The Clauser Horne--Shimony-Holt-type noncontextuality inequality and the Svetliehny inequality are derived from the Alicki-van Ryn quantumness witness. Thus connections between quantumness and quantum contextuality, a...The Clauser Horne--Shimony-Holt-type noncontextuality inequality and the Svetliehny inequality are derived from the Alicki-van Ryn quantumness witness. Thus connections between quantumness and quantum contextuality, and between quantumness and genuine multipartite nonlocality are established.展开更多
The contradiction between classical and quantum physics can be identified through quantum contextuality, which does not need composite systems or spacelike separation. Contextuality is proven either by a logical contr...The contradiction between classical and quantum physics can be identified through quantum contextuality, which does not need composite systems or spacelike separation. Contextuality is proven either by a logical contradiction between the noncontextuality hidden variable predictions and those of quantum mechanics or by the violation of noncontextual inequality. We propose an experimental scheme of state-independent contextual inequality derived from the Mermin proof of the Kochen–Specker(KS) theorem in eight-dimensional Hilbert space, which could be observed either in an individual system or in a composite system. We also show how to resolve the compatibility problems. Our scheme can be implemented in optical systems with current experiment techniques.展开更多
Klyachko-Can-Binicioglu-Shumovsky (KCBS) inequality is a Bell-like inequality, the violation of which can be used to confirm the existence of quantum contextuality. However, the imperfection of detection efficiency ...Klyachko-Can-Binicioglu-Shumovsky (KCBS) inequality is a Bell-like inequality, the violation of which can be used to confirm the existence of quantum contextuality. However, the imperfection of detection efficiency may cause the so-called loophole in actual KCBS's experiments. We derive an alternative KCBS inequality to deal with the loophole in actual KCBS's experiments. We prove that if the experimental data violate this KCBS inequality, the loophole-free violation of the original KCBS inequality will occur. We show that the minimum detection efficiency needed for a loophole-free violation of the KCBS inequality is about 0.9738.展开更多
Quantum nonlocality and quantum contextuality are the most curious properties that change our understanding of nature, and were observed independently in recent decades. One important question is whether both properti...Quantum nonlocality and quantum contextuality are the most curious properties that change our understanding of nature, and were observed independently in recent decades. One important question is whether both properties can be observed simultaneously. In this paper, we show that in a qutrit-qutrit system we can observe quantum nonlocality and quantum contextuality at the same time. From the perspective of quantum information, our experiment proves in principle that the two resources, quantum nonlocality and quantum contextuality, can be utilized simultaneously.展开更多
In global navigation satellite system denial environment,cross-view geo-localization based on image retrieval presents an exceedingly critical visual localization solution for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV)systems.The e...In global navigation satellite system denial environment,cross-view geo-localization based on image retrieval presents an exceedingly critical visual localization solution for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV)systems.The essence of cross-view geo-localization resides in matching images containing the same geographical targets from disparate platforms,such as UAV-view and satellite-view images.However,images of the same geographical targets may suffer from occlusions and geometric distortions due to variations in the capturing platform,view,and timing.The existing methods predominantly extract features by segmenting feature maps,which overlook the holistic semantic distribution and structural information of objects,resulting in loss of image information.To address these challenges,dilated neighborhood attention Transformer is employed as the feature extraction backbone,and Multi-feature representations based on Multi-scale Hierarchical Contextual Aggregation(MMHCA)is proposed.In the proposed MMHCA method,the multiscale hierarchical contextual aggregation method is utilized to extract contextual information from local to global across various granularity levels,establishing feature associations of contextual information with global and local information in the image.Subsequently,the multi-feature representations method is utilized to obtain rich discriminative feature information,bolstering the robustness of model in scenarios characterized by positional shifts,varying distances,and scale ambiguities.Comprehensive experiments conducted on the extensively utilized University-1652 and SUES-200 benchmarks indicate that the MMHCA method surpasses the existing techniques.showing outstanding results in UAV localization and navigation.展开更多
Detecting abnormal cervical cells is crucial for early identification and timely treatment of cervical cancer.However,this task is challenging due to the morphological similarities between abnormal and normal cells an...Detecting abnormal cervical cells is crucial for early identification and timely treatment of cervical cancer.However,this task is challenging due to the morphological similarities between abnormal and normal cells and the significant variations in cell size.Pathologists often refer to surrounding cells to identify abnormalities.To emulate this slide examination behavior,this study proposes a Multi-Scale Feature Fusion Network(MSFF-Net)for detecting cervical abnormal cells.MSFF-Net employs a Cross-Scale Pooling Model(CSPM)to effectively capture diverse features and contextual information,ranging from local details to the overall structure.Additionally,a Multi-Scale Fusion Attention(MSFA)module is introduced to mitigate the impact of cell size variations by adaptively fusing local and global information at different scales.To handle the complex environment of cervical cell images,such as cell adhesion and overlapping,the Inner-CIoU loss function is utilized to more precisely measure the overlap between bounding boxes,thereby improving detection accuracy in such scenarios.Experimental results on the Comparison detector dataset demonstrate that MSFF-Net achieves a mean average precision(mAP)of 63.2%,outperforming state-of-the-art methods while maintaining a relatively small number of parameters(26.8 M).This study highlights the effectiveness of multi-scale feature fusion in enhancing the detection of cervical abnormal cells,contributing to more accurate and efficient cervical cancer screening.展开更多
