Antidiabetic Effect of an Acidic Polysaccharide (TAP) from Tremella aurantia and Its Degradation Product (TAP-H).

Structural features of an anti-diabetic polysaccharide (TAP) from Tremella aurantia.

The structure of an anti-diabetic polysaccharide (TAP) obtained from the fruiting bodies of Tremella aurantia was investigated by methylation analysis, Smith degradation, partial acid hydrolysis, 13C-NMR spectrometry, and enzymatic digestion. The results suggested that TAP was composed of (1-->3)-linked alpha-D-mannopyranosyl residues as a backbone, some of which were substituted at position 2 ...

Tap, tap, tap to better patient documentation.

Dr. Greg Hinson is in the minority. He's among the meager 13 percent of physicians in solo practice who use electronic medical records, according to a recent Commonwealth Fund survey. But Hinson is comfortable being apart from the madding crowd. He knew electronic record keeping would be the ticket to efficiencies in his practice so he traded in his hodgepodge of inadequate record-keeping techn...

Point-Tap, Tap-Tap, and the Effect of Familiarity: to Enhance the Usability of See-and-Select in Smart Space

We prototyped two selection techniques, Point-Tap and Tap-Tap, and conducted experiments to assess their characteristics, in particular how familiarity with a space affects their usability. Both techniques were developed to enhance the capability of the general ”pointing gesture” and ”map with live video” techniques. The goal of both techniques is to acquire a target object in smart space, and ...

an investigation of the impact of self monitoring on langauge teachers motivational practice and its effect on learners motivation

the central purpose of this study was to conduct a case study about the role of self monitoring in teacher’s use of motivational strategies. furthermore it focused on how these strategies affected students’ motivational behavior. although many studies have been done to investigate teachers’ motivational strategies use (cheng & d?rnyei, 2007; d?rnyei & csizer, 1998; green, 2001, guilloteaux & d?...

Hazards from the kitchen tap.