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China: An International JournalVol. 05, No. 01, pp. 97-108 (2007) Comments and NotesNo AccessChina's Cultural Rise: Visions and ChallengesLitao ZHAO and Soon Heng TANLitao ZHAOThe author is a Research Fellow at the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore. He earned his PhD in sociology from Stanford University. His main research interests include patterns of stratification and mobility in contemporary China and China's social policies. and Soon Heng TANThe author is a Research Officer at the East Asian Institute. He obtained his Master's Degree in Applied Sociology from the National University of Singapore. His main research interests are sociological theories, the effects of globalisation, mass media and politics, and philosophy.https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219747207000064Cited by:4 PreviousNext AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsRecommend to Library ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited By 4The great almond debate: A subtle double movement in California waterEmily Reisman1 Aug 2019 | Geoforum, Vol. 104A comparative study of the Confucius Institute in the United Kingdom and the British Council in ChinaLiexu Cai13 May 2019 | Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, Vol. 18, No. 1Contemporary Leadership Approaches in Chinese BusinessHaina Zhang, Malcolm H. Cone, André M. Everett and Graham Elkin10 March 2015U.S. Soft Power and the “China Threat”: Multilevel AnalysesSatoshi Machida11 June 2010 | Asian Politics & Policy, Vol. 2, No. 3 Recommended Vol. 05, No. 01 Metrics History PDF download

Joint research between National University of Singapore (NUS) and ST Electronics Pte Ltd (STEE) started through a broad collaboration agreement, seven years ago. Collaboration was intensified by a research project that also involved two other partners, namely University of Waterloo and Netron Inc. This new project led to development of a reuse technology called XVCL. The continuity of collaboration was sustained through a project-driven approach, that evolved around development and application of XVCL. Collaboration helped STEE to advance reuse practice via application of XVCL in several software product line projects. Early feedback from industrial applications along with many other inputs from STEE helped NUS team validate and refine XVCL reuse methods, explore new research directions, and ensured that academic research results remained in sync with industrial realities. In the paper, we describe our modes of collaboration, results, and factors that were critical to sustain collaboration and benefits gained over years on both sides.

The project investigated superconductivity in non-cuprate materials with critical temperatures, T{sub c}, in excess of 20 K in order to understand the thermodynamics of several of these materials. The project is a cooperative effort between investigators at Southern University (SU), Louisiana State University (LSU), and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). It involved synthesis of high quality samples, and subsequent detailed magnetic, thermal and electrical measurements on them. The project provided a PhD Thesis research experience and training for a graduate student, Ms. Robin Macaluso. High quality, single crystal samples were synthesized by Ms. Macaluso under the direction of one of the CO-PIS, John Sarao, during the summer while she was a visitor at LANL being supported by this grant. On these samples magnetic measurements were performed at SU, thermal and electrical measurements were made in the LSU Physics and Astronomy Department. The crystallographic properties were determined in the LSU Chemistry Department by Ms. Macaluso under the direction of her dissertation advisor, Dr. Julia Chan. Additional high field magnetic measurements on other samples were performed at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL) both in Tallahassee and at LANL. These measurements involved another graduate student, Umit Alver, who used some of the measurements as part of his PhD dissertation in Physics at LSU.

Scientific and standardization committee communications: classification and nomenclature of snake venom C-type lectins and related proteins.

Cross sections for the photoproduction of neutral pi, eta, rho and phi mesons on hydrogen have been measured at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center using a missing mass spectrometer technique. The data cover photon energies between 5.0 and 17.8 GeV and four momentum transfer squared t between -.12 and -1.38 (GeV/c) 2 . Pion differential cross sections at lower energies show a peak at low momentum transfers, a distinctive dip and secondary maximum for t in the region -.4 to -.9 (GeV /c) 2 , and a smooth decrease at higher momentum transfers. As photon energy increases, the dip becomes less pronounced, in contradiction to the expectations of simple Regge theories based on the exchange of omega and B trajectories only. Eta photoproduction was measured only below 10 GeV. The cross section has about the same magnitude as the pion production cross section, but decreases exponentially with t, showing no dip. Rho mesons appear to be diffractively produced. The differential cross section varies approximately as exp(8.5t + 2t 2 ). It falls slowly with energy, decreasing about 35 percent from 6 GeV to 17.8 GeV. A simple quark model relation appears to describe the data well. Phi meson cross sections are also consistent with diffraction production. The differential cross section varies approximately as exp(4t). The cross section tends to decrease slightly with photon energy.

