The Rice Sprout Song, the first novel ever written in English by Zhang Ailing, was finished during the time when she resided in Hong Kong, namely, from 1952 till 1955. Forty-one years after she released the book and secured a firm position in the world of literature, she passed away in the USA in1995. According to Su Weizhen, it was Hu Shi that made the earliest comments on the novel. In his reply letter to its author, Professor Hu stated that ¡§from beginning to end, your novel focuses on famine, which might have been a suitable title if you had opted for it. On the whole, the story is described in an unadorned but natural manner.¡¨ Several decades later, Professor Xia Zhiqing offered the same commentary as Hu¡¦s, adding that the novel boasts considerable literary value. After making a probe into the background and inspiration of the novel, this paper dwells on its creative techniques, such as the multiple interpretations conveyed by the narratives, the skillful mastery of images in original writing, the presentation of colorful, concrete pictures, and the clever employment of irony. After that, this paper analyzes the music, mythology, drama, as well as ethical structure mentioned in the novel, and even investigates the standpoint from which the author shapes the characters successfully. Born at the turn of a new era and strongly influenced by both eastern and western cultures, Zhang Ailing is separate from her contemporaries in that she has stuck to her own writing style throughout her career. Nevertheless, as the masterpiece representative of her middle career, The Rice Sprout Song exhibits plainness and purity by basing its plot on real people and experiences. Being a member of Zhang¡¦s distinctly feminine creations, the novel differs from her early or late counterparts. For instance, one of her early hits, The Legends, is overly ornamental and brightly colored while two woks completed in her late years, The Discontented Woman and The Long-lasting Love, are genuinely refreshing and intriguing. Besides, it should be pointed out that the content of the novel is gradually shifted from the physical aspect to the ideological one. A writer trapped ¡§in the narrow corner of human history,¡¨ Zhang Ailing has only a little freedom to exercise her imagination. Therefore, it deserves deep thought that the uniquely rebellious author shows, out of humanitarian concern, sincere sympathy for the plight of Chinese peasants. Concentrating on the theme of rural poverty, she presents her observations in a direct and simple way and thus renders the novel different from her earlier works, which are characterized by a decorative and intricate style. Though described in easy language, the novel displays mature skills which demand heartfelt awe from its readers. No wonder Professor Wang Dewei recommends the novel as ¡§a vulgar model revolting against the modern trend.¡¨ In addition, what the characters say and do reflects the features of the man on the street rather than those of the upper class. As a result, it is fairly effortless for the readers to get exposed to ¡§true-to-life records of human history.¡¨ Keywords: Zhang Ailing (Eileen Chang), The Rice Sprout Song, symbolism, color image, anti-communism literature

