• Journal of Life Science
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• v.21 no.7
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• pp.1016-1024
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• 2011

The concentrations of bioactive material (polyphenolics and flavonoids) and the biological activities of antioxidative (DPPH [${\alpha},{\alpha}'$-diphenyl-${\beta}$-picrylhydrazyl] free radical scavenging activity, peroxidation of rat liver microsome, and Fe/Cu reducing power), ${\alpha}$-glucosidase inhibition, tyrosinase inhibition, and fibrinolytic activity were tested by in vitro experimental models using 70% methanolic extract from Ganoderma lucidum, Momordica charantia, Fagopyrum tataricum and their mixtures. The highest yield and the concentrations of polyphenolics and flavonoids were shown in the mixture extract. Mixture extract was shown to have the highest activities of ${\alpha}$-glucosidase inhibition and tyrosinase inhibition, fibrinolytic, DPPH free radical scavenging, and Fe/Cu reducing power in a concentration-dependent manner. From these results, mixture methanol extract was shown to have the most potent bioactive properties and to contain large amounts of biological materials such as polyphenolics and flavonoids. This mixture could be a good dietary supplement material candidate, such as for antidiabetic functional foods.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2018.05a
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• pp.368-372
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• 2018

하천수의 실시간 자료수집 목적으로 전력량계의 전력사용량 변화를 계측하여 양수량을 산정하는 것이 경제적인 자료수집방안이 될 것으로 판단되어 전력사용량의 실시간 계측 및 전송이 가능한 '전력량 전송시스템'을 개발하여 여주시(여주대교)~여주시(이포대교) 관측소 구간 내 농업용수 취수시설인 상백리 양수장에서 적용성을 평가하였다. '전력량 전송시스템'의 정상적인 자료수집을 판단하기 위해 실내실험을 수행한 결과 전송자료 648,000개 중 수집된 자료는 647,964개로 평균 오차율 0.01%를 나타내며 현장적용이 가능함을 입증하였다. 개발된 '전력량 전송시스템'을 상백리 양수장에 설치하여 6개월간 젼력량 사용자료를 취득하였으며, CCTV를 이용하여 현장자료를 모니터링하였다. 서버전송자료와 현장전력량자료를 비교한 결과 누적전력량은 일치하였으며, '전력량 전송장치'를 이용한 전력사용량의 실시간 계측이 가능함을 확인하였다. 능서1 양수장에서 수집된 전력량 자료와 초음파유속계로 계측된 양수량 자료를 활용하여 전력량-양수량관계식을 개발하였다. 개발된 전력량-양수량관계식으로 환산된 유량을 초음파유속계 유량과 비교한 결과, 월별 오차는 최대 8.0%, 평균 4.0%로, 하천수 사용실적 보고량의 최대 24.4%, 평균 7.4%보다 비교적 잘 일치하는 것으로 나타났다. 초음파유속계를 이용한 양수량 산정방법은 수로내 유속과 수위변화를 직접 계측하여 정도 높은 유량산정이 가능하지만 초기설치비용 및 유지관리 비용이 소요되므로 모든 취수시설에 적용하는 것은 불가능하다. '전력량 전송시스템'은 기 설치된 전자식 전력량계를 활용하기 때문에 초기 설치비용이 저렴하며 실시간 자료수집이 가능한 장점이 있다. 따라서, '전력량 전송시스템'을 이용한 전력량자료의 수집과, 전력량-양수량관계식의 개발이 실시간 하천수 사용량 수집에 적용할 수 있는 가장 경제적인 대안으로 판단된다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2022.05a
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• pp.364-364
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• 2022

