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Efficacy of genotype-matched Newcastle disease virus vaccine formulated in carboxymethyl sago starch acid hydrogel in chickens vaccinated via different routes

  • Mahamud, Siti Nor Azizah;Bello, Muhammad Bashir;Ideris, Aini;Omar, Abdul Rahman
    • Journal of Veterinary Science
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.25.1-25.14
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    • 2022
  • Background: The commercially available Newcastle disease (ND) vaccines were developed based on Newcastle disease virus (NDV) isolates genetically divergent from field strains that can only prevent clinical disease, not shedding of virulent heterologous virus, highlighting the need to develop genotype-matched vaccines Objectives: This study examined the efficacy of the NDV genotype-matched vaccine, mIBS025 strain formulated in standard vaccine stabilizer, and in carboxymethyl sago starch-acid hydrogel (CMSS-AH) following vaccination via an eye drop (ED) and drinking water (DW). Methods: A challenge virus was prepared from a recent NDV isolated from ND vaccinated flock. Groups of specific-pathogen-free chickens were vaccinated with mIBS025 vaccine strain prepared in a standard vaccine stabilizer and CMSS-AH via ED and DW and then challenged with the UPM/NDV/IBS362/2016 strain. Results: Chickens vaccinated with CMSS-AH mIBS025 ED (group 2) developed the earliest and highest Hemagglutination Inhibition (HI) NDV antibody titer (8log2) followed by standard mIBS025 ED (group 3) (7log2) both conferred complete protection and drastically reduced virus shedding. By contrast, chickens vaccinated with standard mIBS025 DW (group 5) and CMSS-AH mIBS025 DW (group 4) developed low HI NDV antibody titers of 4log2 and 3log2, respectively, which correspondingly conferred only 50% and 60% protection and continuously shed the virulent virus via the oropharyngeal and cloacal routes until the end of the study at 14 dpc. Conclusions: The efficacy of mIBS025 vaccines prepared in a standard vaccine stabilizer or CMSS-AH was affected by the vaccination routes. The groups vaccinated via ED had better protective immunity than those vaccinated via DW.

A Review of Hyperspectral Imaging Analysis Techniques for Onset Crop Disease Detection, Identification and Classification

  • Awosan Elizabeth Adetutu;Yakubu Fred Bayo;Adekunle Abiodun Emmanuel;Agbo-Adediran Adewale Opeyemi
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • v.40 no.1
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2024
  • Recently, intensive research has been conducted to develop innovative methods for diagnosing plant diseases based on hyperspectral technologies. Hyperspectral analysis is a new subject that combines optical spectroscopy and image analysis methods, which makes it possible to simultaneously evaluate both physiological and morphological parameters. Among the physiological and morphological parameters are classifying healthy and diseased plants, assessing the severity of the disease, differentiating the types of pathogens, and identifying the symptoms of biotic stresses at early stages, including during the incubation period, when the symptoms are not visible to the human eye. Plant diseases cause significant economic losses in agriculture around the world as the symptoms of diseases usually appear when the plants are infected severely. Early detection, quantification, and identification of plant diseases are crucial for the targeted application of plant protection measures in crop production. Hence, this can be done by possible applications of hyperspectral sensors and platforms on different scales for disease diagnosis. Further, the main areas of application of hyperspectral sensors in the diagnosis of plant diseases are considered, such as detection, differentiation, and identification of diseases, estimation of disease severity, and phenotyping of disease resistance of genotypes. This review provides a deeper understanding, of basic principles and implementation of hyperspectral sensors that can measure pathogen-induced changes in plant physiology. Hence, it brings together critically assessed reports and evaluations of researchers who have adopted the use of this application. This review concluded with an overview that hyperspectral sensors, as a non-invasive system of measurement can be adopted in early detection, identification, and possible solutions to farmers as it would empower prior intervention to help moderate against decrease in yield and/or total crop loss.

