Enhancing diabetic retinopathy screening:Non-mydriatic fundus photography-assisted telemedicine for improved clinical management

The utilization of non-mydriatic fundus photography-assisted telemedicine to screen patients with diabetes mellitus for diabetic retinopathy provides an accurate,efficient,and cost-effective method to improve early detection of disease.It has also been shown to correlate with increased participation of patients in other aspects of diabetes care.In particular,patients who undergo teleretinal imaging are more likely to meet Comprehensive Diabetes Care Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set metrics,which are linked to preservation of quality-adjusted life years and additional downstream healthcare savings.

Relationship between diabetes and periodontal infection

Periodontal disease is a high prevalent disease.In the United States 47.2% of adults ≥ 30 years old have been diagnosed with some type of periodontitis.Longitudinal studies have demonstrated a two-way relationship between diabetes and periodontitis,with more severe periodontal tissue destruction in diabetic patients and poorer glycemic control in diabetic subjects with periodontal disease.Periodontal treatment can be successful in diabetic patients.Short term effects of periodontal treatment are similar in diabetic patients and healthy population but,more recurrence of periodontal disease can be expected in no well controlled diabetic individuals.However,effects of periodontitis and its treatment on diabetes metabolic control are not clearly defined and results of the studies remain controversial.

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ is essential in the pathogenesis of gastric carcinoma

AIM： To investigate whether peroxisome proliferatoractivated receptor γ （PPAR-γ） is expressed in human gastric carcinoma and whether PPAR-γ, is a potential target for gastric carcinoma therapy. METHODS： PPAR-γ protein in gastric carcinoma was examined by immunohistochemistry. In the gastric carcinoma cell line MGCS03, PPAR-7, survivin, Skp2 and p27 protein and mRNA were examined by Western blotting and real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, respectively; proliferation was examined by MTT; apoptosis was examined by chromatin staining with Hoechst 33342 and fluorescence activated cell sorting （FACS）. and cell cycle was examined by FACS; the knockdown of PPAR-γ was done by RNA interference. RESULTS： A high level of expression of PPAR-γ was observed in human gastric carcinoma and in a human gastric carcinoma cell line MGCS03. The PPAR-γ agonist 15-deoxy-△12,14-prostaglandin J2 （15d-PGJ2）inhibited growth, and induced apoptosis and G1/G0 cell cycle arrest in MGC803 cells in a concentration-dependent and time-dependent manner. The effect of 15d-PGJ2 on MGC803 cells was not reversed by the selective and irreversible antagonist GW9662 for PPAR-γ. Furthermore, survivin and Skp2 expression were decreased, whereas p27 expression was enhanced following 15d-PGJ2 treatment in a dose-dependent manner in MGC803 cells. Interestingly, we also found that small interfering RNA for PPAR-γ inhibited growth and induced apoptosis in MGC803 cells. The inhibition of PPAR-γ function may be a potentially important and novel modality for treatment and prevention of gastric carcinoma. CONCLUSION： A PPAR-γ agonist inhibited growth of human gastric carcinoma MGC803 cells by inducing apoptosis and G1/G0 cell cycle arrest with the involvement of survivin, Skp2 and p27 and not via PPAR-γ.

Assessment of metal pollution in the Anzali Wetland sediments using chemical partitioning method and pollution indices

Metal pollution in aquatic ecosystems is of immense importance. Under various environment circumstances, the metal contents of sediments can enter into the overlying water body leading to severe toxicity. This study aims to determine metal concentrations in sediments of Anzali International Wetland in Iran. Chemical partitioning method is used to determine the portion of anthropogenic pollution and the mobility potential of each metal. The intensity of metal pollution in sediments of the wetland is assessed using three reliable indices. The results of chemical partitioning reveal that cadmium bear the highest risk of being released into the aquatic environment and high amount of manganese in sulfide bond phase implies the initiation of redox state in aquatic environment of the Anzali Wetland. The results of chemical partitioning studies show that Pb, Cd, Mn and As have the highest anthropogenic portion. Cluster analysis also confirms the results of chemical partitioning and indicates that the mentioned metals can be originated from anthropogenic sources. Sediment pollution indices, including, Igeo,IPOLL, and m-ERM-Q reveal that metals are in the range of low to moderate pollution and also show that the highest metal pollution is in the eastern and central parts of the wetland. This can be ascribed to rivers which are the recipient of industrial, agricultural and municipal wastewaters and flow into these parts of the wetland.

