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Women Confronting Death: War Widows’ Experiences In The South Caucasus, Nona Shahnazarian, Ulrike Ziemer

Journal of International Women's Studies

Widowhood is an under-recognized, albeit significant, aspect of life all over the world. The scant literature on contemporary narratives of widowhood among women as a consequence of conflicts indicates that this aspect of lived experience is relatively underexplored. Although loss is integral to life in the Nagorno-Karabakh region in the South Caucasus, it has been overlooked because of the unsettled politics in the region. Since the end of the full-scale war in 1994, the self-declared, internationally unrecognized republic has been locked in a protracted conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. This longstanding conflict has had severe consequences for society in this …

Cseas Weekly Bulletin (February 12, 2018), Center For Southeast Asian Studies

CSEAS Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Analysis On Development Environment Of Agricultural High-Tech Industry From Perspective Of Science And Technology Innovation, Huang Shengbiao

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

The 19th National Congress report pointed out that innovation is the first impetus of development and a strategic support for modern economic system. It clearly requires to deepen the institutional reform of the science and technology system and to establish a technological innovation system featuring with enterprises playing the dominant role, market orientation, and deep integration of industry, education, and research. Agricultural high-tech industry is an accelerator for the interactive development of science and technology innovation and modern agriculture. In the new era, promoting agricultural high-tech industry needs overall plans of optimizing industrial environment, strengthening scientific and technological support, improving …

Natural And Anthropogenic Impacts On Sediment Dynamics And Preservation In Contrasting Mississippi Deltaic Coastal Environments, Jiaze Wang

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Deltas worldwide share the same sinking problem in face of pressure from natural and anthropogenic activities. Many restoration strategies are being planned or have been implemented in the coasts around the world. However, many conventional hard structure constructions are energy-intensive. There are also associated uncertainties and limitations on the effectiveness and sustainability of these restoration plans. Soft or ecological engineering strategies normally take advantage of or mimic the coastal system self-response and feedbacks to natural and anthropogenic activities. The successful implementation of soft strategies relies on process-based studies on the change of complex coastal system. In addition, post-implementation monitoring work …

Newspaper Citation In Scholarly Publications: A Study On Financial Times Newspaper During 2001-2010 As Reflected In Web Of Science, Angom Jeevan Singh, Dr. S. Ravikumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

No abstract provided.

Discovery Of A Diverse Cave Flora In China, Alexandre K. Monro, Nadia Bystriakova, Longfei Fu

KIP Articles

Few studies document plants in caves. Our field observations of a widespread and seemingly angiosperm-rich cave flora in SW China lead us to test the following hypotheses, 1) SW China caves contain a diverse vascular plant flora, 2) that this is a relic of a largely absent forest type lacking endemic species, and 3) that the light environment plants occupy in caves is not distinct from non-cave habitats. To do so we surveyed 61 caves and used species accumulation curves (SAC) to estimate the total diversity of this flora and used a subsample of 14 caves to characterise the light …

Cseas Weekly Bulletin (February 5, 2018), Center For Southeast Asian Studies

CSEAS Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Global Seawater Redox Trends During The Late Devonian Mass Extinction Detected Using U Isotopes Of Marine Carbonates, David Allen White

Earth and Planetary Sciences ETDs

The Late Devonian extinction ranks as one of the ‘big five’ Phanerozoic extinctions affecting up to 80% of marine species and occurred during five distinct pulses spanning /or widespread marine anoxia. We test the marine anoxia hypothesis by analyzing uranium isotopes (δ²³⁸U) across a ~7 My interval of well-dated Upper Devonian marine carbonates from the Devil’s Gate Limestone in Nevada, USA.

The measured δ²³⁸U curve shows no co-variation with local anoxic facies, water-depth dependent facies changes, redox-sensitive metals, TOC, or diagnostic elemental ratios indicating the δ²³⁸U curve was not controlled by local depositional or …

Report, Library Services And Resources In Support Of The College Of Education, February 2018, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Nelson Poynter Memorial Library

All-Library Assessments Reports, Summaries & Misc Reports

A report assessing library collections that support the College of Education programs. Included is a list of electronic journals.

