In this study six Pinus L. taxa from Canada (P. strobus L., P. parviflora Siebold & Zucc., P. mugo Turra subsp, mugo, P. resinosa Sol. ex Alton, P. flexilis E. James and P. nigra J. F. Arnold) were studied to deter...In this study six Pinus L. taxa from Canada (P. strobus L., P. parviflora Siebold & Zucc., P. mugo Turra subsp, mugo, P. resinosa Sol. ex Alton, P. flexilis E. James and P. nigra J. F. Arnold) were studied to determine on chemical characters of studied taxa. For this purpose, essential oil from needles of the six Pinus taxa were investigated by HS-SPME/GC-MS. 38, 33, 39, 28, 31 and 46 compounds were respectively identified from each species representing 95.90%, 95.07%, 95.79%, 96.20%, 93.05% and 96.25% of the oil. The results have given some clues on the chemotaxonomy of this genus and are of usable potentials of the plants as renewable resources. Although the essential oil composition of studied taxa showed chemical divergences because of climatical, seasonal, geographical and geological factors, but the major compounds of plant derivatives are generally similar and the major compounds are chemotaxonomical markers for studied taxa.展开更多
International concerns about the effects of global change on permafrost-affected soils and responses of permafrost terrestrial landscapes to such change have been increasing in the last two decades. To achieve a varie...International concerns about the effects of global change on permafrost-affected soils and responses of permafrost terrestrial landscapes to such change have been increasing in the last two decades. To achieve a variety of goals including the determining of soil carbon stocks and dynamics in the Northern Hemisphere,the understanding of soil degradation and the best ways to protect the fragile ecosystems in permafrost environment,further study development on Cryosol classification is being in great demand. In this paper the existing Cryosol classifications contained in three representative soil taxonomies are introduced,and the problems in the practical application of the defining criteria used for category differentiation in these taxonomic systems are discussed. Meanwhile,the resumption and reconstruction of Chinese Cryosol classification within a taxonomic frame is proposed. In dealing with Cryosol classification the advantages that Chinese pedologists have and the challenges that they have to face are analyzed. Finally,several suggestions on the study development of the further taxonomic frame of Cryosol classification are put forward.展开更多
By an established comparison result and using the upper and lower solutions,one sufficient condition of existence of minimal and maximal solutions to initial value problem for second order impulsive integro-differenti...By an established comparison result and using the upper and lower solutions,one sufficient condition of existence of minimal and maximal solutions to initial value problem for second order impulsive integro-differential equation in Banach spaces is obtained and the related results are essentially improved.At the same time, another sufficient condition of existence of minimal and maximal solutions based on the Kuratowski measure of noncompactness is given.展开更多
The author show that if A is a complex abelian Banach algebra with an identity, then the decomposability of T∈M(A),the set of all multipliers on A, implies that the corresponding multiplication operator T: M (A)→M (...The author show that if A is a complex abelian Banach algebra with an identity, then the decomposability of T∈M(A),the set of all multipliers on A, implies that the corresponding multiplication operator T: M (A)→M (A) is decompcoable, moreover, in the Hilbert algebras case the assumation that A is abelian and A has an identity can be released. Those results are partially answers to a question raised by K. B. Laursen and M. M. Neumann [5].展开更多
There is a growing number of case reports of hepatoxicity from the widely marketed weight-loss supplement Hydroxycut, which contains the botanical ingredient Garcinia cambogia . These case reports may substantially un...There is a growing number of case reports of hepatoxicity from the widely marketed weight-loss supplement Hydroxycut, which contains the botanical ingredient Garcinia cambogia . These case reports may substantially undercount the true magnitude of harm. Based on the past experience with harmful dietary supplements, US regulators should assume the more precautionary approach favored by Canada and Europe. Lacking effective adverse event surveillance for supplements, or the requirements to prove safety prior to coming to the market, case reports such as those summarized here assume added importance.展开更多
