BACKGROUND Excessive video game use,recognized as internet gaming disorder in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,Fifth Edition and Gaming Disorder in International Classification of Diseases,11th Re...BACKGROUND Excessive video game use,recognized as internet gaming disorder in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,Fifth Edition and Gaming Disorder in International Classification of Diseases,11th Revision,has raised concerns regarding its effects on individuals’social well-being.AIM To analyze the association between internet gaming disorder and social interaction across Western and Asian populations.METHODS The review examined 14 observational studies published between 2000 and 2025.It assessed the frequency and quality of face-to-face interactions,the shift towards online socialization,and the methodological quality of the included studies.RESULTS The findings generally indicate that gaming addiction is associated with a decrease in the frequency of offline social interaction.Addicted gamers reported spending less time with family and friends and experiencing increased isolation.Furthermore,the quality of social relationships appeared poorer,with addicted gamers reporting higher levels of loneliness,lower social support,and decreased relationship satisfaction.While online social interactions increased,they did not fully compensate for the loss of real-world connections.CONCLUSION This review highlights the potential of gaming addiction to negatively impact overall social lives,emphasizing the necessity for interventions focused on promoting real-world social engagement.展开更多
Panchen Rinpoche Concludes Xizang Tour Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po,a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and vice president of ...Panchen Rinpoche Concludes Xizang Tour Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po,a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and vice president of the Buddhist Association of China,flew back to Beijing on Dec.23 of 2025 after completing a six-month tour of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region,during which he performed regular duties,Buddhist rituals and social activities.展开更多
The crisis of the welfare state caused the change of the approach to the policy of social protection and the tools of its realization in countries of EU. The present trend consists in the transfer of the responsibilit...The crisis of the welfare state caused the change of the approach to the policy of social protection and the tools of its realization in countries of EU. The present trend consists in the transfer of the responsibility for the welfare of the society from the state to local autonomies, businessmen, and, first of all, people themselves. A basic assignment of the present social policy is building active attitudes of persons and families being found in a difficult situation. Help in this has to be： the realization of the watchword work instead of benefit and the broadly understood education as the protection （guarantee） against life risks. Therefore, the author undertook synthesis of the current sociological knowledge on the change of an approach to social policy objectives formulation. Using qualitative methods, she analyzed the content of literature comprising （showing） discourses on the opportunities and constraints associated with the modernization of the existing social policy and selected EU documents.展开更多
This article does some researches on the impact of English Immersion on children. Through the practice and observation of children in the immersion program, we find that English Immersion has the following impacts on ...This article does some researches on the impact of English Immersion on children. Through the practice and observation of children in the immersion program, we find that English Immersion has the following impacts on children： 1） The English language learning is immersed into the process of thematic activities, Children in the Immersion learn English naturally, joyfully and systematically. They tend to cooperate well. 2） The language immersion is an integrated model in which children feel no cultural barriers. 3） English learning enhances the learning of Pingying, and vice versa. 4） There is little gap between genders. 5） Social and economic difference does not influence their learning. 6） English rhyming, chanting and songs arouse great interest in them. 7） Drama makes children very confident in their performance. They learn to think and settle problems through the performance. English immersion gives children cognitive development and enforces the language they are learning.展开更多
This study explores a new public space performance measure by integrating publicspace and walking research to examine the relationship between pedestrian traffic volume andsocial activity intensity in parks and plazas...This study explores a new public space performance measure by integrating publicspace and walking research to examine the relationship between pedestrian traffic volume andsocial activity intensity in parks and plazas. Introducing the entry-exit correlation coefficient(EEC), the study utilized bootstrap resampling methods to analyze data and compare to 59manual observations. Findings reveal a statistically significant negative relationship betweenEEC and social activities, with a coefficient of 0.2. Lower EEC values, indicating closer correlation between entry and exit, were associated with increased social activities in DilworthPark. The high synchronization observed between EEC and social activities underscores the potential of EEC as a complementary tool to manual observation in public space research. Additionally, the study emphasizes the importance of considering thermal comfort in monitoringpublic spaces using EEC. While the study focused on a single case study, its results lay thegroundwork for future research to apply automated pedestrian counting and EEC as performance measurements for public spaces。展开更多
