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Differences in the Implementation of Campus Football Policy in Grassroots Schools in Tianshui, Gansu
Full text linkThis study investigates the implementation of China's national campus football policy in grassroots schools within Tianshui, Gansu Province, a region characterized by developmental disparities. Through a combination of interviews and case studies, the findings reveal significant urban-rural differences in policy execution. Key disparities are identified in infrastructure, coaching resources, curriculum integration, and management commitment. Urban schools generally benefit from better facilities, more specialized coaching, and systematic training structures, aligning more closely with national policy objectives. In contrast, rural schools face substantial challenges, including inadequate pitches, a shortage of qualified football teachers, and ad-hoc curriculum implementation, often limited to basic physical education. The analysis identifies that these differences stem primarily from uneven regional funding, a limited supply of qualified coaching talent, varying levels of administrative motivation, and differing socio-cultural attitudes towards sports among parents. The study concludes that without targeted interventions addressing these specific resource and motivational gaps, the policy risks reinforcing existing educational inequalities rather than achieving its goals of widespread youth development. Recommendations are provided for multi-level stakeholders to promote more equitable and effective policy implementation
Development and Implementation of a Practical Training and Assessment System for LC‒MS/MS Sample Preparation in Clinical Laboratory Medicine: A feasibility Study
Full text link Background: Liquid chromatography‒tandem mass spectrometry (LC‒MS/MS) is indispensable in clinical laboratories, yet standardized and effective training programs for short-term rotating trainees in clinical laboratory medicine remain underdeveloped.
Objectives: To develop and evaluate a standardized competency-based on-the-job training (OJT) system for LC‒MS/MS sample preparation, incorporating quantitative performance metrics to objectively assess trainee competency.
Methods: This study enrolled 43 participants, including 11 undergraduates, 13 postgraduates, and 19 continuing medical education (CME) specialists. Participants completed pipetting proficiency test and hands-on training for voriconazole and antipsychotic drug sample preparation. Competency was assessed using intraindividual variation (IIV) and bias derived from internal standard (IS) response data, with predefined thresholds. Troubleshooting discussion and feedback survey were conducted immediately after the training.
Results: Trainees exhibited superior pipetting accuracy and precision for water versus organic solvents (dichloromethane). Postgraduates outperformed undergraduates and CME specialists in terms of the precision of sample preparation, particularly for antipsychotic drugs. The training system achieved high satisfaction rates: 74.4% reported increased interest in LC‒MS/MS technology, 97.7% acknowledged improved hands-on skills, and 86.1% perceived no added rotation burden. Further troubleshooting revealed that organic solvent handling, supernatant transfer consistency and prior experience were the main factors affecting the trainees’ LC‒MS/MS sample preparation performance.
Conclusion: This study establishes the first OJT system for LC-MS/MS that links quantitative metrics to hands-on competency, addressing a critical practical training gap for short-term rotations in clinical laboratory medicine. The framework’s adaptability and trainee-centric design offer a scalable model for standardizing skill assessment in clinical laboratories, with potential applications to other complex techniques
A Multidimensional Path Analysis of Digital Transformation in Fujian's Manufacturing Sector
Full text linkThis study explores the multidimensional paths of digital transformation in Fujian’s manufacturing sector, focusing on two contrasting case studies: Zhangzhou Sanbao Group, a traditional heavy industry player, and ABB Xiamen Industrial Center, a leader in automation and electrification. The research investigates the interplay of technological, organizational, and policy factors that shape digital transformation processes. The sudy dicusses the technological advancements, organizational changes, and policy frameworks influencing these firms, to identify key enablers and barriers to digital adoption. The findings suggest that while large corporations benefit from advanced technologies and supportive policies, SMEs face significant challenges due to high adoption costs and limited access to cutting-edge solutions. The study provides insights for policymakers and business leaders on how to create a conducive environment for digital transformation, emphasizing the need for a holistic, integrated approach to overcoming barriers and fostering sustainable growth
Vocational Education in Pakistan’s New Era: Critical Challenges and Pathways for Reform
Full text linkThis study examines the development of vocational education in Pakistan through the lens of policy evolution, international collaboration, and localized practices. Against the backdrop of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which demands a skilled workforce for infrastructure and digital industries, the research identifies systemic challenges such as funding shortages, curriculum-industry mismatches, and low employment rates. By analyzing government policies, transnational initiatives like the Luban Workshop, and innovative pedagogies such as the Engineering Practice Innovation Project (EPIP), the paper highlights the transformative potential of integrating international standards with local needs. Key findings reveal that collaborative models enhance curriculum relevance and graduate employability, as evidenced by the 100% employment rate of Luban Workshop graduates in CPEC-linked sectors. However, persistent issues—including overreliance on foreign funding and insufficient teacher training—require targeted reforms, such as incentivizing private-sector participation and adopting hybrid training systems. The study underscores the role of vocational education in achieving sustainable development goals and proposes scaling up Sino-Pakistani cooperation to build a skilled workforce for economic resilience
Functional Review, Challenge Response and Transformation Path of Tourism Management Education from the Perspective of Generative Artificial Intelligence
Full text linkIn the context of an era where generative artificial intelligence is reshaping knowledge production and dissemination, the digital transformation of tourism management education curricula has emerged as an inevitable trend.Currently, AIGC presents three significant challenges to tourism management education: Firstly, it challenges existing educational philosophies; Secondly, it raises concerns regarding ethical and moral education in higher education institutions; Lastly, it poses a challenge to the digital transformation of curricula.In response to the aforementioned challenges, this paper proposes the following development strategies: First, revisit the fundamental essence of education and redefine the role positioning of both teachers and students. Second, facilitate the digital transformation of courses to enhance tourism management teaching. Third, reinforce the study and education of ethics and morality while clearly delineating the usage boundaries of AIGC. These measures aim to achieve a qualitative leap from "technological integration" to "deep fusion", thereby nurturing composite tourism management talents capable of meeting the demands of the intelligent era
