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The Killing Effect Of Three Agents On Pseudomonas Syringae Pv. Actinidiae Of Pollen And Their Effect On Fruit Yield Of Kiwifruit, Cao Fan, Gao Guitian, Lei Yushan, Du Yinglin, Zhu Dan, Xu Yafen, Zhang Xiaoping, Li Chaozheng, Zhang Xin

Food and Machinery

The kiwifruit pollen polluted by Psa（Pseudomonas syringae pv.actinidiae）in Shaanxi Zhouzhi was treated with solutions of ClO₂, Benziothiazolinone and Kocide, and the effects of them on the sterilization rate of Psa, pollen viability and the impacts on fruit yield, single fruit weight and seed number were investigated. The results showed that after treating the kiwifruit pollen with ClO₂, Benziothiazolinone and Kocide, the bactericidal rates of Psa were 99.7%, 99.6% and 99.4%, and the pollen viability was 62.2%, 50.1% and 51.2%, respectively. Compared with the control group, the pollen viability decreased by 0.5% (ClO₂), 19.1% (Benziothiazolinone), …

Effects Of Soybean Peptide And Taurine Compound Powder On Anti Fatigue Ability In Mice, Yang Xiao, Wang Tian, Liu Chang, Huang Ying

Food and Machinery

It showed that soybean peptides and taurine had good anti-fatigue effects. In order to explore the function of soybean peptide and taurine compound powder (SPT) on relieving fatigue and the interaction between them, the SPT Compound powder was used to test the SPF KM mice, and groups high, medium and low doses and a distilled water blank control fed for continuous 30 days were set. The experiments of loaded swimming, blood lactic acid, serum urea, liver glycogen determinations were then detected. The results showed that with the increase of the dosage, the loaded swimming time increased significantly. However, the area …

Research Of Composition And Antioxidant Activity Of Different Solvent Extracts From Termitomyces Albuminosus, Li Minghong, Ligua Nhao, Piaosho Uhuan, Cui Fushun

Food and Machinery

This paper studied composition and antioxidant activity of different solvent extracts from Termitomyces albuminosus. The total flavonoids, total phenols, ergosterol and adenosine of eight kinds of different polar solvents extracts were determined by spectrophotometer and liquid chromatography. In addition, measured the antioxidant activity by scavenging DPPH·, ABTS+·, hydroxyl radical, total antioxidant and total reduction ability. Extracts in distilled water had the highest rate of the yield; contained the highest content of total phenolics and adenosine in different sovlents; the highest content of ergosterol was in methanol extract. Distilled water and methanol had better scavenging free radicals in different polar solvents. …

Review Of Anti-Inflammatory Activities Of Sterol Substances In Edible Fungi, Zuo Yuanyuan, Ren Jiali, Li Zhonghai

Food and Machinery

In the recent years, the research of screening anti-inflammatories in natural products has become more and more intensive, among which the edible fungi are being in focus due to their wide distribution and abundant secondary metabolites, showing good biological activity in many aspects. In order to providing a reference for the future research, the present review reported the material extraction, determination, isolation and purification of sterol compounds with anti-inflammatory activity in edible fungi as well as the research methods and mechanism of anti-inflammatory action.

Research Progress On The Pulsed Electric Field Applied To Apple Juice Processing, Jiang Bao

Food and Machinery

On the basis of the analysis of the effects of PEF on apple micro-morphological characteristics, sterilization and enzyme inactivation efficacy, the latest process in effects of PEF on quality of apple juice, and existing problems was reviewed. Moreover, the future research direction of it was also prospected, providing the better application of PEF in the future apple juice processing.

Study On Processing Technology Of Red Adzuki Bean Paste And Flow Distribution Of Nutritional And Functional Components, Cheng Nan, Qin Likang, Xie Chunzhi

Food and Machinery

Based on water absorption and bean paste rate (dry matter), the soaking and cooking process of red adzuki bean were optimized. Then, the dynamic changes of main nutritional and functional components during the process were tracked. The results showed that the water absorption of red adzuki bean was the highest (94.67±1.29)% under the soaking temperature of 45 ℃ and soaking time of 12 h. The bean paste rate was the highest (65.69±0.68)% to be cooked at 110 ℃ for 40 min with a solid-to-solvent ratio (soaked red adzuki bean:water) of 12 (g/mL). The nutritional and functional components of red adzuki …

