Studies on pH and Nitrate Checkers Made of Semiconductor Devices for Acid Rain Monitoring     

Shin-Ichi Wakida  Masataka Yamane  Sahori Takeda  Zyun Siroma  Yutaka Tsujimura  Jianhua Liu 《Water, air, and soil pollution》2001,130(1-4):625-630

Ion-selective field-effect transistors (ISFETs), which are integrated devices for ion-selective electrodes using solid-state microelectronics technology, have attracted much attention for convenient monitoring of acid rain, since conventional analytical procedures are time-consuming. In this paper, some recent results of studies on pH and nitrate checkers made of ISFETs using new sensing materials and their application to samples of acid rain are described. A new pH-sensitive film, TiN was deposited onto the gate of ISFET device using RF plasma-enhanced CVD method. The plasma was generated in a mixture of TiCl₄, N₂ and H₂ gases. The prepared pH-ISFETs showed a linear response and the almost theoretical slope sensitivity of 59 mV per pH change with a rapid response of less than 10 seconds. We have obtained fairly good agreement with the pH values using conventional pH glass electrode. A prototype nitrate-checker was prepared with casting newly designed nitrate-sensing materials, plasticizers and PVC based tetrahydrofuran solution onto the ISFET device. We have obtained good agreement with the values using conventional ion-chromatography at mg L^?1 level.  相似文献   

Three‐dimensional CT observation of position and movability of the scapula in the horse using carcasses of Falabella     

Hideki Endo  Son Truong Nguyen  Masataka Yoshida  Kohei Kudo 《Anatomia, histologia, embryologia》2019,48(3):250-255

The three‐dimensionally real position and movement of the scapula in the lateral side of the ribcage could not be clarified in the horse, since the body size of the horse is too large to apply the CT scanning and image analysis methods. In this study, therefore, we examined the position and the movability of scapula using a carcass of the Falabella which is one of the smallest breeds of the horse. The whole skeletal system in thoracic part of the Falabella could be three‐dimensionally observed by CT scanning method. The three‐dimensional images show that the scapula cranially slides and the ventral part of the scapula dorso‐cranially rotates, when the shoulder joint moves to the most cranial position as simulation. The three‐dimensional rotation angle was approximately 10 degrees. As a result of comparative osteology of the scapula between Falabella and the large draft horse, the infraspinous fossa was caudally enlarged in the larger draft horse, whereas the Falabella had narrower infraspinous fossa. We suggest that it may be due to the adaptational morphological change in the scapula bearing various body weights among breeds. The three‐dimensional CT image analysis and the simulation in carcass contribute to the analysis of the bone movements of the horse during walking and running locomotion as well as the motion analysis from external functional‐morphological data.  相似文献   

H1foo is indispensable for meiotic maturation of the mouse oocyte     

Furuya M  Tanaka M  Teranishi T  Matsumoto K  Hosoi Y  Saeki K  Ishimoto H  Minegishi K  Iritani A  Yoshimura Y 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2007,53(4):895-902

Oocyte-specific linker histone H1foo is localized in the oocyte nucleus, either diffusely or bound to chromatin, during the processes of meiotic maturation and fertilization. This expression pattern suggests that H1foo plays a key role in the control of gene expression and chromatin modification during oogenesis and early embryogenesis. To reveal the function of H1foo, we microinjected antisense morpholino oligonucleotides (MO) against H1foo into mouse germinal-vesicle stage oocytes. The rate of in vitro maturation of the antisense MO group was significantly lower than that of the control group. Eggs that failed to extrude a first polar body following injection of antisense MO arrested at metaphase I. Additionally, co-injection of in vitro synthesized H1foo mRNA along with antisense MO successfully rescued expression of H1foo and improved the in vitro maturation rate. There was no difference in the rate of parthenogenesis between the antisense MO and control groups. These results indicate that H1foo is essential for maturation of germinal vesicle-stage oocytes.  相似文献   

Phenotypic characterization and cultivation conditions of inhibitor-producing fungus isolated from marine sediment     

Katsuhisa Yamada  Chiaki Imada  Masataka Uchino  Takeshi Kobayashi  Naoko Hamada-Sato  Katsumi Takano 《Fisheries Science》2008,74(3):662-669

