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Cestode Fauna of Hill-Stream Fishes in Gahwal Himalayas, India VI. Ptychobothrium nayarensis n. sp. from Barilius bola(Ham.) and Schizothorax richardsonii(Gray)

  • Malhotra, Sandeep-K.
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.205-208
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    • 1983
  • Ptychebcthrium nayarensis n. sp. has been described from two hill-stream fishes, Barilius bola (Ham.) and Schizotheras rirhardsonii (Gray) at 325~750 mASL. The new species has beeen compared with close species. Taxometric evaluation of the new species has been done on available data.

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Newly Introduced Insect Pest, American Serpentine Leafminer, Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in Korea (침입해충 아메리카잎굴파리(Liriomyza trigolii (Burgess))의 발생 보고)

  • 한만종;이승환;최준열;안성복;이문홍
    • Korean journal of applied entomology
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.309-314
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    • 1996
  • The American serpentine leafminer (ASL), Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess), was fist found from a vinyl house planting gerbera in Kwangju area on January 26, 1994. To learn its distribution and damage pattern on crop plants, a nationwide survey was carried out at 293 vinyl houses from 25 cities/counties in six provinces. Its damage was found at 22 vinyl houses in Kwangju and Chinju areas. The range of leaves damaged by the ASL was 5-100% on gerbera, 40-70% on chrysanthemum, 20% on cherry-tomato, and 5-20% on celery. Host crop plants included gerbera, chrysanthemum, celery, cherry-tomato, watermelon, and pumpkin.

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Plant Diversity, Tree Regeneration, Biomass Production and Carbon Storage in Different Oak Forests on Ridge Tops of Garhwal Himalaya

  • Sharma, Chandra Mohan;Tiwari, Om Prakash;Rana, Yashwant Singh;Krishan, Ram;Mishra, Ashish Kumar
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.329-343
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    • 2016
  • The present study was conducted on ridge tops of moist temperate Oak forests in Garhwal Himalaya to assess the plant diversity, regeneration, biomass production and carbon assimilation in different Oak forests. For this purpose, three Oak forest types viz., (a) Quercus leucotrichophora or Banj Oak (FT1; between 1,428-2,578 m asl), (b) Quercus floribunda or Moru Oak (FT2; between 2,430-2,697 m asl) and (c) Quercus semecarpifolia or Kharsu Oak (FT3; between 2,418-3,540 m asl) were selected on different ridge tops in Bhagirathi catchment area of Garhwal Himalaya. A total of 91 plant species including 23 trees (8 gymnosperms and 15 angiosperms), 21 shrubs and 47 herbs species belonging to 46 families were recorded from all the ridge top Oak forests. The highest mean tree density ($607{\pm}33.60trees\;ha^{-1}$) was observed in Q. floribunda forest with lower mean total basal cover (TBC) value ($48.02{\pm}3.67m^2ha^{-1}$), whereas highest TBC value ($80.16{\pm}3.30m^2ha^{-1}$) was recorded for Q. semecarpifolia forest, with lowest mean stem density ($594{\pm}23.43stems\;ha^{-1}$). The total biomass density (TBD) across three Oak forests ranged between $497.32{\pm}83.70$ (FT1) and $663.16{\pm}93.85t\;ha^{-1}$ (FT3), while the total carbon density (TCD) values ranged between $228.75{\pm}22.27$ (FT1) and $304.31{\pm}18.12t\;ha^{-1}$ (FT3). Most of the tree species were found with good regeneration (GR) status (average 45%) in all the forest types whereas, few species were found not regenerating (NR) (average 17%) however, few new recruitments were also recorded. ANOVA (Post-Hoc Tukey's test at 5% significance level) indicated significant forest-wise differences in TBC, TBD and TCD (in tree layer); family and evenness (in shrub layer only) values, while insignificant differences were noticed in density values of tree, seedling and herb layer.

