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The Belt and Road Initiative – the ASEAN Perspective. Egmont Security Policy Brief No. 107, March 2019 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
It has been more than five years now that Chinese President Xi Jinping first referred to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), or One Belt One Road as it was called at the time, during his visits to Kazakhstan and Indonesia in September 2013.
Ujvari, Balazs
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Thermoplastic‐Resin Transfer Molding Technology: Development and Challenges Toward Industrialization

open access: yesPolymer Composites, EarlyView.
Illustration of the key aspects involved in the manufacture of thermoplastic composites by T‐RTM highlighting the relationships between raw materials, resin mixing strategies, polymerization parameters, and processing equipment ranging from laboratory to industrial scale. ABSTRACT Driven by increasingly stringent international environmental regulations,
Filipe P. Martins   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The degree of internationalization of Chinese Multinationals along the belt and road initiative countries.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2020
This study assesses the degree of internationalization of Chinese firms along the Belt and Road initiative countries. Most of the extant studies of the Belt and Road initiative have been qualitative, and where there have been quantitative studies, they ...
Olawoyin Gregory Adedigba   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Introduction: the world transformed - grounding the belt and road initiative

open access: yes
In this chapter, the authors set out the need to think through the material transformations proceeding across the planet as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) enters its second decade.
Silver, J   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Characteristics, properties and limitations of per‐ or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and fluoropolymers

open access: yesPolymer International, EarlyView.
An overview and categorization of man‐made per‐ or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) including low‐molar‐mass and high‐molar‐mass fluorochemicals, and their international regulations is presented. Though certain PFASs are toxic, bioaccumulative and cross the human cellular membranes, others, such as fluoropolymers, are safe, reliable and involved in ...
Bruno Améduri
wiley   +1 more source

An interdisciplinary review of the interplay of conflict, socio‐economic factors, and land cover and vegetation dynamics in Colombia

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Colombia's forests play a crucial role in preserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change, but they are currently facing severe degradation, particularly after the 2016 Peace Agreement. Our literature review highlights a growing research interest in this topic and demonstrates how interdisciplinary approaches combining diverse methods can enhance
Estefanía Muñoz   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Status Quo, Opportunity and Approach——the Development of Ethnic Minorities in the Context of the Belt and Road Initiative

open access: yesContemporary Social Sciences, 2017
Currently, China is advancing the Belt and Road Initiative, which creates a new opportunity of historical significance and provides guidance for the economic and social development of ethnic minority communities (particularly those in western China ...
Ren Weide
doaj   +1 more source

Infrastructure-led development, urban transformation and inequality in China’s Belt and Road Initiative: a Marxist postcolonial geographies analysis

open access: yes
In this chapter,1 I aim to explore the intricate connections between infrastructure-led development, urban transformation and inequality within China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Apostolopoulou, Elia
core   +1 more source

Global-Local Dynamics in the Belt and Road Initiative Projects

open access: yes, 2023
This essay argues that modes of conceptualizing global-local entanglements provide a useful lens for looking at the different ways Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects localize in BRI-host countries.
Chen, Julie Yu-Wen, Ristivojevic, Dusica
core   +1 more source

Capsicum chinense as an African traditional vegetable: Culture, resilience, and opportunity

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Capsicum chinense is central to everyday diets, cultural identity, and smallholder livelihoods across Sub‐Saharan Africa, yet remains overlooked in agricultural research and policy. This paper reframes C. chinense as a traditional, climate‐resilient vegetable shaped by centuries of farmer stewardship and cultural selection.
Derek W. Barchenger   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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