• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.102-110
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• 2015

The characteristics of aquatic light fields are generally reflected in the visual systems of fishes inhabiting them. Therefore, research on light sensitivity of fish is useful to explain the correlation between the visual function and habitat, behavior and distribution of fish. Rockfish is an important species in coastal ecology and also one of the main species for culturing in Korea. To make a contribution on the maintenance of the fish resources and understanding the ecology of the rockfish, the visual spectral sensitivities of the dark-adapted rockfishes were measured in the range of visible light (405~660 nm) using a light source of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). In order to assess electrophysiological response of the fish, the ERGs (electroretinograms) of the dark-adapted rockfishes were recorded on a data logger (12 bits) and a laptop computer. Juvenile (n=5; weight: $20.3{\pm}5.2g$; total length: $10.3{\pm}0.7cm$) and adult (n=5; weight: $87.8{\pm}21.8g$; total length: $18.1{\pm}1.3cm$) rockfishes were used in experiment. The visual threshold of juvenile and adult rockfish were 11.66 (log quanta/$cm^2/s$) and 11.81 (log quanta/$cm^2/s$) in 574 nm, respectively. The peak wavelength of the spectral sensitivity in the dark-adapted juvenile and adult rockfish was commonly 551 nm (series of green color). Collectively, these results demonstrate that the rockfish has suitable visual capabilities for inhabiting coastal water in Korea.

• Journal of Photoscience
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.41-43
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• 2002

In photoreceptor cells, light activates visual pigments consisting of a chromophore (retinal) and a protein moiety (opsin). Activated visual pigments trigger an enzymatic cascade, called phototransduction cascade, in which more than ten phototransduction proteins are participating. Two types of vertebrate photoreceptor cells, rods and cones, play roles in twilight and daylight vision, respectively. Cones are further classified into several subtypes based on their morphology and spectral sensitivity. Though the diversities of vertebrate photoreceptor cells are crucial for color discrimination and detection of light over a wider range of intensities, the molecular mechanism to characterize the photoreceptor types remains unclear. We investigated the amino acid sequences of about 50 vertebrate opsins, and found that these sequences can be classified into five fundamental subfamilies. Clear relationships were found between these subfamilies and their characteristic spectral sensitivities. In addition to opsins, we studied other phototransduction proteins. The amino acid sequences of phototransduction proteins can be classified into a few subfamilies. Even though their spectral sensitivity is considerably different, cones fundamentally share the phototransduction protein isoforms which are different from those found in rods. It is suggested that the difference in phototransduction proteins between rods and cones is responsible for their sensitivity to light. Isoforms and their selective expression may characterize individual photoreceptor cells, thus providing us with physiological functions such as color vision and daylight/twilight visions.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제26권8호
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• pp.514-523
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• 2023

The visible threshold of Oreochromis niloticus responded to high light intensity under short wavelengths, whereas the response to low light intensity under long wavelengths was low, with a minimum visual threshold of 574 nm of LED lights. Movement distance of O. niloticus was dropped at 31℃ and increased abnormally at 37℃ under natural light. Comparing movement distance under red (622 nm) and green (518 nm) lights of LED, movement distance and swimming speed under red and green lights were higher than under natural light. However, the movement distance decreased rapidly at 31℃ under red light and lowest at 33℃ under green light. After that, there was a tendency to adapt to high water temperatures gradually. Consequently, red and green lights may be recommended for O. niloticus's aquaculture because the red and green lights have a positive effect on growth performance, survival rate, and metabolism, as shown in previous studies. It is necessary to control the water temperature below 32℃ because abnormal behavior above 32℃ revealed under red and green LED lights and natural light.

