Burden of type 2 diabetes due to high body mass index in different SDI regions and projections of future trends: insights from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study by Yun-fa Ding, An-xia Deng, Teng-fei Qi, Hao Yu, Liang-ping Wu, Hong-bing Zhang

“…Projections for future trends indicate that the ASDR and ASMR for T2DM are expected to continue an upward trajectory over the next decade. Conclusion This study investigates the variation in T2DM burden attributable to high BMI across regions with different SDI levels. …”
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Changes of the ecological environment status in villages under the background of traditional village preservation: a case study in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture by Fu Li, Huiqiong Xia, Jie Miao, Jialin Yang

“…The results indicated the following: (1) From 2010 to 2020, the ecological index (EI) values in the villages of Enshi Prefecture exhibited a similar trend to the EI values in the respective counties and county-level cities they are located in, although significant differences in magnitude of change were observed. (2) The EI values in the counties, county-level cities, and villages demonstrated greater variation in the latter five years of the decade (2015–2020) compared to the previous five years (2010–2015). (3) In 2020, the EI value of the villages experienced more significant changes compared to 2010, whereas the overall EI value of the counties and county-level cities showed less pronounced changes. …”
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The revival of spiritual practices: factors influencing the “seeking deities and offering prayers” behavior of China’s Generation Z on social media in an atheistic context by Jing Wang, Balamuralithara Balakrishnan, Xiaohui Wan, Qirui Yu, Qiqi Ye

“…IntroductionOver the past decade, there has been a growing focus on the study of how religion and technology intersect, particularly within the field of digital religion studies. …”
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Soil-transmitted helminthiasis among adolescents in Anaocha Local Government Area, Anambra State, Nigeria: Insights and recommendations for effective control. by Ogechukwu B Aribodor, Eunice C Jacob, Nwadiuto O Azugo, Uche C Ngenegbo, Ifeanyi Obika, Emmanuel M Obikwelu, Obiageli J Nebe

“…Over the past decade, Anambra State, Nigeria, has implemented mass administration of medicines (MAMs) to combat soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH), a significant public health challenge in low-income regions. …”
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Immanuel Wallerstein's Theory of the Capitalist World-System by Darius Žiemelis

“… One of the most significant tendencies in the development of Western historiography and social sciences in the last three decades has been the consolidation of a new multidisciplinary field of inquiry, comparative historical sociology (CHS). …”
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Serum metabolic profiles in quails: Effects of age, breed, and sex by Qin He, Hanle Shang, Yizhong Huang, Lizhi Li, Zhuomin Wu, Huihui Ran, Jiguo Xu, Xinwei Xiong

“…Over the past decade, metabolomic research in livestock and poultry has gained considerable momentum; however, quail metabolomics still lags behind that of livestock species such as chickens, pigs, and cattle. …”
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Être touareg dans le Sud libyen en transition: une citoyenneté encore inachevée by Pauline Poupart

“…Some of them did return to Libya after and joined the ones who decided to settle with their families. Despite the decades spent in the Libyan South and the renewed demands for naturalisation, the only papers they possess are identity cards and changing administrative numbers. …”
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Die Entstehung der Entstehung by Thomas Christensen

“…Today, the context of Dahlhaus’s monumental book may not be clear to all readers, as it engages in dialogue (sometimes explicitly, often implicitly) with a number of other (mainly German) musicologists who were writing during the two decades immediately preceding its publication about questions related to the origins of harmonic tonality. …”
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Evaluation of Biologics ACE2/Ang(1–7) Encapsulated in Plant Cells for FDA Approval: Safety and Toxicology Studies by Henry Daniell, Geetanjali Wakade, Smruti K. Nair, Rahul Singh, Steven A. Emanuel, Barry Brock, Kenneth B. Margulies

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> For several decades, protein drugs (biologics) made in cell cultures have been delivered as sterile injections, decreasing their affordability and patient preference. …”
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Historical snow measurements in the central and southern Apennine Mountains: climatology, variability, and trend by V. Capozzi, F. Serrapica, A. Rocco, C. Annella, C. Annella, G. Budillon

“…In addition, using a cross-wavelet analysis, we found a close in-phase linkage on a decadal timescale between the investigated snow indicators and the Eastern Mediterranean teleconnection Pattern. …”
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Tracking hydrothermal infiltration within light oil reservoirs using organic geochemical proxies in the Shunbei area of Tarim Basin in China by Jian Gao, Shaojie Li, Huan Li, Zicheng Cao, Huili Li, Feng Geng, Jun Han, Cheng Huang

