The characters of foggy day, misty day and hazy day were analyzed based on information in 7 meteorological stations in Xi’an during 1960 -2012. The results showed that during 1960-2012 in Xi’an, foggy day occurs mos...The characters of foggy day, misty day and hazy day were analyzed based on information in 7 meteorological stations in Xi’an during 1960 -2012. The results showed that during 1960-2012 in Xi’an, foggy day occurs most in mountainous regions and few in plains; misty day occurs most in cities and few in suburbs; hazy day occurs most in cities, followed by inner and outer suburbs. Annual foggy day in Xi’an changed from increasing to decreasing; misty day was increasing by 9.0 d/10 a; hazy day was decreasing by -7.7 d/10 a. During the 53 y in Xi’an, foggy day was shown in a singly-valley shape, and the minimum appeared in summer and the maximum appeared in winter; misty day was shown in a ＂V＂-shape, and the minimum （7.6 d） appeared in June and the maximum （3.8 d） in December; hazy day was shown in a ＂U＂-shape from May to September and the maximum in January （6.1）.展开更多
Fashion changes frequently, on monthly, seasonal to yearly basis. In different periods of time, people tried to use different theories to explain the concept of fashion change. Traditional views including trickle down...Fashion changes frequently, on monthly, seasonal to yearly basis. In different periods of time, people tried to use different theories to explain the concept of fashion change. Traditional views including trickle down theory, collective selection theory, mass market theory and subculture leadership theory. From the viewpoint of contemporary thoughts, symbolic interactionist theory of fashion and the power of the fashion industry were discussed and used to examine fashion images prevailing in Hong Kong. Hong Kong young consumers were selected as study samples. Focus group interviews and questionnaire survey were used as qualitative and quantitative method. Results shows that to accept fashion change, status (working or studying) had influence in interpreting fashion images. In addition, male and female students had different opinion on selected statements of the symbolic interactionist theory of fashion but no difference was found between working subjects. Marketing implications are discussed with reference to the findings.展开更多
The aim of this essay is firstly to indicate a little-known film Le Dēpart made by the famous Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski in 1967 year as an example of the Polish New Wave. Although it was made in Belgium and i...The aim of this essay is firstly to indicate a little-known film Le Dēpart made by the famous Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski in 1967 year as an example of the Polish New Wave. Although it was made in Belgium and it stars Jean-Pierre Lēaud as a car-obsessed young man trying to get possession of a Porsche for a race. The film won the Golden Bear at the 17th Berlin International Film Festival and was also selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Secondly, I analyze the reasons of misunderstanding the idea of the director in the film when it was shown in the the public. Thirdly, ＂entering＂ this movie in context of art： poetry, painting etc. Then to answer the question （hypothesis）： ＂Is the Polish Film New Wave a phenomenon that did not exist？＂ The methodology used for the paper is analysis and interpretation of the film itself; analysis of its reception in the 60s and now： poetics of receipt, cognitivism, comparative research.展开更多
＂We Are the Furrow of His Brow＂ is the graffiti altered from ＂Beware of the Furrow of His Brow＂ or ＂The Furrow of His Brow＂ on the hood of an oven in a separated black town Ruby. Young people of Ruby change the ...＂We Are the Furrow of His Brow＂ is the graffiti altered from ＂Beware of the Furrow of His Brow＂ or ＂The Furrow of His Brow＂ on the hood of an oven in a separated black town Ruby. Young people of Ruby change the words because they feel regretted contriving to shoot an assumed guilty woman living in the nearby convent. However, whether the woman Consolata and the other four women at the convent are dead remains mysterious. There are some descriptions of magics in Paradise in which the most magical abilities are Connie＇s ＂bat vision＂ and ＂stepping in＂. This paper demonstrates the ways that Morrison manifests magic realism in Paradise including multiple narrative timelines, ambiguous writing, reconstituted marginal figures and naturally blended reality. Primarily in thefour ways Morrison presents how she utilizes magic realism genre to depict the changeable world penetrating through the appearance.展开更多
The seismic analysis of a rigid-framed prestressed concrete bridge in Tianjin Light Railway is performed. A 3-D dynamic finite element model of the bridge is established considering the weakening effect caused by the ...The seismic analysis of a rigid-framed prestressed concrete bridge in Tianjin Light Railway is performed. A 3-D dynamic finite element model of the bridge is established considering the weakening effect caused by the soft soil foundation. After the dynamic characteristics are calculated in terms of natural frequencies and modes, the seismic analysis is carried out using the modal response spectrum method and the time-history method, respectively. Based on the calculated results, the reasonable design values are finally suggested as the basis of the seismic design of the bridge, and meanwhile the problems encountered were also analyzed. Finally, some conclusions are drawn as: 1) Despite the superiority of rigid-framed prestressed concrete bridge, the upper and lower ends of the piers of the bridge are proved to be the crucial parts of the bridge, which are easily destroyed under designed earthquake excitations and should be carefully analyzed and designed; 2) The soft soil foundation can possibly result in rather weakening of the lateral rigidity of the rigid-framed bridge, and should be paid considerable attention; 3) The modal response spectrum method, combined with time-history method, is suggested for the seismic analysis in engineering design of the rigid-framed prestressed concrete bridge.展开更多
