Analysis of field-moist Cd contaminated paddy soils during rice grain fill allows reliable prediction of grain Cd levels

SummaryAim: For the therapeutic application of radiopharmaceuticals the activity is determined on an individual basis. Here we investigated the accuracy for a simplified assessment of the residence times for a 188Re-labelled anti-CD66 monoclonal antibody. Patients, methods: For 49 patients with high risk leukaemia (24 men, 25 women, age: 44 ± 12 years) the residence times were determined for the injected 188Re-labelled anti-CD66 antibodies (1.3 ± 0.4 GBq, 5–7 GBq/mg protein, >95% 188Re bound to the antibody) based on 5 measurements (1.5, 3, 20, 26, and 44 h p.i.) using planar conjugate view gamma camera images (complete method). In a simplified method the residence times were calculated based on a single measurement 3 h p.i. Results: The residence times for kidneys, liver, red bone marrow, spleen and remainder of body for the complete method were 0.4 ± 0.2 h, 1.9 ± 0.8 h, 7.8 ± 2.1 h, 0.6 ± 0.3 h and 8.6 ± 2.1 h, respectively. For all organs a linear correlation exists between the residence times of the complete method and the simplified method with the slopes (correlation coefficients R > 0.89) of 0.89, 0.99, 1.23, 1.13 and 1.09 for kidneys, liver, red bone marrow, spleen and remainder of body, respectively. Conclusion: The proposed approach allows reliable prediction of biokinetics of 188Re-labelled anti-CD66 monoclonal antibody biodistribution with a single study. Efficient pretherapeutic estimation of organ absorbed dose may be possible, provided that a more stable anti-CD66 antibody preparation is available.

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Synthesis of ZnO/ZnFe2O4 nanocomposites in organic-free media and their photocatalytic activity under natural sunlight

JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES ◽

10.15282/jmes.14.2.2020.20.0532 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 6801-6810

Author(s):

Rahmayeni Rahmayeni ◽

Zulhadjri Zulhadjri ◽

Yeni Stiadi ◽

Agusnar Harry ◽

Syukri Arief

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscopy ◽

Hexagonal Wurtzite Structure ◽

Rice Grain ◽

X Ray Diffraction ◽

Homogeneous Sphere ◽

Natural Sunlight ◽

Transmission Electron ◽

Photocatalytic Activities ◽

Free Media ◽

Photocatalytic Applications

Nanocomposite ZnO/ZnFe2O4 photocatalysts with different proportions of ZnFe2O4 were synthesized in organic-free media using metal nitric as precursors. The ZnO phase with hexagonal wurtzite structure and low crystallinity of ZnFe2O4 was confirmed using XRD (X-Ray diffraction). Different morphologies of the nanocomposites were obtained ranging from rice grain-like with a porous surface to homogeneous sphere-like nanoparticles as shown in Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and TEM Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) studies. Magnetic properties measured by Visible Sampler Magnetometer (VSM) showed diamagnetic and paramagnetic behavior for the nanocomposites. Analysis with Diffuse Reflectance Spectrophotometer (DRS) UV-vis showed an increase the composition of ferrite in composites increasing its ability to absorb visible light. Photocatalytic activities of ZnO/ZnFe2O4 nanocomposites on the degradation of Rhodamine B dye reached 95.6% after 3 h under natural sunlight suggesting their suitability for sunlight driven photocatalytic applications.

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Adaptive Management of Information Network Protection with Analysis of Intruder's Actions

Information and Control Systems ◽

10.31799/1684-8853-2018-4-61-72 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 61-72 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

G. I. Korshunov ◽

V. A. Lipatnikov ◽

A. A. Shevchenko ◽

V. Y. Malyshev

Keyword(s):

