4,453 research outputs found
New Roads for Patron-Driven E-books:Collection Development and Technical Services Implications of a Patron-Driven Acquisitions Pilot at Rutgers
No full textCollection development librarians have long struggled to meet user demands for new titles. Too often, required resources are not purchased, while some purchased resources do not circulate. E-books selected through patron-driven plans are a solution but present new challenges for both selectors and catalogers. Radical changes to traditional technical services workflows are required, and selectors must modify the selection process to give more choice to the user. Rutgers University librarians have adopted an innovative new technical services workflow and collection-development model to manage a successful, patron-driven acquisitions project for e-books in the fields of math and computer science.This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship on 13/12/2011, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/1941126X.2011.627043
The politics of fashion: perceptions of power in female clothing and ornamentation as reflected in the sixteenth-century Chinese novel Jin Ping Mei
No full textThis 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
[[alternative]]A Study on Factors Influencing The Participation In First-Aid Courses Of Schoolchild's Mothers at Shiou-Lang Primary School.
No full text[[abstract]]The purpose of this study is to understand the Factors influencing the schoolchildren's mothers' participation in the first-aid courses at Shiou-Lang Primary School . By using census ,195 respondents（76.65﹪response rate）are effective . Descriptive and multiple regression analysis are used to analyze the data .The results show：1.The (Health Condition( is the factor influencing the obstacle of participation in first-aid courses. The (Working Day(is the main cause that affects the perceived susceptibility toward the lack of the first-aid knowledge while the (Education Standard(has an influence on the perceived severity toward the shortage of the first-aid knowledge.2. All the independent variables have 23.32﹪correct predicable rate in the participation behaviors. Among them ,the (Working Day (,the (Domestic Economy Condition(,the (Health Condition (,the (Past Learning Experience(,the( Motivation( in joining in the first-aid courses and the (Perceived Severity( toward the lack of the first-aid courses have an obvious influence on the participation behaviors. Above are the fundamental findings to explain the motivations and deterrents of the participation in the first-aid courses .And they suggest the health provide proper courses to meet people's needs and interests .Besides, decrease the participating barriers and promote the perceived severity toward accidental harm to improve the willing of participating the first-aid courses , the ability to deal with the accidental harm and public health.
Review of Mayer, R.; Knothe, F.; Shuo, H. (2022) Reflected beauty: Chinese reverse glass paintings from the Mei Lin Collection
No full textIn this well-documented, bilingual, and richly illustrated catalogue, published for the long-anticipated exhibition Reflected Beauty: Chinese Reverse Glass Paintings from the Mei Lin Collection at the University Museum and Art Gallery of the University of Hong Kong (September 2021-January 2022), the authors give us a profound insight into the phenomenon of reverse painting on glass and mirror paintings, with a particular focus on those from the Mei Lin Collection assembled by the Sinologist, author, and translator Rupprecht Mayer and his wife Haitang Mayer-Liem. Composed of over one hundred works acquired in East Asia between 1968 and 2012, this is one of the world's most important collections of Chinese reverse glass paintings from the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.Modern and Contemporary Studie
Spazi pubblici e luoghi condivisi. Progetti architettonici per le città europee
No full textSotto la responsabilità intellettuale e supervisione diretta dell'autore, il volume raccoglie i contributi scritti dai relatori che hanno partecipato al ciclo di conferenze Spazi pubblici e luoghi condivisi. Progetti architettonici per le città europee, ideato da Guya Bertelli e coordinato dal sottoscritto. Il symposium è stato promosso dal Dipartimento di Architettura e Studi Urbani (DAStU) e le conferenze hanno avuto luogo, tra il 2012 e il 2013, presso la sede centrale del Politecnico di Milano e presso il Campus Arata del Polo Territoriale di Piacenza.
