345 research outputs found
ARDC - Linking Research and Industry to Power up Innovation
No full textMingfang Wu and Jo Dalvean of ARDC discuss linking research and industry to power up innovation.</p
ARDC - Linking Research and Industry to Power up Innovation
No full textMingfang Wu and Jo Dalvean of ARDC discuss linking research and industry to power up innovation.</p
Supplemental Material - C1q/TNF-related protein-2 improved angiogenesis to protect myocardial function during ischaemia‒reperfusion
No full textSupplemental Material for C1q/TNF-related protein-2 improved angiogenesis to protect myocardial function during ischaemia‒reperfusion by Mingfang Ye, Qi-Hong Wu, Ke Yang, Yukun Luo in Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research</p
A Bottom-Up Term Extraction Approach for Web-Based Translation in Chinese-English IR Systems
No full textThe extraction of Multiword Lexical Units (MLUs) in lexica is important to language related methods such as Natural Language Processing (NLP) and machine translation. As one word in one language may be translated into an MLU in another language, the\ud
extraction of MLUs plays an important role in Cross-Language Information Retrieval (CLIR), especially in finding the translation for words that are not in a dictionary.\ud
Web mining has been used for translating the query terms that are missing from dictionaries. MLU extraction is one of the key parts in search engine based translation. The MLU extraction result will finally affect the transition quality.\ud
Most statistical approaches to MLU extraction rely on large statistical information from huge corpora. In the case of search engine based translation, those approaches do not perform well because the size of corpus returned from a search engine is usually\ud
small. In this paper, we present a new string measurement and new Chinese MLU extraction process that works well on small corpora
Participation of literary elite in the compilation of Buddhist monastery gazetteers in Ming-Qing China - using as an example the activities of Liu Mingfang in the Jiangnan region in 1740s-1750s
No full textThe research topic of this article is the relationship between secular literati and Buddhist monasteries in China, one of the forms of which was the recruitment of literati by the monasteries for the composition of monastery chronicles. This paper focuses on the activities on Liu Mingfang (Liu Nanlu), the author of "The Chronicle of Mt. Baohua," in the Jiangnan region in 1740-1750s. The importance of studying the circumstances of the compilation of this chronicle is justified by the fact that Mt. Baohua was the seat of the patriarchs of the Qianhua school, which claimed dominance within the Vinaya tradition of Chinese Buddhism in the late Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1912) dynasties. The article examines what place the composition of this Buddhist mountain chronicle had in the activities of Liu Mingfang, who was a member of the secular literati. This research relies on several chronicles compiled by Liu Mingfang, as well as the texts of his contemporary associates. The main conclusions of this research are as follows: Liu Mingfang primarily associated himself with poetry and the Daoist culture. Lacking a stable income, Liu Mingfang compiled local chronicles under commission. Accordingly, on the one hand, "The Chronicle of Mt. Baohua" is not supposed to reflect any personal Buddhist ideas of Liu Mingfang, but on the other hand, it is very probable that the text of this chronicle reflects the wishes of its commissioner – Wenhai Fuju, the abbot of Mt. Baohua
Principal agent theory and private property rights in China's economic reform
No full textAs a contribution to the wider institutional analysis of China’s enterprise reform, this paper analyzed three interrelated problems in the literature. It argued that principal-agent theory was not suitable for analysis of China’s public enterprises, notably state-owned enterprises, as by definition, it requires a decision-making principal and clearly defined property rights. Actual problems of the theory’s application included the enigmatic identity of the principals and the inability of deducing refutable hypotheses. One primary reason for the divergent views on the identity of principals was the widespread misconceptions on the private property rights. This misconception further led to divergent views on the nature of another important actor in China’s economy, the township and village enterprises. It is hoped that clarification of these three concepts would facilitate further and better understanding of the transition economy in China
An experimental study of vertical greenery systems for window shading for energy saving in summer
No full textPast studies have demonstrated the remarkable energy-saving effect of vertical greenery systems. The vast majority of these works focus on opaque building walls. While external shadings on windows are more effective than these on walls. Inspired by the climbing plants (vines) raised outside windows by residents, the present study proposed the design of movable green window shading systems (MGWSS) that can shade beam solar radiation but allows soft daylighting. On the basis of simplified MGWSS models, experiments were conducted in summer to evaluate the shading performance with three plant species. First, the energy-saving effect and climatic data were measured for test rooms with west-facing windows. The results indicated that the presence of green shading reduced the impact of solar radiation on the cooling energy consumption with the correlation coefficients from 0.94 to 0.61. Then, the shading coefficient, which is a key parameter for energy saving, was measured by a new technique using photovoltaic panels. The correlation between the coverage rate and the surface-averaged shading coefficient was established. The results showed that when the coverage rate of the MGWSS with Dishcloth gourd was 80%, the shading coefficient was 0.28, and the cooling energy consumption and heat flux transferred through the window glass were reduced by 11.5% and 64.8%, respectively. The shading characteristic was investigated using the instantaneous data. It found that stronger ambient solar radiation resulted in better shading performance (lower shading coefficient). For a west-facing window, the best shading performance was found at oblique solar incidence angles.Accepted Author ManuscriptHistory, Form & Aesthetic
