Navigating Temporal and Spatial Dimensions:Unveiling the Fictional Essence and Authenticity in the Narrative of The Rise and Fall of Wing Shing Street

The novel The Rise and Fall of Wing Shing Street delves into the reality of Hong Kong residents deeply attuned to spatial awareness but detached from temporal significance,entangling emotions surrounding time and space.Through narrative interruption and extension,the author portrays the genuine struggles of Hong Kong inhabitants-juxtaposing the blurred boundaries of time and space and the inherent rootlessness of reality within a fictionalized framework.Emphasizing the 20th-century human condition,wherein spatial awareness overshadows temporal understanding,the novel underscores the consequences:a loss of history and cultural identity.With a fresh perspective,the narrative explores the interplay of time and space,accentuating both the fictitious and authentic dimensions.This prompts readers to reconsider their history,culture,and the current moment,ultimately highlighting the pivotal role of temporal awareness.

Geochemical Characteristics and Pollution Source Identification of the Near-surface Atmosphere Dust-fall in Jining City,Eastern China

Samples of near-surface atmosphere dust-fall and different pollution end-members were collected in the urban area of Jining City. The element characteristics of the near-surface atmosphere dust-fall and pollution end-members were analyzed systematically and the spatial distribution of the dust-fall and its pollution sources were studied. The results showed that the contents of elements varied obviously in different pollution end-members. The contents of As,Cd,Cu,F,Pb,S and Se within coal dust-fall were the highest,higher than those in atmosphere dust-fall and had great influences on the environment. The contents of Cd,Pb,Se,Zn,Hg and CaO within near-surface atmosphere dust-fall were affected by human activities to different degrees. Results of correlation analysis and factor analysis showed that Cd,Pb,Se and Zn mainly came from enterprise coal consumption,with a contribution ratio of 26. 32%. The contents of the above four elements near chemical factories,steel factories and high populated regions were generally high,which was consistent with the spatial distribution of the coal pollution sources.CaO was related to traffic pollution,with a contribution ratio of 10. 06%. Hg was mainly due to automobile emissions,with a contribution ratio of 8. 12%. The contents of As,Cr,F and Ni within dust-fall were seldom influenced by human activities and mainly came from soil sedimentation( natural sources),with a contribution ratio of 30%. The above four pollution sources( enterprise coal consumption,traffic pollution,automobile emissions and soil sedimentation) were the main sources of atmosphere dust-fall in Jining City. The enrichment coefficients of As,Cr,F and Ni were smaller and the spatial correlations of the four elements were better,while the enrichment coefficients and variable coefficients of elements influenced by human activities,such as Cd,Pb,Se and Hg were larger,and the spatial distributions of these elements were consistent with those of the pollution sources.

On the Rise and Fall of Great Britain

From the Industrial Revolution to the World War,the past three centuries have witnessed the development and rise and fall of Great Britain.Great Britain,an island country with a total area of about 240,000 square kilometers,enjoys a very important place in the world in modern history.Great Britain was the first industrial country and created the epoch-making laissez-faire capitalism and built a sun-never-set empire.It was also the leadership of the world from the middle of 18^th and to the middle of 19^th century.In retrospect to the rise of Great Britain,we can easily see that it was by relying on an innovative culture that the island country became a great power in Europe and then became the dominant empire in the world.This innovative character permeates in all kinds of culture including industrial,military,technological,politic and diplomatic.As for the main cause of Great Britain’s rise,this thesis attempts to analyze from three aspects,that is,the emancipation of mind,the advancement of military power,and the development of technology.After the World War,Great Britain began to suffer a decline in status and was reduced to a second class developed country.That is also because the conservative factor in its culture which blocks its development and the potential to innovate new things.The past years has witnessed the fall of the empire and also left us much inspiration.Take the history as a mirror,the thesis will focus on the“English disease”and influence of the World War to make an analysis on Great Britain’s fall.A conclusion of inspiration would also be included.

Analysis of a Large Grounding System and Subsequent Field Test Validation Using the Fall of Potential Method

This paper examines various aspects of the design process and subsequent field test measurements of a large and complex substation grounding system. The study and measurements show that soil layering and lead interference can have a significant impact on the appropriate test location that yields the exact substation ground impedance. Applying a specific percentage rule such as the 61.8% rule for uniform soils to obtain the true ground impedance may lead to unacceptable errors for large grounding systems. This poses significant problems when attempting to validate a design based on raw test data that are interpreted using approximate methods to evaluate substation ground impedance, and determine ground potential rise (GPR), touch and step voltages. Advanced measurement methodologies and modern software packages were used to obtain and effectively analyze fall of potential test data, compute fault current distribution, and evaluate touch and step voltages for this large substation. Fault current distribution between the grounding system and other metallic paths were computed to determine the portion of fault current discharged in the grounding system. The performance of the grounding system, including its GPR and touch and step voltages, has been accurately computed and measured, taking into account the impedance of the steel material used of the ground conductors and circulating currents within the substation grounding system.

