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A Study on Grotesque Form in Make-Up (메이크업에 나타난 그로테스크의 조형성)

  • Lee, Sun-Hwa
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Costume
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    • v.61 no.5
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    • pp.34-47
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    • 2011
  • Grotesque make-up causes a visual shock among modern people beyond the standardized beauty definition, attracts their attention, and manifests itself as a phenomenon of "something bizarre, extremely unnatural, ugly, and funny." The purposes of this study were to investigate the characteristics of grotesque in today's make-up as well as its concepts and features and to figure out its aesthetic characteristics based on the results. The research scope was limited to the fashion make-up of the collections from 2005 to 2010 and the advertising make-up during the same period. In the make-up phenomenon examined according to the grotesque characteristics, the pale skin expression, frightened eyes, and emphasis on black induce disgusting fear, sadness, death, sin, fear for life and death, and obsession. As the make-up emphasized only one part by neglecting the original form and exaggerated it to the point of distortion, the exaggerated abnormality led to a sense of social crisis, desperation, and absence of form. As for devilish playfulness, the make-up accompanied by grotesqueness and humor brought the suppressed, closed world in a tight framework out to fluidity and openness, conveying satire, ludicrousness, ridicule, and accusation of the modern society. The heterogeneous disharmony was found in the use of objects in heterogeneous combinations, presenting unreality, fiction, displeasure, ambivalence, and loss of value of human existence.

Full-board position evaluation of 50 AlphaGo vs AlphaGo games, using influence function (세력 함수를 활용한 알파고 간의 50개 대국에 대한 형세 판단)

  • Lee, Byung-Doo
    • Journal of Korea Game Society
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.107-116
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    • 2021
  • Full-board position evaluation in Go is a measurement of judging the advantages and disadvantages between black and white players during a game playing, and through this, the proper tactics and strategies would be undertaken in the near future. In this paper, we tried to evaluate the full-board positions of the 50 AlphaGo vs AlphaGo games using influence function that halved according to the distance. According to the experimental results, there is a limit to making accurate evaluation when the full-board position is assessed only by influence function. In order to overcome this, it is necessary to solve life-and-death problems to deal with dead stones, and it showed that if this is reinforced, we can precisely evaluate the full-board position in Go.

Studies on the Biological Assay of Black leg Vaccine and Antiserum (우기종저(牛氣腫疽)에 대한 예방약(豫防藥)과 항혈청(抗血淸)의 검정(檢定)을 위한 연구(硏究))

  • Kim, Dong Sung
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.125-146
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    • 1968
  • Throughout the studies the following experimental results were summarized. 1. It was impossible to infect and kill the mice, weighing 10 to 12 gm, by inoculating 0.2ml of virulent Cl. chauvoei, diluted 1 to 10 with physiological saline, via subcutaneous, intramuscular, intraperitoneal or intraveonus, route. 2. The mice which were inoculated in brain with 0.03ml of Cl. chauvoei diluted 1 : 5120 with physiological saline were resulted in all death after infection, but not in case of attenuated strain even in dilution of one to five. 3. Virulent Cl. chauvoei were diluted with each of those of whole blood, erythrocytes and serum of horse, calf, swine, sheep, rabbit, guinea pig, chicken and duck, human plasma and 2% CaCl solution, and inoculated subcutaneously 0.25 to 0.5ml in mice, weighing 12 to 15gm. It was resulted in significant increase in virulence as comparing with the case of physiological saline solution except when horse and pig sera were used. Such a phenomena were not seen in attenuated strain. 4. Virulence of virulent Cl. Chauvoei could be increased significantly in rat, as the procedures used in mice, by suspending in whole blood, erythrocytes, serum, or plasma of various animals, or 2% $CaCl_2$ solution and by inoculating subcutaneously 0.5 to 10ml in rat, weighing 30 to 60 gm, as compared with those of control group which used physiological saline solutionos diluent. 5. Mice resisted 100 and 80 percent against challenge of $10^3$ and $10^4$ M.L.D.. respectively, 24 hours after inoculation of 0.5ml black leg antiserum. 6. Immune response to the black leg living vaccine in mice could be obtained more favorably in the group of respected vaccination rather than those of single inoculation and the most profitable inoculm size of the vacine was 0.5 to 1.0ml. 7. Challenge for the immunized mice could be carried out effectively 3 weeks after first vaccination. 8. Satisfactory results could be obtained by inoculating subcutaneously for the immunization and intracerebrally or subcutaneously for the challenge. 9. Mice which were inoculated with 0.5ml of black leg living vaccine via subtaneucously two times at seven days interval and 21 days after first inoculation and challenged with 5 and 10 M.L.D. of virulent strain, resited 100 and 70 to 80 percent respectively. Same results were obtainable in black leg killed vaccine as the procedures used in living vaccine. 10. There were significantly different resistances against the definite challenge does between the mice groups which were immnuized with the living vaccine diluted five or 10 times and the undiluted. 11. For the biological assay of black leg living vaccine and antiserum, satisfactory results could be obtained using mice.

