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The Comparison of Two Strains of Fibrocapsa japonica (Raphidophyceae) in New Zealand and Japan

  • Cho Eun Seob;Rhodes Lesley L.;Kim Hak Gyoon
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.58-65
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    • 1999
  • Fibrocapsa japonica (Raphidophyceae) is regarded as a harmful algal bloom organism in Japanese waters, where it has been linked to fish kills. Fibrocapsa is a common species in New Zealand coastal waters, particularly in the Hauraki Gulf, where it has regularly bloomed in the spring under E1 Nino climate conditions for the past six years. The New Zealand isolate had 1.4 times more total polyunsaturated acids than the Japanese isolate under the same growth conditions, suggesting that eicosapentaenoic acid in particular coold be used as a discriminating chemotaxonomic marker. The molecular probes tested showed no differential binding of the raphidophytes to lectins, but oligonucleotide probes targeted F. japonica ribosomal RNA bound specifically to both isolates. Neither strain was toxic in mouse or neuroblastoma bioassays. There is no evidence that the New Zealand F. japonica isolates investigated to date produce ichthyotoxins.

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The Morphological and Growth Characteristics of Two Strains of Fibrocapsa japonica Isolated from New Zealand and Japan

  • Cho Eun Seob;Rhodes Lesley L.;Kim Hak Gyoon
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.17-24
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    • 1999
  • The blooms caused by Fibrocapsa japonica have occurred regularly in New Zea1andean coastal waters, and no fish kills and economic impacts have been reported. However, Fibrocapsa japonica in Japan killed caged juvenile fish and has been regarded as a harmful micro algae. In this comparative study a New Zealand isolate was found to be morphologically similar to a Japanese isolate, although slightly larger on average than. Optimal temperatures for growth differed, with fastest growth rates occurring at $22-24^{\circ}C$ for the New Zealand strain and $16-22^{\circ}C$ for the Japanese strain, with a decrease in growth rate exhibited by the latter at $25^{\circ}C$. Both isolates had low salinity optima of 20-25 PSU, although they grew between 15 and 30 PSU. Growth declined significantly for both strains above 30 PSU.

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Structural Alterations in the Gill of the Red Sea Bream, Pagrus major, Exposed to the Harmful Dinoflagellate Cochlodinium polykrikoides

  • Kim Chang Sook;Jee Bo-Young;Bae Heon Meen
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.75-78
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    • 2002
  • The effects of Coehlodinium polykrikoides on the gill of red sea bream, Pagrus major, were examined to clarify the ichthyotoxic mechanisms of this plankton species. The gill of fish exposed to dense blooms over 3,000 cells/mL for 24 h showed severe epithelial separation: a severe edema was found in the secondary lamellar epithelium and interlamellar regions of primary filament. In addition, lipid peroxidation of gill tissue in Coehlodinium-exposed fish was about 2.5 times higher than that of control. The composition of glycoproteins in the gill mucus of Coehlodinium-exposed fish was also changed. These results suggest that the loss of structural integrity of cell membranes in fish gill may be deeply involved in fish death by C. polykrikoides.

Effect of hydrothermal extract from Codonopsis lanceolata Benth. et Hook on the growth of lactic acid bacteria and harmful bacteria

  • Kim, Se-young;Lee, Jinsil;Geong, Ga-Jin;Yi, Seh-Yoon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Food and Cookery Science Conference
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.75-75
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    • 2003
  • The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of Codonopsis lanceolata Bentk et Hook on the growth of lactic acid bacteria and some harmful bacteria. Extract of C. lanceolata was obtained by hydrothermal extraction method and used intactly without concentration. To investigate the inhibitory effect on the growth of harmful bacteria, we used agar dilution method. On agar plate containing more than 25% extract, they showed decreased number of colonies. (omitted)

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Biocide sodium hypochlorite decreases pigment production and induces oxidative damage in the harmful dinoflagellate Cochlodinium polykrikoides

  • Ebenezer, Vinitha;Ki, Jang-Seu
    • ALGAE
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.311-319
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    • 2014
  • The biocide sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) is widely used for controlling algal growth, and this application can be extended to marine environments as well. This study evaluates the biocidal efficiency and cellular toxicity of NaOCl on the harmful dinoflagellate Cochlodinium polykrikoides, with emphasis on pigment production and antioxidant enzyme activity. The test organism showed dose-dependent decrease in growth rate on exposure to NaOCl, and the 72 h $EC_{50}$ was measured to be $0.584mg\;L^{-1}$. NaOCl significantly decreased pigment levels and chlorophyll autofluorescence intensity, indicating possible detrimental effects on the photosystem of C. polykrikoides. Moreover, it significantly increased the activities of antioxidant enzymes, suggesting the production of reactive oxygen species in the cells. These data indicate that NaOCl exerted deleterious effects on the photosynthetic machinery and induced oxidative damage in the dinoflagellate and this biocide could be effectively used for the control of algal blooms.

