bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Validation of a spatial liver fluke model under field conditions in Ireland
Authors: Naranjo Lucena Amalia , Munita Corbalán María Pía , Martínez-Ibeas Ana María , McGrath Guy , Sayers Riona , Mulcahy Grace , Zintl Annetta
Published: July 2018

Fasciola hepatica is the causative agent of fasciolosis, a global disease of a wide range of mammals, particularly sheep and cattle. Liver fluke infection causes annual losses estimated at around €2.5 billion to livestock and food industries worldwide. Various models have been developed to define risk factors and predict exposure to this liver fluke in ruminants in European countries, most of them based exclusively on data from dairy herds. The aim of this study was to validate a published theoretical baseline risk map of liver fluke exposure and cluster maps in Ireland, by including further explanatory variables and additional herd types that are spatially more widespread. Three approaches were employed: i) comparison of predicted and actual exposure; ii) comparison of cluster distribution of hotspots and coldspots; and iii) development of a new model to compare predicted spatial distribution and risk factors. Based on new survey data, the published baseline predictive map was found to have a sensitivity of 94.7%, a specificity of 5%, a positive predictive value of 60% and a negative predictive value of 38.2%. In agreement with the original model, our validation highlighted temperature and rainfall among the main risk factors. In addition, we identified vegetation indices as important risk factors. Both the previously published and our new model predict that exposure to Fasciola is higher in the western parts of Ireland. However, foci of high probability do not match completely, nor do the location of clusters of hotspots and coldspots.
Geographical distribution and spatio-temporal patterns of hospitalization due to dengue infection at a leading specialist hospital in Malaysia
Authors: Low Gary K.K. , Papapreponis Panayoti , Isa Ridzuan M. , Gan Seng Chiew , Chee Hui Yee , Te Kian Keong , Hatta Nadia M.
Published: July 2018

Increasing numbers of dengue infection worldwide have led to a rise in deaths due to complications caused by this disease. We present here a cross-sectional study of dengue patients who attended the Emergency and Trauma Department of Ampang Hospital, one of Malaysia’s leading specialist hospitals. The objective was to search for potential clustering of severe dengue, in space and/or time, among the annual admissions with the secondary objective to describe the spatio-temporal pattern of all dengue cases admitted to this hospital. The dengue status of the patients was confirmed serologically with the geographic location of the patients determined by residency, but not more specific than the street level. A total of 1165 dengue patients were included in the analysis using SaTScan software. The mean age of these patients was 27.8 years, with a standard deviation of 14.2 years and an age range from 1 to 77 years, among whom 54 (4.6%) were cases of severe dengue. A cluster of general dengue cases was identified occurring from October to December in the study year of 2015 but the inclusion of severe dengue in that cluster was not statistically significant (P=0.862). The standardized incidence ratio was 1.51. General presence of dengue cases was, however, detected to be concentrated at the end of the year, which should be useful for hospital planning and management if this pattern holds.
Spatial prediction of the risk of exposure to Echinococcus spp. among schoolchildren and dogs in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China
Authors: Cadavid Restrepo Angela M. , Yang Yu Rong , McManus Donald P. , Gray Darren J. , Barnes Tamsin S. , Williams Gail M. , Soares Magalhães Ricardo J. , Clements Archie C.A.
Published: July 2018

The geographical distribution of Echinococcus spp. infections in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (NHAR) has been reported to be expanding in response to environmental change. The aim of the present study was to predict and compare the spatial distribution of human seropositivity for Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis and infections with these parasites in dogs in four counties in the south of NHAR to identify communities where targeted prevention and control efforts are required. Predicted seroprevalence of E. granulosus in schoolchildren and E. granulosus infections in dogs concurred spatially, whereas predicted seroprevalence of E. multilocularis in schoolchildren and E. multilocularis infections in dogs differed spatially. Enhanced vegetation index was significantly associated with E. multilocularis seropositivity among schoolchildren, and infections with E. granulosus and E. multilocularis in dogs. A positive association was also found between dog infection with E. granulosus and cultivated land, and a negative association between human seropositivity for E. granulosus and bare-land/artificial surfaces. The findings of this study support the importance of land cover and climatic variables in determining habitat suitability for Echinococcus spp. infections, and suggest that definitive hosts other than dogs (e.g. foxes) are important in defining the geographical risk of human seropositivity for E. multilocularis in NHAR.
Vector-borne diseases in a warmer world: Will they stay or will they go?
Authors: Bergquist Robert , Stensgaard Anna-Sofie , Rinaldi Laura
Published: July 2018

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I.S.U.S. PROJECT (ITALIAN SKIN ULCER STUDY) (1 January 2015-31 December 2016). Final data
Authors: Petrella Francesco , Abbritti Franca , Bachetti Francesca , Brizzi Sonia , Bruscella Michele , Baù Piero , Cala Mario , Campitiello Ferdinando , Capace Giovanna , Calveri Massimo , Comandini Marina , Corona Giovanni Vito , Cosentino Teresa , Casalena Amarilli Croce , Datteri Cinzia , Di Campli Cristiana , Di Nardo Raffaele , Di Spirito Enrica , Discenza Spensieri Filomena , Falasconi Ciro , Farina Michele Angelo , Favaro Caterina , Foghetti Domitilla , Frasca Andrea , Galleazzi Manuela , Gallo Pierluigi , Gazzabin Luca , Gerbelle Ivo , Germano Manuela , Giacinto Francesco , Giannini Serena , Guarnera Giorgio , Hoxha Klarida , Labbro Vincenzo , Lauletta Vincenzo , Luciani Deianira , Maierà Giuseppe , Maccarone Giuseppe , Maglio Cosimo , Mascioli Paolo , Mattaliano Vincenzo , Menculini Massimo , Miraglia Piermauro , Mosti Giovanni Battista , Napolitano Marcello , Nebbioso Giuseppe , Orazi Pamela , Pacifico Fabio , Palombi Maurizio , Pastore Piergiorgio , Pierangeli Marina , Priolo Stefano , Romanelli Marco , Rossolini Donatella , Ronzullo Elisa , Scalise Maria Teresa , Scarpelli Patrizia , Secreto Piero , Solinas Claudio , Tender Marilena , Trovò Stefano
Published: July 2018

