• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.59-68
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• 2015

PURPOSES : This study suggests the application of glow line marking technology for reducing traffic accidents at nighttime. METHODS : In this study, using a statistical analysis, we analyzed the characteristics of traffic accidents occurring at nighttime. Next, the strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat (SWOT) factors were derived based on a current-status analysis of glow line marking technology and road environments. An SO strategy, ST strategy, WO strategy, and WT strategy were established in accordance with the four SWOT factors. RESULTS : This study suggests that the following strategies should be promoted to apply glow line marking technology to a road environment: 1) an activation strategy for the technological development of glow line markings for a new paradigm in reducing traffic accidents, 2) a benefit enhancement strategy applying glow line marking technology in places where nighttime traffic accidents frequently occur, 3) a strategy for the expansion of glow line marking by replacing streetlights, and 4) a strategy for enhancing road applications through the development of various line marking methods in consideration of both performance and costs. CONCLUSIONS : The application of glow line markings in a road environment can contribute to a reduction of traffic accidents at nighttime, and aid energy savings from the replacement of streetlights.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.604-609
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• 2009

To investigate the potential use of microbial heme as an iron source, recombinant Escherichia coli coexpressing ALA synthase (HemA) as well as the NADP-dependent malic enzyme (MaeB) and dicarboxylic acid transporter (DctA) were cultured. The typical red pigment extracted from the recombinant E. coli after 38 h showed highest absorbance at 407 nm, and the amount of iron in 38.4 mg of microbial heme extract derived from 6-1 fermentation broth was 4.1 mg. To determine the commercial potential of the recombinant E.coli-synthesized iron-associated heme as an iron source, mice were fed the iron-free provender with the microbial heme extract. The average body weight reduction of mice fed non-iron provender was 2.3%, whereas no detectable weight loss was evident in mice fed microbial heme addition after 15 days. The heme content of the blood from microbial heme fed mice was 4.2 mg/ml whereas that of controls was 2.4 mg/ml, which implies that the microbial heme could be available for use as an animal iron source.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.429-438
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• 2020

The emergence of multi-drug resistant, pathogenic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a threat to global health and has created a need for novel functional therapeutic agents. In this study, we evaluated the underlying mechanisms of the anti-MRSA effect of an azaphilone pigment, sclerotiorin (SCL) from Penicillium sclerotiorum. The antimicrobial activity of SCL was evaluated using agar disc diffusion, broth microdilution, time-kill assays and biophysical studies. SCL exhibits selective activity against Gram positive bacteria including MRSA (range, MIC = 128-1028 ㎍/ml) and exhibited rapid bactericidal action against MRSA with a > 4 log reduction in colony forming units within three hours of administration. Biophysical studies, using fluorescent probes and laser or electron microscopy, demonstrated a SCL dose-dependent alternation in membrane potential (62.6 ± 5.0.4% inhibition) and integrity (> 95 ± 2.3%), and the release of UV260 absorbing materials within 60 min (up to 3.2 fold increase, p < 0.01) of exposure. Further, SCL localized to the cytoplasm and hydrolyzed plasmid DNA. While in vitro checkerboard studies revealed that SCL potentiated the antimicrobial activity of topical antimicrobials such as polymixin, neomycin, and bacitracin (Fractional Inhibitory Concentration Index range, 0.26-0.37). Taken together these results suggest that SCL targets the membrane and DNA of MRSA to facilitate its anti-MRSA antimicrobial effect.

