The Ganges and Brahmaputra River system is in the plains of the northern Indian subcontinent. The river is a wide sluggish stream flowing through densely populated and fertile agricultural regions of the world. The Ga...The Ganges and Brahmaputra River system is in the plains of the northern Indian subcontinent. The river is a wide sluggish stream flowing through densely populated and fertile agricultural regions of the world. The Ganges is known as the Hinduism holy river. In Bangladesh, the Brahmaputra is joined by the Teesta River. The western branch of the Brahmaputra confluences with the Ganges and contains most of the river flow. The eastern branch joins the Meghna River near Dhaka. The basin covers parts of four countries including India, Nepal, China, and Bangladesh. Of greater concern, however, has been the degradation in quality of the river water itself. The primary objective of this research is to encourage the development of a multi-country clean-up, mitigation, and protection plan for the Ganges-Brahmaputra rivers. This article constitutes a real tool for the restoration, enhancement and protection of the Ganges-Brahmaputra River system and its environment. The Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers are known for stream bank erosion, shifting channels, and sandbars that continually emerge in their course. The Ganges and Brahmaputra watershed is home to hundreds of millions of people, with the result that the river’s water over much of its course is highly polluted. Arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bangladesh continues to be the largest case of human poisoning in history. Catastrophic floods have prompted the World Bank to prepare a long-term flood-control plan for the region. Scores of cities and towns contribute to treated sewage into the river and its main tributaries, and dozens of manufacturing facilities contribute industrial waste. Also contributing to high pollution levels are agricultural runoff, the remnants of partially burned or unburned bodies from funeral pyres, and animal carcasses. High levels of disease-causing bacteria, as well as such toxic substances as chromium, cadmium, and arsenic, have been found in the Ganges and Brahmaputra. External research and funding of adsorptive media systems to help mitigate the high arsenic levels in drinking water (river and groundwater) is needed. The Ganges-Brahmaputra River system is of colossal importance to its entire environment. Restoration and protection measures must be adopted appropriately and at the scale of the concerned countries.展开更多
Ben Cao Gang Mu Ying Jiao Dui Zhao(《本草纲目影校对照》A Contrast between the Photocopy and Collation of Compendium ofMateria Medica),completed by Zhang Zhibin and Zheng Jinsheng,is the latest variorum on Ben Cao Gang...Ben Cao Gang Mu Ying Jiao Dui Zhao(《本草纲目影校对照》A Contrast between the Photocopy and Collation of Compendium ofMateria Medica),completed by Zhang Zhibin and Zheng Jinsheng,is the latest variorum on Ben Cao Gang Mu(《本草纲目》Compendium ofMateria Medica).Adopting five different Jinling editions as the master copy,the book carefully collates the complex contents on the original book by contrasting the photocopies with the supplement and correction,which makes it easy to use.What is more,full-form punctuation is used to mark the reference books and proper nouns,which is a big success feat in the research history of Ben Cao Gang Mu.展开更多
This article gives a brief introduction of Ben Cao GangMu Cai Se Yao Tu(《本草纲目彩色药图》ColoredHerb Illustrations of Compendium of Materia Medico)and explains the history of herb illustrations in each dynasty,the ...This article gives a brief introduction of Ben Cao GangMu Cai Se Yao Tu(《本草纲目彩色药图》ColoredHerb Illustrations of Compendium of Materia Medico)and explains the history of herb illustrations in each dynasty,the illustration of Ben Cao Gang Mu(《本草纲目》Compendium of Materia Me died)and the value and the significance of Ben Cao GangMu Cai Se Yao Tu in detail.展开更多
Salmonella is one of the major pathogenic bacteria present in contaminated water. 16-23S rRNA spacer region has been reported to be polymorphic at serovar level in Salmonella. Salmonella isolates obtained from Ganges ...Salmonella is one of the major pathogenic bacteria present in contaminated water. 16-23S rRNA spacer region has been reported to be polymorphic at serovar level in Salmonella. Salmonella isolates obtained from Ganges river water were studied for 16-23S rRNA spacer region polymorphism. Thirty three isolates belonging to eight serovars (S. Typhimurium, S. Abuja, S. Pantypridd, S. Lagos, S. Chinkual, S. Zwickau, S. Goldenberg and S. Oritamerin) were studied for the polymorphism. Out of 33 isolates, 15 different profiles were observed no serovar specific profile. Our findings indicate that 16-23S rRNA spacer region is not specific at serovar level, but can be used for differentiation of different Salmonella isolates.展开更多
