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The political role of the people's liberation army 1949-1973
Get PDFThis thesis is to study the political role of the People's Liberation Army from the approach of structure and function. The framework of the thesis consists of three major parts, first, the influence of Chinese traditional political culture on, and the formation of, the political role of the PL A; second, the influence of domestic political struggles and external military conflicts on the development of the political role of the PLA; and the third, the analysis of the transition of the PLA's political role from the structure and personnel arrangements of the CCPCC Within the above-mentioned three scopes, this thesis make a thorough discussion on the following: (1) The relationship between the structure of the PRC and the formation of the PLA's political role; (2) How has ideology influenced the army's political role; (3) What is Mao's viewpoint and his influence on the development of the army's political role; (4) What is the link between the army and the party, and how has this developed; (6) What accounts for the expansion of the PLA's political functions; (7) What is the influence of political factional struggles on the PLA's political role; (8) Is it political institution or military institution that controls the recruitment of the military elite; (9) What are the disparities between the military elite in handling international conflicts and what are their political considerations; (10) What is the Party's position in the army; (11) How have the Party’s important meetings and personnel arrangements influenced the rise and fall of the PLA's political role
Pr oton MR Spectr oscopy of the Femor al Head - Evaluation of Patients at Risk for Avascular Necr osis
No full textTo measure the lipid / water ratio of the femoral head from normal individuals
and also, the non-diseased femoral head from patients with contralateral avascular
necrosis (AVN) using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). Twenty-four
femoral heads from 12 normal subjects and 15 non-diseased femoral heads from
patients with contralateral AVN were included. Marrow composition was measured
by using single-voxel stimulated-echo acquisition method (STEAM) (TR/TE =
5000/20 msec) with a voxel placed in the femoral head. The area under each
resonance for lipid and water was calculated.
The area of lipid (L) to area of water (W) ratio (L/W ratio) of the femoral head
was significantly different between the patients with AVN on the contralateral side
and normal individuals (P = 0.0048), this ratio revealing a greater value for those at
risk of AVN. This detected difference appears to precede any other morphological
change associated with AVN, such an increase in L/W ratio possibly suggesting the
pathogenic route for AVN
Correlation of MR Lumbar Spine Bone Marrow Perfusion with Bone Mineral Density in Female Subjects
No full textPURPOSE: To prospectively assess lumbar spine bone marrow perfusion at dynamic
magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and correlate perfusion with bone mineral
density (BMD) in female subjects.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: BMD measurement and dynamic MR imaging of
the lumbar spine were performed in 69 female subjects (mean age standard
deviation, 57 years 11). Subjects were stratified into premenopausal (n 19) and
postmenopausal (n 50) groups, with the latter group including both women who
were (n 13) and women who were not (n 37) receiving hormone replacement
therapy. BMD (in grams per square centimeter) was measured with dual energy
absorptiometry in the lumbar spine. Peak enhancement ratio, measured with time–
signal intensity curves calculated from dynamic MR image data, represented bone
marrow perfusion. Peak enhancement ratio was compared with age and BMD by
using linear regression analysis and Pearson correlation.
RESULTS: A significant positive correlation was found for BMD with peak enhancement
ratio of lumbar vertebrae among all subjects (n 69, r 0.63, P .001), all
postmenopausal women (n 50, r 0.50, P .001), and postmenopausal women
without hormone replacement therapy (n 37, r 0.61, P .001). However, the
correlation between BMD and peak enhancement ratio was not significant (P .05)
in premenopausal women (n 19) or postmenopausal women receiving hormone
therapy (n 13). Both BMD and peak enhancement ratio were inversely correlated
with age (P .001, Pearson correlation). Pearson partial correlation coefficient for
peak enhancement ratio and mean in all subjects, with control for inverse correlation
with age, was significant (r 0.63, P .001).
CONCLUSION: Significant correlation was found between the peak enhancement
ratio of vertebral bone marrow and BMD in postmenopausal female subjects. This
result may suggest a vascular component in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis
Lichenipolystoechotes Fang, Zheng & Wang 2020
No full textGenus Lichenipolystoechotes Fang, Zheng & Wang, 2020 Type species. Lichenipolystoechotes angustimaculatus Fang, Zheng & Wang, 2020 Other included species. Lichenipolystoechotes ramimaculatus Fang, Ma & Wang, 2020Published as part of Xu, Yifan, Zheng, Bingyu, Fang, Hui, Shih, Chungkun, Ren, Dong & Wang, Yongjie, 2021, New fossil giant lacewings from the Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation of China (Neuroptera, Ithonidae), pp. 259-266 in Zootaxa 5067 (2) on page 262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5067.2.7, http://zenodo.org/record/567797
Structure and bioactivity of the polysaccharides in medicinal plant Dendrobium huoshanense
No full textAbstract not availableYves S.-Y. Hsieh, Cheng Chien, Sylvian K.-S. Liao, Shih-Fen Liao, Wei-Ting Hung, Wen-Bin Yang, Chih-Chien Lin, Ting-Jen Rachel Cheng, Chia-Chuan Chang, Jim-Min Fang and Chi-Huey Won
sj-pdf-2-cat-10.1177_10760296231158585 - Supplemental material for Comparing Vitamin K Antagonists and Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Meta-Analysis
No full textSupplemental material, sj-pdf-2-cat-10.1177_10760296231158585 for Comparing Vitamin K Antagonists and Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Meta-Analysis by Wei-Chieh Lee, Jhih-Yuan Shih, Hsiu-Yu Fang, Po-Jui Wu, Chih-Yuan Fang, Huang-Chung Chen and
Yen-Nan Fang, Wei-Ting Chang, Mien-Cheng Chen in Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis</p
sj-docx-1-cat-10.1177_10760296231158585 - Supplemental material for Comparing Vitamin K Antagonists and Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Meta-Analysis
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-cat-10.1177_10760296231158585 for Comparing Vitamin K Antagonists and Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Meta-Analysis by Wei-Chieh Lee, Jhih-Yuan Shih, Hsiu-Yu Fang, Po-Jui Wu, Chih-Yuan Fang, Huang-Chung Chen and
Yen-Nan Fang, Wei-Ting Chang, Mien-Cheng Chen in Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis</p
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