Le quattro giornate di studio sono state organizzate in modo tale che il dibattito prendesse in esame, nell’ambito della stessa giornata, una coppia di città europee, rendendo possibile un fertile confronto. I contributi dei relatori - Enric Massip Bosh e Carlos Garcia Vazquez; Hervé Dubois e Gill Novarina; Stefan Vieths e Michele Giovanni Caja; Francisco Arqués Soler e Maria Vittoria
Capitanucci - sono articolati in quattro diversi capitoli. Ciascun capitolo presenta gli interventi della relativa giornata di studio ed è aperto da un’introduzione, e seguito da una conclusione a firma del coordinatore della giornata. I quattro capitoli sono inoltre preceduti da un’introduzione di Gabriele Pasqui e dai saggi di Guya Bertelli, Michele Roda e del sottoscritto che riflettono, attraverso uno sguardo critico, sul ruolo e sul significato dello spazio pubblico nella città contemporanea.Under the intellectual responsibility and direct supervision of the author, the publication collects contributions by the lecturers in the series of conference Public spaces and shared places. Architectural projects for the European cities created by Guya Bertelli and coordinated by Pasquale Mei. The symposium was sponsored by the Department of Architecture and Urban studies (DAStU) and the conferences have been organized in 2012 and 2013 at Politecnico di Milano, Campus Leonardo, and at Arata Campus, in the Territorial Campus of Piacenza. The debates were part of the four working days; each one was dedicated to an interesting comparison between two European cities. The contributions of the lecturers - Enric Massip Bosh and Carlos Garcia Vazquez; Hervé Dubois and Gill Novarina; Stefan Vieths and Michele Giovanni Caja; Arqués Francisco Soler and Maria Vittoria Capitanucci - are divided into four different chapters. Each chapter presents the intervention of a specific day and is opened by the introduction, and followed by a conclusion by the coordinator of the same day. The four chapters are introduced by a forward by Gabriele Pasqui and essays by Guya Bertelli, Michele Roda and Pasquale Mei, reflecting a critical view on the role and the meaning of the public space in the contemporary city
Exchange Rate Policy and Economic Growth after the Financial Crisis in Central and Eastern Europe
No full textIn a paper on the effects of the global financial crisis in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), the
author reacts to a paper of Åslund (2011) published in the same issue of Eurasian Geography and
Economics on the influence of exchange rate policies on the region’s recovery. The author argues
that post-crisis corrections in current account deficits in CEE countries do not in themselves signal a
return to steady economic growth. Disagreeing with Åslund over the role of loose monetary policy in
fostering the region’s economic problems, he outlines a number of competitiveness problems that
remain to be addressed in the 10 new EU member states of CEE, along with improvements in framework conditions supporting future macroeconomic growth
Debietmeting (ADCP) Roompot-Veerse Dam, 29 mei 1997
No full textDebietmeting (ADCP) Roompot-Veerse Dam 29 mei 1997.Deltawerken, Oosterscheld
Stroom- en sedimentmeting Veerse Dam - Roompot, 24 mei 1993
No full textStroom- en sedimentmeting Veerse Dam - Roompot 24 mei 1993.Deltawerken, Oosterscheld
Beijing opera and Mei Lanfang
No full textBakalaura darbs “Pekinas opera un Mei Laņfan” ir veltīts Pekinas operas izveidošanās vēsturei, tās kultūrvēsturiskajām tradīcijām un vienam no tās izcilākajiem aktieriem – Mei Laņfan. Viņa dzīve uz skatuves un sabiedrībā tiek detalizētāk apskatīta otrās daļas apakšnodaļās.
Darba mērķi ir iepazīties ar Pekinas operas rašanās vēsturiskajiem un sociālajiem priekšnoteikumiem, apzināt tās simbolisma un tradīciju nozīmi, kā arī apskatīt tās vēsturē izcilākā aktiera – Mei Laņfan galvenos dzīves notikumus, nozīmīgākās lomas un veiktās reformas Pekinas operā.
Autore darbu ir sadalījusi divās daļās, pirmajā apskatot Pekinas operas izveidošanās vēsturi un tās kultūrvēsturiskās tradīcijas, bet otrajā daļā apzinot Mei Laņfan dzīvi uz skatuves un sabiedrībā. Lai sniegtu vizuālu atspoguļojumu Pekinas operā, autore ir pievienojusi uzskates materiālus fotogrāfiju formātā, dodot ieskatu Pekinas operas simbolikā, tradīcijās un Mei Laņfan dzīvē uz skatuves un sabiedrībā.
Ķīnas kultūras mantojuma izpēte ir svarīga, lai precīzāk izprastu mūsdienās notiekošos procesus gan tās kultūrā, gan sabiedrībā, jo senās tradīcijas un to ievērošana Ķīnā joprojām ir plaši izplatītas. Īpaši jāizceļ šī darba unikalitāte Latvijas akadēmiskajā vidē, jo latviski šobrīd vēl nav pieejama literatūra par autores izvēlēto tēmu.
Bakalaura darbs ir izstrādāts latviešu valodā.The Bachelor thesis “Beijing opera and Mei Lanfang” is dedicated to analyses of Beijing opera and its cultural and historical traditions. It additionaly focuses on the life and heritage of Mei Lanfang, one of the greatest actors of Beijing opera.
The aim of this thesis is to explore the historical and social background for the birth of Beijing opera, to assess the influence of the traditions and symbols which have formed it and to describe life, works and reforms carried out by one of the greatest actors – Mei Lanfang.
The thesis is divided into two parts. The first one focuses on the history of the rise of Beijing opera the second one is dedicated to the life of Mei Lanfang. To visually aid in the description of Beijing opera, the author has attached several images depicting visual layouts of Beijing opera, the use of its symbols, traditions and, roles performed by Mei Lanfang and also images concerning his life on stage and in the community.
China's cultural heritage research is important in order to better understand today's processes in its culture, and society, because the observance of ancient traditions in China is still widespread.
This thesis is especially important because this theme is unique in the academic environment of Latvia, currently no literature is available on the author`s chosen topic.
Thesis is written in the Latvian language
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