The arsenic contamination of groundwater in Uttar Pradesh State was first recognized in 2003 and is now seen at 20 Districts out of 70 Districts. University of Miyazaki has performed the arsenic mitigation project in ...The arsenic contamination of groundwater in Uttar Pradesh State was first recognized in 2003 and is now seen at 20 Districts out of 70 Districts. University of Miyazaki has performed the arsenic mitigation project in Bahraich District, severest arsenic-affected one in the 20 Districts, from June 2008 until now, with JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency). The integrated mitigation, such as the raising awareness of villager, installing of alternative water supply units and healthcare of arsenocosis patients, have been executed at the 2 villages. The symptom of the arsenocosis patients was not so severe, which will be, therefore, improved by drinking arsenic-safe water supplied through arsenic removal units, installed by this project. In this paper, following results is discussed for the situation and mechanism of arsenic contamination of groundwater, objected in connection with the installation of arsenic removal units: 1) Groundwater is almost contaminated with arsenic in deep tubewell (depth: about 30 m), but scarcely in shallow tubewell (depth: about 10 m);2) Arsenic contaminated groundwater is under the reduced condition with the oxidized condition for no-arsenic contaminated groundwater;3) Arsenic concentration shows almost linear correlation with concentrations of Fe2+ and -N;4) Ground is composed of sand with high arsenic content at around 25 m depth;5) Arsenic exists mainly in the phase of reducible fraction or weak acid soluble fraction but no oxidizable fraction in the ground.展开更多
Soil minerals study is vital in terms of investigating the major soil forming compounds and to find out the fate of minor and trace elements in soils. It is also essential for the soil-plant interaction purpose. To id...Soil minerals study is vital in terms of investigating the major soil forming compounds and to find out the fate of minor and trace elements in soils. It is also essential for the soil-plant interaction purpose. To identify soil mineral phases especially clay minerals, X-ray diffraction (XRD) has been a popular technique. The clay mineralogical information of soils in Bangladesh is limited, especially in Ganges flood plain region (Agro Ecological Zone (AEZ) 12 and 13). Therefore, to overcome this limitation, in this study, we performed XRD analysis of <2 mm fractions soil samples of AEX 12 and 13. However, identifying mineralogical phases by XRD in <2 mm fractions soils is not so straight-forward due to many practical problems. We fully matched only two mineralogical phases in all the soil samples which is quartz and potassium-Aluminum-Silicate. However, the full XRD peaks indicate that more minerals are also present, but due to heterogeneity of soils samples, it is difficult to find other minerals phases by only XRD peak of <2 mm fractions. Therefore, to find more information about mineralogical phases, we performed XRF analysis that provides the elemental composition of minerals phase as oxide. XRF analysis indicated the presence of secondary minerals like illite and chlorite. The presence of high percentage Fe oxide not only indicated the iron mineral phase (goethite and ferrihydrite) but also indicated iron rich high charge smectite minerals (beidellite). The presence of iron rich smectite minerals in the Ganges sediments reported in several previous studies. Thus, we concluded that only XRD in <2 mm fractions of soils is not adequate to identify the mineralogical phases of soil samples. Others analyses like XRF, XRD in <2 μm fractions will be necessary to locate an entire image of soil mineralogical phases.展开更多
The investment decision making of Project Gang, the projects that are associated with one another on economy and technique, is studied. In order to find out the best Scheme that can make the maximum profit, a dynami...The investment decision making of Project Gang, the projects that are associated with one another on economy and technique, is studied. In order to find out the best Scheme that can make the maximum profit, a dynamic programming algorithm on the investment decision making of Project Gang is brought forward, and this algorithm can find out the best Scheme of distributing the m resources to the n Items in the time of O(m 2 n).展开更多
