Reduction in the Radiocesium in Meats of the Sika Deer and Wild Boar by Cooking

2020 ◽  
Vol 83 (3) ◽  
pp. 467-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
MAYUMI HACHINOHE ◽  
RYUSUKE FUJIMOTO ◽  
TAKURO SHINANO ◽  
EIICHI KOTAKE-NARA ◽  
SHIOKA HAMAMATSU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Content ◽  
Sika Deer ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Retention Factor ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Wild Animal ◽  
Cooking Methods ◽  
Processing Factor ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Food Processing Retention Factor

ABSTRACT The behavior of radiocesium in wild animal meats upon cooking was investigated. The ratio of the concentration change (processing factor, Pf), remaining ratio (food processing retention factor, Fr), and removal ratio of radiocesium in the meats by grilling, boiling, and steaming were determined. Differences in cooking methods, rather than differences in meat parts or animal species, clearly influenced the Pf, Fr, and removal ratios. The mean Fr values were 0.9 (range, 0.7 to 1.0) for grilling, 0.6 (range, 0.4 to 0.7) for boiling, and 0.5 (range, 0.4 to 0.7) for steaming. The removal effect of grilling (11%) was lower than that of boiling (41%) or steaming (47%). The mean value of Pf was 1.2 (range, 1.1 to 1.6) for grilling, 0.8 (range, 0.6 to 0.9) for boiling, and 0.8 (range, 0.7 to 1.0) for steaming. The radiocesium concentration in the meats increased only upon grilling, but not by boiling or steaming. This difference is due to the lower removal effect of grilling than that of boiling and steaming. Therefore, boiling and steaming were more effective than grilling for removing radiocesium and reducing its concentration in wild animal meats. Furthermore, the ratio of water content fluctuations due to boiling was negatively correlated with Pf and Fr. It was evident that greater reductions in water content resulted in lower concentrations and improved radiocesium removal in the meats. These results suggest that some of the radiocesium naturally present in the meats is soluble in water and that the radiocesium dissolved in water can be removed from the meat with the release of water from the tissue. HIGHLIGHTS

Distribution of Radioactive Cesium during Milling and Cooking of Contaminated Buckwheat

2018 ◽  
Vol 81 (6) ◽  
pp. 881-885 ◽  
Author(s):  
MAYUMI HACHINOHE ◽  
NAOTO NIHEI ◽  
SHINICHI KAWAMOTO ◽  
SHIOKA HAMAMATSU
Keyword(s):  
Wheat Flour ◽  
Food Processing ◽  
Retention Factor ◽  
Boiling Water ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Radioactive Cesium ◽  
Processing Factor ◽  
Standard Limit ◽  
Food Processing Retention Factor ◽  
Buckwheat Flour

ABSTRACT To clarify the behavior of radioactive cesium (Cs) in buckwheat grains during milling and cooking processes, parameters such as processing factor (Pf) and food processing retention factor (Fr) were evaluated in two lots of buckwheat grains, R1 and R2, with different concentrations of radioactive Cs. Three milling fractions, the husk, bran, and flour fractions, were obtained using a mill and electric sieve. The radioactive Cs (134Cs + 137Cs) concentrations in husk and bran were higher than that in grain, whereas the concentration in flour was lower than that in grain. Pf values for the flours of R1 and R2 were 0.60 and 0.80, respectively. Fr values for the flours of R1 and R2 were 0.28 and 0.53, respectively. Raw buckwheat noodles (soba) were prepared using a mixture of buckwheat flour and wheat flour according to the typical recipe and were cooked with boiling water for 0.5, 1, and 2 min, followed by rinsing with water. Pf values for the soba boiled for 2 min (optimal for eating) made with R1 and R2 were 0.34 and 0.40, respectively. Fr values for these R1 and R2 samples were 0.55 and 0.66, respectively. Pf and Fr values for soba boiled for different times for both R1 and R2 were less than 0.6 and 0.8, respectively. Thus, buckwheat flour and its product, soba, cooked by boiling, are considered acceptable for human consumption according to the standard limit for radioactive Cs in buckwheat grains.

scholarly journals Pengaruh penggunaan tepung emping melinjo (gnetum gnemon) dalam pakan terhadap ph, kadar air, dan daya susut daging ayam kampung

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-23
Author(s):  
Yopianus Anamila ◽  
Dyah Lestari Yulianti ◽  
Aju Tjatur Nugroho Krisnaningsih
Keyword(s):  
Water Content ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Chicken Meat ◽  
Experimental Unit ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Gnetum Gnemon ◽  
The Mean

