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Wang, Yan. "Analysis on the Application of Wechat in University Library Management." Learning & Education 10, no. 8 (June 20, 2022): 239. http://dx.doi.org/10.18282/l-e.v10i8.3143.
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With the development of wechat technology, its application is more and more widely. In the current university library management work also attaches more and more importance to the application of wechat. However, there are still many problems in library management. In order to solve these problems, we should actively explore the application of wechat and closely combine wechat with university library management. This paper analyzes the problems existing in the current university library management through literature method and specific management practice, and discusses the advantages of the application of wechat in the management and the effective application strategies of wechat in the library management. It is hoped that this paper can provide some reference for improving the management quality of university library.
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Liu, Yi. "Evaluation Study on the Network Impact Index of WeChat Based on Principal Component Analysis." Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience 13, no. 10 (October 1, 2016): 7676–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/jctn.2016.6085.
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WeChat software is an important social tool in modern society. This paper discusses the network impact of WeChat from ten aspects including WeChat popularity, attention, video observability, network reputation, function usability, dissemination speed of information, transmission ratio of positive energy and impact of WeChat on network economy, politics and culture, and questionnaires on these ten influence factors are distributed to college students for investigation. Principal component analysis is used to deal with the survey results, the principal components of the ten factors are extracted, and the results show that WeChat popularity, attention, video observability, network reputation and function usability are the main components, in which WeChat popularity, attention and video observability are the factors having the greatest impact on the calculation. And this paper presents the function relationship between the main principal components of WeChat network impact index and these ten influence factors, to evaluate the network impact index of WeChat.
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Zhu, Xing Yu, and Abdul Razaque Chhachhar. "Descriptive Analysis Regarding Use of Wechat among University Students in China." Asian Social Science 12, no. 2 (January 11, 2016): 151. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ass.v12n2p151.
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<p>The main purpose this study is to explore that how the international students use Wechat in China and what kind of functions and social networking apply on Wechat. Furthermore the study indicated regarding what was most important opinion and information students adopt on Wechat. This research study is descriptive analysis about usage and Wechat as source of communication and contact with family, friends and teacher is highlighted in the paper. Total 200 international students respondents randomly were selected for data collection from Tsinghua University Beijing, China the 65.5% male and 34.5% of the female participated in the study the main findings of the study 94.5% of the respondents use Wechat to contact with friends and main purpose of use Wechat is the result showed 97.5% send message their friends and teachers. However, the 44% of the respondents agree the information that people tag and write on Wechat could be reliable. Furthermore, there many functions are available on Wechat where people can get benefit like call the taxi, transfer money recharge money in mobile phone and games but most of the respondents did not use it properly due to lack of Chinese language bearer among international students. Therefore it is possible that Wechat can introduce some new Apps where international students can get more benefit from it.</p>
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Zhang, Cong, Yuan'An Liu, Fan Wu, Lidong Zhai, and Hui Lu. "Analysis of WeChat Subscription Influence Based on Topic Diffusion." International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics 11, no. 4 (October 2019): 130–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijdcf.2019100109.
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With the average daily growth of 15000 new subscribers, the number of WeChat subscription has broken the 5,800,000 subscribers recently. WeChat subscription's topic influence calculation has been very significant. This article takes Tencent-WeChat subscription platform as the research object and focuses on the influence analysis of topic diffusion. Based on the subscription's temporal characteristics of influence, the parameters of propagation capability, and the similarity weights among different subscriptions with the same topic, the authors propose an analysis model of WeChat subscription influence.
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Zhu, Qiandong. "The application of social media in outreach of academic libraries’ resources and services." Library Hi Tech 34, no. 4 (November 21, 2016): 615–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lht-05-2016-0055.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce the implementation of the official WeChat account, the most popular mobile social media site in China, to share Jinan University Library collections and services to students, faculty and staff. The implementation, experience and issues have implications for academic libraries and other institutions to run and improve social media tools. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a case study, which elaborates on the implementation process of the official WeChat account, including project group establishment, account application and management, users’ needs analysis, WeChat secondary development and model of development. Findings The official WeChat account has already engaged a population of followers who are able to directly access library resources and service via their mobile device. The social media tool is an effective approach to promote library services and to enhance relationships between the library and its users. The issues appear during the process of WeChat implementation and promotion, which requires WeChat’s provider, third-party application vendors and the library to work together to solve. Originality/value The implementation of official WeChat account has practical implications for academic libraries and other institutions to conduct it and similar social media tools, such as Sina Weibo, Facebook and Line. In particular, it is beneficial for academic libraries outside China which desire to use WeChat to engage Chinese international students. Additionally, it provides insight into the future effort on social media promotion, secondary development and cooperation within the social networking industry.
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Zhang, Liang, Yi Wu, XueSheng Qian, Ping Lv, and Xue Zhou. "Analysis on WeChat-Based Blended Learning in Network Marketing Course." International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) 14, no. 17 (September 16, 2019): 86. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v14i17.11277.
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Blended learning is an information-based teaching method. This method is applied in network marketing course and verifying its teaching effect is a problem worthy of research. By combining blended learning-related theories, student features, and course requirements, a WeChat-based blended learning pattern applicable to network marketing course was proposed in this study. A teaching design of WeChat-based blended learning was created, followed by a teaching experiment. Quantitative analysis was used to verify the teaching results of the experimental and control classes. Results demonstrate that the learning effect of experimental class adopting WeChat-based blended learning is superior to that of the control class adopting traditional teaching method. WeChat-based blended learning lengthens extracurricular learning time, enhances students’ learning interest, and increases the opportunity of student–teacher exchange. This study provides references for developing WeChat-based hybrid learning.
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Li, Siran, Xiaoqian Yang, and Yiyu Zeng. "Analysis Of WeCom To Help Universities’ Digital Transformation Strategy." BCP Business & Management 34 (December 14, 2022): 831–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.54691/bcpbm.v34i.3102.
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As a corporate communication and office tool created by Tencent's WeChat team, WeCom has the same communication experience as WeChat, rich OA applications, and the ability to connect with the WeChat ecosystem, which can help enterprises connect with internal, ecological partners, and consumers. This article mainly analyzes that under the background of the normalization of the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, online office, and online classes have gradually become the norm, as an excellent communication and office tool, how WeCom can give full play to its unique advantages to help colleges and universities complete digital transformation. This paper uses network effect analysis, SWOT analysis and other methods to analyze its competitiveness, competing products, charging strategies, etc., and finally puts forward four suggestions for the digital transformation of colleges and universities through WeChat: using sticky social characteristics to spread widely, focusing on "private" "Domain management" to achieve precise marketing, with SCRM system to help the efficient operation and expand the field of use.
