FROM famous chefs of long ago to the kitchens of modern China, historical Luoyang has brought culture and taste to dinner tables throughout China. With its long history, Luoyang’s chefs have been cooking up a storm f...FROM famous chefs of long ago to the kitchens of modern China, historical Luoyang has brought culture and taste to dinner tables throughout China. With its long history, Luoyang’s chefs have been cooking up a storm for centuries. Legend has it that Yi Yin, forefather of Chinese chefs during the Tang reign of the Shang Dynasty.展开更多
On March 7,2025,Reachings:Watercolor Exhibition opened at China Cultural Center in Stockholm,bringing together more than 120 Swedish artists and art enthusiasts for a grand artistic feast that transcends time and space.
In June 2026,the FIFA World Cup will be jointly hosted by three countries for the first time,featur ing 48 teams and 104 matches across 16 cities in North Amer ica.For the United States,Canada,and Mexico,this is not o...In June 2026,the FIFA World Cup will be jointly hosted by three countries for the first time,featur ing 48 teams and 104 matches across 16 cities in North Amer ica.For the United States,Canada,and Mexico,this is not only a sporting event but also a well-planned“economic feast.”展开更多
Livestock play significant roles in the lives of different peoples in Ethiopia. The importance of livestock and culture associated with them has got a greater impetus in the post-conflict political reform in Ethiopia....Livestock play significant roles in the lives of different peoples in Ethiopia. The importance of livestock and culture associated with them has got a greater impetus in the post-conflict political reform in Ethiopia. The 1990s reform provided opportunities for various ethnic groups to resuscitate aspects of their traditions that were suppressed under the previous regimes. The purpose of this study is to explore socio-economic and environmental roles of cultural based notion of cattle counting rite of the Wolaita People. The practices of cattle counting of Wolaita are called as Dala and Lika, which refers to ceremonies of public displaying of one’s own cattle wealth numbering minimum of, respectively, hundred and thousand cattle. The Dala and Lika ceremonies honor men. However, there is also Gimuwa ceremony which honors women. The ceremony of cattle counting is accompanied by the lavish feasts and series of rituals. The central figures in cattle counting rite are wealthy farmers who wish to achieve social prestige by demonstrating their cattle wealth. The practices have got a greater attention by the farmers of Wolaita since the fall of the socialist regime in 1991. Using ethnographic technique, this article tried to explore the practices of the Dala, Lika and Gimuwa, focusing on how the cattle counting rite gives economic and social status to the farmers and ensure environmental sustainability.展开更多
Two acetate-fed sequencing batch reactors （SBR） were operated under an aerobic dynamic feeding （ADF） model （SBR#2） and with anaerobic phase before aerobic phase （SBR#1） to select mixed cultures with a high pol...Two acetate-fed sequencing batch reactors （SBR） were operated under an aerobic dynamic feeding （ADF） model （SBR#2） and with anaerobic phase before aerobic phase （SBR#1） to select mixed cultures with a high polyhydroxyalkanoates （PHA） storage response. Although kinetic selection based on storage response should bring about a predominance of floc-formers, a bulking sludge with storage response comparable to well-settled sludge was steadily established. An anaerobic phase was introduced before the aerobic phase in the ADF model to improve the sludge settleability （SBR #1）, however, due to the consequent increased feast/famine ratio, the performance of SBR #1, in terms of both the maximum PHB （polyhydroxybutyrate） cell content and APHB, was lower than that of SBR #2. SBR #2 gradually reached a steady state while SBR #1 failed suddenly after 50 days of operation. The maximum specific substrate uptake rate and storage rate for the selected bulking sludge were 0.4 Cmol Ae/（Cmol X.hr） and 0.18 Cmol Ac/（Cmol PHB.hr）, respectively, resulting a yield of 0.45 Cmol PHB/（Cmol Ae） in SBR #2 in the culture enrichment phase. A maximum PHB content of 53% of total suspended solids and PHB storage rate of 1.36 Cmol Ac/（Cmol PHB.hr） was achieved at 10.2 hr in batch accumulation tests under nitrogen starvation. The results indicated that it was feasible to utilize filamentous bacteria to accumulate PHA with a rate comparable to well-settled sludge, Furthermore, the lower dissolved oxygen demand of filamentous bacteria would save energy required for aeration in the culture enrichment stage.展开更多
