Nostalgia, Modernity and a Mediated Sense of Place in Wanghong Hotspots in China: A Multimodal Semiotic Analysis of Guofeng Markets in Hangzhou
VOLUME 21, 2024
The Role of Targeted Infra-popliteal Endovascular Angioplasty to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers Using the Angiosome Model: A Systematic Review
VOLUME 6, 2023
Qu Yue
China Center for Language Planning and Policy Studies, Institute of Linguistics, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China
China Center for Language Planning and Policy Studies, Institute of Linguistics, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China
Abstract
In the era of digitization, social media has profoundly changed and enriched the way places are perceived and experienced and has introduced a more varied and novel concept of place: a mediated sense of place to understand the formation of human-place relationships. In the context of China, social media has given rise to many wanghong hotspots, greatly reshaping public perceptions of places. Adopting a multimodal semiotic analysis, this study investigates how social media constructs a sense of place for a new type of wanghong hotspot: the guofeng markets in China. By examining the digital representations of 6 guofeng markets in Hangzhou, this research reveals that multimodal semiotic systems produce and communicate a distinct sense of place that harmoniously intertwines with nostalgia and modernity. These semiotic mechanisms portray markets as internet-famous, “must-see” destinations characterized by dual identities: these places are simultaneously perceived as traditional and trendy. The combination of China’s economic policies and the technological affordances of social media together transform unknown marketplaces into identifiable, valuable hotspots.
Keywords :
Mediated Sense of Place; Multimodal Semiotic Analysis; Social Media; Creative Market.
Erin Saricilar
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.
Abstract
Atherosclerotic disease significantly impacts patients with type 2 diabetes, who often present with recalcitrant peripheral ulcers. The angiosome model of the foot presents an opportunity to perform direct angiosome-targeted endovascular interventions to maximise both wound healing and limb salvage. A systematic review was performed, with 17 studies included in the final review. Below-the-knee endovascular interventions present significant technical challenges, with technical success depending on the length of lesion being treated and the number of angiosomes that require treatment. Wound healing was significantly improved with direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty, as was limb salvage, with a significant increase in survival without major amputation. Indirect angioplasty, where the intervention is applied to collateral vessels to the angiosomes, yielded similar results to direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty. Applying the angiosome model of the foot in direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty improves outcomes for patients with recalcitrant diabetic foot ulcers in terms of primary wound healing, mean time for complete wound healing and major amputation-free survival.
Keywords :
Diabetic foot ulcer, angiosome, angioplasty