Introduction Buddhism has been in Vietnam for more than 2,000 years,yet the exact period when it was introduced into Vietnam remains a controversy among scholars.Le Manh That believes that Buddhism appeared in Vietnam...Introduction Buddhism has been in Vietnam for more than 2,000 years,yet the exact period when it was introduced into Vietnam remains a controversy among scholars.Le Manh That believes that Buddhism appeared in Vietnam during the reign of Hung Kings as in the legend of Tien Dung-Chu Dong Tu.展开更多
As social media platforms grow,their importance in airline marketing increases,making them essential for building credibility,reducing uncertainty,and ensuring business success.Grounded in Signaling Theory,this study ...As social media platforms grow,their importance in airline marketing increases,making them essential for building credibility,reducing uncertainty,and ensuring business success.Grounded in Signaling Theory,this study explores the collective and individual impact of airline SMMAs-trendiness,infotainment,interaction,responsiveness,and remuneration-on brand credibility and also collective impact of SMMAs on purchase intention.Using partial least squares path modeling(PLS-PM)and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis(fsQCA)on data from an online survey of 354 Turkish social media users,who follow airline brands,the study finds that brand credibility mediates the relationship between SMMAs and purchase intention.Results indicate that trendiness,infotainment,and interaction positively influence brand credibility,while the absence of remuneration,responsiveness,and infotainment can negatively impact it.Practically,airlines can enhance brand credibility and purchase intention by integrating current,engaging content and maintaining consistent customer interaction,while also ensuring timely responses and regular promotions to meet standard customer expectations.展开更多
Objective： To observe the influence of Fuzheng Huayu Tablet （扶正化瘀片, FZHYT） on mental state and social activity of patients with post-hepatitis B liver cirrhosis （LC-HB）. Methods： Adopting grouped randomized...Objective： To observe the influence of Fuzheng Huayu Tablet （扶正化瘀片, FZHYT） on mental state and social activity of patients with post-hepatitis B liver cirrhosis （LC-HB）. Methods： Adopting grouped randomized double-blinded control method, 180 LC-HB patients in 3 research centers were distributed to 2 groups, the treated group and the control group, 90 in each group. Patients in the treated group were administered with FZHYT; while those in the control group treated with conventional therapy combined with placebo, the course for all patients were 6 months. Their mental state and social activity were evaluated before treatment, after 3 months＇ treatment and at terminal of the 6-month therapeutic course by estimating with Zung self-rating anxiety scale （SAS）, self-rating depression scale （SDS） and social deficit screening scale （SDSS）. Additionally, the basic demographic materials, liver function, cirrhosis index, hepatic and splenic images, blood coagulation function, etc. in the patients were tested and compared as well. Results： As compared with before treatment, the normal rate of SAS and SDS scores increased and the social deficit rate decreased in the treated group significantly after treatment, showing statistical significance （P〈0.05 or P〈0.01）; while in the control group, change was only shown in the social deficit （P〈0.01）, inter-group comparisons after treatment showed significant differences in all the three indexes （P〈0.05 or P〈0.01）. Additionally, after treatment, levels of liver function, cirrhosis, blood coagulation function and splenomegaly in the treated group were all improved significantly （P〈0.05 or P〈0.01）, and the improvements were better than those in the control group （P〈0.01） in levels of total bilirubin （TBIL）, albumin （ALB）, type 1V collagen （1V-C）, prothrombin time （PT）, prothrombin activity （PTA）. Conclusion： Most patients of LC-HB have mental disturbance and social activity deficit, which could definitely be improved by intervention with Chinese FZHYT.展开更多
