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Corrosion Behaviour of Some Alloys in Tropical Urban and Marine Atmospheres

  • Dang, Vu Ngoan;Bui, Ba Xuan;Nguyen, Nhi Tru
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • 제7권2호
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    • pp.125-129
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    • 2008
  • Results of corrosion testing for different grades of titanium, copper, zinc, alluminium alloys and steels after two years of outdoor exposure under humid tropical urban and marine conditions have been presented and discussed. Mass loss and corrosion product characteristics for the exposed specimens at Hanoi testing site with high humidity and Nhatrang marine stations (at 100 and 1,000 meters distances from sea) with different airborne salinities (35.9 and $90.0mg/m^2.d$ respectively) have been selected for investigation. From time dependence of the specimen mass loss and corrosion product characteristics, the strong influence of environmental parameters upon durability for the investigated metals and alloys has been demonstrated. Only titanium alloys show high resistance to the marine conditions. All the other specimens (copper, zinc, alluminium alloys and steels) have been underwent strong deterioration under influence of aerosol salinity. Results of corrosion products analysis have been also presented for characterization of environmental impact on the metal degradation processes.

Holostephanus metorchis (Digenea: Cyathocotylidae) from Chicks Experimentally Infected with Metacercariae from a Fish, Pseudorasbora parva, in the Republic of Korea

  • Seo, Min;Guk, Sang-Mee;Chai, Jong-Yil;Sim, Seo-Bo;Sohn, Woon-Mok
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • 제46권2호
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    • pp.83-86
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    • 2008
  • Holostephanus metorchis (Digenea: Cyathocotylidae) is a parasite of birds, transmitted by freshwater fishes. H. metorchis adults were recovered from chicks experimentally infected with metacercariae collected from freshwater fishes, Pseudorasbora parva. The metacercariae were oval, surrounded with thick fibrous capsules. In adult flukes, the holdfast organ occupied the ventral concavity, and the anterior testis did not reach the level of the ventral sucker. Based on these morphological characteristics, these flukes were identified as H. metorchis.

Improvement of Protective Properties of Top Coatings Applied on Zinc-Rich Primer by 3-Aminopropyl-Triethoxysilan and 2-(Benzothialylthio) Succinic acid

  • Trinh, Anh Truc;To, Thi Xuan Hang;Vu, Ke Oanh;Nguyen, Tuan Dung
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • 제3권3호
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    • pp.107-111
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    • 2004
  • Corrosion resistance of coating system consisting of zinc-rich primer (ZRP) and topcoat based on polyurethane resin with the presence of 3-aminopropyl-triethoxysilan (APS) and 2-(benzothialylthio) succinic acid (BSA) was studied by electrochemical impedance and wet adhesion. The interface metal/primer/topcoat was analyzed by scanning electronic microscopy. It was found that the presence of APS and BSA improved adhesion and barrier property of the topcoats.

Human Sting of Cephalonomia gallicola (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) in Korea

  • Lee, In-Yong;Shin, Chang-Seob;Sim, Seobo;Park, Jung-Won;Yong, Tai-Soon
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • 제52권6호
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    • pp.681-684
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    • 2014
  • Hymenoptera stings can cause serious injury to humans. We report the clinical findings of 6 cases of Hymenoptera stings. All patients developed painful erythematous papules at the sting sites and had a past history of parasitoid wasp sting. This is the first clinical report of the parasitoid wasp, Cephalonomia gallicola, causing human stings in Korea.

