The Bluest Eye is Toni Morrison’s first novel.After its publication,it receives many criticisms.This article aims to ana lyze Pecola and Claudia’s understandings about black culture,then to clarify that different in...The Bluest Eye is Toni Morrison’s first novel.After its publication,it receives many criticisms.This article aims to ana lyze Pecola and Claudia’s understandings about black culture,then to clarify that different interpretations of the very name"the bluest eye"lead to different fates.With different visions of the black heritage,Pecola and Claudia have different perception of the world and thus have widely divergent outcomes in the painful circumstances.展开更多
The present paper reports eight heteropoty blues of double 2:17 motybdophosphates tanthanide comptexes with tacunary Dawson structure, i.e., K_(17)H_2[Ln(P_2Mo_2~ⅤMo_(15)~ⅥO_(16))_2], nH_2O and K_(17)H_4 [Ln(P_2Mo~...The present paper reports eight heteropoty blues of double 2:17 motybdophosphates tanthanide comptexes with tacunary Dawson structure, i.e., K_(17)H_2[Ln(P_2Mo_2~ⅤMo_(15)~ⅥO_(16))_2], nH_2O and K_(17)H_4 [Ln(P_2Mo~Ⅴ_4Mo_(13)~ⅥO_(61))_2], nH_2O(Ln=La, Pr, Sm, Yb). They were characterized by etementat anatyses, potentiometric titration, IR, UV, potarography, cyclic vottammetry, X-ray photoelectron spectra, X-ray powder diffraction, thermat analyses and ESR. The results show that the properties of these heteropoty btues are different from those of heteropoty blues with saturated Dawson structure and other tacunary series. They are more stabte than their parent heteropoty acids in aqueous sotution and have the abitity of anti-base decomposition.展开更多
The 1991 Booker Prize--winning novelist Ben Okri, while traveling in the Deep South after Barack Obama＇s victory in the November 2008 presidential election, wrote that Elvis Presley was a lingering deity in the city ...The 1991 Booker Prize--winning novelist Ben Okri, while traveling in the Deep South after Barack Obama＇s victory in the November 2008 presidential election, wrote that Elvis Presley was a lingering deity in the city of Memphis. The images of Elvis Presley, who earned the sobriquet ＂King of Rock＂ early in his career, and that of B. B. King, the exemplar extraordinaire of the Blues, are ubiquitous in the city of Memphis, which may be regarded as a metonym for the Blues and Rock ＇n Roll. The byline for the city of Memphis is, ＂Home of the Blues, Birthplace of Rock ＇n Roll＂, and this fact announces itself to the visitor as soon as he/she enters the arrivals concourse of the Memphis International Airport. As one proceeds towards the baggage claims area, the images which saturate the walkway create an aura that is redolent of the city＇s vibrant Rock ＇n Roll era. Drawing on Foucault＇s notion of heterotopias, as well as Jakobson＇s work on metonymy, this paper explores the hybrid musical spatiality of the city of Memphis and its environs, as well as its iconic status in the evolution of Rock ＇n Roll which was engendered by the Blues.展开更多
Chinese from all walks of life face the bite of inflation as the country’s consumer price index(CPI) soars DATA of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) show the country’s consumer price index(CPI),a broad measure...Chinese from all walks of life face the bite of inflation as the country’s consumer price index(CPI) soars DATA of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) show the country’s consumer price index(CPI),a broad measure of inflation, grew 5.3 percent in April,after recording a 32-month-high growth of 5.4 percent in展开更多
LIKE Christmas in the West, Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, remains the most important social and economic holiday in China. But a survey conducted by Horizon Key Research at the end of 2012. two months before C...LIKE Christmas in the West, Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, remains the most important social and economic holiday in China. But a survey conducted by Horizon Key Research at the end of 2012. two months before Chinese New Year, which fell on Febru- ary 10 this year. indicated that over 70 percent of young people in China feel stressed about the celebration. Due to a clash between centuries-old traditions and modern life. China＇s young people have increas- ingly complex feelings about Spring Festival, and now observe and spend the holiday in a very different man- her than previous generations.展开更多
