Browsing by Subject "China"
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"A Tolerable State of Order": The United States, Taiwan, and the Recognition of the People's Republic of China, 1949-1979
(2012-10-29)American policy toward the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China from 1949-1979 was geared primarily toward the accomplishment of one objective: to achieve a reorientation of Chinese Communist revolutionary ... -
An Evaluation of Barriers to Effective Communications and Learning for Information Related to Environment, Health and Safety
(2019-03-21)Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) procedures and training are used by global industries to mitigate risks and are often provided in a lingua franca. This research, investigated strategies for overcoming language barriers ... -
Are independent directors effective in lowering earnings management in China?
(Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)This study examines whether board independence is an effective corporate governance mechanism in reducing earnings management in China, a country with significantly different institutional and legal characteristics from ... -
Building Energy in China: Forward to Low-Carbon Economy
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Case Study: Influence of Morphological Changes on Flooding in Jingjiang River
(2008-12-01)The middle reach of the Yangtze River, customarily called the Jingjiang River, together with its diversion channels and Dongting Lake, form a large complicated drainage system. In the last five decades, significant ... -
The Development of a Virtual Science Museum for the Public Understanding of Science in Eastern China and in the United States
(2010-01-16)In 1999, the Chinese Academy of Sciences realized that there was a need for a better public understanding of science. For the public to have better accessibility and comprehension of China's significance to the world, the ... -
Does the Outcome of the US-China Trade War Meet the Purpose?
Nowadays, as the two largest economies in the world, China and US economic relations have expanded substantially over the past decades. China is the US's second-largest merchandise trading partner, third-largest export ... -
Endohelminths from six rare species of turtles (Bataguridae) from Southeast Asia confiscated by international authorities in Hong Kong, China
(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)Specimens of 6 species of threatened, vulnerable, and endangered turtles (Cuora amboinensis, Cyclemys dentata, Heosemys grandis, Orlitia borneensis, Pyxidea mouhotii, and Siebenrockiella crassicollis) belonging to family ... -
Energy Demand and Emissions in Building in China: Scenarios and Policy Options
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2006)Recent rapid growth of energy use in China exerts great pressure on the energy supply and environment. This study provides scenarios of future energy development in buildings, including urban residential, rural residential ... -
Essays on Development Topics on China
(2019-04-09)China has experienced fast development in the past decades. This dissertation studies several topics related to the recent development issues in rural and urban China. Section 2 studies China’s urbanization since the 2010s. ... -
Exploration of Implementation of the Last Planner System of Production Control by Chinese Contractors: A Case Study
(2015-08-31)During the past two decades, Lean Construction has been utilized in over 200 pilot projects in different countries all over the world except for China. Although qualitative inquiries have been made regarding the applicability ... -
Fast food in a Chinese provincial city: a comparative analysis
(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)More than a decade ago American fast food entered the Chinese market. Since then the number of fast food and organized chain restaurants in China has multiplied. Chinese consumers, especially those who live in large urban ... -
Fertility in China in 2000: a county level analysis
(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)In order to maintain itself into the future, the People’s Republic of China undertook in the 1970s a legendary demographic endeavor dealing with the artificial constraint of population growth. The “later, longer, fewer” ... -
Fertility patterns among the minority populations of China: A multilevel analysis
(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)Sociological and demographic analyses of minority fertility in the United States have suggested that the processes of socioeconomic, cultural, marital, and structural assimilation will lead to convergence in fertility. ... -
Framing the Next Nuclear Posture Review: A State-Centric, Strategic Approach
(2017-03-06)The Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), released by the Department of Defense (DoD) in 2010, announced an unprecedented shift in the U.S. nuclear policy away from state-based threats to nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism ... -
Going Green? Urban vs. Rural Residency and Pro-Environmental Attitudes in China
(2009-04)With the fastest growing economy in the world, China questions the viability of their economically oriented country under increasing international pressures to strengthen environmental regulations. Understanding public ... -
Groundwater Heat Pump with Pumping and Recharging in the Same Well in China
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2006)In China, a new-style groundwater heat pump emerged in 2000. In this system, the production well and the injection well is integrated into one well, which is divided into three parts by clapboards: a low pressure (production) ... -
Ideologies of crime news in China in an era of commercialization
(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)In the literature researchers don't agree whether news content in China in an era of media commercialization still functions to promote the dominant ideology of the ruling Communist Party. The thesis is a theoretical ... -
The impact of sexual experiences of young minority group members in the United States, and the associated risks of sexually transmitted infection (STI) transmission among adults in the United States and China
(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)This thesis explores incidence rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among minority group teenagers in the United States and among adults aged 20-34 in the U.S. and in China. The focus is on trends and patterns ... -
Impacts of Climate Conditions and Adaptations on Agricultural Output and Household Income in Inner Mongolia, China
(2014-07-31)Climate change has imposed significant challenges on global dryland systems. In this dissertation, Inner Mongolia, a typical dryland system in the world’s largest developing county, China, was selected as an example to ...