老年性白内障患者生活质量调查及与自我效能感、自我感受负担和社会关系质量的相关性研究

目的:研究老年性白内障患者生活质量与自我效能感、自我感受负担和社会关系质量的相关性。方法:纳入我院于2018年8月~2020年12月期间接收的老年性白内障患者116例作为研究组,另选取同期来我院检查眼睛视力的100例志愿者作为对照组,两组均填写中文版低视力者生活质量量表(CLVQOL)、自我感受负担量表(SPBS)、一般自我效能感量表(GSES)、社会关系质量量表等评分量表。经Pearson线性相关分析CLVQOL评分与SPBS、GSES和社会关系质量的关系。结果:共发放问卷216份,收回有效问卷212份,回收率为98.15%。研究组的身体机能、精神心理、症状与视功能、社会活动、总分低于对照组,组间对比差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。研究组身体因素、情感因素、经济因素、总分高于对照组(P<0.05)。研究组个体对环境挑战的认知、个体对自我的认知、个体对控制感的认知以及总分低于对照组(P<0.05)。研究组家庭承担、家庭亲密度、朋友关系、总分低于对照组(P<0.05)。Pearson线性相关分析结果显示,CLVQOL评分与GSES和社会关系质量呈正相关,而与SPBS呈负相关(P<0.05)。结论:老年性白内障患者生活质量较差,与自我效能感、自我感受负担和社会关系质量密切相关,应重视上述相关因素的改善,以提高患者生活质量。     

Risks and advantages of using surface laser photogrammetry on free‐ranging marine organisms: a case study on white sharks Carcharodon carcharias

This study employed a non‐lethal measurement tool, which combined an existing photo‐identification technique with a surface, parallel laser photogrammetry technique, to accurately estimate the size of free‐ranging white sharks Carcharodon carcharias. Findings confirmed the hypothesis that surface laser photogrammetry is more accurate than crew‐based estimations that utilized a shark cage of known size as a reference tool. Furthermore, field implementation also revealed that the photographer's angle of reference and the shark's body curvature could greatly influence technique accuracy, exposing two limitations. The findings showed minor inconsistencies with previous studies that examined pre‐caudal to total length ratios of dead specimens. This study suggests that surface laser photogrammetry can successfully increase length estimation accuracy and illustrates the potential utility of this technique for growth and stock assessments on free‐ranging marine organisms, which will lead to an improvement of the adaptive management of the species.     

Validation of daily increments and a marine‐entry check in the otoliths of sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka post‐smolts

Juvenile sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka that were reared and smolted in laboratory conditions were found to produce otolith daily increments, as well as a consistently visible marine‐entry check formed during their transition to salt water. Field‐collected O. nerka post‐smolts of an equivalent age also displayed visible checks; however, microchemistry estimates of marine‐entry date using Sr:Ca ratios differed from visual estimates by c. 9 days suggesting that microstructural and microchemical processes occur on different time scales.     

Water discharge affects Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolt production: a 27 year study in the River Orkla,Norway

A model that explains 48% of the annual variation in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolt production in the River Orkla, Norway, has been established. This variation could be explained by egg deposition, minimum daily discharge during the previous winter and minimum weekly discharge during the summer 3 years before smolt migration. All coefficients in the model were positive, which indicates that more eggs and higher minimum discharge levels during the winter before smolt migration and the summer after hatching benefit smolt production. Hence, when the spawning target of the river is reached, the minimum levels of river discharge, in both winter and summer, are the main bottlenecks for the parr survival, and hence for smolt production. The River Orkla was developed for hydropower production in the early 1980s by the construction of four reservoirs upstream of the river stretch accessible to S. salar. Although no water has been removed from the catchment, the dynamics of water flow has been altered, mainly by increasing discharges during winter and reducing spring floods. In spite of the higher than natural winter discharges, minimum winter discharge is still a determinant of smolt production. Hence, in regulated rivers, the maintenance of discharges to ensure that they are as high as possible during dry periods is an important means of securing high S. salar smolt production.     