Abs As a crucial vehicle for young children’s artistic enlightenment,music appreciation holds an irreplaceable value in cognitive development,emotional edification,and the cultivation of aesthetic abilities.Currently...Abs As a crucial vehicle for young children’s artistic enlightenment,music appreciation holds an irreplaceable value in cognitive development,emotional edification,and the cultivation of aesthetic abilities.Currently,in music appreciation activities for senior kindergarten classes,there is a widespread phenomenon of homogenized teaching content and mechanized teaching methods,which results in insufficient enthusiasm for participation among young children and a superficial understanding of music.The situational teaching method,by constructing concrete and immersive learning scenarios,can effectively activate young children’s multi-dimensional sensory experiences.Its characteristics of intuitiveness and interactivity are highly consistent with the traits of young children’s concrete thinking,thus providing a new approach to resolving the current predicament.The research focuses on the practical pain points in music appreciation activities for senior kindergarten classes and proposes targeted solutions from four dimensions:content design,method innovation,resource integration,and teacher training,aiming to reconstruct a child-centered,in-depth music learning model.Practice has shown that the situational teaching method can not only enhance young children’s perceptual sensitivity to musical elements but also guide them to achieve emotional resonance through role-playing and life-related associations,laying a foundation for the sustainable development of young children’s musical literacy.展开更多
Based on the contextual adaptation perspective of Verschueren’s Adaptation Theory,this paper explores the Chinese translation strategies of Japanese quotation sentences in the Yang translation of The Courage of One f...Based on the contextual adaptation perspective of Verschueren’s Adaptation Theory,this paper explores the Chinese translation strategies of Japanese quotation sentences in the Yang translation of The Courage of One from the perspectives of communicative context and linguistic context.The study finds that the Chinese translation of Japanese quotation sentences involves various strategies,including retaining direct quotations,converting direct quotations into statements,transforming direct quotations into attributive+noun forms,and alternating between direct and indirect quotations.This research provides a new perspective for the Chinese translation of Japanese quotation sentences and offers theoretical support for translation practices in cross-cultural communication.展开更多
The primary challenge in weakly supervised semantic segmentation is effectively leveraging weak annotations while minimizing the performance gap compared to fully supervised methods.End-to-end model designs have gaine...The primary challenge in weakly supervised semantic segmentation is effectively leveraging weak annotations while minimizing the performance gap compared to fully supervised methods.End-to-end model designs have gained significant attention for improving training efficiency.Most current algorithms rely on Convolutional Neural Networks(CNNs)for feature extraction.Although CNNs are proficient at capturing local features,they often struggle with global context,leading to incomplete and false Class Activation Mapping(CAM).To address these limitations,this work proposes a Contextual Prototype-Based End-to-End Weakly Supervised Semantic Segmentation(CPEWS)model,which improves feature extraction by utilizing the Vision Transformer(ViT).By incorporating its intermediate feature layers to preserve semantic information,this work introduces the Intermediate Supervised Module(ISM)to supervise the final layer’s output,reducing boundary ambiguity and mitigating issues related to incomplete activation.Additionally,the Contextual Prototype Module(CPM)generates class-specific prototypes,while the proposed Prototype Discrimination Loss and Superclass Suppression Loss guide the network’s training,(LPDL)(LSSL)effectively addressing false activation without the need for extra supervision.The CPEWS model proposed in this paper achieves state-of-the-art performance in end-to-end weakly supervised semantic segmentation without additional supervision.The validation set and test set Mean Intersection over Union(MIoU)of PASCAL VOC 2012 dataset achieved 69.8%and 72.6%,respectively.Compared with ToCo(pre trained weight ImageNet-1k),MIoU on the test set is 2.1%higher.In addition,MIoU reached 41.4%on the validation set of the MS COCO 2014 dataset.展开更多
In this paper, we introduce and discuss the robustness of contextuality(Ro C) R_C(e) and the contextuality cost C(e) of an empirical model e. The following properties of them are proved.(i) An empirical model ...In this paper, we introduce and discuss the robustness of contextuality(Ro C) R_C(e) and the contextuality cost C(e) of an empirical model e. The following properties of them are proved.(i) An empirical model e is contextual if and only if R_C(e) > 0;(ii) the Ro C function R_C is convex, lower semi-continuous and un-increasing under an affine mapping on the set E M of all empirical models;(iii) e is non-contextual if and only if C(e) = 0;(iv) e is contextual if and only if C(e) > 0;(v) e is strongly contextual if and only if C(e) = 1. Also, a relationship between RC(e) and C(e) is obtained. Lastly, the Ro C of three empirical models is computed and compared. Especially, the Ro C of the PR boxes is obtained and the supremum 0.5 is found for the Ro C of all no-signaling type(2, 2, 2) empirical models.展开更多