教师多维态度对全纳教育模式下语前聋人工耳蜗植入儿童安置效果的影响

目的探讨教师多维态度对全纳教育模式下语前聋人工耳蜗植入儿童教育安置中的作用及影响。方法选取2010年以来山西省人民医院行人工耳蜗植入术后采用随班就读安置的语前聋儿童60名,以教育安置效果是否满意划分为2组,记录全纳教育教师的多维态度量表(teacher’s multidimensional attitudes towardinclusive education scale,TMATIES)得分。结果全纳教育模式下,两组儿童教师多维态度量表得分存在显著差异(P<0.01)。其中,认知、行为维度具有极显著差异(P<0.01),情感维度无显著差异(P>0.05);教师多维态度是影响语前聋人工耳蜗植入儿童教育安置效果的正相关因素(rs=0.381,P<0.05);积极的教师态度会产生更满意的教育安置效果(X2=16.766,P<0.05),教师的多维态度越积极,儿童的视觉模拟评分量表得分越高,全纳教育效果越满意(OR=1.164>1,CI:1.069~1.268,P<0.05);而教师性别、儿童性别、年龄、手术时间及入普时间与融合教育安置成效均无相关性(P>0.05)。结论语前聋人工耳蜗植入儿童全纳教育状态下,应持续提升教师多维态度的积极性,可提高全纳教育安置效果的满意度。

Behavior,toxicity and diffusive flux of metals in a sediment core and pore-water from Anzali wetland

Concentrations of metals along with pH,potential redox(Eh),total dissolved solid(TDS),electrical conductivity(EC)and salinity were measured for sediments of different layers,pore and surface water in the Anzali wetland.Also,the diffusive flux of metals was calculated ad compared with the values in other aquatic bodies.The abundance of metals in sediments was Al>Fe>Ca>Ti>Mn>Zn>V>Cr>Ni>Cu>Pb>Co>As>Mo>Ag>Cd,while the pore-water results indicated a different concentration profile:Ca>Mn>Fe>Al>V>Mo>As>Ni>Cu>Co.Anzali wetland is classified within a high ecological risk.Pore-water toxicity test showed it is in non-polluted condition.Eh–pH diagrams showed that all species of elements are in a stable state in surface and pore-waters.However,Mn and Co(in some layers)are in soluble form and free ions and thus are bioavailable to the organisms.V and As are also present in the form of hydrogen compounds and Ni in the form of hydroxides,therefore,they are toxic to aquatic animals due to their solubility and ionic forms.Diffusive fluxes for As,Al,Fe,Ca,Cu,Mn,Mo,Ni and V are 0.43,1.80,48.52,43,147.50,0.12,1.47,0.15,1.28,0.21μg/m^(2)/day,respectively.Cluster analysis showed that in a solid phase of sediments,elements such as Cr,As and Ti are of petroleum and terrestrial origin.In pore-waters,Cu is of petroleum and biological origin,and Mo,As,Cu and Co are controlled by p H.

微波辐射下氧化N-烷基酰胺合成二酰亚胺(英文)

二酰亚胺是一个很有用的官能团,它广泛存在于天然产物和有药物活性的分子中.通过微波辐射条件合成它吸引了很多化学家的注意.极性反应物可以吸收微波辐射,化学家将微波应用于一些化学反应中.N-烷基酰胺(NH邻位有一个亚甲基CH2)和N上没有取代的内酰胺可以被过氧化物和过渡金属盐氧化成二酰亚胺.报道了在乙酸乙酯中过氧叔丁醇和乙酰丙酮锰(III)在微波条件(90W,5min)下,酰胺迅速、高选择性地、高产率地转变为二酰亚胺的方法.

