中国细锤角叶蜂属一新种(膜翅目:锤角叶蜂科)

记述了采自中国河南省伏牛山区的锤角叶蜂科Cimbicidae细锤角叶蜂属Leptocimbex1新种:愈节细锤角叶蜂Leptocimbex zhongi Wei,sp.nov.。该新种与L.terrifica Malaise,1931近似,但触角第6~7节几乎愈合,界限模糊,触角窝上突不互相靠近,侧额脊前半部明显,后半部缺如,单眼后区后部黄褐色,翅基片、腹部第2~3背板全部和后足股节全部黑色,阳茎瓣背突叶短宽,端部圆钝等,容易鉴别。新种模式标本保存于中南林业科技大学模式昆虫标本室。     

中国锤角叶蜂科一新纪录属及一新种(膜翅目,锤角叶蜂科)

记述了采自中国河北和辽宁的锤角叶蜂科Cimbicidae东锤角叶蜂属1新种:中国东锤角叶蜂Orientabia sinica Wei et Yan,sp.nov.o新种与O.coreana Takeuchi,1927近似,但上唇黑色,前翅C脉和Sc脉端部黑褐色,腹部第1背板黑色具铜色光泽,胸部柔毛黄色,中窝三角形,触角第3节仅微长于其后2节之和,锯鞘侧面观端部圆,具明显的耳形侧突,而O.coreana上唇褐色,前翅C脉和Sc脉黄褐色,腹部第1背板具绿色光泽,胸部毛黑色,中窝倒梯形,触角第3节几乎等长于其后3节之和,锯鞘侧面观端部宽截型.东锤角叶蜂属 Orientabia Malaise,1934是中国新纪录属.     

沟角叶蜂属分类研究(膜翅目,叶蜂科)并记一新种

修订了沟角叶蜂属的属征,编制了已知种分种检索表.记述沟角叶蜂属3种,含1新种:红斑沟角叶蜂Casipteryx maculatina sp.nov.,新种触角窝上突、触角基部2节全部、第3节基半部、唇基端半部、上颚背侧大部、翅基片、腹部第3背板桔褐色,前翅翅痣下具烟色横带,2Rs室稍长于1R1 1Rs室之和,腹部背板具金属铜色光泽,单眼后区侧沟显著,触角鞭节长于头宽,第3节约等于其后2节之和,复眼下缘间距等宽于复眼高,体毛稍长于单眼直径等,与本属已知2种均明显不同;此外,新种中胸腹板具强腹刺突,侧板刻纹粗糙不平,无光滑间隙,小盾片尖锥型隆起,后头两侧显著收缩,唇基前缘两侧亚中部具1尖刺突,腹部第2背板两侧黑色,无白斑,前翅2M室长大于宽等与C.stigma Nie et Wei不同;上唇端部具弧形缺口,内眶背面观不明显突出于复眼之外等,与C.roborowskyi(Jakovlev)也不相同.新种模式标本保存于中南林业科技大学昆虫标本馆.     

中国细锤角叶蜂属两新种（膜翅目：锤角叶蜂科）

记述采自中国湖南和浙江的锤角叶蜂科Cimbicidae细锤角叶蜂属Leptocimbex 2新种:浅窝细锤角叶蜂L.afoveata WeiYan sp.nov.和凹脊细锤角叶蜂L.concavicarina WeiYan sp.nov.。编制了细锤角叶蜂属分种团检索表和L.terrifica种团以及L.gracilentus种团种类检索表。     

双齿锤角叶蜂研究及亚洲锤角叶蜂科分属检索表

根据模式标本和新采集的标本,重新描述了齿锤角叶蜂属和双齿锤角叶蜂Odontocimbex svenhedini Malaise, 1934,其中双齿锤角叶蜂的雌虫是首次报道。简要讨论了齿锤角叶蜂属Odontocimbex 和锤角叶蜂属Cimbex Olivier、壮锤角叶蜂属 Palaeocimbex Semenov以及毛锤角叶蜂属Trichiosoma Leach的区别。重新指定了双齿锤角叶蜂Odontocimbex svenhedini Malaise的正选模。编制了锤角叶蜂科亚洲分布属分属检索表。     