Recently, the robustness of contextuality(RoC) of an empirical model was discussed in [Sci. China-Phys. Mech. Astron. 59,640303(2016)], many important properties of the RoC have been proved except for its boundedness ...Recently, the robustness of contextuality(RoC) of an empirical model was discussed in [Sci. China-Phys. Mech. Astron. 59,640303(2016)], many important properties of the RoC have been proved except for its boundedness and continuity. The aim of this paper is to find an upper bound for the RoC over all of empirical models and prove that the RoC is a continuous function on the set of all empirical models. Lastly, a relationship between the RoC and the extent of violating the noncontextual inequalities is established for an n-cycle contextual box. This relationship implies that the RoC can be used to quantify the contextuality of n-cycle boxes.展开更多
The posttreatment period is a key part of the management of pediatric cancer.During this time,school and psychological difficulties have been described in childhood cancer survivors(CCS)and can be prognostic for the s...The posttreatment period is a key part of the management of pediatric cancer.During this time,school and psychological difficulties have been described in childhood cancer survivors(CCS)and can be prognostic for the success of social reintegration.This study estimated the influence of the household’s socioeconomic status(SES)on these psychosocial difficulties.This study is based on a prospective multicentric database and focused on children who received a psychosocial evaluation during their follow-up from 2013 to 2020.We retrieved data on school and psychological difficulties.Household SES was estimated by a social deprivation score.Data from1003 patients were analyzed.School difficulties were noted in 22%of CCS.A greater social deprivation was significantly associated with school difficulty.Tumor relapse,treatment with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation,and central nervous system(CNS)tumors remained significant risk factors.In the subgroup of CNS tumors,school difficulties were increased and associated with greater social deprivation.Psychological difficulties were not associated with the deprivation score.There is a link between SES and school difficulties in CCS.Further investigations should be carried out for children with CNS tumors,which is the population of the greatest concern.展开更多
Objective:The relationship between cause-specific mortality and regional socio-economic and environmental indicators remains poorly studied in Russia.The study first aims to study regional differences in cause-specifi...Objective:The relationship between cause-specific mortality and regional socio-economic and environmental indicators remains poorly studied in Russia.The study first aims to study regional differences in cause-specific mortality among the population aged 20 years and older in Russia,and second to investigate the association between regional deprivation and cause-specific mortality.Material and methods:Russian deprivation index was used to measure level of deprivation.The index consists of three components:social,economic and environmental.The index measures general deprivation,and its compo-nents measure social,economic and environmental deprivation.The mortality data by age(five-year groups)and sex in the subjects of Russia from 2006 to 2022 were extracted from the Russian Fertility and Mortality Database of the Center of Demographic Research of the New Economic School.Results:In the most general deprived areas,mortality rate from infectious and parasitic diseases increased by more than twice in the total population,women and men as compared to the least deprived quantile(Q1).Fully adjusted negative binomial regression showed an increase in mortality rate from injuries,poisoning and external causes and infectious and parasitic diseases in more social deprived areas as compared to Q1 in the total population,women and men.In men,there was a significantly higher mortality rate from neoplasms and from infectious and parasitic diseases in more economic deprived areas as compared to Q1.Both in total population and in women,there was a trend towards an increase in mortality from neoplasms depending on the level of environmental deprivation.Conclusions:This is the first study examining the relationship of contextual factors with cause-specific mortality that takes into account sex,age and year of death at the population level in Russia.General,social,economic and environmental deprivation are associated with cause-specific mortality.展开更多
There are five vital signs that healthcare providers assess: temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and pain. Normal levels for the five vital signs are published by the American Heart Association, and other...There are five vital signs that healthcare providers assess: temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and pain. Normal levels for the five vital signs are published by the American Heart Association, and other specialty organizations, however, the sixth vital sign (resilience) which adopts the measure of immune resilience is suggested in this paper. Resilience is the ability of the immune system to respond to attacks and defend effectively against infections and inflammatory stressors, and psychological resilience is the capacity to resist, adapt, recover, thrive, and grow from a challenge or a stressor. Individuals with better optimal immune resilience had better health outcomes than those with minimal immune resilience. The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize, contextualize, and