ABSTRAK                    Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan tepung emping melinjo (Gnetum gnemon) pada pakan terhadap pH, kadar air, dan penyusutan daging ayam. Dalam percobaan dengan rancangan acak lengkap 4 perlakuan, 4 ulangan, satu unit eksperimen yang terdiri dari 5 ayam ayam yang dibagi secara acak. Keempat ulangan tersebut konsisten dengan empat perlakuan dari penelitian ini, masing-masing mengandung P0, P1, P2, dan P3 adalah 0% (kontrol), 5%, 10%, dan 15%. Melinjo emping flour (Gnetum gnemon) adalah sebagai pakan tambahan yang didapat dari pasaran. Variabel penelitian adalah: pH, kadar air, dan konsumsi daging ayam. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kadar keripik leleh (Gnetum gnemon) tidak berpengaruh terhadap pH daging (P> 0,05) sedangkan pada kadar air dan penyusutan Daging ayam menunjukkan perbedaan pengaruh yang sangat signifikan (P <0,01). Nilai pH rata-rata pada perlakuan P0, P1, P2, dan P3 adalah 5,9; 5.9; 6.0 dan 5.9. Nilai rata-rata kadar air dalam perlakuan P0, P1, P2, dan P3 adalah 79,30; 84,90; 83.30, dan 83.40. Nilai rata-rata penyusutan daging ayam dalam perlakuan P0, P1, P2, dan P3 adalah 2,7; 4.2; 4,7 dan 4,7. Disimpulkan bahwa penambahan pati emping melinjo (Gnetum gnemon) berpengaruh pada kadar air dan penyusutan daging ayam. Namun, penggunaan tepung emping melinjo (Gnetum gnemon) tidak berkaryh pada pH daging ayam.    ABSTRACT                     This study aims to determine the effect of the use of emping melinjo flour (Gnetum gnemon) in a feed to pH, moisture content, and shrinkage of chicken meat. In an experiment with a completely randomized design of 4 treatments, 4 replications, one experimental unit consisting of 5 randomly divided chicken chickens. The four replications were consistent with four treatments from the study, each containing P0, P1, P2, and P3 were 0% (control), 5%, 10%, and 15%. Melinjo emping flour (Gnetum gnemon) is as an additional feed obtained from the market. The research variables were: pH, Water content, and Chicken Meat Meat Consumption. The results showed that the level of using melting chips (Gnetum gnemon) did not give effect to meat pH (P> 0,05) while in water content and shrinkage Chicken meat showed a very significant difference of influence (P <0.01). The mean pH value at treatment P0, P1, P2, and P3, was 5.9; 5.9; 6.0 and 5.9. The average value of water content in the treatment of P0, P1, P2, and P3 was 79.30; 84.90; 83.30, and 83.40. The mean value of shrinkage of chicken meat in treatment P0, P1, P2, and P3 was 2.7; 4.2; 4.7 and 4.7. It was concluded that the addition of emping melinjo starch (Gnetum gnemon) had an effect on water content and shrinkage of chicken meat. However, the use of emping melinjo flour (Gnetum gnemon) is not significant at the pH of chicken meat.

scholarly journals Current epidemiological situation on leptospirosis in the territories adjacent to Lake Baikal

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 57-67
Author(s):  
E. Yu. Kiseleva ◽  
V. M. Korzun ◽  
S. A. Borisov ◽  
N. V. Breneva ◽  
A. F. Timoshenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lake Baikal ◽  
Small Mammals ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Mass Analyzer ◽  
Natural Focus ◽  
Pathogenic Leptospira ◽  
Natural Foci ◽  
Causative Agents ◽  
The Mean

Background. In presence the epizootiological situation on leptospirosis in the territories adjacent to Lake Baikal is not studied well. The showing up of natural focus, discovering of host animal’s species composition and etiological structure of leptospirosis causative agents are essential to plan any epidemiological response and to organize the specific prophylaxis.Aim: to analyze contemporary characteristics of leptospirosis natural foci at the territories adjacent to Lake Baikal.Materials and methods. From 2011 till 2020 the territory of nine Irkutsk Region's administrative districts was investigated. Trapping has been done at four kind of sites (wetland, meadow, forest-shrub, steppificated meadow) and boroughs. 1152 small mammals which belonged to 35 species were collected. Collected samples were studied by complex of methods. Serogroup belonging was detected by micro agglutination and decomposition test, and genomic species – by Microflex LT mass analyzer.Results. A leptospirosis natural foci in the Irkutsk city boundary was newly founded and there were isolated (from small mammals) four pathogenic cultures of leptospiras belonging to Javanica serogroup. Main hosts of causative agents at the territories adjacent to Lake Baikal were defined (insect-eating mammals: tundra shrew, largetoothed Siberian shrew, even-toothed shrew, shrew-mouse, and rodents: root vole, ground vole, narrow-skulled vole, sewer rat). By micro agglutination were defined pathogenic leptospirosis serogroups (Icterohaemorrhagiae, Grippotyphosa, Javanica, Pomona, Sejroe, Autumnalis, Australis), all over 2.4 ± 0.45 % seropositive. Antibody dilution at survey animals ranged from 1 : 20 to 1 : 640. On the grounds of PCR results the mean value of infected animals in studied sample was 16.4 ± 1.14 %. Positive PCR findings were at 19 from 35 animal species.Conclusion. At the territories adjacent to Lake Baikal In the Baikal region, the proportion of animals that have had contact with pathogenic leptospira is quite high. Natural focus of this infection are highly pervasive in this region, they are evolved mainly in dewy sites. 

