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Messageria sinica Chen & Lin 2021
No full text<i>Messageria sinica</i> Z.-Y. Chen & L.-W. Lin, n. sp. <p>Figures 1I–O, 2B</p> <p> <b>Holotype:</b> HBUMM 10021, Botanical Garden of Shishang Forest Scenic spot, Maolan National Nature Reserve, Maolan Town, Libo County, Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of QianNan, Guizhou. 2019.VI. 16. 780m. leg. Lu QIU. <b>Paratype</b>: HBUMM 10055 (one juvenile), Maolan National Nature Reserve, Maolan Town, Libo County, Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of QianNan, Guizhou. 2021. V. 21. 780m. leg. Yan SUN.</p> <p> <b>Etymology.</b> This name commemorates the first discovery of this genus in China.</p> <p> <b>Description.</b> Shell small (<5 mm), dextral, roundly conical, about 5.5 whorls. Shell translucent, relatively glossy, apical part light orange. Apex slightly convex, apical whorls depressed conical. Basal whorls ovoid. Protoconch oblique compared to shell axis, 1.25 whorls with matte surface. The next 0.5 whorl of the teleoconch with regularly spaced and equally high, weak ribs. The other whorls have well-spaced, high and thin main ribs, with a distinctly lower intermediate rib in between each pair of main ribs, ca. 9 (main and intermediate) ribs per 1 mm on body whorl. The intercostal distance increases with the whorls, and the strength (height) of the two kinds of ribs becomes same at umbilical area. Umbilicus deep.Aperture rounded, slightly oblique. Peristome double, with prominent outer peristome. Inner peristome protruding, with parietal callous thick; outer peristome expanded but not reflected. Operculum rounded, corneous, concave; outer surface with multispiral lamina; inner surface simple, glossy.</p> <p> <b>Measurements.</b> H = 3.62 mm, W = 3.20 mm, D A = 1.95 mm (holotype).</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> Compared to <i>Messageria scalarioides</i>, the new species is distinguished by the much more distinct lower intermediate ribs in between each pair of high ribs, particularly on the outer whorls of the shell. Additionally, <i>M. scalarioides</i> has moderately convex apex and nearly conical basal whorls, which are slightly convex and ovoid in the new species. The 1/8 whorl behind the aperture of <i>M. sinica</i> <b>n. sp.</b> grows evenly, while it is expanded in <i>M. scalarioides</i> (especially in <i>M</i>. <i>scalarioides donghiana</i> <b>n. ssp.</b>).</p> <p> <b>Vernacular name.</b> 中华Ħfiḏ zhōng huá chóng lèi luó</p> <p> <b>Distribution.</b> CHINA: Guizhou.</p>Published as part of <i>Chen, Zhe-Yu & Lin, Li-Wen, 2021, Notes on the genus Messageria Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1904, with descriptions of a new speciesand anew subspecies (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda: Cyclophoroidea Alycaeidae), pp. 129-134 in Zootaxa 5067 (1)</i> on page 132, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5067.1.9, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/5656634">http://zenodo.org/record/5656634</a>
Zeng qiang ying guang na mi li zi yu jie dian zhi jian ge xi tong de san she neng li
No full textNg, Yan Man = 增強螢光納米粒子於介電質間隔系統的散射能力 / 吳胤汶.Thesis M.Phil. Chinese University of Hong Kong 2015.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 74-81).Abstracts also in Chinese.Title from PDF title page (viewed on 02, November, 2016).Ng, Yan Man = Zeng qiang ying guang na mi li zi yu jie dian zhi jian ge xi tong de san she neng li / Wu Yinwen
Fate of sulfonamide antibiotics in contact with activated sludge - Sorption and biodegradation
No full textNext-Generation Sequencing: Application in Liver Cancer—Past, Present and Future?