This article demonstrates that decision trees have several applications in screening for incidences of various cancers in the publicly funded health care system of Canada. This article reviews previous research on the...This article demonstrates that decision trees have several applications in screening for incidences of various cancers in the publicly funded health care system of Canada. This article reviews previous research on the design of various types of decision trees to identify the relevant decision-making parameters that should be incorporated into enhanced usage of decision trees. This article proposes a methodology for screening breast and prostate cancers. While an accounting is made for various financial costs and benefits, comments are made on the limitations of the modeling exercise through identification of problems in assigning probabilities, the use of samples in ascertaining population parameters, ethical concerns, and measuring a cost per life year. This article concludes with prospects for future research including private sector versus public sector financing and the incorporation of opportunity costs into the decision-making process.展开更多
This paper examines city growth patterns and the corresponding city size distribution evolution over long periods of time using a simple New Economic Geography(NEG) model and urban population data from Canada. The mai...This paper examines city growth patterns and the corresponding city size distribution evolution over long periods of time using a simple New Economic Geography(NEG) model and urban population data from Canada. The main findings are twofold. First, there is a transition from sequential to parallel growth of cities over long periods of time: city growth shows a sequential mode in the stage of rapid urbanization, i.e., the cities with the best development conditions will take the lead in growth, after which the cities with higher ranks will become the fastest-growing cities; in the late stage of urbanization, city growth converges according to Gibrat′s law, and exhibits a parallel growth pattern. Second, city size distribution is found to have persistent structural characteristics: the city system is self-organized into multiple discrete size groups; city growth shows club convergence characteristics, and the cities with similar development conditions eventually converge to a similar size. The results will not only enhance our understanding of urbanization process, but will also provide a timely and clear policy reference for promoting the healthy urbanization of developing countries.展开更多
This paper deals with a new class of nonlinear set valued implicit variational inclusion problems involving (A, η)-monotone mappings in 2-uniformly smooth Banach spaces. Semi-inner product structure has been used t...This paper deals with a new class of nonlinear set valued implicit variational inclusion problems involving (A, η)-monotone mappings in 2-uniformly smooth Banach spaces. Semi-inner product structure has been used to study the (A, η)-monotonicity. Using the generalized resolvent operator technique and the semi-inner product structure, the approximation solvability of the proposed problem is investigated. An iterative algorithm is constructed to approximate the solution of the problem. Convergence analysis of the proposed algorithm is investigated. Similar results are also investigated for variational inclusion problems involving (H, η)-monotone mappings.展开更多
The essential oil composition leaves of Juniperus communis L., Taxus canadensis Marshall. and Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. from Canada were investigated by head space solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME) and gas c...The essential oil composition leaves of Juniperus communis L., Taxus canadensis Marshall. and Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. from Canada were investigated by head space solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Thirty-three, thirty and thirty-one components were identified representing 95.78%, 93.89%, 96.14% of the oil, respectively. Limonene (26.12%), benzene (15.62%), 13-mrycene (9.08%) and β-pinene (7.30%) were found to be the main constituents of J. communis; 1-propanone (36.38%), morpholine (10.95%), methylamine (9.10%) and methanone (8.14%) were detected main components of Taxus canadensis; bornylacetate (26.84%), α-pinene (23.74%), camphene (11.93%) and limonene (6.02%) were determined as major constituents of Tsuga canadensis. The chemical distributions of the essential oil compounds in the genus pattern were discussed in means of chemotaxonomy and natural products.展开更多
Using only chassical theorems of calculus of variations, we study semi coercive monotone variational problems on reflexive Banach spaces. We obtain the existence of solutions for semilinear equations on reflexive Ban...Using only chassical theorems of calculus of variations, we study semi coercive monotone variational problems on reflexive Banach spaces. We obtain the existence of solutions for semilinear equations on reflexive Banach spaces.展开更多
In this paper, the author uses the monotone iterative technique and cone theory to investigate the extremal solutions of two point boundary value problems for nonlinear second order impulsive integrodifferential equa...In this paper, the author uses the monotone iterative technique and cone theory to investigate the extremal solutions of two point boundary value problems for nonlinear second order impulsive integrodifferential equations of mixed type in Banach speces based on a comparison result.展开更多
