《辽史·世表》史源考

《辽史·世表》是探究契丹族源的重要史料,今人所见之《辽史》为元人作品,由于其成书仓促,错误讹漏较多,当时修史时所参引的资料如耶律俨之《实录》、陈大任之《辽史》,今天均无法得见。因此对《辽史》中史料史源的分析就显得尤为重要,只有理清根源,才能对契丹族历史上的一些问题得出正确的认识。

《清史稿·藩部世表三》青海蒙古世系再订误

由于成书仓促 ,《清史稿·藩部世表三》对青海蒙古札萨克世系的记载多有错讹之处 ,佟佳江先生所著《清史稿订误》一书业已作了部分订误。本文在此基础上 ,主要根据 1996年 12月影印出版的《光绪朝朱批奏折》、北洋时期《政府公报》第2 0 2号、《清实录》、《清代蒙古官吏传》和《蒙古世系》等史料相互印证 ,对该表予以再订误 。

元修《辽史》契丹早期史观解构

元修《辽史》关于契丹早期史的记载,不仅限于抄撮旧文、敷衍成篇,更是对契丹历史的重构,其间隐含的编纂因素与叙述框架值得深入剖析。对《世表》《营卫志》所见早期史叙述中的关键榫卯之处加以逐一拆解,可以发现元朝史官的核心工作方法是对不同文献系统的材料进行杂糅、拼接,形成一套看似整饬的历史叙述,其内在逻辑是站在后来人的立场上加以追溯、归纳,将契丹原本多元复杂的衍变轨迹简单化约为一元线性的发展脉络,忽略了不同时代、不同主体的历史叙述可能存在的根本性矛盾。走出元修《辽史》的契丹史观,应当成为辽金史研究开辟新局的必由之路。

重庆新修地方文献揽胜

一般而言,作为地域历史变迁与社会文化发展的重要载体,地方文献集中展现了某一区域内的政治军事、经济文化、科技教育、人口发展以及地形地貌、山川河流、气候灾异等方方面面的历史与现状,具有'存史、资政、励志、育人'的价值意义。方志是最古老的地方文献形式之一,家谱是最具特色的地方文献形式之一,舆图则是最具形象的地方文献形式之一。

Expression of Bmi-1,P16,and CD44v6 in Uterine Cervical Carcinoma and Its Clinical Significance

Objective Bmi-1, a putative proto-oncogene, is a core member of the polycomb gene family, which is expressed in many human tumors. The p16 protein negatively regulated cell proliferation, whereas CD44v6 is associated with proliferation as an important protein. Additionally, CD44v6 is an important nuclear antigen closely correlated to tumor metastasis. Tlle present study aims to investigate the expression and significance of Bmi-1, p16, and CD44v6 in uterine cervical carcinoma （UCC）. Methods A total of 62 UCC, 30 cervical neoplasic, and 20 normal cervical mucosal tissues were used ill the current study. The expression of Bmi-1, p16, and CD44v6 in these tissues was determined using immunohistochemical assay. The relationships among the expression of these indices, the clinicopathologic features of UCC, and the survival rate of UCC patients were also discussed. The correlation between Bmi-1 protein expression and p16 or CD44v6 protein in UCC was analyzed. Results The expression of Bmi-l, p16, and CD44v6 was significantly high in cervical carcinoma compared with that in tlle cervical neoplasia and normal colorectal mucosa （P〈0.05）. The over-expression of Bmi-1 protein in UCC was apparently related to the distant metastasis （P〈0.01） and the tumor, nodes and metastasis-classification, i.e. the TNM staging, World Health Organization （P〈0.05）. Nevertheless, the positive expression of p16 protein in UCC was not significantly associated with the clinicopathologic features （P〉0.05）. The Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that the over-expression of Bmi-1 significantly decreased the survival rate of UCC patients （P〈0.05）. A strong correlation indicated that there was statistical significance between the expression of Bmi-1 and CD44V6 proteins in UCC （r=0.419, P=0.001）. Conclusions The over-expression of Bmi-1 and CD44v6 protein closely correlate to the tumorigenesis, metastasis, and prognosis of UCC. Bmi-I and CD44v6 may be used to predict the prognosis of cervical carcinoma. Bmi-1 may indirectly regulate the expression of CD44v6 in UCC patients. The positive expression of p16 protein is possibly associated with the tumorigenesis, but not with the metastasis or prognosis of UCC.