Heavy metals in sediments and their bioaccumulation in Phragmites australis in the Anzali wetland of Iran

Accumulation of metals in both sediments and Phragmites australis organs was studied. Samples were collected from seven stations located in Anzali wetland, Iran. The samples were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry(ICP-MS). The results showed that concentration of the studied metals(except As and Cd) were higher in sediments than in P.australis organs. Metal accumulation was found to be signifi cantly(P <0.05) higher in roots than in above-ground organs of P.australis. The bioaccumulation factor(BAF) and the transfer factor(TF) also verifi ed the highest rate of metal accumulation in roots and their reduced mobility from roots to the above-ground organs. Pearson correlation coeffi cient showed signifi cant relationships between metal concentrations in sediments and those in plant organs. It should be pointed out that sediment and plant samples exhibited higher metal concentrations in eastern and central parts than in western and southern parts of the wetland. The mean concentrations of all studied elements(except for Fe, V and Al) were higher in these sediment samples than in the Earth's crust and shale. High accumulation of metals in P. australis organs(roots and shoots) is indicative of their high bioavailability in sediments of the wetland. The correlation between metal concentrations in sediments and in P. australis indicates that plant organs are good bioindicators of metal pollution in sediments of Anzali wetland.

Measurement and Correlation of Solid Drugs Solubility in Supercritical Systems

A dynamic experimental set-up was utilized to measure ibuprofen solubility in supercritical CO2 at the pressure range of 8-13 MPa and the temperatures of 308, 313 and 318 K. Mole fraction values varied from 0.015＆#215;10^-3 to 3.261＆#215;10^-3 and correlated by using seven different semi empirical equations of state （Bartle, Modi-fied Bartle, Mendez-Teja, Modified Mendez-Teja, Kumar-Johnson, Sung-shim and Gordillo） as well as seven cubic equations of state （van der Waals, Redlich-Kwong, Soave-Redlich-Kwong, Peng-Robinson, Stryjek-Vera, Patel-Teja-Valderana and Pazuki）. Single and twin-parametric van der Walls mixing rules （vdW1, vdW2） were ap-plied in order to estimate the supercritical solution properties. The physicochemical properties were also obtained using Joback, Lydersen and Ambrose methods. Absolute average relatives deviation （AARD） were calculated and compared for all the correlating systems. Results showed that among the cubic equations of state （EOSs） the Pazuki equation （AARD=19.85% using vdW1 and AARD=8.79% using vdW2） and SRK equation （AARD=19.20%using vdW1 and AARD=10.03%using vdW2） predicted the ibuprofen solubility in supercritical CO2 with the least error in comparison to the others. Among the semi-empirical EOSs the most desirable deviation （AARD〈10%） was obtained by using Modified Bartle and Modified Mendez-Teja equations in all the studied temperatures.

An overall assessment of circumanal gland adenoma in a terrier mix breed dog

In September 2012,a 10-year-old,intact male,terrier mix breed dog was evaluated because ofmultiple,0.5 to 1.2 cm in diameter,round,intradermal nodules around the anus.It had surgery toexcise a firm,painful swelling in the left ventrolateral perianal region and the excision part wasobserved under light microscopy.The mass spreading in to sub acute was of left hind leg out fromthe ventro-lateral of anus,1.2 cm伊1 cm/0 cm伊0.5 cm in size and 125 g in weight.A completeblood cell count,serum biochemistry panel,and urinalysis(cystocentesis sample)were evaluated.Significant laboratory data demonstrated microcytic anemia(hemoglobin of 6.4 mg/dL)and normalcoagulation times.No remarkable abnormalities were found in the complete blood count and anionized calcium of 1.91 mmol/L(reference range,1.1-1.3 mmol/L)was confirmed hypercalcemia.On cytologic and histopathologic examinations,evaluation of the aspirate revealed a prominentpopulation of round-to-polygonal nucleated cells arranged as cohesive groups with isolatedindividual cells.A mild degree of anisocytosis and anisokaryosis was observed.In addition,smaller reserve type cells,with darker cytoplasm and a higher nucleocytoplasmic ratio.Theadenomas generally retain the lobular architecture,but some may contain focal areas of cellularpleomorphism.These changes may suggest malignant transformation and have led to discordantinterpretations,the well-developed stroma surrounding the lobules and hepatoid cells was noted.Ulceration,hemorrhage,necrosis and secondary infection with inflammatory cell infiltrates arecommon.These cytology and histopathology features are consistent with hepatoid gland adenoma.