“…Abstract Deep oil reservoirs are becoming increasingly significant fields of hydrocarbon exploration in recent decades. Hydrothermal fluid flow is deemed as a potentially crucial factor affecting the occurrence of deep oil reservoirs, such as enhancing porosity/permeability of reservoirs, accelerating oil generation and thermal cracking, and modifying organic properties of crude oils. …”
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Insights into a Renowned Fishery: Distinct Spatial Patterns, Environmental Predictors and Species Associations of Trophy-Class Spotted Seatrout (<i>Cynoscion nebulosus</i> [Cuvier... by Catherine Eckert, Elliot Briell, Ethan Getz

“…Significant changes in trophy-class trout distribution over time were also found, indicating that the spatial clustering of trophy-class trout has intensified over the past four decades. Salinity and bay were strong predictors for the abundance of both size classes, with peak abundances of both trophy-class and adult-class trout in Baffin Bay and its tertiary bays and at salinities of 10–30 and above 60 psu. …”
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Early-life famine exposure and subsequent risk of chronic diseases in later adulthood: a population-based retrospective cohort study by Rui Zhao, Qi Zheng, Le-qin Chen

“…BackgroundOver the past few decades, China has experienced significant demographic and epidemiological changes. …”
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Patterns of interpopulation variation and physiological trade-offs of the acute thermal tolerance of juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) by Kenneth W. Zillig, Kenneth W. Zillig, Heather N. Bell, Alyssa M. FitzGerald, Alyssa M. FitzGerald, Nann A. Fangue

“…IntroductionThe capacity of species and populations to respond to rapid environmental change will be pivotal for their resilience in the coming decades. To explore thermal plasticity, physiological trade-offs, and associations with environmental characteristics, we assessed the heat hardening response and acclimation capacity of juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) from seven hatchery populations spanning diverse ecoregions along the West Coast of the United States.MethodsProgeny from each population were acclimated to one of three temperatures (11, 16, or 20°C) and subjected to two acute thermal maximum (CTMAX) trials 24 h apart. …”
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A Localized Model for Branding in the Iranian Dairy Industry by Shaghayegh Sabaghi, Alireza Rousta, Farzad Asayesh

“…The absence of a specific branding model can be interpreted as a primary factor contributing to the disregard of branding activities by dairy company managers. Over the past two decades, there has been a substantial increase in the number of active companies within the dairy industry, driven by shifts in consumption patterns. …”
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Modern options of endoscopic retrograde stenting of bile ducts in treatment of obstructive jaundice at malignant pancreatobiliary tumors by S. A. Budzinsky, S. G. Shapovalyants, Ye. D. Fedorov, A. G. Mylnikov, D. V. Bakhtiozina

“…Due to this in the last decades the increasing number of researchers prefer endoscopic retrograde approach of biliary drainage for treatment of obstructive jaundice.Material and methods. …”
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Rotonda Mihail Sebastian (MLR, 1975) 30 de ani de la moarte by Lucian Chișu

“…The maintenance of the necessary balance is an undeniable fact, despite some interventions” of the last two decades, which aimed to be the seismograph of the intrusions of social command; in other words, of the communist propaganda in matters of literary art and its main themes. …”
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Prevalence of hypertension in Shenzhen, China: a population-based, cross-sectional study by Ke Peng, Ji Peng, Yirong Wang, Weicong Cai, Lin Lei, Rencheng Zhao, Fangjiang Liu, Kaihao Lin, Fengzhu Xie

“…Objective Hypertension (HTN) is an important public health issue worldwide, associated with the rapid economic development and urbanisation over the last decades. This is especially the case in Shenzhen, which has benefited greatly from the reform and opening-up policies. …”
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Emotional pictures in the brain and their interaction with the task: A fine-grained fMRI coordinate-based meta-analysis study by Serafino Paolo Mansueto, Zaira Romeo, Alessandro Angrilli, Chiara Spironelli

“…The impacting research on emotions of the last decades was carried out with different methods. The most popular was based on the use of a validated sample of slides, the International Affective Pictures System (IAPS), divided mainly into pleasant, neutral and unpleasant categories, and on fMRI as a measure of brain activation induced by these stimuli. …”
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Capturing the extent of climate's dynamic effects on runoff and nutrient yields across short- and long-term scales by Di Chang, Shuo Li

“…Hydrological and water quality responses to climate change varied dramatically and increase over decades. The spatial pattern of change contributions shifted across periods. …”
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