최근 기후변화에 따른 잦은 이상 가뭄으로 물 부족 현상이 심화되고 있어 물 안보가 중요한 사회적 이슈로 부각되고 있다. 물 부족에 대비하기 위해 수자원은 인류가 마음대로 사용할 수 있는 자유재가 아니라 보호·관리하여야 하는 대상으로, 보유한 미사용량을 회수·재배분하여 물 이용의 공정성을 강화 등 물 이용 제도의 전반에 대한 검토·개선이 필요한 실정이다. 하지만 일부 유역에서는 하천수 사용량이 정확하게 계측되지 않아 공정한 하천수 배분 등에 한계가 발생하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 충주댐 하류 유역에 위치한 자동유량측정소 원주시(남한강대교)와 여주시(남한강교) 상·하류 유량자료를 검토·분석하여 하천수 사용허가권에 등재된 하천수 이용량을 검토하고자 한다. 아울러 상·하류 자동유량관측소 내 지류 하천(섬강, 청미천)이 유입되고 있어, 추가 유입량을 고려한 물수지 분석을 위해 원주시(문막교)수위관측소, 여주시(원부교)수위관측소의 유량자료를 이용하였다. 상·하류 유량자료 검토 결과, 지류 유입량 + 하류 여주시(남한강교)) 유량이 상류 원주시(남한강대교) 유량보다 작은 상·하류 유량이 역전('19~'20, 평균 787,753m³/day)되는 흐름이 발생하였다. 구간 내 등재된 취수시설물(11개소) 허가량(39.66×10⁶m³) 보다 실재 사용량은 많을 것으로 추정되며 상·하류 역전 흐름에 직접적인 영향을 준 것으로 판단된다, 또한 현장 조사에서 허가대장에 미등재된 다수의 시설을 발견하였으며 이는 하천수의 효율적인 관리에 장애요인으로 작용된다. 하천수 사용은 복합허가사항으로 홍수통제소에서 사용허가부터 관리까지 실시하고 있는데 하천수 허가 신청량은 계획수요량 산정과 물수지 분석결과를 통하여 적정성 검토가 이루어지고 있다. 그러나 하천수 사용허가량 대비 실제 하천수 취수량이 얼마나 되는지 파악은 불가능한 실정이다. 결국 하천 유량을 관리하기 위해 강수량, 수위, 유량 등 많은 수문요소를 정확하게 측정하는 것도 필요하지만 이처럼 하천수 이용을 위해 취수되는 양을 정확하게 계측하지 않는다면 효율적인 하천수 관리는 어렵다. 하천수를 관리하고 효율적으로 이용하기 위해 하천수 이용에 대한 제도적인 보완이 필요해 보인다.

• Horticultural Science & Technology
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.537-548
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• 2016

The objective of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activities of 9 kinds of medicinal plants against crown gall in grapevine. The medicinal plants extracted with several solvent systems were screened for in vitro antibacterial activity by the disc diffusion method. The ethanol and ethyl acetate extracts from magic lily flowers, tachys roots, asian plantain flowers and seeds, sweet wormwood leaves, stems and flowers, immature bitter melon fruits, cockscomb flowers, and peach tree resin showed in vitro antimicrobial activities against Rhizobium vitis with growth inhibition zones ranging from 10 to 27 mm in diameter. The minimum inhibitory concentration values of extracts against R.vitis ranged from 10,000 in Asian plantain flower and 50,000 fold diluted extracts in sweet wormwood flowers, stems, leaves, cockscomb leaves and immature bitter melon fruits. The active fractions of ethyl acetate and ethanol extracts from the medicinal plants were partially separated through silica gel column chromatography and thin layer chromatography (TLC). The active fractions were separated at Rf 0.36, 0.69, 0.75, 0.84, and 0.94 in sweet wormwood extracts, Rf 0.96 and 0.99 in cockscomb flower extracts, Rf 0.92 and 0.97 in cockscomb leaf extracts, and Rf 0.85 in immature bitter melon fruit extracts in TLC analysis developed with hexane:ethyl acetate (20:80, v/v) and methanol:chloroform (20:80, v/v). Among extracts from plants with in vitro antimicrobial activities, sweet wormwood, cockscomb leaves, and immature bitter melon fruits showed in vivo antimicrobial activities with inhibition activity of 100, 67, and 83.3%, respectively, in 'Kyoho' grapevine inoculated with R. vitis compared with the untreated control. These findings indicate that extracts of medicinal plants could be used as sustainable candidates to control crown gall disease caused by R. vitis in grapevines.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.259-266
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• 2016

