Studies in Social Science & Humanities

The Effects of Corruption in the Church and Its Consequences: Case of Yaounde I Municipality in the Center Region of Cameroon

Nchise Delphine Nchang, Shu Gerald Shu, Giyoh Gideon Nginyu — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Corruption is a phenomenon with serious consequences that affects all communities in the world. In Cameroon, its effects are widespread in all sectors. In both 1998 and 1999, Transparency International identified Cameroon as the globe’s leading corrupt nation. Corruption has cut across every sector of the country, and that is why this study was therefore carried out to determine the effects of corruption in the church. Survey data for this study were quantitatively analyzed by use of Semi-structured questionnaires, to test the statistical relationships using descriptive statistical methods and regression methods with the Structural Equation Model [CB-SEM], and with the aid of SPSS and AMOS 24 statistical packages. The study examined the causes of corruption in the church, the consequences of corruption on church growth, and the extent to which corruption can be curbed in the church. The respondents concurred that corruption was a serious issue and that its existence resulted from a lack of accountability, transparency, and awareness of its repercussions.

An Appraisal of the Measures Adopted Within the Context of Sustainable Development to Combat Climate Change

Simon Ekumene Mbanda, Elizabeth Nkongho, Benvolio Lekunze — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Climate change has continuously been regarded as a major environmental threat, which has hampered the realization of sustainable development in Cameroon. In response to the scourge of climate change, the State of Cameroon has adopted several measures. The measures adopted in Cameroon have not only been vital in fighting climate change, but have also contributed to fostering sustainable development in Cameroon. The research methodology used in this work is qualitative, and it further employs the doctrinal research method, which analyses primary and secondary data sources. This paper therefore appraises the measures adopted against climate change in Cameroon, specifically within the context of sustainable development. Cameroon has recorded successes and has also faced challenges in the journey of promoting sustainable development, these aspects will be examined in the subsequent paragraph starting with the successes recorded.

Sorting and Research of Dunhuang Manuscript Literature

Xiaohan Shi — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The academic forum summary of the 2024 “Dunhuang Manuscript Literature Sorting and Research” Young Scholars Workshop was held at Shanghai Normal University on November 16th and 17th, 2024. The conference started from the broad direction of Dunhuang manuscript literature and conducted academic discussions on aspects such as language, literature, the Western Regions, systems, characters, and figures. It shared the latest research results, exchanged and summarized academic experiences, and triggered and promoted scholars’ thinking on the future development direction of Dunhuang studies.

Plastic Pollution: A Potential Threat on Health and Environment

Haradhan Kumar Mohajan — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

At present plastics are essential elements in our everyday lives and are widely used in almost every industry and business sector. These are inexpensive, flexible, light, nontoxic, and durable materials that can be molded into any shape, and are found in soil, air, water, and food chains in the form of micro- and macro-plastic particles. It is one of the major physical and chemical pollutants in ecosystems. Now plastic production and consumption pattern is a linear model of “take, make, use, and dispose” that is a primary driver of natural resource depletion, waste generation, marine pollution, biodiversity, environmental degradation, climate change, chemical contamination, and adverse human health effects. Present worldwide plastic production becomes more than 400 million tons that is equal to produce about 11 tons per second and about 68 kg per person per year. The ocean is also containing more than 150 million tons of plastics. Rapid production of virgin plastics cannot establish circular economy if recycling and reuse environment is not established in the society. On the other hand, the costs of recycling plastic are higher than those of processing virgin materials. As a result, plastic recycling is not increasing as it should. In this article, effects of plastic on health and environment are discussed in briefly.

A Study on the Visual Presentation of Smells Based on the Proust Effect

Jing Liu — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This paper focuses on the visual presentation of smells under the Proust Effect, delving into the intrinsic connections between smell, memory, emotion, and culture, as well as their innovative practices and development trends in the field of design. By exploring the symbolic meanings of smells in literary works, it provides metaphorical resources for visual design and explains the cross-sensory design basis of smell visualization through the principles of neuroaesthetics. From the perspectives of semiotics and narratology, it discusses the metaphorical transformation of smell visualization and the ways to evoke resonance. The paper also analyzes the role of technological development in promoting smell visualization. The study shows that smell visualization expands the boundaries of graphic design but faces challenges such as technological precision and cultural differences. In the future, interdisciplinary cooperation will help its development, becoming an important bridge connecting senses, emotions, and culture.

How the Healthy China 2030 Policy Promotes the Construction of a Rural Telemedicine Chronic Disease Management Service System