Traumatic spinal cord injury（SCI）often leaves patients with devastating neurological deficits.The traumatic event–or primary injury–can be due to mechanisms such as compression,distraction,shear,laceration or（rar...Traumatic spinal cord injury（SCI）often leaves patients with devastating neurological deficits.The traumatic event–or primary injury–can be due to mechanisms such as compression,distraction,shear,laceration or（rarely）even transection.Thereafter SCI patients are vulnerable to progressive,delayed damage as a result of secondary insults and secondary injury.Secondary insults such as hypoxia and hypotension occur at the level of the organism from a myriad of causes.展开更多
As Asia’s lingerie & beachwear industry leaders,the 6th session of Shanghai Mode Lingerie aiming at creating the best international lingerie & beachwear pageant was held on October 19th-20th at the
Palace Museum were opened to the public on October 11, bringing the total accessible area of the emperor＇s previous residence up to 65 percent from 52 percent. Baoyun Lou, or the Hall of Embodied Treasures. was buil...Palace Museum were opened to the public on October 11, bringing the total accessible area of the emperor＇s previous residence up to 65 percent from 52 percent. Baoyun Lou, or the Hall of Embodied Treasures. was built to store cultural relics, Its cornbination of Chinese and Western architecture styles makes it a unique part of the former imperial complex. Cining Gong, or the Palace of Benevolent Peace.展开更多
Botswanan dancers bring African vitality to Chinese audiences ON the evening of July 17,2011,the 20 young members of the Diwetse Cultural Group staged a feast of traditional Botswanan folk dances in Beijing.Between Ju...Botswanan dancers bring African vitality to Chinese audiences ON the evening of July 17,2011,the 20 young members of the Diwetse Cultural Group staged a feast of traditional Botswanan folk dances in Beijing.Between July 21 and August 4,they traveled to northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region where they performed at the Second展开更多
Autumn is harvest season.The city of Ningbo awarded the whole textile and apparel industry with the annually fashion feast–the Fashion Ningbo (Ningbo International Fashion Festival)from October 20th to 24th.
In golden October when all are fascinated with the great joy of celebration China's 60th birthday,we are welcoming the smooth opening of the 13th Ningbo International Fashion Festival.
Cockroaches pose a significant global public health concern.However,besides the well-recognized cockroach-induced allergy,the potential impact of the cockroach microbiome on human health through various means is not y...Cockroaches pose a significant global public health concern.However,besides the well-recognized cockroach-induced allergy,the potential impact of the cockroach microbiome on human health through various means is not yet fully elucidated.This study aimed to clarify the health impacts of cockroaches by investigating the microbial interactions among cockroaches,the indoor environment,and humans.We simultaneously collected cockroach,indoor environment(indoor air and floor dust),and human(exhaled breath condensate and skin)samples from residential areas in five cities representing distinct climate zones in China.The 16S rDNA sequencing results revealed that cockroaches harbor diverse bacterial populations that vary across different cities.The prevalence of potential pathogenic bacteria(PPB)in cockroaches ranged from 1.1%to 58.9%,with dominant resistance genes conferring resistance to tetracycline,macrolide,and beta-lactam.The relationships between the cockroach microbiome and the associated environmental and human microbiomes were explored by using fast expectation-maximization microbial source tracking(FEAST).The potential contribution of cockroach bacteria to the floor dust-borne microbiome and indoor airborne microbiome was estimated to be 5.6%and 1.3%,respectively.Similarly,the potential contribution of cockroach PPB to the floor dust-borne microbiome and indoor airborne microbiome was calculated to be 4.0%and 1.2%,respectively.In residences with cockroach infestations,the contribution of other sources to the indoor environment was slightly increased.Collectively,the role of cockroaches in the transmission of microorganisms,particularly pathogenic bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes,cannot be overlooked.展开更多
