Social Sciences and Humanities ISSN Print: 3104-4328 ISSN Online: 3104-4336 CD ISSN: 3104-4344
Research on the Site Selection and Spatial Hierarchy of Chu Tombs from the Perspective of Landscape Archaeology
Landscape archaeology emphasizes the holistic correlation between the site itself and its surrounding mountains, waters, and social space, offering a new approach to imperial mausoleum sites with limited surface information. Taking the Chu tomb sites as the research object, this paper combines documentary and archaeological evidence to analyze site-selection patterns and spatial characteristics at three scales: macro (mountains and rivers), meso (cities and cemetery clusters), and micro (tomb structure). The study reveals that the distribution and evolution of Chu tomb landscapes constitute a spatial projection of the rise and fall of the Chu state and the development of its hierarchical system, providing references for the conservation of large archaeological sites and the construction of national archaeological site parks.
Conservation of Large Archaeological Sites
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Health, Self-Governance, and Young Women’s Bodies on Social Media
Social media now carry many forms of health content. Posts about calorie control, fat loss, and weight management remain common. At the same time, strength, body function, nutrition, sleep, and long-term health have become more visible. This change gives women new ways to understand and use their bodies. It does not remove older body norms. This article brings together research on healthism, postfeminist media culture, women’ s bodies, and digital health. It asks how health messages move from public communication into young women’ s self-understanding and daily health practices. The article makes three main points. First, thinness is not simply replaced by strength. Aesthetic, functional, health, and self-discipline standards can exist at the same time. Second, messages about self-care and empowerment can support body knowledge and agency. But they can also make constant self-management feel like a personal duty. Third, tracking, numbers, comparison, and recommendation systems shape what counts as health. They can make visible, measurable results seem more important than how the body actually feels. The article argues that feminist health communication should not replace one ideal body with another. Health should also be judged in other ways. These include body function, lived experience, bodily diversity, and whether a health practice can last in everyday life.
A Syntactic-Semantic Interface Study of Inverted Causative Construction in Chinese
In Modern Chinese, there exists a specific type of causative construction, for example “Na pian wenzhang gai le wo yi xiawu”, which has yet to receive comprehensive and systematic examination. In previous studies, such constructions have frequently been categorized as “inverted causative structures” or “inverted causative constructions”, that is the Causer and Causee reversed or inverted in their syntactic positions. This paper argues that the uniqueness of the “NP1 + V+ le + NP2 + Quantity Phrase” does not reside in its causative implications; instead, NP2 functions as an Affectee. The core semantics of this structure is interpreted through the lens of “cost-expenditure” or “affectedness”. By shifting the focus from “causative force” to “affectee status”, this study provides a more economical and formalized explanation for the argument-function mismatch in Chinese.
Research on the Scene Reconstruction Mechanism and Practical Path of Emotional Marketing in Books in the New Consumption Era
The iterative development of digital technology, the upgrading of content consumption, and the emergence of the youth consumer group have driven the transformation of book consumption from knowledge acquisition to emotional experience, identity recognition, and cultural expression. The development of short videos, live streaming, e-commerce, and social media has also prompted book marketing to shift from product dissemination to scenario-based marketing centered on user relationships and emotional connections. However, publishing institutions still face issues such as a prominent product orientation, insufficient emotional insight, poor connection between public and private domains, and insufficient accumulation of brand value. Based on Baudrillard's theory of consumer society, Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, and the theory of user lifecycle, this paper constructs an analytical framework of "consumption logic transformation - emotional value generation - scenario mechanism reconfiguration - user relationship operation". The study finds that scenarios are an important intermediary connecting the value of book content with users' emotional needs, and their reconfiguration is manifested in three levels: spatial reach, emotional resonance, and relationship building. Publishing institutions can achieve a transformation from traffic acquisition to user co-creation by emotion recognition, scenario embedding, and relationship strengthening, providing a reference for the emotional, scenario-based, and long-term marketing of books in the new consumption era.
