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Palace VP Allen-Gil SM Brown SB Evans RE Metner DA Landers DH Curtis LR Klaverkamp JF Baron CL Lockhart WL 《Chemosphere》2001,45(2):185-193
Induction of phase I biotransformation enzymes is recognized as a hallmark response in fish exposed to coplanar PCBs. Depletions of vitamins A and E and disrupted thyroid hormone and glandular structure secondary to this induction have not yet been examined in an arctic fish species. Arctic grayling were exposed to a single oral dose of 0 (control), 10, 100 or 1000 ng 3,3',4,4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl (TCB) g(-1) bodyweight, a contaminant found in most arctic fish. After 30 and 90 days of exposure, TCB concentrations in tissues, hepatic phase I activity (as ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD)), plasma and tissue vitamin A and E concentrations, plasma thyroid hormone levels and thyroid glandular structure were examined. Total plasma osmolality, as an indicator of overall fish health was also monitored. TCB recovery in tissues was low and extremely variable, making comparisons between intended dose groups inappropriate. Therefore, correlation analysis between actual recovered TCB concentrations and biochemical responses was employed. Hepatic EROD activity correlated strongly with liver TCB concentrations. Liver concentrations of vitamin A were altered as a function of TCB concentrations and EROD activity, but plasma vitamin A status was not affected. Vitamin E was depleted by TCB accumulation in blood and EROD induction in liver of males only at 90 days postexposure. Thyroid hormones status and glandular structure were not affected by the short duration TCB exposures used in this experiment. TCB concentrations were correlated with an elevation in plasma osmolality. Results from this experiment indicate that the vitamin status and osmoregulation of arctic grayling exposed to TCB can be compromised. Further studies of field populations exposed to this type of contaminant are warranted. 相似文献
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The purpose of this research effort was to compare older driver and non-driver functional impairment profiles across some 60 assessment metrics in an initial effort to contribute to the development of fitness-to-drive assessment models. Of the metrics evaluated, 21 showed statistically significant differences, almost all favoring the drivers. Also, it was shown that a logistic regression model comprised of five of the assessment scores could completely and accurately separate the two groups. The results of this study imply that older drivers are far less functionally impaired than non-drivers of similar ages, and that a parsimonious model can accurately assign individuals to either group. With such models, any driver classified or diagnosed as a non-driver would be a strong candidate for further investigation and intervention. 相似文献
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Jian Liu Thurmon Lockhart 《International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics》2013,19(3):429-436
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of load on the net moment response at the L5/S1 joint during simulated slip events. Six young individuals were instructed to take one step with a handheld load. Sudden floor movement was randomly introduced to simulate unexpected slips. Different loads conditions (0%, 10%, 20%, 30% of body weight) were introduced at random. Three-dimensional net moments at the L5/S1 joint were computed via downward inverse dynamic model. Peak joint moment generated at 30% load level was found to be significantly higher compared to no-load condition. No peak moment differences were found among no-load, 10% or 20% load levels. Additionally, the findings from this study indicated a flexiondominant net L5/S1 joint moment pattern during motion phase associated with slip-induced falls. 相似文献
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Chlorophenols and chloroguaiacols were quantified in juvenile chinook salmon captured near bleached kraft mills in the upper Fraser River in December 1987. Fish captured in April 1988 showed up to 55-fold induction of hepatic mixed function oxidase activity (EROD), and were contaminated with up to 370 ng·kg−1 of 2,3,7,8-TCDF and 68 ng·kg−1 of 2,3,7,8-TCDD. The implications for the survival of these salmon are uncertain. 相似文献
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Melaleuca quinquenervia, is expanding rapidly throughout seasonally wet areas of southern Florida (USA), including the littoral zone of Lake Okeechobee.
Natural resource managers are concerned that a lower lake level regulation schedule under consideration for Lake Okeechobee,
while potentially beneficial to overall ecosystem health, might increase the rate of Melaleuca expansion. To investigate this possibility, Melaleuca saplings (harvested from the littoral zone) and 7-week-old seedlings (grown from harvested seeds) were subjected to various
hydroperiod treatments in replicated mesocosms. Hydroperiod treatments were selected based on a simulation of historical water
level variations. Saplings grew taller under longer hydroperiods with fluctuating water levels, including periods of submersion.
Time since germination affected the response of seedlings to inundation. Submersed 7-week-old seedlings grew slower and had
less biomass than submersed 12-week-old seedlings, yet mortality was low at both ages. Melaleuca's plasticity allows it to adapt to hypoxic, aquatic conditions by means of aquatic heterophylly and adventitious roots. Algae
and drought also increased mortality. Based on faster growth of Melaleuca under longer hydroperiods and its adaptability to seasonal flooding, a lower lake regulation schedule may not stimulate its
expansion. Therefore, water levels should not be manipulated only to control Melaleuca. Control of Melaleuca should continue using current practices such as manual removal or chemical treatment. 相似文献