OBJECTIVETo establish the quality classification criteria of Oldenlandia diffusa seeds.

METHODThirty batches of O. diffusa seeds from different provenances with different collecting time were selected. And the seed germination percentage, seed purity, weight per 1 000 grains, moisture content and seed viability were determined and analyzed through SPSS 11.0 software.

RESULT AND CONCLUSIONSeed germination percentage was selected as the main index for classification, while seed purity, weight per 1 000 grains and moisture content could be used as references. The quality classification criteria of O. diffusa seeds have been initially established.

Germination ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; standards ; Oldenlandia ; growth & development ; physiology ; Organ Size ; Quality Control ; Seeds ; growth & development ; physiology

OBJECTIVETo optimize the testing methods for seed quality, and provide basis for establishing seed testing rules and seed quality standard of Oldenlandia diffusa.

METHODAccording to the related seed testing regulations, the seed quality of O. diffusa from different producing areas was measured.

RESULT AND CONCLUSIONThe testing methods for seed of O. diffusa was established, including sampling, purity analysis, weight per 1 000 seeds, seed moisture content, seed viability and percentage germination.

Germination ; Oldenlandia ; chemistry ; Seeds ; chemistry ; physiology

Objective: To investigate the distribution and drug resistance situation of staphylococcus aureus (SA) and methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from the classroom environments in primary schools of Guangzhou. Methods: The air and the surfaces of door handles, desks, chairs, light switches and floor were sampled in the classrooms of 8 primary schools selected through stratified clustering method in Guangzhou from May to June, 2016. SA and MRSA were isolated and identified, and drug sensitivity tests were conducted. Results: A total of 760 samples were collected, the detection rate of SA and MRSA were 8.8% and 4.2%, respectively. There were statistically significant differences in the detection rate of staphylococcus aureus among different sampling sites(P<0.01).Detection of SA and MRSA on the floor,light’s witches and surface of deskes was both above 6.0%. The multiple drug resistance rate of MRSA was up to 100.0%, and the main resistance mode was Penicillin-Erythromycin-Rifampin-Tetracycline-Teicolanin. Conclusion MRSA can be detected in air, door handles, desk surface, chair surface, light switch and floor of primary schools. Relevant administration departments should pay attention to the environments health of Guangzhou primary schools.

Objective: To investigate the antibiotic resistance spectrum and genetic characteristics of multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MDRSA) nasal isolate among primary school students, and to provide a scientific basis for the prevention and control of masal MDRSA resistance and the selection of clincal drugs in children. Methods: Antibiotic susceptibility experiments were performed on all SA isolates of 1 705 primary school students from 8 primary schools in Guangzhou selected by using multistage cluster stratified sampling method. MDRSA antibiotic susceptibility spectrum was analyzed, and the resistant, virulence and immune evasion cluster(IEC) genes detected by polymerase chain reaction(PCR). Results: The prevalence of MDRSA nasal carriage was 20.76%(354/1 705), and the proportion of multidrug resistance among SA isolates was 96.20%(354/368). The predominant resistant antibiotics of MDRSA isolates were penicillin(99.72%), erythromycin(96.33%), clindamycin(90.96%) and teicoplanin(90.11%). Notably, 240(67.80%, 240/354) MDRSA isolates were resistant to more than six antimicrobial categories. And the predominant detection rates of resistant genes were BlaZ(92.66%), Tet(M)(49.72%), virulence genes Tst(25.42%) and IEC genes Sak(92.09%), Hlb(61.58%). Conclusion We found high prevalence of nasal colonization MDRSA from healthy children. Moreover, MDRSA isolates has a high resistant rate to multiple antibiotics, and the proportion of resistant to ≥6 antimicrobial categories is high.

Objective:To explore application value of logotherapy-based intervention on palliative care for middle aged patients with advanced lung cancer, in order to provide reference for assistant of their hospice.Methods:Totally, 72 middle aged patients with advanced lung cancer from October 2018 to April 2019 in the Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Chest Hospital were divided into experimental group and control group according to the patients enrolled time, with 36 cases in each group. The patients in the control group recieved routine nursing, the experimental group carried out 3 times of logotherapy based on the routine nursing. Before and after intervention, the effects was assessed by Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G), Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual (FACIT-Sp-12) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), respectively.Results:There was no significant difference in FACT-G, FACIT-Sp-12, HADS before intervention between the two groups( P>0.05). After intervention, the sociafamily condition, emotional condition demension scores and total scores in FACT-G were (12.75±3.55), (13.41±2.61), (43.31±4.23) points, the belief, meaning, peace demension scores as well as total scores in FACIT-Sp-12 were (11.78±1.58), (11.06±2.27), (10.19±2.33), (33.03±3.46) points in the experimental group, significantly higher than those in the control group (10.88±3.12), (11.45±3.06), (38.82±5.06), (9.73±1.39), (9.67±1.73), (8.70±2.24), (28.09±2.89) points ( t values were 2.260-6.259, P<0.05), the anxiety, depression subscale and total HADS scores were (9.19±2.36), (8.56±1.98), (17.75±3.12) points in the experimental group, significantly lower than those in the control group (10.42±1.84), (9.97±2.19), (20.39±2.50) points, the differences were statistically significant (t values were 2.352-3.776, P<0.05). Conclusions:Logotherapy-based intervention can promote quality of life and spiritual comfort and allivate nagetive emotion of middle aged patients with advanced lung cancer.

