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Two new generic records in the orchid flora of Myanmar

  • KANG, Dae-Hyun;CHO, Seong-Hyun;ONG, Homervergel G.;LING, Shein Man;KYAW, Naing Oo;KIM, Young-Dong;KURZWEIL, Hubert
    • Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy
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    • v.49 no.1
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    • pp.96-99
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    • 2019
  • The species diversity of Orchidaceae is believed to be extremely high in Myanmar. Like in other plant groups, little basic inventory work has been done thus far. During floristic surveys conducted in Popa Mountain Park (Mandalay Region), Natma Taung National Park (Chin State), and in the Ywangan area (southwestern Shan State), we encountered two interesting orchid species which were determined to be new generic records in the flora of Myanmar. Thuniopsis cleistogama was previously considered endemic to Yunnan Province (China) and was only known from the type locality. However, here the species is newly reported from two localities in central and western Myanmar. Disperis neilgherrensis is known from several widely scattered localities in tropical and subtropical Asia. This tiny orchid species was discovered in the Ywangan area in the southwestern area of the Shan State of Myanmar. These two species will be valuable additions to the updated checklist of the orchids of Myanmar.

Comparative Proteomic Analysis of Changes in the Bovine Whey Proteome during the Transition from Colostrum to Milk

  • Zhang, Le-Ying;Wang, Jia-Qi;Yang, Yong-Xin;Bu, Deng-Pan;Li, Shan-Shan;Zhou, Ling-Yun
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.272-278
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    • 2011
  • Bovine whey protein expression patterns of colostrum are much different from that of milk. Moreover, bovine colostrum is an important source of protective, nutritional and developmental factors for the newborn. However, to our knowledge, no research has been performed to date using a comparative proteomic method on the changes in the bovine whey proteome during the transition from colostrum to milk. This study therefore separated whey protein of days 1, 3, 7 and 21 after calving using two dimension electrophoresis. Differentially expressed proteins at different collection times were identified using high-performance liquid chromatography in tandem with mass spectrometry (LC/MS) and validated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in order to understand the developmental changes in the bovine whey proteome during the transition from colostrum to milk. The expression patterns of whey protein of days 1 and 3 post-partum were similar except that immunoglobulin G was down-regulated on day 3, and four proteins were found to be down-regulated on days 7 and 21 compared with day 1 after delivering, including immunoglobulin G, immunoglobulin M, albumin, and lactotransferrin, which are involved in immunity and molecule transport. The results of this study confirm the comparative proteomic method has the advantage over other methods such as ELISA and immunoassays in that it can simultaneously detect more differentially expressed proteins. In addition, the difference in composition of milk indicates a need for adjustment of the colostrum feeding regimen to ensure a protective immunological status for newborn calves.

SIGN PATTERNS OF IDEMPOTENT MATRICES

  • Hall, Frank J.;Li, Zhong-Shan
    • Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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    • v.36 no.3
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    • pp.469-487
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    • 1999
  • Sign patterns of idempotent matrices, especially symmetric idempotent matrices, are investigated. A number of fundamental results are given and various constructions are presented. The sign patterns of symmetric idempotent matrices through order 5 are determined. Some open questions are also given.

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New records of flowering plants for the flora of Myanmar collected from southern Shan State

  • KANG, Dae-Hyun;KYAW, Naing Oo;JUNG, Eui-Kwon;SHIN, Jae-Seo;KIM, Young-Dong;ONG, Homervergel G.
    • Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy
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    • v.48 no.3
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    • pp.218-229
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    • 2018
  • Myanmar's plant diversity is expected to be very high given the wide variety of climates and the diverse vegetation and geographical features of the country. Since the publication of Kress et al.'s plant checklist in 2003, new and unrecorded species have been constantly reported by various botanists, but much of Myanmar's flora requires more intensive examinations. We conducted joint floristic surveys of several Ywangan areas, including the Panlaung-Pyadalin Cave Wildlife Sanctuary in southern Shan State of Myanmar. The initial identification of seed plant specimens collected from three short floristic expeditions revealed that 23 species were newly recorded species in Myanmar. More than half of these were found to be geographically notable species, which are known to be endemic to neighboring countries such as China (4 spp.), Thailand (6 spp.), and India (2 spp.). A considerable number of these unrecorded species are distributed in the limestone areas of neighboring countries, reflecting the geological characteristics of the survey area. The results of this study reemphasize the need for intensive and continuous research on the flora of Myanmar for a more comprehensive understanding of the distribution patterns of flowering plants in Southeast Asia.

TECHNICAL INNOVATION OF FARM WELL PUMP

  • Zhang, Shaokang;Dang, Yongliang
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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    • 1993.10a
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    • pp.217-226
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    • 1993
  • As results of not selecting and using farm well pump properly , it's running regime is far away from high efficient zone and running efficiency of farm well pump is lower. The paper analyses unhealthy tendencies of technical state of diving-electric pump, deep well and centrifugal pump which are commonly used in our country. The paper also summarizes several technical innovation plans to raise efficiency : stage change plan, diameter change plan, speed change plan and synthetic technical innovation . Each plan gives a detailed introduction of designing and construction manners, through practical measuring , the synthetic efficiency of innovated well pumps raise above 30 percent. Economic benefit is evident.