Carotenoids: Functions and Recent Research Progress

  • Yeum, Kyung-Jin
    • Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.256-261
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    • 1996
  • Carotenoids are abundant int he Korean food supply. The intake of foods rich in carotenoids appears to be associated with optimal health, and a reduction in the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, macular degeneration and cataract formation. Specific dietary carotenoids may be responsible for these specific protective effects. Hydrocarbon carotenoids such as $\alpha$-,$\beta$-carotenes and lycopene may reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease, whereas oxygenated carotenoids, such as lutein and zeaxanthin, may be important in protection of the eye. Dietary carotenoids, such as lutein, cryptoxanthin, $\alpha$-carotene, $\beta$-carotene and lycopene can be readily obtained from the diet, Green leafy vegetables, such as spinach and broccoli, contain both oxygenated and hydrocarbon carotenoids ; yellow or orange vegetables, such as carrots, have high levels of $\alpha$-carotene and $\beta$-carotene ; and tomatoes contain high amounts of lycopene. Besides being important vitamin A sources, provitamin A carotenoids such as $\alpha$-carotene, $\beta$-carotene and cryptoxanthin, participate in the cell defense systems that are associated with radical quenching. Non-provitamin A carotenoids, such as lutein and lycopene, major carotenoids in human plasma, have also been reported to possess strong antioxidant capability. The alteration of dietary sources of carotenoids can modify their levels in the circulation and target tissues, and thus prevent or delay the onset of these chronic diseases.

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Chemical Investigations and Anti-inflammatory Activity of Fixed Oil of Butea monosperma Seeds

  • Gunakunru, A.;Padmanaban, K.;Thirumal, P.;Vengatesan, N.;Gnanasekar, N.;Raja, S.;Rajarajan, A.T.;Kumar, S. G. Vijaya;Perianayagam, J. Britto
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.55-58
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    • 2004
  • The fruit and seeds of Butea monosperma (Lam) Kuntze (Fabaceae) are useful in piles, anthelmintic, eye diseases, and inflammation in the Indian system of medicine. Hence, we have evaluated the anti-inflammatory activity of the fixed oil, mixed fatty acids, and unsaponifiable matter of B. monosperma against carrageenan-induced paw oedema and cotton pellet-induced granuloma in rats. The fixed oil, mixed fatty acids, and unsaponifiable matter of the oil exhibited significant anti-inflammatory activity on the tested experimental animal models. The unsaponifiable matter of the oil produced higher protection compared to fixed oil and mixed fatty acids. Phytochemical analysis of the fixed oil revealed the presence of steroids and terpenoids while unsaponifiable matter of the oil showed the presence of ${\beta}-sitosterol$. Also, four fatty acids were identified in the fixed oil by gas liquid chromatography. The anti-inflammatory activity of the fixed oil may be due to unsaponifiable matter or combination of unsaponifiable matter and mixed fatty acids.

Factors Related to Aldehydes Exposure and Symptoms in Residential Indoor Air (실내 환경 중 알데하이드 농도 분포 및 영향 요인 평가)

  • Yang, Ji-Yeon;Lee, Ji-Ho;Lim, Young-Wook;Park, Soung-Eun;Hong, Chein-Soo;Kim, Chang-Soo;Shin, Dong-Chun
    • Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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    • v.22 no.1 s.56
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    • pp.37-47
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    • 2007
  • Aldehydes are irritants of the upper respiratory tract with symptoms such as eye, nose, and throat. Formaldehyde classified in Group 2A by the International Agency for Research on Cancer and a probable human carcinogen by the Unite States Environmental Protection Agency due to its carcinogenicity. Aldehydes may be emitted from many other consumer products, such as permanent press fabrics, cosmetics, fiberglass insulation, paints, and coatings. The purpose of this study was to examine the does-response relationship between aldehydes levels and symptoms (eyes, nose, throat, and respiratory) for 36 dwellings and 280 households in Korea. As a result, environmental factors affecting aldehydes level were indoor smoking, ventilation, using of carpet, bed, and new furniture, painting for renovation, and indoor humidity. There wat weakly positive correlation between symptom score and aldehydes level.

Protection of Rabbits from Experimental Pseudomonas Endophthalmitis by Human Anti-P. aeruginosa Outer Membrane Proteins IgG

