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Visual And Somatosensory Contributions To Infant Sitting Postural Control, Anastasia Kyvelidou, Nicholas Stergiou

Journal Articles

There are a limited number of studies that have investigated sitting posture during infancy and the contribution of the sensory systems. The goal of this study was to examine the effects of altered visual and somatosensory signals on infant sitting postural control. Thirteen infants (mean age ± SD, 259.69 ± 16.88 days) participated in the study. Initially, a single physical therapist performed the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale to determine typical motor development. Then the child was placed onto a force platform under four randomized conditions: (a) Control (C) – sat independently on the force plate, (b) Somatosensory (SS) – Sat …

Meral Spot Total Reflectance Signals Weapon Performance In The Mantis Shrimp Neogonodactylus Oerstedii (Stomatopoda), Amanda M. Franklin, Cassandra M. Donatelli, Casey R. Culligan, Eric D. Tytell

Engineering Faculty Articles and Research

During animal contests over resources, opponents often signal their fighting ability in an attempt to avoid escalating to physical attack. A reliable signal is beneficial to receivers because it allows them to avoid injuries from engaging in contests they are unlikely to win. However, a signaler could benefit from deceiving an opponent by signaling greater fighting ability or greater aggressive intent than the signaler possesses. Therefore, the reliability of agonistic signals has long intrigued researchers. We investigated whether a colored patch, the meral spot, signals weapon performance in the stomatopod Neogonodactylus oerstedii. During fights over possession of refuges, stomatopods can …

Agriculture - Soil Reports

Bulloch County Papers

Two soil reports of Bulloch and surrounding counties. Done by the USDA Soil Conservation Service. Help from the University of Georgia was used in the 1968 report.

Effect Of Different Tube Wall Temperature On Physicochemical Properties Of Tobacco Shred During Drum Drying, Duan Kun, Wang Bing, Cheng Mengqi, Wang Pengfei, Zhao Zhiwei, Luo Canxuan, Zhao Shengchen, Bi Haoyang, Wang Hongwei, Zhao Yongzhen

Food and Machinery

In order to study the effect of different wall temperature on the physicochemical properties of tobacco shred under drum drying conditions, variance analysis and multiple comparisons were conducted to explore the filling value, elasticity, proportion of long strands, the content of petroleum ether, aroma substances, total alkaloid and sugar and of tobacco shred under different drying conditions (drum wall temperatures were 100, 120, 140, and 150 ℃, respectively). In addition, principal component analysis was performed to identify the changes of physicochemical indexes. Finally, the consequences above were verified by sensory evaluation. The results showed that the difference of physicochemical indexes …

A New Insight Into Underlying Disease Mechanism Through Semi-Parametric Latent Differential Network Model, Yong He, Jiadong Ji, Lei Xie, Xinsheng Zhang, Fuzhong Xue

Publications and Research

Background

In genomic studies, to investigate how the structure of a genetic network differs between two experiment conditions is a very interesting but challenging problem, especially in high-dimensional setting. Existing literatures mostly focus on differential network modelling for continuous data. However, in real application, we may encounter discrete data or mixed data, which urges us to propose a unified differential network modelling for various data types.

Results

We propose a unified latent Gaussian copula differential network model which provides deeper understanding of the unknown mechanism than that among the observed variables. Adaptive rank-based estimation approaches are proposed with the assumption …

The International Conference On Intelligent Biology And Medicine (Icibm) 2018: Bioinformatics Towards Translational Applications, Xiaoming Liu, Lei Xie, Zhijin Wu, Kai Wang, Zhongming Zhao, Jianhuan Ruan, Degui Zhi

Publications and Research

The 2018 International Conference on Intelligent Biology and Medicine (ICIBM 2018) was held on June 10–12, 2018, in Los Angeles, California, USA. The conference consisted of a total of eleven scientific sessions, four tutorials, one poster session, four keynote talks and four eminent scholar talks, which covered a wild range of aspects of bioinformatics, medical informatics, systems biology and intelligent computing. Here, we summarize nine research articles selected for publishing in BMC Bioinformatics.

