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Realize ultralow-energy-consumption photo-synaptic device based on a single (Al,Ga)N nanowire for neuromorphic computing
The rapid development of artificial intelligence poses an urgent need for low-energy-consumption and small-sized artificial photonic synapses. Here, it is pretty novel to demonstrate a light-stimulated synapti...
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Over-education and Job Satisfaction among New Graduates in China: A Gender Perspective
In this study, we used 2020 data from the Panel Study of Chinese University Students to explore the impact of over-education on new graduates’ job satisfaction from a gender perspective. The results indicate that...
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Changes in Vegetation and Assessment of Meteorological Conditions in Ecologically Fragile Karst Areas
Meteorological conditions have an important impact on changes of vegetation in ecologically fragile karst areas. This study aims to explore a method for quantitative evaluation of these meteorological conditio...
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Altered growth trajectory in children born to mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus and preeclampsia
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and preeclampsia are leading causes of mortality and morbidity in mothers and children. High childhood body mass index (BMI) is among their myriad of negative outcomes. Howe...
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Introduction
According to Western contemporary narratology, the literary form of Western fiction took shape in the 18th century, which is marked by the emergence of “novels”; while in terms of stylistics, “fiction” in the ...
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Folktales and the Evolution of Fiction
In prose narrative literature, story is the most ancient form of art. All nations and all cultures possess their own stories or tales that have been passed down from generation to generation. Anyone, from the ...
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Court Case Fiction and Detective Fiction
One of the fundamental themes of the world’s literature is crime and punishment. The Chinese traditional “court case fiction” (gong’an fiction) and detective fiction originating from the West largely bear such...
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Science fiction (or Sci-fi) as a genre of literature gives depictions of vistas of sci-tech progress and human’s understanding and speculation about the mystery of nature by means of vivid storylines and fascinat...
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Popular Literature, Elite Literature and Folk Literature
Literature used to be classified into “refined literature” and “popular literature.” Today this earlier classification of literature has evolved into that of “elite literature”, “popular literature” and “folk ...
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Narrative Modes of Popular Fiction
What is narrative? A narrative is a narrator’s account of a sequence of events, presented in a certain language, following a certain narrative structure. “Modes,” according to John G. Cawelti, “are ways in whi...
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Martial Arts Fiction and Chivalric Literature
Martial arts spirit is a common presence in both the Eastern and Western cultures. But the Chinese expression 武侠小说 (wuxia xiaoshuo, i.e. martial arts fiction) is probably unique to Chinese literature, because ...
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Romantic Fiction and Erotic Fiction
The question of man and woman has long remained the most sensitive and most fascinating topic for human beings since ancient times. Either in the West or in the East, romance about man and woman remains the co...
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Stability and Pharmacological Effects of Gene-Recombinant Wild Type and Mutant Human Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is the only medicine for treating infantile spasms, however, it is catabolized rapidly. In order to make an ACTH derivative with prolonged effects, we prepared genetically en...
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Interaction between Prenatal Maternal Stress and Autonomic Arousal in Predicting Conduct Problems and Psychopathic Traits in Children
Evidence has suggested that neurobiological deficits combine with psychosocial risk factors to impact on the development of antisocial behavior. The current study concentrated on the interplay of prenatal mate...
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Studies on chemical fingerprints of Siraitia grosvenorii fruits (Luo Han Guo) by HPLC
A novel, efficient, and accurate fingerprinting method using high performance liquid chromatography–photodiode array detection has been developed and optimized for the investigation and demonstration of the va...
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Preparative isolation and purification of five phenylethanoid glycosides from Chirita eburnea
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Seasonal variation of mogrosides in Lo Han Kuo (Siraitia grosvenori) fruits
Mogrosides at different growth stages of Lo Han Kuo (Siraitia grosvenori) fruits were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively using TLC and HPLC. The results show that we can clearly discriminate the seasonal v...
