• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제13권11호
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• pp.1619-1637
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• 2000

A review was undertaken to obtain information on the range of beak-trimming methods available or under development. Beak-trimming of commercial layer replacement pullets is a common yet critical management tool that can affect the performance for the life of the flock. The most obvious advantage of beak-trimming is a reduction in cannibalism although the extent of the reduction in cannibalism depends on the strain, season, and type of housing, flock health and other factors. Beak-trimming also improves feed conversion by reducing food wastage. A further advantage of beak-trimming is a reduction in the chronic stress associated with dominance interactions in the flock. Beak-trimming of birds at 7-10 days is favoured by Industry but research over last 10 years has shown that beak-trimming at day-old causes the least stress on birds and efforts are needed to encourage Industry to adopt the practice of beak-trimming birds at day-old. Proper beak-trimming can result in greatly improved layer performance but improper beak-trimming can ruin an other wise good flock of hens. Re-trimming is practiced in most flocks, although there are some flocks that only need one trimming. Given the continuing welfare scrutiny of using a hot blade to cut the beak, attempts have been made to develop more welfare friendly methods of beak-trimming. Despite the developments in design of hot blade beak-trimmers the process has remained largely unchanged. That is, a red-hot blade cuts and cauterises the beak. The variables in the process are blade temperature, cauterisation time, operator ability, severity of trimming, age of trimming, strain of bird and beak length. This method of beak-trimming is still overwhelmingly favoured in Industry and there appears to be no other alternative procedures that are more effective. Sharp secateurs have been used trim the upper beak of both layers and turkeys. Bleeding from the upper mandible ceases shortly after the operation, and despite the regrowth of the beak a reduction of cannibalism has been reported. Very few differences have been noted between behaviour and production of the hot blade and cold blade cut chickens. This method has not been used on a large scale in Industry. There are anecdotal reports of cannibalism outbreaks in birds with regrown beaks. A robotic beak-trimming machine was developed in France, which permitted simultaneous, automated beak-trimming and vaccination of day-old chicks of up to 4,500 chickens per hour. Use of the machine was not successful because if the chicks were not loaded correctly they could drop off the line, receive excessive beak-trimming or very light trimming. Robotic beak-trimming was not effective if there was a variation in the weight or size of chickens. Capsaicin can cause degeneration of sensory nerves in mammals and decreases the rate of beak regrowth by its action on the sensory nerves. Capsaicin is a cheap, non-toxic substance that can be readily applied at the time of less severe beak-trimming. It suffers the disadvantage of causing an extreme burning sensation in operators who come in contact with the substance during its application to the bird. Methods of applying the substance to minimise the risk to operators of coming in contact with capsaicin need to be explored. A method was reported which cuts the beaks with a laser beam in day-old chickens. No details were provided on the type of laser used, or the severity of beak-trimming, but by 16 weeks the beaks of laser trimmed birds resembled the untrimmed beaks, but without the bill tip. Feather pecking and cannibalism during the laying period were highest among the laser trimmed hens. Currently laser machines are available that are transportable and research to investigate the effectiveness of beak-trimming using ablasive and coagulative lasers used in human medicine should be explored. Liquid nitrogen was used to declaw emu toes but was not effective. There was regrowth of the claws and the time and cost involved in the procedure limit the potential of using this process to beak-trim birds.

• 한국방재학회 논문집
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.151-163
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 한국형 지하수 프로그램 개발(3-DFM, 3-Dimensional Finite Difference Method)을 위하여 대수층에 있어 지형 지질상태가 지하수유동시스템내에서 동적거동을 하는 것으로 취급하여 유동과정의 알고리즘을 확립토록 하였다. 본 연구에서 개발된 3-DFM모델은 입력변수 자료에 대한 설정이 모두 한글로 구성되어 있으며, 각 입력자료와 매개변수들의 이해와 적용치에 대한 도움말을 설정하여 두었다. 따라서, 입력변수에 대해서는 아이콘을 입력변수에 두면 각각에 대한 상세한 정보를 알 수 있도록 설계하였다. 또한, 각 지층의 지질경계 상태나 초기수위자료를 지정할 때는 work sheet상에서 간단히 지정할 수 있도록 설계되어 있다. 그리고 각 대수층의 특성과 더불어 정류 및 부정류 해석시에 각 매개변수들에 대한 입력은 기존의 모델과 같이 복잡하지 않도록 활성칸이 설정되도록 설계되어 있다. 최종 입력자료를 이용한 분석결과에서는 우측에 입력자료에 대하여 설명과 더불어 좌측에 분석 결과치를 나타나게 하였으며 이에 대한 결과는 TXT파일로도 출력할 수 있도록 설정하였다. 본 연구에서 개발된 모델은 유한차분법을 이용한 수치모델이며, 실제 함양량을 적용하고 매개변수들을 결정하여 관측 지하수두치와 모의발생으로 얻은 계산 지하수두치를 비교 분석하여 개발모델의 적용성을 검토하였다. 본 연구에서는 제주도 세화리 및 송당리일대의 양수에 따른 지하수 유동시스템 해석을 위하여 3-DFM모델을 적용 분석한 결과, 정류상태에서 따른 관측치와 계산된 지하수두와의 상대오차백분율(E.P.)이 $0.03{\sim}0.07$의 범위로서 관측치와 거의 일치하였다. 그리고 분석유역의 양수 전의 모의발생분석 결과를 이용하여 지하등수두분포와 유속벡터를 산정한 결과 지하수 유동분포는 높은오름과 문석이오름 등에서 월랑봉, 용눈이오름 및 손자봉 등 각 방향으로 고르게 유출되고 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 이러한 분석결과는 MODFLOW모델과 비교할 때 일치된 결과를 나타내었다.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.81-91
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• 1988

