• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.526-531
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• 2006

자몽 종자 추출물의 항균성을 조사하기 위하여 그람 양성균인 Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis, Listeria monocytogenes와 그람 음성균인 Escherichia coli, Salmonella enteritidis, Serratia marcescem를 대상으로 하여 최소 저해 농도, 생육 저해 활성, 콜로니 형성 저해 활성을 실험하였다. 그람 양성균에 대한 자몽 종자 추출물의 최소 저해 농도는 12.5 ppm정도로 상대적으로 낮았으며, 그람음성균의 최소저해 농도는 50ppm 이상으로 상대적으로 높았다. 균주의 증식에 대한 생육 저해 활성을 조사한 결과 Bacillus cereus는 1ppm 이하, Bacillus subtilis는 6.25 ppm, Listeria monocytogenes는 1ppm 이하, Escherichia coli는 6.25 ppm, Salmonella enteritidis는 25 ppm Serratia marcescem는 25pp부터 생육이 저해되었다. 그람 양성균의 콜로니 형성 저해활성은 Bacillus cereus는 93.9%, Bacillus subtilis는 94.0%, Listeria monocytogenes는 99.9%, 그람 음성균의 콜로니 형성 저해 활성은 Escherichia coli는 4.4%, Salmonella enteritidis는 82.7%, Serratia marcesem는 86.4%로, 그람 양성균에 대해서는 높은 저해 활성을 보였으며, 그람 음성균에 대해서는 비교적 낮은 저해 활성을 보였다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.240-246
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• 2016

Objective: The study aimed to investigate the efficacy of intrauterine instillation of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) on the day of ovulation triggering or oocyte retrieval in infertile women with a thin endometrium. Methods: Fifty women whose endometrial thickness (EMT) was ${\leq}8mm$ at the time of triggering during at least one previous in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle and an index IVF cycle were selected. On the day of triggering (n = 12) or oocyte retrieval (n = 38), $300{\mu}g$ of G-CSF was instilled into the uterine cavity. Results: In the 50 index IVF cycles, the mean EMT was $7.2{\pm}0.6mm$ on the triggering day and increased to $8.5{\pm}1.5mm$ on the embryo transfer day (p< 0.001). The overall clinical pregnancy rate was 22.0%, the implantation rate was 15.9%, and the ongoing pregnancy rate was 20%. The clinical pregnancy rate (41.7% vs. 15.8%), the implantation rate (26.7% vs. 11.7%), and the ongoing pregnancy rate (41.7% vs. 13.2%) were higher when G-CSF was instilled on the triggering day than when it was instilled on the retrieval day, although this tendency was likewise not statistically significant. Aspects of the stimulation process and mean changes in EMT were similar in women who became pregnant and women who did not. Conclusion: Intrauterine instillation of G-CSF enhanced endometrial development and resulted in an acceptable pregnancy rate. Instillation of G-CSF on the triggering day showed better outcomes. G-CSF instillation should be considered as a strategy for inducing endometrial growth and good pregnancy results in infertile women with a thin endometrium.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.11-16
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• 1986

이화명충(二化螟蟲) 발육(發育)의 지역적(地域的)인 차이(差異)를 조사(調査)하기 위해 전국(全國) 8 개(個) 지역(地域)에서 1984년(年) 11월(月) 하순(下旬)부터 12월(月) 하순(下旬)까지 월동중(越冬中)인 이화명충(二化螟蟲) 유충(幼蟲)을 채집(採集) 하여 1985년(年) 1월(月) 15일(日), 2월(月) 15일(日) 2차(次)에 걸쳐 가온사육(加溫飼育)하였다. 1. 용화전기간은 2차(次) 가온사육(加溫館育)에서 춘성산(春城産)이 17.9일(日)로 가장 빠르고 광산산(光山産)이 27.7일(日)로 늦었으며 1, 2차(次) 모두 위도(緯度)가 높은 지역(地域)에서 발육기간(發育期間)이 빠르고 위도(緯度)와 평균(平均) 용화전기간 사이에는 부(負)의 상관관계(相關關係)가 있었다. 2. 평균(平均) 용기간은 지역간(地域間) 큰 차(差)는 없었으며 우화(羽化)까지의 기간(期間)은 용화전기간과 같은 경향(傾向)이었다. 우화(羽化)는 위도(緯度)가 높은 지역(地域)에서 빨리, 낮은 지역(地域) 에서 늦게 되었다. 3. 우화양상(羽化樣相)은 춘성(春城), 평택산(平澤産)은 뚜렷한 peak 가 있었으나 논산(論山), 이리(裡里), 광산산(光山産)은 뚜렷한 peak가 었이 불규칙(不規則)하게 우화(羽化)하였다.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.93-98
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• 2010

