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Chao Yuen Ren (1892–1982)
No full textY. R. Chao is easily the most famous linguist to have come out of China. Born before the end of the last dynasty in China, he received a traditional Confucian education, but was also one of the first Chinese people to be sent to the West for training in modern Western science (under the Boxer Indemnity Fund). The remarkable breadth and scope of his studies included physics, mathematics, linguistics, musical and literary composition, and translation, and he was a pioneer in many of these fields
COVID-19 immune features revealed by a large-scale single cell transcriptome atlas. Ren et al.
No full textSupplemental information of the study entitiled "COVID-19 immune features revealed by a large-scale single cell transcriptome atlas"
Hycleus dorsetiferus Pan, Ren & Wang Pronotal 2011
No full textHycleus dorsetiferus Pan, Ren & Wang, 2011 (Fig. 18) Hycleus dorsetiferus Pan, Ren & Wang, 2011: 185. Type locality: Xiazayü, Zayü, Xizang, China. Type depository: MHBU. Material examined from Xizang. 13 exs., Xiazayü, Zayü, 2007.X.10, Fuming Shi leg. (the holotype and 12 paratypes; 1 MAB, the remaining MHBU); 1 ex., Xiazayü, Zayü, 2009.VII.23, Guodong Ren et al. leg. (paratype; MHBU). Distribution. China: Xizang (Zayü (MAB, MHBU; Pan et al., 2011)), Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan; Laos; Thailand; India; Nepal.Published as part of Pan, Zhao & Ren, Guodong, 2018, Taxonomic revision of the subfamily Meloinae (Coleoptera: Meloidae) from Xizang, China, with description of a new species, pp. 66-88 in Zoological Systematics 43 (1) on page 80, DOI: 10.11865/zs.201807, http://zenodo.org/record/536652
Traces and shards of self-injury: Strange accounting with “Author X”
No full textIn this strange account autoethnography, three or four authors explore their lived experiences with self-injury. Strange accounting is both a post-modern style of text, and a method for keeping identities concealed when risks and secrets are in play. Author X, a post-modern place-keeper for an anonymous author who may or may not have contributed to this manuscript, introduces a new dimension and layer of concealment. With Author X in-play and under erasure, the reader will never be sure if there were three or four authors on this manuscript. Through strange accounting, a post-structuralist/postmodernist frame will be applied to understanding the self-injury experience. We frame self-injury as a social practice and, for some, an everyday norm, while remaining acutely aware of the stigma surrounding the topic of self-injury. Each of us, coupled with Author X, provide the others cover to trace stories of self-injury through the literature, our flesh, and our lives
Chapter 6. Sustainability assessment framework for the prioritization of urban sewage treatment technologies
No full textUrban sewage treatment is an irreplaceable part of environment protection and public health. In order to help the stakeholders choose the best scenario for urban sewage treatment, alternative technologies are proposed to wastewater treatment in cities by developing a novel sustainability decision support framework. The proposed methodology is used to study the illustrative case which includes four urban sewage treatment technologies. The results show that the anaerobic–oxidation ditch technology performs highest for sustainability for urban sewage treatment, following by anaeroxic–anoxic–oxic, sequencing batch reactor, and triple oxidation ditch in the descending order. The proposed method can be extended and applied to help stakeholders to decide the most sustainable wastewater treatment technology alternatives
Introduction
No full textWhen the architectural historian Peter Blundell Jones (1949–2016) commenced his studies in Modernist architecture its main proponents were Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius, and there was a singular narrative of the so-called International or Modern Style. By concentrating on and exposing contemporary designers who had been neglected in the classic histories Blundell Jones adjusted our perception of Modernism as including a much broader narrative that was also much more diverse than hitherto perceived. Through various biographies and series of case studies he exposed not only forgotten heroes but also made them internationally known and relevant. These included Hans Scharoun, Hugo Haring and Gunnar Asplund. The design principles of these architects are now commonly quoted and serve as inspiration for architects aiming to create meaningful and contextually sensitive places that result in richer environments
Conclusions
No full textThis book advances the case study methodology by advocating for a pluralistic and contextsensitive approach that integrates historical critique, ethnographic narratives, participatory action research and speculative design. By employing interdisciplinary perspectives and diverse methods — including narrative inquiry, relational ontology and media analysis — it captures the multifaceted nature of place as simultaneously material and imagined, public and intimate, vulnerable and resilient. These methodological innovations enable a more holistic understanding of place as a dynamic and contested construct shaped by cultural narratives, political power and social practices
Architecture as Mnemonic: The Central Post Office, Kaunas, Lithuania
No full textThis chapter focuses on the former Central Post Office in Kaunas, which is one of the most iconic Modernist buildings in Lithuania. The building was designed by Feliksas Vizbaras (1880–1966) in 1930 and opened in 1931. It has been recognised as an important symbol of the newly independent Lithuanian state. More than a symbolic object, the contextual response, vernacular reinterpretation and user experience of this Modernist building all contribute to shaping its meanings and memories of place, which are lasting beyond the changing conditions of society. This case study echoes a lesser-known alternative modernism influenced by the region’s vernacular architecture, its sustained meaning and accumulated memories. It also reconfirms the mnemonic potential of architecture to act as a bearer of memories
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