Chen Chen

This paper examines the relationship between anthropomorphic narratives in artificial intelligence (AI), the technical capabilities of contemporary computational systems, and the material labor challenges facing the hospitality industry. Through a fourfold conceptual analysis, the paper investigates how metaphorical representations of AI may influence public understanding of technological capabilities and expectations regarding the automation of physical service work. First, it distinguishes the mathematical and statistical mechanisms underlying large language models from interpretations that attribute human-like subjective experience to their outputs. Second, it examines Dream-RSI as a case study in the use of biological metaphors to describe computational processes, distinguishing replay-based exploration-policy improvement from human dreaming or subconscious reflection. Third, it considers the physical and engineering constraints of AI infrastructure and discusses their implications for the deployment of robotic systems in hospitality environments. Fourth, it explores how narratives of technological transformation may influence investment expectations and operational decision-making in labor-intensive industries. The paper argues that technological capabilities should be evaluated according to demonstrated performance rather than anthropomorphic expectations. It further identifies targeted mechanical automation, workforce development, and responsible international labor mobility as potential approaches to addressing hospitality labor shortages, while recognizing the need for context-specific economic and empirical evaluation. By connecting AI narratives with the material requirements of service delivery, this paper proposes a framework for examining the relationship between technological expectation, operational feasibility, and the future of human labor in hospitality.

This study examines the cognitive and cultural conceptualizations of yu (jade) through an analysis of 383 Chinese quadrisyllabic idioms, employing metaphoric, metonymic, and metaphtonymic frameworks. By defining cultural metonymy and cultural metaphtonymy, this research contributes to the expansion of cultural–cognitive studies and offers insights into how core cultural symbols are conceptualized in idiomatic expressions. Key findings include: (1) the identification of A HUMAN BEING IS YU as the dominant cultural metaphor, primarily mapping personality traits and talents with a positive semantic prosody and a nuanced gender pattern; (2) metonymic mappings that foreground yu’s acoustic property and cultural-epistemic attribute of high value; and (3) two recurrent metaphtonymic structures – metonymic reduction of metaphoric source and target – which generate layered meanings by grounding abstract mappings in tangible attributes and refining them within cultural-pragmatic contexts. These patterns collectively establish yu as a core philosophical schema within the Chinese conceptual system, motivated by the Confucian junzi ideal and the yin-yang cosmological framework, forming a symbolic network distinct from the materially focused semantics of English jade. This research provides systematic linguistic evidence for the architecture and distinctiveness of this conceptual system and recommends future corpus-based and cross-cultural methods to test the specificity and vitality of these patterns.

Objective: Cognitive impairment is a common neurological complication in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Brain network analysis based on graph theory is a promising tool for studying CI. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to analyze the changes of functional brain networks in patients on MHD with and without CI by using graph theory and further explore the underlying neuropathological mechanism of CI in these patients.Methods: A total of 39 patients on MHD and 25 healthy controls matched for age, sex, and years of education were enrolled in the study. Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging and T1-weighted high-resolution anatomical data were obtained, and functional brain networks for each subject were constructed. The brain network parameters at the global and regional levels were calculated, and a one-way analysis of covariance was used to compare the differences across the three groups. The associations between the changed graph-theory parameters and cognitive function scores in patients on MHD were evaluated using Spearman correlation analysis.Results: Compared with HCs, the global parameters [sigma, gamma, and local efficiency ] in both patient groups decreased significantly. The clustering coefficient in patients with CI was significantly lower than that in the other two groups. The regional parameters were significantly lower in the right superior frontal gyrus, dorsolateral and gyrus rectus of patients with CI than those of patients without CI; however the nodal local efficiency in the left amygdala was significantly increased. The global Cp and regional parameters in the three brain regions were significantly correlated with the cognitive function scores.Conclusion: This study confirmed that the topology of the functional brain network was disrupted in patients on MHD with and without CI and the disruption of brain network was more severe in patients with CI. The abnormal brain network parameters are closely related to cognitive function in patients on MHD.

