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Studies on the Causes of Sudden Death in Korean Native Cattle of Yeochun, Chonnam (전라남도 여천군 화정면의 한우에서 발생하는 급성폐사의 원인 조사)

  • Wee Sung-Ha;Park Seung-Joo;Lee Chung-Gil
    • Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.65-70
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    • 1991
  • The sudden death syndrome has been encountered in Korean native cattle in a small island village of Yeochun, Chonnam since 1984. In an effort to diagnose the causes of the condition, 10 calves were purchased and shipped to the village to be reared conventionally. During the period of April 1988 through March 1989 the animals were clinically examined every month, samples of blood and feces collected and examined. Soils, plants and water samples were analysed, and necropsy was performed on two calves which died during the period. No abnormalities were found by clinical examination. Soil, plant and water analysis did not reveal any abnormalities which could be related to sudden death. One of the 2 dead calves was fallen and suffocated to death after the right hock was tied by rein. The other had a torsion In jejunum after plowing. Epidemiological examination revealed that two calves of one farmer died in one day from bloat. Authors explained the results and asked the people in the island to improve management of the animals, and no more sudden death occurred for 2 years.

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A Solitary Neurofibroma of the Small Finger Associated with Trauma

  • Choi, Hwan Jun;Jung, Kyu Hwa;Nam, Doo Hyun
    • Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.78-81
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    • 2013
  • Neurofibroma may present as a solitary lesion or as multiple lesions. Although there is no site of predilection for solitary lesions, occurrence on the hand is rare. Plexiform neurofibroma can develop in isolation or more commonly as a part of neurofibromatosis type 1. In those that apper in isolation, trauma has been suggested as a precipitating factor. A 68-year-old male farmer had experienced repetitive prior episodes of trauma in the involved finger. He presented with a painless mass on the dorsal aspect of the fifth finger. Physical examination showed a protruding mass measuring approximately $15{\times}20mm$ which was not tenderness to palpation and any skin changes or pigmentation. Ultrasonography showed a cystic mass on the dorsal aspect of the middle phalanx. Microsurgical dissection was applied in order to seperated the lesion from the ulnar side of the dorsal branch of the digital nerve. Pathologic examination of the specimens revealed neurofibroma. At three-month follow-up, motor and sensory function were intact, and range of motion was fully recovered. Traumatic solitary neurofibroma is a rare tumor of the hand, especially in the finger. Hand surgeons should be aware of the diagnostic possibilities of this tumor based on examination, history taking and imaging studies.

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Classification of Silver Farming Types and Investigation of Proper Crop for Silver Farmers (실버농업의 유형분류 및 적합작목 탐색)

  • Kang, Kyeong-Ha;Yoon, Soon-Duck;Kang, Jin-Ku
    • Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.301-328
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    • 2007
  • The purposes of this study were to classify the silver farming types and to investigate proper crops for silver farmers. Data were collected from 408 farmers returned from the urban area. Descriptive statistics were employed using SPSS/PC windows program. After then, researchers discussed the silver farming patterns and their proper crops, and tried to analyze the silver farming model. Major results were as follows: The farming aims of retirees, urban residents as well as farmers returned from the urban area were various from hobby/ leisure to income generating activities. Fourteen types of silver farming were classified by farming aim and residential area of retirees. Retirees in the hobby/leisure-oriented silver farming type can select and enjoy the various plants, animals, and insects as well as crops due to their small scale. Silver farmers in the self-sufficiency type may select crops for their food. Income-oriented silver farmers may have difficulties in choosing the proper crop. They must consider their income needs, health status and field location. Profit-oriented silver farmers with venture mind can have some business opportunities in the agricultural sectors in spite of severe competition. As the aged silver farmers have poor health, they must keep work safety rules, use the proper work-aids, and utilize the labor-saving farming system.