The urban development of Tirana during the last few years is characterized by significant expansion,population growth and intensive residential construction.The post-socialist city became much denser,more diverse in t...The urban development of Tirana during the last few years is characterized by significant expansion,population growth and intensive residential construction.The post-socialist city became much denser,more diverse in terms of building types,taller,and relatively lacking in public space.This study is focused on the evaluation of in-between open public spaces,which are specific for different urban settings.The spatial configuration of in-between spaces is analyzed in relation to the level of social interaction and the presence of economic activities.Six neighborhoods,which belong to socialist and post-socialist tower,slab,and courtyard building typologies,are selected as case studies.Research methodology includes Space Syntax analysis,site surveys,and observations aiming to comprehend the socioeconomic performance and spatial organization of the neighborhoods.The overlap of the activity pattern,human behavior mapping,syntactic measurements,and site survey allows understanding the performance of different types of open spaces and to find the in-between space that facilitates the development of social and economic activities.展开更多
Based on the 2011-2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study(CHARLS),we investigated the effect of informal care on caregivers’utilization of medical drugs using the instrumental variable method with fixed e...Based on the 2011-2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study(CHARLS),we investigated the effect of informal care on caregivers’utilization of medical drugs using the instrumental variable method with fixed effects.Our results indicate that caregivers are more likely to take medical drugs than non-caregivers.Additionally,caregivers tend to take a significantly higher number of drugs than non-caregivers,particularly those treating physical diseases.Moreover,the effect of informal care on the drug utilization is found more significant among those aged 45-54,male caregivers,and those who provide care for their parents-in-law compared to their respective counterparts.We further identified channels through which informal care contributes to caregivers’higher drug utilization.These channels include an increased risk of developing chronic diseases,a higher number of chronic diseases,lower their self-reported health,and reduced social activities.These results offer implications for policymakers in overcoming the challenges of establishing and developing a supportive system for informal care in China.展开更多
With the rapid development of location-based networks, point-of-interest（POI） recommendation has become an important means to help people discover interesting and attractive locations, especially when users travel o...With the rapid development of location-based networks, point-of-interest（POI） recommendation has become an important means to help people discover interesting and attractive locations, especially when users travel out of town. However, because users only check-in interaction is highly sparse, which creates a big challenge for POI recommendation. To tackle this challenge, we propose a joint probabilistic generative model called geographical temporal social content popularity（GTSCP） to imitate user check-in activities in a process of decision making, which effectively integrates the geographical influence, temporal effect, social correlation, content information and popularity impact factors to overcome the data sparsity, especially for out-of-town users. Our proposed the GTSCP supports two recommendation scenarios in a joint model, i.e., home-town recommendation and out-of-town recommendation. Experimental results show that GTSCP achieves significantly superior recommendation quality compared to other state-of-the-art POI recommendation techniques.展开更多
基金Supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea Funded by the Ministry of Education,No.NRF-RS-2023-00237287。
文摘BACKGROUND Excessive video game use,recognized as internet gaming disorder in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,Fifth Edition and Gaming Disorder in International Classification of Diseases,11th Revision,has raised concerns regarding its effects on individuals’social well-being.AIM To analyze the association between internet gaming disorder and social interaction across Western and Asian populations.METHODS The review examined 14 observational studies published between 2000 and 2025.It assessed the frequency and quality of face-to-face interactions,the shift towards online socialization,and the methodological quality of the included studies.RESULTS The findings generally indicate that gaming addiction is associated with a decrease in the frequency of offline social interaction.Addicted gamers reported spending less time with family and friends and experiencing increased isolation.Furthermore,the quality of social relationships appeared poorer,with addicted gamers reporting higher levels of loneliness,lower social support,and decreased relationship satisfaction.While online social interactions increased,they did not fully compensate for the loss of real-world connections.CONCLUSION This review highlights the potential of gaming addiction to negatively impact overall social lives,emphasizing the necessity for interventions focused on promoting real-world social engagement.
文摘Panchen Rinpoche Concludes Xizang Tour Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po,a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and vice president of the Buddhist Association of China,flew back to Beijing on Dec.23 of 2025 after completing a six-month tour of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region,during which he performed regular duties,Buddhist rituals and social activities.