Study on the Characteristics ofSeismic Activity in West China andIts neighboring Regions

The controlling and influencing effects of the joint action of plates surrounding China on strong earthquakes in Chinese mainland are discussed, and the characteristics of seismic activities in the West of China and neighboring regions are further studied. The results show that the seismic activity in the West of China and neighboring regions not only has the characteristics of high tide and low tide alternation but also has the characteristics of rising in one region while falling in another, and the rise and fall of seismicity are in some proportion. The above characteristics are useful for the prediction of main body region of strong earthquakes in Chinese mainland, especially for the judgement of the ending time of the high tide period.

Can investors profit by utilizing technical trading strategies?Evidence from the Korean and Chinese stock markets

The idea of this study is derived from observing the profitability of stock investments following the phenomena of continuously rising(or falling)prices of stocks and continuously overbought(or oversold)signals emitted by technical indicators.We employ the standard event study approach and technical trading strategies to explore whether investors would exploit profits in trading the constituent stocks of the Korea Composite Stock Price Index 50 and Shanghai Stock Exchange 50 when the aforementioned continuous phenomena occur.We find that both the Korean and Chinese stock markets are not fully efficient;this finding may enhance the robustness of the existing literature.In addition,we reveal that contrarian strategies are appropriate for the trading stocks listed on the Korean stock market for all the cases investigated in this study.However,momentum strategies are appropriate for the Chinese stock market when continuously rising stock prices and overbought signals are simultaneously observed.These findings imply that the difference in investor behaviors between the Korean and Chinese stock markets might result in dissimilar trading strategies being employed for these two markets.

The Land of Shu:Where Tang Poetry Rose and Fell

During the Tang Dynasty,the land of Shu was composed of the Ba and Shu areas,which were adjacent to present-day Hanzhong city of Shaanxi province to the north,northern Yunnan province to the south,Wushan county of Chongqing to the east,and Xichang city of Sichuan province to the west.In the nearly 300 years of rule under the dynasty,a number of poets,whether they were born or just worked and lived there for a short period of time,wrote many immortal poems,which constitute an integral part of Tang poetry.They range from Chen Zi’ang and Wang Bo of the early Tang to Li Shangyin,Wen Tingyun,and Wei Zhuang of the late Tang.The land of Shu is,therefore,the witness of the rise and fall of Tang poetry.

CITIES,ENERGY AND CLIMATE:SEVEN REASONS TO QUESTION THE DENSE HIGH-RISE CITY

Dense high-rise cities offer some advantages in terms of sustainability but have considerable downsides.Low-dense and medium-rise typologies have been shown to offer good social qualities;their potential energy and carbon advantages have received less attention.As the energy consumption,emissions of cities and heat island effects increase;we question whether dense,high-rise cities offer optimal sustainability.We discuss seven areas where medium density and lower rise typologies offer advantages in terms of energy and climate including:land use/density;microclimate/green space;energy supply;transports;operational energy/carbon;embodied energy/carbon;and resilience.The aim is to discuss the cumulative importance of these areas in the context of sustainable energy use and climate emissions.These areas are subject to ongoing research and are only discussed briefly,since the overarching synthesis perspective for urban planning is our focus.The picture that emerges when these points are seen together,suggests that medium density and lower rise options-like traditional European typologies-may offer,in addition to social qualities,very significant advantages in terms of energy,carbon and climate emissions.

Coastal Planning Strategies for Adaptation to Sea Level Rise: A Case Study of Mokpo, Korea

Climate change and sea level rise necessitate adaptation strategies for coastal areas. This paper showcases five strategies for sea level rise adaptation: hard protection, soft protection, accommodation, retreat, and attack. This study proposes adaptation measures and a phased development strategy for coastal areas of Mokpo, an old port city on the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula that has been expanded by land reclamation. Mokpo presently experiences frequent flooding during high-water and storm events;due to their low elevation and land subsidence, most of the reclaimed areas are susceptible to future inundation via sea level rise. The fundamental adaptation strategies for the impact areas are: hard protection of important infrastructures via multi-tiered terraces;the retreat of coastal developments accompanied by green buffer zones such as wetlands and parks to accommodate temporary inundation;and up-leveling the ground for new development and phased relocation of existing development. Through the case study of Mokpo, the paper emphasizes the importance of resilient planning strategies for urban development, and highlights both the challenges and opportunities for sea level rise adaptation.

