• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제66권1호
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• pp.156-166
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• 2024

Pigs are genetically, anatomically, and physiologically similar to humans. Recently, pigs are in the spotlight as a suitable source animal for xenotransplantation. However, to use pigs as source animals, pigs should be raised in designated pathogen-free facilities. There is abundant data from embryo transfer (ET) experiments using farm pigs as surrogates, but data on ET experiments using minipigs are scarce. Eighty minipigs were used for ET experiments and after transplantation, the implantation and delivery rates were investigated. It was also confirmed whether the pregnancy rate could be increased by changing the condition or surgical method of the surrogate. In the case of minipigs that gave birth, the size of the fetal sac on the 28th day of ET was also measured. The factors that can affect the pregnancy rate such as estrus synchronization program, ovulation status at the time of ET, the number of repeated ET surgeries, and the ET sites, were changed, and the differences on the pregnancy rate were observed. However there were no significant differences in pregnancy rate in minipigs. The diameter of the implanted fetal sac on the 28th day after ET in the minipigs whose delivery was confirmed was calculated to be 4.7 ± 0.5 cm. In conclusion, there were no significant differences in pregnancy rate of minipigs in the comparative experiment on various factors affecting the pregnancy rate. However, additional experiments and analyses are needed due to the large individual differences of the minipigs.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.341-349
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• 2003

The so-called B-method, a simplified surface energy budget, permits calculation of daily actual evapotranspiration (ET) using remotely sensed data, such as NOAA-AVHRR. Even if the use of satellite data allows estimation of the albedo and surface temperature, this model requires meteorological data measured at ground-level to obtain the other inputs. In addition, a difficulty may be occurred by the difference of temporal scales between the net radiation in daily scale and instantaneous measurement at midday of the surface and air temperatures because the data covered whole day are necessary to obtain accumulated daily net radiation. In order to solve these problems, this study attempted a modification of B-method through an extension of hourly ET value calculated using a complete instantaneous inputs. The estimation of the daily apparent ET from newly proposed system showed a root mean square error of 0.26 mm/day as compared the output obtained from the classical model. It is evident that this may offer more rapid estimation and reduced data volume.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.5-11
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• 1980

The study carried out to clarify the effects of lard and corn oil on serum total cholesterol content and liver thiobarbituric acid (TBA) value in ethanol (Et-OH) fed mice. Results obtained from the present study were a follows: 1. serum total cholesterol content was considerably increased by 25% Et-OH administration in mice. In case of 25% Et-OH plus Lard group and Lard group both group were also increased significantly to compare with normal value of mice but 25% Et-OH plus lard group was shown very higher value rather than that of Lard group and Lard group was found similar tendency to compare with the 25% Et-OH plus saline group except to after the 1 day. 2. serum total cholestrol content of 25% Et-OH plus Corn oil group and corn oil group were also increased significantly to compare with normal value, but the 25% Et-Oh plus Corn oil group slightly higher level than that of Corn oil group except to after the 3 days. 3. Lard group was also very similar tendency to compare with the corn oil group except to the 3 days. 4. liver TBA value was increased by 25% Et-OH fed mice. 25% Et-OH plus Lard group and Lard group were also increased significantly to compare with liver TBA value in normal mice, but 25% Et-OH plus Lard group was found higher value rather than that of lard group and 25% Et-OH group (Control). Lard group was similar to that of Control group except to after the 1 day. And 25% Et-OH plus Corn oil group was considerably increased rather than that of Control group, and liver TBA value of the above group was similar to that of 25% Et-OH plus Lard group except to after the 3 days. Corn oil group was shown lower value than that of lard group, but it was no significant.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.294-300
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• 2011

