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The political role of the people's liberation army 1949-1973
Full text linkThis thesis is to study the political role of the People's Liberation Army from the approach of structure and function. The framework of the thesis consists of three major parts, first, the influence of Chinese traditional political culture on, and the formation of, the political role of the PL A; second, the influence of domestic political struggles and external military conflicts on the development of the political role of the PLA; and the third, the analysis of the transition of the PLA's political role from the structure and personnel arrangements of the CCPCC Within the above-mentioned three scopes, this thesis make a thorough discussion on the following: (1) The relationship between the structure of the PRC and the formation of the PLA's political role; (2) How has ideology influenced the army's political role; (3) What is Mao's viewpoint and his influence on the development of the army's political role; (4) What is the link between the army and the party, and how has this developed; (6) What accounts for the expansion of the PLA's political functions; (7) What is the influence of political factional struggles on the PLA's political role; (8) Is it political institution or military institution that controls the recruitment of the military elite; (9) What are the disparities between the military elite in handling international conflicts and what are their political considerations; (10) What is the Party's position in the army; (11) How have the Party’s important meetings and personnel arrangements influenced the rise and fall of the PLA's political role
Use of Fluorescent Microsphere-Based Assay for Detection of Three Cucurbit-Infecting Viruses
No full textIn this study, we describe multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) coupled with the LiquiChip assay for the identification of Zucchini yellow mosaic virus, Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus, and Cucumber mosaic virus by coamplification with plant mRNA as an internal control. Multiplex reverse-transcription (RT)-PCR products were subjected to allele-specific primer extension, then hybridized to carboxylated microspheres with unique fluorescent identifiers followed by detection using the LiquiChip 200 workstation. This assay is highly specific for distinguishing individual viruses from a mixed viral population and is 10 times more sensitive than multiplex RT-PCR. In addition, the establishment of this method enabled the detection of cucurbit viruses in field samples
The politics of fashion: perceptions of power in female clothing and ornamentation as reflected in the sixteenth-century Chinese novel Jin Ping Mei
Full text linkThis thesis examines issues of female power and influence in sixteenth-century China focusing on how women and their roles were perceived in the changing social environment of the mid-late Ming dynasty. Using aspects of a New Historicist approach, information from contemporary literary and historical sources are analysed alongside each other. With its emphasis on the lives of women and preoccupation with the description of material objects, the late Ming novel Jin Ping Mei forms an important element in the thesis. China in the sixteenth century saw expanding urbanisation, the emergence of a new wealthy merchant class, increasing visibility of women and a questioning of traditional morality. Fashion consciousness, as one of the most conspicuous aspects of the new material culture, is a possible indicator of these trends. Traditional Western theories contend that fashion began in the particular context of Renaissance Europe. However, this study argues that a similar fashion awareness existed in China too, and was manifested in a competitive striving for social status, in this case specifically among women. In contrast to previous studies which downplayed the impact women had on defining traditional Chinese culture, this thesis demonstrates how women and their sartorial choices began to redefine the boundaries of material culture, influencing literati discourse which, in turn, re- influenced female behaviour
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EEG-Based Assessment of Human Cognitive and Affective States in Real-World Scenarios
Full text linkThe availability of affordable and portable electroencephalogram (EEG) devices has sparked interest in using passive EEG-based brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) in real-world applications such as neuroergonomics and neuromarketing. These fields require objective measurement of human cognitive and affective states. Although studies have explored EEG features for different mental states and affective responses in these areas, there is still a gap between laboratory research and real-world implementation.Two critical questions need to be addressed to bridge the gaps between laboratory research and real-world implementation. Firstly, can the EEG features identified in controlled laboratory conditions be reliably detected in real-world settings? Secondly, how can transfer learning streamline the calibration process for new users or sessions of passive BCI features? Can