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Review of Peter X. Zhou. Collecting Asia: East Asian Libraries in North America, 1868-2008. Ann Arbor: Association for Asian Studies, 2010.

The coding regions account for only a small part of the human genome, and the remaining vast majority of the regions generate large amounts of non-coding RNAs. Although non-coding RNAs do not code for any protein, they are suggested to work as either tumor suppressers or oncogenes through modulating the expression of genes and functions of proteins at transcriptional, posttranscriptional and post-translational levels. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) originates from malignant transformed B/T-precursor-stage lymphoid progenitors in the bone marrow (BM). The pathogenesis of ALL is closely associated with aberrant genetic alterations that block lymphoid differentiation and drive abnormal cell proliferation as well as survival. While treatment of pediatric ALL represents a major success story in chemotherapy-based elimination of a malignancy, adult ALL remains a devastating disease with relatively poor prognosis. Thus, novel aspects in the pathogenesis and progression of ALL, especially in the adult population, need to be further explored. Accumulating evidence indicated that genetic changes alone are rarely sufficient for development of ALL. Recent advances in cytogenic and sequencing technologies revealed epigenetic alterations including that of non-coding RNAs as cooperating events in ALL etiology and progression. While the role of micro RNAs in ALL has been extensively reviewed, less attention, relatively, has been paid to other non-coding RNAs. Herein, we review the involvement of linear and circular long non-coding RNAs in the etiology, maintenance, and progression of ALL, highlighting the contribution of these non-coding RNAs in ALL classification and diagnosis, risk stratification as well as treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cellulose is a kind of natural polymer with good biocompatibility, biodegradability, non-toxicity, low cost and other advantages, which has been widely used in many fields, such as energy, biological scaffolds, medicine, paper making, cosmetics, and template materials. Based on this, how to use cellulose to construct stretchable composites to meet the needs of different fields has attracted widespread attention. In this review, we have described the applications of cellulose-based stretchable composites, including sensor applications, energy applications, bionic and medical materials applications, fabric applications, and packaging applications. Finally, the future development of stretchable composites based on cellulose is discussed. Unlabelled Image [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]