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The Quality Characteristics of Chicken Stock Containing Various Amounts of Tomato (토마토의 첨가료를 달리한 닭 육수의 품질 특성)

  • Woo, Hyun-Mo;Choi, Soo-Keun
    • Culinary science and hospitality research
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    • v.16 no.5
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    • pp.287-298
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    • 2010
  • This study aims to develop chicken stock, which is the base of sauce, soup, etc., using various nourishing elements in chicken bones. For this purpose, we prepared chicken stock with varying the amounts of tomato added in order to produce basic data for enhancing the taste and nutrition of chicken stock, improving the quality of stock-based dishes, and developing stock. Sensory characteristics of tomato chicken stock such as water, ash, color, sugar, pH and sensory tests were studied by adding tomatoes for finding out the effect on free amino acid and various nutrients. The total free amino acid content and general acceptance were highest when 7.4% of tomato added. Based on the results of this study, the optimal tomato content for maximizing the overall quality of chicken stock was 7.4%.

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Fabrication and Performance Evaluation of Zinc Oxide Varistors for the Arresters used for Station System (발변전소 피뢰기용 산화아연소자의 제작 및 성능평가)

  • Cho, Han-Goo;Han, Se-Won;Kim, Suk-Soo;Yoon, Han-Soo;Lee, Un-Yong;O, Cheol-Gyu;Yu, Kun-Yang
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2004.11a
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    • pp.636-639
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    • 2004
  • This paper presents the fabrication and performance evaluation of zinc oxide varistors for the arresters used for station system. ZnO varistors were fabricated with typical ceramic production methods and the structural and electrical characteristics were investigated. All varistors exhibited high density, which were in the range of $5.41{\sim}5.49g/cm^3$. In the electrical properties the reference voltage increased in the range of $4.410{\sim}5.250kV$ with increasing their thickness and the residual voltage exhibited the same trends as the reference voltage. In the long duration current impulse withstand test, E-2 and F-1 samples failed in the two and four shots, respectively, but E-1 and F-2 samples survived 18 shots during the test. Before and after this test, the variation ratio of residual voltage of E-1 and F-2 samples were -0.34% and 0.05%, respectively, which were in the acceptance range of 5%. According to the results of tests, it is thought that if the fabrication process such as insulating coating, sintering condition, and soldering method is improved, these ZnO varistors would be possible to apply to the station class arresters in the new future.

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Quality Characteristics of Muffins Added with Mulberry Concentrate (오디 농축액을 첨가한 머핀의 품질 특성)

  • Lee, Jeong-Ae;Choi, Sang-Ho
    • Culinary science and hospitality research
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.285-294
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    • 2011
  • Using mulberries, a kind of functional food rising these days, we made muffins that people often eat to find the best recipe for mulberry muffins. Also, to find their quality characteristics and show possibility of making new products using mulberries, tests of pH, specific gravity, specific volume, chromaticity, mechanical quality characteristics and preference were done. As more mulberry concentrate was added, pH of muffin dough was decreased and specific gravity was increased. Specific volume was decreased as more mulberry concentrate was added Weight became heavier while volume decreased; and it seems decrease of volume was caused by additives like roughage of concentrate. For chromaticity, all L, a, b values decreased. Acceptance test of muffins with 15% substituted sample showed the highest figure and the rest of the samples were similar to one another in general. For texture, hardness and chewiness were increased as more mulberry concentrate was added, but springiness and adhesiveness were decreased. For example, general interest was the highest in 20% added group, and the order is as follows; 20% > 15% > 10% > 0% > 25%. Addition of mulberry concentrate could lower the quality of products by decreasing their volumes and increasing their hardness. Therefore, this research suggests that the optimum addition rates of mulberry concentrate should be between 15~20%.

