How do predatory medical journals try to seduce and fool potential authors?: Analysis of an 18-months monitoring survey by van Loon Olaf R., van Loon Tom A.J.

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Exploration of the Potential Mechanisms of Wumei Pill for the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis by Network Pharmacology by Jinke Huang, Yijun Zheng, Jinxin Ma, Jing Ma, Mengxiong Lu, Xiangxue Ma, Fengyun Wang, Xudong Tang

“…Wumei pill (WMP) has a long history of colitis treatment in China, but the protective mechanisms have not been elucidated. …”
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ASEAN Defence Ministers MeetingPlus: Institutional structure, specific features, and evolution (2010–2022) by K. G. Muratshina

“…The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is one of the key multilateral structures in Asia-Pacific. Throughout its history, the organization has established a system of external partnerships. …”
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PMMB COVID-19 Bulletin: Spain (18th April 2020) by Hooi-Leng Ser, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Learn-Han Lee

“…Fast forward to the last month of 2019, the WHO China Country Office was informed of pneumonia cases with unknown etiology, which later on determined a new type of coronavirus known as SARSCoV-2. …”
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Production Decline Analysis and Hydraulic Fracture Network Interpretation Method for Shale Gas with Consideration of Fracturing Fluid Flowback Data by Jianfeng Xiao, Xianzhe Ke, Hongxuan Wu

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Evolution, Characteristics and Inspirations of Management Zoning for National Parks in the United States by Zhenwei ZHANG, Hanyue XIAO, Yankang MAO

“…To this end, this research puts forward the following suggestions: 1) In terms of overall thinking and pathway, zoning should reflect flexibility and dynamism in laws and regulations. China’s national parks should adopt the zoning model of “1+N”, namely retaining the existing definition and regulation of the core zone, while endowing the zones outside the core zone with autonomy so that they can meet the provisions on the existing “general control zones”. …”
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Systematic Characterization of the Chemical Components of Canna edulis Ker-Gawl Based on UHPLC Q-Exactive Orbitrap MS Technology by Liqiao Lv, Chi Zhang, Jiahui Wu, Dachuan Zhang, Fangyuan Zhao, Lv Bu Aga, Nan Wang, Junling Li, Leimengyuan Tang, Baosheng Zhao, Chunguo Wang, Xueyong Wang

“…Canna edulis Ker-Gawl is a versatile crop that integrates food, energy, and feed in China. The rhizome is a traditional Chinese medicine with a long history. …”
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Effect of Radiation, Organic Solvents and Vibration Occupational Exposure on the Thyroid Disease: Results from Project ELEFANT by Bibo Yuan, Citlalli Osorio-Yáñez, Junkai Fang, Lei Zhao, Ander Wilson, Marco Sanchez-Guerra, Hongbin Liu, Peng-Hui Li, Liqiong Guo

“…Thus, this study aimed to examine the relationships between occupational exposure to radiation, organic solvents and vibration, and thyroid disease risk and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels by utilizing data sets from Project ELEFANT, which comprises 124,286 participants from Tianjin, China. We reviewed the medical records, including the thyroid disease history, of young adult participants and measured the TSH levels in the females via automated immunometric assay. …”
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Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension among Chinese First-Generation Migrants and Italians in Prato, Italy: The CHIP Study by Pietro A. Modesti, Maria Calabrese, Ilaria Marzotti, Hushao Bing, Danilo Malandrino, Maria Boddi, Sergio Castellani, Dong Zhao

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The relationships among positive coping style, psychological resilience, and fear of falling in older adults by Siqi Liu, Han Xiao, Peiyao Qi, Mi Song, Yuan Gao, Hongying Pi, Qingqing Su

