Nutritive value of the crab Podophthalmus vigil (Fabricius)

Among the edible crabs, Podophthalmus vigil occupies a distinct position in Porto Novo coast. Though the fishery is seasonal, P. vigil supports an additional crab fishery from august to october. An attempt has been made to evaluate the nutritional status of different size groups of P. vigil. It has been observed that protein and moisture values are more in smaller crabs, corresponding with a drop in carbohydrate and fat. In bigger size groups, the values of fat and carbohydrate are found to be higher, while protein and moisture contents decreased slightly. The total meat content varies in different crabs of the same size group and the average value of the total consumable part is found to be only less than 30% of the total weight of the animal.

Prospect of fishery, utilisation and culture of crabs in India

Investigations on the fishery, utilization and development of the crabs in Indian waters have been reviewed. Various factors relating to the improvement of fishery, keeping quality of the crab meat and possibilities for an integrated farming of commercially important crabs are discussed.

Report on the occurrence of one subspecies of Scylla serrata (Forskal) in Cochin backwaters

The taxonomy of the mud crab, Scylla serrata has become a topic of interest. Alcock (1899) described this species from Indian waters. It was considered that under the genus Scylla, only one species, namely, Scylla serrata was valid. But Estampador (1949) revised the genus and reported the occurrence of four sorts, Scylla serrata, S. tranquebarica, S. oceanica and a variety S. serrata, var paramarnosain in Philippine waters. He established his claim based on the morphology such as colouration, relative length of chelae and also on the cytological events during gametogenesis. Serene (1952) pointed out that two distinct categories under this genus were demonstrable on the basis of colouration. But Stephenson & Campbell (1960) concluded them as only synonyms, but pointed out the need for further investigations.

Rapapport's broth, a better enrichment medium in the identification of Salmonella from processed frog legs

Live clams (Villorita cyprinoides) collected from their natural beds were packed in different ways like dry pack, tray pack, in oxygenated water (wet pack) and depurated samples in wet pack. It was found that the packaging in l kg lots in 200 gauge polythene bags with oxygen at a temperature of 20°C could keep them live for 4 days. In tray pack without oxygen and water they can be kept alive for 3 days at 20°C. Temperature seems to be the critical factor in the transportation of live clams. At room temperature both dry and wet pack can be kept for 24 h only. Depuration technique does not appear to be useful in prolonging the storage life of clams in live condition as percentage mortality is more at 48 h both at 20°C and room temperature compared to the non-depurated samples.

Impact of species composition and artificial feed on the growth of carps

Two trials conducted to demonstrate the suitability of composite carp culture in a small, seasonal, shallow village pond with varied species composition and stocking density indicated the possibility of obtaining higher production with reduced number of species. During the first trial, the Indian major carps, silver carp, common carp and fringe lipped carp were stocked at a density of 5625 fingerlings/ha in the pond in which the maximum water spread area was 1600m². The fish grown over a period of seven months yielded a production of only 242 kg. However, during the second trial, an increase in production by 60.33% was achieved over the same period in the same pond by stocking only the Indian major carps and common carp at a density of 4687.5 fingerlings/ha and feeding them daily with silkworm faecal matter based artificial feed at about 5% of their body weight. The results indicated that for seasonal, shallow ponds stocking of only three species of carps, namely, catla, rohu and common carp would suffice to get optimum yield.

