This book serves as an academic and practical reference for the serious student and senior practitioner alike. It provides a detailed explanation of point locations, functions, and indications, along with vivid illustrations, and describes ancient and recently developed needling and moxibustion techniques along with their clinical applications. It clearly illustrates the "Xing Nao Kai Qiao" nee...

This book serves as an academic and practical reference for the serious student and senior practitioner alike. It provides a detailed explanation of point locations, functions, and indications, along with vivid illustrations, and describes ancient and recently developed needling and moxibustion techniques along with their clinical applications. It clearly illustrates the "Xing Nao Kai Qiao" nee...

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We exploit differences in the mortality rates faced by European colonialists to estimate the effect of institutions on economic performance. Europeans adopted very different colonization policies in different colonies, with different associated institutions. In places where Europeans faced high mortality rates, they could not settle and they were more likely to set up extractive institutions. T...

Objective(s): KRAS proto-oncogene mutation can be considered a diagnostic factor for treating various malignancies. Helicobacter pylori infection, a risk factor for stomach cancer, may cause DNA damage and genetic changes. The aim of the current study was to assess the association of gastric cancer and KRAS mutation, demographic factors, and H. pylori infection.<...