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An Exploratory Study on Gender Differences in Marital Preparation Skills of College Students

  • Lee, Sung Hoon
    • International Journal of Human Ecology
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.53-68
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of this study was to highlight the importance of 'marital preparation skill' by focusing on more substantial and tangible skills in marriage life, and to conduct an exploratory research to examine the current conditions and gender differences in marital preparation skills of college students. Data were gathered through a self-administered questionnaire in four universities located in Seoul and Gyeong-gi areas in the spring of 2013, and a total of 332 senior students chosen were used for data analysis. Based on the instrument used in Olson & Olson's(2000) PREPARE/ENRICH Program, the present study sought to suggest a measurement tool with the moniker of 'marital preparation skill' that included seven domains: conflict resolution skill, sexual relationship skill, household labor skill, financial management skill, leisure management skill, parenting preparation skill, and parental role skill. Each domain consisted of four items and thus, a total of 28 items were utilized for this study. Descriptive statistics were analyzed in order to examine the degree of marital preparation skills, and t-tests were conducted in order to assess the gender differences in marital preparation skills. The main results of this study are as follows: First, overall the degree of marital preparation skills of male students was higher than that of female students. Particularly, female students were lower than male students in the skills of financial management and conflict resolution. Second, regarding the basic household labor skill related to clothing and housing life, male students showed higher than female students, implying the impact of military life. Third, even though the degree of consciousness about appropriate preparation of parenthood and parental role seemed to be heightened, the actual degree of readiness of college students revealed to be insufficient. Male students had a much higher degree of confidence and sacrifice acceptance about parenthood, and understanding about their parents' child-rearing style than female students, while the mindset of child-rearing participation of male students was lower than that of female students. Findings of this study can be used as basic data for developing more effective and differentiated educational programs of marital preparation skills for men and women.

Accelerated Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using Multiband Echo-Planar Imaging with Controlled Aliasing

  • Seo, Hyung Suk;Jang, Kyung Eun;Wang, Dingxin;Kim, In Seong;Chang, Yongmin
    • Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.223-232
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    • 2017
  • Purpose: To report the use of multiband accelerated echo-planar imaging (EPI) for resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) to achieve rapid high temporal resolution at 3T compared to conventional EPI. Materials and Methods: rs-fMRI data were acquired from 20 healthy right-handed volunteers by using three methods: conventional single-band gradient-echo EPI acquisition (Data 1), multiband gradient-echo EPI acquisition with 240 volumes (Data 2) and 480 volumes (Data 3). Temporal signal-to-noise ratio (tSNR) maps were obtained by dividing the mean of the time course of each voxel by its temporal standard deviation. The resting-state sensorimotor network (SMN) and default mode network (DMN) were estimated using independent component analysis (ICA) and a seed-based method. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed between the tSNR map, SMN, and DMN from the three data sets for between-group analysis. P < 0.05 with a family-wise error (FWE) correction for multiple comparisons was considered statistically significant. Results: One-way ANOVA and post-hoc two-sample t-tests showed that the tSNR was higher in Data 1 than Data 2 and 3 in white matter structures such as the striatum and medial and superior longitudinal fasciculus. One-way ANOVA revealed no differences in SMN or DMN across the three data sets. Conclusion: Within the adapted metrics estimated under specific imaging conditions employed in this study, multiband accelerated EPI, which substantially reduced scan times, provides the same quality image of functional connectivity as rs-fMRI by using conventional EPI at 3T. Under employed imaging conditions, this technique shows strong potential for clinical acceptance and translation of rs-fMRI protocols with potential advantages in spatial and/or temporal resolution. However, further study is warranted to evaluate whether the current findings can be generalized in diverse settings.

