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A theory of political divergence and gradual institutional change
Abstract Why do some societies succeed in breaking away from historical traditions while others remain trapped? This paper proposes a formal theory to investigate the interaction between short‐run and long‐run political dynamics, highlighting a co‐evolution of political institutions and social structures.
Clair Yang
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Therapeutic potential of natural products in cancer immunotherapy: Advances and challenges
This review systematically outlines the mechanisms underlying tumour immunotherapy resistance and elucidates the role of natural products in enhancing therapeutic efficacy as immunomodulatory adjuvants. Abstract Immunotherapy has emerged as a clinically pivotal approach in cancer treatment, but its application remains limited to a small subset of ...
Rao Hu +6 more
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Readings on Liu Xiaobo and Xu Zhiyong [PDF]
News came today that legal scholar Xu Zhiyong was formally arrested last week, though he has not yet been charged, according to his lawyer (see recent China Beat posts on Xu Zhiyong here and here). Xu is one of several detainees whom netizens are seeking
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Hopes against Hobbes: On Authoritarianism, Regime Legitimation and Soft Power with a Review of Richard C. Bush’s Hong Kong in the Shadow of China: Living with the Leviathan (2016) [PDF]
Richard C. Bush’s Hong Kong in the shadow of China: Living with the Leviathan (2016) represents an important study on post-“Handover” Hong Kong focusing on the making of the 2014 Occupy Campaign and Umbrella Movement and the impact on the coming ...
Emile Kok-Kheng Yeoh
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Abstract Existing scholarship on propaganda in authoritarian regimes centers on whether it persuades or coerces. Within the persuasion camp, researchers have examined how factors such as message source, content, credibility, and audience demographics shape propaganda effectiveness. This study shifts attention to psychological needs. Drawing on evidence
Xiaoxiao Shen
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Yao Bai,1,2 Qingxia Liu,3 Jie Gu,1,4 Xiaobo Zhang,1 Sheng Hu1 1Xiangya International Medical Center, Department of Geriatrics Urology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, People’s Republic of China; 2Medizinische Klinik and
Bai Y, Liu Q, Gu J, Zhang X, Hu S
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A State Space Method for Modal Identification of Mechanical Systems from Time Domain Responses
A new state space method is presented for modal identification of a mechanical system from its time domain impulse or initial condition responses. A key step in this method is the identification of the characteristic polynomial coefficients of an adjoint
Xiaobo Liu
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A Model-Agnostic Meta-Baseline Method for Few-Shot Fault Diagnosis of Wind Turbines
The technology of fault diagnosis is helpful to improve the reliability of wind turbines, and further reduce the operation and maintenance cost at wind farms. However, in reality, wind turbines are not allowed to operate with faults, so few fault samples
Xiaobo Liu, Wei Teng, Yibing Liu
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A Geomag‐inspired dynamically reconfigurable POSS framework is constructed to form an antifatigue solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) for lithium metal anodes. The rigid POSS nanocages and reversible hydrogen‐bonded junctions enable adaptive stress dissipation and stable Li+ transport during repeated plating/stripping, thereby suppressing dendrite ...
Tianyi Wang +13 more
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Platelets in Skin Autoimmune Diseases
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), systemic sclerosis (SSc), and small vessel vasculitis are three autoimmune diseases frequently manifested in the skin. They share common pathogenic features, including production of autoantibodies, loss of tolerance to
Xiaobo Liu +3 more
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