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Composition of the essential oil and petroleum ether extract of Lycium chinense Miller fruits and antioxidant activity of its several extracts

The essential oil and petroleum ether extract from the fruits of Lycium chinense Mill. (Solanaceae), were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Out of 42 peaks, 40 components, which constituted 99.81%, were identified in the oil. The oil was dominated by acid and esters which accounted for 66.61 and 8.43%, respectively. The major constituents were hexadecanoic acid methyl ester (4.92%), hexadecanoic acid ethyl ester (9.92 %), ethyl linoleate (3.45%), tetradecanoic acid (3.72%) and hexadecanoic acid (62.89%). Forty components, which constitute 99.50 %, were identified in the petroleum ether extract. The major components of petroleum ether extract were hexadecanoic acid (17.43%), hexadecanoic acid ethyl ester (9.51%), hexadecanoic acid methyl ester (3.72 %), ethyl linoleate (10.26%), and phytol (3.58%). The petroleum ether extract components were identified for the first time. The identity of constituents of essential oil and petroleum ether extract was confirmed on the basis of retention time and mass and supplemented library.Extracts of different polarity from fruits of L. chinense were investigated for their antioxidant activity. Two different bioassays were used, namely scavenging of the diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical method and the other reducing power of Fe3+ method. The total phenolic content was quantified of each extract as well. Butanol, ethyl acetate and methanolic extracts contributed to the strongest antioxidant activity. The fruit extracts of medicinal plant (L. chinense) has potential as a natural antioxidant and thus inhibit unwanted oxidation process. Key words: Lycium chinense, Solanaceae, fruits, essential oil, petroleum ether extract, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), antioxidant activity.
Preliminary Investigations on the Health Benefits of Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad Seeds

Aims: To evaluate the composition of Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad seed as a means of assessing its health and possible therapeutic benefits. Study Design: Test-tube Lab Research. Place and Duration of Study: Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi, Nigeria, between June 2018 and March 2019. Methodology: Intact dehulled Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad seeds were analyzed for their proximate and elemental content using standard methods and atomic absorption spectroscopy, respectively. The seed oil was extracted with n-hexane via cold maceration and the extracted oil was analyzed for its physiochemical properties. The fatty acid profile was determined using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Results: The proximate analysis values were determined to be 6.51%, 51.46%, 21.62%, 13.26%, 3.76% and 3.39% for the moisture, crude fat, crude protein, crude fiber, ash and total carbohydrate content respectively. Results of the elemental analysis show the seed contains; 3653.0322 mg/kg Na, 6639.7818 mg/kg K, 2329.0612 mg/kg Ca, 235.6057 mg/kg Fe, 5252.5884 mg/kg Mg, 27.9056 mg/kg Zn and 7.0068 mg/kg Pb. The predominant fatty acid detected with an area percentage of 20.31 was cis-11-octadecenoic acid. Other fatty acids detected include cis-9, cis-12-octadecadienoic acid, cis-9-octadecenoic, hexadecanoic acid, octadecanoic acid and icosanoic acid. Squalene, a biosynthetic precursor of cholesterol, was detected with an area percentage of 8.54. Conclusion: The evaluation of the compositional data provided evidential support for its beneficial health impact particularly in regards to nutritional and cardio-vascular health.
Identification of genes related to root shape in radish (Raphanus sativus) using suppression subtractive hybridization

Radish is an important vegetable, and displays a wide variation in root shape. To understand the mechanisms controlling development and/or inheritance of different root shapes, we attempted to identify the genes expressed differentially in roots of two cultivars with different root shapes; long and thick type (Lt) cv. Taibyousoubutori and skinny type (St) cv. Kosena. Morphological studies revealed that significant differences in thickness of roots began at 4 weeks after sowing. By suppression subtractive hybridization using roots at this stage, 140 and 70 non-redundant ESTs were identified from subtraction of St (tester) × Lt (driver) and reverse subtraction, respectively. Of these ESTs, 102 and 52 showed high similarity to previously identified genes, and the remaining 38 and 18 showed no matches to known genes. Quantitative RT-PCR analysis for selected eleven genes demonstrated that they are differentially expressed in roots of two radish cultivars according to the direction of subtraction. These results will contribute to a better understanding of the mechanisms and inheritance of radish root shape.
Medical Ozone Reduces the Risk of γ-Glutamyl Transferase and Alkaline Phosphatase Abnormalities and Oxidative Stress in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Methotrexate

