The Shifts of Power in Gender Discourse: Approaching Bao Ninh's Short Stories and Svetlana Alexievich's Unwomanly Face of War from Feminist Narratology

( Cao Kim Lan ) 부산외국어대학교 아세안연구원 2022 Suvannabhumi Vol.14 No.1

This paper examines narratives of women's marginal position in Bao Ninh's Short Stories and Svetlana Alexievich's Unwomanly Face of War from a feminist narratological approach. In analyzing voices of marginalized women, direct and indirect descriptions of women's beauty and pain, and private-public narratives of women's love stories, this paper aims to identify presentations of women's real authority in the text written by a male author, Bao Ninh, and in the one by a female author. The paper argues that juxtaposing these texts reveals an overturn of the traditional conception of sexual and gender differences. Specifically, distinguishing between male/female discourse does not show powerful /nonpowerful language, but recognizes the real authority of each type of discourse based on sexual differences. The writing also illustrates that masculine language becomes powerless and deficient in the women's world; meanwhile, in writing about herself, woman establishes a type of a powerful feminine discourse, which blends both emotional, enthusiastic, and gossipy characteristics of female language and direct, rational, and strong ones of male language. Thus, the feminists' radical segregation on male/female discourses to overturn masculine authority and create a language for women at par with men has been clearly shifted when comparing the two writers' texts based on the juxtapositional model of the comparative literature.

Women, Feminism, and Confucianism in Vietnam in the Early 20th Century

Cao Kim Lan 부산외국어대학교 동남아지역원 2019 Suvannabhumi Vol.11 No.1

The early years of the twentieth century introduced Vietnam, then a French colony, to feminism, which helped expose the problem of suicide among women, prostitution, and the trafficking. This article surveyed writings in three influential newspapers published for and by women, namely, “Phụ Nữ Tân Văn” (PNTV) (Woman’s Newspaper) 1929-1934,“Phụ nữ Thời Đàm” (PNTĐ) (Women’s Discussions on Topical Questions) 1930-1934, and “Đàn Bà”(ĐB) (Women) 1939-1945. The writings were analyzed to illustrate how feminism was perpetrated in this period, and how the writers were able to reconcile it with prevalent Confucianism, which this paper also argued as having put in place, gender inequality.

The Shifts of Masculine Domination in Vietnam: Examining Mixed and Hybrid Characteristics in Feminist Texts on Vietnamese Newspapers in the Early Twentieth Century

( Cao Kim-lan ) 부산외국어대학교 아세안연구원 2023 Suvannabhumi Vol.15 No.2

This paper aims to identify the shifts of masculine domination, illuminating Vietnamese men and women's actual position in society through surveying the mixed and hybrid characteristics described in the feminist texts in the early twentieth century. This paper concentrates on the feminist writings of the two exceptionally male intellectuals Nguyễn Văn Vĩnh (1882-1936) and Phan Khôi (1887-1959). in order to implement these goals, the paper first examines the popular phenomenon of ventriloquism among Vietnamese male intellectuals, whose dominant attitudes may still be unveiled in feminist texts. Secondly, the paper focuses on surveys of men's direct discourse in constructing the model of women's liberation. From these two contents, this paper answers the following questions: Why have Vietnamese men become feminists? What were the causes, purposes, and effects of this phenomenon? To look at the nature of Vietnamese feminism, this paper will show the shifts of masculine domination in Vietnam as another form of protecting men's privileges. All analyses in this study will ground discussion on the economic, political, and social contexts and conditions of Vietnam in the early twentieth century.

Fabrication of CNT/MgCl₂-Supported Ti-based Ziegler-Natta Catalysts for Trans-selective Polymerization of Isoprene

( Lan Cao ),( Xiaojie Zhang ),( Xiaolei Wang ),( Chengzhong Zong ),( Jin Kuk Kim ) 한국고무학회 2018 엘라스토머 및 콤포지트 Vol.53 No.3

In this study, in-situ trans-selective polymerization of isoprene was carried out using titanium-based Ziegler- Natta catalysts. The catalysts were prepared by high-energy ball milling. Individually Large-inner-diameter carbon nanotubes (CNTL), and hydroxylated carbon nanotubes (CNTOH), along with magnesium chloride (MgCl₂) were used as the carriers for the catalysts. The optimum ball-milling time for preparing the CNT/MgCl₂/TiCl₄ Ziegler-Natta catalysts was 4 h. The CNTOH/MgCl₂/TiCl₄ catalyst showed a higher efficiency than that of the CNTL/MgCl₂/TiCl₄ catalyst, based on the rate of polymerization. The effects of the CNT-filler type on the isoprene polymerization behaviors and polymer properties were investigated. The morphologies of the trans-1,4-polyisoprene (TPI)/CNT and TPI/CNTOH nanocomposites exhibited a tube-like shape, and the CNTL and CNTOH fillers were well dispersed in the TPI matrix. In addition, the thermal stability of TPI significantly increased upon the introduction of a small amount of both CNTL/CNTOH fillers (0.15 wt%), owing to the satisfactory dispersion of the CNTL/CNTOH in the TPI matrix.

