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Salem FM, El-Dayem AAA. The effectiveness of Bio-plus2B®, Techno Mos® and their mixture on the rate of egg production, egg characteristics, retention of nutrients and blood metabolites through the early period of production. BMC Vet Res 2024; 20:56. [PMID: 38355523 PMCID: PMC10865680 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-024-03900-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The trend of using probiotic, prebiotic and their mixture as alternative feed additives which works as growth promoters in poultry diets to increase the productive performance and the immunity of the flock still have an importance consideration. So that the aim of this study is to estimate the impact of Bio-plus2B® (probiotic), Techno Mos® (prebiotic) or their mixture (synbiotic) on egg production, egg and shell quality, some blood metabolites and retention of nutrients between 28 and 40 weeks of age. The hens (ISA brown laying) were allocated randomly in 40 cages; 10 cages/treatment with two hens each. The treatments were the control (T1), T2 (Probiotic: 1 g Bio-plus2B® (Bacillus licheniformis plus Bacillus subtilis)/kg feed), T3 (Prebiotic: 1 g Techno Mos® (Mannanoligosaccarides (MOS) and 1,3 B-glucan) /kg feed) and T4 (Synbiotic: 1 g Bio-plus2B® plus 1 g Techno Mos®/ kg feed). RESULTS Hen-day egg production% and mass were significantly increased (P < 0.05) with T2 and T4 treatments. The experimental treatments recorded an increase in albumen index, Haugh unit (P < 0.01), shell thickness (P < 0.05), the retention of crude protein (CP), crude fiber (CF) and ether extract (EE) (P < 0.05), plasma globulin, albumin and total protein (P < 0.001) versus to the untreated group, while egg weight was not affected. Synbiotic treatment showed a significant (P < 0.001) increase in shell calcium content. T3 and T4 treatments were significantly decreased plasma cholesterol (P < 0.001) and low density lipoprotein (LDL) (P < 0.05). Alanine transaminase (ALT) was significantly (P < 0.001) decreased and estradiol hormone was increased (P < 0.001) in the experimental groups versus to the control. CONCLUSIONS It concluded that adding probiotic and/or prebiotic in the early age laying hens diets had beneficial effects for productivity with improving the egg shell thickness.
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- Fayza M Salem
- Animal and Poultry Nutrition Department, Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Animal and Poultry Nutrition Department, Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
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Gao F, Zhang M, Ahmad S, Guo J, Shi Y, Yang X, Tang J. Tetrabromobisphenol A transformation by biochar supported post-sulfidated nanoscale zero-valent iron: Mechanistic insights from shell control and solvent kinetic isotope effects. J Hazard Mater 2023; 458:132028. [PMID: 37459757 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2023] [Revised: 06/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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Post-sulfidated nanoscale zero-valent iron with a controlled FeSX shell thickness deposited on biochar (S-nZVI/BC) was synthesized to degrade tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA). Detailed characterizations revealed that the increasing sulfidation degree altered shell thickness/morphology, S content/speciation/distribution, hydrophobicity, and electron transfer capacity. Meanwhile, the BC improved electron transfer capacity and hydrophobicity and inhibited the surface oxidation of S-nZVI. These properties endowed S-nZVI/BC with highly reactive (∼8.9-13.2 times) and selective (∼58.4-228.9 times) over nZVI/BC in TBBPA transformation. BC modification improved the reactivity and selectivity of S-nZVI by 1.77 and 1.96 times, respectively. The difference of S-nZVI/BC in reactivity was related to hydrophobicity and electron transfer, particularly FeSX shell thickness and morphology. Optimal shell thickness of ∼32 nm allowed the maximum association between Fe0 core and exterior FeSX, resulting in superior reactivity. A thicker shell with abundant networks increased the roughness but decreased the surface area and electron transfer. The higher [S/Fe]surface and [S/Fe]particle were conducive to the selectivity, and [S/Fe]particle was more influential than [S/Fe]surface on selectivity upon similar hydrophobicity. The solvent kinetic isotope effects (SKIEs) exhibited that increasing [S/Fe]dose tuned the relative contributions of atomic H and electron in TBBPA debromination but failed to alter the dominant debromination pathway (i.e., direct electron transfer) in (S)-nZVI/BC systems. Mechanism of electron transfer rather than atomic H contributed to higher selectivity. This work demonstrated that S-nZVI/BC was a prospective material for the remediation of TBBPA-contaminated groundwater.
