Taste acuity of adult patients undergoing cancer treatment has been well investigated;however, studies of taste acuity after completion of cancer treatment are limited, particularly in children. This study aimed to as...Taste acuity of adult patients undergoing cancer treatment has been well investigated;however, studies of taste acuity after completion of cancer treatment are limited, particularly in children. This study aimed to assess taste acuity in pediatric cancer patients after treatment completion. Seventy-three patients who had completed cancer treatment (median age, 13 years;range, 7 - 18 years) and had not received any further treatment for at least 6 months were enrolled. Eighty-one healthy children (median age, 10 years;range, 8 - 19 years) served as controls. We determined the thresholds for four tastes (sweet, salty, sour, and bitter) using the filter-paper disc method. There was no significant difference in the thresholds of taste acuity for the four test solutions between the patient and control groups. The duration since treatment completion (<5 years vs. ≥5 years) had no significant impact on taste acuity for the four test solutions. The threshold for tasting salt was significantly higher in the group that had received chemotherapy + radiation and/or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation than that in the group that had received chemotherapy-only. Our results indicated that taste acuity after treatment completion in pediatric cancer patients was the same as that in healthy children. However, some treatment modalities were correlated with an impaired ability to taste salt. Gustatory test results should be considered while deciding nutritional support modalities after treatment completion in pediatric cancer patients.展开更多
In this paper,we present a modeling of the soil-water characteristic curve for residual and sedimentary soils of Bom Brinquedo Hill’s,located in Antonina,Brazil.This mountain range region is characterized as a natura...In this paper,we present a modeling of the soil-water characteristic curve for residual and sedimentary soils of Bom Brinquedo Hill’s,located in Antonina,Brazil.This mountain range region is characterized as a natural disaster risk area,requiring continuous research related to the stability of the area.To obtain the soil-water characteristic curve,undisturbed samples of residual and sedimentary soil were collected,followed by suction testing using the filter paper method.Considering the bimodal characteristic presented by the soil,LABFIT software was employed for curve fitting using the generic formulation“Harris+C”.The results of the tests indicated that the phenomenon of hysteresis had a greater influence in situations with higher suction levels.When comparing the residual moisture values of the macropores between residual soil and sedimentary soil,the former exhibited the lower value.This suggests that the residual soil has a coarser grain size and larger pores,which facilitates the release of water retained in the soil’s macropores.展开更多
为获取盐渍土蒸发过程中总吸力、基质吸力及渗透吸力的大小,阐明不同水盐条件下各吸力动态变化特征及其对蒸发的影响,将冷镜露点水势仪(WP4C)和并行接触式滤纸法相结合,对不同含盐量土壤蒸发过程中总吸力、基质吸力与渗透吸力的动态过...为获取盐渍土蒸发过程中总吸力、基质吸力及渗透吸力的大小,阐明不同水盐条件下各吸力动态变化特征及其对蒸发的影响,将冷镜露点水势仪(WP4C)和并行接触式滤纸法相结合,对不同含盐量土壤蒸发过程中总吸力、基质吸力与渗透吸力的动态过程及其对土壤蒸发的影响进行了分析;选取4种常用土壤水分特征曲线模型,利用SWRC-Fit对基质吸力与含水量之间的关系进行了拟合。结果表明:盐渍土在蒸发过程中基质吸力与渗透吸力占总吸力的比例不断发生变化,相同含水率下渗透吸力占比始终大于基质吸力;含水率与盐分均会影响土壤渗透吸力的大小,其中盐分的影响更显著。土壤蒸发.强度及持续时间均会受到土壤盐分影响。通过WP4C与并行接触式滤纸法可以同时获取蒸发过程中非饱和土壤的总吸力、基质吸力与渗透吸力,Fredlund and Xing(FX)模型能够较好地拟合实验蒸发过程中的实测数据,在蒸发各阶段均有较好拟合精度,也进一步证明了实验方法与数据的可靠性。展开更多
