367,099 research outputs found
Wang Shuo and the commercialisation of contemporary Chinese culture
Full text linkThis thesis examines the commercialisation of Chinese culture that has taken place over the past twenty years in mainland China. It explores the contribution of Wang Shuo, a cultural figure who straddles different fields of culture, moving from literature to the ultimate mass culture medium of television, this study plots Wang Shuo' s development from educational failure, to business failure, to fiction writer, film & TV editor, film director and cultural critic and analyst. His stories, films, TV series and articles have caused shock-waves throughout national cultural circles as he has transformed the terms of the debate from academic discourse to a validation of the role of the market in the culture field. Although Wang Shuo has not been labelled as a dissident, his approach to the culture market has had a more subversive effect on official ideology that those overt dissidents who have had to live in exile or have been imprisoned. He has utilised the language of official ideology to satirise the authorities, turning the ideology and its supporters into figures of fun. Yet his own goals have been strictly personal and economic ones. The authorities recognize the value of Wang Shuo's work in the cultural market but at the same time distrust his works and place him under strict censorship. Examining the way Wang Shuo and people surround him have succeeded in different fields of cultural achievement is a mirror to understanding the process of the transformation of contemporary Chinese culture from a socialist state-controlled culture to a market-oriented mass culture industry
Wang Meng and contemporary Chinese literature: the vicissitudes of a committed writer
Full text linkThis thesis examines the way Wang Meng has developed as a writer from the 1950s to the 1990s in the context of New China's political and literary background. It looks at the compromises he was forced to make between his political beliefs in the Communist Party and his chosen role as a professional writer. After his disastrous early foray into what was deemed to be unacceptable political criticism with The Young Newcomer in the Organisation Department in the 1950s, when the opportunity came to start publishing again in the late 1970s he was boldly innovative in style, helping to transform New Period literature, but conservative in content, sticking to politically acceptable topics. It was only with Hard Porridge in 1989 that he ventured again, and very successfully, into political comment. There is no outstanding leading writer in contemporary China, but Wang Meng is a leading contender for the title
Embedded Data Librarianship: A Case Study of Providing Data Management Support for a Science Department
No full textThis case study details how a data services librarian and a science librarian collaborate to provide embedded data management support for the research-oriented Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Rutgers University–Newark. Combining their familiarity with emerging professional practices and resources, their efforts to gain a deeper understanding of the specific data management needs of researchers in the department, and their research into the evolving research data infrastructure in that particular discipline, the two are able to successfully connect researchers with the best practices in data management, suitable data repositories, and experts in the campus’ Computing Services unit.This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Science & Technology Libraries, published online on 24 September 2015, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/0194262X.2015.1085348.Peer reviewe
Required Data Management Training for Graduate Students in an Earth and Environmental Sciences Department
No full textThe increasing importance of data management in the sciences has led the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences at a research intensive university to work closely with the Physical Sciences Librarian and Data Services Librarian on campus to provide mandatory training to its graduate students. Although integrating data management training into the graduate program curriculum may not be possible, there are still opportunities to ensure students learn such skills prior to graduating. This article describes the four approaches taken thus far – a seminar about basic data management during the department’s weekly seminar series, creation of a Data Profile form that students were asked to complete, an interactive workshop during the department’s annual retreat, and assistance with writing data management plans. Buy-in for requiring data management training was essential from both faculty and students and was possible because both groups understood the value of research data management skills. Also vital to the success of these approaches was how the subject specialist and data librarians leveraged their respective areas of expertise in a complementary fashion to address disciplinary as well as broader data-related concerns.Peer reviewe
Designing role-based view for object-relational databases
Full text linkIn a federated database system, a view mechanism is crucial since it is used to define exportable subsets of data ; to perform a virtual restructuring d ataset; and to construct the integrated schema. The view service in federated databa se systems must be capable of retaining as much semantic information as possible. The object-oriented ( 0 - 0 ) model was considered the suitable canonical data model since it meets the original criteria for canonical model selection. However, with the emergence of stronger object-relational (0 -R ) model, the re is a clear argument for using an 0 - R canonical model in the federation. Hence, research should now focus on th e development of semantically powerful view mechanism for th e newer model. Meanwhile, the availability of real 0 -R technologies offers researchers the opportunity to develop different forms of view mechanisms.