Inhibition Of Heat-Induced Aggregation Of Tilapia Myosin By Dextran Sulfate At Low Ionic Strength, Li Ting, Zhou Chunxia, Feng Rui, Hong Pengzhi

Food and Machinery

Studied, the inhibitory effect of DS on thermal aggregation of tilapia myosin (2.0 mg/mL) in low ionic strength (1, 50, 150 mmol/L KCl) during the heat treatment (40～80 ℃, 1 ℃/min). The result showed that the myosin had poor solubility in 1 mmol/L KCl. While, with the icreased of ionic strengths, myosin fibrils could dissociate in 50 and 150 mmol/L KCl. After heating, the myosin filaments disappeared, and the heads and tails of myosin aggregated seriously, resulting in the solubility and the content of α-helix decreased significantly. After adding 0.4 mg/mL DS, the change of turbidity, solubility and α-helix content …

Effects Of Microwave On Free Radical Production And Oxidative Properties Of Model Protein, Wang Tingting, Yuan Jiangfeng, Wang Lunji, Zhang Bin, Qiu Zhijun, Gong Minggui, Yin Qihang

Food and Machinery

Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA), a model protein, was used to study the relationship between the free radical production and oxidative properties in the microwave field. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) trapping with 5,5-dimethyl-l-pyrrolin N-oxide (DMPO) was used for the detection of free radical produced by BSA under different microwave treatment conditions. The signal intensity of free radicals arose from BSA solution via the increasing of power, temperature, and time after microwave irradiation. By measuring the carbonyl, thiol and surface hydrophobic oxidative properties of BSA under different microwave temperatures. It was showed that the carbonyl content increased, the thiol content decreased, and …

Effects Of Aging Time And Cooking Degree On Volatile Flavors Of Beef, Wang Hengpeng, Wu Peng, Chen Shengsu, Tu Mingliang, Gao Ziwu, Xie Jing, Yang Tianyi, Chen Chang, Meng Xiangren

Food and Machinery

In order to study the effects of aging time, cooking degree and their interaction on beef flavor components, the longissimus dorsi of Simmental cattle in the process of aging time (3, 5, 7 d) were selected to make steaks of medium, medium well and well done. Volatile flavor components in different aging times and cooking degree were analyzed by headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), explored the best aging time and cooking degree which were beneficial to flavor substances formated. Results showed that, a total of 50 volatile compounds were identified in each beef sample. The …

Determination And Content Analysis Of Phenolic Compounds In Different Late-Maturing Citrus Of China, Zhang Jing, Zhu Lisha, Zhang Yaohai, Zhao Jing, Dong Chao, Jiao Bining

Food and Machinery

In order to provide scientific basis for the utilization of citrus resource and improvement of comprehensive utilization value of fruits, the ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) was used to determine the main phenolic substances (flavonoied and phenolic acids) in nine Chinese late-maturing citrus. The different phenolic compounds and their contents were analyzed in pulp, juice and peel. The results showed that flavonoids were mainly hesperidin in the parts of the nine citrus varieties, and phenolic acids were mainly ferulic acid, and the content of PMFs in the pericarp was rich. In the juice of nine citrus, the contents of hesperidin and …

Variations Of Size Distribution Of Tobacco Strips Separated From Different Threshing And Pneumatic Separation Unit, Liang Miao, Liu Maolin, Yang Yongfeng, Wang Genfa, Yang Zongcan, Zhang Junsong, Xiao Jinzhe, Lu Minrui, Liu Xiangzhen

Food and Machinery

In order to study the variation of size distribution of tobacco strips from different threshing and separation unit, an upper blend tobacco formula was introduced into threshing machine with five stages of threshing unit and eleven pneumatic separators. The results showed that the size proportion of tobacco strips separated from different pneumatic separators exhibited a similar change trend. Moreover, in the first and second stage threshing unit, the large and middle size particle content could reach more than 94% with good stability. Meanwhile, the characteristic size tobacco strips and the proportion of tobacco strips with size bigger than 44.5 mm …

Determination Of Benzaldehyde Residues Contents In Honey By Hplc-Ms Using Rhodamine B Hydrazide As The Pre-Column Derivatization Reagent, Peng Xue, Han Rui, Chen Liying, Wang Yue, Zhu Guiping, Cao Ruifang, Zhong Tingting, Shen Guanghui, Luo Qingying, Zhang Zhiqing, Li Shanshan

Food and Machinery

A novel HPLC-MS method was established, using a synthesized rhodamine B hydrazide (RBH) as the new pre-colunm derivatization reagent. After extracted with methanol and derivatized with RBH, the samples were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) coupled with mass spectrometry(MS). The results showed that the reagent RBH has a good sensitivity for mass spectrometry detection, and the derivatization reaction of benzaldehyde was efficient and specific. The benzaldehyde showed a good linear relationship in the range of 0.05～6.00 ng/mL, and the correlation coefficient was 0.996 2. The detection limits and quantitation limits of the method were 0.80×10^-3 ng/mL and 2.71×10^{-3 …}