RESPONSES TO MONENSIN AND OESTRADIOL IN STEERS GRAZING TWO TROPICAL PASTURES IN N. E. QUEENSLAND

  • Jones, R.J.;Minson, D.J.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제3권3호
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    • pp.183-186
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    • 1990
  • Monensin administered as a slow release capsule to Droughtmaster steers grazing mixed pastures containing Stylosanthes hamata or grass pastures fertilized with N, had no effect on growth rate over 111 day period. Monensin significantly increased the level of propionic acid (p<0.001) and decreased the level of butyric acid (p<0.01) in the rumen. The lack of response to monesin was partly attributed to the poor pasture conditions and growth rate of the steers during part of the experimental period. An implant of oestradiol improved growth rates during the period of poor forage quality and in the subsequent 56 days when pastures were of high quality following rain. Mean growth rates over the entire 157 days for control, monensin and monensin/oestradiol treatments were 0.37, 0.37 and 0.50 kg/d respectively. It was concluded that when pasture conditions are sufficient only for the maintenance of liveweight, production can be improved by an oestradiol implant but not by feeding an ionophore such as monensin.

Relationship between Interannual Variability of Phytoplankton and Tropical Cyclones in the Western North Pacific

  • Park, Jong-Yeon;Kug, Jong-Seong;Park, Ji-Soo;Chang, Chan-Joo
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • 제34권1호
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    • pp.29-35
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    • 2012
  • We investigated the interannual relationship between chlorophyll concentrations in the western North Pacific and tropical cyclones (TCs) in the western North Pacific by analyzing data collected for >12 years. Despite the short-term scale (2~3 weeks) in the contribution of tropical cyclones to phytoplankton, the current study revealed that the long-term chlorophyll variability in the western North Pacific is profoundly related to long-term variability in the frequency of TCs. It was also found that the Pacific decadal oscillation (PDO) tends to control such relationships between the 2 bio-physical systems. This result suggests a significant climatic relationship between TC activity and marine phytoplankton, and also suggests the possibility of more accurate estimations of primary production in the western North Pacific.

EVALUATION OF THREE TROPICAL LEGUMES IN DIETS FOR GROWING RABBITS

  • Lowry, J.B.;Schlink, A.C.;Hoffmann, D.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제5권2호
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    • pp.257-259
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    • 1992
  • Three tropical legumes, very different in growth form, but believed to be of potential value for animal production were evaluated by substituting the leaf meal made from each for lucerne at the level used in a standard diet for growing rabbits (50%). Each leaf meal had a nitrogen content of close to 3.5% and contributed about 60% of the crude protein in the diet. Albizia lebbeck and Clitoria ternatea showed no evidence of toxic or antinutrient effects. The protein digestibility of the complete diets were 66 and 61% respectively, implying a protein digestibility of the leaf of at least 50%. Both species would be suitable for practical production diets for rabbits and should be excellent for ruminants. In contrast, the diet containing Desmanthus virgatus had a protein digestibility of only 40%, implying that only about 15% of the leaf protein was available. The leaves showed marked non-enzymic browning on drying. When dried this species is clearly unsuitable as a feed for rabbits and possibly also for ruminants. However, it may well be valuable as fresh forage.

Genetic Analysis of Traits Associated with Panicle and Flag Leaf in Tropical Japonica Rice

  • Chang, Jae-Ki;Oh, Byeong-Geun;Kim, Ho-Yeong;Lim, Sang-Jong;Kim, Soon-Chul;Sohn, Jae-Keun
    • 한국작물학회지
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    • 제43권3호
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    • pp.135-140
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    • 1998
  • Diallel analysis was conducted with FI's derived from crossing in all combinations without reciprocals among six rice varieties; three tropical japonica and three temperate japonica varieties, with different traits associated with panicle and flag leaf. Epistasis was observed in the number of primary branches (PB) per panicle and of spikelets per panicle, while flag leaf length, flag leaf color, PB length and neck node thickness were explained with the additive-dominance model. The estimated genetic mode of flag leaf length and PB length was a positive complete dominance model with high heritability, and that of flag leaf color and neck node thickness was an incomplete dominance model. In particular, tropical japonica varieties with low-tillering and heavy-panicle appear to have higher number of dominant genes for flag leaf length and PB length than temperate japonica varieties.

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