Persuasive Role Research Articles

The dynamic tumor–stromal crosstalk: implications of ‘stromal-hot’ tumors in the process of epithelial–mesenchymal transition in breast cancer

Breast cancer metastatic programming involves an intricate process by which the tumor cell coevolves with the surrounding extracellular niche. The supporting cells from the local host stroma get transformed into cancer-associated stromal cells. This complex crosstalk leads to extracellular matrix remodeling, invasion, and eventually distant metastasis. In this review, we examine the protein-miRNA secretome that is crucial for this crosstalk. We also provide evidence from the literature for the pivotal role played by the various stromal cells like fibroblasts, adipocytes, and immune cells in promoting the process of EMT in breast cancer. Through in-silico analysis, we have also attempted to establish that stromal presence is integral to the process of EMT. The in-silico analysis delineates the persuasive role of the stroma in mediating epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. This review elucidates the importance of examining the role of the stromal niche that can yield promising diagnostic markers and pave avenues for formulating tailored anti-cancer therapy. Process of EMT asdriven by 'stroma-hot' tumors:The process of EMT is driven by the stromal cells. The stromal cells in the form of fibroblasts, adipocytes, endothelial cells, mesenchymal stromal cells and tissue associated macrophages secrete the miRNA-protein secretome that modulates the stromal niche and the tumor cells to be become 'tumor associated'. This drives tumor progression and invasion. The 'stromal-hot' tumors eventually get the benefit of the surplus nurturing from the stroma that facilitates EMT leading to distant organ seeding and metastasis.

Chinese Legal Thought on the Global and the Domestic Stage: A Rhetorical Study

AbstractChinese Communist Party ideologues and a number of prominent legal scholars have become outspoken about the global significance of Chinese legal thought. The question is, however, whether the ambitious statements about the global importance of Chinese legal thought are supported by legal theoretical arguments, which could be influential abroad. This article examines the interaction between the domestic and global stages of Chinese legal speech through the tools of rhetorical theory. Arguments about the nature and global significance of Chinese law are made for different purposes and for different audiences. The most ambitious statements about the global significance of Chinese legal thought are produced within a ‘ceremonial’ genre of speech. Domestic Chinese ceremonial speech is meaningful in the Chinese context, but it translates poorly to globally influential ideological speech. Foreign audiences will find more persuasive arguments about the significance of Chinese legal thought in Chinese deliberative speech, such as parts of Chinese legal scholarship. While arguments made in the deliberative genre are more persuasive than ceremonial speech, specific argumentative moves within this genre are not always helpful for the international advocacy of Chinese legal thought. Moreover, arguments in the deliberative genre are not consistently reflected in Chinese judicial decisions. These observations highlight the role of language and persuasion in the globalisation of law.

Divine Agency and Politics in Plato’s Myth of Atlantis

Abstract This paper approaches the Critias straightforwardly as a work of political philosophy but gives greater attention to Athens’ opponent, Atlantis, whose founding, political organization, and eventual decline each offer important lessons about the aims of legislation and political life. I begin by comparing the foundation of the two cities as presented in Critias’ myth, with a special focus on the role of divine persuasion (I). I then describe the political organization of Athens and Atlantis, showing how they reflect the different ways in which their founding gods exercised divine persuasion (II). Next, I focus on the decline of Atlantis and the causes behind it (III). Finally (IV), I discuss the lessons that I think can be gathered from the foregoing sections and show how the themes that emerge from the comparison of the two cities anticipate their more extensive exploration in the Laws.

Ionic Liquids Mediated Micellization of Pluronic Copolymers: Aggregation Behavior of Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymers

Understanding the micellization of amphiphilic triblock copolymers, especially Pluronics can play a persuasive role in engineering "smart" formulations for drug delivery applications. Their underlying self-assembly in the presence of designer solvents such as ionic liquids (ILs) provides combinatorial benefits of unique munificent properties of ILs and copolymers. The complex molecular interactions in the Pluronic copolymers/ILs mixed system influence the aggregation mechanism of copolymers depending on various aspects with no standardized factors to govern the structure-property relationship, which led to the practical applications. Here, we summarized recent progress in understanding the micellization process of IL-Pluronic mixed systems. Special emphasis was given to pure Pluronic systems (i.e., PEO-PPO-PEO) without any structural modifications, such as copolymerization with other functional groups, and ILs having cholinium and imidazolium groups. We expect that the correlation between existing/developing experimental and theoretical studies will provide the necessary basis and impetus for successful utilization in drug delivery applications.

