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Ethnic Identity within a Larger Culture
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2025
Adolescents from ethnic minority backgrounds face a multifaceted journey in forming their identities, shaped by the intersections of cultural expectations and personal exploration. For these adolescents, identity formation involves not only typical developmental challenges but also navigating the perceptions and attitudes of the majority culture. As they grow, adolescents in ethnic minority groups often become increasingly aware of stereotypes, social biases, and discrimination, all of which...
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An In Vitro Dissolution Determination of Multi-Index Components in Tibetan Medicine Rhodiola Granules
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2022
Here, we test the dissolution of Rhodiola granules (RG) in vitro, draw dissolution curves of salidroside, gallic acid, and ethyl gallate in ultrapure water, and fit the curves to different mathematical models. This protocol provides information and guidance for in vivo bioequivalence and in vivo-in vitro correlation studies of RG.
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Preparation of Herbal Medicine: Er-Xian Decoction and Er-Xian-containing Serum for In Vivo and In Vitro Experiments
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2017
Here, we present the preparation of an er-xian decoction (EXD) in four steps—soaking, decoction, filtration, and concentration—and demonstrate the administration of a prepared EXD-containing serum to rats. These methods are applicable to the in vivo and in vitro study of herbal decoctions such as traditional Chinese medicines.
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Automating Tumor Implantation in Zebrafish Larvae for Cancer Research and Medicine
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2025
Here, we present a detailed protocol for automated tumor xenograft implantation into zebrafish larvae using a state-of-the-art robotic injection system. Furthermore, we present injection videos and validation data demonstrating the system's successful performance.
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Microorganisms in Medicine and Therapeutics
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2026
Microorganisms play a fundamental role in vaccine development, gene therapy, and therapeutic production. Their biological properties are harnessed to advance medicine and public health. Beyond immunization, microorganisms contribute to gut health, antibiotic synthesis, and genetic disease treatment.Live Attenuated and Inactivated VaccinesLive attenuated vaccines, such as the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, utilize weakened forms of pathogens to closely resemble natural infections.
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Ethnic medicine can shape treatment choices by linking illness to culturally transmitted explanations of disease, acceptable therapies, diet, and healing relationships. Patients may therefore interpret symptoms and recommendations through both empirical observations and spiritual or social understandings. Recognizing these influences helps clinicians communicate more effectively and identify factors that may affect acceptance of care.
These explanations are not separate from practical care: they can influence how illness is recognized, how diagnosis is understood, and which practitioner or remedy is trusted. Studying them alongside observed therapeutic effects gives medicine a fuller account of health behavior and practitioner–patient relationships, rather than evaluating treatment choices only through biomedical assumptions.
Comparison requires attention to safety, efficacy, treatment choices, and possible interactions, while preserving the cultural context in which a practice is used. The aim is neither automatic acceptance nor dismissal. Careful evaluation can identify useful therapeutic knowledge, clarify risks, and support decisions about combining or coordinating practices with conventional treatments.
Assessment should consider the practice’s account of disease causes, diagnostic approach, therapeutic substances, rituals, diet, and practitioner–patient relationship. It should then address safety, efficacy, and potential interactions with conventional treatments. This structured view connects the practice’s cultural meaning with clinical consequences and helps distinguish benefits, uncertainties, and concerns without reducing it to a remedy alone.
Knowledge of community health beliefs and healing practices can help clinicians understand why patients select particular remedies, interpret illness in specific ways, or value certain care relationships. That understanding supports communication and more culturally responsive decisions. It also helps clinicians discuss safety and coordination with conventional treatment while respecting the patient’s cultural context.
It can guide investigation of medicinal plants and other therapies while documenting knowledge transmitted within particular communities. Research may also examine how practices influence treatment choices and health outcomes. Preservation and evaluation need to proceed together: cultural knowledge can be respected and maintained while practices are examined for efficacy, safety, and interactions with conventional care.