We describe a 63-year-old male who appears to have undergone an early form of the arterial switch operation for D-transposition of the great arteries performed in the mid-1960s.We review the clinical and imaging data ...We describe a 63-year-old male who appears to have undergone an early form of the arterial switch operation for D-transposition of the great arteries performed in the mid-1960s.We review the clinical and imaging data that support our conclusion.He had a diagnostic cardiac catheterization which demonstrated severe pulmonary hypertension responsive to epoprostenol and oxygen.Our case may represent one example of the experimental surgical work done prior to Dr.Adibe Jatene’s description of thefirst successful arterial switch performed in 1975.展开更多
The Great Gatsby is set in Long Island and New York City in the 1920s.It is the novella written by the American writer Scott Fitzgerald in 1925 and established Fitzgerald’s position in the history of modern American ...The Great Gatsby is set in Long Island and New York City in the 1920s.It is the novella written by the American writer Scott Fitzgerald in 1925 and established Fitzgerald’s position in the history of modern American literature.However,the researches about The Great Gatsby are almost always confined to the interpretation of the American dream,writing skills and the fate of the characters analysis and the interpretation of the original language style.The papers on female images from the perspective of feminism are comparatively few.This paper firstly introduces The Great Gatsby and domestic and foreign researches on it.The first part analyzes the three main female characters in the novel in detail,the second part tells their final fates in the novel,and the third part analyzes the deep root causes of the tragic fates of these female characters from three aspects.展开更多
Despite being unnoticed women at the time,Emily Dickinson and Yu Xiuhua,two female poets of different generations and countries,their works shook the poetry world in a powerful way.Trapped in a small place in their li...Despite being unnoticed women at the time,Emily Dickinson and Yu Xiuhua,two female poets of different generations and countries,their works shook the poetry world in a powerful way.Trapped in a small place in their lives,their poems express the same desire for love and the world.Through many metamorphic imagery,their poems transcend themselves from their small bodies,small rooms,and small villages to a vast spiritual world.Such kind of transformation helps the poets integrate poetry into their lives,break the“double bind”for female poets,and express their repressed love and self-assertion.展开更多
Background:Patency of the coronary arteries is an issue after reports of sudden cardiac death in patients with transposition of the great arteries(TGA)operated with arterial switch(ASO).Recent studies give rise to con...Background:Patency of the coronary arteries is an issue after reports of sudden cardiac death in patients with transposition of the great arteries(TGA)operated with arterial switch(ASO).Recent studies give rise to concern regarding the use of ionising radiation in congenital heart disease,and assessment of the coronary arteries with coronary MR angiography(CMRA)might be an attractive non-invasive,non-ionising imaging alternative in these patients.Theoretically,the use of 3.0T CMRA should improve the visualisation of the coronary arteries.The objective of this study was to assess feasibility of 3.0T CMRA at the coronary artery origins by comparing image quality with non-contrast CMRA in ASO TGA patients to healthy age-matched controls,and by comparing image quality with non-contrast CMRA to contrast enhanced CMRA in the patient group.Material and methods:Twelve patients,9-15 years(mean 11.9 years,standard deviation 1.5 years),and 12 age-matched controls(mean 12.7 years,standard deviation 1.7 years)were examined with 3D balanced steady-state free precession(SSFP).Nine of twelve patients had Gadolinium-enhanced fast low-angle shot(Gd-FLASH)performed after SSFP.Image quality at the coronary artery origins was evaluated subjectively with a 10 cm figurative visual analogue scale(fVAS)and objectively by signal-to-noise and contrast-to-noise ratio(SNR,CNR).Results:All,but one,coronary artery origins were identified.No significant difference in image quality scores was found between patients and controls with SSFP(mean values 6.5 cm—9.1 cm in patients and 7.0 cm—8.0 cm in controls,p-values>0.1).With SSFP,intra-observer fVAS mean score was 6.7 cm—8.6 cm and with Gd-FLASH 7.7 cm—8.7 cm.CNR was higher with Gd-FLASH(p<0.03).Intra-observer agreement index(AI)with SSFP was moderate-to-good(0.43–0.71)and with Gd-FLASH good(0.64–0.79)in all origins.Inter-observer AI was good in the left main stem(LMS)with SSFP(0.65).With Gd-FLASH inter-observer AI was good in LMS(0.78)and moderate(0.5)in the left anterior descending artery,but lacking in the other origins though with a good agreement on Bland-Altman plots.Conclusions:Our findings indicate a better,more reproducible image quality with Gd-FLASH than with non-contrast SSFP CMRA on 3.0T for evaluation of the coronary artery origins in ASO TGA children and adolescents.展开更多
