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Fractionation and structure characterization of polysaccharide from fermented Cordyceps mycelium. ABSTRACT Polysaccharide is considered as one of the main bioactive constituents in Cordyceps sinensis (C. sinensis), one of the well‐known traditional Chinese medicines.
Junqiao Wang +3 more
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Speaking and Mourning: Working Through Identity and Language in Chang-rae Lee’s Native Speaker [PDF]
In my essay entitled “Speaking and Mourning: Working Through Identity and Language in Chang-rae Lee’s Native Speaker,” I argue that the novel’s protagonist Henry Park finds himself at a critical juncture in his life at the novel’s beginning.
Miller, Matthew L.
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LGBT rights versus Asian values: de/re-constructing the universality of human rights [PDF]
Law, especially from the international human rights regime, is a direct reference on which minority groups rely when it comes to ‘non-discrimination’.
Lee, Po-Han
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A Green Light to Executive Pay: Institutional Monitors and Pay Sensitivity to Carbon Performance
Abstract We test for relations among executive compensation premia and firm carbon performance under varying degrees of institutional investor monitoring. Using US data for 2010–2023 (15,836 firm‐years), we find that low carbon emissions firms remunerate more excessively than high emitters, indicating greater rent extraction.
Danial Hemmings +2 more
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Language, Immigration and Acculturation in the Short Stories of Ha Jin [PDF]
The Problems of Acculturation: Flushing, Queens, in the Short Stories of Ha Jin Abstract: Noted author Ha Jin is often thought of as a Chinese author despite the fact that all of his writing has been written in English.
Parascandola, Louis J., Punjabi, Rajul
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A Robust Synthesis of Fluorosurfactants with Tunable Functionalities via a Two‐Step Reaction
The fluorosurfactants are synthesized through a two‐step reaction, and demonstrated excellent performance in droplet microfluidics. In addition, they exhibited tunable functionalities at the droplet interface via hydrogen bonding and coordination interactions.
Jiyuan Yao +10 more
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Hong Kong: workfare in the world's freest economy [PDF]
Workfare was introduced in many countries to suppress welfare dependency and reduce social security expenditures. However, workfare was launched in Hong Kong when there was only a relatively small social security budget and its citizens still strongly ...
Chan, CK
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Structural and Social Determinants of Health in Asthma in Developed Economies: a Scoping Review of Literature Published Between 2014 and 2019. [PDF]
PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Using the WHO Conceptual Framework for Action on the Social Determinants of Health, this review provides a discussion of recent epidemiologic, mechanistic, and intervention studies of structural and social determinants of health and ...
Sullivan, Kathryn, Thakur, Neeta
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Locating British Hindus' sacred space [PDF]
This article examines the ways in which the sacred is located in British Hindus' homes, as well as in public places of worship. Attention is drawn to scholars' concentration on these public places of worship and identification of stages in the ...
Nesbitt, Eleanor
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Abstract Large old trees are important ecological entities in human settlements, providing cultural values and ecological services that are threatened by current and future changes in global climate, land use and disturbance regimes. Some studies suggest incorporating social and cultural significance into the conservation of large old trees.
Zhuo Cheng +5 more
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