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Dr. Lin Sun, CAU, March 2013
No full textThis video is a conversation with Dr. Lin Sun. Dr. Sun talks about an exhibit at the Woodruff Library titled "At The Boundary." Jordan Moore, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
An Analysis of <i>Judge Lin</i>
No full textBiography of Lin Wen Zhong Gong has another way to call, that is Judge Lin. The leading character is Lin Ze-Xu. This book is based on functionary experience of Lin Ze-Xu, with the captivating plots of court case, helping by highly skilled military attach\uc3\ua9s and chivalrous knights, and the history facts of Opium War. It makes Lin Ze-Xu\ue2s Confucian temperament and tragic mood more, also contrasts with author\ue2s sorrow and furiousness for the politics at the time. History, court case, martial arts\ue2\ua6\ue2\ua6etc. are essence of this book and it broadens the way of this writing style.
The topic of the thesis is \ue2An Analysis of Judge Lin\ue2. The following thesis will be divided into six different chapters. The introduction is Chapter one of the thesis, which is including researching motive and purpose, literature review of predecessors, researching version by existing information, raising questions, choosing research methods and arranging chapters. In chapter Two, I discuss the study of characters of Lin Ze-Xu, also makes a deep analysis of author\u27s purpose of writing him. In chapter Three, I analyze supporting actors and actress. Meanwhile, I illustrate author\u27s purpose of writing supporting actress because the author had different manner to describe supporting actress. Moving to the Chapter Four, I mainly focus on the plots of Judge Lin, and organize cases of Lin Ze-Xu and his subordinates to understand features of cases. In Chapter Five, I represent the causes of Opium War. China and England had difference of opinions of opium. Therefore, it is easier to comprehend what the author\u27s purpose is. In the last chapter I summarize the main points of the preceding chapters and confirm particularity of Judge Lin
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
No full textWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Lowest electronic states of neutral and ionic LiN
No full textWe have investigated the potential energy curves (PECs) of the LiN heteronuclear diatomic molecule, including its ionic species LiN+ and LiN−, using explicitly correlated multi-reference configuration interaction (MRCI-F12) calculations in conjunction with the correlation consistent quintuple- basis set. The effect of core–valence correlation, scalar relativistic effects, and the size of the basis sets has been investigated. A comprehensive set of spectroscopic constants determined based on the above-mentioned calculations are also reported for the lowest electronic states and all systems, including dissociation energies, harmonic and anharmonic vibrational frequencies, and rotational constants. Additional parameters, such as the dipole moments, equilibrium spin-orbit constants, excitation energies, and rovibrational energy levels, are also documented. We found that the three triplet states of LiN, namely, X 3∑−, A 3Π, and 2 3∑−, exhibit substantial potential wells in the PEC diagrams, while the quintet states are repulsive in nature. The ground state of the anion also shows a deep potential well in the vicinity of its equilibrium geometry. In contrast, the ground and excited states of the cation are very loosely bound. Charge transfer properties of each of these states are also analyzed to obtain an in-depth understanding of the interatomic interactions. We found that the core–valence correlation has a substantial effect on the calculated spectroscopic constants.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.Atmospheric Remote Sensin
Myotis laniger Peters 1870
No full textMyotis laniger (Peters, 1870) Synonymy. Vespertilio laniger Peters, 1870. Type locality Amoy, Fujian, China. Vespertilio fimbriatus: Dobson 1878 (part). Name combination. Myotis sowerbyi: Allen 1938 (part) Name combination. Myotis daubentonii laniger: Tate, 1941. First use of current name combination. Myotis daubentonii: Bates and Harrison 1997 (part). Name combination. Myotis laniger: Topál 1997. Name combination. Myotis sp.: Lin et al. 1997. Myotis daubentonii laniger: Bates et al. 1999. Name combination. Myotis sp. 1: Lin et al. 2004. Vernacular, unavailable name. Myotis cf. daubentonii: Borisenko et al 2008. Name combination. Myotis sp.: Cheng et al. 2010. Vernacular, unavailable name. Myotis sp. 1: Ruedi et al. 2013. Vernacular, unavailable name. Taxonomic remarks. Peters’ description of M. laniger in Swinhoe’s book (1870) is relatively brief, but some major distinguishing characters for this species are mentioned (i.e., relatively long feet reaching more than half tibia length, wing membranes attached to mid-metatarsus, weak canines). Allen (1938), in his influential book, unfortunately largely based his morphological description of M. laniger on the type series of another species, M. sowerbyi, which triggered much subsequent confusion about the exact