141 research outputs found
Dufourea armata Popov 1959
No full text4. Dufourea armata Popov, 1959 (Figs 4 a–f) Dufourea armata Popov, 1959: 226, fig. 1, ♂. Type locality: Qinghai (China). Published (original) locality: corresponds to data on the holotype label (see below). Holotype: ♂, р[ека] Бомын(Ичегын), св[северный] Цайдам, Гоби [China, Qinghai, Bomyn (Ichegyn) River, N Tsaidam, Gobi, ≈ 38°00′N 94°80′E], VI.[18]95, Роб[оровский], КоЗлов [V. Roborovsky, P. Kozlov leg.] // Dufourea spec., ♂, P. Blüthgen det. // Dufourea armata, sp. n., ♂, V. Popov, 1954, Typ! [handwritten by V. Popov] // Holotypus . Current status. Dufourea (Dufourea) armata Popov, 1959. Remark. Description of female: Wu 1990: 471 (in Chinese), 475 (in English), figs 32–34, 36. Distribution. China (Qinghai, Xizang).Published as part of Astafurova, Yulia V. & Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu., 2019, The type specimens of bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) deposited in the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. Contribution II. Family Halictidae, subfamilies Rophitinae, Nomiinae, and Nomioidinae, pp. 1-71 in Zootaxa 4650 (1) on pages 8-9, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4650.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/335747
Semicerura goryshini Martynova 1969
No full textSemicerura goryshini Martynova, 1969 Figs 33–37 Type material. Holotype and one paratype collected in Far East of Russia, the former labelled as: “Д. В., Приморский Край, окр.Владивостока, май 1963, ГорЫШин. Tomocerura (Semicerura) goryshini Martynova, 1969. Голотип” (F.E. Primorsky Krai, environs of Vladivostok, May 1963, leg. Goryshin,... Holotype). Kept in Zoological Institute of S.- Petersburg (Russia). Other material. China, Jilin province. Fusong County, Manjiang town forest (foothills of Changbai Mts); 41.96° N, 127.59° E; Mar. 2018; D. Wu leg. Changbai Mts; 41.847° N, 127.798° E; altitude ca 1100 m; May 2015 and Jul. 2015; D. Wu leg.; forest. Huinan county, Triangle longwan forest; 42.37° N, 126.44° E; Mar. 2018; D. Wu leg. South Korea, Gangwon-do, near Yeongwol, Pal-san Mt.; 09. Sep. 2017; A. Kuprin leg.; foothills (mixed forest), litter. Description. Body size of fully adult specimens unknown (1.4 mm in the largest subadult specimen). Abd. V and VI fused, without a wrinkle. Spotty grey, intensity of pigmentation varies, legs and antennae paler. 5+5 ocelli, 4 in anterior group and 1 posterior (Fig. 36). PAO larger (1.6–1.8) than nearest ocellus, 0.5–0.7 as long as Claw III. Ant. I ventrally with 4 long s-chaetae and 3–4 short ones in apical position. Ant. IV with simple subapical pin chaeta and small organite. Labrum with 4/554 chaetae, apical edge with 4 broad ridges. Maxillary outer lobe with trifurcate palp and 4 sublobal hairs. Labial palp with all apical papillae (A–E) and 16 guards, e7 present. 5 proximal chaetae as in S. draconis sp. nov., arranged in two groups (3 and 2). Basal fields of labium with 6 median and 5 lateral chaetae, 7+7 postlabial chaetae along ventral line. Tibiotarsi with 9–10 acuminate apical chaetae on legs. Claws with strong inner and lateral teeth, unguiculus 0.6–0.7 as long as inner edge of claw, with or without inner tooth. Base of Leg I with 3 outer chaetae. Ventral tube with 4+4 anterior, 8+8 latero-distal and several posterior chaetae with 4 in transversal row. Retinaculum with 4+4 teeth and 3–5 chaetae. Ventral chaetae on thorax absent. Mucro, dens, ventroapical thickening and chaetotaxy of manubrium as in S. draconis sp. nov., type specimens with 2+2 medial spine-like chaetae, two individuals from China with 1+1 and 1+2 chaetae. Chaetae cover sparse and heterochaetotic. Axial chaetotaxy of Abd. I–IV as 3, 3–4, 4–6, 4–6 (for half of tergite, without consideration of unpaired chaetae). Macrochaetotaxy 2,2/3,3,3,3 (Th. II–Abd. V). Macrochaetae thick, sparsely serrated on anterior half of body, and usually smooth on posterior tergites, on Abd. V 2.9–3.5 as long as claw of Leg III. Sensillar chaetotaxy on Th. II—Abd.V as 4,4/3,3,3,4,6 (s) and 1,1/1,1,1 (ms) (Fig. 35), as in S. draconis sp. nov., apart from Abd. IV that is with 3 long and 1 short accp-s (Figs 33, 34, 37). Discussion. Our description is based on eight specimens from Russia (types), Korea and China. Consequently, the range of variation given above is possibly underestimated. The new species resembles S. draconis sp. nov. and can occur together with it. See the Discussion of the latter species for their morphological differences. Distribution and ecology. Semicerura goryshini is distributed in the south of Primorski Krai (Russia), in northeast China and Korea (Fig. 40).Published as part of Potapov, Mikhail, Xie, Zhijing, Kuprin, Alexander & Sun, Xin, 2020, The genus Semicerura (Collembola; Isotomidae) in Asia, pp. 105-118 in Zootaxa 4751 (1) on pages 115-116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4751.1.5, http://zenodo.org/record/371184
