• 생약학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.31-37
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• 2010

The Salvia plebeia R. which is the biennial plant belonging to the Labiatae department, grows naturally in the Korea entire area. Presently, its extract (SPRE) is known to have an anti-inflammation and anti-allergy activity, but there are a few evidences about it. SPRE inhibits pro-inflammatory cytokine such as TNF-$\alpha$ and IL-6 as well as nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treated- macrophages. The co-administration of SPRE during OVA sensitization significantly reduced total IgE levels in mice. The mice who received SPRE co-administered with OVA showed a significant increase in serum OVA-specific IgG2a/b levels. Spleen-cell cultures harvested from OVA-sensitized mice showed a significant decrease in Th2 cytokine levels with a concomitant increase in Th1 cytokine levels only when SPRE co-administered with OVA. These results demonstrate that SPRE can control the LPS-induced inflammatory reaction and prevent antigen-induced Th2 immune responses in mice.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.280-290
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• 1996

The suwey on the consumption pattern of Korean traditional soy sauce and commercial soy sauce was performed. 55.8 percentage of surveyed house makes Korean traditional soy sauce domestically, But its frequency in actual use is lower than commercial soy sauce. The use of Korean traditional soy sauce and commercial soy sauce was different depending on the kinds of food. Korean traditional soy sauce is mainly used for kinds of soup, and commercial soy sauce is predominantly used for hard-boiled foods and Chapchae. Korean traditional soy sauce is known as our typical fermented food and has special flavor. But its main factors of special flavor were not well established yet. So the authors have investigated the main components of Korean traditional soy sauce for its typical taste. Five samples o$.$ere selected from'Kyung-ln'area. The sensory charac teristics of Korean traditional soy sauce itself were very different with that of cooked food added with Korean traditional soy sauce. The hard-boiled mackerel cooked with commercial soy sauce was prefered than Korean traditional soy sauce. And soups and seasoned vegetables cooked with Korean traditional soy sauce were profered. By stepwiEe regression analysis and correlation analysis, sensory overall acceptability mainly depends on specific gravity, salt content and amino nitrogen content (R'=0.94). And total nitrogen content was highly coirelated with overall acceptability (r=0.91).

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2008년도 International Symposium on Remote Sensing
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• pp.151-154
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• 2008

Information on the area and spatial distribution of crop fields is needed for biomass production, arrangement of water resources, trace gas emission estimates, and food security. The present study aims to monitor crops status during the growing season by estimating its aboveground biomass and leaf area index (LAI) from field reflectance taken with a hand-held radiometer. Field reflectance values were collected over specific spectral bandwidths using a handheld radiometer(LI-1800). A methodology is described to use spectral reflectance as indicators of the vegetative status in crop cultures. Two vegetation indices were derived from these spectral measurements. In this paper, first we analyze each spectral reflectance characteristics of vegetation in the order of growth stage. Vegetation indices (NDVI, GNDVI) were calculated from crop reflectance. And assess the nature of relationships between LAI and VI, as measured by the in situ NDVI and GNDVI. Among the two VI, NDVI showed predictive ability across a wider range of LAI than did GNDVI. Specific objectives were to determine the relative accuracy of these two vegetation indices for predicting LAI. The results of this study indicated that the NDVI and GNDVI could potentially be applied to monitor crop agriculture on a timely and frequent basis.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.143-154
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• 2020

Background: Korean wild boars (Sus scrofa coreanus Heude), because of their adaptability, are a widespread large mammal; however, they sometimes cause problems by invading farms and eating the crops, creating insufficiencies of some foods in South Korea. To understand the diet composition of Korean wild boars according to sex and body size, we collected their feces from Mt. Jeombongsan, Seoraksan National Park, South Korea. The sizes of fecal samples were measured, and genomic DNA was extracted from the samples. We amplified specific loci targeting plants (rbcL and trnL) and animals (COI) to detect the food sources of this omnivore and amplified the ZF and SRY regions to determine the sex. Results: In the wild boar feces, Rosaceae and Bryophyte were the most frequently detected plant food sources at the family level and Diptera and Haplotaxida were the most frequently detected animal food sources at the order level. As a result of sex determination, the sex ratio of wild boars collected in the Mt. Jeombongsan area was approximately 1:1. Our result suggested that there is no significant difference between the diet composition of male and female boars. Based on the average cross-sectional area of the feces, the top 25% were classified into the large body size group and the bottom 25% were classified into the small body size group. The large body size group mainly preferred Actinidiaceae, and the small body size group most frequently consumed Fagaceae. The diet of the large body size group was more diverse than the small body size group. Conclusions: Our results showed that the wild boars preferred Rosaceae, especially Sanguisorba and Filipendula, as plant food sources, and Diptera and Coleoptera of Insecta as animal food sources. Based on the results, the dietary preferences of wild boar appear to be distinguished by not their sex but their body size. Our study could help to elucidate the feeding ecology and population structure of wild boar, as well as address conservation and management issues.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.542-549
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to develop a web site providing sound and specific diet and nutritional information for internet users in different age groups to protect themselves from junk nutritional information. Among 660 internal users (436 in their 20s, 154 in their 30s, and 63 in their 40s), 66.4% had access to a computer to get nutritional information. Almost 38% of those in their 20s searched in the internet using the term 'diet', whereas 25.9% of those in their 30s and 27.1% of those in their 40s searched using 'cooking and recipe'(p<0.001). The main purpose of using nutritional information on the internet of the subjects was 'to take care of health'(p<0.001). Seventy percent of subjects answered 'so-so' for the satisfaction about the content of nutritional information that was self-explored. Contents related to nutritional information which needed to be improved was 'sound information' for 47.2% of those in their 30s, 'convenience for the application to daily life' for 51.1% of those in their 20s, and 39.6% of those in their 40s. A specialized nutritional information site must to be developed for users to gain access to reliable and valuable information without difficulty, as the variety of the interested area and application area for each user.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.629-641
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• 2006