Music in Prehistoric Armenia

Within the syncretic world view of prehistoric people, there was an inseparable link between word, song, and dance Hence it is not easy for the modern researcher to outline the border between these spheres. Using interdisciplinary methods, present paper touches the case of Armenian monodic music. Through analysis of song types （concerning labour, funeral, wedding, belief, worship, magic, mythology, epic, and dance）, music representatives, music performance places, and musical instruments, an attempt is made to consider the phenomenon within certain temporal borders. It turns out that the folk and folk-professional realistic music is simple and static in its essence and includes the invariant component of local culture, going back to the period of formation of early farming communities. Meanwhile with emerging social complexity since the Bronze Age, new and various forms of musical performance come to existence.

On the Unusual Holocene Carbonate Sediment in Lake Nam Co,Central Tibet

In lacustrine sediments,aragonite is a widespread mineral,whereas monohydrocalcite is a rare carbonate mineral. In the cold and high-attitude Xizang (Tibetan) Plateau,where aragonite has been commonly found in lacustrine sediments,there is no aragonite,but low-Mg calcite,monohydrocalcite and trace dolomite. The lake receives solutes primarily from surface runoffs and remains fairly constant water chemistry for a long time. The total CaCO3 percentage in sediments could be controlled by evaporation and inflow of detrital materials. The absence of aragonite is unusual when compared to other lacustrine sediments from the Tibetan Plateau. This could be due to low Ca/Mg ratio,low salinity,low Mg and Ca concentration. Monohydrocalcite might precipitate from the lake water mediated by biological activities. Low-Mg calcite originated from minor ostracoda shell and the precipitation of lake water with biological activities.

Major Mid-Late Holocene Cooling in the East China Sea Revealed by an Alkenone Sea Surface Temperature Record

Although the mid-late Holocene cold and dry event about 4000years ago （the 4ka event） has been observed almost globally, it was most prominent in terrestrial climate proxies from the lower latitudes. Here we evaluate the oceanic response to this event in terms of a Holocene sea surface temperature （SST） record reconstructed using the U^7 index for Core B3 on the continen- tal shelf of the East China Sea. The record reveals a large temperature drop of about 5~C from the mid-Holocene （24.7~C at 5.6ka） to the 4ka event （19.2~C at 3.8ka）. This mid-late Holocene cooling period in Core B3 correlated with （i） decreases in the East Asia summer monsoon intensity and （ii） the transition period with increased E1 Nifio/Southern Oscillation activities in the Equatorial Pa- cific. Our SST record provides oceanic evidence for a more global nature of the mid-late Holocene climate change, which was most likely caused by a southward migration of the Intertropical Converge Zone in response to the decreasing summer solar insolation in the Northern Hemisphere. However, the large SST drop around Core B3 indicates that the mid-late Holocene cooling was regionally amplified by the initiation/strengthening of eddy circulation/cold front which caused upwelling and resulted in additional SST de- crease. Upwelling during the mid-late Holocene also enhanced with surface productivity in the East China Sea as reflected by higher alkenone content around Core B3.

First report of subgenus Phoenicopsis(Czekanowskiales)from Middle Jurassic of Ordos,China and its paleoclimatic implications

Subgenus Phoenicopsis （Phoenicopsis） assigned to Czekanowskiales is recognized and a new species, Phoenicopsis （Ph.） ordosensis sp. nov. is first reported fi＇om the Middle Jurassic Yan＇an Formation of the Ordos Basin, alternate based upon the leaf gross morphology and epidermal structures. The new species has linear leavs in bundles of five to six attached on a short shoot, more than 100 mm long by 5-6 mm wide, containing 10-12 parallel veins at upper portion. The leaf is hypostomatic. Epidermal cells are longitudinally arranged with smooth periclinal wall on the upper cuticle. The narrow non-stomatal zones and wide stomatal zones alternate in the lower cuticle. Stomata in four to five irregular spaced rows are longitudinally oriented in each stomatal zone. Guard cells for each are surrounded by four to five subsidiary cells with undeveloped papillae. Anticlinal wails of ordinal3, epidermal cells are nearly straight and periclinal walls slightly papillate. The new species shallow stomatal pits kept open and surrounded by unevenly undeveloped bulges. These characters are consistent with those of growth in a humid, rather than an arid climate. The presence of subgenus Phoenicopsis and other taxa of Czekanowskiales in the coal-bearing Yan＇an Formation supports the view that the climate in the Ordos Basin was humid and warm with seasonal changes during the Middle Jurassic.

Double Ninth Festival:Respect for Elders and Prayers for Blessings

THE Double Ninth Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month.Chinese ancients believed that nine was the largest number.According to the yin/yang dichotomy that forms the basis of the Chinese view of the world,yin represents the elements of darkness and yang represents life and brightness.The number nine is regarded as yang.

