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Inputs For Turfgrass Managers And Sod Growers: Marketing Vs. Science-Based Information With Emphasis On Australian Experience, Donald S. Loch

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Industry structure and supporting resources are discussed in relation to information on plant nutritional and biostimulant products and concepts. Critical commentary is provided on examples of such products and services before considering ways in which decision-making by turf managers and sod growers can be improved in the future.

Farmer Based Seed Production Of Leucaena Leucocephala In Eastern Indonesia, Jacob Nulik, Debora Kana Hau, Resti G. Edison, Charles Pakaereng, Dessy Liubana, Putri Ara, H. Max Shelton

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Leucaena leucocephala cv. Tarramba was first introduced to Indonesia in 2001 as an activity of ACIAR Project AS2/2000/157. It has now become the most popular variety used by agencies promoting the use of leucaena for ruminant feeding in Eastern Indonesia (Nulik et al. 2004). The greater adaptability and higher production of Tarramba, even in the dry season, its erect growth habit as well as its tolerance of the psyllid insect (Heteropsylla cubana) compared to the ubiquitous ‘common’ leucaena, has been frequently observed (Nulik et al. 2004).

The cultivar has attracted much interest from farmers and other …

Effects Of Fertilizer Applications On Seed Yield And Quality Of Elymus Sibiricus In A Rain-Fed Condition, Qingfeng Li, Xiao He, Guihua Shi

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Siberian wildrye grass (Elymus sibiricus L.) is widely used for reseeding as part of grassland improvement programs in Inner Mongolia. Shortage of seed supply has been a problem that limits wider use of E. sibiricus in Northern China steppes. In this research, we investigate the effects of fertilizer application on the seed yield and seed quality of E. sibiricus grown under rain-fed conditions in Inner Mongolia.

The Effect Of Sulfuric Acid Treatment On Hard Seeds Of Melilotoides Ruthenica, Zhaolan Wang, Jiancai Du, Lili Zhao, Qingfeng Li, Weibo Ren, Fengling Shi

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Melilotoides ruthenica is a perennial legume, and is characterized by cold resistence, drought resistence and high protein content (Luo 1993). It is used for hay and as a pasture plant, but because a high percentage of the seed are hard-seeded to allow reliable germination, seedling production is hindered (Du et al. 2007).

The objective of this research was to study the effect of sulfuric acid treatment on hard-seeds of M. ruthenica and determine the optimal treatment concentration and treatment time.

Combinational Dormancy Of Vicia Angustifolia Seed And Its Ecological Significance, Rui Zhang, Tingshan Li, Xiaowen Hu, Yanrong Wang

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Combinational dormancy is a common phenomenon in seed of temperate legume species, however, less is known about its ecological role in an alpine environment (Hu et al. 2013). Vicia angustifolia is an annual herbaceous legume, widely distributed in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The purpose of this study is to explore the seed dormancy characteristics of V. angustifolia and its ecological significance.

Traditional Syllabus Template Guidelines, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

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CETL provides support through this document to help faculty develop a traditional syllabus from the template. CETL also has two Teaching and Learning Coordinators who can help with the syllabus development.

Student Learning Outcomes Document, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

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This document defines Institutional Student Learning Outcomes (ISLOs), General Education learning outcomes, program and course learning outcomes, and co-curricular learning outcomes.

Recent Disruptions In The Timing And Intensity Of Precipitation In Calakmul, Mexico, Sofia Mardero, Birgit Schmook, Zachary Christman, Sarah E. Metcalfe, Betsabé De La Barreda-Bautista

School of Earth & Environment Departmental Research

This study addresses changes in the timing and intensity of precipitation from 1982 to 2016 from three meteorological stations around Calakmul, Mexico, a landscape balancing biodiversity conservation and smallholder agricultural production. Five methods were used to assess changes in precipitation: the Mann-Kendall test of annual and wet season trends; a fuzzy-logic approach to determine the onset of the rainy season; the Gini Index and Precipitation Concentration Index (PCI) to evaluate the temporal distribution of precipitation; Simple Precipitation Intensity Index (SDII) to evaluate precipitation intensity; and the Rainfall Anomaly Index (RAI) to identify the deficit or surplus of rainfall compared with …