Uncertainty Evaluation For The Determination Of 3 Plasticizers In Liquor By Gc-Ms/Ms, Yan Shunhua, Ye Qing, Han Jinxuan, Dilinuer Shabituofu

Food and Machinery

To evaluate the uncertainty of measurement in the determination of DIBP, DBP and DEHP in Liquor by GC-MS/MS. According to “JJF 1135—2005 Evaluation of Uncertainty in Chemical Analysis Measurement” and “JJF 1059.1—2012 Evaluation and Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement”, a mathematical model was established for uncertainty evaluation. The sources of uncertainty that may be introduced were analyzed and each component of uncertainty was quantified for the calculation of the combined uncertainty, The results showed that the expand uncertainty for DIBP, DBP, DEHP were 0.060, 0.062, 0.17 mg/kg, respectively. The preparation of standard solution, measurement repeatability and curve fitting were found …

Determination Of Sugars In Fresh Tobacco Leaf By Ultra High-Performance Liquid Chromatography For Screening Evaluation, Liu Xin, Li Jing, Wei Yuling, Song Chunman, Chen Jianhua, Miao Enmin, Geng Yongqin, Xiang Ming, Tian Limei

Food and Machinery

For the fast and accurate determination of sugars in tobacco leaf, a method for the determination of sugars (fructose, glucose, sucrose, maltose) in tobacco leaf by an ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) was established，taking a novel extraction vial as the pretreatment device. The results showed that: 1) the novel pretreatment device could make the extraction, filter and transfer as one step, make the procedure of the pretreatment more efficient. 2) The separation of the sample was operated on ACQUITY UPLC BEH Amide column (2.1 mm×100 mm, 1.7 μm), using 75% (v/v) acetonitrile containing 0.2% triethyla-mine as the mobile phase at …

Rapid Quantitative Prediction Model Of Adulterated Goat Milk Based On Electronic Tongue, Han Hui, Wang Zhiqiang, Li Caihong, Ma Zeliang, Guo Tingting, Yin Tingjia

Food and Machinery

In order to discriminate adulterated goat milk quickly and objectively, a set of portable electronic tongue detection system was exploited, and a new method of fast identification is developed. When detected in the system, the sample solution was first scanned to obtain the "fingerprint" information of adulterated goat milk, and then the discrete wavelet transform (DWT) was used to obtain the characteristics of the "fingerprint" data. On this basis, the principal component analysis (PCA) was used to determine the quality of goat milk with different adulteration ratio. Particle swarm optimization extreme learning machine (PSO-ELM) was applied to quantitatively predict goat …

Origins And Risk Assessment Of Thiocyanate In Raw Milk From 21 Farming Village Of Hebei Province, Sheng Qinghai, Tian Tingting, X Uli

Food and Machinery

In order to investigate the content of thiocyanate in raw milk, tracked the content of thiocyanate in 930 milk samples from 21 cattle-raising areas in Hebei Province in the past two years from 2014 to 2015. The results showed that the content of thiocyanate in those 930 milk samples ranged from 1.86 to 11.92 mg/L, and the detection rate was 100%. The results suggested that the thiocyanate in raw milk was all originated from the background, and there was no artificial addition. It was also found that the seasonal distribution of thiocyanate content in raw milk had no significant difference. …

Migration And Change Of Heavy Metal During The Pickling Of Candied Fruits, Li Wenxiang, Zhou Songhang, Wang Can, Long Qiang, Liu Yang, Lin Wenhua, Cao Xiaoyan

Food and Machinery

In this study, based on the determination of heavy metal residues in raw materials, the migration behavior of heavy metal in candied fruits was preliminary analyzed by monitoring dynamic changes of heavy metal content during pickling. The results showed that the contents of Plumbum, Cadmium, Chromium, Mercury and Arsenic in raw materials were 0.151 0, 0.024 1, 0.110 0, 0.000 0, 0.013 2 mg/kg, respectively; During the pickling process, residual heavy metal elements could migrate into the pickling solution, and significant differences were found in migration and relative behavior for different heavy metal elements. The contents of Plumbum, Cadmium, Cadmium …

Regulation Dimension Of Food Safety Events In China From The Perspective Of Economics Of Law, Ji Liying

Food and Machinery

According to the hypothesis of rational economic man in economics of law, the main reasons for food safety incidents are that the total income of food safety violations is greater than the risk cost, and the lower expectation of the offenders for the cost of food safety violations and the harm of food safety violations. However, the current food safety-related laws and regulations have some problems, such as too light punishment for food safety violations, frequent violations by leading enterprises in the food industry, and lack of overall planning for food safety regulation, so that food safety violations have considerable …