Takju is a Korean alcoholic beverage made from rice, and is brewed with the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of exercise training and moderate Takju consumption on learning ability in 6-week old Sprague-Dawley male rats. The rats were treated with exercise and alcohol for 4 weeks in six separate groups as follows: non-exercised control (CC), exercised control (EC), non-exercised consuming ethanol (CA), exercised consuming ethanol (EA), non-exercised consuming Takju (CT), and exercised consuming Takju (ET). An AIN-93M diet was provided ad libitum. Exercise training was performed at a speed of 10 m/min for 15 minutes per day. Ethanol and Takju were administered daily for 6-7 hours to achieve an intake of about 10 ml after 12 hours of deprivation, and, thereafter, the animals were allowed free access to deionized water. A Y-shaped water maze was used from the third week to understand the effects of exercise and alcohol consumption on learning and memory. After sacrifice, brain acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity was analyzed. Total caloric intake and body weight changes during the experiment were not significantly different among the groups. AChE activity was not significantly different among the groups. The number of errors for position reversal training in the maze was significantly smaller in the EA group than that in the CA and ET groups, and latency times were shorter in the EA group than those in the CC, EC, CT, and ET groups. The latency difference from the first to the fifth day was shortest in the ET group. The exercised groups showed more errors and latency than those of the non-exercised groups on the first day, but the data became equivalent from the second day. The results indicate that moderate exercise can increase memory and learning and that the combination of exercise and Takju ingestion may enhance learning ability.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.53-60
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• 2011

Objective: This study was carried out to compare the clinical outcome of elective single cleavage-embryo transfer (eSCET) to that of elective single blastocyst-embryo transfer (eSBET) in human IVF-ET. Methods: This study was a retrospective study which analyzed for 614 women who visited the Daegu Maria Clinic from August 2008 to December 2009. All were under 37 years old and had more than 8 mm of endometrial thickness on the day of hCG administration and at least one good quality embryo on day 3. The eSCETs were performed on day 3 (n=450) and the eSBETs were conducted on day 5 (n=164). Results: The numbers of retrieved oocytes, fertilized oocytes, and day 3 good quality embryos were significantly lower in the eSCET group (12.1${\pm}$6.0, 8.2${\pm}$4.6, and 4.2${\pm}$3.1, respectively) compared to the eSBET group (16.7${\pm}$7.2, 12.1${\pm}$5.0, and 8.5${\pm}$4.5, respectively; p<0.001). However, the clinical pregnancy, implantation, on-going pregnancy, and live birth rates of the eSCET group (46.7, 46.9, 40.0, and 36.7%, respectively) were not statistically different from those of the eSBET group (51.2, 51.8, 45.1, and 43.9%, respectively; p=0.318, 0.278, 0.254, and 0.103, respectively). Conclusion: These results suggested that elective single embryo transfer should be performed regardless of the developmental stage to women less than 37 years old who had more than 8 mm of endometrial thickness on the hCG administration day and at least one good quality embryo on day 3 in order to reduce the twin pregnancy rate without reducing the whole pregnancy rate.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.213-220
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• 1982

기상자료(氣象資料)와 토양수분조건에 의하여 작물(作物)의 증발산량(蒸發散量)을 산정(算定)할 수 있는 방법(方法)을 모색(模索)하기 위하여 유효토심과 토성(土性)이 상이(相異)한 Lysimeter내(內)에서 콩-보리를 재배(栽培)하면서 1977년(年)부터 1980년(年)까지 토양수분함량(土壤水分含量)의 변화양상을 조사(調査)하였다. 증발산량(蒸發散量)은 깊이별(別) 토양수분함량(土壞水分含量) 증성자(中性子) 수분측정기(水分測定器)(Neutron moisture depth gauge)로 조사(調査)하여 물수지식에 의거(依據) 계산(計算)하였으며, 대기(大氣)의 증발요구도(蒸發要求度)는 대형(大型)팬 증발량(蒸發量)을 직접(直接) 이용(利用)하였고, 열(熱)-물 수지를 계산(計算)하는데 강우량(降雨量) 일사량(日射量) 풍속(風速)을 활용(活用)하였다. 작물(作物)의 1일(日) 증발산량(蒸發散量)은 산출기간(算出値間)에 변이(變異)가 컸으나 평균(平均)해서 보면 콩에 있어서는 파종기(播種期)에 1.6mm/일(日)에서 개화기(開花期)에 6.5mm/일(日)에서 범위(範圍)이었고, 보리에 있어서는 월동직후(越冬直後)에 0.5mm/일(日)에서 출수기(出穗期)에 4.6mm/일(日)의 범위(範圍)에 있었다. 대형(大型)팬 증발량(蒸發量)에 대한 증발산량(蒸發散量)의 비(比)(ET/Eo)는 콩에서는 0.5~1.1, 보리에서는 0.4~1.2범위이었다. ET/Eo는 토양증발인자(土壤蒸發因子)(Ke)와 작물증산인자(作物蒸散因子)(Kt)로 구분 평가하였는데 Ke는 0.02~0.60, Kt는 0~1.2 범위(範圍)로 밝혀졌다. Ke는 토양수분(土壤水分)이 낮을수록 작물피복도(作物被覆度)가 클수록 감소(減少)되는 양상(樣相)을 보였으며 Kt는 근권(根圈)의 유효수분률(有效水分率)(f)이 임계치(臨界値) 이상(以上)에서는 일정(一定)값을 보이나 그이하(以下)에서는 f에 따라 직선적(直線的)으로 감소(減少)되는데 그 변화양상(變化樣相)은 작물(作物)과 대기(大氣)의 증발요구도(蒸發要求度)에 따라 다르게 나타났다. Kt가 직선적(直線約)으로 감소(減少)되는 임계(臨界) f치(値)는 Eo가 클 경우에는 0.90~0.95, 보통일 때는 0.7정도, 낮을 때는 0.4~0.5이었다. 이상에서 밝혀진 Eo, Ke, Kt 및 f를 이용(利用)하여 콩-보리 작부(作付)에서 증발산량(蒸發散量)을 산출(算出)할 수 있도록 수식화하였다.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제37권E호
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• pp.72-78
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• 1995

