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2. Phase-specific outcmes of arginine or branched-chain amino acids supplementation in low crude protein diets on performance, nutrient digestibility, and expression of tissue protein synthesis and degradation in broiler chickens infected with mixed Eimeria spp.
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Adeleye M. Ajao, Guanchen Liu, James Taylor, M. Elizabeth E. Ball, Yves Mercier, Todd J. Applegate, Ramesh Selvaraj, Ilias Kyriazakis, Woo K. Kim, and Oluyinka A. Olukosi
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arginine ,branched-chain amino acids ,coccidiosis ,eimeria ,broiler chicken ,Animal culture ,SF1-1100 - Abstract
ABSTRACT: A 35-d study investigated the impact of dietary supplementation with Arginine (Arg) or branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) of broilers receiving low-protein diets whilst infected with mixed Eimeria species. All birds were given the same starter (d0–10) and finisher (d28–35) diets. The 4 grower diets used were a positive control (PC) with adequate protein (18.5%), a low protein diet (NC;16.5% CP), or the NC supplemented with Arg or BCAA. Supplemental AA was added at 50% above the recommended levels. The treatments were in a 4 × 2 factorial arrangement, with 4 diets, with or without Eimeria inoculation on d14. Birds and feed were weighed after inoculation in phases: prepatent (d14–17), acute (d18–21), recovery (d22–28), and compensatory (d29–35). Ileal digesta, jejunum, and breast tissue were collected on d21, 28, and 35. There was no diet × Eimeria inoculation on growth performance at any phase. Infected birds weighed less and consumed less feed (P < 0.05) in all phases. In the prepatent and acute phases, birds on the Arg diets had higher weight gain (P < 0.05) and lower FCR, similar to PC, when compared to NC and BCAA-fed ones. Infection reduced AA digestibility on d21 and 28 (Met and Cys). However, birds that received supplemental AA had higher digestibility (P < 0.05) of their respective supplemented AA on d 21 only. Infected birds had lower (P < 0.05) BO + AT and higher PEPT1 expression on d21. There was a diet × Eimeria interaction (P = 0.004) on gene expression at d28; 4EBP1 genes were significantly downwardly expressed (P < 0.05) in birds fed Arg diet, irrespective of infection. Infected birds exhibited an upward expression (P < 0.05) of Eef2 on d21 and d28 but experienced a downward expression on d35. Supplemental Arg and BCAA had variable effects on growth performance, apparent ileal AA digestibility, and genes of protein synthesis and degradation, but the effect of Arg on promoting weight gain, irrespective of the Eimeria challenge, was more consistent.
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- 2024
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3. Effects of Artemisia annua supplementation on the performance and gut health of laying hens challenged with mixed Eimeria species
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Milan Kumar Sharma, Guanchen Liu, Venkata Sesha Reddy Choppa, Hamid Reza Rafieian-Naeini, Fatemeh Sadat Mahdavi, Brett Marshall, Robert M. Gogal, and Woo Kyun Kim
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Artemisia annua ,phytogenic feed additive ,laying hens ,coccidiosis ,gut health ,egg production ,Physiology ,QP1-981 - Abstract
BackgroundCoccidiosis outbreaks in susceptible laying hens can significantly decrease egg production and cause substantial economic loss to the egg industry. The supplementation of poultry diets with chemotherapeutic agents is limited due to antimicrobial resistance and residue in poultry meat or processed products. Therefore, alternative strategies to control coccidiosis are needed, and Artemisia annua (AA) might have the potential to be a phytogenic feed additive, an alternative to anticoccidial agents. This study aimed to investigate the effect of the dietary supplementation of powdered AA on the performance and gut health of laying hens infected with coccidiosis by Eimeria spp.MethodsA total of 225 Hy-Line W-36 laying hens at 23 weeks of age were allocated into 5 treatment groups: 1) control (NC), 2) pair-fed (PF) control, 3) challenged control (CC), 4) CC with dietary inclusion of 0.5% AA (0.5AA), and v) CC with dietary inclusion of 1% AA (1AA). The hens in the CC, 0.5AA, and 1AA groups were orally inoculated with sporulated oocysts of Eimeria maxima (12,500), Eimeria tenella (12,500), and Eimeria acervulina (62,500) at week 25. The PF hens received the same amount of feed consumed by the CC hens from 0–14 days post-inoculation (dpi) of Eimeria spp. The performance of the laying hens, including body weight (BW), hen–day egg production (HDEP), feed intake (FI), and feed conversion ratio (FCR), was measured weekly. Additionally, markers of intestinal health, including gut permeability, lesion score, intestinal morphometry, and immune responses, were evaluated at 6, 14, and 21 dpi.ResultsAt 6 and 14 dpi, laying hens challenged with Eimeria spp. had a lower BW than PF and NC hens (p < 0.0001). Supplementation of 1% AA improved the HDEP by 8.1% compared to CC hens; however, it was still 15.4% lower than that of PF hens (p < 0.0001). The inclusion of 1% AA did not have any beneficial effect on FI; however, the FCR was improved by 0.61 (2.46) than that of CC hens (3.07; p < 0.0001). The inclusion of 1% AA reduced the severity of the intestinal lesions and increased the recovery of intestinal villi (p < 0.05). Additionally, gut permeability was significantly different between the challenged and non-challenged hens; however, among the challenged hens, the inclusion of AA reduced the gut permeability by 29% compared to CC hens (p < 0.0001). Furthermore, the inclusion of 0.5% AA reduced the inflammatory responses in the infected hens.ConclusionDietary inclusion of AA partially restored the performance and gut health of the laying hens and modulated their inflammatory immune response following Eimeria infection; however, further studies are needed to better understand the mode of action and effective dosages to improve the gut health without negative impacts on the performance.
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4. Different methionine to cysteine supplementation ratios altered bone quality of broilers with or without Eimeria challenge assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and microtomography
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Guanchen Liu, Milan K. Sharma, Yuguo H. Tompkins, Po-Yun Teng, and Woo K. Kim
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methionine ,cysteine ,coccidiosis ,bone health ,micro-CT ,Animal culture ,SF1-1100 - Abstract
ABSTRACT: Despite the acknowledged significance of nutrition in bone development, effects of methionine (Met) and cysteine (Cys) on bone quality remain under-researched, particularly during Eimeria challenge. We investigated the effects of different supplemental Met to Cys ratios (MCR) on bone quality of broilers under Eimeria challenge. A total of 720 fourteen-day old Cobb500 broilers were allocated into a 5 × 2 factorial arrangement. Five diets with Met and Cys supplemented at MCR of 100:0, 75:25, 50:50, 25:75, and 0:100 were fed to the birds with or without Eimeria challenge. Body composition was measured by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry, and the femur bone characteristics were assessed by microtomography. Data were analyzed by two-way ANOVA and orthogonal polynomial contrast. The results reaffirmed the detrimental effects of Eimeria challenge on bone quality. On 9 d post inoculation (DPI), significant interaction effects were found for whole body bone mineral content (BMC), lean tissue weight, and body weight (P < 0.05); in the nonchallenged group (NCG), these parameters linearly decreased as MCR decreased (P < 0.05). In the challenged group (CG), body weight and lean tissue weight were unaffected by MCR, and BMC linearly increased as MCR decreased (P < 0.05). For the cortical bone of femoral metaphysis on 6 DPI, bone mineral density (BMD) linearly increased as MCR decreased (P < 0.05). Bone volume to tissue volume ratio (BV/TV) in the CG linearly increased as MCR decreased (P < 0.05). On 9 DPI, BMC and TV linearly increased as MCR decreased (P < 0.05) in the NCG. BMD and BV/TV changed quadratically as MCR decreased (P < 0.05). For the trabecular bone of femoral metaphysis on 9 DPI, BV/TV, and trabecular number linearly increased as MCR decreased (P < 0.05) in the NCG. For the femoral diaphysis, BV, TV, BMC on 6 DPI, and BMD on 9 DPI linearly increased as MCR decreased (P < 0.05). In conclusion, this study showed that both Eimeria challenge and varying supplemental MCR could influence bone quality of broilers.
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- 2024
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5. Effects of phytase supplementation on broilers fed with calcium and phosphorus-reduced diets, challenged with Eimeria maxima and Eimeria acervulina: influence on growth performance, body composition, bone health, and intestinal integrity
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Hanyi Shi, Taina Lopes, Yuguo Hou Tompkins, Guanchen Liu, Janghan Choi, Milan Kumar Sharma, and Woo Kyun Kim
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coccidiosis ,phytase ,broiler ,growth performance ,bone and intestinal health ,Animal culture ,SF1-1100 - Abstract
ABSTRACT: An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of phytase in calcium (Ca) and available phosphorous (avP)-reduced diet on growth performance, body composition, bone health, and intestinal integrity of broilers challenged with Eimeria maxima and Eimeria acervulina. A total of 672 14-day-old male broilers were allocated to a 2 × 4 factorial arrangement with 6 replicates per treatment and 14 birds per replicate. Two factors were Eimeria challenge and 4 dietary treatments: 1) a positive control (PC; 0.84% Ca and 0.42% avP); 2) a negative control (NC; 0.74% Ca and 0.27% avP); 3) NC + 500 FTU/Kg of phytase (NC + 500PHY); and 4) NC + 1,500 FTU/Kg of phytase (NC + 1500PHY). On d 14, birds in the Eimeria-challenged groups received a solution containing 15,000 sporulated oocysts of E. maxima and 75,000 sporulated oocysts of E. acervulina via oral gavage. At 5 d postinoculation (DPI), the challenged birds showed a higher (P < 0.01) FITC-d level than the unchallenged birds. While the permeability of the NC group did not differ from the PC group, the phytase supplementation groups (NC + 500PHY and NC + 1500PHY) showed lower (P < 0.05) serum FITC-d levels compared to the NC group. Interaction effects (P < 0.05) of Eimeria challenge and dietary treatments on feed intake (FI), mucin-2 (MUC2) gene expression, bone ash concentration, and mineral apposition rate (MAR) were observed. On 0 to 6 and 0 to 9 DPI, Eimeria challenge decreased (P < 0.01) body weight (BW), body weight gain (BWG), FI, bone mineral density (BMD), bone mineral content (BMC), bone area, fat free bone weight (FFBW), bone ash weight, bone ash percentage and bone ash concentration; and it showed a higher FCR (P < 0.01) compared to the unchallenged group. The reduction Ca and avP in the diet (NC) did not exert adverse effects on all parameters in birds, and supplementing phytase at levels of 500 or 1,500 FTU/Kg improved body composition, bone mineralization, and intestinal permeability, with the higher dose of 1,500 FTU/Kg showing more pronounced enhancements. There was an observed increase in FI (P < 0.01) when phytase was supplemented at 1,500 FTU/Kg during 0 to 6 DPI. In conclusion, results from the current study suggest that dietary nutrients, such as Ca and avP, can be moderately reduced with the supplementation of phytase, particularly in birds infected with Eimeria spp., which has the potential to save feed cost without compromising growth performance, bone health, and intestinal integrity of broilers.
