Article
Dermatology
Christos C. Zouboulis, Mankul Goyal, Angel S. Byrd
Summary: Hidradenitis suppurativa in South-East Asia and East Asia exhibits distinct clinical, environmental, physiological, and likely genetic differences compared to the Western region, with a male predominance, varying affected areas, and common metabolic comorbidities. Further studies on Asian ethnic subgroups are warranted.
EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ernest Diez Benavente, Emilia Manko, Jody Phelan, Monica Campos, Debbie Nolder, Diana Fernandez, Gabriel Velez-Tobon, Alberto Tobon Castano, Jamille G. Dombrowski, Claudio R. F. Marinho, Anna Caroline C. Aguiar, Dhelio Batista Pereira, Kanlaya Sriprawat, Francois Nosten, Robert Moon, Colin J. Sutherland, Susana Campino, Taane G. Clark
Summary: The genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax strains in South Asia isn't well described, with South Asian isolates found to be distinct from East African and South East Asian isolates. Genetic markers associated with drug resistance were identified, along with shared genetic regions with parasites from India and Ethiopia.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Layna Droz, Hsun-Mei Chen, Hung-Tao Chu, Rika Fajrini, Jerry Imbong, Romaric Jannel, Orika Komatsubara, Concordia Marie A. Lagasca-Hiloma, Chansatya Meas, Duy Hung Nguyen, Tshering Ongmu Sherpa, San Tun, Batkhuyag Undrakh
Summary: This article examines the diversity of conceptualizations of nature in East and Southeast Asia, highlighting the importance of considering these diverse perspectives in sustainability decision-making. It emphasizes the need for representation of these voices in global reports and the involvement of experts from different traditions of thought.
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Chunqing Sun, Luo Wang, Gill Plunkett, Enlou Zhang, Jiaqi Liu
Summary: This study reports key and widespread late Pleistocene to Holocene tephras from a lake sequence in southern China, providing important potential for dating and synchronizing paleoenvironmental records in East Asia. The extensively distributed tephras enable correlations between tropical Philippines, mainland China, and midlatitude Japan, facilitating future climate studies in the region. The findings highlight volcanic hazards in densely populated East Asia and offer solutions for dating uncertainty in synchronizing rapid climate events.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Sagarika Chandra, Praveen Kumar, Devendraa Siingh, I. Roy, N. Jeni Victor, A. K. Kamra
Summary: The product of Bowen ratio with precipitation and evaporation has been used to evaluate the spatial distribution of lightning flash rate in South/Southeast Asian region. Model simulations show a positive correlation with satellite observations on both seasonal and annual scales. The projected lightning flash rate shows an increase in the future, especially in high radiative forcing scenarios, indicating a potential increase in extreme events.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Chandra Pandav, Lindsey Smith Taillie, Donna R. Miles, Bridget A. Hollingsworth, Barry M. Popkin
Summary: The study found that 68% of Indian food and beverage products may receive at least one 'high-in' level warning label. This highlights the potential overestimation of warning label prevalence and the need for a more comprehensive sample of food products for evaluation.
Review
Clinical Neurology
Mohamad Intan Sabrina, Irma Ruslina Defi
Summary: This study aimed to explore and compare guidelines on telehealth and telemedicine in South East Asian countries, and it found that only 24 articles contained some form of guidelines on telemedicine. Among them, the Singapore National Telemedicine Guidelines contained the most comprehensive domains. While there can be no one-size-fits-all telemedicine guideline, there should be a comprehensive and universal guideline for any country to adapt based on the local context.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chuan-Chao Wang, Hui-Yuan Yeh, Alexander N. Popov, Hu-Qin Zhang, Hirofumi Matsumura, Kendra Sirak, Olivia Cheronet, Alexey Kovalev, Nadin Rohland, Alexander M. Kim, Swapan Mallick, Rebecca Bernardos, Dashtseveg Tumen, Jing Zhao, Yi-Chang Liu, Jiun-Yu Liu, Matthew Mah, Ke Wang, Zhao Zhang, Nicole Adamski, Nasreen Broomandkhoshbacht, Kimberly Callan, Francesca Candilio, Kellie Sara Duffett Carlson, Brendan J. Culleton, Laurie Eccles, Suzanne Freilich, Denise Keating, Ann Marie Lawson, Kirsten Mandl, Megan Michel, Jonas Oppenheimer, Kadir Toykan Ozdogan, Kristin Stewardson, Shaoqing Wen, Shi Yan, Fatma Zalzala, Richard Chuang, Ching-Jung Huang, Hana Looh, Chung-Ching Shiung, Yuri G. Nikitin, Andrei V. Tabarev, Alexey A. Tishkin, Song Lin, Zhou-Yong Sun, Xiao-Ming Wu, Tie-Lin Yang, Xi Hu, Liang Chen, Hua Du, Jamsranjav Bayarsaikhan, Enkhbayar Mijiddorj, Diimaajav Erdenebaatar, Tumur-Ochir Iderkhangai, Erdene Myagmar, Hideaki Kanzawa-Kiriyama, Masato Nishino, Ken-ichi Shinoda, Olga A. Shubina, Jianxin Guo, Wangwei Cai, Qiongying Deng, Longli Kang, Dawei Li, Dongna Li, Rong Lin, Nini, Rukesh Shrestha, Ling-Xiang Wang, Lanhai Wei, Guangmao Xie, Hongbing Yao, Manfei Zhang, Guanglin He, Xiaomin Yang, Rong Hu, Martine Robbeets, Stephan Schiffels, Douglas J. Kennett, Li Jin, Hui Li, Johannes Krause, Ron Pinhasi, David Reich
Summary: Using genome-wide data from 166 East Asian individuals dating to between 6000 BC and AD 1000, this study reveals the population history of Japan, the Amur River Basin, Taiwan, and the Tibetan Plateau. It traces expansions from different regions in East Asia during the Holocene epoch, shedding light on the genetic origins of present-day East Asian populations.
