• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제63권6호
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• pp.1411-1422
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• 2021

Lactobacillus acidophilus is a gram-positive, microaerophilic, and acidophilic bacterial species. L. acidophilus strains in the gastrointestinal tracts of humans and other animals have been profiled, but strains found in the canine gut have not been studied yet. Our study helps in understanding the genetic features of the L. acidophilus C5 strain found in the canine gut, determining its adaptive features evolved to survive in the canine gut environment, and in elucidating its probiotic functions. To examine the canine L. acidophilus C5 genome, we isolated the C5 strain from a Korean dog and sequenced it using PacBio SMRT sequencing technology. A comparative genomic approach was used to assess genetic relationships between C5 and six other strains and study the distinguishing features related to different hosts. We found that most genes in the C5 strain were related to carbohydrate transport and metabolism. The pan-genome of seven L. acidophilus strains contained 2,254 gene families, and the core genome contained 1,726 gene families. The phylogenetic tree of the core genes in the canine L. acidophilus C5 strain was very close to that of two strains (DSM20079 and NCFM) from humans. We identified 30 evolutionarily accelerated genes in the L. acidophilus C5 strain in the ratio of non-synonymous to synonymous substitutions (dN/dS) analysis. Five of these thirty genes were associated with carbohydrate transport and metabolism. This study provides insights into genetic features and adaptations of the L. acidophilus C5 strain to survive the canine intestinal environment. It also suggests that the evolution of the L. acidophilus genome is closely related to the host's evolutionary adaptation process.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제61권3호
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• pp.263-271
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• 2023

The present study aimed to survey the prevalence of chigger mites and Orientia tsutsugamushi (O. tsutsugamushi) infection in the northern regions of Gangwon-do, Korea. From early February to early June 2015, a total of 17,050 chiggers were collected from striped field mice, Apodemus agrarius, in Cheorwon-gun, Hwacheon-gun, Yanggu-gun, and Goseong-gun, which are well-known endemic areas of scrub typhus in Korea. The chiggers were analyzed using molecular genomic methods, as previously described. Among the 7,964 identified chiggers, the predominant species was Leptotrombidium pallidum (76.9%), followed by L. zetum (16.4%), L. orientale (4.3%), L. palpale (0.3%), L. tectum (0.2%), and Neotrombicula tamiyai (1.8%). The chigger index (CI) was highest in Hwacheon (115.58), followed by Cheorwon (97.02), Yanggu (76.88), and Goseong (54.68). Out of the 79 O. tsutsugamushi-positive chigger pools, 67 (84.8%) were identified as the Boryong strain, 10 (12.7%) as the Youngworl strain, and only 2 were the Jecheon strain. Based on the high infestation of chiggers in striped field rodents and the high rate of O. tsutsugamushi infection in chigger mites, Hwacheon-gun and Cheorwon-gun are presumed to be high-risk areas for scrub typhus. Furthermore, L. pallidum, a major vector of scrub typhus, and the dominant O. tsutsugamushi serotype, the Boryong strain, were found in the northern regions of Gangwon-do, Korea.

• 대한수학회보
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.779-789
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• 2011

In this paper we study the Banach space $L^1$(G) of real valued measurable functions which are integrable with respect to a vector measure G in the sense of D. R. Lewis. First, we investigate conditions for a scalarly integrable function f which guarantee $f{\in}L^1$(G). Next, we give a sufficient condition for a sequence to converge in $L^1$(G). Moreover, for two vector measures F and G with values in the same Banach space, when F can be written as the integral of a function $f{\in}L^1$(G), we show that certain properties of G are inherited to F; for instance, relative compactness or convexity of the range of vector measure. Finally, we give some examples of $L^1$(G) related to the approximation property.

