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Cryopreservation of Capsicum annum var. grossum using encapsulation/dehydration of apices produced in vitro

  • Senarath, Wtpsk;Lee, Kui-Jae;Rehman, S.;Lee, Wang-Hyu
    • Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2002.11b
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    • pp.53-53
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    • 2002
  • Shoot tips of in vitro propagated plantlets were cryopreserved using encapsulation/dehydration procedures. Shoot tips were excised under filter sterilized antioxidants solution (0.2M phosphate buffer, pH 5.7 supplemented with 5g/1 ascorbic acid and 15g/1 sodium borate). They were drawn up into a sterile 10 $\textrm{cm}^3$disposable pipette and were dropped into the culture medium with 2.5w/v Na-alginate, then into 100mM CaCl$_2$.2$H_2O$. Encapsulated shoot tips were transferred into 10㎤ of liquid culture medium with a range of sucrose concentrations (0.25-1.0M) and were incubated in dark for 24 hours in 18C at 40rpm. Beads were then dehydrated in silica gel for different time intervals (1-24 hours). Then they were freeze dried either rapidly (plunge directly into liquid N2 or in two stages (samples were kept at 20C for 10 minutes, then reduced to 35C at 1C per minute. Then, plunge into liquid $N_2$). The influence of sucrose and silica gel pre-treatment on pre- and post-freeze shoot growth was examined.(중략)

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The Characteristics of Residual Stresses in the Welded Joint of P92 Steel for Fossil Power Plant by the X-ray Diffraction (X-ray 회절을 이용한 화력발전소용 P92 강 용접부의 잔류응력 특성)

  • Hyun, Jung-Seob;Yoo, Keun-Bong;Choi, Hyun-Sun
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.25 no.7
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    • pp.116-123
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    • 2008
  • In the fossil power plant, the reliability of the components which consist of the many welded parts depends on the quality of welding. The residual stress is occurred by the heat flux of high temperature during weld process. This decreases the mechanical properties as the strength of fatigue and fracture or causes the stress corrosion cracking and fatigue fracture. Especially, the accidents due to the residual stress occurred at the weld parts of high-temperature and high-pressure pipes and steam headers. Also, the residual stress of the welded part in the recently constructed power plants has been brought into relief as the cause of various accidents. The aim of this study is the measurement of the residual stress using the x-ray diffraction method. The merits of this are more accurate and applicable than other methods. The materials used for the study is P92 steel for the use of high temperature pipe on super critical condition. The variables of tests are the post-weld heat treatment, the surface roughness and the depth from the original surface. The test results were analyzed by the distributed characteristics of the full width at half maximum intensity (FWHM) in x-ray diffraction intensity curve and by the relation of hardness with FWHM.

Effects of Post Weld Heat Treatment on Microstructures of Alloy 617 and 263 Welds for Turbines of HSC Power Plants (HSC발전소 터빈용 초내열합금 Alloy 617 및 263 용접부의 미세조직에 미치는 후열처리의 영향)

  • Kim, Jeong Kil;Shim, Deog Nam;Park, Hae Ji
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.52-60
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    • 2016
  • Recently nickel based superalloys are extensively being regarded as the materials for the steam turbine parts for hyper super critical (HSC) power plants working at the temperature over $700^{\circ}C$, since the materials have excellent strength and corrosion resistance in high temperature. In this paper, alloy 617 of solution strengthened material and alloy 263 of ${\gamma}^{\prime}$-precipitation strengthened material were prepared as the testing materials for HSC plants each other. Post weld heat treatment (PWHT) was conducted with the gas tungsten arc (GTA) welded specimens. The microstructure of the base metals and weld metals were investigated with Electron Probe Micro-Analysis (EPMA) and Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope (STEM). The experimental results revealed that Ti-Mo carbides were formed in both of the base metals and segregation of Co and Mo in both of the weld metals before PWHT and PWHT leaded to precipitation of various carbides such as Mo carbides in the specimens. Furthermore, fine ${\gamma}^{\prime}$ particles, that were not precipitated in the specimens before PWHT, were observed in base metal as well as in the weld metal of alloy 263 after PWHT.

Effect of Dyeing Bath, Mordant and Chitosan Treatment on the Dyeing of Natural Cellulose Fiber Using African Marigold(Tagetes erecta L.) Petals Extract (African marigold(Tagetes erecta L.) 생화(生花) 추출물(抽出物) 염색(染色)에서 염욕(染浴)의 pH, 매염제(媒染劑,), Chitosan 처리(處理)가 섬유소섬유(纖維素纖維)의 염색성(染色性)에 미치는 영향(影響))

