Chinese Shale Gas Exploration Started Officially and Primary Results Achieved

Shale gas is a new, clean and efficient unconventional oil and gas resource, and it has become a new highlight of global oil and gas exploration and exploitation. In recent years, the Ministry of Land and Resources of The People＇s Republic of China launched the program Investigation and Evaluation of China Shale Gas Resources and Favorable Areas Preferred, which has evaluated the shale gas resource potential and selected potential areas for exploration and exploitation.

TREATMENT OF PRIMARY PALPEBRAL RETRACTION WITH ACUPOINT-INJECTION AND CHINESE MEDICINAL HERBS

In the present paper, the therapeutic effect of combined therapy of acupoint injection and Chinese medicinal herbs was observed in 59 cases of primary palpebral retraction patients. These 59 patients were divided into treatment group (n=38, treated with acupoint injection and Chinese medicinal herbs) and control group (n=21, treated with Chinese medicinal herbs alone). After 3 courses of treatment, of the 38 cases in treatment group, 25 (65.8%) were cured, 8 (21.1%) had marked improvement and 5 (13.2%) had improvement; of the 21 cases in control group, 8 (38.1%) were cured, 9 (42.9%) had marked improvement, 2 (9.5%) had improvement and 2 (9.5%) were ineffective. Statistical analysis showed a significant difference between the two groups in the therapeutic effect. The cure rate of experimental group was apparently higher than that of the control group, i.e. the therapeutic effect of the combined therapy of acupoint injection and Chinese medicinal herbs was superior to that of Chinese medicinal herbs alone.

A Comparison of the Character,Target and Content of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language and the Chinese Courses at Primary School

This article examines the opinion that teaching Chinese as a foreign language(TCFL)is equivalent to teaching Chinese at primary school by analyzing the differences between the character,target and content of the two courses and reasons for their differences to provide theories and practical support for a more reasonable and effective teaching.

Teaching English through Stories to Chinese Primary Students

Due to the increase in English as a lingua franca,the Chinese government and educators are preoccupied with the demand to develop greater numbers of people who can communicate accurately and competently in English.English stories are generally not used by language teachers and are considered unsuitable in China,further,teachers fail to explain stories’content and apply traditional teaching approaches in the class.

Primary Research on Chinese Medicine Treatment of Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer(PC) is a common malignant tumor in the male seniors,and its incidence has been ascending in China in recent years. Over 80%of the patients are diagnosed as being in the late stage and lose the opportunity of radical operation because of its early stage metastasis. Endocrinotherapy is regarded

A Case of Autoimmune Hepatitis and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Overlap Syndrome Treated with Chinese Herbs

Some patients present with overlapping features between disorders within the spectrum of autoimmune liver diseases, i.e., autoimmune hepatitis （AIH）, primary biliary cirrhosis （PBC）, and primary sclerosing cholangitis （PSC）, and are commonly classified as having an ＂overlap syndrome＂. The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying AIH-PBC overlap remain unclear.^（1） Due to the lack of standardization and variations in the populations under study,

Primary discussion on speech intelligibility of Chinese and the speech transmission index

The relation between the speech intelligibility of Chinese and the speech transmission index (STI)is discussed, which is based on some useful properties of the modulation transfer function (MTF)and the result obtained by articulation tests under different signal-to-noise ratios.

Prognostic value of JAK2, MPL and CALR mutations in Chinese patients with primary myelofibrosis

Objective To evaluate the prognostic value of JAK2,MPL and CALR mutations in Chinese patients with primary myelofibrosis(PMF).Methods Four hundred and two Chinese patients with PMF were retrospectively analyzed.The Kaplan-Meier method,the Log-rank test,the likelihood ratio test and the Cox

Quality Assessment of Clinical Research on Liver Cancer Treated by Intra-Arterial Infusion of Chinese Medicine