Anomozamites(Bennettitales) from Middle Jurassic Haifanggou Formation,western Liaoning,China

The Middle Jurassic Hangfanggou Formation is well exposed in Shangsanjiao and Xiasanjiao villages area,Baimashi town of Huludao,western Liaoning,China.Recently,abundant fossil plants were collected from the Hangfanggou Formation.One new species,Anomozamites sanjiaocunensis sp.nov.(Bennettitales),is described in this study.This is the first report of the genus Anomozamites from the Haifanggou Formation based upon the leaf morphology and epidermal structures.The discovery of the new species extends significantly the stratigraphic and geographic distribution of Anomozamites in the Middle Jurassic.It also shows that Anomozamites was a common member of Bennettitales once lived in the Middle Jurassic warm temperate region.The new species also improves the knowledge on understanding the leaf morphology,epidermal features and the diversity of Anomozamites during the Middle Jurassic.The epidermal characters of the new species and its associated plants reveal that the plants grew in a warm and moderately humid environment in the warm temperate zone.The presence of some deciduous plants,such as ginkgoaleans,czekanowskialeans and conifers,indicate the climate with seasonal fluctuations in temperature.

Three-Dimensional World of Similes in English Fictional Writing

The paper offers a three-dimensional linguosemiotic study of similes, which implies integral analysis of their semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic aspects. Such an approach to the study of similes is quite new as they have been hitherto considered either from a literary viewpoint as one of the stylistic expressive means of language or in the philosophy of language in correlation with metaphor. The three-dimensional linguosemiotic methodology of research has enabled us： （1） to reveal the cognitive, psychological, and metaphorical essence of similes and work out the invariant conceptual model which remains unchanged throughout their structural-semantic variation in the text; （2） to single out pragmatic features of similes, the set of which defines their linguistic status as a language-in-use construct, i.e., textual phenomenon; （3） to study the denotational-cognitive aspect of similes pointing out the parameters according to which similes have been differentiated into semantic types and subtypes and （4） to generalize the syntactical aspect of similes and define the set of their structural modifications in the text conditioned both by the intralinguistic regularities and by pragmatic factors. Therefore, we have worked out an interdisciplinary theory of similes implying the synergy of the data of linguistic, literary, cognitive, and psychological studies

From Sex Objects to Heroines A Tough Road for Female Characters in Video Games

Female character in video games is the one of the most controversial topic in game studies and nowadays women＇s anthropology. From the beginning of role in games＇ plot to sexualized graphical representation, woman in virtual world were （and sometimes still are） a point of discussion about characters sexualisation and role of female sex in virtual industry. The main aim of this paper is to present analysis of female representation in video games and how in last 30 years it has changed. In other words, how female characters were ennobled from sex object to main protagonist status. In presented research, there were used mostly the examples of popular video games with extended plot and world which can be explored by protagonists. Video game historiography, textual analysis （which helped to treat video game character as a protagonist）, and thematic analysis of video games were used as a main research method. The main conclusion of this paper is that female characters can overcome all gender or sexual stereotypes and even eventually became an icon of popular culture

New material of Cordaites baodeensis Sun from Lower Permian Shanxi Formation of Baode,Shanxi

Based on the anatomical study of leaf cuticles of Cordaites from the Lower Permian Shanxi Formation in Baode of Shanxi, the author analysed the epidermal characters of Cordaites in this area. On the base of the abundant compressions and laboratory studies, the author complemented some new data of the cuticular characters of the speeies Cordaites baodeensis Sun for its study of taxonomy. Meanwhile, the author newly discovered a number of sporopollen fossils associated with the mega-plants of Cordctitales, described 9 species of 6 genera. The palynological data can provide a supplement evidence for defining the age of C. baodeensis and its associated plants to be Early Permian.

Environmental anomalies in the northeastern East China Sea during the last 3 000 years:implications for El Nio activity in the Holocene

