the study of tectonic evolution of the tethyan and se asian regions indicates that these tworegions have each passed through southwardly progressing sequences of similar tectonic events. both regionshave experienced a southward island-arc subduction and back-arc spreading leading to continentaldetachment from gondwanaland, with an earlier southward island arc subduction of palaeotethys (tethyan...

the collapse of the soviet :union: provided an extraordinary opportunity for china to enforce political and economic process in the central asian region. proximity of the border of china and the central asian countries with rapid economic growth of china, have imposed certain conditions on central asian countries' relations with it. in general, bilateral relations between china and the cou...

Introduction: This study developed and tested theory to gain a better understanding of the factors influencing positive health practices (PHP) among Asian American adolescents. Theoretical relationships postulated among (a) PHP and (b) self-esteem (SE), and (c) social support (SS) were tested. Objective: Based on the theoretical and empirical linkages found in the literature between SE and PHP,...

Parasite zoonoses are common in the SE Asian region. However, recent case reports and surveillance activities have revealed a number of emerging issues that threaten both biosecurity and ongoing control efforts. In all cases, the application of molecular tools has contributed to the identification of new foci of infection, novel aetiological agents and epidemiological investigations. These emer...

Selenium (Se), a micronutrient essential for human health, is incorporated into at least 25 selenoproteins including selenoprotein P (SePP), which transports Se within the body. This research identified two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the SePP gene, one in the coding region (position 24731, causing an Ala to Thr change) and one in the 3'untranslated region (position 25191). Their ...

Objectives To evaluate whether genetic and environmental factors associated with RA in European and Asian ancestry populations are also associated with RA in African ancestry individuals. Methods A case-control study was undertaken in 197 RA cases and 868 controls of African ancestry (Black African, Black Caribbean or Black British ethnicity) from South London. Smoking and alcohol consumption...

BACKGROUND Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae (HMVKP) emerged as a cause of invasive infections in South-East (SE) Asia. It has become the most common cause of liver abscess in that region, and it is a significant causative organism in endogenous endophthalmitis and meningitis. During the past decade, cases of this uniquely virulent organism have been reported outside of SE Asia, with a pro...

BACKGROUND To investigate the associations between HLA-DRB1 shared epitope (SE) alleles and rheumatoid arthritis in subsets of rheumatoid arthritis defined by autoantibodies in three Asian populations from Malaysia. METHODS 1,079 rheumatoid arthritis patients and 1,470 healthy controls were included in the study. Levels of antibodies to citrullinated proteins (ACPA) and rheumatoid factors wer...