Target setting of food self-sufficiency level in China: Literature review and policy enlightenment

Comparative Advantage, Self-sufficiency and Food Security in Iran: Case Study of Wheat Commodity

Food security has a dynamic notion during the time and may be affected by various domestic and global factors.Nevertheless, Iranian policy makers consider food security as same as self-sufficiency in agricultural food products, particularly wheat production. However, self-sufficiency can contribute to food security only if it is in coincidences with comparative advantage and sustainable resourc...

norms and ideology in translation of children literature in persian context

اهداف عمده ی این مطالعه دو دسته هستند:1) تعیین هنجار های اجتماعی فرهنگی مورد استفاده در ترجمه ی کتاب کودک برای کودکان ایرانی 2) بررسی مفهوم کودک در ایران و ائدئولوژی این جامعه در رابطه با کودک که مترجم را مجبور به بازسازی کتابهای داستان برای کودکان ایرانی میکند. به این منظور, ابتدا ,مجموعه ای از 30 کتاب داستان و ترجمه های فارسی انها بر اساس مدلlambert and van gorp(2006)مقایسه شد و سپس استراتژیه...

Noodles at any cost: food self-sufficiency and natural hazards in China

China’s role on the global grain market is expected to increase as the demand for food and feed grows, both within and outside the country. This role could also be affected by unexpected crop failures caused by natural hazards. This paper uses agricultural production (rice, wheat, maize, tubers, soybeans and other grains) and natural hazards data (floods and droughts) for 31 provinces in China ...

Housing Policy and Finance in China: A Literature Review

Coma Blisters in the Setting of Quetiapine Overdose: Case Report and Review of Literature

Background: Skin lesions and blistering in the overdose patient, most notably associated with barbiturate overdoses, are commonly referred to as coma blisters, ‘barb blisters’, or ‘barb burns’. We present a patient who was noted to have skin lesions including bullae and blistering following a prolonged coma after quetiapine overdose. Case report: A 27 year old male presented to our institution ...