Is the Mobile Touch Device a Good Tool to Learn Chinese?

( Zhe Chen ),( Bumsuk Kim ),( Philipp Osterwald ),( Da Sun ),( Xuhui Liu ),( Yalong Chen ),( Constantin Siemons ),( Jean Elie Guillaume ),( Shuiping Chen ),( Liangliang Zhang ),( Karl Jesper Ornerud ) 한국감성과학회 2014 춘계학술대회 Vol.2014 No.-

Learning Chinese language becomes increasingly important and popular worldwide. It is a challenge for native alphabetic language speaker to learn Chinese as Chinese is a symbolic language. Various learning methods are used to help foreign students to improve their learning performance. Interactive applications in the mobile touch devices make it possible to learn Chinese anytime anywhere. It is interesting to discover the role of mobile touch devices in Chinese learning. Thus, this study investigated the usability of mobile touch devices, including mobile phones and tablet personal computer, in Chinese learning for foreign students. This study included two phases. In the first phase, an online survey and an after-interview were used to investigate the users`attitude to using mobile touch devices in Chinese learning. Thirty international students were invited to the survey (19 males and 11 females) with 10Germany, 4 French, 3 Italians, 2 Iranian, 2 Russians, 2 English, 2 American, 1 Indonesian, 1 Pakistani, 1 Thai, 1 Swedish and 1 Kazakhstan. In the second phase, an experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of mobile touch devices in Chinese learning.

Is the mobile touch device a good tool to learn Chinese?

Zhe Chen,Yatzu Tsao,Bumsuk Kim,Philipp Osterwald,Da Sun,Xuhui Liu,Yalong Chen,Constantin Siemons,Jean Elie Guillaume,Shuiping Chen,Liangliang Zhang,Karl Jesper Ornerud 대한인간공학회 2014 대한인간공학회 학술대회논문집 Vol.2014 No.5

Learning Chinese language becomes increasingly important and popular worldwide. It is a challenge for native alphabetic language speaker to learn Chinese as Chinese is a symbolic language. Various learning methods are used to help foreign students to improve their learning performance. Interactive applications in the mobile touch devices make it possible to learn Chinese anytime anywhere. It is interesting to discover the role of mobile touch devices in Chinese learning. Thus, this study investigated the usability of mobile touch devices, including mobile phones and tablet personal computer, in Chinese learning for foreign students. This study included two phases. In the first phase, an online survey and an after-interview were used to investigate the users’ attitude to using mobile touch devices in Chinese learning. Thirty international students were invited to the survey (19 males and 11 females) with 10 Germany, 4 French, 3 Italians, 2 Iranian, 2 Russians, 2 English, 2 American, 1 Indonesian, 1 Pakistani, 1 Thai, 1 Swedish and 1 Kazakhstan. In the second phase, an experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of mobile touch devices in Chinese learning. Fourteen participants were invited to experiment with 8 international students and 6 Chinese students. International students were considered as beginner learner students compared to Chinese students who were considered as advanced learner. Both Android and iOS developing systems for smart devices are considered in the experiment. The results of the survey showed users have a positive attitude towards using mobile touch devices in Chinese learning. The interview results indicated that most participants were willing to pay for it if the usability of learning tool in mobile devices improves. The experiment results indicated the advantage and disadvantage of using mobile phones and tablets in Chinese learning. It was suggested that beginning leaner regarded motivation and organization of Chinese learning tool in the mobile devices. Advanced learner focused on visual design, touch performance, cognitive process. As an exploration of usability of mobile touch device in Chinese learning, this study found that user held a positive attitude to learning Chinese in mobile touch devices. Mobile touch device is a good tool to learn Chinese as it provides interactive learning tools. However, it needs much effort for the mobile application designer to improve the usability. This study had suggestions on how to develop a user-friendly Chinese learning tool in touch mobile devices.

The Application of Si And Se Fertilizers for Mitigation of Cd Accumulation in Rice

Zhe Chen,Ye-Tao Tang,Rong-Liang Qiu,Bo-Qing Tie 한국토양비료학회 2014 한국토양비료학회 학술발표회 초록집 Vol.2014 No.6

A New Interleaved Double-Input Three-Level Boost Converter

Chen, Jianfei,Hou, Shiying,Sun, Tao,Deng, Fujin,Chen, Zhe The Korean Institute of Power Electronics 2016 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.16 No.3

This paper proposes a new interleaved double-input three-level Boost (DITLB) converter, which is composed of two boost converters indirectly in series. Thus, a high voltage gain, together with a low component stress and a small input current ripple due to the interleaved control scheme, is achieved. The operating principle of the DITLB converter under the individual supplying power (ISP) and simultaneous supplying power (SSP) mode is analyzed. In addition, closed-loop control strategies composed of a voltage-current loop and a voltage-balance loop, have been researched to make the converter operate steadily and to alleviate the neutral-point imbalance issue. Experimental results verify correctness and feasibility of the proposed topology and control strategies.

