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【Objective】In order to provide reference for the application of condensed tannins in Micropterus salmoides feed, this study was conducted to assess the effects of short-term feeding condensed tannins on growth performance and liver health of large-sized M. salmoides.【Method】A total of 600 fish with an initial weight of 510 (±10.4) g were selected and randomly divided into 4 groups, with 3 replicates per group and 50 fish per replicates. Fish in the control group were fed with basic diet (G1), while fish in the experimental groups were fed with basic diet supplemented with 0.1% (G2), 0.2% (G3) and 0.4% (G4) of condensed tannins, respectively. The experimental period was 30 d.【Result】Compared with G1, the feed coefficient of fish in G4 was significantly increased by 17.44% (P < 0.05), while the survival rate was significantly decreased by 15.79% (P < 0.05); The abdominal fat rate of fish in G2, G3, and G4 were significantly decreased by 12.03%, 16.18%, and 13.69% respectively (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in feed intake, weight gain rate, specific growth rate among all groups; The contents of serum glucose, total cholesterol, and triglycerides of fish in G4 were significantly decreased by 49.73%, 28.46% and 35.71%, respectively (P < 0.05), while the contents of serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol of fish in G3 and G4 were significantly decreased by 38.71% and 51.61% respectively (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the contents of albumin, globulin, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and the activities of alanine transaminase and glutamic transaminase among all groups; With the increase of dietary condensed tannins, the "fatty liver" status of large-sized M. salmoides was improved, the vacuolation and inflammatory infiltration of liver tissue were also weakened, and the liver lipid content and lipid droplet area ratio were significantly reduced.【Conclusion】Dietary supplemented with 0.1% and 0.2% of condensed tannins had no significant effects on the survival rate and feed coefficient of large-sized M. salmoides. However, it could promote the metabolism of glucose and lipid, reduce liver fat and abdominal fat, and improve liver health of fish. If the evaluation is based on liver health, the appropriate concentration of condensed tannins in the diet of M. salmoides is 0.2%.

Objective To investigate the current situation concerning volume control of red blood cells in additive solution produced by blood service in Chongqing, and to lay a foundation for promoting the homogenization of preparation process of red blood cells in additive solution. Methods A questionnaire was designed to investigate the factors related to the preparation of red blood cells in additive solution. The questionnaire was sent by Chongqing Association of Blood Transfusion via E-mail to 18 blood services in the city, and the collected data was sorted, revised and analyzed by research team. Results A total of 18 blood services(including 1 blood center + 1 sub-center, 6 central blood stations and 11 central blood banks) returned the questionnaires. The results showed that there were differences among blood services across Chongqing, regarding the centrifugal parameters during preparation, the operation mode and monitoring situation of the capacity control during preparation, and the formulation of the capacity standard of red blood cells in additive solution etc. Conclusion The preparation process of red blood cells in additive solution, produced by Chongqing blood services, should be further standardized, and the capacity control method of this product in Chongqing should be gradually unified to achieve regional homogeneity and to ensure blood safety.

Objective To provide reference for formulating relatively unified quality control strategies and meeting the requirements of homogenization construction of blood banks across Chongqing area by retrospectively analyzing sampling results of different blood components during the past two years in all levels of blood banks in Chongqing area. Methods The key quality data of blood components prepared by 6 blood banks in Chongqing were analyzed retrospectively. According to the issuing units to the clinical during the past two years, the research objects were selected as leukocyte-depleted suspended RBCs, cryoprecipitate, pathogen inactivated fresh frozen plasma(FFP) and apheresis platelets. The quality data of the above-mentioned blood components from January 2019 to June 2021 were collected and analyzed. Results For leukocyte-depleted suspended RBCs(1U)prepared by 5 blood banks, statistically significant differences in Hb, residual white blood cells and hemolysis rate at the end of storage, except for Hct, were noticed(P

Fresh pork cold chain logistics has the characteristics of multiple operation links, complex processes and high risks. In this study, Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) method was applied to evaluate the risk of fresh pork cold chain logistics process, in order to standardize quality management and reduce process risks. Taking a pig slaughtering and processing enterprise as an example, the risk analysis of six cold chain links including slaughtering, precooling, refrigeration, segmentation and packaging, transportation and sales of fresh pork was carried out to identify 12 failure modes. The severity, occurrence and detection levels of each failure mode were evaluated by the expert group, and the risk sequence numbers were quantified according to the risk evaluation criteria. According to the classification of risk levels, 5 high risk failure modes, 4 medium risk failure modes and 3 low risk failure modes were determined, and the improvement sequence of each fault mode was clarified, so as to formulate risk improvement measures and implement them in a targeted way. The comprehensive risk management of fresh pork cold chain logistics based on FMEA from a systematic perspective could effectively prevent risks and provide a theoretical basis for the construction of fresh pork safety supply guarantee system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Method of information source selection is important to build domain ontology with regard to improving the ontology quality and efficiency, and develop the ontology. The classical methods only take concepts into account, and fall short of solving practical problems well. Therefore, an abstract method analysis is firstly used to analyze the characteristics of information sources, such as conceptuality, relativity and predictability, and then considering these properties, three methods - the improved vector space model (VSM), ontology relation distance and neural network, are introduced to calculate these characteristics weights, respectively. Finally, the simulated data is generated by implementing software OnMaker, and three weights of concept, relation and prediction are obtained, and in the following every document weight is calculated. Combined with a real document data set of "Wetland Protection", the model is tested and a good order effect on the document selection is attained. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