Annotated Bibliography Of Research In The Teaching Of English, Jessica Dockter Tierney, Ann Mogush Mason, Amy Frederick, Jodi Baker, Richard Beach, Alissa Case, Sam David, Elizabeth Fogarty, Ezekiel Joubert, Keitha-Gail Martin-Kerr, Debra Peterson, Andrew Rummel, Kathryn Allen, Anne Crampton, Kris Isaacson, Madeleine Israelson, Michael Madson, Maggie Struck, Mark Sulzer, Mikel Cole, Candance Doerr-Stevens, Anne Ittner, Lauren Aimonette Liang, Lisa Ortmann, Erin Stutelberg, Amanda Haertling Thein

Teaching & Learning Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Oviposition And Development Of Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus Planipennis) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) On Hosts And Potential Hosts In No-Choice Bioassays, Andrea C. Anulewicz, Deborah G. Mccullough, Deborah L. Miller

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) (Coleoptera: Bupres- tidae) is an invasive phloem-feeding pest native to Asia. It was first identified in North America in 2002 and has killed millions of ash (Fraxinus spp.) trees in southeast Michigan and Essex County, Ontario. Since then, additional populations have been discovered across Michigan and in areas of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. In Asia, A. planipennis reportedly colonizes other genera, including species of Juglans, Pterocarya and Ulmus. In North America, attacks on non-ash species have not been observed but there is concern about host switching as …

The Justinian

The Justinian

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Lucerne Cover Crop For Improving Biological Control Of Lyonetia Clerkella (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae) By Means Of Augmenting Its Predators In Peach Orchards, Jie Dong, Xiaoyun Wu, Changxin Xu, Qingwen Zhang, Xiaohua Jin, Jianyun Ding, Sufeng Liu, Yongxiang Wang

The Great Lakes Entomologist

The impact of cover crop manipulation on reducing reliance upon insecticides to control Lyonetia clerkella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae), a major insect pest on peach trees, was assessed in two-year field experiments in China. Studies were conducted in three peach orchards, each with four treatments. The treatments were lucerne cover crop (L), lucerne cover crop plus limited applications of chlorbenzuron on the trees (L+L), natural ground vegetation (NG), and natural ground vegetation plus conventional applications of chlorbenzuron (NG+C). Densities of L. clerkella and predators were assessed for all treatments. L. clerkella densities were significantly lower in the two insecticide treatments (L+L, …

The Influence Of Previous Traumatic Experiences On Haitian Child Refugees' Conceptualization Of Fear, Jessy Guler, Courtney Guler, Dr. Judit Szente

The Pegasus Review: UCF Undergraduate Research Journal

This study investigates how children's experiences as Haitian refugees influence the development of atypical childhood fears. Eighteen child refugees were interviewed about their personal primary fear objects and their interpretation of fear in a series of drawing and picture observation exercises. Five of these eighteen children were Haitian refugees. Each of the refugee children had one adult representative who was interviewed about the child, the family's demographic information, and the child's previous traumatic experiences in his/her native country. The refugee children and their adult representatives' responses to the interview questions were coded and analyzed according to themes. Results suggest that …

An Interaction Between Employee Psychological Capital, Perceived Organizational Fit, And Work Well-Being On Organizational Commitment: An Empirical Study On E-Commerce Industry In Indonesia, Rizal Nangoy, Muhammad Hamsal

Journal of Strategic and Global Studies

The joining of the Millennial generation with their different characteristics and values in the workforce has brought new challenges to human capital management. However, research related to employee well-being and organizational commitment of the Millennial generation is still difficult to find in Indonesia. This study aims to investigate the role of psychological capital and perceived organizational fit to employee well-being and organizational commitment of the Millennial employees in e-commerce industry in Indonesia. Data were collected through a survey of 288 Millennial employees who work in e-commerce industry in Jakarta. We found that employee well-being and organizational commitment are positively associated …

Cseas Weekly Bulletin (January 29, 2018), Center For Southeast Asian Studies

CSEAS Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Exploratory Survey For The Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus Planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), And Its Natural Enemies In China, Houping Liu, Leah S. Bauer, Ruitong Gao, Tonghai Zhao, Toby R. Petrice, Robert A. Haack