characteristics of Peters’ laniger. Shamel (1942) reexamined M. sowerbyi and assigned it to a different group (i.e., as a subspecies of M. siligorensis), which is its current taxonomic position today (Corbet & Hill 1992; Simmons 2005). Unfortunately, the confusion about the exact content of M. laniger persisted. For instance following Tate (1941), Bates and Harrison (1997) relied on Allen’s book (1938) to detail its morphology, and concluded that “ laniger ” should be regarded as a synonym of M. daubentonii (now confined to the western Palaearctic region and unrelated to M. laniger, see Clade III in figure 3). These authors overlooked that the attachment point of the wing membrane in true laniger is close to the ankle, not the outer metatarsal, and that it has long ears (versus short ones in M. daubentonii). Topal’s (1997) concept of M. laniger was more accurate as he relied on the true laniger series from Amoy, and indeed stressed their morphological similarities with M. longipes and M. csorbai, both of them faunal elements of the Himalayan foothills. The apparent high morphological similarities between laniger, annamiticus and longipes (Topál 1997; Kruskop & Tsytsulina 2001) also adds to this confusion, notably in the recent phylogenetic literature (e.g., Zhang et al. 2009), and more specific studies including material from the type localities are needed to fully understand the species limits in this complex group. It is, however, obvious from phylogenetic reconstructions that neither M. daubentonii (part of Clade III), nor M. capaccinii (outside Clade IX) pertain to this group of long-footed, Oriental species (Fig. 3). After comparing the lectotype of M. laniger (and Peters’ 1870 original description) with the unknown Myotis discovered in the mountains of Taiwan and designated as Myotis sp. 1 (Lin et al. 1997; Chou 2004; Lin et al. 2004), they proved to be undistinguishable. The characteristically weak dentition of the partial skull of the lectotype (Fig. 5 a) also conforms to the dentition of specimens from Taiwan (Figs 4 c, 5 b). Genetically, all specimens from Taiwan are closely related to M. laniger sequenced in adjacent mainland China (Fig. 3), which confirms their conspecificity. Distribution. The distribution of M. laniger as understood here is limited to the Fujian (type locality) and Henan provinces in China, and Taiwan, but if further morphologic and genetic studies confirm that specimens from Southeast Asia also pertain to this species (Topál 1997), then the distribution of M. laniger might be much more extensive. Measurements. See Table 4. External morphology. This medium-sized bat has a dense, woolly fur, extending to the face, which is also distinctly hairy (Cheng et al. 2010). The strong pilosity of this bat is also evident on the under parts of the wing and tail membranes, where relatively dense creamy-white hairs run along the sides of the body and extend on the membranes up to the elbows, knees, and base of tail; in this respect it resembles a small version of M. fimbriatus. The general color is greyish-brown above, with darker underfur. It is distinctly whitish on the ventral parts (pure white near the anal region). As mentioned by Peters (1870), individuals can rarely be completely rufescent both above and below; this peculiar color morph has also been observed in Taiwan and is illustrated in Cheng et al. (2010). The ears are long and narrow, relatively pointed, with an inconspicuous notch along the rear edge; they extend much beyond the nose tip if laid forward. The tragus is relatively straight and narrow, and reaches nearly half the conch height. The hairy face is dark brown, but the bare parts around the eyes are lighter, fleshy colored. The wing membrane is attached close to the ankle, but is prolonged by a narrow strip of membrane to the base of the metatarsus (see illustration in Cheng et al. 2010) and hence may give the impression of a more distal attachment. The calcar is long, about three-quarters the length of the free edge of uropatagium, without lobe or keel. The last vertebra is not inserted within the tail membrane. The feet are large (10.5 mm including claw) and more than half the tibia length, bear long, curved claws and are hairy. These characteristics of the feet are distinct from the smaller-footed species found in continental China (e.g., M. sowerbyi) or in Taiwan (e.g., the unnamed Myotis sp. 2, see below). The penis is club-shaped. Skull morphology. The profile of the skull of M. laniger typically rises sharply after the postorbital constriction, but is nearly horizontal above, and rounded in the occipital region (Figs. 4 c, 5). The surface of the braincase is smooth, with no visible crests. The teeth are typically weak, with the upper canines barely reaching the size of the third premolars; the lower ones are even smaller (Fig. 4 c). The incisive and first upper premolars are nearly the same size, the second premolars being smaller. These premolars are uncrowded and aligned in the toothrow. The inferior teeth are weak, all molars being myotodont. Natural history. Allen (1923) commented that this bat was relatively uncommon