Evaluation of an anal sac adenocarcinoma tumor in a Spitz dog

A 9-year-old emasculated male Spitz with tenesmus and constipation had a subcutaneous mass at the left ventral aspect of the anus with history of polyuria and polydipsia.A complete blood cell count,serum biochemistry panel,and urinalysis(cystocentesis sample)were evaluated.Abnormalities in the serum biochemistry panel included a mildly elevated serum cholesterol concentration(7.28 mmol/L;reference interval,2.70-5.94 mmol/L),increased serum alkaline phosphatase activity(184 U/L;reference interval,9-90 U/L),alanine transaminase(122 U/L;reference interval,5-60 U/L)activity and aspartate aminotransferase(80 U/L;reference interval,5-55 U/L)activity,severe increased total calcium concentration(16.3 mg/dL;reference interval,8.2-12.4 mg/dL or 9.3-11.4 mg/dL),and decreased total calcium concentration(3.4 mg/dL,reference interval,2.5-5.6mg/dL).Furthermore,testing revealed an increased intact parathyroid hormone concentration(38.6 pmol/L;reference interval,3-17 pmol/L).On cytologic and histopathologic examinations,various types of cells were observed.Most of the cells were oval to polygonal and had elliptical or elongate nuclei and a moderate amount of pale to basophilic cytoplasm.The remaining cells had round to oval nuclei and pale to basophilic cytoplasm.Cells of both types were loosely adhered to each other and were arranged in rosette-like structures.Both neoplastic cell types had fine homogenous chromatin and either a small indistinct nucleolus or no visible nucleolus.Mild anisokaryosis and anisocytosis were observed.Histologically,the mass consists of glandular structures formed by cuboidal cells admixed with bundles of spindle cells.Based on location and histologic features,the final diagnosis was adenocarcinoma of the apocrine gland of the anal sac,which should be included as a cytologic differential diagnosis when spindle cells and typical epithelial cells are observed in masses in the region of the anal sac of dogs.

Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors:a rare case report

We aimed to explore the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors （pPNETs）. We retrospectively analyzed the diagnosis and treatment process of a patient who was diagnosed with pPNETs by pathology. This case was a man with soft masses arising from the left chest wall near the armpit and left supraclavicular of a 47-year-old man. The patient mainly presented with the masses which increasing gradually with obvious pain. Needle biopsy showed that they were both metastatic adenocaroinoma. Ultrasonography B revealed blood flow of these two low density placeholders can be seen in the signal, not oppression axillary and vein. Radical resection of the masses were performed. Histopathologic study and immunohistochemistry （IHC） confirmed the masses to be peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors, pPNETs is a rare malignant small round cell tumor. CT and MRI examination can estimate the resectability of the tumor; Ultrasound B can make sure its inside blood supply and the positional relationship between the mass and the surrounding vasculature. The diagnosis of pPNETs is based primarily on histopathologic study and IHC, especially those with the characteristics of the Homer-Wright and neuroendocrine markers. Radical resection of the tumor is the most effective therapeutic method. The effect of adjuvant chemo-radiation is worth affirmation. Autologous stem cell rescue besides adjuvant chemotherapy has been associated with prolonged survival.

Study of Biological Methods in Landfill Leachate Treatment

Landfill leachate is mainly the result of precipitation of water into the layers of buried waste, and biochemical reactions of waste that has dangerous substances and pollutants that lead to the contamination of surface and groundwater resources. Therefore, it must be collected and treated properly. The investigation of various biological methods in leachate treatment, their advantages and disadvantages, and their effect on reduction of COD (chemical oxygen demand) are the objectives of this study. Reviewed processes include anaerobic and aerobic sequencing batch reactor, up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket, moving-bed biofilm reactor, membrane bioreactor, and aerated lagoons, lead to reduction of biodegradability pollutants in different circumstances. The present study has indicated that the most and the least reduction of COD has been through aerated lagoon (95%) and moving-bed biofilm reactor (8%), respectively.