닭고기 및 계란에 대한 소비자의 일반적인 행태조사 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 닭고기(1) 조사자의 88%이상이 월 1회 이상 닭고기를 구입하고 있으며 과반수가 1∼2마리를 구입하고 있다. (2) 가정소비는 대닭, 중닭이 주를 이루고 있다. (3) 조사자 67.1%가 무게를 달아서 닭고기를 구매하고 있으며 점차 공정한 거래가 이루어지고 있다. (4) 주로 닭집에서 구입하고 있으며 유통의 냉장화 (cold chain)가 이루어지고 있다. 열 가까운 곳. 단골, 위생적인 곳에서 주로 구입하고 있다. (6) 포장, 냉장화, 부위별 판매 등의 요구가 높아지고 있다. (7) 값이 싸서 보다는 좋아하거나 식성이 맞아서 잘먹는 것으로 나타나고 있어 소비확대 가능성은 크다. (8) 닭고기를 안 먹는 이유로 냄새, 영리불편을 꼽을 수 있는데 간편한 새로운 요리법개발(fast food 등)이 요구된다. (9) 부위별 선호도는 다리살, 날개, 가슴살의 순서이며 월등하게 다리살을 좋아한다. (10) 여름철 편중된 닭고기 소비는 계절소비성향이 크므로 산업발전에 저해요인으로 나타났다. (11) 집에서, 튀김집, 야외소풍 등의 순서로 많이 소비되고 있으며 가정소비는 점차 줄고있는 추세이다. (12) 영리방법은 튀김, 삼계탕이 주이고 자라나는 세대에서 닭고기 튀김요리에 대한 기호도가 높다(여고생 61, 1%). 2 계란 (1) 1인당 월간소비는_대다수가 10∼20개이다. (2) 계란구입액은 판떼기 (30개) 66.2%로 현저히 높으며 20개 단위 14.6%. 10개 단위 9.8%로 나타났다. (3) 소비자들은 앞으로 포장난 유통을 희망하며 유통단위는 소포장의 10개 단위를 바라고 있다. (4) 계란크기의 선호도는 중란, 대란, 특란, 왕란의 순으로 소비자의 선호도가 바뀌고 있다. (5) 거래시 계란등급은 거래상점을 믿고 있다. (6) 계란은 주로 계란 도ㆍ소매상에서 구입하고 계란 값이 싼곳 보다는 가깝고 편리한 곳에서 구입한다. (7) 계란품질에 대하여 대체로 믿고 구입하고 있으나 일부(24.8%)는 불결하거나 신선치 못하다는 느낌을 갖고 있다. (8) 난각색에 따라 영양적 차이가 없는데도 불구하고 갈색난을 선호하고 있으며 영양적 가치에 차이가 없다는 인식률이 높다. (9) 계란은 어린이들이 가장 좋아하고 중ㆍ고생, 청년, 미부, 노인의 순으로 선호하고 있다. (10) 소비는 대체로 일정하며 계절에 관계없이 소비되고 있다. (11) 계란기피 이유 중 Cholesterol 때문에 22.0％, 요리방법을 몰라서 12.1%,특이체질 등 몸에 맞지 않아 8.6%, 맛이 없어서 7.5%의 순으로 나타났다. (12) 가정에서는 55.4%가 식사반찬으로 다음이 도시락반찬으로 38.3%를 소비한다. (13) 후라이, 카스테라빵, 오무라이스덮밥, 샌드위치, 토스트, 반숙의 순으로 요리해 먹고있다. (14) 현행 가격이 대체로 적당하다 54.1 %, 싸다 25.6%, 비싸다 9.3%의 순으로 영양에 비해 싼 식품으로 인식되고 있다. (15) 가계소득이 더 증가해도 현재대로 구입하겠다 61.6 %, 더 많이 구입하겠다 29.9%로 나타났다.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.137-155
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• 1999

