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Serum biochemical profile of two broiler strains supplemented with vitamin E, raw ginger (Zingiber officinale) and L-carnitine under high ambient temperatures
In this study, the authors evaluated the comparative effects of dietary supplementation of ginger (Zingiber officinale), vitamin E and L-carnitine on certain blood parameters of two strains of broilers in summer. A total of 320 broiler chicks (Hubbard and Cobb) were divided into two groups. The two groups were subdivided into four subgroups with four replicates with 10 chicks per replicate. In each strain subgroup was kept as control while other subgroups were provided with ginger (2%), L-carnitine (500 mg/kg) or vitamin E (250 mg/kg) in the basal diet up to 42 days old. Supplementation of the diet with vitamin E, ginger and L-carnitine significantly decreased mean cholesterol, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), glucose, triglyceride, low density lipoprotein (LDL), and increased high density lipoprotein (HDL) and serum protein concentrations. The results of vitamin E were comparatively better than those of the other two feed additives. The blood biochemical parameters did not vary between the broiler strains. From the findings of the current study, it was concluded that high ambient temperature had a negative effect on broiler hepatic and lipid profiles, and the supplementation of diets with vitamin E, ginger and L-carnitine improved broiler blood biochemical parameters.Keywords: Cholesterol, glucose, liver health, antioxidants, heat stres
A Superspace Formulation of The BV Action for Higher Derivative Theories
We first analyze the anti-BRST and double BRST structures of a certain higher
derivative theory that has been known to possess BRST symmetry associated with
its higher derivative structure. We discuss the invariance of this theory under
shift symmetry in the Batalin Vilkovisky (BV) formalism. We show that the
action for this theory can be written in a manifestly extended BRST invariant
manner in superspace formalism using one Grassmann coordinate.
It can also be written in a manifestly extended BRST invariant manner and
on-shell manifestly extended anti-BRST invariant manner in superspace formalism
using two Grassmann coordinates.Comment: accepted for publication in EPJ
Nematicidal and allelopathic responses of Lantana camara root extract
The impact of root leachates of Lantana camara L., a tropical weed, against Meloidogyne javanica, the
root-knot nematode, was tested under laboratory and pot conditions. Concentrated and diluted root leachate caused
substantial mortality of M. javanica juveniles. Significant suppression of the nematode was achieved when soil was
treated with a full-strength concentration of the leachate. Whilst this high concentration retarded plant height and
shoot fresh weight, more diluted concentrations actually enhanced plant growth. To establish whether this inhibition
of plant growth from the leachate was the result of depleted nitrogen levels in the soil due to the leachate, soil treated
with such leachates was given urea as an additional nitrogen source. Urea not only enhanced nematode suppression
activity of the root leachates but also increased seedling emergence and growth of mungbean. Application of the L.
camara root leachates in combination with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium,
significantly reduced nematode population densities in roots and subsequent root-knot infection, and enhanced plant
growth. While a high concentration of root leachate slightly reduced P. aeruginosa colonization in the rhizosphere
and inner root tissues, the nematicidal efficacy of the bacterium was unaffected. The root leachate of L. camara was
found to contain phenolic compounds, including p-hydroxybenzoic acid, vanillic acid, caffeic acid, ferulic acid and a
quercetin glycoside, 7-glucoside. It also contained weak enzymic hydrogen cyanide
Study of co-relation between Transaminitis and fall in platelet counts in patients with Dengue Fever and its association with severity of clinical presentation
Background: Dengue fever presents with varied presentations which include liver cell injury. This Liver injury manifests as Transaminitis which correlates with clinical severity. A severity of disease is associated with increased transaminases and sequential fall in platelet count which has been observed in this study. Objectives: To study the co relation between raised Liver enzymes and Thrombocytopenia in clinical spectrum of Dengue fever. Methods: In a tertiary referral hospital, 100 confirmed patients were enrolled and observational study was conducted over a period of 18 months. Detailed history, Physical examination done were recorded. Serial platelets counts and Aminotransferase levels were done. Patients were followed up till discharge. Data was analysed using approprate statistical tests. Results: SGOT was mildy increased in 28% of patients, moderately increased in 34% of patients, and severely increased in 38% of patients and SGPT was observed normal in 5%, mildly increased in 47% of patients, moderate increased 22% of patients, and severe increased in 27% of patients. Strong corelation was observed between severity of Transaminitis and Thrombocytopenia (p<0.001) Conclusion: Transaminitis is an important prognostic marker in Dengue fever and can be used early to distinguish between Dengue fever, Dengue hemorrhagic fever and Dengue shock syndrome at time of clinical presentation. The raise of SGOT and SGPT correlated proportionately with the Thrombocytopenia and the spectrum of disease severity
An ultrawideband patch antenna for UHF detection of partial discharge.
The location of partial discharge (PD) sources by free-space UHF detection is an attractive approach for condition monitoring of high voltage equipment in substations. A low-cost, radiometric, PD wireless sensor network (WSN) has been proposed to provide continuous real-time coverage for an entire substation. A suggested band for UHF PD detection is 0.3 – 1.5 GHz. A novel ultrawideband (UWB) printed monopole antenna is presented here for PD WSN applications
Pion emission in 2H, 12C, 27Al, gamma pi+ reactions at threshold
The first data from MAX-lab in Lund, Sweden on pion production in
photonuclear reactions at threshold energies, is presented. The decrease of the
total yield of pi+ in gamma + 12C, 27Al reactions below 200 MeV as well as
differential, dsigma/dOmega, cross sections follow essentially predictions from
an intranuclear cascade model with an attractive potential for pion-nucleus
interaction in its simplest form. Double differential, d2sigma/dOmegadT, cross
sections at 176 MeV show, however, deviations from the model, which call for
refinements of nuclear and Coulomb potentials and possibly also for coherent
pion production mechanisms.Comment: 19 pages, 7 figure
Understanding the buckling behaviour of steered tows in automated dry fibre placement (ADFP)
Technologies for automated fibre lay-up have proven their usefulness in composites manufacturing. Further development of the technologies, such as Automated Dry Fibre Placement (ADFP), allow further reduction of waste and increase of the design space through tow steering which enables creation of composites with tailored properties. Tow steering is, however, limited by possible defects such as wrinkles which result from mismatch of fibre length and steering path. This paper addresses wrinkle formation at different steering radii and provides a closed-form solution for the problem. Experimental results are used for estimation of the model parameters and validation of the model. An analytical framework is used to explore effects of processing parameters on defect formation. It was found that the tack stiffness has the greatest influence on defect formation. Parametric studies showed that increase of the temperature within the admissible temperature window can improve the tack properties and hence improve the lay-up
Clonal structure of Ceratocystis manginecans populations from mango wilt disease in Oman and Pakistan
Ceratocystis manginecans has recently been described from Oman and Pakistan
where the fungus causes a serious wilt disease of mango. In both countries, the disease has
moved rapidly throughout mango producing areas leading to the mortality of thousands of
mango trees. The disease is associated with the infestation of the wood-boring beetle
Hypocryphalus mangiferae that consistently carries C. manginecans. The aim of this study
was to consider the population structure of C. manginecans isolated from Oman and Pakistan
using microsatellite markers and amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs).Population genetic analysis of C. manginecans isolates from diseased mango tissue and bark
beetles associated with the disease in Oman and Pakistan, showed no genetic diversity. The
apparently clonal nature of the population suggests strongly that C. manginecans was
introduced into these countries as a single event or from another clonal source.Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP), National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa and the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in Sultanate of Oman.http://link.springer.com/journal/13313hb201
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