A study of two Chinese-style Clarinet Works Colors from China and Hommage to China from the Perspective of Cultural Holism by Congjie Zhao

“…Cultural Holism accordingly aims to interpret the application and integration of different musical elements in the related works from a more comprehensive and neutral perspective. This study selects two representative works - Colors from China and Hommage to China - from a series of recent Chinese-style clarinet works created by Italian composers Michele Mangani and Giuseppe Ricotta, and conducts detailed musical analysis of the two works from the perspective of Cultural Holism in order to present specific examples of innovative uses and combinations of Western and Chinese musical elements, thereby bringing about a clearer and deeper understanding of these works. …”
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Two new species of Psen Latreille, 1796 (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Crabronidae) from China, with a key to Psen species of China by Yao Deng, Li Ma, Qiang Li

“…Two new species of the genus Psen Latreille, 1796, namely Psen fronistriatus sp. nov. and Psen scabrosus sp. nov. are described and illustrated from China. …”
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Clinical Features and Changes in Insulin Requirements in People with Type 2 Diabetes Requiring Insulin When Hospitalised with SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Antonella Corcillo, Aaisha Saqib, Niruthika Sithamparanathan, Amina Khanam, Jamal Williams, Abhiti Gulati, Dulmini Kariyawasam, Janaka Karalliedde

“…We also describe changes in insulin requirements at time of discharge from hospital and 6 weeks later during the first wave of SARS-CoV-2 infection (April–March 2020) in the UK. …”
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The Antinociceptive Effect of Light-Emitting Diode Irradiation on Incised Wounds Is Correlated with Changes in Cyclooxygenase 2 Activity, Prostaglandin E2, and Proinflammatory Cytokines by Yuan-Yi Chia, Chien-Cheng Liu, Guan-Ming Feng, Chia-Chih Alex Tseng, Kuo-Chuan Hung, Chih-Chieh Chen, Ping-Heng Tan

“…We examined the analgesic effect of LED therapy on incision pain and the changes in cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and the proinflammatory cytokines interleukin 6 (IL-6), IL-1β, and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α). …”
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Changes in Soil Organic Carbon and Enzyme Activity After Land Use Change in Northeast China by Yang Wang, Te Shan, Peng Zhang, Ming Li

“…In Northeast China, the establishment of irrigated paddy fields manifests on soil characterized as upland soils. …”
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Impacts of Sea Land Breeze on the Fog and PM2.5 Concentration in Tianjin, China by Lihong Meng, Erhui Yang, Lili Liu, Wei Wang, Jianbo Yang, Ping Qu

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Plant Responses to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses: From Cellular to Morphological Changes—Series II by Rachid Lahlali, Salah-Eddine Laasli, Essaid Ait Barka

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Changing Medium: The Contemporary Reception of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness in Two Graphic Novels by Nathalie Martinière

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Geographical and Seasonal Patterns of Geosmin and 2-Methylisoborneol in Environmental Water in Jiangsu Province of China by Zhen Ding, Shifu Peng, Yuqin Jin, Zhoubin Xuan, Xiaodong Chen, Lihong Yin

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Two new species of the Clubiona corticalis group (Araneae, Clubionidae) from Yunnan, China by Minghao Guo, Zhaoyi Li, Feng Zhang

“…The two species are currently known to occur in Baoshan City and Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China, respectively. …”
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Quantifying impacts of two ENSO patterns on South China sea summer monsoon onset by Lianyi Zhang, Junshu Lin, Zesheng Chen, Yanping Shi, Yan Du

“…Abstract The onset of the South China Sea (SCS) Summer Monsoon (SCSSM) is usually in May, strongly influencing the beginning of the wet season over the surrounding regions, such as South China and the Philippine Islands. …”
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Contribution of Ambient Ozone to Changes in Scots Pine Defoliation. Step II of Lithuanian Studies by Algirdas Augustaitis, Ingrida Augustaitiene, Almantas Kliucius, Rasele Girgzdiene, Dalia Sopauskiene

“…The impact of sulfur dioxide (SO2) on pine defoliation was found to be the most significant. …”
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Study on the Loess Immersion Test of Metro Line 2 in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China by Yuanjun Xu, Jiading Wang, Tianfeng Gu, Dengfei Zhang, Weiqian Ma

“…With the implementation of China’s western development and “One Belt, One Road” initiative, there are more and more projects in the collapsibility loess area, and the collapsibility loess problem encountered in the construction is becoming more and more prominent. …”
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Use of BP Neural Networks to Determine China’s Regional CO2 Emission Quota by Yawei Qi, Wenxiang Peng, Ran Yan, Guangping Rao

“…This announcement has been described by Reuters as “the most important climate change commitment in years.” The allocation of China’s provincial CO2 emission quotas (hereafter referred to as quotas) is crucial for building a unified national carbon market, which is an important policy tool necessary to achieve carbon emissions reduction. …”
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Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) Level Changes during the Control of COVID-19 Pandemic in Thailand by Tin Ko Oo, Noppol Arunrat, Praeploy Kongsurakan, Sukanya Sereenonchai, Can Wang

“…Therefore, this study aims to investigate the changes in the nitrogen dioxide (NO2) level in the whole of Thailand and specifically in the Bangkok metropolitan area. …”
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Hand cooling induces changes in the kinetics of oxygen uptake by Louis Finiel, Daria Neyroud, Jean-Philippe Antonietti, Anthony M. J. Sanchez, Fabio Borrani

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Characterization of Autoantibodies against the E1𝜶 Subunit of Branched-Chain 2-Oxoacid Dehydrogenase in Patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis by Tsutomu Mori, Hiromasa Ohira, Masahito Kuroda, Masaki Kato, Yoshiki Yamaguchi, Hideo Kochi

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Analgesic and Antioxidant Activities of 4-Phenyl-1,5-benzodiazepin-2-one and Its Long Carbon Chains Derivatives by Terence Nguema Ongone, Redouane Achour, Mostafa El Ghoul, Latyfa El Ouasif, Meryem El Jemli, Laila Chemlal, Yahia Cherrah, Katim Alaoui, Amina Zellou

“…The aim of this work is to deepen the pharmacological effect of 4-phenyl-1,5-benzodiazepin-2-one derivatives which have a similar structure to nonionic surfactants: 4-phenyl-1,5-benzodiazepin-2-one is the hydrophilic head, and the carbon chain is hydrophobic tail. …”
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Analysis of the Impact of Different Forecasting Techniques on the Inventory Bullwhip Effect in Two Parallel Supply Chains with a Competition Effect by Xigang Yuan, Xiaoqing Zhang, Dalin Zhang

“…This paper studies the impact of different forecasting techniques on the inventory bullwhip effect in two parallel supply chains with the competition effect, which is in contrast to the situation of a single product in a serial supply chain. …”
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Performance Evaluation and Site Application of a Hydrophobic Long-Chain Ester-Based CO2 Fracturing Fluid Thickener by Jianqiang Lu, Meilong Fu, Liu Xu, Qian Huang, Yan Zheng

“…To address problems in CO2 fracturing fluid operation (high frictional drag, low viscosity, low proppant-carrying capacity, narrow reservoir fractures, etc.), the authors have synthesized the novel hydrophobic long-chain ester thickener, studied viscosity, frictional drag, and proppant-carrying capacity of CO2 fracturing fluid and core damage by CO2 fracturing fluid by varying the temperature, pressure, and level of injection of the novel thickener and explored the thickening mechanism for this thickener in CO2. …”
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