The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of sex education on knowledge and attitude related to sex. The subjects were taken from by 199 students in 3 classes from 1st grade in H girl's junior high school as the study group, and 2 classes from 1st grade in S girl's junior high school as control group. During the survey period(September 21, 1998 to September 30, 1998), 6 times in terms of one-hour class for sex education were taught to the study group. A pre-test was executed on September 19, 1998 and the post-test on September 30. The findings were as follows. 1. According to the research, 20.1％ of the subjects have experienced sex education from parents and 89.9％ from teacher. They have mostly obtained the sex-related information from teachers(59.8％), following movie, radio, TV, or video tape(40.7％), friends(35.2％), reading materials such as books, cartoons, news papers and magazines(31.7％), parents(15.6％), siblings(7.0％), PC(1.5％) and telephone service(1.5％). 2. 27.1％ of the subjects reported that they had sex-related worry concerning from friendship with the opposite sex, following physiological phenomenon(31.5％), sex violence(11.1％), physical characteristics(7.4％), VD and contraception(5.6％), sexual impulse(5.6％), pregnancy and delivery(5.5％), and sexual behaviour(3.7％). The research showed that the adolescents usually solved their problems through the consultation with theifriends(44.4％). However, 16.7％ of the subjects were turned out not to request any solution. The other minor routes to settle their problems were written materials such as books, magazines(13.0％), parents(13.0％), movie, radio, TV, or video tape(5.5％), acquainted female elders(3.7％) and teachers(3.7％). 3. The most interesting part regarding sex was the friendship with the opposite sex(61.8％), following adolescent's emotion(55.8％), physiological differences between two genders(52.8％), AIDS(48.7％), VD(46.7％), pregnancy(45.2％), contraception(45.2％), abortion(41.7％), intercourse(41.7％), masturbation(41.2％), sex violence(41.2％) and genital structure and secondary sexual characteristics(28.6％). 4. In regard to characteristics of the subjects influencing sex-related knowledge, the higher educational career of mother, living with at least either parent and the experience of sex education by teachers were statistically significant factors(p〈0.05). 5. In regard to characteristics of the subjects influencing attitudes toward sex, the experience of sex education by parents or teachers was a statistically significant factor(p〈0.05). 6. The analysis of knowledge score comparing results before and after sex education showed that control group's score decreased from 12.5 to 12.44 while the study group's score increased from 12.33 to 21.31, which was statistically significant(p〈0.001). 7. The analysis of the attitude scores before and after sex education showed that the control group's score slightly increased from 55.57 to 56.36, while the study group's score increased from 54.79 to 61.95, which was statistically significant(p〈0.001). 8. The level of sex-related concerns of the study group after sex education marked both the increase in some items and the decrease in others. 9. Most instructive session among the sex education was the third “to be a good friend to the opposite sex”(27.0％).

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.1615-1634
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• 2004

A review was undertaken to obtain information on the sustainability of pig free-range production systems including the management, performance and health of pigs in the system. Modern outdoor rearing systems requires simple portable and flexible housing with low cost fencing. Local pig breeds and outdoor-adapted breeds for certain environment are generally more suitable for free-range systems. Free-range farms should be located in a low rainfall area and paddocks should be relatively flat, with light topsoil overlying free-draining subsoil with the absence of sharp stones that can cause foot damage. Huts or shelters are crucial for protecting pigs from direct sun burn and heat stress, especially when shade from trees and other facilities is not available. Pigs commonly graze on strip pastures and are rotated between paddocks. The zones of thermal comfort for the sow and piglet differ markedly; between 12-22$^{\circ}C$ for the sow and 30-37$^{\circ}C$ for piglets. Offering wallows for free-range pigs meets their behavioural requirements, and also overcomes the effects of high ambient temperatures on feed intake. Pigs can increase their evaporative heat loss via an increase in the proportion of wet skin by using a wallow, or through water drips and spray. Mud from wallows can also coat the skin of pigs, preventing sunburn. Under grazing conditions, it is difficult to control the fibre intake of pigs although a high energy, low fibre diet can be used. In some countries outdoor sows are fitted with nose rings to prevent them from uprooting the grass. This reduces nutrient leaching of the land due to less rooting. In general, free-range pigs have a higher mortality compared to intensively housed pigs. Many factors can contribute to the death of the piglet including crushing, disease, heat stress and poor nutrition. With successful management, free-range pigs can have similar production to door pigs, although the growth rate of the litters is affected by season. Piglets grow quicker indoors during the cold season compared to outdoor systems. Pigs reared outdoors show calmer behaviour. Aggressive interactions during feeding are lower compared to indoor pigs while outdoor sows are more active than indoor sows. Outdoor pigs have a higher parasite burden, which increases the nutrient requirement for maintenance and reduces their feed utilization efficiency. Parasite infections in free-range pigs also risks the image of free-range pork as a clean and safe product. Diseases can be controlled to a certain degree by grazing management. Frequent rotation is required although most farmers are keeping their pigs for a longer period before rotating. The concept of using pasture species to minimise nematode infections in grazing pigs looks promising. Plants that can be grown locally and used as part of the normal feeding regime are most likely to be acceptable to farmers, particularly organic farmers. However, one of the key concerns from the public for free-range pig production system is the impact on the environment. In the past, the pigs were held in the same paddock at a high stocking rate, which resulted in damage to the vegetation, nutrient loading in the soil, nitrate leaching and gas emission. To avoid this, outdoor pigs should be integrated in the cropping pasture system, the stock should be mobile and stocking rate related to the amount of feed given to the animals.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권7호
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• pp.3349-3355
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• 2012