Шартты түрде соттаудың ұғымы мен құқықтық табиғаты жөнінде

In the context of transforming criminal policy, there is a humanization of the convicts detention conditions in places of deprivation of liberty, implementation of international legal acts in criminal and penal enforcement legislation, and expansion of the scope of applying alternative non-penitentiary sanctions. With the implementation of the new criminal legislation, the number of ‘prison population’, the bulk of which accounts for the use of conditional sentences, has decreased. The importance of this conditional sentence is due to the fact that reducing crime does not necessarily entail changes in the nature of punishment in the direction of strengthening the role of persuasion and the influence of organizations. These changes have been implemented through legal institutions that economically spend criminal repression, mitigating the coercive effects of punishment. Within the framework of legal science theory, there are different views on the legal nature of a conditional sentence. Therefore, due to the lack of a unified approach to solving issues related to the establishment of the grounds for the use of the institution of probation, the conditions performed by convicts during probation control, the determination of criminal record, the removal of criminal record, difficulties may arise. Moreover, in recent years, most of the repeat offenders have been conditionally convicted. All this actualized the issue of improving the institution of probation. Taking into account the theoretical and practical significance of the correct definition of the legal nature of a conditional sentence, the authors consider the concept of a conditional sentence and its legal nature and analyze various points of view of researchers, as well as explain the reasons for the appointment and refusal of a conditional sentence.

Continuous idea contribution in open innovation communities: The role of verbal persuasion from peers.

Motivating continuous idea contributions from members is especially challenging for open innovation communities (OIC). Scholars have thus explored a range of incentives, among which peer feedback has received much attention. However, existing research on peer feedback tends to focus on the structural features, ignoring the richness of the text. To fill this research gap, this study investigates the influence of feedback language use from peers, including emotional support and constructive feedback, on individuals' continuous idea contributions, based on the creative self-efficacy theory. The results show that emotional support, especially emotional approval, positively affects members' continuous contributions, and that the effect is stronger when the provider is of a higher status. However, individualized consideration does not seem to work. In addition, in terms of the effect of constructive feedback, we also find support from cognitive stimulation, while intellectual stimulation exerts an effect only when the provider's status is high. Overall, these findings extend the current research on peer feedback and offer practical guidelines to the open innovation community.

Discursive Construction of Indian Nation: Examining Indian Newspaper Editorials on Abrogation of Article 370

ABSTRACT This paper explores how the Indian nation was constructed in the Indian media following the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution which provided special status to the erstwhile Muslim-majority state of Jammu & Kashmir. It analyses news editorials published in the largest Indian English Times of India between 5 August 2019 and 30 September 2019. Situated in the discursive turn in the media and nationalism studies, this article considers nationalism as a form of discourse. The Critical Discourse Analysis of the editorials reveals that the newspaper, like political actors, pursued a nationalistic agenda through selective remembering and forgetting of Kashmir’s history and inclusion and exclusion of certain aspects of the Kashmir conflict to discursively construct the Indian nation. It presented Pakistan as the national “other” and otherised Kashmiris, especially “radicalised” youth of the Kashmir valley. It tried to construct a unified and homogenised Indian nation in which Kashmiris are included but as “domesticated” others. The editorials performed interpretative and persuasive roles to shape debates in public sphere over Article 370 and justified the Indian claim over territory of Kashmir. It authoritatively suggested the Indian government to differentiate “domesticated” Kashmiris from “undomesticated” others like militants and separatists.

On Numerical Arguments in Policymaking

The use of numerical arguments has become part and parcel of evidence-based policymaking, serving increasingly as scientific evidence which is used to back up policy decisions and to convince citizens of the acceptability of those decisions. But numerical arguments and their quality and potential persuasive role in the specific institutional context of policymaking have received little treatment within argumentation theory. This paper endeavours to explain the forms, functions, and quality of numerical arguments in policymaking.

Vlogger's persuasive strategy and consumers' purchase intention: The dual mediating role of para-social interactions and perceived value.

It is a new advertising marketing method for commodity companies to use vloggers to endorse their products, and to influence consumers' attitudes and decisions. In view of this phenomenon, there are few studies on the relationship between vloggers and consumers, and this study aims to explore how the persuasive strategies used by vloggers to promote products influence consumers' purchase intentions. Based on the concepts of Aristotle's persuasion theory, this study extracts two specific persuasive approaches, "two-sided messages" and "emotional appeal," to explore consumers' perceptions of them and the effectiveness of these two strategies. At the same time, para-social interaction and perceived value as intermediary factors are also included in the study for further discussion. The study empirically analyzed a sample of 511 questionnaires from participants who had purchased products recommended by vloggers and came to the following conclusions: (1) vloggers can enhance consumers' purchase intention by adopting two-sided messages persuasion when promoting products; (2) vloggers' emotional persuasion can enhance consumers' purchase intention; (3) as an intermediary variable, para-social interaction plays a more obvious role in vloggers' persuasion by appealing to emotions. The audience can have common feelings with vloggers, and they are more connected with each other, thus increasing their willingness to buy; (4) Perceived value, as an intermediary variable, plays a more obvious role in vloggers' persuasion with the two-sided messages. The two-sided messages can show vloggers' credibility and more abundant information about products, so that consumers have a positive perception of product value, and the direct persuasion effect of the two-sided messages is greater. Based on the results of the study, this paper helps vloggers to adopt different persuasive approaches for different types of audiences, choose the proper marketing methods, attract the potential customers, and achieve such purposes as enriching product marketing forms and increasing market share.

