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Food Is Heaven, written by Ge Liang (2022), has achieved phenomenal success since its publication. The innovative use of vernacular and classical Chinese, vivid narration of food, and multilingual interactions among characters have introduced readers to translanguaging aesthetics. Translanguaging, as a methodological and theoretical framework of language communication and human cognition (Li, 2011a, 2011b, 2018, 2022a), is regarded as a literary device in Food Is Heaven. The lens of translanguaging emphasizes multisensory, multimodal, multisemiotic, and multilingual communication, fostering creative and critical approaches to meaning-making by transcending the boundaries of semiotic and linguistic divides. Literary works, serving as imaginative reflections of daily practices, bridge the gap between reality and imagination, embracing creative and aesthetic narrations in their meaning-making. However, few studies have explored literary works in light of translanguaging. This article aims to explore how translanguaging is employed as a literary device through a case study of the phenomenal Chinese book Food Is Heaven, written by Ge Liang (2022). Through the lens of translanguaging, we examine the creativity and criticality of the writer’s innovative language philosophy, exploring how translanguaging is employed to break linguistic and semiotic boundaries, offering readers an embodied reading experience.

Covalent organic framework (COF) materials have been difficult to characterize structurally and to exploit because they tend to form powders or amorphous materials. Ma et al. studied a variety of three-dimensional COFs based on imine linkages (see the Perspective by Navarro). They found that the addition of aniline inhibited nucleation and allowed the growth of crystals large enough for single-crystal x-ray diffraction studies. Evans et al. describe a two-step process in which nanoscale seeds of boronate ester–linked two-dimensional COFs can be grown into micrometer-scale single crystals by using a solvent that suppresses the nucleation of additional nanoparticles. Transient absorption spectroscopy revealed superior charge transport in these crystallites compared with that observed in conventional powders. Science , this issue p. 48 , p. 52 ; see also p. 35 The addition of aniline enables the growth of single crystals of imine-based covalent organic framework materials. The crystallization problem is an outstanding challenge in the chemistry of porous covalent organic frameworks (COFs). Their structural characterization has been limited to modeling and solutions based on powder x-ray or electron diffraction data. Single crystals of COFs amenable to x-ray diffraction characterization have not been reported. Here, we developed a general procedure to grow large single crystals of three-dimensional imine-based COFs (COF-300, hydrated form of COF-300, COF-303, LZU-79, and LZU-111). The high quality of the crystals allowed collection of single-crystal x-ray diffraction data of up to 0.83-angstrom resolution, leading to unambiguous solution and precise anisotropic refinement. Characteristics such as degree of interpenetration, arrangement of water guests, the reversed imine connectivity, linker disorder, and uncommon topology were deciphered with atomic precision—aspects impossible to determine without single crystals.

Image is one of the quality characteristics most associated to the group exercise fitness instructor (GEFI). This study intends to: characterize the importance attributed to the image of the GEFI, by instructors and participants; compare the importance attributed to the image of the GEFI, between instructors and participants; associate the importance attributed to the image of the GEFI, by instructors and participants, with age, experience and education. 102 instructors (29.66 ± 5.95 years) and 150 practitioners (37.72 ± 15.14) participated. Data were collected using the questionnaire of Szumilewicz et al. (2008), translated, adapted and validated for Portugal. The characterization was performed using descriptive statistics (M ± SD). For comparison, the t test for independent samples was used. For the association between the importance attributed to the age and experience, the Pearson correlation test was used. Between attributed importance and the level of education, the Spearman correlation test was used. In the characterization, it was possible to verify which items were given greater or lesser importance, and which were associated with the GEFI image. By comparison, it was possible to verify significant differences in eight of the 15 items (e.g., sense of humor). Through the association of variables, it was possible to perceive the significant relationships between the importance attributed to the image of the GEFI according to the age, experience and education of the participants and the instructors themselves. It is concluded that image is a quality attribute that the fitness instructor must pay attention to when providing the service.