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Asymbiotic Spore Production of Rhizoglomus intraradices in a Medium Containing Myristate

  • Jae-Eui Cha;Ahn-Heum Eom
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.51 no.3
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    • pp.164-168
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    • 2023
  • This study examined the effects of myristate on an asymbiotic culture of Rhizoglomus intraradices, a species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF; Glomeromycota). Mycelial growth and sporulation in a modified medium containing myristate were observed. The findings demonstrated that myristate induced R. intraradices spore formation, with daughter spores having a smaller diameter than the parent spores. This observation is consistent with previous studies on other Rhizoglomus species. Further studies are needed to investigate the potential for continuous culture, mass production using daughter spores, and the application of AMF colonization techniques in plants.

From Southeast Asian Studies to ASEAN Studies: What's in a Name Change?

  • Curaming, Rommel A.
    • SUVANNABHUMI
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.31-55
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    • 2018
  • This paper is a preliminary attempt at making sense of the increasingly common use of the term ASEAN Studies as interchangeable with, or as replacement for the older and more established counterpart. It speculates on whether this development represents the beginning among local people of "owning" the region, as well as whether this forms part of the continuing effort to wrest the initiative or control of knowledge production in and about Southeast Asia.

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An analysis on the production cost and marketing margin of food: Tofu and Kimchi (농식품의 원가 및 유통 마진 분석: 두부와 김치를 대상으로)

  • Kim, Yonggyu;Kim, Sounghun
    • Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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    • v.42 no.3
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    • pp.285-291
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    • 2015
  • Many Koreans have the question about the price of food: whether the price of Korean food is reasonable or not? Even though some previous studies tried to discuss and analyze the price system of Korean food, few papers clearly present the implication about production cost or marketing margin of processing food. The purpose of this paper is to measure and analyze the production cost and marketing margin of tofu and kimchi, which are one of the main food in Korea, through the raw-data of FIS, KAMIS, and other data from Korean business area. The results of studies present a few findings as follows: First, the proportion of labor cost in the production cost is very important factor and need to be decreased for the lower consumer price. Especially, the lower proportion of labor cost in kimchi industry should be important issue, even though the reduction of proportion of labor cost in kimchi industry is not easy in the real world. Second, each marketing channel of processed food shows different marketing margin. Therefore, Korean government need to increase the level of competition of marketing channels, which makes each business is forced to decrease the marketing margin to survive the market competition in Korea.

Effects of Meteorological Elements in the Production of Food Crops: Focused on Regression Analysis using Panel Data (기상요소가 식량작물 생산량에 미치는 영향: 패널자료를 활용한 회귀분석)

  • Lee, Joong-Woo;Jang, Young Jae;Ko, Kwang-Kun;Park, Jong-Kil
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.22 no.9
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    • pp.1171-1180
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    • 2013
  • Recent climate change has led to fluctuations in agricultural production, and as a result national food supply has become an important strategic factor in economic policy. As such, in this study, panel data was collected to analyze the effects of seven meteorological elements and using the Lagrange multipliers method, the fixed-effects model for the production of five types of food crop and the seven meteorological elements were analyzed. Results showed that the key factors effecting increases in production of rice grains were average temperature, average relative humidity and average ground surface temperature, while wheat and barley were found to have positive correlations with average temperature and average humidity. The implications of this study are as follow. First, it was confirmed that the meteorological elements have profound effects on the production of food crops. Second, when compared to existing studies, the study was not limited to one food crop but encompassed all five types, and went beyond other studies that were limited to temperature and rainfall to include various meterological elements.

Genome-association analysis of Korean Holstein milk traits using genomic estimated breeding value

  • Shin, Donghyun;Lee, Chul;Park, Kyoung-Do;Kim, Heebal;Cho, Kwang-hyeon
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.309-319
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    • 2017
  • Objective: Holsteins are known as the world's highest-milk producing dairy cattle. The purpose of this study was to identify genetic regions strongly associated with milk traits (milk production, fat, and protein) using Korean Holstein data. Methods: This study was performed using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) chip data (Illumina BovineSNP50 Beadchip) of 911 Korean Holstein individuals. We inferred each genomic estimated breeding values based on best linear unbiased prediction (BLUP) and ridge regression using BLUPF90 and R. We then performed a genome-wide association study and identified genetic regions related to milk traits. Results: We identified 9, 6, and 17 significant genetic regions related to milk production, fat and protein, respectively. These genes are newly reported in the genetic association with milk traits of Holstein. Conclusion: This study complements a recent Holstein genome-wide association studies that identified other SNPs and genes as the most significant variants. These results will help to expand the knowledge of the polygenic nature of milk production in Holsteins.

