This article presents a discussion about Xiangtong Xi (香童戏), a traditional musical theatrical form associated with the Baoshan area of China’s Yunnan province. Xiangtong Xi drama originated from the folk religious and mystical rites of the southwestern regions of China. It organically combines elements such as singing, recitation, acting and martial arts techniques that are characteristic of the musical culture of the region. This genre has its own cult music and traditional performance style. At the same time, supporting and preserving the traditions of their art, Xiangtong Xi artists throughout the history of its existence have developed and continue to develop Xiangtong Xi music by studying the singing melodies and musical styles of other cultures, musical genres and movements and introducing their elements into their performances. The basis for such borrowings is primarily local folk music and songs, as well as other traditional musical genres of the region.
Keywords: Xiangtong Xi, musical drama, ritual music, religious music, Prince’s Chant, Even Chant, Universal Chant, Chant of the Black God, plague god’s chant, percussion instruments
For citation: Li Jianfu (2025). Traditional Regional Features in Xiangtong Xi Musical Drama. Contemporary Musicology, 9(2), 134–150. https://doi.org/10.56620/2587-9731-2025-2-134-150
Mansour S Aljabry, Fahad Alabbas, Ghaleb Elyamany
et al.
BACKGROUND: Rare bleeding disorder (RBDs) encompasses a deficiency of one or more of FXIII, FXI, FX, FVII, FV, FII, and FI clotting factors, leading to bleeding disorders with variable presentations and outcomes ranging from none or minimal to life-threatening events. RBDs are still underdiagnosed and underreported, especially in Saudi population with a high prevalence of consanguinity.
OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to determine the frequency of RBDs, grading of their bleeding severity, and assessment of clinical manifestations and management of RBDs in tertiary Saudi Arabian hospitals.
DESIGN AND SETTINGS: This retrospective study of RBDs describes the clinicopathological features of refereed cases to both Prince Sultan Military Medical City and King Khaled University Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from September 2018 to September 2021. Any patient who had already been diagnosed or suspected to have RBDs was enrolled in the study.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patient's medical records were reviewed for demographic data, clinical presentations, bleeding and family history, consanguinity, treatment outcomes, and molecular testing. Samples were run in specialized coagulation laboratories. Patients with liver dysfunction or acquired factor deficiency were excluded. Patients were categorized into four groups according to the severity of bleeding episodes: asymptomatic, Grade I, Grade II, and Grade III.
RESULTS: A total of 26 cases with RBDs were identified during the study period. Most of the included patients are males and pediatrics (<14 years) representing 15 (57.7%) and 14 (53.8%), respectively. FVII was the most common factor deficiency encountered in 9 (35%) patients, followed by FXIII in 5 (19%), FXI in 4 (15%), FX in 3 (11.5%), FV in 3 (11.5%), and combined factor deficiency in 2 (8%) patients. 17 (65.4%) RBD patients presented with bleeding manifestation either with Grade I (9%), Grade II (39%), or Grade III (15%), whereas 47% were asymptomatic.
CONCLUSION: The study emphasizes on importance of establishing a national registry of RBDs in Saudi Arabia and the need for further genetic studies to clarify the genotype/phenotype relationships.
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Small mining towns are often single-industry towns that turn to ghost towns or face negative socio-economic impacts upon mine closure. This study qualitatively explores the roles that mining companies and other key stakeholders (should) play in the development of local economies of the small mining communities to bring about economic sustainability, employing a constant comparative analysis. A small mining town in South Africa is the case study. Legislative and policy frameworks were scrutinized for their effectiveness in promoting economic sustainability. In-depth interviews with key stakeholders were carried out. Key factors limiting the effective implementation of developmental strategies were also explored. The study finds that weak community involvement, lack of trust, poor collaboration, poor municipal capacity, and legislation and policy flaws impact economic sustainability. Sustainable local economic development efforts are reported though. However, such efforts are insufficient because of the legislation and policy frameworks that are promoting short-term growth. Also, the town’s overdependence on the mining company, local government not optimally fulfilling their roles and responsibilities, and minimal community members’ participation on local economic development are other hindrances. However, the fact that the mining company and local municipality do acknowledge the shortcomings in their efforts towards promoting economic sustainability is a promise in minimizing the socio-economic effects of mine closures.
History of scholarship and learning. The humanities, Social Sciences
Jennifer H. Therkorn, Sean Hu, Anays M. Sotolongo
et al.
