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Data for The colloidal nature of complex fluids enhances bacterial motility
No full textThe archived data are the post-processed final data corresponding to figures in the manuscript as well as codes used for generating key plots.IPRIME at University at Minnesota. US National Science Foundation CBET-1702352 and 2028652Kamdar, Shashank; Shin, Seunghwan; Leishangthem, Premkumar; Francis, Lorraine F; Xu, XinLiang; Cheng, Xiang. (2022). Data for The colloidal nature of complex fluids enhances bacterial motility. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://doi.org/10.13020/nfr5-te36
Assisi. Un incontro inaspettato. Con il Cantico delle creature di san Francesco
No full textChi d’esso loco fa parole, / non dica Ascesi, ché direbbe corto, / ma Orïente, se proprio dir vuole. I versi del Paradiso dantesco che nominano Assisi, in cui nacque al mondo un sole chiamato Francesco, suonano come un pronostico, se letti nel contesto del libretto amorosissimo di Cheng. Qui Oriente e Occidente, tradizione taoista e cristianità scoprono la loro comunione grazie all’universalità del santo più venerato. A testimoniarla, in una scrittura tersa che ha la chiarità delle estati umbre, è un migrante giunto in Francia dalla Cina. Adesso è una gloria letteraria nella terra che l’ha accolto, ma quando vide per la prima volta Assisi, nel 1961, non era che un giovane esule in preda allo spaesamento. Di quell’incontro inaspettatamente abbagliante con i luoghi francescani volle serbare per sempre memoria iscrivendolo nel suo stesso nome: all’atto della naturalizzazione francese, dieci anni dopo, scelse François al posto del cinese Chi-hsien, celebrante la saggezza. Origini e approdi si pongono così per lui sotto il segno di una segreta alleanza, di cui Francesco diventa l’emblema. Se ne cercherebbe invano, in queste pagine, l’immagine agiografica tutta mansuetudine e candore. «Il Grande Vivente», lo chiama Cheng, e ne avverte la presenza di «eterno contemporaneo» soprattutto tra le rocce incorruttibili che gli fecero da giaciglio. All’intellettuale cinese istruito nella geomantica del Tao, l’antica arte di decifrare l’energia dei paesaggi, la topografia della santità – l’Eremo delle Carceri, la Porziuncola, San Damiano – manifesta subito il proprio corpo vivo e pulsante. Ecco il luogo, il mio luogo! È qui che il mio esilio avrà fine
A figure of chinese French-speaking world : f. Cheng "pilgrim between the Orient and the Occident"
No full textNotre recherche a voulu cerner l'acte d'écriture de F. Cheng tant au niveau de sa réalisation que de sa visée. Nous nous sommes interrogés sur les particularités des textes, leur complexité dans leur élaboration et leur compréhension. En évoquant son parcours de vie nous avons tenté de mettre en relief quels liens effectifs reliaient la Chine et la France dans cet imaginaire asiatique exprimé en langue française. Si l'analyse de l'oeuvre montre comment l'auteur a diversifié ses choix scripturaux, elle évoque aussi le problème de l'achèvement ou de l'inachèvement face à la récurrence d'écrits. Notre étude a voulu aborder l'évolution de sa création littéraire à travers "l'objet-livre", mais aussi avec un regard diachronique permettant de mieux appréhender son rapport au temps. L'analyse de la "poétique" scripturale de F. Cheng, fondée sur l'interculturalité et l'intertextualité, a voulu comprendre l'objectif littéraire de celui qui désire être "passeur" entre l'Orient et l'OccidentOur wish is this research is to define the act of writing of F. Cheng both at the level of his realization and