables: academic interest, regulatory pressure, conditions for improving scientific research and innovation capabilities, willingness to take initiative in scientific research and innovation, the promotion of achievements in scientific research, and initiative scientific research and innovation behavior. In total, 684 valid questionnaires were distributed and collected through WeChat Moments. Descriptive statistical analysis, reliability and validity analysis, factor analysis, path analysis, and conditioning analysis were conducted using the SPSS and structural equation model (SEM). The results showed that: (1) academic interest, regulatory pressure, and conditions for improving scientific research and innovation capabilities have a positive impact on the intention of initiative scientific research and innovation, but the impact of regulatory pressure is extremely insignificant. (2) The willingness to take initiative in scientific research and innovation has a positive and significant impact on initiative scientific research and innovation behavior, and the promotion of achievements in scientific research plays a negative moderating effect. Finally, this manuscript puts forward the suggestions on how to promote the initiative scientific research and innovation behavior of postgraduate students based on the research results.

A preliminary study of current situation and competences of doctoral nursing education in Taiwan: A multi-methods research design.

AimTo explore the status and overall competency of Taiwan’s doctoral nursing programs. BackgroundTaiwan has 11 universities offer doctoral degree programs in nursing from 1997 to 2020. As the demand for educators of higher nursing education increases, whether the nursing talent requirements have been satisfactorily fulfilled. DesignA two-stage data collection based on a multi-methods survey was conducted. MethodsThe first stage from December 2017 to the end of December 2019, involved collecting admission brochures for 12 doctoral nursing programs provided by 11 universities and 14 Internet databases. In the second stage, convenience sampling was performed to recruit 115 graduates of national doctoral nursing programs to collect data through a self-administered questionnaire online survey from July to the end of September 2018. ResultsA systematic review of the vision and core competencies of each university revealed a general emphasis on nursing knowledge, research, leadership, international perspective and competence, innovation, social practice and policy. More specifically, universities aim to cultivate five core competencies in students, for example, nursing knowledge, scientific and innovative research capabilities and participation in the formulation and promotion of nursing policies. Of the 115 graduates of national doctoral nursing programs surveyed, the online questionnaire revealed that more than half of the respondents were aged 41–50 years (n = 62, 53.9%), 81.8% occupied a teaching position and most had 2.4–9.8 years of study in the program (mean = 6.09 ± 1.81 years). Respondents who completed a doctoral nursing program in Taiwan could learn orderly teaching, research and leadership capabilities with scored 4.12, 4.11 and 3.65, respectively. ConclusionsThe overall orientation of the doctoral nursing programs in Taiwan aligns approximately with global trends in nursing. This study suggests that international and national resources should be incorporated into the cultivation of various competencies and curriculum quality control; moreover, industry, academia and the government should hold regular meetings to formulate suitable evaluation mechanisms.

Quantitative Research on the Science and Technology Investment and Economic Growth of Guangdong Province from the Perspective of Intelligent Data Analysis

Intelligent data analysis can use data analysis tools such as statistics and data abstraction to discover the correlation between variables in the data. Use the relevant principles of intelligent data analysis to quantitatively research the relationship between Guangdong Province’s financial technology investment, R&D expenditure and economic development. The quantitative results show that both government financial investment in science and technology and R&D expenditure have an important impact on economic development. Among them, the influence of R&D expenditure is more significant, and there is also a clear positive relationship between government financial investment in science and technology and R&D expenditure. Based on the results of intelligent data analysis, it is proposed that Guangdong Province should make great breakthroughs in the leveraging of financial science and technology funds, the implementation of the main role of enterprises in science and technology investment, and strengthening of scientific research capabilities of scientific research institutions to provide new momentum for achieving high-quality economic development.

Research on the Influence of Tutor's Guidance Style on Postgraduates' Self-efficacy

The tutor is the first person in charge of postgraduate training, and plays an important role in the development of postgraduate academic and scientific research capabilities. This research focuses on the influence of the tutor's guidance style on the research self-efficacy of postgraduates, and conducts empirical analysis with postgraduates of Beijing Normal University as the research object. The research results show that the guidance style of the supervisors of the postgraduates of Beijing Normal University is more biased towards the supporting style of supervisors, and the overall level of the research self-efficacy of the postgraduates is higher; Both supportive and controlled tutor guidance styles have a significant positive impact on the research self-efficacy of postgraduate students; Through the study of the combination of different tutor guidance styles, it is found that graduate students with high support and high control styles have the highest scientific research self-efficacy, and those with low support and low control group have the lowest research self-efficacy. The research self-efficacy of master graduate students with different combinations of tutor guidance styles presents significant differences. In order to further improve the self-efficacy of scientific research of graduate students, tutors should combine comprehensive guidance and differentiated guidance, adjust their own guidance style according to the actual situation of students, and give students timely and appropriate guidance.