A Coaxial and Off-axial Integrated Three-mirror Optical System with High Resolution and Large Field of View

Zhe Chen,Junqing Zhu,Jiantao Peng,Xingxiang Zhang,Jianyue Ren 한국광학회 2016 Current Optics and Photonics Vol.20 No.1

A novel optical design for high resolution, large field of view (FOV) and multispectral remote sensingis presented. An f/7.3 Korsch and two f/17.9 Cook three-mirror optical systems are integrated by sharingthe primary and secondary mirrors, bias of the FOV, decentering of the apertures and reasonable structurearrangement. The aperture stop of the Korsch system is located on the primary mirror, while those ofthe Cook systems are on the exit pupils. High resolution image with spectral coverage from visible tonear-infrared (NIR) can be acquired through the Korsch system with a focal length of 14 m, whilewide-field imaging is accomplished by the two Cook systems whose focal lengths are both 13.24 m. The full FOV is 4°×0.13°, a coverage width of 34.9 km at the altitude of 500 km can then be acquiredby push-broom imaging. To facilitate controlling the stray light, the intermediate images and the real exitpupils are spatially available. After optimization, a near diffraction-limited performance and a compactoptical package are achieved. The sharing of the on-axis primary and secondary mirrors reduces the costof fabrication, test, and manufacture effectively. Besides, the two tertiary mirrors of the Cook systemspossess the same parameters, further cutting down the cost.

Clinical Predictive Value of Serum Angiogenic Factor in Patients with Osteosarcoma

Chen, Zhe,Chen, Qi-Xin,Hou, Zhao-Yang,Hu, Jiong,Cao, Yan-Guang Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2012 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.13 No.9

Objective: To explore serum angiogenic factor expression in patients with osteosarcoma and its relationship with metastasis. Methods: Immunohistochemistry was used to test the expression of CD34 and FVIII-Rag in osteosarcoma tissues of 36 patients (osteosarcoma group) and microvessel density (MVD) was also recorded. In addition, ELISA was used to test the level of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), transforming growth factor-${\beta}1$ (TGF-${\beta}1$) and endostatin (ES) in the osteosarcoma group and in a control group. Results: VEGF and ES level were significantly higher than in the control group before operation (P<0.01), VEGF, bFGF and TGF-${\beta}1$ correlating with the ES level (P<0.01). Serum VEGF and ES levels of osteosarcoma patients before surgery were closely related to relapse and metastasis; moreover, serum VEGF increased with MVD (P<0.01). Postoperative VEGF and ES levels were lower than the preoperation values (P<0.01); ES level in relapse group was significantly higher than that of the non-relapse group (P<0.01). Conclusion: Preoperative serum VEGF and postoperative ES levels have great predictive value with regard to relapse of osteosarcoma patients.

Photoreactions of substituted o-cresyl acylates in cyclohexane and in polyethylene films. The influences of intra- and inter-molecular 'rowding' effects

Chen, Yu-Zhe,Weiss, Richard G. Korean Society of Photoscience 2009 Photochemical & photobiological sciences Vol.8 No.7

Photo-Fries rearrangements and associated photoreactions of four o-cresyl acylates were investigated in cyclohexane and in unstretched and stretched polyethylene (PE) films with different degrees of crystallinity. The esters differ in the number of phenyl substituents attached to the methyl group of the cresyl part and the length of the acyl chain. The influences of intramolecular structural factors and intermolecular environmental effects on the fates of the excited singlet states and the singlet state aryloxy/acyl radical pairs generated subsequently from them are explored. The results indicate that there are definable limits to the selectivity of the photoreactions of aryl esters that are dependent on their shapes and the ability of their environments to interact with them. Quantum yields for the reactions of the o-cresyl acylates were measured in cyclohexane and their values can be understood on the bases of a combination of conformational and electronic factors. The PE cavities holding the less globularly shaped o-cresyl acylates act as templates for the formation of the photoproducts: the ratios of the 2- and 4-position photo-Fries rearrangement products from o-cresyl acetate and 2-benzylphenyl acetate are higher when irradiated in films that are stretched or have higher film crystallinity; control by the PE cavities over the fates of the radical pairs is diminished for the o-cresyl acylate with two phenyl groups appended to the methyl of the cresyl part. The cavities of the PE films exert an interesting influence on the ability of the excited singlet states to undergo concerted decarboxylation reactions as well.

