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►CO2emissionsfromceramicindustriesinAndalusiawereevaluated.►DifferenttechniquesofCO2determinationwereproposedtobeadoptedbyindustries.►TheseprocedurescouldbeusefultocontrolofCO2emittedduringproduction.

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WillJapan,TaiwanortheUSbeisolatedbyChina?

Amacroeconomicgameapproach  OriginalResearchArticle

JapanandtheWorldEconomy,Volume22,Issue1,January2010,Pages59-68

Kuo-chunYeh,Tai-kuangHo

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InTaiwan,JapanandeventheUnitedStates,economicisolationhasbecomeamajorconcernduetothegrowingChineseeconomy,whichmayleadtowelfarelossesfortheisolatedcountries.OnthebasisoftheframeworkdevelopedbyPlasmansetal.[Plasmans,J.,Engwerda,J.,vanAarle,B.,DiBartolomeo,G.,Michalak,T.,2005.DynamicModellingofMonetaryandFiscalCooperationAmongNations.Springer],thispaperestablishesafour-playergamewithanopen-loopinformationstructuretomeasurepossiblelossesbyaninternationalpolicycoordinationapproachinsteadoftheconventionalfreetradeagreements.Wesimulatemacroeconomicadjustmentsofthefourcountriesaccordingtothedifferentinstitutionalscenariosandeconomicshocks.ThebaselinesimulationandsensitivityanalysesindicatethatTaiwancangetbenefitbyparticipatingincoalitionalmechanismsincludingChina.Inaddition,mostofthefeasiblepolicycoalitionscannotcomeintoeffectwithoutUSparticipation.ThisimpliesthatatthecurrentstagetheUSratherthanChinashouldbethemaineconomicpartnerofTaiwanandJapantopreventthemfrombeingeconomicallymarginalized.

ArticleOutline

1.Introduction

2.Themodelandempirics

3.Policydesignsinnon-cooperation,fullcooperation,andpartialcoalition

4.Simulation

4.1.Valuesofthelossfunctionsunderdifferentscenarios

4.2.Sensitivityanalysis

4.3.Macroeconomicadjustments:

thecaseoftheCN–TW–UScoalition

5.Conclusionandpolicydiscussion

AppendixA.DataAppendix

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Whereisthebalance?

ImplicationsofadoptingSpecialProductsandSensitiveProductsinDohanegotiationsforworldandChina'sagriculture  OriginalResearchArticle

ChinaEconomicReview,InPress,CorrectedProof,Availableonline15July2010

JunYang,JikunHuang,ScottRozelle,WillMartin

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ThispaperanalyzesthepotentialimpactsoftheagreementsofSpecialProductsandSensitiveProducts（SPs）inDohanegotiationsonworldandChina'sAgriculture.Bylinkingaglobaltrademodeltoanationalpolicymodelwhichitselfisconnectedtoasetofdisaggregatedhouseholddata,weareabletoassesstheeffectsoftheinclusionofSPsintoaDohaagreementonagricultureinChinaandtherestoftheworldanddifferentfarmersacrossChina.OurresultsshowthatsincetheinclusionofSPsinaDohaagreementaddsmoreprotectioninagriculture,thetotalquantityofresourcesusedinworldagricultureincreases.Althoughincreasing,itisimportanttonotethatthetotalriseisonlyafractionofapercentofagriculturalvalueaddedandthegainstoruralincomepercapitaarelikewisesmall.Moreover,animportantdifferencebetweentheapparentbenefitsofSPsishighlightedwhentheyareconsideredforonecountryaloneandwhentheyaremadeavailabletoallWTOmembers.ThebenefitstoagricultureinChina（andothercountries）fromincreasesinprotectionresultingfromSPsaretypicallyoffsetwhentheseflexibilitiesaremadeavailabletoallcountries.Whiletherearesomepositivebenefitsforcertainvulnerablegroupsinsociety（inChina）,weshowthatthereareadverseeffectsonequityandtheimpactsdifferlargelyamongregions.

ArticleOutline

1.Introduction

2.China'stradeandtradeliberalization

2.1.EarlyDoharoundnegotiations

2.2.Thecontinuingnegotiations:

marketaccessmodalitiestakecenterstage

2.3.SensitiveandSpecialProducts（SPs）

2.4.ThenatureofChina'sagriculturalprotectioninthepostaccessionyears

3.Methodologyandscenarios

3.1.Twobasicmodels

3.2.Policyscenarios

3.2.1.Baselinescenario（DohawithoutSPs）

3.2.2.Alternativescenarios

3.2.2.1.ComprehensiveSPscenario

3.2.2.2.Individualcommodityscenario

4.Results:

impactsofSPsonChinaandtherestoftheworld

5.Concludingremarks

Acknowledgements

AppendixA.Creatingasetofappliedtariffrates

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Preparationofeco-friendlyconstructionbricksfromhematitetailings  OriginalResearchArticle