Clinical Characteristics Of Children With Epilepsy Managed At An Urban Hospital In Africa: A Retrospective Study, Pauline Samia, Arwen Barr, Subira B. Levi, Kirsten A. Donald, Jo M. Wilmshurst, Charles R. Newton

Paediatrics and Child Health, East Africa

Background: Most children with epilepsy reside in resource-limited regions such as sub-Saharan Africa, where the majority of studies have been conducted in rural areas with limited investigations. Medical records from children with epilepsy seen at an urban hospital in Kenya were examined to provide a comprehensive description of epilepsy in children from this hospital.
Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted which involved reviewing medical records of 426 epilepsy patients (260 males and 166 females) aged 0 - 18 years, seen in Nairobi, Kenya between February 2011 and December 2014. Results: The most frequent age at presentation; documented in 29% …

Hybrid External Cavity Laser With An Amorphous Silicon-Based Photonic Crystal Cavity Mirror, Simone Iadanza, Chinna Devarapu, Alexandros Liles, Robert Sheehan, Liam O'Faoláin

Cappa Publications

The authors present results on the performance of a hybrid external cavity photonic crystal laser-comprising semiconductor optical amplifier, and a 2D photonic crystal cavity fabricated in low-temperature amorphous silicon. The authors demonstrate that lithographic control over amorphous silicon photonic crystal cavity-resonant wavelengths is possible, and that single-mode lasing at optical telecommunications wavelengths is possible on an amorphous silicon platform.

Relation Between Human Papilloma Virus Infection And Spontaneous Miscarriage, Nada Salih Ameen, Israa Talib Abd Al Kadir, Noora Kamal Jassim

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Approximately one in four women will have an early pregnancy failure during her lifetime. In pregnant women or in their partners, human papillomavirus infection can be considered as a risk of preterm birth, miscarriages and virus transmission to the newborn. OBJECTIVE: To disclose the prevalence of high risk human papillomavirus infection in women suffering from spontaneous miscarriage . PATIENTS AND METHODS: A case - control study included 100 pregnant women ,age (20-42 years old) ,50 full term pregnant )Gestation age 37-40 week) delivered viable full term pregnancy, and 50 pregnant women experienced spontaneous miscarriage (Gestation age 8-24week), cervical …

An Observational Case Control Study Of Nailfold Capillary Dermoscopy In A Sample Of Iraqi Patients With Connective Tissue Diseases: A Single Center Study, Faiq I. Gorial, Hayder R.M Al-Hamamy, Dalya Mohammed Attrah

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Connective tissue diseases show certain characteristic morphological changes in their nailfold capillaries. Studies are limited on nailfold capilloroscopic findings using dermoscopy. OBJECTIVE: To describe nailfold capillary findings and patterns in patients with connective tissue diseases using dermoscopy. PAT IENTS AND METHODS: Demographic variables, nailfold capillary findings and patterns were examined and described using a handheld dermoscope in 40 healthy control subjects and 85 patients with connective tissue diseases including 37 scleroderma patients, 36 systemic lupus erythematosus and 12 dermatomyositis patients. RESULTS: Capillary disorganization, giant capillaries, capillary hemorrhage, avascular areas and ramified capillaries were significantly higher in patients than …

Development Countermeasures Of Banana Industrial Chain Based On Its Storage Processing, Liu Zhongyi, Ma Qiyu, Fu Man, Gong Shouji, Huang Hai, Chen Deqiang, Huang Li

Food and Machinery

Aiming at the lack of key link in banana industry chain, a new concept of ‘storage processing’ was put forward, including the storage-products and the relative processing technology. Restricted by the absence of key node in industrial chain, banana processing industry is always difficult to achieve substantive breakthrough. Based on modern food processing technologies, such as integrated crushing, browning control, thickening, low temperature preservation or drying, the whole banana fruit is processed into full fruit banana sauce or full fruit banana powder, by developing some storable and easy-to-mix whole jam or whole fruit powder. This can effectively achieve the storage …

Research Progress Of Molecular Imprinting Technology Based On Boron Affinity Strategy, Xu Fei, Guo Meng, Ye Tai, Yuan Min, Cao Hui, Yu Jingsong, Yuan Ran, Xu Xiaozhe, Shi Jinghao, Yuan Hongen

Food and Machinery

Boron affinity molecular imprinting technology has the advantages of high imprinting efficiency, strong affinity, and the combination and release of pH regulation because of the reversible covalent binding of boric acid ligands to cis-dihydroxy compounds, and it is widely used in separation and enrichment of cis-diol complexes base molecule. We introduced the application of boron affinity molecular imprinting technology in the identification and enrichment of nucleotides, sugars, glycoproteins, cells and bacteria, and prospected for the future development of this technology.

