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Tong ji hua he wu bo mo tai yang neng dian chi: xin tou ming dao dian dian ji yu que xian wu li
No full textYin, Ling = 銅基化合物薄膜太陽能電池 : 新透明導電電極與缺陷物理 / 尹苓.Thesis Ph.D. Chinese University of Hong Kong 2015.Includes bibliographical references.Abstracts also in Chinese.Title from PDF title page (viewed on 26, October, 2016).Yin, Ling = Tong ji hua he wu bo mo tai yang neng dian chi : xin tou ming dao dian dian ji yu que xian wu li / Yin Ling
Related Data for Thesis/Dissertation: Durable and changing views of English : A diachronic study of National Day Rally speeches in Singapore
No full textScholars who researched on language policies or language ideologies ventured into diachronic analysis due to its comparative value. They have drawn on a variety of sources to provide a diachronic perspective of language ideologies or policies over time. Diachronic studies which rely chiefly on official pronouncements on languages or language policies are rare. Focusing on Singapore, a close review of the scholarly discussion on language ideologies in Singapore and scholarly work which examines National Day Rally (NDR) speeches delivered by Singaporean politicians reveal that researchers in these domains have yet to conduct a diachronic analysis of the NDR speeches delivered from 1966 to 2017. Additionally, despite the abundance of work done on the concept of `othering’ in the field of Language Policy and Planning (LPP), there’s a paucity on scholarly work which examined the concept of positive representations of the othered. Furthermore, this study too strives to address Wee’s (2018) call for studies to examine the concept of ‘ideology pooling’.
This study therefore aims to find out whether Singaporean politicians’ views of English (with embedded language ideologies) have changed over time by conducting a diachronic analysis of National Day Rally (NDR) speeches delivered since independence. Specifically, this analysis composes two levels, namely a diachronic thematic analysis of views of English in Singapore (level 1) and a nuanced discourse analysis on practices of ‘othering’ (level 2).
To explicate, level 1 of the analysis entails conducting a diachronic thematic analysis of views of English in Singapore (level 1) with an additional focus on the concept of ’ideology pooling’. Instances of conflicting as well as shared ideologies (via diachronic thematic analysis) are systematically identified and analysed.
The concept of ‘othering’ gets examined after executing level 1. This second level of analysis looks at ways of ‘othering’ (e.g. how speakers/writers of Singlish/Standard English are othered) and whether ideologies are conveyed over time by positive or negative ‘othering’ (or a mixture of both). Particularly, it executes a 3-step nuanced, qualitative analysis that adopts Petersoo (2007)’s typology on the different types of others. Attempts have also been made to include the notion of ‘self-deprecation’ in the analysis of the NDR speeches by adapting Petersoo’s (2007) study such that it reflects the mentioned concept as a subset of positive ‘othering’.
This study has traced views of English (and their embedded ideologies) over time. Notably, views in this study refer to both implicit as well as explicit beliefs about English. Specifically, 3 dominant ideologies have been identified, namely, English as a lingua franca (unifying language), pragmatism and English /Singlish as a carrier of values/culture. I conclude that the Singaporean state and her citizenry are very much entrenched in the ideology of pragmatism. It is unlikely for the state to retract or alter its view of linguistic pragmatism in the near future since the state is very much embroiled with pragmatism. Some key findings include a discovery that proponents of Singlish too adopt a binary view of understanding English(es) in Singapore. Thus, a dynamic approach was proposed. Additionally, it was discovered that the state has a strong preference to use the discursive ‘othering’ practice of ‘internal negative ’othering’’ to convey Singlish’s undesirability for various state agendas. This preference would facilitate the perpetuation of the belief that standard English is the preferred variety.</p
Related Data for: Bidding for successful academic enculturation: The story of a home-trained, home-based non-Anglophone scientist