The concept of roles has been widely studied in 0 - 0 modelling and development. The role model represents some characteristics that the traditional 0-0 model lacked, such as object migration, multiple occurrences and context-dependent access. While many forms of 0-0 views were designed for the 0-0 canonical model, one option was to extend the 0-0 model to incorporate a role model. In a role model, the real entity is modelled in the form of a role rather than an object. An object represents the permanent properties of an entity is a root object; and an object represents the temporary properties of an entity is a role object.
The contribution of this research is to design a view system that employees the concept of roles for the 0 -R canonical model in a federated database system. In this thesis, an examination of the current 0 -R metamodel is provided first in order to provide an environment for recognising the roleview metadata and measuring the view performance; then a Roleview Definition Language (RDL) is introduced, along with the semantics for defining virtual classes and generating virtua l extents; finally, a working prototype is provided to prove th e role-based view system is implementable and the syntax is semantically correct
A comparison of submicrometer particle dose between Australian and Italian people
No full textAlveolar and tracheobronchial-deposited submicrometer particle number and surface area data received by different age groups in Australia are shown. Activity patterns were combined with microenvironmental data through a Monte-Carlo method. Particle number distributions for the most significant microenvironments were obtained from our measurement survey data and people activity pattern data from the Australian Human Activity Pattern Survey were used.\ud
\ud
Daily alveolar particle number (surface area) dose received by all age groups was equal to 3.0×1010 particles (4.5×102 mm2), varying slightly between males and females. In contrast to gender, the lifestyle was found to significantly affect the daily dose, with highest depositions characterizing adults. The main contribution was due to indoor microenvironments. \ud
\ud
Finally a comparison between Italian and Australian people in terms of received particle dose was reported; it shows that different cooking styles can affect dose levels: higher doses were received by Italians, mainly due to their particular cooking activity
Lineacoelotes funiushanensis Hu, Wang & Wang 1991, comb. nov.
No full textLineacoelotes funiushanensis (Hu, Wang & Wang, 1991) comb. nov. Figs 5 –10, 39 Coelotes funiushanensis Hu, Wang & Wang 1991: 41, figs 14–17 (female holotype, 2 female and 4 male paratypes from Yaochanggou, Neixiang, Henan, China, deposited in Shandong University, not examined). — Song et al. 1999: 375, figs 217 Q–R, 222 B, 223 G. Draconarius funiushanensis Wang 2003: 532. Additional material examined: China: Henan: Neixiang County, Qiliping Town (33.3 °N, 111.8 °E), Yaochanggou, November 12, 2005, 16 females and 7 males (Xxiang Xu and Qian Wang, IZCAS); Neixiang County, Baotianman Nature Reserve (33.5 °N, 111.9 °E), November 12, 2005, 5 females (Xiang Xu and Qian Wang, IZCAS); Xixia County, Wuliqiao Village, Yunhuabianfudong Cave (33.3 °N, 111.4 °E), June 20, 2005, 5 females (Xiang Xu and Qian Wang, IZCAS). Diagnosis: The females of this species are similar to those of L. bicultratus and L. nitidus in spermathecal shape and in having anteriorly extending spermathecal heads. The widely separated epigynal teeth (Fig. 5) easily distinguish them from L. bicultratus, but they can only be separated from L. nitidus by the relatively narrow atrium which is separated from the epigastric furrow by approximately its length (Fig. 5), whereas L. nitidus has a large atrium that is separated from the epigastric furrow by less than its length. Another character that may distinguish L. funiushanensis from L. nitidus is the distally originating spermathecal heads, but there might be variation and this difference may not be reliable. The males are also similar to those of L. nitidus and can only be distinguished by the modification of the conductor dorsal edge (Fig. 10). Regarding the conductor dorsal edge, L. funiushanensis has a slightly large distal apophysis (C 2) and a retrolaterally extended apophysis on the ventral side and a sharp tooth on top (C 3) (Figs 