Physical restraint is one of the most controversial methods in managing aggressive behaviors and maintaining patients' safety. This manuscript purposed to convince stockholders and policymakers of the negative imp...Physical restraint is one of the most controversial methods in managing aggressive behaviors and maintaining patients' safety. This manuscript purposed to convince stockholders and policymakers of the negative impact of physical restraint on patients' psychological and physical health. The current authors review the ethical and legal underpinnings of the opponents' and proponents' views. On one hand, there is a clear violation of the main principles of the code of ethics. Autonomy and justice;as the patients are tied against their will and without obtaining their consent, non-maleficent;as physical restraints are reported in many cases of physical and psychological traumas, thus many agencies prohibited the use of physical restraints as a safety method to be replaced with other deescalating techniques. On the other hand, physical restraints are a precious method in controlling aggressive behaviors and maintaining patients' safety, which is the selective beneficence in providing patient care. Also, most of the same agencies who prohibited the use of restraints, agreed the use of physical restraint as the last resor t.Summary statement What is already known about this topic?· Currently, physical restraint is used as the first accessible method to manage patients' behaviors, without considering the negative aura that surrounds the way of treatment. The usage of physical restraint has gone beyond the purpose of maintaining patient safety and managing aggressive behaviors to be a punishment method.· The Ethical and Legal context of using physical restraints is still vague and needs more clarification.What does this paper add?· This manuscript illustrates the Ethical and Legal points of view of the opponents and proponents of using physical restraints.· The current manuscript clearly justifies the authors' point of view to oppose physical restraints usage and how physical restraints violate the core principles of the code of ethics. In addition, it illustrates the legal agencies that suppor t/oppose the usage of physical restraint and the rationale beyond that position.· This manuscript provides alternatives to manage patients' aggressive behaviors and other ways to protect patients' safety as well as patient's dignity and code of ethics.The implications of this paper This argumentative essay provides an accessible, relevant exploration of public health policy, and its impact on nursing practice, mental health services, and patient health. Moreover, it provides a forum for mental health services to evaluate the current implications of physical restraints. The manuscript creates a paradigm for future studies and projects on physical restraints usage.展开更多
In Part 2 of David Hume’s Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion,Cleanthes puts forth the analogical Argument from Design,the argument intended to establish that the designer of the world possesses an intelligence sim...In Part 2 of David Hume’s Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion,Cleanthes puts forth the analogical Argument from Design,the argument intended to establish that the designer of the world possesses an intelligence similar to human intelligence,in light of Cleanthes’claim that the design of the world resembles machines of human contrivance.Philo argues that this argument fails,because the world does not bear a specific resemblance to any type of machine,and,therefore,there is no basis for reasoning analogically to an intelligent cause of design.In Part 3,Cleanthes attempts to strengthen his case through two illustrative analogies:I will examine the first of these-the Articulate Voice speaking from the clouds.Scholarship generally regards the Articulate Voice illustration to fail,precisely because nothing in this illustrative analogy assists Philo in understanding that the world is a machine.My paper/talk reveals that Philo provides additional criticisms of the Articulate Voice illustration in Parts 6 and 7 of the Dialogues,which make Philo’s critique even stronger and more enlightening regarding his critical approach to the Design Argument than can be learned from Part 2 alone.展开更多
Process-oriented writing is the main way for teachers to precisely control the problems and weak links presented by students in each writing stage.Therefore,it is possible to design teaching activities that are in lin...Process-oriented writing is the main way for teachers to precisely control the problems and weak links presented by students in each writing stage.Therefore,it is possible to design teaching activities that are in line with their cognitive levels based on students’needs;promote writing through debate,attach importance to the high integration of reading,speaking,and writing;and strengthen the subjectivity of students in writing by taking interest as the lead and life as the source.展开更多
