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Proceedings Article

SecGOT: Secure Global Offset Tables in ELF Executables

Chao Zhang, Lei Duan, Tao Wei, Wei Zou
Global Offset Table (GOT) is an important feature to support library sharing in Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) applications. The addresses of external modules’ global variables and functions are runtime resolved and stored in the GOT and then are used by the program. If attackers tamper with the...
Proceedings Article

Impact of International Education on Students’ Attitude toward English as Lingua Franca

Chaochang Wang, Chu-Tai Ho
English has long been widely used as a lingua franca (ELF) for intercultural communication and inevitably evolved into various varieties due to its nativisation and localization in different contexts. Its recognition and acceptance, accordingly, are crucial for successful intercultural communication,...

The Effect of Pragmatic Failures in Chinese-English Intercultural Communication on English Acquisition

Yuqing Shi
In the current conditions of globalization and the use of English as a lingua franca (ELF), English learners can gain lots of language skills and oral expressions through their continuous efforts, but the lack of actual language environment and awareness of pragmatics make it hard to be fully mastered....

Teaching Spoken Grammar at Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced Level in ELF Classes

Xiang ji
Language education has moved toward skills-based systems that stress communicative competency with the transition away from proficiency or competence. However, some ELT classes have completely ignored Spoken Grammar parts because of the challenges connected with teaching them. This article will discuss...

Study on the Influencing Factors of Public Acceptance of Autonomous Vehicles in Chongqing Municipality

--Empirical analysis based on binomial logistic regression models

Xunyu Tao, Chenhao Lu, Shaoyicheng Zhu, Yushu Gao
elf-driving cars are an important part of the national development strategy and are formally proposed for development in the 13th Five-Year National Science and Technology Innovation Plan and the 13th Five-Year National Strategic Emerging Industries Development Plan. Exploring the public’s willingness...
Proceedings Article

Discussion on Schumann Resonance Measurement and Data Processing

Bingxia Cao, Jinghong Xue, Hongjuan Zhou, Jingjing Zhang
Schumann Resonance is the natural atmosphere noise in ELF band. The measurement and data processing are discussed in the paper. The composition of the equipment is described. SR data processing methods are detailed, including FFT method, periodogram, SVD filtering and curve fitting. The results by different...
Proceedings Article

ELF: Its Development, Problems Associated with and Suggestions for Improving Teaching Methodologies in China

Xiaoxia Lu
As China develops fast, English teaching and learning also develops with it. However the new practices face some difficulties and resistance such as unwillingness to change long-held beliefs and perceptions, misunderstanding due to different cultures and disappointments from judgments of language proficiency...

Co-construction of Immediate context in English as a Lingua Franca Communication

Haosheng Xu
Taking communication subjects, communication language and cognition schema as major variables, the author defined “context” in ELF communication as “a dynamic bi-directional immediate context with ‘others’ as communication subjects and ‘my English’ as communication language. It is co-constructed by means...

The Image Behind the Image

Dixin Han
This paper examines the rise of “New Painting” (新绘画) in post-millennium China, positioning it as a critical evolution beyond historical movements like Scar Art (伤痕艺术), the '85 New Wave (85新潮), and Political Pop (政治波普). Rather than a unified style or manifesto, New Painting embodies a radical subjectivity—a...

Modification of Protein Products from Sesame Seeds by the Complex Action of Thermodenaturation and Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields for Optimizing Functional Properties

Natalia Bugayets, Anastasia Kaloeva, Sergey Usatikov, Igor Tereshchenko
The aim of the study is the modification of sesame seed proteins on the basis of the complex use of physical methods (treatment with electromagnetic fields of extremely low frequency (EMF ELF) with subsequent thermodenaturation). In the course of the studies, the functional properties of protein products...

Lexicogrammatical Features of ELF Speakers in an Asian Students Association Small Talk in Indonesia

Ernie D. A. Imperiani, Hera Amalia Mandasari
This study examines the nature of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) interaction among English users whose mother tongues are different. Specifically, this study aims to investigate the lexicogrammatical features evident in a small talk among Asian students. The data are elicited in a mixture of authentic...

Adopting Synchronous Computer-Mediated Communication (SCMC) into Second Language Classrooms

Atsushi Miura
The content of this article is based on the recent practice of adopting text-chatting, a form of synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC). The benefit of text-chat in second language acquisition has been focused on computer-assisted language learning (CALL) research and second language acquisition...

The Multilingual Amalgamation of Interacting International Students in Indonesia

Clara Herlina Karjo, Benjamin Ira Erickson
Code-mixing practices are common among international students who participated in an English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) Study Abroad Program at BINUS University in Jakarta, Indonesia. This paper aims to discover the linguistic behavior of international students while they navigate their study abroad experience....

