cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Offene Wunden im chinesisch-japanischen Verhältnis - Japanische Schulbücher, der Yasukuni-Schrein und die Diaoyu-Inseln
Creators: name: Wieczorek, Iris
name: Nabers, Dirk
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: Am 5. April genehmigte das japanische Erziehungsministerium die neuen Schulbücher für den Geschichtsunterricht und die Staatsbürgerkunde der Mittelstufe. Unter den genehmigten Büchern waren auch zwei Bücher der als konservativ-geschichtsrevisionistisch bezeichne- ten Gesellschaft zur Erstellung neuer Geschichtslehrbücher (Atarashii rekishi kyokasho wo tsukurukai, kurz Tsukurukai), in denen Japans Kriegsvergangenheit beschönigend dargestellt wird. Dies war ein Ereignis von mehreren in der letzter Zeit, das vordergründig als Auslöser für eine diplomatische Krise zwischen Japan und seinen Nachbarstaaten China und Korea gewertet werden kann. Beide protestieren gegen die schönfärbende oder verzerrende Darstellung des japanischen Militarismus und Kolonialismus in diesen Schulbüchern, Japan kritisiert die nationalistische, antijapanische Erziehung in chinesischen Schulen.
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - 3/2005
Antijapanischer Nationalismus - bedingter Reflex und gefährliches Kalkül
Creators: name: Giese, Karsten
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: Der Monat April war in verschiedenen chinesischen Metropolen gekennzeichnet von antijapanischen Demonstrationen tausender junger Chinesen, die teils mit gewalttätigen Ausschreitungen gegen japanische konsularische Einrichtungen und Unternehmungen einhergin- gen. Westliche Medien sprachen in diesem Zusammenhang von den größten Massendemonstrationen seit den antiamerikanischen Protesten aufgrund der Bombardierung der chinesischen Botschaft in Belgrad im Jahr 1999. Einige Kommentatoren bemühten gar den Vergleich mit den Studentendemonstrationen des Jahres 1989, obgleich die möglichen Parallelen sich auf das Alter der Teilnehmer an den antijapanischen Demonstrationen beschränken dürften. Selbst das bei den Studenten des Jahres 1989 deutlich vorhandene Motiv der Sorge um das Vaterland kann den jungen städtischen Protestteilnehmern kaum uneingeschränkt zugute gehalten werden.
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - 3/2005
Culture, Economic Style and the Nature of the Chinese Economic System
Creators: name: Herrmann-Pillath, Carsten
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: ln recent economic research, culture has received growing attention as a determinant of institutional change and growth. East Asia and China in particular have been frequently identified as cases in point. However, most analyses operate with an essentialist notion of culture, as in the notorious case of Confucianism". This paper proposes a network approach to culture, which is defined as a perceived pattern of a set of constituent units, and which is continuously negotiated among socio-economic actors. In the context of economics, culture can be related to "economic style", which was proposed as a descriptive instrument by the elder hermeneutic and historically oriented German school after the settlement of the "Methodenstreit“. These concepts are applied to the Chinese case. In a tour d’horizon, a series of potential constituent phenomena of a “Chinese economic style" is scrutinized. I achieve a set of general descriptors, in particular localism, networks, culturalism and modernism. These descriptors transcend dualistic approaches to economic systems and allow to identify historical path dependencies and continuities across systemic ruptures.
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - 2/2005
Improving the system of formation of socio-cultural competences of students of general education schools
Creators: name: Norbutaev, F.M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: The article discusses the improvement of the system for developing socio-cultural competencies among secondary school students. And also, the main approaches to the implementation of the competency-based approach in the conditions of modern education are revealed based on the ideas of scientific teachers and methodologists on the content of education; The structure of competence is considered through the characteristics of value, cognitive, behavioral components and their main content on the educational process at school.
Politische Grenzen der Wirtschafts- und Verfassungsreform
Creators: name: Heilmann, Sebastian
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: Vom 5. bis zum 15. März hat in Beijing die 2. Tagung des IX. Nationalen Volkskongresses (NVK) in Beijing stattgefunden. Mit nur elf Tagen war es die kürzeste Sitzungsperiode seit Einleitung der Reformpolitik 1978. Die knapp dreitausend Abgeordneten gliederten sich in 34 Delegationen auf. Agenda und Ablauf standen unter strikter Kontrolle der in den verschiedenen NVK -Gremien implantierten kommunistischen Parteigruppen.
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - März 1999
Chaos, Ratlosigkeit und Angst vor Präzedenzwirkungen
Creators: name: Weggel, Oskar
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: Als ordnungs- und stabilitätsversessene Nation fühlt sich China mit Ländern wie Jugoslawien zwar einerseits in Sympathie verbunden, gleichzeitig aber auch hoffnungslos überfordert und überdies existenziell betroffen, weil die KPCh-Führung bei näherem Hinsehen viele Parallelen zur Minderheitensituation der VRCh erblicken kann - und deshalb am liebsten die Augen verschlösse, sobald irgendwo Jugoslawien-Signale aufblinken.
