Application and Adaptability of Ornamental Grasses in Road Flower Borders in Hefei, Anhui Province

In-depth research was conducted on the types,seasonal patterns,spatial levels,overwintering,summering,drought resistance,and disease and pest resistance of ornamental grasses in the road flower borders of Hefei,Anhui Province.Through field investigations,a total of 36 ornamental grasses were identified,with Liliaceae having the most species and the Lamiaceae the least.The results show that there are more warm season ornamental grasses,of 23 species;Acorus gramineus and Melinis minutiflora have poor overwintering ability;Arrhenatherum elatius,Festuca glauca,and Stipa tenuissima have poor summer tolerance;most ornamental grasses have strong drought resistance and resistance to pests and diseases.The comprehensive investigation shows that ornamental grasses have good application prospects and adaptability in the road flower borders in Hefei city.

AHP-based Landscape Value Evaluation of Perennial Flower Border Application in Hefei City

An analytic hierarchy process(AHP)was employed to establish a landscape value evaluation model for 20 common species of perennial flowers in the flower border of Hefei City.With the overarching objective of determining the application value of the flower border,10 evaluation factors were identified and subsequently classified into 3 distinct grades.Grade I(L>2.5)was defined as perennial flower resources with the highest development and utilization value,including only one species of Salvia farinacea.Grade II(2.0≤L≤2.5)was defined as perennial flower varieties suitable for most areas,encompassing 9 species of plants,such asTaraxacummongolicum.Grade III(L<2.0)was defined as perennial flower varieties with low application value,encompassing 10 species of plants,such asRuellia brittoniana,but lacking the value of further popularization and application.Consequently,the proportion of their application in the flower border should be reduced.The evaluation results can serve as a theoretical foundation for the implementation of perennial flowers in urban flower borders.

Cross-border E-commerce Accelerates Diversely Abroad

“Strength”and“vitality”are the comments that people in the industry have used to describe China’s cross-border e-commerce in 2023,which has been proven by the latest statistics.According to the General Administration of Customs,in 2023,the total volume of imports and exports was RMB 2.38 trillion,up by 15.6%.The volume of exports was RMB 1.83 billion,up by 19.6%,and the volume of imports was RMB 548.3 billion,up by 3.9%.

Enhancement of Competitiveness of Border Trade Entrepreneurs: Case Study of Su-Ngai Kolok Checkpoint, Narathiwat Province

This research aimed to analyze the enhancement of competitiveness among fruit and vegetable export entrepreneurs,with the case study of the Su-ngai Kolok checkpoint in Narathiwat Province.This research focused on three objectives:(1)examining how competitiveness is enhanced through government support and the development of border trade zones,(2)studying the supply chain dynamics,including strategic factors and opportunities in agricultural product management,and(3)developing a model for border trade to strengthen exporters’capabilities.The research employed qualitative methods,with data collected from 25 informants through interviews and employed descriptive methods.The research results revealed that:(1)government agencies play a crucial role in improving competitiveness by developing border economic zones and trade policies;additionally,(2)the research highlighted the importance of strategic partnerships,network building,and efficient logistics along the value chain;(3)the proposed Border Trade Model includes elements for instance government policy,partnerships,entrepreneurial potential,and transportation channels,aiming to enhance the overall efficiency and effectiveness of vegetable and fruit exporters in the region.

Application of Flower Borders in Hefei City

The application value of 70 kinds of flowers in Hefei City was evaluated by analytic hierarchy process(AHP).From the three aspects of adaptability,ornamental value and economic traits,12 indicators were summarized to establish a comprehensive evaluation system.The results show that the application of grade-I plants(J≥3.6642)in flower borders is the most suitable,and they include 19 species of plants such as Osmanthus fragrans var.thunbergii,accounting for 27.14%.The application of grade-II plants(3.2319≤J≤3.6641)in flower borders is suitable,and 36 species of plants such as Jacobaea maritima are included,with the proportion of 51.42%.The application of grade-III plants(2.7935≤J≤3.2318)in flower borders is relatively suitable,and they contain 8 species of plants such as Acer palmatum’Atropurpureum’(Van Houtte)Schwerim,accounting for 11.42%.Grade-IV plants(J≤2.7934)can be applied in flower borders under special circumstances,and include 6 species of plants such as Muehlenbeckia complexa Meisn.,accounting for 8.57%.The results can provide reference for the selection of flower border plants in Hefei.The locations and types of 40 flower borders were summarized to provide a basis for the development direction and future planning of flower borders in Hefei.

