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Effects of Wet Feeding of Processed Diets on Performance, Morphological Changes in the Small Intestine and Nutrient Digestibility in Weaned Pigs

  • Yang, J.S.;Lee, J.H.;Ko, T.G.;Kim, T.B.;Chae, B.J.;Kim, Y.Y.;Han, In K.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.14 no.9
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    • pp.1308-1315
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    • 2001
  • This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different methods of feeding and processing of diets on performance, morphological changes in the small intestine and nutrient digestibility of young pigs. A total of 120 pigs (Youkshire${\times}$Landrace${\times}$Duroc; initial body weight of $5.83{\pm}0.67kg$) were randomly allotted into six treatments in a $2{\times}3$ factorial design. Treatments were 1) dry feeding with a mash diet (DM), 2) dry feeding with a pelleted diet (DP), 3) dry feeding with an expanded crumble diet (DEC), 4) wet feeding with a mash diet (WM), 5) wet feeding with a pelleted diet (WP), 6) wet feeding with an expanded crumble diet (WEC). Average daily gain (ADG) and average daily feed intake (ADFI) were not significantly (p>0.05) different among treatments. However, feed conversion ratio (FCR) was significantly improved when pigs fed a pelleted diet or an expanded crumble diet. Pigs fed an expanded crumble diet showed 9.2% and 17.3% improvement in ADG and FCR compared with those fed a mash diet. The morphological changes in the small intestine were examined at the termination (4 weeks after weaning) of the experiment. Differences in morphological changes of gastrointestinal tract were not significant among treatments. Though villus height was not significantly affected by feeding method or feed processing, the villus height of weaned pigs tended to be preserved by wet feeding. The use of a pelleted diet also helped to prevent the shortening of villus height. Pigs fed a WP diet maintained the highest villus height at all parts of the small intestine. There was no significant difference (p>0.05) in nutrient digestibility among treatments. However, nutrient digestibility for pigs fed a pelleted diet had a higher than that of pigs fed mash diets. Especially, pigs fed a WP diet digested 5.3% more P each day than those fed a DM diet. Compared with the mash diet, the expanded crumble diet decreased feed cost per kg weight gain by 15%. The net profit per pig was 79% higher in the expanded crumble diet pigs than in mash diet pigs. In conclusion, this study suggests that feeding processed diets to piglets can be more beneficial in terms of FCR and production cost.

Palaeomagnetism of the Cretaceous Yuchon Group in Kosong Area, Southern Kyongsang Basin (경상분지 남단 고성지역의 백악기 유천층군에 대한 고자기 연구)

  • Kang, Hee-Cheol;Kim, In-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.21 no.6
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    • pp.663-674
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    • 2000
  • A total of 165 independently oriented core samples were collected from 19 Cretaceous Yuchon Group sites in Kosong area, the southernmost part of the Miryang subbasin of the Kyongsang Basin in southern Korea. Stepwise AF and thermal cleaning revealed antipodal ChRM from 95 samples from 14 sites. Mean ChRM direction is d=26.0$^{\circ}$, i=49.4$^{\circ}$ (${\alpha}_{95}$=8.2$^{\circ}$, k=24.5, n= 14) before bedding correction and d=28.1$^{\circ}$, i=54.2$^{\circ}$ (${\alpha}_{95}$=4.8$^{\circ}$, k=70.6, n= 14) after bedding correction. A 2.88-fold increase of the precession parameter k by bedding correction indicates pre-folding age of the ChRM with 99% confidence level. Palaeomagnetic pole position calculated from the mean ChRM is 67.0$^{\circ}$N, 210.6$^{\circ}$E (dp=4.7$^{\circ}$, dm=6.7$^{\circ}$), which is significantly different neither from the poles of other part of the Kyongsang Basin nor those of Eurasia including SCB and NCB. This suggests stable relative position of the study area with regard to other parts of the Kyongsang Basin as well as to Eurasia continent since Cretaceous. Three ploarity reversals in the Kosong Formation in addition to the coexistence of normal and reversed polarities in the overlying Andesites and Welded Tuff suggest, in reference to the worldwide geomagnetic polarity time scale, an Albian to Maastrichtian (polarity chron 32r-31r) age of the Yuchon Group of the study area. An alleged hypothesis of stratigraphical correspondence between the Kosong Formation in the study area and the Tadaepo Formation in Pusan area is, however, not tenable: Not only because the latter shows a short reverse polarity only in its lowest part of the sequence but also because the Andesites overlying it is wholly normally magnetized, in contrast to the frequent reverals in the case of both the Kosong Formation and Andesites above it.

