• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.29-33
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• 2007

This study was conducted to examine the development of in vitro fertilized (IVF) and nuclear transfer (NT) embryos following vitrification IVF and NT embryos developed to the blastocyst stage were equilibrated by 3 steps, vitrified and thawed, and their survival and hatching rates were examined. In IVF embryos, higher survival (82.1%, 96/117) and hatching rates (64.1%, 75/117) were obtained respectively after thawing and culture in expanded blastocysts compared to blastocysts (p<0.05). High survival and hatching rates were also obtained by vitrification of NT blastocysts, especially in expanded and hatching blastocysts (81.1 and 78.3%, respectively). The result of this study shows that IVF and NT blastocysts, especially late stage blastocysts, are successfully cryopreserved by vitrification.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.827-833
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• 1988

The objectives of this investigation were to develop an improved analytical method and to review with respect to experimental parameters and thermo-physical properties influencing the freezing time prediction. The results indicate that the relationship between freezing time and product size is dependent on the surface heat transfer coefficient. As the magnitude of surface heat transfer coefficient decreases, the influence of product size on freezing time becomes more profound. But the freezing time does decrease slightly as the coefficients are increased to values greater than 150 $w/m^2^{\circ}C$. In addition, influence of thermo-physical properties on the freezing time prediction shown generally density, water content, specific heat and thermal conductivity, in order of % difference. Multiple linear regression equation for freezing time prediction were obtained with respect to 4 different food materials with varying thickness.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.9-14
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• 1982

Three common species of lactic acid bacteria, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, and Streptococus lartis were tried to store in frozen state for various periods up to four months and their stabilities during the storage were evaluated. A needle of culture suspension was transferred to 10 $m\ell$ of 10% reconstituted skim milk and frozen immediately. After storage under said conditions the storage tubes were thawed and incubated under optimum growth temperatures for 48 hours after which plate counts and acidity determinations were made. The same incubation and analyses were repeated with organisms transferred from the previous culture tubes. No significant deterioration in both survival and acid producing activity were observed during the four month storage except that some decrease in acid forming by L. bulgaricus appeared after 60 days of storage. Among the three species tested L. casei was found to be most stable and the fast was reconfirmed with scale-upped fermentation experiments using the same organism.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Embryo Transfer Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.93-93
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• 2002

싸움소(투우)는 1999년 문화관광부지정‘한국의 10대 지역문화 관광축제’로 선정되어, 청도군 투우대회가 한국을 대표하는 축제가 되었고, 상설투우장의 건설로 새로운 레져 산업으로 부상하고 있다. 그러나 싸움소 생산에 소요되는 유전인자 보존 및 생산기반은 전무한 실증이며, 본 연구는 청도군내 우수 종모우을 선별하여 정액채취 및 동결정액을 생산하여 군내 한우번식 농가에서 인공수정을 실시하고 계절별 수태율과 송아지의 성비를 조사하였다. 종모우 번개(나이6세, 체중850kg, 97, 98년 우승)와 사자(나이6세, 체중870kg 98, 99년 준우승) 2두로부터 일반적인 방법으로 인공질을 이용하여 1999년 10월에 정액을 채취하였다. 채취된 정액은 35$^{\circ}C$에서 3~5배정도로 희석하여 정자농도와 활력을 평가하였다. 희석정액은 90분간에 걸처 5$^{\circ}C$ 까지 냉각하면서 글리세롤을 첨가한 난황구염산나트륨액으로 여러번 나누어 희석하여 정자의 충격을 피하였다. 글리세롤평형 2시간 후 0.5$m\ell$스트로에 정자수가 3500만/스트로의 분주.봉인하여, 정액의 동결은 액체질소상에서 4~5cm 위에 스트로를 평행으로 놓아 액체질소 가스로 10~15분간 예비동결한 다음, -8$0^{\circ}C$의 초저온 냉장고에서 케니스터에 넣어 -196$^{\circ}C$ 액체질소에 보관하였다. 인공수정을 실시하고 40일 전후에 직장검사를 통해 임신율과 수태율을 조사하고 분만한 송아지의 성비를 기록하였다. 채취한 싸움소의 정액량은 번개와 사자가 각각 평균 4.6$m\ell$와 3.8$m\ell$이고, 동결전의 정자의 활력은 번개와 사자의 정액이 각각 70.3 vs 75.3%, 동결후의 활력은 37.3 vs 40.3%로 유의한 차이는 없었다. 번개와 사자의 동결정액으로 각각 44두와 127두를 인공 수정하였고, 40일 전후의 임신율은 26두 vs 80두(59.1 vs 63.0% )였으며, 수태율은 26두 vs 66두(59.1 vs 52.0% )로 이들간의 유의한 차이는 없었다. 번개와 사자의 수송아지의 성비는 각각 65.3 vs 42.4%로 유의한 차이가 있었다. 싸움소 정액 동결보존과 인공수정으로 싸움소 혈통을 가진 송아지가 생산되었다. 그러나 생산된 송아지가 싸움소의 능력을 가진 것을 선별하여 혈통을 고정시키고, 훈련으로 싸움소의 제질을 발굴하는 것이 앞으로의 연구과제이다.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.68-77
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• 2020

The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the pore structure and mechanical properties of early frost damaged concrete using electric arc furnace slag as aggregate. From the results, when the concrete is exposed to frost damage at an early age, the peak point of pores 100 to 150 ㎛ in diameter were transferred into larger one. When the freezing duration is not exceeded 24 hours, it is possible that the pore distribution of under the 200 ㎛ is maintained and pore size of over 500 ㎛ is not formed, and, the freezing resistance of concrete using EFG could be improved. When BFS was mixed in concrete using EFG as coarse aggregate, the relative strength is higher than that of natural coarse aggregate. Meanwhile, the elastic modulus and resonance frequency did not change significantly due to the early frost damage as compared with the compressive strength. So, it is necessary to analyze the correlation between the experimental results in order to evaluate the performance degradation due to early frost damage.