• 대한수학회논문집
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.597-606
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• 2008

Let {$Y_{ij}-{\infty}\;<\;i\;<\;{\infty}$} be a doubly infinite sequence of identically distributed and ${\rho}^*$-mixing random variables with zero means and finite variances and {$a_{ij}-{\infty}\;<\;i\;<\;{\infty}$} an absolutely summable sequence of real numbers. In this paper, we prove the complete moment convergence of {${\sum}^n_{k=1}\;{\sum}^{\infty}_{i=-{\infty}}\;a_{i+k}Y_i/n^{1/p}$; $n\;{\geq}\;1$} under some suitable conditions. We extend Theorem 1.1 of Li and Zhang [Y. X. Li and L. X. Zhang, Complete moment convergence of moving average processes under dependence assumptions, Statist. Probab. Lett. 70 (2004), 191.197.] to the ${\rho}^*$-mixing case.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제11권11호
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• pp.239-247
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• 2021

본 논문은 대체식품 및 화장품 원료로 사용되는 미강을 발효를 통해 기능성과 경쟁력을 증가시키는 것을 목표로 하였다. 미강 추출물과 누룩에서 분리된 Saccharomycopsis fibuligera A8로 발효된 미강 추출물을 이용해 세포독성과 항염효과를 확인하였다. 세포 독성의 경우 미강 추출물의 경우 100 ㎍/mL에서 세포독성을 보였으나 발효 미강 추출물의 경우에는 세포독성을 보이지 않았다. 한편 nitric oxide, IL-6, TNF-α, IL-1β와 같은 염증 지표를 통해 항염효과를 확인한 결과, 미강 추출물은 nitric oxide, TNF-α만 100 ㎍/mL이상의 농도에서 항염효과를 보였다. 발효 미강 추출물의 경우에는 각각 25 ㎍/mL, 25 ㎍/mL, 50 ㎍/mL, 50 ㎍/mL의 농도에서 항염효과를 보여 더 낮은 농도로 항염효과를 나타내는 것을 확인하였다. 한편 S. fibuligera A8 사균체의 세포 독성 및 항염 효과를 실험한 결과 발효 산물에서 사균체 역시 유효하게 작용하는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 인간식물환경학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.445-453
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• 2020

Background and objective: Calcium chloride (CaCl₂) and sodium chloride (NaCl) are commonly used as a deicing agent in South Korea and penetrate the soil on the roadside, causing damage to plants. This study was conducted to investigate the salinity reduction effect of Pennisetum alopecuroides and the chemical characteristics of soil leachate. Methods: The plants were treated with five different concentrations of CaCl₂ (0, 1, 2, 5, and 10g·L^-1) and were grouped into the Cont., C1, C2, C5, and C10 groups. CaCl₂ of 200 m·L^-1 was sprayed to each plant once every two weeks. The growth of P. alopecuroides (plant height, leaf length, leaf width and the number of leaves) was measured. The level of EC and pH, and exchangeable cations (K⁺, Ca²⁺, Na⁺, and Mg²⁺) in the leachate of soil was monitored. Results: The pH of soil leachate decreased as the CaCl₂ concentration increased, and the EC increased significantly. The content of K⁺ did not change significantly until the concentration of CaCl₂ reached 5 g·L^-1, but the content of Ca²⁺, Na⁺, and Mg²⁺ significantly increased. The plant height, leaf length, and leaf width of P. alopecuroides showed the highest value in CaCl₂ 1 g·L^-1 followed by CaCl₂ 2 g·L^-1 and the control group. Root fresh weight was the highest in CaCl₂ 2 g·L^-1. On the other hand, there was no change in the shoot fresh weight, dry weight and root dry weight, and P. alopecuroides growth inhibition at the concentration of 5 g·L^-1 or higher in the plant height and leaf length. Conclusion: P. alopecuroides is relatively highly salt-tolerant and can improve the salt damaged soil by lowering the content of the salt-based exchangeable K⁺ ions.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.264-275
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• 2017