Modeling And Experimental Verification Of Freeze Concentration (And Freeze Desalination) Progress Based On Characterizing The Volumetric Increment Of Materials, Ding Zhongxiang, Qinfrankg F, Yuan Jiaojiao, Jiang Runhua, Huang Simin, Shao Youyuan

Food and Machinery

A mathematical model was established to characterize the freeze concentration process based on the volume increase of materials, which was correlated with the crystallinity of the solution. The relationship between the height of liquid column and the solute concentration was measured on a multi-pass freeze concentrator. The results were compared with the model prediction and were used for model modification and the goodness of fit was high. The crystallization rate error was within 5%.

Reconstruction Of Surface 3d Model Of Brown Rice Based On Point Cloud Data, Wu Jing, Tang Xiaohua, Yang Siping, An Jiaqiang, Li Tianjiao, Yang Jinshan

Food and Machinery

In view of the morphological and structural characteristics of brown rice, use the non-contact laser scanning technology to acquire original point cloud on brown rice surface in the multi-section circular scanning way. The Poisson reconstruction algorithm is used to reconstruct the smoothed point cloud with normal information to obtain the ideal three-dimensional model of brown rice surface. The results show that the reconstructed brown rice model has smooth surface, clear outline, and obvious details such as rice ditch and germ, which can provide an effective digital model for the later improvement of rice processing technology.

Release Condition And Sustained-Release Behavior Simulation Of Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon Idella) Fish Oil Microcapsule Core Material, Liu Xiaoli, Wei Changqing, Xia Wenshui

Food and Machinery

With grass carp fish oil as core material, soybean protein isolate and chitosan as composite wall material, fish oil microcapsules were prepared by ultrasonic assisted homogenization and spray drying. In order to determine the release performance of core materials under different storage temperature, relative humidity and light intensity, the release kinetics of microcapsules under different storage conditions were investigated. The results indicated that release kinetic equations were significant and credible, with R² greater than 0.97. Moreover, the release mechanism parameters were fouls less than 1 under theconditions of 4~50 ℃ and 34% relative humidity, which belonged to the diffusion-limited …

Preparation And Characterization Of New High-Potency Dipeptide Sweetener, Mu Xiaoqing, Yan Rian, Tan Qikun, Hu Jing, Zhou Hua

Food and Machinery

N-{N-[3-methyl-3-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl) butyl]-α-L-aspartyl}-L-phenylalanine methyl ester is a new sweetener of neotame analogues. In this paper, to synthesize this sweetener, designed the strategy to obtain the key intermediate 3-methyl-3-(3,3- methylenedioxyphenyl) butyraldehyde. Use 3,4-methylenedioxybenzenboronic acid and 3,3-dimethylacrylic acid as starting material through Heck reaction, esterification and DIBAL-H reduction to get the intermediate successfully. Then the target sweetener was synthesized by the reductive amination of 3-methyl-3-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl) butyraldehyde with aspartame, which was catalyzed by palladium/carbon under the hydrogen atmosphere. The structure of the final product was identified by NMR, IR and HRMS, and the results matched with the desired sweetener. After being verified by sensory …

In-Situ Adsorption Kinetics Of Macroporous Resin On Natamycin, Zheng Yingying, Wang Dahong, Xu Peng, Shen Wenhao, Zhang Ying

Food and Machinery

In this study, the static adsorption behavior and desorption effects of 9 kinds of macroporous resins on natamycin were investigated. The static adsorption kinetics and isothermal adsorption process of the resins were discussed. The in-situ adsorption effects of the macroporous resins on natamycin were also studied in Streptomyces natalensis HW-2 fermentation broth. The results showed that the adsorption and desorption effects of HPD300 and HPD450 resins on natamycin were better, the adsorption rates were 83.47% and 96.14%, respectively. The desorption rates were 95.22% and 85.42%, respectively, and the adsorption capacity was 0.63 and 0.72 mg/g dry resins, respectively. HPD450 was …

