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Research on Mini Desk Fan Design Based on Experimental Analysis and Numerical Simulation Technology

Tianzeng Li, Jiajing Chen, Hongmei Huang, Tianyang Li, Chunmin Lai
In order to realize the function of short-term rapid cooling and long-term soothing refrigeration of mini desk fan, an innovative design solution of mini desk fan based on experimental analysis and numerical simulation technology is proposed. Firstly, the market investigation and information retrieval...

Digitalisation in Healthcare: A Review of Present Developments in Malaysia

Hemaniswarri Dewi Dewadas, Jamie Anne James Michael, Ravindran Nadarajan, Norharyani Adrus, Siti Fazilah Abdul Shukor, Lai Ka Fei
The demand for more healthcare services is increasing due to various challenges faced by healthcare systems, including demographics and multi-morbidities. The current solutions to these problems involve leveraging technologies resourcefully, aligning them with integrated work processes, and employing...

Network Forum Investor Sentiment, Sentiment Volatility And Stock Market-- An Empirical Analysis Based on Multivariate GARCH-BEKK Model

DaYong Dong, JuanJuan Lai, YuJia Long, HongBo Yi, TianLun Zheng
Based on the text of posing on the network forum, we establish a set of keyword dictionary to measure the long and short investors’ sentiment effectively, then we investigate the mutual relations between investor sentiment and the trading market through a Multivariable BEKK-GARCH model of abnormal long...

Ambient Temperature and Adult Obesity: Evidence from U.S. County-Level Panel Data

Xiaoxi Qi, Tianyi Tao, Kai Cheng, Xuan Liu, Longying Lai
Adult obesity has been extensively studied in economics and public health, yet the empirical role of ambient climate conditions remains underexplored. This paper examines the relationship between average ambient temperature and adult obesity using U.S. county-level panel data from 2006 to 2018. Using...

The Analysis of the Influence of Trump's Tax Reform on China’s Unemployment Rate

Yumeng Lai
With the passage of the final version of the "Trump tax reform" bill, the United States ushered in the largest tax reform bill during the past 30 years since the Reagan administration's tax reform. The tax reform bill will have a wide range of impact on the United States and the world. As one of the...
Conference Abstract

2.2 GREATER BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE – THE MAASTRICHT STUDY

Tan Lai Zhou, Abraham Kroon, Coen Stehouwer, Martin van Boxtel, Frans Verhey, Miranda Schram, Thomas van Sloten, Ronald Henry
Pages: 69 - 70
An increasing number of individuals will face age-related cognitive difficulties, as life expectancy has increased globally. It is therefore important to identify modifiable risk factors for cognitive impairment. Very short- to mid-term blood pressure variability (BPV) may be such factor, as it may cause...

Determinants of Turnover Intention amongst Academic Staff in Private Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia

Alexander Foo, Lai Meng Lee, Su Wan Gan
The objective of this study is to explore the potential mediating role of job satisfaction in the connection between workplace stress and turnover intention among academic staff in private higher education institutions in Malaysia. High turnover intention amongst academic staff has caused many negative...
Proceedings Article

Evaluation and Optimization of Age-Friendly Facilities in Living Circle Based on Ant Colony Algorithm

Yifei Gao, Yuyan Feng, Xinxian Hou, Qiyue Hu, Wenbo Lai
China is currently in a stage of rapid aging. Traditional living circle planning, mostly based on the mobility standards of ordinary adults, cannot adequately meet the needs of the elderly for living facilities. Based on this, this study takes Liwan District of Guangzhou as an example to quantitatively...