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- 2024
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6. Effect of Thermal Treatment on Gelling and Emulsifying Properties of Soy β-Conglycinin and Glycinin
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Wei Zhang, Mengru Jin, Hong Wang, Siqi Cheng, Jialu Cao, Dingrong Kang, Jingnan Zhang, Wei Zhou, Longteng Zhang, Rugang Zhu, Donghong Liu, and Guanchen Liu
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soy protein ingredients ,thermal treatment ,emulsification ,gelation properties ,11S/7S ratio ,Chemical technology ,TP1-1185 - Abstract
This study investigated the impact of different preheat treatments on the emulsifying and gel textural properties of soy protein with varying 11S/7S ratios. A mixture of 7S and 11S globulins, obtained from defatted soybean meal, was prepared at different ratios. The mixed proteins were subjected to preheating (75 °C, 85 °C, and 95 °C for 5 min) or non-preheating, followed by spray drying or non-spray drying. The solubility of protein mixtures rich in the 7S fraction tended to decrease significantly after heating at 85 °C, while protein mixtures rich in the 11S fraction showed a significant decrease after heating at 95 °C. Surprisingly, the emulsion stability index (ESI) of protein mixtures rich in the 7S fraction significantly improved twofold during processing at 75 °C. This study revealed a negative correlation between the emulsifying ability of soy protein and the 11S/7S ratio. For protein mixtures rich in either the 7S or the 11S fractions, gelling proprieties as well as emulsion activity index (EAI) and ESI showed no significant changes after spray drying; however, surface hydrophobicity was significantly enhanced following heating at 85 °C post-spray drying treatment. These findings provide insights into the alterations in gelling and emulsifying properties during various heating processes, offering great potential for producing soy protein ingredients with enhanced emulsifying ability and gelling property. They also contribute to establishing a theoretical basis for the standardized production of soy protein isolate with specific functional characteristics.
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7. Impacts of varying methionine to cysteine supplementation ratios on growth performance, oxidative status, intestinal health, and gene expression of immune response and methionine metabolism in broilers under Eimeria spp. challenge
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Guanchen Liu, Milan K. Sharma, Yuguo H. Tompkins, Po-Yun Teng, and Woo K. Kim
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methionine ,cysteine ,sulfur amino acids ,Eimeria ,intestinal health ,Animal culture ,SF1-1100 - Abstract
ABSTRACT: A study was conducted to investigate effects of different methionine (Met) to cysteine (Cys) supplementation ratios (MCR) on growth performance, oxidative status, intestinal health, immune responses, and methionine metabolism in broilers under Eimeria challenge. A total of 720 male Cobb500 broilers (14-day-old) were allocated in a 2 × 5 factorial arrangement (5 diets, with or without challenge) with 6 replicates per treatment. The total sulfur amino acid concentrations were consistent across treatments meeting the breeder's recommendation, only MCR varied. The diets were labeled as MET100; MET75; MET50; MET25; and MET0, representing MCR of 100:0; 75:25; 50:50; 25:75; and 0:100, respectively. Data were analyzed by 2-way ANOVA and orthogonal polynomial contrast. Growth performance declined linearly or quadratically as MCR decreased (P < 0.01). On 6-day postinoculation (DPI), interaction effects (P < 0.01) were found; BW and body weight gain were lower in MET0 compared to the other treatments in the nonchallenged groups, whereas not in the challenged groups. On 6 and 9 DPI, serum total antioxidant capacity linearly decreased as MCR decreased (P < 0.05). Hepatic activities of glutathione peroxidase on 6 DPI and superoxide dismutase on 9 DPI changed quadratically as MCR decreased (P < 0.05). The digestibility of Met linearly decreased whereas the digestibility of Cys linearly increased as MCR decreased. The ileal crypt depth linearly decreased as MCR decreased (P < 0.01) on 6 DPI. The expression of transforming growth factor beta on 6 and 9 DPI, tumor necrotic factor alpha and interleukin 10 on 9 DPI changed quadratically as MCR decreased (P < 0.05). Eimeria challenge increased expression of Met adenosyltransferase and cystathionine gamma-lyase, whereas decreasing the expression of other Met metabolism genes (P < 0.01) on 6 DPI. Expression of Met metabolism genes linearly increased as MCR decreased (P < 0.05). In conclusion, different Met to Cys supplementation ratios exerted linearly or quadratically effects on the growth performance, oxidative status, intestinal health, and metabolism of Met in broiler chickens under Eimeria infection.
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8. Graded levels of Eimeria infection linearly reduced the growth performance, altered the intestinal health, and delayed the onset of egg production of Hy-Line W-36 laying hens when infected at the prelay stage
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Milan K. Sharma, Guanchen Liu, Dima L. White, and Woo K. Kim
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pullets ,coccidiosis ,oxidative stress ,gastrointestinal health ,hen day egg production ,Animal culture ,SF1-1100 - Abstract
ABSTRACT: The aim of this experiment was to investigate how different levels of Eimeria infection affect the performance, intestinal health, oxidative status, and egg production of Hy-Line W-36 pullets and laying hens. Three hundred and sixty Hy-Line W-36 pullets, aged 15 wk, were randomly distributed into 5 treatment groups, each comprising 6 replicates and a nonchallenged control. At 15 wk, pullets were inoculated with different levels of mixed Eimeria species as high-dose, medium-high, medium-low, and low-dose treatments. The growth performance and average daily feed intake (ADFI) were measured from 0- to 18-days postinoculation (DPI), whereas hen day egg production (HDEP) was recorded from wk 19. The markers of gastrointestinal health and oxidative status were measured at 6 DPI, 14 DPI, and 23 wk of age. The findings revealed a significant linear reduction in growth performance in response to increased Eimeria challenge dosage on 6 and 14 DPI (P < 0.0001, P-L < 0.0001). An interaction between the graded level of Eimeria infection and DPI was observed for ADFI. The challenged pullets showed a reduction in ADFI starting at 4 DPI, which persisted until 14 DPI, when ADFI recovered back to normal. The most significant drop in feed intake was observed in 6 DPI in all the Eimeria-infected groups. The markers of gastrointestinal health (gastrointestinal permeability and tight junction proteins) were upregulated in challenged pullets because of infection, whereas the relative mRNA expression of key nutrient transporters was downregulated following infection on 6 and 14 DPI (P < 0.05). As a result of an infection on 6 DPI, the oxidative equilibrium was shifted toward the oxidative stress, and at the same time, upregulation of proinflammatory and inflammatory cytokines was observed (P < 0.05). An interaction between the Eimeria challenge dosage and bird age was observed for HDEP (P = 0.0427). The pullets infected with Eimeria started to lay eggs later than the Control birds. However, the HDEP of the challenged groups became similar to Control only at wk 22, 3 wk after laying eggs. In conclusion, coccidiosis reduced growth performance, altered gastrointestinal health, induced oxidative stress, and delayed egg production when infected at the prelay stage of pullets and negatively impacted the laying hens' overall performance.
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9. Effects of Methionine Supplementation Levels in Normal or Reduced Protein Diets on the Body Composition and Femur Bone Characteristics of Broilers Challenged with Coccidia
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Guanchen Liu, Venkata Sesha Reddy Choppa, Milan Kumar Sharma, Hanseo Ko, Janghan Choi, and Woo Kyun Kim
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methionine ,broiler ,coccidiosis ,bone health ,DEXA ,micro-CT ,Veterinary medicine ,SF600-1100 ,Zoology ,QL1-991 - Abstract
This study investigated the effects of dietary methionine (Met) levels on the bone quality of broilers challenged with coccidia. A total of 600 fourteen-day-old male Cobb500 broilers were gavaged with mixed Eimeria spp. and randomly allocated into 10 treatment groups by a 2 × 5 factorial arrangement. Birds received normal protein diets (NCP) or reduced-protein diets (LCP), containing 2.8, 4.4, 6.0, 7.6, and 9.2 g/kg of Met. Data were analyzed via two-way ANOVA and orthogonal polynomial contrast. At 9 days post-inoculation (DPI), whole body bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) linearly decreased as Met levels increased (p < 0.05). For the femoral metaphysis bone quality at 9 DPI, BMD linearly decreased, and porosity linearly increased as Met levels increased (p < 0.05) in the cortical bone. The increased Met levels linearly improved trabecular bone quality in LCP groups (p < 0.05) while not in NCP groups. For the femoral diaphysis cortical bone at 6 DPI, LCP groups had higher BMD and BMC than NCP groups (p < 0.05). Bone volume linearly increased as Met levels increased in LCP groups (p < 0.05) while not in NCP groups. In summary, the results suggested that increased Met levels decreased the cortical bone quality. However, in the context of reduced-protein diets, the increased Met levels improved trabecular bone quality.
