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From the Imagination to the Reality: Historical Aspects of Rewriting Six Dynasties Buddhist Avadāna Stories
No full textIn at least two aspects, Buddhist Avadāna literature shares a strong affinity with Chinese literature. One type of stories can be seen as parallel tales that bear striking resemblances to Chinese tales, while the other type has been assimilated by Chinese writers and transformed into Chinese tales. Regarding the first kind, there are many parallels between Buddhist and Chinese stories throughout the Six Dynasties (222–589), and it was only later that these stories were somehow compiled into collections that brought these parallels to light. As an example of the second type, in linggui zhi 靈鬼志 (The Record of Magical Ghosts) of the Jin Dynasty (265–402), the story of waiguo daoren 外國道人 (“the Foreign Master”) adapts the magical plot in which a man throws up a jug from the story of fanzhi tuhu 梵志吐壺 (“a Brahmin Spits a jug”) in the Buddhist text, yet it changes certain objects of the story to items with Chinese characteristics and develops new meaning. In Xu qixiezhi 續齊諧志 (Further Records of Qixie [Supernatural tales]), the famous e’long shusheng 鵝籠書生 (“the Goose Cage Scholar”, also known as the yangxian shusheng 陽羨書生” (the Scholar from Yangxian)”), takes the same story to another level. The structure of the story is changed, and a number of literati aesthetic interests are added, improving the literary color, smoothing down the language, and making substitutions in the text’s specifics, thus, bolstering the sense of realism and history. Meanwhile, in Liu Yiqing’s 劉義慶 (403–444) Xuanyan ji 宣驗記 (Records Manifest Records of Manifest Miracles), the Avadāna tale yingwu jiuhuo 鸚鵡救火 (“the Parrot Putting Out the Fire”) that he collected is not only associated with Buddhism but can also be seen as a commentary on the turbulent times and a hint of literati optimism if we view it in the context of Liu Yiqing’s Youminglu 幽明錄 (Record of the Hidden and Visible Worlds). The literary elites of the Six Dynasties drew inspiration from Buddhist Avadāna sources and imaginatively mixed them with historical circumstances to create Chinese fiction with new intentions. The rich resources of Avadāna literature from India and the fable tradition in Chinese literature create cultural conditions for these two sources to combine and mutually develop, forming a world of literature with colorful and meaningful stories
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Diffusive author(s), cohesive author: Analysis of S/N (1994)
No full textThis study indicates the ways in which various aspects of the author(s) are brought forth in Dumb type’s performance art, the S/N production. Previous research has suggested a non-hierarchical organization of Dumb type and the absence of a “privileged author” in Dumb type’s collaborative work, S/N. However, the results that I have investigated from member’s interviews on the creative process of S/N along with my analysis of the recorded images of S/N, indicate a different aspect of the author(s). First, S/N was created through, so to speak, the collective ideas of the members of Dumb type. Further, S/N has at least nine quotations from previous performances, installations, and printed writings, besides the work-in-progress technique. Explicating one of the “author functions” as given by Michel Foucault, each text has plural subjects of the author. However, it has been revealed from members’ interviews that Teiji Furuhashi had a decision-making role in selecting the members’ ideas within the performance. Since then, S/N has had plural subjects of creation; however, Furuhashi is one of the subjects of creation along with the “privileged author.” S/N has plural authors (diffusive authors) yet at the same time, it has a “privileged author,” Teiji Furuhashi (cohesive author)
The vanishing author in computer-generated works: a critical analysis of recent Australian case law
No full textAbstract
The use of software is ubiquitous in the creation of many copyright works, yet the requirement in copyright law that every work have a human author who engages in independent intellectual effort means that its use may prevent copyright subsistence. Several recent Australian cases have refocused attention on authorship as an essential criterion of copyright subsistence, and these cases suggest that much computer-produced output may be authorless and thus lack copyright protection. This article, the first in a two-part series, analyses how each case deals with the question of authorship of computer-produced works and why the use of software diminishes copyright protection for a significant number of computer-generated works. The article critiques the application of conventional notions of human authorship developed in the pre-computer age to modern productions and suggests alternative approaches to authorship that satisfy both the major objectives of copyright policy and the need to adapt to the computer age. The article argues that, without a broader judicial approach to authorship of computer-generated works, Parliament must remedy the lacuna in protection for these ‘authorless’ works. Possible solutions for reform are suggested. In a forthcoming article, the author comprehensively examines those reform proposals
Pigmy resonances, transfer, and separable potentials
No full text© 2017 Author(s). In this contribution we make a short review of recent progress on topics of current interest in nuclear physics and nuclear astrophysics. In particular, we discuss a re-analysis of the extraction of the dipole response of the pigmy resonance in 68 Ni based on a continuum discretized coupled-channels calculation in relativistic Coulomb excitation experiments. We also discuss the forthcoming progresses made by our group on the Alt-Sandhas-Grassberber approach to (d,p) reactions and future expectations. The role of separable potentials in solving such equations with a test case based on applications of such potentials to phase-shift analysis is also presented
Na2Ti6O13 Thin films as Anode for Thin Film Sodium Ion Batteries
