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Pin-Chun Lin Piano Recital Program Notes
No full textThe program of the piano recital includes Beethoven\ue2s Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2-3 and Prokofiev\ue2s Piano Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 14. This Program notes will introduce how these two composers with different historical backgrounds construct their own musical languages and piano techniques, and also will discuss the interpretational thoughts from analytical point of view
Aspidistra shiwandashanensis C. R. Lin & W. B. Xu 2023, sp. nov.
No full textAspidistra shiwandashanensis C.R. Lin & W.B. Xu, sp. nov. (Fig. 1, 2) TYPE:— CHINA. Guangxi: Fangchenggang City, Fangcheng District, Fu-long Town, Shiwandashan National Nature Reserve, on rocks and along grassy streamside in forests, 21°50’ N, 107°56’ E, 400–450 m, not common, 18 November 2011, Chun-Rui Lin & Wei-Bin Xu 1030 (holotype: IBK!, isotype: IBK!, GXMG!). Diagnosis:— Aspidistra shiwandashanensis is similar to A. arnautovii Tillich (2005: 314) subsp. catbaensis Tillich (2005: 316) with leaves and flowers, but differs by perianth lobes ovate-lanceolate to narrow oblong, internally purplish red to blackish purple, stigma upper surface glabrous, not radial grooves. Herbs perennial, evergreen, rhizomatous. Rhizome creeping, subterete, 4–6 mm thick, covered with scales, nodes dense. Vagina leaves 4–5, purple-red, 1–8 cm long, enveloping base of petiole, becoming black-brown when dry, fibrous when withered. Leaves solitary, ca. 5–10 mm apart; petiole stiff upright, 10–24 cm long, 2–3 mm thick, adaxially sulcate; leaf blade usually narrow elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, 20–30 cm long, 5–8 cm wide, green, sometimes with small yellow-white spots on both surfaces, base cuneate to broadly cuneate, inequilateral, apex acuminate, margin entire. Peduncle arising from the nodes of apical part of rhizome, erect or declining, 1–3 cm long, with 4–5 bracts, bracts gradually wider from base to top of peduncle, the two most basal bracts ones of perianth broadly ovate-cucullate, pale green with purplish red spots, 5–6 mm long, 8–10 mm wide, apex subobtuse. Flowers solitary; perianth campanulate, fleshy, externally pale green-white with purplish red or dark purplish red spots, internally purplish red to blackish purple, deeply 8-lobed apically; lobes explanate, bent outwards, subequal, ovate-lanceolate to narrow oblong, 5–7 mm long, 2–4 mm wide at base, apex obtuse, each lobe basally with 2 longitudinal keels, each keel basally fusing with a keel of the adjoining lobe and forming a protruding lip at the fusion point; tube 6–8 mm high, distal opening 9–12 mm in diameter; Stamens 8, opposite to lobes, inserted in the middle of perianth tube, positioned lower than stigma, filaments ca. 0.5 mm long, anthers oblong, 2–3 mm long and 1–1.5 mm wide, pollen yellow; Pistil obconic, fleshy, purplish red, 6–8.5 mm long, ovary inconspicuous, style quadrangle, ca. 4 mm long and 2 mm in diameter at base, gradually widened to stigma level, stigma enlarge, glabrous, 6–10 mm in diameter, upper surface slightly convex, densely purplish red mottled, and with 4 radial, white, bifurcate lines from center to margin, 4-lobed at margin, lobes emarginate at apex, lower surface with longitudinal 8-ridged. Flowering from October to December. Etymology: — The specific epithet refers to the type locality. The Chinese name is “ +ξψƦṚDZDz ”(pinyin: shí wàn shân zhî zhű bào dàn). Distribution and ecology: — Aspidistra shiwandashanensis is currently only known from the type locality in Shiwandashan Natural Nature Reserve, Fangchenggang City and Dongxing county, in southern Guangxi, China. It grows on rocks along streams in secondary broadleaf forests at elevations about 400– 550 m. Similar species:— Aspidistra shiwandashanensis