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Yves-Heng Lim
No full textYves-Heng Lim est enseignant-chercheur au Département d’Etudes de Sécurité et de Criminologie de l’Université Macquarie, Sydney. Il est l’auteur de China’s Naval Power: An Offensive Realist Approach (Ashgate, 2014). Yves-Heng Lim is a lecturer at the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, Macquarie University. He is the author of China’s Naval Power: An Offensive Realist Approach (Ashgate, 2014)
Professional attachment report [with] Chio Lim & Associates.
No full textThis report serves as a summary of the professional attachment. Besides touching on author experiences working with Chio Lim & Associates (CLA), it wil also touch on other issues before, during and after the program
Lim-inf convergence and its compactness
No full textAbstract- We describe the Mizar formalization of the proof of compactness of lim-inf convergence given in [W33] according to [CCL]. Lim-inf convergence formalized in [W28] is a Moore-Smith convergence investigated in [Y6] and involves the concept of nets. The proof is based on the equivalence of two approaches to convergence in topological spaces: filter convergence and Moore-Smith (net) convergence. The equivalence is worked out in [Y19] and different characterizations of compactness are also given there. These efforts are a continuation of the international project of formalizing the theory of continuous lattices headed by the first author
La variabilité et de l'évolution de carbone-suie en Europe au cours des 140 dernières années, extraites d'une carotte de glace du Caucase
No full textLe carbone-suie, ou "black carbon" (BC), est considéré comme le deuxième plus grand contributeur d'origine anthropique au changement climatique, après le dioxyde de carbone, en raison de son importante capacité à absorber la lumière (Bond et al., 2013). Malgré son influence sur le système climatique, les observations pluriannuelles des teneurs atmosphériques de BC demeurent rares, particulièrement en Europe. Cette étude propose une reconstruction nouvelle de la variabilité passée du BC atmosphérique à partir de l'analyse d'une carotte de glace forée au glacier de l'Elbrus (ELB), situé dans le Caucase en Russie. Un analyseur de carbone-suie SP2 (Single Particle Soot Photometer) a été exploité pour l'analyse du BC réfractaire (rBC) sur 153m de carotte de glace couvrant les derniers 140 ans. Un nouveau système analytique couplant un nébuliseur APEX-Q et le SP2, intégré au sein d'un système d'Analyse en Flux Continu, a été développée et a permis d'obtenir un enregistrement unique quasi-continu du rBC. La glace de l'Elbrus révèle une augmentation marquée des teneurs en rBC entre les années 1870 et 1980, suivie d'une diminution des concentrations jusqu'en 2000 environ. Au cours de la dernière décennie, les concentrations en rBC demeurent stables. Parallèlement, une augmentation des niveaux de fond jusqu'en 1980 indique clairement un impact non négligeable des émissions anthropiques sur la charge en BC atmosphérique à des échelles spatiales très larges, et notamment dans la troposphère libre. Une étude fine des inventaires d'émissions de BC disponibles et la modélisation FLEXPART viennent confirmer que l'augmentation forte de rBC depuis 1920 est principalement due aux émissions anthropiques de BC. Une analyse du gradient est-ouest des dépôts de rBC à haute altitude au cours de la dernière décennie a été réalisée, en comparant l'archive récente (10 ans) de l'Elbrus avec deux autres enregistrements provenant du Col du Dôme (CDD, France) et du Colle Gnifetti (CG, Italie). Les concentrations à l'Elbrus se révèlent deux à trois fois supérieures à celles des autres sites, une différence liée à l'intensité plus forte des sources en Europe de l'Est et confirmée par la modélisation FLEXPART. Les combustions de biomasse se trouvent identifiées comme la principale cause de variabilité interannuelle à l'Elbrus en été. Sur les derniers 10 ans, une diminution statistiquement significative des concentrations en rBC dans la neige est détectée au CDD, un résultat qui s'oppose aux observations réalisées à l'Elbrus où une tendance à l'augmentation au cours des périodes estivales est identifiée. Ces tendances, aussi bien CDD et ELB, sont relativement cohérentes avec les inventaires d'émissions de BC anthropiques disponibles. Ces enregistrements nouveaux et continus de rBC dans plusieurs carottes de glace européennes viennent faire progresser notre compréhension des évolutions passées des sources et de la charge atmosphérique du BC en Europe. Ces enregistrements peuvent participer à une meilleure évaluation de l'efficacité des politiques passées et actuelles de réduction des émissions de BC, ainsi qu'à une amélioration des inventaires d'émission.Black carbon (BC) is considered as the second largest man-made contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide due to its highly light-absorbing ability (Bond et al., 2013). Despite its climatic role, multi-year observations of ambient BC concentrations are scarce, in particular over Europe. In this thesis, we reconstructed past variability of atmospheric BC using an ice core from the Elbrus glacier (ELB), Caucasus in Russia. We have used a single particle soot photometer (SP2) to retrieve refractive BC (rBC) along 153 m of ice core covering the last 140 years. We have developed and validated a novel analytical system coupling of APEX-Q nebulization to SP2 in a Continuous-flow Analysis system to derive a unique quasi-continuous record of rBC. Results reveal a substantial rBC increase since 1870s lasting until 1980, followed by a decrease until ~2000. In the last decade, rBC concentrations remained constant. In parallel, an increase in background concentration until 1980 clearly highlights that anthropogenic BC emissions have substantially affected the atmospheric BC loading on a very large spatial scale, particularly in the free troposphere. A comparison with the estimated BC reaching the ELB site using a BC emission inventory/FLEXPART modeling confirms that