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Richardson, Barbauld, and the construction of an early modern fan club
No full textMPhilMuch has been written about the life and long works of the eighteenth century epistolary novelist, Samuel Richardson, but the prospect of his position as the first celebrity novelist – responsible for courting his own fame as well as initiating his own fan club – has largely been ignored. The body of manuscripts housed at the National Art Library in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London provides the modern scholar with evidence of the skeletal beginnings of an early fan club. This thesis aims to show how these manuscripts were turned into a saleable commodity by the publisher and entrepreneur Richard Phillips, while under the guiding hand of another, slightly later, literary celebrity, Anna Laetitia Barbauld. In order to restore Richardson’s reputation amongst a new nineteenth century audience, Barbauld was required to construct her own idea of him as an eighteenth century celebrity author, and in doing so the insecurities of a self-professed, apparently diffident man, are revealed. Barbauld’s capacious, but heavily edited selection of letters is analyzed in this thesis, providing ample evidence that Richardson’s correspondents were more than just eager letter writers. By using Barbauld’s biography of Richardson this thesis aims to show how she manipulates the genre of life writing in her construction of him.
This thesis offers an alternative reading of how the Richardson manuscripts are viewed, redefining them as not simply a collection of letters, but as a collective entity, deliberately selected and archived as evidence of an early modern fan club, and its celebrity managing director
Replication Data for: Surface-Tension Induced High Packing Density Carbon Nanoribbons Film with Ultrahigh Volumetric Capacitance
No full textRaw data for all plots in the paper: Xiao Jun Shi, Huanwen Wang*, Taoqiu Zhang, Tong Xue, Haiyong He and Hong Jin Fan*, Surface-Tension Induced High Packing Density Carbon Nanoribbons Film with Ultrahigh Volumetric Capacitance, Energy Environ. Sci., 2025,18, 10413-1042
Author Correction: Manipulating anion intercalation enables a high-voltage aqueous dual ion battery
No full textThe original version of this Article did not acknowledge Prof. Jun Fan as a corresponding author. This has now been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the Article.link_to_subscribed_fulltex
An Optimal Real-time Pricing Algorithm for the Smart Grid: A Bi-level Programming Approach
No full textThis paper proposes an improved approach to our previous work [meng2012stackelberg]. [meng2012stackelberg] uses Stackelberg game to model the interactions between electricity retailer and its customers and genetic algorithms are used to obtain the Stackelberg Equilibrium (SE). In this paper, we propose a bi-level programming model by considering benefits of the electricity retailer (utility company) and its customer. In the upper level model, the electricity retailer determines the real-time retail prices with the aim to maximize its profit. The customer reacts to the prices announced by the retailer aiming to minimize their electricity bills in the lower level model. In order to make it more tractable, we convert the hierarchical bi-level programming problem into one single level problem by replacing the lower lever's problem with his Karush–Kuhn–Tucker (KKT) conditions. A branch and bound algorithm is chosen to solve the resulting single level problem. Experimental results show that both the bi-level programming model and the solution method are feasible. Compared with the genetic algorithm approach proposed in work [meng2012stackelberg], the branch and bound algorithm in this paper is more efficient in finding the optimal solution
Proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2 mediates gonadotropin-releasing hormone signaling to a specific extracellularly regulated kinase-sensitive transcriptional locus in the luteinizing hormone beta-subunit gene
No full textG protein-coupled receptor regulation of gene transcription primarily occurs through the phosphorylation of transcription factors by MAPKs. This requires transduction of an activating signal via scaffold proteins that can ultimately determine the outcome by binding signaling kinases and adapter proteins with effects on the target transcription factor and locus of activation. By investigating these mechanisms, we have elucidated how pituitary gonadotrope cells decode an input GnRH signal into coherent transcriptional output from the LH beta-subunit gene promoter. We show that GnRH activates c-Src and multiple members of the MAPK family, c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase 1/2, p38MAPK, and ERK1/2. Using dominant-negative point mutations and chemical inhibitors, we identified that calcium-dependent proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2 specifically acts as a scaffold for a focal adhesion/cytoskeleton-dependent complex comprised of c-Src, Grb2, and mSos that translocates an ERK-activating signal to the nucleus. The locus of action of ERK was specifically mapped to early growth response-1 (Egr-1) DNA binding sites within the LH beta-subunit gene proximal promoter, which was also activated by p38MAPK, but not c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase 1/2. Egr-1 was confirmed as the transcription factor target of ERK and p38MAPK by blockade of protein expression, transcriptional activity, and DNA binding. We have identified a novel GnRH-activated proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2-dependent ERK-mediated signal transduction pathway that specifically regulates Egr-1 activation of the LH beta-subunit proximal gene promoter, and thus provide insight into the molecular mechanisms required for differential regulation of gonadotropin gene expression
Efficient prediction method for broadband acoustic mode radiation from engine bypass ducts