Research on the Employment View of Acupuncture and Tuina Undergraduates in Minority Border Areas from Students’ Perspective

With the popularization of higher education in China,the employment situation of college students is more complex and severe.This paper adopts the questionnaire method to explore the employment view of acupuncture and tuina undergraduates of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.The employment concept of acupuncture and tuina undergraduates in the minority border areas has changed greatly.After graduation,97.95%of students choose to work in fields related to medicine and acupuncture,prefer positions close to home,and are attracted to high-salary companies,among other factors.Therefore,enhancing the competitive advantages of medical students by guiding their career planning,providing employment selection advice,fostering innovation and entrepreneurship,improving basic skills,and offering graduate entrance examination guidance is crucial for broadening their employment opportunities.

Institution-based Network on China-Africa Cooperation for Schistosomiasis Elimination (INCAS): Driving schistosomiasis elimination in Africa

The burden of schistosomiasis remains a global public health problem,especially in sub-Saharan Africa despite progress in terms of morbidity control.Successful control efforts achieved by China in the last six decades came with considerable experience and lessons that could benefit schistosomiasis control programs in other endemic countries.China's role and commitment to global health cooperation has become increasingly important;this has created a platform for partnership with developing partners for the establishment of Forum on China-Africa health cooperation which prioritizes the pursuit of global elimination target for schistosomiasis and malaria,control of HIV/AIDS,and improved access to reproductive health care.Chinese government's commitment towards achieving schistosomiasis elimination in Africa prompted the establishment of Institution-based Network on China-Africa Cooperation for Schistosomiasis Elimination (INCAS),by the National Institute of Parasitic Diseases to promote schistosomiasis elimination in Africa.Schistosomiasis experts from six provincial institutions and counterparts from 10 African countries participated in the first workshop on China-Africa cooperation for Schistosomiasis Elimination in Africa at Lilongwe,Malawi,in 2015.Experts at the inaugural meeting shared experiences from their national schistosomiasis control programs,as well as identified areas for collaborative synergy targeting schistosomiasis elimination in Africa.The establishment of INCAS,which comprises of 28 member-institutions from China and Africa,was proposed at this meeting.We,therefore,provide information on INCAS activities,cooperation mechanism,as well as assess the strengths,weaknesses,opportunities,and threats as we target schistosomiasis elimination in Africa using the INCAS platform.

Border effects of the main and ratoon crops in the rice ratooning system

The border effect(BE)is widely observed in crop field experiments,and it has been extensively studied in many crops.However,only limited attention has been paid to the BE of ratoon rice.We conducted field experiments on ratoon rice in Qichun County,Hubei Province,Central China in 2018 and 2019 to compare the BE in the main and ratoon crops,and to quantify the contribution of BE in the main crop to that in the ratoon crop.The BE of two hybrid varieties was measured for the outermost,second outermost,and third outermost rows in each plot of both crops.To determine the contribution of BE between the two crops,portions of hills in the outermost and second outermost rows were uprooted during the harvest of the main crop so that the second and third outermost rows then became the outermost rows in the ratoon crop.Overall,the BE on grain yield was greater in the main crop than in the ratoon crop.In the main crop,the BE on grain yield was 98.3%in the outermost row,which was explained by the BE on panicles m^(–2),spikelets/panicle,spikelets m^(–2),and total dry weight.In the ratoon crop,the BE on grain yield was reduced to 60.9 and 27.6%with and without the contribution of the BE in the main crop,respectively.Consequently,55.1%of the BE on grain yield in the ratoon crop was contributed from the main crop.High stubble dry weight and non-structural carbohydrate(NSC)accumulation at the harvest of the main crop were responsible for the contribution of BE in the main crop to that in the ratoon crop.Our results suggest that increases in stubble dry weight and NSC accumulation at the harvest of the main crop could be important strategies for developing high-yielding cropping practices in the rice ratooning system.

Cross-border E-commerce Remains A Strong Engine of China’s Foreign Trade

The foreign trade industry in China had a good start in general this year,thanks to the rapid growth in cross-border e-commerce.The 2022 China Cross Border E-Commerce Market Data Report was released at the cross-border e-commerce roundtable meeting held on March 30th this year,indicating that cross-border e-commerce made a contribution of 37.32%to China’s total import and export trade value in goods(RMB 42.07 trillion)in 2022.

The Establishment of International Rules for Cross-Border Data Flow under Major Country Competition

As major country competi­tion is becoming ever more intense,data has become a key strategic resource,making rules of cross-border data flow go­ing beyond the business scope in a traditional sense and becoming a strategic issue concerning national development and security.Relevant parties compete against each other in three major areas of the collec­tion of cross-border law enforcement data,cross-border flow of corporate data.

