Scientific and Social Research

Traditional Water Governance Wisdom from the Perspective of Chinese Character Culture: A Study Centered on Ancient Urban Water Systems

Jiaxuan Zhang — 2026-07-15

The development of Chinese civilization has long been intertwined with water. Ancient urban water systems provided supply, drainage, flood control, transport, and landscape functions, while also shaping urban order, social governance, and cultural expression. As a carrier of Chinese civilization, Chinese characters preserve early understandings of perceiving, using, and governing water. By examining characters such as shui, shu, xu, ze, gou, han, cheng, and zhi, this paper argues that traditional water-governance wisdom formed an integrated system of natural cognition, spatial planning, engineering practice, and institutional management. Moats, channels, wells, ponds, culverts, water windows, and related facilities enabled water-resource use, stormwater regulation, drainage, flood prevention, and ecological conservation. These practices embodied principles of following natural conditions, guiding water by terrain, combining storage with discharge, and maintaining systems dynamically. They resonate with modern ideas of sponge cities, resilient water systems, and ecological purification, and provide cultural references and practical inspiration for contemporary urban water governance.

Accessibility and Spatial Differentiation of Elderly Care Service Facilities in Dalian

Xiaoming Jin — 2026-07-15

Population aging is changing the way elderly care services are planned. This paper takes the districts and county-level areas of Dalian as the study units. It distinguishes two common service scenarios: nearby daily life support and medium-distance institutional care with integrated medical–elderly care services. The study combines transport accessibility, the spatial dispersion of the older population, and service supply intensity. Based on these indicators, it builds a supply intensity–accessibility risk framework to identify service deficits and governance priorities. The results show a clear spatial differentiation in elderly care service accessibility in Dalian. The main urban area has a lower accessibility risk, while outer districts and county-level areas face a higher risk. Shahekou District, Zhongshan District, and Xigang District show relatively strong supply and low risk in both service scenarios. Their elderly care resources are more likely to be converted into an effective supply. Pulandian District, Wafangdian City, and Zhuanghe City face both insufficient supply and limited accessibility. These areas should be the key targets for systematic improvement. Different areas also show different dominant constraints. Jinzhou District and Lüshunkou District are mainly constrained by gaps in institutional care and integrated medical–elderly care services. Changhai County is affected by its island spatial structure, so it needs stronger daily life support and transfer services. Ganjingzi District has a more specific shortage in nearby daily life support services. Elderly care governance, therefore, needs to match service type, spatial accessibility, and supply–demand mismatch. This approach can support more precise area-based allocation of elderly care resources.

Research on the Construction Logic of Community Governance Collectives under the “Structure-Action” Framework—A Practical Exploration Based on YC District, SX City

Bin Qiu — 2026-07-15

The construction of a community governance collective is an important practical pathway for advancing the modernization of grassroots governance and governance capabilities. However, existing research often analyzes this from the single dimension of either structure or action. While this has enriched our understanding of the pathways for constructing community governance collectives, it still lacks a systematic explanation of how structure and action complement each other in specific governance contexts. Based on this, this paper introduces Giddens’s theory of structuration and, using the “contract-based” co-construction practice in YC District, SX City, Zhejiang Province, as a case study, constructs a “structure-action” analytical framework to explore the internal logic of the formation of community governance collectives. The study finds that the construction of the community governance collectives in YC District is not the result of a single structural element or mere actor action, but rather the product of the coupled interaction between structure and action. Structural elements provide institutional boundaries, value orientations, and practical conditions for governance actions, while actors adapt and reshape existing structures in response to real-world governance issues. This process propels community governance relationships from interest-based connections toward emotional identification, achieving a transition from decentralized governance to collective-based governance. The relatively mature “contract-based” co-construction practice path thus formed provides valuable practical experience for effective grassroots community governance during the 15th Five-Year Plan period.

An Analysis of the Strategic Positioning of Financial Diplomacy in a Global Context

Haolin Yang — 2026-07-15

The core of financial diplomacy is represented by how countries protect their financial goals, and being part of the process of regulating the world’s financial system, as well as enhancing or strengthening the widening scope of this role due to an ever-changing financial landscape. With changes to the international system of regulating the world’s financial markets, financial diplomacy has the mission of aligning/maintaining/controlling international rules for financial systems, stabilizing the global financial system, and enforcing/instituting restraints on international capital flows. Financial diplomacy is also a vital piece of creating regional and bilateral financial networks. By defining the strategic purpose of financial diplomacy, you can strengthen a country’s financial infrastructure while creating a more equitable and fair financial system; both of these are important for a country’s economic growth and development, and consistency across the globe for financial regulation and governance.

Construction of an Evaluation Indicator System for the Effectiveness of Integration of Medical Care and Preventive Services for Chronic Diseases at the Primary Care Level

Yike Wang — 2026-07-15

China’s primary healthcare system has vigorously promoted the integration of medical care and preventive services for chronic disease management, yet a mature and validated evaluation tool to quantify its operational effectiveness is still lacking. This study aimed to construct a scientific and practical evaluation indicator system to fill this research gap. Two rounds of Delphi expert consultation were conducted with 15 invited experts, and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was applied to determine the weight of each indicator. The finalized system consists of six primary dimensions, including service team building, service facility configuration, service process implementation, medical service effectiveness, health behavior management effectiveness, and service cost control, along with 32 secondary indicators. The established indicator system can provide a methodological reference for researchers and policy-makers to scientifically assess the real-world performance of the integration of medical care and preventive services at the primary care level.

