The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the effect and mechanism of quercetin on reproductive performance in perinatal sows.According to the similar principle of parity and body weight,24 perinatal sows were...The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the effect and mechanism of quercetin on reproductive performance in perinatal sows.According to the similar principle of parity and body weight,24 perinatal sows were randomly divided into four treatments with six replicates,including normal control and three treatments fed by a basal diet supplemented with 0,0.025%,0.050%,and 0.075%quercetin,respectively.The feeding trial was conducted from 100 days of gestation to 28 days post-partum.Reproductive performance,colostrum composition,serum indexes of antioxidation,inflammation,hormones,and the diversity and relative abundance of fecal microflora were determined in perinatal sows.Compared with the control,quercetin significantly reduced the rate of constipation,serum content of malondialdehyde(MDA),prolactin(PRL),and progesterone(PROG),and significantly increased the content of serum estradiol(E2)and insulin-like growth factor-1(IGF-1)in colostrum of perinatal sows(P<0.05).Meanwhile,0.025%quercetin significantly increased glutathione(GSH)content in serum(P<0.05),0.050%quercetin significantly reduced the rate of backfat loss(P<0.05),and 0.075%quercetin significantly increased immunoglobulin M(IgM)content in colostrum of perinatal sows(P<0.05).In addition,0.050%and 0.075%quercetin significantly shortened estrus interval(P<0.05)and significantly increased the content of IgA and IgG in colostrum(P<0.05)and dopamine(DA)content in serum of perinatal sows(P<0.05).Quercetin significantly decreased the content of nitric oxide(NO),IL-1β,IL-6,TNF-α,and MCP-1 in serum(P<0.05)and significantly improved microflora abundance and diversity in feces of perinatal sows(P<0.05).In conclusion,dietary supplementation of quercetin reduced oxidative stress and inflammatory responses and regulated intestinal microflora in perinatal sows,thus improved reproductive performance in perinatal sows.Under this experimental condition,the optimal supplementation with dietary quercetin was 0.075%in perinatal sows.展开更多
The reproductive performance and abdominal fat of the high VLDL (H-VLDL) and low VLDL (L-VLDL) lines were studied after divergent selection for plasma very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) concentration in broiler chick...The reproductive performance and abdominal fat of the high VLDL (H-VLDL) and low VLDL (L-VLDL) lines were studied after divergent selection for plasma very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) concentration in broiler chickens at 8 weeks of age. It was shown that the main reproductive traits were higher in L-VLDL line than H-VLDL line. The beneficial correlated responses of the reproductive traits were produced by the selection for plasma VLDL. 1) Plasma VLDL concentration was significantly correlated with abdominal fat (r=0.50, P<0.01), ahich was higher than that with plasma triglyceride concentration. There was a significant difference in abdominal fat between both lines but age increase or food restriction may decrease this difference. The H-VLDL line had about twice as much abdominal fat as had L-VLDL at 8 weeks of age, while its mean body weight was similar to that of the L-VLDL line from birtl to the end of laying. 2) Mortality from apparently stress-related causes by food restriction for H-VLDL line females began to increase from 15 weeks of age and was 21% (38/180) higher compared with 13% (23/180) for L-VLDL line females. 3) Age of 5% Lying for L-VLDL line was 3 days less than that of H-VLDL line, age of 50% Lying was 37 days less for L-VLDL line than H-VLDL line, and the age of laying peak was similiar in both lines. Rate of lay at peak in L-VLDL and H-VLDL lines were 70.3%, 66.4%, respectively. 4) Fertility rate in L-VLDL line was significantly higher than that of H-VLDL line at 27 weeks of age (P=0.01) and there was a little difference in fertility rates between H-VLDL and L-VLDL line during late laying period. There were no significant differences between H-VLDL and L-VLDL lines in of day-old healthy the numbers chicks and hatchabilities of fertile and total eggs wheres mean numbers of healthy day-old chicks per hen were more is L-VLDL line than in H-VLDL line. 5) Under food restriction, egg production was higher in L-VLDL line than in H-VLDL line. It should be emphasized that the rate and amount of egg production in L-VLDL line were both significant higher than in H-VLDL line during early laying period (from 23 to 43 weeks of age, P<0.01). The mean egg production of LF line hens was ll eggs more than that of HF line ones throughtout the laying period (from 23 to 62 weeks of age). 6) Eggs in L-VLDL line were slightly heavier than those in H-VLDL line. Feed conversion (FC) ratio for L-VLDL line was lower than that in H-VLDL line betwen 23 and 62 weeks of age (5.01 and 5.46, respectively), especially FC ratio of L-VLDL line was significantly lower than that of HF line during 23 and 43 weeks of age (P<0.01). Also FC efficiency of breeding hens was higher in L-VLDL line than in H-VLDL line.展开更多