A cultural image is a kind of cultural symbol and cognitive schema,which can make the national wisdom and historical memory get together.From the view of literary anthropology,the article applies quadruple-evidence ap...A cultural image is a kind of cultural symbol and cognitive schema,which can make the national wisdom and historical memory get together.From the view of literary anthropology,the article applies quadruple-evidence approaches to interpret cultural images of rainbow multi-dimensionally and systematically in the field of the great tradition.Meanwhile,in order to break through the concealment and misleadingness of ancient documentary records,we need rely on the multi-ethnic living ethnography from generation to generation and jade Huang(玉璜,semi-annular jade pendant)narrative in the form of hierophany.So we can find that the rainbow represents luckiness,a bumper harvest,and sexual intercourse.Moreover,we conclude that faith in rainbow culture in ancient times is the headstream of faith in dragon culture that rooted in the heart of all Chinese.Hence,quadruple-evidence approaches play more significant roles in the reconstruction and rebuilding of Chinese great tradition’s view of culture than before.展开更多
After completion of a study on predicting risky zones of earthquake of M≥8 for 1-3 years in the mainland of China,which was supported by Chinese Joint Seismological Science Foundation(D07018 and D08009),a further stu...After completion of a study on predicting risky zones of earthquake of M≥8 for 1-3 years in the mainland of China,which was supported by Chinese Joint Seismological Science Foundation(D07018 and D08009),a further study was extended to that of greater magnitudes in the world.Based on the historical earthquake cases,we finished the research report,forecasting global earthquakes with magnitude more than 8.0 using the image analysis of seismicity.In this research report,we summarize 11 abnormal seismicity images for predicting earthquake of M≥8.0 around the world.In our research report,we predicted earthquakes of M≥8.0 from June 2009 to June 2014,the medium term predicting within 5 years period.Among these 5 predictive areas,three earthquakes occurred,which is Samoa M8.1 Earthquake on 29 September 2009,Talca M8.5 Earthquake on 27 January 2010,Chile,and Eastern Sendai M9.0 Earthquake on 11 March 2011,Japan respectively.Here we introduce the main items of the image analysis of seismicity and we predict three earthquakes and think that the image analysis of seismicity can be of help.展开更多
Geopolitically Kengtung region was located in a most strategic place in Myanmar. It shares borders with China on the north and Thailand on the east. Kengtung is a place which forms a significant historical site in the...Geopolitically Kengtung region was located in a most strategic place in Myanmar. It shares borders with China on the north and Thailand on the east. Kengtung is a place which forms a significant historical site in the easternmost part of Myanmar. From the geopolitical point of view, the region was located in a most strategic place. Its situation forced to safeguard the region. The town lies on a critical point of Myanmar’s defences. The restriction of exacting money as a yearly tribute did not concern for Kengtung. The tradition of paying homage was appeased to the King. The ruling Sawbwa which achieved the valuable return presents of the Burmese King. Kengtung came in the first class, and was the most important of the Myanmar’s possessions east of the Thanlwin River. Its position may be roughly judged by the tribute paid to the King and the contigent it was bound to supply to the royal army. Therefore, Kengtung was very important for the security of Myanmar’s eastern frontier during the Konbaung period. It was like a small Union within an Empire together with multinational races of Myanmar. A good deed of past events blanket over the town till today.展开更多
文摘We describe a 63-year-old male who appears to have undergone an early form of the arterial switch operation for D-transposition of the great arteries performed in the mid-1960s.We review the clinical and imaging data that support our conclusion.He had a diagnostic cardiac catheterization which demonstrated severe pulmonary hypertension responsive to epoprostenol and oxygen.Our case may represent one example of the experimental surgical work done prior to Dr.Adibe Jatene’s description of thefirst successful arterial switch performed in 1975.
文摘The Great Gatsby is set in Long Island and New York City in the 1920s.It is the novella written by the American writer Scott Fitzgerald in 1925 and established Fitzgerald’s position in the history of modern American literature.However,the researches about The Great Gatsby are almost always confined to the interpretation of the American dream,writing skills and the fate of the characters analysis and the interpretation of the original language style.The papers on female images from the perspective of feminism are comparatively few.This paper firstly introduces The Great Gatsby and domestic and foreign researches on it.The first part analyzes the three main female characters in the novel in detail,the second part tells their final fates in the novel,and the third part analyzes the deep root causes of the tragic fates of these female characters from three aspects.
文摘Despite being unnoticed women at the time,Emily Dickinson and Yu Xiuhua,two female poets of different generations and countries,their works shook the poetry world in a powerful way.Trapped in a small place in their lives,their poems express the same desire for love and the world.Through many metamorphic imagery,their poems transcend themselves from their small bodies,small rooms,and small villages to a vast spiritual world.Such kind of transformation helps the poets integrate poetry into their lives,break the“double bind”for female poets,and express their repressed love and self-assertion.
基金Funding was provided with grants from the Norwegian Lung and Heart association,Halls foundation and the Norwegian Society of Radiology for participants’travel expenses and costs related to the MRI exams.