Simulating rise and fall cycles of Vietnam empires

The life cycle pattern of empires is pervasive worldwide,and this is caused by multiple factors.In the history of Vietnam,there are totally about ten empires or dynasties,which have aggregately lasted for more than one thousand years.Here,we apply the life cycle model and agent-based modeling to uncover the underlying mechanisms of the life cycle pattern for Vietnam empires.Macroscopically,the man-land relationship greatly shapes the life cycle pattern of traditional agricultural empires.The balancing process between land and population is critical for the empires.The relationship between incomes and costs has determined the actions or strategies of the social members or individuals.It suggests that our optimal solutions and simulations have perfectly matched the real history of Vietnam.Under three optimal solutions,the distributions of simulated and real empire durations in history can be well-matched,in terms of both discrete(histogram)and continuous forms(kernel density).It indicates that the history of human society is a dynamic process,which is determined by certain evolutionary rules and regulations.Therefore,we are able to back-calculate,simulate,and even predict the future of empires or countries.

Groundwater Rising as Environmental Problem, Causes and Solutions: Case Study from Aswan City, Upper Egypt

This paper examines the rise in the level of the groundwater in the Quaternary aquifer at Aswan city, Upper Egypt. Since the 1960’s, the areal extent of Aswan City and the urban populations are growing at a high pace which introduces new sources of water that increase groundwater recharge. As a result of leakages or infiltrations from different sources, the natural groundwater balance is overturned into an unbalance where the input to water table is comparatively much more than the natural groundwater flow towards the Nile River. The present study shows a variation in the groundwater level, from 1971 up to 2014, where the water table rising ranges between 12.55 and 13.69 m. Also, it shows an abrupt increase in the water levels in 2010 continuing up till now. The groundwater rising phenomena that happened in 2010 can be directly refereed to the cessation of groundwater pumping from El-Shallal wells, and to the reduction of pumping from KIMA factory wells. Generally, the rate of water rising is much higher in the western side of the city and in Kima factory area, where they are characterized by low relief and dense population. The most troublesome groundwater mounds under urban areas are likely to develop in low-lying areas of relatively high permeability aquifer, which is not exploited for water supply. These damages will become more widespread if the rising groundwater table remains uncontrolled.?The environmental impact of the water rising includes: forming ponds in low lying areas (Kima and El Shallal ponds), flooding building’s basements, and inundating underground infrastructure.?A general deterioration in groundwater quality was identified.

Partial Bell Polynomials, Falling and Rising Factorials, Stirling Numbers, and Combinatorial Identities

In the paper,the authors collect,discuss,and find out several connections,equivalences,closed-form formulas,and combinatorial identities concerning partial Bell polynomials,falling factorials,rising factorials,extended binomial coefficients,and the Stirling numbers of the first and second kinds.These results are new,interesting,important,useful,and applicable in combinatorial number theory.

Spending Power on the rise in China’s Smaller Cities

China’s big spenders now far-flung by Yu Nan WIDELY recognized as one of the most beautiful cities in China,the coastal port of Dalian is a perfect example of a lowertier city becoming a growth hub for multinationals, owing to stronger purchasing power. That trend inspired Boston Consulting Group(BCG) to release a report,advising businessmen to look beyond the familiar mega-cities to the fast-growing smaller

城市间房价分化的影响因素研究

面对一二三线城市房价增速的分化走势,“因城施策”逐渐成为主基调,为此需要准确识别不同城市房价分化的主要因素。本文综合使用XGBoost等机器学习方法以及SHAP值解释性方法,基于2009—2019年全国70个大中城市面板数据,测算并分析一二三线城市房价分化的主要因素。结果表明:(1)预期因素在多轮房价分化期间都起到重要驱动作用;(2)货币政策本身并不是房价分化的主要因素,但可以通过影响预期导致房价分化;(3)需求因素和供给因素本身也不是房价分化的主要因素,但也可以通过影响预期导致房价分化。有鉴于此,“因城施策”的关键在于稳定公众对房价的预期:一线城市应在控制土地成本的前提下适当增加住房供给,削弱由于供不应求所带来的房价上涨预期;二三线城市需进一步完善基础设施,提高教育、医疗和环境质量,改善居民购房需求,防范人口外流带来的房价下跌预期。

自我革命:跳出治乱兴衰历史周期率的第二个答案

中国共产党在百余年奋斗历程中始终保持高度的居安思危意识,从未停止对跳出历史周期率的探索和思考,并以实际行动回应这一重大考题。在毛泽东同志给出“人民监督”民主新路跳出历史周期率的第一个答案的基础上,习近平总书记给出“自我革命”从严治党跳出历史周期率的第二个答案。自我革命彰显了党始终坚守人民立场的价值取向与历史自觉,构成中国共产党区别于其他政党的显著标志,成为管党治党兴党强党的集中体现。自我革命与人民监督同心同源、情理相依,内呼外应、水乳交融,共同归向人民幸福与民族复兴,一道构成长治久安的动力源泉,协同彰显党鲜明的历史主动精神与创造精神。新时代党的自我革命应在坚持党性与人民性的统一、集中领导与党内民主的统一、思想武装与制度保障的统一、问题导向与全面深化的统一中进行到底,确保党跳出历史周期率实现长期执政,始终成为中国特色社会主义事业的坚强领导核心,永远做中国人民和中华民族的主心骨。

