In the first half of 2025,the global textile machinery market continued to face significant headwinds,including economic slowdown,persistent inflation,and dampened consumer sentiment.According to Dr.Harald Weber,Manag...In the first half of 2025,the global textile machinery market continued to face significant headwinds,including economic slowdown,persistent inflation,and dampened consumer sentiment.According to Dr.Harald Weber,Managing Director of the VDMA Textile Machinery Association,German exports of textile machinery and accessories saw a yearon-year decrease of approximately 9%between January and May.This trend was not unique to Germany,as exports from all European countries also declined amid ongoing geopolitical tensions and unpredictable trade policies.Despite these challenges,the incoming orders are bottoming out,potentially signaling the beginning of an industry recovery.However,the protectionist policies have contributed to a cautious investment climate worldwide.And the protectionism is not limited to the U.S.,with subsidies and other unfair advantages for domestic companies distorting competition in multiple regions.Now,trade barriers are the most pressing challenge for the global textile industry,urging manufacturers to reduce strategic dependencies to mitigate risks.展开更多
Continuous emissions of anthropogenic greenhouse gases(GHGs)and aerosols in the last 160 years have resulted in an increasing trend of global mean surface temperatures(GMSTs).Due to interactions with natural variabili...Continuous emissions of anthropogenic greenhouse gases(GHGs)and aerosols in the last 160 years have resulted in an increasing trend of global mean surface temperatures(GMSTs).Due to interactions with natural variability,rates of the combined anthropogenically and naturally induced warming trends are characterized by significant slowdowns and speedups on decadal timescales.Here,by analyzing observed and model-simulated data,we investigate how the duration of these episodes will change with different strengths of GHG and aerosol forcing.We found that the duration of warming slowdowns can be more than 30 yr with a slower rate of anthropogenic emissions but would shorten to about 5 yr with a higher one.This duration reduction depends on both the magnitude of the climate response to anthropogenic forcing and the strength of the internal variability.Moreover,the warming slowdowns can still occur even towards the end of this century under high emissions scenarios but with significantly shortened duration.展开更多
In-cab alerts warn commercial vehicle drivers of upcoming roadway incidents, slowdowns and work zone construction activities. This paper reports on a study evaluating the driver response to in-cab alerts in Ohio. Driv...In-cab alerts warn commercial vehicle drivers of upcoming roadway incidents, slowdowns and work zone construction activities. This paper reports on a study evaluating the driver response to in-cab alerts in Ohio. Driver response was evaluated by measuring the statistical trends of vehicle speeds after the in-cab alerts were received. Vehicle speeds pre and post in-cab alert were collected over a 47 day period in the fall of 2023 for trucks traveling on interstate roadways in Ohio. Results show that approximately 22% of drivers receiving Dangerous Slowdown alerts had reduced their speeds by at least 5 mph 30 seconds after receiving such an alert. Segmenting this analysis by speed found that of vehicles traveling at or above 70 mph at the time of alerting, 26% reduced speeds by at least 5 mph. These speed reductions suggest drivers taking actional measures after receiving alerts. Future studies will involve further analysis on the impact of the types of alerts shown, roadway characteristics and overall traffic conditions on truck speeds passing through work zones.展开更多
Although atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations continuously increased, there was relatively little change in global-averaged surface temperatures from 1998 to 2013, which is known as atmospheric warming slowdown. ...Although atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations continuously increased, there was relatively little change in global-averaged surface temperatures from 1998 to 2013, which is known as atmospheric warming slowdown. For further understanding the mechanism involved, we explored the energy redistribution between the atmosphere and ocean in different latitudes and depths by using data analysis as well as simulations of a coupled atmosphere–ocean box model. The results revealed that, compared with observational changes of ocean heat content (OHC) associated with rapid warming, the OHC changes related to warming slowdown are relatively larger in multiple ocean basins, particularly in the deeper layer of the Atlantic. The coupled box model also showed that there is a larger increasing trend of OHC under the warming slowdown scenario than the rapid warming scenario. Particularly, during the warming slowdown period, the heat storage in the deeper ocean increases faster than the ocean heat uptake in the surface ocean. The simulations indicated that the warming patterns under the two scenarios are accompanied by distinct outgoing longwave radiation and atmospheric meridional heat transport, as well as other related processes, thus leading to different characteristics of ocean heat uptake. Due to the global energy balance, we suggest this slowdown has a tight relationship with the accelerated heat transport into the global ocean.展开更多
