Zoom in on neurodegeneration

Despite the existence of several scientific journals that publish research papers and reviews related to neurodegenerative diseases, a journal specifically devoted to the molecular and cellular aspects of disease mechanisms is lacking. Molecular Neurodegeneration is an open-access, peer-reviewed, online journal created to publish original research articles that address i) the mechanisms of neurodegeneration at the cellular, subcellular and molecular levels and ii) potential therapeutic interventions for neurodegenerative diseases. Through publication of reviews, editorial commentaries, and meeting reports, Molecular Neurodegeneration will also provide a forum to enhance the exchange of ideas and promote debate that is essential for scientific progress. Molecular Neurodegeneration will enable scientists to rapidly communicate their important research discoveries to their colleagues around the world.     

中国梧桐科上的尾孢类丝孢菌

报道生在中国梧桐科Sterculiaceae上的5种尾孢类丝孢菌（cercosporoid hyphomycetes）,其中在梧桐 Firmiana simplex 上新发现的2个新种,梧桐假尾孢 Pseudocercospora firmianae,梧桐生假尾孢 P. firmianicola和一个中国新记录种,野路葵假尾孢 P. corchorifoliae。提供了拉丁文特征简介、形态描述、绘图及讨论。研究的标本保存在中国科学院菌物标本馆（HMAS）。     

2006年中国植物科学若干领域重要研究进展

在我国经济持续稳定发展的背景下,国家通过各种研究计划（如973计划、863项目、NSFC等）和国家知识创新体系等形式大力支持具有国家战略需求的基础研究,使植物科学研究飞速发展并受到国际同行的高度重视。体现在我国不少科学家担任国际学术组织负责人或重要国际期刊编委,如许智宏院士担任国际植物组（The International Association for Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology,IAPTC ＆ B;）     

Studies on the in vivo-action of leupeptin on the nitrogen retention in rats

A daily s.c. injection of 0.5 mg leupeptin for 7 days does not influence the digestibility of food-N but seems to improve the N-retention. A daily injection of 1.0 mg leupeptin for 14 days is without influence on the digestibility of N, too, but the N-retention was decreased. At this leupeptin level the half-lives of intestinal proteins were prolonged. The data indicate the possibility to influence the N-retention using leupeptin.     

Survey on cellular phone usage on students in Thailand

The number of cellular phone subscribers is increasing every year and there have been reports of health disorders related to the high-frequency radio waves. This paper considers the dependence of Thai university and high school students on cellular phones. A survey form (cellular phone dependence questionnaire: CPDQ) was distributed to 181 female and 177 male Thai university students and to 240 female and 140 male Thai high school students. The surveys were collected, Cronbach alpha coefficient was calculated, and a factor analysis was performed using the principal factor method and varimax rotation. The total scores were 16.54 to 20.04 and the Cronbach's alpha coefficients were 0.808 to 0.930. According to a factor analysis of 20 scored items, 4 factors were extracted for both male and female high school students, and the cumulative correlation coefficients of the male and female groups were 64.85% and 62.70%, respectively. Five factors were extracted for male university students and 6 factors were extracted for female university students, and the cumulative correlation coefficients were 58.08% and 57.91%, respectively. The W value results of the Shapiro-Wilk W-test for male university students, female university students, male high school students and female high school students were 0.969, 0.984, 0.964, and 0.913 respectively, thus verifying the normality of the score distributions.The total scores for the Thai university students were higher than the scores for the Thai high school students. The factor analysis of female high school students confirmed a large difference compared to male university students, male high school students, and Japanese female university students. (The Japanese students were surveyed in an earlier study by Toda et al.). Also, the CPDQ total score was high, which indicated a strong tendency toward dependence.