In the present paper, the safety of several major plant growth regulators to environment, agricultural products and animals was discussed synthetically. Paclobutrazol is stable in physical and chemical properties with slow degradation, and is able to secondly control the plant growth obviously, but it is degradable and becomes mutagenic substance, it can be enriched in the soil and is able to bio-magnify. Uniconazole is quick degradable with less residue. Ethephon is potentially mutagenic to the animals, it is degradable and can produce residues which will be harmfulto animal body. Moreover, their residual quantity differs with different organs in a plant and their residue in the leafage of several plants is in a high level.

Objective To observe the inhibitory effect of the antibodies against midgut-protein-ingredient of Anopheles stephensi on the oocysts of Plasmodium yoelii.Methods Female An.stephensi mosquitoes raised in laboratory were dissected and the midguts were collected.Eight BALB/c mice were immunized using midgut-protein(100 ?g/mouse,4 times with an interval of 7～10day).Ten days after the last immunization,blood was taken from mice armpit artery and serum separated.The immune active antigen of the midgut protein was analyzed by Western blotting.Protein with Mr 38 000～50 000 was separated by sephadex filtering and used to immunize 12 BALB/c mice(100 ?g/mouse,4 times with interval of 7～10 days).PBS control group was established.Seven days after the last immunization,serum antibody was detected by ELISA.When the antibody titer in immunized mice reached ≥1:2 560,mice in both groups were infected by P.yoelii(about 2?107 plasmodium-infected RBC) by abdominal injection.The mosquitoes were fed on the infected mice when the number of female gametes was higher than 2 per 10 microscopical fields 3 days later.After 9 days,the mosquitoes were dissected and the amount of oocysts in midgut was counted.Results Eight protein bands were shown in midgut-protein of An.stephensi by Western blotting and the band of Mr 38 000～50 000-midgut-protein appeared clearer.The infection rate of oocysts in the experiment and control groups were 28.70%(62/216) and 51.09%(47/92) respectively(P

Objective To identify the risk factors that affect the postpartum weight retention among women and provide evidence for the prevention of obesity and metabolic disorders due to childbirth. Methods The baseline data were collected from 1 220 postpartum women who had given childbirth 42 days ago in Hefei Maternal and Child Health Care Center,Anhui province. Their pre-pregnancy weight,weight gain during pregnancy and childbirth information were obtained from local maternal information management system,and the follow up for the women were conducted at 3,6,9,and 12 months after childbirth. The sedentary behaviors of the women were observed. The relationship between postpartum weight retention and sedentary behavior of the women were analyzed by mixed-effects model analysis and repeated measures analysis of variance. Results The pre-pregnancy average body weight(kg)of the women was(53.22 ± 6.88),and their postpartum average body weight retention was(7.85±5.11),(7.51±5.40),(5.79±5.18),(4.42±4.91)and (3.26±4.65)at 42 days,3,6,9,12 months later after childbirth,respectively. The differences in body weight retention at different times after childbirth indicated by repeated measures analysis of variance were statistical significant (P<0.001). Mixed-effects model analysis showed the postpartum sedentary behavior and postpartum body weight retention was statistically associated after adjusting for pre-pregnancy BMI,feeding pattern,delivery mode and other confounding factors(P<0.001), Mixed-effects model analysis results tended to be stable after step by step adjustment for confounding factors. Conclusion The results of this study suggested that postpartum sedentary behavior is one of the important factors influencing postpartum weight retention.

OBJECTIVETo identify the risk factors that affect the postpartum weight retention among women and provide evidence for the prevention of obesity and metabolic disorders due to childbirth.

METHODSThe baseline data were collected from 1 220 postpartum women who had given childbirth 42 days ago in Hefei Maternal and Child Health Care Center, Anhui province. Their pre-pregnancy weight, weight gain during pregnancy and childbirth information were obtained from local maternal information management system, and the follow up for the women were conducted at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after childbirth. The sedentary behaviors of the women were observed. The relationship between postpartum weight retention and sedentary behavior of the women were analyzed by mixed-effects model analysis and repeated measures analysis of variance.

RESULTSThe pre-pregnancy average body weight (kg) of the women was (53.22 ± 6.88), and their postpartum average body weight retention was (7.85 ± 5.11), (7.51 ± 5.40), (5.79 ± 5.18), (4.42 ± 4.91) and (3.26 ± 4.65) at 42 days, 3, 6, 9, 12 months later after childbirth, respectively. The differences in body weight retention at different times after childbirth indicated by repeated measures analysis of variance were statistical significant (P < 0.001). Mixed-effects model analysis showed the postpartum sedentary behavior and postpartum body weight retention was statistically associated after adjusting for pre-pregnancy BMI, feeding pattern, delivery mode and other confounding factors (P < 0.001), Mixed-effects model analysis results tended to be stable after step by step adjustment for confounding factors.

CONCLUSIONThe results of this study suggested that postpartum sedentary behavior is one of the important factors influencing postpartum weight retention.

Body Weight ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Metabolic Diseases ; epidemiology ; Obesity ; epidemiology ; Postpartum Period ; Risk Factors ; Sedentary Lifestyle ; Time Factors ; Weight Gain