Corn Peptides Protect Against Thioacetamide-Induced Hepatic Fibrosis in Rats

Jie Lv,Zhi-Kui Nie,Jiu-Liang Zhang,Feng-Yan Liu,Zhenzhen Wang,Zhi-Li Ma,Hui He 한국식품영양과학회 2013 Journal of medicinal food Vol.16 No.10

Certain bioactive peptides are reported to be able to alleviate hepatic fibrosis. Our previous work has confirmed the hepatoprotective effect of corn peptides (CPs) that are prepared from a high protein by-product, corn gluten meal, on acute liver injury in an animal model. However, the antifibrotic activity of CPs remained to be elucidated. In this study, the hepatoprotective effect of CPs on thioacetamide (TAA)-induced liver fibrosis was tested. Results showed that CPs (100 mg/kg body weight) significantly decreased the levels of alanine transaminase/aspartate transaminase, laminin, type IV collagen, and type III collagen in serum and increased the serum albumin levels and total antioxidant capacity. Additionally, with CP treatment (100 mg/kg body weight), a significant decrease was observed in the levels of malondialdehyde, nitric oxide, hydroxyproline, transforming growth factor b1, and lactate dehydrogenase activity as well as the liver index, while the activity of superoxidedismutase was significantly increased in livers. The histological and morphological analysis showed that the hepatocyte structure in CP-treated rats was superior to that of TAA-injured rats, and inflammation and fibrosis were also ameliorated. Therefore, CPs can be used as an option for prevention and adjuvant therapy of liver fibrosis.

PRODUCT-TYPE OPERATORS FROM WEIGHTED BERGMAN-ORLICZ SPACES TO WEIGHTED ZYGMUND SPACES

Zhi-Jie Jiang 대한수학회 2015 대한수학회보 Vol.52 No.4

Let D = {z ∈ C : |z| < 1} be the open unit disk in the complex plane C, an analytic self-map of D and ψ an analytic function in D. Let D be the differentiation operator and W ,ψ the weighted composition operator. The boundedness and compactness of the product-type operator W ,ψ D from the weighted Bergman-Orlicz space to the weighted Zygmund space on D are characterized.

Weighted composition operators on Bers-type spaces of Loo-Keng Hua domains

Zhi-Jie Jiang,Zuo-an Li 대한수학회 2020 대한수학회보 Vol.57 No.3

Let $\mbox{HE}_I$, $\mbox{HE}_{II}$, $\mbox{HE}_{III}$ and $\mbox{HE}_{IV}$ be the first, second, third and fourth type Loo-Keng Hua domain respectively, $\vp$ a holomorphic self-map of $\mbox{HE}_I$, $\mbox{HE}_{II}$, $\mbox{HE}_{III}$, or $\mbox{HE}_{IV}$ and $u\in H(\M)$ the space of all holomorphic functions on $\M\in\{\mbox{HE}_I, \mbox{HE}_{II}, \mbox{HE}_{III}, \mbox{HE}_{IV}\}$. In this paper, motivated by the well known Hua's matrix inequality, first some inequalities for the points in the Bers-type spaces of the Loo-Keng Hua domains are obtained, and then the boundedness and compactness of the weighted composition operators $W_{\vp,u}:f\mapsto u\cdot f\circ\vp$ on Bers-type spaces of these domains are characterized.

Driving shaft fatigue optimization design of W type profile twin-screw pumps

Zhi-Jie Liu,Yu-Chong Zhao,Zhi-Qiang Gan,Dong-Lin Hui 대한기계학회 2018 JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Vol.32 No.11

Under changeable pumped medium and working environment, the twin-screw pump is prone to be broken by fatigue failures. A structure optimization design model and method of the driving shaft are presented based on response surface methodology and finite element analysis. In this model, the shaft diameter, chamfering degree and the shaft extension of the power end are selected as optimization variables, the limit values of the variables and maximal normal deformation of the spindle are considered as the constraint conditions, and the minimization of the equivalent alternating stress on the dangerous shaft section is taken as the optimization objective so as to improve the shaft fatigue reliability. The optimization results of a case show that the equivalent alternating stress on the dangerous spindle section reduces by 26.2 %, and the maximal normal deformation decreases by 25.2 % compared with the original design. In addition, the infinite life reliability and fatigue safety factors both meet the design requirements.

Colorimetric Probe Coupled to Dispersive Liquid–Liquid Microextraction for Determination of Dopamine in Serum

Zhi-gang Tai,Yi-ren Zhu,Yi-bo Yuan,Jin Liu,Zhen-jie Li,Zhi-hua Liu,Kun-miao Wang 대한화학회 2020 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.41 No.3

In this work, a highly sensitive method using a colorimetric probe coupled to dispersive liquid?liquid microextraction (DLLME) was developed for the quantitative determination of dopamine (DA) in serum. The DA in serum was concentrated by DLLME to increase the detection sensitivity and reduce the matrix effects. After the DLLME process, a colorimetric probe of silver triangular nanoparticles (AgTNPs) was used to detect DA, which was based on the plasma transformation of AgTNPs caused by strong interactions with melamine (MA). The results showed that DA could inhibit the aggregation of AgTNPs induced by MA, resulting in the recovery of the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) peak of AgTNPs. Thus, the DLLME method followed by colorimetric probe detection of DA can be achieved. The parameters affecting the proposed method were optimized, under the optimal conditions, a linear calibration curve was obtained over a concentration range of 5 to 250?nM with a recovery from 94.4 to 101.3%. The detection limit was 1.6 nM (at an S/N ratio of 3). The present method was successfully applied to determine DA in human serum.

