Investigating the Effect of AI Literacy on the Quality of Technical Translation
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Authors:
Ke Xu Wenhui Tang Zhuangyuan Tian Qianhui Luan Leiyu Shi / Linguistics / 2025,7(2): 150-164 / 2025-06-25
- Keywords: AI literacy; instrumental competence; technical translation
- Abstract: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly seen as a collaborator for translators. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence on whether AI literacy can predict the quality of English-Chinese scientific translations. This mixed-methods study investigates how AI literacy influences the quality of scientific translation, with a focus on its impact on terminology accuracy, fluency, and stylistic coherence. The experiment involved student translators (n=29) who major in translation instead of computer science, translating two texts on computer science with high and low text complexity. Participants could choose whether to use AI at their own free will. Their AI literacy is quantified by the time spent on AI tools, usage frequency, and the number of AI tools used. Quantitative data is corroborated by the Think-Aloud Protocol (Jääskeläinen, 2000) and the postexperiment interviews. The quality is assessed using Multidimensional Quality Metrics (MQM) (Lommel et al., 2014) by two qualified raters. Our findings show that 1) AI literacy significantly increases the quality of the conceptual scientific passage, but not on the operational scientific passage; 2) student translators with high AI literacy perceive AI as an indispensable tool for high-quality scientific translation, while participants with low AI literacy show distrust. Ultimately, we concluded that AI can serve as an effective tool supplementing the translator’s lack of domain knowledge. Nevertheless, the translators’ competence in bilingual knowledge remains of paramount importance in producing accurate, fluent, and stylistically coherent scientific texts. Therefore, we recommend that AI literacy be incorporated into the technical sub-competence of the current mainstream translation competence models.
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A study of the expropriation of data in emergency situations
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- Keywords: Emergency situations; Data expropriation; Legal issues; Social ethics; Legal regulation
- Abstract: With the rapid development of information technology, data has become an important resource in modern society. In emergency situations, such as natural disasters and public health events, the timely acquisition and utilisation of data is of great significance for effective response and loss mitigation. However, the expropriation of data in emergencies also involves a series of legal issues and social ethical problems. This article examines the issue of government expropriation of data in emergency situations. The article firstly analyses the necessity and legality of data expropriation, analyses the risks of data expropriation in emergency situations and puts forward corresponding suggestions, and finally puts forward an outlook on the development of the future data expropriation system, stressing that while ensuring data quality and improving the efficiency of expropriation, more attention should be paid to data security and privacy protection.
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Research on the New Path of People’s Mediation System in the New Era
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- Keywords: people’s mediation; Industry mediation; Source control
- Abstract: With the complexity of the overall social environment in the new era, the diversification of personnel types and the aggregation of life styles, social disputes are increasing day by day, resulting in various social problems becoming increasingly prominent. At the same time, with the continuous strengthening of people’s legal awareness, the number of court cases has increased rapidly, and “fewer cases” has become the normal phenomenon of court work. So far, people’s mediation system, as an important means of non-litigation dispute resolution and litigation source governance, has reached the moment of timely reform. In order to maintain the harmony and stability of the whole society, so as to achieve a real settlement and end disputes, it may be possible to reform people’s mediation organizations from different aspects such as the composition of the main body, mediation mode, mediation skills, etc., improve the professional degree of people’s mediation, and promote the development of industrial mediation. To realize the organic unity of the voluntary mediation of the parties, the acceptability of the mediation results and the enforceability of the mediation agreement, so that the people’s mediation system can truly become the first flexible defense line to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the people and an important mechanism to maintain social unity.
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Research on the Regulatory Mechanism of Twist on Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Vasculogenic Mimicry in Human Gastric Cancer Tissues
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- Keywords: Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT); Twist; Invasion; Correlation
- Abstract: Objective: To explore the promoting effect of Twist on the formation of vasculogenic mimicry (VM), so as to enrich and improve the theory of vasculogenic mimicry. Methods: For gastric cancer tissues and normal gastric tissues, observe the expression status of Twist, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) marker proteins (including E-cadherin and Vimentin), and VM marker CD34 - PAS. Analyze the correlations between Twist, EMT marker proteins and the clinicopathological features of gastric cancer. Conduct in-depth research on the associations between VM and EMT marker proteins as well as between Twist and EMT marker proteins, and then verify the situation that Twist promotes the formation of VM by promoting EMT in gastric cancer. Results: There are statistical differences between EMT marker proteins and VM, and Twist has a certain correlation with EMT marker proteins. Conclusion: Twist may induce the occurrence of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in gastric cancer cells and promote the formation of vasculogenic mimicry (VM) in gastric cancer.
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Research on the Preparation of Modified Polyacrylic Acid Superabsorbent Resin and Its Potential Application in Fruit Preservation in Combination with Chinese Herbal Medicine Composites
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- Keywords: Superabsorbent Resin; Salt Resistance; Biodegradation; Fruit Preservation
- Abstract: In order to enhance the water absorption capacity and degradation performance of acrylic acid superabsorbent resin (PAA), this paper used 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid (AMPS) and naturally degradable macromolecular carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) as modifiers and adopted the aqueous solution polymerization method to prepare modified polyacrylic acid (PAA) superabsorbent resin. The results showed that when the content of acrylic acid was 21%, and the contents of AMPS, CMC, cross-linking agent and initiator were 20%, 1.8%, 0.02% and 2% of the mass of AA respectively, the water absorption capacity of the prepared PAA superabsorbent resin in deionized water increased from 483 g/g before modification to 875 g/g, and the water absorption capacity in physiological saline was 238 g/g. The degradation rate of the modified PAA in cellulase was 64.8%. It can be seen that the modification with CMC and AMPS can improve the water absorption, salt resistance and degradation performance of PAA resin. Meanwhile, the composite material of modified PAA superabsorbent resin and Chinese herbal medicine powder can prolong the shelf life of fruits and vegetables. The research results can provide a reference for the further research of fruit preservatives and a new idea for the expanded application of superabsorbent resins.
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