This article investigates acculturation stress among Pakistani students who are studying in Chinese universities, located in five provinces where international students are concentrated, with a mix-method approach. 203 students among 260 questionnaire recipients responded the online survey. When using the ASSIS (Acculturation Stress Scale for International Students) as instrument, the Principal Component Analysis Method and SPSS 20.0, we found that Pakistani students are under acculturative stress, 68.53%, 10.97% and 9.15% of them perceived discrimination, home sickness and perceived hate, and 5.25%, 3.11% and 2.58% of them fear, culture shock and guilt respectively. The qualitative segment of the study is consisted of 20 Pakistani students studying in 4 universities located in Wuhan city of Hubei capital enquiring through semi-structured interviews. The findings illustrate that Pakistani students in China are expressing their major concerns on culture shock, homesickness, food and language barriers while disconfirm ASSIS findings like perceived discrimination, hate, fear and guilt as factors responsible for acculturative stress. The study suggested that pre-departure orientation lectures about host country's cultural values and campus environment, and on-campus extra-curricular, cultural activities and maximum social interaction with local students can effectively acculturate students in new cultural setting, and can lower their acculturative stress.

While several studies have addressed the interconnections between self-assessment and academic stress, much uncertainty still exists about the mediating role of coping styles in this interplay. Therefore, this research aimed to determine the mediating role of coping styles in the relationship between the core of self-assessment and academic stress. To this aim, a total of 384 English as a foreign language (EFL) learners in the training institutes in Woldia, Ethiopia, filled out three questionnaires, including self-evaluations, the coping styles, and the academic stress. The analysis of the data using structural equation modeling revealed that the core of self-assessment had significant negative effects on academic stress, emotion-based coping, and avoidance. Furthermore, self-assessment with the mediating role of other factors, namely problem-oriented coping, emotion-based coping, and avoidance coping showed to have a negative and significant effect on academic stress. Based on the findings, it is possible to receive personality traits as an individual factor, predict differences in individuals coping styles of academic stress, and, as a result, teach appropriate coping styles to EFL learners to reduce their academic stress.

The purpose of this research is to examine the mediating role of knowledge sharing and intrinsic motivation on the relationship between intrinsic rewards for creativity and employee creativity and furthermore explore the mediating role of intrinsic motivation on the relationship between intrinsic rewards for creativity and knowledge sharing. A total of 400 matched data were collected from employees and their immediate supervisors of four public universities in Afghanistan. The results revealed that knowledge sharing and intrinsic motivation mediated the linkage between intrinsic rewards for creativity and employee creativity, which comprises idea generation. The results have shown that the relationship between intrinsic rewards for creativity and knowledge sharing is mediated by intrinsic task motivation. The current research contributes to the employee creativity literature by empirically examining the mediating role of knowledge sharing and intrinsic motivation in the relationship between intrinsic rewards for creativity and employee creativity in the one hand and the mediating role of intrinsic motivation in the relationship between intrinsic rewards for creativity and employee creativity in other.

Using a feature vector comprising a collection of similarity cues, Content-Based Image Retrieval (CBIR) localizes, obtains, and displays pictures that are similar to those specified in a query. It necessitates data in medical archives and from medical equipment as inputs in order to infer meaning following some processing. An issue that is comparable to the goal image in some way can benefit therapists. CBIR supports text-based retrieval and enhances evidence-based healthcare diagnosis, administration, education, and research. It permits visual/automated diagnosis and smart healthcare decisions in real-time remote screening/consultation/therapy, as well as store-and-forward testing, home care help, and total patient surveillance. Metrics aid in the comparison of visual data and aid in diagnostics. The application scenario can benefit specially built architectures. CBIR requires uniformity of file storage, querying processes, fast picture transmission, realistic databases, worldwide availability, Internet-based structures, and ease of access. This chapter discusses critical and challenging issues of visual content management in healthcare.

This narrative inquiry study was undertaken, recruiting 06 successful PhD students in China. The participants were invited and semi-structured interviews were taken one-by-one. The study aimed to explore information about supervisor-supervisee relationship and factors that motivate international PhD students to enhance their research outcomes in a cross-cultural environment. The qualitative data were coded, using QDA miner lite software. After the formation of initial codes, five major categories were emerged included: empowerment, usefulness, success, interest and caring. Each category represented the respective component of MUSIC model of academic motivation (Jones, 2009). The findings illustrated that International PhD students are satisfied with work and life. The supervisors used effective strategies to motivate international PhD supervisees to enhance academic outcomes. The study uncovered students’ expectations which included: formal meetings, feedback, guidance, and team work. Based on study findings and results, the MUSIC model can be used as supervision strategy. It is a comprehensive model where all of its five components cover the supervisees’ expectations.

Involvement in co-curricular activities affects the academic performance of the students. Many studies have been carried out revealing the fact that co-curricular activities certainly affect academic achievement of students. The study was descriptive and all government girls’ secondary schools in were taken as samples by applying John Curry sample rule of thumb. The objectives of the study were to know the awareness, trends, and effects of stakeholders regarding co-curricular activities (communication skills) at the secondary school level. Data were collected through a questionnaire of a 5-point Likert scale. The collected data were statistically analyzed over SPSS by using the percentage, mean, standard deviation, and correlation. The conclusions were drawn which revealed that co-curricular activities have positive effects on students' academic achievement. Some suggestions were drawn for government of the time, education department, policy and decision-makers, school staff, parents and other students to support schools in all co-curricular activities to promote the students' quality education in Pakistan.