Development and Validation of a Nomogram to Predict Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study from 82938 Adults in China by Qingqing Liu, Jie Yuan, Maerjiaen Bakeyi, Jie Li, Zilong Zhang, Xiaohong Yang, Fangming Gao

“…The twin epidemic of overweight/obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major public health problem globally, especially in China. Overweight/obese adults commonly coexist with T2DM, which is closely related to adverse health outcomes. …”
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A Vitamin Pattern Diet Is Associated with Decreased Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Chinese Women: Results from a Case Control Study in Taiyuan, China by Qiong Chen, Yongliang Feng, Hailan Yang, Weiwei Wu, Ping Zhang, Keke Wang, Ying Wang, Jamie Ko, Jiaxin Shen, Lingling Guo, Feng Zhao, Wenqiong Du, Shouhang Ru, Suping Wang, Yawei Zhang

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L’enquête des Volontaires de Tianjin. Un objet social complexe au prisme de la sociologie et des humanités numériques by Aurélia Desplain, Isabelle Thireau

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The introduction of the Stanford-Binet intelligence scales in Paraguay by José E. García

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Investigating spatially varying relationships between the distribution of rural settlements and related influences by Chenzhao Yuan, Guanglong Dong, Zheng Liu

“…In this study, we focus on the North China Plain to analyze the spatially varying relationships between the distribution of rural settlements and the related factors using both traditional statistical and geographically weighted regression models. …”
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Asesmen Kekeringan Meteorologi dengan Metode China Z Index (CZI) dan Standarized Precipitation Index (SPI) di DAS Sampean Baru, Kabupaten Bondowoso by Billy Satria Nanda Satria, Gusfan Halik, Entin Hidayah

“…Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membandingkan analisis index kekeringan berdasarkan China Z Index (CZI) dan Standarized Precipitation Index (SPI) terhadap lahan pertanian yang terdampak kekeringan Kabupaten Bondowoso (1990-2021). …”
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Predictive, preventive and personalized project of vascular cognitive impairment in China (P3): Study design and interim baseline patient characteristics of a Nationwide multicente... by Linlin Wang, Jiwei Jiang, Yanli Wang, Gaifen Liu, Wenyi Li, Qiwei Ren, Shirui Jiang, Min Zhao, Huiying Zhang, Tianlin Jiang, Shiyi Yang, Mei Cui, Qiang Dong, Jun Xu

“…Methods P3 study is a multicenter, prospective cohort study targeting 1000 acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) patients with a 2‐year follow‐up from 80 participating hospitals across China. Comprehensive multimodal imaging, neuropsychological tests, and biological samples were collected prospectively on admission and follow‐up visits. …”
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The association between frailty and falls among individuals aged 60 years and older residing in community settings and experiencing hip fractures in China: a cross-sectional study by Lan Jiang, Shulong Ding, Juxia Wang

“…This study aims to examine the relationship between frailty status and falls in China among community-dwelling and hospitalized individuals with hip fractures aged 60 and older.Methods Data from the Huangshan City People’s Hospital’s Department of Trauma and Orthopedics (a single center), and the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) were used in this investigation. …”
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Neglected Questions on the “Forgotten War”: South Korea and the United States on the Eve of the Korean War by Mark Caprio

“…Documents from these archives demonstrate an active correspondence between the three communist leaders in Northeast Asia—Josef Stalin, Mao Zedong, and Kim Il Sung—regarding the planning and orchestration of this war fought primarily among the two Korean states, the United States, and China.3 This new evidence has encouraged scholars to reformulate fundamental views of this war, particularly its place in Cold War history.The timing of the documents’ release—just as the Soviet-as-enemy image faded, and the post-Cold War rogue state-as-enemy image emerged—is intriguing. …”
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The effect of hindrance stressors on the emotional exhaustion among front-line healthcare workers in the recuperation period during the COVID-19 epidemic in China: a prospective cr... by Hua Zhang, Huan Wang, Junying Ye, Hao Wu, Xinyao Zhou, Caiping Song, Pengpeng Yin, Renzhong Shi, Yang Dan

