there are much heterogeneity in the genetic variation of type 2 diabetes (t2d). the purpose of this study was to investigate the association of seven novel genetic loci identified in a recent genome-wide association studies (gwas) with t2d in chinese dong populations.a case-controlled study was performed in individuals of chinese dong nationality. the genotypes of pard3b (rs849230), loc729993 (...

The paper briefly presents the concept of ethnicity and nationality. Based on definition scope concept, characteristics ethnic groups analyzes history relations in Lam Dong. From these analyzes, focuses interpreting importance building process industrialization modernization Dong province: i) To create opportunities conditions for province to cooperate develop all aspects, together successfully...

BACKGROUND This study examined participation and performance trends in 'Ironman Hawaii' regarding the nationality of the finishers. METHODS Associations between nationalities and race times of 39,706 finishers originating from 124 countries in the 'Ironman Hawaii' from 1985 to 2012 were analyzed using single and multi-level regression analysis. RESULTS Most of the finishers originated from ...

"This article addresses a... neglected, link between migration and ethnicity or nationality in Europe. It explores migrations of ¿ethnic unmixing' or ¿ethnic affinity'. Ethnic unmixing and ethnic affinity have somewhat different connotations and call attention to two distinct respects in which ethnicity may figure in such migrations: (1) as a push factors at the point of origin, and (2) as a pu...

In major marathon races such as the 'World Marathon Majors', female and male East African runners particularly from Ethiopia and Kenya are the fastest. However, whether this trend appears for female and male Ethiopians and Kenyans at recreational level runners (i.e. races at national level) and in shorter road races (e.g. in half-marathon races) has not been studied yet. Thus, the aim of the pr...

Sacred space is an important form of Chinese traditional villages, which combines religious belief, humanistic belief and complex space. Taking Gaoyi Village, Jingping Village the North Dong Dynasty, Huangdu Pingtan Dutou South Dynasty as examples, paper analyzes evolution sacred space, change function its influence mechanism in villages nationality western Hunan through in-depth interviews wit...

BACKGROUND There are much heterogeneity in the genetic variation of type 2 diabetes (T2D). The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of seven novel genetic loci identified in a recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) with T2D in Chinese Dong populations. METHODS A case-controlled study was performed in individuals of Chinese Dong nationality. The genotypes of PARD3B (...

One way of evaluating the salience of a linguistic feature is by assessing the extent to which listeners associate the feature with a social category such as a particular socioeconomic class, gender, or nationality. Such 'top-down' associations will inevitably differ somewhat from listener to listener, as a linguistic feature - the pronunciation of a vowel or consonant, for instance - can evoke...