operationalize all six vital signs. We suggest measuring resilience subjectively and objectively. Subjectively, use a 5-item guided interview revised from the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CDRC), a scale of 10 items. The revised CDRC scale is a 5-item scale. The scale is rated on a 5-point Likert scale from 0 (not true) to 4 (true all the time). The total score ranges from 0 to 20, with higher total scores indicating greater resilience. The scale demonstrated good construct validity and internal consistency (α = 0.85) during the development of the scale. The CD-RISC had a good Cronbach’s alpha level of 0.85. The Revised CD-RISC can be completed in 2 - 4 minutes. To measure resilience objectively, we suggest using Immune Resilience (IR) levels, the level of resilience to preserve and/or rapidly restore immune resilience functions that promote disease resistance and control inflammation and other inflammatory stress. IR levels are gauged with two peripheral blood metrics that quantify the balance between CD8 and CD4 T-cell levels and gene expression signatures tracking longevity-associated immunocompetence and mortality- or entropy-associated inflammation. IR deregulation is potentially reversible by decreasing inflammatory stress. IR metrics and mechanisms have utility as vital signs and biomarkers for measuring immune health and improving health outcomes.展开更多
This study explores the application of Abrams’Fourfold Model in the classification of Western literary criticism.Abrams’framework categorizes literary criticism into four fundamental elements:text,author,world,and a...This study explores the application of Abrams’Fourfold Model in the classification of Western literary criticism.Abrams’framework categorizes literary criticism into four fundamental elements:text,author,world,and audience.The text is viewed as an independent entity with intrinsic artistic value,necessitating a detailed analysis of its structure,style,themes,and symbols.Author study delves into the creator’s life and socio-cultural context,often to uncover the work’s deeper meanings.Contextual study situates the work within its historical and social milieu,examining its reflection of or response to societal norms and events.Audience response analysis considers the diverse interpretations shaped by readers’backgrounds,emphasizing the reader’s role in constructing the work’s meaning.The study concludes that Abrams’Fourfold Model offers a comprehensive and flexible analytical tool,enabling critics to engage with literary works from multiple perspectives,thereby enriching the understanding of literary complexity and diversity.展开更多
Purpose:Strong primary health care(PHC)systems require well‐established PHC education systems to enhance the skills of general practitioners(GPs).However,the literature on the experiences of international collaborati...Purpose:Strong primary health care(PHC)systems require well‐established PHC education systems to enhance the skills of general practitioners(GPs).However,the literature on the experiences of international collaboration in primary care education in low‐and middle‐income countries remains limited.The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation and perceived impact of the McGill‐Tongji Blended Education Program for Teacher Leaders in General Practice(referred to as the“Tongji Program”).Methods:In 2020–2021,the McGill Department of Family Medicine(Montreal,Canada)and Tongji University School of Medicine(TUSM,Shanghai,China)jointly implemented the Tongji Program in Shanghai,China to improve the teaching capacity of PHC teachers.We conducted an exploratory longitudinal case study with a mixed methods design for the evaluation.Quantitative(QUAN)data was collected through questionnaire surveys and qualitative(QUAL)data was collected through focus group discussions.Results:The evaluation showed that learners in Tongji Program were primarily female GPs(21/22,95%)with less than 4 years of experience in teaching(16/22,73%).This program was considered a successful learning experience by most participants(19/22,86%)with higher order learning tasks such as critical thinking and problem‐solving.They also agreed that this program helped them feel more prepared to teach(21/22,95%),and developed a positive attitude toward primary care(21/22,95%).The QUAL interview revealed that both the Tongji and McGill organizers noted that TUSM showed strong leadership in organization,education,and coordination.Both students and teachers agreed that by adapting training content into contextualized delivery formats and settings,the Tongji Program successfully overcame language and technology barriers.Conclusions:Committed partnerships and contextualization were key to the success of the Tongji Program.Future research should focus on how international primary care education programs affect learners'behavior in their practice settings,and explore barriers and facilitators to change.展开更多
This study explores the application of the contextual teaching method in Sichuan folk song education and its impact on students’musical expressiveness.By incorporating contextual teaching methods in music classes,thi...This study explores the application of the contextual teaching method in Sichuan folk song education and its impact on students’musical expressiveness.By incorporating contextual teaching methods in music classes,this research investigates the effectiveness of this approach in enhancing students’understanding of Sichuan folk songs and improving their musical expressiveness and emotional expression.A mixed-method research approach is employed,utilizing classroom observations,questionnaires,interviews,and statistical analysis to assess the practical outcomes of contextual teaching in folk song education.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2012CB921900the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 11175089 and 11475089