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No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) stella_indira_rocha_lobato.pdf: 953253 bytes, checksum: 1b554bfb96e88b3984474bb4d25d0d9c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017 / Banco do Nordeste do Brasil (BNB) / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico (CNPq) / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior (CAPES) / Funda??o de Amparo ? Pesquisa do estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG) / Foram realizados dois experimentos, o primeiro para avaliar a influ?ncia do simbi?tico, do antibi?tico florfenicol e o cons?rcio de ambos, e o segundo avaliou o efeito do simbi?tico, antibi?tico e do probi?tico no cultivo de juvenis de matrinx? criados em baixa temperatura, sobre as vari?veis de desempenho produtivo, composi??o qu?mica corporal dos peixes, qualidade da ?gua e an?lise de cortisol. No primeiro experimento foram selecionados 250 juvenis, com peso e comprimento de 0,38 ? 0,07 g e 3,24 ? 0,19 cm, respectivamente, sob os seguintes tratamentos: controle ? ?gua e ra??o sem aditivo; SIMR - 2 g.kg - 1 de simbi?tico na ra??o; ANTAG - 0,002 g.L - 1 de antibi?tico na ?gua; ANTAG + SIMR - 0,002 g.L - 1 de antibi?tico na ?gua e 2 g.kg - 1 de simbi?tico na ra??o; ANTR - 0,01 g.kg - 1 de antibi?tico na ra??o, dispostos em delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com cinco tratamentos e cinco repeti??es de 10 peixes por aqu?rio. No segundo experimento 200 animais foram utilizados, com peso e comprimento de 2,38 ? 0,51 g e 6,32 ? 0,52 cm, respectivamente, sob os seguintes tratamentos: Controle - ra??o sem inclus?o de aditivo; PROBR - 10 g.kg - 1 de Saccharomyces cerevisiae na ra??o; SIMBR - 2 g.kg - 1 de simbi?tico na ra??o; ANTR - 0,01 g.kg - 1 de antibi?tico na ra??o, dispostos em delineamento inteiramente casualizado com cinco tratamentos e cinco repeti??es de 10 peixes por aqu?rio. Os dois experimentos tiveram dura??o de 60 dias em sistema fechado de recircula??o de ?gua no Setor de Aquicultura e Ecologia Aqu?tica da UFVJM. Para o primeiro experimento os juvenis de matrinx? n?o apresentaram diferen?a para os par?metros de desempenho produtivo e sobreviv?ncia em nenhum dos tratamentos avaliados. J? para a composi??o qu?mica dos peixes verificou-se uma maior concentra??o de mat?ria seca com o tratamento contendo antibi?tico na ra??o quando comparado ao grupo controle. O cultivo de juvenis de Brycon amazonicus suplementadas com simbi?tico, antibi?tico e/ou cons?rcio de ambos em baixas temperatura n?o melhora o desempenho dos peixes. Os aditivos estudados n?o interferem nos par?metros de qualidade da ?gua, observado pelas altas taxas de sobreviv?ncia. As condi??es adequadas dispensam o uso de antibi?tico e simbi?tico. Para o segundo experimento, os par?metros de consumo de ra??o, convers?o alimentar e o fator de condi??o de Fulton apresentaram melhores resultados com a inclus?o de antibi?tico na dieta. Os tratamentos com o probi?tico na ra??o, simbi?tico na ra??o e antibi?tico na ra??o, apresentaram menor teor de cortisol plasm?tico quando comparado com o grupo controle. Portanto, indica-se o uso de antibi?tico para melhorar o rendimento de cultivo de matrinx?, e antibi?tico, simbi?tico e probi?tico como fator antiestressante. / Disserta??o (Mestrado) ? Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Zootecnia, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, 2017. / Two experiments were carried out, the first one to evaluate the influence of the symbiotic antibiotic florfenicol and the consortium of both, and the second one evaluated the symbiotic, antibiotic and probiotic effects in the cultivation of juveniles of matrinx? raised in low temperature, on the variables of productive performance, che mical composition of fish, water quality and cortisol analysis. In the first experiment, 250 juveniles were selected, with weight and length of 0,38 ? 0,07 g and 3,24 ? 0,19 cm, respectively, under the following treatments: control - water and feed without additive; SIMR - 2 g.kg - 1 of symbiotic in ration; ANTAG - 0.002 g.L - 1 of antibiotic in water; ANTAG + SIMR - 0.002 g.L - 1 of antibiotic in water and 2 g.kg - 1 of symbiotic in ration; ANTR - 0.01 g.kg - 1 of antibiotic in the diet, arranged in a completely ran domized design, with five treatments and five replicates of 10 fish per aquarium. In the second experiment 200 animals were used, with weight and length of 2.38 ? 0.51 g and 6.32 ? 0.52 cm, respectively, under the following treatments: Control - ration wit hout inclusion of additive; PROBR - 10 g.kg - 1 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the diet; SIMBR - 2 g.kg - 1 of symbiotic in ration; ANTR - 0.01 g.kg - 1 of antibiotic in the diet, arranged in a completely randomized design with five treatments and five of 10 fis h per aquarium. The two experiments had a duration of 60 days in a closed water recirculation system in the Aquaculture and Aquatic Ecology Sector of the UFVJM. For the first experiment the juveniles of matrinx? presented no difference to the parameters of productive performance and survival in any of the evaluated treatments. For the chemical composition of the fish, a higher concentration of dry matter was observed with the treatment containing antibiotic in the diet when compared to the control group. Th e cultivation of juveniles of Brycon amazonicus supplemented with symbiotic, antibiotic and/or consortium of both at low temperature does not improve fish performance. The additives studied did not interfere in the parameters of water quality, observed by the high survival rates. Adequate conditions do not require antibiotic and symbiotic use. For the second experiment, the parameters of feed intake, feed conversion and Fulton condition factor presented better results with the inclusion of antibiotic in the diet. Treatments with probiotic in the diet, symbiotic in ration and antibiotic in ration, had lower levels of plasma cortisol when compared to the control group. Therefore, the use of antibiotic to improve the yield of matrinx?, and antibiotic, symbiotic and probiotic culture as an anti - stressing factor is indicated.

