-
Article
Unveiling structural differentiation in the global nickel trade network: A product chain perspective
This research aimed to understand supply and demand in the global nickel market from a product chain perspective. Accordingly, we established an extensive time-series database for the nickel trade network and ...
-
Article
Thermal and structural analysis of the reaction mechanisms during the preparation of activated carbon from sugarcane bagasse by urea phosphate activation
In this study, sugarcane bagasse was used to prepare urea phosphate activated carbons (UPACs) using a novel activator urea phosphate (UP) at three different temperatures (300 ℃, 550 ℃, and 800 ℃) to analyze th...
-
Article
Open AccessMultidimensional spatial monitoring of open pit mine dust dispersion by unmanned aerial vehicle
Dust pollution is one of the most severe environmental issues in open pit mines, hindering green mining development. Open pit mine dust has characteristics of multiple dust-generating points, is irregular, inf...
-
Article
Socio-economic roots of human settlement layout in the marginal zone of the Changtang Plateau uninhabited area: A comparative study of three typical counties
Human activities in the marginal zone of the Changtang Plateau (CTP) uninhabited area are important research topics in China and globally. Based on the core-periphery theory of geography, this paper selected t...
-
Article
Open AccessIdentification of potential light deficiency response regulators in endangered species Magnolia sinostellata
Magnolia sinostellata is one of the endangered species in China and largely suffers light deficiency stress in the understory of forest. However, the weak light response molecular mechanism remains unclear. More ...
-
Article
Open AccessMetabolic analysis of the regulatory mechanism of sugars on secondary flowering in Magnolia
Magnolia, a traditional and important ornamental plant in urban greening, has been cultivated for about 2000 years in China for its elegant flower shape and gorgeous flower color. Most varieties of Magnolia bloom...
-
Article
Chinese overseas ports: Market potential, supply capacity and access to imports
Especially since 2012 Chinese companies have acquired stakes as investors and constructors of overseas ports in both high-income and emerging economies. These initiatives play an important role in the construc...
-
Article
Light deficiency and waterlogging affect chlorophyll metabolism and photosynthesis in Magnolia sinostellata
In Magnolia sinostellata plants grown under shading and waterlogging conditions, solar noon PFD level of 1050 ± 30 µmol·m− 2·s− 1 and running water combined treatment (L1W2) triggers changes in chlorophyll metabo...
-
Article
Development of EST-SSR markers and their application in an analysis of the genetic diversity of the endangered species Magnolia sinostellata
Magnolia sinostellata is an endemic species of Magnoliaceae that is narrowly distributed in the south of Zhejiang Province, China. To explore the genetic diversity and population structure of this endangered spec...
-
Article
Improved characterization of Clematis based on new chloroplast microsatellite markers and nuclear ITS sequences
Currently, there is a lack of genetic markers capable of effectively detecting polymorphisms in Clematis. Therefore, we developed new markers to investigate inter- and intraspecific diversity in Clematis. Based o...
-
Article
The structure and evolution of trade relations between countries along the Belt and Road
Trade facilitation is one of the five main agendas of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Social network analysis has helped understand the complexity of trade networks, but existing studies tend to overlook t...
-
Article
Chinese overseas industrial parks in Southeast Asia: An examination of policy mobility from the perspective of embeddedness
The development of overseas industrial parks is a key component of the Belt and Road Initiative and an expected experimental way of promoting inclusive globalization by inventing new forms of cooperation betwe...
-
Article
Open AccessCharacterization of new microsatellite markers based on the transcriptome sequencing of Clematis finetiana
Clematis is the biggest genus in the family Ranunculaceae with about 300 species. Clematis is also a globally important commercial group of flowers, especially in the United States and European countries. Their p...
-
Chapter
Regional Sustainable Development
This chapter first reviews major trends and popular research topics in the field of regional sustainable development, and then summarizes major progress in the study area in China by focusing on five sub-topic...
-
Article
Progress of economic geography in China’s mainland since 2000
Economic geography in China’s mainland has developed in a different way from that in many other countries. On the one hand, it has been increasingly active in participating in academic dialogues and knowledge ...
-
Article
Visualizing the intellectual structure and evolution of innovation systems research: a bibliometric analysis
Despite increasing awareness of the need to trace the trajectory of innovation system research, so far little attention has been given to quantitative depiction of the evolution of this fast-moving research fi...
-
Article
A bibliometric analysis on rural studies in human geography and related disciplines
Although the world has experienced rapid urbanization, rural areas have always been and are still an important research field in human geography. This paper performed a bibliometric analysis on rural geography...
-
Chapter
Design of Optimal Controller for Dynamic Positioning System of a Certain Drilling Platform
In order to deal with the control difficulties of deepwater drilling platfo-rm under abominable environment, a method to design a variable structure contr-oller for dynamic positioning system was presented whi...
-
Article
Relationships and evolving networks of rural manufacturing clusters: A case study in Yucheng County, Henan Province of China
The evolution of networks in rural industrial clusters, in particular in the context of China has been paid more attention to in the world. Applying the theory and techniques of social network analysis (SNA), ...
