Using Bacillus subtilis E20‐fermented soybean meal as replacement for fish meal in the diet of orange‐spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides,Hamilton)          下载免费PDF全文

Ya‐Li Shiu  Shu‐Ling Hsieh  Wang‐Chen Guei  Ying‐Tsai Tsai  Chiu‐Hsia Chiu  Chun‐Hung Liu 《Aquaculture Research》2015,46(6):1403-1416

The potential of Bacillus subtilis E20‐fermented soybean meal (FSBM) as a partial alternative component of fish meal (FM) in fed diets of orange‐spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides) was evaluated in this study. An FM‐based diet and seven diets containing 10%, 20% and 30% and 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% of FM replaced by soybean meal (SBM) and FSBM, respectively, were fed to grouper for 84 days to evaluate possible substitution levels of FM by tracking growth performance, digestive enzyme activity and morphological changes in the liver and distal intestine. No significant differences in survival and muscle composition of grouper were found between controls and treatments. Growth performance and feed efficiency of fish fed diets with FM replaced by FSBM up to 30% were not significantly different from controls, whereas significantly decreased growth performance and feed efficiency occurred with diets containing >20% of SBM. Based on the feed efficiency, the maximum substituted levels of FM by SBM and FSBM in grouper diets were 18.36% and 29.32%, respectively, based on broken‐line analyses. Histopathological changes in the liver and distal intestine, and significantly lower activity levels of digestive enzymes, including pepsin in the stomach and trypsin, chymotrypsin, amylase and lipase in the distal intestine, were found in fish fed a diet containing 30% of FM replaced by SBM. However, these parameters were improved by the substitution of FSBM. It is therefore believed that FSBM has great potential to be used as a protein source in grouper diets in partial replacement of FM.  相似文献   

Schisandrin B co-treatment ameliorates the impairment on mitochondrial antioxidant status in various tissues of long-term ethanol treated rats     

Philip Y. Lam  Po Yee Chiu  Hoi Yan Leung  Na Chen  Pou Kuan Leong  Kam Ming Ko   《Fitoterapia》2010,81(8):1239-1245

The effect of schisandrin B (Sch B) on long-term ethanol-induced oxidative stress in various rat tissues was investigated. Long-term ethanol treatment increased reactive oxygen metabolites (ROM) level in plasma. The ethanol-induced oxidative stress was assessed by mitochondrial glutathione and α-tocopherol levels, antioxidant enzyme activities, malondialdehyde (mtMDA) production and heat shock protein (Hsp) 25/70 levels. Liver was most susceptible to oxidative stress with a significant increase in mtMDA production. Long-term Sch B treatment enhanced mitochondrial antioxidant status in a tissue non-specific manner. Sch B co-treatment ameliorated the alterations in plasma ROM levels, mtMDA production and Hsp 25/70 expression in rat tissues.  相似文献   

Three-dimensional computer-aided human factors engineering analysis of a grafting robot     

Chiu YC  Chen S  Wu GJ  Lin YH 《Journal of agricultural safety and health》2012,18(3):181-194

The objective of this research was to conduct a human factors engineering analysis of a grafting robot design using computer-aided 3D simulation technology. A prototype tubing-type grafting robot for fruits and vegetables was the subject of a series of case studies. To facilitate the incorporation of human models into the operating environment of the grafting robot, I-DEAS graphic software was applied to establish individual models of the grafting robot in line with Jack ergonomic analysis. Six human models (95th percentile, 50th percentile, and 5th percentile by height for both males and females) were employed to simulate the operating conditions and working postures in a real operating environment. The lower back and upper limb stresses of the operators were analyzed using the lower back analysis (LBA) and rapid upper limb assessment (RULA) functions in Jack. The experimental results showed that if a leg space is introduced under the robot, the operator can sit closer to the robot, which reduces the operator's level of lower back and upper limbs stress. The proper environmental layout for Taiwanese operators for minimum levels of lower back and upper limb stress are to set the grafting operation at 23.2 cm away from the operator at a height of 85 cm and with 45 cm between the rootstock and scion units.  相似文献   