• Korean Journal of Animal Reproduction
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.287-292
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• 2001

Selection of oocyte cryopreseivation method is a prerequisite factor for developing an effective bank system. To develop an effective vitrification method, we examined whether damages in spindle and chromosome morphology induced by vitrification. Intact cumulus-enclosed oocytes were vitrified with DPBS with 5.5 M ethylene glycol and 1.0 M sucrose, and loaded onto eletron microscopic copper grid for storing in liquid nitrogen. Intact vitrified and thawed oocytes were immunostaining for tubulin and karyotying for chromosome. Vitrfied and thawed oocytes had a higher rate of chromosome (32.8% vs. 19.6%) and spindle (32.3% vs. 20.2%) abnormalities compared with fresh oocytes. Mouse oocytes after vitrification at the mature stage showed increased incidence of chromosomal and spindle abnormalities.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.219-226
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• 1992

The effect of freezing on cooking times, tastes and microstructures of beans were examined. Freezing was effective in shortening of cooking time and improving of the taste: while the cooking time was reduced to one-half by freezing, textures, flavors and overall acceptabilities of black bean and soybean were improved by freezing. A high correlation was found between sensory texture and Instron puncture force, and sensory texture was predictable from puncture force using equation. The microstructure of cotyledonary cells of soybean was characterized with thick cell wall and no difference was observed between frozen and non-frozen soybean. But the spherosome enclosing the protein body was destructed by freezing.

• Journal of Embryo Transfer
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.133-138
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• 2001

The aim of this study was to identify the method on extended canine semen exposed to freezing as assessed by motility, survival and acrosomal changes following different freezing ramp rates. Five ejaculates collected by digital manipulation twice weekly from three dogs (Shih-Tzu) were added Tris-Egg Yolk (TE) buffer and divided into 4 aliquots according to formulation of our laboratory. After cooling to 4$^{\circ}C$ by ramp rate of 0.6$^{\circ}C$/min, the samples frozen by ramp rates of 1.6$^{\circ}C$/min to -$25^{\circ}C$, 3$^{\circ}C$/min to -35$^{\circ}C$, 8.9$^{\circ}C$/min to -7$0^{\circ}C$ and 19$^{\circ}C$/min to -11$0^{\circ}C$, respectively, and then stored in L$N_2$for 2days. Each sample was evaluated on their motility, survivability and acrosome integrity at different thawing temperature. The ramp rate of 3$^{\circ}C$/min to -35$^{\circ}C$/h for freezing and thawing temperature of 37$^{\circ}C$ obtained the highest results to improve survivability, motile spermatozoa and intact acrosome appearance than other onditions. In conclusion, we may suggest freezing semen for canine artificial insemination is more efficient with freezing at a ramp rate of -3$^{\circ}C$/min to -35$^{\circ}C$ and thawing with a water bath adjusted to 37$^{\circ}C$.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.67-74
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• 2015

In this study, effects of micropores on the freezing-thawing resistance of high volume slag concrete are reviewed. Concrete was made with slag which contains the ground granulated blast furnace slag(GGBS) and the pig iron preliminary treatment slag(PS) by replacing 0, 40, 70 %, then compressive strength, freezing-thawing resistance, micropores were reviewed. Also, specified design strength, target air contents were set. Deterioration was induced by using 14-day-age specimen which has low compressive strength for evaluating deterioration by freeze-thawing action. As results of the experiment, despite of specified design strength which has been set similarly and ensured target air contents, the pore size distribution of the concrete showed different results. Micropores in GGBS70 specimen have small amount of water which is likely to freeze because there is small amount of pore volume of 10~100 nm size at 0 cycle which has not been influenced by freezing-thawing. For these reasons, it was confirmed that the freezing-thawing resistance performance of GGBS70 is significantly superior than other specimens because relatively small expansion pressure is generated compared to the other specimens.

• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.23-30
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• 2011

In this study, deterioration degrees of concrete were investigated at laboratory under seawater attack and cycling freeze-thaw, which are major durability performance deterioration factors of concrete. Deteriorations of mixed concrete using Portland & blended cement were examined by instrumental analysis of changes in relative dynamic modulus of elasticity and compressive strength. After 520 cycles of freeze-thaw, relative dynamic modulus of elasticity and compressive strength of concrete mixed with normal Portland and LHC over 75% showed relatively low resistance of approximately 44% of those values of SRC. Concrete replaced with 50% fine powder of blast furnace slag showed the most excellent freeze-thaw resistance among the tested blended cement concrete.