The plasma arginine vasopressin (AVP) level was measured by RIA in 19 patients with polyuria and polydipsia, and the AVP measurement was compared with indirect tests. The AVP levels were very low in 13 patients with central diabetes insipidus and normal in 6 patients with primary polydipsia. The direct assay was correspondent to the indirect criteria in 89% of the patients. We concluded that the use of AVP assay improves accuracy in the differential diagnosis of polyuria, and is important in the diagnosis of these diseases.

AIM: Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, to inspect v sual cortex physical reactions stimulated by rotating grating, and to its components. METHODS: On 1.5T MR scanner, GRE-EPI imaging sequence was carried on 9 h discover ealthy volunteers, the visual cortex response data were processed after delinearation by SPM99.RESULTS: Different components of rotating grating excited different areas of the visual cortex. Dramatic response in the central part of the occipital lobe, which was related to white light stimuli, located at primary visual cortex. Response area in bilateral Broadaman 19 areas was related to vision-motion function. And weak response area in the central part of the occipital lobe was related to shape perception.CONCLUSION: Rotating grating conclude plenty of visual information, and it excites different areas of the optic center as a stimuli. fMRI is a valuable equipment to study the physiology of visual cortex.

The brown slime inside pipeline of the polluted mineral waters well was analyzed. It was confirmed that the brown slime was a biofilm formed mainly by growth of bacteria contaminant, using microscope analysis. After treated with HCl, the brown crystals and mycelioid matter presented in slimes disappeared. It was verified these were metal deposits. The samples produced Prussia blue deposits by dropping K 4Fe(CN) 6 and HCl, which proved that the metal deposits were iron compound. Also it was believed the biofilm was produced by growth of iron bacteria, mixed with deposits of iron compound. The iron bacteria have been isolated from the slimes and cultured in the laboratory. The colony on agar plate also produced Prussia blue deposits after treated with K 4Fe(CN) 6 and HCl. The cells form of pure culture was the same as that in the samples by electronmicroscope analysis. Therefore, It indicated that the bacteria on biofilm inside pipeline were iron bacteria mainly.

OBJECTIVE To report the investigation on validating clinical moist sterilizer by applying wireless thermo-loggers in accordance with the advanced Euro and British standards.METHODS The validation had been implemented with microbiological tests and thermometric tests to measure the temperature distribution of the chamber of sterilizer,the temperature and time relation inside the tested package of small and challenge loads,the pressure of the chamber and the temperature beside the drainage.RESULTS The measurements presented the relation between temperature and time measurements of the spots inside the chamber of the tested sterilization loads.CONCLUSIONS The measurement results indicate directly the operation condition and the temperature-time relation inside sterilization loads.These measurements are helpful for controlling sterilization quality.The results of microbiological tests are negative,which are consistent with that of thermomeric tests.

Objective To detect the independently designed synthetic peptide adsorbed to the titanium surface and its inhibitory effect on streptococcus gordonii, and to provide a new means for antibiosis reseach on oral implants. Methods The physical and chemical properties of the synthetic peptide and antimicrobial peptide were measured by ExPASy Prot?Param tool, ProtScale analysis, circular dichroism and Zeta potential instrument. The synthetic peptide was anchored on the surface of the titanium specimen through incubation at room temperature. The adsorption of the synthetic peptide to the titani?um surface was examined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and the atomic force microscope (AFM). The inhibitory effect on streptococcus gordonii of the synthetic peptide fixed on the titanium surface was viewed by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). The destructive effects of the synthetic peptide and the antimicrobial peptide on streptococcus gordonii were observed through the transmission electron microscope (TEM). Results The independently designed synthetic peptide still had the physical and chemical properties that the antimicrobial peptide desired. The synthetic peptide had already been detected on the titanium surface after incubated in a 5 g/L synthetic peptide solution. The titanium specimen fixed with the synthetic peptide inhibited the survival and adhesion of streptococcus gordonii. Conclusion It suggests that the indepen?dently designed synthetic peptide might have reached the goal of bacterial inhibition on the titanium surface.

Education of history of science may not only cultivate spirit of science,critical spirit,methods of thought,innovative spirit and sense of responsibility,compassion and enterprise,but also provide cognition on illogical methods of thought and taste of aesthetic philosophy.Education of history of science in Medical academy is an important channel to advance medicos' comprehen- sive quality.Enhancing cognition and developing multifarious educating activities of history of science is an important tendency in reformation of medical education.

UNLABELLED: To ensure the consistency of genotype results for PowerPlex 21 kit and Goldeneye 20A kit. METHODS: The STR loci were amplified in DNA samples from 205 unrelated individuals in Beijing Han population. And consistency of 19 overlap STR loci typing were observed. The genetic polymorphism of D1S1656 locus was obtained. RESULTS: All 19 overlap loci typing showed consistent. The proportion of peak height of heterozygous loci in two kits showed no statistical difference (P > 0.05). The observed heterozygosis of D1S1656 was 0.878. The discrimination power was 0.949. The excluding probability of paternity of triplet was 0.751. The excluding probability of paternity of diploid was 0.506. The polymorphism information content was 0.810. CONCLUSION PowerPlex 21 kit and Goldeneye 20A kit present a good consistency. The primer design is reasonable. The polymorphism of D1S1656 is good. The two kits can be used for human genetic analysis, paternity test, and individual identification in forensic practice.
DNA/analysis* ; DNA Fingerprinting ; DNA Primers ; Genotype ; Heterozygote ; Humans ; Microsatellite Repeats ; Paternity ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Polymorphism, Genetic

Acupuncture Therapy ; Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Sjogren's Syndrome ; therapy

Acupuncture Analgesia ; Acupuncture, Ear ; Adult ; Chemoembolization, Therapeutic ; Humans ; Liver Neoplasms ; complications ; surgery ; Male ; Pain, Postoperative ; etiology ; therapy

Objective To research the physiology of visual cortex activated by rotating grating with functional-MRI(fMRI), and to identify the components of the activation. Methods Functional MRI was performed in 9 healthy volunteers by using GRE-EPI sequences on a 1.5 T MR scanner. In the block designing, rotating grating, static grating, and luminance were plotted as task states, while static grating, luminance, and darkness were set as control states. The stimuli tasks included six steps. Imaging processing and statistical analysis was carried out off-line using SPM99 in single-subject method. Results Some respective areas of visual cortex were activated by the various stimuli information supplied by rotating grating. The strong activation in the middle of occipital lobe located at primary vision area was related to the stimuli of white luminance. Its average maximum points were at 13,-98,-2 and 11, -100,-4. The bilateral activations of Brodmann 19th area located at MT area were related to visual motion perception. Its average maximum points were at 46,-72,-2 and -44,-74, 0. The mild activation in the middle of occipital lobe was related to form perception. Its average maximum points were at -12,-98,-6 and -16,-96, (-6.) Conclusion The plotting of control state is important in bock design. The effective visual information of rotating grating includes components of luminance, visual motion perception, and form perception. FMRI has potential as a tool for studying the basic physiology of visual cortex.