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The Occurrence of Laminarionema elsbetiae (Phaeophyceae) on Rhodymenia pseudopalmata (Rhodophyta) from the Patagonian Coasts of Argentina: Characteristics of the Relationship in Natural and Experimental Infections, and Morphology of the Epi-endophyte in Unialgal Free Cultures

  • Gauna, M. Cecilia;Parodi, Elisa R.;Caceres, Eduardo J.
    • ALGAE
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.249-256
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    • 2009
  • The occurrence of Laminarionema elsbetiae (Ectocarpaceae, Phaeophyceae), as epi-endophyte of Rhodymenia pseudopalmata (Rhodymeniales, Rhodophyta), described from Santa Isabel, Rawson, Argentina. L. elsbetiae grows in the host tissues forming epi-endophytic relationship in the epidermal, cortical and medullar layers. Epiphytic thalli of L. elsbetiae were unbranched filaments emerging from hostis surface. Reproductive structures of L. elsbetiae on the host were absent. On the contrary, free cultured individuals formed different reproductive structures. Macrozoosporangia containing a single large motile zoospore originated from vegetative cells, they were conical to cylindrical in shape, 30-50 ${\mu}m$ in length and 18-20 ${\mu}m$ in wide. Uniseriate plurilocular zoosporangia were cylindrical shape, 40 ${\mu}m$ in length and 10-13 ${\mu}m$ in wide. Sexual fusion was not seen. In mixed cultures of L. elsbetiae with R. pseudopalmata fronds, L. elsbetiae infected the host, grew as in natural host and, formed macrosporangia between host subcortical cells. Gametophytes of L. elsbetiae were filaments with diffuse growth, branched with a branch pattern alternate or opposite. Gametangia were plurilocular, uni or biseriate and lateral. When mature they contained 2 to 6 isogametes. The presence L. elsbetiae on R. pseudopalmata could be defined as an epi-endophytic relationship. The percentage of infection of R. pseudopalmata thalli by L. elsbetiae was 34%.A25% of the infected thalli presented a low, non-symptomatic level infection, whereas a 62% and a 13% of them exhibited respectively moderate and high indexes of infection.

Ischemia/reperfusion Lung Injury Increases Serum Ferritin and Heme Oxygenase-1 in Rats

  • Park, Yoon-Yub
    • The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.181-187
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    • 2009
  • Intestinal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) is one of common causes of acute lung injury (ALI). Early and accurate diagnosis of patients who are like to develop serious acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) would give a therapeutic advantage. Ferritin and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) are increased by oxidative stress and are potential candidates as a predictive biomarker of ARDS. However, the mechanisms responsible for the increases of ferritin and HO-1, and their relationship to ALI, are unclear. In order to elucidate the interactions between ferritin and HO-1, we studied the changes in ferritin and HO-1 levels in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid after intestinal I/R injury in rats. Leukocyte number and protein contents in BAL fluid were elevated following I/R, and the increases were attenuated by mepacrine pretreatment. Both serum ferritin and HO-1 concentrations were progressively elevated throughout the 3 h observation period. Mepacrine pretreatment attenuated the increase of serum and BAL fluid ferritin concentrations, but did not suppress the increase of serum HO-1. Moreover, BAL fluid HO-1 levels did not change after I/R or after mepacrine pretreated I/R compared with sham rats. Unlike ferritin, HO-1 levels are not exactly matched with the ALI. Therefore, there might be a different mechanism between the changes of ferritin and HO-1 in intestinal I/R-induced ALI model.

AUTOMORPHISMS OF A WEYL-TYPE ALGEBRA I

  • Choi, Seul-Hee
    • Communications of the Korean Mathematical Society
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.45-52
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    • 2006
  • Every non-associative algebra L corresponds to its symmetric semi-Lie algebra $L_{[,]}$ with respect to its commutator. It is an interesting problem whether the equality $Aut{non}(L)=Aut_{semi-Lie}(L)$ holds or not [2], [13]. We find the non-associative algebra automorphism groups $Aut_{non}\; \frac\;{(WN_{0,0,1}_{[0,1,r_1...,r_p])}$ and $Aut_{non-Lie}\; \frac\;{(WN_{0,0,1}_{[0,1,r_1...,r_p])}$ where every automorphism of the automorphism groups is the composition of elementary maps [3], [4], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11]. The results of the paper show that the F-algebra automorphism groups of a polynomial ring and its Laurent extension make easy to find the automorphism groups of the algebras in the paper.

