This study investigated the possibility of pitch and tone register differences between native speakers of Taiwan and Beijing Mandarin by means of an acoustic analysis of three speech styles. Speech styles included spontaneous interview, spontaneous descriptive, and controlled read sentential speech. Data analysis included long segments of recorded speech in order to discern any statistically significant pitch register differences between the two dialects. Speech style and read tones were also analyzed. Results suggest that tones produced in Taiwan Mandarin are in a slightly lower register than those produced in Beijing Mandarin. Surprisingly, speech style was not a significant predictor of pitch register in long segments of recorded speech. Despite a limited sample size, this research effectively promotes the inclusion of sociolinguistic variables such as dialect in the field of tone research.

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ABSTRACT Why do we design architecture? How we design it? Why do we design architecture in this way, not in that way? What‘s the most important characteristic for architecture? How we can identity if architecture has realized all ideas we proposed before? With these questions, with the help from kind professors, I found one interesting place - Cao changdi, Beijing, China. Luckily, I found one interesting street and noticed there are some problems here. I needed to figure out what exactly are the problems and try to solve the problems with architecture. I found that relations and connections are missing at this street. They are supposed to be there, but they are invisible. Why not make them visible? I tried to direct this design based on the user’s stories or experiences. My approach was to visualize peoples’ experience in a new architecture through story boards, or ‘frame’ of applying the film director’s skills and design minds to approach architecture. Let peoples’ experience in an architecture become a movie. Applying the film director’s skills and minds to the design of architecture. Space plays an important role in architecture design. What happened in that space is what is important. Of course, stories would happen in that space. Then what’s the story? My thesis project would illustrate how three stories - visitor, villager and artist‘s experience help to direct the design.

Die Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Untersuchung von Einflussfaktoren auf eine Ladeinfrastruktur von Elektrofahrzeugen in Peking. Neben den politischen, technischen und wirtschaftlichen Faktoren, liegt der Fokus auf einer Analyse von Nutzerdaten und einer räumlichen Auswertung der Wohn- und Parkplatzsituationen in Peking in Bezug auf die Errichtung einer Ladeinfrastruktur für Elektrofahrzeuge. Der Hauptteil der Arbeit analysiert die städtebauliche Struktur Pekings und kombiniert diese Erkenntnisse mit der Analyse von realen Fahrprofilen von Elektrofahrzeugen. Auf Grund der geringen Anzahl von Parkplätzen sowohl im öffentlichen Raum als auch in den geschlossenen Wohnsiedlungen (Compounds), gestaltet sich die Installation von Ladesäulen, an denen EVs mehrere Stunden laden müssen, als schwierig. Dies betrifft sowohl poly-zentrische als auch mono-zentrische Stadtbezirke im Zentrum. Die Analyse der Fahrprofile basiert auf einem zweiwöchigen Zeitraum mit 60 E-Fahrzeugen, die von Nutzern in Peking gefahren wurden. Ladevorgänge fanden circa 2-3 mal die Woche statt, fanden auf privat Grundstücken statt und dauerten meistens über 10 Stunden. Auf Grund der aufgenommenen GPS-Daten konnte der genaue Aufenthaltsort der Park- und Ladevorgänge untersucht werden. Dabei zeigte sich, dass Fahrzeugführer immer nachts an denselben Orten parkten und luden. Mit den gewonnen Daten konnte auch festgestellt werden, dass home-charging, also das Laden daheim, für die aller meisten Fahrten gänzlich ausreicht. Ergänzt werden kann es durch destination-charging, dem Laden am Zielort, oder on-the-go-charging, dem Laden auf dem Weg zum Zielort. Dabei sind die beiden letzteren Optionen in Peking im halb-öffentlichen Raum anzuordnen, weil reines, öffentliches Laden an Straßenrändern oder Parkplätzen auf Grund von mangelndem Platz nicht möglich sind. / The dissertation deals with the analysis of factors of influence on an implementation of a charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in Beijing. Next to the political, technical and economic factors, the focus is on an analysis of user data and on a spatial analysis of residential housing and parking situations in Beijing. All analyses were done in relation to the implementation of a charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. The main part of the work analyzes the urban structure of Beijing and combines its findings with the analysis of driving profiles of electric vehicles. Due to the small number of parking spaces in public spaces as well as in closed housing estates, the installation of charging stations, becomes a challenge. This concerns both poly-centric and mono-centric city districts in the center of the city. This applies especially to compounds from the 1960s to 1980s, because they were built without adequate parking lots in those days. These properties cannot accommodate the current number of vehicles by far, resulting in the fact that public and semi-public space for parking has to be used. An analysis of the driving profiles is based on a two-week period with 60 electric vehicles driven by real users in Beijing. The investigated vehicles could be charged with alternating current, which prolongs the charging time compared with direct current charging considerably. It was found that most of the parking events took place with relatively full batteries and the distances could be overcome by a single battery charge. Due to the recorded GPS data, the exact location of the parking and charging events could be examined. It was found that EV drivers always parked and charged at night at the same locations. Furthermore it was discovered that home-charging is sufficient for most tracks of the user. This charging type can be extended by destination-charging, or on-the-go-charging.

