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Study finds association between air pollution, coronary atherosclerosis in Chinese population

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Researchers from the University at Buffalo (UB), with colleagues in the US and China, have provided pathophysiologic evidence of the effect of air pollution on cardiovascular disease in China. The study was conducted on 8,867 Chinese adults aged 25 to 92. for every 20 micrograms per cubic meter of air increase in nitrogen dioxide.

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China’s military and government acquire Nvidia chips despite US ban – ET Auto

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Chinese military bodies, state-run artificial intelligence research institutes and universities have over the past year purchased small batches of Nvidia semiconductors banned by the U.S. Purchasers included elite universities as well as two entities subject to U.S. Buying or selling high-end U.S. national interest.

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The U.S.-China Chip Ban, Explained

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Commerce Department issued new rules that clamped down on the export of certain advanced chips—which have military or AI applications—to Chinese customers. has blocked chip sales to individual Chinese customers. Both chips, intended for datacenters and AI trainers, cannot be sold to Chinese customers under the new rules.

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Study links increased black carbon pollution to increase in cases of lung adenocarcinoma worldwide

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This study, done in collaboration between NTU and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, showed that a 0.1 LSCC is often linked to a history of smoking. The results of the study were published in the journal Atmospheric Environment. micrograms per cubic meter (?g/m Black carbon is a pollutant that is classified as under PM 2.5.

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10-year study shows how air pollution fosters heart disease; accelerated plaque build-up in arteries

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In an accompanying editorial in The Lancet , Dr. Bert Brunekreef, a professor at Utrecht University in The Netherlands, and Dr. Barbara Hoffmann, a professor of the University of Düsseldorf in Germany, described the study as “ exemplary.” Of the people in the study, 39% were white, 27% black, 22% Hispanic, and 12% Chinese.

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The Who, Where, and How of Regulating AI

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In the West, there’s a mistaken belief that China isn’t concerned with AI governance, says Jeffrey Ding , an assistant professor of political science at George Washington University and creator of the ChinAI newsletter. That’s an impossible endeavor,” Ding says. “If

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How the Huawei Fight is Changing the Face of 5G

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But it may also signal a de-escalation of the pressure Washington has brought to bear on the Chinese company now that Huawei is on its heels. Washington embarked on an intense campaign to block Huawei, and Ms. Huawei benefits from various Chinese government policies that act as subsidies to its operations.

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