The Quality Properties of Jeungpyun added with Citrus Fruits (감귤류를 첨가한 증편의 품질 특성)

  • Yang, Mi-Ok;Choi, Won-Seok;Cho, Eun-Ja
    • Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.719-726
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    • 2007
  • The results of adding citrus to Jeungpyun in order to diversify the kinds of Jeungpyun available as well as enhance the usage of citrus fruits, were assessed in this study. During fermentation pH was reduced carbon dioxide development was lowest in the citron product and then the tangerine, cumquat and control Jeungpyun, respectively. Volume and specific volume of Jeungpyun were highest id the cumquat Jeungpyun. For all the citrus additions, except for the cumquat there were no significant differences when compared to the control. The tangerine product showed the highest redness and yellowness among the types of citrus, fellowed by cumquat, citron, and lemon. In the textural property tests, hardness was highest in the lemon Jeungpyun. Then, less hardness occurred in the order of citron, control, tangerine and the cumquat Jeungpyun was the softest. In the sensory evaluation, preferred color was in the order of tangerine, cumquat citron, and lemon Jeungpyun. Ultimately, the tangerine Jeungpyun had the best color. In the taste test, preferred taste was in the order of cumquat, citron, tangerine, and lemon Jeungpyun, all resulting in better taste than the pure Jeungpyun. The softness of the Jeungpyun was good in the order of cumquat, tangerine, control, citron, and lemon Jeungpyun. Thus, the cumquat Jeungpyun was softest, while lemon Jeungpyun was hardest. Finally, overall acceptance was good in the order of cumquat, tangerine, citron, control, and lemon Jeungpyun.

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Quality Characteristics of Salicornia herbacea L. Extract Added Brown Sauce (함초 추출액을 첨가한 브라운 소스의 품질 특성)

  • Kim, Ja-Kyoung;Hahm, Moon-Hoon
    • The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.184-191
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    • 2013
  • This study performed physicochemical characteristics and sensory tests on brown sauce with different Salicornia herbacea L. (saltwort) content to find the best brown sauce recipe with saltwort. Moisture content increased with greater saltwort extract content. There was significant (p<0.001) pH difference with saltwort content. There was also significant (p<0.001) sweetness difference in the samples and sweetness increased with greater saltwort content. Viscosity measured at $20^{\circ}C$ and $60^{\circ}C$ was significantly (p<0.001) lower with greater saltwort content. The brightness of brown sauce containing saltwort extracts significantly (p<0.001) increased with greater saltwort content and its redness and yellowness usually decreased. SPS4 with the greatest saltwort content showed the highest value of 4.25% and DPPH radical removal increased significantly (p<0.001) with greater saltwort content. In the sensory test, the color value was lowest at 4.82 with BSL1 and the flavor value was lowest at 5.00 with BSL0, the control group. The taste and the flavor values were highest with BSL2 with 2% saltwort content. Overall acceptance was highest with BSL3, the brown sauce with 3% saltwort content, at 6.09. As a result, it was concluded that the brown sauce with 3% saltwort content was most suitable. Therefore, this study concluded that saltwort with various functions could be used for food and may be used to replace salt and have other functions in brown sauce, a popular sauce consumed in Korea.

An Analysis of Social-Psychological Factors that Influence the Intention to Use the Agricultural Information System "LFcenter System" (농업경영정보시스템 사용의도에 미치는 사회심리학적 요인 분석: 우수농업경영정보시스템을 중심으로)

  • Hong, Hee-Yeon;Moon, Jung-Hoon;Yoo, Chul-Woo;Choe, Yong-Chan
    • Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.659-681
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    • 2008
  • The purpose of this study is to empirically analyze factors that influence farm managers' intentions to use an agricultural farm management information systems. It focused on "LFcenter System," a leading information system operated by the Rural Development Administration for farm management. Participants of this study are classified into two groups: a group of leading farm managers and a group fo regular farm managers. A total of 192 survey samples on users' intentions are collected; 85 samples from leading farm managers and 107 from regular farm managers. The theoretical background of this study is developed based on Theory of Reasoned Action(TRA), Technology Acceptance Model(TAM), Diffusion of Innovation(DOI), Social Cognitive Theory(SCT), and Theory of Planned Behavior(TPB). Partial Least Squares(PLS) method is used to test a proposed Structural Equation Model(SEM), including nine hypotheses. The differences between two groups are investigated using Smith-Satterthwait test. The findings from this study are: First of all, in terms of average comparison of most variables used in this study, a group of leading farm managers shows higher value that the other group in most cases. Second, hypothesis tests how that "subjective norms", "goal to study", "perceived usefulness", "perceived enjoyment", and "intention to use" significantly influence the intention to use an agricultural management information system in the group of leading farm managers. However, "subjective norms", "goal to study", "perceived ease of use", "perceived usefulness", "perceived enjoyment", and "intention to use" turned out to significantly influence the intention to use an agricultural management information system in the group of regular farms managers. Based on the results of Smith-Satterthwait test, compared with a group of leading farms managers, the impact of "goal to study" on "intention to use" is significantly stronger. On the other hand, in the group of leading farms managers, "perceived usefulness" and "perceived enjoyment" turned out to be main drivers of "intention to use."