The reactor pressure vessel(RPV)is susceptible to brittle fracture due to the influence of ion irradiation and high temperature,which presents a significant risk to the safe operation of nuclear reactors.It has been d...The reactor pressure vessel(RPV)is susceptible to brittle fracture due to the influence of ion irradiation and high temperature,which presents a significant risk to the safe operation of nuclear reactors.It has been demonstrated that pulsed electric current can effectively address the issue of embrittlement in RPV steel.However,the relationship between pulse parameters(duty ratio,frequency,current,and time)and the effectiveness of pulse current processing has not been systematically studied.The application of machine learning methods enables autonomous exploration and learning of the relationship between data.Consequently,this study proposes a machine learning method based on the random forest model to establish the relationship between the parameters of electrical pulses and the repair effect of RPV steel.A generative adversarial network is employed to enhance data diversity and scalability,while a particle swarm optimization algorithm is utilized to optimize the initialization weights and biases of the random forest model,aiming to improve the model’s fitting ability and training performance.The results indicate that the coefficient of determination R-square(R^(2)),root mean squared error and mean absolute error values are 0.934,0.045,and 0.036,respectively,suggesting that the model has the potential to predict the performance recovery of RPV steel after pulsed electric field treatment.The prediction of the impact of pulse current parameters on the repair effect will help to enhance and optimize the repair process,thereby providing a scientific basis for pulse current repair processing.展开更多
Intelligent fault diagnosis is an important method in rotating machinery fault diagnosis and equipment health management.To deal with co-frequency vibration faults,a type of typical fault in rotating machinery,this pa...Intelligent fault diagnosis is an important method in rotating machinery fault diagnosis and equipment health management.To deal with co-frequency vibration faults,a type of typical fault in rotating machinery,this paper proposes a fault diagnosis method based on the stacked autoencoder(SAE)and ensembled ResNet-SVM.Furthermore,the time-and frequency-domain features of several co-frequency vibration faults are summarized based on the mechanism analysis and calculated using actual vibration data.To realize and validate the high-precision diagnosis method of rotating equipment with co-frequency faults proposed in this study,the following three criteria are required:First,to improve the effectiveness and robustness of the ensembled model and the sliding window using data augmentation,adding noise,autoencoder(AE)and SAE methods are analyzed in terms of principle and practical effects.Second,ResNet is used as the feature extractor for the ensembled ResNet-SVM model.Feature extraction is carried out twice,and the extracted co-frequency fault features are more comprehensive.Finally,the data augmentation method and ensemble ResNet-SVM are combined for fault diagnosis and compared with other methods.The experimental results show that the accuracy of the proposed method can exceed 99.9%.展开更多
For a set S of real numbers, we introduce the concept of S-almost automorphic functions valued in a Banach space. It generalizes in particular the space of Z-almost automorphic functions. Considering the space of S-al...For a set S of real numbers, we introduce the concept of S-almost automorphic functions valued in a Banach space. It generalizes in particular the space of Z-almost automorphic functions. Considering the space of S-almost automorphic functions, we give sufficient conditions of the existence and uniqueness of almost automorphic solutions of a differential equation with a piecewise constant argument of generalized type. This is done using the Banach fixed point theorem.展开更多
