ASVCP guidelines: quality assurance for portable blood glucose meter (glucometer) use in veterinary medicine

Portable blood glucose meters (PBGM, glucometers) are a convenient, cost effective, and quick means to assess patient blood glucose concentration. The number of commercially available PBGM is constantly increasing, making it challenging to determine whether certain glucometers may have benefits over others for veterinary testing. The challenge in selection of an appropriate glucometer from a quality perspective is compounded by the variety of analytic methods used to quantify glucose concentrations and disparate statistical analysis in many published studies. These guidelines were developed as part of the ASVCP QALS committee response to establish recommendations to improve the quality of testing using point‐of‐care testing (POCT) handheld and benchtop devices in veterinary medicine. They are intended for clinical pathologists and laboratory professionals to provide them with background knowledge and specific recommendations for quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC), and to serve as a resource to assist the provision of advice to veterinarians and technicians to improve the quality of results obtained when using PBGM. These guidelines are not intended to be all‐inclusive; rather they provide a minimum standard for management of PBGM in the veterinary setting.     

Content and distribution of different phosphorus forms in broiler chickens

To understand the background value of phosphorus in chickens, the quantitative distribution of different phosphorus forms, including total phosphorus (TP), free phosphate (FP) and phospholipid (PL), in viscera, blood and bones of broiler chickens was investigated. Results showed that phosphorus contents exhibited significant differences in different parts of chickens. TP content of breast and thigh meat was over 5.0 g/kg, in which most of the phosphorus was in the form of water‐soluble phosphates. TP content in viscera was higher than that in meat, and spleen was observed to contain the highest amount of phosphorus (10.0 g/kg). In all tested organs, FP and PL contents in liver were the highest, ranging between 1207–1989 and 81–369 mg/kg respectively. TP content in chicken bone was in the range of 52 716–136 643 mg/kg, and FP content in the bone was relatively lower than that in chicken meat.     

Antioxidant,anti-amylase and anti-glycation potential of brans of some Sri Lankan traditional and improved rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties

Brans of 23 traditional and 12 improved (both red and white) rice varieties in Sri Lanka were screened for anti-amylase and anti-glycation activities in vitro. Varieties which showed the highest inhibitory activities at screening were further investigated for anti-glucosidase and glycation reversing as anti-diabetic properties. The same varieties were studied for selected antioxidant properties. Significantly high anti-amylase and anti-glycation activities were observed for bran extracts of red varieties compared to white varieties at screening. Traditional red rice varieties, Masuran, Sudu Heeneti, Dik Wee and Goda Heeneti, exhibited significant and dose dependent anti-amylase, anti-glycation and glycation reversing activities. These varieties also showed marked antioxidant properties. It is concluded that brans of Sri Lankan traditional red rice varieties Masuran, Sudu Heeneti, Dik Wee and Goda Heeneti may be potential food supplements for diabetes.     

新陈代谢GM(1,1)模型在兵团农机总动力预测中的应用

借助灰色系统理论,利用兵团农机总动力的历史数据,建立并对比分析了GM(1,1)模型和新陈代谢GM(1,1),对兵团农业机械总动力进行预测,为以后兵团农业机械化的发展提供一定的参考。     

农机总动力的预测及多种数学方法的应用比较

应用多种数学方法对青海省历年的农机总动力进行了预测，取得了良好的效果。通过对这些数学方法的应用比较。分析了其中每种方法的适用范围和优缺点。为相关管理部门进行正确的决策提供了依据，并为正确选用各种数学方法进行预测具有指导意义。     

黑龙江省农业经济增长方式转变的实证分析

在分析农业经济增长理论的基础上，运用算术指数法得到黑龙江省农业的全要素生产率。依据全要素生产率对黑龙江省农业改革以来的增长方式做了定量描述，从实证分析的角度，考察各种要素投入的增长及其对农业经济增长的贡献，衡量改革以来科技进步在黑龙江省农业生产中的状况和作用，进而描述黑龙江省农业经济增长方式的演进过程，为黑龙江省确定今后加快实现农业经济增长方式转变的政策和战略提供参考依据。     

排水地段观测井与排水渠水质相关分析

根据田间实测的排水渠与观测井水质资料 ,分析了地下水中全盐量与其组分间的关系 ,以及排水渠与其邻近观测井地下水全盐量及主要离子含量之间的关系。为探讨观测井与排水渠水质间内在关系 ,研究观测井水质与排水渠水质相互转化关系 ,为简化水质监测工作提供指导。     

款冬叶片总黄酮提取工艺优化及抗氧化活性研究

以款冬叶片为试材,采用微波辅助法提取总黄酮,在单因素试验的基础上,采用正交实验法优化款冬叶片总黄酮提取工艺,同时以分光光度法测定提取物对1,1-二苯基-2-三硝基苯肼自由基(1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl,DPPH·)、羟基自由基(·OH)和超氧阴离子自由基(O-·2)的清除作用。结果表明:款冬叶片总黄酮最佳提取条件为乙醇体积分数70%,微波提取时间3 min,微波功率500 W,料液比1∶15 g·mL^-1,在该条件下,总黄酮的提取率为0.91%。款冬叶片总黄酮的质量浓度与抗氧化活性呈一定的线性关系,当总黄酮质量浓度为0.069 8 mg·mL^-1时,对DPPH·、·OH和O-·2的清除率分别达84.21%、84.10%和68.32%,表明款冬叶片具有良好的抗氧化能力,可作为天然的抗氧化剂进一步的开发和利用。