[Literature research and discussion on properties of a new oversea-introduced traditional Chinese medicine Malaysian ginseng(Tongkat Ali)].

Tongkat Ali(Eurycoma longifolia Jack.) is a medicinal plant of Simaroubaceae in Southeast Asia, with centuries of medicinal history. Rich clinical and pharmacological research results have been attained for this plant, which demonstrates diverse and definite effects and high safety, showcasing advantages and broad market prospects to be introduced as a new medicinal plant.

Pretreatment with Methylene Blue Protects Against Acute Seizure and Oxidative Stress in a Kainic Acid-Induced Status Epilepticus Model.

BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to investigate the potential anticonvulsant effect of methylene blue (MB) in a kainic acid (KA)-induced status epilepticus (SE) model. The effects of MB on levels of oxidative stress and glutamate (Glu) also were explored. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixty C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into 5 equal-sized groups: (1) controls; (2) KA; (3) MB 0.

[Screening, identification, and phosphate solubilizing characteristics of a new efficient phosphate solubilizing fungus].

A phosphate solubilizing fungus was isolated from the rhizosphere of tomato in greenhouse in Liaozhong County, Liaoning Province, Northeast China. The strain was identified as a new strain of Penicillium oxalicum by morphological characteristics and ITS rDNA sequence comparison, and then was named PSF1. Strain PSF1 could utilize various carbon sources such as glucose, sucrose, lactose, galactose, soluble starch and nitrogen sources such as ammonium sulfate, ammonium chloride, ammonium nitrate, potassium nitrate, urea for growth and metabolism, with an efficient phosphate solubilizing capacity.

[Fabrication and accuracy research on 3D printing dental model based on cone beam computed tomography digital modeling].

Objective: The aim of this study is to build a digital dental model with cone beam computed tomography (CBCT), to fabricate a virtual model via 3D printing, and to determine the accuracy of 3D printing dental model by comparing the result with a traditional dental cast.

Methods: CBCT of orthodontic patients was obtained to build a digital dental model by using Mimics 10.01 and Geomagic studio software.

[Effects of sewage sludge compost on the growth and photosynthetic characteristics of turfgrass].

The effects of different dosages (0, 0.8%, 2%, 6% and 10%) of sewage sludge compost on the growth and photosynthetic characteristics of three turfgrass, i. e.

[Isolation identification and characterization of halotolerant petroleum-degrading bacteria].

To obtain efficient halotolerant petroleum-degrading bacteria, 39 bacteria strains were isolated from 30 petroleum contaminated saline soil samples in Yellow River Delta, an important base of petroleum production in China. One bacterium (strain BM38) was found to efficiently degrade crude oil in highly saline environments based on a series of liquid and soil incubation experiments. According to its morphology, physiochemical characteristics and 16S rDNA sequence analysis, this strain was identified as Pseudomonas putida.