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Social Capital and Cross-Selling within Financial Holding Companies in an Emerging Economy
No full textCrustal deformation in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau: the roles of northward indentation of the Qaidam basin and southward underthrusting of the North China Craton
No full textChuang Sun*, Zhigang Li, Wenjun Zheng, Dong Jia, Shuang Yang
*Corresponding author: Chuang Sun ([email protected] and [email protected])
All the presented kinematical data were measured from modelled thrust wedges in our sandbox experiments which illustrating how brittle upper crust response differently to distinct boundary conditions, like that of indentation or underthrusting of certain plate/block mantle lithosphere in the northern Tibetan Plateau. This supporting information includes the supplementary 5 tables.
Table S1. The measured elevations of each structures in Exp.030 and Exp.031 and their uplift rates.
Table S2. The measured elevations of each structures in Exp.026 and their uplift rates.
Table S3. The measured elevations of each structures in Exp.020 and Exp.022 and their uplift rates.
Table S4. Dynamic surface slope angles measured from all the five experiments.
Table S5. Dynamic width of the growing thrust wedges measured from all the five experiments
Self-Contraditions in Chuang Tzu
No full textSince Hui Shih the sophist friend of Chuang Tzu's, it has been philosopher's custom to point to self-contradictions in Chuang Tzu. For example, Mr. Ho Pao-chung's recent paper says: since Tao pervades everywhere, no one can return to it; since the self is one, self-fasting is suicide. Chuang Tzu urges us such logical impossibles; he makes no sense.
This paper replies that: (a)this is an inevitable outcome both of the encounter between life (particular) and language (universal), and of the self which is one in two and two in one; (b)we need to point out these inherent contradictions in life and their significance for us; (c)Chuang Tzu's "contradictions" are an honest account of all this; he plays with them to arouse us, both to realize the inexpressible Tao and to roam in life with joyless joy
Liver cancer: descriptive epidemiology and risk factors other than HBV and HCV infection
No full textThe incidence of liver cancer is high in all low-resource regions of the world, with the exception of Northern Africa and Western Asia. The estimated worldwide number of new cases of liver cancer in 2002 is 600,000, of which 82% are from developing countries. Given the poor survival from this disease, the estimated number of deaths is similar to that of new cases. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the main form of liver cancer. A part from chronic infections with Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C viruses, which are the main causes of HCC, contamination of foodstuff with aflatoxins, a group of mycotoxins produced by the fungi Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus, is an important contributor to HCC burden in many low-income country. Alcoholic cirrhosis is an important risk factor for HCC in populations with low prevalence of HBV and HCV infection, and the association between tobacco smoking and HCC is now established. Diabetes is also related to an excess risk of HCC and the increased prevalence of overweight and obesity likely contributes to it. The second most important type of liver cancer is cholangiocarcinoma, whose main known cause is infestation with the liver flukes, Opistorchis viverrini and Clonorchis sinensis, which is frequent in some areas in South-East Asia. Angiosarcoma is a rare form of liver cancer whose occurence is linked to occupational exposure to vinyl chloride
Limnopilos Chuang & Ng 1991
No full textLimnopilos Chuang & Ng, 1991 Limnopilos Chuang & Ng, 1991: 363. Hymenicoides— Ng & Chuang, 1996: 50 (part); Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1997: 460 (part). Type species. Limnopilos naiyanetri Chuang & Ng, 1991, by original designation and monotypy; gender of genus masculine. Diagnosis. Carapace circular, pilose, dorsal surface concave; grooves distinct; rostrum absent or very weak; antenna with proximal portion of basal article posterior to inner section of proximal portion of eye; eyes, antennae, antennules visible dorsally; third maxillipeds narrow, not covering more than three-quarters of mouth field when closed, merus rectangular, dactylus styliform, approximately twice length of propodus; male chelae relatively stout, outer surface evenly convex, partially covered by dense setae, without tubercle. Female vulva placed on imaginary line joining inner ends of sutures between sternites 5, 6 on medial fused plate of thoracic sternum, vulva with basal mount. Male abdomen-pleotelson 6 segmented, pleotelson slightly trilobed, inner surface thickened distally, forming socket for sternal button (Fig. 1 c, d). G 1 stout, bent outwards medially; distal part with distal inner processes, tuberculate distal outer angle. Female abdomen-pleotelson with six distinctly demarcated segments, boundary between first and second (L. sumatranus) or between second and third segments (L. naiyanetri) movable; long, biramous pleopods on second to fifth segments, developed from distal outer end of inner surface of each segment. Remarks. Several characters clearly distinguish Limnopilos from Hymenicoides (see Remarks for Hymenicoides above). In addition to L. naiyanetri, the type species, H. microrhynchus Ng, 1995, and L. sumatranus new species, all possess the diagnostic characters of the genus and are therefore transferred to Limnopilos. In the case of L. microrhynchus, only male specimens are known thus far, and the female characters diagnosed above are therefore not known for this species.Published as part of Naruse, Tohru & Ng, Peter K. L., 2007, On the taxonomy of the genus Hymenicoides Kemp, 1917 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Hymenosomatidae), with resurrection of Limnopilos Chuang & Ng, 1991, and descriptions of two new species, pp. 17-31 in Zootaxa 1621 on page 26, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17919
Factors Influencing Technology Acquisition Decisions of Recipient Pharmaceutical Firms in Taiwan
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