Using Copulas to Introduce Dependence in Dose-Response Modeling of Multiple Binary Endpoints     

Weihsueh A. Chiu  Kenny S. Crump 《Journal of Agricultural, Biological & Environmental Statistics》2012,17(1):107-127

We propose a method for introducing dependence in the dose-response modeling of multiple dichotomous endpoints. The method uses a copula to define a joint multivariate distribution that is consistent with predetermined marginal distributions representing the individual dose-response functions for each endpoint. Use of copulas allows the marginal dose-response functions for each dose-endpoint combination to be unrestricted in form. An application of particular relevance to risk assessment is the dose-response modeling of multiple types of tumors in test animals exposed to a carcinogen, allowing for tumors at different sites in the same animal to be statistically dependent. In addition, the method can be used to address the possibility that different tissues/organs are subject to different internal doses and possibly different active moieties. These applications are illustrated with rodent cancer bioassay data from two example compounds.  相似文献   

Immunoadjuvant activities of a recombinant chicken IL-12 in chickens vaccinated with Newcastle disease virus recombinant HN protein   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Su BS  Yin HS  Chiu HH  Hung LH  Huang JP  Shien JH  Lee LH 《Veterinary microbiology》2011,151(3-4):220-228

Recombinant fowlpox virus (rFPV/HN) expressing Newcastle disease virus (NDV) HN gene and rFPV/HN/chIL-12 co-expressing chicken IL-12 (chIL-12) and HN (rHN/chIL-12) genes have been characterized. rHN/chIL-12 or rchIL-12, expressed by our previous construct rFPV/chIL-12, co-administered with rHN was assessed for adjuvant activities of chIL-12. Chickens were vaccinated with various amounts of rHN/chIL-12 mixed with mineral oil (MO), intramuscularly. Levels of hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) antibody production depended on the concentration of the injected rHN or rHN/chIL-12. The lower HI antibody titers were obtained in chicken groups rHN/chIL-12/7-rHN/chIL-12/9, receiving 60ng rHN/8ng chIL-12 with MO, 30ng rHN/4ng chIL-12 with MO or 15ng rHN/2ng chIL-12 with MO, respectively, compared to those in chicken groups rHN/7-rHN/9, receiving rHN with MO alone. However, chickens in group rHN/chIL-12/7 or rHN/chIL-12/8 and rHN with MO alone showed the same effective protection. Chicken group rHN/chIL-12/9 was even more protective than that in group rHN/9. When rchIL-12 was co-injected with 15ng rHN plus MO, chickens produced low levels of HI antibody titers; while higher levels of IFN-γ production and an effective protection rate (83%) were obtained. On the other hand, low levels of IFN-γ production and low protection response (50%) were obtained in chickens injected with rHN with MO alone. Taken together, when the concentration of rHN decreased to certain levels, rchIL-12 reduced HI antibody production. The increase in the induction of IFN-γ production might suggest the enhancement of the cell-mediated immunity which conferred the protection from the NDV challenge.  相似文献   

Ellagic acid inhibits oxidized low-density lipoprotein (OxLDL)-induced metalloproteinase (MMP) expression by modulating the protein kinase C-α/extracellular signal-regulated kinase/peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ/nuclear factor-κB (PKC-α/ERK/PPAR-γ/NF-κB) signaling pathway in endothelial cells     

Kuo MY  Ou HC  Lee WJ  Kuo WW  Hwang LL  Song TY  Huang CY  Chiu TH  Tsai KL  Tsai CS  Sheu WH 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2011,59(9):5100-5108