in Fujian (compared to M. fimbriatus), where he procured only three specimens. In Taiwan, it looks also to be a rare, cave dwelling bat, confined to the east of Taiwan. As in mainland China, it was also found in the same cave roosts as the larger M. fimbriatus. The large, hairy feet and uropatagium of M. laniger suggest that it is also a trawling species hunting close to or above water bodies.Published as part of Ruedi, Manuel, Csorba, Gábor, Lin, Liang- Kong & Chou, Cheng-Han, 2015, Molecular phylogeny and morphological revision of Myotis bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Taiwan and adjacent China, pp. 301-342 in Zootaxa 3920 (1) on pages 322-324, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3920.2.6, http://zenodo.org/record/28792
William E. Hoy, letter to Mr. Ralph Elliot Lin Weber, July 8, 1943, with envelope and newspaper articles
No full textThis letter was sent from William E. Hoy to Mr. Ralph Elliot Lin Weber and is dated July 8, 1943. The letter recounts information about the only baseball game where Hoy, a deaf athlete, was at-bat against Taylor, also a deaf athlete. Mentioned in the letter is a typewritten play by play of the same game, copied from the Enquirer of May 17, 1902. Also included is an envelope and newspaper articles. The envelope, from International League Information, is addressed to Ralph E Lin Weber and has handwritten lists of players of N.Y. and Cincinnati. The newspaper articles are from the Dayton Daily News and the Cincinnati Enquirer and feature pictures of William E. Hoy, the author of the letter
Does Downloading PowerPoint Slides Before the Lecture Lead to Better Student Achievement?: Reply
No full textThis reply responds to a comment by Cannon (2011) that opens the debate on consistency of the effect of downloading PowerPoint slides before lectures on students’ exam performance. Cannon (2011) points out potential endogeneity problems in Chen and Lin (2008) and attempts to explore the unconditional mean effect of downloading PowerPoint slides for the full sample. In this reply, we firstly argue that the estimates in our original article are consistent since the effect of interest is the “conditional†treatment effect but not the unconditional mean effect. We provide explanations for our rationale of estimating the “conditional†treatment effect. Secondly, we propose a modified downloading variable to replicate Cannon’s analysis. Our results suggest that downloading PowerPoint slides before the exam does not produce a significant effect on absent students’ exam performance which is different from the results in Cannon (2011). Our analysis does support Cannon’s argument that students fixed effects are different across different attendance status.
[[alternative]]A Study on the Relation of the Citizen’s SubjectiveI Impression on the Spouses from Mainland China and Vietnam and Community Educational Policies in Shu Lin City in Taipei ounty.
No full text[[abstract]]A Study on the Relation of the Citizen’s SubjectiveI Impression on the Spouses from Mainland China and Vietnam and Community Educational Policies in Shu Lin City in Taipei ounty.
Abstract
By：Chou chen- tsung Advisor：Lin en-chung
The purpose of this research is to understand the current situation of the citizen’s subjective impressions on the spouses from Mainland China and Vietnam in Shu Lin City. The survey is carried out by self-designed questionnaires. The parents of the students in 10 ele mentary schools of Shu Lin City were taken as samples, 1000 que stionnaires were released, in which 825 effective copies were responded and returned (reaching a 93.0% share of all return questionnaires). The methods for analyzing the data are adopted from SPSS Statistic Software, which includes avera
ges, standard deviation,t-test,ANOVA…etc to analyze.The main findings are as below:
1. The subjective impression of Shu Lin citizens on the
Mainland spouses tends to be “ordinary” to “slightly
good.”
2. Regarding the subjective impression of Shu Lin citizens
on the Mainland spouses, there is a significant
difference on the four out of six different variants,
which are gender, occupations, marital status, and their
experience of contacting Mainland China spouses.
3. The subjective impression of Shu Lin citizens on the
Vietnamese spouses tends to be “ordinary”to “slightly
good.”
4. Regarding the subjective impression of Shu Lin citizens
on the Vietnamese spouses, there is a significant
difference on the three out of six different variants,
which are occupations, marital status, and educational
background.
5. There is a significant difference on the citizens’
subjective impres sion between the spouses from Mainland
China and those from Vietnam.
“Focus Group Interview” was also practiced to enrich the study. Based on the research result, some suggestions regarding the effective community educational policies are proposed.
1.Publicize the positive impressions of Shu Lin citizens
toward the spouses from Mainland China and Vietnam.
2.More researches and studies should be done by th
government and the academic institutes in order to
facilitate the positive understanding.