scholarly journals Game theory and evolution

1975 ◽  
Vol 7 (01) ◽  
pp. 8-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Haigh
Keyword(s):  
Game Theory ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Reproductive Potential ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
The Mean

Maynard Smith and Price (1973) have shown that the methods and terminology of Game Theory can be used to study the evolution of various strategies in animal species. They write a ij as the mean ‘value’ to the user of strategy i when his opponent uses strategy j; these values a ij are related to the fitness of the user of i, in the sense that, if a ij is large, it is advantageous to use strategy i when one's opponent uses strategy j, and this advantage will be reflected in an increase in one's reproductive potential. For example, these may be a contest for territory, or dominance rights.

scholarly journals Game theory and evolution

1975 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Haigh
Keyword(s):  
Game Theory ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Reproductive Potential ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
The Mean

Maynard Smith and Price (1973) have shown that the methods and terminology of Game Theory can be used to study the evolution of various strategies in animal species. They write aij as the mean ‘value’ to the user of strategy i when his opponent uses strategy j; these values aij are related to the fitness of the user of i, in the sense that, if aij is large, it is advantageous to use strategy i when one's opponent uses strategy j, and this advantage will be reflected in an increase in one's reproductive potential. For example, these may be a contest for territory, or dominance rights.

scholarly journals STUDIES ON THE TOTAL COLUMN ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH, OZONE AND PRECIPITABLE WATER CONTENT IN THE TROPICS: A CASE STUDY OF MALAYSIA

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-62
Author(s):  
Said Fhazli
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Aerosol Optical Depth ◽  
Optical Depth ◽  
Precipitable Water ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Total Column Ozone ◽  
Precipitable Water Content ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Total Column

A Multifilter Rotating Shadowband Radiometer has been used to monitor the directly transmitted solar irradiance at six wavelength regions (413.9 nm, 494.6 nm, 612.7 nm, 670.8 nm, 868.0 nm and 939.1 nm) for three clear stable days at Bangi. Extensive observations of the columnar aerosol optical depth (AOD), total column ozone (TCO) and precipitable water content (PWC) have been carried out using this instrument. The result shows that the maximum optical depth of aerosol at the shorter wavelength, especially on 24th February 2002 with mean value of 0.254 (24th February 2002), 0.095 (25th February 2002), and 0.072 (26th February 2002) while the ozone optical depth shows the mean value 0.0153 on 24th February 2002, 0.0174 on 25thFebruary 2002 and 0.0175 on 26th February 2002 with the avarage absorption coefficient (a), 0.2 (24th and 26th February 2002) and 0.1 (25th February 2002). The mean value of water vapor content shows that  = 0.356 cm and k = 0.301 cm for wavelength 939.1 nm. From the aerosol optical depth, it shows the existence of smoke type of aerosol on February, 24th to 25th 2002 with Ångström coefficient, , is 1.534 and 1.5513, respectively, and sea water vapor is 0.9889 on 26thFebruary 2002. From the Ångström coefficient, it shows that atmosphere layer of Bangi at that moment is similar to U.S. Standard Atmosphere, with maximum spectral irradiance on black body temperature is 5860 oK.

Long-period modulated superstructures in Pd-12.5 at.%Ce and Pd-15 at.%Ce alloys

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 164-165
Author(s):  
Noriyuki Kuwano ◽  
Masaru Itakura ◽  
Kensuke Oki
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Heavy Elements ◽  
Arc Furnace ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Ultra High Purity ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Atomic Scattering ◽  
The Mean

Pd-Ce alloys exhibit various anomalies in physical properties due to mixed valences of Ce, and the anomalies are thought to be strongly related with the crystal structures. Since Pd and Ce are both heavy elements, relative magnitudes of (fcc-fpd) are so small compared with <f> that superlattice reflections, even if any, sometimes cannot be detected in conventional x-ray powder patterns, where fee and fpd are atomic scattering factors of Ce and Pd, and <f> the mean value in the crystal. However, superlattices in Pd-Ce alloys can be analyzed by electron microscopy, thanks to the high detectability of electron diffraction. In this work, we investigated modulated superstructures in alloys with 12.5 and 15.0 at.%Ce.Ingots of Pd-Ce alloys were prepared in an arc furnace under atmosphere of ultra high purity argon. The disc specimens cut out from the ingots were heat-treated in vacuum and electrothinned to electron transparency by a jet method.