Adaptive Control ◽

Adaptive Management ◽

Management Systems ◽

Information Network ◽

Practical Relevance ◽

Operational Control ◽

Security Measures ◽

Reliable Prediction ◽

Stochastic Uncertainty ◽

Network Protection

Introduction:The known methods of adaptive management of information network protection with special security measures are not effective enough in modern conditions, as they only take into account collected and processed data on security events and do not analyze the dynamics of the actions.Purpose:Developing a method of adaptive control of information network protection based on the analysis of violator's actions.Results:A method has been proposed for adaptive management of information network protection. Unlike other known methods, it is based on analyzing the dynamics of the violator's actions and determining the situational confrontation parameters under stochastic uncertainty. The method includes situation monitoring, operational control of the sequence of violator's actions, modeling the attacker's strategy, determining the situational parameters with a reliable prediction of the intrusion strategy. During the analysis, the network administrator receives information about the priority purposes of an intruder, the tools used and the vulnerabilities of the network. This provides an opportunity to promptly take measures to increase the security of the network and avoid its compromise.Practical relevance: Тhis approach allows you to maintain the operation of automated management systems for an organization with integrated structure, taking into account the scaling in planning and making changes to the structure on the background of information confrontation at the required level when multiple threats are changing their dynamics.

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Variability of technological characteristics of rice grain quality due to the location of grains in the panicle

PROCEEDINGS OF IV INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE “CURRENT STATE, PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRARIAN SCIENCE” ◽

10.33952/09.09.2019.34 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

O.A. Maskalenko ◽

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T.B. Kumeiko ◽

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Keyword(s):

Grain Quality ◽

Rice Grain ◽

Technological Characteristics

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Cytokinin oxidase regulates rice grain production.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.1026653.334648 ◽

2005 ◽

Author(s):

Neelima Sinha

Keyword(s):

Cytokinin Oxidase ◽

Rice Grain ◽

Grain Production

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Implementing the systems approach in rice pest management : India context

ORYZA- An International Journal on Rice ◽

10.35709/ory.2019.56.s.6 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 56 (Special Issue) ◽

pp. 136-142 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

RK Tanwar ◽

S Singh ◽

SP Singh ◽

Vikas Kumar Kanwar ◽

Rakesh Kumar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systems Approach ◽

Insect Pests ◽

Rice Variety ◽

National Level ◽

Uttar Pradesh ◽

Fine Tuning ◽

Basmati Rice ◽

Rice Grain ◽

Integrated Crop Management ◽

Chemical Pesticides

A basic IPM module for basmati rice as a part of integrated crop management accounting the pest prevalence and the information available from literature has been developed. As the module is location specific and dynamic, therefore needs regular updating and fine tuning depending on the location and pest prevalence. The technology has been successfully validated and implemented during 1998 to 2019 in Pusa Basmati 1, Taraori Basmati, Dehraduni Basmati, Pusa Basmati 1121 in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand with little modification and fine tuning. Implementation of the technology resulted in increase in rice grain yield i.e., 21.6% in Pusa Basmati 1 at Shikohpur, in Uttar Pradesh 21.5% in Taraori Basmati at Chhajpur in Haryana, 19.5% in Type 3 in Uttarakhand, 14.5 to 22.7% in Pusa Basmati 1121 in Haryana and 38.2% in Pusa Basmati 1121 in Uttar Pradesh over farmer's practices (FP). In all the basmati rice trials, higher yield as well as Benefit - Cost (B-C) ratio was obtained in IPM as compared to FP. Implementation of IPM led to significant reduction in uses of chemical pesticides. In case of IPM, only 1.46 application of chemical pesticides (103.2 g a.i./ha) were undertaken in Pusa Basmati 1121 against 2.8 application in FP (1214.4 g a.i./ha) at Bambawad, Uttar Pradesh. ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack developed and validated IPM module at Sigmapur (Cuttack, Odisha) non-Basmati rice variety Pooja for four kharif seasons i.e 2010-2013 using standard agronomic practices. The trial resulted in an enhancement of 47.1% yield and 26.47 % B-C ratio over FP. Additional income of Rs. 9857/- per ha was also obtained in IPM over FP. On-Farm trial on validation of IPM module in non-Basmati rice (Pooja variety) under semi deep water conditions conducted in 10 ha during rabi 2017 at Nagapur and Basudeipur villages in Khurda district of Odisha resulted in reduction in the incidence of insect pests and diseases with higher population of natural enemies as compared to FP. Rice yield was recorded 5600 kg ha-1 in IPM as against 4900 kg ha-1 in FP. Recently, ICT based e-pest monitoring and advisory has become an important component for area wise implementation of IPM at state and national level. The programme has been successfully implemented in Odisha during 2010 and 2011 under RKVY. Implementation of the programme had resulted successful management of swarming caterpillar in 13 rice growing districts of Odisha during kharif 2010 and 2011.

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