Slow growth of the overexploited milk shark Rhizoprionodon acutus affects its sustainability in West Africa

Age and growth of Rhizoprionodon acutus were estimated from vertebrae age bands. From December 2009 to November 2010, 423 R. acutus between 37 and 112 cm total length (L_T) were sampled along the Senegalese coast. Marginal increment ratio was used to check annual band deposition. Three growth models were adjusted to the length at age and compared using Akaike's information criterion. The Gompertz growth model with estimated size at birth appeared to be the best and resulted in growth parameters of L_∞ = 139·55 (L_T) and K = 0·17 year^?1 for females and L_∞ = 126·52 (L_T) and K = 0·18 year^?1 for males. The largest female and male examined were 8 and 9 years old, but the majority was between 1 and 3 years old. Ages at maturity estimated were 5·8 and 4·8 years for females and males, respectively. These results suggest that R. acutus is a slow‐growing species, which render the species particularly vulnerable to heavy fishery exploitation. The growth parameters estimated in this study are crucial for stock assessments and for demographic analyses to evaluate the sustainability of commercial harvests.     

Changes in growth and maturation parameters of Pacific sardine Sardinops sagax collected off California during a period of stock recovery from 1994 to 2010

Whether fluctuation in density influenced the growth and maturation variables of three aggregated cohorts (fish born during the 1986–1993, 1996–2003 and 2004–2008 periods) of Pacific sardine Sardinops sagax caeruleus collected off the Californian coast from 2004 to 2010 was investigated. Using a von Bertalanffy mixed‐effects model with aggregated cohorts as covariates, estimated growth rate significantly covaried with aggregated cohorts. Growth rate (K) was modelled as a fixed effect and estimated to be 0·264 ± 0·015 (±s.e ). Statistical contrasts among aggregated cohorts showed that the 1996–2003 cohorts had a significantly lower growth rate than the other two aggregated cohorts. The theoretical age at length zero (t₀) and the standard length at infinity (L_S∞) were modelled as random effects, and were estimated to be ?2·885 ± 0·259 (±s.e ) and 273·13 ± 6·533 mm (±s.e ). The relation of ovary‐free mass at length was significantly different among the three aggregated cohorts, with the allometric coefficient estimated to be 2·850 ± 0·013 (±s.e ) for the S. sagax population. The age‐at‐length trajectory of S. sagax born between 1986 and 2008 showed strong density dependence effects on somatic growth rates. In contrast to the density‐dependent nature of growth, the probability to be mature at‐size or at‐age was not significantly affected by aggregated cohort density. The size and the age‐at‐50% maturity were estimated to be 150·92 mm and 0·56 years, respectively. Stock migration, natural fluctuations in biomass and removal of older and larger S. sagax by fishing might have been interplaying factors controlling growth parameters during 1986–2010.     

不同年龄鼠骨髓干细胞移植治疗心梗后心衰的实验研究

目的：通过对比观察不同年龄鼠骨髓干细胞在体外的生长状态和移入受损心肌后对心肌梗死大鼠心功能的影响,说明年龄对骨髓干细胞的增殖能力和对移植效果的影响。方法：分别分离培养3日龄,1月龄,6月龄,12月龄Wister雄鼠骨髓干细胞,观察细胞生长状态,描记生长曲线。将60只大鼠用结扎冠状动脉前降支的方法制成心肌梗死模型后两周,随机分为三组：Ⅰ组：3日龄组（n=20只）：给予3日龄的5-溴脱氧尿嘧啶（Brdu）标记的鼠骨髓干细胞;Ⅱ组：6月龄组（n=20只）：给予6月龄的Brdu标记的鼠骨髓干细胞;Ⅲ组：对照组（n=20只）：给予培养液。各组均于治疗前及治疗后4周进行心脏超声检查评价心功能改善情况。处死动物取出心脏,进行直接测量后取左心室作石蜡切片,行苏木素-伊红（HE）染色及免疫组化检测,鉴定植入的细胞和心肌、毛细血管再生情况。结果：不同年龄鼠骨髓干细胞培养结果示3日龄及1月龄组增殖能力均高于6月龄及12月龄组,但3日龄与1月龄组之间无统计学差异,12月龄组在原代培养后期即死亡。治疗前超声心动图显示Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ组心功能无显著差异（P〉0.05）,治疗之后四周超声心动图检查结果示：Ⅰ、Ⅱ组LVEF、FS、IVST、LVPW和LVESD较治疗前均有明显提高,且显著高于Ⅲ组;Ⅰ组LVEF、FS、IVST、LVPWs和LVESD又明显高于Ⅱ组;Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ组LVEDD与治疗前比较无统计学意义。心脏直测结果显示Ⅰ、Ⅱ组的Wh、Wh、Wb、L、I度均较第Ⅲ组有所增加,其中Ⅰ组又明显高于Ⅱ组。免疫组化结果显示：Ⅰ、Ⅱ组于梗死周边均发现Brdu（＋）细胞存在,心肌特异性抗体阳性,且Ⅰ组阳性率明显高于Ⅱ组。毛细血管密度检测结果显示Ⅰ组毛细血管增生情况明显优于Ⅱ组。结论：不同年龄鼠骨髓干细胞的体外增殖能力不同,年龄越小,增殖能力越强。骨髓干细胞移植可以改善心肌梗死后大鼠的心脏功能,增加梗死区毛细血管密度,抑制心室重构,且年龄与移植效果成反比。     