is similar to A. arnautovii subsp. catbaensis with leaves and flowers, but differs by perianth lobes ovate-lanceolate to narrow oblong (vs. triangular), internally purplish red to blackish purple (vs. blackish violet with yellow tips), stigma upper surface glabrous (vs. with fine radial grooves). The new species also close to A. arnautovii Tillich var. angustifolia L. Wu & Y.F. Huang in Wu et al. (2012: 321), but can be easily distinguished by leaf blade narrow elliptic to oblong-lanceolate (vs. narrow lanceolate to nearly linear), 20–30 × 5–8 cm (vs. 20–53 × 1.2–2 cm), perianth lobes internally purplish red to blackish purple (vs. blackish violet with yellow tips), stigma upper surface glabrous (vs. with fine radial grooves), lower surface with 8-ridged (vs. 24- ridged). Moreover, A. shiwandashanensis resembles A. punctatoides Yan Liu & C. R. Lin in Lin & Liu (2011: 189) and A. punctata Lindley (1826: 977), However, the new species can be distinguished from them by its perianth lobes purplish red to blackish purple, glabrous, stigma upper surface purplish red (see Table 1). Additional specimens examined (paratype):— CHINA. Guangxi, Guilin City, Botany Garden of Guilin, taken to cultivation from the type locality, 05 January 2018, Chun-Rui Lin 1080 (cultivated plant collected from Fangchenggang City, Shiwandashan National Nature Reserve, 16 January 2016, Shui-Song Mo); 25 November 2020, Chun-Rui Lin 1366 (cultivated plant collected from Fangchenggang City, Fu-long Town, Pinglongshan Valley, 1 June 2016, Yu-Song Huang); 12 February 2022, Chun-Rui Lin 1445 (cultivated plant collected from Dongxing City, Ma-lu Town, Pingfeng village, 12 October 2018, by Chun-Rui Lin and Zhao-Cen Lu). Pollen morphology:— The pollen grains are subspherical, inaperturate, pollen size is (28.94–) 33.68 (–37.65) × (28.24–) 30.01 (–32.94) μm (Fig. 9A). Pollen with gemmate exine, the prominent spores are nearly round, relatively large, similar in size and smooth in surface (Fig. 9B).Published as part of Lin, Chun-Rui, Xu, Wei-Bin, Huang, Yu-Song, Wang, Bing-Mou & Liu, Yan, 2023, Four new species of Aspidistra (Asparagaceae) from southern China, pp. 121-135 in Phytotaxa 587 (2) on pages 122-124, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.587.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/773448
FIGURE 1 in Deep mourning with the loss of Professor Qi-Bin Lin
No full textFIGURE 1. Prof. Qin-Bin Lin in his last years. A, Prof. Lin with his colleagues of younger generations; Xin-Neng Lian, Qi-Bin Lin, Di-Ying Huang, and Yan-Zhe Fu (from left to right) in front of Prof. Lin's apartment. B, Chen-Yang Cai visited Prof. Lin at his home (photographed by D.-Y. Huang). C, Prof. Lin with two younger scholars (photographed by D.-Y. Huang). D, Chen-Yang Cai visited Lin at the hospital on June 10th, 2022 (photographed by D.-Y. Huang).Published as part of HUANG, DI-YING, CAI, CHEN-YANG & ZHANG, HAI-CHUN, 2022, Deep mourning with the loss of Professor Qi-Bin Lin, pp. 385-389 in Palaeoentomology 5 (4) on page 386, DOI: 10.11646/palaeoentomology.5.4.11, http://zenodo.org/record/733334
FIGURE 1. Aspidistra stenophylla. A. Habit with flowers. B. Flower. C. Flower, longitudinally dissected. D. Fruit. E. Pistil, side view. F in Aspidistra stenophylla (Asparagaceae), a new species from Guangxi, China
No full textFIGURE 1. Aspidistra stenophylla. A. Habit with flowers. B. Flower. C. Flower, longitudinally dissected. D. Fruit. E. Pistil, side view. F. Stigma, upper view. Drawn by Wen-Hong Lin.Published as part of Hu, Ren-Chuan, Shen, Xiao-Lin, Liu, Jing & Lin, Chun-Rui, 2014, Aspidistra stenophylla (Asparagaceae), a new species from Guangxi, China, pp. 53-56 in Phytotaxa 170 (1) on page 54, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.170.1.8, http://zenodo.org/record/513894
Aspidistra stenophylla C. R. Lin et R. C. Hu 2014, sp. nov.