Quantitative Analysis of Video Game Localization—A Case Study of Metro: Exodus

Xiujuan Guan — 2026-07-15

Video games are a multimodal cultural product, but localization research on them is still limited. This study takes Metro: Exodus as a case and examines Russian-to-Chinese localization with quantitative methods. Based on a self-built Russian-Chinese parallel corpus and grounded in Corpus-based Translation Studies and Translation Universals theory, it measures lexical richness, mean sentence length, part-of-speech distribution, sentiment, and dependency relations in the target text. The results show a clear tendency toward simplification in vocabulary and sentence structure, together with selective explicitation and emotional adjustment. Overall, the Chinese version keeps the text readable without weakening immersion.

Positive Discourse Construction of “Chinese Solutions” in County-level Humanistic Reports: An Appraisal Study of iChongqing from 2021 to 2025

Xiaoyan Li — 2026-07-15

While global cross-cultural interaction evolves into an increasingly diversified ecosystem, county-level humanistic writing stands as a primary platform to exhibit on-the-ground practices of the “Chinese Solutions.” Its discursive construction significantly embraces the effectiveness of cross-cultural dissemination. Based on a corpus of 44 from 2021 and 2025, the present research applies the Attitude system of Appraisal Theory. By combining quantitative statistics with qualitative interpretation, it explores how “Chinese Solutions” are actively constructed in discourse, along with the underlying logic and implementable paths. This analysis revolves around three prominent themes: rural revitalization, cultural continuity, and cross-cultural exchange. It assesses the operational modes of county-level humanistic communication and addresses the critical difficulties encountered in international publicity. The collected texts feature a reasonable proportion of affect, judgment, and appreciation resources, which collectively boost discourse construction via arousing emotional empathy, cultivating rational recognition, and unifying value perceptions. While Chinese citizens serve as the main narrative actors, foreign participants are included to introduce international outlooks. The report is intended to offer practical insights for local media seeking to refine international communication strategies for county-level humanistic reporting, thereby facilitating the global circulation of China’s grassroots development experience and outstanding culture.

Research on the Establishment Standards for Elderly Education Institutions at the County, Township, and Village Levels in Dalian

Ying Meng — 2026-07-15

In the “Reply to the Proposal on Further Strengthening the Construction of Elderly Universities in Our City (No. 0243)” from the First Session of the 14th Municipal Political Consultative Conference issued by the Dalian Municipal Education Bureau in 2022, it was stated that there are a total of 2 municipal-level elderly universities, 16 county-level elderly universities, 128 township-level community schools, and 1,267 village-level community education learning centers across the city. As China’s population ages, elderly education has become an important part of retired life for the elderly. Dalian has established clear requirements for the minimum building area, staffing of full-time personnel, and curriculum construction for the three-tier institutions (municipal, county, and township), providing favorable conditions for research on the standards for establishing elderly education institutions at the county, township, and village levels. This study analyzes the standards for establishing elderly education institutions at the county, township, and village levels in Dalian against the backdrop of an aging population, explores the issues with these standards, and proposes a three-tier coordinated model of county-level regional radiation, township-level inclusive coverage, and village-level flexible supplementation to empower the path analysis of setting standards for elderly education institutions. This lays a theoretical foundation for the development of standards for establishing elderly education institutions at the county, township, and village levels in Dalian, Liaoning Province, and provides practical references for improving the standards for establishing elderly education institutions across China.

Research on the Application of RPA Financial Robots in the Field of Accounting

Yijie Huang — 2026-07-15

With the integration of digital technology and financial management, RPA financial robots have been increasingly adopted in the accounting industry. This paper discusses the practical application of RPA technology in accounting work and analyzes its functions of improving accounting efficiency and reducing operational errors, as well as driving the functional transformation of financial staff. Furthermore, feasible implementation approaches are put forward from five perspectives, including process screening, standardization construction, data governance, human-machine collaboration, and continuous operation & maintenance. The research indicates that RPA will not completely replace manual labor; instead, it restructures working modes and facilitates the transformation of financial departments toward management and decision-making orientation. When promoting this technology, enterprises need to standardize relevant processes and match corresponding technical configurations simultaneously so as to sustain the long-term effectiveness of automation technology.