Digestibility and energy value of cereal-based diets in relation to digesta viscosity and retention time in turkeys and chickens at different ages estimated with different markers

Digesta viscosity, ileal transit time of digesta, apparent ileal protein digestibility and apparent metabolisable energy (AME_N) of diets based on wheat and dehulled barley (WB), oats (O) or a mixture of these (WBO) fed as such or with enzyme supplementation in three- and six-week old turkeys and broilers were investigated. In addition, differences between ileal digestibility and AME_N calculated by using titanium dioxide (TiO₂), chromic oxide (Cr₂O₃) or acid insoluble ash (AIA) as indigestible markers were compared. Digesta viscosities were generally moderate reaching from 2.5 mPa · s to 7.3 mPa · s. The highest viscosities were observed in WBO diets. Viscosities were reduced with age in broilers, and were generally higher in turkeys than in broilers, especially at six weeks of age. Digesta retention time in ileum was elongated with age of the birds, pronouncedly in broilers. Oat inclusion to the diets decreased retention time especially in broilers at six weeks of age. Apparent ileal digestibility of protein ranged from 0.64–0.83, was lower at six weeks of age than at three weeks of age and generally lowest in O diets, especially in turkeys. AME_N of the diets ranged from 11.2–13.4 MJ/kg being higher at six weeks of age than at three weeks of age. AME_N of Diets O was the lowest but AME_N of WBO diets was higher than that of WB diets indicating a synergistic interaction of cereals, this trend being more pronounced in broilers. Enzyme supplementation decreased viscosity and improved AME_N in most diets, but did not affect ileal protein digestibility. Differences between ileal digestibility estimates obtained with TiO₂ or Cr₂O₃ were small and mainly not significantly different from 0. AME_N estimates were generally higher when calculated with Cr₂O₃ than with TiO₂. AIA gave remarkably lower AME_N values than TiO₂ (the significant differences ranging from 0.24–0.94 MJ/kg). In addition, effects of markers on AME_N estimates interacted with age of the birds and dietary treatments.     

Effect of age at the beginning of the free-range fattening period on growth and carcass and fat quality in Iberian pigs

Abstract

This experiment was carried out to study the influence of age at the beginning of the free-range fattening period (traditional pigs, TP, age 12 months vs. young pigs, YP, age 8 months) on the performance of Iberian pigs. During 152 days prior to the fattening period, TP and YP pigs received 1.7 and 2.6 kg feed per day, respectively. During fattening, TP pigs had a higher average daily gain (p < 0.05) than YP pigs. The proportions of PUFA and n-3 fatty acids of the outer and inner layers of subcutaneous backfat were higher in TP than in YP pigs (p < 0.05), while the proportions of C16:0 and SFA in the inner layer of subcutaneous backfat were greater in YP than in TP pigs (p < 0.05). The ratio of n-6/n-3 in subcutaneous backfat was lower in TP than in YP pigs (p < 0.05). The percentage of intramuscular fat in longissimus dorsi muscle was higher in TP than in YP pigs (p < 0.05). The relationship between the percentage of intramuscular fat in longissimus dorsi muscle and average daily gain during the free-range fattening period adjusted to a quadratic function (p < 0.05). The concentration of α- and γ-tocopherol in subcutaneous backfat at slaughter was significantly higher in TP than in YP pigs (p < 0.05). It is concluded that Iberian pigs that have 8 months of age at the beginning of free-range feeding have adequate commercial quality.