461 research outputs found
Health impact of dietary selenium nanoparticles on mahseer fish
No full textFisheries and Aquaculture Laboratory Department of Animal Sciences Quaid-i-Azam UniversityCentro de Aquicultura da UNESPNational Centre for Physics Quaid-i-Azam UniversityCentro de Aquicultura da UNES
Health impact of dietary selenium nanoparticles on mahseer fish
No full textQuaid I Azam Univ, Fisheries & Aquaculture Lab, Dept Anim Sci, Fac Biol Sci, Islamabad, PakistanUNESP, Ctr Aquicultura, Jaboticabal, SP, BrazilQuaid I Azam Univ, Natl Ctr Phys, Islamabad 45320, PakistanUNESP, Ctr Aquicultura, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazi
Effects of dietary inclusion of vitamin C on immune and antioxidant defence system in captive reared juvenile mahseer, Tor putitora (Hamilton, 1822)
No full textThe present trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (vitamin C) on immune and antioxidant defence system in captive-reared juvenile mahseer (Tor putitora (Hamilton, 1822)). The experiment consisted of four treatments (3 replicates each), which received four semi-purified diets containing 0, 100, 200 and 300 mg.kg-1 of vitamin C. A total of 120 fish with an average initial body weight, 2.27 ± 0.01 g were distributed among 12 tanks (10 fish per tank). At the end of the 70-day experiment, all fish of each group were subjected to hypoxia stress for 48 h. Fish fed 300 mg.kg-1 vitamin C showed significantly increased (P < 0.05) serum lysozyme activity in response to hypoxia stress, followed by 200 and 100 mg.kg-1 vitamin C. Similar results were observed for glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), glutathione reductase (GSR) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity. After hypoxia, malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration was considerably reduced (P < 0.05) in fish fed 300 mg.kg-1 vitamin C. These results indicated that in stressful conditions feeding diets supplemented with 300 mg.kg-1 vitamin C would be better than 200 and 100 mg.kg-1 vitamin C, to obtain the optimum immune and antioxidant status of captive-reared juvenile mahseer.Quaid-i-Azam UniversityDepartment of Animal Sciences Faculty of Biological Sciences Quaid-i-Azam UniversityAquaculture Center São Paulo State University (UNESP), Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane s/nAquaculture Center São Paulo State University (UNESP), Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane s/
Effects of dietary selenium nanoparticles on physiological and biochemical aspects of juvenile Tor putitora
No full textA 70-day feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation of selenium nanoparticles (Se-NPs) on physiological and biochemical aspects of juvenile mahseer (Tor putitora) fish. Maintaining a 40% protein level, 2 different experimental diets supplemented with 0% Se-NPs and 0.68 Se-NPs mg kg(-1) were fed to triplicate groups of fish. The experiment was conducted in a semistatic condition consisting of 6 fiber tanks. The fish were first acclimatized, and then 30 fish per tank were randomly put into each fiber tank. At the end of the feeding trial, samples were collected from the fish and analyzed. Results obtained showed that the diet supplemented with Se-NPs significantly increased (P < 0.05) physiological aspects like red blood cell count, hemoglobin level, hematocrit values, and lysozyme activity as compared to the basal diet. Similarly, biochemical parameters including serum growth hormone levels, tissue total protein content, and glutathione peroxidase activity in liver and muscle tissues of T. putitora also significantly (P < 0.05) increased. Thus, dietary Se-NP supplementation at the rate of 0.68 mg kg(-1) diet has very beneficial effects on the physiobiochemical health aspects of juvenile T. putitora.Fisheries and Aquaculture Laboratory, Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, PakistanQuaid I Azam Univ, Dept Anim Sci, Fisheries & Aquaculture Lab, Islamabad, PakistanQuaid I Azam Univ, Natl Ctr Phys, Islamabad, PakistanSao Paulo State Univ CAUNESP, Ctr Aquaculture, Sao Paulo, BrazilSao Paulo State Univ CAUNESP, Ctr Aquaculture, Sao Paulo, Brazi
Correction to: The effect of Aerobic-Resistance Training on the Expression of miR-222 and cTnT, Cx43, Ki67 Genes, and Cardiomyocyte Proliferation in Pre-Pubertal, Young, and Old Male Rats
No full textAzam Shahsavary1,
Bahman Mirzaei2,
Mohammad Reza Fadaei Chafy3,
Sarah Rajabi4
1 PhD Student of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
2 Professor of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Faculty of Humanities, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
4 Associate Professor, Department of Cell Engineering, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
Corresponding Author: Bahman Mirzaei - Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran. (E-mail: [email protected])
In the article published in volume 33, issue 229, 2024, the original author order and corresponding author information were incorrect and have been corrected. The first author is Ms. Azam Shahsavary, and the second author is Dr. Bahman Mirzaei. Dr. Bahman Mirzaei is the corresponding author
Development of Value Added Products from Dried Sea Cucumber (Holothuria scabra)
No full textdoi:10.4172/2332-2632.1000108 Copyright: © 2013 Azam K, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
Seri Rama and Maharaja Wana in Wayang Kulit Kelantan: Visual Analysis of Their Puppets
No full textWayang Kulit Kelantan, currently one of the two remaining shadow play forms in Malaysia, remains active in the northern part of peninsular Malaysia in particular the state of Kelantan, up till southern part of Thailand. It performs mainly a localized Malay folk version Hikayat Maharaja Wana derived from the famous Indian epic Ramayana, in contrast to the other literary version Hikayat Seri Rama.