文摘The Clauser Horne--Shimony-Holt-type noncontextuality inequality and the Svetliehny inequality are derived from the Alicki-van Ryn quantumness witness. Thus connections between quantumness and quantum contextuality, and between quantumness and genuine multipartite nonlocality are established.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. U1930402)support from the Project Funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant Nos. 2020M680006 and 2021T140045)+1 种基金support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 12004184)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China (Grants No. BK20190428)。
文摘The contradiction between classical and quantum physics can be identified through quantum contextuality, which does not need composite systems or spacelike separation. Contextuality is proven either by a logical contradiction between the noncontextuality hidden variable predictions and those of quantum mechanics or by the violation of noncontextual inequality. We propose an experimental scheme of state-independent contextual inequality derived from the Mermin proof of the Kochen–Specker(KS) theorem in eight-dimensional Hilbert space, which could be observed either in an individual system or in a composite system. We also show how to resolve the compatibility problems. Our scheme can be implemented in optical systems with current experiment techniques.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11005031)the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province,China(Grant No.Y6110314)
文摘Klyachko-Can-Binicioglu-Shumovsky (KCBS) inequality is a Bell-like inequality, the violation of which can be used to confirm the existence of quantum contextuality. However, the imperfection of detection efficiency may cause the so-called loophole in actual KCBS's experiments. We derive an alternative KCBS inequality to deal with the loophole in actual KCBS's experiments. We prove that if the experimental data violate this KCBS inequality, the loophole-free violation of the original KCBS inequality will occur. We show that the minimum detection efficiency needed for a loophole-free violation of the KCBS inequality is about 0.9738.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFA0304100)National Natural Science Foundation of China(11374288,11774335,61327901,11474268,11325419 and 11504253)+2 种基金the Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences(QYZDY-SSW-SLH003)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central UniversitiesAnhui Initiative in Quantum Information Technologies(AHY020100 and AHY060300)
文摘Quantum nonlocality and quantum contextuality are the most curious properties that change our understanding of nature, and were observed independently in recent decades. One important question is whether both properties can be observed simultaneously. In this paper, we show that in a qutrit-qutrit system we can observe quantum nonlocality and quantum contextuality at the same time. From the perspective of quantum information, our experiment proves in principle that the two resources, quantum nonlocality and quantum contextuality, can be utilized simultaneously.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12072027,62103052,61603346 and 62103379)the Henan Key Laboratory of General Aviation Technology,China(No.ZHKF-230201)+3 种基金the Funding for the Open Research Project of the Rotor Aerodynamics Key Laboratory,China(No.RAL20200101)the Key Research and Development Program of Henan Province,China(Nos.241111222000 and 241111222900)the Key Science and Technology Program of Henan Province,China(No.232102220067)the Scholarship Funding from the China Scholarship Council(No.202206030079).
文摘In global navigation satellite system denial environment,cross-view geo-localization based on image retrieval presents an exceedingly critical visual localization solution for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV)systems.The essence of cross-view geo-localization resides in matching images containing the same geographical targets from disparate platforms,such as UAV-view and satellite-view images.However,images of the same geographical targets may suffer from occlusions and geometric distortions due to variations in the capturing platform,view,and timing.The existing methods predominantly extract features by segmenting feature maps,which overlook the holistic semantic distribution and structural information of objects,resulting in loss of image information.To address these challenges,dilated neighborhood attention Transformer is employed as the feature extraction backbone,and Multi-feature representations based on Multi-scale Hierarchical Contextual Aggregation(MMHCA)is proposed.In the proposed MMHCA method,the multiscale hierarchical contextual aggregation method is utilized to extract contextual information from local to global across various granularity levels,establishing feature associations of contextual information with global and local information in the image.Subsequently,the multi-feature representations method is utilized to obtain rich discriminative feature information,bolstering the robustness of model in scenarios characterized by positional shifts,varying distances,and scale ambiguities.Comprehensive experiments conducted on the extensively utilized University-1652 and SUES-200 benchmarks indicate that the MMHCA method surpasses the existing techniques.showing outstanding results in UAV localization and navigation.
基金funded by the China Chongqing Municipal Science and Technology Bureau,grant numbers 2024TIAD-CYKJCXX0121,2024NSCQ-LZX0135Chongqing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development,grant number CKZ2024-87+3 种基金the Chongqing University of Technology graduate education high-quality development project,grant number gzlsz202401the Chongqing University of Technology-Chongqing LINGLUE Technology Co.,Ltd.,Electronic Information(Artificial Intelligence)graduate joint training basethe Postgraduate Education and Teaching Reform Research Project in Chongqing,grant number yjg213116the Chongqing University of Technology-CISDI Chongqing Information Technology Co.,Ltd.,Computer Technology graduate joint training base.