at his design. We wondered about the features of texts, their complexity in their elaboration and their comprehension. By recalling his course of life we tried to put into relief the real links which linked up China to France in this Asiatic imagination expressed in French language. If the analysis of the works shows how the author diversified his writing choices, it also recalls the problem of achievement or incompleteness faced to the recurrence of writings. Our study has approached the evolution of its literary creation across "the object-book" as well as an allowing diachronic look to which enables a better being within time. The analysis of writing "poetics" of F. Cheng, based on the interculturality and the intertextuality, wanted to understand the literary objective of those who wish to be "conductor" between, the Orient and the Occiden
Desiforda Zhang, Qiao & Cheng
No full textDesiforda Zhang, Qiao & Cheng, in Zhang 1999 = Pemphigus Hartig 1839 Type material of Desiforda echinochloaphaga was examined and found to be a typical Pemphigus.Published as part of Victor, Eastop, F. & Blackman, Roger L., 2005, Some new synonyms in Aphididae (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha), pp. 1-36 in Zootaxa 1089 on page 11, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.27334
François Cheng et la calligraphie chinoise
No full textInternational audienceEven if François Cheng claims to be a poet first and foremost, he is also a calligrapher. It was his exile that made him aware of the importance of this art for him, an art that has become existentially indispensable. The article presents the modernity of F. Cheng's calligraphy compared to that of his contemporaries and its characteristics.Même si François Cheng se revendique d’abord comme poète, il est également calligraphe. C’est son exil qui lui fait prendre conscience de l’importance de cet art pour lui, art qui lui est devenu existentiellement indispensable. L'article présente la modernité de la calligraphie de F. Cheng par rapport à celle de ses contemporains et ses caractéristiques
Te- Fen Cheng Clarinet Recital Program Notes
No full textThis report is based on a program of Te- Fen Cheng\u27s graduate clarinet recital on May 15th, 2019. In the paper, I will talk about lives of five composers, backgrounds of composition, and analysis of their music. The program was opened with Carl Maria von Weber\u27s Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 33. The second piece in the first half was Johannes Brahms\u27s Sonata in F minor for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120, No. 1. The second half of the recital was opened with Leslie Bassett\u27s Soliloquies for Clarinet Solo, Claude Debussy\u27s Premi\uc3\ua8re Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Piano, and ended was Michele Mangani\u27s Blues
Validity of the Novel Taiwan Lymphoscintigraphy Staging and Correlation of Cheng Lymphedema Grading for Unilateral Extremity Lymphedema
No full textOBJECTIVE: The aim was to validate the new Taiwan Lymphoscintigraphy Staging, correlate it with Cheng Lymphedema Grading (CLG) and evaluate the treatment outcomes of unilateral extremity lymphedema. BACKGROUND: No consensus has been reached for diagnosis and staging for patients with lymphedema among medical specialties. METHODS: We included 285 patients with unilateral extremity lymphedema using lymphoscintigraphy. Lymphoscintigraphy was correlated to clinical symptoms and signs, and classified into normal lymphatic drainage, partial obstruction, and total obstruction. Inter- and intraobserver reliability of Taiwan