Can Robots Feel "Pain" ? Discourse Construction and Public Meaning Production in Short‑Video Platform Comment Interactions
Existing research on robot abuse and mind attribution has largely employed experimental methods focusing on individual responses, with less attention to how such responses continuously diffuse into public meaning through real platform interactions. This study takes the stability test video of Unitree's G1 humanoid robot on Douyin as a focal case, and uses large language model‑assisted inductive qualitative coding to analyze highly‑liked comments and their secondary replies. The findings reveal that although the video itself presents a technical performance test, the meaning‑making in the comment section almost completely bypasses the technical dimension. Commenters, through self‑reference, associate the robot with their own childhood, family, and other life experiences, endowing it with subjective experiential capacity beyond its technical attributes; among these, the interaction chain framed by childhood experiences is the largest and most influential. Concurrently, existing public discourse resources on the platform, such as school bullying, elder abuse, and animal protection, are repeatedly invoked and grafted onto the robot, elevating individual emotions into a public victim narrative. Based on these findings, this study proposes a three‑layer analytical framework of "video presentation—comment interaction—public discourse," revealing that the robot's victim identity does not originate from its own properties or the video content, but is collectively produced by commenters through self‑experience projection and reuse of existing discourses in ongoing interactions.
From Popularity to Governance: Media Discourse on Television Platforms
In recent years, Chinese online video platforms have increasingly relied on popularity metrics to evaluate television content, while controversies over data manipulation and algorithmic opacity have persisted. This study analyzes 56 news reports published between 2016 and 2026 using computational communication methods to examine mainstream media discourse on platform popularity mechanisms. The findings show that negative coverage accounts for 64.3% of the sample, indicating a strong critical orientation. Media attention is largely event-driven, while “manipulation–water army–content inflation” forms a core negative discourse cluster. Different media types develop complementary discursive roles, and algorithmic transparency has emerged as a key concern in platform governance. The study reveals how media discourse constructs platform governance issues and provides insights into the evaluation and governance of audiovisual content in the digital era.
Applicability and Practical Path of Dewey's Pedagogy in Junior High School English Teaching
Dewey's "Learning by Doing" emphasizes experience, practice, and reflection in learning, which aligns deeply with the English Learning Activity View and Task-Based Language Teaching advocated by China's Compulsory Education English Curriculum Standards. This paper reviews the connotation of "Learning by Doing," demonstrates its intrinsic connection with the English Learning Activity View, and analyzes its applicability in junior high school English teaching from three dimensions: students' cognitive development, curriculum policy requirements, and core competency cultivation. It further examines practical dilemmas including exam-oriented evaluation constraints, teacher competence limitations, resource and spatiotemporal restrictions, and regional development imbalance. Finally, the study constructs a practical path from four levels—teaching objectives, teaching content, teaching process, and teaching evaluation—proposing an operational framework of competency-oriented objectives, life-context integrated content, task-driven progressive activities, and diversified performance assessment.
The Structural Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on the Labor Market: An Integrated Analysis Based on Dual Effects and Paradigm Shift
Artificial intelligence (AI), as a general-purpose technology, is profoundly reshaping the internal structure and operational logic of the labor market. This paper constructs an integrated analytical framework to systematically analyze its structural impacts, which includes two core dimensions: market effects and paradigm effects. Market effects are mainly reflected in AI’s direct impacts on employment volume, skill demand and income distribution through substitution and creation mechanisms, and are particularly manifested in employment polarization and shifts in skill preferences. Paradigm effects are more fundamental, referring to the AI-driven transformation of the labor market from a "job market" centered on fixed positions to a "task market" based on granular tasks, which in turn triggers profound changes in work organization, labor relations and market forms. The research shows that addressing such structural changes requires a shift in policy thinking from the "patchwork governance" of partial adjustments to forward-looking "developmental governance". It is essential to build adaptive skills training systems, social security systems and income distribution mechanisms to mitigate the risks of technological change and promote inclusive development.
