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Distributional Characteristics of Macrofouling Organisms on Ocean-going Ships of the Far East Sea Basin

  • Moshchenko Alexander V.;Zvyagintsev Alexander Yu.
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.323-335
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    • 2001
  • Distribution features of foulers attached on 28 ships of 6 main shipping routes (SR) of the Far East Sea Basin were analyzed using various statistical methods. Collections obtained during 1976-1990 in the expeditions by the Institute of Marine Biology were used for the analyses. Samples were taken from the ships during anchorage by SCUBA diving and from dry-docks of Vladivostok ship-repairing yard. In all cases, the distribution patterns of most animals and algal species showed clear contagious patterns. Total biomass of fouling organisms and biomass of attached animals frequently increased along the horizontal direction of ship hulls, from the stem to the sternpost. Animal and algal species were usually located at different sites of the hulls. According to the increasing floating speed, there was, a clear tendency of the displacement in main fouling biomass from the stem to the stem. Any generalizations and deductions concerning the distribution patterns of the foulers from the same SR ships are not always substantiated, but one may see some similarities of the fouler distributions in many cases. Micro-scale turbulence generated by water flow around a ship hull for the distribution of fouling organisms is discussed.

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A Study on Cost-effective Treatment of Wastewater and Odor Reduction for Southeast Asian Market Entry

  • Jung, Min-Jae;Kim, Yong-Do;Kwon, Lee-Seung;Lee, Woo-Sic;Kwon, Woo-Taeg
    • The Journal of Industrial Distribution & Business
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    • v.9 no.12
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    • pp.23-29
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    • 2018
  • Purpose - The purpose of this study is to apply a cost effective ultrasonic odor reduction method that generated micro-bubbles using ejector to the Southeast Asian wastewater market. Research design, data, and methodology - A leather maker located in Ansan-city, Gyunggi-do, South Korea was sampled from the collection tank to select experimental materials. Experimental setup consisted of circulating water tank-air ejector-ultrasonic device, and circulating wastewater. Sample analysis was performed by CODcr, T-N, T-P, and turbidity by the National Environmental Science Institute. Results - Experimental results show that it is most effective in removing odors when the frequency range of ultrasonic wave is 60~80 Khz and the output is 200 W. It showed that the concentration of complex odor dropped from a maximum of 14,422 times to a minimum of 120 times. Also, analysis of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide in specific odor substances has shown that they were reduced from 1.5 ppm to 0.4 ppm and from 0.6 ppm to 0.1 ppm, respectively. Conclusions - It is possible to shorten more than 12 hours in the treatment of micro-organisms. It can be seen that the processing time of odor after ultrasonic treatment in the pre-treatment facility is reduced by 25% when compared to the resultant micro-organisms after the chemical treatment, that is, the time of the bio-treatment of micro-organisms. Based on the results, it was confirmed that the pre-treatment method using the ultrasonic and the air ejector device of the experiment shows the effect of reducing the water pollutants and odor more effectively in a relatively short time than the conventional advanced oxidation method.

Ecological studies on plant communities of Quelpart Island -The communities of the Crinum maritimum and Torreya nucifera- (제주도 식물군락의 생태학적 연구 -비자림 및 문주란 자생지를 중심으로-)

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    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.13-24
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    • 1970
  • This investigation was one of the series of ecological studies on the plant communities of Quelpart Island which was held in 1969. It was aimed at studying the ground vegetation of Torreya nucifera and the soil properties of the ground in which it grows. Observaton of the flora in a place where wild growth of Crinum maritimum, soil properties and distribution of micro-organisms in a place where wild growth occurs, were also made. 1) A few kinds which have important values among the ground vegetation fo Torreya nucifera forest are Liniope graminifolia, Convallaria keiskei, Sasaquelpaertensis, Carex kingiana, Pteridium aquilinum, Pyrola japonica, Hedera tobleri, etc. 2) While the studies of 25 Quadrats were being held, 29 species in A plot, 30 species in B plot, and 26 species in C plot have been found. 3) The kind which has the highest important value among the species located in naked plot(outside of Torreya nucifera forest) is Zoysia japonica and 18 other kinds were found. 4) The soil fertility through all depths are found higher in the forest soil than in that of open places. 5) P2O5, K, and total exchangeable bases etc. have shown the difference of contents according to the depth and generally had lower value as much as it goes down. 6) The content of N was a lot higher than any other forest soil and P2O5, K and total exchangeable bases seemed to be a little lower. 7) The overall flora of Todo consists of 71 species (9 species of wood plant and 62 species of herbs) added 28 kinds of non-reported species. 8) Themineral contents are the highest at a place of wind growth of Crinum maritimum which has much organic matter. The subsoil of this place is more fertile than surface soil. 9) The soil of Todo which is sandy soil, consists of shellfish shell and quartz, and has low fertility and alkali. 10) In the total occurrences of micro-organisms, bacteria was the greatest in number followed by actinomycete and fungi, in that order. 11) A survey of the soil depth and the ecological distributional pattern of micro-organismsm revealed that the number of micro-organisms is the greatest on the surface, gradually decreasing in proportion to the depth. 12) It was found that a comparatively greater number of micro-organisms occurred when the soil showed an adequate increase in water content.