The Italian National Healthcare System (NHS) processes data concerning outpatient services at public facilities based exclusively upon the weight of services provided. It is the Ministry of Health which initially determines the types of services that can be provided for each pathology. In Italy today (as we await the publication of the new Essential Care Levels already identified by the Ministry of Health) there are still no medical codes specifically associated with specialist outpatient services for the treatment of skin ulcers. This means that not all patients affected by this pathology who turn to public facilities are traceable. It is different where hospital admission is concerned because data is usually obtained from the discharge forms. Unfortunately, the data obtained is not always a true expression of the prevalence of skin ulcers in the hospital environment. In many cases the prevalence of pressure ulcers is not properly reported. This is because their appearance during hospitalization is an indicator of poor hospital care. The lack of data makes it impossible for our NHS to plan appropriate interventions in this area, both organizationally and economically. Scarce financial resources are allocated for the treatment of skin ulcers and their costs fall almost entirely upon the patients and their families. Furthermore, there are no national care networks dedicated specifically to their treatment.
Skin tears. A quantitative study on the phenomenon and proposal for a prevention and management procedure
Authors: Candeloro Giulia
Published: July 2018

The study aims to understand whether healthcare professionals, nurses and hospital aides know skin tears and how to recognize, prevent and manage them. In addition, it seeks to understand if there is a need for an instrument that supports operators in recognizing these lesions. The last aim is to propose a procedure for the prevention and management of skin tears. Existing literature on the issue has been reviewed and a quantitative study was conducted on skin tears by administering a questionnaire of 18 questions to nurses and hospital aides. Nurses and hospital aides are confused as regards the management of skin tears and need a tool to guide them in healthcare. A procedure for the prevention and management of skin tears is proposed.
Regenerative medicine: the blurred boundaries between life sciences and biotechnology towards a new inductive medicine of the third millennium
Authors: Marazzi Mario , Mingotto Federica , Tosca Marta Cecilia , Antonioli Barbara , Galuzzi Marta , Torre Maria Luisa , Tartaglione Caterina , Manenti Demetrio , Scalise Alessandro
Published: July 2018

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Survey on pain in patients with chronic skin lesions
Authors: Falasconi Ciro , Amalfi Vincenzo , Baroni Patrizia , Corona Giovanni Vito , Durante Corrado Maria , Fanin Paola , Favaro Caterina , Fornaciari Massimo , Farris Alessandro , Galleazzi Manuela , Giacinto Francesco , Guarnera Giorgio , Lauletta Vincenzo , Marazzi Mario , Masina Marco , Mattaliano Vincenzo , Mosti Giovanni Battista , Nebbioso Giuseppe , Stanganello Francesco , Petrella Francesco
Published: July 2018

In the three months period between March and June 2016 we launched a survey on the AUIC website, open to the contribution of all members, to evaluate the most widespread habits and the most common practices (for therapy and overall healthcare) concerning pain management for patients with chronic skin lesions (CSL). We decided to evaluate this aspect of our clinical practice because we believe that the problems connected to “pain” in patients affected by CSL often becomes an issue even larger than the ulcer itself for both patients and their families. Furthermore, the theme “pain” is strongly felt at all levels; the body of knowledge in its regard is increasingly large and widespread and the means at our disposal to address this particular aspect of the care of CSL are continually increasing. For these reasons it seemed fair to focus the attention of all members on this clinical and healthcare problem, in order to collect useful information to improve the overall quality of care for our patients.
Health literacy, empowerment e comunicazione nel wound care/Health literacy, empowerment and communication in wound care management
Authors: Nebbioso Giuseppe , Nebbioso Viviana , Orefice Carmela , Petrella Francesco , Falasconi Ciro
Published: July 2018

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Gare di appalto per le matrici acellulari dermiche: proposta per l’individuazione di score di qualità/Tendering for dermal acellular matrices: proposal for the identification of quality scores
Authors: Magnoni Cristina , Campitiello Fernando , Papa Giovanni , Scalise Alessandro , Durante Corrado , Petrella Francesco
Published: July 2018

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From solar maximum to solar minimum: a look at 11 years of global total electron content
Authors: Ghoddousi-Fard R
Published: July 2018

The International GNSS Service final global maps of Total Electron Content (TEC) from 2000 to the end of 2010 have been analyzed. This period covers the last sunspot cycle, including its highest and lowest ionospheric activity periods, as well as the first year
of the current cycle. Global and latitudinal statistics of TEC over this period are derived and presented. Strong correlation between daily international sunspot numbers and daily mean TEC can be seen in the data sets studied.
Impact amid absence: The Synod of Dordt and the French Huguenots
Authors: Maag Karin
Published: July 2018

This contribution investigates the reasons behind the absence of delegates from the French Reformed (Huguenot) churches at the Synod of Dordt, setting the reasons for their absence in the broader political and religious context of the times. I argue that the connections between the French Reformed church and the Synod of Dordt were significant both before and after the synod met, but that the Huguenots had a rather different project in mind (religious reconciliation among Reformed Protestants and even possibly between Reformed and Lutheran Christians) when they considered the possibility of an international gathering of Reformed theologians. Although the Huguenot delegates were not present at Dordt and therefore could not directly affect the course of the synod’s meeting, their alternate vision for the meeting still persisted even via correspondence during the gathering. At the same time, the synod itself had an impact on the Huguenot church, given that the Canons of Dordt were ratified by the French national synods already by 1620.
A pilot study to determine the feasibility of a cluster randomised controlled trial of an intervention to change peer attitudes towards children who stutter
Authors: Mallick Rizwana B. , Thabane Lehana , Borhan A.S.M. , Kathard Harsha
Published: July 2018