Stepping into 2024,with the increase of“knowledge density”of Chinese consumers,the“marketing discourse”of beauty brands has shifted from a perceptual“word game”to a serious“scientific argument”.Perhaps some br...Stepping into 2024,with the increase of“knowledge density”of Chinese consumers,the“marketing discourse”of beauty brands has shifted from a perceptual“word game”to a serious“scientific argument”.Perhaps some brands will shout“good times are coming”.But the reality is that communication turns out to be the weakest part between brand technology and consumers.Under the condition of technological“involution”and fragmented media ecology,the trust cost of brand communication is being pushed to a new high,and the efficiency of communication is rapidly decreasing.Many enterprises are trapped in the dilemma of content that is difficult to be expressed and communicated.展开更多
There is currently a massive movement advocating for the enhancement of biomedical research on aging,sometimes referred to as“longevity advocacy”or“longevity activism”[1].The principal argument of the longevity ad...There is currently a massive movement advocating for the enhancement of biomedical research on aging,sometimes referred to as“longevity advocacy”or“longevity activism”[1].The principal argument of the longevity advocacy movement is that the therapies developed by biomedical research of aging should enable us to directly intervene in the aging process and thus prevent multiple aging-related diseases,thereby extending healthy longevity.展开更多
To study a class of boundary value problems of parabolic differential equations with deviating arguments, averaging technique, Green’s formula and symbol function sign(·) are used. The multi dimensional problem...To study a class of boundary value problems of parabolic differential equations with deviating arguments, averaging technique, Green’s formula and symbol function sign(·) are used. The multi dimensional problem was reduced to a one dimensional oscillation problem for ordinary differential equations or inequalities. Two oscillatory criteria of solutions for systems of parabolic differential equations with deviating arguments are obtained.展开更多
设l∈N,δ=k/p-k+1/2,以及<p<1.本文的主要结果是建立广义BochnerRiesz平均的核的某种分解: ((1-|ξ|~l)~σ+)^(x)=sum from f=1 to J(k,l,p) b_f((1-|ξ|~2)ь+ζ)^(x)+T(|x|),其中T满足 T^(n+1)(s)≤cmin{(1+s)_(k-n-2),(1+s)^(...设l∈N,δ=k/p-k+1/2,以及<p<1.本文的主要结果是建立广义BochnerRiesz平均的核的某种分解: ((1-|ξ|~l)~σ+)^(x)=sum from f=1 to J(k,l,p) b_f((1-|ξ|~2)ь+ζ)^(x)+T(|x|),其中T满足 T^(n+1)(s)≤cmin{(1+s)_(k-n-2),(1+s)^(-k,p)},0<s<∞以及n=[K(1/p-1)]·作为上述分解的一个直接结果,我们得到:临界阶广义Bochner-Riesz平均在H^p(R^k)上的a.e.收敛性。展开更多
Aim To study a class of boundary value problem of hyperbolic partial functional differential equations with continuous deviating arguments. Methods An averaging technique was used. The multi dimensional problem was...Aim To study a class of boundary value problem of hyperbolic partial functional differential equations with continuous deviating arguments. Methods An averaging technique was used. The multi dimensional problem was reduced to a one dimensional oscillation problem for ordinary differential equations or inequalities. Results and Conclusion The known results of oscillation of solutions for a class of boundary value problem of hyperbolic partial functional differential equations with discrete deviating arguments are generalized, and the oscillatory criteria of solutions for such equation with two kinds of boundary value conditions are obtained.展开更多
Based on the perspective of the schema theory and modern education technology,In this paper,the method of ran dom experimnet is used to measure how two types of schema instruction‘video clip’and‘multimedia coursew...Based on the perspective of the schema theory and modern education technology,In this paper,the method of ran dom experimnet is used to measure how two types of schema instruction‘video clip’and‘multimedia courseware’influence Chinese college students’reading comprehension of English argumentation.The results illustrate the schema instruction can not only develop the students’sensibility of English argumentation structure,but also activate the schema in students’memory.Mul timedia courseware instruction is superior to video clip instruction.The paper proposes its viewpoints concerned.展开更多
Aim To study properties of solutions to a class of second order differential inequality with continuous distributed deviating arguments. Methods A direct analysis technique was used. Results and Conclusion Some suf...Aim To study properties of solutions to a class of second order differential inequality with continuous distributed deviating arguments. Methods A direct analysis technique was used. Results and Conclusion Some sufficient conditions that ensure a class of second order delay differential inequality having no eventually positive solutions were obtained, which generalized some given results. Using the results, some oscillatory criteria for solutions of the hyperbolic equation with distributed deviating arguments can be established.展开更多