As disturbing as youth and gun violence is, it is not hard to reduce the mortality rate because it is preventable. The information provided in this research will help to get policies waiting to be reviewed by legislat...As disturbing as youth and gun violence is, it is not hard to reduce the mortality rate because it is preventable. The information provided in this research will help to get policies waiting to be reviewed by legislators, and any new proposal that reaches the appropriate legislative chamber, reviewed without obstacles and will help to prevent youth violence. Upon completion of this research, the study shows that rates of youth violence have decreased based on programs implemented at the state government level with a stronger juvenile justice system holding offenders accountable to ensure public safety and reduce youth violence and victimization. The study shows that community and school involvement with law enforcement and government agencies are some of the strategies needed to help reduce gun violence and rebuild communities.展开更多
Ben Cao Gang Mu(《本草纲目》Compendium of Materia Medica)written by Li Shizhen(李时珍)was first introduced to Japan in the early 17th century and played an important role in the development of Japanese Material Medica...Ben Cao Gang Mu(《本草纲目》Compendium of Materia Medica)written by Li Shizhen(李时珍)was first introduced to Japan in the early 17th century and played an important role in the development of Japanese Material Medica and natural history in the Edo period.Tokugawa Ieyasu(德川家康),a shogun general,and Hayashi Razan(林罗山),a famous Confucianist in the Edo period,first recommended Ben Cao Gang Mu in Japan.Then,there emerged more scholars at herbal medicine in Japan who studied and taught Ben Cao Gang Mu through family teaching and master-apprenticeship training.Among them,the work of scholars such as Kaibara Ekiken(贝原益轩),Okamoto Ippou(冈本一抱),Matsuoka Gentatsu(松冈玄达),Ono Ranzan(小野蘭山),Iwasaki Kan-en(岩崎灌园),and Maeda Toshiyasu(前田利保)is of great significance to promote the wide communication and acceptance of Ben Cao Gang Mu in the Edo period in Japan.The rise of the Ben Cao Gang Mu in Japan fueled the development of Japanese herbal science and natural history to a new level.展开更多
The continuous rise of consumer price index (CPI) has increased concern over China's macroeconomic situation. Will inflation have a disastrous impact on the Chinese economy? What risks are brewing behind the boomi...The continuous rise of consumer price index (CPI) has increased concern over China's macroeconomic situation. Will inflation have a disastrous impact on the Chinese economy? What risks are brewing behind the booming real estate and stock markets? Have bubbles already occurred in the Chinese economy? From his office in Guohong Building, Beijing, Dr. Fan Gang gave his views on these questions in an exclusive interview with China Economist.展开更多
The compilation of Compendium of Materia Medica by IA Shizhen is the product of both his great dream of writing and years of diligent work and it was also all round related to the historical times when he lived.At tha...The compilation of Compendium of Materia Medica by IA Shizhen is the product of both his great dream of writing and years of diligent work and it was also all round related to the historical times when he lived.At that time,the appreciation from the Emperor,competitive publication of medical works by the state kings and the rapid developments in medicine in the Ming dynasty all contributed to the establishment of a solid foundation for the success of Compendium of Materia Medica.This paper explored the contributing factors of the great work from a perspective of the historical environment.展开更多
In August,2008,the export of heavy trucks began to face the daunting challenge presented by the current global climate.Under the influence of a financial crisis,the international automotive market has been smothered i...In August,2008,the export of heavy trucks began to face the daunting challenge presented by the current global climate.Under the influence of a financial crisis,the international automotive market has been smothered in an unpleasant atmosphere.With展开更多
