The western Los Angeles(LA)wildfires of early January 2025 caused catastrophic social and environmental impacts,drawing widespread attention.This study investigates the characteristics of these wildfires and quantifie...The western Los Angeles(LA)wildfires of early January 2025 caused catastrophic social and environmental impacts,drawing widespread attention.This study investigates the characteristics of these wildfires and quantifies the influence of heat and drought on their likelihood using a copula-based Bayesian probability framework.The wildfires were characterized by burned area(BA)and intensity(fire radiative power,FRP).The criteria establishing the presence of“hot drought”conditions were identified using the 5-day Standardized Temperature Index(STI)and 75-day Standardized Precipitation Index(SPI),respectively.The wildfire outbreak began on 7 January 2025 and burned for more than six days,with the total burned area exceeding 245 km^(2) and the cumulative FRP exceeding 41060 MW.Based on satellite-derived active fire observations from 2001 to 2025,we estimate that such large and intense wildfires during LA’s rainy season represent a once-in-a-67-year event.The wildfires were largely driven by the combination of hot and dry conditions,which dried out soils and vegetation that had proliferated due to above-average precipitation in previous winter seasons,thereby providing abundant fuel.Our seasonal analysis reveals that extreme drought increased the probability of wildfires matching the 2025 intensity and BA by 54%and 75%,respectively.Hot drought further amplified these probabilities by 149%(intensity)and 210%(BA).These findings suggest an elevated risk of large wildfires under hot drought conditions,contributing to their expansion into the non-traditional fire season.展开更多
Medical teams from China fight death and disease in the harshest environments in Africa One Sunday in early August,Chen Zhufeng,chief of a Chinese medical team in Tanzania,drove to check the water supply for his membe...Medical teams from China fight death and disease in the harshest environments in Africa One Sunday in early August,Chen Zhufeng,chief of a Chinese medical team in Tanzania,drove to check the water supply for his members in Tabora,a water-is-life place in Tanzania. Walking by a small reservoir,he was stopped by an old woman. She held up several eggs in her hands,begging Chen to accept them.展开更多
The roles and motives of the big three rating agencies need to be reconsidered Following the global financial crisis in 2008,rating agencies Moody’s,Standard&Poor’s and Fitch Ratings came under the limelight.The...The roles and motives of the big three rating agencies need to be reconsidered Following the global financial crisis in 2008,rating agencies Moody’s,Standard&Poor’s and Fitch Ratings came under the limelight.They were deeply implicated in the展开更多
This paper brings the insight of Raymond Williams’concept of"structure of feeling"to explore ways in which self-entrapment of queer consciousness in AIDS victims has been brought into both conflicts and res...This paper brings the insight of Raymond Williams’concept of"structure of feeling"to explore ways in which self-entrapment of queer consciousness in AIDS victims has been brought into both conflicts and resolutions among different social hierarchies within Tony Kushner’s Angels in America.Angels in America has significance not only in accordance with its position as a successful popular production,but also in terms of its contribution to extensive conversations and controversial debates on identity politics,the definition of"democratic values",and domestic social conflicts that were initiated by the then mainstream politicians.Examined through the lens of critical works by Raymond Williams,Antonio Gramsci,Walter Benjamin,and David Savran,and extending Williams’definition of culture as an ideal sense of wholeness somehow connected to a particular historical context through social meanings,personal memories,and practices native to the text,this paper shares how AIDS victims’affirmation of life in Angels stages the homosexual community’s structure of feeling in its fight for life and also for citizenship in the face of heteronormative hegemony.展开更多
IT was an unusual Saturday this summer.Many Chinese childrenand their parents met the 15 American and Japanese children of thedelegation of Children As The Peacemakers Foundation fromAmerica, there with their mothers,...IT was an unusual Saturday this summer.Many Chinese childrenand their parents met the 15 American and Japanese children of thedelegation of Children As The Peacemakers Foundation fromAmerica, there with their mothers,fathers,grandmothers andgrandfathers at the China National Children’s Center in Beijing.展开更多
In December of 1906, on the southern edge of the Taklamakan desert, deep in the heart of present-day Xinjiang, archeologist Marc Aurel Stein saw an angel.