The Raw Material Ratio And Quality Evaluation Of Poria Cocos Compound Nutrition Powder, Li Xueqin, Qin Likang, Zhang Xiujun

Food and Machinery

Through mixing Poria cocos with adlay, red rice and broken rice by 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% respectively, a Poria cocos compound nutrition powder with efficacy of both food and medicine was developed. The changes of dispersibility property and sensory were evaluated. The results showed that, under the condition of adding Poria cocos by 20%, the dispersibility properties including gelatinization degree, extrusion degree, water solubility index (WSI), water absorption index (WAI), viscosity, nasogastric feeding liquidity, dispersion time, dispersion stability time, and sensory index were relatively better among the three kinds of nutrition powder, in which water soluble polysaccharide of poria …

The Study On The Enzymatic Hydrolysis Process On Chicken Bone Paste With Double Enzyme Combination, Ding Xiaoyan, Zhang Wen, Ni Li, Liu Zhibin

Food and Machinery

Chicken bone contains plenty of various nutrition, however the efficiency of direct use is relatively low. The enzymatic hydrolysis with protease can significantly increase the efficiency. In the present study, an enzymatic hydrolysis process on chicken bone paste with double-enzyme combination was developed. By the orthogonal test analysis, the optimal process parameters were as follows. The amounts of the neutral protease and Flavourzyme complex flavored enzyme was 0.75% and 1.50%, respectively, and the substrate concentration was 5%, hydrolyzed at was 50 ℃ and pH 8.5 for 2.5 h. Under these conditions, degree of hydrolysis (DH) and nitrogen recovery of the …

The Collegian: January 24, 2018, The Collegian Staff, South Dakota State University

The Collegian, 2017-2018

Volume 133

Issue 14

Electrospun Fibers As A Dressing Material For Drug And Biological Agent Delivery In Wound Healing Applications, Mulugeta Gizaw, Jeffrey Thompson, Addison Faglie, Shih-Yu L Lee, Pierre Neunenschwander, Shih-Feng Chou

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

Wound healing is a complex tissue regeneration process that promotes the growth of new tissue to provide the body with the necessary barrier from the outside environment. In the class of non-healing wounds, diabetic wounds, and ulcers, dressing materials that are available clinically (e.g., gels and creams) have demonstrated only a slow improvement with current available technologies. Among all available current technologies, electrospun fibers exhibit several characteristics that may provide novel replacement dressing materials for the above-mentioned wounds. Therefore, in this review, we focus on recent achievements in electrospun drug-eluting fibers for wound healing applications. In particular, we review drug …

Factors Associated With Eating Disorders In Women, Christina Knowles

The Pegasus Review: UCF Undergraduate Research Journal

Although various factors associated with eating disorders have been studied, no comprehensive source of research findings was identified in this review. The purpose of this study was to identify and synthesize research findings of factors associated with eating disorders in women published from 1992-2008. These findings may be useful to nurses, other professionals, families, and the public to facilitate the prevention, recognition, treatment, and rehabilitation of women with eating disorders.

The factors most closely associated with eating disorders identified through this review were depression, sexual abuse, substance abuse, anxiety disorders, early pubertal onset and the personality traits of perfectionism and …

Enhancing “Education”: Rebalancing The Relationship Between Athletics And The University, William W. Berry Iii

Louisiana Law Review

The article focuses on relationship with athletics exerting dominance over the university at many institutions relational shift consistent with the values of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the college presidents to leverage the economic growth of intercollegiate athletics.

Comparison Of Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, And Control Of Cardiovascular Risk Factors In China And The United States, Khurram Nasir

All Publications

BACKGROUND:

The reasons for China's high stroke prevalence are not well understood. The cardiovascular risk factor profiles of China and the United States have not been directly compared in nationally representative population samples.

