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    Motivations and strategies for a real revaluation of the Yuan.

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    Most Western economists and policymakers agree that the Yuan is significantly undervalued and push for its quick nominal revaluation. This paper defends that many domestic and foreign factors could be responsible for the Yuan’s undervaluation, and the People’s bank of China (PBC) cannot optimally invest growing foreign exchange reserves. It provides a theoretical framework to discuss the optimal strategy associating a gradual nominal revaluation of the Yuan with higher inflation, and structural and macroeconomic policies to bring the real exchange rate to its equilibrium level. This strategy allows absorbing external imbalances while laying down the foundation for China’s long-term growth.Real revaluation; Yuan; Renminbi (RMB); foreign exchange reserves; external imbalance; macroeconomic adjustment measures.

    Author GOH Rivera Sun Speech

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    Author GOH Rivera Sun gives her speech during the banquet ceremonies of Mythcon 52 in Albuquerque, NM on July 31st, 2022

    畫答 / (意)畢方濟撰 ; 孫元化訂

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    Comprend : Shui da / (Yi) Bi fag ji zhuan ; Sun Yuan hua ding - 睡答 / (意)畢方濟撰 ; 孫元化訂Avec mode text

    Assessment of Self-Archiving in Institutional Repositories: Depositorship and Full-Text Availability

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    This research evaluates the success of open access self-archiving in several well-known institutional repositories. Two assessment factors have been applied to examine the current practice of self-archiving: depositorship and the availability of full text. This research discovers that the rate of author self-archiving is low and that the majority of documents have been deposited by a librarian or administrative staff. Similarly, the rate of full-text availability is relatively low, except for Australian repositories. By identifying different practices of self-archiving, repository managers can create new strategies for the operation of their repositories and the development of archiving policies

    “CAN'T HELP MYSELF”: BODY, SOUL, MACHINE. The art by Sun Yuan and Peng Yu as a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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    reservedAnalisi dell'opera “Can't Help Myself”, realizzata nel 2016 dalla coppia di artisti cinesi Sun Yuan e Peng Yu. Partendo da una panoramica sulla carriera dei due artisti, con qualche riferimento allo sviluppo dell'arte contemporanea cinese, viene descritta la storia dietro la costruzione dell'opera insieme alle dichiarazioni della coppia. In seguito, un approfondimento sul contesto intorno all'opera vede un confronto tra le due mostre a cui è stata esposta (Tales Of Our Time a New York nel 2016 e la Biennale d'arte di Venezia del 2019). In conclusione, uno sguardo alla ricezione e alla critica, analizzando le molteplici interpretazioni sul significato, il fenomeno mediatico che ha fatto diventare quest'opera virale online e collegamenti con temi di attualità

    Dr. Lin Sun, CAU, March 2013

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    This video is a conversation with Dr. Lin Sun. Dr. Sun talks about an exhibit at the Woodruff Library titled "At The Boundary." Jordan Moore, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer

    Motivations and strategies for a real revaluation of the Yuan

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    Most Western economists and policy makers agree that the Yuan is significantly undervalued and push the Chinese government for a large nominal revaluation of the Yuan. This paper, while surveying recent research on Chinese exchange rate policy, gives some new insights into this issue. Notably, this paper defends that China is not solely responsible for the Yuan’s undervaluation, the Chinese central bank cannot optimally invest an increasing amount of foreign currency reserves, and the Yuan’s nominal revaluation is not the only way to resolve the problem. After having analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of a nominal versus a real revaluation of the Yuan for the Chinese economy, I advocate and analyze, besides a modest nominal revaluation, a multitude of alternative policies to achieve a complete revaluation of the Yuan in real terms, which allows absorbing external disequilibrium while laying down the foundation for the long-term growth of the Chinese economy.Renminbi (RMB), revaluation of the Yuan, foreign exchange reserves, external disequilibrium, measures of macroeconomic adjustment.

    Amynthas yuanjiangensis Sun & Jiang & Wu & Yuan & Qiu 2021, sp. nov.