  • Lee, Na-Gyong;Ahn, Bo-Young;Kwon, Oh-Woong
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.444-450
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    • 2003
  • In order to develop an effective means to treat P. aeruginosa infections, we have purified P. aeruginosa outer membrane proteins (OMPs)-specific human IgG antibody. In this study, we investigated the protective activity of the purified anti-OMPs IgC against P. aeruginosa infection in a rabbit endophthalmitis model. Rabbits were inoculated by an intravitreal injection with P. aeruginosa, and treated with a single dose of 1 mg anti-P. aeruginosa OMPs IgG. All the control rabbits predominantly developed edematous responses and opacity in the eyes, but the rabbits treated with the antibody showed only very limited degree of edema. Aliquots of the vitreous humor were extracted and analyzed for the number of viable bacteria and endotoxin level. The results showed that the anti-OMPs IgC significantly reduced the bacterial count compared with the control group, and that the endotoxin level of the vitreous from the IgG-treated rabbits was more than 70-fold lower 6 h after the administration than the control animals. These data suggested that the anti-P. aeruginosa OMPs IgG is effective in inhibiting the bacterial growth and thereby in reducing endotoxin levels in the vitreous, warranting further development of the anti-P. aeruginosa OMPs IgG as a therapeutic means for treating Pseudomonas endophthalmitis.

A Study on the Management and Application for Prevention Information Communication System (방재정보통신시스템 관리 운용 및 응용에 관한 연구)

  • Kang, Heau-Jo
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.12 no.6
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    • pp.611-618
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    • 2008
  • The development of information society together with information telecommunication's influence on the human society is a ripple effect and getting wider. Among those ripple effects the disaster prevention is in the public eye in the present day. On the way to the ubiquitous society the main techniques to be concerned in ubiquitous sensor networks are the field of damage of storm and flood, safety facilities, traffic safety, industrial safety, energy safety, fire fighting, specific safety of radioactivity escape incident, environmental pollution, sea pollution, mountain and forrest disaster so on. In this paper the USN technique based on the disaster prevention communication technology service and its requirement technology and application are studied.

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A Study on the Driver's Drowsiness Protection System (운전자 졸음방지 시스템 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, B.J.;Park, S.S.;Oh, S.G.;Kim, I.Y.;Kim, N.G.
    • Proceedings of the KOSOMBE Conference
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    • v.1997 no.11
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    • pp.48-51
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    • 1997
  • The purpose of this paper is to propose a method to protect the drowsiness of a driver. We measured the physiological signals, response time, and ace expression of the subjects in normal and drowsy state. Those data are used to establish the drowsiness index and fuzzy system. We employed the computer vision technology to extract and eye, track eyelids and measure the parameters related to drowsiness. These parameters were ed into the fuzzy system to decide the drowsiness level, When the drowsiness was detected, the fuzzy system generated warning signals which cons ist of sound and fragrance. Our system was available in decision of the drowsiness level and improvement of subjects' state.

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A Study on the protection of false alarm in the UV/IR flame detector (불꽃 감지기에서 오동작 방지에 관한 연구)

  • Lim, Byung-Hyun;Park, Sung-Jin;Lim, Jong-Yeon;Hwang, Jong-Sun;Kim, Young-Min
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2001.04a
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    • pp.209-212
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    • 2001
  • A flame detector responds either to radiant energy visible to the human eye or outside the range of human vision. Such a detector is sensitive to glowing embers, coals, or flames which radiate energy of sufficient intensity and spectral quality to actuate the alarm. An infra-red detectors can respond to the total IR component of the flame alone or in combination with flame flicker in the frequency range of 5 to 30 Hz. A major problem in the use of infrared detectors receiving total IR radiation is the possible interference of solar radiation in the infrared region. When detectors are located in places shielded from the sun, such as vaults, filtering or shielding the unit from the sun's rays is unnecessary. In this study, we proposed method for redue a false alarm with using filtering & sensor technology for distinguish of causes of raise a false alarm and pure flame.

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Study of Efficiency Test and Subjective Responses about Pendent Task Lighting System Using Phosphor Luminescent Film LED (광기여 필름 LED 팬던트 작업조명시스템 주관평가와 성능검증)

  • Cha, Kwang-Seok;Kim, Hway-Suh
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.188-193
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    • 2011
  • For a long time work or study, pendent task lighting system prepared with phosphor luminescent film LED was developed for eye protection and working efficiency improvement. Developed lighting system was used together with pendent and ambient lighting. Such as, we made comfortable lighting environment system. Evaluation for developed lighting system, that had proceeded to Mock-up test and subjective evaluation. Also It had proceeded that lighting environment analyzed and compatibility valuation of installation. In subjective evaluation, the students have expressed themselves satisfied to phosphor luminescent film LED lighting system. In Mock-up test, It is not problem to intensity of illumination, luminance and color temperature. Therefore, developed LED lighting system was installed at the Daegu apartment. It is having a P.O.E study progress to phosphor luminescent film LED lighting system.