Dear readers,The holiday season is upon us.Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones!Christmastime is full of traditions.I always look forward to a big feast of foods that 1 don't usually get to eat during the ye...Dear readers,The holiday season is upon us.Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones!Christmastime is full of traditions.I always look forward to a big feast of foods that 1 don't usually get to eat during the year.Our December Food article introduces "A Meal Fit for a King"(P.30),which gives us a glimpse of what a Christmas meal in the Middle Ages might have been like.展开更多
The 365 Nights Series is a classical book IP of Juvenile&Children Publishing House.The revision will be back with a new look combining traditional wisdom with modern creativity,rejuvenating traditional reading,cre...The 365 Nights Series is a classical book IP of Juvenile&Children Publishing House.The revision will be back with a new look combining traditional wisdom with modern creativity,rejuvenating traditional reading,creating a feast of thinking and imagination for children,and accompanying them to grow up happily every day.展开更多
●Soil erosion resulted in homogenization of bacterial communities in the watershed.●Microbial community heterogeneity among erosion sites made soil tracing possible.●Assembly process results showed that the trackin...●Soil erosion resulted in homogenization of bacterial communities in the watershed.●Microbial community heterogeneity among erosion sites made soil tracing possible.●Assembly process results showed that the tracking results can achieve high precision.●Dryland was the main source of sediment deposition based on the result of FEAST.Sediment source tracing can accurately provide a theoretical basis for controlling soil erosion effectively,by identifying the most serious types of land use.Traditional sediment tracing methods are based on physical,chemical,biological,and composite fingerprinting,which have not included microbes.As high-throughput sequencing becomes more prevalent,microorganisms can provide more information than what we think.Thus,whether the microorganism can also be used as a special fingerprint factor for sediment source identification during soil erosion,we have tested it by using microbial source tracking tool FEAST to quantify the microbe contribution from five types of eroded land(including dryland,urban,paddy field,forest and grassland)to the depositional areas(Niubitan)in the Yuanjiang basin.The source microbial community in the erosive area was heterogeneous,and assembly process analysis further demonstrated that the source tracking results could reach higher accuracy.The results of FEAST showed that dryland(35.50%),urban(17.21%),paddy field(8.14%),and forest(1.07%)were the major contributors to Niubitan.Our results follow the general soil erosion rules and prove its validity.Taken together,a new perspective is provided by these results for tracing sediment sources in erosion-sedimentary systems.展开更多
Autophagy,which means‘‘self-eating’’,is a process in which a portion of the cytosol is enclosed in a double-membrane autophagosome and delivered to the hydrolytic vacuole/lysosome for recycling(Fig.1).Bulk degrada...Autophagy,which means‘‘self-eating’’,is a process in which a portion of the cytosol is enclosed in a double-membrane autophagosome and delivered to the hydrolytic vacuole/lysosome for recycling(Fig.1).Bulk degradation by autophagy provides energy and materials for cell survival under various stress conditions such as starvation and energy deprivation.Autophagy also has a scavenging function展开更多
文摘FROM famous chefs of long ago to the kitchens of modern China, historical Luoyang has brought culture and taste to dinner tables throughout China. With its long history, Luoyang’s chefs have been cooking up a storm for centuries. Legend has it that Yi Yin, forefather of Chinese chefs during the Tang reign of the Shang Dynasty.
文摘On March 7,2025,Reachings:Watercolor Exhibition opened at China Cultural Center in Stockholm,bringing together more than 120 Swedish artists and art enthusiasts for a grand artistic feast that transcends time and space.
文摘In June 2026,the FIFA World Cup will be jointly hosted by three countries for the first time,featur ing 48 teams and 104 matches across 16 cities in North Amer ica.For the United States,Canada,and Mexico,this is not only a sporting event but also a well-planned“economic feast.”