Article
Environmental Studies
Anup Phayal, Aaron Gold, Brandon Prins
Summary: Maritime Asia is crucial to global economic growth, but it also faces security challenges and exploitation by non-state criminal actors. This study examines the connection between maritime crime and inter-state security, focusing on the decision-making of these criminals and their choice of location for illicit activities.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaoning Xie, Gunnar Myhre, Drew Shindell, Gregory Faluvegi, Toshihiko Takemura, Apostolos Voulgarakis, Zhengguo Shi, Xinzhou Li, Xiaoxun Xie, Heng Liu, Xiaodong Liu, Yangang Liu
Summary: The increase in precipitation in the arid Central Asia region can be attributed to anthropogenic sulfate aerosols from remote polluted regions in South and East Asia. The presence of these aerosols leads to a shift in the Asian Westerly Jet Stream, allowing moisture supply and convergence over Central Asia.
COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Review
Construction & Building Technology
Natt Makul, Roman Fediuk, Mugahed Amran, Abdullah M. Zeyad, Afonso Rangel Garcez de Azevedo, Sergey Klyuev, Nikolai Vatin, Maria Karelina
Summary: Global sustainable construction aims to minimize ecological impacts, with a focus on utilizing recycled materials in new concretes in Southeast Asia. However, the practical implementations of recycled aggregate concretes in the region are lacking due to awareness and economic viability issues.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
M. Venkat Ratnam, P. Prasad, S. T. Akhil Raj, M. Roja Raman, Ghouse Basha
Summary: Satellite observations have shown a rapid change in aerosol vertical distribution over South and East Asia, with decreasing trend in boundary layer aerosol concentrations over India and a consistent decreasing trend over China. A decrease in Aerosol Optical Depth observed in northwest India is related to an increase in precipitation leading to vegetation growth. Long-term oscillations like QBO, ENSO and solar cycle significantly influence aerosol concentrations.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Sarah C. Jenkins, Agie W. Putra, Sefri Ayuliana, Riefda Novikarany, Norhadizah M. Khalid, Che Siti Noor Bt Che Mamat, Lorenzo A. Moron, Maria Cecilia A. Monteverde, Esperanza Cayanan, Rebecca Beckett, Adam J. L. Harris
Summary: The study investigated how forecasters and stakeholders perceive weather-related impacts using the psychometric paradigm. Principal components analysis revealed different component solutions across countries, highlighting the complex nature of impact perceptions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
(2022)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Debashree Tagore, Partha P. Majumder, Anupam Chatterjee, Analabha Basu
Summary: This study on the population genetics of the Khasi people in Northeast India found that they are genetically distinct from other Austroasiatic speakers but relatively similar to the geographically proximal Tibeto Burmans. This genetic-linguistic discordance is likely due to different migration events from East Asia.
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Xinying Zhou, Jilong Yang, Guoqiao Xiao, Jian Wang, Yunzhuang Hu, Yan Zheng, Junchi Liu, Xiaoqiang Li
Summary: This study examines the vegetation evolution in the North China Plain over the past 3 million years. The findings demonstrate the occurrence of multiple cool and dry intervals, which were closely related to Earth's orbital eccentricity and likely influenced by the global ocean carbon reservoir. Additionally, a shift in vegetation occurred around 1.2 million years ago, leading to the aridification of the Asian interior.