The Great Lakes Entomologist

An exploratory survey for the emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis, and its natural enemies was conducted in China during October and November 2003. We examined 29 field plots in six provinces. We visually inspected living Fraxinus chinensis, F. mandshurica, F. pennsylvanica, F. rhynchophylla, and F. velutina then peeled off the bark in search of A. planipennis and associated natural enemies. We found active A. planipennis infestations in nine of the 29 field plots, including plots in the provinces of Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, and the provincial level city of Tianjin. Signs of past A. planipennis infestations were found …

Growth Performance, Organ-Level Ionic Relations And Organic Osmoregulation Of Elaeagnus Angustifolia In Response To Salt Stress, Zhengxiang Liu, Jiangfeng Zhu, Xiuyan Yang, Haiwen Wu, Qi Wei, Hairong Wei, Huaxin Zhang

Michigan Tech Publications, Part 1

Elaeagnus angustifolia is one of the most extensively afforested tree species in environment-harsh regions of northern China. Despite its exceptional tolerance to saline soil, the intrinsic adaptive physiology has not been revealed. In this study, we investigated the growth, organ-level ionic relations and organic osmoregulation of the seedlings hydroponically treated with 0, 100 and 200 mM NaCl for 30 days. We found that the growth characteristics and the whole-plant dry weight were not obviously stunted, but instead, were even slightly stimulated by the treatment of 100 mM NaCl. In contrast, these traits were significantly inhibited by 200 mM NaCl treatment. …

Cseas Weekly Bulletin (January 22, 2018), Center For Southeast Asian Studies

CSEAS Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Promoting Material Flow And Socioeconomic Metabolism Analysis For Achieving Un 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, Liu Gang, Cao Zhi, Wang Heming, Liu Litao, Chen Wu, Wang Jian

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

A systematic understanding of the interactions between the socio-economic and natural environment systems could provide a dashboard of quantitative system indicators for monitoring the socio-metabolic transition towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Based on the mass balance principle and life cycle thinking, material flow analysis and socioeconomic metabolism (SEM) analysis serves as a paradigm for studying the biophysical basis of human societies, including particularly (i) relationship between material stocks and flows, (ii) trade flows of resources, products, and embodied environmental impacts, and (iii) linkages between multiple material cycles. The SEM results could help inform sustainable development strategies and smooth the implementation …

Thoughts On China's Belt And Road Initiative For Promoting Un 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, Xue Lan, Weng Lingfei

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

In September 2015, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by all member States of the United Nations set the ambitious goal of sustainable development in three dimensions, namely, economic development through good governance, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability. The study aims to link up the "Belt and Road Initiative" (BRI) with the SDGs. Combining the field research on infrastructure construction projects funded by state-owned enterprises in Indonesia and Cambodia, we try to understand the challenges in China's BRI implementation, further to analyze the extent to which China's BRI is participating in and promoting the achievement of the SDGs for …

International Competitiveness Of China's Industries: Evolutionary Trends And Challenges, Guo Jingjing, Mu Rongping, Zhang Jingjing, Ruan Xinyi

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

The strategic actions that the developed countries have taken to revive manufacturing have brought severe external challenges to the development of China's industries. It is necessary to deeply analyze the current situation and evolutionary trends of international competitiveness of China's industries in the period of deepening the adjustment of industrial upgrading globally. With the united nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database (un Comtrade Database), this study quantitatively analyzes the international competitiveness of China's industries from 2000 to 2015 by using such indicators as the international market share, the revealed comparative advantage index, the trade competitive index, and the price index. The …

Pilot Programs For National Park System In China: Progress, Problems And Recommendations, Huang Baorong, Wang Yi, Su Liyang, Zhang Conglin, Cheng Duowei, Sun Jing, He Siyuan

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Establishing the national park system is an important reform task of the 3rd Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), and also a major part of the reform for promoting ecological civilization of China. The 19th CPC National Congress pointed out that China will develop a natural reserve system mainly composed by national parks, which confirmed the importance of the national park system in the reform of China's ecological civilization. Since 2015, China has successively set up 10 pilot programs for establishing national parks. Based on in-depth investigations on 10 pilot programs, the …

Constructing As Internationally Leading Research Institutes With High-Level Of Internationalization, Zhang Jie

