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Images of the Dai : the aesthetics of gender and identity in Xishuangbanna
No full textThis thesis is based on fieldwork carried out m Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. The main focus of the work is the Dai people, one of China's fifty-five so called 'Minority Nationalities'. I aim to paint a picture of the complex processes through which Dai ways of being and images of them are created and recreated. This is not to suggest that the Dai constitute a bounded group. Although Chinese official discourse presents a static, rigid picture of the so-called 'Minority Nationalities', I hope to have demonstrated that the everyday experiences of those in Banna are governed by a fluid and dynamic relationality. Images of 'Minority Nationalities' abound in China, these images are multiple and often contradictory. The Dai are known throughout China for their beauty, a beauty often portrayed as highly erotic. In this thesis I explore the implications of this image and the role of the Dai in its formation and continuity. With this in mind I examine the ways that the striking Dai aesthetic is used in the intricate power plays of Xishuangbanna. This work examines aspects of the Dai lived aesthetic and as such it has chapters on tattoo, architecture and feminine beauty. Dai aesthetic knowledge is interlaced with strands of moral, philosophical and cosmological insight, thus this work also includes a chapter on morality, autonomy and cooperation. The penultimate chapter uses vivid ethnography of the Water Splashing festival as a example of play of identities in Xishuangbanna. The Conclusion reiterates that the processes by which images, identities and aesthetic understandings are generated, and by which limits are explored and transgressed in Xishuangbanna are dialogic in character
Drabescoides complexa Qu, Li & Dai 2014
No full textDrabescoides complexa Qu, Li & Dai, 2014 Drabescoides complexa Qu, Li & Dai, 2014: 348, Fig. 2. Distribution: China (Zhejiang, Fujian).Published as part of Qu, Ling, Webb, M. D. & Dai, Ren-Huai, 2015, A new genus and species of the leafhopper subtribe Paraboloponina from China (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae), pp. 260-270 in Zootaxa 3919 (2) on page 262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3919.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/24119
Analysis of the Cambodian bagnet ("dai") fishery data
No full textThis report summarises general and detailed features of catches from the bagnet ("dai") fishery in Cambodia between 1995 and 1999, as monitored by the MRC/DoF/DANIDA Management of the Freshwater Capture Fisheries Project (MFCFP) in Phnom Penh.Fishery data, Cambodia,
Chianese G., “Quando uscimmo dai rifugi”. Il Mezzogiorno tra guerra e dopoguerra (1943-46), Carocci, Roma 2004
No full textRecensione al volume: Chianese G., “Quando uscimmo dai rifugi”. Il Mezzogiorno tra guerra e dopoguerra (1943-46), Carocci, Roma 200
Siamiassus constanti Dai, Dietrich & Zhang, 2015, sp. nov.
No full textSiamiassus constanti sp. nov. (Figs 5 C, D, 20 A–D, 23 A) Male 8.4 mm long, 3.9 mm wide across humeral angles. Color dull olive green; forewing densely marked with small black spots in basal 2 / 3 and along veins near apex; front and middle femur black in distal half, front tibia dark brown (Fig. 5 C, D). Structural features as described for genus (Fig. 20 A–D). Type material. Holotype ♂ THAILAND: Loei, Na-Haeo (edge pond) 17.v. 2003, J. Constant & K. Smets, light trap [RISB]. Notes. This species is named in honor of Dr. Jerome Constant, Auchenorrhyncha expert at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, collector of the holotype and host to CHD during a recent visit to Brussels. Siniassus nom. nov. (replacement for Sinojassus Dai, Zhang, Zhang & Dietrich 2010, nec Sinojassus Zhang 1985) Notes. The genus was described by Dai et al. (2010) and given the name Sinojassus, but this name is a junior homonym of an older fossil genus, Sinojassus Zhang (1985) and, therefore, must be given a new replacement name. Siniassus resembles Trocnadella in overall body form and the absence of a separately articulated connective in the male genitalia, but may be distinguished by the presence of numerous dark spots on the dorsum and the elongate style apodeme. Included species: Siniassus aspinus (Dai, Zhang & Zhang), comb. n. (Fig. 4 A, B) Sinojassus aspinus Dai, Zhang & Zhang 2010 in Dai, Zhang, Zhang & Dietrich (2010) Siniassus compressus (Dai, Zhang & Zhang), comb. n. (Fig. 4 C, D) Sinojassus compressus Dai, Zhang & Zhang 2010 in Dai, Zhang, Zhang & Dietrich (2010) Siniassus loberus (Dai, Zhang & Zhang 2010), comb. n. (Fig. 4 E, F) Sinojassus loberus Dai, Zhang & Zhang 2010 in Dai, Zhang, Zhang & Dietrich (2010) Material examined. CHINA: Yunnan, Xishuanbanna, Mengla 1050–1080 m, 20 May 1958, 1 male; Yunnan, Menghai, 1250 m, 27 Feb. 1957 [IOZB]. Siniassus webbi (Dai & Dietrich 2010), comb. n. (Fig. 4 G, H) Sinojassus webbi Dai & Dietrich, in Dai, Zhang, Zhang & Dietrich (2010)Published as part of Dai, Wu, Dietrich, Christopher H. & Zhang, Yalin, 2015, A review of the leafhopper tribe Hyalojassini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae) with description of new taxa, pp. 1-142 in Zootaxa 3911 (1) on pages 32-34, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3911.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/25371
Decliviassus Dai, Dietrich & Zhang 2015