Objective：To assess the methodological quality of clinical research on Chinese medicine（CM）applied by infra-arterial infusion in treating primary liver cancer（PLC）.Methods：Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials（CENTRAL）,PubMed,and three Chinese databases,including Chinese BioMedical Database（CBM）,China National Knowledge Infrastructure（CNKI）and China Academic Journal（VIP）were searched.Chinese articles were also searched manually in 16 journals.Two reviewers independently selected studies,the quality of literatures were assessed according to the Cochrane Collaboration method of quality assessment.Results：A total of 14 articles met the inclusion criteria for this review.Only three of these articles described the randomization method used.None of the studies was blinded.All of the articles didn＇t report the calculation of the sample size.Only six studies mentioned adverse reactions.All of the studies were of grade C according to the Cochrane Collaboration method.Six studies reported results of survival,and only two of these reported better efficacy in the treatment groups.Conclusions：The quality of studies concerned intra-arterial infusion of CM in treating with PLC was poor and the exact effect of these medicines still need evaluation.Well designed RCTs with large sample sizes,adequate follow-up data and reliable methods of assessment are needed to better appraise the real effect of CMs in the treatment of PLC patients.

Identification of Human Serum Protein Targets of Qianggu Decoction(强骨饮) in Primary Type Ⅰ Osteoporosis Based on Tandem Mass Tag Labeling and Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Technology

Objective： To investigate the serum protein targets of Qianggu Decoction（强骨饮, QGD） on treating osteoporosis by the proteomics analysis using tandem mass tag（TMT） and liquid chromatographytandem mass spectrometry（LC-MS/MS）. Methods： Twenty serum protein samples were recruited（10 patients with primary type Ⅰ osteoporosis before and after QGD treatment） and the high abundance ratios protein was removed, two serum samples were extracted and labeled with TMT reagent. Then, mass spectrometric detection, identification of differentially expressed proteins and bioinformatics analysis of differentially expressed proteins were carried out. Results： A total of 60 proteins were identified, within a 99% confidence interval, to be differentially regulated of which, 34 proteins were up-regulated and 26 proteins were down-regulated. Differentially expressed proteins analyzed by Gene Ontology（GO） annotation mainly get involved in 12 different biological processes, 7 types of cellular components, and 6 kinds of molecular functions. Angiotensinogen（AGT）, stromelysin-1（MMP3）, heparanase（HPSE） and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase（GAPDH） were screened as candidate protein targets of QGD treatment, which were related to metabolic mechanism of bone remodeling and/or bone collagen of osteoporosis. By the utilization of the protein-protein interaction network analysis tool named STRING10.0, it showed that AGT, MMP3, HPSE and GAPDH were located in the key node of the protein-protein interactions network. Furthermore, AGT, MMP3, HPSE and GAPDH were found to be directly related to BMP, MAPK, Wnt, SMAD and tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 11（TNFSF11） families. Conclusions： The proteomics analysis by using TMT combined with LC-MS/MS was a feasible method for screening the potential therapeutic targets associated with QGD treatment. It suggests that AGT, MMP3, HPSE and GAPDH may be candidate protein targets of QGD treatment which can be used as therapeutic effect monitor and early diagnosis of primary type Ⅰ osteoporosis.

Efficacy of Bushenjianpi prescription on autoimmune premature ovarian failure in mice

OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of Bushenjianpi prescription(BSJPP), a formula from Traditional Chinese Medicine, on a mouse model of autoimmune premature ovarian failure(POF) induced by mouse zona pellucida(ZP3) and to investigate the mechanisms underlying the action.METHODS: After randomization, POF was induced in the model mice by immunization with ZP3. One week later, mice received low(8.1 mg/kg), moderate(16.2 mg/kg) and high(32.4 mg/kg) doses of BSJPP by gastrogavage once daily for 90 days. Premarin(0.03 mg/kg) served as the positive group. Serum samples were collected 1 week after the last dose and stored at-20 ℃ for analysis. After cervical dislocation, the uterus and ovaries were collected aseptically for evaluation by histological assessment, scanning electron microscopy, immunohistochemical staining, and Western blot and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analyses.RESULTS: Serum E2 levels in POF model mice were decreased, whereas follicle-stimulating hormone(FSH) and luteinizing hormone(LH) levels were dramatically increased. Serum levels of E2,LH and FSH were reduced in POF model mice treated with BSJPP(moderate and high doses) and premarin. Anti-bone morphogenetic protein 15(BMP-15) and connexin 43(Cx43) were repressed in autoimmune POF model mice, whereas high expression was observed in control mice and those treated with BSJPP(moderate and high doses)and premarin.CONCLUSION: BSJPP is effective in treating ZP3-induced POF in mice and the increase in the expression of BMP-15 and Cx43 may be implicated in the mechanism underpinning the action.