Objective: Noise creates alteration in human health in both physical as well as psychological variations. Effect of noise on components of metabolic syndrome (MetS) has been discussed but not well established. The aim of this study was to investigate the MetS in female workers from textile mill. Methods: A total of 65 female workers were recruited for the study from the high noise (>70 dB) area...

Creatinine is the final product of creatine metabolism in muscle of mammals, and mainly filtered out of blood in kidneys. The creatinine levels are related to the state of renal function, thyroid malfunction and muscular disorders. This indicates the importance of creatinine measurements in blood or urine. The current clinical determination of creatinine is based on Jaffe reaction [1]. However,...

Few studies have investigated the alkali-based salt resistance aspect of plants. Here, we used 2 pumpkin cultivars (‘Cucurbita ficifolia Bouch.’ and ‘Chuandilong’) to study the growth and physiological response mechanisms of pumpkin to different levels of NaHCO3 stress. After second true leaf development, pumpkin seedlings were treated with varying levels of NaHCO3 stress (0, 30, 60 and 90 mmol...

Relay intercropping represents an alternative for sustainable production of vegetables, but the changes of internally antioxidant defense combined with the growth and yield are not clear. Field experiment was carried out to investigate the malondialdehyde (MDA) content and activity levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), polyphenol oxidase (PPO), and phenylalanine ammonia-lyase ...

In this paper, we prove arithmetic properties modulo 5 and 7 satisfied by the function pod(n) which denotes the number of partitions of n wherein odd parts must be distinct (and even parts are unrestricted). In particular, we prove the following: For all n ≥ 0, pod(135n + 8) ≡ 0 (mod 5), pod(135n + 107) ≡ 0 (mod 5), pod(135n + 116) ≡ 0 (mod 5), pod(675n + 647) ≡ 0 (mod 25), pod(3375n + 1997) ≡ ...

Aluminum (Al) toxicity is an important barrier to soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) production in acid soils. However, little known about the genes underlying Al tolerance soybean. We aim find key candidate and investigate their roles this study. Comparative transcriptome analyses of Al-tolerant (KF) Al-sensitive (GF) varieties under control stress at 6, 12, 24 h were investigated. A total 1411 ...

Nanozymes are defined as mimic enzymes with both unique nanostructures and catalytic activity. Inspired by natural enzymes, herein, we reported a dual-functional nanozyme of Au/Cu hierarchically organized particles (Hops) excellent polyphenol oxidase-like (PPO-like) peroxidase-like (POD-like) activities, which could rapidly oxidize refractory toxic phenolic pollutants serve sensitive tool to de...

In the present study, field surveys were conducted to detect potential associational susceptibility of crop plants (potato, alfalfa and maize) caused by Canadian goldenrod, Solidago canadensis (L.), one most common invasive weeds in Central Eastern Europe, via plant associated virus vectoring aphids. Assessments made two major agricultural land types: crops grown under high input vs. low-input ...