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Shan, Siqing, Mengni Liu, and Xiaobo Xu. "Analysis of the key influencing factors of haze information dissemination behavior and motivation in WeChat." Information Discovery and Delivery 45, no. 1 (February 20, 2017): 21–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/idd-09-2016-0029.
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Purpose With the development of mobile internet, instant messaging (IM) applications have gradually changed the way to receive information and communicate with friends. Considered as one of the important social media platforms, WeChat is the most popular IM application in China. This paper aims to examine the influence factors of haze information’s dissemination in WeChat. Design/methodology/approach Based on the theory of information dissemination and the theory of motivation, three information dissemination elements including information source, information and information receiver were proposed in the structural equation model. The model was tested using data collected from both online and offline questionnaire survey results. The data analysis from 170 valid responses confirmed the path effects that emotional motivation, social motivation of information receiver and the credibility of information source positively influenced WeChat users’ re-transmission intention and information emotional tendency negatively influenced their re-transmission intention. Findings The research model revealed these key factors that affected dissemination of haze information in WeChat. More importantly, it provided a decision-making framework to release the public emergency information in WeChat. Hence, the paper made an important contribution to practical guidance to relevant decision makers. Originality/value This study contributes to the literature on examining factors affecting the haze information transmission in WeChat. A framework was proposed to describe the information dissemination process which comprises information source, information and information receiver.
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Wang, Chang Quan. "Research on Mobile Information Service of the Library Based on WeChat." Applied Mechanics and Materials 701-702 (December 2014): 1008–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.701-702.1008.
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Mobile information service is one of the development direction of library information service, WeChat as an instant messaging products, has attracted the attention of all sectors from the beginning. The first analysis the current situation of mobile information service of library, points out existing problems; then introduce WeChat and WeChat public account, describes how to realize the function that the use query library information through the WeChat with the help of WeChat public platform as a carrier. And analyze the realization method of setting WeChat public platform, building interface server, certificating in the docking process and querying data in the background.
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Jiao, Xi, Zhifeng Li, and Yu Lei. "Research on the Effect of Operation of Guangdong Tax WeChat Official Accounts on the Improvement of Taxpayers' Satisfaction." Financial Forum 11, no. 1 (March 30, 2022): 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.18282/ff.v11i1.2765.
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<p>Tax wechat, to some extent, can narrow the distance between taxpayers and the authorities and strengthen the credibility of the authorities.Due to the uneven quality of government wechat of tax departments at all levels, there are still many problems in the current development of domestic government wechat.These issues affect taxpayer satisfaction.This paper takes guangdong tax WeChat Official Accounts as the research object,, and the status quo of Guangdong tax operations is analyzed in depth.Through questionnaire survey, the satisfaction of taxpayers of Guangdong Tax WeChat Official Accounts was obtained.. SPSS and other analysis tools were used to carry out relevant analysis, and it was found that the wechat Official Accounts had some deficiencies in operation, such as unclear positioning, imperfect standards and inadequate interaction.Finally, based on the theoretical knowledge of service marketing and the results of guangdong tax case analysis, some suggestions are put forward on the operation of tax authorities' wechat official accounts, hoping to enrich the theory of tax service and improve the overall satisfaction of taxpayers by improving the operation of tax authorities' wechat official accounts.</p>
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Wu, Peng, and Di Zhao. "Research on the Identification of Key Nodes in the Process of WeChat Epidemic Information Dissemination: A Supernetwork Perspective." Mathematical Problems in Engineering 2020 (August 27, 2020): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6751686.
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It is of great significance to comprehensively and reasonably identify the key nodes in the WeChat epidemic information dissemination system. First, the recognition results can be used to guide the spread of epidemic-related information in WeChat, such as accelerating the spread of valuable information or monitoring the spread of rumors. Secondly, the analysis of key nodes helps us understand the evolution of the epidemic information dissemination network in WeChat, and the analysis of key nodes also helps us understand the modes and methods of epidemic-related information dissemination in WeChat. Finally, the results of these studies may be generalized to other fields of social life. This paper analyzes the composition of and relationship between epidemic-related information dissemination systems in WeChat and proposes a Supernetwork model for WeChat epidemic information dissemination on this basis. In this study, a comprehensive identification method of key nodes of the WeChat epidemic information dissemination system under the Supernetwork vision was constructed, and the method is analyzed and verified through examples in this paper.
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Chen, Si-hua, and Wei He. "Study on Knowledge Propagation in Complex Networks Based on Preferences, Taking Wechat as Example." Abstract and Applied Analysis 2014 (2014): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/543734.
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As platform based on users’ relationship to acquire, share, and propagate knowledge, Wechat develops very rapidly and becomes an important channel to spread knowledge. This new way to propagate knowledge is quite different from the traditional media way which enables knowledge to be spread surprisingly in Wechat. Based on complex network theory and the analysis of the factors which influence the knowledge propagation in Wechat, this paper summarizes the behavior preferences of Wechat users in knowledge propagation and establishes a Wechat knowledge propagation model. By the simulation experiment, this paper tests the model established and finds some important thresholds in knowledge propagation in Wechat. The findings are valuable for further studying the knowledge propagation in Wechat and provide theoretical proof for forecasting the scale and influence of knowledge propagation.
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Du, Gang, Yufeng Sun, and Yue Zhao. "Construction and Analysis of School Moral Education System Based on Big Data Technology." Advances in Multimedia 2022 (September 29, 2022): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3782561.