• Journal of Photoscience
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.439-441
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• 2002

Cyanobacteria are the dominant micro flora in rice-fields, contributing significantly to fertility as a natural biofertilizer. Recent studies show a continuous depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer, and the consequent increase in solar UV-B (280-315 nm) radiation reaching the Earth's surface. UV-B radiation causes reduction in growth, survival, protein content, heterocyst frequency and fixation of carbon and nitrogen in many cyanobacteria. UV -B induced bleaching of pigments, disassembly of phycobilisomal complexes, thymine dimer formation and alterations in membrane permeability have also been encounterd in a number of cyanobacteria. However, certain cyanobacteria produce photoprotective compounds such as water soluble colorless mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) and the lipid soluble yellow-brown colored sheath pigment, scytonemin, to counteract the damaging effects of UV-B. Cyanobacteria, such as Anabaena sp., Nostoc commune, Scytonema sp. and Lyngbya sp. were isolated from rice fields and other habitats in India and screened for the presence of photoprotective compounds. A circadian induction of the synthesis of MAAs by UV -B was noted in a number of cyanobacteria. Polychromatic action spectra for the induction of MAAs in Anabaena sp. and Nostoc commune also show the induction to be UV-B dependent peaking at 290 nm. Another photoprotective compound, scytonemin, with an absorption maximum at 386 nm (also absorbs at 300, 278, 252 and 212 nm), was detected in many cyanobacteria. In conclusion, a particular cyanobacterium having photoprotective compounds may be a potent candidate as biofertilizer for crop plants.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.317-327
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• 2013

도심지의 대기오염 및 인공열 등으로 인해 도시열섬현상이 발생되고 있으며, 특히 아스팔트 포장의 경우 낮에는 일사열을 흡수하고 밤에 방출하기 때문에 도심부의 환경을 개선하기 위해서는 도심 도로포장의 온도를 저하시키는 차열성 포장에 대한 연구의 필요성이 제기되고 있다. 도로포장에 차열성 도료를 적용하기 위해서는 시인성을 높이기 위해 흑색명도를 저하시켜야 하며, 적외선 반사율은 증가시키고, 가시광선 반사율은 최소화 하는 특성이 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 1액형 아크릴 에멀젼을 주 바인더로 사용하고 안료의 종류(카본블랙, 합성무기안료) 및 중공세라믹 혼입률(0%, 15%, 30%)변화, 흑색명도의 변화를 주요 실험인자로 선정하였다. 차열성 도로포장의 온도저감 성능은 분광반사율과 일사반사율, 램프 조사 방법을 통해 분석하였다. 그리고 마모저항성, 자외선 촉진내후성, 미끄럼 저항성에대한 현장적용성을 평가하였다. 그리고 고반사 도료 시험포장에 대해서 열화상 촬영을 통해 온도저감 효과를 분석하였다. 실험결과 합성무기안료와 중공세라믹 30%를 혼입한 경우에 흑색 명도 $L^*$= 42.89에서 분광반사율이 근적외선 영역에서 43%, 가시광선 영역에서 17%를 보였으며, 일사반사율은 27.5%로 나타났다. 그리고 자외선 촉진내후성 시험에 의한 총색차 ${\Delta}E$가 0.27로 색변화가 거의 발생되지 않았으며, 규사 2호, 4호를 상도, 하도에 $0.12kg/m^2$이상 산포할 경우 BPN은 53이상을 보였다. 또한 테이버 마모시험에 의한 마모감량은 500회전시 최대 86.4mg이하로 나타났다. 아스팔트 포장에 고반사 도료를 시공한 시험구간의 열저감 성능을 열화상 촬영에 의해 평가한 결과 CI-30-40 차열성포장($L^*$=38.76)은 $12.7^{\circ}C$, CI-30-60 차열성포장($L^*$=57.12)은 $14.2^{\circ}C$의 온도저감효과를 보였다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.46-53
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• 2004