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - März 1999
Chinas Außenpolitik am Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts
Creators: name: Weggel, Oskar
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: Wie in den Vorüberlegungen zu Teil 6 ausgeführt, verfährt die Außenpolitik der VRCh längst nicht mehr nach Pauschalmustern (etwa nach dem Schema „Weltdörfer gegen Weltstädte“), sondern ertastet sich ihren Weg auf überaus differenzierte Weise, indem sie sich an globale Institutionen wie z.B. die UNO wendet, Spielregeln für multi-(penta-)polare Neubildungen einfordert, sich für RegzonaZ-Bildungen ins Zeug legt und indem sie nicht zuletzt auch der kleinen Politik zunehmend Aufmerksamkeit schenkt, ohne dabei allerdings ihren klassischen Bezugspunkt, nämlich die bilateralen Beziehungen von Staat zu Staat aus den Augen zu verlieren - und zwar unabhängig von konzeptionellen Modeströmungen westlicher Theoriebildung: Schwankungen, wie sie sich Institutionen vom Rang der Weltbank jahrelang geleistet haben, indem sie den Nationalstaat bald auf den Schild hoben, bald ihn wieder fallen ließen, um ihn dann nach einiger Zeit doch wieder auf Augenhöhe zu bringen, sind nie Sache der Beijinger Außenpolitik gewesen. Vielmehr hat man dort die „europäischen Lektionen“ aus dem 19. und dem frühen 20. Jh. gründlich verinnerlicht, vor allem, was die Souveränität von Nationen und die Einmischungsfreiheit anbelangt, und beginnt von diesen etatistischen Positionen erst abzuweichen, seit sich im Zuge der Globalisierung Interdependenz-Perspektiven eröffnen, wie sie bei der chinesischen Gesellschaftsphilosophie von jeher in besonderer Gunst gestanden haben, und wie sie dem chinesischen Grundverständnis auch heutzutage mehr behagen, als es bei dem aus dem Westen rezipierten Glauben an den Nationalstaat und seine Interessen der Fall ist.
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - März 1999
Use of telerehabilitation platforms for delivering patient education among patients with asthma: a scoping review
Creators: name: Amin, Revati
name: Suvarna, Vaishnavi
name: Neelapala, Y V Raghava
name: Parmar, Sanjay Tejraj
name: Vaishali, K.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health

description: Use of tele-technology for monitoring symptoms, functional parameters and quality of life of people with asthma is essential. Delivering this information among patients is mandated for a better outcome are made possible via patient education (PE). This review aims to summarise the types of telerehabilitation modalities dosage, outcome measures used to assess the effectiveness of PE among people with asthma. We adopted a scoping review methodology. Thematic analysis was used to synthesize the data. The Preferred Reporting System for Meta-Analysis for Scoping Reviews was followed during the review process (PRISMA-ScR). PubMed, Embase, and Scopus were searched with thirty-four studies meeting inclusion criteria. Results were presented in three themes: telerehabilitation platforms used to deliver PE among patients with asthma; content, duration and frequency of the PE administered; patient-reported outcome measures used to evaluate the effectiveness of PE. This scoping study detailed the types of telerehabilitation modalities, dosage, and outcome measures used to assess the effectiveness of PE in people with asthma. This review will be especially beneficial to those considering where additional research or implementation of telerehabilitation for asthma patients is required. The studies emphasized the involvement of several healthcare experts, emphasizing the significance of a multidisciplinary approach to efficient PE delivery and possible improvements in asthma management through telerehabilitation. Although a range of telerehabilitation platforms were generally accepted, hybrid models that integrate online and in-person sessions could further enhance patient satisfaction and quality of life. Comprehensive economic analyses are also required, and solving technology issues is essential to maximizing the efficacy of these initiatives.
Chinas Wirtschaftsentwicklung im Zeichen der Asienkrise
Creators: name: Schüller, Margot
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: Im Laufe des Jahres 1998 wurde immer deutlicher, daß sich China aufgrund seiner engen wirtschaftlichen Verflechtung mit der asiatischen Region nicht den Auswirkungen der Asienkrise entziehen kann. Diese Feststellung mußte selbst Ministerpräsident Zhu Rongji in seiner Eröffnungsrede zum Nationalen Volkskongreß Anfang März 1999 machen. China sei von der Asienkrise, so der Ministerpräsident, in einem weitaus größeren Ausmaß betroffen worden, als zunächst angenommen. Die außenwirtschaftlichen Rahmenbedingungen verschlechterten sich für China allerdings gerade zu einem Zeitpunkt, in dem der Außenhandel und Auslandskapital für die gesamtwirtschaftliche Entwicklung wichtiger als je geworden waren. Um die mit dem Abbau von Arbeitsplätzen im Staatssektor verbundenen negativen Folgen für die städtische Bevölkerung aufzufangen, sind relativ hohe gesamtwirtschaftliche Wachstumsraten notwendig.
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - Februar 1999
Chinas Außenpolitik am Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts
Creators: name: Weggel, Oskar
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: Von den fünf Aktionsebenen außenpolitischen Verhaltens sind in der bisherigen Untersuchung die globalen (Abschnitt 6.1) und die multilateralen/„multipolaren“ (Abschnitt 6.2) Aspekte beschrieben worden. Im vorliegenden Kapitel geht es nun - auf der Stufenleiter der beteiligten Akteure - ein Stockwerk weiter nach unten, nämlich zur diqu, d.h. zur „regionalen“ Ebene.
