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Iron Ore Pricing in China: Financialization Through a Marxist Lens
Abacus, EarlyView.We offer a Marxist interpretation of financialization as we examine the Chinese market for iron ore and the shift in the pricing mechanism from an annual fixed price to an indexed price from 2010. Drawing upon Marx's theory of the circuit of capital, we illustrate an empirical case of financialization that results from the conflict between social ...
Xun Gong, Eagle Zhang, Corinne Cortese
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Encoding present situations in Mandarin Chinese and isiXhosa: A comparative study
Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics, 2014 This study sought to investigate how two typologically distinct languages, Mandarin and isiXhosa, deal with the encoding of temporal relations by focusing on a specific time frame – the present. The study revealed that both Mandarin and isiXhosa do not
Ma, Xiujie, Simango, Silvester Ron
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The Blizzard Challenge 2009 [PDF]
, 2009 The Blizzard Challenge 2009 was the fifth annual Blizzard Challenge. As in 2008, UK English and Mandarin Chinese were the chosen languages for the 2009 Challenge. The English corpus was the same one used in 2008.
Karaiskos, V., King, S.
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, EarlyView.The study identified key barriers to optimal patient‐centered care, including delayed diagnosis due to awareness and stigma‐related barriers among patients and caregivers, and opportunities to enhance multidisciplinary coordination. Resource limitations impacted nursing and psychosocial support, while access to support care varied across regions.
Edwin Pun Hui +10 more
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Economic Returns to Speaking ‘Standard Mandarin’ Among Migrants in China’s Urban Labour Market [PDF]
This paper uses data from the China Urban Labour Survey administered across 12 cities in 2005 to estimate the economic returns to speaking standard Mandarin among internal migrants in China’s urban labour market. The paper builds on studies that estimate
Russell Smyth, Wenshu Gao
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When First Nations Don't Count: H.V. Evatt and the Erasure of Palestinian Rights
Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.As Minister for External Affairs in the Chifley Government, Herbert Vere Evatt played a pivotal role at the United Nations in securing the partition of Palestine and recognition of the State of Israel. These endeavours were represented by Evatt and in subsequent commentary as exemplifying Evatt's commitment to justice.
Jeff Rickertt
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SensorsMandarin (Citrus reticulata L.) is consumed worldwide. Improper storage temperatures cause flavor loss and shorten shelf lives, reducing marketability.
Daesik Son +4 more
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In vitro screening of four genotypes of citrus for salt tolerance : S08P07 [PDF]
, 2012 Soil and water salinity is an important abiotic stress that can affect both production and quality of citrus. The use of tolerant rootstocks in these conditions would be the solution the most used.
Benkirane, Rachid +5 more
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British Journal of Educational Technology, EarlyView.Abstract This study explores the impact of robot–LLM (Large Language Model) integration on collaborative creative writing, focusing on how embodiment and AI creativity influence various aspects of creative output. A total of 150 undergraduate students participated in a structured experimental design with five collaboration conditions: Human–Human (HH),
Yuqing Liu, Yao Song
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British Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract This pilot study evaluated a personalized sleep intervention incorporating motivational interviewing techniques to address sleep barriers, along with tailored sleep hygiene and extension for chronic short sleepers. Eleven university students completed a 14‐day sequential intervention (baseline, sleep hygiene and a combined phase adding 90‐min ...
Wei Wang +11 more
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