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A 20-year database of MCSs in eastern China
No full textThis dataset contains the mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) over eastern China (20-42N, 95-125E) during the eight monsoon stages from 2001 to 2020.
The zipped data are in netCDF format, each contains the brightness temperature (lon, lat, time) of an MCS event. Note that
The time attribute shows "minutes since 2001-01-01 00:00"
The lon, lat attributes are in degrees at the 4-km resolution
For inquiries or potential collaborations, feel free to contact Dr. Tat Fan Cheng ([email protected]) or Prof. Mengqian Lu ([email protected]).
If you find our dataset/analyses useful, please cite our recent paper (Thank you!).
Cheng, T. F., Dong, Q., Dai, L., & Lu, M.* (2022). A Dual Regime of Mesoscale Convective Systems in the East Asian Monsoon Annual Cycle. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 127, e2022JD036523. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JD03652
A Study on Luo Zhi Cheng\ue2s Historical narrative poems
No full textLuo Zhi Cheng is an important poet in the field of Taiwanese modern poetry, who is known for distinctive linguistic style and intense creative consciousness that are respected. Based on his powerful imagination and flourishing creativity as two primary advantages, through the mediation of poetry, prose, remarks, and commentaries, he maximally amplifies the implication of literature, and thereby composes himself and enriches the character. Distinguished from the majority of researchers focusing on Luo\ue2s lyric works, this study particularly found a writing context of \ue2avoidance of lyric sensibility\ue2 in Luo\ue2s poems, that is, his series of works historical themes in the form of long poems utilizing narrative skills to exhibit the remarkable consistency between the internality and the externality of the author.
\ue3\ue3This study conducted a comparative investigation of Luo\ue2s poetry work (The Book of Zhuzi) and prose works (Austral Court\ue2s Notandum and The Initiation of Civilization) to build a relatively more multi-faceted \ue2author\ue2s image of Luo Zhi Cheng\ue2 according to the writing of works of historical themes. Using the methodology of narratology, I departed from the internality of the text (the collection of poems) to identify how Luo forms the ideal spectrum of character by shaping historical persons; and meanwhile, I equally departed from the collections of prose to grasp the external information of the texts, and thereby clarified that Luo may treat \ue2writing, individual, and society\ue2 as a process of self-fulfillment. It is the two corresponding identities \ue2poet\ue2 and \ue2the intellectual\ue2 that are the mechanism of his constructing self-justification. Such investigation of the internality and the externality of text confirmed the complex relationships of the sustained \ue2opposition,\ue2 \ue2coexistence,\ue2 and \ue2conflict\ue2 between Luo and his works of historical themes
Chinese Cooking with Theresa Cheng : Results
No full textStanding wok-adjacent, chef and cookbook author Theresa Cheng displays a dish made during the Chinese Cooking program, while another person eyes the demonstration table
fandycheng/ITCC-project: First release
No full text<p><strong>Description</strong>: This repository is for demonstrating the detection and tracking of the Intertropical Convective Cell (ITCC).</p>
<p><strong>Usage</strong>: For demonstration, please refer to <em><strong>ITCC_demo.m</strong></em>.</p>
<p><strong>Platform Requirement</strong>: The source codes were developed in Matlab (version 2019a or later).</p>
<p><strong>Citations</strong>: If you found this repository helpful, please cite the repository and our first journal article about the ITCC. Thank you!</p>
<p>Cheng, T. F., M. Lu, B. Wang, L. Dai (2023). A Fresh View of the Asian-Australian Monsoon Complexity: the Intertropical Convective Cell (ITCC) Framework. *Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres*. (Under Review)</p>
<p><strong>Acknowledgments</strong>: Some of the source codes were sourced from the internet—for example, the "M_Map" Matlab package (https://www.eoas.ubc.ca/~rich/map.html).</p>
The Intertropical Convective Cell (ITCC): detection and tracking software
No full text<p><strong>Description</strong>: This repository is for demonstrating the detection and tracking of the Intertropical Convective Cell (ITCC).</p>
<p><strong>Usage</strong>: For demonstration, please refer to <em><strong>ITCC_demo.m</strong></em>. For the results of the ITCC tracking, load <em><strong>ITCC_attrs_ERA5_OLR.mat</strong></em> and <em><strong>ITCC_attrs_NOAA_CDR_OLR.mat</strong></em>.</p>
<p><strong>Platform Requirement</strong>: The source codes were developed in Matlab (version 2019a or later).</p>
