• ALGAE
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.79-89
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• 2020

Pythium species are ubiquitous organisms known to be pathogens to terrestrial plants and marine algae. While several Pythium species (hereafter, Pythium) are described as pathogens to marine red algae, little is known about the pathogenicity of Pythium on marine green algae. A strain of a Pythium was isolated from a taxonomically unresolved filamentous Ulva collected in an intertidal area of Oslo fjord. Its pathogenicity to a euryhaline Ulva intestinalis collected in the same area was subsequently tested under salinities of 0, 15, and 30 parts per thousand (ppt). The Pythium isolate readily infected U. intestinalis and decimated the filaments at 0 ppt. Mycelium survived on U. intestinalis filaments for at least 2 weeks at 15 and 30 ppt, but the infection did not progress. Sporulation was not observed in the infected algal filaments at any salinity. Conversely, Pythium sporulated on infected grass pieces at 0, 15, and 30 ppt. High salinity retarded sporulation, but did not prevent it. Our Pythium isolate produced filamentous non-inflated sporangia. The sexual stage was never observed and phylogenetic analysis using internal transcribed spacer suggest this isolate belongs to the clade B2. We conclude that the Pythium found in the Oslo fjord was a pathogen of U. intestinalis under low salinity.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.421-428
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• 2022

Background: The exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation is a significant risk factor generally underestimated by outdoor workers and employers. Several studies have pointed out that occupational solar exposure increased eye and skin diseases with a considerable impact on the lives and productivity of affected workers. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness against ultraviolet radiation of some measures recently undertaken for the protection of lifeguards in a coastal area of Tuscany. Methods: Different shading structures (gazebos and beach umbrella) were tested during a sunny summer's day on a sandy beach by means of two radiometers; the UV protection offered by some T-shirts used by lifeguards was also tested in the laboratory with a spectrophotometer. Results: The analysed shading structures strongly reduced the ultraviolet radiation by up to 90%, however a not always negligible diffuse radiation is also present in the shade, requiring further protective measures (T-shirt, sunglasses, sunscreen, etc.); the tested T-shirts showed a very good-excellent protection according to the Australian/New Zealand standard. Conclusion: Results obtained in this study suggest how the adoption and dissemination of good practices, including those tested, could be particularly effective as a primary prevention for lifeguards who are subjected to very high levels of radiation for long periods.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권12호
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• pp.1993-2005
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• 2019

Thermophilic anaerobic digestion (TAD) is characterized by higher biogas production rates as a result of assumedly faster microbial metabolic conversion rates compared to mesophilic AD. It was hypothesized that the thermophilic microbiome with its lower diversity than the mesophilic one is more susceptible to disturbances introduced by alterations in the operating factors, as an example, the supply of nitrogen-rich feedstock such as poultry manure (PM). Laboratory scaled TAD experiments using cattle slurry and increasing amounts of PM were carried out to investigate the (in-) stability of the process performance caused by the accumulation of ammonium and ammonia with special emphasis on the microbial community structure and its dynamic variation. The results revealed that the moderate PM addition, i.e., 25% (vol/vol based on volatile substances) PM, resulted in a reorganization of the microbial community structure which was still working sufficiently. With 50% PM application, the microbial community was further stepwise re-organized and was able to compensate for the high cytotoxic ammonia contents only for a short time resulting in consequent process disturbance and final process failure. This study demonstrated the ability of the acclimated thermophilic microbial community to tolerate a certain amount of nitrogen-rich substrate.