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Analysis of Surgical Risk Factors in Pulmonary (폐국균종의 수술위험인자 분석)

  • 김용희;이은상;박승일;김동관;김현조;정종필;손광현
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • v.32 no.3
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    • pp.281-286
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    • 1999
  • Background: The purpose of this study is to analyze the types of complications, the incidences of complications, and preoperative and postoperative risk factors affecting the incidence of the complication. Material and Method: Between August 1990 and August 1997 in Asan Medical Center, 42 patients(24 men and 18 women) underwent surgical resection for pulmonary aspergilloma. The mean age was 46.6${\pm}$11.5 years(range 29 to 69 years). Hemoptysis(90%) was the most common presentation. Pulmonary tuberculosis was the most common predisposing cause(81%). The associated diseases were bronchiectasis(n=11), active puolmonary tuberculosis(n=9), diabetes mellitus(n=8), lung carcinoid(n=1), and acute myeloblastic leukemia(n=1). Lobectomy was done in 32 cases(76%), segmentectomy or wedge resection in 4, pneumonectomy in 2, and lobectomy combined with segmentectomy in 4. Result: Operative mortality was 2%. The most common postoperative complication was persistent air leakage(n=6). The variables such as age, sex, pulmonary function test, amount and duration of hemoptysis, associated diseases(diabetes mellitus, active pulmonary tuberculosis), mode of preoperative management(steroid, antifungal agent, bronchial arterial embolization), and modes of operative procedures were statistically insignificant. The radiologic extent of infiltration to normal lung parenchyme was statistically significant(p=0.04). Conclusion: We conclude that the extent of the infiltration to normal lung parenchyme in preoperative radiologic studies should be carefully evaluated to reduce the postoperative complications in surgery for pulmonary aspergilloma.

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The Effects of Pre-slaughter Stress and Season on the Activity of Plasma Creatine Kinase and Mutton Quality from Different Sheep Breeds Slaughtered at a Smallholder Abattoir

  • Chulayo, A.Y.;Muchenje, V.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.26 no.12
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    • pp.1762-1772
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    • 2013
  • The objective of the current study was to determine the effect of pre-slaughter stress, season and breed on the activity of plasma creatine kinase (CK) and the quality of mutton. One hundred and seventy-three (173) castrated sheep from Dormer (DM), South African Mutton Merino (SAMM), Dorper (DP) and Blackhead Persian (BP) sheep breeds were used in the study. The animals were grouped according to age-groups as follows: Group 1 (6 to 8 months), Group 2 (9 to 12 months) and Group 3 (13 to 16 months). Blood samples were collected during exsanguinations using disposable vacutainer tubes for CK analysis. Representative samples of the Muscularis longissimuss thoracis et. lumborum (LTL) were collected from 84 castrated sheep, of different breeds (28 per breed) 24 h after slaughter. The following physico-chemical characteristics of mutton were determined; meat pH ($pH_{24}$), color ($L^*$, $a^*$ and $b^*$), thawing and cooking losses and Warner Braztler Shear Force (WBSF). The activity of plasma CK was significantly higher (p<0.001) in summer ($1,026.3{\pm}105.06$) and lower in winter ($723.3{\pm}77.75$). There were higher values for $L^*$ ($33.7{\pm}0.94$), $b^*$ ($11.5{\pm}0.48$) and WBSF ($29.5{\pm}1.46$) in summer season than in winter season; $L^*$ ($29.4{\pm}0.64$), $b^*$ ($10.2{\pm}0.33$) and WBSF ($21.2{\pm}0.99$). The activity of plasma CK was influenced by the type of breed with Dormer having the highest (p>0.001) levels ($1,358.6{\pm}191.08$) of CK. South African Mutton Merino had higher values for $pH_{24}$ ($5.9{\pm}0.06$), $L^*$ ($34.2{\pm}0.97$), $b^*$ ($12.2{\pm}0.50$) and WBSF ($26.8{\pm}1.51$) and Blackhead Persian had higher values ($35.5{\pm}2.17$) for cooking loss (CL%) than the other breeds. Computed Principal Component Analyses (PCA) on the activity of plasma CK and physico-chemical characteristics of mutton revealed no correlations between these variables. However, positive correlations were observed between $pH_{24}$, $L^*$, $a^*$, $b^*$, CL% and WBSF. Relationships between pre-slaughter stress, CK activity and physico-chemical characteristics of mutton were also observed. It was therefore concluded that although mutton quality and creatine kinase were not related, pre-slaughter stress, season and breed affected the activity of creatine kinase and mutton quality.

