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Mar 28, 2024

From Mechanistic Philosophy to General Organology—Materialistic Dialectics of Machinery and Organs

The French philosopher Bernard Stiegler’s philosophy of technology is wide spread all over China, while the researchers do not pay the same amount of passion in critical analysis and uncritical applications. Few articles have been issued on the topic of the originality of general organology. Through problematic analysis and research of thought of history, the academic significance and contemporary value of general organology has been revealed, which is a synthesis of the study of the history of the body and the history of technology that helps to scientifically understand the technical reality and psychological reality in contemporary eras.

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Mar 6, 2024

Study on the Legal Mechanism of Grassroots Governance in the Song Dynasty

The organic combination of clans, townships and scholars constituted the grassroots social governance order in the Song Dynasty. The development of the commodity economy and the change of land policy in the Northern Song Dynasty promoted the class differentiation and the change of values in the rural society. In the face of numerous civil lawsuits, the limited governance resources of the government could not adequately respond to the needs of grassroots governance, and the local elites often took the initiative to assume the responsibility of grassroots governance in order to seek social status, thus forming the governance structure of “the imperial power to rule the country, and the gentry to build the society”. In addition, the state policy of ruling the country by literature and the development of the imperial examination system in the Song Dynasty promoted the rise of the scholarly class, who attempted to reshape the grass-roots social order by Confucian rituals and rule, and invested in the practice of governance of the vernacular society together with the gentry, whose grass-roots governance practices, such as clan autonomy and township covenant, mediated disputes with the family law and the Confucian scriptures and doctrines, which embodied the Confucian ideals of indoctrination and education to transform people into a customary society.

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Jun 10, 2020

Population distribution characteristics and its relationship with natural factors in karst mountainous areas of Northwest Guangxi

The smallest administrative unit of the sixth national census-township (town) is selected as the basic unit, the population spatial distribution characteristics at the township (town) level in karst mountainous areas of northwest Guangxi are analyzed by using Lorenz curve and spatial correlation analysis method, and the influence intensity of natural factors on regional population spatial distribution is detected by using geographic detector method. The results show that: 1. the spatial distribution of population at the township (town) level has the characteristics of imbalance, showing generally significant positive correlation and certain aggregation; 2. There are significant differences in the impact of the spatial distribution of various natural factors on the population distribution. For the towns without karst distribution in the northwest and central south of the study area, the population density increases with the increase of factors conducive to human residence, but the average population density is only 79 people/km². In the towns with karst distribution in the East and south, the spatial distribution of population density and natural factors is not a simple increase or decrease relationship, but fluctuates with the change of karst distribution area. 3. The factor detection results of the geographic detector show that the altitude has the greatest impact on the spatial distribution of population. The interactive detection results show that the impact intensity of any two natural factors after superposition and interaction presents nonlinear enhancement and two factor enhancement. It can be seen that the karst mountain area in northwest Guangxi is similar to other areas. Altitude is one of the main factors affecting the spatial distribution of population, but the river network density and unique geological landform of karst mountain area have a strong catalytic effect on the spatial distribution of population. The superposition and interaction with other factors can further strengthen the impact on population distribution.

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Jun 14, 2023

Reflection on the Cultivation of Art and Design Talents under the Background of the Artificial Intelligence Revolution

With the progress of information technology, especially the widespread use of artificial intelligence technology, it has shown an important role in promoting economic and social development. Art and design in universities is a new discipline that combines modern technology with humanities and art. Only by emphasizing the development of science and technology, adapting to the requirements of the times, and closely integrating humanities and art with science and technology, can we gradually expand the educational channels for cultivating composite and innovative talents. Effectively organizing different types of scientific research activities, building a sound and comprehensive education system, plays an important role in adjusting teaching relationships, innovating teaching models, enhancing students' professional and comprehensive qualities, and improving their academic performance and employment competitiveness.

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Aug 13, 2024

Analysis of the Impact of Bai Language on English Pronunciation

The Bai ethnic group in China speaks Bai as their native tongue. The Bai are an ethnic group with a rich history and culture. In Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, the Bai are particularly prevalent in the ethnic Bai villages of the county and lower counties, where they frequently utilize the Bai language for daily communication. However, because their daily language is the first language that native Bai children are exposed to after birth, they do not start learning Chinese until they are in kindergarten (under the instruction of Chinese teachers who have strong Bai characteristics), and they do not start learning English until middle school. For students of Bai, this means that they intuitively pick up the languages of Bai and Chinese from their surroundings, but English is learned later through official schooling. The behaviorist theory holds that existing habits have an impact on the development of new ones. Children in Bai communities learn Bai as their first language, which conflicts with Mandarin and other languages. “Everyone generally receives new speech through the sounds of their own language phonologically (Sun,2004).” “People who study a foreign language like Chinese will unavoidably be influenced by their original tongue’s pronunciation tendencies to some level, and they frequently unwittingly transfer such habits to their foreign language.” Due to the lack of a language environment similar to that experienced when learning a native language, learners’ native thinking that has been implanted in the brain when learning a foreign language may impede the efficient development of foreign language acquisition. When learners come into contact with foreign languages, their mother tongue system has been established and native thinking habits have been formed. Therefore, it is crucial for local students to learn English fluently to investigate the impact of the phonetics of Bai language on English pronunciation acquisition.

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Aug 6, 2024

Initial study of the Palu-Parigi By-pass road policy in Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia

This research aims to do the assessing the feasibility of the Public-Private Partnership project in investing in the construction of the Palu-Parigi By-pass road through a PPP financing scheme, thereby providing opportunities for the private sector to participate in the provision of special road infrastructure. In this context, experimental criteria for determining Value for Money (VFM) are applied using the PPP model, to evaluate projects. The main objective also emphasizes the provision of greater VFM Goods through private financing, through conventional methods that are economical, efficient and effective. Furthermore, financial performance measurement reports apply several methods, including Payback Period (PP), Net Present Value (NPV), and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) which determine the feasibility and time required for returns on invested capital. The previous Economic Feasibility Study of the Palu-Parigi By-pass Road Construction project also showed an EIRR value of 20.1% in 2014, illustrating the economic development of this work. In connection with the limitations currently faced by the Regional Budget Agency of Central Sulawesi Province, the next PPP scheme is recommended for road construction by prioritizing infrastructure completion after the 28 September 2018 earthquake and the COVID-19 pandemic. The DBFMT (Design–Build–Finance–Maintenance–Transfer) model was also applied to the project, with GCA responsible for design, construction, financing, periodic maintenance and transfer at the end of the collaboration agreement.

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