Central Asia: The Vanguard in Jointly Building the «Belt & Road» Community of Shared Future for Mankind

The Silk Road originated in China, while Central Asia served as the crossroads of the Eurasian region. In 140 BC, during the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian embarked on a mission to the Western Regions, present-day Central Asia. He paved the way from the East to the West, completing a challenging journey. President Xi proposed constructing the Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) in Kazakhstan, making Central Asia the starting point and the first western station of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Central Asia has always been at the forefront of building the BRI, setting an example for constructing a community with a shared future for humanity

Exploring Chinese outbound tourism motivation using means–end chains: a conceptual model

Over the last decade, the Chinese outbound tourism market has experienced rapid development, and understanding the tourism motivations of this growth market is critical to understanding their decision-making processes and tourism behaviors. By reviewing the literature on tourism motivations and analyzing the limitations in this research area, this theoretical article develops a conceptual model based on means–end chain (MEC) theory to study the tourism motivations of Chinese outbound tourists and discusses the associated laddering technique required by the MEC theory. It is argued that exploring tourism motivation with the MEC theory will make both theoretical and methodological contributions to tourism motivation research, as well as provide more meaningful information for understanding Chinese outbound tourists

The development of digital tourism in China

AbstractUnder the tide of information and globalization, modern information technologies such as computers, the Internet, mobile communications, the Internet of Things, big data, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality are developing rapidly, and the tourism industry has entered the digital era, and the tourism industry is also undergoing digital transformation. The development of digital tourism in China has gone through several iconic stages: the embryonic era of digitalization (1980-1996), the era of digital development (1997-2006), and the era of digital acceleration (2007-2023). Driven by digital technology, the digitalization of the tourism industry is developing towards higher quality, higher efficiency, and more intelligence. Many problems and challenges have also been exposed in the development process, such as the intensified fragmentation of tourism digitalization resources, the restriction of digital technology development, the large gap in digital application talents, the coordination of digital sharing and property rights protection, digital employment and industrial transformation, etc. Based on the actual development of China’s tourism digitalization, this paper puts forward the integration of tourism digitalization resources, the innovation and transformation of digital technology, the training of digital talents, the definition of digital property rights, and the concrete and feasible ways to solve the social problems derived from digitalization. In order to provide policy suggestions and decision support for the stable, efficient, and sustainable development of China’s tourism industry digitalization. With the deep integration and flexible application of 5 G, big data, artificial intelligence, internet of things, virtual reality and other technologies in the tourism industry, it will actively empower the rapid development of the tourism industry, further improve the quality of tourism services and deepen the digital transformation of the tourism industry

S100A4 is critical for a mouse model of allergic asthma by impacting mast cell activation

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A study of the temporal and spatial variations in the suitability of the environment in Chinese cities for tourism and in strategies for optimizing the environment

With the aim of guaranteeing the interests and health of tourists, this study comprehensively evaluates the suitability of the environment in different cities in China for tourism by considering the impacts of climate, vegetation and environmental factors on health. The Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI), total precipitation (PREC), Vegetation Leaf Area Index (LAI), concentration of particulate matter with a diameter of less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5), and the downward UV radiation at the surface (UVB) are used as indices. In addition, the Delphi–AHP–TOPSIS algorithm is introduced and is used for the comprehensive evaluation of the environmental suitability of 684 cities in China for tourism in 2019. It is found that Chinese cities vary greatly in terms of the suitability of their environments for tourism. Among the factors that affect the environmental suitability, the LAI is important, with an increase in the LAI generally being advantageous. In contrast, an increase in the PM2.5 concentration is a key factor that limits the environmental suitability of an area. Thus, urban landscaping and control of the atmospheric quality are essential and effective ways of improving the suitability of the environment of cities in China for tourists

Additional file 1 of Human placental extract suppresses mast cell activation and induces mast cell apoptosis

Additional file 1: Fig S1. The gating strategies of apoptotic mast cells. An example is given to show the gating strategy and the apoptotic cells were revealed by the annexin V+ quadrants. (A) C57 cells. (B) HMC-1 cells