Flexural Testing of Asymmetric Hybrid Composite Beams Fabricated from High-strength Steels (고강도강재를 적용한 비대칭 하이브리드 합성보의 휨거동 실험)

  • Jun, Su Chan;Han, Kyu Hong;Lee, Cheol Ho;Kim, Jin Won
    • Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.217-228
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    • 2017
  • Full-scale flexural testing of asymmetric H-shape hybrid composite beams was conducted in this study. In fabricating hybrid H-shape sections, high strength steels were utilized for the bottom flange while ordinary strength steels were used for the top flange and web. With adding a fully composite floor slab, a total of 8 hybrid composite beam specimens were tested. The primary objective was to develop the asymmetric hybrid H-shape composite beams with maximized flexural efficiency and investigate their flexural behavior. Not all the hybrid composite specimens tested in this study exhibited the plastic moment and reasonable deformability. In the specimens with high-strength bottom flange, the longitudinal shear crack of the slab along the beam axis often preceded the development of beam plastic moment, although the slab was designed as fully composite. The mechanical reason for this unexpected behavior is discussed. It is emphasized that the longitudinal shear strength of composite slab should be checked in designing hybrid composite beams utilizing high strength steels like in this study.

A Study Of Development Processes Of Korean and Western Plows and Their Draft Resistances to A Various Plowing Depth and Soil Conditions (한국이와 Plow의 발달과정 및 이와 Plow의 각종토양조건하에서의 경섭과 견인저항에 관한 연구)

  • 최재갑
    • Magazine of the Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.4011-4020
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    • 1976
  • 본논문은 북해도대학심사학위논문으로 총면수 143면인 영문으로 되어 있고 도 48, 표 7, 문묵 66부도, 부표 20면이있음. Plow는 옛부터 발달한 농구이기 때문에 많은 연구가 행하여졌지만 복잡한 물리성을 가준 토양을 대상으로 하는 기계이기 때문에 미해결의 문제도 적지않다. 이견인저항에 대하여 토양의 종류 및 조건을 변경하면서 실제의 포장에서 조직적으로 행한 실험은 극히 적고, 하물며 우리나라의 쟁기에 관한 연구는 거의없다. 본논문은 쟁기의 특징을 구명하고, 그의 개량, 발달에 기여하기 위한 기기자료를 획득코저 실시한 것이다. 1. 쟁기와 플라우의 구조 및 그의 차이 특징을 명백히하고 이체에 걸리는 각종의 저항의 내용 또는 그 비율등에 대하여 과거의 연구성과를 소개하였다. 2. 발달사 ; 플라우는 B.C. 2000년경에 녹각, 목지의 인력용의 경운용구에서 발달하고, 동양이도 기원은 대체로 같고 발달과정이 다를 뿐이다. 쟁기는 양자강연안에 기원을 가진 지나이가 신라와 백제에 도입되여 차차 발달하고, 지역적인 특징을 가지게 되었다. 3. 본장은 쟁기의 견인력에 관한 이론적해석을하고, 쟁기의 진행에 의해 층상으로 전단되는 전단저항을 구하고 쟁기의 표면 및 지측판과 토양과의 마찰력, 그리고 토양의 이동의 관성력을 쟁기의 견인저항에 관련되는 주요한 "힘"으로 생각하고 진행방면, 수직방면의 힘의 성분의 평형을 고려하여 식 10. 12를 유도 하였다. 4. 본장에서는 실험계획, 방법 공시기, 공시포장등을 기록하고, 축력용의 쟁기와 플라우를 사용하여 전지 4종 답 2종의 포장에서 실험하는데 견인력계와 자동경심측정기를 사용하였다. 5. 실험결과 및 고찰; 경심과 견인저항 Dp와의 관계는 식 10. 12와 갈이 표시되고, 실제의 제치를 대입하여 이론식을 유도하였으니 직선에 가까운 관계가 있고, 실험결과는 조금 곡선에 가까워졌다. 그리고, 토양의 물리성이 견인력Dp에의 영향을 세밀히 검토하였다. 쟁기의 견인비저항에 있어서도 식 12에서 {{{{K=AT+ { B} over {T } +C}}}}로 표시할수 있기 때문에 최소치를 표시하는 경심이 존재하고 이값은 쟁기나 플라우폭의{{{{ { 1} over {2 } }}}} 즉 10m정도이고 쟁기는 비저항이 0.llkg/$\textrm{cm}^2$에서 0.39kg/$\textrm{cm}^2$이였다. 그러나 이 비저항도 토양의 물리성이 많은 영향을 미치고 있다. 6. 요약 및 결론 ; 이상의 장에서 검토 고찰한 결과만을 기재하고 플라우는 쟁기에 비해 견인저항 및 비저항이 논에서나 밭에서 대로 나타난 것이 특이하다. 이상의 내용을 지면관계로 3회에 거쳐 요약 발표합니다.