The Role of Architectural Considerations in Seismic Performance of Buildings： A Case Study in Iran

Experience from recent earthquakes such as Gilan, Zanjan, Bam and Lorestan earthquakes in Iran indicated that the constructed buildings are vulnerable against earthquake. Vulnerability of these structures is due to various reasons such as designing without considering seismic regulations, problems of regulations （design goals）, implementation problems, changing of the building occupancy class, increasing the weight of building stories, adding new stories to the building and changing in architecture of building without considering structural system. So the main objective of this research is to examine the features of building configuration and their effects as for the damages to buildings in past earthquakes. For this purpose, initially four occurred earthquakes in Iran are selected as case study. Then three types of buildings （steel structure, concrete structure and masonry buildings） are analyzed with details. Results showed that the most of damages are occurred in the old steel structures and masonry buildings which their ages are more than 25 years. The study showed that most of the buildings in the study area are steel structure and masonry buildings while concrete structures are infrequent which most of them had no or slight damages. Therefore, the importance and need to enhance the performance of available buildings against earthquake forces by rehabilitating methods would be more important than before. Also results indicated that the decisions related to architectural plan which have significant effect on seismic performance of buildings, can be divided into three categories： configuration of building, restrictive formal architectural plan and dangerous structural components, as these categories are not obstacle of each other, it is possible that each category has an influential effect on others. So organizing the design decisions in this way is very important so as to manage their effects and interdependencies.

An evaluation of harvesting costs in present and planned operations: case study—Waston District of Mazandaran Wood and Paper Industries

Amongst all forest utilization phases, harvesting plays a key role as the beginning phase of the utilization cycle and has a significant effect on the following phases.In this research, in order to examine the reduction of costs with respect to present and planned operations, the starting time of the harvesting or cutting phase and work flow were recorded. The starting time of each phase of the entire operation was recorded as well. Before harvesting the marked tree, the appropriate felling direction was determined and the azimuth of the correct direction was taken.The results indicate that there was not a meaningful relationship between the differences in direction of a leaning tree compared with the felling direction. However, there was a significant relationship between the difference of the defined and felling direction and the difference in tree leaning and defined direction. The same trend was observed between tree leaning and felling directions and tree leaning and defined directions. On the other hand,there was no significant relationship between tree leaning and felling directions and the defined and tree felling directions. In addition, this research shows that with an increase in tree volume, the time for tree cutting rose.Furthermore, when the difference of tree leaning and felling direction decreased, the time to cut the tree declined.The regression equation is Y = 168.9–0.14（the difference between tree leaning and felling direction） ＋ 0.7（volume）.

Research on the Mode of Efficaciously Solving “Agricultural Super-Docking” Development Difficulties in China

Constructing circulation mode of high feasibility and good implementation effect is the key method to solve difficulties in the development of “Agricultural Super-Docking” at present in China. There are many problems that exist in the process of the development of “Agricultural Super-Docking” by our analyzing from both the benefit of subjects and the whole supply chain perspectives. A large amount of relevant literature research shows that adopting the “cooperation between the government and the third party logistics enterprises to build distribution center” innovation model can solve these problems. This model can effectively remove obstacles between farmers and supermarkets. It is conducive to the development of small and medium-scale the farmer cooperatives, supermarkets and the third party logistics enterprises that don’t have a strong financial strength and a high degree of brand influence. In addition, it can also produce considerable social benefits. In order to ensure the implementation efficiency of the model to maximize, some management issues in the implementation process about the determination of core subject in supply chain, the method of evaluating the third party logistics enterprises grade, the planning of the number of customers for the distribution center, the mechanism of income distribution among multiple subjects and the implementation of relevant policies after the model into practice should be taken into account.

Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Wildlife Road Mortality in Golestan National Park-North East of Iran

Nowadays, wildlife road mortality is acknowledged as a main source of threatening long-term survival of wildlife. This paper as the first to analysis wild life vehicle collisions in Iran, aims to reconstruct and interpret the spatio-temporal patterns of WVCs on Asiaei highway in Golestan National Park (GNP). With the collaboration of environmental protection department of GNP, we identified about 1900 WVC Records involving 34 different species of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians between 2004 and 2013. Mammals were involved in more than 50% of overall WVCs, among which wild boar (Sus scrofa), Golden Jackal (Canis aureus), Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes), hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor), stone marten (Martes foina) and porcupine (Hystrix indica) were involved in more than 90% of mammals’ mortalities;So, we focused on analyzing spatio-temporal pattern of vehicle collisions of these six mammal species. During the study period, these species have undergone 95% increase in road mortalities, averagely. Detailed temporal analyses exhibited an increasing trend of road mortalities from spring to summer and then a reducing one to late winter. It was shown that a large number of collisions occurred in holiday periods when recreational trips considerably increased the traffic volume of Asiaei highway. Preliminary inspection of spatial patterns using Kernel density analysis revealed six collision hotspots, mostly located in the road bends with densely forested land cover on both sides;the promenades along the road seemed to play a significant role too. Scale dependency analyses of collision patterns, demonstrated clustering pattern at micro scales less than 10 km, randomness at meso scales 10 - 20 km and both regularity and clustering at macro scales more than 20 km. This paper suggests that road mortality of common species in GNP is a momentous issue, which needs to be considered by relevant governmental and public organizations. We also emphasize that the analyses of spatial and temporal patterns of WVCs are fundamentals to plan for mitigate wildlife road mortality.