Bumblebees are widely used to pollinate various crops, especially tomato, in greenhouses and fields. An artificial hibernation is essential for year-round rearing of the bumblebee, which passes through one generation per year. Here, we investigated whether a chilling temperature and humidity affect artificial hibernation of the bumblebee queen Bombus terrestris. In chilling temperature regimes of $0^{\circ}C$, $2.5^{\circ}C$, $5^{\circ}C$, $7.5^{\circ}C$ or $12.5^{\circ}C$ under constant humidity >70%, the queens stored at $2.5^{\circ}C$ exhibited the highest rate of survival, which was 74.0% at one month, 67.0% at two months, 60.0% at three months, 46.0% at 4 months, 33.0% at 5 months, and 24.0% at 6 months. Rates of survival decreased at the following temperatures: $0^{\circ}C$, $5^{\circ}C$, $7.5^{\circ}C$ and $12.5^{\circ}C$. Colony developmental characteristics after diapause were 1.2- to 1.5-fold higher than those of queens stored at $5^{\circ}C$. In terms of chilling humidity, the queens hibernated at 70% under $2.5^{\circ}C$ exhibited the highest rate of survival, which was $93.3{\pm}3.4%$ at one month, $83.3{\pm}0.0%$ at two months, $76.7{\pm}0.0%$ at 3 months and $36.7{\pm}12.1%$ at 5 months. The rates of oviposition, colony foundation and progeny-queen production of queens hibernated at 70% were 80.8%, 30.8% and 30.8%, respectively. These values correspond to 1.7- to 3.3-fold increases in comparison to queens stored at 50% humidity. Therefore, $2.5^{\circ}C$ and 70% R.H. were the favorable chilling temperature and humidity conditions for diapause break of B. terrestris queens.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.331-338
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• 2022

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) protoplasts were isolated from seven-day-old etiolated hypocotyls of 10 A line and four-week-old fully expanded young leaves of PI 441983 line in vitro seedlings using an enzymatic method. Purified protoplasts were collected by filtration and floatation in sucrose solution. Semi-solid protoplast culture was performed using the L4 regeneration protocol with various culture media and plating densities to achieve the highest efficiencies for protoplast culture of hypocotyl and mesophyll protoplasts of 10 A and PI 441983 lines, respectively. The concentrations in liquid L'4M medium and different plating densities were evaluated in two types of cytokinins, the adenine-type 6-benzyladenine (BA) and the phenylurea-type thidiazuron (TDZ). The highest colony formation was achieved in both sunflower lines when 0.5 mgL^-1 BA and 0.5 mgL^-1 TDZ were applied with a high plating density (3 × 10⁵ protoplasts mL^-1). These conditions led to 38.45% and 39.40% colony formation for hypocotyl protoplasts of the 10 A line and mesophyll protoplasts of the PI 441983 line, respectively. Moreover, many hypocotyl protoplast-derived colonies developed into micro-calli. In addition, superior development of both sunflower protoplasts was observed with all plating densities when BA was used in combination with TDZ. This finding will be applicable to future sunflower hybrid production via somatic hybridization.

• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.15-22
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• 2023

An Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm(ACO) is one of the frequently used algorithms to solve the Traveling Salesman Problem(TSP). Since the ACO searches for the optimal value by updating the pheromone, it is difficult to consider the distance between the nodes and other variables other than the amount of the pheromone. In this study, fuzzy logic is added to ACO, which can help in making decision with multiple variables. The improved algorithm improves computation complexity and increases computation time when other variables besides distance and pheromone are added. Therefore, using the algorithm improved by the fuzzy logic, it is possible to solve TSP with many variables accurately and quickly. Existing ACO have been applied only to pheromone as a criterion for decision making, and other variables are excluded. However, when applying the fuzzy logic, it is possible to apply the algorithm to various situations because it is easy to judge which way is safe and fast by not only searching for the road but also adding other variables such as accident risk and road congestion. Adding a variable to an existing algorithm, it takes a long time to calculate each corresponding variable. However, when the improved algorithm is used, the result of calculating the fuzzy logic reduces the computation time to obtain the optimum value.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.37-43
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• 2000