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10. Supranutrition of microalgal docosahexaenoic acid and calcidiol improved growth performance, tissue lipid profiles, and tibia characteristics of broiler chickens
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Sahil Kalia, Andrew D. Magnuson, Tao Sun, Guanchen Liu, Woo Kyun Kim, Zackary Johnson, and Xin Gen Lei
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Broiler ,Calcidiol ,Growth performance ,Microalgae ,Tibia ,Animal culture ,SF1-1100 ,Veterinary medicine ,SF600-1100 - Abstract
Abstract Background Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and calcidiol could be enriched in chicken for improving public nutrition and health. It remains unclear if supranutritional levels of DHA and calcidiol impair growth performance or metabolism of broiler chickens. This study was to determine singular and combined effects of high levels of supplemental DHA-rich microalgal biomass or oil and calcidiol on growth performance, concentrations of triglycerides, cholesterol, and nonesterfied fatty acids in plasma, liver, breast, and thigh, and biophysical properties of tibia. Methods In Exp. 1, 144 day-old Cornish chicks were divided into 4 groups (6 cages/treatment, 6 birds/cage), and were fed a corn-soybean meal basal diet (BD), BD + 10,000 IU calcidiol/kg (BD + Cal), BD + 1% DHA-rich Aurantiochytrium (1.2 g DHA/kg; BD + DHA), and BD + Cal + DHA for 6 weeks. In Exp. 2, 180 day-old chicks were divided into 5 groups, and were fed: BD, BD + DHA (0.33% to 0.66% oil, 1.5 to 3.0 g DHA/kg), BD + DHA + EPA (1.9% to 3.8% eicosapentaenoic acid-rich Nannochloropsis sp. CO18, 0.3 to 0.6 g EPA/kg), BD + DHA + calcidiol (6000 to 12,000 IU/kg diet), and BD + DHA + EPA + Cal for 6 weeks. Results Birds fed BD + Cal diet in Exp. 1 and BD + DHA + EPA diet in Exp. 2 had higher (P
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11. Effects of Eimeria maxima infection doses on growth performance and gut health in dual-infection model of necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens
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Doyun Goo, Janghan Choi, Hanseo Ko, Venkata Sesha Reddy Choppa, Guanchen Liu, Hyun Soon Lillehoj, and Woo Kyun Kim
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broiler chicken ,Clostridium perfringens ,Eimeria maxima ,intestinal health ,necrotic enteritis ,Physiology ,QP1-981 - Abstract
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of the different doses of Eimeria maxima (EM) oocysts on growth performance and intestinal health in broiler chickens challenged with a dual infection model of necrotic enteritis (NE) using EM and NetB+Clostridium perfringens (CP). A total of 432 fourteen-d-old male Cobb 500 broiler chickens were divided into 6 groups with 6 replicates each. The six different groups were as follows: Control, non-challenged; T0+, challenged with CP at 1 × 109 colony forming unit; T5K+, T0+ + 5,000 EM oocysts; T10K+, T0+ + 10,000 EM oocysts; T20K+; T0+ + 20,000 EM oocysts; and T40K+; T0+ + 40,000 EM oocysts. The challenge groups were orally inoculated with EM strain 41A on d 14, followed by NetB+CP strain Del-1 on 4 days post inoculation (dpi). Increasing EM oocysts decreased d 21 body weight, body weight gain, feed intake (linear and quadratic, p < 0.001), and feed efficiency (linear, p < 0.001) from 0 to 7 dpi. Increasing EM oocysts increased jejunal NE lesion score and intestinal permeability on 5, 6, and 7 dpi (linear, p < 0.05). On 7 dpi, increasing the infection doses of EM oocysts increased jejunal CP colony counts (linear, p < 0.05) and increased fecal EM oocyst output (linear and quadratic, p < 0.001). Furthermore, increasing the infection doses of EM oocysts decreased the villus height to crypt depth ratios and the goblet cell counts (linear, p < 0.05) on 6 dpi. Increasing EM oocysts downregulated the expression of MUC2, B0AT, B0,+AT, PepT1, GLUT2, AvBD3 and 9, LEAP2, and TLR4, while upregulating CLDN1, CATHL3, IL-1β, IFN-γ, TNFSF15, TNF-α, IL-10, and Gam56 and 82 on 6 dpi (linear, p < 0.05). Additionally, increasing EM oocysts decreased Pielou’s evenness and Shannon’s entropy (linear, p < 0.01). In conclusion, increasing the infection doses of EM significantly aggravated the severity of NE and exerted negative impact on intestinal health from 5 to 7 dpi.
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12. Graded levels of Eimeria challenge altered the microstructural architecture and reduced the cortical bone growth of femur of Hy-Line W-36 pullets at early stage of growth (0–6 wk of age)
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Milan K. Sharma, Guanchen Liu, Dima L. White, Yuguo H. Tompkins, and Woo K. Kim
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pullet ,Eimeria ,skeletal health ,oxidative stress ,X-ray microtomography ,Animal culture ,SF1-1100 - Abstract
ABSTRACT: An experiment was carried out to evaluate the impact of mixed Eimeria challenge on skeletal health of Hy-Line W-36 pullets. A total of 540, 16-day-old pullets were randomly allocated into 5 treatment groups, including a nonchallenged control. A mixed Eimeria species solution containing 50,000 E. maxima, 50,000 E. tenella, and 250,000 E. acervulina oocysts per mL was prepared and challenged to 1 group as a high-dose treatment. The 2-fold serial dilution was done to prepare the medium-high (25,000 E. maxima; 25,000 E. tenella; 125,000 E. acervulina), the medium-low (12,500 E. maxima; 12,500 E. tenella; 62,500 E. acervulina), and the low (6,250 E. maxima; 6,250 E. tenella; 31,250 E. acervulina) dose treatments which were challenged to 3 corresponding groups, respectively. The mineral apposition rate (MAR) was measured from 0 to 14 d post inoculation (DPI) and 14 to 28 DPI using calcein injection. The microstructural architecture of the femur was analyzed using the Skyscan X-ray microtomography (microCT) on 6, 14, and 28 DPI. The results showed that the MAR decreased linearly with an increase in the challenged dose (P < 0.05) during 0 to 14 DPI. The results of microCT revealed that cortical and total BMD, BMC, bone volume (BV), and bone volume as a fraction of tissue volume (BV/TV) of femur decreased both linearly (P < 0.05). Conversely, the total number of pores increased linearly with an increase in challenge dosages on 6 and 14 DPI. Trabecular BMD, BV, BV/TV, trabecular number, and trabecular thickness decreased linearly with an increase in the challenge dosages (P < 0.05) on 6 DPI. Furthermore, Eimeria infection significantly increased the number of osteoclasts and osteoclastic activity (P = 0.001). The result of this study suggests that the mixed Eimeria challenge negatively impacts the quality of skeletal health in a linear or quadratic manner with an increase in the concentration of Eimeria oocysts. The negative impact on long bone development might be due to malabsorption, nutrient deficiency during the infection, along with oxidative stress/inflammation disrupting the balance of osteoblastic and osteoclastic cells and their functions.
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13. Study on the mechanism of melting oxidation of Zn-9Al-2.5Mg-Be alloy
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GuanChen Liu, ChengJin Shen, and RuoYing Feng
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hot-dip alloy ,melt oxidation ,oxidation mechanism ,thermodynamic and kinetic oxidation ,characterization ,Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials ,TA401-492 ,Chemical technology ,TP1-1185 - Abstract
The oxidation resistance of Zn-9Al-2.5Mg-xBe (x = 0,0.005,0.01,0.05,0.1) alloys was investigated in this study through isothermal oxidation experiments. The alloy microstructure, morphology, and composition of the oxide film were analyzed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and x-ray diffraction (XRD). The oxidation kinetics and thermodynamics of Zn-9Al-2.5Mg were calculated, and the oxidation mechanism was discussed. The results show that the Zn-9Al-2.5Mg-0.05Be alloy exhibits a fine dendritic microstructure, with a large quantity of Zn-MgZn _2 binary eutectic and Zn-Al-MgZn _2 /Mg _2 Zn _11 ternary eutectic phases uniformly distributed. The Zn-9Al-2.5Mg-0.05Be alloy has the lowest oxidation rate among the tested alloys, with an oxide weight gain of 12 mg m ^−2 , which is only 0.67 times that of the Zn-9Al-2.5Mg alloy. The oxide film on the surface of the alloy is relatively dense and maintains the appearance of the metal. The main constituents of the oxide film are Zn, Al, Mg _17 Al _12 , Mg _2 Zn _11 , and BeO, with no formation of Al _2 O _3 or MgO. The oxidation mechanism of the Zn-9Al-2.5Mg-0.05Be alloy is attributed to the reaction of Be with oxygen, forming BeO, or the displacement reaction of Be with Al _2 O _3 and MgO to form BeO, which inhibits the formation of Al _2 O _3 and MgO.
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14. The effects of arginine and branched-chain amino acid supplementation to reduced-protein diet on intestinal health, cecal short-chain fatty acid profiles, and immune response in broiler chickens challenged with Eimeria spp.
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Guanchen Liu, Adeleye M. Ajao, Revathi Shanmugasundaram, James Taylor, Elizabeth Ball, Todd J. Applegate, Ramesh Selvaraj, Ilias Kyriazakis, Oluyinka A. Olukosi, and Woo K. Kim
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Arginine ,branched-chain amino acid ,coccidiosis ,Eimeria ,broiler ,Animal culture ,SF1-1100 - Abstract
ABSTRACT: We investigated the effects of supplementing arginine (Arg) and branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) in broilers fed reduced-protein diets and challenged with Eimeria spp. All birds were fed the same starter diet meeting Cobb 500 nutrient specifications from d 1 to 9. Four grower diets: positive control (PC) with 20.0% crude protein (CP); reduced-protein negative control (NC) with 17.5% CP; or NC supplemented with Arg or BCAA at 50% above recommendations (ARG or BCAA) were fed to the birds from d 9 to 28. Birds were allocated in a 2 × 4 factorial arrangement (4 diets, each with or without challenge), with 8 replicates per treatment. On d 14, the challenge groups were orally gavaged with mixed Eimeria spp. Intestinal permeability was higher (P < 0.05) in NC than PC, whereas the permeability of ARG and BCAA groups did not differ significantly from PC. On d 28, a significant interaction (P < 0.01) was observed in CD8+: CD4+ ratios in cecal tonsils (CT), Eimeria challenge increased the ratios in all groups except for the ARG group. On d 21, a significant interaction was found for CD4+CD25+ percentages in CT (P < 0.01) that Eimeria challenge increased the percentages only in PC and NC groups. On d 21 and 28, significant interactions (P < 0.01) were found for macrophage nitric oxide (NO) production. In nonchallenged birds, NO was higher in the ARG group than other groups, but in challenged birds, NO was higher in both ARG and BCAA groups. On d 21, a significant interaction was found for bile anticoccidial IgA concentrations (P < 0.05) that Eimeria challenge increased IgA only in NC and ARG groups. The results suggest that a reduced-protein diet exacerbates the impact of the Eimeria challenge on intestinal integrity, but this could be mitigated by Arg and BCAA supplementations. Arginine and BCAA supplementations in reduced-protein diets could be beneficial for broilers against Eimeria infection by enhancing the immune responses. The beneficial effects of Arg supplementation tended to be more pronounced compared to BCAA supplementation.