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Using educational big data to enhance the performance of the moral education system in colleges and universities is important to smart moral education. However, educational big data has an obvious diversity. For this reason, combined with multiple resources, the “adaptive” data processing method with strong dynamic and active adaptability is cited to analyze the big data in colleges and universities to understand and grasp the dynamic of users’ thoughts and behaviors. At the same time, according to the interest bias, the concept of “interest group” is used to classify the interests of a large number of users form different groups for modeling and use it as the core framework to build an intelligent research model of moral and ideological education. Then, on this basis, the experiment was carried out using the WeChat public account data of 20 universities, and the WeChat Communication Index (WCI), WeChat Service Index (WSI), and WeChat Management Index (WMI) were used to evaluate the function of the WeChat public accounts of universities in ideological and moral education. The roles and characteristics in the system are classified into three categories: communication-oriented, service-oriented, and general type. Among them, the communication-oriented type is mainly used to provide and disseminate educational information, while the service type can be the bridge to build direct connection between teachers and students. Therefore, the performance of ideological and moral education system in universities can be enhanced. While the general type is multifunctional, its performance in information dissemination and interaction is modest. Therefore, it is suggested that the WeChat public account should take the dissemination of information and the interaction between teachers and students into account.
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Xiao, Yangling, Bingjun Tong, Yanmei Sheng, and Mingxin Cui. "Empirical Study on the Influencing Factors of WeChat Business Integrity." Journal of Global Information Management 30, no. 3 (August 2022): 1–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jgim.20220701.oa4.
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With the increasing popularity of the smart phones and electronic payment, WeChat shopping has become a trendy lifestyle for many people. However, the issue of WeChat business integrity has gradually appeared due to the virtuality of the Internet. This paper analyzed the development of WeChat business and its business integrity. The influencing factors of WeChat business integrity and related hypotheses had been studied based on theoretical and practical analysis. The reliability and validity of the data collected through questionnaires were tested with SPSS24.0. Empirical analysis was done to the hypotheses by using the structural equation model. The results indicated that products and service quality, after-sale guarantee, payment security and Word-of-mouth had a prominent positive effect on the integrity of WeChat business.
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Xu, Jing, and Huijun Zhang. "Activating beyond Informing: Action-Oriented Utilization of WeChat by Chinese Environmental NGOs." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 7 (March 22, 2022): 3776. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073776.
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Social media has generated new opportunities for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to inform and educate publics, and more powerfully, it enables NGOs to mobilize people to act. To enhance understanding how social media functions to serve action-oriented communication for organizations, we focused on WeChat, the largest social media in China. We examined an original dataset of 2472 articles posted by 175 environmental NGOs (ENGOs) during a two-month period in 2019 on WeChat. A qualitative content analysis was conducted to identify what actions ENGOs use WeChat to mobilize. We used statistical methods to analyze the effectiveness of ENGOs’ action-oriented utilization of WeChat and the organizational differences in the adoption of action-oriented messages. This study reveals that more than a quarter of the articles were mobilizational in nature. There were three major types of action ENGOs mobilize via WeChat. Though the informational use of WeChat is extensive, users prefer action-oriented messages and the activating strategy is more effective in motivating users to engage. Our analysis indicates that the more participatory people feel, the more likely they are to respond to WeChat messages, and the more they are involved. Our findings have implications for how the adoption of WeChat helps engender new paradigms of citizen participation.
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Tang, Yidi. "Analysis on the Influencing Factors of Acceptance Willingness of Advertisement in WeChat Moments based on Theory of Planned Behavior." BCP Business & Management 13 (November 16, 2021): 32–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.54691/bcpbm.v13i.58.
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In the era of the Internet, advertisements in WeChat moments hold been pouring in and favored by businesses. But as the number of advertisements in WeChat moments increases, the quality is uneven. Users have different attitudes towards it, and some users even loathe it. How to meet the needs of users, accurately capture the interests of users and improve the acceptance of users is still an urgent problem to be discussed. Based on the theoretical framework of planned behavior and questionnaire survey, this paper explores the influencing factors of acceptance willingness of advertisement in the information flow of WeChat moments. Research shows that control belief has the most significant impact on users’ acceptance willingness. Different age and income levels also have impacts on users’ acceptance willingness. Young and middle-aged users and middle-income groups have a higher degree of acceptance of WeChat advertisement. Therefore, opinion leaders can be used to positively guide users to accept the subjective norms of advertisements in WeChat moments. In terms of the content and form of advertisement, researchers can enrich the content of advertisement and simplify the participation steps to improve users’ belief in control. In addition, developers can use big data to identify target users and implement precise delivery. Moreover, they can capture users’ behavioral willingness to enhance users’ acceptance of advertisements in WeChat moments.
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Chen, Gen-Fang. "WeChat Official Account Analysis of Music Users." Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1738 (January 2021): 012134. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1738/1/012134.
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Wu, Songyang, Yong Zhang, Xupeng Wang, Xiong Xiong, and Lin Du. "Forensic analysis of WeChat on Android smartphones." Digital Investigation 21 (June 2017): 3–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diin.2016.11.002.
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SHANG, Wei. "Construction and Application of WeChat Learning Platform in "Folk Literature" Teaching." International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) 11, no. 05 (May 23, 2016): 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v11i05.5688.
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WeChat as a type of mobile software with social communication attribute and platform function can offer a new platform and application mode for distance education. Real-time communication and good use experience of WeChat can make students have high use ratio and degree of tackiness. WeChat learning platform makes distance education more feasible, convenient and efficient. This paper takes Folk Literature as the experimental course and adopts interview and statistical data methods to contrastively analyze classroom effect differences before and after application of WeChat learning platform through design of WeChat learning platform of Folk Literature distance education, teaching design and case design and application effect analysis of WeChat learning platform application. This paper provides theoretical support and data support for Folk Literature distance education and its application in college education.
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Su, Xianglin. "Content Analysis of HPV Vaccine Messages on Chinese Social Media." Jurnal The Messenger 12, no. 1 (April 10, 2020): 63. http://dx.doi.org/10.26623/themessenger.v12i1.1814.
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<em><span>The present study aimed to explore the characteristics and effects of messages about the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine on WeChat, a social media platform in China, with the theoretical underpinning of the Limited Capacity Model of Motivated Mediated Message Processing and the Health Belief Model. Researcher carried on content analysis and found that severity (37.82%), susceptibility (36.13%), benefits (68.07%), and barriers (47.9%) have appeared in WeChat. The target audience was mainly women (91.5%), and most of the media platforms were non-medical organizations (72.27%). People in China had a positive attitude toward HPV9. The research findings elucidated to explore the effectiveness of the messages about the HPV vaccine on WeChat, indicated that the potential effects of social media messages on individual cervical cancer prevention intentions and behaviors. In the end, researcher proposed some strategies for identifying the messages, and the implications of the findings were also discussed.</span></em>
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Fan, Hongya, and Hengping Cao. "A Study on the Discourse Construction of WeChat Salesmen’s Personal Identities: Based on Data from the Moments of WeChat." World Journal of Social Science Research 4, no. 4 (November 3, 2017): 307. http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/wjssr.v4n4p307.