Ben Cao Gang Mu(Compendium of Materia Medica),written by Li Shizhen,an outstanding medical expert in the Ming Dynasty,lasted 27 years and had three drafts changed.Once published,it was translated to all over the world...Ben Cao Gang Mu(Compendium of Materia Medica),written by Li Shizhen,an outstanding medical expert in the Ming Dynasty,lasted 27 years and had three drafts changed.Once published,it was translated to all over the world with its great influence and spread in many countries in Asia,Europe,and America successively,becoming one of the best medical works ever and translated into different foreign languages.This paper focuses on the dissemination of Ben Cao Gang Mu in America and Japan to explore the differences between the Japanese world and the English world in the translation and introduction of traditional Chinese medicine classics.展开更多
SAC Vice-Administrator Cui Gang met with the visiting delegation of Bureau of Standards Jamaica(BSJ)led by its Director Stephen Wedderburn on November 14,2017.The two sides briefed on their progresses in standardizati...SAC Vice-Administrator Cui Gang met with the visiting delegation of Bureau of Standards Jamaica(BSJ)led by its Director Stephen Wedderburn on November 14,2017.The two sides briefed on their progresses in standardization work.They had in-depth discussions and reached broad consensus on major issues such as carrying out standards mutual recognition,enhancing cooperation within COPANT and ISO/TC 93 and signing a bilateral cooperation agreement.展开更多
文摘The Ganges and Brahmaputra River system is in the plains of the northern Indian subcontinent. The river is a wide sluggish stream flowing through densely populated and fertile agricultural regions of the world. The Ganges is known as the Hinduism holy river. In Bangladesh, the Brahmaputra is joined by the Teesta River. The western branch of the Brahmaputra confluences with the Ganges and contains most of the river flow. The eastern branch joins the Meghna River near Dhaka. The basin covers parts of four countries including India, Nepal, China, and Bangladesh. Of greater concern, however, has been the degradation in quality of the river water itself. The primary objective of this research is to encourage the development of a multi-country clean-up, mitigation, and protection plan for the Ganges-Brahmaputra rivers. This article constitutes a real tool for the restoration, enhancement and protection of the Ganges-Brahmaputra River system and its environment. The Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers are known for stream bank erosion, shifting channels, and sandbars that continually emerge in their course. The Ganges and Brahmaputra watershed is home to hundreds of millions of people, with the result that the river’s water over much of its course is highly polluted. Arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bangladesh continues to be the largest case of human poisoning in history. Catastrophic floods have prompted the World Bank to prepare a long-term flood-control plan for the region. Scores of cities and towns contribute to treated sewage into the river and its main tributaries, and dozens of manufacturing facilities contribute industrial waste. Also contributing to high pollution levels are agricultural runoff, the remnants of partially burned or unburned bodies from funeral pyres, and animal carcasses. High levels of disease-causing bacteria, as well as such toxic substances as chromium, cadmium, and arsenic, have been found in the Ganges and Brahmaputra. External research and funding of adsorptive media systems to help mitigate the high arsenic levels in drinking water (river and groundwater) is needed. The Ganges-Brahmaputra River system is of colossal importance to its entire environment. Restoration and protection measures must be adopted appropriately and at the scale of the concerned countries.
文摘Ben Cao Gang Mu Ying Jiao Dui Zhao(《本草纲目影校对照》A Contrast between the Photocopy and Collation of Compendium ofMateria Medica),completed by Zhang Zhibin and Zheng Jinsheng,is the latest variorum on Ben Cao Gang Mu(《本草纲目》Compendium ofMateria Medica).Adopting five different Jinling editions as the master copy,the book carefully collates the complex contents on the original book by contrasting the photocopies with the supplement and correction,which makes it easy to use.What is more,full-form punctuation is used to mark the reference books and proper nouns,which is a big success feat in the research history of Ben Cao Gang Mu.
文摘This article gives a brief introduction of Ben Cao GangMu Cai Se Yao Tu(《本草纲目彩色药图》ColoredHerb Illustrations of Compendium of Materia Medico)and explains the history of herb illustrations in each dynasty,the illustration of Ben Cao Gang Mu(《本草纲目》Compendium of Materia Me died)and the value and the significance of Ben Cao GangMu Cai Se Yao Tu in detail.