Application of MBBR Process in the Activated Sludge Process (기존 활성슬러지 공정의 MBBR 공정 적용가능성 평가)

  • Park, Woon-Ji;Lee, Hae-Seung;Lee, Chan-Ki;Kim, Sung-Gun
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.20 no.5
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    • pp.457-465
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    • 2004
  • The objective of this study is to evaluate the possibility to apply the Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor(MBBR) in the activated sludge treatment process with existing aerobic HRT. Optimal operation conditions were assumed according to the analysis of organic matter and nutrients removal efficiencies depending on loading variations. The process was operated under different conditions: RUN I(HRT=7.14hr, $I{\cdot}R=100%$), RUN II(HRT=6.22hr, $I{\cdot}R=100%$), RUN III(HRT=6.22 hr, $I{\cdot}R=150%$), RUN IV(HRT=6.22hr, $I{\cdot}R=200%$), the TBOD removal efficien cies are 88%, 88.5%, 94.6%, 97.6%, respectively. Overall TSS removal efficiency is 90%, and it is increasing in RUN IV. In the case of Nitrogen, the highest removal efficiency of 90% was observed in RUN III and RUN IV, Nitrification and Denitrification rates are 0.013-0.016kg $NH_3-N/kg$ Mv-d and 0.009-0.019kg $NO_3/kg$ Mv-d, respectively. Phosphorus removal efficiencies are 89.6% in RUN I, 91.5% in RUN II, 84.3% in RUN III, and 76.4% in RUN IV. The process under shorter SRT yields better performance in terms of phosphorus removal. It was noticed that to achieve the effluent phosphorus concentration ofless than 1mg/L and removal efficiency higher than 80%, SRT should not be longer than 10 days. Experimental result shows that HRT of 6.22 hours is suitable for this treatment process, and, as a result, the aerobic reactor including moving media and DO depletion tank have a sufficient effect to the process performance.

A NOTE ON SKEW DERIVATIONS IN PRIME RINGS

  • De Filippis, Vincenzo;Fosner, Ajda
    • Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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    • v.49 no.4
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    • pp.885-898
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    • 2012
  • Let m, n, r be nonzero fixed positive integers, R a 2-torsion free prime ring, Q its right Martindale quotient ring, and L a non-central Lie ideal of R. Let D : $R{\rightarrow}R$ be a skew derivation of R and $E(x)=D(x^{m+n+r})-D(x^m)x^{n+r}-x^mD(x^n)x^r-x^{m+n}D(x^r)$. We prove that if $E(x)=0$ for all $x{\in}L$, then D is a usual derivation of R or R satisfies $s_4(x_1,{\ldots},x_4)$, the standard identity of degree 4.

Nutritional Studies on Production of Antibacterial Activity by the Zebra Mussel Antagonist, Pseudomonas fluorescens CL0145A

  • Polanski-Cordovano, Grace;Romano, Lea;Marotta, Lauren L.C.;Jacob, Serena;Hoo, Jennifer Soo;Tartaglia, Elena;Asokan, Deepa;Kar, Simkie;Demain, Arnold L.
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.23 no.5
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    • pp.656-660
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    • 2013
  • Pseudomonas fluorescens strain CL0145A was discovered at the New York State Museum Field Research Laboratory as an effective agent against the environmentally destructive zebra mussel, which has contaminated US waters. Dried cells of the microbe are being commercialized as an environmentally friendly solution to the problem. We found that antibiotic activity against the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis is produced and excreted by this strain. We have carried out studies to optimize production of the antibiotic. Studies were begun in a complex corn meal medium. Activity was found in both cells and culture supernates and was maximal after one day of fermentation. Static fermentation conditions were found to be superior to shaken culture. Production of extracellular antibiotic in complex medium was found to be dependent on the content of sucrose and enzyme-hydrolyzed casein. Indeed, production was greater in sucrose plus enzyme-hydrolyzed casein than in the complex medium. Of a large number of carbon sources studied as improvements over sucrose, the best was glycerol. An examination of nitrogen sources showed that production was improved by replacement of enzyme-hydrolyzed casein with soy hydrolysates. Production in the simple glycerol-Hy-Soy medium was not improved by addition of an inorganic salt mixture or by complex nitrogen sources, with the exception of malt extract. In an attempt to keep the medium more defined, we studied the effect of amino acids and vitamins as replacements for malt extract. Of 21 amino acids and 7 vitamins, we found tryptophan, glutamine, biotin, and riboflavin to be stimulatory. The final medium contained glycerol, Hy-Soy, tryptophan, glutamine, biotin, and riboflavin.

