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    'An Early Morning' and 'Moonlit Night' by Thach Lam Translated from the Vietnamese by Quan Manh Ha

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    Thach Lam (1909-1942) was a member of the Self-Strength Literary Group (1932-1945), which promoted the New Poetry movement, individualism in literature, French-influenced romanticism, and modernism. The Self-Strength Literary Group condemned feudalism and Confucian values that suffocated personal pursuit of happiness. Thach Lam is most known for his clear narrative style and the subtlety of his characters’ emotions. His fiction differs from that of other members of the Self-Strength Literary Group because he prefers to focus on the life of the common, working-class people in the countryside setting, and he does not romanticize reality. Literature, to him, must condemn social ills and help people live morally. His childhood was lived in poverty, and he died of tuberculosis at the age of thirty-three. The present paper presents translations of two of his short stories

    Microencapsulation-protected l-ascorbic acid for the application of human epithelial HaCaT cell proliferation.

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    Abstract l-ascorbic acid is an abundant water-soluble nutrient found in vegetables and fruits. It enhances the cell proliferation, which is helpful in wound healing process. However, it is relatively unstable and easily degraded under external environments including acidity, alkalinity, evaporation, heat, oxidization, light or moisture. Its storage remains challenged. This study reported the development of l-ascorbic acid microcapsules using the natural protein, gelatin, and the natural polysaccharide, agar, as the wall protection carrier. The physical properties including entrapment efficiency, particle size, surface morphology, chemical compositions and release profile were identified. The cell proliferation of l-ascorbic acid microcapsules was stronger than the free drug. Significant cell growth in microencapsulated l-ascorbic acid-treated human epithelial HaCaT cells was observed when compared with untreated control. Since cell proliferation and wound repair are closely related, it is believed that l-ascorbic acid microcapsules would effectively increase the potential effect of wound healing activity in human skin

    Composition of the essential oils in various organs at different developmental stages of Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam. from Tunisia

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    The composition of the essential oils isolated by hydrodistillation from various organs at different development stages of Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam. growing in Tunisia was determined by GC/MS analysis. In particular, the oil profiles of the leaves, stems, flower buds, roots, umbels, and fruits have been examined during the whole life cycle. The oil from the flowering aerial parts was characterized by a high content of isoamyl 2-methylbutanoate. After flowering and during desiccation and fructification, the umbels and fruits expressed a high content of linalool. The oils, extracted from the roots collected in the vegetative, buds floral, and floral stages, were rich in monoterpene aldehydes, oxygenated monoterpenes, and monoterpene hydrocarbons. The highest level of non-terpene hydrocarbons was found at the flowerbud stage, represented by 61.3% of nonane. Among the monoterpenes, sabinene (12.5%) and β-pinene (8.5%) were identified in the flower buds

    Cordia nervosa Lam.

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    [426] Cordia nervosa Lam. Tabl. Encycl. 1[2 (1)]: 422 [30 July 1792] (Lamarck 1792). — Lithocardium nervosum (Lam.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 977 [5 Nov. 1891] (Kuntze 1891). Cordia calophylla Vahl, Eclog. Amer. 3: 5 (Vahl 1807). — Gerascanthus calophyllus (Vahl) Borhidi, Acta Bot. Hung. 34 (3-4): 399 (Borhidi 1988). — Lithocardium calophyllum (Vahl) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 976 [5 Nov. 1891] (Kuntze 1891). NOTE. — Known only from the Guiana Shield. HERBARIUM DATA (FG). — 18 collections at CAY. Sel. exs.: L.C. Richard s.n. (original material P[P03892659]). INVENTORY DATA (FG). — 2 trees in 2 plots; Fmax <1 %; dbhinv = 18.8 cm.Published as part of Molino, Jean-François, Sabatier, Daniel, Grenand, Pierre, Engel, Julien, Frame, Dawn, Delprete, Piero G., Fleury, Marie, Odonne, Guillaume, Davy, Damien, Lucas, Eve J. & Martin, Claire A., 2022, An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature, pp. 345-903 in Adansonia (3) (3) 44 (26) on page 445, DOI: 10.5252/adansonia2022v44a26, http://zenodo.org/record/745877

    Senecio pinifolius Lam.

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    Inula pinifolia Linnaeus, Plantae Rariores Africanae: 22. 1760. ["Habitat in Aethiopia."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1241 (1763). RCN: 6396. Type not designated. Original material: Herb. Burman (G); [icon] in Breyn, Exot. Ph Cent.: 136, t. 64. 1678. Current name: Senecio pinifolius (L.) Lam. (Asteraceae).Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part I), pp. 586-598 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 591, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.29197

    Tordylium aegyptiacum Lam.

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    Hasselquistia orientalis Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 217. 1771, nom. illeg. ["Habitat in Arabia. b.m. Doctor Hasselquist."] Cent. Pl. I: 9 (1755). RCN: 1927. Replaced synonym: Hasselquistia aegyptiaca L. (1755). Lectotype (Meikle, Fl. Cyprus 1: 764. 1977): Hasselquist, Herb. Linn. No. 348.2 (LINN). Current name: Tordylium aegyptiacum (L.) Lam. (Apiaceae). Note: An illegitimate replacement name for H. aegyptiaca L. (1755).Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part H), pp. 557-585 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 558, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.29197

    Podalyria biflora Lam.

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    Sophora biflora Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1015. 1759. ["Habitat in Aethiopia."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 534 (1762). RCN: 2943. Lectotype (Schelpe in Veld Fl. 4: 28. 1974): Herb. Linn. No. 163.3 (S). Current name: Podalyria biflora (L.) Lam. (Fabaceae: Faboideae).Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part S), pp. 806-877 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 865, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.29197

    Justicia comata Lam.

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    Dianthera comata Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 850. 1759. ["Habitat in Jamaica."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 24 (1762). RCN: 130. Lectotype (Graham in Kew Bull. 43: 618. 1988): Browne, Herb. Linn. No. 29.2 (LINN). Current name: Justicia comata (L.) Lam. (Acanthaceae).Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part D), pp. 474-489 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 478, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.29197

    Buddleja salviifolia Lam.

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    Lantana salviifolia Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1116. 1759. ["Habitat in Aethiopia."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 875 (1763). RCN: 4544. Lectotype (Bruce & Lewis in Hubbard & Milne-Redhead, Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Loganiaceae: 38. 1960): Herb. Linn. No. 783.7 (LINN). Current name: Buddleja salviifolia (L.) Lam. (Loganiaceae / Buddlejaceae). Note: Specific epithet spelled “salvifol.” in the protologue.Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part L), pp. 610-650 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 612, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.29197
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