• 과학기술학연구
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.87-116
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• 2014

이글은 불법적 호르몬 약물 소비행위라는 다소 이질적인 형태의 약물화(pharmaceuticalization) 현상에 주목한다. 운동선수들에게 아나볼릭스테로이드와 같은 호르몬 약물의 사용은 더 이상 생소한 일이 아니다. 거대한 근육을 획득하거나 힘을 증가시키기기 위해 운동선수들이 합성호르몬을 자신들만의 방식으로 사용하고 있다. 이러한 약물 사용 행위는 단순히 불법적인 것으로 볼 수 없다. 이들은 내분비계 전문의와 같은 의료전문가들과 대조되는 약물에 대한 지식을 형성하고, 합리적으로 약물을 소비한다. 의사들이 합성호르몬의 역할을 치료(treatment)에 한정지었다면, 약물 사용자들은 향상(enhancement)까지 확장시키고 있다. 합성호르몬의 새로운 역할에 가치가 부여되고 비공식적인 시장이 형성되고 있는 것이다. 이글은 생명정치와 생의료화의 비공식적인 현상으로 호르몬 약물 사용을 분석하고자 한다.

• 에너지공학
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.250-261
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• 2013

현대 사회에서 우리는 주로 화석 연료 인프라 위에 구축된 화석 연료 경제 시대에 살고 있다. 그 결과 발생하는 에너지 도전문제(예: 화석 연료의 자원 고갈 문제, 환경 오염 문제, 에너지 안보 문제)로 지속가능 발전은 한계에 부딪히고 있는 실정이다. 이들 도전문제를 극복하기 위해 기존 석유-기반 리파이너리, 즉 석유 정제(ORF) 역할을 대체할 바이오에너지(예: 바이오연료, 전기, 열) 및 바이오케미컬 (예: C5 계열, C6 계열) 동시-생산 시스템으로 바이오매스를 사용한 바이오리파이너리(BRF) 개념이 새롭게 출현하였다. 이는 석유 경제에서 바이오경제로 패러다임 천이(shift)가 진행되고 있음을 가리키는 지표(indicator)가 된다. 이러한 바이오매스-기반 경제는 현재 구축되어 있는 ORF 인프라를 거의 변경 없이 그대로 활용할 수 있는 높은 호환성, 적은 폐기물 발생량, 이산화탄소 중성적 친환경성, 지역 농업/임업 경제 활성화 등과 같은 매력적인 강점들을 갖고 있다. 무엇보다도 석유 자원 빈곤국이 고 석유 수입국이며 ORF 인프라를 이미 구축한 우리나라에서는 에너지 안보 및 지속가능 발전 측면에서 고가치 BRF 시스템의 연구 개발 및 기술 사업화에 국가적 차원에서 아낌없이 투자와 지원을 제공해야 할 필요성이 높아지고 있다. 이 연구에서는 바이오에너지/바이오케미컬 동시-생산용 시스템으로 활용될 BRF 기술의 국내외 동향을 소개하고자 한다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권9호
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• pp.1262-1271
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• 2021

L-Malic acid (L-MA) is widely used in food and non-food products. However, few microorganisms have been able to efficiently produce L-MA from xylose derived from lignocellulosic biomass (LB). The objective of this work is to convert LB into L-MA with the concept of a bioeconomy and environmentally friendly process. The unique trifunctional xylanolytic enzyme, PcAxy43A from Paenibacillus curdlanolyticus B-6, effectively hydrolyzed xylan in untreated LB, especially corn hull to xylose, in one step. Furthermore, the newly isolated, Acetobacter tropicalis strain H1 was able to convert high concentrations of xylose derived from corn hull into L-MA as the main product, which can be easily purified. The strain H1 successfully produced a high L-MA titer of 77.09 g/l, with a yield of 0.77 g/g and a productivity of 0.64 g/l/h from the xylose derived from corn hull. The process presented in this research is an efficient, low-cost and environmentally friendly biological process for the green production of L-MA from LB.

• Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.240-256
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• 2020

The Biotechnology Support Act has provided a legal basis for promoting the biotechnology field as the highest legal authority in the biosciences since its enactment in 1983, and has contributed to enhancing Korea's biotechnology research and development (R&D) capabilities and to revitalizing bioscience ecosystems by establishing policies for supporting biotechnology, expanding the government research and development, and promoting industrial applications. The revised bill of the Biotechnology Support Act is the law that reflects changes in the technological and social environment and that provides a legal basis for practical support of government policies such as total periodic research support, commercialization empowerment, and creation of an innovative research environment, and it will come into effect in November, 2020 after a six-month grace period. The main contents of the revised bill are 1) increasing status as a general norm in the biotechnology field, 2) establishing data evidence-based policies, 3) inducing biotechnology innovation, and 4) promoting regulatory science, especially research and development. This revision has been reorganized in a timely manner in accordance with the current technological advancements, changes in society and environment, and both quantitative and qualitative growth of the domestic bioscience ecosystems and its competitiveness are expected by systematic supports and promotions of the government during the whole period in terms of research and development (R&D) as well as business and industrialization.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.10-22
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• 2022

Forest biomass energy is based on scientific evidence in response to carbon neutrality and the climate crisis, international consensus, and environmental-geographic characteristics of each nation. In this study, the authors aimed to analyze macroscopic forest biomass energy policies for ten major countries. They categorized them into six detailed categories (Sustainable utilization, Cascading Uutilization, Replacement of fossil fuel/Carbon intensive products, Utilization of forest by-products/residues as the source of energy, Contribution to carbon-neutral/climate change, and Biomass combined with CCS/CCUS ). In addition, the surveyed nations have developed a policy consensus on the active use of forest biomass with sustainable forest management except for the cascading utilization category. Furthermore, the authors evaluated the mid to long-term plans of the Korean government for improvements in the policy and legal aspects. As a result, the authors derived four major directions that South Korea should approach strategically in the future (1) secure financial resources for sustainable forest management and stimulating investment in the timber industry, (2) promote unified policies to establish a bio-economy, (3) enhancement of the forest biomass energy system, and (4) reorganization and promotion of strategy centered on the opinions of field experts in internal and external instability.

• 과학기술학연구
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.3-33
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• 2014

지난 40여 년 동안 의료에 대한 사회과학의 지배적 관점은 '의료화' 이론이었는데, 이는 비의학적 현상으로 취급되던 문제(예: 동성애, 알코올중독, 비만 등)를 질병으로 재정의하여 의학적 개입의 영역으로 포함시킴으로써 의료전문가의 권력이 확대되는 사회적 과정을 가리켰다. 그런데 1980년대 중반 이후 의료 분야에서 생물과학과 정보기술의 확산에 따른 급속한 기술과학적 변화와 이와 연관된 생명경제 등 새로운 사회적 배치의 출현은 최근 '생의료화' 이론이라는 새로운 사회과학적 관점을 대두되게 하였다. 이 논문에서는 현대 의료에 대한 사회학적 및 과학기술학적 이해를 심화시키기 위한 기본 작업의 하나로서 의료화 이론과 생의료화 이론을 비교하고 그 장 단점을 평가해보고자 하였다. 그리고 또한 이 중에서 어떤 이론이 더 적실성이 있는가를 정신장애의 사례를 통해서 분석하고자 하였다. 분석의 결과, 적어도 정신장애의 경우에 의료화는 19세기 초부터 오늘날까지 지속적으로 전개되어 온 것이 확실한 것으로 보인다. 또한 20세기 말부터 현재까지는 생의료화 이론에서 주장하는 다섯 가지의 핵심적 과정들도 대체로 관찰되며 실현되고 있는 것으로(정신장애에 대한 위험 감시의 기술을 제외하곤) 보인다. 이것은 의료화가 지속적으로 관철은 되어 왔지만, 단지 의료적 영역의 양적 확대가 아니라 생의료화 이론에서 주장하는 질적 변형이 일어나고 있다는 사실을 말해주는 것이다. 따라서 의료화의 개념이 비록 오늘날에도 타당하고 중요하지만 그것만으로는 적절하고 충분하게 포착되지 않는 새로운 현상들을 생의료화의 개념이 포착할 수 있게 만든다고 인정할 수 있다.