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- Feilong Gao
- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria/Tianjin Engineering Center of Environmental Diagnosis and Contamination Remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria/Tianjin Engineering Center of Environmental Diagnosis and Contamination Remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria/Tianjin Engineering Center of Environmental Diagnosis and Contamination Remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria/Tianjin Engineering Center of Environmental Diagnosis and Contamination Remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria/Tianjin Engineering Center of Environmental Diagnosis and Contamination Remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria/Tianjin Engineering Center of Environmental Diagnosis and Contamination Remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria/Tianjin Engineering Center of Environmental Diagnosis and Contamination Remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China; National Engineering Laboratory for Site Remediation Technologies, China.
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Ma Y, Liu X, Zhao M, Du K, Yin H, Mao X, Wang D. New insights into engineering the core size and carbon shell thickness of Co@C core-shell catalysts for efficient and stable Fenton-like catalysis. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 634:521-34. [PMID: 36549201 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.12.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Herein, we engineered the cobalt core size and carbon shell thickness of Co@C by molten salt electrolysis (MSE) to investigate the enhanced essence of decreasing core size as well as the shell thickness dependence-mediated transition of catalytic mechanisms. We found that the reaction activation energy (RAE) of Co@C/peroxymonosulfate (PMS) systems was intimately dependent on the core sizes for sulfamethoxazole (SMX) degradation. The smaller core size of 26 nm provided a lower RAE of 13.39 kJ mol-1. In addition, increasing carbon shell thicknesses of Co@C altered the catalytic mechanisms from a radical pathway of SO4•- and •OH to to a non-radical pathway of 1O2 and electron-transfer process (ETP), which were verified by experimental results and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Interestingly, increasing carbon shell thicknesses promoted the charge transfer between Co metal slab and carbon shell, increased the adsorption energy of PMS molecule on the Co@C slab, and decreased the length of OO, which favoured the occurrence of non-free radical processes.
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Wang J, Ye H, Zhou H, Chen P, Liu H, Xi R, Wang G, Hou N, Zhao P. Genome-wide association analysis of 101 accessions dissects the genetic basis of shell thickness for genetic improvement in Persian walnut (Juglans regia L.). BMC Plant Biol 2022; 22:436. [PMID: 36096735 PMCID: PMC9469530 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-022-03824-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Understanding the underlying genetic mechanisms that drive phenotypic variations is essential for enhancing the efficacy of crop improvement. Persian walnut (Juglans regia L.), which is grown extensively worldwide, is an important economic tree fruit due to its horticultural, medicinal, and material value. The quality of the walnut fruit is related to the selection of traits such as thinner shells, larger filling rates, and better taste, which is very important for breeding in China. The complex quantitative fruit-related traits are influenced by a variety of physiological and environmental factors, which can vary widely between walnut genotypes. RESULTS For this study, a set of 101 Persian walnut accessions were re-sequenced, which generated a total of 906.2 Gb of Illumina sequence data with an average read depth of 13.8× for each accession. We performed the genome-wide association study (GWAS) using 10.9 Mb of high-quality single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and 10 agronomic traits to explore the underlying genetic basis of the walnut fruit. Several candidate genes are proposed to be involved in walnut characteristics, including JrPXC1, JrWAKL8, JrGAMYB, and JrFRK1. Specifically, the JrPXC1 gene was confirmed to participate in the regulation of secondary wall cellulose thickening in the walnut shell. CONCLUSION In addition to providing considerable available genetic resources for walnut trees, this study revealed the underlying genetic basis involved in important walnut agronomic traits, particularly shell thickness, as well as providing clues for the improvement of genetic breeding and domestication in other perennial economic crops.