Objectives:This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a 16-week creative expression intervention program(CrExp)on the event-related potential(ERP)and task reaction time in older individuals with mild cognitive impair...Objectives:This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a 16-week creative expression intervention program(CrExp)on the event-related potential(ERP)and task reaction time in older individuals with mild cognitive impairment(MCI).Methods:This study is a randomized controlled clinical trial conducted in the Memory Center of Fujian Provincial hospital.Thirty-six MCI patients were randomly distributed into two groups.One group underwent a 16-week creative expression program(CrExp,n=18)and the other performed as a control group(CG,n=18)by general social activities.The amplitude and latency of ERP-P300 from the central(Cz),parietal(Pz),frontal(Fz)cortices and task reaction time(RT)were assessed at baseline,postinterventi on,and 24-week follow-up.Results:The CrExp group showed greater differences than CG of P300 latency in Cz(F=4.37,P=0.015),Pz(F=2.78,P=0.009),Fz(F=6.45,P=0.031)brain area after 16 weeks of intervention and in Fz(F=3.23,P=0.028),Cz(F=3.79,P=0.024),and Pz(F=5.60,P=0.036)at 24 weeks follow-up.Also,we analyzed the task reaction time between two groups and found that a shorten reaction time at postintervention(F=4.47,P=0.011)and 24 weeks follow-up(F=3.12,P=0.007)in the CrExp group.However,there was no difference in P300 amplitude in either brain area between the two groups.Conclusion:The electrophysiological results of the creative expression cognitive therapy group were more obvious than those of the general cognitive therapy group,and the latency and task reaction time may be considered as supported parameters in diagnosing the effects during non-drug therapy intervention in clinical practice.展开更多
The series of Harry Potter and the series of The Hunger Games are the most frequently mentioned children＇s and youngster＇s stories after The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Both of them are children＇s and youngster＇s fa...The series of Harry Potter and the series of The Hunger Games are the most frequently mentioned children＇s and youngster＇s stories after The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Both of them are children＇s and youngster＇s favorite stories. All of them are about children＇s adventures. But because of the time and history, they represent different themes of the time. This research paper aims at analyzing the Game Spirits in the first two. The suspense and surprise, fantastic adventures and time interweaving are shown in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. And the unbelievable background, the lucky number, image of gamble, and the game against humanity are the Game Spirits in The Hunger Games. The purpose of this thesis is to help people better understand Harry Potter and The Hunger Games in the aspect of Game Spirit. Harry Potter is the full of fantastic adventure while The Hunger Game is a story full of survival.展开更多
文摘The characters of foggy day, misty day and hazy day were analyzed based on information in 7 meteorological stations in Xi’an during 1960 -2012. The results showed that during 1960-2012 in Xi’an, foggy day occurs most in mountainous regions and few in plains; misty day occurs most in cities and few in suburbs; hazy day occurs most in cities, followed by inner and outer suburbs. Annual foggy day in Xi’an changed from increasing to decreasing; misty day was increasing by 9.0 d/10 a; hazy day was decreasing by -7.7 d/10 a. During the 53 y in Xi’an, foggy day was shown in a singly-valley shape, and the minimum appeared in summer and the maximum appeared in winter; misty day was shown in a ＂V＂-shape, and the minimum （7.6 d） appeared in June and the maximum （3.8 d） in December; hazy day was shown in a ＂U＂-shape from May to September and the maximum in January （6.1）.
基金Hong Kong Polytechnic University for granting the research funding.
文摘Fashion changes frequently, on monthly, seasonal to yearly basis. In different periods of time, people tried to use different theories to explain the concept of fashion change. Traditional views including trickle down theory, collective selection theory, mass market theory and subculture leadership theory. From the viewpoint of contemporary thoughts, symbolic interactionist theory of fashion and the power of the fashion industry were discussed and used to examine fashion images prevailing in Hong Kong. Hong Kong young consumers were selected as study samples. Focus group interviews and questionnaire survey were used as qualitative and quantitative method. Results shows that to accept fashion change, status (working or studying) had influence in interpreting fashion images. In addition, male and female students had different opinion on selected statements of the symbolic interactionist theory of fashion but no difference was found between working subjects. Marketing implications are discussed with reference to the findings.