벼(Oryza sativa L.)에 서식하고 있는 메탄올 자화세균(methylotrophic bacteria)의 군집구조를 분석하기 위하여, 국내 3지역(청원, 익산, 밀양)의 경작지 논에서 재배되고 있는 4품종(일미, 동진, 남평, 오대) 벼의 잎, 줄기, 이삭, 뿌리 및 근권토양을 수집하였다. Methanol이 유일한 탄소원으로 첨가된 선택배지를 이용하여, 분홍색 색소체를 갖는 35균주와 무색소체의 5균주를 선별하였으며, 선별균주들의 형태학적, 생리 생화학적 특성을 조사하여 4개의 군집으로 구분하였다. 군집 I 및 IV 는 각각 nitrate와 nitrite reduction 특성에 의해 구별되었으며, pink pigment colony를 형성하는 또 다른 두 개의 군집들은 cellulase 생성유무에 의하여 구분되었다. 표준균주인 Methylobacterium extorquens AM1은 분리균주들과는 다른 군집으로 구분되었으며, M. fujisawaense KACC10744는 III 군집에 속하는 것으로 분석되었다. 분리된 모든 균주들은 urease, oxidase, catalase, pectinase 활성시험에서 양성반응을 나타냈으며, indole, MR-VP, $H_2S$, starch, casein 시험에서는 음성반응을 나타내었다. 또한, 모든 분리 균주들의 열 내성은 없었으며, $45^{\circ}C$ 이상에서는 성장하지 못하였다. 군집 I에서 두개의 분리균주가 각각 gelatin 가수분해와 methane 이용능을 나타내었으며, 대부분의 균주들은 탄소원으로 monosaccharides, disaccharide, polyols를 이용하여 성장하였다. 분리 및 선별되어진 균주들 중 6 균주만이 $86.2-809.9nmol\;C_2H_4\;h^{-1}\;mg^{-1}$ protein 범위의 질소고정능을 나타내었다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.17-22
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• 1977

건조굴 가공시 생굴의 수세${\cdot}$자숙과정에서 아황산 소오다로서 처리하여 건조굴은 저장할 때 일어나는 갈변에 대한 영향을 검토하고 항산화제를 첨가한 효과를 측정한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 아황산소오다의 침지농도별, 침지시간별 처리효과를 비교하면 전보에서 얻은 생굴중의 환원당과 tyrosine의 제거효과와 같이 건조굴의 저장후에도 0.5M 용액에서 6분간 침지한 후, 60분간 수세한 것의 효과가 가장 좋았다. 침지용액을 산성으로 조절하는 것도 도움이 되었다. 2. 저장중의 TBA치, 지방의 산화적 갈변 및 당아미노 반응에 의한 갈변도의 추세를 검토해 보면 지방산화적 갈변이 주도적이 였고 당-아미노반응 또한 완만하게 특속적으로 진행되고 있으며 두 반응은 서로 관련하고 있어 아황산염의 처리가 지방의 산화적 갈변에도 영향을 미치고 있다. 3. 황산화제의 첨가는 주도적인 갈변요인인 지방의 산화를 억제함은 물론, 아황산염의 처리와 항산화제처리를 병행하였을 때 효과는 상승적으로 나타나 0.5M 아황산소오다 처리와 항산화제를 병용했을 때가 가장 효과가 좋았다.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.254-262
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• 2010

Quality characteristics of griddled miljeonbyeong containing vegetable juice were assessed by conducting sensory tests and measuring texture and color. When varying amounts of carrot/or spinach juice was added to miljeonbyeong, the sensory preferences of appearance and texture were higher in miljeonbyeong containing a small amount of carrot and spinach vegetable juice, and the preferences of smell and taste were higher in miljeonbyeong containing a large amount of carrot and spinach juice. Overall, preference was highest in miljeonbyeong supplemented with 30 g carrot juice and 10 g spinach juice. Overall preference correlated significantly with appearance (r=0.44) and texture (r=0.47). In miljeonbyeong containing vegetable juice, tensile strength decreased significantly with increasing amounts of carrot juice (34.98~30.82) or spinach juice (40.84~37.07). In all miljeonbyeong samples, tensile strength increased slightly in 1 hour but rapidly increased after 2 hours. Lightness progressively decreased. A-value increased (3.46~9.63) and b-value increased with increasing amounts of vegetable juice added. No difference in the b-value increase was evident between carrot juice (15.19~26.43) and spinach juice(18.19~24.40). Tensile strength was markedly lower in miljeonbyeong amended with carrot juice (34.98~30.82g) or spinach juice (39.05~32.67 g), which contained fat-soluble pigment, as compared with vegetable-free miljeonbyeong (44.81 g), but the addition of beet juice (45.30~44.78 g) containing water-soluble pigment did not lower the tensile strength of miljeonbyeong compared to vegetable juice. In order to improve the texture of miljeonbyeong containing vegetable juice, tensile strength was measured in miljeonbyeong prepared with 30 g carrot juice or 10 g of spinach juice, which produced the highest sensory test scores, and additionally amended with potato starch, corn starch, glutinous rice flour, strong flour or yam powder with a consequent reduction in the content of wheat flour. Improvement was noted in carrot juice-containing samples prepared with 6 g corn starch, 15 g potato starch and 15 g hard wheat flour, and in spinach juice-containing samples prepared with 6 g corn starch, 6 g potato starch, 6 g hard wheat flour and 15 g dried yam powder.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.36-43
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• 2006