Impact of information credibility on social media information adoption behavior: a systematic literature review

PurposeThe purpose of this systematic literature review was to collect and review the studies published worldwide in English language presenting the persuasive role of information/content credibility (IC) on the information adoption behavior (IAB) of social media users.Design/methodology/approachThe relevant literature was searched by the reviewers from two specialized databases, i.e. Library, Information Science and Technological Abstract (LISTA) and Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA), whereas five general databases, i.e. Emerald, Springer Link, Taylor and Francis Online, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global and Google Scholar, using the Internet (portal) services available at the two Pakistani universities, i.e. University of Sargodha and the University of the Punjab. The search was updated in February 2022.FindingsThe results of this study revealed that there was a significant impact of IC over the IAB of social media users.Originality/valueThis study is the first of its nature that aims to collect and present a systematic review of the literature based on empirical evidence of the influential role of IC on the IAB of social media users.

Between Policy and Risk Communication: Coverage of Air Pollution in Ghanaian Newspapers.

Mass media plays an increasingly persuasive role in orienting political decisions, shaping social agendas, influencing individuals’ actions, and interpreting scientific evidence for the public. With growing scientific understanding of the health, social and environmental consequences of air pollution, there is an urgent need to understand how media coverage frames these links, particularly in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. This paper examines how the Ghanaian print and electronic media houses are covering air pollution issues given increased efforts at reducing air pollution within the country. The main goal of this work is to track the progress of policies to reduce air pollution. We used a qualitative content analysis of selected newspapers (both traditional and online) between the periods 2016 and 2021 and we found that articles on air pollution have been increasing, with more reportage on impact and policy issues compared to causes of air pollution. A focus group with six members of the media confirmed an interest in covering health and environmental issues, particularly coverage of specific diseases and human-interest pieces. This increasing attention is likely associated with intensifying local, national, and international action to improve air quality in Ghana, and growing awareness of the health impacts of air pollution.

Focus on the Visual (The 2022 Presidential Address)

There are visual components of mathematics that are vital to the learning of the subject and should be a focus for its teaching. One aspect is the impressive capacity of the brain to visualise, an important element in the discovery process of some prominent mathematicians and scientists. The pedagogical importance of diagrams in mathematics is considered, with examples showing their role in problem-solving, elucidation, persuasion and decision making, concluding with some particularly stimulating and revealing diagrams for use in the classroom.

Textual and interpersonal metadiscourse markers in political discourse: A case study

This study explores the use of textual and interpersonal metadiscourse markers in political discourse and their role in persuasion. To this end, the study examines four political speeches delivered by Hillary Clinton, an American politician. The speeches were retrieved from YouTube, transcribed and analysed following Dafouz-Milne’s (2008) model of metadiscourse markers. In addition, Mai’s (2016) taxonomy—which draws on Aristotle’s model of persuasion—was used to identify the persuasive functions of metadiscourse markers. The data were analysed qualitatively. The findings show that Hillary Clinton used a variety of metadiscourse markers; in particular, the interpersonal markers were found more frequently used than the textual markers. Within the interpersonal markers, commentaries with the inclusive “we” was the most frequently used, and within the textual markers, the logical markers with the additive “and” were dominant in her speeches. In terms of persuasion, the study found that Clinton used metadiscourse markers to achieve logical appeal (i.e., logos) more often than affective appeals (i.e., pathos). The results are discussed in light of theories of metadiscourse and political discourse.

The persuasive role of the past: Policy feedback and citizens' acceptance of information communication technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic in China.

How can the enforcement of policies in the past influence a society's future adoption of information communication technologies (ICTs)? In this paper, we tackle this question by exploring how past e‐governance policies influence citizens' willingness to use the health QR code, which is a COVID‐19 tracing app widely used in China's pandemic control. Past policies regarding smart‐city development in China involve two aspects: the construction of electronic infrastructure and the applications of specific technologies. Empirical analysis based on a nationwide dataset in China suggests that past policies exhibit persuasive effects and influence citizens' acceptance of the health QR code. Specifically, e‐governance applications in cities significantly enhance citizens' acceptance through the demonstration of their usefulness. However, the construction of e‐governance infrastructure per se does not have the same impact on citizens' acceptance. By connecting citizens' acceptance of new technology with past e‐governance policies, the study illustrates a nuanced policy feedback mechanism through which past policies can substantially reshape public opinion by policy outcomes.