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Effect of the Brain Death on Hemodynamic Changes and Myocardial Damages in Canine Brain Death Model -Electrocard iographic and Hemodynamic Changes in the Brain Death Model Induced by Gradual Increase of Intracranial Pressure- (잡견을 이용한 실험적 뇌사모델에서 뇌사가 혈역학적 변화와 심근손상에 미치는 영향 -제2보 : 뇌압을 점진적으로 증가시켜 유발한 뇌사모델의 심전도 및 혈역학적 변화-)

  • 조명찬;이동운
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.1-6
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    • 1996
  • We developed an experimental model of brain death using dogs. Brain death was induced by increasing the intracranial pressure (ICP) gradually by continuous Infusion of saline through an epidural Foley catheter in 5 mongrel dogs (weight, 18~22kg). Hemodynamic and electrocardiographic changes were evaluated continuously during the process of brain death and obtained the following results. 1. The average volume and time required to induce brain death was 4.8$\pm$1.0ml and 143.0$\pm$30.9minutes respectively. 2. There was a steady rise of the ICP after starting the constant infusion of saline, and ICP rised continuously until the brain death (122.0$\pm$62.5mmHg). After reaching to the maximal value (125.0$\pm$47.7mmHg) at 30 minutes after brain death, the ICP dropped and remained approximately constant at the slightly higher level than the mean arterial pressure (MAP). 3. MAP showed no change until the establishment of brain death and it declined gradually. The peak heart rate reached to 172.6$\pm$35.3/min at 30 minutes after the brain death. 4. Even though the body temperature and all hemodynamic variables, such as cardiac output, mean pulmonary arterial pressure, left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic pressure and LV maximum + dp/dt, were slightly greater than those of basal state, at the point of brain death, there was no statistically significant change during t e process of brain death. 5. There was no remarkable arrhythmias during the experiment except ventricular premature beats which was observed transiently in one dog at the time of brain death. Hemodynamic changes in the brain death model induced by gradual ICP increment were inconspicuous, and arrhythmias were rarely seen. Hyperdynamic state, which was observed at the point of brain death in another brain death model caused by abrupt ICP increase, was not observed.

