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Personalized Learning for Art Major Students Based on Learner Characteristics
Get PDFRecognizing the existing research gaps concerning learner characteristics in the realm of personalized learning in Chinese higher art education, this study initially analyzed prevailing patterns in personalized learning research and its current implementation in higher education through an extensive literature review. Subsequently, a quantitative investigation was carried out at S University in Shanghai, aiming to delve into their learner characteristics, investigate the interrelationships among these characteristics, and propose customizable personalized learning designs. The research included a comprehensive quantitative study using a learner characteristics questionnaire survey involving 455 art students at S University, employing various statistical methods, including ANOVA, factor analysis, cluster analysis, and multiple regression. The study extensively explored eight distinct learner characteristic factors and successfully identified three learner clusters with statistically significant differences, providing detailed descriptions of the characteristics within each cluster to support personalized learning. Furthermore, the paper, through multiple regression analysis, revealed the direct impacts of self-efficacy and spatial orientation ability on learning behavior, while also elucidating the moderating role of learning anxiety in this relationship. Ultimately, personalized learning recommendations for higher art education were formulated based on the identified learner characteristics in distinct groups of art students in higher education
Navigating Identity Through Education in Literature and in the Classroom
Get PDFThis thesis explores the intricate relationship between education, identity formation, and oppression, drawing from psychosocial and sociocultural perspectives. I delve into how education serves as a critical arena where individuals encounter various internal psychological conflicts and external social influences that shape their sense of self. By analyzing the perspectives of writers such as Paulo Freire, bell hooks, Kate Chopin Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and Erin Gruwell, the thesis seeks to answer how education impacts the self and how it intersects with systems of oppression. Furthermore, I explore the role of education in fostering critical consciousness and empowerment, particularly in the face of oppressive structures that seek to marginalize individuals based on race, gender, sexuality, class, and ability. Through an analysis of these themes, I aim to illuminate the transformative potential of education in shaping individual identities and dismantling systemic inequalities
Approvals, Utilization, and Cost of Biologics for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
No full textIntroduction: RA treatment has been revolutionized by the development and approval of biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs). However, the approval status, utilization, and high cost of bDMARDs pose challenges in RA management.
Objectives: This dissertation evaluated the association between the utilization of bDMARDs and the sociodemographic characteristics of the RA patient population. It also identified the FDA approval status of bDMARDs and assessed the annual cost of bDMARDs used in RA treatment, evaluated the factors explaining annual cost at market entry.
Methods: In the retrospective analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data from 2010-2021, the population includes RA patients diagnosed using International Classification of Disease (ICD-9 and ICD-10). We used descriptive statistics, chi-square test, and logistic regression. Regulatory information and wholesale acquisition cost (WAC) for bDMARDs were extracted from the FDA and Micromedex. The bDMARD annual treatment cost was estimated using WAC prices at market entry and the FDA recommended dose. We standardized costs to evaluate trends within each group.
Results: We found that 5.2% of RA patients used bDMARDs from 2010-2021 in the MEPS sample. bDMARDs utilization was significantly associated with age, insurance coverage, and education level. While younger patients with private insurance and higher education were more likely to use bDMARDs therapy, factors such as sex, race, marital status, and employment status do not significantly influence treatment choices.
As of December 31, 2023, the FDA had approved ten bDMARDs for RA treatment in US, five of which were in the TNFi classification, and authorized 19 biosimilars for five bDMARDs. After standardization, the trend revealed a significant increase in the costs of TNFi bDMARDs and a substantial decrease following FDA authorization of biosimilars for infliximab, rituximab, and adalimumab. The annual cost at market entry was significantly positively correlated with FDA approval dates and TNFi classification.
Conclusions: The multifaceted nature of biologic therapy in RA management emphasizes the importance of comprehensively understanding the interplay between approvals, utilization, and cost to enhance treatment outcomes and healthcare delivery. Therefore, addressing these factors is important to ensure that all individuals with RA can benefit from these transformative therapies
Becoming and Thriving as an EFL Instructor: Exploring Key Factors Contributing to Positive Identity Construction
No full textThis mixed methods study delved into the identity construction of English as a foreign language (EFL) instructors in private universities in China through a sequential two-stage exploration. The first stage adopted a 34-item EFL teacher identity questionnaire. Ninety valid responses were collected and subjected to correlation analysis using SPSS. Due to nonnormality in the data, Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman’s rho tests were employed to derive referential outcomes. Data analysis revealed teaching experience and overseas experience were not influencing factors, whereas professional title was important in identity construction. Quantitative data provided references to participants’ recruitment and question design in the second stage of in-depth interviews, with 10 EFL instructors participating. The qualitative data results obtained from two rounds of coding corroborated and extended the statistical findings. Teacher Training and Personal Initiative emerged as supporting factors contributing to identity construction; Academic Pressure and Education Reform were identified as hindering factors. A comprehensive overview of the identity construction of EFL instructors was drawn from the synthesis of quantitative and qualitative data interpretations. In light of the findings, recommendations were proposed to facilitate the identity development of English instructors in private universities in China. These suggestions include providing rigorous school support, building a research team through mentorship, and enhancing commitment and self-efficacy