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Preference and Consumption Pattern of Horticultural Species in the Offshore Homestead Forest of Bangladesh

  • Masum, Kazi Mohammad;Mamun, Abdullah Al;Mamun-Or-Rashid, Mohammad;Abdullah-Al-Mamun, M. M.;Islam, Mohammad Nabidul
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.75-83
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    • 2012
  • An explanatory survey was conducted to assess preference and consumption pattern of horticultural species, their sources, location-wise planting preferences and diversity of these species in the rural homestead forest of the offshore island of Bangladesh. Assessment was done through multistage random sampling. Based on homestead size respondents were categorized into small (<0.05 ha), medium (0.05-0.25 ha) and large (>0.25 ha) and twenty from each category were selected randomly for the study. The study revealed that most of the farmer (75.5%) preferred to plant fruit tree species for future plantation followed by timber species (62.2%). But fruit-bearing plants were being gradually replaced by some exotic timber species such as Swietenia mahagoni, Acacia auriculiformis, Tectona grandis, Eucalyptus spp., etc. Diversity and abundance of fruit species was found higher in almost all homestead. A total of 41 horticultural species were identified and seven horticultural species among them were recognized as the most preferred ones in the study area. Consumption pattern was chiefly to meet the nutritional demand and to gain a quick monetary benefit. Average annual income from horticultural species was 7,183.33 Taka (US$102).

Natural Products as Manipulators of Rumen Fermentation

  • Wallace, R. John;McEwan, Neil R.;McIntosh, Freda M.;Teferedegne, Belete;Newbold, C. James
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.15 no.10
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    • pp.1458-1468
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    • 2002
  • There is increasing interest in exploiting natural products as feed additives to solve problems in animal nutrition and livestock production. Essential oils and saponins are two types of plant secondary compounds that hold promise as natural feed additives for ruminants. This paper describes recent advances in research into these additives. The research has generally concentrated on protein metabolism. Dietary essential oils caused rates of NH$_3$ production from amino acids in ruminal fluid taken from sheep and cattle receiving the oils to decrease, yet proteinase and peptidase activities were unchanged. Hyper-ammonia-producing (HAP) bacteria were the most sensitive of ruminal bacteria to essential oils in pure culture. Essential oils also slowed colonisation and digestion of some feedstuffs. Ruminobacter amylophilus may be a key organism in mediating these effects. Saponin-containing plants and their extracts appear to be useful as a means of suppressing the bacteriolytic activity of rumen ciliate protozoa and thereby enhancing total microbial protein flow from the rumen. The effects of some saponins seems to be transient, which may stem from the hydrolysis of saponins to their corresponding sapogenin aglycones, which are much less toxic to protozoa. Saponins also have selective antibacterial effects which may prove useful in, for example, controlling starch digestion. These studies illustrate that plant secondary compounds, of which essential oils and saponins comprise a small proportion, have great potential as 'natural' manipulators of rumen fermentation, to the potential benefit of the farmer and the environment.

A Study on the Electrochemical Micro-machining for Fabrication of Micro Grooves (미세 홈 형성을 위한 마이크로 전해가공에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Jeong-Woo;Lee, Eun-Sang;Moon, Young-Hun
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.101-108
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    • 2002
  • A specially-built EMM (Electrochemical Micro Machining) / PECM (Pulse Electrochemical Machining) cell, a electrode tool filled with non-conducting material, a electrolyte flow control system and a small & stable gap control unit are developed to achieve accurate dimensions of recesses. Two electrolytes, aqueous sodium nitrate and aqueous sodium chloridc arc applied in this study. The farmer electrolyte has better machine-ability than the latter one because of its appropriate changing to the transpassive state without pits on the surface of workpiece. It is easier to control the machining depth precisely by micrometer with pulse current than direct current. This paper also presents an identification method for the machining depth by in-process analysis of machining current and inter electrode gap size. The inter electrode gap characteristics, inc1uding pulse current, effective volumetric electrochemical equivalent and electrolyte conductivity variations, are analyzed based on the model and experiments.

Study on Supervision System of Chinese Specialized Farmers Cooperatives: Experience of the Korean NongHyup

  • Guilian, Cui;Yang, Tian
    • Journal of Distribution Science
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.21-28
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    • 2015
  • Purpose - The Chinese government's policies and funds enable specialized farmers cooperatives to develop vigorously. However, the non-systematic supervision system affects the interests of farmer-members of these cooperatives, which are similar to the Korean NongHyup in many aspects but differ in their supervision systems such as distribution. Therefore, this paper aims to identify the problems of specialized farmers cooperatives, and obtain some insights from NongHyup. Research design, data, and methodology - Data were collected from farmers, the government, and cooperatives in northern China's Shandong Province (the cities of Jinan, Qingdao, Weifang, Linyi, and Heze) through a literature survey, case analysis, and comparative analysis in each city. Results - 1) Specialized farmers cooperatives should establish a transparent regulatory mechanism and be subject to dual supervision from both the Chinese government and farmers. 2) The Chinese government and civil society should offer more support to the cooperatives, and strive to change farmers' backward attitude through education and training. Conclusions - Small cooperatives could merge into large ones and undertake social responsibility through the establishment of labor unions.