中国细锤角叶蜂属格氏细锤角叶蜂Leptocimbex grahami种团二新种（膜翅目：锤角叶蜂科）

记述采自中国浙江天目山与湖北神农架的细锤角叶蜂属格氏细锤角叶蜂种团Leptocimbex grahami group 2新种:黑毛细锤角叶蜂L.nigropilosus Yan&Wei sp.nov.和神农架细锤角叶蜂L.shennongjiaensis Yan,Wei&Deng sp.nov.;总结了格氏细锤角叶蜂种团各已知种的特征及关系,并提供了分种检索表.     

中国钩瓣叶蜂属一新种及一新记录种(膜翅目:叶蜂科)

记述采自山东的中国钩瓣叶蜂属Macrophya Dahlbom 1新种：斑咐钩瓣叶蜂Macrophya maculotarsalina Wei et Liu.sp.nov.与Macrophya vacillans近似,但小盾片附片黑色,后足跗节大部白色,后足胫节具红斑,腹部第2背板两侧具侧白斑,第3、4背板无白斑,背地里单眼后区宽长比大于2,侧沟明显,锯腹片的锯刃强烈突出等,易与后者鉴别,斑股钩瓣叶蜂Macrophya femorata Marlatt,1898是中国新记录种,该种原记载分布于日本,新种的模式标本保存于中南林学院昆虫模式标本室。     

叶蜂属fortunii种团一新种(膜翅目:叶蜂科)

记述了采自陕西东部的叶蜂科Tenthredinidae叶蜂属TenthredoL.1新种:刺胸槌腹叶蜂TenthredodentipectaWeietNie,sp.nov.。该新种隶属于Tenthredo属的fortunii种团,并与该种团分布于印度尼西亚的T.corporaali(Forsius,1925)最为近似,区别为:新种体型较小,体长仅为10mm,中胸侧板光滑无刻点,单眼后区宽长比等于2,体褐色,腹部2～6节背板基部1/2黑褐色,触角第3节短于第4 5节之和等。     

中国钩瓣叶蜂属(膜翅目,叶蜂科)一新种及coxalis种团中国种类检索表(英文)

记述中国钩瓣叶蜂属1新种:寡斑钩瓣叶蜂Macrophya oligomaculella Wei et Zhu,sp. nov..该种与M.paraminutifossa Wei et Nie,2003相似,但新种单眼后区宽1.3倍于长,中胸小盾片强烈隆起,明显高出背板顶面,具突出的顶点,附片具锐利中纵脊,后足胫节背侧白色条斑等长于胫节2/3长,前中足转节背侧具明显黑斑,腹部2～4背板侧白斑向尾部迅速变小,后胸后侧片附片较大且平坦,前翅臀室收缩中柄明显短于1r-m脉等与后者不同.简要讨论了axxalis种团的特征,编制了caxalis种团中国已知种类分种检索表.新种模式标本保存在中南林业科技大学昆虫模式标本室.     

中国带斑叶蜂属一新种及世界已知种检索表（膜翅目：叶蜂科）

记述中国带斑叶蜂属Emphytopsis Wei & Nie 1新种:斑唇带斑叶蜂Emphytopsis maculoclypea Wei sp. nov.。该新种与刻胸带斑叶蜂E. punctata Wei & Nie, 1998以及单带带斑叶蜂E. unimaculata Wei, 2011近似,但新种的唇基端部、后眶后缘黑色;中胸前侧片上部和中后足基节腹侧具显著黑斑;单眼后区平坦,不高于上眶;单眼后区侧沟十分微弱;锯腹片中部锯节的纹孔线下域高宽比约等于1.8(后两种唇基、后眶后缘、中胸前侧片上部和中后足基节腹侧均无黑斑;单眼后区稍隆起,明显高于上眶;单眼后区侧沟显著;锯腹片中部锯节的纹孔线下域高宽比约等于1.4)。文中还编制了带斑叶蜂属世界已知种检索表。     