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15. Effects of levels of methionine supplementations in forms of L- or DL-methionine on the performance, intestinal development, immune response, and antioxidant system in broilers challenged with Eimeria spp.
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Po-Yun Teng, Guanchen Liu, Janghan Choi, Sudhir Yadav, Fengxian Wei, and Woo K. Kim
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methionine ,coccidiosis ,Eimeria ,gut health ,broiler ,Animal culture ,SF1-1100 - Abstract
ABSTRACT: The study was conducted to investigate the effects of 2 isoforms of methionine on growth performance and intestinal health induced by methionine (Met) deficiency and Eimeria infection in broilers. A total of 720 one-day old male chicks (Cobb500) were randomly allocated to 10 groups in a 2 × 5 factorial arrangement (6 reps/group, 12 birds/cage) with diets and Eimeria challenge as the main factors. Hundred percent DL-Met, 100% L-Met, 80% DL-Met, and 80% L-Met diets were formulated to meet approximately 100 or 80% of the total sulfur amino acid (TSAA) requirement with DL-Met or L-Met as Met supplementation sources. The 60% TSAA basal diet (60% Met) was formulated without Met supplementation. At d14, the challenge groups were gavaged with mixed Eimeria spp. Growth performance was recorded on d7, 14, 20 (6-day postinfection [DPI]), and 26 (12 DPI). The gut permeability was measured on 5 and 11 DPI. Antioxidant status and gene expression of immune cytokines and tight junction proteins were measured on 6 and 12 DPI. Data were analyzed by 1-way and 2-way ANOVA before and after the challenge, respectively. Orthogonal polynomial contrasts were used for post hoc comparison. Overall, the Eimeria challenge and 60% Met diet significantly reduced growth performance, antioxidant status, and mRNA expression of tight junction genes and immune cytokines. For other Met treatments, the L-Met groups had significantly higher BWG and lower FCR than the DL-Met group from d 1 to 20. The L-Met groups had less gut permeability than the DL-Met groups on 5 DPI. Compared to the 80% Met groups, the 100% Met groups reduced gut permeability. At 6 DPI, the 80% Met groups showed higher ZO1 expression than the 100% Met groups. The challenge groups had higher Muc2 expression and GSH/GSSG compared to the nonchallenge groups, and SOD activity was lower in the L-Met groups compared to the DL-Met groups at 6 DPI. The 100% Met groups had higher GPx activity than the 80% Met groups at 12 DPI. In conclusion, during coccidiosis, the 100% Met groups had better gut integrity and antioxidant status. Met supplementation in the form of L-Met improved growth performance in the starter phase and gut permeability in the challenge phase.
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16. Altered Osteogenic Differentiation in Mesenchymal Stem Cells Isolated from Compact Bone of Chicken Treated with Varying Doses of Lipopolysaccharides
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Venkata Sesha Reddy Choppa, Guanchen Liu, Yuguo Hou Tompkins, and Woo Kyun Kim
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broilers ,bone development ,interleukin 1 beta ,lipopolysaccharides ,osteogenic differentiation ,Microbiology ,QR1-502 - Abstract
Persistent inflammation biologically alters signaling molecules and ultimately affects osteogenic differentiation, including in modern-day broilers with unique physiology. Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are Gram-negative bacterial components that activate cells via transmembrane receptor activation and other molecules. Previous studies have shown several pathways associated with osteogenic inductive ability, but the pathway has yet to be deciphered, and data related to its dose-dependent effect are limited. Primary mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) were isolated from the bones of day-old broiler chickens, and the current study focused on the dose-dependent variation (3.125 micrograms/mL to 50 micrograms/mL) in osteogenic differentiation and the associated biomarkers in primary MSCs. The doses in this study were determined using a cell viability (MTT) assay. The study revealed that osteogenic differentiation varied with dose, and the cells exposed to higher doses of LPS were viable but lacked differentiating ability. However, this effect became transient with lower doses, and this phenotypic character was observed with differential staining methods like Alizarin Red, Von Kossa, and alkaline phosphatase. The data from this study revealed that LPS at varying doses had a varying effect on osteogenic differentiation via several pathways acting simultaneously during bone development.
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17. A Comparative Study of Nafion 212 and Sulfonated Poly(Ether Ether Ketone) Membranes with Different Degrees of Sulfonation on the Performance of Iron-Chromium Redox Flow Battery
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Enrui Bai, Haotian Zhu, Chuanyu Sun, Guanchen Liu, Xiaoyin Xie, Chongyang Xu, and Sheng Wu
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iron-chromium redox flow battery ,SPEEK ,degrees of sulfonation ,physicochemical performance ,single-cell efficiency ,Chemical technology ,TP1-1185 ,Chemical engineering ,TP155-156 - Abstract
For an iron-chromium redox flow battery (ICRFB), sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) membranes with five various degrees of sulfonation (DSs) are studied. To select the SPEEK membrane with the ideal DS for ICRFB applications, the physicochemical characteristics and single-cell performance are taken into consideration. Following all the investigations, it has been determined that the SPEEK membrane, which has a DS of 57% and a thin thickness of 25 μm, is the best option for replacing commercial Nafion 212 in ICRFB. Firstly, it exhibits a better cell performance according to energy efficiency (EE) and coulombic efficiency (CE) at the current density range between 40 mA cm−2 and 80 mA cm−2. Additionally, it has a more stable EE (79.25–81.64%) and lower discharge capacity decay rate (50%) than the Nafion 212 (EE: 76.74–81.45%, discharge capacity decay: 76%) after 50 charge–discharge cycles, which proves its better oxidation stability as well. In addition, the longer self-discharge time during the open-circuit voltage test further demonstrates that this SPEEK membrane could be employed for large-scale ICRFB applications.
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18. The Functional Roles of Methionine and Arginine in Intestinal and Bone Health of Poultry: Review
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Guanchen Liu and Woo Kyun Kim
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arginine ,methionine ,intestinal health ,bone health ,functional amino acids ,poultry ,Veterinary medicine ,SF600-1100 ,Zoology ,QL1-991 - Abstract
This review explores the roles of methionine and arginine in promoting the well-being of poultry, with a specific focus on their impacts on intestinal and bone health. The metabolic pathways of methionine and arginine are elucidated, highlighting their distinct routes within the avian system. Beyond their fundamental importance in protein synthesis, methionine and arginine also exert their functional roles through their antioxidant capacities, immunomodulating effects, and involvement in the synthesis of metabolically important molecules such as S-adenosylmethionine, nitric oxide, and polyamines. These multifaceted actions enable methionine and arginine to influence various aspects of intestinal health such as maintaining the integrity of the intestinal barrier, regulating immune responses, and even influencing the composition of the gut microbiota. Additionally, they could play a pivotal role in promoting bone development and regulating bone remodeling, ultimately fostering optimal bone health. In conclusion, this review provides a comprehensive understanding of the potential roles of methionine and arginine in intestinal and bone health in poultry, thereby contributing to advancing the nutrition, overall health, and productivity of poultry in a sustainable manner.
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19. Effects of tannic acid supplementation on growth performance, gut health, and meat production and quality of broiler chickens raised in floor pens for 42 days
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Janghan Choi, Guanchen Liu, Doyun Goo, Jinquan Wang, Brain Bowker, Hong Zhuang, and Woo Kyun Kim
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tannic acid ,gut microbiota ,gut health ,floor pen ,pelleting process ,meat production ,Physiology ,QP1-981 - Abstract
A study was conducted to investigate the effects of tannic acid (TA) supplementation on growth performance, gut health, antioxidant capacity, gut microbiota, and meat yield and quality in broilers raised for 42 days. A total of 700 one-day-old male broiler chickens (Cobb500) were allocated into 5 treatments with 7 replicates of 20 birds per pen. There were five treatments: 1) tannic acid 0 (TA0: basal diet without TA); 2) tannic acid 0.25 (TA0.25: basal diet+0.25 g/kg TA); 3) tannic acid 0.5 (TA0.5: basal diet+0.5 g/kg TA); 4) tannic acid 1 (TA1: basal diet+1 g/kg TA); and 5) tannic acid 2 (TA2: basal diet+2 g/kg TA). The dietary phases included starter (D 0 to 18; crumble feed), grower (D 18 to 28; pellet feed), and finisher (D 28 to 42; pellet feed). On D 18, the supplementation of TA linearly reduced body weight (BW) and average daily feed intake (ADFI) (p < 0.05), and on D 28, the supplementation of TA linearly reduced BW, average daily gain (ADG), and feed conversion ratio (FCR) (p < 0.05). Relative mRNA expression of genes related to mucin production (MUC2), tight junction proteins (CLDN2 and JAM2), and nutrient transporters (B0AT1 and SGLT1) was linearly increased by the supplementation of TA (p < 0.05). The supplementation of TA tended to linearly increase the relative abundance of the family Enterobacteriaceae (p = 0.08) and quadratically increased the relative abundance of the families Lachnospiraceae and Ruminococcaceae in the cecal microbial communities (p < 0.05). On D 36, the ratio of the phyla Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes was quadratically reduced by the supplementation of TA (p < 0.05). On D 42, bone mineral density and the lean to fat ratio were linearly decreased by the supplementation of TA (p < 0.05). On D 43, total chilled carcass weight was linearly reduced (p < 0.05), and proportion of leg weight was increased by supplementation of TA (p < 0.05). The supplementation of TA linearly reduced pH of the breast meat (p < 0.05) and linearly increased redness (a*) (p < 0.05). Although the supplementation of TA positively influenced gut health and gut microbiota in the starter/grower phases, it negatively affected overall growth performance, bone health, and meat production in broilers on D 42.