For eight kinds of acidic potassium salts of hetcropoly blues which have not been reported in literature,the isomeri/.ation reaction in solution for these two-and four-electron hcteropoly blue solids were investigated...For eight kinds of acidic potassium salts of hetcropoly blues which have not been reported in literature,the isomeri/.ation reaction in solution for these two-and four-electron hcteropoly blue solids were investigated by means of polarograms,cyclic voltammetry,31P NMR and X-ray diffraction methods.The heteropolynier of PMo12 and AsMo12 converte to their β-isomers during isomerization reaction which were found to have antiacidolysis property.展开更多
Blue calico,which dates back more than 800 years,is a traditional blue-and-white-printed fabric in Nantong,a city in East China's Jiangsu Province.Blue calico is renowned for its simple,yet elegant,patterns,the st...Blue calico,which dates back more than 800 years,is a traditional blue-and-white-printed fabric in Nantong,a city in East China's Jiangsu Province.Blue calico is renowned for its simple,yet elegant,patterns,the striking beauty of its blue-and-white harmony and,especially,for its printing and dyeing being performed by hand.展开更多
Cryptochromes(CRYs)are photolyase-like bluelight receptors originally identified in Arabidopsis thaliana(Arabidopsis)and have since been identified across diverse evolutionary lineages.Cryptochromes not only transduce...Cryptochromes(CRYs)are photolyase-like bluelight receptors originally identified in Arabidopsis thaliana(Arabidopsis)and have since been identified across diverse evolutionary lineages.Cryptochromes not only transduce blue-light cues to the circadian clock but also maintain the temperature compensation of circadian clock.However,the precise mechanism by which CRYs integrate blue light signals into the circadian clock in Arabidopsis is still under investigation.This study revealed that,when blue light was filtered out from white light,the circadian period length in Col-0 was extended,but not in the cry1 cry2double mutant.This indicates that both blue light and CRYs are crucial for regulating the circadian rhythm.Furthermore,we discovered that CRY2 interacted with PSEUDORESPONSE REGULATOR 5(PRR5),a key component of the circadian clock under blue light,which suppressed PRR5's transcriptional inhibition ability on CCA1 and LHY.These findings illuminate the pathway through which blue light influences the circadian clock via the CRY2-PRR5 module.展开更多
Prussian blue analogs(PBAs)are considered one of the excellent cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries due to their low cost and high theoretical specific capacity,especially sodium-rich iron-based PBAs(FeHCF)can p...Prussian blue analogs(PBAs)are considered one of the excellent cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries due to their low cost and high theoretical specific capacity,especially sodium-rich iron-based PBAs(FeHCF)can provide higher energy density.FeHCF has a poor charge/discharge platform stability at high voltages(FeC_(6)moiety),which is mainly affected by its coordination environment.In this research,Cu^(+)(six-coordinated),which is close to the ionic radius of Fe^(2+),was used for substitution,the FeC_(6)vacancies of FeHCF were reduced,and the coordination environment was optimized.The low Cu^(+)-substituted FeHCF(Cu^(+)0.625)has an optimal electrochemical performance at 8.5 mA/g with a reversible specific capacity of 142 mA h/g and FeC_(6)moiety contribution of more than 68 mA h/g,which is superior to that of unmodified and other Cu^(2+)-substituted FeHCFs.In situ tests demonstrate the reversible structural stability of the Cu^(+)0.625,supporting the stability of their high-voltage platform capacity.This Cu^(+)substitution strategy further enriches the approach to optimize the coordination environment of sodium-rich FeHCF.展开更多
Prussian blue analogs(PBAs)have emerged as environmentally friendly and structurally tunable cathode materials for aqueous ammonium-ion batteries(AIBs).However,the fundamental role of crystalline H_(2)O in regulating ...Prussian blue analogs(PBAs)have emerged as environmentally friendly and structurally tunable cathode materials for aqueous ammonium-ion batteries(AIBs).However,the fundamental role of crystalline H_(2)O in regulating ammonium-ion storage and transport remains poorly understood.In this study,we present a comprehensive comparison between hydrated NH_(4)NiHCF-H_(2)O and its anhydrous counterpart NH_(4)NiHCF,revealing the critical contribution of interstitial water to electrochemical performance.Structural and spectroscopic analyses confirm that interstitial water forms robust hydrogen bonds with NH_(4)+ions,stabilizing the PBA framework and mitigating structural degradation during cycling.Electrochemical measurements show that NH_(4)NiHCF-H_(2)O delivers a significantly higher specific capacity of 61 mA h g^(−1)at 0.2 C and markedly improved rate performance compared to NH_(4)NiHCF(48 mA h g^(−1)at 0.2 C).Kinetic analysis reveals that interstitial water enhances NH_(4)+diffusion,as evidenced by higher diffusion coefficients.Furthermore,density functional theory(DFT)calculations demonstrate that crystal water acts as a hydrogen bond acceptor,preferentially interacting with NH_(4)+and reducing the migration energy barrier,thereby facilitating fast ion transport.This work provides fundamental insights into the role of crystal water in PBAs and offers a rational design strategy for improving the kinetics,structural stability of PBAs cathodes for AIBs.展开更多