“Every Meal Must Be Green”: The Discursive Construction of Vegetable-Related Health Anxiety on Social Media
Advice to eat vegetables is usually framed as flexible, long-term guidance. On social media, however, it can be narrowed to a question asked at every meal about whether there is enough green on the plate. This article examines “green-vegetable anxiety” (qingcai jiaolü,青菜焦虑), a Chinese-language expression used in platform discourse to frame a meal or day without green vegetables as a source of unease. Drawing on a purposive search-card headline corpus (N = 50), a neutral comparison dataset (N = 30), and selected post-level material, the study considers how anxiety-oriented language differs from practical discussion of vegetable consumption. Playful references to symptoms and syndromes make the expression recognizable and shareable, while terms such as “every meal” turn occasional omission into an apparent failure requiring correction. The comparison shows that explicit anxiety and discomfort are tied closely to anxiety-oriented retrieval, whereas weight-control language and serial monitoring also appear in neutral searches. Substantive captions further locate vegetable routines in workplaces, cafeterias, food-delivery systems, affordability, preparation, and access. I describe visible green vegetables as a dietary compliance token with two discursive modes. It can mark omission as inadequacy, or coordinate practical adherence under everyday constraints. Platform interaction likewise makes both evaluation and situated troubleshooting available. The article therefore advances health communication research by showing how one visible food category can organize moral judgment and practical problem-solving without being reduced to a clinical condition or a uniform audience effect.
Correlations Between Social Media Usage and Body Image Disturbance in Beijing Adolescents
This study examines the associations between social media usage habits and Body Image Disturbance (BID) among Beijing high school students. BID is a precursor to Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), a severe health issue with onset typically during adolescence. Previous research found links between social media use and BID in Western populations, thought, there are only limited research existing regarding the Chinese adolescents, particularly in Beijing, while Beijing acts as a first-tier city that acts as a national trendsetter for social media and beauty standards in China. A cross-sectional survey was distributed to 100 Beijing high school students (grades 9–12), measuring five social media variables using questions adapted from validated research: platform type, daily usage duration, passive use, active use, and exposure to ideal body content on social media. BID symptom severity was measured using a validated scale as well. Pearson correlation analyses revealed that only exposure to ideal body image content yielded a statistically significant moderate correlation with BID symptoms (r = 0.45, p < 0.05). Other social media variables showed weak and non-significant correlations. These findings suggest that content exposure, rather than usage patterns, may be the primary factor associated with BID in this population. The results stress cultural differences in social media's impact and inform future prevention strategies on Chinese adolescents. The study’s limitations include convenience sampling, small sample size, and reliance on self-reported data.
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Early Comments and Later Incivility on YouTube: A Chronological Analysis of Comment Sections
Online-incivility research often examines isolated comments or aggregate comment-section tone, leaving the temporal ordering of real comment sections less studied. This study tests whether incivility among chronologically early, currently retrievable YouTube comments is associated with later comment tone in the same videos. Using the YouTube Data API and programming scripts for complete pagination, sorting, and variable construction, the study analyzes 39,992 public top-level comments from 30 controversy-oriented videos in three themes. Early incivility is the share of uncivil comments among the first 10 retrievable comments after within-video ordering by publication timestamp. A rule-based coding procedure identifies disrespectful expression while distinguishing it from ordinary criticism. Overall, 17.1% of comments were classified as uncivil. Across videos, early and later incivility were positively correlated (Pearson r = 0.438; Spearman rho = 0.465). In a theme-controlled OLS model, early incivility remained positively associated with later incivility (b = 0.421, robust SE = 0.158, p = .013, 95% CI [0.096, 0.746]). The findings support a temporal, comment-section-level perspective but do not establish causal influence or individual exposure to early comments.
Tourist Perception of the Universal Value of World Heritage Sites — Based on Online Comments on the Tangya Tusi Site
Effective dissemination of the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of World Heritage sites is a crucial foundation for achieving heritage protection, display, and social sharing. This paper takes the Tangya Tusi Site as an example, using its World Heritage value composition as a reference. It collects 408 valid online reviews from platforms such as Ctrip and Xiaohongshu from 2020 to 2025, and comprehensively utilizes word frequency analysis, semantic network analysis, and LDA thematic model to examine the thematic structure of tourists' value perception and its correspondence with the connotation of OUV. The study finds that tourists' perceptions mainly focus on World Heritage identity, the physical structure of the site, and the integration of ethnic cultures, with relatively limited understanding of the Tusi system and related historical figures. The differences in tourists' value perceptions are not simply reflected in whether a certain type of value is recognized, but rather in the gradual weakening of semantic relevance and narrative integrity as perception extends from visible remains to abstract systems and historical relationships. Therefore, the value interpretation of the Tangya Tusi Site should start with the existing site as the cognitive starting point, strengthen the narrative connection between spatial form and institutional history, and construct an interpretive path from "remains identification" to "value understanding." This study provides a textual analysis approach for assessing the public accessibility of World Heritage sites.
