Indoor feeding combined with restricted grazing time improves body health, slaughter performance, and meat quality in Huang-huai sheep

Huang Yafeng,Zhao Mengyu,Zhang Xiaoan,Wei Huiqing,Liu Lumeng,Zhang Zi Jun,Cheng Xiao,Wang Guanjun,Ren Chunhuan 아세아·태평양축산학회 2023 Animal Bioscience Vol.36 No.11

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of three feeding systems, i.e., indoor feeding (CON), indoor feeding with 4-h daily access to grazing artificial pasture (ITGP), and indoor feeding with 8-h daily access to grazing artificial pasture (IEGP), on the plasma antioxidant and immunological capacity, slaughter characteristics, meat quality and economic efficiency of Huang-huai lambs. Methods: Thirty-three healthy Huang-huai rams with similar body weight (approximately 5 mo of age, 28.96±1.01 kg) were assigned equally to three experimental groups. When finished fattening, six lambs from each group were collect blood samples for plasma analyses and then slaughtered to determine slaughter characteristics and obtain biceps brachii muscle for further analysis of meat quality and fatty acid profile. Results: Compared to CON group, animals submitted to ITGP and IEGP groups resulted in greater contents of serum glutathione peroxidase, immunoglobulins (IgA, IgG, and IgM), polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), n-6 PUFA, and PUFA/saturated fatty acid (FA) ratio and lower palmitic /oleic acid ratio (p<0.05). Moreover, animals in ITGP group exhibited a higher (p<0.05) loin eye area, content of meat crude protein (CP), and eicosetrienoic acid compared to CON group, while slaughter performance was superior (p<0.05) to that of the IEGP group. The economic efficiency of ITGP group was 70.12% higher than that of CON group, while the IEGP group exhibited a decrease of 92.54% in economic efficiency compared to the CON group. Conclusion: Restricted grazing time combined with indoor feeding was more effective in conferring superior body health, carcass traits and economic efficiency in Huang-huai lambs, as well as higher CP content and healthier FA composition in the resulting meat.

Reliability and Validity of Chinese Version of the Perceived Competence Scale for Disaster Mental Health Workforce: A Cross-Sectional Study

Qingqing Xiao(Qingqing Xiao),Xiaozhen Song(Xiaozhen Song),Xuehua Huang(Xuehua Huang),Xiandong Meng(Xiandong Meng) 대한신경정신의학회 2023 PSYCHIATRY INVESTIGATION Vol.20 No.3

Objective This study aimed to translate the English version of the Perceived Competence Scale for Disaster Mental Health Workforce (PCS-DMHW) into Chinese, and to test its reliability and validity in Chinese mental health workers.Methods With the consent of Professor Choi, Keimyung University, Korea, and the authorization of the scale, the English version of PCS-DMHW was translated, retranslated and culturally debugged to form the Chinese version of PCS-DMHW. The general information questionnaire and the Chinese version of PCS-DMHW scale were used to investigate 706 mental health workforce from 9 tertiary hospitals in Sichuan province in China from March 24, 2020 to April 14, 2020. The Cronbach’s α coefficient was used to evaluate the internal consistency reliability of the scale, and the test-retest correlation coefficient r was used to evaluate the test-retest reliability of the scale. The content validity indexes (CVI) and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was used separately for evaluating the content validity and structure validity of the scale.Results The Cronbach’s α coefficient of the Chinese version of PCS-DMHW total scale, individual competences and organizational competences subscale was 0.978, 0.956, and 0.964, respectively. The test-retest reliability of the total scale, individual competences and organizational competences subscale was 0.949, 0.932 and 0.927, respectively. The item-level CVI of all scale were ranged from 0.833-1.000, the scale-level CVI (S-CVI)/universal agreement of the total scale, individual competences and organizational competences subscale was 0.833, 0.875, and 0.857, respectively, and the S-CVI/average was 0.972, 0.979, and 0.976, respectively. EFA showed that two principal components were extracted from the subscale of individual competences and organizational competences.Conclusion The Chinese version of PCS-DMHW has good reliability and validity, and can be widely used in China.