Lymphoscintigraphy Staging, correlation between Taiwan Lymphoscintigraphy Staging and clinical findings were conducted. Patients were categorized in "surgical" (n = 154) or "nonsurgical" (n = 131) groups for outcome evaluation. RESULTS: Lymphoscintigraphy found 11 patients (3.9%) with normal lymphatic drainage, 128 (44.9%) with partial obstruction, and 146 (51.2%) with total obstruction. Taiwan Lymphoscintigraphy Staging showed high interobserver agreement [intraclass correlation coefficient: 0.89 (95% confidence interval, 0.82-0.94)], and significantly correlated to computed tomography volumetric difference (r = 0.66, P < 0.001) and CLG [intraclass correlation coefficient: 0.79 (95% confidence interval 0.72-0.84)]. At a mean follow-up of 31.2 ± 2.9 months, significant improvement in the circumferential difference (from 23.9% ± 17.6% to 14.6% ± 11.1%; P = 0.03) with a mean circumferential reduction rate of 40.4% ± 4.5% was found in surgical group. At a mean follow-up of 26.6 ± 8.7 months, the nonsurgical group had increase of mean circumferential difference from 24.0% ± 17.2% to 25.3% ± 19.0% (P = 0.09), with a mean circumferential reduction rate was -1.9% ± 13.0%. CONCLUSIONS: The Taiwan Lymphoscintigraphy Staging is a reliable diagnostic tool, correlated with clinical findings and CLG, aiding in the selection of the appropriate treatment to achieve favorable long-term outcomes in unilateral extremity lymphedema
Lesteva concava Cheng & Li & Peng 2019, new species
No full textLesteva (s. str.) concava, Cheng, Li & Peng, new species (Figs 2B, 3 G–H, 5D–F, 24) Type material (64 exs). Holotype: CHINA: ♂: ‘ China: Zhejiang Prov., Lin’an City (临安市), Mt. Qingliang (清 凉峰), 1050–1080 m, 8–10.v.2005, Zhu & Li leg. ’ / HOLOTYPE (red), L. concava sp. nov., det. Cheng, Li & Peng, 2019, SNUC. Paratypes: CHINA: 17 ♂♂, 34 ♀♀: same label data as holotype / PARATYPE (yellow), L. concava sp. nov., det. Cheng, Li & Peng, 2019, SNUC; 1 ♀: ‘ China: Anhui Prov., Anqing City (安庆市), Qianshan County (潜山县), Mt. Tainzhu (天柱山), 1150–1250 m, 25.iv.2005, Hu & Tang leg. ’ / PARATYPE (yellow), L. concava sp. nov., det. Cheng, Li & Peng, 2019, SNUC; 1 ♀: ‘ China: Anhui Prov., Chizhou City (池州市), Shitai County (石台县), Guniujiang N. R. (牯牛降自然保护区), alt. 300 m, 27.iv.2005, Hu & Tang leg. ’ / PARATYPE (yellow), L. concava sp. nov., det. Cheng, Li & Peng, 2019, SNUC; 1 ♀: ‘ China: Zhejiang Prov., Hangzhou City (杭州 市), Anji County (安吉 县), Mt. Longwang (龙王 山), 300–500 m, 24.iv.2004, Jing-Wen Zhu leg. ’ / PARATYPE (yellow), L. concava sp. nov., det. Cheng, Li & Peng, 2019, SNUC; 2 ♀♀: ‘ China: Zhejiang Prov., Hangzhou City (杭州市), Anji County (安吉县), Mt. Longwang (龙王山), 250–550 m, 24.iv.2006, Jin-Wen Li leg. ’ / PARATYPE (yellow), L. concava sp. nov., det. Cheng, Li & Peng, 2019, SNUC; 2 ♀♀: ‘ China: Zhejiang Prov., Hangzhou City (杭州市), Anji County (安吉县), Mt. Longwang (龙王山), 1050–1200 m, 15.v.2013, Chen & Pan leg. ’ / PARATYPE (yellow), L. concava sp. nov., det. Cheng, Li & Peng, 2019, SNUC; 1 ♀: ‘ China: Zhejiang Prov., Lin’an City (临安市), Mt. Tianmu (天目山), 800–1150 m, 2.v.2001, Jiao-Yao Hu leg. ’ / PARATYPE (yellow), L. concava sp. nov., det. Cheng, Li & Peng, 2019, SNUC; 1 ♀: ‘ China: Zhejiang Prov., Lin’an City (临安市), Mt. Tianmu, (天目山), 800–1150 m, 31.v.2006, Hu & Tang leg. ’ / PARATYPE (yellow), L. concava sp. nov., det. Cheng, Li & Peng, 2019, SNUC; 1 ♂: ‘ China: Zhejiang Prov., Lin’an City (临安市), Mt. Tianmu, (天目山), 830–900 m, 31.v.2010, Wang, Xu & Zhu leg. ’ / PARATYPE (yellow), L. concava sp. nov., det. Cheng, Li & Peng, 2019, SNUC; 1 ♂, 1 ♀: ‘ China: Zhejiang Prov., Quzhou City (衢州市), Jingning