• Journal of Computing Science and Engineering
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2014

The Bacterial Foraging Optimization Algorithm is a swarm intelligence optimization algorithm. This paper first analyzes the chemotaxis, as well as elimination and dispersal operation, based on the basic Bacterial Foraging Optimization Algorithm. The elimination and dispersal operation makes a bacterium which has found or nearly found an optimal position escape away from that position, which greatly affects the convergence speed of the algorithm. In order to avoid this escape, the sphere of action of the elimination and dispersal operation can be altered in accordance with the generations of evolution. Secondly, we put forward an algorithm of an adaptive adjustment of step length we called improved bacterial foraging optimization (IBFO) after making a detailed analysis of the impacts of the step length on the efficiency and accuracy of the algorithm, based on chemotaxis operation. The classic test functions show that the convergence speed and accuracy of the IBFO algorithm is much better than the original algorithm.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.508-518
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• 2016

Early blight of tomato caused by Alternaria solani, is responsible for severe yield losses in tomato. The conidia survive on soil surface and old dry lower leaves of the plant and spread when suitable climatic conditions are available. Macroclimatic study reveals that highest inoculum concentration of Alternaria spores appeared in May 2012 to 2013 and lowest concentration during January 2012 to 2013. High night temperature positively correlated and significantly (P < 0.01) involved in conidial spore dispersal and low relative humidity (RH) displayed significant (P < 0.05) but negative correlation with conidial dispersal. The objective of the study was to modify microclimatic conditions of tomato crop canopy which may hamper conidial dispersal and reduce disease severity. We evaluated effect of marigold intercropping and plastic mulching singly and in consortia on A. solani conidial density, tomato leaf damage and microclimatic parameters as compar to tomato alone (T). Tomato-marigold intercropping-plastic mulching treatment (T + M + P) showed 35-39% reduction in disease intensity as compared to tomato alone. When intercropped with tomato, marigold served as barrier to conidial movement and plastic mulching prevented evapotranspiration and reduced the canopy RH that resulted in less germination of A. solani spores. Marigold intercropping and plastic mulching served successfully as physical barrier against conidial dissemination to diminish significantly the tomato foliar damage produced by A. solani.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.546-552
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• 1996

The applicability of chitosan, a biodegradable natural polymer, as the coating material to prevent the dispersal of the spores of the apple white rot agent Botryosphaeria dothidea, was investigated. The physical properties of mixed chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol(PVA) film showed the increased physical properties for film formation, such as tensil strength, elongation, and viscosity, compared to either chitosan or PVA film. The FT-IR spectra of chitosan/PVA film indicated that the film was formed by simple blending not by any new synthetic bond. The chitosan and chitosan/PVA film showed effective antifungal activity on B. dothidea. The formed films were well decomposed by ASTM strains used for biodegradability test, on the other hand, the PVA film could not be decomposed by above standard strains. The field test at apple orchard showed that the dispersal of B. dothidea spores could be effectively reduced by coated film, especially by chitosan/PVA film. The spore dispersal was reduced upto 97.0% by 1.0% chitosan/5.0% PVA film during 4 months.

• 지역연구
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.45-63
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• 1993

University enrollment has long been regarded as one of the major factors inducing population concentration in Seoul and the Capital Region of Korea. Consequently, since early 1980's increases in enrollment and new establishments of extention universities beyond the boundary of Seoul, has been promoted, while university enrollment quota in Seoul has been strictly controlled. The degree of actual population dispersal, however, resulting from such a university enrollment policy has not been empirically tested. This paper aims at: First, identifying the trend of population growth and evolution process of the university enrollment policy in the Capital Region; Second, comparing the degree of influence of university enrollment on population concetration factors; Third, measuring actual effect of the enrollment control on population dispersal out of Seoul and the Capital Region. Major findings are as follows: First, only a week correlation between population and university enrollment growth trends was found; Second, the relative degree of influence on population concentration in the Capital Region, were order, in the order of magnitude, the physical amenity factor, the socio-cultural amenity factor, the employment climate factor and the educational factor. Third, and most improtant, based on the comparison of spatial distribution of graduated high schools and current residence of the selected university students, the gap between the two distributions was revealed and the inter-regional student population movement was estimated. The result shows that in Seoul's case about one-half of and in Kyunggi Province's case about one-fifth of university enrollment size, contributes to population concentration into Seoul. Fourth, as to the universities outside of the Capital Region, little effect in the case of universities located within the commuting distance, and a little effect on population dispersal in the case of universities located beyond commuting distance, were found. In sum, it seems clear that university enrollment policy in the Capital Region, especially in Inchon/Kyunggi Province has not been effective on student population dispersal out of Seoul and the Capital Region. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that university enrollment policy be throughly re-examined from its goal to the implementation means.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제89권3호
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• pp.306-309
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• 2000

우리나라 해안지역에 널리 분포하고 있는 해송에 극심한 피해를 주고 있는 솔껍질깍지벌레는 1963년 전남 고흥에서 최초로 발생된 것으로 추정되며, 그 후 계속 확산되어 현재 서해안과 남해안 지역으로 분포가 확대되었다. 본 연구는 1983년부터 1999년까지 임업연구원에서 수행한 발생선단지 조사 자료를 토대로 확산방향을 최초 발생지로부터 서해안쪽으로의 북향, 내륙지역으로의 동북향, 남해안쪽으로의 동향 등 3방향으로 구분하여 확산 유형을 분석하였다. 내륙으로의 확산은 해송의 밀도가 높은 곳에서는 연평균 약 4.3km의 확산속도를 보였지만 1990년대 초반부터 해송의 밀도가 낮아지는 곳에서는 속도가 매우 느려졌다. 해송의 밀도가 높은 서해안쪽 북향과 남해안쪽 동향은 확산속도가 각각 연평균 5.9, 3.3km로서 북향으로의 확산속도가 가장 높았다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.87-102
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• 2019