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Ophiostomatoid Fungi in Pine Wilt Disease and Oak Wilt Disease in Korea

  • Kim, Seong Hwan
    • 한국균학회소식:학술대회논문집
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    • 2014.05a
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    • pp.41-41
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    • 2014
  • Pinewood nematode (PWN, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) is a serious pathogenic worm that quickly dry pine trees to death. Recently, PWN has been devastating huge amounts of conifer trees in Korea. As a first step to explore the association and ecological roles of fungi in PWN life cycle in Korea, in this study we first isolated and indentified fungi from PWN-infested Korean pine and Japanese black pine wood sampled in Jinju, Sacheon, Pocheon, Chuncheon, Gwangju, and Hoengseong in Korea. A total of 144 fungal isolates were obtained from Japanese black pine wood and 264 fungal isolates from Korean pine wood. Their morphology and nucleotide sequences of the ITS rDNA and ♌-tubulin gene were examined for species identification. Ophiostoma ips, Botrytis anthophila, Penicillium sp., Hypocrea lixii, Trichoderma atroviride, O. galeiforme, Fusarium proliferatum were identified from Japanese black pine wood. Leptographium koreanum, L. pini-densiflorae, Ophiostoma ips, Penicillium raistrick, Trichoderma sp. were isolated from Korean pine wood. O. ips and L. koreanum were the major species on the two different PWN-infected pine tree. The cultivation of PWN on fungal mat of the identified species did some enhance PWN reproduction. The ambrosia beetle, Platypus koryoensis, is a serious pest of oak trees in Korea. In this study we investigated filamentous fungi present in the body of the beetle. Fourteen genera of filamentous fungi belonging to Ascomycota and Basidiomycota were isolated. All the obtained genera were isolated in the mitosporic state. The identified fungi were classified in 11 distinct orders including the Ascomycota (Eurotiales, Hypocreales, Microascales, Ophiostomatales, Pleosporales, and Sordiales) and Basidiomycota (Agaricales, Corticiales, Polyporales, and Russulales Xylariales). Within Ascomycota, 13 species were found. Meanwhile five species were found within Basidiomycota. The results showed the presence of diverse fungi in P. koryoensis. Among the isolated fungi, some were able to produce wood degrading enzymes. Further fungal isolation was performed with P. koryoensis infested Quercus mongolica trees sampled at Kumdan mountain in Hanam-Si, Gyeonggi province from June of 2009 to June of 2010. Penicillin spp. and Trichoderma spp. were the major species of mold fungi group. Pichia guilliermondii was the major species of mold yeast group. Raffaelea quercus-mongolicae was also isolated, but its isolation frequency was not high. Other species identified were Ambrosiella xylebori, Fusarium solani, Cryphonectria nitschke, Chaetomium globosum, and Gliocladium viride, Candida kashinagacola, C. maritima, C. vanderkliftii, Saccharomycopsis crataegensis.