Background. Subjective quality of life (SQOL) is increasingly gaining attention in psychiatric practice and research. To date, few studies have examined the SQOL in outpatients with schizophrenia in China. / Conclusions. Despite considerable differences between the two sites in terms of socio-cultural background, health care delivery and the economic conditions of the subjects, the SQOL did not differ significantly between HK and BJ. SQOL was more strongly related to the severity of depressive symptoms and had only weak association with socio-demographic factors. / Method. In the psychiatric outpatient services of two university-affiliated teaching hospitals in BJ and HK, 522 (264 in BI and 258 in HK) clinically stable outpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia (age: 18-60 years) were randomly selected according to the same inclusion and exclusion criteria. The two samples were matched according to age, sex, educational level, and length of illness. The diagnosis of schizophrenia was confirmed on the basis of a chart review followed by a diagnostic interview on both sites by the candidate. Socio-demographic data were collected and clinical characteristics including psychotic and depressive symptoms, drug-induced extrapyramidal side effects (EPS), and SQOL were assessed by the candidate. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to compare the SQOL and its four domains between the two sites after controlling for the effect of the clinical condition of the subjects. Bi-variate correlation and multiple regression analyses were used to evaluate the relationship between SQOL and socio-demographic and clinical data. / Objectives of the study. This study compared SQOL in schizophrenia patients living with their families in Hong Kong (HK) and Beijing (BI) and explored the relationship between SQOL and socio-demographic and clinical factors. / Results. There was no significant difference in SQOL and its domains between the two cohorts after controlling for the effect of other confounding variables. Length of illness, history of suicide attempts, positive, negative, depressive and anxiety symptoms and EPS were all significantly correlated with SQOL. Multiple regression analysis revealed that depressive symptoms predicted all SQOL domains while positive symptoms predicted the psychological, the social relationship and environmental SQOL domains. Married status predicted the social relationship SQOL domain and length of illness predicted the environmental SQOL domain. / Xiang Yu-tao. / "October 2006." / Advisers: G. S. Ungvari; W. K. Tang. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 68-08, Section: B, page: 5131. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-122). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / School code: 1307.

