Future Publics: Politics and Space in East Asia’s Cities: Introduction by Gregory Bracken, Jonathan D. Solomon

“…This special issue of Footprint began life in Shanghai, with the third Annual Delft School of Design (DSD) and International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) workshop, which was organized in conjunction with the Architecture Department of Hong Kong University (HKU) and took place in their Shanghai Study Centre in April 2011. …”
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Circulating Irisin Levels in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Jie Hu, Yani Ke, Fangping Wu, Shan Liu, Conghua Ji, Xiaohong Zhu, Ying Zhang

“…Subgroup analysis based on races showed that the average irisin levels were higher in the NAFLD group than in the healthy group (WMD=13.53 (0.71, 26.34) ng/ml, P<0.05) in 4 Asian studies. Subgroup analysis based on disease severity from 3 Asian studies revealed that the average irisin levels were higher in the NAFLD group than in the healthy group (WMD=25.1 (22.85, 27.51) ng/ml, P<0.05 and WMD=13.52 (22.85, 27.51) ng/ml, P<0.05, respectively). …”
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Geographical Information Systems in International Relations: Ferghana Valley Case by Mehmet Şahin, Ömer Faruk Kocatepe

“…To address this gap, a case study will be conducted to unite GIS and International Relations, focusing on the Fergana Valley, a region of significance in Central Asian studies. The debate surrounding whether the Fergana Valley presents a security challenge in Central Asia will be explored. …”
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Political Tool of “Immoral Rituals” and Resilience of Buddhism in Chosŏn Korea by Nam-lin Hur

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Shifting dynamics of Sino-American competition in multi-aligned Middle East by Arfan Mahmood, Muhammad Usman Askari

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Transforming Indonesia’s Climate Strategy: Analyzing Policy Shifts and Global-Local Dynamics Post-COP 26 by Muhammad Yamin, I Putu Arya Aditia Utama, Tuomo Rautakivi, Slamet Rosyadi, Agus Ganjar Runtiko

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Timor Zone: Slave Trading Network from the Traditional Era to the Late Nineteenth-Century Dutch Colonial State by Fanada Sholihah, Yety Rochwulaningsih, Singgih Tri Sulistiyono

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Helicobacter pylori Infection in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in the Asian Countries by Su Jin Hong, Sang Woo Kim

“…A recent meta-analysis demonstrated that eradication therapy of H. pylori was related to a higher risk of developing de novo GERD in Asian studies. H. pylori infection remains an inconclusive and important issue in GERD in Asian countries.…”
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Integration of Environmental Policies in Sustainable Management of Mangrove Ecotourism by Nasution Mimin Sundari, Hussin Hanafi Bin, Rusli Zaili, Mayarni Maryani, Mashur Dadang, Zulkarnaini Zulkarnaini, Ananda Fajriani

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Culture under Complex Perspective: A Classification for Traditional Chinese Cultural Elements Based on NLP and Complex Networks by Lin Qi, Yuwei Wang, Jindong Chen, Mengjie Liao, Jian Zhang

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Area Studies at the Modern University: Experience in Studying International Communication Strategies by O. A. Nesterova, O. L. Solodkova

“…In this paper, we show the importance of including the large corpus of scholarly, popular and media texts describing the experience of 20th-century Russian and Soviet Indologists in bachelor’s Asian studies programmes. We explain the significance of the practical work of Soviet Asian scholars on developing and implementing international communication strategies and practices and show that this work is topical and relevant for modern tertiary education. …”
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A genome-wide association study of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in a large Korean population highlights its genetic relationship with cholesterol metabolism by Kwangyeon Oh, Minju Yuk, Soyoun Yang, Jiyeong Youn, Qian Dong, Zhaoming Wang, Nan Song

“…This study was performed on data from 71,019 Koreans and is one of the largest East Asian studies. Overall, 69 independent single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were identified, including 13 novel variants. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to implementing person-centred dementia care in long-term care facilities in Western and Asian countries: a scoping review by Xin Guan, A-min Duan, Gong-kai Xin, Gong-kai Xin, Jan Oyebode, Yu Liu

“…Conversely, family-related factors were more frequently and elaborately cited as influencing person-centred dementia care in Western long-term care facilities. Moreover, Asian studies identified a significant lack of educational training support for person-centred dementia care, as well as shortages in staffing and poor availability of personalized, home-like environments…”
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Foreword

“…Through the global engagement, we envision the potential for building a new Korean Studies network and, ultimately, fostering an expanded network for Asian Studies. This issue begins with YOON Sang-seok’s “The Use of the Honorific Suffix -‍si- for Non-human Subjects: An Analysis of Talk-shows,” which examines pragmatic nuances in the misuse of honorifics, shedding light on broader social tendencies. …”
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Examining Specific Theory-of-Mind Aspects in Amnestic and Non-Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: Their Relationships with Sleep Duration and Cognitive Planning by Areti Batzikosta, Despina Moraitou, Paschalis Steiropoulos, Georgia Papantoniou, Georgios A. Kougioumtzis, Ioanna-Giannoula Katsouri, Maria Sofologi, Magda Tsolaki

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Prevalence and clinicopathological features of driver gene mutations profile in BCR:ABL1 negative classical myeloproliferative neoplasm—A single-center study from North India by Khaliqur Rahman, Seema Biswas, Akhilesh Sharma, Kusum Gupta, Dinesh Chandra, Manish K. Singh, Ruchi Gupta, Ashish Mishra, Sanjeev Kumar, Anshul Gupta, Faheema Hasan, Soniya Nityanand, Rajesh Kahsyap

“…The prevalence and clinicopathological features corroborate with that of other Asian studies.…”
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