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20. Immunomodulatory effects of L. helveticus WHH2580 fermented milk on an immunosuppressed murine model
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Yanjun Li, Su Chen, Lie Chen, Cailing Chen, Xueliang Ren, Zhiyao Zheng, Luwei Weng, Hongjuan Ge, Jian Wang, Guanchen Liu, and Xingqian Ye
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Immunomodulatory ,Lactobacillus helveticus ,Pro-inflammatory ,Immunosuppressed murine model ,Genome sequence ,Nutrition. Foods and food supply ,TX341-641 - Abstract
Several bacterial strains from traditional fermented foods were screened on a large scale to identify novel candidate probiotics that can be used as starters. Two in vitro cellular models were used to identify strains with immunomodulatory activity. Three strains with pro-inflammatory activity were selected, and their recovery effect was tested in vivo in an immunosuppressed murine model. Only Lactobacillus helveticus WHH2580 enhanced natural killer cell activity and splenic lymphocyte proliferation. Furthermore, milk fermented using the strain WHH2580 exerted an immunomodulatory effect with enhanced resistance to gastrointestinal conditions, including strong adhesion to HT-29 cells. Whole genome sequencing revealed the presence of a circular chromosome and two circular plasmids; no antibiotic resistance or putative virulence genes were discovered. These findings indicate the safety and positive role of L. helveticus WHH2580 in maintaining host health in mice and suggest that milk fermented with this strain can deliver this strain and thus promote immunity.
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21. Effects of Different Eimeria Inoculation Doses on Growth Performance, Daily Feed Intake, Gut Health, Gut Microbiota, Foot Pad Dermatitis, and Eimeria Gene Expression in Broilers Raised in Floor Pens for 35 Days
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Janghan Choi, Doyun Goo, Milan Kumar Sharma, Hanseo Ko, Guanchen Liu, Deependra Paneru, Venkata Sesha Reddy Choppa, Jihwan Lee, and Woo Kyun Kim
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Eimeria ,apparent ileal digestibility ,gut microbiota ,body composition ,floor pen ,broilers ,Veterinary medicine ,SF600-1100 ,Zoology ,QL1-991 - Abstract
The study was conducted to investigate the effects of different Eimeria inoculation doses on the growth performance, gut ecosystem, and body composition of broilers in floor pens for 35 days. A total of 750 15-day-old broilers were allocated to five experimental groups with six replicate pens. The five experimental groups included unchallenged control (CON); Eimeria dose 1 (ED1): E. acervulina: 31,250/E. maxima: 6250/E. tenella: 6250; Eimeria dose 2 (ED2): E. acervulina: 62,500/E. maxima: 12,500/E. tenella: 12,500; Eimeria dose 3 (ED3): E. acervulina: 125,000/E. maxima: 25,000/E. tenella: 25,000; and Eimeria dose 4 (ED4): E. acervulina: 250,000/E. maxima: 50,000/E. tenella: 50,000. On D 21, BW were linearly reduced by increased Eimeria inoculation doses (p < 0.01). On D 35, the Eimeria challenge groups had significantly lower BW compared to the CON group. Increased Eimeria inoculation doses linearly decreased crude fat (CF) (p < 0.01) on D 21. Increased Eimeria inoculation doses tended to increase the relative abundance of the phylum Proteobacteria (p = 0.098) on D 21. On D 35, lean:fat was linearly reduced by increased Eimeria inoculation doses (p < 0.05). Eimeria infection negatively influenced growth performance and gut health in broilers in the acute phase, and the negative effects were prolonged to D 35 in floor pen conditions.
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22. Effects of mixed Eimeria challenge on performance, body composition, intestinal health, and expression of nutrient transporter genes of Hy-Line W-36 pullets (0-6 wks of age)
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Milan K. Sharma, Guanchen Liu, Dima L. White, Yuguo H. Tompkins, and Woo K. Kim
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coccidiosis ,oxidative stress ,gastrointestinal permeability ,pullets ,Animal culture ,SF1-1100 - Abstract
ABSTRACT: A study was aimed to investigate the effects of mixed Eimeria challenge on performance, gastrointestinal health, oxidative stress, inflammation, and expression of nutrient transporter genes of Hy-Line W-36 pullets. A total of 540, 16-d old pullets were randomly allocated into 5 treatment groups with 6 replicate cages, including a nonchallenged control group. A mixed Eimeria species solution containing 50,000 E. maxima, 50,000 E. tenella, and 250,000 E. acervulina oocysts per mL was prepared and challenged to one group as a high-dose treatment (High). The 2-fold serial dilution was done to prepare the medium-high (Med-High: 25,000 E. maxima; 25,000 E. tenella; and 125,000 E. acervulina), the medium-low (Med-Low: 12,500 E. maxima; 12,500 E. tenella; and 62,500 E. acervulina), and the low (Low: 6,250 E. maxima; 6,250 E. tenella; and 31,250 E. acervulina) dose treatments, and these dosages were challenged to 3 remaining groups, respectively. Growth performance, daily feed intake (FI), and mortality were calculated from 0-14 d postinfection (DPI). Gastrointestinal permeability (GP) was measured on 3, 5, 6, 7, and 9 DPI. The result indicated significant linear responses to the Eimeria challenge dosage in average body weight and body weight gain (P < 0.0001). An interaction between treatment and DPI was observed for FI (P < 0.0001). Feed intake significantly dropped from 4 DPI and did not recover until 12 DPI in the challenged groups. The lowest FI for each of the challenged groups was observed on 5 DPI. Gastrointestinal permeability increased linearly, peaking at 5 DPI, and was recovered back to normal by 9 DPI in the challenged groups. Furthermore, gene expression of tight junction proteins was linearly upregulated by increased Eimeria dosages. The oxidative status of the pullets was lowered in the challenged groups than the nonchallenged control group, whereas the expression of inflammatory and proinflammatory cytokines was upregulated by Eimeria challenge on 6 DPI (P < 0.05). The highest mortality was observed in pullets challenged with the High, followed by the Med-High (P < 0.0001) on 5 DPI. In summary, the mixed Eimeria challenge linearly reduced the growth performance of pullets with an increase in oxidative stress and inflammation. A severe effect of Eimeria on gastrointestinal health was observed on 5 or 6 DPI as suggested by GP, tight junction genes, and mortality results. This study indicates that Eimeria infection can be a threat to gastrointestinal health related issues in pullets.
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23. Effects of Total Sulfur Amino Acids on Growth Performance, Immunity, and Meat Yield in Broilers Fed Diets With and Without Antibiotics
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Pratima Acharya Adhikari, Fernanda Lima de Souza Castro, Guanchen Liu, and Woo Kyun Kim
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antibiotic as growth promoter ,broiler ,carcass yield ,chicks ,growth performance ,sulfur amino acids ,Veterinary medicine ,SF600-1100 - Abstract
Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of digestible sulfur amino acids (SAA) on performance, carcass yield, immunity, and amino acid transporters in broilers fed diets with or without an antibiotic growth promoter (AGP). In experiment 1, a total of 250 1-day-old Cobb500 male chicks were assigned to battery cages with two levels of AGP (0 and 0.05% bacitracin) and five levels of SAA (0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, and 1.1%) for 21 d. In experiment 2, a total of 900 1-day-old Cobb500 male chicks were assigned to floor pens with two levels of AGP and three levels of SAA for the starter (0.7, 0.8, and 0.9%) or finisher phase (0.52, 0.62, and 0.72%) for 42 d. In experiment 1, from 0 to 7 d, the body weight gain (BWG) was the lowest for birds fed 0.7% SAA. The AGP significantly decreased the feed conversion ratio (FCR), and birds fed 0.9 and 1.1% SAA had significantly lower FCR than 0.7% SAA. From 8 to 14 d, for the AGP-fed birds, the lowest BWG was observed in the 0.7% SAA group. In birds not fed AGP, birds fed 0.8% SAA had higher BWG than 0.7 and 1.1% SAA. Birds fed 0.7% SAA diet had lower feed intake (FI) than 0.8% SAA and higher FCR than 0.8, 0.9, and 1.0% SAA. In experiment 2, from 0 to 21 d, the lowest BWG and the highest FCR were observed in birds fed 0.7% SAA, whereas birds fed 0.9% SAA had the highest BWG and lowest FCR. From 22 to 42 d, FCR was lower for birds fed AGP, and for birds fed 0.72%. Interactions between the factors were found for FI and BWG. The whole thigh and wing weights were the highest for 0.62% SAA, and the pectoralis major weight was higher for birds fed 0.62% SAA than those fed 0.52% SAA. There was an interaction between SAA and AGP for Lat1 (large neutral amino acid transporter) expression, and AGP-fed birds had higher expression of ileal interleukin 1β (Il−1β gene). The interleukin 10 (Il-10) expression was upregulated in the ileum. There was an interaction between factors for sodium-dependent neutral amino acid transporter B [0] AT1 (SLC6A19) expression. The results suggested that both AGP and SAA supplementation would affect the growth performance of the broilers.
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24. Accurate Prediction Approach of SOH for Lithium-Ion Batteries Based on LSTM Method
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Lijun Zhang, Tuo Ji, Shihao Yu, and Guanchen Liu
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lithium-ion battery ,accurate prediction ,state of health (SOH) ,long short-term memory (LSTM) ,remaining useful life (RUL) ,Production of electric energy or power. Powerplants. Central stations ,TK1001-1841 ,Industrial electrochemistry ,TP250-261 - Abstract
The deterioration of the health state of lithium-ion batteries will lead to the degradation of the battery performance, the reduction of the maximum available capacity, the continuous shortening of the service life, the reduction of the driving range of electric vehicles, and even the occurrence of safety accidents in electric vehicles driving. To solve the problem that the traditional battery management system is difficult to accurately manage and predict its health condition, this paper proposes the mechanism and influencing factors of battery degradation. The battery capacity is selected as the characterization of the state of health (SOH), and the long short-term memory (LSTM) model of battery capacity is constructed. The intrinsic pattern of capacity degradation is detected and extracted from the perspective of time series. Experimental results from NASA and CALCE battery life datasets show that the prediction approach based on the LSTM model can accurately predict the available capacity and the remaining useful life (RUL) of the lithium-ion battery.