Chinese herbal medicine for functional dyspepsia: systematic review of systematic reviews
No full text© The Author(s), 2018. Background: Pharmacotherapy, including prokinetics and proton pump inhibitors for functional dyspepsia (FD) have limited effectiveness, and their safety has been recently questioned. Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) could be considered as an alternative. A systematic review (SR) of SRs was performed to evaluate the potential effectiveness and safety of CHM. Method: We conducted a comprehensive literature search for SRs with meta-analyses in eight international and Chinese databases. Pooled effect estimation from each meta-analysis was extracted. The AMSTAR instrument was used to assess the methodological quality of the included SRs. Results: A total of 14 SRs of mediocre quality assessing various CHMs, alone or in combination with conventional pharmacotherapy, were included. Meta-analyses showed that CHM was more effective than prokinetic agents for the alleviation of global dyspeptic symptoms. Three specific CHM formulae appeared to show superior results in the alleviation of global dyspeptic symptoms, including Si Ni San, modified Xiao Yao San and Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi decoction. No significant difference in the occurrence of adverse events in using CHM or pharmacotherapy was reported. Conclusion: CHM can be considered as an alternative for the treatment of FD symptoms when prokinetic agents and proton pump inhibitors are contraindicated. Future trial design should focus on measuring changes in individual dyspeptic symptoms and differentiate the effectiveness of different CHM for postprandial distress syndrome and epigastric pain syndrome. A network meta-analysis approach should be used to explore the most promising CHM formula for FD treatment in the future
Stability analysis of T-S fuzzy-model-based control systems using fuzzy Lyapunov function
No full textAuthor name used in this publication: F. H. F. LeungCentre for Signal Processing, Department of Electronic and Information EngineeringRefereed conference paper2007-2008 > Academic research: refereed > Refereed conference paperVersion of RecordPublishedVoR allowe
Sodium concentration of pre-packaged foods sold in Hong Kong
No full text© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Nutrition Society. Objective:To describe the Na concentration of pre-packaged foods available in Hong Kong.Design:The Na concentrations (mg/100 g or mg/100 ml or per serving) of all pre-packaged foods available for sale in major supermarket chains in Hong Kong were obtained from the 2017 Hong Kong FoodSwitch database. Median and interquartile range (IQR) of Na concentration for different food groups and the proportion of foods and beverages considered low and high Na (600 mg/100 g or mg/100 ml, respectively) were determined.Setting:Hong Kong.Participants:Not applicable.Results:We analysed 11 518 pre-packaged products. 'Fruit and vegetables (including table salt)' had the highest variability in Na concentration ranging from 0 to 39 000 mg/100 g, followed by 'sauces, dressings, spreads and dips' ranging from 0 to 34 130. The latter also had the highest median Na concentration (mg/100 g or mg/100 ml) at 1180 (IQR 446-3520), followed by meat and meat products (median 800, IQR 632-1068) and snack foods (median 650, IQR 453-926). Fish and fish products (median 531, 364-791) and meat and meat products (median 444, IQR 351-593) had the highest Na concentration per serving. Overall, 46·7 and 26·7 % of products were low and high in Na, respectively.Conclusions:Our results can serve as a baseline for food supply interventions in Hong Kong. We have identified several food groups as priority areas for reformulation, demonstrating the potential of such initiatives to improve the healthiness of the food supply in Hong Kong
