[Correlation between ecological factors and effective component content, flower, and leaf traits of Epimedium pubescens].

No systematic research has been reported on the correlation between different ecological factors and the effective component content, flower, and leaf traits of Epimedium pubescens. In this study, 21 kinds of E. pubescens in different regions were investigated, and the content of two effective components of icariin(I) and Epimedin C(C), as well as six leaf traits and 12 flower traits were determined.

[The prevalence of orthodontic treatment need in Urumqi Han's adolescent].

Objective: To assess the severity of malocclusion and the need for orthodontic treatment in Urumqi Hans' adolescent.

Methods: 562 children aged from 11-19 years old were chosen randomly and were investigated. The severity of malocclusion and the need for orthodontic treatment were assessed using the Malocclusion Severity Index (MSI, Hill PA 1992).