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Full text linkEffects of compound Chinese herbal medicine on growth performances, non-specific immunity and digestive enzyme activity of dongtingking crucian carp（<em>Carassius auratus indigentiaus</em>）
No full textThis study investigates the effects of compound Chinese herbal medicine (CCHM) on growth performances, antioxidation activities, immune-related enzymes, and digestive enzymes of dongtingking crucian carp (Carassius auratus indigentiaus). Lycium barbarum L., Panax ginseng C.A. Mey, Astragalus membranaceus and Phragmites communis Trin were ground and prepared into CCHM at the ratio of 4.5:3:1.5:1. The one-factor experiments were designed, in which different gradients of CCHM (0%, 1%, 2% and 4%) were added to basal feeds for C. auratus indigentiaus, which were fed for 90 d. The weight gain rate (WGR) and specific growth rate (SGR) in the experimental groups with CCHM addition were significantly higher than those of the control group (0%, without CCHM), the feed coefficient (FCR) was significantly lower in the experimental groups compared to the control group. In the experimental group with 4% of CCHM, WGR, and SGR of C. auratus indigentiaus were the highest (73.87±7.20 % and 0.63±0.15 %, respectively), while the FCR was the lowest (0.24±0.07 %). In the experimental group with 1% CCHM, the spleen index (SPI) increased significantly. However, the SPI of experimental groups, with 2% and 4% CCHM, showed no significant difference from that of the control group. The hepatosomatic index (HSI) of both experimental groups, with 2% and 4% of CCHM, was lower than that of the control group. However, there was no significant difference between the experimental group, which had 1% CCHM, and the control group. Activities of immune-related enzymes like lysozyme, acid phosphatase, and alkaline phosphatase (AKP) in the experimental groups with 1%, 2%, and 4% of CCHM were all higher than those of the control group. The lysozyme activity reached the highest in the experimental group with 1% of CCHM, the alkaline phosphatase (AKP) activity reached the peak in the experimental group with 2% of CCHM, and the acid phosphatase activity reached the highest in the experimental group with 2% of CCHM. Activities of antioxidant-related enzymes like catalase and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX) in C. auratus indigentiaus were all higher than those of the control group and reached the highest in the experimental group with 1% of CCHM. The total superoxide dismutase activity was highest in the experimental group with 4% of CCHM. Activities of intestinal digestive enzymes such as lipase, amylase, and trypsin in the experimental groups with 1%, 2%, and 4% of CCHM were higher than in the control group. Specifically, lipase and amylase activities were highest in the experimental group, with 1% of CCHM. In comparison, trypsin activity reaches the highest in the experimental group with 4% of CCHM. The results of this study show that adding CCHM into feed can increase the activity of immune-related enzymes and antioxidant-related enzymes in the serum of C. auratus indigentiaus, improve the activity of intestinal digestive enzymes, and promote growth. The appropriate CCHM content in basal feed for C. auratus indigentiaus is 1%
Facilitated Participatory Orthography Development in Sorsoganon, Philippines
No full textThis paper describes the orthography development of the Sorsoganon language, spoken in the Bicol Region of the Philippines, using a facilitated participatory approach—a hybrid of autonomous and participatory orthography design—relevant to Southeast Asian hierarchical societies. A phonemic reanalysis of data confirmed the presence of contrastive stress and the absence of consonant-glide clusters in native Sorsoganon words, which informed the orthography's design. The influence of loanwords required the addition of eight graphemes to Sorsoganon so that it achieved a nearly one-to-one phoneme-grapheme correspondence. Spelling issues were addressed through consultations between the academic and community members, resulting in a localized orthography that slightly diverges from standard Filipino and Bikol conventions. Notable deviations include preserving natural reduplication in loanwords with consonant clusters, changing word-final to in derived forms, and substituting the first to in derived words with two consecutive medial back vowels. As Sorsoganon shows signs of evolving into a distinct language from Bikol, this study has established a consistent and standardized writing system. The orthography is recommended for use in mother tongue-based multilingual education, especially in the production of educational and literary materials to facilitate learning and adoption in the Sorsoganon-speaking community
A Comparative Bibliometric Analysis of Chinese and Foreign Articles in Fisheries Cooperation Research
Full text linkAs a highly globalized sector, fisheries play a pivotal role in ensuring global food security, providing high-quality protein, and promoting socio-economic development. Due to its dependence on marine resources, the fisheries industry chain values close international resource sharing and cooperation that help facilitate sustainable utilization of fisheries resources, promote regional and international economic growth, maintain eco-balance, and address global challenges. This paper leverages 1253 articles from Web of Science (WOS) core collection data and 828 articles from China Knowledge Network (CNKI) journal literature as data sources to analyze the publication volume, author and research institution cooperation network, co-occurrence of Chinese and English keywords, citation clustering, and burst detection in this field from 1991 to 2022. This study finds that although a relatively stable publication growth trend has been observed in fisheries cooperation research, the fragmentation of collaboration networks indicates a lack of strong research partnerships. By conducting an in-depth analysis of the underlying factors and proposing policy recommendations, we aim to promote future international cooperation and research innovation in this field
How Digital Transformation of Chinese Fishery Listed Companies Enhances Supply Chain Efficiency
Full text linkTo cope with the complex and ever-changing business environment, improving supply chain efficiency is an important issue that needs to be studied now. The development of digital technologies provides a new avenue for enhancing supply chain efficiency. Based on the theory of information asymmetry and the TOE framework, this paper uses panel data of 9 Chinese A-share listed fishing companies from 2015 to 2021 to construct a fixed-effects model and explore digital transformation's impact on supply chain efficiency. The results indicate that digital transformation significantly improves supply chain efficiency, and this conclusion remains robust after a series of robustness tests. On this basis, the paper further verifies the positive impact of digital transformation on supply chain efficiency using the fsQCA method based on the TOE framework and provides pathways for improvement. The findings of this study provide a theoretical basis for promoting the digital transformation of Chinese fishery companies and improving supply chain efficiency. Based on research on China's fisheries, this study further explores the implications of digital transformation for the efficiency of foreign fisheries supply chains. Digital transformation is a critical pathway to enhancing the efficiency of global fisheries supply chains. Foreign fisheries can draw on the digital research of China's fisheries supply chains, integrating their characteristics to promote the intelligent upgrading of their supply chains
An Improved Active Disturbance Rejection Control Method for a Deep-Sea Aquaculture Vessel
No full textTo address the challenges of accurately modeling the motion of deep-sea aquaculture vessels under the combined effects of dynamic disturbances from the external environment and coupled disturbances from the liquid levels within the aquaculture tanks, as well as the performance limitations of traditional Active Disturbance Rejection Control (ADRC), this study proposes an improved Active Disturbance Rejection Control strategy based on the ADRC structure, and applies it to the design of the controller for the dynamic positioning system of aquaculture vessels. Furthermore, to tackle the issues of numerous uncertain parameters and tuning difficulties inherent in ADRC, an Improved Whale Optimization Algorithm (IWOA) is introduced for parameter tuning. The optimization algorithm incorporates a chaotic optimization strategy and an improved adaptive inertia weight ω with nonlinear characteristics, which simplifies the complex process of constructing an adaptive function in the Grey Wolf Optimization (GWO) algorithm and addresses the slow global search speed and poor local optimization ability of the traditional Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA). The final Simulink simulation results demonstrate that the ADRC controller designed with IWOA outperforms traditional WOA, GWO, and Genetic Algorithm-optimized ADRC controllers in terms of control effectiveness and disturbance rejection capability, improved the dynamic positioning control performance of aquaculture vessels