Teaching Reform Of Food Nutrition And Safety Course Based On General Education Concept, Yang Huilin, Wang Xiaolan, Tu Zongcai

Food and Machinery

Food nutrition and safety is a general elective course for natural subjects, which can help college students improve their quality of life, enhance their sense of responsibility and broaden their horizons. By grasping the concept of general education, defining the purpose of the course, selecting scientific, universal and neoteric contents, utilizing the methods of multi-interaction and integration of theory and practice, and establishing the complementary assessments of process with result, the new teaching mode of food nutrition and safety public elective course has been explored, and remarkable teaching achievements are obtained.

The Improved Design And Simulation Study Based On Unpowered Roller Conveyor, Liu Zhihai, Cui Xinlong, Bai Hailong

Food and Machinery

Because of the humidity in the tofu factory, a pneumatic conveyor was designed to carry food boxes in the humid factory. The cylinder telescoped to provide power for the whole conveyor. In this study, the basic structure and working principle of the conveyor were described, and the velocity relationship between the input and output components was deduced for the need of equipment improvement and control. The working process of the conveyor was simulated by using the fluid dynamics simulation software flow 3D, which verified its practical feasibility and provided a data reference for the later electromechanical control.

Study On The Packaging Quality Stability Of Paper-Packaging Machines For Chinese Dried Noodles, Zong Xiangdong, Fu Junhui, Jiao Zuiping, Wang Ruibin, Zhao Bo, Wei Yimin

Food and Machinery

To determine the packaging quality stability of paper-packaging machines (HNQ) for Chinese dried noodles based on the key technology improvement, and to meet demands from noodle industries to packaging stability and efficiency, the production lines of a dried noodles manufacturing industry were sampled for investigation. The packaging effects of two kinds of packaging machines (HNQ and SDH) and four same machines in a line were for each kind were tested and analyzed. The results showed that no significant difference in the instant weight of packaged noodles between the SDH packaging machines was found. The differences of coefficient variation (CV%) among …

Design Of Intelligent Milk Machine Based On User Behavior Contact, Wang Weiwei, Wang Wei, Li Huanni

Food and Machinery

In order to optimize and upgrade the intelligent milk machine, solve the problems encountered during the operation, a intelligent milk machine that improves the user's operating experience was designed by analyzing the users' behavioral contacts. The users’ behavior were observed to identify the touch points of using process and sort the contact priorities. Moreover, intelligent milk machine was designed by analytic hierarchy process. According to the design method, the demand point was transformed into a design opportunity to construct a intelligent milk machine design framework. Based on user behavior, intelligent milk machine was produced for the users to operate it …

Intelligent Design And Intelligent Manufacturing Of Ceramic Packaging Containers In The Era Of Iot, Zhang Yushan, Wen Weiming

Food and Machinery

Through the analysis of European and American fashion products the intelligentization and the latest achievements in the design and manufacture of the Internet of Things (LOT) intelligently infer and predict the application and future development of the intelligent design and manufacturing of the ceramic packaging container industry. The combination of traditional handicrafts and contemporary technology has transformed the traditional one-way production into the benign cycle of design, production, warehousing, sales, logistics, service artificial intelligence and IoT systems, greatly improving the efficiency and accuracy of operations, and making them personal and Limited customization has become an important development direction in the …

The Changes Intexture And Physicochemical Properties Of Giant Freshwater Prown (Macrobrachium Rosenbergii) During Frozen Storage, Liu Jiatong, Jiang Qixing, Yang Fang, Wang Bin, Xu Yanshun, Xia Wenshui, Xu Yan

Food and Machinery

The texture and physicochemical properties of giant freshwater prawn during frozen storage were investigated in this study. The quality differences of frozen whole prawn and headless prawn were compared and analyzed by shear stress, myofibrillar fragmentation index, myofibrillar apparent diameter, TCA soluble peptide and total protease activity. The results showed that the shear force of prawn decreased with the extension of storage time. The shear force of frozen whole prawn decreased more rapidly than headless prawn. After 16 weeks, the shear force of frozen whole prawns and headless shrimp decreased by 36.81% and 25.40%. The myofibril fragmentation index and TCA …

Effect Of Electrostatic Field Combind With Controlled Freezing-Point Storage Technology On The Quality Of Litopenaeus Vannamei In Storage Period, Duan Weiwen, Quan Qinguo, Zhang Xueqin, Zhang Zewei, Chen Ming, Zeng Xuege, Liu Shucheng, Ji Hongwu