Background: While randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are considered the gold standard of research, prior study is needed to determine the feasibility of a future large-scale RCT study. Objectives: This pilot study, therefore, aimed to determine feasibility of an RCT by exploring: (1) procedural issues and (2) treatment effect of the Classroom Communication Resource (CCR), an intervention for changing peer attitudes towards children who stutter. Method: A pilot cluster stratified RCT design was employed whereby the recruitment took place first at school-level and then at individual level. The dropout rate was reported at baseline, 1 and 6 months post-intervention. For treatment effect, schools were the unit of randomisation and were randomised to receive either the CCR intervention administered by teachers or usual practice, using a 1:1 allocation ratio. The stuttering resource outcomes measure (SROM) measured treatment effect at baseline, 1 and 6 months post-intervention overall and within the constructs (positive social distance, social pressure and verbal interaction). Results: For school recruitment, 11 schools were invited to participate and 82% (n = 9) were recruited. Based on the school recruitment, N = 610 participants were eligible for this study while only n = 449 were recruited, where there was n = 183 in the intervention group and n = 266 in the control group. The dropout rate from recruitment to baseline was as follows: intervention, 23% (n = 34), and control, 6% (n = 15). At 1 month a dropout rate of 7% (n = 10) was noted in the intervention and 6% (n = 15) in the control group, whereas at 6 months, dropout rates of 7% (n = 10) and 17% (n = 44) were found in the intervention and control groups, respectively. For treatment effect on the SROM, the estimated mean differences between intervention and control groups were (95% Confidence Interval (CI): -1.07, 5.11) at 1 month and 3.01 (95% CI: -0.69, 6.69) at 6 months. A statistically significant difference was observed at 6 months on the VI subscale of the SROM, with 1.35 (95% CI: 0.58, 2.13). Conclusion: A high recruitment rate of schools and participants was observed with a high dropout rate of participants. Significant differences were only noted at 6 months post-intervention within one of the constructs of the SROM. These findings suggest that a future RCT study is warranted and feasible.
A micro-level outcomes evaluation of a skills capacity intervention within the South African public service: Towards an impact evaluation
Authors: Jonck Petronella , De Coning Riaan , Radikonyana Paul S.
Published: July 2018

Orientation: Interest in measuring the impact of skills development interventions has increased in recent years. Research purpose: This article reports on an outcomes evaluation under the ambit of an impact assessment with reference to a research methodology workshop. Motivation of the study: A paucity of studies could be found measuring the workshop outcomes, especially within the public service as it pertains to training interventions. Research approach/design and method: A pretest–post-test research design was implemented. A paired-sample t-test was used to measure the knowledge increase while controlling for the influence of previous training by means of an analysis of variance and multiple regression analysis. Main findings: Results indicated that the increase in research methodology knowledge was statistically significant. Previous training influenced the model only by 0.8%, which was not statistically significant. Practical/managerial implications: It is recommended that the suggested framework and methodology be utilised in future research as well as in monitoring and evaluation endeavours covering various training interventions. Contribution/value add: The study provides evidence of the impact generated by a training intervention, within the South African Public Service. Thus, addressing a research gap in the corpus of knowledge.
Definable equivalence relations and zeta functions of groups (with an appendix by Raf Cluckers)
Authors: Hrushovski Ehud , Martin Ben , Rideau Silvain
Published: July 2018

We prove that the theory of the

p

-adics

{\mathbb Q}_p

admits elimination of imaginaries provided we add a sort for

{\mathrm GL}_n({\mathbb Q}_p)/{\mathrm GL}_n({\mathbb Z}_p)

for each

n

. We also prove that the elimination of imaginaries is uniform in

p

. Using

p

-adic and motivic integration, we deduce the uniform rationality of certain formal zeta functions arising from definable equivalence relations. This also yields analogous results for definable equivalence relations over local fields of positive characteristic. The appendix contains an alternative proof, using cell decomposition, of the rationality (for fixed

p

) of these formal zeta functions that extends to the subanalytic context.

As an application, we prove rationality and uniformity results for zeta functions obtained by counting twist isomorphism classes of irreducible representations of finitely generated nilpotent groups; these are analogous to similar results of Grunewald, Segal and Smith and of du Sautoy and Grunewald for subgroup zeta functions of finitely generated nilpotent groups.
Tagore, Imaging the ‘Other’: Reflections on The Wife’s Letter & Kabuliwala
Authors: Lal Malashri
Published: July 2018

Rabindranath Tagore in his Nobel Prize Acceptance speech said poignantly, “The spirit of India has always proclaimed the ideal of unity…. It comprehends all, and it has been the highest aim of our spiritual exertion to be able to penetrate all things with one soul…to comprehend all things with sympathy and love.” This ideal of a humanitarian world found expression in Tagore’s work in many genres and, to a great measure, he experimented innovatively by entering the minds of people substantially different from himself. The essay looks into his portrayal of a married Bengali woman and an Afghan trader in two short stories.
The Phenomenal Legacy of Rabindranath Tagore
Authors: Kushari Dyson Ketaki
Published: July 2018

