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MAJBRITT OVERGÅRD SCHOU CASPER RISHOLT TORBEN L. LAURIDSEN MARTIN SØNDERGAARD PETER GRØNKJÆR LENE JACOBSEN SØREN BERG CHRISTIAN SKOV SANDRA BRUCET ERIK JEPPESEN 《Freshwater Biology》2009,54(7):1520-1531
1. Return of large‐bodied zooplankton populations is of key importance for creating a shift from a turbid to a clear‐water state in shallow lakes after a nutrient loading reduction. In temperate lakes, recovery is promoted by submerged macrophytes which function as a daytime refuge for large zooplankton. However, recovery of macrophytes is often delayed and use of artificial plant beds (APB) has been suggested as a tool to enhance zooplankton refuges, thereby reinforcing the shift to a clear‐water state and, eventually, colonisation of natural plants. 2. To further evaluate the potential of APB in lake restoration, we followed the day–night habitat choices of zooplankton throughout summer in a clear and a turbid lake. Observations were made in the pelagic and littoral zones and in APB in the littoral representing three different plant densities (coverage 0%, 40% and 80%). 3. In the clear lake, the zooplankton (primarily Daphnia) were mainly found in the pelagic area in spring, but from mid‐May they were particularly abundant in the APB and almost exclusively so in mid‐June and July, where they appeared in extremely high densities during day (up to 2600 ind. L−1). During night Daphnia densities were overall more equally distributed between the five habitats. Ceriodaphnia was proportionally more abundant in the APB during most of the season. Cyclopoids were more abundant in the high APB during day but were equally distributed between the five habitats during night. 4. In the turbid lake, however, no clear aggregation was observed in the APB for either of the pelagic genera (Daphnia and Bosmina). This may reflect a higher refuge effect in the open water due to the higher turbidity, reduced ability to orient to plant beds and a significantly higher fish density (mainly of roach, Rutilus rutilus, and perch, Perca fluviatilis) in the plant beds than in the clear lake. Chydorus was found in much higher proportions among the plants, while cyclopoids, particularly the pelagic Cyclops vicinus, dominated in the pelagic during day and in the pelagic and high density plants during night. 5. Our results suggest that water clarity is decisive for the habitat choice of large‐bodied zooplankton and that introduction of APB as a restoration measure to enhance zooplankton survival is only a useful tool when water clarity increases following loading reduction. Our results indicate that dense APB will be the most efficient. 相似文献
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Samuel D Vasikaran SA Paul Chubb Peter R Ebeling Nicole Jenkins Graham RD Jones Mark A Kotowicz Howard A Morris Hans-Gerhard Schneider Markus J Seibel Greg Ward 《The Clinical biochemist. Reviews / Australian Association of Clinical Biochemists》2014,35(4):237-242
Bone turnover markers (BTMs) are classified as either formation or resorption markers. Their concentrations in blood or urine of adults are considered to reflect the rate of bone remodelling and may be of use in the management of patients with bone disease. Major inter-method differences exist for BTMs, and harmonisation of methods is currently being pursued at an international level. Based on published data, this article describes age- and sex-specific Australian consensus reference intervals for adults for serum procollagen type I amino-terminal propeptide (s-PINP) and serum β-isomerised carboxy-terminal cross-linking telopeptide of type I collagen (s-CTX). 相似文献
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Graham RD Jones Sabrina DA Koetsier 《The Clinical biochemist. Reviews / Australian Association of Clinical Biochemists》2014,35(4):243-250
Reference intervals are commonly considered to allow for between-laboratory bias. The RCPAQAP Liquid Serum Chemistry Program has collected data on laboratory measurements as well as reference intervals. This allows assessment of the between-laboratory variation in results, reference intervals and the information transmitted by the combination of these factors. For the majority of common chemistry analytes, the between-laboratory variation in reference intervals is greater than the variation in results. Additionally the reference interval variation is generally not related to bias between the results. Use of common reference intervals, either as an average of the current intervals in use, or the intervals proposed by the AACB Harmonisation Group, improved the variation seen in the information produced by different laboratories. 相似文献
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Three wheat samples collected in 1987 in Central Poland and naturally infected withFusarium spp were analyzed for the presence ofFusarium spp andFusarium toxins. Heads were separated into three fractions: kernels with visibleFusarium damage, healthy looking kernels, and chaff + rachis. The samples contained deoxynivalenol (2.0 – 40.0μg/g), nivalenol (O.O1μg/g), 4,7-dideoxynivalenol (0.10 – 0.15μg/g). 15-acetyldeoxynivalenol (0.10–2.00 μg/g), 3-acetyldeoxynivalenol (O/1Oμg/g), and zearalenone (0.01–2.00μg/g). This is the first report about 15 - acetyldeoxynivalenol in European wheat and the co-occurrence of 3 - acetyldeoxynivalenol and 15-acetyldeoxynivalenol in the same sample of contaminated cereals. 相似文献
