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The purpose of this study was to obtain a deeper understanding of the experiences of family caregivers of terminally ill cancer patients in Shenzhen, Southern China. This study sought to describe how being the main caregiver influences family caregivers' daily lives. This article reports on the findings from individual interviews with 20 family caregivers of terminally ill cancer patients. The interview transcripts were analyzed using qualitative thematic analysis, which revealed that caring for a cancer patient over the course of his or her illness significantly affected many aspects of family caregivers' lives. Three major themes were identified in their experiences: (1) challenges, (2) personal growth, and (3) social support. In exploring these themes, this article offers insights into family caregivers' experiences in Southern China, particularly among family members of terminally ill cancer patients and presents implications for future professional practice, especially oncology social work.

Abstract
Journalistic internal reference is a highly secretive system that allows reporters in China to submit investigative journalism exclusively to party and government leaders. The article explores how the system was established and how it operates in today's communication, legal, and political environments. In particular, the article investigates the method's legal and political implications, with a special focus on examining the conflicts the concept and practice of journalistic internal reports may have with China's first freedom of information law, and the unfairness secretive journalism may bring to enforcement of libel law. Furthermore, the article identifies news media internal reports' failure to hold party and government accountable and its inappropriate role as think tank for senior party and government leaders. Despite recent party and government efforts to revitalize the system, the article proposes an eventual elimination of the century-long practice of sealing newsworthy information. The article argues that phasing out journalistic internal reference would create a better international image for the Chinese state, ensure more transparent and accountable governance, facilitate freer flow of information, guarantee better exercise of people's right to know, and help to establish more credible media institutions.

Abstract
Journalistic internal reference is a highly secretive system that allows reporters in China to submit investigative journalism exclusively to party and government leaders. The article explores how the system was established and how it operates in today's communication, legal, and political environments. In particular, the article investigates the method's legal and political implications, with a special focus on examining the conflicts the concept and practice of journalistic internal reports may have with China's first freedom of information law, and the unfairness secretive journalism may bring to enforcement of libel law. Furthermore, the article identifies news media internal reports' failure to hold party and government accountable and its inappropriate role as think tank for senior party and government leaders. Despite recent party and government efforts to revitalize the system, the article proposes an eventual elimination of the century-long practice of sealing newsworthy information. The article argues that phasing out journalistic internal reference would create a better international image for the Chinese state, ensure more transparent and accountable governance, facilitate freer flow of information, guarantee better exercise of people's right to know, and help to establish more credible media institutions.

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What is the outlook for expanded Open Government Information (OGI) rules in the Chinese legal system? Slow broadening through cautious testing, predicts Professor Tang. That country's national freedom of information law in some ways compares favorably to those in other countries, but it also has structural provisions that favor non-disclosure. This article compares China's initial "Academic Draft" of the OGI law with the final version as approved by the State Council. The latter is far more limited, apparently in order to avoid perceived threats to social stability. The author sees a "two steps forward, one step back" process towards a gradual increase in openness.

Abstract
What is the outlook for expanded Open Government Information (OGI) rules in the Chinese legal system? Slow broadening through cautious testing, predicts Professor Tang. That country's national freedom of information law in some ways compares favorably to those in other countries, but it also has structural provisions that favor non-disclosure. This article compares China's initial "Academic Draft" of the OGI law with the final version as approved by the State Council. The latter is far more limited, apparently in order to avoid perceived threats to social stability. The author sees a "two steps forward, one step back" process towards a gradual increase in openness.

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is fourfold: first, to provide the first systematic study on the ethics of blockchain, mapping its main socio-technical challenges in technology and applications; second, to identify ethical issues of blockchain; third, to propose a conceptual framework of blockchain ethics study; fourth, to discuss ethical issues for stakeholders.


Design/methodology/approach
The paper employs literature research, research agenda and framework development.


Findings
Ethics of blockchain and its applications is essential for technology adoption. There is a void of research on blockchain ethics. The authors propose a first theoretical framework of blockchain ethics. Research agenda is proposed for future search. Finally, the authors recommend measures for stakeholders to facilitate the ethical adequacy of blockchain implementations and future Information Systems (IS) research directions. This research raises timely awareness and stimulates further debate on the ethics of blockchain in the IS community.


Originality/value
First, this work provides timely systematic research on blockchain ethics. Second, the authors propose the first research framework of blockchain ethics. Third, the authors identify key research questions of blockchain ethics. Fourth, this study contributes to the understanding of blockchain technology and its societal impacts.

Intro -- Preface -- Organization -- Contents -- Algorithms -- A Fast Shortest Path Searching Method Based on A* and Simulated Annealing -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A* and Simulated Annealing -- 2.1 A* -- 2.2 Simulated Annealing -- 3 A* SA -- 4 Experiments -- 4.1 The Influence of C on A* SA -- 4.2 Comparison of A* SA with A* and EPEA* -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- A Combining Forecasting Method Based on Seasonal Unit Root Test and Support Vector Regression -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Seasonal Time Series Forecasting Method -- 2.1 Data Pre-processing -- 2.2 SVR Parameters Optimization Based on GA with Real-Integer Hybrid Encoding -- 2.3 DHF-SVR Forecasting Model -- 3 Experimental Validation and Forecasting Performance Evaluation -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Adaptive ICP Registration Algorithm Based on the Neighborhood of SIFT Feature Points -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 Proposed Method -- 3.1 Coarse Registration Based on SIFT Feature Points -- 3.2 Matching Strategy Based on the Neighborhood of SIFT Feature Points -- 3.3 Dynamically Eliminate Mismatched Point Pairs -- 3.4 Design of Objective Function with Adaptive Weights -- 4 Experimental Results and Analysis -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- A PSO Based Multi-view Hierarchical Clustering Method -- 1 Introduction -- 2 PSO and Tree Rearrangements -- 2.1 PSO -- 2.2 Tree Rearrangements -- 3 The MVHCPSO Method -- 3.1 Fitness Function -- 3.2 Velocity Update -- 3.3 State Update -- 3.4 Termination Conditions -- 3.5 The Pseudocode and Time Complexity of MVHCPSO -- 4 Experiments -- 4.1 Test on Simulated Data Sets -- 4.2 Test on Real Data Sets -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- GCN-ARIMA Based Sales Demand Prediction -- 1 Introduction -- 2 GCN-ARIMA Model Description -- 2.1 Graph Convolutional Network -- 2.2 Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average -- 2.3 GCN-ARIMA Model -- 3 Data and Result Analysis.