文摘Livestock play significant roles in the lives of different peoples in Ethiopia. The importance of livestock and culture associated with them has got a greater impetus in the post-conflict political reform in Ethiopia. The 1990s reform provided opportunities for various ethnic groups to resuscitate aspects of their traditions that were suppressed under the previous regimes. The purpose of this study is to explore socio-economic and environmental roles of cultural based notion of cattle counting rite of the Wolaita People. The practices of cattle counting of Wolaita are called as Dala and Lika, which refers to ceremonies of public displaying of one’s own cattle wealth numbering minimum of, respectively, hundred and thousand cattle. The Dala and Lika ceremonies honor men. However, there is also Gimuwa ceremony which honors women. The ceremony of cattle counting is accompanied by the lavish feasts and series of rituals. The central figures in cattle counting rite are wealthy farmers who wish to achieve social prestige by demonstrating their cattle wealth. The practices have got a greater attention by the farmers of Wolaita since the fall of the socialist regime in 1991. Using ethnographic technique, this article tried to explore the practices of the Dala, Lika and Gimuwa, focusing on how the cattle counting rite gives economic and social status to the farmers and ensure environmental sustainability.
基金support of the National Special S&T Project on the Treatment and Control of Water Pollution of China (No. 2008ZX07313-003)the Science Foundation of Harbin (No. 2007RFLXS013)+1 种基金the State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and Environment at Harbin Institute of Technology (No. 2010DX02)the National Innovation Team supported by the National Science Foundation of China (No. 50821002)
文摘Two acetate-fed sequencing batch reactors （SBR） were operated under an aerobic dynamic feeding （ADF） model （SBR#2） and with anaerobic phase before aerobic phase （SBR#1） to select mixed cultures with a high polyhydroxyalkanoates （PHA） storage response. Although kinetic selection based on storage response should bring about a predominance of floc-formers, a bulking sludge with storage response comparable to well-settled sludge was steadily established. An anaerobic phase was introduced before the aerobic phase in the ADF model to improve the sludge settleability （SBR #1）, however, due to the consequent increased feast/famine ratio, the performance of SBR #1, in terms of both the maximum PHB （polyhydroxybutyrate） cell content and APHB, was lower than that of SBR #2. SBR #2 gradually reached a steady state while SBR #1 failed suddenly after 50 days of operation. The maximum specific substrate uptake rate and storage rate for the selected bulking sludge were 0.4 Cmol Ae/（Cmol X.hr） and 0.18 Cmol Ac/（Cmol PHB.hr）, respectively, resulting a yield of 0.45 Cmol PHB/（Cmol Ae） in SBR #2 in the culture enrichment phase. A maximum PHB content of 53% of total suspended solids and PHB storage rate of 1.36 Cmol Ac/（Cmol PHB.hr） was achieved at 10.2 hr in batch accumulation tests under nitrogen starvation. The results indicated that it was feasible to utilize filamentous bacteria to accumulate PHA with a rate comparable to well-settled sludge, Furthermore, the lower dissolved oxygen demand of filamentous bacteria would save energy required for aeration in the culture enrichment stage.
文摘Traumatic spinal cord injury（SCI）often leaves patients with devastating neurological deficits.The traumatic event–or primary injury–can be due to mechanisms such as compression,distraction,shear,laceration or（rarely）even transection.Thereafter SCI patients are vulnerable to progressive,delayed damage as a result of secondary insults and secondary injury.Secondary insults such as hypoxia and hypotension occur at the level of the organism from a myriad of causes.
文摘As Asia’s lingerie & beachwear industry leaders,the 6th session of Shanghai Mode Lingerie aiming at creating the best international lingerie & beachwear pageant was held on October 19th-20th at the
文摘Palace Museum were opened to the public on October 11, bringing the total accessible area of the emperor＇s previous residence up to 65 percent from 52 percent. Baoyun Lou, or the Hall of Embodied Treasures. was built to store cultural relics, Its cornbination of Chinese and Western architecture styles makes it a unique part of the former imperial complex. Cining Gong, or the Palace of Benevolent Peace.
文摘Botswanan dancers bring African vitality to Chinese audiences ON the evening of July 17,2011,the 20 young members of the Diwetse Cultural Group staged a feast of traditional Botswanan folk dances in Beijing.Between July 21 and August 4,they traveled to northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region where they performed at the Second
文摘Autumn is harvest season.The city of Ningbo awarded the whole textile and apparel industry with the annually fashion feast–the Fashion Ningbo (Ningbo International Fashion Festival)from October 20th to 24th.