The objectives of this study were to: (a) examine the overall operating conditions of both government-dominant and non-governmental food bank programs, (b) understand the operational management attributes on the target based on IPA (importance performance analysis) (c) analyze the present status of donating management, and (d) suggest a direction based on the analysis of advantages and disadvantages of food banks in each part. The random samples of 120 food bank operators were selected by a proportionate stratified random sampling method. A total of 60 government-dominant food banks and 25 non-governmental food banks were analyzed. The main results of this study were as follows: Accord-ing to the Importance-Performance Analysis of operational management, 'assistance for operating funds' and 'deployment of experience staff' were placed at 'Focus Here'. There was a great shortage of experienced staff with food bank-specific knowledge. The average number of the government-dominant and non-governmental food bank program employees was 0.29 and 0.30 respectively, while the ratios of employees with other jobs were 0.96 and 0.83 respectively. Shortages of refrigeration facilities were an area that needs to be addressed. While 51.6% of donated food required cold storage, only 45% of government-dominant and 60% of non-governmental food bank programs had refrigeration facilities. Most of food bank operators (96.3%) were required to visit the donators' locations to pick up the donated foods. And the foods were distributed to the people in need, especially to the livelihood protectee.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.302-308
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• 2013

The emerging role of endothelial inflammation in diabetes has stimulated research interest in the effects of nutrition on related indices. In the current study we investigated whether the nutrient composition of dietary formula as reflected in glycemic index (GI) may be predictive of postprandial endothelial inflammation in non-diabetic subjects. A double-blinded, randomized, crossover study was conducted in non-diabetic subjects (n = 8/group). Each subject consumed three types of diabetes-specific dietary formulas (high-fiber formula [FF], high-monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) formula [MF] and control formula [CF]) standardized to 50 g of available carbohydrates with a 1-week interval between each. The mean glycemic index (GI) was calculated and 3-hour postprandial responses of insulin, soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1), nitrotyrosine (NT) and free fatty acids (FFA) were measured. The MF showed the lowest mean GI and significantly low area under the curve (AUC) for insulin (P = 0.038), but significantly high AUCs for sICAM-1 (P<0.001) and FFA (P < 0.001) as compared to the CF and FF. The FF showed intermediate mean GI, but significantly low AUC for NT (P<0.001) as compared to the CF and MF. The mean GI was not positively correlated to any of the inflammatory markers evaluated, and in fact negatively correlated to changes in FFA (r = -0.473, P = 0.006). While the MF with the lowest GI showed the highest values in most of the inflammatory markers measured, the FF with intermediate GI had a modest beneficial effect on endothelial inflammation. These results suggest that nutrient composition of dietary formula as reflected in the GI may differently influence acute postprandial inflammation in non-diabetic subjects.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.187-195
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• 2010

Nanotechnology is the fastest growing area in scientific research and it has important applications in a wide variety of fields. Nevertheless, consumers encountered this new technology without any identification of risks and benefits. Also until now, there are no specific safety evaluation methods for nanotechnology. For this reason, we studied risk communication strategy for nanotechnology to prepare its application in commercialized products on public. A survey was conducted to identify the differences in perception between public (N=110) and expert (N=37) toward applied nanotechnology in food, drugs and cosmetic products. The survey results were used to draw up a risk cognitive map which was introduced by Paul Slovic, and the perception level of public and expert on nanotechnology was evaluated. As a result of the survey, public recognized nanotechnology as "unknown but low dread" risk factor, but expert recognized it as "unknown and high dread" risk factor. These results indicate that there are perception differences between two groups. Several risk communication strategies are reported including care, consensus and risk communication. In the case of nanotechnology, it contains both risks and benefits. Considering the nature of nanotechnology, the "consensus communication" which informs consumers about risks and benefits of issues is the most appropriate strategy.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.287-293
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• 2000