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25. Effect of Hydrogen Oxide-Induced Oxidative Stress on Bone Formation in the Early Embryonic Development Stage of Chicken
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Yuguo Tompkins, Guanchen Liu, Brett Marshall, Milan Kumar Sharma, and Woo Kyun Kim
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chicken embryo ,bone formation ,oxidative stress ,ROS ,H2O2 ,Microbiology ,QR1-502 - Abstract
The current study aimed to monitor the impact of H2O2-induced oxidative stress on avian bone formation during the early stage of embryonic development. Fertilized Cobb broiler eggs were divided into five treatment groups and micro-injected with varying concentrations of H2O2, i.e., control (PBS; 0 nM), 10 nM, 30 nM, 100 nM, and 300 nM, on embryonic day 3, with continued incubation thereafter. The treatment concentrations were selected based on the level of lipid peroxidation and the survival rate of embryo. Embryos were collected at 6 h, 24 h, 48 h, and 72 h post-injection. The mRNA expression levels of apoptotic markers, antioxidant enzymes, and early bone formation gene markers were measured. The results showed that the microinjection of H2O2 altered the expression pattern of antioxidant enzymes’ mRNA during early embryogenesis and decreased the expression of COL1A2 and COL2A1 at 6 h and 24 h post-injection. Decreased expression of BMP, BGLAP, and RUNX2 was observed 48 h post-injection. Additionally, a shorter embryo length was observed in the 100 nM and 300 nM H2O2 treatment groups 72 h post-injection. In conclusion, H2O2-induced oxidative stress suppressed the expression of bone formation gene markers, with chronic effects on avian embryonic development.
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26. A second open reading frame in human enterovirus determines viral replication in intestinal epithelial cells
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Haoran Guo, Yan Li, Guanchen Liu, Yunhe Jiang, Siyu Shen, Ran Bi, Honglan Huang, Tong Cheng, Chunxi Wang, and Wei Wei
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Science - Abstract
The majority of enterovirus proteins are encoded as polyprotein in one open reading frame. Here, Guo et al. characterize a second open reading frame in human enteroviruses and show that it is important for viral particle release, particularly in epithelial cells, and that it affects mortality in a mouse model.
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27. Ubiquitination of the HPV Oncoprotein E6 Is Critical for E6/E6AP-Mediated p53 Degradation
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Siying Li, Xiaoling Hong, Zhentong Wei, Min Xie, Wanying Li, Guanchen Liu, Haoran Guo, Jiaxin Yang, Wei Wei, and Songling Zhang
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HPV E6 ,p53 ,ubiquitination ,R175H ,USP15 ,Microbiology ,QR1-502 - Abstract
High-risk Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) types are associated with more than 90% of premalignant and malignant squamous lesions of the uterine cervix. The E6 oncoprotein of high-risk HPVs is a key determinant in cell transformation because it induces the degradation of the host pro-apoptotic tumor suppressor p53. E6 recruits the intracellular ubiquitin ligase E6AP and subsequently induces proteasome-dependent p53 degradation. Neither E6 nor E6AP alone interact with p53; however, the precise mechanism of the functional regulation of the E6/E6AP/p53 complex is unclear. Here, we showed that the high-risk HPV E6 proteins are ubiquitinated during E6/E6AP/p53 complex assembly and degraded by the proteasome system. Increasing p53 expression enhanced E6/E6AP/p53 assembly and facilitated E6 ubiquitination and degradation. The dominant negative mutant of p53 R175H, which does not efficiently bind E6, decreased E6 ubiquitination and increased stability. Furthermore, we showed that the ubiquitin ligase E6AP is essential for E6 ubiquitination, and downregulation of E6AP expression increased E6 stability. We also showed that p53 R175H inhibited E6-mediated p53 degradation. Consistently, the host deubiquitinating enzyme USP15 removed ubiquitin chains from E6 proteins and inhibited E6-mediated p53 degradation. Crucially, ectopic expression of either p53 R175H or USP15 promoted p53-triggered apoptosis in human cervical cancer cells. Considering the importance of ubiquitinated E6 on p53 degradation, the disruption of E6 ubiquitination represents an attractive pharmacological intervention against HPV-positive human cervical cancer.ImportanceVirtually 100% of cervical cancers are linked to HPV infection. Commercial HPV vaccines are estimated to prevent up to 90% of HPV-associated cancers, while they do not eliminate persistent HPV infections and have no effect on the progression to malignancy. Hence, the development of novel therapeutic interventions against HPV is urgently required. The HPV oncoprotein E6 binds to the intracellular E3 ubiquitin ligase E6AP and p53 resulting in the degradation of p53. In this study, we demonstrate that HPV E6 is ubiquitinated by E6AP in presence of p53. Crucially, ubiquitination of E6 is important for p53 degradation and blockage of E6 ubiquitination negatively interferes with E6-mediated p53 degradation and enhances the apoptotic effects of p53 and the cytotoxicity of DNA damage in HPV-positive cervical cancer cells. Importantly, our data suggest that the HPV oncogene E6 might be an optimal pharmacologic.
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28. Research on the Thermal Characteristics of an 18650 Lithium-Ion Battery Based on an Electrochemical–Thermal Flow Coupling Model
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Guanchen Liu and Lijun Zhang
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lithium-ion battery ,thermal characteristics ,influencing factor ,simulation analysis ,coupling model ,Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering ,TK1-9971 ,Transportation engineering ,TA1001-1280 - Abstract
Aiming at the complex experimental conditions of multi-physical field coupling in the analysis of thermal characteristics of lithium-ion batteries, a three-dimensional electrochemical-thermal flow coupling model for lithium-ion batteries was established using COMSOL Multiphysics software. Through the analysis of simulation results, the thermal characteristics of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles were explored from the aspects of heat generation and dissipation. It was found that increasing the charge–discharge rate and the electrode thickness will increase the temperature rise rate of lithium-ion batteries, and the temperature rise rate of lithium-ion batteries is the highest during their first time charging and discharging. Increasing the airflow velocity and reducing the size of the inlet flow area can improve the cooling effect on the cell. Under a single inlet, the cooling effect of the airflow field entering from the negative electrode is better than that from the positive electrode.
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29. Surface Passivation Using N-Type Organic Semiconductor by One-Step Method in Two-Dimensional Perovskite Solar Cells
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Helong Wang, Guanchen Liu, Chongyang Xu, Fanming Zeng, Xiaoyin Xie, and Sheng Wu
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perovskite solar cells ,electron transport layer ,2D perovskite ,anti-solvent ,Crystallography ,QD901-999 - Abstract
Surface passivation, which has been intensively studied recently, is essential for the perovskite solar cells (PSCs), due to the intrinsic defects in perovskite crystal. A series of chemical or physical methods have been published for passivating the defects of perovskites, which effectively suppressed the charge recombination and enhanced the photovoltaic performance. In this study, the n-type semiconductor of [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) is dissolved in chlorobenzene (CB) for the surface passivation during the spin-coating process for depositing the two-dimensional (2D) perovskite film. This approach simplifies the fabrication process of 2D PSCs and benefits the film quality. As a result, the defects of perovskite film are effectively passivated by this method. A better perovskite/PCBM heterojunction is generated, exhibiting an increased film coverage and improved film morphology of PCBM. It is found that this technology results in an improved electron transporting performance as well as suppressed charge recombination for electron transport layer. As a result, PSCs based on the one-step formed perovskite/PCBM heterojunctions exhibit the optimized power conversion efficiency of 15.69% which is about 37% higher than that of regular perovskite devices. The device environmental stability is also enhanced due to the quality improved electron transport layer.
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30. Role of Serotonin Transporter in Eye Development of Drosophila melanogaster
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Tuan L. A. Pham, Tran Duy Binh, Guanchen Liu, Thanh Q. C. Nguyen, Yen D. H. Nguyen, Ritsuko Sahashi, Tran Thanh Men, and Kaeko Kamei
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Drosophila ,serotonin transporter ,eye development ,cell death ,PI3K/Akt pathway ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
Serotonin transporter (SerT) in the brain is an important neurotransmitter transporter involved in mental health. However, its role in peripheral organs is poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the function of SerT in the development of the compound eye in Drosophila melanogaster. We found that SerT knockdown led to excessive cell death and an increased number of cells in S-phase in the posterior eye imaginal disc. Furthermore, the knockdown of SerT in the eye disc suppressed the activation of Akt, and the introduction of PI3K effectively rescued this phenotype. These results suggested that SerT plays a role in the healthy eye development of D. melanogaster by controlling cell death through the regulation of the PI3K/Akt pathway.
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31. Electromagnetic Immunity Performance of Intelligent Electronic Equipment in Smart Substation’s Electromagnetic Environment
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Guanchen Liu, Peng Zhao, Yang Qin, Mingmin Zhao, Zhichao Yang, and Henglin Chen
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disturbance distortion ,electromagnetic compatibility ,electronic transformer ,smart grid ,Technology - Abstract
With the gradual increasing of the transmission voltage level, the situation of interference on secondary side equipment in smart substations is becoming more serious. The authors tested the interference waveforms caused by the circuit breaker’s operation at the smart substation, which showed the severity of the electromagnetic (EM) environment. This paper takes the electronic current transformer acquisition card as an example. The influence of EM interference sources on the reliability of the acquisition card is analyzed. Then, standardized electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) immunity tests of the international electrotechnical commission (IEC) for different interferences are implemented. Typical output characteristics of acquisition cards for different tests are analyzed. Innovatively, this paper proposes a quantitative evaluation method of output waveform disturbance to evaluate the acquisition card’s performance. This disturbance distortion is of great significance to the EM environment estimation of the acquisition card.
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32. Optimization and Characterization of Candidate Strain for Coxsackievirus A16 Inactivated Vaccine
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Jingliang Li, Guanchen Liu, Xin Liu, Jiaxin Yang, Junliang Chang, Wenyan Zhang, and Xiao-Fang Yu
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Coxsackievirus A16 ,HFMD ,vaccine candidate strain ,inactivated vaccine ,Microbiology ,QR1-502 - Abstract
Coxsackievirus A16 (CA16) and enterovirus 71 (EV71), both of which can cause hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), are responsible for large epidemics in Asian and Pacific areas. Although inactivated EV71 vaccines have completed testing in phase III clinical trials in Mainland China, CA16 vaccines are still under development. A Vero cell-based inactivated CA16 vaccine was developed by our group. Screening identified a CA16 vaccine strain (CC024) isolated from HFMD patients, which had broad cross-protective abilities and satisfied all requirements for vaccine production. Identification of the biological characteristics showed that the CA16CC024 strain had the highest titer (107.5 CCID50/mL) in Vero cells, which would benefit the development of an EV71/CA16 divalent vaccine. A potential vaccine manufacturing process was established, including the selection of optimal time for virus harvesting, membrane for diafiltration and concentration, gel-filtration chromatography for the down-stream virus purification and virus inactivation method. Altogether, the analyses suggested that the CC-16, a limiting dilution clone of the CC024 strain, with good genetic stability, high titer and broad-spectrum immunogenicity, would be the best candidate strain for a CA16 inactivated vaccine. Therefore, our study provides valuable information for the development of a Vero cell-based CA16 or EV71-CA16 divalent inactivated vaccine.
