Rhetorical Thought Comparison of Ancient China and Ancient Greece

Ru-dong CHEN 한국수사학회 2007 수사학 Vol.0 No.7

In the development process of rhetoric. the east and the west both formed their own academic tradition. The eastern rhetoric was represented by Confucius in ancient China. The western rhetoric was represented by Aristotle in ancient Greece. Their rhetorical thought made profound influence not only at that time but also in later times. We can not slide over the two brilliant stars in the history of human civilization whatever we study contemporary rhetoric or rhetoric history. Therefore, we analyze and compare the rhetorical thought of Confucius and Aristotle systematically in this paper. Through comparison, we found that there are some large differences between the rhetorical thought of Confucius and Aristotle's in research conception, object. scope. academic background. social basis. and rhetorical perspective. function, principle. theoretical system and the influence in later times. But there is some commonness between them. such as language usage and rhetorical ethics. These differences and commonness brought up different research modes of the eastern and western rhetoric. and established the basis of the new situation of the world contemporary rhetoric. We hope this research would be a little helpful to the development of comparative rhetoric.

Rhetorical Thought Comparison of Ancient China and Ancient Greece

Ru-dong CHEN,Lee Sang-chul(토론자) 한국수사학회 2006 한국수사학회 학술대회 Vol.- No.-

In the development process of rhetoric, the east and the west both formed their own academic tradition. The eastern rhetoric was represented by Confucius in ancient China. The western rhetoric was represented by Aristotle in ancient Greece. Their rhetorical thought made profound influence not only at that time but also in later times. We can not slide over the two brilliant stars in the history of human civilization whatever we study contemporary rhetoric or rhetoric history. Therefore, we analyze and compare the rhetorical thought of Confucius and Aristotle systematically in this paper. Through comparison, we found that there are some large differences between the rhetorical thought of Confucius and Aristotle's in research conception, object, scope, academic background, social basis, and rhetorical perspective, function, principle, theoretical system and the influence in later times. But there is some commonness between them, such as language usage and rhetorical ethics. These differences and commonness brought up different research modes of the eastern and western rhetoric, and established the basis of the new situation of the world contemporary rhetoric. We hope this research would be a little helpful to the development of comparative rhetoric.

先秦时期的汉语修辞学思想

?汝?(CHEN Ru-dong) 한국수사학회 2005 수사학 Vol.0 No.3

This paper collects references and materials of the Chinese rhetoric before the Qin Dynasty in detail, and sorts out, analyses and sums up them systematically. On combining with the social background and the rhetoric practice, the paper expounds the Chinese rhetorical thought and its social functions. It also clarifies the influences of the Chinese rhetorical thought before the Qin Dynasty to the development of the Chinese rhetoric in later ages. The author thinks that the Chinese rhetorical thought before the Qin Dynasty is systematic even though it looks like fragmentary. The rhetorical thought before the Qin Dynasty was represented by Confucius speeches. Rhetoric is to decorate oral and written words, to use language appropriately. Rhetoric has functions of moral cultivation, pursuit of life, coordination of interpersonal relationship and social management. Rhetorical acts should be based on social morality. Speaking in keeping with rituals, humanity, loyalty, truthfulness were rhetorical moral principles then. In addition, the harmony of refinement and simplicity, conveying the meaning exactly and literary grace, rhetoric and context, were also rhetorical principles. The audience, time, place and occasions should be considered adequately in the process of rhetoric. Speech comprehension was an important means for human cognition. Comprehension and evaluation of speech should be in keeping with the speaker and his other actions. The emerging of rhetorical thought before the Qin Dynasty was based on social practice then. The rhetorical thought before the Qin Dynasty played a very important role in social education and practice at that time, and it established a foundation for the development of The Chinese rhetoric in later ages.

