With the rapid economic development of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the area’s transport sector has witnessed significant growth, which in turn has led to a large increase in carbon dioxide emissions. As such, calculating of the carbon footprint of Xinjiang’s transportation sector and probing the driving factors of carbon dioxide emissions are of great significance to the region’s ener...

OBJECTIVE To compare the clinical characteristics and prognosis between hepatitis virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma (viral HCC) and non-B, non-C HCC (NBC-HCC) among Uyghur patients in Xinjiang province, China. METHODS Between 01/01/2000 and 31/12/2012, 319 Uyghur HCC patients were treated at the Cancer Centre of The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University. The data for t...

BACKGROUND Infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection among men who have sex with men (MSM). Study on prevalence and risk factors of anal HPV infection among HIV-negative MSM in Northwestern China was rare. METHODS We performed a cross-sectional study of HPV prevalence using anal swab specimens among HIV-negative MSM in Urumqi city of Xinjiang ...

BACKGROUND Breastfeeding is an important factor in infant health and there have been no previous studies of breastfeeding practices in the different ethnic groups of this region of China. We aimed to compare breastfeeding rates and duration between Han, Uygur and other ethnic groups living in Xinjiang, PR China. METHODS A longitudinal study of infant feeding practices was undertaken using a s...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this survey was to confirm the prevalence and adverse profiles of fatty liver disease among different ethnic public servants in Urumqi of Xinjiang. METHODS The cross-sectional study were implemented among serving and retired public servants who participated in the annual physical check-up including abdominal ultrasonography from April 2012 to April 2013 at the health...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to explore the correlation of gene polymorphisms of human leukocyte antigen-DQB1 (HLA-DQB1) with the infection outcome and replication status of hepatitis B virus (HBV) positive patients in the Xinjiang Uygur population in China. METHODS 110 cases of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) of Xinjiang Uygur were examined clinically, which were named as the CHB group; 10...

To analyze the clinical features of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma (AIDS-KS) patients in Xinjiang Autonomous Region and the impact of CD4 (+)T lymphocyte count, highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and systemic chemotherapy on the prognosis. The clinical information of 80 AIDS-KS patients admitted in Sixth People's Hospital of Xinjiang Autonomous Region from January 2008 to August 2014 w...

Since the Silk Road Economic Belt initiative was put forward in 2013, industrial structure of Xinjiang has become increasingly rationalized, and Xinjiang’s economic development entered a stage rapid development. Based on Solow residual value method, this paper uses gray correlation model to estimate elastic coefficient capital labor input calculates contribution rate technological progress 25 s...

Objective: This study investigated the prevalence of BRCA1/2 gene mutations and their relationship with clinical pathological parameters in Uyghur and Han sporadic breast cancer patients in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Methods: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequencing were used to detect mutations of the BRCA1 (exons 2, 11 (11A and 11B) and 20) and BRCA2 (exon 11) genes in p...