Transferrin-conjugated pH-sensitive platform for effective delivery of porous palladium nanoparticles and paclitaxel in cancer treatment

Nguyen, Hanh Thuy,Soe, Zar Chi,Yang, Kwan Yeol,Phung, Cao Dai,Nguyen, Lan Thi-Trinh,Jeong, Jee-Heon,Jin, Sung Giu,Choi, Han-Gon,Ku, Sae Kwang,Yong, Chul Soon,Kim, Jong Oh Elsevier 2019 Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces Vol.176 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>Porous palladium (Pd) nanoparticles have garnered great research attention due to their potential anticancer activity and photothermal effect. In this study, a transferrin-conjugated pH-sensitive platform (Tf-PPP), comprising porous Pd nanoparticles (PdNPs) and paclitaxel (PTX), was successfully developed for combined chemo-phototherapy. Tf-PPPs have a small size of 164.6 ± 8.7 nm, PDI of 0.278 ± 0.029, and negative charge (-13.2 ± 1.8 mV). Poly(acrylic acid)-poly(ethylene oxide) (PAA-PEO), a pH sensitive polymer, was used to achieve pH-dependent drug release from nanoparticles. Transferrin (Tf) conjugated on the surface of nanoplatforms could enhance the cellular uptake and prolong nanoparticle accumulation in the tumor site. The combination of phototherapy induced by PdNPs and chemotherapeutic agent (PTX) could exhibit synergistic anticancer activities. Consistent findings were observed in both <I>in vitro</I> experiments including cytotoxicity, live/dead assay, and assessment of apoptotic protein levels, and <I>in vivo</I> antitumor study in MCF-7 tumor-bearing mice, with results decreasing in the following order: Tf-PPPs + NIR > Tf-PPPs > PPPs + NIR > PPPs > PTX > PdNPs. These findings suggest that the administration of Tf-PPPs, followed by NIR irradiation could be a promising strategy in the treatment of cancer.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> Transferrin-conjugated pH-sensitive platform was prepared for delivery of porous palladium nanoparticles and paclitaxel. </LI> <LI> The formulation exhibited higher drug release profiles at the acid environment with NIR exposure. </LI> <LI> <I>In vitro</I> studies showed high uptake and high cytotoxicity, especially in combination with NIR laser treatment. </LI> <LI> <I>In vivo</I> antitumor study showed synergistic anticancer activity with minimal adverse effects. </LI> </UL> </P> <P><B>Graphical abstract</B></P> <P>Transferrin-conjugated pH-sensitive platform for effective delivery of porous palladium nanoparticles and paclitaxel.</P> <P>[DISPLAY OMISSION]</P>

심뇌통(心腦通),강지연수단(降脂延壽丹) 및 청심조기탕(淸心調氣湯)의 고지혈증(高脂血症)에 대(對)한 실험적(實驗的) 연구(硏究)

김영석,문상관,고창남,조기호,배형섭,이경섭,노상겸,조효란,곽위성,Kim, Young-Suk,Moon, Sang-Kwan,Ko, Chang-Nam,Joh, Ki-Ho,Bae, Hyung-Sup,Lee, Kyung-Sup,Bao, Pei-Rong,Cao, Xiao-Lan 대한한방내과학회 1998 大韓韓方內科學會誌 Vol.19 No.1

In order to evaluate the effects of SIMNETONG, GANGJIYOUNSOODAN and CHUNGSIMJOKITANG(Xinnao-Tong, Jiangzhiyanshou-Dan and Qingxintiaoqi-Tang) on hyperlipidemia, the experimental study was performed in rats without or with hyperlipidemia induced by 2% cholesterol fed-diet or Triton WR-1339. And the levels of serum total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and phospholipid were measured. The results are summarized as follows : In the model of hyperlipidemia induced by 2% cholesterol Fed-diet 1. Both low & highly concentrated GANGJIYOUNSOODAN showed significantly decreasing effects on the level of serum total cholesterol while SIMNETONG & CHUNGSIMJOKlTANG didn't. 2. GANGJIYOUNSOODAN, SIMINETONG and CHUNGSIMJOKITANG showed decreasing effects on the level of serum triglyceride with no statistical significance. 3. Only highly concentrated GANGJIYOUNSOODAN showed increasing effects on the level of serum HDL-cholesterol while the others had no effects. 4. Only highly concentrated GANGJIYOUNSOODAN had decreasing effects on the level of serum LDL-cholesterol while the others had no effects. 5. Highly concentrated GANGJIYOUNSOODAN and CHUNGSIMJOKITANG showed significantly decreasing effects on the level of serum phospholipid while the other had no effects. In the model of hyperlipidemia induced by Triton WR-1339 6. SIMNETONG, GANGJIYOUNSOODAN and CHUNGSIMJOKITANG showed slightly decreasing effects on the levels of serum total cholesterol and triglyceride with no statistical significance. 7. None of SIMNETONG, GANGJIYOUNSOODAN and CHUNGSIMJOKITANG showed any effects on the level of serum HDL-cholesterol. 8. Highly concentrated GANGJIYOUNSOODAN and CHUNGSIMJOKITANG showed decreasing effects on the level of serum LDL-cholesterol but the other had no effects. 9. All of highly concentrated SIMNETONG, GANGJIYOUNSOODAN and CHUNGSIMJOKITANG showed decreasing effects on the level of serum phospholipid with statistical significance. These results show that GANGJIYOUNSOODAN and CHUNGSIMJOKITANG, in orders, have antihyperlipidemic effects. Further study on the mechanism and on the herb screening of these prescription should be followed.