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Hollywood blockbuster films have long attracted not only mass audiences but also scholarly attention. In line with contemporary applied linguistics interests in telecinematic discourse, the present study draws upon concepts and techniques in corpus linguistics to describe the language of American mainstream film scripts. The concept of lexical bundles was employed to identify linguistic patterns characteristic of scripts of American mainstream films produced by entertainment conglomerates, which are popular in the U.S. Results show that American mainstream film scripts are characterized mainly by spoken formulaic expressions. However, descriptive expressions, such as place-referential and action-related lexical bundles, also predominantly make up the given register. Further qualitative analysis reveals that these common multi-word expressions have functional contributions to film scripts in terms of creation of conflicts in plots, characterization, and building engagement with audiences.

The Deep Cement Mixing Integrated Drilling, Mixing and Jetting (DMJ) technique has been developed through the installation of high-pressure spray holes at the mixing blades, with the objective of enhancing the bearing capacity of deep-mixed piles in the Yellow River floodplain. In order to enhance the bearing capacity of the foundation, variable-modulus piles and capped piles were incorporated within the DMJ piles. Engineering applications have demonstrated that DMJ piles can effectively address the issue of foundation reinforcement in the Yellow River floodplain region, minimize the wastage of cement, and reduce the environmental pollution associated with waste slurry. Nevertheless, a comprehensive study of the relevant factors is still lacking in the available literature. This study addresses this gap by conducting a numerical simulation of these two types of DMJ piles based on the preliminary field test data, with the objective of analyzing both the single-pile-bearing characteristics and the composite foundation-bearing characteristics. Furthermore, the study seeks to optimize the DMJ pile's structure based on the simulation results. The findings demonstrate that the premature failure of a single pile during the bearing process can be averted if the modulus of the pile core reaches a minimum of 0.3 GPa or if the pile cap thickness exceeds 1 m. The utilization of large-diameter drilling, stirring and spraying piles can markedly enhance the bearing capacity of the composite foundation and mitigate the differential settlement of pile and soil. The spacing of the pile has been identified as a significant factor influencing the differential settlement of pile and soil. Consequently, this study also examines the impact of pile spacing on the differential settlement of piles and soil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the traditional mass concrete temperature field calculation, the accuracy of the thermal parameters is extremely important. However, the actual thermal parameters of mass concrete may have some errors with the laboratory-measured values or specification values due to the site ambient temperature, concrete surface insulation measures, cooling water flow, etc. Therefore, it can be combined with the measured temperature of the field temperature sensors using the sparrow search algorithm (SSA) for the inverse analysis of thermal parameters. Firstly, to address the problem that SSA has low convergence accuracy and easily falls into local optimum, a mixed strategy was adopted to improve the algorithm, including Logistic Chaos mapping initialization of the population, the introduction of adaptive weighting factors, and the use of the Cauchy mutation strategy. Then, the performance test was carried out to compare the performance of the algorithm with three different intelligent algorithms and reflect the superiority of the SSA that was improved by mixed strategies (SSAIMSs). Finally, the proposed method was applied to the thermal parameter inversion of a mass concrete pile cap. The inversion results demonstrated that SSAIMSs can improve the accuracy and speed of thermal parameter inversion, and the calculated results of the thermal parameters and temperatures obtained using the SSAIMSs matched well with the measured results in the field, which can meet the accuracy requirements of the actual engineering. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We developed a color-modulated light-emitting device (LED) by the integration of a p-GaN/n-ZnO heterojunction with reliable resistive random access memory (RRAM) and demonstrated a multi-function integrated device with the adjustable electroluminescence (EL) color by modulating the injection current according to the multiple resistance states. As a critical foundation of an integrated device, reliable operation was achieved by introducing an AlOx layer into HfOx RRAM as an adjustment of the resistive switching endurance. Eventually, the EL color of LED was effectively regulated by modulating the compliance current of RRAM. Thanks to the high uniformity, this modulated LED may be a promising candidate for the application of low-cost and high-density LED displays without complicated structures and techniques, and it can provide a feasible approach for the realization of multilevel resistance state feedback from varied EL color in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Due to the significant weight of the steel box girder and the substantial gap between temporary piers, the stress concentration and localized deformation of the girder's bottom plate are pronounced during the incremental launching construction process. In this study, the multi-scale finite element method was employed to simulate the incremental launching process of the steel box girder, analyze the pattern of localized deformation in the bottom plate contact area, and propose corresponding optimization control measures. Additionally, the entire incremental launching process was monitored, and the improvement in localized deformation before and after the optimization of the incremental launching scheme was analyzed. The results illustrate that the original incremental launching scheme led to substantial localized deformation in the bottom plate contact area of the steel box girder. Optimal control measures were implemented for the four incremental launching construction schemes. The optimal scheme significantly mitigated the localized deformation of the steel box girder's bottom plate, with an average decrease in deformation of 48.32%. These findings can provide robust technical guidance and data support for the control of localized deformation in large-span steel box girders during the incremental launching construction process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]