No full textKey to species of Decliviassus (males) from China (modified from Dai et al. 2015) 1. Dorsal coloration pale yellow, without numerous small black spots; style apex slender, not footlike (Figs. 33, 36, 48)...... 2 - Dorsal coloration dull stramineous, with numerous small black spots; style apex broadened, footlike (Fig. 32)..................................................................................... D. maculatus Dai, Dietrich & Zhang 2. Pronotum with pair of brown submarginal spot, aedeagus in lateral view with apex bent posterad (Fig. 31)..................................................................................... D. bipunctatus Dai, Dietrich & Zhang - Pronotum without spots, aedeagus in lateral view with apex curved anterad (Figs. 34–35, 49–50)...................... 3 3. Aedeagus base with two prolonged straps (Figs. 34–35).............................. D. nudus Dai, Dietrich & Zhang - Aedeagus base without prolonged strap (Figs. 49–50)......................................... D. sagittatus sp. nov.Published as part of Wang, Xian-Yi, Wu, Yun-Fei & Dai, Ren-Huai, 2018, Three new species of the leafhopper subfamily Iassinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from China, pp. 378-388 in Zootaxa 4442 (3) on page 382, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4442.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/130370
Understanding the D-sJ(+)(2317) and D-sJ(+)(2460) with sum rules in heavy quark effective theory
No full textIn the framework of heavy quark effective theory we use QCD sum rules to calculate the masses of the (c) over bars(0(+),1(+)) and (1(+),2(+)) excited states. The results are consistent with the states D-sJ(2317) and D-sJ(2460) observed by BABAR and CLEO being the 0(+) and 1(+) states in the j(l)=1/2(+) doublet.Astronomy & AstrophysicsPhysics, Particles & FieldsSCI(E)0ARTICLE11null6
MeSH term explosion and author rank improve expert recommendations
No full textInformation overload is an often-cited phenomenon that reduces the productivity, efficiency and efficacy of scientists. One challenge for scientists is to find appropriate collaborators in their research. The literature describes various solutions to the problem of expertise location, but most current approaches do not appear to be very suitable for expert recommendations in biomedical research. In this study, we present the development and initial evaluation of a vector space model-based algorithm to calculate researcher similarity using four inputs: 1) MeSH terms of publications; 2) MeSH terms and author rank; 3) exploded MeSH terms; and 4) exploded MeSH terms and author rank. We developed and evaluated the algorithm using a data set of 17,525 authors and their 22,542 papers. On average, our algorithms correctly predicted 2.5 of the top 5/10 coauthors of individual scientists. Exploded MeSH and author rank outperformed all other algorithms in accuracy, followed closely by MeSH and author rank. Our results show that the accuracy of MeSH term-based matching can be enhanced with other metadata such as author rank
L'Europa vista dai giovani : Trasformazioni, attese e opportunità
No full textThe paper analyses the results of a survey, realized among the students of University of Rome Tor Vergata, in order to assess their informations, perceptions and expectations towards European Union
Roussoella neopustulans D. Q. Dai, J. K. Liu & K. D. Hyde 2014, sp. nov.
No full textRoussoella neopustulans D.Q. Dai, J.K. Liu & K.D. Hyde, sp. nov. FIG. 8 Index Fungorum: IF550664 Etymology. Similar to the species Roussoella pustulans, but ascospores are smaller. Saprobic on decaying bamboo culms. Ascostromata 0.5−1 mm diam, forming under raised, visible, black, dome-shape areas on host surface and becoming tumefied on maturity. Locules 70−100 µm high, 250−400 µm diam., solitary to gregarious, subglobose to ellipsoidal, dark brown, with an inconspicuous central ostiole. Peridium comprising host and fungal tissues, thin, 7−10 µm wide, composed of dark brown cells of textura angularis. Hamathecium comprising 1−1.5 µm wide, numerous, anastomosing branched cellular pseudoparaphyses, rough-walled, and embedded in a gelatinous matrix. Asci 80−95(−101) × 5.5−6.5 µm (x = 87.5 × 6.7 µm, n = 20), 6−8-spored, bitunicate, cylindrical, with a short knob-like pedicel, with an ocular apical chamber. Ascospores (8−)11−12.5(−14) × (7−)3.5−4.5 µm (x = 11.5 × 4 µm, n = 30), uni-seriate, ellipsoid to broad fusiform, 2-celled, upper cells bigger, occasionally curve, constricted at the septum, narrowly at both ends, with longitudinal striations. Asexual morph not produced in culture. Specimen examined THAILAND, Chiang Rai Province, Mae Fah Luang University, on dead culm of Bamboo, 1 August 2011, D. Q . Dai, DDQ0090 (holotype MFLU 13−0639, ex-type living culture MFLUCC 11−0609). Notes: Roussoella neopustulans is morphogically similar to R. pustulans, but differs in having smaller ascospores (11−12.5 × 3.5−4.5 µm vs. 10–16 × 4–5 µm) and larger asci (80−95 × 5.5−6.5 µm vs. 68–83 × 6.5–8.5 µm). In R. neopustulans the ascospore striations extend along the entire length and are linear, while those in R. pustulans are shorter and irregular (Hyde 1997). Roussoella neopustulans is phylogenetically distinct (FIGS. 1, 2) from R. pustulans (MAFF 239638). Roussoella neopustulans is also a phylogenetically distinct from R. siamensis (FIGS. 1, 2), but they are difficult to distinguish morphologically.Published as part of Liu, Jian-Kui, Phookamsak, Rungtiwa, Dai, Dong-Qin, Tanaka, Kazuaki, Jones, Gareth, Xu, Jian-Chu, Chukeatirote, Ekachai & Hyde, Kevin D., 2014, Roussoellaceae, a new pleosporalean family to accommodate the genera Neoroussoella gen. nov., Roussoella and Roussoellopsis, pp. 1-33 in Phytotaxa 181 (1) on page 15, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.181.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/514566
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