文摘Detecting abnormal cervical cells is crucial for early identification and timely treatment of cervical cancer.However,this task is challenging due to the morphological similarities between abnormal and normal cells and the significant variations in cell size.Pathologists often refer to surrounding cells to identify abnormalities.To emulate this slide examination behavior,this study proposes a Multi-Scale Feature Fusion Network(MSFF-Net)for detecting cervical abnormal cells.MSFF-Net employs a Cross-Scale Pooling Model(CSPM)to effectively capture diverse features and contextual information,ranging from local details to the overall structure.Additionally,a Multi-Scale Fusion Attention(MSFA)module is introduced to mitigate the impact of cell size variations by adaptively fusing local and global information at different scales.To handle the complex environment of cervical cell images,such as cell adhesion and overlapping,the Inner-CIoU loss function is utilized to more precisely measure the overlap between bounding boxes,thereby improving detection accuracy in such scenarios.Experimental results on the Comparison detector dataset demonstrate that MSFF-Net achieves a mean average precision(mAP)of 63.2%,outperforming state-of-the-art methods while maintaining a relatively small number of parameters(26.8 M).This study highlights the effectiveness of multi-scale feature fusion in enhancing the detection of cervical abnormal cells,contributing to more accurate and efficient cervical cancer screening.
文摘Abs As a crucial vehicle for young children’s artistic enlightenment,music appreciation holds an irreplaceable value in cognitive development,emotional edification,and the cultivation of aesthetic abilities.Currently,in music appreciation activities for senior kindergarten classes,there is a widespread phenomenon of homogenized teaching content and mechanized teaching methods,which results in insufficient enthusiasm for participation among young children and a superficial understanding of music.The situational teaching method,by constructing concrete and immersive learning scenarios,can effectively activate young children’s multi-dimensional sensory experiences.Its characteristics of intuitiveness and interactivity are highly consistent with the traits of young children’s concrete thinking,thus providing a new approach to resolving the current predicament.The research focuses on the practical pain points in music appreciation activities for senior kindergarten classes and proposes targeted solutions from four dimensions:content design,method innovation,resource integration,and teacher training,aiming to reconstruct a child-centered,in-depth music learning model.Practice has shown that the situational teaching method can not only enhance young children’s perceptual sensitivity to musical elements but also guide them to achieve emotional resonance through role-playing and life-related associations,laying a foundation for the sustainable development of young children’s musical literacy.
文摘Based on the contextual adaptation perspective of Verschueren’s Adaptation Theory,this paper explores the Chinese translation strategies of Japanese quotation sentences in the Yang translation of The Courage of One from the perspectives of communicative context and linguistic context.The study finds that the Chinese translation of Japanese quotation sentences involves various strategies,including retaining direct quotations,converting direct quotations into statements,transforming direct quotations into attributive+noun forms,and alternating between direct and indirect quotations.This research provides a new perspective for the Chinese translation of Japanese quotation sentences and offers theoretical support for translation practices in cross-cultural communication.
基金funding from the following sources:National Natural Science Foundation of China(U1904119)Research Programs of Henan Science and Technology Department(232102210054)+3 种基金Chongqing Natural Science Foundation(CSTB2023NSCQ-MSX0070)Henan Province Key Research and Development Project(231111212000)Aviation Science Foundation(20230001055002)supported by Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists(GZS2022011).
