Thesis (Master's)--Guo li zheng zhi da xue, 1978. / Cover title. Reproduced from typescript on double leaves. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--Zhong guo wen hua hsüch yuan. / Reproduced from typescript copy. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 130-134).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Notre Dame, 1987. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-180).

Thesis (M.A.)--Guo li zheng zhi da xue, 1977. / Cover title. Reproduced from typescript on double leaves. Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-264).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Cornell University, 1955. / Includes statistical tables. Introductory material in Thai. Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-199).

Thesis (M.A.)--Guo li Zheng zhi da xue dong ya yan jiu suo. / Photo from manuscript.

Thesis (M.Phil.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 54-60). Also available in electronic version.

The authenticity and interpretation of two Sixth Patriarch paintings, traditionally attributed to Liang Kai, have long been debated by critical scholars. Because of the lack of inscriptions on the paintings to indicate the identity of the depicted figure, the association of him with the Sixth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism, Huineng, has shed much enigmatic light onto the decipherment of these two paintings’ motifs. While historical and literal traditions of Huineng in Zen Buddhism provide no conspicuous references, Zen’s art tradition, on the other hand, provides a more fascinating reading of the Sixth Patriarch paintings by formulating and reconstructing a paradigmatic figure of Huineng and Zen romanticism without restricting itself to historical and literal accuracy.

Notre recherche a voulu cerner l'acte d'écriture de F. Cheng tant au niveau de sa réalisation que de sa visée. Nous nous sommes interrogés sur les particularités des textes, leur complexité dans leur élaboration et leur compréhension. En évoquant son parcours de vie nous avons tenté de mettre en relief quels liens effectifs reliaient la Chine et la France dans cet imaginaire asiatique exprimé en langue française. Si l'analyse de l'oeuvre montre comment l'auteur a diversifié ses choix scripturaux, elle évoque aussi le problème de l'achèvement ou de l'inachèvement face à la récurrence d'écrits. Notre étude a voulu aborder l'évolution de sa création littéraire à travers "l'objet-livre", mais aussi avec un regard diachronique permettant de mieux appréhender son rapport au temps. L'analyse de la "poétique" scripturale de F. Cheng, fondée sur l'interculturalité et l'intertextualité, a voulu comprendre l'objectif littéraire de celui qui désire être "passeur" entre l'Orient et l'Occident / Our wish is this research is to define the act of writing of F. Cheng both at the level of his realization and at his design. We wondered about the features of texts, their complexity in their elaboration and their comprehension. By recalling his course of life we tried to put into relief the real links which linked up China to France in this Asiatic imagination expressed in French language. If the analysis of the works shows how the author diversified his writing choices, it also recalls the problem of achievement or incompleteness faced to the recurrence of writings. Our study has approached the evolution of its literary creation across "the object-book" as well as an allowing diachronic look to which enables a better being within time. The analysis of writing "poetics" of F. Cheng, based on the interculturality and the intertextuality, wanted to understand the literary objective of those who wish to be "conductor" between, the Orient and the Occident

The main objective of this work is to determine the atomic structure of mammalian respiratory complex I. Mitochondrial complex I (also known as NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase) is one of the central enzymes in the oxidative phosphorylation pathway. It couples electron transfer between NADH and ubiquinone to proton translocation across the inner mitochondrial membrane, contributing to cellular energy production. Complex I is the largest and most elaborate protein assembly of the respiratory chain with a total mass of 970 kilodaltons. It consists of 14 conserved ‘core subunits’ and 31 mitochondria-specific ‘supernumerary subunits’. Together they form a giant, Lshaped molecule, with one arm buried in the mitochondrial membrane and another protruding into the mitochondrial matrix. Here, a novel method for the purification of ovine (Ovis aries) complex I was developed and suitable conditions for cryo-EM imaging established, after extensive screening of detergents and additives. Cryo-EM images were acquired with the recently developed direct electron detector and processed using the latest software. This allowed the solution of the nearly complete atomic model of mitochondrial complex I at 3.9 Å resolution. The membrane part of the complex contains 78 transmembrane helices, mostly contributed by conserved antiporter-like subunits responsible for proton translocation. These helices are stabilized by tightly bound lipids (including cardiolipins). The hydrophilic arm harbours flavin mononucleotide and 8 iron–sulfur clusters involved in electron transfer. Supernumerary subunits build a scaffold around the conserved core, strongly stabilizing the complex. Additionally, subunits containing cofactors (NADPH, zinc ion and phosphopantetheine) may play a regulatory role. Two distinct conformations of the complex are observed, which may describe the active and deactive states or reflect conformations occurring during the catalytic cycle of the enzyme. Currently this is the most detailed model of this molecular machine, providing insight into the mechanism, assembly and dysfunction of mitochondrial complex I. It also allows molecular analysis of numerous disease-causing mutations, and so the structure may serve as a stepping-stone for future medical developments.