Wenzhou-Kean University

Hyperreality, Victory, and the Temporal Structure of the March 2026 US–Iran Escalation

This article examines the March 2026 US–Iran escalation as a case that reveals an intensification in the temporal organisation of contemporary warfare. Using the early phase of the March 2026 US–Iran escalation, the article analyses publicly available official statements and cont...

A Survey on U-Net with Variants and Their Applications in Two-Dimensional Medical Image Segmentations

Medical image segmentation plays a critical role in computer-assisted diagnosis, treatment planning, surgical navigation, and quantitative medical image analysis. Among deep learning-based segmentation architectures, U-Net has become one of the most influential frameworks because...

Pronunciation Teacher Wellbeing: Evidence From a 10‐Year Study

Abstract Teachers are often anxious, lacking confidence, skills, and knowledge about how to address their students' pronunciation issues in the classroom. Given these challenges, there is a need for research to examine the relationship between pronunciation teachers' wellbeing (e...

Development and Analytical Validation of a Smartphone‐Based Quantitative Lateral Flow Immunoassay for Serum Cystatin‐C

ABSTRACT Background Cystatin‐C is an important renal function biomarker, but conventional quantification requires centralized laboratory analyzers, limiting timely testing in primary care and resource‐limited settings. Methods We developed and validated a quantitative smartphone‐...

Amour de soi and the leadership of stewardship: reclaiming Enlightenment for educational leadership

This paper intervenes in philosophical debates on educational subjectivity and leadership by reframing the Enlightenment concept of amour de soi; self-love as an ethical orientation for educational leadership. Drawing on Rousseau and Goethe, we critique the neoliberal valorizatio...

Generative AI ‐Supported Creative Writing Among Primary School Students: A Study of Creative Writing Performance, Writing Self‐Efficacy, and Flow State

ABSTRACT Background The integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) into creative writing is a growing trend. However, few studies have examined primary school students' interactions with GenAI alongside their writing experiences and resulting writing products. Obje...

The new personal world: digital media communication and formations of self and persona

Human culture is highly connected to human communication. What is often overlookedis that the structure of communication that is privileged in any era of humanity has profound differences and thereby does shift and mutate human culture. At the same impact level as print and the p...

Phage Genomics and Bioinformatics in Therapeutic Development: Evidence Limits, Validation Gates, and Translational Decision-Making

Background/Objectives: Antimicrobial resistance has renewed interest in live therapeutic phages, including engineered candidates and defined phage cocktails, as antibacterial strategies. However, clinical translation requires evidence extending beyond phage isolation and computat...

Future-ready school leadership and teacher innovative advice networks: exploring relational patterns of innovation

Grounded in the network theory, this study investigates how teachers’ perceptions of their principal’s future-ready school leadership (FRSL) – including strategic foresight, attention to diversity, technology leadership, and systems thinking – predict the structure and dynamics o...

Saying, Doing, and Co‐Inventing: How Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosure–Performance (In)congruence Shapes Open Innovation

ABSTRACT Although environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure–performance (in)congruence has attracted growing attention, its impact on open innovation remains underexplored. Drawing on signaling theory, we hypothesize that when ESG disclosure and ESG performance are c...

Predicting faculty work engagement during China's vocational higher education reform: role stressors and collegial support as a mediating mechanism

Purpose This study examines how role stressors and collegial support influence faculty work engagement in Chinese vocational universities. It positions vocational universities as skills-oriented higher education institutions where academic work is shaped by teaching, reform, admi...

Carbon Taxation and Regional Cost-Burden Balancing in a Household Plastic-Waste Closed-Loop Supply Chain: An Exact Bilevel Optimization Model

Carbon pricing can change manufacturers’ material choices, while the costs of managing the residual waste remain geographically uneven. We formulate a manufacturer–regulator bilevel model for a household plastic-waste closed-loop supply chain with quantity-dependent recycled-bale...

Early-life high-dose omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation reduces risk of childhood asthma/wheezing: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Asthma, a chronic inflammatory airway disease characterized by wheezing, imposes a substantial global health burden on children. Given the potential of early-life omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (omega-3 PUFA) supplementation as an anti-inflammatory...