A segmentation-combination data augmentation strategy and dual attention mechanism for accurate Chinese herbal medicine microscopic identification [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceIntroductionChinese Herbal Medicine (CHM), with its deep-rooted history and increasing global recognition, encounters significant challenges in automation for microscopic identification.
Xiaoying Zhu +8 more
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Microscopic Identification, Phytochemical Analysis, and Study of Antioxidant Properties of Branches, Leaves, and Fruits of Kazakh Medicine Sambucus sibirica [PDF]
MoleculesSambucus sibirica, a deciduous shrub from the Adoxaceae family, is a traditional Kazakh medicine used in Xinjiang, China. Its branches, leaves, and fruits are used to treat fractures, rheumatoid arthritis, and nephritis.
Pengyan Yan +8 more
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Contribution to the microscopic identification of Zingiber officinale [PDF]
Pharmacia, 2022 Zingiber officinale Roscoe has a very long history of use throughout the world, both as a spice and as a medicinal plant. During the last two years in the midst of a global pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 the use of various herbal products with ginger rhizome as ...
Anna Gavrilova +2 more
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Practical guide for microscopic identification of infectious gastrointestinal nematode larvae in sheep from Sardinia, Italy, backed by molecular analysis [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2021 Background Gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) are ubiquitous in small ruminant farming, representing a major health and production concern. Given their differences in pathogenicity and the current problems regarding anthelmintic resistance, specific ...
Stephane Knoll +9 more
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Morphological and microscopic identification studies of Cordyceps and its counterfeits
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2011 Macroscopic and microscopic studies were applied to distinguish Cordyceps sinensis (Berk.) Sacc. and its 5 common counterfeits. Transverse sections of stroma and larvae and surface sections of stroma of C.
Hui-juan Liu +4 more
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Identification of Chinese Materia Medicas in Microscopic Powder Images
Tsinghua Science and Technology, 2012 This paper describes an identification system for Chinese Materia Medicas (CMMs) in microscopic powder images. The imaging processing of the microscopic powder image is very complex because of the low contrast, blurry boundaries, overlapping objects, and
Shen Yan +5 more
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Anatomical Characterization of Nine Taxa of Genus Acmella Rich. (Toothache Plant) in India [PDF]
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2020 The present study is aimed for anatomical characterization of nine taxa of Acmella to supplement data specifically for its current sectional classification and species circumscriptions. Anatomical characterization of this genus is little explored.
Reshmi Geetha Ramachandran +1 more
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Thermoregulatory role of ghrelin in the induction of torpor under a restricted feeding condition
Scientific Reports, 2021 Ghrelin, a circulating orexigenic hormone secreted from the stomach, stimulates appetite and food intake by activating the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus. Administration of exogenous ghrelin exerts anabolic effects, causing weight gain, increased adiposity,
Takahiro Sato +6 more
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Application of X-ray Powder Diffraction Method in Identification and Classification of Leptite
Yankuang ceshi, 2020 BACKGROUND The identification of leptite is usually based on microscopic identification technology, but it is very difficult to distinguish tiny feldspar, quartz, and layered silicate minerals such as chlorite, montmorillonite and mica using a microscope.
WU Yue, CHI Guang-cheng, LIU Xin
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Pathogens, 2022 With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, enormous efforts have been made to understand the genus SARS-CoV-2. Due to the high rate of global transmission, mutations in the viral genome were inevitable.
Raluca Dumache +9 more
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