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The politics of fashion: perceptions of power in female clothing and ornamentation as reflected in the sixteenth-century Chinese novel Jin Ping Mei
No full textThis thesis examines issues of female power and influence in sixteenth-century China focusing on how women and their roles were perceived in the changing social environment of the mid-late Ming dynasty. Using aspects of a New Historicist approach, information from contemporary literary and historical sources are analysed alongside each other. With its emphasis on the lives of women and preoccupation with the description of material objects, the late Ming novel Jin Ping Mei forms an important element in the thesis. China in the sixteenth century saw expanding urbanisation, the emergence of a new wealthy merchant class, increasing visibility of women and a questioning of traditional morality. Fashion consciousness, as one of the most conspicuous aspects of the new material culture, is a possible indicator of these trends. Traditional Western theories contend that fashion began in the particular context of Renaissance Europe. However, this study argues that a similar fashion awareness existed in China too, and was manifested in a competitive striving for social status, in this case specifically among women. In contrast to previous studies which downplayed the impact women had on defining traditional Chinese culture, this thesis demonstrates how women and their sartorial choices began to redefine the boundaries of material culture, influencing literati discourse which, in turn, re- influenced female behaviour
Dissipativity analysis of neural networks with time-varying delays
No full textAbstract not available.Hong-Bing Zeng, Yong He, Peng Shi, Min Wu, Shen-Ping Xia
Excessive precipitation of CaCO3 as aragonite in a continuous aerobic granular sludge reactor
No full textA hybrid airlift reactor was adopted to retain aerobic granules in the reactor successfully for continuous operation. It was found that aerobic granules maintained excellent physical structure stability in the continuous-flow reactor with reactor performance as good as batch operation. However, flocs appeared after batch operation was switched to continuous operation, and chemical oxygen demand (COD) in the wastewater was thus removed by co-existed granules and flocs in the reactor. Furthermore, excessive precipitation of CaCO3 as needled shaped aragonite in the continuous aerobic granular sludge reactor was observed, which led to the further enhancement of settling ability of granules with sludge volume index (SVI) reduction from 32 to 2 ml g?1 but specific oxygen utilization rate (SOUR) decrease from 61 to 23 mg O2 g?1 MLVSS h?1. Thus, apart from the physical structure stability, bioactivity stability of granules should be also considered as an important parameter to evaluate the continuous operation of aerobic granular sludge. Furthermore, the decrease in granule polysaccharide content implied that protein was more important for aragonite precipitation. The excessive aragonite precipitation in the continuous-flow reactor could be due to the competition between flocs and granules. In addition, the degradation of polysaccharide in aerobic granules under a continuous-flow mode may also contribute to excessive aragonite precipitation
The Poetry of Ping-Pong
No full textIn this chapter, the author looks at the poetry of Ping-Pong, his favorite sport. According to Marty Reisman, the game of Ping-Pong died in Bombay, India, in 1952. Reisman, nicknamed “The Needle,” was favored to win the World Table Tennis Championship that day. The author says he has always loved Ping-Pong because you can get into a rhythm, hit the ball back and forth across the net for hours, with any racquet, and simply talk. Ping-Pong, like poetry, is a players' sport, not ideal for spectators. Bob Mankoff, the cartoon editor of The New Yorker, claims that there is palpable humor in the game. With Ping-Pong, the author insists that we are all capable of attuning ourselves to the hidden life of sports, a relationship that is about kinesthesia and embodiment.</p
Bundle adjustment for data processing of theodolite industrial surveying system
No full textAuthor name used in this publication: 邹峥嵘, ZOU Zheng-rongAuthor name used in this publication: 丁晓利, DING Xiao-liAuthor name used in this publication: 曾卓乔, ZENG Zhuo-qiaoAuthor name used in this publication: 何凭宗, HE Ping-zongJournal title in Traditional Chinese: 中國有色金屬學報 (英文版)2000-2001 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalVersion of RecordPublishedVoR allowe
Two new keratinophilic fungal species
No full textZhang, Yan-Wei, Zeng, Gui-Ping, Zou, Xiao, Han, Yan-Feng, Liang, Zong-Qi, Qiu, Shu-Yi (2017): Two new keratinophilic fungal species. Phytotaxa 303 (2): 173-180, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.303.2.7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.303.2.