laboratory-oriented tasks be employed to calibrate the model for real-world applications?This dissertation aims to address the questions raised earlier by developing EEG signal-processing and feature-extraction methods, and exploring transfer learning techniques for assessing human cognitive and affective states in naturalistic environments. Chapter 2 describes a study demonstrating how EEG can be used in neuroergonomic research to monitor changes in an individual's memory workload during a regular office task. Chapter 3 presents a study on affective states, examining how EEG and eye-tracking can detect human interest levels in images of electronic products. These two chapters prove that robust EEG features found in laboratory settings can also be observed in real-world settings.Chapter 4 investigates the transferability of EEG features in monitoring human cognitive loads. The study's outcomes can inform the development of transfer learning techniques for more effective BCI applications in real-world settings. Chapter 5 demonstrates the feasibility of cross-task transfer learning for passive BCIs and illustrates how EEG signatures from lab-controlled tasks can be applied to real-world scenarios. Finally, Chapter 6 concludes all the studies.Overall, this dissertation offers valuable contributions to the EEG-based assessment of human cognitive and affective states in real-world settings and has significant implications for developing more practical and effective passive BCI applications
sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231202657 - Supplemental material for The difference in all-cause mortality between COVID-19 patients treated with standard of care plus placebo and those treated with standard of care alone: a network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials of immunomodulatory kinase inhibitors
No full textSupplemental material, sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231202657 for The difference in all-cause mortality between COVID-19 patients treated with standard of care plus placebo and those treated with standard of care alone: a network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials of immunomodulatory kinase inhibitors by Ping-Tao Tseng, Bing-Syuan Zeng, Chih-Wei Hsu, Trevor Thompson, Brendon Stubbs, Po-Ren Hsueh, Kuan-Pin Su, Yen-Wen Chen, Tien-Yu Chen, Yi-Cheng Wu, Pao-Yen Lin, Andre F Carvalho, Dian-Jeng Li, Ta-Chuan Yeh, Cheuk-Kwan Sun, Yu-Shian Cheng, Yow-Ling Shiue, Chih-Sung Liang and Yu-Kang Tu in Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine</p
Production of high-purity ethyl acetate using reactive distillation: Experimental and start-up procedure
No full textsj-pdf-1-jrs-10.1177_01410768231202657 - Supplemental material for The difference in all-cause mortality between COVID-19 patients treated with standard of care plus placebo and those treated with standard of care alone: a network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials of immunomodulatory kinase inhibitors
No full textSupplemental material, sj-pdf-1-jrs-10.1177_01410768231202657 for The difference in all-cause mortality between COVID-19 patients treated with standard of care plus placebo and those treated with standard of care alone: a network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials of immunomodulatory kinase inhibitors by Ping-Tao Tseng, Bing-Syuan Zeng, Chih-Wei Hsu, Trevor Thompson, Brendon Stubbs, Po-Ren Hsueh, Kuan-Pin Su, Yen-Wen Chen, Tien-Yu Chen, Yi-Cheng Wu, Pao-Yen Lin, Andre F Carvalho, Dian-Jeng Li, Ta-Chuan Yeh, Cheuk-Kwan Sun, Yu-Shian Cheng, Yow-Ling Shiue, Chih-Sung Liang and Yu-Kang Tu in Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine</p
Reactive Distillation for Two-Stage Reaction Systems: Adipic Acid and Glutaric Acid Esterifications
No full textRapid detection of squash leaf curl virus by loop-mediated isothermal amplification
No full textA loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay was employed to develop a simple and efficient system for the detection of squash leaf curl virus (SLCV) in diseased plants of squash (Cucurbita pepo) and melon (Cucumis melo). Completion of LAMP assay required 30–60 min under isothermal conditions at 65 °C by employing a set of four primers targeting SLCV. Although the sensitivity of the LAMP assay and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was comparable at high virus concentrations, the LAMP assay was by a 10-fold dilution factor more sensitive than the PCR assay for the detection of SLCV in diseased plants. No reaction was detected in the tissues of healthy plants by either the LAMP or the PCR. The LAMP products can be visualized by staining directly in the tube with SYBR® Safe DNA gel stain dye. The sensitivity of the SYBR® Safe DNA gel stain is similar to analysis by gel electrophoresis. Although both the LAMP and the PCR methods were capable of detecting SLCV in infected tissues of squash and melon, the LAMP method would be more useful than the PCR method for detection of SLCV infection in cucurbitaceous plants because it is more rapid, simple, accurate and sensitive
Design and control of reactive distillation for ethyl and isopropyl acetates production with azeotropic feeds
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