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- Jiangtao Wang
- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, Shaanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, Shaanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, Shaanxi, China
- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, Shaanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, Shaanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, Shaanxi, China
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- Guizhou Academy of Forestry, Guiyang, 550005, Guizhou, China
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- Guizhou Academy of Forestry, Guiyang, 550005, Guizhou, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, Shaanxi, China.
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Mou CL, Deng QZ, Hu JX, Wang LY, Deng HB, Xiao G, Zhan Y. Controllable preparation of monodisperse alginate microcapsules with oil cores. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 569:307-319. [PMID: 32126344 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.02.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Here we report a novel strategy for controllable preparation monodisperse alginate microcapsules with oil cores, where the thickness of the alginate shells, as well as the number and diversity of the oil cores can be tailored precisely. Monodisperse oil-in-water-in-oil (O/W/O) emulsions are generated in a microfluidic device as templates, which contain alginate molecules and a water-soluble calcium complex in the middle aqueous phase. Alginate microcapsules are produced by gelling O/W/O emulsions in oil solution with acetic acid, where the pH decreasing will trigger the calcium ions being released from calcium complex and cross-linking with alginate molecules. Increasing the alginate molecule concentration in emulsion templates affects little on the thickness of the microcapsules but improves their stability in DI water. The strength of alginate microcapsules can be reinforced by post cross-linking in calcium chloride, polyetherimide, or chitosan solution. Typical payloads, such as thyme essential oil, lavender essential oil and W/O emulsions are encapsulated in alginate microcapsules successfully. Furthermore, tailoring the thickness of the alginate shells, as well as the number and the diversity of the oil cores precisely by manipulation the emulsion templates with microfluidics is also demonstrated. The proposed method shows excellent controllability in designing alginate microcapsules with oil cores.
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- Chuan-Lin Mou
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
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Cummings VJ, Smith AM, Marriott PM, Peebles BA, Halliday NJ. Effect of reduced pH on physiology and shell integrity of juvenile Haliotis iris (pāua) from New Zealand. PeerJ 2019; 7:e7670. [PMID: 31579589 PMCID: PMC6765356 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.7670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The New Zealand pāua or black footed abalone, Haliotis iris, is one of many mollusc species at potential risk from ocean acidification and warming. To investigate possible impacts, juvenile pāua (~24 mm shell length) were grown for 4 months in seawater pH/pCO2 conditions projected for 2100. End of century seawater projections (pHT 7.66/pCO2 ~1,000 μatm) were contrasted with local ambient conditions (pHT 8.00/pCO2 ~400 μatm) at two typical temperatures (13 and 15 °C). We used a combination of methods (morphometric, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction) to investigate effects on juvenile survival and growth, as well as shell mineralogy and integrity. Lowered pH did not affect survival, growth rate or condition, but animals grew significantly faster at the higher temperature. Juvenile pāua were able to biomineralise their inner nacreous aragonite layer and their outer prismatic calcite layer under end-of-century pH conditions, at both temperatures, and carbonate composition was not affected. There was some thickening of the nacre layer in the newly deposited shell with reduced pH and also at the higher temperature. Most obvious was post-depositional alteration of the shell under lowered pH: the prismatic calcite layer was thinner, and there was greater etching of the external shell surface; this dissolution was greater at the higher temperature. These results demonstrate the importance of even a small (2 °C) difference in temperature on growth and shell characteristics, and on modifying the effects at lowered pH. Projected CO2-related changes may affect shell quality of this iconic New Zealand mollusc through etching (dissolution) and thinning, with potential implications for resilience to physical stresses such as predation and wave action.
