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Understanding Music's Role in Emotion Regulation: An Integrated Music-Person-Context Framework
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When people feel sad, overly stressed or have an emotional breakdown, music often becomes a convenient and personally meaningful way to regulate their emotions. A large number of questionnaires, experiments and review studies have shown that music-based emotion regulation is not only very common in daily life, but is also increasingly used in clinical and medical situations. But we still lack a complete framework to explain two key aspects clearly. One aspect is the exact conditions and the specific groups of people for whom music can truly improve mood. The other aspect is the situations where music may fail to work or even make people feel worse than before. Based on recent related empirical results, this paper proposes a Music-Person-Context (MPC) integration framework that focuses on emotion regulation. First, we gather and sort out existing evidence to discuss two things. The first is how musical features and lyrics shape the emotions that people get from music. The second is how these elements create possibilities for emotion regulation. Secondly, we bring together research on differences among individuals. These differences cover personal traits, clinical symptoms and demographic characteristics. We do this to explain why the same piece of music can improve some people's mood, but make others think too much about negative things or even make their bad emotions become stronger. Thirdly, we take different usage scenarios into account. These scenarios include daily music listening and structured intervention activities. We aim to clarify how social and institutional environments further influence the effect of music in regulating emotions. Based on this analysis, we explain how the MPC framework helps people understand the inconsistent results of previous studies. We also make specific predictions for future research and practical applications. In short, this article provides a systematic concept map. This map connects music parameters, the characteristics of listeners and music usage scenarios. By doing so, it offers a more comprehensive answer to a highly practical question: when a person is in a low mood, what kind of music should they listen to to "feel better"? It also answers another key question: under what conditions may music bring emotional risks to people instead.
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On the Judicial Determination of "Having the Ability to Enforce but Refusing to Enforce" in the Crime of Refusing to Enforce Judgments or Orders
As the ultimate safeguard to solve the problem of enforcement difficulties in China, the crime of refusing to enforce judgments or orders is crucial for maintaining judicial order and protecting the rights and interests of parties. However, in judicial practice, the criteria for determining "having the ability to enforce but refusing to enforce" are vague, and there are differences in judicial decisions among different courts, which makes it difficult for the crime of refusing to enforce judgments or orders to exert its due effect. The judicial determination dilemmas of "having the ability to enforce but refusing to enforce" are mainly reflected in the formalization of the determination of "having the ability to enforce", the differentiation of the determination of "refusing to enforce" and the controversy over the determination of enforcement time. The main reasons lie in the differences in the definition of the legal interest protected by the crime of refusing to enforce judgments or orders, and the deviation in the logical determination relationship between "having the ability to enforce but refusing to enforce". Therefore, it is urgent to clarify that the legal interest protected by the crime of refusing to enforce judgments or orders is a complex legal interest, to sort out the progressive logical determination relationship between "having the ability to enforce" and "refusing to enforce", and to make normative judgments on "having the ability to enforce" and "refusing to enforce".
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Carbon Capture and Storage: Technology, System Integration, and Deployment Pathways
This document gives a review about carbon capture and storage. Given the severe situation of global climate change, the role of CCS technology in this challenge, and the fact that emission reduction will be particularly difficult for some industrial products that are hard to reduce, such as steel and cement. Article introduces various kinds of ways to trap co2, like post combustion capture, and oxyfuel combustion technology, which is applied and superior in some different cases. In addition, the latest progress in novel materials such as solvents, adsorbents and membranes for improvement has been introduced. And then, document continues, there's some other type of storage like the geological or the minerals storage. However, the large-scale application of CCS technology still faces many difficulties. Technological problem as for how there will be high energy consumption, wear and tear and also a problem regarding the safety while storing. Economic and social problems are related to policy uncertainty, high cost, and acceptance by the public. Therefore, CCS could happen, it also has a journey with policy change as well as public knowledge.