噬菌体展示随机十肽库的构建及抗WSSV单链抗体A1的模拟抗原表位的淘选和鉴定

本实验以pCANTAB5E噬菌粒为载体,成功构建了较高容量的噬菌体展示随机十肽库,并将其应用于抗原模拟表位的淘选和鉴定。将一种特异识别对虾白斑综合症病毒(Whitespotsyndromevirus,WSSV)的单链抗体A1对十肽库和十五肽库分别进行淘选,结果得到一系列能与单链抗体A1特异性结合的阳性克隆。将这些阳性克隆所编码的多肽氨基酸序列与已知的单链抗体A1的抗原WSSV388片段氨基酸序列做比对,发现多数阳性多肽序列都与WSSV388片段序列的C端一处K????R??R?QS的氨基酸片段相似,由此推

Self-assembled multilayer graphene oxide membrane and carbon nanotubes synthesized using a rare form of natural graphite

The fabrication of flexible multilayer graphene oxide (GO) membrane and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) using a rare form of high-purity natural graphite, vein graphite, is reported for the first time. Graphite oxide is synthesized using vein graphite following Hummer's method. By facilitating functionalized graphene sheets in graphite oxide to self-assemble, a multilayer GO membrane is fabricated. Electric arc discharge is used to synthesis CNTs from vein graphite. Both multilayer GO membrane and CNTs are investigated using microscopy and spectroscopy experiments, i.e., scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), core level photoelectron spectroscopy, and C K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (NEXAFS), to characterize their structural and topographical properties. Characterization of vein graphite using different techniques reveals that it has a large number of crystallites, hence the large number of graphene sheets per crystallite, preferentially oriented along the (002) plane. NEXAFS and core level spectra confirm that vein graphite is highly crystalline and pure. Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and C 1s core level spectra show that oxygen functionalities (-C-OH, -CO,-C-O-C-) are introduced into the basal plane of graphite following chemical oxidation. Carbon nanotubes are produced from vein graphite through arc discharge without the use of any catalyst. HRTEM confirm that multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWNTs) are produced with the presence of some structure in the central pipe. A small percentage of single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) are also produced simultaneously with MWNTs. Spectroscopic and microscopic data are further discussed here with a view to using vein graphite as the source material for the synthesis of carbon nanomaterials. © 2013 American Chemical Society.

Effects of 2,3,7,8-TCDD and benzo[a]pyrene on modulating vitellogenin expression in primary culture of crucian carp (Carassius auratus) hepatocytes

Vitellogenin (Vtg) is the precursor of yolk protein. Its expression and secretion are estrogen-regulated and are crucial for oocyte maturation. An in vitro xenoestrogen screening model was established by measuring Vtg induction in cultured primary hepatocytes from crucian carp. Vtg production was detected by biotin-avidin sandwich ELISA method while Vtg and cytochrome P4501A1 (CYP1A1) mRNA induction were measured by semi- quantitative PCR-primer dropping technique. Vtg and Vtg mRNA were dose-dependently induced by diethylstilbestrol (DES, 0.2-200 ng/mL) in hepatocytes of crucian carp. Co-treatment of the DES-induced hepatocytes with either 2,3,7,8-TCDD (TCDD, 0.1-4 pg/mL) or benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P, 5-1000 ng/mL) resulted in a reduction of Vtg production and an increment of CYP1A1 mRNA expression both in a dose dependent manner, indicating the anti-estrogenic effects of the compounds. However, at lower tested concentrations, TCDD (0.1, 0.2 pg/mL), B[a]P (5 ng/mL) seemed to have a potentiating effect on Vtg expression and secretion, although by their own these compounds had no observable estrogenic effect on Vtg induction. Tamoxifen (a selective estrogen receptor modulators, 1 nmol/L-1 mumol/L), and P-naphtho-flavone (beta-NF, an aryl hydrocarbon receptor inducing compounds, 2.5-1000 ng/mL) also were employed to study the possible interactions in DES-induced Vtg expression. In co-treatment of the DES-induced hepatocytes with beta-NF or tamoxifen, the decrease in Vtg production did parallel induction of CYP1A1 for beta-NF, but tamoxifen inhibited Vtg induction did not parallel induced CYP1A1 expression in all test concentrations. On the contrary, it was found that in co-treatment of the TCDD-induced hepatocytes with DES, TCDD induced CYP1A1 mRNA production was inhibited by DES also. These results implicated a possible cross talk between estrogen receptor- and aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated pathways in the hepatocytes.