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<p><em>The analysis in this paper examines how the salesmen construct their identities through the Chinese messaging app WeChat by applying Karen Tracy’s identity theory. Using a data set consisting of 17 WeChat salesmen’s discursive practices posted in the Moments of WeChat, the analysis found out 6 types of identities constructed, which are as salesmen, product users, competitors, evaluators, friends and organizers. Both rhetorical and cultural perspectives are adopted in analyzing how these identities are constructed.</em><em></em></p>
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Hao, Lei, Fucheng Wan, Ning Ma, and Yicheng Wang. "Analysis of the Development of WeChat Mini Program." Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1087 (September 2018): 062040. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1087/6/062040.
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Hong, Ying, Meng Wan, and Zheng Li. "Understanding the Health Information Sharing Behavior of Social Media Users." Journal of Organizational and End User Computing 33, no. 5 (September 2021): 180–203. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/joeuc.20210901.oa9.
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Studies have focused on elucidating the sharing behavior of media users. However, few studies have specifically investigated users' health information sharing behavior in the social media context, especially WeChat. This study proposes a theoretical research model that integrates social capital and user gratification with the theory of planned behavior to explore health information sharing behavior of WeChat users. Based on online survey data collected from 616 WeChat users, correlation analysis and structural equation modeling were sequentially performed. It was found that both social capital and gratification factors play important roles in influencing WeChat users' health information sharing. Social interaction, acting both as social capital and gratification factor directly and indirectly generated positive effects on health information sharing intention. In conclusion, this study revealed the key determinants of health information sharing intention among WeChat users and examined the mediation effects to effectively understand users' health information sharing behavior.
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Wu, Yan, and Matthew Wall. "The ties that bind: How the dominance of WeChat combines with guanxi to inhibit and constrain China’s contentious politics." New Media & Society 21, no. 8 (February 21, 2019): 1714–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1461444819830072.
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Despite the market dominance of WeChat in contemporary China, we currently know little about its significance for Chinese politics. WeChat enables strong-tie communicative networks, which prior research indicates is consequential for contentious political engagement. Drawing on evidence from focus groups conducted with Chinese citizens in the United Kingdom, we reveal that although WeChat users are often connected through offline social and professional networks, contentious politics manifests on the app only under a narrow range of circumstances. Furthermore, political contention on WeChat is reported by our respondents to be largely confined to matters of ‘interest-oriented’ and/or ‘safe’ topics that do not challenge the wider political system. This trend is driven by a combination of political and cultural dynamics which we elaborate in a theoretically informed thematic analysis, arguing that engaging with the concept of guanxi provides more insight into the political repercussions of WeChat in China than a focus on tie strength.
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Zhang, Ranni, Yuxin Zheng, Ze Chen, Bin Li, and Songping Yang. "Influence of WeChat Use on the College Students Campus Life Satisfaction-A Perspective on Bridging Social Capital." Studies in Media and Communication 7, no. 1 (May 27, 2019): 30. http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/smc.v7i1.4295.
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The theories of social capital and Rosenberg's self-esteem scale were used to measure the campus life satisfaction of college students, this paper made an empirical analysis on the WeChat media use of 1000 college students from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and mainland China (M=18.81 years old, SD=0.96) of a University in Guangdong province, and discussed the relationship among college students' social media use intensity, campus life satisfaction and social capital. The study found that there was a significant positive correlation between WeChat use intensity of college students and social capital, that the intensity of WeChat use had a direct effect on college students' satisfaction with campus life, and that self-esteem had a moderating effect between WeChat use intensity and social capital.
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Zhang, Weifang, Xiaozhao Y. Yang, Tingzhong Yang, Joan L. Bottorff, Sihui Peng, Lingwei Yu, and Randall R. Cottrell. "Association of Excessive WeChat Use with Mental Disorders: A Representative Nationwide Study in China." American Journal of Health Behavior 45, no. 6 (November 15, 2021): 1002–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.5993/ajhb.45.6.5.
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Objectives: We examined associations between excessive WeChat use and mental disorders at the individual and contextual level. Methods: We conducted a representative nationwide survey sampling process of 11,283 medical students from 30 universities in China. Mental health status was measured by the Chinese Health Questionnaire. Both unadjusted and adjusted methods were considered in the analyses. Results: High frequency and long-time use prevalence was 19.1% and 31.2% respectively among WeChat users. The multilevel logistic regression model found that individual-level high frequency (OR = 1.26) and long-time use (OR = 1.24) were significantly associated with mental health disorders. University-level excessive WeChat use also was associated with the mental disorders (OR = 1.33 [high frequency use]; OR = 1.17 [long-time use]). Structural equation analysis showed that individual- and university-level high frequency and individual-level and university-level long-time WeChat use have a direct influence on poor mental health. The above variables, except individual-level long-time use, have an indirect influence on poor mental health through mental stress. Conclusions: This study provides new evidence that excessive WeChat use is associated with mental disorders. These findings underscore the importance of alerting people to the possible health risks of excessive social media use.
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Pang, Hua. "Understanding the effects of WeChat on perceived social capital and psychological well-being among Chinese international college students in Germany." Aslib Journal of Information Management 70, no. 3 (May 21, 2018): 288–304. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ajim-01-2018-0003.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how the intensity use of WeChat is associated with perceived social capital and psychological well-being factors among Chinese international students in Germany. Design/methodology/approach Based on an online survey data collected from 212 Chinese international college students in Germany, correlation analysis and structural equation modeling were sequentially implemented to deal with the research questions. Findings The correlation analysis results indicate that the intensity of WeChat use is positively correlated with bridging, bonding, and maintained social capital. Additionally, a path model demonstrates that bonding social capital is positively related to life satisfaction and negatively related to the sense of loneliness. Furthermore, both bonding and maintained social capital mediate the relationship between WeChat use and these two well-being outcomes. Research limitations/implications Theoretically, the research is an initial study contributing to the existing social media literature on evaluating the effects of WeChat use on social capital and well-being. Practically, these obtained results can be beneficial to the understanding the dynamics of how social media may potentially impact students’ social connectedness and life quality. Originality/value Although WeChat has become the most prevalent social networking site in Mainland China, the social and psychological implications of the emerging technology are not completely understood. The paper offers evidence that WeChat has functioned as an efficient platform for sojourners to develop diverse types of social capital and promote well-being in an intercultural setting.