Belonging to a generation of Bengalis who received Tagore as an acknowledged classic of their tradition, I grew up reading his books, listening to his music, watching his dance-dramas, and writing poetry under the inspiration of his words. This youthful appreciation of Tagore eventually led to a deeper understanding of his stature as an artist and thinker, but it was only when I entered Tagore studies in a more formal manner that I realized how truly spectacular his achievements were from an international perspective. Tagore was fortunate in that his time, place, and circumstances allowed him to give a good run to the natural versatility and fecundity of his genius. He has thereby secured a rich and diverse legacy for us, which tends to mean different things to different groups of people.
From 82-year-old Musicologist to Anti-imperialist Hero: Metamorphoses of the Hungarian Tagore in East Central Europe
Authors: Bangha Imre
Published: July 2018

Tagore's reception in various countries in East Central Europe has long been the subject of academic studies. Making an attempt to observe the similarities and dissimilarities of Rabindranath's reception in these culturally very rich countries the paper investigates two understudied phases of Tagore's reception in the region, namely the initial puzzlement at the announcement of the Nobel Prize in 1913 and the repercussions of world politics on Tagore's image in the early years of Indian independence, which coincide with the early years of Communist rule in East Central Europe.
Kitajska strukturna semantika: primer klasične analogije
Authors: Rošker Jana
Published: July 2018

Sklepanje po analogiji predstavlja logično metodo, ki je bila v kitajski antiki zelo razširjena. Pričujoči članek se osredotoča na element semantičnega oziroma aksiološkega vrednotenja, ki je pomenil eno temeljnih iztočnic specifike starokitajskih analogizmov. Avtorica izhaja iz predpostavke, po kateri je osredotočenost na vsebinsko, in ne toliko na formalno strukturo stavkov pomembna posebnost klasične kitajske logike, ki omogoča njeno aplikacijo na primere iz konkretne etične, politične in družbene stvarnosti.
Percepcije telesnosti in prostora v okviru procesov identifikacij na Japonskem
Authors: Visočnik Nataša
Published: July 2018

Pričujoč prispevek je nekoliko spremenjen izsek iz doktorske disertacije z naslovom Hiša kot prostor identitete; oblikovanje bivalne kulture in percepcije telesnosti na Japonskem: primer mesto Kanazawa. Obravnava oblikovanje identitet kot proces identifikacije, ki je prostorsko situiran proces, in se osredotoča na eno izmed metafor prostora, in sicer na telo in na njegovo gibanje in percepcijo. Telesenje je namreč proces v katerem skozi gibanje nastaja prostor v okviru socializacije in učenje telesa. Pri ustvarjanju prostora se izoblikujejo določeni občutki, ki so pomembni za posameznikovo identiteto. Eden izmed prostorov, ki ustvarjajo močne občutke pripadnosti nekemu kraju, je tudi bivalno okolje.
China’s New Poetry or Into the Mist
Authors: Lavrač Maja
Published: July 2018

The late 1970s and early 1980s represent a period of important innovation in the development of contemporary Chinese poetry. As this was highly personal and experimental, it soon became characterized as being “misty” or “obscure”. A new generation of young poets questioned the Chinese cultural tradition and expressed the need for its re-evaluation. They tried to re-examine the meaning of literature, and while doing so, they based the foundation for their poetry on the tradition and the spirit of personal freedom and democracy of the May 4th Movement (1919), having been at the same time strongly influenced by the Western modernist poetry, in which they found alternative fresh ideas.
So Sorry––Never Sorry. Ai Weiwei’s Art between Tradition and Modernity
Authors: Becker Tania
Published: July 2018

Ai Weiwei’s 艾未未 (b. 1957) artistic expression revolves around his use of traditional Chinese techniques to create new designs and forms, shaping traditional materials into contemporary configurations. In the face of obstruction from state officials and local politicians, Ai Weiwei exposes himself to considerable personal risk in order to continue his activities as an artist and stay loyal to his convictions. This paper examines the roots of Ai Weiwei’s work in Chinese art history and looks at how the artist has deliberately adapted traditional motifs to bring about a sense of alienation. Ai Weiwei’s unique stance between current trends in western art and the Chinese feeling for handicrafts is also explored.
Han Mural Tombs: Reflection of Correlative Cosmology through Mural Paintings
Authors: Vampelj Suhadolnik Nataša
Published: July 2018

The main research materials of this study were tombs with murals from the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.–220 A.D.). The article deals with the issue of the reflection of ancient Chinesecosmologic concepts in the iconographic design of Han mural paintings. A thorough analysis of the iconographic design of murals shows that they possessed not only a decorative function, but together with the architectural structure and other burial objects reflected the entire cosmic image. The analysis of tomb paintings reveals a developed correlative cosmology yin-yang wuxing which manifests its concrete image in symbolic codes of individual iconographic motifs. The article first displays a general review of tombs with murals, and then focuses on depictions in Han tomb murals, discussing representation of the images of celestial bodies, the symbolic polarity of the cosmical forces yin and yang, the symbolism of the four directions and the four seasons and the symbolic circling of the five xings.
The Aesthetic Standard of Wen: A Comparative Study of Chinese and Western Early Artworks
Authors: Wang Yi , Fu Xiaowei
Published: July 2018

A comparative study of the ancient Chinese and Western artworks over the same period (from approximately 3300 B.C. to 200 B.C) shows that the dense and rich decorative patterns on the bronze wares in China represent a strong aesthetic appreciation of patterns/embellishment, while their counterparts in the West demonstrate an aesthetic orientation rooted in science, evident in nude bodies in bronze and marble. It is argued that there was a very obvious essential difference between Chinese and Western aesthetic values, and these divergent aesthetic orientations were present at the origins of the Pre-Qin and ancient Greek arts where they have been absorbed into the foundation of each culture.
Chinese Fine Art of the 3rd Century: On the Initial Stage of Development of Painting
Authors: Prasolova Marina
Published: July 2018

