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Comments on Jacques’ “The directionality of the voicing alternation in Tibetan”
Get PDFThis response to Jacques’ paper (this volume) suggests a revision of the temporal frame of the morphological processes discussed by Jacques. It agrees on the reconstructed sequence of derivation by means of a transitivising and voicing prefix that was followed by Schiefner’s law but dates both processes to stages in the history of the Trans-Himalayan family that preceded the formation of Proto-Tibetic
Effects of date (<em>Phoenix dactylifera</em> L.) kernel essential oil on growth performance and innate immunoassay in rainbow trout (<em>Oncorhynchus mykiss</em>) juveniles
No full textThis study aimed to investigate the effects of date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) kernel essential oil on growth and development performance parameters as well as phagocytic activity, respiratory burst activity, superoxide dismutase, lysozyme activity, and myeloperoxidase activity from immune parameters of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). The nutritional study was performed for 45 days to assess the effect of three concentrations (0.5, 1, and 2 mL kg-1) of date kernel essential oil in rainbow trout. β-citronellol, an important compound in many respects, was found 31.70% in date kernel oil. It has been determined that the addition of date kernel essential oil to rainbow trout feed decreases the feed conversion rate, increases the percent body weight gain, and the specific growth rate. It was observed that phagocytic activity, respiratory burst activity, and myeloperoxidase activity values improved in date kernel essential oil added groups, however, superoxide dismutase and lysozyme activity values were not affected. Consequently, date kernel essential oil can be act as a growth promoter, increase innate immunity, and cheap feed additive for the rainbow trout juveniles
Reanalyzing Fataluku’s Postpositions as Serial Verbs
Get PDFThis paper presents a new analysis of a class of words previously analyzed as postpositions in the Papuan language Fataluku. Closer examination reveals that these words exhibit verbal characteristics, such as taking verbal morphology and occupying the same grammatical slots as action verbs. Additionally, a number of words may express either events or sematically-related positional relationships, following established pathways of semantic bleaching. I argue that many verbs have acquired adposition-like meanings through their use in serial verb constructions, a common areal feature, and that their synchronic behavior is more consistent with a verbal analysis than an adpositional one
A comparison of the physiological responses to heat stress of juvenile and adult starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus)
Get PDFWater temperature is the most important factor in fish farming as changes in water temperature cause physiological stress in fish. There have been few studies on physiological responses to high temperatures, which vary with aging. This study investigated the responses of juvenile and adult Platichthys stellatus to heat stress. Plasma cortisol, glucose, lactate, and lysozyme levels, antioxidant enzyme activities, and expression of heat shock proteins 70 and 90 (HSP70 and HSP90) of P. stellatus were determined at water temperatures of 16, 20, 24, 28, and 30°C. As a result, it was confirmed that several plasma parameters of adult were significantly higher than that of juvenile under heat stress. Plasma cortisol and glucose levels of adult were increased than juvenile at 24 and 28°C. Plasma lactate level of adult were higher than that of juvenile at 28°C. Comparisons of survival and physiological changes showed that juveniles have better thermal tolerance, resulting in a higher cumulative survival rate. Moreover, the relationship between thermal tolerance and HSP gene expression revealed that expression of HSP70 and HSP90 was significantly upregulated at 28°C in both juvenile and adult fish, and HSP70 expression was significantly higher in juvenile fish than in adult fish. It is judged that the adult's HSP70 activity was lower than juvenile, so the demand for plasma parameters for heat response was relatively high, whereas juvenile's HSP70 activity increased at 24 and 28°C, indicating a relatively stable value of plasma parameters. These results indicate that the thermal tolerance of juvenile fish is greater than that of adult fish, based on the differences in plasma parameters and HSP expression. These findings improve our understanding of age-related changes in P. stellatus during thermal stress and may help guide the management of fish farms
Ditching Dewey: How We Changed to a Dewey-less Classification System
No full textPresentation slidesThe Marine Corps Base Hawaii Library team transitioned all of our materials from the Dewey Decimal Classification System into a word-based one in 2018-2019. Hear about how we did it, what we learned, and what we'd do differently