674 research outputs found
Liquid democracy: a comparative study of digital urban democracy
No full textIn Liquid Democracy, author Yu-Shan Tseng offers a bold new framework for understanding democracy as a dynamic, fluid process. Challenging the idea that AI and digital tools are inherently anti-democratic, this innovative volume bridges theory and practice to investigate various “liquid conditions,” a novel concept capturing how political action flows and transforms like water within the intersections of urban spaces and digital technologies.Through an in-depth comparative study of three groundbreaking digital democracy platforms—Decide Madrid in Madrid, OmaStadi in Helsinki, and vTaiwan in Taipei—Tseng explores how digital platforms can foster participatory governance, pluralism, and alternative democratic futures. In-depth chapters critically examine the interactions between humans, algorithms, and urban systems, revealing how digital tools reconfigure the boundaries of political participation, decision-making, and collective action. Throughout the text, Tseng offers fresh insights into how democracy emerges under contingent conditions shaped by technology and geography.Drawing from years of ethnographic fieldwork, Liquid Democracy is essential reading for master’s and PhD students in geography, political science, and urban studies, as well as scholars, practitioners, and policymakers interested in digital governance, smart cities, civic technology, and algorithmic politics
A Newly Commissioned Work for Cello, A Recording and Performance Practice Guide by Yu-Ting Tseng
No full textabstract: The introduction of a new instrumental piece—specifically Taiwanese—into the cello repertoire is as exciting as it is important. Currently, the majority of works for cello and piano include predominantly Western compositions that is repeatedly taught and performed. Reflections, by Taiwanese composer Ming-Hsiu Yen (Ms. Yen) is a response to this saturation. It is a piece that is both demanding for the performers and entertaining for the audience. Brilliantly written by a composer who has intimate familiarity with both the cello and piano, it is highly suitable for scholarly study and performance.
This document details ensemble issues, interpretative suggestions for both cellist and pianist, and general concepts about the music. The composer further adds to these concepts and suggestions.
Reflections is a programmatic work comprised of four movements, each with a descriptive title: “Gear,” “Tears of the Angel,” “Spintop,” and “Transformation.” Because the composer’s intentions were driven by pictorial ideas and not by a formal harmonic structure, this paper concentrates on ensemble issues and interpretation less than harmonic analysis.
Secondly, the project includes the premiere recording of Reflections, as performer by Yu-Ting Tseng, cellist, and Dr. Jeremy Peterman, pianist. This audio documentation provides other cellists and pianists the opportunity of hearing the piece as originally conceived by the composer, as an aid to their own future preparation of this work. This recording, combined with the interpretative analysis, will assist in bringing Reflections into the cello repertoire and public eye.Dissertation/ThesisReflections Recording Movement I GearReflections Recording Movement II Tears of the AngelReflections Recording Movement III SpintopReflections Recording Movement IV TransformationDoctoral Dissertation Music 201
Triterpenoid saponins from Ilex mamillata CY Wu ex CJ Tseng
No full textTwo new triterpenoid saponins, ilemaminosides A and B (1 and 2) along with six known saponins (3-8) were isolated from 70% ethanolic extract of the leaves of Ilex mamillata C.Y. Wu ex C.J. Tseng. The new saponins were characterised as 3-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-ilexgenin B (1) and 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 -> 3)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-ilexgenin B (2). The structures of compounds 1 and 2 were elucidated on the basis of the chemical and spectroscopic methods, and the structures of known compounds were identified by comparison of their spectroscopic data with those reported in the literature. The compounds showed inhibitory activities in anti-inflammatory assay in vitro with IC50 values in the range 25.37-38.33 mu gmL(-1).http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000309287500006&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=8e1609b174ce4e31116a60747a720701Chemistry, AppliedChemistry, MedicinalSCI(E)5ARTICLE211991-19952
Chimerica: Disorienting Politics
No full textDelores Phillips and Cultural Studies Association’s Globalization and Culture Working Group Co-Host Kathalene Razzano discuss Disorienting Politics: Chimerican Media and Transpacific Entanglements (University of Michigan Press, 2024) with author Fan Yang, along with writer and historian Mark Tseng-Putterman. This podcast is accompanied by a scholarly commentary by Marcus Breen
Chimerica: Disorienting Politics
No full textDelores Phillips and Cultural Studies Association’s Globalization and Culture Working Group Co-Host Kathalene Razzano discuss Disorienting Politics: Chimerican Media and Transpacific Entanglements (University of Michigan Press, 2024) with author Fan Yang, along with writer and historian Mark Tseng-Putterman. This podcast is accompanied by a scholarly commentary by Marcus Breen.https://csalateral.org/podcasts/positions/chimerica-disorienting-politics
Chemical selection rules of single-phase high-entropy oxides
No full textHigh-entropy oxides, as a novel research field in ceramics, have been found to present state-of-the-art improvement in various properties. These contributions could be achieved by multiple cations homogeneously occupying the same polyhedral sites, introducing severe lattice distortion throughout a structure. However, the mechanism of chemical selection rules for designing new high-entropy oxides was still unclear. Randomly mixed, multi-components usually form composites instead of a single-phase, solid solution. In this research, twenty high-entropy lanthanide candidates were synthesized and examined to explore the function of two potential parameters: (1) cation size mismatch, and (2) preferred valence states.
