The“going global”of Chinese Fantasy Fiction through the Internet:Using I Shall Seal the Heavens on Wuxiaworld.com as an Example

In the 21st century,Chinese online fantasy fiction is gaining popularity overseas.Lai Jingping,a Chinese-American widely known online as RWX,inspired by the popularity of his translation of a Chinese fantasy fiction,Coiling Dragon,established a website called Wuxiaworld.com to disseminate Chinese fantasy culture.Now it has become the largest website in the world to translate these kinds of works.This paper,in order to explore the advantages of Wuxiaworld.com,examines the translation landscape and its trends as presented on this website,and further analyzes the translation of fiction and interactive platforms using I Shall Seal the Heavens,one of the stories on the website,as an example.Our study,through text analysis and data collection,found that Wuxiaworld.com is good at hyperlink-aided translations,and has translation awareness based on the analysis of covers,synopses and glossaries;foreignization is the main translation strategy when it comes to the fantasy terms in I Shall Seal the Heavens,while annotation in text as well as hyperlinks in the forms of text,pictures and music are adopted for cultural compensation;interactive platforms,such as comments,forums and announcements,are conducive to improving translation quality and stimulating readers’enthusiasm for these translations and Chinese culture.

The Comparison of Chinese and Western Cultures from the Perspective of Chinese Culture “Going Global”: With Confucius and Socrates’ Thoughts as Examples

Chinese culture “going global” is an inevitable requirement for China’s economic and social development.As an important part of Chinese traditional culture,the dissemination of Confucian thought is just the spread of Chinese culture.Therefore,the spread of Chinese Confucian thought abroad is also the key to Chinese culture “going global”.However,there are some cultural hinders between China and the West due to the differences in cultures.On the basis of summarizing Confucius and Socrates’ thoughts,this paper analyzes their essence of thoughts by contrast,which represent the eastern and Western cultures respectively.From the perspective of cross-cultural communication,the paper adopts the methods of multiculturalism,criticism and down-to-earth attitudes to deal with Chinese and Western cultures in order to make Chinese go global and share China’s wisdom with the world.

GDI and GSI: China’s New Propositions for Global Governance

In the post-pandemic era,the global economic and security landscapes are fraught with complexities and uncertainties.Among them,four risk flashpoints merit attention:Certain countries are raising interest rates to subdue inflation,despite their already high levels of debt;the bulk commodities market is experiencing volatility,leading to global turbulence and change;trade protectionism is at the forefront of major-power rivalry in political and economic spheres;and regional security crises are compounding international tensions.Behind those flashpoints are contradictions that obstruct world peace and progress,including development imbalances,governance gaps,and structural tensions in global security.In the face of uncertainties,it is crucial for China to seize strategic opportunities and transform crises into favorable situations.China has launched the Global Development Initiative(GDI)and the Global Security Initiative(GSI)to contribute to global prosperity and security.The two initiatives demonstrate China’s commitment to addressing global deficits in peace,development,security,and governance.

GLOBAL CONVERGENCE OF A CAUTIOUS PROJECTION BFGS ALGORITHM FOR NONCONVEX PROBLEMS WITHOUT GRADIENT LIPSCHITZ CONTINUITY

A cautious projection BFGS method is proposed for solving nonconvex unconstrained optimization problems.The global convergence of this method as well as a stronger general convergence result can be proven without a gradient Lipschitz continuity assumption,which is more in line with the actual problems than the existing modified BFGS methods and the traditional BFGS method.Under some additional conditions,the method presented has a superlinear convergence rate,which can be regarded as an extension and supplement of BFGS-type methods with the projection technique.Finally,the effectiveness and application prospects of the proposed method are verified by numerical experiments.

Global Supply Chain Governance and the Future of Globalization

Over the past 30 years or so,globalization has been underpinned by ever-evolving supply chains.The heightened attention to supply chain issues in recent years has been due to a series of global events in the world that have had a significant and profound impact.Factors such as the COVID pandemic,the Ukraine Crisis and increased geopolitical tensions have led to supply chain crises globally or regionally.

A“Going Concern”and the Need to Fully Integrate Economics in the Business School Curriculum

In response to the recommendation by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business(AACSB,2002),which urged business schools to embark on interdisciplinary programs to facilitate boundary-spanning teaching and learning,many colleges have conducted one form of curriculum integration or the other.Many of these team-taught course integrations,however,concentrate on core business courses without reaching out to related courses in other disciplines.Moreover,due to some factors,the informational contents of management disclosures in annual reports and audit unqualified opinions may not align with the future viability of an enterprise.Using a“going concern concept”,this paper demonstrates how the addition of economics in business school curriculum integration could produce well-rounded business graduates.Economics concepts could unambiguously support the tests that cast doubts on firms’ability to continue operations.

