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Cytokine- and Interferon-Modulating Properties of Echinacea spp. Root Tinctures Stored at −20°C for 2 Years
2007
Echinacea spp. phytomedicines are popular for treating upper respiratory infections. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the immunomodulatory properties of Echinacea tinctures from seven species after being stored at -20 degrees C for 2 years. Two experimental techniques were employed using human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). In the first set of experiments, PBMCs were stimulated in vitro with tinctures alone and assayed for proliferation and production of interleukin-10 (IL-10), IL-12, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). In the second set of experiments, subjects were immunized with influenza vaccine. PBMCs from vaccinated individuals were stimulated in v…
Lessons learnt from 288 COVID-19 international cases: importations over time, effect of interventions, underdetection of imported cases
2020
ABSTRACT288 cases have been confirmed out of China from January 3 to February 13, 2020. We collected and synthesized all available information on these cases from official sources and media. We analyzed importations that were successfully isolated and those leading to onward transmission. We modeled their number over time, in relation to the origin of travel (Hubei province, other Chinese provinces, other countries) and interventions. We characterized importations timeline to assess the rapidity of isolation, and epidemiologically linked clusters to estimate the rate of detection. We found a rapid exponential growth of importations from Hubei, combined with a slower growth from the other ar…
Final Reflections: Connectivity, Innovation, Transformation, and Global Challenges
2020
Despite the beginning of the trade war between China and the U.S. in 2018, and despite Huawei’s competitive disadvantages in its globalization process, such as being a latecomer in the market, lack of technological leadership, and liability of foreignness with a negative country of origin image, within 30 years, Huawei managed to become a leading global provider of information and communications technology. Lattemann et al. summarize the discussions in the edited book on Huawei goes Global—with Vol. II studying the question how Huawei overcomes these challenges stemming from the institutional distances between China and the host country they are operating in. The authors show how latest Int…
Organ transplantation in China: concerns remain
2015
On Dec 3, 2014, Jiefu Huang, Director of the China Organ Donation and Transplant Committee and former Vice Minister of Health, announced that, from Jan 1, 2015, only voluntarily donated organs would be used for transplantation. Worldwide media reported that China would stop use of executed prisoners as an organ source. The Editorial1 in The Lancet interpreted the announcement in a similar manner; unfortunately, this interpretation does not reflect the reality.
BRT in the Philippines: A Solution to Manila and Cebu Traffic Problems?
2019
Abstract Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), where buses run on dedicated roads at high frequency, almost in a metrorail manner, has been adopted as a backbone of urban mobility in the cities of many developing countries. Originally developed in South America (Curitiba, Brazil and Bogotá, Colombia), it has entered Asia with force, from Indonesia (Jakarta’s Transjakarta) to India and China. In the case of the Philippines, where intercity bus transportation is widely used due to the current lack of a railway network, city traffic, especially in Manila, is heavily congested, partly due to a high number of city buses running half-empty, the small proportion of road space relative to the vehicle population…
Masculinité transnationale et corps-mâle dans les romans d’Abdellah Taïa
2016
I romanzi dello scrittore marocchino d'espressione francese Abdellah Taïa esaminano con attenzione la maschilità nel contesto migratorio. Omosessuale ed esiliato, Taïa cerca di costruire la sua identità sessuale secondo il modello occidentale; così facendo, contribuisce alla creazione di una maschilità islamica transnazionale che si decentra, pur restando ancorata all'eredità culturale delle sue terre d'origine. L'articolo si propone di interrogare le modalità di tale costruzione identitaria a partire dagli studi di Connell sulla maschilità egemonica e dalla psicoanalisi lacaniana applicata alla dimensione immaginaria del corpo. The novels of the French Moroccan writer Abdellah Taïa examine…
New Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Crossing Borders Beyond Cities, Nations, and Continents: Impact of International Travel
2021
The third outbreak of coronavirus in the form of the COVID-19 infection started in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The early and rapid spread of this infection across borders can be largely attributed to international air travel that has become a part of modern globalization. In this article, we analyze the spread of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) along the routes of international travel, both by air and by sea. Pitfalls of various screening methods used at the airports and the importance of optimal aircraft ventilation are discussed. Also, we suggest measures that can be taken to reduce the risk of transmission associated with air travel.
The More the Merrier? The Effect of Fertility Preference on Marriage Outcomes
2019
This paper analyzes how fertility preference affects individuals' marriage outcomes. By using the selective Two-child Policy in China, which relaxed Han Chinese and only child's birth quota hence made them more attractive, I find that after the policy, the treatment group is more likely to marry same-type spouses to have more children. Moreover, to meet their fertility preference, Han Chinese and only child men searched longer and bought more expensive houses before marriage, and transferred more to their wives in terms of income and education.
UNCLOS and territorialization of the seas: the case of Indian and Pacific Oceans
2017
The 200-nautical-mile Exclusive Economic Zone created by the 1982 UNCLOS regime generates conflict in areas where the distance between opposite national coasts is less than 400 nautical miles and in marginal seas surrounded by many states and with islands. This is the case of the marginal seas in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. In particular, the EEZ regime has proved troublesome in the South China Sea, leading some authors to ask whether it has actually strengthened or undermined peace and cooperation. Does the problem really lie with UNCLOS? My purpose hereby is to explain that, in truth, UNCLOS is a milestone in the process of territorialization of the seas . The EEZ regime represents the…
China y el Lejano Oriente en el relato de Benjamín de Tudela (siglo xii). Realidades y fantasías
2018
El texto hebreo del relato de los viajes e itinerarios del rabino Benjamín de Tudela (siglo xii, circa 1165-1173) contiene interesantes y curiosos datos étnicos, geográficos, económicos y míticos relacionados con remotas latitudes orientales: las tradicionales rutas comerciales centroasiáticas, la India, Malabar, Tíbet y la China, entre otros parajes. Informaciones reales o fantásticas que acaso debió recoger y anotar el judío tudelano durante su larga estancia en Bagdad, o fruto de posteriores interpolaciones y añadidos a cargo de los copistas.