Exploring the concept of death within Judaism may seem audacious,yet it is encouraged by the tradition of inquiry intrinsic to Jewish thought.Despite the caution urged by rabbinic authorities,Jewish texts ranging from...Exploring the concept of death within Judaism may seem audacious,yet it is encouraged by the tradition of inquiry intrinsic to Jewish thought.Despite the caution urged by rabbinic authorities,Jewish texts ranging from the Torah to mystical writings offer rich perspectives on death,the soul,and the afterlife.This article examines how death is represented in Jewish belief and practice,considering diverse expressions from ritual law,poetic literature,Kabbalistic cosmology,and esoteric traditions.Emphasis is placed on ritual practices,mourning customs,and metaphysical understandings of the soul,including Sheol,Gehenna,and Eden.The evolution of these beliefs is explored through rabbinic,mystical,and popular sources,across historical and cultural contexts.展开更多
Even when kids dont realize it,teachers listen with their ears and their hearts.So many teachers dedi-cate their lives to education and helping us raise good kids.Some of them go so far above and beyond the call of du...Even when kids dont realize it,teachers listen with their ears and their hearts.So many teachers dedi-cate their lives to education and helping us raise good kids.Some of them go so far above and beyond the call of duty that it makes you wonder if they are really angels in disguise.Stacy Caldwell is one of those teachers.展开更多
The article explores the pivotal moments,significant encounters,and lasting influences in the life of Austrian modernist composer Arnold Schoenberg,who spent his final 17 years in Los Angeles after fleeing Hitler’s E...The article explores the pivotal moments,significant encounters,and lasting influences in the life of Austrian modernist composer Arnold Schoenberg,who spent his final 17 years in Los Angeles after fleeing Hitler’s Europe with his family in 1933.As the United States’film capital and a city featured by the technological advancements of sound in cinema at that period,Los Angeles attracted numerous musicians,includingémigrés like Schoenberg.However,it also set limits on their professional aspirations.The article delves into Schoenberg’s legacy in the city and the efforts to preserve his memory within this cultural landscape.Through uncovering little-known,forgotten,or newly discovered facts about Schoenberg’s life,it reconstructs the vibrant cultural scene of early 20th-century Vienna and,more importantly,Los Angeles during the 1930s.The article also highlights the pedagogical aspect of Schoenberg’s activities,offering a holistic view of his multifaceted personality as a composer,artist,and teacher.展开更多
Phencyclidine(PCP,known as angel dust) is a nonbarbiturate,non-narcotic intravenous(IV) anesthetic with potent analgesic effects.However,its medical use was discontinued because of postoperative agitation,disorientati...Phencyclidine(PCP,known as angel dust) is a nonbarbiturate,non-narcotic intravenous(IV) anesthetic with potent analgesic effects.However,its medical use was discontinued because of postoperative agitation,disorientation,psychosis,cardiotoxicity,and hallucinogenic effects.Consequently,the PCP began to be illicitly distributed.The use methods include snorting,inhalation,IV,and subcutaneous(SC) injection.[1-5] The characteristic toxidrome of PCP includes altered mental status,tachycardia,and nystagmus.At higher doses,patients may become comatose and develop sympathomimetic effects such as tachycardia,hypertension,hypersalivation,urinary retention,and bronchospasm.In cases of intoxication,the pupillary light reflex remains intact,although the pupil size may vary.[1,3-6] PCP has a direct cardiotoxic effect and may induce arrhythmias.[2] Hyperreflexia,muscle rigidity,choreiform movements and muscle fasciculations may occur.[2,4,6] PCP-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS) and alveolar hemorrhage(AH) are rare but potentially life-threatening complications.The main causes of non-traumatic death in patients with PCP intoxication include cardiopulmonary arrest,intracranial hemorrhage and rhabdomyolysis.[2,3,5] This case report aims to emphasize the management and potential benefits of inhaled N-acetylcysteine(NAC) and tranexamic acid(TXA)for PCP-induced ARDS and AH.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.42471034,42330604)the Qing Lan Projectsupport from the National Key Scientific and Technological Infrastructure project“Earth System Numerical Simulation Facility”(EarthLab).
文摘The western Los Angeles(LA)wildfires of early January 2025 caused catastrophic social and environmental impacts,drawing widespread attention.This study investigates the characteristics of these wildfires and quantifies the influence of heat and drought on their likelihood using a copula-based Bayesian probability framework.The wildfires were characterized by burned area(BA)and intensity(fire radiative power,FRP).The criteria establishing the presence of“hot drought”conditions were identified using the 5-day Standardized Temperature Index(STI)and 75-day Standardized Precipitation Index(SPI),respectively.The wildfire outbreak began on 7 January 2025 and burned for more than six days,with the total burned area exceeding 245 km^(2) and the cumulative FRP exceeding 41060 MW.Based on satellite-derived active fire observations from 2001 to 2025,we estimate that such large and intense wildfires during LA’s rainy season represent a once-in-a-67-year event.The wildfires were largely driven by the combination of hot and dry conditions,which dried out soils and vegetation that had proliferated due to above-average precipitation in previous winter seasons,thereby providing abundant fuel.Our seasonal analysis reveals that extreme drought increased the probability of wildfires matching the 2025 intensity and BA by 54%and 75%,respectively.Hot drought further amplified these probabilities by 149%(intensity)and 210%(BA).These findings suggest an elevated risk of large wildfires under hot drought conditions,contributing to their expansion into the non-traditional fire season.