본 시험은 오이 양액재배시 배양액내 규산칼륨($K_{2}SiO_{3}$) 처리에 의한 흰가루병 방제여부를 검토하기 위하여 규산 칼륨($K_{2}SiO_{3}$, $25{\sim}27%$의 $SiO_{2}$ Kanto)을 0.85 mM(50 $mg{\cdot}L-^{-1}$), 1.7 mM(100 $mg{\cdot}L-^{-1}$) 및 3.4 mM(200 $mg{\cdot}L-^{-1}$)의 농도로 배양액에 처리하고 1.7 mM, 8.5 mM, 17 mM 및 34 mM의 농도로 엽면살포하였다. 생육중기(정식 51일)에 규산 3.4 mM 배양액 처리구는 흰가루병 병반면적율이 2.3%로 0.95 mM 처리구의 38.3%에 비해 현저히 억제되었다. 그러나 1.7 mM과 3.4 mM 처리간에는 현저한 차이가 없었다. 배양액내 규산의 농도를 0.05 mM에서 4.10 mM까지 증가시켰을 때 잎당 병반수, 병반면적 및 발아관 길이는 규산의 농도 증가에 따라 감소하였다. 규산을 처리한 잎에서의 분생포자 발아율은 처리농도가 높아질수록 현저하게 감소하였으며, 저농도 처리구(1.40 mM 이하)에서는 $14.7%{\sim}20.3%$, 고농도처리구(1.85 mM 이상)에서는 $9.0%{\sim}12.4%$였다. 2% 물한천 배지에서의 농도시험에서는 발아율이 $1.1%{\sim}2.0%$로 일정한 경향을 나타내지 않았다. 규산칼륨을 17 mM의 농도로 희석하여 엽면살포한 결과 무처리에 비하여 흰가루병 발생이 현저히 억제되었으며, 방제효과 지속기간은 병원균 접종후 4일까지였다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제45권12호
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• pp.742-747
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• 2012

Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) is used for heart failure therapy and promotes myocardial regeneration by inducing mobilization of bone marrow stem cells to the injured heart after myocardial infarction; however, this treatment has one weakness in that its biological effect is transient. In our previous report, we generated 5 mutants harboring N-linked glycosylation to improve its antiapoptotic activities. Among them, one mutant (Phe140Asn) had higher cell viability than wild-type hG-CSF in rat cardiomyocytes, even after treatment with an apoptotic agent ($H_2O_2$). Cells treated with this mutant significantly upregulated the antiapoptotic proteins, and experienced reductions in caspase 3 activity and PARP cleavage. Moreover, the total number of apoptotic cells was dramatically lower in cultures treated with mutant hG-CSF. Taken together, these results suggest that the addition of an N-linked glycosylation was successful in improving the antiapoptotic activity of hG-CSF, and that this mutated product will be a feasible therapy for patients who have experienced heart failure.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.123-129
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• 2008

To isolate Bacillus cereus presenting at a level of 5 log CFU/g in kochujang, a primary dilution ($10^{-1}$) of kochujang was heated at $85^{\circ}C$ for 5 min. Two isolated strains Voges-Proskauer positive colony (KBC) and a negative colony (KBM) were identified as B. cereus and Bacillus mycoides, respectively, by biochemical test and 16S rDNA sequencing. $D_{100^{\circ}C}$-Values of KBC and KBM strains was 8.37 and 7.08 min, respectively. When spores of KBC strain were inoculated to kochujang at the level of 4-5 log spores/g, the number of spores was no significant difference (p<0.05) for each sample from 1 up to 60 day of aging. When kochujang was inoculated with 4 log spores/g and heated at $85^{\circ}C$ for 15 min, the number of spores was similar to that of unheated kochujang. Therefore, we estimated that B. cereus isolated from kochujang resistant on the heat treatment ($85^{\circ}C$, 15 min) and its heat resistance characteristics could be used to count the number in kochtjang.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.165-171
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• 2004

A total of 62 isolates of Bipolaris cactivora causing cactus stem rots were isolated from major cactus-growing areas in Korea. Colony morphology of the isolates on potato-dextrose agar was differentiated into aerial (CA) and non-aerial mycelial types (CB). CA had profound aerial mycelium with grayish brown (CA-l), light brownish (CA-2), and brownish (CA-3) pigmentations; respectively, while CB had dark brownish pigmentations. CA had conidia of less dark pigmentation and acute terminal end. CB had darker and more round-end conidia. Twenty-eight amplified fragments were produced by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with a set of 2 random primers. The sizes of amplified DNA fragments ranged approximately from 0.1 to 2.3 kb. The isolates were classified into 2 major genomic DNA random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) groups at the genomic similarity of 97.7％ and 95.1％, respectively. Cluster analysis of genetic similarity among the isolates generated a dendrogram that clearly separated all isolates into SA or SB. This result suggests that there may be two morphotypes of B. cactivora in Korea that may differ in their genetic constitutes.