Differences and Similarities in Diabetes Research between China and the USA.

Diabetes mellitus is one of the major non-communicable diseases (NCD) with increasing prevalence in China. There is a lack of high-quality research focusing on prevention and management of diabetes in low and middle income countries (LMICs) compared to developed countries. This comparative study aims to describe the characteristics of diabetes research conducted in China and the USA.

An assessment of factors associated with quality of randomized controlled trials for smoking cessation.

To reduce smoking-related diseases, a research priority is to develop effective interventions for smoking cessation, and evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) is usually considered to be the most valid. However, findings from RCTs may still be misleading due to methodological flaws. This study aims to assess the quality of 1083 RCTs of smoking cessation interventions in 41 relevant Cochrane Systematic Reviews (CSRs).

[Molecular characteristics of inlB protein of Listeria monocytogenes wild strain and it's expression and purification].

Internalin B of Listeria monocytogenes TA wild strain was amplified by PCR method and sequenced, then subcloned into prokaryotic vector pET28a for expression. The complete length of InlB gene was 1893 bp, encoding 630 amino acids. The front 35 amino acids consisted of signal peptide.