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Components of human breast milk: from macronutrient to microbiome and microRNA

  • Kim, Su Yeong;Yi, Dae Yong
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • v.63 no.8
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    • pp.301-309
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    • 2020
  • Human breast milk (HBM) is essential for the infant's growth and development right after birth and is an irreplaceable source of nutrition for early human survival. Various infant formulas have many similarities to HBM in many components, but there is no perfect substitute for HBM. Recently, various breast milk components and their roles have been studied according to the development of various analysis techniques. As is already well known, HBM contains about 87%-88% water, and 124-g/L solid components as macronutrients, including about 7% (60-70 g/L) carbohydrates, 1% (8-10 g/L) protein, and 3.8% (35-40 g/L) fat. The composition may vary depending on the environmental factors, including maternal diet. Colostrum is low in fat but high in protein and relatively rich in immuneprotective components. Although HBM contains enough vitamins to ensure normal growth of the infant, vitamins D and K may be insufficient, and the infant may require their supplementation. Growth factors in HBM also serve as various bioactive proteins and peptides on the intestinal tract, vasculature, nervous system, and endocrine system. In the past, HBM of a healthy mother was thought to be sterile. However, several subsequent studies have confirmed the presence of rich and diverse microbial communities in HBM. Some studies suggested that the genera Staphylococcus and Streptococcus may be universally predominant in HBM, but the origin of microbiota still remains controversial. Lastly, milk is the one of most abundant body fluid of microRNAs, which are known to play a role in various functions, such as immunoprotection and developmental programming, through delivering from HBM and absorption by intestinal epithelial cells. In conclusion, HBM is the most important source of nutrition for infants and includes microbiomes and miRNAs for growth, development, and immunity.

The Emergence of International Ocean Regime and the Change of Power Concept in International Society -The Case of United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea- (국제사회 힘의 변화와 해양레짐 출현에 관한 소고 -유엔 해양법협약을 중심으로-)

  • Kang, Ryang;Park, Seong-Wook;Yang, Hee-Cheol
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.273-285
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    • 2006
  • As the political arguments on international power concept has gradually been deepened, the role of international regimes, defined as principles, norms, rules, and decision-making procedures around which nation-actors' expectations converge in a given issue-area, has also been reinforced. There are many ways of understanding about international regimes. In terms of realistic theories, international regimes are one of methods of maintaining hegemonic power order of hegemonic nation and in terms of liberalistic theories, international regimes are understood as the products of mutual inter-dependence of nations in changing international society. As a matter of fact, if we take structural causes and regime consequences into severe consideration, we can find not a few characteristics of international regimes, such as security regime, world trade and fiance regime, ocean regime, environmental regime, human right regime, etc. This paper will examine the changing concept of power after World War II in three categories of hard power (military power), meta power (regime creating power), and soft power (advanced in cultural, diplomatical, and technological power). This paper will provide the evidence of why the changing power concepts will be strongly related with the emergence of international regimes. The UN convention on the law of the sea will chosen as a standard case of the ocean regime and it's regime structure and role will also be analysed in both realistic :md liberalistic theories. Futhermore, the nations' interests involved in the UN convention on the law of the sea will be analytically classified and finally a future prospectus of the UN convention on the law of the sea as an ocean regime will be tested.

The Strength and Durability of Compacted Coal Ash with Proper Mixing Ratio of Fly Ash to Bottom Ash (비회와 저회의 적정 혼합비로 다짐한 석탄회의 강도와 내구성)

  • Chun, Byung Sik;Lee, Eun Soo;Koh, Yong Il
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.207-213
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    • 1992
  • In this study, the strength and durability of compacted coal ash with proper mixing ratio of fly ash to bottom ash, such as 5:5 or 6:4, are examined for use of highway embankment and subgrade materials. Right after compaction, the strength of bituminous mixed coal ash is greater than that of anthracite mixed coal ash. The distinguished increase of strength with curing time is observed only in Ho-nam mixed coal ash that contains a lot of free lime, and the strength increase with curing time are not seen or little in the others. The durability in sinking test is good also in Ho-nam mixed coal ash, but satisfactory by adding 2% cement in the others. And it is seen that the effects of the strength increase with adding cement are greater in coal ash with proper mixing ratio than in fly ash or bottom ash respectly.