文摘The crisis of the welfare state caused the change of the approach to the policy of social protection and the tools of its realization in countries of EU. The present trend consists in the transfer of the responsibility for the welfare of the society from the state to local autonomies, businessmen, and, first of all, people themselves. A basic assignment of the present social policy is building active attitudes of persons and families being found in a difficult situation. Help in this has to be： the realization of the watchword work instead of benefit and the broadly understood education as the protection （guarantee） against life risks. Therefore, the author undertook synthesis of the current sociological knowledge on the change of an approach to social policy objectives formulation. Using qualitative methods, she analyzed the content of literature comprising （showing） discourses on the opportunities and constraints associated with the modernization of the existing social policy and selected EU documents.
文摘This article does some researches on the impact of English Immersion on children. Through the practice and observation of children in the immersion program, we find that English Immersion has the following impacts on children： 1） The English language learning is immersed into the process of thematic activities, Children in the Immersion learn English naturally, joyfully and systematically. They tend to cooperate well. 2） The language immersion is an integrated model in which children feel no cultural barriers. 3） English learning enhances the learning of Pingying, and vice versa. 4） There is little gap between genders. 5） Social and economic difference does not influence their learning. 6） English rhyming, chanting and songs arouse great interest in them. 7） Drama makes children very confident in their performance. They learn to think and settle problems through the performance. English immersion gives children cognitive development and enforces the language they are learning.
基金supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)grant funded by the Korea government(MSIPMinistry of Science,ICT&Future Planning,Grant No.NRF2019R1G1A1085408).
文摘This study explores a new public space performance measure by integrating publicspace and walking research to examine the relationship between pedestrian traffic volume andsocial activity intensity in parks and plazas. Introducing the entry-exit correlation coefficient(EEC), the study utilized bootstrap resampling methods to analyze data and compare to 59manual observations. Findings reveal a statistically significant negative relationship betweenEEC and social activities, with a coefficient of 0.2. Lower EEC values, indicating closer correlation between entry and exit, were associated with increased social activities in DilworthPark. The high synchronization observed between EEC and social activities underscores the potential of EEC as a complementary tool to manual observation in public space research. Additionally, the study emphasizes the importance of considering thermal comfort in monitoringpublic spaces using EEC. While the study focused on a single case study, its results lay thegroundwork for future research to apply automated pedestrian counting and EEC as performance measurements for public spaces。
文摘Introduction Buddhism has been in Vietnam for more than 2,000 years,yet the exact period when it was introduced into Vietnam remains a controversy among scholars.Le Manh That believes that Buddhism appeared in Vietnam during the reign of Hung Kings as in the legend of Tien Dung-Chu Dong Tu.
文摘As social media platforms grow,their importance in airline marketing increases,making them essential for building credibility,reducing uncertainty,and ensuring business success.Grounded in Signaling Theory,this study explores the collective and individual impact of airline SMMAs-trendiness,infotainment,interaction,responsiveness,and remuneration-on brand credibility and also collective impact of SMMAs on purchase intention.Using partial least squares path modeling(PLS-PM)and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis(fsQCA)on data from an online survey of 354 Turkish social media users,who follow airline brands,the study finds that brand credibility mediates the relationship between SMMAs and purchase intention.Results indicate that trendiness,infotainment,and interaction positively influence brand credibility,while the absence of remuneration,responsiveness,and infotainment can negatively impact it.Practically,airlines can enhance brand credibility and purchase intention by integrating current,engaging content and maintaining consistent customer interaction,while also ensuring timely responses and regular promotions to meet standard customer expectations.
