• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.46 no.4
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• pp.541-550
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• 2013

The objective of this study was to understand the distribution characteristics of largemouth bass as an exotic species in relation to water chemistry. The survey was conducted in 10 reservoirs in Korea that showed different properties in size, location and eutrophic state. Total number of fish species observed in the artificial reservoirs was 52 (13 family) and the relative abundance of the bass was 13% of the total, which is the third dominant species in the whole sample. The relative abundance of bass was the highest in the Pyungtak reservoir (60%), whereas the Daechung reservoir showed the lowest abundance (only 3%). Although no significance difference statistically were founded in the relationship between bass abundance and water quality parameters. The reservoir trophic state showed some relationships. As result, the higher abundance was observed in hypertrophic reservoirs that located in the esturine regions compared to other large and medium reservoirs classified as meso- or eutrphic state. In conclusion, bass distribution in the reservoir ecosystem can not be directly explained by water chemistry only but other environmental factors should be considered.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.1433-1436
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• 2016

Background: Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), a major problem of health in Thailand, particularly in Northeastern and Northern regions, is generally incurable and rapidly lethal because of presentation in stage 3 or 4. Early diagnosis of stage 1 and 2 could allow better survival. Therefore, this study aimed to provide a distribution map of populations at risk for CCA in BuaYai district of Nakhon Ratchasima province, Northeast Thailand. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 10 sub-districts and 122 villages, during June and November 2015. The populations at risk for CCA were screened using the Korat CCA verbal screening test (KCVST) and then risk areas were displayed by using Google map (GM). Results: A total of 11,435 individuals from a 26,198 population completed the KCVST. The majority had a low score of risk for CCA (1-4 points; 93.3%). High scores with 6, 7 and 8 points accounted for 1.20%, 0.13% and 0.02%. The population at risk was found frequently in sub-district municipalities, followed by sub-district administrative organization and town municipalities, (F=396.220, P-value=0.000). Distribution mapping comprised 11 layers: 1, district; 2, local administrative organization; 3, hospital; 4, KCVST opisthorchiasis; 5, KCVST praziquantel used; 6, KCVST cholelithiasis; 7, KCVST raw fish consumption; 8, KCVST alcohol consumption; 9, KCVST pesticide used; 10, KCVST relative family with CCA; and 11, KCVST naive northeastern people. Geovisual display is now available online. Conclusions: This study indicated that the population at high risk of CCA in Bua Yai district is low, therefore setting a zero model project is possible. Key success factors for disease prevention and control need further study. GM production is suitable for further CCA surveillance and monitoring of the population with a high risk score in this area.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.177-181
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• 2016

This cross-sectional descriptive and qualitative study was aimed to study the people participation and their approaches toward the human carcinogenic liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini, prevention and control in Ban Chaun sub-district administrative organization (BCSAO) and Bamnet Narong sub-district municipality (BNSM), Bamnet Narong district, Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand between June 2013 and February 2014. Participants were purposive selected, included chiefs of sub-district administrative organizations, sub-district municipalities, sub-district health promotion hospitals (SHPHs), heads of village, and a further sample was selected with a multi-stage random sampling for public health volunteers, and villagers. The pre-designed questionnaire contained items for individualized status and the participatory steps of sharing ideas, decision-making, and planning, procession, evaluation, and mutual benefit, for the project O. viverrini prevention and control (POPC). In-depth interviews were used for collection of need approaches to POPC. With 375 participants who completed the questionnaire, it was found that people had a high level regarding to participate in the POPC, particularly in the process stage ($\bar{X}=3.78$, S.D. = 0.56), but the lowest level was found in sharing ideas, decision making, and planning step ($\bar{X}=3.65$, S.D. = 0.63). By comparison, participant status and organization did not significantly differ with people participation. In each step, Ban Chaun sub-district had a high level of participation in the step of sharing ideas, decision making, and planning toward POPC, more than Bamnet Narong sub-district municipality (t=2.20, p=0.028). Approaches for POPC in Ban Chaun sub-district and Bamnet Narong sub-district municipality included requirements for budget support, annual campaigns for liver fluke prevention and control, campaign promotion, risk group observation, home visiting, community rules regarding reducing raw fish consumption in their communities, and a professional public health officer for working in their communities, BCSAO, BNSM, and SHPH, for O. viverrini prevention and control. This study indicates that people realize that eradication of the liver fluke needs a continuous people participation for O. viverrini prevention and control in their communities.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.2205-2209
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• 2016

Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a serious problem in Thailand, particularly in the northeastern region. Active surveillance in rural communities with an appropriat low-cost screening tool is required to facilitate early detection. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the population at risk of CCA in Bua Yai district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Northeastern Thailand using the Korat-CCA verbal screening test (KCVST) during June to October 2015. Reliability of KCVST demonstrated a Cronbach alpha coefficient=0.75 Stepwise-multiple regression showed that alcohol consumption was important for CCA screened, followed by agriculture and pesticide use, under-cooked cyprinoid fish consumption, praziquantel use, naïve northeastern people, opisthorchiasis, family relatives with CCA, and cholangitis or cholecystitis or gallstones, respectively. Population at risk for CCA was classified to low risk (63.4%), moderate risk (33.7%), and high risk (1.32%) for CCA. When CCA was screened using ultrasonography, 4 of 32 high risk participants had an abnormal biliary tract with dilated bile ducts. This study indicates that KCVST is a potential useful too which decrease the cost of large scale CCA screening.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.209-209
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• 2011

본 연구는 횡성다목적댐이 준공되면서 유수역이었던 섬강이 정수역의 환경으로 변하면서 나타난 어류의 군집변화에 대하여 알아보고자 시행하였다. 조사 지역인 횡성다목적댐은 강원도 횡성군 갑천면 대관대리에 위치하고 있으며, 높이 48.5m, 길이 205m, 총저수량 8,690만t의 다목적댐으로 1993년 12월에 착공하여 2000년 11월에 준공되었다. 어류 조사는 2010년 04월부터 2010년 11월까지 총 4회에 걸쳐 횡성다목적댐을 기점으로 상류 2지점(유평교, 매일교), 횡성호 2지점(구방교, 부동교), 하류 2지점(활아지교, 수백교)에서 조사를 실시하였고 과거 문헌과 비교하여 결과를 분석하였다. 횡성다목적댐의 착공 전/후 조사 결과를 비교한 결과 착공하기 전에는 총 8과 29종 2,325개체가 조사되었으며, 참갈겨니(Zacco koreanus) 576개체(24.8%), 쉬리(Coreoleuciscus splendidus) 316개체(13.6%), 피라미(Zacco platypus) 203개체(8.7%), 배가사리(Microphysogobio longidorsalis) 194개체(8.3%) 등의 순으로 기록되었다. 