Accelerated expansion of NATO into the Balkans as a consequence of Euro-Atlantic Discord by S. Gajić, E. G. Ponomareva

“…The Balkans in general and post-Yugoslav countries in particular have been under significant geopolitical pressure of the political West since the end of the bipolar global order. From the beginning of the Yugoslav Civil War in 1991, followed by Western recognition of secessionist republics in 1992 and NATO attacks on Serbs in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1994-1995 and on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999, the US, NATO and EU have been actively involved in the Balkan crisis. …”
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Study on Seismic Dynamic Response of Deep-Buried Tunnel Based on Tectonic Stress by Junjie He, Song Hu, Yonggang Guo

“…The southeast region of Tibet in China is prone to earthquakes at high seismic levels. …”
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Role of visual function and performance of activities of daily living in cognitive function in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a cross-sectional study by Chunhui Zhou, Ganfeng Yang, Marc Theeboom, Hua Yang, Ruiting Zhu, Zijian Zhou, Dong Zhu

“…Two hundred and seventy four elderly patients were diagnosed with MCI from various communities in Taicang City, Jiangsu Province, China. Most participants were women (68.6%), and the average age was 69 years. …”
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Intermittent Use of Flash Glucose Monitoring Improves Glycemic Control in Chinese Older Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Hu Y, Yan R, Shen Y, Li H, Ma J, Su X

“…Yonghui Hu,* Rengna Yan,* Yun Shen, Huiqin Li, Jianhua Ma, Xiaofei Su Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210012, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jianhua Ma; Xiaofei Su, Email majianhua196503@126.com; suxiaofeifei@126.comObjective: To explore the efficacy and safety of intermittent use of flash glucose monitoring (FGM) for improving glycemic control in Chinese elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Methods: This is a prospective observational study involving patients with T2DM aged ≥ 60 years. …”
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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of surgical resection for brain metastases from lung adenocarcinoma by Ming Li, Zhiying Li, Hang Zhang, Hiroaki Wakimoto, Linlin Sun, Tiantian Wang, Shengli Zhou, Liyun Zhou

“…ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to explore the clinical characteristics, survival time and prognostic factors of patients undergoing craniotomy for brain metastases (BM) from lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD).MethodsA total of 208 patients with BM from LUAD who underwent craniotomy at the Zhengzhou University People’s Hospital, Henan province, China from March 2005 to October 2022 were included in this retrospective study. …”
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Clinical follow-up of 2 families with glomerulopathy caused by COQ8B gene variants and literature review by Lei Zhang, Gentzon Hall, Peitong Han, Chunzhen Li, Jieyuan Cui

“…Clinical exome testing and analyses were performed by MyGenostics Laboratory in China to evaluate unexplained proteinuria given the strong family history of glomerular disease and histologic evidence of SRNS. …”
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Association Between Triglyceride Glucose Index and Hypertension According to Different Diagnostic Criteria by Hao H, Geng H, Ma M

“…Hua Hao, Hui Geng, Mao Ma Physical Examination Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Mao Ma, Email mamaoxj@163.comObjective: To explore the association between triglyceride glucose index (TyG) and hypertension under different diagnostic thresholds.Methods: This study analyzed data from routine occupational health examinations conducted at the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University in 2019. …”
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A method for evaluating the accessibility of underground auxiliary transportation vehicles in coal mines based on multi feature fusion by Fan JIANG, Yifan LIU, Zhencai ZHU, Chaofan ZHANG, Gongbo ZHOU, Yuxing PENG

“…With the continuous promotion of the construction of smart mines in China, improving the safety and intelligence of auxiliary transportation vehicles is of great practical significance for achieving less manned and unmanned coal mines. …”
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A Meta analysis on effect of auricular point sticking and pressing therapy in the treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum (耳穴贴压法治疗妊娠恶阻临床疗效的Meta分析) by TIAN Tian (田恬), XIE Wei (谢薇), DENG Yunyan (邓云燕), LI zhongqing (李忠琴), ZHANG yang (张杨), ZHAO Su (赵苏)

“…Methods Use of computer to search Cochrane, PubMed, China Knowledge Network Full Text Database (CNKI), VIP Database and Wanfang Database, to collect Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) about auricular point sticking and pressing therapy in the treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum were collected, and the quality of the included studies was evaluated according to the randomly hidden quality standard in Jadad scale. …”
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The relationship between social support and depression among older adults with hypertension in urban communities: mediating effects of coping styles by Dan Li, Jin-Hua Jie, Hong Li, Xue-Mei Xia, Yilin Zhang, Yilin Zhang, Yan Yang, Yan Yang, Jianjun Xiang, Jianjun Xiang, Jianjun Xiang, Hai-Lin Zhuang

“…This study aimed to explore the inter-relationships between social support, coping style and depression in older hypertensive patients within a community setting, and to investigate the mediating effects of coping style.MethodsA cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted with 4211 older hypertensive patients from Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China. Participants were assessed for depression, social support, coping styles, and general demographic information. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 in Neonates and Infants Younger Than 3 Months by Fatemeh Varshoei, Mohammad Sadegh Rezai, Roya Farhadi, Azin Hajialibeig, Saeid Mohammadi, Masoud Moradi, Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh

“…Background: COVID-19 is a respiratory infection that appeared as a pandemic affecting children and adults in China in 2019.  Objectives: To better understand COVID-19 in young children, we evaluated the epidemiological, clinical, and outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in neonates and 1-3 months old infants and compared the differences between the two groups. …”
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Assessing the relative contribution of climate change and human activity factors to spatiotemporal distributions of sand fixation service in the Loess Plateau by Kaixuan Fan, Ying Liu, Xuyang Zhang, Xiaoyang Chen, Yong Li, Yuzhi Zhou, Wenjing Shen, Huiling Tao, Chuangang Gong, Shaogang Lei

“…The Loess Plateau is one of the most severely eroded regions in China. Assessing the spatiotemporal changes in wind erosion control services is of significant importance for the ecological protection of the Loess Plateau. …”
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Physiological impact of Trichoderma viride agents on the quality and production of melon that is grown on soils continuously cropped to melon by Jingyi Liu, Hua Lian, Jingwei Dou, Jingjing Li, Guangliang Zhu, Jiatong Wang, Guangshu Ma, Mei Li

“…The issue of ongoing cropping barriers is getting worse as China’s melon planting area steadily grows, and the melon industry’s sustainable growth is being negatively impacted by the steadily diminishing yield and quality of the fruit. …”
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Global assessment of leukemia care quality: insights from the quality of care index (QCI) from 1990 to 2021Research in context by Yuzhe Pan, Qian Liu, Nan Zhang, Shuang Peng, Xinqi Li, Fuling Zhou

“…Funding: This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program) (No. 82370176) and the Key Research and Development Program of Hubei Province (No. …”
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Efficacy and safety of single and double catheter intrathecal drug delivery systems in patients with refractory neck and abdominal cancer pain by Qin Li, Huaiming Wang, Qiju Li, Maoxia Xu, Bo Zhong, Xin Hu, Jiang Zou, Pengjiu Feng, Aimin Zhang

“…Abstract Intrathecal drug delivery systems (IDDS) is a crucial for treating refractory cancer pain, but their effectiveness in patients with pain across multiple spinal segments is limited by the localized spread of pain relief medication. …”
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Association between ABCB4 variants and intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy by Dekun Zhang, Yuhong Li, Shufeng He, Jing Shu, Tiechen Li, Qing Sun

“…The occurrence of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy(ICP) is closely related to ABCB4 variants, but there is limited research on this topic in southern Anhui, China. We sequenced ABCB4 in pregnant women with ICP and healthy pregnant women to explore the relationship. …”
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Relationship between triglyceride glucose-body mass index baselines and variation with future cardiovascular diseases risk in the middle-aged and elderly individuals by Junpeng Qiao, Xueyu Chen, Jinhong Pang, Haicheng Fei, Zhang Liu, Fang Cheng, Qiaoqiao Chen, Yingying Zhao, Fengxue Shi, Hongying Jia, Hongying Jia, Weiwei Chi, Weiwei Chi

“…This study aims to analyze whether the baseline levels and fluctuations of triglyceride glucose-body mass index (TyG-BMI) are associated with the incidence of CVDs and their subtypes in a prospective cohort of middle-aged and elderly individuals.MethodsThe data for this study were obtained from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), which is an ongoing nationally representative prospective cohort study. …”
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Mechanism of the effect of chitosan combined with EICP on the erosion resistance of slopes in open-pit mine dump by Zhile WANG, Yu TIAN, Wei ZHOU, Yi WANG, Rui LI, Yihan GUO, Ya TIAN, Ao LU

“…Most of the open-pit coal mines in China are located in the ecologically vulnerable regions in the north with obvious seasonal rainfall and poor soil layer, where the ecological background is fragile and soil erosion is serious. …”
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Famine Exposure in Early Life and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Adulthood: Comparisons of Different Metabolic Syndrome Definitions by Feng Ning, Jie Ren, Xin Song, Dong Zhang, Li Liu, Lei Zhang, Jianping Sun, Dongfeng Zhang, Zengchang Pang, Qing Qiao, on behalf of Qingdao Diabetes Prevention Program

“…We assessed the prevalence rate of MetS in relation to famine exposure according to three definitions of MetS by the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP-ATP III), International Diabetes Federation (IDF), and China Diabetes Society (CDS). According to the CDS criterion, the prevalence rates of MetS were 17.8%, 25.7%, 31.1%, and 45.3% in the unexposed, fetal-, childhood-, and adolescence/adult-exposed cohorts, respectively (P<0.001). …”
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Research Progress on the Brain Effect Mechanism of Tai Chi Chuan Training by WANG Yajun, XU Shurui, LIU Jiao

“…As a traditional exercise rehabilitation therapy in China, Tai Chi Chuan can improve the excitability of the nervous system and the ability to regulate brain functional activities. …”
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