  • Kim, Kyung-Sun;Jeon, Dong-Won;Kim, Jong-Jun
    • Journal of Fashion Business
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.136-148
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    • 2007
  • African marigold is a common plant easily available in many flower beds. It has been reported as a practical and prospective resource of dyes since the dyes can be extracted from their bodies as well as petals. In this research, cotton and ramie fabrics which are made from natural cellulose were dyed using the extract of the African Marigold which is a variety of marigold. Dyeing tests were carried out under different pH of the dye solution and mordants. Dyeability was evaluated by examining and measuring surface color, K/S value, and the changes in the maximum absorption wavelength. The probability of improving dyeability was investigated by pre-mordanting with pre-treated chitosan. For the dyeing with marigold extract, the color tone did not differ by pre-mordanting and non-mordanting. Reaction with post-mordanting was excellent, which was colored in various yellow series. The best dyeability was achieved in dye solution of pH 6.5-7.0 which is not conditioned. The largest K/S value and color difference were obtained in tin mordanting. The dye uptake was greatly increased in chitosan pre-treated mordanting compared with the post-mordanting without chitosan pre-treatment. Due to its high heat resistance, African Marigold extract is easy for dye extraction and dyeing, and its dyeability is excellent for natural cellulose fibers. Also, colorfastness was proved to be practically usable.

Antimicrobial resistance and frequency of BlaTEM in Escherichia coli isolated from non-diarrheic and diarrheic piglets (정상돈과 설사돈에서 분리한 대장균의 항균제 내성 및 BlaTEM 분포 조사)

  • Byun, Jae Won;Kim, Ha Young;Jung, Byeong Yeal;Bae, You Chan;Lee, Wan Kyu
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • v.52 no.2
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    • pp.133-139
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    • 2012
  • Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most concerns in pig industry. Escherichia (E.) coli have been used for the indicator to monitor the antimicrobial resistance. In this study, 321 E. coli from diarrheic and non-diarrheic piglets were tested for antimicrobial resistance and frequency of $Bla_{TEM}$. In non-diarrheic piglets, they were resistant to oxytetracycline (93%), streptomycin (92%) and sulfadiazine (90%) but susceptible to ceftiofur (99%), colistin (97%), and enrofloxacin (82%). The isolates from diarrheic piglets were resistant to enrofloxacin (72.9%), ceftiofur (17.6%), and colistin (11.3%), whereas the resistance was 1%, 18% and 3% in case of non-diarrheic piglets, respectively. The resistance for amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (54.1%) and ceftiofur (22%) was high in isolates from post-weaning piglets. The resistance for colistin was 15.2% in nursery piglets. Seventy-three percent of isolates from diarrheic piglets showed high multidrug resistance profile (more than 13 antimicrobials) compared to those from non-diarrheic pigs in which 71% of isolates showed moderate multidrug resistance profile (7 to 12 antimicrobials). The frequency of $Bla_{TEM}$ in E. coli from non-diarrheic and diarrheic piglets was 57% and 69%, respectively. The results might provide the basic knowledge to establish the strategies for treatment and reduce antibiotic resistance of E. coli in piglets.

Integrated Management of Foot Rot of Lentil Using Biocontrol Agents under Field Condition

  • Hannan, M.A.;Hasan, M.M.;Hossain, I.;Rahman, S.M.E.;Ismail, Alhazmi Mohammed;Oh, Deog-Hwan
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.22 no.7
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    • pp.883-888
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    • 2012
  • The efficacy of cowdung, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA)-biofertilizer, and Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU)-biofungicide, alone or in combination, was evaluated for controlling foot rot disease of lentil. The results exhibited that BINA-biofertilizer and BAU-biofungicide (peat soil-based Rhizobium leguminosarum and black gram bran-based Trichoderma harzianum) are compatible and have combined effects in controlling the pathogenic fungi Fusarium oxysporum and Sclerotium rolfsii, which cause the root rot of lentil. Cowdung mixing with soil (at 5 t/ha) during final land preparation and seed coating with BINA-biofertilizer and BAU-biofungicide (at 2.5% of seed weight) before sowing recorded 81.50% field emergence of lentil, which showed up to 19.85% higher field emergence over the control. Post-emergence deaths of plants due to foot rot disease were significantly reduced after combined seed treatment with BINA-biofertilizer and BAU-biofungicide. Among the treatments used, only BAU-biofungicide as the seed treating agent resulted in higher plant stand (84.82%). Use of BINA-biofertilizer and BAU-biofungicide as seed treating biocontrol agents and application of cowdung in the soil as an organic source of nutrient resulted in higher shoot and root lengths, and dry shoot and root weights of lentil. BINA-biofertilizer significantly increased the number of nodules per plant and nodules weight of lentil. Seeds treating with BAU-biofungicide and BINA-biofertilizer and soil amendment with cowdung increased the biomass production of lentil up to 75.56% over the control.

