• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.33-39
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• 2021

BACKGROUND: Globally, large amounts of phosphogypsum (PG), which is a by-product of the phosphate fertilizer production, is deposited in open areas. As PG contains calcium, phosphate, and sulphate, it can be used as a soil amendment in farmlands. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of PG application on properties of field soil and yield and quality of garlic (Allium sativum L.), and to seek appropriate level of PG application into the field. METHODS AND RESULTS: This experiment was conducted by applying PG at four different levels that were adjusted based on 65% calcium base saturation in the field soil: 0% (control), 50% (PG50, 100 kg/10a), 100% (PG100, 200 kg/10a), and 150% (PG150, 300 kg/10a). Following cultivation, soil electrical conductivity (EC), organic matter, available P and exchangeable Ca increased, whilst soil pH decreased. With increase in PG application level, soil EC and exchangeable Ca increased. PG application increased concentrations of water soluble Ca and SO4 across the soil profile, especially in PG150. The highest yield of garlic was found in PG100 treatment. The plant's uptake for N, P, Ca, and S increased by PG applications, but that for K decreased. Moreover, concentrations of S-related amino acids such as cysteine and methionine in garlic increased by PG applications. The increased content of nutrients and amino acids with PG supply might improve yield, quality, and favor of the crop. CONCLUSION: Overall, PG application at 200 kg/10a into a field had the best effect on improving soil fertility as well as yield and quality of garlic. Further studies are required to maximize efficiencies of PG supply in soil management and production of various crops.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제24권11호
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• pp.360-369
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• 2021

Paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) and tetrodotoxin (TTX) are neurotoxins that display pharmacological activity that is similar to that of specific sodium channel blockers; they are the principle toxins involved in shellfish and puffer fish poisoning. In Korea, puffer fish is a very popular seafood, and several cases of accidental poisoning by TTX have been reported. Therefore, it is necessary to determine whether puffer fish poisoning incidents are caused by PSTs or by TTX. In this study, we used mouse bioassay (MBA) and liquid chromatograph-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) to determine the presence of PSTs and TTX in puffer fish from an area near Mireuk-do, Tong-Yeong on the southern coast of Korea from January through March, 2014. The toxicity of PSTs and TTX extracts prepared from three organs of each specimen was analyzed by MBA. Most of the extracts killed mice with typical signs of TTX and PSTs. The LC-MS/MS analysis of seven specimens of Takifugu pardalis and Takifugu niphobles, each divided into muscles, intestines, and liver, were examined for TTX. In T. pardalis, the TTX levels were within the range of 1.3-1.6 ㎍/g in the muscles, 18.8-49.8 ㎍/g in the intestines, and 23.3-96.8 ㎍/g in the liver. In T. niphobles, the TTX levels were within the range of 2.0-4.5 ㎍/g in the muscles, 23.9-71.5 ㎍/g in the intestines, and 28.1-114.8 ㎍/g in the liver. Additionally, the toxicity profile of the detected PSTs revealed that dcGTX3 was the major component in T. pardalis and T. niphobles. When PSTs were calculated as saxitoxin equivalents the levels were all less than 0.5 ㎍/g, which is below the permitted maximum standard of 0.8 ㎍/g. These findings indicate that the toxicity of T. pardalis and T. niphobles from the southern coast of Korea is due mainly to TTX and that PSTs do not exert an effect.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권11호
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• pp.1733-1743
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• 2022