This paper creates an analytical framework for ongoing China＇s economic slowdown and reveals the major.factors affecting potential growth rate. First, proceeding from the factors that led to a decline in China ＇s po...This paper creates an analytical framework for ongoing China＇s economic slowdown and reveals the major.factors affecting potential growth rate. First, proceeding from the factors that led to a decline in China ＇s potential growth rate, this paper demonstrates that the slowdown since 2012 is not caused by demand-side shock.s＇ but is a natural result of the demographic transition and the change of economic development stage that stemmed from supply-side factors. It is therefore suggested that the demand- side perspective for cyclical analysis must be abandoned and the supply-side perspective for growth analysis ought to be followed Secondly, this paper argues that it is theoretically unjounded and empirically unconvincing for existing literature based on the growth perspective to simply apply the statistical pattern of ＂regression towards the mean＂ to forecast China ＇s growth outlook and thus arrive at pessimistic conclusions. On this basis, this paper identifies a host of initiatives that can significantly increase potential growth rates and proposes policy recommendations for deriving reform dividends foom supply-side structural reform.展开更多
20th century physics experimentally established beyond doubt the fact that moving clocks read differently from “static” clocks. This fact is typically interpreted as support for special relativity. On the other hand...20th century physics experimentally established beyond doubt the fact that moving clocks read differently from “static” clocks. This fact is typically interpreted as support for special relativity. On the other hand, the same century produced proof that clocks at various locations in the gravitational field also read differently, and this fact is explained by general relativity, which is, in general, not Lorentz transformable. This paper establishes a common framework for the physics of clocks in these different situations.展开更多
A slowdown of sea surface height （SSH） rise occurred in the Nordic （GIN） seas around 2004. In this study, SSH satellite data and constructed steric height data for the decades before and after 2004 （i.e., May 199...A slowdown of sea surface height （SSH） rise occurred in the Nordic （GIN） seas around 2004. In this study, SSH satellite data and constructed steric height data for the decades before and after 2004 （i.e., May 1994 to April 2014） were used for comparative analysis. The findings indicate that the rate of slowdown of SSH rises in the GIN seas （3.0 mm/a） far exceeded that of the global mean （0.6 mm/a）. In particular, the mean steric height of the GIN seas increased at a rate of 4.5 mm/a and then decreased at a slower pace. This was the main factor responsible for the stagnation of the SSH rises, while the mass factor only increased slightly. The Norwegian Sea particularly experienced the most prominent slowdown in SSH rises, mainly due to decreased warming of the 0-600 m layer. The controlling factors of this decreased warming were cessation in the increase of volume of the Atlantic inflow and stagnation of warming of the inflow. However, variations in air-sea thermal flux were not a major factor. In the recent two decades, mean halosteric components of the GIN seas decreased steadily and remained at a rate of 2 mm/a or more because of increased flow and salinity of the Atlantic inflow during the first decade, and reduction in freshwater inputs from the Arctic Ocean in the second decade.展开更多
China is a large agricultural and the most populous country, so it is a crucial importance for the food security. The basic situation of food in our country is self-sufficiency, a certain amount of imports and reserve...China is a large agricultural and the most populous country, so it is a crucial importance for the food security. The basic situation of food in our country is self-sufficiency, a certain amount of imports and reserves. The output of grain in our country has increased annually, however, as a result of policy adjustments and other factors like environmental pollution, together with a large population base and the trend of excessively popu- lous growth, the growth of grain output is relatively slow, which will be harmful for our grain security as well as the healthy development of the na- tional economy. In this case, several solutions could be tried, such as improving the level of science and technology, adjusting industrial policies and controlling environmental pollution. Besides, we ought to strongly advocate thrifty behavior to increase income and reduce expenditure.展开更多
