This paper provides derivation of some basic identities for complex four-component vectors defined in a complex four-dimensional spacetime frame specified by an imaginary temporal axis. The resulting four-vector ident...This paper provides derivation of some basic identities for complex four-component vectors defined in a complex four-dimensional spacetime frame specified by an imaginary temporal axis. The resulting four-vector identities take exactly the same forms of the standard vector identities established in the familiar three-dimensional space, thereby confirming the consistency of the definition of the complex four-vectors and their mathematical operations in the general complex spacetime frame. Contravariant and covariant forms have been defined, providing appropriate definitions of complex tensors, which point to the possibility of reformulating differential geometry within a spacetime frame.展开更多
As universities in Kazakhstan continue to address the challenges that come with developing English-medium instruction(EMI)programs,university Science,Technology,Engineering,and Mathematics(STEM)teachers need to develo...As universities in Kazakhstan continue to address the challenges that come with developing English-medium instruction(EMI)programs,university Science,Technology,Engineering,and Mathematics(STEM)teachers need to develop capacities to teach in English,while their English teacher counterparts need to develop content-specific pedagogical knowledge.Content and Language Integrated Learning(CLIL)pedagogies,defined as the integration of both language and content curricular goals,have emerged as a vehicle to facilitate this development for both types of teachers.However,what it means to be a CLIL teacher may vary considerably as teachers leverage their professional knowledge and personal experiences.We,therefore,explore teachers’conceptions of CLIL and how their disciplinary,linguistic,and pedagogical backgrounds enable or burden them to forge a“CLIL teacher”identity.This qualitative study illustrates the salient points of the journeys taken by two university teachers,one a specialist in oil and gas,the other an English teacher and teacher educator.Drawing on extended one-on-one interviews,we present two teachers’experiences through a series of CLIL-informed workshops.Using a multidisciplinary analytical framework,we map the ways in which the two teacher participants negotiate their identities in relation to CLIL.The findings highlight the importance of understanding teacher experiences,particularly their language learning backgrounds,attitudes toward supporting student learning,and relationships with their colleagues as they work to adapt to teaching English and STEM subjects in university EMI contexts.展开更多
In the study of the extremal for Sobolev inequality on the Heisenberg group and the Cauchy-Riemann(CR)Yamabe problem,Jerison-Lee found a three-dimensional family of differential identities for critical exponent subell...In the study of the extremal for Sobolev inequality on the Heisenberg group and the Cauchy-Riemann(CR)Yamabe problem,Jerison-Lee found a three-dimensional family of differential identities for critical exponent subelliptic equation on Heisenberg groupℍn by using the computer in[5].They wanted to know whether there is a theoretical framework that would predict the existence and the structure of such formulae.With the help of dimension conservation and invariant tensors,we can answer the above question.展开更多
Scalar-tensor theories of gravity are considered to be competitors to Einstein's theory of general relativity for the description of classical gravity,as they are used to build feasible models for cosmic inflation...Scalar-tensor theories of gravity are considered to be competitors to Einstein's theory of general relativity for the description of classical gravity,as they are used to build feasible models for cosmic inflation.These theories can be formulated both in the Jordan and Einstein frame,which are related by a Weyl transformation with a field transformation,known together as a frame transformation.These theories formulated in the above two frames are often considered to be equivalent from the point of view of classical theory.However,this is no longer true from the quantum field theoretical perspective.In the present article,we show that the Ward identities derived in the above two frames are not connected through the frame transformation.This shows that the quantum field theories formulated in these two frames are not equivalent to each other.Moreover,this inequivalence is also shown by comparing the effective actions derived in these two frames.展开更多
In this paper,we establish two transformation formulas for nonterminating basic hypergeometric series by using Carlitz's inversions formulas and Jackson s transformation formula.In terms of application,by speciali...In this paper,we establish two transformation formulas for nonterminating basic hypergeometric series by using Carlitz's inversions formulas and Jackson s transformation formula.In terms of application,by specializing certain parameters in the two transformations,four Rogers-Ramanujan type identities associated with moduli 20 are obtained.展开更多
In this paper,we firstly establish a combinatorial identity with a free parameter x,and then by means of derivative operation,several summation formulae concerning classical and generalized harmonic numbers,as well as...In this paper,we firstly establish a combinatorial identity with a free parameter x,and then by means of derivative operation,several summation formulae concerning classical and generalized harmonic numbers,as well as binomial coefficients are derived.展开更多
In the context of globalization,the communication between countries is gradually enhanced and the immigration is increasing.Chinese Americans,as a unique ethnic group,are easy to fall into the difficult problem of sel...In the context of globalization,the communication between countries is gradually enhanced and the immigration is increasing.Chinese Americans,as a unique ethnic group,are easy to fall into the difficult problem of self-identity construction when facing the bicultural identity conflict between Chinese and American.This paper selects the film The Farewell created by a Chinese American director as the research object,analyzes the cultural identity crisis of Chinese Americans,introduces the cultural adaption strategy adopted by Chinese Americans from the perspective of Acculturation Theory,and provides reference for Chinese Americans about how to realize the bicultural identities in the cultural diaspora.展开更多
