[Effects of grassland management on soil nutrients and their spatial distribution on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China].

After grasslands were contracted to individual households on the Qinghai-Tibetan Pla-teau, two grassland management patterns were formed, i.e., the single-household management pattern (SMP) and the multi-household management pattern (MMP).

[Professor XIE Qiang's unique acupuncture therapy in otorhinolaryngologic department].

The detailed operating methods and the clinical application of the unique acupuncture therapy established by professor XIE Qiang and applied specially in otorhinolaryngologic department are introduced, ie. acupuncture and moxibustion methods for regulating channels and contacting qi, transferring focus of excitation, needling movement and needling ying combined with minimally invasive needle scalpel. Meanwhile, the position of the experience acupoints named Kaiyin 1 (ease-up the voice 1) and Kaiyin 2 (ease-up the voice 2) and their manipulation are recommended, and the clinical application of these acupuncture methods and acupoints for inflammation and pain in otorhinolaryngologic department are explained.

[Observation on therapeutic effect of moxibustion at "heat sensitive points" on perennial allergic rhinitis].

Objective: To compare therapeutic effects of moxibustion at "heat sensitive points" and western medicine on perennial allergic rhinitis.

Methods: One hundred and twenty cases were randomly divided into a moxibustion group and a western medicine group, 60 cases in each group. The moxibustion group were treated with moxibustion at "heat sensitive points" on the head-face, abdomen, waist and back, once a day; and the western medicine group with oral administration of Cetirizine Hydrochloride, 10 mg each session, once daily, 10 days constituting one course.

[Clinical study and acoustical analysis for submucosa hemorrhage of vocal cords treated mainly with acupuncture at "Kaiyin point no. 1"].

Objective: To evaluate therapeutic effect of acupuncture at "Kaiyin point No. 1" on submucosal hemorrage of vocal cords.

Methods: One hundred and sixty cases were randomly divided into a test group and a control group.