The paper summarizes the extant written data on Chinese painting on silk in the initial century of the Period of Disunion (Six Dynasties, Liu chao, III–VI A.D.), known as the Sanguo (220–280) and the Western Jin (265–317) epochs. While it is scattered among diverse sources, it is mainly in the Lidai minghua ji treatise of Zhang Yanyuan (ca. 810–ca. 990). An analysis of accounts of individual masters and their creative activities attempts to reconstruct the probable artistic and essential features of pieces of art lost afterwards, offering a novel explanation of the initial stage of the formative process of an important genre of composition in Chinese painting and culture.
Taiwan’s Appearance in the 18th Century Travelogue: Taking the Text of Histoire générale des voyages by Prévost
Authors: Lee Chao-Ying
Published: July 2018

There are a total of 15 volumes of Histoire générale des voyages written by Antoine François Prévost (1693–1763), which were published between 1746 and 1759. The 6th volume introduced China, in Section 4 of Chapter 1, the part of Fujian Province specially introduced geographic travelogues of Penghu and Taiwan. This thesis is an attempt to probe and criticize the historical European travelogue literature about China and Taiwan, specifically in terms of this Prévost’s travelogue volumes. What are the points of view presented, based on the reports of Jesuits and Protestants from Holland and England? What aspects of different traditional books did Prévost base his work on? Why? What kind ofoutlook on Taiwan was presented in their reports?
Digital Anthropology and the Renewal of Waishengren Studies: From Digitized Tombs to Identity Claims
Authors: Goudin Yoann , Streiter Oliver , Huang Jimmy Chun , Lin Ann Meifang
Published: July 2018

In this study we illustrate the potential contribution of digital archives to the study of variation among Taiwan’s Waishengren. Using the digital archive ThakBong of gravesites in Taiwan, into which the census data of 1956 have been merged, we show thatWaishengren varied in their practices and their social structure from North to South and through time in yet unobserved patterns. Our interpretation is that Waishengren assimilated and potentially even merged into existing Holo communities in the South, while in theNorth, Waishengren developed social distinctions through these practices to reflect power and ethnicity. Regional distinctions will thus be central in future Waishengren-studies.
從語言風格學看李白詩的賞析/An Analysis of Li Bai's Poetry from the Perspective of Linguistic Stylistics
Authors: CHU Chia Ning
Published: July 2018

摘要本文從三個層面嘗試，第一是韻律分析，提出了李白運用入聲字安排節奏韻律的幾種模型。第二個層面是分析作品的詞彙，觀察同義詞、色彩詞、數字詞的運用。第三個層面是分析李白有哪些句式及語法結構。關鍵詞: 李白詩， 唐詩韻律，語言風格學， 入聲字 In this paper, the emphasis is placed on the language styles and techniques by the analysis of the works of Li Bai, in order to see a more complete picture of Li Bai’s works, not just the manifestation of emotional contents. Linguistic analysis openes up a new window for the appreciation of poems. This goal was achieved by three ways: (1) By analyzing the rhythm of Li Bai’s poems, (2) by analyzing the lexical structure of Li Bai’s works, and (3) by analyzing the syntactic structure of Li Bai’s poetry.
中國哲學史方法論----以四方架構為中心/The Methodology of Chinese Philosophical History–Exemplifies by the Four Square Framework
Authors: DUH Baurui
Published: July 2018

摘要針對傳統文本詮釋的需求，筆者提出一套「中國哲學史方法論」。以「宇宙論、本體論、工夫論、境界論」為哲學基本問題所組成的四方詮釋架構，它既有詮釋文本的功能，更有溝通中西的效果。同時，不妨礙仍以西方哲學的形上學、知識論、倫理學為進路進行「中國哲學研究」。關鍵詞：中國哲學方法論, 中國哲學史方法論, 宇宙論, 本體論, 工夫論, 境界論, 文本詮釋, 分類判教 The author suggests a method of text interpretative orientated methodological approach which has given the name of methodology of Chinese philosophical history. It is actually an interpretational system constructed by four basic philosophical questions which have all marked Chinese philosophy. They are cosmology, ontology, practical theory and theory of perfect personality. This paper focuses on introducing the methodology, its functioning, as well as its contributions and limitations. Any scholar can use this methodology to do his or hers own research work, as well as apply traditional Western philosophical method to the Chinese philosophy without any contradiction.
「指物」與「齊物」的認知觀點比較/Comparison of the Cognitive Perspective of “Referring to Things” and “Equality of Things”
Authors: LEE Hsien-Chung
Published: July 2018

摘要「指物」是名家公孫龍的觀點，「齊物」是道家莊子的看法。莊子在〈齊物論〉中強烈批評公孫龍的「指物」思想。公孫龍的〈指物論〉基本上是主客二元認知模式，而莊子〈齊物論〉的認知觀點則是「道通為一」的感通模式。本文從認知的目的、方式、結果等方面進行比較；說明「指物」的認知觀點容易走入懷疑或不可知論，而莊子的「齊物」觀點，雖有神秘色彩，但在認知方法上，提供了階段性的「整體把握」。「指物」與「齊物」的認知觀點，在傳統中國哲學認知問題上具有相輔相成的意義。關鍵詞：指物、齊物、主客二元、道通為一While Gong Sun Longzi advocated the cognitive perspective of “referring to things”, (zhi wu 指物) Zhuangzi advocated the cognitive position of “equality of things” (qi wu 齊物), which strongly criticized the former. The cognitive model of Gong Sun Longzi is basically a subject-object dualism, but Zhuangzi’s cognitive perspective is that all things are penetrated into One by Dao. The purpose of this article is to compare the cognitive purpose, methods, and results between Gong Sun Longzi and Zhuangzi and to illustrate that the cognitive perspective of “referring to things” may easily fall into scepticism, or agnosticism, and Zhuang zi’s “equality of things” point of view is, although mysterious, a cognitive approach, providing a stage for “overall grasp”. Both of them have complementary significance of the cognitive problems in the traditional Chinese philosophy.
Christian Faith in Bing Xin’s Early Life: Tradition and Western Values in the Early 20th Century China
Authors: CANUTI Silvia
Published: July 2018