To reconstruct the productivity changes for the last 10 500 a in the northeastern East China Sea （ECS）, biogenic compounds （such as carbonate, organic carbon and opal）, marine micropaleontological fossils （planktonic foraminifera, benthic foraminifera, radiolarian and silicoflagellate） and the compositional characters of benthic foraminifera fauna analyses were carried out on a sediment core DOC082 obtained from the western slope of Okinawa Trough （29°13.93′N, 128°08.53′E; 1 128 m water depth）. The long-term changes of biogenic and micropaleontological proxies display some similarities through the last 10 500 a, which show three different phases： lower values are recorded during the early and middle ttolocene （before about 4 000 a BP）, followed by an abrupt and remarkable increase at about 4 000 a BP, the late Holocene （after about 3 000 a BP） is characterized by continuously high values. The multi-proxy data of paleoproductivity and percents of benthic foraminifera genera （Uvigerina and Bulimina） show that during the early and middle Holocene （10 500-4 000 a BP） productivity was relatively low with a sudden and distinct increase at about 4 000 a BP, and the late Holocene （3 400-0 a BP） is marked by significantly higher productivity. Also, the radiolarian-based sea surface temperature （SST） records reveal a distinct decline in SST in the late Holocene after 3 200 a BP, very different from the early and middle Holocene. For the last 3 000 a, the enhanced biological productivity and distinctly lower SST indicate a major change of oceanographic conditions in the northeastern ECS. These marine environmental anomalies are consistent with other paleoclimatic records for the late Holocene in the Chinese continent and its surrounding regions. After analyzing the mechanisms of modern productivity and SST changes in the northeastern ECS, and based on the climatic anomalies in the Chinese continent and variations in the Kuroshio Current during modern El Nino periods, we suggest that the anomalous environmental conditions in the northeastern ECS may imply intensified El Nino activity during the late Holocene.

《蒙古游牧记》证误

张穆《蒙古游牧记》,是清代外藩蒙古地理的重要著作。全书述事赅贯,考订精确,为清代乾嘉以来西北史地之学重大成果之一。诚如祁(?)藻所言:“是书之成,读史者得实事求是之资,临政者收经世致用之益。” 笔者在阅读《蒙古游牧记》(同治六年寿阳祁氏刊本)过程中,发现错误多处,现在予以证误。不当之处,敬请方家指教。

谱牒的起源

家谱,是一种专门档案.它是历史档案的一个组成部分,也是重要的地方历史文献.家谱主要是一族一姓的历史记录.我国历史悠久,历代大家世族,在政治舞台上有着特殊的重要作用.因此,记述与反映一家一姓一族的家谱档案,对于研究家族历史.

《毗陵苏氏宗谱》宋代部分事迹考辨

毗陵友人苏填先生寄示万历以来历代重修《苏氏族谱》世表及叙跋,研读之下,觉得《苏氏宗谱》实在是一份不可多得的研究三苏后代的宝贵资料。其中可与史证,亦可补史之缺文;但是,由于历次编修水准不一,所据资料真僞难分,故亦存在不准确之处。现将其有关宋代部分考证出来,以与同志者相赏析。一、常之苏氏,远祖东坡《毗陵苏氏宗谱》说:'吾常之有苏氏,则自大宋嘉祐间眉山諱轼字子瞻,号东坡,官至礼部尚书,年及五十,奏居常州。

SPECIAL ISSUE： RULE OF LAW--CHINA AND THE WORLD The Chinese Expression of the International Rule of Law

The Chinese expression of the direction and progress of the international rule of law is an important part of showcasing China＇s stand and ideas in international relations, and serves as a major interactive link between the Chinese rule of law and the international rule of law. The progress of the international rule of law rests on the active, full and effective expression of various countries including China, so that it can become more just and rational. In order to express itself explicitly and effectively, China needs to participate actively in the practices of international rule of law, in a bid to expand its horizon, enlist public support, and obtain opportunities.

Trend of Santonian (Late Cretaceous) atmospheric CO_2 and global mean land surface temperature: Evidence from plant fossils

Quantitative reconstructions of atmospheric CO2 by using terrestrial and marine records are critical for understanding the so-called ＂greenhouse＂ conditions in the Cretaceous, but data from terrestrial plants for several stages of this period remain quite limited. Using the stomatal index （SI） technique, here we estimate the Santonian （Late Cretaceous） CO2 contents based on a sequence of fossil cuticles of Ginkgo adiantoides （Ung.） Heer from three beds of the Yong＇ancun Formation in Jiayin, Heilongjiang Province, northeastern China. By the regress function, Sis of Ginkgo fossils reveal a pronounced CO2 reduction from the early to late Santonian （-661 and -565 ppm, respectively）. The relatively high CO2 levels provide additional evidence for paleoclimatic warmth in this interval. Moreover, available paleobotanical data illustrate a decline trend of CO2 contents throughout the Late Cretaceous, punctuated by several fluctuations in particular episodes with different magnitudes. The CO2 contents shifted notably in the late Cenomanian, Turonian, early Santonian, late Campanian, and probably latest Maastrichtian. Furthermore, a comprehensive study based on CO2 data shows that the global mean land surface temperature （GMLST） fluctuated several times accordingly. The change ratios of GMLST （AT） increased from -3℃ in late Cenomanian to -4.7℃ in mid Turonian, and then dramatically reduced to -2.2℃ in mid Coniacian. From the Santonian onward, it appears that the temperature gradually decreased with a few minor fluctuations.