• Journal of Photoscience
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.115-121
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• 2000

Although there are high concentrations of zinc and taurine in ocular tissue, their exact role and correlation in the visual process are not clear. The purpose of present study was to clarity this point using electroretinogram (ERG) recording and spectrophotometer measurements before and after zinc and taurine treatment in bullfrog's eye. The optimal zinc concentration used in this study was 10$^{-2}$ M ZnCl$_2$120 ${mu}ell$/12$m\ell$ ringer solution while the optimal turine concentration was 10$^{-2}$ M taurine 12${mu}ell$/12$m\ell$ ringer solution. For the effects of zinc and taurine on the retinal function, the changes of ERG parameters (especially threshold and b-wave) and absorption spectra were observed before and after treatment. It is noteworthy that high concentrations of zinc and taurine present in the retinal pigment epithelium and the retina. Our results indicate that dark-adapted ERG threshold became elevated and the peak amplitude of b-wave was increased with zinc and taurine treatment. Furthermore there are some synergism effects between zinc and taurine as a result of co-treatment. In spectral scan, absorbance increment due to zinc and taurine treatment was shown over the whole range of spectral range (300-750 nm) with some differences in absorbance increment depending on the case of treatment. As the results of above we believe that zinc and taurine, which are abundant in the retinal pigment epithelium and the retina particularly, may be essential factors for visual process, have some synergism with each other and be required to improve the visual sensitivity during visual adaptation.

• 한국양봉학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.107-115
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• 2019

Bumblebees have apposition compound eyes (one on either side of the head) of about 6,000 ommatidia and three small single-lens ocelli on the frons of their head capsule. The surface of the eye is smooth and interommatidial hairs, as in the honeybee, are not developed. Each ommatidium (approx. 26 ㎛ in diameter) is capped by a hexagonal facet and contains in its centre a 3 ㎛ wide, columnar light-perceiving structure known as the rhabdom. Rhabdoms consist of thousands of regularly aligned, fingerlike microvilli, which in their membranes contain the photopigment molecules. Axons from each ommatidium transmit the information of their photic environment to the visual centres of the brain, where behavioural reactions may be initiated. Since bumblebee eyes possess three classes of spectrally different sensitivity peaks in a ratio of 1:1:6 (UV= 353 nm, blue= 430 nm and green=548 nm) per ommatidium, they use colour vision to find and select flower types that yield pollen and nectar. Ommatidial acceptance angles of at least 3° are used by the bumblebees to discriminate between different flower shapes and sizes, but their ability to detect polarized light appears to be used only for navigational purposes. A flicker fusion frequency of around 110Hz helps the fast flying bumblebee to avoid obstacles. The small ocelli are strongly sensitive to ultraviolet radiation and green wavelengths and appear to act as sensors for light levels akin to a photometer. Unlike the bumblebee's compound eyes, the ocelli would, however, be incapable of forming a useful image.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.351-361
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• 2003

As the launches of a series of remote sensing satellites, there are various multiresolution and multi-spectral images available nowadays. This diversity in remotely sensed image data has created a need to be able to integrate data from different sources. The C-band imaging radar of ERS-2 due to its high sensitivity to coastal wetlands holds tremendous potential in mapping and monitoring coastal wetland features. This paper investigates the advantages of using ERS-2 SAR data combined with IRS-ID LISS-3 data for mapping complex coastal wetland features of Tamil Nadu, southern India. We present a methodology in this paper that highlights the mapping potential of different combinations of filtering and integration techniques. The methodology adopted here consists of three major steps as following: (i) speckle noise reduction by comparative performance of different filtering algorithms, (ii) geometric rectification and coregistration, and (iii) application of different integration techniques. The results obtained from the analysis of optical and microwave image data have proved their potential use in improving interpretability of different coastal wetland features of southern India. Based visual and statistical analyzes, this study suggests that brovey transform will perform well in terms of preserving spatial and spectral content of the original image data. It was also realized that speckle filtering is very important before fusing optical and microwave data for mapping coastal mangrove wetland ecosystem.

