Association of Lifestyle Factors with Multimorbidity Risk in China: A National Representative Study by Zou, X, Zou, S, Zhang, R, Xue, K, Guo, Y, Min, H, Wu, Y, Sun, X

“…We recruited 11,031 Chinese citizens aged ≥ 12 years from 31 provinces between July 2021 and September 2021 using a quota sampling strategy to ensure that the socioeconomic characteristics (sex, age, rural–urban distribution) of those participating in this research were representative of national demographics. …”

Maternal experience of intermittent kangaroo mother care for late preterm infants: a mixed-methods study in four postnatal wards in China by Zhang, B, Yue, J, Duan, Z, Zhao, Y, Williams, S, Huang, L, Zhang, X, Wu, W, Zhang, L, Liu, J, Zhao, G

“…</p> <p><strong>Setting</strong> Four postnatal wards in level-III hospitals based in different provinces of Southeast and Northwest China.</p> <p><strong>Participants</strong> All 752 mothers who provided intermittent KMC to their late preterm newborns in the four participating postnatal wards consented to participate in the study (quantitative component), as well as six nurses, two obstetricians and two mothers from two of the participating postnatal wards (qualitative component).…”

Chronic disease in China: geographic and socioeconomic determinants among persons aged 60 and older by Su, B, Li, D, Xie, J, Wang, Y, Wu, X, Li, J, Prieto Alhambra, D, Zheng, X

“…The absolute differences between the highest and lowest provinces for the specific chronic condition ranged from 2.78% for cancer to 36.3% for cardiovascular diseases.…”

Translating empire from Carthage to Rome by Quinn, J

“…<p>“The Roman people, destined to acquire wealth by conquest, and by the spoil of provinces; the Carthaginians, intent on the returns of merchandise, and the produce of commercial settlements, must have filled the streets of their several capitals with men of a different disposition and aspect. …”

Educational inequalities and premature mortality: the Cuba Prospective Study by Ross, S, Armas Rojas, N, Sawatzky, J, Varona-Pérez, P, Burrett, JA, Calderón Martínez, M, Lorenzo-Vázquez, E, Constantén, SB, Sherliker, P, Rigau, JMM, López, OJH, Morales, MÁM, Alomá, IA, Estupiñan, FA, González, MD, Muñoz, NR, Asencio, MC, Emberson, J, Peto, R, Lewington, S, Lacey, B

“…<br><strong> Methods<br></strong> The Cuba Prospective Study (a cohort study) enrolled 146 556 adults aged 30 years and older from the general population in five provinces from Jan 1, 1996, to Nov 24, 2002. Participants were followed up until Jan 1, 2017, for cause-specific mortality. …”

Yugoslavism, rebellion, and exile - a political and intellectual biography of Tin Ujević (1909-1919) by Knezovic, J

“…Born in Dalmatia, Ujević spent his childhood in one of Austria-Hungary’s most neglected provinces, which was going through a profound economic and demographic crisis at the time. …”

Modelling the progression of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in Vietnam and the opportunities for reassortment with other influenza viruses. by Boni, M, Manh, B, Thai, P, Farrar, J, Hien, T, Hien, N, Van Kinh, N, Horby, P

“…RESULTS: In the absence of effective interventions, the model predicts that the introduction of pandemic H1N1 will result in an epidemic that spreads to half of Vietnam's provinces within 57 days (interquartile range (IQR): 45-86.5) and peaks 81 days after introduction (IQR: 62.5-121 days). …”

Effect of environment × cultivar interaction on protein and mineral contents of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) in Central Anatolia, Turkey by Özköse, Abdullah

“…This study was carried out to determine crude protein and mineral contents in alfalfa cultivars from two different locations, Ankara and Konya provinces, in Central Anatolia during 2005 and 2007. …”
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Political and ethnic views with expressive emotions related in Nalan Xingde's travel notes by Ngiaw, Wai Fun

“…His travel notes included trips to major cross-provinces, diversified thoughts and contents, as well as outstanding artistic manifestations. …”
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Association of SNP markers with height increment in two MPOB-Angola oil palm populations, Malaysia by Ong, Pei Wen

“…The palms included in the study could have originated from other provinces due to human migration during the civil war in Angola. …”
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Detection of precursory signals of past earthquakes using integration of spatio-temporal parameters by Alvan, Habibeh Valizadeh

“…This study examines variations of the mentioned factors before several past oceanic, coastal earthquakes occurred at the Pacific and Indian Oceans together with two pairs of successive inland earthquakes in Kerman and Azerbaijan provinces, Iran. The sudden partial releases of the elastic energy which has resulted to the main events are believed to be detected by seismographs and remote sensing techniques. …”
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A study of iron deficiency among blood donors in HUSM by Jamil, Norashikin