Arguing with Numbers: The Intersection of Rhetoric and Mathematics

Arguing with Numbers: The Intersection of Rhetoric and Mathematics

Beyond Rational Persuasion: How Leaders Change Moral Norms

Scholars are increasingly examining how formal leaders of organizations change moral norms. The prominent accounts over-emphasize the role of rational persuasion. We focus, instead, on how formal leaders successfully break and thereby create moral norms. We draw on Dreyfus’s ontology of cultural paradigms and Williams’s moral luck to develop our framework for viewing leader-driven radical norm the change. We argue that formal leaders, embedded in their practices’ grounding, clarifying, and organizing norms, get captivated by anomalies and respond to them by taking moral risks, which, if practically successful, create a new normative order. We illustrate the framework with Churchill’s actions in 1940 and Anita Roddick’s Body Shop. Last, we discuss normative orders, when ordinary leaders change norms, evil, and further research.

Social media for sustainability education: gaining knowledge and skills into actions for sustainable living

ABSTRACT Today, social media has been taking an increasingly expansive, invasive, and persuasive role in shaping the individuals’ – and hence – the families’ and society’s behavior, actions, habits, consumption, and production patterns. This paper presents findings from a study focusing on developing a strategy to change people’s behavior towards sustainability and turn them into actions by utilizing education for sustainability, pervasive design, digital media, and gamification concepts and methods. To this end, first, a survey is conducted to understand the current knowledge, awareness, and responses of a representative segment of society in Doha, Qatar on sustainability issues, concerns, and problems. Second, a social experiment is performed through a social media account in order to increase people’s knowledge, awareness, skills, and actions for sustainable living. Finally, a follow-up survey is performed to assess and understand the outcomes of the social experiment (Instagram account campaign) among its followers. This study aims to learn the effectiveness of the proposed social media experiment for a sustainable lifestyle in Qatar among college-level educated young adults. In conclusion, following the social media campaign, the results show that 49% of followers learned more about sustainable living and 25% developed at least one sustainable habit in two months. Thus, this study demonstrates the potential of using social media, persuasive design, and sustainability education concepts and methods to change people’s behavior into sustainable actions to achieve a more sustainable living, society, and world.

PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF AN EFFICIENT FRAMEWORK FOR INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM USING DATA MINING TECHNIQUES

In the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic crisis, due to the tremendous development of mobile and internet technologies, the excessive growth in cyber-crime makes networksurity a major concern. As a result, individuals and companies are gradually moving towards the use of Intrusion Detection System (IDS), as it plays a persuasive role in monitoring and detecting the traffic of a network. However, high dimensional data affect the performance of IDS by reducing prediction accuracy, increasing false positive rate and classification time. Hence the focus of this research work is to develop a novel framework by integrating Auto – Bi Level (ABL) Classification with Double Filtering Fine Tuning – Ensemble Hybrid (DFFT-EH) feature selection. The experiments are conducted using NSL- KDD a benchmark intrusion detection dataset and it is proved that the proposed framework performs well with good accuracy, less false positive rate and less classification time when compared with voting ensemble classifier and other existing standard algorithms.

Conceptualisation of Sustainability

Metaphors are language phenomena commonly used as tools of persuasion, as evident in different kinds of public discourses, most notably in political addresses. They are particularly potent in this respect because they function on the principle of connecting the logical with the emotional. This persuasive role has also been attested in media reports, usually employed for the purposes of framing and the creation of a specific narrative. The purpose of this paper is to outline a theoretical and methodological account of metaphor choices related to sustainability and restoration, as issues related to climate change, made by the contemporary media and the perceptions formed by repetition and reinforcements of certain kinds of imagery present in their choice. An additional purpose is to understand which information sources, and possible instances of influence and leverage, could be of importance in terms of the media reporting on sustainability-related issues. Therefore, the paper offers novel conceptual and analytical guidelines for future research in the field of sustainability communication.

The Effectiveness of the Contradictory Duals in Osama bin Munqith's Poetry: فَاعِليَّة الثُّنَائِيَّات الضِّديَّة في شِعِر أُسَامَةَ بنِ مُنقِذ

Antagonistic dualities are a philosophical phenomenon that has been transferred to the context of literary criticism and then applied to literature, and it is a reflection of the aspects of the universe based on contradiction such as good and evil, light and darkness, existence and nothingness, death and life, and an expression of the human soul with its struggles and fluctuations, a term defined by our rhetorical inheritance. Among them are antithetical, equivalent equivalence, and considering literature as a form of self-expression, this research came to show the importance of oppositional dualities and the effectiveness of their presence in the literary text with the vitality they give it, in addition to their role in persuasion and influence through the element of paradox and astonishment that it creates in the recipient through the encounter of dualities And the collection of contradictory meanings, which are integrated in the service of the literary text , finding the pleasure of reading and receiving , working on analysis and creating semantics.