Bitter melon powder (BMP) was used in the preparation of rice nuruk (RN) and makgeolli as one of raw materials. RN containing BMP (BMP-RN) was prepared by adding 0~2.0% (w/w) BMP into rice. Fermentative microbial, and antioxidant characteristics of makgeolli were determined during the fermentation process. pH during fermentation decreased from 4.52 (0% BMP-RN), 4.93 (0.5%), 4.80 (1.0%), and 4.88 (2.0%) on the initial fermentation day (day 0) to 4.15, 4.30, 4.57, and 4.59, respectively, corresponding to increases in acidity from 0.64~0.70% to 1.17~1.28%, respectively. Soluble solid contents increased from an initial 2.2~4.4 g/L (day 0) to 9.0~9.3 g/L, and alcohol level increased up to 13.0% by the end of fermentation (day 7). Soluble phenolic contents increased from 0.92, 1.01, 1.32, and 1.41 mg/mL on day 0, to 1.85, 2.03, 2.24, and 2.48 mg/mL on day 7, respectively, while the levels of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt (ABTS) radical scavenging activities and ferric reducing/antioxidant power (FRAP) assay increased from 46.95~70.04%, 55.33~74.13%, and 0.629~1.243 on day 0, respectively, to 54.98~83.4%, 70.34~92.39%, and 0.964~1.455 on day 7, respectively. Makgeolli made with BMP-RN had higher soluble phenolic contents and antioxidant activity than those of makgeolli made without BMP-RN. These results suggested that BNP-RN made a functional makgeolli.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.24 no.8
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• pp.1138-1148
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• 2017

In this study, contetnts of phenolic acid and isoflavone, and biological activities of soy sauce were compared the soy sauce added bitter melon powder (BMPs). After the fermentation, pHs were decreased from 5.83 (0% BMP), 5.47 (5% BMP), and 5.32 (10% BMP) to 5.28, 5.36, and 5.16 at 90 days, whereas the acidities of soy sauce were increased from 0.06%, 0.07%, and 0.09% to 0.30%, 0.28%, and 0.36% at 90 days, respectively. In addition, the salinities of soy sauce were decreased, while viable cell numbers including Bacillus and yeast were increased. The contents of total phenolic, isoflavone-aglycone, and phenolic acid and antioxidant and ${\alpha}$-glucosidase inhibition activities were significantly increased for 90 days, while the isoflavone-glycoside contents were decreased. In Particular, soy sauce with 10% BMP at 90 days showed the highest contents of glutamic acid (GA, 9,876.09 mg/100 mL) and ${\gamma}$-aminobutyric acid (GABA, 325.02 mg/100 mL) contents than among other samples. Additionally, the radical scavenging activities (DPPH, ABTS, ${\cdot}OH$, and FRAP) and ${\alpha}$-glucosidase inhibition activities of soy sauce with 10% BMP at 90 days were shown to be high 96.07%, 97.27%, 59.47%, 1.98%, and 79.96%, respectively.

• The Korean Journal of Vision Science
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.553-560
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• 2018

Purpose : To investigate a disposal method of disposing contact lenses and the recognition of environmental pollution by micro plastics which may be caused by the wrong disposal method of domestic contact lens wearers. Methods : Two hundred sixty one adults(124 males, 137 females, mean age $21.48{\pm}3.14years$) were participated in this study. They were given the questionnaire survey on contact lenses purchasing place, type of contact lenses, duration of wearing contact lenses, the disposal method of disposing contact lenses and the recognition of the occurrence of environmental pollution. Results : It appeared that eyeglass shop(50.0%) and contact lens shop(48.3%) were the main purchasing places, and the most common type of contact lenses were disposable lenses(38.5%) and daily wearing lenses(52.5%). On the duration of wearing contact lenses they answered more than 5 years(29.3%), less than 1 year (26.0%), less than 1 year to less than 3 years (26.0%), and on wearing a contact lens during a week they did 1-2 days (32.0%), 1 week (28.0%), 5-6 days (22.4%) and 3-4 days (17.6%). It was shown "no(78.3%)" and "yes(21.7%)" to the questionnaire of whether they received information or education about a disposal method at the place where the contact lens was purchased, and "no(87.5%)" and "yes(12.5%)" to the questionnaire of whether they received information or education from schools, public institutions or public media such as the internet. As for the disposal methods, landfill waste(45.6%), recycled garbage(29.6%), and drainage(16.8%) from the sink or toilet responded in order. Although men were more educated and informed about disposal than women (t=3.63189, p<0.00001), women were more aware of environmental pollution(t=2.44269, p=0.01605). Conclusion : In order to reduce the environmental pollution issue caused by the contact lens which does not decompose at the sewage treatment facility and become micro plastics, it is urgent to provide information about correct disposal methods after using contact lenses and to educate contact lens wearers.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.62-70
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• 2014