Based on the genre models of Paltridge (1995) and Knapp and Watkins(1994),the present paper analyzes several second-year non-English majors’argumentative writings of discussion and pedagogical implications are sugges...Based on the genre models of Paltridge (1995) and Knapp and Watkins(1994),the present paper analyzes several second-year non-English majors’argumentative writings of discussion and pedagogical implications are suggested.展开更多
In this paper, we consider the existence of bounded solution of functional differential equation of advanced type with nonlinear perturbation term form of undur the initial condition It is shown that if there exists t...In this paper, we consider the existence of bounded solution of functional differential equation of advanced type with nonlinear perturbation term form of undur the initial condition It is shown that if there exists the bounded solution of linear equation form of and certain condition bearing on the mapping H(t,x are satisfied, then there exists the bounded solution of equation (*) satistys initial condition(**).展开更多
It is difficult to deny the existence of Nigerian English, just as it is difficult to deny the existence of British English and American English. This claim arises from the fact that what characterizes a people's lin...It is difficult to deny the existence of Nigerian English, just as it is difficult to deny the existence of British English and American English. This claim arises from the fact that what characterizes a people's linguistic norm takes its rise from the totality of the people's sociocultural practices of which meaningful verbal sounds are of great essence. The meaningful verbal sounds serve as the chief instrument for communicating meanings, feelings, ideas, and abstractions. Whereas the existence of Nigerian English is no doubt, what constitutes its standard variety has been under contestation. In this write up, argument on standardization of Nigerian English is built-up on the basis of the various stages which the language has passed through and is still passing through in Nigeria. Argumentatively, standard variety of Nigerian English is identified and examined with the aim of demonstrating how efforts in standardizing it are made through empirically reliable criteria.展开更多
This study investigated the effect of explicit instruction about DCs in argumentative writings by 15 Chinese learners of English. This study involved in a 4-week experiment. Pre-and post-writing tests were quantitativ...This study investigated the effect of explicit instruction about DCs in argumentative writings by 15 Chinese learners of English. This study involved in a 4-week experiment. Pre-and post-writing tests were quantitatively analyzed to examine whether the explicit instruction about DCs had a significant effect on the students'argumentative writing. The findings revealed that the ex-plicit instruction of the target DCs facilitated the improvement of the participants in their argumentative writing .展开更多
In this paper,the oscillation of solutions of hyperbolic partial functional differential equations is studied,and oscillatory criteria of solutions with three kinds of boundary conditions are obtained.
Based on Mansevich-Mawhin continuation theorem and some analysis skill,some sufficient conditions for the existence of periodic solutions for mixed type p-Laplacian equation with deviating arguments are established,...Based on Mansevich-Mawhin continuation theorem and some analysis skill,some sufficient conditions for the existence of periodic solutions for mixed type p-Laplacian equation with deviating arguments are established,which are complement of previously known results.展开更多
This article briefly reviews wind turbine aerodynamics, which follows an explanation of the aerodynamic complexity. The aerodynamic models including blade momentum theory, vortex wake model, dynamic stall and rotation...This article briefly reviews wind turbine aerodynamics, which follows an explanation of the aerodynamic complexity. The aerodynamic models including blade momentum theory, vortex wake model, dynamic stall and rotational effect, and their applications in wind turbine aerodynamic performance prediction are discussed and documented. Recent progress in computational fluid dynamics for wind turbine is addressed. Wind turbine aerodynamic experimental studies are also selectively introduced.展开更多
