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The localization of Japanese video games in Taiwan
No full textThe aim of this research lies in the study of how Japanese console videos games have been re-territorialized into Taiwan in Taiwanese context. Since making its debut in 1970s, video game industry has developed into a multi-billion dollar business in which Japanese console and game developers have been the pioneers. Academic studies on video games, however, had been largely focusing on the physical and mental affection of video game playing, and it is until recent years that video game has begun to be analyzed as a cultural product. Looking to fill the research space of how video games have been consumed and received under different geographical and social contexts, this research examine show Taiwanese, the former colonial subjects of Japan, localize Japanese console video games through measures during the process of production, re-production, circulation, and consumption in the context of Taiwanese society. Attention has been particularly paid to Taipei City Mall, where gamer gatherings of a Japanese video game had been regularly held. Through intensive participatory observation on the gathering and in-depth case studies on a few selected personalities, the author will show how a Japanese cultural good is being re-territorialized under an alien social context. The thesis then argues a new paradigm, in which the individual desire is considered as equally important with other mediation factors, should be adopted in conceptualizing the migration of a cultural good.published_or_final_versionModern Languages and CulturesDoctoralDoctor of Philosoph
Dataset for: Energy-aware HW/SW Co-modeling of Batteryless Wireless Sensor Nodes
No full textDataset supporting the paper: Samuel C.B. Wong, Sivert T. Sliper, William Wang, Alex S. Weddell, Stephanie Gauthier, Geoff V. Merrett. "Energy-aware HW/SW Co-modeling of Batteryless Wireless Sensor Nodes". The 8th International Workshop on Energy Harvesting and Energy-Neutral Sensing Systems.
Energy harvesting wireless sensor nodes are sensitive to spatial and temporal fluctuations in energy availability. This issue is especially prevalent in batteryless systems, where devices are directly connected to power sources with little or no buffering. The strong coupling of energy supply and demand introduces a new dimension to the problem of designing robust networked sensing systems. We propose a modeling framework for this class of batteryless systems with an emphasis on the interactions between energy and function. The tool models energy harvesters, power management circuitry, energy storage, microcontrollers, sensors, radio modules, environmental models, and is fully extensible. The microcontroller model is based on cycle-accurate instruction set simulators from \emph{Fused}, with various peripheral extensions to enable board-level functionality, such as SPI, DMA, hardware multiplier etc. The tool enables virtual prototyping of self-powered wireless sensor nodes, but is especially useful for studying intermittent operation and developing application specific software, hardware, or combined solutions.The simulator is capable of executing real workloads under realistic conditions and this is demonstrated through a case study where the same compiled binary is executed on a virtual prototype and its corresponding physical wireless sensor system to yield matching digital traces and current profiles.
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From "V is the sign" to "Love generation": how the production, circulation, and consumption of Japanese TVdramas have changed in postwar Hong Kong
No full textpublished_or_final_versionModern Languages and CulturesMasterMaster of Philosoph
Bureaucratic corruption: an analysis of Taishinin judgments
No full textpublished_or_final_versionSociologyDoctoralDoctor of Philosoph
KrakenOnMem: A Memristor-Augmented HW/SW Framework for Taxonomic Profiling
No full textState-of-the-art taxonomic profilers that comprise the first step in larger-context metagenomic studies have proven to be computationally intensive, i.e., while accurate, they come at the cost of high latency and energy consumption. Table Lookup operation is a primary bottleneck of today's profilers. In this paper, we first propose TL-PIM, a hardware accelerator based on the processing-in-memory (PIM) paradigm to accelerate Table Lookup. TL-PIM leverages the in-memory compute capability of emerging memory technologies along with intelligent data mapping. Then, we integrate TL-PIM into Kraken2, a state-of-the-art metagenomic profiler, and build an HW/SW co-designed profiler, called KrakenOnMem. Results from a silicon-based prototype of our emerging memory validate the design and required operations on a smaller scale. Our large-scale calibrated simulations show that KrakenOnMem can provide an average of 61.3% speedup compared to original Kraken2 for end-to-end profiling. Additionally, our design improves the energy consumption by orders of magnitude compared to the original Kraken2 while incurring a negligible area overhead. Computer EngineeringElectrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer ScienceQuantum & Computer Engineerin
The Myb Oncogene as a Therapeutic Target in Multiple Cancer Types: Why and How?