No full textHigh levels of broadband noise produced by modern high-bypass turbine engines have a significant impact on the environment. High performance computational numerical methods are now taking an active role in this research area. The research presented in this thesis explores a method for efficient prediction of broadband aeroacoustic radiation from a turbofan engine bypass duct and the effect of the multi-mode propagation in the near-field of an engine bypass duct with bifurcations installed on. An accurate and high-order Computational Aeroacoustics (CAA) numerical scheme is used in two and-half and three dimensional linearised Euler equations to determine the results. For far-field predictions, the Ffowcs Williams- Hawkings (FW-H) method and the Acoustic Intensity Based Method (AIBM) could be used to solve the single mode problem. However, the current FW-H method can not be used for multi-mode problems due to its required demand for computational resources. AIBM is an efficient tool to predict the pressure in far-field based on the near-field solution calculated by CAA, and has a potential for multi-mode prediction in the far-field. The performances of the prediction of the radiation of bypass duct acoustics with mean flow have been analysed, with particular attention to the ducts with bifurcations. For the single mode case of the duct acoustics, the AIBM has been implemented and compared against CAA results in the nearfield. Comparison between AIBM and FW-H directivity pattern in the far-field region show good agreement. The clean duct cases for multi-mode are solved with the linearised Euler equations (LEE) in two-and-half dimensions and the results are analysed. For multi-frequency cases, the SPL directivity contour almost matches the pattern obtained by summing the results computed by single frequencies. Lower radial modes contribute more to the overall SPL value than higher ones. For the circumferential modes, lower ones are more likely to cut-on to more discrete frequencies. Finally, the three dimensional solver is used to determine the near-field multi-mode radiation from a generic engine bypass with bifurcations. The bifurcations can cause the acoustic pressure waves to be redirected. Interference between the diffracted modes increased the acoustic pressures. Results show that lower radial modes are smaller in amplitude, and are more likely to cut-on when the radial modes are higher. More complex patterns have formed, because of the bifurcation interference, compared to single mode cases. For different circumferential mode cases, the radiation peak angle increases as the circumferential mode increases
Growth and evolution of Precambrian continental crust in the southwestern Tarim terrane: New evidence from the ca. 1.4 Ga A-type granites and Paleoproterozoic intrusive complex
No full textAbstract not availableXian-Tao Ye, Chuan-Lin Zhang, M. Santosh, Jian Zhang, Xian-Ke Fan, Ji-Jun Zhan
Soo Jin, Xiao Jun mara
No full textDUA pemain kebangsaan yang meraih pingat gangsa di Sukan Komanwel, Delhi tahun lalu, Chew Soo Jin dan Fan Xiao Jun (gambar) seperti diramal mara ke perlawanan akhir acara perseorangan wanita pada Kejohanan Ping Pong IPT kali ke-2 di Ipoh, semalam
Wind Pressure Characteristics of Square Prism under Non-stationary Wind in Multiple Fan Wind Tunnel
No full textStatistical analysis of tornado-induced damages in Japan have been conducted and compared with Fujita Tornado Damage Scale for determining the parameters of tornado model. Based on determined parameters, tornados were scaled down and reproduced by tornado generator facilities for comparison with observed statistics. Then, by utilizing multiple-fan wind tunnel, non-stationary flow of tornado was simulated and wind pressure measurement of prism models under such flow was conducted to evaluate the distributions of wind pressure coefficients due to overshoot phenomenon observed in tornado-like wind velocities.Tongji University, China國際20120902~20120906電子版YShanghai, Chin
Bright and dark sides of engaging in fan communities for human brand loyalty
No full textAs the role of fan communities becomes significant in supporting human brands, previous studies have paid attention to address the dynamics in fan communities (Han et al. 2014; Kim and Kim 2017; Jun et al. 2018). However, despite the fact that the significance of fan communities has been noted, this research area still remains largely unexplored (Kim and Kim 2017) as the studies on communities in marketing literature have largely focused on brand communities. Furthermore, this study brought positive psychological perspectives such as social well-being to fan community study and revealed the positive link between members’ social well-being and human brand loyalty. This finding contributes to existing literatures by suggesting the importance of enhancing members’ quality of life in increasing marketing performances associated with the human brands. Since marketing research has focused on finding a way to increase marketing performances, the role of consumers’ quality of life can provide meaningful insights in that matter.
In addition to the theoretical implications, we believe that our findings can provide useful insights for the practitioners in the entertainment industry in terms of how to manage fan communities for supporting their celebrities. For example, as the increased normative community pressure negatively influences members’ social well-being and loyalty towards celebrities, it might be important to minimize the negative impact by emphasizing autonomy of fans when practitioners design group-based fan community activities. Also, as our findings suggest the significance of social well-being from engaging with other members in increasing fans’ loyalty behaviors, it is suggested for the practitioners that fan communities need to be run to foster positive interactions among members
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