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Raynner RD Barboza Wedson de MS Souto José da S Mourão 《Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine》2007,3(1):1-14
Background
Viewed through the micro focus of an interpretive lens, medical anthropology remains mystified because interpretivist explanations seriously downplay the given context in which individual health seeking-behaviours occur. This paper draws upon both the interpretivist and political economy perspectives to reflect on the ethno medical practices within the Korean-Australian community in Sydney.Methods
We draw on research data collected between 1995 and 1997 for an earlier study of the use of biomedical and traditional medicine by Korean-Australians in Sydney. A total of 120 interviews were conducted with a range of participants, including biomedical doctors, traditional health professionals, Korean community leaders and Korean migrants representing a range of socio-economic backgrounds and migration patterns.Results and Discussion
First, the paper highlights the extent to which the social location of migrants in a host society alters or restructures their initial cultural practices they bring with them. Second, taking hanbang medicine in the Korean-Australian community as an illustrative case, the paper explores the transformation of the dominant biomedicine in Australia as a result of the influx of ethnomedicine in the era of global capitalism and global movement.Conclusion
In seeking to explain the popularity and supply of alternative health care, it is important to go beyond the culture of each kind of health care itself and to take into consideration the changes occurring at societal, national and global levels as well as consequential individual response to the changes. New social conditions influence the choice of health care methods, including herbal/alternative medicine, health foods and what are often called New Age therapies. 相似文献16.
Santosh N. Mokale Sandeep S. Shinde Rupali D. Elgire Jaiprakash N. Sangshetti Devanand B. Shinde 《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters》2010,20(15):4424-4426
A series of 3-(4,6-disubtituted-2-thioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidin-5-yl) propanoic acid derivatives has been synthesized by condensation of thiourea, 5-(4-subtituted phenyl)-5-oxopentanoic acid and substituted aldehyde. The synthesized compounds were screened for their anti-inflammatory activity using rat paw edema method. Most of the compounds from the series showed significant (p <0.05) anti-inflammatory activity. 相似文献
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Background
It is a well-known phenomenon that some patients with acute left or right hemisphere stroke show a deviation of the eyes (Prévost's sign) and head to one side. Here we investigated whether both right- and left-sided brain lesions may cause this deviation. Moreover, we studied the relationship between this phenomenon and spatial neglect. In contrast to previous studies, we determined not only the discrete presence or absence of eye deviation with the naked eye through clinical inspection, but actually measured the extent of horizontal eye-in-head and head-on-trunk deviation. In further contrast, measurements were performed early after stroke onset (1.5 days on average). 相似文献18.
Bradley RD; Adkins RM; Honeycutt RL; McDonald JH 《Molecular biology and evolution》1998,15(6):709-717
Using the strictly neutral model as a null hypothesis, we tested for
deviations from expected levels of nucleotide polymorphism at the alcohol
dehydrogenase locus (Adh-1) within and among four species of pocket gophers
(Geomys bursarius major, G. knoxjonesi, G. texensis llanensis, and G.
attwateri). The complete protein-encoding region was examined, and 10
unique alleles, representing both electromorphic and cryptic alleles, were
used to test hypotheses (e.g., the neutral model) concerning the
maintenance of genetic variation. Nineteen variable sites were identified
among the 10 alleles examined, including 9 segregating sites occurring in
synonymous positions and 10 that were nonsynonymous. Several statistical
methods, including those that test for within-species variation as well as
those that examine variation within and among species, failed to reject the
null hypothesis that variation (both within and between species of Geomys)
at the Adh locus is consistent with the neutral theory. However, there was
significant heterogeneity in the ratio of polymorphism to divergence across
the gene, with polymorphisms clustered in the first half of the coding
region and fixed differences clustered in the second half of the gene. Two
alternative hypotheses are discussed as possible explanations for this
heterogeneity: an old balanced polymorphism in the first half of the gene
or a recent selective sweep in the second half of the gene.