Research on the Need to Describe English as a Lingua Franca - A Reading Response to Seidlhofer (2001)

Si Li
As English is used widely in the world, an increasing number of individuals pay attention to describing the phenomenon and the status of English. This paper summarizes critically Seidlhofer’s article on the case for a description of English as a lingua franca. It first introduces Seidlhofer’s major arguments...

Collaboration in EFL Classes: Listening to Teachers' and Students' Voices

Luh Artini, Ni Nyoman Padmadewi
The 21st century learning is characterized by the 4Cs: Collabora-tion, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Communication. Peda-gogical practices, therefore, should accommodate interactions and active thinking among students. Putting students into groups is one strategy that can be expected to encourage...

Rethinking the Assessment Model for English as a Lingua Franca

Komilie Situmorang, Dwi Nugroho, Sandra Sembel
This paper gives a description of the emergence of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), its debates and how its pervasive nature has started to shift the concept of competent speakers from gaining the native speakers’ proficiency into becoming the resourceful speakers who are able to communicate in diverse...

Comparison Between Predicted and Actual Readabilities of EFL Texts

Ms. Kusumarasdyati
The present study attempted to compare the predicted readability computed using formulas and the actual readability expressed by the readers. Forty six students of English Department Unesa ranked five English texts from the hardest to the easiest, then Spearman r was employed to correlate the ranks from...

English as a Lingua Franca: Perspectives for English language teaching and for teacher education

Zulfa Sakhiyya
This paper argues the significance for adopting English as a Lingua Franca in the teaching of English and proposes three points for its adoption. To translate this big idea into practice, the three components to take are linguistics researches, English teacher education, and English language teaching...
Proceedings Article

Resistance of Broiler Meat Through Exposure to Extremely Low-Frequency Magnetic Fields of 700 µT and 900 µT Intensities and Safety Risks to Health

Sudarti, Singgih Bektiarso, Lutfiana Ditta Sari, Elok Permatasari, Dina Helianti
That publicity to extremely Low Frequency (ELF) magnetic fields can save and suppress the increase and proliferation of pathogenic microorganisms, which have a vital role in the process of meal spoilage. This has a look at pursuits to have a look at the “Resilience of broiler meat thru exposure to extremely...

Analysis of the Formation of Gairaigo in Japanese Commercial Advertisements for the 2016 - 2020 Advertising Period (Reviewed from Morphological Studies)

Eztha Syafira Yaniar, Yuni Masrokhah
Foreign words or in Japanese called Gairaigo (外来語) is words that taken from foreign languages, and adapted to Japanese word formation. The purpose of this research is to get to know about the formation of Gairaigo in Japanese commercial advertisements that appeared in the period 2016 to 2020, the types...
Proceedings Article

Study of Electromagnetic Radiation at Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) in Universitas PGRI Yogyakarta

Herenda Sela W, Wahyu Sugianto
Public concern about the new health implications of exposure to electromagnetic radiation emitted from several sources of electromagnetic fields, especially at extremely low frequencies, is a very interesting phenomenon to be investigated further. The negative impact caused by exposure to electromagnetic...

Bringing ELF into Chinese ELT Classrooms: A Focus on English Pedagogies

Yang-Yu Wang
With the development of globalization, the need of communication in English is increasing rapidly. One of the major concerns about whether English should be taught as a Lingua Franca (ELF) has been widely discussed. While researchers suggest that English should be better taught as a foreign language...
Research Article

The Incidence and Prognosis of ICU Delirium: A Retrospective Study from a Single Center

Qing Feng, Yuhang Ai, Meilin Ai, Li Huang, Qianyi Peng, Lina Zhang
Pages: 16 - 23
Purpose: Delirium is a frequent occurrence amongst Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients, but studies on its causes are sparse and its risk factors vary from disease to disease. Here, in this study, an attempt was made to investigate the factors associated with the prognosis of delirium in the ICU. Methods:...
Review Article

Overview of the Cardiotoxicity Induced by PD-1/PD-L1 Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor in Critical Care

Ruiting Li, Xiaojing Zou, Huaqing Shu, You Shang
Pages: 11 - 15
The Programmed Cell Death 1 (PD-1)/Programmed Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICIs), have become a hot spot in the field of cancer research and treatment, and bring new hope to patients with advanced tumors. But, in addition to enhancing the anti-tumor effect of T cells, PD-1/PD-L1...
Proceedings Article

Analysis of the Impact of 200 µT and 300 µT Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) Magnetic Fields on the Growth Rate of Edamame Plants

Sudarti, Trapsilo Prihandono, Winaning Nur Prihatin, Ilme Mufida Suyono Putri
The Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) magnetic field has an ability to penetrate almost all materials and is non-ionizing radiation so that it can trigger cell proliferation. This study aims to examine the effect of exposure to the 200–300 µT ELF magnetic fields on the growth rate of Edamame plants. This...