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Expression and characterization of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase of Ectropis obliqua virus

  • Lin, Meijuan;Ye, Shan;Xiong, Yi;Cai, Dawei;Zhang, Jiamin;Hu, Yuanyang
    • BMB Reports
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    • v.43 no.4
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    • pp.284-290
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    • 2010
  • Replication of positive-strand RNA virus is mediated by a virus-encoded RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp). To study the replication of Ectropis obliqua virus (EoV), a newly identified insect virus belonging to the family Iflaviradae, we expressed the RNA polymerase domain in Escherichia coli and purified it on a Ni-chelating HisTrap affinity column. It is demonstrated that EoV RdRp initiated RNA synthesis in a primer and poly (A)-dependent manner in vitro. Furthermore, the effect of primer concentration, temperature, metal ions ($Mg^{2+}$, $Mn^{2+}$, and $K^+$) on enzymatic activity were determined. Our study represented a first step towards understanding the mechanism of EoV replication.

Risk Factors of Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Current Status and Perspectives

  • Gao, Jing;Xie, Li;Yang, Wan-Shui;Zhang, Wei;Gao, Shan;Wang, Jing;Xiang, Yong-Bing
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.743-752
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    • 2012
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma is a common disorder worldwide which ranks 5th and 7th most common cancer among men and women. In recent years, different incidence trends have been observed in various regions, but the reasons are not completely understood. However, due to the great public efforts in HCC prevention and alternation of lifestyle, the roles of some well documented risk factors played in hepatocarcinogenesis might have changed. This paper summarizes both the environmental and host related risk factors of hepatocellular carcinoma including well established risk factors such as hepatitis virus infection, aflatoxin and alcohol, as well as possible risk factors such as coffee drinking and other dietary agents.

Spatial Structure and Dynamic Evolution of Urban Cooperative Innovation Network in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, China: An Analysis Based on Cooperative Invention Patents

  • HU, Shan Shan;KIM, Hyung-Ho
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.8 no.9
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    • pp.113-119
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    • 2021
  • With the increasing pressure of international competition, urban agglomeration cooperation and innovation had become an important means of regional economic development. This study analyzed the spatial characteristics of the Urban Cooperative Innovation Network in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, found out the dynamic evolution law of innovation, provided suggestions for policy management departments, and effectively planned the industrial layout. According to the data of the State Intellectual Property Office of China, this study researched invention patents from 2005 to 2019. This paper constructed the urban cooperative innovation network, and took 11 cities in the bay area as the research objects, and used social network analysis to study the spatial structure and dynamic evolution of the urban innovation network. Every indicator reflected the urban cooperative innovation, but they all showed a certain decline in 2008-2010. And it is inferred that the innovation network space of each city will be "obvious fist advantages, significant spillover effect and weakening role of Hong Kong and Macao". This paper divided urban cooperative innovation of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area into three stages. Summing up the characteristics of each stage is helpful to recognize the changes of urban cooperative innovation and to do a good job in industrial layout planning.

A Study on the Change of the letters Appeared in the Wu gou jing guang da tuo luo ni jing (無垢淨光大陀羅尼經의 문자이동 연구)

  • 류부현
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.259-275
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    • 2003
  • The purpose of this paper is to investigate a pattern of letter movement that is conatituted between the original of Wu gou jing guang dai tuo luo ni jing and the existence it saw and a letter mobile state of Wu gou jing guang dai tuo luo ni jing that is discovered in Seokga-pagoda at Kyungju in Korea. In view of the results so far achieved, the original of Wu gou jing guang dai tuo luo ni jing was identified that Dunhuang sakyung is the earliest original among the existence it saw and it was changed once at Fang shan seokyung, Zhao cheng jing and koryeojang and was largely changed at Wu gou jing guang dai tuo Iuo ni jing, Zi fu zang, Qi sha zang, Yong le nan zang, Jing shan zang and Qing zang that was discovered in Seokga-pagoda. The bottom book and genealogy of Wu gou jing guang dai tuo luo ni jing were presumed that it was closely connected with the bottom book Zi fu zang because a letter mobile state of Wu gou jing guang dai tuo luo ni jing that was discovered in Seokga-pagoda was exposed without discrimination.

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Enhanced Antitumor Effect of Curcumin Liposomes with Local Hyperthermia in the LL/2 Model

  • Tang, Jian-Cai;Shi, Hua-Shan;Wan, Li-Qiang;Wang, Yong-Sheng;Wei, Yu-Quan
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.2307-2310
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    • 2013
  • Curcumin previously was proven to inhibit angiogenesis and display potent antitumor activity in vivo and in vitro. In the present study, we investigated whether a combination curcumin with hyperthermia would have a synergistic antitumor effect in the LL/2 model. The results indicated that combination therapy significantly inhibited cell proliferation of MS-1 and LL/2 in vitro. LL/2 experiment model also demonstrated that the combination therapy inhibited tumor growth and prolonged the life span in vivo. Furthermore, combination therapy reduced angiogenesis and increased tumor apoptosis. Our findings suggest that the combination therapy exerted synergistic antitumor effects, providing a new perspective fpr clinical tumor therapy.