何楠. / "2011年9月". / "2011 nian 9 yue". / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 170-177). / Abstract in Chinese and English. / He Nan. / Chapter 第一章 --- 引言 --- p.1 / 獨立搖滾音樂：夾縫中的茁壯 --- p.1 / 80後：最好的一代，最壞的一代 --- p.5 / Chapter 第二章 --- 文獻綜述 --- p.11 / Chapter I. --- 亞文化與亞文化資 本 --- p.11 / Chapter II. --- 原真性 --- p.19 / Chapter III --- 音樂場域與現場表演 --- p.28 / Chapter 第三章 --- 研究問題與研究方法 --- p.40 / 研究問題 --- p.40 / 研究方法 --- p.44 / Chapter 第四章 --- MAO:音樂場域的當代脈搏 --- p.50 / Super-flat： 二維化的無差別世界 --- p.55 / 金屬熔爐：身份感的焦慮再塑 --- p.58 / 昏暗洞穴：便利商店式的多樣可能 --- p.60 / 刻刀與塗改液：塗鴉的社會學暗喻 --- p.62 / 環境控制：時空抽離與去語境化 --- p.65 / MAO之意象：本源缺失的歷史反哺 --- p.67 / Chapter 第五章 --- 家之出走´ؤ´ؤ後逃離時代的身份危機 --- p.69 / 李震一一我在遠方，比遠方更遠 --- p.71 / 小雪´ؤ´ؤ我從來不求被他人理解，被理解類似於自我賣淫 --- p.84 / 家之出走´ؤ´ؤ後逃離時代的身份危機 --- p.90 / Chapter 第六章 --- 我是理想的私生子 --- p.95 / 老木´ؤ´ؤ生活面前，我便裝睡。而你永遠無法叫醒一個裝睡的人 --- p.97 / Jason´ؤ´ؤ只有在音樂裏，我才是個健全的人 --- p.107 / 我是理想的私生子 --- p.116 / Chapter 第七章 --- 拒做“稻草人´ح --- p.119 / 灰灰一一迷失便是對我最大的寬容和尊重 --- p.121 / 二狗´ؤ´ؤ我迷戀詩意的世界 --- p.128 / 拒做“稻草人´ح --- p.135 / Chapter 第八章 --- 獨立搖滾音樂：亞文化資本、原真性、音樂場域/現場演出的角鬥場 --- p.139 / 亞文化資本：POGO之身體政治 --- p.139 / 原真性：理想自我的多重角力 --- p.146 / 音樂場域與現場演出：“情感聯盟´ح與“文化流浪´ح --- p.157 / Chapter 第九章 --- 結語：無身份的人與不確定的狀態 --- p.163 / 參考文獻（中文)： --- p.170 / 參考文獻（英文)： --- p.171 / 附錄：本文所涉及的關鍵名詞之解釋 --- p.178

侯志瑾. / 論文(哲學博士)--香港中文大學, 2002. / 參考文獻 (p. 135-147). / 中英文摘要. / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / Hou Zhijin. / Zhong Ying wen zhai yao. / Lun wen (zhe xue bo shi)--Xianggang zhong wen da xue, 2002. / Can kao wen xian (p. 135-147).

Le maintien d’un niveau élevé de pauvreté dans les pays de la CEMAC est devenu un paradoxe qui ébranle les convictions macroéconomiques traditionnelles. Pourtant, les pays de la région oscillent entre deux modèles de développement socioéconomique que sont, les consensus de Beijing et de Washington. Lequel les aiderait à sortir de l’étau de la pauvreté? Le consensus de Washington : est la thèse néolibérale défendue par la BM et le FMI. Elle plaide pour une orientation de l’aide au développement vers le renforcement des capacités institutionnelles et s’évertue à démontrer qu’une gouvernance non démocratique constitue des obstacles insurmontables pour le développement et qu’aucune politique de développement ne pouvait être envisagée sans le renforcement d’un État de droit. Le consensus de Beijing : prône la mixité entre le capitalisme d’État et l’économie de marché, un modèle de globalisation financière administrée par les crédits bilatéraux à long terme pour construire les infrastructures et établir les capacités de production dans les pays subsahariens. Elle tient avant tout à la sauvegarde de l’ordre politique, social ainsi que la tradition culturelle en place. Nous avons essayé de démontrer que la croissance économique, bien qu’elle soit tangible dans le pays de la CEMAC, ne saura être un levier d’amélioration des conditions de vie des populations en dehors d’un État de droit et du renforcement substantiel des capacités institutionnelles.

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