Abstract Utilizing data from the China Education Panel Survey, we investigated effects of parental migration and its duration on children’s mental health in rural China. We obtained a sample 3830 children, comprising 2769 children who lived with both parents, 512 whose one parent had migrated, 549 parents migrated. The results multiple regression propensity score matching showed that absence wa...

The phylogeographical patterns of Rhodiola dumulosa, an alpine plant species restrictedly growing in the crevices of rock piles, were investigated based on 4 fragments of the chloroplast genome. To cover the full distribution of R. dumulosa in China, 19 populations from 3 major disjunct distribution areas (northern, central, and northwestern China) were sampled. A total of 5881bp (after alignme...

Migration of chemicals from plastic containers into drinks and liquids containing them, is supposed to be a hazardous phenomenon and results in many health problems. Sample preparation is of great importance due to trace amounts analysis of these compounds. In this research, dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction is applied for the extraction and preconcentration of the migrated compounds pri...

In most countries, females live several years longer than males. Many biological and behavioral reasons have been presented in the scientific literature to explain this “female advantage.” A crosssectional regression study, using 50 explanatory variables and data collected from 169 countries, provides support to the behavioral hypothesis. Four variables, unrelated to biological sex differences,...

This article explores the Buddhist interactions between Tibet and China in contemporary period. In contrast to recent studies understanding Buddhist revival in Tibet within the framework of ‘ChinaTibet’ divide, this paper reveals that along with Buddhist revival and the creative strategies that Tibetan monks use to accomplish this revival, the interactions and ties between Tibetan and Chinese B...