Objective: To discuss the application principle in tuina manipulation for lumbar intervertebral disc herniation (LIDH) in Chinese literatures published in recent 30 years. Methods: The three major Chinese databases, W...Objective: To discuss the application principle in tuina manipulation for lumbar intervertebral disc herniation (LIDH) in Chinese literatures published in recent 30 years. Methods: The three major Chinese databases, Wanfang Academic Journal Full-text Database (Wanfang), Chongqing VIP Database (CQVIP) and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), were searched to collect the studies of tuina man ipulati ons in treatment of LIDH published in rece nt 30 years. Clusteri ng an alysis was applied to an a lyze the top 20 tuina manipulati ons for LIDH. Results: The top 20 most frequently used manipulations for LIDH were Gun-rolling, Rou-kneading, Dian-digital pressing, oblique Ban-pulli ng, An-pressi ng, Tan bo-plucki ng,*Bashe rvpulli ng and exte nding, horiz on tai Tui-pushi ng, Na-graspi ng, Anrou-pressing and kneading, Dou-shaking, Yao-rocking, Ca-scrubbing, Pai-patting, post-extension Ban-pulling, Mo-rubbing, Zhen-vibrating, Nie-pinching, fist-back Ji-tapping, and dorsal Shen-extending methods. The involved manipulations can be divided into two categories by the treated body areas. One category is applied to the soft tissues, including Gun-rolling, Rou-k neading, Dian-digital pressi ng, An-pressi ng, Tan bo-plucking, horiz ontal Tui-pushi ng, Na-graspi ng, An rou-pressi ng and kneading, Ca-scrubbing, Pai-patting, Mo-rubbing, Zhervvibrating, Nie-pinching, and fist-back Ji-tapping methods. The other category is applied to bones and joints, including oblique Ban-pulling, Bashen-pulling and extending, Dou-shaking, Yao-rocking, post-extension Ban-pulling, and dorsal Shen-extending methods. Conclusion: Based on the treated body area, the tuina manipulations applied to treat LIDH are predominated by the ones performed on soft tissues, assisted by those on bones and joints. From the way of force exertion, the involved manipulations are majorly the swinging methods, followed by squeezing and pressing ones. The manipulations applied to bones and joints are predominated by the Ban-pulling ones, followed by the Bashepulling and extending ones.展开更多
Objective:To observe the effects of Tuina(Chinese therapeutic massage)combined with graded motor imagery(GMI)on the upper-limb motor function and quality of life(QOL)in patients with poststroke hemiplegia.Methods:A to...Objective:To observe the effects of Tuina(Chinese therapeutic massage)combined with graded motor imagery(GMI)on the upper-limb motor function and quality of life(QOL)in patients with poststroke hemiplegia.Methods:A total of 216 patients with hemiplegia caused by stroke were randomized into two groups by tossing a coin,with 108 cases in each group.The control group was treated with GMI,and the observation group was given additional Tuina treatment for four weeks in total.Before and after the treatment,the Fugl-Meyer assessment for upper extremity(FMA-UE),supper-limb/hand Brunnstrom staging,box and block test(BBT)for hand,co-contraction ratio(CR)of the upper-limb muscles,visual analog scale(VAS)for shoulder pain,modified Ashworth scale(MAS),modified Barthel index(MBI),and short-form 36-item health survey(SF-36)were adopted for observation of the two groups.Results:After the treatment,the scores of FMA-UE,upper-limb/hand Brunnstrom staging,hand BBT,MBI,and SF-36 increased(P<0.05),and the CR of biceps brachii at flexion,the CR of triceps brachii at extension,and the scores of VAS and MAS decreased in both groups(P<0.05).The scores of FMA-UE,upper-limb/hand Brunnstrom staging,and hand BBT were higher in the observation group than in the control group after the intervention(P<0.05);the CR of biceps brachii at flexion and the CR of triceps brachii at extension were lower in the observation group than in the control group(P<0.05).After the treatment,the scores of MBI and SF-36 were higher in the observation group than in the control group(P<0.05),and the scores of VAS and MAS were lower in the observation group than in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion:Tuina combined with GMI can produce more significant effects in improving the upper-limb motor function and QOL in patients with hemiplegia after stroke.展开更多
The 6 point behavioral rating scale and Stead's grading method of diagnostic scale were applied to evaluate objectively the therapeutic effects of Tuina on 150 patients with tension-type headache in the experimental ...The 6 point behavioral rating scale and Stead's grading method of diagnostic scale were applied to evaluate objectively the therapeutic effects of Tuina on 150 patients with tension-type headache in the experimental and controlled groups in this study. The results indicated that abdominal Tuina method of invigorating blood circulation and regulating qi had better effect than the routine Tuina method in treating tension-type headache. Meantime, it is considered that eliminating the immoderate defensive response caused by the process of headache-muscular contraction headache is the academic basis of the marked effect.展开更多