Studies on the Population Dynamics of Surf Clam, Mactra veneriformis Reeve ( Bivalvia ) in the Coast of Kunsan, Korea I. Growth (군산연안 동죽 개체군의 동태에 관한 연구 I. 성장)

  • 류동기;김용호
    • The Korean Journal of Malacology
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.185-192
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    • 1997
  • 1990젼 3월부터 1991년 2월까지 전라북도 군산시 내초도 연안에 서식하는 동죽의 성장을 조사하였다. 1.조사해역의 연간 수온분포는 2.0-26.3$^{\circ}C$이고, 간석지 온도는 0.7-36.2$^{\circ}C$이었다. 2. 동죽의 패각에 나타나는 윤문은 연 1회 형성되며 윤문 형성시기는 3-4월로 조사되었다. 3. 초륜 형성기간은 9개월(0.75년)로 나타났다. 4. 각장(SL: mm)과 체중(TW: G)간의 관계는 TW=1.090 x $10^{-4}$ S $L^{3.2798}$( $r^{2}$=0.99)이었으며, 각장과 각고(SH:mm)간의 관계는 SH=0.865 SL + 0.250( $r^{2}$=0.99)이고, 각장과 각폭(SW: mm) 간의 관계는 SW=0.599 SL - 0.203 ( $r^{2}$=0.98; 각장 22 mm미만), SW=0.724 SL - 2.796( $r^{2}$=0.91; 각장 22 mm이상)이었다.5. 연령(t)에 대한 각장(S $L_{t}$ )의 Bertalanffy성장식은 $L_{t}$ =51.399(1- $e^{0.585}$8(t+0.064)이고, 연령(t)에 대한 체중 (T $W_{t}$ )의 Bertalanffy성장식은 $W_{t}$ =44.467(1- $e^{0.585}$8(t+0.064)$^{3}$로 나타났다.타났다.

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FIBREWISE INFINITE SYMMETRIC PRODUCTS AND M-CATEGORY

  • Hans, Scheerer;Manfred, Stelzer
    • Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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    • v.36 no.4
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    • pp.671-682
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    • 1999
  • Using a base-point free version of the infinite symmetric product we define a fibrewise infinite symmetric product for any fibration $E\;\longrightarrow\;B$. The construction works for any commutative ring R with unit and is denoted by $R_f(E)\;l\ongrightarrow\;B$. For any pointed space B let $G_I(B)\;\longrightarrow\;B$ be the i-th Ganea fibration. Defining $M_R-cat(B):= inf{i\midR_f(G_i(B))\longrihghtarrow\;B$ admits a section} we obtain an approximation to the Lusternik-Schnirelmann category of B which satisfies .g.a product formula. In particular, if B is a 1-connected rational space of finite rational type, then $M_Q$-cat(B) coincides with the well-known (purely algebraically defined) M-category of B which in fact is equal to cat (B) by a result of K.Hess. All the constructions more generally apply to the Ganea category of maps.

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MICRO-SHEAR BOND STRENGTH TO DENTIN UNDER SIMULATED PULPAL PRESSURE (치수압이 상아질 접착제의 미세전단 결합강도에 미치는 영향에 관한 In vitro 연구)

  • Song, Yun-Jung;Park, Sung-Ho
    • Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.339-345
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    • 2004
  • The aim of this study was to measure and compare the micro shear bond strengths of the following dentin bonding systems to the dentin surfaces under simulated pulpal pressure: All Bond $2^{\circledR},{\;}Second^{\circledR},{\;}AdheSE^{\circledR}$, Adper Prompt $L-Pop^{\circledR}$. The occlusal surfaces of 180 extracted human molars were prepared so the dentin bonding surfaces could be exposed. The teeth were randomly assigned to 3 equal groups of 60 each and subdivided. The dentin surfaces were treated with the above mentioned bonding system and resin composite cylinders were built up under a simulated pulpal pressure when saline (Group II) or diluted bovine serum (Group III) was used as the pulpal fluid. As a control. the same procedures were performed in the dried dentin surfaces (Group I). After one day of storage in water. the micro shear bond strengths were measured using an EZ tester. Group II and III showed significantly lower shear bond strength than Group I statistically (p < 0.05). $SEbond^{\circledR}{\;}and{\;}AdheSE^{\circledR}$ showed no difference among the different dentin condition. In the Adper Prompt $L-Pop^{\circledR}$. a simulated pulpal pressure were applied to the specimens using diluted bovine serum. which showed a higher strength than the specimens in which saline was used (p < 0.05).