This thesis will explore the images of nüxia or “female knight-errant” in Jin Yong’s novels: The Eagle-Shooting Heroes, the Giant Eagle and Its Companion, and the Heaven Sword and the Dragon Saber. The depiction of nüxia underwent a significant development from the classical to modern literature of knight-errantry-related genre. Jin Yong, the master of wuxia fiction, has created many remarkable nüxia that distinguishes his nüxia images from the literary conventions. To examine Jin Yong’s uniqueness in portraying nüxia, this thesis will look into the history of nüxia-related works of poetry and classical literature, and analyze Jin Yong’s nüxia in the context of the literary history. / Graduate

D'origine nomade, ils avaient conquis les territoires du nord-ouest de la Chine, allant d'une partie au sud de la Mongolie Intérieure au nord du Qinghai, à l'ouest du Gansu, la région du Ningxia et une partie ouest du Shaanxi. Une fois installés dans cette vaste région, ils se développèrent rapidement, tant sur le plan culturel que sur le plan économique, et fondèrent en 1038 leur royaume. À partir de cette date, ils créèrent leur propre langue et écriture, en partie à base du chinois classique, et renforcèrent leurs relations avec leurs puissants voisins frontaliers, à savoir : au sud-est de leur territoire les Song du Nord, au nord les Liao, au nord-ouest les Ouïghours et enfin au sud-ouest les tribus Tibétaines. Ils avaient adopté le Bouddhisme en tant que religion d'État et pratiquèrent, avec ferveur, les pratiques bouddhiques. De parts et d'autres du royaume, des grands centres d'activités bouddhistes, ainsi que des temples furent mis en place, afin d'y entreprendre des traductions de volumes du Grand canon bouddhique chinois, qu'ils avaient en partie obtenu des Song du Nord, vers leur propre langue. De ces textes traduits en langue de Xi Xia, de nombreux volumes furent découverts au cours des deux précédents siècles. La recherche sur Xi Xia et ses sources textuelles, notamment bouddhiques, sont autant d'indices de la richesse culturelle et linguistique de cette nation éphémère de la Chine antique, qui a pourtant participé au grand développement des traductions bouddhiques et de l'imprimerie. / As nomadic people, they conquered the northwest territories of China, from south of Inner Mongolia to north of Qinghai, to west of Gansu, all of the region of Ningxia and a west part of Shaanxi. Once they had settled in this vast region, they quickly developed on both economical and cultural aspects, and founded their kingdom in 1038. From this moment, they created their own language and writing system, mostly from the Chinese language, and enhanced their relationships with their mighty neighbors outside their borders, such as North Song dynasty in the southwest part, the Liao in the north part, the Uyghur in the northwest part and the Tibetan tribes in the southwest part. They adopted Buddhism as religion of the State. During all the regencies, they indulged themselves in practicing Buddhist activities. Within the Xi Xia kingdom, many Buddhist centers and temples emerged, from which translations of the Great Buddhist Canon, mostly obtained from North Song Court, were made towards their own language. From these texts written in Xi Xia language, many of them were excavated or just found during the last couple centuries. The research on Xi Xia and its textual resources, Buddhist texts among others, are as much as evidence there should be to reveal the cultural and language wealth of this ephemeral State of ancient China, which however took part in the huge development of translating and printing Buddhist texts.

Thrombosis is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity that is associated with myocardial infarction, stroke and pulmonary embolism. Anti-thrombotic agents which intend to reduce the occurrence and severity of thrombosis usually target the enzymes of the coagulation cascade. FXIa, a 160 kDa homodimer is gaining popularity of late as a potential target for anti-thrombotic agents due to its relative safety. A number of inhibitors which target the active site of FXIa have been reported but to our knowledge there have been no inhibitors which act via an allosteric mechanism. The aim of this project was to screen for allosteric inhibitors of FXIa from of pool of sulfated small-molecules.These molecules were primarily designed to act as heparin mimetics; heparin being a natural anti-coagulant. These compounds were then analyzed to determine whether inhibition was via an allosteric mechanism.