Cultural identity in Iran is comprised of four primary elements,each of which have proven to be highly resonant in the country political history.The vexing issue of modernity,and where individuals and collectivities a...Cultural identity in Iran is comprised of four primary elements,each of which have proven to be highly resonant in the country political history.The vexing issue of modernity,and where individuals and collectivities are placed in relation to it,has been one of the most prominent of these elements of Iranian identity.A second constitutive factor has been the role of the state as a deliberate crafter of cultural,in turn directly influencing the salience,interpretation,extent,and direction of modernity,or its antithesis,in Iran.Equally defining has been the role and significance of religion,which has emerged as a marker of individual and collective,as well as political,identities.Nationalism,and its compelling impulse across Iranian society especially from the early 1900s and continuing until today,has also emerged as an integral and inseparable feature of Iranian identity.Together,these four elements―modernity,a culturally intrusive state,religion and religiosity,and nationalism―constitute fluid yet constant,sometimes complementary and sometimes competing,dimensions of Iranian identity.展开更多
With the evolution of next-generation communication networks,ensuring robust Core Network(CN)architecture and data security has become paramount.This paper addresses critical vulnerabilities in the architecture of CN ...With the evolution of next-generation communication networks,ensuring robust Core Network(CN)architecture and data security has become paramount.This paper addresses critical vulnerabilities in the architecture of CN and data security by proposing a novel framework based on blockchain technology that is specifically designed for communication networks.Traditional centralized network architectures are vulnerable to Distributed Denial of Service(DDoS)attacks,particularly in roaming scenarios where there is also a risk of private data leakage,which imposes significant operational demands.To address these issues,we introduce the Blockchain-Enhanced Core Network Architecture(BECNA)and the Secure Decentralized Identity Authentication Scheme(SDIDAS).The BECNA utilizes blockchain technology to decentralize data storage,enhancing network security,stability,and reliability by mitigating Single Points of Failure(SPoF).The SDIDAS utilizes Decentralized Identity(DID)technology to secure user identity data and streamline authentication in roaming scenarios,significantly reducing the risk of data breaches during cross-network transmissions.Our framework employs Ethereum,free5GC,Wireshark,and UERANSIM tools to create a robust,tamper-evident system model.A comprehensive security analysis confirms substantial improvements in user privacy and network security.Simulation results indicate that our approach enhances communication CNs security and reliability,while also ensuring data security.展开更多
This paper discusses the Bible in relation to the history and culture of the Jewish people along with its place in world culture.Through translation and Christianity its influence extended into the development of lite...This paper discusses the Bible in relation to the history and culture of the Jewish people along with its place in world culture.Through translation and Christianity its influence extended into the development of literacy among many of the language’s world.The biblical promise to Abraham continues today in the reemergence of the Jewish people as a sovereign nation in the land of Israel after two millennia of wandering.While Bible stories and poetry,primarily through the Psalms,inspired creativity in the visual arts,literature,and music throughout in the Western world.展开更多
Objective:To analyze the related factors affecting the professional identity of nursing students before and after clinical practice,hoping to provide reference for the career development and education of nursing stude...Objective:To analyze the related factors affecting the professional identity of nursing students before and after clinical practice,hoping to provide reference for the career development and education of nursing students.Methods:A total of 393 undergraduate nursing students of grade 2020 from the Department of Nursing of a university in Shanxi Province were selected.The professional choice motivation,educational attainment expectation,future career planning,professional practice,and employment prospect expectation of nursing students before clinical practice,and the willingness to upgrade educational attainment,professional experience,career development expectation,and employment planning of nursing students after clinical practice were investigated.Through statistical analysis of the survey data,the related influencing factors affecting the professional identity of nursing students before and after clinical practice were explored.Results:The observation of general data showed that the proportion of female students in the survey sample was higher than that of male students,and the proportion of those whose family residence was in rural areas was slightly higher than that in urban areas.The analysis of students’own situation showed that nursing students chose the nursing major because of the high expected employment rate,but they were generally anxious about the employment prospect before the internship,showing a contradictory mentality.The analysis of students’professional ability showed that nursing students believed that their professional ability was mainly reflected in the vocational adaptability.The analysis of the social environment showed that the educational attainment expectations of nursing