Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences

The study and the research work presented here include the empirical assessment and evaluation of the implementation of electronic learning (e-learning) in Kyrgyz schools through an all-inclusive, multi-stage pedagogical design covering four academic sessions. The research methodology consisted of three key stages: diagnostic, instructional, and implementation, which were further elaborated through five systematically defined steps: Diagnostic and Needs Assessment, Experimental Design and Grouping, Teacher Training and Content Development, Classroom Implementation and Monitoring, and Performance Evaluation and Scaling. The feasibility and efficacy of e-learning are assessed and evaluated based on five criteria or indicators: student motivation, subject mastery, learner independence, ICT competencies, and creativity. An extensive dataset was gathered from 27 schools, involving over 3500 students and 680 teachers, through the use of both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods. The analysis revealed considerable gains across all five indicators, confirming the effectiveness of the proposed e-learning framework as an educational tool and highlighting its significant potential for broader adoption in foundational schooling in the Kyrgyz Republic and similar socio-educational contexts.

Aims: To understand the BLLs of Children and to estimate the children's disease burden of mild mental retardation (MMR) due to lead exposure in China. Methods: Through Chinese Biomedical Disk (CBMDisk), Chinese Journal Full-test Database (CJFD) and other source, we searched and collected articles on children's blood lead levels (BLLs) published from 1994 to 2012. Then we selected the eligible articles by two senior researchers after rigorous reviewing. The articles were divided into two groups based on subjects' living area, namely urban children and rural children. Finally, the incidence rate of mild mental retardation (MMR) and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of children due to lead exposure were calculated by WHO recommended methods. Results: The average BLLs was 7.26?g/dl and the rate of MMR was 18.1‰ for urban children, 7.88?g/dl and 19.8‰ for rural children, respectively. The DALYs caused by lead exposure were 39.4 per 1000 person for urban children and 43.2 per 1000 person for rural children. Conclusion: All those suggested that the incidence rate of MMR caused by lead exposure in China was higher than that of WprB. Keywords: children; blood lead; disability-adjusted life years (DALYs); mild mental retardation (MMR) Funded by the National Basic Research Program (973) of China (NO.2012CB525005) and the CRAES Basic Scientific R & D Business Special for the Central Nonprofit Research Institutes (NO. 2009KYYW19)

Customs and attitude about marriage, divorce, and sexual practices are undergoing change in China. Some of the changes have been encouraged by the government while others have occurred almost in spite of government efforts to redirect policy. Getting information on changes is not an easy task, even in this period of Chinese willingness to be more open. The resulting overview is based on available sources as well as the personal experiences of the authors, one of whom is a Chinese national and well known researcher into sex, marriage, and family in China. The others is an American who has visited Chi na and written on various aspects of sexual behavior in China.