Tomb, excavated artifact, Dish with carved decoration

Jiangsu. Huaiyin. Gaozhuang; 2 23/64 in. x 1 ft. 8 5/64 in.; bronze

Bamboo and Rocks

Wang Meng; 2 ft. 6 25/64 in. x 10 5/8 in.; hanging scroll, ink on paper

Bamboo and Rocks: upper portion

Wang Meng; hanging scroll, ink on paper

Bamboo and Rocks: lower portion

Wang Meng; hanging scroll, ink on paper

Incense Burner

6 19/64 in.x 4 17/32 in.x 2 7/16 in.; cloisonné, gilt copper alloy

Incense Burner (ding)

8 21/32 in.x 7 43/64 in.; cloisonné, gilt copper alloy

Wine cup in the form of an ancient bronze vessel (jue)

H: 3 21/32 in.; porcelain with sweet-white glaze

Incense Burner

H: 1 ft. 13/32 in.; porcelain, yellow glaze and traces of gold decoration

Incense Burner with animal-shaped handles

3 45/64 in.x 5 43/64 in.; cloisonné, gilt copper alloy

Vase with floral decoration

H: 5 33/64 in.; cloisonné, gilt copper alloy

Incense Burner with dragon-shaped handles

H: 3 17/64 in.; cloisonné, gilt copper alloy

Blue and white ware hexagonal Vase

H: 1 ft. 2 11/16 in.; porcelain with underglaze blue floral decoration

Tympanometric norms for Chinese schoolchildren

Current tympanometric norms have acknowledged the relevance of age as,in influencing factor. However, little attention has been afforded to other potentialities such its the non-pathological effects of gender, ear asymmetry, and racial heritage. This study aimed to examine normative tympanometric findings in a large sample of Chinese schoolchildren. Using a Madsen 901 Middle Ear Analyzer, data was collected from 269 children (538 ears), ranging in age from 6.2-12.7 years (mean = 9.4 years, SD = 1.7), in Jiangsu province. Descriptive statistics were calculated for the parameters of equivalent car canal volume (chi = 1.03, SD = 0.25, 90% = 0.68-1.46), peak compensated static acoustic admittance (chi = 0.58, SD = 0.34, 90% = 0.26-1.13), tympanometric width (chi = 112, SD=36, 90% = 62-156), and peak pressure (chi = -25, SD = 30, 90% = -85-+10). Statistically significant car asymmetry and grade/age effects were estabished, although differences found were minor. In comparison with past studies in Caucasian paediatric populations, the Chinese normative data displayed minimal disparities.

Size and variability of crop productivity both impacted by CO2 enrichment and warming-A case study of 4 year field experiment in a Chinese paddy

Acknowledgement Construction and maintenance of the experiment system was funded by the state Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest “Climate Change Impacts on Crop Production and Mitigation” under a grant number 200903003. This work was financially supported by Ministry of Science and Technology of China under a grant number 2012BAC19B01 and Department of Science and Technology of Jiangsu province under a grant number BK20150684. The international cooperation was funded by “111 project” (B12009) and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD). The contribution of Pete Smith was funded by the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and the United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) under UK-China Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Network (SAIN). The contribution of Timothy Filley was also funded by the state foreign expert agency under a project of Foreign High-end expert program. The authors thank Jiangsu Tianniang Agro-Technology Company Ltd. for the assistance in maintaining the experiment system.

Biochar has no effect on soil respiration across Chinese agricultural soils

Acknowledgements This work was supported by NSFC (41371298 and 41371300), Ministry of Science and Technology (2013GB23600666 and 2013BAD11B00), and Ministry of Education of China (20120097130003). The international cooperation was funded under a “111” project by the State Agency of Foreign Expert Affairs of China and jointly supported under a grant for Priority Disciplines in Higher Education by the Department of Education, Jiangsu Province, China; The work was also a contribution to the cooperation project of “Estimates of Future Agricultural GHG Emissions and Mitigation in China” under the UK-China Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Network (SAIN). Pete Smith contributed to this work under a UK BBSRC China Partnership Award.