3.Encourage the positive reports from the media which
should be carefully regulated by the government and the
non-gover nmental organizations.
4.For schools, enhance multicultural teaching
environment;for the government, host more multicultural
exhibitions about the spouses from Mainland and Vietnam.
5.Make good use of the resources from schools and
communities to popularize the idea of “multicultural
community educati on” as well as to facilitate the
integration of different races.
6.The spouses from Mainland and Vietnam should learn
actively and positively to adapt themselves to the
lifestyles of the ir family and the community; therefore,
they are able to gain more positive interaction and
feedback from the peoplein the community.
Key words: Mainland China spouses, Vietnamese spouses,
Transnational marriage, Subjective impression
Myotis fimbriatus Peters 1870
No full text<i>Myotis fimbriatus</i> (Peters, 1870) <p> <b>Synonymy.</b> <i>Vespertilio fimbriatus</i> Peters, 1870. Type locality Amoy, Fujian, China. <i>Myotis taiwanensis</i> Ärnbäck-Christie-Linde, 1908. Type locality Takao, Anping, Tainan, Taiwan. <i>Myotis hirsutus</i> Howell, 1926. Type locality Yenpingfu, Fujian, China. <i>Myotis fimbriatus</i>: Tate 1941. First use of current name combination. <i>Myotis taiwanensis</i>: Lin <i>et al.</i> 2004. Name combination.</p> <p> <i>Myotis adversus taiwanensis</i>: Simmons 2005. Name combination.</p> <p> <i>Myotis taiwanensis</i>: Cheng <i>et al.</i> 2010. Name combination.</p> <p> <i>Myotis taiwanensis</i>: Han <i>et al.</i> 2010. Name combination.</p> <p> <i>Myotis taiwanensis</i>: Ruedi <i>et al.</i> 2013. Name combination.</p> <p> <b>Taxonomic remarks.</b> Peters (1870) described two new Chinese species of <i>Vespertilio</i> (now <i>Myotis</i>) living in sympatry in Amoy (now Xiamen, Fujian Province). He named the smaller, rarer species with woolly pelage <i>V. laniger</i> (see below for its description), whereas the larger, more common species was named <i>V. fimbriatus</i>, and was characterized by the “margins of interfemoral and lumbar membranes ciliated”; he also mentioned that the wing membrane extended to the middle of the metatarsus, but closer examination of the type specimen (and all recent material) suggest that it rather connects to the ankle, close to the proximal end of the metatarsus. In addition, Peters (1870) also mentioned that the second upper premolar was situated at the inner side of the third, suggesting that it might be displaced inwards from the toothrow, which is not the case on the type and all other referred material. Based on a new series of specimens collected in the same area in Fujian, Howell (1926) described another two species, a smaller form with wing membranes attaching to the base of toes (= <i>M. sowerbyi</i>), and a larger one, named <i>M. hirsutus</i>. The latter species is characterized by very hairy feet and membranes, and resembles the European <i>M. capaccinii</i>, as Howell suggested. However, he overlooked Peters’ (1870) description of <i>M. fimbriatus</i>, which was based on bats likely caught in the same cave (Allen 1938). Direct comparisons of the type material indicate that <i>fimbriatus</i> and <i>hirsutus</i> indeed represent the same species, as suggested by Allen (1938) and both are very similar to the type of <i>taiwanensis</i> (Ärnbäck-Christie-Linde 1908). External dimensions of these three taxa are also very similar, but the latter taxon has a slightly larger skull and a more globose braincase than the type of <i>fimbriatus</i> or <i>hirsutus</i>, and thus should be retained as a valid subspecies (i.e., <i>M. fimbriatus taiwanensis</i>) endemic to Taiwan. Specimens referred to <i>M. fimbriatus s.l.</i> from Taiwan and mainland China are genetically very similar or identical (Fig. 3), and confirm that they belong to the same species.</p> <p> Contrary to previous suggestions based on phenetic comparisons (Findley 1972; Corbet & Hill 1992), molecular reconstructions (Han <i>et al.</i> 2010; Ruedi <i>et al.</i> 2013) indicate that <i>M. fimbriatus</i> is not particularly related to <i>M. capaccinii</i>, nor to <i>M. adversus</i>, but is comprised in Clade X (Fig. 3). This East Asian clade includes other large-footed, trawling bats such as <i>M. pilosus</i> (a senior synonym of <i>M. ricketti</i>), <i>M.</i> cf. <i>fimbriatus</i>, <i>M. petax</i> and <i>M. macrodactylus</i> (Fig. 3). Records of <i>M. fimbriatus</i> from Yunnan (Zhang <i>et al.</i> 2009; Ruedi <i>et al.</i> 2013) refer to specimens that also fit the general morphological characteristics of <i>fimbriatus</i>, but they are larger (FA 42.9 mm; GLS 16.1 mm; CM3 5.9 mm) and are genetically divergent (Ruedi <i>et al.