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Featured Collectives: Myanmar Street Photographers Debut - Invisible Photographer Asia
No full textaung-pyae-soe_sagaing_mandalay_myanmar_2015_02 Myanmar’s first organised group of Street Photographers will debut their exhibition and photobook titled ‘Featured Collectives’ at Myanmar Deitta in the country’s capital Yangon on 17th September 2016. Featured photographers include: Aung Khant, Aung Zaw Myo, Chan Nyein Aung, Chit Min Maung, Hein Htet, Lamin Oo, Min Zayar, Moe Myint San, Myat Thu, Naing Lin Soe, Nyein Su Wai Kyaw Soe, Phyo Hein Kyaw, Phyo Thiha, Sai Aung Main, Thant Zaw, Thet Hto..
Design of split-inductors applied in positive output super lift luo-converters
No full textAs the demand of the modern electronic devices and appliances are getting higher, the role of the converters with higher output and efficiency become wider for different industries. It has been the role of engineers to explore the converter topology to provide higher output voltage in simple design with less cost. There are quite a number of different ways of lifting output voltage in converter topology.The method that the author will be introducing is called “Split- Inductors Method”, where the
output voltage is totally dependent on the number of inductors used in the converter design. The
report will include a detail discussion about design and results of” split-inductors topology”,
applied to “Positive Output Super Lift Luo Converter” using software simulations and hardware
experiments.Bachelor of Engineerin
[[alternative]]Overexcitabilities and peer relationships of gifted students
No full text[[abstract]]The purposes of this study were to investigate the overexcitabilities (OEs) and peer relationships of 5th and 6th gifted students, and to explore the relationship between OEs and peer relationships.
Subjects include 126 gifted students, 1460 regular students, and 4 teachers in Taipei City. Data were collected by means of “The Me Scale”, sociometric nomination inventory, “The Friendship Perception Scale”, and the interview outline based on the reference.
For data analysis, descriptive statistics were used to investigate the OEs and the peer relationships, chi-square test, t-test, and ANOVA were to test the differences of independent variables in OEs and peer relationships. Besides Pearson correlation and the statistical methods mentioned above, qualitative data were recorded as detailed dialogue to explore the relationship between OEs and peer relationships.
The main findings of this research are as follows:
1.The number of gifted students exhibiting more TOE, MOE and EOE is more than regular students.
2.The male gifted students show more significant POE (F＝6.119, p<.05) and TOE (F＝4.210, p<.05) than female gifted students.
3.The male gifted students are more popular than regular male students (χ²=10.977，p<.05), and the difference of popularity between female gifted students and regular female students is not significant.
4.The percentage of the gifted students nominating the same-sex friends mutually is .78, and the proportion of gifted students regarding other gifted as friends is not low (.45).
5.There is no gender difference in the friendship reciprocity of the gifted students (χ²=2.346, p>.05).
6.The average amount of the gifted students’ friends is 2.82 (SD＝1.7).
7.There is no gender difference in the number of the gifted students’ friends (t＝-1.781, p>.05).
8.Gifted students have good friendship qualities in terms of ‘association’, ‘admiration’, ‘affection’, ‘prosocial’, and ‘intimacy’.
9.The friendship qualities of female gifted students are better than male gifted students in ‘association’ (F＝5.52, p<.05), ‘prosocial’ (F＝12.882, p<.001), and ‘intimacy’ (F＝9.659, p<.01). Besides, in ‘association’, gifted students with mutual nomination score higher than those with unilateral nomination (F＝7.851, p<.01).
10.Those traits of TOE and MOE, such as intelligent, charming wit and humor, and a few characteristics of EOE can be factors contributing to the sociometric status of gifted students.
11.Those traits of TOE and EOE, such as busybody and irascible, and a few characteristics of POE are reasons that classmates don’t like gifted students.
12.Gifted students with medium SOE (χ²=11.942，p<.05), MOE (χ²=6.801，p<.05), and EOE (χ²=10.864，p<.05) tend to have regular or good popularity, and those with higher SOE, MOE and EOE are likely to be neglected and rejected.
13.There are no differences among levels of OEs in the friendship reciprocity of the gifted students (p>.05).
14.Gifted students with medium TOE have more friends, and those with higher TOE have less friends (χ²=5.217，p<.05).
15.In terms of the correlation between OEs and friendship qualities, there is low positive correlation between SOE and ‘extracharacteristic’ (r＝.205), and low negative correlation between SOE and ‘admiration’ (r＝-.266).
