Classification and Translation of Chinese Abbreviations

Chinese abbreviation,containing fewer words and delivering a wealth of information,is a vital component of Chinese language.But the tremendous differences between Chinese and English make it an arduous task to translate Chinese abbreviations into English.Based on the analyses of the structure and patterns of word–formation of Chinese abbreviations,it makes a classification of Chinese abbreviations,summarize the translation methods,and point out some attention points in translation.A systematic analysis on the structure and classification of Chinese abbreviations will be beneficial to reduce the mistakes in its translation.

A Morphological Comparison Between Chinese and Japanese Abbreviations

This paper compares the Chinese and Japanese abbreviations from the perspective of morphology and analyzes the causes of the popularity of abbreviations in modern society.The study shows that there are similar types of abbreviation formation(direct omission of the original word,extraction and combination,and number abbreviation)in the two languages,while in addition to the English alphabet abbreviations,there are“Pinyin”acronyms in Chinese and Roman alphabet abbreviations in Japanese.This study may be helpful in assisting the learners of two languages to further understand the culture of two countries,so as to better promote cultural exchanges.

Will Banning Foreign Abbreviations Help?

From early April,China’s national broad-caster CCTV banned the use of borrowed English abbreviations such as NBA,GDP,WTO and CPI in all its programs.

Predicting Chinese Abbreviations from Definitions:An Empirical Learning Approach Using Support Vector Regression

In Chinese, phrases and named entities play a central role in information retrieval. Abbreviations, however make keyword-based approaches less effective. This paper presents an empirical learning approach to Chinese abbreviation prediction. In this study, each abbreviation is taken as a reduced form of the corresponding definition （expanded form）, and the abbreviation prediction is formalized as a scoring and ranking problem among abbreviation candidates, which are automatically generated from the corresponding definition. By employing Support Vector Regression （SVR） for scoring, we can obtain multiple abbreviation candidates together with their SVR values, which are used for candidate ranking. Experimental results show that the SVR method performs better than the popular heuristic rule of abbreviation prediction. In addition, in abbreviation prediction, the SVR method outperforms the hidden Markov model （HMM）.

The life of Xuan Zhou, founding father of the Gastrodia elata cultivation and industry in China

Those familiar with Gastrodia elata Blume(Tianma,天麻)in China will most certainly recognise the name of Xuan Zhou(周铉),the first postgraduate student of Professor Zheng-Yi Wu(吴征镒),widely respected professor of botany and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Peng et al.,2013).Xuan Zhou(abbreviated S.Chow in taxonomic citations,also Chou,Hsüan in Wade-Giles transliterations)(Fig.1)was born in Xinzheng,in the central Chinese Province of Henan on 4 May 1926.He graduated from Tongji University in 1951.He took part in and successfully passed the first national post-graduate examination held by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1956 and became a candidate for an Associate Doctor degree(equivalent to MSc)under the tutelage of Prof.Wu.

Two More Fragmentary Folios from the Book of Zambasta?

The Book of Zambasta(abbreviated‘Z’)is a long poem in Old Khotanese which has been described as’a veritable Manual of Buddhism’.[1]The best-preserved copy,sometimes referred to as‘Z1’,seems to have formed part of a manuscript miscellany,in which the 24 chapters of Z occupied folios 143 verso to 440 recto.Of these 298 folios,more than two thirds are still extant in whole or part.In Z1each verse is written on a single line,with six lines to the page.The text is presented in four columns separated by spaces which in principle correspond to the caesurae between the four padas(‘abcd’)of the verse.The verse number is frequently indicated at the end of the line,often in abbreviated form(e.g.‘2’in place of‘52’,or‘52’in place of‘152’).