Abstract Background Service member exposure to explosive blast overpressure waves is common with considerable attention to traumatic brain injury (TBI) and neuropsychological sequalae. Less is known about the impacts on the respiratory system, particularly long-term effects, despite vulnerability to overpressure. Using a national registry, we previously observed an independent relationship between self-reported blast exposure and respiratory symptoms; however, the impact on objective measures of pulmonary function is poorly understood. Methods 307 Veterans referred to our national specialty center for post-deployment health concerns underwent a comprehensive multi-day evaluation that included complete pulmonary function testing (PFT), occupational and environmental medicine history, neuropsychological or psychological evaluation. We developed an a priori chart abstraction process and template to classify Veterans into blast exposure groups: (1) none, (2) single-mild, or (3) multiple-mild. This template focused primarily on clinician documented notes of blast related TBI that were used as proxy for blast overpressure injury to thorax. PFT variables characterizing flow (FEV1%; %∆FEV1), volume (TLC%), diffusion (DLCO%) and respiratory mechanics (forced oscillometry) were selected for analysis. Results Veterans (40.5 ± 9.7 years; 16.3% female) were referred 8.6 ± 3.6 years after their last deployment and presented with considerable comorbid conditions and health problems (e.g., 62% post-traumatic stress, 55% dyspnea). After chart abstraction, Veterans were assigned to none (n = 208), single mild (n = 52) and multiple mild (n = 47) blast exposure groups. Among the blast exposed, clinicians documented 73.7% were < 50 m from the blast and 40.4% were physically moved by blast. PFT outcome measures were similar across all groups (p value range: 0.10–0.99). Conclusions In this referred sample of deployed Veterans, PFT measures of flow, volume, diffusion, and respiratory mechanics were not associated with clinician documented blast exposure per the retrospective chart abstraction methodology applied. Yet, these clinical findings suggest future research should determine and assess distinction between Veteran recollections of perceived blast experiences versus overpressure wave exposure to the respiratory system.
The paper analyses the potential of the online environment for obtaining empirical data. It discusses the positive and the negative aspects of their use in scientific research and attempts to highlight the challenges of using social media for empirical data collection. Facebook and its growing levels of consumption attracts research interest because it facilitates recruitment of respondents, saves considerable money, time and effort, and opens access to hard-to-reach populations and highly engaged citizens in a variety of topics. At the same time, the use of online space for empirical data collection remains problematic in terms of representativeness, accessibility and security. The article briefly describes the process of recruiting Facebook respondents to participate in an online survey - a post-election study. The analysis of the results clearly shows the outreach, based on convenience sampling, to an online sample that is characterized by high interest in political issues, active communication practices, variety of information sources used, well-established practices of civic activism and participation in elections, relatively stable party affiliation and consistency in political orientation.
Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
The history of ex situ conservation is relatively short, not more than a century old. During the middle of last century, triggered by the realization that genetic erosion was threatening the existing landraces and wild relatives of the major food crops, global efforts to collect and conserve the genetic diversity of these threatened resources were initiated, predominantly orchestrated by FAO. National and international genebanks were established to store and maintain germplasm materials, conservation methodologies were created, standards developed, and coordinating efforts were put in place to ensure effective and efficient approaches and collaboration. In the spontaneously developing global conservation system, plant breeders played an important role, aiming at the availability of genetic diversity in their breeding work. Furthermore, long-term conservation and the safety of the collected materials were the other two overriding criteria that led to the emerging international network of ex situ base collections. The political framework for the conservation of plant genetic resources finds its roots in the International Undertaking of the FAO and became ‘turbulent rapid’ with the conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity. This paper reviews the history of the global ex situ conservation system with a focus on the international network of base collections. It assesses the major ex situ conservation approaches and methods with their strengths and weaknesses with respect to the global conservation system and highlights the importance of combining in situ and ex situ conservation.
Introduction
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease involving the production of autoantibodies with consequent involvement of multiple organ systems. Although not an uncommon condition, its pleomorphic neuropsychiatric manifestations imply consideration of SLE as a relevant differential diagnosis. As many as 50% of patients with SLE have neurological involvement throughout their disease course and it is associated with impaired quality of life, high morbidity and mortality rates.
Objectives
Case report study and discussion.
Methods
The authors present a case of a 50-year old woman without previous psychiatric history presenting to the psychiatric department with suicidal ideation in association with psychotic symptoms of rapid onset. She presented with various somatic symptoms including butterfly rash, alopecia, nail dystrophy and generalized myalgia and arthralgia. After conducting a thorough clinical investigation with subsequent unveiling of various alterations including those in the antibody panels and abnormal magnetic resonance imaging results, a diagnosis of neuropsychiatric lupus was established.