부산지역 대학생 340명을 대상으로 패스트푸드점 이용실태를 조사한 결과 다음과 같다. 1. 조사 대상자는 남학생 56.2%, 여학생이 43.8%이었고, 20-24세가 66.8%를 차지하였고, 자기집에 거주하는 학생이 73.6%이었으며. 평균용돈은 16-20만원이 31.8%로 가장 많은 비율을 차지하였다. 2. 대상자 중 패스트푸드점을 이용하는 대학생이 83.3%로 남학생이 77.6%, 여학생이 90.3%, 19세이하가 88.1%를 차지하였으며, 자기집에 거주하는 학생이 87.7%, 월평균용돈의 액수에 상관없이 높은 비율의 학생이 이용하고 있었다. 3. 패스트푸드점을 이용하는 시간대는 아무 때나가 44.7%로 가장 많았으며, 저녁시간, 점심시간 순으로 남학생은 아무 때나, 저녁시간대가 많았고, 여학생은 모든 시간대에 비슷한 비율로 높았다. 또한 자기집에 거주하는 학생이 아무 때나, 저녁시간대 이용하는 비율이 높았다. 4. 1회 이용시 평균비용은 삼천원대가 가장 많았는데 남학생은 삼천원이상 비용대의 비율이 높았고 여학생은 삼천원 비용대에서 두드러지게 그 비율이 높았다. 또 연령이 높을수록 비용이 많이 들었고, 자취와 하숙생이 삼천원 이상의 비용을 이용하는 비율이 높았으며, 평균용돈이 많을수록 삼천원 이상의 비용대의 비율이 상대적으로 높았다. 5. 패스트푸드점 이용시 메뉴선택은 기호에 따라 선택하는 비율이 64.5%로 가장 높았고, 남학생에 비해 여학생이 기호에 따라 선택한다는 비율이 80.1%로 높았다. 6. 대학생들이 이용하는 패스트푸드점은 맥도널드이었으며 특히 남학생보다 여학생이 상대적으로 월등히 높게 나타났다. 연령이 낮을수록 맥도널드, 롯데리아 등을 많이 이용하였고, 나이가 많을수록 다른 패스트푸드점도 이용하는 것으로 나타났다. 이와같은 결과로 볼때 대학생들의 패스트푸드점 이용은 점점 증가하고 있고, 소비하는 비용도 많아져 가고 있어 젊은이들의 식습관에 문제가 되리라 사료된다. 그러므로 패스트푸드의 영양성을 고려한 메뉴개발 등의 노력이 필요하며 미래의 주역이 될 대학생들의 식습관에 대한 보다 심도있는 연구가 함께 병행되어야 할 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국조리학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.20-32
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• 2011

본 연구는 향토음식점에 대한 구전정보에 대한 고객행동을 규명하기 위하여 수행하였다. 설문조사는 전북지역 거주자 500명을 대상으로 총 455부(회수율 91.0%)를 분석에 이용하였다. 자료는 SPSS 12.0 프로그램을 이용하여 분석하였다. 연구결과 향토음식점에 대한 구전정보 중 가장 많이 활용하고 있는 정보원에 있어서는 '직접 경험해 본 주위사람들의 추천'$(M=3.57{\pm}1.24$)과 '주변사람들을 통한 구전'($M=3.52{\pm}1.20$)이 높게 나타났고, 향토음식점에 대한 구전정보를 구할 때 소비자들이 중요시하는 속성에 대해 분석한 결과에서는 '음식의 맛'($M=4.16{\pm}1.15$), '음식점의 종사원 서비스'($M=3.79{\pm}1.11$)를 가장 중요시하는 것으로 나타났다. 향토음식점을 주위사람들에게 추천을 하는 동기에 대해 분석한 결과 '맛, 영양, 품질 모두 현지에서만이 유지할 수 있으므로'($M=3.53{\pm}1.10$)가 가장 높게 나타났고, '향토음식을 통해 지역 방문 기약을 오래도록 남기기 위하여'($M=3.52{\pm}1.03$), '향토음식을 구전을 통해 적극적으로 알릴 필요가 있으므로'($M=3.51{\pm}1.06$)순으로 나타났다. 이는 소비자의 향토음식점에 대한 추천이 음식 자체의 품질과 방문지역의 특성에 있음 보여준다. 연구결과 향토음식점에 대한 고객행동에 있어 구전정보의 중요성을 시사해 주고 있다.