[Prevalence and risk factors of overweight and obesity among infants in Chongqing urban area].

Objective: To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of overweight and obesity among infants in Chongqing urban area, and to provide a basis for early intervention in cases of childhood obesity.

Methods: A total of 2139 infants aged one month were selected by stratified cluster sampling. They underwent growth monitoring and evaluation at 3, 6, 9, 12 and 18 months after birth.

4-Bromo-1H-pyrrole-2-carb-oxy-lic acid.

In the title compound, C(5)H(4)BrNO(2), the non-H atoms of the pyrrole ring and the Br atom are approximately coplanar, with an r.m.s.

Analyses of n-alkanes degrading community dynamics of a high-temperature methanogenic consortium enriched from production water of a petroleum reservoir by a combination of molecular techniques.

Despite the knowledge on anaerobic degradation of hydrocarbons and signature metabolites in the oil reservoirs, little is known about the functioning microbes and the related biochemical pathways involved, especially about the methanogenic communities. In the present study, a methanogenic consortium enriched from high-temperature oil reservoir production water and incubated at 55 °C with a mixture of long chain n-alkanes (C(15)-C(20)) as the sole carbon and energy sources was characterized. Biodegradation of n-alkanes was observed as methane production in the alkanes-amended methanogenic enrichment reached 141.

Analysis of alkane-dependent methanogenic community derived from production water of a high-temperature petroleum reservoir.

Microbial assemblage in an n-alkanes-dependent thermophilic methanogenic enrichment cultures derived from production waters of a high-temperature petroleum reservoir was investigated in this study. Substantially higher amounts of methane were generated from the enrichment cultures incubated at 55 °C for 528 days with a mixture of long-chain n-alkanes (C(15)-C(20)). Stoichiometric estimation showed that alkanes-dependent methanogenesis accounted for about 19.

rac-Dimethyl 2-(1H-pyrrole-2-carboxamido)-butane-dioate.

The title compound, C(11)H(14)N(2)O(5), was synthesized by condensation of (RS)-2-amino-succinic acid dimethyl ester with 2-trichloro-acetyl-pyrrole at room temperature. The amide group is twisted by 7.4 (1)° from the plane of the pyrrole ring.

[Clinical observation on acupotomy for treatment of simple obesity].

Objective: To compare the efficacy differences among acupotomy, electroacupuncture and acupuncture for treatment of simple obesity.

Methods: One hundred and five cases were randomly divided into an acupotomy group, an electroacupuncture group and an acupuncture group, 35 cases in each group, and Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25), Shangjuxu (ST 37), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), etc, were selected in three groups and also with selection of acupoints according to symptoms. The acupotomy group was treated with acupotomy 40 mm in length and 0.

Methyl 2-(1H-indole-3-carboxamido)-acetate.

The title compound, C(12)H(12)N(2)O(3), was synthesized by condensation of methyl amino-acetate with 3-trichloro-acetyl-indole. In the crystal, inter-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into chains parallel to the b axis. The chains are further connected into a three-dimensional network by N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds involving the indole N atom.

1-Benzyl-N-methyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxamide.

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(13)H(14)N(2)O, contains two independent mol-ecules, which differ in the twist of the phenyl ring: the N(pyrrole)-C(H(2))-C-C torsion angles are -73.0 (3) and 17.1 (3)°.

Methyl 3-(1H-indole-3-carboxamido)propionate hemihydrate.

The title compound, C(13)H(14)N(2)O(3)·0.5H(2)O, was synthesized by the condensation of methyl 3-amino-propionate with 3-trichloro-acetyl-indole. The two organic mol-ecules in the asymmetric unit are both close to planar, with r.