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Taxation and Development: A Perspective on Development Rights in International Tax Rule-making-- Based on the Principle of "Common but Differentiated Tax Capacity"
The current mechanisms in the BEPS agreement regarding international tax administration and tax source allocation struggle to balance the interests of developed and developing countries, resulting in the substantial deprivation and impact on the tax development rights of some developing countries. As a fundamental right at the international law level, the right to development should be respected and upheld by the international legal order, including international tax law. Only by paying attention to and focusing on the issue of development rights, especially in developing countries, can we truly and effectively promote the realization of global governance initiatives and facilitate the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind. The current BEPS framework contains numerous institutional omissions regarding the tax sovereignty of developing countries, leading to contradictions, disputes, and conflicts between developing and developed countries over the allocation of international tax revenue. This is detrimental to enhancing the overall efficiency of international taxation and constructing international anti-tax avoidance mechanisms. Therefore, based on the "common but differentiated tax capacity principle", we should utilize various scales and standards of the proportionality principle, and from the perspective of improving and implementing the right to development in international taxation, further promote the fairness and perfection of the international tax rule of law, and further advance the construction of international rule of law and a community with a shared future for mankind.
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An Examination of the Effects of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation on Student Engagement and Academic Success
Students' learning is highly influenced by their motivation, which serves as the primary driver of their behavior. Motivations are classified as either internally or externally oriented, and existing literature emphasizes the significance of each type of motivation. Intrinsic and extrinsic motives are frequently used in many social fields, such as economics, psychology, sociology, etc. This study will mainly concentrate on the motivations in educational fields, and meanwhile draw on psychological theories, to examine the influences of different motivations on students' performances. The paper will use the method of literature review and some cases to investigate the effects of motivations on students. Through a series of comparisons and analyses, the author concludes that both intrinsic and extrinsic motivations are valuable in fostering learning, and the most effective approach involves understanding how to influence each motivation and employ it as appropriate. This paper aims to provide insights in teaching to improve students' motivation.
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The Modern Impact of Technology on LGBTQ+ Identity and Coming-Out Anxiety in Sydney
Digital technologies and wearable health devices increasingly shape everyday health practices and social identity. This study examines how modern technologies influence LGBTQ+ individuals' identity formation and coming-out anxiety in Sydney, Australia. Using a mixed-method design, the research draws on public datasets, digital policy analysis, surveys, and Yarning/focus-style narrative interviews (n = 25). Two key questions guide the study: (1) how technology shapes LGBTQ+ identity and anxiety around disclosure; and (2) how social media feedback loops reinforce stigma or support wellbeing. Using the Social Ecological Model (SEM), the findings show that risks are multi-layered: low privacy literacy (individual), fear of being ostracized by family/peers (relationships), the absence of community-inclusive sexual education materials (community), and regulatory ambiguity regarding wearable health data governance (societal). The study concludes that culturally safe, inclusive, and legally robust digital health systems are crucial to achieving public health equity, and recommends local data residency options, gender-diverse algorithm training, and community-led reform of sexual health communication in NSW.
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Blood Flow Restriction Training for Prevention and Treatment of Foot and Ankle Injuries
Foot and ankle injuries are extremely common in sports and daily activities. They not only cause pain and dysfunction but may also develop into chronic instability or osteoarthritis. Traditional rehabilitation relies on high-load resistance training, which is difficult to implement safely in the early stage of injury and may lead to muscle atrophy and functional decline. As an emerging rehabilitation method, blood flow restriction training applies controllable pressure to the proximal end of the limb combined with low-intensity exercise. This creates a local metabolic stress and hypoxic environment, which simulates some physiological effects of high-intensity training. Thus, it promotes muscle adaptation, enhances muscle strength, and regulates pain under low mechanical stress, which provides a new approach for the prevention and treatment of foot and ankle injuries. Studies have shown that this training exhibits positive potential in preventing Achilles tendon and periankle muscle injuries in healthy populations, promoting muscle strength recovery after Achilles tendon rupture, and improving muscle function and sports performance in patients with chronic ankle instability. However, the field still faces issues such as high research heterogeneity, inconsistent intervention parameters, insufficient evidence on long-term effects and safety. This article reviews the mechanism of blood flow restriction training, its application in preventing foot and ankle injuries in healthy populations, and its rehabilitation effects on Achilles tendon rupture and chronic ankle instability. The aim is to systematically elaborate on its theoretical basis and practical value, which provides references for future research and application.