<p><strong>Citations</strong>: If you found this repository helpful, please cite the repository and our journal article. Thank you!</p>
<p><span>Cheng, T. F.</span><span>, Lu, M., Wang, B., & Dai, L. (2024). A fresh view of the Asian-Australian monsoon complexity: The intertropical convective cell (ITCC) framework. <em>Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres</em>, 129, e2023JD039498. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JD039498">https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JD039498</a> </span></p>
Chinese Cooking with Theresa Cheng : Demonstration
No full textA seated audience fills the meeting room for a Chinese cooking program presented by local chef and cookbook author Theresa Cheng, who stands with an aproned assistant behind tables set up with ingredients and two woks on burners
FIGURE 3. Cotylidia fibrae. a–b in Cotylidia fibrae (Rickenellaceae, Hymenochaetales), a new species from China
No full textFIGURE 3. Cotylidia fibrae. a–b. Basidiomes; c. Basidiospores; d. Hymenial cystidia; e. Basidia. Scale bars: a–b: 10 mm; c: 1 μm; d: 10 μm; e: 5 μm. Photos: a–b by Jinzhong Cao. Drawings: c–e by Cheng Yang.Published as part of Yang, Cheng, Xu, Yu-Yan & Fan, Li, 2021, Cotylidia fibrae (Rickenellaceae, Hymenochaetales), a new species from China, pp. 139-148 in Phytotaxa 487 (2) on page 145, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.487.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/575668
During a stroll in Beijing Fragrant Hills with Bp. Pierre Cheng of Xuanhua
No full textDuring a stroll in Beijing Fragrant Hills with Bp. Pierre Cheng of Xuanhua. Left to right: Fr. Wang, CM, of Beijing; Bp. Pierre Cheng 程有猷 of Xuanhua; Fr. Jean-Baptiste Fan 樊 pastor of Anguo; Fr. Paul Gilson.https://digitalcommons.whitworth.edu/album07/1027/thumbnail.jp
Commercialization or moralization in fandom?: Understanding the organizational dynamics and roles of Hong Kong fan clubs.
No full textCheng Wai Sum, Christine.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 133-135).Abstracts in English and Chinese.Chapter Chapter 1 --- Background --- p.1-5Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review and Research Methods --- p.6-24Chapter Chapter 3 --- Framework for Data Analysis and Interpretation: A Commercialization-Moralization Continuum --- p.25-33Chapter Chapter 4 --- The Commercializing Role of a Fan Club: Joey Yung International Fan Club --- p.34-66Chapter Chapter 5 --- The Moralizing Role of a Fan Club: Hong Kong Teresa Teng Fan Club --- p.67-97Chapter Chapter 6 --- A Dual-purpose Fan Club: Andy World Club (AWC) Limited --- p.98-119Chapter Chapter 7 --- Discussion and Conclusion References --- p.120-13
[[alternative]]The Effect of Wai Tan Kung Exercise on Energy Expenditure And Heart Rate Variability
No full text[[abstract]]The Effect of Wai Tan Kung Exercise on
Energy Expenditure And Heart Rate Variability
Graduate student: Cheng-Kun Wu
Advisor: Cheng-Chung Lin ,Ph.D.
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of long-term Wai Tan Kung exercise on heart rate (HR), energy expenditure, oxygen uptake (VO2), ventilation (VE), heart rate variability and blood pressure. Two different groups of older adults were recruited. One group subjects (n =16; 65.0 ± 4.2 yrs, 163.3 ± 7.3 cm, 63.3 ± 7.3 kg) had been participated at least 10 years of regular Wai Tan Kung exercise (long-term group, LTG), and the other (n = 16; 59.0 ± 3.7 yrs, 162.0 ± 3.9 cm, 65.7 ± 3.6 kg) had been participated as same exercise as LTG but less than one year (short-term group, STG). The results of this study showed that there were significant differences (p < .05) in rest systolic pressure, and HR, energy expenditure, VO2, VE, high frequency power (HFP) and low frequency power (LFP) during exercise between LTG and STG (p < .05). LTG subjects had a significant lower in rest heart rate and blood pressure (p < .05) than STG subjects, and the former also reached higher (p < .05) exercise intensities during exercise testing than the latter. Moreover, there were significant higher heart rate, VO2 and VE during exercise testing for LTG than STG, suggesting that LTG subjects had higher metabolic rate. Additionally, LTG had a higher HFP than STG, suggesting that there was a significant increase in parasympathetic division of autonomic nervous activity during exercise testing for LTG than STG, indicating LTG subjects may prevent from coronary artery disease and improve functions of the heart. It is concluded that older adults participate in regular long-term of Wai Tan Kung exercise have a positive effect on their cardiovascular fitness. Therefore, such kind of exercise may especially fit for older adults.
Key words: oxygen uptake (VO2), ventilation (VE), heart rate, heart rate variability, Wai Tan Kung exercise.
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