The origin of Wayang Kulit Kelantan, although much has been debated, could have possibly derived from the pre-Islamic or archetypal prototype of Wayang Kulit Purwa of Java, following the Majapahit Empire’s collapse and the spread of Islam on that island in the 16th century (Ghulam-Sarwar, 2004, pp. 61-62). The introduction of the legendary nine saints (wali Songo) in Java (Ghulam-Sarwar, 1994, pp. 274-275) led to the migration of this proto shadow play from Java to Bali and other Indonesian islands as well as the Malay Peninsula. Strong influences of animism, Hinduism, traditional Javanese beliefs and Islam are evident in Wayang Kulit Kelantan performances (Ghulam-Sarwar, 1993, pp. 4-5), as well as in the conception of the epic’s characters and their visualization on leather puppets.
Rent-sharing, hold-up, and manufacturing wages in Cote d'Ivoire
No full textLabor costs in Francophone Africa are considered high by the standards of low-income countries, at least in the formal sector. Are they a brake on industrialization, or the result of successful enterprise development? Are they imposed on firms by powerful unions, or government regulations, or a by-product of good firm performance? The authors empirically analyze what determines manufacturing wages in Cote d'Ivoire, using an unbalanced panel of individual wages that allows them to control for observable firm-specific effects. They test the rent-sharing, and hold-up theories of wage determination, as well as some aspects of efficiency-wage theories. Their results lean in favor of both rent-sharing, and hold-up, suggesting that workers have some bargaining power, and that in Cote d'Ivoire workers can force renegotiation of labor contracts, in response to new investments.Economic Theory&Research,Public Health Promotion,Health Monitoring&Evaluation,Labor Policies,Environmental Economics&Policies,Economic Theory&Research,Environmental Economics&Policies,Health Monitoring&Evaluation,Health Economics&Finance,Statistical&Mathematical Sciences
An overview of the ongoing insights in selenium research and its role in fish nutrition and fish health
No full textIn the present review, the ongoing researches about selenium research in fish nutrition have been comprehensively discussed. Selenium research is getting popularity in fish nutrition as it is required for the normal growth and proper physiological and biochemical functions in fish. Its deficiency or surplus amounts create severe problems in fish. It is available as inorganic form, organic form, and nano form. In fish, most of the previous research is about the selenium requirements for fish by using only one selenium source mainly the inorganic one. Selenium shows maximum biological activity and bioavailability when it is supplied in proper form. However, to differentiate the more bioavailable and less toxic form of selenium, sufficient information is needed about the comparative bioavailability of different selenium forms in different fish species. In fish, important data about the new forms of selenoproteins is still scarce. Therefore, it is necessary to focus on the determination and elucidation of the new selenoproteins in fish through the utilization of recent approaches of molecular biology and proteomics. The adaptation of these new approaches will replace the old fashioned methodologies regarding the selenium research in fish nutrition. Moreover, the use of molecular biology and proteomics-based new approaches in combination with selenium research will help in optimizing the area of fish nutrition and will improve the feed intake, growth performance, and more importantly the flesh quality which has a promising importance in the consumer market.Sao Paulo State Univ, Ctr Aquaculture, Jaboticabal, SP, BrazilQuaid I Azam Univ, Dept Anim Sci, Islamabad, PakistanSao Paulo State Univ, Ctr Aquaculture, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazi
On locally contractive fuzzy set-valued mappings
No full textWe prove the existence of common fuzzy fixed points for a sequence of locally contractive fuzzy mappings satisfying generalized Banach type contraction conditions in a complete metric space by using iterations. Our main result generalizes and unifies several well-known fixed-point theorems for multivalued maps. Illustrative examples are also given.The third author thanks the support of the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness of Spain, Grant MTM2012-37894-C02-01.Ahmad, J.; Azam, A.; Romaguera Bonilla, S. (2014). On locally contractive fuzzy set-valued mappings. Journal of Inequalities and Applications. 2014(74):1-10. doi:10.1186/1029-242X-2014-74S11020147
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