Among Chinese writers of the 20th century, Xie Wanying 谢婉莹 (1900–1999), known with her pen name Bing Xin 冰心, has been considered by literary critics as “the writer of love” and “the philosopher of love”. Nevertheless, this label seems to have ignored an element that could let us identify important conflicts within her works, that can be attributed to her contacts and relations with people and institutions linked to the Christian faith. Therefore, in the first period of Bing Xin’s literary production (1920–1930), this peculiar aspect of Western culture, the Christian belief, seems to be for her the expression of a definitely alternative and unconventional way to achieve truth in the early 20th century China.
另類文化帝國主義:台灣女性流行雜誌視覺權力與現代衝突性—以國際中文版《VOGUE》為例/Toward an Another Cultural Imperialism: Visual Power and Modern Conflicts on Taiwan’s Female Magazine VOGUE
Authors: YUAN Ming Hui
Published: July 2018

摘要1987年台灣報禁解除，政府新聞局對於雜誌的控管僅限於色情刊物。台灣女性消費者藉由其視域(the visual field)的力量，複製到觸域(the contact zone)的親身體驗，卻於其全球化的過程中，盡情擁抱歐美名牌精品，睥睨忽視其傳統服飾之存在性。 此「國際中文版」的意涵，真有文化交流認知功用，抑或只是「哈日哈歐」的仿擬複製(simulation)？ 本文所希冀的正是一個從「存有論」、「認識論」的角度思考自解嚴之後，台灣於另一文化帝國主義之下的視覺權力矛盾性，嘗試探索於建國百年之際，此蕞爾小島女性追求視覺想像與身體自主之內在衝突。關鍵字: 視覺權力, 現代衝突性, 國際中文版, 文化帝國主義, VOGUEIzvlečekPo odpravi nadzora nad časopisnimi licencami na Tajvanu leta 1987 je vladni urad za informiranje nadziral le pornografske publikacije. Tajvanske bralke so pri branju ženskih modnih revij »izrezale« vizualno polje s kontekstom kitajskega prevoda in ga »zlepile« s kontaktnim poljem osebnih izkušenj. Medtem ko so strastno prevzemale ameriške in evropske dizajnerske kolekcije, so brezbrižno ignorirale obstoj tradicionalnih oblačil. Ali »kitajska mednarodna izdaja« tako razkriva kognitivno funkcijo kulturnih izmenjav ali gre le za manijo v posnemanju Japonske/Zahoda? Pričujoči članek z vidika ontologije in epistemologije proučuje protislovje vizualne moči v drugem kulturnem imperializmu Tajvana ter poskuša raziskati kulturne konflikte, vizualno predstavo in notranje konflikte bralk na otoku Formosa.Ključne besede: vizualna moč, moderni konflikti, kitajska mednarodna izdaja, kulturni imperializem, VOGUE
Mandžurska politika urejanja mednarodnih odnosov s posebnim ozirom na kantonsko trgovino
Authors: ŠULER Marija
Published: July 2018

Propad domače dinastije Ming sredi sedemnajstega stoletja predstavlja pomembno zgodovinsko prelomnico na razvojni poti Kitajske. Prenos in konsolidacija dinastične oblasti v rokah tujih, mandžurskih zavojevalcev sta sovpadala z vse večjo prisotnostjo zahodnoevropskih trgovcev, misijonarjev in raziskovalcev, ki so na Kitajsko prihajali po morju, kakor tudi s kopenskim prodiranjem Rusov proti obalam Tihega oceana. Eni in drugi so prinašali znamenja nekih drugih civilizacij, ki pa so onkraj zidu trčila ob tradicionalne nazore o superiornosti in samozadostnosti kitajske države. Pričujoči članek spremlja razvoj ustreznih direktiv in praks, ki jih je glede urejanja meddržavnih političnih in trgovinskih odnosov formulirala osrednja mandžurska oblast, in ki so vsekakor pomembno vplivale tudi na vzpon in propad sistema kantonske trgovine.
Idejne osnove in zgodovinske transformacije koncepta spola v kitajski tradiciji
Authors: SERNELJ Tea
Published: July 2018

Članek predstavi idejno osnovo in zgodovinske spremembe koncepta spola v kitajski tradiciji. Na osnovi analize predqinskih in kasnejših pojmovanj spola in razlik v vrednotenju ženske in moške družbene vloge avtorica ugotavlja, da je bil ta koncept v antičnem obdobju precej egalitaren, saj je bil osnovan na komplementarnem razmerju med spoloma, ki se je odražalo v klasični definiciji binarnih konceptov yinyang in neiwai. Članek se osredotoča tudi na kasnejše spremembe v opredelitvi koncepta spola in nazorno pokaže, da se je v kasnejših interpretacijah državotvorne konfucijanske doktrine koncept spola spremenil iz egalitarnega, komplementarnega binarnega koncepta v koncept, ki moškemu predpisuje nadrejeno, ženski pa podrejeno vlogo.
Specifika koncepta praznine v zenu in nespremenljiva narava sebstva
Authors: KAPETAN Milan
Published: July 2018

