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In order to research the effect of viscosity modifying admixture (VMA) on the rebar rust resistance in self-compacting concrete, stereoscopic microscope, linear polarization, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and Tafel polarization test method were utilized to study the effect of three commonly used viscosity modifying admixtures, polyacrylamide (PAM), hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC) and hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) on the rebar rust resistance performance in simulated concrete pore solution. Results showed that PAM, HPMC and HEC could effectively inhibit the corrosion of rebar in simulated concrete pore solution. With the content of VMAs increasing, the corrosion resistance of rebar was enhanced. The rust resistance ability of the three VMAs on rebar increased in the following order: HEC< HPMC< PAM. Furthermore, the inhibition effect of PAM, HPMC and HEC on the cathodic corrosion process of rebar was stronger than that of the anodic process. Among them, PAM and HPMC were cathode type rust inhibitors, while HEC was a mixed type rust inhibitor that mainly suppressed the cathode.

The article presents a study regarding the effects of amino acids and vitamins on the in vitro development of buffalo embryos derived from in vitro fertilization (IVF) in China. The study concluded that nonessential amino acids experienced an increase in the rate of IVF embryos. It also mentions the effects in both high and low concentration amino acids wherein low concentration was beneficial to the development of buffalo embryos but high concentration was detrimental to the development.

The article presents a study which determines the effect of the cytochalasin B (CB) on the development of buffalo somatic cell nuclear transfer (NT) embryos. The result showed that addition of CB to electrofusion medium has no profound effect on the development of buffalo NT embryos. Additionally, there was no beneficial effect on its development, when treated buffalo NT embryos with CB after activation, but treated them with CB before activation can improve their development.

The article presents a study which shows that oestrus serum of buffalo (OCS) or mixed serum could help to improve the development of buffalo embryos in vitro fertilization.

The article presents a study which examines the effects of somatic cell serial nuclear transfer (SCSNT) on the somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) in buffalo. Researchers perform SCSNT using the fetal cells of buffalo as the donor cells and compare the fusion rate and cleavage rate of SCSNT with those of SCNT. Results demonstrate the feasibility of buffalo SCSNT and the ability of buffalo SCNT embryos to be recloned without the elimination of their development ability.