1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783318503321

Autore

Kohrman Matthew

Titolo

Bodies of Difference : Experiences of Disability and Institutional Advocacy in the Making of Modern China / / Matthew Kohrman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2005]

©2005

ISBN

1-59734-504-0

1-282-76242-7

9786612762420

0-520-93556-X

1-4175-8498-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Disciplina

362.4/0951

Soggetti

Biopolitics - China

People with disabilities - China

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-274) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. A Biomythography in the Making -- 2. Why Ma Zhun Doesn't Count -- 3. Building a Corporeal Corporate Body -- 4. Speeding Up Life in Beijing -- 5. Troubled Sociality: The Federation-Canji Relationship in Wenchang County -- 6. Dis/ablement and Marriage: Ridiculed Bachelors, Ambivalent Grooms -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Appendix A. The Five Criteria of Disability Used by the 1987 National Sampling Survey of the Disabled -- Appendix B -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Bodies of Difference chronicles the compelling story of disability's emergence as an area of significant sociopolitical activity in contemporary China. Keenly attentive to how bodies are embedded in discourse, history, and personal exigency, Matthew Kohrman details ways that disability became a fount for the production of institutions and identities across the Chinese landscape during the final decades of the twentieth century. He looks closely at the creation of the China Disabled Persons' Federation and the lives of numerous individuals,



among them Deng Pufang, son of China's Communist leader Deng Xiaoping.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910404076503321

Autore

Sánchez-Conde Miguel A

Titolo

The Role of Halo Substructure in Gamma-Ray Dark Matter Searches

Pubbl/distr/stampa

MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020

ISBN

3-03936-045-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Soggetti

Astronomy, space and time

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

An important, open research topic today is to understand the relevance that dark matter halo substructure may have for dark matter searches. In the standard cosmological model, halo substructure or subhalos are predicted to be largely abundant inside larger halos, for example, galaxies such as ours, and are thought to form first and later merge to form larger structures. Dwarf satellite galaxies-the most massive exponents of halo substructure in our own galaxy-are already known to be excellent targets for dark matter searches, and indeed, they are constantly scrutinized by current gamma-ray experiments in the search for dark matter signals. Lighter subhalos not massive enough to have a visible counterpart of stars and gas may be good targets as well, given their typical abundances and distances. In addition, the clumpy distribution of subhalos residing in larger halos may boost the dark matter signals considerably. In an era in which gamma-ray experiments possess, for the first time, the exciting potential to put to test the preferred dark matter particle theories, a profound knowledge of dark matter astrophysical targets and scenarios is mandatory should we aim for accurate predictions of dark matter-induced fluxes for investing significant telescope observing time on selected targets and for deriving robust conclusions from our dark matter search efforts. In this



regard, a precise characterization of the statistical and structural properties of subhalos becomes critical. In this Special Issue, we aim to summarize where we stand today on our knowledge of the different aspects of the dark matter halo substructure; to identify what are the remaining big questions, and how we could address these; and, by doing so, to find new avenues for research.