Influence of indium-tin-oxide thin-film quality on reverse leakage current of indium-tin-oxide/n-GaN Schottky contacts

Indium-tin-oxide (ITO)/n-GaN Schottky contacts were prepared by e-beam evaporation at 200 degrees C under various partial pressures of oxygen. X-ray photoemission spectroscopy and positron beam measurements were employed to obtain chemical and structural information of the deposited ITO films. The results indicated that the observed variation in the reverse leakage current of the Schottky contact and the optical transmittance of the ITO films were strongly dependent on the quality of the ITO film. The high concentration of point defects at the ITO-GaN interface is suggested to be responsible for the large observed leakage current of the ITO/n-GaN Schottky contacts. (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics.

钟控密钥流生成器及其密码性能

提出了一种新的钟控密钥流生成器,由3个移位寄存器组成:两个被钟控的线性反馈移位寄存器A和B,一个提供钟控信息的非线性反馈移位寄存器C。设A、B和C的长度分别为l1、l2和l3。移位寄存器A和B的钟控信息由从移位寄存器C选取的两个比特串提供,移位的次数分别是两个比特串的汉明重量。研究了该生成器的周期、线性复杂度和k错线性复杂度,分析了这种密钥流生成器的安全性。

使用压缩函数的非平衡Feistel结构的伪随机性和超伪随机性

从可证明安全的角度研究使用压缩函数的非平衡Feistel结构(UFN-C)的安全性,证明了k+1轮UFN-C是伪随机的,k+2轮UFN-C是超伪随机的;进一步地,探讨了UFN-C的有效构造,降低了Naor和Reingold在1999年文章中类似结构对伪随机函数个数的要求.最后,针对一类具体的UFN-C--SMs4,分析其广义形式SMS4-like结构的伪随机性和超伪随机性,为设计与使用该类结构的分组密码提供了可证明安全的理论依据.