County (景宁 县), Baiyunlinqu (白云林区), 1100–1270 m, 07.v.2012, Jian-Qing Zhu leg. ’ / PARATYPE (yellow), L. concava sp. nov., det. Cheng, Li & Peng, 2019, SNUC. Description. Measurements (in mm) and ratios: BL 3.04–3.29; FL 2.36–2.48; HL 0.47–0.50; HW 0.59–0.62; PL 0.56–0.59; PW 0.65–0.68; EL 1.27–1.33; EW 1.18–1.21; HL/HW 0.75–0.79; PL/PW 0.86–0.90; EL/EW 1.07–1.11; HW/PW 0.90–0.95; PL/EL 0.44–0.46; AnL 1.39–1.42; AeL 0.46–0.50. Habitus as in Fig. 2B. Reddish brown, head usually darker, blackish brown; mouthparts fuscous brown; antennae yellowish brown; elytra with small subtriangular yellow maculae near middle; legs reddish brown, except of paler apex of tibiae and tarsi. Pubescence of body pale, evident and recumbent. Head subtriangular, coarsely and sparsely punctate, widest across eyes; eyes prominent, 1.86 times longer than temples; ocelli distinct, distance between ocelli 1.75 times as long as distance between ocellus and posterior margin of eye. Antennae elongate, relative lengths of the antennomeres I–XI: 1.54: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1.15: 1.15: 1.15: 1.15: 1.77. Pronotum subcordate, moderately convex, widest near anterior third; lateral margins arcuate at anterior twothirds and nearly straight at posterior third; punctation and pubescence as that on head; disc with shallow U-shaped depression. Scutellum subtriangular, surface with fine punctation and pubescence. Elytra subtrapezoidal, gradually dilated posteriorly, posterior angles broadly rounded; punctation and pubescence distinctly finer and sparser than those on pronotum. Abdomen broad, widest at segment IV (first visible abdominal segment), then distinctly narrowed posteriorly. Tergites with dense, fine punctation and decumbent pubescence, devoid of microsculpture; middle of the tergites IV and V with one pair of tomentose patches, but patches on tergite V smaller and less transverse. Male. Apical margin of the tergite VIII (Fig. 3G) broadly concave; sternite VIII (Fig. 3H) transverse, apical margin weakly concave; median lobe of the aedeagus (Figs 5 D–F) slightly longer than parameres; parameres somewhat asymmetrical, each slightly narrowed in anterior half, with three long apical setae; internal sac without sclerotized spines and without distinct dark membranous structures. Female. Abdominal sternite VIII without concavity apically. In other morphological characters similar with males. Comparative notes. Lesteva concava is closest to L. cooteri Rougemont in sharing similar body size, and punctation and pubescence of the head and pronotum. These two species can be readily separated by the different coloration of the body, and especially the narrower aedeagus with longer median lobe and narrower and longer parameres in L. concava. For illustrations of L. cooteri see Figs 6A, 8 A–B, 9A–C and Rougemont (2000: figs 1, 13). Distribution and nature history. China: Anhui, Zhejiang (Fig. 24). Some specimens were sifted from leaf litter near a stream in mixed deciduous forests at Mt. Tianzhu, Anhui. Etymology. The new specific epithet refers to the broadly concave apical margin of the male tergite VIII.Published as part of Cheng, Zhi-Fei, Li, Li-Zhen & Peng, Zhong, 2019, New species and new records of Lesteva Latreille, 1797 (Coleoptera Staphylinidae: Omaliinae) from China, pp. 1-39 in Zootaxa 4560 (1) on pages 5-9, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4560.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/262725
Variations on the Author
No full text“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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