• Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.3-15
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• 2001

The in situ observations and the seawater analyses were conducted for 3 years from August 1996 to August 1999 in order to elucidate and evaluate seasonal variations of marine water quality and trophic state in Mokpo harbour of Korea. Compared the seasonal seawater qualities of Mokpo harbour with the OECD standards of trophic classification in parameters such as Secchi depth, dissolved inorganic nitrogen, phosphate phosphorus and chlorophyll-a, the trophic level of seawater in Mokpo harbour was evaluated to be in mesotrophic or eutrophic state through all 4 seasons and to be in eutrophic state, particularly In summer. The estimation of pollution index by eutrophication showed the seawater quality of Mokpo harbour to deteriorate and fall under the regular grades through all 4 seasons, although the seawater quality of Mokpo harbour was evaluated to be equivalent to the second or third class of the Korean seawater quality standards in view of COD values. The results of eutrophication index estimation showed the high potentiality of red tide occurrence In Mokpo harbour, particularly in summer or fall. In the light of the average atomic ratio of N/P in seawater, the limiting nutrient factor against the growth of phytoplankton was concluded to be phosphorus rather than nitrogen in Mokpo Harbour.

• The Journal of shipping and logistics
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.583-613
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• 2018

This study analyse the safe port warranty undertaking for shipowner of time charterer with the Ocean Victory Case. Litigation ensued between those in the charterparty chain. When the hull insurer, Gard, took an assignment of the rights of the vessel's owners and demise charterers in a claim against the time charterers that the vessel had been ordered by them to an unsafe port in breach of the charter. Although the claim succeeded, the Court of Appeal overturned the decision. The Supreme Court delivered its judgment on May 10, 2017, dealing with three important issues, safe port, joint insurance, and limitation of liability. Especially on the safe port issue, the court held that the port was not unsafe within the meaning of the safe port undertaking so the charterers were not in breach of it. The conditions in the port amounted to an abnormal occurrence as that expression is understood.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.337-343
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• 1991

The effect of 9-methyl folate on histidine oxidation, the uptake of an injected dose of $[^{3}H]folate$ by the livers and kidneys, the hepatic and blood folate levels were investigated by feeding crude x-methyl folate(XMF) at a level of 5 g per kg diet. 9-Methyl folate is konwn as a major forate antagonist in XMF to produce deficiency signs in rat. Feeding of XMF decreased histidine oxidation and hepatic folate levels significantly, which showed the function of 9-methyl folate as an antifolate in rats. The hepatic uptake of labeled folate in XMF- fed rats was decreased significantly. These data led to conclude that 9-methyl folate inhibited folate uptake and retention by tissue, especially liver, which could explain the low liver folate levels and the decreased histidine oxidation. However, only very low level of 9-methyl folate was detected in liver. It suggested that 9-methyl folate may be metabolized very quickly in the liver after uptaken.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.137-142
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• 2011

Navigational charts in Korea have been increasingly published in line with the development of harbour for 60 years without a detailed planning. Recently, charts cause inconvenience to use and make navigator confused because they have not been adjoined to adjacent chart effectively and have been to overlap with other charts of the same scale. In this paper, we propose new chart system through adjusting area of the chart and rearranging its scale. This newly proposed scheme was first designed by researchers who have on-board career, then has been verified and revised by questionnaire and pilots' opinion. As a result, total number of Korean chart could be changed from 309 to 334.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.121-136
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• 1988

본 연구는 1969년 12월부터 1987년 10월까지 제주도의10개 지역 (제주항, 우도, 성산포, 표선, 서귀포, 숲섬, 화순, 가파도, 비양도, 한림)에서 채집된 표본들을 동정·분류한 결과(9과 31종)와 이미 발표된 종을 종합하여 제주도 연안의 유영목을 정리하였다. 그 결과 모두 11과 31속 45종이었다. 이들 중 4종 (Lepidasthenia berkeleyae, Brania clavata, Sphaerosyllis hirsuta 및 Ceratonereis singularis)은 한국미기록종이며, 13종은 제주도 연안에서만 발견되었다. 한국미기록종에 관하여는 그림을 그리고 기재하였다. 45종 중 난온수형이 22종 (48.89%)으로 가장 많았고, 범세계형이 10종(22.22%), 열대수형이 8종(17.78%), 냉온수형이 4f종(8.89%), 냉수형이 1종(2.22%) 의 순으로 나타났다. 난온수형이 가장 많이 나타난 현상은, 제주도가 위치하고 있는 해형, 즉 쿠로시오 난류의 영향을 크게 받고 있다는 사실과 부합된다.