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- 2015
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33. Coxsackievirus A16 infection induces neural cell and non-neural cell apoptosis in vitro.
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Zhaolong Li, Jinghua Yu, Li Liu, Zhenhong Wei, Elana S Ehrlich, Guanchen Liu, Jingliang Li, Xin Liu, Hong Wang, Xiao-fang Yu, and Wenyan Zhang
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Coxsackievirus A16 (CA16) is one of the main causative pathogens of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD). Viral replication typically results in host cell apoptosis. Although CA16 infection has been reported to induce apoptosis in the human rhabdomyosarcoma (RD) cell line, it remains unclear whether CA16 induces apoptosis in diverse cell types, especially neural cells which have important clinical significance. In the current study, CA16 infection was found to induce similar apoptotic responses in both neural cells and non-neural cells in vitro, including nuclear fragmentation, DNA fragmentation and phosphatidylserine translocation. CA16 generally is not known to lead to serious neurological symptoms in vivo. In order to further clarify the correlation between clinical symptoms and cell apoptosis, two CA16 strains from patients with different clinical features were investigated. The results showed that both CA16 strains with or without neurological symptoms in infected patients led to neural and muscle cell apoptosis. Furthermore, mechanistic studies showed that CA16 infection induced apoptosis through the same mechanism in both neural and non-neural cells, namely via activation of both the mitochondrial (intrinsic) pathway-related caspase 9 protein and the Fas death receptor (extrinsic) pathway-related caspase 8 protein. Understanding the mechanisms by which CA16 infection induces apoptosis in both neural and non-neural cells will facilitate a better understanding of CA16 pathogenesis.
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- 2014
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34. Developing an improved chameleon swarm algorithm for combined cooling, heating and power micro-grid system.
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Guanchen Liu, Jianping Yuan, Kuo-Ping Lin, Yan Miao, and Rui Li
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- 2024
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35. Discovery and characterization of a novel carbohydrate-binding module: a favorable tool for investigating agarose.
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Xuanwei Mei, Yuying Zhang, Xiaoxiao Jiang, Guanchen Liu, Jingjing Shen, Changhu Xue, Hang Xiao, and Yaoguang Chang
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AGAROSE ,POLYSACCHARIDES ,MARINE bacteria ,PROTEIN binding - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Agarose, mainly composed of 3,6-anhydro-α-L-galactopyranose (LA) and β-D-galactopyranose (G) units, is an important polysaccharide with wide applications in food, biomedical and bioengineering industries. Carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs) are favorable tools for the investigations of polysaccharides. Few agarose-binding CBMs have been hitherto reported, and their binding specificity is unclear. RESULTS: An unknown domain with a predicted α-sandwich fold was discovered from a β-agarase of the marine bacterium Wenyingzhuangia fucanilytica CZ1127
T . The expressed protein WfCBM101 could bind to agarose and exhibited relatively weak affinity for porphyran, with no affinity for the other seven examined polysaccharides. The protein binds to the tetrasaccharide (LA-G)2, but not to the major tetrasaccharide contained in porphyran. The sequence novelty and well-defined binding function of WfCBM101 shed light on a novel CBM family (CBM101). Furthermore, the feasibility of WfCBM101 for visualizing agarose in situ was confirmed. CONCLUSION: A novel CBM, WfCBM101, with a desired specificity for agarose was discovered and characterized, which represents a new CBM family. The CBM could be utilized as a promising tool for studies of agarose. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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36. Operational Optimization of Integrated Regional Energy Systems Considering Master--Slave Games and Electric Heating Equipment Testers: An Improved Coati Optimization Algorithm.
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Guanchen Liu, Jianping Yuan, Cheng-Jian Lin, Linan Qu, Zhongtao Li, and Lingling Li
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OPTIMIZATION algorithms ,ELECTRIC equipment ,ENERGY consumption ,MICROGRIDS ,TEMPERATURE sensors - Abstract
The integrated regional energy system has significant advantages in realizing multi-energy complementarity and improving system energy utilization, which has gradually become a hot research topic nowadays. In this study, a corresponding optimal operation model is established for the integrated regional energy system. Moreover, the game relationship between the microgrid operator and the user aggregator in the integrated regional microgrid considering user-side electric heating equipment is studied and analyzed, and a two-layer game model between the microgrid operator and the user aggregator is proposed. Meanwhile, sensor devices, such as temperature sensors, thermal sensors, and energy sensors, are included in the integrated energy system and are used to provide real-time data to help monitor the state of the system and improve the control strategy and rationality and intelligence of the system. Finally, the electricity and heat prices of the upper-level microgrid operator are updated using the improved coati optimization algorithm (ICOA), and the lower-level optimization problem is modeled and solved by the solver. The results show that the proposed two-tier planning approach can considerably improve the revenue of the lower tier user side while ensuring the revenue of the upper tier microgrid operator. The revenue of the user aggregator increases by 23.1%, and the total system revenue increases by $29, which realizes a win--win situation for both the microgrid operator and the user aggregator and has long-term significance for improving the operational stability and economy of the regional integrated microgrid system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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37. Low-carbon Economic Operation Optimization of Integrated Energy System Considering Carbon Emission Sensing Measurement System and Demand Response: An Improved Northern Goshawk Optimization Algorithm.
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Ling-ling Li, Yan Miao, Cheng-Jian Lin, Linan Qu, Guanchen Liu, and Jianping Yuan
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GOSHAWK ,OPTIMIZATION algorithms ,CARBON emissions ,ELASTICITY (Economics) ,SUPPLY & demand - Abstract
The integrated energy system is a perfect way to realize the transformation of the traditional energy industry structure. To further explore the role of its load-side adjustable potential in carbon emission reduction, an optimal operation model of the integrated energy system considering the carbon emission sensing measurement system and demand response (DR) is proposed. First, the integrated electricity--heat energy system (IEHS) model framework is constructed in accordance with the coupling characteristics of electricity--heat--gas in the system. The carbon emission sensing measurement system is introduced on the energy supply side, and DR is considered on the user load side, including the DR model based on the price elasticity matrix and the replacement-based DR model considering the mutual conversion of electric and thermal energies on the energy use side. Second, the baseline method is used to allocate carbon emission quotas for the system free of charge, and the actual carbon emissions of gas turbines and gas boilers are considered. An IEHS objective function is established to minimize the sum of the energy purchase, carbon transaction, and operation and maintenance costs. Third, an improved northern goshawk optimization (INGO) algorithm is proposed to optimize the low-carbon operation of the IEHS model. Finally, the effectiveness and practicability of the proposed model and algorithm are verified using different scenarios and different algorithms. The results show that, considering the carbon emission sensing measurement system and DR, the total operation cost is reduced by 10.4% and the actual carbon emission is reduced by 6420.582 kg. Compared with those of the northern goshawk (NGO) algorithm, the total operation cost of the INGO algorithm is reduced by 9.4% and the actual carbon emission is reduced by 1164.253 kg, which realizes the coordinated operation of system economy and low carbon emission. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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38. Enhanced luminescence properties and device applications of Tb3+-doped Cs4PbBr6 perovskite quantum dot glass
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Shasha Li, Guanchen Liu, Hai Lin, Chun Li, Fanming Zeng, Jingquan Lin, and Weidong Xiang
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Process Chemistry and Technology ,Materials Chemistry ,Ceramics and Composites ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials - Published
- 2023
39. Effects of Different Eimeria Inoculation Doses on Growth Performance, Daily Feed Intake, Gut Health, Gut Microbiota, Foot Pad Dermatitis, and Eimeria Gene Expression in Broilers Raised in Floor Pens for 35 Days
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Kim, Janghan Choi, Doyun Goo, Milan Kumar Sharma, Hanseo Ko, Guanchen Liu, Deependra Paneru, Venkata Sesha Reddy Choppa, Jihwan Lee, and Woo Kyun
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Eimeria ,apparent ileal digestibility ,gut microbiota ,body composition ,floor pen ,broilers - Abstract
The study was conducted to investigate the effects of different Eimeria inoculation doses on the growth performance, gut ecosystem, and body composition of broilers in floor pens for 35 days. A total of 750 15-day-old broilers were allocated to five experimental groups with six replicate pens. The five experimental groups included unchallenged control (CON); Eimeria dose 1 (ED1): E. acervulina: 31,250/E. maxima: 6250/E. tenella: 6250; Eimeria dose 2 (ED2): E. acervulina: 62,500/E. maxima: 12,500/E. tenella: 12,500; Eimeria dose 3 (ED3): E. acervulina: 125,000/E. maxima: 25,000/E. tenella: 25,000; and Eimeria dose 4 (ED4): E. acervulina: 250,000/E. maxima: 50,000/E. tenella: 50,000. On D 21, BW were linearly reduced by increased Eimeria inoculation doses (p < 0.01). On D 35, the Eimeria challenge groups had significantly lower BW compared to the CON group. Increased Eimeria inoculation doses linearly decreased crude fat (CF) (p < 0.01) on D 21. Increased Eimeria inoculation doses tended to increase the relative abundance of the phylum Proteobacteria (p = 0.098) on D 21. On D 35, lean:fat was linearly reduced by increased Eimeria inoculation doses (p < 0.05). Eimeria infection negatively influenced growth performance and gut health in broilers in the acute phase, and the negative effects were prolonged to D 35 in floor pen conditions.