This paper investigates the maximal and minimal solutions of initial value problem for n-th order nonlinear integro-differential equations of Volterra type on an infinite interval in a Banach space by establishing a c...This paper investigates the maximal and minimal solutions of initial value problem for n-th order nonlinear integro-differential equations of Volterra type on an infinite interval in a Banach space by establishing a comparison result and using the monotone iterative technique.展开更多
This paper deals with the analytic Feynman integral of functionals on a Wiener space. First the authors establish the existence of the analytic Feynman integrals of functionals in a Banach algebra S_α. The authors th...This paper deals with the analytic Feynman integral of functionals on a Wiener space. First the authors establish the existence of the analytic Feynman integrals of functionals in a Banach algebra S_α. The authors then obtain a formula for the first variation of integrals. Finally, various analytic Feynman integration formulas involving the first variation are established.展开更多
文摘In this study six Pinus L. taxa from Canada (P. strobus L., P. parviflora Siebold & Zucc., P. mugo Turra subsp, mugo, P. resinosa Sol. ex Alton, P. flexilis E. James and P. nigra J. F. Arnold) were studied to determine on chemical characters of studied taxa. For this purpose, essential oil from needles of the six Pinus taxa were investigated by HS-SPME/GC-MS. 38, 33, 39, 28, 31 and 46 compounds were respectively identified from each species representing 95.90%, 95.07%, 95.79%, 96.20%, 93.05% and 96.25% of the oil. The results have given some clues on the chemotaxonomy of this genus and are of usable potentials of the plants as renewable resources. Although the essential oil composition of studied taxa showed chemical divergences because of climatical, seasonal, geographical and geological factors, but the major compounds of plant derivatives are generally similar and the major compounds are chemotaxonomical markers for studied taxa.
文摘International concerns about the effects of global change on permafrost-affected soils and responses of permafrost terrestrial landscapes to such change have been increasing in the last two decades. To achieve a variety of goals including the determining of soil carbon stocks and dynamics in the Northern Hemisphere,the understanding of soil degradation and the best ways to protect the fragile ecosystems in permafrost environment,further study development on Cryosol classification is being in great demand. In this paper the existing Cryosol classifications contained in three representative soil taxonomies are introduced,and the problems in the practical application of the defining criteria used for category differentiation in these taxonomic systems are discussed. Meanwhile,the resumption and reconstruction of Chinese Cryosol classification within a taxonomic frame is proposed. In dealing with Cryosol classification the advantages that Chinese pedologists have and the challenges that they have to face are analyzed. Finally,several suggestions on the study development of the further taxonomic frame of Cryosol classification are put forward.
文摘By an established comparison result and using the upper and lower solutions,one sufficient condition of existence of minimal and maximal solutions to initial value problem for second order impulsive integro-differential equation in Banach spaces is obtained and the related results are essentially improved.At the same time, another sufficient condition of existence of minimal and maximal solutions based on the Kuratowski measure of noncompactness is given.
文摘The author show that if A is a complex abelian Banach algebra with an identity, then the decomposability of T∈M(A),the set of all multipliers on A, implies that the corresponding multiplication operator T: M (A)→M (A) is decompcoable, moreover, in the Hilbert algebras case the assumation that A is abelian and A has an identity can be released. Those results are partially answers to a question raised by K. B. Laursen and M. M. Neumann [5].
文摘There is a growing number of case reports of hepatoxicity from the widely marketed weight-loss supplement Hydroxycut, which contains the botanical ingredient Garcinia cambogia . These case reports may substantially undercount the true magnitude of harm. Based on the past experience with harmful dietary supplements, US regulators should assume the more precautionary approach favored by Canada and Europe. Lacking effective adverse event surveillance for supplements, or the requirements to prove safety prior to coming to the market, case reports such as those summarized here assume added importance.
