The Chinese Origin of the Muara Jambi Gong as Evidenced by a New Archaeological Find

Archipel ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-14
Author(s):  
Claudine Salmon
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Origin

The Oral Dimension

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Francis Kornicki
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
Spoken Language ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Chinese Characters ◽  
Limited Extent ◽  
Chinese Origin ◽  
Chinese Texts

This chapter first examines the oral dimension of the dissemination of Sinitic texts in East Asia. Although a few individuals who had spent many years in China or who were of Chinese origin were able to read Chinese texts in some form of Chinese pronunciation, this was not the case even for most members of the elites, for few spent much time in China. In most societies, conventional pronunciations developed for Chinese characters and these conformed to local phonologies. The first stage of vernacularization, therefore, was in the oral domain. Conversely, however, since there was no common spoken language like Latin, opportunities for intellectual exchange with people from other societies were limited. The remainder of this chapter, therefore, examines the limited extent to which interpreters were trained and other people learned spoken foreign languages. The chapter concludes with an examination of brush conversation, a written substitute for oral conversation.

scholarly journals Chinese origin and radiation of the Palaeozoic crinoid family Petalocrinidae

Palaeoworld ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 445-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying-Yan Mao ◽  
Jih-Pai Lin ◽  
Cai-Hua Lin ◽  
William I. Ausich
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Origin

Possible Transoceanic Rafting of Lepas Spp. on an Unopened Plastic Bottle of Chinese Origin Washed Ashore in Victoria, Australia

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-90
Author(s):  
Alexander Cooke ◽  
Huseyin Sumer
Keyword(s):  
Vibrio Parahaemolyticus ◽  
Vibrio Alginolyticus ◽  
Marine Debris ◽  
First Report ◽  
Environmental Threats ◽  
Plastic Bottle ◽  
Chinese Origin ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Goose Barnacle ◽  
Small Colony

Floating marine debris and litter act as a vector transporting various species across long distances. The present study reports possible transoceanic rafting of a small colony of barnacles on an unopened plastic bottle of Chinese origin found washed ashore on the Ninety Mile Beach in Victoria, Australia. The crustaceans attached were identified to be the goose barnacle Lepas pectinata. Based on the number and size of the colony the marine pollutant was estimated to adrift for several months. We hypothesised the origin of the flotsam, especially the barnacles and how it made its way from the Pacific to be washed ashore in Australia. Furthermore, we identified two types of microbes, Vibrio alginolyticus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus, associated with the Lepas pectinata growing on the bottle. This study appears to be the first report of possible transoceanic rafting on unused plastic pollutants and highlights the potential environmental threats caused by plastic.

scholarly journals Identification of MHC class I sequences in Chinese-origin rhesus macaques

2007 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie A. Karl ◽  
Roger W. Wiseman ◽  
Kevin J. Campbell ◽  
Alex J. Blasky ◽  
Austin L. Hughes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mhc Class I ◽  
Rhesus Macaques ◽  
Class I ◽  
Chinese Origin

scholarly journals Aged Chinese-origin rhesus macaques infected with SIV develop marked viremia in absence of clinical disease, inflammation or cognitive impairment

Retrovirology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie J. Bissel ◽  
Kate Gurnsey ◽  
Hank P. Jedema ◽  
Nicholas F. Smith ◽  
Guoji Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Rhesus Macaques ◽  
Clinical Disease ◽  
Chinese Origin

scholarly journals High clinical heterogeneity in a Chinese pedigree of retinal vasculopathy with cerebral leukoencephalopathy and systemic manifestations (RVCL-S)

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Xie ◽  
Qiying Sun ◽  
Jinxia Yang ◽  
Yangjie Zhou ◽  
Hongwei Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mesenteric Ischemia ◽  
Small Vessel Disease ◽  
Normocytic Anemia ◽  
Increased Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Clinical Genetic ◽  
Internal Organs ◽  
Chinese Origin ◽  
Cerebral Dysfunction ◽  
Systemic Manifestations ◽  
Comprehensive Characterization

Abstract Background Being a newly defined disease, RVCL-S is underrecognized by clinicians globally. It is an autosomal dominantly inherited small vessel disease caused by the heterozygous C-terminal frameshift mutation in TREX1 gene. RVCL-S is featured by cerebral dysfunction, retinopathy, and vasculopathy in multiple internal organs. Misdiagnosis may cause devastating consequences in patients, such as iatrogenic PML caused by misuse of immunosuppressants. Thus, increasing awareness of this disease is in urgent need. Results We uncovered a large Chinese origin RVCL-S pedigree bearing the TREX1 mutation. A comprehensive characterization combining clinical, genetic, and neuropathological analysis was performed. The Intrafamilial comparison showed highly heterogeneous clinical phenotypes. Mutation carriers in our pedigree presented with retinopathy (8/13), seizures (2/13), increased intracranial pressure (1/13), mild cognitive impairment (3/13), stroke-like episode (3/13), mesenteric ischemia (1/13), nephropathy (9/13), ascites (3/13), hypertension (9/13), hyperlipidemia (3/8), hypoalbuminemia (3/8), normocytic anemia (3/8), subclinical hypothyroidism (1/8), hyperfibrinogenemia (1/8), hyperparathyroidism (2/8), and abnormal inflammatory markers (4/8). The constellation of symptoms is highly varied, making RVCL-S a challenging diagnosis. Comparison with reported RVCL-S pedigrees further revealed that the mesenteric ischemia is a novel clinical finding and the MRS pattern of brain lesions is emulating neoplasm and tumefactive demyelination. Conclusion Our reports characterize a highly heterogeneous RVCL-S pedigree, highlight the probability of misdiagnosis in clinical practice, and broaden the clinical spectrum of RVCL-S.

2-Hydroxyethyl glucosinolate from Capparis masaikai of chinese origin

1989 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 1252-1254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhong Hu ◽  
Jenny A. Lewis ◽  
A.Bryan Hanley ◽  
G.Roger Fenwick
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Origin

Ecosystem services and tradeoffs in the home food gardens of African American, Chinese-origin and Mexican-origin households in Chicago, IL

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Taylor ◽  
Sarah Taylor Lovell ◽  
Sam E. Wortman ◽  
Michelle Chan
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Ornamental Plant ◽  
Urban Land Use ◽  
Mexican Origin ◽  
Chinese Origin ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Food Gardens

AbstractWith increasing urbanization and environmental degradation, urban landscapes are increasingly expected to provide a wide range of ecosystem services typically associated with rural areas, including biodiversity conservation and food production. Because residential landscapes constitute the largest single urban land use, domestic gardens have emerged as a topic of research interest and planning concern. The ecosystem services (or disservices) these landscapes provide, however, have not been rigorously measured, nor have tradeoffs between the services they provide been assessed. In this study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 59 African American, Chinese-origin or Mexican-origin households with on-lot or vacant lot food gardens in Chicago. Crop plants and cultivated ornamental plants on the lot were inventoried and mapped at the species level. A total of 123 edible plant taxa from 25 families and 288 ornamental plant species from 85 families were identified, for a combined total of 387 species from 90 families. Cumulatively, the gardens of African American households were relatively rich in ornamental plant species and families, while those of Chinese-origin households had a depauperate flora. Crop plant richness was more even across sample types. Shade trees and a developed shrub layer were absent from most gardens, possibly representing a tradeoff in ecosystem services in favor of food production. The richness of the aggregate 2.1 ha of residential property inventoried in this study was comparable with or exceeded that of a 34 ha prairie remnant west of Chicago. However, only 35 (9.6%) of the inventoried species were native to the Chicago area.

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