ABSTRACT:   Tyrosinase inhibitor-producing fungus of Trichoderma sp. strain H1-7, which was isolated from marine sediment, was investigated by phylogenetic analysis and physiological characteristics. Phylogenetic analyses of the strain were similar to Trichoderma atroviride or T. viride . Physiological characteristics of the strain were similar to T. viride , and based on these results, it was identified as T. viride . Characterization of tyrosinase inhibitory activity of a culture supernatant of the strain was investigated. The inhibitory activity of the supernatant of the strain decreased after cultivation for more than 3 days. Furthermore, sea water was not essential for the production of the tyrosinase inhibitor (TI). When TI production of the strain was compared to T. viride , the strain showed higher activity than T. viride . From this result, it seemed that the strain had characteristic features comparable to T. viride , which was isolated from the terrestrial environment. As TI production of the strain showed higher potential than that of T. viride , it is necessary to elucidate the chemical structure of TI exemplified in the present study.  相似文献   

Suppression of conidial germination and appressorial formation by silicate treatment in powdery mildew of strawberry     

Takeshi Kanto  Kazumasa Maekawa  Masataka Aino 《Journal of General Plant Pathology》2007,73(1):1-7

The mode of action of soluble silicon against strawberry powdery mildew (Sphaerotheca aphanis var. aphanis) was investigated in four experiments. First, silicon-treated leaves from plants grown with silicate (Si+) and control leaves were excised, inoculated with conidia, and subsequent germination and formation of appressoria in a petri dish was assessed after 24 h. The germination rate was 49.7% on Si+ leaves, and was 67.2% on control leaves (t-test, P < 0.01). Second, we soaked cellulose membranes in various solvents and then placed the membranes on 4% water agar, dusted the membranes with conidia, and examined after 12 h. No difference was apparent between any treatment and the control (distilled water). Third, strawberries growing hydroponically with additional silicon in the medium were inoculated with conidia, and leaves were observed with a scanning electron microscope 1–2 days after inoculation. Germ tubes and secondary hyphae were shorter and had fewer branches on Si+ leaves than on the control. Moreover, penetration appeared to be inhibited. Fourth, the cuticle was separated from leaves from plants grown as in the third experiment, placed on water agar, and dusted with conidia. Germination of conidia, observed with a light microscope, on Si+ leaves was suppressed markedly to 40%–60% of that of the control. These results suggested that soluble silicon induced physiological changes in the cuticle layer after absorption by the plant. In addition, soluble silicate reduced germination of conidia, formation of appressoria, and possibly the penetration of powdery mildew.  相似文献   

Intracerebroventricular injection of orexins does not stimulate food intake in neonatal chicks     

Furuse M  Ando R  Bungo T  Ao R  Shimojo M  Masuda Y 《British poultry science》1999,40(5):698-700

1. Recently, 2 novel neuropeptides were discovered, both derived from the same precursor by proteolytic processing, which bind and activate 2 closely related orphan G protein-coupled receptors, Named orexin-A and -B (Sakurai et al., 1998). Both stimulate food intake when administered centrally to rats. 2. Our aim was to elucidate whether central injection of mammalian orexin-A or -B stimulates food intake in the chick. 3. Under conditions of free access to food, orexin-A did not alter the food intake of chicks, but cumulative food intake was significantly suppressed by orexin-B. 4. The orexin-B was then administered to chicks deprived of food for 3 h to confirm its suppressive effect. No significant effect of orexin-B on food intake was detected. 5. Central injection of orexin-B did not modify food intake when appetite was stimulated by fasting. 6. Neither of these orexins appears to stimulate feeding in chicks.  相似文献   

Persistence of virus-neutralizing antibodies in horses inoculated with two doses of a live equine herpesvirus type 1 vaccine with different vaccination intervals     

Hiroshi BANNAI  Yoshinori KAMBAYASHI  Koji TSUJIMURA  Tsuyoshi NAGASHIMA  Naoya TAKEBE  Masataka TOMINARI  Manabu NEMOTO  Minoru OHTA 《Journal of Equine Science》2021,32(3):99