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    Amynthas yuanjiangensis Sun & Qiu, sp. nov. (Fig. 4) Type material. Holotype: One clitellate specimen (C-YN201102-01), China, Yunnan Province, Yuanjiang National Nature Reserve (23°39ʹ54ʺN, 101°46ʹ29ʺE), 2096 m asl, by the side of a ditch, under chestnut tree, yellow cinnamon soil; Jul. 16, 2011; J. B. Jiang, J. Sun, X. D. Lei, and H. W. Feng coll. Paratypes: A total of 55 specimens, as follows: One clitellate (C-YN201703-01), China, Yunnan Province, Yulong Snow Mountain Provincial Nature Reserve (27°12ʹ19.6ʺN, 100°16ʹ47.7ʺE), 1451 m asl; Aug. 2, 2017; J. B. Jiang, Y. Dong, Q. Zhao, and Z. Yuan coll. Nine clitellates (C-YN201713-06), China, Yunnan Province, Wuliangshan Nature Reserve (24°46ʹ22.9ʺN, 100°31ʹ12.4ʺE), 2158 m asl; Aug. 5, 2017; J. B. Jiang, Y. Dong, Q. Zhao, and Z. Yuan coll. Nine clitellates (C-YN201719-01), China, Yunnan Province, Dali City, Cangshan National Nature Reserve (25°46ʹ55.1ʺN, 100°05ʹ27.4ʺE), 2364 m asl; Aug. 6, 2017; J. B. Jiang, Y. Dong, Q. Zhao, and Z. Yuan coll. Four clitellates (C-YN201722-01), China, Yunnan Province, Dali City, Yunlong Tianchi National Nature Reserve (25°51ʹ42.1ʺN, 99°17ʹ00.7ʺE), 2621 m asl; Aug. 7, 2017; J. B. Jiang, Y. Dong, Q. Zhao, and Z. Yuan coll. Two clitellates (C-YN201735-08), China, Yunnan Province, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Tongbiguan Provincial Nature Reserve (24°08ʹ56.3ʺN, 98°01ʹ31.0ʺE), 957 m asl; Aug. 11, 2017; J. B. Jiang, Y. Dong, Q. Zhao, and Z. Yuan coll. Two clitellates (C-YN201749-01), China, Yunnan Province, Yongdedaxueshan Nature Reserve (25°09ʹ03.1ʺN, 99°42ʹ31.4ʺE), 2122 m asl, 14 Aug. 2017; J. B. Jiang, Y. Dong, Q. Zhao, and Z. Yuan coll. One clitellate (C-YN201756-04), China, Yunnan Province, Lincang City, Nangunhe National Nature Reserve (23°38ʹ58.3ʺN, 99°20ʹ32.9ʺE), 1429 m asl; Aug. 16, 2017; J. B. Jiang, Y. Dong, Q. Zhao, and Z. Yuan coll. Two clitellates (C-YN201762-05), China, Yunnan Province, Lincang City, Nangunhe National Nature Reserve (23°18ʹ54.9ʺN, 99°13ʹ14.4ʺE), 2129 m asl; Aug. 17, 2017; J. B. Jiang, Y. Dong, Q. Zhao, and Z. Yuan coll. Nine clitellates and four aclitellates (C-YN201627-02), China, Yunnan Province, Pu’er City, Jingdong Yi Autonomous County (24°16ʹ09.5ʺ N, 100°45ʹ37.3ʺ E), 1860 m asl, in black sandy soil; Jul. 30, 2016; X. Gao, Y. F. Lu, J. Z. Jiang, J. Long coll. Two clitellates and three aclitellates (C-YN201703-01), China, Yunnan Province, Lijiang City, Yulong Snow Mountain Provincial Nature Reserve (27°12ʹ07.2ʺN, 100°16ʹ51.9ʺE), 3140 m asl, in yellow soil; Aug. 2, 2017; Z. Yuan, J. B. Jiang, Y. Dong, Q. Zhao coll. Four clitellates (C-YN201722-01), China, Yunnan Province, Dali City, Yunlong Tianchi National Nature Reserve (25°51ʹ30.7ʺN, 99°17ʹ03.7ʺE), 2621 m asl, in brown soil; Aug. 7, 2017; Z. Yuan, J. B. Jiang, Y. Dong, Q. Zhao coll. Six aclitellates (C-YN201756-04), China, Yunnan Province, Lincang City, Nangunhe National Nature Reserve (23°38ʹ49.0ʺN, 99°20ʹ36.6ʺE), 1429 m asl, in yellow cinnamon soil; Aug. 16, 2017; Z. Yuan, J. B. Jiang, Y. Dong, Q. Zhao coll. Two clitellates (C-YN201735-08), China, Yunnan Province, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Tongbiguan Provincial Nature Reserve (24°08ʹ46.1ʺN, 98°01ʹ32.3ʺE), 957 m asl, in brown soil; Aug. 11, 2017; Z. Yuan, J. B. Jiang, Y. Dong, Q. Zhao coll. Two clitellates (C-YN201762-05), China, Yunnan Province, Lincang City, Nangunhe National Nature Reserve (23°18ʹ45.2ʺN, 99°13ʹ17.4ʺE), 2129 m asl, in brown soil; Aug. 17, 2017; Z. Yuan, J. B. Jiang, Y. Dong, Q. Zhao coll. The habitats of the paratypes were not recorded in detail. Etymology. The name yuanjiangensis is derived from the collection site (Yuanjiang National Nature Reserve) of the holotype. In Chinese, Amynthas yuanjiangensis is Kmũ Ḃḋ. Diagnosis. Medium-sized; four pairs of spermathecal pores in 5/6–8/9; each male pore on the top of a large raised pulvinate pad; no genital papillae in the spermathecal pore and male pore regions; prostate gland partially vestigial in 1/2 XVII–1/2 XIX, or developed; spermathecal diverticulum about ¾ as long as the main spermathecal axis, distal U dilated into a rod-shaped seminal chamber. Description. External characters: Preserved specimens yellowish-brown on dorsum, lacking pigment on ventrum. Mid-dorsal line pigmented. Dimensions 80–135 mm by 3.0–5.0 mm at clitellum; segments 82–110. Secondary annulations present in VI–XIII. Prostomium ¾ epilobous. First dorsal pore in 11/12. Clitellum annular, in XIV–XVI, gray-brown, smooth, swollen, no setae on the ventral side; dorsal pores absent but with vestiges on clitellum. Setae uniformly distributed, 22–30 at III, 30–36 at V, 32–36 at VIII, 38–48 at XX, 46–62 at XXV; 7–9/VII, 7–14/VIII between spermathecal pores, 7–12 between male pores; setal formula AA=1.0–1.2AB, ZZ=1.2–1.3ZY. Spermathecal pores four pairs in 5/6–8/9 (Fig. 4a, sp.p), ventrally separated by slightly more than 0.33 of circumference. Male pores in XVIII, ventrally separated by 0.25 of circumference, each on top of a large raised pulvinate pad, surrounded by two skin folds medially and one rhombus-shaped skin fold laterally in the holotype (Fig. 4a, mp), but no skin fold in paratypes. No genital papillae in male pore region. Female pore single, mid-ventral in XIV, elliptical. Internal characters: Septa 8/9–9/10 absent, 5/6–7/8 thickened and muscular, 10/11–14/15 thicker than those following. Dorsal blood vessel single, continuous onto pharynx; esophageal