Osnova zena je budistična modrost, kar pomeni spoznanje in izkušnjo budistične praznine. To vodi v prebujenje in razsvetljenje. Zen se smatra za sintezo budističnih, daoističnih in konfucijanskih elementov. Zaradi tega uporaba daoističnih in konfucijanskih terminov v zenu pogosto privede do napačnega razumevanja budistične praznine. Praznina ne pomeni popolne praznine, ampak to, da vse stvari nastanejo skozi soodvisni izvor in so minljive, zato nimajo v sebi nespremenljive narave sebstva. Kljub temu velja, da je koncept praznine težko dojeti in da lahko vodi napačno razumevanje koncepta v nihilističen pogled na svet in v neupoštevanje etičnih smernic.
Misel in neizrekljivo v budistični logično-epistemološki šoli: Nov pogled na teorijo dveh resnic pri Dignāgi in Dharmakīrtiju
Authors: VÖRÖS Sebastjan
Published: July 2018

Na področju znanstvenega proučevanja filozofije indijskega budizma zasledimo dve struji: prva pojmuje razvoj budistične filozofske misli kot dialektičen proces, medtem ko druga opozarja, da je potekal razvoj budistične filozofije veliko bolj kontinuirano in postopoma. V pričujočem članku bomo znotraj konceptualnega okvirja druge struje prevetrili nekatere filozofske teme, prisotne v budistični logično-epistemološki šoli, zlasti t.i. teorijo dveh resnic, in nato s pomočjo dobljenih izsledkov pokazali, da je logično-epistemološki sistem Dignāge in Dharmakīrtija tesneje povezan s predhodnimi miselnimi tokovi, kot je to domnevala »dialektična« struja, in ga je zato potrebno umestiti v širši kontekst budistične teorije in prakse, katerih glavni namen je doseganje nirvāṇe. Logično-epistemološki razmisleki v budizmu ne le, da niso v nasprotju z budističnimi duhovnimi prvinami, marveč so z njimi celo neločljivo povezani.
Women’s Education at Meiji Jogakkō and Martial Arts
Authors: LUKMINAITĖ Simona
Published: July 2018

The topic of bushidō in education has recently been explored by Gainty (2013), Benesch (2014), and several Japanese historians in Japan, such as Sōgawa (2017). However, martial arts and bushidō, as found in the education for women, remains a largely untreated issue, despite the great attention women and their physical education received in the discourses regarding the creation of a healthy modern nation that took place during and after the Meiji period (1868–1912). By looking at numerous primary sources, this paper, building upon Lukminaitė (2018), focuses on Meiji Jogakkō’s instruction of budō as a modern means of physical education (PE). It aims to provide new insights into how budō was perceived, treated in writing, and functionally put into practice.
Bushidō and the Legacy of “Samurai Values” in Contemporary Japan
Authors: HORVAT Andrew
Published: July 2018

Though difficult to define as a clear set of moral precepts, aspects of so-called “samurai values”, the combination of orally-transmitted Confucian and Buddhist lore to which Nitobe Inazō refers in his Bushido, can clearly be discerned in Japanese society today. As evidence for the influence of “samurai values”, I have provided examples from two fields with which I am personally familiar: journalism and education. Although in recent years several academic works have exposed historical anomalies in widely-held beliefs about actual samurai behaviour, I argue that the effectiveness of ideologies does not depend on historical accuracy. For example, justification for the right of newspapers to criticise governments in Japan does not stem from inalienable rights originating with European Enlightenment philosophers. Instead, it is linked to the view that the former samurai who in the 1870s became Japan’s first news reporters could be trusted intermediaries between the government and the people, because as samurai they possessed higher standards of morality. That expectations of superior moral conduct continue to justify in the eyes of the general public the right of newspapers to speak truth to power can be seen by mass cancellations of subscriptions of newspapers whose staff betray these expectations through involvement in scandal. Likewise, the emphasis on “character building” (jinkaku keisei) in Japanese higher education is another link to perceived “samurai values.” Some of Japan’s leading private universities were founded in the late nineteenth century by former samurai. As in the case of journalism, the maintenance of superior moral conduct helps strengthen the claim to legitimacy of educational institutions in Japan. Finally, I will present a picture of Nitobe as an example of a former samurai who long after his passing continues to be revered for having adhered to the “samurai values” he both defined and embraced.
Ulice kot prostor skupnostnega povezovanja: primer urbane prenove soseske Samdeok v Seulu
Authors: KRIŽNIK Blaž
Published: July 2018

Ulice imajo za vsakdanje življenje v mestih izrazito večplasten pomen, ki pa se je v zadnjih desetletjih močno spremenil. Južnokorejska prestolnica Seul v tem pogledu ni izjema. Ulice so bile nekdaj središče družbenega in gospodarskega življenja v mestu in so pomembno zaznamovale njegovo prostorsko ureditev in identiteto. Zaradi hitre rasti motoriziranega prometa in tržno naravnanega urbanega razvoja so se ulice postopoma spremenile v prometne koridorje in večinoma izgubile nekdanjo vlogo pri oblikovanju in ohranjanju skupnostnega življenja v lokalnem okolju. Vendar so se nedavno okrepila prizadevanja tako seulske mestne uprave kot civilne družbe za izboljšanje hodljivosti in ponovno oživitev ulic kot dela javnega prostora v mestu. Urbana regeneracija soseske Samdeok v Seulu predstavlja primer takšnih prizadevanj, kjer naj bi prenova uličnega prostora izboljšala kakovost bivalnega okolja in pripomogla k skupnostnemu povezovanju. Študija primera soseske Samdeok želi prispevati k boljšemu razumevanju ulic kot prostora skupnostnega povezovanja ter vloge, ki jo imajo pri tem skupnostno opredeljena urbana regeneracija in različni deležniki. Izsledki študije kažejo, da se je zaradi urbane regeneracije skupnostni pomen ulic v soseski Samdoek povečal, na kar pa je bolj kot prenova uličnega prostora vplivalo vključevanje javnosti v odločanje o prenovi. Partnerstva, ki se tako oblikujejo med javnimi ustanovami, civilno družbo in prebivalci, bi lahko dolgoročno pomembno prispevala k uveljavljanju družbeno bolj vključujočih, pravičnejših in vzdržnejših oblik urbanega razvoja v Seulu in širše.
Relacijsko sebstvo in moderni subjekt v klasični in sodobni kitajski filozofiji: od etike vlog do transformativnega sebstva
Authors: ROŠKER Jana S.
Published: July 2018

