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This research is the second stage of my entire graphic novel practice looking at a feminist topic -- women's awakening from marriage. In this phase, the study carries out the practical process of the creative work, involving a graphic novel (body), an opening title (hook) and a package of visual communication design (promotion), in order to convey my feminist claim that women's real emancipation depends on whether they can rouse their subject awareness and break through the chain of marriage. Based on this practice-led research, my personal knowledge is generated, including the value of combining graphic novels and title sequences, the importance of symbolic storytelling and my understanding of female subjective freedom. In addition, this research potentially provides an arts-based research method, which can enable practitioner/researcher to utilise a reflective triangle model to develop art and design work.

This research delineates the unique attributes of the industry-university-research collaboration network, formulating an innovation network specifically designed for engineering disciplines predicated on university-industry partnerships. It introduces a set of measurement indices aimed at evaluating the structural properties of this network. To address the prevalent dissatisfaction within conventional collaborative network decision-making scenarios, this study proposes a theoretical framework comprised of “baseline,” “target,” and “status quo” strategies. This framework systematically standardizes attribute values and constructs a decision-maker satisfaction function. Utilizing this function, the study identifies the optimal solution by ranking the satisfaction levels associated with various alternatives within the cooperative innovation network. Further, this paper examines the characteristics and evolutionary trends of the regional network structure of industry-university-research cooperation in the context of 5G technology, encompassing engineering departments, educational institutions, and corporate entities. It also analyzes the optimization outcomes of six preferred linkage types within the engineering majors’ university-enterprise industry-university-research innovation network under a scenario of enhanced network relationships. By comparing the weighted degree distributions between the optimally optimized network and the actual network and employing the entropy value method along with the TOPSIS method, the study evaluates the disparities in network structures between the two scenarios and identifies the optimal connection paths. The comprehensive score of the optimization effect of university-enterprise-industry-university-research cooperation and innovation network structure of engineering majors in the context of network relationship strengthening is ranked as Q3 > Q5 > Q6 > Q2 > Q4 > Q1, and the comprehensive score of the strong-weak connection type is the highest at 0.6774. That is, maintaining the connecting edges between “strong enterprise” nodes and “weak enterprise” nodes in the industry-university-research cooperation and innovation network has the best effect on the optimization of university-enterprise industry-university-research cooperation and innovation network for engineering majors.

This article delves into the critical importance of legal ethics and professional responsibility in the legal profession, emphasizing their role in upholding justice and societal trust. Legal ethics provide a comprehensive framework for lawyers to maintain professionalism, integrity, and competence. Integrity requires honesty and transparency, while competence demands continuous learning to navigate evolving legal landscapes. Lawyers also have a duty to maintain client confidentiality and avoid conflicts of interest. Professional responsibility extends beyond individual cases, encompassing obligations to clients, the courts, and society. Lawyers must act in their clients’ best interests and uphold the integrity of the legal system. Additionally, they play a role in promoting access to justice and the rule of law. Challenges brought by technology, globalization, and shifting societal norms require lawyers to adapt while preserving core ethical values. Continuous education and robust regulatory frameworks are vital for ensuring adherence to ethical standards and professional responsibilities. The legal profession’s ability to evolve and uphold these principles is crucial for its continued role in safeguarding justice and societal trust.

Opening a new door to tailoring electromagnetic (EM) waves, temporal boundaries have attracted the attention of researchers in recent years, which have led to many intriguing applications. However, the current theoretical approaches are far from enough to handle the complicated temporal systems. In this paper, we develop universal matrix formalism, paired with a unique coordinate transformation technique. The approach can effectively deal with temporally stratified structures with complicated material anisotropy and arbitrary incidence angles. This formulation is applied to various practical systems, enabling the solution of these temporal boundary related problems in a simple and elegant fashion, and also facilitating a deep insight into the fundamental physics.