"China shall be able to achieve a stable economic growth of around 7.5 percent in line with the official target.China hopes for its economic reforms and adjustments to be carried out amid a gradual and stable pro..."China shall be able to achieve a stable economic growth of around 7.5 percent in line with the official target.China hopes for its economic reforms and adjustments to be carried out amid a gradual and stable process of slowdown instead of a sharp one,so that the gains in productivity can make up for factor-driven slowdown."——Zeng Peiyan,former vice展开更多
In recent years,in face of a slowdown in the domestic and global economy and a remaining high cost of labor,raw material and financing,more and more Chinese entrepreneurs decide to remove or reduce the once profityiel...In recent years,in face of a slowdown in the domestic and global economy and a remaining high cost of labor,raw material and financing,more and more Chinese entrepreneurs decide to remove or reduce the once profityielding real industries while shifting their展开更多
Moody’s Investors Service says that Asian steel companies face increasing operating challenges in2015,as Chinese steel demand slows.Moody’s could change its outlook on the Asian steel sector to negative from stable ...Moody’s Investors Service says that Asian steel companies face increasing operating challenges in2015,as Chinese steel demand slows.Moody’s could change its outlook on the Asian steel sector to negative from stable if this weakness persists.According to Moody,China’s Purchasing Managers’Index(PMI)fell to 49.8 in January,which indicates a contraction in manufacturing activities.In another sign that manufacturing is slowing,steel prices fell more展开更多
"China is still a strategic market for European companies."Mr.CharlesEdouad Bouee,CEO of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants said at the release of the Business Confidence Survey 2015(the Survey)in June.The S..."China is still a strategic market for European companies."Mr.CharlesEdouad Bouee,CEO of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants said at the release of the Business Confidence Survey 2015(the Survey)in June.The Survey 2015 is co-released by the European Union Chamber展开更多
This paper examines the transition of growth stage China is about to experience and the main conclusions are as follows： （1） Phase Ⅰ of economic growth driven by investment and export is losing the momentum of eff...This paper examines the transition of growth stage China is about to experience and the main conclusions are as follows： （1） Phase Ⅰ of economic growth driven by investment and export is losing the momentum of efficiency enhancement through intervention and the growth stage of efficiency enhancement through structural adjustment is coming to an end. Urbanization and the development of service sector will inaugurate Phase Ⅱ of stable economic growth characterized by structural optimization through efficiency enhancement; （2） Three leading factors promoting the transition from Phase Ⅰ to Phase Ⅱ include： demographic changes and the emergence of workforce turning point, the reversion of factor elasticity parameters of long-term growth function, and service-oriented economic structure; （3） Developed provinces and municipalities in east China have already entered into the channel of economic deceleration. With increasing urbanization rate, accelerating service-oriented structure and declining demographic dividend after 2016, China＇s economic slowdown would be inevitable if labor productivity fails to improve.展开更多
At present,the international situation is at change.The international system undergoes profound transition.Great changes are happening to structure of power pattern,essence of international relations and norms of glob...At present,the international situation is at change.The international system undergoes profound transition.Great changes are happening to structure of power pattern,essence of international relations and norms of global governance.Major events of overall and strategic bearings such as the Ukraine Crisis,the Chaos of the Middle East,the proliferation of terrorism and the slowdown in展开更多
CHINA’S ECONOMIC GROWTH IS EXPECTED AT 9.1 PERCENT IN 2011, 8.4 PERCENT IN 2012 AND ROUGHLY SIMILAR RATES THEREAFTER.The Chinese economy registered a moderate slowdown over the course of 2011, the World Bank said in ...CHINA’S ECONOMIC GROWTH IS EXPECTED AT 9.1 PERCENT IN 2011, 8.4 PERCENT IN 2012 AND ROUGHLY SIMILAR RATES THEREAFTER.The Chinese economy registered a moderate slowdown over the course of 2011, the World Bank said in its East Asia and Pacific Economic Update.展开更多
