{"title":"Temperate fruits in the northern mountainous region: scientific results achieved and solutions for development in coming years","authors":"M. H. Vu, Q. Bui, Q. Nguyen, Van Nguyen, Fruits","doi":"10.31276/VJSTE.60(4).19-24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31276/VJSTE.60(4).19-24","url":null,"abstract":"Perennial fruit crops generally and temperate fruits in particular make an important contribution to the sustainable development of the socio-economy in the northern mountainous region of Vietnam where the living standard of local farmers - 40% of whom are minorities from 30 groups - is still low (about 70% of the average of the country as a whole), though significant assistance has been made by the government and a slowly developed socio-economy has been recorded. It is obvious that proper temperate fruit production not only benefits local growers but also protects the environment in a significant way. Recent results concerning varietal selection and cultivation technologies for temperate fruits are summarized in this paper and some of the principal solutions, including proper planning, breeding programme enhancement, the establishing of production and value chains, and the training of skillful technicians and producers that is aimed at promoting production in the future, are also proposed.","PeriodicalId":23548,"journal":{"name":"Vietnam Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84800194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thi Hong Trang Le, Q. D. Luong, T. Vo, V. T. Nguyen
{"title":"A case study of phytoplankton used as a biological index for water quality assessment of Nhu Y river, Thua Thien - Hue","authors":"Thi Hong Trang Le, Q. D. Luong, T. Vo, V. T. Nguyen","doi":"10.31276/VJSTE.60(4).45-51","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31276/VJSTE.60(4).45-51","url":null,"abstract":"Studies of the composition and density of phytoplankton and the water quality of Nhu Y river were conducted over six months (March to August 2011). Phytoplankton samples were collected by filtration and immediately preserved in Lugol’s solution. The phytoplankton species composition recorded 117 species belonging to six divisions: Cyanobacteria (24 taxa), Bacillariophyta (14 taxa), Chlorophyta (45 taxa), Euglenophyta (31 taxa), Cryptophyta (2 taxa), and Dinophyta (1 taxa), of which Chlorophyta and Euglenophyta were dominant in terms of species numbers. The total phytoplankton density fluctuated from 110,146 to 5,964x103individuals/litre and Cyanophyta were dominant in terms of individual density. The algal genus pollution index (Palmer index) ranged from 30 to 41, indicating that the water was highly organically polluted, and the Shannon-Weiner index results of 0.66-2.92 showed moderately to heavily polluted water. With values for the Diatomeae index of more than 0.2, the quality of the eight sites during the period of the study showed that the aquatic environment was eutrophic. Phytoplankton and their indexes are useful tools for assessing water environment quality.","PeriodicalId":23548,"journal":{"name":"Vietnam Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85444125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Le, V. T. Nguyen, N. D. Tran, Damin Lee, Won-Taek Kim, V. Dang, Doan Dang Phan, D. T. Luong
{"title":"Species composition and distribution of brachyuran crabs in Duyen Hai town, Tra Vinh province","authors":"V. Le, V. T. Nguyen, N. D. Tran, Damin Lee, Won-Taek Kim, V. Dang, Doan Dang Phan, D. T. Luong","doi":"10.31276/VJSTE.60(4).39-44","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31276/VJSTE.60(4).39-44","url":null,"abstract":"Brachyuran crabs are the most diverse group of crustaceans. They are found in most marine habitats such as coral reefs, sandy beaches, rocky beaches, mangroves, and seagrass meadows. In this study, we investigated the species composition of brachyuran crabs at 10 sampling locations belonging to three habitats (mangrove forest, artificial dykes, sandy beaches) at Duyen Hai town on August (rainy season) and December (dry season) in 2017. We found that there were 22 species belonging to 10 genera of six families present in the research area. The Ocypodidae family is the most abundant, with 45.5% of the species, following by the Grapsidae (22.7%), Sesarmidae (13.6%), Portunidae (9.1%), Matutidae (4.5%), and Xanthidae (4.5%). The densities of brachyuran crabs ranged from 2.0±1.1 (inds/m2) to 17.2±4.3 (inds/m2). The mangrove forest habitat showed a greater diversity of species than the sandy beach and artificial dyke habitat. The rainy season supported greater diversity than the dry season.","PeriodicalId":23548,"journal":{"name":"Vietnam Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87397978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of microalgae retention time on biomass production in membrane photobioreactor using human urine as substrate","authors":"N. Thuan, N. Thuy, N. H. Hai, N. Nguyen, X. Bui","doi":"10.31276/VJSTE.60(4).66-70","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31276/VJSTE.60(4).66-70","url":null,"abstract":"Human urine is known as the excreta with a high concentration of nitrogen and phosphorus, causing eutrophicationin water bodies. In this study, human urine was used to feed microalgae (Chlorella vulgaris) in a membrane photobioreactor (MPBR) at various microalgae retention times (MRTs) and hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 2 days to evaluate its biomass production. The results indicate that