Legal Consciousness of Marginalized Groups: How Rural Elderly Perceive and Utilize the New Rural Social Pension System in Southwest China
This research investigates the perceptions and utilization of the New Rural Social Pension System (NRSP) among the rural elderly in Southwest China, with a particular focus on how their legal consciousness and lived experiences shape these interactions. Addressing a significant gap in understanding the nuanced reception of national welfare policies within specific regional and demographic contexts, this study employs a qualitative methodology, integrating semi-structured interviews and ethnographic observations. The research explores the multifaceted nature of legal consciousness among this marginalized group, examining their understanding of rights, obligations, and the perceived role of law in relation to the NRSP. Findings reveal that perceptions of the NRSP are significantly influenced by factors beyond formal policy provisions, including trust in government institutions, past experiences with social welfare, and the perceived fairness and accessibility of the system. Utilization patterns are found to be complex, shaped by individual agency, family support, community norms, and practical barriers in application and withdrawal processes. The study highlights a distinct disconnect between the intended benefits of the NRSP and the lived realities of the rural elderly in Southwest China, often stemming from socio-economic challenges, limited access to information, and geographical isolation. By connecting legal consciousness directly to policy perception and utilization, this research offers context-specific insights into the effectiveness and inclusivity of the NRSP in Southwest China, providing actionable recommendations for enhancing its accessibility and responsiveness to the needs of its most vulnerable beneficiaries.
Employees Right and Employers Responsibilities in Labor Law Translation
This paper concerning employee rights and employer responsibilities in labor law translation. First of all, it elaborates the concrete contents of employee rights under labor law. Such as equal employment, labor remuneration, rest and vacation, and social insurance. Next, it presents the core employer responsibilities. Including occupational injury liability and employment-related obligations. At the same time, it discusses challenges in labor law translation such as accurate rendering of legal terms and differences in different legal systems. Through case analysis, it highlights the vital role of precise clause translation in safeguarding workers’ rights and fostering harmonious and stable labor relations. Lastly, put forward suggestions to improve labor law translation and facilitate the international exchange and cooperation in this field.
Legal Pluralism and Grassroots Dispute Resolution: How Informal Village Norms Interact with Formal Mediation Institutions in Rural China’s "Fengqiao Experience"
This research investigates the intricate interplay between informal village norms and formal mediation institutions within China's "Fengqiao Experience" a prominent model of grassroots governance and dispute resolution. Employing a legal pluralism framework, the study analyzes how pre-existing social expectations, traditions, and relational networks (guanxi) in rural communities interact with officially sanctioned mediation mechanisms, such as village committees and people's mediation committees. Through an examination of these dynamics, the research reveals that formal institutions, despite their legal mandates, are significantly shaped by and often adapt to the prevailing informal normative order. This adaptation results in a hybrid form of dispute resolution where outcomes may diverge from strict legal principles but often garner higher community legitimacy. The findings demonstrate that the effectiveness of grassroots dispute resolution under the "Fengqiao Experience" is contingent upon the strategic negotiation and integration of informal norms by formal bodies, rather than their exclusive imposition. While this approach can enhance responsiveness and social harmony, it also presents potential risks of reinforcing existing power structures and inequalities. This study contributes a nuanced understanding of how legal pluralism operates within an authoritarian context, offering insights into the co-constitution of formal and informal legal orders in contemporary rural Chinese governance and providing a model for navigating the complexities of localized justice systems.
The Role of Fair Competition Legislation Balanced against Internet Platform Interface Control: The Case of Cross-Platform Automated Implementation of Intelligent Automated Agents
Generative artificial intelligence continues developing more sophisticated applications, including automated intelligent agents. Their implementation, however, is overseen and restricted by Internet platforms through interface rules, identity authentication, and risk control measures, all of which limit the cross-platform execution of said agents. This impacts their competitive application across business sectors, and limits consumer choices. This paper, based on the Competition Fairness Protection Law of The People’s Republic of China, analyzes the potential impact of such controls on the competitiveness of intelligent automated agents in order to determine their legality or lack thereof. It uses a three-tier framework focusing on legitimacy of purpose, necessity of means, and balance of effects, to assess and balance platform governance needs together with the protection of fair competition.