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - Februar 1999
Chemical enhanced oil recovery simulation in highly stratified heterogeneous reservoir : a field case study
Creators: name: Navas Guzman, Jorge Andres
Publisher: name: The University of Texas at Austin
Year: 2020
Subjects: EOR
Simulation
Chemical enhanced oil recovery
CEOR
Polymer flooding
Surfactant polymer flooding

description: Oil and gas companies are looking for proven hydrocarbon reserves from their existent drained reservoirs with the objective to extend the production and economical life of their fields. The chemical enhanced oil recovery (CEOR) has raised with a myriad type of process that goes beyond the primary and secondary recovery. The polymer flooding (PF) is a widely applied process in reservoirs with low swept efficiency after the water flooding (WF) process. Colombian field has one of the first polymer pilots in the region with positive results of oil recovery in “A” sands. Thus, the operator is interested in the expansion of PF for the same reservoir and even in deeper reservoir sands. This thesis focuses in the evaluation of different scenarios of PF and surfactant polymer flooding (SPF) for the producer layers A and B with a mechanistic model, thus obtaining new recommendations for the recovery strategy in the field. Therefore, a sector model was constructed from a full field commercial simulator to the in-house simulator: UTCHEMRS. In addition, this sector model was migrated to a second commercial simulator allowing a performance comparison for three simulators. UTCHEMRS model was validated with the commercial simulators through the history matching (HM) phase. The primary and waterflood history match was in agreement with the field data. Simulation results suggested that PF for the base case in “A” sands presented an incremental oil recovery of up to 12% additional to water flooding. Additionally, PF was extended to the lower layer “B” sand to investigate the potential of polymer injection. The PF injection in both reservoirs simultaneously loses swept efficiency and decreases the oil recovery in 3%. However, a hypothetical case of new infill producer wells with the objective of testing the individual reservoir performance has revealed that PF is having important raises in oil recovery for B sands as well. Though, further research should be developed in order to strengthen this interpretation. Finally, the results of SPF case for A sands are inconclusive because a laboratory tests of surfactant phase behavior is needed to ensure the lowest IFT in reservoir conditions
Macau
Creators: name: Jen-Kai, Liu
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: Der seit April 1991 amtierende Gouverneur von Macau, General Vasco Rocha Vieira, hielt seine letzte Ansprache zum Frühlingsfest. Die nächste wird Macaus erster chinesischer Regierungschef im Jahr 2000 halten. Vieira warnte, daß die „schwerwiegende Probleme der öffentlichen Sicherheit zu einer Bedrohung der Autonomie Macaus werden könnten.
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - Februar 1999
SVR Hongkong
Creators: name: Staiger, Brunhild
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: Ende Februar gab die Hongkonger Regierung bekannt, daß sie auch im kommenden Fiskaljahr (1. April 1999/1. April 2000) ihre aktive Ausgabenpolitik fortsetzen und damit ein Defizit im Haushalt akzeptieren wird. Aufgrund der schwierigen Konjunkturlage sollen keine Steuern erhöht und auf Ausgabenkürzungen soll verzichtet werden.
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - Februar 1999
Development of the Mobile Application to Prevent Suicide (MAPS), a Personalized Smartphone App for Suicide Prevention: Feedback from Individual Interviews
Creators: name: Schatten, Heather T.
name: Kimble, Sara K.
name: Alboukrek, Daniel
name: Carosa, Catarina L.
name: Hughes, Christopher D.
name: Armey, Michael F.
name: Miller, Ivan W.
name: Elwy, A. Rani
name: Primack, Jennifer
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Neuroscience
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health

description: The goal of this study was to explore preferences regarding the Mobile Application to Prevent Suicide (MAPS), an ecological momentary intervention smartphone app. We conducted individual interviews with 10 adults hospitalized for suicidal ideation or behavior. In these interviews, we asked about participants’ preferences associated with smartphone apps for suicide prevention in general and requested feedback on the specific features of the MAPS intervention. We used line-by-line inductive coding to create a codebook and identify where codes were most prominently displayed. Participants expressed interest in personalized, targeted approaches to suicide prevention, psychoeducation, access to coping strategies, and direct access to crisis services. Involving individuals with lived experience in the early stages is an essential step in the development of a smartphone app for suicide prevention.
Bone marrow derived inducible microglia like cells promote recovery of chronic ischemic stroke through modulating neuroinflammation in male mice
Creators: name: Nguyen, Bach Ngoc
name: Kitamura, Tomoaki
name: Kobashi, Shuhei
name: Urushitani, Makoto
name: Terashima, Tomoya
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 320999
subject: Neurosciences not elsewhere classified

description: Dataset of RNA profiling of MCAO mice model treated with BM-iMGs as BR-TX or with PBS control as BR-CL.
A critical assessment of the interplay of conflict, hunger, poverty, and food insecurity in Africa
Creators: name: Otekunrin, Olutosin Ademola
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 300606
subject: Food sustainability
classificationCode: 300699
subject: Food sciences not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 440405
subject: Poverty, inclusivity and wellbeing
classificationCode: 440402
subject: Humanitarian disasters, conflict and peacebuilding
classificationCode: 430322
subject: Sub-Saharan African history
classificationCode: 470501
subject: African literature

description: Background
The world is facing a critical challenge: ensuring adequate food production and supply to meet the needs of a rapidly growing global population. Food insecurity is on the rise, exacerbated by factors such as skyrocketing food prices, prolonged conflicts, climate disruption, and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the FAO and its partners report some stabilization in the rate of undernourishment, hunger has increased in regions like Western Asia, the Caribbean, and Africa. Conflict and violence are particularly concerning, acting as a primary catalyst for severe food and nutrition insecurity.
