• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제12권8호
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• pp.1246-1250
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• 1999

Rabbits (48) of Soviet chinchilla (24) and White giant (24) were fed from 6 weeks to 12 weeks of age intensively on either of four isonitrogenous - isocaloric diets containing 0 ($D_1$), 5($D_2$), 10($D_3$) and 20($D_4$) percent raw neem seed kernel cake (NSKC), respectively as per NRC (1977) requirements in a Randomized block design and slaughtered at the end to find out differences in their carcass traits due to NSKC feeding. Dietary treatment had no significant effect on weight of edibles and inedibles and their percentages and dressing percentage in terms of carcass, carcass with pluck and carcass with pluck and head. Similarly, the meat-bone ratio of various primal cuts and overall carcass, yield of edibles per unit of inedibles and eye muscle area were not influenced due to the dietary variations. Chemical composition of fresh meat, and organoleptic evaluation of cooked meat with and without salt did not vary significantly due to incorporation of NSKC in the diets. The rabbits fed 20% NSKC ($D_4$) though consumed more (p<0.05) DM and DE per kg meat production, the intake of crude protein and total digestible nutrients was similar with other dietary treatments. Feed cost per unit meat production was, however, lower on 5 and 10% NSKC containing diets by 7.75 and 12.56%, respectively, as compared to deoiled ground nut cake containing control diet. It appears that NSKC could be used as a wholesome vegetable protein supplement upto 10% in diet of rabbits without any adverse effect on commercial carcass traits.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권10호
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• pp.1478-1483
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• 2006

This experiment was carried out to determine the effects of supplementation of L-carnitine and humic substances alone or in combination in laying hen diets on performance, egg traits and blood parameters. A total of 180 IGH type brown laying hens aged 22 weeks were employed in a completely randomized block design with one control group and three treatment groups. Each group was divided into five replicates as subgroups, each comprising 9 hens. The diets of the first, second and third treatment groups were supplemented with 0.1 g/kg L-carnitine, 1.5 g/kg humic substances (Farmagulator$^{(R)}$ Dry Plus) and 0.1 g/kg L-carnitine+1.5 g/kg humic substances, respectively. The experimental period lasted 18 weeks. Feeding supplemental carnitine, humic substances or carnitine+humic substances resulted in increases in body weight gain (p<0.05). Dietary treatments did not significantly affect daily feed intake, daily metabolizable energy intake, egg production, egg weight, feed efficiency, mortality, egg shape index, egg breaking strength, egg shell thickness, egg albumen index, egg yolk index, egg Haugh unit and the percentages of egg shell, albumen and yolk. Supplementation of humic substances reduced egg yolk cholesterol as mg per g yolk and mg per yolk (p<0.05). Blood serum parameters were not affected by the supplementation of carnitine, humic substances or carnitine+humic substances. The results in this study demonstrated that humic substances supplementation reduced egg cholesterol without adverse effects on performance, egg traits and blood parameters of laying hens. It was concluded that the usage of L-carnitine alone or in combination with humic substances in diets had no beneficial effects in laying hens.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.361-365
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• 1993

An experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of feeding fresh cassava roots on the performance and carcass quality of pigs raised from $15{\pm}1kg$ to 85 kg live weight. Fresh unpeeled cassava roots were chopped into chips and offered separately along with a protein concentrate made up of copra cake and meat and bone meal, and a local mineral-vitamin premix. Commercial pig grower and finisher diets served as control. A total of 24 pigs were used in an incomplete randomized split-plot design experiment. Pigs fed fresh cassava-based diet grew as fast, 0.78 vs 0.77 kg/day, and were as efficient, 3.74 vs 3.77 in converting feed into body weight gain as those fed the commercial control diet. Similarly, there were no differences in carcass quality measured in terms of dressing percentage, 77 vs 77; backfat thickness, 2.76 vs 2.78 cm; loin eye muscle area, 29.2 vs $29.1cm^2$ and in the relative proportions of the different carcass cuts between the two dietary treatments. The use of fresh cassava along with the protein and the local mineral-vitamin premix however, resulted in lowered total feed cost and cost per unit of live weight gain. It is concluded that fresh cassava roots can be fed along with copra cake, meat and bone meal protein concentrate and a local mineral-vitamin premix to fattening pigs with no adverse affects on performance and carcass quality.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.135-140
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 자동차에 사용되는 RKE(Remote Keyless Entry) 시스템용인 중심주파수가 315MHz, 433MHz 및 447MHz이 스파이럴 안테나를 PCB(Printed Circuit Board)상에 설계하고자 한다. 안테나는 선로 급전하였으며, 급전부에는 중심주파수 조정과 임피던스 정합이 용이하도록 PIFA(Planar Inverted-F Antenna) 구조를 적용하였다. 안테나는 PCB상에 인쇄되며 PCB 면적의 5% 정도인 $30mm{\times}20mm$ 이내의 크기를 갖도록 설계하였고, PCB상의 회로소자 ECU (Electronic Control Unit) 케이스, ECU가 장착되는 차체의 영향을 고려하여 설계하였다. 또한 스파이럴 선로상에 칩 인덕터를 삽입하여 315MHz와 447MHz에서 이중공진을 일으키는 이중대역 스파이럴 안테나를 설계하였다. 최종 설계된 안테나는 측정을 통해 안테나 사양을 만족함을 확인하였고, 안테나를 ECU에 장착하여 실험한 결과, 전방향에서 20m이상의 수신거리를 가지면서 정상적으로 동작함을 확인하였다.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.757-765
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• 1999