A Critical Discourse Analysis of Weibo Discourse on the "Su Min Controversy"
This study adopts Norman Fairclough’s three-dimensional model of critical discourse analysis (CDA) to examine the public discourse surrounding the “Su Min controversy” on the Chinese social media platform Weibo in August 2025. The controversy arose from a middle-aged Chinese woman’s personal choice to leave her marriage and family, which ignited a fierce ideological confrontation between traditional patriarchal values and modern feminist discourse. Through systematic analysis of Weibo posts, comments, and multimodal elements, the study identifies two opposing discursive strategies: (1) a moral-ethical disciplinary strategy that employs de-individualizing naming, appeals to the tradition of sacrifice, and engages in selective intertextuality to defend traditional family order; and (2) a rights-and-liberation counter-strategy that re-individualizes Su Min’s experience, invokes the modern discourse of individual rights, and constructs an identity of sisterhood to legitimize her departure. The findings reveal the resilience of patriarchal discourse in contemporary Chinese society, the polarization of public debate driven by social media logics, and the instrumentalization of personal experience by commercial interests. This study contributes to understanding how digital media both enables marginalized voices and intensifies discursive polarization in gender-related public deliberation.
Research on the Digital and Media Literacy of Adolescents under the Background of Artificial Intelligence: Current Situation and Educational Path
The use of digital technology immerses young people in the online environment of "digital survival", which not only changes their lifestyle, learning mode, and social form, but also affects their values, technological perception, thinking mode, and cultural identity. Starting from the "scenario" of ubiquitous and young age exposure to digital intelligence among young people, based on the perspectives of value orientation, media scenarios, and digital abilities, this paper proposes the "digital intelligence media literacy" of young people, analyzes the types of "network media literacy", and conducts a survey on the "digital intelligence media literacy" of young people through a questionnaire. Finally, analyze the form of youth digital literacy education led by "school+family" and coordinated development, and promote a new pattern of Chinese style youth network literacy education.
“Oriental Aesthetics” as Discursive Construction and Branded National Identity: A Study of Contemporary New Domestic Beauty Advertisements in China
This study examines the advertising practices of new domestic beauty brands against the backdrop of the Guochao movement. It investigates how these brands discursively construct “Oriental aesthetics” and explores the interplay between this discourse, consumer culture, and emerging consumer nationalism. In today’s context, “Oriental beauty” is not merely visual but has become a vehicle for cultural confidence and a symbol of identity for younger generations. Through highly stylized visual symbols and cultural narratives, these advertisements appeal to consumers eager to assert their cultural identity. The analysis reveals that these brands employ a hybrid discourse of “ancient wisdom + modern technology,” along with visual codes of “artisanal craftsmanship” and “imperial grandeur,” to transform their products into cultural symbols. However, consumer culture profoundly shapes this expression, making branded nationalism ambivalent: it challenges Western aesthetic hegemony yet risks a curated “Self-Orientalism”; it evokes cultural pride while potentially instituting a new “Chinese aesthetic discipline” that must be fulfilled through consumption. Ultimately, these advertisements serve as a microcosm for examining the intersections of identity, consumerism, and cultural nationalism in contemporary China.
Algorithm-Driven Dispersion: Micro-Influencer Marketing and the Rise of 'Anti-Tourism' Destinations
Driven by the growing overcrowding at traditional travel destinations, "reverse tourism" and seeking "destination dupes" have become significant trends among younger tourist cohorts. However, the exact role that social media algorithms play in shifting these tourist waves remains under-researched. This study adopts a netnographic approach and thematic analysis to examine 100 high-engagement user posts on Xiaohongshu, focusing on the recent viral rise of Jingdezhen, China. The empirical findings reveal a distinct gendered and visual asymmetry in digital marketing. While the platform effectively redistributes tourist flows internally by leveraging viral visual symbols (such as the "Speechless Buddha") and hands-on ceramic experiences, borrowing world-class travel labels like "Kyoto" or "Maldives" triggers a severe authenticity crisis and a psychological expectation gap, which directly leads to negative online reviews. Furthermore, algorithmic recommendations do not eliminate over-tourism; instead, they simply relocate regional congestion into a smaller industrial city, creating a challenging phenomenon of "micro-overtourism" that disrupts local infrastructure and livelihoods. This study concludes that digital platforms function as temporary pressure-relief valves rather than permanent solutions for sustainable capacity management. For long-term viability, emerging destinations must pivot from chasing temporary algorithmic virality to investing in local infrastructure and cultivating their intrinsic cultural heritage.