文摘Medical teams from China fight death and disease in the harshest environments in Africa One Sunday in early August,Chen Zhufeng,chief of a Chinese medical team in Tanzania,drove to check the water supply for his members in Tabora,a water-is-life place in Tanzania. Walking by a small reservoir,he was stopped by an old woman. She held up several eggs in her hands,begging Chen to accept them.
文摘The roles and motives of the big three rating agencies need to be reconsidered Following the global financial crisis in 2008,rating agencies Moody’s,Standard&Poor’s and Fitch Ratings came under the limelight.They were deeply implicated in the
文摘This paper brings the insight of Raymond Williams’concept of"structure of feeling"to explore ways in which self-entrapment of queer consciousness in AIDS victims has been brought into both conflicts and resolutions among different social hierarchies within Tony Kushner’s Angels in America.Angels in America has significance not only in accordance with its position as a successful popular production,but also in terms of its contribution to extensive conversations and controversial debates on identity politics,the definition of"democratic values",and domestic social conflicts that were initiated by the then mainstream politicians.Examined through the lens of critical works by Raymond Williams,Antonio Gramsci,Walter Benjamin,and David Savran,and extending Williams’definition of culture as an ideal sense of wholeness somehow connected to a particular historical context through social meanings,personal memories,and practices native to the text,this paper shares how AIDS victims’affirmation of life in Angels stages the homosexual community’s structure of feeling in its fight for life and also for citizenship in the face of heteronormative hegemony.
文摘IT was an unusual Saturday this summer.Many Chinese childrenand their parents met the 15 American and Japanese children of thedelegation of Children As The Peacemakers Foundation fromAmerica, there with their mothers,fathers,grandmothers andgrandfathers at the China National Children’s Center in Beijing.
文摘In December of 1906, on the southern edge of the Taklamakan desert, deep in the heart of present-day Xinjiang, archeologist Marc Aurel Stein saw an angel.
文摘Exploring the concept of death within Judaism may seem audacious,yet it is encouraged by the tradition of inquiry intrinsic to Jewish thought.Despite the caution urged by rabbinic authorities,Jewish texts ranging from the Torah to mystical writings offer rich perspectives on death,the soul,and the afterlife.This article examines how death is represented in Jewish belief and practice,considering diverse expressions from ritual law,poetic literature,Kabbalistic cosmology,and esoteric traditions.Emphasis is placed on ritual practices,mourning customs,and metaphysical understandings of the soul,including Sheol,Gehenna,and Eden.The evolution of these beliefs is explored through rabbinic,mystical,and popular sources,across historical and cultural contexts.
文摘Even when kids dont realize it,teachers listen with their ears and their hearts.So many teachers dedi-cate their lives to education and helping us raise good kids.Some of them go so far above and beyond the call of duty that it makes you wonder if they are really angels in disguise.Stacy Caldwell is one of those teachers.
文摘The article explores the pivotal moments,significant encounters,and lasting influences in the life of Austrian modernist composer Arnold Schoenberg,who spent his final 17 years in Los Angeles after fleeing Hitler’s Europe with his family in 1933.As the United States’film capital and a city featured by the technological advancements of sound in cinema at that period,Los Angeles attracted numerous musicians,includingémigrés like Schoenberg.However,it also set limits on their professional aspirations.The article delves into Schoenberg’s legacy in the city and the efforts to preserve his memory within this cultural landscape.Through uncovering little-known,forgotten,or newly discovered facts about Schoenberg’s life,it reconstructs the vibrant cultural scene of early 20th-century Vienna and,more importantly,Los Angeles during the 1930s.The article also highlights the pedagogical aspect of Schoenberg’s activities,offering a holistic view of his multifaceted personality as a composer,artist,and teacher.
文摘Phencyclidine(PCP,known as angel dust) is a nonbarbiturate,non-narcotic intravenous(IV) anesthetic with potent analgesic effects.However,its medical use was discontinued because of postoperative agitation,disorientation,psychosis,cardiotoxicity,and hallucinogenic effects.Consequently,the PCP began to be illicitly distributed.The use methods include snorting,inhalation,IV,and subcutaneous(SC) injection.[1-5] The characteristic toxidrome of PCP includes altered mental status,tachycardia,and nystagmus.At higher doses,patients may become comatose and develop sympathomimetic effects such as tachycardia,hypertension,hypersalivation,urinary retention,and bronchospasm.In cases of intoxication,the pupillary light reflex remains intact,although the pupil size may vary.[1,3-6] PCP has a direct cardiotoxic effect and may induce arrhythmias.[2] Hyperreflexia,muscle rigidity,choreiform movements and muscle fasciculations may occur.[2,4,6] PCP-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS) and alveolar hemorrhage(AH) are rare but potentially life-threatening complications.The main causes of non-traumatic death in patients with PCP intoxication include cardiopulmonary arrest,intracranial hemorrhage and rhabdomyolysis.[2,3,5] This case report aims to emphasize the management and potential benefits of inhaled N-acetylcysteine(NAC) and tranexamic acid(TXA)for PCP-induced ARDS and AH.