A multi-UAV deployment method for border patrolling based on Stackelberg game

To strengthen border patrol measures, unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs) are gradually used in many countries to detect illegal entries on borders. However, how to efficiently deploy limited UAVs to patrol on borders of large areas remains challenging. In this paper, we first model the problem of deploying UAVs for border patrol as a Stackelberg game. Two players are considered in this game: The border patrol agency is the leader,who optimizes the patrol path of UAVs to detect the illegal immigrant. The illegal immigrant is the follower, who selects a certain area of the border to pass through at a certain time after observing the leader’s strategy. Second, a compact linear programming problem is proposed to tackle the exponential growth of the number of leader’s strategies. Third, a method is proposed to reduce the size of the strategy space of the follower. Then, we provide some theoretic results to present the effect of parameters of the model on leader’s utilities. Experimental results demonstrate the positive effect of limited starting and ending areas of UAV’s patrolling conditions and multiple patrolling altitudes on the leader ’s utility, and show that the proposed solution outperforms two conventional patrol strategies and has strong robustness.

Progress of Central Bank Digital Currency in Cross-border Payments and the Application Prospect in the Oil and Gas Field

The rapid development of the digital economy and profound changes in currency functions have driven the emergence of a large number of digital currencies.In order to improve the competitiveness and efficiency of payment systems,governments all over the world have accelerated the research and development of central bank digital currency(CBDC).After years of preparation and research and development,Digital renminbi has also entered the pilot application stage.Given the many shortcomings of the current cross-border payment system,CBDC cross-border payment has become an important development direction.At present,some central banks are collaborating on CBDC cross-border payment research and initiating experimental plans to explore CBDC cross-border payment arrangements.With the expansion of the acceptance range of Digital renminbi and the improvement of the international use level of CNY,oil and gas enterprises will have broad prospects in the cross-border payment field in the future.This paper suggests that oil and gas enterprises,in accordance with the principle of"from easy to difficult,step by step",give priority to the introduction of Digital renminbi from regions and fields where RMB or local currency settlement has been achieved,and combine Digital renminbi with imported oil and gas to explore the use of Digital renminbi in cross-border payment.

RETURNING CROSS-BORDER LOGISTICS TO NORMAL The reopening of Ruili,a city on the border of China and Myanmar,signals that cross-border trade between the two countries is poised to recover

After closing for 1,012 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic,the Jiegao border gate in Ruili City,south China’s Yunnan Province,reopened on January 8,2023.On January 14,traffic between Ruili and Muse in Myanmar resumed at the Ruili-Kyalgaung border crossing and the Sino-Myanmar Friendship Street crossing.Still,the Border Gate crossing remains closed.

Strategies for Promoting Ethnic Unity through Hubei Border Tea

Based on a questionnaire survey and on-site research on the overview of the border tea industry,the importance of the development of border tea for ethnic unity work is analyzed,and improvement suggestions and implementation strategies are proposed.

跨界颠覆性创新的早期识别方法及实证检验

[研究目的]数字经济时代,越来越多的企业利用互联网技术开展跨界颠覆性创新。探讨跨界颠覆性创新的早期判断和识别方法,对于打破国外核心技术封锁,抢占科技制高点具有重大意义。[研究方法]根据跨界颠覆性创新的演进特点,从技术和市场两个方面提出识别跨界颠覆性创新的理论框架:首先,基于专利文本,利用LDA主题模型提取跨界技术主题;其次,从成长性、融合性、影响力和引用行业外新知识等四个特征考察技术主题跨界颠覆的技术潜力;最后,基于专利、用户和专家评论数据,借助LDA主题模型与情感分析方法,从易扩散性、需求贴合度与市场吸引力趋势等特征考察技术主题跨界颠覆的市场潜力。[研究结论]以手机定位与导航技术为例,通过考察其跨界颠覆的技术潜力特征和市场潜力特征,验证了跨界颠覆性技术早期识别方法的可用性与有效性,为企业跨界颠覆性创新实践提供借鉴。

基于无人机技术的露天矿山越界开采监测与评估方法

高效快速评估露天矿山越界开采对开展矿产卫片执法检查和推进严格保护矿产资源策略、推动区域高质量发展具有重要意义。基于无人机飞行技术、传感器技术、通信技术和影像处理技术,结合卫星遥感、地理信息系统应用,采集无人机航测数据与飞控系统数据,快速获取了疑似违法矿山二维场景图像(SIM),动态飞行展示矿区全貌和精细地物;进一步建立了矿山三维数字高程模型(DEM),定性研判违法类型与性质;针对需求建立了矿山的三维数字表面模型(DSM),定量估算违法采矿资源量;利用四维数字表面模型(DSM),查明矿山历史时期的违法过程,测算违法开采的资源量。无人机航测技术实现区域矿产资源开发秩序的快速监测和精细评估,为矿产资源的卫片执法检查工作提供理论支撑和决策依据。在江南某地进行试验的实例表明,基于无人机技术的露天矿山越界开采监测与评估方法技术具有时效性强、操作便捷、精细高效等优势,在支撑服务自然资源领域的卫片执法检查工作方面可以更加广泛地应用。