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Bayesian Model Selection in the Unbalanced Random Effect Model

  • Kim, Dal-Ho;Kang, Sang-Gil;Lee, Woo-Dong
    • Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.743-752
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    • 2004
  • In this paper, we develop the Bayesian model selection procedure using the reference prior for comparing two nested model such as the independent and intraclass models using the distance or divergence between the two as the basis of comparison. A suitable criterion for this is the power divergence measure as introduced by Cressie and Read(1984). Such a measure includes the Kullback -Liebler divergence measures and the Hellinger divergence measure as special cases. For this problem, the power divergence measure turns out to be a function solely of $\rho$, the intraclass correlation coefficient. Also, this function is convex, and the minimum is attained at $\rho=0$. We use reference prior for $\rho$. Due to the duality between hypothesis tests and set estimation, the hypothesis testing problem can also be solved by solving a corresponding set estimation problem. The present paper develops Bayesian method based on the Kullback-Liebler and Hellinger divergence measures, rejecting $H_0:\rho=0$ when the specified divergence measure exceeds some number d. This number d is so chosen that the resulting credible interval for the divergence measure has specified coverage probability $1-{\alpha}$. The length of such an interval is compared with the equal two-tailed credible interval and the HPD credible interval for $\rho$ with the same coverage probability which can also be inverted into acceptance regions of $H_0:\rho=0$. Example is considered where the HPD interval based on the one-at- a-time reference prior turns out to be the shortest credible interval having the same coverage probability.

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Combined Screening of Cervical Cancer, Breast Cancer and Reproductive Tract Infections in Rural China

  • Li, Zhi-Fang;Wang, Shao-Ming;Shi, Ju-Fang;Zhao, Fang-Hui;Ma, Jun-Fei;Qiao, You-Lin;Feng, Xiang-Xian
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.13 no.7
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    • pp.3529-3533
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    • 2012
  • Objectives: To investigate the current prevalence and knowledge of cervical cancer, breast cancer and reproductive tract infections (RTIs) in rural Chinese women, and to explore the acceptance and feasibility of implementing a combined screening program in rural China. Methods: A population-based, cross-sectional study was conducted among women aged 30 to 59 years old in Xiangyuan County, Shanxi Province from 2009 to 2010. Socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge of cervical cancer, breast cancer and RTIs, and the attitude toward single or combined screening were collected by an interview questionnaire. Each participant received a clinical examination of the cervix, breast and reproductive tract. Examinations included visual inspection, mammography, laboratory tests and pathological diagnosis. Results: A total of 1,530 women were enrolled in this study. The prevalence of cervical precancerous lesions, suspicious breast cancer, suspicious benign breast disease and RTIs was 1.4%, 0.2%, 14.0% and 54.3%, respectively. Cervicitis, trichomonas vaginitis, and bacterial vaginitis were the three most common RTIs among our participants. Television, radio broadcast, and public education during screening were the major source of healthcare knowledge in rural China. Moreover 99.7% of women expressed great interest in participating in a combined screening project. The affordable limit for combined screening project was only 50 RMB for more than half of the rural women. Conclusion: A combined screening program would be more effective and popular than single disease screening projects, while appropriate accompanied education and a co-pay model for its successful implementation need to be explored, especially in low-resource settings.