Research of Fuzzy Logic-Controlled SMES for Power System Transient Voltage Stability

Huang Xiao-hua,Xiao Li-ye 전력전자학회 2007 ICPE(ISPE)논문집 Vol.- No.-

Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) is a power electronic based device with a superconducting coil that has the potential to bring essential functional characteristics to the utility transmission and distribution systems. This paper presents a new approach and corresponding experiments for fuzzy logic-controlled SMES to improve the transient voltage stability of electric power system. The SMES coil built for power utility applications has the following unique design characteristics: 0.2H, 20㎾/100kJ, 1㎄ dc current. Based on the result of SMES prototype experience, a mathematic model of power system and SMES are adopted. A fuzzy controller is assigned. Bus voltage is taken as the input signal to fuzzy controller. The fuzzy rule-bases are designed and explained. The validity of the suggested control strategies are confirmed by simulation and experimental tests. From the results they are demonstrated that transient voltage stabilizing effect by mean of SMES was very significant.

Microarray Analysis of the Hypoxia-induced Gene Expression Profile in Malignant C6 Glioma Cells

Huang, Xiao-Dong,Wang, Ze-Fen,Dai, Li-Ming,Li, Zhi-Qiang Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2012 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.13 No.9

Hypoxia is commonly featured during glioma growth and plays an important role in the processes underlying tumor progression to increasing malignancy. Here we compared the gene expression profiles of rat C6 malignant glioma cells under normoxic and hypoxic conditions by cDNA microarray analysis. Compared to normoxic culture conditions, 180 genes were up-regulated and 67 genes were down-regulated under hypoxia mimicked by $CoCl_2$ treatment. These differentially expressed genes were involved in mutiple biological functions including development and differentiation, immune and stress response, metabolic process, and cellular physiological response. It was found that hypoxia significantly regulated genes involved in regulation of glycolysis and cell differentiation, as well as intracellular signalling pathways related to Notch and focal adhesion, which are closely associated with tumor malignant growth. These results should facilitate investigation of the role of hypoxia in the glioma development and exploration of therapeutic targets for inhibition of glioma growth.

Part three: Community Health Education and Development : Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Among Adolescent in Yunnan

( Xiao Liang Li ),( Hao Peng Zhang ),( Ying Huang ),( Xia Xiao ) 한국환경보건학회(구-한국환경위생학회) 2004 Current Challenges and Advances in Environmental H Vol.- No.-

Cloning, Expression, and Characterization of Endoglucanase Gene egIV from Trichoderma viride AS 3.3711

( Huang Xiao Mei ),( Jin Xia Fan ),( Qian Yang ),( Xiu Ling Chen ),( Zhi Hua Liu ),( Yun Wang ),( Da Qing Wang ) 한국미생물 · 생명공학회 2012 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.22 No.3

Endoglucanase gene egIV was cloned from Trichoderma viride AS 3.3711, an important cellulose-producing fungus, by using an RT-PCR protocol. The egIV cDNA is 1,297 bp in length and contains a 1,035 bp open reading frame encoding a 344 amino acid protein with an estimated molecular mass of 35.5 kDa and isoelectronic point (pI) of 5.29. The expression of gene egIV in T. viride AS 3.3711 could be induced by sucrose, corn straw, carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), or microcrystalline cellulose, but especially by CMC. The transcripts of egIV were regulated under these substrates, but the expression level of the egIV gene could be inhibited by glucose and fructose. Three recombinant vectors, pYES2-xegIV, pYES2Mα-egIV, and pYES2Mα-xegIV, were constructed to express the egIV gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae H158. The CMCase activity of yeast transformants IpYES2Mα-xegIV was higher than that of transformant IpYES2-xegIV or IpYES2Mα-egIV, with the highest activity of 0.13 U/ml at induction for 48 h, illustrating that the modified egIV gene could enhance CMCase activity and that MFα signal peptide from S. cerevisiae could regulate exogenous gene expression more effectively in S. cerevisiae. The recombinant EGIV enzyme was stable at pH 3.5 to 7.5 and temperature of 35oC to 65oC. The optimal reaction condition for EGIV enzyme activity was at the temperature of 55oC, pH of 5.0, 0.75 mM Ba2+, and using CMC as substrate. Under these conditions, the highest activity of EGIV enzyme in transformant IpYES2Mα-xegIV was 0.18 U/ml. These properties would provide technical parameters for utilizing cellulose in industrial bioethanol production.