How to cite this article Oru GT, Viebhan-Haensler R, Cabreja GL, Espinosa IS, Santos BT, Vega JCP, et al. Medical Ozone Reduces the Risk of γ-Glutamyl Transferase and Alkaline Phosphatase Abnormalities and Oxidative Stress in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Methotrexate. SM J Arthritis Res. 2017; 1(1): 1004. https://dx.doi. org/10.36876/smjar.1004 OPEN ACCESS ISSN: 2637-884
Influence of filler network on thermo-chemical de-vulcanization efficiency of carbon black filled natural rubber

Carbon black is often used as the reinforcing filler in tires since it plays an important role in improvement of tires mechanical properties such as abrasion, stiffness, modulus and fatigue life. In this study, natural rubber (NR) filled with various loadings of carbon black was prepared. Then, the NR vulcanizates were de-vulcanized via thermo-chemical method using diphenyl disulfide as de-vulcanization aid. The de-vulcanization efficiency was analyzed by relationship between sol fraction and crosslink density of the de-vulcanizates. It is found that the de-vulcanization efficiency is influenced by filler loading. This is attributed to the degree of filler network formation in a rubber matrix which is depended on the filler loadings. In the unfilled de-vulcanizates the results showed that almost 100% of sol fraction and the crosslink density reduced to almost zero are observed. Adding carbon black results in a decrease of sol fraction and increase of crosslink densities. This is due to during de-vulcanization some occurred reactive radicals reacted with active site of carbon black surfaces in filler network to form gels of complex compound. Hence, the de-vulcanization efficiency is lower with increasing carbon black loadings.
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE CHOICE OF MARKETING STRATEGIES OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN KENYA

Marketing strategy determines the choice of target market segments, positioning, marketing mix and allocation of resources. It is most effective when it is an integral component of overall firm strategy, defining how the organization will successfully engage customers, prospects, and competitors in the market arena. As the customer constitutes the source of a company's revenue, marketing strategy is closely linked with sales . A key component of marketing strategy is often to keep marketing in line with a company's overarching mission statement . The study sought to identify the strategies adopted by commercial banks in Kenya and to determine the factors influencing their choice of marketing strategy. The study reviewed innovation, technology, service quality and employee competence as the key independent variables. D escriptive research design was employed and targeted one manager at each of the three levels of management from the 43 commercial banks in Kenya. Proportionate representative stratified sample of all categories of the population of interest in the survey was used. Questionnaires were issued to the respondents as a key instrument for primary data collection. Data was presented using tables, pie charts and figures appropriately. SPSS was used to analyze the data by carrying out factor analysis and multiple regression to obtain an equation which describes the dependent variable in terms of the independent variables based on the regression model. Content analysis was used to analyze the qualitative data. The findings showed that the choice of marketing strategy is influenced most by innovation since their P-value of 0.00 indicated the highest significance than innovation, technology and the employees’ competence which had 0.01, 0.02 and 0.04 respectively. The researcher recommends that Banks should invest in new technology, innovation and employees competence in order to implement the right marketing strategies that are relevant in the modern world. This study is significance to all the existing firms in the banking industry in Kenya. Keywords: Competitive advantage, Strategic planning, Business performance, Product development strategy, Competition.
E-Readiness of Blockchain Technology in Modernization of Tax Administration in Indonesia

Tax administration has a vital role in tax system. In consequence, improvement is needed one of which is done by modernizing tax administration. One of modernization of tax administration initiated in Indonesia is using blockchain technology. This thesis aims to describe the benefits, analyze factors, and analyze e-Readiness of blockchain technology usage in modernizing tax administration in Indonesia. This study uses a qualitative approach and qualitative data analysis techniques. From the results of in-depth interviews and literature studies, it is shown some factors that influence the use of blockchain technology in the modernization of tax administration which consist of infrastructure, skills, and government policies. E-Readiness will be reviewed from three perspectives: government policy, infrastructures, and penetration of blockchain technology.
ENTYFI: Entity Typing in Fictional Texts