文摘The primary challenge in weakly supervised semantic segmentation is effectively leveraging weak annotations while minimizing the performance gap compared to fully supervised methods.End-to-end model designs have gained significant attention for improving training efficiency.Most current algorithms rely on Convolutional Neural Networks(CNNs)for feature extraction.Although CNNs are proficient at capturing local features,they often struggle with global context,leading to incomplete and false Class Activation Mapping(CAM).To address these limitations,this work proposes a Contextual Prototype-Based End-to-End Weakly Supervised Semantic Segmentation(CPEWS)model,which improves feature extraction by utilizing the Vision Transformer(ViT).By incorporating its intermediate feature layers to preserve semantic information,this work introduces the Intermediate Supervised Module(ISM)to supervise the final layer’s output,reducing boundary ambiguity and mitigating issues related to incomplete activation.Additionally,the Contextual Prototype Module(CPM)generates class-specific prototypes,while the proposed Prototype Discrimination Loss and Superclass Suppression Loss guide the network’s training,(LPDL)(LSSL)effectively addressing false activation without the need for extra supervision.The CPEWS model proposed in this paper achieves state-of-the-art performance in end-to-end weakly supervised semantic segmentation without additional supervision.The validation set and test set Mean Intersection over Union(MIoU)of PASCAL VOC 2012 dataset achieved 69.8%and 72.6%,respectively.Compared with ToCo(pre trained weight ImageNet-1k),MIoU on the test set is 2.1%higher.In addition,MIoU reached 41.4%on the validation set of the MS COCO 2014 dataset.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.1137101211401359+1 种基金11471200 and 11571213)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.GK201301007)
文摘In this paper, we introduce and discuss the robustness of contextuality(Ro C) R_C(e) and the contextuality cost C(e) of an empirical model e. The following properties of them are proved.(i) An empirical model e is contextual if and only if R_C(e) > 0;(ii) the Ro C function R_C is convex, lower semi-continuous and un-increasing under an affine mapping on the set E M of all empirical models;(iii) e is non-contextual if and only if C(e) = 0;(iv) e is contextual if and only if C(e) > 0;(v) e is strongly contextual if and only if C(e) = 1. Also, a relationship between RC(e) and C(e) is obtained. Lastly, the Ro C of three empirical models is computed and compared. Especially, the Ro C of the PR boxes is obtained and the supremum 0.5 is found for the Ro C of all no-signaling type(2, 2, 2) empirical models.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11371012,11401359,11471200,11571211 and11571213)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.GK201604001)the Innovation Fund Project for Graduate Program of Shaanxi Normal University(Grant No.2016CBY005)
文摘Recently, the robustness of contextuality(RoC) of an empirical model was discussed in [Sci. China-Phys. Mech. Astron. 59,640303(2016)], many important properties of the RoC have been proved except for its boundedness and continuity. The aim of this paper is to find an upper bound for the RoC over all of empirical models and prove that the RoC is a continuous function on the set of all empirical models. Lastly, a relationship between the RoC and the extent of violating the noncontextual inequalities is established for an n-cycle contextual box. This relationship implies that the RoC can be used to quantify the contextuality of n-cycle boxes.
基金supported by a grant from SFCE INCa (Institut National du Cancer)GOCE (Grand Ouest Cancer de l’Enfant).
文摘The posttreatment period is a key part of the management of pediatric cancer.During this time,school and psychological difficulties have been described in childhood cancer survivors(CCS)and can be prognostic for the success of social reintegration.This study estimated the influence of the household’s socioeconomic status(SES)on these psychosocial difficulties.This study is based on a prospective multicentric database and focused on children who received a psychosocial evaluation during their follow-up from 2013 to 2020.We retrieved data on school and psychological difficulties.Household SES was estimated by a social deprivation score.Data from1003 patients were analyzed.School difficulties were noted in 22%of CCS.A greater social deprivation was significantly associated with school difficulty.Tumor relapse,treatment with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation,and central nervous system(CNS)tumors remained significant risk factors.In the subgroup of CNS tumors,school difficulties were increased and associated with greater social deprivation.Psychological difficulties were not associated with the deprivation score.There is a link between SES and school difficulties in CCS.Further investigations should be carried out for children with CNS tumors,which is the population of the greatest concern.
文摘Objective:The relationship between cause-specific mortality and regional socio-economic and environmental indicators remains poorly studied in Russia.The study first aims to study regional differences in cause-specific mortality among the population aged 20 years and older in Russia,and second to investigate the association between regional deprivation and cause-specific mortality.Material and methods:Russian deprivation index was used to measure level of deprivation.The index consists of three components:social,economic and environmental.The index measures general deprivation,and its compo-nents measure social,economic and environmental deprivation.The mortality data by age(five-year groups)and sex in the subjects of Russia from 2006 to 2022 were extracted from the Russian Fertility and Mortality Database of the Center of Demographic Research of the New Economic School.Results:In the most general deprived areas,mortality rate from infectious and parasitic diseases increased by more than twice in the total population,women and men as compared to the least deprived quantile(Q1).Fully adjusted negative binomial regression showed an increase in mortality rate from injuries,poisoning and external causes and infectious and parasitic diseases in more social deprived areas as compared to Q1 in the total population,women and men.In men,there was a significantly higher mortality rate from neoplasms and from infectious and parasitic diseases in more economic deprived areas as compared to Q1.Both in total population and in women,there was a trend towards an increase in mortality from neoplasms depending on the level of environmental deprivation.Conclusions:This is the first study examining the relationship of contextual factors with cause-specific mortality that takes into account sex,age and year of death at the population level in Russia.General,social,economic and environmental deprivation are associated with cause-specific mortality.