To support some knowledge in planning irrigation system, short or long-term irrigation scheduling or determining irrigation reservoir capacity, it is necessary to estimate peak irrigation requirements and seasonal distribution of water demands for various return periods. In this paper Dry Day Index and Probable Evapotranspiration were evaluated to decide seasonal consumptive use of paddy rice for a design year using several decades' daily rainfall data and 5 years'('82~'86) actual evapotranspiration data, respectively. To obtain Dry Day Index that is defined as the number of probable dry days for a given period, Slade unsymmetrical distribution function was adopted. Dry Day Index was analysed for 5 and 10-day intervals. Each of them was evaluated with return periods of 1, 3, 5, 10 and 20 year. Their singnificance was tested by X$^2$ method. Based on these values, the Probable Evaportanspiration, that is the average daily ET both in dry days and rainy days during a given period, was estimated. Crop coefficient was also determined by the modified Penman equation proposed by Doorenbos & Pruitt.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.233-239
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• 2016

Objective: Uterine contraction induced by the embryo transfer (ET) process has an adverse effect on embryo implantation. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of oxytocin antagonist supplementation on the day of ET on in vitro fertilization outcomes via a meta-analysis. Methods: We performed a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Four online databases (Embase, Medline, PubMed, and Cochrane Library) were searched through May 2015 for RCTs that investigated oxytocin antagonist supplementation on the day of ET. Studies were selected according to predefined inclusion criteria and meta-analyzed using RevMan 5.3. Only RCTs were included in this study. The main outcome measures were the clinical pregnancy rate, the implantation rate, and the miscarriage rate. Results: A total of 123 studies were reviewed and assessed for eligibility. Three RCTs, which included 1,020 patients, met the selection criteria. The implantation rate was significantly better in patients who underwent oxytocin antagonist infusion (19.8%) than in the control group (11.3%) (n = 681; odds ratio [OR], 1.92; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.25-2.96). No significant difference was found between the two groups in the clinical pregnancy rate (n = 1,020; OR, 1.57; 95% CI, 0.92-2.67) or the miscarriage rate (n = 456; OR, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.44-1.33). Conclusion: The results of this meta-analysis of the currently available literature suggest that the administration of an oxytocin antagonist on the day of ET improves the implantation rate but not the clinical pregnancy rate or miscarriage rate. Additional, large-scale, prospective, randomized studies are necessary to confirm these findings.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.1561-1579
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• 1969

