Effect of Fixed Media Surface Area on Biofouling and Nutrients Removal in Fixed Film Membrane Bioreactor Treating Sewage at Medium and High Fluxes     

Muhammad Zeeshan  Sajjad Haydar  Shamas Tabraiz 《Water, air, and soil pollution》2017,228(9):377

This study investigates effects of fixed film surface area increment on removal efficacy and biofouling in membrane bioreactor (MBR). For this purpose, a lab-scale membrane bioreactor was used. Domestic wastewater was fed into it. Three different trials were conducted at different fluxes; 15, 20, and 25 L/m²/h (LMH). Every trial was conducted using four different scenarios by varying surface area of fixed media viz. 0, 100, 150, and 200 m²/m³. Removal of pollutants viz. chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total organic content (TOC), total Khjdel nitrogen (TKN), and phosphorous was studied. In addition, cake resistance, pore resistance, and total resistance were also observed for aforementioned scenarios. The results demonstrated that pollutant removal efficiencies increased as the surface area per unit volume of bioreactor was increased. Conversely, the removal efficiency decreased with increase in the fluxes. In the case of biofouling, it increased while increasing the surface area or flux. The fixed media surface area increments proved beneficial in terms of removal efficiencies but at the cost of reduced operation time of MBR.  相似文献   

Runs of homozygosity and analysis of inbreeding depression     

Pattarapol Sumreddee  Sajjad Toghiani  El Hamidi Hay  Andrew Roberts  Samuel E Aggrey  Romdhane Rekaya 《Journal of animal science》2020,98(12)

Pedigree information was traditionally used to assess inbreeding. The availability of high-density marker panels provides an alternative to assess inbreeding, particularly in the presence of incomplete and error-prone pedigrees. Assessment of autozygosity across chromosomal segments using runs of homozygosity (ROH) has emerged as a valuable tool to estimate inbreeding due to its general flexibility and ability to quantify the chromosomal contribution to genome-wide inbreeding. Unfortunately, the identification of ROH segments is sensitive to the parameters used during the search process. These parameters are heuristically set, leading to significant variation in the results. The minimum length required to identify an ROH segment has major effects on the estimation of inbreeding and inbreeding depression, yet it is arbitrarily set. To overcome this limitation, a search algorithm to approximate mutation enrichment was developed to determine the minimum length of ROH segments. It consists of finding genome segments with significant effect differences in trait means between animals with high and low burdens of autozygous intervals with a specific length. The minimum length could be determined heuristically as the smallest interval at which a significant signal is detected. The proposed method was tested in an inbred Hereford cattle population genotyped for 30,220 SNPs. Phenotypes recorded for six traits were used for the approximation of mutation loads. The estimated minimum length was around 1 Mb for yearling weight (YW) and average daily gain (ADG) and 4 Mb for birth weight and weaning weight. These trait-specific thresholds estimated using the proposed method could be attributed to a trait-dependent effect of homozygosity. The detection of significant inbreeding effects was well aligned with the estimated thresholds, especially for YW and ADG. Although highly deleterious alleles are expected to be more frequent in recent inbreeding (long ROH), short ROH segments (<5 Mb) could contain a large number of less deleterious mutations with substantial joint effects on some traits (YW and ADG). Our results highlight the importance of accurate estimation of the ROH-based inbreeding and the necessity to consider a trait-specific minimum length threshold for the identification of ROH segments in inbreeding depression analyses. These thresholds could be determined using the proposed method provided the availability of phenotypic information.  相似文献   

PS48 promotes in vitro maturation and developmental competence of porcine oocytes through activating PI3K/Akt signalling pathway     

Yafei Jiao  Shaoqian Zhu  Jiaojiao Li  Ahmed Jam Zaheer  Mengmei Li  Ben Huang 《Reproduction in domestic animals》2020,55(12):1678-1687

Oocyte maturation plays a vitally important role in porcine reproduction. Regrettably, the quality of oocytes matured in vitro is weaker than that of in vivo matured oocytes. We collected and cultivated porcine cumulus oocyte complexes (COCs) in vitro with phosphoinositide-dependent kinase 1 (PDK1) activator 5-(4-chloro-phenyl)-3-phenyl-pent-2-enoic acid (PS48), whose concentrations were 0, 2, 5, 10 and 20 µM to investigate whether the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/Akt) signalling pathway would impact the oocyte quality. The results showed that 10 µM PS48 increased the oocyte proportion of metaphase II (MII) stage and improved the expansion of cumulus cells (CCs). What's more, the activation of PI3K/Akt signalling pathway could regulate the expression of maturation-related genes and proteins. The results of quantitative real-time PCR showed that 10 µM PS48 increased the mRNA and protein levels of Akt and regulated maturation-related genes, including cyclin B1, MOS, BMP15, GDF9, CDC2, mTOR, BAX, BCL2 and caspase-3. The results of Western blot indicated that 10µM PS48 increased the protein abundance of Akt, phosphorylation of Akt Thr308 (p-Akt^Thr308) and cyclin B1, but decreased the protein abundance of pro-apoptotic BAX. These results suggested that adding 10 µM PS48 to mature culture medium could promote the maturation of porcine oocytes, potentially through activating the PI3K/Akt signalling pathway.  相似文献   