文摘In golden October when all are fascinated with the great joy of celebration China's 60th birthday,we are welcoming the smooth opening of the 13th Ningbo International Fashion Festival.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2023YFC3708201)Beijing Natural Science Foundation-Xiaomi Innovation Joint Fund(Frontier Project L233014)National Natural Science Foundation of China(42075117&42375113).
文摘Cockroaches pose a significant global public health concern.However,besides the well-recognized cockroach-induced allergy,the potential impact of the cockroach microbiome on human health through various means is not yet fully elucidated.This study aimed to clarify the health impacts of cockroaches by investigating the microbial interactions among cockroaches,the indoor environment,and humans.We simultaneously collected cockroach,indoor environment(indoor air and floor dust),and human(exhaled breath condensate and skin)samples from residential areas in five cities representing distinct climate zones in China.The 16S rDNA sequencing results revealed that cockroaches harbor diverse bacterial populations that vary across different cities.The prevalence of potential pathogenic bacteria(PPB)in cockroaches ranged from 1.1%to 58.9%,with dominant resistance genes conferring resistance to tetracycline,macrolide,and beta-lactam.The relationships between the cockroach microbiome and the associated environmental and human microbiomes were explored by using fast expectation-maximization microbial source tracking(FEAST).The potential contribution of cockroach bacteria to the floor dust-borne microbiome and indoor airborne microbiome was estimated to be 5.6%and 1.3%,respectively.Similarly,the potential contribution of cockroach PPB to the floor dust-borne microbiome and indoor airborne microbiome was calculated to be 4.0%and 1.2%,respectively.In residences with cockroach infestations,the contribution of other sources to the indoor environment was slightly increased.Collectively,the role of cockroaches in the transmission of microorganisms,particularly pathogenic bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes,cannot be overlooked.
文摘Dear readers,The holiday season is upon us.Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones!Christmastime is full of traditions.I always look forward to a big feast of foods that 1 don't usually get to eat during the year.Our December Food article introduces "A Meal Fit for a King"(P.30),which gives us a glimpse of what a Christmas meal in the Middle Ages might have been like.
文摘The 365 Nights Series is a classical book IP of Juvenile&Children Publishing House.The revision will be back with a new look combining traditional wisdom with modern creativity,rejuvenating traditional reading,creating a feast of thinking and imagination for children,and accompanying them to grow up happily every day.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China provided funding for this project(U19A2047).
文摘●Soil erosion resulted in homogenization of bacterial communities in the watershed.●Microbial community heterogeneity among erosion sites made soil tracing possible.●Assembly process results showed that the tracking results can achieve high precision.●Dryland was the main source of sediment deposition based on the result of FEAST.Sediment source tracing can accurately provide a theoretical basis for controlling soil erosion effectively,by identifying the most serious types of land use.Traditional sediment tracing methods are based on physical,chemical,biological,and composite fingerprinting,which have not included microbes.As high-throughput sequencing becomes more prevalent,microorganisms can provide more information than what we think.Thus,whether the microorganism can also be used as a special fingerprint factor for sediment source identification during soil erosion,we have tested it by using microbial source tracking tool FEAST to quantify the microbe contribution from five types of eroded land(including dryland,urban,paddy field,forest and grassland)to the depositional areas(Niubitan)in the Yuanjiang basin.The source microbial community in the erosive area was heterogeneous,and assembly process analysis further demonstrated that the source tracking results could reach higher accuracy.The results of FEAST showed that dryland(35.50%),urban(17.21%),paddy field(8.14%),and forest(1.07%)were the major contributors to Niubitan.Our results follow the general soil erosion rules and prove its validity.Taken together,a new perspective is provided by these results for tracing sediment sources in erosion-sedimentary systems.
基金supported by grants from the National Basic Research Program of China (2013CB910100)the National Science Foundation of China (31421002, 31561143001, 31225018)also by an International Early Career Scientist Grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
文摘Autophagy,which means‘‘self-eating’’,is a process in which a portion of the cytosol is enclosed in a double-membrane autophagosome and delivered to the hydrolytic vacuole/lysosome for recycling(Fig.1).Bulk degradation by autophagy provides energy and materials for cell survival under various stress conditions such as starvation and energy deprivation.Autophagy also has a scavenging function
