China, the Central Asian Republics, Russia and Mongolia by Eric A McVadon

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Vietnam Defense Strategy in Dealing with The South China Sea Conflict by Tri Hadinata, Rudy Susanto, Lukman Yudho Prakoso

“…Based on this information, Vietnam's marine defense system is included in the Green Water Navy group. Then the potential threat of the South China Sea dispute that might occur was also brought to the ASEAN Forum to get support from ASEAN member countries. …”
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The practice and potential of the SITES v2 rating system for the sustainable design of a landscape: A case study of Chicago’s Navy Pier by Lin Jin, Lin Jin, Yilei Wang

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Sino-American Tensions and Their Effects on Counter-terrorism Operations in Djibouti by Paul Fricker

“… This research note examines the tensions between the United States and the People’s Republic of China in Djibouti. Djibouti has become a battleground of interests between the US and China with both building military bases on its territory. …”
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Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index and Long-Term Mortality in Patients with Stroke-Associated Pneumonia by Xie M, Yuan K, Zhu X, Chen J, Zhang X, Xie Y, Wu M, Wang Z, Liu R, Liu X

“…Mengdi Xie,1,* Kang Yuan,2,* Xinyi Zhu,2,* Jingjing Chen,3 Xiaohao Zhang,4 Yi Xie,2 Min Wu,1 Zhaojun Wang,2 Rui Liu,2 Xinfeng Liu1,2,5 1Department of Neurology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Neurology, Affiliated Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Neurology, Changhai Hospital, Navy Medical University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Neurology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; 5Stroke Center & Department of Neurology, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xinfeng Liu, Department of Neurology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No. 305 East Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 2584801861, Fax +86 2584805169, Email xfliu2@vip.163.com Rui Liu, Department of Neurology, Affiliated Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, No. 305 East Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210000, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 2584801861, Fax +86 2584805169, Email liurui8616@163.comBackground: Systemic immune inflammation has been investigated as a prognostic marker of different diseases. …”
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Analysis of ticagrelor’s cardio-protective effects on patients with ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome accompanied with diabetes by Li Dong-Tao, Li Shun-Bao, Zheng Jian-Yong, Tang Hai-hong, Qiu Yi-Gang, Xue Ning, Cao Yi

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Reduced hydrogen sulfide production contributes to adrenal insufficiency induced by hypoxia via modulation of NLRP3 inflammasome activation by Ningning Zhang, Zhan Zhou, Yan Huang, Gang Wang, Zhengshan Tang, Jianqiang Lu, Changnan Wang, Xin Ni

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Effect of Different Liver Resection Modalities on the Prognosis of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma on the Left Lateral Lobe [Response to Letter] by Liu J, Sun M, Fang K, Wang J, Ma B, Song L, Liu T, Tang M, Wang K, Xia Y

“…Jianwei Liu,1,* Minmin Sun,2,* Kunpeng Fang,3,* Jie Wang,1,* Bowen Ma,1 Li Song,1 Ting Liu,1 Ming Tang,4 Kui Wang,1 Yong Xia4 1Department of Hepatic Surgery II, Third Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University (Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital), Shanghai, 200438, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Hepatic Surgery I, Third Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University (Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital), Shanghai, 200438, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Special Treatment I, Third Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University (Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital), Shanghai, 200438, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Hepatic Surgery IV, Third Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University (Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital), Shanghai, 200438, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yong Xia, Department of Hepatic Surgery (IV), Third Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University (Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital), #225 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200438, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-2181875005, Fax +86-2165562400, Email xia.yong@126.com Kui Wang, Department of Hepatic Surgery (II), Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Navy Medical University, #225 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200438, People’s Republic of China, Tel\Fax +86-2181875514, Email wangkuiykl@163.com…”
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Autophagy Related Noncoding RNAs: Emerging Regulatory Factors of Gastric Cancer by Lu L, Liang Q, Zhang X, Xu Y, Meng D, Liang Z

“…Ling Lu,1,* Qiaoyan Liang,2,* Xinyi Zhang,3 Yumeng Xu,3 Dehua Meng,4 Zhaofeng Liang3 1Child Healthcare Department, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Health Care Department, People’s Liberation Army Navy No. 971 Hospital, Qingdao, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Allergy, Dongtai People’s Hospital, Yancheng, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhaofeng Liang, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, People’s Republic of China, Email liangzhaofeng@ujs.edu.cn Dehua Meng, Department of Allergy, Dongtai People’s Hospital, 02 Fukang West Road, Yancheng, Jiangsu, 224200, People’s Republic of China, Email 2798184241@qq.comAbstract: Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most common malignant cancers that seriously affect human health. …”
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Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of mNGS in Detecting Intra-Abdominal Infections of the Emergency Department Patients by Zheng L, Kang Z, Wang R, Lv M, Gao Z, Xu H, Wang M

