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Code for the mQTL analyses in 2023 Nature Genetics
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Analysis of blood methylation quantitative trait loci in East Asians identifies ancestry-specific effects associated with complex trait variation.
Qianqian Peng, Xinxuan Liu, Wenran Li, Han Jing, Jiarui Li, Xingjian Gao, Qi Luo, Charles E. Breeze, Siyu Pan, Qiwen Zheng, Guochao Li, Jiaqiang Qian, Liyun Yuan, Na Yuan, Chenglong You, Siyuan Du, Yuanting Zheng, Ziyu Yuan, Jingze Tan, Peilin Jia, Jiucun Wang, Guoqing Zhang, Xianping Lu, Leming Shi, Shicheng Guo, Yun Liu, Ting Ni, Bo Wen, Changqing Zeng, Li Jin, Andrew E. Teschendorff, Fan Liu, Sijia Wang
Preservation of the Literacy of Musical Instruments from the Shang Dynasty of the Central Plains in China
No full textThis study investigates the preservation of the literacy of musical instruments from the Shang Dynasty, emphasizing their cultural, ritual, and political significance in the Central Plains of ancient China. Excavated instruments such as xuns, qings, yongs, and bronze bells offer profound insights into the dynasty’s advanced craftsmanship, hierarchical social structure, and the integration of music into religious and political practices. Archaeological sites, including Yinxu, Liulige, Subutun, and Qianzhaodacun, highlight the geographic diversity and cultural exchange inherent in Shang musical traditions. These instruments embody cultural literacy through their ritualistic use, political literacy in their association with social stratification, and technological literacy in their sophisticated design and metallurgical techniques. Their preservation ensures that the knowledge systems and societal values embedded within these instruments remain accessible for future research. The preservation of these artifacts is essential to safeguarding the literacy they carry about Shang society’s values, beliefs, and innovations. By addressing challenges in conservation and ensuring their accessibility for future study, these instruments continue to enrich our understanding of ancient Chinese civilization and its enduring influence
Confronting Discrimination and Inequality in China: Chinese and Canadian Perspectives
No full textIn "Confronting Discrimination and Inequality in China," leading experts from Canada and China analyze the human rights challenges that are occurring as China undergoes drastic social changes and propose policies for protecting human rights and promoting balanced development. With perspectives as varied as those of official government sociologists from the Central State council, dissident activists, radical ecologists, and professional journalists, the Chinese contributors describe with courage and frankness the challenges associated with the changes happening in China. Leading human rights scholars from Canada provide insight on Canadian and international practices that protect human rights, and how they might be applied to a Chinese context.1. Prosperity at the Expense of Equality: Migrant Workers are Falling Behind in Urban China’s Rise (Wenran Jiang)
2. The Historical Causes of Chinas Dual Social Structure (Gong Renren)
3. Restoring Private Ownership of Rural Lands to Safeguard the Basic Rights of Farmers (Wang Keqin)
4. Changing the Policy Paradigm on Chinese Migrant Workers (Cui Chuanyi and Cui Xiaoli)
5. Chinese Farmers’ Right of Access to Judicial Relief: An Investigative Report into Forest Land Expropriation Claims by Hebei Farmer Wen Shengcun (Wang Xinan)
6. Chinas War on its Environment and Farmers’ Rights: A Study of Shanxi Province (Zhang Yulin)
7. The Gendered Reality of Migrant Workers in Globalizing China (Chen Lanyan (Lanyan Chen))
8. An Analysis of Rural Women’s Entitlements to Land and Other Property (Liang Jianguo and Xu Weihua)
9. Systemic Discrimination and Gender Inequality: A Life Cycle Approach to Girls’ and Women’s Rights (Colleen Sheppard)
10. A Study of the Legislative Inhibition of Discrimination on the Basis of Disability (Wang Zhijiang)
11. The Application of International and Regional Instruments to HIV-Related Discrimination in China and Southeast Asia (David Patterson)
12. Gender and HIV/AIDS: Understanding and Addressing Stigma and Discrimination Among Women and Girls (Barbara Clow and Linda Snyder)
13. Promoting the Right to Education for AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC): A Study on Anti-Discrimination (Ma Yinghua, Ding Suqin, Wang Chao and Yuan Mengyao)
14. The State of Life and Survival Strategies of AIDS-Infected Rural Women: An Analysis Based on Field Investigations in Selected Areas of Henan (Qin Mingrui and Lai Xiaole)
15. The Canadian Constitution and Charter of Rights and Freedoms: A Global Template for Minority Rights? (Errol P. Mendes)
16. Indigenous Peoples and Hunting Rights (Scott Simon
Confronting Discrimination and Inequality in China: Chinese and Canadian Perspectives
No full textIn "Confronting Discrimination and Inequality in China," leading experts from Canada and China analyze the human rights challenges that are occurring as China undergoes drastic social changes and propose policies for protecting human rights and promoting balanced development. With perspectives as varied as those of official government sociologists from the Central State council, dissident activists, radical ecologists, and professional journalists, the Chinese contributors describe with courage and frankness the challenges associated with the changes happening in China. Leading human rights scholars from Canada provide insight on Canadian and international practices that protect human rights, and how they might be applied to a Chinese context.1. Prosperity at the Expense of Equality: Migrant Workers are Falling Behind in Urban China’s Rise (Wenran Jiang)
2. The Historical Causes of Chinas Dual Social Structure (Gong Renren)
3. Restoring Private Ownership of Rural Lands to Safeguard the Basic Rights of Farmers (Wang Keqin)
4. Changing the Policy Paradigm on Chinese Migrant Workers (Cui Chuanyi and Cui Xiaoli)