Methods
This study reviews recent trends in hunger, poverty, and food insecurity, utilizing established metrics like the Global Hunger Index (GHI), World Poverty Clock, and Global Food Security Index (GFSI). It specifically assesses the interplay of conflict using recent data from The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) on these issues in Africa. The study utilizes country-level data from Africa to assess correlations between conflict index scores and indicators of poverty, hunger, and food security.
Results
The results underscore the substantial impact of conflict on food security across the continent. The study presents country-level evidence of clear links between conflict index scores and indicators of poverty (r = 0.31), hunger (r = 0.47), and food security (r = -0.58) in Africa. The research sheds light on the dire food security situations in African hotspots and offers crucial considerations for addressing the intertwined challenges of conflict, hunger, poverty, and food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa.
Conclusion
The study highlights the critical need to address the interconnected challenges of conflict, hunger, poverty, and food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa. The findings emphasize the importance of understanding the complex interplay of these factors and prioritizing conflict mitigation and resolution strategies as a crucial step towards achieving sustainable food security in the region. Further research and collaborative efforts are necessary to develop effective and long-term solutions to this pressing global challenge.
Das Engagement deutscher Baufirmen in der Volksrepublik China
Creators: name: Ziouziou, Sammy
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: Internationalisierung und Globalisierung der Wirtschaft sind keine Phänomene der Neuzeit. Der Austausch von Waren zwischen Nationen und verschiedenen Regionen hat eine lange Tradition. Technischer Fortschritt, Veränderungen des politischen und ökonomischen Umfelds sowie das Entstehen neuer Industrien haben jedoch dazu beigetragen, dass diese Entwicklung in den letzten Jahren beschleunigt wurde. Die Dienstleistungsunternehmen folgen den klassischen Produktionsunternehmen zunehmend auf diesem Pfad grenzüberschreitender Wirtschaftsaktivitäten, was man an vielen Beispielen beobachten kann. Über die Motive und Formen des Auslandsengagements multinationaler Unternehmen wird häufig kontrovers diskutiert, in der Regel beziehen sich diese Diskussionen auf klassische Produktionsunternehmen oder auf multinational agierende Unternehmen aus der Finanzbranche.
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - Dezember 2000
Examining the Influence of Visionary, Innovative, and Risk Management Leadership on the Growth of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) In Zamfara State.
Creators: name: ABDULLAHI A.D.
name: ABDULSABUR H.
Publisher: name: gjrpublication
Year: 2024

description: The visionary, innovative, and risk management leadership played a significant role on the Growth of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Zamfara state. This paper analyze the relationship between visionary, innovative and risk management leadership and MSMEs growth in Zamfara state. The research work is anchored on Transformational Leadership Theory. The study utilized Taro Yamane to determine the sample size of 300 MSMEs in seven local government areas in the state. A quantitative research design is employed to generate primary data through administering of 5 Likert scale structured questionnaires. Data were analyzed using structural equation model. The findings of the study indicate that visionary, innovative and risk management leadership has significant and statistical impacts on the Growth of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. The researchers recommended that MSME leaders should dedicate time to develop clear, long-term visions and strategic goals for their businesses and to develop a structured innovation framework within the MSME that aligns with the company’s resources and market conditions.
Colpoptera Burmeister 1835
Creators: name: Bahder, Brian W.
name: Myrie, Wayne
name: Helmick, Ericka E.
name: Van Dam, Alex R.
name: Bartlett, Charles R.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Nogodinidae
Colpoptera

description: Genus Colpoptera Burmeister, 1835
Type species. Colpoptera sinuata Burmeister, 1835 (type by subsequent designation of Distant 1910: 314)
Diagnosis (Abridged from Gnezdilov & O’Brien 2008). Body elongate, head about as broad as prothorax, eyes prominent. Frons elongate, with distinct median carina. Vertex transverse, anterior margin truncate, posterior margin concave. Pronotum narrow, anterior margin strongly convex, posterior margin concave. Mesonotum at midline longer than vertex and pronotum combined, bearing arcuate anterior transverse carinae and median carina. Forewings elongate and narrowed to rounded apex, with narrow hypocostal plate and many transverse veins apically, hindwings large and functional. Hind tibia with single lateral tooth distally. Male pygofer with nearly straight hind margin (elongate process absent). Aedeagus relatively simple, bilaterally symmetrical, with elongated, usually bifurcated, subapical lateral processes (“phallobase lobe” of Gnezdilov & O’Brien 2008); and with pair of shorter, simple ventral processes. Gonostyli bearing broad capitulum, narrowing apically with broad lateral tooth. Anal tube elongated. Female sternite VII with rounded median process (Gnezdilov & O’Brien 2008: fig. 59). Gonoplacs nearly triangular, fused medially; gonocoxa VIII with straight hind margin (Gnezdilov & O’Brien 2008: figs. 60– 62). Female anal tube long and narrow, distinctly longer than gonoplacs (Gnezdilov & O’Brien 2008: fig. 57).