students were mainly undergraduate and master’s degrees,and they preferred to engage in clinical nursing work rather than nursing research.The analysis on the selection of internship hospitals shows that nursing students’choice of internship hospitals is mainly influenced by the duration of the internship,and they consider the correlation between the selection of internship hospitals and future employment decisions to be low.The analysis on the surrounding environment such as family and school shows that the professional identity of nursing students is mainly influenced by the opinions of school teachers and parents,but the occupations of most of the family members of nursing students are not related to medicine.Conclusion:Targeted intervention strategies should be formulated based on the relevant influencing factors that affect the professional identity of nursing students before and after clinical internship,to enhance the professional identity and employment confidence of nursing students,and promote the healthy and sustainable development of nursing education and the medical service industry.展开更多
This study focuses on Chinese social media platforms(Weibo and Douyin),adopting a mixed-methods approach combining quantitative and qualitative research to explore patterns of code-switching in online language and its...This study focuses on Chinese social media platforms(Weibo and Douyin),adopting a mixed-methods approach combining quantitative and qualitative research to explore patterns of code-switching in online language and its role in identity negotiation among internet users.Quantitative analysis of 208 valid questionnaires and subsequent qualitative discourse analysis reveal that 83%of users unconsciously engage in Chinese-English code-switching,primarily demonstrating intra-sentential switching patterns where English words embed as salient“figures”against the Chinese“ground.”Results of the Chi-square test indicate significant correlations between code-switching frequency,types,and users’identity dimensions(p<0.05).Data identified three identity functions:cultural belonging,in-group signaling,and persona curation.The study confirms that code-switching in digital contexts has transcended the level of linguistic efficiency to become an important social infrastructure for internet users to construct their identities.展开更多
The integration of artificial intelligence(AI)with advanced power technologies is transforming energy system management,particularly through real-time data monitoring and intelligent decision-making driven by Artifici...The integration of artificial intelligence(AI)with advanced power technologies is transforming energy system management,particularly through real-time data monitoring and intelligent decision-making driven by Artificial Intelligence Generated Content(AIGC).However,the openness of power system channels and the resource-constrained nature of power sensors have led to new challenges for the secure transmission of power data and decision instructions.Although traditional public key cryptographic primitives can offer high security,the substantial key management and computational overhead associated with these primitives make them unsuitable for power systems.To ensure the real-time and security of power data and command transmission,we propose a lightweight identity authentication scheme tailored for power AIGC systems.The scheme utilizes lightweight symmetric encryption algorithms,minimizing the resource overhead on power sensors.Additionally,it incorporates a dynamic credential update mechanism,which can realize the rotation and update of temporary credentials to ensure anonymity and security.We rigorously validate the security of the scheme using the Real-or-Random(ROR)model and AVISPA simulation,and the results show that our scheme can resist various active and passive attacks.Finally,performance comparisons and NS3 simulation results demonstrate that our proposed scheme offers enhanced security features with lower overhead,making it more suitable for power AIGC systems compared to existing solutions.展开更多
This study investigates community identity in Nanjing’s historic Hehuatang community during urban renewal,revealing tensions between heritage preservation and modernization.Through ethnographic research,three key fac...This study investigates community identity in Nanjing’s historic Hehuatang community during urban renewal,revealing tensions between heritage preservation and modernization.Through ethnographic research,three key factors are identified shaping identity:(i)material conditions including series of spatial conflicts around overcrowding,(ii)social tensions such as tenant-aborigine divides and generational misunderstanding,and(iii)institutional governance as top-down policies would exacerbate distrust.Despite 82%of residents expressing place attachment,67%desire relocation due to deteriorating liveability—a paradox highlighting the failure of China’s contemporary performative participation models.The adapted three-layer creativity model underscores the need to reconcile physical renewal with social equity.Findings advocate for co-design processes that integrate resident agency,offering lessons for sustainable urban renewal in rapidly developing contexts.展开更多
This work provides a descriptive analysis of the so-called Black American community whose practical consciousness is a result of adopting,and reacting to,both white values and discriminatory terms to constitute their ...This work provides a descriptive analysis of the so-called Black American community whose practical consciousness is a result of adopting,and reacting to,both white values and discriminatory terms to constitute their practical activities and so-called cultural identity.Outside of the practices associated with these values and discriminatory terms,there is no sui generis Black American identity and community with its own form of system and social integration that is different from,or diametrically opposes,the Protestant Ethic and the spirit of capitalism of their white counterparts,which would emerge out of that relationship.展开更多
