• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.24-34
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• 2024

Fire, being primarily a natural phenomenon, is impossible to control, although it is feasible to map the forest fire risk zone, minimizing the frequency of fires. The spread of a fire starting in any stand in a forest can be predicted, given the burning conditions. The natural cover of the land and the safety of the population may be threatened by the spread of forest fires; thus, the prevention of fire damage requires early discovery. Satellite data and geographic information system (GIS) can be used effectively to combine different forest-fire-causing factors for mapping the forest fire risk zone. This study mainly focuses on mapping forest fire risk in the Madikhola watershed. The primary causes of forest fires appear to be human negligence, uncontrolled fire in nearby forests and agricultural regions, and fire for pastoral purposes which were used to evaluate and assign risk values to the mapping process. The majority of fires, according to MODIS events, occurred from December to April, with March recording the highest occurrences. The Risk Zonation Map, which was prepared using LULC, Forest Type, Slope, Aspect, Elevation, Road Proximity, and Proximity to Water Bodies, showed that a High Fire Risk Zone comprised 29% of the Total Watershed Area, followed by a Moderate Risk Zone, covering 37% of the total area. The derived map products are helpful to local forest managers to minimize fire risks within the forests and take proper responses when fires break out. This study further recommends including the fuel factor and other fire-contributing factors to derive a higher resolution of the fire risk map.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.253-260
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• 1999

Occurrences of foodborne disease outbreaks are increasing in Korea. Among the outbreaks, Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus are the most important organisms and meat and meat product the major sources of infection. Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point system is a process control system designed to identify and prevent microbial and other hazards in food production. It is considered to be the best process management system by the National Advisory Committee for Microbiological Criteria for Foods, the National Academy of Science, and the Codex Alimentarius Commission. The Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare established a legal basis for the implementation of the HACCP system in Article 32-2 (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) of the Food Sanitation Act in December 1995. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has granted research funds for the development of this model system for application to traditional food products and processed fishery products as well as to raw meats. Implementation of the HACCP system is an important step and the Korean food industry and the Government are focused on ensuring food safety in Korea.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.144-154
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• 2008

The rumen microbial ecosystem produces methane as a result of anaerobic fermentation. Methanogenesis in the rumen is thought to represent a 2-12% loss of energy intake and is estimated to be about 15% of total atmospheric methane emissions. While methanogenesis in the rumen is conducted by methanogens, PCR-based techniques have recently detected many uncultured methanogens which have a broader phylogenetic range than cultured strains isolated from the rumen. Strategies for reduction of methane emissions from the rumen have been proposed. These include 1) control of components in feed, 2) application of feed additives and 3) biological control of rumen fermentation. In any case, although it could be possible that repression of hydrogen-producing reactions leads to abatement of methane production, repression of hydrogen-producing reactions means repression of the activity of rumen fermentation and leads to restrained digestibility of carbohydrates and suppression of microbial growth. Thus, in order to reduce the flow of hydrogen into methane production, hydrogen should be diverted into propionate production via lactate or fumarate.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제106권2호
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• pp.219-229
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• 2017

