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From the perspective of the functions of higher education, research and transfer activities perform better than the teaching activities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jdis-2019-0003_s_010_w2aab3b7b3b1b6b1aab1c17b4Aa\">\n                    <jats:title id=\"d4944091e17013_w2aab3b7b3b1b6b1aab1c17b4aAa\">Research limitations<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>As an implication, the indicator selection mechanism, investigation period and the MPI model can be further extended in the future research.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jdis-2019-0003_s_011_w2aab3b7b3b1b6b1aab1c17b5Aa\">\n                    <jats:title id=\"d4944091e17022_w2aab3b7b3b1b6b1aab1c17b5aAa\">Practical implications<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The results indicate that Chinese education administrative departments should take actions to guide and promote the teaching activities and formulate reasonable resource allocation regulations to reach the balanced development in Chinese universities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jdis-2019-0003_s_012_w2aab3b7b3b1b6b1aab1c17b6Aa\">\n                    <jats:title id=\"d4944091e17030_w2aab3b7b3b1b6b1aab1c17b6aAa\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This paper selects 58 Chinese universities and conducts a quantified measurement during the period 2009\u20132016. 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