Cross-border forest disturbance and the role of natural rubber in mainland Southeast Asia using annual Landsat time series

2015 ◽  
Vol 169 ◽  
pp. 438-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth Grogan ◽  
Dirk Pflugmacher ◽  
Patrick Hostert ◽  
Robert Kennedy ◽  
Rasmus Fensholt
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Natural Rubber ◽  
Forest Disturbance ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Mainland Southeast Asia

scholarly journals Evidence for SARS-CoV-2 related coronaviruses circulating in bats and pangolins in Southeast Asia

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Supaporn Wacharapluesadee ◽  
Chee Wah Tan ◽  
Patarapol Maneeorn ◽  
Prateep Duengkae ◽  
Feng Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Neutralizing Antibodies ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Southern Thailand ◽  
The Many ◽  
Border Surveillance ◽  
Bat Coronavirus ◽  
Japan And China

AbstractAmong the many questions unanswered for the COVID-19 pandemic are the origin of SARS-CoV-2 and the potential role of intermediate animal host(s) in the early animal-to-human transmission. The discovery of RaTG13 bat coronavirus in China suggested a high probability of a bat origin. Here we report molecular and serological evidence of SARS-CoV-2 related coronaviruses (SC2r-CoVs) actively circulating in bats in Southeast Asia. Whole genome sequences were obtained from five independent bats (Rhinolophus acuminatus) in a Thai cave yielding a single isolate (named RacCS203) which is most related to the RmYN02 isolate found in Rhinolophus malayanus in Yunnan, China. SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies were also detected in bats of the same colony and in a pangolin at a wildlife checkpoint in Southern Thailand. Antisera raised against the receptor binding domain (RBD) of RmYN02 was able to cross-neutralize SARS-CoV-2 despite the fact that the RBD of RacCS203 or RmYN02 failed to bind ACE2. Although the origin of the virus remains unresolved, our study extended the geographic distribution of genetically diverse SC2r-CoVs from Japan and China to Thailand over a 4800-km range. Cross-border surveillance is urgently needed to find the immediate progenitor virus of SARS-CoV-2.

Phonologically-constrained change

Diachronica ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Brunelle ◽  
Pittayawat Pittayaporn
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Structural Constraints ◽  
Word Shape ◽  
Mainland Southeast Asia

Changes in word shapes in Mainland Southeast Asia are usually attributed to contact-induced typological convergence. However, little attention has been paid to the role of structural constraints in defining paths of change. In this paper, we describe two distributional gaps in paths of word shape shifts: (1) there are no attested cases of direct shift between trochaic and iambic rhythm and (2) monosyllabization does not occur in trochaic languages. We argue that universal phonetic tendencies and structural constraints on their phonologization that derive from the Iambic-Trochaic Law are sufficient to explain these gaps and seem to account for at least part of the typological convergence usually attributed to contact.

Areality in Modality and Mood

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Björn Hansen ◽  
Umberto Ansaldo
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Mainland Southeast Asia

This chapter surveys areal features in the range of modality and mood marking in two contact regions, viz. Europe and MSEA (mainland Southeast Asia), in the context of a discussion of general features and properties—language-internal and -external ones—of linguistic areality. It starts out with a general typology of individual borrowing processes affecting modality and mood markers. It then presents some convergence processes and discusses selected areal features of modals and mood markers in the linguistic area of Europe. And, more succinctly, it deals with MSEA, focusing on the case of “acquire-type” modals. The chapter concludes with some further reflections emerging from the discussion of modality and mood markers in Europe and MSEA on the role of language-external factors in the rise of linguistic areas.

A Review of Thailand's Foreign Policy in Mainland Southeast Asia: Exploring an Ideational Approach

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-154 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Post Cold War ◽  
Economic Rationale ◽  
Regional Leadership ◽  
Regional Projects ◽  
Mainland Southeast Asia

AbstractIn the post-Cold War period, mainland Southeast Asia has been significantly marked by peace and stability, despite occasional bilateral tensions among neighbouring countries. Within this environment Thailand has been a primary advocate for various sub-regional co-operation initiatives since the early 1990s. Interestingly, these regional projects have mainly been Thailand's own self-initiated version, in which Thailand acts as the main co-ordinator, sometimes bypassing broader regional entities, especially ASEAN. Conventional wisdom may explain this phenomenon by resorting to the economic rationale in Thai foreign policy. However, in some circumstances economic benefit is not a decisive factor considering associated costs. This article, therefore, proposes to use an ideational lens to reassess Thailand's regional leadership by focusing on the role of self-perception/identity in determining Thailand's foreign policy preferences. It argues that Thailand's identity as a leading country in mainland Southeast Asia helps sustain its active role in sub-regional endeavours. The Quadrangle Economic Co-operation (QEC) initiative is examined here to show the intervention of Thailand's self-perception in the endurance of its leadership in this regional initiative.

The role of parental self-regulation and household chaos in parent-toddler interactions: A time-series study.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanne B. Geeraerts ◽  
Joyce Endendijk ◽  
Kirby Deater-Deckard ◽  
Jorg Huijding ◽  
Marike H. F. Deutz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Household Chaos ◽  
Time Series Study ◽  
Series Study

TERRITORIAL COHESION POLICY IN THE CONTEXT OF EU REGIONAL SECURITY

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (Vol 18, No 4 (2019)) ◽  
pp. 439-453
Author(s):  
Ihor LISHCHYNSKYY
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Regional Security ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Cohesion Policy ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Territorial Cohesion ◽  
Interregional Cooperation ◽  
The Eu

The article is devoted to the study of the implementation of territorial cohesion policy in the European Union in order to achieve a secure regional coexistence. In particular, the regulatory and institutional origins of territorial cohesion policy in the EU are considered. The evolution of ontological models of cohesion policy has been outlined. Specifically, the emphasis is placed on the key objective of political geography – effectively combining the need for "territorialization" and the growing importance of networking. The role of urbanization processes in the context of cohesion policy is highlighted. Cross-border dimensions of cohesion policy in the context of interregional cooperation are explored. Particular emphasis is placed on the features of integrated sustainable development strategies.

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