Integrating Ordnance Culture into Ideological and Political Education in Translation Curricula: Reflections and Practical Pathways

Fang Yuan — 2026-07-15

Ordnance culture, with the ordnance spirit as its core, is a distinctive form of Chinese industrial culture and red culture. It contains such values as loyalty and responsibility, self-reliant innovation, rigorous workmanship, dedication, and the pursuit of excellence. These values are highly consistent with the goals of cultivating translation professionals who possess not only bilingual competence but also intercultural awareness, professional ethics, national consciousness, and a sense of mission. Based on the general requirements of curriculum-based ideological and political education and the practical needs of translation talent cultivation, this paper discusses the rationale, principles, and pathways for integrating ordnance culture into ideological and political education in translation curricula. It argues that such integration can provide a concrete cultural carrier for value education, help translation majors develop cultural confidence and professional commitment, and enable institutions with an ordnance background to form a more distinctive model of talent cultivation. The paper first analyzes current challenges faced by ideological and political education in translation programs, including insufficient top-level design, superficial integration, weak disciplinary specificity, and the lack of a coordinated mechanism. It then proposes a framework built around differentiated education, systematic curriculum design, resource development, practice-oriented teaching, and collaborative education. Finally, it suggests that a layered curriculum system, a thematic resource bank, project-based practice, and diversified assessment can make ideological and political education more visible, teachable, and assessable in translation training.

The Principal Role of Mother-Tongue Cultural Schemata in Intercultural Communication

Jianfeng Zhang — 2026-07-15

With the accelerated development of globalization, intercultural communication among various ethnic groups and countries around the world has been continuously strengthened. However, in actual communication, due to the differences between Chinese and Western cultures, people tend to overly emphasize the understanding of Western culture, thereby neglecting the importance of passing on the mother tongue’s culture, so that the native language culture is at risk of being marginalized. Based on schemata theory, the principal role and the importance of mother-tongue cultural schemata are discussed. It argues that these schemata function not merely as passive background knowledge, but as the primary cognitive and interpretive filters through which individuals perceive, negotiate, and articulate cultural meanings across boundaries. Ultimately, recentering mother‑tongue cultural schemata is essential for resisting the invasion of Western culture and safeguarding the security of traditional culture.

A Study of Internet Buzzwords from the Perspective of Language Variation Theory

Lingzhi Zhang — 2026-07-15

With the rapid development of the Internet and the great popularity of social media, as a new phenomenon of language variation, Internet buzzwords have become an important symbol of modern language by virtue of their unique generation mechanism and transmission path. Based on the language variation theory, this paper studies the variation characteristics and manifestations of Internet buzzwords from four aspects, including vocabulary, phonetics, grammar, and semantics. This paper also explores their generation mechanisms and social impacts, providing theoretical references for regulating the culture of contemporary youth. Studies have found that the variations of Internet buzzwords in terms of vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and semantics all contain different forms, and the variation of Internet buzzwords is an inevitable manifestation of the orderly and heterogeneous development of language. Meanwhile, it not only injects new vitality into the modern Chinese vocabulary system and expression patterns, but also poses challenges to traditional language norms and education. The study on the language variations of Internet buzzwords not only provides a better understanding of the changes and developments of Internet buzzwords, but also holds significant theoretical value and practical guiding significance for the healthy, innovative development of the modern Chinese language in the new era.

Practice and Exploration on High-quality Cultural Development of Land Border Ports in the New Era — A Case Study of Yunnan Province

Lianlian Li — 2026-07-15

The cultural construction of border ports bears a close bearing on national image, frontier stability, and cultural security. Against the backdrop of in-depth implementation of the governance philosophy that governance of the country hinges on effective border administration, researching the cultural development of land border ports carries profound practical implications. As China’s pivotal opening gateway toward South and Southeast Asia, Yunnan’s border port cultural construction exerts far-reaching significance for boosting cross-border people-to-people exchanges and facilitating the Belt and Road Initiative. Within the nationwide systematic project of constructing a ten-thousand-li cultural corridor along national frontiers, Yunnan takes the lead in putting forward the development conception of national gate culture and has carried out bold practical explorations and attained tangible achievements in port cultural development. Relevant investigations reveal that the infrastructure supporting border port culture has been remarkably upgraded, and cross-border ethnic cultural activities have grown increasingly affluent in recent years. Nevertheless, prominent bottlenecks still linger, including insufficient integration of scattered cultural resources, imperfect cross-border cultural governance frameworks, latent cultural security hazards, and underdeveloped brand cultivation and digital communication mechanisms. Targeted at such existing drawbacks, this paper puts forward a five-project practical framework to advance the high-quality cultural progression of land border ports.

Artificial Intelligence Application and Ethical Risk Governance in Public Decision Making

Xiaorui Ding — 2026-07-15

The marriage of Artificial Intelligence with public administration has completely reshaped how decisions are made in the government sector, opening the door to levels of efficiency and predictive accuracy people have never seen before while enabling policies to be crafted based on solid data. That said, this tech revolution is not all sunshine and rainbows—it throws some serious ethical curveballs that could undermine the very bedrock of public governance. This paper takes a deep dive into how AI is being put to work in public decision-making processes, examining everything from policy modeling and resource distribution to reading the public’s mood and automating compliance checks. At the same time, people are putting the microscope on the sticky ethical questions that come with the territory, including built-in biases in algorithms, the mystery of black-box systems, confusion about who is really responsible when things go wrong, privacy concerns, and the risk of losing sight of the human values when people are too focused on cold logic. To tackle these head-on, people are proposing a robust ethical governance blueprint that calls for thorough vetting processes before implementation, complete transparency in operations, clear guidelines on when humans should remain in the loop, ironclad data privacy measures, and systems that bring input from all parties to the table. By walking the tightrope between tech innovation and ethical responsibility, government officials can tap into AI’s potential to boost public good without compromising fairness, accountability, or the public’s best interests.