In the wave of internet culture,short videos have become an indispensable medium for social communication.The metaphorical hot words contained within them serve as a unique linguistic phenomenon that leads topics and ...In the wave of internet culture,short videos have become an indispensable medium for social communication.The metaphorical hot words contained within them serve as a unique linguistic phenomenon that leads topics and focuses attention,greatly enriching the expressive layers and rhetorical charm of short videos,and significantly enhancing the video’s theme orientation and emotional identification.This research aims to explore the relationship between the use of metaphorical Internet buzzwords in short videos and the thematic and emotional orientation.The study adopts a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods,taking 10 videos with over 10,000 likes posted by a well-known blogger on Xiaohongshu in 2024 as the research object,transcribing the text,forming research corpora,and conducting multi-dimensional cognitive analysis on them.The study shows that about half of short videos contain metaphorical hot words.Different types of metaphorical hot words can trigger different emotional reactions from fans,especially humorous metaphorical hot words that can stimulate fans’emotional identification and resonance.In addition,in terms of fan participation,videos using metaphorical hot words tend to attract more fan attention than those that do not:these videos not only attract more fans to watch and like,but also trigger more comments and sharing behaviors.In summary,short videos cleverly use metaphors to create internet hot words,significantly enhancing the video’s thematic guidance and emotional resonance,manifested in creating popular topics,clarifying guiding themes,enhancing content attractiveness,and stimulating strong emotional identification,thereby promoting interactive behaviors such as likes and shares.These findings provide a reference for research in related fields such as metaphor,communication studies,and sociology.展开更多
Selective regulation of gene expression across distinct brain regions is crucial for establishing and maintaining subdivision identities.DNA methylation,a key regulator of gene transcription,modulates transcriptional ...Selective regulation of gene expression across distinct brain regions is crucial for establishing and maintaining subdivision identities.DNA methylation,a key regulator of gene transcription,modulates transcriptional activity through the conversion of 5-methylcytosine(5mC)to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine(5hmC).While DNA methylation is hypothesized to play an essential role in shaping brain identity by influencing gene expression patterns,its direct contribution,especially in primates,remains largely unexplored.This study examined DNA methylation landscapes and transcriptional profiles across four brain regions,including the cortex,cerebellum,striatum,and hippocampus,using samples from 12 rhesus monkeys.The cerebellum exhibited distinct epigenetic and transcriptional signatures,with differentially methylated regions(DMRs)significantly enriched in metabolic pathways.Notably,genes harboring clustered differentially hydroxymethylated regions(DhMRs)overlapped with those implicated in schizophrenia.Moreover,5mC located1 kb upstream of the ATG start codon was correlated with gene expression and exhibited region-specific associations with 5hmC.These findings provide insights into the coordinated regulation of cerebellum-specific 5mC and5hmC,highlighting their potential roles in defining cerebellar identity and contributing to neuropsychiatric diseases.展开更多
An earlier version of this paper has been presented online at the annual Conference of Canadian Sociological Association,during the Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences in Toronto in June 2025.It explores how ra...An earlier version of this paper has been presented online at the annual Conference of Canadian Sociological Association,during the Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences in Toronto in June 2025.It explores how rap music in Quebec,particularly through the work of the rap artist Webster and his collective Limoilou Starz(LS),serves as a tool for meaning-making,political expression,and resistance against racial profiling and police brutality experienced by Black youth in Quebec City.The study focuses on the song“SPVQ”(Service de police de la Ville de Québec)as a case study to analyze the encoding and reception of anti-racist messages within rap culture.Webster draws from a global tradition of socio-political rap-like that of African-American rappers KRS-One,LL Cool J,and Tupac-while anchoring his critique in the local realities of Limoilou,a marginalized,racially diverse district of Quebec City.Through a narrative,figurative,semantic,and ideological analysis of the song,the paper reveals how Webster articulates themes of police brutality,structural discrimination,economic marginalization,and resistance.The rapper’s message is both a form of testimony and a civic intervention.His broader activism is analyzed through ethnographic techniques-including participant observation and interviews during workshops,media appearances,and online campaigns.It translates these messages into tangible social practices.To explain the persistence of these injustices,the paper situates the issue within Quebec’s interculturalism framework,which ostensibly promotes dialogue and integration but often masks or even reinforces structural racism.This model maintains a symbolic majority/minority duality and conditions inclusion on conformity to a dominant White Francophone identity,thus rendering racialized youth as perpetual outsiders.展开更多