文摘Salmonella is one of the major pathogenic bacteria present in contaminated water. 16-23S rRNA spacer region has been reported to be polymorphic at serovar level in Salmonella. Salmonella isolates obtained from Ganges river water were studied for 16-23S rRNA spacer region polymorphism. Thirty three isolates belonging to eight serovars (S. Typhimurium, S. Abuja, S. Pantypridd, S. Lagos, S. Chinkual, S. Zwickau, S. Goldenberg and S. Oritamerin) were studied for the polymorphism. Out of 33 isolates, 15 different profiles were observed no serovar specific profile. Our findings indicate that 16-23S rRNA spacer region is not specific at serovar level, but can be used for differentiation of different Salmonella isolates.
文摘The arsenic contamination of groundwater in Uttar Pradesh State was first recognized in 2003 and is now seen at 20 Districts out of 70 Districts. University of Miyazaki has performed the arsenic mitigation project in Bahraich District, severest arsenic-affected one in the 20 Districts, from June 2008 until now, with JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency). The integrated mitigation, such as the raising awareness of villager, installing of alternative water supply units and healthcare of arsenocosis patients, have been executed at the 2 villages. The symptom of the arsenocosis patients was not so severe, which will be, therefore, improved by drinking arsenic-safe water supplied through arsenic removal units, installed by this project. In this paper, following results is discussed for the situation and mechanism of arsenic contamination of groundwater, objected in connection with the installation of arsenic removal units: 1) Groundwater is almost contaminated with arsenic in deep tubewell (depth: about 30 m), but scarcely in shallow tubewell (depth: about 10 m);2) Arsenic contaminated groundwater is under the reduced condition with the oxidized condition for no-arsenic contaminated groundwater;3) Arsenic concentration shows almost linear correlation with concentrations of Fe2+ and -N;4) Ground is composed of sand with high arsenic content at around 25 m depth;5) Arsenic exists mainly in the phase of reducible fraction or weak acid soluble fraction but no oxidizable fraction in the ground.
文摘Soil minerals study is vital in terms of investigating the major soil forming compounds and to find out the fate of minor and trace elements in soils. It is also essential for the soil-plant interaction purpose. To identify soil mineral phases especially clay minerals, X-ray diffraction (XRD) has been a popular technique. The clay mineralogical information of soils in Bangladesh is limited, especially in Ganges flood plain region (Agro Ecological Zone (AEZ) 12 and 13). Therefore, to overcome this limitation, in this study, we performed XRD analysis of <2 mm fractions soil samples of AEX 12 and 13. However, identifying mineralogical phases by XRD in <2 mm fractions soils is not so straight-forward due to many practical problems. We fully matched only two mineralogical phases in all the soil samples which is quartz and potassium-Aluminum-Silicate. However, the full XRD peaks indicate that more minerals are also present, but due to heterogeneity of soils samples, it is difficult to find other minerals phases by only XRD peak of <2 mm fractions. Therefore, to find more information about mineralogical phases, we performed XRF analysis that provides the elemental composition of minerals phase as oxide. XRF analysis indicated the presence of secondary minerals like illite and chlorite. The presence of high percentage Fe oxide not only indicated the iron mineral phase (goethite and ferrihydrite) but also indicated iron rich high charge smectite minerals (beidellite). The presence of iron rich smectite minerals in the Ganges sediments reported in several previous studies. Thus, we concluded that only XRD in <2 mm fractions of soils is not adequate to identify the mineralogical phases of soil samples. Others analyses like XRF, XRD in <2 μm fractions will be necessary to locate an entire image of soil mineralogical phases.
文摘The investment decision making of Project Gang, the projects that are associated with one another on economy and technique, is studied. In order to find out the best Scheme that can make the maximum profit, a dynamic programming algorithm on the investment decision making of Project Gang is brought forward, and this algorithm can find out the best Scheme of distributing the m resources to the n Items in the time of O(m 2 n).