Previous studies have shown that vascular endothelium-derived matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) contribute to the destabilization of atherosclerotic plaques, a key event triggering acute myocardial infarction. In addition, studies have reported that the PKC-MEK-PPARγ signaling pathway is involved in oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL)-induced expression of MMPs. Ellagic acid, a phenolic compound found in fruits and nuts, has potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancerous properties. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying its antiatherogenic effects remain to be clarified. This study aimed to assess whether the effects of ellagic acid on the fibrotic markers MMP-1 and MMP-3 are modulated by the PKC-ERK-PPAR-γ signaling pathway in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) that have been exposed to oxLDL. It was found that ellagic acid significantly inhibited oxLDL-induced expressions of MMP-1 and MMP-3. Pretreatment with ellagic acid and DPI, a well-known ROS inhibitor, attenuated the oxLDL-induced expression and activity of PKC-α. In addition, ellagic acid as well as pharmacological inhibitors of ROS, calcium, and PKC strongly suppressed the oxLDL-induced phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and NF-κB activation. Moreover, ellagic acid ameliorated the oxLDL-induced suppression of PPAR-γ expression. In conclusion, the data suggest that ellagic acid elicits its protective effects by modulating the PKC-α/ERK/PPAR-γ/NF-κB pathway, resulting in the suppression of ROS generation and, ultimately, inhibition of MMP-1 and MMP-3 expression in HUVECs exposed to oxLDL.  相似文献   

Computed tomographic lymphangiography via intra‐metatarsal pad injection is feasible in dogs with chylothorax     

Lee‐Shuan Lin  Hsien‐Chieh Chiu  Ryohei Nishimura  Reina Fujiwara  Cheng‐Shu Chung 《Veterinary radiology & ultrasound》2020,61(4):435-443

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雷公藤对菜青虫的毒理效应及防治试验   总被引：10，自引：0，他引：10       下载免费PDF全文

童红云  赵善欢 《华南农业大学学报》1988,(4)

本试验研究了雷公藤属(Tripterygium)二种植物(雷公藤(T.wilfordii)及昆明山海棠,(T.hypoglaucum)的抽提物对青菜虫(Pieis rapae)的一些室内毒理效应及田间防治试验。结果表明,二种植物的抽提物对菜青虫具有拒食、毒杀,抑制生长发育等作用;处理后的幼虫大多数在体表出现黑斑,黑斑部分的表皮结构受到破坏;从昆明山海棠中抽提的一种纯生物碱——雷公藤次碱对菜青虫的体重和呼吸作用有严重的影响;同时,处理幼虫的脂肪体少且不饱满,消化道干瘪,中肠肠壁细胞和围食膜受到破坏。雷公藤根皮乙醇抽提物用于田间防治菜青虫效果良好。  相似文献   

Microbial distribution and function across wheat rhizosphere with oxamide and ammonium sulfate as N sources     

Md. Yunus Miah    Chih-Yu Chiu  Hiroaki Hayashi  Mitsuo Chino 《Soil Science and Plant Nutrition》2013,59(4):787-796

Analysis of the effect of slow-releasing N fertilizers on microbial parameters of the rhizosphere soil is essential for their effective use. This investigation revealed the comparative effects of oxamide and ammonium sulfate as different N sources on some selected microbial parameters as well as the pH in the rhizosphere of wheat (Triticum aestivum cv. Nourin No. 61). The study was conducted on a Japanese upland alluvial soil using a rhizobox system. In the central compartment (CC) of the rhizoboxes treated with oxamide and ammonium sulfate, four wheat seedlings were grown for 53 d. In either of the treatments, the pH of the rhizosphere soil increased with the increase in the distance from the CC. In contrast, nitrate production, bacterial and fungal numbers, microbial biomass nitrogen, and β-acetylglucosaminidase activity decreased with the increase in the distance, with the highest values of the respective parameters being recorded in the CC. However, remarkable changes of these microbial parameters were found within a distance of 1–2 mm from the CC to the distant compartments. Thus the results indicated that pH, bacterial number, and nitrate production were high in the oxamide treatment. In contrast, higher fungal number, microbial biomass N, and .B-acetylglucosaminidase activity were associated with the ammonium sulfate treatment. It was assumed that the significant (p<O.05) effect of the rhizosphere on microbial activities varied with the treatments.  相似文献   

Area-population control of fungus-growing termite,Odontotermes formosanus,using hexaflumuron durable baits     

Chun-I Chiu  Ya-Hui Chuang  Wei-Ren Liang  Hsin-Ting Yeh  Hsiao-Ying Yang  Ming-Jer Tsai  Neil A Spomer  Hou-Feng Li 《Pest management science》2022,78(1):104-115

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