This study aimed to investigate the toxicity of rare earth ion yttrium under the stress of leaching agent ammonium sulfate （NH4）2SO4. [Method] By using earthworms as indicator organisms of environmental pol ution, a...This study aimed to investigate the toxicity of rare earth ion yttrium under the stress of leaching agent ammonium sulfate （NH4）2SO4. [Method] By using earthworms as indicator organisms of environmental pol ution, acute toxic ef-fects of rare earth yttrium on earthworms under the stress of ammonium sulfate were investigated with filter paper contact method. [Result] Under single stress of rare earth yttrium, the semi-lethal concentration after 48 and 24 h was LC50=213.41 mg/L and LC50=322.63 mg/L, respectively. ② Under single stress of ammonium sul-fate, the semi-lethal concentration after 48 h and 24 h was LC50=13.89 g/L and LC50=15.05 g/L, respectively. ③ In combined treatment of low concentration （10 g/L） of ammonium sulfate and different doses of rare earth yttrium, the semi-lethal con-centration after 48 and 24 h was LC50=198.65 g/L and LC50=399.85 g/L, respective-ly; in combined treatment of middle concentration （14 g/L） of ammonium sulfate and different doses of rare earth yttrium, the semi-lethal concentration after 48 and 24 h was LC50=167.3 mg/L and LC50=256.73 mg/L, respectively; in combined treatment of high concentration （20 g/L） of ammonium sulfate and different doses of rare earth yttrium, the semi-lethal concentration after 48 h and 24 h was LC50=31.03 mg/L and LC50=127.65 mg/L, respectively. [Conclusion] Low concentration of ammonium sulfate could reduce the toxicity of rare earth yttrium to earthworms and produce certain antagonism against rare earth yttrium; middle concentration ammonium sulfate in-creased the toxicity of rare earth yttrium to earthworms and produced relatively sig-nificant synergistic effects; high concentration ammonium sulfate significantly in-creased the toxicity of rare earth yttrium to earthworms. Compared with ammonium sulfate, dead earthworms exposed to rare earth yttrium were more easily fractured, and living earthworms showed insensitive response to acupuncture.展开更多
[ Objective] To explore the effects of different proportion of bee pollen on the water holding capacity of pork in Duroc Landrace x Yorkshire growing-finishing pigs in order to determine the optimal proportion. [ Met...[ Objective] To explore the effects of different proportion of bee pollen on the water holding capacity of pork in Duroc Landrace x Yorkshire growing-finishing pigs in order to determine the optimal proportion. [ Method] A total of 80 Duroc x Landrace x Yorkshire growing-finishing pigs, weighing （10.0 ± 1.0） kg, were randomly divided into five groups. The experimental period was 120 d including the 5-day pre-feecling period. The corn-soybean meal was not replaced during the whole period. All pigs had free access to feed and water. The pigs were fasting for 24 h but not prohibited from feed before the beginning. Group I was the control group reared with the diet not supplemented bee pollen. The pigs in group II, III ,IV and V were reared with the diet supplemented bee pollen at the concentration of 1%, 3%, 5% and 7%, respectively. After slaughtering, eye muscle was used for determination of water holding capacity through fast filter paper method, drip loss method, cooking loss method and Na- pole yield determination method. [ Resultl With the increase of the proportion of bee pollen, the water holding capacity of pork was first good and then poor. The addition of bee pollen at the concentration of 5% significantly reduced the drip loss of pork and the water holding capacity which was detected by fast filter paper method, but the cooking loss and Napole yield were not significantly influenced. [ Condmion] The bee pollen can effectively improve the water holding capacity of pork in Duroc x Landrace x Yorkshire growing-finishing pigs, and the optimal proportion is 5%.展开更多
