Xin Liu Boeken

This book reports on the findings of a series of studies on the development of zero-to-three-year-old Chinese children supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities. The studies were conducted by a research group at the Institute of Early Childhood Education, Beijing Normal University. In the first part of the book, findings concerning the developmental trajectory are presented, including physical and motor development, cognitive development, language development, social and emotional development. The focus of the second part is on the effect of family environment and practices. Specifically, the authors provide empirical evidence allowing readers to better understand how the home environment and educational practice in the family impact the psychological development of children in their early years. In the last part, culture-specific issues like the new universal two-child policy in China are discussed. Most of the parts are based on large-scale investigations and analysis of the status quo, complemented by small-sample studies and case studies. The findings presented here will promote theory building and public understanding of early care and education in China. Moreover, the behavior observation scales and assessment tools developed by the research group are cultural appropriate and may serve as a foundation for further studies on early care and education in the Chinese cultural context.

The book explores the transformation in China's societal mindset driven by technological advancements in mass communication. It highlights a shift from Maoist mass politics to "Moral politics," focusing on personal narratives and the emergence of "ordinary people" as central figures in contemporary discourse. This change reflects a deeper engagement with personal dilemmas, particularly in areas like marriage and sexuality, suggesting a new cultural revolution that reshapes traditional ideographic communication through platforms like Facebook and WeChat, linking sociology with visual storytelling.

Focusing on China's modern global cultural influence, the book explores the nation's evolving strategies in cultural diplomacy. It analyzes how these efforts shape international perceptions and relationships, highlighting the significance of cultural exchanges in enhancing China's soft power on the world stage.

Focusing on the interactions between the British and Chinese empires, this book chronicles significant events from Queen Elizabeth I's correspondence with the Ming Emperor Wanli in 1583 to Lord Palmerston's communication with the Chinese Minister in 1840. It explores the evolving diplomatic, cultural, and economic exchanges over two centuries, highlighting the complexities and implications of these encounters leading up to the Opium War.

The book explores the use of organic semiconductor distributed feedback lasers as a free-space excitation source in Raman spectroscopy, enhancing detection sensitivity through surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). It details the creation of gold-coated polymeric nanopillar arrays to achieve SERS conditions. The application of organic-laser-excited SERS measurements is demonstrated by analyzing the concentration variations of the biomolecule adenosine in aqueous solutions, showcasing innovative techniques in spectroscopic analysis.

Die Arbeit bietet eine systematische Interpretation von Aristoteles' Metaphysik als Substanz- und Prinzipienlehre. Sie überwindet die Trennung zwischen metaphysica generalis und specialis und rekonstruiert den Chiasmus als zentrale Einteilungsmethode, während sie Aristoteles' Proportionalitätsanalogie von Thomas' Attributionsanalogie unterscheidet.