No full textHW-S Wong, Z Shaukat, J Wang, SL Gregory, R Sain
What is Chinese Kinship and What is Not?
No full textIt is my honor to be invited by Professor Han Min and Professor Hironao Kawai to present a paper on Chinese kinship at an international conference at the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan in 2014. I am not sure whether I deserve such an honor because I have not published anything about Chinese kinship except one article on the nature of Chinese marriage 20 years ago (Wong 1995). I, however, have been and am interested in the topic and have developed a habit of reading ethnographies on Chinese kinship before bed-time. Given my limited knowledge about Chinese kinship, I guess the only thing that I can do in this chapter is to address a basic if not trivial question about Chinese kinship: What is Chinese Kinship and What is Not?, which becomes the title of this chapter
Local in tourist industries : taking Taizhou as a case study
No full textLocal community is often seen as an important part in the practice of tourism. Previous research on tourism usually regards local residents as impact receivers, who are subordinated in tourist industries. However, with the new trend of tourism today in which local people are taking an increasingly crucial part in not only interacting with tourists from elsewhere, but also making use of their own heritage in their current life, there sees a necessity of studying local residents as users in local tourism.
Based in Taizhou which is a third-tier city in the Yangtze River Delta, this research uses anthropological method including participant observation and in-depth interviews to investigate local people’s consumption of ‘zaocha’ which is a local traditional foodway at a tourist site Laojie. By applying Boym’s (2001) theory of reflective nostalgia, this thesis aims to examine how the local people make sense of their nostalgic experience of ‘zaocha’ at Laojie to the modern scenarios of China and their current life. Firstly, the background of Taizhou and its key social changes since the Foundation of People’s Republic of China are given. Secondly, this thesis explains the significance of ‘zaocha’ at Laojie for the local community. Last but not least, the author tries to examine how the local residents made use of their cultural heritage ‘zaocha’ in their life.
This thesis finds that Taizhou residents not merely see ‘zaocha’ at ‘Laojie’ as a restorative nostalgia built by the government, they consume it in a reflective way and make sense of it in their present situation. This research takes an initial step in studying local community as users of tourist resources and aims to inspire further research in exploring local’s role in tourism.published_or_final_versionModern Languages and CulturesMasterMaster of Philosoph
Aenictus seletarius Wong et Guenard, sp. nov.
No full textAenictus seletarius Wong et Guénard sp. nov. Figs 2–6 Types. Holotype.Worker from SINGAPORE, Seletar Trail, 1 ° 23 ’N; 103 ° 48 ’E, ca. 40m, subterranean pitfall trap, 25.vii. 2015 (Mark K. L. Wong), label “ MW 250715 - 1.1 ” (ANTWEB 1009000); deposited in LKCNHM. Paratypes. Three workers in total, all with the same collection data as holotype; deposited at SBSHKU. Diagnosis. Worker caste with important size variation. Head almost as wide as long, with side margins broadly convex. Masticatory margin of mandibles, medium-sized subapical tooth followed posteriorly by a distinct medium-sized denticle, and both the subapical tooth and the posterior denticle are of similar size. Posterodorsal corner of the propodeum strongly angular and followed by a concave propodeal declivity. Subpetiolar process well-developed and plough-shaped. Measurements and indices. Holotype: HL 0.57 mm; HW 0.52 mm; MaL 0.33 mm; SL 0.33 mm; WL 0.82 mm; PNW 0.32 mm; PNH 0.29 mm; MW 0.17 mm; PTL 0.24 mm; PTW 0.17 mm; PTH 0.27 mm; TL 2.83 mm (stinger not included); PPL 0.19 mm; PPW 0.16 mm; PPH 0.23 mm; CI 92, SI 64, MaI 65, PI 70, PPI 81. Paratypes (n= 3 measured): HL 0.46–0.63 mm; HW 0.42–0.60 mm; MaL 0.27–0.36 mm; SL 0.26–0.37 mm; WL 0.67–0.91 mm; PNW 0.26–0.36 mm; PNH 0.22–0.34 mm; PTL 0.19–0.27 mm; PTW 0.14–0.19 mm; PTH 0.23–0.33 mm; TL 2.31–3.18 mm (sting not included); PPL 0.17–0.23 mm; PPW 0.14–0.18 mm; PPH 0.20–0.28 mm; CI 91–96, SI 61–64, MaI 59 –64, PI 69–74, PPI 78–83. Worker description. Head. Head in full-face view almost as wide as long (CI 91–96), side margins broadly convex, posterior margin slightly convex to almost straight and approximately 3 / 4 of HW, posterior corners broadly rounded. Antennal scape curved and enlarged in their