采用压力板法、滤纸法和饱和盐溶液法3种方法,对压实桂林红黏土进行全吸力范围内的土-水特性量测,研究干密度对于土-水特征曲线的影响。试验结果表明:干密度1.4 g/cm3的压实桂林红黏土的进气值约为20 k Pa;土-水特征曲线的过渡段与典型...采用压力板法、滤纸法和饱和盐溶液法3种方法,对压实桂林红黏土进行全吸力范围内的土-水特性量测,研究干密度对于土-水特征曲线的影响。试验结果表明:干密度1.4 g/cm3的压实桂林红黏土的进气值约为20 k Pa;土-水特征曲线的过渡段与典型的土-水特征曲线不同,含水率或饱和度与吸力的对数坐标关系不是单一直线,而是出现了3段直线,并且中间一段平缓段下降斜率较小;当吸力增大到367 MPa时,含水率仅为0.74%,可认为如吸力继续增大至106 k Pa时,含水率和饱和度为0;用吸力与含水率关系表示土-水特征曲线时,吸力较大时不同干密度的曲线重合,认为干密度对土-水特征曲线无影响。用吸力与饱和度关系表示土-水特征曲线时,在吸力较小时,干密度越大,对应的土-水特征曲线越高;当吸力较大时,不同干密度的土-水特征曲线几乎重合。展开更多
文摘Taste acuity of adult patients undergoing cancer treatment has been well investigated;however, studies of taste acuity after completion of cancer treatment are limited, particularly in children. This study aimed to assess taste acuity in pediatric cancer patients after treatment completion. Seventy-three patients who had completed cancer treatment (median age, 13 years;range, 7 - 18 years) and had not received any further treatment for at least 6 months were enrolled. Eighty-one healthy children (median age, 10 years;range, 8 - 19 years) served as controls. We determined the thresholds for four tastes (sweet, salty, sour, and bitter) using the filter-paper disc method. There was no significant difference in the thresholds of taste acuity for the four test solutions between the patient and control groups. The duration since treatment completion (<5 years vs. ≥5 years) had no significant impact on taste acuity for the four test solutions. The threshold for tasting salt was significantly higher in the group that had received chemotherapy + radiation and/or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation than that in the group that had received chemotherapy-only. Our results indicated that taste acuity after treatment completion in pediatric cancer patients was the same as that in healthy children. However, some treatment modalities were correlated with an impaired ability to taste salt. Gustatory test results should be considered while deciding nutritional support modalities after treatment completion in pediatric cancer patients.
文摘In this paper,we present a modeling of the soil-water characteristic curve for residual and sedimentary soils of Bom Brinquedo Hill’s,located in Antonina,Brazil.This mountain range region is characterized as a natural disaster risk area,requiring continuous research related to the stability of the area.To obtain the soil-water characteristic curve,undisturbed samples of residual and sedimentary soil were collected,followed by suction testing using the filter paper method.Considering the bimodal characteristic presented by the soil,LABFIT software was employed for curve fitting using the generic formulation“Harris+C”.The results of the tests indicated that the phenomenon of hysteresis had a greater influence in situations with higher suction levels.When comparing the residual moisture values of the macropores between residual soil and sedimentary soil,the former exhibited the lower value.This suggests that the residual soil has a coarser grain size and larger pores,which facilitates the release of water retained in the soil’s macropores.
文摘为获取盐渍土蒸发过程中总吸力、基质吸力及渗透吸力的大小,阐明不同水盐条件下各吸力动态变化特征及其对蒸发的影响,将冷镜露点水势仪(WP4C)和并行接触式滤纸法相结合,对不同含盐量土壤蒸发过程中总吸力、基质吸力与渗透吸力的动态过程及其对土壤蒸发的影响进行了分析;选取4种常用土壤水分特征曲线模型,利用SWRC-Fit对基质吸力与含水量之间的关系进行了拟合。结果表明:盐渍土在蒸发过程中基质吸力与渗透吸力占总吸力的比例不断发生变化,相同含水率下渗透吸力占比始终大于基质吸力;含水率与盐分均会影响土壤渗透吸力的大小,其中盐分的影响更显著。土壤蒸发.强度及持续时间均会受到土壤盐分影响。通过WP4C与并行接触式滤纸法可以同时获取蒸发过程中非饱和土壤的总吸力、基质吸力与渗透吸力,Fredlund and Xing(FX)模型能够较好地拟合实验蒸发过程中的实测数据,在蒸发各阶段均有较好拟合精度,也进一步证明了实验方法与数据的可靠性。
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.21067003,51364015)National High-Tech Research and Development Program of China(GrantNo.2012BAC11B07)+1 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province(Grant No.20114BAB203024)Science and Technology Project of the Education Department ofJiangxi Province~~