A Study on the Planning for Rural Village Development Projects in Korea - Focused on Gamgok Chungbuk - (농촌마을 종합개발사업의 계획방향에 관한 연구 - 충북 감곡을 중심으로 -)

  • Kim, Seong-Keun
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Rural Architecture
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.19-26
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    • 2005
  • In this study treats 'Rural Village Development Project'. The ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and Korea Agricultural & Rural Infrastructure Corporation are enforcing this from 2004. A purpose of 'Rural Village Development Project' is as follows. Repairs a function of production farms-residing rest tourism generally after connecting a neighborhood village having the same nature in a small scale unit. Too local human resources and material resources is utilized, and develops various types with specialization. As a result, it is to improve with the quality of life of a farmer. This study finds problems to have broken out in Rural Village Development Project. Therefore, recognize whether it is on to be devoted to rural village and rural community inhabitants to solve the problem how. And analyze a policy characteristic of Rural Village Development Project and basic course. Therefore, provide with materials when decides on plan course of Rural Village Development Project through this. As a result, it is a purpose to give help to Rural Village Development Project. The results of study are follows; First, A state inhabitants, professional group, administration understand an agricultural village, and to be able to learn must be prepared first. Second, the enough time that can carry out study is necessary. Third, must present the guidebook which expresses a local characteristic well. Fourth, it is specialist database construction and network formation.

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Literary Feature and Educational Value of Oral Travelogue (구술 여행담의 문학적 성격과 교육적 의의-임철호 화자의 <금강산 여행담>을 중심으로-)

  • Shin, Dong-hun
    • Journal of Korean Classical Literature and Education
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    • no.15
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    • pp.31-66
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    • 2008
  • In this study, I investigate the literary features and educational values of spoken travelogues by analyzing a travelogue about the Diamond Mountains by a farmer named Im, Chul-ho, a very interesting travelogue told for 70 minutes. It seems to have educational significance as a wonderful piece of literary work. The literary features of this tale can be summarized as follows. (1) It is truly 'literature of reality' which fully brings out literary appreciation; It evokes interest and emotional tension on the part of audience through vivid verbal embodiment of personal experiences; (2) It is a well constructed big story embedding small stories within it. The stories from many different travel points emerge into a whole unified story making it much richer and more attractive; and (3) It truly reflects the experiences and emotions of ordinary people. As such, it can be regarded as their spiritual property. In addition, spoken travelogues could be valuable as an object in literature education. It needs to be included in the literature curriculum and treated in the same way as written travelogues. With strengths as instructional materials, it could be effectively used to improve students' ability to express their daily experiences with literary sensibility and to make them better understand the lives of ordinary people in the past.

Blockchain-based e-Agro Intelligent System

  • Srinivas, V. Sesha;Pompapathi, M.;Rao, G. Srinivasa;Chaitanya, Smt. M.
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.22 no.7
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    • pp.347-351
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    • 2022
  • Farmers E-Market is a website that allows agricultural workers to direct market their products to buyers without the use of a middleman. That theory is blockchain system will be used by authors to accomplish this. The system, which is built on a public blockchain system, supports sustainability, shippers, and consumers. Farmers can keep track of their farming activities. Customers can review the product's history and track its journey through carriers to delivery after making a purchase. Farmers are encouraged to get information about their interests promptly in a blockchain-enabled system like this. This functionality is being used by small-scale farmers to form groups based on their location to attract large-scale customers, renegotiate farming techniques or volumes, and enter into contracts with buyers. The analysis shows the use of blockchain technology with a farmer's portal that keeps the video of trading data of crops, taking into account the qualities of blockchain such as values and create or transaction data. The proposal merges python as a programming language with a blockchain system to benefit farmers, vendors, and individuals by preserving transactions.