Descriptive Translation Studies’ Accountability for Translation Phenomena: A Case Study of Hong Lou Meng

This paper analyzes the different versions of Hong Lou Meng from the perspective of DTC (Descriptive Translation Studies). First, it introduces the origin of DTC and its main features. Then, it expounds how to study different English versions of Hong Lou Meng in terms of Polysystem Theory. Finally, a conclusion is drawn that it is necessary to study versions from the perspective of DTC, because it can avoid the drawbacks of the traditional source-oriented translation study and could better explain the complex translation activities. Key words: Descriptive Translation Studies, Polysystem Theory, Hong Lou Meng Résumé: L’article présent effectue une analyse des traductions du Rêve dans le Pavillon rouge apparues aux différentes époques historiques dans la perspective de la traduction descriptive. Tout d’abord, l’histoire de la traduction descriptive et ses caractéristiques sont présentées. Ensuite, l’auteur analyse les différentes viersion du Rêve dans le Pavillon rouge avec la Théorie de Polysystème. Il en conclut que l’étude descriptive de la traduction est nécessaire parce qu’elle évite la limite de l’étude traditionnelle de centrer sur le texte origignal pour arriver ainsi à mieux interpréter cette activité complexe humaine qu’est la traduction. Mots-Clés: Etudes de traduction descriptive, Théorie de Polysystème. Le Rêve dans le Pavillon roug

The Effect Of Humble Leader Behavior, Leader Expertise, And Organizational Identification On Employee Turnover Intention

As a bottom-up leadership style, humble leadership has attracted increasing attention from scholars in recent years. But its effectiveness and mechanism still lack rigorous empirical study. In this study, we investigate the mechanism and boundary condition by which humble leader behavior exerts influence on followers’ turnover intention. Two-wave data collected from 249 scientific and technological personnel in China supported our hypothesized model. We found that humble leader behavior is significantly negatively related to follower turnover intention. The relationship is further partially mediated by organizational identification, and moderated by leader expertise. Implications for theory, practice and future research are discussed.

10-Phenyl-6b,7,8,9,9a,10-hexa­hydro-6H-cyclo­penta­[4,5]pyrano[3,2-c]chromen-6,9-dione

In the title compound, C21H16O4, the dihedral angle between the phenyl ring and the 2H-chromene ring system is 59.8 (2)°. The crystal packing is stabilized by weak π–π stacking inter­actions [centroid–centroid distances = 3.667 (2) Å] and inter­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen-bonding inter­actions

tert-Butyl 3-benzyl-3-[(E)-2-benzyl­idene-3-oxocyclo­pent­yl]-2-oxoindoline-1-carboxyl­ate

In the title compound, C32H31NO4, the dihedral angles between the indoline ring and the two phenyl rings are 48.11 (9) and 66.55 (9)°. The mol­ecular conformation is stabilized by a weak intramolecular π–π stacking inter­action [centroid–centroid distance = 3.6377 (7) Å]. The crystal structure is stabilized by inter­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, which form chains along the b axis

A theoretical study on the mechanism of the addition reaction between cyclopropenylidene and ethylene

The reaction mechanism between cyclopropenylidene and ethylene has been systematically investigated employing the MP2/6-311+G* level of theory to better understand the cyclopropenylidene reactivity with unsaturated hydrocarbons. Geometry optimization, vibrational analysis, and energy property for the involved stationary points on the potential energy surface have been calculated. Energies of all the species are also further refined by the CCSD(T)/6-311+G* single-point calculations. Firstly, one important reaction intermediate (INTa) has been located via a transition state (TSa). After that, the common intermediate (INTb) for the two pathways (1) and (2) has been formed via TSb. At last, two different products possessing three- and four-membered ring characters have been obtained through two reaction pathways. In the reaction pathway (1), a three-membered ring alkyne compound has been obtained. As for the reaction pathway (2), a four-membered ring conjugated diene compound has been formed, which is the most favorable reaction to occur from the kinetic and thermodynamic viewpoints

Compressive Sensing Based Massive Access for IoT Relying on Media Modulation Aided Machine Type Communications

A fundamental challenge of the large-scale Internet-of-Things lies in how to support massive machine-type communications (mMTC). This letter proposes a media modulation based mMTC solution for increasing the throughput, where a massive multi-input multi-output based base station (BS) is used for enhancing the detection performance. For such a mMTC scenario, the reliable active device detection and data decoding pose a serious challenge. By leveraging the sparsity of the uplink access signals of mMTC received at the BS, a compressive sensing based massive access solution is proposed for tackling this challenge. Specifically, we propose a block sparsity adaptive matching pursuit algorithm for detecting the active devices, whereby the block-sparsity of the uplink access signals exhibited across the successive time slots and the structured sparsity of media modulated symbols are exploited for enhancing the detection performance. Moreover, a successive interference cancellation based structured subspace pursuit algorithm is conceived for data demodulation of the active devices, whereby the structured sparsity of media modulation based symbols found in each time slot is exploited for improving the detection performance. Finally, our simulation results verify the superiority of the proposed scheme over state-of-the-art solutions.Comment: submitted to IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology [Major Revision

