This study aims to construct an image model of positive aging through short videos of musical performances by older adults. Based on the rooted theory approach, the study used the audience comments on the Jieyin platform as the data source. After three coding sessions, six core dimensions of the image of positive aging were finally distilled: musical talent, cultural heritage, vigorous vitality, spiritual fulfillment, social capital, and social and family support. Research has shown that musical talent is the basis for the functioning of the other dimensions, cultural heritage reflects the important role of older people in the continuation of social values, vigorous vitality is the presentation of the positive external image of older people, spiritual fulfillment represents the pursuit of the inner spiritual world and the experience of happiness, and social and family support enhances the psychological security and emotional belonging of older people participating in musical activities. The six dimensions support each other, and they build a positive aging image of the elderly. This study enriches the application of rootedness theory in the field of aging research, reveals the important role of music in promoting the mental health, social integration, and cultural inheritance of the elderly, and provides theoretical references and lessons for research and development related to active aging.

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Satisfaction is an essential element of organizational success especially in public institutions where achievement is tied to public services provided, not just economic benefit. We study how employee satisfaction affects company performance and how policy design can encourage or discourage it. Using mixed methods, both quantitative surveys and qualitative case studies, this study surveys a broad set of public agencies to discover the main satisfaction drivers. It found that open compensation, opportunities for professional development, and positive work culture all help to enhance employee engagement and efficiency. The City of Melbourne, the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) further illustrate the effects of participatory policymaking, flexible working and customised capacity-building programmes on employee satisfaction, productivity and public trust. The research highlights the importance of a well-designed policy to connecting employee expectations with organisational priorities, and ultimately contributing to personal wellbeing and institutional performance.

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In Herzog, one of Saul Bellow’s most renowned works, the theme of the body plays a central and significant role, serving as a powerful symbol throughout the narrative. The text not only offers a detailed portrayal of the protagonist, Herzog’s physicality, but it also delves into the bodies of various secondary characters, thereby enhancing the novel’s complexity. From the standpoint of corporeal narratology, this analysis draws primarily from Peter Brooks’s theory of body narrative dynamics to explore the intricate role that the body assumes within the storyline. By examining how the body is woven into the fabric of the narrative, the paper argues that its representation serves to carry profound meanings and implications. Through vivid and often sexualized portrayals of the body, Bellow constructs a phallocentric universe, in which Herzog’s own physical presence becomes a symbol of the uniformity between sexual desire, cognitive obsession, and voyeuristic tendencies, all of which serve to propel the narrative forward. Meanwhile, Madeleine’s body is strategically portrayed as a Medusa-like object of intense desire, symbolizing both Herzog’s deep yearning and his underlying fear of emasculation, effectively embodying his psychological anxieties.

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Sartre's identification of the presence of others begins with the analysis of shame, through which others are defined as syntheses of objecthood and subjectivity. In this context, others form a fundamental relationship with me by looking at me. Others exist in tandem with me as both object and subject, exerting a decentering effect on my existence. Furthermore, others compel my being-for-itself to be redefined by my being-in-itself. Consequently, I develop two concrete relationships with others: one involves transcending the specificity of others, while the other involves assimilating the specificity of others to my own. However, both types of relationships are destined to fail due to the inherently conflictual nature of interpersonal interactions. The coexistence of "we" arises from the interplay between myself and others, wherein "we" can jointly serve as both subject and object. Nevertheless, this "we" relationship remains secondary to the conflictual dynamic between myself and others. Achieving harmony and equilibrium with others requires transcending one's natural state and pursuing mutual recognition of each other's freedom.

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