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Development of Drink from Composition with Medicinal Plants and Evaluation of Its Physiological Function (생약재를 이용한 음료의 개발 및 기능성 평가)

  • 박성혜;황호선;한종현
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • v.37 no.5
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    • pp.364-372
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    • 2004
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the possibility of medicinal plants application as an edible functional food resource. We carried out to develop a traditional functional beverage by using hot-water extraction of 4 medicinal plants (Polygonatun sibiricum, Ophiopogonis radix, Lycii fructus, Schizandriae frutcus) and we examined the effects of drink on physiological response during exercise and recovery phase. The subjects were male baseball players, and exercise protocol was performed with 45 minutes treadmill running and 85% VO$_2$ max intensity. Brix, pH and titratable acidity of developed drink were 9.5%, 3.3 and 0.22%. The approximate nutritional composition of beverage was carbohydrate, 5.98%, total dietary fiber, 0.42%, crude protein, 0.70%, crude fat, 0.20% and crude ash, 0.20%. Developed. traditional functional beverage contained K (4.00 mg%), Na (3.68mg%), Ca (2.54mg%), Mg (1.60mg%) and Fe (0.29mg%). Developed beverage drinking group showed a lowest heart rate during exercise and recovery phase than the other two group (water group and ion beverage group). In the change of blood lactate concentration, developed beverage intake group showed a significant lowest values during exercise and recovery phase. And blood hematocrit values and osmolarity were lowest in the developed beverage intake group. In these results, exercise performance capacity was expected to improve most highly with the developed drink from composition with medicinal plants. Also developed beverage was effective in recovery of exercise-induced fatigue. Thus developed drink with medicinal plants can be used as a functional material improving decrease fatigue effects in beverage industry.

Sesaminol Glucosides Improve Cognitive Deficits and Oxidative Stress in SAMP8 Mice

  • Um, Min-Young;Choi, Won-Hee;Ahn, Ji-Yun;Kim, Su-Na;Kim, Mi-Kyung;Ha, Tae-Youl
    • Food Science and Biotechnology
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.1311-1315
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    • 2009
  • The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of sesaminol glucosides (SG) on age-related cognitive deficits in senescence-accelerated mice P8 (SAMP8). Male SAMP8 (9 month-old) were randomly divided into 3 groups and received diets containing 0, 0.25, or 0.5% SG for 12 weeks. Step-through latency of the SAMP8 control group was higher than that of the senescence-accelerated resistant mice (SAMR) group, whereas it was lowered in the SG-supplemented group on the passive-avoidance test. In the Morris water maze, the escape latency of the SAMP8 control group was increased and recovered in the 0.5% SG-supplemented group. The SG supplementation significantly decreased thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) levels in brains of the SAMP8. On the other hand, catalase, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione peroxidase activities in brains of the SG supplemented group decreased compared with the SAMP8 control group. These results suggest that SG could attenuate cognitive deficits caused by aging through its antioxidant capacity.

조직시민행동이 정보시스템 사용성과에 미치는 영향: 흡수능력의 매개역할을 중심으로

  • Gil, Jin-Ho;Gwak, Gi-Yeong
    • 한국경영정보학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.06a
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    • pp.525-540
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    • 2008
  • With the competitive pressure and the development of information and communication technology, many organizations have introduced various kinds of enterprise-wide systems like enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems as strategic tools for the purpose of improving organizational performance. Despite their promised strategic benefits, however, their implementation has suffered from a high failure rate and difficulty in realizing the anticipated benefits. Previous studies have indicated that one of the most critical failure reasons is the lack of knowledge sharing and utilization across organizations. As a consequence, many information systems (IS) researchers have paid attention to examining the effect of absorptive capacity closely associated with knowledge sharing and transferring on IS usage performance. ERP systems implementation involves changes not only in systems but also in processes and other social dimensions, which can be related to organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) requiring appropriate communications and interactions among organizational members. A lack of communications and interactions due to a lack of OCB might lead to weak absorptive capacity and thus negatively influence knowledge sharing across organizations, because OCB facilitates a successful collaboration among functional units and positively impacts individual's attitude toward radical organizational change. With this motivation, this study has two research objectives. First, it introduces and tests a theoretical model accounting for the relationships among performance of ERP system usage, absorptive capacity, and OCB. Second, it examines a mediating role of absorptive capacity between OCB and performance of EPR system usage. Theoretical and practical implications of the study ware discussed, along with its limitations.

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CONTAINMENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE CONTAINMENT VESSELS WITH FIBER REINFORCEMENT

  • CHOUN, YOUNG-SUN;PARK, HYUNG-KUI
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.47 no.7
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    • pp.884-894
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    • 2015
  • Background: Fibers in concrete resist the growth of cracks and enhance the postcracking behavior of structures. The addition of fibers into a conventional reinforced concrete can improve the structural and functional performance of safety-related concrete structures in nuclear power plants. Methods: The influence of fibers on the ultimate internal pressure capacity of a prestressed concrete containment vessel (PCCV) was investigated through a comparison of the ultimate pressure capacities between conventional and fiber-reinforced PCCVs. Steel and polyamide fibers were used. The tension behaviors of conventional concrete and fiber-reinforced concrete specimens were investigated through uniaxial tension tests and their tension-stiffening models were obtained. Results: For a PCCV reinforced with 1% volume hooked-end steel fiber, the ultimate pressure capacity increased by approximately 12% in comparison with that for a conventional PCCV. For a PCCV reinforced with 1.5% volume polyamide fiber, an increase of approximately 3% was estimated for the ultimate pressure capacity. Conclusion: The ultimate pressure capacity can be greatly improved by introducing steel and polyamide fibers in a conventional reinforced concrete. Steel fibers are more effective at enhancing the containment performance of a PCCV than polyamide fibers. The fiber reinforcementwas shown to bemore effective at a high pressure loading and a lowprestress level.