Analysis on the Modeling Characteristics of the Masonry in the Han Dynasty Architectural Portraits

Lai Zhou
The Han Dynasty portrait masonry left a lot of architectural drawings for later generations. These architectural performance drawings played a key role in the study of Han Dynasty architecture. However, is the building on the portrait masonry a reproduction of the real building or a product of artistic...
Proceedings Article

Revised Unified Impossible Differential Cryptanalysis of ARIA

Yixin Zhong, Weijia Xue, Daoguang Mu, Xuejia Lai
Unified Impossible Differential (UID) crypt-analysis is a systematic method to find impossible differentials for block ciphers and there are large amount of cryptanalysis results coming out by using it. ARIA is a Korean block cipher expecting no impossible differential chains on four or more rounds....
Proceedings Article

Research on business model innovation path

Ying Meng, Xiaoyan Lai
Business model innovation is helpful for enterprises to gain competitive advantage, to create long-term economic profit, more and more enterprise management experts and scholars began to pay attention to and study business model innovation. How can we achieve the business model innovation, and ultimately...
Proceedings Article

The long time behavior of solutions for a

Shaoyong Lai, Hongmei Cai
The initial-boundary value problem is investigated for a generalized Boussinesq equation with the quadratic nonlinearity. For small initial data and homogeneous boundary conditions, its solution is constructed in the form of a series which converges absolutely and uniformly. The long time asymptotic...

Fuzzy Ontology Mining and Semantic Information Granulation for Effective Information Retrieval Decision Making

Chapmann C.L. Lai, Raymond Y.K. Lau, Yuefeng Li
Pages: 54 - 65
The notion of semantic information granulation is explored to estimate the information specificity or generality of documents. Basically, a document is considered more specific than another document if it contains more cohesive domain-specific terminologies than that of the other one. We believe that...
Proceedings Article

Architectural and Environmental Design of the Comprehensive Building of Meizhou Vocational and Technical College

Chenyuan Chiu, Yifan Chen, Shan Gao, Lin Mou, Bin Lai, Yihui Yip
At present, the design and planning of teaching and living areas on university campuses are relatively simple, but there are problems such as poor ventilation, low indoor air quality and poor sound insulation. This study takes the building and environment of the campus complex of Meizhou Vocational and...
Proceedings Article

The Research of Software and Technical Personnel Training Mode Based on The Development of Regional Industry

Xiao-ping Lai
Based on the Pearl River Delta area software industry development present situation analysis, talent demand research and the private higher vocational colleges software technology professional personnel training mode analysis, we found the existing problem of software talent training mode, and reformed...

Cognitive Load and Digital Habitus: A Micro-Analysis of the Usage Gap in Rural Adaptive Learning Platforms

Binle Lai
The “Artificial Intelligence Empowering Education” of the Ministry of Education clearly points out that the development of “Intelligent Learning Partners” and the promotion of “Large-scale Individualized Instruction” are critical engines for modernizing the education system. Under this policy framework,...
Proceedings Article

A Large-scale and Global Car Dataset for Verification

Lingji Hu, Xingcheng Luo, Jianhua Deng, Fengjie Lai, Jian Hu, Yongbin Yu
Few researches focus on the larger-scale car model dataset compared with other objects in computer vision for verification, such as classification and face verification. In this paper, we present our on-going effort in collecting a large-scale and global dataset, Gcars, for improving related car model...

Research on Dual Source Inventory Control Based on the Recycling of Rural Electronic Products

Huijun Huang, Bing Lai
The recycling and reuse of waste electronic products in rural areas is an effective means to increase resource utilization and improve the rural living environment. Taking a manufacturing company in rural areas as the main research body, this paper analyzes the source of the company’s electronic product...
Proceedings Article

Effect of Trichoderma on the Growth, Maturity, and Yield of Corn in the Heilongjiang Province

Wentao Zhu, Xianzhi Lai, Changfa Liu, Weibing Peng, Yongren Hao, Yanhua Huang, Zehui Zheng
Heilongjiang is the main corn producing province in China. However, the unique geographic and climatic characteristics severely reduced corn growth and yields in this area. The aims of this study were to identify the effects of Trichoderma agent on the growth, quality, yield and maturity of corn in Heilongjiang...