description: Published as part of Bahder, Brian W., Myrie, Wayne, Helmick, Ericka E., Van Dam, Alex R. & Bartlett, Charles R., 2024, A new species of planthopper in the genus Colpoptera (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Nogodinidae) from the Northeastern coast of Jamaica, pp. 520-534 in Zootaxa 5424 (5) on page 523, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5424.5.2, http://zenodo.org/record/14895703
Überblick über die deutsch-chinesischen Wirtschaftsbeziehungen zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts
Creators: name: Schüller, Margot
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: Obwohl sich die bilateralen Wirtschaftsbeziehungen zwischen Deutschland und China in den letzten Jahren sehr positiv entwickelt haben, sehen Politiker und Ökonomen auf Grund der zunehmenden Wirtschaftskraft Chinas durchaus noch ein großes Potenzial für Handel und Investitionen. Für Heinrich von Pierer, Vorsitzender des Asien-Pazifik-Ausschusses der Deutschen Wirtschaft (APA) und Vorsitzender des Vorstandes der Siemens AG, die sich sehr stark in China engagiert hat, geht es um eine Partnerschaft im neuen Jahrhundert: „Die deutsche Industrie wird China auf seinem Weg ins 21. Jahrhundert gerne als verlässlicher Partner begleiten“, so von Pierer bei der Begrüßung des chinesischen Ministerpräsidenten Zhu Rongji auf der APA-Veranstaltung Ende Juni 2000 in Berlin.
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - Dezember 2000
title: Nutritional status and functional ability of older people in rural Malawi.
Creators: name: Chilima, DM
Publisher: name: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Year: 1998

description: A cross-sectional study was undertaken in Lilongwe, Malawi to ascertain the levels of malnutrition and functional impairment among older people, examine the relationship between nutritional status and function ability and identify risk factors for poor nutritional status. Selected anthropometric measurements were taken and nutritional indices were derived using standard equations. Functional ability was assessed by questionnaire (activities of daily living [ADLs]) and tests which assess manual dexterity, handgrip strength and psychomotor function. Respondents were interviewed using a pre-tested questionnaire and a basic clinical examination was conducted. A total of 296 respondents (97 males, 199 females) aged from 55 to 94 years were studied. Men were significantly heavier and taller than women but had smaller mid-upper arm circumferences and triceps skinfolds than women. Prevalence of undernutrition defined as body mass index (BMI) <18.5 kg/m2, was 33.7% among males and 27.7% among females. Over 90% of all respondents were independent in ADLs and men were generally stronger and faster than women in performing functional tests except for psychomotor function. Functional ability declined significantly with age in both sexes except for manual dexterity among women. Handgrip strength emerged as the most important predictor of BMI, contributing to 15.8% and 11.6% of the variation in BMI of males and females, respectively. Low BMI was associated with poor handgrip strength, a history of smoking, fear of dependence and disability, poverty and living alone among males and among females, it was associated with poor handgrip strength, reduced food intake during the pre-harvest season and a history of anaemia. The study has demonstrated for the first time that undernutrition is a significant problem among older people in Malawi. It also confirms that poor nutritional status is associated with poor functional ability (as assessed by handgrip strength), and that it is possible to identify risk factors of nutritional vulnerability in this population. The study highlights the need to incorporate older people into existing and future nutrition and health programmes.
On the mean values of the Chebyshev functions and their applications
Creators: name: Rakhmonov, Z.
name: Nozirov, O.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Number Theory (math.NT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: When solving a number of problems in prime number theory, it is sufficient that $t(x;q)$ admits an estimate close to this one. The best known estimates for $t(x;q)$ previously belonged to G.~Montgomery, R.~Vaughn, and Z.~Kh.~Rakhmonov. In this paper we obtain a new estimate of the form $$ t(x;q)=\sum_{χ\bmod q}\max_{y\leq x}|ψ(y,χ)|\ll x{\mathscr{L}}^{28}+x^\frac45q^\frac12{\mathscr{L}}^{31}+x^\frac12q{\mathscr{L}}^{32}, $$ using which for a linear exponential sum with primes we prove a stronger estimate $$ S(α,x)\ll xq^{-\frac12}{\mathscr{L}}^{33}+x^\frac45{\mathscr{L}}^{32}+x^\frac12q^\frac12{\mathscr{L}}^{33}, $$ when $\left|α-\frac aq\right|<\frac1{q^2}$, $(a,q)=1$. We also study the distribution of Hardy-Littlewood numbers of the form $ p + n ^ 2 $ in short arithmetic progressions in the case when the difference of the progression is a power of the prime number. Bibliography: 30 references.
