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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
New Roads for Patron-Driven E-books:Collection Development and Technical Services Implications of a Patron-Driven Acquisitions Pilot at Rutgers
No full textCollection development librarians have long struggled to meet user demands for new titles. Too often, required resources are not purchased, while some purchased resources do not circulate. E-books selected through patron-driven plans are a solution but present new challenges for both selectors and catalogers. Radical changes to traditional technical services workflows are required, and selectors must modify the selection process to give more choice to the user. Rutgers University librarians have adopted an innovative new technical services workflow and collection-development model to manage a successful, patron-driven acquisitions project for e-books in the fields of math and computer science.This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship on 13/12/2011, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/1941126X.2011.627043
刺繡樣本. 第卅三册
No full textCover title.On back cover: Stitch book.Pattern book for embroiderers. Cross stitch book for embroiderers, Mei Hwa #33 Title: Designs for Embroidering Pictures drawn by Zhao Xian (Shanghai Art Embroidering Unit), Ji Hua (artist) Published by Mei Hwa Art Embroidering Co, Shanghai in January ,1935. --The seller's collection catalogue.Shanghai Mei hua yi shu gong si (Mei Hwa Artembroidering Co., Shanghai, China) ; [zhi tu zhe Zhao Xian, Ji Hua nü shi]Title Added Entry: 刺繡樣本. 第卅三册 / 上海美華藝術公司 (Mei Hwa Artembroidering Co., Shanghai, China) ; [制圖者 兆賢,季華女士]Copyright statement: 上海 : 上海美華藝術公司, 國曆24[1935]Added personal name: 季華, active 1920-Added corporate name: 上海美華藝術公司, publisherShanghai Mei hua yi shu gong si, publishe
Correction: Promising advances of thiacalix[4]arene in crystal structures
No full textCorrection for ‘Promising advances of thiacalix[4]arene in crystal structures’ by Mei Zhao et al., RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 10021–10050.</p
FIGURE 4 in New data on the genus Domene (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) of mainland China
No full textFIGURE 4. Habitus of Domene spp., A, D. jini; B, D. nanlingensis; C, D. tui; D, D. procera. Scales: 2.0 mm.Published as part of Zhao, Mei-Jun, 2017, New data on the genus Domene (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) of mainland China, pp. 449-462 in Zootaxa 4329 (5) on page 455, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4329.5.3, http://zenodo.org/record/100667
On the Lathrobium fauna of the Luoxiao Mountains, Central China
No full textPeng, Zhong, Li, Li-Zhen, Zhao, Mei-Jun (2016): On the Lathrobium fauna of the Luoxiao Mountains, Central China. Zootaxa 4158 (3): 385-402, DOI: http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4158.3.
Pselaphodes torus Yin, Li & Zhao, sp. nov.
No full textPselaphodes torus Yin, Li & Zhao sp. nov. (Figs. 3, 16, 31, 32, 58, 59, 93, 108, 109, 129, 141, 156, 157, 174) Type material. Holotype: CHINA: Qinghai Prov.: 3, Mengda N. N. R. (39 ° 49 ’ 53 ”M 112 ° 35 ’ 16 ”E), elev. 2,200–2,500 m, Jia-Yao Hu, Liang Tang & Li-Long Zhu leg., 24.vii. 2004 (SHNUC). Description. Body (Fig. 3) darkish-brown, abdomen darker, antenna, maxillary palpi and tarsi lighter in color; body length 3.33 mm, combined width of elytra 1.51 mm. Head longer than wide, frontal margin anterior to eyes narrowed toward apex. Antenna (Fig. 93) with scape about three times as long as wide, three times longer than pedicel, antennomeres II–III almost same in length, IV slightly longer than III, antennomeres IV–VIII subequal in length, IX–XI forming a large club, IX elongate and expanded, three times as long as VIII, X nearly quadrate, transverse, a half as long as IX, XI similar to IX, but narrowed toward apex. Maxillary palpus (Fig. 141) with palpomere I minuscule, II very long, more than twice as long as III, II–IV each protuberant on lateral sides. Mandibles (Fig. 129) each with two big teeth and several small teeth on mesal margins. Pronotum as long as wide, coarsely punctured and densely pubescent. Elytra (Fig. 16) sparsely punctured and pubescent, apical margin angulate laterally. Legs long and robust, darkish-brown, procoxa (Fig. 58) and protrochanter each with a small apical spine, profemur with a strongly defined apical spine, protibia with a protuberance at apex, mesocoxa (Fig. 59) with an apical spine, mesofemora without spines, mesotibia with a well-defined apical protuberance, hind legs without spines. Abdomen (Figs. 31, 32) with tergite IV twice as long as V, tergite VIII (Fig. 109) narrowed from middle toward apex, sternite VIII (Fig. 108) with apical margin strongly arcuate medially. Aedeagus (Figs. 156, 157) with median lobe gradually narrowed from base toward apex in lateral view, weakly curved rightward in dorsal view; endophallus (Fig. 174) with basal part expanded right, apical part narrowed apicad, curved left. Female unknown. Remarks. This species is very unique in the coloration of the body, the aspect of antennal club, and the pro- and mesotibiae each with a basal protuberance. Distribution. China (Qinghai Province). Etymology. The species name is a noun in apposition (" torus " (Latin) means "protuberance") and refers to the unique basal protuberances of the pro- and mesotibiae.Published as part of Yin, Zi-Wei, Li, Li-Zhen & Zhao, Mei-Jun, 2010, Taxonomical study on the genus Pselaphodes Westwood (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) from China. Part I., pp. 1-25 in Zootaxa 2512 on page 23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.29404
Description of Pella sichuanensis sp. n. (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) from Micang Mountain, Sichuan, China
No full textZheng, Dan-Lin, Zhao, Mei-Jun (2014): Description of Pella sichuanensis sp. n. (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) from Micang Mountain, Sichuan, China. Zootaxa 3881 (6): 597-599, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3881.6.
Pselaphodes subtilissimus Yin, Li & Zhao, sp. nov.
No full textPselaphodes subtilissimus Yin, Li & Zhao sp. nov. (Figs. 12, 24, 39, 40, 41, 75, 76, 77, 89, 101, 124, 125, 137, 149, 164, 165, 175) Type material. Holotype: CHINA: Yunnan Prov.: 3, Nabanhe N. R., Guomenshan Mt. (22 °01’ 26 ”N 100 ° 53 ’ 32 ”E), elev. 1,030 m, Jia-Yao Hu & Liang Tang leg., 21.ix. 2008 (SHNUC). Description. Male. Body (Fig. 12) reddish-brown, maxillary palpi and tarsi lighter in color; body length 3.39 mm, combined width of elytra 1.32 mm. Head longer than wide, frontal margin anterior to eyes narrowed. Antenna (Fig. 101) covered with pubescence, with scape as long as next three segments combined, pedicel short, antennomeres III–VII about equal in length, VIII shorter about as long as pedicel, IX–XI clubbed, each elongate, IX more than twice as long as VIII, about 1.25 times as long as X, rounded at apex. Maxillary palpus (Fig. 149) with palpomere I minuscule, II short and pedunculate, II–IV each protuberant on lateral margin. Mandibles (Fig. 137) very similar to those of P. cornutus. Pronotum longer than wide, narrowed from basal two-thirds toward apex. Elytra (Fig. 24) similar to those of P. declinatus. Hind wing (Fig. 89) similar to that of P. miraculum, but straight at posteroapical margin. Legs (Fig. 75–77) extremely elongate, not armed with spines. Abdomen (Figs. 39–41) with tergite IV more than twice as long as V; tergite VIII (Fig. 125) close to that of P. latilobus, sternite VIII (Fig. 124) most similar to that of P. torus, but more deeply emarginate apically. Aedeagus (Figs. 164, 165) with median lobe expanded, widest at middle, then narrowed toward apex; endophallus (Fig. 175) with three well-sclerotized spines, each narrowed at apex, middle one longest, left one shortest. Parameres paired, each elongate, rounded at apex, with three long apical setae. Female unknown. Remarks. This species is characterized by its extremely elongate legs, and unique shape of the aedeagus. Distribution. China (Yunnan Province). Etymology. The species name is an adjective (" subtilissimus " (Latin) means "the most slender, delicate") and refers to the elongate legs of the species.Published as part of Yin, Zi-Wei, Li, Li-Zhen & Zhao, Mei-Jun, 2010, Taxonomical study on the genus Pselaphodes Westwood (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) from China. Part I., pp. 1-25 in Zootaxa 2512 on pages 21-22, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.29404
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