summary of Dissertation Recitals Three Programs of Violin Music

Three violin recitals were given in lieu of a written dissertation. The repertoire for these recitals was chosen to demonstrate three distinct genres of violin music that reflect how composers in each genre relate their personal belief and connection to the time they live in. The first recital contained one of the most influential violin concertos in history: Sibelius Violin Concerto. This piece demonstrates how Sibelius incorporated his own musical style and language into the genre of concerto. The second recital was a Baroque recital. It was comprised of works from the mid 17th century to the early 18th century in the Italian and German musical traditions. The final recital explored how composers employed their nationalistic musical traits and style in music through Fauré, Chausson, and Bartók. Saturday, November 01, 2014, 8:00 p.m., Britton Hall, Earl V. Moore Building, The University of Michigan. Elim Chan, conductor. Jean Sibelius Violin Concerto, opus 47. Saturday, November 22, 2014, 8:00 p.m., Stamps Auditorium, Walgreen Charles R Jr Drama Center, University of Michigan. Francis Yun, harpsichord. Jocelyn Schendel, baroque cello. Giovanni Batista Fontana Sonata No.1 for Violin and Basso Continuo; Johann Sebastian Bach Violin Sonata in E Major, BWV 1016; Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber Passacaglia from the Rosary Sonatas; Arcangelo Corelli Violin Sonata in D minor ‘La Follia’, opus 5, No. 12; Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber Sonata Violino Solo Representativa. Friday, March 13, 2015, 8:00 p.m., Stamps Auditorium, Walgreen Charles R Jr Drama Center, University of Michigan. Tzu-Yin Huang, piano. Daniel Martinec, clarinet. Gabriel Fauré Sonata No.1 for Violin and Piano, opus 13; Ernest Chausson Poème; Béla Bartók Contrasts, Sz. 111.AMUMusic: PerformanceUniversity of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studieshttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/147535/1/yichulin_1.pd

When business met politics: the case of Want Want, a different type of media capital in Taiwan

Since 2008, the Taiwanese business group Want Want, having made a fortune in China, has returned to Taiwan to buy a major media group and attempt to exert political influence on Taiwanese society. This paper analyses the rise and rationale of this new type of media investor in the light of the business/government relationship under China’s model of state capitalism. According to the analysis developed in this paper, when China needed foreign investment in the early 1990s, Taiwanese investors were warmly welcomed by the Chinese government, which provided Taiwanese businesses with tax incentives at that time. After 2000, however, when not only domestic Chinese entrepreneurs emerged but also more non-Chinese investors entered the Chinese markets, Taiwanese businesses realised that the investment environment had become much more competitive, so they had to work hard on building ties with Chinese officials. Under these circumstances, Want Want bought into media in Taiwan as an asset to be used in order to build social ties with the Chinese government, but in doing so, Want Want has also triggered resistance from Taiwanese civil society. Future researchers and regulators can continue to watch and define this new type of investment, which has become increasingly significant in this region

When Business Met Politics

Since 2008, the Taiwanese business group Want Want, having made a fortune in China, has returned to Taiwan to buy a major media group and attempt to exert political influence on Taiwanese society. This paper analyses the rise and rationale of this new type of media investor in the light of the business-government relationship under China’s model of state capitalism. According to the analysis developed in this paper, when China needed foreign investment in the early 1990s, Taiwanese investors were warmly welcomed by the Chinese government, which provided Taiwanese businesses with tax incentives at that time. After 2000, however, when not only domestic Chinese entrepreneurs emerged but also more non-Chinese investors entered the Chinese markets, Taiwanese businesses realised that the investment environment had become much more competitive, so they had to work hard on building ties with Chinese officials. Under these circumstances, Want Want bought into media in Taiwan as an asset to be used in order to build social ties with the Chinese government, but in doing so, Want Want has also triggered resistance from Taiwanese civil society. Future researchers and regulators can continue to watch and define this new type of investment, which has become increasingly significant in this region

Quantum Robot: Structure, Algorithms and Applications

A kind of brand-new robot, quantum robot, is proposed through fusing quantum theory with robot technology. Quantum robot is essentially a complex quantum system and it is generally composed of three fundamental parts: MQCU (multi quantum computing units), quantum controller/actuator, and information acquisition units. Corresponding to the system structure, several learning control algorithms including quantum searching algorithm and quantum reinforcement learning are presented for quantum robot. The theoretic results show that quantum robot can reduce the complexity of O(N^2) in traditional robot to O(N^(3/2)) using quantum searching algorithm, and the simulation results demonstrate that quantum robot is also superior to traditional robot in efficient learning by novel quantum reinforcement learning algorithm. Considering the advantages of quantum robot, its some potential important applications are also analyzed and prospected.Comment: 19 pages, 4 figures, 2 table

Model and In-Situ Salinity Variability in the Tropical Pacific

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The Effects of Language Difference on Operational Performance and Satisfaction with B2B E-Marketplace Interface

This study integrated the user interface and information content of the business-to-business (B2B) electronic marketplace (e-marketplace) with language to analyze whether language differences affect the definition of good interface design and the information content that should be provided via an e-marketplace. An experimental design was adopted for collecting data from tasks, and then the Questionnaire for User Interface Satisfaction (QUIS) was used to ascertain how satisfied subjects were with regard to using the B2B e-marketplace interfaces. Study results showed that the language, the e-marketplace interface the subject used, and a combination of the two predict a person’s operational performance and satisfaction with a B2B e-marketplace. This study’s results provide a better understanding of whether B2B e-marketplace service providers should develop interfaces based on specific languages