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The role that inflammation plays in the development of prostate cancer is unknown. We aimed to assess whether an anti-inflammatory drug or antibiotic, or both, could prevent prostate cancer occurrence and delay transformation to castration-resistant prostate cancer. ⋯ The Prostate Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award 2013, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81300627 and 81370855) and Programs from Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province (2013SZ0006 and 2014JY0219).
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Most men who have sex with men (MSM) in China do not publicly disclose their sexual orientation. This low rate of disclosure may affect sexual behaviours, testing for HIV or other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and disease transmission. This study examined factors associated with overall sexual orientation disclosure and disclosure to a healthcare professional. ⋯ US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID; 1R01AI114310); University of North Carolina (UNC)-South China STD Research Training Centre (Fogarty International Centre 1D43TW009532); UNC Center for AIDS Research (NIAID; 5P30AI050410); University of California San Francisco Centre for AIDS Research (NIAID; P30 AI027763]; US National Institute of Mental Health (R00MH093201); UNC Chapel Hill, Johns Hopkins University, Morehead School of Medicine and Tulane University (UJMT) Fogarty Fellowship (FIC R25TW0093); Doris Duke International Clinical Research Fellowship; US National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (UL1TR001111).
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In recent years, hazardous dust-hazehas become one of the most catastrophic weather events in China. Reliable estimation of the burden of dust-haze on health has implications for implementation of mitigation measures. We did a time-series study to examine the health effects of dust-haze in China. ⋯ National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (Grant No 2012CB955504). C-Q Ou was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81573249). No funding bodies had any role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the abstract.
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Poultry farmers are at high risk of H7N9 avian influenza infection. H7N9 influenza-related knowledge is the precondition motivating poultry farmers to adopt preventive behaviours against H7N9 infection. This study aimed to examine what elements of the knowledge were associated with poultry farmers' protection intention using the protection motivation theory (PMT). ⋯ National Natural Science Foundation of China (71573221).
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Research achievement is essential for promotion in most Chinese medical institutions, causing enormous pressure among clinicians. We believe ours is the first nationwide questionnaire survey about clinicians' attitude to the current title promotion system. The aim of this study is to investigate the present title promotion mechanism and put forward policy recommendations. ⋯ Chinese Academy of Engineering (2014-ZD-09).