It has been shown that higher levels of estrogens in females protect them against aging by upregulating the expression of antioxidant longevity-related genes. Phytoestrogens are naturally occurring polycyclic phenols found in certain plants that have weak estrogenic effects due to the fact that they are structurally and functionally similar to 17ß-estradiol, and thus, bind to estradiol receptor...

In this study, sea-urchin shaped Bi2S3/CdS hierarchical heterostructures are successfully synthesized via a convenient one-pot growth rate controlled route. The product is mainly composed of Bi2S3 nanorods and CdS nanoparticles grown on their surfaces. The formation mechanism was proposed based on the evolution of morphology as a function of solvothermal time, which involves fast formation of t...

This paper reviews the literature on texture segregation and texture transparency, and proposes a new account of texture transparency based on the theory of texture segregation. To date, it has been suggested that the perception of transparency might stem from perceptual grouping or spacing effects between texture elements. Based on recent data, this paper argues that texture transparency shoul...

Patterns of activities of neurons serve as attractors, since they are those neuronal configurations which correspond to minimal ’free energy’ of the whole system. Namely, they realize maximal possible agreement among constitutive neurons and are most-strongly correlated with some environmental pattern. Neuronal patterns-qua-attractors have both a material and a virtual aspect. As neuronal patte...

INTRODUCTION Doxycycline, a broad-spectrum antibiotic, is the most commonly prescribed antibiotic worldwide for treating infectious diseases. It may be delivered orally or intravenously but can lead to gastrointestinal irritation and local inflammation. For treatment of uterine infections, transcervical administration of doxycycline encapsulated in nanoparticles made of biodegradable chitosan m...

The development of rural tourism can enhance the regional economic development; improve the environment of the countries and the living conditions of the native dweller. In China, the study of countryside tourism mainly focuses on the microcosmic. However, as the progress of countryside tourism is a systematic issue, it should be studied systematically. From the view of Systematics and Synerget...

This paper proposes decentralized improved synergetic excitation controllers (ISEC) for synchronous generators to enhance transient stability and obtain satisfactory voltage regulation performance of power systems. Each generator is considered as a subsystem, for which an ISEC is designed. According to the control objectives, a manifold, which is a linear combination of the deviation of generat...

In Synergetics, when a complex system evolves from one sate to another, the order parameter plays a dominant role. We can analyze the complex system state by studying the dynamic of order parameter. We developed a synergetic model of electricity market operation system, and studied the dynamic process of the system with empirical example, which revealed the internal mechanism of the system evol...