“…Older individuals with a history of falls or fractures had a significantly higher fear of falling (P < 0.05). …”
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Pasting Properties of Various Waxy Rice Flours: Effect of α-Amylase Activity, Protein, and Amylopectin by Yuehui Wang, Kuijie Sun, Kai Zheng, Wenchang Zhu, Wenping Ding, Qingyun Lyv, Lei Chen, Guozhen Wang, Kun Zhuang, Xi Chen

“…Waxy rice has a long history of being cultivated and consumed in China. …”
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Predicting the risk of bone metastases in patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer - Development and validation of a nomogram model. by Wei Xu, Guoyu Zhu, Xiaoxiang Wang, Xuebing Yan, Fujun Wang, Shanyi Li, Wenji Li

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We retrospectively collected and analyzed the clinical data of patients with pathologic diagnosis of PCa from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2022 in two hospitals in Yangzhou, China. Patients from the Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University were divided into a training set and patients from the Affiliated Clinical College of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Yangzhou University were divided into a validation set. …”
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Exploring phytochemicals and their pharmacological applications from ethnomedicinal plants: A focus on Lycium barbarum, Solanacea by Baiken Baimakhanova, Amankeldi Sadanov, Andrey Bogoyavlenskiy, Vladimir Berezin, Lyudmila Trenozhnikova, Gul Baimakhanova, Aibat Ibraimov, Elmira Serikbayeva, Zhalgaskali Arystanov, Tanagul Arystanova, Rakhym Nazakat, Ainura Khammetova, Gulnaz Seitimova, Aknur Turgumbayeva

“…Lycium barbarum also referred to as wolfberry or goji berry, are predominantly found in China, Japan, Korea, and North America. Lycium barbarum has a lengthy history as a medicinal and functional food. …”
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Identifying biomarkers for epilepsy after cerebral malaria in Zambian children: rationale and design of a prospective observational study by Bo Zhang, Archana A Patel, Gretchen L Birbeck, Maitreyi Mazumdar, Suzanna Mwanza, Rosemary Nyirongo, Dixon Berejena, Joseph Kasolo, Tina Mwale, Violet Nambeye, Kafula Lisa Nkole, Nfwama Kawatu, Alexander Rotenberg

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A relay race of ESCRT-III paralogs drives cell division in a hyperthermophilic archaeon by Junfeng Liu, Mickaël Lelek, Yunfeng Yang, Audrey Salles, Christophe Zimmer, Yulong Shen, Mart Krupovic

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From botany to bedside: a review of the health benefits of Lycium barbarum as a functional food by Alois Berisha, Elena-Alexandra Alexa, Robbie Kelleher, Tao Zhang

“…Native to East Asia and predominantly cultivated in regions such as the Ningxia Hui and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Regions of China, Lycium barbarum (L. barbarum), commonly known as goji berry, has a long history in traditional medicine and is gaining recognition in contemporary health research. …”
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US-Japan Trade Relations Amid the Globalization Crisis by V. G. Shvydko

“…The rising confrontation between the United States and China amid the spread of novel coronavirus epidemic in early 2020 alleviated tensions over Japan-US trade issues by temporarily removing them from the focus of attention of the US presidential administra­tion. …”
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Urban-rural difference in adverse outcomes of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis-diabetes mellitus comorbidity by FANG Zijian, LI Qingchun，XIE Li，SONG Xu，DAI Ruoqi，WU Yifei，JIA Qingjun，CHENG Qinglin

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Interaction of Hypertension and Insulin Resistance Exacerbates the Occurrence of Diabetes Mellitus in Healthy Individuals by Baomin Wang, Yumei Yang, Xiaomu Li

“…We conducted a retrospective study on 1251 adult medical examiners who were examined in the Physical Examination Center of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University (Shanghai, China) during 2015. All human subjects had no history of diabetes. …”
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Development of the US Plans for Post-War Japan during World War II by A. A. Sidorov

“…Signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on September 2, 1945 had formally ended the most destructive and bloody war in the history of mankind. Even before that a new balance of power on the international arena began to form, that would persist for almost half a century. …”
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