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Patterns and perception of alcohol drinking among the Lahu people, Northern Thailand [PDF]
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to understand the pattern and perception of alcohol drinking among the Lahu people in northern Thailand. Design/methodology/approach - A qualitative method was used to elicit information on the patterns and ...
Sudkhed Detpitukyon +6 more
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<i>Sinojohnstoniahenanensis</i> (Boraginaceae), a new species from Henan, China. [PDF]
Sinojohnstonia henanensis, a new species from the Muzhaling Scenic Area in Henan Province, China, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to S. chekiangensis and S.
Jiang LQ +6 more
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Lahu is an important minority language of Southeast Asia, belonging to the Lolo-Burmese subgroup of the Sino-Tibetan language family. It is spoken by over 500,000 people in China. Burma, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.This English-Lahu Lexicon (ELL) is a computer-aided but manually edited "reversal" of the author's monumental Lahu-English dictionary (The ...
Matisoff, James A.
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The role of spacer length and flexibility in peptide self-assembly. [PDF]
Spacer length is a key molecular parameter governing the self-assembly of short peptides. Here, we investigate isoleucine-cysteine-alanine (ICA) tripeptides containing carbon spacers of 6, 3, or 0 methylene units linking the peptide backbone to a ...
Link J +4 more
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<i>Gigantochloa falcihumeris</i> (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a New Paleotropical Woody Bamboo Species From Southwest Yunnan, China. [PDF]
We describe Gigantochloa falcihumeris, a new species of paleotropical woody bamboo discovered in Southwest Yunnan, China. It is distinguished by its culm leaf sheath shoulders that prominently rise into a distinctive ca. 1 cm long falcate point.
Li JW +6 more
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Pesticide Spraying and Reduced Cholinesterase Activity among Hill Tribe Farmers in Thailand [PDF]
Background. Farming is an important occupation in Thai hill tribe communities, which are often remote, and lack other economic opportunities along with basic educational, health care, and occupational health and safety services.
Kowit Nambunmee +3 more
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in the world. Other than adenocarcinomas, exceptional tumors of the colon and rectum represent a neglected clinical issue due to their rarity.
Yuxia Li +10 more
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Genetic mixed diversity landscape in the paternal lineages of 11 populations inhabiting Southwest China according to the analysis of 25 Y-STRs. [PDF]
Y-STR genotyping can be used to predict the genetic mixed landscape of different populations effectively. In this study, 25 Y-STR loci were detected in 745 unrelated healthy males from the Bai, Bouyei, Dong, Gelao, Hui, Maonan, Mulao, Shui, Tujia, Yi and
Luo Y +13 more
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Distribution of ABO, Rh, Mn, P, h blood groups and gene frequency in Lahu ethnic minority in Yunnan
Objective To understand the distribution and gene frequency of main red blood cell blood groups in Lahu ethnic minority and analyze the genetic characteristics of Lahu people.
Haixia HU +8 more
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