Revisiting the Role and Potential of Corpus Linguistics in Critical Discourse Analysis
Full text linkPersistent debates on methodological compatibility between corpus linguistics (CL) and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) necessitate reassessing CL’s untapped potential. Addressing criticisms of contextual depth and objectivity, this study leverages recent Natural Language Processing (NLP) advancements to demonstrate CL’s enhanced capacity for critical discourse research. A comparative analysis of 398 New York Times and 1,201 China Daily articles on a contested international issue reveals—through integrated corpus techniques—systematic differences in agent representation, verb usage, semantic framing, and network centrality. These findings expose structural biases in global discourses. The synergistic integration of corpus methods with CDA frameworks strengthens analytical scope and methodological pluralism while maintaining core commitments to power-relation analysis. This underscores CL’s vital role in advancing CDA’s rigor and impact
Study on Digital Technology Empowering the Cultivation of English Teachers' Cross-Cultural Awareness in Primary School
Full text linkDrawing on situated cognition theory and a multidimensional model of intercultural awareness, this study employs documentary analysis and strategic modeling to design a digital technology–enabled cultivation framework. The proposed dual-track mechanism integrates teacher capacity building with policy and hardware support. Teacher development strategies include immersive environmental scanning via mobile devices to enhance cultural sensitivity, tiered digital training from micro-lectures to VR simulations and collaborative innovation platforms, and human–machine collaborative transformation using embedded AI agents for real-time cultural risk detection and pedagogical adaptation. Policy and hardware measures involve targeted funding for AR/AI resources in rural schools, intercultural teaching design assessments, and home–school digital collaborations generating community-based AR cultural maps. This integrated approach redefines technology from a mere instructional tool to a cognitive extension and cultural mediator, enabling teachers to progress from cultural knowledge recipients to pedagogical designers and professional leaders. While the strategy demonstrates strong potential for transforming intercultural teaching, challenges remain in addressing rural connectivity constraints, deeper cultural nuance interpretation, and establishing sustainable motivation and longitudinal assessment mechanisms
Constructing Social Memory in Industrialization in Sherwood Anderson’s Poor White
Full text linkWith a story of a small American rural town undergoing industrialization, Sherwood Anderson’s Poor White displays that the small town of Bidwell has lost its individuality and beauty in America’s transformation from a primarily agrarian society into an industrialized nation. The critical concern has always focused on the nostalgia reflected in the social transformation, paying little attention to the formation of industrial social memory. This paper, borrowing Jan Assmann’s illustration of material, spatial and conceptual memories, will try to analyze the construction of industrial social memory in the story. It argues that the story records how industrialization causes significant changes in the life of the small town and the citizens by penetration of mechanical memory, homogenization of spatial memory and embodiment of conceptual memory. It holds that the story reflects in the gradual fading of agricultural material memory, a new mechanical production method replaces the traditional labor-intensive method and transforms traditional labor patterns and rural life into industrial style in which a new social memory, the mechanical memory, is formed. In representing that the rapid industrialization in the small town of Bidwell compels spatial changes with extensive construction of factories, buildings, and railways, Anderson exposes natural and cultural spaces are remodeled and altered along with the country’s industrial development, which constitutes the townspeople’s spatial memory in industrialization. Meanwhile, their self-identity and values are greatly affected by the completion of industrialization. Their consumption concepts and lifestyles have undergone tremendous changes, and their desires for money and profit become increasingly strong. All these result from the materialistic and mechanical ideology that serves as the origin and embodiment of their conceptual memory in industrialization. Anderson’s story manifests that social memory is a dynamic entity undergoing repeated revisions by newly acquired knowledge or expanded cognitive abilities. In this course, it is not the past itself, but the way people modernize the past in relation to the present and to the desired future that matters. Therefore, Anderson finally conveys the idea that real values will survive in the construction of industrial social memory, although he gives a nostalgic glimpse of the social upheaval with struggles between the old and the new versions of social memory
Research on Teaching Management Strategies in Universities under the Internet Background
Full text linkUnder the rapid development of the Internet, university teaching management faces new opportunities and challenges. This paper explores the advantages of university teaching management under the Internet background, as well as the innovations and practical pathways of teaching management strategies. This study aims to combine the Internet with university teaching management to provide practical recommendations for teaching management in the new era
Jack London’s Consciousness of Nature Ecology in The Law of Life: from the Perspective of Eco-aesthetic
Full text linkAs one of the prominent representatives of naturalism, Jack London’s literary creations are deeply and intricately permeated with profound ecological thoughts. These thoughts not only reflect the characteristics of his era but also carry forward a kind of ecological consciousness that transcends time. The Law of Life stands out as one of the most representative novels among his works, crafted with the unique and harsh setting of the northern frontier. This setting endows the novel with a distinct charm and a profound ecological connotation.This paper, firmly rooted in the level of natural ecology within the comprehensive framework of ecological criticism, meticulously proceeds from the aesthetic principles of Naturalness and Wholeness in ecological aesthetics for a detailed analysis. Through in-depth exploration, it is found that in The Law of Life, Jack London diverges from the common focus on human beings and instead casts his gaze firmly on nature itself. He attaches great importance to the overall ecological balance and ecological benefits of nature, regarding them as crucial elements that should be respected and safeguarded. This perspective reveals his deep understanding and concern for the ecological environment