Termite colonies from mid-Cretaceous Myanmar demonstrate their early eusocial lifestyle in damp wood

Insect eusociality is characterized by cooperative brood care, reproductive division of labour and multiple generations of adults within a colony. The morphological specializations of the different termite castes from Burmese amber were recently reported, indicating the termites possessed advanced sociality in the mid-Cretaceous. Unfortunately, all the reported Cretaceous termites are individually preserved, which does not cover the behaviours of the cooperative brood care and multiple generations of adults in the nests of the Cretaceous termites. Herein, we report three eusocial aggregations from colonies of the oldest known Stolotermitidae, Cosmotermesgen. nov., in 100 Ma mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. One large aggregation, comprising 8 soldiers, 56 workers/pseudergates and 25 immatures of different instars, additionally presents the behaviours of cooperative brood care and overlapping generations. Furthermore, taphonomic evidence indicates Cosmotermes most probably dwelled in damp/rotting wood, which provides a broader horizon of the early societies and ecology of the eusocial Cosmotermes.     

中医药治疗湿热蕴结型痛风性关节炎的研究进展

痛风性关节炎(gouty arthritis)是由于嘌呤代谢紊乱和或尿酸排泄减少所引起的代谢性疾病,随着人们生活水平、饮食结构等改变,其患病率及发病率逐渐升高,近年来中医药在治疗痛风性关节炎取得不错的疗效,湿热蕴结证为痛风性关节炎常见证型,文章拟从中医药治疗痛风性关节炎湿热蕴结证作一概述。     

高层建筑消防安全设施现状与防火对策探讨

针对高层建筑消防安全设施现状与防火对策探讨问题,介绍了当前消防安全的现状,分析了消防设计存在的不合理性问题、消防设施难以使用问题、多产权引来的消防安全问题和消防工程质量问题,提出了保证高层建筑消防安全的措施,要严把审核关、建立健全消防安全管理制度。     

三仁汤加味联合HAART治疗HIV感染者湿热内蕴证的临床观察

目的:观察三仁汤加味联合高效抗反转录病毒疗法(HAART)治疗HIV感染者湿热内蕴证的临床疗效。方法:选取2014年1月至2014年12月期间防城港市中医医院收治的60例湿热内蕴证HIV感染者,随机分为对照组与试验组各30例,对照组给予单纯HAART治疗,试验组在HAART治疗的基础上加用三仁汤加味治疗,分别于观察起点与治疗6个月时对比2组患者的临床疗效、卡洛夫斯基积分及CD4+T淋巴细胞计数和血常规、肝肾功能等安全性指标。结果:治疗6个月后2组的症状体征积分均有所下降,试验组优于对照组(P0.05);2组患者的卡洛夫斯基积分及CD4+T淋巴细胞计数治疗前无差异(P0.05),治疗6个月后,治疗组的积分和计数增加,差异具有显著性(P0.05)。结论:三仁汤加味联合HAART可以改善湿热内蕴证HIV感染者的临床证候,提高生活质量和免疫功能。