林漢堅. / Thesis (M.A.)--香港中文大學, 1989. / Reprint of manuscript. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [450-530]). / Lin Hanjian. / Thesis (M.A.)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 1989. / 前言 --- p.1 / Chapter 第一章 --- 夏承碑之發現和現況 --- p.5 / Chapter 甲 --- 建碑時間和地點 / Chapter 乙 --- 出土時間，情況與有關記錄 / Chapter 丙 --- 今日現況 / Chapter 丁 --- 註釋 / Chapter 第二章 --- 夏承碑碑文內容研究 --- p.27 / Chapter 甲 --- 碑文集釋 / Chapter 乙 --- 夏承生平考 / Chapter 丙 --- 註釋 / Chapter 第三章 --- 夏承碑字形學研究 --- p.96 / Chapter 甲 --- 夏承碑重要文字源流大變 / Chapter 乙 --- 隸變文字 / Chapter 丙 --- 訛異字 / Chapter 丁 --- 篆體文字 / Chapter 戊 --- 註釋 / Chapter 第四章 --- 夏承碑拓本研究 --- p.131 / Chapter <一> --- 拓本研究 / Chapter 甲 --- 臨川李宗瀚藏宋拓本研究 / Chapter 乙 --- 臨川李氏本各種鉤摹臨寫本 / Chapter 丙 --- 伊秉綬本研究 / Chapter 丁 --- 孫仲牆本研究 / Chapter 戊 --- 孫仲牆本臨本 / Chapter 己 --- 其他拓本 / Chapter 庚 --- 註釋 / Chapter 第五章 --- 夏承碑書法藝術研究 --- p.236 / Chapter 甲 --- 原石形制考 / Chapter 乙 --- 書法藝術研究 / Chapter 丙 --- 書者研究 / Chapter 丁 --- 刻工研究 / Chapter 戊 --- 註釋 / Chapter 第六章 --- 夏承碑的書學地位 --- p.342 / Chapter 甲 --- 歷代有關夏承碑的評價 / Chapter 乙 --- 侯鏡昶評《夏承碑》及「華美派」對後世上書風之影響 / Chapter 丙 --- 筆者對 《夏承碑》書學地位之評估 / Chapter 丁 --- 註釋 / 總論 --- p.425 / 附錄 --- p.460 / Chapter 甲 --- 附表 --- p.460 / Chapter 乙 --- 參考書目 --- p.494 / Chapter 丙 --- 图版 --- p.576

徐笑珍. / "2002年6月" / 論文 (哲學碩士)--香港中文大學, 2002. / 參考文獻 (leaves 135-141) / 附中英文提要. / "2002 nian 6 yue" / Xu Xiaozhen. / Lun wen (zhe xue shuo shi)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 2002. / Can kao wen xian (leaves 135-141) / Fu Zhong Ying wen ti yao. / Chapter 第一章 --- 緒論 / Chapter 第一節 --- 硏究背景及槪況 --- p.1-2 / Chapter 第二節 --- 硏究目的 --- p.3 / Chapter 第三節 --- 硏究方法 --- p.4-6 / Chapter 第二章 --- 夏承燾的生平事蹟 / Chapter 第一節 --- 夏承燾的治詞經歷 --- p.7-16 / Chapter 第二節 --- 夏承燾的性情 --- p.17-28 / Chapter 第三節 --- 夏承燾的交遊 / Chapter 一、 --- 夏承燾交遊述介 --- p.29-37 / Chapter 二、 --- 夏承燾詞友考析 --- p.38-42 / Chapter 第四節 --- 小結 --- p.43 / Chapter 第三章 --- 夏承燾的詞學管窺 / Chapter 第一節 --- 譜牒之學 / Chapter 一、 --- 編纂方法及動機 --- p.44-45 / Chapter 二、 --- 資料取材 --- p.46-47 / Chapter 三、 --- 編纂凡例 --- p.47-55 / Chapter 四、 --- 夏氏所編年譜的得失 --- p.56-59 / Chapter 第二節 --- 校勘箋注之學 / Chapter 一、 --- 《姜白石詞編年箋校》 --- p.60-62 / Chapter 二、 --- 《龍川詞校箋》 --- p.62-63 / Chapter 三、 --- 《宋詞繫》 --- p.63-65 / Chapter 四、 --- 《詞源注》 --- p.65-66 / Chapter 第三節 --- 詞樂之學 / Chapter 一、 --- 宮調 --- p.67 -69 / Chapter 二、 --- 旁譜 --- p.69-71 / Chapter 第四節 --- 詞籍編纂之學 --- p.72-73 / Chapter 第五節 --- 批評之學 / Chapter 一、 --- 詩話式評點´ؤ´ؤ《瞿髯論詞絶句》 --- p.74 -87 / Chapter 二、 --- 短篇式評點´ؤ´ؤ《月輪山詞論集》 --- p.87 -89 / Chapter 三、 --- 考訂式評點´ؤ´ؤ《唐宋詞論叢》 --- p.89 -90 / Chapter 四、 --- 賞析性評點´ؤ´ؤ《唐宋詞欣賞》 --- p.90 -91 / Chapter 第六節 --- 小結 --- p.92-93 / Chapter 第四章 --- 夏承燾的詞作探析 / Chapter 第一節 --- 內容主題 --- p.94-107 / Chapter 第二節 --- 藝術表現 --- p.108-116 / Chapter 第三節 --- 風格特點 --- p.117-128 / Chapter 第四節 --- 小結 --- p.129 / Chapter 第五章 --- 總結 --- p.130-134 / 參考書目及論文 --- p.135-141 / 附表一：夏承燾年譜簡表 --- p.142-162 / 附表二 ：夏承燾交遊表 --- p.163-184 / 附表三：夏承燾詞作內容分類表 --- p.185-196

