Jilin Province of China, 1949–1979: History of Regional and Demographic Development by Svetlana B. Makeeva

“…The thirty years following the founding of the People’s Republic of China (1949) witnessed an economic strengthening of the strategically important border province. …”
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Museographic narrating of dissonant heritage in Tianjin’s former international concessions by Maria Gravari-Barbas, Sandra Guinand, Yue Lu, Chensi Shen

“…The article captures and examines the main narratives from three perspectives: 1) revisiting the concession period as evidence of the beginning of modernity in China, which was a time in which celebrity life stories and the emergence of modern urban elements were praised; 2) considering the concessions as a dreamlike past of ‘others’ and ‘elsewheres’ belonging to a ‘foreign land’ and a context far removed from contemporary life in China, which favours the thematisation and leisure of Western architecture; and 3) selecting and targeting narratives focused on the heroes of the Republic of China (1912–1949) and the People’s Republic of China. …”
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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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Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 rs671 Polymorphism is Associated with Susceptibility of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients with Hypertension by Hou H, Huang S, Huang W, Huang L, Zhang Z, Liang L

“…Haisong Hou,1 Sina Huang,2 Wenyi Huang,3 Lingmei Huang,1 Zhouhua Zhang,4 Liu Liang5 1Department of Blood Transfusion, Meizhou People’s Hospital, Meizhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Meizhou People’s Hospital, Meizhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Center for Surgical Operation, Meizhou People’s Hospital, Meizhou, People’s Republic of China; 4Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Meizhou People’s Hospital, Meizhou, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Laboratory Medicine, Meizhou People’s Hospital, Meizhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Haisong Hou, Department of Blood Transfusion, Meizhou People’s Hospital, Meizhou, People’s Republic of China, Email houhaisonggd6@163.comObjective: Predisposing factors for coronary atherosclerosis in hypertensive individuals are unclear. …”
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Serum Ferritin Levels in Pregnancy and Their Association with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Longitudinal Study by Qin Z, Du Y, Wang Z, Qin X, Wu H, Yu X, Zhao C, Mo L, Huang B

“…Zhenhua Qin,1 Yao Du,1 Zidi Wang,1 Xianfeng Qin,1 Hongchi Wu,1 Xiangyuan Yu,1 Chaochao Zhao,1 Lei Mo,2 Bo Huang1 1Guangxi Key Laboratory of Diabetic Systems Medicine, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposomics and Life-Course Health, Guangxi Health Commission Key Laboratory of Health and Care for Life-Course, School of Public Health, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Bo Huang, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Diabetic Systems Medicine, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposomics and Life-Course Health, Guangxi Health Commission Key Laboratory of Health and Care for Life-Course, School of Public Health, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, 541199, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-773-5591452, Email Bo.Huang@glmc.edu.cn Lei Mo, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, 541199, People’s Republic of China, Email 50442117@qq.comObjective: Elevated serum ferritin (SF) levels are associated with oxidative stress (OS) and systemic inflammation in various disorders. …”
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Danggui-Shaoyao-San Can Ameliorate Alzheimer’s Disease by Inhibiting Hippocampal Neuron Apoptosis: Findings from Serum Pharmacology by Zhang KX, Zhang JW, Jiang YH, Wang YR, Liu ZL, Ding PL, Wang XY, Cui WQ, Xu XQ, Wang YH

“…Kai-Xin Zhang,1 Ji-Wei Zhang,2 Yan-Hong Jiang,1 Yi-Ran Wang,1 Zhen-Ling Liu,1 Peng-Li Ding,1 Xiang-Ying Wang,1 Wen-Qiang Cui,3 Xiang-Qing Xu,3,* Ya-Han Wang3,* 1First College of Clinical Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250000, People’s Republic of China; 2College of Acupuncture and Massage, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250000, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xiang-Qing Xu, Ya-Han Wang; Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250000, People’s Republic of China, Email happyxiangqing@163.com; sdwangyahan@sina.comBackground: Danggui-Shaoyao-San (DSS) is a traditional Chinese medicine prescription with a history of nearly 2000 years, originally widely used for gynecological diseases, and in recent years research has found that DSS also has a good therapeutic effect on Alzheimer’s disease (AD).Purpose: The objective is to investigate the metabolic components of the DSS in the blood and the potential mechanisms for AD.Materials and Methods: Liquid chromatography‒mass spectrometry (LC-MS) combined with gas chromatography‒mass spectrometry (GC-MS) based non-targeted metabolomics were used to conduct in-depth research. …”
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Intelligent diagnosis and prediction of pregnancy induced hypertension in obstetrics and gynecology teaching by integrating GA by Xiaolan Li, Xiaolan Li, Xiaolan Li, Fen Kang, Fen Kang, Fen Kang, Xiaojing Li, Xiaojing Li, Xiaojing Li

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Assessment of Knowledge Gaps in Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination Among Chinese Women: A Comprehensive Population-Based Study by Huang X, Ruan G, Sun P

“…Xinxin Huang,1 Guanyu Ruan,2 Pengming Sun2 1The Ministry of Health, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology, Fujian Clinical Research Center for Gynecologic Oncology, Fujian Matermity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Guanyu Ruan; Pengming Sun, Email ruangy_fjsfy@163.com; sunfemy@hotmail.comBackground: While studies on cervical cancer screening (CCS) and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake exist in China, few have examined both within populations participating in CCS programs.Methods: This cross-sectional, population-based survey included 37,797 women aged 18– 64 years attending gynecological outpatient clinics. …”
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Stellar Streams Reveal the Mass Loss of Globular Clusters by Yingtian Chen, Hui Li, Oleg Y. Gnedin

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