입자의 크기가 $5{\mu}m$ 이하인 미세입자를 함유한 안료 슬러지를 탈수하여 케이크화될 때 기공의 크기가 매우 작아 물의 배출이 어려운 특성이 있다. 기존의 외부가압력으로 탈수하는 기계식 탈수방법으로 탈수하기는 어렵다. 본 연구는 케이크 층에 저온 열을 인가하여 케이크 충의 기공으로부터 물을 원활하게 배출하여 탈수율을 향상시키고자 하는 연구이다. 케이크 층에 일정한 온도를 공급 할 수 있는 Piston형 열 탈수장치를 구축하여 미세 안료 입자 200g에 대하여 탈수 실험을 수행한 결과 여액량은 176.8g, 케이크 무게는 19.4g, 케이크 두께는 4.2mm로 측정되었으며, 함수율은 47wt%이며 면적당 건조 입자의 잔류량(여과 속도)은 $2.1DS\;m^{2}{\cdot}cycle$로 분석되었다. 이 결과는 기존의 기계식 탈수 방법에 의한 결과에 비하여 여액량은 증가하였으며, 케이크 무게와 두께는 감소하였고 탈수속도는 증가하였다. 그리고 함수율은 약 30%감소하여, 전반적으로 탈수율이 매우 향상되는 결과를 도출하였다. 그 이유는 케이크 층에 열을 인가함으로서 케이크 기공에 작용하는 내부 증발압으로 인해 물이 케이크 충으로부터 원활하게 배출되었기 때문이다. 따라서 본 연구는 미세 입자를 함유한 슬러지의 감량화를 위한 고효율 탈수 시스템 구축에 있어 매우 유용한 기술로 평가된다.

• ALGAE
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.141-150
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• 2023

Light quality is a common environmental factor which influences the metabolism of biochemical substances in algae and leads to the response of algal growth and development. Pyropia yezoensis is a kind of economic macroalgae that naturally grows in the intertidal zone where the light environment changes dramatically. In the present study, P. yezoensis thalli were treated under white light (control) and monochromatic lights with primary colors (blue, green, and red) for 14 days to explore their physiological response to light quality. During the first 3 days of treatment, P. yezoensis grew faster under blue light than other light qualities. In the next 11 days, it showed better adaptation to green light, with higher growth rate and photosynthetic capacity (reflected by a higher rETR_max = 61.58 and E_k = 237.78). A higher non-photochemical quenching was observed in the treatment of red light than others for 14 days. Furthermore, the response of P. yezoensis to light quality also results in the difference of photosynthetic pigment contents. The monochromatic light could reduce the synthesis of all pigments, but the reduction degree was different, which may relate to the spectral absorption characteristics of pigments. It was speculated that P. yezoensis adapted to a specific or changing light environments by regulating the synthesis of pigments to achieve the best use of light energy in photosynthesis and premium growth and metabolism.