Partition Coefficient Ratios and Tumour Perfusion Studied with 85mKr and 133Xe

1987 ◽  
Vol 26 (06) ◽  
pp. 253-257
Author(s):  
M. Mäntylä ◽  
J. Perkkiö ◽  
J. Heikkonen
Keyword(s):  
Partition Coefficient ◽  
Partition Coefficients ◽  
Regional Blood Flow ◽  
Blood Perfusion ◽  
Compartmental Analysis ◽  
Malignant Tumour ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Perfusion Rate ◽  
Biological Variables ◽  
The Mean

The relative partition coefficients of krypton and xenon, and the regional blood flow in 27 superficial malignant tumour nodules in 22 patients with diagnosed tumours were measured using the 85mKr- and 133Xe-clearance method. In order to minimize the effect of biological variables on the measurements the radionuclides were injected simultaneously into the tumour. The distribution of the radiotracers was assumed to be in equilibrium at the beginning of the experiment. The blood perfusion was calculated by fitting a two-exponential function to the measuring points. The mean value of the perfusion rate calculated from the xenon results was 13 ± 10 ml/(100 g-min) [range 3 to 38 ml/(100 g-min)] and from the krypton results 19 ± 11 ml/(100 g-min) [range 5 to 45 ml/(100 g-min)]. These values were obtained, if the partition coefficients are equal to one. The equations obtained by using compartmental analysis were used for the calculation of the relative partition coefficient of krypton and xenon. The partition coefficient of krypton was found to be slightly smaller than that of xenon, which may be due to its smaller molecular weight.

Detection of Soluble Fibrin Monomer Complexes in Blood by Means of Protamine Sulphate Test

1968 ◽  
Vol 20 (01/02) ◽  
pp. 044-049 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Lipiński ◽  
K Worowski
Keyword(s):  
Human Subjects ◽  
Coronary Thrombosis ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Healthy Human ◽  
Protamine Sulphate ◽  
Soluble Fibrin ◽  
Fibrin Monomer ◽  
Dog Plasma ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Precipitable Protein

SummaryIn the present paper described is a simple test for detecting soluble fibrin monomer complexes (SFMC) in blood. The test consists in mixing 1% protamine sulphate with diluted oxalated plasma or serum and reading the optical density at 6190 Å. In experiments with dog plasma, enriched with soluble fibrin complexes, it was shown that OD read in PS test is proportional to the amount of fibrin recovered from the precipitate. It was found that SFMC level in plasma increases in rabbits infused intravenously with thrombin and decreases after injection of plasmin with streptokinase. In both cases PS precipitable protein in serum is elevated indicating enhanced fibrinolysis. In healthy human subjects the mean value of OD readings in plasma and sera were found to be 0.30 and 0.11, while in patients with coronary thrombosis they are 0.64 and 0.05 respectively. The origin of SFMC in circulation under physiological and pathological conditions is discussed.

Detection of Circulating Tissue Factor and Factor VII in a Normal Population

1996 ◽  
Vol 75 (05) ◽  
pp. 772-777 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sybille Albrecht ◽  
Matthias Kotzsch ◽  
Gabriele Siegert ◽  
Thomas Luther ◽  
Heinz Großmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Factor ◽  
Normal Population ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Factor Vii ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Age Dependent ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
And Gender

SummaryThe plasma tissue factor (TF) concentration was correlated to factor VII concentration (FVIIag) and factor VII activity (FVIIc) in 498 healthy volunteers ranging in age from 17 to 64 years. Immunoassays using monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) were developed for the determination of TF and FVIIag in plasma. The mAbs and the test systems were characterized. The mean value of the TF concentration was 172 ± 135 pg/ml. TF showed no age- and gender-related differences. For the total population, FVIIc, determined by a clotting test, was 110 ± 15% and the factor VIlag was 0.77 ± 0.19 μg/ml. FVII activity was significantly increased with age, whereas the concentration demonstrated no correlation to age in this population. FVII concentration is highly correlated with the activity as measured by clotting assay using rabbit thromboplastin. The ratio between FVIIc and FVIIag was not age-dependent, but demonstrated a significant difference between men and women. Between TF and FVII we could not detect a correlation.

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