通用测试语言ATLAS翻译器构造中的若干问题研究

对ATLAS翻译器的设计和开发过程中ATLAS关键字数目太多、ATLAS语言在新的测试领域的扩展问题、ATLAS信号相关语句的翻译解释及虚拟资源和实际资源的定位对应等几个关键问题进行了研究.引入符号表技术解决了用词法分析(LEX)对ATLAS词法分析时的容量受限问题;利用文件技术和符号表技术解决ATLAS语言的扩展问题;引入数据库技术和COM组件技术解决ATLAS语言中信号相关语句的翻译及资源的定位和调用问题.上述方法应用在ATLAS翻译器项目中,成功实现了模拟测试领域相关程序的翻译,运行良好.

Stomatal response of Pinus sylvestriformis to elevated CO2 concentrations during the four years of exposure

Four-year-old Pinus sylvestriformis were exposed for four growing seasons in open top chambers to ambient CO2 concentration (approx. 350 μmol·mol-1) and high CO2 concentrations (500 and 700 μmol·mol-1) at Research Station of Changbai Mountain Forest Ecosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences at Antu Town, Jilin Province, China (42oN, 128oE). Stomatal response to elevated CO2 concentrations was examined by stomatal conductance (gs), ratio of intercellular to ambient CO2 concentration (ci/ca) and stomatal number. Reciprocal transfer experiments of stomatal conductance showed that stomatal conductance in high-[CO2]-grown plants increased in comparison with ambient-[CO2]-grown plants when measured at their respective growth CO2 concentration and at the same measurement CO2 concentration (except a reduction in 700 μmol·mol-1 CO2 grown plants compared with plants on unchambered field when measured at growth CO2 concentration and 350 μmol·mol-1CO2). High-[CO2]-grown plants exhibited lower ci/ca ratios than ambient-[CO2]-grown plants when measured at their respective growth CO2 concentration. However, ci/ca ratios increased for plants grown in high CO2 concentrations compared with control plants when measured at the same CO2 concentration. There was no significant difference in stomatal number per unit long needle between elevated and ambient CO2. However, elevated CO2 concentrations reduced the total stomatal number of whole needle by the decline of stomatal line and changed the allocation pattern of stomata between upper and lower surface of needle.

Complete transthoracic resection of giant posterior mediastinal goiter: A case report and review of the surgical approaches

Intrathoracic goiter(IG) is commonly located in the anterior mediastinum. Here, we report the case of a 54-year-old Chinese woman with successful removal of an intrathoracic goiter and improvement of dyspnea by a right posterolateral thoracotomy approach. Conclusion: Posterior mediastinal thyroid goiter with mediastinal compressive symptoms is an indication for surgery.

Individual with different Mizaj have different sensitivity to pain:a hypothesis

Pain is a state in which an individual experiences and reports severe discomfort or an uncomfortable sensation.It may be caused by many reasons such as thermal,chemical and mechanical stimuli.A physician can diagnose a disease to a very great extent on the different qualities of pain.Pain is a protective mechanism having signals in our nervous system.There are two types of pain,one is fast pain which is felt about 0.1 sec after stimuli and includes pricking pain,acute pain and electric pain,second is slow pain which is felt about 1 sec after the stimuli and includes burning pain,aching pain,throbbing pain,nauseous pain and chronic pain.Both type of pain has different conduction pathways.For pain the term Waja or Alam is used in Unani system of medicine,another ancient herbal medical system of India beside Ayurveda.Alam is a sensation against Tabiyat(Physis).Pain stops organs from their specific functions.According to Ibn Rushed in his book Kitabul Kulliyat,bad feeling of sensory system is called pain.Ibn Sina(Avecenna)has described two causes of pain as Sue-Mizaj Mukhtalif and Tafarruk-e-ittesal.Mizaj is base of Unani system of medicine which reflects body’s physiological condition by four kaifiyat which depends on humours.According to Unani philosophy safravi Mizaj individual will be hypersensitive and balghami and saudavi Mizaj individual will be hyposensitive to pain stimuli.