Thermally activated delayed fluorescence(TADF)exciplexes,constituted of donor-acceptor moieties,have garnered mounting interest because of their promising potential to obtain high-performance electroluminescent device...Thermally activated delayed fluorescence(TADF)exciplexes,constituted of donor-acceptor moieties,have garnered mounting interest because of their promising potential to obtain high-performance electroluminescent devices.However,the moderate reverse intersystem crossing(RISC)of current reported exciplex systems and the lack of clear molecular design concepts to improve this situation have distinctly hindered the further use of exciplexes in organic light-emitting diodes(OLEDs).Herein,we conduct an exploration of exciplex systems founded upon[2,2]paracyclophane(PCP)-containing donor molecules and a triazine acceptor,which exhibit very fast RISC processes with a rate constant(k_(RISC))up to 8.3×10^(6) s^(-1)benefiting from the efficient interactions between the donor and acceptor fragments induced by the peripheral spatial-blocking of PCP group.Utilizing these deep-blue exciplexes as hosts and a multiple resonance(MR)molecule as emitter,pure-blue narrowband OLEDs with CIE coordinates of(0.124,0.137),a full-width at half-maximum(FWHM)of 23 nm,and a high external quantum efficiency(EQE)of around 30%are accessed.This study paves the way for developing blue OLEDs using PCP-based exciplex materials with an enhanced RISC process.展开更多
Although manganese Prussian blue analogues(Mn-PBAs)offer advantages as cost-effective,high-energy-density cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries,their practical application is severely constrained by substantial c...Although manganese Prussian blue analogues(Mn-PBAs)offer advantages as cost-effective,high-energy-density cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries,their practical application is severely constrained by substantial capacity degradation during long-term cycling.This performance deterioration is closely associated with the structural instability of the material during the cycling process,which is mainly attributed to the gradual dissolution of the active material into the electrolyte and severe lattice distortion during Na+intercalation/deintercalation.Fortunately,the aforementioned challenges can be effectively addressed by fabricating an in situ engineered nickel cage(ISE-NC)on Mn-PBAs(denoted as Mn-PBAs-NC).Experimental characterization combined with theoretical calculations reveals that this spontaneously formed nickel cage not only suppresses the diffusion of Mn-PBAs into the electrolyte but also acts as a structural stabilizer,significantly alleviating lattice distortion during cycling.This dual stabilization mechanism ensures remarkable cycling stability,with Mn-PBAs-NC delivering a retained capacity of 96.4 mA h g^(−1)(80%capacity retention)over 2,300 cycles at 2 C,elevating the cycle life of Mn-PBAs to unprecedented levels.展开更多
Report highlights job fears sweeping China unemployment fears are rising across China amid the worsening global financial crisis, according to a recent report. The Society Blue Paper,
China’s KTV industry could shrink as a result of rising costs Arise in karaoke club copyright charges could cause major ripples in China’s booming KTV industry.In early August 2008, China Audio-Video Copyright Assoc...China’s KTV industry could shrink as a result of rising costs Arise in karaoke club copyright charges could cause major ripples in China’s booming KTV industry.In early August 2008, China Audio-Video Copyright Association(CAVCA) publicized new karaoke charges across China, with Shanghai topping the charge rates at 11.1 yuan ($1.6) per day for each karaoke room.展开更多
文摘The Bluest Eye is Toni Morrison’s first novel.After its publication,it receives many criticisms.This article aims to ana lyze Pecola and Claudia’s understandings about black culture,then to clarify that different interpretations of the very name"the bluest eye"lead to different fates.With different visions of the black heritage,Pecola and Claudia have different perception of the world and thus have widely divergent outcomes in the painful circumstances.