Electronic and chemical properties of cathode structures using 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline doped with rubidium carbonate as electron injection layers

Chen, Mei-Hsin,Chen, Yu-Hung,Lin, Chang-Tin,Lee, Guan-Ru,Wu, Chih-I,Leem, Dong-Seok,Kim, Jang-Joo,Pi, Tun-Wen American Institute of Physics 2009 JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS - Vol.105 No.11

Effects of moderate pressure on premeability and viability of Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells

Shi-Ru Jia,Na-Chen,Yu-Jie Dai,Chang-Sheng Qiao,Jian-Dong Cui,Bo-Ning Liu 한국화학공학회 2009 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.26 No.3

With CO2 and N2 as the pressure media, the effects of the moderate pressure (0.1-1.0MPa) and the holding time on the conductivities of the cell suspension of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CICC1447 and Saccharomyces cerevisiae CICC1339, as well as the absorbances of the supernatant (after centrifuged) at 280 nm (A280) and 260 nm (A260) were determined. The membrane permeability of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CICC1447 increased significantly and the cell leakage was aggravated with the pressure increase. For Saccharomyces cerevisiae CICC1339, the conductivity of the cell suspension, A280 and A260 of the supernatant fluctuated with the pressure increase; as a whole, they increased with pressure. Different from high pressure, a moderate pressure not only remarkably improved the permeability of the yeast cell membrane, but also kept yeast cell viability; moreover, the integrity of the yeast cell membrane could be maintained.

Mutations in AP22.65 Accelerate Flowering in Arabidopsis thaliana

Ji Hong Xing,Feng Ru Wang,Jiao Jia,Jing Zhang,Li Li,Zhan Chen,Qiao Yun Weng,Ping Yang,Ye Zhang,Bin Zhao,He Long Si,Jin Gao Dong,Jian Min Han 한국식물학회 2013 Journal of Plant Biology Vol.56 No.1

Identification of the gene(s) responsible for floweringtime in Arabidopsis has significant implications. We used theT-DNA insertion library of Arabidopsis thaliana to screen anearly-flowering mutant that exhibits accelerated floweringunder short-day conditions. AP22.65, a novel flowering-timegene in that species, was isolated and identified via genomewalkingand bioinformatics analysis. The flowering time ofAP22.65-complementing plants was similar to that of theCol-0 wild type (WT). Conversely, its overexpression delayedflowering. Consistent with this phenotype, expression ofAP22.65 was decreased in the ap22.65-1 mutant, recoveredin AP22.65-complementing plants, and increased in AP22.65-overexpressing plants. Compared with the WT, expressionlevels of critical genes in different flowering pathways, i.e.,SPY, FLC, GI, CO, FT, and LFY, were down-regulated inloss-of-function mutants. Expression of AP22.65 was distributedin flowers, siliques, rosette leaves, and whole seedlings. Therefore, this gene may be a negative regulator of Arabidopsisflowering.

Effects of co-ion initial concentration ratio on removal of Pb2+ from aqueous solution by modified sugarcane bagasse

Jing Zhu,Jun-xia Yu,Jia-dong Chen,Jie-sen Zhang,Jia-qi Tang,Yuan-lai Xu,Yue-fei Zhang,Ru-an Chi 한국화학공학회 2017 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.34 No.6

A modified sugarcane bagasse (SCB) fixed bed column was used to remove Pb2+ from aqueous solution. To determine the optimal condition for Pb2+ separation, Ca2+ was chosen as the model interfering ion, and effects of Ca2+ and Pb2+ initial concentration ratio (C0 Ca : C0 Pb) on the adsorption of Pb2+ were investigated. Results showed that adsorption amount ratio of Ca2+ and Pb2+ (qe Ca : qe Pb) had a good linear relationship with C0 Ca : C0 Pb. Mass ratio of Pb2+ absorbed on the modified SCB was higher than 95% at C0 Ca : C0 Pb<1.95, illustrating that Pb2+ could be selectively removed from aqueous solution. To verify that, simulated waste water containing co-ions of K+, Na+, Cd2+ and Ca2+ was treated, and results showed that the equilibrium amount of Pb2+, K+, Na+, Cd2+ and Ca2+ adsorbed was 134.14, 0.083, 0.058, 1.28, and 1.28mg g−1, respectively, demonstrating that the modified SCB could be used to remove Pb2+ from aqueous solution in the investigated range.