반면, 착공한 후에는 총 8과 24종 2,769개체가 조사되었으며, 피라미(Z. platypus) 2,169개체(78.3%), 밀어(Rhinogobius brunneus) 91개체(3.3%), 참갈겨니(Z. koreanus) 89개체 (3.2%), 돌고기(Pungtungia herzi) 83개체(3.0%) 등의 순으로 조사되었다. 각 조사지점별로 비교한 결과 상류 2지점(유평교, 매일교)에서는 착공하기 전에 총 6과 20종 609개체가 조사되었으며, 참갈겨니(Z. koreanus) 227개체(37.3%), 피라미(Z. platypus) 74개체(12.2%), 쉬리(C. splendidus) 65개체(10.7%), 돌고기(P. herzi) 43개체(7.1%), 납자루(Acheilognathus lanceolatus) 41개체(6.7%) 등의 순으로 기록되었다. 반면, 착공한 후에는 총 6과 16종 1,923개체가 조사되었으며, 피라미(Z. platypus)가 1,707개체(88.8%)로 대부분을 차지하였고, 그 외 참갈겨니(Z. koreanus) 53개체(2.8%), 돌고기(P. herzi) 46개체(2.4%), 참마자(Hemibarbus longirostris) 35개체(1.8%), 모래무지(Pseudogobio esocinus) 23개체(1.2%) 등의 순으로 조사되었다. 횡성호 2지점(구방교, 부동교)에서는 착공하기 전에 총 6과 22종 721개체가 조사되었으며, 참갈겨니(Z. koreanus) 177개체 (24.5%), 배가사리(M. longidorsalis) 91개체(12.6%), 쉬리(C. splendidus) 88개체(12.2%), 묵납자루(A. signifer) 71개체(9.8%), 피라미(Z. platypus) 45개체(6.2%) 등의 순으로 기록되었다. 반면, 착공한 후에는 총 6과 12종 393개체가 조사되었으며, 피라미(Z. platypus) 228개체(58.0%), 붕어(C. auratus) 56개체(14.2%), 밀어(R. brunneus) 46개체(11.7%), 쏘가리(Siniperca scherzeti) 20개체(5.1%), 동자개(Pseudobagrus fulvidraco) 16개체(4.1%) 등의 순으로 조사되었다. 하류 2지점(활아지교, 수백교)에서는 착공하기 전에 총 8과 25종 995개체가 조사되었으며, 참갈겨니(Z. koreanus) 172개체(17.3%), 쉬리(C. splendidus) 163개체(16.4%), 묵납자루(A. signifer) 96개체(9.6%), 배가사리(M. longidorsalis) 91개체(9.1%), 피라미(Z. platypus) 84개체(8.4%) 등의 순으로 기록되었다. 반면, 착공한 후에는 총 7과 19종 453개체가 조사되었으며, 피라미(Z. platypus) 234개체(51.7%), 밀어(R. brunneus) 42개체(9.3%), 돌고기(Pungtungia herzi) 36개체(7.9%), 참갈겨니(Z. koreanus) 36개체(7.9%), 쉬리(C. splendidus) 10개체(4.2%) 등의 순으로 조사되었다. 본 연구의 조사 및 비교분석 결과 유수역이었던 섬강에 횡성다목적댐이 건설되어 주변 환경이 크게 변화하였고 그 결과 각 조사 지점에서의 어류상이 유수역 선호 어종에서 오염 내성종 및 정수역 선호 어종으로 변화되는 것을 확인하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Traditional Landscape Architecture
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.121-129
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• 2014