Sequence Analysis of Cochlodinium polykrikoides Isolated from Korean Coastal Waters Using Sequences of Internal Transcribed Spacers and 5.8S rDNA

  • Kim, Hak-Gyoon;Cho, Yong-Chul;Cho, Eun-Seob
    • Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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    • v.35 no.3
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    • pp.158-160
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    • 2000
  • The relativity of four isolates of C. polykrikoides was determined by comparative sequence analysis based on direct sequencing of PCR amplified ribosomal DNA (the internal transcribed spacer region and the 5.8S rDNA). Sequence comparisons indicated that four isolates had the same nucleotide sites in the ITS regions, as well as a total of 585 nucleotide length and 100% homology. The molecular data revealed that C. polykrikoides in Korean coastal waters show no genetical difference.

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Blocking of Internet Harmful Sex Sites by Accoustic Signal Processing (음향 신호 처리에 의한 음란 유해 사이트의 차단)

  • 이범주;김도연;장민형;박은배;신관철;유정선;조동욱;문창배
    • Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.481-485
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    • 2003
  • This paper proposes on the blocking method of Internet harmful sex sites by accoustic signal processing. Pre-existing methods mainly focused on directory-based blocking and words-based blocking. But these methods are not completely blocked the Internet harmful sites. Therefore, we propose the content-based blocking method which compose of the image-based blocking and the accoustic-based blocking. In this paper, we mainly deal with the accoustic -based blocking method. Finally, the effectiveness of this system is demonstrated by several experiments.

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Harmful Disinformation in Southeast Asia: "Negative Campaigning", "Information Operations" and "Racist Propaganda" - Three Forms of Manipulative Political Communication in Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand

  • Radue, Melanie
    • Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.68-89
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    • 2019
  • When comparing media freedom in Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand, so-called "fake news" appears as threats to a deliberative (online) public sphere in these three diverse contexts. However, "racist propaganda", "information operations" and "negative campaigning" might be more accurate terms that explain these forms of systematic manipulative political communication. The three cases show forms of disinformation in under-researched contexts and thereby expand the often Western focused discourses on hate speech and fake news. Additionally, the analysis shows that harmful disinformation disseminated online originates from differing contextual trajectories and is not an "online phenomenon". Drawing on an analysis of connotative context factors, this explorative comparative study enables an understanding of different forms of harmful disinformation in Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. The connotative context factors were inductively inferred from 32 expert interviews providing explanations for the formation of political communication (control) mechanisms.

Analyses of Harmful Substances in Textile Products according to the European Eco-Label Criteria - I (에코라벨 기준에 의한 국내 섬유제품의 분석-I)

  • 최은경;조영달;박경수;이현경
    • Textile Coloration and Finishing
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    • v.15 no.5
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    • pp.340-347
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    • 2003
  • Present situation of Korean textile products regarding European eco-label criteria was assessed by analyzing harmful substances including pH, PCP & TeCP, formaldehyde, heavy metals, cleavable arylamines, allergenic dyes, pesticides, organic carriers, TBT as well as color fastness as the minimum quality requirement. Fabric specimens were submitted from six typical textile companies for product eco-testing. In six product groups selected, arylamines, allergenic dyes, halogenated organic carriers and color fastness were found to be parameters that failed to meet the criteria. Source elucidation of harmful substances were presented with their instrumental analysis results.

Harmful Environmental Factors Leading to Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (아동기 주의력결핍 과잉행동장애의 유해환경인자)

  • Kwon, Ho Jang;Ha, Mina;Kim, Bung Nyun;Lim, Myung Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.267-277
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    • 2016
  • Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common, childhood-onset, neuropsychiatric disorder with an estimated prevalence of 2-7.6% in Korean children. Although the etiology of ADHD is not well understood, evidence from genetic factor and environmental factor studies suggests that ADHD results from a gene environmental interaction. In the current study, we reviewed the evidence for and clinical implications of the hypothetical roles of organophosphate pesticides, organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, phthalate, bisphenol, polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, mercury, lead, arsenic, cadmium, manganese, tobacco, alcohol as harmful risk factors in the development of ADHD.