No full textAcademic enculturation, or the socialisation into a target academic community, is a crucial event in the trajectory development of aspiring scholars. It is a protracted process subject to the interplay of a constellation of factors. With the aim of uncovering potential contributors to positive enculturative outcomes, this paper reports on the case of Wang, a home-trained, home-based Chinese scientist who earned full professorship at the relatively young age of 36. An in-depth, semi-structured interview is conducted in which Wang gives retrospective accounts of significant experiences in his journey. A range of supplementary information, including representative publications, an up-to-date list of scholarly achievements, and his personal webpage at the official institutional website, is also collected to corroborate and add nuance to Wang’s self-told story. Data are analysed using the method of inductive content analysis and discussed within the framework of situated learning theories. Varying extents of mutual engagement with/as the master and mutually facilitative dual engagement in target communities are found to characterise Wang’s enculturative success. Implications are drawn on how similarly positioned novice researchers can be supported in their quest for enculturation during and beyond graduate studies
The pre-overwintering nests and the immature stages of the hornet Vespa fumida van der Vecht (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
No full textTan, Jiang-Li, Duan, Mei-Jiao, Yin, Ling-Fang, Hao, Hui-Wen, Chen, Xue-xin (2013): The pre-overwintering nests and the immature stages of the hornet Vespa fumida van der Vecht (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Journal of Natural History 47 (19-20): 1325-1337, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2012.759286, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2012.75928
Identification of potential biomarkers of oral squamous cell carcinoma using integrated proteomics and glycoproteomics and glycoproteomics analyses / Wong Yin Ling
No full textOral cancer is one of the major health concerns worldwide. The 5-year survival rate of
oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) has remained at approximately 50% over the past
decades. Most OSCCs are diagnosed at an advanced stage due to the delay in diagnosis,
suggesting an imperative need in identifying reliable biomarkers to improve the
diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of OSCC. This study aimed to identify potential
biomarkers that are involved in the development and progression of OSCC using
integrated proteomics and glycoproteomics analyses. Proteomics analysis was performed
on serum samples of 10 patients with oral potentially malignant disorder (OPMD), 40
patients with OSCC, and 10 healthy volunteers as control using two-dimensional gel
electrophoresis (2-DE) followed by silver staining. Based on the analysis, 5 proteins
(AAT, APOA1, IGKC, SAMP, and VDBP) were up-regulated and 5 (AMBP, CLU, HP,
PRDX2, and RBP4) down-regulated in OPMD when compared with control (p < 0.05).
In OSCC, 4 proteins (IGHA2, IGHG2, IGKC, and TF) were up-regulated and 5 (ALB,
AMBP, CLU, HP, and LRG1) down-regulated in the early stage of OSCC, whereas 5
proteins (AAT, APOA1, C3, IGHG2, and VDBP) were up-regulated and one (PRDX2)
down-regulated in the advanced stage of OSCC when compared with control (p < 0.05).
As for glycoproteomics analysis, the serum samples were subjected to 2-DE coupled with
Concanavalin A and Jacalin lectin for the detection of N- and O-glycosylated proteins,
respectively. A total of 5 glycoproteins (AAT, AHSG, APOA1, CLU, and HP) that
exhibited tumour-specific glycosylation changes in OPMD and OSCC were identified.
Most of these identified proteins and glycoproteins were acute-phase proteins, which
indicated the presence of chronic inflammation in OSCC. Furthermore, bioinformatics
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analysis revealed the involvement of the identified proteins in platelet degranulation,
activation of classical complement pathway, LXR/RXR activation, and acute phase
response signalling pathways during development and progression of OSCC. Based on
these findings, AAT, AHSG, APOA1, CLU, and HP were selected for further validation
using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunohistochemistry (IHC).
In the ELISA analysis, AAT, AHSG, APOA1, CLU, and HP showed consistent findings
with the proteomics and glycoproteomics analyses. However, based on the IHC results,
only CLU and HP were found to be corroborated with the findings. These identified
potential biomarkers may play important roles to improve the detection of OSCC.
Nevertheless, further investigation is warranted to determine their roles in OSCC.
Keywords: Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Biomarker, Proteomics, Glycoproteomics,
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Supplemental Material, DS1_CPCJ_10.1177_1055665618770196 - Parental Experience of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Infants With Cleft Palate: Comparing Parental and Clinical Priorities
No full textSupplemental Material, DS1_CPCJ_10.1177_1055665618770196 for Parental Experience of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Infants With Cleft Palate: Comparing Parental and Clinical Priorities by Karen Davies, Yin-Ling Lin, Anne-Marie Glenny, Peter Callery, and Iain A. Bruce in The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal</p
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
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