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«Only anarchy can give us the opportunity to defeat the Soviet government»: a memorandum by General M. K. Dieterichs to the leadership of the ROVS (1930) by S. V. Smirnov

“…The document is kept in the collections of the Bakhmetyev Archive of Russian and Eastern European History and Culture at Columbia University. The text of the memo shows the discrepancy between the author’s realistic assessment of the international situation in the Far East, the situation in the Far Eastern regions of the USSR, where there was an increase in discontent with the activities of the Soviet government, as well as the state of White emigration in China and the presentation of the prospects of the anti-Soviet movement based on Dieterichs’ belief in the exclusively repressive and spiritually alien Russian people essence of Soviet power and readiness a significant part of the ordinary military emigration to sacrifice in the overthrow of the «Bolshevik yoke». …”
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Uptake and hesitancy of the second booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine among the general population in China after the surge period of the COVID-19 pandemic: a large-scale national st... by Xin Liu, You Xin, Ling Zhang, Yijin Wu, Shu Jing, Zhenwei Dai, Tianrui Ren, Xiaoyang Liu, Jiaqi Fu, Xu Chen, Weijun Xiao, Hao Wang, Yiman Huang, Wenjun Wang, Xiaofen Gu, Li Ma, Shaokai Zhang, Yanqin Yu, Li Li, Tianzuo Gao, Tianyou Zhao, Yimin Qu, Xinyan Liu, Xiaoyou Su, Youlin Qiao

“…Conversely, lower hesitancy was observed among students, participants aged 60 and above, those from southern China, and those with higher level of perceived social support. …”
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The Mongolian Script in the Baikal region at the Present Stage: a Course for Revitalization? by Innokenty G. Aktamov, Nadezhda B. Badmatsyrenova

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Chinese-style ceramics in East Africa from the 9th to 16th century: A case of changing value and symbols in the multi-partner global trade by Bing Zhao

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Clinical Features and Genetic Analysis of 48 Patients with Chronic Granulomatous Disease in a Single Center Study from Shanghai, China (2005–2015): New Studies and a Literature Rev... by Jing Wu, Wei-Fan Wang, Yi-Dan Zhang, Tong-Xin Chen

“…Here we report 48 CGD patients in our single center study, which is the largest cohort study from Mainland China. The ratio of male to female was 11 : 1. The mean onset age was 0.29 years old, and 52% patients had an onset within the 1st month of life. …”
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Canonical correlation analysis of family burden of disease and quality of life in caregivers of people living with schizophrenia: evidence from Schizophrenia-specific cohort in the... by Ximei Wang, Teng Zhang, Mingsong Li, Bo Yang, Liming Wang, Chuanwen Fu, Nishang Zhang, Zhengxu Li, Ce Yang, Zhimin Zhao, Qiong Meng, Yuemei Feng, Jianzhong Yin

“…Family members are the primary caregivers of people living with schizophrenia in China, the quality of life of caregiver of people living with schizophrenia is generally poorer, which may indirectly affect the quality of life of the people with schizophrenia. …”
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BRICS COOPERATION AS A NEW FORMAT OF THE INTEGRATION PROCESS by A. N. Vergun

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BRICs Nations Growing Impact on the Global Health Sector by M. B. Jakovljevic, N. V. Ekkert, M. S. Mikerova, V. A. Reshetnikov

“…The most notable feature of the past five centuries of global economic history dating back from Colonial Age until the present accelerated globalization is the persistence of «North–South» division between the global rich and poor. …”
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Joint effect of modifiable risk factors on Parkinson’s disease: a large-scale longitudinal study by Panlong Li, Xirui Zhu, Min Liu, Yanfeng Wang, Chun Huang, Junwei Sun, Shan Tian, Yuna Li, Yuan Qiao, Junting Yang, Shanshan Cao, Chaohua Cong, Lei Zhao, Jingjing Su, Dandan Tian

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Genetic Diversity and Structure of a Critically Endangered Ornamental Species, <i>Rhododendron farinosum</i>, with Extremely Small Populations by Fengjuan Li, Linyuan Fan, Jingli Zhang, Wen Liu, Wei Li, Yongpeng Ma, Hong Ma

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