Antioxidant Activity of the Various Extracts from Different Parts of Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertner)

  • Choi, Hae-Yeon;Jung, Kyung-Hee;Shin, Han-Seung
    • Food Science and Biotechnology
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.1051-1054
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    • 2009
  • This study was conducted to investigate the antioxidant activity of the extracts of lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertner). The total phenolic contents in leaf, stem, and root were 165, 74, and 30 tannic acid equivalent mg/g of dried extract or fraction respectively. The butanol and ethylacetate fractions of lotus parts showed higher 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity than other fractions. 2,2'-Azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) cation radical scavenging activity also showed the similar result as the DPPH radical scavenging activity. The antioxidative capacity of the ethylacetate fraction was the highest among fractions and its fraction showed higher contents of total polyphenol.

Technical Trend of Multi-function for Nano-magnetic Material (다기능성 나노자성복합소재 기술동향)

  • Kim, Yu-Sang
    • Journal of Surface Science and Engineering
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    • v.45 no.1
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    • pp.43-52
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    • 2012
  • Recently, it has been developed for Eco-environment, Super light, Multi-functional nano materials. As needed mobile parts in Smart phone or TV, computer, information communication for high pass signal, multi-function, Magnetic thin film materials have been developed. As last, magnetic powder, sintered and sputtering parts were thick and low purity than electroplating layer, low pass signal and noise were resulted, vibrated TV screen. Because chemical complex temperature was high and ununiform surface layer, it has been very difficult for data pass in High Frequency (GHz) area. Large capacity data pass is used to GHz. Above GHz, signal pass velocity is dependent on Skin Effect of surface layer. If surface layer is thick or ununiform, attachment is poor, low pass signal and cross talk, noise are produced and leaked. It has been reported technical trend of Electrochemically plating and Surface treatment of Metal, Polymer, Ceramic etc. by dispersion/complex for Multi functional nano-magnetic material in this paper.

Changes in Functional Properties of Casein by Different Chemical Modifications

  • Kim, Il-Sung;Choi, Jin-Ho;Hong, Jeong-Hwa
    • Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.17-22
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    • 1997
  • Casein was chemically modified with acetic, succinic, and maleic anhydride and changes in functional pro-perties were evaluated as affected by the degree of modification. Chemical modification resulted in casein with unique functional properties depending upon the type of anhydrid used and the degree of modification. It was possible to control heat coagulation, calcium precipitability, forming and emulsion capacity and stability. At pH 4.5 heat coagulation was 0% in the case 74.1% acetylated casein; on the contrary, succinylation and maleyation resulted in highly heat sensitive protein. Foaming properties were improved markedly by suc-cinylation and maleylation at pH 4.5. However, emulsifying properties were enhanced only by maleylation.

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Development of new food protein through chemical modification of rice bran proteins

  • Bae, Dongho;Jang, In Sook
    • Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • v.42 no.4
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    • pp.180-185
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    • 1999
  • Protein concentrate was produced and succinylated from rice bran to assess and improve its functional properties for the purpose of expanding the uses of rice bran proteins. The most effective solvent for the extraction of rice bran proteins was 20% aqueous ethanol at pH 9. The protein content of rice bran protein concentrate produced was 70.0% and the total protein yield was 64.3%. The extent of succinylation of free amino groups in the modified products was 72.8%. Though the modified protein products showed good functional properties including solubility, emulsion properties, and oil absorption capacity, it did not form gel. Succinylation improved solubility and emulsion and gelling properties. These improvements in functionality will enhance the value of rice bran proteins, thus enabling them to be more competitive with other food proteins.

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Experience for development and capacity certification of safely relief valves (안전방출밸브 개발과 용량인증 사례)

  • Kim, Chil-Seong;No, Hui-Seon;Kim, Gang-Tae;Kim, Ji-Heon;Kim, Jong-Su
    • 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.12a
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    • pp.492-500
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    • 2004
  • The purpose of this study is localization of safety relief valves fur Nuclear Service through technical development with overall design, fabrication, inspection, capacity certification test and functional qualification test of safety relief valves in accordance with KEPIC MN Code(or ASME Sec.III ). The safely relief valve is the important equipment used to protect the pressure vessel, the steam generator and the other pressure facility from overpressure by discharging the operating medium when the pressure of system is reaching the design pressure of the system. But we're depending on technology of the other country up to the present time. Because we don't have our own technologies, we have been spent the great time and money on installing and repairing safety relief valve at nuclear power plant. Therefore we have to achieve the development of safety relief valves for Nuclear Service with our own technologies.

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