Traditional Chinese Medicine for Metabolic Syndrome via TCM Pattern Differentiation: Tongue Diagnosis for Predictor.

Metabolic syndrome is a morbid condition, which is manifested by central obesity, abnormal glucose tolerance, lipodystrophy, and hypertension. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clarifies that obesity is classified as phlegm-dampness. It is often accompanied with qi stagnation and blood stasis.

Sequential hydrolysis of waste newspaper and bioethanol production from the hydrolysate.

A practical process was developed for production of a high quality hydrolysate of waste newspaper that ensured its complete fermentability to bioethanol. After pretreatment with 0.1N NaOH for 12h and sequential acid and enzyme hydrolysis, 10.

Sequential acid and enzymatic hydrolysis in situ and bioethanol production from Gracilaria biomass.

Gracilaria sp., a red alga, was used as a feedstock for the production of bioethanol. Saccharification of Gracilaria sp.

Cultivation of medicinal caterpillar fungus, Cordyceps militaris (Ascomycetes), and production of cordycepin using the spent medium from levan fermentation.

A process of tandem cultivation for the production of green and invaluable bioproducts (levan and Cordycepes militaris) useful for medical applications has been successfully developed. The process involves first cultivating Bacillus subtilis strain natto in sucrose medium to produce levan, followed by the subsequent cultivation of C. militaris in liquid- and solid-state cultures using the spent medium from levan fermentation as substrates.

Optimization of the production and characterization of milk clotting enzymes by Bacillus subtilis natto.

Suitable medium for production of milk clotting enzyme (MCE) by Bacillus subtilis (natto) Takahashi in submerged liquid-state fermentation was screened, the nutrient factors affecting MCE production was optimized by response surface methodology. The MCE production by B. subtilis (natto) Takahashi was increased significantly by 428% in the optimal medium developed.

Clinical effects of combined bilateral arm training with functional electrical stimulation in patients with stroke.

Cerebral vascular disease (or stroke) is the main cause of disabilities in adults. Upper-limb dysfunction after stroke usually exists, leading to severe limits of motor capabilities as well as daily activities. Therefore, effective treatment interventions for upper-limb rehabilitation after stroke are needed.

[A fast approach for level set segmentation].

To propose an optimal level set approach for fast medical image segmentation. By confining the computation quantity of the level sets function and using the image characteristics, we improved the efficiency of segmentation and decreased the parameter setting in some degree for DSA vascular segmentation.