Methanolic extracts of leaves and seeds from the chinaberry tree, Melia azedarach L. (Meliaceae) was tested against mature and immature mosquito vector Anopheles stephensi Liston (Diptera) under laboratory condition. The extract showed strong larvicidal, pupicidal, adulticidal, antiovipositional activity, repellency and biting deterency. The M. azedarach seed and leaf extracts were used to dete...

Manganese (Mn) excess is a major abiotic stress for plant growth. In the present study, we investigated effects of Mn on photosynthesis in Ligustrum lucidum and Melia azedarach leaves using chlorophyll fluorescence transients. Both species were exposed to two concentrations (0.5 1 mmol) 10 30 d. Results showed that significantly inhibited photosynthesis. With increase concentration time, inhibi...

Lunji Song School of Mathematics and Statistics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China Email: [email protected] Jing Zhang School of Mathematics and Statistics, Huazhong Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China Email: [email protected] Li-Lian Wang Division of Mathematical Sciences, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore Email: lilian@nt...

With a history of several thousand years, traditional Chinese medicine has been well documented to be effective in the treatment of various disorders. We have investigated the activities of potential neuroactive compounds in traditional Chinese medicine such as Melia toosendan using an in vitro model system, rat pheochromocytoma PC12 cells. We report here that treatment of PC12 cells with a cru...

Predictive Models for Point Processes by Wenzhao Lian Department of Statistical Science Duke University Date: Approved: David Dunson, Supervisor

AKT/GSK-3β/β-catenin signaling pathway plays an important role in the progression of colorectal cancer (CRC). Toosendanin (TSN) is a triterpenoid extracted from the bark or fruits of Melia toosendan Sieb et Zucc and possesses antitumour effects on various human cancer cells. However, its effect on CRC remains poorly understood. The present study investigated the effect of TSN on CRC SW480 cells...

To each category C of modules of finite length over a complex simple Lie algebra g, closed under tensoring with finite dimensional modules, we associate and study a category AFF(C)κ of smooth modules (in the sense of Kazhdan and Lusztig [9]) of finite length over the corresponding affine Kac– Moody algebra in the case of central charge less than the critical level. Equivalent characterizations ...