Grazia Deledda’s literary works explore the deep ties between Sardinian culture,community traditions,and the politics of food.Through vivid food imagery,she sheds light on how meals and eating habits reflect social h...Grazia Deledda’s literary works explore the deep ties between Sardinian culture,community traditions,and the politics of food.Through vivid food imagery,she sheds light on how meals and eating habits reflect social hierarchies,cultural identity,and power dynamics.By carefully incorporating culinary elements into narrative contexts,she shed light on the fundamental role that food plays in constructing both individual and collective identities.Her portrayals of shared meals,ceremonial feasts,and periods of scarcity function as pointed critiques of the socio-political circumstances of her era,demonstrating the intricate connections between food distribution,consumption patterns,and prevailing power structures(Heyer-Caput,2008,pp.142-47;King,1999,pp.xv-xxii).These narratives simultaneously preserve cultural heritage while exposing deep-seated social inequities,positioning food as both an instrument of cultural continuity and social criticism.Furthermore,Deledda addresses the inherent tensions between established food traditions and emerging regulatory systems,particularly highlighting how agricultural policies profoundly affect local communities(Kozma,2002,pp.87-93;Parasecoli,2019,p.120).This investigation reveals how Deledda’s literary contributions engage meaningfully with contemporary debates surrounding food sovereignty and the broader socio-political implications of food policy implementation.Through careful analysis of these thematic elements,her works provide essential insights into the ways culinary practices reflect wider cultural and political tensions,compelling readers to reassess food’s persistent influence in constructing social realities and collective identity.展开更多
文摘This paper provides derivation of some basic identities for complex four-component vectors defined in a complex four-dimensional spacetime frame specified by an imaginary temporal axis. The resulting four-vector identities take exactly the same forms of the standard vector identities established in the familiar three-dimensional space, thereby confirming the consistency of the definition of the complex four-vectors and their mathematical operations in the general complex spacetime frame. Contravariant and covariant forms have been defined, providing appropriate definitions of complex tensors, which point to the possibility of reformulating differential geometry within a spacetime frame.
基金funding from the U.S.-Kazakhstan University Partnerships program funded by the U.S.Mission to Kazakhstan and administered by American Councils[Award number SKZ100-19-CA-0149].
文摘As universities in Kazakhstan continue to address the challenges that come with developing English-medium instruction(EMI)programs,university Science,Technology,Engineering,and Mathematics(STEM)teachers need to develop capacities to teach in English,while their English teacher counterparts need to develop content-specific pedagogical knowledge.Content and Language Integrated Learning(CLIL)pedagogies,defined as the integration of both language and content curricular goals,have emerged as a vehicle to facilitate this development for both types of teachers.However,what it means to be a CLIL teacher may vary considerably as teachers leverage their professional knowledge and personal experiences.We,therefore,explore teachers’conceptions of CLIL and how their disciplinary,linguistic,and pedagogical backgrounds enable or burden them to forge a“CLIL teacher”identity.This qualitative study illustrates the salient points of the journeys taken by two university teachers,one a specialist in oil and gas,the other an English teacher and teacher educator.Drawing on extended one-on-one interviews,we present two teachers’experiences through a series of CLIL-informed workshops.Using a multidisciplinary analytical framework,we map the ways in which the two teacher participants negotiate their identities in relation to CLIL.The findings highlight the importance of understanding teacher experiences,particularly their language learning backgrounds,attitudes toward supporting student learning,and relationships with their colleagues as they work to adapt to teaching English and STEM subjects in university EMI contexts.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(12141105,12471194)the first author’s research also was supported by the National Key Research and Development Project(SQ2020YFA070080).
文摘In the study of the extremal for Sobolev inequality on the Heisenberg group and the Cauchy-Riemann(CR)Yamabe problem,Jerison-Lee found a three-dimensional family of differential identities for critical exponent subelliptic equation on Heisenberg groupℍn by using the computer in[5].They wanted to know whether there is a theoretical framework that would predict the existence and the structure of such formulae.With the help of dimension conservation and invariant tensors,we can answer the above question.
文摘Scalar-tensor theories of gravity are considered to be competitors to Einstein's theory of general relativity for the description of classical gravity,as they are used to build feasible models for cosmic inflation.These theories can be formulated both in the Jordan and Einstein frame,which are related by a Weyl transformation with a field transformation,known together as a frame transformation.These theories formulated in the above two frames are often considered to be equivalent from the point of view of classical theory.However,this is no longer true from the quantum field theoretical perspective.In the present article,we show that the Ward identities derived in the above two frames are not connected through the frame transformation.This shows that the quantum field theories formulated in these two frames are not equivalent to each other.Moreover,this inequivalence is also shown by comparing the effective actions derived in these two frames.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(12271234)。
文摘In this paper,we establish two transformation formulas for nonterminating basic hypergeometric series by using Carlitz's inversions formulas and Jackson s transformation formula.In terms of application,by specializing certain parameters in the two transformations,four Rogers-Ramanujan type identities associated with moduli 20 are obtained.
基金Supported by Zhoukou Normal University High-Level Talents Start-Up Funds Research Project(Grant No.ZKNUC2022007)the Postgraduate Research&Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.KYCX240725).
