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Effects of Starter Candidates and NaCl on the Production of Volatile Compounds during Soybean Fermentation

  • Jeong, Do-Won;Lee, Hyundong;Jeong, Keuncheol;Kim, Cheong-Tae;Shim, Sun-Taek;Lee, Jong-Hoon
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.191-199
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    • 2019
  • We inoculated different combinations of three starter candidates, Bacillus licheniformis, Staphylococcus succinus, and Tetragenococcus halophilus, into sterilized soybeans to predict their contributions to volatile compound production through soybean fermentation. Simultaneously, we added NaCl to soybean cultures to evaluate its effect on the volatile compounds profile. Cells in soybean cultures (1.5% NaCl) nearly reached their maximum growth in a day of incubation, while cell growth was delayed by increasing NaCl concentrations in soybean cultures. The dominance of B. licheniformis and S. succinus in the mixed cultures of three starter candidates switched to T. halophilus as the NaCl concentration increased from 1.5% to 14% (w/w). Seventeen volatile compounds were detected from the control and starter candidate-inoculated soybean cultures with and without the addition of NaCl. Principal component analysis of these volatile compounds concluded that B. licheniformis and S. succinus made major contributions to producing a specific volatile compound profile from soybean cultures where both species exhibited good growth. 3-Hydroxybutan-2-one, butane-2,3-diol, and 2,3,5,6-tetramethylpyrazine are specific odor notes for B. licheniformis, and 3-methylbutyl acetate and 2-phenylethanol are specific for S. succinus. Octan-3-one and 3-methylbutan-1-ol were shown to be decisive volatile compounds for determining the involvement of S. succinus in the soybean culture containing 7% NaCl. 3-Methylbutyl acetate and 3-methylbutan-1-ol were also produced by T. halophilus during soybean fermentation at an appropriate level of NaCl. Although S. succinus and T. halophilus exhibited growth on the soybean cultures containing 14% NaCl, species-specific volatile compounds determining the directionality of the volatile compounds profile were not produced.

A Study on Consumer Characteristics According to Social Media Use Clusters When Purchasing Agri-food Online (온라인 농식품 구매시 소셜미디어 이용 군집에 따른 소비자특성에 대한 연구)

  • Lee, Myoung-Kwan;Park, Sang-Hyeok;Kim, Yeon-Jong
    • Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.195-209
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    • 2021
  • According to the 2019-2020 social media usage survey conducted by the Seoul e-commerce center, 5 out of 10 consumers have experienced shopping through social media. The cost of traditional advertising media has been reduced and advertising spending on social media has risen by 74%, indicating that social media is becoming a more important marketing element. While the number of users of social media has increased and corporate marketing activities have increased accordingly, research has been conducted in various aspects of marketing such as user motivation for social media, satisfaction, and purchase intention. There was no subdivided study on the differences in the social media usage frequency of consumers in actual purchasing behavior. This study attempted to identify differences in consumer characteristics by cluster in the agrifood purchase situation by grouping them by type according to the frequency of use of social media for consumers who purchase agri-food online. Product involvement, product need, and online purchase channel Consumer characteristics such as demographic distribution, perceived risk, and eating and lifestyle in each cluster were checked for the three agrifood purchase situations including choice, and types for each cluster were presented. To this end, questionnaire data on the frequency of social media use and online agrifood purchase behavior were collected from 245 consumers, and the validity of the measurement variables was secured through factor analysis and reliability analysis. As a result of cluster analysis according to the frequency of social media use, it was divided into three clusters. The first cluster was a group that mainly used open social media, and the second cluster was a group that used both open and closed social media and online shopping malls; The third cluster was a group with low online media usage overall, and the characteristics of each cluster appeared. Through regression analysis, the effect on product involvement, product need, and purchase channel selection when purchasing agri-food online through each of the three clusters was confirmed through regression analysis. As a result of the regression analysis, the characteristic of cluster 1 in the situation of purchasing agri-food online is a male in his 30s living in a rural area who has no reluctance to purchase agri-food on social media or online shopping malls. The characteristics of cluster 2 are mainly consumers who are interested in purchasing health food, and the consumer characteristics are represented. In the case of cluster 3, when purchasing products online, they purchase after considering quality and price a lot, and the consumer characteristics are represented as people who are more confident in purchasing offline than online. Through this study, it is judged that by identifying the differences in consumer characteristics that appear in the agri-food purchase situation according to the frequency of social media use, it can be helpful in strategic judgments in marketing practice on social media customer targeting and customer segmentation.