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How Teacher Emotions Shape Student Outcomes: A Review of Students' Emotional Regulation as a Mediator
Teacher emotions are an ordinary but powerful part of classroom life. This review examines how teachers' emotional expressions and regulation shape students' behaviour, emotional development, and academic learning, and how student' own emotion regulation processes mediate these effects. Using a structured search across major education and psychology databases, the review draws together empirical and theoretical work published since 2003, when research on teacher emotions began to expand. The findings show that positive teacher emotions, such as warmth, patience, and enthusiasm support student engagement, strengthen relationships, and encourage adaptive coping. In contrast, frequent expressions of anger, frustration, or emotional distance can create insecurity, reduce participation, and foster maladaptive regulation patterns. Students do not simply absorb these emotions passively; rather, they interpret and respond to them, gradually forming their own emotional habits and beliefs about learning. These patterns help explain longer-term outcomes related to resilience, motivation, and academic confidence. The review highlights the importance of viewing classrooms as emotional environments and suggests that teacher professional development should include opportunities to build emotional awareness, practise adaptive regulation strategies, and develop supportive classroom routines. Together, these insights point to the need for a stronger focus on emotional processes in both theory and classroom practice.
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Participatory Reconstruction of Community Planning from the Perspective of "Place Orientation" — A Case Study of the Renovation of Old Residential Areas in Nanjing City
With the issuance of the "Guiding Opinions on Comprehensively Promoting the Renovation of Urban Old Residential Areas" by the State Council in 2020, the renovation of urban old residential areas has been officially listed as a national policy. Currently, many renovations of old residential areas in China lack local characteristics, tend to be standardized and procedural, and seldom explore residents' genuine needs. As a result, residents' real interests are often overlooked. This study focuses on old neighborhoods in Nanjing to explore how community planning can become more participatory and locally grounded. Using literature review and case analysis, it is found that to genuinely protect residents' rights, three types of renewal must be implemented concurrently: renewal of stakeholders, renewal of processes, and renewal of spaces. The government should provide platforms and legal support; companies should commit to social responsibility and share decision-making; and residents should have a real voice. Only then can the local characteristic of living spaces be preserved.
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Analysis of Women's Reproductive Challenges and Workplace Competitiveness: The Mechanism Chain of Maternity Punishment and Multi-Party Breakthrough Paths
Under the dual background of demographic transition and intensified competition in the workplace, the contradiction between women's fertility and career development has become increasingly prominent, which has become an important issue related to social livelihood and labor market efficiency. This paper focuses on the relationship between female fertility dilemma and workplace competitiveness and focuses on the mechanism and breakthrough path of fertility punishment. It is found that the female reproductive dilemma is the result of the structural mechanism. Through the chain of "feminization of care responsibility-fragmentation of time and energy-career interruption and loss of human capital-job marginalization and evaluation bias-long-term income and promotion loss", the female workplace competitiveness is systematically damaged, which is embodied in four dilemmas: physiological health pressure, family care burden, blocked career development and rising economic pressure. The causes involve cultural inertia, institutional supply, enterprise management and family consultation mechanism. The research points out that the government-led risk socialization, enterprise-driven organizational model transformation and family participation responsibility should be combined to form a multi-party force. The research in this paper provides theoretical support and practical guidance for cracking female reproductive punishment, promoting gender equality and sustainable development of labor market, and is of great significance for optimizing people's livelihood security and releasing human capital potential.
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