The effect of kiwi berry(Actinidia arguta)on preventing and alleviating loperamide-induced constipation

This research aimed to study the preventive and relieving outcomes of kiwi berry on constipation.The administration of kiwi berries to mice resulted in a significant increase in body weight gain of 148.2%compared to mice that were constipated.The number of stools and the water content of stools both increased by 138.5%and 106.5%,respectively.The gastrointestinal transit rate increased by 45.3%,and the time it took for the first dark stool to form decreased by 57.5%.The levels of the excitability neurotransmitters were found to be higher in the group that had been given kiwi berries in comparison to the group that had been given loperamide.The opposite results were produced by vasoactive intestinal peptide(VIP)and aquaporin-3(AQP3).In addition,kiwi berry consumption may lessen epithelial cell apoptosis and promote colon health.All the results point to kiwi berries as an extremely promising food supplement for the prevention and relief of constipation in the future since they successfully prevent and alleviate constipation brought on by loperamide.

Comparing the Effects of Different Post-Listening Output Tasks on Second Language Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition:Revisiting the Involvement Load Hypothesis

Based on the Involvement Load Hypothesis, the present study investigated the differential effects of three post-listening output tasks(gap-filling, translation, and sentence-making) on immediate acquisition and retention of such vocabulary dimensions as productive knowledge of orthography,receptive recall of meaning and form, and productive knowledge of grammatical functions. Ninety second-year English majors were divided into three groups to finish listening plus one of the postlistening tasks. The results showed that the post-listening output tasks had positive effects on immediate acquisition of productive vocabulary knowledge, partially in agreement with the Involvement Load Hypothesis. However, the effects on vocabulary knowledge retention were found to be largely inconsistent with the Involvement Load Hypothesis. The finding thus challenges this hypothesis in that involvement load is not the only determining factor and suggests that the theoretical construct of involvement load should be constructed with more caution.

Carbon emissions of China's industrial sectors based on input-output analysis

This study uses an input-output model presenting the embodied carbon emission in the importexport procedure, as well as the responsibility allocation between China's 35 sectors and 7 main trade partners from 1995 to 2011. Results indicate that the amount of carbon emissions in China's industrial sectors is immense and that the industrial sectors are in serious imbalance. Such imbalance exists mainly in textiles, basic and fabricated metal, electrical and optical equipment,and machinery, among others. Based on the consumer-responsibility principle, the responsibility of 29 departments is reduced. Correspondingly, foreign sectors become more responsible.America, as China's largest trading partner, should account for most of the total responsibility,followed by developed countries such as Japan, South Korea, and Germany.