Role of endometrial blood flow assessment with color Doppler energy in predicting pregnancy outcome of IVF-ET cycles

This is a prospective study of 182 women (38 yrs or younger) undergoing IVF-ET. Endometrial thickness, echo pattern and blood flow on transvaginal ultrasonography were recorded eight hours prior to hCG administration. The patients were divided into three groups: A (n = 10) with undetectable endometrial blood flow; B (n = 82) with sub-endometrial blood flow; C (n = 90) with both endometrial and sub-endometrial blood flow. According to IVF-ET outcomes, all patients were re-divided into three groups: 1 non-pregnancy (n = 92); 2 intrauterine pregnancy with live fetus (n = 70); 3 others (n = 20 including biochemical pregnancy, embryonic diapause, ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage). Intrauterine pregnancy with live fetus in Group C (62.2%) was much higher than that in Group A and B (0% and 17.1%, p less than or equal to 0.001). The implantation rate (33.2%) was much higher than that in Group A and B (0% and 19.90%, p less than or equal to 0.001). The pulsatility index, resistance index, and S/D of endometrial spiral arteries were 0.1 +/- 0.2, 0.6 +/- 0.1 and 2.5 +/- 0.4 in Group 2, which were much lower than those in Group 1 and Group 3 (p1-2 less than 0.001, p2-3 less than 0.05). The patients with detectable endometrial blood flow had higher clinical pregnancy rates and implantation rates

MicroRNA array and microarray evaluation of endometrial receptivity in patients with high serum progesterone levels on the day of hCG administration

Background: To determine the effect of higher progesterone (P) level on endometrial receptivity. Methods: This was a prospective analysis conducted in the Reproductive Medical Center of Peking University Third Hospital. All patients received IVF treatment and canceled embryo transfer in the same cycle and were divided into group 1 (normal P; 7 patients) and group 2 (elevated P; 12 patients). Endometrial biopsies were performed 6 days after oocyte retrieval. The global miRNA and mRNA gene expressions in endometrial biopsies were investigated with a V4.0 miRNA probe and 22 K Human Genome Array. Fold ratios were derived to compare gene regulation between the groups. Spp1 and Ang gene expression was selected to verify the array results by RT-PCR and the protein expression of osteopontin and VEGF was determined using an immunohistochemical method. Results: There were 4 miRNA (all down-regulated) and 22 mRNA (13 up-regulated and 9 down-regulated) exhibiting differential expression between the groups on the microRNA and microarray chips. miRNA-451, Spp1, and Ang expression in RT-PCR verified the array results. Osteopontin and VEGF were also shown to have positive expression in the endometrium. Conclusions: Data from microRNA and microarray analysis suggests dissimilar endometrial receptivity in patients with high P levels on the day of hCG, and elevated osteopontin and decreased VEGF had poor pregnancy rates.Endocrinology & MetabolismReproductive BiologySCI(E)PubMed21ARTICLE29

In-plane graphene/boron-nitride heterostructures as an efficient metal-free electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction

Exploiting metal-free catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and understanding their catalytic mechanisms are vital for the development of fuel cells (FCs). Our study has demonstrated that in-plane heterostructures of graphene and boron nitride (G/BN) can serve as an efficient metal-free catalyst for the ORR, in which the C-N interfaces of G/BN heterostructures act as reactive sites. The formation of water at the heterointerface is both energetically and kinetically favorable via a four-electron pathway. Moreover, the water formed can be easily released from the heterointerface, and the catalytically active sites can be regenerated for the next cycle. Since G/BN heterostructures with controlled domain sizes have been successfully synthesized in recent reports (e.g. Nat. Nanotechnol., 2013, 8, 119), our results highlight the great potential of such heterostructures as a promising metal-free catalyst for the ORR in FCs

Study on Acoustic Emission In-situ Stress Measurement Techniques Based on Plane Stress Condition

AbstractIn-situ stress is the key parameter for underground and slope rock engineering design optimization. Hydraulic fracturing method and trepanning stress relieving method are the two main in-situ stress measurement methods for the present, but both of the two methods have some disadvantages such as strict operating conditions, complicated operations, high cost, etc. which have not been overcome till now. With a case of high-steep open pit slope, the paper begins with hydraulic fracturing method to measure the in-situ stress and then, on this basis, based on plane stress condition, the paper adopts acoustic emission method to measure the horizontal maximum principle stress and its direction. It indicates that the test results of acoustic emission are consistent with that of hydraulic fracturing method