This paper reports the development of a microscopic 3D shape measuring method based on digital holographic microscopy, and its application to a microscopic droplet which changes in shape as time progresses. The use of an off-axis holographic/interferometric optical system enables measuring the geometry of microscopic objects in 3D and in real time. The measurement is performed in the volume of ...

The effect of biofloc (BFT) and clear water (CW) at low (ls) high-water salinity (hs) in wild juveniles Penaeus setiferus were evaluated. Four treatments implemented: hsBFT, lsBFT, hsCW, lsCW. After 45 days, final weight (FW), gain (WG), hepatosomatic index (HSI), survival rate (SR) Antioxidant activity muscle hepatopancreas measured: superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione-S tr...

Drought stress influences seed germination and seedling growth of many plants. Seed coating is technique of covering seeds with adhesive agents to improve seed performance and plant establishment and could be used to alleviate the negative effects of osmotic stress. In order to solve the problem of low germination and poor vigor of sweet corn under osmotic stress conditions (0, -0.3, -0.6 and -...

Activation of 17beta-estradiol (E2) through the formation of catechol estrogen metabolites, 2-OH-E2 and 4-OH-E2, and the C-16alpha hydroxylation product, 16alpha-OH-E2, has been postulated to be a factor in mammary carcinogenesis. Cytochrome P450 1B1 (CYP1B1) exceeds other P450 enzymes in both estrogen hydroxylation activity and expression level in breast tissue. To determine whether inherited ...

Mustard leaf (Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.) using as material of a traditional fermented vegetable food (Kimchi) in Korea, is one of the important vegetables. Two cultivars of mustard (red and green) were grown in the experimental farm of Chungnam National University and allowed them to grow until flowering stage. In this study, the variability of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) content and mRNA tran...

Using electrical field stimulation of epithelium-denuded intact guinea pig tracheal tube preparations, we studied the presence and role of prejunctional β2-adrenoceptors by measuring evoked endogenous acetylcholine (ACh) and norepinephrine (NE) release directly. Analysis of ACh and NE was through two HPLC systems with electrochemical detection. Electrical field stimulation (150 mA, 0.8 ms, 16 H...

Leucine modulates muscle protein synthesis (MPS), with potential to facilitate accrual/maintenance of muscle mass. Animal models suggest that leucine boluses shortly after meals may prolong MPS and delay onset of a "muscle-full" state. However, the effects of nutrient "top-ups" in humans, and particularly older adults where deficits exist, have not been explored. We determined the effects of a ...

Denev, P. and A. YorDAnov, 2013. Total polyphenol, proanthocyanidin and flavonoid content, carbohydrate composition and antioxidant activity of persimmon (Diospyros kaki L.) fruit in relation to cultivar and maturity stage. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 19: 981-988 The current study investigates the total polyphenol, proanthocyanidin and flavonoid content, the carbohydrate composition, and antioxidant ...

Among Vaccinium species, blueberries (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) and lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) are popular in the human diet. In this study, total phenolic, total flavonoid and total monomeric anthocyanin contents in the ethanol-water extracts of blueberry and lingonberry fruits grown wild in the forests in the central region of Poland were assayed. Antioxidant activities of the extrac...