Research on Green High-yield Cultivation Techniques of Rice and Their Application

Yiwen Ma — 2026-07-15

Rice is one of the major food crops in China, undertaking the important mission of safeguarding national food security and meeting people’s dietary needs. Its yield and quality directly affect the sustainable development of agriculture. With the continuous improvement of people’s living standards, the demand for green, safe, and high-quality rice is growing day by day. The traditional rice cultivation mode is plagued by low resource utilization efficiency, environmental pollution, and unstable yield, which can no longer adapt to the requirements of agricultural development in the new era. As a new cultivation mode that balances yield, quality, and ecological benefits, green high-yield rice cultivation techniques can realize the greening, high yield, and high quality of rice production through scientific planting management, ecological prevention and control, and efficient resource utilization. It is also an important way to promote the high-quality development of the rice industry. Based on the reality of rice planting and combined with the current agricultural development trend, this paper analyzes the application status of green high-yield rice cultivation techniques, expounds their application significance, and explores feasible application paths, aiming to provide a theoretical reference and practical basis for the popularization of green high-yield rice cultivation techniques, and help China’s rice industry achieve quality improvement, efficiency increase and green development.

Research on Innovative Design of Atlas Silk Patterns in the Digital Epoch

Pengzhan Liu — 2026-07-15

Regarded as a nationally inscribed Intangible Cultural Heritage item of the Uyghur ethnic minority in Xinjiang, Atlas silk patterns function as an exceptional fusion carrier integrating the civilizational interchange fruits spawned along the ancient Silk Road, indigenous regional folk customs, as well as the intrinsic connotation derived from the symbiotic multicultural development of diverse ethnic groups across China. Amid the prevailing tendency whereby digital technologies penetrate every subdivision of the contemporary design industry and conventional traditional culture proactively initiates reform and iterative renovation, classic Atlas patterns are trapped in multiple developmental bottlenecks, including the confined inheritance of handcrafted craftsmanship, rigidified design configurations, inadequate aesthetic compatibility with the modern populace’s preferences, and insufficient market-oriented dissemination efficacy. Centering on elaborating the evolutionary origin, plastic artistic features, systematic color collocation rules as well as profound embedded cultural implications of Atlas patterns, this dissertation systematically clarifies the core competitive merits brought by digital technological empowerment for the innovative upgrading of indigenous decorative motifs, and subsequently deduces a feasible innovative developmental framework consisting of digital element extraction, layered deconstruction & structural recombination, algorithm-driven optimization and multi-scenario diversified application, so as to fulfill the multi-layered developmental objectives concerning digital revitalization, creative transformative upgrading and sustainable hereditary succession of indigenous ethnic traditional culture.

Model Selection and Cultivation: Honorary Incentive Mechanisms with Countermeasures for Grassroots Civil Servants — A Sociological Analysis of Symbols

Shasha Du — 2026-07-15

Taking Model Selection and Cultivation as examples, this study re-conceptualizes honorary incentives for grassroots civil servants as a process of symbolic production through field research. The findings show that occupational organizations encode abstract ethical commitments into advanced models via naming, narrative, and ritual empowerment. Through sequential mechanisms, including meaning circulation, psychological transformation, and dynamic reproduction, honorary symbols are transformed into symbolic capital that shapes civil servants’ incentives. The efficiency of honorary incentives depends on the model narrative anchored in real job scenarios, ritual generation, shared emotional focus, and meanings remaining connected to actual performance, after repeated negotiation within peer networks. When model selection slides toward perfectionist narratives, rapidly developed, and neglects subsequent supporting, the effectiveness of honorary incentives tends to diminish incrementally. De-template standards, regular procedures, diversified types, and verifiable linkages between awards and career development channels are required for grassroots civil servants’ honorary incentives.

Analysis of Corrosion and Scaling Factors in Light Hydrocarbon Cooling Systems and Corresponding Control Strategies

Tao Sun — 2026-07-15

Light hydrocarbon cooling units are pivotal heat exchange equipment in oil and gas extraction, refining, storage, and transportation production, primarily responsible for the core processes of cooling and condensing light hydrocarbon media and separating and purifying gas-liquid phases. The long-term stable operation of these units directly affects the quality of light hydrocarbon products, production efficiency, and equipment service life. Under actual oil and gas production conditions, influenced by multiple factors such as complex medium composition, fluctuating water quality conditions, unstable operating parameters, and inadequate material adaptability of the equipment, light hydrocarbon cooling units commonly face the intertwined issues of severe corrosion and scaling. This directly results in reduced heat exchange efficiency, corrosion-induced leaks in pipelines and tube bundles, and a significant increase in unit maintenance frequency. Under extreme conditions, it can easily trigger safety incidents, causing substantial economic losses to oil and gas production enterprises. Based on the actual production conditions at the Tahe Oilfield, this paper systematically explores the core inducing factors of corrosion and scaling in light hydrocarbon cooling units, delves into the microscopic mechanisms of corrosion and scaling, clarifies their mutually catalytic and vicious cycle synergistic relationship, and formulates targeted integrated control strategies encompassing source prevention, process control, and post-maintenance management. These strategies cover key aspects such as medium pretreatment, equipment material optimization, process parameter adjustment, chemical agent dosing, and routine maintenance management, aiming to enhance the safe, stable, and efficient long-term operation of light hydrocarbon cooling units.

