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The Physicochemical Characteristics of Crude Oil Extract Spirulina sp. by Osmotic-Shock Extraction Method
Get PDFSpirulina sp. is a potential microalgae. One of the potentials that continue to be developed, such as edible oil. Various extraction methods can obtain Spirulina oil content, i.e., the osmotic shock method as a green extraction method. Each method used can affect the fatty acid components. Not many studies have reported the physicochemical characteristics of oil extract Spirulina using the osmotic-shock method. This study analyzes the physicochemical characteristics of crude oil extract Spirulina sp. extracted using the osmotic-shock method. The study used a simple, completely randomized design with treatment extraction times of 60, 90, and 120 minutes. The data were analyzed using analysis of variance and Duncan's test (α5%). The results showed that the treatment level of 60 minutes produced the lowest physicochemical characteristics and met the International Fish Oil Standards, where peroxide value 1.49±0.0089 mEq/Kg, iodine value 71.37±0.0035 g I2/g, saponification value 502.69±0.0069 mg KOH/g, acid value 0.049±0.0011 mg KOH/g, and Free Fatty Acid 0.0102±0.0003%. The total concentration of Saturated Fatty Acids is 36.18%, monounsaturated fatty Acids 7.72%, and polyunsaturated fatty Acids 49.41%. The fatty acid components are oleic acid/ω-9, linoleic acid/ω-6, linolenic acid/ω-3, eicosapentaenoic acid, and docosahexaenoic acid. The presence of EPA and DHA in the crude oil extract of Spirulina sp. showed potential for development as edible oil. The physical profile of Spirulina sp. oil extract obtained by the osmotic-shock method meets International Fish Oil Standards
SARGASSUM POLYCYSTUM METHANOL EXTRACT AFFECTS THE NUCLEAR FACTOR-k BETA AND INTERLEUKIN-6 EXPRESSION IN STREPTOZOTOCIN-INDUCED DIABETES RATS
Get PDFObjective: The objective of this study is to investigate the attenuation of the nuclear factor-κ beta (NF-κB) and interleukin (IL)-6 expression in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats by Sargassum polycystum methanol extract.Methods: Diabetic rats were intraperitoneally induced by streptozotocin (40 mg/kg b.w.). S. polycystum methanol extract was administered to diabetic rats for 45 days. The effect of S. polycystum methanol extract on blood glucose, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), NF-κB, and IL-6 expression was investigated on streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. The gliclazide (30 mg/kg b.w., p.o.) was used as a reference antidiabetic drug.Results: The administration of S. polycystum methanol extract on streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats decreased the blood glucose level, HbA1c, NF-κB, and IL-6.Conclusion: S. polycystum methanol extract indicates a promising anti-inflammation agent in diabetes
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
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No full textDispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
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