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Tan, Si, and Weiping Chen. "Building consumer trust in online food marketplaces: the role of WeChat marketing." International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 24, no. 5 (July 12, 2021): 845–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.22434/ifamr2020.0159.
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Consumer trust receives high attention in food marketplaces, however, little research focuses on how to build consumer trust in the online context. Drawing on signaling theory and presence theory, this paper proposes a comprehensive framework with which to explain the influence mechanism of WeChat food marketing on consumer trust. Utilizing data from 672 consumers in China’s WeChat food marketplaces, this study conducted a partial least squares structural equation modeling analysis. The findings indicate that food seller’s content behavior and interactive behavior on WeChat positively affect consumer trust through the mediating effect of consumer’s perceived information quality and presence. And consumer trust can enhance consumer loyalty. This study extends the research on consumer trust in online food marketplaces. It also provides certain theoretical guidance for food marketers to make better use of WeChat for trust building.
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Gan, Chunmei. "A survey of WeChat application in Chinese public libraries." Library Hi Tech 34, no. 4 (November 21, 2016): 625–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lht-06-2016-0068.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the current characteristics and status of WeChat application in Chinese public libraries. Design/methodology/approach Using a sample of 46 sub-provincial and provincial public libraries in China, this study collected data from their WeChat official accounts. Statistical analysis and content analysis were employed for data analysis. Findings The results show that 82.6 percent of the 46 libraries had applied for WeChat accounts and offered services, of which the earliest created time was March 20, 2013. Differences were found among history information regarding their numbers, types and contents. Moreover, as for service mode, 84.2 percent of the libraries present custom menus, and 68.4 percent provide self-inquiry information. In addition, three types of reference services are revealed: real-time services (28.9 percent), services via telephones or e-mails (36.8 percent) and menu services (7.9 percent). Originality/value This study illustrates an overall picture of WeChat application in Chinese public libraries. Extant research has mainly focused on Web 2.0 applications in university libraries, and less attention has been paid to the application of mobile social media in public libraries. This study attempts to fill this research gap.
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Gan, Chunmei. "Gratifications for using social media." Information Development 34, no. 2 (November 16, 2016): 139–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0266666916679717.
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The purpose of this paper is to examine the general and specific gratifications that drive users’ choice of different social media. Sina Weibo and WeChat in China were selected for the current study. Two separate empirical surveys were conducted and 368 valid data were collected from Chinese university students experienced in using Sina Weibo or WeChat. Exploratory factor analysis, paired t test and independent-samples t test were employed for data analysis. The results identify four general gratifications for using different social media: hedonic gratification, affection gratification, information gratification and social gratification. In addition, factor structure of information gratification is different for different social media. Furthermore, the strength of each gratification differs to varying degrees across the use of different social media. Information gratification plays the most salient role in using Sina Weibo, whereas affection gratification is the most important motive for the use of WeChat. Also, the use of Sina Weibo can better fulfill individuals’ information and hedonic gratifications, while individuals prefer to use WeChat for achieving gratifications of social and affection.
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Meng, Wang. "Research on the Influencing Factors of Consumers' Purchase Intention in WeChat Daigou." BCP Business & Management 20 (June 28, 2022): 897–903. http://dx.doi.org/10.54691/bcpbm.v20i.1078.
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After the reform and opening up, the scale of overseas daigou in China has gradually expanded, and WeChat platform has become an important trading platform for daigou by virtue of the integration of virtual community and payment functions. As there are many contents involved in the transaction process, there will be a variety of factors that affect whether consumers are willing to purchase on WeChat. Therefore, based on the analysis of four factors on the basis of the theory and technology acceptance model, with the external environment factors, individual consumers, marketing factors and community factors dimensions of four kinds of factors as independent variables, perceived value as intermediary variables, consumers purchase intention as dependent variable, the WeChat act as purchasing agency in the empirical research on the influence factors of consumer purchase intention, and on this basis, Relevant countermeasures and suggestions are put forward for effective marketing of WeChat purchasing agents.
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Putri Utari Cahyani, Ni Luh, I. Made Kusuma Negara, and I. Ketut Suwena. "FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI WISATAWAN CHINA MELAKUKAN FINTECH PAYMENT DI BALI." Jurnal IPTA 7, no. 2 (December 30, 2019): 174. http://dx.doi.org/10.24843/ipta.2019.v07.i02.p08.
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WeChat Pay is a Chinese payment platform that makes it easy for users to make mobile phone payments using the Quick Response Code (QR) technology in cooperating merchants. The purpose is to know the characteristics and factors that influencing Chinese tourists doing payment transactions using WeChat Pay in Bali by taking case studies at Discovery Shopping Mall Kuta, and the sample is Chinese tourist who has made a payment transaction using WeChat Pay at Discovery Shopping Mall Kuta. Sampling technique using purposive sampling on 110 respondents. Data collection techniques were conducted in several ways, including: observation, questionnaires, interview, literature study, and documentation. Data analysis techniques done with several stages, including: validity test, reliability test, and factor analysis. The result is there are seven factors that influence the decision of the China's tourist to make a payment transaction using WeChat Pay at Discovery Shopping Mall, including: (1) ease of various transaction activities, (2) increase efficiency, (3) the cost of charge, (4) ease of using/operation, (5) ease of understanding and learning, (6) improve performance, and (7) user satisfaction. The results of factors analysis is ease of work becomes the most dominant factor. This factor consists of several variables, including: Ease of various transaction activities, improve accessibility, availability of payments, and transaction capabilities.
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Yang, Guolan, and Douglas F. Cannon. "Proximity prominent news value for online publication." Newspaper Research Journal 38, no. 2 (June 2017): 259–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739532917716447.
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This case study examines how editors select stories for a Chinese-language publication’s WeChat public account. Results of a content analysis between May and August 2014 indicate that editors do not strictly rely on established news values to select WeChat stories. News categories better predict story decisions. Furthermore, news-category priorities identified in interviews with editors closely match what readers want to see.