文摘Physical restraint is one of the most controversial methods in managing aggressive behaviors and maintaining patients' safety. This manuscript purposed to convince stockholders and policymakers of the negative impact of physical restraint on patients' psychological and physical health. The current authors review the ethical and legal underpinnings of the opponents' and proponents' views. On one hand, there is a clear violation of the main principles of the code of ethics. Autonomy and justice;as the patients are tied against their will and without obtaining their consent, non-maleficent;as physical restraints are reported in many cases of physical and psychological traumas, thus many agencies prohibited the use of physical restraints as a safety method to be replaced with other deescalating techniques. On the other hand, physical restraints are a precious method in controlling aggressive behaviors and maintaining patients' safety, which is the selective beneficence in providing patient care. Also, most of the same agencies who prohibited the use of restraints, agreed the use of physical restraint as the last resor t.Summary statement What is already known about this topic?· Currently, physical restraint is used as the first accessible method to manage patients' behaviors, without considering the negative aura that surrounds the way of treatment. The usage of physical restraint has gone beyond the purpose of maintaining patient safety and managing aggressive behaviors to be a punishment method.· The Ethical and Legal context of using physical restraints is still vague and needs more clarification.What does this paper add?· This manuscript illustrates the Ethical and Legal points of view of the opponents and proponents of using physical restraints.· The current manuscript clearly justifies the authors' point of view to oppose physical restraints usage and how physical restraints violate the core principles of the code of ethics. In addition, it illustrates the legal agencies that suppor t/oppose the usage of physical restraint and the rationale beyond that position.· This manuscript provides alternatives to manage patients' aggressive behaviors and other ways to protect patients' safety as well as patient's dignity and code of ethics.The implications of this paper This argumentative essay provides an accessible, relevant exploration of public health policy, and its impact on nursing practice, mental health services, and patient health. Moreover, it provides a forum for mental health services to evaluate the current implications of physical restraints. The manuscript creates a paradigm for future studies and projects on physical restraints usage.
文摘In Part 2 of David Hume’s Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion,Cleanthes puts forth the analogical Argument from Design,the argument intended to establish that the designer of the world possesses an intelligence similar to human intelligence,in light of Cleanthes’claim that the design of the world resembles machines of human contrivance.Philo argues that this argument fails,because the world does not bear a specific resemblance to any type of machine,and,therefore,there is no basis for reasoning analogically to an intelligent cause of design.In Part 3,Cleanthes attempts to strengthen his case through two illustrative analogies:I will examine the first of these-the Articulate Voice speaking from the clouds.Scholarship generally regards the Articulate Voice illustration to fail,precisely because nothing in this illustrative analogy assists Philo in understanding that the world is a machine.My paper/talk reveals that Philo provides additional criticisms of the Articulate Voice illustration in Parts 6 and 7 of the Dialogues,which make Philo’s critique even stronger and more enlightening regarding his critical approach to the Design Argument than can be learned from Part 2 alone.
文摘Process-oriented writing is the main way for teachers to precisely control the problems and weak links presented by students in each writing stage.Therefore,it is possible to design teaching activities that are in line with their cognitive levels based on students’needs;promote writing through debate,attach importance to the high integration of reading,speaking,and writing;and strengthen the subjectivity of students in writing by taking interest as the lead and life as the source.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U21B2082,52474410)the National Key R&D Program of China(2023YFB3709903,2020 YFA0714900)+5 种基金the Key R&D Program of Shandong Province,China(2023CXGC010406)the Scientific Research Special Project for First-Class Disciplines in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(YLXKZXNKD-001)the Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China(2024ZD06)the Technology Support Project for the Construction of Major Innovation Platforms in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(XM2024XTGXQ16)the Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation(2222065)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(FRF-TP-22-02C2).
