The tiny feet of women who had their feet bound since childhood in China were deemed attractive, erotic, and a sure way to find a rich husband. Foot binding was painful, but practiced in old China.
Relative foot size and shape to general body size in Javanese, Filipinas and Japanese with special reference to habitual footwear types Stature, body weight, left foot length and breadth were measured on East Javanese, Filipinas in Northern Luzon, and Japanese in Tokyo. No footwear is used ......
The marking pattern used by the Chinese hamster involves vigorous scratching of the flank gland with a hindfoot, followed by pressing the anogenital region onto a substrate to transfer the scent-bearing secretion of the flank gland onto the substrate. In female–female encounters, marking frequency...
The company also expedited the process of introducing new products to the market to stay abreast of evolving consumer trends. Last year, a new design of breadbasket, boasting a 21-cm diameter, unexpectedly surged in popularity overseas, prompting the company to mobilize workers for overtime shifts...
In 1913 Andrews joined the owner of the USSAdventuress,a 133-foot schooner, on its maiden voyage to Alaska and nearby Arctic waters. They hoped to capture a bowhead whale, an ambitious project which did not succeed. But during a stop on the Pribilof Islands, Andrews captured the best movi...
China's moves show that if U.S. insists on imposing tariffs, China will resolutely hit back and fight to the end, and the United States will pay a price and shoot itself in the foot, Yuyuan Tantian cited professionals.Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian reiterated China's ...
where E is energy footprint of household consumption, f is a vector of indirect emission intensity of n sectors; A is direct consumption coefficient matrix, f⋅(I−A)−1 is the life-cycle energy coefficient factor, indicating direct and indirect energy generated in the supply chain, y ...
Book Club. There are 17 goals in total. We published the first 14 titles back in October 2021 (see no.139). For convenience, we’re repeating the first 14 here, and have added the last 3 goals. It’s cheering to see more books originally created in Chinese in this last three ...
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted education around the world, resulting in the implementation of different forms of remote instruction. The present study pro
A micrometre (American spelling: micrometer, symbol µm) is an SI unit of length equal to one millionth of a metre, or about a tenth of the size of a droplet of mist or fog. It is also commonly known as a micron, although that term is officially outdated. It can be written in ...