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Development of Self-Repairing Smart Concrete Using Micro-Biologically Induced Calcite Precipitation (미생물의 방해석 석출 작용을 이용한 자기보수 스마트 콘크리트 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Wha-Jung;Ghim, Sa-Youl;Park, Sung-Jin;Choi, Kil-Jun;Chun, Woo-Young
    • Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.547-557
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    • 2010
  • This paper presents a study on the development of next generation smart concrete in an eco-friendly manner using micro-biologically induced calcite precipitation (MICP) via microbial biomineralization. It seems that currently, the reformation and functional improvement of concrete using MICP can be achieved using Sporosarcina pasteurii, which is a representative microorganism that produces calcite precipitation. Based on previous studies on MICP the biochemical tests and crystallinity evaluation of cement using sporoasrcina pasteurii and four additional micro-organisms from the concrete structures as identified by 16S rDNA sequence analysis were conducted. Also by applying the Sporosarcina pasteurii and separated four effective micro-organisms from the concrete structures to mortar, the compressive strength improvement by varying curing conditions, repair of crack were examined, and plans for future study were suggested. The effect of the application of effective micro-organisms can lead to the development of a new material that will contribute to resolution of environmental problems and facilitate repair work, and this can also serve as a new research theme in the future. In addition, the importance of this study is to use micro-organism, which is found common in concrete structures, this new microbial is not only environmentally safe but also persists in the natural environment for an extended period of time. Therefore, it seems to have a great potential to became a new environmentally low-burdened functional material.

USE OF COW FAECES AT DIFFERENT TIMES AFTER BEING VOIDED AS A SOURCE OF MICRO-ORGANISMS IN IN VITRO DIGESTIBILITY ASSAYS OF FORAGES

  • Akhter, S.;Owen, E.;Hossain, M.M.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.371-374
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    • 1996
  • Experiments were conducted to determine the effect of time intervals between collecting and use of cattle faeces as a source of micro-organisms in in vitro digestibility assays of forages. The results suggested that temperature conservation capacity by faeces depended on the size of the sample. There was no significant difference(p>0.05) between the first (T1 or 08:30 h) and second using time (T2 or 10:30 h). In vitro organic matter digestibility was significantly lower when faeces was used 5 h (T3 or 13:30 h) after collection. However, the organic matter digestibility determined at the second using time (T2) and third using time (T3) were highly correlated ($R^2=0.99$) with the first using time. It was concluded that faeces can be used as a source of microorganisms for in vitro digestibility assays of forages even 5 h after being voided.

Cow Faeces in In vitro Digestibility Assays of Forages

  • Akhtd, S.;Hossain, M.M.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.51-54
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    • 1998
  • The present study investigated the use of cow faeces as a source of micro-organisms instead of sheep rumen liquor in in vitro digestibility assays of forages. Initially 40 forage samples comprising ryegrass, wheat, maize and barley were screened to select a wide range of digestibility (327-794 g/kg) of forages. Finally 8 forage samples were assessed using rumen liquor as well as faecal liquor. The absolute organic matter digestibility (OMD) values using faecal liquor were lower than those with rumen liquor. However, the relationship between OMD using rumen liquor and faecal liquor was highly significant (p < 0.001). The $R^2$ value exceed 0.90. The results suggest that micro-organisms from faecal liquor are capable of digesting forage samples.

Studies of biological activities of tree extracts for conservation of wooden cultural properties (목재문화재 보존을 위한 수목추출물의 부위별 생리활성 탐색)

  • Kang, So-yeong;Choi, Yun-a;Chung, Yong-jae
    • 보존과학연구
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    • s.28
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    • pp.59-73
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    • 2007
  • Wooden artifacts are biologically damaged by animals, insects, and micro-organisms. We focused on the evaluation of the antifungal and insecticidal activities of tree extracts to control deterioration of wooden cultural properties. 12 kinds of methanol extracts from 9 species of tree were investigated for their biocidal activities against two micro-organisms and two spices of insect. Most tree extracts showed fungicidal activities to Tyromyces palustris and Trametes versicolor. Among 12 different tree extracts, the strongest antifungal activity against T.palustris and T.versicolor was observed from the extracts of Pinus densiflora stem-bark extract and Pinus koraiensis leaf extracts. However, in the insecticidal activity test, Pinus densiflora stem-bark extracts against termite was relatively effective. Chemical compositions of methanol extracts were analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. As a result, it was confirmed that development of biocide based on the natural extracts can be expected to conservate of wooden cultural properties.

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Biotransformation of Exogenous Monoterpenoids by Plant Cell Culture

  • Shin, Seung-Won
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.227-238
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    • 1995
  • Recent reports on biotransformation of monoterpene alchols, aldehydes, acetates and epoxides are summerized. The studies have focused on stereospecific reaction of the functional groups of exogenous foreign substrates by foreign plant cells and micro-organisms. An another important aspect of research is the development of the immobilization technique for cells or related enzymes.

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Studies on the Synthesis of 5-Nitrofurfural Derivatives. Synthesis of (5-Nitro-2-furfurylidene)-p,p'-diaminodiphenylsulfone and its Antibactericidal Action. (5-Nitrofurfural 유도체의 합성에 관한 연구 (5-Nitro-2-furfurylidene)-p,p'-diaminodiphenylsulfone의 합성 및 그 항균력)

  • 변온성
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.9 no.1_2
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    • pp.1-3
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    • 1965
  • A new compound, (5-nitro-2-furfurylidene)-p, $p^{'}$ -diaminodiphenylsulfone, was synthesized by refluxing the mixture of 5-nitrofurfural and p, $p^{'}$-diaminodiphenylsulfone$ in ethanol solution. It exhibited good antibactericidal action against several micro-organisms.

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