A Study on the Dish Names Translation of A Bite of China from the Perspective of “Transliteration in the Five Cases” Theory

Xiaolu Dong — 2026-07-15

“Transliteration in the Five Cases”, a translation theory first proposed by the renowned Tang Dynasty monk Xuanzang during his translation of Buddhist scriptures, advocates for the retention of Sanskrit transliteration in specific contexts to preserve the sanctity and accuracy of the sacred texts rather than using literal translation or free translation. The acclaimed food documentary A Bite of China, which first aired in 2012, resonated deeply with Chinese audiences through a profound sense of family, ethnic memory, and local culture. Its English-translated version has significantly promoted the humanistic spirit and excellent traditional culture hidden behind Chinese cuisine, becoming a significant display of China’s cultural soft power. This paper will bridge the traditional Chinese translation theory of “Transliteration in the Five Cases” with the food program A Bite of China, based on a deep understanding of the history and content of “Transliteration in the Five Cases”, to construct an analytical framework applicable to the translation of dish names.

Analysis of the Causes and Preventive Intervention Measures for Sports Injuries in Adolescents

Weichen Yin — 2026-07-15

Adolescents demonstrate high enthusiasm for sports participation, yet they are prone to sports injuries such as stress fractures and acute muscle strains due to immature physical development, higher risk preference than risk awareness, imbalanced training loads, and inadequate sports supervision. To effectively prevent and promptly intervene, it is essential to organize daily training aligned with individual developmental patterns, dynamically adjust training loads, and provide targeted risk education. Additionally, addressing deficiencies in facilities, equipment, and medical supervision is crucial to ensure adolescents can enjoy sports safely and healthily.

Time–Space–Behavior Translation Logic of the “Double Reduction” Policy on Youth Sports Participation: A Theoretical Framework and Research Agenda

Yongping Wen — 2026-07-15

China’s “Double Reduction” policy (2021) expanded adolescents’ discretionary time, creating conditions for greater sports participation. Whether released time becomes sports time, however, depends on mediating mechanisms that remain under-theorized. This paper integrates Becker’s time allocation theory, self-determination theory, and the social-ecological model into a “Time–Space–Behavior” framework that traces policy effects through three layers: time release, space provision, and behavioral motivation. Four structural barriers—supply shortages, motivational substitution, social norm inertia, and evaluation bias—are identified as suppressing translation efficiency. Five research directions are proposed, spanning time-use elasticity, program quality gradients, exam pressure effects, urban–rural disparities, and long-term health outcomes. The paper provides a theoretical architecture and testable hypotheses rather than causal evidence.

Research on Digital Development Strategies and Approaches for Liaoning’s Red Tourism Brand: A Case Study of Dalian

Yazhuo Zou — 2026-07-15

Digital technology has provided a new impetus for the innovative development of red tourism. Liaoning Province boasts a distinctive “Six Red Sites” brand system with abundant cultural resources, yet faces common challenges at the prefectural level, including insufficient brand recognition, homogenized visitor experiences, and limited appeal to younger demographics. Using Dalian as a case study, this paper explores how virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and generative artificial intelligence (AIGC) can systematically empower the revitalization and upgrading of red tourism brands, focusing on four key dimensions: virtual IP creation, immersive narrative reconstruction, integrated product development, and smart marketing strategies. The research concludes that the core of technological empowerment lies in transforming red culture from mere historical documentation into contemporary immersive experiences, offering forward-looking yet actionable solutions for high-quality red tourism development in Liaoning and similar regions.

Research on the Application of Natural Pigment from Mugwort in the Dyeing of Ramie Fibers

Chunlan Yang — 2026-07-15

Under the strategic goal of “Dual Carbon”, China’s textile industry is gradually transforming toward green, environmentally friendly, and sustainable development, and natural plant pigments are being increasingly applied in the textile industry. As a traditional medicinal plant in China, mugwort contains flavonoid-based natural pigments that can be used for fabric dyeing to further improve color fastness and color uniformity. Ramie is a kind of natural fiber featuring outstanding air permeability and antibacterial properties; nevertheless, its high crystallinity leads to great difficulties in dyeing. At present, the application of natural mugwort pigment in ramie dyeing is still limited, which restricts the dyeing effect of ramie fibers. This paper mainly analyzes the extraction technologies of natural mugwort pigment and the pretreatment processes of ramie fiber for dyeing, and explores the application of natural mugwort pigment in ramie fiber dyeing, so as to improve the overall dyeing performance of ramie fibers.