Nowadays, more than 50% of the world population live in middle-income economies. Economies in the middle-income development stage are confronted with a number of challenges, such as economic restructuring, industrial ...Nowadays, more than 50% of the world population live in middle-income economies. Economies in the middle-income development stage are confronted with a number of challenges, such as economic restructuring, industrial upgrade and income growth. Therefore, academia around the worm have paid much attention to theoretical and empirical researches of the ＂middle income trap＂ and long-term trends of global economic growth. Based on analyses about the long-term growth path of the world economy and the characteristics of different stages of economic development, this paper defines the＂middle income trap＂ and its characteristics and examines, through a large number of cases from different economies, the reasons why ＂growth slowdown＂ arises during the middle-income development stage. These theoretic and empirical researches have reference value and heuristic meaning for China to actively respond to the challenges of the ＂middle income trap＂.展开更多
The filament weaving industry was experiencing a slowdown in growth during the 12th Five-Year Program period,meaning that the old growth model comes near to an end,which depends on capital input for promoting the rapi...The filament weaving industry was experiencing a slowdown in growth during the 12th Five-Year Program period,meaning that the old growth model comes near to an end,which depends on capital input for promoting the rapid development of the industry while the new model is being established,which relies on innovation drive for leading the transformation and upgrading,said Mr.Xu Wenying,vice president of China National Textile and展开更多
文摘In the first half of 2025,the global textile machinery market continued to face significant headwinds,including economic slowdown,persistent inflation,and dampened consumer sentiment.According to Dr.Harald Weber,Managing Director of the VDMA Textile Machinery Association,German exports of textile machinery and accessories saw a yearon-year decrease of approximately 9%between January and May.This trend was not unique to Germany,as exports from all European countries also declined amid ongoing geopolitical tensions and unpredictable trade policies.Despite these challenges,the incoming orders are bottoming out,potentially signaling the beginning of an industry recovery.However,the protectionist policies have contributed to a cautious investment climate worldwide.And the protectionism is not limited to the U.S.,with subsidies and other unfair advantages for domestic companies distorting competition in multiple regions.Now,trade barriers are the most pressing challenge for the global textile industry,urging manufacturers to reduce strategic dependencies to mitigate risks.
基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFA0602100 and 2018YFE0109600)Regional and Global Model Analysis(RGMA)component of the Earth and Environmental System Modeling Program of the U.S.Department of Energy’s Office of Biological&Environmental Research(BER)via National Science Foundation(IA 1844590)National Center for Atmospheric Research,which is a major facility sponsored by the National Science Foundation under Cooperative Agreement(1852977)。
文摘Continuous emissions of anthropogenic greenhouse gases(GHGs)and aerosols in the last 160 years have resulted in an increasing trend of global mean surface temperatures(GMSTs).Due to interactions with natural variability,rates of the combined anthropogenically and naturally induced warming trends are characterized by significant slowdowns and speedups on decadal timescales.Here,by analyzing observed and model-simulated data,we investigate how the duration of these episodes will change with different strengths of GHG and aerosol forcing.We found that the duration of warming slowdowns can be more than 30 yr with a slower rate of anthropogenic emissions but would shorten to about 5 yr with a higher one.This duration reduction depends on both the magnitude of the climate response to anthropogenic forcing and the strength of the internal variability.Moreover,the warming slowdowns can still occur even towards the end of this century under high emissions scenarios but with significantly shortened duration.
文摘In-cab alerts warn commercial vehicle drivers of upcoming roadway incidents, slowdowns and work zone construction activities. This paper reports on a study evaluating the driver response to in-cab alerts in Ohio. Driver response was evaluated by measuring the statistical trends of vehicle speeds after the in-cab alerts were received. Vehicle speeds pre and post in-cab alert were collected over a 47 day period in the fall of 2023 for trucks traveling on interstate roadways in Ohio. Results show that approximately 22% of drivers receiving Dangerous Slowdown alerts had reduced their speeds by at least 5 mph 30 seconds after receiving such an alert. Segmenting this analysis by speed found that of vehicles traveling at or above 70 mph at the time of alerting, 26% reduced speeds by at least 5 mph. These speed reductions suggest drivers taking actional measures after receiving alerts. Future studies will involve further analysis on the impact of the types of alerts shown, roadway characteristics and overall traffic conditions on truck speeds passing through work zones.