文摘There are five vital signs that healthcare providers assess: temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and pain. Normal levels for the five vital signs are published by the American Heart Association, and other specialty organizations, however, the sixth vital sign (resilience) which adopts the measure of immune resilience is suggested in this paper. Resilience is the ability of the immune system to respond to attacks and defend effectively against infections and inflammatory stressors, and psychological resilience is the capacity to resist, adapt, recover, thrive, and grow from a challenge or a stressor. Individuals with better optimal immune resilience had better health outcomes than those with minimal immune resilience. The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize, contextualize, and operationalize all six vital signs. We suggest measuring resilience subjectively and objectively. Subjectively, use a 5-item guided interview revised from the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CDRC), a scale of 10 items. The revised CDRC scale is a 5-item scale. The scale is rated on a 5-point Likert scale from 0 (not true) to 4 (true all the time). The total score ranges from 0 to 20, with higher total scores indicating greater resilience. The scale demonstrated good construct validity and internal consistency (α = 0.85) during the development of the scale. The CD-RISC had a good Cronbach’s alpha level of 0.85. The Revised CD-RISC can be completed in 2 - 4 minutes. To measure resilience objectively, we suggest using Immune Resilience (IR) levels, the level of resilience to preserve and/or rapidly restore immune resilience functions that promote disease resistance and control inflammation and other inflammatory stress. IR levels are gauged with two peripheral blood metrics that quantify the balance between CD8 and CD4 T-cell levels and gene expression signatures tracking longevity-associated immunocompetence and mortality- or entropy-associated inflammation. IR deregulation is potentially reversible by decreasing inflammatory stress. IR metrics and mechanisms have utility as vital signs and biomarkers for measuring immune health and improving health outcomes.
基金The paper was supported by Henan Province Teaching Reform and Practice Project(Project Fund No.135)-Research on the Reform of Literary Theory Courses for English Majors in Universities.
文摘This study explores the application of Abrams’Fourfold Model in the classification of Western literary criticism.Abrams’framework categorizes literary criticism into four fundamental elements:text,author,world,and audience.The text is viewed as an independent entity with intrinsic artistic value,necessitating a detailed analysis of its structure,style,themes,and symbols.Author study delves into the creator’s life and socio-cultural context,often to uncover the work’s deeper meanings.Contextual study situates the work within its historical and social milieu,examining its reflection of or response to societal norms and events.Audience response analysis considers the diverse interpretations shaped by readers’backgrounds,emphasizing the reader’s role in constructing the work’s meaning.The study concludes that Abrams’Fourfold Model offers a comprehensive and flexible analytical tool,enabling critics to engage with literary works from multiple perspectives,thereby enriching the understanding of literary complexity and diversity.
基金China Scholarship Council,Grant/Award Number:202000610047McGill University+4 种基金Fonds de recherche du Québec–Santé,Grant/Award Number:315852Québec Ministry of HealthCanadian Institutes for Health Research,Strategy for Patient‐Oriented Research Mentorship ChairGlobal Health Scholars ProgramFonds de recherche du Québec‐Santé,Grant/Award Number:311200。
文摘Purpose:Strong primary health care(PHC)systems require well‐established PHC education systems to enhance the skills of general practitioners(GPs).However,the literature on the experiences of international collaboration in primary care education in low‐and middle‐income countries remains limited.The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation and perceived impact of the McGill‐Tongji Blended Education Program for Teacher Leaders in General Practice(referred to as the“Tongji Program”).Methods:In 2020–2021,the McGill Department of Family Medicine(Montreal,Canada)and Tongji University School of Medicine(TUSM,Shanghai,China)jointly implemented the Tongji Program in Shanghai,China to improve the teaching capacity of PHC teachers.We conducted an exploratory longitudinal case study with a mixed methods design for the evaluation.Quantitative(QUAN)data was collected through questionnaire surveys and qualitative(QUAL)data was collected through focus group discussions.Results:The evaluation showed that learners in Tongji Program were primarily female GPs(21/22,95%)with less than 4 years of experience in teaching(16/22,73%).This program was considered a successful learning experience by most participants(19/22,86%)with higher order learning tasks such as critical thinking and problem‐solving.They also agreed that this program helped them feel more prepared to teach(21/22,95%),and developed a positive attitude toward primary care(21/22,95%).The QUAL interview revealed that both the Tongji and McGill organizers noted that TUSM showed strong leadership in organization,education,and coordination.Both students and teachers agreed that by adapting training content into contextualized delivery formats and settings,the Tongji Program successfully overcame language and technology barriers.Conclusions:Committed partnerships and contextualization were key to the success of the Tongji Program.Future research should focus on how international primary care education programs affect learners'behavior in their practice settings,and explore barriers and facilitators to change.
文摘This study explores the application of the contextual teaching method in Sichuan folk song education and its impact on students’musical expressiveness.By incorporating contextual teaching methods in music classes,this research investigates the effectiveness of this approach in enhancing students’understanding of Sichuan folk songs and improving their musical expressiveness and emotional expression.A mixed-method research approach is employed,utilizing classroom observations,questionnaires,interviews,and statistical analysis to assess the practical outcomes of contextual teaching in folk song education.