This study examines the influence mechanism of cover design in English translations of Chinese children’s picture books on cultural transmission from a multimodal metaphor perspective. By analyzing representative picture books, such as The Water Dragon, and Reunion, it becomes clear that a complex interplay exists among visual symbols, color metaphors, and typography, collectively constructing a metaphorical system for cross-cultural communication. Research indicates that successful cover design...

Linguistics 

We consider a constrained variational problem where the energy functional includes a logarithmic convolution term and an external potential  . There is a threshold   that we establish existence and nonexist-ence results for constraint minimizers: for  , minimizers exist for any  ; for   with   and   with  , no minimizer exists. Furthermore, for   and  , we analyze the limiting behavior of positive minimizers, showing that...

Mathematical Analysis  Mathematics  Functional Analysis 

Morphological segmentation is foundational for Natural Language Processing in morphologically rich languages, such as Amharic, yet progress is constrained by limited gold annotations and fragmented toolchains. We present an end-to-end framework that jointly addresses data creation and modeling for Amharic segmentation, part-of-speech tagging, and dependency parsing. Our approach begins with a silver-data generation pipeline that bootstraps segmentation labels from a rule-based analyzer and refin...

Computer Engineering 

Biogas generation through the anaerobic digestion of organic matter is one of the crucial technology interventions that brings about the transformation of the fossil fuel dependent energy system to a renewable energy based one. Biogas production needs further development and optimisation for the technical, economic, and environmental aspects to be fully marketable and economical. Thus, a broad knowledge of the reaction kinetics involved in the breaking down of organic matter by microbes into bio...

Mechanical Engineering 

Globalization highlights the role of film and television in cultural exchange, and movie subtitles are critical to overcoming language barriers for intercultural communication. This paper examines Kung Fu Panda 4 through the lens of contextual theory to explore effective subtitling strategies. Translation practice usually draws on linguistic, situational and cultural contexts, and the logical coherence of contextual language directly dictates the stylistic orientation of subtitles. Contextual th...

Literature 

Paths of the Soul (Mount Kailash), a film themed on Tibetan Buddhist pilgrimage, records the entire journey of 11 villagers from Markam Village who embarked on a more-than-2500-kilometer prostration pilgrimage that lasted over a year. It demonstrates the profound connotations of Tibetan Buddhist pilgrimage rituals. From the theoretical perspective of interpretive anthropology, this paper analyzes how Tibetan Buddhist pilgrimage rituals construct the spiritual world of believers through four dime...

Art 

The visualization of high-dimensional data is a cornerstone of modern scientific inquiry, particularly in quantum physics, where complex non-linear interactions define system behavior. While linear dimensionality reduction methods provide mathematical guarantees of reproducibility, they fail to capture the intricate manifolds underlying such data. Non-linear techniques like Uniform Manifold Approximation and Projection (UMAP) are therefore essential, but their stochastic optimization introduces ...

Big Data Search and Mining  Multimedia/Signal processing  Simulation/Analytical Evaluation of Communication Systems  Information retrieval  Information and communication theory and algorithms 

Carbon neutrality, achieved by balancing anthropogenic GHG emissions and removals, offers a pathway to minimise climate impacts and foster a just transition to low-carbon economies. However, achieving carbon neutrality in West Africa requires an explicit integration of environmental-justice considerations that equitably distribute burdens and benefits among societal groups. Environmental justice demands that the burdens and benefits of transitioning towards carbon neutrality are equitably distri...

Law 

Introduction: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) remains a major public health problem among children under 5 years of age in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Hospital care can represent a significant financial burden for households, potentially leading to catastrophic healthcare expenditures. This study aimed to compare the direct and indirect financial costs of care for children with SAM and for those with normal nutritional status hospitalized for other conditions. Methods: A cross-sectiona...

Public Health  Sociology 

Background: Ipomoea hildebrandtii Vatke, an invasive weed is a key limitation to livestock production in pastoral and agro？pastoral Southeastern rangelands of Kenya. The weed is reported to reduce forage availability, disrupt normal grazing patterns, and livestock poisoning. Overgrazing, recurring droughts, and land？use changes has greatly contributed to its spread. Methods: Weed information data was collected through field questionnaires, direct observations, k...

Environmental Sciences