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Soft Power in Trade: Quantifying the Impact of Confucius Institutes on China's Exports
International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.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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Improvement of seed germination of Fagus orientalis Lipsky [PDF]
, 2003 This thesis was seeking two main approaches for improvement of seed germination of oriental beech, a timber producing species in Hyrcanian forests in northern Iran. Germination behavior of beechnuts was enhanced either by decreasing the dormancy breakage
Soltani, Ali
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Faunal diversity of Paederus Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in Iran [PDF]
, 2012 Beetles of the genus Paederus sensu stricto Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) are often noticed because of their potency in inducing a dermal lesion, so-called linear dermatitis.
Naderi, Mehdi +2 more
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The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common autoimmune disease, and early diagnosis is critical for effective treatment. This study aims to identify potential biomarkers related to pyroptosis through serum proteomics analysis, offering new insights for the early diagnosis of RA.
Lei Wang +10 more
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A new species of the genus Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915 (Diptera, Chironomidae) from Oriental China
ZooKeys, 2012 A new species of the genus Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915, M. zhejiangensis sp.n., is described, and its morphological description and illustrations are given.
Xin Qi, Xiaolong Lin, Xinhua Wang
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Challenge-oriented regional innovation systems
Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional ResearchIn this letter, we reflect on recent modifications of the regional innovation system (RIS) approach that have been prompted by persistent environmental, social, and economic problems. Scholars have begun to advocate a reorientation of the RIS framework towards addressing territorial sustainability challenges and have introduced the notion of challenge ...
Trippl, Michaela +2 more
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Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.A new species of Lentibulariaceae, Pinguicula brendae Rodríguez‐Ramírez, H.Shimai & A.R. Andrés‐Hernández, is described based on its unique morphological characteristics. This species is restricted to limestone rock walls in the San Bartolo Tutotepec municipality, central‐eastern Hidalgo, Mexico, where it inhabits a single locality on vertical, north ...
Ernesto C. Rodríguez‐ Ramírez +2 more
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Rediscovery of Melanepyris (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae): a new synonym of Epyris
Zoologia (Curitiba), 2010 Melanepyris Kieffer, 1913 was proposed to accommodate a single species of Epyris Westwood, 1832, E. imicola Kieffer, 1913, mainly based on the absence of the posterior propodeal carina. Today, Melanepyris includes only two nominal species.
Celso O. Azevedo +1 more
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The distribution, abundance, and ecology of larval tunas from the entrance to the Gulf of California [PDF]
, 1970 ENGLISH: This study is based on collections of larvae of Thunnus albacares, Euthynnus llneatus, and Auxis sp. obtained from surface and oblique net tows made during seven cruises, each along a comparable track in the entrance of the Gulf of California ...
Klawe, Witold L. +2 more
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A new host record for Euthera fascipennis (Diptera: Tachinidae) [PDF]
, 2017 Dolycoris baccarum (Linnaeus) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) is reported for the first time as a host of Euthera fascipennis (Loew) (Diptera: Tachinidae). A single specimen of E. fascipennis was reared from an adult of D.
Cerretti, Pierfilippo +2 more
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