论民族精神的传承与开放

Xiao-hong Huang 한국도덕윤리과교육학회 2013 도덕윤리과교육 Vol.- No.40

From the perspective of vertical and horizontal respectively the times and historicity of the national spirit, as well as the tradition and openness of the national spirit are discussed. As a result, the national spirit is historical and of the times, and not only traditional but also opening up. The mutual exchanges and dependence of all ethnic groups in all aspects are more frequent and deep than ever,especially in the trend of globalization.The one-sidedness and limitation of a nation are of no possibility, when the openness and integration of the national spirit are a necessity. 从纵向和横向的角度分别探讨了民族精神的历史性和时代性,以及民族精神的传统性和开放性,进而指出:民族精神既是历史的,也是时代的;既是传统的,也是开放的。尤其在全球化的趋势下,“各民族的各方面的互相往来和各方面的互相依赖”比以往任何时候都要频繁和深刻,非但“民族的片面性和局限性”不可能,民族精神的开放性和融合性更是成为必要。

P(BA-co-HBA) Coated Fe3O4@ZnO Nanoparticles as Photo-Responsive Multifunctional Drug Delivery Systems for Safer Cancer Therapy

Xiao Huang,Xi Zheng,Caixia Yi,Shuanghong Yin 성균관대학교(자연과학캠퍼스) 성균나노과학기술원 2016 NANO Vol.11 No.5

Amphipathic polymer coated magnetic nanoparticles which are loaded with docetaxel as photoresponsive multifunctional drug delivery systems for safer cancer therapy have been fabricated. Such kind of drug delivery system not only possesses favorable magnetic response property, but also could realize docetaxel-release and EGF-adsorption simultaneously simulated by UV and dark control, which can significantly boost the effectiveness of chemotherapy.

Clinical Study on Fluvoxamine Combined with Oxycodone Prolonged-Release Tablets in Treating Patients with Moderate to Severe Cancer Pain

Xiao, Yang,Liu, Jun,Huang, Xin-En,Ca, Li-Hua,Ma, Yi-Min,Wei, Wei,Zhang, Rong-Xia,Huang, Xiao-Hong,Chang, Juan,Wu, Yi-Jia Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.23

Objective: To observe treatment effects and safety of fluvoxamine combined with oxycodone prolonged-release tablets in treating patients with moderate to severe cancer pain. Methods: Patients confirmed pathologically with cancer and complicated with moderate to severe pain, were divided into control and experimental groups. Oxycodone prolonged-release tablets, with or without fluvoxamine, were administrated to all study patients until pain relief. Degree of pain relief, dose of oxycodone prolonged-release tablets, side effects and quality of life were compared before and after treatment. Results: In total, 120 patients were recruited. No statistically significant difference was detected regarding age, gender, types of cancer, KPS between two groups of patients (P>0.05). Baseline pain score of patients with moderate pain in treatment and control group was $4.9{\pm}0.8$ and $5.1{\pm}0.8$, respectively; and decreased to $1.8{\pm}1.1$ and $1.2{\pm}1.1$ after treatment, respectively. Pain intensity was significantly reduced in the treatment group (P=0.028). Average daily consumption of oxycodone prolonged-release tablets was ($54.0{\pm}19.6$) mg and ($44.7{\pm}18.7$) mg respectively, which is lower in treatment grpup than in control group, but the difference was not statistically significant (P=0.065). Baseline pain score of patients with severe pain in treatment and control groups were $8.3{\pm}1.1$ and $8.3{\pm}1.1$, respectively; and pain intensity after treatment decreased to $2.9{\pm}1.0$ and $2.3{\pm}1.0$. Pain intensity was significantly reduced in the treatment group, with statistical significance (P=0.026). Average daily consumption of oxycodone prolonged-release tablets was ($132.0{\pm}42.2$) mg and ($110.7{\pm}33.9$) mg, respectively, which is lower in treatment group than in control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P=0.035). In terms of quality of life, patients in treatment group had better performance status, daily activity, mood, and sleep than that in control group (P < 0.05). Patients in two groups had similar side effects, eg., constipation, nausea/vomiting, lethargy, dizziness, itchy skin, dysuria, and ataxia. Lower incidence of nausea/vomiting, lethargy, was obtained from patients in treatment than in control group, while significant low constipation was observed in treatment than in control group (35.0% vs 49.2%, P=0.026). Conclusion: Fluvoxamine combined with oxycodone prolonged-release tablets could be more effective in treating patients with cancer pain, and could reduce the dosage of oxycodone prolonged-release tablets and thus be associated with lower side effects, and improved quality of life.

Cloning and Characterization of a Novel Mannanase from Paenibacillus sp. BME-14

( Xiao Yu Fu ),( Xiao Luo Huang ),( Peng Fu Liu ),( Ling Lin ),( Gao Bing Wu ),( Chan Juan Li ),( Chun Fang Feng ),( Yu Zhi Hong ) 한국미생물 · 생명공학회 2010 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.20 No.3