Health Systems Strengthening to Tackle the Global Burden of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: A Diagonal Approach

1 Background Congenital heart disease(CHD)is the most common major congenital anomaly,affecting approximately one in every 100 live births[1].Among congenital anomalies,66%of preventable deaths are due to CHD,and 58%of the avertable morbidity and mortality due to congenital anomalies would result from scaling congenital heart surgery services[2].Every year,nearly 300,000 children and adults die from CHD,the majority of whom live in low-and middle-income countries(LMICs)[3].Approximately 49%of all individuals with CHD will require surgical or interventional care at some point in their lifetime[4];as a result of advances in access to and the delivery of such services,over 95%of children born with CHD in high-income countries now live into adulthood[3].Here,adults have surpassed children in the number of CHD cases at a ratio of 2:1[5].

Global prevalence and gender inequalities in at least 60 min of self-reported moderate-to-vigorous physical activity 1 or more days per week:An analysis with 707,616 adolescents

Background:Guidelines recommend that adolescents should accumulate an average of 60 min per day of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity(MVPA).However,using only this cut-off could hide important information.For instance,from a population-level point of view,increasing physical activity for those with no or low physical activity could provide more health benefits than increasing physical activity for those with intermediate levels.Also,including a more sensitive cut-point of≥1 days per week could be an additional strategy for identifying those with low access/opportunities for physical activity practice.Thus,the current study aims to estimate the prevalence of≥60 min of MVPA≥1 days per week among adolescents globally,and to describe any relevant gender inequalities.Methods:We used representative datasets from 146 countries/territories collected between 2003 and 2019.MVPA was self-reported.Participants were grouped into younger(≤14 years old)and older(>14 years old)adolescents.Crude Poisson regression models were used to identify the relative differences in≥60 min of MVPA≥1 days per week between boys and girls,and random-effects meta-analysis models were used to identify the pooled estimates.Analyses were stratified by country and region.Results:Approximately 80%of both younger and older adolescents reported≥60 min of MVPA≥1 days per week.This prevalence was≥94%in Europe and Central Asia and North America,while the estimates for the other regions were<77%.The prevalence of≥60 min of MVPA≥1 days per week was higher among boys than girls,with the largest differences occurring among the oldest adolescents(Prevalence ratio_(≤14y)=1.04(95%confidence interval(95%CI)):1.03-1.04)vs.Prevalence ratio_(>14y)=1.09(95%CI:1.08-1.10)).Conclusion:Approximately 8 out of 10 adolescents reported accumulating≥60 min of MVPA≥1 days per week,with notable differences between regions.Gender differences were observed in several countries,especially among the oldest adolescents.Priorities for physical activity promotion among adolescents should include increasing access/opportunities for physical activity among those who do not achieve≥60 min of MVPA≥1 days per week and reducing gender inequalities.

Probabilistic Global Maximum Power Point Tracking Algorithm for Continuously Varying Partial Shading Conditions on Autonomous PV Systems

A photovoltaic (PV) string with multiple modules with bypass diodes frequently deployed on a variety of autonomous PV systems may present multiple power peaks under uneven shading. For optimal solar harvesting, there is a need for a control schema to force the PV string to operate at global maximum power point (GMPP). While a lot of tracking methods have been proposed in the literature, they are usually complex and do not fully take advantage of the available characteristics of the PV array. This work highlights how the voltage at operating point and the forward voltage of the bypass diode are considered to design a global maximum power point tracking (GMPPT) algorithm with a very limited global search phase called Fast GMPPT. This algorithm successfully tracks GMPP between 94% and 98% of the time under a theoretical evaluation. It is then compared against Perturb and Observe, Deterministic Particle Swarm Optimization, and Grey Wolf Optimization under a sequence of irradiance steps as well as a power-over-voltage characteristics profile that mimics the electrical characteristics of a PV string under varying partial shading conditions. Overall, the simulation with the sequence of irradiance steps shows that while Fast GMPPT does not have the best convergence time, it has an excellent convergence rate as well as causes the least amount of power loss during the global search phase. Experimental test under varying partial shading conditions shows that while the GMPPT proposal is simple and lightweight, it is very performant under a wide range of dynamically varying partial shading conditions and boasts the best energy efficiency (94.74%) out of the 4 tested algorithms.

The Three Global Initiatives Contribute to the Sound Development of Global Human Rights Governance

At the 10^(th)collective study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held on the afternoon of November 27,2023,Xi Jinping,general secretary of the CPC Central Committee,emphasized that“China will actively participate in the reform and development of the global governance system,promote its development towards a more just and reasonable direction,use good international laws to promote global governance,and contribute to the building of a human community with a shared future.”Obviously,“global human rights governance”is an inherent part of“global governance.”