No full textHepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) is the third most deadly malignancy worldwide characterized by phenotypic and molecular heterogeneity. In the past two decades, advances in genomic analyses have formed a comprehensive understanding of different underlying pathobiological layers resulting in hepatocarcinogenesis. More recently, improvements of sophisticated next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have enabled complete and cost-efficient analyses of cancer genomes at a single nucleotide resolution and advanced into valuable tools in translational medicine. Although the use of NGS in human liver cancer is still in its infancy, great promise rests in the systematic integration of different molecular analyses obtained by these methodologies, i.e., genomics, transcriptomics and epigenomics. This strategy is likely to be helpful in identifying relevant and recurrent pathophysiological hallmarks thereby elucidating our limited understanding of liver cancer. Beside tumor heterogeneity, progress in translational oncology is challenged by the amount of biological information and considerable “noise” in the data obtained from different NGS platforms. Nevertheless, the following review aims to provide an overview of the current status of next-generation approaches in liver cancer, and outline the prospects of these technologies in diagnosis, patient classification, and prediction of outcome. Further, the potential of NGS to identify novel applications for concept clinical trials and to accelerate the development of new cancer therapies will be summarized
PSA density improves the rate of prostate cancer detection in Chinese men with a PSA between 2.5-10.0 ng ml -1 and 10.1-20.0 ng ml -1 : a multicenter study
No full textChinese men should have a higher prostate-specific antigen (PSA) "gray zone" than the traditional value of 2.5-10.0 ng ml−1 since the incidence of prostate cancer (PCa) in Chinese men is relative low. We hypothesized that PSA density (PSAD) could improve the rate of PCa detection in Chinese men with a PSA higher than the traditional PSA "gray zone." A total of 461 men with a PSA between 2.5 and 20.0 ng ml−1 , who had undergone prostatic biopsy at two Chinese centers were included in the analysis. The men were then further divided into groups with a PSA between 2.5-10.0 ng ml−1 and 10.1-20.0 ng ml−1 . Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the efficacy of PSA and PSAD for the diagnosis of PCa. In men with a PSA of 2.5-10.0 ng ml−1 or 10.1-20.0 ng ml−1 , the areas under the ROC curve were higher for PSAD than for PSA. This was consistent across both centers and the cohort overall. When the entire cohort was considered, the optimal PSAD cut-off for predicting PCa in men with a PSA of 2.5-10.0 ng ml−1 was 0.15 ng ml−1 ml−1 , with a sensitivity of 64.4% and specificity of 64.6%. The optimal cut-off for PSAD in men with a PSA of 10.1-20.0 ng ml−1 was 0.33 ng ml−1 ml−1 , with a sensitivity of 60.3% and specificity of 82.7%. PSAD can improve the effectiveness for PCa detection in Chinese men with a PSA of 2.5-10.0 ng ml−1 (traditional Western PSA "gray zone") and 10.1-20.0 ng ml−1 (Chinese PSA "gray zone")
Serum steroid hormones, reproductive and larval performance of the Asian catfish Clarias macrocephalus (Gunther) during the off- and peak reproductive seasons
No full textSerum samples were taken from gravid female catfish 0 to 24 h after injection of luteinizing hormone releasing hormone analogue (LHRHa) and pimozide (PIM) to monitor the serum steroid hormone levels during the off seasons (February) and the peak of the natural breeding period (August). A parallel study was also conducted to compare egg production, fertilization, hachuring and larval rates upon yolk resorption from spawn’s of hormone-treated fish. Serum E2 levels were significantly different only with varying times after injection (PI); a marked increase occurred at 13 h, but the elevation was higher in fish induced to ovulate during the peak (16.8 ng/ml) than off season(7.7ng/ml). Hormone-treated fish showed higher serum testosterone (T) levels during the peak season (17-23 ng/ml) than those injected during the off season (10-20 ng/ml) at 4-12 h PI. Serum 17¤, 20ß-dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3-one (DHP) levels og hormone-treated fish during the off season were only about half the level (0.29 and 0.52ng/ml) of those treated with the same hormones during the peak season (0.54 and 0.9 ng/ml) at 8 and 12 h PI, respectively. Initial eggs size was larger in fish induced to spawn in August (1.54 mm) than in fish induced in February (1.49 mm). All fish ovulated when induced to spawn during the peak of the natural breeding period, but ovulation rate was only 60% when were injected during the off season. Egg production, fertilization, hatchery and survival rates were similarly much higher when gravid females were induced to spawn in August (88 eggs/g body weight, 97%, 73%, and 95%, respectively) than those spawned in February (20 eggs/g BW,36%, 20%, and 47%, respectively). Results indicate that more eggs and of better quality, higher levels of T and DHP were produced during the peak season
Development of a Rapid EGFET-based Cardiac Troponin I Microsensor with High Sensitivity for Detecting Myocardial Infarction
No full textAccording to the 106-year statistics of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the heart disease is the second highest cause of death among Taiwanese people. Compared with cancer, heart disease has no obvious symptoms, and it is easy to be ignored. Myocardial infarction is the most terrible in heart disease. The diseased population is not limited to old age or sickness. Even obesity or even long-term maintenance of the same posture may cause thrombosis, which may lead to myocardial infarction. When cardiomyocytes are hypoxic and necrotic due to thrombosis, cardiac troponin I (cTnI) is released into the bloodstream. Therefore, the risk of myocardial infarction can be determined by detecting the cTnI in the blood. If the detection of cardiac troponin I can be as convenient and immediate as testing blood glucose, it can not only accelerate the progress of diagnosis and treatment, but also reduce the heart damage, and can also improve the survival rate after the onset. In order to diagnose early, this thesis aim to develop a rapid extended gate field-effect-transistor (EGFET)-based cardiac troponin I microsensor for detecting myocardial infarction.