Design and Application of the IP Image for the Tian Ta Lion Dance in Xiangfen, Shanxi Province
As an ancient traditional Chinese folk culture, it has the artistic characteristics of thrilling, dangerous, strange, unique and beautiful, and also has unique performance forms and superb techniques. Since people now know less about the Tianta Lion Dance, research has been conducted on this issue. With the development of the Internet and new media era, IP is now a hot emerging field, and at the same time, IP has also become a carrier of cultural inheritance. Therefore, through the research and investigation of the Tianta Lion Dance, this paper reconstructs and integrates the Tianta Lion Dance, selects representative elements for innovation, and creates a new and distinctive IP image design, using the performance process as the story creation. It can not only carry forward the Tianta Lion Dance of national intangible cultural heritage, play a role in the dissemination and promotion of traditional culture, but also drive the tourism industry of Xiangfen in Shanxi Province and improve its popularity.
The Marginalised Figures in of Mice and Men from the Perspective of Marxist Alienation Theory
John Steinbeck’s novel of mice and men profoundly exposes the manifold exploitation endured by labourers within the capitalist economic system through its portrayal of the plight of itinerant farmhands such as George and Lennie. Farm labours not only suffer the relentless exploitatiojn on the field of economy and systematic marginalization on the feild of socity, but also trap into a tough situation which is isolated and oppressed by competiton and divisions, thereby undermining the potential for class solidarity. The dehumannisation of workers is a destined consequence after suffering systematic exploitation: Workers are deprived of control over the products that are manufactured by themselves, and become aliened from their social and human attrubutes in the process of repetitive and meaningless work. This type of alienation corrupts essence of human being step by step, forcing labours becoming alternative tools of production and ultimately leading to the tragedy of dehumanisation. Steinbeck pinpoint that the “American Dream”, concentrated on narratives of individual success, is essentially a deception perpetrated by American society upon the working class, serving as a tool to mask the exploitation and marginalisation of its lowest-paid labours.
Maintenance as Vulnerability:Gamified Social Maintenance Mechanisms and Rupture-Induced Alienation — A Case Study of Douyin’s Spark Maintenance Feature
In the digital age, social media has reshaped human communication and interaction. The theoretical abstraction of "communication as play" has become increasingly concrete, with daily chats transformed into gamified interaction rituals by digital platforms. The "Spark Maintenance" feature on Douyin is a prime example of this trend.This study focuses on the phenomenon of "Spark Maintenance" , exploring how gamification mechanisms drive user engagement. By analyzing the critical event of "spark interruption," it reversely reveals the logic of maintenance and the inherent fragility of digital intimate relationships. The research indicates that "Spark Maintenance" construct a "calculable emotional contract": gamification mechanisms transform emotional labor into quantifiable data accumulation. Meanwhile, spark interruption serves as a key node in digital intimate relationships, exposing a misalignment in maintenance motivation—when the pressure to maintain symbols surpasses the emotional connection itself, technology-mediated friendships become easy to sustain due to low barriers yet tend toward fragility due to reliance on symbols. This study provides a new perspective for understanding contemporary youth's digital interaction behaviors and offers reflective insights for social media functional design and users' rational participation.
Retraction: The Anti-Chinese Overseas Narratives and Creolization Writings in Pao
At request of the authors, this article has been retracted by Erytis Publishing Limited in light of clear evidence that the results and conclusions are no longer valid. We thank the authors for notifying us so that the publication record can be amended accordingly. Retraction published: July 07, 2026.