hearts 4 pairs in X–XIII, all developed. Gizzard bucket-like, in VIII–X; intestinal swelling in XV. Intestinal caeca between simple and complex, originating in XXVII and extending forward to 1/2XXIII, horn-shaped sacs; tiny incisions deeper on dorsal margin than on ventral margin in holotype (Fig. 4b); tiny incisions only on dorsal margin in paratypes C-YN201703-01, CYN201703 -01, C-YN201719-01, and C-YN201735-08. Male organs: testis sacs in X and XI; oval, developed, two lobes connected ventromedially in the first pair and separated ventromedially in the second pair; two pairs of seminal vesicles in XI and XII, first pair separated ventromedially, second pair connected with a slim tube; in holotype, left prostate gland located in 1/2 XVII–1/2 XIX and degenerated into a small and compact lobe, right prostate gland pachytic and developed (Fig. 4c), its duct in XVIII, U-shaped, stout ventrally; prostate glands vestigial in paratypes C-YN201703-01, C-YN201719-0, and C-YN201735-08, but developed in paratype C-YN201713-06; no visible accessory glands on XVIII. Spermathecae paired in VI–IX, about 2.7 mm long; spermathecal ampulla heart-shaped, 2.1 mm long; in holotype, diverticulum about 3/4 as long as the main spermathecal axis, distal 2/5 dilated into a rodshaped seminal chamber; in paratypes C-YN201703-01, C-YN201713-06, C-YN201722-01, and C-YN201735-08, diverticulum about 1/2 as long as the main spermathecal axis, distal 1/2–1/3 dilated into rod-shaped seminal chamber; in paratype C-YN201719-01, diverticulum about 2/5 as long as the main spermathecal axis, distal 1/3 dilated into rod-shaped seminal chamber; no nephridia on spermathecal ducts (Fig. 4d). Variation. The prostate glands are either degenerated or developed. DNA barcodes. GenBank accession numbers KF205466 (C-YN201102-01, holotype), MH 845539 (CYN201703 -01, paratype), MH 845531 (C-YN201713-06, paratype), MH 845522 (C-YN201719-01, paratype), MH 845514 (C-YN201722-01, paratype), MH 845487 (C-YN201735-08, paratype), MH 845470 (C-YN201749- 01, paratype), MH 845460 (C-YN201756-04, paratype), MH 845451 (C-YN201762-05, paratype), MH 837679 (C-YN201627-02, paratype), MH 845539 (C-YN201703-01, paratype), MH 845514 (C-YN201722-01, paratype), MH 845460 (C-YN201756-04, paratype), MH 845487 (C-YN201735-08, paratype), MH 845451 (C-YN201762-05, paratype). Remarks. A. yuanjiangensis sp. nov. keys to the Amynthas corticis -group (Sims & Easton, 1972), characterized by four spermathecal pores located intersegmentally in 5/6–8/9 and by holandry. By now, there are 109 species belonging into A. corticis -group totally (Nguyen et al. 2020a). The combined characters of medium-sized body, male pore on the top of a large raised pulvinate pad, no genital papillae in the spermathecal pore and male pore regions, intestinal caeca between simple and complex, prostate gland partially vestigial or developed, and rod-shaped spermathecal seminal chamber make this new species different from the species reported from China in A. corticis -group. This new species is similar to Amynthas fornicates (Gates, 1935) in medium-sized body, no genital papillae in the male pore region, and the arrangement of spermathecal pores. However, in A. yuanjiangensis sp. nov., the intestinal caeca are between simple and complex, the prostate glands are partially degenerated, and the spermathecal diverticulum shorter than the main spermathecal axis; however, in A. fornicates, the intestinal caeca are simple, the prostate glands are developed, and the spermathecal diverticulum is longer than the main spermathecal axis. A. yuanjiangensis sp. nov. is resemble Amynthas homochaetus (Chen, 1938) in the large raised pulvinate pad of male pore area, no genital papillae on spermathecal pore region and male pore region especially. But A. yuanjiangensis sp. nov. is clearly distinguished from A. homochaetus by the following characters: 1) the intestinal caeca in A. homochaetus are simple, but in this new species, they are between simple and complex; 2) the prostate glands in A. homochaetus are well developed, but in the new species, they are partially degenerated; 3) the seminal chambers in A. homochaetus are ovoid, but those in the new species are rod-shaped. Amynthas disperses Sun & Qiu, 2018 and A. yuanjiangensis sp. nov. have both been collected in several localities in South China, and share some characters (e.g. megium-sized body, the area of male pore porophore is bigger, partially vestigial prostate gland, and band- or rod-shaped seminal chamber), but they are different from each other in the following ways: 1) the first dorsal pore is located at 10/11 or 11/12 on A. disperses, but always at 11/ 12 in the new species; 2) small genital papillae are always present in the spermathecal pore and male pore region in A. disperses, but there are no genital papillae in the new species; 3) the intestinal caeca in A. disperses are simple, but those in this new species are between simple and complex; 4) the spermathecal diverticulum is about as long as the main spermathecal axis in A. disperses, but shorter than the main spermathecal axis in the new species.Published as part of Sun, Jing, Jiang, Ji-Bao, Wu, Juzhen, Yuan, Zhu & Qiu, Jiang-Ping, 2021, Three new widely distributed and polymorphic species of Amynthas earthworms (Oligochaeta, Clitellata, Megascolecidae) from South China, pp. 457-474 in Zootaxa 4938 (4) on pages 464-467, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4938.4.5, http://zenodo.org/record/457494