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- Vonda J. Cummings
- National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Department of Marine Science, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Department of Marine Science, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, New Zealand
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Zielbauer BI, Jackson AJ, Maurer S, Waschatko G, Ghebremedhin M, Rogers SE, Heenan RK, Porcar L, Vilgis TA. Soybean oleosomes studied by small angle neutron scattering (SANS). J Colloid Interface Sci 2018; 529:197-204. [PMID: 29894938 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2018.05.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2018] [Revised: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS Oleosomes are stabilized by a complex outer phospholipid-protein-layer. To improve understanding of its structure and stabilization mechanism, this shell has to be studied in extracellular native conditions. This should be possible by SANS using contrast variation. Oleosomes are expected to be highly temperature stable, with molecular changes occurring first in the protein shell. Direct measurements of changes in the shell structure are also important for processing methods, e.g. encapsulation. EXPERIMENTS Extracted soybean oleosomes were studied directly and after encapsulation with pectin by SANS using contrast variation. In order to determine structure and size, a shell model of oleosomes was developed. The method was tested against a simple phospholipid-stabilized emulsion. The oleosomes' temperature stability was investigated by performing SANS at elevated temperatures. FINDINGS Size (Rg = 1380 Å) and shell thickness of native and encapsulated oleosomes have been determined. This is the first report measuring the shell thickness of oleosomes directly. For native oleosomes, a shell of 9 nm thickness surrounds the oil core, corresponding to a layer of phospholipids and proteins. Up to 90 °C, no structural change was observed, confirming the oleosomes' high temperature stability. Successful coavervation of oleosomes was shown by an increase in shell thickness of 10 nm after electrostatic deposition of pectin.
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- Birgitta I Zielbauer
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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- European Spallation Source, Box 176, Lund 221 00, Sweden; Physical Chemistry, Lund University, Box 124, Lund 221 00, Sweden.
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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- ISIS Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot OX11 0QX, United Kingdom.
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- ISIS Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot OX11 0QX, United Kingdom.
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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Tamburi NE, Seuffert ME, Martín PR. Temperature-induced plasticity in morphology and relative shell weight in the invasive apple snail Pomacea canaliculata. J Therm Biol 2018; 74:331-336. [PMID: 29801646 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2018.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Revised: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 04/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Temperature has a great influence on the life-history traits of freshwater snails. In this study we investigated the long term effects of a range of temperatures on shell morphology of the apple snail Pomacea canaliculata, a highly invasive species and an important pest of rice. Analysis of shells using geometric morphometrics showed that the main source of morphological variation was allometry, which was detected in males but not in females. This intersexual divergence in allometric trajectories generates much of the morphological variation evidenced. In females, the monotonic relationship with temperature produced narrower shells in the snails reared at lower temperatures, and more expanded apertures, relatively bigger than the body whorl, at higher temperatures. We also found an inverse relationship between relative shell weight, a proxy for shell thickness, and temperature. The differences in shape and relative shell weight are attributable to the different growth rates associated with different temperatures. Temperature fluctuation around a mean of 23.2 °C seemed to have no influence in shell shape and relative weight when is compared with a constant temperature of 25 °C. Information on the influence of temperature on freshwater snails is important for understanding and predicting changes in the face of global climatic change, especially in traits exhibiting great plasticity, such as shell shape and thickness. This work showed that higher temperatures could result in a relatively thinner shell, implying a greater significance of corrosion in flowing waters and a lower resistance to crushing by predators, especially in low latitude areas.
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- Nicolás E Tamburi
- GECEMAC (Grupo de Ecología, Comportamiento y Evolución de Moluscos de Aguas Continentales), INBIOSUR (UNS-CONICET), San Juan 671, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina; Departamento de Matemática, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Av. Alem 1253, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- GECEMAC (Grupo de Ecología, Comportamiento y Evolución de Moluscos de Aguas Continentales), INBIOSUR (UNS-CONICET), San Juan 671, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina; Laboratorio de Ecología, Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur, San Juan 670, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- GECEMAC (Grupo de Ecología, Comportamiento y Evolución de Moluscos de Aguas Continentales), INBIOSUR (UNS-CONICET), San Juan 671, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina; Laboratorio de Ecología, Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur, San Juan 670, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
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Liu N, Li S, Wang C, Li J. Shell Thickness Dependence of Interparticle Energy Transfer in Core-Shell ZnSe/ZnSe Quantum Dots Doping with Europium. Nanoscale Res Lett 2018; 13:115. [PMID: 29687297 PMCID: PMC5913059 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-018-2541-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Low-toxic core-shell ZnSe:Eu/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) were prepared through two steps in water solution: nucleation doping and epitaxial shell grown. The structural and morphological characteristics of ZnSe/ZnS:Eu QDs with different shell thickness were explored by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) results. The characteristic photoluminescence (PL) intensity of Eu ions was enhanced whereas that of band-edge luminescence and defect-related luminescence of ZnSe QDs was decreased with increasing shell thickness. The transformation of PL intensity revealed an efficient energy transfer process between ZnSe and Eu. The PL intensity ratio of Eu ions (I613) to ZnSe QDs (I B ) under different shell thickness was systemically analyzed by PL spectra and time-resolved PL spectra. The obtained results were in agreement with the theory analysis results by the kinetic theory of energy transfer, revealing that energy was transmitted in the form of dipole-electric dipole interaction. This particular method of adjusting luminous via changing the shell thickness can provide valuable insights towards the fundamental understanding and application of QDs in the field of optoelectronics.