Objective: This study was aimed to explore the efficacy of combination of endo-xylanase (Xyn) and xylan-debranching enzymes (arabinofuranosidase, Afd and feruloyl esterase, FE) in improving utilization of bran in piglet diet. Methods: In vitro experiments were firstly conducted to examine the enzymological properties of Xyn, Afd, and FE, concurrent with their effect on degradation of arabinoxylan (Abx) in bran. In vivo experiment was then implemented by allocating two hundred and seventy 35-d-old postweaning piglets into 3 groups (6 replicates/group), which received bran-containing diet supplemented with Xyn (1,600 U/kg) or its combination with Afd (0.8 U/kg) and FE (4 U/kg) or without enzyme. Results: Both Xyn, Afd, and FE are relatively stable against the changes in temperature and pH value. Combining Xyn with Afd and FE had a superiority (p<0.05) over Xyn alone and its combination with Afd or FE in promoting (p<0.05) degradation of Abx in different brans. Combined treatment with Xyn, Afd, and FE was more beneficial than Xyn alone to induce increasing trends (p<0.10) of average daily gain, final body weight and feed efficiency of piglets fed bran-containing diet. Moreover, combination of Xyn, Afd, and FE showed advantages (p<0.05) over Xyn alone in causing reductions (p<0.05) in diarrhea rate and cecal pH value, concurrent with increases (p<0.05) in cecal and colonic acetic acid and total volatile fatty acid concentrations, as well as cecal butyric acid concentration of piglets fed bran-containing diet. Conclusion: Combining Xyn with Afd and FE was more beneficial than Xyn alone in promoting degradation of Abx in bran, along with growth performance and intestinal volatile fatty acid profile of piglets received bran-containing diet. Thereby, combination of Xyn, Afd, and FE had a superior efficacy relative to Xyn alone in improving application of cereal bran in piglet diet.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.75-85
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• 2021

Objectives: This study reported about a patient with a right middle cerebral artery infarction whose gait disturbance was improved by Korean medicine treatment. Methods: The patient was treated with a Korean herbal medicine (Gami-yukmijihwang-tang) along with acupuncture, electroacupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, and physical therapy. The treatment effect was evaluated with the manual muscle test (MMT) and the Korean version of the modified Barthel index (K-MBI). The gait of the patient was evaluated by a 10-m walk test (10MWT), the timed up and go (TUG) test, the functional ambulation profile (FAP) score, and the functional ambulatory category (FAC) score. Spatiotemporal parameters were evaluated using a walkway system (GAITRite®, CIR Systems, Inc., USA). Results: After 83 days of traditional Korean medicine treatment, the K-MBI and FAC scores improved from 50 to 70 and from 1 to 4, respectively. The 10MWT and TUG tests also improved from 24.86 to 16.66 sec and from 22.35 to 17.62 sec, respectively. GAITRite® measurements reflected gait improvements: the FAP score improved from 55 to 86 sec; the step time improved from 0.72 to 0.669 sec; the step length improved from 31.076 cm to 41.284 cm; the gait velocity improved from 42.8 cm/sec to 64.1 cm/sec; the cadence improved from 93.6 steps/min to 90.8 steps/min. No adverse effects resulting from treatment or evaluation occurred during the admission period. Conclusions: This study suggests that traditional Korean medicine treatment may reduce symptoms and improve the quality of life in patients with cerebral infarction.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제64권5호
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• pp.937-949
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• 2022

Health concern of dogs is the most important issue for pet owners. People who have companied the dogs long-term provide the utmost cares for their well-being and healthy life. Recently, it was revealed that the population and types of gut microbiota affect the metabolism and immunity of the host. However, there is little information on the gut microbiome of dogs. Hericium erinaceus (H. erinaceus; HE) is one of the well-known medicinal mushrooms and has multiple bioactive components including polyphenol, β-glucan, polysaccharides, ergothioneine, hericerin, erinacines, etc. Here we tested a pet food that contained H. erinaceus for improvement in the gut microbiota environment of aged dogs. A total of 18 dogs, each 11 years old, were utilized. For sixteen weeks, the dogs were fed with 0.4 g of H. erinaceus (HE-L), or 0.8 g (HE-H), or without H. erinaceus (CON) per body weight (kg) with daily diets (n = 6 per group). Taxonomic analysis was performed using metagenomics to investigate the difference in the gut microbiome. Resulting from principal coordinates analysis (PCoA) to confirm the distance difference between the groups, there was a significant difference between HE-H and CON due to weighted Unique fraction metric (Unifrac) distance (p = 0.047), but HE-L did not have a statistical difference compared to that of CON. Additionally, the result of Linear discriminate analysis of effect size (LEfSe) showed that phylum Bacteroidetes in HE-H and its order Bacteroidales increased, compared to that of CON, Additionally, phylum Firmicutes in HE-H, and its genera (Streptococcus, Tyzzerella) were reduced. Furthermore, at the family level, Campylobacteraceae and its genus Campylobacter in HE-H was decreased compared to that of CON. Summarily, our data demonstrated that the intake of H. erinaceus can regulate the gut microbial community in aged dogs, and an adequate supply of HE on pet diets would possibly improve immunity and anti-obesity on gut-microbiota in dogs.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.247-253
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• 2022