7–10), whereas L. nitidus has a relatively small distal apophysis and a prolaterally extending apophysis and without a sharp tooth on top (Figs 29–32). Description: See Hu et al. (1991) for detailed somatic description. Female: Eye measurements (one female from Neixiang County, Qiliping Town, Yaochanggou): AME 0.15; ALE 0.20; PME 0.18; PLE 0.20; AME-AME 0.08; PME-PME 0.13; PME-PLE 0.18. Chelicera with 3 promarginal and 2 retromarginal teeth. Epigynum with two long, strong teeth originating from anterior margin of atrium, widely separated by twice their basal width; atrium narrow, transversely extended, separated from epigastric furrow by approximately its height; epigynal teeth reaching almost posterior margin of atrium; atrium extending into epigynum, forming broad copulatory duct; spermathecal heads originating on distal spermathecae, zigzag anteriorly, forming 2–3 loops, then extending laterally, curving back medially; spermathecae simple, oval-shaped, close together (Figs 5–6). Male: Eye measurements (one male from Neixiang County, Qiliping Town, Yaochanggou): AME 0.15; ALE 0.20; PME 0.18; PLE 0.20; AME-AME 0.05; PME-PME 0.10; PME-PLE 0.15. Chelicera with 3 promarginal and 2 retromarginal teeth. Palpal patellar apophysis long, with more or less sharp distal end; RTA extending along most of tibial length, with pointed distal end; cymbial furrow short, extending up to 1 / 3 of cymbial length; conductor distinctly separated into broad, short ventral apophysis (C 1) and strongly modified dorsal edge; in addition to broad distal apophysis (C 2) on retrolateral side of conductor dorsal edge, another small, retrolaterally directed apophysis (C 3) being situated on ventral side of conductor dorsal edge, with sharp tooth situated on top; median apophysis spoon-shaped, rounded; embolic base originating more or less proximally, extending distally; embolus moderately long, filiform (Figs 7–10). Distribution: China (Hubei) (Fig. 39).Published as part of Xu, Xiang, Li, Shuqiang & Wang, Xin-Ping, 2008, Lineacoelotes, a new genus of Coelotinae from China (Araneae: Amaurobiidae), pp. 1-20 in Zootaxa 1700 on pages 7-9, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18076
Brachytarsophrys orientalis Li, Lyu, Wang & Wang 2020
No full text<p> <b> 2) <i>Brachytarsophrys orientalis</i> group</b> </p> <p> Five species: <i>Brachytarsophrys orientalis</i> Li, Lyu, Wang & Wang, 2020; <i>Brachytarsophrys chuannanensis</i> Fei, Ye & Huang, 2001; <i>Brachytarsophrys feae</i> (Boulenger, 1887); <i>Brachytarsophrys platyparietus</i> Rao & Yang, 1997; <i>Brachytarsophrys popei</i> Zhao, Yang, Chen, Chen & Wang, 2014.</p>Published as part of <i>Qi, Shuo, Lyu, Zhi-Tong, Wang, Jian, Mo, Yun-Ming, Zeng, Zhao-Chi, Zeng, Yang-Jin, Dai, Ke-Yuan, Li, Yuan-Qiu, Grismer, L. Lee & Wang, Ying-Yong, 2021, Three new species of the genus Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from southern China, pp. 401-438 in Zootaxa 5072 (5)</i> on page 430, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5072.5.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/5748979">http://zenodo.org/record/5748979</a>
Transfer-matrix method based on perturbation expansion for periodic and quasi-periodic binary long-period gratings
No full textLineacoelotes Xu, Li & Wang 2008
No full textGenus Lineacoelotes Xu, Li & Wang, 2008 Lineacoelotes Xu, Li & Wang, 2008: 4. Type species. Lineacoelotes longicephalus Xu, Li & Wang, 2008, from Sichuan Province. Diagnosis and description. Patellae of male palp (lateral view) with a strong seta that is located on a swollen and convex base. For more detail diagnosis and description, see Xu, Li & Wang, 2008. Comments. Lineacoelotes was originally described for five species: L. bicultratus (Chen, Zhao & Wang, 1991), L. funiushanensis (Hu, Wang & Wang, 1991), L. nitidus (Li & Zhang, 2002), L. longicephalus Xu, Li & Wang, 2008, and L. strenuus Xu, Li & Wang, 2008. Based on these data and the new species described below, the genus is distributed in central (Henan, Hubei), southwestern (Chongqing, Guizhou, Sichuan) China.Published as part of Li, Bing, Zhao, Zhe, Chen, Haifeng, Wu, Zhiyan & Li, Shuqiang, 2019, New species of the coelotine spider genus Lineacoelotes (Araneae: Agelenidae) from China, pp. 351-363 in Zootaxa 4623 (2) on page 352, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4623.2.9, http://zenodo.org/record/325550
- …