16.According to the interview with 4 gifted students, the differences of the demonstration of EOE, in aspects of feelings of guilt, concern with death, complex emotions, strong affective memory, identification with others’ feelings, and sensitivity in relationships, between the popular and rejected gifted students show the unfavorable impact of EOE on peer relationship.
WCN24-671 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN BLOOD MYCOPHENOLIC ACID LEVEL AND GRAFT FUNCTION IN RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS IN EARLY POST-TRANSPLANT PERIOD
No full textImplicit pension debt, transition cost, options, and impact of China's pension reform : a computable general equilibrium analysis
No full textThe main problems with China's pension system--the pension burdens of state enterprises and the agency of the population--have deepened in recent years. Using a new computable general equilibrium model that differentiates between three types of enterprise ownership and 22 groups in the labor force, the authors estimate the effects of pension reform in China, comparing various options for financing the transition cost. They examine the impact that various reform options would have on the system's sustainability, on overall economic growth, and on income distribution. The results are promising. The current pay-as-you-go system, with a notional individual account, remains unchanged in the first scenario examined. Simulations show this system to be unsustainable. Expanding coverage under this system would improve financial viability in the short run but weaken it in the long run. Other scenarios assume that the transition cost will be financed by various taxes and that a new, fully funded individual account will be established in 2001. The authors compare the impact of a corporate tax, a value-added tax, a personal income tax, and a consumption tax. They estimate the annual transition cost to be about 0.6 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 2000 and 2010, declining to 0.3 percent by 2050. Using a personal income tax to finance the transition cost would best promote economic growth and reduce income inequality. Levying a social security tax and injecting fiscal resources to finance the transition costs would help make the reformed public pillar sustainable. To finance a benefit of 20 percent of the average wage, a contribution rate of only 10 percent-12.5 percent would be enough to balance the basic pension pillar. Gradually increasing the retirement age would further reduce the contribution rate.Pensions&Retirement Systems,Environmental Economics&Policies,Banks&Banking Reform,Economic Stabilization,National Governance
An essay on economic reforms and social change in China
No full textThe author applies a systems-oriented"holistic"approach to China's radical economic reforms during the past quarter of a century. He characterizes China's economic reforms in terms of a multidimensional classification of economic systems. When looking at the economic consequences of China's change of economic system, he deals with both the impressive growth performance and its economic costs. The author also studies the consequences of the economic reforms for the previous social arrangements in the country, which were tied to individual work units-agriculture communes, collective firms, and state-owned enterprises. He continues with the social development during the reform period, reflecting a complex mix of social advances, mainly in terms of poverty reduction, and regresses for large population groups in terms of income security and human services, such as education and, in particular, health care. Next, the author discusses China's future policy options in the social field, whereby he draws heavily on relevant experiences in industrial countries over the years. The future options are classified into three broad categories: policies influencing the level and distribution of factor income, income transfers including social insurance, and the provision of human services.Economic Theory&Research,Banks&Banking Reform,Investment and Investment Climate,Privatization,Economic Systems
Active deformation of the Central Myanmar Forearc Basin : insight from post-Pleistocene inversion of the Pyay Fault
No full textPyay sub-basin is located in the southern part of the Central Myanmar Forearc Basin, an elongate belt of en-echelon folds and thrust faults formed as a result of the hyper-oblique convergence of the India and Asia plates. Limited neotectonic studies suggest that the Pyay Fault is a major Pliocene inverted structure that trapped the hydrocarbons in Pyay sub-basin, where only sparse field-based observations are available to address the nature of very recent neotectonic processes. This study focuses on structural deformation related to active inversion of the Pyay Fault using field-based geological observations and interpretations of industrial seismic data. We map the ∼105 km long Pyay Fault, an east- dipping high-angle reverse fault with a significant dextral strike-slip component. The fault underlies the western limb of the major NNW-SSE- striking anticlinal ridge that forms the western margin of Pyay sub- basin. Growth strata within the Pliocene-Pleistocene Irrawaddy Formation, imaged in the shallow part (<1 km) of 2D seismic profiles, reflects the deposition of Pliocene-Pleistocene sediments synchronously with the inversion of the underlying Pyay Fault. In addition, uplifted fluvial terraces of the Ayeyarwady River on the hanging wall of Pyay Fault reflect the post-Pleistocene inversion of the Pyay sub-basin. This study suggests that the Pyay Fault is a prime example of active deformation of the Central Myanmar Forearc Basin which plays an important role in the basin evolution and an earthquake source potential of the Myanmar territory.Ministry of Education (MOE)National Research Foundation (NRF)Published versionThis work is a part of the first