Chemopreventive effect of modified zeng-sheng-ping on oral squamous cell carcinoma by regulating tumor associated macrophages through targeting tnf alpha induced protein 6
No full textAbstract Background Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common malignancy of the head and neck. Zeng-Sheng-Ping, composed of Sophora tonkinensis Gagnep., Bistorta officinalis Delarbre, Sonchus arvensis L., Prunella vulgaris L., Dioscorea bulbifera L., and Dictamnus dasycarpus Turcz., was regarded as an anti-cancer drug with significant clinical efficacy, but was discontinued due to liver toxicity. Our research group developed a modified Zeng-Sheng-Ping (ZSP-M) based on original Zeng-Sheng-Ping that exhibited high efficiency and low toxicity in preliminary investigations, although its pharmacodynamic mechanism is still unclear. Here, we aimed to elucidate the pharmacodynamic material basis of ZSP-M and investigate its chemopreventive effect on OSCC by modulating tumor associated macrophages (TAMs). Methods Components of ZSP-M were characterized using ultra-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Chemopreventive effect induced by ZSP-M against experimental oral cancer was investigated using the 4-nitroquinoline N-oxide precancerous lesion mouse model. RNA sequencing analysis was used to gain a global transcriptional view of the effect of ZSP-M treatment. A cell co-culture model was used to study the targeted effect of ZSP-M on TAMs and the biological properties of OSCC cells and to detect changes in TAM phenotypes. The binding of ZSP-M active compounds to TNF alpha induced protein 6 (TNFAIP6) protein was analyzed by molecular docking and dynamic simulation. Results Forty main components of ZSP-M were identified, the most abundant of which were flavonoids. ZSP-M inhibited the degree of epithelial dysplasia in precancerous lesions by inhibiting the expression of the TNFAIP6 and CD163 proteins in the precancerous lesions of the tongue. ZSP-M inhibited proliferation, colony formation, migration and invasion of SCC7 cells by targeting TAMs. ZSP-M reduced the expression of CD163+ cells, inhibited the expression of TNFAIP6 protein, Arg1 mRNA and Il10 mRNA in TAMs, and reduced IL-10 cytokine release in the co-culture environment. This effect was maintained after the addition of recombinant TNFAIP6 protein. Computer simulations showed that trifolirhizin and maackiain are well-connected to TNFAIP6. Conclusions ZSP-M counteracts the immunosuppressive action of TAMs by specific targeting of TNFAIP6, thereby exerting chemopreventive activity of OSCC
The Study of Integrated Planning and Improvement Strategy for Kao-Ping River Basin
No full textKao-Ping river, so-called the largest river in Taiwan, is also known as Low Dan-Swe river. It is originated from Chi-San to the Lin-Yuan industrial section, and flow into the ocean. It is also divided the Southern Taiwan Pin-Dong province from the Kaoshiang Province. The Kao-Ping river is about 171 km long, the river surface area is about 3625 square meter. Its river roots supply more than 24 states and towns. It is said to be the largest river in Taiwan, not only because of its surface area, but also its nourish ability. In industrial use, in farming agriculture, or in water resource, the Kao-Ping river devotes itself as a river of life to many culture. In the raining season, the Kao-ping river has enough water supply, but sometimes in the hot season, the river\ue2s supply ability is limited.
In this study, the drainage area's background, geographic environment, climate, hydrology goes pasturage aquatic products output and population add with analysis, and in water resource takes advantage of present situation, water quality's quality and develop in plan, with future plan adds with expound in layout. It high screen stream drainage area each plan it face problem with bottleneck, will bring up and add with analysis analyse in this article
Reconsideration of the taxonomic status of Bulbophyllum obtusangulum (Orchidaceae) from southern China
No full textLi, Lin, Hu, Ai-Qun, Wu, Qiu-Ping, Wu, Kun-Lin, Fang, Lin, Zeng, Song-Jun (2021): Reconsideration of the taxonomic status of Bulbophyllum obtusangulum (Orchidaceae) from southern China. Phytotaxa 494 (2): 219-224, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.494.2.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.494.2.
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