This paper proposes a radical transdisciplinary re-evaluation of the current AI development trajectory, identifying it as the "Juicer Paradigm." We argue that the "Grand Narrative" upheld by technological elites functions as a systematic mechanism for FP-2 (Governance Abstraction), where human narrative fiber is liquidated into predictive sugar-water. By analyzing the industry's obsession with "Attention" through the lens of industrial filtration, we posit that AI scientists are supreme fruit processors who maintain irreplaceability by mastering the art of de-fibration. The soul of this paradigm is the "Scrambled-Egg" Logic: a manifestation of systemic spite where elites, having dropped their "Marinated Egg" (the irreducible core of narrative soul) and realizing they can no longer consume it, instinctively crush the evidence of human sovereignty underfoot. This is the ultimate "if I can't have it, neither shall you" maneuver. By rebranding this wreckage as "Scrambled Eggs" (optimized progress) and forcing the public to swallow this simulation, they induce a total FP-4 (Shared Reality Collapse). We conclude that human survival depends on the visceral rejection of this fiberless, force-fed wreckage. We move instead toward embracing the whole produce and health sovereignty mandated by the Health Architects—a biological and narrative integrity that loses its very essence once it is partitioned, filtered, or optimized.

This conceptual paper develops a congruity-based loyalty mechanism in culinary tourism marketing by integrating servicescape and experiencescape theory with Stimulus–Organism–Response (S-O-R), Expectancy-Disconfirmation Theory (EDT), self-congruity, relationship quality, brand love, and destination loyalty. While prior research demonstrates that environmental cues influence emotions and satisfaction, theoretical fragmentation remains regarding how culinary environments translate into enduring loyalty and electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM). This study reframes servicescape as identity-signaling infrastructure that communicates functional and symbolic positioning in gastronomic settings. The proposed framework conceptualizes a sequential process in which servicescape and experiencescape stimulate experiential and emotional responses, which shape satisfaction through confirmation processes; satisfaction subsequently evolves into relationship quality, culminating in loyalty and eWOM. Congruity operates as a reinforcing mechanism across transitions, strengthening emotional resonance, stabilizing satisfaction, and deepening relational commitment when culinary experiences align with tourists’ self-concept. By shifting theoretical emphasis from environmental effects or emotional differentiation to identity-aligned loyalty construction, this paper enhances theoretical sharpness in culinary tourism marketing and positions gastronomic environments as strategic relational architecture for destination competitiveness.

This paper analyzes the impact mechanism of executive poverty experience on innovation performance from the two logics of “innate endowment” and “endogenous power.” It then explores the moderating role of executive characteristics, firm nature, and market competition from the perspective of heterogeneity, and finally proves the influence mechanism. Using the data of Chinese A-share listed companies from 2012 to 2020, the empirical results show that executives’ poverty experience improves corporate innovation performance. Further studies find that female executives with poverty experience have a more significant impact on innovation performance. Additionally, state-owned enterprises weaken the positive effects of executives with poverty experiences on innovation performance. The impact of executive poverty experience on innovation performance is more significant in fierce market competition. The mediating result suggests that executive poverty experience improves innovation performance partly by inhibiting R&D manipulation. The findings remain valid through Propensity Score Matching tests, the Heckman two-stage, and alternative indicator measures. Using the early life poverty experience of executives, this study promotes research on the factors influencing corporate innovation. It also provides empirical evidence for improving corporate innovation performance through a study of moderating effects and influencing mechanisms.

This conceptual study advances hospitality servicescape theory by proposing a multi-dimensional emotional differentiation framework within the Stimulus–Organism–Response (S-O-R) paradigm. While prior hospitality research has consistently validated emotional mediation between servicescape stimuli and behavioral intention, it has largely relied on simplified affective dimensions derived from the Pleasure–Arousal–Dominance model. Drawing upon foundational emotion theory in psychology and experiential marketing, this paper argues that hospitality emotions are heterogeneous and may exert differentiated effects on satisfaction and loyalty outcomes. The proposed framework classifies hospitality emotions into four categories—hedonic, relational, inspirational, and immersive—and integrates them within established satisfaction and behavioral intention models. The study further posits that different emotional categories may predict distinct loyalty expressions, including revisit intention, recommendation intention, customer engagement, and brand attachment. By enriching the Organism component of the S-O-R structure, the framework refines theoretical precision in hospitality marketing and offers a structured foundation for future empirical investigation into differentiated emotional pathways.