24-二甲基戊二稀土化合物的合成

本文叙述了2.4-二甲基戊二烯基稀土金属有机化合物的合成并通过元素分析，红外光谱、核磁共振谱及质谱的鉴定。测定了Gd(2.4-GH_(11))_3的单晶结构，此外还合成了（2.4-GH_(11)K.TMEDA及K_2C_8H_8·3THF并也测定了它们的晶体结构。在所合成化合物的红外光谱中，没有属于C=C双键的吸收峰，表明分子中配位体以η~5形式的大π键体系与稀土金属离子结合，在Ln(2.4-GH_(11))_2Cl·TMF和Ln(2.4-GH_(11))Cl_2·GH_THF的红外光谱中，于1060波数附近出现一强而宽的吸收峰，即化合物中有四氢呋喃分子络合。化合物的室温NMR谱有四个吸收峰，2.4-二甲基戊二烯配位体可能为η~5平面∪或W构型。化合物的水解'H-NMR谱与质谱都证实水解产物为2.4－二甲基－1.3－戊二烯。它是－2.4二甲基戊二烯阴离子水解所得的唯一产物，它表明化合物中的配位体确为2.4－二甲基戊二烯阴离子。(2.4-GH_(11))_2Cl·TMDA配合物晶体结构是应用低温X－射线衍射技术用Nicolet R_3 M/E型四园衍射仪LT－1低温装置并利用重原子法测定的最小二乘法精修至收敛时的一致性因子R=0.055. Rw=0.057。晶体属单斜晶系P21/n空间群。晶胞参数a=11.322(4)A, b=9.242(3)A, c=15.956(5)A. β=106.70(3)分子中2.4－二甲基戊二烯阴离子呈平面∪构型。钾离子与四甲基乙二胺二啮体结合形成的络合阳离子和2.4-二甲基戊二烯阴离子相间排列形成无限链状结构分子。2.4－二甲基戊二烯阴离子的C－C键长明显分为中间与外端C－C键两组。外端组C－C键双性质较强键长较短。表明C3具有负电荷的共振杂化体贡献较大。分子中K－C键最短的是K-C(1.5)。而不是具有较多负电荷的C3－K键。这可能是由于几何因素造成的。K_2C_8H_8·3THF的晶体结构是采用与前者相同的方法测定的。它属三斜晶系，PT空间群，晶胞参数a=10.263(3)A, b=13.157(4)A, c=9.443A, α=87.51(2)°, β=114.93(2)°, γ=76.81(2)°. V=1111.6A, R=0.051. 晶体中负二价的环辛四烯阴离呈平面构型，具有中心对称性，两侧与两中心对称相关的钾离子连接，相邻的非等效的钾离子间通过两四氢呋喃分子的氧原子相连接，从而形成了无限链状结构的分子。环辛四烯反映了Huckel的4n+2芳香性规则。该结构的特别之处在于四氢呋喃分子的氧原子以桥键形式与两个钾离子同时连接。而这种形式的桥键在其它化合物中似还未发现。Go(2.4-GH_(11))_3的晶体结构亦是采用与前述相同的方法测定的。其晶体为三斜晶系，PT空间群，晶胞参数a=12.541A, b=12.853A, c=8.432A, α=91.44°, β=108.61°, γ=117.97°, V=112.54A~3. 结构测定表明，Gd(2.4-GH_(11))_3分子具有C_3h对称性。三个配位体阴离了的九个带负电荷的碳原子近似以三帽三角棱柱形式与钆离子配位。分子中2.4－二甲基戊二烯阴离子的C－C键长－亦分为而组。外端C－C键较中间C－C键强，键长较短，亦表明C3具有较多的负电荷。2.4－二甲基戊二烯阴离子本身近似呈平面∪构型。C2,C4偏离由C1 C3 C5三碳原子构成的平面0.067A。方向上远离中心钆离子。可能在此以离子性为主的化合物中，钆离子与不带电荷的C2 C4间的相互作用有些排斥性质。与Nd(2.4-GH_(11))_3不同的是，在Gd(2.4-GH_(11))_3分子中，Gd-(C(1,5）键最短，而不是Gd-C(3)键。这可能是由于钆离子的半径较小，化合物的空间位阻效应较大所致。

橡胶的分子缠结和性能的研究

本工作由两部分组成：（I）以苯乙烯为溶剂时顺丁胶溶液缠结效应的研究；（II）稀土催化合成丁二烯与异戊二烯2二嵌段共聚物（PB－b-PI）的结构与性能的研究。以Ostward粘度计测定了不同胶样的Logη与LogC的关系曲线，研究临界缠结浓度C＊和在C＞C＊区域内的直线的斜率K与分子结构，温度和分子量分布间的依赖关系，用管子模型的GDE理论进行了分析。用TEM和WAXD方法研究了PB－b-PI二嵌段共聚物的低温结晶性能。在用TEM观察样品的结晶形态时，发现在所有共聚比范围内（PB／PI＝70／30～20／80），样品均具有结晶性。当用WAXD研究结温度和共聚组成对样品的结晶性能的影响时。发现：随着结晶湿度的降低和PB含量的增高，样品的结晶性能变好，结晶高增高。以单向拉伸研究了PB－b-PI和PB／PI共混物的力学性能。根据两相相分离的实验事实，我们提出了双缠结网络模型，其基本思想为：相分离使得两相分子各自形成缠结网络，由于两个缠结网络柔性的差异，外力使柔性大的PB缠结网络将首先产生，这种将随外力的增加而增加，当形变到某一定值时，PB缠结网络将自动产生松驰，通过嵌断点（或化学交联点），将力传递到刚性较大的PI缠结网络，使之产生形变，这种力的传递和一直到样品产生特大的形变而断裂。根据这一模型分析了有效缠结点，嵌段点和化学交联点在两相系中力的传递作用，并用Mooney-Rivlin方程给予了证明。上述模型成功地解释了本工作的实验现象。