This study compared tone sensitivity in monolingual and bilingual infants in a novel word learning task. Tone language learning infants (Experiment 1, Mandarin monolingual; Experiment 2, Mandarin-English bilingual) were tested with Mandarin (native) or Thai (non-native) lexical tone pairs which contrasted static vs. dynamic (high vs. rising) tones or dynamic vs. dynamic (rising vs. falling) ton...

This study investigated the effects of two parameters (i.e., interruption rate, and duty cycle of interruption) on the perception of periodically interrupted Mandarin speech. Normal-hearing listeners were instructed to identify consonant/vowel/tone/word from isolated Mandarin words and recognize Mandarin sentences when they were temporally interrupted by square wave. Results showed that consist...

We have previously reported that the application of- used as isoprothiolane (IPT), a fungicide against rice blast- 20 to 30 days before harvest improved peel color in satsuma mandarin fruit (Citrus unshiu Marcow). However, mechanism by which IPT improves coloration is not yet fully understood. This study examined effects of on plant hormones such gibberellic acid (GA) and abscisic (ABA), carote...

Varying the strength of the croton oil in a phenol peel solution can customize the peel to suit the needs of each patient and address delicate areas, such as the eyelids and the neck. Here the author presents important refinements in phenol-croton oil peel application.

This study examined how Vietnamese learners of Mandarin who varied in their learning experience perceived synthesized Mandarin tones. We aimed to assess whether and how learners’ sensitivity to tonal correlates is commensurate with their knowledge and experience in the target language. 60 Vietnamese learners of Mandarin in Hanoi, and native speakers of Mandarin, were recruited to participate in...

The use of fruit coatings aims to avoid dehydration, minimize the occurrence spots in peel and weight loss as well extend postharvest life maintaining appearance. objective this study was evaluate effect different quality, acetaldehyde ethanol production mandarin orange varieties, during storage. With that aim, fruits with or without degreening fungicide treatment, were treated experimental con...

UNLABELLED Ten different varieties of tomatoes were separated into peel and flesh and each portion was measured separately. Headspace volatiles were measured in real time using selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry. Lipoxygenase activity was measured using the adsorption of conjugated dienes formed by lipoxygenase. Lipid was extracted and fatty acids were quantified using a gas chromatograph...

Nowadays, there are few reports about regulatory genes implicated in peel color of longan. The basic genetic research of longan has been in stagnation for a long time as a lack of transcriptomic and genetic information. To predict candidate genes associated with peel color, Gene Functional Annotation and Coding Sequence prediction were used to perform functional annotation for our assembled uni...

Dai X.-J., Liu M.-Q., Jin H.-X., Jing M.-Y. (2011): Optimisation of solid-state fermentation of Aspergillus niger JL-15 for xylanase production and xylooligosaccharides preparation. Czech J. Food Sci., 29: 557–567. The production of xylanase (XylA) by Aspergillus niger JL-15 in solid-state fermentation (SSF) on orange peel was optimised by the response surface methodology (RSM). The results rev...