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

A report delivered at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China raised the goals of constructing a world science and technology power and revitalizing the Chinese nation by the middle of this century through improving the national innovation system and boosting our strategic scientific and technological strength. This study analyzes the role of first-class research institutions in the construction of global science and technology powers, and points out that internationalization is a significant support for such institutions as they fulfill their national mission, and a highly internationalized state-of-the-art talent team is essential. The article reviews the achievements …

Theory Of Sustainable Development: Concept Evolution, Dimension And Prospect, Zhang Xiaoling

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Sustainable development should not only be defined in terms of inter-generational equity but also in terms of inter-spatial equity. First, we reviewed the evolution on the concept of sustainable development, and clarified how it could bridge human needs and the nature capacity based on economic theories. however, we found that:sustainable development was still a fuzzy concept which failed to include the dimension of scale as a priori. In order to tackle this problem, inter-spatial equity was introduced to this concept. Further, we investigated the core questions and explored their strategies on this field based on sustainability science. Then, we …

Determination Of Strategic Targets And Core Indicators For Sustainable Development Goals (Sdgs) Integration In China Based On Sdg Interlinkages Analysis And Statistical Method, Zhou Xin, Feng Tiantian, Xu Ming

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United Nations in 2015, set 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with 169 targets. 232 indicators were proposed as the global framework for monitoring the progress made in achieving SDGs. SDG targets and their corresponding indicators interact with each other forming an indivisible system. This study examined the interlinkages between SDG targets in China and used 51 indicators and relevant time-series data mapping with 108 SDG targets to quantify the network of interlinkages between SDG targets. Using Social Network Analysis and Principal Component Analysis, we identified 17 strategic targets and 17 …

Progress Towards Sustainable Development In Latin America And The Caribbean And Future Perspective On Cooperation With China, Zhu Xufeng, Li Yuanbo

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

China, Latin America, and the Caribbean play a major role in safeguarding world peace and development. In addition, they are important partners for each other, sharing common responsibility and having extensive cooperation in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda). This paper first assesses the implementation of the millennium development goals in Latin America and the Caribbean. Secondly, based on the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Index and the SDG Dashboards, it particularly focuses on challenges and opportunities in achieving the 17 SDGs in the Latin America and the Caribbean. Then, it analyzes the policies and measures about implementing …

Diis Methodology Of Science And Technology Assessment, Pan Jiaofeng, Yang Guoliang, Liu Huihui

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Science and technology assessment plays a prominent role in the science and technology management. It is not only the important task of think tank research but also the significant guarantee of think tank research quality. Nevertheless, the existing science and technology assessment methods are generally applied in the part of the issue, which lack the thinking and cognition of the whole process methodology of science and technology management from dialectics and systems theory, which is a common problem in the think tank research. Therefore, based on Data-Information-Intelligence-Solution (DⅡS) theory and methodology, this paper systematically analyzes the general laws followed by …

Tri-Element Integrated Technology Of High Resolution Ms, Internet, And Geographical Information System Draw A Map Of Pesticide Residues In China, Pang Guofang, Pang Xiaoping, Ren Fu, Fan Chunlin, Qin Yu, Chen Hui

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Against the background of big data age, it is important in the research of pesticide residue to find out how to get a huge mass of pesticide residue data and visualize them on the map in real time. After 10 years of in-depth study, a high-throughput high resolution mass spectrometry technique for screening of 1200 pesticide residues by gas chromatography quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry (GC-QTOF/MS) combined with liquid chromatography quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry (LC-Q-TOF/MS) was developed based on the accurate database and spectral library of 485 and 525 pesticides by GC-Q-TOF/MS and LC-Q-TOF/MS, respectively. This has …

Support Ecological Restoration And Sustainable Management Of Forests In Northeast China Based On Research Of Forest Ecology And Demonstrations, Zhu Jiaojun, Yan Qiaoling, Yu Lizhong, Zhang Jinxin, Yang Kai, Gao Tian

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

The secondary forest or second-growth forest, originated from natural regeneration after the destructive disturbances of original forests induced by human beings (e.g., long-term and large-scale logging) or by natural extreme events, has become the major forest resource worldwide. Since the flood disasters happened in the Yangtze River and Nen River in 1998, the Chinese government began to realize the importance of natural forests and started to implement the Natural Forest Conservation Project. A more rigorous protection measure of comprehensive ban on commercial logging in natural forests was implemented in 2016. As a result, the forest farmers, whose main business was …