A review of 21 species of Scaphidium Olivier from East China is presented, including 6 new species: S. jinmingi sp. n. (Zhejiang, Anhui, Chongqing), S. crypticum sp. n. (Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi), S. varifasciatum sp. n. (Zhejiang, An'hui), S. robustum sp. n. (Fujian, Guizhou, Chongqing, Guangxi, Yunnan), S. connexum sp. n. (Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangxi), and S. bayibini sp. n. (An'hui)....

s published: Xuejing Zhang, Man-Tzu Wang, Yong Tang, Yakun Chen, and Daotai Nie. Thromboxane A2 receptor (TP) in tumor cell motility and metastasis. Proc. Amer. Assoc. Cancer Res. 48: #3098, 2009. Grants submitted: Xuejing Zhang (PI), Daotai Nie (mentor). Aspirin, Thromboxane, and Breast Cancer Metastasis. Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program Predoctoral Training Grants. Article...

A rapid quantification of seven ginsenosides in Du Shen Tang decoction, the decoction of the root of Panax ginseng was investigated by rapid resolution liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (RRLC-MS/MS). All analytes including seven major constituents, namely ginsenoside-Re, Rg1, Rb1, Rc, Rb2, Rd and Rf were analysed simultaneously in short time and provide good linearity ...

In this paper, we extended the work about public key encryption schemes supporting fine-grained authorization (FG-PKEET), done by Tang (2011b). First of all, we correct some flaws in Tang (2011b) and discuss how to extend the proposed cryptosystem to support approximate equality test. Secondly, we present a comparison between FG-PKEET and other similar primitives including AoN-PKEET by Tang (20...

Ghrelin, a brain-gut peptide that induces anxiety and other abnormal emotions, contributes to the effects of insomnia on emotional behavior. In contrast, the traditional Chinese Medicine remedy Wen Dan Tang reduces insomnia-related anxiety, which may perhaps correspond to changes in the brain-gut axis. This suggests a possible relationship between Wen Dan Tang's pharmacological mechanism and th...

Consumers are increasingly demanding products that closely match their individual preferences, and advances in manufacturing and information technologies have made it possible to satisfy this demand. This can be done in two ways. Under the traditional approach, firms can produce a larger number of product variants, and the greater selection enables consumers to find products that are closer to ...