基金supported by the National Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 41521004, 41575006 and 41705047)the China 111 project (Grant No. B13045)the Foundation of the Key Laboratory for Semi-Arid Climate Change of the Ministry of Education in Lanzhou University from the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. lzujbky-2017-bt04)
文摘Although atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations continuously increased, there was relatively little change in global-averaged surface temperatures from 1998 to 2013, which is known as atmospheric warming slowdown. For further understanding the mechanism involved, we explored the energy redistribution between the atmosphere and ocean in different latitudes and depths by using data analysis as well as simulations of a coupled atmosphere–ocean box model. The results revealed that, compared with observational changes of ocean heat content (OHC) associated with rapid warming, the OHC changes related to warming slowdown are relatively larger in multiple ocean basins, particularly in the deeper layer of the Atlantic. The coupled box model also showed that there is a larger increasing trend of OHC under the warming slowdown scenario than the rapid warming scenario. Particularly, during the warming slowdown period, the heat storage in the deeper ocean increases faster than the ocean heat uptake in the surface ocean. The simulations indicated that the warming patterns under the two scenarios are accompanied by distinct outgoing longwave radiation and atmospheric meridional heat transport, as well as other related processes, thus leading to different characteristics of ocean heat uptake. Due to the global energy balance, we suggest this slowdown has a tight relationship with the accelerated heat transport into the global ocean.
文摘This paper creates an analytical framework for ongoing China＇s economic slowdown and reveals the major.factors affecting potential growth rate. First, proceeding from the factors that led to a decline in China ＇s potential growth rate, this paper demonstrates that the slowdown since 2012 is not caused by demand-side shock.s＇ but is a natural result of the demographic transition and the change of economic development stage that stemmed from supply-side factors. It is therefore suggested that the demand- side perspective for cyclical analysis must be abandoned and the supply-side perspective for growth analysis ought to be followed Secondly, this paper argues that it is theoretically unjounded and empirically unconvincing for existing literature based on the growth perspective to simply apply the statistical pattern of ＂regression towards the mean＂ to forecast China ＇s growth outlook and thus arrive at pessimistic conclusions. On this basis, this paper identifies a host of initiatives that can significantly increase potential growth rates and proposes policy recommendations for deriving reform dividends foom supply-side structural reform.
文摘20th century physics experimentally established beyond doubt the fact that moving clocks read differently from “static” clocks. This fact is typically interpreted as support for special relativity. On the other hand, the same century produced proof that clocks at various locations in the gravitational field also read differently, and this fact is explained by general relativity, which is, in general, not Lorentz transformable. This paper establishes a common framework for the physics of clocks in these different situations.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No.41330960the National Major Scientific Research Program on Global Changes under contract No.2015CB953900
文摘A slowdown of sea surface height （SSH） rise occurred in the Nordic （GIN） seas around 2004. In this study, SSH satellite data and constructed steric height data for the decades before and after 2004 （i.e., May 1994 to April 2014） were used for comparative analysis. The findings indicate that the rate of slowdown of SSH rises in the GIN seas （3.0 mm/a） far exceeded that of the global mean （0.6 mm/a）. In particular, the mean steric height of the GIN seas increased at a rate of 4.5 mm/a and then decreased at a slower pace. This was the main factor responsible for the stagnation of the SSH rises, while the mass factor only increased slightly. The Norwegian Sea particularly experienced the most prominent slowdown in SSH rises, mainly due to decreased warming of the 0-600 m layer. The controlling factors of this decreased warming were cessation in the increase of volume of the Atlantic inflow and stagnation of warming of the inflow. However, variations in air-sea thermal flux were not a major factor. In the recent two decades, mean halosteric components of the GIN seas decreased steadily and remained at a rate of 2 mm/a or more because of increased flow and salinity of the Atlantic inflow during the first decade, and reduction in freshwater inputs from the Arctic Ocean in the second decade.
