• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.191-201
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• 2002

The first zoeal stage of Heptacarpus rectirostris (Stimpson, 1860) is re-described and illustrated in detail from laboratory-hatched material. The first zoea of H. rectirostris is more closely related to that of H. futilirostris than to H. camtschaticus, H. pandaloides, and H. geniculatus by having the pterygostomial spine and two anteroventral denticles on the carapace. The former two species, however, can be readily distinguished by the presence (H. futilirostris) or absence (H. rectirostris) of the posterolateral spine on the abdominal somites 4-5. A provisional key to the first zoeas of Heptacarpus for which larval studies are known from Korea and adjacent waters is provided. A list of larval descriptions within the Hippolytidae from Korea and adjacent waters is also included.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.11-19
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• 2005

A hippolytid shrimp, Heptacarpus jordani (Rathbun, 1902), is recorded as new to Korean fauna. A redescription of Heptacarpus geniculatus (Stimpson, 1860) is provided. A key to six Heptacarpus species known from Korea is given. The Korean Hippolytidae consists now of 21 species representing nine genera.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.9-19
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• 2004

Three hippolytid shrimps, Hippolyte acuta, Latreutes acicularis, and Latreutes laminirostris are reported from Korean waters. The former two species represent new records for the Korean marine fauna. L. laminirostris, previously known from Korea, is redescribed. A key to Latreutes species from Korean waters is given. The Korean Hippolytidae consists now of 19 species of nine genera.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.55 no.2
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• pp.103-107
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• 2016

Taxonomy of Korean Paracymus Thomson is presented. The genus and two species [Paracymus aeneus (Germar) and P. zaitzevi Shatrovskiy] are identified for the first time in the Korean Peninsula. Habitus and SEM photographs, distribution map, key and diagnoses of the known species are provided.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.324-328
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• 2003

In a mutagenicity test using the Salmonella typhimurium TA98 and TA100, the Xanthium strumarium L. extracts had not a mutagenicity. The extracts were assayed that antioxidative effect using a colony formation assay. The extracts showed protective effects against the cytotoxicity of H$_2$O$_2$ and increased the immunity induced by TNF and IL-1${\beta}$. The modulating effect of Xanthium strumarium L. extract on the induction of carcinogenesis by N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidin (MNNG), was investigated in Wistar rats. The GSH content was found to be reduced by MNNG treatment, but increased on adding extract. In addition the Xanthium strumarium L. extract increased p53 expression versus MNNG alone.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.125-130
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• 2012

The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is a widely used model organism in biological research. Thanks to the availability of well-established knowledge about its neural connectivity, a wide range of studies have been attempted to uncover the relationship between behaviors and the responsible neurons. In our research, the adaptive behavior of C. elegans in solid environments with different surface rigidities is investigated, where the worm adapts to different mechanical stiffnesses by modulating its crawling waveform. The amplitude and wavelength of the crawling waveform decrease as the environment becomes more rigid. Interestingly, the mechanosensation-defective mutant shows different responses to the surface rigidity compared to those of the wild-type worm. To explain the adaptation process in mechanically different environments, we suggest a plausible neural circuit model.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.173-184
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• 1996

As a result of this report, the pseudoscorpion family Chthoniidae in Korea comprises nine species in four genera. All species are collected mainly from the litter layer in wooded forests. The two new species, Tyrannochthonius suppressalis n. sp. and Tyrannochthonius spinatus n. sp., described herein occur on islands in the Yellow Sea.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.667-674
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• 2012

This study was conducted to understand landscape ecological characteristics on habitats of Nannophya pygmaea, an endangered species in South Korea. The ecological characteristics of the habitats were investigated in abandoned paddy fields where N. pygmaea populations have been found in Chungcheongnam-do Kongju, Gyeonggi-do Kwangju and Gyeongsangbuk-do Mungyeong from 2009 to 2010. We surveyed the dominant vegetation, areas, water depth and temperature, and plant height and coverage to compare the wetlands living N. pygmaea and not living N. pygmaea. As a result, habitats of N. pygmaea in all regions were dominated by Salix koreensis community. There is no signigicant difference in the water temperature, plant height and coverage among wetlands of the three different sites, but depth was varied within 2.5~9.5cm. The water depth of habitat was deeper in Gongju than the others. Percentage of open water was 1.7~6% in the wetlands living N. pygmaea. but it did not appear in the wetlands not living N. pygmaea. Therefore, the ecological characteristics of wetlands as abandoned paddy fields should be taken into account for N. pygmaea habitat conservation and restoration.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.80-89
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• 2014

This study examined the nutritional components and physicochemical properties of small colored potatoes and small regular potatoes as a natural health food source. To accomplish this, the general and antioxidative contents of small colored potatoes and small regular potatoes were measured. Total contents of carbohydrates, crude protein, crude lipid, and ash were 88.1%, 4.9%, 0.9%, and 6.4%, respectively. Small colored potatoes contained 76.5 kcal, while their total dietary fiber was 4.0%. Total proteins consisted of 17 different kinds of amino acids. Regarding their mineral contents, K was the most abundant mineral, followed by P, Mg, and Ca. Total phenol contents of the 70% ethanolic extracts of small colored potatoes were $48.2{\pm}1.2$ mg GAE/g. Total flavonoid contents of the 70% ethanolic extracts were $13.1{\pm}0.3$ mg RE/g. Overall, small colored potatoes had higher amounts of nutrients and physicochemical properties than small regular potatoes. The general nutrients and other antioxidant bioactive materials in small colored potatoes were also potential materials for good health food. It is expected that follow up studies of small colored potatoes through developing processed food and evaluation of their functional properties would provide useful information as a source of functional foods.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.244-250
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• 2010

This study characterized the anti-Helicobactor pylori activity of Xanthium strumarium L. extract obtained by lactic acid fermentation. The growth of the Lactobacillus strains was typically robust upon lactic acid production in monocultures containing Xanthium strumarium L. extract. Lactic acid fermentation in mixed cultures of Lactobacillus brevis KCTC 3498 and Lactobacillus casei KCTC 3109 produced higher of anti- H. pylori activity than monocultures. Concerning antioxidant activity of fermented extracts, total polyphenol contents were the highest in co-cultures of Lactobacillus brevis KCTC 3498 and Lactobacillus helveticus KCTC 3545. Electron donating ability using diphenyl picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) showed 70% scavenging in Lactobacillus casei KCTC 3109.