On the Conditions for Applying the Doctrine of Piercing the Corporate Veil and Judicial Practice
The doctrine of corporate personality is a fundamental pillar of modern corporate law. As independent legal entities, corporations possess separate property and are liable with that property for their obligations. Shareholders, on the other hand, bear limited liability, typically up to the amount of their capital contributions. This framework has significantly promoted investment and market development. However, in practice, some shareholders abuse the corporate structure and limited liability by mixing corporate and personal assets, failing to meet capital requirements, or evading debts, thereby harming creditors and distorting the purpose of the corporate system. To prevent such abuses, many countries have established the doctrine of piercing the corporate veil, allowing courts to override the corporate veil and shareholder liability under certain circumstances, holding shareholders personally liable for corporate debts. China’s new Corporate Law has further refined these rules, but challenges remain in judicial application, including inconsistent standards, difficulties in proving liability, and varying judicial decisions. This paper examines the concept, theoretical basis, conditions for applying, and judicial practice of the doctrine of piercing the corporate veil. It also offers recommendations based on China’s current corporate law framework, aiming to strike a balance between efficiency and transactional security in the corporate system.
A Study on Exercise and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Objective This study aims to investigate the physical and mental health effects of recreational physical activity on the older adult population. Methods A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted with adults aged 65 and over in an administrative district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, China. A total of 250 questionnaires were distributed via convenience sampling in public parks, with 237 returned and 229 valid responses included in the final analysis. The instrument was adapted from the validated scale developed by Hsiao (2003), covering exercise behaviour, frequency of outpatient visits, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and demographic information. The 36-item HRQoL scale comprises the Physical Component Summary (PCS) and Mental Component Summary (MCS), with good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.81). Data were analysed using SPSS 20.0 with descriptive statistics, independent samples t-tests and one-way ANOVA, with significance set at α = 0.05. Results In total, 38.86% of participants engaged in physical activity 1–2 days per week, and 31.44% exercised 5 or more days per week. The most common activity types were walking, jogging and brisk walking, and the primary venues were parks (29.69%) and schools (25.33%). Overall, 44.54% of participants had more than 16 outpatient visits per year, with higher utilisation among those with chronic conditions. For HRQoL, social functioning scored highest (M = 70.15, SD = 34.05), followed by role-emotional (M = 68.97, SD = 28.57). Participants aged 75–79 scored significantly higher on PCS than those aged 65–69. Educational attainment was significantly associated with both PCS and MCS scores. Conclusions Older adults in the study area show high willingness to participate in physical activity, and social interaction through exercise may support mental well-being. Targeted policy initiatives are needed to promote regular physical activity and optimise community exercise resources for older populations.
Performing the Workplace: Self-Presentation of Workplace Vloggers from the Perspective of Dramaturgical Theory
A The rise of workplace vlogs signifies a new form of digital performance, wherein creators transform their professional environments and labor processes into continuously watchable media content. Beneath the surface of "documenting work," a systematic construction of self-image takes place. This study employs Erving Goffman's dramaturgical theory as its core analytical framework, integrating theoretical resources such as the "multi-stage front stage," "visibility production," and "connection and anti-connection" to examine the operational mechanisms and structural dilemmas of self-presentation among workplace vloggers. The research reveals that the core strategy of workplace vloggers is "mid-stage performance"—selectively exposing backstage elements to manufacture a sense of authenticity, thereby turning "authenticity" itself into a consumable front-stage symbol. However, this strategy contains an inherent paradox: the continuous extension of the front stage systematically compresses the backstage space, transforming audience gaze from "external viewing" to "internal surveillance." Bloggers, caught between multiple role expectations, fall into role overload and authenticity deficits. To cope with these pressures, they develop counter-strategies such as group visibility controls, content deletion, and periodic disconnection to maintain performance boundaries. This paper argues that the self-presentation in workplace vlogs epitomizes the deep entanglement of labor, performance, and identity in the digital age, reflecting the structural roots of self-alienation within platformized societies.