“…Liang Zheng,1,* Zhoujun Kang,1,* Ru Wang,2 Meng Lv,2 Zhirui Gao,1 Haizhou Xu,1 Meitang Wang1 1Emergency Department, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Genoxor Medical Science and Technology Inc., Shanghai, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Haizhou Xu; Meitang Wang, Emergency Department, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Changhai Road No. 168, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200433, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-21-81873891, Email sealand_xu@126.com; wmt88@sina.comPurpose: Intra-abdominal infections (IAI) are gradually becoming common in the emergency department, though the incidence is low and the prognosis is fair, as the symptoms are similar to other intra-abdominal diseases, rapid and accurate diagnosis of the causative agents is essential for clinical management. …”
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Establishment and validation of a prediction model for myocarditis in Chinese children below 14 years old: a protocol for a retrospective cohort study by Jie Chen, YuZhan Lin, Weidan Ji, Lifeng Wu, Yumao Huang, Huanxuan Zeng, Yueling Zou, Weiguo Lin

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Global Trends and Research Progress of Photodynamic Therapy in Skin Cancer: A Bibliometric Analysis and Literature Review by Sun J, Zhao H, Fu L, Cui J, Yang Y

“…Jiachen Sun,1,* Hongqing Zhao,1,* Lin Fu,2,* Jing Cui,3,* Yuguang Yang1 1Department of Dermatology, Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3Navy Clinical College, the Fifth School of Clinical Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yuguang Yang, Email yangyuguang304@163.comBackground: Based on photochemical reactions through the combined use of light and photosensitizers, photodynamic therapy (PDT) is gaining popularity for the treatment of skin cancer. …”
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Caveolin-1 Promotes the Imbalance of Th17/Treg in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Regulating Hsp70 Expression by Zhang T, Shang F, Ma Y, Xu Y, Sun W, Song H

“…Tongsong Zhang,1,* Fangfang Shang,2,* Yanhui Ma,3 Yanxia Xu,1 Weihong Sun,4 Haiping Song1 1Department of Oncology, Affiliated Qingdao Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao Cancer Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, 266042, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pathology, No. 971 Hospital of People’s Liberation Army Navy, Qingdao, 266071, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Clinical Laboratory, Biotherapy Center, Affiliated Qingdao Central Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266042, People’s Republic of China; 4Affiliated Qingdao Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao Cancer Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, 266042, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Haiping Song; Yanxia Xu, Department of Oncology, Affiliated Qingdao Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao Cancer Hospital, 127 Siliu South Road, Qingdao, 266042, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 532 8496 2202 ; +86 532 84962203, Fax +86 532-84963506, Email yanguangcanlanning@163.com; xyx1021@126.comObjective: To investigate whether the expression of Hsp70 is associated with Cav-1 in promoting the imbalance of Th17/Treg cells in COPD.Methods: The plasma Cav-1, Hsp70 expression were quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). …”
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Chitosan/Hyaluronic Acid/MicroRNA-21 Nanoparticle-Coated Smooth Titanium Surfaces Promote the Functionality of Human Gingival Fibroblasts by Wang Z, Wu G, Yang Z, Li X, Feng Z, Zhao Y

“…Zhongshan Wang,1,* Guangsheng Wu,2,* Zhujun Yang,3 Xuejian Li,1 Zhihong Feng,1 Yimin Zhao1 1State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China; 2Qingdao Special Servicemen Recuperation Center of PLA Navy, Qingdao, People’s Republic of China; 3Xi’an Central Hospital Affiliated to Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710003, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhongshan Wang; Yimin Zhao, State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, 710032, People’s Republic of China, Tel/Fax +86-29-84776128, Email wzs_fmmu@163.com; zhaoymdentist@163.comPurpose: Forming a compact biological seal between the gingiva and the implant interface around the percutaneous parts of an implant is one of the key issues in preventing peri-implantitis.Methods: In this study, since microRNA-21 (miR-21) has been approved to promote fibroblast proliferation and collagen formation in skin fibrosis, we prepared miR-21-loaded chitosan (CS)/tripolyphosphate (TPP)/hyaluronic acid (HA) nanoparticles (CTH NPs) and cross-linked them to smooth Ti surfaces with 0.2% gel solution for reverse transfection, after which isolated human gingival fibroblasts were cultured on the miR-21-functionalized Ti substrates.Results: An optimal CS:TPP:HA ratio (1:0.15:0.1) and N/P ratio (20:1) were chosen to produce appropriate nanoparticles. …”
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C-Reactive Protein-to-Albumin Ratio (CAR) and C-Reactive Protein-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (CLR) are Valuable Inflammatory Biomarker Combination for the Accurate Prediction of Periprosth... by Shi W, Jiang Y, Tian H, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Yu T, Li T