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- 2023
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40. Comparative Study of the Π-Core Doubly Salient PM Machines Having Different Stator Core Segments and Armature Winding Configurations
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Guangqiang Ming, Jianping Yuan, Shihao Ma, Junjie Yang, Guanchen Liu, and Xuhui Yue
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- 2022
41. Experiment Research of the Electromagnetic Immunity Performance of the Electronic Current Transformer Card under Extreme Temperature
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Guanchen Liu, Guangqiang Ming, Xuhui Yue, Jianping Yuan, Junjie Yang, and Weizhong Gao
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- 2022
42. Supranutrition of microalgal docosahexaenoic acid and calcidiol improved growth performance, tissue lipid profiles, and tibia characteristics of broiler chickens
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Sahil Kalia, Andrew D. Magnuson, Tao Sun, Guanchen Liu, Woo Kyun Kim, Zackary Johnson, and Xin Gen Lei
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Animal Science and Zoology ,Biochemistry ,Food Science ,Biotechnology - Abstract
Background Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and calcidiol could be enriched in chicken for improving public nutrition and health. It remains unclear if supranutritional levels of DHA and calcidiol impair growth performance or metabolism of broiler chickens. This study was to determine singular and combined effects of high levels of supplemental DHA-rich microalgal biomass or oil and calcidiol on growth performance, concentrations of triglycerides, cholesterol, and nonesterfied fatty acids in plasma, liver, breast, and thigh, and biophysical properties of tibia. Methods In Exp. 1, 144 day-old Cornish chicks were divided into 4 groups (6 cages/treatment, 6 birds/cage), and were fed a corn-soybean meal basal diet (BD), BD + 10,000 IU calcidiol/kg (BD + Cal), BD + 1% DHA-rich Aurantiochytrium (1.2 g DHA/kg; BD + DHA), and BD + Cal + DHA for 6 weeks. In Exp. 2, 180 day-old chicks were divided into 5 groups, and were fed: BD, BD + DHA (0.33% to 0.66% oil, 1.5 to 3.0 g DHA/kg), BD + DHA + EPA (1.9% to 3.8% eicosapentaenoic acid-rich Nannochloropsis sp. CO18, 0.3 to 0.6 g EPA/kg), BD + DHA + calcidiol (6000 to 12,000 IU/kg diet), and BD + DHA + EPA + Cal for 6 weeks. Results Birds fed BD + Cal diet in Exp. 1 and BD + DHA + EPA diet in Exp. 2 had higher (P P P Conclusion Supranutrition of dietary calcidiol and DHA alone or together did not produce adverse effects, but led to moderate improvements of growth performance, lipid profiles of plasma and muscle, and bone properties of broiler chickens.
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- 2022
43. Discovery of a sulfated fucan-specific carbohydrate-binding module: The first member of a new carbohydrate-binding module family
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Xuanwei Mei, Guanchen Liu, Jingjing Shen, Guangning Chen, Yuying Zhang, Changhu Xue, and Yaoguang Chang
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Structural Biology ,General Medicine ,Molecular Biology ,Biochemistry - Published
- 2023
44. Speed-and-pressure combined control for the CPHPTO of an inverse pendulum wave energy converter
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Xuhui Yue, Jiaying Liu, Shihao Ma, Guanchen Liu, Guangqiang Ming, and Qijuan Chen
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General Medicine ,General Chemistry - Abstract
Constant pressure hydraulic power take-off (CPHPTO) utilizes a high-pressure accumulator to weaken its oil pressure fluctuations. However, CPHPTO operating point still changes violently under the circumstance of the changeable irregular waves as well as the limited volume of the high-pressure accumulator. This causes CPHPTO to work away from the designed operating point and even to run in the inefficient and unstable region. This paper proposes a speed-and-pressure combined control (SPCC) strategy, which keeps system speed/pressure around the designed value via the vector control of a PMSG or the displacement tuning of a hydraulic motor, for the efficient and stable operation of a CPHPTO. A SPCC strategy for the CPHPTO embedded in a novel inverse pendulum wave energy converter (NIPWEC) is designed in detail. Furthermore, the overall wave-to-wire dynamic model is simulated in irregular waves to research the effect of SPCC. Results show that both the SPCC with an oil pressure open-loop regulator (OPOLR) and the SPCC with an oil pressure closed-loop regulator (OPCLR) can effectively stabilize the system speed/pressure. Besides, SPCC, especially the SPCC with OPCLR, can effectively improve both the efficiency and stability of CPHPTO. Moreover, system-speed control is more significant than system-pressure control in terms of improving CPHPTO efficiency.
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- 2023
45. A Micro-Polarizer Array Configuration Design Method for Division of Focal Plane Imaging Polarimeter
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Wuteng Liu, Seong G. Kong, Yongqiang Zhao, Jinglei Hao, and Guanchen Liu
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Infrared ,Computer science ,business.industry ,010401 analytical chemistry ,Field of view ,Polarimeter ,Iterative reconstruction ,Polarizer ,Polarization (waves) ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,law.invention ,Cardinal point ,Optics ,law ,Frequency domain ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,Image sensor ,business ,Instrumentation ,Configuration design - Abstract
The division of focal plane (DoFP) imaging polarimeter operates by integrating a focal plane array (FPA) with a micro-polarizer array (MPA). While the instantaneous field of view (IFoV) error is an inherent problem in such imaging sensor, which negatively affects the imaging accuracy. The influence of IFoV error can be effectively mitigated by optimizing the MPA configuration. In this paper, we propose an MPA configuration design scheme with four basic polarization angles 0°, 45°, 90° and 135° for DoFP imaging polarimeter. First, we analyze the frequency spectrum characteristics of MPA-filtered images and polarization frequency structure is proposed to record the frequency components and their positions. Then we analyze the frequency components and the crosstalk between them. Finally, we propose our design method that formulates the MPA design as a multi-objective optimization problem. And we design MPAs with better reconstruction performance of various sizes by optimizing their spectrum distribution. Besides, the reconstruction performance of many existing MPA designs were tested on statistically estimated scenes or a single image. This paper builds a database of 500 groups of infrared images of four polarization angles to test the performance of various MPA designs. Experiment results demonstrate that the proposed MPA designs outperform the state-of-the-art MPA designs in both objective and visual evaluations. Thus, the effectiveness of our proposed design method is further confirmed.
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- 2021
46. Micro and Macro Evaluation of Tensile Characteristics of Anisotropic Rock Mass after High Temperatures Treatment-A Case Study of Lingshi Gneiss
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Baofu Kou, Dengke Zhang, Tao Meng, Zhenshun Li, Yongshuai Wang, Guanchen Liu, Ruijie Hao, Tianqi Chen, and Zhijiang Zhang
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History ,Polymers and Plastics ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,Geology ,Business and International Management ,Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology ,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering - Published
- 2022
47. Using Computer Data Analysis Technology to Analyze the Credit Decision-Making Problem of Small and Micro Enterprises with Grey Correlation
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Zhihui Zhang, Shuanglin Shu, Yanang Li, Guanchen Liu, and Luming Yin
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- 2022
48. Determination of the Width of Shielding Foil in Sandwiched Winding Transformer for Minimizing Common Mode EMI of Flyback Converters
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Guanchen Liu and Henglin Chen
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Leakage inductance ,Materials science ,Flyback converter ,Acoustics ,Flyback transformer ,020206 networking & telecommunications ,02 engineering and technology ,Condensed Matter Physics ,Capacitance ,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics ,law.invention ,Electromagnetic coil ,law ,EMI ,Electromagnetic shielding ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,Transformer - Abstract
Sandwiched winding is widely used in transformer design due to its low AC resistance and small leakage inductance. However, the expansion of winding coupling area causes the increasing of common mode (CM) electromagnetic interference (EMI). Shielding method is the most effective way to reduce coupling inside the isolated transformer. Yet the foil shielding design of sandwiched winding transformer has rarely been involved, for purpose of suppressing the CM EMI in flyback converter. In this work, we propose a method to determine the optimal width of a double-layer foil shielding in the primary-secondary-primary sandwiched winding transformer, for minimizing the conducted CM EMI of flyback converters. The equipotential distribution and the structural capacitance are analyzed, and the model of equivalent CM capacitance is established to calculate the minimum CM current flowing through the sandwiched winding transformer. The proposed method is validated through comparison of calculated and measured results.
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- 2020
49. Supplemental methionine exerted chemical form-dependent effects on antioxidant status, inflammation-related gene expression, and fatty acid profiles of broiler chicks raised at high ambient temperature1
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Guanchen Liu, Charles Starkey, Xin Gen Lei, Rose Whelan, Samar A Tolba, Andrew D Magnuson, and Tao Sun
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Male ,Hot Temperature ,Antioxidant ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Gene Expression ,Non Ruminant Nutrition ,medicine.disease_cause ,Antioxidants ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Methionine ,Animal science ,Genetics ,medicine ,Animals ,Unsaturated fatty acid ,030304 developmental biology ,Inflammation ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,0303 health sciences ,Fatty Acids ,0402 animal and dairy science ,Broiler ,Fatty acid ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,General Medicine ,Glutathione ,Animal Feed ,040201 dairy & animal science ,Diet ,Liver ,chemistry ,Dietary Supplements ,Ferric ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Chickens ,Oxidative stress ,Food Science ,medicine.drug - Abstract
This study was to explore metabolic effects of two forms and concentrations of supplemental methionine in grower and finisher diets for broiler chickens raised at high temperature. Male Cornish cockerel chicks (total = 360, day-old) were divided into four groups (10 pens/treatment, 9 chicks/pen) and fed with 100% or 130% required methionine in the diets as DL-methionine (DL-MET) or 2-hydroxy-4-(methylthio)butanoate (HMTBA). The room was maintained at 4 to 13 °C above the suggested thermoneutral temperature. The higher concentration of both DL-MET and HMTBA enhanced (P < 0.05) hepatic GSH concentrations of the growers and plasma ferric reducing ability of the finishers. The DL-MET-fed growers had greater (P < 0.05%) muscle GSH and hepatic unsaturated fatty acid concentrations than those fed HMTBA. Expression of inflammation-related genes in the liver of finishers was affected (P < 0.05) by interaction effects of the methionine form and concentration. In conclusion, effects of the extra methionine supplementation on the high ambient temperature-related metabolic responses of broilers varied with their age and(or) tissue and the methionine form.
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- 2019
50. Electromagnetic Protection Optimization of the Intelligent Electronic Devices Based on the Passive EMI Filter Design
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Guanchen Liu, Jintao Zhang, Jianping Yuan, Junjie Yang, Weizhong Gao, and Qiang Yang
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- 2021
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