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Meshrep as a Phenomenon of Xinjiang Uyghur Traditional Culture

Oriental Studies
Introduction. The article examines one practice of social gatherings — meshrep — among Xinjiang Uyghurs characterized by distinctive culture with strong Islamic influences. Goals. The paper attempts a comprehensive description of meshrep’s structure.
Dmitry V. Buyarov
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Comparison of Three Sympatric Desert Lizards: Digestive Tract Structure, Digestive Enzyme Activities, Gut Microbiota, and Metabolites

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We performed 16S rDNA sequencing and metabolite profiling for three sympatric lizard species—Teratoscincus roborowskii, Phrynocephalus axillaris, and Eremias roborowskii—and compared their goblet cell and enzyme activities in the digestive tract. Our study suggests that the dietary niche may promote divergence or convergence of microbiota across host ...
Yi Yang, Ziyi Wang, Ruichen Wu
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The Radicalisation of Xinjiang: Its Roots and Impact on Human Rights [PDF]

Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International Journal, 2018
Xinjiang, home to the Uyghurs, has been the focus of intense government crackdown. China claims that the province is exposed to security threat especially from what it considers the “Three Evils” which are Terrorism, Extremism and Separatism.
Roy Anthony Rogers
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Crossing Eurasia: trans-regional Afghan trading networks in China and beyond [PDF]

, 2015
An expanding body of literature in the field of Central Asian studies has brought attention to the problems of considering the region's complex dynamics through the lens of its nation-states.
Amrith S., Aslanian S. D., Bayly S., Bellér-Hann I., Bodomo A., Canfield R., Christelow A., Constable O., Cooke M., Dudoignon S., Falzon M.-A., Gladney D., Hanifi S. M., Hulme A., Israel J., Kahn J., Kim H., Kwon H., Laruelle M., Levinson M., Magnus Marsden, Markovits C., Marsden M., Marsden M., Mathews G., Monsutti A., Pliez O., Reeves M., Thompson E., Trivellato F., Voll, J., Yang Y.   +31 more
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The HaMYB22–HaGST3.2 module mediates salt stress response in sunflower

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, EarlyView.
The transcription factors HaMYB22, HaMYB120, and HaMYB121 cooperatively activate the transcription of the glutathione S‐transferase gene HaGST3.2, thereby facilitating the removal of reactive oxygen species induced by salt stress in sunflowers and improving their salt tolerance.
Siqi Zhang, Yuliang Han, Qixiu Huang, Weijun Guo, Shurui Dong, Xinxin Li, Qian Zhang, Juncheng Zhang, Yijun Meng, Zhonghua Lei, Maohong Cai, Tao Chen   +11 more
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How Violence Shapes Place: The Rise of Neo‐Authoritarianism in the Global Value Chain and the Emergence of an ‘Infernal Place’ in the Bangladesh Garment Industry

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how and to what extent violence has become a pivotal tool for conducting business in places integrated into the global value chain. It also explores the roles stakeholders play in silencing workers' resistance within these places.
Shoaib Ahmed
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The Turkish Factor in China’s Uyghur Question

Oriental Studies
Introduction. The situation in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is drawing increased international attention. A number of UN reports and ones by non-governmental organizations accuse the PRC of violating the rights of the Uyghur population ...
David G. Bdoyan, Tatiana N. Litvinova
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International Norms and Human Rights Conditions in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xuar)

Malaysian Journal of International Relations, 2016
The Uyghurs are a Muslim minority living in Xinjiang, north-west of China. The area came under Chinese control in the mid-18th century and since then these people have encountered cultural and religious persecutions under Chinese rule, especially prior ...
Roy Anthony Rogers, Jatswan S. Sidhu
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Nation‐Building in the Wake of Empire: Identifying Patterns of Minority Policies in the Aftermath of Soviet Collapse

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The collapse of the USSR forced newly independent states to forge national identities while grappling with imperial legacies. This study investigates nation‐building strategies in post‐Soviet states during 1990–1999, using the Nation‐Building Policies (NBP) dataset from the ETHNICGOODS project, which includes all socially and politically ...
Emre Amasyalı, Andrei Tarasov
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Challenges and Opportunities for Uyghur Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Programming

Intervention Journal of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Conflict Affected Areas
Mental health and psychosocial support for Uyghurs living abroad need to be acknowledged as an important component of the humanitarian response. To formulate appropriate interventions for promoting mental health, a comprehensive understanding of ...
Semire Erkuygur
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