Results
Improvements in initial psychiatric symptoms were noted after completing pulse corticoid therapy for SLE with adjunct antipsychotic medication. On follow-up, the patient demonstrated a complete return to previous mental functioning with no reported relapses.
Conclusions
This case demonstrates the heterogeneous presentations that neuropsychiatric lupus can assume. The vast array of psychopathological signs and symptoms in SLE continue to exist as a significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Timely identification resulting from a proactive approach in maintaining lupus as part of our differentials may prevent the significant morbidity and mortality commonly associated with the resultant central nervous system involvement in SLE.
Disclosure
No significant relationships.
Osmanlı Devleti’nin son 200 yıllık siyasetini, devleti kurtarma planları meşgul etmiştir. 1808 yılında imzalanan Sened-i İttifak’ın ardından Tanzimat Fermanı ve Islahat Fermanı’nın ilan edilmesi Osmanlı Devleti’nin siyasi alanda yaşadığı dönüşümü göstermiştir. 1876 yılında ilan edilen Kanun-ı Esasi ile başlayan meşrutiyet döneminde, Osmanlı siyasetinde partiler ortaya çıkmaya başlamıştır. 1920 yılına kadar çeşitli aksaklıklara rağmen devam eden meşruti yönetim, 1923 yılından itibaren tamamen yıkılmış ve yeni bir dönem başlamıştır. Anadolu ve Rumeli Müdafaa-i Hukuk Cemiyeti’nin Halk Fırkası’na dönüşmesinden sonra 1924 yılında Terakkiperver Cumhuriyet Fırkası ve 1930 yılında Serbest Cumhuriyet Fırkası kurulmuş fakat beklenen netice alınamamıştır. 1945’ten sonra, Türk siyasi hayatında yaşanan iç ve dış gelişmeler neticesinde çok partili sisteme geçiş zorunluluğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu çalışmada, Türk siyasi hayatında çok partili sisteme geçiş sürecinde yaşanan iç ve dış gelişmeler analiz edilmeye çalışılacaktır.
Radiograph play as an important adjunct, in addition to history and clinical evaluation for the diagnosis of pathologies in head and neck region. A good and ideal diagnostic radiograph is essential for this purpose. An ideal radiograph is one that provides a great deal of information, the image exhibits proper density and contrast, have sharp outlines, and are of the same shape and size as the object being radiographed. Dental radiographs are subjected to various phases (procedures) right from the manufacturing and packaging until it is been exposed and processed. The diagnostic quality of a dental radiograph may be affected during any of these procedures and even after that. The authors here have noticed an interesting fault which is seldom mentioned in the literature.
Dentistry, Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
One of the most important objectives of this article is analyse wether or not the idea of the Indonesian identity as a maritime nation is instructed at school in the form of teaching materials. In this respect the history subject at senior high school bocomes the focus of the study. The history subject strategically can be benefitted as the medium of strengthening the Indonesian naitonal identity as a maritime nation. This matter is very important to be studied considering the fact that untill now the issue of national identity of Indonesian nation is still to be debated wether or not Indonesia will be developed to be maritime state or conversely to be agrarian state. But many Indonesian believe that their ancestors were maritime people. And they confident that only the people who built the country based on thier identity could be a great nation. This article argues that although the maritime history of the great potential in the process of identity formation of Indonesia as a maritime nation and has the potential to strengthen national integration, but aspects of maritime history has not taught proportionally in Indonesian history textbooks.
João José Pinto Ferreira, Anne-Laure Mention, Marko Torkkeli
It is common knowledge that history repeats itself! Maybe not literally, but patterns of behaviour likely dependent of the human nature, are probably prone to repeat themselves. So, one may wonder if looking back could help us prepare for a better future. Moreover, by looking back at the history of people and societies, we should all be able to have a better understanding of why things happen the way they do. This seldom happens, and when it does, it is happening within very limited circle of the society such as scholars and some politician circles, rarely overflowing to the whole society.
The point is that, what we see today is not very different from what has happened in the past. Let us go back to November 13, 1460, the day Prince Henry the Navigator, passed away in Sagres, leaving Portugal with an enormous debt. Despite that fact, Prince Henry was the “guiding force behind Portugal’s assimilation of nautical knowledge and its vast extension of maritime exploration for nearly four decades” (Kock, 2003, p.59). It is interesting that by that time intellectual property was already being managed. (...)