Analysis of Vegetation Index (NDVI, SAVI, LAI) on Coffee Productivity in Bener Meriah District, Aceh Province

Al Asri Abubakar, Muhammad Haikal, Khairul Murdani, Nela Wirja
Vegetation index analysis Transformation of the Normalized Different Vegetation Index (NDVI), Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index (SAVI), and Leaf Area Index (LAI) of coffee plants based on 8 oli/tirs Landsat imagery in Bener Meriah district, Aceh Province This research used two periods to determine the level...
Proceedings Article

The Research on Present Status of Straw Ash as High Performance Concrete Admixture

Zhengjun WANG, Qinghui LAI, Kang HAO
With wide application of the high performance concrete in Engineering, the research and application of high performance concrete admixture are attaching more and more attention by researchers. Although researches are more mature on the aspects of fly ash, slag, silica fume and other non-biological materials,...
Proceedings Article

Research on Computer Network Information Technology Security and the Preventive Measures

Min Lai, Tao Chen
With the progress of science and technology, computer technology has penetrated into all aspects of social life, has been popularized in the whole society. However, due to the characteristics and defects of the computer network, and other factors, the computer network information security issues have...
Proceedings Article

Design of Document Management System Based on SD Card

Biqing Li, Suping Jiang, Wenya Lai, Yangming Chen, Liuren Wei, Huanhua Huang, Huiliang Huang, Shaohong Huang, Yankui Zhao
As a kind of storage equipment, SD card is used most widely in recent years, used in most portable devices, and the efficient file system also brought a lot of convenience for our work. Document management system based on SD card designed in this paper is to use the STC12C5A60S2 chip as the control core,...
Research Article

Timed Sequential Salvage Chemotherapy for Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Bogdan Popescu, Sheenu Sheela, Julie Thompson, Sophia Grasmeder, Therese Intrater, Christin B. DeStefano, Christopher S. Hourigan, Catherine Lai
Pages: 27 - 31
Therapy for those with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia is suboptimal. Studies have suggested that timed sequential salvage combination cytotoxic chemotherapy may be particularly useful for that indication. We report here a series of ten such adult patients treated sequentially at a single...

Comparative Analysis on the Expansion Models of Traditional Villages under the Background of Han Multi-folk Groups in Huizhou

Ying Lai, Xingxing Yang
Huizhou, located at the east of the Pearl River Delta, is the only one intersection of the three largest Han multi-folk groups of Guangdong Province. Owning to the different historical culture sources and the different ways of choosing environment in Huizhou, village expansion models are unique. Though...

Online Learning Implementation in the Covid-19 Pandemic

Siska Andes Madya, Abdurahman
The Indonesian government enforces online learning at all levels of education to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Changing learning patterns will affect the implementation of learning. This study aims to review the implementation of online learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic emergency in Indonesia....

Deploying Large Language Models in New Media Cultural Interaction: A Multimodal Framework Based on the Guangzhou Flower Market

Yifei Lai, Xiaolin Zhang, Yonghao Long, Xinyun Zhou, Rubing Wu, Yalan Liu, Mengyi Xia
As digital technologies increasingly reshape how cultural memory is shared and preserved, this paper proposes an exploratory design framework that fuses Large Language Models (LLMs) with multimodal interactive systems to revitalise intangible cultural heritage through real-time, context-aware storytelling....

Demand Analysis of Coffee Industry in Guangzhou

Rufei Liu, Weiyu Zhang, Peidong Lai
With China’s socioeconomic development, the rapid expansion of coffee stores has intensified brand competition. How to win the favor of potential consumers has become an urgent problem to be solved. The purpose of this study is to explore the consumer demand and market prospect of the coffee industry...
Proceedings Article

Benzyl Amino Purine (BAP) Growth Regulator Application and Shoot Origin Stem Lai (Durio kutejensis) Against Growth Durian (Durio zibethinus Murr) Grafting Seedlings

Syamad Ramayana, Bambang Supriyanto, Widi Sunaryo, Susylowati Susylowati, Sabeth Adiastie
This study aims to determine the concentration of Benzyl Amino Purine (BAP) and the exact origin of scion shoots to optimize the growth of durian (Durio zibethinus Murr) grafting seedlings. This study was arranged in a completely randomized design (CRD) consisting of two factors with four replications....

Research on Challenge and Development of Smart Community: Conceptual Background and New Challenges at the Local Level

Xiaotong Lai, Jihaeng Lee
At the end of 2019, Covid-19 pandemic swept across the country. As the last line of defense for residents to prevent the epidemic, community is facing huge ordeal and challenges. In the face of the severe epidemic, the smart community has played a pivotal role with the new generation of information technologies...
Proceedings Article

Spillover Effects Among Network Neighbors:Evidence From Telecommunications Of China

Zhaoyou Zeng, Zhihe Long, Jiajun Lai
As information technologies support more freedom of industrial location. Local governments, in order to increase their own output, may use telecommunications investment as a competitive tool for attracting factors of production. This effect, in a production-function framework, would manifest itself as...