Irrigating Shared Prosperity The World Water Forum convened to explore solutions for the future of global water governance

Consensus was reached by delegates to the 10th World Water Forum that global water-related challenges remain acute,water resources are under serious threat,and wisdom,contributions,and cooperation from around the world are urgently required for water security and shared prosperity.

2024KDIGO慢性肾脏病评估和管理指南要点解读

2012年改善全球肾脏病预后组织(KDIGO)发布了慢性肾脏病(CKD)评估和管理指南,为广大临床工作者对CKD的诊治提供了详尽的指导意见。近年来CKD领域大量循证医学证据不断出现,工作组时隔12年后对该指南做出更新,主要涉及CKD评估、CKD患者的风险评估、延缓CKD进展及其并发症的管理、CKD的医疗管理和药物管理,以及CKD护理的最佳模式等方面。本文就该指南的要点进行解读。

Oruxmaps软件结合Global Mapper软件在矿产资源行业并购中的应用

纸质地质图结合手持GPS,采用手工方式野外记录的传统地质调查工作方式已不能适应数字化和信息化的要求,在矿产资源并购项目中,运用Oruxmaps、Global Mapper等软件,可以制作适应地质调查工作所特需的离线地质图,实现地质图、GPS定位、路线轨迹记录、文字记录、影像记录等的有机结合,形成了一套行之有效的工作流程,极大地提高了路线地质调查工作的质量和效率。

基于Go/No-Go范式的多任务操作实验评估军校学员的反应抑制能力

目的探索军校学员在多任务操作情境中的反应抑制能力特点。方法选择127名军校学员作为被试,采用Go/No-Go范式进行测试,通过重复测量方差分析和分布检验等方法探索模拟驾驶任务的干扰对被试Go/No-Go测试表现的影响。结果对127名被试的测试结果显示,在击中率和虚报率上存在干扰任务和Go试次比例的交互作用,即在没有干扰任务时60%试次比例与40%试次比例条件下被试的击中率和虚报率差异无统计学意义(均P>0.05),而在有干扰任务时60%试次比例条件下被试的击中率和虚报率大于40%试次比例条件(均P<0.01)。在击中率、虚报率和辨别力指标d’上干扰任务的主效应显著(均P<0.01),即干扰任务降低了被试的击中率和辨别力、增大了虚报率。不同被试在有无干扰任务时辨别力的变化不同,根据无干扰任务与有干扰任务时辨别力指标d’的差值的平均数加减1个标准差,可将被试分为易受干扰组23人(18.11%)、不易受干扰组20人(15.75%)和中间组84人(66.14%)。结论干扰任务增加了军校学员在多任务操作时的心理负荷,降低了其反应抑制能力,且军校学员的反应抑制能力存在个体差异。

Global Mapper在水库库容计算及淤积分析中的应用研究

基于快捷精准计算水库库容,并与原始库容对比分析库容淤积的目的,使用Global Mapper软件的库容计算和DEM叠加分析功能,通过水库库容复核工程实例进行应用试验,结果表明使用Global Mapper计算库容的结果精度与等高线法的库容结果相当,计算高效、结果可靠,DEM叠加分析成果可以直观展示库容淤积分布,有助于为管理单位冲淤冲沙提供决策。

GO/NiMoO_(4)纳米复合材料的制备以及电化学性能

通过水热法制备了NiMoO_(4)纳米棒前驱体,再通过煅烧的方式制备出超长NiMoO_(4)纳米棒(10μm)。采用超声法将NiMoO_(4)纳米棒均匀附着在氧化石墨烯表面,制备GO/NiMoO_(4)复合材料,借助X射线衍射仪(XRD)研究材料的晶格结构,利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)及透射电子显微镜(TEM)研究材料的表面形貌和元素组成。在3 mol/L的KOH电解液中,采用三电极体系对GO/NiMoO_(4)纳米复合材料进行循环伏安、恒电流充放电、交流阻抗和循环充放电测试,分析电极的电化学性能。实验结果表明,根据恒电流充放电曲线计算出的比容量,GO/NiMoO_(4)电极在1 A/g时显示出高达721 F/g的高比容量,远高于原始NiMoO_(4)电极405 F/g的比容量;根据循环伏安曲线计算的比容量,与原始的NiMoO_(4)电极相比,GO/NiMoO_(4)电极表现出显著增强的比电容,比电容可高达1 334 F/g、1 171 F/g、896 F/g、750 F/g、646 F/g和567 F/g(5 mV/s、10 mV/s、20 mV/s、30 mV/s、40 mV/s和50 mV/s下),在电流密度为20 A/g时,循环10 000次,GO/NiMoO_(4)的容量保持率达到87.3%,远远高于NiMoO_(4)的66.9%。通过这种简单的方法制备GO/NiMoO_(4)纳米复合材料为未来高性能超级电容器电极材料的选择提供了很有前途的方向,卓越的性能对其未来实际应用有一定的帮助作用。