“内外兼修”企业社交媒体使用对突破式创新的驱动机制研究

数字化时代社交媒体蓬勃发展,为企业突破式创新带来了机遇。现实中,如何运用社交媒体实现突破式创新是企业面临的重要问题。结合组织学习理论、社会资本理论,从内外部视角探索两种社交媒体可供性对企业突破式创新的差异化作用机制。结果显示,内部整合导向的社交媒体使用通过组织忘却学习促进突破式创新,外部营销导向的社交媒体使用通过加深跨界用户嵌入促进突破式创新。此外,双元战略导向在两条路径上分别发挥调节作用。创业导向水平越高,内部整合导向的社交媒体使用对组织忘却学习的促进作用越显著;市场导向水平越高,外部营销导向的社交媒体使用对跨界用户嵌入的推动作用越显著。结论有助于丰富社交媒体与突破式创新相关研究,为企业应用社交媒体技术实现突破式创新提供启示。

跨境知识产权侵权纠纷的域外法律适用

各国在处理跨境知识产权侵权纠纷的域外法律适用问题时主要采取两种模式,即单向域外适用模式与双向域外适用模式。前者更多地是将知识产权视为一种政策性的特权,在处理域外侵权行为时往往不会发生外国的知识产权法被本国法院所适用的情况,但会出现本国知识产权法适用于发生在域外行为的情形;后者更多地是将知识产权视为一种民事权利,对于发生在域外的行为,本国法院既可能适用本国知识产权法律,也可能适用外国知识产权法律,是否发生外国法律的适用取决于一国立法对较为中立的连接点的界定。我国在立法上采取了以“被请求保护地”为连接点的双向域外适用模式,但是在司法实践中往往并不进行法律选择而是径行适用中国知识产权法律。这将导致在司法上采取了将中国知识产权法律适用于域外行为的单向域外适用模式。我国应在跨境知识产权侵权纠纷的域外法律适用问题上回归双向域外适用模式,并在具体纠纷裁判中丰富和明确“被请求保护地”的含义,同时设置“无所不在”侵权行为的特殊法律适用规则,限制当事人共同选择适用法的范围以及确定公共秩序在准据法选择中的适用,以实现维护本国利益的目的。

跨境电商改革与出口企业数字技术创新——基于跨境电子商务综合试验区的准自然实验

跨境电子商务综合试验区建设是我国积极推进制度型开放的重要举措,税费优惠和管理服务完善等跨境电商改革不仅能够激励外贸增长,还会对出口企业产生成本降低效应、人力资本提升效应和内部治理优化效应等积极影响,从而促进出口企业的数字技术创新。将跨境电子商务综合试验区建设作为一项准自然实验,采用沪深A股出口企业2007—2020年的数据,运用多期双重差分模型分析发现:跨境电子商务综合试验区建设(跨境电商改革)显著促进了试验区出口企业的数字技术发明专利增长,跨境电商改革可以通过降低融资成本和经营成本、提高技术人员占比和高学历人才占比、提升公司治理水平和内部控制质量等路径促进出口企业的数字技术创新,跨境电商改革对融资约束程度较高、地区人力资源丰富、ESG表现较差、环境不确定性较强的出口企业具有更为显著的数字技术创新促进作用。应持续推进和不断深化跨境电商改革,并充分发挥制度型开放对企业创新发展的激励作用。

多情景模拟下的跨境铁路运输时效研究——以中老铁路为例

跨境铁路运输是中国与周边国家陆路联通的重要环节。跨境铁路运输时效既受线路畅通情况、基础设施技术等级等“硬联通”因素的制约,也受到海关条例、口岸畅通水平等“软联通”因素的影响。因此,跨境铁路运输时效研究应充分考虑不同情景,以期更科学地模拟运输时长的变化机理。本文以中老铁路(中国昆明−老挝万象,简称中老铁路)为例,在梳理中老铁路沿线地区社会经济概况及基础设施发展水平的基础上,考虑不同运营速度、通关时间、铁轨换装、多式联运等因素,构建了长途跨境运输时间的计算模型,采用多情景模拟方法,解析了中老铁路运的优势距离及客货运时效变化。研究表明:①中老铁路有助于沿线跨境运输时间显著减少。相比公路运输,客货运时间优势均超过20%;②通关时间是影响跨境铁路运输的关键要素之一,占运输总时长的20%~60%;③铁海联运是中老铁路运输进一步提升运输效率的途径,能有效缩短老挝至日本的总运输时间。