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MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY ON THE DIGESTION OF RICE STRAW BY TREATMENT WITH AMMONIA AND SULPHUR DIOXIDE

  • Song, Y.H.;Shimojo, M.;Goto, I.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.259-264
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    • 1993
  • Rice straw treated with anhydrous ammonia and/or sulphur dioxide was incubated with rumen liquor for 24 hours and 48 hours to investigate the changes in cell wall structure caused by the treatments and bacterial degradation using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). A less significant tissue loss of untreated rice straw was inspected after incubated for 24 hours and 48 hours. Sulphuration decreased the thickness of sclerenchyma and apparently removed parenchyma tissues. Ammoniation degraded the phloem, and the lignified inner portion of the cell wall was completely, however, little collapsed epidemis and vascular bundles. Ammonia and Sulphur dioxide combined treatment removed the inner layer from outer layer. The extent of apparent degradability following combination treatment was the largest due to the enhanced microbial degradation of sclerenchyma and parenchyma cells.

First Record of Mycoplasma-like Organism in Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) in Korea

  • Choi Dong Lim;Choi Hee Jung;Lee Nam-Sil;Park Mi Seon
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.135-139
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    • 2003
  • During routine survey of Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) collected from Tongyoung area in southern coast of Korea, histological examination revealed that a intracellular microorganisms infected the digestive gland of the oyster. They infected hepatopancreatic cells extensively. The size of intracellular microorganism was of 45 to 86nm in diameter and 200nm to more thar 500nm in length. They were pleomorphic. The morphological characteristic of intracellular microorganisms lacked cell wall and was bounded by the plasma membrane. They contained typical prokaryotic ribosomes and fibrillar DNA-like strands. No additional internal structure has been observed. Based on the lack of cell wall and the cellular localization, the intracellular microorganism is considered as a Mycoplasma-like organism.

Function of Dietary Fibers as food ingredients

  • Hwang, Jae-Kwan
    • Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.153-163
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    • 1992
  • Dietary fiber imparts both mutritional and functional properties to foods. This review deals with (1) the classification of dietary fiber, (2) the plant cell wall models, (3) the relations between structure and physicochemical and functional properties of dietary fiber and (4) the applications of dietary fiber in foods. Dietary fiber can be classified in terms of source, plant function, solubility, charge and topology. Plant cell wall models are presented to provide information on the interconnections of dietary fiber components which determines the content of soluble and insoluble dietary fiber content. In reality, physicochemical and functional properties of dietary fiber originate factors such as chemical constituents , charge, branching degree, conformation and etc. Dietary fibers possess a variety of functional properties in food systems, which thus make them useful in food application. In particular, rheology and gelation of water-soluble gums or hydrocolloids are discussed for their effects on food quality. A guideline s also listed for the gum selection to meet the best product requirements.

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Chemical Characteristics of Ozone Treated Aspen Wood Meal (오존 처리에 의한 이태리포플러 목분의 화학적 성상 변화)

  • Kim, Kang-Jae;Eom, Tae-Jin
    • Journal of Korea Technical Association of The Pulp and Paper Industry
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    • v.43 no.1
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    • pp.29-35
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    • 2011
  • Since the role of lignin in the wood cell wall is to keep integrity and structure rigidity of lignocellulosic substrate, lignin of the cell wall has to be destroyed before enzymatic hydrolysis of wood polysaccharides. The aspen wood meals were delignified with ozone in acidic condition. The chemical characteristics of wood meal were investigated. The 60% of lignin and almost zero % of polysaccharides in aspen wood meal was degraded with 10min. ozone treatment. The phenolic hydroxyl groups of lignin in ozonated wood meal were increased with ozonation time. The sugar composition of ozonated wood meal showed that the hemicellulose was more susceptible to ozonation than cellulose. The yield of aldehyde was increased in some degree with 10min. ozone treatment and decreased with longer ozone treatment.

A Study on Structure and Differentiation of Seed Coat of Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer (인삼(Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) 종피의 구조 및 분화에 관한 연구)

  • 김우갑
    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.295-315
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    • 1986
  • Structure and differentiation mechanism of the seed coat of Panax ginseng are studied with light and electron microscopes to clarify the developmental processes of seed coat and the structural changes during the differentiation of the seed. The seed coat of ginseng is differentiated from the inner cell layers of ovary wall, which can be compared with the seed coat differentiated from integument(s) in other plants. The single integument is differentiated into endothelium, which is degenerated to one layer of 4${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ in thickness, composed of remants of cell wall components in fully ripened seed. The ripened seed coat is composed of three layers; fringe layer, inner layer and palisade layer, and all of the them are crossed at right angles with one another. This may be the cause of protection of the kernel from other mechanical injuries. The thickness of fully ripened seed coat is about 300~600 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$, and arrangements of sclereids are irregular. However, the raphe region of seed coat is thin about 200 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ in thickness and sclereids in that region are arranged regularly. This is the important cause for the cleavage of the seed coat during post-maturation process. The vascular bundles on the raphe are still remaining after sarcocarps are removed, and one of the branches of vascular bundles entered into the seed coat through the hilum and extended to chalazal region. During post-maturation process, the supply of water being necessary for growth of embryo may be accompolished by the vascular bundles entered into the seed coat through the opened hilum.