Research On Apple Classification Algorithm Based On Homomorphic Filtering And Improved K-Means Algorithm, Wang Yangyang, Huang Xun, Chen Hao, Huang Lun, Lei Yangbo

Food and Machinery

Homomorphic filtering and improved k-means algorithm were used to solve the problem of apple surface reflection and apple shadow caused by uneven light during apple grading. Before homomorphic filtering, the apple image was converted from RGB space to HSV space. Then the V component of HSV space was enhanced by homomorphic filtering to minimize the impact of uneven light. For the traditional K-means clustering algorithm, distance measurement method, determination of clustering number and initial center point were newly added, which can better remove the influence of apple shadow on image segmentation. The Qin Guan apples in Fu Xian county of …

Liquor Hop Contour Detection Based On Image Processing, Yang Jingxian, Ren Xiaohong

Food and Machinery

Based on the traditional experience of liquor-receiving according to liquor hop, Computer vision is used instead of human eyes, the video images of liquor-receiving is captured by CCD, and the images of hops with different liquor degrees are preprocessed by histogram equalization and image corrosion to eliminate the influence of high light noise. Then hops contour is compared with different edge detection algorithms. Besides, the combination of OTSU algorithm and Canny edge detection algorithm can better realize the segmentation of hops and background, and clear edge contour is extracted. Through the pattern recognition of Daqing flower and Xiaoqing flower images, …

Design And Experiment Of Online Detection Pallets For Pomelo Fruit Based On Spectral Technique And Optical Simulation, Sun Xiaopeng, Xu Sai, Lu Huazhong

Food and Machinery

Combined with optical simulation analysis of Trace pro software, a delivery tray suitable for online detection of pomelo fruit is designed. Through the method of structure optimization and material replacement, the tray model with high irradiance/illumination value in the simulation results was processed in kind pomelo fruit was placed on a tray, and the diffuse transmission spectra of pomelo fruit were collected and compared on an independent spectral platform. The optimal tray with test results and pomelo fruit were used for spectral collection. After the spectral data pretreatment, the spectral characteristic points were extracted by continuous projection algorithm (SPA), and …

Effect Of High Temperature Treatment On Beef Fatty Acid And Fat Oxidation, Ke Hairui, Kang Huaibin, Cheng Weiwei, Cai Chaoqi

Food and Machinery

Fresh cattle longissimus dorsi muscle was heated at 110, 115 and 121 ℃ for 5, 10, 15, 20 min respectively. The effects of high temperature on fatty acid composition and fat oxidation in cattle longissimus dorsi muscle were researched by gas chromatography. The results showed that: at 121 ℃, the oxidation rate of intramuscular fat was significantly higher than that at 110 ℃ and 115 ℃ (P<0.05); the content of saturated fatty acid (SFA) increased significantly (P<0.05), and the content of unsaturated fatty acid (UFA) decreased (P<0.05); SFA was not significantly affected by high temperature treatment temperature (110, 115 ℃) (P>0.05), and was significantly affected by treatment time (P<0.05), while heat treatment temperature and time had significant effects on UFA content (P<0.05); the content of short chain and medium chain fatty acids increased due to the fracture and degradation of long chain saturated fatty acids.

Effect Of Damaged Starch Content Of Wheat Flour On Fermentation Characteristics Of Dough, Zhang Bei, Zhang Jian, Li Mengqin, Ai Zhilu, Zhang Yifan, Zheng Wengang

Food and Machinery

The effect of damaged starch (DS) content on dough rheological properties of fermentation and steamed bread quality were studied by using medium gluten flour and high gluten flour as raw materials. The results showed that the rheological index of fermentation, specific volume, whiteness and sensory scores of steamed bread first increased and then decreased with the increasing DS content. When the medium gluten flour DSUc was 25.11 and high gluten flour DSUc was 25.60, the dough exhibited better fermentation property with the maximum value of Hm, gas production and holdup rate of CO₂, steamed bread had a higher …

Effect Of Thickness On Moisture Transfer During Far-Infrared Drying Of Dioscorea Opposite, Zhou Siqing, Duan Xu, Ren Guangyue, Zhang Meng, Ma Li, Che Xinzi