SEARCH FOR DIETARY CONSTITUENTS WHICH PROTECT TOWARDS HETEROCYCLIC AROMATIC AMINES (HAs)

  • Knasmuller, Siegfried;Steinkellner, Hans;Zsivkovits, Markus;Uhl, Maria;Loste, Evelyn;Kassie, Fekadu
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.43-44
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    • 2001
  • The increasing evidence for the involvement of food borne HAs in the aetiology of human cancer has stimulated intense efforts to identify dietary constituents which protect against these compounds. About 280 articles on this topic have been published in the last 20 years, most of them were antimutagenicity studies with indicator cells that require addition of exogenous activation mix. The experimental models do not adequately reflect protective mechanisms that are active in vivo and may give misleading results.(omitted)

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Anti-proliferative Effects of Daidzein, Baicalein, Hesperidin and Ursolic Acid on Human Breast Cancer Cells Stimulated by Estrogenic Compounds (에스트로겐성 물질에 의해 자극된 인간 유방암 세포 증식에 대한 다이드제인, 바이칼레인, 헤스페리딘 및 우르솔산의 억제 효과)

  • Lee, Mi-Nam;Lee, Su-Yel;Lee, Hyun-Jae;Seok, Jeong-Ho;Lee, Choong-Jae
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.54 no.3
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    • pp.168-173
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    • 2010
  • We investigated whether three flavonoids including daidzein, baicalein, hesperidin and ursolic acid, a triterpene acid, affect proliferation of MCF-7 human breast cancer cells stimulated by estrogenic compounds. Ursolic acid and baicalein inhibited proliferation of MCF-7 cells induced by PhIP, a food-derived carcinogen with estrogenic activity. Daidzein and hesperidin inhibited estradiol-induced proliferation of MCF-7 cells. These compounds should be further investigated for the possible involvement in signaling pathway after estrogen receptor binding in breast cancer cells.

Regional Level of Inclusive Development

  • Shashyna, Maryna V.;Butko, Mykola P.;Tulchynska, Svitlana O.
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.21 no.5
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    • pp.133-138
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    • 2021
  • The concept of inclusive development provides equal opportunities for all participants in access to the labor market and resource allocation. This concept emphasizes the equality of human capital, the ecological state of the environment, social protection and food security. This concept is fundamentally different from the standard perception of economic growth, because it has broader goals than simply increasing incomes and GDP. It rejects the position that positive results are an automatic consequence of growth; here the basic condition is human development and increase of its well-being, reduction of poverty. Therefore, it is not the result of distribution that becomes primary, but the involvement in the process of social reproduction. An alternative system of characterization of the country's position according to the resulting indicator of the Inclusive Development Index was presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos. In this research the methodical development of the system of estimation of the index of inclusive development for regions of the NUTS 4 level of the European classification is resulted.

Analysis of Students' Level of Participation through the Content Analysis of the Unit of Dietary Life from Grade 9 Technology.Home Economics Textbooks (중학교 2학년 기술.가정 교과 내 식생활 단원의 내용 분석을 통한 학생들의 실천도 조사)

  • Kim, Yoon-Sun;Kim, Bok-Ran
    • Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.65-78
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    • 2013
  • The following experiment was designed to test the students' involvement in the interactive activities and objectives of the relevant chapters in the newly revised curriculum of 2007. The experiment was carried out with the purpose of understanding the level of participation of the Grade 9 students who have successfully completed the Grade 8 "Choice of Food and Diet" and "Table Manners and Dining Etiquette" courses with classified materials such as tables/diagrams/pictures, reading, and activity resources from Technology Home Economics textbooks. The chapters "Choice of Food and Diet" and "Food Preparation and Etiquette" generally emphasize the practical and experiential part of domestic life through using various activity resources; while the tables/diagrams/pictures and reading materials do not provide the students with first-hand experience, they support the students' learning by explaining the basic knowledge required for doing the activities and solving various problems. Within the main training courses, the objectives which the students achieved the highest marks were(in a descending order) "Table Manners and Dining Etiquette" (3.24), "Checking Nutrition Labels, Food Expiration Date, Country of Origin When Buying Food" (3.18), Additionally "Making Food" and "Planning a Healthy, Balanced Diet" hardly met the goals, the result of which shows clear relations to the well achieved objectives from the list of in-class activities that students directly participated in. Therefore, in order to increase the students' interest in the Food and Diet section of Technology Home Economics textbooks, it is recommended to encourage the students to actively engage in the class activities by developing various learning resources and teacher education/pedagogical materials, rather than following the conventional lecture-based teaching methods.

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The Effect of Service Quality of a Local Festival on Visitor Participation Behavior : The Moderating Effect of Involvement - Focusing on 'Festival to the World by Geoje Sea' - (지역축제 서비스품질이 방문객 참여행동에 미치는 영향 : 관여도 조절효과 '2019 거제 바다로 세계로' 축제를 중심으로)

  • Choi, Soo-Yong;Han, Jeong-Hoon
    • Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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    • v.13 no.8
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    • pp.55-67
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    • 2019
  • This study was surveyed the visitors who visited the festival for 4 days from August 01, 2019 to August 04, 2019 .For the questionnaire, 367 copies of valid questionnaires were used as the final analysis data in four beaches: Hakdong Black Pearl Beach, Gujora Beach, Wahyeon Beach, and Jicell Port. The results of this study are as follows. First, all three sub-factors of regional festival service quality, such as confidence, empathy, and credibility, had a positive effect on participation behavior. Second, the result of the moderating effect of the influence of involvement on the quality of service and visitor participation behavior of local festivals is based on the individual moderating effects of service quality and visitor participation behavior. There was a moderating effect. Visitors should be aware of the program, which is faithful to the festival's original purpose, and provide visitors with information about the festival quickly and accurately to feel the efficacy of participating in the festival. And The more satisfied the tourists who visited the local festivals, the more likely it will be to be a successful and successful festival. By speeding up, unexpected positive customer behavior will come from places that are not important.

Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Erigeron annuus L. Flower Extract through Heme Oxygenase-1 Induction in RAW264.7 Macrophages (RAW264.7 대식세포에서 Heme Oxygenase-1의 유도에 의한 개망초 (Erigeron annuus L.) 꽃 Methanol 추출물의 항염증 효과)

  • Sung, Mi-Sun;Kim, Young-Hwa;Choi, Young-Min;Ham, Hyeon-Mi;Jeong, Heon-Sang;Lee, Jun-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.40 no.11
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    • pp.1507-1511
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    • 2011
  • This study investigated the anti-inflammatory effect of Erigeron annuus L. flower (EAF) methanol extract. We examined the involvement of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in the inhibitory activities of EAF methanol extract on nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages. Cell viability and NO assays were performed. In addition, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and HO-1 expressions were detected by Western blotting and blocking HO-1 activity on NO production. EAF methanol extract (25, 50, 100, 200 ${\mu}g$/mL) significantly inhibited LPS-stimulated NO production (p<0.05; 12.82, 9.61, 6.83, 2.52 ${\mu}m$) in a concentration-dependent manner. EAF methanol extract also reduced the expression of iNOS protein. The EAF methanol extract induced the expression of HO-1 in a dose-dependent manner. Blockage of HO-1 activity by zinc protoporphyrin suppressed EAF methanol extract-induced reductions in the production of NO. The present results suggest that EAF methanol extract has a potent anti-inflammatory effect in RAW264.7 macrophages through the induction of HO-1.

Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Salvia plebeia R. Br. Leaf through Heme Oxygenase-1 Induction in LPS-Stimulated RAW264.7 Macrophages (RAW264.7 대식세포에서 Heme Oxygenase-1 발현을 통한 배암차즈기(Salvia plebeia R. Br.) 잎 추출물의 항염증효과)

  • Jeong, Hye-Rim;Sung, Mi-Sun;Kim, Yung-Hwa;Ham, Hyeon-Mi;Choi, Young-Min;Lee, Jun-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.41 no.7
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    • pp.888-894
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    • 2012
  • Salvia plebeia R. Br. (Labiatae), distributed in many countries such as Korea, China, India, Iran, and Australia, is used as a folk remedy for a variety of inflammatory diseases including hepatitis, cough, diarrhea, gonorrhea, menorrhagia, tumors, and hemorrhoids. This study focused on determining the involvement of anti-inflammatory heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in the inhibitory activity of an extract of Salvia plebeia R. Br. leaves (SPL) on nitric oxide (NO) production and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages. SPL extract at the highest concentration (500 ${\mu}g/mL$) significantly inhibited NO production by approximately 85% and suppressed iNOS protein expression by approximately 90% compared to LPS-stimulated cells. The SPL extract induced the expression of HO-1 in a dose-dependent manner, and blocking HO-1 activity abolished the inhibitory effects of the SPL extract on NO production. These results suggest that an SPL extract has potent anti-inflammatory activity through HO-1 induction in RAW264.7 macrophages.

Studies on the Demands of Development Program of Silver Industrial Professionals in the Northern Gyeonggi-do Area (경기 북부 실버관리인력 양성 과정에 관한 수요도 조사)

  • Choi, Byung-Bum;Kim, Sung-Hoo;Lee, Young-Joo;Yu, Jin-Hyun
    • The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.583-591
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    • 2008
  • The principal objective of this study was to assess the demands of the development program of silver health care professionals for elderly individuals residing in the Northern Gyeonggi-do area. To this end, a survey was conducted to investigate college students and employees related with elderly individuals in the area regarding their recognition, interest, and involvement in the labor training program. In the case of college students, the health education they had received was only 1 to 2 hours, from a school lecture(35%). The content of health education they desired was exercise(34%) and stress management skills(28%). The sources of health information they received included mass media(77%) and the internet(12%), and they trusted the information they received from health professionals(45%), and the mass media(34%). In the case of health professionals who were working at silver care facilities, the sources of health information to which they had access were mass media(51%), internet(14%), reliable health professionals(56%), mass media(22%), and books related to health (18%). The principal issues they reported as being relevant to the elderly were dementia(39%), hypertension(14%), arthritis (11%), and they reported that the most important personnel for elderly in the future would be care managers(44%), and care helpers(21%). 88% of subjects believed that there was a need for a silver welfare integrated information system. 43% of subjects used the internet, 77% of them required in-service training programs for the welfare of the elderly. Via this developmental program of silver health care professionals, a variety of new job opportunities can be provided in the future, and a program related to the silver service industry must be established as soon as possible.