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Material Management Using Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) in the Construction Industry

  • 김창완;허영기;권순욱
    • 한국건설관리학회논문집
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    • 제5권1호
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    • pp.107-113
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    • 2004
  • The advent of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has created new opportunities for improving the material management function in the construction industry and is starting to provide major improvements in the efficiency of the material management process. The objective of the research reported herein was to introduce the benefits of RFID technology on material management in the construction industry. RFID technology is discussed and various aspects of this technology are investigated. Potential RFID applications on material management proposed by Construction Industry Institute (CII) Breakthrough Strategy Committee (BTSC) and Fully Integrated and Automated Technology (FIATECH) are spelled out Finally, business analysis of RFID to estimate its impact is provided. It is concluded that there is a significant potential for improvement of material management function in the construction industry through the use of RFID.

Genome-wide association study reveals genetic loci and candidate genes for average daily gain in Duroc pigs

  • Quan, Jianping;Ding, Rongrong;Wang, Xingwang;Yang, Ming;Yang, Yang;Zheng, Enqin;Gu, Ting;Cai, Gengyuan;Wu, Zhenfang;Liu, Dewu;Yang, Jie
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제31권4호
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    • pp.480-488
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    • 2018
  • Objective: Average daily gain (ADG) is an important target trait of pig breeding programs. We aimed to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and genomic regions that are associated with ADG in the Duroc pig population. Methods: We performed a genome-wide association study involving 390 Duroc boars and by using the PorcineSNP60K Beadchip and two linear models. Results: After quality control, we detected 3,5971 SNPs, which included seven SNPs that are significantly associated with the ADG of pigs. We identified six quantitative trait loci (QTL) regions for ADG. These QTLs included four previously reported QTLs on Sus scrofa chromosome (SSC) 1, SSC5, SSC9, and SSC13, as well as two novel QTLs on SSC6 and SSC16. In addition, we selected six candidate genes (general transcription factor 3C polypeptide 5, high mobility group AT-hook 2, nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase, oligodendrocyte transcription factor 1, pleckstrin homology and RhoGEF domain containing G4B, and ENSSSCG00000031548) associated with ADG on the basis of their physiological roles and positional information. These candidate genes are involved in skeletal muscle cell differentiation, diet-induced obesity, and nervous system development. Conclusion: This study contributes to the identification of the casual mutation that underlies QTLs associated with ADG and to future pig breeding programs based on marker-assisted selection. Further studies are needed to elucidate the role of the identified candidate genes in the physiological processes involved in ADG regulation.

Gut Microbiota Community and Its Assembly Associated with Age and Diet in Chinese Centenarians

  • Wang, Fang;Yu, Ting;Huang, Guohong;Cai, Da;Liang, Xiaolin;Su, Haiyan;Zhu, Zhenjun;Li, Danlei;Yang, Yang;Shen, Peihong;Mao, Ruifeng;Yu, Lian;Zhao, Mouming;Li, Quanyang
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제25권8호
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    • pp.1195-1204
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    • 2015
  • Increasing evidence suggests that gut microbiota underpin the development of health and longevity. However, our understanding of what influences the composition of this community of the longevous has not been adequately described. Therefore, illumina sequencing analysis was performed on the gut microbiota of centenarians (aged 100-108 years; RC) and younger elderlies (aged 85-99 years; RE) living in Bama County, Guangxi, China and the elderlies (aged 80-92 years; CE) living in Nanning City, Guangxi, China. In addition, their diet was monitored using a semiquantitative dietary questionary (FFQ 23). The results revealed the abundance of Roseburia and Escherichia was significantly greater, whereas that of Lactobacillus, Faecalibacterium, Parabacteroides, Butyricimonas, Coprococcus, Megamonas, Mitsuokella, Sutterella, and Akkermansia was significantly less in centenarians at the genus level. Both clustering analysis and UniFraq distance analysis showed structural segregation with age and diet among the three populations. Using partial least square discriminate analysis and redundancy analysis, we identified 33 and 34 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) as key OTUs that were significantly associated with age and diet, respectively. Age-related OTUs were characterized as Ruminococcaceae, Clostridiaceae, and Lachnospiraceae, and the former two were increased in the centenarians; diet-related OTUs were classified as Bacteroidales, Lachnospiraceae, and Ruminococcaceae. The former two were deceased, whereas the later one was increased, in the high-fiber diet. The age and high-fiber diet were concomitant with changes in the gut microbiota of centenarians, suggesting that age and high-fiber diet can establish a new structurally balanced architecture of gut microbiota that may benefit the health of centenarians.

한국과 프랑스의 현장 실습 중심의 공학 교육 운영에 관한 사례 분석 (A Case Study on Improvement of Field Training Coursework for Engineering Education - Comparison Korea with France)

  • 김현아;홍철호;김병삼
    • 공학교육연구
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    • 제10권2호
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    • pp.5-18
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    • 2007
  • 현장 실습의 목적을 달성하기 위한 가장 큰 주체는 공학교육과 관련된 학과임에도 불구하고, 공학교육의 주체들은 실제 시행 시 제반 문제점들을 이유로 현장실습의 필요성과 교육적 기대효과(성취동기 유발)의 중요성을 받아들이지 못하고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구는 한국과 프랑스의 현장실습의 수행제도를 비교 연구하고 그 문제점을 파악하여 한국 실정에 맞는 순환형 현장실습 제도를 위한 기본 틀을 제시 하고자 한다. 또한 실무능력에 맞는 단계적 기본 모형을 몇 가지 기본 단계로 제시하여 산업 현장에서 재교육 기간을 단축하여 현장으로 투입 될 수 있는 적응력을 갖춘 우수한 인력을 제공 받을 수 있는 현실적이며 미래지향적인 우수 인력을 양성할 수 있는 현장실습 체계를 마련 하고자 하였다. 이에 따라 본 연구에서는 13가지 개선을 위한 실천 체크리스트를 제시하고 순황형 시스템에 맞는 기본 실습 모형을 제시하였다.

공학역량에 대한 산업체의 요구분석 (Industry Needs Assessment on Engineering Competency)

  • 이정은
    • 공학교육연구
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    • 제22권3호
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    • pp.3-10
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze the educational needs of the industry for engineering education using the engineering competency scale. For needs assessment, t-test, Borich Needs Assessment and the Locus for Focus(LFF) were conducted using 400 employees' answers of industry. The results of this analysis are as follows. First, there was a significant difference between the level of importance and actual level. Second, all items were ranked using the Borich's needs assessment formula. Third, as a result of LFF model, 19 items were placed in the highest priority HH section. Fourth, 17 items with the highest priority in engineering education were selected. Finally, the highest educational needs were 6 items related with interpersonal skills, 2 items related with leadership, and 9 items related with professional attitude and ability. Based on the results of this paper, it is necessary to develop and operate an education program to reduce the gap between the industry requirement and the current level of engineering students.