Antipyretic, analgesic and anti-oxidative activities of Aquilaria crassna leaves extract in rodents

In Thailand, the leaves of Aquilaria crassna have been used traditionally for the treatments of various disorders, but without any scientific analysis. In this study, the antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties of A. crassna leaves extract were investigated at a wide dose range in rodents. Experimental animals were treated orally with an aqueous extract of Aquilaria crassna leaves (ACE). They were tested for antipyretic (Baker′s yeast-induced fever in rats), analgesic (hot plate test in mice) and anti-inflammatory (carrageenan-induced paw edema in rats) activities. An anti-oxidative effect of ACE was evaluated by using the DPPH anti-oxidant assay. The results showed that, after 5 hours of yeast injection, 400 and 800 mg/kg ACE significantly reduced the rectal temperature of rats. Mice were found significantly less sensitive to heat at an oral dose of 800 mg/kg ACE, after 60 and 90 min. No anti-inflammatory activity of ACE at an 800 mg/kg dose could be observed in the rat paw assay. An anti-oxidative activity of ACE was observed with an IC 50 value of 47.18 g/ ml. No behavioral or movement change could be observed in mice after oral administration of ACE (800 or 8,000 mg/kg) for seven consecutive days. Interestingly, from the second day of treatment, animals had a significant lower body weight at the 8,000 mg/kg dose of ACE compared to the control. No toxicity was identified and the results of this study state clearly that Aquilaria crassna leaves extracts possess antipyretic, analgesic and anti-oxidative properties without anti-inflammatory activity.

Author Han Suyin at Chinese Women's Day International conference

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Discurs de presentació del professor Eric J. Hobsbawm, a càrrec de la Dra. Anna Maria García

Eric J. Hobsbawm, l’historiador més conegut i reconegut del segle XX i un dels més grans de tots els temps. Fill de pare britànic i mare austríaca, jueus tots dos, Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm va néixer a Alexandria d’Egipte el 1917, “l’any de la revolució russa”

Discurs del Dr. Eric J. Hobsbawm com a doctor honoris causa per la Universitat de Girona

Eric J. Hobsbawm rep el títol de doctor honoris causa per la seva condició d’historiador compromès amb el present, a partir de la interpretació crítica dels esdeveniments que han configurat la societat contemporània, i pel seu mestratge, estès arreu del món i en el si de la UdG, a través d’una extensa producció bibliogràfica i d’una docència impartida des de posicions ideològiques progressistes, segons acord del Consell de Govern de la Universitat de Girona, en la sessió 7/08 del dia 25 de setembre de 2008, a proposta de la Facultat de Lletres de la Universitat de Girona

Discurs de la rectora de la Universitat de Girona, Dra. Anna M. Geli, en l'acte d'investidura com doctors honoris causa d' Eric J. Hobsbawm i Miquel Roca i Junyent

En el discurs d'investidura dels doctors honoris causa, Eric J. Hobsbawm i Miquel Roca i Junyent, la rectora explica que aquests actes tracten de proclamar a quin tipus d’ensenyament o d’exemple ens remetem, quins són els referents intel·lectuals o morals als quals s’acull una institució com la Universitat de Girona. Comenta que per al Claustre Universitari, la investidura de doctors honoris causa significa el compromís d’acceptar, de manera crítica i constructiva, la transmissió de saber i de coneixement que ens lleguen les persones que han merescut l’elogi públic, el compromís de treballar amb aquest llegat i d’introduir-lo en el debat universitari

"Variations on Psycho Killer" - Musical Score. Commissioned by Pauline Kim Harris. A virtuosic set of variations on the famous Talking Heads song for solo violin. General information State: Unpublished Organisations: School of Creative Arts, Sonic Arts, UOA35 - Music, Drama, Dance and Performing Arts Authors: Lyon, E. Keywords: (Talking Heads, Violin Music) Publication date: 2012

Musical Score. Commissioned by Pauline Kim Harris. A virtuosic set of variations on the famous Talking Heads song for solo violin.

"Noise Triptych" Performed by Ensemble String Noise at PIANOS, NYC. Authors: Lyon, E. Publication date: 20 Nov 2012

Performed by Ensemble String Noise at PIANOS, NYC.

"The End." A winner of the 2012 "15 Minutes of Fame" competition. Authors: Lyon, E. Publication date: 2012

A winner of the 2012 "15 Minutes of Fame" competition.

Shape and Rotation Modeling and Thermophysical Analysis of Near-Earth Asteroid (1917) Cuyo

We are conducting an ESO Large Program that includes optical photometry, thermal-IR observations, and optical-NIR spectroscopy of selected NEAs. Among the principal goals of the program are shape and spin-state modeling, and searching for YORP-induced changes in rotation periods. One of our targets is asteroid (1917) Cuyo, a near-Earth asteroid from the Amor group. We carried out an extensive observing campaign on Cuyo between April 2010 and April 2013, operating primarily at the ESO 3.6m NTT for optical photometry, and the 8.2m VLT at Paranal for thermal-IR imaging. Further optical observations were acquired at the ESO 2.2m telescope, the Palomar 200" Hale telescope (California), JPL’s Table Mountain Observatory (California) and the Faulkes Telescope South (Australia). We obtained optical imaging data for rotational lightcurves throughout this period, as the asteroid passed through a wide range of observational geometries, conducive to producing a good shape model and spin state solution. The preliminary shape and spin state model indicates a nearly spherical shape and a rotation pole at ecliptic longitude λ = 53° ± 20° and latitude β = -37° ± 10° (1-sigma error bars are approximate). The sidereal rotation period was measured to be 2.6899522 ± (3 × 10^-7) hours. Linkage with earlier lightcurve data shows possible evidence of a small change in rotation rate during the period 1989-2013. We applied the NEATM thermal model (Harris A., Icarus 131, 291, 1998) to our VLT thermal-IR measurements (8-19.6 μm), obtained in September and December 2011. The derived effective diameter ranges from 3.4 to 4.2 km, and the geometric albedo is 0.16 (+0.07, -0.04). Using the shape model and thermal fluxes we will perform a detailed thermophysical analysis using the new Advanced Thermophysical Model (Rozitis, B. & Green, S.F., MNRAS 415, 2042, 2011; Rozitis, B. & Green, S.F., MNRAS 423, 367, 2012). This work was performed in part at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory under a contract with NASA.