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Although the nature of renal dysfunction following the use of iodinated radiological contrast agents has long been a matter of dispute, tubular hypoxic injury does play a central role as indicated by both clinical observations and experimental animal models. Indeed, radiocontrast agents induce renal parenchymal hypoxic stress resulting from a critically low ambient pO2 that develops particularl...

Being the heart of Indo-Pacific, Southeast Asia has seen numerous regional disputes over years. One which remained a vocal point dispute between states in and outside region, that is South China Sea dispute. An interesting development can be pointed to China-Philippines arbitration case. Such case as China, despite having its action waterway deemed illegal, simply brushed it off remains insista...