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Soft Power Determinants in the World and Implications for China

open access: yesThe Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies, 2020
Statistical tests are here conducted on two explanations of soft power. One is Joseph Nye's argument that political values, foreign policy and cultural appeals shape soft power, and the other is the positive peace argument which suggests a significant ...
HONGYI LAI
doaj   +1 more source

The skills required for transition to university and study in biological sciences: A student perspective

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Bioscience students were asked for their opinions on the value and teaching of skills. 204 responded that teamwork, time management and study skills are necessary to reach University, that scientific writing, research, laboratory and presentation skills are taught effectively during their studies, while other skills are gained inherently through study ...
Janella Borrell, Susan Crennell
wiley   +1 more source

The expediency of remote location from an injection well of water shut-off material in a high-permeability sublayer

open access: yesGeoresursy
The paper investigates the expediency of placement a water shut-off material in a high-permeability watered sublayer away from the injection well. This scenario of location the blocking agent with complex rheological properties in a reservoir requires ...
D. R. Salimyanova   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Add‐On Icosapent Ethyl With Standard Treatment on Functional Outcomes and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ischemic stroke, a major cause of mortality and long‐term disability, results from the abrupt cessation of cerebral blood flow due to vascular occlusion or rupture. Icosapent Ethyl (EPA‐EE), approved for hypertriglyceridemia, has anti‐inflammatory and antithrombotic properties that may lessen ischemic damage.
Mitra Mahmoudi Meymand   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Who Holds in the Power in Soft Power?

open access: yesArts & International, 2016
This article explores the concepts of “soft power” and “cultural diplomacy” from both a theoretical perspective as well as thinking about how they manifest in practice. Britain is used as a case study to demonstrate how these terms have shifted in line with the advancement of neoliberal politics. Any belief in intercultural cooperation has been usurped
openaire   +4 more sources

Effects of Causal Beliefs About Gout on Public Views About Gout Management: A Randomized Experimental Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Despite well‐described biologic causes, the public views unhealthy lifestyle choices as the primary cause of gout. This study investigated how causal beliefs about gout influence the public's views about its management. Methods In a randomized study, 201 members of the public viewed one of two 2‐minute videos about gout.
Rachel Murdoch   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

De-Americanizing Soft Power Discourse? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The growing globalization of media content from China and India – in terms of international television news emanating from China and the further globalization of Bollywood—offers new opportunities for soft power discourse, given the scale and scope of ...
Thussu, D.K.
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Experimental study on the magnetic permeability of inclusion filled soft polymeric composite for soft-core transformer applications

open access: yesPolymer Testing, 2022
The magnetic permeability of three kinds of inclusions (Carbonyl iron, Ferroferric oxide, NiFe-alloy) filled polymer (Polydimethylsiloxane) is investigated at room temperature by using a Buck circuit for the dynamic test and vibrating sample magnetometer
Xiaocheng Hu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pain and Patient‐Reported Physical Function Did Not Differ Among Body Composition Profiles in Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To explore whether higher body fat and lower lean mass are associated with greater pain and worse patient‐reported physical function in individuals with hip osteoarthritis (OA). A secondary aim was to examine whether pain and patient‐reported physical function differ according to four body composition profiles: high body fat, low lean mass ...
Alexandra Ryan   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Algunas tesis sobre soft power y subsunción real. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The essay examines the Marxian issue of real subsumption confuting its centrality as the key of contemporary capitalism. Even if the most farsighted Marxist prognosis about soft power concerns real subsumption, the latter cannot be considered an ...
Villacañas Berlanga, José Luis
core   +1 more source

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