The spent mushroom substrate (SMS) of Lentinula edodes that was derived from sawdust bag cultivation was used as materials for controlling Phytophthora blight disease of pepper. Water extract from SMS (WESMS) of L. edodes inhibited mycelial growth of Phytophthora capsici, suppressed Phytophthora blight disease of pepper seedlings by 65% and promoted growth of the plant over 30%. In high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis, oxalic acid was detected as the main organic acid compound in WESMS and inhibited the fungal mycelium at a minimum concentration of 200 mg/l. In quantitative real-time PCR, the transcriptional expression of CaBPR1 (PR protein 1), CaBGLU (${\beta}$-1,3-glucanase), CaPR-4 (PR protein 4), and CaPR-10 (PR protein 10) were significantly enhanced on WESMS and DL-${\beta}$-aminobutyric acid (BABA) treated pepper leaves. In addition, the salicylic acid content was also increased 4 to 6 folds in the WESMS and BABA treated pepper leaves compared to water treated leaf sample. These findings suggest that WESMS of L. edodes suppress Phytophthora blight disease of pepper through multiple effects including antifungal activity, plant growth promotion, and defense gene induction.

• Korean Journal of Mathematics
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.483-494
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• 2017

In the current manuscript, we investigate the pointwise convergence of the singular integral operators involving power nonlinearity given in the following form: $$T_{\lambda}(f;x)={\int_a^b}{\sum^n_{m=1}}f^m(t)K_{{\lambda},m}(x,t)dt,\;{\lambda}{\in}{\Lambda},\;x{\in}(a,b)$$, where ${\Lambda}$ is an index set consisting of the non-negative real numbers, and $n{\geq}1$ is a finite natural number, at ${\mu}$-generalized Lebesgue points of integrable function $f{\in}L_1(a,b)$. Here, $f^m$ denotes m-th power of the function f and (a, b) stands for arbitrary bounded interval in ${\mathbb{R}}$ or ${\mathbb{R}}$ itself. We also handled the indicated problem under the assumption $f{\in}L_1({\mathbb{R}})$.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.295-300
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• 2021

본 연구는 Celeriac Extract의 전 염증성 사이토카인의 생성 억제에 미치는 영향을 살펴보고 억제 정도를 확인하기 위하여 실시되었다. 염증은 전 염증성 사이토카인인 TNF-α나 IL-6, IL-1β 및 활성산소와 같은 매개인자에 의해 나타난다. 이에 RAW264.7 세포에 lipopolysaccharide(LPS) 로 자극하여 생성된 TNF-α나 IL-6, IL-1β과 같은 전염증성 사이토카인과 NO 같은 활성산소에 대한 Celeriac Extract(1ug/mL, 10ug/mL, 100ug/mL)의 영향을 살펴보았다. 그 결과 Celeriac Extract은 세포 독성 없이 TNF-α나 IL-6의 생성과 NO생성을 유의성 있게 저해하였다. 따라서 이러한 결과는 셀러리악 추출물이 전 염증성 사이토카인 및 NO 생성을 억제하여 염증 반응을 약화시킬 수 있음을 시사한다.

• 식품보건융합연구
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.13-19
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• 2019

Proximate analysis of Ipomea batatass L. grown in two different locations in Imo State were investigated. Standard soil analytical method was used to determine the physiochemical contents of the two soil sample collected from Mgbidi and Orji Ipomea batatass L. farm land. The soil sand from Ipomea batatass L. root in Orji farm recorded highest percentage value of 75.00% compared to the soil sand Ipomea batatass L. root in Mgbidi farm with 27.00% value. The percentage value of silt was different as the soil Ipomea batatass L. root in Mgbidi farm had high value of 29.40% while soil silt of Ipomea batatass L. root in Orji farm had 13.40%. The soil clay, pH, Phosphorus and Nitrogen from Ipomea batatass L. root in Mgbidi farm recorded highest percentage value of 43.60%, 5.7, 23.20 and 0.35 compared to the soil sand Ipomea root in Orji farm with 11.60%, 5.4, 16.70 and 0.09 value respectively. Ca, Mg, K, and Na analyzed followed the same trend as the soil from Ipomea root in Mgbidi farm had high percentage value of Ca (10.00), Mg (1.60), K (0.54) and Na (0.43) respectively. The systematic study of physiochemical of the Ipomea soils could help in understanding the nutritional composition, the basic characteristics of the soils and the constraints associated with the management of the soils from the two locations.