대부분의 만성창상(chronic wounds)은 생물막으로 인해 상처 치유시 염증단계를 지속시킨다. 생물막은 항생제(antibiotics)에 대한 저항성을 가지며 침투력을 저하시키고 살균제(biocides)에 대한 내성을 지니며 국소면역반응을 약화시킨다. 또한 생물막은 주변의 조직에 단단히 붙어 있어 제거하는 작업이 매우 어렵다. 그러므로 주변 조직을 손상시키지 않으면서 단단한 생물막을 제거하는 전략은 매우 중요하다. 그 중에 하나가 분산기작을 이용한 생물막의 해체이며 지금까지 많은 연구가 수행되어 왔다. 본 고찰논문에서는 특별히 화학주성, 파지요법, 다당류, 다양한 효소(당분해효소, 단백질분해효소, DNA 분해효소), 계면활성제, 분산신호, 자기유도인자, 조절인자, 억제제 등이 소개되었으며 더 나아가 항생제 치료 및 다른 치료와의 병행을 통한 병합요법도 소개되었다. 앞으로 본 논문에서 제시된 생물막의 분산기작의 지식을 이용하여 만성 창상 감염치료의 가능성이 더 높아지길 기대한다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.291-306
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• 2011

We consider the second order Strang splitting method to approximate the solution to the KdV equation. The model equation is split into three sets of initial value problems containing convection and dispersal terms separately. TVD MUSCL or MUSCL scheme is applied to approximate the convection term and the second order centered difference method to approximate the dispersal term. In time stepping, explicit third order Runge-Kutta method is used to the equation containing convection term and implicit Crank-Nicolson method to the equation containing dispersal term to reduce the CFL restriction. Several numerical examples of weakly and strongly dispersive problems, which produce solitons or dispersive shock waves, or may show instabilities of the solution, are presented.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.205-209
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• 2003

Dispersal of citrus bacterial canker caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri on Unshiu orange was investigated in naturally infested nursery plot at Seogwipo in Jeju island, Korea. Based on phage detection, over 2% of the bacterial pathogen over-wintered in canker lesions and started to multiply in late May. However, symptoms were first observed 1 month after the phage detection. The disease dispersed non-directionally to nearby plants possibly because of indirect dissemination of the bacterium by rain splashes. The disease increased from late June to late August and decreased thereafter. Population of phage increased constantly, however, disease occurrence somewhat fluctuated due to environmental factors. Disease incidence and severity were correlated with rainfall with wind that occurred 14-32 days earlier from late May to late August.

• 한국식물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물생명공학회 2005년도 추계학술대회 및 한일 식물생명공학 심포지엄
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• pp.367-370
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• 2005

The risk from genetically modified (GM) plants results from the possibility of gene contamination producing adverse effects on biological diversity by introducing herbicide or insect resistance into related plants or weeds (NAS 2002). The concern about the leakage of genes from GM plants into the environment has primarily focused on pollen that could be wind-borne for long distances. During the period of fisk assessment in Japan, physical containment is applied as a measure of reducing gene flow via the dispersal of pollen from GM plants into the surrounding environment In this study, we tried to estimate the effect of physically contained greenhouse covered by 1-mm fine mesh to reduce pollen dispersal by researching cross pollination rate between non-GM yellow maize in a greenhouse and silver maize outside the greenhouse.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.291-306
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• 2018

본 연구는 붉가시나무(Quercus acuta Thunb.)를 대상으로 기후변화의 영향을 평가함에 있어 분산능력을 고려해보고자 하였다. 기후변화에 따른 붉가시나무의 잠재서식지 변화를 예측하기 위하여 종의 분포자료와 기후자료를 활용하여 종분포모형을 개발하였다. 종분포모형은 9개 알고리즘을 True Skill Statistic 평가 값 가중치로 합산하는 앙상블모형을 적용하여 불확실성을 줄이고자 하였다. 미래의 시간적 범위는 2050년과 2070년을 대상으로 하였으며, 기후변화 시나리오는 RCP4.5와 RCP8.5를 선정 하였다. 최종적인 미래 잠재서식지는 현재 적합서식지에서 분산능력에 따라 분산가능한지의 여부를 고려하여 결정하였다. 분산능력은 제한이 없는 경우(Unlimited)와 거리에 따른 분산 확률 함수에 3가지 계수값 (${\theta}=-0.005$, ${\theta}=-0.001$, ${\theta}=-0.0005$)을 적용하여 R 패키지인 Migclim을 사용하여 구현하였다. 2050년 RCP4.5 시나리오에서 계수값이 ${\theta}=-0.005$일 때 붉가시나무의 잠재서식지가 감소하였다. 그 이외의 경우에는 분산능력이 낮은 경우에도 한반도 내의 잠재서식지가 늘어났다. 하지만 분산능력을 고려하였을 경우 붉가시나무의 미래 잠재서식지 확장에는 한계가 분명하게 나타났다. 따라서 기후변화에 따른 미래 잠재서식지 예측에 있어서 분산능력을 고려하는 것이 중요하다고 판단된다.