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Li, Xingan. "Analysis of Criminal Activities Exploiting Social Media: With Special Regards to Criminal Cases of Wechat Fraud in Chinese Jurisdiction." Journal of Legal Studies 26, no. 40 (December 1, 2020): 19–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jles-2020-0009.
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AbstractSocial media provide a more convenient way for daily communication and business transaction, while they are also exploited by potential criminals to perpetrate offenses of different natures. Fraud is one of the most frequently reported offenses, some of which involve the use of WeChat, an application now used by 846 million users worldwide. The article is designed to give a comprehensive statement of features, causes, and types of WeChat fraud currently existing in China. The article also formulates important countermeasures based on academic conclusions, law enforcement opinions as well as written criminal judgments collected from Chinese courts during the research.
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Zhang, Jing, Cristobal Fernandez Muñoz, and Liisa Irene Hänninen. "WeChat: Social Network and Smart City." International Linguistics Research 2, no. 3 (September 2, 2019): p11. http://dx.doi.org/10.30560/ilr.v2n3p11.
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The work focuses on the study of WeChat (main social network in China) and its digital activity for its advanced functionalities which build intelligent society in China. The importance of this platform lies in the prohibition of Western social networks in China. For 7 years, WeChat has evolved as a “super social network”, from an instant messaging application to a hybrid including application, marketplace, payment method and operating systemz, as an integrated means rather than just social network. In today's western world, almost no network can be compared with WeChat in terms of its functionalities. It is a good example of promotion and development of the intelligent society because of its advanced functionalities. The new usage and the rapid expansion of its integrated functionality and impacts form the new communication consumption framework in China. This work shows how an intelligent society changes and develops through a social network, and detailed analysis of advanced technology and social network of WeChat to give a good example to Westren countries which want to build intelligent society.
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Huang, Mengjun. "Study on the Influence of the Value Conveying of Emoticons in Mobile Chat Tools on Users' Motivation and Intention: a Case Study of Middle-aged and Elderly Wechat Users." Scientific Journal of Technology 4, no. 11 (November 22, 2022): 137–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.54691/sjt.v4i11.2952.
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In this study, Wechat, China's mainstream social software, was chosen as the media, and through the combination of online and offline surveys, this study conducted a questionnaire survey on WeChat emoticon users over 45 years old, so as to explore the impact of the value conveyed through WeChat emoticons on the motivation and intention of middle-aged and elderly users. First of all, this study conducted the research through the combination of literature research and interviews. Through online questionnaire distribution and offline face-to-face interviews, the researcher modified the items of the pre-test questionnaire, constructed 6 dimensions with 18 evaluation indicators, collected 326 valid questionnaires, and conducted data analysis through SPSS. By building a structural equation model, this study explored the factors affecting the usage intention of WeChat emoticons of middle-aged and elderly users. The results show that there is a significant positive correlation between the four variables. Based on the research findings, this study makes several suggestions to provide reference for the design of emoticons for middle-aged and elderly users in the future.
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Xiao, Shuiyuan, Tongxin Li, Wei Zhou, Minxue Shen, and Yu Yu. "WeChat-based mHealth intention and preferences among people living with schizophrenia." PeerJ 8 (December 16, 2020): e10550. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10550.
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Background The past few decades have seen a rapid expansion of mHealth programs among people with serious mental illness, yet mHealth for schizophrenia is in a much earlier stage of development. This study examined the intention of WeChat-based mHealth programs among people living with schizophrenia (PLS) and evaluated correlates of the intention. Methods A total of 400 PLS aged 18–77 completed a cross-sectional survey by face-to-face interviews. The survey included a general question asking about participants’ willingness to attend WeChat-based mHealth programs, followed by preferences of three specific WeChat-based programs: psychoeducation, peer support, and professional support. PLS symptoms, functioning and disability were measured using the 18-item Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS-18), the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF), and the 12-item World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0), respectively. A multivariate logistic regression was used to determine correlates of program participation intention. Results Over forty percent (43%, n = 172) of participants were willing to participate in WeChat-based mHealth programs, among whom preferences for each specific program were shown in descending order: psychoeducation (68.60%), professional support (60.47%), and peer support (52.33%). A multivariate analysis revealed that younger age (OR: 0.13–0.20, 95% CI [0.05–0.43]), higher education (OR: 3.48–6.84, 95% CI [1.69–18.21]), and lower disability (OR: 0.97, 95% CI [0.94–0.99]) were all independently associated with WeChat-based mHealth program participation intention. Conclusion The findings provide guidance for further development of WeChat-based mHealth programs among PLS in China, and targeted at those who are younger, well-educated and with lower disability.
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Hu, Jingdan. "Critical Discourse Analysis of Wechat Stores’ Advertisements in Cosmetics and Skin-Care Products." International Journal of Education and Humanities 5, no. 3 (November 15, 2022): 146–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.54097/ijeh.v5i3.2746.
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The WeChat moment advertisements (WMAs), which were commonly utilized to promote cosmetics and skin-care products in WeChat stores, might have an impact on how women perceive themselves, their self-esteem, and their interpersonal connections. By adopting critical discourse analysis, this study analyzed the textual features, discourse practice, and social contexts of WMAs in cosmetics and skin-care product advertisements. The results revealed that numerous contradictory ideologies existed in the WMAs. Words and sentences that indicated both closeness and distance with female customers would lead them into a puzzlement of self-value, mixing their definitions of independence and being loved. In this process of perceiving these WMAs, women might experience an inner struggle of spending money for the pride brought by skin-care and cosmetic products, which was further reinforced by the social context that reshaped women’s pursuit of beauty.
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Shao, Fang, Zhiqiang He, Zheng Zhu, Xiang Wang, Jianping Zhang, Jinhua Shan, Jiajia Pan, and Hui Wang. "Internet Influence of Assisted Reproduction Technology Centers in China: Qualitative Study Based on WeChat Official Accounts." Journal of Medical Internet Research 22, no. 6 (June 10, 2020): e17997. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/17997.
