Publications by authors named "Xing-Chen Shang"
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- Nonrestorative sleep (NRS) is linked to negative outcomes and this study examines its factors among Chinese adolescents, particularly in relation to coffee and tea consumption.
- The study involved 481 adolescents in Nanjing, analyzing the impact of factors like family income, sleep duration, physical symptoms, and mental health on NRS using linear regression methods.
- Results show that higher family income, longer sleep, and moderate activity reduce NRS, while factors like coffee/tea consumption and emotional issues exacerbate it; coffee/tea also modifies the relationship between NRS and physical/mental health.
Objectives: This study aimed to understand the resilience experiences in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and develop the resilience framework for them.
Methods: Semistructured interviews were conducted with 15 patients with IBD who were purposefully recruited from the gastroenterology department of two hospitals in Jiangsu, China to gain diversity in the demographic and clinical characteristics. The data were analyzed using a directed content analysis approach based on the Kumpfer's resilience framework.
[Study on breeding and pollination characteristics of Gleditsia sinensis].
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi
December 2018
Article Synopsis
- Gleditsia sinensis has both bisexual and male flowers, with the bisexual flowers featuring only a small amount of inactive pollen.
- Pollen from male flowers is most viable 4 hours after they bloom, while the bisexual flowers’ stigmas are most receptive at 1 hour, making that the prime time for pollination.
- The study indicates a facultative outcrossing breeding system, relying on both wind and insect pollination, particularly by Apis mellifera ligustica, which is important for developing new germplasm for G. sinensis.
To study morphological characteristics change of the development process and quercetin and polyphenols of accumulation dynamic of the spines of Gleditsia sinensis, measure and compare morphological indexes using Vernier caliper, ruler and balance, calibrate and analysis quercetin and polyphenols content using HPLC and colorimetric method. The spines of G. sinensis development process is divided into formation period (the beginning of August to the beginning of November), dormant period (the beginning of November to the end of March in the following year), germination period (the end of March to the middle of April), fast growth period (the middle of April to the middle of August), browning period (the middle of August to the end of August) and mature period (the beginning of September to the end of December).
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