본 논문에서는 이동체에 탑재시킬 수 있는 이동통신용(IMT -2000, 1.9375 GHz) L자형 개구연 결합 원편파 패치 안테나를 섣계. 제작하였다. 또한 이 안테나를 이용하여 L-band 주파수대 위성이동통신용 $2\times2$ 배열 원편파 안테나로 확장시켰다. 그 결과, 단일소자의 경우 반사손실 18.56 dB, 빔폭 $60^{\circ}$ , 이득 7 dBd, 축비 0.9 d dB이고 $2\times2$ 배열 안테나의 경우 반사손설 28.43 dB, 빔폭 $38^{\circ}$ , 이득 9.8 dBd‘ 축비 1.5 dB로 각각 양호한 원 편파 출력 특성이 얻어졌다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.573-579
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• 2006

Most of the recently developed robots are human friendly robots which imitate an animal or human such as entertainment robot, biomimetic robot and humanoid robot. Interest in these robots is increased because the social trend is focused on health, welfare, and graying. By these social backgrounds, robots become more human friendly and suitable or home or personal environment. The more biomimetic robots resemble living creature, the more human feels familiarity. Human feels close friendship not only when feeding a pet, but also when watching a pet having the food. Most of entertainment robots and pet robots use internal-type batteries and have a self-recharging function. Entertainment robots and pet robots with internal-type batteries are not able to operate during charging the battery. So far there have been a few robots that do not depend on an internal battery. However, they need a bulky energy conversion unit and a slug or foods as an energy source, which is not suitable for home or personal application. In this paper, we introduce a new biomimetic entertainment robot with autonomous eating functionality, called EPRO-1(Eating Pet RObot version 1). The EPRO-1 is able to eat a food (a small battery), by itself and evacuate. We describe the design concept of the autonomous eating mechanism of the EPRO-1, characteristics of sub-parts of the manufactured mechanism and its control system.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.119-126
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• 2012

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine and analyze the post operative fasting period of neonates in the intensive care unit (ICU) after receiving open heart surgery in order to provide optimal nutrition support for these neonates. The variables included biochemical nutrition indexes (albumin, total lymphocyte count, total cholesterol) and patient outcomes (duration of mechanical ventilation, ICU stay, hospital stay, infectious complication). Methods: The participants were 124 neonates in ICU after receiving open heart surgery, and the design of this study was to investigate their post operative fasting period retrospectively to analyze the biochemical nutrition indexes and patient outcomes according to post operative fasting period. Results: The results for 4 groups according to post operative fasting period showed that the group with less 48 hours of fasting had the best biochemical nutrition indexes and patient outcomes, followed by the 48-72 hour group, the 72-144 hour group, and the over 144 hour group. Conclusion: The results indicate that for new born babies receiving open heart surgery, the period of fasting after the operation should be minimized and tube feeding should be started as soon as possible.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.377-384
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• 2021

Purpose: This study examined the effects of a breastfeeding coaching program for mothers on growth and neonatal jaundice in late preterm infants (LPIs). Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study (non-randomized intervention) with a time-series design. The study was conducted among 40 LPIs who were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of a university hospital in Daegu, South Korea. In the order of admission, the first 21 infants were assigned to the experimental group, and 19 were assigned to the control group. The intervention program consisted of home- based and web-based practical breastfeeding support education for mothers across a total of 5 sessions. Infant growth was measured using body weight, length, and head circumference, and neonatal jaundice was assessed using transcutaneous bilirubin levels. Results: The likelihood of breastfeeding for infants in the experimental group at 4 weeks after discharge was the same as on the day of discharge, whereas it steadily decreased in the control group. There were significant differences in head circumference between the groups. However, weight, length, and transcutaneous bilirubin levels did not show a significant group-time interaction. Conclusion: A formal breastfeeding coaching program should be considered in clinical settings and at home within the first few weeks postpartum.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.484-491
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• 2023