MPBR was operated under MRT of 2 to 5 days and HRT of 2 days, which performed the optimum condition with biomass productivity from 146.43±8.52 to 151.93±15.05 mg.l-1.day. Moreover, the MPBR using the urine as a nutrient source demonstrated the high performance in biomass production and strong growth of microalgae.","PeriodicalId":23548,"journal":{"name":"Vietnam Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering","volume":"102 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86033090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Water quality assessment using the Pollution Index (PI) and statistical tools: a case study of Thi Vai river, Dong Nai, Vietnam","authors":"T. Nguyen","doi":"10.31276/VJSTE.60(4).71-77","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31276/VJSTE.60(4).71-77","url":null,"abstract":"The quality of river water is influenced by two factors: nature and man. The aims of this paper are to determine the influence of anthropogenic sources of pollution on water quality, by assessing integrated measurements from use of the Pollution Index (PI) of Indonesia and diverse statistical techniques, including one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and ArcGIS. In this study, 10 physicochemical parameters for the determination of water quality, from surface water taken the Thi Vai river, are examined: dissolved oxygen (DO), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5), chemical oxygen demand (COD), ammonium (NH4+-N), phosphate (PO43--P); total dissolved solids (TSS), pH, nitrite (NO2-), nitrate (NO3-), total coliforms, and fecal E. coli. The samples were collected from seven monitoring sites, for assessing spatial and temporal water quality, in the three years 2015 to 2017. The findings revealed that water quality index values within the study area showed a significant pollution level for nitrite, and fecal E. coli. Water quality was detrimental at the sites TV2, TV3, and TV4. A further finding was that there was significant variation recorded between the two methods of measuring PI - that of the Ministry of the Environment, Indonesia, and that of Vietnam. Finally, this integrated technique could, it is suggested, be an effective approach for communicating information on water quality for sustainable waste management in Thi Vai river.","PeriodicalId":23548,"journal":{"name":"Vietnam Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78817827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Establishing a molecular protocol for detection of EGFR mutations in patients with non-small cell lung cancer","authors":"Thi Minh Kha Nguyen, Quoc-Dang Quan, Thi Hue Hanh Nguyen, H. Nguyen","doi":"10.31276/VJSTE.60(4).31-38","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31276/VJSTE.60(4).31-38","url":null,"abstract":"Lung cancer is one of the quickest and most fatal diseases and is divided into two types: small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Approximately 50% of NSCLC patients harbour mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR) gene, spanning from exon 18 to exon 21, which are responsible for the tyrosine kinase domain of the EGFR protein. Currently, gefitinib and erlotinib are two drugs inhibiting EGFR which are used in the treatment of lung cancer. The indication for use of these drugs depends on the mutation status of EGFR. Resistance to treatment with these two drugs has been found with mutations in exon 20; however, mutations in exon 18, 19, 21 benefited from the same treatment. Therefore, we built a molecular protocol for detecting mutations in exon 21 of EGFR in NSCLC patients in Vietnam which, in this study, is based on the real-time polymerase chain reaction high resolution melting (PCR HRM) technique. We successfully designed pairs of primers for the real-time PCR HRM technique to detect mutations in exon 21 and for the Sanger sequencing method to confirm the real-time PCR HRM results. We also investigated the optimal concentration of MgCl2 for the real-time PCR HRM protocol. Performance characteristics of the real-time PCR HRM protocol were evaluated in terms of specificity, limit of detection, repeatability, and it showed good results. Finally, we applied the molecular protocol to 172 clinical samples and compared these with the Sanger nucleotide sequencing method and the peptide nucleic acid (PNA) clamping method. The results of the comparison demonstrate that the molecular protocol constructed for detection of exon 21 mutations can be used in the treatment of NSCLC patients.","PeriodicalId":23548,"journal":{"name":"Vietnam Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90397827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
X. H. Nguyen, Xuan Nguyen, H. Nguyen, T. Tran, Duc Hung Le
{"title":"Assessment of storm surge risk in aquaculture in the Northern coastal area of Vietnam","authors":"X. H. Nguyen, Xuan Nguyen, H. Nguyen, T. Tran, Duc Hung Le","doi":"10.31276/VJSTE.60(4).89-94","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31276/VJSTE.60(4).89-94","url":null,"abstract":"This research utilizes the disaster risk concept developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to determine and assess the storm surge risk in aquaculture in the coastal area from Quang Ninh to Ninh Binh province. The results indicated that the highest level of risk occurred in Thai Thuy district (Thai Binh province) and Quang Yen town (Quang Ninh province). The second highest level or risks occurred in Tien Hai district (Thai Binh province), Mong Cai city and Hai Ha district (Quang Ninh province). The lowest level of risk transpires in Uong Bi city (Quang Ninh province) and Kien An district (Hai Phong city). The results provide a scientific basis to support local government in establishing proactive response plans to storm surges, reduce and prevent storm surge damage to aquaculture, assist policy making and establish suitable development priorities for the coastal areas in the Northern region.","PeriodicalId":23548,"journal":{"name":"Vietnam Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89697013","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Khac Tam Pham, T. Nguyen, Thi Ha Luong, P. H. Dang, D. C. Vu, T. N. Do, Thi Cam Mien Phi, D. Nguyen