文摘Background:Patency of the coronary arteries is an issue after reports of sudden cardiac death in patients with transposition of the great arteries(TGA)operated with arterial switch(ASO).Recent studies give rise to concern regarding the use of ionising radiation in congenital heart disease,and assessment of the coronary arteries with coronary MR angiography(CMRA)might be an attractive non-invasive,non-ionising imaging alternative in these patients.Theoretically,the use of 3.0T CMRA should improve the visualisation of the coronary arteries.The objective of this study was to assess feasibility of 3.0T CMRA at the coronary artery origins by comparing image quality with non-contrast CMRA in ASO TGA patients to healthy age-matched controls,and by comparing image quality with non-contrast CMRA to contrast enhanced CMRA in the patient group.Material and methods:Twelve patients,9-15 years(mean 11.9 years,standard deviation 1.5 years),and 12 age-matched controls(mean 12.7 years,standard deviation 1.7 years)were examined with 3D balanced steady-state free precession(SSFP).Nine of twelve patients had Gadolinium-enhanced fast low-angle shot(Gd-FLASH)performed after SSFP.Image quality at the coronary artery origins was evaluated subjectively with a 10 cm figurative visual analogue scale(fVAS)and objectively by signal-to-noise and contrast-to-noise ratio(SNR,CNR).Results:All,but one,coronary artery origins were identified.No significant difference in image quality scores was found between patients and controls with SSFP(mean values 6.5 cm—9.1 cm in patients and 7.0 cm—8.0 cm in controls,p-values>0.1).With SSFP,intra-observer fVAS mean score was 6.7 cm—8.6 cm and with Gd-FLASH 7.7 cm—8.7 cm.CNR was higher with Gd-FLASH(p<0.03).Intra-observer agreement index(AI)with SSFP was moderate-to-good(0.43–0.71)and with Gd-FLASH good(0.64–0.79)in all origins.Inter-observer AI was good in the left main stem(LMS)with SSFP(0.65).With Gd-FLASH inter-observer AI was good in LMS(0.78)and moderate(0.5)in the left anterior descending artery,but lacking in the other origins though with a good agreement on Bland-Altman plots.Conclusions:Our findings indicate a better,more reproducible image quality with Gd-FLASH than with non-contrast SSFP CMRA on 3.0T for evaluation of the coronary artery origins in ASO TGA children and adolescents.
基金This paper is sponsored by General Project of Philosophy and Social Science Research of Colleges and Universities in Jiangsu Province in 2019(2019SJA1905)General Project of Research of Agricultural Literature and Culture in School of Liberal Arts in 2020(2020NW07).
文摘A cultural image is a kind of cultural symbol and cognitive schema,which can make the national wisdom and historical memory get together.From the view of literary anthropology,the article applies quadruple-evidence approaches to interpret cultural images of rainbow multi-dimensionally and systematically in the field of the great tradition.Meanwhile,in order to break through the concealment and misleadingness of ancient documentary records,we need rely on the multi-ethnic living ethnography from generation to generation and jade Huang(玉璜,semi-annular jade pendant)narrative in the form of hierophany.So we can find that the rainbow represents luckiness,a bumper harvest,and sexual intercourse.Moreover,we conclude that faith in rainbow culture in ancient times is the headstream of faith in dragon culture that rooted in the heart of all Chinese.Hence,quadruple-evidence approaches play more significant roles in the reconstruction and rebuilding of Chinese great tradition’s view of culture than before.
文摘After completion of a study on predicting risky zones of earthquake of M≥8 for 1-3 years in the mainland of China,which was supported by Chinese Joint Seismological Science Foundation(D07018 and D08009),a further study was extended to that of greater magnitudes in the world.Based on the historical earthquake cases,we finished the research report,forecasting global earthquakes with magnitude more than 8.0 using the image analysis of seismicity.In this research report,we summarize 11 abnormal seismicity images for predicting earthquake of M≥8.0 around the world.In our research report,we predicted earthquakes of M≥8.0 from June 2009 to June 2014,the medium term predicting within 5 years period.Among these 5 predictive areas,three earthquakes occurred,which is Samoa M8.1 Earthquake on 29 September 2009,Talca M8.5 Earthquake on 27 January 2010,Chile,and Eastern Sendai M9.0 Earthquake on 11 March 2011,Japan respectively.Here we introduce the main items of the image analysis of seismicity and we predict three earthquakes and think that the image analysis of seismicity can be of help.
文摘Geopolitically Kengtung region was located in a most strategic place in Myanmar. It shares borders with China on the north and Thailand on the east. Kengtung is a place which forms a significant historical site in the easternmost part of Myanmar. From the geopolitical point of view, the region was located in a most strategic place. Its situation forced to safeguard the region. The town lies on a critical point of Myanmar’s defences. The restriction of exacting money as a yearly tribute did not concern for Kengtung. The tradition of paying homage was appeased to the King. The ruling Sawbwa which achieved the valuable return presents of the Burmese King. Kengtung came in the first class, and was the most important of the Myanmar’s possessions east of the Thanlwin River. Its position may be roughly judged by the tribute paid to the King and the contigent it was bound to supply to the royal army. Therefore, Kengtung was very important for the security of Myanmar’s eastern frontier during the Konbaung period. It was like a small Union within an Empire together with multinational races of Myanmar. A good deed of past events blanket over the town till today.