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Physical Habitat Simulation Considering Stream Morphology Change due to Flood (홍수에 의한 하도변형을 고려한 물리서식처 모의)

  • Lee, Sungjin;Kim, Seung Ki;Choi, Sung-Uk
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.805-812
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    • 2014
  • This study investigates the impact of morphological change on the physical habitat simulation. For this, CCHE2D model is used for the hydraulic analysis including the morphological change, and the physical habitat suitability is assessed with habitat suitability curves. The model is applied to a 2.5km long reach downstream of the Goesan Dam, from Sujeon Bridge to Daesu Weir. Flow data of discharge and stage in July, 2006 are used in the computation. The numerical model is verified by means of comparison with the measured water surface elevation data, and the variation of the river bed is not verified in this study. Adult Zacco platypus is chosen for the dominant species. Physical habitat simulations result in composite habitat suitability and weighted usable area for drought, low, normal, and averaged-wet flows. The simulation results indicate that the composite suitability index increased at reaches right downstream of the Sujeon Bridge and around the bend. This also increased weighted usable area by 5.4-11.3%.

A Study on Bulgarian Folk Costume - Focusing on Woman's Costume - (불가리아 민족복식의 고찰 - 여성복을 중심으로 -)

  • Rha, Soo-Im
    • Journal of the Korea Fashion and Costume Design Association
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.53-62
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    • 2009
  • Through the result of the investigation on costumes in Bulgarian regions, the main factors for the formation of Bulgarian folk costume and its kinds and history have been found out so far as follows. Alhtough varying according to the district and climate, Bulgarian folk costumes have some general features determined by the material, the pattern, the application. For women, Bulgarian costume consists of a white shirt, a single or double apron unique depending on each region(Bruchnick), a basic dress called a tunic (Soukman), and an open-tunic typed coat (saya). The main factors for the formation of Bulgarian folk costume have been under the influence of natural and environmental features and historical streams resulting from its geographical location. Bulgaria is agriculture-oriented society based on a continental climate. Accordingly, as for the classification of costumes, body-fit clothes, such as shirts and jackets which developed in Europe and fit the body shape, have featured in Bulgaria. Besides, Bulgaria was under the rule of Turk for a long time at the end of the Middle Age. Having been influenced a lot those days, its folk costume shows Turkish elements now. With geographical features, it was found that the southern area was influenced most by Turkey and Greece, and the types of folk costumes in Europe developed mainly from the northern area. The adaptation of traditional costume forms to the new cultural and progressive principles of appeal nowadays needs knowledge, as well as feeling. Finding the right measure and proportions of using old ethnic elemints in contemporary clothing is the prerequisite of successful design.

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A Study For the Standardization Design of Ginseng Cultivating Facility for the Improvement of Farming Environment (영농환경 개선을 위한 인삼재배사 표준화 디자인)

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    • Archives of design research
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.93-102
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    • 2003
  • This thesis is a study for the standardization of the design of ginseng cultivating facility (also known as the sun off facility) for the improvement of farming environment. The core background of this study is to propose a basic study for introducing, for the first time, the modern ginseng cultivating facility that matches the position of korea as a main nation cultivating ginseng and to secure the production and quality value of Koryo Ginseng, which is a special world-level agricultural product of Korea, under the present WTO agricultural product open system. Right now, wood, rice straw, or vinyls, which are non-standardized or are for one-time use only are used. Therefore, as a concept of the design, 1 tried to revise the fact that these materials are being used to set up the facility repeatedly every year which is creating environmental pollution and wasting of our countries labor and resource. Concrete factors to be improved are as follows: First, standardization of the form and structure of mass production system; Second, introduction of new materials such as semi-permanent resin etc., for standardization of materials; 1 tried to make the above two factors into a shape based on a Korean image. As for the design, designed a standard unit model of the ginseng cultivation facility especially keeping in mind to design it so the facility can be freely connected and assembled according to the size and shape of the cultivation area.

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Development study of ground water management system making use of GIS ( Well analysis program, connection program of ground water modeling ) (GIS를 이용한 지하수관리시스템 개발 연구 (관정분석 프로그램, 지하수모델링 연계프로그램))

  • 이병호;김양빈;설민구;송양권;송무영
    • Proceedings of the KSEG Conference
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    • 2002.04a
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    • pp.235-248
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    • 2002
  • Ground water development skill growth and life circumstances improvement increase ground water use. So managerial difficulties and various problems about ground water occur. Poor ground water management organization, lack of management person, thoughtless development add ground water pollution and lack of water volume. And local excessive developments or abandoned well occur. This paper presents ground water management system model making use of GIS and helps effective management by realizing necessary analysis functions in ground water management system and ground management methods. Local information of ground water recorded and development data, site examination data made D/B. And linearment analysis data making use of a satellite image data, hydraulic test data, the quality of water examination data, these local characteristic values made out thematic maps and making use of these data can form elementary data of ground water modeling It makes easy to understand environmental development conditions and pollution source conditions about new ground water development location, linearment growth, DRASTIC, the quality of water examination. Ground water management system making use of these functions can choose right location of ground water.