Crystal structure, detonation performance, and thermal stability of a new polynitro cage compound: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15-nonanitro-2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15-nonaazaheptacyclo [5.5.1.13, 11. 15, 9] pentadecane

A new polynitro cage compound 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15-nonanitro-2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15-nonaazaheptcyclo [5.5.1.1(3,11).1(5,9)] pentadecane (NNNAHP) was designed in the present work. Its molecular structure was optimized at the B3LYP/6-31 G(d,p) level of density functional theory (DFT) and crystal structure was predicted using the Compass and Dreiding force fields and refined by DFT GGA-RPBE method. The obtained crystal structure of NNNAHP belongs to the P-1 space group and the lattice parameters are a = 9.99 ?, b = 10.78 ?, c = 9.99 ?, α = 90.01°, β = 120.01°, γ = 90.00°, and Z = 2, respectively. Based on the optimized crystal structure, the band gap, density of state, thermodynamic properties, infrared spectrum, strain energy, detonation characteristics, and thermal stability were predicted. Calculation results show that NNNAHP has detonation properties close to those of CL-20 and is a high energy density compound with moderate stability.     

Relations of the Al,B, Ba,Br, Ca,Cl, Cu,Fe, K,Li, Mg,Mn, Na,P, S,Si, Sr,and Zn mass fractions to morphometric parameters in pediatric and nonhyperplastic young adult prostate glands

The variation with age of the 18 trace element mass fractions and some histological characteristics of intact prostate glands of 50 subjects aged 0–30 years was investigated by instrumental neutron activation analysis, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry, and a quantitative morphometric analysis. Mean values ± standard error of the mean (M ± SΕΜ) for the mass fractions (in milligrams per kilogram wet tissue) of these trace elements in pre-puberty were: Al 28.5 ± 9.0, B 0.40 ± 0.11, Ba 1.48 ± 0.44, Br 10.5 ± 1.5, Ca 241 ± 30, Cl 3,203 ± 278, Cu 3.51 ± 0.89, Fe 33.7 ± 4.1, K 2,364 ± 145, Li 0.020 ± 0.004, Mg 153 ± 23, Mn 0.46 ± 0.06, Na 2,286 ± 130, P 1,391 ± 100, S 1,698 ± 132, Si 62 ± 11, Sr 0.38 ± 0.08, and Zn 27.6 ± 2.3. During puberty and postpuberty, when there is a significant increase in circulating androgens, the mean values were: Al 7.2 ± 1.4, B 0.21 ± 0.05, Ba 0.25 ± 0.06, Br 5.8 ± 1.0, Ca 433 ± 81, Cl 2,314 ± 201, Cu 1.77 ± 0.13, Fe 20.9 ± 1.6, K 2,585 ± 118, Li 0.0088 ± 0.0014, Mg 232 ± 27, Mn 0.34 ± 0.04, Na 1,875 ± 107, P 1,403 ± 98, S 1,673 ± 73, Si 22.2 ± 3.1, Sr 0.22 ± 0.03, and Zn 93.3 ± 8.9. Mean values (M ± SΕΜ) of percent volumes (%) of the stroma, epithelium and lumen in the prostate before puberty were 73.4 ± 2.6, 20.4 ± 1.7, and 4.45 ± 0.94, respectively, versus 46.5 ± 2.5, 38.5 ± 1.9, and 14.9 ± 1.2 during puberty and postpuberty. This work’s results confirm that the Zn mass fraction in prostate tissue is an androgen-dependent parameter. For the first time it has been demonstrated that the glandular lumen is a main pool of Ca, Mg, and Zn accumulation and that the stroma is a main pool of Al, B, Ba, Br, Cl, Cu, Fe, Mn, Na, and Si accumulation in the normal human prostate, for the age range 0–30 years. It was concluded that the Ca, Mg, and Zn binds tightly within the prostatic fluid, because the volume of glandular lumen reflects the volume of prostatic fluid.     