본 연구는 우리나라 여름철에 육용 종계에게 γ-Amino-butyric(GABA)와 생균제를 급여하였을 때, 계란품질, 혈액 생화학 조성 및 corticosteron에 미치는 영향에 대하여 조사하였다. 본 연구는 49주령의 육용 종계 총 72수를 무작위로 선발하여 3 처리(대조구, GABA, 생균제)를 두었고, 시험구당 8반복으로 반복당 3수씩 완전임의배치하여 실험을 실시하였다. GABA와 생균제는 배합사료 내 각각 50 mg/kg과 0.1%의 농도로 급여하여 6주간 실험을 진행하였다. 6주 후 육용 종계의 난중, 난백고 높이, Haugh units, 난황색, 난각 두께 및 난각 강도에서 처리구간의 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 또한 모든 혈액 내 생화학 조성에서 GABA와 생균제 급여로 인한 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 혈중 corticosterone 농도는 CON의 14.18 ng/mL에비하여 GABA는 8.02 ng/mL 그리고 생균제는 8.30 ng/mL으로 크게 감소하였다(P<0.05). 이와 같은 corticosterone 수준의 감소는 스트레스 완화와 상호작용적 반응을 일으킨 것이라 사료된다. 결과적으로 본 연구에서 여름철 고온으로 인한 육용 종계 스트레스는 GABA 및 생균제 급여로 인하여 감소하였으며, 향후 이에 대한 보다 더 다양한 세부적 연구가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.144-155
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• 2023

Objective: Adipocyte differentiation is regulated by a variety of functional genes and noncoding RNAs. However, the role of miRNAs in lipid deposition of goat white adipose tissue is still unclear. Therefore, this study revealed the miRNA expression profile in goat subcutaneous adipocytes by sRNA-seq. Methods: The miRNA expressed in goat subcutaneous preadipocytes and the mature adipocytes were sequenced by sRNA-seq. The differentially expressed miRNAs (DEm) were screened and gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto encyclopedia for genes and genomes (KEGG) analyses were performed. Gain-of-function and loss-of-function combined with oil red O staining, Bodipy staining, and quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) were utilized to determine the effect of miR-133a-3p on adipocyte differentiation. Results: A total of 218 DEm were screened out. The target genes of these DEm were significantly enriched in GO items such as biological regulation and in KEGG terms such as FAK signaling pathway and MAPK signaling pathway. qPCR verified that the expression trend of miRNA was consistent with miRNA-seq. The gain-of-function or loss-of-function of miR-133a-3p showed that it promoted or inhibited the accumulation of lipid droplets, and CCAAT enhancer binding protein α (C/EBPα) and C/EBPβ were extremely significantly up-regulated or down-regulated respectively (p<0.01), the loss-of-function also led to a significant down-regulation of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) (p<0.01). Conclusion: This study successfully identified miRNAs expression patterns in goat subcutaneous adipocytes, and functional identification indicates that miR-133a-3p is a positive regulator of the differentiation process of goat subcutaneous adipocytes. Our results lay the foundation for the molecular mechanism of lipid deposition in meat-source goats from the perspective of miRNA.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.239-246
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• 2022

