The deformation and longitudinal excursion of median nerve during digits movement and wrist extension

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Cross-sectional difference in BMI between senior and junior students predicts prospective change in BMI at the school level

Poster Presentation: abstract no. 1196The Conference abstracts's website is located at http://www2.kenes.com/apccn/scientific/Pages/ListofAbstracts.aspxOBJECTIVES: To examine whether cross-sectional BMI difference between senior and junior secondary school students was correlated with prospective changes in BMI at the school level. BACKGROUND: Schools are known to exert prospective influences on adolescent BMI. The school effects may also be reflected in cross-sectional BMI differences between senior and junior students in each school. Schools could quickly be identified for weight-control interventions if such cross-sectional differences could predict prospective changes in BMI. METHODS: In the Hong Kong Student …postprin

Alcohol consumption and sleep problems in Hong Kong adolescents

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Risk factors and outcomes of childhood obesity in Hong Kong: a retrospective cohort study

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Exposure to particulate air pollution at different living locations and respiratory symptoms in Hong Kong-an application of satellite information

Respiratory ill-health effects due to particulate air exposure at different geographical locations in Hong Kong that aggregate individual living locations were estimated based on satellite information. We assessed the presence of respiratory symptoms of a frequent cough or sputum in school students aged 11-20 years old (n=9,881). Daily particulate air pollution levels at students' living locations were derived from the surface extinction coefficients measured by satellite and measurements from the air pollutant monitoring stations at ground level. Adjusted odds ratio (OR) [95% CI] of respiratory symptoms was 1.047 [1.005, 1.091] per 10 g m-3 increase in PM10 concentration. Specificity tests showed that adjusted OR of having other symptoms is not significant (p=0.20-0.94). Exposures to PM10 at different geographical locations is associated with increased odds of having respiratory symptoms (cough or sputum) but not with other symptoms unrelated to air pollution. © 2010 Taylor & Francis.postprin

Contributos do Ensino - Aprendizagem do Inglês, nos 3º e 4º anos do Ensino Básico, para os resultados obtidos pelos alunos na disciplina de Inglês, no 5º ano do Ensino Básico, no distrito de Évora.

O presente artigo dá conta da investigação que verificou a relação entre a frequência da Atividade de Enriquecimento Curricular (AEC) de Inglês, pelos alunos dos 3º e 4º anos do Ensino Básico, dos agrupamentos de escolas do distrito de Évora, no biénio 2005-2007 e os resultados obtidos, pelos mesmos, no final do ano letivo 2007/2008, na disciplina de Inglês, no 5º ano do Ensino Básico, nos agrupamentos de escolas do distrito de Évora que frequentaram. Dá, ainda, conta das relações entre esses resultados, a assiduidade, as retenções, o desenvolvimento cognitivo e o género desses mesmos alunos, nos resultados observados no referido 5ºAno

A retrospective analysis of complications of treatment of nevus of Ota with the Q-switched Alexandrite (QS Alex) and Q-switched Neodymium: Yttrium-Aluminum-Garnet (QS Nd-YAG) lasers

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Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis and some other medicinal plants commonly used in South-East Asia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Eight medicinal plants were tested for their antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. Different extraction methods were also tested for their effects on the bioactivities of the medicinal plants.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Eight plants, namely <it>Herba Polygonis Hydropiperis </it>(<it>Laliaocao</it>), <it>Folium Murraya Koenigii </it>(<it>Jialiye</it>), <it>Rhizoma Arachis Hypogea </it>(<it>Huashenggen</it>), <it>Herba Houttuyniae </it>(<it>Yuxingcao</it>), <it>Epipremnum pinnatum </it>(<it>Pashulong</it>), <it>Rhizoma Typhonium Flagelliforme </it>(<it>Laoshuyu</it>), <it>Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis </it>(<it>Houpo</it>) and <it>Rhizoma Imperatae </it>(<it>Baimaogen</it>) were investigated for their potential antimicrobial and antioxidant properties.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Extracts of <it>Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis </it>had the strongest activities against <it>M. Smegmatis</it>, <it>C. albicans</it>, <it>B. subtilis </it>and <it>S. aureus</it>. Boiled extracts of <it>Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis</it>, <it>Folium Murraya Koenigii, Herba Polygonis Hydropiperis </it>and <it>Herba Houttuyniae </it>demonstrated greater antioxidant activities than other tested medicinal plants.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Among the eight tested medicinal plants, <it>Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis </it>showed the highest antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. Different methods of extraction yield different spectra of bioactivities.</p

Nevus of Ota: a new classification based upon the response to laser treatment

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