ConstructionandBuildingMaterials,Volume25,Issue4,April2011,Pages2107-2111

YongliangChen,YiminZhang,TiejunChen,YunliangZhao,ShenxuBao

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Withtheobjectiveofreducingthenegativeimpactsonenvironmentandutilizingthesecondaryresourceoftailings,thepossibilityofmakingconstructionbricksbyusingthehematitetailingsfromwesternHubeiprovinceofChinawasinvestigated.Besideshematitetailings,theadditivesofclayandflyashwereaddedtotherawmaterialstoimprovethebrickquality.Throughtheprocessofmixing,forming,dryingandfiring,thebrickswereproduced.Theoptimumconditionswerefoundtobethatthehematitetailingscontentwereashighas84%,formingwatercontentandformingpressurewererespectivelyintherangeof12.5–15%and20–25 MPa,andthesuitablefiringtemperaturewasrangedfrom980to1030 °Cfor2 h.Undertheseconditions,themechanicalstrengthandwaterabsorptionofthereddishfiredspecimenswere20.03–22.92 MPaand16.54–17.93%,respectively,andtheotherphysicalpropertiesanddurabilitywerewellconformedtoChineseFiredCommonBricksStandard（GB/T5101-2003）.ThephasesandmorphologiesofthegreentailingsandfiredspecimenwerecharacterizedbyXRDandSEM.Theresultsshowedthatthemainmineralphasesoftheproductwerehematite,quartz,anorthiteandtridymite,whichwereprincipallyresponsibleforthemechanicalstrengthofbricks.

ArticleOutline

1.Introduction

2.Experimental

2.1.Materials

2.2.Experimentalmethods

3.Resultsanddiscussion

3.1.Effectofrawmaterialsformulationonthepropertiesoffiredspecimens

3.2.Effectoffiringtemperatureonthepropertiesoffiredspecimens

3.3.Effectofformingwatercontentonthepropertiesoffiredspecimens

3.4.Effectofformingpressureonthepropertiesoffiredspecimens

3.5.Characterizationoffiredspecimens

4.Conclusions

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Researchhighlights

►Offeranewrawmaterialforbuildingindustryandamoreeffectiveresourcerecoveryalternative.►Makefiredbricksusingakindofhighironandlowsilicahematitetailingsasmainrawmaterials.►TheproducedtailingbrickswerewellconformedtoChineseFiredCommonBricksStandard（GB/T5101-2003）.►Theresearchprovidedanattractivemethodforenergysavingandenvironmentalprotection.

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Chemicalsafetyofcassavaproductsinregionsadoptingcassavaproductionandprocessing–ExperiencefromSouthernAfrica  OriginalResearchArticle

FoodandChemicalToxicology,Volume49,Issue3,March2011,Pages607-612

D.B.Nyirenda,L.Chiwona-Karltun,M.Chitundu,S.Haggblade,L.Brimer

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ThecassavabeltareainSouthernAfricaisexperiencinganunforeseensurgeincassavaproduction,processingandconsumption.Littledocumentationexistsontheeffectsofthissurgeonprocessingprocedures,theprevailinglevelsofcyanogenicglucosidesofproductsconsumedandthelevelsofproductscommerciallyavailableonthemarket.Riskassessmentsdisclosethateffectsharmfultothedevelopingcentralnervoussystem（CNS）maybeobservedatalowerexposurethanpreviouslyanticipated.WeinterviewedfarmersinZambiaandMalawiabouttheircultivars,processingproceduresandperceptionsconcerningcassavaandchemicalfoodsafety.Chips,mixedbiscuitsandflour,procuredfromhouseholdsandmarketsinthreeregionsofZambia（Luapula-North,WesternandSouthern）aswellasproductsfromtheNorthern,CentralandSouthernregionsofMalawi,wereanalyzedfortotalcyanogenicpotential（CNp）.ProcessedproductsfromLuapulashowedalowCNp,<10 mg HCN equiv./kgairdriedweight,whilesamplesfromMongu,WesternProvince,exhibitedhighlevelsofCNp,varyingfrom50to290 mg HCN equiv./kg.Eventhelowestlevelisfivetimeshigherthantherecommendedsafetylevelof10 mg/kgdecidedonforcassavaflour.Ourresultscallforconcertedeffortsinpromotinggenderorientedprocessingtechnologies.

ArticleOutline

1.Introduction

2.Materialsandmethods

2.1.Studyareas

2.2.Fieldmethodsandtools

2.2.1.Datacollection

2.2.2.Samplingofcassavaproducts

2.3.Chemicalanalysis

3.Results

3.1.Cultivatedvarieties/cultivars

3.2.Knowledgeoncassavaprocessingandmethodsused

3.3.Foodsafetyperceptions,includingtastingofrawproduct

3.4.Totalcyanogenicpotentialofdifferentcassavaproducts

4.Discussion

ConflictofInterest

Acknowledgements

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Quantifyingpotentia