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Pioneering a Green Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) alignment between China and other members: mapping BRI's sustainability plan

Blue-Green Systems, 2021
This study is the first attempt to explore the green development alignments between China and other BRI countries. It maps and presents the green agendas practiced in BRI countries by 2017 before exploring on the ground practices of China-led physical ...
Ali Cheshmehzangi, Linjun Xie, May Tan-Mullins   +2 more
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Inflammatory burden index (IBI) and body roundness index (BRI) in gallstone risk prediction: insights from NHANES 2017–2020

Lipids in Health and Disease
The Inflammatory Load Index (IBI) and Body Roundness Index (BRI) were employed to evaluate the systemic inflammatory status and body fat. This study aims to elucidate the association between IBI and the prevalence of gallstones, as well as to analyze the
Yuting Gu, Zhanyi Zhou, Xuan Zhao, Xiaolu Ye, Keyi Qin, Jiahui Liu, Xiao Zhang, Yunxi Ji   +7 more
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Putting the BRI in Perspective: History, Hegemony and Geoeconomics

Chinese Political Science Review, 2022
If successfully realised, the Belt and Road Initiative will be the most ambitious and expansive developmental project the world has ever seen. It is not, however, unprecedented.
M. Beeson, C. Crawford
semanticscholar   +1 more source

How do information and communication technology, human capital and renewable energy affect CO2 emission; New insights from BRI countries

Heliyon
If nations want to attain sustainable development with the exponential growth of information and communication technology (ICT) around the world, they must understand the connection between ICT and carbon emissions.
Zhen You, Lei Li, Muhammad Waqas
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Advances in Modeling the Inner Blood–Retinal Barrier: From Static Tissue Cell Cultures to Microphysiological Systems

Pharmaceuticals
Background/Objectives: The inner blood–retinal barrier (iBRB) is a specialized neurovascular interface essential for retinal homeostasis and visual function and is compromised in several vision-threating conditions.
Aikaterini Apostolidi, Georgios Stergiopoulos, Sofia Bellou, Maria Markou, Theodore Fotsis, Carol Murphy, Eleni Bagli   +6 more
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PENGARUH BIAYA PERIKLANAN DAN PERSONAL SELLING TERHADAP PENJUALAN DEPOSITO PADA BANK MUAMALAT INDONESIA TULUNGAGUNG

An-Nisbah: Jurnal Ekonomi Syariah, 2014
The purpose of this research is to test  infuence: (1) the expense of advertisement to improvement of deposit sale; (2) the expense of personal selling to improvement of deposit sale; (3) at the same time the expense of advertisement and the expense of ...
Efriza Pahlevi Wulandari
doaj   +1 more source

High Sensitivity Array Observations of the $z = 4.4$ QSO BRI 1335-0417

, 2007
We present sensitive phase-referenced VLBI results on the radio continuum emission from the $z=4.4$ QSO BRI 1335--0417. The observations were carried out at 1.4 GHz using the High Sensitivity Array (HSA). Our sensitive VLBI image at $189 \times 113$ mas (
Christopher L. Carilli, Dominik A. Riechers, Emmanuel Momjian, Fabian Walter, Frey S., Guilloteau S., Omont A.   +6 more
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Entering a new era of body indices: the feasibility of a body shape index and body roundness index to identify cardiovascular health status. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: The Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist Circumference (WC) are well-used anthropometric predictors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), but their validity is regularly questioned.
A Keys, A Must, A Romero-Corral, AM Nevill, AM Prentice, André L. M. Verbeek, DM Thomas, EB Rimm, Femmie de Vegt, HB Hubert, I Janssen, J Tuomilehto, JC Dekkers, KF Adams, KM Flegal, LF Van Gaal, LM Browning, M Ashwell, Maria T. E. Hopman, Martijn F. H. Maessen, MC Pouliot, MH Zweig, MJ Duncan, NY Krakauer, P Deurenberg, P Kok, PW Wilson, Rebecca J. H. M. Verheggen, S He, S Wunderlich, SD Hsieh, SE Kahn, Thijs M. H. Eijsvogels, WL Haskell, Yan Gong   +34 more
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Association between body roundness index (BRI) and gallstones: results of the 2017–2020 national health and nutrition examination survey (NHANES)

BMC Gastroenterology
Background Gallstones are associated with obesity, and the BRI is a new obesity index that more accurately reflects body fat and visceral fat levels.
Changlong Wei, Gongyin Zhang
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Reduction effect of building structure response by dynamic soil‐structure interaction evaluated from observed strong motion

Japan Architectural Review, 2018
A method for an evaluation of the building structure response reduction by soil‐structure interaction (SSI) based on the seismographs of the soil‐structure system is presented.
Hajime Okano, Tatsuya Azuhata, Namihiko Inoue, Masanori Iiba, Toshihide Kashima, Yuji Sako   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source