OLFACTION AND OTHER SENSES IN CHINESE CULTURE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE USE OF THE TERM XIANG

Olfaction and Other Senses in Chinese Culture: A Comparative Analysis, with Special Attention to the Use of the Term Xiang

The article analyses information on religious elements in the representation of senses in literary sources of mursteinsformer late imperial China.The Introduction presents psychological and social functions of olfaction with reference to China.The second part deals with the concepts of *xiang*, especially in the meaning of incense, but also the sup

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CircRNA-3302 promotes endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition via sponging miR-135b-5p to enhance KIT expression in Kawasaki disease

Abstract Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) is implicated in myofibroblast-like cell-mediated damage to coronary artery wall of Kawasaki disease (KD) patients, which subsequently increases the risk of coronary artery aneurysm.Many circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been reported to be associated with cardiovascular diseases.However, the roles

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Silent double aortic arch in an elderly patient

A 63-year-old woman with COPD presented to our hospital with complaints of breathlessness on exertion, productive cough and weight loss.Chest 1307 rough country X-ray showed a bright silhouette extending from the aortic knob in the right paratracheal area on the PA-view and a posterior indentation of the tracheal air column on the lateral view.No o

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