For smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, determining which cowpea genotype is most promising for intercropping systems involving maize and cowpeas can be difficult. It is challenging for smallholder farmers in northern Ghana to identify the most promising cowpea genotype to combine with maize. In the 2021 and 2022 cropping seasons, twenty-nine cowpea genotypes were grown from July to October at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research—Savannah Agricultural Research Institute rese...

Agricultural Science  Genomics  Genetics  Plant Science  Agronomy 

As a new requirement for teachers in the information age, the development of information-based teaching ability has become an important factor affecting their professional development. This study uses knowledge graph software to study the relevant literature collected in the CNKI database in the past two decades, so as to explore the research characteristics and development trends of teachers’ information-based teaching ability. The results show that the research on teachers’ information-based t...

Information Science 

Continuous Professional Development of Teachers is an activity that develops an individual’s knowledge, skills, expertise, attitudes, and other charac-teristics as a teacher. The importance of TVET teacher continuous professional development stems from the fact that teachers are the most key change agents in the educational system. The purpose of the study is to investigate the current status of TVET teachers’ professional development and their impact in Addis Ababa TVET College and Institute. T...

Pedagogy 

The concept of “harmony between man and nature” in Lao-Zhuang aesthetics profoundly influenced the creation of landscape paintings in the Song Dynasty, exemplified by Fan Kuan’s masterpiece—Travelers among Mountains and Streams. The painting illustrates the Lao-Zhuang aesthetics in its composition, texturing technique, and underlying theme, expressing a deep appreciation for life and a profound regard for nature. This work reproduces the grandeur and majesty of natural mountains and rivers and s...

History  Art 

As digital technology continues to drive changes in education, teachers are required to develop new talents during digital transformation. European Union, UNESCO, United States, Spain, and Norway have released new frameworks for teacher development. It is necessary to learn from other’s experiences. This study conducts a systematic literature analysis on teacher development during digital transformation in the SSCI database, and sorted out the theories, factors, and analyzed the research gaps in...

Educational Technology 

In the process of code-switching, information asymmetry between the translated text and the original text is an objective reality. This is caused by the uncertainty of the meaning of the words in the translated material on which the translation is based, the differences in the paradigms and cultures of the two languages, and the subjective initiative of the translator. Untranslatability presupposes linguistic uniqueness and implies the denial of correspondence between different languages in term...

Linguistics 

In this paper, two commercial advertisements for alcoholic beverages are selected as the corpus, and based on the introduction of the idealized cognitive model, the author further analyzes the characteristics and recognition and interpretation mechanisms of multimodal metaphors, and examines the similarities and differences of multimodal metaphors in these two English-Chinese commercial advertisements for alcoholic beverages. It was found that, firstly, the two English-Chinese commercial adverti...

Linguistics 

Adolescence is a pivotal stage for identity and goal exploration, necessitating a focus on holistic development and spiritual formation. This study examines the intersection of the “Big Five” personality traits—Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism—with the modified Five Cs of Adolescents Spiritual development—Calling, Character, Competence, Courage, and Community. Adapting the 5Cs by Geldhof et al. for Positive Youth Development and modifying it to fit the sp...

Educational Technology 

This paper explores the application and practice of the concept of five-dimension education in English major study. It first elaborates on the theoretical development of five-dimension education, analyzing its practical significance in higher education. Then it focuses on the integration of five-dimension education with English study, including specific ways to implement moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and labor education. This article also discusses the challenges ahead, such as the d...

Educational Reform 

This study explores the ethnoecology, use of M. balsamina plant in traditional medicine and its magical environment in the Mongo-Léré region of Northern Chad. The plant is considered a celebrity due to its diverse uses, with tribal people having a rich knowledge about its diverse uses. However, the knowledge about M. balsamina is declining, and ethnomedicinal knowledge is mainly transferred to people and cultural festivals. The study aims to document the knowledge and practices...

Ecology  Plant Science  Ecosystem Science