Antiviral effect of 18-mer-peptide (1b-4/21-C12) on Japanese encephalitis virus and Akabane virus

  • Yang, Dong-Kun;Park, Yu-Ri;Kwon, Young Do;Kim, Ha-Hyun;Hyun, Bang-Hun
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • v.62 no.3
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    • pp.19.1-19.6
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    • 2022
  • Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) and Akabane virus (AKAV) are mosquito-borne viruses that cause encephalitis and reproductive disorders in horses and cattle, respectively. There is no treatment for JEV or AKAV infections in animals. Therefore, we evaluated the antiviral activity of 18-mer amphipathic peptides in the 1b-4/21-C series on JEV and AKAV using Vero cells in vitro and evaluated their effects on JEV in mice. Of 6 peptides, 1b-4/21-C12 had the lowest IC50 of 0.313 against JEV and its use as an antiviral against JEV and AKAV was examined. The IC50 of 1b-4/21-C12 against JEV and AKAV was 0.78 and 1.14 µM, respectively. Mice treated with 5 or 2 mg/kg of 1b-4/21-C12 had 32% and 16% survival rates, respectively, and the surviving mice treated with 1b-4/21-C12 began to gain weight beginning 8 days post challenge with the virulent Nakayama strain. Moreover, 20 µM 1b-4/21-C peptide had no cytotoxic effects on Vero cells. Our in vitro and in vivo results indicate that 1b-4/21-C12 has antiviral activity against enveloped JEV and AKAV and might be useful as a therapeutic substance.

An experimental study on the mixing of evaporating liquid spray in a duct flow (덕트 유동에서 증발을 수반하는 액상 스프레이의 혼합 특성에 대한 실험적 연구)

  • Kim, Y.B.;Choi, S.M.
    • Journal of ILASS-Korea
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.30-38
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    • 2006
  • High temperature furnaces such as power plant and incinerator contribute considerable part of NOx generation and face urgent demand of De-NOx system. Reducing agent is injected into the flue gas flow to activate do-NOx system. Almost SCR system adopt vaporized ammonia injection system. Vaporizer, dilution system and additional space are needed to gasify and inject ammonia. Liquid spray injection system can simplify and economize post-treatment system of flue gas. In this study, mixing caused by gas or liquid injection of reducing agent into flue gas duct was investigated experimentally. Carbonated water was used as tracer and simulated agent and mixing of liquid spray in a duct flow was studied. To achieve that, the angle of attack of static mixer is simulated and $CO_2$ concentration is measured.

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Morinda citrifolia (Noni) Alters Oxidative Stress Marker and Antioxidant Activity in Cervical Cancer Cell Lines

  • Gupta, Rakesh Kumar;Singh, Neeta
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.14 no.8
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    • pp.4603-4606
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    • 2013
  • Background: Cervical cancer, the second most common cancer in women, has a high mortality rate. Cisplatin, an antitumor agent, is generally used for its treatment. However, the administration of cisplatin is associated with side effects and intrinsic resistance. Morinda citrifolia (Noni), a natural plant product, has been shown to have antioxidant activities in vitro and in vivo. Materials and Methods: Both HeLa and SiHa cervical cancer cell lines were treated with 10% Noni, 10 mg/dl cisplatin, or a combination of both 10% Noni and 10 mg/dl cisplatin for 24 hours. Post culturing, the cells were pelleted and stored at $-70^{\circ}C$ for malondialdehyde and catalase assays. Results: On treatment with Noni, CP, and their combination, the level of MDA decreased by 0.76 fold, 0.49 fold, and 0.68 fold respectively in HeLa cells; and by 0.93 fold, 0.67 fold, and 0.79 fold respectively in SiHa cells, as compared to their controls; whereas catalase activity increased by 1.61 fold, 0.54 fold, and 2.35 fold, respectively in HeLa cells; and by 0.98 fold, 0.39 fold, and 1.85 fold respectively in SiHa cells. Conclusions: A decrease in level of lipid peroxidation and an increase in catalase activity were observed with Noni by itself and the effect ameliorated changes observed with cisplatin when given in combination.

Bead Shape and Conditions of Friction Stir Processing to Improve Fatigue Strength (피로강도 향상을 위한 표면마찰교반법의 가공조건 및 비드형상)

  • Park, Jeong-Ung;An, Gyu-Baek;Kim, Heung-Ju;Jo, Byeong-Cheol
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.31 no.4
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    • pp.73-79
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    • 2013
  • Burr grinding, Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) dressing, ultrasonic impact treatment, and peening are used to improve fatigue life in steel structures. These methods improve the fatigue life of weld joints by hardening the weld toe, by improving the bead shape, and by creating the compressive residual stress. In this study, a new post-weld treatment method improving the weld bead shape and metal structure at the welding zone using Friction Stir Processing (FSP), a welding process, is proposed to enhance fatigue life. For that, a pin-shaped tool and processing condition employing Friction Stir Processing (FSP) is established through experiments. Experimental results revealed that fatigue life is improved by around 50% compared to as-welded fatigue specimens by reducing the stress concentration at the weld toe and by generating a metal structure finer than that of flux-cored arc welding (FCAW).