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This bibliography is the third iteration of a bibliography of women and gender in China studies. The first was published in book form by Brill in 2009 and the second was published in this journal, Nan Nü: Men, Women and Gender in China , in 2018. It has been compiled in celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the journal. It contains approximately 1200 citations of works published primarily since 2018 (with some items missed in the previous bibliographies) in the form of books, chapters in books, or journal articles, with some items published only in online journals. The articles have been culled from approximately 200 journals. Most of the items were published in English in multiple disciplines. The index lists all the authors in 18 categories, some of whom appear in more than one category. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This bibliography is an update of Women in China from Earliest Times to the Present: A Bibliography of Studies in Western Languages , published in 2009 by Brill. It includes more than 1500 items in multiple disciplines that have been published in Western languages, primarily English, in a wide variety of venues, in journals, monographs and edited and co-edited volumes, but generally not entries in encyclopedias or chapters in textbooks. Included are a few important items from 2008 and earlier that were missed in the previous version. It does not include online websites and databases that are becoming increasingly important resources for scholarship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This bibliography is an update of Women in China from Earliest Times to the Present: A Bibliography of Studies in Western Languages, published in 2009 by Brill. It includes more than 1500 items in multiple disciplines that have been published in Western languages, primarily English, in a wide variety of venues, in journals, monographs and edited and co-edited volumes, but generally not entries in encyclopedias or chapters in textbooks. Included are a few important items from 2008 and earlier that were missed in the previous version. It does not include online websites and databases that are becoming increasingly important resources for scholarship.
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The secretion of IL-8 has been found increasing for different reasons in human bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs), resulting in poor prognosis in patients with hematologic neoplasms. Hypoxia, a typical feature of numerous hematologic neoplasms microenvironment, often produces hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) which stabilizes and promotes tumor progression. Besides, hypoxic conditions also induce IL-8 production in BMSCs. However, very little is known about the mechanism of increased IL-8 expression in BMSCs caused by hypoxia. In the present study, HIF-1α and IL-8 were found highly expressed in BMSC lines under hypoxic conditions. In addition, the expression and secretion of IL-8 were significantly inhibited by the knockdown of HIF-1α under hypoxic conditions. Furthermore, HIF-1α was found to transcriptionally regulate IL-8 by binding to the region of IL-8 promoter at − 147 to − 140. Collectively, these results demonstrate that IL-8's increase is partly due to the hypoxic microenvironment in hematologic neoplasms, and activation of HIF-1α in BMSCs contributes to the induction and transcriptional regulation of IL-8 expression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The limited mechanical performance and responsiveness of protein-based smart packaging materials have hindered their development. To address these issues, this study prepared a pH-responsive smart film by introducing dialdehyde carboxylated cellulose nanofibers (DCCNFs) as the cross-linking agent capable of covalently reacting with proteins, and bilberry extract (BE) as a pH-responsive indicator into pea protein isolate (PPI) matrix. The results demonstrated that adding DCCNF and BE enhanced the PPI film's thermal stability, density, and UV barrier properties. Tensile tests revealed significant improvements in both tensile strength and elongation at the break for the resulting film. Furthermore, films containing DCCNF and BE exhibited lower moisture content, swelling ratio, water vapor permeability, and relative oxygen transmission compared to PPI films. Notably, the anthocyanins in BE endowed the film with visual color changes corresponding to different pH values. This feature enabled the film to monitor pork freshness; a transition from acidic to alkaline in pork samples was accompanied by a color change from brown to brownish green in the film as storage time increased. Overall, these findings highlight that this developed film possesses excellent physicochemical properties and sensitive pH response capabilities, making it a promising candidate for future smart packaging applications. [Display omitted] • DCCNFs and BE were incorporated into the pea protein isolate (PPI)-based films. • DCCNFs enhanced the performance of PPI films through the Schiff base reaction. • DCCNFs and BE improved the physicochemical properties of the PPI films. • The visual color change of the smart film can be used to monitor pork freshness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]