GO掺杂对TA1钛合金等离子体电解氧化涂层硬度和耐磨性能的影响

本研究在掺杂氧化石墨烯(简称“CO”)的硅酸盐电解液中对TA1钛合金进行等离子体电解氧化处理,旨在获得较高硬度的等离子体电解氧化陶瓷涂层(PEO)。通过表征涂层的物相组成、表面与截面形貌、粗糙度、显微硬度、摩擦因数以及结合力等参数,分析了CO浓度对涂层性能的影响。研究结果表明,CO参与涂层的形成过程,能够有效地减小微孔和裂纹尺寸,表面粗糙度降低。涂层厚度虽然略有降低,但致密性显著增加。与未掺杂GO的PEO涂层相比,当GO掺杂量为0.6g·L^(-1)时掺杂GO的PEO涂层显微硬度提升18.54%,摩擦系数降低84%,临界载荷强度提高32.59%。

静电组装低感度CL-20@GO核壳复合材料的制备及性能研究

为降低六硝基六氮杂异伍兹烷(CL-20)的机械感度,提高其综合性能,以3-氨丙基三乙氧基硅烷(APS)为改性剂对CL-20改性,以氧化石墨烯(GO)为包覆材料,利用静电自组装方法对改性CL-20炸药进行表面包覆,制备得到CL-20@GO核壳复合材料;采用水接触角测试、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等对样品进行形貌表征;利用差示扫描量热仪(DSC)测试其热性能,并测试了其机械感度。结果表明,经质量分数5%的APS溶液改性的CL-20成功引入氨基基团,亲水性效果最佳;GO层包覆改性CL-20完整,致密性强;与原料CL-20相比,CL-20@GO核壳复合材料的活化能提高了63.0kJ/mol,撞击感度(H 50)由13.0cm提升至23.5cm,摩擦感度由100%降至24%,表明采用静电自组装的GO涂层可以明显降低CL-20的感度。

El Niño and the AMO Sparked the Astonishingly Large Margin of Warming in the Global Mean Surface Temperature in 2023

In 2023,the majority of the Earth witnessed its warmest boreal summer and autumn since 1850.Whether 2023 will indeed turn out to be the warmest year on record and what caused the astonishingly large margin of warming has become one of the hottest topics in the scientific community and is closely connected to the future development of human society.We analyzed the monthly varying global mean surface temperature(GMST)in 2023 and found that the globe,the land,and the oceans in 2023 all exhibit extraordinary warming,which is distinct from any previous year in recorded history.Based on the GMST statistical ensemble prediction model developed at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics,the GMST in 2023 is predicted to be 1.41℃±0.07℃,which will certainly surpass that in 2016 as the warmest year since 1850,and is approaching the 1.5℃ global warming threshold.Compared to 2022,the GMST in 2023 will increase by 0.24℃,with 88%of the increment contributed by the annual variability as mostly affected by El Niño.Moreover,the multidecadal variability related to the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation(AMO)in 2023 also provided an important warming background for sparking the GMST rise.As a result,the GMST in 2023 is projected to be 1.15℃±0.07℃,with only a 0.02℃ increment,if the effects of natural variability—including El Niño and the AMO—are eliminated and only the global warming trend is considered.

TEOS-GO掺杂的银基离子聚合物金属复合材料的制备及其致动性能

离子聚合物金属复合材料(IPMC)是一种新型的电驱动软材料,具有质量轻、驱动电压低的优点,但也存在输出力较小、驱动时间短的缺点,限制了其应用前景。提出了一种在基膜内掺杂硅酸乙酯-氧化石墨烯(TEOS-GO)以提高保水性和驱动能力的银基IPMC,通过对纯Nafion IPMC与TEOS-GO/Nafion IPMC致动器的含水量、尖端位移、输出力和稳定性等参数的测试,证实优化后IPMC的驱动性能有明显的提升。实验结果表明,掺杂质量分数1.5%TEOS-GO的IPMC在3 V直流电压下,尖端位移达到16.579 mm,相当于纯Nafion IPMC的3.37倍;输出力最高达到0.439 gf(1 gf=9.8 mN),是纯Nafion IPMC的5倍。这种改进方式弥补了IPMC用于致动器的缺点,为今后的发展开拓了前景。