No full textThe pulsed laser deposition was employed to produce Na2Ti6O13 (NTO) thin films, which were applied as an anode material for Sodium-Ion batteries (SIBs). X-ray diffraction made it clear that the film is crystalline in single phase. Morphology and elemental composition studies were done using FESEM. Grain size and surface roughness was measured from atomic force microscopy. The electrochemical measurements were performed at 0.5 - 3V range and it exhibited the initial discharge capacity was 49.7 mu Ah/mu m-cm(2) with coulombic efficiency 69.8%
Experimental study of surface modification in a fully turbulent Taylor-Couette flow
No full textFriction measurements were performed in a Taylor-Couette setup. Drag reduction was obtained with a riblet surface and indicated a drag reduction for a wide range of shear Reynolds numbers, with a maximum of 5.3% at Re_s=47000 (s+=14). Tomographic PIV verified that the friction coefficients are strongly related to the flow regimes and structures. The bulk fluid rotation was changed by the application of the riblets, as the wall-bounded flow conditions at the inner cylinder wall were changed due to the surface modification and is called the rotation effect. A simple model was used to indicate the averaged bulk velocity shift (1.4%), after which the drag changes due to the rotation effect (-1.9%) and the riblet effect (-3.4%) were determined. The bulk velocity shift of 1.4% was verified by PIV measurements. Compliant surfaces will be further investigated to check their required conditions for drag reduction of wall-bounded flow
Burden of hydrocephalus disease in Colombia (2015-2024): An AVAD/DALYS analysis from official sources
No full textIntroducción: la hidrocefalia se caracteriza por la acumulación excesiva de líquido cefalorraquídeo en el espacio subaracnoideo y en los ventrículos cerebrales, lo cual provoca su expansión anormal y puede conducir a daño cerebral progresivo. Los indicadores de mortalidad y morbilidad son utilizados por la Organización Mundial de la Salud para medir el impacto de un problema de salud en una población determinada, sin embargo, en Colombia no se cuenta con una estimación precisa de la carga de enfermedad atribuible a la hidrocefalia. Objetivo: Estimar la carga de la enfermedad por hidrocefalia en Colombia, durante el periodo 2015-2024 desagregada por departamento, sexo y grupo etario, con el propósito de generar información relevante para la investigación, planificación y evaluación en salud pública. Metodología: Se llevo a cabo un estudio descriptivo, exploratorio, retrospectivo de tipo ecológico. Se utilizaron datos provenientes de registros oficiales de defunciones (estadísticas vitales del DANE) y de fuentes secundarias como SISPRO y RIPS. Las proyecciones poblacionales por grupos etarios se obtuvieron a partir de los censos de 2005 y 2023. Se empleó un software estadístico para la caracterización demográfica de la población. La unidad de medida empleada fue el indicador Años de Vida Ajustados por Discapacidad (AVAD). Los AVAD se estimaron por grupo de edad y para el total anual, considerando tanto la mortalidad como la morbilidad asociada. Resultados: durante el periodo analizado se estimaron 184753 AVAD atribuibles a hidrocefalia, siendo los hombres los más afectados (54%). Las mayores cargas se observaron en menores de 5 años (6,06 AVAD por 1000 habitantes) y en adultos mayores de 60 años (2013,01 AVAD por 1000 habitantes). Las regiones con mayor impacto fueron Antioquia, Bogotá y Valle de Cauca. Conclusiones: En Colombia la carga por hidrocefalia es significativa y presenta variaciones relevantes según edad y la zona geográfica. Estos hallazgos destacan la necesidad de fortalecer el diagnóstico temprano y la atención diferencial para mejorar los resultados de salud pública.Magíster en EpidemiologíaMaestríaBackground: Hydrocephalus is characterized by excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the subarachnoid space and cerebral ventricles, causing abnormal expansion and potentially leading to progressive brain damage. Mortality and morbidity indicators are used by the World Health Organization to measure the impact of a health problem on a given population. However, in Colombia, there is no accurate estimate of the disease burden attributable to hydrocephalus. Objective: To estimate the burden of disease due to hydrocephalus in Colombia during the period 2015-2024, disaggregated by department, sex, and age group, with the aim of generating relevant information for public health research, planning, and evaluation. Methodology: A descriptive, exploratory, retrospective ecological study was conducted. Data from official death records (vital statistics from DANE) and secondary sources such as SISPRO and RIPS were used. Population projections by age group were obtained from the 2005 and 2023 censuses. Statistical software was used for the demographic characterization of the population. The unit of measurement used was the Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALY) indicator. DALYs were estimated by age group and for the annual total, considering both mortality and associated morbidity. Results: during the period analyzed, an estimated 184,753 DALYs were attributable to hydrocephalus, with males being the most affected (54%). The highest burdens were observed in children under 5 years of age (6.06 DALYs per-1,000 inhabitants) and in adults over 60 years of age (2013.01 DALYs per-1000 inhabitants). The regions with the greatest impact were Antioquia, Bogotá, and Valle de Cauca. Conclusions: In Colombia, the burden of hydrocephalus is significant and varies considerably according to age and geographical area. These findings highlight the need to strengthen early diagnosis and differential care to improve public health outcomes
Measuring industry-science links through inventor-author relations: A profiling method
No full textIn this pilot study we examine the performance of text-based profiling in recovering a set of validated inventor-author links. In a first step we match patents and publications solely based on their similarity in content. Next, we compare inventor and author names on the highest ranked matches for the occurrence of name matches. Finally, we compare these candidate matches with the names listed in a validated set of inventor-author names. Our text-based profile methodology performs significantly better than a random matching of patents and publications, suggesting that text-based profiling is a valuable complementary tool to the name searches used in previous studies.innovation; industry-science links; text-based profiling;
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