Focusing on the high dispersion of stable isotope ratios (δ13C, δ15N, δ18O, δ2H) in edible bird's nest (EBN), a robust method was developed to simultaneously discriminate and quantify three types substances (sialic acid, egg white food gums) added separately into EBN. Results showed that by establishing data processing formula improve cohesion samples' ratios, discriminant achieved with an accu...

We examined the therapeutic effect of an ethanol extract derived from Boehmeria nivea (Linn.) Gaudich in a mouse model of experimental colitis. Treatment with 70% ethanol extract derived from B. nivea (EBN) at a dose of 100, 200, or 500 mg/(kg · d) improved colon shortening, body weight, the disease activity index (DAI), and histopathological score of DSS-induced colitis mice. DSS significantly...

Abstract Edible bird's nest (EBN) is a traditional food which was nourishing and functional. Particularly, there the epidermal growth factor (EGF) in EBN, thought to play an important role promoting skin repair. However, type content of EGF EBN were not determined yet. In this study, identified as bird by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method validated be accurate precise. Moreover, it found...

Edible bird’s nest (EBN)islong known as a delicacy and medicine among the Chinese communities all over the world. This work reports thephysicochemical, biochemical and antibacterial properties of EBN obtained from the swiftlet premises in Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia. Carbohydrates (46.47%) and proteins (35.8%) were the major constituents, with little fats (1.5%) and no fibre. Amino acid analysi...

We describe a new interconnection network called the Enhanced Butterfly (EBn). It is a Cayley graph with n2 nodes, each incident with five edges. This new network has a diameter n which compares favorably to the wrap-around butterfly (Bn) with the same number of nodes and a diameter of b3n/2c. Bn is a subgraph of EBn. The simple and optimal routing algorithms for this network are presented.

A specific gas chromatographic (GC) detection method for edible bird's nest (EBN) based on identifying the composition of the oligosaccharide chain combined with glycoprotein in EBN is developed. Five monoses (D-mannitose, D-galactose, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, and N-acetyl neuraminate) that constitute the oligosaccharide chain are detected using GC and GC-mass spectrome...

Aim This study aimed to evaluate the effect of edible bird's nest (EBN) supplementation on the uteri of rats based on analyses of the morphological and histomorphometric changes, and expressions of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and its receptor (REGF) genes, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), and steroid receptors. Materials and Methods Twent...

This paper proposes to modify the TCP congestion control mechanism by allowing network routers to supply Explicit Buffer Notification (EBN) to the TCP data sender. The TCP sender runs an algorithm that uses the EBN feedback to compute the control window. The EBN plays the role of a generalized Advertised Window so that the EBN TCP results to be a natural extension of the current TCP flow contro...

We combine Bayesian networks (BNs) and structural reliability methods (SRMs) to create a new computational framework, termed enhanced Bayesian network (eBN), for reliability and risk analysis of engineering structures and infrastructure. BNs are efficient in representing and evaluating complex probabilistic dependence structures, as present in infrastructure and structural systems, and they fac...