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Wang Shuo and the commercialisation of contemporary Chinese culture
No full textThis 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
No full textThis 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
W. F. Mitchell
No full textEarlier this year, an article was published in the News Bulletin
(February 2012) on the background of Captain Boyns Hedley
Hocking, a dentist who became one of the first casualties in the
bombing of Darwin in 1942. The author, W F Mitchell, has kindly
provided a summary of the 70th anniversary activities held in
Darwin in February 2012 to commemorate this significant event in
the Northern Territory?s historyDate:2012-09News Bulletin no. 413, p. 36 - 37
Assessing the George W. Bush Presidency: A Tale of Two Terms
No full textIn one of the first volumes assessing the full two terms of the George W. Bush presidency, Wroe and Herbert have gathered the work of leading American and European scholars. In fifteen succinct and incisive chapters, authorities such as Jim Pfiffner, John Maltese, Graham Wilson and Alan Gitelson offer assessments of the Bush administration's successes and failures. Extensive attention is paid to Bush's foreign policy, including 'The War on Terror' but the focus is broadened to absorb not only the Bush Doctrine and its repercussions, but also his trade and homeland security policies. The president's domestic leadership in economics and social policy is investigated, as are his dealings as president with the other institutions of the U.S. political system. The result is a comprehensive guide to the Bush presidency and its legacy
Smilax austrosinensis F. T. Wang & Tang 1934
No full textSmilax austrosinensis F.T. Wang & Tang (1934: 423). Type:— CHINA. Chongqing [Szechuan]: Nanchuan, Mt. Jinfo [Chinfu Shan], elev. ca. 1800 m, 27 May 1928, W. P. Fang 1099 (holotype PE00035146; isotypes A00030078, PE00034188). A paratype in CQNM: CHINA. Sichuan: Mt. Emei, elev. ca. 1700 m, 7 July 1931, F. T . Wang 23243 (CQNM0006992, PE00432616). = Smilax lanceifolia var. elongata (Warb. in Diels 1900: 259) F.T.Wang & Tang in Wang et al. (1978: 220). Note:— Wang & Tang (1934) designated W. P. Fang 1099 as the type in the protologue without specifying the herbarium. For the above traced three duplicates of this gathering, only PE00035146 bears the handwriting annotation “ Smilax austrosinensis Wang et Tang, sp. nov. ” determined by Wang & Tang in May 1934. It is inferred that it is the only specimen Wang & Tang (1934) based when preparing the description of this name and it is the holotype, which is contrary to Lin & Yang (2015a), who considered that PE00034188 is the holotype. Though it contains more complete morphological characters, PE00034188 has handwriting of different style for the annotation “ Smilax austrosinensis Wang et Tang ” and determined in October 1934 on a label printed as “EMENDANDA”, which means a letter handwriting annotation and this specimen should be an isotype.Published as part of Chen, Feng & He, Hai, 2022, The historical relics in Chongqing Natural History Museum: An annotated checklist of original materials for 37 names of Chinese seed plants, pp. 38-52 in Phytotaxa 530 (1) on page 45, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.530.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/582393
Electronic health records and improved nursing management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [Corrigendum]
No full textLiu F, Zou Y, Huang Q, Zheng L, Wang W. Patient Preference and Adherence. 2015;9:495–500.On page 495, author affiliations and correspondence sections “The First Affiliated College of Medicine, Zhejiang University” should be “The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University”.Read the original articl
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No full textSigned by Barbara W. [F...]https://egrove.olemiss.edu/mercorr_pro/1499/thumbnail.jp
Isotopic dependence of residual zonal flows
No full textWe identify an isotopic dependence of residual zonal flows from an analytic calculation. While the well-known Rosenbluth-Hinton residual zonal flows with radial scale greater than the magnetically trapped ion radial width rho(bi) have no isotopic dependence (Rosenbluth and Hinton 1998 Phys. Rev. Lett. 80 724), we find that shorter radial scale (shorter than rho(bi), but larger than the magnetically trapped electron radial width rho(be)) residual zonal flows (Wang and Hahm 2009 Phys. Plasmas 16 062309) exhibit isotopic dependence. These finer scale zonal flows in deuterium (D) plasmas can be stronger than those of hydrogen (H) plasmas, and possibly lead to lower turbulence and transport and better confinement in qualitative agreement with experimental results
Batraxis tibialis Wang and Yin 2016
