Soft Power in Trade: Quantifying the Impact of Confucius Institutes on China's Exports
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the role of Confucius Institutes (CIs) as a form of China's cultural diplomacy and their impact on international trade, particularly exports. Using a gravity model, we analyze data from 1990 to 2019 across countries, finding that the presence of CIs significantly boosts China's exports.
Renjing Chen, Wei Jin, Tangrui Yang
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Occurrence of the alien seagrass Halophila stipulacea in Martinique (French West Indies) [PDF]
Hellio, Claire +3 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) positions adolescents as co‐researchers to investigate and address social issues affecting their lives. While YPAR has gained global prominence, comparative research examining how it is conceptualized and practiced across regional contexts remains limited.
John Diaz +5 more
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Towards enhanced Sargassum monitoring in the Caribbean Sea. [PDF]
Arellano-Verdejo J +11 more
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Perceived Partner Responsiveness Is Associated With Adolescent Sexual Wellbeing Over 1 Year
ABSTRACT Introduction Research on adolescent sexuality is primarily cross‐sectional and often neglects interpersonal factors that may play a key role in promoting their sexual wellbeing, such as perceived partner responsiveness, that is, feeling understood, cared for, and accepted by a partner.
Stéphanie Couture +6 more
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Emerging skeletal growth responses of Siderastrea siderea corals to multidecadal anthropogenic impacts in Martinique, Caribbean Sea. [PDF]
Cardoso GO +6 more
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ABSTRACT Objective To qualitatively explore the lived experiences of fasting during Ramadan and the Iftar meal in Muslim adults with low self‐regulation (i.e., low ability to control) eating behavior. Methods Semistructured interviews were conducted with Muslim young adults, scoring below the threshold for low/moderate self‐regulation on the Self ...
Alina Zubair +3 more
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Metabolite profiling-based characterization and antibacterial activity of sea cucumber <i>Isostichopus</i> sp. <i>aff. badionotus</i> from the Colombian Caribbean Sea. [PDF]
Taborda-Martínez ME +5 more
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DNA metabarcoding unveils niche overlapping and competition among Caribbean sea urchins. [PDF]
Rodríguez-Barreras R +3 more
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The broadcast spawning Caribbean shipworm, Teredothyra dominicensis (Bivalvia, Teredinidae), has invaded and become established in the eastern Mediterranean Sea [PDF]
Borges, Luisa +3 more
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