文摘The reactor pressure vessel(RPV)is susceptible to brittle fracture due to the influence of ion irradiation and high temperature,which presents a significant risk to the safe operation of nuclear reactors.It has been demonstrated that pulsed electric current can effectively address the issue of embrittlement in RPV steel.However,the relationship between pulse parameters(duty ratio,frequency,current,and time)and the effectiveness of pulse current processing has not been systematically studied.The application of machine learning methods enables autonomous exploration and learning of the relationship between data.Consequently,this study proposes a machine learning method based on the random forest model to establish the relationship between the parameters of electrical pulses and the repair effect of RPV steel.A generative adversarial network is employed to enhance data diversity and scalability,while a particle swarm optimization algorithm is utilized to optimize the initialization weights and biases of the random forest model,aiming to improve the model’s fitting ability and training performance.The results indicate that the coefficient of determination R-square(R^(2)),root mean squared error and mean absolute error values are 0.934,0.045,and 0.036,respectively,suggesting that the model has the potential to predict the performance recovery of RPV steel after pulsed electric field treatment.The prediction of the impact of pulse current parameters on the repair effect will help to enhance and optimize the repair process,thereby providing a scientific basis for pulse current repair processing.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.51875031)Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation (Grant No.3212010)。
文摘Intelligent fault diagnosis is an important method in rotating machinery fault diagnosis and equipment health management.To deal with co-frequency vibration faults,a type of typical fault in rotating machinery,this paper proposes a fault diagnosis method based on the stacked autoencoder(SAE)and ensembled ResNet-SVM.Furthermore,the time-and frequency-domain features of several co-frequency vibration faults are summarized based on the mechanism analysis and calculated using actual vibration data.To realize and validate the high-precision diagnosis method of rotating equipment with co-frequency faults proposed in this study,the following three criteria are required:First,to improve the effectiveness and robustness of the ensembled model and the sliding window using data augmentation,adding noise,autoencoder(AE)and SAE methods are analyzed in terms of principle and practical effects.Second,ResNet is used as the feature extractor for the ensembled ResNet-SVM model.Feature extraction is carried out twice,and the extracted co-frequency fault features are more comprehensive.Finally,the data augmentation method and ensemble ResNet-SVM are combined for fault diagnosis and compared with other methods.The experimental results show that the accuracy of the proposed method can exceed 99.9%.
文摘For a set S of real numbers, we introduce the concept of S-almost automorphic functions valued in a Banach space. It generalizes in particular the space of Z-almost automorphic functions. Considering the space of S-almost automorphic functions, we give sufficient conditions of the existence and uniqueness of almost automorphic solutions of a differential equation with a piecewise constant argument of generalized type. This is done using the Banach fixed point theorem.
文摘Stepping into 2024,with the increase of“knowledge density”of Chinese consumers,the“marketing discourse”of beauty brands has shifted from a perceptual“word game”to a serious“scientific argument”.Perhaps some brands will shout“good times are coming”.But the reality is that communication turns out to be the weakest part between brand technology and consumers.Under the condition of technological“involution”and fragmented media ecology,the trust cost of brand communication is being pushed to a new high,and the efficiency of communication is rapidly decreasing.Many enterprises are trapped in the dilemma of content that is difficult to be expressed and communicated.
文摘There is currently a massive movement advocating for the enhancement of biomedical research on aging,sometimes referred to as“longevity advocacy”or“longevity activism”[1].The principal argument of the longevity advocacy movement is that the therapies developed by biomedical research of aging should enable us to directly intervene in the aging process and thus prevent multiple aging-related diseases,thereby extending healthy longevity.
文摘To study a class of boundary value problems of parabolic differential equations with deviating arguments, averaging technique, Green’s formula and symbol function sign(·) are used. The multi dimensional problem was reduced to a one dimensional oscillation problem for ordinary differential equations or inequalities. Two oscillatory criteria of solutions for systems of parabolic differential equations with deviating arguments are obtained.
文摘设l∈N,δ=k/p-k+1/2,以及<p<1.本文的主要结果是建立广义BochnerRiesz平均的核的某种分解: ((1-|ξ|~l)~σ+)^(x)=sum from f=1 to J(k,l,p) b_f((1-|ξ|~2)ь+ζ)^(x)+T(|x|),其中T满足 T^(n+1)(s)≤cmin{(1+s)_(k-n-2),(1+s)^(-k,p)},0<s<∞以及n=[K(1/p-1)]·作为上述分解的一个直接结果,我们得到:临界阶广义Bochner-Riesz平均在H^p(R^k)上的a.e.收敛性。
文摘Aim To study a class of boundary value problem of hyperbolic partial functional differential equations with continuous deviating arguments. Methods An averaging technique was used. The multi dimensional problem was reduced to a one dimensional oscillation problem for ordinary differential equations or inequalities. Results and Conclusion The known results of oscillation of solutions for a class of boundary value problem of hyperbolic partial functional differential equations with discrete deviating arguments are generalized, and the oscillatory criteria of solutions for such equation with two kinds of boundary value conditions are obtained.