posterior half, relative size to head moderate (SI 61–64), slightly extending to over the midpoint of head length; antennal segments longer than broad; length of segments II–IX continuously increasing; apical segment X longer than VIII and IX combined; last two segments forming indistinct club. Frontal carina distinct, surpassing posterior margin of antennal torulus. Clypeus short, its anterior margin convex and without denticles. Basal margin of mandible with denticles that gradually reduce in size toward base of mandible. Masticatory margin of mandible with large acute apical tooth, followed posteriorly by a medium-sized subapical tooth, one mediumsized denticle and one small denticle, a medium-sized basal tooth; basal margin with 3–4 small denticles. Mesosoma. In profile, promesonotum convex, sloping gradually to the metanotal groove; mesopleuron relatively short, demarcated from metapleuron by distinct groove. In profile, dorsal outline of propodeum flat to weakly convex nearing the posterior corner. Posterior part of propodeum forming the propodeal declivity nearly at right angle with propodeal dorsum, and separated from the latter by an angular edge; overhanging declivity of propodeum is strongly concave and encircled with thin but distinct rim. Metapleural gland bulla well-developed, its maximum diameter about 1.3 times as long as distance between propodeal spiracle and most proximate part of metapleural gland bulla. Metasoma. In profile, petiole excluding subpetiolar process slightly higher than long and with triangular shape; petiole node with steep anterior face and broadly convex dorsal outline; subpetiolar process welldeveloped and of an irregular quadrilateral shape (plough-shaped) with roughly angular apex posteriorly oriented and a slightly concave posterior lateral margin. Size of subpetiolar process approximately 1 / 5 of petiole height and 2 / 5 of petiole length, its ventral outline broadly convex and its ventralmost part with thin almost transparent lamella. In profile postpetiole has a square shape with rounded corners; dorsal outline of postpetiole node flat to weakly convex; postpetiolar process developed and pointing anteriorly with round- ed to weakly angular apex. First gastral tergite and sternite long, extending over half the total length of the gaster. Sculpture. Head entirely smooth and shiny. Mandibles superficially striate at the base. Basal portion of antennal scape (approximately 1 / 3 of SL) reticulate transitioning to smooth and shiny on its last 2 / 3 portion. Mesosoma finely reticulate with exception of pronotum and parts of metapleuron; pronotum smooth and shiny on dorsum and sides but finely reticulate towards the posterior edge; metapleuron smooth and shiny on anterior median portion but otherwise finely on the propodeum, petiole and subpetiole. reticulate. Petiole including sub- petiolar process finely reticulate with the exception of a smooth and shiny spot anterodorsally. Postpetiole finely reticulate, with flat surface on dorsum smooth and shiny. Gaster entirely smooth and shiny. Legs entirely smooth and shiny. Pubescence. Head and body, except sides of mesosoma, with abundant suberect standing hairs with lengths of 0.7–0.8 mm on head dorsum and 0.1–0.13 mm on dor- sum of meso- and metasoma. Shorter decumbent pubescence also present in between longer hairs. Antennal scapes and legs with abundant, decumbent pilosity. Colouration. Dark amber colo- uration on head, most of antennae, mesosoma, petiole and most of postpetiole, with darkest brown colouration on the reticulated propodeum. Tip of antennal seg- ment X, entire legs, entire gaster and dorsum of postpetiole node with lighter yellow colouration. Castes. Worker caste displays variation in body size. Apart from size variation, values of the differ- ent measurement indices are gen- erally consistent among the work- ers measured, thus indicating an absence of allometric growth. Oth- er morphological features such as sculpture, pubescence and colour- ation remain constant among the specimens examined. Male and female are unknown. Distribution. Southeast Asia. Only known from Singapore. Ecology. Aenictus seletarius was collected from a tropical lowland primary and old growth secondary rainforest in Singapore proximally located (<100 m) to a freshwater catchment. As individuals were collected with subterranean pitfall traps set 15 cm beneath the soil surface, A. seletarius likely exhibits a hypogaeic lifestyle similar to many other Aenictus species. Ad- ditionally, we found over thirty specimens of a small (TL ca. 4 mm), eyeless unidentified Pseudolasius