No full textAspidistra stenophylla C.R.Lin et R.C.Hu, sp. nov. (Figs. 1, 2) Type: — CHINA. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jingxi County, Tongde town, limestone mountains, alt. 780 m, 12 May 2012, Chun-Rui Lin 1036 (holotype, IBK!; isotype, IBK!). Herbs perennial, evergreen, rhizomatous. Rhizome creeping, subterete, 9–10 mm thick, covered with scales, nodes densely. Roots numerous. Vaginal leaves 4–5, 2– 6 cm long, purple-red, becoming black-brown when dry. Leaves solitary; petiole stiffly upright, 9–22 cm long, 2 mm thick, adaxially sulcate; leaf blade linear, 50–60 cm long, 1.5– 2.5 cm wide, dark green, base tapering into petiole, apex acuminate, margin entire, midvein distinct, lateral veins conspicuous when dried. Peduncle purple-red, 1.5–3 cm long, with 4–6 bracts; bracts gradually wider from base to top of peduncle, white with purple-red spots, 3–5 mm long, ca 5 mm wide, obtuse at apex. Flower solitary; perigone urceolate, ca 15 mm long, dark purple, adaxially finely papillose; lobes 6, triangular, slightly curved inward, 6–7 mm long, 5–6 mm wide at base, adaxially purple-red and with light yellow apex, with two prominent keels from top to the middle of perigone tube; perigone tube 8–9 mm long and 14–15 mm in diameter, adaxially dark purple. Stamens 6, opposite to the perigone lobes, inserted at the bottom of the perigone tube, significantly lower than stigma; anthers oblong, ca 2 mm long and 1 mm wide, filaments ca 1 mm long. Pistil mushroom-shaped, purple-red, ca 1 cm long, ovary inconspicuous, style short, cylindrical, ca 2 mm long and 1 mm in diameter, stigma peltate, subrotundate, ca 1 cm in diameter, upper surface with 3 whitish, ca 1 mm high, “ V ” shaped ribs, and 3 purple-red radial ribs from center to margin, slightly irregularly undulate at margin. Berry subglobose, 10–15 mm in diameter, slightly tuberculate. flowering in May to June, and fruiting in the next year from February to April. Distribution and ecology: —This new species is currently known only from Jingxi County in southwestern Guangxi, China. It grows on a limestone slopes, under evergreen broad-leaved forest at 700–800 m altitude. Taxonomic relationships: — Aspidistra stenophylla is similar to A. omeiensis Zhu & Zhang (1981: 386) and A. linearifoli a Wan & Huang (1987: 220) in leaves linear, perigone dark purple, but differs by having perigone urceolate and adaxially densely papillose, lobes slightly curved inward, stigma upper surface with 3 whitish, ca 1 mm high, “V” shaped ribs. A detailed comparison to distinguish the three species is presented in Table 1.Published as part of Hu, Ren-Chuan, Shen, Xiao-Lin, Liu, Jing & Lin, Chun-Rui, 2014, Aspidistra stenophylla (Asparagaceae), a new species from Guangxi, China, pp. 53-56 in Phytotaxa 170 (1) on page 53, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.170.1.8, http://zenodo.org/record/513894
[[alternative]]Correction to "Synergistic Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 Replication Using Disulfiram/Ebselen and Remdesivir"
No full text[[abstract]]In the original manuscript, the authors Jian-Jong Liang, Chun-Che Liao, and Yi-Ling Lin were not listed. These three authors had performed the cell-based experiments in Figure 5b,c but were mistakenly listed in the acknowledgment section. The author list and affiliations should appear as in this Correction
The political role of the people's liberation army 1949-1973
No full textThis 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
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