임도는 산림자원의 조성과 관리, 그리고 목재와 단기소득 임산물 생산 운반 등 산림경영을 위한 필수적인 기반시설이다. 최근에는 산림 병해충 방제, 산불예방 및 진화뿐만 아니라 산림휴양과 산림스포츠 등에도 적극 활용되고 있다. 임도를 건설하면 산림 내에서 경제적 기능이 활성화되어 생산 및 부가가치 유발은 물론 고용창출의 파급효과를 가져올 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구의 목적은 임도를 건설함에 따라 경제 전반으로 발생하는 파급효과를 분석하는 것이다. 분석을 위해 산업 간의 상호연관관계를 수량적으로 분석하는 산업연관분석 방법을 적용하였다. 자료는 2014년 한국은행의 투입산출표를 사용하였다. 임도를 건설하면 임도 건설에 따른 경제적 효과도 발생하지만, 임도 건설 후 임산물 생산 증대로 인한 경제적 효과도 발생하게 된다. 따라서 두 가지 효과에 대한 경제적 파급효과를 분석할 것이다. 몇 가지 가정을 통해 임산물 재배의 경제적 효과인 임산물 생산액 예측치를 계산하고 경제적 파급효과를 분석하였다. 임도 건설부문은 농림수산토목 부문으로 정의하였고, 임산물 부문은 원목, 식용임산물, 기타임산물의 합으로 정의하였다. 임도건설과 임업임산물로 정의한 2개 부문을 제외하고 나머지 부문은 기존 한국은행 30개 통합대분류의 분류체계에 맞게 통합하여 총 32개 부문으로 분류하였다. 분석결과 임도건설에 대한 생산유발계수는 2.767로 분석되었고 임업임산물에 대한 생산유발계수는 1.565로 분석되었다. 이는 임도를 건설하면 임도건설에 따라 그 투자수요의 2.767배 만큼의 생산이 전체 산업에서 유발됨을 나타내고 임업임산물 생산 증대에 따라 전체 산업에서 임업임산물 생산액의 1.562배 만큼의 생산이 유발되는 것을 의미한다. 임도건설에 대한 부가가치유발계수는 0.977로 분석되었고 임업임산물에 대한 부가가치유발계수는 0.985로 분석되었다. 임도시설은 임업발전의 필수적인 기반시설로서 산림경영, 산림휴양, 산림스포츠, 마을연결 등의 기능과 함께 목재생산과 단기임산물 생산의 필수적인 요소이므로 지속적인 투자가 이루어져야 할 것이다.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제112권3호
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• pp.352-362
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• 2023

일본잎갈나무는 종자 생산의 풍흉 주기가 길고 불규칙하여 채종원산 우량 종자의 안정적인 대량생산을 위해 종자 생산 효율을 높이는 계획 수립이 필요하다. 구과의 채취시기는 구과특성과 종자 품질을 결정하는 중요한 요소로 종자 뿐만 아니라 유묘 생산까지도 영향을 준다. 충주 일본잎갈나무 채종원에서 구과의 적정한 채취시기를 판단하고 채취시기별 구과 및 종자 특성을 분석하기 위해 2021-2022년도에 채취시기별로 구과 함수율, 종자 효율(생산량), 발아율, 발아세 등을 조사하여 다변량 분석을 수행하였다. 8월 초에 구과 함수율의 감소와 구과의 갈변이 이루어졌고, 발아율은 점차 감소하는 경향이 있었으나 9월말에 최고점이 나타나 경향성이 뚜렷하지 않았다. 구과 채취시기가 늦을수록 발아속도는 우수하였으나, 종자 비산, 충해 종자의 증가로 종자 효율은 감소하였다. 따라서 발아율과 종자 생산량을 최대로 하는 구과의 최적 채취시기는 8월 초일 것으로 판단되었다. 다만 균일한 묘목 생산에 기여하는 발아속도를 고려한다면 시기적절한 병해충 방제를 통해 종자손실을 절감시킬 수 있는 9월 초에 구과를 채취해야 할 것이다. 또한 일본잎갈나무 채종원에서 구과의 갈변 정도와 함수율은 구과 채취시기의 결정 지표로 활용할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 드라이브 ㆍ 컨트롤
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.103-112
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• 2020

Field robots are used in various fields, such as agriculture, forestry, manufacturing, and construction; their use has recently expanded to include submarine areas. Field robots can aid in various tasks, such as soil transport, ground clearance, and dismantling of buildings. As field robots are used in a variety of different areas, the difficulty of the work is also quite varied. Increased difficulty is associated with an increased risk of accidents involving the field robot. In order to reduce the accident rate of field robot workers, the need for digitalization and automation of field robots is becoming more of an issue. To this end, it is necessary to study a system that enables workers to do their work without directly contacting a field robot. Therefore, in this paper, we introduce a control system for wireless remote control of a small field robot. The field robot can be wirelessly controlled by a worker in a remote location if the worker cannot be present at the work site. The implemented remote system is tested according to the type of work, and the operating characteristics of the remote system are assessed.