文摘In this paper,we firstly establish a combinatorial identity with a free parameter x,and then by means of derivative operation,several summation formulae concerning classical and generalized harmonic numbers,as well as binomial coefficients are derived.
文摘In the context of globalization,the communication between countries is gradually enhanced and the immigration is increasing.Chinese Americans,as a unique ethnic group,are easy to fall into the difficult problem of self-identity construction when facing the bicultural identity conflict between Chinese and American.This paper selects the film The Farewell created by a Chinese American director as the research object,analyzes the cultural identity crisis of Chinese Americans,introduces the cultural adaption strategy adopted by Chinese Americans from the perspective of Acculturation Theory,and provides reference for Chinese Americans about how to realize the bicultural identities in the cultural diaspora.
文摘Cultural identity in Iran is comprised of four primary elements,each of which have proven to be highly resonant in the country political history.The vexing issue of modernity,and where individuals and collectivities are placed in relation to it,has been one of the most prominent of these elements of Iranian identity.A second constitutive factor has been the role of the state as a deliberate crafter of cultural,in turn directly influencing the salience,interpretation,extent,and direction of modernity,or its antithesis,in Iran.Equally defining has been the role and significance of religion,which has emerged as a marker of individual and collective,as well as political,identities.Nationalism,and its compelling impulse across Iranian society especially from the early 1900s and continuing until today,has also emerged as an integral and inseparable feature of Iranian identity.Together,these four elements―modernity,a culturally intrusive state,religion and religiosity,and nationalism―constitute fluid yet constant,sometimes complementary and sometimes competing,dimensions of Iranian identity.
基金supported by the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(L223025,4242003)Qin Xin Talents Cultivation Program of Beijing Information Science&Technology University(QXTCP B202405)。
文摘With the evolution of next-generation communication networks,ensuring robust Core Network(CN)architecture and data security has become paramount.This paper addresses critical vulnerabilities in the architecture of CN and data security by proposing a novel framework based on blockchain technology that is specifically designed for communication networks.Traditional centralized network architectures are vulnerable to Distributed Denial of Service(DDoS)attacks,particularly in roaming scenarios where there is also a risk of private data leakage,which imposes significant operational demands.To address these issues,we introduce the Blockchain-Enhanced Core Network Architecture(BECNA)and the Secure Decentralized Identity Authentication Scheme(SDIDAS).The BECNA utilizes blockchain technology to decentralize data storage,enhancing network security,stability,and reliability by mitigating Single Points of Failure(SPoF).The SDIDAS utilizes Decentralized Identity(DID)technology to secure user identity data and streamline authentication in roaming scenarios,significantly reducing the risk of data breaches during cross-network transmissions.Our framework employs Ethereum,free5GC,Wireshark,and UERANSIM tools to create a robust,tamper-evident system model.A comprehensive security analysis confirms substantial improvements in user privacy and network security.Simulation results indicate that our approach enhances communication CNs security and reliability,while also ensuring data security.
文摘This paper discusses the Bible in relation to the history and culture of the Jewish people along with its place in world culture.Through translation and Christianity its influence extended into the development of literacy among many of the language’s world.The biblical promise to Abraham continues today in the reemergence of the Jewish people as a sovereign nation in the land of Israel after two millennia of wandering.While Bible stories and poetry,primarily through the Psalms,inspired creativity in the visual arts,literature,and music throughout in the Western world.
基金Project foundation information:2023 Shanxi Provincial College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Project(Project No.:20231789)。
文摘Objective:To analyze the related factors affecting the professional identity of nursing students before and after clinical practice,hoping to provide reference for the career development and education of nursing students.Methods:A total of 393 undergraduate nursing students of grade 2020 from the Department of Nursing of a university in Shanxi Province were selected.The professional choice motivation,educational attainment expectation,future career planning,professional practice,and employment prospect expectation of nursing students before clinical practice,and the willingness to upgrade educational attainment,professional experience,career development expectation,and employment planning of nursing students after clinical practice were investigated.Through statistical analysis of the survey data,the related influencing factors affecting the professional identity of nursing students before and after clinical practice were explored.Results:The observation of general data showed that the proportion of female students in the survey sample was higher than that of male students,and the proportion of those whose family residence was in rural areas was slightly higher than that in urban areas.The analysis of students’own situation showed that nursing students chose the nursing major because of the high expected employment rate,but they were generally anxious about the employment prospect before the internship,showing a contradictory mentality.The analysis of students’professional ability showed that nursing students believed that their professional ability was mainly reflected in the vocational adaptability.The analysis of the social environment showed that the educational attainment expectations of nursing students were mainly undergraduate and master’s degrees,and they preferred to engage in clinical nursing work rather than nursing research.The analysis on the selection of internship hospitals shows that nursing students’choice of internship hospitals is mainly influenced by the duration of the internship,and they consider the correlation between the selection of internship hospitals and future employment decisions to be low.The analysis on the surrounding environment such as family and school shows that the professional identity of nursing students is mainly influenced by the opinions of school teachers and parents,but the occupations of most of the family members of nursing students are not related to medicine.Conclusion:Targeted intervention strategies should be formulated based on the relevant influencing factors that affect the professional identity of nursing students before and after clinical internship,to enhance the professional identity and employment confidence of nursing students,and promote the healthy and sustainable development of nursing education and the medical service industry.