    Dataset for article - Effects of ammonia on propionate degradation and microbial community

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    Li Y., Zhang Y., Kong X., Li L., Yuan Z., Dong R. and Sun Y. (2017) Effects of ammonia on propionate degradation and microbial community in digesters using propionate as a sole carbon source. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology. Accepted on 23 Feb 2017. Fig 1. Propionic acid degradation performance of reactors. Fig 2. Relative abundance of archaea 16S rRNA gene at the order level and genus level. Fig 3. Relative abundance of bacteria 16S rRNA gene at the phylum level and class s level. Table 2. Comparision of the dominant functional groups for propionate degradation and methane production.</span

    Applying the NISO Metasearch Initiative Scheme to Enhance E-Resources Management at Rutgers University Library

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    This paper discusses problems in the management of library e-resources and attempts to identify potential solutions to the problems. By describing an e-resources enhancement project taken by Rutgers University Libraries, this paper points to the importance of providing contextually-rich metadata and reorganizing the accessibility of e-resources on a library’s website. It introduces how this Rutgers project adopted the National Information Standards Organization Metasearch Initiative to support the identification of appropriate e-collections for metaseaching. The outcomes of the project have facilitated a dynamic display of relevant e-resources to library users as an effective way of automatic access to library e-collections.Peer reviewe
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