Yufeng Wang, Qi Liu, Rui Zhang — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The Healthy China 2030 policy aims to enhance healthcare accessibility and equity, with a strong emphasis on integrating telemedicine into rural chronic disease management. With China’s rapidly aging population and a high prevalence of chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular conditions, rural healthcare systems face significant challenges due to limited medical infrastructure, specialist shortages, and financial barriers. Telemedicine has emerged as a critical solution, enabling remote consultations, AI-assisted diagnostics, and digital health monitoring to improve patient outcomes in underserved regions.
This paper examines the role of telemedicine in strengthening rural chronic disease management under the Healthy China 2030 framework. It analyzes policy-driven investments, digital infrastructure expansion, and public-private partnerships that have facilitated telehealth integration. Through regional case studies, the research highlights successful implementation models, including AI-driven remote diagnosis in Gansu, wearable health monitoring initiatives in Guizhou, and mobile telemedicine vans in Tibet. However, the expansion of rural telemedicine faces barriers such as digital literacy gaps among elderly populations, inconsistent data security regulations, and fragmented healthcare policies.
To maximize telemedicine’s impact, future efforts should focus on closing technological gaps, strengthening cybersecurity measures, and improving digital literacy training for rural patients and healthcare providers. Additionally, policy standardization, increased funding for rural digital healthcare infrastructure, and enhanced physician training programs will be crucial for sustainable development. By addressing these challenges, telemedicine can play a transformative role in achieving Healthy China 2030’s vision of universal healthcare access and improved chronic disease management in rural China.

From Neurocolonization to Cognitive Emancipation: The Critical Turn of Neurocapitalism

Zisi Yang, Ying Yang — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The deep development of digital capitalism has given rise to a new form of domination of neurocapitalism, which transforms human cognitive activities such as perception and memory into exploitable data resources through brain-computer interfaces and neural sensing technologies, forming an algorithmic hegemony to colonize cognitive systems. The traditional Frankfurt School critical theory encounters difficulties in explaining the operation of power in the age of neurotechnology, and the study reveals the multidimensional colonization mechanism of neurocapitalism with the help of the technological reconstruction of Habermas’s theory of interactional rationality and the dual critical framework of the phenomenology of technology-neuropolitical economy. Facing the systemic crisis of cognitive freedom, the cognitive alienation of neurocapitalism requires critical theory to shift from labor alienation to neuroalienation paradigm, to reconstruct the integrity of human subjectivity in the digital age by defending the autonomy of embodied cognition and the ethical limits of technological applications, and ultimately to guard the existential dignity of free will in the civilizational choices.

The Loss Aversion Effect in Blind Box Purchases: Why Are Consumers More Willing to Make Additional Purchases?

Xiaoyu Feng — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This paper investigates the loss aversion effect in blind box purchases and why consumers are more willing to make additional purchases within the Chinese market context. By examining psychological principles such as loss aversion, fear of missing out (FOMO), and the Zeigarnik Effect, the study explores how these factors interact with the unique mechanics of blind box marketing. The influence of randomness, rarity, and collectability is analyzed to understand how consumer behavior is shaped by emotional triggers and cognitive biases. Marketing strategies employed by companies to leverage loss aversion, including limited editions, countdown promotions, and reward systems, are discussed in detail. Furthermore, the study highlights the paradox of consumer satisfaction, where disappointment does not necessarily reduce consumption due to post-purchase rationalization and cognitive dissonance. Future implications are considered, including ethical concerns about the exploitation of psychological principles and the potential for stricter regulations. The findings suggest that companies need to balance profitability with ethical responsibility to sustain long-term growth in the blind box market.

The Self-Destructive Hero Myth: Death Narrative and the Structure of Reincarnation in The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon

Qiuyi Li, Xueqing Liang — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

In recent years, Chinese-language crime films have increasingly embraced hybrid genres, not only borrowing visual elements from film noir and action cinema, but also challenging conventional moral binaries through innovative narrative structures and complex characterizations. The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon (2023), a film that sparked significant discussion, tells a mythic story of “redemption through destruction” through a self-destructive antihero, Chen Guilin. Once a notorious fugitive, Chen embarks on a violent mission to eliminate three societal “evils” after discovering that he is not the most wanted criminal — only to ultimately realize that he himself is the third target.
This paper argues that the film does not merely subvert the traditional justice narrative but constructs a culturally resonant myth through its symbolic use of death and cyclical narrative structure. Through the lens of narrative theory, mythology, and religious-cultural discourse, the film’s treatment of death functions not only as an endpoint but as a ritualized process of purification, heavily influenced by Buddhist concepts of karma and reincarnation. The analysis focuses on how Chen’s path — marked by violence, hallucinations, and eventual self-sacrifice — transforms him from a criminal into a mythic figure representing social catharsis and existential rebirth.
By examining this “self-destructive hero myth,” the study reveals how contemporary Chinese-language cinema reimagines heroism in a context of moral ambiguity, institutional failure, and spiritual longing. The paper concludes by reflecting on how death, in such narratives, becomes the only meaningful gesture in a disenchanted world — a culturally coded form of redemption.

A Study on the Tragic Consciousness of Han Yan’s Directed Works: A Case Study of A Little Red Flower

Xiaohui Wang — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Han Yan, a new-generation director in China, is known for his keen perspective and profound humanistic concern, especially when exploring significant themes such as illness, he shows strong emotional and social concern, highlighting the artistic value and social significance of his works. Through the life stories of two young people suffering from cancer, the film A Little Red Flower shows their growth process amid illness and pain, reflecting the mutual redemption and emotional support of life in the state of extremity. Based on the realistic dilemma, director Han Yan integrates the sense of tragedy into his movie to bring aesthetic pain and beauty to the audience and gives the audience the power of resistance and transcendence at the spiritual level, which constitutes a unique cultural value.