文摘This study focuses on Chinese social media platforms(Weibo and Douyin),adopting a mixed-methods approach combining quantitative and qualitative research to explore patterns of code-switching in online language and its role in identity negotiation among internet users.Quantitative analysis of 208 valid questionnaires and subsequent qualitative discourse analysis reveal that 83%of users unconsciously engage in Chinese-English code-switching,primarily demonstrating intra-sentential switching patterns where English words embed as salient“figures”against the Chinese“ground.”Results of the Chi-square test indicate significant correlations between code-switching frequency,types,and users’identity dimensions(p<0.05).Data identified three identity functions:cultural belonging,in-group signaling,and persona curation.The study confirms that code-switching in digital contexts has transcended the level of linguistic efficiency to become an important social infrastructure for internet users to construct their identities.
文摘The integration of artificial intelligence(AI)with advanced power technologies is transforming energy system management,particularly through real-time data monitoring and intelligent decision-making driven by Artificial Intelligence Generated Content(AIGC).However,the openness of power system channels and the resource-constrained nature of power sensors have led to new challenges for the secure transmission of power data and decision instructions.Although traditional public key cryptographic primitives can offer high security,the substantial key management and computational overhead associated with these primitives make them unsuitable for power systems.To ensure the real-time and security of power data and command transmission,we propose a lightweight identity authentication scheme tailored for power AIGC systems.The scheme utilizes lightweight symmetric encryption algorithms,minimizing the resource overhead on power sensors.Additionally,it incorporates a dynamic credential update mechanism,which can realize the rotation and update of temporary credentials to ensure anonymity and security.We rigorously validate the security of the scheme using the Real-or-Random(ROR)model and AVISPA simulation,and the results show that our scheme can resist various active and passive attacks.Finally,performance comparisons and NS3 simulation results demonstrate that our proposed scheme offers enhanced security features with lower overhead,making it more suitable for power AIGC systems compared to existing solutions.
基金Sponsored by The National Social Science Fundation of China(24BGL216).
文摘This study investigates community identity in Nanjing’s historic Hehuatang community during urban renewal,revealing tensions between heritage preservation and modernization.Through ethnographic research,three key factors are identified shaping identity:(i)material conditions including series of spatial conflicts around overcrowding,(ii)social tensions such as tenant-aborigine divides and generational misunderstanding,and(iii)institutional governance as top-down policies would exacerbate distrust.Despite 82%of residents expressing place attachment,67%desire relocation due to deteriorating liveability—a paradox highlighting the failure of China’s contemporary performative participation models.The adapted three-layer creativity model underscores the need to reconcile physical renewal with social equity.Findings advocate for co-design processes that integrate resident agency,offering lessons for sustainable urban renewal in rapidly developing contexts.
文摘This work provides a descriptive analysis of the so-called Black American community whose practical consciousness is a result of adopting,and reacting to,both white values and discriminatory terms to constitute their practical activities and so-called cultural identity.Outside of the practices associated with these values and discriminatory terms,there is no sui generis Black American identity and community with its own form of system and social integration that is different from,or diametrically opposes,the Protestant Ethic and the spirit of capitalism of their white counterparts,which would emerge out of that relationship.
