As the market is playing an increasingly important role in the Chinese economy, we ask which value the Chinese people will support, what effect the endorsed value (i.e., achievement) will have on consumers' social system confidence, and how brand symbolism can function in adapting to the social...

Goethite is a commonly found iron (hydr)oxides that is known to significantly influence on the transport and fate of arsenic in soil and sediment. Although the presence of defects in goethite has been proved, the underlying impact of these defects in goethite on arsenic immobilization remains...

With China's agricultural sector being a major contributor to both the national economy and energy consumption, the rebound effect-the phenomenon where energy efficiency improvements lead to increased energy use-poses significant challenges to sustainable energy use. The motivation for this...