This study was carried out to research the locations and comprehensive functions of Chinese unique Banwoldang(half-moon shaped pond) appeared at the traditional Chinese villages. Based on the research, the time of Banwoldang being introduced into Chinese traditional culture could date back to Yuan Dynasty and villages that have Banwoldang mainly distributed in the south of the Yangtze River of China where wealthy and high class have lived. Bamwoldangs were mostly built at the front of the village clan halls for the prosperity of the whole clan, The main reason of Banwoldang construction was to complete Feng Shui functions and its goal from the point of Feng Shui in Chinese ancient villages was replenishing the power of location, including increasing the probability of passing the imperial examination for villagers, multiplying riches, minimizing the fire accident and perfecting the geomantic pattern 'leaning against the hill and facing the water(背山臨水)' of villages. Other functions of Banwoldang were found as the place for the community meeting, fish farming and protection of village from enemy. In this research, the reasons of Banwoldang location and values of its various functions were found. But Banwoldang is disappearing rapidly at the Chinese modern villages because there is no interest in traditional culture. Banwoldang is one of unique elements of Chinese culture that must be preserved, so its meaning and value should be lasted well as the Chinese traditional cultures.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.181-189
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• 2018

This study was performed to analyze the dynamics and distributional condition of biological community and to support the basic information about the estuarine ecosystem management by using the intensively surveyed results by each taxon experts around Tamjin river. We analyzed the biological diversity, abundance, correlation among species, and ecological characteristics about 11 taxa groups including vegetation, fish, birds, mammals, etc. in the Tamjin river estuarine ecosystem. We classified vegetation types into 7 physiognomic types and 18 communities according to habitat conditions with the physical environments and salinity. In total, 1125 species including 9 species of endangered species were identified in research area. The species composition and distributional characteristics of each taxon were corresponded to the environmental characteristics of the estuarine ecosystem. Especially, the species diversity and distribution were clearly distinguished in the river according to the difference of the environmental factors such as flow rate, salinity, and soil. Despite the disturbance factors such as barrage and levees, the biodiversity and its distribution were evaluated to be high level under the current environmental conditions. However, loss or reduction of wildlife habitat due to reclamation, embankment, barrage installation and expansion of farmland has been identified as a major threat to the diversity and health of the local ecosystem. The results of this study can be used as a basic data to cope with various development pressure and damage crisis of the whole estuaries including Tamjin river.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.30 no.7
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• pp.625-629
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• 2020

The Ocean is a rich source of diverse living organisms include viruses. In this study, we examined the microbial communities in the sea adjacent to Jeju Island in two seasons by metatranscriptomics. We collected and extracted total RNA, and, using the next-generation sequencing HiSeq 2000 and de novo transcriptome assembly, we identified 652,984 and 163,759 transcripts from the March and December samples, respectively. The most abundant organisms in March were bacteria, while eukaryotes were dominant in the December sample. The bacterial communities differed between the two samples, suggesting seasonal change. To identify the viruses, we searched the transcripts against a viral reference database using MegaBLAST with the most identified being bacteriophages infecting the marine bacteria. However, we also revealed an abundance of transcripts associated with diverse herpesviruses in the two transcriptomes, indicating the presence or possible threat of infection of fish in the sea around Jeju Island. This data is valuable for the study of marine microbial communities and for identifying possible viral pathogens.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.413-422
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• 1997

To know the food chain of an intertidal community, feeding habits of Acanthogobius elongata were studied by analyzing stomach contents. A. elongata were monthly collected and the environment conditions of the habitat were investigated in the intertidal zone of Naecho-do, Kunsan from July 1993 to June 1994. Ratio of stomach contents to weight of A. elongata was $1.78\%$, and fullness of stomach showed a similar value to ratio of stomach contents to weight. Fullness of stomach was increased twice a day in the morning and the afternoon. The most important food item was copepods amounting to $54\%$ of the total stomach contents. Of these, Paracalanus parvus was most abundant in spring, Calanus sinicus in summer, Acartia sp. in autumn, and Calanus sinicus in winter. Degree of overlapping for the food items between seasons was not very high, except between spring and summer. There were little differences in feeding habits among the size groups. For all size groups of A. elongata, the occurrence rates of copepods, decapods, molluscs and cirriped larvae were high. As the fish grows, those of amphipods, polychaete larvae, isopods, cumaceans and stomatopods increased gradually. The importance index of the major food items was in the order of Calanus sinicus, Corycaeus affinis and Acartia sp..

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.47 no.spc
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• pp.57-65
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• 2014

Spatial and temporal distributions of zooplankton were measured in an oligotrophic pumped storage-type hydroelectric reservoir which was composed of two reservoirs exchanging water daily, with water going up at night and going down during the day. Repetitive diel disturbance of the water column can be a unique feature of this reservoir system. Chl-${\alpha}$ concentration was highest in the early winter season. Phytoplankton density was lower in summer monsoon due to high flushing rate on rainy days. The zooplankton density was higher in the smaller upper reservoir possibly due to lower fish density in the upper reservoir. In the seasonal variation a time gap was observed between the phytoplankton bloom and the zooplankton bloom (particularly a rotifer, Keratella cochlearis). It is likely to that Keratella production is partially supported by heterotrophic food sources than phytoplankton. The dominance of a mixotrophic dinoflagellate (Peridinium bipes f. ocultatum) might have complicated the trophic relationship between phytoplankton and zooplankton. Our results provide some ecological information of zooplankton community in a highly disturbed alpine reservoir ecosystem relying on mostly allochthonous organic matter.