The antibody response in horses inoculated with 2 doses of a live equine herpesvirus type 1 vaccine with different vaccination intervals (1 to 3 months) was evaluated with regard to the persistence of virus-neutralizing (VN) antibodies. The durations for which the geometric mean VN titers were maintained significantly higher than those before the first vaccination (P<0.05) were up to 5 months in horses that received the vaccination with a 1-month interval (n=17) and 7 months for those that received it with a 2-month (n=17) or 3-month interval (n=14 or 17). The vaccination program with the 2-month interval was the most effective in maintaining VN antibodies for a long duration with the smallest gap of antibody decline between the first and second vaccinations.  相似文献   

添加绿汁发酵液、乳酸菌制剂和葡萄糖对象草青贮发酵品质的影响   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

荣辉  余成群  陈杰  下条雅敬  邵涛 《草业学报》2013,22(3):108

为评价添加绿汁发酵液、乳酸菌制剂和葡萄糖对象草青贮发酵品质的影响,试验设6个处理组:即对照组(无添加剂),绿汁发酵液组(FJLB),乳酸菌制剂组(LAB),葡萄糖组(G),绿汁发酵液＋葡萄糖组(FJLB+G),乳酸菌制剂＋葡萄糖组(LAB+G);在青贮第3,7,14,30天开窖,取样分析发酵品质。结果表明,与对照组相比,LAB处理对发酵品质影响不大,FJLB处理显著(P<0.05)降低了乳酸和水溶性碳水化合物含量,显著(P<0.05)提高了pH值、乙酸、丁酸和氨态氮含量,使发酵品质变差,而G、LAB+G和FJLB+G处理均显著(P<0.05)提高了青贮早期的乳酸含量,在整个青贮过程中保持较高的乳酸/乙酸值,并显著(P<0.05)降低了最终青贮饲料的pH和氨态氮含量,但与G处理相比,LAB+G和FJLB+G处理没有显示出更优的效果。综上所述,添加葡萄糖可促进同型乳酸发酵,对象草青贮发酵品质的改善效果优于接种乳酸菌。  相似文献   

Exotic hard clam in Tokyo Bay identified as Mercenaria mercenaria by genetic analysis     

Takehiko Hiwatari  Yumi Shinotsuka  Kunio Kohata  Masataka Watanabe 《Fisheries Science》2006,72(3):578-584

ABSTRACT:   An exotic hard clam has been observed in Tokyo Bay since the mid-1990s, which has been morphologically identified as Mercenaria mercenaria . The authors have determined 444-bp partial nucleotide sequences of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) 16S rRNA gene of 31 hard clam individuals collected in three locations of Tokyo Bay. Phylogenetic analysis indicated all individuals to be M. mercenaria . Two shell interior colorations (white or purple) were observed, but no relationships between the colorations and mtDNA haplotypes were detected. Frequency of clam individuals having white or purple shell significantly differed among locations, which was accompanied by heterogeneous amounts of acid-volatile sulfides and organic matter and mud ratio.  相似文献   

西藏青稞秸秆与多年生黑麦草混合青贮发酵品质的研究   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

原现军  余成群  李志华  下条雅敬  邵涛 《草业学报》2012,21(4):325-330

本研究旨在将青稞秸秆与黑麦草以不同比例混合青贮,评价其发酵品质,筛选出适宜的混合比例。试验设青稞秸秆单独青贮(对照组)、80%青稞秸秆+20%多年生黑麦草混贮(L组)、60%青稞秸秆+40%多年生黑麦草混贮(M组)及40%青稞秸秆+60%多年生黑麦草混贮(H组)4个处理。青贮后第7,14和30天后打开青贮窖,测定青贮饲料发酵品质。结果表明,青稞秸秆与黑麦草混合青贮显著(P<0.05)提高了乳酸和水溶性碳水化合物含量,显著(P<0.05)降低了pH值和干物质含量,M和H组在乳酸产生的同时乙酸含量显著(P<0.05)提高,混贮组氨态氮/总氮略低于对照组(P>0.05),各组均显示较低的丙酸和丁酸含量。从秸秆利用最大化的角度出发,建议以40%黑麦草混合青贮较为适宜。  相似文献