Simultaneous measurement of the trace elements Al, As, B, Be, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Rb, Se, Sr, and Zn in human serum and their reference ranges by ICP-MS

The goal of this article was to establish reference ranges of the concentration of trace elements in human serum and to compare these results with those reported by other authors. We describe the sample preparation and measurement conditions that allow the rapid, precise, and accurate determination of Al, As, B, Be, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Rb, Se, Sr, and Zn in human serum samples (n=110) by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Accuracy and precision were determined by analyzing three reconstituted reference serum samples by comparison with other methods and by the standard addition procedure. The advantages of the ICP-MS method include short time of analysis of the elements mentioned, low detection limit, high precision, and high accuracy. Disadventages include a high risk of contamination due to the presence of some of the elements of interest in the environment, the relatively delicate sample handling, and the high cost of the equipment.     

The Effect of Age and Gender on Al, B, Ba, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, P, S, Sr, V, and Zn Contents in Rib Bone of Healthy Humans

The effect of age and gender on major, minor, and trace element contents in the intact rib bone of 80 relatively healthy 15–55-year-old women and men was investigated. Contents or upper limit of contents of 16 chemical elements in the rib bone were determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). Mean values (M?±?SΕΜ) for the mass fraction of Ba, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Na, P, S, Sr, and Zn (milligram per kilogram of dry bone) were as follows: 2.54?±?0.16, 171,400?±?4,050, 1.35?±?0.22, 140?±?11, 1,874?±?71, 0.049?±?0.011, 2,139?±?38, 5,378?±?88, 75,140?±?1,660, 1,881?±?51, 291?±?20, and 92.8?±?1.5, respectively. The upper limits of contents of Al, B, Mn, and V were <7.20, <0.65, <0.36, and <0.03, respectively. Statistically significant tendency for the Ca, Mg, and P content to decrease with age was found in the human rib bone, regardless of gender. The mass fraction of Fe in the male rib bone increases with age. It was shown that higher Ca, Mg, Na, P, and Sr mass fractions as well as lower Fe content were typical of female ribs as compared to those in male ribs.     

Distribution of N,P, K,Ca, Mg,S, Zn,Fe, Mn and Cu in groundnut

Summary Concentration of N, P, K, Ca, Mg and S in summer groundnut crop was higher than in kharif while Zn, Fe, Mn and Cu contents were higher in summer crop. Kernel's N, P and Zn; Leaflet's Ca and Mn; Stem's K and Fe; Root's S and Cu and Petiole's Mg contents were highest. Shell's N, P, K, Mg, S, Zn and Cu; Kernel's Ca, Fe and Mn contents were the least. N, P, K, S, Zn and Cu concentrations decreased linearly as the crop grew. Ca, Mg, Fe and Mn concentrations did not display any distinct pattern. Ca concentration was positively correlated with pod yield in both the seasons.     

Reference values for the concentrations of As,Cd, Co,Cr, Cu,Fe, I,Hg, Mn,Mo, Ni,Pb, Se,and Zn in selected human tissues and body fluids

This report attempts to formulate reference ranges of elemental concentrations for 15 trace elements in selected human tissues and body fluids. A set of samples consisting of whole blood, blood serum, urine, milk, liver, and hair were chosen and considered for 15 elements of biological significance: As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, F, Fe, I, Hg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, and Zn. The results represent wholly or partially data received from 40 countries of the global regions of Africa, Asia, Europe, North, South, and Central America, Australia, and New Zealand. This survey, even if qualitative, has been useful in demonstrating certain trends of trace-element scenarios around the world. It is of course recognized that both diet and environment exert a strong influence on the distribution pattern of several elements, such as As, Cd, Mn, Pb, Se, and Zn. A limited comparison of the available information on soil status of different countries reflected some interesting associations for elements, such as Mn and Zn. Importantly, this study revealed that only a few countries were in a position to identify a reasonable amount of data on samples requested for this project. Regretably, for a number of countries, any dependable data for even such essential elements as Cu, Fe, and Zn were not available. In view of the nutritional importance of many elements, the time is ripe for concerted efforts by intergovernmental agencies to initiate investigations or commission task forces/projects to generate reliable reference data for selected global regions, which sadly lack data of any kind at present.     