Loftus & Palmer 1974 Reconstructive Memory Study Replication
This study replicated Loftus and Palmer’s (1974) classic experiment on reconstructive memory and misinformation effect, examining whether the verb used in a question, “smashed” vs “hit”, affects speed estimates and false memory for broken glass. Sixty high school students from Hangzhou Basis International School, aged 16‑18, with 35 being males and 25 being females, watched a short YouTube video of a car accident and were randomly assigned to answer a question about the car’s speed in the accident containing either “smashed” or “hit.” Immediately afterward, they gave their estimation for the car’s speed in km/h. One week later, they were asked whether they had seen broken glass, which is not present in the actual video. Results showed that participants in the “smashed” condition gave statistically significantly higher speed estimates, with a mean of 87.93 km/h, than those in the “hit” condition, with a mean of 54.16 km/h, as t= 3.82 and p < 0.05 in the t-test. Additionally, participants who were asked with “smashed” were significantly more likely to falsely report seeing broken glass, 69.0% in “smashed” group, compared to those asked with “hit”, 32.3% in “hit” group, as χ² (1) = 8.08 and p < 0.05 in the chi-square test. These findings support hypotheses and the fact that memory can be reconstructed. It demonstrates that subtle wording changes can distort eyewitness memory for both numerical estimates and details. The experiment applies to real-world settings, reminding people that neutral, non-leading questioning in legal settings, especially in eyewitness testimony is essential.
UGC-Empowered Brand Communication in Disney's Transmedia Storytelling
Against the backdrop of deepening integration between the digital economy and experience economy, brand digitalization has transcended the mere application of technological tools and evolved into a systemic ecological reconstruction centered on narrative, anchored in culture, and driven by emotion. As a benchmark enterprise in the global entertainment industry, Disney, leveraging nearly a century of IP accumulation and diversified business portfolio, adopts transmedia storytelling as its core strategy. Through the synergistic coordination of film and television content, theme parks, streaming platforms, and consumer goods e-commerce, Disney integrates global IP with local urban cultures, deeply binds user emotions, and constructs a closed-loop digital ecosystem of "content—experience—consumption—communication." Taking Disney as the research subject and drawing upon transmedia storytelling theory, this paper systematically examines its brand development trajectory, digital strategy, transmedia narrative mechanisms, pathways of urban cultural integration, and logics of user emotional bonding. It explores how Disney achieves long-term IP monetization and sustained brand value enhancement through multi-platform synergy, online-offline integration, and data-driven operations. The study finds that Disney's digital transformation is essentially an interwoven transmedia network of story, culture, and emotion, which may offer theoretical references and practical insights for the digital transformation of local entertainment brands, e-commerce enterprises, and cultural tourism projects.
A Study on the Development of a Risk Prediction Model for Functional Disability Among Older Adults in Zhaoqing City and the Mechanisms of Exercise Intervention
Background: Against the backdrop of an aging population, the issue of functional disability among older adults has become increasingly prominent and is now a major concern affecting public health and social governance. However, current approaches to identifying the risk of functional disability and implementing exercise interventions still face challenges such as inadequate prediction and a lack of targeted interventions. Objective: This study focuses on older adults in Zhaoqing City and aims to develop a predictive model for the risk of functional disability among older adults, identify key influencing factors, and explore exercise intervention pathways based on risk stratification. Methods: This study employed a combined approach of questionnaire surveys and functional assessments, selecting a sample of 35 older adults aged 60 and above. An indicator system for disability risk was developed based on literature review and the Delphi method, and indicator weights were determined using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to establish a risk prediction model. Additionally, participants were stratified according to their risk scores, and stratified exercise interventions were implemented. The effectiveness of the interventions was analyzed using descriptive statistics and group comparisons. Results: The risk of functional disability among older adults is influenced by a combination of multidimensional factors, with muscle strength, balance, the number of chronic diseases, physical activity levels, and cognitive function being the primary determinants. Risk stratification results indicated that the medium-risk group constituted the largest proportion. Following a specific period of exercise intervention, older adults showed a trend toward improvement in muscle strength and balance, with the intervention effects being relatively more pronounced in the medium-risk group. Conclusion: A disability risk prediction model based on multidimensional indicators can effectively identify and stratify risks among older adults. Implementing tailored exercise interventions based on risk stratification may provide a feasible pathway to delay the onset of disability. This study can serve as a reference for community-based health management of older adults and related policy formulation; however, its effectiveness still requires further validation in larger-scale and long-term studies.