the strong rBC increase since around 1920 is mainly due to anthropogenic BC emissions. Analysis of the East-West gradient of rBC deposited in snow over the last decade is investigated comparing the recent archive (10-year) at ELB with two other records from Col du Dôme (CDD), France, and Colle Gnifetti (CG), Italy. Concentrations at ELB are 2-3 times higher than at other sites, which is linked to source intensity in the Eastern part of Europe, as confirmed by the FLEXPART modelling. Biomass burning is identified as a main cause of inter-annual variability at ELB during summer time. Over the last decade, a statistically significant reduction of rBC concentration in snow is found at CDD, opposite to what is found at ELB with an increasing trend observed for summer periods. These trends are also fairly consistent with anthropogenic BC emissions inventories. Availability of continuous records of rBC in European ice cores improved our understanding of past evolution of atmospheric BC over Europe. They can be used to assess efficiency of past and current emission reduction policies and improve emission inventories
“Survival – to keep writing”: An interview with Shirley Geok-lin Lim
No full textIn this e-mail interview conducted in 2016, author and scholar Shirley Geok-lin Lim addresses the changing social and political conditions in the United States. Lim discusses the affective relationship between aesthetics and politics in her work, the anxiety of multilingual stylistics, and the in-between nature of the transnation. She also reflects on the academic marginalization she has experienced as a result of her immigrant designation and subjectivity, as well as the indirect influence of China and Chineseness on her writing. Commenting on her memoir Among the White Moon Faces, Lim notes the difficulty of titling, and addresses the impact of anglophone literature upon her during her colonial Malaysian upbringing
Majelis Ta’lim Sebagai Alternatif Pusat Pendidikan Islam (Studi Kasus pada Majelis Ta’lim Se Kecamatan Natar Lampung Selatan)
No full textIn the public, living we see routine activities what is done. The routine activities are religious and non religious. Usually, religious activities are done in majelis ta’lim. Majelis ta’lim that grow in the community can to became alternative for central of islamic education if the managed well. Therefore, the author want to discuss about this issue with expectation to know of factors that cause the failure religious building in majelis ta’lim especially in Natar, so to know activities that required to done so as really became alternative for central of Islamic education. This research is quantitative research with collecting data from majelis ta’lim which became this research object. The collecting data is done with instruments: as observation, interview, and documentation. From this research, we can know that style and methode is done by the teacher is principal key to success in majelis ta’lim. Therefore, the inovation is required in majelis ta’lim activities so that can interest of more pilgrims and make him the alternative for central of Islamic education
Interactions between LHX3-And ISL1-family LIM-homeodomain transcription factors are conserved in Caenorhabditis elegans
No full text© 2017 The Author(s). LIM-Homeodomain (LIM-HD) transcription factors are highly conserved in animals where they are thought to act in a transcriptional 'LIM code' that specifies cell types, particularly in the central nervous system. In chick and mammals the interaction between two LIM-HD proteins, LHX3 and Islet1 (ISL1), is essential for the development of motor neurons. Using yeast two-hybrid analysis we showed that the Caenorhabditis elegans orthologs of LHX3 and ISL1, CEH-14 and LIM-7 can physically interact. Structural characterisation of a complex comprising the LIM domains from CEH-14 and a LIM-interaction domain from LIM-7 showed that these nematode proteins assemble to form a structure that closely resembles that of their vertebrate counterparts. However, mutagenic analysis across the interface indicates some differences in the mechanisms of binding. We also demonstrate, using fluorescent reporter constructs, that the two C. elegans proteins are co-expressed in a small subset of neurons. These data show that the propensity for LHX3 and Islet proteins to interact is conserved from C. elegans to mammals, raising the possibility that orthologous cell specific LIM-HD-containing transcription factor complexes play similar roles in the development of neuronal cells across diverse species
“Survival -- to keep writing”: an interview with Shirley Geok-lin Lim
No full textIn this e-mail interview conducted in 2016, author and scholar Shirley Geok-lin Lim addresses the changing social and political conditions in the United States. Lim discusses the affective relationship between aesthetics and politics in her work, the anxiety of multilingual stylistics, and the in-between nature of the transnation. She also reflects on the academic marginalization she has experienced as a result of her immigrant designation and subjectivity, as well as the indirect influence of China and Chineseness on her writing. Commenting on her memoir Among the White Moon Faces, Lim notes the difficulty of titling, and addresses the impact of anglophone literature upon her during her colonial Malaysian upbringing
From Kulim to Singapore: Catherine Lim's literary life
No full textThe publication in 1993 by Heinemann Asia of a volume of stories entitled The Best of Catherine Lim emphasised the significant contribution which this talented author has made to recent Singaporean fiction. The 1993 edition contains work from five of Catherine Lim's previously published collections, from Little Ironies (1978) to Deadline for Love (1992), and reflects the confidence which her publishers usually have in her capacity to draw a strong local reading audience. In fact, a Catherine Lim book is quite capable of attracting sales of 20,00O copies in a first edition
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