Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the impact of weather index insurance on agricultural technology adoption in rural China. Design/methodology/approach: A field experiment was conducted with 344 rural households/farmers in Heilongjiang and Jiangsu Provinces,...

Objectives This study examines the role and value of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in the current health care system in China.Methods Based on literature review and publicly available data in China.Results The study shows that TCM is well integrated in the Chinese health care system as one...

The new Silk Road project for Central Asia and Europe is mutually beneficial and advantageous, since the project does not involve the creation of any structural entity, it is a variant of economic integration based on common interests, primarily the creation of a unified network of highways and...

In many societies, during large-scale crises such as those involving public health or national security, privacy is often framed as an individual value, right, or responsibility that can be sacrificed, pitted against more important public and social values. Yet, the social importance of privacy...

Tetrachlorobisphenol A (TCBPA), an alternative to tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), is ubiquitous in the environment and organisms and poses potential reproductive effects. However, the mechanisms of TCBPA on reproduction remain largely unclear. In this study, Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans, L4...

Microcystin-LR (MC-LR) is the most toxic cyanotoxins threating ecosystems and the public health. This study aims to explore the long-term effects and potential toxicity mechanisms of MC-LR exposure at environmental levels on colorectal injury. We performed histopathological, biochemical...