• 한국생물환경조절학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물환경조절학회 2004년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.139-143
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• 2004

To evaluate the biological and physiological response of Picea koraiensis Nakai to elevated $CO_2$ and nitrogen.3-year old seedlings were planted in an ambient and 700 ppm $CO_2$ at low (2mM $NH_4NO_3$) or high nitrogen (16mM $NH_4NO_3$) supplying treatments for 3 months. Photosynthetic parameters were measured monthly. Seedlings were harvested at monthly intervals and growth parameters of root system, stem and needle fractions were evaluated. The result showed that height of the seedlings grown at both of elevated $CO_2Xhigh$ nitrogen and elevated CO2×low nitrogen supplying treatments increased significantly more than that of at ambient CO2 treatments. Seedlings grown at elevated $CO_2Xhigh$ nitrogen produced more root biomass than at elevated $CO_2Xlow$ nitrogen and ambient $CO_2Xhigh$ nitrogen treatments. This result suggested that the root growth response of Picea koraiensis seedlings was greater in elevated $CO_2{\times}high$ nitrogen regime, which is very important for carbon sequestration in soil. $A_{max}$ of the seedlings grown at elevated $CO_2Xhigh$ nitrogen increased during the three months significantly, and $A_{max}$ of the seedlings grown at the other three treatments decreased significantly, suggesting that the interaction between elevated $CO_2$ and high nitrogen supplying stimulates the $A_{max}$ of Picea koraiensis. $A_{max}$ of the seedlings grown at elevated $CO_2Xlow$ nitrogen showed higher than other three treatments in the first month of the experiment, but decreased in succedent two months, suggesting that elevated $CO_2$ promotes the photosynthesis of the seedlings. However long term growth in elevated $CO_2Xlow$ nitrogen supplying condition resulted in an acclimatory decreased in leaf photosynthesis.

• Mycobiology
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.60-65
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• 2008

The effect of methanolic extract of cashewnut (Anacardium occidentale) shell extract was seen on conidial germination of Erysiphe pisi and powdery mildew development in pea (Pisum sativum). Maximum conidial germination inhibition of E. pisi on glass slides was observed at 300 ppm. Similar effect on floated pea leaves was observed after 48 h at the same concentration. Conidial germination on intact untreated pea leaves was also assessed on II and IV nodal leaves while IV and II nodal leaves were treated with the extract and vice versa. There was tremendous reduction in conidial germination on all the nodal leaves. The disease intensity of pea powdery mildew was significantly reduced by methanolic extract of cashewnut shells. Maximum reduction was observed with 200 ppm where 39% disease intensity was recorded in comparison to 96.53% in the control. The phenolic acid content of pea leaves following treatments with this extract varied and no defmite pattern was observed. Out of several phenolic compounds, namely, gallic, ferulic, chlorogenic, and cinnamic acids, only gallic acid was found to be present consistently in all the treatments with varied amounts.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제60권5호
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• pp.339-344
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• 2022

The development of drug resistance is one of the most severe concerns of malaria control because it increases the risk of malaria morbidity and death. A new candidate drug with antiplasmodial activity is urgently needed. This study evaluated the efficacy of different dosages of aqueous extract of Strychnos ligustrina combined with dihydroartemisinin and piperaquine phosphate (DHP) against murine Plasmodium berghei infection. The BALB/c mice aged 6-8 weeks were divided into 6 groups, each consisting of 10 mice. The growth inhibition of compounds against P. berghei was monitored by calculating the percentage of parasitemia. The results showed that the mice receiving aqueous extract and combination treatment showed growth inhibition of P. berghei in 74% and 94%, respectively. S. ligustrina extract, which consisted of brucine and strychnine, effectively inhibited the multiplication of P. berghei. The treated mice showed improved hematology profiles, body weight, and temperature, as compared to control mice. Co-treatment with S. ligustrina extract and DHP revealed significant antimalarial and antipyretic effects. Our results provide prospects for further discovery of antimalarial drugs that may show more successful chemotherapeutic treatment.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.102-107
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• 2002

본 연구는 낙엽송(Larix Kaemferi Carr.)재를 이용하여 100℃부터 180℃까지의 고온영역에서 20℃ 간격으로 처리시간을 10분, 30분, 60분, 90분간으로 하여 처리조는 봄베를 사용하였다. 1) 고온수증기처리의 처리시간이 길고, 처리온도가 높을수록 밀도의 감소도 커졌다. 2) 밀도의 감소에도 불구하고 고온수증기처리재의 수축율이 control재와 비교하여 비슷하거나 높게 나타나는 것은 수증기처리에 의하여 세포벽 내부의 구성성분 및 구조변화에 의하여 야기된 것으로 판단된다. 3) 고온수증기처리에 의하여 추정목재의 틀어짐은 감소되었다.