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New record of a sea star of genus Henricia (Asteroidea: Spinulosida: Echinasteridae) from Jeju Island, Korea

  • Ubagan, Michael Dadole;Shin, Sook
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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    • v.37 no.1
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    • pp.68-71
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    • 2019
  • An asteroid specimen that belongs to the genus Henricia was collected from the waters near Ongpo harbor, Jeju Island using fishing net on 24 January 2017. The specimen was identified as Henricia anomala Hayashi, 1973, which belongs to the family Echinasteridae and order Spinulosida. Henricia anomala was first described by Hayashi, 1973, who captured it from Sagami Bay at a depth of 110-116 m. This species can be distinguished from other Henricia species by short arms (R/r=4), abactinal spines lining the abactinal plates and bearing about two to five spinelets, closely meshed abactinal skeleton, composed of small rod-like and subtriangular plates, a narrow papular area containing one or two papulae, and adambulacral armature composed of five to seven bluntly pointed spinelets. This is the first report of Henricia anomala in Korea.

A Newly Recorded Sea Star of Genus Aleutihenricia (Asteroidea: Spinulosida: Echinasteridae) from the East Sea, Korea

  • Ubagan, Michael Dadole;Shin, Sook
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.91-94
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    • 2019
  • An asteroid specimen was collected by using a fishing net from the waters near Daejin harbor, in the East Sea of Korea on 3 Mar 2017. Based on morphological characteristics, the specimen was identified as Aleutihenricia beringiana (Djakonov, 1950), belonging to the family Echinasteridae, of the order Spinulosida. The genus Aleutihenricia was first described by Clark and Jewett, 2010. This species can be distinguished from other Aleutihenricia species by having a roundish protruding shape of abactinal and actinal plates, the number of abactinal spines bearing three to eight spinelets, and the number of adambulacral spines comprising six to eight spinelets. This is the first report of the genus Aleutihenricia and A. beringiana in Korea.

Acute cocaine intoxication in a body packer

  • Park, Mee-Jung;Lim, Mi-Ae;Chung, Hee-Sun
    • Analytical Science and Technology
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.103-106
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    • 2006
  • A 35-year-old Perubian who suffered from grand mal seizures died in the aircraft on his way from the United States to Hongkong via Incheon international airport of Korea. While performing the autopsy, 115 packs made with double layer of transparent film and black plastic bag containing cocaine were found in the ileum and large intestine. Among of them, 3 packs were ruptured. To determine the concentration of cocaine and its metabolites, blood, urine, bile, liver, spleen, heart, kidney, brain and gastric contents were taken and toxicological analysis was performed. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) following liquid-phase extraction using chloroform:isopropanol (=9:1) and derivatization with bis(trimethylsilyl)-trifluoroacetamide (contains 1% trimethylchlorosilane) was performed. High levels of cocaine, benzoylecgonine (BE) and ecgonine methylester (EME) were found in the postmortem blood (0.96, 3.09 and $5.59{\mu}g/mL$) and urine (32.85, 145.35 and $53.17{\mu}g/mL$), respectively. Cocaine and its metabolites were also detected in all other biological specimen.

Effect of Feedrate and Specimen Shape on Cutting Force and Surface Roughness of Ultrasonic Dental Surgical Instrument (치과용 초음파 수술기의 이송속도 및 시편형상이 절삭반력과 표면거칠기에 미치는 영향)

  • Sang Ho Kim;Seung Han Yang;Joong Ho Lee;Jong Kyun Choi
    • Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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    • v.44 no.2
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    • pp.109-117
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    • 2023
  • In this study, the effect of the shape of the specimen and the feedrate of the dental ultrasonic surgical instrument on the cutting force and surface roughness of the specimen is analyzed. Experimental specimens were made of SAWBONES artificial bone materials in square and spherical specimens. In addition, the cutting feedrate of the surgical instrument was controlled through the developed moving system. The cutting force generated when cutting the specimen was measured through a force sensor. After the experiment, the cutting surface of the specimen was observed through a three-dimensional optical microscope and the surface roughness was measured. Through one-way ANOVA, the effect of each specimen shape and feed rate on surface roughness was analyzed. As a result of the experiment, the cutting force increased proportionally in the initial feed rate increase stage, but the increase in cutting force decreased as the feed rate continued to increase. Also, the cutting force showed a difference according to the shape of the specimen. The spherical specimen with a relatively small cutting surface area had less cutting force than the square specimen. However, as a result of one-way ANOVA, it was found that the specimen shape and feed rate did not affect the surface roughness. In future studies, it is expected to be used for comparative analysis of ultrasonic surgical instruments and correlation analysis between cutting factors.