“…Weipeng Shi,1,2 Yaping Jiang,3 Hua Tian,4 Yingzhen Wang,1 Yingze Zhang,5 Tengbo Yu,1 Tao Li1 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, People’s Republic of China; 2Medical Department of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Oral Implantology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Neurological Rehabilitation, Qingdao Special Servicemen Recuperation Center of PLA Navy, Qingdao, People’s Republic of China; 5Key Laboratory of Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Department of Trauma Emergency Center, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Orthopaedics Research Institution of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Tao Li; Tengbo Yu, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 59, Haier Road, Qingdao, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China, Email qdult@qdu.edu.cn; ytb8912@163.comBackground: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a catastrophic complication after total joint arthroplasty (TJA). …”
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Establishment and Validation of a Novel Prediction Model for Early Natural Biochemical Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy Based on Post-Operative PSA at Sixth Week by Lian B, Qu M, Zhang W, Dong Z, Chen H, Jia Z, Wang Y, Li J, Gao X

“…Bijun Lian,1,2,* Min Qu,1,* Wenhui Zhang,1,* Zhenyang Dong,1 Huan Chen,1 Zepeng Jia,1 Yan Wang,1 Jing Li,3 Xu Gao1 1Department of Urology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Urology, the 903rd PLA Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Centre for Translational Medicine, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xu Gao, Department of Urology, Changhai Hospital, NO. 168 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200438, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 21-31161717, Email gaoxu.changhai@foxmail.com Jing Li, Center for Translational Medicine, Navy Medical University, No. 800 Xiangyin Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200438, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 21-31161718, Email ljing@smmu.edu.cnObjective: Based on post-operative PSA at 6th week (PSA6w) after radical prostatectomy to establish an optimal model for predicting natural biochemical recurrence (BCR).Methods: A total of 742 patients with post-operative PSA6w from PC-follow database, between January 2003 and October 2022, were included. …”
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Naples Prognostic Score is an Independent Prognostic Factor in Patients Undergoing Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Xie YM, Lu W, Cheng J, Dai M, Liu SY, Wang DD, Fu TW, Ye TW, Liu JW, Zhang CW, Huang DS, Liang L

“…Ya-Ming Xie,1 Wenfeng Lu,2 Jian Cheng,1 Mugen Dai,3 Si-Yu Liu,4 Dong-Dong Wang,1 Tian-Wei Fu,1 Tai-Wei Ye,1 Jun-Wei Liu,1 Cheng-Wu Zhang,1 Dong-Sheng Huang,1 Lei Liang1 1Department of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, General Surgery, Cancer Center, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University (Navy Medical University), Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Gastroenterology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Key Laboratory of Imaging Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Interventional Research of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University Lishui Hospital, Lishui, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Lei Liang; Dong-Sheng Huang, Department of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, General Surgery, Cancer Center, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, People’s Republic of China, Email liangl1992@hotmail.com; huangdshz88@hotmail.comBackground: Nutritional and inflammatory status has been reported to be associated with the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but many studies did not include all biomarkers simultaneously. …”
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The soft power of Chinese law by Erie, M

“…China marks an exception. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is mainly an economic superpower, one that (as of yet) lacks military predominance or financialization, although China is quickly promoting both. …”

Combined transplantation of neural precursor cells and olfactory ensheathing cells for the treatment of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy in children by Yang H, Zhang Y, Wang ZY, Lu W, Liu F, Yu X, Zheng XY, Yang YX, Luan Z, Qu SQ

“…Hui Yang,1,* Yu Zhang,1,* Zhaoyan Wang,1 Wei Lu,1 Fang Liu,1 Xin Yu,2 Xiaoyan Zheng,1 Yinxiang Yang,1 Zuo Luan,1 Suqing Qu1 1Department of Pediatrics, 2Department of Neurological Surgery, Navy General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China *These authors contributed equally to this work. …”
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Interplanetary Shocks between 0.3 and 1.0 au: Helios 1 and 2 Observations by Rajkumar Hajra, Bruce T. Tsurutani, Gurbax S. Lakhina, Quanming Lu, Aimin Du, Lican Shan

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