Shi, Wei

This thesis attempts to discuss the conceptual notion of Chineseness andits diverse formations in contemporary Chinese cinemas. Here, thequestion of Chineseness is concerned with the issue of Chinese culturalidentity. The initial motivation of this study stems from the rise ofCh…

In the early stage of atherosclerosis, monocytes in the circulation become adherent and migrate into the intima of the blood vessel wall in response to stimuli, such as injury and inflammation, and inflammatory factors and metalloproteinases promote this process (Reaven and Witz…