文摘The present paper reports eight heteropoty blues of double 2:17 motybdophosphates tanthanide comptexes with tacunary Dawson structure, i.e., K_(17)H_2[Ln(P_2Mo_2~ⅤMo_(15)~ⅥO_(16))_2], nH_2O and K_(17)H_4 [Ln(P_2Mo~Ⅴ_4Mo_(13)~ⅥO_(61))_2], nH_2O(Ln=La, Pr, Sm, Yb). They were characterized by etementat anatyses, potentiometric titration, IR, UV, potarography, cyclic vottammetry, X-ray photoelectron spectra, X-ray powder diffraction, thermat analyses and ESR. The results show that the properties of these heteropoty btues are different from those of heteropoty blues with saturated Dawson structure and other tacunary series. They are more stabte than their parent heteropoty acids in aqueous sotution and have the abitity of anti-base decomposition.
文摘The 1991 Booker Prize--winning novelist Ben Okri, while traveling in the Deep South after Barack Obama＇s victory in the November 2008 presidential election, wrote that Elvis Presley was a lingering deity in the city of Memphis. The images of Elvis Presley, who earned the sobriquet ＂King of Rock＂ early in his career, and that of B. B. King, the exemplar extraordinaire of the Blues, are ubiquitous in the city of Memphis, which may be regarded as a metonym for the Blues and Rock ＇n Roll. The byline for the city of Memphis is, ＂Home of the Blues, Birthplace of Rock ＇n Roll＂, and this fact announces itself to the visitor as soon as he/she enters the arrivals concourse of the Memphis International Airport. As one proceeds towards the baggage claims area, the images which saturate the walkway create an aura that is redolent of the city＇s vibrant Rock ＇n Roll era. Drawing on Foucault＇s notion of heterotopias, as well as Jakobson＇s work on metonymy, this paper explores the hybrid musical spatiality of the city of Memphis and its environs, as well as its iconic status in the evolution of Rock ＇n Roll which was engendered by the Blues.
文摘Chinese from all walks of life face the bite of inflation as the country’s consumer price index(CPI) soars DATA of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) show the country’s consumer price index(CPI),a broad measure of inflation, grew 5.3 percent in April,after recording a 32-month-high growth of 5.4 percent in
文摘LIKE Christmas in the West, Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, remains the most important social and economic holiday in China. But a survey conducted by Horizon Key Research at the end of 2012. two months before Chinese New Year, which fell on Febru- ary 10 this year. indicated that over 70 percent of young people in China feel stressed about the celebration. Due to a clash between centuries-old traditions and modern life. China＇s young people have increas- ingly complex feelings about Spring Festival, and now observe and spend the holiday in a very different man- her than previous generations.
文摘For eight kinds of acidic potassium salts of hetcropoly blues which have not been reported in literature,the isomeri/.ation reaction in solution for these two-and four-electron hcteropoly blue solids were investigated by means of polarograms,cyclic voltammetry,31P NMR and X-ray diffraction methods.The heteropolynier of PMo12 and AsMo12 converte to their β-isomers during isomerization reaction which were found to have antiacidolysis property.