Antioxidative Activity and Chemical Characteristics of Leaves, Roots, Stems and Fruits Extracts from Acanthopanax senticosus (가시오가피 잎·뿌리·추출물의 이화학적 특성 및 항산화 효과)

  • Heo, Su-Jin;Ahn, Hee-Young;Kang, Min-Jeong;Lee, Jae-Hong;Cha, Jae-Young;Cho, Young-Su
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.21 no.7
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    • pp.1052-1059
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    • 2011
  • The contents of bioactive and antioxidative activities (DPPH (${\alpha},{\alpha}'$-diphenyl-${\beta}$-picrylhydrazyl), free radical scavenging activity, peroxidation of linoleic acid and rat hepatocyte microsome, and Fe/Cu reducing power, tyrosinase inhibition activity) were tested by in vitro experimental models using water, hot water, ethanol and methanol extracts of leaves (ASL), roots (ASR), stems (ASS) and fruits (ASF) from Acanthopanax senticosus. Hot water extract from ASL showed the highest extraction yield (16.04%) as well as highest contents of phenolic compounds (2.67%) and flavonoids (1.43%). Major minerals were K, Ca and Mg. In oxidation in vitro models using DPPH free radical scavenging activity, Fe/Cu reducing power, $Fe^{2+}$/ascorbate-induced linoleic acid peroxidation by ferric thiocyanate and thiobarbituric acid (TBA) methods, tyrosinase inhibition activity and autooxidation of rat hepatic microsomes membrane, and antioxidative activities were strong in Acanthopanax senticosus. From these results, ASL extracts were shown to have the most potent antioxidative properties and contain the highest amounts of antioxidative compounds such as phenolic compounds and flavonoids. These results may provide the basic data to understand the biological activities of bio-active materials derived from leaves of Acanthopanax senticosus.

Korean Red Ginseng aqueous extract improves markers of mucociliary clearance by stimulating chloride secretion

  • Cho, Do-Yeon;Skinner, Daniel;Zhang, Shaoyan;Lazrak, Ahmed;Lim, Dong Jin;Weeks, Christopher G.;Banks, Catherine G.;Han, Chang Kyun;Kim, Si-Kwan;Tearney, Guillermo J.;Matalon, Sadis;Rowe, Steven M.;Woodworth, Bradford A.
    • Journal of Ginseng Research
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    • v.45 no.1
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    • pp.66-74
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    • 2021
  • Background: Abnormal chloride (Cl-) transport has a detrimental impact on mucociliary clearance in both cystic fibrosis (CF) and non-CF chronic rhinosinusitis. Ginseng is a medicinal plant noted to have anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. The present study aims to assess the capability of red ginseng aqueous extract (RGAE) to promote transepithelial Cl- secretion in nasal epithelium. Methods: Primary murine nasal septal epithelial (MNSE) [wild-type (WT) and transgenic CFTR-/-], fisher-rat-thyroid (FRT) cells expressing human WT CFTR, and TMEM16A-expressing human embryonic kidney cultures were utilized for the present experiments. Ciliary beat frequency (CBF) and airway surface liquid (ASL) depth measurements were performed using micro-optical coherence tomography (μOCT). Mechanisms underlying transepithelial Cl- transport were determined using pharmacologic manipulation in Ussing chambers and whole-cell patch clamp analysis. Results: RGAE (at 30㎍/mL of ginsenosides) significantly increased Cl- transport [measured as change in short-circuit current (ΔISC = ㎂/㎠)] when compared with control in WT and CFTR-/- MNSE (WT vs control = 49.8±2.6 vs 0.1+/-0.2, CFTR-/- = 33.5±1.5 vs 0.2±0.3, p < 0.0001). In FRT cells, the CFTR-mediated ΔISC attributed to RGAE was small (6.8 ± 2.5 vs control, 0.03 ± 0.01, p < 0.05). In patch clamp, TMEM16A-mediated currents were markedly improved with co-administration of RGAE and uridine 5-triphosphate (8406.3 +/- 807.7 pA) over uridine 5-triphosphate (3524.1 +/- 292.4 pA) or RGAE alone (465.2 +/- 90.7 pA) (p < 0.0001). ASL and CBF were significantly greater with RGAE (6.2+/-0.3 ㎛ vs control, 3.9+/-0.09 ㎛; 10.4+/-0.3 Hz vs control, 7.3 ± 0.2 Hz; p < 0.0001) in MNSE. Conclusion: RGAE augments ASL depth and CBF by stimulating Cl- secretion through CaCC, which suggests therapeutic potential in both CF and non-CF chronic rhinosinusitis.