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Measurement of Tunnel 3-D Displacement using Digital Photogrammetry (디지털 영상을 이용한 터널 3차원 변위 계측)

  • Kim, Kwang-Yeom;Kim, Chang-Yong;Lee, Seung-Do;Seo, Yong-Seok;Lee, Chung-In
    • The Journal of Engineering Geology
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.567-576
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    • 2007
  • In order to assess the on-site applicability of 3D absolute displacement monitoring of tunnel using digital photogrammetry, the displacement of the optical target placed at the measurement section was investigated, as planned in the OO tunnel construction site. The targets on 3 measurement lines only were considered for each point of measurement for the reconstruction of 3D cubic model for the digital vision monitoring. For each 3D model, 3 or more images have to be obtained at each point. On the last 2 measurement lines, 6 targets (crown, left and right walls) were continuously overlapped to construct 3D models so that 6 or more apices can be shared by 2 3D models. In order to compare the measurement methods of 3D absolute displacements in tunnel excavation, i. e, total station and digital image measurement, both the digital image measurement and optical measurement were conducted for 10 times in the same work section. The time and measurement results of both methods were compared.

Development of Tools for calculating Forecast Sensitivities to the Initial Condition in the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) Unified Model (UM) (통합모델의 초기 자료에 대한 예측 민감도 산출 도구 개발)

  • Kim, Sung-Min;Kim, Hyun Mee;Joo, Sang-Won;Shin, Hyun-Cheol;Won, DukJin
    • Atmosphere
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.163-172
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    • 2011
  • Numerical forecasting depends on the initial condition error strongly because numerical model is a chaotic system. To calculate the sensitivity of some forecast aspects to the initial condition in the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) Unified Model (UM) which is originated from United Kingdom (UK) Meteorological Office (MO), an algorithm to calculate adjoint sensitivities is developed by modifying the adjoint perturbation forecast model in the KMA UM. Then the new algorithm is used to calculate adjoint sensitivity distributions for typhoon DIANMU (201004). Major initial adjoint sensitivities calculated for the 48 h forecast error are located horizontally in the rear right quadrant relative to the typhoon motion, which is related with the inflow regions of the environmental flow into the typhoon, similar to the sensitive structures in the previous studies. Because of the upward wave energy propagation, the major sensitivities at the initial time located in the low to mid- troposphere propagate upward to the upper troposphere where the maximum of the forecast error is located. The kinetic energy is dominant for both the initial adjoint sensitivity and forecast error of the typhoon DIANMU. The horizontal and vertical energy distributions of the adjoint sensitivity for the typhoon DIANMU are consistent with those for other typhoons using other models, indicating that the tools for calculating the adjoint sensitivity in the KMA UM is credible.

Effects of Ethrel on Tobacco-Leaf Maturity -Influences by Different Levels of the Chemical, Soil Nitrogen and Time of the Chemical Application- (Ethrel의 농도, 처리시기 및 질소농도별 시비의 잎담배 성숙에 미치는 영향)

  • 정병화
    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.15-21
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    • 1974
  • The most commonly grown economical and flue-cured tobacco cultivar Yellow Special A was used in pot-culture tests in order to study Ethrel (2-chloroethyl phosponic acid) effects on accelerating maturity of tobacco leaves in relation to the most adequate level of the chemical useful for field growing, nitrogen level in soil for the most pronounced response, and the most suitable spray period during the growth stages of pre-, post- and topping periods. The following conclusions, thus, were obtained from the present studies; 1. 500ppm Ethrel spray was reconfirmed to be adequate in the practical applications, although the extent of yellow-ripening of tobacco leaves was increased as the Ethrel level increased. The highest leevel treated resulted in causing chemically damaged lesions on leaves and early defoliation. 2. Ethrel-treated leaves showed deeper yellowish tinge to them than those without treatment, while different levels of the chemcial had less influence on the tinge. 3. An adequate level of nitrogen supply to plants favored the Ethrel response, whereas either very low or high level of nitrogen in the soil lowered the chemical effect on accelerating the yellow-ripening. When carbohydrates versus total nitrogen ratio became relatively high, the condition brought out some outstanding Ethrel effects. 4. Chlorophyll level of leaves increased as soil applications of nitrogen level increased, and that also increased carotenoid level of the tobacco leaves. Ethrel-treated leaves showed deeper orange tinge than those without treatment, while the highest level of nitrogen application showed the deepest orange tinge to tobacco leaves. 5. Pre-topping treatment (12 days before topping and flowering) resulted in almost no Ethrel response, and that treatment right on the day of topping, showed response of yellow-leaf ripening at nearly bottom-half leaves of a tobacco plant. The post-topping treatment (12 days after topping) made plants showing full response of Ethrel from bottom to the top leaves of tobacco plant in accelerating the leaf maturity. 6. The extent of Ethrel responses on accelerating yellow-ripening of tobacco leaves was discussed for the modifying influences brought about by certain environmental factors. Discussions were also made about the possible practical applications (particularly for pre-rice planting) and quality difference that may be caused by such growth environments.

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