The Impacts of Technological Development upon the Locational Change in Manufacturing Industries: A Conceptual Framework. (기술변화가 산업입지에 미치는 영향연구 : '개념적 틀'을 중심으로)

  • 소수진
    • Journal of the Korean Regional Science Association
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.19-37
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    • 1994
  • The past studies on the change of industrial location can be reinterpreted as spatial determinism, decision making process determinism and industrial sturcure determinism according to the view of the mutual operation between the economic activity and spatial structure. From the point of the industrial structure determinism which focuses on the fact that the locational type of production activity can be differenciated by the structural change of industry itself, it is proper to explain the change of industrial location not only by spatial condition but also by containing the fundamental changing causes for the reorganization of the spatial condition. One of the most important changing causes for reorganizing economic space is industrial technology. This study aims to explain the spatialization process of industrial technology and consists of the process of suggesting the hypothesis that the spatialization process is differentiated according to the production organization as the user of industrial technology and the user of industrial technology and the production system as using method. In other words, this study attempts to internalize the technology variable, which has been treated as external in the past studies on the industrial location, as an independent one and consider the production organization and production system as a paramenter, so that it can represent 'conceptual framework' for explaining the change of industrial location.

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Studies on the Production of Enzymes by Thermophilic Actinomycetes Part I. Isolation and Culture Conditions of Thermostable $\alpha$-Amylase Producing Actinomycete (고온성 방선균에 의한 효소생산에 관한 연구 제 1보 $\alpha$-Amylase생산균의 분이 및 효소생산 조건)

  • 양한철;금범환;최용진
    • Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.73-82
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    • 1975
  • In the course of studies on the production of thermostable amylases by thermophilic actinomycetes isolated from soils the investigation was carried out on the production of $\alpha$-amylase by G-1011 strain which had presented the most remarkable $\alpha$-amylase formation ability among 128 amylolytic isolates. The results were as follows : 1. Characteristics of G-1011 strain were compared with those descriptions of thermophilic actinomycetes given in Bergey's Manual. The strain was identical to these species of actinomycetes. The details of physiological properties of the strain luould he published in near future. 2. The optimum temperature for incubation of the cell growth of G-1011 strain and $\alpha$-amylase production by the strain was revealed to 5$0^{\circ}C$. 3. The effective medium for $\alpha$-amylase formation by the strain was consisted of 3.0%, soluble starch, 1.0%, peptone, 0.5%, yeast extract, 0.5%, NaCl, 0.1%, MgSO$_4$ㆍ7$H_2O$ 0.02%, $K_2$MPO$_4$and 0.002% FeSO$_4$ㆍ7$H_2O$. The pH of the medium was ajusted to 7.0 with phosphate buffer solution. 4. The maximum production of $\alpha$-amylase (3420 D. U/ml) by G-1011 strain resulted when it was grown for 16 hours with the culture of reciprocal shaking.

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Antioxidants as alleviating agents of in-vitro embryo production oxidative stress

  • Areeg Almubarak;Il-Jeoung Yu;Yubyeol Jeon
    • Journal of Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.47-53
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    • 2023
  • Despite numerous advances in in-vitro embryo production (IVP), many documented factors have been shown to influence the development of mammalian preimplantation embryos and the success of IVP. In this sense, elevated levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) correlate with poor outcomes in assisted reproductive technologies (ART) due to oxidative stress (OS), which results from an imbalance between ROS production and neutralization. Indeed, excessive production of ROS compromises the structural and functional integrity of gametes and embryos both in vivo and in vitro. In particular, OS damages proteins, lipids, and DNA and accelerates cell apoptosis. Several in-vivo and in-vitro studies report an improvement in qualityrelevant parameters after the use of various antioxidants. In this review, we focus on OS and the source of free radicals and their effects on oocytes, sperm, and the embryo during IVP. In addition, antioxidants and their important role in IVP, supplementation during oocyte in vitro maturation (IVM), in vitro culture (IVC), and semen extenders were discussed. Nevertheless, various methods for determining the level of ROS in germ cells have been briefly described. Still, it is crucial to develop standardized antioxidant supplement systems to improve overall IVP success. Further studies should explore the safety, efficacy, mechanism of action, and combination of different antioxidants to improve IVP outcomes.

Executive function and Korean children's stop production

  • Eun Jong Kong;Hyunjung Lee;Jeffrey J. Holliday
    • Phonetics and Speech Sciences
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.45-52
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    • 2023
  • Previous studies have established a role for cognitive differences in explaining variability in speech processing across individuals. In the case of perceptual cue weighting in the context of a sound change, studies have produced conflicting results regarding the relationship between executive function and the use of redundant cues. The current study aimed to explore this relationship in acoustic cue weighting during speech production. Forty-one Korean-speaking children read a list of stop-initial words and completed two tests that assess executive function, i.e., Dimensional Change Card Sorting (DCCS) and digit n-back. Voice onset time (VOT) and fundamental frequency (F0) were measured in each word, and analyses were carried out to determine the extent to which children's executive function predicted their use of both informative and less informative cues to the three pairs comprising the Korean three-way stop laryngeal contrast. No evidence was found for a relationship between cognitive ability and acoustic cue weighting in production, which is at odds with previous, albeit conflicting, results for speech perception. While this result may be due to the lack of task demands in the production task used here, it nevertheless expands the empirical ground upon which future work in this area may proceed.