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Background The prevalence of infertility in China is high, but the advent of assisted reproduction technology (ART) has greatly eased this situation. Social media, such as WeChat official accounts, have become the preferred tool for ART centers to communicate with patients, but their attention and operational status differ, and the Internet influence of WeChat official accounts is insufficient. In addition, questions about whether Internet influence is consistent with academic influence and whether the Internet can influence patients’ choice of medical treatment to a certain extent have not been explored. Objective This study aimed to examine the operational status and Internet influence of WeChat official accounts for ART centers and to explore the degree of Internet influence on patients’ choices of medical treatment. Methods We collected information from the WeChat official accounts for ART centers approved by the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China and used the technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution to build an Internet influence model of the ART centers and obtained a Ranking of Internet Influence on Reproductive Centers (RIIRC) for each center. Results We found there were 451 ART centers throughout the country by the end of 2016 and 498 by the end of 2018. The number of medical institutions is quite large, but their distribution is uneven, and their level of medical technical ability is very different. Analysis of the text data of posts of WeChat official accounts showed the ART centers have insufficient awareness of network exposure and publicity, and the RIIRC of some medical institutions was inconsistent with their medical level and academic status. Conclusions ART institutions have varying degrees of emphasis and use of WeChat official accounts in China. They fail to realize that the Internet influence of WeChat may bring them potential patient resources and that Internet influence may affect the future market structure of ART and may also potentially affect academic rankings.
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Liyu, Xia, Wang Youzi, and Wang Han. "Evaluation Index System of Enterprise WeChat Official Account Operational Capability." E3S Web of Conferences 253 (2021): 03015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202125303015.
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In order to provide reference standard for evaluating the operational capability of WeChat official account, we build a evaluation index system to improve the management level of publicity work. First, the evaluation index system of WeChat official account is designed. Then, the method of determining the weight of subjective and objective indicators combining Delphi method and principal component analysis is proposed. The per capita method for eliminating the influence of the scale of enterprises and the logarithmic normalization method for handling uneven data are proposed. Finally, the empirical study of the 12 official accounts of State Grid is made. The evaluation index system of WeChat official account includes 4 first level indicators and 15 two level indicators. This study proposes that the index system and data processing method are scientific.
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Zhao, Lingli. "Application Analysis of Visual Design Elements of WeChat Mini Program." Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1345 (November 2019): 062045. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1345/6/062045.
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Zhang, Sheng-Tai, Hao-Yu Yuan, and Ling-Li Duan. "Analysis of human behavior statistics law based on WeChat Moment." Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 540 (February 2020): 122854. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2019.122854.
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Cai, Ken, Yingying Jin, Hongwei Yue, and Haoran Huang. "Analysis of the Learning Mode of the Elaborate Resource Sharing Course." International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) 11, no. 09 (September 29, 2016): 66. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v11i09.6110.
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Educational informatization and networking have become inevitable because of the major changes in the course content system and teaching modes. Examining the status of elaborate resource sharing course (ERSC) construction and analyzing the sharing and application of educational resources are vital. Through the comparative analysis of foreign open classes and domestic resource sharing courses, this paper puts forward recommendations for the sharing of resources and communication between teachers and students in the construction of an ERSC. Positive interactions between teachers and students can be promoted in network-based teaching using the WeChat public platform to build a virtual learning environment. Then, this paper analyzes the effect of the intellectual property right protection of network teaching on open educational resources and proposes countermeasures. Results show that the WeChat teaching technology and the cited standards for the public educational resources can improve learning efficiency. These conclusions can also serve as reference in promoting the sustainable development of ERSC.
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Hua, Zhiya, and Fangling Wang. "Association between WeChat Use and Memory Performance among Older Adults in China: The Mediating Role of Depression." Behavioral Sciences 12, no. 9 (September 6, 2022): 323. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs12090323.
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Changes to memory performance in the course of aging may be influenced by behavioral factors. The use of social media among elderly people is increasing, but studying its effect on cognitive functions such as memory remains at an early stage of development. Meanwhile, the linking mechanisms underlying the association between social media use and memory performance, if any exist, have not been revealed. This study attempted to examine the association between the use of WeChat, the most popular social media platform in China, and memory performance among older people, and to test the possible mediating role of depression underlying this association. Data were drawn from the five-wave survey of the China Family Panel Study (CFPS), and 4929 respondents aged 60 or older (mean age = 68.19, SD = 5.84, 48.2% females) were included. Based on the descriptive statistics, the chi-squared test, Student’s t-test, correlation analysis, and mediation analysis were conducted. The results indicated that the usage rate of WeChat among the sample was 20.1%. After controlling for demographic variables, the use of WeChat was related to higher levels of memory performance and lower levels of depression. Moreover, depression partially mediated the relationship between WeChat use and memory performance. To maintain memory performance and promote cognitive health in the course of aging, using social media and alleviating depression merit special attention.
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Hu, Qianru. "Optimization of Online Course Platform for Piano Preschool Education Based on Internet Cloud Computing System." Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience 2022 (June 15, 2022): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6525866.
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This article focuses on introducing online piano teaching methods and has developed and implemented a preschool piano education online course platform. The system consists of four parts: backend, WeChat, client, and web page. Backend development uses PHP language and Laravel system framework, WeChat and web development both use JavaScript language and React framework, client development uses Objective-C language, and the system provides internal support for RESTful API, mainly for client, WeChat, and web. The client relies on the existing voice sensors of the research group to recognize and evaluate the performance of the students. The role of the client is to show the students their homework and demonstrate the activities performed by the teacher. The function of the WeChat terminal is to manage student work, user information, and user social interaction functions. The function of the web page is the score management and data analysis functions. Based on the knowledge of network course design, this article studies the design of piano preschool education platform and adds relevant components of the Internet cloud computer system and voice sensor to this platform, which provides great convenience for students to learn piano.
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Huang, Songshan (Sam), and Xiang Wei. "Offline versus online travel experience sharing: the national profile of China." International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research 13, no. 2 (June 3, 2019): 183–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijcthr-05-2018-0058.
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PurposeThis study aims to examine the demographic differences of Chinese nationals’ travel experience sharing through different offline and online platforms.Design/methodology/approachCross-tabulation analysis was applied on a national sample of 6081 respondents in China.FindingsThe study found that Chinese women tend to share travel experience more often than Chinese men; old people in China tend to use the face-to-face approach more than online or social media to share their travel experience. About 66.5 per cent of the survey sample used WeChat Moments to share their travel experience, highlighting WeChat as the dominating social media platform in China for travel sharing. In general, people who share via online platforms (WeChat, Weibo, QQ Space) tend to be young, single or unmarried, well-educated and earning a high monthly income.Originality/valueThe study offers an in-depth understanding of travel experience sharing idiosyncrasies in China.