Fiction and fantasy are archetypes of long-tail domains that lack comprehensive methods for automated language processing and knowledge extraction. We present ENTYFI, the first methodology for typing entities in fictional texts coming from books, fan communities or amateur writers. ENTYFI builds on 205 automatically induced high-quality type systems for popular fictional domains, and exploits the overlap and reuse of these fictional domains for fine-grained typing in previously unseen texts. ENTYFI comprises five steps: type system induction, domain relatedness ranking, mention detection, mention typing, and type consolidation. The recall-oriented typing module combines a supervised neural model, unsupervised Hearst-style and dependency patterns, and knowledge base lookups. The precision-oriented consolidation stage utilizes co-occurrence statistics in order to remove noise and to identify the most relevant types. Extensive experiments on newly seen fictional texts demonstrate the quality of ENTYFI.
Suppressing Deep Traps in PbS Colloidal Quantum Dots via Facile Iodide Substitutional Doping for Solar Cells with Efficiency >10%

Surface passivation of PbS colloidal quantum dots (QDs) with iodide has been used in highly efficient solar cells. Iodide passivation is typically achieved by ligand-exchange processes on QD films. Complementary to this approach, herein we present a nonintrusive solution-based strategy for doping QDs with iodide to further optimize solar cell performance. The doping step is applied in situ at the end of the synthesis of the QDs. The optimum precursor I/Pb ratio is found to be in the 1.5–3% range at which iodide substitutes S without excessively altering the dots’ surface chemistry. This allows for band engineering and decreasing the density of deep trap states of the QDs, which taken together lead to PbS QD solar cells with efficiency in excess of 10%.
Determination of Cefixime Using Batch, Cloud Point Extraction and Flow Injection as New Spectrophotometric Methods

Three simple, sensitive, selective, accurate and efficient spectrophotometric methodsfor determining cefixime in bulk drug and pharmaceutical formulations havedescribed. The first method involved conversion of NH 2 in cefixime to diazoniumsalt, which has coupled with Bisphenol A in an alkaline medium. The orange coloredproduct showed λ max at 490 nm and followed Beer's law over a concentration range of1-50 μg mL -1 , with molar absorptivity of 0.866×10 4 L.mol -1 . cm -1 and the detectionlimit was 0.157 μg. mL -1 . The second method involved pre-concentration of a traceamount of cefixime-azo dyes using cloud point extraction (CPE). The extracted drug-dye was spectrophotometrically measured at λ max 500. The constructed calibrationcurve to determine cefixime followed Beer’s law in a range of 0.25-6 μg. mL -1 , with acorrelation coefficient of 0.9998, molar absorptivity of 0.961×10 5 L.mol -1 . cm -1 andthe detection limit was equal to 0.031 μg. mL -1 . The pre-concentration factor was 25and distribution coefficient (D) was 314.03. A diazotization of the studied drug (cefixime) and its coupling with Bisphenol A wasstudied using a developed flow injection analysis method, based on the detection ofthe absorption of the diazotization product. Chemical and physical properties [ofwhat? ] were studied to develop the suggested method and to determine the stabilityof the colored of product. A flow rate of 2.5 mL.min -1 , 50 cm reaction coil and 100μL sample volume were used to operate the system and the orange colored productwas detected at 490 nm. The proposed three methods were successfully applied todetermine cefixime in pharmaceutical formulation, where results were satisfactory
Scale-Free Nonparametric Factor Analysis: A User-Friendly Introduction with Concrete Heuristic Examples.