</i> 2013). They might represent a distinct species in this group and should best be referred as <i>M.</i> cf. <i>fimbriatus</i> (as in Clade X of figure 3) until more detailed taxonomic comparisons are made.</p> <p> <b>Distribution.</b> Initially, the distribution of this species was limited to Fujian (type locality of both <i>fimbriatus</i> and <i>hirsutus</i>), SE China (Corbet & Hill 1992) and Taiwan (type locality of <i>taiwanensis</i>), where it is widespread and common (Allen 1938; Lin <i>et al.</i> 2004; Han <i>et al.</i> 2010). Recent morphological and molecular surveys (under the name <i>taiwanensis</i>), suggest that it is much more widespread along the eastern coast of China, occurring up to Anhui and central Shandong provinces (Han <i>et al.</i> 2010). As indicated previously, Yunnan specimens referred to this species (Zhang <i>et al.</i> 2009 and Ruedi <i>et al.</i> 2013) probably represent a distinct taxon (<i>M.</i> cf. <i>fimbriatus</i>).</p> <p> <b>Measurements.</b> See Table 4.</p> <p> <b>External morphology.</b> This medium-sized <i>Myotis</i> (FA about 40 mm) is characterized by relatively large, hairy feet reaching more than half tibia length (Table 4). It has relatively long ears, reaching the nose tip when laid forwards. The tragus is nearly parallel, long and pointed, reaching half conch height. Although its dorsal fur is relatively short, it extends well along the tibia, which is typical for this species. The underside fur is also particularly long, including on the patagium along the humerus, and extends considerably on the uropatagium as well, especially along the tibia. These sparse hairs are long, cottony and reach beyond the margin of the uropatagium near the calcar (“lumbar membranes ciliated” as mentioned by Peters in the original description). The general color is greyish brown above. The ventral hairs have darker, slate-grey base but are much lighter near the tip, forming an almost pure white area near the anal region (Howell 1926). This gives an overall characteristic bicolored aspect to the pelage of <i>M. fimbriatus</i>, with a relatively sharp demarcation line along the sides of the body (see pictures in Lin <i>et al.</i> 2004; Cheng <i>et al.</i> 2010). Wing membranes are attached to the ankle or the proximal base of the metatarsus. The long calcar is unkeeled and extends to four-fifth of the rear edge of uropatagium. This bat bears external similarities with <i>M. horsfieldii</i> (large feet, long calcar and long ears; similar to other water-loving bats), but the latter is not hairy below the patagium, its pelage is not bicolored and the wing membranes attach to the metatarsus near the outer toe, not close to the ankle as in <i>fimbriatus</i>.</p> <p> <b>Skull morphology.</b> The skull has an inflated braincase, especially in the <i>taiwanensis</i> subspecies, giving a globose appearance when viewed from above or laterally (Fig. 4b). Upper canines are strong and higher than premolars. The latter are aligned in the toothrow and not particularly crowded, while all are visible in the lateral view (Fig. 4b). The lower canines are weaker, but still higher than the larger premolars. Lower molars are strong, with high cusps and all are myotodont.</p> <p> <b>Natural history in Taiwan.</b> A colonial species found in underground structures, like caves (Allen 1938) or tunnels (Han <i>et al.</i> 2010), where it can form quite numerous breeding colonies (up to 1000 individuals in central Taiwan, Lin <i>et al.</i> 2004). It is apparently linked to bodies of water, where it hunts insects above the water surface, like other trawling bats. It is found in both lowland and mountain habitats. In Taiwan, newborns were recorded from November to June, suggesting an extensive breeding season. Such unusual winter reproduction was observed in artificial tunnels containing pipes transporting hot spring water, which certainly enhanced local ambient temperature to provide suitable conditions for the bats to extend their normal breeding time.</p>Published as part of <i>Ruedi, Manuel, Csorba, Gábor, Lin, Liang- Kong & Chou, Cheng-Han, 2015, Molecular phylogeny and morphological revision of Myotis bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Taiwan and adjacent China, pp. 301-342 in Zootaxa 3920 (1)</i> on pages 321-322, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3920.2.6, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/287922">http://zenodo.org/record/287922</a>
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
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