“…This was a cross - sectional study, conducted at Transfusion Medicine Unit of HUSM and also other provinces which were randomly selected namely Tanah Merah, Tumpat, Bachok and Kota Barn, Kelantan. …”
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Antecedents of trust using extended technology acceptance model for government social media services by Khan, Sohrab

“…In this study, the positivist research approach has been used and survey methodology has been adopted to collect responses from citizens in all four provinces of Pakistan. A total of 615 valid responses were obtained and analysed by using Structural Equation Modelling with the Partial Least Squares (PLS-SEM) approach. …”
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Study on toxigenic cyanobacteria of aquaculture ponds in Thailand by Itayama, Tomoaki, Gutierrez, Redel, Shimizu, Kazuya, Xia, Dong, Iwami, Norio, Praphrute, Reunkaew, Sugiura, Norio, Whangchai, Niwooti

“…In September and December of 2009 and March of 2010, 22 ponds for commercial farming of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and 17 ponds for hybrid catfish (Clarias macrocephalus x C. gariepinus) were surveyed in the provinces of Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Phayao. Fish species (tilapia or catfish) did not significantly affect the occurrence of toxigenic cyanobacteria. …”
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Socio-economic impacts of development-induced displacement on informal households in Qalacha Khamdan, Kabul City, Afghanistan by Hakimzai, Mubarak Shah

“…In addition, another road extension project which connected Kabul city with southern provinces has implemented which destroyed the socioeconomic situation of the forcibly displaced families in Qalacha Khamdan area. …”
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Validation of Herek’s attitudes toward lesbian women and gay men scale among undergraduates in mainland China by Junfang Wang, Yusi Liu, Guochen Fu, Guochen Fu, Yifan Chen, Lei Wu, Mingliang Pan, Yuli Yang, Zhuo Chen, Yu Cao, Yong Li, Hao Wang, Bixiang Wang, Ruyi Du, Yanting Xiong, Wei Liu, Nuo Xu, Xiaobao Xia, Qianqian Li, Chengcheng Lv, Fang Ruan

“…A total of 6,036 eligible undergraduates conveniently drawn from 30 provinces across mainland China were randomly split in half. …”
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Spatiotemporal variation of the ecosystem service value in China based on surface area by Chaohui Yin, Qingsong He, Peng Xie, Yanfang Liu, Yang Zhang, Weiqiang Chen, Qingsheng Bi

“…There was a total of 14 provinces showing a relative difference above 10%; (4) The total ESV based on surface area was basically unchanged, while various ecosystems underwent significant changes. …”
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Identifying the critical windows and joint effects of temperature and PM2.5 exposure on small for gestational age by Xin Chen, Sidi Chen, Zhenghong Zhu, Jiajun Luo, Huailin Wang, Maimaitiminjiang Wulayin, Cunrui Huang, Wei Zhao, Qiong Wang

“…In a national multi-center prospective cohort, we included 179,761 pairs of mother-infant from 16 counties of 8 provinces in China during 2014–2018. Daily averaged temperature and PM2.5 concentration were matched to the maternal residential address to estimate personal exposure. …”
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Commodity risk assessment of Malus domestica plants from Turkey by EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Claude Bragard, Paula Baptista, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Paolo Gonthier, Josep Anton Jaques Miret, Annemarie Fejer Justesen, Alan MacLeod, Christer Sven Magnusson, Panagiotis Milonas, Juan A Navas‐Cortes, Stephen Parnell, Roel Potting, Philippe Lucien Reignault, Emilio Stefani, Hans‐Hermann Thulke, Wopke Van der Werf, Antonio Vicent Civera, Lucia Zappalà, Andrea Lucchi, Pedro Gómez, Gregor Urek, Umberto Bernardo, Giovanni Bubici, Anna Vittoria Carluccio, Michela Chiumenti, Francesco Di Serio, Elena Fanelli, Ciro Gardi, Cristina Marzachì, Olaf Mosbach‐Schulz, Jonathan Yuen

“…The exporting country does meet the requirement for a certificate regarding plants for planting that originate from Turkish provinces other than Istanbul. For the 14 remaining selected pests, the risk mitigation measures proposed in the technical dossier from Turkey were evaluated taking into account the possible limiting factors. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding cardiovascular disease prevention among middle school students in China: a cross-sectional study by Xin Yang, Qiang Qin, Yifei Wang, Zhaopeng Ma, Qiurong Li, Fusheng Zhang, Yanbai Han, Hongli Wang

“…With a concerning increase among adolescents due to unhealthy habits, obesity, and hypertension, understanding the current status of knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to CVD prevention among middle school students is crucial for developing effective school-based health programs to prevent CVD.MethodsThe analytic cross-sectional survey is used in questionnaires to assess KAP related to CVD prevention among middle school students (N = 17,731) from 50 schools across 16 provinces in China in June–July 2023. The pass rate of KAP scores is categorized as good and poor. …”
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