Perinatal mortality trends in a referral hospital

A comparative study of perinatal mortality patterns over a period was conducted at a teaching hospital of South India. Among the 6,048 babies born from January 1984 to December 1985 (Group A), there were 265 (43.8/1000) still births and 127 (22.0/1000) early neonatal deaths. Three hundred and thirty seven (41/1000) babies were still born and 235 (29.8/1000) early neonatal deaths out of 8,215 deliveries during 1992–93 (Group B). The perinatal mortality rate (PMR) in Group A and B were 57.9/1000 and 57.7/1000 respectively. Unbooked cases accounted for the majority (> 75%) of perinatal deaths during both the periods. The overall mortality rates in unbooked cases were three to four times higher than booked cases. Among the various causes of still births, antepartum haemorrhage and uterine rupture had increased. Septicaemia was the major cause of early neonatal deaths in Group A, but in Group B birth asphyxia and prematurity were the leading causes. Effective interventions like creating awareness among the target population to utilise maternal and child health services and early referral of high risk cases with improved intranatal and perinatal care can decrease the perinatal mortality.     

γ-Glutamyltransferase test as a new tool for identification of seminal stains

Summary A simple qualitative method for identification of seminal stains based on a high activity of -glutamyltransferase (-GTP) in human semen is described. It employs the release of -naphthylamine from N--glutamyl--naphthylamide by the -GTP action; -naphthylamine couples with Fast Garnet GBC salt to produce a strong brownish-red color. The data on its simplicity, specificity, and stability show that the present method is suitable for medicolegal examination of seminal stains as a preliminary test.     

机械传动系统的模糊分析设计

用线性隶属函数、二元相对比较级等确定特征因素的隶属度,构造了不同机械传动类型的模糊子集,取其与待识别模糊子集向量空问的距离均数为贴近度。根据择近原则选择确定机械传动类型。     

Quantitative analysis of paradoxical inward rib cage movement during sleep in children

Paradoxical inward rib cage movement in children is quantified by the labored breathing index (LBI) on the respiratory inductive plethysmography. Labored breathing index during rapid eye movement sleep (REMS) in 59 children without obvious sleep disordered breathing (SDB) declined with age, and decreased to the mature low level at 35 months of age. The LBI was also found to reflect well the severity of SDB. Paradoxical inward rib cage movement, which was quantified by LBI, is concluded to be an important finding in diagnosing SDB in child patients.     

Automatic detection of rapid eye movements by discrete wavelet transform

In order to detect rapid eye movements (REM) automatically, the Discrete Wavelet Transform was applied to each 8-s segment of electrooculogram (EOG) data for 30 min of 8 h of normal sleep. The Haar function was used as an analysing wavelet because this function is similar to the REM waveform. By shifting the phase of the analysing wavelet by pi/4 of the function, 96% of REM could be detected. The artifacts caused by body movements could be detected simultaneously by this method. Computing time required for the detection of REM was only 11 s for 30 min EOG data.     

一种新的蛇胆掺假品的鉴别

目的 对新发现的一种蛇胆掺假品进行鉴别。方法 采用中国药典收载的TLC法。结果 检出了一种新的蛇胆掺假品——熟地黄提取液。结论 本法可运用于药材鉴别，但不适用于含蛇胆的中成药鉴别。     

藏药花锚中新化学成分的鉴定

目的 分离并鉴定高原植物椭圆叶花锚Halenia elliptica全草中的化学成分。方法 采用元素分析（EA），核磁共振波谱（NMR），质谱（MS），红外光谱（IR），紫外光谱（UV），差示扫描量热（DSC）等分析方法，测定其理化常数和波谱数据，鉴定其化学结构，结果 确证从椭圆叶花锚中所得到的两种针状结晶化合物，分别为1-羟基-3，7，8-三甲氧基Shan酮（1-hydroxy-3,7,8-trimethoxyxanthone)和1，7-二羟基-3，8-二甲氧基Shan酮（1，7-dihydroxy-3,8-dimethoxyxanthone)。结论 上述两种Shan酮衍生物为首次从藏药花锚中分离得到。     

甘肃产香青挥发油成分分析

香青 Anaphalis sinica Hance是菊科香青属中的一种 ,主产于我国北部、中部、东部及南部 ,生长于低山或高山灌丛、草地、山坡和溪岸 ,朝鲜和日本也有分布[1] 。全草入药 ,具有平喘、镇咳、祛痰、消炎等作用 [2 ] ,但对其化学成分及挥发油成分的研究未见报道。本研究采用水蒸汽蒸馏法提取香青挥发油并通过气相色谱 /质谱联用技术对其成分进行分析鉴定。1　仪器与材料HP6890 / 5 973GC- MS仪 ,HP- 5 MS( 30 m×0 .2 5 mm× 0 .2 5μm) (美国 HP公司 ) ,香青于 2 0 0 0年 9月采自甘肃省兰州地区石佛沟 ,由张永红博士鉴定为香青属植物香青…     

中国南海粗疣棘柳珊瑚中倍半萜成分研究

目的：对采自中国南海的粗疣棘柳珊瑚(Acanthogorgia vagae)的化学成分进行研究，从中寻找有生物活性的次生代谢产物。方法：用硅胶柱层析对粗疣棘柳珊瑚的乙醚提取物进行分离纯化；根据其化学性质，结合现代波谱技术(MS，NMR等)，对得到的化合物进行结构鉴定。结果：分离得到4个呋喃倍半萜化合物，其结构分别鉴定为1indenene(1)，1indestrene(2)，bebryazulene(3)及franodiene(4)。结论：本文系首次对该珊瑚化学成分进行研究；4个倍半萜成分亦均为首次从该生物中分离得到。其中，1indenene(1)的碳谱数据为首次报道，并首次对化合物1indenene(1)及franodiene(4)氢谱数据进行了全归属。另外，对文献报道的bebryazulene(3)及franodiene(4)的碳谱数据进行了童新归属.