No full textBatraxis tibialis Wang and Yin, 2016 (Figs 7, 13 D–F, 14F, 14I, 14V, 15) Batraxis tibialis Wang and Yin (in Wang et al. 2016: 4). Type locality: China, Hainan, Qiongzhong Hsien, Limu Mt., 19°10'04"N, 109°44'45"E, 625 m. Additional material examined. 2 ƋƋ, labeled ‘ CHINA: W. Jiangxi, Ji’an City, Jinggang Shan (井冈山), Bijia Shan (笔架山), 26°31'03"N, 114°11'17"E, mixed leaf litter, sifted, 580 m, 24.vii.2014, Chen, Hu, Lv & Yu leg.’ (SNUC). Comments. The glabrous body (Fig. 7 A), obliquely narrowed abdomen at base, distinctly concaved protibiae (Fig. 14 F), presence of small ventral protuberance at the middle of profemora (Fig. 14 I), and the form of aedeagus (Figs 13 D–F) of the population from Jiangxi readily lead its identity to B. tibialis. The differences in the forms of the protibial cavity and aedeagal endophallus between the populations from Hainan (Fig. 7 B) and Jiangxi is considered intraspecific variation of this species. Measurements of the population from Jiangxi: BL 1.93 mm, HL 0.42 mm, HW 0.43 mm, PL 0.38 mm, PW 0.42 mm, EL 0.53 mm, EW 0.72 mm, AL 0.60 mm, AW 0.69 mm, mm, width between discal carinae of tergite IV 0.30 mm at apices, length of the aedeagus 0.24 mm. Distribution. China: Jiangxi (new provincial record), Hainan (Fig. 15).Published as part of Wang, Dan & Yin, Zi-Wei, 2016, New species and records of Batraxis Reitter (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) in continental China, pp. 443-465 in Zootaxa 4147 (4) on pages 462-463, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4147.4.6, http://zenodo.org/record/25654
Ekstremalne dobowe sumy opadów w Północno-Zachodniej Polsce
No full textThe paper presents an analysis of the extreme precipitation recorded in north-western Poland between
1951 and 1995. The author of the present paper selected a day with a maximal twenty-fourhour
precipitation sum out of each month. The author also selected intervals characterized by specific
twenty-four-hour values: 0.1-9.9 mm, 10.0-19.9 mm, 20.0-29.9 mm, 30.0-49.9 mm, 50.0-99.9
mm and ≥100 mm. The author selected frequencies of their occurrence and a monthly average and
annual maximums’ sum of precipitation. A concept of an extreme precipitation relates to twentyfour-
hour sums 50.0-99.9 mm and ≥100 mm. Moreover the author selected the days with extreme
twenty-four-hour sums ≥100 mm and specified the atmospheric circulation types, distinguished by
B. Osuchowska-Klein (1975).W pracy przybliżono problematykę ekstremalnych opadów w północno-zachodniej Polsce.
Badanie ekstremalnych wartości elementów meteorologicznych to jedno z najważniejszych
zagadnień klimatologii. Występowanie tych elementów może spowodować straty ekonomiczne,
społeczne czy środowiskowe. W analizie uwzględniono dobowe sumy opadów
z 14 stacji, obejmujące lata 1951-1995. Dla obszaru północno-zachodniej Polski za opad
ekstremalny przyjęto sumy dobowe 50,0-99,9 mm i ³100 mm, następnie przeprowadzono
analizę wybranych dni, w których wystąpiły ekstremalne dobowe sumy opadów ≥100 mm
i określono typy cyrkulacji atmosferycznej, wyróżnione przez B. Osuchowską-Klein (1975).
Z przeprowadzonych analiz wynika, że na obszarze północno-zachodniej Polski występują
opady ekstremalne, które przekraczają granice bezpieczeństwa, powodując zagrożenia
społeczno-gospodarcze i środowiskowe. Sumy dobowe 50,0-99,9 mm pojawiały się od maja
do października oraz w lutym, natomiast sumy ≥100 mm występowały tylko w letnich miesiącach. W badanym wieloleciu 1951-1995, przy uwzględnieniu 14 stacji z obszaru północno-
zachodniej Polski ekstremalne opady 50,0-99,9 mm wystąpiły 102 razy (6%), natomiast
opady ≥100 mm – 3 razy: w Łebie (24.07.1988 r.), Koszalinie (18.08.1991 r.) i Toruniu
(15.06.1980 r.). Jednakże, przy uwzględnieniu większej liczby stacji (185 stacji dla okresu
1961-1980) sumy ≥100 mm wystąpiły w 14 innych stacjach. Dla tych dni wykonano mapy
i określono typ cyrkulacji atmosferycznej. Otrzymano, że ekstremalne opady występowały
przy typach cyrkulacji cyklonalnej – Eo (północno-wschodnia i wschodnia), F (południowo-
-wschodnia) i CB (północno-zachodnia) oraz antycyklonalnej – E1 (południowo-wschodnia
i wschodnia) i C2D (zachodnia). W wybranych 8 dniach opady ekstremalne wystąpiły: w czerwcu
(2 razy) – przy typach F i E1; w lipcu (3 razy) – przy typach Eo (2 razy) i C2D i w sierpniu
(3 razy) – przy typach Eo, F i CB. W 6 dniach przyczyną opadów ekstremalnych były typy
cyklonalne.
W ciepłym okresie roku, przy typach cyrkulacji ze składową północną na obszar północno-
zachodniej Polski napływa chłodne powietrze, natomiast przy typach południowo-wschodnich
i wschodnich napływa bardzo ciepłe powietrze, często o dużej wilgotności względnej.
W obu przypadkach adwekcja powietrza może prowadzić do rozwoju konwekcji i w rezultacie
powstają opady o ekstremalnej sumie
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