‘\u3cem\u3eSamoye Vazhnoye\u3c/em\u3e’: Behind the Scenes of Russian Cinema, 1908–1924
Get PDFFrom the first decade of the 20th century to the middle of the 1920s, cinema in Russia exposed how politics and the modern medium were inseparably intertwined. As works that were produced during a period of great turmoil and uncertainty, films revealed more than a unilateral relationship. Cinema was used in Russia in the late-Imperial and early Soviet eras as an active tool of entertainment, propaganda, art, education, and intellectual discussion. Studying its intersectional nature illuminates areas obscured by purely political or artistic perspectives, which tell either opposite or mutually emboldening tales. This thesis argues on behalf of both that during the Russian Civil War, the story of Russian cinema evolved from one of a rising film industry and dying government to one of bitter survival and upward development shared by the country’s new leadership and persevering cinema culture. In continually producing movies despite unprecedented hardships, Russia’s early film pioneers not only amplified and proliferated the socio-political thoughts of their day, but also had a starring role in their creation
Queering Consequence: A Framework for Liberatory Logics
No full textWe will begin with a brief summary of Robin Dembroff\u27s analysis of the concept genderqueer as a gender critical kind, using Dembroff\u27s account to formulate a framework for logically revisionary gender critical kinds (i.e., gender critical kinds whose resistance to the gender binary requires rejection of the dominant, presumably classical, logic). After developing this framework, we will use the framework to taxonomize a number of extant attempts to argue for logical revision based on feminist concerns (including Val Plumwood, Gillian Russell, Maureen Eckert, Ashley Tauchert, Rory Collins and Becca Kosten), using the framework to tease out important commonalities and differences between the various approaches. Finally, we will look at some novel, purely technical questions that are raised if one wants to develop a thoroughgoing account of gender critical logical kinds
Fantastical Fate: Contemporary Works Depicting Enlil
Get PDFIt is known that the creation of Gods is prevalent, and almost essential to worldbuilding in fantasy novels. Some examples are the dwarves\u27 Durin in Tolkein\u27s The Lord of the Rings and Djel of the Fjerdans in Leigh Bardugo\u27s Grishaverse novels. However, there is one popular god present in many modern fantasy series; the God of fate. In Ancient Mesopotamia, a God of fate was named Enlil. Enlil is known as the king of all Gods, as well as the God of wind and air. He decrees the fates and his word cannot be changed, as Enlil guards the tablets of destinies. Specifically focusing on Enlil\u27s role as the God of fate, we seek to analyze the changing of morals and evolution of our society through the differences to Enlil in similar beings of destiny in the popular Sarah J Maas fantasy series, A Court of Thorns and Roses and Crescent City. These beings are the Mother and her Cauldron and the Goddess Urd, respectively. With this information and evidence of Enlil\u27s role in Mesopotamian lore and society, we will compare him to these deities of fate. These evolved portrayals of fate convey women and objects as personifications of the force rather than all-powerful deities whose command cannot be altered. Through this comparison to the ancient god Enlil, we find that our society has moved away from the traditional gender roles of all-powerful men who rule over all versus motherly and weak women
Harnessing Exosomes as a Platform for Drug Delivery in Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review for \u3cem\u3ein vivo\u3c/em\u3e and \u3cem\u3ein vitro\u3c/em\u3e Studies
Get PDFBreast cancer remains a significant global health concern, emphasizing the critical need for effective treatment strategies, especially targeted therapies. This systematic review summarizes the findings from in vitro and in vivo studies regarding the therapeutic potential of exosomes as drug delivery platforms in the field of breast cancer treatment. A comprehensive search was conducted across bibliographic datasets, including Web of Science, PubMed, and Scopus, using relevant queries from several related published articles and the Medical Subject Headings Database. Then, all morphological, biomechanical, histopathological, and cellular-molecular outcomes were systematically collected. A total of 30 studies were identified based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines. These studies underwent assessment using the Systematic Review Centre for Laboratory Animal Experimentation risk of bias assessment tool. The results indicate that exosomes exhibit promise as effective drug delivery platforms, capable of hindering cancer cell viability, proliferation, migration, and angiogenesis. However, a comprehensive assessment is challenging due to some studies deviating from guidelines and having incomplete methodology. Addressing these, future studies should detail methodologies, optimize dosing, and enhance exosome production. Standardization in reporting, consistent protocols, and exploration of alternative sources are crucial
Kinematic and Dynamic Structure of the 18 May 2020 Squall Line over South Korea
Get PDFThe diagonal squall line that passed through the Korean Peninsula on the 18 May 2020 was examined using wind data retrieved from multiple Doppler radar synthesis focusing on its kinematic and dynamic aspects. The low-level jet, along with warm and moist air in the lower level, served as the primary source of moisture supply during the initiation and formation process. The presence of a cold pool accompanying the squall line played a role in retaining moisture at the surface. As the squall line approached the Korean Peninsula, the convective bands in the northern segment (NS) and southern segment (SS) of the squall line exhibited distinct evolutionary patterns. The vertical wind shear in the NS area was more pronounced compared to that in the SS. The ascending inflow associated with the tilted updraft in the NS reached an altitude of 7 km, whereas it was only up to 4 km in the SS. The difference was caused by the strong descending rear flow, which obstructed the ascending inflow and let to significant updraft in the SS