The Pomegranate Peel Polyphenols Protects Acne Vulgaris by Regulating Inflammation Through Notch/NF-&kappa;B Signal Pathway
No full textYun Wang,1,2 Mingfang Zhu,1 Shuhui Wu,1 Dan Zhao,1 Qi Bai,1 Ying Liu1 1Department of Dermatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Dermatology, the First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Mingfang Zhu, Department of Dermatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, 233 Cai E North Road, Kaifu District, Changsha, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-13907317358, Fax +86-0731-84917727, Email [email protected]: Pomegranate peel is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine for treating acne. Its main active ingredient is pomegranate peel polyphenols(PPPs), but its mechanism is not clear. Inflammatory response is still the focus of current treatment. Interestingly, Notch signaling is considered to be a key regulator of macrophage activation, which can promote the occurrence and development of Acne vulgaris (AV) by activating nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) to produce a large number of inflammatory factors.Objective: This study aims to explore the potential mechanism of PPPs for treating AV.Methods: An in-vivo model of acne was established by injecting SD rats with Cutibacterium acnes(C. acnes),and the RAW264.7 Cells were induced by lipopolysaccharide(LPS) in vitro. After treatment, the levels of inflammatory factors and Notch/NF-κB signaling pathway were observed.Results: PPPs improved the levels of IL-1α, TNF-α, IL-6, IL-8 and IL-12 in serum and pathological skin lesions of SD rats induced by C. acnes, and decreased the expression of macrophages in skin lesions. Notch, NF-κB, IL-1α, IL-6, TNF-α protein and mRNA expression and NF-κB phosphorylation were inhibited.Conclusion: PPPs can inhibit Notch/NF-κB signaling pathway, reduce inflammatory response, and exert anti-acne effects.Keywords: acne vulgaris, Notch/NF-κB signaling pathway, pomegranate peel polyphenols, inflammation, RAW264.7 cell
Development of American motorization and implications for China
No full textThis graduate project studies the development of American motorization and explores the implications for China. The fundamental objective of the study is to serve as a wake-up call and policy suggestions for Chinese government to mitigate the negative impacts of motorization. The study analyzes the motorization trends in China and negative impacts of motorization. The study emphasizes on four types of negative impacts of the current motorization in China: traffic safety, air pollution, energy consumption, and traffic congestion. How has American government coped with similar problems? What are their public policies and measures? What are the results? With all these questions, the author reviews the motorization of America in 20th century and studies the regulations and measures dealing with negative impacts of motorization. The study respectively examines auto air pollution and the Clean Air Act in America, energy consumption and CAFE regulations, road safety and FMVSS, traffic congestion and the traffic congestion mitigation. All the regulations and measures to deal with negative social impacts of American motorization discussed in this project follow the same process of American public policy. The author then narrows the scope of study to one specific problem: traffic congestion and discusses in depth the traffic congestion mitigation in the city of Santa Clarita as a case study. By learning the experience and lessons of American motorization, especially in the aspect of traffic congestion mitigation, the author applies the American policy analysis model to explore the traffic congestion mitigation measures in the City of Beijing, as a case study. A number of alternatives are given according to the several reasons that cause the traffic congestion in Beijing. They are increasing capacity, pricing strategy, public transportation, management of bicycles, staggered starting times of workday, upgrade of drivers' and pedestrians' behaviors. The conclusion is made that when the variety of alternatives is used as a combination, the outcome will be the most effective.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-71)California State University, Northridge. Department of Public Administration
ARDC Project: Eliciting data search context
No full textThe presentation introduces a user study project on data discovery context. The project was conducted by Australian Research Data Commons, including three sub-projects: log analysis, online survey and interview of researchers. The presentation summaries preliminary findings from the three sub-projects.
The presentation was delivered at the session "Search for connections: Data Search, web search and literature search", organised by the Data Discovery Paradigms Interest Group at the Research Data Alliance Plenary 19
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