文摘This study aimed to investigate the toxicity of rare earth ion yttrium under the stress of leaching agent ammonium sulfate （NH4）2SO4. [Method] By using earthworms as indicator organisms of environmental pol ution, acute toxic ef-fects of rare earth yttrium on earthworms under the stress of ammonium sulfate were investigated with filter paper contact method. [Result] Under single stress of rare earth yttrium, the semi-lethal concentration after 48 and 24 h was LC50=213.41 mg/L and LC50=322.63 mg/L, respectively. ② Under single stress of ammonium sul-fate, the semi-lethal concentration after 48 h and 24 h was LC50=13.89 g/L and LC50=15.05 g/L, respectively. ③ In combined treatment of low concentration （10 g/L） of ammonium sulfate and different doses of rare earth yttrium, the semi-lethal con-centration after 48 and 24 h was LC50=198.65 g/L and LC50=399.85 g/L, respective-ly; in combined treatment of middle concentration （14 g/L） of ammonium sulfate and different doses of rare earth yttrium, the semi-lethal concentration after 48 and 24 h was LC50=167.3 mg/L and LC50=256.73 mg/L, respectively; in combined treatment of high concentration （20 g/L） of ammonium sulfate and different doses of rare earth yttrium, the semi-lethal concentration after 48 h and 24 h was LC50=31.03 mg/L and LC50=127.65 mg/L, respectively. [Conclusion] Low concentration of ammonium sulfate could reduce the toxicity of rare earth yttrium to earthworms and produce certain antagonism against rare earth yttrium; middle concentration ammonium sulfate in-creased the toxicity of rare earth yttrium to earthworms and produced relatively sig-nificant synergistic effects; high concentration ammonium sulfate significantly in-creased the toxicity of rare earth yttrium to earthworms. Compared with ammonium sulfate, dead earthworms exposed to rare earth yttrium were more easily fractured, and living earthworms showed insensitive response to acupuncture.
文摘[ Objective] To explore the effects of different proportion of bee pollen on the water holding capacity of pork in Duroc Landrace x Yorkshire growing-finishing pigs in order to determine the optimal proportion. [ Method] A total of 80 Duroc x Landrace x Yorkshire growing-finishing pigs, weighing （10.0 ± 1.0） kg, were randomly divided into five groups. The experimental period was 120 d including the 5-day pre-feecling period. The corn-soybean meal was not replaced during the whole period. All pigs had free access to feed and water. The pigs were fasting for 24 h but not prohibited from feed before the beginning. Group I was the control group reared with the diet not supplemented bee pollen. The pigs in group II, III ,IV and V were reared with the diet supplemented bee pollen at the concentration of 1%, 3%, 5% and 7%, respectively. After slaughtering, eye muscle was used for determination of water holding capacity through fast filter paper method, drip loss method, cooking loss method and Na- pole yield determination method. [ Resultl With the increase of the proportion of bee pollen, the water holding capacity of pork was first good and then poor. The addition of bee pollen at the concentration of 5% significantly reduced the drip loss of pork and the water holding capacity which was detected by fast filter paper method, but the cooking loss and Napole yield were not significantly influenced. [ Condmion] The bee pollen can effectively improve the water holding capacity of pork in Duroc x Landrace x Yorkshire growing-finishing pigs, and the optimal proportion is 5%.
文摘采用压力板法、滤纸法和饱和盐溶液法3种方法,对压实桂林红黏土进行全吸力范围内的土-水特性量测,研究干密度对于土-水特征曲线的影响。试验结果表明:干密度1.4 g/cm3的压实桂林红黏土的进气值约为20 k Pa;土-水特征曲线的过渡段与典型的土-水特征曲线不同,含水率或饱和度与吸力的对数坐标关系不是单一直线,而是出现了3段直线,并且中间一段平缓段下降斜率较小;当吸力增大到367 MPa时,含水率仅为0.74%,可认为如吸力继续增大至106 k Pa时,含水率和饱和度为0;用吸力与含水率关系表示土-水特征曲线时,吸力较大时不同干密度的曲线重合,认为干密度对土-水特征曲线无影响。用吸力与饱和度关系表示土-水特征曲线时,在吸力较小时,干密度越大,对应的土-水特征曲线越高;当吸力较大时,不同干密度的土-水特征曲线几乎重合。