文摘This article demonstrates that decision trees have several applications in screening for incidences of various cancers in the publicly funded health care system of Canada. This article reviews previous research on the design of various types of decision trees to identify the relevant decision-making parameters that should be incorporated into enhanced usage of decision trees. This article proposes a methodology for screening breast and prostate cancers. While an accounting is made for various financial costs and benefits, comments are made on the limitations of the modeling exercise through identification of problems in assigning probabilities, the use of samples in ascertaining population parameters, ethical concerns, and measuring a cost per life year. This article concludes with prospects for future research including private sector versus public sector financing and the incorporation of opportunity costs into the decision-making process.
基金Under the auspices of Key Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.KZZD-EW-06-01)
文摘This paper examines city growth patterns and the corresponding city size distribution evolution over long periods of time using a simple New Economic Geography(NEG) model and urban population data from Canada. The main findings are twofold. First, there is a transition from sequential to parallel growth of cities over long periods of time: city growth shows a sequential mode in the stage of rapid urbanization, i.e., the cities with the best development conditions will take the lead in growth, after which the cities with higher ranks will become the fastest-growing cities; in the late stage of urbanization, city growth converges according to Gibrat′s law, and exhibits a parallel growth pattern. Second, city size distribution is found to have persistent structural characteristics: the city system is self-organized into multiple discrete size groups; city growth shows club convergence characteristics, and the cities with similar development conditions eventually converge to a similar size. The results will not only enhance our understanding of urbanization process, but will also provide a timely and clear policy reference for promoting the healthy urbanization of developing countries.
文摘This paper deals with a new class of nonlinear set valued implicit variational inclusion problems involving (A, η)-monotone mappings in 2-uniformly smooth Banach spaces. Semi-inner product structure has been used to study the (A, η)-monotonicity. Using the generalized resolvent operator technique and the semi-inner product structure, the approximation solvability of the proposed problem is investigated. An iterative algorithm is constructed to approximate the solution of the problem. Convergence analysis of the proposed algorithm is investigated. Similar results are also investigated for variational inclusion problems involving (H, η)-monotone mappings.
文摘The essential oil composition leaves of Juniperus communis L., Taxus canadensis Marshall. and Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. from Canada were investigated by head space solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Thirty-three, thirty and thirty-one components were identified representing 95.78%, 93.89%, 96.14% of the oil, respectively. Limonene (26.12%), benzene (15.62%), 13-mrycene (9.08%) and β-pinene (7.30%) were found to be the main constituents of J. communis; 1-propanone (36.38%), morpholine (10.95%), methylamine (9.10%) and methanone (8.14%) were detected main components of Taxus canadensis; bornylacetate (26.84%), α-pinene (23.74%), camphene (11.93%) and limonene (6.02%) were determined as major constituents of Tsuga canadensis. The chemical distributions of the essential oil compounds in the genus pattern were discussed in means of chemotaxonomy and natural products.
文摘Using only chassical theorems of calculus of variations, we study semi coercive monotone variational problems on reflexive Banach spaces. We obtain the existence of solutions for semilinear equations on reflexive Banach spaces.
文摘In this paper, the author uses the monotone iterative technique and cone theory to investigate the extremal solutions of two point boundary value problems for nonlinear second order impulsive integrodifferential equations of mixed type in Banach speces based on a comparison result.
