Effects of ethnicity on treatment attendance, stimulant response/dose, and 14-month outcome in ADHD.

From the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder--a randomized clinical trial of 579 children ages 7-9 years receiving 14 months of medication management, behavioral treatment, combination, or community care--the authors matched each African American and Latino participant with randomly selected Caucasian participants of same sex, treatment group, and site. Although Caucasian children were significantly less symptomatic than African American and Latino children on some ratings, response to treatment did not differ significantly by ethnicity after controlling for public assistance. Ethnic minority families cooperated with and benefited significantly from combination (multimodal) treatment (d = 0.36, compared with medication). This incremental gain withstood statistical control for mother's education, single-parent status, and public assistance. Treatment for lower socioeconomic status minority children, especially if comorbid, should combine medication and behavioral treatment. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

驾驭WindowsXP的八大技巧

许多人都用上了WindowsXP,面对WindowsXP的新面孔,可别被这些五颜六色的外观吓倒了。实际上,WindowsXP是通过集成Windows2000(安全性、可管理性和可靠性)与Windows98/Me(即插即用、易用的用户界面、创新的支持服务)的组合,再加上迷人的外观而形成的操作系统。但是,怎样才能让你自如地驾驭这个新的操作系统呢?还是看看笔     

Modeling energy consumption and CO2 emissions at the urban scale: Methodological challenges and insights from the United States

Local policy makers could benefit from a national, high-resolution inventory of energy consumption and related carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions based on the Vulcan data product, which plots emissions on a 100 km² grid. We evaluate the ability of Vulcan to measure energy consumption in urban areas, a scale of analysis required to support goals established as part of local energy, climate or sustainability initiatives. We highlight the methodological challenges of this type of analytical exercise and review alternative approaches. We find that between 37% and 86% of direct fuel consumption in buildings and industry and between 37% and 77% of on-road gasoline and diesel consumption occurs in urban areas, depending on how these areas are defined. We suggest that a county-based definition of urban is preferable to other common definitions since counties are the smallest political unit for which energy data are collected. Urban counties, account for 37% of direct energy consumption, or 50% if mixed urban counties are included. A county-based definition can also improve estimates of per-capita consumption.     

现代彩色打样

彩色打样是印刷复制过程必不可少的一种质量控制手段。本文对彩色打样的技术基础及发展作了系统的介绍，并侧重介绍了与彩色桌面系统及彩色印前电子系统相适应的数字式彩色救、硬打样技术。     

Artemisia scoparia attenuates amyloid β accumulation and tau hyperphosphorylation in spontaneously hypertensive rats

Food Science and Biotechnology - The preventive effects of Artemisia scoparia extract (AS) and AS + garlic extract (ASG) on the risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) were...