METHODS AND RESULTS:

Using data from the CHARLS (China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study) and the NHANES (US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey), we compared cardiovascular risk factors from 2011 to 2012 among people aged 45 to 75 years between the 2 countries (China, 12 654 people; United States, 2607 people): blood pressure, cholesterol, body mass index, waist circumference, fasting plasma glucose, hemoglobin A1c, and high-sensitivity …

Disruptant Effects Of 4-Allylanisole And Verbenone On Tomicus Piniperda (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) Response To Baited Traps And Logs, Robert A. Haack, Robert K. Lawrence, Toby R. Petrice, Therese M. Poland

The Great Lakes Entomologist

We assessed the inhibitory effects of the host compound 4-allylanisole (release rates = 1 and 2 mg/d in 1994, and 1 and 10 mg/d in 2001) on the response of the pine shoot beetle, Tomicus piniperda (L.), adults to funnel traps baited with the attractant host compound α-pinene (release rate = 150 mg/d) in two pine Christmas tree plantations in Michigan in spring 1994 and two other plantations in spring 2001. In three of the four plantations, all doses of 4- allylanisole significantly reduced T. piniperda attraction to α-pinene-baited traps by 46 to 76%. We also tested the inhibitory effect …

Chanticleer | January 25, 2018, Jacksonville State University

Chanticleer

No abstract provided.

Campus Recreation Invites Ohio Community To Participate In Free Spring Wellness Series (January 25, 2018), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

No abstract provided.

Ohio University Students Selected To Compete In International Global Health And Innovation Competition (January 25, 2018), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

No abstract provided.

Lanthorn, Vol. 52, No. 37, January 25, 2018, Grand Valley State University

Volume 52, July 10, 2017 - April 23, 2018

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Biology Of Diastrophus Nebulosus (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) And Its Parasitoid/Inquiline Complex In Galls On Rubus Flagellaris (Rosaceae), H. C. Gordinier

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Rubus flagellaris patches occasionally harbor colonies of compound stem- galls initiated by the cynipid, Diastrophus nebulosus. These isolated colonies host a parasitoid/inquiline complex made up of five principal and three incidental chalcidoid species and one cynipid inquiline. Over 1-2 seasons, parasitoid/inquiline infestation reduced primary host populations to lows of 2-0% in some colonies. Despite heavy parasitism in most colonies, dispersal of D. nebulosus out of infested colonies resulted in a survival rate of 22%. Among parasitoids, a new species, Eurytoma rubrigalla, was revealed along with new records for Eupelmella vesicularis and an unidentified Habrocytus species. Immature stages and life …

Simultaneous Parasitism Of Field-Collected Green Cloverworm, Hypena Scabra (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Larvae By Endoparasitioids And An Entomopathogenic Fungus, Daniel M. Pavuk, Charles E. Williams

The Great Lakes Entomologist

The impacts of entomopathogens (e.g., fungi, bacteria, protists and viruses) on larval Lepidoptera and their associated insect parasitoids have been examined in laboratory studies but field studies of interaction between these two mortality factors are rare. We present field observations of concurrent insect parasitism and fungal disease infection in larvae of the green cloverworm, Hypena scabra, a sporadic pest of soybean (Glycine max) in North America. We reared ten parasitoid species from H. scabra larvae during our three-month study. Three parasitoid species were dominant and overlapped the period of infection by the entomopathogenic fungus Nomuraea rileyi: Aleiodes nolophanae, Cotesia …

Sticky Exudates On The Inflorescences Of Cirsium Discolor (Asteraceae) And Penstemon Digitalis (Scrophulariaceae) As Possible Defense Against Seed Predators, Patricia A. Thomas

The Great Lakes Entomologist

From 1982 through 1987, I investigated whether sticky exudates released by Cirsium discolor and Penstemon digitalis in their inflorescences provide defense against seed predators. I tested two hypotheses: 1: Exudates directly deter seed predators, and 2: Insects struggling in exudates attract predatory arthropods that remain and defend the inflorescences against seed predators. These hypotheses predict that neutralizing the stickiness will increase seed predation (by allowing access to more seed predators, or by decreasing the number of predatory arthropods attracted), and therefore decrease successful seed production. Results did not support either hypothesis, with no increase in seed predators (nor decrease in …

A Gap In The United States Healthcare System: Physician Nutrition Education Knowledge And Application, Kristen Hicks