With the rapid development of Internet technology, network education, as a new form of education, has had a profound impact on traditional education. This paper aims to discuss the impact and reform of online education on traditional education, and forecast its future development trend. This paper adopts the method of literature review and case analysis, firstly analyzes how online education breaks the limitation of time and space, realizes the sharing and dissemination of educational resources, and thus promotes the reform and innovation of educational model. Secondly, it discusses the advantages of online education in personalized learning, fine management, integrated teaching, etc., and predicts its future development direction in education fairness, smart education, high-quality education resources, etc. The main survey results show that online education has the characteristics of flexibility, accessibility and personalization，which can provide customized learning experience for learners. However, it also faces challenges such as quality assurance and cyber security. Therefore, this paper puts forward corresponding coping strategies, including strengthening supervision mechanism, improving teachers' quality and optimizing curriculum design. The conclusion points out that online education will continue to lead the reform in the field of education, provide more people with high-quality and efficient learning opportunities, and help the continuous progress of human society.

Overview of Contemporary Western Thoughts on Writing intricately explores the complex relationship between writing and sense and elucidates philosophical ideas on writing of French philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy from the perspectives of touch, coexistence and otherness. Writing is not only the physical act of putting words into form and leaving traces; it is also the authentic mode of existence by which humans creatively self-express which positions sense into a dynamic and incessant production, making it no longer a static representation. Nancy's philosophy of writing presents a novel framework for understanding the sense of existence, of otherness, and of art.

Legal Judgment Prediction (LJP) is a typical application of Artificial Intelligence in the intelligent judiciary. Current research primarily focuses on automatically predicting law articles, charges, and terms of penalty based on the fact description of cases. However, existing methods for LJP have limitations, such as neglecting document structure and ignoring case similarities. We propose a novel framework called Graph Contrastive Learning with Augmentation (GCLA) for legal judgment prediction to address these issues. GCLA constructs trainable document-level graphs for fact description, capturing local and global context through sentence-level subgraphs. Graph augmentation enhances robustness. We introduce a comparison case relation perspective, using graph contrastive learning to model case-text label relationships effectively. Experimental results on real-world datasets demonstrate the competitive performance of GCLA.

Studies on bilingual word processing have demonstrated that the two languages in a mental lexicon can be parallelly activated. However, it is under discussion whether the activated, non-target language gets involved in the target language. The present study aimed to investigate the role of the first language translation in the second language word processing. The tasks of semantic relatedness judgment and lexical decision were both adopted, to explore the relation of the possible L1 involvement and the task demand. Besides, bilinguals with relatively higher and lower L2 proficiency were recruited, to clarify the potential influence of L2 proficiency. Results showed that the manipulation of L1 translation exerted an influence on bilinguals’ task performances, indicating that L1 translation was involved, but did not just serve as a by-product when bilinguals were processing L2 words. And about the influence of L2 proficiency, the higher proficiency bilinguals performed better than the lower proficiency ones when the L1 translations could be taken advantage of, indicating a better access to L1 translation in L2 word processing, as bilinguals’ L2 proficiency increased. As for the task demands, the L1 translation was partially involved in Experiment 1 while a full involvement was observed in Experiment 2, suggesting a differed depth of L1 translation involvement, if the task demands allowed. The present study supplemented the previous ones due to its participants and tasks ; besides, it provided an interesting view into interpreting the “task schema” of the BIA+ model.

Enterprise Network has increasingly gained popularity in academia. Over the past few decades, a substantial amount of EN studies have been published in China. Drawing upon a sample of 603 papers retrieved from the Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index database between 1998 and 2020, this study aims to delve into the status quo, knowledge base, research focus, and evolutionary trends of EN research in China. A multifaceted bibliometric analysis was performed using CiteSpace. The findings mainly indicate that the research on EN in China has a clear development context, and the research content gradually changes from macro to micro. In addition to foreign Social Network theories, the research results of domestic scholars have become the basic knowledge in this field. The research includes these topics: the conceptualization of EN, EN as indicators of enterprise development, EN’s impact on start-ups, mechanisms of EN’s effect and governance of EN. The potential direction for future research has been identified as the integration between EN and other forms of networks, and the structure of EN.

