This paper compares the value of political ties and market credibility in China by examining the consequence of corporate scandals. We categorize Chinese corporate scandals by whether the scandal is primarily associated with the destruction of i) the firm’s political networks (political...

This article introduces the status quo of implementation of village merging in Zhucheng City of Shandong Province. Owing to thoroughness and originality, the village merging of Zhucheng City has created "Zhucheng Model" and disseminated "Zhucheng experience". By comparing part of annual values...

Hydrogen supersaturation in extreme-thermophilic (70°C) mixed culture fermentation (MCF) was demonstrated for the first time by membrane inlet mass spectrometry. It was found that hydrogen supersaturation ratio (RH2) increased dramatically (from 1.0 to 20.6) when H2 partial pressure (PH2) was...

This aim of this study was to determine the extent of any convergence in house prices across China, using a regional panel data set. The results showed little evidence of convergence across the regions, although there is evidence of a ripple effect starting in Shanghai, Guangzhou and Beijing,...

The market scale of China’s wind turbine manufacturing industry has grown immensely. Despite China still having a limited capacity in terms of technology innovation, the institutional support has promoted the technology capability development of the wind turbine manufacturing industry. This...

Greenhouse gas emission has been scientifically shown to be the primary cause of observed global climate change. The reduction of greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere deserves international attention. Aside from strategies to reduce emissions, increasing carbon (C) storage by forests has...

We assessed the contribution of health insurance and a functioning public sector to access to care and medicines and household economic burden.

Objectives We assessed the contribution of health insurance and a functioning public sector to access to care and medicines and household economic burden.Methods We used descriptive and logistic regression analyses on 2002/3 World Health Survey data in 70 countries.Results Across countries,...

The biogas upgrading is necessary for its application, and alkali CO2 adsorption is one efficient method. In this study, a coupled system, bipolar membrane electrodialysis (BPMED)–microbial fuel cell (MFC), was proposed for alkali production, which could also realize electricity in situ...