• 아시안잔디학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2008

Multi-spectral radiometer (MSR)를 사용한 리모트 센싱 기술이 향 후 잔디의 건조스트레스를 감지할 수 있는 도구로 사용될 수 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 네가지 각기 다른 조건의 건조스트레스를 받은 난지형 잔디의 잎에서 반사되는 Reflectance와 토양수분, 비주얼 잔디상태, 엽록소 함량, 광합성 등을 측정하여 각 factor간의 상관관계를 조사했으며 본 연구를 통해 모든 factor가 MSR 데이터와 질은 상관관계를 가지고 있었다. 또한 Reflectance 민감도는Visual spectral region보다 Infrared spectral region에서 더 높음을 알 수 있었다. 모든 결과를 종합해 볼 때 Multi-spectral radiometer (MSR)은 잔디의 건조상태를 미리 예측할 수 있는 도구로 사용될 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 이 기술의 자료를 활용하게 된다면 향 후 MSR이 부착된 기구(Balloon)를 이용한 필드 스터디 연구로 확대될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국안광학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.23-33
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• 2007

안구 조직에는 많은 양의 아연과 타우린이 존재하며 특히 망막에서 맥락막에 이르는 부위에서의 분포가 두드러지고, 이는 아연과 타우린이 이들 조직에서 중요한 역할을 담당하리라는 것을 시사한다. 또한 시각 감수성에 영향을 미치는 또 다른 인자로서, 온도에 대한 연구들이 보고되고 있다. 그러나 지금까지의 많은 연구에도 불구하고 시각 순응계에서의 이들의 기능이나 상호작용은 명확히 알려져 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 변온동물의 일종인 황소개구리(bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana)의 안구를 이용하여 적정 농도의 아연과 타우린의 처리와 저온효과에 따른 망막전위도(ERG)와 흡수 스펙트럼의 변화를 관찰함으로써, 이들 인자들이 시각 감수성과 시각 순응에 미치는 효과를 알아보고자 하였다. 아연과 타우린의 효과를 알아보기 위한 이들의 적정 농도는 각각 10-4 M과 10-5 M로 결정하였고, 저온효과를 알아보기 위한 온도 변화 과정은'$25^{\circ}C {\rightarrow}0^{\circ}C{\rightarrow}25^{\circ}C$'를 거치게 하였다. 적정 농도의 아연과 타우린의 처리와 저온효과에 의해 망막전위도 실험 결과 역치(threshold)와 망막전위도 b-파의 크기가 증가하였고, 흡수 스펙트럼 분석 결과 400~750 nm 범위에서의 흡광도 증가를 볼 수 있었다. 또한 아연과 타우린, 그리고 아연과 저온효과 간에는 상승효과가 있음을 확인 할 수 있었다.

• 대한안과학회지
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• 제59권12호
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• pp.1152-1159
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• 2018

목적: 중기 나이관련황반변성 환자에서 항산화영양제 복용 후 3년간의 경과 변화를 전향적으로 분석하였다. 대상과 방법: 전향적, 다기관 연구로서 중기 나이관련황반변성으로 진단받은 55명 79안을 대상으로 루테인과 지아잔틴을 복용하게 한 후 전향적으로 관찰하였다. 첫 방문 후 12개월 간격으로 총 36개월간 대비감도검사를 시행하였고, 교정시력 및 중심와 망막두께, 드루젠 부피를 측정하였다. 중심와 망막두께 및 드루젠 부피는 스펙트럼영역 빛간섭단층촬영기를 이용해 측정하였다. 결과: 대상 환자의 임상 양상을 분석한 결과, 환자들의 평균 연령은 $72.46{\pm}7.16$세였다. 대비감도 검사 결과는 종료 시점에서 최초 시점과 비교하여 호전된 양상을 보였고, 특히 3, 6 cycles per degree에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다. 최초 환자들의 교정시력은 $0.13{\pm}0.14logMAR$로, 이후 36개월간 유의한 차이가 없었다. 관찰 기간 동안 중심와 망막두께, 드루젠 부피 또한 통계적으로 의미 있는 변화가 없었다. 결론: 중기 나이관련황반변성 환자에서 항산화영양제 복용 후 장기간의 추적관찰 기간 동안 대비감도가 호전되어 시기능 향상에 도움이 되었으며, 교정시력과 중심와 망막두께, 드루젠 부피에는 의미 있는 변화는 없었다. 따라서 항산화영양제의 섭취를 통해 황반 변성의 진행을 감소시키고 시기능의 질적 향상을 기대해 볼 수 있다.