The oxide candidates were synthesized by the polymeric steric entrapment method to ensure homogeneous mixing among the cations. The evolution of phase transformation and structural stability from room temperature up to ~2000C were examined in a quadrupole lamp furnace and conical nozzle levitator at synchrotron X-ray facilities. The thermal expansion behaviors of single-phase, high-entropy, lanthanide oxides were measured.
Cation size mismatch and preferred valence configurations have significant influences on the formation of high-entropy oxides. In most of circumstances, mixing cations with excess threshold in size mismatch (δ > 7) caused the formation of secondary phase(s), leading to failure in forming stable, single-phase, high-entropy oxides. By choosing cations with different preferences in valence configurations, the final structure could be constructed for a prototype with a similar combination of oxidation states. Furthermore, merging cations with different valence states could trigger phase transformations/separations during heat treatments. However, in high-entropy oxides, the contribution from configurational mixing entropy was thought to be negligible. Understanding the function of cation size mismatch and preferred valence configurations can benefit the ceramic community in the future when designing high-entropy oxides.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2022-05-01The student, Kuo-Pin Tseng, accepted the attached license on 2020-05-03 at 18:50.The student, Kuo-Pin Tseng, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2020-05-03 at 19:48.This Dissertation was approved for publication on 2020-05-05 at 16:54.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #15180 on 2020-08-25 at 17:29:32Made available in DSpace on 2020-08-26T23:58:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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Emperor Yung-chêｎg and "Ta-i Chüeh-mi Lu"(大義覺迷錄)
No full textThe Ta-i Chueh-mi Lu was published by Emperor Yung-cheng, who became much concerned with the Tseng Ching (曽静) affair. The Tseng Ching affair was motivated by the thought of Lu Liu-liang (呂留良) on the "difference between the Chinese and the Barbarians" and "Kingly Goverment." What was Lu Liu-liang's thought? How Tseng Ching became influenced by his thought? The Tseng China affair was also due to the rivalries between the cliques within the Ch'ing court. What was Emperor Yung-cheng's attitude toward the rivalries? The author tries to show that the Ta-i Chueh-mi Lu, which was written for the sake of guiding the people's thought, was at the same time intended to give Yung-cheng's view on these rivalries
Effect of 6 months of whole body vibration on lumbar spine bone density in postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial [Corrigendum]
No full textLai CL, Tseng SY, Chen CN, et al. Clin Interv Aging. 2013;8:1603–1609. On page 1603, the author affiliations have been listed incorrectly. The correct author list is as follows:Chung-Liang Lai1,2,6Shiuan-Yu Tseng1,2Chung-Nan Chen3Wan-Chun Liao2Chun-Hou Wang4Meng-Chih Lee1,5,*Pi-Shan Hsu5,*1Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; 2Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taichung Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taichung, Taiwan; 3Department of Radiology, Taichung Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taichung, Taiwan; 4School of Physical Therapy, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; 5Department of Family Medicine, Taichung Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taichung, Taiwan; 6Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung, TaiwanRead the original pape
Correlation of Uric Acid and Urinary Albumin Excretion Rate in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Taiwan
No full textThe in vitro susceptibility to 9 β-lactam antibiotics of 65 clinical strains ofStreptococcus pneumoniae collected from a teaching hospital in Taiwan during the period from 1989 to 1994 were studied. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) were determined by the agar dilution method with 5% horse blood. Intermediate resistance to penicillin G was found in 24.6% of the strains (MIC, 0.125 to 1 μg/mL) and 7.7% of the strains were fully-resistant to penicillin G (MIC, ± 0.4 (4.3–5.4), 6.0 ± 0.3 (5 .5–6.5), and 8.1 ± 1.2 (6.6–12.2), respectively. Prevalence of abnormal albuminuria (microalbuminuria plus macroalbuminuria ) for the respective quartiles were 38.4%, 51.2%, 50.6%, and 66.3% ( P trend <0.01). In men, uric acid correlated positively with triglycerides and natural logarithmic [ln ( ACR)] (γ= 0.168, P < 0.05). In women, uric acid correlated positively with triglycerides, ln (ACR) (γ= 0.277, P < 0.01 ) and body mass index (borderline significant P < 0.1), but negatively with calculated creatinine clearance. The standardized regression coefficient for ln (ACR) and the odds ratio for abnormal albuminuria for every 1 mg/dL increment of uric acid after adjusting for calculated creatinine clearance and other confounders were 0.138 ( P < 0.05) and 1.183... [ ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR
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