In this paper, an EGFET and a planar micro reference electrode are integrated on the same chip by utilizing micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS). The antibodies of cTnI are immobilized on the extended sensing gate using self-assembled monolayer (cystamine-glutaraldehyde) method. The total main processing steps include six photolithography and six thin-film deposition processes to produce EGFETs and quasi-reference electrodes. In addition, two photolithography and two thin-film deposition processes are used to complete the fabrication of packaged chips.
The chip size of the proposed EGFET-based cTnI microsensor is 0.925 cm \uc3 0.955 cm \uc3 0.1 cm, and the sensing area is 1 mm \uc3 1 mm. According to the measurement results, a very high sensitivity (255 mV/dec) and sensing linearity (0.946) of the cTnI microsensor can be demonstrated as the cTnI concentration varies from 0.0125 ng/mL to 0.1 ng/mL
Seeing beauty in a face: a framework for poetry translation & its criticism
No full textThe thesis aims to propose a framework for poetry translation and its criticism. It is demonstrated how criticism on poetry translation can discuss the source text and target text in a way that they may well be two pieces of prose and miss a very important point: their aesthetic value as poetry. The thesis goes on to investigate an important issue of poetry translation: what makes �·poetry poetry. For if poetry is to be translated into poetry and criticized as poetry, this will be a highly relevant issue. An investigation into both Chinese and Western traditions shows that the common ground shared is that poetry in a poem is something holistic and coming from those aesthetically effective contextual relations from the poem. Gestalt Theory is introduced as the backbone of the framework to embody how those contextual relations function and a new term for the poetry one reads in a poem is coined, poestalt-combining poem and gestalt. The framework then is applied to investigate three issues and its significance to the criticism of poetry translation: Firstly, how poestalt may emerge mid the condition for this to happen, i.e. aesthetic coherence. Secondly, the significance of the creative involvement of the reader/translators, which is an important element of poetry reading/translation. Thirdly, the nature of the contextual relation and poestalt, which is highly related to the former two.issues. With this framework, the thesis shows that the poestalt emerging from the source text is the relevant object of poetry translation and its comparison with the poestalt emerging from the target text is the object for the criticism of poetry translation
Textbook of neonatal medicine : a Chinese perspective
No full textThis authoritative and comprehensive text is written by an internationally renowned group of medical experts of Chinese ethnic origin from the mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and six other countries. As a scientific and clinically practical review of current knowledge on medical care of normal and high-risk infants, this book covers the essentials of modern neonatal medicine. Conditions which are common or life-threatening have been selected for detailed description, while sufficient information is provided on uncommon or less serious problems to help gain an understanding of how they are best managed. A special emphasis has been put on describing experiences which are unique to Chinese infants. The 91 chapters reflect the personal interest and experience of the 77 contributors whose contemporary view and practical approach should prove useful for postgraduate trainees and specialists wishing to keep themselves up to date in neonatal medicinepublished_or_final_versionEditorsContributorsForewordsPrefaceIndex p8971 Organisation of Perinatal Care / Shoo K. Lee p32 Organisation of Neonatal Intensive Care / Keng-Wee Tan p93 The Expanded Role of Neonatal Nursing / Thomas T. W. Chiu p214 Perinatal-Neonatal Audit / Pak-Cheung Ng p335 Neonatal Intensive Care in Developing Countries / Chap -Yung Yeung p436 Prenatal Diagnosis for Paediatricians / Emily W. Y. Ling p517 Maternal Diseases Affecting the Fetus / Xing-Guo Liu p638 Antepartum Fetal Assessment / David T. Y. Liu p699 Intrapartum Fetal Assessment / Sze-Ya Yeh p7710 Prematurity / Tai-Fai Fok p8511 Small for Gestational Age Infants / Kuo-Inn Tsou Yau p9912 Drugs Used in Pregnancy Affecting the Fetus / Xing- Guo