The curious case of the Turkish drag queen: film and social justice education in advanced German
Creators: name: Frackman, Kyle
Publisher: name: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Year: 2015

description: [In this essay, I will discuss my inclusion of Kutluğ Ataman’s film, Lola und Bilidikid (1999), in an advanced German conversation and composition or stylistics course on “Mysteries and Crime Stories” at a large, public university. Part of this will be an assessment of the pedagogical approaches used in class, the outside work related to this film, and the students’ reactions to this complicated cultural product. The topic of the course in which I featured this film changes each semester but maintains a focus on refinement of the students’ oral and written expression in German. The narrative of Ataman’s film treats the experience of Lola, a Turkish- German drag performer, whose surprisingly limited appearances—and eventual death—in the film’s action nonetheless structure the other characters’ behavior. Lola und Bilidikid offers a chance for students of German Studies to examine such contemporary issues as immigration, xenophobia, homophobia, prostitution, and the nation as well as categories of identity like gender, sexuality, race, class, and health. In what follows, I will briefly examine some feminist and queer pedagogical theories relevant to my course design and describe the course itself and my use of cultural products in it. I will argue that language instruction offers a prime opportunity to discuss otherness and identity, both in the target culture and in the students’ own experiences, and that Ataman’s film is a useful tool for reaching this goal.]
SVR Macau
Creators: name: Jen-Kai, Liu
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: Am 20. Dezember feierte Macau seinen ersten Jahrestag als Sonderverwaltungsregion. Einen ganzen Monat lang wurde das Ereignis mit Kunstund Photoausstellungen, Tanz- und Gesangshows, Langlauf, Bäumepfianzen und anderen Aktivitäten gewürdigt. Zu ihrer positiven Bilanz kann die neue Regierung verbuchen, dass von der Wirtschaft nach vier Jahren Rezession wieder Signale der Wiederbelebung ausgehen (für das Jahr 2000 wird eine Wachstumsrate des Bruttoinlandsprodukts von 4% erwartet) und die ausufernde Kriminalität infolge von Triadenkämpfen drastisch zurückgegangen ist.
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - Dezember 2000
title: Exceptional Hardness and Thermal Properties of SiC/(Hf,Ta)C(N)/(B)C Ceramic Composites Derived from Single‐Source Precursor
Creators: name: Bernauer, Jan
name: Petry, Nils‐Christian
name: Thor, Nathalie
name: Kredel, Samuel Aeneas
name: Teppala, Dharma Teja
name: Galetz, Mathias
name: Lepple, Maren
name: Pundt, Astrid
name: Ionescu, Emanuel
name: Riedel, Ralf
Publisher: name: Wiley-VCH
Year: 2024

description: In the present work, monolithic SiC/(Hf₀.₇₅Ta₀.₂₅)C(N)/(B)C ceramic composites are prepared via spark plasma sintering of amorphous SiHfTa(B)CN‐based powders synthesized from single‐source precursors. The as‐sintered ceramic nanocomposites are investigated by X‐ray diffraction, Raman, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy in order to study their microstructure and chemical composition. Furthermore, the thermal conductivity, the thermal expansion, as well as the hardness and Young's moduli of the prepared monolithic samples are determined. The incorporation of boron in the system results in enhanced densification due to decreased porosity and improved distribution of the individual phases in the composite after sintering. These favorable effects also positively influence the thermomechanical properties of the composite. The boron‐modified sample displays a decreased thermal diffusivity and conductivity compared with the boron‐free sample. Additionally, a macro‐hardness obtained by Vickers indentation of 31 GPa is achieved for loads up to 196 N, surpassing the hardness of ultrahard materials like silicon carbide, hafnium carbide, and tantalum carbide as well as their solid solutions. Young's moduli of the composites were analyzed to 405 ± 10 and 277.5 ± 41 GPa for the boron‐containing and boron‐free samples, respectively.
SVR Hongkong
Creators: name: Staiger, Brunhild
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: Am 10. Dezember fand in Hongkong eine Nachwahl zu den Wahlen zur Legislativversammlung statt, die drei Monate zuvor abgehalten worden waren. Von den sechs Kandidaten, die sich um ein noch ausstehendes Direktmandat beworben hatten, trug eine vom pro-demokratischen Lager unterstützte unabhängige Kandidatin den Wahlsieg davon.
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - Dezember 2000
BC-15a Considerations for Basic Income as a Covid-19 Response
Creators: name: Green, David
name: Kesselman, Rhys
name: Tedds, Lindsay
Publisher: name: The School of Public Policy Publications
Year: 2020

description: The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) has been an effective tool in the ongoing pandemic crisis. Some have proposed that it should be made permanent and available more universally –that is, made into a form of basic income. A basic income raises many complex policy issues including its objectives, multiple design features, interactions with the existing system, its finance and fiscal federalism implications, to name a few. Since many of the same considerations apply to any basic income proposal, whether implemented across Canada or in a single province, we offer a set of questions that we believe must be considered in deciding whether and how to implement a basic income or any alternative social support policy.
description: The School of Public Policy Publications, Vol. 13 (2020)
title: Qualitative Interviewstudie zur Rolle von Sozialen Infrastrukturen im Wiederaufbau nach einem Hochwasserereignis. Studienreport
title: Qualitative interview study: The role of Social Infrastructures in Reconstruction Processes after Floodwater Events.