文摘Blue calico,which dates back more than 800 years,is a traditional blue-and-white-printed fabric in Nantong,a city in East China's Jiangsu Province.Blue calico is renowned for its simple,yet elegant,patterns,the striking beauty of its blue-and-white harmony and,especially,for its printing and dyeing being performed by hand.
基金supported in part by the National Key R&D Program of China(2024YFA1306700)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32330006,32150007,31825004,32200229,32170247)+1 种基金the Research Team Cultivation Program of Shenzhen University(2023DFT005to H.L.)the research fund from the Synthetic Biology Research Center of Shenzhen University。
文摘Cryptochromes(CRYs)are photolyase-like bluelight receptors originally identified in Arabidopsis thaliana(Arabidopsis)and have since been identified across diverse evolutionary lineages.Cryptochromes not only transduce blue-light cues to the circadian clock but also maintain the temperature compensation of circadian clock.However,the precise mechanism by which CRYs integrate blue light signals into the circadian clock in Arabidopsis is still under investigation.This study revealed that,when blue light was filtered out from white light,the circadian period length in Col-0 was extended,but not in the cry1 cry2double mutant.This indicates that both blue light and CRYs are crucial for regulating the circadian rhythm.Furthermore,we discovered that CRY2 interacted with PSEUDORESPONSE REGULATOR 5(PRR5),a key component of the circadian clock under blue light,which suppressed PRR5's transcriptional inhibition ability on CCA1 and LHY.These findings illuminate the pathway through which blue light influences the circadian clock via the CRY2-PRR5 module.
基金supported by the Key Talent Project of Gansu Province(2025RCXM017)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52261040)+2 种基金the Postgraduate Innovation Star Program of Gansu Province(2025CXZX-476)the Major Science and Technology Project of Gansu Province(22ZD6GA008)the Innovation Driven Assistance Engineering Project of Gansu Association for Science and Technology(GXH20250325-5).
文摘Prussian blue analogs(PBAs)are considered one of the excellent cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries due to their low cost and high theoretical specific capacity,especially sodium-rich iron-based PBAs(FeHCF)can provide higher energy density.FeHCF has a poor charge/discharge platform stability at high voltages(FeC_(6)moiety),which is mainly affected by its coordination environment.In this research,Cu^(+)(six-coordinated),which is close to the ionic radius of Fe^(2+),was used for substitution,the FeC_(6)vacancies of FeHCF were reduced,and the coordination environment was optimized.The low Cu^(+)-substituted FeHCF(Cu^(+)0.625)has an optimal electrochemical performance at 8.5 mA/g with a reversible specific capacity of 142 mA h/g and FeC_(6)moiety contribution of more than 68 mA h/g,which is superior to that of unmodified and other Cu^(2+)-substituted FeHCFs.In situ tests demonstrate the reversible structural stability of the Cu^(+)0.625,supporting the stability of their high-voltage platform capacity.This Cu^(+)substitution strategy further enriches the approach to optimize the coordination environment of sodium-rich FeHCF.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52172227)the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province (2023AFA114)+2 种基金the Guizhou Provincial Key Technology R&D Program (ZD[2025]019)provided by the Startup Fund (20QD80 and 22QD28)support from the Science&Technology Top Talents Program of Guizhou Province ([2024]349)
文摘Prussian blue analogs(PBAs)have emerged as environmentally friendly and structurally tunable cathode materials for aqueous ammonium-ion batteries(AIBs).However,the fundamental role of crystalline H_(2)O in regulating ammonium-ion storage and transport remains poorly understood.In this study,we present a comprehensive comparison between hydrated NH_(4)NiHCF-H_(2)O and its anhydrous counterpart NH_(4)NiHCF,revealing the critical contribution of interstitial water to electrochemical performance.Structural and spectroscopic analyses confirm that interstitial water forms robust hydrogen bonds with NH_(4)+ions,stabilizing the PBA framework and mitigating structural degradation during cycling.Electrochemical measurements show that NH_(4)NiHCF-H_(2)O delivers a significantly higher