Americans are getting fatter by most any measure — expanding waistlines, body mass index, or the incidence of obesity-associated illnesses like type II diabetes.

美国人肥胖问题越来越严重，各种胖法——渐渐增粗的腰围、一路飙升的身体健康指数、抬升的肥胖病(如II型糖尿病)发生率。

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Observeing Index: in the 24 patients, 26 self - expanding metallic stents were deployed in 17 patients, and 10 plastic stents were deployed hi 7 patients.

观察指标：24例患者中17例患者留置自膨胀式金属支架26枚，7例患者留置塑料内涵管10枚。

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Average boundary length and patch shape index have a multiple impact which can make the patch area and boundary number a very good linear relation during the expanding and contracting process.

斑块面积增减过程中形状特征和平均边界长度的复合变化影响导致大型城镇和农业斑块面积和边界数量之间呈简单的线性关系。

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While the ISM Manufacturing Index has been expanding for seventeen straight months now, the gain in December plus the impressive numbers from the New Orders and Inventories components made it hard to be overly negative on the outlook for the economy.

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There have been few more solid signs of recovery, although one index published this week suggested that activity in service industries was expanding for the first time since August.

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