Case-Control Study of Diet in Patients with Cervical Cancer or Precancerosis in Wufeng, a High Incidence Region in China

Jia, Yao,Hu, Ting,Hang, Chuan-Ying,Yang, Ru,Li, Xiong,Chen, Zhi-Lan,Mei, Ye-Dong,Zhang, Qing-Hua,Huang, Ke-Cheng,Xiang, Qun-Ying,Pan, Xiu-Yu,Yan, Yu-Ting,Wang, Xiao-Li,Wang, Shao-Shuai,Hang, Zhou,Tang Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2012 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.13 No.10

Purpose: To investigate the diet of patients with cervical cancer and precancerosis in the Wufeng area, a high-incidence region in China. Methods: In the case group, 104 patients diagnosed with cervical cancer or cervical intraepithelial neoplasias (CINII/III) were recruited from the Wufeng area. Nine hundred thirty-six healthy women were selected from the same area as the matched controls. A questionnaire, which included questions about general lifestyle conditions, smoking and alcohol status, source of drinking water, green tea intake, and diet in the past year, was presented to all participants. Results: Green tea intake (P=0.022, OR=0.551, 95% CI=0.330-0.919) and vegetable intake (P=0.035, OR=0.896, 95% CI=0.809-0.993) were identified as protective factors against cervical cancer or CINII/III. There was no indication of any associations of other lifestyle factors (smoking status, alcohol status, source of drinking water) or diet (intake of fruit, meat/egg/milk, soybean food, onion/garlic, staple food and pickled food) with cervical cancer. Conclusions: The results suggest that eating more fresh vegetables and drinking more green tea may help to reduce the risk of cervical cancer or CINII/III in people of the Wufeng area.

The Effects of Enzyme Complex on Performance, Intestinal Health and Nutrient Digestibility of Weaned Pigs

Yi, J.Q.,Piao, X.S.,Li, Z.C.,Zhang, H.Y.,Chen, Y.,Li, Q.Y.,Liu, J.D.,Zhang, Q.,Ru, Y.J.,Dong, B. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2013 Animal Bioscience Vol.26 No.8

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of supplementing a corn-soybean meal-based diet with an enzyme complex containing amylase, protease and xylanase on the performance, intestinal health, apparent ileal digestibility of amino acids and nutrient digestibility of weaned pigs. In Exp. 1, 108 piglets weaned at 28 d of age were fed one of three diets containing 0 (control), 100, or 150 ppm enzyme complex for 4 wks, based on a two-phase feeding program namely 1 to 7 d (phase 1) and 8 to 28 d (phase 2). At the end of the experiment, six pigs from the control group and the group supplemented with 150 ppm enzyme complex were chosen to collect digesta samples from intestine to measure viscosity and pH in the stomach, ileum, and cecum, as well as volatile fatty acid concentrations and composition of the microflora in the cecum and colon. There were linear increases (p<0.01) in weight gain, gain: feed ratio and digestibility of gross energy with the increasing dose rate of enzyme supplementation during the whole experiment. Supplementation with enzyme complex increased the digesta viscosity in the stomach (p<0.05) and significantly increased (p<0.01) the concentrations of acetic, propionic and butyric acid in the cecum and colon. Enzyme supplementation also significantly increased the population of Lactobacilli (p<0.01) in the cecum and decreased the population of E. coli (p<0.05) in the colon. In Exp. 2, six crossbred barrows (initial body weight: $18.26{\pm}1.21$ kg), fitted with a simple T-cannula at the distal ileum, were assigned to three dietary treatments according to a replicated $3{\times}3$ Latin Square design. The experimental diets were the same as the diets used in phase 2 in Exp. 1. Apparent ileal digestibility of isoleucine (p<0.01), valine (p<0.05) and aspartic acid (p<0.05) linearly increased with the increasing dose rate of enzyme supplementation. In conclusion, supplementation of the diet with an enzyme complex containing amylase, protease and xylanase improved piglet performance. This is likely a result of improvement in nutrient digestibility, volatile fatty acid concentrations and bacteria ratio in the large intestine.