This study investigates the potential of metal additives in acrylonitrile butadiene styrene(ABS)polymer fuel to enhance hybrid rocket motor(HRM)performance through computational analysis,Chemical Equilibrium with Appl...This study investigates the potential of metal additives in acrylonitrile butadiene styrene(ABS)polymer fuel to enhance hybrid rocket motor(HRM)performance through computational analysis,Chemical Equilibrium with Applications(CEA),software.ABS was selected as the base fuel due to its thermoplastic nature,which allows for the creation of complex fuel geometries through 3D printing,offering significant flexibility in fuel design.Hybrid rockets,which combine a solid fuel with a liquid oxidiser,offer advantages in terms of operational simplicity and safety.However,conventional polymer fuels often exhibit low regression rates and suboptimal combustion efficiencies.In this research,we evaluated a range of metal additives-aluminium(Al),boron(B),nickel(Ni),copper(Cu),and iron(Fe)-at chamber pressures ranging from 1 to 30 bar and oxidiser-to-fuel(O/F)ratios between 1.1 and 12,resulting in 1800 unique test conditions.The main performance parameters used to assess each formulation were characteristic velocity(C^(*))and adiabatic flame temperature.The results revealed that each test produced a different optimum O/F ratio,with most ratios falling between 4 and 6.The highest performance was achieved at a chamber pressure of 30 bar across all formulations.Among the additives,Al and B demonstrated significant potential for improved combustion performance with increasing metal loadings.In contrast,Fe,Cu,and Ni reached optimal performance at a minimum loading of 1%.Future work includes investigating B-Al metal composites as additives into the ABS base polymer fuel,and doing experimental validation tests where the metallised ABS polymer fuel is 3D printed.展开更多
连接节点的设计是保证木-混凝土混合结构中两种材料协同工作的基础.为研究常用工程木-混凝土螺栓连接节点的力学性能及破坏模式,分别选用正交胶合木(Crosslaminated timber,CLT)-混凝土螺栓连接和云杉-松木-冷杉(Spruce Pine Fir,SPF)...连接节点的设计是保证木-混凝土混合结构中两种材料协同工作的基础.为研究常用工程木-混凝土螺栓连接节点的力学性能及破坏模式,分别选用正交胶合木(Crosslaminated timber,CLT)-混凝土螺栓连接和云杉-松木-冷杉(Spruce Pine Fir,SPF)规格材-混凝土螺栓连接作为试验对象,设计了27组单调加载试验和低周往复加载试验,归纳并对比了两类木-混凝土螺栓连接的典型破坏模式.结果表明:木-混凝土螺栓连接节点承载力大小与螺栓屈服模式相关,CLT-混凝土螺栓连接相较于SPF-混凝土螺栓连接更易发生双铰破坏,且CLT-混凝土螺栓连接具有更好的延性.基于对两类连接力学性能差异的影响机理分析,考虑钢垫板对承载力的影响,并引入CLT等效截面,提出了木-混凝土螺栓连接的承载力力学模型.计算结果与试验结果对比的平均误差为12.18%,表明计算值与试验值吻合良好,可为木-混凝土螺栓连接的设计与应用提供参考.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32072749)。
文摘The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the effect and mechanism of quercetin on reproductive performance in perinatal sows.According to the similar principle of parity and body weight,24 perinatal sows were randomly divided into four treatments with six replicates,including normal control and three treatments fed by a basal diet supplemented with 0,0.025%,0.050%,and 0.075%quercetin,respectively.The feeding trial was conducted from 100 days of gestation to 28 days post-partum.Reproductive performance,colostrum composition,serum indexes of antioxidation,inflammation,hormones,and the diversity and relative abundance of fecal microflora were determined in perinatal sows.Compared with the control,quercetin significantly reduced the rate of constipation,serum content of malondialdehyde(MDA),prolactin(PRL),and progesterone(PROG),and significantly increased the content of serum estradiol(E2)and insulin-like growth factor-1(IGF-1)in colostrum of perinatal sows(P<0.05).Meanwhile,0.025%quercetin significantly increased glutathione(GSH)content in serum(P<0.05),0.050%quercetin significantly reduced the rate of backfat loss(P<0.05),and 0.075%quercetin significantly increased immunoglobulin M(IgM)content in colostrum of perinatal sows(P<0.05).In addition,0.050%and 0.075%quercetin significantly shortened estrus interval(P<0.05)and significantly increased the content of IgA and IgG in colostrum(P<0.05)and dopamine(DA)content in serum of perinatal sows(P<0.05).Quercetin significantly decreased the content of nitric oxide(NO),IL-1β,IL-6,TNF-α,and MCP-1 in serum(P<0.05)and significantly improved microflora abundance and diversity in feces of perinatal sows(P<0.05).In conclusion,dietary supplementation of quercetin reduced oxidative stress and inflammatory responses and regulated intestinal microflora in perinatal sows,thus improved reproductive performance in perinatal sows.Under this experimental condition,the optimal supplementation with dietary quercetin was 0.075%in perinatal sows.