An improved differential evolution and its industrial application
No full textAuthor name used in this publication: Lai, Johnny Chung YeeAuthor name used in this publication: Leung, Frank Hung Fat2011-2012 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalVersion of RecordPublishedC
T-HOD: A literature-based candidate gene database for hypertesion, obesity and diabetes
No full text[[abstract]]Researchers are finding it more and more difficult to follow the changing status of disease candidate genes due to the exponential increase in gene mapping studies. The Text-mined Hypertension, Obesity and Diabetes candidate gene database (T-HOD) is developed to help trace existing research on three kinds of cardiovascular diseases: hypertension, obesity and diabetes, with the last disease categorized into Type 1 and Type 2, by regularly and semiautomatically extracting HOD-related genes from newly published literature. Currently, there are 837, 835 and 821 candidate genes recorded in T-HOD for hypertension, obesity and diabetes, respectively. T-HOD employed the state-of-art text-mining technologies, including a gene/disease identification system and a disease-gene relation extraction system, which can be used to affirm the association of genes with three diseases and provide more evidence for further studies. The primary inputs of T-HOD are the three kinds of diseases, and the output is a list of disease-related genes that can be ranked based on their number of appearance, protein-protein interactions and single-nucleotide polymorphisms. Unlike manually constructed disease gene databases, the content of T-HOD is regularly updated by our text-mining system and verified by domain experts. The interface of T-HOD facilitates easy browsing for users and allows T-HOD curators to verify data efficiently. We believe that T-HOD can help life scientists in search for more disease candidate genes in a less time-and effort-consuming manner
Cooking for others is food for the soul: examining the relationship between prosocial cooking and psychological well-being to the self.
No full textAcupuncture and related therapies for treating irritable bowel syndrome: overview of systematic reviews and network meta-analysis
No full text© The Author(s), 2019. Background: An overview of systematic reviews (SRs) and a network meta-analysis (NMA) were conducted to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of acupuncture and related therapies used either alone, or as an add-on to other irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) treatments. Methods: A total of eight international and Chinese databases were searched for SRs of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The methodological quality of SRs was appraised using the AMSTAR instrument. From the included SRs, data from RCTs were extracted for the random-effect pairwise meta-analyses. An NMA was used to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of different treatment options. The risk of bias among included RCTs was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool. Results: From 15 SRs of mediocre quality, 27 eligible RCTs (n = 2141) were included but none performed proper blinding. Results from pairwise meta-analysis showed that both needle acupuncture and electroacupuncture were superior in improving global IBS symptoms when compared with pinaverium bromide. NMA results showed needle acupuncture plus Geshanxiaoyao formula had the highest probability of being the best option for improving global IBS symptoms among 14 included treatment options, but a slight inconsistency exists. Conclusion: The risk of bias and NMA inconsistency among included trials limited the trustworthiness of the conclusion. Patients who did not respond well to first-line conventional therapies or antidepressants may consider acupuncture as an alternative. Future trials should investigate the potential of (1) acupuncture as an add-on to antidepressants and (2) the combined effect of Chinese herbs and acupuncture, which is the norm of routine Chinese medicine practice
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