우리나라에서 답용수량(畓用水量)을 측정(測定)한 것은 이미 60년전(年前)이 였으며 그동안 몇군데서 시험(試驗)한 것이 있으나 모두 엽수면증발량(葉水面蒸發量)이 중심(中心)이었다. 그런데 품종개량(品種改良), 재배관리(栽培管理)의 향상(向上), 계기(計器)의 발달(發達)과 학술(學術)의 진전(進展)으로 과거(過去)에 측정(測定)한 값을 지금까지 준용(準用)하기는 어느정도 반성(反省)이 필요(必要)하며 더욱이 품종별(品種別) Data는 있으나 토성별(土性別) 시험치(試驗値)가 없어서 토성별(土性別) 용수량(用水量)은 전연(全然) 모르고 있었으며 강하침투량(降下浸透量)이 적은 습답(濕畓)에서는 엽수면증발량(葉水面蒸發量)이 답용수량(畓用水量)을 좌우(左右)하므로 엽수면증발량(葉水面蒸發量)의 측정(測定)만으로 좋으나 그렇지 못한 보통답(普通畓)은 엽수면증발량(葉水面蒸發量)보다 오히려 강하침투량(降下浸透量)이 지배적(支配的)인 역할(役割)을 하고 있다. 따라서 앞으로 엽수면증발량(葉水面蒸發量) 중요(重要)하지만 강하침투량(降下浸透量)도 직접측정(直接測定)하여 현실적(現實的)이고 경제적(經濟的)인 용수량(用水量)을 측정(測定)하여야 할것으로 생각한다. 이 강하침투량(降下浸透量)은 다시 지하수위(地下水位)의 고저(高低)와 관계(關係)가 깊으므로 아울러서 지하수(地下水)의 변동(變動)도 측정(測定)할 것이다. 이와같은 취지(趣旨)에서 본연구(本硏究)를 추진(推進)한 즉 다음과 같은 사항(事項)을 지적(指摘)하게 되었다. (1) 토성별(土性別) 경제적(經濟的) 용수량(用水量)을 결정(決定)하자면 몽이구역내(蒙利區域內)의 토성조사(土性調査)를 명백(明白)히 할것이며 토성(土性)에 따른 엽수면증발량(葉水面蒸發量)과 증발계증발량(蒸發計蒸發量)의 비(比)는 식양토(埴壤土) ET/V=1.11, 양토(壤土) ET/V=1.64 사양토(砂壤土) ET/V=1.63이었다. (2) 감수심(減水深)은 엽수면증발량(葉水面蒸發量), 강하침투량(降下浸,透量) 논두렁 침투량(浸透量)으로 구성(構成)되는데 이중 논두렁침투(浸透)는 재차(再次) 이용(利用)이 가능(可能)하나 엽수면증발량(葉水面蒸發量)과 강하침투량(降下浸透量)도 측정(測定)할 것이다. (3) 토성별감수심(土性別減水深)은 식양토(埴壤土) 9.3mm/day, 양토(壤土) 13.5mm/day, 사양토(砂壤土) 13.5mm/day이었다. (4) 강하침투량(降下浸透量)은 토성(土性)과 지하수(地下水)이 고저(高低)에 따라 다르다. (5) 토성별(土性別) 강하침투량(降下浸透量)의 변화(變化) 식양토(埴壤土) $1{\sim}2mm/day$ 양토(壤土) $2{\sim}3mm/day$, 식양토(埴壤土) $3{\sim}4mm/day$이다. (6) 지하수위(地下水位)의 변동(變動)은 식양토(埴壤土)보다 양토(壤土), 사양토(砂壤土) 순(順)으로 민감(敏感)하여 강수(降水)가 있으면 급(急)히 지하수위(地下水位)가 상승(上昇)하였다가 서서히 하강(下降)한다. (7) 지하(地下) 수위(水位)의 변동범위(變動範圍)는 25cm정도이었다. (8) 증발비(蒸發比)는 식양토구(埴壤土區) 168.8, 양토구(壤土區) 255.6 사양토구(砂壤土區) 272.5이었다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.105-112
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• 1988

1986년 3월부터 8월사이에 남해안 일대에서 채집된 우리나라 미기록어류 5종을 분류하였다. 이들 종들은 Neoscopelus microchir Matsubara, Ariomma indica Day, Cubiceps squamiceps Lloyd, Malakichthys elegans Matsubara et Yamaguti 및 Bembrops caudimacula Steindachner로 분류 동정되어 각각 미올비늘치, 보라기름눈돔, 동강연치, 은눈통바리 및 꼬리점눈통이 둥의 한국명으로 명명되었다.