A Dual-Population Memetic Algorithm for Minimizing Total Cost of Multi-Mode Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling

Zhi-Jie Chen,Chiuh-Cheng Chyu 대한산업공학회 2010 Industrial Engineeering & Management Systems Vol.9 No.2

Makespan and cost minimization are two important factors in project investment. This paper considers a multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling problem with the objective of minimizing costs, subject to a deadline constraint. A number of studies have focused on minimizing makespan or resource availability cost with a specified deadline. This problem assumes a fixed cost for the availability of each renewable resource per period, and the project cost to be minimized is the sum of the variable cost associated with the execution mode of each activity. The presented memetic algorithm (MA) consists of three features: (1) a truncated branch and bound heuristic that serves as effective preprocessing in forming the initial population; (2) a strategy that maintains two populations, which respectively store deadline-feasible and infeasible solutions, enabling the MA to explore quality solutions in a broader resource-feasible space; (3) a repair-and-improvement local search scheme that refines each offspring and updates the two populations. The MA is tested via ProGen generated instances with problem sizes of 18, 20, and 30. The experimental results indicate that the MA performs exceptionally well in both effectiveness and efficiency using the optimal solutions or the current best solutions for the comparison standard.

Polymerization of Catechol Employing Polyoxovanadate as Biomimetic Models Catalyze for Textile Dyeing

Zhi-jie Liang,Jiayu Peng,Jiale Liang,Yujing Song,Weini Jia,Qing-hui Mao 한국섬유공학회 2022 Fibers and polymers Vol.23 No.12

The outstanding redox chemistry of polyoxovanadate has shown excellent catalysis prospects. In the present work,the effect of polyoxovanadate (K7[MnV13O38]·18H2O) on the catalytic polymerization of catechol was investigated for thefirst time. The synthesized polymer was applied in-situ for the dyeing of cotton under mild conditions. Various processparameters, including the dosages of catechol and polyoxovanadate and incubation temperature, which influence the colordepth, were analyzed. The effect of different time intervals on polyoxovanadate-catalyzed polymerization of catechol wasexamined using UV-vis spectroscopy. The color intensity of cotton was evaluated by means of K/S value and color difference(ΔE*). The results show that the dyeing depth of the dyed cotton fabrics gradually increased with the extension of time andthe increase in the concentration of polyoxovanadate. This work represents a novel synthetic process exploring the potentialof a polymer to be used for textile dyeing.

PRODUCT-TYPE OPERATORS FROM WEIGHTED BERGMAN-ORLICZ SPACES TO WEIGHTED ZYGMUND SPACES

JIANG, ZHI-JIE Korean Mathematical Society 2015 대한수학회보 Vol.52 No.4

Let ${\mathbb{D}}=\{z{\in}{\mathbb{C}}:{\mid}z{\mid}<1\}$ be the open unit disk in the complex plane $\mathbb{C}$, ${\varphi}$ an analytic self-map of $\mathbb{D}$ and ${\psi}$ an analytic function in $\mathbb{D}$. Let D be the differentiation operator and $W_{{\varphi},{\psi}}$ the weighted composition operator. The boundedness and compactness of the product-type operator $W_{{\varphi},{\psi}}D$ from the weighted Bergman-Orlicz space to the weighted Zygmund space on $\mathbb{D}$ are characterized.

Effects of Supplementary Composts on Microbial Communities and Rice Productivity in Cold Water Paddy Fields

( Kai Zhi Xie ),( Pei Zhi Xu ),( Shao Hai Yang ),( Yu Sheng Lu ),( Rui Ping Jiang ),( Wen Jie Gu ),( Wen Ying Li ),( Li Li Sun ) 한국미생물 · 생명공학회 2015 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.25 No.5

Cold water paddy field soils are relatively unproductive, but can be ameliorated by supplementing with inorganic fertilizer from animal waste-based composts. The yield of two rice cultivars was significantly raised by providing either chicken manure or cow dung-based compost. The application of these composts raised the soil pH as well as both the total nitrogen and ammonium nitrogen content, which improved the soil’s fertility and raised its nitrification potential. The composts had a measurable effect on the abundance of nitrogencycling- related soil microbes, as measured by estimating the copy number of various bacterial and archaeal genes using quantitative real-time PCR. The abundance of ammonia oxidizing archaea and bacteria was markedly encouraged by the application of chicken manure-based compost. Supplementation with the composts helped promote the availability of soil nitrogen in the cold water paddy field, thereby improving the soil’s productivity and increasing the yield of the rice crop.

Evaluation and Comparison of the Solubility Models for Solute in Monosolvents

Min-jie Zhi,Wan-feng Chen,Yang-bo Xi 한국화학공학회 2024 Korean Chemical Engineering Research(HWAHAK KONGHA Vol.62 No.1

The solubility of Cloxacillin sodium in ethanol, 1-propanol, isopropanol, and acetone solutions was measured at different temperatures. The melting property was also tested by using a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). Then, the solubility data were fitted using Apelblat equation and λh equation, respectively. The Wilson model and NRTL model were not utilized to correlate the test data, since Cloxacillin sodium will decompose directly after melting. For comparison purposes, the four empirical models, i.e., Apelblat equation, λh equation, Wilson model and NRTL Model, were evaluated by using 1155 solubility curves of 103 solutes tested under different monosolvents and temperatures. The comparison results indicate that the Apelblat equation is superior to the others. Furthermore, a new method (named the calculation method) for determining the Apelblat equation using only three data points was proposed to solve the problem that there may not be enough solute in the determination of solubility. The log-logistic distribution function was used to further capture the trend of the correlation and to make better quantitative comparison between predicted data and the experimental ones for the Apelblat equation determined by different methods (fitting method or calculation method). It is found that the proposed calculation method not only greatly reduces the number of test data points, but also has satisfactory prediction accuracy.