文摘As disturbing as youth and gun violence is, it is not hard to reduce the mortality rate because it is preventable. The information provided in this research will help to get policies waiting to be reviewed by legislators, and any new proposal that reaches the appropriate legislative chamber, reviewed without obstacles and will help to prevent youth violence. Upon completion of this research, the study shows that rates of youth violence have decreased based on programs implemented at the state government level with a stronger juvenile justice system holding offenders accountable to ensure public safety and reduce youth violence and victimization. The study shows that community and school involvement with law enforcement and government agencies are some of the strategies needed to help reduce gun violence and rebuild communities.
基金Project funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2018M632153)New Youth Teacher Training Funding Scheme at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine(No.A1-U17205010471).
文摘Ben Cao Gang Mu(《本草纲目》Compendium of Materia Medica)written by Li Shizhen(李时珍)was first introduced to Japan in the early 17th century and played an important role in the development of Japanese Material Medica and natural history in the Edo period.Tokugawa Ieyasu(德川家康),a shogun general,and Hayashi Razan(林罗山),a famous Confucianist in the Edo period,first recommended Ben Cao Gang Mu in Japan.Then,there emerged more scholars at herbal medicine in Japan who studied and taught Ben Cao Gang Mu through family teaching and master-apprenticeship training.Among them,the work of scholars such as Kaibara Ekiken(贝原益轩),Okamoto Ippou(冈本一抱),Matsuoka Gentatsu(松冈玄达),Ono Ranzan(小野蘭山),Iwasaki Kan-en(岩崎灌园),and Maeda Toshiyasu(前田利保)is of great significance to promote the wide communication and acceptance of Ben Cao Gang Mu in the Edo period in Japan.The rise of the Ben Cao Gang Mu in Japan fueled the development of Japanese herbal science and natural history to a new level.
文摘The continuous rise of consumer price index (CPI) has increased concern over China's macroeconomic situation. Will inflation have a disastrous impact on the Chinese economy? What risks are brewing behind the booming real estate and stock markets? Have bubbles already occurred in the Chinese economy? From his office in Guohong Building, Beijing, Dr. Fan Gang gave his views on these questions in an exclusive interview with China Economist.
基金Scientific Research Innovation Team of BUCM--Arrangement and Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine Classics(2019-JYB-TD017).
文摘The compilation of Compendium of Materia Medica by IA Shizhen is the product of both his great dream of writing and years of diligent work and it was also all round related to the historical times when he lived.At that time,the appreciation from the Emperor,competitive publication of medical works by the state kings and the rapid developments in medicine in the Ming dynasty all contributed to the establishment of a solid foundation for the success of Compendium of Materia Medica.This paper explored the contributing factors of the great work from a perspective of the historical environment.
文摘In August,2008,the export of heavy trucks began to face the daunting challenge presented by the current global climate.Under the influence of a financial crisis,the international automotive market has been smothered in an unpleasant atmosphere.With
文摘Ben Cao Gang Mu(Compendium of Materia Medica),written by Li Shizhen,an outstanding medical expert in the Ming Dynasty,lasted 27 years and had three drafts changed.Once published,it was translated to all over the world with its great influence and spread in many countries in Asia,Europe,and America successively,becoming one of the best medical works ever and translated into different foreign languages.This paper focuses on the dissemination of Ben Cao Gang Mu in America and Japan to explore the differences between the Japanese world and the English world in the translation and introduction of traditional Chinese medicine classics.
文摘SAC Vice-Administrator Cui Gang met with the visiting delegation of Bureau of Standards Jamaica(BSJ)led by its Director Stephen Wedderburn on November 14,2017.The two sides briefed on their progresses in standardization work.They had in-depth discussions and reached broad consensus on major issues such as carrying out standards mutual recognition,enhancing cooperation within COPANT and ISO/TC 93 and signing a bilateral cooperation agreement.