Progressive teaching of Qi under the guidance of constructivism theory

Qi is the core concept that runs through the theory of traditional Chinese medicine.It is the basic connection between ancient philosophy and traditional Chinese medicine.It is the most difficult and most key point of students’learning.Considering the characteristics of the course and the cognitive style of students,we use constructivist cognitive theory as a reference to design progressive teaching of the Qi content included in the course textbook.The process consists of two parts.The first part is the construction of the basic theory.Students are guided as they build schemata of basic concepts to assemble a deep understanding.They then take the initiative,and participate in the explanation,thereby completely internalizing the knowledge.The second part of the process is clinical skill training in collecting,sorting and writing medical records.In the end we have achieved the teaching goal of driving students’interest in learning,providing them with basic theoretical knowledge,and exercising the comprehensive practical problem solving skills,while cultivating the style of thinking required by practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine.

长江上游中华金沙鳅和短身金沙鳅线粒体遗传多样性研究

为了解中华金沙鳅(Jinshaia sinensis)及短身金沙鳅(J.abbreviate)遗传多样性,本研究采用线粒体DNA控制区序列,对长江上游巴南、江津、合江、宜宾、犍为、巧家、宁南和攀枝花等8个群体的中华金沙鳅(Jinshaia sinensis)及巴南、合江和犍为3个群体的短身金沙鳅(J.abbreviate)的遗传多样性进行研究。结果显示:中华金沙鳅和短身金沙鳅的遗传结构存在差异,中华金沙鳅的遗传多样性较高,单倍型多样性(Hd)和核苷酸多样性(Pi)分别为0.999和0.0182;而短身金沙鳅的遗传多样性水平较低(Hd:0.411,Pi:0.0005)。分子变异方差分析(AMOVA)显示两种鱼均无显著地理遗传分化,但单倍型系统发育树和网络结构图揭示了中华金沙鳅存在群体内遗传分化,形成三个谱系,表明缺乏长期亚群体隔离和高水平基因流。中性检验和Bayesian skyline plot(BSP)结果表明,中华金沙鳅在历史上曾发生过群体扩张事件,扩张时间约在10万~17万年前。

参加第十二届世界地震工程大会简况

In this paper, it was introduced the abbreviated situation of ⅪⅠ World Earthquake engineering Convention (WECC) from 30 Jan to 4 Feb.2000 in Auckland, New Zealand.

The Resumption of Ovarian Activity in Postpartum of Chinese-Holstein Cows

Ovarian activitly in 10 postpartum Chinese-Holstein cows was monitored by ultrasonography every other day, stared from day 3 postpartum and finished by the end of a normal ovarian cycle. Meanwhile, the concentrations of progesterone and 17β-oestradiol in peripheral plasma of the cows were measured by radioimmunoassay (RIA). The resutis showed that the first postpartum ovulation was found in 67% of the cows on the ovary opposed to the gravid horn. The first dominant foillicles ovulated for the six of ten cows. The time intervals from calving to the first ovulation were significantly associated with the number of follicular waves (r=0.83, P<0.01). No difference between the diameters of the first and the second ovulated follicles was found in the study, however, the growth rates of the first and the second ovulated follicles were significantly different (P<0.05), and the concentrations of 17β-oestradiol prior to the first ovulation were significantly lower than that before the second ovulation.

Injury patterns of seniors in traffic accidents: A technical and medical analysis

AIM:To investigate the actual injury situation of seniors in traffic accidents and to evaluate the different injury patterns.METHODS:Injury data,environmental circumstances and crash circumstances of accidents were collected shortly after the accident event at the scene.With these data,a technical and medical analysis was performed,including Injury Severity Score,Abbreviated Injury Scale and Maximum Abbreviated Injury Scale.The method of data collection is named the German InDepth Accident Study and can be seen as representative.RESULTS:A total of 4430 injured seniors in traffic accidents were evaluated.The incidence of sustaining severe injuries to extremities,head and maxillofacial region was significantly higher in the group of elderly people compared to a younger age(P<0.05).The number of accident-related injuries was higher in the group of seniors compared to other groups.CONCLUSION:Seniors are more likely to be involved in traffic injuries and to sustain serious to severe injuries compared to other groups.