본 연구는 여름철 γ-aminobutyric(GABA)와 생균제 급여가 산란 종계의 생산성, 계란품질, 혈액 생화학 조성, corticosteron에 미치는 효과를 조사하였다. 24주령의 산란 종계 총 105수를 3개 처리(대조구, GABA, probiotics), 처리당 7반복, 반복당 5수로 설정하여 사양실험을 실시하였다. GABA와 생균제는 배합사료 내 각각 50ppm과 0.1%로 첨가하여, 총 6주간 실험을 실시하였다. 전기간 산란종계의 평균 계란 생산량, 산란량은 대조구보다 생균제 급여 처리구에서 유의적으로 높았으며(P<0.05), FCR은 생균제 급여 처리구에서 낮은 값을 나타내었다(P<0.05). 산란 종계 계란의 난중, 난백고 높이, Haugh units, 난황색, 난각두께, 난각강도에서 처리구간의 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 또한 모든 혈청 생화학 조성에서 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 혈청 내 corticosterone 농도는 GABA와 생균제 급여로 인하여 대조구보다 유의적으로 감소하였다(P<0.05). 따라서 GABA와 생균제 급여 시 고온기 산란 종계의 스트레스를 완화시킬 수 있는 것으로 사료되며, 특히 생균제 급여는 계란 생산성 및 산란량 성적을 개선할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.28-41
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• 2022

C-ITS(Cooperative-Intelligent Transportation System)는 차량과 차량 또는 차량과 인프라 간의 양방향 무선통신 기술을 기반으로 전방의 교통상황 정보를 제공하는 기술 및 시스템을 의미한다. C-ITS 환경에서는 Vehicle-to-Everything(V2X) 기반의 경고 정보를 제공함으로써 운전자로 하여금 감속을 유도하고, 급격한 감속과 가속을 지양하도록 하여 주행행태를 안정적으로 개선시킬 수 있을 것으로 추측된다. 본 연구는 서울시 C-ITS 기반의 경고 정보의 개별적인 효과를 검증하기 위해 경고정보에 대한 순응여부를 판단할 수 있는 방법론을 개발하였으며 추가로 주행안전성 변화를 분석하여 경고정보의 효과를 정량적으로 평가해 보고자 한다. 순응여부는 정보 제공 유무로 구별되는 사전 PVD (Probe Vehicle Data)와 사후 PVD의 속도 분포를 추출하여 비교하였으며, 주행안전성 평가는 Jerk와 가속소음을 계산하여 분석을 수행하였다. 정량적 분석을 위해서 서울 C-ITS 사업기간동안 수집되었던 PVD와 부족한 데이터 수집을 보완하고자 DTG (Digital Tacho Graph) 데이터를 추가 수집하여 활용하였다. 순응도 분석결과 충분한 유효샘플이 수집된 경고정보에 대해 운전자는 감속운행행태를 보였으며, Jerk와 가속소음과 같은 주행안전성 지표를 산출하여 분석한 결과 경고정보 제공으로 인해 주행안전성이 개선되었음을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.191-199
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• 2023

본 연구는 높은 관전압과 낮은 관전류로 인한 복부 영상 노이즈 발생을 BSRGAN (Deep Bline Image Super-Resolution Generative Adversarial)기법으로 보정하고, 최소화된 방사선량을 가진 촬영 조건을 제시하는 것을 목표로 하였다. 먼저 각 촬영 조건에 따른 입사표면 선량(entrance surface doses, ESD)을 측정하였고, 해당 촬영 조건들의 복부 영상을 획득한 후 그 획득한 모든 복부 영상들은 BSRGAN 기법을 통해 재구성하였다. 영상 분석방법으로는 복부의 기준 촬영 조건인 80 kVp, 320 mA의 영상과 비교 분석하였고, 그 방법으로는 평균제곱오차(mean squared error, MSE), 최대 신호 대 잡음비(peak signal-to-noise ratio, PSNR), 그리고 구조적 유사도 지수 측정(structural similarity index measure, SSIM)을 사용하였다. 또한, BSRGAN 기법으로 재구성된 복부 영상효과를 검증하기 위해 절편 신호강도 분석은 실행되었다. MSE가 가장 낮은 조사조건은 90 kVp, 125 mA와 100 kVp, 100 mA (약 0.285)이었고, PSNR은 37.694와 SSIM은 0.999로 나타났다. 그 촬영 조건들은 ESD를 약 52 ~ 53%를 감소시켰다. 게다가, 최적화된 조건들의 신호 강도의 변화는 기준 복부 영상보다 오히려 감소하였다. 이 결과는 방사선량을 크게 줄임과 동시에 기준 복부 영상과 유사한 영상을 획득할 수 있음을 의미하며, 이는 방사선방호의 원리인 ALARA 개념을 충분히 반영할 수 있음을 시사한다.