Showcase of Faculty Scholarly & Creative Activity

Physicians demonstrate an insufficiency in medical nutrition training, yet are expected to deliver nutrition counseling to patients with chronic disease. There is a clear understanding that unhealthy lifestyle behaviors (e.g. smoking, physical inactivity, poor diet) contribute to morbidity and mortality across the nation and worldwide. A preventable contribution to millions of deaths annually, which can be mitigated via brief nutrition and lifestyle counseling. Primary care is the ideal venue to deliver nutrition education and counseling, with a majority of all Americans regularly visiting their physician offices. With preventive medicine on the rise, is it imperative that a physician is proficient …

Warming Deferentially Altered Multidimensional Soil Legacy Induced By Past Land Use History, Weiling Dong, Alin Song, Xueduan Liu, Bing Yu, Boren Wang, Yuqiu Lu, Yanling Li, Huaqun Yin, Jianwei Li, Fenliang Fan

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

The legacy effects of previous land use and climate history may affect current soil function. However, the manner in which these legacy effects of land use are modulated by the subsequent climate remains unclear. For this reason, we investigated how the legacies of soil multiple functions left by conversion of grassland to agricultural management were mediated by climate warming with a reciprocal transplant approach. The overall legacy was further separated into the contributions by changes in the abiotic properties of the soil (abiotic process) and microbial community (biotic process). We here hypothesized that warming may mediate the legacy effects of …

Dietary Compound Proanthocyanidins From Chinese Bayberry (Myrica Rubra Sieb. Et Zucc.) Leaves Attenuate Chemotherapy-Resistant Ovarian Cancer Stem Cell Traits Via Targeting The Wnt/Β-Catenin Signaling Pathway And Inducing G1 Cell Cycle Arrest, Yu Zhang, Shiguo Chen, Chaoyang Wei, Gary O. Rankin, Xingqian Ye, Yi Charlie Chen

Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) represent a small population of cancer cells characterized by self-renewal ability, tumorigenesis and drug resistance. Ovarian cancer is one of the leading causes of death related to the female reproductive system in Western countries and has been evaluated as a type of CSC-related cancer in recent years. Natural products have attracted great attention in cancer treatment in recent years due to drug resistance and a high relapse rate of ovarian cancer. Chinese bayberry leaf proanthocyanidins (BLPs) contain epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate as their terminal and major extension units, which is quite unusual in the plant kingdom. BLPs showed strong …

Spartan Daily, January 24, 2018, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2018

Volume 150, Issue 1

Evaluating The Impact Of An Exotic Plant Invasion On Rodent Community Richness And Abundance, Trinity N. Smith, Eric M. Gese, Bryan M. Kluever

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), Russian thistle (Salsola kali), and tall tumblemustard (Sisymbrium altissimum) are nonnative plants widely distributed throughout the desert and shrubsteppe communities of the western United States. The impact of these invaders on plant community structure, form, and function has been well documented, but investigations determining the impacts of this cumulative invasion on terrestrial vertebrates have not been undertaken. Our objective was to assess community-level rodent responses to changes in plant community features, with an emphasis on dominance of invasive plant species. We sampled rodent and plant communities in the Great Basin Desert …

Jefferson Marketplace To Accept Snap Benefits (January 24, 2018), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

No abstract provided.

The Flint Food Store Survey: Combining Spatial Analysis With A Modified Nutrition Environment Measures Survey In Stores (Nems-S) To Measure The Community And Consumer Nutrition Environments, Erika R. Shaver, Richard C. Sadler, Alex B. Hill, Kendall Bell, Myah Ray, Jennifer Choy-Shin, Joy Lerner, Teresa Soldner, Andrew D. Jones

Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Research Publications

Objective
The goal of the present study was to use a methodology that accurately and reliably describes the availability, price and quality of healthy foods at both the store and community levels using the Nutrition Environment Measures Survey in Stores (NEMS-S), to propose a spatial methodology for integrating these store and community data into measures for defining objective food access.

Setting
Two hundred and sixty-five retail food stores in and within 2 miles (3·2 km) of Flint, Michigan, USA, were mapped using ArcGIS mapping software.

Design
A survey based on the validated NEMS-S was conducted at each retail food store. …

Volume 55, Number 23: January 24, 2018, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Culturally-Relevant Online Education Improves Health Workers' Capacity And Intent To Address Cancer, Katie Cueva, Mark Dignan, Laura Revels, Melanie Cueva

Reports

No abstract provided.