Understanding the viscera-related theory that the lung and large intestine are exterior-interiorly related

AbstractPairing of the viscera and bowels is an important theory, which provides guidance to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clinical practice. Investigating this theory has been the focus of research on the basic theory of TCM. Recently, researchers have performed many studies on the theory that the lung and large intestine are exterior-interiorly related, which is a different point of view to that of previous literature, recent clinical studies and experimental studies, and these recent studies have enforced the theoretical connotation of the statement. However, there are problems in some of these studies including recent clinical studies and experimental studies. In the current article, literature on the viscera-related theory of the lung and large intestine are exterior-interiorly related is reviewed from physiological, pathological, and clinical views, and some opinions on the current research status are discussed

Tumbuh Kembang Anak(kajian Psikolinguistik) Pengaruh Media Elektronik Televisi Terhadap Akuisisi Bahasa Anak

The influence of television to language acquisitioncan be generated by observing three years old boy, named Aditya. The method of collecting data was obtained through observation and conversation method which was carried out in Aditya\u27s house. The data collected was oral speech from the object of the researchwith his partner during playing, talking, and monologue. This research is expected to be beneficial in monitoring the children\u27s language acquisition and become warning against all forms of children\u27s language acquisition from the television.Language acquisition referred to syntactic, semantic, pragmatic and phonology aspect and also various lexicon which could be memorized by the children from television

An Error Analysis of Students\u27 Writing on Diabetic Chart Explanation at the Sixth Semester Students of STIKES Bina USAda Bali

English for specific purposes is useful to be used in some sectors like tourism, hospital, law, and so on.  Especially in STIKES Bina Usada Bali, the students as the second language learner may face some errors during learning how to write the diabetic chart explanation. They hardly put the data into the chart because they do not understand the meaning and the lexical choice especially in medical English. This study aimed at identifying and classifying types and factors caused of error made by student at sixth Semester Students of Stikes Bina Usada Bali. This research uses the combination of descriptive qualitative method in collecting and analyzing the data. Descriptive analysis in form of qualitative research used as the design in this study. Then, the result is described.  &nbsp

Di-μ-hydroxido-bis­({2,2′-[propane-1,3-diylbis(nitrilo­methyl­idyne)]diphenolato}iron(III)) dimethyl­formamide disolvate

The structure of the title compound, [Fe2(C17H16N2O2)2(OH)2]·2C3H7N, consists of centrosymmetric dimeric units in which crystallographically equivalent FeIII ions are doubly bridged by hydroxide groups. Each FeIII center in the complex has a six-coordinated distorted cis-FeN2O4 octa­hedral geometry

DETECTION OF PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR EFFECT ON CELLULAR ORGANISMS

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Verbal Communications Analysis Used by Villa Besar Staff in Handling the Customers

Industri pariwisata adalah salah satu komponen terbesar dari ekonomi global. Pesatnya pertumbuhan industri pariwisata di Bali menyebabkan permintaan yang luas dari keterampilan berbahasa Inggris di semua aspek. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi analisis komunikasi verbal yang digunakan oleh staf Villa Besar dalam menangani pelanggan. Penelitian ini menggunakan kuesioner tertutup dan terbuka. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode observasi atau observasi partisipan. Observasi partisipan dilakukan untuk mendengarkan dan mengamati percakapan antara staf Vila Besar dan pelanggan asing. Sampel penelitian ini adalah seluruh staf Villa Besar di Jalan Bumbak. Sampel diambil dengan menggunakan total sampling di mana seluruh populasi yang memiliki karakteristik tertentu digunakan sebagai sampel. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dan analisis kuesioner yang dibagikan kepada seluruh staf Villa Besar, dapat disimpulkan bahwa sebagian besar responden adalah perempuan dengan usia antara 31-35 tahun, tetapi mereka berasal dari tingkat pendidikan yang lebih rendah dan memiliki pengalaman bekerja 6-10 tahun. Mereka menganggap bahwa bahasa Inggris sangat diperlukan dalam pekerjaan mereka. Beberapa masalah terjadi dalam komunikasi verbal mulai dari aktivitas berbicara yang paling sulit hingga termudah. Beberapa faktor memengaruhi kinerja komunikasi verbal mereka di antaranya kondisi kerja, motivasi, percaya diri, perasaan cemas dan malu. Penelitian ini diharapkan menjadi pertimbangan bagi manajemen vila dalam menyediakan beberapa kursus bahasa Inggris bagi para staf untuk meningkatkan kemampuan mereka

Towards Decrypting Attractiveness via Multi-Modality Cue

Decrypting the secret of beauty or attractiveness has been the pursuit of artists and philosophers for centuries. To date, the computational model for attractiveness estimation has been actively explored in the computer vision and multimedia community, yet with the focus mainly on facial features. In this article, we conduct a comprehensive study on female attractiveness conveyed by single/multiple modalities of cues, that is, face, dressing and/or voice; the aim is to discover how different modalities individually and collectively affect the human sense of beauty. To extensively investigate the problem, we collect the Multi-Modality Beauty (M2B) dataset, which is annotated with attractiveness levels converted from manual k-wise ratings and semantic attributes of different modalities. Inspired by the common consensus that middle-level attribute prediction can assist higher-level computer vision tasks, we manually labeled many attributes for each modality. Next, a tri-layer Dual-supervised Feature-Attribute-Task (DFAT) network is proposed to jointly learn the attribute model and attractiveness model of single/multiple modalities. To remedy possible loss of information caused by incomplete manual attributes, we also propose a novel Latent Dual-supervised Feature-Attribute-Task (LDFAT) network, where latent attributes are combined with manual attributes to contribute to the final attractiveness estimation. The extensive experimental evaluations on the collected M2B dataset well demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed DFAT and LDFAT networks for female attractiveness prediction

E17110 promotes reverse cholesterol transport with liver X receptor β agonist activity in vitro

AbstractLiver X receptor (LXR) plays an important role in reverse cholesterol transport (RCT), and activation of LXR could reduce atherosclerosis. In the present study we used a cell-based screening method to identify new potential LXRβ agonists. A novel benzofuran-2-carboxylate derivative was identified with LXRβ agonist activity: E17110 showed a significant activation effect on LXRβ with an EC50 value of 0.72μmol/L. E17110 also increased the expression of ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) and G1 (ABCG1) in RAW264.7 macrophages. Moreover, E17110 significantly reduced cellular lipid accumulation and promoted cholesterol efflux in RAW264.7 macrophages. Interestingly, we found that the key amino acids in the LXRβ ligand-binding domain had distinct interactions with E17110 as compared to TO901317. These results suggest that E17110 was identified as a novel compound with LXRβ agonist activity in vitro via screening, and could be developed as a potential anti-atherosclerotic lead compound