This study aims at applying the concept of maqashid shariah to understand a problematic hadith narrated by Abû Dzâr al-Ghifari and Abû Hurairah. Such hadith has attracted serious attentions due to its narration which equated between a donkey, a dog and a woman among many Moslem scholars throughout the Islamic intellectual history. In the first part of the article, a critical review of interpretation method employed by previous ulamas, both from classical and modern period has been presented. From such an examination, it becomes clear that there is a gap which has not been adequately answered by the previous methods. Therefore, in this context, the maqashid is situated as the alternative method. Here the maqashi concept is projected as a ratio legis and parameter of the validity of ijtihad, following al-Syâtibi and Jasser Audah’s notion. Having employed maqashid to the hadith, this article concludes that the hadith contradicts one of al-kulliyah al-sittah (the six general principles of maqashid), which is hifzh al‘ird. As a consequence of this contradiction, the hadith is irrelevant as practice.
[Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk menerapkan konsep Maqasid Syari’ah untuk memahami hadis problematis yang diriwayatkan oleh Abû Dzâr al-Ghifari dan Abû Hurairah. Hadis tersebut telah menarik perhatian serius banyak sarjana muslim sepanjang sejarah intelektual Islam karena memuat narasi yang menyamakan antara keledai, anjing dan perempuan. Pada bagian awal tulisan, terlebih dahulu disajikan ulasan kritis mengenai metode-metode interpretasi yang digunakan oleh ulama klasik dan modern. Dari pengujian terhadap metode-metode tersebut diketahui bahwa terdapat ruang kosong yang masih tersisa dan belum terjawab dengan baik. Oleh karena itu, maqashid dalam tulisan ini diletakkan sebagai metode alternatif di mana konsep maqashid diajukan sebagai kausa hukum dan parameter kebenaran sebuah ijtihad, mengikuti gagasan al-Syâtibi dan Jasser Audah. Tulisan ini menyimpulkan bahwa hadis yang didiskusikan berbenturan dengan salah satu dari enam tujuan pokok hukum Islam, yaitu hifzh al-‘ird. Sebagai implikasinya, hadis ini menjadi tidak dapat diamalkan.]
Islam. Bahai Faith. Theosophy, etc., Social Sciences
This article is dedicated to Fyodor Stepun's history of philosophy. The author concentrates on the problems of methodology of historical cognition and traces neo-Kantian motifs in the oeuvre of the Russian philosopher.
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is a hereditary disorder characterized by polyposis along the gastrointestinal tract. Information on adenoma status below the duodenum has previously been restricted due to its inaccessibility in vivo. Capsule Endoscopy (CE) may provide a useful adjunct in screening for polyposis in the small bowel in FAP patients. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of CE in the assessment of patients with FAP, compared to other imaging modalities for the detection of small bowel polyps.</p> <p>Method</p> <p>20 consecutive patients with previously diagnosed FAP and duodenal polyps, presenting for routine surveillance of polyps at The Royal Melbourne Hospital were recruited. Each fasted patient initially underwent a magnetic resonance image (MRI) of the abdomen, and a barium small bowel follow-through study. Capsule Endoscopy was performed four weeks later on the fasted patient. An upper gastrointestinal side-viewing endoscopy was done one (1) to two (2) weeks after this. Endoscopists and investigators were blinded to results of other investigations and patient history.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Within the stomach, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy found more polyps than other forms of imaging. SBFT and MRI generally performed poorly, identifying fewer polyps than both upper gastrointestinal and capsule endoscopy. CE was the only form of imaging that identified polyps in all segments of the small bowel as well as the only form of imaging able to provide multiple findings outside the stomach/duodenum.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>CE provides important information on possible polyp development distal to the duodenum, which may lead to surgical intervention. The place of CE as an adjunct in surveillance of FAP for a specific subset needs consideration and confirmation in replication studies.</p> <p>Trial Registration</p> <p>Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12608000616370</p>
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, Genetics
En el s. II a.C. se emiten en el nordeste de Hispania monedas con el nombre de étnicos conocidos por las fuentes escritas. Se plantea el problema de si responden a una organización territorial en circunscripciones que, curiosamente, corresponden con las regiones y principales populi que cita Plinio. Por otro lado estas cecas podrían corresponder a localidades que pudieran tener otro nombre.