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Unravelling the complex meanings and origins of zisha teapots in the Ming and Qing dynasties
Published 2023“…The unglazed teapots, made from <em>zisha</em> clay using a slabbuilding technique, have been appreciated by tea consumers since the Late Ming dynasty onwards. The study employs a multidisciplinary approach, including ethnographic research, archaeological science, historical analysis, the concept of <em>chaîne opératoire</em>, and experimental archaeology, to examine various data sources and gain a comprehensive understanding of the origins and development of <em>zisha</em> teapots.…”
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Maternal neonaticide, shame and social melancholy in Hsu-Ming Teo's Love and Vertigo
Published 2023“…Most critics read Love and Vertigo (2000) by Chinese-Australian writer Hsu-Ming Teo as a novel about diaspora and migrancy. …”
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Building fame through tea: the Wu Family and the Manufacture of zisha teapots during the Ming and Qing dynasties
Published 2024“…By examining the Wu family’s connection with the origin of zisha teapots, this study investigates how Ming literati used material culture to shape family reputation. …”
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The impact of Ming and Qing dynasty maritime bans on trade ceramics recovered from coastal settlements in northern Sumatra, Indonesia
Published 2020“…We review published literature and historical texts to propose that three periods of official Chinese maritime bans impacted the composition and circulation of trade ceramics along Asian trade routes: Ming Ban 1 (1371 – 1509), Ming Ban 2 (1521 – 1529), and Qing Ban (1654 – 1684). …”
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Shi'ism, politics, and identity in Bahrain
Published 2017“…A 'naive' view of identity sees it as straightforwardly and deterministically causative, but if so the 2011 Pearl Uprising in Bahrain appears a paradox - a primarily secular episode of political contestation in a country with a Shi'a majority, against a Sunni dominated regime, in a political realm with a Shi'a Islamist-dominated opposition. …”
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晚明男色小说中的性别书写和意义 ：《宜春香质〉为例 = Gender writings and significance in late ming male erotic novels : a case study on Yi Chun Xiang Zhi
Published 2016“…The works of Zui Xi Hu Xin Yue Zhu Ren (醉西湖心月主人), namely Yi Chun Xiang Zhi, from the late-Ming era is one of the most significant illustrations of China’s male erotic novels. …”
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相声剧中的反思议题 ：以《东厂仅一位》为例 = Topics in stand-up comedy : a case study on “The Last One of Ming dynasty”
Published 2014“…This thesis is a case study on Comedian Workshop’s work “The Last One of Ming Dynasty”, which performed on year 2001. It is one of the famous works by Comedian Workshop and being performed again as their first performance in China lately. …”
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Tailoring the properties of shape memory polymers via UV cross-linking
Published 2023“…This study covers the experimental investigation of ultraviolet (UV) resin and Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)-like resin properties when it is cross-linked via UV and its shape memory behaviour. Several tests were conducted to observe the characteristics of both UV resin and ABS-like resin and when it is mixed with other polymers such as Polycaprolactone (PCL) and Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU). …”
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Understanding solar PV through the MinUS-C module grounded in the ADDIE instructional model
Published 2024“…This study addresses this gap by developing the MinUS-C (Minecraft Urban Solar Community) learning module, grounded in the ADDIE instructional model, to systematically enhance students’ understanding and readiness for solar PV technology. …”
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《虬髯客传》的古今诠释 : 以《虬髯客传》、《虬髯翁》和《风尘三侠之红拂女》为例 = Retelling “The legend of curled beard” : examples from Tang, Ming and Contemporary
Published 2015“…The Tang short story provides the base plot for all the other adaptations, portraying a majestic hero Curled Beard who is as wise as the second Tang Emperor Li Shi Min. The Ming play aims to persuade the rebels at that time to stop their rebellion by showing how the wise Curled Beard decide to expand his territory overseas and not overthrow the dynasty. …”
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史铁生作品中的终极关怀 = The ultimate concern in the works of Shi Tiesheng
Published 2017“…This thesis would discuss the works of Shi Tiesheng from three aspects. Firstly, the transformation of his view deriving mainly from disability awareness, as he shift his focus on "disabled people" to "people's disability". …”
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A New Hyperbox Selection Rule and a Pruning Strategy for the Enhanced Fuzzy Min–Max Neural Network
Published 2017“…In this paper, we extend our previous work on the Enhanced Fuzzy Min–Max (EFMM) neural network by introducing a new hyperbox selection rule and a pruning strategy to reduce network complexity and improve classification performance. …”
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On the link upgrade problem for networks
Published 2008“…In this thesis, we study the link upgrade problem and examine some existing heuristic algorithms that have been proposed for this problem, implements and evaluate the performance of these algorithms. …”
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Unit-linked policies in Singapore
Published 2014“…In recent years, unit-linked products have gained popularity in the life industry. …”
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论明泰昌、天启初年内臣与朝臣的关系 ：以宦官王安为例 = The relationship between eunuchs and imperial officials from Ming Tai Chang period to early Tian Qi period : a case study of eunuch Wang An
Published 2021“…最后王安的覆灭也意味着以魏忠贤为首的阉党崛起，失去依靠的东林人士被严厉打击。In the Ming Dynasty, in order for imperial edicts to be promulgated, approval from the Directorate of Ceremonial (司礼监), an eunuch institution, was often needed. …”
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