China’s Influence in South and Southeast Asia

The Belt and Road Initiative is set to launch a new era of trade and partner- ship between China and ASEAN coun- tries, which will be extended further to Africa and Europe. China has an increas- ing influence in South and Southeast Asia with its support for infrastructure construction projects in local areas.

REALIZATION OF THE RMB'S CONVERTIBILITY UNDER THE CURRENT ACCOUNT AND ITS INFLUENCE

It was approved by the State Council in I984 to establish economicand technological development zones in 14 coastal port cities tofunction as windows for those cities to attract foreign investment,introduce advanced technology and management methods andexpand the export-oriented economy.Since 1992,18 other developmentzones have been approved by the Council,increasing the number ofsuch zones to 32.

Assessment on the Two New Factors That Influence China's International Environment

The development and changes in international situation after September 11 have exerted complicated influence on China’s external security environment. Therefore, how to judge current international security environment that China faces has become a very hot subject for discussion.

Fiction with Influence Famous martial arts novelist Louis Cha Leung-yung’s passing leaves a growing legion of followers

There was an outpouring of grief across China on October 30 when fans of legendary wuxia （master of martial arts） novelist Jin Yong heard of his passing at age 94.

The Rural Women Participation in Small Scale Livestock Management Decisions

In the Turkish society, family is accepted as the basic element of social structure. However, the role and importance ofwomen in the family is mostly neglected. Thirty-three percent of women state that their primary duties are child care and domestictask. Besides duties of women in the house, the participation of women to both agricultural production and activities outside thehouse is quite high. On the other hand, only 5% of women accept income generating activities as the main duty of women. Thepercentage of women who accept all above-mentioned responsibilities as women’s duty is 60%. This high ratio shows that agreat deal of women can participate indoor or outdoor activities depending on the family needs, however, their responsibilitiesstemming from being a mother or wife always have thepriority. However, in rural areas women are involved in agriculturalproduction activities as a labor, in adition to housework, care for children and the elderly. In small and medium-sized enterprises,labor-intensive work is mostly undertaken by women, and workloads are often higher than men. In this study, face-to-face surveyswith 84 women in small-scale livestock farming in villages in the central province of Diyarbakır yielded results. It has beenunderstood that women do not make decisions on domestic affairs in their own family, that they can not decide on their own behalf,they give more opinions on decisions taken, and even some families do not even report opinions on decisions. It may be possible toimprove and increase the living standards and social and economic structures of women living in rural areas by increasing theirknowledge of animal care.

Clinical Characteristics of Sleep Disorders in Patients with Parkinson's Disease

In order to investigate the sleep quality and influencing factors in patients with Parkinson＇s disease（PD）, 201 PD patients were enrolled and underwent extensive clinical evaluations. Subjective sleep evaluation was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index（PSQI）, and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale（ESS）. It was found that poor sleep quality（77.11%） and excessive daytime sleepiness（32.34%） were commonly seen in PD patients and positively correlated with disease severity. Then 70 out of the 201 PD patients and 70 age- and sex-matched controls underwent a polysomnographic recording. The parameters were compared between PD group and control group and the influencing factors of sleep in PD patients were analyzed. The results showed that sleep efficiency（SE） was significantly decreased（P〈0.01）, and sleep latency（SL） and the arousal index（AI） were increased（P〈0.05） in the PD group as compared with those in the control group. SE and total sleep time（TST） were positively correlated with the Hoehn and Yahr（H＆Y） stage. There was significant difference in the extent of hypopnea and hypoxemia between the PD group and the control group（P〈0.05）. Our results indicate that PD patients have an overall poor sleep quality and a high prevalence of sleep disorder, which may be correlated with the disease severity. Respiratory function and oxygen supply are also affected to a certain degree in PD patients.

Russia＇s Path Dependence on the Power-Property System in the ＂Long Putin Era＂： Its Origin and Rationale

As Russia＇s ongoing economic restructuring over the past twenty years has revealed, Russia＇s exchange mechanism departs from that of an ideally standard market economy. To a large extent, the problem can be traced back to the ＂power-property＂ system established by Ivan IIL That is to say, the possession of power is equivalent to the possession of property, and property becomes certain functions of power. For a long time, this system has been accepted as a natural state of society by the Russian people. Rapid economic growth under the Putin administration is characterized by the return to and strengthening of a ＂power- property ＂system dominated by the state and an abandonment of ＂institutional transplantation＂ from the Western liberal market economic model in the Yeltsin era under which power and property were separated Mr. Putin＇s reelection in 2012 means that the ＂long-Putin era＂ that started from 2000 will last at least until 2018. However, with the solidification of the ＂power- property＂ system, the Putin administration has been confronted with new challenges, and the prospects for Russia＇s economic modernization still face great uncertainties.

Characterization the influences of diodes to piezoelectric energy harvester

This study discloses the diode’s influences on the piezoelectric energy harvesting performance.The piezoelectric-based energy harvesting system plays an important role in scavenging environment vibration energy into electrical energy,which can be utilized by low-power electronic devices.With respect to the interface circuit,a full-wave bridge circuit is usually needed to rectify the alternating current(AC)signal into a direct current(DC)signal.The full-wave bridge is composed of four diodes,whose characteristics may influence the harvested power significantly.Therefore,in this paper,the diodes’properties and influences on the energy harvesting performance are analyzed and presented via simulation and experimental studies.It is found the harvested energy has close relationship with the diode characteristics.For the high source impedance case,diode with low reverse leakage current is favorable.For the low source impedance case,diode with low forward voltage drop is favorable.The corresponding experimental study is carried out via a piezoelectric beam,which shows that the measured harvested power differences can almost be up to 800%for the same test structure.

Influence of China’s Overseas power stations on the electricity status of their host countries

China has become a major investor and constructor of electrical power plants in developing countries.However,the impacts of China's overseas power stations(COPSs)on the developing countries hosting them are poorly understood.Here,a novel method is proposed to evaluate the influence of COPSs in 80 host countries.First,their electricity consumption from 1971 to 2017 was estimated using data provided by the World Bank,International Energy Agency,and World Resources Institute.Regression analysis was then used to predict consumption from 2018 to 2025.Finally,three parameters were used to evaluate the influences of COPSs.The results show that:1)COPSs significantly increased the total installed capacity of 35 of the host countries by>20%.2)The power generated by COPSs is greater than the growing demands of 32 of the host countries.3)COPSs will increase the per capita electricity consumption of all 80 host countries.4)Among the 437 COPSs existing in 2000–2019,renewable power plants(including hydropower)were most numerous,accounting for 51.3%.This proportion increased significantly after 2013 and renewable plants will continue to dominate as China will no longer invest in new coal-fired power stations after 2021.

The Strategic Thinking and Influence of India’s Participation in the Asia-Pacific Multilateral Mechanisms

In recent years, India’s diplomatic activities in the Asia-Pacific region are very active. From major power diplomacy, bilateral diplomacy to multilateral diplomacy, India has been quite impressive. Especially its multilateral diplomacy has become widely accepted. This paper attempts to understand India’s multilateral diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific region, with emphasis on Indian strategic considerations, underlying motivation and strategic influence of its participation in the Asia-Pacific multilateral mechanisms.