BackgroundCoronary heart disease is closely associated with cognitive impairment, especially in severe cases of heart failure. However, it is unclear whether cardiac systolic function plays a role in the relationship between pre-existing CHD and cognitive impairment in subjects without clinical heart failure.MethodsIn total, 208 subjects from the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University were recruited from June 2014 to January 2015, and were divided into CHD and non-CHD groups according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The global cognitive function of all subjects was assessed by the Mini-Mental State Examination and cognitive impairment was defined as the score lower than the cutoff value. Left ventricular ejection fraction was measured using transthoracic echocardiograms. The relationship among pre-existing CHD, LVEF, and cognitive impairment was analyzed by multivariate logistic regression.ResultsIn total, 34 subjects met the criteria of cognitive impairment. Univariate analysis showed that the cognitive impairment prevalence in the CHD group was significantly higher than that in the non-CHD group. Multivariate logistic analysis revealed that CHD was significantly associated with a higher risk of cognitive impairment after adjusting for confounds except for LVEF. However, the OR of CHD decreased when LVEF was further corrected as a continuous variable, and LVEF was negatively associated with the risk of cognitive impairment.ConclusionPre-existing CHD is associated with a higher risk of cognitive impairment, and such an association can be considerably explained by reduced LVEF. An impaired cardiac systolic function may play a key role in the relationship between CHD and cognitive impairment among patients with pre-heart failure conditions.

Although previous studies have explored relationships between psychological abuse and social support, the pathways from psychological abuse to social support are still unclear, particularly in Chinese adolescents. This cross-sectional study attempts to delineate the prevalence of psychological abuse and explore the relationships between psychological abuse, social support, and self-esteem under the Chinese cultural context. Data were obtained from 417 Chinese adolescents aged 15–18 years old. All of them completed the Child Psychological Abuse and Neglect Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Results indicated that the prevalence of psychological abuse in Chinese adolescents was 25.66%, and psychological abuse was negatively associated with self-esteem and social support, respectively. Self-esteem partially mediated the relationships between psychological abuse and social support. Findings highlight the importance of improving self-esteem in survivors of psychological abuse for decreasing the negative effects on social support. Additionally, the significance and limitations of the results were discussed.

This study explored international students’ online Chinese as a foreign language learning stickiness in a Chinese university context. A new theoretical model was designed and verified to serve the mixed-method investigation. Participants were a group of 194 international students learning CFL online in a Chinese university. Data were collected through an online questionnaire for all the students and semi-structural individual interviews with eight volunteer participants. The structural equation modeling was conducted to analyze the collected quantitative data, and content analysis was used for the qualitative interview. Findings revealed that the online learning stickiness was significantly impacted by students’ learning expectancy confirmation, which was closely correlated with three key factors: academic integration, social integration, and technological factors. Moreover, social integration was found to be a direct contributor to learning stickiness. These results highlighted the importance of the high quality of the curriculum, the harmonious learning atmosphere, and the need for technical preparations and training for online Chinese language teaching and learning. The study also emphasized the need of integrating social interaction into Chinese learning in an online context. Investigation of a wider range of Chinese learners was recommended for future studies on learning stickiness and the new online approach.

Background: In 2019, an outbreak of COVID-19 broke out in Hubei, China. Medical workers from all over the country rushed to Hubei and participated in the treatment and care of COVID-19 patients. These nurses, dedicated to their professional practice, volunteered to provide compassion and expert clinical care during the pandemic. As with other acts of heroism, the ethical dilemmas associated with working on the front line must be considered for future practice. Purpose: To explore the ethical dilemmas of frontline nurses of Jiangsu Province in China during deployment to Wuhan to fight the novel coronavirus pneumonia, and to provide a basis for developing strategies to help nursing staff address personal and practice concerns in order to work more effectively during this pandemic and other disasters in the future. Research design and method: Using the phenomenological research method and the purpose sampling method, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 nurses, post-deployment to Wuhan, who had worked on the front line to fight the novel coronavirus. Ethical considerations: The research proposal was approved by the Research Ethic Committee of Yangzhou University, China. Findings: From the analysis of the interviews of the 10 participants, three main themes were identified: ethical dilemmas in clinical nursing, ethical dilemmas in interpersonal relationships, and ethical dilemmas in nursing management. Conclusion: During a quick response to public health emergencies, where nurses are deployed immediately as a call to action, the issues surrounding ethical dilemmas from several perspectives must be considered. This research suggests that a team approach to proactive planning and open communication during the emergency is an efficient and productive strategy to improve the nurses’ experience and sense of well-being.