Memory and the Reporting of Remittance in a Sample of Elderly Persons in Thailand

Accurate reporting of sources of income is needed in studies of intergenerational transfers and welfare of the elderly. The objective of this paper is to investigate how memory in the elderly is related to the reporting of remittances received from their children in Thailand. Using data from a longitudinal study of 1036 persons age 60 to 93 in a province in Thailand, the influence of a word recall (verbal learning and recall), and nickname recall (verbal learning and recall) on reporting of remittance was assessed. Initially, both measures were positively and significantly related to the reporting of remittance. The results remained significant only for the nickname task after controlling for education, wealth, living arrangements and disability. The results highlight the importance of cognitive issues in the quality of data and the need for attention to memory in questionnaire design.     

Antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibitory activities of eight neglected fruit extracts and UHPLC-MS/MS profile of the active extracts

The 70% ethanolic extracts from eight neglected fruits; Muntingia calabura, Leucaena leucocephala, Spondias dulcis, Syzygium jambos, Mangifera caesia, Ardisia elliptica, Cynometra cauliflora and Ficus auriculata were evaluated for their 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging, α-glucosidase inhibitory activities as well as total phenolic content. The results of this study revealed that M. caesia fruit extract demonstrated the most potent radical scavenging activity. Among the fruits examined for α-glucosidase inhibitory activity, M. calabura and F. auriculata exhibited strong activity with no significant difference. The Pearson correlation indicated that the activities of M. caesia and F. auriculata contributed by phenolic compounds. A total of 65 metabolites were tentatively identified by using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UHLPC-MS/MS). These findings suggested that the possible application of M. caesia and F. auriculata as a functional food with antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibitory properties.     

Efficient synthesis of enwrapped CuO@rGO nanowire arrays to improve supercapacitor electrode performance

Journal of Applied Electrochemistry - There has been a growing interest in the performance of supercapacitors (SCs) based on Transition Metal Oxides (TMOs). It has recently been included in...     

乳杆菌耐消化应激能力及消化应激对其肠道黏附能力的影响

首先通过体外模拟唾液-胃液-肠液应激实验研究乳杆菌的耐消化应激能力,然后研究其对肠道黏蛋白和Caco-2细胞的黏附及抑制肠道病原菌黏附的能力,最后探讨消化应激对乳杆菌黏附能力的影响。结果表明,副干酪乳杆菌W125、m111和发酵乳杆菌146在依次经过模拟唾液-胃液-肠液应激后存活率分别为2.70%、3.53%及11.15%,活菌数分别为7.46、7.24(lg(CFU/mL))及8.35(lg(CFU/mL)),且对黏蛋白和Caco-2细胞的黏附率显著高于其他菌株（P<0.05）,分别为15.67%、8.75%、8.38%和11.47%、21.34%、10.44%;3株菌株均可通过排除、竞争和替代的方式抑制大肠杆菌CICC10899和沙门菌WX29对肠道的黏附,黏附抑制率均大于13.51%;消化应激显著降低了副干酪乳杆菌W125和发酵乳杆菌146对肠道的黏附能力（P<0.05）,但显著增加了副干酪乳杆菌m111的黏附能力（P<0.05）,黏附率由17.60%增加到30.45%,且主要黏附素由消化应激前的表层蛋白变为应激后的蛋白和多糖;消化应激前后副干酪乳杆菌m111均...     

福州市区配电网遭受百年一遇内涝损失的启示

1 台风引起市区配电网受损情况 2005年第19号台风“龙王”于10月2日21:35 在福建登陆,受其影响,10月2日20:00-22:00, 福州市区普降特大暴雨,市区1 h最大降雨量达 118 mm,3 h最大降雨量达276 mm(福州市区年平均降水量为1 393．6 mm),达到超百年一遇,为1937 年有实测纪录以来的最大值。     

马来松香/SiO2杂化材料的研究

采用溶胶-凝胶法,以正硅酸乙酯（TEOS）为原料,制备硅溶胶;松香与马来酸酐熔融加成反应,生成马来松香;在对甲苯磺酸催化作用下,硅溶胶与马来松香发生酯化反应,生成马来松香／SiO2杂化材料。产物酸值较松香明显降低;FT-IR结果表明,其组份间以Si-O-C键键合;XRD结果表明,其为非晶态;DSC结果表明,其玻璃化转变温度㈣随着SiO2含量的增大而上升。     

防老剂种类及用量对丁腈橡胶疲劳裂纹扩展的影响

考察了防老剂种类及用量对丁腈橡胶疲劳过程中预制裂纹扩展的影响,并对其断面形貌进行了SEM观察。结果表明,在MB/RD、DTPD、4010和2246 4组防老剂中,防老剂2246耐疲劳性能最好,其用量为4份时效果最佳。     

研磨加工层对高碳铬轴承钢超长寿命疲劳行为的影响

为了阐明磨石研磨加工层对高碳铬轴承钢JIS SUJ2超长寿命疲劳行为的影响,分别使用经砂纸研磨和电解研磨的砂漏形试样,在室温空气环境下进行旋转弯曲疲劳试验.砂纸研磨试样被除去部分磨石研磨层,电解研磨试样被除去了全部的磨石研磨层.结果表明,两种试样的S-N曲线由位于短寿命区的表面破坏模式和位于长寿命区的内部破坏模式的两条组成,表面破坏模式的S-N曲线受表面粗糙度和表面压缩残余应力的影响.内部破坏模式的S-N曲线不受表面条件的影响,是材料固有的特性.砂纸研磨试样表面破坏模式的疲劳极限最高,是电解研磨试样1.11倍和磨石研磨的1.20倍.表面压缩残余应力对表面破坏模式疲劳极限的影响可以用修正Goodman图表示.还讨论裂纹的萌生和扩展条件,推定超长寿命的疲劳极限.     

NODIC: a novel distributed clustering routing protocol in WSNs by using a time-sharing approach for CH election

Wireless Networks - Due to the battery limitations, energy-efficient routing is one of the most important issues in WSNs. In this paper, a novel distributed clustering routing protocol (NODIC) is...     

An efficient extraction and clean‐up procedure for pesticide determination in olive oil

This work reports a simple, rapid, and effective extraction method based on liquid–liquid extraction (LLE) followed by matrix solid‐phase dispersion‐sonication for detection, identification and quantification of multiclass pesticides in virgin olive oil using liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC‐QTOF‐MS). LLE to extract pesticide residues in virgin olive oil was performed in order to study the centrifugation efficiency to obtain high recovery yield and low co‐extract fat residue in the final extract. Different suitable parameters of MSPD procedure were evaluated, such as nature of dispersing phase, clean‐up adsorbent, and volume of eluting solvent (acetonitrile) in different extraction conditions, with or without sonication. The best results were obtained using 5 g of virgin olive oil, 2 g of PSA as dispersant sorbent, 2 g of Florisil/GCB (70:30 w/w) as clean‐up sorbent, and 15 mL of acetonitrile as eluting solvent under conditions of 15 min ultrasonic bath at RT. Method validation was performed in order to study sensitivity, linearity, precision, and accuracy. Average recoveries ranged between 73.7 and 104.2% with relative SDs 5.3–13.4% at three concentration levels (25, 50, and 100 µg/kg). Detection and quantification limits ranged from 1.5 to 5 µg/kg and 3 to 9 µg/kg, respectively.