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Acute toxicity of wood vinegar on culture fishes (수종의 양식어류에 대한 목초액의 급성독성)

  • Kim, Seok-Ryel;Jung, Sung-Ju;Kitamura, Shin-Ichi;Kang, So-Young;Oh, Myung-Joo
    • Journal of fish pathology
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.277-284
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    • 2006
  • Application of wood vinegar in fish farms has been used for the disinfection of pathogenic microorganisms and the treatment of infectious diseases. This study was performed to know the acute toxicity of wood vinegar to carp Cyprinus carpio, flounder Paralichyhus olivaceus, rock fish Sebastes schlegeli and black sea bream Pagrus major. The 24 hr, 48 hr and 96 hr LC50 respectively were: carp 1243, 1143 and 1016 ppm; flounder 1397, 1253 and 1226 ppm; rock fish 1058, 993 and 967 ppm; and black sea bream 650, 616 and 596 ppm. Death and survival of fish exposed to lethal concentrations of wood vinegar were apparently related to massive necrosis, fusion and epithelial lifting of gill lamellar epithelium, suggesting the osmotic imbalance and lack of oxygen uptake.

Color Meaning of the East and the West on Dyed Clothing Traditionally (전통 염색복에 표현된 동서양의 색채의미)

  • 신정숙;이상은;정혜정
    • Journal of the Korea Fashion and Costume Design Association
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.75-95
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    • 2000
  • The purpose of this study were: 1) to understand the meaning of color according to the culture 2) to develop color and color arrangements in the thoughts of the East and the West.. The meaning of color on the dyed clothing was investigated through the book written classified with yin, yang, five color elements and Christian color system. The results were as follows; 1. Red wedding dress used the meaning of prevent badness and American used to resist for England in the War of Independence. 2. White wedding dress meaned innocent, gladness to the ancient Greece, Rome and Gothic Christian in the West, and it meaned a dead daughter in Japan, East, 3. Blue clothes meaned lucky in the East and meaned sacredness and love in the West. 4. Yellow was the color of the Emperor in the East, and it meaned death, betray in the West. 5. Black meaned badness in the East, and it meaned sadness in the West.

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First Report of Sclerotinia Rot Caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum on Some Vegetable Crops in Korea

  • Chang, Seog-Won;Kim, Sung-Kee
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.79-84
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    • 2003
  • Sclerotinia rot occurred severely on some vegetable crops grown in Namyangju, Yangpyung, and Yangiu areas in Korea in 2001-2002. The crops infected with Scterotinia sp. were Adenophora remotiflora, Armoracia lapathfolia, Angelica acutiloba, Angelica archangelica, Anthriscus sylvestris, Aster tataricus, Beta vulgaris var. cicla, Brassica campestris var. marinosa, Brassica juncea var. laciniata, Chicholium intybus, Lactuca indica var. dracoglossa, Lactuca sativa var. oak-leaf, Petroselinum crispum, and Phyteuma japonicum. The fungus associated with the disease was identified as Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, based on the morphological characteristics of the pathogen. The symptoms were water-soaked spots that enlarged later and became a watery soft rot. Infected parts became yellow and then turned brown, followed by death of the whole plant. White mycelia developed on the upper petioles and leaves and on the soil where these plant parts lay. Then black sclerotia in variable size and shape formed from the mycelial mass. Pathogenicity of the fungus was proven by artificially inoculating each crop. This is the first report of Sclerotinia rot on the listed vegetable crops in Korea.

Bacterial Soft Rot of Wasabi by Erwinia carotovora subsp. coarotovora (Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotora에 의한 고추냉이(와사비) 세균성 무름병)

  • 박덕환;서상태;최준근;임춘근
    • Korean Journal Plant Pathology
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    • v.14 no.5
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    • pp.555-557
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    • 1998
  • Occurrence of soft rots was observed on wasabi (Wasabia japonica Matsum) grown in Chuncheon and Pyengchang Kangwon province, Korea. The symptoms appeared on the wasabi root, which became mushy and black. This eventually resulted in wilting and death of the aboveground parts of the wasabi. The causal organism was isolated from the infected lesions and was identified as Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora based on the morphological, physiological and biochemical characteristics, and on the results of the Biolog program (Biolog Inc., U. S. A.). E. carotovora subsp. carotovora is the first described bacterium which causes bacterial soft rot on wasabi in Korea.