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An Empirical Study on the Economical Competition Factors of Internet Retailers (인터넷 소매상의 경제적 경쟁요인에 관한 실증연구)

  • 이수정;남순해;고석하
    • Proceedings of the Korea Society of Information Technology Applications Conference
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    • 2002.11a
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    • pp.3-13
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    • 2002
  • 고석하 등(2002)은 인터넷 소매상이 상품 품목의 명목 가격과 배송료를 이용해서 고객의 일회 총 구매 비용을 조절한다는 것을 밝혔다. 고석하 등(2002)은 같은 내용의 상품 조합을 인터넷 시장에서 구매하기 위한 비용과 전통 시장에서 구매하기 위한 비용을 비교하였다. 분석 결과, 그 교호작용과 함께, 상품 종류와 일회 구매액/가격의 크기의 두 요소가 인터넷 시장의 전통 시장에 대한 총 구매비용 할인율의 변동의 약 60%내지 80%를 설명할 수 있다는 것을 보여주었다. 한편, 구매액/가격은 인터넷 시장에서의 해당 산포도(전통 시장의 그것에 대비한)에는 거의 영향을 미31지 못하며, 상품의 종류도 산포도에는 할인율에서와 같이 큰 영향을 미치지 않았다. 인터넷 시장의 가격이나 구매비용 산포도는 상품 특성이나 구매액 크기 이외의 다른 요인에 의해서 주로 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서, 본 논문에서는 가격 요인 이외의 경제적 경쟁요인에 관한 실증연구로서, 2002년 6월 17일부터 20일까지, 소프트웨어, PC와 주변기기, 휴대폰, 가전제품, CD, 화장품, 그리고 책의 7가지 산업 전문 쇼핑몰과 종합 쇼핑몰을 대상으로, 인터넷 시장에서 수행되고 있는 경제적인 비가격 경쟁요인에 관한 실증 조사를 실시하였다. 조사 결과, 인터넷 시장에서 수행되고 있는 경제적인 비가격 경쟁요인은 매우 다양하며, 상품별로도 다른 특성을 보이고 있는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 인터넷 소매상의 경제적인 비가격 경쟁요인은 크게 배송료 면제와 배송료 외 인센티브 제도로 구분된다. 본 논문에서는 경제적인 비가격 경쟁요인의 모든 경우의 수를 고려할 수 있도록, 코드표를 작성하여 정리하고 분석하였다.기호로 인식하였다. 실험결과, 표준패턴을 음표와 비음표의 두개의 그룹으로 나누어 인식함으로써 DP 매칭의 처리 속도를 개선시켰고, 국소적인 변형이 있는 패턴과 특징의 수가 다른 패턴의 경우에도 좋은 인식률을 얻었다.리되고 이원화된 코드체계와 데이터 형태의 이질화를 통일하는 방법으로 데이터웨어하우스 시스템을 제시하였다. 결국 병원에서 데이터웨어하우스 시스템의 구축은 임상, 연구, 교육의 유기적 순환관계를 정립하여 지식의 순환적 고리인 수집, 공유, 확산, 재창출을 지속적 유지할 수 있는 인프라를 구축해 준다. 반면 상이한 정보들간의 충돌과 이에 따른 해석의 오류로 잘못된 의사결정을 위한 정보를 제공할 수 있고 기초정보의 접근 및 추출의 유용성에 의해서 정보유출에 대한 문제가 한계점으로 나타났다.로세스 개선을 위해서 무엇을 정말로 필요로 하는지를 밝힘으로써, 한국 소프트웨어 산업의 현실적인 특수성을 고려한 소프트웨어 프로세스 평가와 개선 모델의 개발을 위한 기초적인 자료를 제공할 것으로 예상된다. 또한, 본 연구 결과는, 우리나라 소프트웨어 조직들이 실제로 무엇을 필요로 하는지를 밝힘으로써, 우리나라의 소프트웨어 산업을 육성하기 위한 실효성 있는 정책 입안을 위한 기초 자료를 제공할 것으로 예상된다.를 검증하려고 한다. 협력체계 확립, ${\circled}3$ 전문인력 확보 및 인력구성 조정, 그리고 ${\circled}4$ 방문보건사업의 강화 등이다., 대사(代謝)와 관계(關係)있음을 시사(示唆)해 주고 있다.ble nutrient (TDN) was highest in booting stage (59.7%); however no sig

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Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics and Meat Quality of Boer-Cross Wether and Buck Goats Grazing Marshall Ryegrass