Food and Machinery

The water diffusion characteristics of drying dioscorea opposite during by far infrared were investigate. The dehydration of Dioscorea opposite by Far-infrared drying equipment. The technology of low field nuclear magnetic resonance (LF-NMR) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were applied to measured moisture content of D. opposite during drying. Comprehensive consideration results of LF-NMR, MRI, drying curve and drying rate. Water diffusion characteristics of D. opposite with different slice thickness (4, 8, and 12 mm) during drying were analyzed, and the thin-layer drying were modeled. The results showed that the drying rate shortly and rapidly increased and then gradually decreased. The …

Detection Of Pentachlorophenol In Fishery Water Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Zhang Luwen, Yu Wansong, Xia Sujie, Chen Yan, Wang Ke

Food and Machinery

A method for rapid determination of pentachlorophenol in fishery water was established by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). The concentrated gold colloid was prepared to use as Raman substrate according to the classic method, and the optimal SERS enhancement effects were obtained by adjusting the pH of the system, optimizing the coagulants, nanoparticles volume and adsorption time. The method had a good linearity between the peak intensity and the pentachlorophenol concentration in the range of 0.2～4.0 μg/mL, and the detection limit was 0.5 μg/mL. The recovery ranged from 78.74% to 112.30%, and the relative standard deviation was between 6.1%～11.3%. The sensitivity …

Identification Of Nitrofuran Metabolites In Chicken By Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Coupling With Principal Component Analysis-Linear Discriminant Analysis, Guo Hongqing, Liu Muhua, Yuan Haichao, Zhao Jinhui, Tao Jinjiang, Chen Jian, Xu Ning

Food and Machinery

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) using gold (Au) nanoparticles and NaCl solution as SERS enhanced substrate was applied to rapidly identify furaltadone metabolite (AMOZ) and nitrofurantoin metabolite (AHD) residues in chicken samples. The background interference was eliminated by using adaptive iterative re-weighted penalized least squares (air-PLS), and the spectra data was preprocessed by standard normalization. The samples of four groups, i.e. chicken extract containing AHD, AMOZ, AHD and AMOZ, and control, were marked in sequence, and the identification model was established by combining the principal component analysis and linear discriminant analysis (PCA-LDA). The experimental results showed that the correct discriminant rate …

Rapid Determination Of 14 Glucocorticoids In Grass Carp Using Quechers Coupled With Uplc-Q/Orbitrap Ms, Li Tao, Yang Xiao, Sun Guifang, Song Yang, Zhou Xinwang

Food and Machinery

A simple and rapid method for the simultaneous determination of 14 kinds of glucocorticoids in grass carp was developed by the QuEChERS method coupled with ultra performance liquid chromatography quadrupole/electrostatic field orbitrap high resolution mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q/Orbitrap MS). The results indicated that the linearity of all the 14 glucocorticoids ranged from 2.0 ng/mL to 100.0 ng/mL with the correlation coefficients greater than 0.999. The LOD is in the range of 1.3~6.0 μg/kg and the LOQ is in the range of 4.5~20.0 μg/kg. The recoveries were in the range of 76.9% to 103.3%, with the precursor ions （n=6） in the range …

Design Of Monitoring System For Soybean Powder Spray Drying Tower Based On Fuzzy Pid, Hou Qiang, Xu Ying, Tian Siqing

Food and Machinery

Based on the characteristics of large delay and strong coupling in spray drying, a monitoring system of spray drying tower for soybean flour based on fuzzy PID is designed. According to the technological requirements, a cascade fuzzy control scheme is adopted for spray drying tower. The main circuit adopts fuzzy PID control, and the secondary loop adopts PI control. The upper and lower computer monitoring adopts Kingview and SIEMENS S7-300 series PLC. The simulation results show that the cascade fuzzy PID control has the advantages of fast speed, small overshoot and strong robustness compared with the conventional PID control.

Dictection Of Special Spoilage Organisms Of Chicken Breast In Different Storage Conditions, Zhang Li, Yin Defeng, Zhang Dawen, Luo Linguang

Food and Machinery

In order to explore the special spoilage organisms (SSO) of the chicken breast in different storage conditions, the fresh chicken breast of Ningdu Yellow chicken was used as the experimental material. Three preservation methods were used to preserve the chicken breast, including the tray aerobic packaging preservation under 4 ℃ and 25 ℃, vacuum packaging preservation under 4 ℃. The total number of colonies and TVB-N value of the chicken breast were measured during these preservation processes and their surface bacterial diversity was analyzed. The results showed that when the aerobic packaging chicken was stored for 7 days under 4 …