Background and objectives: Chromosomal abnormalities play an important role in genesis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and have prognostic implications. Five major risk stratifying fusion genes in ALL are BCR-ABL, MLL-AF4, ETV6-RUNX11, E2A-PBX1 and SIL-TAL1. This work aimed to detect common chromosomal translocations and associated fusion oncogenes in adult ALL patients and study their relationship with clinical features and treatment outcome. Methods: We studied fusion oncogenes in 104 adult ALL patients using RT-PCR and interphase-FISH at diagnosis and their association with clinical characteristics and treatment outcome. Results: Five most common fusion genes i.e. BCR-ABL (t 9; 22), TCF3-PBX1 (t 1; 19), ETV6-RUNX1 (t 12; 21), MLL-AF4 (t 4; 11) and SIL-TAL1 (Del 1p32) were found in 82/104 (79%) patients. TCF3-PBX1 fusion gene was associated with lymphadenopathy, SIL-TAL1 positive patients had frequent organomegaly and usually presented with a platelets count of less than $50{\times}10^9/l$. Survival of patients with fusion gene ETV6-RUNX1 was better when compared to patients harboring other genes. MLL-AF4 and BCR-ABL positivity characterized a subset of adult ALL patients with aggressive clinical behaviour and a poor outcome. Conclusions: This is the first study from Pakistan which investigated the frequency of5 fusion oncogenes in adult ALL patients, and their association with clinical features, treatment response and outcome. Frequencies of some of the oncogenes were different from those reported elsewhere and they appear to be associated with distinct clinical characteristics and treatment outcome. This information will help in the prognostic stratification and risk adapted management of adult ALL patients.

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.156-166
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• 2000

포장의 토양 역학적 거동 및 내구성에 영향을 주는 노상토의 함수량을 측정함으로써 국내 고속도로 포장의 계절별 함수량의 변동상황에 관한 자료를 제공하고, 노상토의 계절별 함수량 변화와 토양인자 및 기상인자들과의 상관 관계를 밝히려고 연구를 수행하였다 포장의 함수량에 영향을 줄 수 있는 인자 중 지형, 지질과 토양, 성토 혹은 절토 여부 등의 인자와, 기상자료를 얻을 수 있는 기상 관측소와의 거리를 고려하여 경부, 영동 및 호남고속도로의 8개 측정지점을 선정하여 중성자 수분 측정기로 1992년 8월부터 1993년 9월까지 2주마다 함수량을 측정하였다. 50 cm 이상 깊이의 토양단면 상층부의 함수량($\theta$$_{w}$)은 호남고속도로의 이서 지역을 제외하고는 7~12% 범위로 측정지점간에 차이가 크지 않았다. 그러나 60또는 70 cm 이하 깊이의 하층부의 함수량은 측정지점에 따른 차이가 매우 컸다. 원지형(신갈) 또는 절토지(추풍령)에서의 함수량 연중 변화폭은 약 4%정도로서 성토지(신갈, 추풍령 이외의 6개 지역) 에서의 연중 변화폭인 약 2%보다 약간 큰 경향이었다. 함수량 측정지점의 계절별 함수량 변화폭은 토양 전층을 통하여 1~4%로 매우 작았다. 고속도로 포장의 깊이별 함수량은 점토, 미사 및 모래함량 등과 같은 토양특성과 통계적으로 유의성이 높은 정의 상관관계가 있었으나, 강수량, 상대습도, 평균기온 및 풍속 등과 같은 기상인자와는 상관관계가 거의 없었다. 이와 같은 결과는 지역에 따른 함수량 차이가 지형이나 기상조건과 같은 요인에 의한 차이보다 큰 경향을 보이고 있었는데, 이는 주로 노상토로 사용한 토양의 특성에 기인한 것으로 생각된다.