Objective: The aim of this trial was to investigate the effect of supplementation and withdrawal of selenium-enriched kale sprouts (SeKS) on productivity and egg Se concentration of laying hens. Selenium from commercial Se-enriched yeast (SeY) was used as a comparative Se source. Methods: One-hundred and eighty 61-week-old laying hens were randomly divided into 5 treatment groups with 4 replicates (9 hens each) in a 2×2+1 Augmented Factorial Experiment in a completely randomized design. The experimental diets were basal diet, basal diet supplemented with 0.2 and 0.4 mg Se/kg from SeKS and SeY, respectively. The 8-week feeding trial was divided into 2 periods, namely the Se supplemental period (week 1 to 4) and the Se withdrawal period (week 5 to 8). Results: Productive performance, egg quality and egg Se concentration of laying hens were not affected by sources of Se (SeKS and SeY) during both, the Se supplemental and withdrawal periods. Egg production and egg Se concentration increased (p<0.05) with increasing levels of Se supplementation. The egg Se concentration increased and reached a peak 1 week after Se supplementation. However, concentration of Se in eggs of hens fed Se from both sources decreased rapidly from the second week of the Se withdrawal period to reach the same egg Se concentration of hens fed the basal diet by the fourth week of the Se withdrawal period. Conclusion: The efficacy of Se from SeKS on productivity and egg Se concentration in laying hens was comparable to commercial SeY. Thus, SeKS can provide an alternate organic Se source for production of Se-enriched eggs.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.183-190
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• 2008

본 실험은 Beta-glucan 제제들이 산란계의 생산성, 혈액성상, 소장내 미생물 균총 및 면역 체계에 미치는 영향을 측정하기 위해 실시하였다. 사양 실험은 40주령의 산란계(Hy-Line Brown) 720수를 선별하여 A형 2단 케이지에 대조구 포함 총 5처리구로 구성하여 처리당 4반복 반복당 36수씩 randomized block design으로 배치하였다. 시험 기간 동안 물과 사료는 자유 섭취하게 하였으며 일반적인 점등 관리(자연일조+조명:16 hr)를 실시하였다. 시험구는 대조구, $BetaPolo^{(R)}$ (미생물 발효 ${\beta}-glucan$, 수용성)구, $HiGlu^{(R)}$(미생물 발효 ${\beta}-glucan$)구, $OGlu^{(R)}$(Oat ${\beta}-glucan$)구 그리고 $BGlu^{(R)}$(Barley ${\beta}-glucan$)구 등 5처리구로 두었다. 생산성에 있어서 일계 산란율은 처리간에 유의한 차이가 없었으나 hen-housed egg production에 있어서 OGlu구가 HiGlu 구에 비해 유의하게 낮았다. 사료 섭취량과 사료 요구율은 처리간에 유의한 차이가 있었는데 모든 ${\beta}-glucan$처리구들이 대조구에 비해 낮았다. 계란 품질에 있어서 난각 강도는 대조구에 비해 모든 ${\beta}-glucan$ 처리구들이 유의하게 높았고 그 중에서 BGlu구가 가장 높았다. 난각색과 Haugh unit는 ${\beta}-glucan$ 처리구들이 대조구보다 낮았는데 특히 OGlu구가 가장 낮았다. 혈액성상에 있어 leucocytes는 전반적으로 ${\beta}-glucan$ 처리구들이 대조구보다 낮았다. Erythrocytes 중 적혈구 용적율(HCT)과 평균적혈구용적(MCV)은 처리간에 유의한 차이가 있었는데 MCV는 ${\beta}-glucan$ 처리구들이 대조구에 비해 높은 수준을 보였다. 특히 ${\beta}-glucan$ 처리구중에서 OGlu구가 leucocytes와 erythrocytes 수준이 가장 높았다. 소장내 미생물 균총도 처리간 유의적 차이가 없었으나 Cl. perfringens 의 경우 모든 ${\beta}-glucan$ 처리구에서 대조구에 비하여 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 난황내 IgY 함량에 있어서는 전체적으로 유의적인 차이는 없으나 시험 마지막 5기에 ${\beta}-glucan$ 처리구 들에서 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 혈액내 IgG, IgA 함량에 있어서는 유의적 차이가 없었다. 이상의 결과를 종합해보면 산란계에 ${\beta}-glucan$ 제제들의 급여가 사료 요구율과 난각 강도를 유의하게 개선시켰는데 혈액성상, 장내 미생물 균총, 면역 기능 등에 순기능적 개선에 의한 결과라고 사료된다.