文摘Objective: To discuss the application principle in tuina manipulation for lumbar intervertebral disc herniation (LIDH) in Chinese literatures published in recent 30 years. Methods: The three major Chinese databases, Wanfang Academic Journal Full-text Database (Wanfang), Chongqing VIP Database (CQVIP) and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), were searched to collect the studies of tuina man ipulati ons in treatment of LIDH published in rece nt 30 years. Clusteri ng an alysis was applied to an a lyze the top 20 tuina manipulati ons for LIDH. Results: The top 20 most frequently used manipulations for LIDH were Gun-rolling, Rou-kneading, Dian-digital pressing, oblique Ban-pulli ng, An-pressi ng, Tan bo-plucki ng,*Bashe rvpulli ng and exte nding, horiz on tai Tui-pushi ng, Na-graspi ng, Anrou-pressing and kneading, Dou-shaking, Yao-rocking, Ca-scrubbing, Pai-patting, post-extension Ban-pulling, Mo-rubbing, Zhen-vibrating, Nie-pinching, fist-back Ji-tapping, and dorsal Shen-extending methods. The involved manipulations can be divided into two categories by the treated body areas. One category is applied to the soft tissues, including Gun-rolling, Rou-k neading, Dian-digital pressi ng, An-pressi ng, Tan bo-plucking, horiz ontal Tui-pushi ng, Na-graspi ng, An rou-pressi ng and kneading, Ca-scrubbing, Pai-patting, Mo-rubbing, Zhervvibrating, Nie-pinching, and fist-back Ji-tapping methods. The other category is applied to bones and joints, including oblique Ban-pulling, Bashen-pulling and extending, Dou-shaking, Yao-rocking, post-extension Ban-pulling, and dorsal Shen-extending methods. Conclusion: Based on the treated body area, the tuina manipulations applied to treat LIDH are predominated by the ones performed on soft tissues, assisted by those on bones and joints. From the way of force exertion, the involved manipulations are majorly the swinging methods, followed by squeezing and pressing ones. The manipulations applied to bones and joints are predominated by the Ban-pulling ones, followed by the Bashepulling and extending ones.
文摘Objective:To observe the effects of Tuina(Chinese therapeutic massage)combined with graded motor imagery(GMI)on the upper-limb motor function and quality of life(QOL)in patients with poststroke hemiplegia.Methods:A total of 216 patients with hemiplegia caused by stroke were randomized into two groups by tossing a coin,with 108 cases in each group.The control group was treated with GMI,and the observation group was given additional Tuina treatment for four weeks in total.Before and after the treatment,the Fugl-Meyer assessment for upper extremity(FMA-UE),supper-limb/hand Brunnstrom staging,box and block test(BBT)for hand,co-contraction ratio(CR)of the upper-limb muscles,visual analog scale(VAS)for shoulder pain,modified Ashworth scale(MAS),modified Barthel index(MBI),and short-form 36-item health survey(SF-36)were adopted for observation of the two groups.Results:After the treatment,the scores of FMA-UE,upper-limb/hand Brunnstrom staging,hand BBT,MBI,and SF-36 increased(P<0.05),and the CR of biceps brachii at flexion,the CR of triceps brachii at extension,and the scores of VAS and MAS decreased in both groups(P<0.05).The scores of FMA-UE,upper-limb/hand Brunnstrom staging,and hand BBT were higher in the observation group than in the control group after the intervention(P<0.05);the CR of biceps brachii at flexion and the CR of triceps brachii at extension were lower in the observation group than in the control group(P<0.05).After the treatment,the scores of MBI and SF-36 were higher in the observation group than in the control group(P<0.05),and the scores of VAS and MAS were lower in the observation group than in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion:Tuina combined with GMI can produce more significant effects in improving the upper-limb motor function and QOL in patients with hemiplegia after stroke.
文摘The 6 point behavioral rating scale and Stead's grading method of diagnostic scale were applied to evaluate objectively the therapeutic effects of Tuina on 150 patients with tension-type headache in the experimental and controlled groups in this study. The results indicated that abdominal Tuina method of invigorating blood circulation and regulating qi had better effect than the routine Tuina method in treating tension-type headache. Meantime, it is considered that eliminating the immoderate defensive response caused by the process of headache-muscular contraction headache is the academic basis of the marked effect.
文摘This paper investigates the maximal and minimal solutions of initial value problem for n-th order nonlinear integro-differential equations of Volterra type on an infinite interval in a Banach space by establishing a comparison result and using the monotone iterative technique.
基金supported by the research fund of Dankook University in 2015
文摘This paper deals with the analytic Feynman integral of functionals on a Wiener space. First the authors establish the existence of the analytic Feynman integrals of functionals in a Banach algebra S_α. The authors then obtain a formula for the first variation of integrals. Finally, various analytic Feynman integration formulas involving the first variation are established.