大党“破题之钥”:以全过程人民民主健全全面从严治党体系

如何跳出治乱兴衰历史周期率,破解大党独有难题,是中国共产党坚持探索的重要问题,也是关系民族复兴大业的关键所在。基于对大党独有难题理论意蕴的把握,可以发现,全过程人民民主和全面从严治党是在实践中形成的跳出历史周期率的“两个答案”:全面从严治党具有从严以尚贤、任贤而兴民、民主护安邦的思想基础,并蕴含在其全面性、严格性和治理性的内在特质之中;而全过程人民民主既为全面从严治党提供了实践标尺,同时其发展也需要以全面从严治党作为保障。未来应通过发展维护党的全面领导的有效体制机制,探索人民群众监督与党内监督有机结合的有效方式,拓宽全面从严治党“靠人民”的有效渠道,进一步以全过程人民民主健全全面从严治党体系,将中国共产党的执政优势转化为实现中华民族伟大复兴的强大动能。

大国兴衰与国际秩序的历史演进

大国兴衰与国际秩序的历史演进有着非常密切的联系。尽管近代以来国际秩序的具体形态不断发生演变,大国之间的力量对比不断发生改变,但欧洲和西方大国始终是国际秩序的主导力量。二战结束之后,摆脱了殖民地或半殖民地地位的非西方大国开始登上世界舞台。冷战结束后,一批非西方大国在新一轮的经济全球化进程中乘势而起,改变了大国之间力量对比结果,促成了“世界百年未有之大变局”的到来。相比于西方大国,非西方大国不仅具有更为广阔和长远的发展优势,更有不同的历史经验和价值追求,从而为国际秩序的发展变化注入了新的活力。而中国提出“人类命运共同体”理念构想和“全球发展倡议”“全球安全倡议”“全球文明倡议”,更是为超越当今世界所面临的挑战和困局,构建更为公正、合理的国际秩序,提供了令人鼓舞的发展目标和前景。

采空影响区高层建筑抗变形设计方法及应用案例

在煤炭资源型城市转型期,对土地资源的需求日益紧张,煤炭采空区不再只是进行城市绿化,而是越来越细分,在可利用的场地上进行工程建设。重点研究煤炭资源型城市采空影响区域内,基于数值沉降抗变形分析,高层建筑在保证安全的前提下,采用更加经济合理的地基基础方案及抗变形措施,这一设计方法的实施可以解决很多采空影响区内建筑活动因为过高抗变形措施费而停滞的项目,缓解了煤炭资源型城市发展用地需求。基于目前国内外采空影响区域内砌体结构及高层建筑抗变形设计分析方法,提出采用岩土有限元软件精细化模拟正常施工沉降变形及残余变形影响下的沉降变形;基于典型项目案例计算分析,提出抗变形设计的量化分析结果。分析方法及量化结果为后续煤炭资源型城市高层建筑的抗变形设计提供了可借鉴的经验。

民初新式知识分子重释“天下兴亡匹夫有责”论

民初一些知识分子以报刊为阵地大声疾呼并努力诠释“天下兴亡匹夫有责”。他们赋予此一流行话语以时代新义,其中“天下”与“国家”由异趋同聚合为近代共和国,而“匹夫”则由传统臣民一跃而为近代国民。“天下”与“匹夫”的关系遂转变为国家与国民的新关系。而近代语境下的“匹夫有责”的“责”则凸显为自觉弘扬中华民族传统优秀道义精神,视其为天赋人权精神中应有之义,具体外现为职责、责任、良心与诚信等道德素养,蕴含着浓郁的政治文化与社会文化等价值诉求。这从一个侧面透露出“天下兴亡匹夫有责”渐成中国近代爱国主义的代名词。

超高层建筑设计的几个新趋势——以深圳为例

超高层建筑从萌芽诞生到发展至今已100多年,已在不同程度影响着人们的生活。该文基于深圳市近年30个超高层建筑案例,梳理超高层建筑设计呈现出新趋势的契机和在整体规划和建筑设计层面上的特点,分析归纳出超高层建筑设计城市枢纽化、垂直城市化、空间开放化、功能复合化和结构表皮一体化的五个趋势,以期为今后的超高层建筑设计提供一些方向和策略。