An Interleaved Five-level Boost Converter with Voltage-Balance Control

Chen, Jianfei,Hou, Shiying,Deng, Fujin,Chen, Zhe,Li, Jian The Korean Institute of Power Electronics 2016 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.16 No.5

This paper proposes an interleaved five-level boost converter based on a switched-capacitor network. The operating principle of the converter under the CCM mode is analyzed. A high voltage gain, low component stress, small input current ripple, and self-balancing function for the capacitor voltages in the switched-capacitor networks are achieved. In addition, a three-loop control strategy including an outer voltage loop, an inner current loop and a voltage-balance loop has been researched to achieve good performances and voltage-balance effect. An experimental study has been done to verify the correctness and feasibility of the proposed converter and control strategy.

Association of Visit-to-Visit Variability of Blood Pressure with Cardiovascular Disease among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Cohort Study

Zhe-Bin Yu,Die Li,Xue-Yu Chen,Pei-Wen Zheng,Hong-Bo Lin,Meng-Ling Tang,Ming-Juan Jin,Jian-Bing Wang,Kun Chen 대한당뇨병학회 2019 Diabetes and Metabolism Journal Vol.43 No.3

Background: Increasing evidence has shown that visit-to-visit variability (VVV) of blood pressure (BP) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of VVV of systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) on the risk of CVD among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in China. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 10,163 T2DM patients who were not previously diagnosed with CVD from January 2008 to December 2012 in Ningbo, China. The VVV of BP was calculated using five metrics, including standard deviation (SD), coefficient of variation (CV), variation independent of mean, average real variability, and successive variability (SV) of measurements, obtained over a 24-month measurement period. Hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated by Cox proportional hazards regression models for the associations of variability in BP with risk of CVD. Results: A total of 894 CVD events were observed during a median follow-up of 49.5 months. The hazard ratio in the highest quintile of SD of SBP was 1.24 (95% CI, 1.01 to 1.52) compared with patients in the lowest quintile. The association between higher VVV of DBP and risk of CVD was not consistent across different metrics and sensitivity analyses. Conclusion: Higher VVV of SBP was associated with an increased risk of CVD, irrespective of the mean SBP level. Future studies are needed to confirm these findings.

Combined fine-needle aspiration with core needle biopsy for assessing thyroid nodules: a more valuable diagnostic method?

Zhe Chen,Jia-jia Wang,Dong-ming Guo,Yu-xia Zhai,Zhuo-zhi Dai,Hong-hui Su 대한초음파의학회 2023 ULTRASONOGRAPHY Vol.42 No.2

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of combined fine-needle aspiration (FNA) with core needle biopsy (CNB) in thyroid nodules. Methods: FNA and CNB were performed simultaneously on 703 nodules. We compared the proportions of inconclusive results and the diagnostic performance for malignancy among FNA, CNB, and combined FNA/CNB for different nodule sizes. Results: Combined FNA/CNB showed lower proportions of inconclusive results than CNB for all nodules (2.8% vs. 5.7%, P<0.001), nodules ≤1.0 cm (4.9% vs. 7.3%, P=0.063), nodules >1.0 cm (2.0% vs. 5.0 %, P<0.001), nodules ≤1.5 cm (3.8% vs. 7.9 %, P<0.001), and nodules >1.5 cm (2.1% vs. 3.9 %, P=0.016). The sensitivity of combined FNA/CNB in predicting malignancy was significantly higher than that of CNB (89.0% vs. 80.0%, P<0.001) and FNA (89.0% vs. 58.1%, P<0.001) for all nodules. Within American College of Radiology Thyroid and Imaging Reporting and Data System grades 4-5, in the subgroup of nodules ≤1.5 cm, combined FNA/ CNB showed the best sensitivity in predicting malignancy (91.4%), significantly higher than that of CNB (81.0%, P<0.001) and FNA (57.8%, P<0.001). However, in the subgroup of nodules >1.5 cm, the difference between combined FNA/CNB and CNB was not significant (84.2% vs. 78.9%, P=0.500). Conclusion: Regardless of nodule size, combined FNA/CNB tended to yield lower proportions of inconclusive results than CNB or FNA alone and exhibited higher performance in diagnosing malignancy. The combined FNA/CNB technique may be a more valuable diagnostic method for nodules ≤1.5 cm and nodules with a risk of malignancy than CNB and FNA alone.