Exploration on Teaching Reform of Rural Landscape Planning and Design Under the Background of Rural Revitalization

Qiao Yu, Han Gu, Xiaohong Lai
Under the background of the national rural revitalization strategy, the course of rural landscape planning and design has been given a higher direction and is an important teaching type of landscape planning and design series courses. Based on the cognition of rural characteristic value and practical...
Proceedings Article

Multi-Objective Optimization Design and Performance Verification of Cement-Free Polyethylene Recycled Concrete Based on Particle Packing Theory and Interfacial Mechanics Model

Peisong Zhuang, Chen-Yuan Chiu, Lanlan Qin, XinLong Zhang, Bin Lai, YikHung Yu, Yi Hui Yip, Jun Li
To address the high carbon emissions of cement production and the resource utilization of construction waste, this study proposes an eco-friendly cement-free concrete based on recycled aggregate (RCA) and low-density polyethylene(LDPE).By integrating particle packing theory and interfacial mechanics...

Some Thinking about Cultivating Innovation Ability of Students in Process Equipment and Control Engineering

Yongbin Lai, Xiu Chen, Zhang Xin, Guang Wu, Xuebin Li, Yijun Zhou, Long Wang
Training and improving innovation ability of university students is the need of the times and social development. It is the need of higher education development and College Students' development. The innovation ability of university Students determines the innovation ability and competitiveness of the...

Reform and Practice of Civil Engineering Drawing Course Integrating Building Information Modeling Technology

Yuan Liu, Qingjun Guo, Jingxiao Zhang, Jie Lai
With the transformation and development of the civil engineering industry, the demand for building information modelling (BIM) technical talents is increasing. As a talent training base for civil engineering construction, introducing BIM technology into civil engineering teaching is urgent for universities....
Proceedings Article

Design and Performance Evaluation of Cementless Polyethylene Concrete Based on Quantum Mechanical Calculations

Chen-Yuan Chiu, Ziwei Luo, Peisong Zhuang, XinLong Zhang, Bin Lai, Yi Hui Yip, YikHung Yu
The construction industry faces increasing pressure to reduce carbon emissions due to environmental concerns and regulatory demands. Traditional cement-based concrete production contributes significantly to CO₂ emissions, primarily due to the energy-intensive cement manufacturing process. This study...

Examining the Effectiveness of Relationship Marketing Strategies on Medical Tourism

Hung-Chih Lai, Ping-Liang Chen, Chad Lin
Pages: 14 - 24
Medical tourism is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world as many patients are looking to access healthcare services that are not available to them in their home countries. Many hospitals and healthcare centers are now offering numerous products and services in order to fully reap the benefits...

The Development Mode of the World-class Scientific and Technical Journals—A Case Study of Nature and Science

Feiyang Liu, Jingxue Lai, Hong Shui, Li Zhang, Li Zhang
Based on the analysis of the basic situation and development of the world-class scientific and technical journals, Nature and Science, this paper used bibliometrics to explore the development model and construction path of Nature and Science from 3 aspects, including the journal data, journal column...

The Application of Micro-course in the Teaching Process of Up-to-date Mechanics

Ziping Wang, Meixia Li, Riquan Lai, Naifu He
The application of micro-course in education is more and more widespread. In the view of the shortage of previous teaching in the advanced course of mechanics, this paper aims to explore the application of micro-course in the teaching of advanced mechanics and explore the application of micro teaching...
Proceedings Article

Evaluation of Nitric Oxide Scavenging and Nitric Oxide Synthases Expression of Resveratrol and Polydatin

Wei-ding Wang, Zi-qi Lai, Zi-cong Wu, Yi-fei Wang, Zhi-ping Wang
Cellular damage induced by free-radicals like reactive oxygen species(ROS) has been implicated in several diseases. The ROS radicals like alkoxy radical(RO-) and peroxy radical (ROO-) are similar to those that are physiologically active and thus might initiate a cascade of intracellular toxic events...