This study was carried out to analysis the vegetation status, the habitat size and the meaning of new natural habitat, and to provide basic data for conservation or management on the newly augmented natural habitat of Abeliophyllum distichum Nakai in Yeoju-si, Gyunggi-do, Korea. A. distichum is a Korean monotypic endemic species. Most natural habitats of A. distichum have been reported in South-Central area around Chungcheong-do. The extent of occurrence of A. distichum can be enlarged to Central area due to the Yeoju-si habitat. The new habitat is located on a hillock which is composed of rock field at $37^{\circ}20{\sim}21^{\prime}N$, $137^{\circ}43{\sim}21^{\prime}E$, and 99~120m a.s.l.. The habitat size is small as about $530m^2$, and a small stream runs aside. The number of individuals of A. distichum was about 1,200. But most individuals were smaller than 0.5m height, so just about 300 individuals are taller than 1.0m height. A. distichum on Yeoju-si seemed to be maintained and distributed by vegetative propagation from elongated roots of branches. Pinus rigida and Quercus aliena dominated tree layer, and Lindera obtusiloba, Q. aliena and Acer tatricum appeared frequently in subtree layer. The shrub layer was dominated by A. distichum with Stephanandra incisa, Euonymus alatus for. ciliatodentatus, Ligustrum obtusifolium, etc. The coverage of herbaceous layer was low.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.48 no.3
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• pp.209-220
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• 2015

In this study, the effects of changed environment on spatial extension of flood discharge data which is generating discharge data at ungauged watersheds. Especially, effects of dams on spatial extensions of flood discharge data and on natural flow generation were studied. This is somehow an intial trial of flood discharge data generation for heterogeneous watersheds because of dam installation. Data extensions have been performed based on the flood discharge data from YeoJoo water gauge station located on the Nam-Han River. For the evaluation of flood discharge data spatial extension under dam effects and producing natural flow, 41 flood events associated with YeoJoo water gauge station were selected from 1986 to 2010. When flood discharge data were extended based on YeoJoo water gauge station, 77% of selected flood events were over the satisfaction ranges (NSE>0.5) of Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency for model validation. Extended flood discharge data at Yangpyung has 0.84 NSE obtained from spatial data extension based on YeoJoo water gauge station. Generated natural flow at YeoJoo was influenced strongly by Chungju Dam which has larger effects on streamflow at YeoJoo than Hoangsung Dam. Observed peak discharges after the 1986 of Chungju Dam installation were smaller than those of the obtained natural flow. Through these results, spatial extension of flood discharge data with installed dams works efficiently for ungauged watersheds and natural flow can be generated using extended flood discharge data.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.44 no.11
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• pp.1637-1644
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• 2015

To develop health-functional food ingredients for improvement of diabetes, we examined biological activities, including total contents of polyphenols and flavonoids, antioxidant activity, and inhibition of ${\alpha}$-glucosidase and pancreatic lipase activities of ethanol extracts from unripe fruit of Momordica charantia L. cultivated in Hamyang, Korea. Ethanol extracts were tested using different ethanol concentrations (0%, 30%, 50%, and 70%) and temperatures ($50^{\circ}C$ and $70^{\circ}C$). Experimental results showed that total polyphenol and flavonoid contents were achieved concentrations of 7.77 mg/g (tannic acid), 7.66 mg/g (gallic acid), and 10.66 mg/g (rutin). The hydroxyl radical scavenging, ABTS cation radical scavenging, and FRAP activities were 82.19%, 42.82%, and 0.19 under the same conditions, respectively. The highest inhibitory activities of ${\alpha}$-glucosidase and pancreatic lipase were achieved in the 70% ethanol extract at $70^{\circ}C$. These results will be useful for development of health functional foods for anti-diabetes using 70% ethanol extract from unripe fruit of bitter melon.