Governance and Value Realization of Scientific Data in the Era of Data-Intensive Research

Yu Li — 2026-07-15

With the in-depth development of the data-intensive scientific research paradigm and the rise of the global data marketplace, scientific data has evolved from a by-product of academic research into a pivotal strategic resource driving scientific and technological innovation and enhancing productivity and innovation capacity. Based on the theory of public goods and transaction cost theory, this paper constructs a three-stage model for the value realization of scientific research data and reveals the phased evolutionary patterns and dynamic shifts of governance mechanisms in the process of scientific data transforming into factors of production. The research identifies that the lack of supporting infrastructure for data processing and value-adding serves as the core bottleneck. Corresponding optimization paths are further proposed, including establishing a hierarchical governance system, accelerating the construction of data processing platforms, and redefining the role of government.

Multilingual Assistance for Agriculture & Cultural Globalization: Exploration and Practice of New Media Empowering Rural Revitalization—A Case Study of the Multilingual Team from Zhejiang Yuexiu University of Foreign Languages

Xiaohui Feng — 2026-07-15

Against the dual backdrop of the full-scale advancement of the rural revitalization strategy and the rapid development of new media technologies, exploring ways to tell vivid stories of rural China and promote the export of agricultural products with multilingual content has become an important research topic. Based on a provincial college students’ innovation and entrepreneurship project, this paper systematically elaborates the project background, implementation process, innovative features, practical achievements, and existing deficiencies. Leveraging the advantages of 17 foreign language majors in Zhejiang Yuexiu University of Foreign Languages, the project has organized student teams proficient in various languages. Centering on rural intangible cultural heritage, cultural tourism resources, and stories behind agricultural products, the team creates and releases multilingual VLOG works and explores a sustainable operation model featuring multilingualism + new media + agriculture assistance / cultural tourism integration.

Research on Optimization Strategies for the International Communication of China’s Intangible Cultural Heritage from a Cross-Cultural Perspective

Jing Wang — 2026-07-15

Against the backdrop of increasingly frequent cross-cultural exchanges and the rapid development of new media technologies, the channels for the international dissemination of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) continue to expand, and the forms of dissemination are constantly innovating, creating more favorable opportunities for ICH to reach the international stage. However, it also faces numerous practical challenges, such as cultural cognitive barriers and superficial dissemination models, which make it difficult for the cultural value of ICH to effectively penetrate overseas markets. Based on cross-cultural communication theory and considering the current development status of China’s ICH international dissemination, this paper systematically analyzes the pain points and dilemmas in the dissemination process. It proposes optimization strategies for the international communication of ICH that are suitable for cross-cultural contexts from the aspects of cultural core exploration, dissemination model innovation, channel system construction, and international cooperation deepening. The aim is to enhance the international communication power and influence of China’s ICH and help outstanding traditional Chinese culture go global and integrate into the global civilization system.

Heterogeneous Participation of Multiple Subjects in Firm-backed Rural Revitalization: Zhaoqing Case

Jyh-Harng Shyng — 2026-07-15

Based on Zhaoqing’s “Thousand Enterprises Help Thousand Towns” (TEHTT) policy under Guangdong’s Hundred Counties initiative, this study uses 170 valid 2025 questionnaires across nine districts to analyze four stakeholder groups: enterprises, villagers, cooperatives, and village cadres. Drawing on stakeholder and organizational ecology theories alongside PLS-SEM tests, the research finds notable participation heterogeneity. Enterprises favor industrial chain investment; villagers focus on income and local jobs; females excel in village-enterprise co-construction. Education and age greatly affect participation capacity. The study identifies unbalanced sampling and scarce village cadre data as drawbacks, then proposes differentiated coordination strategies to boost sustainable rural revitalization via multi-party synergy.

The Historical Evolution and Implications of Upholding and Implementing the Principle of “Two Unwaverings”

Luojun Yang — 2026-07-15

Over the past century, the Communist Party of China has continuously explored practical guidelines for shaping the ownership structure of the means of production, ultimately formulating the “two unwaverings”, which underpins the development of China’s basic economic system. Looking back at its century-long evolution, this process has involved exploratory practices ranging from initial inception and foundation-laying to the summarization of experience, gradual formation, and comprehensive development. At this new historical juncture, it is necessary to continuously summarize the experience and insights gained from a century of exploration, firmly uphold and implement the principle of the “two unwaverings”, and thereby provide a solid economic foundation and institutional guarantee for realizing the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation.

Research on the Current Situation and Countermeasures of the Development and Utilization of Red Cultural Resources in Shenzhen

Xueyan Yan — 2026-07-15

Shenzhen has formed rich red cultural resources in different development periods. Through the protection and development of red cultural resources, five main types have been formed: former sites of important institutions and meetings, relics of revolutionary struggles and important battles, sites or monuments of revolutionary martyrs, rich and colorful red cultural works, and carriers reflecting the spirit of reform and opening up and the special economic zone spirit. However, there are still problems, such as imperfect management mechanisms in the development of red resources, which need to be improved by strengthening the overall planning of protection and development.