  • Solaiman, S.;Kerth, C.;Willian, K.;Min, B.R.;Shoemaker, C.;Jones, W.;Bransby, D.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.351-357
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    • 2011
  • An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of castration on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of goat kids. Fourteen Boer-cross buck and wether goat kids (n = 7; initial body weight (BW) $38.0{\pm}0.35\;kg$ and $34.8{\pm}0.35\;kg$, for bucks and wethers, respectively) were grazed on annual Marshall ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) for 56 days. Body weights were recorded after 4 h withdrawal from feed and water for two consecutive days, every 2 wk. After d 56, animals were harvested and hot carcass weight (HCW), cold carcass weight (CCW), dressing percent (DP), kidney and pelvic fat (KPF), longissimus muscle (LM) area, back fat (BF), and other carcass parameters were measured. Day 0 BW was used as a covariate for analyses. However, bucks were heavier than wethers at d 15 (p = 0.09), 42 (p = 0.001) and 56 (p = 0.001). Bucks had higher ADG (146 vs. 74 g/d; p = 0.001), HCW (21.2 vs. 18.8 kg; p = 0.06) and CCW (20.3 vs. 17.9 kg; p = 0.04) when compared with wether goats. Dressing percentage (51 vs. 47%; p = 0.06), KPF (0.44 vs. 0.16%; p = 0.02) and BF (0.41 vs. 0.21 cm; p = 0.05) were higher in wethers vs bucks, respectively; however, USDA live or carcass grades were similar. Longissimus muscle tissue from wethers and bucks were similar in darkness ($L^*$) and redness ($a^*$), but wethers had more (p = 0.02) yellow tint ($b^*$). Palmitic (C16:0), stearic (C18:0) and oleic (C18:1) acids were higher (p = 0.001) in muscle tissue from wethers compared to bucks. The saturated fatty acid (SFA) and monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) contents of muscle tissue were lower (p = 0.001) for bucks with no difference in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). Longissimus muscle initial temperature was higher in bucks (p<0.04) and pH change post-mortem was similar for bucks and wethers. These results indicated that castration of young market goats reduced growth performance and produced carcasses with more fat and higher SFA.

A STUDY ON THE THERMAL DIFFUSION THROUGH VARIOUS THICKNESS OF BASE AND RESTORATION MATERIALS (수복물(修復物)과 양장재(襄裝材)의 열확산(熱擴散)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究))

  • Yoon, Dong-Ho;Park, Sang-Jin;Min, Byung-Soon;Choi, Ho-Young
    • Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.77-88
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    • 1985
  • The purpose of this study was to examine the thermal diffusion through bases and restorations. The three principle types of base and two restorative materials were included in this study. They were representive brands of a zinc phosphate cement, a zinc oxide-eugenol cement, a calcium hydroxide paste, an amalgam and a composite resin (table 1). The specimens were prepared by placing the bases or restorative materials in laminated plastic molds. 5-mm diameter holes were prepared in the center of square of plastics which were 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0mm thick respectively (fig. 1). All materials were manipulated in accordance with manufacturer's recommended proportions. All experimental procedures were carried out dividing them into eight different groups (table 2). Thermal diffusion was measured by means of digital thermometer (DP-100, RKC. instrument Inc. JAPAN) with the surface thermocouple placed on bottom surface of the specimen applying a constant source of heat and cold to the top surface of the each specimen. The thermal stimulus temperature applied on the each specimen surface was in the range of $60^{\circ}C$, $0^{\circ}C$ and $-50^{\circ}C$ respectively. The thermal change were recorded automatically on the multi-Pen recorder (R-16, Rikadenki, Co. JAPAN) connected with thermocouple tips which were centered on the bottom of the specimen. The following results were as follows, 1. Temperature diffusion was highest through amalgam and slowest through the composite resin. 2. As the thickness of restorations increased, the temperature change was decreased. 3. Thermal diffusion was slowest in the presence of zinc oxide-eugenol bases, followed by calcium hydroxide and zinc phosphate cement. 4. The efficiency of the cement bases in providing thermal insulation was dependent on their thickness beneath the restorations. 5. Thermal change was great in the range of $60^{\circ}C$ and $-50^{\circ}C$, but little in the range of $0^{\circ}C$.

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