First Reliable Record of an Eleotrid Fish, Eleotris oxycephala (Perciformes: Eleotridae) from the Lower Reach of Jwagwang Stream Near Busan, Korea (경남 기장군 좌광천에서 채집된 구굴무치 Eleotris oxycephala의 기재)

  • Kim, Byung-Jik;Jang, Min-Ho;Yoon, Ju-Duk;Song, Ho-Bok
    • Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.230-234
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    • 2014
  • Eleotris oxycephala was described in detail as the first reliable record from Korea based on a single specimen (62.1 mm SL) collected from the lower reach of Jwagwang stream near Busan, Korea. The specimen is easily distinguished from three congeners occurring in the northern West Pacific by having separation between two rows of sensory papillae on opercle and the fourth row of the papillae on cheek not extending beyond the 11th longitudinal sensory-papillae.

A new distribution record of Scutellaria barbata D. Don (Lamiaceae) and an erroneously identified Scutellaria in Korea

  • LEE, Yoonkyung;KIM, Jung-Hyun;LEE, Byoung Yoon;KIM, Jin-Seok;KIM, Sangtae
    • Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy
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    • v.48 no.2
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    • pp.123-128
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    • 2018
  • Earlier taxonomic studies of Korean Scutellaria reported a new record of Scutellaria hastifolia L. in Korea based on three herbarium sheets. During a reexamination of these specimens, we found that the leaf characters of these specimens differ from those in the type specimen of S. hastifolia. Based on a literature survey and confirmation of the type specimen, the specimens identified as S. hastifolia thus far were a misidentification of S. barbata D. Don. S. hastifolia is clearly different from S. barbata by single conspicuous teeth on both sides of the leaf margins and larger leaves. In addition to the distribution sites of the three specimens used in the previous study, a distribution site of the S. barbata was newly found in the southern part of Korea. In this study, we report a new distribution of S. barbata in Korea, correct a previous report of S. hastifolia, describe the morphological characters of S. barbata, and suggest a taxonomic key to Korean Scutellaria including S. barbata.

Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Poly(lactic acid) Specimens Fabricated by Various Equal-channel Angular Extrusion Processes (다양한 방식의 등통로각압축공정으로 가공된 Poly(lactic acid) 시편들의 열 및 기계적 물성)

  • Liu, Xu-Yan;Jung, Si-In;Choi, Ho-Suk;Oh, Jun-Taek;Kim, Jong-Kuk
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • v.49 no.2
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    • pp.206-210
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    • 2011
  • We fabricated rod-like poly(lactic acid)(PLA) specimens through applying various methods of equal-channel angular extrusion(ECAE) process and investigated the change of thermal and mechanical properties of specimens before and after each ECAE process. Combining three re-injection routes(A, BC, and C) and three pass counts(1, 2 and 4) allowed us to fabricate 7 different PLA specimens. Thermal properties of each specimen were measured by both differential scanning calorimeter and thermo-gravimetric analyzer. Shear strains of each specimen with respect to applied loads were measured by indentation hardness tester. Field emmision scanning electron microscopy was used to observe internal microstructure of cross-section of each specimen. The observed microstructures qualitatively supported the explanation of hardness test results. Among 7 specimens, PLA-P2A showed the biggest shear strain probably due to its dense microstructure.

First Report of Stilt Crab Crossotonotus spinipes (Decapoda: Palicoidea: Crossotonotidae) from Korea

  • Lee, Sang-Kyu;Kim, Sa-Heung;Kim, Won
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.357-359
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    • 2010
  • A stilt crab Crossotonotus spinipes (De Man, 1888) is newly reported from Korean waters as a result of continuous taxonomic studies on crabs. The present specimen has a row of tubercles and a longitudinal lobe with denticles on the dorsal border of the propodus of the chelipeds, and a shorter Pereopod 5. The description and illustration of this species are provided.

New Record of Majoid Crab Xenocarcinus conicus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Epialtidae) from Korea

  • Lee, Sang-Kyu;Kim, Sa-Heung;Kim, Won
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.151-153
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    • 2008
  • A female crab of Xenocarcinus conicus (A. Milne Edwards, 1865) was collected from Munseum, Jejudo Island. The genus Xenocarcinus is recorded newly in Korean brachyuran fauna. The present specimen has broader and shorter rostrum and eleven sharp teeth on the inner border of dactylus of the first ambulatory leg. Korean epialtid fauna now consists of eight species of four genera.