Članek izhaja iz predpostavke, da sta razsvetljenska koncepta avtonomnega subjekta in humanizma v sedanji obliki zastarela in neprimerna za idejno osnovo sodobnega časa. Svobodna volja posameznika nima več opore v etičnih maksimah, saj te znotraj visoko diferenciranih socialnih in tehnoloških kontekstov sodobnih družb ne morejo več služiti kot zanesljivi kriteriji realizacije moralnih imperativov. To pa pomeni, da je ogrožena tako moralna kot tudi politična avtonomija posameznika. Avtorica izhaja iz predpostavke, da sodijo tovrstne ideje po drugi strani k najpomembnejšim kulturnim in filozofskim dediščinam Evrope in da je zato treba ta koncepta postaviti v plodno kontrastivno, poliloško in dialektično razmerje s sorodnimi dediščinami neevropskih kultur. Sinteza različnih tradicij humanizma namreč ni samo mogoča, temveč tudi nujna. Članek se pri tem osredotoča na pregled subjektu sorodnih konceptov znotraj kitajske filozofije, pri čemer poudari tradicionalne osnove ter specifično kitajsko razumevanje pojma sebstva.
Guest Editor’s Foreword
Authors: CULIBERG Luka
Published: July 2018

The oscillation between fascination and derision directed toward bushidō in the last hundred or so years, both in Japan and abroad, is just one characteristic aspect of this ambiguous “samurai code of honour”. Ever since the notion of bushidō took the centre stage in the discourse on Japanese culture and national character in the Meiji period (1868–1912), various thinkers imbued the notion with the whole gamut of ideological interpretations, seeing in it everything from ultimate evidence of Japanese uniqueness on one end, to recognising in bushidō the symbol of Japanese civilized status by virtue of the universality of its ethical postulations on the other. Moreover, this vague and elusive idea of “samurai honour” continues to function as an empty shell for whatever ideological content wishes to occupy its place.
Coupled Electro-Chemical-Soil Model to Evaluate the Influence of Soil Aeration on Underground Metal Pipe Corrosion
Authors: Azoor R.M. , Deo R.N. , Birbilis N. , Kodikara J.K.
Published: July 2018

A mechanistic understanding of the process of underground corrosion is important for modeling pipeline deterioration. In this study, a time-dependent multiscale numerical model incorporating electrochemistry and soil hydrology is developed. The model realistically simulates soil moisture and aeration conditions and their influence on anodic/cathodic activity without prior definition. In this manner, both micro- and macrocell corrosion and their evolution with time are simulated along with the effects of differential aeration. The model was validated with low-alloy cast iron corrosion data from the United States National Bureau of Standards corrosion exposure study. The effect of soil aeration in controlling soil corrosiveness was simulated with suitable boundary conditions. It was demonstrated that macrocells arising due to differential aeration can lead to elevated levels of corrosion in pipelines, especially in fairly aerated soils.
Oran Park
Authors: Willis Ian
Published: July 2018

Oran Park is a locality on the southwest rural-urban interface of the Sydney metropolitan area. It is an area that has been a zone of transition and contrasts, similar to other parts of the Sydney basin. For some it is a place of loss, while for others it is a place of hope and a fulfilment of their dreams.The western part of the locality of Oran Park is delineated by the Northern Road, the southern boundary is Cobbitty Road, while in the east the area is bounded by the watercourse of South Creek and in the north Lowes Creek. The area has always had a rural character and in 2001 the population of the Oran Park–Catherine Field area was 1,470, yet within 20 years Oran Park is predicted to grow to 25,000, while the Camden local government area will surge by 390 per cent to a population of over 250,000.
Cockatoo Island
Authors: Fletcher Patrick
Published: July 2018

Over the course of 170 years, few locations in Sydney have changed as dramatically as Cockatoo Island. Its size, shape and texture today bear little resemblance to the uninhabited, rocky, treecovered island it was in 1839, when the British decided to build a prison on it.As Sydney grew from a colonial settlement into a city, Cockatoo Island changed inexorably. Its wooded slopes were cleared, its upper parts were levelled for the construction of prison barracks, and its sandstone foreshores were blasted with gunpowder to construct a dry dock.The island's size actually increased when cutting and filling formed extensive aprons to accommodate shipbuilding. Once 12.9 hectares, the largest island in Sydney Harbour, today Cockatoo Island is 17.9 hectares, a magnificent artefact of nineteenth-and twentieth-century penal and industrial development.
Colonists and the Natural Environment in 18th Century Sydney
Authors: Aplin Graeme
Published: July 2018

Early European inhabitants of Sydney found themselves in a strange natural environment, far removed from those of the Britain they had left behind. They reacted to it in various ways, were constrained by it in various ways, and began to change their new environment from the moment they first stepped ashore. This study focuses on the two-way interaction between humans and nature, from the landing of the First Fleet to the end of the 18th century. It primarily uses first-hand accounts, attempting to read between the lines or deconstruct them to gain a possible overview of the range of early European reactions to the Sydney environment, and to at least begin to understand them. It also uses this evidence to look at and better understand the constraints that the environment placed on the daily life of the colonists in early Sydney, as well as the ways in which those early Sydneysiders changed their environment. Later historical works and more recent studies of Sydney’s natural environment are also used to help in furthering these understandings.