The Biochemical Society identifies and celebrates outstanding science communication talent in the molecular biosciences with its annual Science Communication Prize. Winnie Koon, from the National University of Singapore, won the joint second prize in the media category for students in higher education. Winnie’s entry is titled ‘Why do perfumes smell different from the sum of their parts?’

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The Department of Energy (DOE) has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA), DOE/EA-1107, analyzing the environmental effects relating to the construction and operation of an office building at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC). SLAC is a national facility operated by Stanford University, California, under contract with DOE. The center is dedicated to research in elementary particle physics and in those fields that make use of its synchrotron facilities. The objective for the construction and operation of an office building is to provide adequate office space for existing SLAC Waste Management (WM) personnel, so as to centralize WM personnel and to make WM operations more efficient and effective. Based on the analyses in the EA, the DOE has determined that the proposed action does not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment within the meaning of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Therefore, the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement is not required. This report contains the Environmental Assessment, as well as the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).

This report provides information about environmental programs and compliance with environmental regulations in calendar year 1996 (CY96) at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC). SLAC is a national laboratory operated by Stanford University under contract with the US Department of Energy (DOE) and is devoted to experimental and theoretical research in elementary particle physics in basic sciences using synchrotron radiation, and in accelerator physics and technology. The most significant information in this report is summarized briefly in the following sections: (1) releases; (2) environmental restoration; (3) hazardous and radioactive wastes; (4) air quality; (5) storm water and industrial wastewater; (6) PCB's; (7) assessments; (8) environmental radiological program; (9) groundwater; and (10) additional information.

Toward an Atomistic Understanding of Solid-State Electrochemical Interfaces for Energy Storage

Parameters of the six-quark model: Bradley D. Gaiser, Institute of theoretical Physics, Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305; and Thomas Tsao and Mark B. Wise, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305

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The fourth international user workshop focusing on high-power lasers at the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) was held in Menlo Park, CA, USA, on October 3–4, 2016 [1–3]. The workshop was co-organized by Los Alamos National Laboratory and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), and garnered the attendance of more than 110 scientists. Participants discussed the warm dense matter and high-pressure science that is being conducted using high-power lasers at the LCLS Matter in Extreme Conditions (MEC) endstation. During the past year, there have been seven journal articles published from research at the MEC instrument [4–10]. The specific topics discussed at this workshop were experimental highlights from the past year, current status and future commissioning of MEC capabilities, and future facility upgrades that will enable the expanded science reach of the facility.

The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), in collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and the University of California at Los Angeles, is proposing to build a Free-Electron-Laser (FEL) R and D facility operating in the self-amplified spontaneous emission (SASE) mode in the wavelength range 1.5--15 {angstrom}. This FEL, called Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), utilizes the SLAC linac and produces sub-picosecond pulses of short wavelength x-rays with very high peak brightness and full transverse coherence. In this report, the Design Team has established performance parameters for all the major components of the LCLS and developed a layout of the entire system. Chapter 1 is the Executive Summary. Chapter 2 (Overview) provides a brief description of each of the major sections of the LCLS, from the rf photocathode gun, through the experimental stations and electron beam dump. Chapter 3 describes the scientific case for the LCLS. Chapter 4 provides a review of the principles of the FEL physics that the LCLS is based on, and Chapter 5 discusses the choice of the system's physical parameters. Chapters 6 through 10 describe in detail each major element of the system. Chapters 11 through 13 respectively cover undulator controls, mechanical alignment, and radiation issues.

JLab refurbished and reconfigured the LASS 1.85-m bore Solenoid and installed it as the principal analysis magnet for nuclear physics in the newly constructed Hall D at Jefferson Laboratory. The magnet contains four superconducting coils within an iron yoke. The magnet was built in the early 1970s at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center and used a second time at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The coils were extensively refurbished and individually tested by JLab. A new Cryogenic Distribution Box provides cryogens and their control valving, current distribution bus, and instrumentation pass-through. A repurposed CTI 2800 refrigerator system and new transfer line complete the system. We describe the reconfiguration, the process and problems of recommissioning the magnet, and the results of testing the completed magnet.