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Effect of Temperature Shock on Cultured Olive Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) and Black Rockfish (Sebastes schlegeli)

  • Lee Sang Jun;Lee Jong Hee;Kang Jeong Ha;Lee Jeong Ho;Min Kwang Sik;Myung Jeong In;Kim Yoon;Kong In Soo
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.4 no.3
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    • pp.112-119
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    • 2001
  • Aim of this research is to investigate the effect of temperature shocks on the physiological responses of cultured olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) and black rockfish (Sebastes schlegeli). Olive flounder and black rockfish were suffered with high and low temperature shocks for 4 and 8h, respectively, in laboratory conditions and then the changes in glucose, lactate, total protein, uric acid, and triglycerides-glycerol in blood plasma were analyzed. We observed that lactate and uric acid increased for up to 4h and then decreased for up to 8h by the high and low temperature shocks, and total protein decreased for up to 4h and then recovered for up to 8h by the high temperature shock in both fishes. Glucose by the high and low temperature shocks and triglycerides-glycerol by the low temperature shock increased for up to 4h, and then decreased in olive flounder, but increased for up to 8h in black rockfish. From the result, we speculated that the two fishes have an interspecific variation in the regulatory systems of glucose and triglycerides-glycero1. Glucose would play important role as an energy source during the temperature shocks and for an intermediate substance for low temperature tolerance, and glycerol of triglycerides-glycerol would play an important role for low temperature tolerance. In olive flounder, the turnover of chemical change by temperature shock took more than 4h, all chemicals returned almost to the initial level for up to 8h, but fish death followed only in 8h with the high temperature shocked group within two days. Therefore, we suggested that fish would be damaged severely by the longer time exposure of high temperature and mortality would occur after a certain time later than the shocked time as a post-effect.

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Inhibition of cell growth and induction of apoptosis by acacetin in FaDu human pharyngeal carcinoma cells

  • Kang, Kyeong-Rok;Kim, Jae-Sung;Kim, Tae-Hyeon;Seo, Jeong-Yeon;Park, Jong-Hyun;Lim, Jin Woong;Yu, Sun-Kyoung;Kim, Heung-Joong;Shin, Sang Hun;Park, Bo-Ram;Kim, Chun Sung;Kim, Do Kyung
    • International Journal of Oral Biology
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    • v.45 no.3
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    • pp.107-114
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    • 2020
  • Acacetin, which is present in damiana (Turnera diffusa) and black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), has several pharmacologic activities such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-proliferative effects on cancer cells. However, the effect of acacetin on head and neck cancers has not been clearly established. This study aimed to examine the effects of acacetin on cell growth and apoptosis induction in FaDu human pharyngeal carcinoma cells. These were investigated by 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay, Live/Dead cell assay, 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole dihydrochloride staining, caspase-3 and caspase-7 activation assay, and immunoblotting in FaDu cells. Acacetin induced FaDu cell death in a dose-dependent manner, with an estimated IC50 value of 41.9 µM, without affecting the viability of L-929 mouse fibroblasts as normal cells. Acacetin treatment resulted in nuclear condensation in the FaDu cells. It promoted the proteolytic cleavage of procaspase-3, -7, -8, and -9 with increasing amounts of the cleaved caspase isoforms in FaDu cells. Acacetin-induced apoptosis in FaDu cells was mediated by the expression of Fas and activation of caspase-8, caspase-3, and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase. Immunoblotting showed downregulation of the anti-apoptotic mitochondrial proteins Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL, but upregulation of the mitochondria-dependent pro-apoptotic proteins Bax and Badin FaDu cells after acacetin treatment. These findings indicate that acacetin inhibits cell proliferation and induces apoptotic cell death in FaDu human pharyngeal carcinoma cells via both the death receptor-mediated extrinsic apoptotic pathway and the mitochondria-mediated intrinsic apoptotic pathway.