文摘Based on the perspective of the schema theory and modern education technology,In this paper,the method of ran dom experimnet is used to measure how two types of schema instruction‘video clip’and‘multimedia courseware’influence Chinese college students’reading comprehension of English argumentation.The results illustrate the schema instruction can not only develop the students’sensibility of English argumentation structure,but also activate the schema in students’memory.Mul timedia courseware instruction is superior to video clip instruction.The paper proposes its viewpoints concerned.
文摘Aim To study properties of solutions to a class of second order differential inequality with continuous distributed deviating arguments. Methods A direct analysis technique was used. Results and Conclusion Some sufficient conditions that ensure a class of second order delay differential inequality having no eventually positive solutions were obtained, which generalized some given results. Using the results, some oscillatory criteria for solutions of the hyperbolic equation with distributed deviating arguments can be established.
文摘Based on the genre models of Paltridge (1995) and Knapp and Watkins(1994),the present paper analyzes several second-year non-English majors’argumentative writings of discussion and pedagogical implications are suggested.
文摘In this paper, we consider the existence of bounded solution of functional differential equation of advanced type with nonlinear perturbation term form of undur the initial condition It is shown that if there exists the bounded solution of linear equation form of and certain condition bearing on the mapping H(t,x are satisfied, then there exists the bounded solution of equation (*) satistys initial condition(**).
文摘It is difficult to deny the existence of Nigerian English, just as it is difficult to deny the existence of British English and American English. This claim arises from the fact that what characterizes a people's linguistic norm takes its rise from the totality of the people's sociocultural practices of which meaningful verbal sounds are of great essence. The meaningful verbal sounds serve as the chief instrument for communicating meanings, feelings, ideas, and abstractions. Whereas the existence of Nigerian English is no doubt, what constitutes its standard variety has been under contestation. In this write up, argument on standardization of Nigerian English is built-up on the basis of the various stages which the language has passed through and is still passing through in Nigeria. Argumentatively, standard variety of Nigerian English is identified and examined with the aim of demonstrating how efforts in standardizing it are made through empirically reliable criteria.
文摘This study investigated the effect of explicit instruction about DCs in argumentative writings by 15 Chinese learners of English. This study involved in a 4-week experiment. Pre-and post-writing tests were quantitatively analyzed to examine whether the explicit instruction about DCs had a significant effect on the students'argumentative writing. The findings revealed that the ex-plicit instruction of the target DCs facilitated the improvement of the participants in their argumentative writing .
文摘In this paper,the oscillation of solutions of hyperbolic partial functional differential equations is studied,and oscillatory criteria of solutions with three kinds of boundary conditions are obtained.
基金Foundation item: Supported by the Foundation of Education Department of Jiangxi Province(G J J11234) Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province(2009GQS0023) Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shangrao Normal University(1001)
文摘Based on Mansevich-Mawhin continuation theorem and some analysis skill,some sufficient conditions for the existence of periodic solutions for mixed type p-Laplacian equation with deviating arguments are established,which are complement of previously known results.
文摘This article briefly reviews wind turbine aerodynamics, which follows an explanation of the aerodynamic complexity. The aerodynamic models including blade momentum theory, vortex wake model, dynamic stall and rotational effect, and their applications in wind turbine aerodynamic performance prediction are discussed and documented. Recent progress in computational fluid dynamics for wind turbine is addressed. Wind turbine aerodynamic experimental studies are also selectively introduced.