Distributional Inequality and Coastal Community Marginalization in Ocean-Based Development

Xinyue Hong — 2026-07-15

Ocean-based development strategies are widely promoted as engines of sustainable growth capable of simultaneously delivering environmental protection, economic expansion, and social inclusion. However, emerging evidence suggests that these initiatives often produce uneven distributive outcomes across coastal regions. This article investigates how institutional configurations within ocean-based development projects influence the distribution of economic benefits and livelihood risks among coastal communities. Using a comparative dataset of sixteen marine development initiatives across Africa and Southeast Asia, including fisheries modernization programs, coastal tourism zones, and marine spatial planning projects, the study evaluates how governance structure, capital intensity, and participation mechanisms affect income retention and resource access. The findings demonstrate that capital-intensive, investor-driven projects systematically correlate with reduced local income retention and higher livelihood displacement risk, whereas participatory governance arrangements mitigate distributive inequality. The study concludes that marginalization in ocean development is driven less by ecological constraints than by institutional design choices, underscoring the importance of governance reforms that prioritize tenure security, participatory authority, and revenue redistribution.

From Instant Gratification to Thick Description: Research on Breakthrough Strategies of Long-Sentence Narration in Micro-Series

Meiying Li — 2026-07-15

Driven by national policies and the upgrading of digital industries, micro-series are undergoing a paradigmatic shift from sensory stimulation to in-depth narration. Targeting the superficial aesthetic taste and skewed value orientation caused by syntactic impoverishment in micro-series, long-sentence narration stands as the core approach to upgrade audio-visual structural construction. Relevant research demonstrates that the introduction of modifying and reflective audio-visual elements effectively facilitates micro-series to evolve from episodic emotional arousal to lasting emotional sedimentation. In practical creation, long-sentence narration reconstructs the semantic space of micro-series through the development of character arcs, in-depth thick description of social issues, and embedded emotional blankness. Confronted with dual risks including rigid production cost constraints and the audience’s ingrained reliance on instant pleasure, establishing a dual-track narrative framework featuring suspense hooks at the macro level and detailed thick description at the micro level serves as an effective solution to ease industrial contradictions and strike a dynamic balance between commercial logic and artistic pursuit.

A Study on the Motivations for Social Organizations’ Participation in Hierarchical Evaluation from the Perspective of Rational Choice Theory: A Case Study of Shanghai’s P District

Haiyan Zhu — 2026-07-15

Tiered evaluation of social organizations is a typical institutional form to boost public trust in them. However, in practice, there is often a bit of a challenge where the government is quite eager to participate, but social organizations can sometimes feel a bit apathetic. This study employs rational choice theory and takes Shanghai’s P District as a case study to conduct an in-depth qualitative analysis of the motivational mechanisms driving social organizations’ engagement in the evaluation system. The study reveals that the decision-making process of social organizations regarding evaluation participation is based on rational cost-benefit-risk calculations. At the micro level, uncertain expected returns, high participation costs, and a lack of efficacy perception inhibit willingness to participate; at the macro level, the “single-center” evaluation structure suppresses organizational autonomy, while deficiencies in technical rationality and legal foundations raise participation barriers. Together, these factors result in low evaluation coverage and widespread formalism. Therefore, it is essential to transform the evaluation system from “administrative control” to “development governance”, optimizing institutional structures at the macro level, innovating technical mechanisms at the meso level, and implementing targeted empowerment at the micro level. This study elucidates the complex mechanisms underlying insufficient motivation for evaluation participation, providing theoretical and practical insights for fostering endogenous development momentum within social organizations.

From Foreign Wine to Local Delicacy: The Localization Transformation of Grape Wine in the Tang Dynasty

Li Jie — 2026-07-15

Grape wine was introduced to the Central Plains from Central Asia via the Silk Road and underwent an identity transformation from “foreign goods” to “local delicacies” during the Tang Dynasty. Taking Emperor Taizong’s “modification of winemaking” as a pivotal event, this paper examines, based on extant literature such as Tang Huiyao, Taiping Yulan, and New Book of Tang, as well as unearthed documents from Turpan, how the Tang court selectively adopted and adapted Western winemaking knowledge using local brewing traditions as a benchmark. It analyzes how the improved grape wine was institutionalized through the tribute system and the documentation of famous wines, and explores the process by which it ultimately acquired a local identity in social consumption. The study reveals that the localization of grape wine in the Tang Dynasty was not due to its superiority as a foreign product but rather because the Central Plains society systematically reorganized and redefined it using existing brewing systems, institutional frameworks, and cultural expressions.

