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Coupling effect of key factors on ecosystem services in border areas: a study of the Pu’er region, Southwestern China [PDF]
PeerJThe coupling effects created by transboundary and local factors on ecosystem services are often difficult to determine. This poses great challenges for ecosystem protection and management in border areas.
Ruijing Qiao +9 more
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Private security companies and the state monopoly on violence: A case of norm change? [PDF]
, 2009 The proliferation of private security companies has received increasing public and academic attention in recent years. From the involvement of private security firms in Sierra Leone and Angola to the capture and killing of Blackwater security contractors
Krahmann, E
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.An oral nanoplatform, MOP@T@D, which can maintain glucose homeostasis and restore islet β cells in diabetic rats is developed. It achieves efficient intestinal absorption and liver‐targeted delivery. The nanoparticle disintegrates only in response to hyperglycemia to release insulin on demand and provides antioxidant protection through selenoprotein ...
Chenxiao Chu +14 more
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LandEcological carrying capacity (ECC) is a crucial indicator for assessing sustainable development capabilities. However, mountain ecosystems possess unique complexities due to their diverse topography, high biodiversity, and fragile ecological environments.
Rui Luo +7 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A UV‐triggered injectable dual‐network hydrogel is reported as the first application of bletilla striata polysaccharide (BSP) in osteochondral repair. By integrating methacrylamide‐modified BSP and nitrobenzaldehyde‐functionalized hyaluronic acid, the system achieves immunomodulation, mechanical reinforcement, and dynamic tissue adhesion, thereby ...
Jiaming Cui +10 more
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Butterfly Diversity Under Three Types of Land Use in the Valley Part of Dulongjiang, Yunnan, China
DiversityButterflies are important biological indicators for assessing the environment and habitat quality. Dulongjiang in Yunnan, China, a global biodiversity hotspot, has undergone recent socioeconomic development, yet the impact of resultant land-use changes ...
Yi-Ting Lin +7 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This study develops a self‐powered permeable electronic dressing (SPED) that synergistically integrates exudate management, electrical stimulation, and on‐demand drug delivery. The dressing effectively absorbs exudate while demonstrating potent antibacterial activity and accelerated tissue regeneration in diabetic mouse models, thereby promoting ...
Jiaheng Liang +12 more
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Development cooperation and addressing ‘root causes’
Forced Migration Review, 2016 Development has its place in dealing with the roots of displacement but it is not an alternative either to important measures in the realm of foreign policy, trade policy and humanitarian assistance, or to taking responsibility for refugees coming to ...
Steffen Angenendt +2 more
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Human Security: Does Normative Europe Need a New Strategic Narrative? [PDF]
, 2007 Alongside a sustained debate about the role of the EU in the international system and the nature of its power as an external actor, foreign and security policy making continues to reflect an awkward mixture of civilian, military and normative instruments,
Martin, Mary.
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European Cyber Security System [PDF]
, 2012 Nowadays computer networks are widely spread in all spheres of human life. That is why the problem of cyber security of mankind is of great importance. Today, the European Union makes efforts to guarantee network safety in Europe by means of increase ...
Buffet, Jean-Charles +3 more
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