Pan Maoming’s Philosophy and Cosmology: a Historiographical Research on the Sources and Cultural Background by Sergii Rudenko, Feng-Shuo Chang, Changming Zhang

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Some Wondrous Effects of Inner Calm, as Described and Explained in Yu Yan’s Zhouyi cantong qi fahui by Stephen Eskildsen

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“Tears on the Flowers” Worldwide Natural Experiments of Art Healing by Shaun McNiff

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Ch’i and Artistic Expression: An East Asian Worldview that Fits the Creative Process Everywhere by Shaun McNiff

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Transforming Inner Alchemical Vision into Painting: Huang Gongwang’s <i>Clearing after Sudden Snow</i> by Ziyun Liu

“…This paper argues that the Yuan dynasty Daoist Huang Gongwang’s 黃公望 (1269–1354) painting <i>Clearing after Sudden Snow</i> resonates with the principles of inner alchemy (<i>neidan</i>, 內丹), particularly the stage known as the resurgence of <i>yang</i> force. …”
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The Tripods in Daoist Alchemy: Uncovering a Material Source of Immortality by Zhen Fan

“…Later, in the Southern Song dynasty, inner alchemy (<i>neidan</i> 內丹) rebuilt the significance of the tripod and the nine tripods in inner refining, inventing new theories, such as the body-tripod metaphor, the nine orbits, and the lunar phases. …”
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Visualizing the Invisible Body: Redefining <i>Shanshui</i> and the Human Body in the Daoist Context by Ziyun Liu

“…Secondly and more importantly, with the development of inner alchemy (<i>neidan</i> 內丹), <i>shanshui</i> and the human body are identified as representative of one another. …”
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How plant density affects maize spike differentiation, kernel set, and grain yield formation in Northeast China? by Ming ZHANG, Tao CHEN, Hojatollah Latifmanesh, Xiao-min FENG, Tie-hua CAO, Chun-rong QIAN, Ai-xing DENG, Zhen-wei SONG, Wei-jian ZHANG

“…A two-year field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of plant density on tassel and ear differentiation, anthesis-silking interval (ASI), and grain yield formation of two types of modern maize hybrids (Zhongdan 909 (ZD909) as tolerant hybrid to crowding stress, Jidan 209 (JD209) and Neidan 4 (ND4) as intolerant hybrids to crowding stress) in Northeast China. …”
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