Relation between Spirals in Pre-Hispanic Design with Mathematics Spirals

The spiral has been studied for the first time in the book “About the spirals”, by Archimedes （Greece, 287-212 BC）. In America, the design of spirals seems to have been used previous to Archimedes＇ time, although in the Northwest of Argentina the appearance of this figure in ceramics can be dated between the years 800 and 1,400 （AD）. The spiral is found in cave paintings, in pumpkin carvings and in pottery, particularly those painted inside of plates （pucos in Quechua language）.There can be seen simple linear spirals, double spirals and spirals filled with squares, spirals in two, facing each other symmetrically, as well as spirals joined to bodies of animals. The number of spires detected in the largest spiral is 12, a number of evidently sacred characteristics. When there are several spirals in an earthenware vessel, it can be seen that all of them spin to the same side whether it is clockwise or not. This could have been caused by the predominance of the use of either one hand or the other by the ancient artist. This paper is produced with computer methods used to design spirals in the computer, either Archimedes or the logarithmic ones. Finally, the book： “Man and his symbols” of the psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung （1875-1961） help to understand this congruencies. In this paper, Mathematics is complemented with the Archeology of art and Psychology.

Towards Improving Predictive Statistical Learning Model Accuracy by Enhancing Learning Technique

The accuracy of the statistical learning model depends on the learning technique used which in turn depends on the dataset’s values.In most research studies,the existence of missing values(MVs)is a vital problem.In addition,any dataset with MVs cannot be used for further analysis or with any data driven tool especially when the percentage of MVs are high.In this paper,the authors propose a novel algorithm for dealing with MVs depending on the feature selec-tion(FS)of similarity classifier with fuzzy entropy measure.The proposed algo-rithm imputes MVs in cumulative order.The candidate feature to be manipulated is selected using similarity classifier with Parkash’s fuzzy entropy measure.The predictive model to predict MVs within the candidate feature is the Bayesian Ridge Regression(BRR)technique.Furthermore,any imputed features will be incorporated within the BRR equation to impute the MVs in the next chosen incomplete feature.The proposed algorithm was compared against some practical state-of-the-art imputation methods by conducting an experiment on four medical datasets which were gathered from several databases repository with MVs gener-ated from the three missingness mechanisms.The evaluation metrics of mean abso-lute error(MAE),root mean square error(RMSE)and coefficient of determination(R2 score)were used to measure the performance.The results exhibited that perfor-mance vary depending on the size of the dataset,amount of MVs and the missing-ness mechanism type.Moreover,compared to other methods,the results showed that the proposed method gives better accuracy and less error in most cases.

Optimization for Extraction Methods and Conditions of Polysaccharides from Trollius chinensis

Objective To determine the optimum extraction method and condition of poly-saccharides fromTrollius chinensis (TCP).Methods With the yield of TCP as index and water as solvent,reflux extraction,ultrasonic extraction and supercritical CO_2 extraction were employed to determine the efficient extraction method of TCP.Moreover,the conditions of reflux extraction were optimized by single factor test and orthogonal test.The content of polysaccharide was measured with phenol-sulfuric acid method.Results The data displayed that the crude polysaccharide(CPS)yield of regular reflux extraction was(11.7±0.12)%,superior to ultrasonic extraction and supercritical CO_2 extraction.The optimum conditions of reflux extraction were as follows:extraction temperature of 95℃,extraction time of 3hand the liquid-solid ratio of 20∶1.Under these conditions,the polysaccharide yield was (1.45±0.03)%,which was well in close agreement with the predicted value.Conclusion Regular reflux extraction was regarded as the optimal extraction method of TCP.The optimum conditions of reflux extraction were as follows:extraction temperature of 95℃,extraction time of 3hand the liquid-solid ratio of 20∶1.