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A genetic contribution from the Far East into Ashkenazi Jews via the ancient Silk Road [PDF]

, 2015
Contemporary Jews retain a genetic imprint from their Near Eastern ancestry, but obtained substantial genetic components from their neighboring populations during their history.
A Brandstätter, A Chandrasekar, AC Need, B Wen, B Wen, C Sun, D Comas, DM Behar, DM Behar, DM Behar, F Chen, G Atzmon, H Li, H Ostrer, H-J Bandelt, HX Zheng, J Kampuansai, J Saillard, J van Straten, JA Irwin, M van Oven, MD Costa, MS Peng, N Kopelman, P Forster, P Soares, QP Kong, QP Kong, RJ Gan, RM Andrews, W Zhang, WZ Wang, YG Yao, YG Yao   +33 more
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The Maritime Silk Road and China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Naše More (Dubrovnik), 2018
China’s Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road initiative aims to connect Asia, Africa, Europe, and their near seas. This paper considers China’s 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.
Žarko Koboević, Željko Kurtela, Srđan Vujičić   +2 more
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Nomadic ecology shaped the highland geography of Asia's Silk Roads [PDF]

, 2017
There are many unanswered questions about the evolution of the ancient 'Silk Roads' across Asia. This is especially the case in their mountainous stretches, where harsh terrain is seen as an impediment to travel.
Frachetti, MD, Smith, CE, Traub, CM, Williams, TD   +3 more
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Research on Deep Cooperation and Collaborative Development Between China and Indonesia Cross-Border E-commerce Based on Silk Road E-Commerce

Mandarinable, 2023
With the rapid development of "Silk Road E-commerce", the cross-border e-commerce cooperation between China and countries along the "Belt and Road" is gradually deepening.
Zhang Li, Yang Yalin, Jiang Jiarui, Ni Guangxian   +3 more
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The “Ice Silk Road”: China-Russian cooperation within the framework of the international order in the Arctic region reconstruction [PDF]

Восточная Азия: факты и аналитика, 2020
This paper considers the “Ice Silk Road” initiative within the framework of the reconstruction of the Arctic ocean order. In the beginning it analyzes the basic forms and development trends of the current international Arctic ocean order and summarizes ...
Xu Guangmiao, Kulintsev Y.V.
doaj   +1 more source

Developing a 'soft power' strategy in Africa [PDF]

, 2015
China’s highly touted development strategy, the “Belt and Road” initiative, is based on the land-based Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) and the parallel Maritime Silk Road (MSR).
Goncalves, Marcus
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Multi‐Scale Interface Engineering of MXenes for Multifunctional Sensory Systems

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
MXenes, as two‐dimensional transition metal carbides and nitrides, demonstrate remarkable capabilities for multifunctional sensing applications. This review systematically examines multi‐scale interface engineering approaches that enhance sensing performance, enable diverse detection functionalities, and improve system‐level compatibility in MXene ...
Jiaying Liao, Sin‐Yi Pang, Jianhua Hao
wiley   +1 more source

The Silk Road as a Skilled Practice: taking the two tea roads as cases

Археология евразийских степей
The Silk Road, an ancient network of trade and cultural exchange, has been a subject of significant scholarly interest, particularly in China, Russia, and Mongolia.
CHEN Wei
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Metachromatic Butterfly Bile Pigments for Multi‐Level Optical Security Films

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bio‐derived optical security materials are manufactured by embedding butterfly‐based pigments in polymer films. Tunable color and fluorescence responses arise from concentration‐controlled metachromasy, enabling spatially encoded patterns with distinct visible, UV‐active, and spectral signatures.
Limin Wang, Bodo D. Wilts
wiley   +1 more source

A Brief Analysis of the Migration of Silk Weaving Craftsmen and the Spread of Silk Weaving Techniques in the Ancient Bashu Area along the Southern Silk Road

Contemporary Social Sciences, 2021
During ancient times, silk weaving techniques already matured in the Bashu area and “Shu Satin” silk products were widely known. Shu Satin not only performed as a high-quality commodity in the Northern Silk Road trade activities, but also conveyed ...
Lin Kaiqiang
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