Most researchers using factor analysis extract factors from a matrix of Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients. A method is presented for extracting factors in a non-pa:ametric way, by extracting factors from a matrix of Spearman rho (rank correlation) coefficients. It is possible to factor analyze a matrix of association such that neither means, variances, nor monotonicity of distances between ordered pairs of scores will affect the results, by factor analyzing a matrix of Spearman's rho coefficients. Since Spearman's rho is a scale-free non-parametric procedure, the benefits of non-parametric statistics can be applied to this application. An example of six variables and seven cases demonstrates regular factor analysis using Pearson's "r" for the correlation matrix and non-parametric factor analysis using Spearman's rho fog the correlation matrix. Advantages of the non-parametric strategy are discussed. Three tables contain analysis data, the correlation matrix, and the varimax rotated factor matrix. (SLD) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** Nonparametric factor analysis U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educahonal Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Sttl'his document has been reproduced as received from the person or Organization originating it 0 Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction Quality Points Of mew Or opinions stated in this document do not necessanty represent official OE RI position or policy "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY 1f}7-11zeb-A) 1-11-7-7/1 TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC). " Scale-Free Nonparametric Factor Analysis: A User-Friendly Introduction with Concrete Heuristic Examples Kathleen Cage Mittag Texas A&M University 77843-4232 Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwest Educational Research Association, Austin, TX, January 29, 1993.
The relationship between affect and body posture in social encounters

Korperhaltung ist entscheidend fur die Kommunikation der internen Zustande in sozialen Interaktionen. In dieser Studie haben wir mit Hilfe der modernen Anthropologie untersucht, wie Vergnugen, Erregung und Dominanz (Pleasure, Arousal and Dominance, PAD) sich in der Korperhaltung ausdrucken und inwiefern bewertende Versuchspersonen in der Lage sind die Merkmale der Korperhaltung den internen Zustanden auf PAD-Level zuzuordnen. Die erste Studie nimmt die Korperhaltung der Teilnehmer uber eine versteckte Kamera auf, wahrend sie ihren Affekt im Moment der Interaktion mit dem Interviewer selbst beschreiben. Die zweite Studie sammelt Informationen uber die Genauigkeit der bewertenden Versuchspersonen, die angewiesen wurden, den Affekt von kunstlichen Avataren zu klassifizieren. Die kunstlichen Avatare sind Ergebnisse der ersten Studie. Die Resultate stimmen mit fruheren Studien in dem Punkt uberein, als dass der Faktor Vergnugen schwer aus Korperhaltungen zu klassifizieren ist, jedoch sind Erregung und Dominanz einfacher zu klassifizieren. Erregung wurde haufiger bei weiblichen, als bei mannlichen Stimuli (kunstliche Avatare), korrekt klassifiziert, wahrend Dominanz klar bei weiblichen und mannlichen Stimuli erkannt wurde. Die Conclusio stellt interne Zustande als korrelierend mit der Korperhaltung dar, obwohl es geschlechtsspezifische Unterschiede in der Art und Weise, wie interne Zustande interpretiert werden gibt, jedoch konnten keine Unterschiede zwischen den Geschlechtern die Winkeldaten der Korperhaltung betreffend gefunden werden, dies deckt sich mit fruheren Studien.
Application of micro truss and strut and tie model for analysis and design of reinforced concrete structural elements

Generally structural members can be broadly divided into two regions, namely B or Bernoulli regions where the strain distributions are linear, and D or disturbed regions where the strain distributions are nonlinear. Even though the strut and tie model (STM) is an effective tool for the design of B and D regions, the designer should have a certain level of experience to develop the model. In this paper, the micro truss model, which can be considered as a generalization of STM, is used to develop STM. The micro truss models can be used to predict the nonlinear response of reinforced concrete structures, and this is illustrated by considering a simply supported deep beam. Micro truss models were used to develop the STM, and the beams were designed using these STM. The nonlinear response of the beams was simulated using the micro truss model, and it was found that the beams behaved satisfactorily until the service stage, and the ultimate load was greater than the design capacity of the beams.
Accurate classification of 17 AGNs detected with Swift/BAT

Through an optical campaign performed at 5 telescopes located in the northern and the southern hemispheres, plus archival data from two on line sky surveys, we have obtained optical spectroscopy for 17 counterparts of suspected or poorly studied hard X-ray emitting active galactic nuclei (AGNs) detected with Swift/BAT in order to determine or better classify their nature. We find that 7 sources of our sample are type 1 AGNs, 9 are type 2 AGNs, and 1 object is an X-ray bright optically normal galaxy; the redshifts of these objects lie in a range between 0.012 and 0.286. For all these sources, X-ray data analysis was also performed to estimate their absorption column and to search for possible Compton thick candidates. Among our type 2 objects, we did not find any clear Compton thick AGN, but at least 6 out of 9 of them are highly absorbed (NH > 10 23 cm −2 ), while one does not require intrinsic absorption; i.e., it appears to be a naked Seyfert 2 galaxy.
EFFECT OF COMPOSITION UPON BOSTWICK CONSISTENCY OF TOMATO CONCENTRATE