文摘In the wave of internet culture,short videos have become an indispensable medium for social communication.The metaphorical hot words contained within them serve as a unique linguistic phenomenon that leads topics and focuses attention,greatly enriching the expressive layers and rhetorical charm of short videos,and significantly enhancing the video’s theme orientation and emotional identification.This research aims to explore the relationship between the use of metaphorical Internet buzzwords in short videos and the thematic and emotional orientation.The study adopts a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods,taking 10 videos with over 10,000 likes posted by a well-known blogger on Xiaohongshu in 2024 as the research object,transcribing the text,forming research corpora,and conducting multi-dimensional cognitive analysis on them.The study shows that about half of short videos contain metaphorical hot words.Different types of metaphorical hot words can trigger different emotional reactions from fans,especially humorous metaphorical hot words that can stimulate fans’emotional identification and resonance.In addition,in terms of fan participation,videos using metaphorical hot words tend to attract more fan attention than those that do not:these videos not only attract more fans to watch and like,but also trigger more comments and sharing behaviors.In summary,short videos cleverly use metaphors to create internet hot words,significantly enhancing the video’s thematic guidance and emotional resonance,manifested in creating popular topics,clarifying guiding themes,enhancing content attractiveness,and stimulating strong emotional identification,thereby promoting interactive behaviors such as likes and shares.These findings provide a reference for research in related fields such as metaphor,communication studies,and sociology.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(2022A1515010689)National Natural Science Foundation of China(82394422,82371874,82071421,82271902)Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province(2021ZT09Y007,2020B121201006)。
文摘Selective regulation of gene expression across distinct brain regions is crucial for establishing and maintaining subdivision identities.DNA methylation,a key regulator of gene transcription,modulates transcriptional activity through the conversion of 5-methylcytosine(5mC)to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine(5hmC).While DNA methylation is hypothesized to play an essential role in shaping brain identity by influencing gene expression patterns,its direct contribution,especially in primates,remains largely unexplored.This study examined DNA methylation landscapes and transcriptional profiles across four brain regions,including the cortex,cerebellum,striatum,and hippocampus,using samples from 12 rhesus monkeys.The cerebellum exhibited distinct epigenetic and transcriptional signatures,with differentially methylated regions(DMRs)significantly enriched in metabolic pathways.Notably,genes harboring clustered differentially hydroxymethylated regions(DhMRs)overlapped with those implicated in schizophrenia.Moreover,5mC located1 kb upstream of the ATG start codon was correlated with gene expression and exhibited region-specific associations with 5hmC.These findings provide insights into the coordinated regulation of cerebellum-specific 5mC and5hmC,highlighting their potential roles in defining cerebellar identity and contributing to neuropsychiatric diseases.
文摘An earlier version of this paper has been presented online at the annual Conference of Canadian Sociological Association,during the Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences in Toronto in June 2025.It explores how rap music in Quebec,particularly through the work of the rap artist Webster and his collective Limoilou Starz(LS),serves as a tool for meaning-making,political expression,and resistance against racial profiling and police brutality experienced by Black youth in Quebec City.The study focuses on the song“SPVQ”(Service de police de la Ville de Québec)as a case study to analyze the encoding and reception of anti-racist messages within rap culture.Webster draws from a global tradition of socio-political rap-like that of African-American rappers KRS-One,LL Cool J,and Tupac-while anchoring his critique in the local realities of Limoilou,a marginalized,racially diverse district of Quebec City.Through a narrative,figurative,semantic,and ideological analysis of the song,the paper reveals how Webster articulates themes of police brutality,structural discrimination,economic marginalization,and resistance.The rapper’s message is both a form of testimony and a civic intervention.His broader activism is analyzed through ethnographic techniques-including participant observation and interviews during workshops,media appearances,and online campaigns.It translates these messages into tangible social practices.To explain the persistence of these injustices,the paper situates the issue within Quebec’s interculturalism framework,which ostensibly promotes dialogue and integration but often masks or even reinforces structural racism.This model maintains a symbolic majority/minority duality and conditions inclusion on conformity to a dominant White Francophone identity,thus rendering racialized youth as perpetual outsiders.
文摘Grazia Deledda’s literary works explore the deep ties between Sardinian culture,community traditions,and the politics of food.Through vivid food imagery,she sheds light on how meals and eating habits reflect social hierarchies,cultural identity,and power dynamics.By carefully incorporating culinary elements into narrative contexts,she shed light on the fundamental role that food plays in constructing both individual and collective identities.Her portrayals of shared meals,ceremonial feasts,and periods of scarcity function as pointed critiques of the socio-political circumstances of her era,demonstrating the intricate connections between food distribution,consumption patterns,and prevailing power structures(Heyer-Caput,2008,pp.142-47;King,1999,pp.xv-xxii).These narratives simultaneously preserve cultural heritage while exposing deep-seated social inequities,positioning food as both an instrument of cultural continuity and social criticism.Furthermore,Deledda addresses the inherent tensions between established food traditions and emerging regulatory systems,particularly highlighting how agricultural policies profoundly affect local communities(Kozma,2002,pp.87-93;Parasecoli,2019,p.120).This investigation reveals how Deledda’s literary contributions engage meaningfully with contemporary debates surrounding food sovereignty and the broader socio-political implications of food policy implementation.Through careful analysis of these thematic elements,her works provide essential insights into the ways culinary practices reflect wider cultural and political tensions,compelling readers to reassess food’s persistent influence in constructing social realities and collective identity.
