简介:AlthoughChina’scoreinterestsintheMiddleEastareeconomic,theseareinterwovenwithitsotherinterestsincludingthoseintheareasofpolitics,strategy,securityandoverseasinterests.Becauseofthesignificantgapbetweenitsinterestsanditsinfluence,ChinashouldadoptanewstrategyintheMiddleEast,onethatisdifferentfromthosethatotherpowershaveemployedintheregion.
简介:Itislearnedfromthe2013SummitForumonStrategicDevelopmentofCoal-to-NaturalGasinChinathattheChinaSedinEngineeringCompany,Ltd.hasdevelopedwithindependentintellectualpropertyrightstwoexperimentalfurnacesforpressurizedgasificationofcrushedcoal,5min
简介:AIM:Toinvestigatethelifetimeriskofdevelopmentofesophagealadenocarcinomaand/orhigh-gradedysplasiainpatientsdiagnosedwithBarrett’sesophagus.METHODS:DatawereextractedfromtheUnitedKingdomNationalBarrett’sOesophagusRegistryondateofdiagnosis,patientageandgenderof7877patientsfromwhohadbeenregisteredfrom35UnitedKingdomcenters.LifeexpectancywasevaluatedfromUnitedKingdomNationalStatisticsdatabasedupongenderandageatyearatdiagnosis.Thesedatawerethenusedwithpublishedestimatesofannualadenocarcinomaandhigh-gradedysplasiaincidencesfrommetaanalysesandlargepopulation-basedstudiestoestimateoveralllifetimeriskofdevelopmentofthesestudyendpoints.RESULTS:ThemeanageatdiagnosisofBarrett’sesophaguswas61.6yearsinmalesand67.3yearsinfemales.Themeanlifeexpectancyatdiagnosiswas23.1yearsinmales,20.7yearsinfemalesand22.2yearsoverall.Usingdatafrompublishedmeta-analyses,thelifetimeriskofdevelopmentofadenocarcinomawasbetween1in8and1in14andthelifetimeriskofhigh-gradedysplasiaoradenocarcinomawas1in5to1in6.Usingdatafrom3largerecentpopulation-basedcohortstudiesthelifetimeriskofadenocarcinomawasbetween1in10and1in37andofthecombinedendpointofhigh-gradedysplasiaandadenocarcinomawasbetween1in8and1in20.AgeatBarrett’sesophagusdiagnosisisreducingandlifeexpectancyisincreasing,whichwillpartiallycounter-balancelowerannualcancerincidence.CONCLUSION:Thereisasignificantlifetimeriskofdevelopmentofhigh-gradedysplasiaandadenocarcinomainBarrett’sesophagus.
简介:HistoricaldataregardingZhangHeng'sseismoscopeisnotsingularproof.Actually,thefourearliesthistoricaldocuments,i.e.,ContinuationofHistoriographyofHanDynasty,HistoriographyoftheLaterHan,BookoftheLaterHanandDingRecordallhaverelevantrecordsofitsstructure,size,principle,responsetoearthquakeandactualapplications.Thesefiveaspectsaresupportedbyarchaeologicalresearch,unearthedculturalrelics,historicalearthquakesandmodernseismologicalstudy.Thesehistoricalmaterialscontainagreatdealofspecificinformationaboutthisancientseismoscope.Inconclusion,theauthenticityandreliabilityofZhangHeng'sseismoscopeareverified.
简介:Aconvergingpointhasemergedonthehorizon,withanincreasingnumberofcallsforbuildingChina-U.S.+XmechanismsamongChinesescholars,andaveritablezealforinitiatingaROK-U.S.-ChinadialoguefromPresidentParkGeun-hyeofSouthKorea.Thispaperintendstoexplorethepossibilityofsuchatrilateraldialogueandcooperationarrangement,byanalyzingthebackgroundtothetrilateralrelations,theirrespectivestanceandconsiderations,aswellasanyhurdlesinvolvedintheprocess.
简介:Objective:Toobservetheclinicalefficacyofacupuncture-moxibustionintreatingAlzheimer’sdisease(AD).Methods:Forty-eighteligibleADpatientswereenrolledtoreceiveacupunctureplusherb-partitionedmoxibustion.Mini-mentalstateexamination(MMSE)wasadoptedforevaluationbeforeandafterintervention,andthetherapeuticefficacywasobserved.Results:Afterintervention,theMMSEscorechangedsignificantly(P<0.01),andthetotaleffectiveratewas83.3%.Conclusion:Acupuncture-moxibustioncansignificantlyimprovethecognitivefunctionofADpatients,beneficialtothegeneralpromotionofthequalityoflife.
简介:目前征地制度的相关研究对征地决定过程本身的关注不足。对S省C市和Y市征地实践的跟踪调查表明,当前征地决策中存在具体征地事由不公开、公益要求泛化等实体困境和过程参与有限、事后救济无力等程序困境。地方政府允许农地直接入市、强化农民和集体征地话语权等改革探索也因为缺乏持续动力和周边配套而成效不彰。未来应当对征地决策制度改革进行顶层和系统设计。实体上严格界定公共利益,并通过公正补偿增加征地决策的正当性;程序上更加充分的保障被征地农民和集体组织的参与权,同时畅通事后权利救济渠道;配套上通过允许农地直接入市、改良财税体制等改革着力解决当前扭曲土地征收决策的结构性因素。