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Reckhaus, Zora
Publisher: name: Universität Bremen
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Qualitative Interviews
subject: Hochwasserrisikomanagement
subject: Flutkatastrophe
subject: Kontextanalyse
subject: Umweltsoziologie
subject: Wasserbau
subject: Resilienz
subject: 300

description: Dieser Studienbericht beschreibt die qualitative Interviewstudie im Rahmen des vom BMBF geförderten, interdisziplinären Projekts KAHR (Klimaanpassung, Hochwasser und Resilienz), das den Wiederaufbau in den Gebieten in Deutschland begleitet, die von dem Hochwasser im Jahr 2021 betroffen waren. In diesem Projekt wurde eine Kontextanalyse durchgeführt um wesentliche Faktoren zu identifizieren und analysieren, die den Wiederaufbau beeinflussen. Die Kontextanalyse nutzt den konzeptionellen Ansatz der „Hydrosozialen Territorien“ (Boelens et al. 2016) und untersucht die Rolle von sozialen Infrastrukturen im Wiederaufbauprozess. Hierzu wurden in den Gemeinden Stolberg und Eschweiler (Nordrhein-Westfalen) und der Verbandsgemeinde Altenahr (Rheinland-Pfalz) semi-strukturierte Leitfadeninterviews mit Vertreter:innen von sozialen Infrastrukturen durchgeführt. Durch die Interviews soll ermittelt werden, wie soziale Infrastrukturen zur Resilienz von Gemeinschaften beitragen und welche Herausforderungen und Chancen im Wiederaufbauprozess bestehen. Zusätzlich wurde die Perspektive der sozialen Infrastrukturen durch die von Wasserbehörden, Verwaltung und anderen Institutionen ergänzt. Der bei Qualiservice verfügbare Datensatz umfasst 40 Interviewtranskripte. Dieser Bericht beschreibt die theoretische Rahmung und Zielsetzung der Studie, die Kontexte der Datenerhebung sowie Nachnutzungspotenziale der Forschungsdaten und enthält die Interviewleitfäden.
Projecting Crop Yields for the United States
Creators: name: Barton, Glen T.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1961
Subjects: Crop Production/Industries
Productivity Analysis
Research Methods/ Statistical Methods

description: [Contents:] Introduction --- The 1975 Projections (Yield Concepts and Assumptions – Procedures Used in Making Projections – Appraisal of Projected Yields) --- Major Factors Influencing Yield Projections (Economic Maximum Yields – Economic Attainable Yields – Acreage Pattern) --- Plans for Improving Projections (Current Projection Methods – Contributing Research) --- Concluding Observations.
description: For presentation at Second Consultation of Experts on Problems of Methodology of Agricultural Production Projections, Geneva, Switzerland, November, 27-December 1, 1961.
The day-ahead scenario generation method for new energy based on an improved conditional generative diffusion model
Creators: name: Wang, Changgang
name: Liu, Wei
name: Cao, Yu
name: Liang, Dong
name: Li, Yang
name: Mo, Jingshan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: In the context of the rising share of new energy generation, accurately generating new energy output scenarios is crucial for day-ahead power system scheduling. Deep learning-based scenario generation methods can address this need, but their black-box nature raises concerns about interpretability. To tackle this issue, this paper introduces a method for day-ahead new energy scenario generation based on an improved conditional generative diffusion model. This method is built on the theoretical framework of Markov chains and variational inference. It first transforms historical data into pure noise through a diffusion process, then uses conditional information to guide the denoising process, ultimately generating scenarios that satisfy the conditional distribution. Additionally, the noise table is improved to a cosine form, enhancing the quality of the generated scenarios. When applied to actual wind and solar output data, the results demonstrate that this method effectively generates new energy output scenarios with good adaptability.
description: in Chinese language, Accepted by Power System Technology
Automated Coordination Strategy Design Using Genetic Programming for Dynamic Multipoint Dynamic Aggregation
Creators: name: Gao, G
name: Mei, Yi
name: Xin, B
name: Jia, Yahui
name: Browne, WN
Publisher: name: Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 10299 Applied Mathematics not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 90699 Electrical and Electronic Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: The multipoint dynamic aggregation (MPDA) problem of the multirobot system is of great significance for its real-world applications such as bush fire elimination. The problem is to design the optimal plan for a set of heterogeneous robots to complete some geographically distributed tasks collaboratively. In this article, we consider the dynamic version of the problem, where new tasks keep appearing after the robots are dispatched from the depot. The dynamic MPDA problem is a complicated optimization problem due to several characteristics, such as the collaboration of robots, the accumulative task demand, the relationships among robots and tasks, and the unpredictable task arrivals. In this article, a new model of the problem considering these characteristics is proposed. To solve the problem, we develop a new genetic programming hyperheuristic (GPHH) method to evolve reactive coordination strategies (RCSs), which can guide the robots to make decisions in real time. The proposed GPHH method contains a newly designed effective RCS heuristic template to generate the execution plan for the robots according to a GP tree. A new terminal set of features related to both robots and tasks and a cluster filter that assigns the robots to urgent tasks are designed. The experimental results show that the proposed GPHH significantly outperformed the state-of-the-art methods. Through further analysis, useful insights such as how to distribute and coordinate robots to execute different types of tasks are discovered.