New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Stenotrachelidae, Oedemeridae, Meloidae, Myceteridae, Boridae, Pythidae, Pyrochroidae, Anthicidae, and Aderidae

We report 19 new species records for the faunal list of Coleoptera in New Brunswick, Canada, six of which are new records for the Maritime provinces, and one of which is new Canadian record. We also provide the first recent records for five additional species in New Brunswick. One new species of Stenotrachelidae, Cephaloon ungulare LeConte, is added to the New Brunswick faunal list. Additional records are provided for Cephaloon lepturides Newman, as well the first recent record of Nematoplus collaris LeConte. Two species of Oedemeridae, Asclera puncticollis (Say) and Asclera ruficollis (Say), are newly reported for New Brunswick, and additional locality and bionomic data are provided for Calopus angustus LeConte and Ditylus caeruleus (Randall). The records of Ditylus caerulus are the first recent records for the province. Three species of Meloidae, Epicauta pestifera Werner, Lytta sayi LeConte, and Meloe augustcollis Say are reported the first time for New Brunswick; Epicauta pestifera is newly recorded in Canada. Lacconotus punctatus LeConte and the family Mycteridaeis newly recorded for New Brunswick. The first recent records of Borus unicolor Say (Boridae) are reported from the province. One new species of Pythidae, Pytho siedlitzi Blair, and the first recent records of Pytho niger Kirby are added to the faunal list of New Brunswick. Three species of Pyrochroidae are newly reported for the province, including Pedilus canaliculatus (LeConte) and Pedilus elegans (Hentz), which are new for the Maritime provinces. Five species of Anthicidae and the first recent record of Anthicus cervinus LaFerté-Sénectére are newly reported for New Brunswick. Anthicus melancholicus LaFerté-Sénectère, Sapintus pubescens (LaFerté-Sénectère), Notoxus bifasciatus (LeConte), and Stereopalpus rufipes Casey are new to the Maritime provinces faunal list. Ambyderus granularis (LeConte) is removed from the faunal list of the province. Three species of Aderidae, Vanonus huronicus Casey, Zonantes fasciatus (Melsheimer), and Zonantes pallidusWerner, are newly recorded for New Brunswick; Zonantes fasciatus and Vanonus huronicus are new for the Maritime provinces' faunal list. Collection data, bionomic data, and distribution maps are presented for all these species.     

Potential Compounds for Oral Cancer Treatment: Resveratrol,Nimbolide, Lovastatin,Bortezomib, Vorinostat,Berberine, Pterostilbene,Deguelin, Andrographolide,and Colchicine

Oral cancer is one of the main causes of cancer-related deaths in South-Asian countries. There are very limited treatment options available for oral cancer. Research endeavors focused on discovery and development of novel therapies for oral cancer, is necessary to control the ever rising oral cancer related mortalities. We mined the large pool of compounds from the publicly available compound databases, to identify potential therapeutic compounds for oral cancer. Over 84 million compounds were screened for the possible anti-cancer activity by custom build SVM classifier. The molecular targets of the predicted anti-cancer compounds were mined from reliable sources like experimental bioassays studies associated with the compound, and from protein-compound interaction databases. Therapeutic compounds from DrugBank, and a list of natural anti-cancer compounds derived from literature mining of published studies, were used for building partial least squares regression model. The regression model thus built, was used for the estimation of oral cancer specific weights based on the molecular targets. These weights were used to compute scores for screening the predicted anti-cancer compounds for their potential to treat oral cancer. The list of potential compounds was annotated with corresponding physicochemical properties, cancer specific bioactivity evidences, and literature evidences. In all, 288 compounds with the potential to treat oral cancer were identified in the current study. The majority of the compounds in this list are natural products, which are well-tolerated and have minimal side-effects compared to the synthetic counterparts. Some of the potential therapeutic compounds identified in the current study are resveratrol, nimbolide, lovastatin, bortezomib, vorinostat, berberine, pterostilbene, deguelin, andrographolide, and colchicine.