The Mutable Original: How Chinese Counterfeits Become Nigerian Originals in African Markets
ABSTRACT Affordable Chinese copies of Western brands are ubiquitous in African markets. Despite democratizing consumer access, these goods appear to cement hegemonic value hierarchies that rank Chinese or local products as inferior to Western goods.
Jing Jing Liu
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceived Acceptability of Art Therapy Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Nanjing, China. [PDF]
Fu X +8 more
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Abstract The metaphor of digital landscapes captures a dream for spatial digital tools and analysis that are distinct from the characteristic and theoretical structures that inform tools developed with metaphors like artificial intelligence. Where artificial intelligence suggests automation, rapacious surveillance, and increasing commodification of ...
Sheryl‐Ann Simpson
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Writing as cognitive rehabilitation in MCI and dementia: a systematic review of therapeutic benefits and applications. [PDF]
Hajikarim-Hamedani A +3 more
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ABSTRACT Research on linguistic landscapes in educational settings has highlighted their role in reflecting institutional ideologies and shaping school culture, yet little attention has been paid to rural schools, where signage may carry heightened symbolic significance.
Honggang Liu
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Oral health in the children's literacy book "Kuei Pen Tui Hsiang Ssu Yen Tsa Tzu" from the early Ming dynasty. [PDF]
Cheng FC, Wang LH, Liu SY, Chiang CP.
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Antipredatory Strategies of Anurans: An Updated Conceptual Review
To unravel the evolutionary dynamics of predator–prey interactions, we propose an updated, three‐tiered classification of anuran antipredatory strategies. By mapping non‐behavioral, individual, and group defenses across five functional phases, this integrative framework introduces the concept of synergetic coupling.
Ubiratã Ferreira Souza +3 more
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Brain plasticity in response to artistic and non-artistic training aimed at promoting creativity: How can we enhance creativity and capture the process in neuroscience? [PDF]
Arkhipova A +3 more
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Sugarcane expansion, poised to reshape the Southeastern US bioenergy landscape, has uncertain ecohydrological implications following pasture conversion. Compared with improved and semi‐native pastures, sugarcane showed more conservative water use, stronger stomatal sensitivity to atmospheric water demand, higher evaporation, and greater water‐use ...
Sneha Bandyopadhyay +10 more
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Reinforcement learning in linear embedding space unlocks generalizable control across soft robot configurations. [PDF]
Zhang X +16 more
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