Immunological Properties of Orally Induced Tolerance in Long-term Administered Mice with Casein (Casein을 장기간 섭취한 마우스에서 유도된 경구관용의 면역하적 특성)

  • 김순미
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • v.27 no.10
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    • pp.979-987
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    • 1994
  • We have examined the antigen specificity in orally tolerant mice fed with the casein(CN) diet. In contrast to previous reported results of studies on oral tolerance, these mice responded poorly to ovalbumin(OVA) and ovomucoid(OM), as well as $\alpha$sl-enriched fraction of these cells suppressed anti $\alpha$sl-CN antibody production of naive mice, but could not significantly suppressed antibody response of previously immunized recipient mice. These results indicate that oral tolerance was not medicate through suppressor T cell activities.

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On Statistical Inference of Stratified Population Mean with Bootstrap (층화모집단 평균에 대한 붓스트랩 추론)

  • Heo, Tae-Young;Lee, Doo-Ri;Cho, Joong-Jae
    • Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.405-414
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    • 2012
  • In a stratified sample, the sampling frame is divided into non-overlapping groups or strata (e.g. geographical areas, age-groups, and genders). A sample is taken from each stratum, if this sample is a simple random sample it is referred to as stratified random sampling. In this paper, we study the bootstrap inference (including confidence interval) and test for a stratified population mean. We also introduce the bootstrap consistency based on limiting distribution related to the plug-in estimator of the population mean. We suggest three bootstrap confidence intervals such as standard bootstrap method, percentile bootstrap method and studentized bootstrap method. We also suggest a bootstrap test method computing the $ASL_{boot}$(Achieved Significance Level). The results of estimation are verified using simulation.

Anatomical Observation of Leaf of Gerbera hybrida Hort. Injured by Liriomyza trifolii (아메리카잎굴파리에 의한 거베라 피해잎의 조직학적 관찰)

  • Chung, Yong Mo;Kim, Jin Ki;An, Dong Chun;Been, Chul Gu;Lee, Dong Woo;Sohn, Hung Dae;Kwon, Oh Chang
    • Horticultural Science & Technology
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.485-488
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    • 1999
  • This study was conducted to obtain a basic information on the structural and histological characteristics of Gerbera hybrida Hort. leaf injured by american serpentine leafminer (ASL), Liriomyza trifolii, by using light and scanning electron microscope (SEM). Based on the anatomical observation of leaf blade injured by L. trifolii, the injury process could be divided into three stages. In the initial stage, the punctured tiny holes where ASL layed eggs after suction in the upperside of leaf were observed in the palisade parenchyma. In the middle stage, the hatched larvae made mines in the palisade parenchyma only. In the final stage, the mature larvae grew up making the mines bigger, and just before going out from the epidermis, it injured the inside of leaf containing one layer palisade parenchyma and two layers of spongy parenchyma.

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Can Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Over-winter in Suwon Area? (콩명나방(Maruca vitrata)은 수원지방에서 월동할 수 있는가?)

  • Jung, Jin Kyo;Seo, Bo Yoon;Kim, Yonggyun;Lee, Si-Woo
    • Korean journal of applied entomology
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    • v.55 no.4
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    • pp.439-444
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    • 2016
  • Maruca vitrata is a main insect pest against crops of Vigna species (V. angularis and V. radiata) and Sesbania sesban in Fabaceae, but the life cycle of the insect is unclear in Korea. In order to know over-wintering possibility, its stage of the insect, over-wintering entry season, and the first adult emergence season of the next year, we investigated over-wintering rates of the insect in outdoor conditions in Suwon ($37^{\circ}16^{\prime}N$ $126^{\circ}59^{\prime}E$ 35ASL). In all colonies which the rearing for larvae, pupae and eggs started after mid-September, adults did not emerge within the year, and all insects died before next June. In several trials for over-wintering of larvae and pupae in soil, all insects died, too. Larvae stored during specified periods at low temperatures (10 and $13^{\circ}C$) did not emerge. From the results, it was postulated that M. vitrata does not have an adaptability to temperature below zero, and cannot over-winter in Suwon area.