文摘The reproductive performance and abdominal fat of the high VLDL (H-VLDL) and low VLDL (L-VLDL) lines were studied after divergent selection for plasma very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) concentration in broiler chickens at 8 weeks of age. It was shown that the main reproductive traits were higher in L-VLDL line than H-VLDL line. The beneficial correlated responses of the reproductive traits were produced by the selection for plasma VLDL. 1) Plasma VLDL concentration was significantly correlated with abdominal fat (r=0.50, P<0.01), ahich was higher than that with plasma triglyceride concentration. There was a significant difference in abdominal fat between both lines but age increase or food restriction may decrease this difference. The H-VLDL line had about twice as much abdominal fat as had L-VLDL at 8 weeks of age, while its mean body weight was similar to that of the L-VLDL line from birtl to the end of laying. 2) Mortality from apparently stress-related causes by food restriction for H-VLDL line females began to increase from 15 weeks of age and was 21% (38/180) higher compared with 13% (23/180) for L-VLDL line females. 3) Age of 5% Lying for L-VLDL line was 3 days less than that of H-VLDL line, age of 50% Lying was 37 days less for L-VLDL line than H-VLDL line, and the age of laying peak was similiar in both lines. Rate of lay at peak in L-VLDL and H-VLDL lines were 70.3%, 66.4%, respectively. 4) Fertility rate in L-VLDL line was significantly higher than that of H-VLDL line at 27 weeks of age (P=0.01) and there was a little difference in fertility rates between H-VLDL and L-VLDL line during late laying period. There were no significant differences between H-VLDL and L-VLDL lines in of day-old healthy the numbers chicks and hatchabilities of fertile and total eggs wheres mean numbers of healthy day-old chicks per hen were more is L-VLDL line than in H-VLDL line. 5) Under food restriction, egg production was higher in L-VLDL line than in H-VLDL line. It should be emphasized that the rate and amount of egg production in L-VLDL line were both significant higher than in H-VLDL line during early laying period (from 23 to 43 weeks of age, P<0.01). The mean egg production of LF line hens was ll eggs more than that of HF line ones throughtout the laying period (from 23 to 62 weeks of age). 6) Eggs in L-VLDL line were slightly heavier than those in H-VLDL line. Feed conversion (FC) ratio for L-VLDL line was lower than that in H-VLDL line betwen 23 and 62 weeks of age (5.01 and 5.46, respectively), especially FC ratio of L-VLDL line was significantly lower than that of HF line during 23 and 43 weeks of age (P<0.01). Also FC efficiency of breeding hens was higher in L-VLDL line than in H-VLDL line.
文摘This study investigates the potential of metal additives in acrylonitrile butadiene styrene(ABS)polymer fuel to enhance hybrid rocket motor(HRM)performance through computational analysis,Chemical Equilibrium with Applications(CEA),software.ABS was selected as the base fuel due to its thermoplastic nature,which allows for the creation of complex fuel geometries through 3D printing,offering significant flexibility in fuel design.Hybrid rockets,which combine a solid fuel with a liquid oxidiser,offer advantages in terms of operational simplicity and safety.However,conventional polymer fuels often exhibit low regression rates and suboptimal combustion efficiencies.In this research,we evaluated a range of metal additives-aluminium(Al),boron(B),nickel(Ni),copper(Cu),and iron(Fe)-at chamber pressures ranging from 1 to 30 bar and oxidiser-to-fuel(O/F)ratios between 1.1 and 12,resulting in 1800 unique test conditions.The main performance parameters used to assess each formulation were characteristic velocity(C^(*))and adiabatic flame temperature.The results revealed that each test produced a different optimum O/F ratio,with most ratios falling between 4 and 6.The highest performance was achieved at a chamber pressure of 30 bar across all formulations.Among the additives,Al and B demonstrated significant potential for improved combustion performance with increasing metal loadings.In contrast,Fe,Cu,and Ni reached optimal performance at a minimum loading of 1%.Future work includes investigating B-Al metal composites as additives into the ABS base polymer fuel,and doing experimental validation tests where the metallised ABS polymer fuel is 3D printed.
文摘连接节点的设计是保证木-混凝土混合结构中两种材料协同工作的基础.为研究常用工程木-混凝土螺栓连接节点的力学性能及破坏模式,分别选用正交胶合木(Crosslaminated timber,CLT)-混凝土螺栓连接和云杉-松木-冷杉(Spruce Pine Fir,SPF)规格材-混凝土螺栓连接作为试验对象,设计了27组单调加载试验和低周往复加载试验,归纳并对比了两类木-混凝土螺栓连接的典型破坏模式.结果表明:木-混凝土螺栓连接节点承载力大小与螺栓屈服模式相关,CLT-混凝土螺栓连接相较于SPF-混凝土螺栓连接更易发生双铰破坏,且CLT-混凝土螺栓连接具有更好的延性.基于对两类连接力学性能差异的影响机理分析,考虑钢垫板对承载力的影响,并引入CLT等效截面,提出了木-混凝土螺栓连接的承载力力学模型.计算结果与试验结果对比的平均误差为12.18%,表明计算值与试验值吻合良好,可为木-混凝土螺栓连接的设计与应用提供参考.