{"title":"Influence of inoculum size, CO2 concentration and LEDs on the growth of green microalgae Haematococcus pluvialis Flotow","authors":"Khac Tam Pham, T. Nguyen, Thi Ha Luong, P. H. Dang, D. C. Vu, T. N. Do, Thi Cam Mien Phi, D. Nguyen","doi":"10.31276/VJSTE.60(4).59-65","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31276/VJSTE.60(4).59-65","url":null,"abstract":"Green microalgae Haematococcus pluvialis is best known for astaxanthin production. The cultivation of H. pluvialis involves two main phases, namely green vegetative stage and cyst stage with astaxanthin accumulation. In fact, the growth of H. pluvialis in the vegetative stage is one of the most important parts in the entire cultivation process. The aim of the study is to investigate the influence of temperature, inoculum size, CO2 concentration and light emitting diodes (LEDs) on the specific growth rate, cell density and dry weight of H. pluvialis in the vegetative stage. Results indicated that the temperature from 25 to 280C and the inoculum size from 3×104 cells.ml-1 were suitable for the growth of the studied strain. Illumination with red light LEDs (630 nm) at 80 μE.m-2.s-1, the highest specific growth rate (μ) was 0.197 day-1 and the maximal density was of 2.87×105 cells.ml-1. A concentration of 5% CO2 (v/v) was the optimal dose for the growth of this strain. Under the condition of both 5% CO2 and illumination with red light LEDs at 80 μE.m-2.s-1, the specific growth rate was 0.242 day-1 and the cell density was 4.28×105cells.ml-1. Illumination with only blue LEDs (430 nm) at 120 μE.m-2.s-1 stimulated the astaxanthin accumulation with a maximum content at 2.36 μg.ml-1.","PeriodicalId":23548,"journal":{"name":"Vietnam Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87688079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thi Yen Nguyen, P. Nguyen, Thi Thuy Nguyen, Tri Nguyen, K. Huynh
{"title":"Adsorption of Cr(VI) by material synthesized from red mud and rice husk ash","authors":"Thi Yen Nguyen, P. Nguyen, Thi Thuy Nguyen, Tri Nguyen, K. Huynh","doi":"10.31276/VJSTE.60(4).03-07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31276/VJSTE.60(4).03-07","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, the efficiency of a material prepared from red mud and rice husk ash (ZRM), in Cr(VI) absorption, without the use of acid to neutralize raw red mud (RM), was examined. The physico-chemical characteristics of the obtained material weredetermined by several methods, including BET nitrogen adsorption, XRD, SEM, and TEM. ZRM was employed in the adsorption of Cr(VI) in solution at 25oC with a Cr(VI) concentration of 20 ppm.The results showed that the nano particles of material were formed within the size range of 30-50 nm, and that the specific surface area of the material was 70.76 m2/g. The conditions of the adsorption process (i.e., the initial pH of the solution, the stirring rate, and the material content) were seen to significantly affect the efficiency of Cr(VI) adsorption at the material’s surface. The optimum conditions for Cr(VI) adsorption via ZRM were determined as pH=2, a stirring rate of 300 rpm, and a material content of 10 g/l. With these conditions, the maximum adsorption capacity for Cr(VI) in a solution of ZRM was found to be 23.32 mg/g.","PeriodicalId":23548,"journal":{"name":"Vietnam Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering","volume":"58 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84832040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Projection of saline intrusion into groundwater in the context of climate change in the coastal zone of Ha Tinh province","authors":"V. D. Nguyen, T. Do, K. Nguyen","doi":"10.31276/VJSTE.60(4).82-88","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31276/VJSTE.60(4).82-88","url":null,"abstract":"In addition to surface water, groundwater is an essential source of water for agriculture, industry, and living in Ha Tinh province (central Vietnam). However, overexploitation and unreasonable use of groundwater has put this resource at risk of endangerment and pollution. In the coastal areas especially, the impact of climate change and the rise in sea-level has increased the risk of salt-water intrusion into groundwater. In this study, the groundwater system model (GSM) is applied to simulate the intrusion of saline water in different climate change scenarios in the coastal area of Ha Tinh province. The result reveals that saline intrusion into groundwater is becoming more complex and is a rising trend in climate change scenarios RCP4.5 and RCP8.5.","PeriodicalId":23548,"journal":{"name":"Vietnam Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering","volume":"250 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75059472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}