• Journal of Mushroom
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.260-267
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• 2020

Phellinus baumii, a white-rot fungus, has been used for centuries as folk medicine in China, Japan, and Korea. This study aimed to evaluate the in vitro anti-diabetic, and anti-cholinesterase, and in vivo anti-inflammatory effects of the fruiting bodies of P. baumii. The methanol (ME) and hot water (HE) extracts (2.0 mg/mL) of P. baumii fruiting bodies suppressed α-amylase activity, exactly 61.33%, and 65.00%, respectively; of note, acarbose, the positive control, inhibited 93.33% of the α-amylase activity. Moreover, the ME and HE (2.0 mg/mL) inhibited 89.67% and 91.00%, respectively, of the activity of α-glucosidase activity, whereas the same concentration of acarbose suppressed 84.67% of the α-glucosidase activity. The ME and HE (1.0 mg/mL) also inhibited 96.05% and 94.58%, respectively, of the acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity; galanthamine, the positive control, led to an inhibition of 81.12%. The butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) activity was also inhibited by ME and HE (1.0 mg/mL; 91.05% and 82.27%, respectively); of note, the same concentration of galanthamine suppressed 81.12% of the BChE activity. The production of NO in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 macrophages was significantly suppressed by both ME and HE treatments. Importantly, the carrageenan-activated rat hind-paw edema was significantly reduced 2-6 h after ME administration (50 mg/mL). Taken together, the results suggest that the fruiting bodies of P. baumii have α-amylase, α-glucosidase, α-cholinesterase, and anti-inflammatory activities, and, therefore, may be good natural sources for the promotion of human health.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.47-50
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• 1986

Photodesorption of adsorbed $O_2^-$ on ZnO was investigated in ZnO-$O_2(N_2)$-rubrene-bromobenzene mixture. When the mixture was illuminated with the light having the energy greater than the band gap energy of ZnO (3.2eV), the amount of reacted rubrene increased as the amount of ZnO increased in the experimental condition. For the energy of light less than 3.2eV, however, the reacted amount of rubrene decreased as the amount of ZnO increased. There is a difference in the reacted amount of rubrene between ZnO-$O_2$-rubrene-bromobenzene and ZnO-$N_2$-rubrene-bromobenzene mixtures. From the results, it was suggested that the adsorbed $O_2^-$ on ZnO transform to singlet oxygen in the photodesorption process and the singlet oxygen reacted with rubrene.

• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.31-60
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• 1986

For the systematic study of the bryozoans in Cheju-do, the present study was done with the materials collected from 13 localities of Cheju-do during the period from 1965 to 1985. As a result, 52 species were reported, bringing total number of species known from Cheju-do to 74. Of them eleven species were new to Korean fauna. They were as follows: Tubulipora pulchra, Ellisina canui, Labioporella sinuosa, Mucropetraliella mucroaviculata, Emballotheca pacifica, Hippomenella spatulata, Microporella cribrosa, Smittina raigii, Smittoidea prolifica, Parasmittina triangularis and Escharoides excavata.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.45 no.2
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• pp.199-205
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• 2013

We investigated the anti-obesity effects of Ishige okamurae extract (IOE) on body weight, epididymal adipose tissue weight, plasma lipid levels, and leptin levels in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese mice. After inducing obesity by feeding 45% HFD for 4 weeks, C57BL/6J mice were randomly assigned to HFD or HFD containing 5% IOE, and then fed for 6 weeks. The body weight and epididymal adipose tissue weight were increased by HFD, but they were significantly less in animals fed HFD containing 5% IOE than in those fed HFD. Levels of plasma triglyceride, total cholesterol, and LDL-cholesterol were significantly lower, but the HDL-cholesterol level was significantly higher in animals fed HFD containing 5% IOE compared with the HFD group. The plasma leptin level was significantly lower in animals fed HFD containing 5% IOE. The diet containing 5% IOE did not show any adverse effects on liver and kidney functions. These results suggest that IOE has a potential as anti-obesity agent by reducing body weight and lowering the levels of obesity-related factors in plasma.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.53 no.1
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• pp.44-50
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• 2010

Tae-Um-Jo-wee-Tang (TUJWT) and Do-Dam-Tang (DDT) have been used as an anti-obesity herbal medicine but their effect and mechanism of action have not been studied. We investigated the effects of TUJWT and DDT on energy and glucose homeostasis using Sprague Dawley female rats with diet-induced obesity. The mechanisms of action of TUJWT and DDT were studied whether they had anti-obesity effects. Rats fed a high-fat diet were divided into 3 groups: rats in each group received 2 g water extracts of modified TUJWT and DDT, or 2 g cellulose per kg body weight (a negative control) on a daily basis. A further group was fed a low-fat diet as a positive control. We found that DDT significantly decreased body weight and body fat (mesenteric fat and retroperitoneal fat) more than the control. This decrease was due to the reduction in energy intake but no changes of energy expenditure. However, DDT increased fat oxidation as a major energy source than the control. In addition, modified TUJWT and DDT improved glucose tolerance without changing serum insulin levels during an oral glucose tolerance test. In conclusion, DDT have a better anti-obesity effect than TUJWT by decreasing energy intake in female rats with diet-induced obesity. It also improves glucose tolerance.