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Adults of the human parasitic trematode Schistosoma mansoni, which causes
hepatosplenic/intestinal complications in humans, synthesize
glycoconjugates containing the Lewis x (Lex) Galbeta1-->4(Fucalpha1--
>3)GlcNAcbeta1-->R, but not sialyl Lewis x (sLex), antigen. We now
report on our analyses of Lexand sLexexpression in S.haematobium and
S.japonicum, which are two other major species of human schistosomes that
cause disease, and the possible autoimmunity to these antigens in infected
individuals. Antigen expression was evaluated by both ELISA and Western
blot analyses of detergent extracts of parasites using monoclonal
antibodies. Several high molecular weight glycoproteins in both S.
haematobium and S. japonicum contain the Lexantigen, but no sialyl
Lexantigen was detected. In addition, sera from humans and rodents infected
with S.haematobium and S.japonicum contain antibodies reactive with Lex.
These results led us to investigate whether Lexantigens are expressed in
other helminths, including the parasitic trematode Fasciola hepatica , the
parasitic nematode Dirofilaria immitis (dog heartworm), the ruminant
nematode Haemonchus contortus , and the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis
elegans . Neither Lexnor sialyl-Lexis detectable in these other helminths.
Furthermore, none of the helminths, including schistosomes, express Lea,
Leb, Ley, or the H- type 1 antigen. However, several glycoproteins from all
helminths analyzed are bound by Lotus tetragonolobus agglutinin , which
binds Fucalpha1-->3GlcNAc, and Wisteria floribunda agglutinin, which
binds GalNAcbeta1-->4GlcNAc (lacdiNAc or LDN). Thus, schistosomes may be
unique among helminths in expressing the Lexantigen, whereas many different
helminths may express alpha1,3-fucosylated glycans and the LDN motif.
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Jain RK; Piskorz CF; Huang BG; Locke RD; Han HL; Koenig A; Varki A; Matta KL 《Glycobiology》1998,8(7):707-717
The selectins interact in important normal and pathological situations with
certain sialylated, fucosylated glycoconjugate ligands containing sialyl
Lewisx(Neu5Acalpha2-3Galbeta1-4(Fucalpha1-3)GlcN Ac). Much effort has gone
into the synthesis of sialylated and sulfated Lewisxanalogs as competitive
ligands for the selectins. Since the natural selectin ligands GlyCAM-1 and
PSGL-1 carry sialyl Lewisxas part of a branched Core 2 O-linked structure,
we recently synthesized Galbeta1-4(Fucalpha1-3)GlcNAcbeta1-6(SE-3Galbeta1++
+-3)GalNAc1alphaOMe and found it to be a moderately superior ligand for L
and P-selectin (Koenig et al. , Glycobiology 7, 79-93, 1997). Other studies
have shown that sulfate esters can replace sialic acid in some selectin
ligands (Yeun et al. , Biochemistry, 31, 9126-9131, 1992; Imai et al. ,
Nature, 361, 555, 1993). Based upon these observations, we hypothesized
that Neu5Acalpha2-3Galbeta1-3GalNAc might have the capability of
interacting with L- and P-selectin. To examine this hypothesis, we
synthesized Galbeta1-4(Fucalpha1-3)GlcNAcbeta1-6(Neu5Acalpha2++
+-3Galbeta1-3)- GalNAc alpha1-OB, which was found to be 2- to 3-fold better
than sialyl Lexfor P and L selectin, respectively. We also report the
synthesis of an unusual structure GalNAcbeta1-4(Fucalpha1-
3)GlcNAcbeta1-OMe (GalNAc- Lewisx-O-methyl glycoside), which also proved to
be a better inhibitor of L- and P-selectin than sialyl Lewisx-OMe.
Combining this with our knowledge of Core 2 branched structures, we have
synthesized a molecule that is 5- to 6-fold better at inhibiting L- and
P-selectin than sialyl Lewisx-OMe, By contrast to unbranched structures,
substitution of a sulfate ester group for a sialic acid residue in such a
molecule resulted in a considerable loss of inhibition ability. Thus, the
combination of a sialic acid residue on the primary (beta1-3) arm, and a
modified Lexunit on the branched (beta1-6) arm on an O-linked Core 2
structure generated a monovalent synthetic oliogosaccharide inhibitor
superior to SLexfor both L- and P-selectin.
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