Abbreviated Report of the WHO Western Pacific Region Workshop on National Plans of Action for Nutrition: Key Elements for Success, Constraints and Future Plans

A workshop on National Plans of Action for Nutrition: Constraints, Key Elements for Success, and Future Plans was convened and organized by the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific in collaboration with the Institute for Medical Research Malaysia and co sponsored with FAO and UNICEF from 25—29 October 1999. It was attended by representatives of 25 countries in the region and resource persons, representatives from WHO and other international agencies. The objectives of the workshop were to review the progress of countries in developing, implementing and monitoring national plans of action for nutrition (NPANs) in the Western Pacific Region and to identify constraints and key elements of success in these efforts. Most of the countries have NPANs, either approved and implemented or awaiting official endorsement. The Plan formulation is usually multisectoral, involving several government ministries, non governmental organizations, and international agencies. Often official adoption or endorsement of the Plan comes from the head of state and cabinet or the minister of health, one to six years from the start of its formulation. The NPAN has stimulated support for the development and implementation of nutrition projects and activities, with comparatively greater involvement of and more support from government ministries, UN agencies and non-governmental agencies compared to local communities, bilateral and private sectors and research and academic institutions. Monitoring and evaluation are important components of NPANs. They are, however, not given high priority and often not built into the plan. The role of an intersectoral coordinating body is considered crucial to a country's nutrition program. Most countries have an intersectoral structure or coordinating body to ensure the proper implementation, monitoring and evaluation of their NPANs. The workshop identified the constraints and key elements of success in each of the four stages of the NPAN process: development, operationalization, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation. Constraints to the NPAN process relate to the political and socioeconomic environment, resource scarcity, control and management processes, and factors related to sustainability. The group's review of NPAN identified successful NPANs as those based on recent, adequate and good quality information on the nutritional situation of the country, and on the selection of strategies, priorities and interventions that are relevant to the country and backed up by adequate resources. Continued high level political commitment, a multisectoral approach, and adequate participation of local communities are other key elements for success. The participants agreed on future actions and support needed from various sources for the further development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of their NPANs. The recommendations for future actions were categorized into actions pertaining to countries with working NPAN, actions for countries without working NPAN and actions relevant to all countries. There was also a set of suggested actions at the regional level, such as holding of regular regional NPAN evaluation meetings, inclusion of NPAN on the agenda of regional fora by the regional organizations, and strengthening of regional nutrition networks.

Computer Simulation of Transition Regimes of Solitons in Stimulated Raman Scattering with Excitation of Polar Optical Phonons

The system of nonlinear equations modeling the process of nonstationary stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) in noncentrosymmetric crystals for the waves on laser, Stokes, polariton, and phonon frequencies is investigated by using the numerical methods. The general case for amplitudes of waves that resulted in doubling of the number of equations is considered. It is shown that the application of the methods of finite differences to the computer simulation of transition regimes is completely consistent with the analytical results found for the asymptotical solutions in form of solitons. The obtained results also indicate that the laser pulses of Gaussian shape appearing at the boundary of nonlinear medium tend to become solitons of Lorentzian shape. It was also found that the formation of solitons occurs when the vibrations of optical phonons and that of electromagnetic wave were either in or out of phase. It is shown that all electromagnetic waves entering the medium with different speeds become solitons having the same speed. In the second part of the paper we considered the computer simulation of soliton stability with respect to small (weak) perturbations of all interacting waves. In the present paper we considered the case of evolution of those disturbances in the vicinity of peaks of solitons. The numerical analysis showed that in wide range of parameters the solitons were stable.

PREPARATION OF ORAL AND MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLED ETHAMSYLATE MICROSPHERES——A NEW TYPE OF HEMOSTATIC DRUG

In order to improve the hemostatic effectiveness of ethamsylate in treatment ofupper gastrointestinal hemorrhage,we had developed a new type of hemostatic drug-oral and magnetically controlled ethamsylate microspheres (abbreviation:the etham-sylate microspheres) and tested their parameters associated with physical and chemi-cal respects.Its main characteristics that we found were: 1】 The ethamsylate mi-

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