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Tracing anthropogenic thallium in soil using stable isotope compositions.
2014
Thallium stable isotope data are used in this study, for the first time, to apportion Tl contamination in soils. In the late 1970s, a cement plant near Lengerich, Germany, emitted cement kiln dust (CKD) with high Tl contents, due to cocombustion of Tl-enriched pyrite roasting waste. Locally contaminated soil profiles were obtained down to 1 m depth and the samples are in accord with a binary mixing relationship in a diagram of Tl isotope compositions (expressed as e(205)Tl, the deviation of the (205)Tl/(203)Tl ratio of a sample from the NIST SRM 997 Tl isotope standard in parts per 10(4)) versus 1/[Tl]. The inferred mixing endmembers are the geogenic background, as defined by isotopically l…
Dissecting multilingual Beijing : the space and scale of vernacular globalization
2007
Rising Ecological Awareness in Chinese Contemporary Art : An Analysis of the Cultural Environment
2016
The past three decades have witnessed an unprecedented ecological crisis in China; however, there has been very little study of ecological concern in Chinese contemporary art. Ecological awareness has emerged in Chinese contemporary art since the early 1990s. This paper explores the various cultural factors that are involved. First, the rising ecological awareness in Chinese art in the 1990s is a corollary of ideological changes, both in social politics and in art. Chinese contemporary art in the 1990s experienced a constantly ongoing social turn to counter the dominance of the market and to continue the critical spirit. When this inner need in Chinese contemporary art encountered the thoro…
Chinese visions of world order : All under heaven in a harmonious hierarchy
2020
Lectio praecursoria 17.7.2020 nonPeerReviewed
The Chinese as targets in Polish humorous discourse
2019
Abstract The paper discusses contemporary Polish humor which features references to Chinese language and culture. Together with the ideological, political, financial and economic visibility of China, its presence in Polish humorous discourse is on the rise. Jokes, cabaret sketches and visual materials, such as memes, more and more frequently use the Chinese as targets for entertaining the audience. The article will analyze the instances of Polish humorous discourse (largely Internet memes) to show which are the most frequent specific stereotypes about the Chinese and how that relates to Davies’s models of target choice. The results suggest that Polish humor about the Chinese as an untypical…
Is loneliness associated with mild cognitive impairment in low- and middle-income countries?
2021
Background: Loneliness may be a risk factor for mild cognitive impairment but studies on this topic are scarce, particularly from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the association between loneliness and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in six LMICs (China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia and South Africa). Methods: Cross-sectional, community-based, nationally representative data from the WHO Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) were analyzed. The definition of MCI was based on the National Institute on Ageing-Alzheimer's Association criteria. Multivariable logistic regression analysis and meta-analysis were conducted t…
Percentile Curves for Multiple Physical Fitness Components Among Chinese Han Children and Adolescents Aged 7–18 Years From a National Survey Based on…
2022
Introduction: To develop sex- and age-specific percentile curves for seven physical fitness components for Chinese Han children and adolescents aged 7–18 years based on the total and the normal weight population using a nationally representative sample.Methods: A total of 214,228 Chinese Han children and adolescents aged 7–18 years old with all nutritional status and 161,999 with normal weight were examined. Seven physical fitness components [forced vital capacity (FVC), standing long jump (SLJ), 50-m dash, sit-and-reach (SR), grip strength (GS), body muscle strength (BMS), and endurance running (ER)] were measured, and percentile curves for each physical fitness component at the 20th, 40th…
Eiropas Savienība un Ķīnas Jaunā Zīda Ceļa Iniciatīva: iespējas un izaicinājumi
2017
Jaunā Zīda Ceļa Iniciatīva, kuru 2013. gadā ierosināja Ķīna ar galveno mērķi savienot lielākās Eirāzijas ekonomikas, izmantojot infrastruktūru, tirdzniecību un investīcijas. Šī ir lielākā un nozīmīgākā Ķīnas ekonomiskā stratēģija 21. gadsimtā, kura tieši ietekmēs ES un it īpaši Centrāleiropas un Austrumeiropas valstis. Šobrīd Eiropas Savienībā ir daudz neatrisinātu, attīstību kavējošu faktoru kā nelīdzsvarots attīstības līmenis starp tās dalībvalstīm, finanšu krīzes atskaņas, grūti prognozējama bēgļu un nelegālās migrācijas situācija, pasliktinātas attiecības ar Krieviju, Breksits, un nenoteiktība ar TTIP tālāko attīstību, ņemot vērā jauno ASV valdību. Pēc autora domām, Ķīnas kompānijām pie…
Identification and climatology of cut-off lows near the tropopause.
2008
Cut-off low pressure systems (COLs) are defined as closed lows in the upper troposphere that have become completely detached from the main westerly current. These slow-moving systems often affect the weather conditions at the earth's surface and also work as a mechanism of mass transfer between the stratosphere and the troposphere, playing a significant role in the net flow of tropospheric ozone. In the first part of this work we provide a comprehensive summary of results obtained in previous studies of COLs. Following this, we present three long-term climatologies of COLs. The first two climatologies are based on the conceptual model of a COL, using European Centre for Medium-range Weather…
A review on the phytopharmacological studies of the genus Polygala
2020
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance The genus Polygala, the most representative genus of the Polygalaceae family, comprises more than 600 species from all over the world of which around 40 are distributed in China, some of them, being used in the Traditional Chinese Medicine system. Aim of the review We intend to discuss the current knowledge about the traditional uses, and the newest phytochemical and pharmacological achievements with tentative elucidation of the mechanism of action on the genus Polygala covering the period 2013–2019 to provide a scientific support to the traditional uses, and to critically analyze the reported studies to obtain new insights for further researches. Mat…