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Ai, Chuan, Bin Chen, Hailiang Chen, Weihui Dai, and Xiaogang Qiu. "Geographical Structural Features of the WeChat Social Networks." ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 9, no. 5 (May 1, 2020): 290. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijgi9050290.
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Recently, spatial interaction analysis of online social networks has become a big concern. Early studies of geographical characteristics analysis and community detection in online social networks have shown that nodes within the same community might gather together geographically. However, the method of community detection is based on the idea that there are more links within the community than that connect nodes in different communities, and there is no analysis to explain the phenomenon. The statistical models for network analysis usually investigate the characteristics of a network based on the probability theory. This paper analyzes a series of statistical models and selects the MDND model to classify links and nodes in social networks. The model can achieve the same performance as the community detection algorithm when analyzing the structure in the online social network. The construction assumption of the model explains the reasons for the geographically aggregating of nodes in the same community to a degree. The research provides new ideas and methods for nodes classification and geographic characteristics analysis of online social networks and mobile communication networks and makes up for the shortcomings of community detection methods that do not explain the principle of network generation. A natural progression of this work is to geographically analyze the characteristics of social networks and provide assistance for advertising delivery and Internet management.
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Zhou, Haitao, Aishu Dong, Xiaoqing Xu, Jianing Zhu, and Bowen Shi. "Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation in Elderly Patients with Heart Failure: A Prospective Cohort Study." Journal of Healthcare Engineering 2022 (April 1, 2022): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/4923007.
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Objective. To determine the impact of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation administered through WeChat on exercising resilience and life quality in aged people with heart failure (HF). Methods. We conducted prospective cohort study that included 80 heart failure patients who were admitted to the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University from June 2018 to September 2020, 80 patients with heart failure. Patients were grouped according to their use of WeChat for rehabilitation. WeChat cohort provides remote supervision of rehabilitation and nursing guidance through WeChat. Specifically, the findings below were predetermined and compared across treatment groups utilizing analysis of variance corrected for baseline levels of the end measure and location: changes in the length of cardiopulmonary exercise tests, peak VO2, the proportion of predicted maximum VO2, and variation in the distance covered during the 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) assessment. Comparison of negative emotions between two groups, a Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) and Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), and Survey Short Form-36 (SF36) at baseline and at month 2. Results. In contrast with the control cohort, the WeChat cohort did not show any significant differences in general data ( P > 0.05). After the rehabilitation, the WeChat group has a notably higher level in 6MWD than in the control group. Prior to the rehabilitation, there were no statistical gaps between the two cohorts in terms of SAS and SDS scores ( P > 0.05). Even though the two cohorts saw a decline in SAS and SDS scores following nursing, the observation cohort indicated a much relatively low level in contrast with the control cohort ( P < 0.05). The comparison of the SF-36 scores between the two cohorts revealed no significant differences ( P > 0.05). Following nursing, the scores of the two cohorts declined significantly, with the control cohort scoring far lower than the other ( P < 0.05). Conclusions. In summary, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation via WeChat is very beneficial for HF patients who are at a stable phase of the disease. It may substantially improve patients’ exercise stamina, reduce adverse emotions, boost patients’ quality of life, and have significant clinical relevance.
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Xia, Jinggang, Shaodong Hu, Ji Xu, Hengjian Hao, Chunlin Yin, and Dong Xu. "The correlation between glucose fluctuation from self-monitored blood glucose and the major adverse cardiac events in diabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome during a 6-month follow-up by WeChat application." Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM) 56, no. 12 (November 27, 2018): 2119–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/cclm-2018-0220.
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Abstract Background This study aimed to investigate the correlation between glucose fluctuation from self-monitored blood glucose (SMBG) and the major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in diabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) during a 6-month follow-up period using the WeChat application. Methods From November 2016 to June 2017, 262 patients with ACS were discharged in a stable condition and completed a 6-month follow-up period. SMBG was recorded using the WeChat application. The patients were divided to a high glucose fluctuation group (H group; n=92) and a low glucose fluctuation group (L group; n=170). The 6-month incidence of MACE, lost-to-follow-up rate and satisfaction rate were measured through the WeChat follow-up. Results MACE occurred in 17.4% of patients in the H group and in 8.2% of patients in the L group (p=0.04). Multivariable analysis suggested that high glucose fluctuation conferred an 87% risk increment of MACE in the 6-month follow-up period (odds ratio: 2.1, 95% confidence interval 1.95–4.85; p=0.03). The lost-to-follow-up rate was lower and the satisfaction rate was higher in the patients using the WeChat application during follow-up than those of the regular outpatient follow-up during the same period (p<0.05). Conclusions The trial demonstrates that higher glucose fluctuation from SMBG after discharge was correlated with a higher incidence of MACE in diabetic patients with ACS. WeChat follow-up might have the potential to promote a good physician-patient relationship.
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Matemba, Elizabeth D., Guoxin Li, and Baraka J. Maiseli. "Consumers' Stickiness to Mobile Payment Applications." Journal of Database Management 29, no. 3 (July 2018): 43–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jdm.2018070103.
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WeChat wallet incorporates compelling features facilitating users to conduct financial transactions more conveniently. The authors' survey discovered that most users appreciate WeChat wallet services. Previous studies, however, inadequately address critical factors that motivate consumers' stickiness to this promising technology. Scholars concentrate only on the technological features and considers societal traditional practices. This work establishes a psychometric theoretical model that integrates novel constructs, which balances technological features and traditional values, predicting WeChat wallet customers' stickiness. To this end, a questionnaire, with Likert scale items, was administered to 450 Chinese and foreigners in China. The authors measured their model's reliability and validity using composite reliability, convergent validity, and discriminant validity. The study applied the common latent factor approach to test the common method bias. Structural equation modeling and SPSS were used for data analysis. The study reveals that perceived availability of merchant support, convenience, social influence, and red envelope (traditional Chinese culture for sharing monetary values during festivals and special events) preference promote consumers' stickiness behaviors to WeChat wallet. In addition, perceived security insignificantly moderates the relationships between convenience/social influence and consumers' stickiness. This study gives scholars an important research avenue to explore further the relationships between traditions and diffusion of technology.