Food and Machinery

Used the electrostatic field combined with controlled freezing-point storage technology to preserve the Litopenaeus vannamei, and examined the effects of different electrostatic field（1.5,2.5,3.5 kV）combined with controlled freezing-point storage（-1 ℃±1 ℃）on quality of Litopenaeus vannamei. Some quality index changes were compared in Polyphenol Oxidase （PPO） relative enzyme activity, whiteness, sensory, total bacterial counts, TVB-N, pH, drip loss, K value and rheology property. The results showed that electrostatic field inhibited the PPO relative enzyme activity, the sensory and whiteness significantly better than the controlled freezing-point storage. In the late period of storage, the total bacterial counts was inhibited by electrostatic field and …

Phase-Field Simulation Of Ice Crystal Growth On Foodquick-Freezing Preservation Process, Yang Yan, Yuan Xunfeng, Qiao Ximin, Fan Na

Food and Machinery

In view of the reduction of food quality due to the destructs cellular structure by the large ice crystals in quick-freezing preservation process, regarding cell solution as water and solute in binary system, the five-fold symmetric phase-field model with anisotropy of strong interface energy was used to reproducing the evolution process of ice crystal growth, the effect of freezing times on the behavior of ice crystal growth was studied. The results showed that simulation result of ice crystal growth were consistent with the actual morphology, both of which had developed side-branching in the middle of the main branch, the root …

Effect Of Wild Oat Beta Glucan On The Quality Of Frozen Cooked Noodles, Fan Jiaxuan, Qiu Qingyang, Wang Jinrong, Guo Xiaona, Zhu Kexue

Food and Machinery

In order to explore the feasibility of application of beta-glucan as the texturizine agent in the processing of frozen cooked noodles. In the present study, the texture indices were measured, and the moisture distribution was determined by NMR as well as the food quality was evaluated by the sensory assessors. The results showed that with the increase of the addition amount of oat beta-glucan, recooking water absorption, pre-cooking loss and recooking loss presented the first increase and then decrease. The quality characteristics of cooked noodles such as the hardness, springiness and chewiness presented the first decrease and then increase. When …

The Effect On The Postharvest Qualities Of ‘Lianhong’ Citrus Fruit By Using Heat Shock Combined With Ozone Fumigation, Jiang Jing, Zhu Xiangrong, Su Donglin, Fu Fuhua, Zhang Juhua, Li Gaoyang, Shan Yang

Food and Machinery

Effects of heat shock combined with ozone fumigation at low temperature atmosphere were investigated on the storage quality and fruit physiological index of citrus processing varieties (‘Lianhong’ citrus fruit). The fruit was stored in cold storage at 4 ℃ and 90% relative humidity (RH), after treated with hot water (52 ℃, 3 min) and 6.0 mg/m³ of ozone for 15 min. Respiratory intensity, water loss rate, total soluble solids content (SSC), titratable acid (TA), ascorbic acid (V_C), superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT) activity were determined. The result showed that the combined treatment could enhance …

Preservation Effect Of Active Film Containing Oreganoessential Oil On Snakehead Slices, Du Yunfei, Fan Liyuan, Shen Chunhua

Food and Machinery

In order to study the preservation effect of oregano essential oil in plastic films, oregano essential oil, as an antibacterial agent, was added into ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) and polyethylene (PE) respectively, then the food preservative films were prepared by extrusion casting. The mechanical properties, transmittance and haze of the preservative film were characterized. The snakeheads were then packaged in the preservative films, and the changes in drip loss rate, pH, thiobarbituric acid (TBA) and total viable count over time were determined. The results showed that the addition of oregano oil has little effect on the basic properties of the …

Effect Of Compound Preservative Solution On Freshness-Retaining Of Fresh-Cut Chufa, Wang Jinxin, Yang Fuxin, Si Wanfang

Food and Machinery

According to the phenomenon that fresh cut water chestnut was easily oxidized and degraded during storage, a kind of compound preservative solution was studied to preserve fresh-cut chufa. The fresh-cut chufa were pretreated with salt, white sugar, white vinegar and other solutions, and then stored at room temperature (25 ℃). The color, hardness, weight loss, electrical conductivity, polyphenol oxidase activity, soluble solids and total phenol content, odor and bagging were then evaluated in specific period of time. Orthogonal test was carried out on the basis of single factor experiment. The results showed that the best preservative solution was 80 g/L+ …