BACKGROUND The infrared absorption mechanism is mainly related to the Si-O lattice, channel structure water, other alkaline metal cations, and vibration of molecules. Relevant research at home and abroad focuses mainly on peak position attribution and spectral peak feature comparison. It is considered that molecular vibration is related to different types of structural water. However, there are few studies on deeper mineralization or chemical controlling factors. OBJECTIVES To unravel the controlling factors of H2OⅠ-type infrared spectral characteristics. METHODS The typical H2OⅠ-type natural emeralds were collected from 4 mining areas, including the Eastern Cordillera mountains in Colombia (EC), the Panjshir valley in Afghanistan(P), the Ural mountains in Russia(U), and the Kaduna/Plateau state in Nigeria (KP). The samples were analyzed by Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR). The typical H2OⅠ-type infrared (IR) spectral characteristics and their controlling factors were studied. The chemical composition data were obtained from the EMPA analyses. RESULTS The results show that the spectral characteristics of H2O Ⅰ-type emeralds from different mining areas share a consistent pattern. Several absorptions related to structural water, basic ions and macromolecules had stable peak positions, approximately similar relative peak intensities and peak shapes. As the analysis proved, the H2OⅠIR spectra were first directly controlled by the mixed ratio of the two types of the structure water in the channel, and further related to the substitution of Al3+, chemically controlled by the (Mg2++Fe2+) concentration in the ore fluids. When the concentration of (Mg2++Fe2+) was low, the degree of isomorphic substitution was lower, and the emerald structure water was mainly characterized by Ⅰ-type water. The related elements were characterized by high Si and Al but low Mg and Fe, corresponding to the typical infrared characteristics, indicating the relationship between chemical ion concentration and infrared spectral characteristics. CONCLUSIONS The research process showed that Infrared Spectroscopy could assist in the identification of Ⅰ-type water emerald production discrimination and the understanding of the metallogenic environment.

Currently existing grid scheduling algorithms largely ignore the impact of trust mechanism,which made their applicability in a realistic environment rather doubtful.Based on the grid trust model and trust utilization functions,a trust-driven grid job scheduling problem was proposed.Trust-driven Min-min and Sufferage job scheduling heuristics were presented,which were extended based on traditional job scheduling strategies.The algorithms were evaluated with large scale simulation.Simulation result demonstrates trust-driven heuristics perform better than time-driven heuristic on average trust utility and total trust utility.

Based on a three-year field experiment, the effects of reduced chemical fertilizer combined with straw application on paddy yield, soil fertility properties, and community structure of diazotrophs in a double-rice cropping field three years after straw application were examined. Three treatments were applied:conventional fertilizer application (CF), chemical fertilizer reduction combined with a low straw application rate (CFLS, 3 t·hm -2 ), and a high straw application rate (CFHS, 6 t·hm -2 ). The results showed that CFLS and CFHS did not significantly reduce rice grain yield ( P >0.05); significantly neutralized soil acidification; increased soil microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen, dissolved organic carbon, and organic carbon content ( P <0.05); and significantly reduced soil redox potential, ammonium nitrogen, and nitrate nitrogen contents ( P <0.05). This was more conducive to improve soil nitrogen use efficiency. Compared with those under the CF treatment, the natural nitrogen fixation functional communities of CFLS and CFHS increased the Shannon, PD, and Evenness indexes ( P <0.05) due to the improvement of conditions such as the increase in soil carbon storage and the decrease in acidification degree. The relative abundance of microbial communities with nitrogen fixation, carbon fixation, and plant growth promotion functions such as Ferrigenium, Sulfurivermis, Methylomonas, Methylovulum, Ectothiorhodospira , and Nostoc increased significantly ( P <0.05). In conclusion, the reduction in chemical fertilizer combined with 3 t·hm -2 and 6 t·hm -2 straw application was an effective measure to improve the community structure of soil diazotrophs and the potential of soil nitrogen fixation.

Xiaojin Pill, was firstly recorded in Life-saving Manual of Diagnosis and Treatment of External Diseases, with its primitive name of "Xiaojin Dan". Xiaojin Pill is a classic prescription for treating carbuncle and it is the first choice for Chinese medicine in the clinical treatment of hyperplasia of mammary glands. In this paper, the literature reports on Xiaojin Pills were summarized and the historical evolution, material basis, pharmacological action, quality control and other problems were systematically discussed to explore the potential problems in every aspect of the development status, and put forward the development countermeasures, providing reference for the modernization research and development of Xiaojin Pills., Competing Interests: The authors of this article and the planning committee members and staff have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose., (Copyright© by the Chinese Pharmaceutical Association.)

The extraction of active ingredient group, i.e., prim-o-glucosylcimifugin, astragaloside, and 5-o-methylvisammiosode from Yupingfeng powder with one-pot method was studied in this work. A HPLC method was used to determine the content of each active constituent mentioned above in the extract. The influences of extraction temperature, time, volume percent of ethanol in water and its amount added on the content and yield of active ingredient group were investigated by orthogonal test. The experimental results showed that the optimized extraction conditions were as follows: 1g of Yupingfeng powder was one-pot extracted for 4 hours at 80 degrees C with 90% ethanol as solvent, and the yield and content of active ingredient group were 0.16%, 0.53% respectively. The active ingredient group in Yupingfeng powder could be effectively one-pot extracted under the conditions above.

The genetic effects of general and specific combining ability, male, female, and specific reciprocal cross were estimated for height, diameter of breast height (dbh), volume, crown-width, under branch height, crook degree and ratio of branch with shoot in Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Three quantitative characters, i.e. tree height, dbh, volume were focused, and their effects were discussed in detail. It was found that the GCA, SCA and specific reciprocal cross effects (SRE) were most important, and female effect (FEM) and male effect (MAL) were less important. Three parents with high GCA were good materials used for establishing seed orchard. Eight combinations significantly improved quantitative characters. One of them was improved on quantitative character and trunk quality at the same time. The breeding strategy and methods were also suggested for E. globulus.