基金Supported by Project of Guangxi Science and Technology Department(No.2010 GXNSFA 013217)Key Project of Guangxi Health Department(No.201 0095)Guangxi Provincial Fund of Natural Science(No.Gui Ke Zi 0832174)
文摘Objective： To observe the influence of Fuzheng Huayu Tablet （扶正化瘀片, FZHYT） on mental state and social activity of patients with post-hepatitis B liver cirrhosis （LC-HB）. Methods： Adopting grouped randomized double-blinded control method, 180 LC-HB patients in 3 research centers were distributed to 2 groups, the treated group and the control group, 90 in each group. Patients in the treated group were administered with FZHYT; while those in the control group treated with conventional therapy combined with placebo, the course for all patients were 6 months. Their mental state and social activity were evaluated before treatment, after 3 months＇ treatment and at terminal of the 6-month therapeutic course by estimating with Zung self-rating anxiety scale （SAS）, self-rating depression scale （SDS） and social deficit screening scale （SDSS）. Additionally, the basic demographic materials, liver function, cirrhosis index, hepatic and splenic images, blood coagulation function, etc. in the patients were tested and compared as well. Results： As compared with before treatment, the normal rate of SAS and SDS scores increased and the social deficit rate decreased in the treated group significantly after treatment, showing statistical significance （P〈0.05 or P〈0.01）; while in the control group, change was only shown in the social deficit （P〈0.01）, inter-group comparisons after treatment showed significant differences in all the three indexes （P〈0.05 or P〈0.01）. Additionally, after treatment, levels of liver function, cirrhosis, blood coagulation function and splenomegaly in the treated group were all improved significantly （P〈0.05 or P〈0.01）, and the improvements were better than those in the control group （P〈0.01） in levels of total bilirubin （TBIL）, albumin （ALB）, type 1V collagen （1V-C）, prothrombin time （PT）, prothrombin activity （PTA）. Conclusion： Most patients of LC-HB have mental disturbance and social activity deficit, which could definitely be improved by intervention with Chinese FZHYT.
文摘The urban development of Tirana during the last few years is characterized by significant expansion,population growth and intensive residential construction.The post-socialist city became much denser,more diverse in terms of building types,taller,and relatively lacking in public space.This study is focused on the evaluation of in-between open public spaces,which are specific for different urban settings.The spatial configuration of in-between spaces is analyzed in relation to the level of social interaction and the presence of economic activities.Six neighborhoods,which belong to socialist and post-socialist tower,slab,and courtyard building typologies,are selected as case studies.Research methodology includes Space Syntax analysis,site surveys,and observations aiming to comprehend the socioeconomic performance and spatial organization of the neighborhoods.The overlap of the activity pattern,human behavior mapping,syntactic measurements,and site survey allows understanding the performance of different types of open spaces and to find the in-between space that facilitates the development of social and economic activities.
基金funded by the National Social Science Foundation of China[grant number 21BRK003]the Natural Science Fund of Shandong Province[grant numbers ZR2021QG017].
文摘Based on the 2011-2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study(CHARLS),we investigated the effect of informal care on caregivers’utilization of medical drugs using the instrumental variable method with fixed effects.Our results indicate that caregivers are more likely to take medical drugs than non-caregivers.Additionally,caregivers tend to take a significantly higher number of drugs than non-caregivers,particularly those treating physical diseases.Moreover,the effect of informal care on the drug utilization is found more significant among those aged 45-54,male caregivers,and those who provide care for their parents-in-law compared to their respective counterparts.We further identified channels through which informal care contributes to caregivers’higher drug utilization.These channels include an increased risk of developing chronic diseases,a higher number of chronic diseases,lower their self-reported health,and reduced social activities.These results offer implications for policymakers in overcoming the challenges of establishing and developing a supportive system for informal care in China.
基金supported by the National Key Project of Scientific and Technical Supporting Programs of China(2014BAK15B01)
文摘With the rapid development of location-based networks, point-of-interest（POI） recommendation has become an important means to help people discover interesting and attractive locations, especially when users travel out of town. However, because users only check-in interaction is highly sparse, which creates a big challenge for POI recommendation. To tackle this challenge, we propose a joint probabilistic generative model called geographical temporal social content popularity（GTSCP） to imitate user check-in activities in a process of decision making, which effectively integrates the geographical influence, temporal effect, social correlation, content information and popularity impact factors to overcome the data sparsity, especially for out-of-town users. Our proposed the GTSCP supports two recommendation scenarios in a joint model, i.e., home-town recommendation and out-of-town recommendation. Experimental results show that GTSCP achieves significantly superior recommendation quality compared to other state-of-the-art POI recommendation techniques.