Australian Chinese and Hong Kong Chinese: How Do They Differ in Primary Control and Secondary Control?

Lai Ching-han Lufanna
This study investigated whether the relative use of primary and secondary control varies as a function of cultural difference. It is posited that people who are under the influence of Asian, collectivist culture will be oriented toward secondary control than primary control, but vice versa for those...

An Analysis of Marketing Strategy of Premium Fresh Milk Based on 4v Theory—a Case Study of Yuexianhuo Milk

Ze Tan, Siting Pang, Ningyi Lai
With the continuous improvement of consumer living standards and health awareness, the consumption of dairy products in China has gradually increased. “Yue Xianhuo” seizes the opportunity and quickly grabbed a place in the dairy market. This article fully understands the 4V theory and the...
Proceedings Article

Formic Acid Oxidation Catalytic Properties of Pd Nanoclusters Prepared by Physical Vapor Deposition

Cheng-Wei Lin, Qing Luo, Meng Lei, Lai-Sen Wang, Dong-Liang Peng
A series of narrow size distribution nanocluster-assembled Pd films with ultraclean surfaces have been synthesized by plasma-gas-condensation cluster deposition system at different substrate temperatures. The electrocatalytic oxidation of formic acid on nanoclusters-assembled Pd film were studied. Cyclic...
Proceedings Article

Monitoring System Design for XLPE Power Cable Faults Based on Virtual Instruments

Dian Lai
With the vigorous development of power transmission project, the security and stability of power transmission lines appear to be more important than ever before. As one of the most significant devices in power transmission lines, the security guarantee of power cables is of great importance. Therefore,...
Proceedings Article

Research on the Design of Medical Image Database System Basedon Web

Zhengliang Liu, Min Lai
In recent years, with the extensive application of database technique, medical image information becomes easier to be storage and archiving. Based on selection of development, script languagesand database technology, this paper designs the system structure, system process, webpage function, and system...
Proceedings Article

Engine isolate mount elastomers

Peng Wang, Zhengtao Su, Liangqing Lai, Honggang Jiang, Jinghe Wang
Engine isolate mounts such as laminated high damping elastomeric bearings, commonly used in automotive and aerospace applications, provide a simple means of isolating the structure of car/aircraft from the engine motions. The key properties of the elastomer are dynamic modulus and damping. The effect...
Proceedings Article

Applying a digital method for measuring leaf area index of tomato plants

Mostafa Mahmoud Mohamed Abdelkader, Ahmed Suliman, Mikhail Puchkov, Elena Loktionova
Non-destructive methods of measuring leaf area are suitable for scientific experiments, and allow the measurement of the same plant several times during the growing period. The method was used to estimate the Leaf Area Index (LAI) of tomato plant in different growth stages. LAI was estimated by measuring...

Developing a Conceptual Model on Public Engagement Through the Government Social Media in Malaysia

Kee Lai Sien, Mokhtarrudin Ahmad, Ong Sue Lyn
With social media, the government can interact with the public directly without the aid of media gatekeepers like journalists and producers. Therefore, most governments take initiatives in the e-government on social media to en- hance public engagement to cultivate the public's confidence and trust...
Proceedings Article

Extraction of Tobacco Leaf Temperature in Complex Backgrounds Using UAV-Based Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing

Ai Tang, Zhaojun Yang, Chun Feng, Mian Lai, Anpu Tang, Hao Yu, Mingzhan Lv
Combining Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) with thermal infrared remote sensing provides a rapid, low-cost, and convenient method for measuring crop canopy temperature, which can be used to infer plant water status. This study utilized UAV remote sensing to capture thermal images of tobacco plants. Through...

The Dual Impact of Institutional Logic and Emotional Attachment on the Legitimacy of Digital Emotion Monitoring

Xialian Liu, Rong Zheng, Yimeng Lai, Guoqiang Tang
The widespread application of digital sentiment monitoring in organizational governance is facing a profound legitimacy crisis. Employees may either comply passively under systemic pressure or accept temporarily out of emotional appeal, neither of which can sustainably support technological advancement....