Liu p10913 Delivery Room Resuscitation / Gary M. Chan p11714 Perinatal Asphyxia / Victor Y. H. Yu p12515 Physical Examination / Chin-Theam Lim p13516 Birth Injuries / Nem-Yun Boo p14517 Neonatal Screening / Louis C. K. Low p15918 Care of the Normal Neonate / Michael C. K. Chan p17119 Thermoregulation / Yuh-Jyh Lin p17720 Neonatal Hypothermia and Scleroedema / Wen-Lan Hong p18721 Fluid Homeostasis / Paul Y. K. Wu p19522 Feeding the Normal Term Infant / Gary M. Chan p20723 Feeding the Preterm Infant / Victor Y. H. Yu p21524 Mineral Requirements / Winston W. K. Koo p22525 Parenteral Nutrition / Victor Y. H. Yu p23526 Respiratory Physiology / Kei Liu p24527 Prevention of Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Victor Y. H. Yu p25528 Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Tai-Fai Fok p26529 Meconium Aspiration Syndrome / Chyi-Her Lin p27530 Pneumonia / Zhi-Zhi Xu p27931 Pulmonary Haemorrhage / Yan-Ming Xie p28532 Pulmonary Air Leak / Yu-Ming Zhang p28933 Assisted Ventilation / Jen-Tien Wung p29734 Chronic Lung Disease / Victor Y. H. Yu p30935 Apnoea / Lai-Yun Ho p31936 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia / Jen-Tien Wung p33337 Cardiovascular Adaptation to Postnatal Life / Alice C. Yao p34338 Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension / Victor Y. H. Yu p35539 Patent Ductus Arteriosus / Yuh-Jyh Lin p36340 Evaluation and Management of Cardiac Disease / Maurice P. Leung p37141 Medical and Surgical Therapy of Cardiac Disease / Maurice P. Leung p38342 Arrhythmias / Pierre C. Wong p39543 Neonatal Shock / Yu-Kun Han p40944 Neonatal Jaundice / Kim-Leong Tan p41745 Feeding Problems / De-Ming Huang p42946 Necrotising Enterocolitis / Victor Y. H. Yu p43747 Cholestasis in Infancy / Mei-Hwei Chang p45148 Disorders of Blood Glucose Homeostasis / Katherine C. H. King p46549 Infant of the Diabetic Mother / Hun-Seng Chao p47950 Metabolic Bone Diseases / Winston W. K. Koo p48751 Congenital Hypothyroidism / Xi-Ji Guan p49552 Hereditary Metabolic Diseases / Paul W. K. Wong p50353 Miscellaneous Endocrine Problems / Louis C. K. Low p51354 Haemolytic Disease of the Newborn / Shu-Zhong Shi p52555 Polycythaemia-Hyperviscosity Syndrome / Wan-Jun Liu p53156 Miscellaneous Haematological Disorders / Ka-Wah Chan p53757 Red Blood Cell Transfusion / Victor Y. H. Yu p54558 Acute Renal Failure / Ke-Lun Wei p55359 Neonatal Renal Disorders / Sik-Nin Wong p55960 Neonatal Neurological Assessment / Barbara Lam p57161 Hypoxic-Ischaemic Encephalopathy / Victor Y. H. Yu p57962 Intracranial Haemorrhage / Barbara Lam p58963 Neonatal Seizures / Zi-Li Chen p59964 Neonatal Pain / T. H. H. Guan Koh p60765 Intrauterine Infections / Cheng T. Cho p61966 Immunological Defences / Yu-Lung Lau p63567 Bacterial Infections / Cheng T. Cho p64968 Neonatal Tetanus / Michael C. K. Chan p66169 Fungal Infections / Pak-Cheung Ng p66570 Nosocomial Infections and Infection Control / Tom D. Y. Chin p67771 Neonatal Immunisation / Yu-Lung Lau p68572 Applications of DNA Technology in Clinical Genetics / Ivy Ng p69973 Chromosome Abnormalities / Lai-Yun Ho p70574 Congenital Malformations / Nai-Kiong Ho p71775 The Dysmorphic Infant / Lai-Yun Ho p72376 Mode of Inheritance / Lai-Yun Ho p73177 Genetic Counselling / Lai-Yun Ho p74178 Practical Neonatal Procedures / Chin-Theam Lim p75179 Neonatal Pharmacology / Emily W. Y. Ling p76380 Neonatal Anaesthesia / Lena S. Sun p79381 Neonatal Surgery / Chung-Kwong Yeung p80382 Communicating with Parents of Sick Babies / T. H. H. Guan Koh p81983 Outcome of Very Low Birthweight Infants / Victor Y. H. Yu p82984 Costs of Neonatal Intensive Care and Long-Term Disabilities / Shoo K. Lee p83985 Ethical Issues in Neonatal Intensive Care / Emily W. Y. Ling p84786 Perinatal-Neonatal Health Care in China / Xiao-Cheng Ji p85987 Intrauterine Growth Retardation in China: Fetal Aspects / Xing-Hua Huang p86588 Intrauterine Growth Retardation in China: Neonatal Aspects / Shi-Min Zhao p87189 Chinese Neonates Are Different / Chap-Yung Yeung p87790 Neonatal Sepsis in China / Shi-Xiao Wu p88591 Traditional Chinese Neonatal Medicine / Bao-Lin Zhang p88
CUHK electronic theses & dissertations collection
No full textYu, Haigang.Thesis M.Phil. Chinese University of Hong Kong 2014.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 100-111).Abstracts also in Chinese.Title from PDF title page (viewed on 30, November, 2016)
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