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2007. / Title from first page of PDF file (viewed Jun 4, 2007). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Filmography : p. 264-270. Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-284).

Chemoenzymatically synthesized low molecular weight lignin polymers have been previously found to be potent inhibitors of a number of serine proteases via allosteric mechanisms targeting heparin binding sites. Herein, we describe the creation of synthetic sulfated β-O4 lignin (SbO4L) polymer, which is more homogenous compared to previous lignins with respect to its inter-monomeric linkage. SbO4L is a selective inhibitor of thrombin and plasmin. SbO4L was found to act via a unique mechanism targeting thrombin exosite 2 in a manner similar to platelet glycoprotein Ibα (GPIbα). Advanced hemostasis and thrombosis assays demonstrated that SbO4L acts via a dual mechanism: as an anticoagulant, by allosteric inhibition of thrombin catalysis; and as an antiplatelet agent, by competing with platelet GPIbα. These mechanisms are comparable in potency to low molecular weight heparins currently used in the market, indicating that targeting exosite 2 may yield clinically useful drugs in the future. Since the β-O4 type lignin was found to be selective for thrombin and plasmin, we hypothesized that other scaffolds from lignins could be potent inhibitors of other serine proteases. In particular, we screened a library of synthetic sulfated small molecules against factor XIa – an emerging target for prophylactic anticoagulation. Our search identified a sulfated benzofuran trimer (a mimic of β-5 type linkage found in lignins) as a potent inhibitor of factor XIa. Surprisingly, this inhibitor did not compete with heparin. A plausible binding site in the A3 domain of factor XIa was proposed by using molecular modeling techniques. The binding pose demonstrated good correlation with the structure activity data from in vitro studies. Further confirmation that the apple domains were required was proved by testing the trimer against recombinant catalytic domain. A 40-fold decrease in activity was observed. A temperature-dependant perrin plot demonstrated that factor XIa undergoes a large conformational change in the presence of the trimer, which is possibly converting the enzyme back into the zymogen-like shape. In general, the synthetic sulfated lignins can act as a useful foundation to develop anticoagulant, antiplatelet, and anti-inflammatory molecules in the future.

With the growing number of clean-slate redesigns of the Internet, the need for a medium that enables all stakeholders to participate in the realization, evaluation, and selection of these designs is increasing. We believe that the missing catalyst is a meta network architecture that welcomes most, if not all, clean-state designs on a level playing field, lowers deployment barriers, and leaves the final evaluation to the broader community. This thesis presents the eXpressive Internet (Meta) Architecture (XIA), itself a clean-slate design, as well as Linux XIA, a native implementation of XIA in the Linux kernel, as a candidate. As a meta network architecture, XIA is highly flexible, leaving stakeholders to choose an expressive set of network principals to instantiate a given network architecture within the XIA framework. Central to XIA is its novel, non-linear network addressing format, from which derive key architectural features such as evolvability, intrinsically secure identifiers, and a low degree of principal isolation. XIP, the network layer protocol of XIA, forwards packets by navigating these structured addresses and delegating the decision-making and packet processing to appropriate principals, accordingly. Taken together, these mechanisms work in tandem to support a broad spectrum of interoperable principals. We demonstrate how to port four distinct and unrelated network architectures onto Linux XIA, none of which were designed for interoperability with this platform. We then show that, notwithstanding this flexibility, Linux XIA's forwarding performance remains comparable to that of the more mature legacy TCP/IP stack implementation. Moreover, the ported architectures, namely IP, Serval, NDN, and ANTS, empower us to present a deployment plan for XIA, to explore design variations of the ported architectures that were impossible in their original form due to the requirement of self-sufficiency that a standalone network architecture bears, and to substantiate the claim that XIA readily supports and enables network evolution. Our work highlights the benefits of specializing network designs that XIA affords, and comprises instructive examples for the network researcher interested in design and implementation for future interoperability.