Collaborative Multifidelity-Based Surrogate Models for Genetic Programming in Dynamic Flexible Job Shop Scheduling
Creators: name: Zhang, Fangfang
name: Mei, Yi
name: Nguyen, S
name: Zhang, Mengjie
Publisher: name: Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 10299 Applied Mathematics not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 90699 Electrical and Electronic Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: Dynamic flexible job shop scheduling (JSS) has received widespread attention from academia and industry due to its practical application value. It requires complex routing and sequencing decisions under unpredicted dynamic events. Genetic programming (GP), as a hyperheuristic approach, has been successfully applied to evolve scheduling heuristics for JSS due to its flexible representation. However, the simulation-based evaluation is computationally expensive since there are many calculations based on individuals for making decisions in the simulation. To improve training efficiency, this article proposes a novel multifidelity-based surrogate-assisted GP. Specifically, multifidelity-based surrogate models are first designed by simplifying the problem expected to be solved. In addition, this article proposes an effective collaboration mechanism with knowledge transfer for utilizing the advantages of multifidelity-based surrogate models to solve the desired problems. This article examines the proposed algorithm in six different scenarios. The results show that the proposed algorithm can dramatically reduce the computational cost of GP without sacrificing the performance in all scenarios. With the same training time, the proposed algorithm can achieve significantly better performance than its counterparts in most scenarios while no worse in others.
The Janus Face of Innovation: Global Disparities and Divergent Options
Creators: name: Mugurtay, Nihat
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Computers and Society (cs.CY)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: This article examines how unequal access to AI innovation creates systemic challenges for developing countries. Differential access to AI innovation results from the acute competition between domestic and global actors. While developing nations contribute significantly to AI development through data annotation labor, they face limited access to advanced AI technologies and are increasingly caught between divergent regulatory approaches from democratic and authoritarian tendencies. This brief paper analyzes how more affordable AI engagement and Western countries' development cooperation present developing nations with a complex choice between accessibility and governance standards. I argue this challenge entails new institutional mechanisms for technology transfer and regulatory cooperation, while carefully balancing universal standards with local needs. In turn, good practices could help developing countries close the deepening gap of global technological divides, while ensuring responsible AI development in developing countries.
description: 10 pages
Das Landverwaltungsgesetz der VR China
Creators: name: Joos, Beatrix Leonie
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: Wie so viele Bereiche des chinesischen Rechts befindet sich die Gesetzeslage zum Grund und Boden noch in einer Entwicklungsphase, die allerdings zunehmend an Stabilität gewinnt. Letzter Meilenstein auf dem Weg dorthin ist das {Überarbeitete) Landverwaltungsgesetz vom 29. August 1998, das seit dem 1. Januar 1999 in Kraft ist. Zuvor wurden am 20. Juli 1998 vom Staatsrat die Bestimmungen über die Verwaltung von Entwicklung und Betrieb des städtischen Immobilienwesens (kurz: Immobilienverwaltungsbestimmungen) erlassen. Sie sind der zweite große Schritt der Gesetzgebung zum städtischen Grundeigentum, nachdem 1995 bereits das Gesetz zur Verwaltung städtischer Immobilien (kurz: Immobilienverwaltungsgesetz) in Kraft getreten war, auf dem die Immobilienverwaltungsbestimmungen jetzt aufbauen.
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - November 2000
Divide-and-conquer large scale capacitated arc routing problems with route cutting off decomposition
Creators: name: Zhang, Y
name: Mei, Yi
name: Zhang, B
name: Jiang, K
Publisher: name: Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
Year: 2022
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The capacitated arc routing problem is a very important problem with many practical applications. This paper focuses on the large scale capacitated arc routing problem. Traditional solution optimization approaches usually fail because of their poor scalability. The divide-and-conquer strategy has achieved great success in solving large scale optimization problems by decomposing the original large problem into smaller sub-problems and solving them separately. For arc routing, a commonly used divide-and-conquer strategy is to divide the tasks into subsets, and then solve the sub-problems induced by the task subsets separately. However, the success of a divide-and-conquer strategy relies on a proper task division, which is non-trivial due to the complex interactions between the tasks. This paper proposes a novel problem decomposition operator, named the route cutting off operator, which considers the interactions between the tasks in a sophisticated way. To examine the effectiveness of the route cutting off operator, we integrate it with two state-of-the-art divide-and-conquer algorithms, and compared with the original counterparts on a wide range of benchmark instances. The results show that the route cutting off operator can improve the effectiveness of the decomposition, and lead to significantly better results especially when the problem size is very large and the time budget is very tight.
Die Hauptrepräsentanten der „vierten Führungsgeneration"
Creators: name: Jen-Kai, Liu
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: Die Kommunistische Partei Chinas (KPCh) bereitet zur Zeit den Übergang von der dritten zur vierten Führungsgeneration vor. Offiziell wird der Wechsel voraussichtlich erst auf dem XVI. Parteitag im Jahr 2002 vollzogen werden, doch werden bereits seit geraumer Zeit verschiedene Namen als mögliche Kandidaten für die Nachfolge von Jiang Zemin und Zhu Rongji gehandelt. Die Verjüngungsstrategie wird zu einem beträchtlichen Austausch in den höchsten Führungsgremien, dem Politbüro des Zentralkomitees (ZK) der KPCh und dessen Ständigem Ausschuss, führen. Legt man als Altersgrenze die Schwelle von 70 Jahren zu Grunde (wie dies von der Führungsspitze in China nahe gelegt wird), so würden von den sieben Mitgliedern des Ständigen Ausschusses nur Hu Jintao und Li Ruihuan auf ihrem Posten bleiben. Aus dem Politbüro müsste ein Drittel ausscheiden.
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - November 2000