Assessment of salinity tolerance based upon seedling root growth response functions in maize (Zea mays L.)   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Asif Ali Khan  Sajjad Ali Rao  Thomas McNeilly 《Euphytica》2003,131(1):81-89

Root growth response of 10-days-oldseedlings of 100 maize accessions at, 0 mM, 60 mM, 80 mM and 150 mM NaCl concentration was assessed in solution culture. The non-linear least square method was used to quantify the salt tolerance of maize accessions. The estimated salinity threshold, Ct, the NaCl concentration at which root growth starts to decrease, C0, and C50, the concentrations at which roots stop growing and 50% of its control value revealed considerable differences between the accessions. No general consistency for tolerance was, however, found between the estimates of Ct and C50. Different genetic systems appeared to be involved in controlling the inheritance of Ct and C50.Both Ct and C50 appeared to quantify accession tolerance, and the expression of root growth as a function of NaCl concentrations provides a useful guideline for salt tolerance. Estimates of broad sense heritability for relative root length were moderate in size (0.62 to 0.82), suggesting the scope for enhancing salt tolerance in maize through selection and breeding. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.  相似文献   

A micro‐level data analysis of household energy demand in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,Pakistan: An application of linear approximate almost ideal demand system     

Sajjad  Zia Ur Rahman 《Growth and change》2021,52(1):518-538

This study examines energy choice, consumption pattern and household energy expenditure in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) using the Linear Approximate Almost Ideal Demand System (LA‐AIDS). The study used micro‐level data to estimate the price and expenditure elasticities by employing (SUR) methodology. Empirical findings showed that energy choice, consumption patterns, and demand are different for urban‐rural households in the province. Each household living in KPK spent 1838.81 Rupees (9.92%) on energy purchases out of its total average monthly expenditure of Rs. 18,542.79. Compared to urban households, households living in rural areas spend more on energy consumption in a proportionate manner. The expenditure elasticities estimated for all energy sources are positive and statistically significant. Furthermore, the result showed that expenditure elasticities estimated for urban and rural households are less than one, suggesting that all the sources of energy are necessities. Natural gas and electricity are the main energy sources for urban households, while firewood and electricity are key energy sources for rural households in the province. The study suggested that rural households need to switch from conventional energy sources to modern and renewable energy sources, which would reduce the cost of energy use.  相似文献   

蚕豆蛋白的提取及NaCl浓度和pH值对其溶解性和乳化性的影响   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

王艳萍  李双喜  Zaheer Ahme  宋庆明 《农业工程学报》2010,26(1):380-384

蚕豆蛋白富含微量元素和人体必需的8种氨基酸,具有较高的开发价值。采用超声提取和水提取的方法提取蚕豆蛋白,研究了NaCl浓度和pH对蚕豆蛋白提取率、沉淀、功能性的影响。在pH值为8～12,超声提取和水提取均有较高的提取率。蚕豆蛋白的等电点在pH4.0～4.2之间。在pH4溶解性和乳化性最低,pH值在4～12时溶解性和乳化性随pH值的升高而升高, pH值为12时溶解性和乳化性最高。NaCl浓度从0 到 1.0 mol/L,溶解性和乳化性升高;当NaCl浓度继续增加,在pH 4、pH 7溶解性和乳化性随之下降。在相同的NaCl浓度和pH值时,超声提取比水提取蛋白的溶解性和乳化性高。该研究为蚕豆蛋白的提取工艺的确定及其在食品中的应用提供依据。  相似文献   

In vitro oocyte maturation and blood‐circulating steroid hormones in Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) and Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baeri)     

Hajar Azarin  Mohammad Reza Imanpour  Atefeh Karamad  Ahmad Reza Jebeleh  Sajjad Pourmozaffar 《Aquaculture Research》2020,51(9):3488-3494

The oocyte of Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) and Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baeri) was evaluated after incubation with 17α, 20β‐Dihydroxyprogesterone (DHP) in artificial media. Concentration of testosterone (T), progesterone (P4) and 17‐β estradiol (E2) in blood and their relation to fertilization rate were measured during experimental period. The oocytes at the same developmental stages were incubated in SIS (based on sturgeon blood ionic composition), RM2 (Ringer solution modified for sturgeons) and L‐15 (Leibovitz medium) artificial mediums in the presence of 1 μg/ml of 17α, 20β‐Dihydroxyprogesterone for 12, 18 and 24 hr. The result of this study demonstrated that fertilization rate decreased with the increasing duration of incubation in all mediums. In the Siberian and Sterlet sturgeon, the highest fertilization rate was observed in the oocytes incubated in RM2 (0.81 ± 0.4) and SIS (0.44 ± 0.8) mediums for 12 hr respectively. In the Siberian sturgeon, fertilization rate decreased significantly (p < .05) with incubation time in all three mediums. In Starlet, fertilization rate decreased significantly (p < .05) with time and reached a minimum after 24 hr (0.16 ± 0.1) in L‐15 medium. No significant (p > .05) differences were observed between blood plasma hormones and fertilization rate. The results of this study indicated that 17α, 20β‐Dihydroxyprogesterone is essential for induction of in vitro oocyte maturation in these species.  相似文献