Topical and transdermal botanical formulations of the Chinese pharmacopoeia—a review by Gu, Jingyi, Lane, Majella E., Sil dos Santos, Bruno, Heinrich, Michael

“…The use of botanical materials in TCM formulations is guided by the “Jun‐Chen‐Zuo‐Shi” principle rooted in Yin‐Yang and the five elements' theories. …”
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Towards an aspirational (ethical) code under the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention: engaging the life science community by Dando, Malcolm, Novossiolova, Tatyana, Crowley, Michael, Shang, Lijun

“…It is unclear at present how the proposal by China and Pakistan for an Aspirational (Ethical) Code under the BTWC will be taken forward through to the 9th Review Conference of the Convention in 2022. …”
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Phytochemical and biological investigation of erigeron annus (L.) Pers for antimicrobial activity and potential DNA gyrase inhibitors by Zhang, Yi Fan

“…However it is not an indigenous species in China and has not been officially recorded in the Chinese Pharmacopeia. …”
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Biomechanical evaluation and new improvement on ankle external fixator by Ramlee, Muhammad Hanif

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The temporality of building: European and Chinese perspectives on architecture and heritage by Gao, Yun, Temple, Nicholas, Xiao, Jing

“…In the final chapter we consider notions of time in the context of contemporary buildings in Europe and China, drawing on the earlier historical investigations and addressing globalising influences. …”
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Editorial Transitions Part 2 – Hail and Hello by Edwards, Gareth, Schedlitzki, Doris

“…We are absolutely delighted to be working with colleagues in continuing the success of the journal and are indebted to Dennis Tourish for all his excellent work in getting the journal to where it is now – a key, critical and contemporary contribution to leadership studies. Thank you, Dennis! We, as leadership scholars, have grown up with this journal since it was established by David Collinson and Keith Grint back in 2005. …”
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Human genome editing after the “CRISPR babies”: the double-pacing problem and collaborative governance by Wang, Leifan, Shang, Lijun, Zhang, Weiwen

“…The occurrence of the “CRISPR babies” in 2018 publicly brought this issue into sharp focus, and led to comprehensive regulatory reform in China and various countries around the world. The current article analyzes this event-driven regulatory reform in China by elaborating the most salient provisions designed to prevent risk and protect individual rights, public health, and social morality relating to human genome editing in four important sectors of law: biosecurity law, civil code, criminal law and patent law. …”
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Draft text for support of the Tianjin guidelines and biosecurity education by Shang, Lijun

“…Statement on biosecurity education on behalf of the Biological Security Research Centre, London Metropolitan University, UK, and Tianjin University, China…”
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A longitudinal study of the self-concepts and experiential components of self-worth and affect across adolescence by Moneta, Giovanni B., Schneider, Barbara, Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly

“…Self-worth components of experience showed a concave-up trend bottoming around Grade 10, suggesting a pubertal swing and partial readjustment by the end of adolescence. …”
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Water quality prediction and carbon reduction mechanisms in wastewater treatment in Northwest cities using Random Forest Regression model by Sun, Jingjing, Guan, Xin, Sun, Xiaojun, Cao, Xiaojing, Tan, Yepei, Liao, Jiarong

“…With the accelerated urbanization and economic development in Northwest China, the efficiency of urban wastewater treatment and the importance of water quality management have become increasingly significant. …”
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Promoting the Individual Learning Styles of Masters Students Studying Marketing-related Modules through the Use of YouTube Video-Clips by Lance, Justin

“…It is often hard for academics to find resource material, particularly visual material for new and emerging disciplines; particularly when Universities are developing courses faster than teaching materials are made generally available. …”
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Modelling and simulation of 2d aluminium-doped silicene transport properties in field-effect transistors by Chuan, Mu Wen

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The Emerging Pacific Asian Economies and the Financial Crisis by Dixon, Chris

“…Particular concerns centre on the sharp contractions of growth in China and Japan whose economies have become the principle drivers of regional growth and integration, and key links between Pacific Asia, the West and the rest of the global system.…”
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European sovereignty between autonomy and dependence: a guide for EU policy by Chryssogelos, Angelos

“…But today its relevance appears uncertain in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the growing assertiveness of China. This brief argues that European sovereignty (and related concepts such as strategic autonomy) is still an important and necessary guide for EU policy, but only if it is dissociated from some of the excessive and overambitious definitions given to the concept when it was first developed.…”
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Madame Reilly, fortune teller by London Irish Centre, LIC

“…Behind her, a handwritten advertisement reading 'Come and find happiness and joy speaking to Madame Reilly'. …”
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Measurement model of brass plated tyre steel cord based on wave feature extraction by Hananto, April Lia

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A taxonomic re-appraisal of the Passeriformes (Aves) based on the morphology of the plantar surface of the foot by Mann, Clive F.

“…Compatibility analysis (by a LeQuesne test computer program) was used to find cliques of compatible characters for families, and other groups of Passeriformes. …”
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Madame Reilly, fortune teller by London Irish Centre, LIC

“…Behind her, a handwritten advertisement reading 'Come and find happiness and joy speaking to Madame Reilly'. …”
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The Routledge handbook on the reception of classical architecture by Temple, Nicholas, Piotrowski, Andrzej, Heredia, Juan Manuel

“…Essays cover a wide geography and include studies in Italy, France, England, Scotland, the Nordic countries, Greece, Austria, Portugal, Romania, Germany, Poland, India, Singapore, China, the USA, Mexico, Brazil, New Zealand and Australia. …”
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The New BRICS Bank: Challenging the International Financial Order? by Dixon, Chris

“…On 15th July 2014 the BRICS Group members (Brazil, India, China, Russia and South Africa) signed agreements that established two new international financial institutions, the New Development Bank (NDB) and the Contingency Reserve Arrangement (CRA).[1] The NBD with an initial capital of US$100bn. has a brief to provide no-strings loans to Emerging Market and Developing Countries (EMDCs), principally for major infrastructure and sustainable development projects. …”
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