Schizothorax argentatus that only distributes in the Ili River basin in Xinjiang is one of the rare and endangered species of schizothorax in China, thus has high scientific and economic values. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of S. argenteus with a length of 16 580 bp was obtained by high-throughput sequencing. The gene compositions and arrangement were similar to those of typical vertebrates. It contained 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and a non-coding region (D-loop). The nucleotide compositions were A (30.25%), G (17.28%), C (27.20%), and T (25.27%), respectively, showing obvious AT bias and anti-G bias. Among the tRNA genes, only tRNA-Ser^(GCU) could not form a typical cloverleaf structure due to the lack of dihydrouracil arm. The AT-skew and GC-skew values of the ND6 gene were fluctuating the most, suggesting that the gene may experience different selection and mutation pressures from other genes. The mitochondrial control region of S. argenteus contained three different domains, i.e., termination sequence region (ETAS), central conserved region (CSB-F, CSB-E, CSB-D, and CSB-B), and conserved sequence region (CSB1, CSB2, and CSB3). The conserved sequence fragment TT (AT) nGTG, which was ubiquitous in Cypriniformes, was identified at about 50 bp downstream CSB3. Phylogenetic relationships based on the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of 28 Schizothorax species showed that S. argenteus had differentiated earlier and had a distant relationship with other species, which may be closely related to the geographical location and the hydrological environment where it lives.
Animals ; Genome, Mitochondrial/genetics* ; Phylogeny ; Sequence Analysis, DNA ; Cyprinidae/genetics* ; RNA, Transfer/genetics* ; DNA, Mitochondrial/genetics* ; Genes, Mitochondrial

BACKGROUND: Numerous studies have concentrated on high-dose radiation exposed accidentally or through therapy, and few involve low-dose occupational exposure, to investigate the correlation between low-dose ionizing radiation and changing hematological parameters among medical workers. METHODS: Using a prospective cohort study design, we collected health examination reports and personal dose monitoring data from medical workers and used Poisson regression and restricted cubic spline models to assess the correlation between changing hematological parameters and cumulative radiation dose and determine the dose-response relationship. RESULTS: We observed that changing platelet of 1265 medical workers followed up was statistically different among the cumulative dose groups (P = 0.010). Although the linear trend tested was not statistically significant (P CONCLUSION We concluded that although the exposure dose was below the limit, medical workers exposed to low-dose ionizing radiation for a short period of time might have increased first and then decreased platelets, and there was a dose-response relationship between the cumulative radiation dose and platelets changing.
Adult ; Aged ; Blood Platelets/radiation effects* ; Female ; Health Personnel/statistics & numerical data* ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Occupational Exposure/adverse effects* ; Prospective Studies ; Radiation Dosage ; Radiation Exposure/adverse effects* ; Radiation, Ionizing ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVE To determ ine the contents of main active constituents in Gynura divaricata leaf with different drying methods and at different harvesting time ，so as to confirm the best drying method and harvesting time. METHODS G. divaricata leaf with different drying methods [drying in the shade ，drying in the sun ，oven drying （60℃，70℃，80℃），microwave drying and freeze drying] and different harvesting time （March to October ）were prepared. The content of water-soluble extract was determined by hot dip method. The contents of total flavonoids and polysaccharides were determined by ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry. The content of astragalin was determined by HPLC. Analytic hierarchy process was used for comprehensive analysis. RESULTS The time of drying in the shade ，drying in the sun ，drying at 60 ℃，drying at 70 ℃，drying at 80 ℃， microwave drying and freeze drying were 7 d，5 d，8 h，5 h，3.5 h，6 min and 1 d respectively. The average contents of water-soluble extract in G. divaricata leaf were 55.98％，60.78％，52.33％，49.54％，46.87％，59.70％ and 58.24％；those of total flavonoids were 3.27％，3.22％，1.99％，1.70％，1.31％，3.92％ and 2.28％；those of polysaccharides were 4.70％，6.09％， 6.48％，5.45％，5.74％，5.76％ and 7.15％；those of astragalin were 0.48％，0.46％，0.24％，0.23％，0.20％，0.48％，0.29％. The comprehensive score of microwave drying was the highest ，being 0.996 3. The average contents of water-soluble extract from March to October were 41.50％，40.57％，39.16％，40.65％，40.68％，43.30％，45.19％ and 40.12％；those of total flavonoids were 2.24％，2.81％，3.87％，3.92％，3.82％，3.93％，3.66％ and 3.25％；those of polysaccharides were 4.41％，4.61％， 4.98％，5.26％，5.75％，5.94％，5.32％ and 4.47％；those of astragalin were 0.20％，0.21％，0.25％，0.26％，0.25％，0.24％， 0.25％ and 0.21％，respectively. The comprehensive scores of samples collected from May to September exceeded 0.92，and the comprehensive score in August was the highest （0.988 6）. CONCLUSIONS Microwave-dried Gynura divaricata leaf has the best quality ，and the best harvesting time is from May to September.