species in the same traps in which the A. seletarius individuals were collected. Remarks. The new species A. seletarius displays substantial variation in body size among workers (TL 2.31–3.18 mm). This was also observed by Jaitrong and Hashimoto (2012) in A. minutulus (TL 1.7–2.4 mm) and A. changmaianus (TL 1.95–2.6 mm). Among the A. minutulus species group, A. seletarius is morpho- logically most similar to A. minutulus. Excluding the latter, individual workers of A. seletarius can be dis- tinguished from other species by the dentition on the masticatory margin of their mandibles, where the medium-sized subapical tooth is followed posteriorly by a distinct medium-sized denticle, and both the subapical tooth and the posterior denticle are of similar size (Fig. 6). This is contrary to the pattern of mandibular dentition of A. changmaianus, A. minimus, A. sp. 56 of WJT and A. subterraneus, where a medium-sized subapical tooth is followed posteriorly by a distinctly smaller denticle, as well as A. peguensis, where both the subapical tooth and subsequent denticles are small in size. However, important variation in mandibular patterns can be observed in ants as blunting of the denticles with usage what may result in slight variation in dentition patterns (as observed in some paratypes and non-type specimens). Therefore, relying on mandibular dentition alone for species determination is not ideal. In consideration of the above, A. seletarius may be further distinguished from the A. minutulus group species including the morphologically similar A. minutulus by several other notable characters outlined below. In full face view (Fig. 5), A. seletarius displays the most square-shaped head among all A. minutulus group species, as its head is almost as wide as it is long, CI 91–96; the side margins of its head are broadly convex and its posterior occipital margin is approximately 3 / 4 the length of its HW. Although A. peguensis also possesses a head that is almost as wide as it is long, CI 82–96, the head shape of this species as well as that of A. minimus and A. sp. 56 of WJT are all markedly rounded; the side margins of their heads are strongly convex and the respective lengths of their posterior occipital margins are no more than 2 / 3 the lengths of their HW. In relation to A. seletarius, the heads of the remaining A. minutulus group species are comparatively longer than wide (A. changmaianus, CI 75–89; A. minutulus, CI 76–90 A. subterraneus, CI 86–87) and their heads appear slightly more elongate than that of A. seletarius. The antennal scape of A. seletarius is also relatively short in comparison to its head width, SI 61–64, in contrast to most other species in the A. minutulus species group (A. changmaianus, SI 69–71; A. minutulus, SI 67–68; A. peguensis, SI 74–79; A. subterraneus, SI 75–79; A. sp. 56 of WJT, SI 67–74), but similar to that of A. minimus (SI 63–64). In profile view (Figs 2 and 4), a strongly angular posterodorsal corner of the propodeum, a concave propodeal declivity, and a flat anterior face of the petiole distinguish A. seletarius from A. changmaianus and A. minutulus, whose individuals have a more rounded posterodorsal corner of the propodeum, a weakly concave propodeal declivity, and a more rounded or broadly convex anterodorsal face of the petiole. In addition to the flat anterior face of the petiole in A. seletarius, a less pronounced postpetiolar process also distinguishes this new species from A. subterraneus, which has a rounded anterodorsal face and a longer and slightly more acute postpetiolar process. Another subtle difference between the two species is the helcium, which appears to be more elongate in A. subterraneus than in A. seletarius.Published as part of Mark K. L. Wong & Benoit Guénard, 2016, Aenictus seletarius, a New Species of Hypogaeic Army Ant from Singapore, with an Updated Key to the Aenictus minutulus Species Group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dorylinae) from Southeast Asia, pp. 35-42 in Annales Zoologici 66 (1) on pages 37-41, DOI: 10.3161/00034541Anz2016.66.1.002, http://zenodo.org/record/26944
基于智能体仿真的无功市场力分析
No full textAuthor name used in this publication: 张富强Author name used in this publication: 颜汉荣Author name used in this publication: 余志伟Author name used in this publication: 钟志勇, Chung C. Y.Author name used in this publication: Wong K. P.Title in Traditional Chinese: 基於智能體仿真的無功市場力分析Journal title in Traditional Chinese: 電力系統自動化2009-2010 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalVersion of RecordPublishedVoR allowe
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