A Hat, a Handshake, and a Rainy Day: Translating Unspoken Emotion from Page to Screen in The Remains of the Day

Mingyuan Xu — 2026-07-15

Through a comparative analysis of Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day and its adapted films, this paper explores how emotional restraint is translated from literature to film. Focusing on the farewell scenes of Mr. Stevens and Miss Kenton, the study holds that adaptation should not be understood as a simple retelling, but as an intermediate form of translation. The novel relies on first-person narration, memory, and language restraint to imply repressed emotions, while the film reconfigures these internal states into visual and auditory forms, including lens composition, sound design, and performance. Based on adaptation theory and film research, this paper demonstrates that the film subtly externalizes psychology through figurative performance, spatial distance, and symbolic gestures such as handshakes and hat removal. By comparing the limitations of narrative and film expression, we find that emotional meaning is not lost in the adaptation process but is redistributed in different expression systems. Finally, the study argues that the film does not simplify the emotional complexity of the novel but transforms it into a sensory experience that makes unspoken emotions visible and direct. sensory experience that makes unspoken emotions visible and immediate.

Reconstructing Local News Innovation Through Livestream Clip Videos: A Case Study of the WeChat Video Channel “Qinchang City”

Jinghan Wang — 2026-07-15

Against the combined pressure of digital technological iteration and platform operational logic, traditional local news faces development bottlenecks and urgently needs to explore sustainable innovative transformation paths. Taking the WeChat Video Channel Qinchang City as the research case, this paper adopts a single-case study approach with multi-source data triangulation, drawing on project proposals, clip video analysis, and in-depth semi-structured interviews to systematically examine its integrated livestreaming-clip slicing production and dissemination model as well as its internal operational mechanisms. The findings reveal that the channel’s journalistic innovation is built on a three-dimensional collaborative integration framework. At the organizational level, it constructs a semi-public and semi-private hybrid operation mechanism, realizing a dynamic balance between government collaborative tasks and independent editorial autonomy. At the spatial level, it breaks the confinement of traditional studio reporting, takes urban physical space as an immersive narrative field, and embeds urban governance goals into daily civic life via a soft politicization narrative strategy. At the dissemination level, it converts livestream raw footage into short clip videos to achieve long-tail cyclic distribution, which not only dismantles the hierarchical labor structure of traditional newsrooms but also reconstructs the temporal logic of local news production. This study verifies that resource-constrained medium-sized local media can strike a pragmatic balance between professional journalistic rigor, institutional coordination, and algorithmic traffic visibility through organizational hybridization, spatial narrative reconfiguration, and cyclic content dissemination. It deepens the theoretical cognition of the spatial embeddedness and iterative evolution of local journalism in the platform era, and provides a replicable practical paradigm for medium-sized local media to reshape civic emotional consensus and realize digital innovative transformation.

A Study on Chinese Translation of Haiku with the Assistance of DeepSeek

Maode Liu — 2026-07-15

Japanese haiku features an extremely concise form, profound cultural connotations embedded in kigo (seasonal words), and sophisticated grammatical functions of kireji (cutting words). It has long been a difficult and widely discussed topic in the field of literary translation. This paper analyzes the constraints on haiku translation from linguistic, cultural, and poetic perspectives, and points out that conciseness, seasonal markers, and imagery transitions can hardly be fully preserved simultaneously in cross-linguistic conversion. This paper also discusses the practical performance of neural machine translation and large language models in haiku translation. It is found that artificial intelligence boasts remarkable efficiency in rapidly generating initial drafts and maintaining consistency of terminology, yet it encounters difficulties in handling the intertextual implications of seasonal words and the textual tension created by cutting words. On this basis, the paper proposes a structured human-machine collaboration workflow. It holds that artificial intelligence shall undertake basic tasks requiring speed and consistency, while human translators retain the power of aesthetic judgment and cultural decision-making. The research concludes that although artificial intelligence can assist with a large number of technical translation tasks, human translators are still required to calibrate and confirm the core parts of haiku translation related to poetic perception and cultural memory.

The Internal Mechanism and Implementation Path of the Culture-Tourism Industry in Promoting Urban Renewal: A Coupled Perspective of Embeddedness Theory and Public Value Creation

Meizhen Quan — 2026-07-15

At a historical moment when China’s urbanization rate has exceeded 65%, the logic of urban development is shifting from incremental expansion to the quality improvement of existing space. Urban renewal, as a key carrier of this transition, faces multiple governance dilemmas, including spatial dysfunction, industrial hollowing-out, and cultural rupture. With strong integrative capacity, permeability, and spillover effects, the culture-tourism industry has become a crucial variable for addressing these problems. However, existing studies have often focused on either economic evaluation or physical spatial transformation, leaving the black box of how culture and tourism become deeply involved in the renewal of urban systems insufficiently explained. From the dual perspectives of embeddedness theory and public value theory, this paper develops a coupled framework linking institutional, economic, and cultural embeddedness with the creation of economic, social, and cultural public value. Taking Beijing 798 Art District as a typical case of industrial heritage renewal, the study finds that the culture-tourism industry is not merely an additive element in urban renewal. Rather, it gains institutional support through institutional embeddedness, activates endogenous growth through capital and industrial-chain embeddedness, and reshapes spatial meaning through symbolic and memory embeddedness. These processes jointly promote spatial reproduction, collaborative governance, and cultural resilience. Accordingly, the paper proposes implementation paths involving top-level design, industrial ecosystem reconstruction, spatial narrative activation, and multi-actor co-governance, aiming to provide theoretical reference and practical inspiration for organic urban renewal in China.