BACKGROUND Supplementing pregnant and lactating mothers with small quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) has resulted in improvements in birth outcomes in some low-income settings. In order to be effective, SQ-LNS must be consumed regularly over sustained periods. METHODS The objective was to assess and compare acceptability of and adherence to SQ-LNS consumption among pregnant a...

AIM To observe the effects of Shenqi compound recipe (SQ) on cell cycle and apoptosis of hepatocarcinoma cell line H22 in-vitro and in-vivo. METHODS BALB/c mice bearing tumors were perfused with SQ for 10 days running. And then cytotoxic activity of mouse NK cells and macrophages and variation of cell cycle of H22 cells were observed. Inhibition of H22 cell proliferation and induction of the ...

Composites of heterospin molecular magnet [EuIII(SQ)3bipy] in a polystyrene (PS) matrix have been synthesized. This complex contains four paramagnetic centers - the Eu3+ ion and three SQ ligands (SQ—3,6-di-tert-butyl benzoquinone radical anion); bipy (bipyridyl) is diamagnetic. It has established that intensive mechanical activation [EuIII(SQ)3bipy]/PS samples leads to an reological explosion, ...

L-Asparaginase, in the dose of greater than or equal to 6000 IU/sq m three times weekly, was demonstrated to be an effective agent in reinduction of remissions in childhood leukemia. Four hundred thirteen children with acute lymphocytic leukemia were treated with L-asparaginase. Doses i.m. ranged from 300 to 12,000 IU/sq m. None of the patients had received prior asparaginase therapy. 6-Mercapt...

Introduction: This study evaluated algorithm-based qualitative (ABQ) method for vertebral fracture (VF) evaluation with reference to semi-quantitative (SQ) method and bone mineral density (BMD) measurement. Methods: Mr. OS (Hong Kong) and Ms. OS (Hong Kong) represent the first large-scale cohort studies on bone health in elderly Chinese men and women. The current study compared Genant’s SQ meth...

BACKGROUND Sleep disorders are prevalent complication in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis (HD). The factors affecting sleep quality (SQ) of patients on HD have not been completely recognized yet. In addition, some studies have shown that poor SQ increases the risk of mortality in patients on HD. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to identify the prevalence of poor SQ and...

A new cell line designated SQ-A was established from the spleen of a leukemic DBA/2J mouse inoculated with the anemic strain of Friend erythroleukemia virus (FLV-A). The cells are similar in morphology, growth pattern, and tumorigenicity to our prototype erythroleukemia line 5-86 but are more sensitive to the cytotoxic effects of inducers of differentiation. The virus produced by SQ-A cells ind...