文摘The aim of this essay is firstly to indicate a little-known film Le Dēpart made by the famous Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski in 1967 year as an example of the Polish New Wave. Although it was made in Belgium and it stars Jean-Pierre Lēaud as a car-obsessed young man trying to get possession of a Porsche for a race. The film won the Golden Bear at the 17th Berlin International Film Festival and was also selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Secondly, I analyze the reasons of misunderstanding the idea of the director in the film when it was shown in the the public. Thirdly, ＂entering＂ this movie in context of art： poetry, painting etc. Then to answer the question （hypothesis）： ＂Is the Polish Film New Wave a phenomenon that did not exist？＂ The methodology used for the paper is analysis and interpretation of the film itself; analysis of its reception in the 60s and now： poetics of receipt, cognitivism, comparative research.
文摘＂We Are the Furrow of His Brow＂ is the graffiti altered from ＂Beware of the Furrow of His Brow＂ or ＂The Furrow of His Brow＂ on the hood of an oven in a separated black town Ruby. Young people of Ruby change the words because they feel regretted contriving to shoot an assumed guilty woman living in the nearby convent. However, whether the woman Consolata and the other four women at the convent are dead remains mysterious. There are some descriptions of magics in Paradise in which the most magical abilities are Connie＇s ＂bat vision＂ and ＂stepping in＂. This paper demonstrates the ways that Morrison manifests magic realism in Paradise including multiple narrative timelines, ambiguous writing, reconstituted marginal figures and naturally blended reality. Primarily in thefour ways Morrison presents how she utilizes magic realism genre to depict the changeable world penetrating through the appearance.
文摘The seismic analysis of a rigid-framed prestressed concrete bridge in Tianjin Light Railway is performed. A 3-D dynamic finite element model of the bridge is established considering the weakening effect caused by the soft soil foundation. After the dynamic characteristics are calculated in terms of natural frequencies and modes, the seismic analysis is carried out using the modal response spectrum method and the time-history method, respectively. Based on the calculated results, the reasonable design values are finally suggested as the basis of the seismic design of the bridge, and meanwhile the problems encountered were also analyzed. Finally, some conclusions are drawn as: 1) Despite the superiority of rigid-framed prestressed concrete bridge, the upper and lower ends of the piers of the bridge are proved to be the crucial parts of the bridge, which are easily destroyed under designed earthquake excitations and should be carefully analyzed and designed; 2) The soft soil foundation can possibly result in rather weakening of the lateral rigidity of the rigid-framed bridge, and should be paid considerable attention; 3) The modal response spectrum method, combined with time-history method, is suggested for the seismic analysis in engineering design of the rigid-framed prestressed concrete bridge.
基金supported by the Youth research project of Fujian Provincial Health Commission(No.2018-1-75)Joint Fund of Fujian Province Scientific and Technological Department(No.2018Y9102)+1 种基金Soft Science Project of Fujian Science and Technology Department(No.2019R0055)National Science Foundation of China(No.81571379).
文摘Objectives:This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a 16-week creative expression intervention program(CrExp)on the event-related potential(ERP)and task reaction time in older individuals with mild cognitive impairment(MCI).Methods:This study is a randomized controlled clinical trial conducted in the Memory Center of Fujian Provincial hospital.Thirty-six MCI patients were randomly distributed into two groups.One group underwent a 16-week creative expression program(CrExp,n=18)and the other performed as a control group(CG,n=18)by general social activities.The amplitude and latency of ERP-P300 from the central(Cz),parietal(Pz),frontal(Fz)cortices and task reaction time(RT)were assessed at baseline,postinterventi on,and 24-week follow-up.Results:The CrExp group showed greater differences than CG of P300 latency in Cz(F=4.37,P=0.015),Pz(F=2.78,P=0.009),Fz(F=6.45,P=0.031)brain area after 16 weeks of intervention and in Fz(F=3.23,P=0.028),Cz(F=3.79,P=0.024),and Pz(F=5.60,P=0.036)at 24 weeks follow-up.Also,we analyzed the task reaction time between two groups and found that a shorten reaction time at postintervention(F=4.47,P=0.011)and 24 weeks follow-up(F=3.12,P=0.007)in the CrExp group.However,there was no difference in P300 amplitude in either brain area between the two groups.Conclusion:The electrophysiological results of the creative expression cognitive therapy group were more obvious than those of the general cognitive therapy group,and the latency and task reaction time may be considered as supported parameters in diagnosing the effects during non-drug therapy intervention in clinical practice.
文摘The series of Harry Potter and the series of The Hunger Games are the most frequently mentioned children＇s and youngster＇s stories after The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Both of them are children＇s and youngster＇s favorite stories. All of them are about children＇s adventures. But because of the time and history, they represent different themes of the time. This research paper aims at analyzing the Game Spirits in the first two. The suspense and surprise, fantastic adventures and time interweaving are shown in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. And the unbelievable background, the lucky number, image of gamble, and the game against humanity are the Game Spirits in The Hunger Games. The purpose of this thesis is to help people better understand Harry Potter and The Hunger Games in the aspect of Game Spirit. Harry Potter is the full of fantastic adventure while The Hunger Game is a story full of survival.