specific capacity of 61 mA h g^(−1)at 0.2 C and markedly improved rate performance compared to NH_(4)NiHCF(48 mA h g^(−1)at 0.2 C).Kinetic analysis reveals that interstitial water enhances NH_(4)+diffusion,as evidenced by higher diffusion coefficients.Furthermore,density functional theory(DFT)calculations demonstrate that crystal water acts as a hydrogen bond acceptor,preferentially interacting with NH_(4)+and reducing the migration energy barrier,thereby facilitating fast ion transport.This work provides fundamental insights into the role of crystal water in PBAs and offers a rational design strategy for improving the kinetics,structural stability of PBAs cathodes for AIBs.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFE0109000)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21975152,92256304,U23A20593)+1 种基金the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2022M722028)the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft(DFG)under Germany’s Excellence Strategy(3DMM2O-EXC-2082/1-390761711)。
文摘Thermally activated delayed fluorescence(TADF)exciplexes,constituted of donor-acceptor moieties,have garnered mounting interest because of their promising potential to obtain high-performance electroluminescent devices.However,the moderate reverse intersystem crossing(RISC)of current reported exciplex systems and the lack of clear molecular design concepts to improve this situation have distinctly hindered the further use of exciplexes in organic light-emitting diodes(OLEDs).Herein,we conduct an exploration of exciplex systems founded upon[2,2]paracyclophane(PCP)-containing donor molecules and a triazine acceptor,which exhibit very fast RISC processes with a rate constant(k_(RISC))up to 8.3×10^(6) s^(-1)benefiting from the efficient interactions between the donor and acceptor fragments induced by the peripheral spatial-blocking of PCP group.Utilizing these deep-blue exciplexes as hosts and a multiple resonance(MR)molecule as emitter,pure-blue narrowband OLEDs with CIE coordinates of(0.124,0.137),a full-width at half-maximum(FWHM)of 23 nm,and a high external quantum efficiency(EQE)of around 30%are accessed.This study paves the way for developing blue OLEDs using PCP-based exciplex materials with an enhanced RISC process.
基金financially supported by the Ten-thousand Talents Programthe K. C. Wong Pioneer Talent Program+3 种基金China Three Gorges Corporation (WWKY-2021–0027)Inner Mongolia Science and Technology Plan (2021ZD0033)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52202121)funded by China Petroleum&Chemical Corporation (123091)
文摘Although manganese Prussian blue analogues(Mn-PBAs)offer advantages as cost-effective,high-energy-density cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries,their practical application is severely constrained by substantial capacity degradation during long-term cycling.This performance deterioration is closely associated with the structural instability of the material during the cycling process,which is mainly attributed to the gradual dissolution of the active material into the electrolyte and severe lattice distortion during Na+intercalation/deintercalation.Fortunately,the aforementioned challenges can be effectively addressed by fabricating an in situ engineered nickel cage(ISE-NC)on Mn-PBAs(denoted as Mn-PBAs-NC).Experimental characterization combined with theoretical calculations reveals that this spontaneously formed nickel cage not only suppresses the diffusion of Mn-PBAs into the electrolyte but also acts as a structural stabilizer,significantly alleviating lattice distortion during cycling.This dual stabilization mechanism ensures remarkable cycling stability,with Mn-PBAs-NC delivering a retained capacity of 96.4 mA h g^(−1)(80%capacity retention)over 2,300 cycles at 2 C,elevating the cycle life of Mn-PBAs to unprecedented levels.
文摘Report highlights job fears sweeping China unemployment fears are rising across China amid the worsening global financial crisis, according to a recent report. The Society Blue Paper,
文摘China’s KTV industry could shrink as a result of rising costs Arise in karaoke club copyright charges could cause major ripples in China’s booming KTV industry.In early August 2008, China Audio-Video Copyright Association(CAVCA) publicized new karaoke charges across China, with Shanghai topping the charge rates at 11.1 yuan ($1.6) per day for each karaoke room.