5. Chinese Farmers’ Right of Access to Judicial Relief: An Investigative Report into Forest Land Expropriation Claims by Hebei Farmer Wen Shengcun (Wang Xinan)
6. Chinas War on its Environment and Farmers’ Rights: A Study of Shanxi Province (Zhang Yulin)
7. The Gendered Reality of Migrant Workers in Globalizing China (Chen Lanyan (Lanyan Chen))
8. An Analysis of Rural Women’s Entitlements to Land and Other Property (Liang Jianguo and Xu Weihua)
9. Systemic Discrimination and Gender Inequality: A Life Cycle Approach to Girls’ and Women’s Rights (Colleen Sheppard)
10. A Study of the Legislative Inhibition of Discrimination on the Basis of Disability (Wang Zhijiang)
11. The Application of International and Regional Instruments to HIV-Related Discrimination in China and Southeast Asia (David Patterson)
12. Gender and HIV/AIDS: Understanding and Addressing Stigma and Discrimination Among Women and Girls (Barbara Clow and Linda Snyder)
13. Promoting the Right to Education for AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC): A Study on Anti-Discrimination (Ma Yinghua, Ding Suqin, Wang Chao and Yuan Mengyao)
14. The State of Life and Survival Strategies of AIDS-Infected Rural Women: An Analysis Based on Field Investigations in Selected Areas of Henan (Qin Mingrui and Lai Xiaole)
15. The Canadian Constitution and Charter of Rights and Freedoms: A Global Template for Minority Rights? (Errol P. Mendes)
16. Indigenous Peoples and Hunting Rights (Scott Simon
Gene co-opening network deciphers gene functional relationships
No full textGenome sequencing technology provides us a great opportunity to study gene functions on a global scale from an epigenomic view. Here, we construct a gene co-opening network based on the chromatin accessibility of genes, which provides a new viewpoint to decipher gene relationships.</p
Effect of Rootstocks on the Volatiles in Grape Berries of Vitis vinifera L. cv. ‘Petit Verdot’
No full textIn this study, the wine grape cultivar Vitis vinifera L. cv. ‘Petit Verdot’ was used as the scion for ‘101-14’, ‘5BB’, ‘SO4’, ‘Beta’ and ‘1103P’ rootstocks as well as self-rooted control. The volatile components of ‘Petit Verdot’ grape berries from the commercial harvest period in 2016–2017 were analyzed by using head space solid phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS). The results showed that the climate differences between vintages were the decisive factor affecting the contents of volatile components in ‘Petit Verdot’ grapes, which were also significantly affected by rootstocks. Compared with the self-rooted control, all five rootstocks significantly increased the contents of C6/C9 compounds in grapes. ‘5BB’ significantly increased the contents of C13-norisoprenoids and terpenes, ‘1103P’ significantly increased the content of bound carbonyl compounds, ‘101-14’ significantly increased the content of free carbonyl compounds and significantly decreased the content of bound C13-norisoprenoids, ‘Beta’ significantly increased the contents of bound C13-norisoprenoids and terpenes, and ‘SO4’ significantly increased the contents of C13-norisoprenoids, bound carbonyl compounds and free terpenes. Orthogonal partial least squares-discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) results showed that C6/C9 compounds, such as (E)-2-hexenal, (Z)-2-hexenal and hexanal, were the common differential volatile components to differentiate the grafted grapes from the self-rooted ones. In general, grafting ‘Petit Verdot’ onto the rootstock ‘5BB’ in Beijing was conducive to the accumulation of terpenes and C13-norisoprenoids in grapes during harvest
A High-Repeatability Three-Dimensional Force Tactile Sensing System for Robotic Dexterous Grasping and Object Recognition
No full textRobotic devices with integrated tactile sensors can accurately perceive the contact force, pressure, sliding, and other tactile information, and they have been widely used in various fields, including human–robot interaction, dexterous manipulation, and object recognition. To address the challenges associated with the initial value drift, and to improve the durability and accuracy of the tactile detection for a robotic dexterous hand, in this study, a flexible tactile sensor is designed with high repeatability by introducing a supporting layer for pre-separation. The proposed tactile sensor has a detection range of 0–5 N with a resolution of 0.2 N, and the repeatability error is as relatively small as 1.5%. In addition, the response time of the proposed tactile sensor under loading and unloading conditions are 80 ms and 160 ms, respectively. Moreover, a three-dimensional force decoupling detection method is developed by distributing tactile sensor units on a non-coplanar robotic fingertip. Finally, using a backpropagation neural network, the classification and recognition processes of nine types of objects with different shapes and categories are realized, achieving an accuracy higher than 95%. The results show that the proposed three-dimensional force tactile sensing system could be beneficial for the delicate manipulation and recognition for robotic dexterous hands
Study of Unique Foam Detecting Sensor
No full textLiquid level measurements have been studied for a long time. Many research systems have been constructed. Some sophisticated systems have successfully experiences in industrial applications for years. But, in some specific situations, the liquid level is replaced by multiphase media level, such as bubbly flow level or foam level. Those have been widely observed in waste disposal process, chemical engineering fields and even during process of Lost Of Coolant Accident (LOCA) events in the Pressure Water Reactor (PWR). As the foam is a special phase compared with liquid, gas or steam, the unique mechanics, thermodynamics and optics characteristics make the measurement for it much difficult. It is still a Cutting-edge topic in level measurement field by now. A unique foam level sensor is described in this paper. The structure, principle are analysis in detail.</jats:p
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