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- Ni Liu
- College of Aeronautical Engineering, Binzhou University, Shandong, 256603 China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, and Technology and Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institure of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031 China
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- College of Aeronautical Engineering, Binzhou University, Shandong, 256603 China
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- College of Aeronautical Engineering, Binzhou University, Shandong, 256603 China
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Gan ST, Wong WC, Wong CK, Soh AC, Kilian A, Low EL, Massawe F, Mayes S. High density SNP and DArT-based genetic linkage maps of two closely related oil palm populations. J Appl Genet 2018; 59:23-34. [PMID: 29214520 DOI: 10.1007/s13353-017-0420-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2017] [Revised: 11/16/2017] [Accepted: 11/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is an outbreeding perennial tree crop with long breeding cycles, typically 12 years. Molecular marker technologies can greatly improve the breeding efficiency of oil palm. This study reports the first use of the DArTseq platform to genotype two closely related self-pollinated oil palm populations, namely AA0768 and AA0769 with 48 and 58 progeny respectively. Genetic maps were constructed using the DArT and SNP markers generated in combination with anchor SSR markers. Both maps consisted of 16 major independent linkage groups (2n = 2× = 32) with 1399 and 1466 mapped markers for the AA0768 and AA0769 populations, respectively, including the morphological trait "shell-thickness" (Sh). The map lengths were 1873.7 and 1720.6 cM with an average marker density of 1.34 and 1.17 cM, respectively. The integrated map was 1803.1 cM long with 2066 mapped markers and average marker density of 0.87 cM. A total of 82% of the DArTseq marker sequence tags identified a single site in the published genome sequence, suggesting preferential targeting of gene-rich regions by DArTseq markers. Map integration of higher density focused around the Sh region identified closely linked markers to the Sh, with D.15322 marker 0.24 cM away from the morphological trait and 5071 bp from the transcriptional start of the published SHELL gene. Identification of the Sh marker demonstrates the robustness of using the DArTseq platform to generate high density genetic maps of oil palm with good genome coverage. Both genetic maps and integrated maps will be useful for quantitative trait loci analysis of important yield traits as well as potentially assisting the anchoring of genetic maps to genomic sequences.
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Härmark J, Hebert H, Koeck PJB. Shell thickness determination of polymer-shelled microbubbles using transmission electron microscopy. Micron 2016; 85:39-43. [PMID: 27077316 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2016.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Revised: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Intravenously injected microbubbles (MBs) can be utilized as ultrasound contrast agent (CA) resulting in enhanced image quality. A novel CA, consisting of air filled MBs stabilized with a shell of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) has been developed. These spherical MBs have been decorated with superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) in order to serve as both ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) CA. In this study, a mathematical model was introduced that determined the shell thickness of two types of SPIONs decorated MBs (Type A and Type B). The shell thickness of MBs is important to determine, as it affects the acoustical properties. In order to investigate the shell thickness, thin sections of plastic embedded MBs were prepared and imaged using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). However, the sections were cut at random distances from the MB center, which affected the observed shell thickness. Hence, the model determined the average shell thickness of the MBs from corrected mean values of the outer and inner radii observed in the TEM sections. The model was validated using simulated slices of MBs with known shell thickness and radius. The average shell thickness of Type A and Type B MBs were 651nm and 637nm, respectively.
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- Johan Härmark
- School of Technology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- School of Technology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
| | - Philip J B Koeck
- School of Technology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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