author’s Ph.D. dissertation at the University of Yangon, Myanmar. The first author would like to thank to U Thit Lwin, Pyay University and his graduate students for their help in various ways during the field work. The authors would like to express sincere appreciation to Prof. Punya Charusiri, Chulalongkon University and Dr. Jonathan R. Weiss, University of Potsdam for their reviews that greatly improved the quality of this manuscript. Our thanks are also extended to Prof. Khin Zaw, University of Tasmania for handling the manuscript and editorial input. We also thank Dr. Kyaw Linn Oo, Petronas Myanmar Exploration and Dr. Wang Yu, National Taiwan University for their comments on an earlier draft. Field surveys for this work were partially supported by Resource and Environment Myanmar Ltd. and Myanmar Earthquake Committee. This research was supported by the Earth Observatory of Singapore via its funding from the National Research Foundation Singapore and the Singapore Ministry of Education under the Research Centres of Excellence initiative. This work comprises EOS contribution number 343
Politeness in Diplomatic Talk: A Thai Case Study
No full textThis research starts from the assumption that there are goal-oriented politeness strategies in diplomatic talk. The case study analyses Thai-foreign diplomatic events during Thailand’s national crisis, the massive demonstrations across the country in the years of
2009-2011, in which the colours of the protesters’ clothing signified divergent political allegiances (so-called “colorized politics”). The research aims are threefold: firstly, to characterise politeness strategies in the Thai-foreign diplomatic talks conducted in English; secondly, to examine the extent to which culture-specific values inform the conversational performance of Thai speakers; and thirdly, to explore potential causes of misunderstandings arising from cross-cultural mismatches which occur during these social interactions. The research data are real-time conversations in courtesy calls and international meetings between foreign diplomatic representatives and the leaders of the Thai state and government agencies. My study is influenced by Brown and evinson’s theory along with intercultural communication theories for analysing the ethnographically observed talk-in-action events and transcribed conversational discourse. The research frames a conclusive argument that the diplomatic speakers use both conventional politeness and
unconventional politeness strategies. The latter includes what I term ‘lexical politeness’, ‘interactive politeness’, and ‘intercultural politeness’. The Thai party’s politeness strategies in pursuit of diplomatic goals carry an implication of Thai cultural values, specifically: fun-orientation, interdependence, and non-confrontation. Potential pragmatic failures in Thai cultural-oriented politeness are intimacy and directness. The research reveals the suppositions and entailments of English utterances by non-native speakers (Thais) and develops linguistic politeness strategies from the evidence of the diplomatic conversations
Shams al-dim al-Sakhawi as a historian of the 9th/15th century : with an edition of that section of his chronicles (Wajiz al-kalam) covering the period 800-849 / 1397-1445
No full textAlthough a prolific writer of history, Sakhawi is, primarily, a
traditionist. As such, accuracy both in utterance and writing would,
by the very nature of his training, be his first objective.
Modern writers appear to have neglected the importance of his
contribution to the understanding of the history of his century.
accept for a few articles, comparatively little has been written. It
is, therefore, strange that such a mine of information as Sakhawi's
writing presents has remained so long in oblivion.
In this thesis an attempt has been made to evaluate that contribution
together with an edition of part of his work.
The study has been divided into three sections, the first dealing
with Sakhawi’s life and times. This part of the study is based largely
on his autobiography which was written but a few months before he died.
During research no reference was discovered to this most informative
work.
The section falls into three chapters, the first of which endeavours
to show the political and educational aspects of Cairo during the early
part of Sakhawi's lifetime. Cairo was his native city and, as such,
made great impact on his early life.
In the second chapter the position of his family, his Shaykhs, the
academic journeys he made, his residence in Hijaz and the last phase of
his life are portrayed.
The third chapter deals with his activities as an adult, his reputation
as a traditionist together with a survey of his works as presented in
his autobiography.
In the second part, the study deals exclusively with Sakhawi as
a historian of the 9th/15th century. This part also is divided into
two chapters, the first of which considers the following aspects: -
I Sakawi's works on the century;
II His motives, methods and literary style and
III His treatment of the history of the century.
The second chapter collates Sakhawi's methods of selecting his
information and the painstaking efforts he made to verify them, together
with his historical achievements, while the last two topics endeavour to
evaluate his task as a historian in that century.
Section three presents the hitherto unedited part of Wajiz al-Kalam...
which deals with the history of the 9th/15th century. This section
also falls into the three divisions of preface, text and annotations.
The last divides again into two groups one of which deals with the
textual variants mentioned in the footnotes and the other attempts to
deal with the interpretation of most of the idiom, colloquial expressions
and the names of places and personalities mentioned in the supplement to
the text
Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults
No full textAcuin, Cecilia (IRRI author