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Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Posterior Glottis (성문후부(Posterior Glottis)에서 원발한 편평상피세포암종 1례)

  • 조승호;김형태;조재홍;김민식
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Laryngology, Phoniatrics and Logopedics
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.160-163
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    • 1998
  • The glottis consists of two parts : The intermembranous portion or the anterior glottis, and the posterior glottis. The posterior glottis has been described by various inappropriate terms such as posterior commissure and interarytenoid region. The structure surrounding the posterior glottis consists of three portions ; The cartilaginous portion of the vocal fold, the lateral wall of the posterior glottis, and the posterior wall of the glottis. The posterior glottis may be a very rare site for primary squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx because of its embriologic and histologic differences from the anterior glottis. Recently we have experienced a case of a 81-year-old woman who had been presented with throat discomfort and voice change for 10months. She had the smoking history of 40 pack-year. The physical examination revealed poorly demarcated, papillary, whitish-pink colored mass on the posterior glottis. The vocal cord mobility was not affected. Biopsy under the suspension larygoscope showed moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. No regional and distant metastasis was found. She was irradiated with 7000cGy over 7 weeks at a daily dose of 200cGy. No evidence of recurrence was found by the fifteenth month following radiation therapy. We report this case with a review of literature.

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Micromorphological Changes of Waterlogged Archaeological Wood in PEG4000 and Sucrose Treatment (수침출토목재에 PEG4000과 Sucrose처리에 따른 변화)

  • Kang, Ae Kyung;Park, Sang Jin
    • Journal of Conservation Science
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    • v.5 no.2 s.6
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    • pp.3-14
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    • 1996
  • The chemicals are PEG $\#4000$ and sucrose, which have been conventionally used for the treatment of waterlogged wood. The present investigation was undertaken in order to reveal difference of the impregnation between the chemicals, but also to contribute to the explanation of the chemicals penetration process and distribution within wood structure. Comparable observation concerning the deposits shapes of chemicals after treatment, PEG4000 penetrated samples were occurred at the cell wall shrinkage and cracks, whereas the majority of the cells and lumens were entirely filled with a crystalline structure. Sucrose penetrated samples remained almost like sound wood, although the penetration ristricted only the cell walls was filled by amorphous structure.

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Structural change of charcoal during carbonization Process (탄화과정 중 목탄의 구조적 변화)

  • Kwon, Sung-Min;Kim, Nam-Hun
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.32-40
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    • 2006
  • Structure change of Quercus variabilis charcoal during the carbonization temperature was investigated by scanning electron microscopy. Volume of wood sample decreased with increasing the carbonization temperature, and checks were occurred along with radial direction. SEM observation indicated that the all wood cells presented the layering structure at $250^{\circ}C$ and $300^{\circ}C$. However, the cross section of cell walls at $340^{\circ}C$ and over showed an amorphous-like structure without cell wall layering.

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High Efficient Structure of Plasma Tubes

  • Ishimoto, Manabu;Tokai, Akira;Shinohe, Koji;Awamoto, Kenji;Shinoda, Tsutae
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.08a
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    • pp.103-108
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    • 2004
  • The plasma tube array display is expected to realize the wall size display with very high luminous efficacy. The cell design for high luminous efficacy was investigated. Also discharging in plasma tube was observed to investigate the structure for high luminous efficacy. As the result, high luminous efficacy of 5.4 lm/W was achieved.

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Stability-Enhanced Liquid Crystal Mode for Flexible Display Applications

  • Jung, Jong-Wook;Jang, Se-Jin;Lee, You-Jin;Kim, Hak-Rin;Jin, Min-Young;Kim, Jae-Hoon
    • Journal of Information Display
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.1-6
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    • 2005
  • We demonstrated stability-enhanced liquid crystal (LC) displays using pixel-isolated LC mode in which LC molecules are isolated in pixel by horizontal polymer layer and vertical polymer wall. The device shows good electro-optic properties against external point or bending pressure due to the polymer structures. The polymer wall acts as supporting structure from mechanical pressure and prevents the cell gap from bending. Moreover, the polymer layer acts as an adhesive to ensure a tight attachment of the two substrates. We present herein various methods for producing polymer structures by using an anisotropic phase separation from LC and polymer composites or patterned micro-structures for stable flexible liquid crystal displays.