The change in Bostwick consistency of tomato juice with change in solids during concentration was found to be related to the water-insoluble solids (WIS): total solids (TS) ratio and to the viscosity of the serum of clarified juice. These characteristics were found to be widely variable among new tomato cultivars. The slope of the concentration curve was found to be primarily dependent upon the WIS/TS ratio. The locus of the concentration curve, on the other hand, was found to be dependent on both WIS/TS ratio and serum viscosity, and could be located by Bostwick consistency of the juice and initial solids content. The influence of these characteristics on processing and Bostwick consistency of tomato paste is discussed.
In silico analysis of ESTs from roots of Rangpur lime (Citrus limonia Osbeck) under water stress

CitEST project resulted in the construction of cDNA libraries from different Citrus sp. tissues under various physiological conditions. Among them, plantlets of Rangpur lime were exposed to hydroponic conditions with and without water stress using PEG6000. RNA from roots was obtained and generated a total of 4,130 valid cDNA reads, with 2,020 from the non-stressed condition and 2,110 from the stressed set. Bioinformatic analyses measured the frequency of each read in the libraries and yielded an in silico transcriptional profile for each condition. A total of 40 contigs were differentially expressed and allowed to detect up-regulated homologue sequences to well known genes involved in stress response, such as aquaporins, dehydrin, sucrose synthase, and proline-related synthase. Some sequences could not be classified by using FunCat and remained with an unknown function. A large number of sequences presented high similarities to annotated genes involved with cell energy, protein synthesis and cellular transport, suggesting that Rangpur lime may sustain active cell growth under stressed condition. The presence of membrane transporters and cell signaling components could be an indication of a coordinated morphological adaptation and biochemical response during drought, helping to explain the higher tolerance of this rootstock to water stress.
Crustal flow in Tibet: geophysical evidence for the physical state of Tibetan lithosphere, and inferred patterns of active flow

Abstract Many seismic and magnetotelluric experiments within Tibet provide proxies for lithospheric temperature and lithology, and hence rheology. Most data have been collected between c. 88°E and 95°E in a corridor around the Lhasa-Golmud highway, but newer experiments in western Tibet, and inversions of seismic data utilizing wave-paths transiting the Tibetan Plateau, support a substantial uniformity of properties broadly parallel to the principal Cenozoic and Mesozoic sutures, and perpendicular to the modern NNE convergence direction. These data require unusually weak zones in the crust at different depths throughout Tibet at the present day. In southern Tibet these weak zones are in the upper crust of the Tethyan Himalaya, the middle crust in the southern Lhasa terrane, and the middle and lower crust in the northern Lhasa terrane. In northern Tibet, north of the Banggong-Nujiang suture, the middle and probably the lower crust of both the Qiangtang and Songpan-Ganzi terranes are unusually weak. The Indian uppermost mantle is cold and seismogenic beneath the Tethyan Himalaya and the southernmost Lhasa terrane, but is probably overlain by a northward thickening zone of Asian mantle beneath the northern Lhasa terrane. Beneath northern Tibet the upper mantle has not been replaced by subducting Indian and Asian lithospheres, and is warmer than to the south. These inferred vertical strength profiles all have minima in the crust, thereby permitting, though not actually requiring, some form of channelized flow at the present day. Using the simplest parameterization of channel-flow models, I infer that a Poiseuille-type flow (flow between stationary boundaries) parallel to India-Asia convergence is occurring throughout much of southern Tibet, and a combination of Couette (top-driven, between moving boundaries) and Poiseuille lithospheric flow, perpendicular to lithospheric shortening, is active in northern Tibet. Explicit channel-flow models that successfully replicate much of the large-scale geophysical behaviour of Tibet need refinement and additional model complexity to capture the full details of the temporal and spatial variation of the India-Asia collision.