文摘China is a large agricultural and the most populous country, so it is a crucial importance for the food security. The basic situation of food in our country is self-sufficiency, a certain amount of imports and reserves. The output of grain in our country has increased annually, however, as a result of policy adjustments and other factors like environmental pollution, together with a large population base and the trend of excessively popu- lous growth, the growth of grain output is relatively slow, which will be harmful for our grain security as well as the healthy development of the na- tional economy. In this case, several solutions could be tried, such as improving the level of science and technology, adjusting industrial policies and controlling environmental pollution. Besides, we ought to strongly advocate thrifty behavior to increase income and reduce expenditure.
文摘"China shall be able to achieve a stable economic growth of around 7.5 percent in line with the official target.China hopes for its economic reforms and adjustments to be carried out amid a gradual and stable process of slowdown instead of a sharp one,so that the gains in productivity can make up for factor-driven slowdown."——Zeng Peiyan,former vice
文摘In recent years,in face of a slowdown in the domestic and global economy and a remaining high cost of labor,raw material and financing,more and more Chinese entrepreneurs decide to remove or reduce the once profityielding real industries while shifting their
文摘Moody’s Investors Service says that Asian steel companies face increasing operating challenges in2015,as Chinese steel demand slows.Moody’s could change its outlook on the Asian steel sector to negative from stable if this weakness persists.According to Moody,China’s Purchasing Managers’Index(PMI)fell to 49.8 in January,which indicates a contraction in manufacturing activities.In another sign that manufacturing is slowing,steel prices fell more
文摘"China is still a strategic market for European companies."Mr.CharlesEdouad Bouee,CEO of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants said at the release of the Business Confidence Survey 2015(the Survey)in June.The Survey 2015 is co-released by the European Union Chamber
文摘This paper examines the transition of growth stage China is about to experience and the main conclusions are as follows： （1） Phase Ⅰ of economic growth driven by investment and export is losing the momentum of efficiency enhancement through intervention and the growth stage of efficiency enhancement through structural adjustment is coming to an end. Urbanization and the development of service sector will inaugurate Phase Ⅱ of stable economic growth characterized by structural optimization through efficiency enhancement; （2） Three leading factors promoting the transition from Phase Ⅰ to Phase Ⅱ include： demographic changes and the emergence of workforce turning point, the reversion of factor elasticity parameters of long-term growth function, and service-oriented economic structure; （3） Developed provinces and municipalities in east China have already entered into the channel of economic deceleration. With increasing urbanization rate, accelerating service-oriented structure and declining demographic dividend after 2016, China＇s economic slowdown would be inevitable if labor productivity fails to improve.
文摘At present,the international situation is at change.The international system undergoes profound transition.Great changes are happening to structure of power pattern,essence of international relations and norms of global governance.Major events of overall and strategic bearings such as the Ukraine Crisis,the Chaos of the Middle East,the proliferation of terrorism and the slowdown in
文摘CHINA’S ECONOMIC GROWTH IS EXPECTED AT 9.1 PERCENT IN 2011, 8.4 PERCENT IN 2012 AND ROUGHLY SIMILAR RATES THEREAFTER.The Chinese economy registered a moderate slowdown over the course of 2011, the World Bank said in its East Asia and Pacific Economic Update.
文摘Nowadays, more than 50% of the world population live in middle-income economies. Economies in the middle-income development stage are confronted with a number of challenges, such as economic restructuring, industrial upgrade and income growth. Therefore, academia around the worm have paid much attention to theoretical and empirical researches of the ＂middle income trap＂ and long-term trends of global economic growth. Based on analyses about the long-term growth path of the world economy and the characteristics of different stages of economic development, this paper defines the＂middle income trap＂ and its characteristics and examines, through a large number of cases from different economies, the reasons why ＂growth slowdown＂ arises during the middle-income development stage. These theoretic and empirical researches have reference value and heuristic meaning for China to actively respond to the challenges of the ＂middle income trap＂.
文摘The filament weaving industry was experiencing a slowdown in growth during the 12th Five-Year Program period,meaning that the old growth model comes near to an end,which depends on capital input for promoting the rapid development of the industry while the new model is being established,which relies on innovation drive for leading the transformation and upgrading,said Mr.Xu Wenying,vice president of China National Textile and
